kidnapping the garridos were involved in. good afternoon, welcome to news4 at 4:00, i'm pat lawson muse. >> i'm jim handly. we'll have more on those late developments in a bit. first, we begin with breaking news. a professional basketball player and native washingtonian has been arrested and is facing serious charges. >> prince george's county police arrested delonte west last night on 95. he pulled west over for speeding and making an unsafe lane change. he said he had a gun in his waist band. >> it was one of three guns he had. he currently plays for the cleveland cavs. much more coming up later on news4. >> now to a developing story in silver spring. we learned a woman missing more than two weeks has been found murdered in her own backyard. montgomery county police tell us the body of 35-year-old rosa lydia vasquez was found in a shed in the back of her house last night. >> thismorning, officers arrested a 17-year-old and charged him as an adult with vasquez's murder. police are speaking with the media right now at the headquarters. we hope to learn more about the pair's relationship, as well as if police searched the backyard prior to last night. the latest on news4 at 5:00 tonight. now, the latest on the kidnapping case of jaycee dugard. authorities in california are trying to figure out whether her accused captors, phillip and nancy garrido were involved in the disappearance of two other school girls. >> cadaver dogs sniffed out some remains behind their home today where they allegedly kept jaycee dugard for 18 years. >> reporter: the search continues in antioch, california, on the property of phillip and nancy garrido in connection with the the disappearance of two young girls two decades ago. police dogs recovered a bone and picked up a scent of what could be buried human remains. >> we are not going to say where it was because we don't want everybody to try to get to that spot. but it was on the garrido property. >> reporter: analysis is on its way to see if the bone is human. the area is known to be a native american site. these photos taken last month bere the house was condemned show filthy conditions with piles of furniture, scattered dirty dishes and debris. the home had been searched after the garridos were arrested last month and charged in connection with the kidnapping and raped of 11-year-old jaycee dugard who was abducted 18 years ago. police say dugard lived in tents in the backyard with her two daughters who were fathered by her captor. the garridos pled not guilty. >> we still have other things to pursue before we can walk away from him as a potential suspect. >> reporter: the search will be halted over the weekend and continue monday. text messages and messy mice cages. we are learning more this evening. new details about the man accused of murdering yale grad student annie le. and why police believe they have an iron-clad case now. police arrested raymond clark at a motel here in connecticut yesterday. authorities moved in after they compared his dna to dna in the ceiling and the crawl space at the crime scene. and there are reports this afternoon police tracked his movements on the day of the murder using his yale i.d. card. that card shows clark was in the same room as le when she disappeared. police reportedly also looking at text exchanges between the two. he reportedly had messaged her over the cleanliness of mice cages. he was a lab tech who worked with le. authorities continue their search for the man who carjacked a woman in a parking lot last night and then led police on a high-speed chase through two states. it started last night in gainesville, virginia. police say the man carjacked a woman at gun point, got into her car and then started driving toward maryland. police caught up with him and chased him into prince george's county. that's where he crashed and was able to run-off. the woman inside the car was not injured. news4's tracee wilkins will have more on this story in a live report at 5:00. a home for seniors goes from beauty. >> and turning parking spaces into park spaces. >> here is a look at four other stories making headlines in our area today. a man convicted of killing an armored car driver more than five years ago has been sentenced to life plus 20 years in prison. earl davis was arrested in 2004 for shooting and killing dunbar courier jason swindler in a hold-up in hyattsville. the case was moved to federal court so prosecutors could seek the death penalty against davis. the trial determined that davis was developmentally disable and excuse was taken off the table. his father says he's glad his son's killer will be off the streets. in the wake of recent suicides on metro track, officials are considering ways to prevent it from happening again. the latest yesterday afternoon, a 15-year-old by died after he was hit at the columbia heights station. the