a shutdown will have a very real economic impact on real people. it would throw a wrench in the gears of our economy at a time when these gears have gained some traction. reporter: about 800,000 federal workers deemed nonessential will be forced to stay home. social security checks and medicaid and medicare benefits will still go out as will the u.s. mail, but parks, museums and monuments will close. this middle school student from colorado said out loud what many americans are thinking. it is disappointing to me because it is sending a message that the government cares more about their party and bipartisanship than us the american people. reporter: the next challenge is looming around the corner. in two and a half weeks the nation will reach its credit limit, and it looks like there is even less agreement between republicans and democrats over how to solve that potential crisis. what a mess. karen, tell us what s next.
for nearly a year raleigh was trapped in a vicious cycle of sex for sale, orchestrated by a 19-year-old man she thought was the love of her life. i felt bad doing it. when i was in the act, i felt like why am i doing? all i kept thinking in my head is i can t wait till this is over. too many people out there. prior to raleigh getting involved, i ll be honest with you, my whole view of what prostitution was about was the fact that, you know, hey, that s their problem. you know. but then it became my problem. raleigh s mother, jean, watched her daughter go from a standout middle school student to a rebellious runaway teen she couldn t control. it s really hard as a parent at one point to know when you go to bed at night, your kid is laying in the bed. you know, you know that they re there.
depending on the day. for nearly a year raleigh was trapped in a vicious cycle of sex for sale, orchestrated by a 19-year-old man she thought was the love of her life. i felt bad doing it. when i was in the act, i felt like why am i doing? all i kept thinking in my head is i can t wait till this is over. prior to raleigh getting involved, i ll be honest with you, my whole view of what prostitution was about was the fact that, you know, hey, that s their problem. you know. but then it became my problem. raleigh s mother, jean, watched her daughter go from a standout middle school student to a rebellious runaway teen she couldn t control. it s really hard as a parent at one point to know when you go to bed at night your kid is laying in the bed.
alisyn: list len to this story. a teenage girl suspended from school over a butter knife. the middle school student said she brought the knife to school and has braces and needs to cut up some of her food. the vice-principal saw her with the knife and later suspended her. the school says it was following rules in the handbook which did not allow kids to bring knives to school. the principal adds all parents are asked to sign that handbook with at the beginning of each school year. bill: with that? alisyn: not really. i think zero tolerance policies often don t take common sense into account. bill: what if it was a swiss army knife, would that have been cool? alisyn: i don t think she meant any harm cutting up her pair, you know? that doesn t semen nasing. bill: point taken.
involved, i ll be honest with you, my whole view of what prostitution was about was the fact that, you know, hey, that s their problem. you know. but then it became my problem. raleigh s mother, jean, watched her daughter go from a standout middle school student to a rebellious runaway teen she couldn t control. it s really hard as a parent at one point to know when you go to bed at night your kid is laying in the bed. you know, you know that they re there. and then at another point you don t know where they are. raleigh and jean s story offers a rare and candid look at just how easily good kids can wind up in bad places and fall prey to those who traffic lost and troubled young children. it was basically her and i growing up. she was a good kid. i mean, she did the average stuff. she was active.