>> all right, bill whittler the kerr in la tonight, thank you. >> in scores of communities tonight people spent their 4th of july not celebrating but protesting, take a queue from the 1773 boston tea party, they rallied against federal tax and spending policies. brown has more. >> reporter: fireworks of a different sort this independence day. >> i am as mad as hell. >> reporter: thousands of activists held rallies in cities across the country, protesting big government and big government spending. >> the government is way too big, taxes are way too high and this country is in trouble. >> they are spending our money, our children's money, our grandchildren's money, and they are just going to continue to push this country into debt and destroy the economy of america. >> reporter: similar so-called tea parties spring up around the country last april, about the stimulus package a movement champions everything is big in texas. >> from high profile conservatives. >> many blame obama for...