boy intentionally stepped in front of the train. metro says the teen was acting strangely before he stepped into the train's path, but no one intervened. now officials say they will k consider training employees to be on better watch and to learn the signs of trouble. a once-blighted property in southeast d.c. now looks as good as new. the overlook at oxen run, a 12-story apartment building for families and seniors opened up today. local dignitaries attended the event. the building was completely gutted and renovated with many upgrades, including security. the building closed back in 2005 because it was crime-ridden. they tried to close off some parking spaces and make them parks for a day, but d.c. said no to their permit request. still, organizers of an annual park keen day spread a little green on one corner. the plan was to turn four on-street parking spaces into parks at locations all over the city, but with no permit, they put down their sod in the parking lot of garden district shop here at 14th and s street northwest. they also put up a badmitten net, played music and created a park-like atmosphere. the concept began in san francisco and new york city. the cdc says the first shipments of the swine flu vaccine will ship in the next two or three weeks. today's announcements come as trials on some groups, including pregnant woman, are still under way. the vaccine has been approved and will soon be at a clinic or doctor's office near you. tracie potts is on capitol hill with the latest. >> reporter: the cdc says nearly 3.5 million doses of the h1n1 vaccine will be ready the first week of october. it will be the nasal spray. because the spray contain as live virus, pregnant women can't get it even though they are high risk. >> hopefully i'll be able to get it before i deliver the baby. >> reporter: they started testing pregnant women with the injectable vaccine. >> pregnant women may respond differently by side effects or how much immune response they have. >> reporter: despite recommendations to put children, young adults and health care workers first, the cdc says it's up to each state. >> and there is a balance there, recognizing there is demand, there is ability to minister it and we have disease. >> reporter: the world health organization warns production is falling short. u.s. officials admit getting the vaccine out to be slow at first. >> there is no magic to this. this is a huge logistical process. there is no sudden appearance of the vaccine. >> reporter: the viruses spreading twice as fast as the regular flu. h1n1 has been reported in all 50 states with widespread activity in 21. fear is spreading, too birmingham, alabama's mayor closed and cleaned city hall after one worker was diagnosed. >> i've got city workers to be concerned about. >> reporter: the health department said it wasn't necessary, but the mayor called it good judgment. it looks like the virus is widespread, but mild or moderate. in fact, the cdc says the number of people hospitalized so far is actually less than in a normal flu season. from capitol hill, tracie potts, news4, washington. well the sunshine finally broke through today, but will it shine through the weekend? veronica johnson has the fast forecast from the storm center on this friday afternoon. yeah. i think we are all going to be smiling this weekend. some nice weather on tap for the forecast here coming up. as we take a look outside, this is your skycam right now. we did break out some sunshine across the area. in fact, with that sunshine, warmest of the last three days today are temperatures into the upper 70s and dry right now on radar. we did have a little bit of early morning drizzle around. meanwhile, our temperatures now at 78 degrees right now in d.c. 80 at hagerstown. 76, richmond. our winds today have been five to ten miles per hour out of the south and southwest. that pushed the temperature up. later this evening, we'll see a weak weather front move through. temperatures drop to the 60s by 11:00 p.m. and dnight. on your fast forecast, a dry evening for us. some clearing skies overnight. certainly by tomorrow morning. ample sunshine throughout the area. looks like a nice september weekend, but a cool night coming up saturday. we'll talk about how low those temperatures are going to go in just a few minutes. we want that football forecast, too. >> ah, yes. >> thanks. we are just two days away from the redskins' home opener. that means more traffic both on the road and on the rails. kimberly suiters now has that story from landover, maryland. >> reporter: the paper lady's front page news meant another tough friday for metro, but the sunday traffic plan will work in riders' favor. >> that is good they are going to expand it. it's not right for us to have to suffer. >> reporter: on sunday, metro will boost the number of trains running the