affected with dramatic potential consequenc consequences. >> the failure to fund the fbi is making it more difficult for us to do our jobs, to protect the people of our country from criminals and terrorists. >> reporter: another group tasked with protecting the country, coast guard, also not being funded. a coast guard pilot telling cnn that flights are being canceled because pilots are stressed and feeling unsafe, saying flying is unforgiving. you have to be 100% focused or people die. and with the coast guard's parent agency, the department of homeland security also without funding, five former homeland security secretaryies, includin the president's former chief of staff, john kelly, who was leading the west wing when the shutdown started, sent the president and congress a letter, asking that they fund the critical mission of dhs. >> i fear that the damage is already do already done to our security