right now, at the scene of a two-alarmire at an apartment complex in austin hill. the roof weren't one of the buildings has collapsed. more children kare enrolled in d.c. schools this year. it's the first increase in enrollment in 15 years. and "news4 today." good morning, welcome, everyone, to news4 midday. i'm barbara harrison, it's tuesday, october 5th, 2010. we have breaking news. firefighters are battling a blaze. corning avenue and austin hill. fire file thors called a second alarm this morning. megan has details. >> reporter: good morning,

barbara. the firefighters have basically finished their work of knocng down this fire. but you can see all of the crews that still remain here on the scene. they're watching over things. from time to time, they've had toeal with hot spots and flarups that haveappened through the morning. again, the bulk of the fire has been knocked down. now, this fire did quite a bit of damage to this building. but fortunely, no one was injured. firefighters sprayed water on sections of the burning roof. no longer on the top of the building, but now on the ground below. dirk smith just moved in 12 days ago. he sprang out of the batht when a neighbor began banging on his door. >> everything, i.d.s, money, all my clothes, all my money. i just got my social security check. th's been burned up. i don'tnow what else to say. i thank god my daughter got out this morning before this ocrred. >> reporter: investigators believe the blaze brokeout on the top floor units on corning

avenue. residents watched as the ames shot up in the air andeganto spread. >> really fast. probably like 50 feet, i guess in the air. my building is over there. we could feel the heat from the fire from overhere. >> reporter: investigators say everyone got out okay. there are no reports injuries. but it will be a long time before residents will be able to move back in. >> we had most of the fire damage in the four apartments. two on the front, two on the rear side of the building. totally gutted by fire, no roof. the rest of the building is going to have heat, as well as watedamage. we've had to terminate the utilities. therefore, they won't have utilities, therefore, they'll have to displace the residents. reporter: now, this say large apartment complex. there are a number of buildings scattered here. the hope here is that folks that have been displacedhat the can be placed in different buildings. in terms of what caused the

fire, it appears to be accidental. preliminarily, investigators are looking at a utility closet that houses the heat and air condition units for one of the apartments. they believe at that fire started there. so it might be electrical in nature. baara, back to you. >> thank you, megan. for the first time in nearly four decades more parents have rolled their children in d.c. public schools. that's what school chancellor michelle leigh ann announced this morning. she said enrollnt increased about 1% this fa which is several hundred people. rh d senty called this good news. rhee said school leaders helped raise the numbers by pushing iniatives in the community. >> i hope that this momentum will continue and that the public will continue to see that we do provide some bramming for kids in our buildings, and we're ready to have your students in

the public schools. >> asked if she wouldstay, rhee said it's yet to be determined. she did say, even if she leaves, positive encouragement can continue. starting today, the penn branch dmv is offering free oral hiv tests. the test is provided by medical family as a southeast nonprofit group. the free tests are only at the penn branch dmv on southeast east. not only will you get to have your results there within 20 minutes, but you'll ao ge $15 off your dmv fees. let's take a lookous right now. we've got a chilly day out there. the louds, will they bring rain? we've got veronica johnson and see can tell us if there's ra in the forecast. >> it is in the forecast, but not for today. but when you look at the sky,

just as gray and gloomys it was. we're at 57 deees right now. that's the high where it got yesterday. still, unusually cool across the area. temperatures currently in the district at 57 degrees. oaten and gentilly there at 54. folks down to the south around indian head you're at 56. and only now at 55 degrees. our wind has picked up across the area. 7 northwest, now blowing between 10 and about 18 miles per ur in manassas. that's taking a bit off the temperature and making it feel like 5 degrees lower than what it actually is. the radar, though, you can see, it's dry, it's quiet. i'll tell new a few minuteses when that low pressure system is spinning around west virginia will bring t next chance of rain into the area. so maybe an isolated sprinkle. definitely chilled breezes with a high today of degrees. a little bit of wet weather there for midweek as we can see. we'll talk about how much we can get in the extended forecast in

just a few minutes. >> you don't think we've had enough already? >> we actually have for a while. could use a break. i've got great video out of phoenix where they had flooding yesterday. >> it's usually dry there. and we've learned details of a shooting investigation. a man is in serious condition after a shooting on the ground of a huntingdon avenue station. fairfield police found him bleeding in a car. it appears he was shot in the stomach. he was taken to a local hospital, police say he is expected to survive. well, the transportation department rolled out its upgraded five-star safety rating system. it's designed to protect new an accident. the new ratings will start with 2011 model near vehicles. the new system takes into account crash prevenon technology and the new tests thatimulates a car striking a pole. another new feature.

