this afternoon, senator edward kennedy left his home for the final time and at this hour the senator's body being taken to his brother's presidential library. good afternoon, everyone. welcome to "news4 at 4:00." i'm jim handly. >> i'm eun yang in for pat lawson muse. this afternoon massachusetts and the nation formally began mourning senator ted kennedy, the man known as the lion of the senate is on his way to boston to lie in repose and amid outpouring off motion. >> these are live pictures, tens of thousands, perhaps more, have lined the interstate. they will be there throughout the night to pay respects. the hearst carrying senator kennedy's body is now making its way to boston right now from hyannis port. steve handelsman has the latest on today's developments. >> reporter: senator kennedy began his final journey on the shoulders of the military honor guard. his casket carried from the family's legendary home at hyannis port. the whole kennedy clan gathered.

joyfully and tearfully remembering the family patriarch. earlier there had been a private family mass. the procession would leave cape cod and make its way through massachusetts neighborhoods on its way to boston. along the way, throngs of people who think of ted kennedy as a hero like the disabled for whom kennedy pushed through the americans with disabilities act. in boston's historic north end. >> i love him. i can't talk about it or i will cry. >> heard about the motor cade passing through. so we thought we would show our respects. >> reporter: ted kennedy helped her and her had you band to become u.s. citizens. >> we thought he was one of the people that helped the immigrants come onboard so i think like myself being a -- a lot of people have a lot of respect for the kennedys. >> reporter: joe, too, respected ted kennedy. >> if it wasn't for him we

swroon black president. >> reporter: admirer john mccain. he will deliver a eulogy at ted kennedy's funeral saturday. they were political rivals and friends. >> once the debate was over, we -- we would embrace, we would go on to the next battle. and find ways in which we could work together for the good of the country. >> reporter: for the senator that work is over. kennedy's huge capitol hill office today turned into a shrine. as massachusetts and america mourned. senator kennedy will lie in repose here. the public is invited until 11:00 p.m. but could be extended. a big crowd is gathered and nobody will be turned away. i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, jfk library in boston. >> kennedy's private funeral mass will be held here saturday at our lady of perpetual hope basilica in boston. from there, his body will be

flown to our area for a private ceremony at arlington national cemetery. he will be buried with congressional honors saturday evening not far fromhere the bodies of his brothers john and robert kennedy rest. visitors will be allowed in the cemetery saturday but they will alept away from alrisi .te te. wd hailvel cnuongti an coverage ofor oen soron hiasasndcoco a cwashihingco 5at0, washington already gettingeady for the senator's burial this weekend. in other news now, firefighters in california are trying to put out fast-moving wildfires on both end of the state. the biggest one near lake san antonio in northern california where already more than 2,000 acres are srched pch that fire started at a mobile home yesterday afternoon and spread quickly and forced the evacuation of 20 yeesh homes. in southern california, fire fighters have been working to put out brush fire near the highway.

only about 20 acres burned there. firefighters near detroit battled a ferocious fire at a chemical plant this morning. flames and thick black smoke shot hundreds of feet into the air after an explosion at the sterling services chemical plant. hundreds of people were evacuated from nearby neighborhoods. the fire disrupted traffic and amtrak train service. firefighters were able to prevent the flames from spreading to nearby tanks. there are no reports of injuries. cause of that fire is still under investigation. >> authorities in california believed they fou a woman who was kidnapped when she was a child. 18 years ago. 11-year-olj.c. dugard dispyred outside her home back in 1991. sheriff's officials say a woman has come forward now claiming to be dugard. dna tests are being conducted by investigators say that they are almost certain she's telling the truth. at the time of the abduction, witnesses reported seeing two people take the little girl. sheriff's officials say two people have now been taken into

custody. u.s. economy is not as bad as it was. that's the word from banking officials here in washington. while the economy seems poised for a turnaround, many are still worried about jobs. here's brian mooar. >> reporter: ford is add inging few thousand work eers. for the alt owe industry, it has been a hot summer thanks to uncle sam's cash for clunkers program. but the u.s. economy is still struggling to get traction. >> almost all of it is stimulus related. so if the stimulus begins to fade early next year, as it will, then we may need to see mo more. >> reporter: gross domestic product fell 1% in the second quarter. first-time jobless claims improve from 580,000 two weeks ago to 570,000 last week. but the real concern is about the 1.5 million unemployed

americans whose unemployment benefits will run out by year's end. half a million will lose their benefits by the end of next month. >> the economy is only expected to grow 2%, 2.5% a year and won't bring in any jobs. >> reporter: it is braced for more failures. overall signs of recovery are seen. >> combined with the positive economic news and recent weeks, we are hopeful this will lead to ad month moderation of credit problems. >> reporter: with record corporate spending and profits are rebounding, there's hope the economy is a step closer to recovery. economists here still are worried about consumer spending. the engine that keeps our economy running. brian mooar, news4, washington. man's in jail without bond today after crashing his car and leaving hi babsyid iens the whhie icliletilne bur burned. this is what the car looked lik.

