america? by neil diamond? i love it. neil, if you re watching, we have a huge surprise for you in the next hour. first though, do you know where we ll go? we ll go to the former city i used to live in. the head of cnn. atlanta. the crowds are gathering and you will, too. let s go to hot-lanta. this is mission control. prepare for liftoff in t-10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. let s go! is everybody ready to party? clap your hands!
the soul of manager itself. the defense of all that we love doesn t fall on your shoulders alone. it falls on all of us. every one of us. every american. each day we are reminded, there is nothing guaranteed about our democracy. nothing guaranteed about our way of life. we have to fight for it, defend it, earn it. folks, it is up to all of us to protect the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. the right to equal justice under the law. the right to vote and have that vote counted. the right [ cheers and applause ] the right to breathe clean air, drink clean water, and know that our children and grandchildren will be safe on this planet for generations to come. the right to rise in the world as far as your god given talent
[ laughter ] red, white and blue america. i m in the spirit. you know what? okay, good. enjoy it. you re talking about fireworks and that will be a huge part of tonight. but we ll see another part of history. the return of live music across america. i want you to look at nashville. crowds are lining up. look at that. it is unbelievable to see that. in america. as we re coming out of this pandemic. what they re doing is they re waiting to see brad paisley and we re told by those involved in the production, that crowds could reach in excess of 200,000 people. now, i want to bring you to ft. lauderdale beach. our cnn drone is there. the beach boys will perform right there by the ocean. now we re going to missouri. reo speed wagon is getting ready to take the stage in the ozarks amphitheatre. and in philadelphia, they re
against the window to grandparents hugging their grandchildren once again. we re back traveling again. we re back seeing one another again. businesses are opening and hiring again. we re seeing record job creation and record economic growth. the best in four decades, and i might add, the best in the world. today, all across this nation, we can say with confidence, america is coming back together. 245 years ago, we declared our independence from a distant king. today, we are closer than ever to declaring our independence from a deadly virus. that is not to say the battle against covid-19 is over. we ve got a lot more work to do. but just as our declaration in
day to celebrate this holiday. i have a few things to say about this. optimism, inclusion, unity from the president of the united states. the first, all three of those are important. we have a helicopter, an nypd helicopter show going on. there it is. live going on right over us. it is live on cnn. amazing to see the resources of this city come together. the resources of the world. you see it there, red, white and blow. what a patriotic display coming right out of the president of the united states who gave such a speech about patriotism about, being an american, about swearing in new americans and new immigrants into this country. it is what america is about. and i think the truest thing that he said is that america is coming back and we are coming together, dana bashful that s exactly where we need to be.