female crash test dummies the first tests have been completed. we're going to show you the results in the next half hour. we're going to check in with jerry edwards who joins us with the latest on the traffic. it's amazing that it's taken so long to come with female dummies for the crash tests so see how it affects women. >> it really is, barbara. good morning to you. road work in place. we have dry pavement, no rain in sight. crews have a cnce to do their thing. well, they are in a kuvnl spots today. here we are in virginia, 95, southbound from lieuington to norton. a couple of folks have popped over aouple construction cones ther be careful throughout and let the workers do their thing. les go over to the wilson side of the bridge. there's construction cones. right now, despite the left lane

or left shoulder being blocked off, traffic moving along very nicely. did have a loop crash cleared just moments ago. if you're concerned about that, no need to worry, everything's looking good. we now know what happened to the driver of that deadly tour bus crash wreck on i-270. maryland police say 66-year-old joseph clayburn, jr. had heart atta. the crash shut down the interstate for several hours. fortunately, despite injuries to several passengers, everyone else survived. > well, it's a revitalized high rent up and coming neighborhood. anit's now been dubbed as one of the nation's most dangerous. we're talking about the section of elk street. it's data gathered from a site

called neighborhoodscout.com. they said the deciding factor were the number of stolen cars and the victims, and the total number of crimes per square mile. but city leaders and neighborhood residents are shocked by the results and they think the information must be wrong. >> i think there are questionable -- more questionable people in dupont than you'll find here. >> there's not been a murder in this whole area since 2005. >> we tried to contact the company that did the study, but we haven't heard back from them yet. a bill appearing before the d.c. council today will dictate how animal control officers deal with the critters that get inside your use. the wildlife protection act would require people who trap wild animals like squirrel and opossums that get tat to follow basic guidelines. however, mice and rats are exempt so officers and people

don't have toollow certain guidelines to get them out of your home. our time right now is 10 after 11:00. coming up -- sentencing day. the man aused of the failed bombing in times square, learned just a few minutes ago, how much time he's going to spend behind bars. plus, a final farewell fit for a hog this mon. the man known as hoggette is being laid to rest. aninfertility. aninfertility. the problem may be m my dad is the supervisor of a train station and my mom's a teacher. my dad's an auto technician. my mom's a receptionist. i'm not sure i would have been able to afford college without the tuition freeze. while tuition in other states is rising out of reach... governor o'malley made the tough choice to freeze tuition.

he made my dream of going to college into a reity. i'm the first in my family to go to college. my brother and i never would have been able to afford college. even though times were tough... governor o'malley kept his promise. there's never a doubt... there's never a doubt whose side he's on. martin o'malley... moving maryland forward.

antitrust police arrested 11 people in several parts of france early today in a roundup of suspected ilamic extremists. this comes as u.s. officials say a travel alert issued for americans in europe di not involve e specific threat, but instead, a series of threats. authorities say some of those threats could have come from militants who traveled to pakistan for training then returned to europe. the threat comes as a drone missile skilled five german militants. back in the u.s., people say they noticed increased security. >> yes, coming back from the flight. >> th is the most significant threat we have seen toward europe in the past five years. it speaks to al qaeda central

still having a capability to 3 the west. >> european police have tightens security at airports, as well as major travel hubs and tourist attractions. now, to breaking news, a judge just sentenced the man who tried to set off a car bomb in new york city. faisal shahzad will now spend life in prison for leaving an suv loaded with explosives in the middle of bustling times square. the bomb did not detonate, hower. a street vendor noticed smoke and called police. shahzad said the taliban trained him and funded his bomb plot. a na s.e.a.l. have silver spring was buried at arlington national cemetery next to his best friend. brendon looney was killed in a helicopter csh two weeks ago and was buried next to marine companion travis mannion. nbc's jim miklaszewski has the story. >> reporter: under gloomy skies,

