including the statue of liberty where jonathan bets spent the day. >> reporter: for hundreds of tourists it's it's not the greeting they expected. >> we came in from paris, france. >> reporter: visitors were caught off guard to learn that the statue of liberty was closed, employees told to stay home including the superintendent. >> seeing the visitors today, especially the foreign visitors. for most people like that this is an once in a lifetime opportunity. it's hard to tell them that we're closed. will it be open tomorrow? i don't know. it's sad. >> reporter: ferries to the island pushed off carrying grumpy passengers who bought their tickets weeks ago. >> stupid. what else can i say? it's stupid. >> reporter: this is the view but not what they were hoping for. they can only circle the island, no longer allowed to dock. this was supposed to be the campenedos to see the statue of liberty. >> people come here to see the statute of liberty. people come from europe all over the world to vacation and tour all these things, and it's a shame. >> reporter: visitors to the statue of liberty gen

especially certainly the statue of liberty. n unfortunately that will stay closed too. 72,000 new yorkers are federal employees and they are also affected by the government shutdown so a lot of people here hoping this thing wraps up quick. >> you said that well. she does look lonely out there. >> an extreme weather alert. a rare tornado ripping through an area south of seattle damaging buildings, dumping record amounts of rain and temporarily knocking out power to thousands of people. the national weather service says that winds from the storm reached 110 miles per hour. no report, thank goodness of injuries this morning. >> veterans living in an orlando, florida, suburb say their american flags are being stolen. air force veteran carl delasandros says he flies the flag 365 days a year and says not only was his flag taken but five other veterans in his neighborhood had theirs stolen too. >> when someone mars, steals or makes fun of the flag it hurts veterans more than the average person.say twoe caught on video stealing the flag

we're talking about the statue of liberty closes. there are going to be weddings canceled at some of these locations. let's be clear. social security checks will go out. medicare, doctors will be paid. your doctor will be reimbursed for medicare and implementation of obama care continues. some of these agencies will be running at 60 or 70% of normal staff. there be work done. it will be slowed. there will be hangups. it's going to be a nightmare but there are big parts of the government going forward like getting your social security check because that's the e-mail that i'm getting. people who don't think they're going to get a check. >> people are tweeting it, piers why is your biggest worry the statue of liberty, not the thousands of people without jobs to go to. of course, jobs are more important. when you have something as iconic as the statue of liberty, the message it sends the rest of the world is washington is completely dysfunctional. >> we're the biggest business in the world and we just put up the closed for business sign w

. >> we're down here in the statue of liberty. people can't get to the statue y? partial government shut down. >> we took the boat. bought tickets in advance to go see the statue of liberty. yes. we were disappointed. >> are you excited to see the statue of liberty today? >> yes. but disappointed it's closed. >> are you hoping to see the statue of liberty today? >> we were hoping to. but while we left on vacation the government shut down. >> do you know because of the shut down you can't get to the statue today? >> we realized that in new york. >> what do you think? >> that sucks a bit. >> it hindered our vacation. there are a lot of things we can't see now. >> what do you think. goflt shut down now? >> i think it's ridiculous. i wish they'd get their act together. i think it's a lack of leadership. >> did you know republicans were fighting to keep the statue of liberty open? and harry reid said no. we don't want any part of that. >> that does not surprise me. harry reid is wrong. i think they should be open. a lot of them are ope

. >> the statue of liberty an and ellis island are still closed. >> when will they open. >> tomorrow. >> the statue of liberty will reopen tomorrow morning, one day too late for jason demman and his daughter kate who came from omaha that came to see her. >> how did you break the news to her? >> i tried to explain how the system works. it didn't -- that was a little bit tough to explain. >> to get the monument opened tomorrow, the governor agreed to pay the park service close to $62,000 a day, a bill the federal government normally takes care of, four other states have taken similar measures, arizona is paying $93,000 to open the grand canyon, and colorado, 36,000 for rocky mountain national park. south dakota will shell out 15,000 a day for mount rushmore, but utah was hit the hardest, hardest with eight properties after $170,000 a day. governor garry herbert says utah parks are essential. >> the people really make their livelihood on tourism travel h is a godsend to them. they have been designated because of this. >> reporter: all size states are hoping to get reimbursed when the shu

