kristen dahlgren, nbc news, new york. >>> we're back in a moment with a new warning about the danger to children about the product in millions of american homes. >>> these days it's so tough for parents to meet all the demands between home and work, but a day care center near houston is trying to remind moms and dads what really counts in life with a sign that's gone viral and is striking a chord throughout the country. jacob rascon explains. >> how are you today? >> reporter: when you pick up your child at this houston area day care, you're greeted by many signs, and a new sign, one they didn't expect would start a national conversation. get off your phone. your child is happy to see you. are you happy to see your child? day care owner annette smith had had enough. >> seeing it over and over, we decided to post something about it hoping that parents will put down their phones and pay more attention to their children. >> reporter: americans have never been more connected to the internet, e-mail and social media. >> we all are guilty of it at some point. we should pay more attention t

here's nbc's kristen dahlgren. >> when her doctor told her to take a pill for acid reflux -- >> he just said take it once a day and i'll see in you six months to a year. >> reporter: -- she had no idea her kidneys would be slowly shutting down. ppis sold over the counter under brand names like pred va sin and prilosec, more than half of them who develop kidney problems show no obvious warning signs. >> if the kidneys get bad enough, it can shorten your life and increase risk for heart attacks and strokes, so we definitely don't want kidney function to go unnoticed. >> reporter: kim lucked out. a routine bloodwork picked up a change in her kidney function. >> i had no symptoms and that's the sdariesda scariest part of this. this could have gone into something even more serious. >> reporter: the makers of the drugs only looked at prescription strength doses and said they were effective when used correctly. prevacid is only recommended for eight weeks. the over the counter version only for 14 days. >> if you do need to stay on them, maybe we should consider checking kidney function periodi

here is nbc's kristen dahlgren. >> reporter: '70s poster boy david cassidy, the new face of dementia. at 66, revealing his diagnosis saying, i was in denial but part of me knew this was coming. cassidy says his grandfather and mother both suffered from democrat dementia. the star revealed his diagnosis one day after tmz posted video showing him struggling to remember lyrics and falling off the stage at a concert. cassidy, who has publicly battled alcoholism, says it was democrat dementia. he spoke with ""access hollywood"" last week. >> i'll always be an addict. there will always be that in me. i'm not drinking. >> reporter: alzheimer's is the most common type. it can be caused by damage to the brain's blood vessels after a stroke, for example, or diseases like parkinson's. what is the most important thing that people need to know about dementia? >> you should go in to get evaluated because there are things that can be treated and cured. the earlier you go in, the more likely you are to have success with treatment of dementia itself. >> reporter: even with family history it could be p

here's nbc's kristen dahlgren. >> reporter: before sunrise in st. louis amber johnson is up and ready to go. >> i'm a morning person. >> reporter: a far cry from just a few months ago. >> i was cranky. >> reporter: she couldn't sleep so she turned to over-the-counter sleep aids. >> i tried tylenol pm, aleve pm, nyquil zs. >> how long were you taking them? >> a couple of years. >> reporter: she's not alone. a new survey found 18% of people who say they have taken over-the-counter sleep aids in the past year did so on a daily basis. 41% said they have taken them for a year or longer. >> sometimes it can be dangerous. >> reporter: a big concern for sleep doctors. >> we know that some of the common ingredients can cause liver damage. we know that ibuprofen can cause kidney or liver damage. >> reporter: most contain an allergy medication that makes people sleepy. okay to take for up to two weeks but doctors say potentially dangerous for much longer. in a statement, the consumer health care products association say these drugs are approved by the fda to t

kristen dahlgren, nbc news, washington. >>> and that's a whole lot of cute. that's going to do it for . >>> right now at 6:00, nbc bay area exclusive. vandalism at the catholic diocese. the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening. i'm raj mathai. >>> and i'm jessica aguirre. the vandalism on a religious statue after the diocese made a public show of support for its muslim brethren. damien trujillo is live tonight with a story you'll only see on the bay area. >> this is the statue standing off in front of the front entrance. his hand has been sawed off and jesus's fingers have been sawed off. this comes amid hundreds of letters indiocese, all possibly tied to a show of solidarity. the vandalism happened just after the martin luther king holiday. that's the day that the bishop of san jose met with muslim leaders in a show of sl darety. these are 3pictures of the meeting. nbc bay area has learned the defacing of the statue outside the diocese was accompanied by hundreds of pieces of hate mail aimed at the diocese over this meeting. >> and yeah, then they cut

nbc's kristen dahlgren shows how the zoo is preparing bao bao for her departure. >> look! >> reporter: at washington's national zoo, she is the hottest celebrity. >> she is very cute and little. and she loves to eat bamboo. >> reporter: bao bao is the ultimate reality star. born in her big milestone captured live on the panda cam. her first steps. her first snow. >> she's kinds of our little miracle girl. >> reporter: her trainers say now she acts like a teenager. >> we use the word sassy. she has a lot to say. >> yeah. i know. >> reporter: zookeeper lori thompson has been with bao bao from the beginning. >> okay, go ahead. >> reporter: she leads her through activities like painting. all voluntary, designed to help stimulate use of bao bao's pseudo-thumbs, something she also uses for holding bamboo. training geared to this moment when the 3-year-old will hop a plane headed to china. part of a longstanding agreement. all cubs born in the u.s. move to their native land to take part in a breeding program. >> the goal is to get more pandas in the wild. as our pandas won't actu

