you work at the cdc. tell us about influenza. all of the injections that people can take to protect them will go out to doctors and health clinics. what will stop you from actually covering this correctly? >> thank you, robert. this is the beginning of the influenza season, the annual influenza season. some of the work we do to support the health of americans through the influenza season won't be getting done now. for example, we cannot do the analytics. we're taking in information, but we can't process it and send it back out to health care providers and to health departments to let them know what needs to be done. >> reporter: thank you. i hate to cut you off. we're running out of time. if there's a problem in, let's say, chicago, the cdc will not be able to send a team in to look at exactly how the influenza has spread there. so people's lives run the risk. that's the bottom line here in atlanta at the cdc. it's a situation that they would like to change very, very quickly. back to you. >> robert, wasn't the cdc already dealing

the cdc has stopped investigating measles. future medical.research could also be in trouble the nih will not begin new studies or clinical trials. get your vaccine now to avoid getting sick later. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. rolling outnchot is a new initiative to help small businesses get health care tax credits. he sent letters to 5000 small business owners in anne arundel county. 35% of ats are worth businesses health-care costs and he goes up to 50% next year. fewerness must have 25 or employees to be eligible. >> a man faces life in prison after he was convicted of opening fire inside a salon. tuan minh pham was found guilty of attempted murder and other charges. both victims were critically injured but did recover. he faces life in prison when sentenced in december. >> and man will head to a san francisco court for a bail hearing. he was charged in new york as a mastermind of a website. that site was busted for selling cocaine to nearly 960,000 users and dealers. pay accused in maryland to to kill a witness. >>

the cdc also being affected by the government shutdown. saying iticials are is earlier than it is ever been spotted in maryland during flu season. the cdc has stopped tracking influenza cases, a victim of the government shutdown. they're flu surveillance homepage says it all. no one is watching where the flu is moving or whether a pandemic is emerging. a doctor says that maryland and other states will continue tracking and testing locally. without the government, there is no one linking across state lines. >> helps us all keep a picture of what is going on from a national standpoint. >> the cdc has stopped tracking food poisoning and stopped investigating measles cases. we will keep you updated on that. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> state officials are working out all the kinks in the health benefit exchange. the site is not up and running but you might have a longer wait time. peter franchot is reminding small-business owners about the tax credits available to offset the cost of providing health care to their employees. it goes

which in the case of the cdc may be bad medicine. e rules of the shutdown, the cdc can call back some personnel in the face of a public health threat. it's still a long way from the 24/7 vigilance the nation has come to rely on. >> john, thank you. >>> republicans say they will vote tomorrow to restore death benefits to families of service members killed in action. the government shutdown has held up the normal $100,000 payment issued within three days to help with immediate expenses. we'll take a closer look at this story and the situation tomorrow. >>> president obama says he won't let extortion become routine in this democracy. we'll get reaction to that and rest of his comments today from the all-stars when we come back. with an innovative showerhead plus wireless speaker, kohler is the proud sponsor of singing in the shower. plays a key role throughout our lives. one a day women's 50+ is a complete multivitamin designed for women's health concerns as we age. with 7 antioxidants to support cell health. one a day women's 50+. . >>>

. >> the work done at the cdc is not just important to america but all over the world.i think we should be able to reopen it, and i'm hopeful that we can move legislation from ths house to the senate to do just that. >> democrats who issued dire re warnings of what they call the e gop shutdown on the cdc have little appetite for piece meal reopenings. preferring to keep everything closed until republicans cave, which in the case of the cdc may be bad medicine. >> now under the rules of the th shutdown, the cdc can call back some personnel in the face of a public health threat which it is doing at this point.is but that is still a long way away from the 24-7 responsee capability that the nation and o the world have come to rely on. so depend, yet another result of this shutdown, need i say that t they need to hurry up and get this taken care of so we can gen back to normal.no >> for many reasons. re >> day after day we hear one one more thing. >> it's a domino effect.ef >> earlier this morning wernin talked about military families not getting the death benefits that they

