we are the heirs of that first revolution. we are the keepers of the flame of liberty. we hold it high tonight for the world to see. we will safeguard our values. we will teach our children to cherish and adore their country so that they can build its future. we can make the years ahead the best years our nation has ever had. there is new ground to be broken and new action to be taken. america has always been greatest when we dared to be great. together, we are part of one of the greatest stories ever told, the story of america. the ideals of july 4th, 1776, still speak to all humanity, and the revolution declared that day goes on. happy, happy fourth of july america, to all of you out there welcome to our big independence day special celebration live here in new york city where it is 80 degrees, very hot and humid. i m aishah hasnie here tonight with joey jones carley shimkus and joey failla and we have a jam packed two hours ahead including live pe
because now it s less awkward i got those t shires shirts made up. it was embarrassing for a couple weeks there. carley: issue a that was beautiful thank you for shish that with us. joey: there s a famous building here, some would say the most famous building in the big apple, the empire state building, marking america s birthday with the fourth of july fireworks party including an unforgettable view and our very own a lexus mcadams is there ahead of the spectacle and i think we re going to cut to her and she s going to tell us about it. there she is. there she is. tell us about it. i saw your guys setup. pretty good setup here, i saw yours when i was leaving the building earlier but i might have won because check out this view, we move in closer here, we are at the empire state building getting ready to watch the country s largest fireworks display and you can see the skyline here in manhattan and this is where all that magic is going to happen in just a short time from now, 25