Independence. From the festival to the fireworks later on. Really, theres something for everybody. One thing to keep in mind is you will notice a lot of police. Law enforcement on high alert. News 4 derrick ward is live downtown with what you will need to know about that and other big events going on for the fourth. Its raining, i see, derrick. Reporter in this part of town, you will see a lot of police around town. Considering whats going on and what day this is, theres probably a bit more. Certainly more of a secure per am ter. There are other things going on as well. The fireworks are the big draw this evening. Theres a Folklife Festival on the mall. Its been moved up closer to the capitol. I dont think its necessarily a security concern, but logistics and repairs being done to the mall. Folks are already down here getting ready gather. The parade gets under way at 11 00. Some folks are going to be here ahead of time. The prime spots are under trees. We caught up with folks who were
Kellye the rain held off for the fireworks. Devon we are in a dryer trend right here. Chances will not be as great for the rest of the week. Monday is the next likeliest. The humidity is around. Watch out for dense fog late tonight. Some counties already under advisory in the commonwealth and along 95, prince william, stafford. Monday as we come back, the storms will arrive. Kellye now abc 7s saturday news extra. Kellye lawenforcement was working overtime to make sure the holiday was a happy day. From sea to shining sea standing sentinel for uncle sam, the lesson, vigilance is the price of freedom. We dont think it has been this high since 9 11. Lawenforcement protecting the picnics and parades coast to coast. Police line the streets in washington as hundreds of thousands of tourists d. C. Descended on they remain worried about lone wolves with ties to sisisis. We are counting on you to keep it safe. New york to plaintiffs 7000 officers on the ground, the air, and the water, this floti
Then we will go to capitol hill to speak with congresswoman barbara lee, coauthor of a new bill to expand Insurance Coverage of abortion and dismantle the nearly 40yearold Hyde Amendment, which bans federal funding for most abortions. Make no mistake, these lawmakers really do want to ban abortions altogether. Since they cant, they employ the underhanded tactics to push abortion care out of reach for women who are really just struggling to just make ends meet. And that is just wrong. Amy and bp has agreed to pay a 18. 7 billion settlement over the 2010 deepwater horizon explosion. Did bp get off cheaply . We will speak to Antonia Juhasz. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. House lawmakers in South Carolina have passed a measure to remove the Confederate Flag from the grounds of the state capitol. The final vote was 94 to 20. South Carolina Republican governor nikki haley has vowed to quickly sign the bill
Amy is the death toll rises in yemen, a groups warn the country is on the verge of famine. We will speak to yemeni activist Farea Al Muslimi and reporter matt aikens about the u. S. Backed, saudiled attack and the humanitarian crisis. Then we will go to capitol hill to speak with congresswoman barbara lee, coauthor of a new bill to expand Insurance Coverage of abortion and dismantle the nearly 40yearold Hyde Amendment, which bans federal funding for most abortions. Make no mistake, these lawmakers really do want to ban abortions altogether. Since they cant, they employ the underhanded tactics to push abortion care out of reach for women who are really just struggling to just make ends meet. And that is just wrong. Amy and bp has agreed to pay a 18. 7 billion settlement over the 2010 deepwater horizon explosion. Did bp get off cheaply . We will speak to Antonia Juhasz. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. H
Amy is the death toll rises in yemen, a groups warn the country is on the verge of famine. We will speak to yemeni activist Farea Al Muslimi and reporter matt aikens about the u. S. Backed, saudiled attack and the humanitarian crisis. Then we will go to capitol hill to speak with congresswoman barbara lee, coauthor of a new bill to expand Insurance Coverage of abortion and dismantle the nearly 40yearold Hyde Amendment, which bans federal funding for most abortions. Make no mistake, these lawmakers really do want to ban abortions altogether. Since they cant, they employ the underhanded tactics to push abortion care out of reach for women who are really just struggling to just make ends meet. And that is just wrong. Amy and bp has agreed to pay a 18. 7 billion settlement over the 2010 deepwater horizon explosion. Did bp get off cheaply . We will speak to Antonia Juhasz. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. H