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right now, a security change could be coming to one of the most recognizable buildings in the world, the white house. safety is at issue after two people hopped the white house fence and one of them made it inside the building. as president obama prepares to rally support in the fight against isis, a new recording is out from the extremist group. new information from police in charlottesville, virginia, this morning, on the man seen on this surveillance video. why he's being called a person of interest in the case of missing student hannah gram. i'm barbara harrison. just a few hours. the man who managed to get
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through the front door of the white house will face a judge. the secret service says omar gonzalez scaled the white house fence and got all the way across the north lawn before he was tackled just inside an unlocked door. news 4's megan mcgrath is live with some possible security changes that are coming. megan, what can you tell us? >> barbara, as you know, pennsylvania avenue, in front of the white house, has been closed to car traffic for years. but if you're on foot, it's an entirely different story. look at all of these people here. you can just come off the street, walk right up to the main gate and get pretty close. well, it might be -- might become more difficult, though, to get here, to get this close, in light of a security breach, where a man scaled the fence and actually made his way inside the front door. visiting from germany, jessica yawn is rather surprised how close you can get to the white house without passing through any kind of security. >> you could drop anything or throw anything over the fence
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or -- and so many people can get here and everybody can get here. >> reporter: get ting close to the white house is rather easy. visitors, cyclists, even protesters, can walk right off the street, up to the front gate. but such open access may change following friday's security breach. the secret service is considering security checkpoints for pedestrians in public areas around the white house. some think it's okay. >> the fact that we live near the white house comes with a little bit more hassle at times. >> it's too serious out here these days. you never know what works in a persons mind. >> reporter: others think the checkpoints go too far. >> this is public property. it belongs to everybody. why checking everyone? >> reporter: the secret service is reviewing security after this incident on friday. the cell phone video shows omar gonzalez running across the north lawn of the white house
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after he scaled the fence. the retired soldier was able to actually go through the front door before being tackled. and police say gonzalez had a folding knife on him at the time. he is in police custody. he is going to have his first court appearance later on this afternoon. from the white house, megan mcgrath, news 4, barbara, back to you. >> thank you, megan. it was a busy weekend for the secret service at the white house. they say an 18-year-old man from new jersey tried to drive past a barricaded entrance to the property. he didn't cause any damage but he was arrested and charged with unlawful entry. developing right now, police are working to solve the mystery of a missing uva student, hannah graham. the chief of the charlottesville police department named a person of interest in the case. take a look. the chief got fired up at that news conference that happened
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last night. he told matt lauer on the "today" show this morning he couldn't help himself. >> i'm an emotional guy to begin with. i'm animated to begin with. this case does not do anything but make me even more emotional, you know, this is -- to some people, this might be an 18-year-old college student but it's somebody's little girl and i can relate to that. >> the person of interest is named jesse matthew. he is not a suspect at this time. right now, matthew is wanted on a reckless driving charge not related to hannah graham's case. graham's family is praying for their daughter's safe return. today, her parents, john and susan, also spoke at that news conference about the ongoing searches for hannah. they said they're thankful for the national outpouring of support. the grahams believe anyone with a child feels what they're going through. >> this is every parent's worse nightmare. i'm certain that everybody in this room and those watching knows that what happened to
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hannah could happen to their child. >> northern virginia bureau chief julie carey is in charlot charlottesville today to bring you any developments. we are constantly updating nbcwashington.com with the latest details. search hannah graham. turning to the weather now, cool start to this day. warming up later? we'll find out. let's talk to meteorologist tom kieran. he joins us with his first midday forecast for this monday. tom. >> we had a dramatic change overnight. 80s yesterday afternoon. dropping down to the 50s in many locations. it's been struggling to get up to the mid to upper 50s much of the region. 71 now at reagan national. shenandoah valley now just in the low 60s. out in western maryland, oakland's only 45 degrees. 50s now west of west virginia.
