we'll be r >>> every year the alzheimer's s walks in orre than 600 communities nationwide with on walks here in the dmd are rebecca caldwell, vice president of development for the alzheir's associationnd jane priest is manager of programs and services for t association. thth j us.ke we t earlier with county executive baker about the baker fun bunhe team and walk at national harbor on the 29th of september. how many other walks will there be in the area? >> 27 walks. we still have six walks to go, so now through the end of october the prince george's county walk is the 29 th of september, and it is at the national harbor. one of our largest walks is in washington, d.c. at e natio ll on october 13. >> another big one coming up. what's the purpose of multiple walks in so many local communit versus havst one b like some other associations do? >> sure. the national capital area chapter covers northern in vi, southern and suburb maryland as well as the district. t to make sure that we can include as many of our community as possible. we try toake it available across the dmd. that's the rean t

alzheimers before you become an adult.(grant) it involves results from certain tests done as a kid. kron4'sexplains what this study found. (ryan) we're we're talking about a test that was done almost 60 years ago... and at the time... had nothing to do with researching alzheimers. in fact, they were trying to find some of the brightest kids to help in the space race. so, they were testing their cognitive skills. taking a look at the same people's medical records almost 60 years later, pt-med researchers found men who scored lower in mechanical reasoning and women who scored lower in memory for words, both had higher odds of having developed alzheimer types of diseases. out of 85- thousand people studied, 2-point-9 percent of the men and 3-point-3 percent of the women had developed alzheimer's or related diseases.researchers hope, by identifying certain cognitive indicators during adolescence, they can help identify at-risk groups, and start early prevention or intervention treatment. (anchor) taking a live look outside... at the san mateo bridge.(anchor) time now to check on our weather...

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s may have a higher chance of develing dementia. smokers were 14% more likely to develop the seascondition. people who never smoked at all had the lowest risk ofpi deve dementia or al alzheimer alzheimer's. >>> new baby boomers are turning to marijuana. more older americans are smoking marijuana than ever before. 9% of adults between the age ove 50 and 64 ha used the drug. the percentage of users has doubled over the last de sde. those thked as teenagers are likely to smoke again as adults. >>> united airlines is saying good-bye to plastic this is the latest to ditch plastic due to environmental concerns. united will place disposable plastic drink stirrs with d mboo versions on all planes. american airlines aska airlines announced similar measures this year. i was at starbucks getting an iced coffee. i reached for the straw and my son said, don't get the straw. i had to che myself. >> how do you stir it? >> just drink it. >> you have to stir it. put your finr in there. >>> we're getting new the video of two major weather events. >> we want to look at this video showing flooding in barcelona. a big thunderstorm rolled through the city yesterday morning. trash bins were overtu