why the usda? well, for historical and litical reasons, food stamps fall under the agricultural domain. in fact, food stamps will cost taxpayers $78 billion this year. a staggering amount that's more than doubled since 2008. indeed food stamps and other food assistance add up to 70% of the usda's outlays. according to its fox news poll, a majority of voters think most of the 46 million-plus food stamp recipients are taking advantage of the system and not truly in need. you've heard storys of food stamp waste, fraud and abuse. well, this hour will also look at the cost to the recipients. and to the american character. during this show, you can share your shouts via twitter. be sure to use hash tag fox news reporting. we begin in new york city where one of america's most energetic proponent of food stamps is working to get more people signed up. >> individuals have a certain income limitation. >> you're watching a team of determined activists, preparing their plan of action. >> guidelines change a lit

the usda made them available to any radio station who wanted to play them. >> the united states departmenture usda and supplemental nutrition assistance program are proud to present the radio mini series "happiness park." enjoy while you saver a fresh piece of fruit. >> it is like any other soap opera that is one whose characters are obsessed with food stamps. episode one tries to bust the myth that food stamps are welfare and only the unemployed can qualify. >> i can't seem to make ends meet. >> it's not that we don't love each other, but we are always fighting over money. >> she is talking to hier friens claudia. >> did roberto get a job yet? >> no. what i earn as a baby-sitter isn't enough. >> apply for snap. >> snap? isn't it just like welfare? >> no. not the supplemental nutrition program that helps you support healthy food during difficult times. just do it. >> in episode ii mop kau does it. by episode 3 she tries to get ramone to do it. >> i don't apply. i live min my house with my father and grandson. >> maybe not. if you don't apply you will never know. >> we can count on our own

look at the usda codes on the packaging. chicken is safe to eat if it is handled properly and fully cooked. we posted the three usda codes to look out for on the foster farms chicken. find them on www.ktvu.com on the home page. >>> the mayor of san francisco will be holding a press conference to discuss the death of a woman at san francisco general hospital. lynne spaulding was found dead this week more than two weeks after she was admitted to the hospital and disappeared from her room. mayor ed lee and the director of the department of health will hold a press conference. ktvu has a reporter there and we will have the latest at 5:00 p.m. >>> making san francisco streets safer for some may have made them more dangerous for others. ktvu channel 2 news learned making streets more pedestrian and bicycle friendly could be slowing down for identifications and police officers -- firefighters and police officers responding to emergency. we road along with teams in the city. >> making bike lanes and putting palm trees in the middle.

and the cdc accusing them of failing to protect consumers against a public health threat posed by foster farms. usdaays the recall is beyond their authority and calls the letter activism. ktvu channel 2 news. >>> same-sex couples in new jersey may be able to get married next week. a lower court ruled last month it is legal. the supreme court is expected to hear arguments in january. >>> back to our weather. the week is about here. wow! looks like it is shaping up to be a good one. >> it is. the whole week, last week, this week, next week the weather is the same, nice. october, in the bay area, one of the nicest weather months. seeing that with warm temperatures. fog free but now it is back at the coast. 82 antioch. highs tomorrow, similar to these. coast will be warmer tomorrow. that is because the fog will clear out rapidly. fog along the coast. 78 in walnut creek. 85 livermore. weekend, just like it is been. nice. slight cooling trend in the five-day forecast. over night lows chilly. cold. they will continue in that vein. high pressure setting up, giving us nice sinking air, allowed the fog to be

the threat from the usda that could shut them down. [ telephone rings ] good evening, this is flo. yes, i'm that flo. aren't you sweet! licensed phone-ups available 24/7. call 1-800-progressive. the threat from the u-s-d-ao foster farms: fix your the >>> your realtime captioner is mrs. linda m. macdonald. >>> contaminated chicken is still on your shelves. a threat from the usda to foster farms, fix the problem or shut down. >> a looming strike and a war of words. what bart unions are accusing management of now and how the bay area is responding. >> reporter: good morning, everybody. it's either go big or stay home. it's a's play-off action and we have the weather forecast with your pinpoint outlook. >> and so far no big hot spots on the roads. we are starting to see a few brake lights just beginning through antioch. we'll have the latest travel times coming up. >> good morning, everyone. it's thursday, october 10. i'm michelle griego. >> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. 5:30 your time. >>> developing news. santa rosa police officers have surrounded a home on sedgemore drive. they

