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this is the cnn center. you're in the cnn newsroom for this saturday, april 17th. glad you're with uses. i'm t.j. holmes. >> and i'm kate bold dwin. >> wherever you are, volcanic eruption felt around the world. ten ever thousands of flights grounded since thursday. these are some of the latest pictures of the thick ash from that still erupting volcano in iceland. the problem is the ash can get into the jet engines and cause them to shut down. this thing is spreading across northern europe right now. spreading to the east, affects airports, two dozen countries keeping hundreds of thousands of international travelers on the ground. no one has any idea when things will be back up and running an back to normal. now, those who can are driving. taking trains as well. including some dignitaries planning to attend tomorrow's funeral of poland the president and first lady. polish airspace closed

indefinitely. we may not know for sure whether president obama will try to fly to poland until later today. so far, it's still on sweshl, and the president is going to be there. that's the plan right now, to attend that funeral. our jim bouldon is at heath tlou outside london. a busy place. >> reporter: not quite here today in the ut at all today. income, a lot of people are trying to take taxis. they're taking buses, they're taking trains, ferries. people paying hundreds of thousands of dollars to get out or come back. that's not helping anybody in north america. in terminal three here. people sleeping there. they really don't know what to do. they can't get hotel rooms. don't want to pay for hotel rooms or have checked out and can't check back in. it's a real mess. we cannot tell anybody when this is going to get bet are and in fact know there are now only about 5,000 flights in europe

today. that's out of the normal 22,000. yesterday there were 10,000 flights. so it's not easy for anybody. some airlines saying we're not even going to fly today, tomorrow, or monday. we don't know when we're going to fly t.j. just terrible t. is terrible. like we said that volcano is still erupting, shooting ash into the air. we don't know if this will go away soon. appreciate it so much. that cloud of ashen volcano talking about is enormous. so big you can see it from space. this picture from nasa, if you live in iceland, a it's worrisome weekend with the ash cloud threatening to overtake homes and businesses. here's cnn's gary tuchman. >> reporter: this man is a farmer. his family owned this farm on the southern coast of iceland 104 years. that's why this is a very traumatizing time. getting closer and closer to his land as the wind shifted, a huge plume of ash billowing large are

and larger from the newly active volcano that looms over his farm. the eruption took place under a glacier causing the water from that glasher to flood much of his farm. >> i was really scared. >> translator: i was shock afterwards. i was standing here and watched the water come. >> reporter: his family is feverishly building a dike in case more floodwaters pour down the mountain, but it's the approaching volcanic ash that can destroy homes that is really frightening him and so many others in this part of iceland. a town with little over an hour's drive from the capital of reykjavik. people are seal windows and doering in hope the ash doesn't ruin their homes. the deputy is with the local police department. how scares is this for the community, the eruption's this volcano? >> it's pretty serious. it's mostly the property of people and their life's work are being, possibly being destroyed. >> reporter: the last time this

particular volcano erupted was in 1821. it was 190 years ago, and those eruptions lasted about two years. they're sure hoping it doesn't last that long this time. what's happened from this volcano, it flooded the feedings because it happened under a glacier. you're seeing mud, muck, rocks, so far damage limited to the flooding. no fatalities and no injuries and the people of iceland consider themselves so far very lucky. because the last eruption of this volcano was almost 190 years ago, his family hasn't dealt with something like this. he just doesn't know what to expect. >> translator: i don't know. >> reporter: you don't know? >> translator: there's no way to know. >> reporter: what he does know is that this weekend will be tense. gary tuchman, cnn, iceland. and winds have changed, may be coming, that could definitely have a major impact on the

global level. bonnie schneider is mapping it all out, what happens next. >> hi, kate and t.j. the wind will shift the ash plup but unfortunately not disfate. still a problem somewhere, somehow for someone, because it's really lard to say, as you flared gary's report, that the last time the volcano erupted it lasted or two years. it is possible this will be a long-term problem. here's a look at the way the plume is blowing right now. it's heading right into the most populated areas of europe. we're getting a lot of ash right over the skies of germany. over the united kingdom. over france and poland, talking about air travel limited in so many of these locations. in fact, when you look at air travel, this is a look at the transponders that indicate air travel above some of the cities. notice the blue xs here, where the ash is affecting as far south as italy. you can see some activity along the coast in the mediterranean and back towards turkey and into lower areas of bulgaria. a couple of plains getting around northern blael roos. not much at all, bell ra roos.