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our kristen dahlgren has our report. >> at ten years old, zoe is a daredevil on wheels but she wasn't always that way. >> tell me about the first time you went to a skate park. >> i just saw a bunch of boys. i was like well i'm the only for a but then zoe joined gro, the girls riders organization. han encouraging environment where girls of all ages can learn to skateboard, stress-free. >> feel better definitely because i can do more. >> we want to be strong on our skateboard. >> courtney payne taylor founded g.r.o., after skateboarding helped lift her out of a depression. >> once you start to experience that nervousness and accomplishment after it. that's what i really got hooked on. >> she thought other girls might like to try it and learn some of the same lessons. >> there's only one thing that can hold back a woman or a girl, that's herself. >> it's that attitude earning her national recognition. >> it turns out skateboard something about more than trying new tricks. >> they're learning that internal belief in themselves and challenging themselves and once they discover that, they

nbc's kristen dahlgren has details. >> reporter: every time jessica looks into these big, blue eyes, she can't believe it. there was a time she thought she would never be a mom. >> i was never going to have the only thing i always imagined i would be. >> reporter: on paper, everything looked great for ivf treatments. >> everybody kept on telling us, you're perfect and then it didn't happen. >> reporter: four failed treatment cycles. she and husband todd lost hope. and almost $100,000. >> i was seeing her get hurt every single time and i was just like, i didn't want to go through it again. >> reporter: that's when this doctor told them about a new test, an endometrial receptivity analysis, or e.r.a., that determines the best time to transfer an embryo into a woman's uterus. >> there's a 12-hour window either way. the goal is to focus on each woman's window of implantation to maximize the chance for any embryo to stick. >> reporter: doctors say the test isn't for everyone but can help up to 20% of patients having frozen embryo transfers. each test can add up to $2,000 to the cost of an

kristen dahlgren, nbc news, washington. >>> and that's a whole lot of cute. that's going to do it for us on a friday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. >>> alec baldwin's practicing this weekend's trump roast. his "saturday night live" surprises revealed. >> right now only on "extra." ♪ extra, extra . >>> alec baldwin polishing the script for saturday night. >> the media is very unfair. >> his wife hilaria is our special correspondent, taking on the reon the rehearsarehearsals. >> only doing this for "extra." >> will rosie get her revenge playing steve bannon? >>> britd knee's niece maddie released from the hospital after her atv crash. the first photos and how she's doing. >>> matt damon's first words on his buddy clooney's twin news. >> how long ago did you find out about this. >> how he thinks george will do as a first-time dad at the age of 55. >> they're just two of the greatest people that i know. >>> new details on gaga's new man. >>> plus -- >> gaga's got something special planned. >> we're gett

here is nbc's kristen dahlgren. >> reporter: when kim henkel's doctor told her to take a pill for acid reflux. >> he said take it once a day. i'll see you in six months to a year. >> reporter: she had no idea her kidneys would be silently shutting down. proton pump inhibitors or ppis sold over the counter under brand names like prilosec, prevacid and nexium could develop kidney problems. more than half show no obvious warning signs. >> if the kidneys get bad enough it can shorten your life, increase your risk for heart attacks and strokes. we definitely don't want kidney dysfunction to go unnoticed. >> reporter: she a routine physical, including bloodwork, picked up a change in her kidney function. >> i had no symptoms. that's the scariest part of this. this could have gone into something even more serious. >> reporter: the makers of the drugs point out the study looked only at prescription-strength doses and said they are safe and effective when used correctly. prescription ppis are only recommended for up to eight weeks. for over the counter versions, the fda says 14 days, no more th

kristen dahlgren has details. >> reporter: mother of three was stunned when at just $32 a doctor told her she has colon cancer. >> it's considered to be an elolder man's disease. i think i'm here to tell you otherwise. >> reporter: researchers report someone born in 1990 now has double the risk of early colon cancer and quadruple the risk of early rectal cancer compared to someone born in 1950. >> an important part of the studies is doctors have to recognize that younger patients could have colorectal cancer. >> reporter: researchers aren't sure what is causing the spike but theories include poor diet, increased obesity or inactivi inactivity. another problem, colonoscopies aren't recommended until age 50 but there study is prompting discussion. >> even though you had symptoms? >> i had symptoms but it wasn't covered because of my age. that was, are you sure you need this test. >> reporter: her pain got to bad that she ended up in the e.r. it was confirmed she had stage two cancer. >> if it's caught early enough, you can include the and survive. >> reporter: symptoms include unexplain

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