the usda is giving foster farms until tomorrow to come up with a corrective plan. the company president said in a statement this evening foster farms is responding with new and already implemented practices in the affected plants. a spokesman told me tonight he could not confirm foster farms correctivea plan had already been submitted. it is not recalling the chicken from the flants that had salmonella contamination. the company is urging people who eat chicken to cook it thoroughly. >> we don't need to treat our food like toxic waste. >> so far 278 people in 18 states are sick with eating chicken with salmonella traced back to those plants. 77% of them are in california, liz. >> joe, regulators had to do a bit of a government shutdown work around to get this going, right? >> they did. this is the sort of thing they were worried about, some kind of disease that might break out. here you have a break out of salmonella. they had to bring people back from not only the usda but also various departments to work on this. they are still work on it. tomorrow is that deadlin

the usda threatened to shut it down unless major changes were made. sampling for the next 90 days. 300 people have been sickened to far. >>> a los angeles jury cleared toyota in a wrongful death lawsuit alleging sudden acceleration. the family of a woman killed when her camry sped up and slammed into a tree claimed that the car had a design defect. the jury found another driver who broadsided the woman's car was liable and awarded the family $10 million. toyota still faces dozens of similar lawsuits involving sudden acceleration that prompted a massive recall in 2009. >>> three jewish rabbis among ten people in new york and new jersey in federal custody accused of plotting to kidnap and torture jewish orthodox men who refuse to give their wives divorces. the ten were arrested in an fbi sting in which the rabbi described using thugs to beat the husbands and using electric cattle prods. one neighbor says the husbands aren't entirely to blame forcing their wives to stayed in failed marriages. >> just to make a woman suffer usually. sometimes when there's

the usda is giving foster farms until tomorrow to come up with the corrective plan.ny president said in a statement this evening foster farms is responding with new and already implemented practices in the affected plants. a usad spokesman told me tontd he could not confirm plan had already been submitted. meanwhile, foster farms insists it is not recalling the chicken from the plants that had salmonella. if company is urging people to cook it thoroughly. >> we doebt need toe treat our food like toxic waste. surprising they wouldn't recall it. >> you've got to cook it thoroughly because it's still on the shelves, and so far 278 people in 18 states are sick from eating chicken with sal ma nel la. 77% are right here in california. >>> tonight we have stunning details of what happened inside a party thrown by 49ers sooip star aldon smith, a party that turned into a gun battle. kiet do on what the millionaire football player made everyone do before being allowed in. >> this is aldon smith's six bedroom, 8200 square foot. >> like, pow, pow. yeah. >> no, neighbor sarah was

was sued over salmonella tainted hamburger. >> the retort by usda in the 1970s was that it's not anant, it's a natural occurring bacteria, and honestly what they said, well, housewives would cook it properly. >> reporter: well, no matter who is cooking it, we now know it's not always cooked properly and it can be deadly. yet this chicken remains on store shelves despite a public health alert. state health officials just revealed to us that more than 200 of the nearly 300 cases are here in california. and some of the strains are antibiotic-resistant. the food and safety groups have been calling on the usda for more than two years to classify at least this type of salmonella as an adulterant and subject to recall. if you have a consumer problem give us a call 888-5-helps-u. >> you don't get sick from the chicken. it's what it touched from the cutting board to the faucet when you turn on and off the water or -- >> reporter: what you touch after you touched the chicken and yes, salmonella, it really is difficult to get rid of. and i was actually just told that if you had salmonella, if

. >> the usda threatens to withdraw inspectors shutting the plant down if foster farms dom come up with a plan how the company will deal with the salmonella outbreak. >> commuters are tense, torn and at the mercy of a looming bart strike. >> obviously, as a commuter, it's inconvenient. >> our exclusive kpix 5/surveyusa poll finds 75% of bay area adults oppose the strike by union workers. >> how a woman was missing for 17 days in san francisco general hospital? >> there are more questions than answers after the coroner confirms lynne spalding's body was found in the stairway at sf general. from across the bay to around the world, the stories that matter on "kpix 5 news this morning. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> your realtime captioner is mrs. linda m. macdonald. >>> five, everyone. good morning. thursday is here. hi. everyone. it's october 10. i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm michelle griego. time now 6:01. >>> developing now at 6:00, gunmen have killed napped the prime minister of libya -- kidnapped the prime minister of libya last night. this morning he is f

the the usda says the meat was packaged at three central california facilities one in livingston and two in fresno and distributed to stores here and also oregon and washington state. still somehow the salmonella reached people in 18 states in all most sickened in california. about 200 cases in california. unfortunately the outbreak is not linked to a specific product but the usda says suspect foster farm products are marked with one of the following combinations. you see them on the screen. p 6137, p 6137a and p 7632. we have this on our website, log on any time to nbcbayarea.com. make sure your foster farm products are not the contaminated ones. i have reached out to company officials. one of the questions i asked is how likely is it that this health alert will turn into a recall. i'm waiting to hear back. coming up in my next report, how the government shutdown could be slowing the response time from food safety inspectors which as you know, are federal workers. we'll talk about that. >> absolutely. thank you very much. great advice for people to be careful of the chicken. >> a pr

