jennifer ashton. thank you so much., the frozen flashback in steve hartman's "assignment america." if you've had a heart attack caused by a completely blocked artery, another heart attack could be lurking, waiting to strike. a heart attack caused by a clot, one that could be fatal. but plavix helps save lives. plavix taken with other heart medicines, goes beyond what other heart medicines do alone, to provide greater protection against heart attack or stroke and even death by helping to keep blood platelets from sticking together and forming clots. ask your doctor about plavix. protection that helps save lives. people with stomach ulcers or other conditions that cause bleeding should not use plavix. taking plavix alone or with some other medicines including aspirin may increase bleeding risk, so tell your doctor when planning surgery. certain genetic factors and some medicines, such as prilosec, may affect how plavix works. tell your doctor all the medicines you take, including aspirin, especially if you've had a stroke

jennifer ashton.and give me the bare bones. >> the study looked at over 500 men with advanced form of prostate cancer. half of them treated with a placebo, the other half treated with this vaccine. those treated with the vaccine had what was found to be a significantly increased life expectancy or survival. however, that was four months. so it took them average from 22 months survival to 26 months survival. >> and this is an advanced form of prostate cancer. how does this work is this because they a? because they're calling it a vaccine. you and i would think about it's something take you before the disease. >> and we've heard about cancer vaccines, for example, the cervical cancer vaccine which works to prevent. this works in a different way for treatment. and if you think of it almost like a trojan horse or a wolf in sheep's clothing, it uses the patient's own blood cells to trick the tumor cells in to stimulating the body's own immune system to attack the tumor. items not one size it's not one size

next an event with defense department undersecretary for logistics, ashton carter.r strategic and international studies, this is just over 50 minutes. >> i'm delighted to have y'all here. this is such an important topics. i used to quite regularly go out at the training center at fort ere ere ere -- irwin. it was almost invariably because of terrible traditions. it's such an important part of the world. we don't pay the public policy attention that we should. i've had a conversation with ash about this. we were -- i guess i was probably teasing him about the endless tanker acquisition process, he said i'll come over. but nothing about tanker. i said what about logistics? he said i'd like. i'd like to have a chance to talk about that. ash, thank you for agreeing. we go back a while. my first experience with ash is when he was at p and ae i don't know what it is now, c.a.t. or c.a.p.e. or whatever it is. ash was there. he was interviewing me. he decided i wasn't qualified to be working for him. and he was right. because he need far more technical confidence that i had

the body was discovered near ashton, close to the howard county line. alex is working the story. >> it's surprising. don't exfect to see that in this nice wooded area. it was a little concerned. >> reporter: mailman was on a delivery route yesterday on ednor road, when a stranger with a sense of urgency flagged him down. >> there was someone coming up out of the woods talking on a cell phone, looking agitated. >> the man was walking along this trail when he made the gruesome discovery in this wooded area, but the man couldn't pinpoint this location. >> he asked me where we were, what was the hundred block, he was just contacted police because he saw a body in the woods and said he poked it with a stick and there was no response. he was upset about it. >> a spokesperson for the montgomery county police department tells 9news now the man died from multiple gun shot wounds. the time of death is still undetermined. visitors who come to the park are alarmed about the bloody discovery. >> it's a quiet environment. it's not a place for violence. >> at the crim

sandy springs ashton area, new hampshire of a, route 108. back to you. >>> 5:42 is your time. 52 degrees. attorney again taking on the epa. >> screening switch the major changes to u.s. airline security. >> heart warming story, a father and son reunited at last night's caps game. you don't want to miss this one. >> and beautiful blossoms and beautiful weather. a terrific time to come down the tidal basin and check out those cherry blossoms. i'm megan mcgrath. >>> 5:45 is your time now. 52 degrees. live at the tidal basin where the cherry blossoms are at their peak bloom. gorgeous views and beautiful weather. don't expect the peace and quiet fool you. it will get very busy down there. the annual cherry blossom has run big crowds. it will be crowded once again this weekend. megan mcgrath joins us live from the tidal basin with more. the best time to see the cherry blossoms is now. >> reporter: it is. people who are veterans out, there they got the drill down. early morning and later on in the evening. those are the two best times to go because

