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Researchers may be closing in on a way to detect one of humanitys most insidious and high profile diseases. john roberts fills us in from atlanta. >> reporter: it is the cruelest of diseases, slowly robbing patients of their memories, personality and ultimately their lives. no cure and no effective treatment. new research at john hopkins could change the future for millions of people who have yet to develop alzheimers. >> we were able to predict potential cause of decline about six years before ...

Billion of cash on hand. more cash comes in every day. as you point out, cash goes out every day. and probably somewhere between october 23rd and november 1st is when we literally wont have the money to pay the next days bills. >> part of whats complicated here, right, is that these payments, the money coming in and the money going out is lu lumpy. you might get a big bunch of money one day and have a bunch of payments the next day and its the unpredictability that makes it so harrowing, right? ...

When thinking of people of different races? the chances were 100%. bob costos offers an interesting insight. >> ask yourself what the equivalent would be if directed towards african-americans, hispanics, asians or members of any other ethnic group. now we know no one actually has yellow skin but accuracy has never been part of racial slurs.

More cash comes in every day. as you point out, cash goes out every day. and probably somewhere between october 23rd and november 1st is when we literally wont have the money to pay the next days bills. >> part of whats complicated here, right, is that these payments, the money coming in and the money going out is lumpy. you might get a big bunch of money one day and have a bunch of payments the next day and its the unpredictability that makes it so harrowing, right? >> yes, but i mentioned octo...

Everything you said. i would just say for complete accuracy is the treasury has a couple different payment systems and interest is handled somewhat differently from all the other bills. so you might be able to separate that a little bit, but you cant separate all the other bills like you talked about. there are questions about the technical ability, about the legal authority, and then about simply what do they want to do. do you really not want to pay a social security payment so that you can pa...

Enrollments to once a month to ensure that accuracy. brian todd, cnn, washington. >> our thanks to brian. 39 minutes past the hour. how is your thursday weather shaping up? >> badly. >> not good. indra is here with that. >> perfect timing, guys. its pretty obvious at this point, we have a storm system hanging over the coastline. heavy rain making its way south of new york and it is slow moving. the next several days we will get used to being that and with that look at the rain totals. 3 to 5 i...

About the problems. >> everyone was aware and we told you there would be glitches. >> reporter: what they are not telling you is exactly how many people have enrolled. they say they dont know the precise numbers. luke chung says. >> the data insists. i hope this has a database inside it that tells you everybody who is enrolled, much less the number of people who are enrolled. >> reporter: white house official tell us its more complicated than that. they say they have to collect those numbers fro...

They dont know the precise numbers. luke chung says? >> this system i would hope has a database inside it that would be able to tell you everybody who is enrolled, much less the number of people who are enrolled. >> reporter: white house officials tell us its a little more complicated than that. they have to collect those numbers from several different sources and they have to make sure those numbers are accurate so theyre sticking to a plan to release the number of enrollments and other website...

Sticking to a palace to release to once a month so they can ensure that accuracy. >> weve done some tallying of our own. >> we found out that 112,000 people in nine states and the district of columbia have created accounts to at least get information. thats going on ends logging on. the first reporting actual enrollments, kentucky, maryland, washington state have reported more than 16,700 people have enrolled in obama care. those are three states with actual enrollment. white house officials are...

The talk but has actually walked the spacewalk. >> what you see is a bad day and not a bad day on steroids. >> reporter: on his two flights into space, mike massa mixer, no never had to breathe crash into him as sandra bullock does. instead of being flung into space. >> i cant breathe! >> reporter: mikes sidewapace were like a slow dance, not a bad slam. but when it comes to realism. >> i was really excited when i saw the accuracy of my tools. i was like -- i wasnt look at sandra bullock at all....