among the biggest companies in america that provide senior living communities are brooke dale and america's corp. the two companies are in the process of merging, that combo would be the biggest owner and operator of senior housing with nearly 113,000 units in over 1100 communities. shares of both have staged tremendous stock market rallies over the last five years. >> the number one advantage is the socialization aspect. when you're around other people, your brain is going to be more active. you're going to be healthier. >> reporter: another option growing in popularity is the use of home caregivers. among the companies that provide those and health services for the ageing are the groups, many americans are opting for this option instead of going straight to retirement community. >> with the boomers being such an independent age, they really are going to want to be ageing in place on their own terms and so we really see that trend of, you know, using home care services just going up and up. >> reporter: many of the companies in these industries are merging. that could be a sign that more d

dale earnhardt jr. gets his first season sweep and third of the season. jeff gordon leads in standings by 17 points. >>> a new world record over the weekend. anthony brooks solved five rubik's cubes under water. and the day before, he decided to do it all under water. >>> we have your monday weather, especially after the rough, rainy weather we had here in the northeast. >> it's going to be a beautiful day. new york city and the philly area, as well. looking at what's going on across the nation. a shower or thunderstorm around chicago. partly-sunny skies. comfortable in the twin cities. seattle, warming up. areas of fog in the morning and sunshine in the afternoon. temperatures averaging about ten degrees above normal. typical thunderstorms in orlando and miami. new york city looking at partly. sunny skies with high temperatures in the middle 80s. >> thank you very much. >>> the islamic militant group i.s.i.s. is back in the news after bloody and bold actions. >>> and a brazen snatch and grab. and the police may have saved a passenger's life. funtil to keep growing, theys hneeded a new factory,, but where? fortunately, they get financing from ge capital.