but the fda never did so. the fda didn't even follow after the pharmacy the necc was against sending its drugs out of state hospitals without receiving patient prescriptions. the fda didn't even prefer to the massachusetts board for follow-up. we are left to wonder what would've happened if the fda had investigated or informed the massachusetts board of complain. it is possible this outbreak might have been permitted. we will get to the bottom of this so that we can ensure this outbreak in things like this never occur again. we are also joined by the fda and commissioner smith and the massachusetts department of public health. i am interested in learning whether they think this could have been prevented and whether their agency stopped it. they have a history of conducting bipartisan oversight and this is no exception. it is my hope that this hearing will serve as an opportunity to determine the reasons why such a history of this does not repeat itself. with that, i headed over to german joe barton. >> thank y

when fda first sent a letter, chairman say when you sent, fda, it was the fda under the bush administration. when the state of massachusetts had a week a consent agreement it was under governor romney's administration. you are now here under governor deval patrick and here under president obama. let's put partisanship aside. let's make sure you have the authority and the resources to do the job. we want you to do the job because we out to be mindful of the comments, that ms. lovelace make him and all the of the people who are waiting to see if they're going to die from this contaminated drug. we don't want excuses, but we don't want to leave this law ambiguous because you are always sued if you act. and if you act as a me at authority when you don't, you're usually call before committed to say how could you act as if he had authority when congress didn't give it to you. i think we ought to put our partisanship aside, the election is over, figure out a clear law for the federal government to be able to act. because with all due respect, this is not a state issue if drugs are being shipped ar

when the fda first sent a letter, it was the fda under the push of administration. in the state of massachusetts had a weak consent agreement it was under governor romney's administration. here now, here is deval patrick and under president obama, let's put partisanship aside. let's make sure you have the authority and the resources to do the job. we want eugene the job because we ought to be mindful of the comments that ms. lovelace made and all the other people waiting to see if they are going to die from this contaminated drug. we don't want excuses but we don't want to leave this law on big u.s. because you are always sued if you act and if you assume you have the authority when you don't your call before the committee to save how could you have authority when congress didn't give it to you? i think we have to put our partisanship aside, the election is over, figure out a clear law for the federal government to be able to act because with all due respect, this is not a state issue of drugs being shipped around the country. thank you mr. chairman. >> sure and i w

and what the fda hearing yesterday. we have a government that regulates all of these parts of our lives. and we have pinks live in hamburgers. -- pink slime in hamburgers. we have a bp, the oil spill. you watch these hearings, and you think, all the stuff that is going on, the government is opposed to keep track of these things and they are not. my question is, if you have got a manufacturer that is sending out the files of this stuff, they're a manufacturer. i am not a pharmacist, but it is not rocket science. you are a manufacturer. guest: with the fda has said is that they did not know the volume that was coming out. did not have access to the records, is part of their argument. because the supreme court ruling, they cannot look a lot of these firms the's records. -- pharmacies' records. what we have seen is that the owner was not cooperative, so they did not know what was coming out of necc. host: there is a headline from abc news. guest: he was subpoenaed. he was not going to show up on his own. the committee subpo

the fda has been without a fullrs worely on the fda to permanent . >> i see i've >> absolutely.120,000 workers. it's it's an extremely important agency. do you think it's unconchenable our legislature has not solved that problem? >> we have to understand that there is some really good career civil servants who probably are making sure that agencyre >>> are drug manufacturers raising the price in the very clutch at the end? >> we do see some raising the price in the 6-9 months before the patent expires. >> does that defeat the alleged massive savings to the consumer from ger nark drugs? >> not at all. the opportunity is enormous. we know that if the country used anti-inflammatoriy drugs the way doctors and kaiser did rather than celebrex and vioxx, the country would have saved 5 billion dollars. >> i'm sorry we are out of time dr. sharon levine. dr. sharon levine.