certainly going through. talk about the patterns and the change. here's the way thing are shaping up now. winds coming in off the atlantic seriei i serieing that searing that plume of ash. once again, the most populated areas of central and eastern europe. now, there will be some changes. not today, and it's not going to be tomorrow, but later this week we are anticipating the winds to shift in the upper levels of the atmosphere, at least to some degree. what hwhat that means, breaking up over the uk, france, poland, to some degree. hard to say how much will occur, but with this searing winds lifting a little more to the north, scandinavia affected much more so than now. talking about sweden, norway and finland more affected by the ash plume later in the week than the countries that you see here through the uk, through northern italy into belgium, places like

that. so it's not a solution. it's just a little bit of a change on who is affected, and this could change once again in the weeks to come. we'll be watching it closely. it's a very difficult thing to predict. we can only sort of tell which way the winds are steering the plume rather than when it will actually break up. >> bonnie schneider. >> the one thing you want to here, we have to wait. don't know when the volcano will stop. >> two years, bonnie? >> the one gary reported back in the 1800s. let's hope it doesn't last that long this time. >> bonnie, thank you so much. talk to you again shortly. the airport closures caused by the volcanic ash causing many dignitaries to cancel plans to attend the funeral of the polish president. president obama is still planning on attending. white house officials keep an eye on the condition. polish president lech kaczynski killed when his plane crashed a week ago today in russia. thousands filled warsaw's main square to attend a memorial service for the victims.

joining us live from warsaw, there for the memorial, where do they go from here now, fred? there for the memorial. it's been a week. from shock to mourning. a funeral tomorrow, but where do the people go now? >> reporter: certainly, t.j., the ceremonies here in warsaw are by no means finished. going on right now, a lot of people at the morning ceremony, there are estimations it was up to 500,000 people that actually showed up there. of course, a very moving ceremony that happened. what's going to happen right now is that many of those people will go to a church in warsaw. in a couple minutes, expecting about a half hour from now the casket of the late president lech kaczynski as well as his wife maria, are going to be brought into that church, and there will be a church service there for them with the caskets there present, and for many it is going to be the last chance to pay final respects to the president's couple.

a lot of issues actually at what will happen then because of the problems with that ash cloud over poland. you mentioned the airspace, how the caskets would be brought down to krakow, southern poland, for the burial. that will take place tomorrow. the castle there, right now we're hearing there's going to be a special military flight that is supposed to bring the caskets down there early tomorrow morning. that has special per in addition to fly down east of that area. so then the funerals, it will take place at the castle tomorrow in krakow. >> appreciate you this morning. african-american leaders sounding a call for action. a little different, though. it comes with a time frame in which to get it all accomplished. details coming up. and how many times can we go down this over and over again? toyota recalls even more of its vehicles. stay with us after the break.

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well, african-american leaders and activists are gathering in new york city this weekend calling an action here. their mission addressing the biggest issues impacting people of color. hosting a four-day event and susan candiotti is there. talking about a time frame. not just a plan bought time frame for putting this ning into action. susan? >> reporter: that's right, t.j. unlike other events, we've all attended conventions where you talk, you talk, you talk, and come back next year and go, okay, let's keep talking. this time they want to try to set up goals for themselves. joining us now is really a rap pioneer chuck dee. i'm sure everyone recognizes his him. what do you think about the conference and the idea behind setting goals? >> i think it's necessary and something that needs to take place every day, if you want to talk about manage that gets televised or broadcast. this is something that needs to

take the black agenda seriously daily. when it comes together like this, once in a blue moon, this is a fantastic assemblage of great minds, movers and shakers. you know, this is what we need, but it seems to be, because there's a lot of issues out there people need to address every day from our perspective. this is great reverend al sharpton was able to pull it together. >> reporter: can you think of one goal you might set for any particular group, or even yourself? >> education, key awareness. you got to be aware of your surroundings. aware of the platform you stand on. where you are at. who you vote for what things get passed. you have to be alert. got to be offensive, and you know, you just can't think that the world is going to take care of things for you. how to become proactive is very important. >> reporter: that's the thing. with all the cuts, and in the area of education, how do you keep young people in particular engaged in education when they

