diana avillar, abc news. >> the latest now on the h1n1 virus or swine flu. new research suggests kids 10 and older will only need one swine flu shot for protection. the national institute of health says younger children will need two shots, 21 days apart. and experts say it will be ok for kids or people of any age to get a swine flu and seasonal flu shot in each arm on the same visit. in the meantime, health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius held a town hall meeting at george mason university to talk about what not to do when it comes to the swine flu. >> the other thing that's a little scary that we've seen and i would just strongly urge people not to do it, is taking anti-virals to try and not get the flu. it's like the worst idea. >> reporter: she says those anti-virals don't keep you from getting the flu and they may actually lower your resistance which could make you more sick if you do get the flu. >>> coming up, thousands of people throughout the country are living with leukemia but they don't have to live with this forever. meet a local

diana avillar reports. >> reporter: speaking at an upstate new york community college president obama outlined his administration's plan to invest in innovation. when we fail to invest in research we fail to invest in the future. >> reporter: he promised to make college more affordable, reduce taxes of start-up companies and kick start lagging investments in research and development. >> that's why i set a goal of putting a full 3% of our gross domestic product into research and development. >> reporter: the speech was delivered the same day the conference board's monthly report was published. its index of leading economic indicators rose .6% in august, continuing the longest stretch of gains in five years. the board reports consumer demand is going up and inventories are falling. stock prices are steadily increasing. even the public's expectations are trending up. the bolster with federal reserve chairman ben bernanke announcing last week. >> the recession is very likely over. >> reporter: ben bernanke was quick to warn the recovery will take time and unemployment is likely to hit 10%

diana avillar shows us how the process works. >> reporter: the flu has reached austin, texas, earlier than usual. more than 300 patients a day are descending upon dell children's hospital. >> of the patients who come in with flu symptoms almost 70% are testing positive for influenza a. right now that means h1n1. >> reporter: so many that triage tents have been set up to identify and treat patients with flu-like symptoms. the vast majority of the patients, the very young. >> very chaotic in there. >> reporter: brown's young daughter has a runny nose, fatigue and fever of more than 101 degrees. brown suspects she caught the swine flu from a sick classmate. >> i'm pregnant, too. and if my child has the swine flu i would really like to know. >> reporter: memphis hospitals are turning to tents as well to deal with their deluge of h1n1 patients. the goal, to simultaneously diagnose and treat these patients within 15 minutes. >> they have to come inside the tent and critical medical information is taken, vital signs are taken. then they are given directions on whether or not they need to pro

diana avillar puts is in focus for us tonight. >> chicago is ready. the american people are ready. we want these games. >> reporter: chicago 2016, the nonprofit leading the charge to host the games. projects a $7 billion payoff. but staging the games may cost $4.8 billion up front. nearly $200 million will go to create olympic harbor, that includes revamping monroe harbor and creating two new harbors. washington park's olympic stadium is projected to cost around $400 million. building of olympic village large enough to accommodate 17,000 athletes will cost $1 billion. while 2016 says private bids and donations will cover most of the costs the city agreed to pick up the tab if the promises fall through. taxpayers will also be on the hook when it comes to cost overruns. the 2012 summer olympics in london are already four times more expensive than what was originally budgeted. >> what do we want? >> reporter: groups like no game chicago say the city has no business focusing on the bid when chicago's budget is $300 million in the red. and city workers' hours have been cut. >> we think

here's abc's diana avillar with tonight's "in focus" report. >> how many y'all seen a dogfighting infetime? >> reporter: sean moore and anthony picket are veterans of the chicago dogfighting scene. now together with the united states humane society they are trying to end dogfighting. starting in the classroom. >> true or false question, you can go to jail for fighting dogs? >> reporter: it's not long before michael vick comes up in conversation. >> he led a dogfight. >> you know what happened to him? >> he went to jail. and he lost time for playing in the game. >> as a former dogfightinger, i share it with michael vick. not an excuse but no one could tell me dogfighting was wrong. two, tell me it was illegal. >> i didn't even know it was illegal. >> reporter: keosha and her classmates have vivid memories of dogfights. >> i remember him being messed up. he would bite him on his paws. i was like, that's scary. >> she had all types of deep cuts. >> reporter: a frightening situation, even we encountered walking on the streets. with every fight they turned down and every would be fighter

as diana avillar reports the two men who saved his life are still his guardian angels. >> reporter: it's hard to believe this happy little boy was once trapped inside this burning suv in a milwaukee neighborhood. >> we need water! come back! there's a baby in there! >> reporter: two months ago 5-year-old d.j. harper was that baby. visiting from tennessee, his family's vehicle went off the road, bursting into flames. neighbors were able to pull out his mother and sister but d.j. was still inside. >> as soon as you crawl in, you just see the boy screaming. then reaching for help. >> reporter: off-duty firefighters and brothers joel and john broke into the vehicle and pulled him out. a neighbor doused his burns with a garden hose. the brothers, first heroes are now family to the harpers. >> we are referred to as uncle john and uncle joel. >> we got years of recovery ahead of us but this is a big step today. >> reporter: d.j. left the hospital tuesday but he's got a tough road ahead. his burns were severe. >> he no longer has ears. that's one of the things he's looking forward to is getting

abc's diana avillar with the story. >> reporter: if the recession has you you ready to drown your sorrowsces are it won't be a high-priced cocktail. an increasing number of americans are going back to basics with the microbrew. >> one of the things about beer, it's always been the drink of the approximately teariate. >> reporter: greg hall is the chief beer officer and says the chicago based brewery has never been businessier, up over 5% over last year. americans in general drinking 2% more beer at restaurants than they were a year ago, a small but significant increase. if you consider liquor sales are flat. and restaurant business overall, down 2% in the same period. according to researcher hairy balder. >> -- harry balder. >> what americans want more than anything else, a new version of something they already know. >> reporter: not only is the demand for beer growing so is the demand for different varieties. in fact, eight new bruce were created -- brews were created last year. >> the consumer wants more beers with more flavor. >> reporter: at a time when disposable dollars are at a min

so while wine may be fine and liquor may be quicker abc2 news diana avillar tells us beer sales are barreling along. >> reporter: if the recession has you ready to drown your sorrows chances are you won't be drinking a high-priced cocktail. instead an increasing number of americans are going back to basics with a microbrew. >> one of the great things about beer is it's always kind of been the drink of the proletaiat. >> reporter: greg hall is the chief beer office and says beer business at the chicago-based brewery has never been businessier, over 5% over last year. americans in general are drinking 12% more beer at -- 2% more leer at restaurants than a year ago, a small but significant increase if you consider liquor sales are flat and restaurant visits overall are down 2% in the same period. according to researcher harry balder. >> what americans want more than anything else, a new version of something they already know. they don't want something they don't know. >> reporter: and not only is the demand for beer growing so is the demand for different varieties. in fact, they created eight ne