the victim, 36-year-old georgia resident snyderman. his killer, a man who turned out was also the boss of snyderman's wife andrea and almost from the start, there were rumors that newman and andrea snyderman were having an affair and that the moan behind the killing was to get rid of rusty so that andrea and her boss could be together. newman was charged with the murder and part of his defense centered on the claim that andrea snyderman was actively involved in planning the whole thing. she testified at newman's trial explaining why she was in florida at the time of the murder and denying any role. >> we were married in florida at a synagogue in florida. i was down there with my family. whose boss kills swunl's husband? i don't care if there were no affair. there was no affair. who kills someone else's husband? >> newman was convicted and sure enough, six months later, andrea snyderman was charged in connection with the murder of her husband. jury selection is underway right now, but in a surprise move, the prosecutors asking the judge

nancy snyderman. >> reporter: researchers followed more than 2,000 men over the age of 50 who did not have prostate cancer when the study began. blood from each man was stored for analysis. at the conclusion of the trial, men who started with the highest blood levels of omega 3 fatty acids, the type found in fatty fish and fir oil supplements had a 71% increased risk of developing a deadly form of prostate cancer. researchers said they did not expect this link. >> inflammation we know is associated with the development of prostate cancer, and omega 3 fatty acids decrease inflammation. but this was an association but in the opposite direction we expected. >> reporter: today's report is a confusing message for millions of men like 54-year-old bill ross who take fish oil supplements to protect his heart. confusion, because bill also has a family history of prostate cancer. >> my father is a prostate cancer survivor. he's been battling prostate cancer now for about 20 years. and so, you know, i'm at risk. >> reporter: conventual wisdom for years has been that fish oil protects against can

nancy snyderman in our home studios in new york.ancy, thanks. >> you bet. >>> also in new york, on wall street today, the markets finished slightly up across the board. the dow, s & p, both hit new all-time highs for the third straight trading session. >>> we are back in a moment after another break with one couple's amazing find along the side of the road. >>> autopsy was performed today on cory monteith. the canadian-born co-star of "glee" was found dead on saturday in his hotel room in vancouver. he had struggled much of his life with substance abuse and last emerged from rehab in april. the death of this talented young man an enormous shock to the show's global fan base. cory monteith was 31. >>> leonard garment has died. he was richard nixon's white house counsel after john dean left. he advised nixon to resign and suggested gerry ford as his replacement. he used to say he was born on a kitchen table in a tenement house in brooklyn. garment could never fully explain richard nixon or never fully comprehend him. and in later year

nancy snyderman, thank you. >> we want to take you to an incredible scene unfolding on copacabana beach in rio where a sea of the faithful have turned out to see the pope. there on an elaborate stage they were expecting up to 1 million people. from the looks of it, they have come very close to that goal. nbc's anne thompson covers his trip from an amazing vantage point, tonight, high above the beach. anne, good evening. ♪ >> good evening, brian. it really is a remarkable sight. a massive crowd one that rivals new year's eve on these sands. as pope francis ends a day that took him to both side of the city. pope francis is the man electrifying brazil. he takes every picture. kisses every baby. accepts every gift. an energetic pope the world has not seen in decades. tonight, enthusiastically welcomed by nearly 1 million young people on copacabana beach. >> i'm so excited! i can't wait to see him! >> reporter: staking their places early. [ chanting ] ♪ as warships patrolled the coast and soldiers walked the tourist-filled streets. this morning, francis happily went where few tourists go, on

nancy snyderman, nbc news, new york. >>> and quickly here, we got a situation in the gulf tonight.f you know the region, 40 miles south of grand isle, louisiana, it's a natural gas platform. it collapsed and is burning to the water line. officials are telling us there are few environmental dangers evident. if you know the region and its history of course we have heard that before. we'll keep an eye on it. when we come back, the story behind the "photo of the day." i >>> we came across a photo today that is almost shocking to look at at first. taken at kennebunkport, maine at the summer home of former president george h.w. bush 41. in fact, it's shocking because it shows the former president in a way we have never seen him before. >> reporter: it doesn't look at all like the former 41 we have come to know. then you see the reason for the former president's new look. the 2-year-old named patrick sitting in his lap. patrick is the son of one of president bush's secret service agents. he's lost his hair during chemo while undergoing treatment for leukemia. so the former president and m