see people graduating and they can't get a job? >> number one, i think what they're after, it's very important to tie into the rest of the world, too. there's black folks all over the planet. african-americans here, black folks here, if we just think that the united states is our only place we got figure out, i think the connection into the world economy is important, too. so, you know -- this is a great thing. >> reporter: chuck, thank you very much. for a moment we're going to listen what's going on on the floor. >> please, do. please, do. >> reporter: we'll go a commercial, come back and listen. so, t.j., we'll listen to some of that after we come back from the commercial break. >> all right, susan. thank you, yes, we will take a quick break here, but thanks 0 to sour susan candiotti and chuck d, political activist under his name up on the screen instead of rapper. certainly he and many others have come a long way getting involved in the movement as well. stay here. also talking about u.s. officials charges dropped against a group of americans

accused of trying to kidnap children from haiti. did anyone tell the haitians that news? that's coming up. and the american dream. interrupted by reality. parents trying to put their kids through college, while still trying to pay off their own student loans. more on this. you'll want toer that. stay with us's

top stories this hour -- ishs haiti's attorney general is denying reports that charges have been dropped against nine of the ten 34er7b missionaries accused of kidnapping haitian children after the january 12th earthquake. haiti's top prosecutors explains all charges stand until the examining judge decides whether the case merits going to trial. although one of the missionaries has not been released from haitian custody. she remains in jail in port-au-prince. for the second time this week, more technical problems for toyota. the automaker voluntarily recalling an estimated 600,000

sienna minivans sold between 1998 and this year. toyota's concern is that rust could corrode a fastening cable for the spare tire creating a potential safety hazard. earlier this week toyota suspended sales of its higher-end lexus brand after consumer reports reported that the vehicle had a high risk of rollover. and the spatial discovery is on its return trip back to earth. "discovery." the craft left the international space station about 2.5 hours ago. weather permitting, set to land at the kennedy space center monday morning. we'll get another check of our top stories in 20 minutes. stay with us.

for college students and their parents, college costs are overwhelming. a bill signed by president obama is supposed to help in the future. as we report, many families can't afford to wait. >> hi,ite christian golez. i'm 18. >> my biggest fear is getting my 18-year-old daughter through klemp. >> reporter: this is a story about a family willing to sacrifice everything to educate their children, and break with the past. >> my husband and i are born and raised in east l.a. i was seven months pregnant when i graduate the. >> reporter: by all accounts, she wasn't supposed to make it. she was 17 with a baby. but she was determined not to become a statistic. so she married antonio, moved on to the university of southern california where she eventually earned a masters degree in health care administration. >> hi. >> reporter: you met them in east l.a. at a fast food

restaurant they own. her husband runs it while she works full-time as a business developer. their income is about $90,000 a year. sounds good, but way mortgage, two younger children and a struggling business, they're barely able to afford their daughter's tuition at marymount college. so when your daughter needed $25,000 for her first year of tuition what did you guys do? >> i pulled my 401(k). >> reporter: she was disqualified for many government aid so the family came up with creative twice fund raze. collected classic bottles to recycle. sell chocolate and even run 5ks for pledges to pay for books and other expenses. the opportunity that your parents have given you to be here, to be able to go to school here and sacrifice, the sacrifices they've made? >> i do, a lot. it's stressful at times and i feel bad, but at the same time i just really appreciate it. >> reporter: they are also

taking out loans to pay for college tuition, which is rising three times the rate of inflation. at the same time, they're paying back $59,000 that was borrowed 12 years ago to attend uk kr. >> your family struggles, each and every semester to come up with money to send her to school. what if you're not able to come up with the in money? >> it's not if. sell the house. i want to provide for them, for my kids, a better ed condition. >> reporter: to pay them back, she determined to graduate with honors. thelma gutierrez, cnn, los angeles. we invite you to join us for a cnn special. "fixing america's schools" this evening, 7:00, tomorrow at 6:00 p.m. an encore presentation. a smell of success isn't as

sweet at as one of the top universities in the country. opportunities at m.i.t. krauming a little too hard to learn a little too much and forgetting a little something. personal hygiene. that's creating a big stink on campus in more ways than one, but this is m.i.t., where the brightest minds can solve any problem. right? well, the student senate pass add bill providing free samples of soap, tooth 3 paste, mouth wash and deodorant handed out to students during class. >> you're smart, but you stink. right? >> not something to put on the resume. >> not at all. thank you for not cramming too hard. you smell pleasant this morning. >> thank you. coming up next here, talking about pigs. a lot of stories out about bullies in the news, the past several week. high profile cases. a kid we're told in one particular school reporting school bullies to teachers. then a bully list came out. you can imagine what happened then. we'll tell you how this played out live. and a muppet siting at the