. >>> tonight the fate of some foster farms processing plants is in the hands of the usda. chicken linked to a salmonella outbreak. there are a few different options on how to deal with this problem. if the usda does not approve of these plans, it can shut down the plants. >>> tonight there is movement on capitol hill. john boehner and president obama met for more than an hour this evening. speaker boehner is offering to raise the nation's borrowing limit for six more weeks in president obama will bargain on the budget. the u.s. could default on its payments in the debt ceiling isn't raised by october 17th. boehner's plan would do nothing for the government shutdown. >>> the issue of abortion and health care policy is shaking things up. santa clara university told faculty and staff that it would not longer cover elective abortions. >> reporter: no many members of santa clara's faculty would go on the record. we did speak to one professor today about the decision and how it was handled. on an otherwise quiet day, the campus of santa clara university is broiling with controve

the usda says the chicken is safe to eat if it is handles properly and fully cooked. we have posted the codes to look out for on the chicken. find then at ktvu.com on our home page under hot topics. >> the city of san carlos wants to hire legal and technical experts to investigate whether a pg&e pipeline is safe. city leaders became concerned about the 83-year-old pipeline after seeing an e-mail from a pg&e engineer. the e-mail raised questions about the possibility of a san bruno type of situation. on monday the city manager plans to ask the city council to prove spending as much as 250,000 dollars to investigate the line. the state public utilities commission has order pg&e to keep the pipeline out of service until the agency can determine whether it is safe. >>> san francisco police say sharp-eyed criminals are exploiting a flaw in the atm system and it is getting their hands on thousands of dollars in cash. it is a story you will see only on two, investigators say they discovered the money making scheme at a bank of america there. police showed us a picture of the

in a statement released today, foster farms says it is dedicated to solve any concerns by the usda. we are fully cooperating and responding with newly i'm plaw meanted practices -- newly implemented practices in the plants. consumer reports found salmonella in a sample purchased by one of the plants connected to the outbreak. the consumer group is calling on foster farms to issue a recall. >> we think 300 illnesses is simply too much. other companies have issued recalls for far fewer people getting sick. we think it is about time that foster farms issue a recall right now to protect public health. >> so far the usda and the cdc has not been able to link the illnesses to a specific foster farms product. >>> a warning about the dietary supplement oxy elite pro after hepititis cases in hawaii. officials are looking at 29 cases that lead to two liver transplants and a death. 11 patients have been hospitalized. there is an investigation to see if it is linked to other illnesses and problems nationwide. >>> 49ers line backerral -- line backer alden smith is expected to turn himself in on f

. >>> an nbc bay area investigation is prompting federal inspectors with the usda to look into sysco corporation. we first reported they were storing raw food in unrefrigerated sheds in the bay area and united states and canada. now the usda is looking at sysco's food handling procedures. >> i think this will require the transportation industry and the handling industry to upgrade the laws and protocols and if they won't do it themselves then government will do it for them. >> sysco corporation is under investigation by state, federal, and canadian health inspectors. the company no longer uses sheds to store food. >> we are expecting a warm up? >> second half of the week big time warming. but in the meantime we will see cooler. outside right now, 50s and 60s outside. patches of low clouds which may give us drizzle at times. and winds onshore for now. this will be the case through wednesday. as the winds turn in the opposite direction it will dry things out and lead to the warm up for the coast and bay. today we did manage some rain mostly in the north bay getting a close to a half inc

foster farms says the exposure is below the standard set by the usda. consumers that the chicken is safe if handled properly and cooked thoroughly. >>> the bart clean up crews have their work cut out for them tonight. they are trying to get rid of graffiti left by the four-day strike. they arrested 25-year-old zachary borders on suspicion of felony vandalism. it is one of several locations target i -- targeted by vandals. >>> you have to check this out. scientists in spain have created a remarkable type of plastic polymer that heals itself. the plastic is broken into two pieces. scientists place the parts together and after a couple hours the polymer gelled together again. no amount of pulling could tear the pieces apart. they have nicknamed the plastic terminator after the t1000 robot that heals itself in the movie "terminator 2". >>> shares in bay area auto maker tesla is seeing a steep decline after word the government may invest in a model s car. the fire was caught on camera. the driver ran over a metal object that punctured the car's battery pack.