navy.e.a.l. brendon looney was buried at arlington national cemetery, killed in a helicopter crash only two weeks ago. but amidst the pain is a remarkable story of love and sacrifice. looney was laid to rest beside his best friend, marine lieutenant travis mannion. the two became roommates at the naval academy class of 2004. they hit it off immediately and according to tom and janet mannn, were so close, they were like brothers. >> they talked the same way. they cared about the country in the same way. they wanted to serve. >> they wand to be involved. they wanted to be in the mix. >> reporter: but after graduation, the wars in iraq and afghanistan pulled them apart seemingly forever. as a reerngs travis was sent off to iraq where he was tragically cut down b a sniper three years ago. at memorial service for travis, brendon was clearly devastated by the loss. >> he was a great friend.

and i'll never forget him. >> reporter: travis was buried near his home just outside of philadelphia. but when brendon looney was killed last month, theannions learned for the first time that he wanted to be buried side by side by travis. in a tough but selfless decision, the mannions had their son's remains sinterred in pennsylvania and reburred in arlington, next to the grave site for brendon. >> so many mixed emotions for us to move travis to this place of honor. >> it was really hard, just the memories all over again. but i know he's at home with the people he fought side by side with. and that's where he wanted to be. >> reporter: this is memorial hall, a tribute to all naval academy graduates killed in war. even here, travis and brendon are only steps apart. once separated by two wars and

three years, the two ha never been closer together. and for tom mannion, at long last, insarable. >> you see them there together. roommates. brothers forever. >> reporter: jim miklaszewski, nbc, the pentagon. >> and before heading off to th naval academy, looney graduated from demath that catholic high school where he played baseball and football. and the man known as the ultimate redskins fan will be buried with full military honors at arlington today. master chief fred campbell was affectionately known as grandpa hoggette. he died unexpectedly at th age of 73. kendall helps create the hoggettes. the group wore pig snouts to redskins games to support th team. they also raised millions of dollars for charity and visited hospitals to cheer up children. the hoggettes plan to be in full

gear at the burial ceremony this afternoon. and we're going to check our weather now. you'll remember him, grandpa hoggette, had was always there in the stands. especially when the hogs were big. >> i've seen a lot of video of him in the past. we've got kind of football weather today, haven't we? >> that, we do. it's crisp outside. you definitely need a coat and it's lunchtime now, right? >> i think so. >> i could go fr soup. nice, hearty soup. we are going to be warming up, but that not until the end of the work week. for today, a little chill out there indeed. take a look at the temperature, it's at 57 degrees right now. we've got a northwest wind blowing at 15 miles per hour. and it's that wind that's coming through the area that's taking a few degrees right off the temperature here and will throughout the day. all right. let's get you going on digital doppler xt where it is dry across the area, not a drop. there might be sprinkles showing

up later this afternoon. but the be chance severing more showers will be throughout the day tomorrow. we've got that coastal low, that pesky low that was around us yesterday. here's the low in west virginia. it really is in the far reaches of the atmosphere. that's coming swinging through, again wl keep cloud cover across us andaybe produce showers. 54er the temperature w, leesburg, virginia. miles an hour. andrews air force base, 57 degrees four. you folks in hey market, good afternoon, 55 degrees for you. look at the temperatures elsewhere. off to the midsection of the country, 60 in wichita. you get around the southwest part of the country, yeah, it's a few hours behind us. temperatures here will really be warming up, 73 in phoenix, arizona. and they're caught right now under a low-pressure system. another weather system tt's spinning there. let me take you there now and show you the flooding that took place yesterday. a lot of rain in a short period of time, they've got massive

thundersrms that rolled on through the desert southwest. it caused not only slight delays, but it downed trees through the area. nasty flooding in that location. a lot of flights were diverted yesterday. and it los like they could have more storms across the ar today. well, i am also watching some storms in the caribbean. we could have before long, we're quickly making our way down the list of tropical systems. there is a 60% chance of massive thunderstorms on the other side of the leeward island it could develop farther, become a tropical depression and then otto. there's only six more named storms. with the forecast being an acti season f us in the atlantic. fortunately there have been no significant systems or damage for that matter around the east or parts of the lf. so heavy rain eventually moving towards the northwest. hispaniola, spots like puerto rico will get heavy rain. probably 5 to 8 inches.

