0 the u.s. ambassador to egypt become being the symbol of what critics say is obama s failed egypt policy. newsroom starts now. good morning. thank you so much for being with me. i m carol costello. happy fourth. what a better way to celebrate independence day than starting this hour with an amazing picture. lady liberty. she s back open this morning after being closed eight months. the huddled masses are coming back but they better come with tickets. passes to get into the crowd sold out until nid august. today s opening follows a massive restoration project that was completed one day before sandy hit and damaged liberty island. we ll have a live report for you in just a few minutes. in our nation s capital, washington gets set to host a huge birthday celebration. final preparations are under way for the thousands ready to party on the national mall. the culmination of america s 237th birthday will be a gigantic 17-minute fireworks show that can be seen across washington and a
office. here s the latest. morsi and other leaders are the muss almost brotherhood party are in custody at a military facility in cairo. egypt s constitution drafted by morsi s allies is suspended, and armed forces say they will install a temporary civilian government. now clarissa ward is in cairo with the latest. clarissa, good morning. reporter: good morning, anne-marie. well, how quickly things change. egypt will have a new president later today. chief justice adly mansour will be sworn in until elections can be haeld. as you can see behind me, tahrir square is really quiet right now, but last night it was a very different scene wh. when the military released its statement, the crowd went absolutely nuts. there were roars of applause, there were fireworks, there were laser light shows, and the crowd really did not stop cheering and celebrating for quite some hours after that announcement was made. but not everybody here in cairo was happy about last night s announcement