the california and unions and employees will make their voices heard. we have kiet do live with the details . >> reporter: across the country unions are trying to figure out how to help their members. today at the ramada inn in mountain view the ames federal employees union has created the help room to handout checks for groceries, gas, and help with unemployment insurance and emergency loans. the union said this is a chance to get together to support one another. california has the largest number of workers affected by the shutdown, 40,000 compared to the 800,000 nationwide. they will see more paychecks not coming through. the unions are becoming more active and vocal including the union for the tsa rk paidfedera workers in the country living paycheck to paycheck. have seen an uptick in the number of resignations but the tsa disputing that saying that the waiting time in airports is in the normal ranges, but the unions say that they continue without paychecks that could change. >> it is unfair and disrespectful to put us in the middle of this thing over

the nasa-ames federal employees union booked a room here at the ramada innon thursday where furloughed nasa ames civil servan lup for a timely rebate on their union dues. checks were cut for $100 dollars to help agreements manager brendan sanborn pay for gas and groceries.brendan sanborn/furloughed nasa ames employee "...i live in the bay area supporting a wife and two kids and paying bills and buying groceries is next to impossible right now..." sanborn and the other furloughed civil servants, most of whom hold administrative and other research-related jobs at nasa ames, could also get help applying for emergency shutdown loans or with filing unelpoyment insurance paperwork. it's a very stressful time says shop steward jenette rocha.jenetta rocha/nasa ames federal employee union "....i have heard about members having trouble paying their bills and putting food on the table,some have children with special needs or sick husbands like me and even a hundred dollars can help with a cell phone bill..." rocha says the shutdown is also having an impact on contractors, many of whom are going u

>> reporter: today the nteu, national treasury employees union, will hold a rally at the federal building. the employees of the environmental protection agency will also rally in front of their building in san francisco. in mountain view, they have the so-called health room -- help room beginning at 10 am. kiet do, kpix 5. >>> information released in the redaction error has critics pouncing. >> it was ate trump campaign data, and at some the summer they shared it with the known russian intelligence operative. it appears as the closest we've seen yet to real live actual collusion. >> the special counsel robert mueller believes he gave the data to konstantin kilimnik and they say that manafort wanted the information to get to the pro-russian in the ukraine that previously paid for the political work from him in that country. in the meantime, attorney general rod rosenstein, expected to leave the department of justice when the attorney general is confirmed. the president's pick is william barr and they insisted will not hinder the ongoing investigation. >> he has a high opinion of robert mue

the nasa-ames federal employees union booked a room here at the ramada innon thursday where furloughed nasa ames civil servants lined up for a timely rebate on their union dues. checks were cut for $100 dollars to help agreements manager brendan sanborn pay for gas and groceries.brendan sanborn/furloughed nasa ames employee "...i live in the bay area supporting a wife and two kids and paying bills and buying groceries is next to impossible right now..." sanborn and the other furloughed civil servants, most of whom hold administrative and other research-related jobs at nasa ames, could also get help applying for emergency shutdown loans or with filing unelpoyment insurance paperwork. it's a very stressful time says shop steward jenette rocha.jenetta rocha/nasa ames federal employee union "....i have heard about members having trouble paying their bills and putting food on the table,some have children with special needs or sick husbands like me and even a hundred dollars can help with a cell phone bill..." rocha says the shutdown is also having an impact on contractors, many of whom are

jacque simon is with the largest federal employee union. should the federal government expect to lose employees when this is all said and done? guest: that depends on how long this thing last. there are some misconceptions salary and wages the federal employees earn and the members of our union are very modestly paid. they are dependent on trepidation security officers. they started $28,000 a year and they take a less than $500 a week. economic is your resources, you can't go very long without a paycheck. will verypeople who committed, they take it very seriously, but they can't do it for free. talk about the call outs. could that be used as a tactic to put pressure on ending the shutdown? guest: callouts? host: the tsa callouts? they are calling out sick? guest: that story has been exaggerated somewhat great is not condoned by our union and it is not endorsed by our union and there is no sick leave during the four low. they can't even really take sick leave. you also have to include the fact that there is a lot of cold in theiroing around j

treasury employees union and federal union and they argue having employees for is a violation of the fair labor standards act and this was an argument they brought forth in 201313 and one. the attorneys are still calculating the damages associated so no one has received payment for the damages that, but i think it is likely that they would rule on their favor again. >> what would be the outcome just more damages being paid into the injunction to keep that happening? >> guest: employees might double they received backpay but then they might be paid again because of this particular hardship that they dealt with during the shutdown in this particular case. i support orders activity, and i amam a democrat. i don't quite understand why all the focus is on the workers that are displaced at the moment because they are going to get backpay they are going to be remembered for anything like your guests have said. years ago, i may retired employee and we got backpay but oncece you are a federal worker, you sign up for things like this just like when you sign up for the military or police, you a

