erica edwards breaks down the best bug sprays. >> reporter: to keep bugs from biting, consumer reportsct repellant active ingredients are key. deet and oil of lemon yuk lip tus. >> those three ingredients were the only ones we found to be effective against mosqund based on our past a testingit t. >> reporter: it doesn't matter whether you use lotion, sprays or wipes. consumer reports annual review of b spray finds the concentration of active ingredients, wt's crucial to lasting protection. repellants should either have 15% to 30% deet, or 30% owl of lemon. >> unlike sunscreen, y don't have to reapply insect repellant. put it on in the morning. go about youou business ide. at the end of the day you can wash it off. >> speaking of sunscreen, the experts say to apply that first. let it sink in. then apply bug spray. they do not recommend procts that combine the two. this is one of consumer reports top picks is a b cvsnd only about $6. a much more expensive b maybe better smelling product is, lieve it or not, victoria secret bombshell perfume. a few years ago a separate study found it too

erica edwards reports. >> reporter: what many consider good old-fashioned 4th of july fun can be extremelyted by the consumer product safety commission's annual display of what can go wrong when using fireworks. >> you can see that i've lost a couple of fingers. >> reporter: michael spencer has had more than 11 surgeries on his hands and arms after a fireworks accident. >> i loaded the mortar into the tube and i heldad. and i listened to the fuse burn down. and i heard a very loud bang. >> reporter: m lucky. look at what could have happened. five people were killed last year by doing this exact thing, according to the cpsc. three others also died in fireworks related accidents in 2017. and nearly 13,000 were injured. most were caused by-products often considered safe for kids. >> keep sparklers out of the hands of children. sparklers can burn up to 2000 degrees fahrenheit just like a blow torch. >> reporter: safety experts say kids should never handle any kind of fireworks. if you use consumer firecrackers, keep water close by inre and never try to relight duds. soak them in water and thro

erica edwards reports. >> reporter: what many consider good old-fashioned fourth of july fun can be extremely dangerous. clearly demonstrated by the consumer product safety commission annual display of what can go wrong when using fireworks. >> you can see that i've lost a couple ofs. fing >> reporter: michael spencer has had more than 11 surgees on his hands and arm after a 2015 fireworks accident. >> i loaded the mortar into the tube and i held the tube bov my head. i listened to the fuse burn down. i heard a very loud bang. >> reporte michael is lucky. look at what could have happened. five people wer killed last year by doing this exact thing according to the cpsc. three others also died in fireworksidelated accents in 2017. nearly 13,000 were injured. most were caused by products often considered safe by kids. >>eepparklers out of the hands of children. sparklers can burn up to 2,000 degreesfahrenheit, just like a blowtorch. >> reporter: safety experts say kids should heverdle any fireworks. keep water close to a fire. never try to arelight dud. soak them in water and throw them away. be

erica edwards, nbc news. >>> right now the sun is bathing our nats park.out the congressional baseb game that's going to be played there tonight. emotions are going to be so high, we ow it. majority whip steve scalise was in good form this morning. you s himthere in his lsu tigers jersey. exactly one year ago he was awavely wounded when a gunman opened fire onmakers as they were practicing in alexandria.i lobbyist matth is also recovering after being shotat t day. recently i talked with him about his journey back that started on the tice congressional hockey -- on the ice at the congressional hockey challenge. >> w tt happened onhat baseball diamond in alexandria, rest to be he by the grace of god, and just lucky to be alive. you know, look at the next things and can't look at that as a negative andove forward. the biggest thing for me is the first baseball game back. whei can throw and hit and run. that will be the moment i'm back. >> that moment is coming up in just about two hours and ten mutes or so. see my full interview with matt micah in the nbc was