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abc's claire shipman explains. >> i start doing e-mails from the bed. >> laundry. clean the room. >> get dinner started. >> and i do it all over again. >> reporter: the modern woman's time crunch. but this just in. we can't blame slacker husbands or killer jobs anymore. >> women are still holding themselves to these standards that require that they're responsible for so much of what goes on at home, while really performing at work. >> come on. >> reporter: that's right. a surprising new survey by "real simple" magazine say women need to look in the mirror to find the real culprit. we say our biggest impetments to free time are helicopter mothering, hovering over our kids and house work. most say our husbands can and are willing to handle house work and especially to kids. but we don't delegate. we're perfectionists. 28% of us say we don't think it will get done right. and we hate cleaning but 45% wouldn't pay to outsource it if we could. let's be honest, we do it all because we can. we're good at all of it. but our tension over time can create high levels of cortis

claire shipman abc news, new york. >>i you can leave that alone. >> i got to go home. >>> a month to file tax and some of you are creative when it comes to tax deductions. you will love this a doctor tried to claim the playboy magazines subscription for the waiting room and another person tried to write off a dog replacement but it was not for a medical purpose and one music band add up 10s of thousands on recreational drugs on summer tour. here are a few that worked i love this one. first, two business partners in phoenix communicate by carrier pigeon. and that's great. and next i love this. exotic dancer was allowed to claim false eyelashes and also tanning and teeth whitening. >> oh. >> there you go. >> now, maryland he's most powerful doppler ray -- maryland's most powerful doppler ray day and the -- radar and the forecast certified most accurate by weatherate. >> welcome back i wish i could claim false eyelash but i don't have some but i will have to buy some. almanac today, temperatures got up into the 60s, lower

here's abc's claire shipman. >> reporter: emily bushwood thought life at warp speed, that clock thatp, was just life. >> trying to meet the crazy deadlines, so i can get home to pick up my kids and get dinner on the table. >> reporter: stress, fatigue, and in addition, weight gain, especially belly fat, are more than just a modern annoyance. they can be life-threatening symptoms of a disorder. >> it increases heart disease. thinning of the bones. >> reporter: the culprit is cortisol. like adrenaline, cortisol charges out of our adrenal glands in times of stress. but constant stress sends cortisol through our system at all hours. suddenly, an internal enemy. creating fat. making too much sugar and sending it to the wrong places. one new study found that people with high cortisol, are 58% more likely to develop heart disease. another found women are more susceptible than men. a few years ago, with a demanding career and kids, i was like emily. but a routine hormone check, a saliva test, similar to the one she took, gave me a shock. the solutions, straightforward, enough sleep. regular

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here's claire shipman. >> e-mails from the bed. >> three loads of laundry. >> get dinner started. >> and do it all over again. >> reporter: the modern woman's time crunch but this just in, we can't blame slacker husbands or killer jobs anymore. >> women still are holding themselves to these standards that require that they are responsible for so much of what goes on at home while really performing at work. >> come on. >> reporter: that's right. a surprising new survey by real simple magazine says women just need to look in the mirror to find the culprit. we say our biggest impediments to free time are helicopter mothering, hovering over our kids and housework but most of us say our husbands can and are willing to handle housework and especially to kids. but we don't delegate. we're perfectionists. 28% of us say it's because we don't think it will get done right. and we hate cleaning but 45% of us wouldn't pay to outsource it even if we could. let's be honest. we do it all because we can. we're good at all of it. but our tension over time can create very high levels of cortisol. >> he

claire shipman, abc news, new york. >> ladies, let go. >> live and in hd, this is good morning washington, on your side. >> for me, it is terrifying. i do not think it is altered safe. of anybodyink shot or a mass shooting. >> college park in the cross hairs. a threat. to you. is great to see to be gamut the traffic minutes.er every 10 we will check with adam caskey in a minute. >> we start with travel times in favor this morning. we are going to get you the light on the d ulles freeway. get this out of the roadway. but we are on the wilson bridge. it is a good at university boulevard. from us.s heading away adam caskey is next. >> it is going to be warmer today than yesterday. temperatures were on the upswing. it looks like we will be well the middle and upper-60's. 48 in winchester pier 46 in gaithersburg. a mild start to our day today. s becoming cloud cloudy. it is unseasonably warm. tomorrow partly cloudy and even warmer. a few isolated thunderstorms cannot be rolled out. lights are in the 70's. >> we began with a developing from afghanistan. fears of new violence. a soldier a massac

