there's some good news. at least if it's temporary stop. actually medicare and medicaid operations, those employees will be the bulk of people who will be working in this department come monday if the shutdown does occur. >> they're part of the so-called essential bunch. all right, kate bolduan, thank you. a shutdown would also affect other scientific organizations doing work important to all of us. for example, the environmental protection agency would stop monitoring pollution and issuing environmental impact statements. clean-up work would also stop at toxic waste sites. imagine that. researchers at nasa would have to stop their work and depending on how long the shutdown actually lasts, it could affect any future space missions. the national ocean and atmospheric administration could miss out on collecting important climate information as well. a lot of departments and folks across the country affected. libyan rebels outraged. nato offers an apology. the latest on an apparent friendly fire incident after