LIVE: Huntington Beach Fourth of July parade

oh my God [Music] [Laughter] [Music] [Applause] foreign [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] a non-profit organization here in Huntington Beach providing Polynesian dance and music training from the islands of Hawaii Tahiti and Samoa in alignment with this year's theme Surf City's soul kamakati is opening the parade celebration with songs and dances from many of the island communities including our sister Islands from the Caribbean that come together as one here in Huntington Beach Surf City our motto is one Spirit many souls and we are many Souls connected as one Spirit featured is our opening song America composed and sung by our local recording artist Greg de Castro what a way to start off a parade what a treat to see I I mean I love seeing our Drone footage too to see him down going down Main Street and everybody enjoying watching that was just electrifying and they're they're all they're all in unison they're doing a great job off right the parade is now officially underway as they march on down Main Street with a huge crowd waiting to see them and then there's a lot of tradition here in the parade you're going to see some familiar faces and some familiar folks and it's all so wonderful and that's why the crowd is here bright and early every day because they love to see uh the shows and the Boy Scouts that are coming up as well I'd love to see all of that I love to see this as well David and you can see guys they are peeking right through we are looking at the capitol United States and at Arlington National Cemetery it represents the rights of freedom for all Americans again this is the honor color guard of Scouts of America and it's incredible they are presented by the Pacifica District of the Boy Scouts of America and you're looking at it right now the Garrison flag this is a giant flag it takes up this whole street it's 20 feet by 38 feet and I don't know if you know this but it takes about 40 Scouts to carry this flag it is quite the sight to see rolling down Main Street good job everyone carrying this scouting today it offers the diverse opportunities for young men and women to learn about leadership to experience the outdoors and how to explore many vocations through the merit badge program again we welcome these representatives of the more than 2 000 Scouts and 800 adult leaders in the Pacifica District yeah that is one of the most iconic shots of them carrying that flag and next up you can hear them the July 4th parades hosts fan its official name is the Huntington Beach High School District host band it was first born in America's bicentennial year of 1976 and has performed in the Huntington Beach Parade ever since that's a long time and The Man Behind the Music is Gary Wampler he's been directing this band since 1976 and he's back here again today now that's what I call a music man and look at the Young Folks the Young Musicians out there playing away this band is made up from Top performers coming from six different middle and high schools in a local District they have been practicing non-stop the last two weeks to get ready for today's performance so let's listen in [Music] [Applause] thank you all right and let's go to one of our reporters right there Irene Cruz you are joined with someone very special very special indeed David and Colleen we're here with a Huntington Beach mayor Tony Strickland and here and his daughter Ruby good morning happy Lord happy Independence Day it's an exciting day what is your favorite part about this beautiful parade the electricity all the families creating lifelong memories spend time with the family is something you can't uh explain the electricity of Huntington Beach yeah there's so much energy out here you guys and have not visited Huntington Beach what would you say makes this community so unique and so special we love America we love Huntington Beach uh the fireworks show tonight at nine please come out there's the largest independent state parade West of Mississippi it's 119th year and again look at how excited everybody is on the fourth of July Shout Out to ABC how exciting happy fourth happy fourth happy 4th and this is a great Community we love family we love America and we know how to celebrate so those of you watching come tonight to the fireworks show at 9pm all right mayor thank you so much all right we're seeing a high flying parade entry it's a Huntington Beach Police air support Bureau doing a parade flyover these are the sky eyes and the skies they're often the first to respond to local emergencies and they help guide police and paramedic units to emergency emergency scenes down on the ground they are incredible this air unit it was established in 1968 currently there are seven officer pilots in the Huntington Beach air support Bureau and we always love to see them that's the tradition they fly over right away at the beginning of this parade fantastic all right we have more action down on the parade route let's go to Tony Cabrera hey everybody I am here with the Grand Marshal Steve Garvey legendary Dodger and then his wife Candace with us keep going keep going right now tell us you know being the Grand Marshal of this parade what does that mean to you on this Independence Day well it's extra special Candace and I on the Garvey family are so honored I want to thank the leadership of Huntington Beach one of the great cities in America but this parade itself uh personifies what this country is all about it's about the Fourth of July it's about patriotism it's about a celebration and arguably there's no deeper ties to being patriotic than here in Huntington Beach are you proud sitting here next to your husband oh I am I am I he loved Fourth of July it's in one day everybody comes together and celebrates one thing that's the love of our country awesome democracy awesome thank you so much it's great to be with you great to be with America all right great to meet you God bless you there you go Steve Garvey back to you all fantastic it's great to see uh the former Dodger great out there enjoying his time on the Huntington Beach parade and we also have with us you're going to see another familiar face uh coming up and that is uh representing the Huntington Beach Auto Dealers Association and that would be Mr Ed Arnold former ABC 7 employee and personality and he's so well loved and always has been for so long here I know we're looking at him right here and we're gonna go to Irene Cruz right now Irene who are you with right now hi I'm with Bolero right now and we have some very special guests and look at how cute there are they're dressed in red white and blue we have Alana and Nicole happy fourth are you excited I'm so excited right now what is your favorite part about the parade um everyone's like hyped up and smiling I I just love to I just love to see people like having fun like just yeah okay how about you what's your favorite part my favorite part is just I can't tell I just like everything and I'm spending time with my best friend I haven't seen her in three years yeah and then we also have a Jason and reminders and Julian yep okay tell me about bolero and why you guys are so proud to be part of this parade oh my God thank you so much for having us here thank you so much for having us here we are we are so proud you know we got uh 20 locations uh in and around Orange County Los Angeles Riverside uh San Bernardino come to a while come visit us come come to one of our centers we have state of the art uh arcade we got excellent food awesome and fun drinks all that good stuff you know we do uh plenty of events and parties yeah great way to celebrate the fourth so it's great for family and fun and we love it wonderful thanks so much for being part of this parade oh oh that's a perfect blade too red white and blue they're so cute what a beautiful family and speaking of beautiful families one of one of our favorites they have been here supporting us Colleen every year every year and that would be the Fourth of July executive board please announce the pie family and Huntington Surf and Sport team as Community Grand Marshal for the 2023 Fourth of July parade and celebration Erin pie you're going to see him coming up soon and Tony Cabrera there he is Tony take it away we love you Aaron okay and they say they love you Aaron yeah we love you we watch you every day yeah tell us as we're walking down here tell us why it's important you've got 10 grandkids you've got your kids with you to have those beautiful red white and blue lays on you on 4th of July yeah we