america s 246th birthday. we have so many wonderful stories to bring to you tonight we display the best of our country. we talk to folks from all across the usa about being american and what july 4th means to them. i take a trip down to nashville and sit down with country music artist and very special guest that will include an exclusive live musical performance tonight that you do not want to miss. i will take you to new canaan, connecticut for a festive independence day celebration. we will hear from americans tonight at the site of the macy s fireworks show. get this, later jimmy will join us. it will be a good time. we will get washington, d.c. from the breathtaking parade there. i go back to my stomping grounds with my unit which i cannot wait for you guys to see. there will be live fireworks from our nations capitol. tonight we celebrate the red, white and blue and the freedom and all we love about the country. before we begin we want to take a moment to send ou
But today a powerful moment of unity and silence. [ no audio ] Dianne Feinstein, the longest serving woman in the senate and a champion nor gun control and gender rights dies at the age of 90. The emotional tributes bridge a divided washington. The tension and the impact as any hope of averting a Government Shutdown is looking bleaker by the hour amid republican infighting. A key vote failing in the house today. And breaking in new york the State Of Emergency as torrential rains trigger flash floods, roadways and subways inundated. It is a nightmare for commuters. And the Breaking News for michigan the uaw president called for an additional 7,000 autoworkers to go on strike. Or nbc News Reporters are following all the latest developments and we begin in washington with Rare Displace of raw emotion after the death of legendary senator Dianne Feinstein. Ryan nobles is following this for us. What are you hearing today, ryan . Reporter well, chris, you were right, you described it perfectl
i feel like i should eat another hotdog. a gate this is what it s all about. americana, celebrate with friends and family. barbecue, patriotism. positive stuffit. all the positive amazing stuff. it is something we don t reflec upon enough, but you win the lottery just by being born american. think about the millions of people that were born in north korea or venezuela or saudi arabia and because we by the grace of god we re born in this country, a country that celebrates individual freedoms and liberties, we get to live i a great country that honors freedom, other people don t get to say that. get one of my favorite fourth o july memories as i went to the family party we are always at the beach, and i got to meet a veteran marine, a hero and i sa
what i will do is turn out the lights because the reflec when the lights are on makes it hard to see. you can look outside and if you know mandalay bay, you know it s on one edge of the strip. if you look in that direction, you see the luxor and after that, you see the mgm and after that in the heart of the strip goes as you continue to move to. this i probably the least amount of activity from police that we have seen in the middle bit. that doesn t mean it s not still danger but not as many drivin up and down the road. if you look near where the concer was taking place. joe. we have somebody i m sorry to interr but we have an eyewit was at the harves festival. her name is megan and she is joining us on the phone. can you explain the scene down there. we watching this video, but
all this happened around 10:30 p.m. las vegas time. you ca tell us what s going on there? good morning. we are inside one of the hotels in the mandalay bay tower high above looking out. i shut off the light because i want to of the reflec to see outside. this i the viewpoint high above the las vegas strip. typica this is a bustling any t. right now it s quiet. right now is where this concert was taking place and a number of people heard reports. it is quiet. no other cars. all see is the flashing blue and red lights of police cars and ambulances that have been going up and down the las vegas boulev throughout the past hour or hour and a half. this i the main airport out of las vegas. it is has been shut down as th evenin comes to an end because