If you know someone in the states, have them go out and buy a slingbox and connect it to their TV RIGHT NOW. Make sure it is someone who is reasonably technically competent so that they can get it set up in time.
For those who don't know, a slingbox is a box that streams your TV's signal onto the web so that you can access it from the internet.
Apart from that, I know nothing about it. My BSEE from The Ohio State University and my industry experience tell me with 100% confidence that they could have (and might have) designed the slingbox so that all your friend has to do is to e-mail you a URL and a password (after they have it connected) and you'll be in business, provided you have a reasonably high-speed connection. But that doesn't mean that they did design it that way.
As far as I know, this is your best chance.