>> reporter: a glimpse of a future with the key to unlocking the mysteries of autism. chris jansing, nbc news, new york. >>> we talked earlier with jim cantore about the place necessary this country where winter hasn't shown up yet. good news has been flu season has been off to its slowest start in decades until now. only two states are posting significant flu numbers, california and missouri, though it's coming. doctors say this year's maxine is well matched to the strain of flu they're seeing, and it's still not too late to get a flu shot. >>> when we come back here tonight, on the eve of her funeral service, aretha franklin opens up about the death of whitney houston. >>> whitney houston's family is gathering tonight for her funeral. the service will be tomorrow at noon in her childhood church in newark, new jersey. kevin costner, her co-star in the film "the bodyguard" will speak. stevie wonder will perform. so will aretha franklin, a close family friend who talked with al roker exclusively on "today." >> did you have any idea this little girl would become this? >>

of autism, for early intervention of autism during a time that either prior to emergence of the symptoms during a time when the symptoms are just beginning to unfold. >> reporter: early diagnosis is key because research suggests the symptoms of autism, problems with communication, social interaction, and behavior, can improve with early intervention. >> pelley: jon, what does this mean for parents? >> scott, i think it may be a sense of relief for them. i've spoken to a lot of parents of kids who have autism and they are up against it emotionally, financially. there's often a sense of guilt, is it something i did after the child was born. this study shows the changes start so early so they may have a sense of relief. >> pelley: important new work, jon, thanks very much. a surprise for iphone users. someone may have been watching their every move on the internet. that's next. [ male announcer ] imagine facing the day with less chronic osteoarthritis pain. imagine living your life with less chronic low back pain. imagine you, with less pain. cymbalta can help. cymbalta is fda-approved to m

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and we also see that these evolving brain changes are happening in a time when the symptoms of autism are beginning to unfold. >> the researchers add their work is preliminary and the scans can't predict autism yet. >>> johnson and johnson recalling more than 500,000 bottles of infants tylenol. the parents come plain the protective cover doesn't work. the cover supposed to limit the amount of medicine that flows in to a plastic syringe. it's for one ounce bottles of grape flavored oral suspension. >>> about be 1000 tumble kinds toys are recalled. they can break in to small pieces are sharp points chirp can choke on or cut themselves with. the toys are wooden and painted in bright colors, they were sold in stores all over the country and on line between march and december of last year. >>> final preparations are underway today for whitney houston's funeral tomorrow in new jersey. fans are cement far away from the church. the entertainment world's elite guest list is leaking out, janet jackson, mariah carey. >> in newark, new jersey, preparations are underway for whitney houston's funer

and this program has given a lot of time to the organization for autism.t has been overlooked is the military families, those children that have been diagnosed with autism and how under served they are. we have the vice president of autism speaks and rachel is an army wife and a child of two. they learned their child has autism while her husband was on tour in afghanistan. he is back home safe and sound, thank goodness. rachel to you, this is a gap in the military health system, talk about what it means to you as a mother and wife taking care of a child and having to deal with all of the medical challenges? >> sure, my daughter was diagnosed while my husband was of serving in afghanistan, he was under fire most of the time that he was there. it was a very difficult phone call to tell him from several thousand miles away that his daughter did in fact have autism. but i think what was more difficult were the months that followed while he was still there when i found out how little as much as are available to our military families and that moved me to take ac

i never imagined that was her fingers there. >> janet lawson runs autism studios and has a son with autism. she says autistic kids can't protect themselves! this is what we fear the most. someone will hurt our children and our children cannot come home and say oh, mommy, the teacher hurt me today. >> it's important to get autistic kids into school because they do background checks. but she urges parents to always look critically and careful. >> reporter: this mother is grateful for teacher aides because her son can't. >> they came up. >> reporter: she is out on bail. she says facing child endangerment and battery charges. reporting live, nbc bay area news. >> well, the bay area is on storm watch this evening. b bad weather is already moving in. it's gingrich to make for a very messy morning commute. >> the chief roll around at what's -- i'm just going to complete very teet roads. >> yeah, fw for days without any phone here. you can stee on the radar, we are tracking more of that moderate to hef sli train, occurred to san pran kis sew. that's now starting to fall right around downtown. back

