>> extreme left, fireworks over mt. rushmore last night where the president spoke, saying the fundamentals. american experiment are under threat. screen right, one of the many flyovers this weekend as we celebrate america's independen independence. ♪ i'm leland vittert in washington where we're getting ready for a big celebration this evening. hi alicia. alicia: hi, leland. happy fourth to you. i'm alicia acuna. the president will deliver a address during tonight's salute

to america. mark, what we can expect from the big event. >> good afternoon, the coronavirus is not stopping president trump from celebrating the fourth of july. the festivities won't get started for a few hours. the president was at mt. rushmore. he praised miss predecessors like george washington and abraham lincoln. he criticized those trying to tear down monuments and statues from the past. >> angry mobs are trying to tear down statues of our founders to deface our most sacred memorials. >> the american people are strong and proud and they will not allow our country and all of its values, history and

culture, to be taken from them. >> that was last night. let's talk about tonight. the president and first lady will be hosting friends, family and as well as first responders, including doctors and nurses out to the south lawn this evening. we're told among the guests will be be the people trying to get through the coronavirus. and the flayovers on the national mall and we should see an impressive collection of aircraft. and the famous d.c. fireworks display 9:07 lasting more than a half hour. 10,000 fireworks expected to be launched and those will be coming up and planning to contribute 300,000 face coverings, but they're encouraging people to are coming out to bring their own, there may not be more than what they pass out. and there will be social distancing for those coming to the mall and on the south lawn practicing social distancing. it will be quite the

celebration. and back to you. alicia: we'll look forward to that. thanks, mark meredith. leland: live coverage here on fox as the nation celebrates july 4th. to preview the salute to america celebration, secretary bernhardt. we appreciate you being here. cut right to the chase. the mayor of d.c. basically telling people not to go. she says she didn't think there's a way to make this safe. >> well, i work very closely with mayor browser on a host of issues. we've worked hard to make sure we're doing the things that she feels so strongly about. social distancing, providing a wide variety of facial coverings and we have a lot of space in washington d.c. leland: we do. >> we have about 800 acres, about the equivalent of 606 football fields of space and

we'll encourage people to social distance on that. we worked cooperatively with the mayor and we'll be working today. leland: we're taking a look. i don't know if you you can see down the national mall how big of an area it is. you're right, it's quite large. nbc is reporting that the administration is sort of changing its view on messaging as relates to the coronavirus. in their words the messaging now is we're going to have to learn to live with it, some people are going to decide to stay home, others are going to decide to be outdoors as we're seeing and others decide it's safe to go into restaurants. is this kind of part of that idea, take whatever precautions we can and let people decide for themselves? >> i'm not sure about the messaging issue you raised, but i can tell you this for sure, a key component of deciding what to do for all individuals should be an element of personal responsibility. if you are someone that's infirm or has a highly vulnerable condition, my view

would be, you should maybe watch the great fireworks display, which will be incredible, from your home at this point in time. we are encouraging people to social distance or wear facial coverings where they can, but there's an element of personal responsibility. leland: if fairness to you, this looks different this year than last. where the president is not at the lincoln memorial and not crowds in there. and what he said that we're witnessing a merciless campaign to wipe out our heroes, indoctrinate our children. you oversee so many of the monuments and land dedicated to the people who are now part of targeting by cancel culture. fair to take from the president's speech that statues and monuments on national park land the purview under the

department of the interior aren't going anywhere? >> we're understanding what our role is, and we've taken bold action and the president has given bold action to us in terms of preserving and protecting these monuments and we've built on that by requesting assistance from a number of law enforcement agencies. so-- >> dhs has this-- they call a task force. coast guard, ice, and other agencies. has that been working this fourth of july weekend? >> we have a variety of sources. i utilize the national guard. we have a large con continutinc contingency. and we'll use those to preserve and protect our legacy and

history. leland: it seems as though there will be new monuments coming. the president announcing the national garden of the greatest americans. that's going to be under the department of the interior. any more light you can shed where this is going to be, who it's going to be? is it part of the smithsonian, how does it work? >> the reality is the president took a bold step here and said, look, we need to have a place, a location where america's heroes can be seen and remembered, not only because of their personal actions in the past, but so that they can inspire us to move forward to the greatness of america and make us all a more united and more successful and great nation. leland: well, uniting america is something that we could all hope for this july 4th. mr. secretary, we know you've got a busy day and appreciate you spending a few minutes with usment good luck today and tomorrow, i hope you can enjoy

the holiday, sir. >> it's going to be a fantastic fourth of july for america. leland: we are starting coverage at 6 p.m. mark meredith out on the south lawn. good to see you, sir, thank you very much. and a little screen, the president's salute to america, and the president speech last night and today, labor secretary eugene scalia joins us tomorrow. my good friend mike emanuel in for chris wallace. you'll want to check the time and channel. and the surge in coronavirus starting at 11:00 a.m. eastern tomorrow. alicia: americans will be celebrating the fourth of july differently as many large displays has been canceled because of the temple. aishah hasnie is it joining us with more. >> hi, alicia.

so new yorkers right now would be making plans where they're going to sit and watch the macy's fireworks display tonight. plans has changed and in fact, that show has nout been split up into smaller five minute pop-up shows happening across the city. in an effort to keep people have crowding in one place. albecurque doing something. and orlando canceling its display altogether. and some beaches, including miami beach are now closed for the holiday weekend. chicago's suburb of naperville where people can socially distance. there are concerns without the public displays, folks are going to be with friends and that could spread either. and in fla noriflorida, they're a spike in fireworks sales.

