jumped over. [audience groans] it s ok. meredith: all right. deep breath. deep breath. ha ha! meredith: that s always disappointing, but the good news is, by taking that jump, you are one step closer to the million dollars, 9 questions away. still got some big money left on that board, too. anthems 101 is your category. what is the only color mentioned in the first stanza of the star-spangled banner ? blue, white, red, green. i m singing the song in my head. the and i won t sing it to you guys. sorry. ha ha ha! i m gonna go with b white, final meredith: it is not white. it s the rockets red glare. oh, darn it, jangela.
officials are banning fireworks. and canceling shows from indiana to utah. the fear of monster orange flames now snuffing out the rockets red glare. clayton sandell, abc news. now to a major study just published this morning about parents who physically punish their children. researchers now link spanking, slapping, and other physical means to punish children, to a wide range of mental health problems later in life. the american academy of pediatrics now strongly opposes physical punishments to prevent psychological disorders. finally people are understanding that. i have children. i don t spank. i was never spanked as a child. and my parents philosophy was always, a child has to respect you but not fear you. if you teach a child that physical punishment is okay then you make an angry child, a child that hits. and possibly mental health issues. all i know is that there was a wide belt in my mama s closet. when i heard that belt jingle, i knew it was not going to be a good d
rockets red glare. proved it was america s birthday once again. a look how you celebrated the fourth of july. [ fireworks exploding ] [ fireworks exploding ]
happy fourth of july, i m don lemon. lots of eyes peering into the night sky, catching the rockets red glare. amazing fireworks shows across the country and our correspondents are standing by across the country as well. sandra endois at the national mall, and john zarella are at different spots and where the oil disaster is keeping many tourists and money away on this usually busy week en. want to start with john in gulf shores, alabama area. what have you soon on the beach there today? reporter: don, the beach here for the most part today was very, very empty. a fraction of the normal crowd that you would expect here. in fact, the life guards were telling us very normal fourth of july they couldn t ride their golf carts along the beach. that wasn t the case today.