blue line. >> that's awesome. that's a smart move. >> if the redskins are like metro, it will be a great game. >> reporter: it's an effort to keep all the excitement in fedex field and off the tracks. john reddish avoids metro on game days. he'll park for free thanks to a friend. >> i park at the gas station and walk on up. >> reporter: you don't park here and pay $25? >> no, no, no. a little too steep. >> reporter: it's 25 bucks to occupy one of 625 metro parking spaces at morgan boulevard or one of the 2,200 spaces at the largo town center. >> i'm not going to the game. i'm going to watch it from home. it's too crowded. this whole area is crowded during the game. >> that wouldn't have to be because you are not a redskins' fan? >> can't help it. number one. come down to texas the 22nd. we'll get a beatdown. >> until the redskins start to think smart, then that's when they'll become a competitive team. i love metro. >> reporter: todd price loves his car. he can't understand why arena drive opens only for games. >> have to go all the way up and use another exit just to get to the mall. i don't think that makes too much sense. >> reporter: sense is coming. the cones and construction are going. the maryland state highway administration opening a beltway ramp at landover road, part of a multimillion dollar project to turn arena drive into a full-time exit. that's the good nongame day news. if you still think it's worth it to pay 25 bucks to park at a metro stop near fedex field, don't bring your cash or credit card. you have to pay with a smart trip card. kimberly suiters, news4. >> they don't make it easy. coming up on news4 at 5:00, dan hellie with the latest on the team. and new rule for fans going to the game. here we go. season is getting under way here at home. when news4 at 4:00 continues, an f-bomb blast, a tv actor was -- anchor, rather was ad libbing on the air. >> most parents manage to save just a few thousand dollars a year for their children's college education. we'll have advice to help you make the most of your money. he's the nation's first dog. he's got to have a first-rate groomer, right? they are not just for music anymore. check out and compare the new ipods. paying for college. it's become exorbitant for many families. just yesterday they passed a bill making the government the sole provider of college loans rather than private lenders. while many families rely on loans, some financial experts recommend that parents save for college when the kids are young. in today's nbc news insider report, carmen wong ulrich has tips for getting the most from your college savings investment. >> reporter: it's back to school time and college costs continue to soar way beyond inflation, with private colleges costing anywhere from an average of $25,000 to as much as $50,000 a year, and public colleges nearing $7,000 a year in tuition and fees. the price tag can seem like an unmanageable burden if you are trying to save up for your kids' college education. when saving for college, make sure your goal is to put away approximately 1/3 of the projected costs. the rest can and should come from grants, scholarships and loans. start saving early and often. just as when you are saving for retirement, the longer your time frame, the more money you can put away and the more time you have to grow it. take advantage of the tax advantages available with 529s. both allow you to save money for school and grow it tax-free. they differ in terms of contribution limits and terms. for more information head to finaid.org and shop for 529 plans at savings for college.com. don't necessarily stick with your own state. most importantly, don't jeopardize your own retirement to pay for your kids' education. after all, they have a lot more time to recover. i'm carmen wong ulrich for cnbc. more economic news coming up on "nbc nightly news with brian williams." the story of a place that has become a home for people who lost their jobs to the recession and their homes to foreclosures. "nightly" airs here on nbc 4 starting at 7:00. bo the white house dog cleans up pretty good. now we know the secret to his good looks. d.c. mayor adrian fenty, some people getting him confused with another mayor. joining us now on this friday, amy and roxanne. amy, you broke the news about bo. fill us in. >> everyone wants to know where the first family is going to get their hair cut, who the stylists are going to be. we found out who is styling bo. it is the old town school for dogs grooming the portuguese water dog. he goes down there every so often and gets snipped. >> there is a special cut for this breed of dogs so they don't look like a poodle. you have to get it just right. >> they feel great, too. they are so soft. great breed. >> he is a huge hit. he's becoming a bigger star. pretty soon we'll go, what's his name is president? bo's