as disappointed tourists get word that the statue of liberty is closed and the shutdown is having a seriousffect on businesses who depend on tourism like statue cruises. statue cruises bring visitors to liberty island for $17 a person. their visitors can get guided tours and a chance to take in the view from inside the crown. since the shutdown revenue is down 70% for statue cruises and management is on the brink of lag off 100 of their 180 workers. it's a lose-lose for everyone. >> i'm disappointed they're saying that they'll come back next year. they will take the harbor tour. interesting we're not getting too many refunds. people are willing to accept this may be the only time they're ever in new york. this may be as close as they get. that is t another outrage. >> for now tourists can see the statue from aboard the statue cruise for $24 for a tour around new york. over 50 million people visit new york city every year and the statue of liberty remains one of the world east most popular landmark. lady liberty was shut down for eight months after hurricane sandy and reopened july 4th. but

you've been wheying for it, saved up for it. >> you want to go to the statue of liberty and they're likey. >> 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 before he'll negotiate with us. >> what if democrats said, we're going to shut down the government if we don't get immigration reform, gay rights or gun control? >> the truth, you can't handle the truth. mr. speaker, we have shown the other side how premiums are g

the statue of liberty and the grand canyon among them. and a tern message tonight from the financial pros from all over the world. meeting in washington, just this weekend, the president of the world bank warning that america defaulting later this week would be a disastrous event to the global economy as a whole. that default now just more than three days away. we have team coverage tonight. how this could soon effect your own investments, your mortgage, the rates you pay. first here, abc's senior washington correspondent jeff zeleny tonight at the capitol. and jeff, so many wondering, bottom line here, are they going to get this done? >> reporter: well, david, the short answer is yes, but they don't know exactly how. it's creating new obstacles here on capitol hill and loud frustration all across washington. anger boiling over tonight. on day 13 of the government shutdown. a protest from the world war ii memorial. >> to the stairs! let's go! >> reporter: to the lincoln memorial. a group of veterans, calling their demonstration "the millio

. >>> the statue of liberty will reopen tomorrow thanks to the state of new york which will be footing the bill during the shutdown. andrew como says it will cost $62,000 a day for the statue of liberty. >>> more than 1,000 people have signed up for insurance on covered california. but that is just a small percentage of those eligible for coverage. this weekend a health fair is underway in san jose to sign up and understand what is available. organizers predict an especially high turnout. >> we have enrollment counselors on site to talk about how to get enrolled and how to find out where they can enroll and talk through what insurance programs might be available for them. >> the health fair offers diabetes screenings, flu screenings and acupuncture. >>> next at 11:00, a new store front for tesla that is opening eyes. >>> two years after falling victim to gun violence, former congresswoman gabby gifford is going to a gun show. >>> and the strongest storm to hit india in a decade. >>> we are seeing 50s and 60s tonight. but what will impress you is the wind speeds now. seeing that in san

statue of liberty. police released sketches sketches of a man. blue screen of death, apple's i55s has same problems as windows and finally, buzz trike less than two hours left and no deal in hand. announced they will knotworks off the job and be a different tour. >> thousands of workest will be furloughed but unlike federal employees, they're private contractors and that means there will be no back pay later. housing town hall meetings, concerned if the budget is not fixed, there could be a brain drain. >> projects and effort to use nuclear fusion. >> 6:14. let's look at the traffic on the holiday. >> we have a few incidents out there and overall, it's down. it's a holiday and all trains are running on time and we'll tell you about two things going on out there. one lane and here's a live look with parts of the bay area and north bay. golden gate bridge of course and till moving in the speed limit and all the way down and across the deck. coming into san francisco. if you still look down, this is what it looks like and then all the way towards su