i understand the cdc already was dealing with bought crunch. >> exactly. questration has cut $285 million of their budget, so there is slim pickings already. all of the immunizations that everybody gets, you go to walgreens, your doctor, all of those are being sent or already in place. none of that will be effected but the most important thing they do is map and monitor outbreaks. for example, here in atlanta, let's say there is a pocket, maybe a suburb where a few schools come out with a flu outbreak. well no one is going to know that because they send field teams in to figure out, how do we prevent the flu from spreading in this particular area, and thus getting to a larger region, they don't be able to do it. people's lives are at risk, elderly, them what are pregnant, small children, the people that are the most affected by flu -- thousands of people die every year in america even with the monitoring that the cdc does. it's a major issue and the people here are very, very concerned. >> all right. robert thank you. >>> the obama administration is scrambl

the cdc has stopped tracking influenza cases, a victim of the government shutdown. no one is watching to sound the alarm. >> i am concern for the experts. we are not going to catch it as we normally would. >> maryland and other states will continue to track, but there is no one tracking it across state lines. and there are no cdc researchers analyzing this year's viruses to come up with a recipe for next year's vaccine. the cdc has also stopped investigating outbreaks of food poisoning and measles. future medical research may also be in trouble. al 11fer franciotti, wb news. hard have talked about how it may be for many of us to unplug for the devices we use every day. there is a new medical condition called sleep texting. but brain stays asleep, your thumbs type away sending messages. the big question, would the screen light wake a person up? the devices are not that bright. in order to be awoken by a light, and asked to be an intensely bright light. your cell phone in another room or turn it off altogether. your insta-weather forecast. >> we are tracking some stor

in order to get a handle on these widely dispersed cases, the cdc is turning to technology. one of the ways that we've been doing that is similar to what the fbi does in terms to having a national database of fingerprints of criminals. anytime one of those bugs is isolated, either from a human stool sample or from a food product, what happens is it goes into a network of laboratories that are capable of performing the fingerprints, using standardized methodology. changes in how food is grown and handled, increased international travel, people crammed togethe in unsanitary nditions-- all contribute to the emergence of these new and deadlier microbes, but there is another critical factor. david bennett: we now have the threat that our major tools, the antibiotics that we can treat bacterial infections, are being compromised. there's a lot of resistance to antibiotics, both in hospitals and communities, so we're very worried about what will happen there. and this means increased cost, and it also means in some cases we can't effectively treat some infections, or it's much more d

the cdc blames t government shut down. ishat true? we will investigate also, the u.s. is now supposed to be one of the world's top energy producers. why are consumers facing soaring heating bills? and twitter is about to go public. here is what you should not do one day one watching them for you tonight on "the willis report". ♪ gerri: well, our top story tonight, a salmonella outbreak raising alarms about how se are food is. the cdc blaming the government shut down for the slow response to link foster farms to the outbreak and is bringing for letting employees back to work. the company has a history of prior illnesses and was flanked as recently as last february causing at least 124 people to get sick. and while the usda is threatening to shut down three foster farms chicken plants, is enough being done? with more on this, executive director at the national consumers league. thank you for coming. thiss one of those critical stories. the safety of the food supply. i want to work through a take talk of what has happened. this sure is not the first time we've been throug

trouble here in maryland. 19:15:59 we fall right in this area we like to call catagion alley while the cdc may be worried... that it's not tracking flu cases across the country..... area doctors still are.... and so is dodge. experts.... who might be able to better forecast the flu season forecast.... if for no other reason... than it's in real time the cdc says eventhough states may detect an outbreak... it's the cdc that links them ...nationally. joy lepola fox 45 news at 5. 11 people are forced out of their homes following a building collapse in south baltimore. emergency crews say a home undergoing renovations... collapsed just after seven last night... along wilkins avenue... near south monroe street. people living on both sides of the house were evacuated as a precaution. wilkins avenue will also remain closed... until b-g-e can cut off gas service to the affected area. the ravens went back to work today... determined to improve they know their performance last week... was substandard. sports director bruce cunningham... joins us... with that story... the ravens know last week's perf

