00:00Now, the main story, of course, President Trump and Democratic leaders pointing the blame on each other as the government shutdown begins.
00:07Both sides trying to define their priorities ahead of next year's midterm elections.
00:13How many federal workers do you plan to lay off?
00:15Well, we made you a lot, and that's only because of the Democrats.
00:18And, as you know, they wanted to be able to take care of people that have come into our country illegally, and no system can handle that.
00:25If you want an indication of how serious Republicans are about keeping the government open, who wants the shutdown?
00:32There's no better proof than the fact that Speaker Johnson sent everybody home this week ensuring a shutdown no matter what the Senate did.
00:44For the latest on the shutdown, we're joined by Washington correspondent Tyler Kendall.
00:48So, Tyler, what, in terms of actual services, are we going to see right away what over the longer run?
00:54And how long until this gets solved?
00:58Well, that's a really loaded question, Matt, because at this point we haven't seen any of the sides really move towards an agreement after government funding lapsed early this morning.
01:07Now, in terms of what's going to happen, we're going to start to see government services really slowed down.
01:12But keep in mind, any of those functions deemed essential will continue to open, such as health care agencies, things like that that people really do depend on.
01:22But, importantly, things like the Small Business Administration, for example, that will shutter.
01:27National parks are going to close.
01:29Permits are going to be slowed.
01:31And, ultimately, 750,000 federal workers are expected to be furloughed, though expected to get back pay once the government does reopen.
01:40But that means that they're going to be without work and without paychecks until that happens.
01:45Now, as you well know, at the heart of this is that Democrats are demanding that some policy changes are made now instead of down the road.
01:53They're asking for changes related to health care provisions, including extending or making permanent those expiring Obamacare tax credits set to end at the end of this year.
02:02Republicans, though, Matt, are pushing forward with what's known as a clean CR, a continuing resolution that would fund the government through mid-November.
02:10No other provisions attached.
02:12Republicans ultimately need seven Democrats to get on board with their plan.
02:16Really, eight, if you think about it, because we're not expecting Republican Senator Rand Paul to ultimately vote on any bill that keeps government funding levels where they're at.
02:24Last night, we saw three Democrats get on board.
02:27So, Matt, that means five more need to come over.
02:29So, Matt, that means five more need to come over.
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