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>> reporter: and long-awaited vacations ruined. >> i had tears while i was on the boat because we got to just drive past. we didn't get to stop and experience it. >> reporter: megan ross came to new york city hoping to make it to the statue of liberty's crown. instead she is heading home to seattle with souvenirs of the shutdown. >> i will post a couple of pictures of the statue of liberty today and say i didn't get to climb this because of the government. thank you so much. >> reporter: if this is a trip of a lifetime for her, there is no calculating what this meant to these veterans travelin...

>> good wednesday everyone. that's exactly what miley cyrus needs is more exposure. >> pretty funny. someone eggs her on and defends herself. >> somebody eggs her on and says what were you doing and she has to defend herself. the ripple effects of the shutdown are being felt across the nation. >> sure are. despite growing public anger there are no negotiations scheduled on capitol hill. we begin our coverage with abc's jonathan karl. >> reporter: nearly 100 world war ii veterans made the trek from mississippi to washington only to see this. the memorial dedicated to their service closed. wor...

Closing and other things are closing down that are having true effects on americans. what else is there? >> reporter: right. that's of course, we're seeing the picture of the monuments closed and veterans that couldn't get to the world war ii memorial yesterday. but there's also the impact of money going out. take for example head start. there are 1,600 head start programs across the country that help about a million children, low-income children with education, health issues and nutrition. they will close down as long as this keeps going. at first it will be a couple dozen, but the longer the...

After day one of the government shutdown, congress is no closer to getting things back up and running. yesterday, lawmakers traded dramatic statements on the capitol floor. this shutdown is really having a significant impact on everyday americans. house republicans tried a piecemeal approach. they put forward measures that would approve funding for national parks, the district of columbia, and veterans. >> in the military, we don't leave people behind on the battlefield. we shouldn't do that at home either. >> reporter: house democrats said "flow way." -- "no way." they want a full spending bi...

Of them what they have brought upon us. let them work for nothing or less than they should, worrying about bills, health care retirement, et cetera." >> from kathy, "stop being a politician and turn in -- back into a person. look at how this is affecting your friends, family, neighbors, constituents, hold yourself accountable with deadlines like the rest us have to do every day." >> finally, one from nikki. she says, "please fix this so i can go to the social security office to change my name when i get married on wednesday." >> then you hear from somebody like nikki who just has an everyday p...