the problem. justin? >> reporter: well, tori, less than a third of cdc staff are on duty. but because of the salmonella crisis, they are bringing back most of what they call their disease detectives. now, most -- the outbreak has spread to 300 people in 18 states. most of those, more than 200 of them are in california. the department of agriculture is in charge of inspecting meat and they tell me all inspectors are still on duty. but at the cdc where they track the disease, pinpoint the cause and try to figure out how to slow or stop it, they were making due with the limited staff. they are bringing back 20 scientists to try to fight the outbreak. >> everyone is operating with one hand tied behind their back. that means more consumers will get stick. >> we have inspectors in the field and all of them are at work. >> reporter: now, at this point, the cdc has tied this to three 23069er farm chicken -- foster farm chicken plants in california. so far, no recall. back to you. >> thank you. >>> the government shutdown is costing tourists at the grand canyon nearly. nearly two do

>> the way that it affects the cdc, 68% of the workforce is on furlough. i'm standing here in atlanta where there is normally 8500 employees. today i'm told by some folks inside there is just about a few hundred, and so things very, very quiet. now the average american, here's how it will affect them. these guys here, they track and map infectious decease diseasese country. they took the pulse of the nation's health and they are the c.i.a. to getting the booed guys. these guys get infectious diseases and viruses. they look at the way things are going to spread, and then they send in field teams to isolate those and stop many americans from dying each year. that's at risk. that's the headline. americans' health is at risk because the cdc is not operating at its full potential because of washington's inactivity. >> even before the shutdown the cdc was already dealing with a budget crunch. >> yep, exactly. sequestration cut 5% of thorough budget, and so all the different departments that make us safe including monitoring bio terrorism, of all things, that's o

until i saw it was the cdc. >> the cdc is usually very straight-laced and doesn't use words like that>> hoffman: if this is a really big public health problem, who's in charge of this problem for the united states government? can you tell me who's in charge? >> who's in charge of resistance? >> hoffman: of antimicrobial resistance and fighting it, and it's a threat to public health, right? >> it is a threat. >> hoffman: so who's in charge with dealing with that? with coordinating it? >> well, i think that the issue of who's in charge of combating antimicrobial resistance speaks to the fact that this is a very, very complex problem. so there's not one single group that can take full ownership of solving the problem of resistance. >> hoffman: when i look at the department of health and human services, for example, i look at the assistant secretaries, there's not an assistant secretary who deals with antimicrobial resistance. there is for other kinds of health problems. it seems that this is a problem that hasn't actually registered in the high levels of the government. it's a crisis, yo

far may just be the tip of the iceberg. cdc, an of the announcement said, we protected you yesterday, we cannot tomorrow. we are less safe. >> these outbreak shows the harm that can come if public health efficient -- officials are not working. >> the foodborne outbreak division is operating at about two thirds normal staffing levels today. nbc news, atlanta. >> coming up next, your maryland pick three andnd pick four. a first-come a look at how wall street is performing at this hour. some of us feel depressed, anxious, angry. if you're just like me, say something. x time for the big three and pick four numbers. lex -- >> hi, there. starters t --ofer , followed by five. followed by a nine. 2, 5, 9. your pick four numbers. first, play champion scratch offs. you could win up to 25,000 dollars. the next drawing for ravens ticket is tomorrow. and now the pick four numbers. one for starters. we've got a five. followed by, a two. a one.al number is 1, 5, 2, 1. the maryland lottery, let yourself play. on the way?rain >> later this afte