largest federal employee union in the country and did you think this would go 24 days? >> guest: it was my worst fear. but yes, i'm surprised it has gone this long. >> host: how long do you think it will go? how does this end? >> guest: i have no idea. obviously, there does seem to be some good possibilities for a successful resolution to all of this if senator mcconnell allows a vote in the senate of the house but whether that will happen or when that will happen, i don't know we want to think that the most likely pass at this point? what you hear from the members of congress that i know your group talks to and has talked to throughout this? >> guest: our members are calling their senators urging them to urge senator conical to allow a vote. i'm more -- you know what [inaudible] >> host: until the end of our program this morning especially for federal employees 2,027,488,000 is a number all other (202)748-8001 should the federal government expect to lose employees when this is all said and done? people leave federal service? >> guest: that depends on how long this clas

obligation to represent both members and nonmembers, when dealing with the government, public employee union, but, it cannot take fees from those nonmembers. so, i think we are going to see some pushback from unions to try to, if they can't do anything else, to try to at least eliminate some of the coverage they provide for nonmembers. so that they can sorta provide an incentive for people to actually join. but, we have not seen, i don't know of any reform that has been adopted yet on that issue. >> next question? >> thank you for everything you said. although incredibly depressing. because, this talks about codification of lgbt individuals as second-class citizens. we don't predict the future, but just at the end of roe v wade. but from my heart. i just wonder if we can, what do we have to look forward to? i mean, let's be real. it's the last talk was how to be happy in the current- >> and then us. >> right. and so, i do, it is really important to acknowledge these things and not to just go buy it. but what is to look forward to? and/or, what can you do? i'm thinking, protest. but i will be

here's more the nasa-ames federal employees union booked a room here at the ramada innon thursday where furloughed nasa ames civil servants lined up for a timely rebate on their union dues. checks were cut for $100 dollars to help agreements manager brendan sanborn pay for gas and groceries.brendan sanborn/furloughed nasa ames employee "...i live in the bay area supporting a wife and two kids and paying bills and buying groceries is next to impossible right now..." sanborn and the other furloughed civil servants, most of whom hold administrative and other research-related jobs at nasa ames, could also get help applying for emergency shutdown loans or with filing unelpoyment insurance paperwork. it's a very stressful time says shop steward jenette rocha.jenetta rocha/nasa ames federal employee union "....i have heard about members having trouble paying their bills and putting food on the table,some have children with special needs or sick husbands like me and even a hundred dollars can help with a cell phone bill..." rocha says the shutdown is also having an impact on contractors, many o

tomorrow the federal employees union plans on doing something for its membership to help them as this shutdown continues. at the front gate the guard still screens vehicles entering the grounds, but at the visitors center a sign post on the door tells the full story of what's not happening here. most workers haven't been here for a while. >> i've been furloughed since the 25th of december. >> reporter: janette rocha is among the couple thousand federal employees at the nasa ames research center that have been deemed non-essential and were sent home for the shutdown. since then she's been working on personal projects, but as the sole brinf a big family not getting a paycheck tomorrow will hurt. >> it's going to hurt me. it's going to hurt the grandchildren. it's going to hurt my kids and my husband, who has, you know, $600 to $700 a month in medical bills. >> reporter: in an effort to help with the upcoming financial crunch rocha says the federal employees union will be giving members a rebate of their dues to help offset some of the costs of not getting paid. in washington signs of en

these workers, who are members of the national federation of federal employees union and have been temporarily, staged a protest outside the white house against the impasse. tomorrow is the first pay day since the shutdown began, when eight hundred thousand employees will not be paid. some of those affected told us how they're coping with not being paid. i was told on the sixth through an e—mail that we are unemployed. i was told on the sixth through an e-mailthat we are unemployed. do know. my own norma children's —— through no fault of my own norma children, i can't provide to them to the extent they are used to. my husband is working and not getting paid. it is the worst time to not get paid, right after new year '5 and get paid, right after new year 's and christmas. my son has been drawing and painting and crafting to sell his products because he's worried about me not having a job and my husband not getting paid.|j don't know whether we get paid or not, if not, i thought the securities unsecured loans of high interest, you're looking at 27—30%. we really just interest, you're looking at

