tracie potts reports. >> reporter: at ground zero, new yorkers paused four times. one for each moment the planes hit, one for each moment the towers fell. >> in our joys and in our sorrows, we know we belong to one another. >> reporter: more than three hours they read the names of each victim, nearly 3,000 in all. grace's husband caesar died in the first tower. >> eight years have passed, but sometimes it feels like everything just happened yesterday. the pain can still be so sharp. >> reporter: new york is remembering 9/11 and looking ahead, joining president obama's call to make this a national day of service. >> we will safeguard the memories of those who died by rekiling the spirit of service that lit our city with hope. >> reporter: in washington, the president and first lady observed a moment of silence at the white house before joining families in driving rain to honor the 184 victims killed at the pentagon. mr. obama promised america won't give up on finding their attackers. >> in defense of our nation, we will never waver. in pursuit of al qaeda and allies

tracie potts has more from washington. >> the c.d.c. said 3.5 million doses of the h1n1 vaccine will be ready the first week of october. because it contains a live form of the virus, pregnant women cannot get the vaccine. >> pregnant women can respond differently to a vaccine by side-effects or how much immunity they have. >> the c.d.c. said it is up to each state. >> there is a balance there recognizing demand, ability to recognize it, and we also have disease. >> production is falling short. u.s. officials admit getting the vaccine out could be slow at first. >> there is no magic to this. this is a huge logical process. and there is not vaccine in 90,000 refrigerators across the country. >> but the virus is spreading faster than the usual flu. it has been reported in all 50 states. fear is spreading, too. birmingham's mayor closed queen city hall after one worker was diagnosed. >> i have five files and city workers to be concerned about. >> birmingham said it wasn't necessary but the mayor called it good judgment. >> so far h1n1 is wi

tracie potts tells us about what they found so far. >> reporter: ely results from pediatric trials of the h1n1 flu vaccine show most children 10 and older had a robust immune response to the low dose of the vaccine. >> which tells us that this vaccine is acting very similarly to what the seasonal flu vaccine acts like in children. >> reporter: that means likely just one shot or nasal spray for kids 10 and older, but probably two for those under 10. >> they need a little extra, a little nudge to the immune system to respond. >> reporter: scientists won't know for sure until more results come in in a few weeks but they urge parents, once a vaccine is available, don't delay. >> give them one and then keep your eye on things inform. you may need to bring them back. >> reporter: some doctors say they're still waiting on both the h1n1 and the seasonal flu vaccine. >> we're hoping we get both. >> reporter: that's a good idea with the shot, not the live nasal spray. the cdc says getting both the shot and the nasal mist could make one or both less effective. for now, until the vaccine's ready,

tracy potts has more. >> reporter: reaching out to republicans today the white house announced grants for states to boost patient safety and reduce doctors' mal practice insurance. >> gting to a point where if an error occurs, there is just and rapid compensation and we move forward. >> reporter: appealing to democrats, president obama took his case for public health insurance to the university of maryland today. >> we've got public universities and private universities. nobody says we are taking over private colleges. what we are doing is giving students a choice. >> reporter: it's a choice house democrats insist on including. >> a public option will be in the bill that passes the house of representatives. >> reporter: in the senate, the debate is ove whether it's fair for everyone to buy insurance and a tax on expensive health plans might affect working families. >> they can't be paying an unfair chunk of that total income to health care. >> reporter: the congressional budget office says senate finance chair max baucus's plan cost $800 billion. >> we ought to be honest about what it

. >> and tracie potts takes a look at the 9-11 memorial and how president obama and victims' families want the day remembered. >> from downtown houston to classrooms in kansas, from a church in florida to this firehouse in las vegas. >> watching that tower collapse and thinking -- i was just in shock. >> today, america remembered the nearly 3,000 people who died on september 11. >> yolanda reynado. >> sean booker. >> the pain is still there. >> it feels like everything happened yesterday. the pain can be so sharp. >> two planes hit. every victim's name was read here and in pennsylvania where 40 passengers and crew took on terrorists reportedly bound for the white house. >> we can never truly grasp the emotions that must have gone through the hearts and minds of the passengers and crew. as they realized the mortal danger they were in. >> at the white house today, a moment of silence before president obama laid a wreath honoring the victims at the pentagon promising to fight terror. >> mindful that the work of protecting america is never finished, we will do everything in our power to k

tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >>> for troops serving in iraq and afghanistan says marking today's anniversary helps remind them of the importance of the u.s. mission tll over people ar inme mb all o>>r people are remembering september 11th. the borden bell was tolled in washington's national cathedral at noon, one for each year since the attacks. there was also a noon prayer service in memory of the thousands of lives lost and those affected. as part of the national day of service, a number of students and medical reserve corps members were at the middle school today. eight years ago a teacher sarah clark and a student from the northeast washington area were killed in the attacks. they were on american airlines flight 77 on their way to california when their flight was hijacked and crashed into the pentagon. >>> at rfk stadium today, 200 volunteers spent this national y of observance and remembrance making quilts for the children deaf ployed troops. they sewed the images of the members into the quilt patterns. d.c. cares mobilize volunteers for this project. the wife of admiral mu

