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This one from kevin hasset a little hard to square. >> a huge share of government workers were going to take vacation days say between christmas and new years. and then we have a shutdown. and so they cant goat to work, and so then they have the vacation. but they dont have to use their vacation days. and then they come back and they get their back pay and in some sense they are better off. >> better off because they didnt have to use vacation days. meantime, youve got federal employees who tryi...

And 50 years old and so the good news is theyre not terrorists. but concern is somebody missed it and tsa says that theyve held that person or persons accountable. but yeah, clearly unacceptable. >> heres another concern. what one of the presidents top advisers said about the shutdown and the impact its having on all of the workers. here it was. >> the share of government workers were going to take vacation days and then we have a shutdown. so they cant go to work so then they have the vacation....

And then we have the shutdown so they cant goat to work, so th they have the vacation but they dont have to use their vacation days. and then they come back and get their back pay, so in some sense they are better off. >> better off because they have didnt have to use vacation days. women in 13 states and d.c. will not see any cuts to their birth control coverage. a federal judge in california blocking the white house plan to weaken the contraception mandate under obamacare. the new regulation...

Paid. >> i am a single mom. my son just graduated his first two years of college. he is going back. im not getting paid. i just bought a house. im not going to be able to pay my mortgage. >> some white house officials are brushing off the hardships includes the presidents economic adviser who told furloughed workers to think of it as a vacation. >> we have a shutdown and so they cant go to work and so then they have the vacation but they dont have to use their vacation days then they come back a...

Between christmas and new years and then we have a shutdown. and so they cant go to work and so then they have the vacation. but they dont have to use their vacation days then they come back then get their back pay then in some sense, theyre better off. >> huh? yeah. he actually said that. and while the president says he can relate, im guessing he cant possibly comprehend things like this. workers who now have to go to food banks like this. for the very first time. a different one in the washing...

Youre not. the president is maded baheaded after speaking here in new orleans. he does not have any meetings scheduled for does his staff with congressional leaders tonight. we are not going to get any progress from the government shut down until tomorrow at the earliest. >> all right. thanks so much. i want to run that sound again. it is really remarkable. >> they have the vacation days and then they come back and they get their back pay and in some seasons they are better off. >> we have been ...

Committee. government workers were going to take vacation days between christmas and new years and then we have a shutdown so they cant go to work so then they have the vacation but they dont have to use their vacation days. then they come back and they get their back pay so in some sense they are better off. >> this past friday marked the first paycheck thousands of federal workers missed prompting some to sell their belongings or start side businesses to make ends meet. congress passed legis...

About 25% of government workers are furloughed, which means they are not allowed to go to work. but then when the shutdown ends, they go back to work and they get their back pay. huge share of government workers are going to take vacation days say between christmas and new years. and then we have a shutdown, and so they cant go to work, and so then they have the vacation, but they dont have to use their vacation days. and then they come back and then they get their back pay, then in some sense t...

>> huge share of government workers were going to take vacation days, say, between christmas and new years, and then we have a shutdown and so they cant go to work and so then they have the vacation. but they dont have to use their vacation days. and then they come bottom and then they get their back pay, in some sense, they are better off. >> with a grin on his face, he says that people who are not being paid are better off because they are not being paid at sitting home during the holidays. th...

So i go in, i give them 100% and not getting paid is really hard. >> reporter: especially, she says, when the president says this shutdown is all about national security. >> shouldnt we be part of that partial shutdown, the one who receives pay? i think were pretty essential. >> reporter: does back pay help if it comes three months later? >> back pay does not help if it comes three months late, im already three months behind. >> reporter: she hopes it ends soon, so she can spend maternity leave ...