abc's claire shipman reports it seems that maybe we need to let our husbands do a little bit more. >>-mails from the bed. >> three minutes of laundry. >> get dinner started. >> and i get up and do it all over again. >> reporter: the modern woman's time crunch. but this just in. we can't blame slacker husbands or killer jobs anymore. >> women still are holding themselves to these standards that require that they're responsible for so much of what goes on at home while really performing at work. >> come on. >> reporter: that's right. a surprising new survey by "real simple" magazine says women just need to look in the mirror to find the culprit. we say our biggest impediments to free time are helicopter mothering, hovering over our kids, and housework, but most of us say our husbands can and are willing to handle housework and especially the kids. but we don't delegate, we're perfectionists. 28% of us say it's because we don't think it will get done right. and we hate cleaning, but 45% of us wouldn't pay to outsource it even if we could. let's be honest. we do it all because we can. we'

claire shipman, abc news, new york. >> taliban promises revenge after 16 are killed in afghanistan. the latest details coming up. >>> new information this morning in to a woman denied communion of her sexual orientation. what is happening now to the priest. >>> a new study unveils the dangers of stairs for parents and kids, i'm linda so, why kids are likely to be hurt when carried by a parent. >>> it's lynette charles birthday. i'm megan pringle. >> i'm charley crowson. let's go over to the birthday girl, and say happy birthday. thank you, dry and partly cloudy skies. cool but not cold. we are dry, we will stay that way in to the afternoon, all five sweeps are scanning the skies. not picking up on a lot. we should be at 31, 32 degrees for this time of the year. the temperatures are above that. 44 centerville. aberdeen 38. bel air 29. the winds are nice and calm. it will become breezy, southerly flow, the temperatures are going to bump up a little bit. now a check of the traffic with angela. how are the roads? >>> good morning, the roads are looking great for your birthday. happy bir

claire shipman, abc news, new york. >> can we stop nitpicking everybody? >> seriously.good skin? stop smoking. you know, don't get too much sun. >> and call dr. faris. >> eat well. and start exercising. >> and come see me. >> ooh. >> i'll give you a special deal. $5. >> is that a big needle? >> yeah. it's like a horse needle. it won't hurt, i promise. at all. just maybe a little bit. when we come back, buckle your seat belts because it is time for march madness. >> that's right. we've got the last two qualifiers for the big dance and the new march madness competition. it all tips off next. >>> welcome back. our new music there marking the official rollout of the annual -- second annual "world news now" march madness competition. before that the last two qualifiers. >> that's right. first up last night was vermont versus lamar university. the catamounts, that's vermont, were hot, shooting 50% from the field. lamar, not so much. they were one and done as vermont wins 71-59. next up for them, north carolina tomorrow. >> i'm sure that's going to be a close one. >> ouch. >>

for "good morning america," claire shipman, abc news, new york. >> would you consider doing this in yourwrinkles, do it. but when you're young, be young. >> vote now, using gma on your smart phones. >>> i'm here with katie couric. you'll see her on the cover of this month's prevention magazine. it's national colorectal awareness month. the second leading cancer killer in the country. >> that's right. of men and women. women are diagnosed as often as men. it's highly preventable. that's why we're focusing. >> you have to go for the screening. >> this is something i've been relentless about ever since my husband, jay monahan, died of colorectal cancer when he was 42. the people that should be getting the screening are not doing it. i guarantee you, it's a lot better than being diagnosed with colorectal cancer. i did a colon oscopy on air a fw years ago. i got my friend kim to do one with me. ♪ let's get it started in here ♪ let's get it started in here >> that is good stuff. >> cheers. >> bottoms up. we got a million of them. ♪ raise your glass if you are wrong in all the right ways ♪ ♪ wo