tracy potts, news4. >>> another issue the court will consider is whether it makes a difference that this program was available on demand. which means viewers had to choose to watch it. it did not come over the public air waves. >>> family, friends and fans honored the late tv anchorm walter cronkite during memorial service in new york today. cronkite died in july at the age of 92. president obama attended the memorial and sat next to former president clinton. mr. obama called mr. cronkite a voice of certainty in a world growing more and more uncertain. >> i thought he was an astonishing man. i liked his inquiring mind and his caring heart. yes, he was a great journalist. and he lived a fascinating life, which made him long to know and to understand and to share his knowledge and understanding. >> it was a packed house at the lincoln center honoring the late anchorman. he anchored the cbs evening news from 1962 to 19 1. >>> coming up tonight, some guys accused of stealing a four-foot aluminum statue commemorating cal ripken. >> federal agent are getting ready to auction off tens of millio

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from capitol hill, tracie potts, news4, washington. >>> well the sunshine finally broke through today, but will it shine through the weekend? veronica johnson has the fast forecast from the storm center on this friday afternoon. >>> yeah. i think we are all going to be smiling this weekend. some nice weather on tap for the forecast here coming up. as we take a look outside, this is your skycam right now. we did break out some sunshine across the area. in fact, with that sunshine, warmest of the last three days today are temperatures into the upper 70s and dry right now on radar. we did have a little bit of early morning drizzle around. meanwhile, our temperatures now at 78 degrees right now in d.c. 80 at hagerstown. 76, richmond. our winds today have been five to ten miles per hour out of the south and southwest. that pushed the temperature up. later this evening, we'll see a weak weather front move through. temperatures drop to the 60s by 11:00 p.m. and dnight. on your fast forecast, a dry evening for us. some clearing skies overnight. certainly by tomorrow morning. ample sunshine th

tracie potts, news4. >>> about 5 million copies of "the symbol" have been printed. >> final check on our weather. >> we have clouds that have come in on us after sunshine earlier today. you can see that band of showers, that's associated with the cool front that is now coming through. you folks in dale city, the one feature we'll notice tomorrow will be a northeasterly breeze and much, much cooler air coming in. there are those showers that stretch from up around annapolis into south around dale city. clouds and cooler. >>> five years ago, youtube didn't exist. who would have thought in 2009 it would be a household word? or that a simple video of a french bulldog puppy trying to turn over and stand up would draw more than 1 million viewers from all over the world? >> he's trying to give up, isn't he? >> consider the fact 20 hours of video are uploaded to youtube every minute of the day. youtube spokesman gave this example recently. come on, buddy. come on. he said if all three of the nation's major broadcast networks, nbc, cbs and abc had been broadcasting for 24 hours a day, seven d

tracie potts reports. >> reporter: hospitals are already pleading for the new flu virus.d only 40% of parents plan to give the vaccine to their children. the concern, serious side effects. >> there's absolutely no way a vaccine could cause the process that results in a heart attack. >> reporter: heart attacks, strokes, seizures, sudden infant death syndrome, miscarriages or the flu itself. the centers for disease control says there's no evidence the vaccine can cause any of these problems. the doctors fear misinformation may keep high-risk patients away. >> it's so important for patients who know that they have a heart problem to get the vaccine so that if they get the flu it will be a milder case. >> reporter: in 1976 flu shots were pulled after thousands of people contracted the paralyzing syndrome. >> no reasonight now to expect that, but we want to be ready if the unexpected occurs. >> reporter: the cdc is planning an aggressive monitoring program to prepare for normal rates of stroke to those who get the vaccine. >> but what's going to be challenging is to figure out

i'm tracy potts, news4. >>> a european firm is pitching a new guide to teach beverage makers how to do a better job marketing healthy beverages to children. >> let's getn update, veronica. >> some damp weather out there for a little while longer. overnight into storm montgomery we've got overcast skies. we take a look at city cam and on radar we are dry inside of the beltway right now. dry conditions all the way up into southern montgomery county. for northern montgomery county, there's one or two showers making their way south from mount airy to mascus. we've got wet weather coming ashore around glenn burney, annapolis moving east. the front is south of the area. we are going to stay under an east and northeasterly wind. there will be damp conditions around. not just for the overthe night, but first thing tomorrow morning. i think we'll have some of that drizzly weather, showers coming through the area. getting the kids off to school early tomorrow morning, 57 to 63 degrees with a few sprinkles across the area. sun's up tomorrow 6:51. there is a 40% chance of showers with a high of 72

tracie potts has the latest. >> reporter: early results from pediatric trials of the h1n1 flu vaccine show most children, 10 and older had a robust immune response to the low dose of the vaccine. >> which tells us that this vaccine is acting very similarly to what the seasonal flu vaccine acts like in children. >> reporter: that means likely just one shot or nasal spray for kids 10 and older, but probably two for those under 10. >> they need a little extra, little nudge to the immune system to respond. >> reporter: scientists won't know for sure until more results come in in a few week bus they urge parents, once vaccine is available, don't delay. >> give them one and then keep your eye on the information. you may need to bring them back. >> reporter: some doctors say they're still waiting on both the h1n1 and the seasonal flu vaccine. >> we're hoping they'll be able to get both. >> reporter: that's the good idea with the shots. the cdc says getting flu myth for the regular flu and the spray on the h1n1 on the same day could make one or both less effective. until the vaccine's ready,

tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >> the experts are not surprised. older you are the easier it is for your body to fight virus. >> coming up tonight on "news4" at 11:00, a teacher found drunk in the car with a student. >>> a look into the safety of some pick-me-up drinks that are popular with college students. >>> and a former ms. virginia shaves her head for a good cause. >> that's our