. >> even the statue of liberty is closed, one of the symbols of the united states. there's no one around to check tickets and lead tour groups. tourists can only look at it from afar. >> this is the main reason we came to new york city, was to see the statue of liberty. now our dream will not be realized. >> it is strange, and it also has me worried that such a rich and powerful country like the united states is tied down in such disputes. >> throughout the u.s., it is the same picture -- national monuments and museums are closed. among the only operating government operations are emergency services. public employees cannot be paid because the largest economy in the world has no budget. >> i urge house republicans to reopen the government, restart the services americans depend on, and allow the public servants who have been sent home to return to work. this is only going to happen when republicans realize they do not get to hold the entire economy hostage over ideological demands. >> but republicans remain steadfast, insisting the president delay implementing his he

that's why taxpayers will pay $61,000 a day to reopen the statue of liberty. miss out on the tour irs dollars that could be flowing through natural attractions like this. jim hooley, estes park, colorado. >>> park police summoned a group of are officers to man the symbol, strl closed. >>> a glitch in the foot stamp system has now been fixed. shoppers in 17 states noticed their ebt cards were not working today. xerox corp assisted that it was a failure. a massive cyclone packing heavy rains and descruc, the extent oe will not be fully known until sunday but large scale power outages, roadblockages and damage to crops is expected. in 1999 a cyclone with similar winds instruct this area. >>> for phailin's track rebecca stevenson. >> 25 of 36 storms have developed in the bay of bengal exactly where phailin developed. into india earlier today bringing at least eight inches of rain to the coast, despite the rain the storm surge and all this heavy rain. now we're seeing phailin move inlan and expected to see that happen as we put the satellite into motion. you can see

now, despite the government shutdown: despite the government shutdown the statue of liberty is again open to visitors. new york state has agreed to pay the salaries of national parks service workers so the monument can remain open. the state is paying the federal government $61,000 a day to keep lady liberty up and running. governor andrew cuomo says the money new york is spending pales in comparison to how much it was losing while lady liberty was closed. the statue of liberty is one of a number of national parks and monuments that have been re-opened because states are deciding to foot the bill. mount rushmore is open again. south dakota will pay about $15,000 per day for expenses. the grand canyon has re-opened. arizona to pay $650,000 to keep it operating for the next week. and colorado's rocky mountain national park is also up and running. it will cost the state nearly $363,000 to keep the park open for ten days. all told about a dozen parks are going to reopen thanks to temporary funding from individual states. >>> secretary of state john kerry and the u.n. envoy for syria are m

. >> the statue of liberty and ellis island are still closed. >> reporter: in new york city the statue of liberty will open tomorrow one day too late for these two who came from omaha to see her. >> i tried to explain how our government works. it didn't -- it was a little bit difficult to explain. >> reporter: to get the monument open tomorrow new york's governor agreed to pay the national park service close to $62,000 a day. a bill the federal government normally takes care of. four other states have taken similar measures. arizona is paying $93,000 to open the grand canyon, and colorado 36,000 for rocky mountain national park. south dakota had shell out 15,000 a day for mount rushmore. but utah was hit the hardest with eight properties at $170,000 a day. governor gary herbert says utah parks are essential. >> people make their livelihood on tourism and travel this, is a godsend to them. >> reporter: all five states are hoping to get reimbursed when the shutdown ends. some fear this solution is setting a dangerous precedent. >> the answer is not to scrape together local dollars for th

one is the statue of liberty in new york city, available to tourists for the first time in almost two weeks. utah reopened six attractions, and a day later it opened canyon lands and the glen cannion national recreation area. arizona's grand canyon opened and colorado's rocky mountain national park, and tomorrow south dakota mt. rushmore is set to open. jim huli has more. >> reporter: in arizona the grand canyon is open. the state agreed to by $650,000 to keep it going for the next week. >> this arizona landmark draws millions of visitors. i refuse to let wrong-headed federal policy deprive worldwide tourists to see the magnificent landscape. >> it's money the obama administration says the state is not likely to get back. with thousands of jobs dependent on the cannion and the tourists that visit it, it's a bargain the government is willing to make. the state in south dakota will spent $15,000 to keep mt. rushmore out. >> in colorado, the tourists are out in estes park, the nearest city to rocky mountain national park - a relief to businesses depending on tourism. >> that's the draw t

