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cnn news 2013-10-14

Today on cnn student news, it’s a shutdownshowdown. President Obama and Democrats versus Republicans on issues of U.S.government spending. Today, we're looking at this by the numbers. We are eightdays into this partial government shutdown. It started one minute aftermidnight on October 1. About 483,000 government workers are furloughed; theyare home from work without pay. That's a drop from the roughly 800,000 workersoriginally furloughed, since many have been called back to work. Thosefurloughed workers account for 14 percent of all federal employees, so mostgovernment workers are still on the job.

Who's getting blamed? According to a poll released on Monday, 63 percent ofAmericans are angry with Republicans, 57 percent are angry with Democrats, 53percent are angry with President Obama.

We're eight days into the shutdown and eight days away from the debt ceilingdeadline. That`s another Washington fight to keep an eye on.

Here is another number for you: 40,389. That`s about how many miles the Olympicflame will travel as it makes its way to Sochi, Russia for next February's wintergames. On land, in the air, in water, into space. It is the longest torch relayever for the Winter Olympics, but there could be some bumps on the path toRussia's games.

"The Olympic spirit has returned to Russia. The flame's journey acrossthis massive country started in Red Square, past St. Basil's Cathedral and thered walls of the Kremlin. From here, it will travel 65,000 kilometers, crossingnine time zones between Russia's eastern and western borders.

This man says it feels patriotic and unforgettable to see the flame. It's beena long time since the Olympic flame was last in the Russian capital. That wasfor the 1980 Moscow games. Dozens of countries boycotted the event because ofthe Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Thirty-three years later, some people havebeen calling for boycotts again, because of scenes like this. It's a protestagainst a recent law targeting Russia`s gay community. It's now illegal to tellRussian children gay and straight relationships are equal.

Activists say the law is discriminatory, but international Olympic officialssay it does not breach their charter. Planning and building in Sochi has beenimmense. The city by the Black Sea was a run-down, Soviet era summer resortdestination with no winter sports facilities. It's getting a total makeover.Cost estimates now exceed $50 billion. The weather could also be a challenge.Even in the mountains, Sochi isn't always cold in winter, and snowfall can bepatchy. That's why organizers have spent big on high-tech snow making gear andstoring huge mounds of last season's snow through the summer. Those are thepotential problems. But the flame's arrival marks the start of a campaign tobuild and spread Olympic excitement here. The relay even includes a cosmic sidetrip. One of the torches without a flame will be carried aboard a Russian Soyuzrocket to the International Space Station.

Phil Black, cnn, Moscow."

U.S. health officials are responding to an outbreak of salmonella. It's beenlinked to raw chicken products from plants operated by a California poultryproducer. So far, more than 270 people in 18 states have gotten sick. The CDC,the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is working with state andfederal health agencies to investigate. The company says it's looking into theoutbreak too. It also says it's added new safety practices to help control anyinstances of salmonella.

Salmonella is a bacteria. The CDC says it's the leading cause of food borneillness. Around 42,000 cases are reported in the U.S. every year. In extremecases, it can lead to severe illness or cause death, but most people who getsalmonella recover in about a week without treatment. One way to prevent it,make sure you cook your food to the right temperature.