uh they all surf we love hunting the beach or we live in Huntington Beach it's a great parade a great celebration Huntington Beach is a place to be yeah we love it what do you hope to pass along to the Future Generations in your pie family Aloha Spirit Aloha Spirit from the heart loving people giving back to the community and uh just uh being great people and good people good to everybody I love it Aloha Shaka yeah David Cullen there you go happy fourth oh you know the pie family they've been so hospitable what you don't know is right by our grandstand that is his surf shop and every time we're here every year Colleen he brings out the coffee he brings out the bagels he welcomes us and he's really truly one of the sweetest guys you'll ever meet deserving of this honor stay with us we will be right back [Music] [Music] thank you [Music] welcome back to Surf City USA for the 4th of July parade here on Huntington Beach you can see the sights and sounds and we are going to go to Irene Cruz one of our reporters with a very special guest Irene hi David and Colleen one of the beautiful things about this parade is that they have so many great organizations that are part of it we have Dr anje rastogi with UCLA core kidney good morning to you happy Fourth of July good morning Irene and happy Fourth of July so I understand ABC 7 has a very special tie to the corkini program yes a very special tie in Philip Palmer who is a living Kidney donor but actually more than that I think what he does for the kidney Community is priceless he has always been very supportive and actually advocating for kidney disease awareness and that's why we're here but I want to go one step further Philip Palmer is obviously a key but ABC 7 has been a true partner of UCLA core kidney program the importance of getting more so it doesn't get enough attention it's one of the leading causes of death in in the U.S we have 37 million patients with kidney disease and most of them don't know it his hundred thousand patients on the waiting list and the Western is going so we have to increase the awareness about kidney donation living kidney donation absolutely Dr rastogi thank you so much and it's really important that we get donors here in with in your program we really appreciate talking to you this morning happy fourth thank you Irene thank you what a great interview Irene and doctor thank you so much for all you're doing out there and now we want to go on to see what's sailing down Main Street right now and let's join Tony Cabrera aye aye Captain would you believe it or not this was by the shop the wood shop at Marina High School they built this Mr Caldwell tell us about that hey very proud we've had this ship built at Marina High School by the wood shop students it's seaworthy we take it out and Road in the Huntington Harbor we have the sale as well so we can sail it right around the harbor and it's just a blast Hands-On project for the kids and we get to have the honor of riding on the Valhalla today awesome and then one last thing about Fourth of July you know tell us tell me why you're proud to be an American oh man just the greatest country in the on planet Earth Freedom love and just all the freedom in the world we love it man there we go love what we do okay David Colleen see you in a bit fantastic oh well done that's right well look at that I can't believe the high school students made this and it actually works on the Water Well Done to them well done to their teacher Bob Mead for uh teaching them how I mean what a vocation to learn how to do wood craftsmanship it's incredible and what a they must feel so proud of themselves I would be proud I mean those are life skills I made a cutting board in which shop it's not a boat Fantastic look at this this is really cool there have now been six Jurassic Park movies to hit the Silver Screen the very first film in this enduring movie franchise came out in 1993 that's 30 years ago and some people who saw that first Jurassic Park film and how it brought dinosaurs to life became super fans of the franchise so the vehicles that you see here today are from the Jurassic Park motor pool these vintage vehicles are Recreations of the one seen in the film and they are kept in Tip-Top shape by members of the films fan club so they can take part in local events like today's parade and there they go driving on down the street that's what the dinosaur is and what a franchise that was I remember that first one I did too I can't believe it's been 30 years I know that's unbelievable speaking of driving down Main Street you see Irene Cruz right there with another special guest hi again Irene hi you guys I'm here with Laura and Tim from Pacific Paradise Pools based out of Santa Ana tell me about the energy that you're seeing out here today oh it's awesome everybody is just so proud to be out here and celebrate it's great and Tim you're having a great time waving to the crowds what does being an American really mean to you on the 4th of July freedom of expression freedom of speech thought for it and those who fought for it wonderful and your favorite part of the Fourth of July wow just honestly as a veteran's mom appreciating those people wonderful Laura Tim thank you so much happy independence day we'll send things back over to you all right that's beautiful Pacific Paradise Pools thank you so much and we're gonna take a quick break we'll be right back [Music] hey [Music] [Music] [Music] thank you foreign [Music] [Applause] [Music] parade here at Huntington Beach we are having the best time absolutely the sun is out it's beautiful and we have an MMA Superstar and I mean that wholeheartedly let's go to Tony Cabrera hey I'm with Chris cyborg MMA Superstar they described you as right I mean you have so many titles and championships yes I'm really happy I honored to be here the grandlin champion Chris cyber I'm thankful for the city for everyone living here I love Huntington Beach and everyone here I'm super honored to be here for July awesome thank you so much there you go don't mess with her she is fantastic uh Tony it's great to see her as participating in this as well and so many famous folks are here uh Colleen any of any environment and let's take a look at the California National Guard band uh They Were Striking up the band again and you can see right here as well band is playing you can see again they It's a combination of military musicians coming to us from the California National Guard and they have been in performance at various locations and venues all throughout this long Independence Day holiday weekend this is uh here comes a colorful float featuring students in the just served clubs and all of local areas high schools including Edison Ocean View Marina Fountain Valley and Huntington Beach high schools uh just serve is a movement that leaks volunteers with Community organizations that need help whatever your age or your ability you can go to justserve.org and find a service opportunity that works for you whether it's painting gardening teaching literacy serving meals even knitting Colleen so Marching for the first time in the Fourth of July parade are members from the 50 just serve high school clubs throughout Orange County these club members they have given more than 10 000 hours of service to the community this school year alone but you don't have to be in high school to help go to justserve.org and join in the fun and it's great Colleen to see these kids learning about serving their community and doing the right thing yes it absolutely is David and uh kind of making a return appearance is another very popular program it's the therapeutic Writing Center of Huntington Beach and Tony Cabrera you're with them oh my goodness these horses are beautiful and Donna is here to kind of share why these horses are so important for Huntington Beach so we are the therapeutic Writing Center of Huntington Beach and we are a 501c3 non-profit providing adults and children with disabilities equine assisted activities so we provide lessons to children as young as three years old up to 85 years old to provide that equine assisted activities incredible can I pet the horse yeah okay look at this even the horses are decked out with red blood and red white and blue hi buddy hi buddy what's chat Jack Jack happy Fourth of July to you happy fourth okay serious Jack are all noddings yes there we go there we go we'll see you guys in a bit oh that's beautiful you know horses are a very important part of this parade and many of the parades and it's just beautiful to see them in real life and the way