it has been more than 20 years since president reagan left the white house and more than six years since he died. but reagan s influence on american politics and life in america is still very strong. at today s ceremony, we expect to see former first lady nancy reagan lay a presidential wreath on the president s grave. an f-18 flyover from the deck of the air craft carrier uss ronald reagan. a ribbon did you telling for the newly renovated presidential library. and we will have it all for you. casey stegall is joining eric and me now for the special coverage. he is there at the ceremonies today. hi, casey. hey, jamie. i m going to be talking quietly because obviously don t want to interrupt the celebration that is underway right back here behind me, but amy grant is singing a song right now. michael w. smith is also here performing. he is playing along with amy grant. a number of other celebrities are here.
idealistic. and he brought out that quality in the american people. all right. so here is a preview of how the ceremony is going to shape up today. some the key moments. this gets started at the top of the next hour 2:00 eastern. 2:06, the colors are going to be presented and the national anthem will be performed by michael w. smith. 2:14 is when mrs. nancy reagan and others will lay a wreath on the former president s monument. following that something very special 2 minute and 30 second cannon salute. it s going to be very loud. 2:20 mrs. reagan herself is expected to speak. then a very special treat at 2:51, there is going to be an f-18 flyover. fighter jets from the uss ronald reagan and what birthday party would not be complete without birthday cake. we re told it s going to have his favorite jelly beans in it. and then the beach boys are going to be singing happy birthday. invite only event. again, it s all scheduled to get underway at the top of the next
library in california. it includes a 21-gun salute, and f-18 flyover and first lady nancy reagan will lay a wreath and give a speech. you can see it live, jamie and i will cover it on the fox news channel. the special ceremonies, reagan at 100, 2:00 p.m. just under three hours from now, eastern time. jamie: also, etch likes something for free, right? especially in today s economy? well, you might not know that you could be entitled to free legal services. it can give you a leg up, peace of mind, especially when it deals with some of the necessities of life. that is coming up. plus, we are still watching day 13 of unrest and protest in egypt. there are new concessions that the government is offering. will it be enough to send demonstrators home? we re live in cairo. stay with us. he annoying symptoms menopause brings. it s one a day menopause formula. the only complete multivitamin with soy isoflavones to help address hot flashes and mild mood changes.
then there will be a cannon salute. then mrs. reagan will seek. then at 2:21, there will be an f-18 flyover. fighter jets from the uss ronald reagan. it would not be a birthday celebration without birthday cake and the beach boys will be here performing, singing happy birthday. we re going to carry much of the day live here on the fox news channel, the main event scheduled to get underway a short time from now at the presidential library behind me. shannon? shannon: casey stegall live on the scene. you can catch report on fox news all afternoon. thank you. reporter: you got it. shannon: could reagan s economic policy dubbed reaganomics be used in today s world? joining us is steve forbes, editor in chief of forbes media. great to see you today. good to be with you, shannon. thank you. shannon: all right. let s talk about what we understand to be some of the pillars of reaganomics, whether they d work in a current economic environment.
including former secretary of state names baker who also served as president reagan chief of staff. and wreath-laying by nancy reagan with gun salute and f-18 flyover. we ll cover it live on fox in 2:00 p.m. eastern hour. catch it here. as americans remember president reagan, his former chief of staff ken duber stephen takes a look back to take a look back at his legacy. thank you for your time today. it is great to be here celebrating reagan s 100th birthday. shannon: you worked with him in the white house. how did he feel about being the president? s he thought he was there on behalf of the american people. he worried about building consensus in america but the people were always on his side. not the bureaucrats or the politicians in washington. he knew why he was elected, why he ran for office. he set out to change our