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decoster, jack decoster. >> he doesn't run the operation. i do. >> i know, but he testified he cleaned eed -- when you were s you didn't have these problems. do you want to answer? >> yes, sir. >> how do you account for dead chickens then? >> there's eight dead hens here in the back of the building, and, you know, it's kind of like a large city with 80,000 birds in the building. >> sure. >> occasionally we will have some mortality and these are taken to the back of the barn. now, our policy is to have these in a barrel. >> but they weren't at the time, were they? >> no, sir, they're not. >> go through the other photos, the mice along the conveyor belt for the eggs. >> would this not be acceptable -- >> go through there. look at the manure coming out of the building from the foundations, the door. this isn't something that just happened overnight. that manure pile is about seven to eight feet tall. it's seeping out through cracks. so number one, you have too much manure. it's flowing out of your buildings. you got cracks. you got dead mice. y
decoster, jack decoster. >> he doesn't run the operation. i do. >> i know, but he testified he cleaned eed -- when you were s you didn't have these problems. do you want to answer? >> yes, sir. >> how do you account for dead chickens then? >> there's eight dead hens here in the back of the building, and, you know, it's kind of like a large city with 80,000 birds in the building. >> sure. >> occasionally we will have some mortality and these are taken to...
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decoster, will you take responsibility? all we got was silence. david kerley, abc news, washington. >>> and, there is new hope tonight for gay people in florida, who want to adopt a child. a state appeals court ruled that the 33-year-old ban on gay adoption is unconstitutional. and the governor said that the state will allow the adoptions immediately. >>> and, trouble is mounting tonight for the pastor of a 25,000-member megachurch near atlanta. bishoped a dee long, who has denounced homosexuality, is accused of coercing three young men into relationships. steve osunsami has details of the lawsuits. >> reporter: bishop eddie long once said that homosexuality is a spiritual abortion. if today's accusations are true, he might regret the day he led thousands through the streets of atlanta in protest of gays and same-sex marriage. >> woman and woman and man and man is not right. so, that's why i stand by the bishop. >> reporter: in the lawsuits, filed by three young men he recruited into the youth ministry at his gigantic church outside atlanta, they
decoster, will you take responsibility? all we got was silence. david kerley, abc news, washington. >>> and, there is new hope tonight for gay people in florida, who want to adopt a child. a state appeals court ruled that the 33-year-old ban on gay adoption is unconstitutional. and the governor said that the state will allow the adoptions immediately. >>> and, trouble is mounting tonight for the pastor of a 25,000-member megachurch near atlanta. bishoped a dee long, who has...
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decoster. lit important for us in massachusetts, in new england new england, to know whether we are at a threat as well. thank you, mr. chairman, for having this hearing. >> thank you, mr. markey. >> mr. chairman, may i ask for unanimous consent re. >> yes. >> i'd like to to entere from senator coburn. he's not blocking the comment. senator reid's comments that coburn is blocking the bill are false. >> i object. i don't believe that's an accurate statement. i would object to it going in the record. >> there's objection. it will not be made part of the record. if you want to submit something later, mr. burgess, to supplement your testimony, i'm sure we can work with it. but right now nothing is going to be entered in the record. that concludes the opening statement by members of the subcommittee. i want to call our first panel of witnesses. our first panel is ms. sarah lewis from freedom, california and ms. carol lobato from littleton, colorado. i would ask you to employees come forward and take
decoster. lit important for us in massachusetts, in new england new england, to know whether we are at a threat as well. thank you, mr. chairman, for having this hearing. >> thank you, mr. markey. >> mr. chairman, may i ask for unanimous consent re. >> yes. >> i'd like to to entere from senator coburn. he's not blocking the comment. senator reid's comments that coburn is blocking the bill are false. >> i object. i don't believe that's an accurate statement. i would...
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decoster. lit important for us in massachusetts, in new england new england, to know ether we are at a threat as well. thank you, mr. chairman, for having this hearing. >> thank you, mr. markey. >> mr. chairman, may i ask for unanimous consent re. >> yes. >> i'd like to to entered from senator coburn. he's not blocking the comment. senator reid's comments that coburn is blocking the bill are false. >> i object. i don't believe that's an accurate statement. i would object to it going in the record. >> there's objection. will not be made part of the record. if you want to submit something later, mr. burgess, to supplement your testimony, i'm sure we can work with it. but right now nothing is going to be entered in the record. that concludes the opening statement by members of the subcommittee. i want to call our first panel of witnesses. our first panel is ms. sarah lewis from freedom, california and ms. carol lobato from littleton, colorado. i would ask you to employees come forward and take a s
decoster. lit important for us in massachusetts, in new england new england, to know ether we are at a threat as well. thank you, mr. chairman, for having this hearing. >> thank you, mr. markey. >> mr. chairman, may i ask for unanimous consent re. >> yes. >> i'd like to to entered from senator coburn. he's not blocking the comment. senator reid's comments that coburn is blocking the bill are false. >> i object. i don't believe that's an accurate statement. i would...