in fact, the usda has an exemption from the furloughs. they are still inspecting. unfortunately, this is not the first time we have seen this sort of outbreak from this plant. >> all right. thank you. >>> complaints are pouring in about folks raiding the recycling bins in san francisco so the police department is getting tougher. the sunset district one of the neighborhoods where it's happening. neighbors say they see as many as four people come by and pick through the bins at a time. the mess they leave behind is illegal. >> the recycling that's put out for recology to pick up is theirs, not for people to come and steal. >> officers going to increase patrols and cite people who are caught. >>> maybe a sad sight for anybody who might enjoy a cocktail or two in the evening. a store clerk painstakingly stacked shelves with the bottles of the expensive stuff. the two women tried to decide what to buy and then it happens. wait for it -- oh, the shelves topple over. hundreds of bottles come down smashing on the floor. they don't really know exactly how it happened excep

the usda says the chicken is safe to eat if you handle it properly and you cook it fully.osted on our channel 2 website the 3 usda codes to look out for, find them at ktvu.com, right on our home page under hot topics. >>> san carlos wants to hire experts to investigate weather a pg&e pipeline is safe, they became concerned about this 83- year-old pipeline after seeing an e-mail from a engineer. the e-mail raised questions about the possibility of a san bruno type situation. on monday the city manager plans to ask the city council to prove spending as much as 250,000 dollars to investigate that pipeline. the state public utilities commission ordered pg&e to keep that pipeline out of service until they can determine if it is safe. >> 49ers linebacker alden smith is now facing felony weapons charges in addition to his arrests for drunk driving. prosecutors there filed the charges yesterday. investigators say a search of his house home last year turned up weapons similar to those. that search came after the smith hosted a party that ended in violence. >> two people were shot a

the usda setting a deadline for the foster farms link to the salmonella outbreak. >> new details around the body found in a stairwell at sf general. what the woman's family is telling us. >> with the deadline fast approaching still no deal between b.a.r.t. and its labor union. the new developments overnight. >> let's take you live outside for a look at your bay bridge. always nice to see that early morning traffic flow. no problems at all. but it's very early on this friday eve, thursday, october 10. this is "today in the bay." >>> here we go getting closer to the weekend. good morning. it is 4:30. >> a lot to get to. let's check that forecast. it was chilly when i walked out the door. >> you know what, it was chilly in general yesterday. good morning to you, laura and jon. good morning to you at home. we had the clouds, a few showers yesterday. it was warmer in places like palo alto than san jose and morgan hill. this morning it is cold out there. we expect plentiful cities, three to four, to hit the upper 30s before the morning is done, making this the coolest morning of the season so

in a statement released today, foster farms says it is dedicated to solve any concerns by the usda. ully cooperating and responding with newly i'm plaw meanted practices -- newly implemented practices in the plants. consumer reports found salmonella in a sample purchased by one of the plants connected to the outbreak. the consumer group is calling on foster farms to issue a recall. >> we think 300 illnesses is simply too much. other companies have issued recalls for far fewer people getting sick. we think it is about time that foster farms issue a recall right now to protect public health. >> so far the usda and the cdc has not been able to link the illnesses to a specific foster farms product. >>> a warning about the dietary supplement oxy elite pro after hepititis cases in hawaii. officials are looking at 29 cases that lead to two liver transplants and a death. 11 patients have been hospitalized. there is an investigation to see if it is linked to other illnesses and problems nationwide. >>> 49ers line backerral -- line backer alden smith is expected to turn himself in on felony we

. >> earlier this month the usda issued a public health alert because several resis extent trains of salmonella were sold in foster farms chicken. 300 people have been sickened nationwide. but tonight we found chicken marked with two of the inspection numbers p-6137 and p-6137a still in the grocery store. in fact, the majority of foster farm chicken contained the inspection numbers in question. the usda threatened to close three central valley chicken plants, but told them they could stay open after they promised to improve their slaughtering process. >> not really good enough for me, but i feel like most people just stay away from chicken. >> the food safety inspection service did not issue a recall even though the contamination levels at the chicken plants were substantially higher than other foster farms plants. instead it is recommending consumers cook the meat thoroughly. some stores like safe way are offering refunds. the tainted birds melt -- met or exceeded standards for salmonella. it has many wondering if the standards need to be raised. in san jose, alan wang, abc7 news. >>