they can manage them and they seem to really enjoy the crowd as well they are Majestic and you can see why they are so therapeutic for so many people who enjoy riding it is a lifelong passion so many people oh you're taking a look right there at the Girl Scouts of Orange County I was a girl scout I know the commitment that they also do to the community right so uh participating once again Huntington Beach's Fourth of July parade are members of the Girl Scouts representing local troops across Huntington Beach Girl Scouts believe that every girl can change the world in Girl Scouts girls of all backgrounds and abilities can discover their strengths and rise to meet their challenges you know I you know there you know they're lead the way as they find their voices make changes that affect the issues most important to them you know it you do work together you do a lot of a lot of different experiments to try to learn about your passions in Girl Scouts and it's just a great camaraderie between you and your friends and your community again stay with us we'll be right back you're watching live images from this Fourth of July parade in Huntington Beach [Music] thank you [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] [Music] thank you [Music] all right we are rocking out at the Fourth of July headed to the beach parade and this is red eye this company provides batteries that are the future of clean portable renewable energy for all of your Outdoor Adventures and red eye they power what moves you and as you can see they brought with them a rock and roll band and they're rocking the crowd right now playing for us today aboard the red eye float is the wolf Mama band and the performance is fully powered by red eye one of many folks here at the Huntington Beach parade and by the way this is the 119th year of this parade coming I know it isn't take a look keep making its way down the parade you're going to see a Tony Cabrera I believe on that fire truck right there Tony I see that blue ABC7 yes hi I'm way up here this is uh the highest we're getting so far but I'm here with engineer pablovski with the Huntington Beach City Fire Department tell me when you drive down in this big truck and you see just everybody out here red white and blue what kind of emotions go through your head it's amazing makes you super proud proud to represent this city we just love it love seeing all the people yes and every every year this is I mean this is the biggest west of the Mississippi how does that make you super proud it does make me super proud and this year I'm I'm actually riding in the float not working so it's really fun it's fun I usually have to work well happy Fourth of July to you and the Departments okay I've never been this High during a parade take some balance I got a balance here we're good we're good that thing is humongous if you see in real life that thing is huge they just went on by us and they're going by the camera right there there's Tony saying hi to everybody and that's great seeing the fire department here the Huntington Beach Fire Department uh in person they've certainly protect this community and when they come out and with the lights and Sirens going everyone is excited and this this crowd has been growing along Main Street minute by minute it is incredible to see the amount of people uh coming out here they do every year if this is an absolute beloved tradition here in Huntington Beach as well and you can see that other fantastic fire truck right there I know that um they take care of this community and again we always appreciate them this is the uh Seagrave fire engine the Huntington Beach firefighters association with a 1922 Seagrave fire engine so think about that that vehicle that you're looking at is a hundred and one years old this 1922 Seagrave fire engine was the first motorized fire apparatus purchased by the City of Huntington Beach which was then replacing its horse-drawn firefighting equipment volunteers for the Huntington Beach fire firefighters Association have dedicated thousands of hours while partnering with community and local businesses who donate time funding and services to make the dream of restoring this fire engine nearly complete the ship and Lighthouse artwork on the engine cowling are original and painstakingly restored by Spade Brothers gear in Huntington Beach so please join us in embracing this beautiful piece of Huntington Beach history yeah absolutely and let's take a look at I mean it's going to be hard for them you're so tiny compared to those horses I know I barely go up to the horses back here but aren't they such beautiful creatures Majestic they're gorgeous gorgeous absolutely I'm with Michonne with the Norco cowgirls tell me about these beautiful animals well as you can see there are animals they get a little crazy sometimes I mean I saw you hyping up the crowd earlier tell me about the energy and the excitement that you're getting from the crowds the joy that people are seeing getting from seeing from seeing these horses it's extremely exciting to be here we love doing this parade it's the best way to celebrate the 4th of July thank you again the Norco cowgirls fantastic it's great to see them I love the glitter on the horses too it's kind of cute isn't it we can see it from our angle it's great all right time for a quick break we're gonna be right back with the Fourth of July parade [Music] I got you I may have been too far too far okay we're in break we're next okay good [Music] welcome back to Surf City USA happy Fourth of July everyone this next guest that we are going to be talking to absolutely needs no introduction Tony Cabrera right everybody knows him yes the biggest star of this parade Dallas Reigns our meteorologist my mentor Dallas you've been to this parade year after year why is this one so special to you it's just the best in the country and I mean these people at Huntington Beach let me hear it [Applause] [Music] I mean it's just it's just Americana to the max yeah and I am so blessed to be here and in Laura's car you I don't know if you've been able to look at this so Tony these are all of the soldiers that have died in Afghanistan and Iraq right so this car was unveiled in 2016 it has 6864 names of soldiers Airmen Marines and sailors that have died in combat since 9 11. wow that is incredible a beautiful tribute and what a special vehicle for you to be in on 4th of July my favorite I've got my flag we're having a wonderful time hey uh the weather weather's great thank goodness we had a nice day and it's going to be beautiful if all the folks 71 degrees right now just as you predicted all right Dallas rains everybody thank you guys Ah that's great to see Dallas out there and what a beautiful vehicle that is and it's so appropriate for Dallas here it is there's a signature flag wave that's the photo op right there and the crowd loves Dallas I mean everybody loves Dallas and so he is the Marquee person when it comes to this parade going on by hang on Dallas Don't Fall Out Boy but it's great to see him go by it is great to see go by we love Dallas and Dallas certainly did call the weather today it is a spectacular day here in Huntington Beach and to watch him going down Main Street waving his flag this crowd is going nuts seeing him and look at him I just he owns it I just you cannot help it the fat Dallas fist bump right there that is awesome look at this beautiful drone shot that is the beach here at Huntington Beach and the pier and the Beautiful Pacific Ocean that's where everything's going to be happening after this parade this crowd will eventually break up and head head to the beach and then later on tonight they're going to have this wonderful fireworks display and that's what everybody's anticipating well certainly it's going to be a great day a great evening you can see ABC 7 is also your RAM station and joining us today for the Fourth of July parade at Huntington Beach are some of the LA Rams cheerleaders and of course Rampage David we love the Rams football season is coming soon it's coming it can't get here soon enough in fact all my buddies were like boy spring and summer is no fun when it comes to sports all there is is space bubble and football kicks off training camp in August the season will hit in September and that's going to be great it is Elks Lodge right here coming to Huntington Beach Elks Lodge 1959 a group that has been serving our community for 69 years riding on the Elks float today is the exalted ruler Chris Carson accompanied by his wife Anna along with several other elk officers and