and, now, please welcome the national treasury employees union president, tony riordan. mr. riordan: good afternoon, federal employees. good afternoon, union members. i'm honored to be with all of you here today. i applaud you and everyone who is rallying around the country standing up and demanding that you be treated fairly. we have a message. we're fed up. we're fed up. we're fed up. we're fed up. we're fed up. we're fed up. we're fed up. we're fed up. and we're here to tell the congress and the administration, remove federal employees from the middle of your political fight. bring this shutdown to an end. that's right. get us paid. get us paid. get us paid. get us paid. get us paid. get us paid. get us paid. everyone across this country needs to understand, this is not a game. this is about people's lives. it is about families and their future. it is about treating federal employees like human beings, with the dignity and the respect that they deserve. all of you federal employees, to the concert -- took an oath to our constitution, to the united states of america, to do

the nasa-ames federal employees union booked a room here at the ramada innon thursday where furlougheds lined up for a timely rebate on their union dues. checks were cut for $100 dollars to help agreements manager brendan sanborn pay for gas and groceries.brendan sanborn/furloughed nasa ames employee "...i live in the bay area supporting a wife and two kids and paying bills and buying groceries is next to impossible right now..." sanborn and the other furloughed civil servants, most of whom hold administrative and other research-related jobs at nasa ames, could also get help applying for emergency shutdown loans or with filing unelpoyment insurance paperwork. it's a very stressful time says shop steward jenette rocha.jenetta rocha/nasa ames federal employee union "....i have heard about members having trouble paying their bills and putting food on the table,some have children with special needs or sick husbands like me and even a hundred dollars can help with a cell phone bill..." rocha says the shutdown is also having an impact on contractors, many of whom are going unpaid. lost time

for about five months maybe of union dues that will help them pay for their grocery bills at least that's the least we can do. >> how many employees are we talking? >> 1200 civil servants, i believe. >> they're going to get five months worth of union dues back in their pocket. >> that's correct. >> that's a good chunk. and i guess it will help. >> it will pay one bill. and if that pays one bill and eases their mind, that's great. >> what do you hear from your employees about how this impact is impacting them? >> we have a the love people who are single parents or getting ready to retire. and it's going to push that back. they're not going to have the funds available to them to make their mortgage payment, car payment, groceries for their kids, special schools that they have, things like that. >> is this just a one-time, today only and that that's it? if the shutdown drags on, a month, two months et cetera. >> right now, we'll be here and probably until -- for at least a week straight. i'm not sure exactly the times and dates. but we're going to try to help with their unemployment insurance. if they have questions regarding that. w

so those principles in the janice case seem clearly applicable to private employee unions justice alito was shut down to make it harder for public employees to collect fair share dues from nonmembers that justice alito says any restricting the individual employee but if that's theo case how unions can survive even in the private workplace. but one of the things we are seeing with justice gorsuch and justice kavanaugh, the court is making it harder to regulate big business. one of the things course itch is pushing as a lower court judge and it may come up again at the supreme court, is a doctrine known as chevron deference. that is non- gas station but it is an important rule of law where the administrative agency is empowered by congress to regulate like the environment, under chevron deference the courts will defer to the agencies like the epa issuing interpretations of the statute and it is starting to curtail that and it will overturn that precedent and what the judges say not in the administrative agencies so this makes it harder for those to deal with 40 or 50 old statutes with the

serves as policy director of the american federation of government employees, the largest federal employee unioned in the country and did you think this would go 24 days? >> guest: it was my worst fear, but yes, , yes, i am surpd it's goneis this long trip for w long did you think it will go? had a cyst in? >> guest: i have not: idea how long it will go.. you know, obviously there does seem to be some good possibilities for for a succesl resolution to all of this if senator mcconnell allows the boat in the senate of the house passed bills. whether that will happen when that will happen i don't know. >> host: do think that is the most likely pathu at this poin? what are doing for

the nasa-ames federal employees union booked a room here at the ramada innon thursday where furloughedasa ames civil servants lined up for a timely rebate on their union dues. checks were cut for $100 dollars to help agreements manager brendan sanborn pay for gas and groceries.brendan sanborn/furloughed nasa ames employee "...i live in the bay area supporting a wife and two kids and paying bills and buying groceries is next to impossible right now..." sanborn and the other furloughed civil servants, most of whom hold administrative and other research-related jobs at nasa ames, could also get help ap shutdown loans w unelpoyment insurance paperwork. it's a very stressful time says shop steward jenette rocha.jenetta rocha/nasa ames federal employee union "....i have heard about members having trouble paying their bills and putting food on the table,some have children with special needs or sick husbands like me and even a hundred dollars can help with a cell phone bill..." rocha says the shutdown is also having an impact on contractors, many of whom are going unpaid. lost time and getting

