NPR News: 07-05-2026 2AM EDT

Dale Willman· Host0:01

Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. President Trump mixed partisan politics with patriotic appeals Saturday night as he commemorated the two hundred fiftieth anniversary of American independence. Speaking on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., he appealed to what he called America's greatness.

Donald Trump· Soundbite0:17

Americans must never forget that we are a historic and heroic people with a heroic spirit and a heroic purpose on this beautiful earth of ours. We are made of the courage and the fire and the flesh and the blood of the best and the bravest people this world has ever produced. We are the bravest and the best.

Dale Willman· Host0:38

The celebration was delayed for two hours because of a major storm system moving nearby. Several wea- severe weather canceled Fourth of July celebrations in a number of other cities, including Hartford, Connecticut, and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The U.S. territories of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands are bracing for a monster typhoon that forecasters say could have catastrophic effects on the islands. Member station KPRG's Dana Williams reports from Guam.

Dana Williams1:03

With winds of a hundred and fifty-five miles per hour, Super Typhoon Bavi is expected to intensify over the next twenty-four hours before passing near the island of Rota in the Western Pacific, about fifty miles north of Andersen Air Force Base on Guam. Residents spent the July Fourth weekend gathering supplies, gassing up vehicles, and securing their homes. Local governments have opened emergency shelters, flights have been canceled, and seaports have suspended commercial operations.