July 5, 2008 Cleanup from July 4th Play video

(Lauren Collins, NECN: Boston, MA) - The party's over, but the cleanup has just begun.

On Friday night, about a half million people gathered along the Charles river in Boston to see the Boston Pops on the Fourth of July.

Conductor Keith Lockhart led the pops through a medley of patriotic songs.

There was even a flyover by two F-15 Jets while the band played the national anthem.

Rascal Flatts played some of their hits with the orchestra and after the music there was the much anticipated fireworks display over the river.

When the crowd cleared you can just imagine the mess that was left behind.

NECN reporter Lauren Collins has more on the story from the Esplanade in Boston.