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There was tsa agents calling in sick. things were falling apart, things were breaking. and there was a republican revolt that has been in slow motion for days that picked up a lot of steam last night. trump didn't have anywhere to go and he was told he didn't have anywhere to go. he was told that by erin in the white house. he was starting to hear it from his friends and cronies. >> and this is a gigantic opening shot victory for nancy pelosi. it was a starring contest, who is in charge of this relationship and dividing governme government. >> trump is like the child that has to touch the stov...

Like yourself say the shutdown is necessary for the security of the country. but you're seeing the effects of the shutdown here. you have fbi agents saying investigations are being put on hold. you have tsa agents calling in sick because they can't pay their expenses, they're holding down two jobs. you have air traffic controllers holding down two jobs just to pay the bills. you have to coast guard going out to sea with their sailors unpaid. in your view is it worth damaging security in other areas, a number of areas, to hold out for money for the border wall? >> that's the question you might ...

Anxiety and frustration and holding their leaders now accountable that there is going to be more and more of this type of activity on the hill. >> definitely a lot of anxiety across the board. suzanne malveaux, thank you. president trump makes this very simply. it will stop crime and it will stop drugs and it will stop human trafficking and he has shown that he's willing to shut down the government to get it, but the irony is thick considering that the shutdown is actually making america less safe. think about it. you heard the stories of tsa agents calling in sick so they can find paying jobs...

Work without paychecks begin seriously interfering with the paychecks of every day americans. yesterday's tsa unscheduled absent rate was 3.7%. today it's 4%, almost double. some have been experiencing a much longer wait time of tsa agents calling in sick. the national vice president for the federation of government employees, one of the largest unions for federal workers. phil, are we seeing the beginning of the blue flu? >> reporter: i'm not sure it's an ork stated blue flu. our union wouldn't abdicate for that anyway, it's federal law. people have to choose whether they show up for work eve...

President trump has scheduled a trip to the southern border on thursday with the full expectation and probably the desire that the shutdown is still a shutdown, but the big problem looming for president trump and republicans in congress if they do set a record with this shutdown is that 800,000 federal workers will miss their first payday on friday. federal workers get their paychecks twice a month and friday is their first payday of the shutdown. in government shutdowns, nonessential workers are not allowed to report for work because it is illegal for the government to force them to work for ...