kellye lynn is live in the "7 on your side" health center to explain. kellye: 5 million people in america are living with alzheimer's disease. nearly 500,000 people expected to be diagnosed this year alone. joining me is anna nelson, vice president of the alzheimer's association for the national capital area. thank you for coming in. >> thank you for the opportunity to raise awareness for alzheimer's. kellye: that is why we are here. talk about the warning signs. memory goes along with the alzheimer's. but what are the other signs? >> problems with confusion. so you have folks that were maybe very good at attention to detail and now they are forgetting how to balance a checkbook or drive to the favorite places. we want to look for the changes in the function. that is key to this. small lapse in memory. that is part of the aging process. forgetting a name every now and then. when it's pronounced, when it affects the daily living and a person is not able to function to carry out the daily activities and now they depend on a family member, they need an extr

kellye lynn is live to answer your questions about alzheimer's. kelly? kellye: it's the sixth leading cause of death in this country. our health center is painted in purple. we have helpers from the alzheimer's association, experts that are taking your call to answer questions that you might have about the alzheimer's disease. goal answers to today. 703-236-9220. ask one of the experts about alzheimer's. kellye lynn. jonathan: good to see them on the phone. thank you. unanimous vote will block pepco merging with exelon power company. now the question is this? what does it mean for customers in maryland and district? sam ford joining us live outside of the pepco adquarters in northwest to explain. the customers let them know their feelings about this. sam: this is thrown in a tizzy. how could they merge in one and not the other. this is a problem for them. many rate-payers are happy saying they believe with exelon the rates would go up. many were smiling after finding out this was not the public interest. >> this would have only benefited the pepco shareho

kellye lynn is live outside the studio there with a look at donnie's comeback and how abc7 helped welcome back today. hey kellye. kellye: how are you? donnie is back on the air was as we speak. he is in the studio behind me. donnie sumpson day has gone well. he spent three decades decades on d.c. radio started his day with us. when donnie suchson arrived on the set of "good morning washington" he didn't come empty handed. >> this is my granddaughter and grandson. kellye: the beloved announcer that spent 33 years on washington radio was surrounded by family and friendses a he discussed the new job at magic 102.3 f.m. and the new shift. >> i did mornings for so long, afternoons are different. kellye: some things won't be. dougie will be back on the air. >> donnie simpson day. kellye: a day embraced by celebrities. >> send a shout out to my boy, donnie simpson. much love. kellye: local officials. >> a lot of raced home to see him on video soul. kellye: and his fans. people tweeting congratulations with #donniesback. >> i can't wait for you to join us on 102.3. kellye: if you are wondering wh

kimberly: kellye lynn is live in the newsroom with the reason behind the price spike. what is going on? kellye: if you have been to the grocery store you notice the price of a dozen eggs is higher than usual. we wanted to know what is driving the increase and when the price of eggs will level off. no matter how you like your eggs you probably don't like the price. >> they have gone up. kellye: not just here. across the country. the average price for a dozen large grade-a eggs was $1.95 a year ago and is $2.57 today. >> we heard it was coming our way and the egg prices would shoot up. kellye: livestock and poultry expert says blame it on the bird through that led to the deaths of tens of millions of chicken and turn i can and that cut supply. driving up the wholesale price of eggs. >> it largely occurred through the beginning of 2015. the last incident was in june. kellye: we want to know the cost of eggs in our area and found the lowest price for a dozen large eggs at whole foods. at safety they are .359. the local 7-leb was $3.7 a -- $3.79. it will remain high through

kellye lynn has details. kellye: that is the right shirt. this is a medication that is designed to treat a disorder h.s.b.b. hypo active sexual disorder. if the f.d.a. does approve the drug it would be the first medication of the kind. treat lack of sexual desire of women. it's just dopamine and -- it adjusts the doe pa dopamine in the brain. some doctors call the once a day tablet a game-changer and others are concerned about the side effect, fatigue, low blood pressure and painting. >> in truth it's a mediocre drug with worrisome side effects and the f.d.a. should not approve it. >> it increases sexual desire 53%. it doubles the number of the satisfying sexual events. it reduced the stress or bother women have by one third. kimberly: they have rejected it twice. jonathan: a big surprise for seattle police officer over the weekend. kimberly: it sounds terrible but it's not a bad thing. listen to what happened when he tried to pull over a speeding car. kimberly: you heard, oh my god. the baby is coming. and the baby came. the woman was in la

kellye lynn is here to explain how the drug works and whether you think it will hit the market. llye? kellye: a little pink pill that they call hsdd. hypoactive sexual desire disorder. the once a day pill is called a game-changer. >> sounds like a good deal if it would work. kellye: medication that increases sexual desire in women who lack it. >> a depletion or a real biochemical problem, it could be helpful. >> i had a wonderful, loving husband and no sexual feelings whatsoever. my marriage suffered greatly. so much so the conversation of divorce is on the table stemming from my lack of sexual desire. kellye: it works with the dopamine and the serotonin that play a role to regulate hormones that produce sex drive. >> it's helpful medication for women with a buy lom call predisnot something to -- predisposition. >> but there are side effects. >> it's a mediocre drug with very worrisome side effects. kellye: with or without the approval, close examination is essential. >> a lot of people don't look at their lives to see what might be wrong, what does affect the sexual desire? a lo

coming up at "abc7 news at 5:00", kellye lynn has more on donnie's big return to radio.is only gone five years, the speed of technology. jonathan: i know. at least he didn't say what is that tweeter thing all about? kimberly: question got it right. jonathan: exactly. take a look at what is going on with the traffic situation. robert altman keeping an eye on things. robert: right now the beltway between new jersey and the university, the accident popped up. two right lanes are blocked. solid delays building around through college park and i-95. where we have six lanes but they are all jammed up at this point in time. moving along the beltway. look at the inner loop, the right side of the screen leaving river road. most of the slow traffic above georgetown pike to the 270 spur. passing an avenue at new hampshire avenue. left side of the screen is the inner loop moving in toward college park to capital greenbe. westbound slow moving from the third street tunnel to the 14th street bridge. an accident at southbound 95 near pohick road midway between springfield and morton, le

kellye: brad bell explains how she is trying to fight the charges. brad: former prince george's county school board member lynn indicted with five other parents each charged with the fraud and theft for lying about the incomes to become free school lunch for the children. >> you have six people who are making a mockery of the system. threatening the integrity of the program. brad: the charges stem from a federal investigation of two dozen government employees getting free lunch. munday makes $100,000 a year. last week, she and her attorney stunned the school system requesting she be allowed to rescind her resignation from the school board and stay on. the school board declined the request issuing a statement saying, "her office has been vacated." according to a spokesperson for baker a replacement will be named in a few weeks but a legal battle is possible as the school year begins. in upper marlboro, brad bell, abc7 news. kellye: get to the weather. a hot and a humid day. some of us may see storms this evening. leon: let's see which one that will be. you or me. or doug hill. standing by in the weather center