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. >> reporter: decoster is no stranger to violations. decades of run-ins with regulators, he's paid millions in fines. in 1987, a salmonella outbreak that killed nine. but decoster says his wright county egg has cleaned up its act. >> if you've cleaned up your operations as you say, why did this outbreak occur? >> mr. chairman, this is a complicated subject. >> reporter: this is what inspectors found after the recall was ordered. dead chickens in a pile on the floor. so much manure, it pressed out a barn door. flies, maggots, rodents running through the hen houses. >> where you are now is where you feel cleaned up and adequate? >> sir, please, let me talk, okay? >> reporter: salmonella was found too but the decosters believe the bacteria came from an outside feed product. >> for you to come before us and say, it's the feed, we had nothing to do with it, is hard for me to believe. >> reporter: victims had a hard time believing decoster too. >> it just overpowered my whole system. >> reporter: 30-year-old sarah lewis, who nearly died, met
. >> reporter: decoster is no stranger to violations. decades of run-ins with regulators, he's paid millions in fines. in 1987, a salmonella outbreak that killed nine. but decoster says his wright county egg has cleaned up its act. >> if you've cleaned up your operations as you say, why did this outbreak occur? >> mr. chairman, this is a complicated subject. >> reporter: this is what inspectors found after the recall was ordered. dead chickens in a pile on the floor. so...
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>> reporter: salmonella was found too but the decosters believe the bacteria came from an outside feed product. >> for you to come before us and say, it's the feed, we had nothing to do with it, is hard for me to believe. >> reporter: victims had a hard time believing decoster too. >> it just overpowered my whole system. >> reporter: 30-year-old sarah lewis, who nearly died, met with decoster after the hearing. >> i said, i am a real person and this is what you've done to me. >> reporter: when we asked -- >> will you take responsibility? >> reporter: all we got was silence. david kerley, abc news, washington. >>> there is a new theory being offered about the sinking of "the titanic." it comes from the granddaughter of the most senior officer to survive the disaster. because of a steering error. she claims it sank because the captain continued sailing instead of stopping the ship. the officer's granddaughter just made the claims public in her new book. >>> here's your thursday forecast. hail and gusty winds in southern minnesota, omaha, des moines, and kansas city. heavy rain and floodi
>> reporter: salmonella was found too but the decosters believe the bacteria came from an outside feed product. >> for you to come before us and say, it's the feed, we had nothing to do with it, is hard for me to believe. >> reporter: victims had a hard time believing decoster too. >> it just overpowered my whole system. >> reporter: 30-year-old sarah lewis, who nearly died, met with decoster after the hearing. >> i said, i am a real person and this is what...
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remarkably, the decosters argued today that their operation is much cleaner now than it was back then, katie. >> couric: all right. nancy cordes on capitol hill. nancy, thank you. and later in this broadcast, we'll have a special investigation you won't want to miss. we'll show you the huge holes in the government's food safety net. also on capitol hill, the last time republicans took control of the house in 1994, they did it with their so-called contract with america. now they're trying to take control again with some they're calling a pledge to america. it calls the present government "arrogant and out of touch." they're pledging, among other things, to reduce the size of government, stop what they call job-killing tax hikes and repeal and replace what they see as the government takeover of health care. chip reid is our white house correspondent, he's here in new york for a change tonight. chip, the republicans are really throwing down the gauntlet on this. what are administration officials saying about it? >> well, katie, the white house is calling it "the same old failed special i
remarkably, the decosters argued today that their operation is much cleaner now than it was back then, katie. >> couric: all right. nancy cordes on capitol hill. nancy, thank you. and later in this broadcast, we'll have a special investigation you won't want to miss. we'll show you the huge holes in the government's food safety net. also on capitol hill, the last time republicans took control of the house in 1994, they did it with their so-called contract with america. now they're trying...
