john muller and diana perez. >> good wednesday morning, everybody. we begin with more states involved in the recall of possibly tainted beef. >> rhode island officials say at least 128 food facilities in the state received ground beef products but the federal government isn't revealing where the beef went. here's abc's dr. richard besser. >> reporter: health officials are on high alert. the recall expanding. now including beef sent to restaurants and possibly grocery stores. the biggest worry, ground beef for burgers because grilling season is here and people often don't cook them enough to kill the dangerous strain of e. coli which has already sickened 11 people. >> i have never been that sick in my life. >> reporter: kevin mcdermott thinks he is one. diagnosed with the same strain of e. coli after eating an under cooked hamburger. forced to spend ten days in the hospital. describing the pain. >> hot knife in your guts or battery acid. >> reporter: it can take up to ten days before symptoms appear