Fireworks, flyovers and a Trump speech ahead as US celebrates 250th - BBC News

The celebrations in the US capital will feature 850,000 fireworks, a "really long" speech from the president and scorching temperatures.

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'Could be worse' - Americans on the state of the nation in its 250th year

US President Donald Trump will head to Washington DC's National Mall on Saturday for what he has billed as a "spectacular rally" celebrating America's 250th anniversary.

The event, taking place as a sweltering heatwave grips swathes of the eastern and central US, will include flyovers by hundreds of aircraft and a fireworks display organisers hope will be the biggest of all time.

Military flyovers over Washington DC will happen every hour between 13:15 local time (17:15 GMT) and sunset, the organisers said, and Trump's new Air Force One will feature in one of the formations over the capital.