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today, congress released photos taken by fda inspectors inside decoster's egg farm in iowa. after the recall of half a billion eggs was under way. the photos showed dead hens, dead mice, and barns bursting with chicken manure piled eight feet high. even as the company insisted it takes health and sanitation seriously. >> it sounds like to me both of you are refusing to take responsibility for a very poor facility. >> this is a very big operation. we have a certain way we go about running it. >> reporter: the man who runs hillendale farms also involved in the recall invoked his constitutional right to remain silent. >> i respectfully decline to answer the question. >> reporter: investigators estimate 1,600 people and perhaps thousands more, have been sickened nationwide. >> i was so dehydrated they could not find a vein to insert an iv in. >> my doctors told me i would have most certainly died without aggressive intervention. >> reporter: carol got sick after eating at a restaurant in colorado. >> you could say i'm angry. i'm angry that they've gotten by with it and haven't c
today, congress released photos taken by fda inspectors inside decoster's egg farm in iowa. after the recall of half a billion eggs was under way. the photos showed dead hens, dead mice, and barns bursting with chicken manure piled eight feet high. even as the company insisted it takes health and sanitation seriously. >> it sounds like to me both of you are refusing to take responsibility for a very poor facility. >> this is a very big operation. we have a certain way we go about...
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. >> lawmakers say peter decoster should not have been stunned. they released new photos by fda inspectors of hen houses littered with mice, bugs, and did and decomposing chickens. >> look at the manure coming from the building, from the foundations, the door. this isn't something that just happened overnight that. manure pile is about seven to eight feet tall and seeping out through cracks. >> reporter: they also released internal e-mails, saw old dead birds in a few cages and old chicken heads on egg belts read one company e-mail after an fda inspection yet the ceo of wright county eggs says he believes chicken feed from an outside source caused the massive outbreak. >> it appears that you are a habitual violator of basic safety standards and i must say for you to come before us and say it's the feed, we had nothing to do with it, it's hard for me to believe. >> his i what egg empire produces 2.4 million eggs a week and blamed for making nearly 1600 people ill, including 77-year-old carol la ba to. >> my doctors told me that i almost certainly w
. >> lawmakers say peter decoster should not have been stunned. they released new photos by fda inspectors of hen houses littered with mice, bugs, and did and decomposing chickens. >> look at the manure coming from the building, from the foundations, the door. this isn't something that just happened overnight that. manure pile is about seven to eight feet tall and seeping out through cracks. >> reporter: they also released internal e-mails, saw old dead birds in a few cages...
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well that's like being partially pregnant; it's pretty hard to do. >> sreenivasan: decoster did suggest the outbreak may not have been his company's fault. he said the salmonella could have come from contaminated feed, instead. the owner of a second farm declined to answer questions. he cited his fifth amendment right against self- incrimination. three top u.s. security officials warned today of a growing threat of homegrown terror. fbi director robert mueller said groups tied to al-qaeda are actively targeting the u.s., but they've changed their approach. he testified before the senate homeland security committee. >> since 2006, al qaeda has looked to recruit americans or westerners who are able to remain undetected by heightened security measures. for example, last year, for the first time since september 11, al qaeda successfully trained and deployed an operative to the united states to carry out such an attack. that operative was najibullah zazi, a lawful u.s. permanent resident, who was plotting to attack the new york subways. >> the chairman of the committee, connecticut senator j
well that's like being partially pregnant; it's pretty hard to do. >> sreenivasan: decoster did suggest the outbreak may not have been his company's fault. he said the salmonella could have come from contaminated feed, instead. the owner of a second farm declined to answer questions. he cited his fifth amendment right against self- incrimination. three top u.s. security officials warned today of a growing threat of homegrown terror. fbi director robert mueller said groups tied to al-qaeda...
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decoster is no stranger to battles with the government. records show he paid millions in state and federal fines over 20 years for health, safety, immigration, and environmental violations at his farm. after the recall, fda inspectors visited both hillandale and wright county egg. during the visits, they found live rodents and mice at both farms. at wright county egg they found manure piled so deep, it was leaking through a building's foundation. and at both locations, they found maggots and countless flies near the egg belt. the head of wright county egg told the panel, his company made huge security and food safety changes after the recall. joel brown, cbs news, washington. >>> governor schwarzenegger is now asking lawmakers to come to los angeles to discuss the budget instead of a meeting in sacramento. the reason? he is battling a bad cold. the governor has not been to the capital in recent days. he thinks the illness stems from a recent trip to asia. so the governor has called democratic and republican leaders to meet closer to his ho
decoster is no stranger to battles with the government. records show he paid millions in state and federal fines over 20 years for health, safety, immigration, and environmental violations at his farm. after the recall, fda inspectors visited both hillandale and wright county egg. during the visits, they found live rodents and mice at both farms. at wright county egg they found manure piled so deep, it was leaking through a building's foundation. and at both locations, they found maggots and...
