he's an infectious disease professor at vanderbilt university.'s a specialist on all things h1n1. he's been advising the cdc and we have our josh levs who has been fielding a lot of your questions as well as your comments. so dr. schaffner, we have a lot of questions. people are a little concerned. they're particularly concerned about whether they actually get the swine flu, the h1n1, if they get inoculated, right? >> there isn't any reason to believe that. that's an old myth, that you can get flu from the flu vaccine. that's incorrect, fred, and so you can put that aside. if you get the nasal spray variety, you might have a little nasal drip and a sore throat for a day, but that's a whole lot better than getting influenza, and most people get a little bit of a sore arm for about a half a day. didn't even happen to me this time. >> all right, josh, what are some of the other questions or concerns people have? why are they a little nervous about this vaccine? >> here is one of the biggest reasons. let's zoom right into the screen behind me. how is

vanderbilt university medical center in nashville has seen more than 5,000 patients with flu-like symptoms so far this month. six are now in critical condition. vanderbilt's children's emergency department has increased its staffing by 50%. donnie and marsha white brought their daughter in today. >> they're just trying to take care of it. it's -- keep an eye on it just because her blood pressure was so low this morning, so they just want to make sure she's going to get better. >> reporter: the good news for 6-year-old faith is that most do get better. this virus continues to be relatively mild. hospitals hope their efforts in, and now just outside the emergency room, will keep it that way. ryan owens, abc news, austin, texas. >>> our medical unit is answering your questions about h1n1 swine flu, and you can post your questions at "the world newser" at abcnews.com. >>> residents in the atlanta area got a break from the wet weather today. there was no rain. and flood waters have started to recede. one early estimate puts the flood damage at a quarter of a billion dollars. georgia's state bud

she is a professor of political science at vanderbilt university. political analyst carol swain is back with us. 44 more moderate democrats have gone on record in opposition of the health care bill. on the other side, you have 57 liberal members saying, no government option, we will not be a part of it. pelosi is saying, we have to have it. max baucus is saying it is not going to happen in the senate. steny hoyer is even imposing. how you get out of that? >> that was what the speech was. he was saying, there is a non- public public option. he is for it before he will be against it. this is part of the strategy. the public option is going to be k.o.'d relatively quickly. he needed a trigger. sean: the president wants to -- >> political gain. >> fancy prep work. >> i thought the speech was very misleading. for one thing, there is always unintended consequences whenever there is legislation. there is no way the president can promise people that there will be able to keep their doctors, keep their insurance companies. no change, no cost of everything wi

the mother is now recovering at vanderbilt university hospital. >>> the wisconsin police department is dealing with disgrace after two officers set their uniforms on fire. two deputies taped action at a party. the investigator saw the video on facebook. one of the deputies has been demoted and the other reassigned for violating police department rules. >>> michael vic is bringing -- michael vick is bringing his anti-dog-fighting message to churches. he told members at covenant baptist in washington, d.c., that dog-fighting is pointless and he doesn't know why he risked his career for it. he also said he never thought he would get caught. >> actor patrick swayze has died but his memory lives on in an emotional diary. >> reporter: coming up on entertainment tonight, patrick swayze takes us back to his wedding day in his own words. it's what you haven't heard from patrick's emotional audio diary. >> i can't tell you how much you've come to meet me -- to mean to me. >> they met and married in 1985. lisa made both his wedding suit and her dress. >> lisa is the best thing and 34 years later,

he's a professor of medicine at vanderbilt university out of nashville.endy family of chevy chase, maryland, well, they have our children in a trial, a clinical trial for the h1n1 vaccine. they're joining us out of

vanderbilt university is one of eight trial sites where they're testing that vaccine and they have apparently just found one that works. laura simmons from fox affiliate wztv in nashville has more. >> reporter: amy johnson knows more than she wants to know about swine flu. after her three kids all tested positive for h1n1, now she's sick. >> they said it was the a strain, the same cat grow as h1n1. >> it may come too late for her, but researchers at vanderbilt medical center have finally found a vaccine that works. >> we're very excite about the results. they're very robust. remember, these are early days, more results will come in. >> reporter: one thing doctors are excited about, initial results showed one inoculation protected over 90% of adult recipients, so there likely won't be a need for two shots, at least for now. >> that has put a smile on everyone's face because it means right away, everything will be so much easier for all the patients, who want to get protected, for all the providers, who are going to be delivering vaccines, and of course, it means we'll be able to protect more p

vanderbilt university medical center in nashville has seen more than 5,000 patients with flu-like symptomso far this month. six are now in critical condition. vanderbilt's children emergency division has increased its staffing by 50%. >> they're trying to keep an eye on her because her blood pressure was so low this morning. they want to make sure she's going to get better. >> reporter: the good news for 6-year-old faith is most do get better. the virus continues to be relatively mild. hospitals hope their efforts in and now just outside the emergency room will keep it that way. ryan owens, abc news, austin, texas. >> we certainly have heard so much about who should be taking it, who should in the right now but a lot of people are saying part of the problem has been that children have been >> they say part of the problem is children have been overrequesting the de -- it. one day to achieve the child gross, ground it up so many of those kid back there. >> security is tight and no chances are being with us. clrd >> as we mentioned at the top of the show, the g-20 swings into gear in pittsbur