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tracie potts is on capitol hill with the latest on all of this. >> reporter: hi there. the president today comparing choices in education to choices in health care. something that he's trying to get the law makers here on capitol hill to agree to, but based on the meetings we saw this afternoon and comments after those meetings, it looks like they're still pretty far apart.

as tracy potts explains, there is growing concern about getting the vaccine. >> 14-year-old chloe lindsay died from the h1n1 virus. her mother is urging parents to get her children vaccinated. >> i cannot fathom that this can happen to me. i don't want it to happen to anybody else. >> the university of michigan reports only four out of 10 parents plan to vaccinate their children. even health care workers are concerned. some hospitals are singling out employees who do not get the vaccine. >> i think you need to be able to step up to the plate. >> in new york, employees protested today. they are worried about 1976 when thousands were stricken with a paralyzing disease after taking the flu vaccine. >> there is concern about whether all of this is necessary. >> no corners have been cut in this process. >> we have safety data from decades of experience with seasonal vaccines that are made in the same manner. >> one school district in texas closed after 900 students got sick. >> coughing, headaches, they are really tired. >> signs that this pandemic is now well underway. to prevent h1n1 from sp

tracie potts, nbc news washington. >> of the 26 states reporting widespread activity, 99% of those cases have been confirmed as h1n1 virus. meanwhile, the flu has sit down an entire school district near houston, texas. all eight campuses will remain closed until thursday. school officials there say 15% of the students were absent yesterday so are 10% of the teachers are sick. health officials have determined that texas is one of the 26 states where flu activity is widespread, and they say more than half the cases are swine flu. >>> not just schools, but area businesses, too, are concerned about how the pandemic will affect them. this morning the greater washington brd of trade sponsored a seminar to discuss the impact swine flu may have in our region. about 25% of board members showed up for the seminar to get advice. the message delivered today, businesses need a plan. >> there's little predictable about this when it relates -- the 20% perhaps in your office may be one department at a time or maybe 20% of that department, 20% of another department and right on down the road. to avoid th

tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >>> the virus is widespread, but it is a mild or moderate strain. in fact, the cdc says the number of people hospitalized so far is fewer than in a normal flu season. >>> coming up tonight, we'll tell you about changes for people who tailgate at the redskins' gape >>> good evening. bob ryan, storm center 4. still warm. 76 degrees in leesburg. we'll see more cool, dry air coming in after a cool start tomorrow. temperatures will be into the 70s. there will be a brisk, northeasterly wind. there is a bit of advisory, small craft advisory out for sailors. great sailing weather. coastal flooding minimal on the west part of the bay. st. constantine having a great festival up there on 16th street and the blumont fair. great weekend. back to you. >>> howard university is receiving an historic grant to help preserve the school's history. today federal officials, including secretary of the interior ken salazar, joined universitied administers to announce the grant made possible by the american recovery act. 20 black colleges are getting federal aid to make rep

tracie potts, news4. >> the sate could start debating the plan next week. republicans are worried democrats may try to shorten debate to rush the legislation through. >>> on the hill, a bill is moving through the house that could help more than a million jobless americans. this measure would provide an additional 13 weeks of unemployment benefits. the extension would cover people whose benefits would run out a the end of this month. for those who live in states where the unemployment rate is at least 8.5%, d.c. and about 25 states fall into that category. a vote on the bill could happen either later today or tomorrow. >>> the federal deposit insurance corporation or fdic guarantees the safety of deposits in member banks up to $250,000 of a depositivor's account would be reimbursed if the bank should go under. bu the fdic seized 94 banks this year and funds are running short. "new york times" said the agency is considering a plan to borrow from the nation's banks. they have a $100 billion line of credit with the treasury department, but regulators are reluct

i'm tracie potts, news4 washington. >> thank you. >>> thousands of university of maryland students anticipated the president's arrival today. they were up early. students started to form a line four hours before the doors opened at the comcast p center. this was mr. obama's third trip to their campus. for many it was their first time hearing his message in person. >> i feel like his health program is going to help everybody. i'm desperate to listen to him. >> to protestors who disagree with the health care plan held peaceful demonstrations. >> another person hit by the metro train today. this time it was a teenager. the train hit the teenager at the columbia heights stop this afternoon. derrick ward is in the area with more. >> reporter:e are learning a bit more. it happened about 1:55 this afternoon. we want to show you some video immediately after the incident. paramedics taking the victim out of the station. he was being resuscitated frantically. we understand he did succumb to his wounds and his injuries. we were told this man, this young man is a tenth grader at bell lincoln education cam