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jack decoster of wright countying a blames chicken feed from an outside supplier. the food and drug administration found filthy conditions at his facility. >> manure piles that were old enough that maggots were forming. they had rat holes that allowed rats to enter the facilities. >> decoster rallied -- recalled over half a billion eggs after the fda asked him to. no one died but more than 1500 people became ill from those contaminated eggs. >>> right now it's 6:08. we want to check your look at traffic. mike inouye has the latest. >> we'll take you to the area where right on schedule we had slowing. antioch, westbound highway 4 from a street actually starting around hillcrest we see speeds dipping down just below 20 miles per hour where you see the red stretching over past horizon lane and clearing until speeds dip down to the 50s again. typical pattern for that commute right on schedule. also on schedule, slowing through livermore, passing highway 84. then we have an incident, an accident at hacienda in the westbound commute direction causing more slowing. watch
jack decoster of wright countying a blames chicken feed from an outside supplier. the food and drug administration found filthy conditions at his facility. >> manure piles that were old enough that maggots were forming. they had rat holes that allowed rats to enter the facilities. >> decoster rallied -- recalled over half a billion eggs after the fda asked him to. no one died but more than 1500 people became ill from those contaminated eggs. >>> right now it's 6:08. we want...
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after reading from his prepared statement, jack decoster had trouble answering questions from lawmakers on capitol hill. >> you cleaned up your operations, as you say, why did this outbreak occur? >> mr. chairman this, is a complicated subject. >> where you are now, you feel cleaned up and adequate. >> sir, please, let me talk. okay? >> the owner of a second farm also implicated in the salmonella outbreak, was also at the hearing. but took the fifth amendment. >>> gay couples in florida are one step closer to being able to adopt. a state appeals court found a law banning such adoptions unconstitutional. and now, the florida governor says the state will stop enforcing that adoption law, immediately. the state supreme court must remove the law from the books. >>> gay right supporters interrupted a speech by president obama in new york, heckling him several times. some of the protesters complained that the president did not fulfill his promise to repeal the military's don't ask, don't tell policy. others demanded more money for aids funding, in which the president interrupted his speech to
after reading from his prepared statement, jack decoster had trouble answering questions from lawmakers on capitol hill. >> you cleaned up your operations, as you say, why did this outbreak occur? >> mr. chairman this, is a complicated subject. >> where you are now, you feel cleaned up and adequate. >> sir, please, let me talk. okay? >> the owner of a second farm also implicated in the salmonella outbreak, was also at the hearing. but took the fifth amendment....
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decoster's belated apology? >> i would think with his past history it probably doesn't mean very much. >> reporter: the decosters have had to pay millions of fines over the decades. but now, they say, they won't be selling anymore eggs until their farms are free of disease. erica? >> nancy cordes on capitol hill this morning, thanks. >>> starbuckses bringing up higher prices for you announcing it will charge more for the big, labor-intensive drinks with a lot of words in them. they say it's due to the rise in coffee prices. still, though, the cost of basic coffee and espresso is unchanged. meantime, had a little facebook ifphilantropy the founder will donate millions of dollars to new jersey. in ohio, a narrow escape of a robbery suspect critically hurt in a garbage truck of all places. police in lyons chased a suspect who hid in a dumpster. the dumpster then emptied into the garbage truck. he was injured as the truck compacted the garbage but managed to use a cell phone to call police for help. >> he's in the t
decoster's belated apology? >> i would think with his past history it probably doesn't mean very much. >> reporter: the decosters have had to pay millions of fines over the decades. but now, they say, they won't be selling anymore eggs until their farms are free of disease. erica? >> nancy cordes on capitol hill this morning, thanks. >>> starbuckses bringing up higher prices for you announcing it will charge more for the big, labor-intensive drinks with a lot of words...
