{"id":8731,"date":"2026-06-24T19:23:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T19:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/?p=8731"},"modified":"2026-06-26T16:01:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T16:01:55","slug":"nbc-news-to-commemorate-americas-250th-anniversary-with-expansive-cross-platform-coverage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2026\/06\/24\/nbc-news-to-commemorate-americas-250th-anniversary-with-expansive-cross-platform-coverage\/","title":{"rendered":"NBC NEWS TO COMMEMORATE AMERICA\u2019S 250th ANNIVERSARY WITH EXPANSIVE CROSS-PLATFORM COVERAGE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>TODAY\u2019s Savannah Guthrie and Craig Melvin to Lead July 4 Coverage from Governors Island as Sail4th 250\u2019s International Parade of Sail Begins&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Tom Llamas to Anchor \u2018NBC Nightly News\u2019 from The Washington Monument<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8216;<em><strong>Fireworks: America\u2019s 250 Live from Washington\u2019 to Stream on NBC News NOW Beginning at 7 p.m. ET<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">June 24, 2026 \u2014 NBC News will commemorate America\u2019s 250th anniversary with special primetime programming on <strong>NBC<\/strong> and NBC News\u2019 streaming channel <strong>NBC News NOW<\/strong>, as well as extensive coverage across <em><strong>TODAY, NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas, Meet the Press with Kristen Welker<\/strong><\/em><strong> <\/strong>and<strong> NBCNews.com.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coverage will begin Friday, July 3 with <strong>Tom Llamas<\/strong> anchoring a special edition of <em><strong>NBC Nightly News<\/strong><\/em> from Philadelphia and continue throughout the holiday weekend. On July 4, <em><strong>TODAY<\/strong><\/em> kicks off six hours of live exclusive coverage of Sail4th 250\u2019s marquee events in New York Harbor, led by the International Parade of Sail, culminating with primetime programming from Washington, D.C., and America 250 fireworks displays nationwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NBC News NOW, NBC News\u2019 streaming network, is&nbsp;free and widely distributed, including on NBCNews.com, the NBC News app, Peacock and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The full lineup of NBC News programming is below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>SATURDAY, JULY 4<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NBC News Special Coverage on NBC: 7 a.m.\u20131 p.m. ET<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>TODAY <\/em>Co-anchors<strong> Savannah Guthrie<\/strong> and <strong>Craig Melvin<\/strong> broadcast live from Governors Island as <a href=\"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbculocal\/2026\/06\/04\/nbcuniversal-news-group-celebrates-americas-250th-with-6-hours-of-exclusive-sail4th-250-coverage-from-new-york-harbor-this-4th-of-july\/\">Sail4th 250\u2019s International Parade of Sail begins.<\/a> Coverage will feature the international goodwill events taking place in New York Harbor, expected to be the largest maritime and aerial gathering in U.S. history with\u00a0tall ships, naval vessels and aircraft from 46 nations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>TODAY<\/em>\u2019s<strong>\u00a0Willie Geist, Jenna Bush Hager,\u00a0Al Roker,\u00a0Carson Daly<\/strong>,<strong> Laura Jarrett, Dylan Dreyer,\u00a0Joe Fryer, Angie Lassman <\/strong>and NBC News correspondents<strong>\u00a0Stephanie Gosk\u00a0and\u00a0Kelly O\u2019Donnell\u00a0<\/strong>will contribute reports from celebrations nationwide.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NBC News NOW: 7 a.m.\u20131 p.m. ET<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Will stream NBC\u2019s live Sail4th 250 coverage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas: 6:30 p.m. ET<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Anchor <strong>Tom Llamas<\/strong> live from the Washington Monument.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NBC News NOW Special Coverage: 7 p.m. ET<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>NBC News Chief Capitol Hill correspondent <strong>Ryan Nobles<\/strong> leads special coverage, with reports from major celebrations across the country including Atlanta, Miami, LA, Chicago and Philadelphia, as well as highlights of America\u2019s 250 Fireworks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NBCNews.com Live Blog: All Day<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Senior White House reporter <strong>Peter Nicholas<\/strong> files from Mt. 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