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after what prosecutors called an unrelenting three-month bullying campaign that lasted until she took her own life. moishls add hadley middle school wa aware, no action was taken. the bullies were not being punished, several weeks after the suicide. another school in massachusetts took action to curtail billing after prince's tragic case came to light. it asked kids to name names creating a so-called bully list. that did not sit well with everyone, including a boy who toched the saying he is being bullied. our fi kale yit has the story. >> reporter: is the classroom assignment from his teacher, 11-year-old tom of spencer will never fert. >> she told us to write down names of people who bullied you and said to be honest. >> reporter: but that wasn't good for tom. >> apparently my son ranked in the top of the class with the most reports against him.

>> reporter: school officials put tom and five others sixth graders at the wire village school on a bully list and for that tom paid a price. >> i had to stay in for two weeks. i had to -- >> stay in from what? >> morning recess, lunch recess. i had to report to a teacher after i did anything. if i went to the bathroom, i'd have to report to my homeroom teacher. >> very angry. >> reporter: tom's mother went straight to the superintendent. >> i immediately took steps to correct it. i call the principal yesterday afternoon and informed her this was to cease and desist. >> reporter: the superintendent says school officials overreacted to the tragedy of phoebe prince who committed suicide after she was allegedly bullied. >> i want to see the teachers who are involved with this be disciplined. >> reporter: and the principal? >> i'd like to see her fired. >> i can't comment on individuals. all i can say is that the mat sir going to be handled appropriately. believe me. >> reporter: tom admits he's bullied other kids before, but now he's on the other end.

>> reporter: how have you been feeling about the other kids? >> they were go to me and say you're on the bully list. i'm not your friend anymore. >> reporter: do you feel like you're being bullied and harassed? >> yes. i know how it feels now. >> reporter: wlar do you think about all of this? >> i think bullying 1 a bad thing, and being bullied is an even badder thing. >> the superintendent is putting together a new anti-bullying policy that will include training for school officials and discipline guidelines for alleged bullies. another interesting take on dealing with school bullies in france. nearly ten years companies have been offering bully insurance that reimburses students for everything from stolen textbooks to clothing. nearly 0,000 thefts occur every year at the hands ever school bullies. officials say they don't have that kind of violent behavior portrayed in american schools.

>> a shame we need something like that. who knew. >> it is hard to believe. one of your favorite topics. plenty of lawmakers doing so, who are the biggest government spenders and how much are they doling out? this year's so-called pig book. >> pig book, and the cot of flying seems to be going higher every time you book a flight. hear what one head of an airline la to say. it's interesting. ♪ [ woman ] when i grow up, i want to take him on his first flight. i want to run a marathon. i'm going to work with kids. i'm going to own my own restaurant. when i grow up, i'm going to start a band. [ female announcer ] at aarp we believe you're never done growing. thanks, mom. i just want to get my car back. [ female announcer ] together we can discover the best of what's next at aarp.org.

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we've got good news and bad news on this one. less taxpayer money spent on pet prachs this year. good news. >> if we could just leave it there, but we continue by giving you the bad news. still talking about more than 16 billion dollars according to this year's pig book. josh levs is looking at the book. still a lot of money, but it has gone down a bit. why? >> it has gone down. every year we see this book, citizens again public waste. because of reforms in washington. clearly not enough. always bring pig. released a book talk about the scamps are, and this year, here's what they're saying are some of the reasons things have improved. pointing to these reforms implemented once democrats took ober congress in 2006. they say a greater transparency.

lawmakers' names appear next to the requested project. the letters of request identify where and why money will be spent and also the group points that now there's eliminated earmarks named after sitting member of the house. that has had some affect, clearly, not a massive affect. we're still talking billions an billions of your taxpayer dollars out there. plenty of examples of ridiculous pet projects, $.6 million for potato research. $693,000 for beef improvement research. $4.8 million for wood utilization research. several republican lawmakers spoke after the release of the pig book and call for an end to pork praump. here's one. >> so many members of congress are saying, our debt is unsustainable. we have to do something, but then turn around and say i need $1 million for a local sewer project. tells you how irrational this spending cull cherry become that's driven by earmarks.