. >> earlier this month the usda issued a public health alert because several resis extent trains of salmonella were sold in foster farms chicken. 300 people have been sickened nationwide. but tonight we found chicken marked with two of the inspection numbers p-6137 and p-6137a still in the grocery store. in fact, the majority of foster farm chicken contained the inspection numbers in question. the usda threatened to close three central valley chicken plants, but told them they could stay open after they promised to improve their slaughtering process. >> not really good enough for me, but i feel like most people just stay away from chicken. >> the food safety inspection service did not issue a recall even though the contamination levels at the chicken plants were substantially higher than other foster farms plants. instead it is recommending consumers cook the meat thoroughly. some stores like safe way are offering refunds. the tainted birds melt -- met or exceeded standards for salmonella. it has many wondering if the standards need to be raised. in san jose, alan wang, abc7 news. >>

foster farms says the exposure is below the standard set by the usda. they will ensure consumers that the chicken is safe if handled properly and cooked thoroughly. >>> the bart clean up crews have their work cut out for them tonight. they are trying to get rid of graffiti left by the four-day strike. they arrested 25-year-old zachary borders on suspicion of felony vandalism. it is one of several locations target i -- targeted by vandals. >>> you have to check this out. scientists in spain have created a remarkable type of plastic polymer that heals itself. the plastic is broken into two pieces. scientists place the parts together and after a couple hours the polymer gelled together again. no amount of pulling could tear the pieces apart. they have nicknamed the plastic terminator after the t1000 robot that heals itself in the movie "terminator 2". >>> shares in bay area auto maker tesla is seeing a steep decline after word the government may invest in a model s car. the fire was caught on camera. the driver ran over a metal object that punctured the car

the usda has threatened to close the plant in california's central valley unless the company presents a plan to fix the problem. foster farms has not issued a recall. the chicken is still on store shelves including this one in san francisco. the company is simply telling people to cook the chicken thoroughly. >> we don't need to treat our food like toxic waste. surprising they wouldn't recall it. >> so far investigators have not been able to link the salmonella outbreak to any specific products. the ongoing outbreak has sickened at least 278 people in 17 states mostly in california. >>> prosecutors have charged san francisco 49ers linebacker aldon smith with three felonies in connection with a bizarre incident at his santa clara county home last year. kpix 5 reporter keit do has details on the house party gone bad. >>> reporter: this is aldon smith's six bedroom 8200- square-foot $1.7 million party mansion in the east san jose foothills. last summer, court documents say the alcohol was flowing and the guns were blazing. >> like pow, pow! yeah. >> reporter: no, neighbor sarah was not i

foster farms says the exposure is below the standard set by the usda. they will ensure consumers that the chicken i handled handled properly and cooked thoroughly. >>> the bart clean up crews have their work cut out for them tonight. they are trying to get rid of graffiti left by the four-day strike. they arrested 25-year-old zachary borders on suspicion of felony vandalism. it is one of several locations target i by targeted by vandals >>> you have to check this out. scientists in spain have created a remarkable type of plastic polymer that heals itself. the plastic is broken into two pieces. scientists place the parts together and after a couple hours the polymer gelled together again. no amount of pulling could tear the pieces apart. they have nicknamed the plastic terminator after the t1000 robot that heals itself in the movie "terminator 2". >>> shares inoy area auto maker tesla is seeing a steep decline after word the government may invest in a model s car. the fire was caught on camera. the driver ran over a metal object that punctured the car's b

southern michigan where the shutdown certainly impact here is trying to do something through, you know, the usda program. assist on the farm here, and i own a part of it. my primary position is as an educator in the northern part of the southern peninsula, and where they had seen impact -- where i have seen it is watching the schools having to deal with the fact that the federal lunch programs are affected. host: so, the lunch program has been affected by the shutdown? caller: yes. host: do you have any specifics on that? caller: no, i do not. it seems to be more general, and i cannot at this moment testify to what extent. it is not my area. host: understood. caller: and, of coarse, looking at the other side of this, once again, the agricultural side, with the farm bill in particular, ideal -- once again, i consider myself an independent. i have voted both ways. it is very hard in certain areas of michigan to kind of declare for one party or the other unless you are very, very rabid because there are areas where your vote would not matter to a certain extent. so, i try to vote for the person tha

the usda said a shutdown. where you go for informational? rri: four years in the making, this problem. it is not five days. thank you for coming on, and thank you for eliminating how this process works. >> my pleasure. gerri: well, shutown out of reach. today number nine. families of those killed in combat are heroes have learned there being denied military death benefits. ining us now is lieutenant colonel steve russell, a military adviser to concerned veterans for america. welcome to the show. i have to ask you, a solution may be on the rise in, but what is your reaction to the failure of the federal government to take up its responsibility here for military familiesnd our heroes? >> as a combat veteran, i hurt. i hea with the families. this h never happened befor our government should do better. our veterans don't deserve this. the families don't need additional pain at this moment of crisis. gerr he led the team who captured saddam hussein, put your life on the line. you have been in harm's way. you know what that is like, the pain for fa