like 5-hour energy have contributed to or caused any deaths reported to the fda, it may order those popular energy shots off the market. the fda investigation comes three weeks after we told you about the death of 14-year-old anias fournier of hagerstown. she died due to caffiene toxicity according to the autopsy. her family said she drank two 24-ounce monster energy drinks 24 hours before she died and had a genetic disorder that can weaken blood vessels. her mother, wendy crossland. >> it's just something that you never want to go through. >> the fda says it's now investigating reports of five deaths possibly linked to monster energy drink, another 13 to a product called 5-hour energy. >> i'd say like most of my friends here take them like often. they really do help us stay awake studying, you know, like if i have a paper the night before, i'll definitely drink some. >> we spoke to students at gw where the starbucks was jam packed. this is a coffee generation that also loves its caffeinated energy drinks. >> i don't know. i'm really used to caffiene like diet coke and coffee. i fee

and what the fda hearing yesterday. we have a government that regulates all of these parts of our lives. and we have pinks live in hamburgers. -- pink slime in hamburgers. we have a bp, the oil spill. you watch these hearings, and you think, all the stuff that is going on, the government is opposed to keep track of these things and they are not. my question is, if you have got a manufacturer that is sending out the files of this stuff, they're a manufacturer. i am not a pharmacist, but it is not rocket science. you are a manufacturer. guest: with the fda has said is that they did not know the volume that was coming out. did not have access to the records, is part of their argument. because the supreme court ruling, they cannot look a lot of these firms the's records. -- pharmacies' records. what we have seen is that the owner was not cooperative, so they did not know what was coming out of necc. host: there is a headline from abc news. guest: he was subpoenaed. he was not going to show up on his own. the committee subpo

the truth. >> reporter: stern plans to investigate an incident in 2004 when cadden was asked by an fda investigator if necc had trypan blue in stock. cadden said no according to the investigator who then reported finding 189 vials of it on site. >> the fda has a throat explain here because at this point all of us are just aghast at the number of people that have died as well as a huge number of people that ended up in hospitals. >> reporter: stern plans to question fda commissioner about why the agency dropped investigations into the trypan blue incident. and another two years earlier when at least two people developed septic shock after being injected with a drug made by necc. we called necc looking for comment. they didn't respond. the fda is out with a statement said it needs its authority to strengthen and looking forward to working with congress to see that this never happens again. jim axelrod, cbs news washington. >>> fall outthis morning from hurricane sandy, the chief operating officer of the long island utility company that took so much heat for its response to the storm is s

>> reporter: the fda discovered salmonella throughout the facility, no hand washing sinks, leaks thatleft water accumulationing on the floor and open doors that could allow pests to enter. >> there was reasonable probability of serious injury or death to consumers from consuming products. >> reporter: all peanut products with dates of mash of 1st, 2010 -- of march 1st, 2011 should be immediately discards or return. >>> -- discarded or returned. >>> study found more than 26% of teens 16 to 18 read or send at least one text every time they drive. that comes despite nationwide efforts to educate drivers on the risk. the study found parents who eat, drink or look for something while driving were likely to have teens who are also distracted. they learn from us. >> we better quickly move to the forecast those of us who have teenagers who drive, we don't want to think about that now. >> especially with driving being more dangerous in the days to come. >> we have two days this week where the commute is going to be a mess, today and tie day morning our second system -- and friday morning our s

this comes just a couple overweenings after the fda consider of weeks after -- of weeks after the fdaan investigating five deaths possibly linked to monster energy drink. you'll remember the parents of the 14-year-old hagerstown girl was suing the maker of monster energy saying the caffeine in the drink criminated to her death. that -- contributed to her death. that girl went into cardiac arrest after drinking two 24- ounce monster drinks in a 24 hour period. the fda says five hour energy has been mentioned in about 90 filings with the agency and 30 of them include serious of life- threatening injuries like heart attacks and in one case a spontaneous abortion. the drink is sold in a two ounce battle and referred to as a shot. the company doesn't disclose the amount of caffeine in each bottle. but "consumer reports" recently published an article sayings the level was about 215- milligrams, that's the equivalent of a 16-ounce cup of coffee. linda so, abc2 news. >>> a professor attainer began state is in trouble with the law this morning accused of getting research grants fraudulently. p

