actress regina hall joins us to talk about that. and carrie engel is it to answer the plant and gardening questions. and fast food choices for kids -- what new research reveals about the role parents play. >> there is plenty of sunshine outside, but the winds are picking up yet again. right now is 59 degrees, beautiful downtown. >> in this afternoon's "medical alert," fast food advertisements out there open up a whole menu of meal choices for kids, but it is up to parents to make sure that there meals are healthy as possible. >> there is the reason that cars lined up at a fast food drive- thrus. for a lot of people, the mill just tastes good. but ordering a meal that is tasty and helpful for kids can be critical, according to research from yale university. >> they tended to have to many calories for children of the ages they are targeted to. >> the study looked at marketing techniques of 12 of the nation's largest food chains. >> we just need to make it easier for people when they go to restaurants to have a healthy meal without hav