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Those who claim the traditionally nonpartisan event is being hijacked by team trump, the white house and the republican national committee are reportedly giving vip access to favored friends and colleagues. democrats say on this scorching week, they are largely being frozen out. the white house response? >> this is a public event. it is open to the public. >> reporter: that said, one part of the public they may not be so happy to see, the people who operate the baby trump balloon have secured a permit and the baby trump balloon will be flying over the festivities here. jake. >> tom foreman at ...

Defending the plans as a simple display of patriotism. >> reporter: yeah, that is what they're saying, jake. and truthfully, on any normal fourth of july this area would be absolutely filled with thousands of people out here to watch the fireworks, down the national mall as they went off. now the fireworks have been moved and all of the lights and all of the attention is directed to the stage up here where the center of attention will be donald trump. the iconic fireworks over the national mall will move to a new spot. all flights will be grounded at washington reagan national airport for more...

Allow me to thank you for your service. today kellyanne conway was asked how much the president's july fourth festivities will cost american taxpayers. >> i don't know. you have to ask the d.o.d. i assume. but if you want a list of the things taxpayers pay for, that they find to be outrageous, i could give you that too. this is a public event. it is open to the public. the public is welcome to come and celebrate our great country. the constitution and all of the amendments not just the first amendment that seems to ome interest you and the second amendment and all of the others. i'm not goin...

Facilities and somebody said you were just in it. i missed that. i saw no curriculum. and saw sweet young children seated at long cafeteria-style tables. and there was a moment i have to tell you, jake, where john lewis, i asked him if he wanted to speak to the children and we brought over an interpreter and very movingly and i have a piece of the pa-- a piece of the tape movingly told the children of his experience meeting martin luther king and speaking about building a better america for people of all color, speaking about justice for all people. and he said, please don't become bitter or d...

Kind of attention he's accustomed to. with iowa and national polls showing him losing ground. the sanders campaign announcing today it raised $18 million over the last three months. he's been surpassed by pete buttigieg who revealed monday he raised more than $24 million. apparently appearing with jesse jackson, pete buttigieg announcing challenges of his own, introducing himself to african-american voters who are a critical slice of the primary electorate. >> when you are new on the scene and not from a community of color, you have to work much harder to earn that trust because trust is a fun...