and they're worried that proper precautions are not going to be taken at the gatherings. >> it's a family tradition. coronavirus wasn't really going to stop us. >> the way you've got the mom and kid ap grandma and grandpop in the same group. that's the challenge and where we really want to protect. >> and alicia back here in new york city, there are growing concerns and complaints over the use of illegal fireworks that have been keeping folks up late at night. and one night ago, according to local reports, there were several stabbings over someone fires off illegal fireworks. >> aishah hasnie. thanks. one of the areas with restrictions is miami, a 10 p.m. curfew until further noticed. the mayor of that county carlos

jimenez joins us now. happy fourth to you. >> happy fourth to you, too. alicia: so in addition to the beaches, can you explain what else you're planning to do? what other restriction are are in place for tonight and this weekend. different skis go have fi they have to close the parks and they can enjoy it from their cars or homes. we have issued a 10:00 curfew from now until further notice and we've put restrictions on pools, hotel pools and pools and condominiums to try to respect the number of people that go in pools and are celebrating the fourth. as you said, our beaches are closed from now until, through the sixth. through the holiday weekend. that's to try to tamp down the infection numbers. last week or so, our average

has been 20%. that's really much more than we were averaging a couple of weeks ago, which was 8%. we had a big spike in the number of percentage. alicia: we did learn today that the state of florida had a record rise 11,458 cases overnight. and i want to look at something that governor ron desantis said. >> when you're doing something like fourth of july. be prudent. you're better off at a beach than you are to packing in someone's home with the air conditioning with this virus. this virus does not like sunlight, heat and humidity. alicia: so, the two of you don't sound like you're on the same page when it comes to this weekend. what should folks in your area take from that? >> well, they should heed the governor's warning about indoors, just like we do.

that's why we issued a 10:00 cure curfew. we don't want people congregating indoors or out. the beaches, because we have enforcement personnel, but eve every fourth of july it's packed with beachgoers. even outdoors, if you get too close, you're going to spread the virus. while it likes the indoors better, it doesn't mean it's not going to spread outside, too. teas why there's a mask order here, we had since april, and indoors, mandatory you had to have a six feet distance. and indoor, outdoor, we open the residents heed the warning. do as much outdoors as you can, but limit the number of people you're celebrating the fourth with and always keep your mask on and maintain your social

distance indoors and out. alicia: one thing that's difficult especially for folks like yourself, you're trying to maintain the public health, but then you also have a tourism industry that depends op so many people heading this to celebrate weekends such as this. what do you say to the businesses and hotels that are suffering at the same time? >> look. we tried to strike a balance here, but safety is number one and the safety of the people in miami-dade county is my responsibility. i'm a former firefighter and paramedic and i take that responsibility very, very seriously. so, we have kept most of our bitses open. but at 10:00 at night people need to be in their homes and we need to distance ourselves from everyone else, including family members that don't live with us because we've had a

democratic case in miami-dade county. we know there are people that had the virus because we ran a medical study, 8% of the people already had antibody to the voishs. so the fish numb-- so the numbe 20% positive now, hospitalizations are going up, icu usage is going up. we never want to get fot point where we outpace the capability and capacity of our health system that will be giving to the hospital and our hospitalizations is going up. alicia: we will continue to follow it and we wish you a safe and happy fourth of july, mayor. >> likewise, thank you. leland: overnight the cleveland indian saying they may be no longer, not that they're leaving cleveland, but they're worried about their name. the indian. garrett tenney joining us from

washington d.c. where the washington redskins are caving over pressure with their name and mascots. >> the pressure is nothing new, we've been under pressure to change their time. that saying, in recent events around the country, in feedback, the washington redskins are announcing they will undergo a thorough review of the team's name, with the best interest of all in mind. that's significant given that current owner dan snyder long resisted calls to consider changings the name. back in 2013 snide i remember told usa today, we will never change the name, that simple, you can use all caps. pressure with prominent sponsors calling on the team to

change its name, including nike, pepsi and fed ex, whose ceo is also the minor owner of the redskins. maryland senator ben cardin says it's about time. >> we're very proud to have the team in maryland, but quite frankly, it's surprising it's taken them this lone to realize that name need to go. >> the redskins aren't alone, the cleveland indian are having discussions about the team's name saying the recent unrest around the country showed social justice. and the names and mascot isn't just limited to professional sports. we're seeing that dynamic play out on a local level in school districts across the kund. >> school districts, boston college is perhaps thinking of changing his mascot and then thinking of being the pr chiefs or the braves, any one of the

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>> we are one human family, one american family and one toledo family and today our family is in mourning due to the loss of one of our family members. leland: toledo police officer anthony dia was shot and killed this morning. he was responding to a call about an intoxicated man walking around a home depot parking lot. other responding officers rushed him to a local hospital where he died. the suspect was later found dead in a wooded area with a gunshot wound to the ahead. he leaves behind a wife and two-year-old child. >> as we celebrate america's 244th birthday, it's important to remember that this is not the first time americans have celebrated independence day amid nationwide civil unrest or

a global health crisis. joining us now for a look back at some of the history's unique celebrations is historian, doug, thank you for joining us. i'm in the middle of reading the great influenza about the 1918 flu and i'm wondering how did they celebrate the fourth of july during a situation similar to now. >> it's a great story and some could argue and do argue that woodrow wilson did everything wrong. it was more of the peak on july 4th and he urged mayors and governors across the country to have parades and to get people out. he went to mt. vernon and gave a speech. the french had a big parade in paris at wilson's urging that hundreds of thousands showed up and of course, it spread the

pandemic, many died. the experts warned wilson if you put those young men on ships and send them to europe, more will die on the ship than will die from bullets and it's what happened, but he felt he had to do it because he was trying to raise volunteers for world war i 1. alicia: well, and right now, we're in the middle of a presidential election and as you were saying some of those things, i could hear the president's critics finding parallels themselves. while we aren't having parades, the president held events in arizona and tulsa. how do you think we'll look back versus 1918? >> well, we're later in the pandemic. the timing is very different and i think that will help. i think all of the statue and mobs in the street and him going to mt. rushmore was--

was an important statement. you know, let's change hearts not stone and you see now the mob turning anti-culture, you know, said talk politics and not the culture and we have joe biden, democrats refusing to defend mout. rushmore, and washington, the democratic party and jefferson. it's odd, st. louis statues destroyed in st. louis, the catholic abolitionist saint is pulled down in minneapolis. are they going to change san francisco's name and los angeles? >> you're bringing up-- the producer that we talked to set it up. you said something that struck me there is no end to historical purification. that seems like a timely thing to say when we see what's going

on all over the country. can you explain that? >> we should focus on changing hearts not changing stone. you can't, there's no end to it. it's like the taliban blowing up the buddhist statues. do we destroy the pyramids? they were built by slaves. the acropolis in athens? do we destroy the colosseum in rome that was built by slaves and slaves fought and died inside the colosseum. do we led mobs with sledgehammers go into westminster abby and trash the statues of the kings and queens, the british empire had slavery until the 1830's. there's no end in sight and that was the idea when they came to power in what became the soviet union, they went into the holiest church in moscow and turned it into a stable and brought cows and brought horses inside because they wanted the manure and they wanted to make the statement to

the people, old is bad and everything is going to be new now and we're going to clean it all up. the history books were rewritten, some of the old people in russia right now are discovering cossacks it's all over tv and old people are saying that never existed, this never happened. but the young people discovered history that was erased by the communists. and that looks like where we're headed and i'm an old guy, i won't be around to witness it. alicia: it's so important to learn history so we know what we're witnessing and we understand the changes people are trying to accomplish right now and the way they're doing them don't always work. doug wead, thanks for your time today and happy fourth of july. >> happy fourth of july to you, alicia. alicia: leland. leland: there are a number of groups marching around protesting and this marks the sixth consecutive weekend of demonstrations in the capital.