after the wreck. e therra cshede into ash onafew aalrnctel ri pe william county poleri officerried o t speeding.fveimorr police sayhat the driver had tried to run fhemro the scene bc t and ffhim. the car was on fi. idis s when the drive hsa baby was in theac bk seat.eoas l ar cnth-old girl fromhe t 8-month-old girl from the safely. she i c .esa she is okay. e ivdr,er gustavobastista, faces several charges. vandals created quite a mess in prince george's county this morning. take a look. police say about 30 cars had their tires slashed near palmer park road and bender road. the vandals also slashed holes in a number of above-groundwater lines causing water to spray all over the street. and investigators are checking to see if the security camera in the area was able to catch anyone in the act. police tell us they have no

suspects at this time. if you have driven in northern virginia you have likely seen a huge bottle neck on i-95 in the lorton area. a project aimed at easing traffic congestion but could mean major delays in the cominging months. vdot says the solution is adding more lanes and they are working to do that now. building a fourth lane in both directions between newington and occoquan. officials are warning of construction delays especially in the overnight hours. 5:00 a.m. we are out of here. we ask motorists to bear with us during that period of time. if they get caught up in that somewhere about midnight, 1:00, 2:00 in the morning, hang arounu , 15 minutes. >> lewan wesbel completed in phes. 95 north between route 1 a fairfax county parkway will be finished this year. sohbound lanes in that area are seduled for completion2010. oll . and rteou weet oute 1 andoute 312 in 3 bothirects should be completed by fall of 2011. a series of robberies near

the george washington university campus. new organic grocery store. look at four other stories. d.c. man is dead after being shot by police officer early this morning. it happened in a gas station in the 3300 block of benning road northeast. the man was banging on the window of the cashier booth with a gun in his hand when he refused to load his weapon an officer shot him. he was taken to a local hospital where he later died and the officer has been put on administrative leave while the investigation continues. d.c. police are also investigating the series of robberies near george washington university today. all of the robberies happened near the foggy bottom metro station and involved a group of young people attacking their victim. campus police are warning students to be aware of that their surrounding and avoid walking at night alone. they alswant students to use the school's bus system when possible. and take taxis when traveling off campus. residents of d.c. pet worth

neighborhood have a healthy opening while food shopping. organic market opened a brand-new location on georgia avenue. mayor fenty says it is part of the revitalization of the neighborhood. bowser hopes the store will bring in new energy and new excitement. redskins fans got a chance to spend time with the whole team earlier today. team held their annual welcome home luncheon at tysons corner to celebrate the start of the 2009 season. coaches also introduced some of their newest players including albert haynesworth, brian orakpo, and deangelo hall. proceeds from the luncheon go to redskins charities. dress up nice, as they say. >> wish i could have been there. turning out to be a beautiful week out there. will our luck continue for the weekend? that's the question. >> veronica johnson has your fast forecast from storm center 4. >> not quite on. we are going to see clouds move in later tonight. we are talking about some rain, too. here is a look outside by way of

city cam as we pan across the area you can see the clouds billing owing up there in the distance. they are loaded up and they are going to get loaded up even more with more moisture. partly sunny skies today. we willee more clouds moving in. throughout the overnight period. probably looking at showers, too, after midnight. warmth over the area and 90 degrees again today. we are going to start cooling off with the clouds and rain moving in. little cooler already. hagerstown and elkins at 78 degrees. we will will drop on the upper 70s by 11:00 p.m. midnight. cloud cove moving in. humidity sticking around and quite high tomorrow. on your fast forecast for us it is another warm evening. we do have some rain on the way. we will talk about the timing of it all when we ce up and what danny is doing. tropical storm status could be upgraded before long. back to you. jim, eun? >> we are just getting started here on "news4 at 4:00." police investigating the murder of a model discover a big clue

in california which could be the crime scene. >> the soul survivor of a plane crash that killed more than 150 people is speaking out. she describes the final moments of that terrifying flight. >> also, the shuttle launch was a go but now it is being delayed again. we will tell you why the countdown clock was stopped this afternoon. >> controversial photo shoot inside after new york museum catches visitors off guard and lands a model behind bars.