Veterans the Elk's purpose is to promote and practice the four cardinal virtues of Charity Justice brotherly love and Fidelity to promote the welfare and enhance the happiness of its members to Quicken the spirit of American patriotism and to cultivate good Fellowship so it's absolutely perfect when it comes to the Huntington Beach parade and you were hearing him David [Music] it's music education studio right here in Orange County with a talented team of instructors of Surf City music school offers unique and personalized private lessons as well as collaborative group lessons bands and more today the live music is performed by both the school's instructors and The Talented awesome students who take lessons at the school and I know a lot of us want to get our children playing and learning instruments it's never too old even if you're an adult to want to learn a new instrument Carly do you know I have four dogs I love my dogs but they've always said you know what I really want is a miniature horse look at these guys uh all the horses you see here today are registered with the American Miniature Horse Association many horses have a maximum height of just 34 inches at the shoulder let's get to Irene Cruz I mean David Colleen earlier you were saying I was too tidy next to those massive horses I think High Minis and this is Levi and tell me about your horse this is a miniature horse her name's Kelsey she's about 30 years old she's imported from Europe because they actually work in Coal Mines is that correct uh yes I think so tell me about the reaction that people get when they see how tiny and cute these horses are uh there uh they they think they're babies they're baby horses um but but they're not all right Levi thank you so much very cute aren't they not adorable and they are just your size I mean they're perfect they're the it's like the little puppy that never gets big it's adorable these horses well stay with us the fun continues here in Huntington Beach for the Fourth of July [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] all right welcome back to the Fourth of July parade at Huntington Beach and this is known as Surf City USA but right now we're surfing the pavement because there's a beautiful parade going on with so many folks that are going on by from bands to horses and then they see these young men uh the next float is from the Boy Scouts of America that carries our youngest girl in Boy Scouts they are the lion and tiger cubs from Huntington Beach and you can see along along with these tiger and Kinder Cubs is Tony Cabrera hi Tony hey look at these Boy Scouts oh my goodness are you guys excited [Applause] what do you like about this parade [Music] we're passing Panera Bread that's true what do you what does it mean to be an American do you know to follow the laws follow the laws there you go you know what I should teach my kids that too hey you guys have a happy Fourth of July okay say hi to everybody ah that's adorable I love it to follow the law very good you know I love those guys they work hard they they stay together they you know they come from Huntington Beach Fountain Valley Costa Mesa and Newport Beach these Scouts they range in age from five to ten years old yeah it's really wonderful I love the uniforms and for most of most of them this might be their first parade but look how excited they are going by Panera Bread and abiding by the law and just waving at everybody it's just really adorable it really is and there's so many volunteer parents that take part in these just to make give them these wonderful experiences and this is something that stays with you forever when you're part of Boy Scouts and the Tiger Cubs and the Girl Scouts look it's great grounding for for the kids uh we want you to welcome the Norco mounted Posse and the Norco Rodeo Queens they are sitting tall in the saddle and proud to be part of the Huntington Beach parade the Norco mounted Posse rodeo queen Lindsay lacasse is accompanied by her Royal Court uh the Norco Mount de Posse is a non-profit that puts on one of the largest professional rodeos in Southern California the rodeo features professional cowboys and cowgirls competing for the National Finals Rodeo they invite you to put your Wranglers and your boots on and join them for all the rodeo fun this August so a big thank you Norco mounted Posse and the rodeo Queens is a go on by and they they've been here before we always love to see the the horses and uh it's great to see because everyone gets so excited to start maybe taking part in rodeos because boy you have to be you have to be so strong to be able to do uh that sort of sports okay we have uh welcome the Segerstrom High School Marching Band they're coming around the corner there um and their Color Guard from just up the road in Santa Ana the Segerstrom marching Jaguars are under the direction of Raul Garcia at the high school marching Jaguars perform in parades and Band review competitions throughout Southern California and they get invited to lots of places because they are just so good as you can hear them and they uh Go On by let's listen in [Music] thank you [Music] that is the second show of a marching band a lively group of kids talented kids at that as you see the sides of the crowd it is just filled up here red white and blue Colleen so many people have showed up thousands of people as shown up right here to Main Street in Huntington Beach what a beautiful sight that is it really is and you know it takes so much work they make it look like it's so easy but it takes so much work something else that takes a lot of work maintaining these military vehicles these are the military vehicle owners of the Orange County uh they come to us courtesy of the military vehicles owners of Orange County the group like-minded individuals they find and restore these vintage military vehicles to their former glory uh you can see them right behind um with the band right here as it's always great to see them make their way down the Parade route and Tony you're with some special guests right there Victory Taekwondo based at a Huntington Beach and they are here they're going to show real quickly show me some kicks let's go [Applause] let's go come on come on let's see oh there we go come on come on oh man oh my gosh oh see we got some firecrackers here some firecrackers how's it feel amazing we love America we love Huntington Beach we're so proud to be here and all the kids are excited to be here absolutely have fun okay keep kicking let's go let's go hey come on go go happy fourth happy fourth David Colleen what do you think of those moves I love them David's about to get out there and show off some of his moves I wish I could I wish I could I'll hurt myself that's for sure all right that was a great one Tony thank you and stay with us we'll be right back [Music] okay just do this taped I'm here with Sean and Ashley you guys have front row seats you're from Huntington Beach enjoying this beautiful parade and it's also a very special day isn't it yes it's Shawn's birthday Sean you get up you basically get a parade for your birthday this is great how are you guys enjoying it so far oh we love it we've been coming for three years and every year it's it's fantastic you guys had to get here really early to get these amazing seats yeah 7 A.M yesterday that's dedication right there absolutely yeah it's fun to come out and chalk your spot and it's all ready for you when you get here on the morning of the fourth wonderful you can see my amateur artwork but my wife's lovely artwork in the front so they chalked up the sidewalk Sean Ashley thank you so much and Sean big happy birthday to you on this Fourth of July [Music] welcome back to Surf City USA for the Fourth of July parade and there you see a beautiful shot of Main Street the huge crowd that is uh established themselves here they're going to be watching this parade then heading to the beach later on Colleen no doubt him out of David is no better place to be on 4th of July and the weather is beautiful today it's always really comfortable the sun is already coming out and it is going to be a spectacular Fourth of July parade again happy Fourth of July everyone thank you so much for joining us you can see who's coming down Main Street right there it's Albertsons and bond and you can see this wonderful VW Bug these aren't oldies but goodies the vintage models that are right here we know that there's a truck as well the grocery chains Huntington Beach doors are also helping raise money to put on this amazing event by selling Fourth of July