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in the bay, it's in the upper 60s. the air is very dry. there's a live view from our tower camera looking off to the west. dew point's only at 46. humidity only at 40%. northwest wind gusting to about 40 miles per hour, continuing to bring in that cooler air. changes on the way for the week ahead. that's coming up at around 11:30 this morning. >> this just in, two workers at a preschool in wood bridge face charges in connection with a teacher accused of biting a toddler. live with details. >> virginia teacher charged now with biting a student. take a look at this. this is the teacher at the preschool. she's facing charges of assault and battery after police say she allegedly built a 13-month-old boy aft her reportedly bit another teacher. the child had a bite mark on his shoulder, police say. the owner of the school,
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meanwhile, right here, is being charged for failing to report the incident. a witness at the school says they were told to keep quiet. and authorities only became aware after someone anonymously reported it to child protective services. this is a story we will continue to follow throughout the day. stay with news 4 for more. barbara. the desperate search continues today for former d.c. treasurer lasana mack. he disappeared eight days ago. he was last seen on taylor street in northwest d.c. that's in the pet worth neighborhood. investigators say he may be driving a gray 2013 forward explorer. was the district's treasury until 2012. at this point, his family is asking for privacy. d.c. police asking you to give them a call if you have any information. today, the prince georges county police department is working to find out more about an officer charged with assault. baltimore police arrested officer michael o'connell this
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weekend. we're told he was off duty at the time. right now, o'connell is suspended with pay. we'll be able to learn more once police schedule a hearing. and right now, police and military are searching for three missing afghan soldiers. coming up what they were doing at a cape cod military base. and whether they're considered dangerous. and why you had to move quickly this morning to get playoff tickets to the nationals game. stay with us. we'll be right back.
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right now, tickets are almost all sold out if you want to see the nats in the first round of the playoffs. it looks like tickets are available on team website but when we tried to buy one the web page would not work. stub hub and lining up at the box office may be the best way to get tickets now. if you want a ticket today, we just checked, and you can get one on stub hub for about $75. the redskins get right back to work this week, preparing for thursday's game against the giants at fedex field. they'll try to bounce back after yesterday's 37-34 loss against the eagles. we're learning that defensive lineman chris baker probably won't be suspended after that hit on eagles quarterback nick fo foles and the brawl that followed.
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saying despite that, there was a lot to be proud of. >> just so much heart when you're on the road at a division rival, that's the kind of intensity you need to have a chance. i was just so proud of the way our offense and our whole team played and the character they showed. >> the head coach made similar comments after the game, saying there was a lot to like, despite the fact the team lost the game. >> the ravens are expected to address a new report that says the team and the nfl acted to ignore or conceal the now infamous ray rice tape. the report came from espn's "outside the lines." it says shortly after rice punched his then fiance, the team went on a campaign, asking prosecutors for leniency in the case. also that head coach john harbaugh wanted rice released. yesterday, though, harbaugh addressed the report briefly, saying he and the front office were united in their handling of the situation. coming up, americans are not
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for three missing afghan soldiers, who were training at a military base in massachusetts. they were last seen at a mall in hyannis. the national guard in massachusetts said they believe there is no threat to the public at this time. this morning on the "today" show, matt lauer asked chief nbc pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski why the officials believe there is no problem. >> any soldiers who come to the u.s. for this kind of training are well vetted in advance for any possible ties to militant groups or the taliban there in afghanistan and without providing specifics, officials this morning are -- appear to be very confident that these three pose no immediate threat to the u.s. >> the soldiers were training at joint base cape cod. they had been staying at camp edwards since they arrived on september 11th. new today, islamic militants released an audio message warning americans and our allies, quot you will not feel secure even in our own bedrooms.
