Critical social programs such as wic which provides 9 million moms money for infant formula and baby food have been deemed nonessential. How am i supposed to get the extra 200 a month to pay for formula . Reporter head start is beginning to shut down across the country. In connecticut, there was no preschool program for geraldine bryants twin sons. Its going to impact them in a big way, especially academically. As far as them not being in school. Reporter trouble for military families too. Commissaries on base and post have been closed. This has a fwrood impact on the american economy. 12. 5 billion a week. 300 million a day and 12. 5 million every hour lost in productivity. Jim avila, abc news, washington. All right. That brings us to our facebook question of the day. What would you do now to end the Government Shutdown them political debate is heating up at wnnfans. Com. The shutdown has personal meaning for jodi and michael. They planned to be married at the gettysburg ampitheatre o
Health care initiative. Reporter outside washington, the shutdown is hurting hardworking americans. In ft. Wayne, indiana, the reid family is awaiting final approval for an fhabacked mortgage. But the Government Employees who would sign off on the loan are furloughed. Were in this hotel for who knows how long. Reporter head start is beginning to shut down across the country. Geraldine bryants twin sons have no preschool again today. Its going to impact them in a big way, especially academically. As far as them not being in school. Reporter while Social Security checks are not affected by the shutdown. I wanted a Social Security card. Reporter Social Security offices reduced the number of services they provide. These people can forget about getting a new card for now. Speaker boehner and House Republicans believe these budget talks should include discussion about raising the debt ceiling. The deadline to do that is october 17th, meaning that these discussions the shutdown could go on fo
Us in trying to relieve the pain that is being inflicted on federal employees and on the people of this country. But at least 15 House Republicans are breaking ranks with Speaker John Boehner and demanding an end to the whole shutdown. That was the president s demand today on cnbc. Am i exasperated . Absolutely im exasperated . Because this is entirely unnecessary. Reporter this sthut down f it lasts a couple of more weeks, which it certainly seems that it could will become part of the debt crisis or the debt ceiling increased fight. President obama said he will not negotiate on that either. Thank you, steve. Tonight this group of federal workers handed out city guides to help them get around town. They want them to know how much it affects people in our area. They stay they will stay downtown until the shutdown ends. Some of them normally working towards the law are spending this day protesting. And now to the impact stretching beyond the federal workplace. Reporter good evening. The
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An arizona manup set with an emergency operator who laughed during his call for help. Captioning funded by cbs who laughed during his call for help. This is the cbs morning news for thursday, october 3rd, 2013. Good morning. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. The budget standoff enters its third day today. President obama met with congressional leaders at the white house for more than an hour last night. Participants described the conversation as useful and polite, but nothing was accomplished. A just released cbs news poll shows 44 blame republicans. 33 blame president obama and the democrats, and 17 blame both. Susan mcginnis is in washington and has the latest. Susan, good morning. Annemarie, good morning. This was the first meeting between the president and leaders in Congress Since this shutdown began, and it pretty much ended with them coming out and reiterating they havent budged from their positions. Theyll slug it out again today while the federal workers sit at home wit