in 20 minutes what the cdc is now doing. >>> police are investigating the deadly shooting of a man lastght. the 27-year-old man was found in the front yard of a home just after 8:00. police say the man was taken to the hospital where he died. so far his name hasn't been released. >>> fire forced people from their apartments this morning in berkeley about 12:20. it took them 20 minutes to put out the fire. people say a neighbor alerted them to the smoke and flames. >> i couldn't go to sleep and i hear somebody there is a fire. >> no one was hurt but three of the four apartments are uninhabitable. >>> santa rosa's police chief will retire in december. he has been chief since 2009 and twice served as interim chief before that. he has bane member of the police department for 31 years. >>> san jose police officers have reject ad3% raise from the city -- reject ad3% raise from the city. -- rejected a 3% raise from the city. they want a 6% raise. they agreed to pay cuts to off set a budget short fall. they said it has been tough recruiting and maintaining officers. >>> three new target stores

the cdc is saying today the government shut down is creating a problem.y brought back and people start looking at this, but isn't that just an excuse? isn't the government slow to the party? it has clearly been in trouble, as is set at the beginning of the interview, company that has been having many problems with keeping its food safe. >> certainly the government can always move faster. but this company bears the lion share the responsibility. they should recall these products months and months ago when a new there was a problem. by the way, consumers preparing products, it is not just cooking and to a certain temperature, but there is always the danger of cross contamination. this is an opportunity to educate consumers about making sure they are not preparing vegetables on the same cutting board is they're cutting of chicken. things can happen in restaurants with contamination. gerri: if you are suddenly seeing an uptick of cases it is probably because there is more bacteria. she says don't blame the consumers. they're doing the same thing they have alw

richard besser who for years led the cdc responds to the nation's

((pkg)) (joy) the director of the cdc says he's concerned how the furlough will impa his agency's abilty to track the flu. i uncovered... how social media... might provide a safe alternative. track begins contracting the flu virus... can happen in a split second. and you may not show any symptons for days. 19:35:42 so you may feel fine but you may be spreading the infection the cdc has all but stopped it's tracking of the flu.... because of the government shutdown. so we turned to a local doctor... for some insight. (dr) 19:32:59 i anticipate we're gonna see a large uptick in the next month or so. here's where social media comes in. 19:14 people will say stuff like i have the flu or my kid has the flu tweets and posts... that graham dodge monitors and maps out. 19:27:43 audio only here we have a report at pratt street near the blatimore convention center for example laugh for two years he's been forecasting the flu.... 19:25:11 you see we have today's sick wx trendng today on the website sickweather dot com. 19:11:46 allergies sore throat and common cold are going around right now. while

>> most of the cdc's activities are shut down. tribute them a while back. i just got mine and my kids got theirs so they're out there. the concern is the cdc they can't do surveillance on this flu season. that's a big problem, we won't know where it is, won't be able to address problems. avian flu is a problem. if a state calls and says we have a terrible outbreak of some disease they can't help them out. they really have their hands tied behind their back. >> another group has their hands tied behind their back the fda, charged with tracking food borne illnesses. we already had a bad year of some illness outbreaks. what happens there? this is a serious danger? >> it is serious, the food we buy at the grocery store or eat in restaurants, that's inspected. there are inspections by the fda for the produce, and so now the fda can't do much of that inspection work so that's a huge problem and they can't do most of their laboratory work, so again, all these things that we sort of take for granted just can't happen now. >> and this is wh

the cdc says it's because parents are refusing to vaccinate their children against the infection. the cdc says the vaccine prevents the disease in seven of ten children that get it. >>> the fda approved a drug for breast cancer in the early stages. it is used to fight breast cancer after the disease has spread to other parts of the body but a new study shows that it can be used soon after diagnosis and works at shrinking due morse making it easier to remove them through surgery. >>> more parents are taking infants to bed with them. the number jumped to about 13% since the early 90s. researchers interviewed about 19,000 parents and found the trend is especially rising among minorities. scientists say bed sharing puts babies at a higher risk of sudden infant death syndrome. it's okay to share a room with parents but not the bed. >>> check in with wjz eyewitness news today at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00. we focus on the government shut down. thousands of workers furloughed and no sign of a compromise. we will stay on the story and have complete coverage. >> shocking road rage caught on tape.