>> reporter: the fda discovered salmonella throughout the facility, no hand washing sinks, leaks thatft water accumulationing on the floor and open doors that could allow pests to enter. >> there was reasonable probability of serious injury or death to consumers from consuming products. >> reporter: all peanut products with dates of mash of 1st, 2010 -- of march 1st, 2011 should be immediately discards or return. >>> -- discarded or returned. >>> study found more than 26% of teens 16 to 18 read or send at least one text every time they drive. that comes despite nationwide efforts to educate drivers on the risk. the study found parents who eat, drink or look for something while driving were likely to have teens who are also distracted. they learn from us. >> we better quickly move to the forecast those of us who have teenagers who drive, we don't want to think about that now. >> especially with driving being more dangerous in the days to come. >> we have two days this week where the commute is going to be a mess, today and tie day morning our second system -- and friday morning our sec

. >> the fda's investigator on the case.ou were able to go back to the victims' families and told, look at. it's grown on this particular small farm four hours southeast of denver -- >> yep. >> -- is what caused the death of your loved one. >> yes. i mean, the evidence is very, very strong in this case. it's some of the strongest evidence i have ever seen. >> jensen farms has been a fixture in this part of colorado since the early 1900s when the first jensen arrived from denmark. since then, this dried dirt has been past from generation to generation. two years ago, it went to eric and ryan jensen. they grew up growing cantaloupes, knew the business by heart. but last year they decided to make just a few changes. and it would cost them everything. >> turning the operation upside down with significant changes they made. it was a very tragic alignment of poor facility design, poor design of equipment and very unique post harvest handling practices of those mellens. if any one of those things was avoided this tragedy probably w

voluntarios de otros medicamentos mientras continuan las investigaciones gloria sanchez/vocera del fda "tra compania farmacy tambien esta retirando los productos del mercado voluntariamente porque los productos tenian problemas pero nada mas por precausion en lo que continua las investigaciones todas las victimas de la meningitis fungica recibieron inyecciones de esteroides fabricado por una farmacia en massachusetts... hasta el momento la mayoria de las muertes se han reportado en estados como tenesse (11) y michigan (7)... 3 muertos se reportaron en florida y indiana... las autoridades en virginia dieron a conocer de 2 muertes y una en maryland. "es una forma inusual y mortifera de meningitis causado por un hongo y no se transmite de persona a persona es tratable, indico." la fda, agencia que investiga el brote dio a conocer los nombres de mas de 80 hospitales que portaban el esteroide inyectable distribuidos por el laboratorio new england compounding center laboratorio que seria responsable del brote. gloria sanchez/vocera del fda "las personas que esten preocupadas que han recibido

la fda, agencia que investiga el brote dio a conocer los nombres de mas de 80 hospitales que portabanoide inyectable distribuidos por el laboratorio new england compounding center laboratorio que seria responsable del brote. gloria sanchez/vocera del fda "las personas que esten preocupadas que han recibido esas inyecciones de esteroides que son para tratar dolores de espalda que se metan a nuestra pagina que es la pagina de www.fda.gov para que vean si una de estas clinicas son las que citaron... tambien esta alli la lista de todos los productos. muchos pacientes no saben los nombres de los productos que le recetaron claudia uceda/silver spring, maryland y la administracion de alimentos y farmacos ha dicho de que es muy probable que este brote de meningitis en todo el pais, dure semanas e incluso meses...en silver spring maryland claudia uceda univision vamos a nuestra primera pausa, pero al volver... en el condado de montgomery se impulsa una nueva iniciativa para que continue mejorando la educacion de sus estudiantes. .. recuerde atrasar una hora su reloj para el ahorro de energia q

