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>> you're going to hear stories across the nation from federal workers who are having to choose between their medications and whether to keep their lights on, whether they can pay their car note or buy groceries for their family. this is a dire emergency. we've been held hostage, the federal employee. put us back to work and continue the negotiations. >> me, myself, i'm handicapped. i have to get a lot of medicine. i'm not able to afford the co-pays right now because i have no money coming in. i have no money. i don't know what i'm going to do if this keeps on. it's 33 days and we need to be w...

Operate. he is not doing his job. his job is not to take federal government people hostage. we had an agreement at $1.3 billion for border security until rush limbaugh and laura whatever her name is told him it was wrong. now he wants the whole $5.7 billion. he's had two years he's built not one inch of wall and he's not used monies we've given him that he has in reserve. the fact is we have a president that can't operate and do the job of president of the united states. he needs to resign. >> he talked about violence, rape, and the drug problem and didn't say anything to address the 800,000 w...

I don't know how i'm going to have the money to pay these bills. even though when i go back to work, i still will have to work at least two months before i see a decent check. >> miss johnson, what bills have you received that normally you would pay but that you are on hold for paying right now? >> my car note soon be done up on me, my rent got to be paid. as far as my other bills like my credit cards and loans that i owe, that's doubling up on me. so everything is just piling up on me. and it's hard. >> miss johnson, i know that when it comes to federal workers, some of them have been given e...

>> i wonder, too, it seems as though you're in a state of constant uncertainty. this is the third shutdown in one year. even if they get through this impasse, there's a chance it's only going to be for another short period of time. what is it like to be living under that constant cloud of worry that at any point you could be put -- be told that you aren't going to be getting a paycheck for the near future? >> absolutely. as you stated, earlier this year we had two. they were shorter. there's a whole government shutdown procedure you have to go through. you have to figure out who's accepted, wh...

Sick parent. what they're saying, their message is this is actually been financially successful for us in allowing us to retain important employees and, yes, while there is a cost upfront in the long run, it means a better and happier work force. and that makes a lot of economic sense, richard. >> nbc white house correspondent chris jansing. one of 12 walmart moms there today. a 25-year-old single mom working a the illinois walmart. many of the employees making less than $25,000 a year and having to take on food stamps. she joins us with more. good morning. you take home about $700 a month. ...