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this morning's "ghoin register" reports that jack decoster says he is sorry to all those who got sick. it also says that the iowa company will not resume selling fresh eggs until the farms are free of disease. >>> and that woman, theresa lewis, is set to become the first female executed in virginia in nearly a century. she was convicted of hiring two men to kill her husband and stepson in 2002. the supreme court is nailing to block the lethal injection she is scheduled to receive tomorrow. >>> two, key components of the health care overhaul are set to take effect tomorrow. this morning's "l.a. times" reports some major insurance companies are going to stop selling policies for children, rather than comply with the new provision in the law. with the other aspects, here is karen travers. >> reporter: starting tomorrow, young adults will be able to stay on their parents' insurance plans until they become 26. insurance companies can no longer deny coverage to children due to pre-existing conditions. and insurance companies can no longer drop people when they get sick. the only reason to r
this morning's "ghoin register" reports that jack decoster says he is sorry to all those who got sick. it also says that the iowa company will not resume selling fresh eggs until the farms are free of disease. >>> and that woman, theresa lewis, is set to become the first female executed in virginia in nearly a century. she was convicted of hiring two men to kill her husband and stepson in 2002. the supreme court is nailing to block the lethal injection she is scheduled to...
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decoster says while we believe we were doing the right thing. it's clear we have to do more. jack decoster says he prayers several times a day for the victims of that outbreak. >>> the food and drug administration is right now considering whether to allow genetically engineered salmon to be sold in grocery stores. the industry says the genetically altered salmon which grows twice as fast as regular salmon is safe. advocates on both sides appeared in washington. no vote was taken but an fda ipd panel thinks it needs more study. yesterday restaurant owner den nigs lang gave us a powerful look at the difference between natural and genetically altered salmon and says modified foods can appear as wholesome fruits and vegetables. after that we asked to you weigh in with your thoughts. juju says i came from africa six years ago and i can tell you i noticed a big change in the flavor of the food in the u.s. after seeing your segment, my intuitions are confirmed. americans should demand better food. donna said i'm getting tired of our food being made into science projects? what hatche
decoster says while we believe we were doing the right thing. it's clear we have to do more. jack decoster says he prayers several times a day for the victims of that outbreak. >>> the food and drug administration is right now considering whether to allow genetically engineered salmon to be sold in grocery stores. the industry says the genetically altered salmon which grows twice as fast as regular salmon is safe. advocates on both sides appeared in washington. no vote was taken but an...
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austin "jack" decoster has paid millions dollars in fines for health and safety violations over the last 20 years. >> you are a habitual violator of basic safety standards. >> reporter: lawmakers displayed photos of filthy conditions at wright county egg. >> this isn't something that just happened overnight. that manure pile is about seven to eight feet tall seeping through cracks. you've got dead mice, dead chickens, you've got maggots. that stuff just didn't happen. >> reporter: and the company apparently knew it had a problem. a congressional investigation found wright county eggs tested positive for salmonella hundreds of times up to two years before the recall. the fda is urging congress to pass new legislation giving it more power to order recalls and enforce safety standards. some victims of the salmonella outbreak agreed. >> the infection wiped me out to the point where i was unable to function. >> reporter: 77-year-old carol laboto almost died and says if congress does nothing, she's afraid it could happen again. joel brown, cbs news, washington. >>> the defense department confi
austin "jack" decoster has paid millions dollars in fines for health and safety violations over the last 20 years. >> you are a habitual violator of basic safety standards. >> reporter: lawmakers displayed photos of filthy conditions at wright county egg. >> this isn't something that just happened overnight. that manure pile is about seven to eight feet tall seeping through cracks. you've got dead mice, dead chickens, you've got maggots. that stuff just didn't...
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this morning's "des moines register" reports that jack decoster will say he's sorry to all those who got sick. the report also says the iowa company will not resume selling fresh eggs until its farms are free of disease. the apology is expected today during hearings on capitol hill. >>> and that woman, theresa lewis, is set to become the first female executed in virginia in nearly a censhe was. she was convicted of hiring two men to kill her husban stepsoand stepson back in 2002. the supreme court is refusing to block the lethal injection she is set to receive tomorrow. lewis' attorney argued she should be spared because she is borderline mentally retarded. >>> two, key components of the health care overhaul are set to take effect tomorrow. this morning's "l.a. times" reports some major insurance companies are going to stop selling policies for children, rather than comply with the new provision in the law. with more on the other aspects, here is karen travers. >> reporter: starting tomorrow, young adults will be able to stay on their parents' insurance plans until they turn 26. insu
this morning's "des moines register" reports that jack decoster will say he's sorry to all those who got sick. the report also says the iowa company will not resume selling fresh eggs until its farms are free of disease. the apology is expected today during hearings on capitol hill. >>> and that woman, theresa lewis, is set to become the first female executed in virginia in nearly a censhe was. she was convicted of hiring two men to kill her husban stepsoand stepson back in...
