let s go outfront. and good evening, everyone. i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, the united states in crisis. the countdown is on. 11 days until the government shuts down. so what does it mean for america? very serious consequences for the financial markets and for the economy. apocalypse every three months. bleeding over into the consumer sector. it s going to do great harm to the american people. hundreds of thousands of federal workers will be sent home without pay. this is among the most fiscally reckless and dangerous things you could do. democrat, republican, market expert, man in charge of the american economy. washington is failing begin. and this time some republicans say they have a plan to keep funding the government. but only if they take funding for obamacare out of it. now, as we ve said before, that is a nonstarter. and whether you love or loathe obamacare, that is not the point. it s a guarantee of a shutdown. and while there s plenty of wast