How the white house has celebrated the fourth of july through history. Washington journal is next. Good morning. It is Independence Day in america. At the white house later today President Trump will headline a salute to america event involving a flyover the washington on you meant. The head of those festivities ahead of those festivities, we are spending this morning asking viewers how you feel about this country this morning . Are you proud to be an american . If you live in the eastern time zone, call 202 7488000. If you live in the pacific time zone, the number is 202 7488001. You can also send us a text this morning. 202 7488003. Please involve include your name. A very good saturday morning to you. You can start calling in now about this question. Asking this question in the wake of a gallup poll last month that found u. S. National pride has fallen to record lows. From that pole, although a majority of adults in the u. S. Say they are either extremely proud or very proud, these
At that event celebrating the fourth of july. Saying, there are plenty of reasons to be proud to be an american. [video clip] the most important day in the history of nations, july 4, 1776. Americanwords, every heart should swell with pride prime a with pride. Every American Family should cheer with delight and every American Patriot should be filled with joy because each of you lives in the most magnificent country in the history of the world. And it will soon be greater than ever before. [applause] our founders launched not only a revolution in government but a revolution in the pursuit of justice, equality, liberty, and prosperity. No nation has done more to advance the human condition than the United States of america and no people have done more to promote Human Progress than the citizens of our great nation. It was made possible by patriots who gathered in philadelphia and signed the declaration of independence. [applause] they enshrined a divine truth that changed the world fore
Escalation in the war of words between egypt and libya is internationally recognized governments. And the slice off paradise thats getting smaller by the year the battle to save the last pocket of tropical rainforest in north america. Hello thanks for joining us the World Health Organization has reported the largest single day increase in coronavirus cases since the Global Pandemic began by its counts more than 183000 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours the agency says the highest number of infections are in brazil with more than 54000 the u. S. And india tallied at least 36015000 cases respectively experts are saying the rising case count could be because of more widespread testing as well as the virus spreading. So in Latin America Corona virus infections have now surged past 2000000 in brazils capital of protesters have marched against president joe youre both scenarios response to the pandemic the number of deaths in the country is nearing 50000 well so narrow has shunned
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Opposition leader reach a deal to form a unity government. Hello welcome to the news hour south korea has raised the alert level for the southeastern city of daegu after the countrys 1st death and an increase in corona virus cases medics have confirmed 156 infections there or thought he say dozens of them are linked to one church in daegu the Prime Minister says special measures will be taken to stop the virus from spreading china reported 118. 00 more deaths on thursday and confirmed more than 800 new infections which is more than double the number reported the day before 2 australians evacuated from a cruise ship that had been to quarantine in japan have tested positive for corona virus after returning home and now theyre being isolated as crossover to katrina your correspondent in beijing and katrina those hopes that things were on the mend have really just been dashed in the past few hours. Why especially in south korea were seeing that there was a case of more than 50 cases announ