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the statement urges followers to kill americans and french citizens. it also says president obama is more foolish than former president george w. bush. nbc news cannot verify the authenticity of this recording, however, french leaders responded to the recording saying, quote, france is not afraid. france joined the u.s. in air strikes targeting isis in iraq. also new today, turkey says it's ready to react to the, quote, worst case scenario involving syrian refugees. the deputy prp there says more than 130,000 refugees crossed into their border, or over their bord border, in the last four days. most of these refugees are ethnic kurds. all escaped the threat of isis. this is an important week for president obama and his effort to get international support to fight isis. for more on that, we're joined by the political writer for nbc. the president heads to new york for the united states general assembly tomorrow. what's on his agenda there? >> this would be a big week even in a world without isis.
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he's going to address the ebola crisis. he's going to talk about climate change. one thing his administration has said they want to act on tomorrow. the big story of course is isis. he's on wednesday going to address the general assembly. he's going to keep trying to build support for an international coalition. he's going to push for a resolution that would prevent these hopeful isis fighters from traveling globally, trying to get all these countries on board. right now, the administration says there are about 40 countries that have pledged some kind of support for this effort to fight isis but they haven't been specific about what these countries want to do -- >> i didn't mean to interrupt you, but what exaly is the president hoping to get from the leaders of the u.n.? does he want military help? does he want money? does he want them to help with intelligence? >> the biggest thing this administration keeps saying is why there's a lot of focus about whether other countries are going to help put boots on the ground, could actually contribute troops to this effort, as well as air strikes, like france has offered in iraq.
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what they're saying is we need a holistic effort. we need all of these nations, arab and western nations, to pull together and keep these fighters from trying to get to the region, as well as coordinating on things like intelligence, humanitarian aid. they're looking for a global effort from all these countries. >> are we actually wanting russia to join too? >> it's a complicated situation because this joint resolution the administration is hoping to push, the wording of that is going to have to be very, very specific, to keep russia from a potential vito threat. russia wants to make sure bashar al assad is not targeted in this language. you'll see a lot of specific, very careful language in that resolution. >> a campaign photo getting a lot of attention, senator landrieu of louisiana. let's look at the picture. tell us what she's doing here. >> this is a senator from louisiana. she is facing a very difficult re-election race.
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mary landrieu against the republican bill cassidy. she was at an lsu tailgate. helping an lsu fan do a keg stand. >> oh, i see. at first i thought it was her coming down. >> no, she's helping him consume a fairly large amount of beer in one sitting. he offered to her that maybe she could also partake. she declined but she said his father was around so she thought it was okay to give him a hand with his partying before the game. >> what everybody has to do. >> you know, it may be good for her in the long run. she looks like she's just one of the gals. >> thanks so much. for more from the rest of the nbc news political team, check out "first read" on nbcnews.com. a gun shop is getting lots of buzz and some death threats today over a controversial name. take a look. this gun barrel is called the obama's blaster. as you can imagine, the name is generating a lot of mixed reaction. the store owner says calling it
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what it is named is not the difference. >> it's a joke, we thought it was funny. >> the owner added he didn't expect all the reaction but he says he's glad to get all the publicity. >> well, we all get frustrated by traffic in our area. but does that translate into rude drivers? a new survey is out ranking our behavior in our area. and something that hasn't been seen or heard at the kennedy center in ten years. a spanish opera. we'll introduce you to the star who happens to be local. but first, here's a look at what's hot on nbcwashington.com.
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if you thought d.c. had the worst drivers in the country, you thought wrong. we're second worst. a survey from issue.com asked, who had the worst drivers. and d.c. came in number two, behind idaho, virginia and maryland came in the semirude category, 28th and 32nd. respectively. you're going to need to drive to north dakota to share the road with the nicest drivers in the country so you've got a ways to go. ♪ this is the opera on stage now at the kennedy center. the star of the show is a bethesda native who joins us to
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talk about what audiences can expect. and welcome. >> thank you very much for having me. >> opening night was saturday night. you were the star. how did you feel? >> it was fantastic. it was a surreal experience and we were all very pleased. >> it had to be a little unsettling to know so many in the audience may know you. how did you feel about that? >> i felt incredibly supported. it was a wonderful feeling. i felt very comfortable and very loved. >> tell us about a little bit about the role you play. this is an opera that most of us haven't heard of. even people who know a little about it. it's called "forencia of the amazon." >> it's based on the writings of gabriella marcus in the style of realism. all of the characters are traveling on a boat heading down the amazon for the debut recital of the big opera diva florencia.