jennifer ashton is here with some new research. between morni good morning.alzheimer's by doing severally what? >> eating well. let's talk about the study. it was done out of columbia university. they looked at over 2,000 people in the new york area over the age of 65, followed them for an average of four years. and found that those who ate a relatively healthy diet, and we'll talk about what that means, had up to a 40% reduced risk of developing alzheimer's. >> do you know how big a headline that is? >> that's huge. >> alzheimer's affected my father, my father-in-law, every family in america has been affected by that. if you could roll it back by 40% just by eating differently? >> and much better to prevent it than to treat it once it's started. so what they found was that not just specific foods, but foods in combination with each other had a protective effect. so we're talking about foods that were high in vitamins e and b-12, high in folate and owe may xwa 3 fatty as sids. so things like nut, fish, salmon or oily physicians, leaf if i green vegetables. >>

a man in ashton found a body in a wooded area. he suffered apparent gunshot wounds. he has not been identified. if you know who he is or have information, call the police. >>> also, two prince georges paramedics who mistaken declared a man dead are back on the job tonight. they were called to george waters' home last week and thought he was dead and actually called in the medical examiner. that's when waters showed signed of life. they rushed him to the hospital, but he died there the next day. he suffered from a flesh eating disease. >>> some call it sex for blankets. an alleged scandal at d. dr. general's shelter. the subject came up today at a council hearing. a handful of women testified offering their stories about inappropriate sex. we talked with one of the women. >> they were going on in stairwells, the staff, they got hired to look over us and even had sex with the residents. >> she claimed she reported it to families forward, which manages the shelter. they turned down our ask for an interview. tommy wells said it is a doubtful the group's contract will be

. >>> montgomery county police are investigating a suspicious death near ashton. that is right near the howard county line and detectives are trying to identify a man who was found dead in some woods near the banks. a spokesperson for the montgomery county police department tell 9news that man died from multiple gun shot wounds. it's not clear when he died. a mailman who happened to be on a delivery route yesterday says a stranger flagged him down near the browns bridge recreation area. >> he asked me where we were, what was the hundred block. he was just contacted the police because he saw a body in the woods. he said he poked it with a stick and there was no response and he had kids with him. he was upset about it. >> again, detectives are still trying to figure out the name of this person, so if you know anything about the homicide, call the major crimes division. the number to call, 240- now to a huge cleanup area in western virginia. a csx coal train derailed in nelson county spilling several loads of its cargo. the accident happened just after midnight and r

does she really want to have kids with hubby ashton kutcher at the age of 4 sech? demi just did this interview with uk "elle" magazine and in it she says she and ashton have been talking about it, well "showbiz tonight" caught up with demi as she plugged her movie "the joneses" with co-star david duchovny. listen to what she told us about that "elle" interview. >> she asked me would i like to have another child and i said sure. if that is part of our journey i think that he would be a wonderful father because i already see how wonderful he is with my girls. >> okay, so demi would have another baby. in that same "elle" article demi also shocked us with the revelation that she used to be totally obsessed with her body image. been all kinds of reports that demi's had plastic surgery. listen to her describe to us how serious her obsession was. >> i feel like i lived this, you know, obsession of the measure of my value being on you know what my body was and how -- and if i was thin that i would smoub more validated. and -- and that you will never find, you know, a sense

a man walking in ashton found a body in a wooded area. it appears the male victim was shot. investigators have not been able to identify him. if you have information about the case, call montgomery county police. >>> two prince georges county paramedics who mistakenly declared a man dead are back on the job. they were called to george waters home last week. they thought he was dead and called the medical examiner. that is when waters began showing signs of life and taken to the hospital. he died the next day. sources say waters suffered from a flesh eating disease which caused the skin to look and smell like a decomposing body. >>> head of department of juvenile services did not appear at a hearing yesterday. lawmakers called the hearing in a aftermath of a murder. a teacher at the prince georges county facility, hanna wheeling was found dead there in february. a detainee is suspected in her death which led to two dismissals and three other disciplinary actions against the staff. . >>> time for another living smart report. jessica doyle is here with a preview of the day ahea

. >> will ferrell, ashton kutcher, demi -- >> jimmy: bob saget was there with john stamos. >> yes, yesm about standing up in front of an audience reading a tweet naked. that was the tweet. [ light laughter ] and it was really fun because it was like a new form of entertainment or something. >> jimmy: and so you can get it -- when is it -- you're releasing it? >> yeah, it's on itunes right now. i think it was, like, number two on itunes whatever. >> jimmy: oh, my gosh. >> in the itunes whatever section. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i've been to the whatever section. it's like, "i wonder what's number one in whatever." yeah. >> i think it's great. you know, 'cause i think -- you know, those sort of things, it's fun to give money and also get entertained at the same time. >> jimmy: you're a good man for doing it. more with ben stiller when we come back, you guys. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ let's take a look at the stats. mini has more than double the fiber and whole grain... making him a great contender in this bout... against mid-morning hunger. honey nut cheerios is coming in a little short.

