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Be -- if the democrats want to try to claim that back from him, theyre going to have to try to find a way to turn this into something about the workers and not back and forth with the president. >> maggie haberman, thank you. admiral, thank you as well. the washington shutdown is the real story. 800,000 americans not getting paid and the ripple effect that has. were trying to keep our focus on them in all of this. last night on the program we spoke to a woman named mallory lorge who works for ...

And, lily.... lily gets anything she wants. ed knows he could just have us deliver his prescriptions. but whats the fun in that? switch to cvs pharmacy. well, as you no doubt know, the government shutdown has been going on for almost a month now. its the longest in american history. and the legislation signed today to provide back pay when this is over, which we should also point out, is the norm, that said, 800,000 federal workers have seen their lives disrupted, sometimes with dire implicati...

Delays and distractions. mark is worried about passenger safety and how his fellow air traffic controllers will handle the stress of not getting paid. >> the last thing i want is my air traffic controller worrying about where is the next check coming from. >> reporter: at marks house, the shutdown hit twice as hard. marks wife isnt getting paid either. >> youre both air traffic controllers. how did it feel to lose both your paychecks like that? >> reporter: it was terrifying. i dont have a plan ...

This shutdown, there could be massive delays nationwide. >> delays and distractions. mark is worried about passenger safety and how his fellow air traffic controllers will handle the stress of not getting paid. >> the last thing i want is my air traffic controller worrying about where his next check is coming from. >> at marks house the shutdown hit twice as hard. >> you and where are wife are both air traffic controllers. how did it feel to lose both of your paychecks like that? >> it was terri...

If they retire early because of this shutdown, there could be massive delays nationwide. >> delays and distractions. mark is worried about passenger safety and how his fellow air traffic controllers will handle the stress of not getting paid. >> the last thing i want is my air traffic controller worrying about where his next check is coming from. >> at marks house the shutdown hit twice as hard. his wife isnt getting paid either. >> you and where are wife are both air traffic controllers. how di...

And it could be downright dangerous for airline passengers. the system is already stressed. the number of air traffic controllers is at a 30 year low. and many of them are working six days a week and ten hour shifts, also about 2,000 of them are eligible for retirement. if they retire early because of this shutdown, there could be massive delays nationwide. delays and distractions. mark is worried about passenger safety and how his fellow air traffic controllers will handle the stress of not get...

We go again, well be doing it again six weeks later. >> and eventually its going to be kicked until the election. >> wondering how were running things, yes. >> thousands of furloughed workers are filing for unemployment benefits and despite getting back pay once the thing is over. many workers say theyve got to pay their bills now. >> yeah. heres the breakdown for you. 11,000 workers have applied for assistance in d.c. 16,000 in maryland. the workers will have to return that money, of course, if...

>> good wednesday everyone. thats exactly what miley cyrus needs is more exposure. >> pretty funny. someone eggs her on and defends herself. >> somebody eggs her on and says what were you doing and she has to defend herself. the ripple effects of the shutdown are being felt across the nation. >> sure are. despite growing public anger there are no negotiations scheduled on capitol hill. we begin our coverage with abcs jonathan karl. >> reporter: nearly 100 world war ii veterans made the trek fr...

That is exactly what miley that -- had is -- that is exactly what miley cyrus needs is more exposure. >> pretty funny. someone eggs her on and defends herself. >> somebody eggs her on and says what were you doing and she has to defend herself. the ripple effects of the shutdown are being felt across the nation. >> sure are. despite growing public anger there are no negotiations scheduled on capitol hill. we begin our coverage with abcs jonathan karl. >> reporter: nearly 100 world war ii vetera...

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