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vowing to protect the memorials and statues around america no matter who they are for. >> and in washington state, a suspect is now in custody after two women were hit by a car on a seattle highway that was closed protesters. authorities say that one of the women was in critical condition as of this morning. no formal charges have been filed. we'll keep you updated as this story develops. leland: here in washington, there are several protests scheduled ahead of tonight's salute to america celebration. lucas tomlinson live from the national mall where at least so far, no major protests have gathered. hi lucas. >> hi, leland. we've seen a few protesters, but something is calm and peaceful. shade is going to be a hot commodity today. president trump said last night there will be no more destruction of monuments on his watch. >> we will never let them rip

america's heroes from our monuments or from our hearts. by tearing down washington and jefferson, these radicals would tear down the very heritage for which men gave their lives to win the civil war. >> now the veterans for trump are on the mall. not every protest is negative, some are positive for the president. unlike last night at north dakota when they blocked access on the roads. and the president warned they' they' they're overthrowing the revolution. >> we'll expose this and protect our nation's children and end this radical assault and preserve our beloved american way of life. >> they've been scaled back amid the covid pandemic.

president trump is ramping it up over the skies. beginning at 4 p.m. eastern, the u.s. air force thunderbirds, b-1, b-2, b-52's are flying over the u.s.s. constitution and then over independence hall and the liberty bell at 5:15 before flying here. the navy's blue angels flew over mt. rushmore last night are part of the show tonight. and the army's golden knights will parachute next to the white house. and dhs has a special task force to make sure that everything stays peaceful leland and alicia. leland: we'll continue to watch it and coverage with lucas on the national mall. and mark meredith, and at 6:00. alicia: a busy day. public health experts are urging people to take

precautions as they celebrate. christina coleman is live with the do's and don'ts of staying safe. >> the u.s. has seen knew cases dialy. the majority in california, it extext, arizona and florida where hospitalizations are also up. 40 states are seeing an increase in covid-19 infections rattling health officials this holiday weekend and even more alarming numbers out of florida. as of today florida's case the increased by a record 11,458. now, this is the second time in three days that its caseload rose by more than 10,000. miles of popular beaches in california, texas and florida are deserted this july 4th and 80% of fireworks shows have been canceled across the country and public health officials strongly encourage people to practice social distancing and wear face

coverings this holiday weekend. in florida people can now be fined in broward and miami-dade counties for not wearing a mask. >> the risk is when you put young people with their parents or grandparents over the holiday weekend, that's where the risk is much higher. i don't think you should be allowed in any public place without wearing a mask. you're not doing it for protecting yourself, you're protecting others. alicia: and even if you plan on having a family gathering like a barbecue at your house, you're still encouraged to take steps to protect yourself against the virus. here is fox news contributor on fox and friends this morning. >> we want to make sure that if we're outdoors and not able to physical distance and social distance, we want to wear a facial covering or a mask and of course, keep your hands washed and clean, not to touch your face. and then a six to 10 feet away from other people. alicia: health officials are also encouraging people to

avoid travelling to covid-19 hot spots this holiday. areas where there are known outbreaks in parts of arizona, florida and here in california, leland-- or alicia. alicia: i'll take it, thank you, christina coleman in los angeles. happy fourth to you. leland: and cases are exploding in texas, especially around houston. from the public health department there in harris county, texas. doctor, we appreciate you being with us. we know it's a long weekend for you as you're working on this. how bad is it here. >> first of all, thanks for having me. it is bad. we are very concerned. we have a glimmer of hope that we can still do the things as a community that we did in march, april and may to fight this pandemic and we were successful as a community. obviously, we've seen an increase in cases, increase in hospitalizations and one thing that's really of note is that of the number of tests that are done, we were previously seeing one in eight of those tests

coming back positive in harris county and now it's one in four and that's really concerning to us. >> i think that's what you explained it in a much better way with all the talking heads called the positivity rate as it were. when you say that you can do the things that are necessary to get it under control, does that mean shutting down bars, shutting down restaurants and miami's got a curfew right now. it seems like you'd have to do something pretty drastic at this point. >> we've had more tools at the local level and previously, now it's at the state level. the state reopened and also has the tools there at the state level, which the governor and you know, the right steps were to dial back and reopening and that has now meant that we now have bars that are closed in addition to that, restaurants have been dialed back and now there's a statewide public wearing the face masks order that just went into-- it was declared by the governor. these are welcomed steps, but i think what we're saying is that

look, all eyes are on texas right now and obviously, two or three states that you've mentioned. we've got to get this right and a handle on this. if we do not do this-- >> we were putting up video of folks. it's called in our computer system. texas crowded party line. there was a group of people there who were not following whatever advice you have and putting up the video again. we put up a chart that shows the ramp up of cases there. and this is harris county, texas cases that shows it going down. it spiked about 800, it looks like a couple of days ago and now shows on the chart that it's going down towards today. is that what you all are finding? >> well, actually what we're finding is that the volume continues to be steady, it's not just what you're seeing on a daily basis, we're really following it on a weekly basis, in addition it's the hospitalizations. again, you have to put it

altogether and-- >> put it in a sentence. is this a crisis? is this beyond the point of no control and the point of no return? is this something where people in houston have to realize there's going to be tens of thousands of people who are going to die? at what level is the alarm? >> well, our county executive turned the threat assessment level, moved it to red which is the highest level we have. and we've got to do all the things that you talked about at the top of the hour, face coverings and not going out and the other aspects of social distancing. at the same time if we do this well, remember, everything we do, it takes a few weeks to see the impact. if it's good or bad, it's going to take a few weeks. so we're hopeful that we have the runway to be able to come back and put this back into a good place, but we don't know and that's what it's going to take all of us. look, it's fourth of july.

