and e. coli 157 actually fits into that mold. when there were near-simultaneous outbreaks, one of them in southern oregon, the other one in... the upper part of the lower peninsula of michigan. there were suddenly a large number of people in relatively small communities with very severe, bloody, diarrheal illness. and when these people went to their health care providers, the health care providers took specimens, tested them for the bugs that they knew caused that type of bloody diarrhea and came up with nothing. they turned first to the local, then to the state public health department, and when that didn't turn up any answers, the state asked the cdc for assistance. and so in circumstances where people can't come up with the causative agent, those specimens can then come into our laboratories, and we can run tests for a variety of different things that are both known and unknown. and that's what we did in that particular situation. and one of the things that we noticed is that we found that there were unusual e. coli in several

we have been very aggressive on e. coliecause the belief we have the jurisdictional power to do that. we have been able t to, for example, expand the number. we have been focused on all of those things. i think a lot of it has to do with how the courts have perceived a jurisdiction edit ththe jurisdiction editthe reso. >> have you asked for the authority? ask us for the authority. >> we have attempted to exercise the authority and the courts have basically told us we can't do it. >> ask us for the authority. i'm serious. the supreme court just wrote, you know, dealt with leadbetter etc.. we turned that around in the congress. we have legislation that can deal with these issues. ask for the authority. thank you mr. chairman and mr. secretary. >> thank you mr. chairman. mr. secretary, just to maybe return to the points that my good colleague from connecticut raised, the point of the dialogue is there was a compromise that was struck in the bill that would reduce the programs for farmers by 7% and reduce the program by 1%. som

i think there's too many bacteria, you have e. coli. >> one problem with this, and i come out with david on this, too. it's something i would never recommend, even if it's a cookie which doesn't pick up a lot of bacteria or a gummy bear which does not pick up a lot of bacteria. this study showed there wasn't a lot of bacteria on the floor in general. but someone could track in fecal bacteria on their shoes and you ended up with a stomach bug. >> that's disgusting. >> the cat, the dog walk on the floor. your shoes are on the floor. >> meanwhile you just picked up a cookie. >> i have to tell you one other thing. jillian clark back in 2004 won an ig nobel prize from harvard university for thoughtfulness saying and humor saying the five second rule was bogus. julian clark, you are right. do not eat off the floor. >> meanwhile, did you see during the commercial where he picked up the cookie? >> can you rinse it off? >> no. get rid of it. >> on that, it's a viagra pill, then it's safe. >> wash it off. wash it off. >> thank you, doctors. >> t

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but that's not all, possibly living in the footbaths, fungus, e. coli, and other bacteria. this arizona state board of cosmetology inspector checks nail salons. >> i'm seeing a lot of grime in here. >> reporter: this salon owner who says he has cleaned up his act, will probably get a $250 fine. experts told us the best protection is for the salon to use plastic liners and for you to have no cuts when you go in. some basic precautions so you're polished and ready for your close-up. reena ninan, abc news, houston. >> and you can see the full report on "20/20" tonight. at 10:00 eastern. >>> and when we come back -- heading into our weekend. this friday. our "instant index" and one tiny dog showing us all how to be truly happy. ♪ because i'm happy ♪ because i'm happy so there i was again, explaining my moderate to severe chronic plaque psoriasis to another new stylist. it was a total embarrassment. and not the kind of attention i wanted. so i had a serious talk with my dermatologist about my treatment options. this time, she prescribed humira-adalimumab. humira helps to clear t

the military called the us national archives for hope and endurance flew to baghdad with e coli to make recommendations with the iraqi government in usd per support the troops were shipped to the united states for preservation and exhibition. they tell the story of a vibrant and very important jewish community that as early as late as nineteen forty nine had. katrina hundred and fourteen hundred eight thousand members. the full collection includes more than twenty seven hundred books and tens of thousands of documents in hebrew arabic judeo arabic and english dating from fifteen forty two the nineteen seventies some iraqi jewish community members came to the exhibit opening. many of the iraqi who left iraq left with very very little. most of them with maybe one suitcase. and so have had many deep weren't able to take photographs and so on. in fact there are some artifacts and actually dealt with some of the individuals who came to be the opening so it seemed their school record for instance. very very dramatic in an interesting experience for them and for us to have witnessed and burke

