Statue of Liberty Crown Reopens

" Now we're gonna tell you a lot of things about what's happening there. But first we want to show you something because tomorrow morning ten people ten at a time will go up into the ground that's as many that can take. There's only one entrance in an out we're gonna talk about the significance of that why I was close on September 11 in a little while as well. But tomorrow morning will be the first was to go out they are lucky ten people before they went out our own shepherds can't sever its net. Got to a sneak peek of what it looks like."

" Rare opportunity -- you know appears -- basically in my state and look out. You're at the top of the statue of liberty enlightening the world."

" Liberty enlightening the world that's the real name of Frederick -- totally statute given to the United States to mark the Centennial of the signing of the declaration of independence. Richard bill Morris job is to take good care of the statue and tell everybody about it."

" I have to was dedicated 1886. Than the twelve million immigrants start to come by and seeing the statue in the way and new York and and to America in the immigration period starting. And I think around the World War I and after that it changed again changed into a symbol of America and liberty and freedom."

" The statue is wrapped in symbolism. Notice she's on the move she's always stepping forward leaving the old ways of America moving on to the news stepping on the chains of slavery. The tablet there the book of law represented knowledge engraved in Roman numerals with the date the fourth of July 17 76. And the crown it lights the way. Freedom's way. And now you can visit the ground starting this weekend -- for the next two years the parks department rule out tourists all the way to the top for the first time since they ended. Amid security concerns after the attacks of nine elevenths. If you're lucky enough to be able to come up this man you better be in shape. No elevator here for visitors it's spiral staircase all the way. 354. Steps the at all but it makes for a dizzying descent especially in the heat. Inside they tell us normally twenty degrees hotter than outside."

" Statues 305 feet one inch tall -- top of the torso -- maybe 20/20 five feet short of that. What you're looking at basically is mr. Eiffel Tower four columns coming up here -- really call it the largest flag -- in the world. And he came up with the idea of what he called curtain wall construction. -- it is very thin copper skinned about 330 seconds of an inch thick. With these on the -- bars couldn't connected to the skin. With the most adults that act like hinges. And that allows -- to expand and he contracted the coal and appears certainly can move with the wind so. It does move you can feel it up here on a big Wendy the whole month Bannister --"

" A good idea for everyone probably. There will be no big crowds this time and no long lines. Groups of only ten people -- so three of four groups an hour they tell us. Able to looking east toward France out the crowns windows and learn from ranger bill and others about one of America's greatest symbols. Of what we represented to those visiting -- viewing from around the world. Liberty justice. Equality. Freedom. And she shows the way. In New York Harbor Shepard Smith Fox News."

" Yes it so trail she shows the way and just to keep in mind for everybody the very frightening hours after September 11 with a reason that the crown was shut down at that point. It was a moment in our country's history when everybody thought that all of these national symbols. We're potential target since -- felt that because there's only one way and and one way out from that -- area that was just too high security risk. Eight years later we have not and hit in this country we are grateful for that and the crowd is reopening today now."

" Well done more. 23 days of rain in the month of June Martha and and the sun is out for you in July. Thank goodness sakes tell god that -- abducted they played good as I would -- to privacy and."