now despite the government shutdown, the statue of liberty has reopened. the state is paying the federal government $61,000 a day to keep lady liberty up and running. govern andrew cuomo saying that the spending pales in comparison compared to how much it would lose if the statue of liberty remained close. that is just one of a number of national parks open. mount rushmore has reopened. the grand canyon has also reopened. arizona agreeing to pay $650,000 to keep it operating for a week. and colorado's rocky mountain national park is up and iraning costing that state $363,000 to keep the park open for ten days. all told a dozen national parks will reopen thanks to temporary funding from individual states. >>> there are reports that police may have played a role in the deadly stand pediatrician in central india. more than 110 people were killed in sunday's incident. it took place during a festival aat a hindu temple. we have more on the investigation. >> we're about a kilometer away from the temple where a stampede happened on sunday. now, district officials

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that the majority refused to provide -- to pass a bill to provide relief assistance when the statue of liberty was closed as a result of the hurricane. this time the statue of liberty is going to be closed by their wrecklessness and their irresponsibility in order to advance a selfish political agenda. mr. speaker, the american people expect two things from us. they expect the government to stay open and operate efficiently. and they expect their congress to communicate. our position is that we should keep the government open operating efficiently while we communicate and go to conference. their position is, shut it down, close the statue of liberty and talk later. the american people want us to talk now and they want this government to remain open. we have heard over the past several days and over the past two weeks our friends on the other side saying, listen to the american people. our friends on the other side should listen to themselves. they have asked us for a budget. today they said, we want a budget. take it or leave it. we gave them their figure. they said, take it or leave it. we sa

and local governments were able to reopen some national treasures from the grand canyon to the statue of libertystatue of liberty is open >> this is beyond anything we had expected, getting to go there at the last minute. >> reporter: one glimmer of optimism in a deepening stalemate. [ cheering ] >> the fear of a potential default is creating a new sense of urgency here on capitol hill. senators on both sides tell abc news they think a deal is likely but once it is reached in the senate, it goes back to the house. that deeply divided house where the discord first began. jeff zeleny, abc news, capitol hill. >> interestingly enough, we said that the stock market is open even though it is a federal holiday. there was a rally on friday, more than 100 points up, but that's when there appeared to be a deal. >> right. there was optimism there and with the debt ceiling approaching which is different from the shutdown there's a chance we could have a big dive. that would influence retirement savings, interest rates, on everything from mortgages to cars. so, let's hope they get the debt ceiling cleared up

the statue of liberty re-opened after being closed for neil two weeks during the government shutdown. new york state will pick up the more than 60,000 dollar a day tab to keep lady liberty running. similar moves in other states have resulted in other national parks like mount rushmore being opened. jim cooley updates us on the push to reopen the parks >> reporter: the grand canyon was open against, the state agreed to pay $650,000 to keep it going for the next week. >> this arizona landmark draws millions of visitors every year, and i just refuse to let wrong-headed federal policy deprive tourists worldwide the opportunity to see this magnificent landscape. >> it's money the obama administration says the state isn't likely to get back but with thousands of jobs in northern arizona dependent upon the canyon and the tour rifts who visit it, that's a bargain the state appears willing to make. the situation is similar in south dakota where the state will spend about $15,000 each day to keep mount rush more open. in colorado, tourists are already back in estes park, the nearest city to roc

symbol of america. >> phyllis shafly, the grandma of conservative gods, loses the meaning of lady liberty. >> the statuemorializes the unique liberty we enjoy in america. has nothing whatever to do with immigration. it is the statue of liberty, not the statue of immigration. >> we don't fall for that stuff here. >> and today's top trender. shocker. >> i'm shocked. >> shocked. >> the republican two-word culture returns. >> the reports of sticker shock for those who are young and healthy are widespread. >> sticker shock. >> sticker shock. >> sticker shock. >> you would be shocked to know what it costs. ♪ >>> joining me now is dr. kory a bare, ceo, and professor at lsu health science center. great to have you with us, doctor. appreciate your time tonight. is it disingenuous in a mislabel by the media and by the conservatives to use the term "sticker shock?" >> yeah, it is. because guess what? you're getting a better product. i mean, it's not sticker shock when you want to buy a rolls-royce and you get the rolls-royce. i mean, obviously, the subsidies are going to help pay for the insurance of the people. a