nancy snyderman. nancy, good evening. >> good evening, brian. over 3,000 people die every year in this country from food-borne related illnesses. today's proposed measures aim to reduce the risks posed by the complexity of a global food system. paul littlejohn of suburban ft. worth blames a bag of grapes for making him so sick, he had to go to his doctor. >> he said, yeah, there is an intestinal bug going around. >> reporter: that intestinal bug is cyclospora, a nasty parasite found on tainted fruits and vegetables and the latest example of health concerns in america's food supply. the centers for disease control is currently investigating two outbreaks of food-borne illness. cyclospora sickened more than 300 people so far. a hepatitis a outbreak infected more than 150 americans across nine states has been tied to pomegranate seeds from turkey. since 2011 8 of the past 19 outbreaks tied to food are from products brought in from around 150 countries from around the world. >> everybody wants a safer food supply. everybody benefits. at the end of t

the more limber you are, the less likely you are to injure your back too. >> nancy snyderman tonight on back pain, and as it turns out, gender differences. nancy, by the way, at our station in louisville tonight. nancy, thanks, as always. >>> we'll take a break. up next this evening, remembering an oscar-nominated actress who played some memorable roles over the years. >>> well, well, lady luck. >> that was eileen brennan as the tough army captain in "private benjamin." we also remember her from "the sting" and "the last picture show" among others. the emmy award winner studied at georgetown. she was in "the king and i" and "hello dolly" both on broadway. she was a film and tv veteran who was hit and almost killed by a car back in 1982. which then led to a life of addiction and recovery from pain medication. eileen brennen was 80 years old. >>> ossie schectman was not a household name in the world of sports. but among deep dive sports fans, he is known as the man who scored the first basket in nba history. he did it as a new york knickerbocker. the basket came in the opening seconds

nancy snyderman. >> reporter: when zakite jackson was six months old, he was diagnosed with a form ofpsy that causes seizures. >> he was having between 60 to 250 seizures a day. >> reporter: his mom made the controversial decision to give her son marijuana. >> despite the stigma associated with ckanncannabis, we really ot to him. >> the seizure activity was down. he started pumping his legs on the swings. i mean, he was nine years old, you teach your children that from the time they're three, and he could never get it. >> it's really good medicine. >> reporter: in 17 states, including colorado, where kai lives, kids are able to get medical marijuana by prescription to treat everything from autism to cancer to seizures. because growersan breed the plants with low levels of thc, they're getting just the medicinal benefits and not the high. still, some critics say marijuana used therapeutically could be a gateway to other drugs. it's not been clinically tested nor approved by the fda. >> using marijuana as a medication is jumping the gun, we really don't know what the side effects or lon

nancy snyderman in our home studios in new york.ancy, thanks. >>> also in new york, on wall street today, the markets finished slightly up across the board. the dow, s & p, both hit new all-time highs for the third straight trading session. >>> we are back in a moment after another break with one couple's amazing find along the side of the road. r break with couple's amazing find along the side of the road. before copd... i took my son fishing every year. we had a great spot, not easy to find, but worth it. but with copd making it hard to breathe, i thought those days might be over. so my doctor prescribed symbicort. it helps significantly improve my lung function starting within five minutes. symbicort doesn't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. with symbicort, today i'm breathing better. and that means...fish on! symbicort is for copd including chronic bronchitis and emphysema. it should not be taken more than twice a day. symbicort may increase your risk of lung infections, osteoporosis, and some eye problems. tell your

nancy snyderman reporting. >> stocks closed mix for yesterday. want to check in with jeff live for us in london. jeff, what's the latest for the federal reserve. >> good morning to you, thomas. will they are won't they? that was the at the heart of investors' minds s the fed to get on the hurry on the tapering process? 50/50. there is a split on the council about how quickly we start removing some of this bond purchasing program. nen ben bernanke came out and offered good words. we got a relief rally off of the back of that. hedge funds are going to start advertising. . the s.e.c. has given the green light for hedge funds to start marketing directly to potential clients. they will put in place some protection, though, you'll have to be acredited investor with a sophisticated view of where you put your money. that's what the s.e.c. decided. >>> there was something rotten at the core of apple's e-book story, now they have decided that they did conspire with five publishers to set e-book prices higher than they should have been, apple facing hundred

nancy snyderman, nbc news new york. >> that's nbc nightly news. brian williams will be here tomorrow. i'm lester holt. have a good night, everyone. >>> good evening. i we begin with a breaking story. the clock ticking on union leaders to come up with a deal to avid a strike. a deadline less than six hours away. if a settlement is not reached, it could come to a hult tomorrow morning. the two sides are meeting right now. >> reporter: this meeting is likely the last hope to avoid a strike tomorrow. both sides are meeting inside this building on west grand avenue in oakland at this hour. the fact both sides are even in