that's proof that children don't simply develop autism at 2 years of age. they have differences in brain development early on. >>> and nick cannon is promising to slow down after another health scare. he was hospitalized last week for two blood clots in his lung. last month, he had surgery after suffering mild kidney failure. he and his wife have 9-month-old twins. i'll have more on this story later on "good morning america." >> a young guy for those health issues. >>> sad news from the sports world. hall of fame catcher gary carter has lost his fight with brain cancer. he's perhaps best known for a bottom of the tenth single in game six that propelled them on. >>> time for college hoops and our friends at espn news. >>> good morning. cole wright here with your sfen news update. the duke blue devils won 13 straight against the wolf pack. could they make it 14? brown back door cut, jamming on the one. up 16 at intermission. second stanza, up 16, the wolf pack on the run. a floater at the other end. crossing his ts, dotting his is. don't act like you're not i

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evidence-based therapies for autism. the human and financial cost of autism are too high. let's address this important topic. [ applause ] the michigan health marketplace is our effort to give people the tools they need to make informed decisions on selecting high quality and affordable care. it's the health care equivalent of travelocity are orbitz. when was the last time you called five airlines to book an airplane ticket? if we fail to act in a timely basis we are on a path to have a federally imposed system defined by people who don't live or work in our state. i urhe the opportunity for michigan citizens. [ applause ] tonight i'm pleased to announce a new program, pure michigan fit. it's a partnership between gerber, the michigan groceries association and the michigan health and hospital association, to address childhood obesity. it's a nutrition based program to give parents and caregivers the information they need to raise happy, healthy kids. [ applause ] we also took great strides this year to protect our most v

they murdered the kid. 15 year- old boy with asberger's syndrome autism killed in front of his father by calumet city police father calling for help. top story around the country tonight. police defending actions of officers tonight. live calumet city police headquarters tonight >> calumet city police say they knew they were dealing with special needs teenager but the shooting was justified given the circumstances boy's father says officers should have been prepared to use a taser instead of a gun >> emotional confrontation this afternoon the boy's mother demanded to speak to two officers who shot and killed 15 year old son who suffered from asberger's syndrome autism disorder. calumet city city police responding to domestic disturbance call. police say a teenager in a basement fighting with his father. >> two officers went downstairs police say the boy alleged that officers with a knife father who witnessed everything says it was only a butter knife both officers fired one shot at the boy pronounced dead at the hospital short while later. >> he was the one who also did the opposite w

access vital behaviorial health services, even in states with autism coverage mandate there are a number of exemptions that lead people to fall through the cracks. the language in the law, affordable care act, specifically designed to address their needs insure all qualified health plans provide the benefits so many families need. i am concerned hhs recent bulletin on the benefits package refers to states using a benchmark plan. as the basis for the essential health benefits package, but because of the current patchwork of state autism coverage requirements and exemptions, i know i'm not alone. in the serious concerns that the benchmarking plan is insufficient to insure coverage would be available at all qualified health plans as the law dictates it to be. so, one is please explain what steps hhs will tall to insure plans will provide behaviorial health services as required by the law, and how will the process move forward on finalizing the essential health benefits rule, that is my first question. the second question is with reference to provision of the law that i previously introduced