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my character is a young journalist who has always been very devoted to florencia and interested in writing her biography. although passengers were learning about love and loss, their journey on the boat. >> where did you go to high school? >> walt whitman high school. >> did you sing at walt whitman? >> i was more focused on theater but my love for music was really founded there. >> did you decide to sing opera rather than popular music while you were there? when did you make that decision? >> yes, i did, i started singing opera in middle school, taking private voice lessons with an opera singer and she steered me in that direction. >> well, how does one discover that they've got an opera voice inside? >> i think they're born with it. deciding to nurture a talent and go in that direction. >> thinking of doing it, following in your foot steps, tell us about your opera debut.
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was there a lot of people there on saturday night? >> it was a full house, a very welcoming audience. >> this is one of the few spanish language operas that exist. we always think of italian and german but there are a few. kennedy center's one of the few opera houses that have really gone out to bring some of those operas public. >> absolutely. >> what was it like? did you have to learn to speak spanish? >> i'm a native speaker. my mother is guatemalan. it's a very lush and wonderful o sing in. >> that's fantastic. it's going to be at the kennedy center only this week, right? >> four more performances. >> and you were excited? >> incredibly excited. >> are there still tickets available? >> yes there are, plenty of tickets. this is at the kennedy center, florencia of the amazon. at the kennedy center. we're so excited you came by. >> thank you very much. >> when is your next show? >> tonight. >> good luck.
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>> thank you so much. mission to mars. the important milestone marked today. on the 442-million mile journey. plus, a scam warning and how the employee, of a local grocery store helped one would-be victim. plus, it's kind of breezy out there. coming up, tom keirien is next coming up, tom keirien is next with a look.
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comiin fairfax countyn is next with a lowe had to cut a lot of waste. we consolidated offices. started sharing printers. we can walk a few feet. replaced computers, but kept the monitors. they still work fine. we even discovered that the phone company overcharged us by three million dollars! i approve this message because congress doesn't need another right winger. they need someone who can balance a budget. oh, and we definitely didn't need so many government studies.
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a nasa spacecraft has made it to mars this morning. it entered the red planet's orbit late last night, following a 442 million mile journey. the trip took a whole year. nasa scientists will now take about six weeks to adjust the spacecraft's instruments. they'll begin probing the plan ept's atmosphere. scientists hope they can discover while mars went from being warm and wet to cold and dry. the mission cost more than $670 million. and storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein wants to be on the next strtrip. >> mars is just this little speck and now we can get something out there, then to communicate with it, it is amazing. >> we have a lot to learn. >> oh, sure, indeed. here, we are dealing with the change of seasons. that's going to begin tonight.
