shutting down services like research. the majority of the folks at nasa will be put on a leave of absence. the interior services, some parks would close. others may remain open for the time being and related to that, no matter what happens, santa and his llamas will still visit olympic national forest in washington state on christmas eve, come what may, and the polar express will continue to run near the grand canyon because it s operated by a third party. not the government. thank you. wall street capped off a tough week. all fell on fears of an economic slow down. stocks are down more than 12%. wall street hasn t seen a december like this in almost 90 years. a brutal week in the market.