. police in california uncovered a clue in the case of a murdered model. investigators believe her reality tv star husband killed her and later took his own life. miguel almaguer has the latest. >> reporter: police are confident ryan jenkins killed jasmine fiore but the homicide investigation isn't over yet. yesterday her mercedes-benz was found in parking lot. investigator say that it could be a crime scene. fiore's body was found mutilated to presumably delay its identification. with the car, investigators say they will be able to determine if jenkins killed fiore alone. >> it is very important.

a piece of evidence that will assist our investigation. so once the forensic team does their thing, then we will know what we have. >> reporter: married in march, friends say jenkins and fiore's relationship was passionate and violent. >> they had a rocky relationship. i was very supportive for her to be, you know, independent and, you know, she didn't really need him. she had a lot going for her. >> fiore wasn't the first beautiful young woman to call jenkins violent. in 2007, he pled guilty to punching a former girlfriend in the back of the head. he was sentenced to anger management and domestic violence counseling. jenkins had a former fiancee. she called him a good person opinion as police looked to close the case they are not the only ones with unanswered questions. friends and family members of both the suspect and victim may

never know the motive for this homicide. miguel almaguer, news4. nasa is shooting for a shuttle launch late tomorrow night. it will need a third attempt. mission managers hope to launch at one minute to midnight tomorrow. they have considered trying for a liftoff early tomorrow morning but engineers wanted more time to study the fuel valve problem that scuttled the second launch attempt. the problem popped up tuesday evening just hours before the launch. the first launch attempt was called off because of thunderstorms. well, it may be late august but according to travel experts, you can still find some cheap deals out there on flights and hotels over the labor day weekend. how cheap? travelocity crunched the numbers and found that some plane fares are down 10% to 20% compared to last year. hotel rates across the country

are down as much as 23%. and experts say that there is an easy way to save even more. >> on average, consumers can save about $315 per cumbie booking a package deal as opposed to booking their flight and hotels separately. >> labor day is one of the cheapest travel weekends and so far this year. >> if you travel over labor day don't forget that many airlines raised their baggage fees which can eat into those savings and if you plan to travel for thanksgiving and christmas, experts say that book now because chances are prices could jump come fall and winter. >> hard to look that far ahead. >> it is. coming up on the same day you will return to the football field, a judge decides how michael vick will repay his creditors. new recall affecting thousands of stoves. find out if what's in your kitchen is impacted. >> singing sensation in britain. now he is becoming an internet sensation around

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sunny and sticky. when is that rain coming? >> i think as early a could midnight. we could see a few showers to star to make their way across the area. it is looking like tomorrow this time it will be fairly wet across the area. so showers. we will talk about how that is going to have an impact as danny is moving up the coast. let's head outside and it is sticky outside. we have the humidity that's been on the rise today. the dew point temperatures 60 degrees. right now we are hanging nd90 90 degrees. a lot of locations, upper 80s today. it is after today that that he will be backing off. dew point temperatures 61 degrees. factor it all in and the moisture feels like 91 degrees outside. temperatures across the area bubble of warmth. raleigh, north carolina, 89. close to that in cincinnati,

ohio. st. ui as well. around memphis, tennessee, but again, after today, we are going to start to see cooler temperatures with highs getting into the upper 70s to around 80 degrees. that's pretty good. look at the dew point temperatures. that's what we will continue to be on the rise. seeing numbers around 65, 66 degrees. in not 70 like atlanta, georgia. lot of moisture around their area but folk news on that moisture. southern michigan, areas of southern wisconsin. this is associated wit a weather feature that has been moving through our area. stalled out just to the south of us. stalled out weather front and we did l deal with that with for the next 28 hours. danny coming up the coast. right now the convection, the showers, storms, the rain, is on the eastern side of the storm. so it is really loaded up on the eastern side. that's good news as it makes its way up the coast. but again, we had so many locations around prince george's county. around anne arundel county.

