reporter: there s no end in sight to the government shutdown. forcing thousands of federal workers and their families to make tough sacrifices. it s pretty scary not knowing when you re going to get paid. reporter: angela s husband is an air traffic controller for the federal aviation administration. he s considered essential employee, so he has to go to work. and i can t go to work because i ve just had a baby. reporter: with no income, they ve slashing expenses, focussing on the mortgage and feeding their family. another 380 federal employees are on furlough, effectively put on a leave of absence without pay. that s why the trash is piling up at some national parks around the country, where they re unstaffed with no one to supervise the land and facilities. joshua tree national park, volunteers from the local community like these rock climbing guides are stepping in to do with the dirty work during the park s busiest days of the year. my free hour or two in the
i can t go to work because i just had a baby. with no income, they re slashing incomes. focusing on the mortgage and feeding their family. 420,000 federal workers like angela s husband, are entering a second week of work without pay. another 380,000 federal employees are on furlough. effectively put on a leave of absence without pay. that s why the trash is piling up at some national parks around the country. where they re unstaffed with no one to supervise the land and facilities. at joshua tree national park, volunteers from the local community, like these rock climbing guides, are stepping in to do the dirty work during the park s busiest days of the year. i m guiding every day and in the evening, we re cleaning toilet, not to mention we re about $400 out on cash buying toilet paper. the government shutdown sfans the country. americans are talking about the tough financial challenges they face on twitter using the hashtag hashtag shutdown stories. in wyoming, ernie says the au