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Last thing before we go here tonight has to do with a month-old government shutdown and our fellow citizens who are often coldly and cavalierly referred to as federal employees. they are the reason all of the flights currently over the u.s. will land safely tonight because control towers are staffed by unpaid public servants and tsa officers on the ground are on duty. they are the reason our current and former presidents will be in no danger tonight as they sleep because the secret service is working without pay. think of it this way. picture your job, what it would be like to be ordered for a...

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Last thing before we go here tonight has to do with a month-old government shutdown and our fellow citizens who are often coldly and cavalierly referred to as federal employees. they are the reason all of the flights currently over the u.s. will land safely tonight because control towers are staffed by unpaid public servants and tsa officers on the ground are on duty. they are the reason our current and former presidents will be in

Tonight $5,000, that's how much "the new york times" is estimating the average furloughed worker has missed in pay since the shutdown began. and there's no end in sight tonight. >> reporter: the shutdown impact is spreading sparking protests from thousands of airport workers across the country who are going without pay. and there is also growing security concern for air travelers. the tsa is reporting skyrocketing absences. 6.1% yesterday compared with 3.7% the same day last year. >> right now i'm mostly concerned about security. after september 11th, the flight attendants cannot be expected t...

Million contractors could be losing their paychecks as well. and they would not be eligible for government back pay. >> there will be no back pay, this is unpaid time off for me. >> reporter: and there is also growing concerns for air travel. tsa agents are protesting at airports across the country. the tsa is reporting skyrocketing absences, 6.1% yesterday, compared with 3.7% the same day last year. >> after 9/11, flight attend dachbt attendants cannot be expected to be the security. >> reporter: and they are worried about unpaid overworked employees staffing the control towers. and then ther...