alcohol, if you run out of hand sanitizer, just start washing in vodka. that could help. good idea, jon. jon: all right. dr. leigh vinocur, boy we ll hear stories when the ship finally docks. i m not sure i want to listen to them but we ll hear them. doctor, thank you. my pleasure. jenna: big question about using vodka, what do you do with it? wash your hands, drink it. might be a tough call. announcement from the u.s. postal service that it plans to cut saturday mail service that has many americans concerned. lawmakers are holding their first hearing on the matter. details straight ahead
straighted and bones were found. medical examiner says a preliminary assessment suggest that is the bones were from an animal. further tests are being conducted and the results are expected in a few weeks. jenna. jenna: we ll continue to watch those developments. patti ann, thank you. thank you. jon: a new study offers a startling prediction on the mental health of america s aging population. it suggests the number of alzheimer s cases could triple in the next 40 years. researchers tie the expected spike to aging baby boomers and hope the projections will compel them to take early steps for prevention. dr. leigh vinocur, adjunct, assistant professor i should say at lsu health sciences center in shreveport, louisiana. doctor vinocur how do we take steps to prevent alzheimer s if we don t know what causes it? that is a very good question, jon. it just highlights the need for more research and how we really, it is a looming
research and really look into it because it is going to be a huge problem in the next coming years, in the next century for sure. jon: the baby boomers, thought all along we were sort of immune to all of these problems that affected our parents but all of a sudden we are starting to retire, we boomers, and the world looks a little differently when all of a sudden the baby boomers are part of the retirement population. right. i mean you can t prevent aging. unfortunately dementia and alzheimer s are the results of aging. so until we can stop it. jon: a tripling in the population of alzheimer s patients over the next 40 years. that is something to pay attention to. dr. leigh vinocur. thank you. my pleasure. jenna: the outgoing secretary of defense on the defensive today as leon panetta answers questions about the deadly benghazi terror attack and the pentagon s response. we re live with that story coming up. this breaking story we
rubio called a key player moving forward with immigration reform in this country, why some say he is the politician who can get legislation passed. working at home on your blackberry. one cop who says his day never ends is suing for overtime pay. what his case could mean for our labor laws. it s up happening now. jon: president obama s choice to lead the ci elt a preparing for questions on capitol hill. i m jon scott. position for top spy. jon: yes. jenna: how would you like that on a business card, jon scott, top spy. jon: it would be great only if i could do the job. jenna: we ll see if john brennan gets approved. hi, everybody, i m jenna lee. the cia nominee will have to appear before the senate intelligence committee in a few hours. as lawmakers on the panel are received classified information about how the obama administration is justifying drone strikes own american terrorists overseas. brennan helped manage the drone program. he is likely going to be challenged o
breaking news in the stunning case of a florida beach beauty accused of hiring a hit man to kill her hubby of six months. by the time you get back from the gym you re going to find two things, a dead body in the house, all right? or nothing. just released nearly 50 pages of graphic text messages prosecutors say were exchanged between accused murder for hire bride dalia dippolito and her alleged lover. lol, nice, you re great, thanks for everything. so do you approve of my boobs? need to know their look and touch, lol. ah, yes. they look awesome, don t they? i love them. and now they re all yours. steamy messages taking place just days before she s set up by police. i want to feel you in me. ouch. what? lol. are you speechless? do you want my hot, tight body all over you? the sooner he gets jammed up, the sooner we can be in paradise island, baby. i thought of a way to get him to sign over the house to me. lol, so did i. the secret videotape breaking down