merchandise that is a 1963 VW Beetle uh and is the Nascar Edition from the racing scene in Disney's Herbie Fully Loaded that movie was started Lindsay Lohan you could tell Herbie is excited to be part of the parade once again this year beep beep number 53 that kind of gives it away but boy that was one of the most popular cars in the world at one time I feel like they're used to be all of these clubs that had them take a look at that again you're looking at these trucks this is the Vintage Model A Truck it's also these trucks these vehicles take so much dedication and time to make them these are beautiful they're so well maintained but again this is from Albertsons and bonds and Pavilions fantastic and Albertsons Vons wishes you and your families a very happy and safe Fourth of July I love these old cars and the fact that you could refurbish them or keep them alive and to see them go down this Parade route I would love to have one of those vintage cars but they're worth a lot of money and they take a lot of work but works of art they are they're they're great to see that they always sort of Marvel at them whenever you see one of these old cars with their kids as well uh and also you know making their way down we can hear a lot of action coming here we see this little slight pause in our parade and people are as you see a lot of people lining lining the route but stay with us we'll be right back the Fourth of July parade here at Huntington Beach thank you [Music] also a very special day isn't it yes it's Shawn's birthday absolutely the celebration in Surf City is just getting started the 119th annual 4th of July parade continues live from Huntington Beach [Music] once again good morning and happy Fourth of July everyone we are live here in Huntington Beach for the annual Fourth of July parade here it's always a wonderful tradition and we are so proud to be part of this tradition I'm Colleen Sullivan and I'm David Ono thank you all for being here we're about halfway through this fantastic parade and we have some fantastic people for you to meet as well you just saw that bus Dwyer of Middle School well that's a very special place right now because they have a very first person with them and Tony Cabrera is riding with her Tony hey Dr G the education Grandma so tell us about your school tell us about being here today I'm the proud principal of Dwyer Middle School here in downtown Huntington Beach super excited to be here representing uh all the Educators in Huntington Beach riding with me is my daughter Paige and my daughter Emily and behind me is my awesome school singing with our nationally award-winning choir this is your school let's go check them out this is the school this is the school Dwyer Middle School let's go let's go come on show us the party this is Dwight Middle School party let's let's go come on come on come on keep it going keep it going all right David Colleen come join the party come on it's a good time up here fantastic well congratulations to Dr glenbach and her enthusiastic students an award-winning choir it's great to see look at how many kids came out it's always fun to ride in a float they will remember this day forever and again also making their way down there you go hello making their way down Main Street is always a crowd favorite you can see it right there Scott's gymnastics and we're gonna start seeing a lot of the high-flying stunts right there you see him I every time they're on this bar David I'm so scared It's Gonna they're gonna slip off hang on tight fly off of that and into the crowd but no they do this all the time it is a fan favorite Colleen and such an impressive site gymnastics is one of those things so impressive so demanding athletically and what they're able to do is just unbelievable it really is and you can't keep them each taking turns they want to wanna gets they proudly celebrate its 60th year providing a safe and positive learning experience for kids of all ages in Huntington Beach and its surrounding communities they have trained 14 Olympians including three-time Olympic team member Sam nikulak who started at skax in the Mighty Mites preschool program he left with a full scholarship to Michigan 15 years later so that hard work had really paid off for him scats has won the firecracker award nearly every year across their 20 years of participation in this parade so it's great to see them again it really isn't it so you talked about it they are true athletes and the families who dedicate so much time to their kids doing gymnastics it takes a lot it takes a village but boy it pays off well here's a little Hometown history for you the sister city Association of Huntington Beach is proud to be participating in the Fourth of July parade for its 38th year this all volunteer organization has been promoting International Goodwill in Huntington Beach for 41 years with his special sister city relationship with Angel Japan and there they are joining us today is a very special International guest the mayor of under Japan Mr motojito Mitsubishi along with the concert General Japan in Los Angeles Mr Sonic Kinko and his wife mommy I've done so many events with them throughout the last few months it's great to see them here and representing each summer a high school student who resides in the Huntington Beach High School District are selected to represent the city as student ambassadors to Japan and local families here in Huntington Beach reciprocate by hosting student from Anjo Japan who attend the local high schools in this District so please congratulate the 2023 Huntington Beach and ancho student ambassadors who are joining us today and stay with us we right back [Music] [Music] welcome back to the Fourth of July parade here in Huntington Beach oh wow you can see what happened a short time ago hundreds of Runners and Walkers kicked off the day's Fourth of July festivities with the annual Surf City 5K here's some video from when all the runners were passing by us earlier this morning and you know that it was it was very cool this morning you could see everyone really patriotic running down Main Street while everyone was starting to get back and get their spots right along Main Street you saw everyone with their animals you see there you can see how empty the streets were just a couple hours ago but David you know they are dedicated they always have fun they always dress up they always are so festive and so patriotic it's a tradition and they take part every year I I love it and I get here early as you do as well and they go running on by and they're so enthusiastic saying hello as they run and and speaking of enthusiasm let's get back to Tony Cabrera who has a special interview for us enthusiasm that's what I'm talking about on the 4th of July and because they won the decorating contest for Fourth of July and Rosie tell us tell us how full out y'all went super loud I thought it was really cute and obviously we won uh-huh and the iconic bear that you have every uh every chocolate factory that you have whatever City it is I see that beer yeah yeah he's he's the one truffles truffles is this your daughter yes thank you for the candy she gave me a lollipop happy Fourth of July all right David Colleen I'll grab you some chocolate what kind you want yeah I don't trust you Tony You're Gonna Keep it for yourself but any chocolate is good chocolate there's no such thing as bad chocolate fantastic it's great to see them there and congratulations to their big award and there's a beautiful side again of Huntington Beach and they're you know they have three miles of beach here in Huntington Beach Surf City USA for a reason it really is and everyone it is such a Surf City Community everyone serves they hit the beach this is part of their daily life going to the beach being part of this environment and it's a it's a very close-knit Community they call it Surf City now but you know in the old days they used to call it Oil City it was a home to the biggest oil field in the United States in the 1920s there are still working oil wells in neighborhoods across Huntington Beach uh and you could see them if you come here but it's the water and the waves that brings most people here to Huntington Beach and these beaches are beautiful and that's for sure earlier as this is a tradition every year we saw some people in the hotel last night they make they come here every year 30 years running you said you met somebody who comes out with their family it is something that everyone comes out to every year here's a contingent of Brave American Heroes these Navy veterans all