the nasa-ames federal employees union booked a room here at the ramada innon thursday where furloughed nasa ames civil servants lined up for a timely rebate on their union dues. checks were cut for $100 dollars to help agreements manager brendan sanborn pay for gas and groceries.brendan sanborn/furloughed nasa ames employee "...i live in the bay area supporting a wife and two kids and paying bills and buying groceries is next to impossible right now..." sanborn and the other furloughed civil servants, most of whom hold administrative and other research-related jobs at nasa ames, could also get help applying for emergency shutdown loans or with filing unelpoyment insurance paperwork. it's a very stressful time says shop steward jenette rocha.jenetta rocha/nasa ames federal employee union "....i have heard about members having trouble paying their bills and putting food on the table,some have children with special needs or sick husbands like me and even a hundred dollars can help with a cell phone bill..." rocha says the shutdown is also having an impact on contractors, many of whom are

the american federation of government employees union filed a lawsuit against the white house. claims the shutdown is violating the fair labor standards act. by illegally forcing more than 400,000 employees to work without pay. last hour, i was joined by the lead attorney representing federal employees. she says this case is eerily similar to one from a shutdown in 2013. >> the legal issues in the 2013 case and this case are identical. the government filed a motion to dismiss in 2013 and the judge ruled in our favor, determining that the government, in fact, violated the fair labors standard act by acquiring these essential employee, the people who keep our country safe, to to work and not pay them on time. >> avery freeman, and richard herman, criminal defense attorney. happy new year to both of you. >> happy new year, fredricka. >> here we go. richard, you first. is this the same case? would it lead to a similar outcome? >> well, contrary to the president's assertion that all these people are out, not getting paid, being compelled to work, are so happy and they're supporting

the aims federal and employees union is writing $100 checking to any member that walks in the door. >> maybe some child or some family helps with the grocery bill or cell phone bill or electric bill. >> at the research lab all nonessential employees like engineers, scientists and program managers have been furloughed the past 20 days. union shop stuart says it's been stressful. >> it's not a vacation. it's not. it's depressing, that is all i can tell you. >> very depressing. >> the highly killed works 110 to $150,000 a year. they have come to the help room to learn how to apply for unemployment which could get them a thousand dollars a month. they can apply for a no or low interest emergency loan at their credit union and get to you 2500-dollars a paycheck, if they pay back the loan they will not be charged interest. still, all that together is likely not enough to cover the sky high cost of living in the bay area. >> that stresses myself out. >> conrad worry is a research engineer and says he has some money saved up and borrow if he needs to from his girlfriend and family. even if th

. >> reporter: the employee's union says others are sleeping in vehicles or campers in the parking lot and others are asking to switch to four day shifts to save. donations came from trader joe's and others. prisoners are still getting their meals while employees get no check to buy groceries. >> it's scary >> reporter: he and other federal workers are in the middle of the shutdown tug of war hopeing the politicians find compassion and compromise. they've agreed to call on thursday. the republican bill would give president trump the money he the wall. the democrat say they should approve a set of bills that will reopen the government. federal workers want politicians to stop the rhetoric and recognize reality. >> i've got about $80 left on my credit card for gas so i would probably go a few more weeks tops but it's going to be tight. >> reporter: the senate is set to take up the two competing bills on thursday. as of now it is not clear that either side has enough support. >> furloughed government workers have been getting will the of support here in the is a in alameda hosted more tha

the american federation of government employees union filed a lawsuit against the lawsuwhit house.iming the shutdown is illegally forcing more than 400,000 employees to work without pay. one of those employees, justin, a federal penitentiary worker, who spoke to cnn last weekend about working during this shutdown. listen. >> that could drive morale down. especially if you're an officer that you go into a united states penitentiary every day to protect the community, protect the inmates. that's going to be on the back of your mind. that can affect you, you know, away from the prison mentally because you're not -- you're told you're not going to be paid. that could drive your morale down. >> joining me right now, the lead attorney representing federal employees in this lawsuit. thank you so much for being with me. >> thank you for having me. >> we just heard your client there talking about his experience. so is this a sentiment that you're hearing from others in a similar situation? >> absolutely. the number of heart-breaking stories that i heard from my clients and the federal emplo

