get_header(); isn't working – breaking theme

Sorry for the newb issue – boss set me out to fix an issue on our website.

The following index starts out with a “get_header” (the header file is attached below) and instead of taking that file and doing what it says, it just prints it out above the rest of the website which ruins the whole layout and CSS. Any help is greatly appreciated.

index.php

<?php get_header(); ?>

<!– start: content –>
<div id=”content”>

<?php if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>

<?php the_date(”,'<h2>’,'</h2>’); ?>

<div <?php post_class() ?> id=”post-<?php the_ID(); ?>”>
<h3 class=”storytitle”>” rel=”bookmark”><?php the_title(); ?></h3>
<div class=”meta”><?php _e(“Filed under:”); ?> <?php the_category(‘,’) ?> — <?php the_tags(__(‘Tags: ‘), ‘, ‘, ‘ — ‘); ?> <?php the_author() ?> @ <?php the_time() ?> <?php edit_post_link(__(‘Edit This’)); ?></div>

<div class=”storycontent”>
<?php the_content(__(‘(more…)’)); ?>
</div>

<div class=”feedback”>
<?php wp_link_pages(); ?>
<?php comments_popup_link(__(‘Comments (0)’), __(‘Comments (1)’), __(‘Comments (%)’)); ?>
</div>

</div>

<?php comments_template(); // Get wp-comments.php template ?>

<?php endwhile; else: ?>
<p><?php _e(‘Sorry, no posts matched your criteria.’); ?></p>
<?php endif; ?>

<?php posts_nav_link(‘ — ‘, __(‘« Newer Posts’), __(‘Older Posts »’)); ?>

</div>
<!– end: content –>

<?php get_footer(); ?>

header.php

> ‘monthly’, ‘format’ => ‘link’)); ?> >
<?php echo wp_specialchars($s, 1); ?>

‘Top Menu’,’container_id’=>’topmenu’)); ?>