served in submarines during World War II the Korean War the Gulf War and in times of Peace our U.S Navy submarine Fleet silently patrols the world's oceans helping us keep the freedoms that we enjoy today these veterans we see here today maintain the World War II submarine Memorial West the memorial is dedicated to lost submarines and their Brave Crews the memorial is open to view in front of the naval weapons station Seal Beach Daily from 10 to 5. yes and we could see who's about to take it right there Hi Tony hey hey I mean what an honor to be with a World War II veteran right here in this parade Harold Staggs pleasure to meet you nice to meet you too tell me about the Fourth of July and being in this parade here today I have no idea it's really great it's great is all I know not everybody has perspective that you have World War II tell us how far we've come as a country do what tell us about how far we've come as a country and why it's so important you with your perspective from World War II we've come a long ways since World War II it's really been nice yeah thank you for your service thank you all right now thank you wow World War II veteran right here representing our country everything that these guys do thank you guys so much God bless fantastic it's great to see him here and uh thank you for your service and we we don't have a lot of World War II vets around so it's great to see them representing here today Colleen it really is but I know that let's talk about our next uh Irene Cruz you're with the Huntington Beach International surfing team and what I mean doesn't it get any better and does it represent Surf City USA I mean you know what it's not every day that you get to walk alongside a world surfing champ in Surf City USA I want to introduce you to Peter Townsend and you've been part of this parade before how much do you love this parade well it's incredible this is what Surf City is all about uh you know we're here representing the surf Museum today and we've got a whole Convoy of Cumby's behind us with Champions actually Sarah Freya won the National Championship out here at the Pier yesterday afternoon she's back there with the big trophy but I've never seen this many people in the Fourth of July parade oh yeah it's electric are you going to be hitting the waves later today after this break why is it good but there might be a little drinking going on too have a great Fourth of July thanks for talking with us what's the exactly over you oh that's awesome and we saw the the shot of the folks that he was talking about who are the the Champions they just crowned yesterday the 2023 opened Women's National Champion they're going by our booth right now and you can see the giant Trophy and also look at those awesome vintage VW uh buses boy those are just beautiful to see they are incredible athletes as well David good surfing is a tough sport well stay with us we will be right back foreign [Music] [Music] again welcome back to the 119th Fourth of July parade here in Huntington Beach you can see making their way down Main Street is the OC Democratic party they are proud to present this year's float entry called still riding the Blue Wave very apropos for Surf City USA and in keeping with the parade theme of Surf City the soul the float has been an impressive centerpiece of a donkey dressed in Hawaiian gar riding a surfboard on a big blue wave so much fun on so many floats making so many entries David making their way down Main Street today coming right behind them more music in this Parade route St Paul's Lutheran band is comprised of young musicians in grades three through eight under the direction of Mr Jack Lara St Paul's youth band is the only music camp in Orange County to feature marching and concert band opportunities for pre-high school students founded by Betsy crock the camp was formed to enhance a musical experience for youngsters that extends into the summer Faith Fellowship teamwork and perseverance all describe this band here they go on by as we listen in [Music] their way right now is the OC supervisor Andrew doe here comes with the man of a plan to keep Orange County one of the best places to live in America it's supervisor Andrew doe Vice chairman of the Orange County Board of Supervisors he's also joined by his wife right there assistant presiding judge Sherry Pham of Orange County Superior Court an impressive couple they're certainly waving to everybody everyone's enjoying to see them Huntington Beach is part of Mr Doe's district and this is a HomeTown parade for him supervisor does also former deputy district attorney and forward Deputy public defender oh David look at this we got the shredders we've got them they're back and the little Vehicles there they go uh Make some noise for the Shriners from hell because Shrine Temple Shriners are part of the Masonic family they're dedicated to helping children around the world with medical needs at their 23 clinics and hospitals where all care is provided regardless of the family's ability to pay that's where they're so important to make an appearance here to help promote the good work that they do now the Shriners are over 150 years old the hospital system is over uh El Bacall is over 70 years old they do a lot of good work but they also know how to have fun they certainly do David Tony Cabrera you are with one of these impressive gentlemen I love these cars that the Shriners come out with Gene describe these cars and tell us a little bit about them most of them from the during his 60s and the 70s and we refurbished most of them ourselves and keep them running for our group so that we can keep doing this for the Traders hospitals for children and sometimes I get a little crazy you guys are going in a bunch of circles oh we do that all the time we're a bunch of the crazy guys that are all having a good day the crazy guys I love it have fun okay thank you very much David Colleen I want to get on one of these These are these look so fun we all do one of these days I would love for all of us to be driving down the parade route in those cars well there goes Tony Drive fighting in one of those cars all right stay with us the fun will continue after the break foreign [Music] [Music] you are looking at the Huntington Beach parade live images right here as we celebrate the 4th of July making its way down Main Street is Captain Manning the captain of the port for Los Angeles and Long Beach and the commanding officer segment of the Coast Guard for the sector of the Los Angeles Long Beach into San Pedro and joining the captain his wife Carrie Anne and their son and daughter again representing the U.S Coast Guard of course very important in our community this 26-foot support boat that you see here and the coasties who staff it they are responsible for inspecting and maintaining aids to navigate along the southern California coast and in our local Waters off of Huntington Beach Maritime navigation is essential to prevent disasters collisions or wrecks in our waterways Colleen when we're doing the news live we often talk about the Coast Guard and how valuable they are in Saving Lives on any accidents that may take place off the coast they certainly are there we we always have live images out speaking of the next entry coming down Main Street is always one of my favorites the Rancho Elroy of taros we welcome them from San Bernardino that Rancho Arroyo Charles they're under the direction of Alfredo Arroyo Alex Medina and Jorge Vargas let's listen in as they make their way down show off their impressive skills wearing their traditional Charro costumes and they're joined by the traditional Banda or brass band that we will be seeing making its way down this is where we see this every year the horses literally dance and they're so beautifully trained and beautifully groomed and there they are performing for the crowd and it's a tradition here at the Fourth of July parade and you know a tornate specialized clothing it's all combined to what makes a man a chato that is a rental Arroyo participants in many uh parades throughout Southern California I know I've been lucky enough to see him for years making their way through at least this parade I know they make an appearance in Santa Barbara they're they're everywhere they always are a crowd pleaser and they're just beautiful the amount of work it takes to teach these horses these dances is so impressive look at how gorgeous this horse is right now it's just like amazing David let's go to Irene Cruz down to the parade route Irene David Colleen I'm here with Bruce and Alejandro in