NBC kicks off the nation's annual birthday celebration with Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular, which will be hosted by Carson Daly of NBC's Last Call with Carson Daly and Molly Sims of the
new fall drama Las Vegas. The show will be broadcast live on the East Coast from 9-11 p.m. and tape-delayed in the Pacific Time Zone. There will be appearances by Reese Witherspoon, Harrison Ford and
Arnold Schwarzenegger. Kelly Clarkson will open the show with a live performance. Other musical guests include Sheryl Crow, John Mellencamp and Beyonce Knowles.