HARLOW: Welcome back. The government shutdown stinks, literally. Trash cans and bathrooms overflowing in some national parks, sparking health and safety concerns. More national landmark attractions, museums shutting down. At least 420,000 federal employees working without pay, over 300,000 more having to work or being furloughed and not working, they're not getting their paychecks right now. All 19 Smithsonian museums including the National Zoo are closed. Our chief business correspondent Christine Romans is here with me. I think we don't focus enough on the real people impacted.</s>CHRISTINE ROMANS, CNN CHIEF BUSINESS CORRESPONDENT: Oh, yes --</s>HARLOW: You're one of the nearly million Americans who rely on the federal government for a --</s>ROMANS: Right --</s>HARLOW: Paycheck. This really hits you.</s>ROMANS: Yes, and if you are true --</s>HARLOW: Yes --</s>ROMANS: If you're headed to a park or a museum anywhere in the country, check first because, you know, there are government agencies that often partner with a lot of these places. Tourists and government workers, the most obvious victims of the shutdown right now. But there are also, Poppy, these ripples you might not see at first. It's a partial shutdown, many agencies are funded, the military is safe. But a quarter of the government is vulnerable. And here are those departments: Agriculture, Commerce, Justice, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, State Transportation --</s>HARLOW: Yes --</s>ROMANS: Treasury. At Treasury, that means the IRS now lacks funding, only one in eight IRS workers is on the job as tax season approaches, that means your calls, taxpayer calls go unanswered and a prolonged shutdown could delay your tax refund. Over at Commerce, there's the Bureau of Economic Analysis and Census Bureau. They provide critical reports on the economy. How is it going? Who are we trading with?
More National Parks, Landmarks and Attractions Close Amid Impasse