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 blackhawk helicopter. how cool is that? thousands grabbed a picnic blanket to enjoy fireworks o
streets decked out in red, white and blue to celebrate america s birthday. and back out here live at the beach in santa monica, of course you expect lots of crowds and there are some hot, dry conditions blanketing lots of the west. that s why people are taking to the waterpark, hanging out at pools and the wonderful beach. back to you. julie: thank you, christina. happy fourth. rich. rich: julie, nashville will host one of the nation s fourth of july fireworks display. they expect to stay dry tonight after battered by severe thunderstorms over the weekend. will nunley joins us live from nashville s waterfront. will. this is one of the nashville s signature events. fireworks will be sin krons kronschnabel two things worth noting in the background. you touched on one of them
delays. the airline began resuming flights yesterday afternoon. south dakota governor kristi noem calls president biden a hypocrite after they it fourth of july fireworks display. i can t believe they are denying us the ability to have our own celebration directing all states communities and tribes to hold celebrations. jillian: nome says south dakota plans to resubmit its petition to host an event at mount rushmore, the national park service rejected the application in march citing wildfire risks and pandemic related safety concerns. now, take a look at this. new york governor andrew cuomo blowing kisses as he announced the state wants the epicenter of the virus had reached a 70% vaccination rate. he lifted covid restrictions in the state. meanwhile in california, governor gavin newsom partied it up at universal studios are from from characters minions and trolls after lifting in the
something very fundamental. how do we value the lives of children? and we start there because if we value the lives of children, then any child who comes into our care needs proper nutrition, proper sleep, proper places to play, good environments, healthy environments, pediatric care. and despite everything that s gone on in the immigration debate, we can start with taking care of children, because we foundationally believe that children have value. absolutely right. dr. kraft, thank you so much. thank you. thank you for being here. coming up for us, it is the nation s largest fourth of july fireworks display, and it is in new york city. new york s finest, of course, has their eyes on the ground, in the air, on the water, to make sure that the celebration goes off without a hitch. a live report, next. uh-oh, looks like someone s still nervous about buying a new house.
shannon: two dozen wild fires raging across the southwest in arizona, fourth of july fireworks display sparked a wild fire at a popular resort and casino because of a dry desert brush there. in northern nevada, two wild fires sparked monday are still growing fueled by dry grass in areas that are very difficult to reach by ground. all right. good morning, will. just how bad are the conditions across the southwest right now? reporter: good morning, shannon. they re perfect for wild fires. hot temperatures, strong winds and low humidity. add it all up and there are fires burning in every western state including nevada where a dozen wild fires burned more than 100,000 acre. that includes the truckee fire. that fire has burned 60,000 acres. crews there say they re stretched thin. i can t even tell you what reno or sparks are dealing with.