the 5-year-old has moderate to severe autism, which doesn't give his parents much time to rest.constantly on the gop and -- go and often in danger. autism service dogs of america train labradors to calm down children but a dog costs $13,500, so nate's family is trying to raise the money. so far they have over $4500, including a $60 donation that came in today. >> we live in a bubble. we can't go anywhere. >> reporter: w8? are watchingxd tt arounde@(zx$ñá facebook. we're takingÑixd a look ahdxdxdi rightt(wñyv now. maria writesjfçóÑit(Ñiñrñ+d[zlld at what animals can do. she's asking people to help. allison is hoping to get enough money so that her son clan get the dog. $13,500 is what she needs. she said she will keep the movement going. information on how to donate is on our website, abc2news.com. cheryl con next abc2 news. >>> we reported about stinkbugs. tonight honey bees continue to die off in large numbers. over the past year about a third of honey bees have wound up dead but no one knows for sure what's causing them to die. honey bees pollinate much of the food we eat. bee

among those are those who have families in the autism spectrum. new jersey has the highest autism rate in the nation, unfortunately. so i've heard these stories very vividly, yet they're unable to access vital behavioral health services, even in states with autism coverage mandate, there are a number of exemptions that lead people to fall through the cracks. the language in the law, the affordable care act, specifically designed to address their needs and ensure that all qualified health plans will provide the benefits so many families need. i am concerned that hhs' recent bulletin on the essential health benefits package refers to states using a benchmark plan, as the basis for the essential health benefits package. but because of the current patchwork of state autism coverage requirements and exemptions, i know i'm not alone in the serious concerns that the benchmarking plan is insufficient to ensure behavior health coverage would be available in all qualified health plans, as the law dictates it to be. so one is, can you please explain what ste

could diagnose autism earlier. concerns patients who take weight training classes could improve their symptoms. >> researchers looked at 48 people with parkinson's disease. those who exercise with weights so a bigger improvement in their motor control and had fewer symptoms of the diseased. >> 41 degrees on tv hill. it is the anniversary of the day president obama signed the stimulus plan. >> this is traffic on 95 at maryland route 543. there are some pockets work it is very foggy. keep that in mind. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. out there in some areas. you might want to leave extra early. northbound 95 is closed at riverside park quiet because of a tractor-trailer fire on 95. there is a tow truck on the scene. all traffic is forced off at 543. from there you take pulaski highway. hyde park road, we are tracking essex.ident in si here is the closure, 95 at 543. there is a northbound delay developing. this is 97 at 100. a l

. >> new findings on autism. researchers say it's detected in infants as young as six months old. >> michael finney is taking your questions through his facebook and twitter pages and will answer them here live just a little bit later, you can contact michael on twitter at m finney. >> at 4:09 checking commute, that is heading from left to right going to the bay bridge. usual crawl at this hour, on the right side, you know they're getting while the getting is good. in just a little while you won't be able to get across the other side of the bay bridge. traffic moving more smoothly for those people headed towards the peninsula. stay with us. denny's new sizzlin' skillets are here for a limited time. so strike while the iron's hot. starting at $4.99. only at denny's. america's diner is always open. >>> checking healthy living news officials say flu season arrived so latest start in nearly 25 years. new season is usually in full swing by december or january. officials don't know why the season started so late. calif

. >>> a new fight against autism. the fight that could lesson the worst symptoms. >> also ahead, johnson & johnson takes the latest hit. >>> how about a $10,000 gift from apple? pple is giving away a prize to one lucky winner. ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exactly what you're choosing... and in schools, replacing full-calorie soft drinks with lower-calorie options. with more choices and fewer calories, america's beverage companies are delivering. >>> earlier detection of autism could soon be possible. a new study finds the that early signs of autism is visible in the brains of babies as young as six months old. researchers hope to find a pattern in these brain scans allowing them to spot which children are at higher risk and therefore begin treatment earlier. >>> johnson & johnson is pul