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question is who brought decoster to iowa? terry branstad calls him an outlaw. itas during his administration that he brought him to iowa that s former economic development director, jack bailey wined and dined and testified in front of numerous boards about what a man of character jack decoster was so i think you've fgotten the past. it's been so long ago that you don't remember in the first place. now you want to reregulate the industry and you're not telling the uth about the contribution. the fact of the matteis your former chief of staff represented him. he got him the first hog permit and we got the record to show it at chetculver.com. >> we have to turn to ed tibbets with a question for governor culver. ed? >> governor, iowa has twice lost out on a bid to gai g ways to the top funds to help improve education in the state. do you regret supporting legislation that required school boards to negotiate with teacher unions over ways to overhaul troubled schools in the event that money were to come forward? >> thank you for your question and i do not regret mov
question is who brought decoster to iowa? terry branstad calls him an outlaw. itas during his administration that he brought him to iowa that s former economic development director, jack bailey wined and dined and testified in front of numerous boards about what a man of character jack decoster was so i think you've fgotten the past. it's been so long ago that you don't remember in the first place. now you want to reregulate the industry and you're not telling the uth about the contribution....
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in a ten-page statement, jack decoster and his son, peter, the heads of wright county egg operations, point to a feed ingredient as the likely source of contamination and outlines measures the farm is taking to prevent future contamination. throughout the summer, the massive egg recall affected over 500 million eggs. but months later, what's changed? eggs have returned to grocery store shelves while congress tries to understand how two farms in iowa could have sickened 1,600 people. >> i will ask these egg farmers where was their concern for the health and safety of the american people? >> reporter: asked to testify before congress today, decoster, as well as the president of hillandale farms. neither farm's eggs are back on the market. >> they are not producing shell eggs for the fresh market until we say it's safe. >> reporter: also testifying, michael taylor from the fda. >> we're confident the recall has been effective in getting eggs off the shelves so people are protected. >> reporter: his agency is in charge of protecting our eggs. new regulations enacted in july last year were
in a ten-page statement, jack decoster and his son, peter, the heads of wright county egg operations, point to a feed ingredient as the likely source of contamination and outlines measures the farm is taking to prevent future contamination. throughout the summer, the massive egg recall affected over 500 million eggs. but months later, what's changed? eggs have returned to grocery store shelves while congress tries to understand how two farms in iowa could have sickened 1,600 people. >> i...
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>> reporter: asked to testify today, decoster, as well as the president of hillandale farms. >> they are not producing shell eggs for the fresh market until we say it's safe. >> reporter: also testifying, michael taylor from the fda. >> we're confident the recall has been effective in getting eggs off the shelves. so, people are protected. >> reporter: his agency is in charge of protecting our eggs. new regulations enacted in july last year were supposed to help. farms were told they needed to do testing and fix anything that was wrong. they had one year to comply. just as that deadline approached, reports of salmonella infections began. and the fda was horrified by what they found. >> facilities were not clean. they allowed rodent entry. and they found a host of conditions that could contribute to contamination of the eggs. >> reporter: at one farm, a pile of chicken manure reached eight feet high. pathogens in mature can live for days. how can such conditions exist? the fda says this -- >> food borne illnesses kill about 5,000 people a year in this country. isn't it time we tackle
>> reporter: asked to testify today, decoster, as well as the president of hillandale farms. >> they are not producing shell eggs for the fresh market until we say it's safe. >> reporter: also testifying, michael taylor from the fda. >> we're confident the recall has been effective in getting eggs off the shelves. so, people are protected. >> reporter: his agency is in charge of protecting our eggs. new regulations enacted in july last year were supposed to help....
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jack decoster said that he's been praying for those who got sick. >> we were horrified to learn that our eggs may have made people sick. we apologize to everyone who may have been sickened by eating our eggs. >> for years, state regulators in the northeast and the midwest have cited decoster's chicken and hog farms for poor conditions. >>> new provisions of the health care reform act kick in today affecting your coverage and children's coverage. cnn's chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta joins us to talk about the changes. some pieces of legislation already started but what happens today? it's much more sweeping reform, right? >> i think so. i think that's one way of looking at it. obviously, a lot of people focused on the specific provisions for sometime now and waiting for them to go into effect. one thing, kyra, numbers, premiums for what it costs the average person to buy health care insurance gone up over the last year for an individual about 5%. $5,000 a year now and for families of four, that's gone up about 3% so it's around $13,000 or so. so premiums gone up a little
jack decoster said that he's been praying for those who got sick. >> we were horrified to learn that our eggs may have made people sick. we apologize to everyone who may have been sickened by eating our eggs. >> for years, state regulators in the northeast and the midwest have cited decoster's chicken and hog farms for poor conditions. >>> new provisions of the health care reform act kick in today affecting your coverage and children's coverage. cnn's chief medical...
