Celebrating the fourth of july of in americas birth place. Here is a live look where the party is on the parkway is under way. Many people are celebrating the holiday down the shore. Here is a live look at the beach at cape may where its been a cool and cloudy day out doors. Everyone is wanting to know if Mother Nature will cooperate. We have chance of a few sprinkles out there. Most of the light rain we saw earlier has pretty much moved away. 64 degrees in the poconos. 72 in allentown. 73 in wilmington. Temperatures in the mid70s in atlantic city. This wont be a wash out for your fireworks. As we progress the model a little more well start to dry out as we head into tonight. Your fireworks forecast by 8 00 p. M. By 10 00 p. M. Coming up ill be tracking what to expect your sunday forecast and warming trend plus storms return. George. An estimated 700,000 people are celebrating Independence Day on the parkway. They have a lot to look forward to tonight with the concert and the fireworks
Stepped in. Showers even possible overnight thunderstorms will lead us into the 4th of july morning. How that affects your outdoor plans and fireworks displays coming up patriotic preparations. Very patriotic. Getting ready for massive crowds on the National Mall all next. And happening right now putting the final touches on a 4th of july celebration. An estimated 700,000 people will be on the National Mall to celebrate the patriotic holiday tomorrow. While many are excited about the music and f is a lot going on behind the scenes to get things ready and that includes a lot of extra security. Rich you had a front row seat for the big rehearsal. That has to be one of the better shows because you dont have the crowds to deal with. Yeah. It was pretty cool. A lot of folks were dealing with security. Youll see concrete barriers here a lot of temporary fencing. There is the capitol over there. A lot of security tonight. Those who got through the security gauntlet got to see something very s
Reporter the Folklife Festival is under way. The National Symphony will play and, of course, thousands will crowd onto the mall for the fireworks, but some things will be different, including a huge rock concert featuring the foo fighters as well as a baseball game. Heres where you will find the five major events. The Folklife Festival on the mall runs from 11 till 5 with a concert at 4. The nationals play the giants 1591 05 tomorrow morning. The foo fighters concert with eight bands at rfk stadium starts at nan. The National Symphony with Barry Manilow and others on the Capitol Grounds at 8 p. M. And the fireworks cap off the day at the other end of the mall. Actor Bradley Whitford is hosting this years capitol fourth concert for the first time. What could possibly go wrong . Absolutely everything. Thats why you want to watch. Reporter now the fireworks will hit tomorrow night at 9 09. 30 and last for 17 minutes. You dont have to wait until tomorrow night. Still time to come down to t
Security is visible for the holidays. And in boston, lining the charles river, a half Million People will watch the fireworks. City Officials Say they are a bit nervous. Obviously, everyones concerns have been raised because of all the isis activity thats going around. Reporter isis is urging its sympathizers to attack in the u. S. The fbi reports no specific plots uncovered, but in pittsburgh, the cops are alert. The lone wolftype thing, there is generally no precursor warning because of the very nature of it. Reporter heres a warning, the roads are jammed. This is new jersey on the way to the beach, the heaviest holiday traffic in eight years. Heres denver. Cheap gas has more people driving. Prices today are almost 90 cents per gallon lower than they were last year. Reporter jammed roads . Check. Fear of terrorism . Check. Millions having holiday fun . Check. In pittsburgh theres been so much rain, they say their big problem is they had to cancel their annual regatta. And Boston Poli
We were really scared. A mysterious tweet. What do you think it meant . I dont exactly know. Reporter a terrifying phone call my son just called me and told me he killed somebody. Reporter and a terrible truth. I didnt know how. I didnt know who. I didnt know anything. I just know she was gone. Reporter im lester holt and this is dateline. Heres Andrea Canning with after midnight. 3 f2 medianoche. Days at the beach come to an end, students flood back to college. Its the same scene year after year, at campus after campus. And every year, theres that new bunch, the freshmen. I was nervous for classes the first day because, you know, im that scared little freshman. Reporter all those worries, all those questions. Do i really have to g these classes . And whats this teacher like . And all that kind of stuff. Reporter theyre not quite adults, theyre not quite teens. But now, suddenly, theyre on their own. I mean, leaving home for the first time can be scary. Scary for the kids. For their pa