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has some researchers looked at the brains of 92 babies consider to be at high risk for developing autismause that older siblings with that disorder using mri scanners they found signs of autism and babies as young as 6 months old researchers said that the babies who ended up being diagnosed with autism showed differences in the way that their neurons: connected to other parts of the brain the work is still preliminary researchers say it's a great step forward for future diagnosis and treatment for that disorder >>johnson and johnson is recalling thousands of bottles of its great flavored liquid infant tylenol in the united states it comes after parents complained about problems with the dosing system the company said there had been no illnesses or deaths associated with that recall where that half a billion bottles are being recalled the lunch break is [ female announcer ] feeling that flu all over your body? immerse yourself in all over relief with alka seltzer plus. it's specially formulated to speed relief to every inch of you. liquidate your flu symptoms with alka seltzer plus. here

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smith is live at the farm where this champion helps children with autism and other special needs. good morning joel d. afterra 32-year career, merlin the hhrse is still working to help people at an age when most horses have retired to asture.reports (http://bsun.md/zsk6 jf))//rr>>that the chestnut steed has been named horse association's 2011 therapy horse of the year. merlin, who resides at rose of sharon equestrian school in equine therapy..he helps improve the quality of life for children with autism and other special needs. 3 3 3coming up on the early edition... facing creditors was tough... tough...18:08:14 "it gave me stomach problems, it gave me health problems, it made me eat more" more"but it helped this man get out of debt... and make a man get out of but it helped this but it helped this man get out of debt... and make a man get out of but it helped this but it helped this man get out of debt... and make a million ddolars.the other thhngs you need to do... to get on the same path. ((break 1)) ((bump in)) waiting for paunxatawney phil. ((2-shot toss to weather)) ((a

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vigil for teenagers shot by police yesterday protest against police for using deadly force to have autism. against the teenager who had autism. >> could turn out tonight at 200 people here in support of the family about a dozen protesters here tonight behind me. neither of the parents spoke tonight advice of attorneys but supple activists calling for a full investigation. holding a picture of her son boy's mother surrounded by cameras, community activists and dozens of supporters calling plan action against calumet city police department. many holding candles print for the family. 15 year-old stephon watts suffered from asberger's syndrome a type of autism. what is some support groups also here. local leaders calling for a full investigation. >> we want to bring justice to the family and community to rise up will not accept this type of behavior >> supporting the boy's family activists spoke shouldn't reflected deeper problems inequalities >> why are we as citizens acting like we did not know what this is about? this child would still be alive today in another area >> family called to the

. >> still to come at noon a new study on autism and when it develops. details coming up. >> wjz 13 is always on, here are the top stories on wjz.com at this hour, for instant updates and the updated ,,,,,,,, >>> in today's wjz health watch new research suggests autism does not appear suddenly in young children but instead develops over time during infancy, using a special form of mri they were able to detect significant differences in brain developments starting at six months, they had older autistic siblings. >> check back in today at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00, we are in annapolis monitoring the same sex show down. we will bring you the latest on that. >>> parents there is a recall on a popular infant pain ,,,,,,, >>> 44 almost 50, four shy of 60, that wednesday if i am not mistaken we are cruising out of february, a little bump on sunday which could be 10,000 times worse but we are a cruising pretty good here. >> tonight's primetime line up. at 10:00 blew bloods and stay tuned for eyewitness news at 11:00. >> thanks so much for watching eyewitness news on w

this. >> sean: it's okay president to say republicans wants dirty air and water and children with autismnting crosses the line. >> who said that, brian williams did it to george bush. don't we remember in 2008 when the journalist threw the shoe at george bush how the media couldn't withhold their glee that was done to george bush. i love the fact the governor of arizona put her finger in the president's face and we're going to uphold the laws, federal laws in this state. i love the fact she did that. >> sean: he went after her. media story and narrative. good bless you and that is why we're here at fox. and great, great, great american panel is next. what's withou? trouble with a car insurance claim. [ dennis ] switch to allstate. their claim service is so good, noit's guaranteed. [ foreman ] so i can trust 'em. unlike rdy. dolr for dollar, nobody protects you like allstate. dolr for dollar, nobody kiss those lines goodbye! discover juvÉderm® xc, the smooth gel filler your doctors uses to instantly smooth out those parentheses lines around your nose and mouth for up to a year! temporary

