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In the stairwell is that of a san francisco woman who vanished from her room two weeks ago. 57-year-old lind spalding checked herself in for a bladder infection. two days later she disappeared. now investigators are trying to figure out how this mother of two could vanish in the midst of treatment and end up in the stairwell at the busiest hospital in the city of san francisco. dan simon begins our coverage "outfront." >> reporter: missing person flyers were hung throughout the city. the search ...

We all agree. we want to prevent it from ever happening again. >> reporter: san francisco general until now had a good reputation. for example, it successfully treated many of the patients from the crash at the san francisco international airport. >> we are here to provide patient care and security to 100,000 patients and their families each year. nothing like this has ever happened before. there is no precedent for this. >> reporter: for now, were still left to wonder why did spalding leave her...

>> aid hard time keeping my basic aspects of my life in order. i was frustrated. that translated to anger quite a bit and it pushed me to say i dont want to live like this. >> reporter: he went on to graduate from college determined to make it. believing the governments promise that his war time servicemen his disability check would always be there. but hes been unemployed for five months. now that check is his only source of income. >> if the shutdown goes past october 15th, the v.a. has said t...

Earlier, we shared rock veteran ryan lampks story. ptsd affects many americans and its difficult to treat. tonight, one womans idea for a cure thats becoming popular. doesnt require drugs, no side effects. its all about that guy youre looking at there. >> that the when he shot me again in the back. when i got ready to go out the backdoor, he followed behind me and shot me again. >> every day i would wake up and think about suicide. that was the first thought in my head. >> reporter: two men in u...

For him, but today he credits this dog, whisky with saving his life. >> i was skeptical at first because i never had a dog. once i got the dog, about the second day, like a light came on and everything changed. >> reporter: before meeting whisky young could barely leave his house. now he doesnt think about suicide. he thinks about the future. >> now i go out, no problem, if i start to get stressed out or having an anxiety attack, i just pet her and relax and that takes all the anxiety away. >> r...

Stocks went up the most they have this year. then there was this confusion in the past few minutes and that actually caused stocks to drop. they trade in futures markets and theyve already dimmed. i guess my question to you, is it possible to get a deal that would raise the debt sealing but not deal with the shutdown? or is that absolutely not? >> reporter: that was the thought going into this meeting. programs at least the republicans said well talk about the debt ceiling. well agree to raise i...

That the simplest explanation is that she entered this stairwell area and fell. and perhaps smack her head. >> reporter: this doctor is a renowned forensic scientist and not attached to the case. he said the body will provide clues as to what happened. a fall? a heart attack? too much medication? all things to be studied. but what about the hospital? >> this institution should have been looked at, examined from top to bottom, every room, every possible place that a person could be found. and tha...

Earlier, we shared rock veteran ryan lampks story. ptsd affects many americans and its difficult to treat. tonight, one womans idea for a cure thats becoming popular. doesnt require drugs, no side effects. its all about that guy youre looking at there. >> that the when he shot me again in the back. when i got ready to go out the backdoor, he followed behind me and shot me again. >> every day i would wake up and think about suicide. that was the first thought in my head. >> reporter: two men in u...

The shame of the shutdown, capital dysfunction is hurting some people terribly. the men and women who have risked their lives, wounded veterans are wait forg a combined $6 billion benefits in november. as long as the shutdown continues, those checks dont go out. and barbara starr is outfront. >> reporter: ryan has been on edge for days. hes one of more than 3 million wound veterans who are worried they wont get their next check because of the government shutdown. he has a message for all politic...

>> the city is responsible for what happened. >> reporter: the san francisco mayor ed lee offered those blunt words, saying today that he has asked for an independent are you view of the hospital owned and operated by the city. >> this should not have happened. we all agree. we want to prevent it from ever happening again. >> reporter: san francisco general until now had a good reputation. for example, it successfully treated many of the patients from the crash at the san francisco international...