three hours away, we ll see the effects right away. some of the most iconic items in the u.s. locked down, the statue of liberty, the face of liberty to many around the world, the gate ways, the arch, closed. many working for the government about to be furloughed. listen clearly to a frustrated president obama earlier. the shutdown will have a very real economic impact on real people. right away. here are the numbers, the shutdown could cost a billion a week in lost pay for federal workers. of course, congress itself will continue to be paid. but the total impact could be ten times worse, the estimates of the shutdown could cost the economy $5 billion. the crucial question tonight, who is to blame and can anyone stop it? cnn is covering the story from every possible angle. i begin with dana bash on capitol hill. and jim acosta, dana, can anything stop this shutdown? do you believe in miracles? not really, no. reporter: that is just about what we ll need to see here
0 . this is cnn. about 9:00 here on the east coast, only about three hours to go before a government shutdown, john boehner tweeted this photo moments ago, showing the speaker on the phone with president obama. it is not clear if they will speak again tonight as the clock ticks away. that does it for this edition of 360, ten hours away, from the looming shutdown. piers morgan starts right now. this is cnn breaking news. this is piers morgan tonight. the house votes another bill that would fund the government but delay obama care, that bill is certain to be rejected. an imminent shutdown, now only three hours away, we ll see the effects right away. some of the most iconic items in the u.s. locked down, the statue of liberty, the face of liberty to many around the world, the gate ways, the arch, closed. many working for the government about to be furloughed. listen clearly to a frustrated president obama earlier. the shutdown will have a very real economic impact on real pe