richard besser who for years led the cdc responds to the nation's outbreak and has been tracking this illness all day >> reporter: this sweeping salmonella scare is so serious the center for disease control is bringing back workers furloughed in the government shutdown to monitor the outbreak. almost 300 people are sick in 18 states. incredibly 42 percent had to be hospitalized which may mean the outbreak is larger than we think. like the culprit, the usda points to raw chicken from a company called foster farms. they haven't said how many packages are effected. they warn people to steer clear of chicken with these codes. some of those chickens made it to tara's table. >> wondering what if my kids get sick, what, what, what. >> reporter: foster farms says it's taking additional steps to control salmonella in their chicken. it's okay if it's thoroughly cooked. but remember it can spread if it hasn't properly handled. we coat the this chicken with glow in the dark paint with salmonella. finally into the hands. it looks clean, right? the board, your hands, this salad, covered in germs th

in order to get a handle on these widely dispersed cases, the cdc is turning to technology. one of the ways that we've been doing that is similar to what the fbi does in terms to having a national database of fingerprints of criminals. anytime one of those bugs is isolated, either from a human stool sample or from a food product, what happens is it goes into a network of laboratories that are capable of performing the fingerprints, using standardized methodology. changes in how food is grown and handled, increased international travel, people crammed togethe in uanitary nditions-- all contribute to the emergence of these new and deadlier microbes, but there is another critical factor. david bennett: we now have the threat that our major tools, the antibiotics that we can treat bacterial infections, are being compromised. there's a lot of resistance to antibiotics, both in hospitals and communities, so we're very worried about what will happen there. and this means increased cost, and it also means in some cases we can't effectively treat some infections, or it's much more dif

the cdc even taking a drastic step calling in some of their disease detectives who were furloughed in the government shutdown. abc's chief medical editor dr. richard besser who for years led the cdc's response to the nation's outbreaks has been tracking this illness all day. >> reporter: this sweeping salmonella outbreak is so serious, the centers for disease control is bringing back workers furloughed in the government shutdown to respond. almost 300 people are sick in 18 states. incredibly, 42 percent have had to be hospitalized which may mean the outbreak is larger than we think. the likely culprit, the usda points to raw chicken from a company called foster farms in california. they haven't said how many packages are effected. they warn people to steer clear of chicken with these three specific codes on the package. some of that chicken made it onto tara's loundsbury's dinner table. >> just wondering what if my kids get sick, what, what, what. >> reporter: foster farms said it's taking additional steps to control salmonella in their chicken. chicken is safe if it's thoroughly cook

the cdc also had to stop outbreaks of food poisoning and measles. future medical researchers may also be in trouble. the nih won't be given new studies or chris -- clinical trials. >> when you are given a criminal diagnosis, each month counts. >> life-saving work on hold, which could add up for a major impact on patient care. in baltimore. >> complete government shutdown on our website coverage. see who actually gets paid during a shutdown. just click a link on top of our home page. marketplace for health insurance have been bound. mostly. a few hours after improvements for which -- were made, 1000 -- still delays. health officials say the plan -- there are plenty -- there is plenty of time to apply. if you try to apply at night from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., expect certain parts of the website to be no-fly zones during the month of october. >> small-business owners who provide health care for their workers. the credit is worth up to 35% and that goes to 50% next year. 25 or fewer employees who make less than $50,000 a year. he says the credit has all

why the cdc warns, we're not safe. and the summer leads to a fall facing more violence. capturing images in baltimore. a journalists tries to understand why. >> that's someone's dna and somebody just approved or washed away. so,. >> thank you for being with us. the public keep says it will happen and it will be reasonably believe. law makers at the helm will start caring for the jobs but maybe not. the two sides are just as yesterday. >> it appears the principle at stake. if in fact, one action of one chamber of one branch of government is able to say we will shut down the government and shut down the economy unless we get our way on something we want then our democracy doesn't work. that should be pretty strait forward. >> what a train wreck. how can we tax people for not buying a product from a web-site that doesn't work? >> it sounds very much like yesterday. it looks like either side doesn't want to budge and here's reason high. it doesn't mean they will vote against the vic law makers responsible for the tragedy. it's a tough republican and it just won't vote on gov

