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CNN.com - Transcripts Return to end up being able to Transcripts main page NEW DAY Lawmakers Find Compensated In spite of Shutdown; Who's In, Who's Out?; Amanda Knox Murder Retrial; Wine Drinkers Overpour Aired October 1, 2013 - 06:30 Â ET THIS IS A New RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. MICHAELA PEREIRA, CNN ANCHOR: Examine out the approach a high-speed chase within Oklahoma ended. Officers utilized spike strips to slow the car down, drew their own guns, yanked your driver through the particular window. The chase began earlier when police attempted to pull him over for a traffic violation. He punched the actual fuel instead. Police have certainly not mentioned why specifically he fled. Sky gazers within Africa thought they were getting a serious show. That would be a rocket launch from California. Calls about UFO sightings started arriving following the launch with the Space-X Falcon 9. Studies from Zimbabwe, Botswana, Malawi, South Africa. Turns out rocket fuel introduced during sunset begun to glow more than numerous African nations. Many thought it was UFOs. are you a believer? CHRIS CUOMO, CNN ANCHOR: Conspiracy. PEREIRA: I knew I had been likely to go there, Kate. KATE BOLDUAN, CNN ANCHOR: Obviously. It's always any conspiracy. CUOMO: I said hello quietly thus no-one hears. BOLDUAN: So, it sounds a lot more conspiratorial. CUOMO: Yes. BOLDUAN: Got it, got it. Back for you to our lead story this morning: a lot more than 800,000 federal employees upon furlough this morning. States about to lose millions of tourism us dollars because many U.S. landmarks are likely to become closing. Precisely what about the people that Golf Course Real Estate Capitol Hill DC are to blame with regard to this whole mess? Exactly what could they be stopping during the shutdown that people most hope can be brief yet we do not know. CNN's Athena Jones is actually about Capitol Hill with this angle in the story. Good morning, Athena. ATHENA JONES, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Excellent morning, Kate. I believe the large quantity of voters could be surprised to understand that members of Congress can easily continue to collect a new paycheck through the shutdown. It's something that surprised a number of the newer members I spoke along with along with angered many with the veterans as I went around asking these members of Congress whatever they consider about this and what they strategy to accomplish with their pay. (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) JONES (voice-over): Congress's approval ratings could end up being with historic lows, but that will not stop members via acquiring paid, even throughout a government shutdown. (on camera): They'll even now obtain paid. Is the particular fact that appropriate? SEN. BARBARA BOXER (D), CALIFORNIA: No. JONES: I'm wanting to discover exactly where he is an acronym about the issue involving members regarding Congress collecting their particular pay during a shutdown. (voice-over): I labored the actual phones striking your halls. If there's a new shutdown, members of Congress nevertheless find for you to collect their particular paycheck. Exactly what do you think about that? REP. PAUL GOSAR (R), ARIZONA: I actually consider nobody will be above the law. that means your president, the particular attorney general also as us. Almost All of them ought to become putting that about maintain until this is resolved. JONES: Along With what will members regarding Congress do with their money? REP. PETE GALLEGO (D), TEXAS: I am urging my fellow members regarding congress to become able to donate their particular spend to charitable causes. REP. TULSI GABBARD (D), HAWAII: I'm going to become writing a verify again for the U.S. Treasury and providing my pay back and also standing in solidarity together with everyone else. JONES: So, why do senators and representatives acquire in order to collect their particular paycheck while a huge variety of thousands of federal employees will need to become able to go without? Blame the particular Constitution. Ordinary members regarding congress in each chambers help make $174,000 the year. Congressional leaders make more. Absolutely No Congress can alter its really own salaries. That is merely able to vote to change the spend regarding long term sessions of Congress. Senator Boxer says she'll probably offer her paycheck in order to charity nevertheless that's zero consolation to become able to government workers just like Dee Alexander. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: When we aren't receiving paid, I don't think Congress ought to get paid out both simply because I think they must feel what we're feeling. (END VIDEOTAPE) JONES: That's not really surprising. Members regarding Congress are generally well-aware that will his or her constituents back residence aren't going to be as well happy about the fact which they are usually continue to get paid. So, Nj-new Jersey congressman and Republican congresswoman from New Jersey, Frank LoBiondo, just hrs ahead involving the shutdown tweeted out this letter to the folks here on Capitol Hill whom handled congressional pay, stating he wants his paycheck withheld as well as Texas Senator Ted Cruz says he will be donating his spend in order to charity -- Chris. CUOMO: Yes, yes, yes. When we were asking all of them concerning his or her paychecks yesterday as well as exactly what it meant with just about all the shutdown, they were ducking and also bouncing around, Athena. It would become a joke. However now, it's actually the least of the concerns, right? We're concerned about American families. Although Congress carries on to have their own paychecks, that's great. They're elected. They're supposed to get their money. That's fine. However any great offer of people will most likely be deeply impacted through the shutdown. We're checking in along with our panel associated with Americans becoming a member of us reside this morning. Now, Brad, I want to come back to become able to you. You've got the actual business. You're affected together with your little company because you're working close in order to the Statue of Liberty, right? Explain that, why your business will be affected. BRAD HILL, PRESIDENT, EVELYN HILL, INC.: We function your gift shop and also food service in the Statue regarding Liberty upon Ellis Island. Statue is shut today. Ellis Island has been closed since Hurricane Sandy. Thus our enterprise has been greatly impacted. We haven't any revenues. CUOMO: Along With you've needed to permit folks go, right? HILL: Yes, we allow 110 people, including myself, as associated with today. CUOMO: Individuals individuals have families? HILL: Yes. CUOMO: How could that they be finding it inside relation to discovering another job? HILL: Well, we have been all hoping this is a extremely short layoff. CUOMO: Anyone possess a family. HILL: Yes. CUOMO: Exactly what is it just like with regard to one to attempt to take proper care of your current family? HILL: Heading via hurricane Sandy would become a devastating experience. I get six children and it took a excellent offer to choose eight weeks with little pay. CUOMO: Now, whenever you listen to what this is about, they feel they're doing this with regard to you, this is truly a fight with regards to if the particular Inexpensive care Act is going to be great for you, do you think you are generally the target associated with the energy down within D.C. correct now? HILL: Definitely not. This may always be the wrong forum to become doing these type of activities. That They had 364 times to obtain collectively about this. This particular is really a time for you to pass any budget. 193&mapVersion=v1&key=Anc9XsljQGh9pQP174JZ5eeM4RALTYWTm- EOzgMSJ_vvwjaE6qVwpxI4KUGo8xzM" width="259" /> CUOMO: Janet, you're the military wife. Thank a person for your service. JANET MCINTOSH, MILITARY WIFE: Thank you. CUOMO: Simply Because we realize much too well it's most regulated in regards to be able to the entire family members when somebody serves. They Will passed a fast resolution to make positive the military keeps acquiring paid there. Perform you're feeling together with every little thing that's carried out and never carried out for the military families, can you really feel just like you're becoming use like a pawn within what are usually anyone doing here right now? MCINTOSH: Yes, I feel the federal government to some certain extent utilizes your military as well as our veterans as well like a pawn while playing this game, wanting to get one side to complete one thing and also the other side will be wanting to acquire the other facet to do something. And it's tiring regarding military families. That is tiring -- the stress as well as anxiety becoming brought consequently near and worrying in what am i going to complete as well as then, the final minute, these people pass resolutions in order to granted give us our pay, but we're nonetheless struggling with it in additional ways, together with coping with sequestration for that past couple of a few months as well. CUOMO: As Well As they took their time, right? they didn't take it proper away, right? Even believed your own priority, everybody props up troops, right? These People say they will use your ribbon, but they waited, right? What really does in which mean to you? MCINTOSH: The idea enables you to question simply how much they do care about his or her military as well as the real method it can be affecting us.