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h1n1 vaccine. the first shots for the flu strain should be available next month. our 9 news now digital correspondent armando trull reports. >> reporter: millions of americans could soon be getting vaccinated for the h1n1 virus. the federal government says the treatment is safe and effective, and it's ready to counter any false information that may pop up on the internet or elsewhere. >> we know in health areas there is a lot of opportunity for misinformation but at the same time a lot of opportunity for good information. >> reporter: that good information will be available on social media sites like facebook and twitter. >> this podcast is presented by the centers for disease control and prevention. >> reporter: videos will be posted on youtube. >> i'm here to speak to you today about the symptoms of swine flu infection. >> i think it is a good idea. someone like the c -- c is able to use their authority and credibility to get a strong influencers to pass that message along and they tell a

few friends and they tell a few friends and we know it is coming from a good place. we have to be careful to make sure if there is an issue it is really linked to the vaccine. >> reporter: however, anyone who develops any medical issue after getting the vaccine is urged to contact their doctor right away. the cdc and other agencies will monitor any reports of adverse reactions to the h1n1 virus vaccine, and will step in if there is any real risk. in the information center, armando trull for 9 news now and wusa9.com. >> hospitals around the country say they are averaging more than 100 calls a day from people seeking information about the h1n1 virus. well, president obama is making history with his pitch for health care reform. the president is appearing on fox 5 talk shows on sunday morning. some are concerned it could be

overkill. >> reporter: president obama will try to dominate the air waves with a sunday morning media blitz. he'll push his health care reform plan on five different talk shows. a presidential first, the only network not on the list, fox news channel. the president needs to sell a skeptical public on his plans and he needs to weigh the republican support, even the latest draft put together by a bipartisan group of senators is not getting backing from the gop majority. >> i don't think there is any chance that these big government health care proposals will pass the house or the senate. >> reporter: the president has made 157 speeches and done 66 television appearances all aimed at selling his health care reform plan. at his upcoming talk show rounds to that and some say it could be overkill. >> the president is on all the time. if it is all obama, all the time, then probably people are

going to tune out some of the message. >> reporter: top white house aides insist the president is the best salesman for his number one priority. now they are backing him up with the first lady, michelle obama is expected to help the president pitch the plan with a softer touch. at this point, mrs. obama has an approval rating higher than her husband, around 70%. top administration officials hope that, combined with her background as a hospital executive will help to take the edge off of the president's hard sell. joel brown, cbs news, the white house. >> the president is also visiting david letterman on monday. the first ever appearance by a sitting president on letterman's show. well, the jewish new year rosh hashanah begins at sundown tonight t. president obama says in a video message that the holy day should be an opportunity for israel and its arab neighbors to repair their

relationship. the holiday ends on sunday night. prosecutors in frederick have added a felony count of an aggravated animal cruelty to the charges against a brunswick man, accused of tossing a chihuahua off of a bridge. 34-year-old david michael beers already faced misdemeanor charges in this case. the new charge means he could be sentenced up to three years in prison if he is convicted. police in prince georges county are searching for a carjacking suspect who led virginia state police on a chase in to maryland. this happened around 9:30 last night. it ended with a five-car crash near the intersection of virginia lane and saint barnabas road in oxon hill. one person was injured and taken to the hospital. the car jacker got away on foot. well, budget cuts are forcing the dc public library system to change its hours. starting on october 5th, library hours will be changed at all locations. neighborhood libraries will no longer be open on sundays and

on sundays -- on some days of the week certain libraries will only be open until noon. the library system has to make nearly $5 million in cuts for the next fiscal year. the housing market has been showing signs of a rebound, and lower mortgage rates are helping to bring in buyers. the average for a 30-year fixed rate loan dropped the third week in a row and right now it is not too far from 5.04%. a little girl's best chance to save her eyesight might be thousands of miles away. just ahead, we're going to hear her story and how her family refuses to give up the fight for her sight. stay with us. 9 news now at noon will be right back. some people say i'm obsessed with my chickens.

