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Scripted spiel. we are going to get to you when we get to you. >> reporter: maryland governor martin o'malley has pleaded for patience. >> 75% of those who suffered power outages as a result of this hurricane punch without the hurricane warning have now been restored. >> reporter: it will be a different kind of 4th of july this year. 20 states have some ban on fireworks because of the heat. temperatures are in the 90s across much of the nation, and no power means no air conditioning. >> it is -- got to be above 90 in here. and it's hot. and there is not much air moving around. >> reporter: and...

>> forget i said that. >> on the fourth of july, look good, red on. flags here. hot dogs, your hat. i took mine off. my head started to sweat. of course, on this holiday, millions of americans are on the move looking for a little bit of fun and some freedom from the blistering heat wave out there. >> yeah, of course the holiday is falling right in the middle of the workweek, there are people grabbing days on either side and taking a longer break this year and paying less if they're driving somewhere, but more for a flight. abc's matt kozar has more. >> reporter: gas prices are lower. that is...

>> we see stories every year. of course, the holiday means people across the country are hitting the road. triple a says 35 million americans are traveling via car for this 4th of july, gas prices $3.33 a gallon. actually down 22 cents from a year ago. but it is a different story for people taking a flight. >> gas prices are going down at the same time that airfare is going up. so this may be the summer that people actually get back to taking road trips. >> road trip. and travelers are watching their wallets when they get where they're going and planning to spend 7% less on their trips than ...

[ "jaws" theme plays ] i'm hungry -- sorry. mm, that's good. >> you recognize that music, right, "jaws" music. if you are a parent as i am, you know we do everything possible to keep our children safe. so imagine, just imagine, potentially -- intentionally, rather, putting them at risk just feet from the teeth of hungry sharks. >> i don't get this at all. some connecticut parents thought that was a fine idea. when they posted the adventure on youtube no less. here's abc's bazi kanani. >> reporter: ileana and david barnes make sure their little girl plays it safe. she rides in a car seat. wea...

Griffith with his wise words and laconic southern drawl was the straight man in the comedy about small-town america. >> why are we stopping at ms. kelsey's? >> she had to go to -- >> going to check the locks, huh? >> no, we are going to take in her laundry. >> reporter: the real mayberry many believe was griffith's hometown of mt. airy in north carolina. the movie theater is a monument to his career. griffith started out as a high school music teacher and got his first break with the funny radio monologue about football. >> it was that both bunches full of them men wanted this funny looking li...