At 5:12 p.m., when the Associated Press uploaded a story quoting from the press release, news organizations around the country took notice.
At ABC in New York, producers set to work trying to confirm the story in time for World News Tonight at 6:30 p.m. The story did not air, although Loss and Kim were scheduled to appear on this morning's "Good Morning America" to discuss their interview.
Cyberscribe Matt Drudge splashed the AP report across the top of his Web site.
"It's a little crazy here," Kim said from his Winthrop House room yesterday evening, while juggling calls from the media.