in a statement released today, foster farms says it is dedicated to solve any concerns by the usda. are fully cooperating and responding meanted i'm plaw meanted practices -- newly implemented practices in the plants. consumer reports found salmonella in a sample purchased by one of the plants connected to the outbreak. the consumer group is calling on foster farms to issue a recall. >> we think 300 illnesses is simply too much. other companies have issued recalls for far fewer people getting sick. we think it is about time that foster farms issue a recall right now to protect public health. >> so far the usda and the cdc has not been able to link the illnesses to a specific foster farms product. >>> a warning about the dietary supplement oxy elite pro after hepititis cases in hawaii. officials are looking at 29 cases that lead to two liver transplants and a death. 11 patients have been hospitalized. there is an investigation to see if it is linked to other illnesses and problems nationwide. >>> 49ers line backerral -- line backer alden smith is expected to turn himself in on felony

so you should look at the usda marking on the package. usda says the chicken is safe to eat if you handle it properly and it's fully cooked. on our weeks, we posted the -- website, we posted the three codes to look for on the foster farms chicken. you can find them at ktvu.com on our home page. look under hot topics. >>> there's still a standoff going on in the north bay. a woman reports her husband fired a gun at her. police surrounded the home. these are live pictures. we'll go back live for an update. >>> it's do or die time for the oakland as. who is leading them against a powerful stance? >>> all of that traffic going to the game will put a damper on the afternoon commute. we'll tell you ways to get around it. right now, the san mateo bridge looks good. >>> well, a nice sunrise with this band of high clouds. after these. >> by, it will be sunny -- after these go by, it will be sunny. temperatures a little warm. >>> stocks rising sharply in early trading on wall street following hopeful signs of budget impasse in washington may break

the usda says chicken and chicken products at facilities are being inspected. they have not issued an official recall but the usda has issued a public health alert saying that products may have sickened 30 people in 18 states. packages with the following serial numbers may be the cause so look at these, p-6137 6 6. >>> a security breech after laptop containing personal and medical information from 3,000 patients was stolen from an employee's car. the san francisco examiner reports the theft happened last month. it's the latest in the security i.t. breaches. it could cost them hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines. the patients impacted by the theft were notified last week. it includes names, dates of birth, health information and in some cases social security numbers. >>> new this morning, the second nobel prize of the year has been announced in sweden. francois engler and peter higgs won the nobel prize for their discovery of the higgs bosen. it gives mass to the universe. it's been called the god particle. bay area professors randy shekt man and thomas su

the usda gives foster farms the green light to stay open.utbreak. and >> some national parks will be able to open back up if they pay the cost. we will tell you why some parts here in california are passing up this. >> the white house is allowing some national parks to reopen during the government shutdown.if states cover the costs. arizona and colorado have expressed interest in picking up the tab.but california is passing on the offer. kron 4;s mike pelton is live at the alctraz landing with the details. >> despite the wishes of a disappointed taurus. they will not go anywhere until the countdown of the shutdown happens. some parks will not reopen butaurus.l remain closed until the shutdown is over. this is not an option. there is no guarantee that california will get reimbursed for the cost. this is just more frustrated news for people looking to see these places open. i spoke with a disappointed to arrest early this morning. >> it is disappointing. we only have but few days here. this was one of the things that we wanted to do. >> my sis

it will never be at the level that usda does. st: there was always the concern about manpower to do the inspections in the first place. guest: they have been understaffed and we have been working hard to get them more inspection staff as well as the legal mandate to do the job. outbreak.ad this i am now showing some places brandthis fosters farms outbreak took place. were there extra staff called in? what about the current manpower to handle something like this? guest: the foster farms outbreak started back in the summer. it has been under investigation for a number of months. it is a complex outbreak. it has several different strains of salmonella. they are coming out of the investigation was going on before the furlough, but what happened when c.d.c. closed down the systems and sent people home, at that point usda was running samples out of these three facilities, so it was during the furlough that usda had the evidence they needed to make the public health announcement. hat was on monday. crfment d.c. has sense called people ba

. >> earlier this month the usda issued a public health alert because several resis extent trains of cken. 300 people have been sickened nationwide. but tonight we found chicken marked with two of the inspection numbers p-6137 and p-6137a still in the grocery store. in fact, the majority of foster farm chicken contained the inspection numbers in question. the usda threatened to close three central valley chicken plants, but told them they could stay open after they promised to improve their slaughtering process. >> not really good enough for me, but i feel like most people just stay away from chicken. >> the food safety inspection service did not issue a recall even though the contamination levels at the chicken plants were substantially higher than other foster farms plants. instead it is recommending consumers cook the meat thoroughly. some stores like safe way are offering refunds. the tainted birds melt -- met or exceeded standards for salmonella. it has many wondering if the standards need to be raised. in san jose, alan wang, abc7 news. >> we have the lot numbers for the affecte

