D.C. cherry blossoms near bloom as Japan donates 250 more trees

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Cherry blossoms are blooming in both the American capital of Washington, D.C. and Tokyo in Japan.  On top of the cherry trees already planted and rooted in the United States, Japan donated 250 additional such trees to mark the US’ upcoming 250th anniversary celebration on July 4, calling them a reminder of the "timeless bond" between the two nations.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:11Yes, we are following the bridge.

00:12Look at you, look at you.

00:12Yes, not so, I'm following the bridge.

00:13Look at this.

00:20Look at this.

00:21Look out there.

00:21I'm going to go to the bottom.

00:22Yes.

00:23Yes.

00:28Yes, yes.

00:45Tonight, I'm delighted to welcome a great friend and partner for her very first visit

00:53to the White House, and it's an honor to have you with us at the White House.

01:06And this year, we're honored to receive an additional 250 cherry trees, and they're very big, beautiful

01:17trees from the great people of Japan in recognition of America's 250th anniversary, and they will

01:25remind every future generation of our timeless bond, and they'll be planted near and around

01:31the Washington Monument, and it's going to be something very special.

01:36They've already started the planting, but it's 250 beautiful specimen trees, and we'll get

01:43you over here.

01:44We'll check them out after they're planted.

01:45We'll get you back.

02:26You

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