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America250 Festivities to Kick Off With Times Square Ball Drop

The Times Square ball will drop for the first time outside of New Year’s for this year’s July Fourth Independence Day celebrations, coupled with the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. NBC's Emilie Ikeda reports on all the details and, of course, Al Roker drops a dad joke! ??

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