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Cnns tom foreman said you might not feel it at first but the longer it goes on, the more americans may feel the squeeze. >> the first thing you would notice is theres not that much to notice. because were not talking about a single grand event but rather a series of events that simply start with the shutdown. so if you go to the airport, it will still be operating. military customs border patrol, all in business. postal service, banks all still open and local services paid for by your local taxe...

Dramaticscally accelerated the rate of speed. inadequate radio communications meant fire chiefs lost contact with the crew for about 30 minutes and they got no info on what the crew was doing. >> we feel they were moving to their safety zone and then they moved closer to their equipment and closer to the other fire resources. we dont know that. we dont have it. that decision making process went with those 19 men. >> the report reproduced two photos seen here, taken by the firefighters just momen...

Retroactively only if a law is enacted providing the authority to pay them. >> so what else is on the table? cnns tom foreman is going to walk us through other fallout thats possible from this potential shutdown. tom, good morning. >> hey, victor, hey, christi, if a government shut youdown comes, first thing you notice, theres not that much to notice. were not talking abe single grand event, were talking about a process that would simply get started. if you watch the airport, business as usual. ...

Banks will all be open and of course all of the local services that are pay for by your local taxes like schools and police and firemen will still be in business. still, "usa today" did an analysis where they said 41% of the government would shut down. thats got to be producing an effect somewhere. lets bring in the next layer here and talk about that. if you go to a national park or a museum or a monument connecting to the federal government, you may find that it is closed. if you need a loan f...

When the reality hits and the interest rates start to go up, and the interest payments start to rocket, then what happens to us? were all living in la-la land right now. >> and the interest rates will go up if we dont meet the debt ceiling and get it passed. >> they are going up anyway. >> gary b., is all this spending going to hurt the economy? >> is all the government spending going to hurt the economy? no, absolutely not. david was trying to pull on our heartstrings there. im surprised he did...

>> oh, thats horrible. good lord. oh, fellows. oh my goodness. youre watching this live, folks. if you know a prayer, say it. >> and now its the rescuers who need help. just moments before the rescue chopper came crashing to the ground, its arrival was the most welcome sight to selena maestas, one of the climbers waiting on the ice, hoping for a miracle. this is her first trip to mt. hood. and just before the climb that morning, she has an uneasy feeling, admitting to her boyfriend, jeremiah, sh...

The boardwalk with you. ill tell you, were just lucky we got a good governor. i got to give that guy kudos. he was right there. he called me personally, came right down and we got the state fire marshals. its all about the help afterwards. you got to fight the fire. firemen did a phenomenal job. a lot of people got smoke inhalation. a lot of firefighters got physically exhauftd. one had to go hospital. im waiting for the frogs and locusts to come. >> were certainly thinking about you and as you ...

Boardwalk which was fuel for this fire and drove it straight up the boardwalk. before you know, you had everything engulfed in flames. >> firefighters were saying it was like it was being turbo charged by the wind whipping in. they also said this fire could have spread more than it did if there wasnt so much community action of counties giving up resources. was that your experience, gentlemen, in watching the first responders? >> no doubt about it. thats what these guys do. and, remember, a lot ...

Would be really important for our viewers to know about why this may have spread. something to do with the firefighters. >> well, there is an issue right now. a huge firemens event in whilewood. >> which is another town in new jersey. >> another, a resort town. approximately about 80 mile south of seaside heights. my understanding, 60% or 70% of the departments are down there. >> so youre saying it may have been that there werent a lot of people there at the beginning to help. i know theyre now ...

We were alive. we were virtually standing on top of what was left of the world trade center. when i say that, you have to picture a straw and a pancake. we were in that straw. >> david limb and a handful of others were standing inside a lone stairwell that had somehow withstood the collapse. >> eventually i remember ladder company 43 are coming around the corner. never thought id be so happy to see firemen, you know, and they came, they threw us ropes. >> as david limb was treated for his wounds...