today, more about what fda inspectors found inside of that facility.brorkts describe a horror show of a peanut butter plant. a facility with trouble. this morning now shut down, after a wide spread salmonela outbreak that sickened 41 people in 20 states. fda finding salmonela throughout. no hand washing sinks, leaks left water on the floor. and open doors that could allow pets to enter. >> there was a reasonable probability of seriouskru9 injuy or death to consumers from consuming products coming out of this facility. >> this is the first time they used new powers to shudder a company it says is a health risk. the governor said it will not allow the producers to reopen until it says, sunland no longer has a reasonable probability of causing consequences or death to humans. this 8-year-old was one of those who ate sunland peanut butter sold at trader joes and feels he paid the price it felt very painful. those, the stomach cramps i was screaming loud and saying why does this happen to me? >> and this morning food safety groups hailing this shut down as

. >>> the fda is warning fans of 5 hour in-- 5-hour energy, it could have contributed to 13 deaths. ktvu's david stevenson is live in san francisco where other energy drinks are also coming under scrutiny. >> reporter: that's right. these drinks are getting a lot of negative attention. >> reporter: they can barely keep it in stock. >> some people buy like six for the next two days. >> reporter: 5-hour energy shots sell out quickly in this busy neighborhood. >> reporter: who buys these? >> workers at the hotels, business people. they come in to get a quick boost. >> reporter: it is getting unwelcomed attention from the food and drug administration. since 2008 the fda received reports of 13 deaths and 30 life threatening injuries. >> i think we will find out that anybody who dies probably had preexisting heart disease. >> the fda last month said there were 5 fatality reports mentioning monster. he challenged them to prove the product is safe for young people. >> guidelines say they should have no more than 100-milligram as day. a 16-ounce monster drink has 160-milligrams. >> reporter:

i will raise you the fact that i have a buddy who is a lawyer at the fda. right now i am realizing i probably should vie mailed him and -- e-mailed him and sent him this story so i can get a quote from him. >> that's what we come to expect at "red eye." i could have done that, but i didn't. just like you. you could have watched something else and you didn't. i thank you for that. what am i saying? if you have a video of your animal doing something? go to fox news.com/red eye. >> tonight's half time report is sponsored by wine, the alcoholic drink made by fermenting the juice of grapes. thanks, wine. >>> we are back. let's see if we got anything wrong so far. let's go to andy levy. >> hi, greg, how are you? >> feeling good. >> nice job. >> three hours of tv. >> went well i thought. >> i stayed within the lines. did you notice that? i didn't do anything i couldn't -- i was president allowed to -- i wasn't allowed to do. >> it mysteriously disappeared. >> it it was a cia talking point. >> mike, hostess does make susie q's. >> i thought so. and they are delicio

energy adding if he with find a relationship between consumption of the prod acta and harm, fda will take appropriate action to reduce or eliminate the risk. -- of the product and harm. >> even though it says drinking one pottle a day is okay, it is clearly not for me. >> reporter: he says he just got out of the hospital after an adverse reaction for 5 hour energy. >> i suffered headaches and heart palpitations. i felt awful, sweating, very fatigued right now actually. >> reporter: the fda warning makes clear these energy drinks are not a substitute for sleep and anybody considering taking one of these product first consult a physician. you might have an underlying health concern like riyat does. >> allergens don't affect all people the same way and energy drinks similarly don't react to people's bodies equally. >> i sometimes get heart palpitations if i have too much coffee or too much espresso. i can't even imagine that. >> that is strong. >>> it is the day many movie fans have been waiting for. twilight breaking down part two is hitting theaters this weekend. >> taylor lautner sat

and the fda says it is early to draw any conclusions. while the labels on the drinks don't say how much caffeine is inside, the company says it is about the same as a cup of premium coffee. >> caffeine is not a bad thing, except in very large quantities, actually helpful in a lot of areas. >> reporter: a caffeine boost may be safe in a lot of adults. but cardiologists say a small percentage of adults and kids with known or unknown pre-existing conditions could be at risk >> under the right or wrong circumstances, certain people with these conditions might have incidents of arrythmias that could be dangerous, in association with a high dose of caffeine. >> reporter: just last month, the fda says it is looking at whether or not five other deaths could be linked to monster energy drinks. they insist their drinks are safe and not responsible for any deaths. because these drinks are sold as diet drinks and not colas, they are not required to list their caffeine amounts. or all their ingredients now, congress is looking to change that law. tom

