national emergency. more than 1,000 have died from the swine flu so far. now president obama is taking extraordinary measures to try to stop the virus from spreading. good saturday, everyone. the president declared the swine flu pandemic a national emergency today and the white house has launched a preemptive strike. the declaration should speed treatment to thousands of affected people and allows the government to get help to communities more quickly in case there is a sudden surge of cases. it smooths the way of hospitals to move emergency rooms off site to speed treatment and protect noninfected patients. president obama says the virus is spreading so quickly, in fact, it has the potential to overburden health care resources. pregnant children and young children have been hit hardest. 4,300 were vaccinate at a clinic in fairfax county today. derek ward was there. reporter: the first spots were taken by eight the night before. it was a seemingly well organized process. on
stepping up security. a new warning is being sent out to mass transit agencies. why you may see more cops and be subject to search the next time you raide the rails. busd with booze. a local teacher arrested and charged with crimes against a student. what the woman was caught doing with a teenage boy that has her off the job this morning. commuter nightmare. no matter when you leave, it seems traffic only gets worse. why so much of the region is in gridlock and it s not getting better any time soon. good morning, everyone. welcome. we re glad you re up with us. i m barbara harrison. good morning to you. i m joe krebs on this tuesday, september 22nd, 2009. let s take a live look outside. we do have some clouds above us right now, 67 degrees. let s see whether we have any rain on the way today. tom can tell us. good morning, tom. good morning. these are the last few hours of astronomical summer. equinox arrives this afternoon. we do have the clouds but no precipitat