the cdc estimates for every single reported case 25 more go unreported. this outbreak combined with another outbreak involving foster farms last year could have sickened nearly 10,000 people. investigators believe the salmonella this time came from three foster farms processing plants in california. today the usda threatened to shut the plants down. >> we have concerned, though, that they have some difficulties in producing a safe product right now. >> reporter: some of the salmonella strains are resistant to antibiotics. and the outbreak comes as the centers for disease control is hobbled by the government shutdown. 9,000 of its 13,000 workers furloughed. they've now called back 30 staffers to help with the salmonella outbreak. >> it's really outrageous that congress is keeping our top experts at home when the public demands that they be at work. >> reporter: they say they deeply regret any food borne illness associated with their products. it's important to clean the chicken thoroughly, keep it away from counter tops, and salmonella can be killed by cook

military is one, the cdc is something else. essential. 94% of the department of education is non-essential. set those folks a side so you can run the cdc and the military. charles: could not agree more. the cdc has always been the poor stepchild of the government. they never get enough credit, never get enough hasselbeck but here they are dealing with infections. you are absolutely right. they should be front and center. charles: may be the head of the cdc should have been calling the white house instead of sending these tweets. no one disagrees, if there is something that could harm us medically then keep it open, 97% of the national labor relations board nonessential, great. there may be part of a government that should be open. >> to your point i don't see a major plague coming down the pike as a result of this. this is just about out inefficiency and government especially this government when you can't even get on line to go to the daily stages. charles: only three used to get ready for this and was a lot of people. ask twit

because of the government shutdown the cdc can't track the cases.early two-thirds of the cdc employees have been furloughed. an idle cdc prevents managing all viral outbreaks not only the flu. the doctor director of the vaccine research group at the mayo and valentine's day valentine's day advisory group on immunization practices joins me now. thank you very much, doctor. tell me about the challenges in tracking the flu and what the risk is given the shutdown now which is going into the third week. >> right. for me, i really think of this as a national health security issue. the cdc is the agency charged with taking all the snapshots we get internationally and from each state and creating a collage or picture of what's happening in there. they sequence viruses so we know is a new or novel virus emerging. they look whether antiviral resistance is occurring and feed that back out to physicians so we know how best to treat or prevent illness. >> and you've pointed out that the flu that came, bird flu that came from mexico erupted in 2009 so quickly. we

less than a third of the cdc scientists are on the job.ne official telling abc news, "it's mind blowing that our world renowned scientists can't look at their blackberries today.k%2m >> reporter: home buyers applying or waiting for fha backed mortgages are alr suffering. >> we're in this hotel for who knows how long. >> reporter: in ft. wayne, indiana, the reed family loan stuck in the pipeline, awaiting final approval from government employees not atwork. critical social programs such as wic which provides 9 million moms with money for infant formula and baby food have been deemed nonessential. >> how am i supposed to get the extra $200 a month. >> reporter: head start is shutting down across the country. in connecticut today there was no preschool program for this woman's twin sons. >> it's going to affect them in a big way as far as them not being able to be in school. >> reporter: trouble for military families, too. cut rate stores on bases and posts have been closed. the civilian workers who run them sent home. >> stop it, stop it. >>

