Wondering when their next check would come out. In chicago, Elizabeth Lile went to apply for unemployment benefits. Right now, im terrified, im terrified. To the point, what is going to happen. Reporter we first met her yesterday, when congress threatened to shut down. Congress needs to be turned over somebodys knee and spanked real hard because theyre acting like children. Reporter it is the feeling shared by thousands of federal workers around the country. At the Agriculture Department around the country. It is a mess, Congress Needs to get their act together seriously. Reporter for now, federal programs affecting millions of americans are shut down, affecting benefits called wic for roughly 9 million new mothers and pregnant women. Like this mom, and her daughter, savannah. If i didnt have wic, i would have to drop out of school to be able to afford formula and food for my children. Reporter head start helps thousands of children, without that, victoria thomas will have to find a ba
Government shutdown began. Theyre more interested in playing politics than doing whats right. Democratic leaders in Congress Finally have their prize, a Government Shutdown that no one seems to want but them. Theyre obsessed with the healthcare law. And theyre obsessed with hurting this president. Reporter for a fourth time, this senate removed language, weakening the president s healthcare law from a temporary spending bill and sent it back to the house. Reporter House Republicans wanted senators to come to the negotiating table and work out their differences. The senate refused. I wont even have people sit down with the negotiators. I mean, for heavens sake. Reporter now, the house is working on another proposal, one that would fund the veterans administration, park service, and d. C. City government. President obama accused House Republicans of holding the economy hostage. Reopen the government. Restart the Services Americans depend on. Reporter in a letter to federal workers, the p
Good evening. A good number of americans probably wondered at one point today what must we look like to the rest of the world . Well actually have a sample of that in just a moment. But first, our coverage of this first full day of this first Government Shutdown in close to two decades. Blaming each other and unable to agree, both parties in Congress Gave up and went home last night, and with the president s order as the time zones played out to the western u. S. , the official word went out to begin shutting down the federal government. The financial cost of the shutdown is already being felt, along with its impact out in america, which is where we will begin tonight. Nbcs john yang is in chicago. Good evening, john. Reporter good evening, brian. On these three blocks in downtown chicago, three big federal office buildings. Today, people came to their offices left out of them, to the voice emails and voice mails, and then went home to wonder when their next paycheck would come. In chi
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