nancy snyderman. >> reporter: the report out today is a snapshot of how america's health compares to other developed nations. and just as important, it's a look at what's happening in our own communities. while we are living longer, we are falling behind. >> things are getting better over the past two decades, but the pace of improvement is slower than in other high-income countries. >> reporter: on average, life expectancy for men in the united states is 76 years, up from 67 40 years ago. for women, it's now 81, up from 76. but that varies dramatically by region. men living in fairfax county, virginia, are expected to live the longest. about 81 years. but travel 350 miles and men in mcdowell county, west virginia, live on average to just 64 years. that's similar to the life expectancy in gambia, west africa. one of the world's poorest countries. women fair better with the highest life expectancy in marin, krals at 85. and lowest, 72 years in perry, kentucky. on par with vietnam, a nation plagued by poverty. the biggest risk of death? what and how much we eat. >> the most dramatic ch

nancy snyderman and also, donny?good one. >> "the new york post" has ten writers on staff to write cover headlines. >> they don't need them. thomas, back to you. >> mika, thanks so much. >>> still ahead on "way too early" your most creative captions, that lunch between secretary clinton and the. the. "morning joe" moments away. [ male announcer ] the biggest news in breakfast is actually tiny. new kellogg's raisin bran® with omega 3 from flax seeds. plus plump juicy raisins. flax seed? who are you? i still got it. [ male announcer ] invest in your heart health with kellogg's raisin bran® cereals. yeah? then how'd i get this... [ voice of dennis ] ...safe driving bonus check? every six months without an accident, allstate sends a check. silence. are you in good hands? it's time... for aveeno® positively radiant face moisturizer. [ female announcer ] only aveeno® has an active naturals total soy formula that instantly brightens skin. and helps reduce the look of brown spots in just 4 weeks. for healthy radiant skin. tr

nancy snyderman is here to walk three them, first about the benefits of aspirin for women. >> yeah, brain, this is a very interesting study. long-term, looking at healthy women ages 45 and over, the women were followed for at least 18 years. here's what the researchers found. women who took low dose aspirin, about 100 milligrams, every other day, had a 20% decreased chance of getting cancer of the colon. and women who stayed on aspirin longer had even better results. the caveat, of course, is it can cause stomach upset in some people. so for those women, doctors need to say bleeding is a possible risk. but really amazing data. >> now more positive elements for aspirin. the second subject was dementia in the news today. >> yeah, this is really interesting. there's a big meeting going on in boston right now, an amazing study coming out. looking at french, where they keep very good medical records. over 400,000 retired people were followed for dementia. and here's what the researchers found. those who retired later in life, in fact, stayed sharper. it's a real reminder that our brain is plas

nancy snyderman. this is important stuff. >> it is, good evening, brian. for many in the cancer world today's step is long overdue in making the diagnosis and treatment of cancer smarter and more cost effective. turn the page of any dictionary, land on the letter "c" and find one of the most frightening words no one wants to hear, cancer. this one word carries a loaded and complex meaning for millions of americans every year. a panel of experts advising the national cancer institute is recommending an about face in the way doctors diagnose and treat some types of the disease that have little or no chance of being lethal. in fact, the group is even taking a closer look at what the word cancer means in some instances. for example, in women the diagnosis ductal carcinoma in situ is a non-lethal breast disease that should not be called cancer. >> whenever something is called carcinoma or cancer, people immediately want to act, and the reality is we should be watching them as opposed to aggressively treating. >> 66-year-old rue harris wishes he had taken a cons

nancy snyderman. >> make this design for me. >> reporter: at the mayo clinic in rochester, minnesota, 63-year-old architect david cane is healthy and volunteering in a study that could help find a treatment for alzheimer's. >> begin. >> reporter: by targeting the disease at its earliest stages. >> we give medications to people, improves their memory a little bit, improves their social interaction abilities a little bit, but it really doesn't alter the long-term outcome of the disease. >> reporter: to figure out what's an early warning sign for alzheimer's versus normal memory loss, researchers at brigham and women's hospital asked 200 healthy volunteers, ages 65 to 87, to report concerns about their own memory. each also got a brain scan, looking for buildup of amyloid plaque, a protein deposit associated with alzheimer's disease. it turns out those who were most anxious about their memory also had the highest levels of plaque, meaning people can likely sense when something is going wrong. doctors are exploring this possible connection by tracking the group to see if any get the disea