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. >> volume has been returning as traders get used to life without the usda. analyst they create volatile trading. >> he says unfortunately. everybody else wants the usda to get back to work. >> let's start negotiating directly. old school, melissa. >> truly old school. thanks for that. >> so what's a commodities trade there. >> symposium. it's great to see you. >> in terms of this vacuum of data, there are private sources of crop data. so what does a trade here. >> farmers have to sell, but again they have plenty of storage on the farm right now and they have got crop insurance so we think they will put away a good share of their corn crop and look to sell next year. >> so you're a buyer of corn at this point? >> not right now. during harvest lows, we think that for the next few months it will probably not go down much further because a farmer won't sell at these prices, which is below the cost of production. >> let's talk about nat gas. it is up about 6%. >> we think that we might end up with a little bit of a colder november. maybe towards the last half. so

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. >> the usda said the glitch had nothing to do with the government shutdown. >>> they will come back tomorrow for a final push for a contract deal before time runs out. we are live with the latest. where did they leave it tonight? >> reporter: like you said, the meetings are other for tonight. there's still smaller groups upstairs going over the numbers. even though both sides the claims have been productive, something is slowing these discussions. i asked both sides earlier tonight what the holdup is. >> they definitely have the resources available but they seem to be fixed on certain points and it seems more political an economic. >> we hope we get this thing done. whether or not we don't and they do, that's up to us. we don't stop the train. >> reporter: those trains could come to a halt on monday with people trying to find another way to work, in fact crippling the commute. when they finally speak to the cameras, they speak in code and trying not to say too much, but it seems they're agreeing on smaller issues, but not so much the bigger issues, the money. so if something doesn't

more chicken under recall by the usda because salmonella contaminati contamination. they may be contaminated with the same strains of salmonella that have sickened more than 300 people across the country. here are the products to look for in your fridge or freezer. kirkland's signature foster farms rotisserie chicken, chicken soup, leg quarters and chicken salad. they were sold between september 11th and 23rd. you can call the costco line, 1-800-774-2678. >> new details on the impact of the salmonella outbreak involving the foster farm chickens. the number of people who have gotten sick is up to 317. 73% of the cases were in california. nearly half of the people who got sick had to go to the hospital. the outbreak involved several different strains of salmonella and several of the strains are resistant to anti-be bantibioti. >> the rules are changing at san francisco general following the death of a patient found in a stairwell. they now must manually deactivate security alarms that go off. they will conduct a review of security systems. lynn spaulding, a patient, was

but the usda sent out its last shipment of supplies yesterday. for more than 200 food banks across the country, when shelves go bare, people will go hungry. >> reporter: experts say if the government shutdown lasts a few more days or a few weeks longer it is going to affect us all, hitting us right here in the grocery store. the fda which checks fruits and vegetables for quality and safety has furloughed nearly half its workforce and cancelled routine inspections. >> the consumer may see prices rise if things cannot be imported because inspections aren't being done. there may be less of a choice in the grocery store. >> reporter: fewer inspectors means higher prices. >> puts me and my family at risk if the fruits and vegetables ant being inspected. if the price increase s as well it's a strain on our budget. >> reporter: the impact b in the grocery store could be next. but many families are feeling the pain now. miguel almaguer, nbc news, pomona, california. >>> so this is day four of the shutdown. it seems really no close to being solved than it

the usda says that the three central valley foster farm plants can stay open for now but will be closelyonitored over the next three months. the easiest way to avoid getting salmonella, kick your chicken fully. >>> six offenders who cut off their gp s tracking devices will receive harsher punishments. cutting off a tracking device becomes a felony that could send them back to state prison for up to three years. the bill also applies to offenders who are ordered to wear it as a condition of the county probation. >>> coming up, the government shutdown shutters a san francisco landmark, but today it's back open for business. we'll show you where. >>> one of new york's most well-known cold case has come to a close. investigators found the killedder of baby hope. police say they have arrested a relative in the young girl's murder. her body was discovered inside a picnic cooler in 1991. the assistant chief of the nwpd spoke in a press conference today about the case. >> i think i can sum of my feelings in three words. i'm very proud. i'm proud of the department and the detectives and i'm very

the affected packages contained usda mark and ps632. it is working with the usda and it is properly handled and fully cooked. >>> it started just before 4:00 this morning in a home. neighbors say the home has been vacant since the 1970s and it has recently begun renovation. they're looking into the cause of the delays. >>> firefighters say they found hot spots this afternoon in an area charred by fire last night. they intended to keep crews on the scene throughout the evening. original fire last night prompted the closures of the lanes on the bay bridge, no structure were damaged, so far firefighters say the cause of the fire is unknown. right now the fire department has closed the ramp heading to oakland. >>> richmond reopening in just the past 90 minutes hereafter being closed all day due to an accident involved of a liquid truck. the 4500 gallon tank had just been filled. there was a small leak that needed to be plugged. people stayed by the hotel were evacuated for precaution. the highway control will reopen the ramp at 5:45 tonight