. >>> the fda wants more power to oversee pharmacies following a meningitis outbreak.he agency's head asked for more authority from congress even the lawmakers asked why the fda didn't do more with the power it already had has. >> to provide oversight of drug manufacturers is very different than our authority to oversee compounding pharmacies which are, in fact, exempted from important aspects of fda law. >> the new england compounding center of massachusetts distributed the contaminated steroids that killed 32 and sickened 460. the head of the center was at yesterday's congressional hearing but barry cadden invoked his fifth amendment rights. >>> president obama visit staten island, new york. it comes as new york's attorney general subpoenaed two power companies into a probe into their performance. the subpoenas demand con ed and long island power authority turn over details for storm preparation. >>> straight ahead your thursday morning weather and in sports, what's worse? shooting under your own basket or missing three times? okay, now here's our holiday gift list.

general de nueva york estan investigando la bebida "5-hour energy"...lo estan haciendo despues que la "fda", la administracion de alimentos y medicinas recibio quejas de que dicha bebida pudo haber provocado 13 muertes y 33 hospitalizaciones en los ultimos dos aqos.esta es la segunda vez en un mes que la fda confirma que esta investigando quejas de que bebidas energizantes causan reacciones mortales. estas son las noticias hasta el momento y ahora volvemos a tu desayuno alegre. (mÚsica). >>> buenos días para quienes están felices de poder estar con n s en tu desayuno alegre y ayer celebramos el evento más importante de la música latina, los latin grammy awards! (aplausos). >>> yo aún estoy un poco trasnochada y bueno, por lo menos alcancé a obtener un autógrafo de juan luis guerra! >>> qué fue lo mejor de anoche? >>> jesse y joy! >>> aaprte, porque el público los adora, pero la verdad es que la gente de los Ángeles es increíble, un aplauso para ellos! >>> ayer nos sentíamos estrellas vehículo dañado? >>> hoy es un día muy especial porque en 1996 se declaró el 16 de noviembre como el día de

the fda says monster could be linked to as many as five deaths since 2009. dr. byron leigh is a cardiologist at ucsf who suspects people are abusing the dosage. >> i think if somebody were to have a preexisting heart condition, the increased adrenaline that may come with high doses of the caffeine may tip them over the edge and potentially cause a lethal arith mia. >> ucsf plans to released a report on the risk of energy drinks tomorrow. the distributor of five-hour energy says it is unaware of any deaths proven to be caused by the consumption of five-hour energy. five-hour recommends no more than two shots a day spread out over several hours. >> i tried to stay away from them, but they are cheap and easy to buy. i go to them for my energy source. >>> between 2005 and 2008, they reported a 10 fold increase in the number of emergency room visits linked to energy drinks. reporting live from the golden bear market in the sunset district, i'm alan wang, abc7 news. >> thank you. >>> a 19-year-old bell moppet man is due in court on multiple felony charges after police

the fda commissioner and the state health officials from massachusetts are also going to be having tons. i want to break from this story for just a moment because live on the hill, senator mccain along with lindsey graham and kelly ayotte are giving a news conference over benghazi. >> over september 11th, 2012, we will be introducing this afternoon a resolution that would establish such a select committee and we will urge the senate leadership to act on it as soon as possible. while we await the findings and recommend daations of the administration's internal review, it's essential for the congress to conduct its own independent assessment. there is no credibility amongst most of us considering the administration and the numerous controversies and contradictions that have been involved in their handling of this issue. it's essential for the congress to conduct it own independent assessment. several different committees of jurisdiction in both the house and senate are called in briefings, planning hearings and reviews portions of this case. we believe that the complexity and gravity of