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today in living well a story of trying to fight blindness against incredible odds. a family from king george, virginia is about to make a medical odyssey in china. in hopes of bringing light in the life of summer grace. >> very cute. outgoing. >> reporter: at birth, few people would pick up anything unusual about summer grace but this beautiful baby girl suffers from a rare disorder. >> asking permanently or just can this be fixed and it is not

fixable. >> reporter: figuring out motherhood is a challenge in and of itself. for mandy, summer entered her life when she was figuring out life as a senior in high school. the news that summer would be blind devastated the whole family. >> i was like in complete shock. >> nothing i can do to help her. >> reporter: it manifests itself in various ways from severe learning disabilities to being shorter in stature or complete blindness. >> we started to work with her. >> reporter: after scouring the internet, her grandma beth came across numerous stories of kids like summer who traveled thousands of miles for stem cell treatment and now were able to see. >> took my breath away. >> i have read testimonials from so many people. just like i know he is blind i know she will see. i have a feeling in my heart and soul she will see one day. >> reporter: the treatments

used in china are not approved in the u.s. the doctors there use core blood to regenerate the optic nerve with hopes that patients develop some type of vision. >> if she can see a color or something, we'll oknow we did everything we can do. >> just a little thing. i like to go to bed at night knowing i did everything i could instead of nothing at all. >> reporter: anita says the total cost of the trip and treatments will be between 50 and $75,000. if you would like to find out about community fund-raising efforts for summer grace, and get more information about this rare eye disorder, you can just go to our website at wusa9.com. and then click on living well. there's a rush to royalty going on. it is called princess hour. we'll find out why every little girls are turning in to a hot trend. and kim has the weekend

forecast. >> the friday lunch hour is well underway. cloudy skies but no rain. you know what it is not going to be too bad. only improvement in the forecast this weekend. i have it for you next. you are watching 9 news now. xx female announcer: from jennifer, get 40% off this bonded leather sofa, just $299, with very cool styling and so affordable. and at 40% off, it's just $299. from jennifer.

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♪[ music ] the end. that's it. that's how it ended. the guiding light the longest running program in broadcast history earthed final episode today. its first went on the air in ' 37 as a radio program and in case you are wondering, josh and reva finally got back together. million million is right around the corner and parents are scouring the internet and hitting stores. princess costumes have been number one stellar ever for little girls for four years. but princesses aren't just for

halloween. >> they get to dress up and look beautiful. >> they enjoyed a dress rehearsal of a holiday princess show at the ritz carlton in tysons center ♪ [ music ] >> the general manager mark sherwin wants to make sure they are treated like royalty. >> we are asking our little v.i.p.es to help us pick out the best items for our teas, as well as give us feedback on the performance itself. >> with tea parties like this one, the ritz carlton recognizes the power of the princess, but they are not the only ones. princess party businesses have been popping up in the last two years, princess impersonator plays cinderella, snow white or belle three times a weekend. $200. >> a dream is a wish ♪

>> reporter: little pampered princess parties based in waldorf, maryland charges $600 to host a party for eight kids. there are also princess secrets of reston, virginia $458 for 12 kids. why are tiaras, satin and sequence popular with little girls? >> everyone wants to be aspirationally something bigger, larger than life and they capture young girls ' motions and their imagination. >> reporter: the commercial power of the princess isn't going away anytime soon. next month disney releases snow white on defend and blue ray and their newest princess makes a debut in the princess and the frog. disney plans to introduce a selection of products inspired by them jessica doyle, 9 news now and wusa9.com.

>> i always wanted to be a princess, every year. i was a princess for halloween. >> you are a tv news diva. i'll take that. >> how are you doing. >> i'm fine. it is friday. >> it is, girlfriend. i'm headed to the poconos trying to get in early skiing in. >> oh, wonderful. >> hope you are ready to go. i am. i am ready to help you with the weekend plans. the terse and redskins are home and looks like the weather will cooperate. here's a look at the satellite and radar loop. cloudy skies. no rain falling. that's the good news and keep it dry in to the afternoon. 70s. already 72 frederick. leesburg 75. southern suburbs in the upper 60s down there to culpeper. so we can do better than that. it will take a little longer for your skies to clear. middle to up every 70s is the target as our winds shift to the west and southwest behind the front. it will be partly cloudy and cool tonight. yes. those are some 40s in the

suburbs to 58 degrees and winds from the northeast. here's a look at the satellite radar loop. you ski the clear weather from new york city. back to pittsburgh. that is headed here. there's actually a front, though that is draped across new england. this will slide through probably with a few clouds later tonight. behind it we will have that dry cooler push, initially but one that will bring sunshine here. that's really what we want for later in the weekend. here's the front. excuse me, you will notice we don't really have any rain drops along it as we think of your plans later on tonight. i will show you the computer models hour by hour. this is by saturday morning in to the afternoon. notice the increase in sunshine. looks like a nice day. nice weekend. straight in to your sunday. so if you are staying local i think you will be keeping good company. the temperatures today in to the middle, maybe upper 70s. if you have plans that take you to boston, even buffalo, around

