dr. thomas frieden. he serves as their director. joining also is maggie and lauren. >> just to follow up on that. would it be a fair assumption to say that over 2 million, 5 million americans already have been infected? >> one of the things that we will do in the fall is to track more closely than we have till date the number of people who have the infection based on telephone surveys. that will help us get a national number. right now we're confident it's more than a million. the fact is that what the number is isn't so essential. what is essential is that we prepare we will prel for having potentially quite a few cases in the winter. >> this is going to be hard to track. can we talk about some of the challenges in tracking it. i understand some of the reports that people who are infected don't have a fever sometimes, that their symptoms are a little bit different. people are asking questions like well, if i think i was infectd this spring, does it mean i don't need the vaccine in the fall? isn't this input a little bit important i

dr. thomas frieden. >> would be a fair assumption to say that over 2 million americans are 5 million americans have already been infected with h1n1? >> one of the things we will do in the fall is to track more closely than we have the number of people have the infection based on telephone service. that will help to get a national number. right now, we're confident that it is more than 1 million. the fact is what the member is not essential. what is is that we prepare well for having potentially quite a few cases in the fall and winter. >> this will be hard to track. can we talk about the challenges you face in tracking it? i enter stan that some of the reports indicate the people -- i understand that the people who have it don't always have a fever. is the input important in judging how to react besides just being prepared with lots of hospital beds? >> because lots of people have a list they think might be the flu but don't necessarily have the flu are -- our general recommendation is that everyone should get a flu shot, for seasonal flu, and for h1n1, we're prioritizing groups that would ben

dr. thomas frieden on "newsmakers" and on on"q. and a. " a look inside the health care system with dr.ohn garrett of the health care center. >> this morning victoria kennedy greeted members of congress at the j.f.k. presidential library in boston. they had gathered for a brief memorial service before the casket was moved from the library to the boston basilica for the funeral mass. we'll watch for a few moments. >> after members of congress gather forward that brief memorial service the casket containing the body of senator kennedy was taken from the j.f.k. library to the boston basilica for the funeral mass. we'll watch for about 10 minutes. ... >> president and mrs. obama were present. these are pictures from inside the boston basilica before the funeral mass began. >> after members were seated inside the church, here's a look as the motorcade and to the sanctuary. [bells ringing] [no audio] >> earlier today, family, friends, and colleagues of the senator edward kennedy gathered for a funeral mass. also, in attendance, former presidents jimmy carter, bill clinton, and george w. bush.

dr. thomas frieden, and on "q & a"," dr. john garret.s month for veterans of post traumatic stress, and if the v.a. could be ordered to speedup the claims and process. in 1959 in the heat of the cold war, soviet premier took a tour, this is recalled. >> "washington journal" continues. host: for the next minutes we want to open the phone lines, for the republicans and democrats, and the number for independents is on your screen. at the top of the hour, conversation with dan balz and haynes johnson, they are co-authors for "battle for america 2008," and to talk w÷ú about the moments that shaped the 2008 campaign. and from "the washington post", a story of expanded sick leave, would cover swine flu caretakers. >> the piece goes on to point out for federal employees they would be eligible to use accrued sick leave if they detect that their presence in the workplace would jeapordize a worker. that's in the washington post, and also is a story that continues to develop with the meeting next month in new york, and top officials are saying no to

dr. thomas frieden, director of the centers for disease control. on "q&a" a look inside the u.s. hospital system with dr. john garrett. the federal communications commission voted unanimously to launch three separate inquiries into the wireless industry. this portion of the hearing examiner's truth in billing rules, which require communications companies to clearly identify and describe charges on consumers' bills. we will hear first from the chairman of the fcc. this is about 20 minutes. >> madame secretary, if you could announce the next item on the agenda please. >> thank you for working on this important notice. but today the consumer and government affairs bureau presents to you a notice of inquiry on consumer information and disclosure in an effort to ensure that american consumers have access to information they need with our communication services. i want to thank step as well as all the bureau's and ochses to have collaborated with us on this item, including the wireline competition bureau, wireless telecommunications bureau, and others. with me are the chief of our polic

dr. thomas frieden the director of the centers for disease control.r, a look at the canadian health-care system with former president of the medical association. >> tomorrow, three doctors from virginia hospital center in arlington, va. tell personal stories about treating patients. you'll hear from dr. stephanie [unintelligible] >> the charges anywhere from 1800-$2,000. it -- a $200-$2,000. it is usually between $650-$750. >> also an internist thompson about patient care. >> patients have an tendency to go to the internet and try to figure out what is wrong with them. without the medical background and grounding experience that we have, they always get it wrong. they usually think they have some horrible disease. if there is the thing that i would say, it is that patients should not be trying to make their diagnoses on the internet. >> join us tomorrow and join all three doctors from virginia hospital center in arlington, va. as they share their personal stories about treating patients and their views on health care legislation. that is at 8:00 p.m.

dr. thomas frieden, director of the centers for disease control. on "q&a" a look inside the u.s.ital system with dr. john garrett of the va hospital center. earlier today, the u.s. small business administration held a discussion on how minority small-business this can take advantage of opportunities available in the economic stimulus package. here to talk about is a special white house adviser responsible for its implementation. this is half an hour. [applause] >> the morning. how was breakfast? very good. we are at day 2. i want to thank you for coming to our 27 annual conference. i hope over the last day that everyone was able to meet somebody new and share business ideas, and hopefully get some good input on how you will grow your business. as i said yesterday, to reach economic parity we need to grow minority businesses larger and faster. to do this, we must think globally. we must develop strategic alliances, and we must think about mergers and acquisitions. today's opening session from the white house to main street will focus on the administration's commitment to ensuring