employees will talk about how the shutdown is impacting them. >>> in mountain view, the federal employee union is setting up a health room at the ramada bay wyndham hotel of fairchild drive for employees, from 10:00 until 2:00 they will give all checks to help with groceries and gas and help employees apply for an emergency shutdown and file unemployment insurance paperwork. >>> marin county dipping into its own wallets now to pay for the cleaning and upkeep of bathrooms at point reyes national seashore. county officials told the marin independent journal limited restaurant use by the staff has caused unsanitary conditions in the park. tuesday the board of supervisors voted to approve a two week stopgap agreement with the federal government expected to cost the county about $1000. >>> new federal data shows the number of babies born in 2017 was the lowest in 30 years, according to the data from the cdc, the number of babies born in 2017 was about 3.85 million, the southwest and southeast and higher rates of fertility compared to the north east or west coast. researchers say only south dakota a

they always do.a federal employees' union has already sued the government. now, the air line pilots association has written to president trump asking him to do what's necessary to end the shutdown. they say the disruptions are, "adversely affecting the safety, security and efficiency of our national airspace system."the shutdown stale mate surrounds money for a border wall.president trump has said he's considering bypassing congress by declaring a national emergency at the border.president donald trump: we have a lot of different ways. i'm not going to get in to that, i'm just saying, we are looking at it very strongly.an emergency declaration could help fund a border wall using military construction dollars, but only on public lands. the majority of the land along the border is private property.in washington, i'm natasha chen reporting. (grant) and president trump is scheduled to address the nation from the oval office tomorrow. he will talk about border security. it's happening at 6:00 tomorrow evening-- and we will carry his speech live in its entirety on

employees earn. the members of our union are very modestly paid. in particular there's been a lot of attention on transportation security officers, the people who do screenings, security screening at airports. at the airport down the road they started $28,000 for you. the you. the take-home lesson $500 a week. when that is your economic resources, you can't go very long without a paycheck. and so these are people who are very committed to the mission of the agency, very proud of the work they do. they do a great job. they can't do it for free. >> host: talk about the callouts and is that something that could be used as a tactic to put pressure on ending the shutdown? >> guest: callouts? >> host: the people of called in sick during the, essential employees are calling in sick. >> guest: i think that story has been exaggerated somewhat. certainly it's not condoned by our union. it's not coordinated by our union.er and they're still sickly during a furlough soow they can't even really take sick leave. you also have to include the fact that there's ahe

recently, the federal employees union has filed a lawsuit against the trump administration, siding it is illegal to make workers pay -- workers work without pay. what are the chances of that lawsuit being successful? host: what do you think? caller: i think it should be successful. if you are telling emergency workers and they still work without getting paid, that's tough. they should be compensated. they should be compensated. some type of bill should be emergency workers should be considered as the military. essential.y is if the militaries getting paid, they are on the front lines, and we are on the front lines. we should begetting pay, too. hots: that -- lawsuit filed on monday, the largest federal union, their membership some 700,000 government workers. mel is in monroe, louisiana. go ahead, on our others line. caller: thank you for taking my call. i have one comment. we need the wall. and while we have the furlough, the government should lay off those employees who do not their fbi, therring to the cia, and all of that. lay them off. thesehat we pay for illegals when they get he

employees cannot walk off the job. they cannot strike. i will assure you they will be right here with me no union that represents federal employees in any way, shape or form would encourage that. that is against the law. we will abide by the walls of this country, i can promise you we will abide by them very strongly. we don't have that right. private-sector employees do have that right. federal employees congress says we don't have that right, but i would also say private sector employers do not have a right to withhold wages of their employees. the government goes after employers with those wages, however our government has exempted itself that it holds all other employers accountable for and says it doesn't have to pay employees and it can require them to come to work and not be paid and if they don't come they can be subject to adverse disciplinary action. they are being held at this point in time and it is unfair in every way, shape and form. im in largi am in large measuren agreement with j. david. let me be correct about this. federal employees want to go to work and they want to be paid for going to work. every employee understands

and the largest federal employee union is suing the government claiming that forcing employees to work without pay violates federal law. anne-marie. >> thank you so much, tom. >>> u.s. customs and border protection is defending its use of teargas to repel migrants trying to breach the border fence in tijuana. they fired teargas as about 150 migrants tried to enter the u.s. nearby reporters say the gas affected migrants including women and children, as well as members of the press. u.s. customs and border protection says the gas was aimed at rock throwers on the mexican side who prevented agents from helping children being passed over the fence. >>> ahead on "cbs this morning," we'll talk with the incoming chairman of the house judiciary committee jared nadler about the government shutdown and the border wall. >>> there's a potentially dangerous storm system moving through the south. it's making its way through arizona, new mexico, and texas and heading east. winter storm warnings are in effect. the national weather service is calling for heavy snow and freezing rain. several inches of