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>> as coronavirus restrictions ease, we are getting new insight on this year's travel season. triple-a predicts that americans will take nearly 700 million trips this summer. this is down nearly 15% from the same period last year. joining us now to talk about

how travel is changing, is u.s. travel association president and ceo roger dow. thank you for joining us today and happy fourth to you. >> and happy fourth to you, alicia. >> thank you so much. so, what would you say is the state of travel right now when we had reopenings and then some people are pulling back, some states just like florida are starting to pull back a little bit. where do folks stand right now would you say when it comes to travelling. >> travel is beginning to travel on. still down 65% from where it was last year. what's coming back is the road trip and slowing. people are cautious based on what they're hearing with the spikes. we expect them to come back and road trips and regional and long flights and then international. you mentioned the road trip so we have to put up a number by triple-a. car trips see 97% of the favored road of transportations. and see the smallest decrease

in travel volume, 3% year over year. air travel off by about 74%. there's a whole story there what's happening to the airlines. i've seen from looking at my social media. my friends with their families and they're on road trips, they're in rv's. there's a big change, kind of a slowback, really, right? >> we're going back to the great american road trip and places that are benefitting, outdoors, national parks, the western states, places like that, beaches where people can be outdoors and in their car where they have control. >> and so i live in a state, as do you, you're in florida, i'm in colorado, states that are dependent on the tourism dollar and when the economy started, was put on pause and then it started to come back and then it's starting to close in bits and pieces in places again. what does that do to hotels ap restaurants, bars and the like? >> well, the harm is

unbelievable. the travel industry has lost 45% of its business, 522 billion, that's with a b, this year. worse is the unemployment. we've got 8 million unemployed which is 51% of all travel workers and that's twice what it was in the great depression. the great depression, the worst year was 25.5%. so the challenge is these people out of work. they can't spend and that hurts the economy. alicia: so what would you recommend to folks, families out there who are really itching to get out and do something while it's warm and beautiful out. but also stay safe? >> my recommend is listen to dr. shaw that was on earlier on the show. follow the guidelines. wear your masks now. i want to see masks go away. but we if we work together, wash our hands, and use distancing, we'll get travelling again. follow the health and safety guidelines, wear the masks, but i want to say i want to see

them go away soon because when it's right and the right time it will be the best way to travel. alicia: and you know, with the road trips, you're in this confined space with just your family, it's much more controlled and makes it easier, right? >> much easier. and we're also finding the hotels like the motels, with walk-up, they're doing well, also. and rv's business is going through the roof. people are renting and buying rv's. alicia: sound like a blast. our family likes road trips as well. thanks for your time. happy fourth to you. >> happy fourth to you. alicia: leland. leland: and fireworks for the fourth of july. what do you need to do for your pets to make sure they don't get too frightened? we'll be right back.

>> welcome back, thanks for spending your july 4th with us. fireworks are going to light up the night sky here in d.c. and across the country in a few hours, that will mean scared four-legged friends. our affiliate in phoenix tells how to keep your pets safe tonight. >> while it's fun for us to celebrate independence day, for our furry little friends, it can be terrifying. [dogs barking]

. alicia: the arizona humane society a flux of run away dogs and cats come into the shelter, but there are ways to keep your pet safe. start by desensitizing them to loud noises before the holiday weekend. >> you can start a sound track of it really, really low making sure you're giving positive reenforcement, lots of nice treats like chicken or cheese and making sure you're petting them and keeping them calm. >> or keep them inside. >> there might not be a lot of fireworks shows, but people are setting off fireworks in your neighborhood. keep your pets indoors where you can see them. >> if your pet does happen to take off make sure they have the proper identification like a collar with a tag or microchip, which makes it easier for someone to return your pet home safely.

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alicia: a live look at the washington monument as preparations are underway for tonight's a lieutenan salute toa

celebration. ♪ welcome to this special 4th of july edition of america's news headquarters. i'm alicia acuna in denver. hi, leland. leland: hi, alicia. happen july 4th. i'm leland vittert in washington. we're a couple hours away from the start of the event our coverage starts at 6:00 p.m. eastern as the flyovers begin. mark meredith will be on the south lawn to see it all and narrate the best parts of it. he joins us now from the north lawn with a preview you. >> reporter: happy fourth to you. the president and first lady had a chance to go out to mount rushmore, want todd see the fireworks display, also had a chance to address the controversy we've seen over the last couple weeks. the president praising american heros. he had tough words for the people that want to tear down statues and memorials. >> no movement that seeks to

dismantle these treasured american legacies can possibly have a love of america at its heart. can't happen. no person who remains quiet at the destruction of this r resplendent heritage can possibly lead us to a future. >> reporter: people were mott required to wear masks or social distance but we're told masks and hand. lelandhand san sanitizer was pr. the president wants to establish a national garden of heroes. it's expected to be red dough. lelandready in thenext several . it would feature american heroes. there's a long list. john adams, susan b anthony, harriet tubman and daniel boone.

we heard from the interior secretary about this in the last hour. >> the president took a bold step and said look, we need to have a place, a location where america's heroes can be seen and remembered, not only because of their personal actions in the past, but so that they can inspire us to of move forward to the greatness of america. >> reporter: as for this evening, it's going to be a busy night at the white house. the president and first lady expected to welcome family friends, white house staff as well as doctors and nurses, first responders, law enforcement officers to the south lawn of the white house to watch not only the fireworks celebration that gets started in the evening but also the military flyover that will happen over the national mall. the salute to america event happened last year. we saw dozens of military aircraft. we're waiting for the full list of which ones we'll see tonight. so far, the weather's good in d.c.