the fda is looking into reports that the supercaffeinated drinks could be linked to 13 deaths over the past 4 years. and there are 90 reports of a possible connection to health problems, including heart attacks and convulsions. the drinksmaker says it takes the report seriously b doesn't know of any deaths proven to be caused by 5-hour energy. >>> and it could be the end of the line for twinkies, starting today. hostess brand has been giving striking workers until this afternoon to get back to work or they're going to try to liquidate the entire business in bankruptcy court, which could spell the end, not only of twinkies but wonder bread, ding-dongs and 18,000 jobs. >> we should make a food run after work this morning. >>> well, there is some good news for the upcoming college class of 2013 and their parents. hiring is expected to be up about 5% next year for new college grads with a four-year degree. and up 30% for those with a two-year associates degree. business-related majors will be most in demand. >>> and something to toast. a new job with to bring to thanksgiving dinner. as tra

a few weeks ago fda said monster energy drinks were linked to five deaths.lawmakers and others are demanding berlet bowling and health risk disclosures. >> multiple cans which is when we seaside affects you are getting up to astronomical amounts, 30, 40 cups of could have >> reporter: manufacturers point out there is no -- no proven link between their products and the deaths. overnight 5 hour energy said the product is intended for busy adults and contains as much caffeine as cup of leading premium coffee. we want to know about the findings of the study set to be released today, so far no word on what is it in or when we can expect to see it today. katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> another drink that gets criticism, soda gets a lot of blame for our obese if i problem a study shows booze is just as bad. cdc found adults get many as many empty calories from alcohol as soft drinks a third of men and a fifth of women consume calories from alcohol with men drinking 150 calories a day and women 50. >>> in a few hours senator leno is holding a hearing in san francisco

this is not a rejection from the fda, only a setback. panel was 13-1 in favor of effectiveness, but 5-8 in overall safety. no specific safety issues were raised. the filing documents indicate no adverse events. what's next? i'm confident the company can overcome some of the inadequate safety data. the brutal hammering in the stock today was an overreaction. i think dynavax will provide more safety data. they have more than enough cash on the balance sheet to survive. they have a hepatitis b vaccine that requires fewer injections than the current standard of care. if you own it, i would not be a seller down here. i do expect it to bounce ahead of the next fda meeting february 24th then you'll get a better price to exit. stay with cramer. >>> when you have these long stretches declines, and that's what we've been having despite today's positive action. you hear the word oversold being bantered a lot. we are due for a bounce because we are oversold. i worry about a term like oversold because it is a trader term. may make no sense to you at

now "the new york times" reports the fda may turn to experts from the institute of medicine and other agencies to determine whether those drinks pose a safety risk to consumers. this is a sign the fda does not plan to take immediate action on energy drinks. >>> average american household spends more than $1500 every year on cell phone service. there are ways to save. michael finney and consumer reports look at prepaid options. >> reporter: good morning. if you're looking to save on your cell phone bill, consumer reports says a prepaid plan maybe your best option. it seems like everyone is on a smartphone these days. and we are paying big bucks for all that connectivity. >> average american household more than 1500 this year on phones and services. the biggest spenders easily spent twice that. >> reporter: consumer reports says a prepaid plan can be a smart way to save. >> 2/3 of our subscribers who switched to prepaid service knocked $20 or more off their monthly costs. >> reporter: prepaid services are offered from companies like tracfone and straight talk, big providers also offer p

the fda says monster could be linked to as many as five deaths since 2009. dr.rdiologist at ucsf who suspects people are abusing the dosage. >> i think if somebody were to have a preexisting heart condition, the increased adrenaline that may come with high doses of the caffeine may tip them over the edge and potentially cause a lethal arith mia. >> ucsf plans to released a report on the risk of energy drinks tomorrow. the distributor of five-hour energy says it is unaware of any deaths proven to be caused by the consumption of five-hour energy. five-hour recommends no more than two shots a day spread out over several hours. >> i tried to stay away from them, but they are cheap and easy to buy. i go to them for my energy source. >>> between 2005 and 2008, they reported a 10 fold increase in the number of emergency room visits linked to energy drinks. reporting live from the golden bear market in the sunset district, i'm alan wang, abc7 news. >> thank you. >>> a 19-year-old bell moppet man is due in court on multiple felony charges after police say he wrecked two