all we're gog to get out of this folks, about 0.1 inch rain. and a northwesterly dry wind behind it. that starting thursday and rolling through the weekend. so an isolated sprinkle. i'm calling it chilled breezes today. 58 to3 degrees, your high temperature. there's a look at the overnight period, still cloudy. plenty cloudy. it will drop to 52 degrees from 11:00 p.m. tomidnight. there's going to be light shers showing up on the scene. right througthe day tomorrow, we could have a chance of rain i think anytime. breezy and chilly today. still on the chilly side. we'll get that rain, close to 70 thursday, though. 73 friday. finally, seasonable temperatures back. a little fall color showibe a r good weekend for taking in that fall color at least west of here. >> so our dry summer is not go

togeth ing to affect the fall color? >> no, the wind shouldn't take down too much leaves. let's head out to the roads, jerry. >> hey, barbara. let's take a live look along interstate 66 as u pass the metro headed for the capital. there's the inbound side construction barrels along the far left side of the roadway. there had been the accidentn the loop of the beltway if you go west on 66. good news, that's cleared. the delays have all right-r already eased for those of you leing vee yen that out towards phara pharaohs. for those of you heading up 395, crews jmped out a short time ago and popped up construction barrels in the left lane. right now, 395 northbound, only a few lanes. just a minor backup. the outbound side, heading down from shirleyington and landmark. that's moving without delay.

11:23 is the time now. still on "news4 midway" eyesore or art? getting attention. plus, was the summer rough on your skin. we're going to sit down with determine nothing else cheryl burgess on ways to repair the damage. and changes being made to the noisy sun chips bag. but first, here's a look at i thought it was crazy feeding in the fall. i always feed in the fall. but, it's the best time. feed your lawn in thfall. the fall feeding makes all the difference in the world. what theall feeding does is build the roots.. that's when the roots sorta want nutrition. i give my lawn scotts winterguard. it's like a root blding machine. it builds your ln from the roots up. next year you get this! the stronger the roots, the stronger the lawn. all year long. e best time to feed is when it will do the most good. there's no substitute for the fall feedi, trust me. it is the best thing you can do for your lawn. i use scotts winterguard.

equals chili's $20 dinner for two. share one of five appetizers, like our famous texas cheese fries. then choose two freshly prepared entrees from 14 chili's favorites, like our chicken crispers with new sweet & smoky sauce, our new slow-smoked honey chipotle baby back ribs, or grilled all-white meat chicken fajitas served over a bed of sizzling peppers and onions. grab a friend and get one appetizer plus two entrees with chili's $20 dinner for two.

and i'm investigating what makes aruba so happy. oh my word, that's fantastic. ♪ row your boat gently down the stream... ♪ i'll tell you what; it's not aloe vera the main export. it's happiness. i haven't even got bait on the end of mine. i don't care; it's just nice sitting her you'reetting it. you're getting i i have a great fit with my dentures. i love kiwis. with the seeds getting under my denture. super poligrip free -- it creates a seal of the dentures in my mouth. evenell fitting dentures let in food particles. just a few dabs of super poligrip free is clinically proven to seal out more food particles so you're more comfortable and. super poligrip free made even the kiwi an enjoyable experience. [ charlie ] try super poligrip free.