what does it mean for you to visit the statue of liberty? >> freedom, liberty.hat's why i'm in america. so to hear that the government is shutting down, it's like what have we come to. >> reporter: stacey garcia is among the last visitors to the island. >> welcome aboard statue cruises lady liberty. >> reporter: so along with a government shutdown comes the closure of all the nation's national parks. and that includes lady liberty. so for folks coming to new york to see the iconic statue of liberty, this may be their last chance in two knows how long. >> it's going to be awful. it's also going to damage the economy in ways that nobody has gathered to calculate yet. it's just mindless. >> reporter: with more than 280 million visitors a year from yellowstone to yosemite to the grand canyon, 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 the me as a retired history teacher. >> reporter: tourists turned away. more than 21,000 national parks employees furloughed. and t

>> when the statue of liberty, piers, was closed and they announced it and everything i thought it wasbad. when the soldiers weren't able to get the money, the families of the soldiers to be buried, that to me hit me much harder. the statue of liberty, it will open. but the case where you lost your son or daughter and you can't get money from the united states? you can't get burial, they call it burial money? that to me hit me much harder. i thought that was just horrendous. i thought that was the worst. one of the worst things i've ever heard about this country. >> and we'll be right back. >>> finally, miley cyrus. >>> back now. female announcer: female announcer: through columbus day, at sleep train's inventory clearance sale, get three years interest-free financing on tempur-pedic. save 10, 20, even 35% on a huge selection of simmons and sealy clearance mattresses. even get free delivery! don't miss three years interest-free financing on tempur-pedic through monday, columbus day. guaranteed! ♪ sleep train ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ >>> back now. donald trump on the 6t

stop and experience it. >> reporter: megan ross came to new york city hoping to make it to the statue of liberty'sttle with souvenirs of the shutdown. >> i will post a couple of pictures of the statue of liberty today and say i didn't get to climb this because of the government. thank you so much. >> reporter: if this is a trip of a lifetime for her, there is no calculating what this meant to these veterans traveling to the world war ii memorial, some for the first time. >> thank you for your service. >> reporter: despite this being one of the hundreds of national sites now closed, they managed to briefly make their way in. for the other vets who traveled from all over the country, this shutdown means the memorial, the silent moments of reflection will have to be taken in from behind the barricades. marci gonzalez, abc news, new york. >>> all right. later this half hour, late-night comics looking for laughs at the expense of the federal government shutdown. >> stay tuned for that, and log on to our facebook page and let us know how the government shutdown impacted you. join the debate at wnnfans.c

crowdfunding it's nothing new you know it's been around forever of liberty statue of liberty and crowdfunding there you go from the french. you know you small ventures could legally raise money via loans or gifts for a long time now but only equity or stock within an actual company and within an actual company that is legally a new thing to do and it was off limits for a long time why is that what does it mean to own equity or stock in a company your participation in their profits in the future their potential profits and that's something that we haven't seen so far because that fund falls under the aegis of the federal and state securities laws the securities industry is heavily heavily regulated despite certainly pools that might be exempted for the big players that from time to time but we won't touch that right now basically if you want to raise money in the capital markets you have to become a public company and that involves a lot of work a lot of money or you can fall under an exemption but typically those exact exemptions were reserved for so-called sophisticated accredited investors

>> when the statue of liberty, piers, was closed and they announced it and everything i thought it was able to get the money, the families of the soldiers to be buried, that to me hit me much harder. the statue of liberty, it will open. but the case where you lost your son or daughter and you can't get money from the united states? you can't get burial, they call it burial money? that to me hit me much harder. i thought that was just horrendous. i thought that was the worst. one of the worst things i've ever heard about this country. >> and we'll be right back. >>> finally, miley cyrus. at a ford dealer with a little q and a for fiona. tell me fiona, who's having a big tire event? your ford dealer. who has 11 major brands to choose from? your ford dealer. who's offering a rebate? your ford dealer. who has the low price tire guarantee, affording peace of mind to anyone who might be in the market for a new set of tires? your ford dealer. i'm beginning to sense a pattern. get up to $140 in mail-in rebates when you buy four select tires with the ford service credit card. where'd you get th

