against alzheimer's and a cofounder of the women against alzheimer's network. alzheimer's disease affects 36 million people worldwide and her husband was the chief of hematology and oncology at the national institute of health when he was diagnosed with early onset alzheimer's at age 58. she decided to leave her television her to become a caregiver both for her husband and for her mother who had alzheimer's in home hospice. since the 1996 diagnosis, she has become an outspoken advocate on this illness and for the rights that caregivers and patients alike should have. in her book, "slow dancing with a stranger", lost in the age of alzheimer's, she dedicates her struggle and as a caregiver and dealing with long-term care facilities. and so to enhance the public conversation, she has come to share her book with us today and we thank you very much and we welcome meryl comer. [applause] >> my thanks to you all coming out on this glorious day, this last day of summer. i am so touched. this issue is so important, i think, to all of us. i would like to do a survey beca

, but you know the devastating affects of alzheimer's how exciting would that be. neil: a lot of people don't know they have the markers to identify it early. >> you need to identify it early. the best treatment is the treatment given early. and ms in alzheimer's, als, parkinson's disease, brain tumors, the earlier we can identify it the easier it will be to treat. this is, again, collision or collaboration if you will to find things that are early. the other thing we want and i think what's so unique about the ann romney center for neurological diseases is that we want more shots on goal. what do, i mean, by that? i mean, we want treatments. a shot on goal is trying a new treatment. and somebody who has the idea and if it works then we have a new treatment. that's what's going to be different about what we'll do. neil: i've always stated and i think ann you and i have always discussed in the past that it's understated. i suspect you're the expert that it's a lot more than that. with all these other conditions, and i know the 50 million figure comes up, do you susp

the amount of costs to take care of someone who has alzheimer's is enormous.ant to find a treatment. we want to find a cure. once we have that, the costs will be minimal. >> it's a very about pitch to make, but we've discovered that pitch, certainly when you talk to insurance companies, all they see is the cost up front. they don't see the long-term savings, or do they? >> i hope they doh and i hope they recognize that prevention -- i think more and more medicines is going to prevention, to keeping ourselves in a healthy state. i think diet, nutrition, exercise, all those things -- >> there you go with the healthy lifestyle nonsense again. >> it's true. prevention is so important. early detection, again, with all disease, whether it's cancer or alzheimer's, his research is finding this in the brain, if they can break it down and prevent someone from even having the assist hypers, the devastating effects, how exciting would that be? >> a lot of people don't know they have the markers for it, if you can identify it early. >> you need to identify earlier. the bes

simon ridley from alzheimer's research u.k. >> alzheimer's disease is complex, it's unlikely it's a singlesative agent or infection, so i think the many factors which feed in to the two. alzheimer's disease, the biggest of those is age. and there are a number of other factors which may play a role in modifying that risk. and so infection, we know that in the brain the immune system gets activated and involved and it's possible that other activators of the immune system may contribute to this. so i think it's interesting, but as i say 90% of people carry this in some form and 90% don't get alzheimer's disease that, suggests to me it's not a major cause if it is one at all. >>> now, the world of fashion is mourning the death of the design oscar de la renta who was famed for dressing some of the world's most high-profile women. he was known as the sultan of suave. he was 82 and his designs have frequently been worn by america's first ladies dating back to jackie kennedy in the 1960s. >>> hi, i am lisa preacher and you are in the stream. the nation's top domestic security threat may not be who

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. >>> and glen campbell as we haven't seen him before in his fight against alzheimer's, though able to still channel his music. what he shared with us from his private battle as he says farewell to public life. "nightly news" begins now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >>> good evening. he's wearing a mask because isis fighters don't like to show their face, but we can hear his voice. and tonight, because he sounds like he could be an american, the fbi is asking all americans if his voice sounds familiar. there's no way to know exactly how many americans have gone overseas to fight for isis. it's even harder to figure out their motivation. but in this case, the feds are calling on citizens for their help. it's where we begin tonight with our justice correspondent, pete williams. >> reporter: it's an aspect of the isis terror group that has american officials especially worried. appeals to an american internet audience. now the fbi is hoping to use that propaganda against isis to identify this man seen in its la

i mean i think that there's some good things being done on alzheimer's. we have a national campaign to address alzheimer's that was released in 2012. but experts say that doesn't go enough and we need to do more. and for the baby boomers who are aging, long term care supports at home, we really don't have appropriate systems at home. medicare and even medicaid which is designed to provide support for the oldest americans are not adequate and what people realize is you need to spend down your assets to qualify for medicaid. medicaid doesn't prevent financial catastrophe, it really comes into play after that happens. >> it's a tremendous problem that's affecting not just people who have alzheimer's but their families. that number is going to grow. the article again is available in the national journal. it's available online, it's called jackie's good-bye, what i learned about our national health care debacle when i became responsible for my aunt. thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> "consider this" will be right back. >> today's data dive looks at the