well, it looks like that green sun chips bag, going to the dumps. thehips parent company, frito-lay, ss it's getting rid of that bag because they're just too noisy. experts say the bag is so noisy, due to a unusual molecular ruck that it makes it more rigid, and that's a good thing, but the noise isn't. the company is returnin to its less-green but quieter bag while it works to come up with a quieter version of the green bag. well, is it art or an eyesore. a famy has to move their colorful 1960 volkswagen mini bus or they'll have to pay . they say the peace mobile has been used in school plays and they call it art. but a neighbor complained and now the dartment of public

works told the fami to move it or pay a $1,000 fine. city code bans inoperable vehicles in yards. traffic alert, driving through the district next week could beifficult during the filming of "transformers 3." the sci-fimovie will shoot scenes in washington. pushing the third and fourth streets northwest and pennsylvania avenue northwest, and maland avenue southwest will be closed beginning tuesday ght sand lasting into the morning rush on wednesday. 11:27 is the time right now. coming up in the next half hour "news4 midday," today, the government rolls out a new rating system to test whether your car is safe. and infertility. how treatment has been changed since the first test tube baby in 1978. and the day got off to a

chly start but it is dry. [ male announcer ] do you have questions about medicare? are you new to medicare? unitedhealthcare medicare sutions can help give you the answers . with over 25 years of experience working with medicare, unitedhealthcare can help with the confusion. call or go to mecarem. we'll also send you this free guide full of helpful information. medicare has two parts, parts a and b, to help cover a lot of your expenses. like doctor visits, and hospital care. but they still won't cover all of your costs. to help keep you informed. i'm looking for help paying for my prescriptions. [ male announcer ] that's a part d prescription drug plan. the guide will help get you the information you need.

is there a plan that lets me choose my own doctor and manage my out-of-pocket costs ea month [ male announcer ] yes. you'll want to learn all about suppmentalealth insurance. it allows you to choose your own doctor and a hospital that accepts . i need something nicand easy. is there a sgle plan that combines medicare parts a & b with medical and drug verage? male announcer ] absolutely. find out about medicare advtage plans, which can be both easy and affordable. what if i'm on a fixed income? male announcer if you're on medicaid and medicare, or in a nursing home, you may want information regarding special needs plans. call unitedhealthcare now or go online at medicaremadeclear.com for the free guide, so you'll be better prepared when making medicare plan decisio. so, if you have questions about medicare or are new to medicare or simply want to know the difference between medica parts a, b, c and d...

make sure you have the answers you need. unitedhealthcare med. have questions about medicare? new to medicare? call or visit us online at medicaremadeclear.com and united healthcare medicare solutions will send this free guide.

right now on "news4 midday," we're following breaking news from georges county. firefighters are putting out hot spots on an apartment complex. firefighters had to call a second alarm. the bulk of the fire has been knocked down now. everyone got out safely but many lost everything they owned. the. penn branch dmvs offering a unique service starting today. you can now get tested for hi vichlt and it's free. e oral test will give you results in just 20 minutes. and you even get $15 off your dmv coss when you take this test. >>the government unveiled a new crash test that includes tougher standards. now safety features on most vehicles led the transportation department to change requiremts. tom costello has the results of the first cars p to the test. >> reporter: for 30 years, the government has been crash

testing cars and awarding stars. five stars are the best rated cars. one star puts a car at the bottom of e list. but getting five stars just got tougher. the government is now adding si pole crash tests, evaluating the latest crash prevention technologies. and for the first time, using female crash test dummies in its evaluations. >> if we're raising the bar for safety and we know that there are a lot of women that are driving or passengers in the cars, we owe it to them to give them the idea that when they buy a car, they're going toe as safe as males. >> reporter: for recent years, many cars have gotten high star ratings. like controls, or system that warn you when you're about to collide with another vehicle. the new standards, a total overall score ranging from 1 to 5.

of the 55 models tests for 2011, only two earned five. the bmw and the sonata. one car got a two. colorado state trooper eric wynn says cars today almost cocoon passengers. >> the driver in the vehicle don't take the energy the energy is dispersed through many parts. >> reporter: in 2009, traffic deaths fell to their lowest level since 1950. a total of 33, 808 people ded last year. that's nearly 10% fewer deaths in 2008 when 37,000 people died. and 9,000 dentals than 2005. >> technology played an incredible role in the accident fatality rates. >> reporter: and seat belts, 80% of drivers buckle up.

