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Example, the cost of flying that is over $17,000 an hour. and if you look at the -- actually it's a lot more than that. it's close to $30,000 an hour. the f-35 is around $17,000 an hour. so, there are different costs that are associated with each. so if you start adding things up, i did an informal calculation and came up with somewhere around $8 million. >> wow. >> for the parade and for the associated aircraft, but that may not include all the aircraft, may not include all the other accoutrements that are part of this and certainly not the security cost that would be associated with that. >>...

Quote one of the bigs celebrations in the history of our country. joining me now to break this down is hans nichols from washington, d.c. what's the feeling there on the ground now? >> it was a little soggy, very warm here and then the skies opened up. all these people coming in i. cooled things down so it's more manageable. there are two windows to think of for the rest of the afternoon. number one, the faa is opening up a window where they're going close the air space and that could allow the fly overs. b-2s, f-35s. blue angels are on tap as well. that's from 6:15 to 7:45. the other window i...

Political event. so when people arrive on the national mall july 4th, what will they see in president trump's salute to america? there will be a flyover, some of the latest military aircraft, air force f-22s and f-35s. the plane that is used as air force one. the new marine one helicopter, the b-2 stealth bomber. there's also going to be a very small number of armored vehicles on the ground. dave, michelle? >> barbara, thank you. the president's big fourth of july bash will have a party crasher, though. the infamous 20-foot-tall balloon depicting the president as a baby in diapers. the nationa...

The national mall for a small stationary display of american military might. cnn's barbara starr with more from the pentagon. >> reporter: it will be a very different event for the u.s. military which generally has not participated in national july 4th events. expect to see the chairman of the joint chiefs general joseph dunford. he has been invited by the president to attend. other senior officers are expected to attend, as well. but the big issue, of course, is the u.s. military wants to stay out of partisan politics. and if president trump's remarks veer into those partisan politics, expect...

Event, kasie. >> so, has the pentagon reviewed the president's remarks? do they know what he's going to say to make sure they're comfortable having their guys stand up next to him? >> at this point, all they've been given is the guidance that he'll be speaking about the various services here. assuming the weather holds out and they have flyovers each will be represented in the air show. the f-22s, the f-35s. the blue angels it will culminate with with the navy's blue angels. of course, they participate in air shows all over the country, all over the world so that won't be uncommon. what we don...