it should be a good site for the fly over later on. leland: the shade will be at a premium in a couple hours. >> reporter: i was sweating walking to work today. it was bad. leland: gatorade and a couple bottles of water. enjoy the fly over of. coverage starts at 6:00 p.m. eastern. front row seat for the fly over. alicia: as president trump prepares for his speech, former vice president joe biden is already sharing his own 4th of july message. jacqui heinrich has more on that and what he is saying. hi, jacqui. jillian.>> after president trup delivered a message at mount rushmore, joe biden seems to be taking an opposite approach with tones of hope and opportunity. yesterday trump referred to recent protests and riots stemming from george floyd's killing, warning of cancel culture, far left fascism and angry mobs set on destroying

american values. trump framed himself as the leader who would protect law enforcement and the country's heritage and second amendment. biden also addressed george floyd's death, as one of many challenges the country has faced against systemic racism. >> our country was founded on an idea. we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal. never lived up to it. jefferson himself didn't. he held slaves, women were excluded. once proposed, it was an idea that couldn't be constrained. >> reporter: biden continued by saying this moment in history is a chance to give the on press -- oppressed the full share of the american dream. president trump called on people to do whatever they can to help joe biden. biden's remarks did not mention president trump but campaign spokesman andrew bates issued a response to trump's speech, writing in part our whole country is suffering through the

cost of having a negligent president who doesn't give a damn about anything but his own gain, not the sick, not the jobless, not the constitution and not our troops in harm's way. biden headed into the 4th of july weekend on a high, after a new poll showed him leading trump by 12 points nationally. his lead has increased in every poll since march. biden and the dnc out-raised trump and the rnc in the months of may and also june. alicia. alicia: jacqui heinrich, happy fourth to you you. thanks, jacqui. leland: we look to biden's campaign strategy for the next couple weeks. democratic strategist richard goodcine is here. how long can joe biden continue to the rise the poll numbers up, inversely proportional to how much people see him. >> let's keep in mind, this is the single largest advantage that a challenger has had

against an elected incumbent president in the history of polling as of july 4th. it's not -- it's not jaws growing lead. it's -- not jaws growing lead. it's unprecedented. i take issue with your proposition. leland: i would be disappointed if you didn't have some problem with my proposition. but go ahead. >> so joe biden has had dozens of interviews with reporters in swing states and unlike donald trump who seems to only do interviews to one audience, this network being the primary one, joe biden is actually having roundtables and virtual rallies. one thing he is not doing is the very thing that every single health expert says is ill-advised and ask those people who are sick with coronavirus who were in tulsa whether they think going to rallies like that is a good idea. that's the one thing that joe biden is staying away from. leland: i hate to disagree with you. but i feel compelled at least to

talk about this polling difference. as we noted from jacqui, 12 points right now for biden's lead. the last time that there was an incumbent who faced a lead -- he was not an incumbent president. he was an incumbent vice president after the time was george hw bush who trailed michael dukakis by 17 points in july and in may and i think you remember that race pretty well and we don't -- >> very. leland: we don't have a statue or library for president dukakis. >> correct. a couple things. again, as you say, george hw bush was not an incumbent president. second, that dukakis lead was a moment terry lead the day after -- moment c'ary lead after the

convention. i take comfort from trump supporters saying oh, well this is going to go away. they did the exact same thing in 2018 when all the generic ballots had democrats winning by unprecedented numbers and guess what, they did. that's how they flipped the house. the notion that somehow, well, biden's not getting the support of people, they're not enthusiastic for him, unlike trump supporters guess what, nancy pelosi is speaker of the house because democrats and independents were profoundly enthusiastic about not voting for donald trump's party. leland: it's interesting that you bring up the issue of the enthusiasm gap. the journal sentinel in mill walky, wisconsin, -- milwaukee, wisconsin, the main paper for the state, their headline on july 4th. biden's voter enthusiasm is limited. we've seen this in the polls. it's something democrats have got to be worried about is that people are not that excited about voting for joe biden, and

people are really excited about voting for donald trump. >> right. and, look, the fact is, democrats and independents and look at these lincoln project, the anti-trump republicans are quite excited about the proposition of getting donald trump out of the white house. it's why joe biden out-raised him in may and june. that's mainly among small donors. leland: i get the outrage in a couple months. in terms of was war chest, the republicans and president trump have $100 million more than democrats. that's hard to -- >> remember we heard from brad parskell about a month ago about the death star that was going to -- look, we also heard he had a million people looking for tickets to an event that was populated by 6200. so i would tend to recommend that we take all this with a grain of salt and look at what the people are saying in the polls. leland: expectations can be very dangerous things in campaigns as you well know.

appreciate your time, sir. always good to see you. happy 4th of july. >> you too, leland. thank you for having me. leland: alicia. alicia: health officials are concerned about whether folks can maintain social of distancing at any public or private events and aishah hasnie has more on how the coronavirus pandemic is impacting this year's celebrations. hi, aishah. >> reporter: this weekend is going to be a big test for american as cities across the country change up their 4th of july plans including right here in new york city, where the big macy's fireworks display was split up into smaller five minute pop of-up shows across the city, in an effort to try to prevent people from crowding all together in one place. in chicago, police are patrolling the beaches out there as they remain closed for the holiday weekend. in florida, orlando canceled its fireworks display all together and beaches like miami beach are now closed.

>> the virus hit our community. nobody's going to deny that. i'm not going to be mayor and say come on in the water right now, we can't do that. we have a healthcare issue. on july 4th we celebrate freedom. we also celebrate sacrifices. >> reporter: now, there are concerns that without public displays, folks will hold private fireworks shows which could spread the virus even further. the national fireworks association says a record number of people are buying fireworks for personal use this year. health experts are worried that proper precautions might not be taking place at some of those cross-generational gatherings where you have grandparents possibly seeing their grandparents for the first time during the pandemic. in new york city, some growing concerns and complaints over illegal fireworks being used late at night. just about one night ago, according to local reports, there were multiple people stabbed over the use of illegal

fireworks. alicia. alicia: aishah hasnie in new york, thank you so much aishah. and joining us now are two lawmakers on the frontline of the state level coronavirus response efforts. we have north carolina state senate president, pro tem, phil burger and louisiana state representative, ted james. gentlemen, thank you for being here today. we appreciate the time. >> thank you. happy fourth. alicia: happy fourth of to you. senator burger. both of your states are experiencing spikes right now. i'd like to know how you think things are going in north carolina right glow we'r now. >> we're seeing spikes. a lot of that is because we're seeing more testing. i don't think anyone expects us to have a downturn in positive results when we test more. i believe that what actually is happening is that we are moving forward with a process that is

going to see a continued increase in positive tests. the good news is that most people who are testing positive are not having any real repercussions as a result of it and that the death rate from covid is much, much less than what the experts originally predicted. i think the biggest problem we have in north carolina now would be the inconsistencies that we're seeing from the executive branch in terms of what's inappropriate -- what's an appropriate approach. they tell us it's okay for a folks to go to a brewery and sit at a bar but it's not okay to go to a bar and sit at a bar. it's okay to go to a restaurant, not okay to go to a gym. it's okay for a governor to walk without a mask in a protest but it's not okay for individual citizens to go to a racetrack. i think the inconsistencies are really the biggest problem that we have now in north carolina. alicia: and of note, you did call out your governor, roy cooper for what you called