>> that was tom costello reporting. nissan responses to its test recalls saying it adjustments to meet the standards. today, the wife of vice president joe biden will convene a summit on community colleges. it's how they have a critical role. on the "today" show, dr. jill biden said the stigma of community colleges being le adequate as other sools is simply outdated. >> well, i think that's why we're having ts summit. we're trying to say to america, hey, we've changed. look what we ve to offer. we have a great education so come and take a look at us. >> the summit brings together college administrators, teachers, students as well as policy leaders, including principals from st. george's community college. president obama is expted to speak at the summit in the next hour.

>> and we have been enjoying nice weather out there today if you don't mind it being chilly. you need a jacketr sweater today. >> we're a little cloudy if you don't mind it being a little cloudy. we've got this system swirling through tharea. it's given us a few showers. we've avoided the showers today but captain of the clouds. lo at the temperatures, 52 in hagerstown. all the way to the south and west at charlottesville at 58 degrees. 60 in culpepper. just a little more in the breaks in the cloud cover. of 57 in manassas and quantico right now. the wind is out of the northwest at 10 to 15 miles per hour. the radar is quiet. we'll get the showers back tomorrow. let's head o and jump right into it. >> just jump into it. >> brash, go ahead. >> hey, jerry. i do have another story i

want to tell you about, starting tomorrow, hiring fees will be in effect for the district to lp offset a $175 million shortfall. democratic mayoral asked them to impose the freeze. it limits the amount of money available to agency leaders to buy supplies. gray says the freeze is just the first step in what coulbe a tough budget-cutting recession. >> certainly where we are at this stage, we not only cut to the bone, we're do the bone marr at this stage. and we're already starting to look at fiscal year 2012. >> city agencies are also being told to prepare for budget cuts as high as 10%. remember that device that we told you was installed about a month ago to keep young people from loitering around gallery place. it's no loer there. i don't know if you can hear the

sound, if you're over 25, you probably can't. coming from that anti-loitering device called a mosquito a pitch that people 25 years old and under can hear. but it was affecting people over that age. the device's manufacture is now facing an age discrimination lawsuit so it's been taken down. pet owners be warned. it cou soon be illegal to leave a dog tied or chained in montgomery county. the county council is considering a new anti-cruelty law. it could pet owner to stay in eye signature of a tethered dog or face a fine. it's already against the law to tether a dog for long periods of time. incidentally, this law in montgomery county will also pertain to cats. now, jerry, it's your turn. you can tell us what kind of problems on the roads, if any in that. >> hey, barbara, let's head out. a couple problems earlier.

had an accident around new rk avenue. around the intersection of gr t greatenburg road. construction is in place. one more stop, shying we're doing for those of you heading over towards i 66 or the american legion bridge. right around as you make the trip from i-95 to silver spring eared up. and thearlier accident on the virginia side of 66. both the innerlooper and loop moving very well out any delay what is so far. that's how we're doing. back to you. >> thank you, jerry. the nobel prize in medicine is going to a man whose work led to the first test tube baby back in 1978. robert edwards' achievement helped bring 4 mllion infants into the world and raised

challenging new questions about human reproduction. still, a estimates 25% of all women will experience an episode of infertility during their lifetime. joining to us talk about the changes in infertility treatmen, dr. john david gordon. thank you. we hear the ads for you on the radio. i know you've been very successful with your practice. and we thank you for coming in to talk about this. it affects a lot more women than a lot of people may realize, and men. >> and men. >> tell us, what is the biggest change intreatmt since1978 when louise brown was born in england, the first test tube baby? >> well, barbara, there's been actually so many different changes. four major ones. first of all, louise brown was born in a natural cye, in other words, the one egg that her mother produced was reved, fertilized and replaced. the first big change we've seen is the use of not natul cycle but using fertility drugs to

resc rescue theegg. >> doesn't it make a lot more sense to produce a lot more eggs, upping the chance, i'm sure it's an expeive procedure, that you'd get more eggs thanust that one? >> that's exactly right. and the second one, that the egg procedure was formed microscopically. a microscopic surgeon went in and retrieved that gg. it's a lot harder to get that one egg then when you went into the belly. now all the injections are formed transvaginally. when you had to go in lap scopically and go for multipl eggs, you had a better chance of coming out with at least something to work with. >> let me ask you, in the last 10, 15 years are you seeing more births with inveto fertilization than they were getting back when