maryland'sastern shore and eastern maryland, too, that got so much rain during the last storm with bill moving up the coast. the ground is saturated and could still seelooding in spots. there will definitely be rough is your of and rip tides. dangerous rip tides and big waves as danny makes its way up the coast. it is a tropical storm now back out of the way so you can see all the stats. there at 50 miles per hour. could easily get up to 74 miles per hour. it is early saturday that will be making its way just east of our area. the outer banks accelerating northward up to new england by saturday night. that's the latist with danny. as far as your future cast and what we can expect showers developing around midnight. we will see more rain coming through a area tomorrow. pretty good rain. there is the weather front. eventually, again, we will have tropical storm, probably hurricane by then. danny making its way up the coast. our temperatures dropping from the upper 80s to low 80s. it is going to be a humid start to the day tomorrow.

again, cooler temperatures coming up. we will talk about the heat and about how much rain we could get beach and boating forecast in just a few minutes. >> still to come on "news4 at 4:00" p. 13 was the only survivor of a plane crash that killed more than 150 people. now she is sharing her terrifying story. plus a nude photo chute inside a museum while open lands a model behind bars. we will show you how the government is taking to the internet to answer youtions aboh questions about the swine flu.

welcome back at 4:30. eun yang in for pat lawson muse today. >> i'm jim handly. here is what's making news at 4:30 this afternoon. mourners bid senator ted kennedy a final farewell from his home in hyannis port, massachusetts, today. these live aerial pictures from the motorcade making its way to boston. his body en route to the jfk

library and museum in boston where it will lie in repose tonight and tomorrow. the 77-year-old lion of the u.s. senate died late tuesday night of brain cancer. his funeral will be saturday in boston. and followed by a burial ceremony here at arlington national cemetery. the head of the fdic, agency that guarantees bank deposits in the u.s. says the economy i showing signs of involvery that will translate into fewer credit problems in coming months. other signs of involvery, economy shrank less than expected in the second quarter. and the number of first-time jobless claims is also down. >> f> a father isod t> jll today after eluding virginia police lo aok look.his bynsab iide of . prince william cyntou authorities say gvotausz dia d st tr cbaa trd to run away after shra h s car into a stonewall this morning. the car cgh fteir withis h 8-month-ol drautegh stitill inside. ethffleerule pthd e baby from

the r.ca she's okay. batista is being held without bond tonight. her survival is a miracle. now she is telling her story. a teenage girl is the only one oree 150 150 people to live ring a crash in june. it happened over the indian ocean. stephanie gosk has her story. >> reporter: the 1 a 5 3 aboard the airline flight 626 did not survive. she remembers the moments before the crash sitting next to her mother. i looked out the porthole and the plane started to shake. they didn't tell there was going to be a crash. th flight originated in paris on june 29 and stopped in yemen where the airbus 330 was swapped for 19-year-old airbus 310 before it continued on to comoros. in the middle of the night over the indian ocean the plane went down. i felt the water around me.

find myself in the other an. i don't know how it happened. i didn't see my mother. in pitch darkness, she clung to debris from the plane and floated alone in shark-infested waters. unable to swim. i heard women crying near me. others were alive in the water. i couldn't see them. i was too far away. the voices soon faded. eight hours later, a small fishing boat spotted the little girl. stunningly, her only injuries were a few bruises and broken collarbone. she lou back to paris to be reunited with her father. in the hop, doctors broke the terrible news. a psychologist came to see me and said i don't think your mother is coming. i was the only one alive. then i understood. stephanie gosk, nbc news, london. >> surveillance video from the home of a murdered florida couple is providing new clues today into their desperate

battle with their attackers. byrd and melanie bill wrgs killed last month inside their home in florida. they were known for adopting special needs children, many of se at one inside theou the time of the murders. today reporters were shown grainy surveillance video of the billings, putting their arms in the air and apparently trying to protect one of the children. a judge allowed the media to view but not copy or distribute the video. seven people have been charged with first-degree murder. looks like michael vick is on his way out of bankruptcy. the new philadelphia eagle left a virginia courtroom today after a judge approved vick's plan to repay $20 million of debt. part of that plan will require vick to liquidate $9 million in assets including his houses, boats, and expensive suvs. the once disgraced nfl star served 18 months in federal prison on dogfighting charges. he takes the field again for the first time tonight in philly.