hypocrisy and inconsistencies. the virus doesn't know the difference between politics, doesn't know the difference if you're in a crowd for a protest or a crowd at a church. it really doesn't matter. the virus is looking for all. representative james, what's the state of louisiana doing right now? and how would you say things are going there? >> we're very concerned here. we're seeing numbers that mirror our numbers in mid-march and i hate that we keep pligh politicg this pandemic. it has nothing to do with the number of tests. when we went to phase two, we saw more people gathering in large crowds. we saw more people in bars and we've had to shut down several bars because of the number of people that aren't practicing social distancing guidelines. what we're seeing in louisiana now is an uptick in hospital visits, my mayor here in baton rouge, she signed an executive order requiring masks and what we need to do is take personal responsibility and mask up to

protect our neighbors and recognize that if we want to continue to see the economy moving, we're going to have to continue to practice social distancing guidelines, we're going to have to continue to wear masks and limit those interactions outside of the public as well. i think that some people out there believe that just because they're with family and friends, they're not going to contract the virus. what we're seeing is an uptick in cases because folks are gathering in larger groups. we've seen countless restaurants close because their employees are testing positive and spreading throughout the establishment and we're concerned about the economy but the more we gather, the more positive tests we're seeing in louisiana. alicia: and you actually i should mention, representative james, know the virus up close and personal because you have survived covid-19. can you tell us what you want people to know? >> i'll tell you, after five days in the hospital, i know folks don't like to put on a mask but i'll tell you from my

experience, just the level of comfort in wearing a mask is much better than being connected to an iv, oxygen and heart monitor for five days. the virus does not discriminate. i was 38, relatively healthy and it put me in a hospital. the discomfort of wearing a mask is not what we should talk about. we need to make sure we continue to keep ourselves safe and neighbors safe as well. alicia: senator burger, i want to give you one last minute here to just give us your thoughts on what you think folks in your state should be thinking right now when it comes to adhering to mask rules and social distancing and that sort of thing when we're in the middle of the holiday weekend? >> i think we need to exercise some prudence. there are times when wearing a mask is absolutely the right thing to do. we need to understand how the virus affects people. we know that generally younger people, people without pre-existing conditions, have very little to fear as far as

the virus is concerned. but they do need to make sure that when they're around other folks who may have those pre-existing conditions, the elderly people, we need to make sure that we do what needs to be done to try to keep those other people safe. we also know that many of the outbreaks that we've seen have occurred in consisten congregate facilities. we need to do everything possible to protect those individuals. additional testing of people in congregate care facilities is critically important and we need to do that. that's one of the things that here in north carolina has not been done appropriately at this time. alicia: two different states, two different pictures of this virus. gentlemen, thank you to both of you for joining us today on this happy fourth. be well. >> thank you. leland: in london, they are getting ready for what they are calling a drinking event that could rival new year's eve. for the first time in months, folks could get a drink at a

pub, starting at 6:00 a.m. this morning and there were people there at 6:00 a.m. this morning. ryan chil chillcot following ths from london. hi, ryan. >> reporter: absolutely, the pub open at 6:00 a.m. not all of them, of course. i obviously wasn't in them at 6:00. i have spent some of the last few hours in the pubs. they're calling it super saturday here, the pubs were closed as part of the national lockdown on march 23rd. and their reopening is nothing short of the biggest relaxation of the lockdown since then. it's a little bit different. you have everybody in the pubs, even prince william, heir to the throne going to the pubs because they've been closed. there are new innovations for visiting the pubs in the u.k. deep cleaning is one. i was in a pub just now where they said every two hours they're going to basically kick

everybody out of the pub, give it a good cleaning and they're hoping that that will allow them to stay open in these coming weeks. of course they're concerned about more outbreaks. another thing they're doing which is a little different than how things normally work is they have a sort of novel form of contact tracing. so when you arrive at the pub, you either have to have already booked a table so they have your name or when you get there, you've got to give them your name and your contact information which the pub then holds onto for three weeks in case anybody gets sick. if somebody gets sick, they contact in theory everyone in the pub to let them know that they should go out and get tested. finally, one big change, leland, from how drinking normally works in this country, there's no so-called vertical drinking. normally when brits go to a pub, they stand at the bar. that's not allowed. no one's allowed to approach the bar. you have to go to a table and have to wait for a waiter to serve you, something that's

novel in this country, but that's how they're doing it. again, the bars -- i would say packed but because of the social disfansing which has been -- distancing which has been reduced from six feet to three feet, but nonetheless the bars are full, not packed, but people are definitely flowing back into them. the u.k. wouldn't be the u.k. if it didn't have its pubs. leland: some of the pictures on social media, packed would be the word to describe it, social distancing or not. ryan, thank you. alicia. alicia: the washington redskins may get a new name after pressure from major sponsors to change it. we'll have the details after the break. stressballs gummies have ashwagandha, an herbal stress reliever

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leland: the cleveland indians are considering a name change. this comes after news that the washington redskins will do the same after facing enormous pressure from major sponsors. garrett tenney live with the latest on this growing debate that goes from local schools to colleges to even pro sports. >> reporter: yeah, leland. and the washington redskins have carried that name since 1933 and just a few years ago the team's owner said the name will never change. never. but on friday the team announced that it has been having conversations with the league

about that. saying in light of recent events around our country and feedback from our community, the washington redskins are announcing the team will undergo a thorough review of the team's name. we believe this review you can and will be conducted with the best interest of all in mind. as you mentioned, this coughs comes after years of intense pressure to change the name, pressures that's ramped over the past few weeks significantly. in just a few -- just a few days ago, it was revealed the franchise was reportedly barred from making a move from fed ex field in maryland to rfk stadium in d.c. unless the team changes its name. here's d.c.'s mayor a few weeks ago. >> i think it's past time for the team to deal with what offends so many people and this is a great franchise with a great history that's beloved in washington and it deserves a name that reflects the affection that we feel for the team. >> reporter: the cleveland indians as you mentioned have

also faced scrutiny over the years for their name and previous mascots. on friday, the team announced they're having discussions about changing their name as well, saying our organization fully recognizes our team name is among the most visible ways in which we connect with the commune i the. the recent social -- community. the recent social unrest has underscored the need for us to keep improving as an organization on issues of social justice. as you mentioned, these are just two examples of the many colleges, high schools as well as professional teams that are now having these similar discussions. leland. leland: i want to correct something from last hour. i said boston college was considering changing its name. boston university is considering changing the name of their mascot over an apparent link to the confederacy, crav slavery ad sexual assault. they say the boston terrier mascot might have to change their name. the washington redskins debate has been going on for years, if not more than a decade.

