. >> reporter: for the last seven months leading up to the shutdown terry schultz operated this machine at the brenham blue bell factory. >> there was just ice cream all over the floor. >> what do you mean ice cream all over the floor? >> well sometimes these machines would just go haywire, and the product would just continually run through the conveyor belt and just drop off onto the floor. >> reporter: schultz said stopping to clean up the ice cream would slow down production so workers left it pooling on this floor, creating an environment where bacteria could flourish. when he complained to supervisors, he said nothing was done. >> the response i got at one point is are you going to come in and -- every afternoon? it's all about the money. >> reporter: five-year blue bell veteran operated a fruit feeder in a different part of the plant. he was told to pour ice cream and fruit juice that dripped off the machine throughout the day into barrels of ice cream mix to be used later. >> all on top from the fruit feeder leaking, that was still going right into the barrel. >> it would have oi

terry schultz operated this machine at the blue bell factory. >> a lot of time i walked in there. ice cream all over the floor. >> reporter: what do you mean ice cream all over the floor? >> some times the machines you would go haywire. the product would just continually run through the conveyor belt and drop right off on to the floor. >> reporter: shelts says stopping to clean up the ice cream would slow down production. so, workers left it pooling on this floor. creating an environment where bacteria could flourish. when he come planned to supervisors he says nothing was done. >> the response i got at one point was is that all you are going to do is come in here and -- every afternoon. >> what do you think his message was? >> production is more important than cleanliness. >> all about the money. >> reporter: the five year blue bell employee operated a fruit feeder in a different part of the plant. he said he was told to pour ice cream and fruit juice that dripped off the machine, into barrels of ice cream mix to be used later. >> you would see oil on top from the fruit feeder li

terry schultz operated this machine at the blue bell factory. >> a lot of time i walked in there. there was ice cream all over the floor. >> reporter: what do you mean ice cream all over the floor? >> some times the machines you would go haywire. the product would just continually run through the conveyor belt and drop right off on to the floor. >> reporter: shelts says stopping to clean up the ice cream would slow down production. so, workers left it pooling on this floor. creating an environment where bacteria could flourish. when he come planned to supervisors he says nothing was done. >> the response i got at one point was is that all you are going to do is come in here and -- every afternoon. >> what do you think his message was? >> production is more important than cleanliness. >> all about the money. >> reporter: the five year blue bell employee operated a fruit feeder in a different part of the plant. he said he was told to pour ice cream and fruit juice that dripped off the machine, into barrels of ice cream mix to be used later. >> you would see oil on top from the fruit

. >> reporter: for the last seven months leading up to the shutdown, terry schultz operated this machine at the brenham blue bell factory. >> i a lot of times i walked in there and this was ice cream all over the floor. >> reporter: what do you mean all over the floor? >> sometimes the machines would go haywire. the product would run through the conveyor belt and drop off on the floor. >> reporter: schultz says stopping to clean up the ice cream would slow down pooling on this floor, creating an environment where bacteria could flourish. when he complained to supervisors, he says, nothing was done: >> the correspondents i got at one point was, "is that all you're going to come in here and bitch every afternoon?" >> reporter: what do you think his message was? >> production is more important than cleanliness. >> it's all about the money. >> reporter: five-year blue bell veteran gerald bland operated a fruit blender. he was told to pour fruit juice that dripped off the machine into barrels of ice cream mix to be used later. >> you'd see oil on top from the fruits that were leaking. that wo

more than 1,400 employees, including gerald bland and terry schultz. >> there was a lot of things that could have been done to prevent this. just no action was taken. it was kind of like -- i just feel sorry for the people that died and the people that got sick. >> blue bell told us that pending litigation prevented them from addressing our report. but in a report to cbs news, they wrote, we are committed to ensuring that we are producing a safe product through enhanced manufacturing procedures including sanitation and cleaning, ongoing evaluation from independent microbiologists, voluntary agreements with our state regulators, and a test and hold procedure. that means they can't distribute any product they produce until tests confirm they're safe. the plant is still closed. >> part two here tomorrow. jim will have more about all of this on cbs this morning. >>> why do two reports say police were justified shooting a 12-year-old? >>> and a tornado goes postal. cbs overnight news will be right back. well, things in the bedroom have always been pretty good. yeah, no complaints. we've alw

. >> reporter: terry schultz who worked at the texas blue bell factory says there is another side toa lot of things were overlooked and passed on in favor of volume and expansion. i think that's the part people aren't seeing. >> reporter: schultz worked this floor for seven months leading up to the shutdown. he says the machines there were old and would often malfunction. >> sometimes the machines would go haywire. the product would continually run through the conveyor belt and drop right off onto the floor. >> reporter: schultz says workers would leave the ice cream pooling on the floor, creating an environment where bacteria can flourish. he complained to supervisors, nothing was done. >> the response i got at one point is that all you are going to do is come in here and bitch every everything. >> what do you think his message was? >> it was more important of complaining. >> it was a culture of keep your mouth shut and do the job. >> it's all about the money. >> five year blue bell veteran operated a feeder in a different part of the plant. one way they saved money is reuseing card

schultz has been coming part of my life. >> it has stayed open has a vigil, 24 hours day ever since. people like terry sleeping here at night to keep it open. he's been here every tuesday for the last ten years. >> i slept here from 7:00 p.m. at night until 7:30 a.m. in the morning, along with my wife. >> it means that much to you? yes. >> today the archdioceses reacted to the new appeals with this statement to fox 25. friends of st. frances x carbini to respect the decision and conclude the vigil. they also said, they're likely won't be an additional meeting with cardinal o'malley, words not likely to slow down the fight or the daily count here at st. frances. >> it's god's home, you know. you can't just knock someone out of their home. >> the reporter: in sciate, blair miller, fox 25. >> elizabeth: the department of justice and f.b.i. have launched an investigation into the fantasy sports sites, draft king and fan duel, that investigation companies violated u.s. gambling laws. f.b.i. agents from the boston office have reportedly contacted draft kings customers for information. draft kings is based i