69 there. lows tonight easing back to the 50s inside the beltway. as we focus on saturday, there's the 76 and we will have sunshine to boot. seven day forecast, eyes are on the screen. go terps. looking good. go redskins. don't let me down. i didn't join a football pool this year because i didn't want my heart breaking. aalways pick the skins winning and di didn't want to deal with that. i will hope for the best. later next week we will get rain in here on tuesday but we will be flirting with the 80- degree mark. whatever your plans, be safe and have a great weekend. >> my heart has to be still right now. be still, heart because we have two very special guests with us, l.l. cool j and chris o'donnell. of course they are the stars of the new cbs action drama ncis in los angeles. it is not often i get two heart throbs at the same time.

thank you for joining me, fellas. how are you doing. >> doing well. i feel good. >> you look good to me. i wish you were here, but that's all right. you are in los angeles. >> we are there in spirit. >> okay. >> let's talk about ncis. what can we expect this year? >> you can expect a show that's a lot of fun. we want to maintain the same wit and humor and banter that the original ncis has, but we also want to -- we add a little more technology, lockheed martin brought in some really cool technology that made the show really fun and there's a little more action, but the main thing is to stay true to the original brand and make sure we can -- and hopefully we can achieve that same level of chemistry that mark harman and the guys have on the original show. >> chris, tell me more about your character now? >> i play special agent callen. floated around a number of different agencies, fbi, cia,

that sort of thing, ended up at the ncis. ended up floating through several foster homes as a kid and my family is the people i work with. and sam here. >> sam, tell me about him. >> he is a former navy seal seal. did tours in afghanistan and iraq and also madison square gardens. >> did a tour with kool and the gang. >> yeah. it's a lot of fun learning about the character. i went down to camp pendleton met with some marines and navy seal seals. one of our technical advisers is a master gunny in the marine corps. we have met with some ncis agents as well. and he's all about integrity, honor, respect. he loves the united states and wants to protect it. >> all right. we will be looking for it. what day and time? >> tuesdays at 9:00 after the

original ncis. a two-hour packed night. >> a lot of fun and energy. get your popcorn and enjoy yourself. >> tune in, j.c. >> i love the show. thank you for being with me. wish you the best of luck in this new season. >> nice talking to you. >> live with passion. >> thanks. we have to take a break and we will be right back. dad, here-look at this- your p.a.d. isn't just poor circulation in your legs causing you pain. ok-what is it? dad, it more than doubles your risk of a heart attack or stroke. i can't keep anything from you. you better read about plavix. if you have p.a.d., plavix can help protect you from a heart attack or stroke. plavix helps keep blood platelets from sticking together and forming clots- the cause of most heart attacks and strokes. dad don't put this off.

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i'd like for you to meet a woman who's dedicated her life to helping others. this is linda, the chief executive officer of the american red cross in the national capital region. she's been with the organization for 36 years. the ceo for 17 years. i just wanted to salute and honor her because the red cross just provides so much of a service to so many people all over the world and we want to say thank you, thank you to the organization and thank you to you. she's a washingtonian, recently of the year and that's an honor. >> you know what it was truly an honor all about the work of the red cross volunteers and staff who carry out this mission and this community every day. i accepted that award on behalf of them. >> has your mission changed in any way? our mission has not changed. the american red cross is all about people helping people and that hasn't changed.

our focus is to provide relief to the victims of disaster and to help people prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies. that mission has remained steady. >> the volunteers are so important and i hope that i can inspire my viewers to be volunteers in organizations. how could you use a volunteer? >> the work of the red cross is carry out by red cross every day. we need more volunteers to help us teach and train people how to prepare. we need people to teach first aid and cpr, to help us respond to everyday disasters that occur in the community, and to support the men and women of the military and their families. >> coming up on october 17th, i received information you are having the fire and ice ball to celebrate. >> the men and women of the military and their families anethol they do for each and every one of us. >> you have a special emcee. >> we do. kimberly dozier, cbs correspondent who was wounded

overseas and received medical care here at walter reed. she will help to make these stories come alive. >> congratulations for all the work that you do. >> thank you. >> all about people helping people. >> you are so right. >> thank you for joining us. come back and see us at 5:00. bye. some people say i'm obsessed with my chickens. but i like to think i'm just going beyond the call of duty. cock-a-doodle-do. i do 22 more inspections than the government requires and my fresh, all-natural chickens are never given any hormones or steroids. they're raised cage-free and fed an all-natural diet of corn, soybeans, and marigolds. and no candy, gladys. (announcer) perdue. extra inspections.

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