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the autumn equinox is arriving this evening. the astro nomical equinox arrives. equal day, equal night, which is why we call it the equinox. there is orion constellation. you can post your pictures on instagram, twitter and facebook and share and i will share on tv. love reading your comments as well. temperatures now beginning to feel like full. temperatures in the 60s, much of the region. the wind makes it feel cooler. it's been gusting. temperatures now, shenandoah valley in the low to mid-60s. much of the area, though, only in the 40s and 50s right now. by contrast, eastern shores in the low 70s from easton down to
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pax river. in the mid-60s much of northern virginia. warrington now up to 70. regular be national now at 71. not much of a warming, only into the mid-70s by midafternoon. the winds will begin to die down around this afternoon. they'll diminish by sunset. overnight tonight, will go calm and the temperatures will really begin to drop. highs today, just reaching the upper 60s. shenandoah valley ought to peak in the mid-70s around the bay and around the immediate metro area. then, by dawn tomorrow, the temperatures plummeting. all the way down to the 40s. low 40s, much of the shenandoah valley. some spot i may get down just to near 40 degrees. nearby neighborhoods in
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montgomery as well, down into the upper 40s by dawn tomorrow. quite a change from our 80s yesterday. tomorrow afternoon, will make it into the low 70s. then on wednesday, the approach of an area of low pressure along the coast will bring in some clouds. it will be in the mid-70s. low pressure may be close enough to it to give us a few showers on thursday. afternoon highs reaching the mid-70s. as the skins and giants play on thursday night, there may be a few showers for the game as it drops back down into the 60s. bottoming out near 60 by dawn on friday. beautiful day on friday. summer not quite done yet, even though we're starting the first week of autumn. by friday afternoon, up near 80. may hit the low 80s on saturday and sunday with bright sunshine. that's the way it looks, barbara. >> all right, thank you, tom. now, the live desk with some breaking news on iraq. >> we got this just in. iraq military officials reporting now that 40 soldiers have been killed in clashes with
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isis militants. also, they are seeing 68 soldiers reportedly missing. this news comes as president obama gets ready to lea a u.n. meeting this week in hopes of building a coalition of allies to help fight isis. barbara. >> all right, thanks, angie. new today, camescammers are pos as irs agents on the phone trying to get your money. he just wrapped up a news conference about one incident. news 4 is live in rockville with what you need to know to keep from getting scammed. >> good morning. we just heard what happened to the victims who came into the safeway store. a husband and wife threatened with deportation if they didn't load up $4,000 on those reloadable cash cards. a nationwide phone scam has come ringing in montgomery county. several victims have now come forward. 92-year-old scarita says she got a call several weeks ago. >> somebody called and said they
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were the irs and started to say we will be in trouble. >> she let her son handle the car and wasn't scammed. >> my son called irs and said they scam especially elderly people. >> others in the county have fallen victim to con artists, warning they need to pay the irs or face a warrant. the head teller at this safeway store spotted a couple in trouble. >> this is a scam. don't do it. hang the phone up. and they did. >> this morning, montgomery county executive and the office of consumer protection issued a consumer alert. >> they will pry on the emotions of the victims, fear or greed, to manipulate them into doing what the con artists really wanted them to do. >> i wouldn't know. i would think so. because i don't trust anyone who calls on my home line.
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>> now, the couple, saved by the store, workers there had already been taken previously for $3,000. now, police say they have gotten, in the last six months, 31 reports and 18 of those folks have paid out as much as $95,000. warning signs, two things, two quick things. the scammers won't let you off the phone until you pay up. and they are demanding immediate payment. we are live in rockville this morning, back to you. >> gas prices are expected to keep falling as much as 20 cents. aaa says, barring any changes, you'll see lower gas prices because of cheaper crude oil. refineries already switched to the less expensive winter blends. that means savings for you. right now, average is $3.63 for regular. virginia, 3.13 on average. and west virginia, average is about 3.43 for regular gasoline.