these amazing Vehicles can you tell me all about how they're preserved yeah they're uh they were using the Afghan and Iraq war and they were quite versatile they're canoeing the crab walk right now which is very versatile you can go sideways with them you can inflate the tires on the go and uh they're they're very good we have a MK 19 automatic grenade launcher on it but don't get worried oh they're beautiful thanks so much you guys enjoy the rest of the parade all right great to see them participating in the parade and we'll be right back with more from Huntington Beach [Music] welcome back to the Fourth of July parade and for a little vintage surfing culture let's go to Tony Cabrera hey you ready to go go dance we're having a good time this is Surf City USA everybody Surf City USA we got the Go Go Girls tell us about all the fun you're having you guys got the award for best music oh well of course cause we're live yeah and we lost our voice because it's so much snow okay let's do this let's do show me show me how are you sir jerk turn turn turn turn listen what's it mean to be in Surf City USA many times we're all Surfers and we love it here happy Fourth of July yeah happy Fourth of July I kind of got those moves David Colleen get out here come on we need to see your moves okay okay love it love it a little uh culture and history of Surf City USA that was great Tony all right so we have all uh Divine led by uh Scott Shaw uh and the 2023 uh potentate who is in charge of nine Temple units and 52 shrine clubs uh there it is Shriners International supports a health system of 22 Shriner hospitals dedicated to improving the lives of children these hospitals have treated over 1.3 million children with orthopedic problems burns spinal cord injuries up to the age of 18 regardless of ability to pay so yet another group doing wonderful things for people who need it absolutely David as they make their way down Mains today I think I've said it before my uncle was a Shriner and it was always interesting to see that hat coming down you knew it was a big event that he was going to be going to today we have a representation of the Devon with the first ceremonial Master Tommy Ray Smith and his wife Michelle and you can see them making their way as well uh in their squad car which is always great to see but you know all Malika we see all of these Shriners they come together as a group they make they they certainly do so much good for the community helping children wonderful and wonderful to see them here we'll be right back [Music] thank you happy Fourth of July and welcome back to the Fourth of July parade here in Huntington Beach Huntington Beach sure knows how to show off its patriotic fry take a look at all of these beautiful houses families that live along the parade route go all out to decorate their homes for the 4th of July all over town flags are flying residents are showing their creative and often homemade red white and blue decorations so much patriotic Spirit on display all over Surf City USA and of course the Old Glory proudly placed everywhere to see if red white and blue yeah this whole Community is just beautiful when you come down here you feel it's festiveness and speaking of these gorgeous decorations look at this float sweepstakes Award winner let's go to Irene Cruz isn't this amazing this float is absolutely gorgeous I'm here with Surf City Sam and I have to compliment to you your outfit is awesome oh well thank you I want you to have a happy Fourth of July from Compass Bible Church now tell me about this float how much work went into this yeah there was a group of people from our church we have highly committed participants who are working on it for weeks and then it took a break because they went to Israel to go see where Jesus actually lived this is an amazing flow and it's very well deserved that you guys won the float sweepstakes how are you enjoying the parade oh we are loving it we love being here in Huntington Beach we love being among all the souls this is a blast everybody thank you happy Fourth of July that's awesome they also say if you see their ice cream truck around town make sure you don't miss out on the free ice cream that is awesome and a beautiful shot there Tony Cabrera joins us right now with more hey Tony hey you know it's not just Huntington Beach we have a sister city right next door Fountain Valley we have mayor Pro 10 mirror uh Glenn grandis what's it what's it like to be a part of this parade right next door to your city oh it's so much fun because there's so many Fountain Valley residents who are here and they're cheering us on as we go by and representing the city of Pat Valley is just wonderful now let's talk about this huge wagon I mean this this is huge and awesome and fun to look at you know what you know driving through and looking at all the different floats it's got to be pretty cool yeah it is this is a local business that Lexus uses and we're just so thrilled to have such great businesses in Fountain Valley that we can partner we've got a ton awesome hey buddy what's it uh what's it mean Fourth of July to you fun yeah red white and blue are you proud to be American yes sir all right awesome thank you guys so much you know to be here with is this your son that's my son that's correct so be here with your son here council member you know what does that mean to you well you know what this is what America is all about we want to teach them young right we need to be proud of this country and this is their Futures and us as public officials we want to make them and you know show them how important it is to participate one of the most memorable event of the year 4th of July with the independence of the United States awesome thank you all so much happy fourth David Colleen absolutely happy for Tony thank you and stay with us we'll be right back foreign [Music] welcome back to the Fourth of July Parade coverage here in Huntington Beach the Huntington Beach parade a special moment for all of this community and you can see right there it's the association of Orange County Deputy Shriner Sheriff's band and they are all wearing their Kilts uh it's it's a very talented group of musicians made up of active and retired law enforcement personnel and like-minded civilians we're going to listen to them right now oh [Music] foreign [Music] foreign [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] all right proud is loving that a little bit of God Bless America from the Orange County Deputy Sheriff's band and by the way the association of Orange County deputy sheriff band is led by pipe major Holly Fisher and she is a Huntington Beach resident so it's great to see her it's always impressive there is some major Talent out here David and Colleen I am with Rachel and lyanna with Expert Tech Automotive are you guys having a good time yes they're tap dancers on this moving vehicle and I want to show them off here we go [Music] [Music] foreign [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] oh my gosh those are some fats moving feet Rachel Liana thank you so much that's wonderful so talented well they they are they are with Reverb top as well of Orange County and we can see they are absolutely totally talented stay with us the coverage continues after the break [Music] [Music] to the Fourth of July parade and a man that you see hearted work all the time in Eyewitness News Assistant Attorney Todd Spitzer and Tony Cabrera is with him that's right hospice are so busy and so take time out of your busy schedule your crazy schedule yeah and to go down Main Street here in Huntington Beach what's that mean to you well like this is is Main Street Huntington Beach but this could be Main Street USA right I mean look at how exciting this is how many people have come out people are so supportive they're so patriotic listen our country seems to be so divided now but when you see something like this it brings us all together it's so inspiring I'm just so proud to be the elected D.A in this County and to represent the safest large county in California but quite frankly we all want to be safe we all care about our quality of life we want to raise our children to be healthy and happy we want great schools and let me just tell you I'm so happy and proud to be here today and your wife alongside you what'd you like to be up here with your husband absolutely it's always fun and it's so great to be here in such a patriotic City to celebrate the Fourth of July I'm just so proud to be an American and so proud to be in Orange County and Orange County represents on this