>> more town hall turmoil last night. last night senator john mccain was on the receiving end when tempe tempers flared. a woman in the audience continuously yelled over him. >> we need to allow -- ma'am, ma'am, you are going to have to -- you are going to have to stop or you are going to have to leave. >> other audience members cheered when security guards approached the woman. she was evicted from the meeting. later senator mccain told the crowd he would fight for health care reform but reiterated his opposition to the public option favored by president obama and many other democrs. still ahead on "news4 at 4:00," close call for some hotel guests at a popular national park when rocks start tumbling down a cliff. new study shows why some doctors may be frustrated with their patients. >> i'm tom sherwood. mayor fenty shows a flash of aingers when reporters press him anto a ve into co coveted public schtel.

we have rain moving in. starting at midnight. most of those showers, it is going to help take down the

ragweed count. showers around frederick county, maryland. harrisonburg west of i-81 now. we can focus on those areas. right now approaching the areas of thurmont. up in frederick county. few very light showers and around prince william county when nasa's -- in manassas park. again, lit help to take down the pollen count. ragweed rebounded today. it is moderate. temperature at 90 degrees. we will be cooling off, dropping to upper 70s by mid might night. cloud cover, too, to begin moving in. especially by late tomorrow. pretty overcast skies and showers. chance for a few light showers starting tomorrow morning. those will be scattered and higher probability of rain coming our way for the afternoon and for the evening. temperatures starting out tomorrow, 72, 73 degrees. it is going to be muggy and starting the day humid for the afternoon. as we get up to only about 75 to 80 degrees across the area. again, we will talk about the

weekend and your beach and boating forecast. joining from you outside in a few minutes. parents involvement in the children's edution is key to their success. however, it becomes trickier and trickier to do that when the little ones leave elementary school. one parent describes herrteeto t in a lrte to washington parent magazine. she writes in howan i syta involved in my sosydu ecation as he enters middleooch sl e th year. in elementy ,scolho w aoloo rm mother and aa.iv >> now he wants mm e > now he wants me to back f and stay ayawawro fhis new rsfe ways tos ways togtonrot en stay connected. rt y expesas you can learn a lot about ho yrousa child's new school operatebyea rding the handbook the schdilooends tl itur home. lunc ides vital information like how to conctnc teachers and ifolicies regarding ndanif, grading and uig.pnor f e-mail newsp letters. school's w cesoeaur or great source for information. continues to beolnv w idveith the pta and attend events your

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apparently only nudes allowed at that time new york city's metropolitan museum of art are the ones in the collection. a 26-year-old woman has been arrest arrested for posing naked inside the museum. the photographer is known for taking pictures of nude models around the city and this one was caught video. >> reporter: new york city model casey neil leaves the precinct wednesday night charged with public lewdness. here is why. this exclusive video shows neil dancing nude in the middle of the metropolitan museum of art. all part after cloak and dagger photo shoot orcherated by a photographer. >> at one point the guard had turned around and walked towards the other wing of the museum. so, you know, that was the moment when i was like -- i gave a little whistle and got her up in front and started shooting.

>> rorter: gaining notoriety for his photos of nude in and around new york city. >> it is not pornography. you see the images, they are -- it is not women with their legs spread. it is a pose. it is a study on the human form. >> reporter: the shoot was by far his most difficult because of the security. it took weeks of planning to pull off the 20-second shoot. he works with a team of photographers. before the shoot p. neil told us this was her first time doing anything like this. >> nervous, reay excited. >> reporter: highman got the shots he wanted but the getaway worked out differently. >> museum is full of nude art, public nude sculptures. i mean, to call this obscenity is ridiculous. >> reporter: several tourists, including children, stumbled into the risque photo shoot while in the arms and armor room at the met. >> checking out some chinese,

like, armor and stuff. looked around the corner. naked woman dancing. >> highman gained note rye for his photos of volunteer models posing nude from times square to chinatown and his pictures generally sell from anywhere from $2,000 to more than $9,000. new study out shows many doctors have been negative feelings about their obese patients. the study is from the new york university school of medicine. researchers surveyed about 400 colleagues who practice all types of medicine. more than 40% of the doctors who responded say that they have negative reactions to obese patients. and most of the doctors described treating their overweight patients as, quote, very frustratinfrustrating. more than half of the doctors said that they were qualified to treat obesity but less than half of them fell that treatment was

successful. still ahead on "news4 at 4:00," the details of recall affecting thousands of stoves. he didn't make the cut first time. mao britain's newest singing sensation talks about why he decided to try out for the e otish re "the xto-fncr"ac ag n. coming up tonight on "news4 at 5:00" -- >> good afternoon. i'm wdy rieger. modify your mortgage. liz crehaw joins us with the detailed guide for homeowners. g okto looking to refinance. on the run. report on a police chase that ended with a rescue of a baby from a burning car. new details about a metro working injured in a train

vrnlgts r. veronica johnson was outside. stickier today. >> stickier. we are going to see more humidity moving in.