>> with her husband at her side. >> when she has alzheimer's, i have alzheimer's. >> how their storys others. coming up next on "dr. oz." dr. oz: b. smith is a true pioneer. she took the modeling world by storm and became a famous restaurateur and a successful tv host but now, she's been diagnosed with alzheimer's disease. and she's welcoming our cameras into

she found out her husband had early on set alzheimer's. her new book is called slow dancing with a stranger. first off, i cannot thank you enough for being a part of the show. watching the documentaries and reading excerpts from the book -- it's powerful insight into what exactly it's like when you're going through something like this. take us back to day one. >> go back almost 20 years. a diagnosis then meant there were no disease modifying drugs. if you had a diagnosis today no disease modifying drugs, nothing. we have yet to wage the war on alzheimer's that we've already waged on cancer, hiv aids, terribly underfunded. 5.4million here. but you have to unlock the conversation. it's the only reason i wrote the book was to have an honest conversation about a cruel disease. ebola is fast and lethal. alzheimer's is slow and cruel and lethal because it destroys who you are. you're a big sports man. why are we worried about concussions from sports. it increases the likelihood of dementia. all the nfl players are seeing disciples of dementia. a

el educar a los pacientes con alzheimer y a sus familiares y cuidadores, es una tarea fundamental en>> buena suerte, soy su doctora, maritza fuentes. >> el centro para el control de enfermedades confirmÓ que las 500 personas en 40 y los estados de la uniÓn padecen del virus respiratorio enterovirus. en nueva jersey se confirmÓ siete casos. en nueva york, hay 23 casos. regresamos. ♪ ♪ >> hoy tuvimos un dÍa con temperaturas un poco mÁs frescas que ayer comen los 70. vamos con nuestro meteorÓloga. >> gracias, un dÍa mayormente nublado, temperaturas algo mÁs frescas, amanecimos con 63. estuvo entre el valor normal para la Época del aÑo, incluso la misma estuvo un poquito mÁs alta, las temperaturas esta noche van a estar mÁs válidas. donde su mÁs fresca fueron trenton, con 67. sin embargo, es el interior las temperaturas hasta ahora la brisa continua soplando. se acerca un frente frÍo bastante intenso, hacia el este del paÍs. por el momento las lluvias en ido alejando hacia el norte. o mientras tanto, en superficies esta zona de alta presiÓn la que estÁ dominando y las que nos produce la

she brought the alzheimer's awareness to our team here, she has launched what 15 years ago down the alzheimer's road. >> something like that, i forget. >> been a while. >> big joke around the alzheimer's association. >> my fox philly.com for more information. >> where will you meet up. >> it is called tubman garrett park but right there by the river front and if you are familiar with wilmington at all you'll know where it is. it is right across from the train station in wilmington where they built beautiful condos and they have shops, restaurants. it is a nice revitalized area of wilmington, delaware. nice walk right along the river front and everybody is helping the alzheimer's association our good friend there now, we have visibility issues out there this morning because there is still a lot of moisture left over from the rain we had yesterday at this time. so reduced visibility in lancaster, allentown, slightly reduced every where else. it is not a big deal but we will keep an eye on it to see if the fog gets any thick they are morning. we don't have any rain to show you on ultimate doppler

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those with herpes have double the risk of alzheimer's. the findings -- weakened immune system among the elderly provides opportunity for the virus to spread to the brain. once infected, the virus stays in the body. scientists say the benefit is that it will help focus effort on treatments to stop the disease. let's get more on this with the head of research at alzheimer's research u.c.l.a. joining us by skype from cambridge. is this new? i seem to have read this link has been proved before but this seems to be more definitive research. >> so we need to look at all possible angles for research and this is certainly an interesting angle. and if this leads to studies to show whether antiviral treatments can reduce the risk of alzheimer's disease, that would be interesting to find out but we may not know the answers to those studies if they occur for a number of years. >> interesting stuff. thank you for that. >> thank you >>> government's are spending more to watch populations from the inside. the u.s. so far has the biggest defense expendit