nancy snyderman joins us on set. york city mayor candidate bill de blass yo and from "breaking bad" actress ana gunn. >> mika, the lower 48, call it the summer doldrums. quiet weather pattern. not the case in europe. to italy outside of milan yesterday, they saw this. a severe line of storms rolled through with a tornado. this tornado was about 15 to 20 miles outside of the city limits there. here's the video of it from the hurrica cell phone. it was a little off the ground and the next shot shows it all the way down to the ground. i mean, that would scare anyone anywhere. 12 people were injured unfortunately but no one was killed. even italy can get a few tornadoes but a rare event. back here in the lower 48, heavy rain last night in missouri and in areas of oklahoma. it's good. this area hasn't had a good wet summer in a while. we watched a tropical depression moving through the hawaiian islands overnight. continues to be south near honolulu. rainy wet weather today. the storm didn't do damage there whatsoever. a c

nancy snyderman, thank you very much.f new york joins us here on set. up next, it's a football statistic that is far more important than touchdowns. on average, there were nine concussions or head injuries every week last season. wide receiver larry fitzgerald joins us with new information on how the league is addressing this. you're watching "morning joe" brewed by starbucks. [ male announcer ] the wind's constant force should have disrupted man. instead, man raised a sail. and made "farther" his battle cry. the new ram 1500 -- motor trend's 2013 truck of the year -- the most fuel-efficient half-ton truck on the road -- achieving best-in-class 25 highway miles per gallon. guts. glory. ram. achieving best-in-class 25 highway miles per gallon. always go the extra mile. to treat my low testosterone, i did my research. my doctor and i went with axiron, the only underarm low t treatment. axiron can restore t levels to normal in about 2 weeks in most men. axiron is not for use in women or anyone younger than 18 or men with pro

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nancy snyderman. >> this is very interesting. doctors that their mental acumen is declining. it's something called subjective cognitive decline. >> make this decision for me. >> reporter: at the mayo clinic in rochester, minnesota, 63-year-old architect david cain is healthy and volunteering in a study that could help find a treatment for alzheimer's. by targeting the disease at its earliest stages. >> we give medications to people, improps their memory a little bit, improves their social interaction abilities a bit. it really doesn't alter the long term outcome the disease. >> reporter: to figure out the early warning sign of alzheimer's versus normal memory loss, researchers asked volunteers to report concerns about their own memory. each also got a brain scan looking for build-up of amylloyd plaque, a protein deposit associated with alzheimer's disease. those most anxious about their memory had the highest levels of plaque. meaning people can also sense when something is going wrong. tracking the group to see if any get the di

. >> that was nancy snyderman. she was just guessing. >> let gravity -- >> she didn't go in ambulance. she went by car with her husband. there wasn't a police escort. they got there. >> no horse and carriage? >> they weren't scrambling. >> how unroyal. >> what do you think it's going to be, a boy or girl? >> kate had early morning sickness early in the first trimester. i think that's the only indicator. i'm going with boy. i hope it's a girl. >> i think it might be a girl. and what time? >> i hope in the next 20 minutes because i have sworn i'll take all these royal shots of royal crown as soon as there's a baby. i think at least another 8 to 10 hours. >> we're going to keep our eye on that royal door and again if the baby does come, we have crown royal and we're going to toast right here on our show. so how was your weekend? you are very busy. not often that you turn on "weekend today" on saturday and guess who pops up. >> friday i was in los angeles and i had to break it to my son, jackson, who is 4, that i haven

nancy snyderman thank you. maria shriver, thank you.rning in a google plus hang out on air 9:00 a.m. eastern. if you want to join the conversation you can head to today.com. coming up next, a sizzling summer read from best selling arthur daniel silva. but first, this is "today" on nbc. this freshly brewed iced tea is really my cup of tea. honey, that's my cup of tea. yours is over there. oops. dunkin's iced tea is freshly brewed to delicious perfection. right now get any size for just 99 cents. okay, lime break! thank you! [sigh] [sigh] keep your summer cool with frozen lime and delicious raspberry from dunkin' donuts. sip into the new raspberry lime coolatta today. america runs on dunkin'. >>> we're back now with today's sizzling summer reads and we have a new thriller from best selling arthur daniel silva. in this one, his hero has only seven days to find a kidnapped rising star from the british government. daniel always good to see you. >> nice to see you. >> amazon calls it one of the best books of the month. i believe they used the