louise brown was conceived? >> absolutely. every year, the pregnancy rates have gone up in the ivf statistics. that has gone up with the number eggs putting back. we're getting more patients pregnant with fewer higher multiple pregnancies. >> what are some of the cause of infertility, and it's not just the woman? >> that's right. 50% of the time, the men are the cause of infertility. a single sperm is injected into the egg which literally makes no sense. if you had said in medil school, can just do that, put a sperm in the middle of the egg, get a baby. you'd be laughed out of the classroom. it makes no sense. introduced in 1993. now, millions of babies born thugh that technique alone. that revolutionized things. the men who have terrible sperm counts called back in 1993 were called back and bein told we now have a treatment for you. >> for women out there thinking

they may have a problem, would you say that both the husband and wife should go in or at least the investigative part together? >> absolutely. this is a disease of couples. the men are afraid to coming in. i think it goes back to memoirizing baseball statistics. they don't want to be reduced down to a number. they reallshould not put all the pressure on the women to come in. they need to co in and be supportive, half the time, it has to do with them as well. >> you know, you have answered a lot of questions in your book "100 questions and answers." this book isvailable on amazon.com. >> and barnes and noble. >> and a lot of questions people have. it's a common problem, infertility, among women and men, especially with many of them postponing parenthood? >> right. we really have a lot to thank dr. edwards for for bringing that to the forefront. there are patients who had no hope. >> and you agree they deserve

the nobel prize? >> absolutely. absolutely. >> thank you so much for coming in to be with us today and answering our questions. i'm sure we'll probably have to have you come back because people will be calling us and aski more. >> my pleasure. still ahea on "news4 midday," will higher world markets mean gains on wall street today? we'll have the latest numbers? >>plus, clearing away the damage the sun has don to your things were going along fine, and then surprise --

my retiree health benefits were cut. we need something to hp pay what medicare doesn't. have any ideas? if your health care coverage has recently changed, consider an aarp medicare supp, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. medicare doesn't pay for everything these supplemental insurance plans...

help pay for some of those out-of-pocket costs. that cou save you up to thousandof dollars a year. go on, we're listening. medicare supplement plans let you keep any... doctor who accepts medicare and are accepted nationwide. and you can choose from a range of aarp medicare supplement pns. call now for your free information kit and medicare guide. if your health care cov, consider the only ans of their kind endorsed by aarp, plans millions have turned to. now, that's what i call a good idea. call now for your free information about aarp... medicare supplement insurance plans, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company.

stocks pulled back on monday following disappointing news on the economy. but opened higher today. let's check in cnbc's courtney reagan. she joins us live with that and the rest of the headlines. courtney, good morning. >> hi, good morning, barbara. right now, stocks are looking really strong. the dow fell 169 points, it's been up higher than that. we've been up on trading today, people foreshadowed the fact that was going to happen after asian markets overnight. japan after the bank of japan in a surise move, cut interest rates to practically zero. we're also seeing some gains out of europe today as well. so that sortf led the momentum forward for us andthe latest reading about the growth of service-oriented companies and the nation's predominant j generators grew slightly fast in

october. they agree the pace has been sluggish. still, any kind of growth is hopeful in this economy and market. and the justice department in seven states are suing the major credit card companies. they claim that mastercard, visa and american express are violating antitrust laws in rules encouraging consumers to use cheaper forms of payment. about 1% to 3%, generates $35 billion in revenue from those fees. visa and mastercard does plan to settle. and lincoln continental is the flagship of the new vehicle. ford wants to revamp the lincoln brand making it a stronger competitor to luxury rivals like vw's audi and mercedes. >> i'd like to see ford emerge as they've done well recently,

we'll see the luxury. >> absolutely. thanks, courtney. >> thank you. >> have a great day. >> you, too, barbara. ll, we all enjoyed the summer and sun out there. after a long summer and sun, you'll have a buildup of dead skin cells on your face and the re of your body, too. your skin will be dried, wind burn. the solution may be a chemical peel. your skin has always looked absolutely perfect. i want to talk a little bit about the sun damage. a lot of people talk abou it. fair skinned people freckle up during the summer, they'd like to have that cleared up. many of us suffer from brown spots, some from the sun, that just don't go away. they look okay when the sun is out. but after' get to fall, hewe'd like to see them cleared up. what works? >> what we're talking about are

