A company called Pyrotecnico will attempt the biggest fireworks show in history in Washington, D.C., on the Fourth of July. Tony Dokoupil gets the exclusive on how. Source link

Young man aims to preserve “real superhero” WWII veterans’ stories – CBS News Watch CBS News Every Fourth of July marks the loss of more veterans of World War II. Steve Hartman met a young man who is racing against time to preserve their stories. Source link

How the Secret Service is managing America 250 security: “We’re in a heightened threat environment” – CBS News Watch CBS News Saturday’s Fourth of July celebration on the National Mall is the first tagged as a “national special security event,” meaning a law enforcement presence akin to a Super Bowl or an inauguration. Nicole Sganga…

Yorktown, New York — For 10 years, Rishi Sharma has crisscrossed the country on a mission to preserve history, interviewing more than 3,000 World War II combat veterans, and he’s not done yet. “For the last 10 years, I’ve been on the mission to interview every single World War II combat veteran,” the 28-year-old said….

Washington — There are fireworks, and then there’s what’s in store for Saturday in Washington, D.C. When the sun goes down on Independence Day, the skies of Washington are expected to fill with a record-setting 850,000 individual fireworks for a 40-minute spectacle like no one has seen before. A company called Pyrotecnico will attempt the…

The four presidents carved into Mount Rushmore collectively issued over 1,100 pardons. President Trump, who is visiting there tonight, has outdone them all and is now adding more. Nancy Cordes reports. Source link

View from Freedom 250 Ferris wheel – CBS News Watch CBS News The Great American State Fair has taken over Washington’s National Mall and includes a massive 110-foot-tall Ferris wheel. Ed O’Keefe reports. Source link