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republicans wants dirty air and water and kids with down syndrome and autism to fend for themselves. and if there's a granny to throw over the cliff, i bet a candidate like mitt romney would throw grandma over the cliff before it's said and done. how do you go after attacks like that? >> you have to be prepared for that and i am. you have to be able to fight, you have to have the facts on your side. you've got to make sure message breaks through. and i'm looking forward to debating president obama. because when he, for instance, sands up and say you are throwing the he woulderly over the cliff and runs an ad like that, i will say shame down, mr. president, you are the only president in history to cut medicare by $500 billion. and why? to pay for obamacare that we can't afford. this president is on such shaky ground and and his record is so bad, anyone who any skill of are telling the truth and confronting another individual will be able to take them to the cleaners. >> you were reminded it was two days ago three years past, it was in february of '09 when he first became president he

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the odds of this musician and performer having a child diagnosed with autism? 1 in 150.i braxton, and i encourage you to learn the signs of autism at autismspeaks.org. early diagnosis can make a lifetime of difference. >>> and now, 9sports with dave owens. the best sports in town. >> numbers weren't in maryland's favor. duke beating ten out of the last 11 times. terps were under manned. howard tore his acl. done for the year. maryland, troop still fighting hard today. check out michael. pack your bags, buddy. come along and ride on a fantastic voyage. maryland with an early 4 point lead. terrell dropped in two of his 13. nick picking up the slack because he didn't really shoot that well. a quick 2 there, but the brothers took over in the second half. first miles and then mason. they go back to back on the ally hoops. they combine for 29 points. duke winning it 73-55. north carolina off the loss against duke hosting virginia today. first half, mitchell says this stuff is starting now. calves led by as many as 7. going back door. he had 25. north carolina out scores virgin

we can't go everywhere. >> autism service dogs of america have been training dogs for 10 years. and so far, they have helped out close to 50 families. we have links on our story, abc2news.com. if you want to learn about the organization or make a donation for the meehans. after enough money is raised, nate meehan will get his dog, a year later. cheryl conner, abc news. >> now, maryland's most powerful doppler radar and the forecast certified most accurate by weather rate. >>> very little wind out on federal hill right now. as we check out the flag. 43 degrees, bwi. the little bit of wind we have. already setting up to be a mild pattern as we go into your tuesday out there. show you a couple of sunset shots out there this evening. ellicott city. this is our lady of perpetual health. watch this sun down there. gorgeous set to the day. days getting a little longer here as we move towards mid- february. a gorgeous orange hue to the sky as we finish out the day. that's going to hold up tonight, tomorrow. tomorrow night, things could change a little bit on wednesday. but now i just wa

of the 28 who eventually developed autism, the scan showed different development in 12 pathways to the. they also say it's possible these development problems may actually start while in the womb. >> the big holiday season -- weekend is here and so is the snow. people are saying about the conditions out here. >> and i'm back in just about ten minutes. it's a big holiday weekend and weather to talk act. it could impact your travel. see you back here. is it a robot? no. is it a jet plane? nope. is it a dinosaur? [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] inside every box of heart healthy cheerios are those great tasting little o's made from carefully selected oats that can help lower cholesterol. stickers? uh-uh. a superhero? ♪ kinda. [ male announcer ] and we think that's the best prize of all. ♪ no a rare tree frog is believed to he about extint in the wild. zoo officials had to put down the frog. they say it had to be done to end it's suffering to preserve genetic material. it was believed to be one of the last two left on earth. the last known member lives at the atlanta botanical gardens. >> >>

out of a window damion rolle was the youngest of this woman's three sons all three of her sons have autism.. the death of a boy who fell 46 stories has been ruled an accident by a medical examiner 16 year-old charlie manley had autism and down syndrome and his body was later found in the building's trash compactors an autopsy found that he died of multiple injuries from falling 46 floors to the trash chute investigators are still trying to figure how he got inside of that trash chute. for more bodies have been found aboard the cruise ship that ran aground and partially sank off the coast of italy last month's offshore italian authorities say two of those bodies discovered in the shipwrecked costa concordia are those of a woman and a little girl the number now confirmed dead from the disaster is 2111 other people are still missing about 4200 were on board the ship when it struck rocks and rolled over onto its side of the italian island of giglio the capt. is under house arrest he could face charges of manslaughter shipwreck and abandoning ship still ahead why the chicago park district's new