. >> reporter: the employee union says other workers are sleeping in vehicles or campers in the parking lot and dozens are asking to switch to four-day shifts to save on gas. a show of compassion came on tuesday with food donations from trader joe's stores and a local charity called home at sunset. but the better irony is watching prisoners get their meals while they have no paychecks to purchase groceries. >> it is scary. does really scary. >> reporter: there in the middle of the shut down tug-of- war. hoping that politicians find compassion and compromise. republican senate leaders have agreed to call a vote on thursday and two competing bills. the republican bill would give president trump the $5.7 billion he wants is a down payment on the border wall. democrats say they should pass the bills that have already passed the house. they say the government should reopen immediately. federal workers, whose lives are on the line, want politicians to stop the rhetoric and recognize reality. >> i have about $80 left on my credit card for gas. i could maybe go a few more weeks, tops. but it wi

. >>> and in mountain view, the ames federal employees union is setting up a help room at the ramada by windham hotel. on fairchild drive. it's for nasa employees. between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., they'll be giving out checks to help out with groceries and gasoline. and will also help employees apply for an emergency shutdown loan and file unemployment insurance paperwork. >>> we are now hearing reaction to president trump's threat to cut off money for fire victims in california and let the -- unless the state nhas words, can get his act together. the president criticized for improper forest management. governor newsom fired back, saying californians should not be victims of partisan bickering. a former director for fema said his colleagues should be concerned about the threats. >> they're going to have to make determinations if the chief executive are the united states says cut off funding. there's no precedent for this. >> governor newsom said he has already taken action to modernize the state forest. he has signed two executive orders since taking office on monday. >>> california'

despite president's assurances, three unions have filed a joint lawsuit alleging that the federal government is breaking the law by requiring employeesntial to continue working without pay throughout the partial shutdown. joining me now is everet kelly and ashaki robinson. let me ask you, everet, i'm worked closely with the union of government employees that you're secretary treasurer of. we do king daybre breakfast and i've talked to a lot of government employees as i was in washington this week. i haven't found said any that said president trump go ahead. stand up, get the wall. we're with you. have you been able in any of your membership or even those that are not members of the union but are government employees or government contractor employees see any evidence of what he is saying that they are spothing him on th -- supporting him on this? >> thank you. we've not seen anything such. our members are telling us to get the government open. they want the government open. >> you're on the ground. you're the president of the local right there in washington, d.c. tell us the effect on people. put a face on it. make this so people und

remains shutdown for one reason...the democrats will not fund border security" several government employee unions trump administration over the shutdown.right now at least 800-thousand people are either furloughed or working without pay. <>hawaii senator mazie hirono says she's most concerned about government employees impacted by the shutdown"the lack of empathy of this whole administration to what is happening across our country, is awesome in its awfulness" .the white house says the president will sign legislation ensuring impacted employees receive back pay.but only after the shutdown ends. in washington, i'm mark meredith. ( james ) it is not just federal employees feeling the impact of the shutdown. small businesses who rely on tourism are also starting to lose money. one motel owner in mariposa county... near yosemite... says this time of year her motel is 80% full... but this year they are only at 40%. other business owners say shops and restaurants suffer when national park employees aren't getting paid.

the largest federal employee union is suing the government arguing that forcing employees to work without being paid violates federal law. melissa caen, kpix5. >>> a lot of people think the government shutdown stinks and that is becoming a literal fact without park rangers on duty in and around northern california. at rodeo beach in marin bathrooms were closed to the public because nobody is there to keep them clean. san francisco's ft. point littered with trash while land's end saw its share of garbage overflow. >> i understand park rangers aren't working today. so we figured we had plastic bags on us. why not clean up this mess? so we spent this afternoon cleaning up what we can do. >> about a half hour later that very trash can looked good as new because of those folks that were just willing to help out. good for them. democrats officially take control of the house thursday. they are planning to pass two bills to reopen the government, but the white house has already rejected the plan. so what happens next is anybody's guess. >>> you can expect to see fewer people on b.a.r.t. in the ne

