Philadelphia Wishes America Happy Birthday!!

by KYW's Mike Dougherty

It's a scorcher outside today. Under clear blue skies a white hot sun is turning skin shades of red. But that has not diminished the spirit of the many people on Independence Mall.The parade has come to a close but the patriotic display has captivated the crowd. People like Andrea from New York say there's no place they would rather be on a day like this celebrating America's birthday:

"I think this is great. We're from New York and I think it's really cool to get away see that you guys are celebrating Independence like this. It's really cool.

Philly really does know how to throw a 4th of July bash and the day is just getting started.

(Photo by KYW's Mike Dougherty)