the garden this time as team president and now let's shift on over to play off action in the k b l e coli on borneo once hosted the sk nights in game four ofs. now the orioles were fighting to stay in the postseason. but it has paid that brings the heat early continue commenting fifteen point lead into halftime. now fast forward to the last quarter people healed find that conflict within a puppy in the last minute hearts they cannot capitalize as he wins the game sixty two to sixty and takes the series three games to watch. and that's all i have for now this has been steven gerrard i'll see you back here later for more from the world of sports. a fan. there was a cloudy day here in seoul and the yellow dust remains pretty tells us connect live tracking them down at the weather center the camp meeting guys the good news is that the yellow dust will gradually move out by a meeting tonight as pronounced now is the one hundred and fifty one micrograms per cubic meter of yellow dots that is about three times the novel of all the other over hundred of those brides that the western regions howev

the same way we do as e. coli 1057h7? you've got a 25 million per year to create an innovation center to study antibiotic resistance. i would like at some point if you can and maybe for the record because there isn't time now to let us know about the petition that cspi put together and the questions that they have asked and if we could get an answer to those questions. voluntary versus -- >> actually, i think to a certain extent the questions are in a sense one and the same in this respect. there is a difference between our jurisdiction and capacity relative to beef and e. coli and poultry and salmonella. it's based on what you're asking to us do and we were told by the court that we did not have the authority or the jurisdiction to do that. so, as a result, we have been looking at ways in which we can improve efforts at reducing salmonella. we've initiated salmonella performance standards that are enhanced and for the first time came up with bacterial standards. we are proposing to enhance our sampling to intensify testi

american politician after another making the media rounds patronizing president obama and calling for an e coli his foreign policy stance week because he is not calling on the troops or anything like that. they are trying to hold his feet to the fire and to force them to act. then this is a very dangerous and to take and it's a very dangerous game to play. nobody should be criticizing obama for not taking military action are they crazy. i mean at this point you know when what we really want a cool heads and in diplomatic dialogue we should be at the height of diplomatic diplomacy right now where we are. you know talking to rush and toppling talking to crying. been trying to see if we can come up with a solution. that's good for everybody that's who we should really be trying to do. that was actor steven nissen call you as this crisis continues to unfold in ukraine rts are foreigners all over the country on the ground bringing us the latest let's turn now to care all of our lives in ukraine's capital kiev. now let's say you're just the two is in hot cars was more the oligarchs who helped to fina

they do more meet expections for e. coli and other bacteria then the whole government does. go up and down the line on the list, keep in mind most supermarkets are regional in nature. >> people who shop at trader joe's are fanatic about it. it is easy to shop that did a lot of people are doing this at home. throwing food together. maybe as the economy improves, the stores these stores that are focused on that will not do as well. >> gm ceo expected on capitol hill tomorrow. listen to what our experts have to say. at the end of the day, it is all about money. ♪ telephone rings ] [ shirley ] edwa jones. this is shirley eaking. how may i help you? oh hey, neill, how areou? how was the trip? [ male announcer ] with nearly 7 million investors... [ shirle] he's right here. hold on one sec. [ malennouncer ] ...you'd expect us to have a highly skilled call center. kevin, neill holley's on line one. ok, great. [ male announcer ] and we do. it's how edward jones makes sense of investing. ♪ >> i am melissa francis. pumping a big market rally today. the economy is still far from healthy

