(both) tom bergeron! ♪ (cheers and applause) thank you very much. very nice.nk you, elliot and graham, for that introduction. welcome to "afv." awards season, as you may have heard, is just around the corner. we're feeling pretty confident. not confident about... taking home any awards. that ain't gonna happen. what we're confident about is that while others may take the prizes, we've got all the winners. oh, yeah. real winners. the kid catches some air. the bike catches some fence. (woman) whoo-hoo! (laughing) are you telling me you drained the pool for this? (man laughs) (woman) ready? grab on tight. hold on tight. i don't know who mom thinks she's talking to, 'cause it don't look like nobody's holding on to nothing. whoa! okay, see? it's lady and the trampoline. (children laughing) (child speaks indistinctly) (man laughs and speaks indistinctly) (child laughs) (woman speaks indistinctly) grandma's taking "babysitting" too literally. aah! (woman speaks indistinctly) oh! (man) oh, no. i got it on video, too. yes. all right. and now introduction to handspring.

it is cohosted by tom bergeron and legendary singer barry manilow.the big fireworks will go off at 9:10. they're saying it's going to be a 17-minute long nonstop heart-pounding show. back to you. >> holly morris, thanks for joining us. still ahead, we are showing you what you have planned for the 4th of july holiday. >> we have been asking you also what you think makes america great. we're going to have some of those responses next. first more of your pictures symbolizing the greatness of america. ♪ ♪ >> time to hear your plans for the 4th of july. here are responses. >> catalina in san diego said she is going to be running in honor of the vets. >> scott from new york saying i will be firing a cannon to salute each of the great states of this nation. >> this photo says it all. deb says her son is serving in the marines in spain. meanwhile his wife is back home having a baby today. deb says she is thankful for our freedom and to have wonderful men and women protecting us and sacrificing so much for our safety. good luck to that couple. >> absolutely.

. >> the nominees for outstanding host for reality or reality programs are tom bergeron "dancing withe. katecat dealey so you thing you can dance. heidi clue and tim dunne, project runway. ryan seacrest "american idol" and betty white and "betty whiek's: off their rockers." >>> the people lead act never a comedy series are alec baldwin, "30 rock." jason bateman, "arrested development." lucci ck louis. don cheadle house of blinds. the episode and jim parsons, big bang thee. >> the nominee for a lead actress in a comedy series are laura dern ebb lightled. lena dunham girls. edy femaleco news jackie. tina fey 30 rock julia luis dry us the, veep and amy poehler parks & recreations. >>> competition programs amazing race. shocker. "dancing with the stars." project runway. so you think you can dance. top chef, and "the voice." >>> the nominees for a variety series are "the "colbert report," kts snoot the dlap show with john sturts. >> jim and saturday night live. >> for outstanding meevgs american horror story asylum behind the candelabra the bible, phil specter, political animals, and top o

tom bergeron, "dancing with the stars." anthony bourdain, "the taste."im gunn. ryan seacrest, "american idol." and betty white. >> betty white, nice. >> finally. >>> the nominees for lead actor in a comedy series are -- alec baldwin. "30 rock." jason bateman, "arrested development." louis c.k., "louis." don cheadle, "house of lies." matt leblanc, "episodes." and jim parsons "the big bang theory." >> the nominees for lead actress in a comedy series are, laura dern. lena dunham, "girls." edie falco. tina fey, "30 rock." julia louis-dreyfus. >> here are the nominees for the reality program. "the amazing race." shocker. "dancing with the stars." "project runway." "so you think you can dance." "top chef." and "the voice." >> the nominees for variety series are -- "the colbert report," "the daily show with jon stewart." "jimmy kimmel live." "late night with jimmy fallon." "real time with bill maher" and "saturday night live." >>> for outstanding miniseries or movies, the nominees are -- "american horror story asylum." "behind the candelabra." "the bible." "phi

they do a lot of patriotic songs and this year, some of the stars will include the co-host tom bergeron winner will be conducting the orchestra in some songs from the movie "lincoln." then it ends with the fireworks. start at 9:10 and go for 20 minutes. it's good time here in dc on this july 4th. reporting live from dc, back to you. >> clayton: thank you so much. >> peter: it is a great show. over to you. >> gretchen: after single handedly rescuing 36 marines and soldiers trapped in enemy fire in afghanistan in 2009, sergeant dakota myer became both the first and the youngest u.s. marine since vietnam to receive the medal of honor and live to tell the tale. we're joined by the medal of honor recipient and author of "into the fire," sergeant dakota myer. good to see you again. >> good to see you. >> gretchen: we should mention your book is out in paperback in case people are interested in that. what have you been doing since the last time you were on "fox & friends"? >> i've been busy. last time i was here i was promoting the book. we did that and i've been back working, trying to get my