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el en educar a los pacientes con alzheimer y a sus cuidadores es una tarea fundamental en esta etapaconocer los signos de alerta. >> la pÉrdida de la memoria, repetir ciertas preguntas, no poder recordar que las personas repitiÓ la misma pregunta recientemente, a veces tienen problemas con la palabra que quiere decir, dificultad de expresarse verbalmente, >> soy su doctora maritza fuentes. >> habrÁ o no posibilidades de lluvia para los prÓximos dÍas? millie delgado tiene pronÓstico extendido. >> quÉ calor hemos tenido todo este fin de semana! afortunadamente esta noche ya estÁ fresquita nos encontramos en los 59 con los cielos totalmente despejados. sÍ que necesitÁbamos toda esta frescura, esto se debe a un sistema de alta presiÓn que trajo desde el pacÍfico toda esta ola de calor. le comento que el huracÁn simone que hasta la noche de ayer se encontraba en categorÍa cuatro, ya se encuentra en categorÍa uno, sigue trayendo lluvias a esa Área que fue desbastada en la costa mexicana. las mÁximas temperaturas para maÑana: napa 84, livermore con 90... temperaturas que aÚn se van a reserv

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. >> el alzheimer, sus causas y sus prevenciones para que esta enfermedad no siga atacando a la poblaciÓnue residen a quien estados unidos. >> pero que es realmente la enfermedad de alzheimer? dÓnde comienza el problema? >> sin ahondar mucho en la parte genÉtica, sabemos que es un cambio neurolÓgico en las neuronas del cerebro que producen esa transformaciÓn de la parte del comportamiento y principalmente de la memoria del adulto mayor. >> en 1910... el doctor diagnosticÓ por primera vez a una paciente con esta enfermedad degenerativa la pÉrdida de la memoria es el denominador comÚn... >> entre ellos estÁ no solamente la pÉrdida de la memoria, repetir ciertas preguntas, no poder recordar. >> olvidar lo que aprendiÓ, las funciones motrices del cuerpo tambiÉn se pierden y por ende se comienza a hacer una enfermedad sistÉmica o diré cÓmo comer, como ir al baÑo, como caminar por ende va a producir un problema de dependencia y deterioro fÍsico... >> seÑor huelga ese de la cintura a su mujer y no deje que se mueva en un momentito estoy de regreso con los chismes gordos. >> gracias por seguir co

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. >>> and glen campbell as we haven't seen him before in his fight against alzheimer's, though able to still channel his music. what he shared with us from his private battle as he says farewell to public life. "nightly news" begins now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >>> good evening. he's wearing a mask because isis fighters don't like to show their face, but we can hear his voice. and tonight, because he sounds like he could be an american, the fbi is asking all americans if his voice sounds familiar. there's no way to go exactly how many americans have gone overseas to fight for isis. it's even harder to figure out their motivation. but in this case, the feds are calling on citizens for their help. it's where we begin tonight with our justice correspondent pete williams. >> reporter: it's an aspect of the isis terror group that has american officials especially worried, appeals to an american internet audience. now the fbi is hoping to use that propaganda against isis to identify this man seen in its lates

new research suggests they could also increase the risk of alzheimer's. researchers found that the infection that causes cold sores doubles the risk of developing alzheimer's. the body carries the cold sore virus forever after the first breakout. because elderly people have weakened immune systems, the virus can spread to the brain. in the brain the virus can break down memory connections and start the alzheimer's process . and so be a little different during open enrollment time for a company health care plans. employees will have more options. the players are expected to do more to encourage workers to improve their own health including wellness' campaigns or company sponsored health screenings. in the report finds more than half of the companies surveyed raise co- payments and premiums. more are expected to do so by the end of 2014. lunchbreak is next. a super-healthy recipe: we're making coconut squash soup with a garbanzo bean garnish! with a garbanzo bean garnish! they've earned in life there's a higher standard of home care. brightstar care. from c