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show" is taking day time by storm with her new talk show. meredith is joining us with more on what's coming up. good morning, meredith. it's nice to see you today. >> it's good to see you. if i'm not professional as you'd like -- >> i like her too. i love her. you know, she's from our area. >> here she is, here she is. >> hey, hoda, can you hear me? hey, good to see you. we love seeing her every day as well. >> we're not giving her a mic or an ear piece. bad news. >> we want to talk a little bit about your show. the first one was so moving with your husband and your kids. see how they've grown up. but you've got a lot in store. and a lot of serious things but funny things too. last week, you decided to talk a little bit about an abusive relationship. about domestic violence. especially with what was happening with the nfl. have you gotten much response from that? >> yeah, i mean, i think if it
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helps move the dialogue forward, then it's important. and i felt -- i had read a lot of articles the weekend before i talked about my own situation that painted domestic violence as something black and white and that was not my personal experience which is why i chose to talk about it. once i did, there were a lot of folks who requested further interviews. i said, no, this is not about me, it's about the issue. and the fact that it's much bigger than the nfl. it's something we all need to grapple with. and that was the reason for talking about it. in the hopes that maybe it would encourage somebody else to tell their story. >> i think one of the things everybody loves so much about you from your days on the "today" show and even before that is you have been willing to open up. who you are. and people love to share your own experiences. they know that you will share and bring in what you know about what's going on in the world. today, josh groban is coming on
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with a special surprise. tell us about that. >> yeah, he's just a great guy. we have some kids on the show today who are part of an organization known as say. these are children that stutter and they learn to find their voice through singing. josh groban happens to be one of their favorite performers. so they came on the show, not knowing he was here. he surprised them. and it made their day, you know, month, year possibly. because he is an inspiration to them. and he was so lovely. spent a lot of time with the kids. but he's also a total goofball. so we saw that side of him as well. >> speaking of goofball, i have loved some of the games. who comes up with those ideas? >> well, i have a fantastic staff. beginning with our executive producer and jeff rosen, co-ep and matt strauss, and everybody from there on down.
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everybody's encouraged to come up with ideas, the crazier, the better. some of the games work and some of them don't. we're in the process of figuring that out. i don't know -- this show will be in six months maybe quite different than what you're seeing right now. you're always trying out new segments. by the way, those children in the first show, they were not my real children, they were actors. my real children -- they're not quick, they're not quick. >> what i was saying, trying to say to you before and kind of getting it screwed up is you're just the real deal, and i think that's what people see and that's what people like. so it's great to have you with us here at nbc 4. >> thank you. >> we look forward to seeing what else you've got and what it will evolve to in the next six months. >> and they are my real kids just in case somebody thinks -- >> i knew that and i assume they did too, meredith. thank you. we all know that you are a jokester. great to see you.
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1:00 p.m. is when people can see you on nbc 4 right here in the washington area. have a good one. >> see you later. >> you, too. >> and we are hearing from a surfer who survive a shark attack in the atlantic. a shark bit 24-year-old jordan on the central florida coast not too far from daytona beach. he said he was able to free his foot from the shark's mouth and paddle to shore. >> i look down and next thing i know, i'm getting pulled by a shark. just kind of dragged me around, i got freed from him, came here to the hospital. >> he broke a tendon in his toe. he says the shark attack will not keep him from getting in the war again. dental care for women. why treatment is not the same for both sexes. plus, a new study on the causes of autism. what mothers to be should be watching closing
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doctors say iron is crucial to early brain development and that may explain the results of a new study. the study shows a link between low iron levels during pregnancy and autism. women who had low iron were five times more likely to have a child with autism if the mother was older than 35 when she gave birth. scientists say obesity related hypertension and diabetes also increased the risk. you set a new record if you live in virginia, according to
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the department of alcoholic beverage control. the commonwealth sold a record amount of alcohol this past year between july 2013 and this june. it sold about $800 million of the stuff. the most popular drink, jack daniels. well, everybody wants to have a beautiful smile. for women what you see is not always the most important indication of a healthy mouth. the doctor joins us to explain. we're focusing on women today because of pregnancy, birth control pills and some medications that cause some oral health problems. is that right? >> yes, these are contributing to a confluence of elements that affect the oral health particularly for women. >> give us an example of how pregnancy can affect a woman's oral health. >> pregnancy gingivitis, it sort of mimics -- close to birth control observations in the clinic in the decade or so. it's just a presentation of
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swollen gums. during pregnancy, the tooth surface can become demineralized and there's a change of nutrients going back and forth, if you will. of course, isn't just occurring -- also in the oral cavity. >> so what can you do to counteract that pregnancy gingivitis? >> so early diagnosis, early interventi interventi.a specific conversat yo dentist. expert provider in oral health should give you plenty of options to address that. >> now, you say some medications can also cause problems. for women specifically? >> medications can certainly cause problems. of course, if they are certainly related to something which certainly medications across the board can contribute to dry
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mouth. >> what are the comb pla i kas? >> dry mouth certainly can be -- it's represented by the change in the quality of saliva. the plaque for instance deposits much more rigorously on tooth surface, as well, it can affect tooth damage. chipping for instance. jing ja vie tuscan also take place more readily. so attention to detail, extra brushing, all that really has to be involved in the conversation with your dentist. >> and would drinking water help with the dry mouth at all? >> yes, it can, but also the same time there's certain protocols we have to consider. and we have to -- we have ways now to deliver with custom trays specific nutrients to tooth surfaces. we also have the age of electrical toothbrush that really helps. it's just so much more efficient and does so much more for removing the plaque. the plaque is thicker to a surface that doesn't have as much hydration.