day absolutely this is the biggest parade west of the Mississippi exactly well there you go Todd Spitzer our D.A here in Orange County David Colleen back to you all right thank you very much Tony we appreciate that we're gonna go now to a new participant in this year's Fourth of July parade here in Huntington Beach Irene Cruz hi guys I'm here with Vera with the Miss Taiwanese American Pageant good morning happy Fourth of July this is the first time you guys are in the parade how is it going good good we are so glad to be here and we're so proud to be Taiwanese and also American right you know this is a great time when you can represent so many different cultures in the Melting Pot that is America just tell me how proud you are to be in this amazing country pulling up in Taiwan um and then later even went to U.S we fully appreciate the freedom of speech freedom of Liberty and everything this country offers so we are here today to let people know that Taiwanese Americans are also part of America I let people understand our culture [Music] president [Music] it all looks so beautiful thank you so much enjoy the rest of the parade happy fourth fantastic great to hear from them Irene and uh we have more folks coming up with the parade route let's go to Tony Cabrera hey the Red Cross American Red Cross is here and there's a special donor who's driving this vehicle right now uh Duggar Anderson and he has donated more blood than his body weight which is incredible tell us why that's so important nearly two times people need blood all the time I think only three percent of those qualified to donate blood actually do donate blood and then with the Red Cross only two people out of ten come back for a second donation so donate blood because it's red white right and you I love that great way to put it yeah thank you so much thanks for uh doing what you do happy fourth there you have it I don't know what he said red donate because your blood is red blue and O positive something like that David well look the message is super super important donate blood we always talk about it on the news and that is often there are we're short and and we definitely needed is life-saving and it's something to keep in mind if we have the wherewithal to do it please donate absolutely us we'll be right back [Music] foreign welcome back to the 4th of July parade in Huntington Beach there's so much going on here today it started at 7 A.M with the annual pancake breakfast provided by the local Kiwanis Club in Lake Park early this morning and now we have the parade rolling down Main Street but there is another big Fourth of July event happening later tonight and that is the spectacular fireworks show over the ocean that's right the fireworks they're shot from the end of Huntington Beach pier which is of course located at Maine and Pacific Coast Highway and the fireworks can be seen for many miles along the coastline and the fireworks spectacular beginning ends at 9 00 PM the colorful display will go on for 23 minutes with more than 1300 rounds of fireworks including a sensational 40-second finale that will have 500 rounds of fireworks so it is going to draw a very big crowd so if you want to get out here get out here early to get your Prime viewing spots yeah that's going to be fantastic so it's kind of bookends here this parade being at the beginning of the day and then the fireworks being the end of the day and here we go Colleen this group is here every year it's part of their tradition it is so fabulous and huge and colorful it's actually a gentle exercise and meditation fractions that emphasizes truthfulness compassion and tolerance for complete health and well-being it's deeply rooted in ancient Chinese culture falun dafa was introduced to the public by Mr Lee Hong Jr the practice quickly spread because of its Universal principles and proven health benefits nowadays fleundafa is practiced by over a hundred million people and more than a hundred countries around the world the people who practice fulundava come from every Walk of Life as it transcends cultural social economic and National boundaries in Southern California there are weekly exercise sites and a neighborhood Workshop where everyone is welcome to come and learn the exercises always free of charge you know what I love about this colleena this is a perfect example of how their participation in this parade helps teach and helps us learn I'd never heard of this before but we've been doing this parade for the better part of a decade now they're here every year and we read and talk about what this exercise form is and you know we've come to learn about it thanks to their participation oh I agree with you David and every time they come through we always watch and it was sort of you can't help but Marvel and they are very peaceful it's very gentle you know it's a wonderful practice that they do and they practice I love this the float that they have created as well they're kind of doing their meditation their yoga but they also have a surfer going on by and they're always so brightly uh and colored you know they always wear these bright colors often Golds and yellows and oranges and they really pop in this parade scene they do and I think this does trigger a lot of Talk Amongst the crowd here to see what they're doing I bet this has inspired a lot of people to take on this practice I I certainly wish I would do this more it is really interesting to see yeah it is fantastic and a huge group at that I'm trying to see what this sign is that is the chinello's Traditions originated in the late 19th century in a small town within the state of Morelos of Mexico the tradition was born as a result of the oppression from Spaniards living in Mexico roughly 50 years after Mexico gained its independence as many Spaniards stayed behind they also kept their Traditions such as carnivals and parties exclusively from Mexican natives as many young Mexican natives grew tired of being excluded they organized by dressing up with old clothes or covering their mouth with a handkerchief and wooden masks they would disrupt the carnivals by yelling whistling and jumping making their own celebration well today the Chanello's tradition has spread throughout the United States and is often performed in Quinceaneras weddings birthday parties and many more the chinellos of Oakview is a local group in Huntington Beach and always gets the crowd up and dense during the 4th of July parade as they go on by you can hear them right by us look how colorful that is so that's that is such a wonderful tradition of this that has led now to the Fourth of July parade [Music] thank you [Music] it is electrifying to hear them right next to us David they are such an enthusiastic group of kids and adults making their way down Main Street talk about energy with energy colorfulness I love the giant feathers in the gaps they are I love watching them let's go to Irene Cruz now with another special guest Irene hey you guys I'm here with Andrew and his family there from Garden Grove and the parade is almost finished what have you enjoyed the most so far oh all of them they've been great performances the dancing horses we will always like those and who are your little ones uh this is my son Troy my daughter Samantha and my oldest daughter Maggie are you guys having fun on this Fourth of July yeah yeah okay what's your favorite thing about the holiday [Music] like the princess I love the princess oh the princess she says the princesses of course well thanks so much you guys hope you have a great rest of the parade and the holiday you guys having fun [Applause] we all are having fun Irene and now to close out the 119th Huntington Beach parade Fourth of July parade Surf City Seoul in their traditional spot at the end please sound off for our very own Huntington Beach High School Oiler Color Guard band and cheerleaders they are proud to participate in this Hometown parade again this year this is their 25th year participating and they're under the direction of Greg Gilbo let's listen for a moment [Music] fantastic that is uh the Huntington Beach High School band at Color Guard there they go and that closes out our parade for today thank you for joining us for today's Fourth of July parade at Huntington Beach and a quick shout out to Sound Skills and our brain partner Stacy Newton Hoffa for helping us set all this up absolutely we couldn't do without doubt them and without you thank you again so much for joining us happy Fourth of July all right [Music] thank you

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