Written by Frederick Douglass and spoken by his descendants that remind us that there is no other holiday more symbolic of american patriotism than the 4th of july. But today, its being celebrated as other symbols of this nations past are toppling down. Were seeing the removal of confederate statues by protesters and by state leadership, mississippi, stripping the confederate symbol from its flag. And even the statue outside new yorks famed Natural Museum of history. You know the statue of Theodore Roosevelt on horseback flanked by an indigenous man and an african man. Thats coming down, too. Which may explain why donald trump chose the most graddious symbol of u. S. Imperialism on earth to issue an on brand starspangled spectacle complete with fireworks and military plyovers. It was trump ad predict flyovers. It was trump ad predictable way of throwing red meat to his becaus base. Lets talk truth here. Mt. Rushmore isnt exactly the innocent ode to our Founding Fathers as described in
Hey there, good morning, everyone. It is friday, july 3rd. Im alex witt, and we begin with the coronavirus as the number of cases continues to pile up. The u. S. Recorded its most new cases in a single day for the third day in a row yesterday, more than 56,000. According to nbc news data, florida, georgia, and South Carolina all broke records for the most new cases in a single day. Texas, california, alabama, all recorded their second highest number of new cases. Florida has now passed the 10,000 mark. As the Washington Post notes, it is the 25th consecutive day that florida has set a record high in its sevenday rolling average. In an interview with bbc radio, dr. Anthony fauci blamed the surge on the push to reopen the economy. What weve seen over the last several days is a spike of cases that are well beyond the worst spikes that weve seen. That is not good news. Weve got to get that under control or we risk an even greater outbreak in the United States. When you look at the fact tha
Looking at washington is just beautiful. Okay, so, dana, when washington finishes, were going to go to new york city, where this years celebration is a little bit different than in years past. Incredible fireworks lit up the sky throughout the week here with no warning. So people didnt know about it. They were shooting it all week and theyre going to put this spectacular display together. That was intentional. And that was meant to prevent new yorkers from gathering in large groups. So tonights live finale is a special surprise and youre going to see it right here in just minutes. I think alison kosik gave you a little bit of a hint minutes ago. As the fireworks in washington are about to begin, lets start with the National Anthem. The National Anthem is performed by the United States Army Field Band and then a coral medley from the United States navy band. O, say can you see by the dawns early light what so proudly we hailed at the twilights last gleam gleaming . Whose broad stripes a
Everybody. It us july 2nd, and, boy, do we have a lot to cover this morning. Im yasmin vossoughian. So we have new cases of coronavirus continuing to skyrocket across this country. The u. S. Topped 50,000 new cases in a single day for the first time yesterday. Thats coming just a week after topping 40,000 for the first time. Among the states with the highest number of new cases, california, texas, arizona, north carolina, and georgia, all reporting record daily totals. The president blames increased testing for the surge, but data showcases are also rising in places where testing has decreased. At the end of february when the United States was investigating its first few cases, the president said the virus would, quote, disappear like a miracle. Were now at nearly 2. 7 million cases, and more than 129,000 people are dead. And the president is still saying the same thing. I think that at some point thats going to sort of just disappear, i hope. You still believe so. I do. And it seems,
Bringing americans together eve during these challenging times. Amazing fireworks on display in cities across much of the u. S. , with stirring music and pop classics, including performances by barry manilow, carlos santana, and Cindy Blackman santana, kenny logins, joule, the ojs, jesse collin young. And broadway showstoppers from aint too proud and girl from the North Country inspired by the music of bob dylan, with tributes to the heroes saving lives. And to all of the people of this country striving to realize the promise of a more perfect union. Now, a cnn special event. The fourth in america. Happy Independence Day and welcome to the fourth in america. Preparations are underway right now here in washington, d. C. We are just one hour away from the fireworks lighting up the skies behind me here in the Nations Capital. Good evening. Im dana bash overlooking the white house. Happy fourth of july, dana bash, and everyone at home. Im don lemon with a gorgeous view of the manhattan sky