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
worst nightmare. it happened in eight people in wisconsin. seven of them children, riders at the festival were stuck up side down for three hours on the fireball ride while first responders worked to bring them down safely. the man said a little girl stuck told fire officials to rescue an older man, quote, because he was struggling. he also says the local fire department did not have a boom truck with a bucket and had to wait for a neighbor fire department. a mechanical failure caused the scary situation. rich: thank you, cb cotton. julie: almost three hours, are you kidding me? there was a child on there. rich: no thank you. julie: if it goes upside down, i don t go. rich: i m not amusement parking not today, not my plans, no. julie: no, thank you. i don t like rollercoasters and