i'm still smiling. we are, you know, towards the end of summer here. it is still sandal weather and that's a good thing. now umbrella weather coming up with periods of rain through the weekend. let's start out b talking temperatures across the area. as i mentioned, sticky, warm. temperatures around 90 degrees. 89, dulles. 88 down through manassas. 85, pax river. school forecast for tomorrow getting the kids off, wet with catered showers. few showers possible. 64 to 73 degrees. and meanwhile, we are going to watch danny making its way up the coast. it will be east of the mid atlantic area by saturday morning and then start racing northward. any flooding threat will be in areas like prince george's county and anne arundel county. so there it goes for the weekend. periods of rain and cooler temperatures as far as beaches go, there will be quite a bit of nd around the beaches again. on saturday and easing off sunday when the system pulls away. 80 is your high for tomorrow. showers and light showers in the

morning. little heavier by afternoon. saturday, we could get a break for the afternoon until another front moves in on sunday. and continues that wet weather. highs around the low 80s. >> loo nice out there. veronica, thank you. 1 million people have now gone online to watch the video of the latest singing sensation out of the u.k. ♪ i still feel fine >> he has pipes. we showed you this video earlier this week. his name is daniel johnson. 27-year-old school teacher from london. his audition wed the judges on "the x-factor." judge simon cowell described it as the first best audition he has ever seen. johnson was interviewed on the "today" show this morning and said his students encouraged him to audition. >> i mean, i probably wouldn't have done it.

i just thought -- the dream. the kids were so supportive and said they wanted me -- i should go to the competition. okay. i will send in an application. if i get one back, see what happens from there. i'm glad they got me to do it. >> of course hishgs rise to fame has a lot of folks comparing to him another british singing sensation. susan boyle. johnson now moves on to the next round but is already a favorite to win. up next, guests evacuated from a popular hotel after a rock slide. >> the government takes to the internet with a webcast to answer your questions akibo abo

here are some of the top stories making news on the web today. >> tourists at yosemite national

park had to be evacuated from their hotel after a rock slide. home video of the slide. some of the rocks were as big as microwaves tumbling down from the base of the cliff. it damaged vehicles and forced exp tted o tbeolcle. it i expected to be reopened by rrow. >> wild video. abandoned pet survid surgery to ee m aen arrow from his head. veritenarians in new mexico treated theerin hmarepeneld which was foundnder a trailer. the injury seems to have made no feef on the dog which is now up for adoption.fe new warning today about kitchen stoves t ctould be a fire hazard your house. reen are e and k reg callinabout 200,000 stoves now that can turn on by ll themselves. not turn off when switched off or heat to higher temperatures than selected. frigidaire hasotten more than 100 complaints so far. renv illolves i frigidaire, frigidaire gallery, frigidaire

profesonalnd kenmoreli ete smooth top electri ranges with rotary knobs and digital displays. house officials are going online to get the word out about the swine flu virus. today officials with the department of health and human services and centers for disease control held a webcast to raise awareness about the bug and to talk to pregnant women, new parents, and those who care for ung children. leanne gregg reports. >> can a pregnant woman get a fl iytnl o only one, two months pregnant without harming the fetus? >> reporter: interactive webcast is part of one of the u.s. health and services department's largest multimedia campaign ever. the subject, education and prevention of swine flu. >> the information that we deal with is going to be as important as the vaccine. >> reporter: because children and young adults are most at risk for swine flu, the government is distributing information on facebook. youtube, twitter and other platforms to make it easily accessible for a wide range of

age groups. >> you need to come up with products and interesting information that people can get any time of the day and anywhere they are. >> lots of doctors offices. >> reporter: webcasts are called know what to do about the flu. this one targets preparing in an women. >> you have to wash your hands. >> reporter: covers everything from how to avoid the flu to the new vaccine available by mid october. health experts say all pregnant women should be among the first vaccinated along with young people six months to 25 years old. health care workers. those with chronic illness and child care providers of kids under 6 months old. the far reaching media blitz is a reflection of the seriousness placed on the potential risk. >> flu season is generally starts around october and november. that's when i think we will see a lot more. >> reporter: those who oversee the nation's health care hope medical professionals and the public are ready. leanne gregg, nbc news. >> health officials stress the best way for new parents and pregnant women to protect their

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