>> and the group says there is more hope on the horizon. fiscal year 2011, house democrat are not requesting earmarks that go for for-profit ent tips and not requesting earmarks but the group says, expect a lot of exceptions and senate rejected similar limits. we can't expect a for better or worst in the 2011 pig book. >> all right. the pig book, we're talking. a great name for it. who are the biggest? we usually hear. these guys are really, seen as heroes back in their districts, their whole states sometimes for bringing all this money, but also on a national level, who of these big spenders sometimes that -- i'm scratching my head. >> one person's pork is another person's job, or school or business operating there. here's the deal. citizens against government waste said one man took home the most park by far. $490 million for a project and here's what he told hur breanna

keilar. >> congress has an obligation to direct the spending of appropriated funds under the constitution. our constitutional first mmdment right to do that. >> do you understand why people are critical tab? how do you answer to that? >> i haven't heard much criticism from the people of my state. >> that's the point he's making. the people inside the areas getting that money are often not complaining about the projects funded near them. so in a way it's on all of us across the bourse, democrats and republicans, guys. a large amount of money. we all contribute to the pet projects. will that happen? look out for the 2011 pig book. >> don't hold your breath. >> yeah. spoken like someone who spends a lot of time on capitol hill. >> thanks, josh. traveling around the country, creating jobs in this kmip. one woman in texas had to deal with more than just an economy in free fall.

>> hey there. wrap you got? >> reporter: a dozen years back laura cullen took over her dad's business. even as single mother, make ago of it until new year's eve 2005. so then calamity strikes. what happened? >> a massive fire. everything that laura owns burnt to the ground. >> reporter: $1 million worth of buildings, equipment and inventory, gone. laura had no insurance. little savings, but she did have conviction. this would not defeat her. >> tom foreman back at 3:00 way special building up of america to tell us how this business was able to bounce back. and a congressman quit his job. new revelations. records show he wrote a big check accusing the democrat of

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some of the stories making headlines this hour -- aweekend of chaos in the skies over europe. 16,000 flights from the continent expected to be cancelled today because of the ash from an erupting volcano in iceland. two dozen european countries affected. an international ripple effect as well. passengers stranded all over the world. turning to india now. five police guards hurt today in an explosion at a stadium. happened in bangalore before a star city cricket match was to begin. police say explosives were

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okay. well, stay with me on this one, folks. we're going to take you to -- yes. you're mot supposed to touch the art when you go a museum. you know this, of course. some visitors to new york, the

museum of modern art, are getting thrown out for touching its newest exhibit. this new exhibit is not some sculpture made of clay or a painting. it's live, nude performers. now, the exhibit includes nude performers who actually stand in a narrow doorway facing each other as visitors squeeze between them. okay. what do you expect to happen? what did you expect? the performers now complaining. they say -- they've been pushed and prodded and poked by patron, but not everybody can squeeze -- can we show -- you can't squeeze through there without poking or prodding? >> oh, lord. >> you're going to rub against somebody. >> if it's accidental, maybe the artists are okay. part of the problem was, a couple folks intentionally, you know, getting a little liberal with the feeling of the art. and they didn't like that. >> you really have to think, what do you think?

a strip club, of course, keep your hands off. come on. you can't get through there. >> i don't know. >> eyes only. >> not in the doorway, then. >> i agree. >> a few modifications may be made, maybe. >> i'm kweez squeezing between you two, this morning. fredricka? >> how you doing. good morning, welcome, kate. >> thank you. >> to hotlanta. >> the weather. >> been very nice. a lot coming up straight ahead in the noon hour. continuing to talk about the ash and problems that have impacted folks abroad and here, and then let's talk about another story that impacts a lot of people abroad and here. remember the case of the young russian boy adopted here in the u.s.? only to be returned to russia alone on a plane, transatlantic. how this is impacting future adoptions. families have been waiting months if not years to try to adpt a child and now, of course, the russian children on that wait list, and ever so close to

taking a transatlantic flight, all of that impacted. we'll have an expert here to tell us about what families, what adoptees can expect. also, the case in pennsylvania. school district there. you all remember the case of so many computers being distributed to students and then without the students' knowing, they been watched at home. webcams. our legal guys will delve into this, because this story is not over. this legal case is not over. parents, school district, met last night. yes, at least one lawsuit. but it's growing. now parents are getting some more lurid details about just how liberal administrators and educators were about watching the images on this. they actually were calling it kind of a little soap opera, allegedly. some of the school teachers and administrators accused of watching these images. so more on that. >> love to see them go at it. >> aren't they great? so smart and entertaining, too.

