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Shut it down. >> is that a bad scenario? >> if essential services keep going, no. >> i dont think it would hurt one bit. if an individual cant pay their rent on time, they might ask their land holder to say look, ill be there next week. they adjust. the owner and the renter adjust. this is the way the government should adjust. >> not sure all land lords are quite so nice. none of these lawmaker also have to tell the phone company or the bank to wait, theyll be getting paid. >> its very difficult...

In issues, in dollars? what is different? >> well, theres no question that theres a certain amount of chaos in telling each department to come up with essential services that they will provide over this so-called shut down. if you remember back in the 1990s, the country was not in this fragile economic recovery. yes, it was 20 days. yes, we had tough decisions to make. but this is a different moment. many americans are still hurting. unemployment is still very high. and i think to play these kin...

How much youre going to care about this. if we look, however, at who does get paid and what continues operating here, the essential services are what continues. air traffic patrol, airport screening, border patrol, members of congress get paid. bottom line is, things that are considered essential will be paid. things that can be pushed off or delayed, randi -- were not talking about people not getting paid at all. were talking about a delay. that will be pushed off. >> even a delay for so many c...

>> female announcer: sandals luxury included resorts now include a once-in-a-lifetime offer: book now, save up to 65%. call 1-800-sandals. if i dont get to come to work on monday, i dont know how im going to pay my bills. i guess they want me to tell my 3-year-old daughter in the meantime, she cant eat, shell have to eat retroactively when i get paid again. >> if the federal government shuts down, people who work in essential services will stay on the job. everybody else will be put on furloug...

As many as 800,000 federal workers could be off the job. but so-called essential services would still continue. so what does that mean? it includes air traffic control, airport security screening, food inspections, border patrol, basically services considered necessary for safety of life and protection of property. what about some of the agencies and departments that affect our daily lives? were talking about social security recipients who would continue to receive payments, but some disability ...

Afghanistan, could see their paychecks interrupted. were hoping thats not going to be the case. what else happens? well, these things stay. these things continue running. essential services. for instance, air traffic control, we cant shut that down, the national security system would stay on-line. also, who else stays? well, federal workers who provide medical care, handle hazardous waste, inspect food, deal with border patrol, prison guards who guard inmates and those who work in power distribu...

And all national monuments and museums. passport applications backed up. if you need to renew your passport, do it now. cleanup, 669 waste sites stopped. for those fighting in iraq and afghanistan they could see their paychecks disrupted. it is a federal dollars that go to pay them. heres has -- here you go. what stays open. essential services is like air traffic control and the national security system would stay online. anything that counts for national security. were going to dip into this....

>> jim, thanks very much for that. jim acosta in washington. if congress cant compromise on a budget deal by friday, funding for the federal government gets cut off and that hasnt happened in 15 years. we have some experience about what it would look like. last time they did it the feds closed 368 national parks and all of our national monuments and museums. passport applications backed up. if you need to renew your passport you should do it now. cleanup work at 609 toxic waste sites stopped. ...

Pushed through. the government shutdown is very, very slim at this point and i think well continue to talk about this for weeks if not months and the stop gap and extending it, but i dont think it will come to the point to lock down. >> and yesterday, president obama putting out a call to speaker boehner and seems to be a gap, but there are some essential services and americans need and people who file the tax returns have gotten refunds some of them, but if the government shuts down, will the i...

Silly jokes like that? were less than a week out from a government shutdown from essential services being shut down. and at least if youre going to do that, have the correct, you know, wording. mice, mices, mouse. at least plan that out a little better. >> that bill that he was talking about was mocked by both sides. republicans mock that bill and so did democrats. let us know what you think about that video from the house floor yesterday on anthony weiner. >> hes had a good week. >> next on the...