what we call solar or sunspots. that's caused by internal hormone. but the hormone is systtimulatey the sun and heat. in winter that's when people see the dark marks on their ace. >> so what works? >> the first line of defense is sunscreen. we recommend at least an spfof 30. then we go to lightning ingredients which break up the pigments in the skin. then if that doesn't work, we start going up to procedures that are done in the office such as chemical peels d microdermabrasion. >> here are examples of chemical peels. we see two patients. one above the other. and before and after. and now, that's me. you told me i wld be tting

some. i said i would be a guinea pig. if you look closely you actually can see theark spots on my skin. andactually, i am really delighted with the results. >> and your skin looks great. it is a pross that's done in the office. and chemical peels use what we call acidic ingredients or low ph products that actually cause the skin to exfoliate. sot actually takes the dark areas off of the skin, in addition to that, it allows the bleaching preparation or the lightning preparations to penetrate deeper and eradicate the dark marks. >> so how long will the results last for people who have a chemical peel? >> well, it can last a long time. what the key feature here is protection of the sun. so when i advocate these types of procedure, i recommend sun protection, because you're just going to reverse it if you go back out in the sun. so if you ptect the skin and

not let th skin stimulate the pigment cells that are in the epidermis, it should stay clear. >> the dark spots disappear on their ow as we move through the fall and into winter? >> generally, they don't. once they're deposited there, they're stay there. and there are other products that c help to alleviate them. such as your retinol perp preparations. your vitamin c preparations. al of those have a lightning preparation. but i think height grow crow known work the best. >> you told that you say the lightning agents, over the counter preparations take longer? >> yes. 2% is over the counter. anything above that is prescription by aphysician. and the vitamin c eparation. you just don't want vitamin c, you want ascorbic acid.

if the damage is severe, we have to go with stronger peels. yes, there can be downtime. usually, when the peel is done, within 48 hours, you start the peel. by the week's end, you have it finished. you took a week off that time. it looks really good. >> tha you. we will talk more about peeling and clearing of the skin. we didn't talk about laser and dermabrasi. >> yes. >> next week, we'll see you. thanks a lot. our time right now, 11:53, coming up a daredevil photographer. plus meteorologist veronica johnson will be back.

anmagic

check out these amazing pictures showing a volcano explosion up close. volcanologist jeff macly climbed into an active volcano on a

remote island off of australia. he said he used a deep-breathing device and a heat suit to t in there. he said the prior was so intense he needed extra protection. and the stories we're following. in the wsroom. >> hey, barbara, that guy's got a lot of nerve. >> i like my job, too, but i'm not sure i'd go into a volcano. >> coming up on "news4" barbara, mikaela and tear reek areq sala us. eating out costs three times as much as eating at home. a lot of families with tight budgets have created a boom for a particular sector of the food industry. we'll have weather this afternoon starting at news4 at

4:00. >> all right. let's get a check on the forecast, veronica. >> we have the storm that's swirling nearby. when you look at the sky above, we've got that pocket of clou. >> it looks pretty, though. >> yeah, exactly. it looks like it's been paintsed across the area. no rain from those clouds as of yet. there could be a sprinkle or two. and then shower s will be comin through the ar tomorrow. 57 degrees, that's the current temperature. that's as warm as it was yesterday. burke at 57. cool spot at haerstown at 52 degrees. high today with a little wind, folk 10 to 15, will be at 62 or 63 degrees for today. showers tomorrow. >> okay. thanks a lot. have a great day. and that's "news4 midday," we thank you for being with us today. we invite to you tune in with us at 4:00, 5:00, 6:00 and tonight

at 11:00, and i'l be back here at 11:00 storm for "news4 midday." we've got a lot coming. stay with us for the next news at 4:00. we'll see you tomorrow at 11:00.

(female announcer) previously onreal housewives of orange county... if i take this job i'm in l.a. full time. i did not initiate the relationship.