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This parade and event or whatever it is, and then therell be a vip section that the rnc has handed out free tickets to donors. thats part of what makes critic thinks its a political event. >> theres lines being blurred between the president and the political and the institutions and the president personally. and youre seeing all of it play out tonight. i think the question is not which donors show up and not which members of the administration show up but do crowds actually show up? this is not ...

Are necessary. >> are in seeds owners will sit in a vip section, this will not be political, he will recognize all branches of the military, the pentagon giving out 5000 tickets to members of the military and their families, the faa closing airspace from 6:15 p.m. tomorrow, 7:45, 29:4:05 pm because of that air flyover with air force one. we are told there will be a chance of rain tomorrow, these summer storms, this will go on rain or shine. it will be a busy day. >> live from the national mall, ...

Theyre certainly very expensive. >> rnc donors sit in a v.i.p. section here. trump says this will not be political, he will recognize all branch flts military. the pentagon giving out 5,000 tickets to members of the military and their families of the faa closing air space, reagan airport from 6:15 p.m. tomorrow to 7:45, then from 9:15 p.m. to 9:45 p.m., because of that air flyover, with air force one. also, we are told, that there will be a chance of rain tomorrow. the summer storms, you never k...

But cnn has learned that military chiefs are concerned the whole thing could turn into a partisan political event. cnns kaitlan collins has more. >> armored vehicles rolling into washington tonight as the city prepares for president trumps independence day extravaganza, which will feature those tanks parked at the lincoln memorial, military flyovers and a vip section for his political allies, but there are concerns about the price tag. trump tweeting, "the cost of our great salute to america tom...

Political life and personal interests from those of his office, but also his inability to sort of be a president for all people, speak to the entire country and sort of credibly deliver that message. you know, so well see whether or not he sticks to the script tonight. certainly everything weve seen around the selling of v.i.p. tickets, the inclusion only of rnc donors, already the event itself cuts pretty strongly against the values were supposed to be celebrating today. >> i want to get to apr...

And memorabilia you would see at a trump rally. so we will see what the feel is once president trump gets on the stage. but based on these remarks, it sounds like the white house is saying they want the presidents remarks to be more unifying than partisan, as some people have accused this event of being, brianna. >> all right, abby philip there on the mall. thank you so much. i want to ask susan hennessey, as you were watching this and we await the presidents remarks, how important is it that ...

U.s. immigration policies. he wants the 2020 census to include a question on the peoples citizenship. hes blurring the line between patriotism and politics. we have the report. >> reporter: armored vehicles cooling into washington as the city prepares for president trumps independence day extravaganza which will feature those tanks parked at the lincoln memorial, military flyovers and a vip section for his political allies, but there are concerns about the price tag. trump tweeting the cost of o...

Military chiefs wont attend the celebration thursday and are sending their deputies stead. now, laura, as the president is defending his show of firepower, were told that behind the scenes white house officials are still scrambling to put the final touches on the presidents event, including still handing out tickets and some of those are to that vip section. laura? >> thanks, kaitlan. i want to bring in rear admiral john kirby and frank bruni of "the new york times." frank, you heard it all in k...

The white house with first lady melania trump. and as the music is playing, the crowd is cheering. this has a very much -- it does have a rally feel. folks here in this v.i.p. section are the presidents political allies, many of them, some of them are also u.s. service members. but youre seeing a lot of people in make america great again hats and t-shirts and memorabilia. a few minutes ago vice-president mike pence came to the rally as well and got an extended applause from the crowd. we have a ...

Begun to be opened up to the public, just ahead of the salute to america, which is the flyover and the aerial demonstrations that comes a little later today. >> arthel: we are going to go to ellison barber, shes live at the nationals all the details. hi, ellison. >> a, arthel. theres a lot of excitement here. also a lot of criticism. democrats and some other critics say that the president has turned an event, a day that is meant for all americans, into something partisan. more of a campaign poli...