los hispanos somos 1.5 mÁs propensos que los anglosajones a contra el alzheimer, es un mal incurableombianas que la trasladan a su pasado. >> la musica las toca a uno dar esa mÚsica hemos visto que los pacientes estÁn más contentos recuerdan cosas de su vida. angelique boyer >> la felicidad es evidente en el rostro de juanita que padece demencia pero logra recordar y cantar viejos boleros de su Época. >> yo tengo mÚsica de mi papÁ de mi tÍo de mi mamÁ, de mis hermanos todos son recuerdos cuando yo oigo esas mÚsicas me llama y me duele mucho... el corazÓn. >> de acuerdo con la asociaciÓn de alzheimer mÁs de 5 millones de personas padecen de la enfermedad en el paÍs. la doctora lÓpez recomienda la terapia de mÚsica y explicar por quÉ es tan efectiva? >> aunque el cerebro del paciente se va degenerando gradualmente la parte que procesa la mÚsica que aparentemente estÁ en este lugar no se afecta del todo entonces puede evocar memorias del pasado de lugares, de gente el recordar mÚsica de su juventud. >> mÉlida padece enfermedades a las que todavÍa no la encuentran cura por eso se aferran

disease. >>> eating walnuts appears to help prevent or slow alzheimer's disease.s the word from researchers that found that mice with the disease that were fed walnuts show significant developments in motor function. researchers believe that the high anti-oxidant and omega 3 content in walnuts may have helped. right now more than 5 million americans have alzheimer's disease and that number is expected to triple by the year 2050. >>> nbc 10 news today will continue. >> reporter: i'm talking with septa riders about the potential for a strike and they have some strong words. i'll have that coming up. >>> and i'm talking wind and mild temperatures. we're going to be above normal for this time of year, but we'll be windy. we're already breezy. the flags flowing around in the breeze. we'll talk about the winds. and also tracking some 70s in your seven-day. we'll talk about that straight ahead. huh, fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. everybody knows that. well, did you know you that former pro football player ickey woods will celebra

sadly, it is hard to find a family that hasn't been touched by alzheimer's. happily we are doing something bit. we are all getting together tomorrow morning. it will be 59 degrees when we get started. sixty-five by the even of the walk. around noon when everybody is getting out of there. will we will see you there get more information as you just heard at my fox philly.com. let's talk temperature as we look ahead to monday morning. this is maybe when we will have the best chance of seeing some frost in the outlining area we will see 39 degrees in mount pocono but these temperatures could end up being chillier, we will see what the next computer model run has to bring, but fog is getting thicker out there in lancaster, reading and in allentown there is reduced visibility. keep that in mind living in the outlying areas and place that he is tend to fog up when there is moisture in the air. it could slow you down a bit. ultimate doppler radar, nothing to show you, temperatures mostly in the 50's and 60's, just cooler then yesterday, 72 should be our high, lovely

a great time, on saturday, at the the river front in wilmington for the wilmington walk to end alzheimer's. we have two more coming up including one in atlantic city think weekend. if you didn't get a chance to make it the to this one we will have details on the next one coming up. this is our big head line. how cold it is. coldest a air of the season so far with frost advisories in effect for sale em, gloucester, camden and burlington counties in new jersey, bucks, montgomery, chester, berks and lancaster in pennsylvania but that is not all. we have freeze warnings in effect for these counties in south jersey, the other half of burlington county plus ocean, atlantic and cumberland and lehigh, northampton, carbon, monroe, freeze warnings and hopefully you heard about this and brought the plants in, if not, yes, you have some tender plants out there bring them in right now. we have just a few clouds on ultimate doppler radar but clear skies enable to us get chillier and it was a chilly change over the weekend. look at the difference between saturday and sunday. 72 degrees on saturday. fifty

. >> ♪ >> la educaciÓn es una de las medidas mÁs importantes a lidiar con la enfermedad de alzheimer.en esta etapa de la vida. la enfermedad es una realidad de nuestra comunidad envejece entre muchas de estas personas y sus familiares no saben cÓmo manejar esta enfermedad. es muy importante conocer los signos de alerta. >> no solamente la pÉrdida de la memoria repetir ciertas preguntas no poder recordar que la persona repitiÓ la misma preguntas recientemente. ademÁs a veces tienen problemas con la palabra que quieren decir. tienen dificultad de expresarse. y cambios en la capacidad de funcionamiento en el dÍa a día. ♪ >> estoy de regreso y listo para compartir con ustedes. lo que estÁ en boca de todos al volver. ya estÁ carlos calderÓn con las palabras finales. >> soy carlos calderÓn les cuento que hoy estamos repletos de noticias de los famosos que ahora mismo estÁn dando la vuelta al mundopara que usted pueda ir de chismoso con sus amigos en esto que son sus chismes gordos. don omar quiere ir a los latÍn grammy en las vegas y por eso ha pedido permiso a un tribunal de puerto rico pa