owner. >> try been so much talk about who is the rudest out there. we've got kanye west, congressman wilson, serena williams at the open. who do your people say is the rudest on your chat these days? >> it is terribly rude to say that. we are not going to go there. >> we are trying to set an example. one of the thing you might wonder is which of these outbursts was calculated? in all these cases, people had to know this was on camera. serena might have been the most spontaneous. that outburst cost her to lose the game really. >> exactly. >> then you can debate did kanye west know what he was doing? did he know this was going to dominate the next couple of days of news? did joe wilson know what he was doing? it also helped joe wilson raise millions of dollars from people who are opposed to the president's health care plan. >> it's bad behavior getting rewarded. we are saying mind your ps and qs, listen to your mother and be nice. >> that's not going to make it on youtube. mayor adrian fenty and the mayor of newark are getting confused. all has to do with the dome, i think. describe their relationship. mayor booker was in town this week. >> he was in town. there was a new documentary called "brook city" airs next week on the sundance chancer. it features booker who happens to be a young, smart, african-american bald mayor. when the two of them get together in the same room, they really like it because they realize they are actually two of them and they don't get confused for each other. ey are both handsome and adorable. it was very cute. >> all right. you could play tricks on people that way. have a great weekend. >> thank you. coming up on news4 at 4:00, the dress that turned heads at an event where kate blanket was guest of honor. >> yesterday we took you to the farmer's market. today we'll fill you i we finally got a chance to see a little of the sun today. very little. >> right. i don't know if you got a chance to spend much time outside, but it's been awfully nice. meanwhile, i've got video where hopefully it will play. hopefully. there you go. see if you can guess where that is? >> it's not the shenandoah. >> no, it's not. this is the northernmost island of japan. they've got fall color in the air already. peak color coming up next week. i know. it's gorgeous. just like around here in the shenandoah valley, right? temperatures on the northern island there already falling to the 30s in the highest of elevations. we've got some color coming up in about three weeks. a touch of color here locally. let's talk conditions across the area upper 70s today. lots of sunshine. we'll put the stats on for you and show you that our winds have been out of the south nine miles pehour. 78 degrees the warmest in the last three days. let's take a look at that satellite and radar loop. clouds have been clearing out. the clouds down through north carolina. we do, however, have a weather front, another one that's up to our north. we've got high pressure that is going to stay with us briefly. this weather front will come through tonight. a dry front for 99% of the area. there might be a sprinkle up around north eastern maryland. the radar quiet. temperature 76 in andrews. look at that low at 60, 61 in chantilly. 77. 84, montgomery county, germantown, maryland. get ready for cooler temperatures coming our way. 70s. we drop tonight to the 50s. low 50s by saturday night and sunday morning. there's probably going to be some frost advisories out in the north eastern pennsylvania and areas up through new england. here is our current system right now. slight dip in the jet stream. big dip coming up the early part of next week. a showery pattern will be setting up certainly an active pattern for this area the beginning of next week. i'll want to enjoy the weekend. we continue to clear out some sunshine throughout the day tomorrow. then by late saturday, early sunday, a few clouds build onto the area partly sunny. all this rain stays off to the west. pleasant conditions for the evening. 71 to 76 degrees. tomorrow morning a few clouds around the area. that front, the next one moving south so cool tns 65 to 62 and cooler saturday night/sunday morning. tomorrow and most of this weekend, mid 70s for highs. still to come on news4 at 4:00, find out how drug dealers are preying on children who are hoping to make an easy buck. the way we rent videos is changing. businesses that sell them have to adapt. saturday night we'll be talking redskins football. the good, the bad, and the ugly. it's "redskins showtime." ññññ welcome back, everybody. at 4:30, i'm jim handly. >> i'm pat lawson muse. here are some of the top sries at this hour. today california authorities searched the home of phillip and nancy garrido. cadaver dogs may have detected something behind the house. investigators are trying to determine if the garridos were involved