the fda says monster could be linked to as many as five deaths since 2009. dr. byron leigh is a cardiologist at ucsf who suspects people are abusing the dosage. >> i think if somebody were to have a preexisting heart condition, the increased adrenaline that may come with high doses of the caffeine may tip them over the edge and potentially cause a lethal arith mia. >> ucsf plans to released a report on the risk of energy drinks tomorrow. the distributor of five-hour energy says it is unaware of any deaths proven to be caused by the consumption of five-hour energy. five-hour recommends no more than two shots a day spread out over several hours. >> i tried to stay away from them, but they are cheap and easy to buy. i go to them for my energy source. >>> between 2005 and 2008, they reported a 10 fold increase in the number of emergency room visits linked to energy drinks. reporting live from the golden bear market in the sunset district, i'm alan wang, abc7 news. >> thank you. >>> a 19-year-old bell moppet man is due in court on multiple felony charges after police

the fda was obligated to refer to the massachusetts police who have more authority over the pharmacy.he owner and director of the and ec's the decline to testify invoking his fifth amendment right. >> of the food and drug administration confirmed reports that five our energy may have been involved in a number of deaths. 13 deaths over the past four years. this news follows the fda's disclosure last month that it was investigating reports of five deaths that may be related to monster energy drinks. the high decaffeinated beverages are the fastest-growing type of soft drink in the united states. sales increased 17% last year to about $9 billion. >> we are watching and waiting for the rain to come. the live look from our roof cam shows its plate pretty clear over san francisco right now. that will warm up later on this afternoon and when will the rain fall? we will find out coming up. >> a woman leads police on a high-speed chase over the bay bridge into san francisco and it ends with her smacking her car into several parked cars in the mission district. one of those cars flew into a per

fox5's bob barnard with more now. >> reporter: the fda investigation comes three weeks after we told you about the death of a 14-year-old of hagerstown. she died from cardiac arrhythmia. her family says she drank two 24-ounce monster energy drinks in it's 24 hours before she died. and had a genetic disorder that can weaken blood vessels. her mother -- >> it's just something that you never want to go through. >> reporter: the fda says it's now investigating reports of five deaths possibly linked to monster energy drink, another 13 to a product called 5-hour energy. >> i'd say most of my drinks take them, like often. they really help us stay awake studying, you know if i have a paper the night before i'll drink some. >> reporter: we spoke to students at gw, where the starbucks was jam packed. this is a coffee generation that also loves its caffeinated energy drinks. >> i don't know, i'm really used to caffeine, like diet coke and coffee. i need the extra jolt. i need the 5-hour energy or monster to stay awake. >> reporter: the energy shots come in small bottles and can be found in your

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now, the fda is shutting down sunland incorporated.r to halt food production was granted in 2011 as part of the food safety modernization act. but this marks the first time it's been put into action. so what does this mean for you the consumer who comes to a grocery store looking for a particular item? does the fda action mean the food you choose will be safer? >> producers and consumers should see this action as a signal that fda is really prioritizing food safety. >> reporter: an attorney and food safety advocate says the government is taking a more assertive stance. >> the new food law allows fda to be more preventive rather than reactive. they're u allowed to shut down plants even before there's an outbreak. >> reporter: sunland voluntarily stopped putting out the peanut butter. >> we have taken all of the proposed necessary and recommended steps to make certain that we are in complete control of our environment and anything that is coming in and out of the plant. >> reporter: the company says it's disappointed by the fda's decisio