. >> ben bradlee's family announced last month he was in hospice care suffer from alzheim alzheimer's disease. >> he sky rocketed to fame in the early 70s when he allowed the washington post to look deep into the burglary at the washington hotel. they eventually brought down the nixon presidency and established the washington post as one of the top newspapers. his watergate fame was sealed in the movie. benjamin, crown and shield bradlee born in boston, graduate of harvard. worked in paris and then joined news week and eventually the washington post where he was executive editor for more than 25 years. he was a prominent figure in the kennedy administration days and was a close friend of both john and jackie kennedy. he married a young report in 1998, quinn, 20 years his junior. since he wrote a memoir and received presidential honor of freedom from mpresident obama last year. he was 93. >> quite a life he had. you worked at the post with ben bradlee in fact worked there soon after nixon resigned was he a big presence in the news room. >> yes, he was. he was bigger than life. he would

. >>> and, still ahead on this full hour of "action news" at ten, hope in the fight against alzheimer's, it involves getting ones memory back. >>> also tonight the convict and the commencement speech, is there big fall out following mumia abu-jamal's weekend obligation. >>> heroin at day care, students showed up with the wrong thing to hand out to classmates. with tom corbett, things keep getting worse. september 16th. budget deficits force pennsylvania to borrow $1.5 billion dollars just to keep the lights on. three days later, pennsylvania's unemployment rate goes up for the second straight month. under tom corbett, we've fallen from 9th to 47th in job creation. and on september 25th, pennsylvania's credit is downgraded for the fifth time in two years. why would we give tom corbett four more years? >>> the supreme court cleared the way for same sex marriage expansion today by doing nothing. the justices turned away a appeals from five states seeking to ban the the gay and lesbian union, the move end delays in indiana a, oklahoma, utah, virginia and wisconsin effectively making same se

. >> a new study suggestions memory loss from alzheimer's can be reversed.sts put patient on rigorous therapeutic program that changed diets and lifestyles. steps included eliminating processed food, starting yoga and taking vitamins. after three to six months scientists claim nine out of ten patients with progressive memory loss had symptoms reversed. only person who did not improve had late stage alzheimer's. >>> nba preseason got underway last night. young basketball fan joined lineup of his favorite team. >> there she 5-year-old jp gibson joined court utah jazz one day contract warping up with players more than twice his size didn't intimidate him. he's battling acute lymphoma plastic leukemia. a non-profit made his dream a reality. >> seeing him open the court with the jazz i don't think words can express -- we're so grateful. >> wonderful treat for that little boy. >> jt's dad said he always had a >> welcome back, 5:54 a live look at wilmington, delaware. looks pretty out there. live if you head out not so much. rain today and damp and cool throughout

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. >> alzheimer's disease. >> hemophilia? early onset, you can test for it. >> you can test for alzheimer's. >> this is awe small sub set of a particular kind of alzheimer's that attacks early in life. >> colon cancer. >> if we know which of the genes, yes. >> breast cancer. >> we do it regularly. >> this is exciting stuff. >> i've been working on this for a year. because the science is difficult to explain. but the idea that we know these diseases they're single gene mutation, and they've stalked your family for generations, something like huntington's disease or early onset alzheimer's, you can use this science when you're having a child to prevent that from being passed on in the future. it's controversial but it's really interesting. >> extraordinary. >> yeah. >> i can't wait to see that. thanks. >> you can see more of the interview and exactly how this genetic sequincy is able to screen for these complex diseases. that's this sunday night on "60 minutes." >>> some motorcycles saw a straight and narrow path between cars.

alzheimer's, congressman. actually i spent some of my own personal efforts in an adjustment in the way our current portfolio supports that research because this is clearly a major threat to the future of our nation and the world and an enor pus burden upon individuals and their families who are stricken with this disease. there's probably nobody in this room that has not been touched by that. i take your point that we need to see that as a particularly high priority right now and that has been in fact what we have been trying to do at nih over the last two or three years. the other thing that i want to say without taking up too much more time, we have to be careful with the way in which science has developed over the last four or five years, particularly coming from the insights from the genome. we discover there are connections between diseases that we never knew about. it would not surprise me if the next breakthrough we are really waiting for in alzheimer's disease came from a resejer who at present time we