a graduate of vanderbilt university, doctor benjamin wicker, is a senior fellow with the discovery institute at seattle, washington, and also at the saint paul center for biblical theology. the author of seven well-received books, his most recent and most provocative is "10 books that screwed up the world." doctor elizabeth kantor is the editor of the conservative book club, frequent contributor to human events, and blogs at conservative book club.com. she received her degree at the university of north to live in chapel hill, which experience helped her to inspire to write the politically incorrect guide to english and american literature. ladies and gentlemen, please join me in welcoming our first battles, harry crocker. [applause] >> thank you. i have worked in the book business most of my working life. i never thought you parrot the pleasure of holding a ook as to holding my le. out of the house she would take a. i would say i love you as much as i love holding the road to serfdom. [laughter] >> i remember -- they usually have is recommended book list for christmas. and asked him what boo

but, still, she makes her way to the study at vanderbilt university. >> arm pain, tenderness, maybe some fever, maybe feeling achy. >> reporter: going through all the waivers and all the medical things you have to sign, you almost feel like your signing your wife a little bit. so i will say that that made me a little bit nervous. and it's not just me. even though i have a baby. >> reporter: amy, who works at vanderbilt, signs the forms and get the h1n1 shot. so why'd she do it? >> she said, you're not doing this because you're getting paid for it. i said, i don't even know if i'm getting paid for it. >> reporter: but she said she wanted to get the shot because she's scared of swine flu. and what really clinched her decision. on monday she found out her neighbor's son got h1n1 and now he's in the hospital. >> it terrified me. i was scared to death. i mean, pregnancy hormones and all, i just started to cry. >> reporter: amy wants to protect herself and her unborn baby. amy just got her h1n1 vaccine. will that vaccine protect her child from h1n1 once he's born? >> we're wanting to vaccinate

she makes her way to the study at vanderbilt university. >> arm pain.hy. >> you feel like you're signing your life away. maybe a little nervous. >> reporter: amy signs forms and gets the shots. why did she to it? >> we're in the middle of babies "r" us and he said you're not doing this vaccine because you get paid for it? i don't know if i get paid for it. >> reporter: the $300 she received for joining the study isn't why she did it. she wanted to get the shot because she's scared of swine flu and on sunday she found her neighbor's son got h1n1 and now he's in the hospital. >> i was scared to death. i started to cry. >> reporter: amy wants to protect herself and her unborn baby. amy just got her h1n1 vaccine. will that vaccine protect her child from h1n1 once he's born? >> what we want to do is vaccinate women early enough in pregnancy to give that antibody to their unborn children. >> reporter: in the end amy got the swine flu vaccine for both of them. >> i hope it's the right thing to do. i'll never forgive myself if it isn't. i think it's the right t

common result of the raids -- they were very beneficial to american workers, according to a vanderbilt university study professor. helen, go ahead. caller: actually, i am from a massachusetts. my name is helena. the example of the south carolina constituency has been to disrupt congress and, as you mentioned about charles sumner, the attack on charles sumner was also a south carolina representative. what seems to me to be the divide-and-conquer mentality of the republican party at this time, and it seems to be that we are the united states and we should work together and try to bring more of the team effort into the way we approach our issues and our problems so that we can resolve them. thank you. host: van cleve, mississippi, susan, who thinks we should -- the house should not censure congressman wilson. why is that? caller: because he has already apologized to the president and he accepted his apology, and i do not hear no outcry when harry reid calls president bush a liar twice in the media. he says that he is not going to pay for illegal immigrants, but pelosi is going to bring up a reform b

but still she makes her way to the study at vanderbilt university. >> arm pain, tenderness, fever, feelingings you have to sign, you almost feel like you are signing your life away. i will say that makes me nervous. not just me. you know, i have a baby. >> reporter: amy, that works at vanderbilt, signs the forms and gets the h1n1 shot. so why did she do it? >> all of a sudden we are in the middle of babies "r" us, you are not doing it because you may get paid for it. i go i don't know if i'm getting paid for it. >> reporter: she says the $300 she received for joining the study isn't why she did it. she wanted to get the shot because she is scared of swine flu. and what really clinched her decision, on monday, she found out her neighbor's son got h1n1 and now he is in the hospital. >> it terrified me. i was scared to death. i mean, pregnancy hormones and all, i just started to cry. >> reporter: amy wants to protect herself and her unborn baby. amy just got her h1n1 vaccine. will that vaccine protect her child from h1n1 once he is born? >> what we are wanting to do is vaccinate women early e

vanderbilt. i asked of him at the university of tennessee at knoxville. he said that he met harvard, yale, one of the best schools. -- that he meant harvard, yale, one of the best schools. i am so glad did not know the impact of what he was saying or would have been intimidated. he handed me a book. i flipped through. there was harvard and there was real. in harvard, they did not have. the first year. that was the one i wanted to go to. they could not find me out. if you do not have grades, you get a chance to say. we do you get a chance to stay. so i decided to go to yale. it was a new world to me. i had to study hard for my ls ats. it is the law school aptitude test. it is written by satan. it is designed to making measurable in and secure -- is designed to make you miserable and insecure. [laughter] when i first took my practice test for that course to take the test, it turned out that to get into yale, you had to be about 95% percentile. that means he did better than 95% of the people that took the test. i thought it was no problem because i made 95 o