To america. Mark, what we can expect from the big event. Good afternoon, the coronavirus is not stopping President Trump from celebrating the fourth of july. The festivities wont get started for a few hours. The president was at mt. Rushmore. He praised miss predecessors like George Washington and abraham lincoln. He criticized those trying to tear down monuments and statues from the past. Angry mobs are trying to tear down statues of our founders to deface our most sacred memorials. The American People are strong and proud and they will not allow our country and all of its values, history and culture, to be taken from them. That was last night. Lets talk about tonight. The president and first lady will be hosting friends, family and as well as First Responders, including doctors and nurses out to the south lawn this evening. Were told among the guests will be be the people trying to get through the coronavirus. And the flayovers on the National Mall and we should see an impressive col
Cases there are large gatherings happening. Or b, play it very safe, following Public Health advice to gather only with people they know and with a face mask close by. Take a look at washington, d. C. , right now. This is the National Mall. President trump will host a big public celebration there tonight with music, military demonstrations, and fireworks. No need for you to go anywhere. Well have live coverage right here for you on cnn to enjoy so you can stay safe. But the president barely mentioned the pandemic at his speech last night at mt. Rushmore, where, as you can see, several thousand people sat closely together. Only a few of them had masks on. This, despite the news breaking shortly before that speech that top Trump Campaign staffer Kimberly Guilfoyle tested positive for the coronavirus. Shes the girlfriend of the president s son, don trump junior, and was in south dakota preparing to attend that event. Elsewhere around the country right now, we have live looks. This is from
Im in for arthel neville. Happy 4th of july. The president is set to host a salute to america tribute this evening in the Nations Capital, following an event at moun Mount Rushmore last night. Both celebrations coming under scrutiny with masks not required and social distancing not enforced. Mark meredith is live at the white house with more on all of this. Reporter the white house is gearing up for a big celebration later on this afternoon for the 4th of july. The president and the first lady expected to welcome hundreds of family, friends, as well as white house staff. Theyre also extending the celebration to first responders, doctors and nurses, people that have been helping the country through the coronavirus with this salute to america event. Last year you may remember that we saw that epic flyover over the National Mall with the president ial 747 flying over the lincoln memorial. It was quite a sight a year ago. Its unclear how many aircraft well see fly over this year. One major
More than 120,000 people watched the fireworks shows in Amsterdam and Rotterdam at midnight to ring in the New Year. Tilburg will attempt to organize a fireworks show on Monday night after cancelling their New Year's event due to wind. In the hours after midnight, there was a brief period of smog caused by exploding fireworks.
The strong wind predicted for New Year's Eve has not yet affected plans for the fireworks shows in Rotterdam and Amsterdam, said a spokesperson for event organizer Fjuze. Currently, meteorologists expect the sustained winds at either Beaufort scale 4 or 5, which equates to anywhere from 20 to 38 kilometers per hour. The fireworks show planned for The Hague is still uncertain. That would mean that the National Fireworks Show on the Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam could continue as planned, as well as the display on Museumplein in Amsterdam. Both shows are organized by Fjuze.