David Muir anchors a special edition of World News Tonight, as the United States celebrates its 250th birthday; Whit Johnson has more on the celebrations across the country, the tall ships and military flyover in New York City, and the extraordinary images of the day; Mary Bruce has details on Pres. Trump’s address to the nation from the National Mall; Matt Rivers reports on the dangerous heat and deadly storms and Lee Goldberg has the forecast after lightning and damaging winds struck New York City overnight; and more on tonight’s broadcast of World News Tonight with David Muir.

00:00 Intro
03:15 Americans gather to celebrate the historic 250th birthday of our nation
07:01 Vessels from around the world converge in NYC for parade of tall ships up Hudson River
08:50 Pres. Trump to deliver 4th of July speech from National Mall
10:03 Powerful storms and record-breaking heat scorch millions
11:33 Fourth of July forecast
12:17 New details about the Madison Square Garden wedding of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce
14:09 U.S. woman sets world rowing record
14:38 Pope Leo gives special message to mark July 4th
15:05 Brandi Carlile performs “America the Beautiful” to honor America’s 250th birthday

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A daredevil couple who climbed to the top of the Empire State Building on Wednesday was given supervised release following a brief court appearance Thursday.

Angelina Nikolau, 33, and Ivan Kuznetsov, 32, both Russians with a current address in East Orange, New Jersey, were held overnight at 100 Centre Street, where the Manhattan Criminal Court is located.

Police and Empire State Building security personnel are reviewing surveillance video to determine how the two entered and evaded screening at the observation deck.

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Before performing “America the Beautiful” at the Statue of Liberty, Grammy-award winning artist Brandi Carlile speaks with David Muir about the meaning of the song and the power of the words.

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“There are times when one must speak up when you feel strongly about things. That was a case when one could fairly say that should have been the singular moment.”

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As the death toll from the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela nears 1,000, Victor Oquendo reports on the remarkable rescues that are giving fresh hope against all odds in the search for survivors.

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