After a long Fourth of July weekend that featured a visit from the president, the first ever NASCAR street race, historic storms and scores of mostly illegal fireworks displays, the leaders of Chicago’s emergency response agencies gathered Wednesday to praise the efforts of first responders. “Every instance required advanced coordination and collaboration and I could not be more proud of the .
and it s the beginning. we go through this so often, i was in el paso just days after that the shooting, that community just ripped apart by what s happening there. it seems to be happening over and over again. thank you so much for being here. we appreciate it. thank you. now we re going to turn to the weather woes across the country. much of the country remaining under a severe weather watch today after millions brave the inclement conditions to ring in america s 247th birthday, suffocating heat in the south and the west, the el nino weather phenomenon pushing global temperatures to an all-time high. this as rain battered the east coast, postponing some fireworks displays and temporarily delaying the worth famous nathan s hot dog eating contest in coney island, and that s where we find nbc s emilie ikeda. so emily, it was a bit of some dramatic weather moments there on coney island yesterday. what were people dealing with
fireworks shows. final preparations are underway across the country before americans line up to see the displays. julie: will the weather forecast cooperate? heavy rain across the central u.s. putting the region at risk for severe thunderstorms and putting a potential damper on festivities. team coverage starts now. fox weather will nunley is live in nashville with a sneak peak at one of the largest fireworks displays in the country. christina coleman is live at the beach in santa monica, california. hello. yeah, we re here at the beach. thousands will gather here today to celebrate our country s birthday. so many people getting together for the holiday weekend. take a look at this. a glimpse of cool military activities. in hawaii the crowd is rallied with a free fall parachute demonstration. camera footage captured from the helmet shows them in the sky after they jumped from a
fireworks displays with drones. i mean drones flying around doing colors in the sky. what do you think of that? this is why i live in the south. we do not [ bleep ] around with our fireworks. we re having a fireworks show. did you just call florida the south? i live in nashville, tennessee. [ bleep ] my mom is going to be like, why are they beeping you so much? tom: they don t mess aro around. if they canceled fireworks in your neighborhood, would you light off your own? this is one of the most anti-things i seen. on july 4th i needed to sound like the donbas region of ukraine outside my house. let them things go. what is this drone stuff? may be that is kind of like