. >> and the usda has traced the outbreak from raw chicken from three sites run by california based fosterrms with the following three inspection, the products were mainly distributed to retailers out west and tony. >> well, what about the inspectors who go into the plants? >> reporter: yes, well, the usda is in charge of meat packing, and by law they're required to be on law. but fruits, vegetables, seafood, many of those workers are furloughed. >> well, a dramatic landing, a passenger is forced to take over controls. phil, what happened here? >> reporter: well, tony, it's described as nothing short of miraculous. a man who had never been behind the controls of a plane before found himself needing to do that when the pilot of a prop single-engine cessna became ill. a flight instructor was brought in to talk this--not even an amateur, not a pilot at all. he had to talk him down. in the end he landed the plane just fine with minor damages. that flight instructor said he was only too happy to do it. >> it's a fantastic feeling to probably save somebody's life. i think without any sort of tal

but the government is shut down, and your government-backed usda loan can't be processed so thereforeou have to wait. >> reporter: the malloys had planned to use a department of agriculture loan, 30-year fixed product designed for families like them. but with their current home sold, and them scrambling, they couldn't wait any longer. >> we were earither looking at e contracts or move to less desirable loans. >> reporter: the family switched to another loan, which required a $10,000 payment, and higher fees. their payment is $150 more than it should have been. >> my wife and i are just middle class working americans, and to have a fighting match between congress and the senate and the white house cost my family their home. and my family $10,000. that is a lot of money to us. you know, we don't normally have that. >> reporter: the usda program is small, barely 2% of the market, but it is a big deal to rural communities who rely on this type of financing for more than just loans. but for real estate, construction, new jobs, even updating infrastructure tell telecommunications. >> report

democratic congress sent this letter accusing the agencies of failing to protect consumers against what they call a clear public threat posed by foster farms. a usdais beyond the agencies authority. and calls the letters against the group activism. >>> consumer groups tonight are applauding a decision by target and wal-mart to rate thousands of products based on safety and sustain -- sustainability. federal regulars have practically no authority over what goes into personal care products. >> it is mercury in mascara and face creams. lead in lipstick, heavy metals in kid's face paint. the list goes on and on. >>> target says it plans to rate 7,500 products for hazardous materials starting next year. >>> temperatures today were on the warm side. we had highs in the 70s and 80s. 83degrees in napa today. 77 in vallejo and 73 degrees in concord. there's a little bit of fog at the coast. that fog is going to keep things kind of on the cool side. with the fog back, coastal areas not in the 60s anymore. or not in the 70s anymore but in the 60s and low 50s. patchy fog in the bay area. it's going to be very nice. warm in the inland valleys. a cooling trend

but the government is shut down, and your government-backed usda loan can't be processed so thereforeou have to wait. >> reporter: the malloys had planned to use a department of agriculture loan, 30-year fixed product designed for families like them. but with their current home sold, and them scrambling, they couldn't wait any longer. >> we were earither looking at e contracts or move to less desirable loans. >> reporter: the family switched to another loan, which required a $10,000 payment, and higher fees. their payment is $150 more than it should have been. >> my wife and i are just middle class working americans, and to have a fighting match between congress and the senate and the white house cost my family their home. and my family $10,000. that is a lot of money to us. you know, we don't normally have that. >> reporter: the usda program is small, barely 2% of the market, but it is a big deal to rural communities who rely on this type of financing for more than just loans. but for real estate, construction, new jobs, even updating infrastructure tell telecommunications. >> report

democratic congress sent this letter accusing the agencies of failing to protect consumers against what they call a clear public threat posed by foster farms. a usdakesperson says a mandatory recall is beyond the agencies authority. and calls the letters against the group activism. >>> consumer groups tonight are applauding a decision by target and wal-mart to rate thousands of products based on safety and sustain -- sustainability. federal regulars have practically no authority over what goes into personal care products. >> it is mercury in mascara and face creams. lead in lipstick, heavy metals in kid's face paint. the list goes on and on. >>> target says it plans to rate 7,500 products for hazardous materials starting next year. >>> temperatures today were on the warm side. we had highs in the 70s and 80s. 83degrees in napa today. 77 in vallejo and 73 degrees in concord. there's a little bit of fog at the coast. that fog is going to keep things kind of on the cool side. with the fog back, coastal areas not in the 60s anymore. or not in the 70s anymore but in the 60s and low 50s. patchy fog in the bay area. it's going to be very nice. warm in th