the cdc has been closed down. two thirds of employees have been out. n screaming about that. and finally he got pulse net back up and running. it has to be the cdc because it is on more than one. >> are you saying this is worse because of the shoutdown? >> that is true. up until yesterday, they aren't able to track how extensive it was. now the cdc is tracking it again. >> it sounds like part of the problem was that they had to shut down this alert system. how does it normally work? >> normally, it is automatic equipment that will look in the hospitals and track strains. they can track the strains. they weren't able to do that. and now they were able to do it again. i don't want people to get frightened by what we are saying. the chances of this happening to you out there. 300 cases is very small. still, i would tell people. keep their chicken that is raw separate. wash it thoroughly and cook it to 160 degrees or more or you will kill bacteria. >> how rare is this? >> i've seen the bacteria plenty. but you don't usually see it we're having a big problem

doesn't distribute the lion share of the vak seen, private manufacturers make the vak een, the cdc has a part in it. it will be available, and should be in the same quantity. people won't have the impetus to go out and get the flu vak seen without education. every year we go out and educate people, because they don't get it that that many people die every year. we have to remember in 1920 - between 1918 and 1920 $50 million people decide in the world from the same flu we have today, and a million in the united states, in that one year. same flu. >> you have been educating people tonight. good to see you. thank for joining us. >> in sepah gal tribe heelers have just as much report as doctors if not more. many parents are so poor they choose the healers over proper medical care. the president came up with an idea - free medical care for children under five. >> protecting a child from harm starts here. in this hut is a healer. the senegalese called him an mahabu. he's believed to have healing skills. >> translation: the spirits gave me this gift. doctors treat, but i heal. i never get

the cdc says 42% of the 278 people who became sick were hospitalized.monella linked to the outbreak appear to be drug resistant. the cdc was slow to figure out the extent of the outbreak because some of their investigators have been furloughed because of the government shutdown. now, on our channel 2 website, ktvu.com, we've posted the three usda codes to look out for on foster farms chicken. you can find it at ktvu.com on our home page. look under hot topics. >>> now, the centers for disease control says two-thirds of their staff was furloughed. they couldn't work. but this morning we found out because of this latest salmonella outbreak, they are recalling 30 employees. they can do that under the rules of the shutdown. >>> in santa clara county, officials want people to have more information about restaurant safety violations. the county may be adding color- coded signs at restaurants that have been cited for one or more serious health code violations. violations may include workers who don't wash their hands or inadequate food storage, animal contamin

the cdc is calling back furloughed experts to figure out what's happening. w information on what makes this outbreak more dangerous than others. >> these salmonella cases are mostly on the west coast. they started back in march and involve strains that are particularly dangerous. salmonella is a common problem with uncooked chicken. on average, the cdc says about one out of over 250 broiler chickens has the bacteria. but this recent strain known as salmonella hidelburg seems to be made up of multiple antibiotic resistant strains, making it harder to treat. >> it's a new thing we're able to track now is the salmonella that's making people sick, is that a response to the antibiotics you would use to treat it? it's happened more often recently. >> reporter: according to the cdc, nearly half of the patients who contracted the strain have been hospitalized which is a high percentage. although no deaths have been reported from this bacteria, the strain packs a real punch and can make you very sick. complicating the investigation into this outbreak is the government

the cdc shut down, they are bringing back some staff for various issues. where are we? we vulnerable because of the shutdown? >> we are. the good news, 135 million shots have been made and distributed already. we're not really in a problem with flu shots and flu season isn't here in a big way yet. so if the government shutdown ends and cdc comes back in full force, two-thirds of the cdc are out and they are very important in the flu season. the head of the cdc can say come back, we need you. >> can we get a shot of lee ann here as mark and i are talking. just stay on her for a moment, if you would, as we discuss the health care sector. can we get a single of lee ann as we do this. i think everybody should -- i'm sorry to be mean. i take it back. the anticipation. >> you dressed for this. >> i did. >> is he not the best. >> he's the best. >> incredible. >> actually, i was thinking about this, i decided i would but after seeing you not even flinch. >> no. >> i think i can do this without tears. >> that felt wonderful. >> dr. siegel gave me my flu shot last year and it work