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among those calls to testify, jack decoster. decoster will apologize today to the people who got sick. the outbreak is blamed for hundreds of illnesses. >>> 2009 rewind. president obama spent a good deal of that year developing his afghan war strategy. now a new book details the tense battles inside the white house over war policy. ed henry joins us now. good to see you. any attention-grabbing headlines so far. >> reporter: it's interesting because what you see in the washington post and new york times, getting early copies of this book, supposed to be published next week, suggest that the president in these deliberations, when he was considering a buy draul of u.s. troops and selled on july to bring troops home, there was political pressure there, the book quoting the president saying i want an exit strategy. i can't lose the whole democratic party, suggesting he was reacting to pressure from liberals, and a quote attributed to richard holbrooke, a senior adviser on pakistan policy, saying the new policy on afghanistan can't wo
among those calls to testify, jack decoster. decoster will apologize today to the people who got sick. the outbreak is blamed for hundreds of illnesses. >>> 2009 rewind. president obama spent a good deal of that year developing his afghan war strategy. now a new book details the tense battles inside the white house over war policy. ed henry joins us now. good to see you. any attention-grabbing headlines so far. >> reporter: it's interesting because what you see in the washington...
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question is who brought decoster to iowa? terry branstad calls him an outlaw. itas during his administration that he brought him to iowa that s former economic development director, jack bailey wined and dined and testified in front of numerous boards about what a man of character jack decoster was so i think you've fgotten the past. it's been so long ago that you don't remember in the first place. now you want to reregulate the industry and you're not telling the trh about the contribution. the fact of the matter your former chief of staff represented him. he got him the first hog permit and we got the record to show it at chetculver.com. >> we have to turn to ed tibbets with a question for governor culver. ed? >> governor, iowa has twice lost out on a bid to gai g ways to the top funds to help improve education in the state. do you regret supporting legislation that required school boards to negotiate with teacher unions over ways to overhaul troubled schools in the event that money were to come forward? >> thank you for your question and i do not regret movi
question is who brought decoster to iowa? terry branstad calls him an outlaw. itas during his administration that he brought him to iowa that s former economic development director, jack bailey wined and dined and testified in front of numerous boards about what a man of character jack decoster was so i think you've fgotten the past. it's been so long ago that you don't remember in the first place. now you want to reregulate the industry and you're not telling the trh about the contribution....
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prior to that coitte worked for nearly a decade and 120 different decoster and nothing but commendable work across the board -- prior to that, they worked for nearly a decade and 120 different countries doing nothing but commendable work across the board. there the farthest from the terrorists. the central problem with the humanitarian aspect of the palestine situation, additionally, israel's insistence on believing only their side of the story and showing only video and footage from midway through the attack when all of us on board the ship, including the human rights report, which verified that all of the activists and the unitarians on board -- and humanitarian workers on board consistently said the attack started about 30 minutes before the soldiers even boarded the ship with gunfire from the zodiac, surrounded as from about 4:00 in the morning on. >> gideon levy, you are an israeli journalist and a briton a book called "the punishment of gaza." you have reported from gaza pitta the israeli government says there is no siege of gaza, so these jewish activists who have just been deta
prior to that coitte worked for nearly a decade and 120 different decoster and nothing but commendable work across the board -- prior to that, they worked for nearly a decade and 120 different countries doing nothing but commendable work across the board. there the farthest from the terrorists. the central problem with the humanitarian aspect of the palestine situation, additionally, israel's insistence on believing only their side of the story and showing only video and footage from midway...