remains shutdown for one reason...the democrats will not fund border security" several government employee unions are suing the trump administration over the shutdown.right now at least 800-thousand people are either furloughed or working without pay. <>hawaii senator mazie hirono says she's most concerned about government employees impacted by the shutdown"the lack of empathy of this whole administration to what is happening across our country, is awesome in its awfulness" .the white house says the president will sign legislation ensuring impacted employees receive back pay.but only after the shutdown ends. in washington, i'm mark meredith. ( james ) happening right now... the president's pick to be the next attorney general has begun his confirmation hearing. this is a live look from the hearing room. one of the key issues he'll have to face is the ongoing russia investigation. william barr served as attorney general under president george h-w bush from 19-91 to 93. and he was nominated by president trump to replace jeff sessions in december. democratic leaders have concerns about a

controllers, whose own union filed suit against the trump administration, becoming the third federal employee uniono do so. tonight, no signs of an end to the shutdown, no negotiations scheduled. those unpaid workers were issued paychecks, but nothing but 0s. the house did pass legislation to give back pay to the workers. president trump said he would sign it. >>> the lack of pay has been a jarring experience for those federal workers. but bay area community members are stepping up to help. >> reporter: the smell of fresh chinese foo into the wonderful restaurant. now there's a new sign at the door to welcome people, too. >> we heard about customers coming in. just talking to us about how the shutdown would impact them. we really -- it hit close to home. >> reporter: until the government shutdown is over, they are offering 50% off meals to any federal worker who isn't getting paid. wonderful is located an exit up from sfo where air traffic controllers have already missed a paycheck. employees have known that this lack of payday was coming, but some have been inspired to make extra money using somet

employees. so you're just going to have to wait until your house goes into foreclosure and then we might be able to help you then. >> reporter: the members credit union is also offering short term low interest loans to help pay for rent, mortgage and car payments until the shutdown is over, but the hardest hit may be if employees in health and public safety who still have to report to duty but aren't getting paid. >> they can't find other employment in the meantime. they're uneligible for unemployment because they're still working and at some juncture when they have to feed their families, they're not going to be so compliant. >> reporter: workers are also concerned about their very crucial jobs here at nasa ames. i just talked to one scientist who said he's been working on a program designed to get astronauts ready for future trips to mars. that is a very crucial program, one that's been working on at least the last five years and it's all put on hold. there's also word of not being able to download data from things like the space station which is orbiting above, a lot of things going on, a lot of work not getting done and a lot of workers not getti

union address until the government has opened. >>> a rally is underway right now in washington dc. federal employees and unions are protesting the partial government shutdown on capitol hill. the national federation of federal employees says the goal is to build the entire building with people and demand that senate republicans stop the shutdown. it is into its second month and shows no signs of ending anytime soon. as nicole killian reports, both sides are pushing ahead. >> reporter: the senate is prepared to vote tomorrow on two separate bills to reopen the government. >> the opportunities are staring us right in the face and that is why we will vote this week. >> reporter: president trump's proposal for $5.7 billion for a border wall in exchange for temporary projections for immigrants brought to the us has children. the other two by the government through february 8 without money for the wall. >> it will allow us to in the debate without hostage taking, without temper tantrums how we can best do border security. >> reporter: neither side is showing any sign of either side of the shutdown. >> rem

disaster happenedoutoda, it be a week or two. >> another major concerns the nearly 6,500 furloughed union employees themselvt still withpaycheck. we're told some of them are th cking abouthing in their 401(k)s to get by. others like the union president mself are filing for unemployment benefits. union leaders say they've also asked congress to consider legislation to lessen penalties for furloughed employees who need tip into their retirement savings. re>>> some of you were ins to become teachers, but in fairfax furloughed ht, federal workers are heading back to the classroom. they signed up today at a second job fair to become substitute teachers. as news 4's corey smith explains, many are looking for work to makends meet. >> well, i think it was last week, i think it was last week when reality set in. >> reporter: karen carter already has two jobs, but with no end to the partial gov inment shutdo sight, she came to fairfax public schools looking for a third. >> so you can't prepare for something that you don't know >> reporter: carter was among nearly 200 furloughed employees hoping to supplement

the air traffic controllers association filed a lawsuit becoming the third federal employees union toe the trump administration to court over the shutdown. at the white house, president trump backed away from this threat to declare a national emergency in order to fund the border wall. federal workers did receive a pay stub today. but it looked like this. nothing but zeros. in one bit of good news, the house overwhelmingly passed legislation today to grant back pay to federal workers. mr. trump says he will sign it. >>> some federal workers are taking to craigslist now to supplement their income. really sad. a u.s. coast guard employee on furlough and selling their horse trailer to pay the bills. offering it at a $3,000 price tag or loss i should say. in san francisco, the seller says this couch is a government shutdown special. hoping to move the vintage furniture for under $400. >>> tsa agents and air traffic controllers are among the federal workers as you heard on the job without pay. abc 7 news reporter chris nguyen looks at how their actions could impact your travel plans. >> as