>> well the cdc record said 2 million are getting next gettins per year. probably more. but the thing that's worrisome and that we saw with the research we did for this film on front line was these gram negative bacteria are starting to become resistant to our most modern last resort antibiotics, the ones that worked before. and that really concerns people because you get to that edge of life, to that desperate situation where you need something and there's nothing in the medicine chest. >> that's the situation, people forgot what it was like before antibiotics came into play. what do you think washington needs to do to avoid that catastrophe that some people are talking about? david? >> well i think the thing is to set up this kind of national surveillance. 11 out of 50 states are requiring sphaings, but that surveillance but that's not enough. there are times whether the private sector doesn't function, society has an urgent medical need here. we need a new generation of antibiotics. the science might be more difficult than the ones in the past. and the government could

nasa ames the cdc, the center for disease control, and the cia, they have canceled their trips. without the funding, they can't afford it. students hoping to rub elbows with these federal agencies are out of luck. take a look at these students in marin county. they were supposed to be in the midst of a four-day camping trip. today was supposed to be day two of this educational trip that has taken six months to plan for 60 fifth and sixth graders and 20 adults at marin primary and middle school. they showed up yesterday, with their bags packed and they learned that was for nothing. >> the whole ship is the best par and the food, hiking. >> it rippled down to these 11-year-olds that don't understand why their government can't get along and make some sense and move forward. >> in all, the national park service says six school groups had to cancel their trip to point reyes because of the shutdown. the school is stuck with enough food to feed 80 for four days. the teachers say they are going to make the best of it and they are going to cook that food at school and take their students

less than a third of the cdc scientists are on the job. one official telling abc news, "it's mind blowing that our world renowned scientists can't look at their blackberries today.k%2m >> reporter: home buyers applying or waiting for fha backed mortgages are alr suffering. >> we're in this hotel for who knows how long. >> reporter: in ft. wayne, indiana, the reed family loan stuck in the pipeline, awaiting final approval from government employees not at work. critical social programs such as wic which provides 9 million moms with money for infant formula and baby food have been deemed nonessential. >> how am i supposed to get the extra $200 a month. >> reporter: head start is shutting down across the country. in connecticut today there was no preschool program for this woman's twin sons. >> it's going to affect them in a big way as far as them not being able to be in school. >> reporter: trouble for military families, too. cut rate stores on bases and posts have been closed. the civilian workers who run them sent home. >> stop it, stop it.

i also wanted to read to you a tweet from the director of the cdc.said the cdc had to furlough 8,074 people. they protected you yesterday and can't tomorrow. other tweets didn't shut down. we are less safe. when you see we are less safe, it certainly gives you paws. >> he's a very smart guy. tom frieden, a very smart guy. we are waiting for president obama who is in the white house briefing room making a statement on the government shutdown and answering reporters' questions. we will check in with all of our reporters and analysts right after this. [ male announcer ] campbell's angus beef & dumplings. hearty cheeseburger. creamy thai style chicken with rice. mexican-style chicken tortilla. if you think campbell's 26 new soups sound good, imagine how they taste. m'm! m'm! good! >>> president obama goes before the cameras and the microphone shorlted on day eight of the partial government shutdown. he is scheduled to make a formal statement at the top of the hour and take reporters' questions in the white house briefing room. earlier, the president call

and it will have lasting effects, as the cdcs ability to warn populations most at risk for becoming sickext years flu shot has been compromised. current flu vaccine production is complete. the shutdown will not impact your ability to get a flu shot this season. as for food safety, the u.s. department of agriculture will continue inspecting meat production facilities with full time inspectors. but the food and drug administration which is charged with overseeing both imported foods and medications - will halt that task. without inspectors, who typically monitor 80% of the food supply, all items will pass through without oversight, potentially landing items in the grocery store and on your table that may cause food borne illness. obviously the longer the government shutdown lasts, the greater the impact. back to you. our warm start to october will continue for at least two more days. coming up, tom skilling will be with us, and he says the continued warmth now comes with the threat of a thunderstorm or two. make the bedroom.he bed. the kmart home and furniture event is on now. come in toda