in two orchid nappings. the search will be halted over the weekend and will resume on monday. the first doses of the swine flu vaccine are expected to ship in the next two to three weeks. according to the centers for disease control, 3.4 million doses of the nasal spray version of the h1n1 vaccine will be available the first week of october. by the end of the year, health officials expect 195 million doses to be available, most of them shots. professional basketball player and native washingtonian delonte west was arrested last night on interstate 95. a prince george's county police officer pulled west over on his motorcycle for speeding. when he stopped west, west told the officer he had a gun in his waist band. police say that was one of three guns west was carrying. west currently playing for the cleveland cavaliers. in the health care debate today, first lady michelle obama took center stage in the democrats' push for reform and called the issue a women's issue. conservatives met on the health care issue today and steve handelsman has the latest on that. >> reporr: first lady michelle obama urged women's groups in washington to mobilize like never before to fight for health care reform. >> it is very much a women's issue. >> reporter: she said women work more part-time and low-wage jobs so their medical coverage tends to be worse than men's. >> we have to reform the system. the status quo is unacceptable. it is holding women and families back, and we know it. >> reporter: across town conservatives said they, too, want reform. >> it lowers the cost of health insurance for working families, but the american people don't want a government-run insurance plan paid for with billions of dollars of taxes. >> reporter: the conservative mike huckabee said before there's health care reform, americans ought to get more exercise. >> simply covering more people only exacerbates the problem so more people will be encouraged to live unhealthy lifestyles. >> reporter: many call barack obama a socialist. moderate republican senator o olympia snowe does not. >> i sense the opposite. he's been very realistic in his views on health care. >> reporter: democrats hope snowe will vote with them. she might, if is there a change in the fines proposed to people who refuse to get health insurance. >> if you are going to pay a penalty, i would like to pay it towards coverage as opposed to a simple, as a penalty. >> reporter: many democrats want changes in their own party's health care proposal. despite the fine is proposed taxes on high-cost medical plans. democrats say they don't want people with great coverage now penalized to help other people get coverage. i'm steve handelsman, news4, capitol hill. the first lady plans on holding a series of small town hall style chats with women in the coming weeks. the president has a very busy weekend with no fewer than five appearances on political talk shows. we are going to talk with david gregory about that here at 5:00 tonight. all right. you can now get more from your ipod. talk about cramming more features into smaller devices. one of the newest ipods, the nano records video, including sound. the three latest models, itouch, nano and shuffle have all been upgraded. the i touch is like a mobile gaming vice. price starting about $199. shuffle is sort of an entry level music player. pre starts at $459. this ipod nano has undergone the biggest trans pormation with the built-in camcorder. price starts at $149. still ahead on news4 at 4:00, dishing it out. is your morning meal all that it promises? liz crenshaw investigates. welcome back. veronica johnson here in storm center 4. take a look outside. a blue sky this afternoon mixed with a few leftover clouds on this friday. our temperatures right now in the upper 70s. nice and mild with the clearing, gradual clearing we had today. 78 in d.c., 75 in baltimore. 76 a stretch of annapolis and clinton and pax river at 76. 77 currently in quantico. st. mary's at 76 with a light west wind. cambridge at 76. one of the cool spots through the area, st. mary's as well as cambridge. 60 was the low at hay market. your temperatures tonight will be dipping down comparable. a few clouds will be left lingering. sunshine unfolding for tomorrow. the high 76 degrees. let's look the at that seven-day forecast. we have sunshine on tap for the weekend. mostly sunny to partly sunny for sunday. the high on sunday 77 degrees. an active wet pattern sets up for the beginning of next week. got to tell you the one thing you'll notice about this weekend, saturday night, sunday morning, october-like cool temperatures coming our way. we get ready for that wet period next week. back to you. thank you. first lady obama didn't just talk up healthy eating at yesterday's opening ofhat farmer's market downtown d.c. she was a customer, too. we learned what was on