jennifer ashton explains there may be an app for that.how." cc >>> here's what is in the news now. pope benedict xvi promises church action against clerical sex abuse. that's word from the vatican in the last 90 minutes the pope has come under fire for handling of abuse allegations before becoming pope the dc city council voted unanimously on tuesday to allow five medical marijuana distribution centers. it would only be sold under a doctor's order. the council must vote again next month and then the bill heads to congress for approval. >>> the shuttleis back home this morning. it landed in florida yesterday. the next launch is planned for may 14th. >>> howard? >> grab the rain gear. we will have some showers and periods of light rain today. it will be cool as highs struggle to get to 60-degree mark. kris sneed will have a look at the traffic and i will check the seven-day forecast when 9 news now returns. // we know everyone's looking for ways to save. why not save on car insurance? [ coin drops ] [ high-pitched voice ] thanks. [ normal v

i think ashton kutcher was hosting. >> right. >> jimmy: and you were there and did a bit with dave grohleenager, i grew up on punk. i mean, like, hard core punk. and i wrote this sketch with the writers, it was kind of like a love letter to like all the bands that i loved when i was an adolescent. and the song was called "fist fight." and it was sort of like -- it was sort of like a dad who used to be one of those bands in 1983 coming back to play at his daughter's wedding and we just smashed everything on the set. >> jimmy: we have a clip -- a couple seconds of it. it's very funny. ♪ ♪ fist fight fist fight in the parking lot ♪ ♪ [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: "thanks, dad." here's a picture of you. >> by the way, i brought a picture of this is me as a teenage in high school. [ scattered cheers ] >> jimmy: is it really? >> yeah. >> jimmy: oh, my god. now, were you -- there's the ducky impressions down the hall. [ laughter ] >> you mean the john crier impressions, right? >> jimmy: look at you. you look great there, dude. >> i thought i was so cool. the word i used to use

ashton kutcher comes out. and says, "you've been fooled."ter ] >> jimmy: i've got to say, you've done so many good shows now, "extras," "the office." >> you've struggled. that's two. [ laughter ] they were just so good. i only had to do two. >> jimmy: i'm going to start making up names. "mr. bachelor's world." that was a great one. [ light laughter ] oh, i'll never forget that one. remember that one episode? >> "my evil twin with a face like an ass." [ laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah, that was something. well, they're making it into a movie, aren't they? >> yeah, me and will smith. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: oh, my god. that is fantastic. well, he's a good actor. >> he's a great actor. >> jimmy: yeah, he plays white in that movie? >> no, we don't really fully explain it. >> jimmy: oh, my gosh. [ laughter ] now i get the whole thing. that's great, fantastic. but, seriously, you have done so many things. and now even the show's gone global. >> yeah. "the office," the original "office," our version, the english version, the version. [ laughter ] "the off

. >> ashton kutcher had 3 million followers. you have to uncheck his name when you sign up. more people showing up to see "spread," his most recent film. the demockty -- you follow somebody because you want to follow them and you like their tweets because of the consistency. >> and you engage. it's engagement that's important. >> if they want to follow you guys. >> at halsparks and she is at rachel sklar. >> i'm at ali velshi. you can check out hal's comedy special. june 4th. also on dvd. christine will be back next week. until then join our running conversation on facebook and twitter. join us every week for "your money" saturdays at 1:00 eastern and sundays at 3:00.

jennifer ashton is here with the details. so what did the study find? >> this was done in boston.ted computer maze and let half of them nap for 90 minutes. the group that napped and dreamt about the maze while they were sleeping did much better on the immediate recall. so if you remember your shakespeare, to sleep perchance to dream, dreaming is important for locking in memory. >> so napping is better than staying awake and dreaming is better while napping. >> it's such a complex process, but we know there aare stages o sleep. most dreaming occurs after about 90 minutes of sleep. but you can think of it almost like putting yellow in the refrigerator. you can eat the yelljel yellow it's really hardened, but it's really good when it's been locked in. >> so they feel that to reap the benefits, you have to sleep at least 90 minutes? >> napping during the day, you can get those again fits f bene as 10 or 12 minutes. i used to put my head in my medical school books for 10 minutes. >> doesn't it take you that long for to you fall asleep? >> not you're tired. and most americans are chroni