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nancy snyderman is here as well. good to have you.when you think about it. >> it really is. we talked about it a good bit on the show. especially, it's not just younger americans, but younger americans are more heavily medicated than any generation in our history. but also, catherine, a lot of this may just have to do with us making better diagnoses and pigeon holing this. >> the data are kind of scarce unfortunately. it looks like over the last ten years or so, actually, the numbers have been pretty stable. the difference is that we have better information about what kinds of treatment we should be expanding and that sort of thing, although not perfect information. you talked about overmedication but actually the rates of treatment are quite low relative to the rates of diagnosis. not getting adequate treatment either because they can't afford it or because they're too embarrassed or other reasons. >> that embarrassment, the stigma that we saw through most parts of our society 10, 20, 30 years ago, has gone away. now it seems though

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our medical director nancy snyderman this morning said people go up to 36 hours. we could have a shorter wait or a significantly longer one here. >> reporter: that's right. there's a thought, 36 hours of everyone here waiting outside the hospital. that would be quite something. but as you say, it's 13 hours since kate went into hospital this morning. she and prince william arrived at the hospital via a back entrance. a couple photographers saw them arriving. that was it. they slipped in more or less unnoticed, not seen by all the journalists at the front. since then, all we've heard is that phrase, the labor is progressing as normal. desperate for more knowledge, but that's it. you've kept an eye as we have on the front door of the lindo wing at st. mary's hospital. few people have gone in and out, but not that person we're all waiting who's going to appear clutching an envelope. in that envelope will be the medical bulletin signed by the doctors at the birth. that will contain details of the baby's gender, hair color, and eye color. that will be transported from

nancy snyderman. hey, nancy, great to see you. >> great to see you. >> give us the background here. it or lose it story, you just have to keep using your mind, otherwise it will go? >> it's exactly a use it or lose it story. it's a reason you and i will never retire. it underscores the fact that the brain is really quite plastic. it continues to change over our lives. we used to think once you hurt a certain chronological age, that was it, and now we know these time lines are bogus. the more people stay in the workforce, the more creative they are, they tax the brains, around the younger people. and the socialization makes a difference. the increased stimulation means that for every year you stay in, the 3% is cumulative. this is a rock-solid study, looking over 400,000 people in france. and i think it is absolutely applicable to the u.s. workforce. >> how do you do it? at some point, companies want you to go, right? i mean, what do you do, keep working till you're 100? >> i think at some point, the arbitrary deadlines of 65 are dumb. you and i know a lot who are 70 and should proba

nancy snyderman breaks it all down.it is. >> reporter: the report out is a snapshot of how america's health compares to other developed nations and just as important, it's a look at what's happening within our own communities. while we are living longer, we are falling behind. >> things are getting better over the last two decades, but the pace of improvement is slower than in other high-income countries. >> reporter: on average life expectancy for men in the united states is now 76 years. that's up from age 67, 40 years ago. for women it's now 81, up from 76. but that varies dramatically by region. men living in fairfax county, virginia, are expected to live the longest, about 81 years. but travel 350 miles, and men in mcdowell county, west virginia, live on average to just 64 years. that's similar to the life expectancy in gambia, west africa, one of the world's poorest countries. women fair better with the highest life expectancy, 85 years, in marin county, california. lowest, age 72 in perry county, kentucky. that's

nancy snyderman is here. how do you know if you have a heat-related illness? >> nobody is safe in a heat dome like this, and not safe for your pets or kids at sports camp, and tkeuz dizziness and nausea. by the time you are feeling chills and you stop sweating and your skin is dry, that means your thermostat has been thrown and it's a real emergency. >> and there are people susceptible to this, right? >> yeah, the young and elderly. and this is one of those times when we say to those people, absolutely stay in an air-conditioned place, and if you don't have air-conditioning, try a central cooling unit near you, and if you like to run, you like to run at 5:00 or 6:00 in the morning, and there is no reason for midday exercise. you have to use a phenomenal amount of common sense when it's this hot. you have to try out of the sun. >> what can you do to thwart it off? >> rehydrate, and prehydrate. you have to buy the electrolyte drinks, and drink beforehand and by the time you are thirsty, you are already down a pint. and don't forget the sun screen. >> good advice

