and 247 years of independence. tonight, the largest fireworks show on television, with dazzling displays in cities from coast-to-coast, and amazing music to get the party going, including these talented performers. post malone, demi lovato, ludacris, shania twain, darius rucker, zac brown band, leon bridges, the all-american rejects. smashmouth, alanis morissette. clean white t s, duran duran and the united states air force band. now a cnn special event the fourth in america. what a way to kick things off. the united states air force band performing the stirring first of blue march live on cnn. welcome to washington, d.c., on this glorious independence day. crowds are gathering on the national mall and all across the nation s capital. we ll see the lincoln memorial and other monuments light up very soon in one of the biggest fireworks shows in the country. happy fourth of july, i m dana bash with morris sanchez. i m thrilled to be with you and also our viewers on this w
including alaska. victor blackwell, and carrie champion are standing by in san diego as our coverage continues into the night. bye guys. hey, you guys have had a great couple of hours. but there is a lot more to come. we ve got some good shows. including here from the san diego bay. yes, we do, and i think it s funny. because we were talking about some of these songs when you hear them they take you back. and i know not necessarily the counter because i feel like the fourth of july is a huge american concert. the all-american rejects, i love them. but here here for the fireworks. i love an old-fashioned fireworks. no shade with the drone show that some cities do. but i like the boom. and we re going to get that big baby boom here, one of the biggest fireworks shows in the country, and then we ve got chills across the country including, and i m excited about this, is this year for the first time in the fourth of america we re going to alaska. that s going to be amazing
- hey, hey, hey! - it s one of the most rugged and remote destinations in the united states. everything out here will bite, poke, or freak you out. everything. [cow moos] - people live in cubicles and they re the king of their domain. out here, i mean, you ain t king of shit. [mooing echoing] - i took a walk through this beautiful world felt the cool rain on my shoulder found something good in this beautiful world i felt the rain getting colder sha-la-la-la-la, sha-la-la-la-la-la sha-la-la-la-la, sha-la-la-la-la-la la [radio static] [country music] [radio static] [latin music] [radio static] - stick around and tell your friends from the border to the basin out here in west texas. great to be here tonight. [soft guitar music] - the dream of the american west was come out here, get your own little piece of paradise, you work hard, raise cattle. you make enough money to look after the family. - sure, i d love to cook you one. [indistinct chatt
where the sky goes on forever. where everyone must bend to the land. where to hunt, to fish, to sleep under that big sky aren t activities, but a way of life. - it was between here and those mountains that cheyenne and crow battle took place. but i like it. it s very peaceful, huh? - what was it like 100 years ago, 200 years ago? - oh, not much different. this was never forested. this is the dry side of the river, cause the primary winds come from the west. and rain tends to blow over here. that brings the snow to the mountains. bourdain: legendary writer and poet jim harrison is one of those people, and this is his home. [upbeat rock music] both: i took a walk through this beautiful world felt the cool rain on my shoulder found something good in this beautiful world i felt the rain getting colder - la, la - sha la, la, la, la sha la, la, la, la - sha la, la, la - sha la, la, la, la sha la, la, la, la, la [bluesy western music] - am i as o
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