they include the grand canyon and statue of liberty.ral officials, the states will foot the bill. joining me is adam schiff. welcome to you. i just want to say fellow los angeles, we are rooting for dodger blue. it was a tough game last night. wow. anyway, let's talk about other tough things, which is the deal. how close are we to one right now? >> well, we still have some distance to go. i think all is pointing in the direction of a final conclusion, which is good news. house democrats are rolling out a discharge petition. if we get enough signatures the government reopens. senate democrats for their part will bring forward a clean debt ceiling bill. house and senate are floating different proposals to the president. i think the gop members, particularly in the house, are coming around to the view now they can't allow a default. it would be disastrous. the question is whether they are willing to reopen the government. i think increasingly signs are they are feeling the pressure. they recognize what damage they are doing to the country.

>> when the statue of liberty, piers, was closed and they announced it and everything i thought it washen the soldiers weren't able to get the money, the families of the soldiers to be buried, that to me hit me much harder. the statue of liberty, it will open. but the case where you lost your son or daughter and you can't get money from the united states? you can't get burial, they call it burial money? that to me hit me much harder. i thought that was just horrendous. i thought that was the worst. one of the worst things i've ever heard about this country. >> and we'll be right back. >>> finally, miley cyrus. >>> back now. donald trump on the 6th floor of trump tower, one of the most imposing buildings in new york as befits my imposing guest this evening. gave immediate reaction to following names with your apprentice boss hat on. if you were in the board room what you would say. john boehner. >> he's really working hard. tough situation. but i think he's doing a good job, trying to keep it all together. he needs more support. >> hired or fired? >> i'd hire absolutely. >> barack obama

of liberty? look what you see as you go down to the harbor, there is statue of liberty. >> they got it tarped up.david letterman having fun there with the shutdown. my next guest is not laughing, my next guest operates boat tours to the statute of liberty and his business is down 50, 60%. people can make jokes about this. to me the symbolic nature of the statute of liberty being shut, it is pretty appalling for america, if you're on the outside looking in. what does it mean for you on the sharp end? >> it's just outrageous for us, mr. morgan, eight months of closure after sandy, only to reopen the statue of liberty on july 4th, we're in a pretty good economic hole to begin with. ellis island is yet to reopen prior to the closure. we're hopeful for october 28th, which is the statute's birthday, if you will, anniversary so at this point we're down, we would be lucky to break even had this not happened but now we will be 50 to 60% down every day, maybe more in revenue and at this point we have not laid off any employees, but, you know, as weeks go by we'll make adjustments like we did during sandy.

they can annual circle the island. >> this was the first time to see the statue of liberty. ey came in from arizona. >> it's pretty pathetic especially when a lot of people are here specifically to see the statue of liberty. people have come from europe and all over the world to vacation here and tour all of these things and it's a shame. >> visitors to the statue of liberty generate $174 million a year for the local economy from souvenir stands to the ferries. >> the company's bearing with it, but as this drags on, people are going to be laid off. it's just not right. >> this is one of many closures creating waves, as a national beacon of freedom now stands out of reach. >> the government shutdown is impacting the military, which has a large population of civilian staffers. joining us to discuss the shutdown on the department of defense is mark jake con send, a senior fellow in national security and foreign policy. he is in washington this morning. we certainly appreciate your time. >> thanks for having me. >> what does a government shutdown do to the morale of the military?

thomas, you did that story at the top of the hour about the national parks, the statue of liberty. americans are hurting. americans are being furloughed, and we expect more of our leadership. in politics perception is reality. if this thing defaults this week, it's not going to be good throughout the world as it relates to the american economy. >> let's talk about the hurt that so many americans are going through right now and some of the blame game because it's back and forth. republicans are blamed and now democrats are facing the blame. in fact, listen to what senator enzi had to say about the blame game. >> we went to the white house the other day. the president did a marvelous job of going through a speech, and then questions and answers. i was very disappointed at the end because the end speem was give me what i want for the shutdown in government. give me what i want for the debt limit increase, and then we can talk. the reason we're talking is because we have the government shutdown and we have this looming debt ceiling problem. there all to be other ways to talk, but we don

