OCCURRENCE. MARYALICE PARKS FOR US, THANK MARYALICE PARKS FOR US, THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU SO MUCH. WHAT HAPPENS IF THE GOVERNMENT WHAT HAPPENS IF THE GOVERNMENT SHUTS DOWN? SHUTS DOWN? LET'S BRING IN ABC'S ALEXIS LET'S BRING IN ABC'S ALEXIS CHRISTOFOROUS TO DISCUSS THE CHRISTOFOROUS TO DISCUSS THE IMPACT. IMPACT. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. >> Reporter: A GOVERNMENT >> Reporter: A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN WOULD DISRUPT MANY OF SHUTDOWN WOULD DISRUPT MANY OF THE ESSENTIAL SERVICES AMERICANS THE ESSENTIAL SERVICES AMERICANS RELY ON AND FORCE AS MANY AS 4 RELY ON AND FORCE AS MANY AS 4 MILLION FEDERAL EMPLOYEES TO MILLION FEDERAL EMPLOYEES TO LOSE PAY. LOSE PAY. MILITARY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT MILITARY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT WOULD HAVE TO WORK WITHOUT PAY WOULD HAVE TO WORK WITHOUT PAY THOUGH THEY WOULD GET BACK PAY THOUGH THEY WOULD GET BACK PAY ONCE THE SHUTDOWN WAS OVER. ONCE THE SHUTDOWN WAS OVER. NATIONAL PARKS COULD SHUT DOWN NATIONAL PARKS COULD SHUT DOWN UNLESS THE STATES PAY TO KEEP UNLESS THE STATES PAY TO KEEP THEM OPEN AND PASSPORT OFFICES THEM OPEN AND PASSPORT OFFICES AND FEDERAL BUILDINGS COULD ALSO AND FEDERAL BUILDINGS COULD ALSO CLOSE. CLOSE. A SHUTDOWN WOULD DELAY CLINICAL A SHUTDOWN WOULD DELAY CLINICAL TRIALS FOR CANCER AND OTHER TRIALS FOR CANCER AND OTHER RESEARCH, WHILE 10,000 CHILDREN RESEARCH, WHILE 10,000 CHILDREN COULD LOSE ACCESS TO THE EARLY COULD LOSE ACCESS TO THE EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM HEAD CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM HEAD START. START. CONTRACTORS LIKE JANITORS AND CONTRACTORS LIKE JANITORS AND SECURITY GUARDS WOULD BE AT RISK SECURITY GUARDS WOULD BE AT RISK OF LOSING THEIR JOBS. OF LOSING THEIR JOBS. NOT ALL SERVICES WILL BE HALTED. NOT ALL SERVICES WILL BE HALTED. SOCIAL SECURITY, MEDICARE AND SOCIAL SECURITY, MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PAYMENTS WILL CONTINUE. MEDICAID PAYMENTS WILL CONTINUE. THE POSTAL SERVICE WILL THE POSTAL SERVICE WILL FUNCTION. FUNCTION. MANY IRS OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED MANY IRS OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED BUT AMERICANS WILL STILL HAVE TO BUT AMERICANS WILL STILL HAVE TO PAY THEIR TAXES, AND TRAVELERS PAY THEIR TAXES, AND TRAVELERS MAY FEEL THE PAIN AT THE MAY FEEL THE PAIN AT THE AIRPORTS AS AIR TRAFFIC AIRPORTS AS AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS WOULD HAVE TO WORK CONTROLLERS WOULD HAVE TO WORK WITHOUT PAY AND TRAINING FOR NEW WITHOUT PAY AND TRAINING FOR NEW AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS MEANT TO AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS MEANT TO EASE THE CURRENT SHORTAGE WOULD EASE THE CURRENT SHORTAGE WOULD STOP. STOP. AMERICA IS HOPING HISTORY DOES AMERICA IS HOPING HISTORY DOES NOT REPEAT ITSELF. NOT REPEAT ITSELF. THE LAST TIME THE GOVERNMENT THE LAST TIME THE GOVERNMENT SHUT DOWN IN 2018 FEDERAL SHUT DOWN IN 2018 FEDERAL FEDERAL WORKERS SHOWED UP AT FEDERAL WORKERS SHOWED UP AT FOOD BANKS AND MANY