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How is America celebrating its 250th birthday with Times Square ball drops across time zones?
Celebrating a milestone in extreme heat, I'm Tom Graham, Fox News. The 4th of July, this 4th of July, will mark the nation's 250th birthday. President Trump planning a pre-force speech at Mount Rushmore this evening in New York's Times Square. A New Year's Eve tradition is being combined with Independence Day.
A first in its 120-year history. The iconic Times Square ball making an appearance outside New Year's Eve to celebrate America's 250th birthday across all U.S. time zones with ball drops. That's the first at 10 a.m. Eastern Friday when two U.S. territories, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, ushered in the 4th of July. An Eastern time ball drop at midnight is the second of eight drops. The final one is Samoa the morning of July 4th.
What travel trends and holiday forecasts are affecting 4th of July plans this year?
The ball drops can be seen live on broadcast and live streams. Lillian Wu, Fox News.
Millions of Americans hitting the road or skies for the Independence Day holiday. Many flocking to major cities, coastal towns. Fox's Dana Marie McNichol. It's in Miami Beach.
International visitors already here for the World Cup are staying to celebrate America's 250th birthday alongside locals. A record-setting 72 million Americans are expected to vacation this holiday weekend. Trending destinations this year include Seattle and Anchorage. Cruises out of Alaska are surging in popularity. The Sunshine State remaining a major draw, with Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, and Miami coming in the top ten. Despite the massive numbers, travel is only up half a percent from last year.
How are gas prices and airfare impacting summer holiday travel costs?
AAA says rising costs may be a factor. Domestic round-trip airfare is now averaging $830.
Gas prices have been falling recently, but spiked earlier this year due to the conflict with Iran. AAA reports the nationwide average for a gallon of regular going for $3.82. America's listening to Fox News.
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Three people have been shot at a mall in Dearborn, Michigan.
What tragic shooting unfolded at the Fairlane Mall in Dearborn and what do police say?
Two of them killed.
Dearborn Police Chief Isa Shaheen says one person who died passed at a hospital. The other person died at the Fairlane Mall.
It appears this was not a random act of violence. It was between two parties that knew each other here at the mall, and a fight began that escalated in gunfire. It appears that both parties had firearms. We have a number of the people involved at the station, and we're interviewing them to better understand what led to this escalation.
He says he did not have a specific motive and no one was immediately arrested, but he insisted Dearborn is a safe city and that while the mall was temporarily closed, that people should feel safe to return when it reopens.
What does the FBI say about Operation New Dawn and the arrests in Chicago?
Jessica Rosenthal, Fox News.
The FBI announcing more than 300 arrests. Agents also claim they recovered 24 missing children in Chicago during what's known as Operation New Dawn. FBI Director Kash Patel says those busted include robbers, kidnappers, drug traffickers. Sail 4, 250 underway with a parade of tall ships making their way up New York City's East River. Once in a generation tribute to America's maritime heritage. Fox's Lucas Tomlinson is on the river.
We're about 250 feet off the port beam of the Lynx.
How are maritime events and legal rulings marking the 250th anniversary in New York and Philadelphia?
We're in a course of 200 speed, 3.5 knots, just motoring, almost trawling shortly to New York Harbor, where 250 years ago it was the British fleet and Admiral Richard Howe that controlled this area. Now it's ours. We're seeing hundreds of people along the East River taking a minute, enjoying this wonderful procession of sailing ships. Of course, Benjamin Franklin made eight transatlantic crossings in his life on ships very much like Lynx.
A fleet of tall ships from more than 20 nations will fill the New York Harbor. An appeals court ruling President Trump's administration can reinstall its interpretive panels at the site of President George Washington's home in Philadelphia.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
How is America celebrating its 250th birthday with Times Square ball drops across time zones?
0:03–0:53
2
What travel trends and holiday forecasts are affecting 4th of July plans this year?
0:53–1:38
3
How are gas prices and airfare impacting summer holiday travel costs?
1:38–2:20
4
What tragic shooting unfolded at the Fairlane Mall in Dearborn and what do police say?
2:20–2:52
5
What does the FBI say about Operation New Dawn and the arrests in Chicago?
2:52–3:23
6
How are maritime events and legal rulings marking the 250th anniversary in New York and Philadelphia?
3:23–4:12