The U.S. government has officially shut down after Congress missed the midnight funding deadline.

The impact is already being felt at airports nationwide, where more than 70,000 essential aviation workers must report for duty without pay.

CGTN’s Nitza Soledad Perez reports from Miami International Airport, one of America’s busiest travel hubs. 

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