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jack decoster owns wright county egg operators and his son, peter, is the chief operatering officer and both are expected to attend this hearing. as many as 1,600 people have been sickened by those eggs and we'll have the latest for you. >>> day 49 for those 33 miners trapped underground in chile. their rescue is getting closer. a third drill, plan c, is what they're calling it, began drilling this week. natalie morales is live and what a story this has been. what is the latest chapter you have for us, my friend? >> it certainly is, richard, an incredible story. 49 days now. if you can imagine that these 33 miners have been trapped there. meanwhile, their familiallies here continue to keep their vigil. for them a very emotional, very difficult time. but this week, finally, it seems that camp hope is offering them some new hope, as we heard a lot of progress being made. you can hear the drills going behind me. there are now three, count them three drills actively working 24/7 now to try to get those miners out, to build or to dig a tunnel that will be used as a rescue hatch. those drills
jack decoster owns wright county egg operators and his son, peter, is the chief operatering officer and both are expected to attend this hearing. as many as 1,600 people have been sickened by those eggs and we'll have the latest for you. >>> day 49 for those 33 miners trapped underground in chile. their rescue is getting closer. a third drill, plan c, is what they're calling it, began drilling this week. natalie morales is live and what a story this has been. what is the latest chapter...
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decoster or any of his associates? >> that's outside of the scope of my job duties. >> so i guess hillendale didn't make the eggs, wright county did, but you're a major egg producer, too, and, you know, you're in a position to know whether you're running a clean and safe operation. let me ask you, in light of this recall, how has this changed the culture at hillendale on how you produce eggs and do business? >> well, it's definitely going to make us take a closer look at what we do. we have hired two consultants to come in. the gal that was at the fda and a person with food safety at several fortune 200 food companies, we've brought them in. they're going to be doing recommendations to improve our food safety programs. we have discontinued our agreement with the wright county farms at alden. we have -- we will no longer be receiving pullets that wright county has raised for the west union facility. we are bringing on another staff position at west union to increase and do a better job of documentation on quality contro
decoster or any of his associates? >> that's outside of the scope of my job duties. >> so i guess hillendale didn't make the eggs, wright county did, but you're a major egg producer, too, and, you know, you're in a position to know whether you're running a clean and safe operation. let me ask you, in light of this recall, how has this changed the culture at hillendale on how you produce eggs and do business? >> well, it's definitely going to make us take a closer look at what...
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the focus in particular will be on one owner, jack decoster. he's had a lot of problems before in multiple states, various issues, fines for health and safety violations after an fda inspection revealed some filthy conditions there. he's also had some other fine settlements, guilty of hiring illegal workers. he will be asked why he didn't turn over positive salmonella tests, there have been over 400 of them at his plant in the last two years, specifically 73 tests that were the exact same strain as that salmonella outbreak that got so many people, 1500 or so people sick across the country last month. he is expected to say that he is sorry. in fact in a statement he said he prays for those victims every day. but he will be asked to explain what was going on at that plant. the fda will also be there. they'll be asked about their oversight and whether they were lax. there has been legislation sitting here on capitol hill for a long time to give the fda more authority. unfortunately, it just hasn't passed yet. live from capitol hill, i'm tracie pot
the focus in particular will be on one owner, jack decoster. he's had a lot of problems before in multiple states, various issues, fines for health and safety violations after an fda inspection revealed some filthy conditions there. he's also had some other fine settlements, guilty of hiring illegal workers. he will be asked why he didn't turn over positive salmonella tests, there have been over 400 of them at his plant in the last two years, specifically 73 tests that were the exact same...
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. >>> jack decoster, the owner of the iowa egg factory the source of the outbreak will apologize today testifying before congress. the des moines register yoets testimony of him and his son. while we always believed we were doing the right thing it is clear we must do wrong. >> ter roy jones, the florida pastor at the center of the koran-burning controversy. the city of gainesville sent him a bill for $200,000, the cost of security for the now-canceled koran-burning event. jones is calling the bill ridiculous. >>> and there's a new report this morning on home prices in the u.s. cold well banker says the average listing price is $353,000. most expense i city, new port beach, california, it sets you back $1.8 million. the most affordable city, detroit. that same house would cost just $68,000. >>> and finally, we want to introduce you to pug gi the peek need. the real claim to fame, pug gi holds the world record for the longest tongue. if that doesn't arm you with something for your next event or water cooler talk this morning, i don't know what will, dave price. >> seeing puggy and gene
. >>> jack decoster, the owner of the iowa egg factory the source of the outbreak will apologize today testifying before congress. the des moines register yoets testimony of him and his son. while we always believed we were doing the right thing it is clear we must do wrong. >> ter roy jones, the florida pastor at the center of the koran-burning controversy. the city of gainesville sent him a bill for $200,000, the cost of security for the now-canceled koran-burning event. jones...