a new study from ashton university in england, researcher did tests on bacteria looking for e. coli kind of things, and they found that five seconds generally is pretty accurate. and that carpet is almost impossible to like get a lot of bacteria if you pick it up even after a minute. carpet is your best bet. if you drop it on the carpet, you can eat it. >> you can say the one-minute rule. >> kitchen tile, laminate, stick with the five-second rule. but it is comforting to know you can, in fact, pick it up and eat it. >> fantastic. >>> all right, man's best friend. being a hero. this guy fell a sleep with his laptop on his bed and it sparked and actually set a fire in his home. well, he just kept sleeping and didn't realize it. his dog came up and started licking his face and woke him up. and that's the only way he was able to get out alive. he was actually all right. the fire captain said that dog, named liberty, the timely action may have very well saved his owner's life. >> great dog. >> yeah. >> beautiful, too. >> gorgeous. >> gorgeous dog. - ( snaps, clatters )ic playin) that sou

. >> reporter: fatal e. coliocess the hamburger beats their resold to bore the just what customer. >> reporter: that me it was checked it to other places as debate its way into the food supply. >> none of these products are never released until all of it is sampled. >> reporter: recovering one year of beef from the rancho feeding corp. >> pam: he acted in self defense. that's what prosecutors say the evidence shows in the case against a homeless man accused in the fatal stabbing of a teenager in campbell. >> pam: set for arraignment this afternoon, 24-year-old todd tharp, shown here in a monday jailhouse interview with kron 4 news, was instead released after the district attorney's office declined to bring charges against him. >> pam: tharp was arrested after heivan diaz amescua during an altercation at john d. morgan park in campbell. police say tharp feared for his life when he pulled a knife and police say they are now worried about retaliation against todd tharp after threatening graffiti tags turned up in jo

possibly living inside those whirlpool tubs, fungus, e coli and other bacteria. that can cause cuticle infections, finger herpes, staph, mrsa and more. but to find out the dirty truth for ourselves, 20/20 used hidden cameras, in glasses, purses and even a water bottle. and documented any germ spreading students, like this. check out this woman as she takes a cotton ball with nail polish remover, uses it on her own nails and then the same one right on us. >> that's how we can impart bacteria on people. >> watch as she grabs this old nail buffer, what looks like white chaling is probably someone else's dead skin. without hesitating, she uses it on us. a major no-no. those devices are one-time use only according to state regulations. is it really so bad that everything must be cleaned and disinfected? we swabbed and swabbed and swabbed all over the salon, and sent it to the lab. in one foot bath, they found 28 million bacteria from feces. and on a pedicure towel, staph. >> if you have a break in the skin that is one way the staph can get into there, by using the tow

experts and they say the true issues tracking all sorts of things mud, dirt, bacteria and viruses like e. colicould get worse. live near a farm and more dangerous things could come from the soil of credit >> card this could also track fund guidgi that could bring on wards or athlete's foot is. but all that said, the experts say that the risk of catching anything from what your shoes track again is very low. these germs would have to come in contact with a lesion on your skin to affect your health. experts say that the better bet is to be strict about wiping your feet on a dormant. >> there's one exception, the experts say it if you do have a baby at home was crawling you might want to consider have a shoe free home. your baby is more prone to pick up things. >> today is ash wednesday. martin the first day of lent for catholics. liz is the. leading up to easter and is a time of prayer. >> it lasts for 40 days, excluding sundays. many people give up something during lent, like a saber food or a favorite activity. here in san francisco bishop robert mcelroy will lead a symbolic ash wednesday even

