like stacy garcia.arlow, cnn, new york. >> you've bundled the kids onto the plane, you've flown 14 hours, whatever it is, and you want to go -- >> it's your big moment. you've been wheying for it, saved up for it. >> you want to go to the statue of liberty and they're like, sorry. >> doesn't seem fore. we're sorry. on behalf of all of us here in the united states, sorry. >> i'm not american so i don't have to apologize. >> true. >> the house did wrap up for the night, less than an hour ago. they continued working even though the government shutdown went into effect about three hours ago now. >> take a look at the late debate on the house floor. >> you're bowing to the extremists, the tea parties, who really don't want to see this process move forward. we know that the affordable care act is the law of the land. we know it's been affirmed by the supreme court of the united states. lets move on. >> ets nit's not like the presi says, there will be no negotiations. he'll negotiate with foreign dictators bef

>> reporter: stacy garcia is among the last visitors to the island. >> welcome aboard, statue lady liberty reporter: the national parks will shut down and that includes lady liberty. for folks chg to new york to see lady liberty this may be their last chance in who knows how long. with more than 280 million visitors a year from yellowstone to yosemite, more than 400 national parks are now closed. >> i'm not going to let congress, you know, make me miss the statue of liberty which is so important to me as a retired history teacher. >> reporter: tourists turned away. more than 21,000 national parks employees furloughed and thousands more like cleanup crews and concession stands workers all left without jobs. >> i have to find another job if, like, they are not paying us while we are laid off or file for unemployment but it's still not enough. it's hard. even to think about it is hard. >> reporter: quinn anchor says he needs this job just to get by and he doesn't have a plan b. do you have a message for washington? >> things like that could have a big impact on the people in the limelight. th