post malone, demi lovato, ludacris, shania twain, darius rucker, zac brown band, leon bridges, the all-americanejects. 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 wonderful holiday celebration. >> it is an absolute pleasure to be with you in the nation's capital, even though it's sweltering. and in new york city, the statue of liberty beacon of freedom. the skyline will be bathed in red, white and blue. fireworks across the east river, reaching out for a mile as high as 1,000 feet in the air. get