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It tells me this is politics. >> reporter: it maybe day 17, both sides are divided. >> shepard: volunteers are pitching in to keep the national parks open during the shutdown. plus how long would you stay on the job if you werent getting a paycheck? think of it this way, if you were a contractor worker many no--you werent getting paid? how long could you go before the rent had to be missed or medicine to be missed or couldnt put gas in the car. could you wait couple of months? well look at the w...

Paralegal at the department of justice who lives in texas. she is a contractor worker. she is not getting paid right now. shes actually applying for unemployment. that will give you half her normal paycheck. she wont see that money for a long time. she says i think that will get us through but its going to be tight. im not going to lie. >> republicans underestimated the impact it will have, particularly on contractors who dont get paid and dont get retroactive pay once the shutdown ends but also...

For work but i heavily use these for work outside of normal working hours. >> probably sdenlt have a designated home office. that raises a red flag with the i.r.s. often does end up in an audit, unfortunately, yes. heres the thing. if hes a contractor worker or freelancer as so many of us are, hes using the internet for his business, he can write off a portion of those expenses. you just dont want to go overboard. a lot of people who are self-employed tend to get a little aggressive here taking ...

In fact forecasters at the national weather service in new orleans tell us its breaking up a little bit. winds 30 miles an hour. you can see a live satellite image to your -- that shows you its a significant storm. its expected to hit around midnight and mainly a rain event with 3 to 5 inches or more dumped along the coast. >> shepard: you know i hear officials are shutting down all the cleanup work and that has people wigged out. >> its not just the relief well, they cleared out the workers and...