but will the other side blink on the brink of economic calamity. new hints on where the agreement would come. they bloviate. hundreds of people across the country are sick from salmonella. could the government shutdown be contributing to the outbreak? and the first person to swim from cuba to florida without a shark cage taking part in a new challenge, also without a shark cage, this time for a really wonderful cause. good morning to you. welcome to early start. happy you are with us, i m zoraida sambolin. and i m john berman. it s wednesday, october 9th, 5:00 a.m. in the east. a great morning. at this early hour, there s still no sign that the government will soon be back to business. the partial shutdown is now in day nine. the debt ceiling deadline just days away now. the clock as you can see on the right-hand side, ticking. but you have to look for good news where you can find it.