Top of the Ticker: This year’s Independence Day holiday falls on a Friday, giving Americans a three-day weekend. In celebration of the nation’s 249th birthday, Fox News and NewsNation are sharing their primetime coverage plans for the Fourth of July.
Fox News’ coverage of The Big Independence Day Special will be led by co-hosts Johnny Joey Jones, Carley Shimkus, Aishah Hasnie, and Griff Jenkins from Fox Square in New York City from 8 to 11 p.m. ET. The show will feature live fireworks from Washington, D.C., along with a performance from country music band Duggar Brothers.
Joey Jones will head into the holiday weekend celebrating his book, “Behind the Badge: Answering the Call to Serve on America’s Homefront,” from Fox News Books, taking the top spot on the New York Times bestseller list in its debut week. Joey Jones’ book has sold over 16,000 copies since its June 17 publication date, landing at number one in the nonfiction category.
Meanwhile, over at NewsNation, its Independence Day special edition of NewsNation Prime will air from 6 to 10 p.m. ET. Hosted by national correspondent Alicia Nieves, the network will provide live coverage of Fourth of July celebrations across the country, featuring correspondents Marcus Espinoza in New York and Libbey Dean at the White House. CNN already shared its Independence Day coverage plans, which begin at 7 p.m. ET and feature CNN anchors Dana Bash, Boris Sanchez, Victor Blackwell, and Sara Sidner.
On the ground: Imtiaz Tyab, CBS News’ senior foreign correspondent, has been reporting from Tehran, Iran, this week. Tyab’s presence in the Iranian capital makes CBS News the first U.S. broadcast network to have a correspondent on the ground since the conflict began. Tyab joins CNN’s Fred Pleitgen, who was the first Western journalist to enter the country.
CBS News’ @ImtiazTyab reports from inside Tehran, where life is slowly resuming after 12 days of Israeli airstrikes. Fuel shortages persist as a ceasefire appears to hold, but uncertainty remains as Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has yet to speak publicly about what comes… pic.twitter.com/CrRI3ZIesT
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Paywall for U.S. users: BBC News has launched a dynamic paywall for its news consumers based in the U.S. The network is initially charging $8.99 per month or $49.99 per year for BBC.com, which includes unlimited access to the BBC’s news articles, feature stories, and the 24/7 livestream of the BBC News channel. The network says that users who choose not to pay will still have access to select global breaking news stories, BBC Radio 4 and BBC World Service radio livestreams, BBC World Service Languages sites, and a variety of newsletters and podcasts.