the owner perhaps controversial in d.c., said i'm never changing the name. capital letters, never. and now he's changing his tune and pretty quickly. why now? >> yeah, well, even in 2014 all 50 of u.s. senators urged the nfl commissioner to essentially try and force the team to change its name. but nothing happened. this past week the financial risk of doing nothing, though, really started of t to become mh more of a po potential reality. nike, pepsi and fed ex called on the franchise to change the name. nike removed all redskins gear from its online store. those factors combined with the team reportedly trying to make this move to d.c. started to add up and the risk of doing nothing became much heavier for the redskins if they kept the name. that's why they're looking at it

now. that's likely going to be the case for a lot of the schools and teams and professional sports as well, the public pressure forcing sponsors to pressure the team into taking action. leland: a good friend, a political observer, texted me, how would you like to be the pr med for the kansas -- head for the kansas city chiefs. stay tuned. this will be a continuing story. alicia: protests are set to take place throughout the day around washington as the district gears up for a major celebration. lucas tomlinson joins us live from the national mall. lucas. >> reporter: d.c.'s mayor is warning people to avoid large crowds. a number of trump's cabinet says come to the mall. i'll have more after the break. alright, i brought in ensure max protein to give you the protein you need with less of the sugar you don't. [grunting noise] i'll take that. woohoo! 30 grams of protein and 1 gram of sugar. ensure max protein. with nutrients to support immune health.

alicia: we have live pictures out of westminster, colorado, where the state's national guard is doing a flyover with f-16s.

the commander of the 140th wing says it is, quote, truly a privilege to support our local communities in their independence day celebrations. there you see it, over the beautiful skies of colorado. demonstrators are kicking off their july 4th weekend with protests in the nation's capital, this as final preparation% underway for the -- preparations are underway for the president's salute to america event scheduled for later today. lucas tomlinson is tracking the event live from the national mall where i hear it's super hot. >> reporter: d.c.'s mayor is warning to avoid large crowds but president trump's interior secretary says there's plenty of room on the mall for overone. >> i would encourage social distancing. we're providing a wide variety of facial coverings. we have a lot of space in washington d.c. we have about 80 800 acres.

>> reporter: the president's visit to south dakota last night was met by protesters who blocked an access road. the president warned that protests are designed to overthrow the american revolution. senator tom cotton, said america is great because of our history, not in spite of it. happy independence day. chuck schumer responded on twitter, today we recommit ourselves to the cause of forming a more perfect union, quality and liberty for every american. july 4th celebrations have been scaled back across the country amid the covid pandemic. president trump is ramping things up. beginning at 4:00 p.m. eastern, a flying ramada of thunderbirds and bombers under fighter escort will fly over boston and the uss constitution at fenway parks down the hudson river to the

statue of liberty at 5:00 and over the liberty bell at 5:15 before flying overhead here. the blue angels will be part of the air show in addition to army helicopters. the show begins at 6:30 p.m. we'll keep an eye on any potential protests. so far, the dhs deployed a special task force to make sure none of the monuments get destroyed. alicia: lucas tomlinson in d.c. thank you so much, lucas. leland: as people block to the jersey -- flock to the jersey shore for the july 4th weekend, new jersey the state is indefinitely postponing the plan to open indoor dining. the governor is facing growing pushback from restaurant owners and a republican congressman from south jersey joins us now, jeff van drew. we appreciate you joining us. we talked before, you were one of the first people to advocate for loosening restrictions faster in new jersey and now the

governor has said he's putting a hold on things. your thoughts? >> well, when we say faster, i always said in an educated, scientific, intelligent way. both can be done. that's the point. so when it comes to indoor dining at restaurants, a promise was made by the governor and a promise was broken by the governor. he said he would allow indoor dining for 25% of the restaurants. he must understand that some of these are smaller restaurants at the shore that are going to completely lose out. they are going to be out of business forever. they're never coming back. that's such a cruel and harsh thing to do. there is no reason with the proper spacing, with the proper mask wearing, with everything that needs to be done, that we certainly could have had people at least go and fill 25% of a restaurant. the same with the gyms. the gyms were -- leland: we looked at pictures

from the jersey shore this weekend. it's packed. the associated press is reporting, from the health commissioner in jersey, we are especially concerned about the gatherings at the jersey shore, individuals were packed together which raises the risk of spreading the virus. at some point does it have to be about personal responsibility and if people want to be on the jersey shore, they can be? >> well, first of all, the numbers aren't going up in new jersey. second of all, the numbers did go up originally because the governor was packing elderly people with pre-existing conditions into nursing homes which accounted for over 50% of our of deaths. thirdly, people do have to have personal responsibility and, leland, when they're too close packed together we have police officers that can say would you please separate out. leland: we learned from florida, from texas and from california as well that reopened

their restaurants, reopened not at 100%, but 25 or 50%, that by the time the numbers increase, oftentimes the genie is out of the bottle. we just had on the head of the health commission from texas from harris county there who said just that, that the two-week lag is meant by the time you're seeing a positivity rate of one in four people being tested positive, that it could be too late to try to protect huge parts of the population. >> well, yeah, but these are states that are farther away, where people in some cases weren't really sticking to the 25%. look at our sister state next to us, delaware, we have a lot of people from south jersey that are going to delaware to have dinner. there's many states that are open. if we do it properly, have the proper spacing and are careful, it can be done. if you didn't think it could be done, then you shouldn't have promised those people that are hanging on by their fingernails

because they hired people again, they bought produce again. leland: that's a different issue. >> you should have said from the very beginning, they're in deep, deep trouble, they're going to lose their homes, they're going to lose their businesses, they're going to lose their lives. we're hurting new jersey. you know what the unemployment -- you know how we know it's different in new jersey? because the unemployment rate in atlantic city is 33% and it's 20 some percent in -- leland: congressman, you've been an advocate for those in atlantic city, the small business owners of, you've been talking about it since the very beginning. they're lucky to have an advocate as passionate as you are, sir. we appreciate you taking the time to come on on july 4th. >> happy july 4th to everybody. leland: to you and yours. alicia: military flyovers taking place across the country following the celebration at mount rushmore. more on today's events coming up next. now, simparica trio simplifies protection.

