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So there s plenty of room to get across. and i m kind of imagining ankle-deep mud in that spot. reporter: we should point out karl drews is a devout christian and some of his peers have asked whether his beliefs may be coloring his science. i have to put on my scientist hat when i m looking at this. i ve got my scientist hat on and a miracle. dan harris, abc news. this guy s not the first one to ta st and . there s been so much fascination with the exodus story. now perhaps an explanation of what really happened. debate will go on for sure. that s the news for this half hour. terror testimony. serious concerns about another attack. caution would dictate that we assume it is not an aberration. ren ne fro men, sexual coercion, and a lawsuit. and, shoe safety. could your footwear turn you into a dangerous driver? it s thursday, september 23rd.
On moses command, the waters parted, allowing the israelites to escape. enter karl drews, a software engineer from the national center for atmospheric research. he says at long last, he s discovered a plausible explanation. the exciting thing about this research is that there is a scientific basis for this 3,000-year-old story. reporter: he used old maps and satellite data to build this computer model which shows that when a strong wind blows out of the east all night long, just like it says in the bible, the water is pushed back, leaving a muddy patch that somebody could walk across. and when the wind dies down, the water rushes back in. it showed the body of water lowering in level and splitting around the point of this peninsula, and then dividing on both sides. the crossing is open for four hours. the crossing is three kilometers long and four kilometers wide.
reporter: al qaeda continues to aggressively recruit people, both abroad and here at home. officials say they re most worried about al qaeda s reach online. there was a setback in efforts to free 33 miners in chile. one of the hammers on a drill used in the rescue mission became detached yesterday. the crews were drilling through rock when it happened. the drill was repaired and work continued. rescued in early november, six weeks sooner than first expected. one lawmaker on capitol hill says hearings on a salmonella outbreak revealed a disturbing picture of egg production here in america. and the owner of an iowa egg farm did apologize to people who got sick from salmonella. t.j. winick has details. reporter: good morning, rob and vinita. lawmakers in washington got few answers on wednesday. the owner of one farm refused to testify. another blamed an ingredient bought from a supplier for the outbreak. eggs from two iowa farms were linked to a massive salmonella outb
may have been sickened by eating our eggs. 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