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>> reporter: even before that deadline, consequences are being felt. the dow opening down 150 points. u.s. futures and foreign markets taking hits and retirement investments threatened. the last time there was a government shutdown 17 years ago, typical 401(k)s lost more than $7,000 within a few weeks. fear over government gridlock is putting a hold on hiring. >> its having a marginal impact on gdp already because you have business leaders that are saying, look, these politicians in washington, ...

I dont think people will feel i in the way how is this going to affect my life? i think most will go on with their lives and what think is that youre going to have the media reminding people the government was shut down and republicans were responsible for this. >> with sequester nothing happened. sequester came and went, nothing happened. affects were felt weeks and months later. this, you swril offices that are closed. you really will have people, you can do stories about not going to work. so...

Shutdown and the harmful affects from obamacare. eve day -- every day we are learning about somebody losing their job or benefits slashed and hours or wages cut. we also know that the president himself has acknowledged that the law is ready. he is making exceptions for unions unions and big business and other special interest. if it is not ready for some it is not ready for everyone and we should delay it for everyone. >> because of the fact that the exchanges kick in on october 1st we want to h...

Not really a shutdown, only affects about a third of the roughly almost three million federal government employees this country. so what you get is something i call the sequester large, meaning you get lots of bureaucrats and regulators going home but food safety and military payments and food stamps and all of that -- >> neil: when do you technically get a default? >> so you can get a -- the debt ceiling thing is completely different discussion, and theyre only going on right now by an accident...

To the u.s. for a crucial meeting with president obama. the stakes are higher than ever for both countries after the new iranian presidents diplomatic charm offensive. next how the response of both leaders could have far-reaching affects. and a type of facebook for the government? you may have a profile page and not even know it. >> this is "americas news headquarters" live from the nations capital. the shutdown showdown is in full affect and congress is on pause. early this morning the house ca...

>> but a study this week found 313 companies, 313 are either laying off workers or cutting their hours to avoid the obamacare employer mandate. senator lee. >> this is another example of what happens in washington. as we say, the bullet points are different than the bill. thats true with respect to any piece of legislation. especially with a 2700 page piece of legislation. we are still learning more and more about the implications about this law. as it is taking affect and as we are getting read...

>> senator lee, you and ted cruz have been openly as i just mentioned with congressman mccarthy is lobbying conservatives to go up against speaker boehners plans. he didnt want to have the fight and he didnt want to shutdown the government. it is not appropriate. >> first of all, i support what the house has done and i support what the house has done based on what i heard about it. i havent seen it, but i support what they have done last week. they are doing everything we can to protect america ...

>> senator lee, you and ted cruz have been openly as i just mentioned with congressman mccarthy is lobbying conservatives to go up against speaker boehners plans. he didnt want to have the fight and he didnt want to shutdown the government. it is not appropriate. >> first of all, i support what the house has done and i support what the house has done based on what i heard about it. i havent seen it, but i support what they have done last week. they are doing everything we can to protect america ...

>> syria and closing giowa tmo. this president is capable of blinking. >> they usually only negotiate when they have to. easiest stuff and like the government is going to go bankrupt. >> we are about to go over a cliff. >> i am not saying that everyone is tuned out. partisans on both sides are epigauged and a small portion of the american people. and the broad middle who expects leaders to be grown up and are fed up. >> and thats fair. every day there is a headline. usa. and coloradoans facing h...

This is the best training ive had in 25 years of law enforcement. >> hes brought us back to the basics of always being aware that you never know when somet happen but you got to be prepared. >> keep your mind opened. >> grossman is one of americas most prolific speakers. 300 days of lectures a year. hes taught police, in all 50 states, the coast guard, even the u.s. forest service. grossman is not afringe radical. his book "on killing" one critical acclaim in the 1990s for exploring the describe...