among the twitterers, ashton kutcher boasts more than 4.7 million followers. singer britney spears, almost that. the ellen show, close to 4.5. they all out rank president obama which comes in with 3.6 million. twitter is the darling of programmers. want to post a photo? twitter on your cell phone? there are 70,000 twitter related apps out there. selling those apps is good business. is twitter good business? the number people are most curious about is the bottom line. >> all right. so that was a great way of outlining all the big numbers that dennis highlighted for us. the big question is, guys, can it make money? a lot of people want twitter to make money because they know that's the key to survival. today we got a harvard business professor. dennis, you're going to love this. he teaches a class on social networking platforms. an entire class on that. plus we have arianna huffington coming up. she's created a new platform where she says it's going to be strictly for twitter. let's see if that can be successful. and we've got the harvard business students thems

jennifer ashton. >>> up next, april 15th. it's looming. what's in store for you? when we come back.to talk about our blueberry juice drinks. they're made with my sweet, ripe blueberries, packed with th-those antioxidants that are good for ya. tastes real good, too! to give you an idea, let's whip up a quick sample. or you could just try this. [ chuckles ] yeah. ocean spray blueberry juice drinks. real blueberries, real good. >>> in this morning's "moneywatch," paying the taxes you owe. more than 15 million americans could unexpectedly owe tax this is year and many of them may not have enough cash on hand. so our financial adviser ray martin is here to tell us about some draet difference ways to pay your taxes. >> this is happening because maggie last year the federal government told employers to reduce the taxes taken out of worker's paycheck so their net paycheck would be larger because a lot of people would be getting this making work pay tax credit, $400 to $800 when they file their 2009 tax return. the thing is, when they refused the taxes, people paying in less than they were p

jennifer ashton is here with important tips before your next family vacation. shoes keep in mind and they are -- >> planning is key. this is no different. so the first one is really you want to talk to your child's speed i can't trish shap well if advance of the trip, usually four to six weeks before, find out they might need some vaccinations and again sometimes those need to be staggered. you also want to learn about the destination, whether it's international or domestic. certain infections are more common. things like malaria. you want to know about that before. and also fand out which hotel you're staying at if they have a doctor on staff, what hospital in case of an emergency your child may need to go to. and lastly you want to check your insurance coverage to find out if they would cover health emergencies out of the country. >> because especially if it were something severe, what do you need to do. >> exactly. >> according to the study, what are the most common illnesses kids come down with when they are traveling? >> they're the same things that they c

to tell us how it really works and the company behind it from ashton solar, we have josh.morning, josh. >> thanks for having me. >> reporter: you have done this before. >> i have, a long time ago they allowed me on the roof. but they don't allow me anymore. all the guys that do the installation are experts at what they do. >> reporter: how long will it take them to install 19 panels. >> it's about two days on the roof. and one of the benefits of working with us, is we make the process as easy as possible. we handle everything from incentives to permits. >> reporter: and there's 2 tax incentives. >> there's a federal tax credit and a howard county property tax credit. the economic benefits in howard county are great. if you want to learn about the benefits go to www.satrumsolar.co.com. we even have a calculator. >> reporter: patrice, we're halfway in the air. we're not going to do it. even though they say it takes two days, but the governor may take longer. he is not necessarily a professional but he is willing to get up here. >> hopefully he will be safe, thank you joel. >

good political issue tribute to make sure the whole country in afghanistan feels that part of the ashton cover but. the future we can bring our soldiers back home, not just in the afghan carmi and police vital though that is we need a political settlement is thought to help make sure we can come home. >> i mean, i think it's to the point which is also pinpointing is if you decide, even if we as a country decide to undertake a mission like that again there's no point deciding that she want to do it unless you also know how in the most we can provide the necessary resources. i remember when i was an element visiting the troops, i talked to some mechanics who looked after the vehicles and they were telling me i'd been on a convoy just previously, which normally takes one day to get one place to the other. it took them away because every time any of the vehicles broke down in the stands there, they didn't have the necessary parts for them for them to take personal other vehicles. if we ever do this again, we cannot, cannot, cannot allow eight years to elapse until proper equipment has been p

[laughter] we are going to look at the future and you are going to go away near ashton.ke to leave as much time for questions i'll ask each panel member to keep in advertisements and but let me turn, first of all, to former director of national intelligence mike mcconnell. >> thank you very much. since of your solutions let me start by saying nothing is too hard as long as you don't have to do the work. we can pontificate based on our experience. i've been in this business for 40 years. i've been a professional of the analytical level and served in a variety of capacities and i'm passionate about getting it right and i'm probably the biggest cheerleader of the u.s. intelligence community. is the one organization and i'm here to tell you from firsthand experience as a member and having the privilege of leaving at one time it's the best in the world, passed in the history of the world. that said, we can always be better and i'm going to give a promise on why i think it can be better. my model is goldwater nichols, it's been mentioned a couple times for those who may not be