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Of a wall. of course a lot there in the middle for them to -- both sides to compromise on. the question is will there be any movement here at the white house this afternoon when that meeting takes place. we'll be keeping an eye on it. back to you. >> jessica dean at the white house. thank you. the impact of the shutdown is widening. the smithsonian tweeting that all museums, research centers, and the national zoo will shut down today. and california's joshua tree national park closed its campgrounds for health and safety concerns as toilets reached their capacity. driving off-road and other in...

Open largely with volunteers. about 200 people, local mountain guides, tribal members who rely on this place, they have been cleaning the toilets, restocking the toilet paper. i don't want to get too gross about it, but the issue is that the tanks of the vault toilets are reaching capacity and that is why they have to close those camp grounds. the other issue is there aren't the normal levels of park rangers here. we have 1,200 miles wilderness here. they worry about illegal activity. all of this trash piling up, and also the issue of search and rescue. people get in trouble there aren't the p...

Imagine going to a national park and finding no one at the entry gate, trash cans piled up and overflowing and toilets filled to capacity. those are just some of the deteriorating conditions at jush wutree national park in california. the shutdown left the park severely under staffed making grounds hard to maintain. now the camp grounds are forced to close for health and safety concerns. nick watt is at joshua tree national park. what else are you seeing there in. >> reporter: this is the entrance of the park where they normally take the money, 30 bruk bucks a car but the road is still open. t...

Plan to vote on a package of bills that includes $1.3 billion for border security but no funding for a wall, no mention of a wall. of course, a lot in the middle for both sides to compromise. the question is, will there be any movement at the white house this afternoon when that meeting takes place. we'll be keeping an eye on it. >> jessica dean, thanks. the impact of the government shutdown is widening. the smithsonian tweeting that all museums, research centers, the national zoo will be shut down today. and california's joshua tree mark forced to close its campgrounds for health and safety...

Briefing from the department of homeland security during that meeting. of course the two sides in the shutdown still pretty far apart. president trump for the past several days has been tweeting about the wall, how he must have the wall, and the $5 billion to fund it. the funding for the wall. and democrats who will take over the house on thursday and who plan to vote on a package of bills that includes $1.3 billion for border security but no funding for a wall, no mention of a wall. so of course a lot there in the middle for them to -- both sides to compromise on. the question is will there b...