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obviously, we need to approach it in a way that's a little more customized. >> you said something i find very interesting. you say you can actually deliver nutrition to the truth from the outside in. so putting on some kind of tray and you can, what? what would you give to the tooth? >> yes, exactly. so many companies have, for instance, contributed with great research. using calcium phosphate as well, for instance. fluoride. specifically the nutrients to tooth surface. >> maybe if you were thinking your teeth are not as good as they ought to be, you ought to go have a health checkup to see what they need. make sure they get it. >> strongly recommend it, of course. >> especially for women. >> of course. it's always -- dependent of unique in our own individual ways. that is to also note. >> again, you say use that mouthwash? >> over the counter this is one of the most effective ways, in
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my professional opinion, account of course during childhood, as well as adult years. using gum tonic is an option. it really helps with addressing jing gin ja vie tus and other products for dry mouth. >> and toothbrush absolutely. >> effective toothbrushing of course. >> thank you, good to see you. >> thank you so much for being here. >> 11:53. coming up, the arrival of fall and what you can expect weatherwise in the week ahead. stay with us. we'll be right back.
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here are some of the developing stories we're going to be watching today. the man who managed to open the front door of the white house is expected in court this afternoon. the secret service says omar gonzalez scaled a white house fence friday. sprinted 70 yards across the north lawn and opened an unlocked door before agents were able to tackle him. police in virginia are looking for jesse matthew today. police want to talk to him about missing uva student hannah graham. he's not a suspect in that case. norton virginia bureau chief julie carey will bring us the latest developments on news 4 later today. and just in from apple, more than 10 million iphone 6s and iphone 6-pluses were sold in the first three days as they were available in stores. this is a new record for that
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company. and we going to bray any records today with our weather? it's our first day of full. not a full day of fall yet, right? >> it arrives tonight. it's already starting to feel like autumn, that's for sure. as the air is dried out. the winds out of the north and gusting. struggling to make it out of the 60s elsewhere. just near 70 across much of virginia. and around the bay, it's a bit milder. it's in the low 70s there. west, many locations in the 40s to 50s right now. that cooler air coming in on that northwest breeze will be in here tonight as the winds diminish under a clear sky. temperatures plummeting all the way down to the chilly 40s by dawn on tuesday. then tomorrow afternoon, highs reaching the low 70s and partly cloudy, mid-70s on wednesday, partly sunny then.
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area of low pressure coming by on thursday may give us a passing shower perhaps into thursday night. drying out friday into the weekend. a bit warmer. highs around 80. have a great afternoon. see you tomorrow morning. >> that's news 4 midday for today. we thank you for being with us and invite you to tune in for news 4, 5, 6 and tonight at 11:00. we'll be back here tomorrow morning with news 4 midday. plan to join us. until then, have a great day and we'll see you in the morning.
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