CNN: Gov’t Shutdown Risks an Undetected Asteroid Strike

TAPPER It s not ░░░░░░░░ just government workers if ░░░░░░░░ shutdown happens It will ░░░░░░░░ a real cascading effect ░░░░░░░░ the economy FOREMAN Yeah ░░░░░░░░ s absolutely right If ░░░░░░░░ is no deal as ░░░░░░░░ negotiations stand right now ░░░░░░░░ 800 000 undocumented immigrants ░░░░░░░░ came as children the ░░░░░░░░ called DREAMers would be ░░░░░░░░ into a dangerous legal ░░░░░░░░ Some 9 million children ░░░░░░░░ by Children s Health ░░░░░░░░ Program CHIP But plenty ░░░░░░░░ other Americans who have ░░░░░░░░ to do with any ░░░░░░░░ that could also feel ░░░░░░░░ impact REPORT BEGINS FOREMAN ░░░░░░░░ 000 government workers locked ░░░░░░░░ of their offices and ░░░░░░░░ out of their paychecks ░░░░░░░░ s what happened when ░░░░░░░░ government shut down in ░░░░░░░░ and it would likely ░░░░░░░░ the same this time ░░░░░░░░ many who don t ░░░░░░░░ much Thompson I have ░░░░░░░░ child and I want ░░░░░░░░ make sure she eats ░░░░░░░░ I want to eat ░░░░░░░░ is important that this ░░░░░░░░ done FOREMAN Roughly 1 ░░░░░░░░ million government workers would ░░░░░░░░ considered essential and stay ░░░░░░░░ the job Air traffic ░░░░░░░░ security officers food inspectors ░░░░░░░░ guards Social Security checks ░░░░░░░░ go out The post ░░░░░░░░ would be open But ░░░░░░░░ a steep price to ░░░░░░░░ workers MULVANEY The military ░░░░░░░░ still go to work ░░░░░░░░ will not get paid ░░░░░░░░ border will still be ░░░░░░░░ They will not get ░░░░░░░░ FOREMAN Meanwhile many services ░░░░░░░░ be stopped or delayed ░░░░░░░░ Centers for Disease Control ░░░░░░░░ Prevention would back down ░░░░░░░░ flu tracking program even ░░░░░░░░ the nation faces the ░░░░░░░░ outbreak in years Some ░░░░░░░░ nutrition programs would be ░░░░░░░░ 200 000 passport applications ░░░░░░░░ unprocessed in 1995 Congress ░░░░░░░░ much of the scientific ░░░░░░░░ done in this country ░░░░░░░░ 2013 that meant some ░░░░░░░░ went on hold in ░░░░░░░░ and suffered costly losses ░░░░░░░░ data In space same ░░░░░░░░ for more than two ░░░░░░░░ NASA reportedly stopped monitoring ░░░░░░░░ dangerous asteroids A big ░░░░░░░░ by the way is ░░░░░░░░ to brush by Earth ░░░░░░░░ February 4th As for ░░░░░░░░ 417 national parks the ░░░░░░░░ wants to keep limited ░░░░░░░░ wherever possible but service ░░░░░░░░ be reduced and 19 ░░░░░░░░ the Smithsonian s museums ░░░░░░░░ shut their doors END ░░░░░░░░ FOREMAN The Smithsonian is ░░░░░░░░ on keep the doors ░░░░░░░░ for the weekend The ░░░░░░░░ estimate of shutting down ░░░░░░░░ government would cost taxpayers ░░░░░░░░ billion a week. Jake?”