there is e. coli bacteria in there, so that is what gets rid of it. next, the refrigerator.s in the garbage. >> oh, i was going to eat that. >> i don't you want to. speaking of e. coli. then take a teaspoon of baking soda, mix with water. clean the shelves well. if you can pull your refriger e refrigerator on, vacuum the coils. it will run 20% more efficiently. >> what else do you have? >> the oven. keep your oven clean. again, this is about running efficiently. i suggest getting a nonstick liner. just pop that in there. what's great about it, it's going to collect any debris and you can run that through your dishwasher to clean it. >> i never thought i would say this, but come meet me in the bathroom. let's talk about the shower. you need to do some spring cleaning on this. >> let's start off with the shower head. what i've done is taken a white vinegar, put it in a plastic bag and taken rubber bands to attach. the white vinegar is like a wonder cleaner. it's going to get rid of the build up, bacteria. to wash the shower doors, take a pixture of baking soda and vinegar. was

this year and a group is trying to detect things in marijuana finding mold, mildew, pesticides and e. coli. many are being diffused food foods and there is no control on whether this is good for you or not. recreational marijuana, we believe, national families in action, believe we should not do that because we cannot think of a single way that will prevent use from increasing particularly among children. if congress were to go there, we would call for a model based on the david kessler's model. he said after fighting to gain control of tobacco and loosing it he said my understanding of the administration powers rest with the bottom line, prohibiting the tobacco companies to sell a deadly drug. he was trying to bring the industry to the end. if we apply the model to marijuana, we could prevent another from starting. it would make public health the center piece of marijuana control. it would charter a non-profit corporation and public health becomes key with non-profit. in my state, i am sorry to tell you we just passed the most extreme gun law in the nation. it was lobbied by the national

experts and they say you're shoes trek and all sorts of things like mud if bacteria and viruses like e colion on real live. if you live near a farm other pathogens come. carpet's contract from guy that could bring on warts or even athlete's foot. but all that said they say the risk of affecting their health is very low. what have more of that at coming up after the break. a comeback to the kron4 morning news. the time is 7453 tracking hot spots and delays on the richmond fremont line that has the three terminal station south hayward union city and fremont have just reopened and we have confirmed from kron4's mike pelton if then the trains are running again with purchases to expect delays on the richmond fremont line is they're just now getting back into service after an incident that occurred in the 11:00 hour last night in which a person was killed at the self hayward station. other hot spots with which we are tracking. the right of the nimitz freeway and 880 in the south bonn direction. the drive for the drive time now out of san leandro all the way down to the 237 interchange is 53 minut

new haven finding a way to detect con tam nantz in marijuana finding such things as mold, mildew, e-coli, and other con tam nantz. many of these products are infused to foods, and there are no controls over whether this is good for you or not. at this point at least. so recreational marijuana, we believe, national families in action believes, that we should not do. that. do we cannot think of a single way it will prevent use from increasing, particularly among children. however, if congress were to go there, we would call for a legalization model based on model for the tobacco industry. he said after eight years as head of f.d.a. of fighting to try to gain control of regulating tobacco, and losing that battle, he said "my understanding of the industry's power finally forced me to see that the solution to the smoking problem rests with the bottom line. prohibiting the tobacco companies from continuing to profit from the sale of deadly addictive drug. these profits are inevitably sed to promote that same addic tive product and generate more sales. e was trying to contain a very old commerc

. >> we'll be very scientific, we'll see e. coli and salmonella. >> i'm never having another salad.. >> and not scrubbing your trash can. >> even with a plastic bag, there can be leakage. think about all the raw foods, egg shells festering there. you need to scrub it out regularly. use common sense. if you can't remember the last time you did it, it's time to do it. >> does spraying lysol help? >> you follow manufacture instructions and do it. or you can use half a cup of believe -- i'm sorry, with baking powder, fill it, let it soak for ten minutes and scrub it down the sides. >> when you take out the trash bag, don't set it on the kitchen counter or on the kitchen floor or have it sit in the hallway for 24 hours while you're waiting for your husband to take it out. take it directly to the trash and don't touch anything. we're talking about 9.6 million cases per year in the united states, severe diarrhea, cramping, you could have a fever of 101. and it can be contagious. >> 35% of our viewers on today.com say they never cleans inside of their washing machine. >> another place that