melatonin. i have been wanting to speak to you for a long time. i hope a lot of people are going to get a lot out of it. >> thanks, i look forward to the next time. >> you may not know this at home, but lack of sleep for parents is also linked to higher rates of shaken baby syndrome. a terrible consequence. >> baseball hall of famer joe torre grew up in a violent home. he's going to share his story next. good morning! wow. want to start the day with something heart healthy and delicious? you're a talking bee... honey nut cheerios has whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol. and it tastes good? sure does! right... ♪ wow. delicious, right? yeah. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... ♪ well, would you look at the time... what's the rush? be happy. be healthy. >>> you know, it's a hard number to imagine, but some 3 million children suffer domestic violence every year in this country. and among them was a kid from brooklyn who went on to become the famous joe torre. joe torre, he's one of the most successful baseball managers in the past 40

association between irregular sleep and risk for breast answer could be the lack of a hormone called melatonin which is produced during sleep. >> it's kind of like a little pacman that courses through your body. with less of that hormone cells are more susceptible to harm. >> it doesn't mean women stop doing night work. it means the longer that you are in that process the longer the risk may be to you. while there are still many uncertainties, this study adds to the list of lifestyle factors we can control. >> for younger women to change their lifestyle or decrease their risk factors. i would hate to see anybody else go through it. dr. nancy snyderman nbc news, new york. >> we are back in a moment. with a digital revolution helping a great american city on the road to recovery. >>> amid all the headlines that have come out of detroit, there is a glimmer of hope a quiet digital revolution underway a small piece of the pie helping it find its way on the road to recovery. we get the story tonight from cnbc's brian shackman. >> reporter: detroit, today there is a lot more hustle and bustle than tw

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staring into that screen can change the levels of melatonin in your brain which can impair your sleepils right up to bed, you mind is racing and are you actually changing your brain chemistry to make it harder to go to sleep and you're fatigue tired the rest of the day. >> now i'm depressed and fatigued. >> go read "prevention" magazine. there are other tips in there. >>> up next, do it yourself birthday cakes that are really adorable. >> but first, this is "today" on nbc. >>> time to head into "today's kitchen" for delicious desserts. we are about to make some spectacular birthday cakes. >> "parents" magazine has the scoop on how to impress your party guest with show-stopping cakes for the guest of honor. and they are beautiful. nice to see you, tara. >> nice to see something unique in the cake department. >> these are super, super quick. that's the idea. start with a box cake mix, go to your grocery store baker, buy a plain cake, then jazz it up with icing and candies galore. this is our celebration confetti cake. this is good for birthdays and graduation. we start by taking these a

soothes you to sleep with ingredients like melatonin. it's safe with no side effects, so you wake up... ready to go. [ male announcer ] unisom natural nights. >>> many of our high-tech gadgets are made overseas. google is changing that, designed in the u.s.a., specifically in the bay area. what it could mean for the tech industry and the local economy. >> it looks like he could have fallen from the sky. >> reporter: this video, provided to us by google, shows the manufacturing of its nexus cube, connects a tv or stereo to an internet cloud to stream music or video. and they have plans to manufacture it in the silicon valley. >> an industrial rebirth for the area. >> reporter: tech analyst tells me the advantage to having manufacturing here would be low staffing levels due to automation, transportation costs are lower, easy access to ports and rail. close proximity between designer and manufacturer will be a bonus. >> a number of problems that have historically occurred between communication difficulties between the designers and manufact

soothes you to sleep with ingredients like melatonin. it's safe with no side effects, so you wake up... ready to go. [ male announcer ] unisom natural nights. >>> video of a trippy step goes viral. >>> new york transit authority taking action after several videos are posting online showing a series of subway riders tripping on the same step while exiting the station in sunset park. one of the stairs is a fraction of an inch higher than all the others. the mta blocked off the staircase there. they plan to replace that entire stairway. >>> expecting a baby? you may want to stay off your feet as much as possible. researchers say too much standing during pregnancy could impact the growth of a fetus. they say that women who hold jobs that require long periods of standing, had babies with smaller heads at birth. that's a sign of a slower growth rate. the study also implied that women who worked more than 40 hours a week during the end of their third trimester also had babies with smaller heads. >>> time right now is 6:27. >> sorry. >> baby pic

soothes you to sleep with ingredients like melatonin. it's safe with no side effects, so you wake up... ready to go. [ male announcer ] unisom natural nights. >>> hbo removed the decapitated prosthetic head of former president george w. bush from the "game of thrones" season one finale. it's now replaced with a new recognizable head. they are fixing it as well on the dvds and online episodes. the creators of the show apologized for using the prop in a statement they said it wasn't meant to be disrespectful or a political statement. they t. the body parts are rent fred other movies or shows and not made for each particular scene. >>> financial dock mmentes reveal how much it's like to dress kate middleton. she has become a style icon. she's been seen shopping in regular store, snapping up bargains and using discount cards. it didn't help that much though, apparently. this morning we are learning she has spent close to $54,000 on clothes since the beginning of the year. how much months is that, aaron? the person pay for it all? prince char

light at night disrupts production of me lan tone anyone made during sleep and it's thought that melatonine a cancer suppresser. >>> too much stress can lead to problems, a little stress may be good for you. it may improve your immune system. stanford researchers found in lab rats key immune cells respond to short-term stress. doctors say knowing this could some day lead to treatments to improve patient's recovery from serious wounds. we always have a little bit of stress in our lives. comes with the territory. >> you've got to have a little bit. >>> the new iphone5 may one of the most anticipated releases apple has had in a while. one update has apple lovers up in arms. >> according to multiple sources, apple plans to change the size and shape of the dock on the bottom of the iphone. the change would render all those accessories, alarm clocks, and even the chargers useless. apple users around the world have taken to the internet to complain but the changes are still not confirmed. one tech blogger says apple is making the change to conserve space inside the iphone. >> i'm sure a lot of pe

. ♪ soothes you to sleep with ingredients like melatonin.t's safe with no side effects, so you wake up... ready to go. [ male announcer ] unisom natural nights. >>> good morning. time for weather and traffic on the 1s at 5:41. tom kierein, storm center 4. off to another beautiful morning with low humidity and comfortable temperatures. around the region, most locations, maryland, virginia, are in the 60s. out in west virginia, western maryland, though, the 50s. near 70 right by the waters. that includes reagan national. here is your "day planner." by 9:00, near 80. low humidity throughout most of the day with quite a bit of sunshine, highs, though, reaching the low and mid-90s by mid to late afternoon. it's going to start turning more humid by late afternoon and overnight tonight we'll have a hazy and humid evening. and looks like this heat wave will be continuing through the weekend and into next week. i'll have details with your seven-day outlook. that will be coming up at 5:51. danella, how's traffic? >> thanks, tom. well, checking out thi

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