it s pretty brutal, but i have to tell you, being out here ready for the big party, it has been fun. they had the best spots. they camped out for hours trying to stake out a spot to watch the fireworks. these girls have the right idea. a refreshing snack of watermelon and a lot of people are picnicking, bringing their own drinks because like you said, it s so hot it s important to stay hydrate and drink a lot of water. we are steps away from the national mall. here with bill who is in charge of telling us what the run down is, what will we see? a nice activity for the crowd. we have the navy band and artist on the west lawn of the capital. ken archuleta and all of that. much entertainment and what s going to cap it off at 10 minutes after 9:00 eastern is
happy independence day. a fourth of july attack on the green zone in baghdad. iraqi officials say mortar rounds hit the area today and all this on the day that the vice president of the united states is in iraq visiting with u.s. troops. let s go to baghdad. do we know where the vice president may have been at the time of these attacks? reporter: at this stage, they are not confirming the whereabouts of the vice president or the attack. nor are they saying where they are right now. all of this is for security reasons. they are saying that a small explosion happened. they are looking into the incident. when we asked them specifically about mr. biden s whereabouts, they said this attack caused no casualties or damage. iraqi police we are talking to are saying that they believe the cause of the explosions were three mortar rounds. if you remember in september when the vice president was here, there was an attack where mortaar rounds fell as well. the vice president there was t