the largest federal employee union is suing the government, arguing that forcing employees to work without being paid violates federal law. c what's happen over the next couple of days? >> reporter: well, tomorrow is that briefing here at the white house for congressional leaders, but nobody knows if that's really going to have any effect on resolving this standoff. then thursday, a big day, the democrats officially take control of the house. nancy pelosi, if all goes according to plan, becomes speaker of the house, and then the democrats plan to pass their bill to reopen the government. the problem is that bill has already been rejected by the white house because it doesn't provide enough money for the president's wall. so what happens after that is anyone's guess. vlad? >> all right, chip reid at the white house. thanks, chip. >>> a nasa spacecraft phoned home today and gave us our first real glimpse of a frozen remnant of the earliest days of our solar system. mark strassmann on why scientist s are so excited. >> we've just accomplished the most distant fly-by >> reporter: a roomful of

the largest federal employee union is suing the government arguing that forcing employees to work without being paid violates federal law. >> duthiers: so, chip, what's expected to happen over the next couple of days? >> reporter: well, tomorrow is that briefing here at the white house for congressional leaders. but nobody knows if that's really going to have any effect on resolving this standoff. then thursday, a big day, the democrats officially take control of the house. nancy pelosi, if all goes according to plan, becomes speaker of the house, and then the democrats plan to pass their bill to reopen the government. the problem is that bill has already been rejected by the white house because it doesn't provide enough money for the president's wall. so what happens after that is anyone's guess. vlad. >> duthiers: all right, chip reid at the white house. thanks, chip. police in the houston area say they have surveillance video of a pickup truck involved in a deadly drive-by shooting. seven-year-old jazmine barnes was killed and her mother was wounded in the attack. janet shamlian is the

paper. >> about 800,000 federal employees remain working without pay or for load. >>> the largest employee union is suing the government saying they are forcing employees to work without pay and it violates federal law. >>> government money for the smitn run out. the museums are now closed to the public thanks to the government shutdown. it was a mad dash to see that museums. there are 17 in the d.c. metro area. they are big draw for tourists. they had remained opened but the money is now gone. >> when you think of d.c., you think of the smithsonian and the wonderful history and what is possible in d.c. it's kind of a disappointment we can't take full advantage with the shutdown. >> the museums will not open back up until the federal shutdown is resolved. the national zoo is also close. >>> it is 5:36. good news on gas prices this morning. we have that story and more business news. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. happy new year. wall street will try to off 2019 on a positive note today as stocks try to bounce back from the worst year in a decade. investors are keeping a close eye on the

this is a group of american federation of government employees union that have been gatt. ering here throughout the morning. continue to be here throughout the afternoon. these are tsa employees, also air traffic controller employees and local pilots unions and flight attendant unions to support these groups as well. everything we're hearing is that this government shutdown is really starting to put a strain on not only their personal lives, but the air travel situation. because of callouts from tsa agents across the country, long lines like washington, miami, atlanta, terminal b in houston has been shutdown since sunday afternoon. and the executive vice president of the national air traffic controllers association says that flying today is less safe than it was a month ago because of this government shutdown putting a strain on the entire air travel system across the country. so troubling warning signs coming from various officials across the country as these workers are demanding paychecks. >> reporter: they have opened up an emergency kitchen here to serve federal worker

woman and the evidence that the police have to go on, coming up. >>> one of the largest oakland employee unionss holding a big rally to step up the pressure to get races and to fill the hundreds of openings in oakland, a live report coming up. we are talking about 1000 employees, including everyone from the public works department, engineers, planners, accountants and various program coordinators. the union sa lag about 10- p >> reporter: i am kiet do live at city hall. the largest union in the city will hold a rally saying they need races and they need to fill opening positions. everyone from the public works department, engineers, planners and accounts, berries program managers as well. they say they need to fill over 740 open positions and that their salaries are lagging behind by 10% with the nearby cities. the collective bargaining process begins today. they are having a big rally today at 12 pm with hundreds expected on the steps ci isll atnoon is a kpix 5 morning update. >>> it is 656 and time for the final five. >>> the state appointed mediator will take part in the fact-finding hearing