her shopping list. the white house rorted the first lady bought some black kale, eggs, cherry tomatoes, mixed hot peppers, pears, fingerling potatoes and chocolate milk. farmers will set up stands every thursday at vermont avenue and h street through october. lots of good fare down there. still to come this afternoon, a blockbuster of an industry finds itself on the ropes after a new contender steals the glory. we'll tell you about the comeback strategy. something people do to relax is making them more susceptible to sickness. saturday night live returns this weekend. if last night's primetime weekend update is any indication, the show's writers will probably take full advantage of the hot button political stories. the opening segment was a mock meeting of house republicans who left congressman joe wilson out to dry during his infamous outburst. catch "snl" premier saturday night. megan fox will host and u2 will perform. calling out the big names. the battle to win over the business of blockbuster movie rentals is taking on a new trend. dvd kiosks. >> reporter: not all of the action is on the screen. first, netflix challenged the traditional rental model. >> who knew delivering disks by u.s. postal service would be the business that it is today? >> reporter: and now the biggest of the big box retailers, blockbuster is being pushed outside the box. well, by the red box. >> they are trying to react more quickly to red box, but red box's growth has been so phenomenally fast in the last year that blockbuster is certainly at a disadvantage. >> reporter: blockbuster plans to close as many as 960 of its stores between now and the end of next year replacing many with kiosks machines. they may face late fees for waiting too long to jn the shift. >> reporter: by the time they get to 10,000, red box will have 25,000. they will still be at a disadvantage. they are in walmart, walgreen and thousands of supermarkets. that is a real estate blockbuster is not going to get. >> reporter: what blockbuster may get is an advantage when it comes to renting video games. >> if they can be the first ones to grab the gamer loyalty in the way that red box has grabbed the dvd consumer loyalty, that would be a huge plus for them. >> reporter: an upper hand that blockbuster needs. >> i am a machine. >> reporter: in what has become a tough fight for rental supremacy. >> i'll be back. >> reporter: jay gray, nbc news. i can't remember the last time i went onto a store to rent a video. >> i've still got my card. i haven't used it in a couple of years. >> we've got our remote controls and cable boxes. still ahead on news4 at 4:00, what men do on purpose that cuts their lives short. >> and he said what? a tv anchor was ad libbing on the air. can be risky. one of the words got in the way. wendy rieger. president obama is about to go on a weekend media blitz to talk about health care. we'll talk to david gregory to find out if this is maybe a good idea or too much obama? new rules for the redskins games this year, from getting there to tailgating. what you need to know before you head out on sunday. >> opening a new package and cutting into that plastic is not only tricky, but can cause serious injuresies. saturday night we'll be talking redskins football. the good, the bad, and the ugly. it's "redskins showtime." unhealthy habits mixed with high cholesterol and blood pressure can cut a man's life by a decade. >> researchers took health records from about 19,000 middle-aged men back in the 1960s. 30 years later they followed u with survivors. about 7,000 were still alive. researchers found the men who had smoked and had high cholesterol and blood pressure lived about ten years less than the men without any of those risk factors. heavy drinking is bad for your health according to research done on fighting infections. the study done in mice shows that binge drinking can weaken your body's defense against illness. it prevents the bod from producing proteins that prompt the immune system that responds to the infection and the effect could last up to 24 hours after a night of heavy drinking. >> we kind of knew that. too much, you get worn down. the weather this weekend is supposed to be something to toast. >> and we are going to be toasting veronica johnson joins us live from the storm center to tell us how much we'll be toasting. >> great weekend. let's hope we can celebrate a win, too, by the redskins on sunday. let's talk temperatures right now. upper 70s right now. we'll be on our way down with a few clouds tonight and a weak weather front coming through about 10:00, 11:00 p.m. we'll clear out by saturday morning. upper 50s elsewhere. here is a look at your saturday. 76 the high. plenty of sunshine through the area. fredricksburg, 75 for a high. want to get real quick there. there is your redskins' forecast. 