eight months after hurricane sandy and reopened july 4th. but unlike mother nature, this shutdown could have been avoided and that s made for a greater sense of disappointment, especially from first time visitors. you couldn t go to the statue of liberty? we couldn t but we couldn t get up there. we have taken the kids out of school and trying to make this big educational trip and, you know, so we got the boat tour inste instead. a similar scene in communities around the country. over 400 national parks and monuments have been closed because t of the shutdown. that means you ve got businesses that don t have tourists, people out of work and you ve got vacationers that are simply disappointed. uma, back to you. tough scene all of the way around. all right, bryan, thank you. the house republicans just passed a bill giving back pay to furloughed federal workers once the government reopens. so far there seems to be no end in sight to this shutdown.