At the fda, all scheduled inspections of foreign and domestic fish, fruit, vegetable and juice producers have been postponed. At the cdc, researchers are not tracking outbreaks of food poisoning. Less than a third of the cdc scientists are on the job. One official telling abc news, its mind blowing that our world renowned scientists cant look at their blackberries today. K 2m reporter home buyers applying or waiting for fha backed mortgages are alr suffering. Were in this hotel for who knows how long. Reporter in ft. Wayne, indiana, the reed family loan stuck in the pipeline, awaiting final approval from Government Employees not at work. Critical social programs such as wic which provides 9 million moms with money for infant formula and baby food have been deemed nonessential. How am i supposed to get the extra 200 a month. Reporter head start is shutting down across the country. In connecticut today there was no preschool program for this womans twin sons. Its going to affect them in
Common sense over gridlock. Lets get to the Jacksonville Airport scene right now. Pierre thomas tracking all of the latest, where a suspicious package was called destructive. Good morning, pierre. Reporter good morning, george. Today, the fbi is trying to assess just how dangerous the situation was. But for the passengers, it was truly scary. The airport plunged into chaos for five hours. As frantic Passengers Evacuated the terminal, when police announced the discovery of two suspicious packages. A lot of people behind the counters started ducking. Reporter one of the two items found was, quote, a destructive device. It was a device that had destructive nature to the degree that it needed to be taken off site to be rendered safe. Reporter witnesses saw the police force this man to the ground outside the terminal. We saw him throw the guy down to the ground in front of the garage. That started a very long wait. Reporter and in a cell phone video, you see agents board a plane. The shutdo
08iss. Annapolis. Complete coverage continues now. Derek valcourt has more on the game many are talk about. Reporter rumors were flying that the game on saturday was a go. But Navy Officials say those rumors just were not true. They say the decision to play has not been made yet. But that decision is expected by noon tomorrow. Reporter tents are already going up outside of Navy Marine Memorial stadium. Even though the fate of the game hangs in limbo, no one more surprised than the players. Well, that would be crushing. I mean, its a huge game that we all look forward to very much. I watched the video. And i never thought it would, you know, get anywhere near football. Reporter its not just football or any navy sport. But the entire naval academy, impacted by the shutdown, with 933 million. Classes where military instructors arent able to substitute have been canceled. Some of us have showed up and studied. Others were told to not go to class. Reporter tickets to saturdays game have sol
Pressing him for intelligence about the al qaeda networknr and potential attack plans. Allibi, who spent years as a foreign operative for al qaeda, was captured just after dawn saturday on thisninr street bacn his homeland of libya. U. S. Army Delta Force Commandos suddenly converged in three or four vehicles near allibis home in tripoli. His family told reporters the commandos Wearing Masks surrounded allibis car, smashed the windows and whisked him away. Allibi is under indictment in new york, accused of helping to plan the 1998 bombings of u. S. Embassies in africa. Federal prosecutors say allibi did surveillance for al qaeda prior to the attacks, taking pictures of potential targets. Sources say he is also a computer expert and the likely author of this al qaeda training manual which lays out step by step instructions for launching any major terror attack. The guide was discovered in allibis computer files in 2000 when Scotland Yard raided a british safe house where hed stayed. Now
The bravest girl in the world. How she became globally famous after the taliban shot her and why she cannot, will not be stopped. Diane is here to give us a first look at the story. So moving. So inspiring. Cannot wait to get the rest. May just win the Nobel Peace Prize as well. We begin with the stunning racetrack crash that injured more than a dozen fans and sent the driver to the hospital. Ryan owens is there with the latest. Reporter a scary crash. Not just for the drivers on the track. Several fans ended up at the houston hospital behind me, along side a driver many of them had come the see at the track. And hes still here this morning following emergency surgery. Wow, that is a huge crash reporter it happened seconds from the finish line. One car goes airborne, slamming into the fence that is supposed to protect spectators. It didnt. Debris rains down on fans. Heres how it looks from their terrifyingly close seats. Debris flew inches from my head. It was a big chunk of tire. My f