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When millionaire robert rogers was found beaten to death in his home, police began their investigation by questioning family members and relatives. and they learned that rogers had an ongoing squabble with his only son, donald. they were barely on speaking terms. donald told his father he was concerned about his memory problems and wanted to take control of his fathers finances. rogers retaliated by cutting his son out of his will. >> like i said, he was a tough, old bird, yet it was -- i could ...

Have seen more adults in the emergency room after they ate those pot laced food items. edibles are stronger now than what they had back in the 60s and smoking and driving is up. the percentage of duis in the state where pot was detected in the blood stream went from 28% to 40%. doctors also worry about more kids smoking. >> its the kids who will have more short-term memory problems. kids who are using alcohol and marijuana together like most of them do having more trouble negotiating and just me...

Results suggest the boys death was heat related. the big question now, exactly when did his father realize it. gabe gutierrez, nbc news. >> for more, i want to bring in criminal and civil rights attorney sema ire. what information here in this case stands out? >> theres a few things. i do think its possible this was an accident. and here is why. this man seems to have some perhaps memory problems or cognitive functioning difficulties. otherwise, he would have dropped the child off at day care. h...

Got his phone number, his car license number, and things of this nature. hes not a buffoon by any stretch. but i know hes seriously affected by this. >> ron just really loves his son. and on several occasions, i would hear him talking about his son. and he would say "my son --" and stop because he didnt remember his sons name. >> rons memory problems forced him to resign from his firm. reese continued to suffer from asthma and learning disabilities. only melinda came through without permanent he...

The dead and to encourage employees to speak up about safety issues. >> while i want to solve the problems as quickly as possible, i never want anyone associated with gm to forget what happened. i want this terrible experience permanently etched in our collective memories. >> but barra seemed to be having some memory problems of her own. >> how many actually have been recalled since february of this year? >> i have to add up the count. i dont know if we have that information. >> hundreds of thou...

Investigation by questioning family members and relatives. and they learned that rogers had an ongoing squabble with his only son, donald. they were barely on speaking terms. donald told his father he was concerned about his memory problems and wanted to take control of his fathers finances. rogers retaliated by cutting his son out of his will. >> like i said, he was a tough, old bird, yet it was -- i could never do anything quite good enough for him. >> donald insisted he didnt murder his fathe...

Period. because of memory problems or arthritis, grandparents may be unintentionally making it easy for kids to get into their meds. >> many of these medications are put in plastic bags. weekly pill organizers. >> reporter: and if they are left on the counter, they are probably pretty tempting. >> yes. the pills can often look like candy. >> reporter: the mothers of the kids in our experiment were shocked and are going to make some changes. >> well, we are going to go home and have a new lesson ...

Because of memory problems or arthritis, grandparents may be unintentionally making it easy for kids to get into their meds. >> many of these medications are put in plastic bags. weekly pill organizers. >> reporter: and if they are left on the counter, they are probably pretty tempting. >> yes. the pills can often look like candy. >> reporter: the mothers of the kids in our experiment were shocked and are going to make some changes. >> well, we are going to go home and have a new lesson how not ...

A simple blood test was able to predict who would get alzheimers. >> its a wonderful piece of scien science, the most significant observation that weve been able to report in my entire scientific career. >> reporter: the researchers looked at the blood of healthy elderly people, checking for ten fatty molecules called lipids. those with lower levels of lipids, were more likely to develop alzheimers or memory problems that precede alzheimers. on average the change from healthy to sick took two ye...

Whose brains will get the plaques and tangles that destroy concentration and who will be spared. in a first of its kind study, a simple blood test was able to predict who will get alzheimers. >> this is a really wonderful piece of science, the most significant observation that weve been able to report in my entire scientific career. >> reporter: the researchers looked at the blood of healthy elderly people, checking for ten fatty molecules called lipids. those with lower levels of lipids, were m...