and make us all smarter. >> all right. who will be smarter, see you at noon. >> okay. so have you flown lately? seems you're being charred for everything. food, pillows, blankets, even the bags you have checked. >> one airline, spirit, wants to charge you for the bag you carry on the plane. yes, the ones you carry on. that has lawmakers both in the house and senate saying enough is enough. earlier today i asked the head spirit airlines, mr. popularity himself. is this simply about money? >> in an economy when everybody's looking to save now and then, why not give some people the option? if you don't carry it onboard we'll take $40 off the ticket. seems pretty fair to me. >> charge you $40 for it. sounds like -- >> $20 or $30. >> or $45 as they do it at the gate are you worried, about to lead the way on this and other airlines will pick up on this and is this going to cause more headache for all customers?

you all led the way on for all because you led the way on checked bag fees and now here we are on carry-on fees. >> i think about my company, and at spirit airlines we believe it's good for our customers, and our customers are responding positively, as the sales are doing great. customers sitting down to buy a ticket, they get the super low fare up front and that's a fair thing. if other airlines decide to do this or not, it's up to them. >> some people might hear that airline charges for a carry-on bag, and i'm not going there. >> a number of years ago spirit

used to be a two-class product, and we removed our business class a few years ago and at that point there was probably people that used to use us that do not anymore. coke put out new coke and it didn't work and they pulled it back. all kinds of companies make decisions all the time. apple makes decision about what their product will be. we think this is right for spirit and our customers will tell us whether it's right or wrong. >> last thing here, i mean, how far are we going to take this thing? there is another airline out there looking at the possibility of charging people to use the bathroom. do you think that's okay? >> i would not do that at spirit, if it's necessary for

the trip, we want to make it included. >> so is the carry-on bag. >> at spirit, we would not charge for the bathroom. i can tell you, i have been to paris and learn dur and you probably, too, and people pay for bathrooms outside the bathroom, too. maybe in europe it will be perceived differently. >> the carry-on bag is necessary. i do not have a carry-on bag that will fit under the seat. >> what can't you fit in here that you have to have with you on the platne. >> you can't fit that under, and then asking people to fly for others without stretching their legs out at all. that's necessary, ben. >> pay $15 and check the bag, and you will have an easier time

onboard, because everything will get on quicker. >> that's the point, too. we don't want to have to wait for the bags to come off, because we have to go and get places, and you are taking away the whole convenience of a carry-on bag. >> let customers decide. >> they will. >> not everybody eats at every restaurant, and some people like other restaurants than others, and some prefer walmart, and the reality is the world is a better place and consumers are better off when they have a wide range of choices to choose from. customers will decide whether they like it or not.

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for more than 40 years the cast and crew of "sesame street" has been using puppets to help educate kids. >> here now, our pentagon correspondent, barbara starr. >> i would like everybody to meet someone very special, elmo's cousin. you can come up. hey, everybody. >> "sesame street" citizens meet the top brass. >> that's right, but my dad died last year. >> we know that jesse, and we also know that you are here to chair that experience. >> the sesame workshop is

releasing the new video called "when families grieve." it's aimed at helping young children cope with the death of a loved one. >> why did he have to die? why isn't he here? >> reporter: the video doesn't tell just jessie's story, but children who had parents die in the war and other ways. >> how do you tell your 10-year-old your dad made it safely back from iraq and then took his own life. >> reporter: elmo, why did you decide to make this videotape with your friends? >> actually, he decided that it was very important to talk to military families and everybody about death of a loved one, and elmo's uncle jack pass the away,

so we talked about. >> we learned there was 8,000 preschool kids with family in the active military. >> reporter: this new video tries to help children express their grief, and learn it's okay to be happy again. >> reporter: elmo, what do you do when you are sad? >> elmo talks to his mommy and daddy, and sees if they can help. and all the time they do help, they do help elmo, and sometimes elmo talks to friends, too. >> you will never replace that person, but there is a way to celebrate their memory, and they will be with us forever and not forget about that. >> yeah, like on "sesame street" we all come together to help each other, too. >> reporter: was it fun to be at the pentagon? >> yeah, and it was fun. >> reporter: barbara starr, the penal gone. that does