 and should be okay here later tonight. Inching closer to those fireworks, 9.09 start time is what we're expecting. Reporting live in downtown D.C., Scott Gellman, WTOP News. And another great place to celebrate the birth of our nation is on Constitution Avenue watching the National Independence Day Parade. WTOP's Jimmy Alexander found out the only thing better is to march in the parade. The National Independence Parade has civics groups, dance troupes, and marching bands from all over the country.