who represents workers at the statue of liberty. and ashanti, you're a furloughed worker, if i'm not mistaken. >> yes, i am. >> and what do you do? >> i work security. we screen all the visitors going into the statue of liberty. >> my understanding is you guys got whacked by sandy. there was a long period of time you were out of work because of the storm. >> yes, we were out of work for nine months. all of the equipment and everything got destroyed. >> so when you were out of work, were you getting a paycheck, were you on unemployment? >> i was on unemployment, but it, you know, it wasn't enough to pay all of the bills. so we were behind back then and then here comes july, and we're out of work again. i mean, came back in july -- >> then you get a few months under your belt, getting your paycheck, doing your job, screening visitors, people are coming, and now this. >> now this, yes. >> what does this mean for your family? you're going to miss a paycheck, another one, three, four? >> i'm not going to be able to pay for bread, got to p

think of the families who have reservations to visit -- visit the national -- statue of liberty. the government shutdown, again, has a real impact on real people. think of the impact the government shutdown is having on one of the most hallowed national park service historic sites in our country., ford's theater. not only are taurus denied it --d trends, the shutdown has not only are tourists denied entrance to the theater but the shutdown hasforced evening performances to be removed to another location because of the budget impact. think of young people who had a national park service permit to get married at the just -- jefferson memorial the saturday. families arriving from all over the country, for what should be the happiest day of the new couple's life. because the government shutdown, they are not able to get married at the jefferson memorial and are scrambling to find an alternative solution to get married. let's pass this bill so millions of americans across the country inn enjoy our national parks. this couple can get married at the jefferson memorial. there is a photo o

no visit to places like the statue of liberty. poppy harlow is live where visitors usually board a ferry to head over to liberty island, but not today. >> reporter: no. a lot of disappointed tourists and, frankly, a lot of angry workers because the statue of liberty is shudderred, 400 national parks are closed. they bring in $450,000 in revenue to the u.s. government, every day, money we need. now none of that money is coming in. liberty island was slammed by superstorm sandy, closed for eight months. now another shutdown. what does it mean for to you visit the statue of liberty? >> freedom, liberty. that's why i'm in america. so, to hear that the government is shutting down, it's like, what have we come to? >> reporter: stacey garcia is among the last visitors to the island. >> welcome aboard statue cruises lady liberty. >> reporter: along with the government shutdown comes the closure of all the nation's national parks and that includes lady liberty. for folks coming to new york to see the iconic statue of liberty, this may be th

we did yes i did actually she pointed out to me and we've mentioned this before that even the statue of liberty was crowd funded so this type of funding has been around for a while and she also had some interesting comments about the decentralized nature of crowdfunding we even ended up talking about three d. printing but i first asked her how this investment paradigm has become a type of communication tool for project and business owners and here's what she said to. look at people who've used crowdfunding to. finance there are there enterprises just through the gifting you know they've been able to build incredible audiences and sort of a dynamic communication with their audience and it works for them if they're outgoing at the same time not everybody's ready to hear thousands of people giving them feedback daily about everything so it's in his decentralized it's very decentralized it's very democratic i mean i i lived in a world once upon a time where you know i only talked about to about twenty people about money and then sort of only on the trading floor in the jockey club or the twenty one

. >> anybody go to the harvard today to look at the statue of liberty. it tarped up. >> that's not actually true. >> the tarp on the statue of liberty. >> yeah. >> i can just imagine somebody who's never been to new york thinking is that what they are really doing. >> no doubt. >>> still to come an american palace. >> a couple building the largest home in the country starts construction again after a brief shut down. we will give you a tour. stay tuned. you are watching "world news now." [ male announcer ] for the original salon genius, hair color was as important as your cut. now a breakthrough from vidal sassoon helps stop water from fading away the vibrant color you wish would stay. waterproof it! the vidal sassoon hair color collection has an exclusive hydrablock system that helps lock in our color for as long as salon color... up to 48 washes! prove it to yourself. vidal sassoon waterproof color. salon genius. affordable for all. every day you stain it. so every day, use crest 3d white toothpaste to remove up to 90% of surface stains in just 5 days.