nancy snyderman thank you. maria shriver, thank you.oogle plus hang out on air 9:00 a.m. eastern. if you want to join the conversation you can head to today.com. coming up next, a sizzling summer read from best selling arthur daniel silva. but first, this is "today" on nbc. >>> >>> we're back with today's sizzling summer reads. we have a new thriller from daniel silva. he has only seven days to find a kidnapped rising star from the british government. nice to see you. >> good to see. >> you can i start by flattering you? amazon calls it one of the best books. >> i was very proud of that review. it hit upon all the things that i liked about the novel. >> this one starts with a beautiful island and a beautiful girl. so far it sounds like a jackie collins novel, but it's not because she disappears. >> she is madeline park. she is a rising star within the british party. she works in the machinery of the party. but she's got, you know, member of parliament written all over her. cabinet minister one day. but madeline has a dangerous secret. s

nancy snyderman is back with details. performing is in brad carter's blood. an actor in los angeles he landed guest starring roles in some of the most popular television shows. however, his true passion has always been music, playing the guitar to be exact. >> i'm a guitarist since 1988. music is my first love. i'm an actor for a living but i always have music to turn to. it's a part of your soul. >> reporter: but seven years ago brad's hands started to shake and overtime he stopped taking the stage. >> you watch all your skills and who you are as a person sort of, they're vanishing in front of your eyes. it's hard to watch that happen. and you can't do anything about it. >> reporter: doctors diagnosed him with benign essential tremor and when medications failed to stop the shaking brad decided to undergo a surgical procedure called deep brain stimulation. >> we put a pacemaker in the brain and with the stimulation we help it restore a more moral pattern of activity. >> i'm going to show you my guitar. it's handmade just

nancy snyderman. back to you.ial sweet ners may be just as bad for people as the real deal. >> this is not a great city that adds to the increasing volume of work that we know that just because you use artificial sweet ners, it doesn't mean that you can get by with consuming fewer calories. there's some pretty good research that this may change how we, in fact, crave sweets. the artificial sweet ners are sweeter than actual sugar so when you consume them as artificial sweet ners, your body almost wants sweets and craves them in a different way. >> it's not that they have calories because they don't. >> they have no calories. >> it's that you then go off and crave other sweet things. >> correct. >> and eventually gain weight. >> right. there's a pretty good link now that just because you consume these doesn't mean you're going to be healthier. there may be now a link to premetabolic problems, diabetes, obesity, etc. they are not a cure all. let's be real. whether it's a real soda or diet soda, it's a treat. you sho

nancy snyderman. good morning.ocked when you saw a 400% increase for women. >> i think the whole country was taken by storm. and physicians, especially, there's enough blame to go around. doctors who overprescribe, patients who fake symptoms. and i think this is a collective responsibility to say these are great medications when used for the right things. but they are short-term fixes. >> i've seen a lot of theories about why women in particular may have been seeing this increase. smaller body mass, so maybe the gap between a therapeutic dose is narrower. >> we know that men can tolerate more alcohol and liver enzymes can tolerate only as much can throw at them. we're going to find that some people are more predisposed to addiction and they should be watched careful live. then if you really have problems, you use them. but never with three and four and five refills. one, maybe. but you just come back to see your physician. >> do you feel like the stigma for some of these prescription painkillers -- >> i think the s

expert team of consultants and mid wives, and good to know, and our chief medical editor, nancy snyderman is there. >> good morning to you. yeah, we are all waiting for that door, and every other door in the hospital is being used. >> we talked about this being her first baby, and not unexpected that labor would go on for a little while. take us through the early part of the process. >> reporter: as you well know, the contractions start slowly, and it would not be uncommon for kate to have waited overnight for the contractions to have become significant before coming to the hospital. you can see the nine hours we have all been waiting here and added another six to seven hours on top of that. because this is the first pregnancy, it will be longer than any subsequent pregnancies, and so she will check in and they will take her vital signs, and then she will be monitored as well as the baby, and the strength and the frequency of the contractions, and they will check oxygen saturation, and that's very important for the baby, because as the contractions get stronger, if there is any concern th

nancy snyderman has the details on that. good morning to you. >> this comes from a little parasite called cyclosporin that can get in the food stream. when it does get into the food system it can spread from person to person when they eat contaminated foods. so far the number of cases is relatively small, but it has popped up in several regions around the country and doctors are on alert. the parasite can be nasty, causing food-like symptoms that can last for up to a month. doctors say this outbreak is spreading. >> we're having to do multiple different diagnostic tests to be able to isolate this particular parasite, and there seems to be only one ant bitic that's effective. >> reporter: doctors haven't identified the source of the current outbreak or even whether these cases are connected, but cyclospora is most commonly spread by contaminated fruits and vegetables. shopping for produce, this connecticut mother now wonders if cyclosproa made her daughter sick. >> my daughter was at the pediatrician yesterday with stomach cr