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The dream vacation quickly turned into a nightmare. the justice department is launching a criminal investigation into why the chemical which was banned was even used in the first place. steve and his two teenage sons are fighting for their lives in a hospital tonight. both sons are still in a coma. traces of the fumigating chemical was found in their room at a luxury resort in the u.s. virgin islands. jean casarez is out front. >> reporter: a spring vacation for the family in the u.s. virgin islands was supposed to be a tropical paradise. but just hours after checking into their st. john's con...

Of common sense, let people into your party and show people how we're alike. and using terms like wetbacks and filthy don't help the situation or the party. it shouldn't be about winning elections. it should be about taking a stand for what you believe in and principles. don't forfeit those principles but at the same time you don't want to offend. you want to bring people in. you want to explain to people why you're a better party and comments like that, articles like that just don't help at all. >> i want to move on to this point because we have republican congressman steve king of iowa criti...

Their concerns are obvious. having to tell employees that they have to stay home. and having to turn away tourists and that means tourism dollars. >> i'm david mattingly at the great smoky mountains national park. this park and all national parks across the country if there is a government shutdown immediately closed. lock their gates and lock their doors. and 800,000 visitors a day will have to find somewhere else to go for their spring vacation. when they go they are going to be taking their money with them. we are talking about $32 million they spend at communities outside of the parks. tha...

Reports coming from our photographer there that protesters are forcibly being dragged by police out of this assemblywoman. we'll bring you up to date as we hear more about that. also new details on a deadly gas explosion in northern california last fall, this fire in san bruno, it's hard to forget, it left eight people dead, more than a hundred homes destroyed or damaged, now an investigation reveals there may have been enough time, enough time to evacuate these homes and save those lives. also, planning a spring vacation? why you may have to dig a lot deeper into your wallet for an airline ti...

>> okay. >> the week prior to easter is the most expensive, but still, there's only about a 15% difference between the two. so, depending where you want to go, the deals are really everywhere. >> okay. most expensive time to travel, is that the peak summer months ahead? >> well, you know, it really depends, but you're going to look at holiday weekends, say memorial day, fourth of july, those can be more expensive. and for that reason, it's not crazy to be thinking about your summer vacation right now. >> right now? >> we're not even in to spring. >> right. >> and it's not too late to book a sp...