A CAPITOL FOURTH | Jimmy Smits and Elmo | PBS

http://www.pbs.org/capitolfourth Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning actor Jimmy Smits and Elmo from Sesame Street prepare for the 29th annual broadcast of A Capitol Fourth, America's National Independence Day celebration, airing live on PBS in high definition from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol on Saturday, July 4, 2009 from 8:00 to 9:30 p.m. ET (check local listings.) Hosted by Smits, the all-star cast includes Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin, international pop sensation Natasha Bedingfield, the Tony and Grammy Award-winning cast of Jersey Boys, multi Grammy Award-nominee Michael Feinstein and acclaimed classical pianist Andrew von Oeyen. Featuring the most spectacular fireworks display anywhere in the nation, A Capitol Fourth will be broadcast before a concert audience of hundreds of thousands, millions more at home, and around the world to our troops on the American Forces Radio and Television Network.

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• Capitol Fourth
• Elmo
• PBS
• Independence Day
• July
• celebrations
• Jimmy Smits
• Barry Manilow
• Aretha Franklin

[TheEntertainers]

Very nice. I wish all Americans a very happy independence day. You guys are great neighbours!

[Angie2343]

Show us the whole show!

[nellie2581]

That's so cute

[HyperNessie]

@SuperGraceland.......disturbi­ng.

[Laranzava]

Long live America

[SuperGraceland]

elmo is sexy

[thecookiemonster118]

Aww, this makes me so happy! :O)

[Bluzer86]

Happy independence day USA, greetings from Croatia.

[shahherwan93]

yeah elmo..

[333holly333]

:o)