and 247 years of independence. tonight, the largest fireworks show on television, with dazzling displays in cities from coast-to-coast, and amazing music to get the party going, including these talented performers. post malone, demi lovato, ludacris, shania twain, darius rucker, zac brown band, leon bridges, the all-american rejects. smashmouth, alanis morissette. clean white t s, duran duran and the united states air force band. now a cnn special event the fourth in america. what a way to kick things off. the united states air force band performing the stirring first of blue march live on cnn. welcome to washington, d.c., on this glorious independence day. crowds are gathering on the national mall and all across the nation s capital. we ll see the lincoln memorial and other monuments light up very soon in one of the biggest fireworks shows in the country. happy fourth of july, i m dana bash with morris sanchez. i m thrilled to be with you and also our viewers on this w
good afternoon. i am chris jansing. thank you for joining us for special coverage of the service to honor the life of former first lady rosalynn carter. we are watching an extraordinary gathering that is making its way to atlanta. that service is scheduled to begin in the coming minutes. rosalynn carter died last week at the age of 96. today she is being remembered both for her tireless humanitarian efforts, and, of course, her life long love story with her husband, former president jimmy carter. you see the empty pews there. and they will soon be filled with some of the most notable politicians in the country, among the mourners at glen memorial church. they include president biden and first lady jill biden, vice president harris and second gentleman doug inhofe, former president bill clinton and hillary clinton, along with every other living former first lady, laura bush will be there, michelle obama, melania trump. even at that, the most moving image we expect to see
you are looking live at the white pillars of glen memorial church in atlanta, georgia, as america prepares to say good-bye to the steel magnolia, who forever change d what it means o be a first lady. you re watching live coverage of the celebration of the remarkable life and times of rosalynn carter. i m jake tapper in washington. soon the ceremony starts to honor the woman who spent eight decades at jimmy carter s side. the numbers are a testament to a marriage that was good and l lasting 4 children, 12 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren, and counting. born eleanor rozalin smith is, she defied early trauma, not just as a bystander, awe as a true people. she was the very model of a modern first lady. her hand touching every nook of her husband s presidency. she was the protector of her husband s political brand, the first to take an office in the east wing. she attended cabinet meetings. she was also her husband s stand in on the campaign trail in 1980 when the iran ho
sing american the beautiful. with didi bridgewater, who was raised in flint, [ applause ] oh beautiful for spacious skies for amber waves of grain for purple mountain majesty above the fruited plain america
those three eulogies there from the three official leaders of congress, the head of the senate, the head of the house and, of course, the president, there, of the senate. now we re about to hear from the naval academy glee club here and we will let that play out, as well. oh beautiful for spacious skies for amber waves of grain for purple mountain majesty above the fruited plain america