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alicia: take a look at these live images out of the colorado, the colorado national guard, the f-16s are flying over five different independence day events in the state. always love to look at that beautiful colorado sky, given that i am here in denver. on the east coast, cities that played a key role in the american revolution will also see fly overs today. this is part of the 4th of july salute to america celebration. here to tell us more about all of this is former u.s. navy captain, charles nash. captain, thank you so much for being here. happy fourth to you. >> thank you, alicia. same to you. alicia: thank you so much. this is super cool. i don't know that i've ever seen anything like this. with all of these fly overs happening with the celebration all over the country, can you tell us a little more about it? >> yeah, i think perhaps the idea was born when they did all the flyovers for the first responders and medical professionals a you fe few weekk and now you're looking at with

the social distancing and the limitations on large crowds and everything, i think the only way to really add some noise, color, and excitement are perhaps some flyovers because fireworks have been cut back and having participated in flyovers, i can tell you it's a thrill for those who are flying the airplanes, the maintainers who are getting them ready to launch them have a sense of satisfaction as well, even though they're giving up time with their own families on the hole of days. so a -- holidays. so a salute to them for doing it and maybe we'll inspire young men and women to want to join them some day and fly those high performance aircraft. alicia: this is part of the established department of defense budget and these are hours that these pilots would have been using for training anyway, so now they're here for or visual benefit. you said you've been a part of the formations in the past. can you tell us about the technical difficulty pulling these things off when you're over these american cities?

>> the aircraft has sophisticated navigation systems in there. you can tell exactly when, on time, when you want to be there. so you probably have seen stadium flyovers, for example, at nfl games where and the rocket's red glare and at the end the airplanes come screaming over the top, the crowd goes wild, right? that timing kind of thing is something that you practice, you rehearse but it's also built into the aircraft because it's for a different -- totally different thing, which is your time on target. but you can also use it to be right there at the end of the star spa spangled banner or wheu need be over the crowd. alicia: that's amazing to me, the perfect timing. i've been to the air force academy grade weighses before and my heart -- graduations before and my heart leaps out of my body. it never gets old. the flyovers are supported by donations from the united war

veterans council foundation and we're going to see a number of different aircraft, aren't we, from worl world war ii era to le future warfare type aircraft. >> that's where the donations come in. because there are organizations that have meticulously restored world war i, world war ii military aircraft, and when those things fly over, as much as i enjoy flying the jets and all that, i can't help but just love to watch and hear the sound of a p-51 engine. you know, it makes just a -- it's magic. absolute magic, the precision of those machines and we built them by the thousands upon thousands because they were getting shot down and destroyed in combat and accidents and so few of them remain that it's really an art form and truly artisans reworking and building these airplanes and restoring them to flying condition. so it's a real treat for anybody

to be able of to see those aircraft fly over. alicia: it's an absolute treat. and it seems like something that is so needed right now, these men and women who fly these planes, they're outside of politics and folks need to take a breather a little bit, look up to the sky and enjoy the show. >> i couldn't have said it better. absolutely. take a deep breath, smile, enjoy the 244 years of the most magnificent country ever on the planets. all we have to do is keep it going. we don't have to make the kind of sacrifice that's the founding fathers and our ancestors did and all the people who served and fought in the wars to preserve our freedom, we don't have to do all that. there's a lot lighter load. wear a mask. stay on your couch if you have to. enjoy the show. alicia: captain nash, thank you so much. thank you for your service and happy 4th of july. >> thanks, alicia. same to you. alicia: take care. and you can catch this year's

flyovers and fireworks displays on fox news. we'll also bring you the president's speech as it happens. our coverage starts tonight at 6:00 a.m. eastern. leland: it couldn't have a normal july 4th parade. we'll show you one town's improvised parade when we come back. 1 in 2 kids is underhydrated. wabba wabba! all new, plant powered creative roots gives kids the hydration they need, with the fruit flavors they love, and 1 gram of sugar. find new creative roots in the kids' juice aisle.

leland: july 4th looks a little different this year. right. coronavirus cases are on the rise. a lot of towns are unable to hold their annual independence days parades. leland michigan among them. one town in massachusetts got creative. joining us is the chairman of the chatham independence day parade committee, justin bohan p bohanem. you were almost out of a job. what did you do? >> we asked community members to send in pictures and videos of themselves celebrating the 4th of july, either new pictures they took this year or pictures they had of past parades and they sent them in to us and we edited it into a video and aired it on our local tv station. leland: so we're looking now, this is the -- one part of the video and we're looking at the

signs thanking first responders and so many of these folks i'm looking at are older so they couldn't have come out of their houses anyway for july 4th. >> correct. those people live in a nursing home in town. so the staff had them make signs and thank the first responders. leland: we got folks -- we've got music playing and as we look at perhaps some of the old photos from the parade in chatham, probably been going on i'm guessing for 50 plus years, what's the response like that you've gotten for this year versus years in the past? >> the parade's been going on for over 100 years. leland: wow. >> as far as we know, it's the second longest running parade in the country. and that's one of the reasons why we wanted to do something this year. leland: that's pretty incredible. it survived world war i and world war ii, the pandemic in 1918 perhaps and this is the

first year that you guys had to change things. >> yeah. i mean, i'm not sure if it's been every year. obviously i wasn't around in those times. but it's definitely been going on for a while. leland: wow. >> and we wanted to make sure we did something this year to keep it going. leland: real quick. so many summer during places we love -- summer towns, places we love and have great memories, there's a division between the town folk andhas that been exacs year or has everybody come together? >> it's been tough at times, especially in the spring it was a little tough for us. just because our town is set up to know we're going to have a busy season for two months out of the year but in april and may we don't have a lot of the services to survive. leland: prime time all year

round, it's been hard both wayingwaysfor small towns. if there's anything that brings people together it's july 4th and what you did. thanks for joining us. >> thanks for having me. leland: happy july 4th. alicia, we know you have a barbecue to get to and enjoy things in denver. i think the video we had on were planes flying over where you are. >> absolutely. westminster, colorado. that's here, the beautiful skies of colorado. i'll be outside enjoying that with family. leland: we wish you a happy july 4th. 6:00 p.m. eastern the fly over starts here as we look at the national mall. happy july 4th. what do you think? i don't see it. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪

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