Lady Liberty Celebrates 125th Birthday

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To the other side of the Atlantic now.

And to liberty island.

-- -- New York City.

Where Laura Ingle is standing by with lady liberty in the -- -- We'll let us all say happy birthday to lady liberty right Laura.

That's right you know what a beautiful day here in New York City it's brisk and cold but.

A lot better than it was a 125.

Years ago today it would the original dedication.

Ceremony took place it was cold and foggy and gray and a lot of people couldn't even see it.

Over New York City from year we've been told.

-- who we are here celebrating this week he'll live nice long -- Scott wilder get a hand up for your cameraman.

Had to talk about what's happening here today the National Park Service.

As -- -- a re creation of the actual dedication that took place here 125.

Years ago today including a naturalization.

Ceremony.

Of 125 citizens who came from 46 different countries.

It was an amazing moment earlier this morning.

A small flotilla of government and commercial and private vessels will offer a salute to the statue which will be at the tip of the hat to the water parade.

That took place during the 1886.

Dedication.

The National Park Service also going high tech it will be powering up.

Good torched -- -- custom camera system.

That will generate a lot of video and panoramic images from the famous statue of liberty torch which has been close to the public since 1916.

Nobody's been able to get this view since then a very unique and special perspective of the New York City skyline and New York Harbor now after today's events we have some video to show you from the inside of the statute -- never been inside that is going to actually closed down for a year for us.

Interior facelift if you will the -- a stolen statue itself are being guided in order to widen those notoriously narrow -- -- To allow more room for more visitors you can still come to the island of course to walk around take your pictures of front of the statue -- you just won't be able to.

-- side starting from today and for another year at the statue of liberty -- course as we know greeted immigrants to search and a better life to America's shores.

France's -- just continues to keep on giving and we are here I enjoy the ceremony Sigourney Weaver.

Is here today the actress of course giving us a special reading of the home and we've had a lot of music the cake boss.

Is here buddy up from Carlos bakery on his brother in law morrow was one of the naturalized citizens today so -- not a lot of fun out here and as you can see it's packed lot of people coming out here is all of this very monumental occasion -- Great time out at the statue of liberty and what a nice occasion and I love -- -- that the statue of liberty is.

Finally entered the digital age so with that webcam I can't wait to check it -- right now going to be a lot of fun learning -- reported large.

I'm from the liberty island all day today on Fox News -- thank you very much.

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