76 at gametime 1:00 p.m. on sunday. back to you. >> thanks, veronica. shoe lovers listen up. this weekend you'll have a chance to trade in used shoes and get a discount on a new pair. it's part of the soles for souls charity. by donating gently-used shoes, you can get a discount on a new pair up to $25. the charity then distributes the shoes to millions of people in need overseas. tomorrow the rv will stop in old town, alexandria. sunday it will be at congressional plaza in rockville. up next on news4 at 4:00, is the cereal in your cup board making promises you can't keep in liz crenshaw will report on cereal myths. folks went to see an exhibition, but their eyes were turned to an academy-award winning actress. breaking news out of dundalk, maryland. live pictures of dundulk avenue where officials think there was a big water main break. residents are told to avoid the area the neighborhood is under several inches of water. officials are working right now to here's some of the top stories making news on the web today. kids makg what they think is an easy buck. it's called taping. juveniles as young as 12 are taping drugs to their body and smuggling them across the border. authorities say they busted three times as many teenagers this year as last. i'm going to be careful with this next one. a veteranew york anchor had an oops this week when he dropped the f-bomb on air. many believe ernie anastos of the fox affiliate was trying to say keep plucking that chicken just before he said it takes a tough man to play on a tender pork to play on an old chicken commercial. anastos apologized for the mistake. he's been a main stay on new york tv for three decades now. kate blanchette stole the show. she arrived in this colorful crocheted dress. british tabloids described her as wearing nana's winter blanket. she won best supporting actress oscar in 2005 for playing katharine hepburn in "the aviator." would you be caught dead in that? >> i think it's very colorful. that's what i think. >> that is a safe review. >> it fits snuggly. depends on were taste. cereal used to snap, crackle and pop. now it reduces the risk of heart disease, controls cholesterol and offers benefits of fruit and yogurt, but do these hold true? cereals can be good food. some are loaded with whole grains, lots of fiber and a few calories and some are just loaded with promises. if it's variety you are looking for, head to the cereal aisle, from bran to wheat to little round oats, the cereal aisle has it all or maybe no bonnie lieberman for the center of science and public interest says cereal isn't always what it's milk up to be. >> it can be an excellent food. the problem is cereal labels are tricky. you have to know how to see through those tricks to get a good cereal. >> everyone knows whole grains are good for you, but -- >> many cereal boxes say "made with whole grains" or "whole grain guaranteed" that means there's some in there but not necessarily 100% whole grain. you have to read the ingredient list very carefully. >> there is a matter of cereal similarities. >> sometimes there will be raisin bran and companies will create spin-offs that have raisin bran in the name but aren't as good as the original. >> the list of ingredients on the box tell the tale. whole wheat is the first on raisin bran but only the third on race asian branch crunch behind rice and sugar. the result is raisin bran contains 7 grams of fiber while the crunch only ctains 4 grams. there is a matter of health claims. how about strong heart, antioxidants, beta carotene? >> there is no good evidence. high doses of vitamin e may increase where you are risk. it's not 100% whole grain and not blueberries. >> sometimes they make claims about healthy-sounding ingredients. fruit and yogurt looks like a good idea. >> you are getting a berry flavored oat clusters with a little bit of strawberry flavored apple and sugar. >> where is yogurt? >> some non-fat yoeg gurt powder treated with heat. >> if you want to crunch the cereal claims, check the ingredient list. the first two grains should be whole. look for three grams of fiber for every 100 calories. buy cereals low in saturated fat, no more than 1 gram per serving. buy cereal that is free of aspertame. and beware of the term "energy." when they boast about energy, they mean calories, not power. >> people who eat whole grains have lower risk of heart disease and diabetes and there is some evidence it may lower your risk of obesity. at least half your grains should be whole. >> you want to look for 100% whole grains as one of the first two ingredients, three grams of fiber for each 100 calories and no more than a gram of saturated fat. resist the advertising hype, if you can. >> the boxes are so colorful. >> they are. they say a lot of wonderful things, don't they? news4 at 4:00. news4 at 5:00 starts right now. tonight at 5:00, too many suicides