Watch: Trump delivers 4th of July remarks in ‘Salute to America’ event

By CBS News
July 4, 2020 | 6:10 PM

President Trump delivered remarks at the “Salute to America” event at the White House on Saturday in honor of Independence Day. The event included military aircraft flyovers and conclude with fireworks over the Mall.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser asked people not to gather downtown to celebrate Independence Day due to concerns about the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.

How to watch President Trump’s 4th of July remarks:

What: President Trump delivers remarks for the 4th of July
When: Saturday, July 4, 2020
Time: 6:50 p.m. ET
Where: White House South Lawn, Washington, D.C.
How to watch: On CBSN in the player above or on your mobile streaming device

D.C. has seen weeks of protests against racial violence and police brutality, including several demonstrations in front of the White House. Mr. Trump’s remarks on Saturday did attract protests.

Mr. Trump delivered remarks at Mount Rushmore in South Dakota on Friday evening.

School bus emergency? Fairfax County students have a plan to handle it

By Heather Gustafson
August 21, 2026 | 10:05 PM

This story is part of WTOP’s 2026 Back to School coverage. The wheels on the bus will soon be going round and round again in Fairfax County, Virginia, and some of its young riders are learning what to do if there’s an emergency on the way to school. The annual Safety Patrol Training Camp, hosted by Fairfax County Public Schools' Office of Transportation Services, combined hands-on exercises with classroom lessons to teach students how to keep calm during emergencies on buses. The training can feel remarkably realistic, with overturned school buses on their side or completely upside down in the middle of the county bus depot. Other buses, right side up, fill with smoke that is water-based but mimics the intensity of a bus overheating.

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