we contacted fda about the drug and they responded that the fda evaluated it prior to approve prog ductng to monitor safety and effectiveness. 26 other committees have concluded that food derived from animals treated with bractopomine is safe for humans to eat. >> okay. let's talk about the storm system coming in. >> yes. as we check out live doppler 7 now, we're just dealing with clouds. but first storm gets in here>j1 into early morning hours, 2:00 a.m. light rain. strongest of the storms have heavy wind and rain at 5:00 a.m. stormy weather runs 8:00 a.m. you can see down pours here, strong winds, 10:00 a.m. we're going to deal with heavy rainfall at times. could see thunderstorms. that is finally going through behind the frontal. we'll go with scattered showers and winds dropping off but in the morning, the winds will be going strong. so high wind washing for coastal areas 4:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. looking at wind gusts 55-65 miles per houragy wind advisory for the rest of the bay area. wet weather continues for thursday, friday, heading into the weekend. two more storms follow. anoth

the fda action will prevent the company from distributing any fool. the fda was granted the power to shut down the operations under a food safety law that passed last year. we're also watching wall street and we are waiting for the opening bell. >> will it climb back up? we will have details coming up. (car horn) paying with your smartphone instead of cash... (phone rings) that's a step forward. with chase quickpay, you can send money directly to anyone's checking account. i guess he's a kicker... again, again! oh, no you don't! take a step forward and chase what matters. >> dow futures were down but they are starting to bounce back. we will have more on this. >> we can see a positive start to trading for the dow jones industrial average. we will have rob black is 6:45 a.m.. >> jacqueline road is still closed in both directions between north milpitas boulevard and arizona avenue as police investigate a possible officer involve shooting. to give you more news faster we turn to kron 4 urs sole reporter jacki sizzle who joins us live from milpitas. >> th

lead erds from the fda and the massachusetts department of health are expected to testify at today's hearing in front of the house energy and commerce committee. this comes as a congressional report shows federal health investigators actually wanted to shut down the massachusetts pharmacy linked to the outbreak in 2002. the fda reports the pharmacy had multiple violations but stayed open on the promise that it would work harder on improving conditions. nearly 440 people became sick and 32 people in 19 states have died from the tainted injections, including in maryland and virginia. >>> also today on the hill house minority leader nancy pelosi holding a press conference later this morning. she's expected to announce whether she'll seek another term as a minority leader. maryland's chris van holland is on the short list if pelosi leaves. >>> toyota recalls millions of cars across the world. the automaker is recalling 2.77 million cars because of steering prob problems and a defective water pump. the affected models include the prius hybrid, the toyota corolla and the wish. the company

those claims are being investigated at the same time, the fda is look into reports of 5 more deaths linked to monster energy drinks, one of them in hagerstown who died in december of 2011. she was just 14 years old and she had a previous heart condition. her family blamed her death on the 2, 24-ounce monster energy drink. >> people who manage patients with disorders try and advice patients to limit caffeine. caffeine can definitely be a trigger. >> her family is suing the parent company of monster company. those claims of death related to his product have not been proven. abc 2 news. >>> coming up we have an annapolis man tries to take on 5 hour energy. first he has to make it through the shark tank. >>> new, we're learning more about the economic impact of this year's baltimore grand prix. a newly release report show that's nearly 30,000 less people attended the race this year. less people translated into lower spending. $24.9 million in direct spending came from the grand prix crowd this year. that's about $3 million less than the year before. >>> in the wake of superstorm sandy people h

the fda is ordering peanut plant shut down.vestigators found bacterial contamination at the plant suspending sunland license. this is the first time ever a plant has been ortdered closed under the new law. the director of consumer union initiative is applauding this shut down. >> this is the action sends a powerful message. that if you're producing substan yard conditions, and putting up food which is hazardous, fda will shut you down. >> the company says it's workers have torn down, rebuilding the equipment and must wait for approval before reopening. every season there is one popular gift usually a toy that, is seemingly impossible to get. this year it may be anyone tenda wii-u. nintendo says it can't make them fast enough or 400,000 units have been sold. i said if there is a toy on the list have you to buy it earlier, including than later, that includes everything else out there. >> good advice, thank you. >> refocusing on weather and powerful series of storms. >> yes. this is going to be serious. >> absolutely. you'll want