i mean that more people come to washington for the alzheimer's work and for a policy briefing and so on. and so i think that there is going to be an effort now to look at a larger venue, with more people, but it is not clear, again, how those people will be chosen, to be part of that, so, it is a pretty exciting time, again the last one was in 199..., so ten years ago and it has been a long time everybody has been wondering given that there is an early america's act and authorized that there will be a conference itself, and we are going to be using technology and san francisco is positioned well and we have computer labs and we need to figure out a way to help the older adults weigh in on where the country is going and what are the issues of facing older adults and so an exciting time and so when we have more information, we will make sure that all of you hear about it. so, and that is all that i have for today. >> thank you. >> and any questions from the commissioners? i have one, did you say 2016 or 15? >> 15. >> okay. >> and it is short time. okay, as the advisory board? mr. leon

what i like, you're not going to like much of anything. >> exactly. >> hey, great weather for the alzheimer'salk a little breezy so definitely have that wind breaker handy down on the boardwalk in atlantic city this sunday. registration begins at 10:00 a.m. >> all right. sounds good. that will do it for us here at 6:00 o'clock. >> and dawn will see you back here after the game. >> so will keith and scott. we won't see you. >> keith and scott will be here after the game as well. (laughter). >> h >>> on the trail of the ebola doctor as he roamed the nation's largest city, he went bowling, the restaurant where he ate, the subway he rode. >> what if he could have coughed? >>> and his fiance, she's also quarantined. >>> and it's nurse nina, she's ebola-free. >> try to get back to a normal life and reunite with my dog bently. >>> then, the white house hero hounds. hurricane and jordan. inside their k-9 training. >>> and,

rogen recently invited fans to buy a chance to be his date at a grown-up prom, a fundraiser for alzheimer's research. >> we very quickly and with not a ton of effort raised over $100,000. >> reporter: the winner, stephanie buffalo, an advocate whose mother-in-law suffered with alzheimer's for years. >> i want to ask if you'd go to prom with me? >> are you serious? >> uh-huh. >> yes! [ applause ] >> reporter: the company recently partnered with rogen's group, so she was going to the prom anyway when she decided to enter for the chance to go with seth. the big night was like a story your friends might not believe. the giant limo. and then the walk down the red carpet. so is this your dream come true? >> it's pretty freaking awesome. >> reporter: money was raised, a cause was served and a good time was had by all. >> thank you all so much for coming. >> reporter: harry smith, nbc news, hollywood. >> that's our broadcast on a monday night as we start a new week. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. >>> it's a betrayal of the public's trust. >> chp officers accused of a twisted

. >>> and others caught on surveillance video, abusing an elderly alzheimer's patient. >> jeff patterson has details from winter haven. >> reporter: wilson set up a hidden camera in his 76-year-old father's room, when he began to see unexplained bruising on his dad's arms and legs. what he reported was really shocking. >> pretty disturbing. i just can't believe somebody would treat an elderly -- in his condition, that way. >> reporter: wilson's fat suffers from alzheimer's and is no longer able to communicate. after seeing this video, winter haven police arrested 28-year-old jones and 35-year-old rose blossing. >> it is obvious they're trying to get a reaction. >> reporter: winter haven charlie bird's over father suffered from alzheimer's. he couldn't believe what he saw. >> at one point one kicked him. he standed an injury. >> reporter: the staff at the nursing home refused to talk about the incident today and ordered us off their property. >> we trusted them to take care of him. >> reporter:dale wilson had a wide range of emotions when he saw the video. >> lot of sadness for my dad and

o'donnell: alzheimer's disease?ghes: if it's a mutation in a particular gene that causes early onset, we can test for it, yes. >> o'donnell: so you can test for alzheimer's. >> hughes: this is a small subset of a particular kind of alzheimer's that attacks very early in life. o'donnell: colon cancer? >> hughes: if we know which of the colon cancer genes, yes. o'donnell: breast cancer? >> hughes: we do it regularly. >> o'donnell: dr. hughes' lab is one of a handful in the country that provides this genetic testing, which is why 3,000 couples turn to him each year, among them, matt and melinda, who asked that we not use their last name. if they hadn't done the embryo screening procedure, their four- year-old son mason and his baby sister marian might very well have been born with a genetic mutation that increases the risk of breast, ovarian, prostate, and pancreatic cancer. it wasn't until melinda herself was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer seven years ago that she found out she carried that gene mu