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he's diagnosed with a form of autism along with adhd. he mingles and shows appreciation. boys in the middle school started throwing punches when they picked up on his challenges. videos that ended you up on facebook shows a boy touching caleb in the head and everyone at the bus stop cheers him on. you may wonder why weeks later they are celebrating. friends of the party organizers showed her the video. >> they said what do you want to do about it? raise awareness and make everybody stop. >> reporter: cheryl never met this family but she was compelling and worked with a musician who enticed nine bands from four states to play for free. >> we were hoping to get three or four bands. within a couple of weeks we are turning bands away to a tune of over a dozen. >> reporter: even they were surprised by the support. not even the silent auction and raffle along with two donations go to groups that assist the mentally disabled. >> it helped us deal with this situation. it made it more of a positive. >> reporter: attention may be worth more than the money. not just for caleb but an

detect changes in the developing brains that indicate eventual onset of autism.use early detection of the disorder can lead to early intervention which can ease the symptoms of autism. >>> this may turn heads in the music world. chris brown and rihanna collaborating on a duet. some reports say rihanna is about to release a longer version of her single "birthday cake" and that brown is part of it. the news follows word that the two singers are friends again. as you recall back in 2009, brown pleaded guilty to assaulting rihanna when they were a couple. five minutes past the hour. time for another check of the weather on this weekend with lonnie quinn. bring us good news. >> a little bit of good news for you. this is a good-looking picture. this is new york city on my big screen. the sun has risen. a lot of gorgeous sunshine out there now. for new york city, a few clouds later in the day. let's get to the weather headlines. western skiers are happy in northern utah to idaho. six inches to a foot of snow in the higher peaks. southwest gets soaked with rain. high pre

all of her sons have autism and in and out of foster care for the past 10 years all family members we spoke with say they believe the shooting was not intentional. >> it was an accident. everything will be fine. >> family members say the victim's brother taken into custody. no word if or when chargers will be filed chicago police investigating. >> shock and sadness after a boy falls to his death gold coast high-rise. 17 year old boy with autism and down syndrome fell 46 floors down the garbage chute. charley manley noticed missing by his family last night found in the trash compactor police believe horrible accident. boy it remembered smiling child who loved to give presents like on valentine's day. two women hospitalized chicago fire fighters pulled them from burning apartment on the far north side. firefighters rescued women with three other adults and two children this afternoon about 2:00 west granville in the west rogers park neighborhood firefighter said building filled with smoke. because under investigation. owner of funeral home exposed for running a shoddy practice defendant

that is a well recognized and effective treatment for autism. the insurance company has refused to cover the treatment saying it was not a medical necessity. >>> there are two campaigns to improve working conditions at the apple factory. change.org has gathered 153,000 signatures on its petition. it asks apple to shine a spotlight on working conditions in the chinese factories and make the finings public. another petition is asking apple to make the iphone 5 ethically. that online effort has $35,000 signatures so far. >>> our time is 6:20. wells fargo bank has one particularly angry customer with a lot of money. it's the city of berkeley. they are angry with the banks role and may cut ties with wells fargo and look for a socially minded institution. wells fargo holds more than $300 million in the city assets. >> i think they have certainly done a lot of good things but like i said i think it hails in comparison to the pretty irresponsible lending practices they were involved in which have lead to a large number of foreclosures in berkeley and th