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>> sir, do you know how long it might take for the military to build a wall at the southern border? >> well, in a sign of just how bad things are right now, coast guard employees -- you have to listen to this. coast guard employees who have lost their paychecks in the shutdown got some suggestions today. hold a garage sale. babysit or serve as a mystery shopper. they really said that. that was from a tip sheet by an employee, assistance arm of the coast guard, which was taken down after "the washington post" asked about it. all of this is clearly getting under the president's skin. the senate ...

Here to discuss the president of the service employees international union. thanks for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> that tip sheet was removed. but is this evidence that people don't understand what these workers are going through? what the people are going through. and the stories, tell me about the stories you're hearing. >> certainly. what we're hearing from our members is that this is incredibly painful for them. it comes right in the middle of the holiday season. talking about members like a single mother of three, she's now struggling to see how she can buy baby formula. >>...

From us. the shutdown hurts airport security. hundreds of unpaid tsa workers are calling out sick at airports across the country. a union leader says many are quitting because of the shutdown. they are already strained with staffing. our food. the only thing scarier than another romaine lettuce recall is the idea of having no one checking for things like that. the fda said it has suspended all routine domestic food facility inspections for the time being. then the real shame. you remember tristan and his mom? you met them on the show here a couple days ago. just one family among 420,000 govern...

Suggestions for its 8,500 civilian employees. "the washington post" obtained a tip sheet. it included these suggestions for supplementing your income during a furlough. look at this. have a garage sale. offer to watch children. walk pets. how sit. tutor students. give music or sports lessons. become a mystery shopper. the coast guard removed the tip sheet from the support program's website today after the post called about it, but the point remains. the president's reaction was, in fact, more callous. he said, oh, i can relate. >> i can relate, and i'm sure that the people that are on the rece...

Of that tip sheet because, think about it, when you think of the brave men and women of the u.s. coast guard, these men and women do dangerous, drug and migrant in the high seas, and then that tip sheet says have a garage sale or walk a dog. what are these men and women supposed to do on the high seas? anchor the ship and walk a dog? the u.s. coast guard is not making coast guard members available to speak to the media but some spouses are being outspoken. take a listen. >> and even if the shutdown doesn't have a resolution inside any time soon, if they could please task something that would a...