Reporter: Anaya Ray

SLUG: THE DOMINO EFFECT OF THE

GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN

ANCHOR INTRO WITH THE LONGEST GOVERNMENT

SHUTDOWN IN HISTORY THUS FAR REACHING
OVER A MONTH MANY AMERICANS BEYOND
FEDERAL WORKERS WERE AFFECTED.
HOWARD UNIVERSITY NEWVISION’S ANAYA
VO RAY HAS MORE ON THE STORY.
Wide shots of the neighborhood surrounding
the store SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS BEGAN TO FACE
:04-:05 THE HARSH REALITY OF THEIR BUSINESSES
BEING IMPACTED BY THE SHUTDOWN,
INCLUDING A LOCAL BUSINESS ON CAPITOL
HILL.

CLOTHES ENCOUNTERS IS A ONE-STOP-SHOP

Wide and tight shots of merchandise within WITH HIGH-END FASHION FOR REASONABLE
the store. PRICES, FROM CLOTHES, TO SHOES, TO
:05 JEWELRY.

CLOTHES ENCOUNTERS HAS BEEN AROUND

Wide shot of store owner doing daily tasks.
:05 FOR 40 YEARS WHERE PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO
TRADE IN HIGH-END GENTLY USED
CLOTHING FOR MONEY.

SOT “It’s a way to get rid of your clothing and get a

Name: Gail Stern
little bit of money for it, and they can use the
Title: Owner of Clothes Encounters
Time: 0:38-0:59 money they’ve made as store credit.”

VO
Wide shots of customers shopping DURING THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN
:05 CLOTHES ENCOUNTER INITIALLY SAW AN
INCREASE IN BUSINESS.
SOT
Name: Gail Stern
Title: Owner of Clothes Encounters “After the first missed paychecks however that
Time: 1:24-1:46 changed, and in the middle of January we saw a
significant decrease in business.”

VO

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Wide shots of Dulaney working in the store. EMPLOYEES SAW THE IMPACT OF THE
:04 SHUTDOWN TOWARDS BUSINESS
SPECIFICALLY WITH RETURNING
CUSTOMERS.

SOT
Name: Maggie Delaney
“So I noticed there were fewer people that
Title: Employee of Clothes Encounters
Time: 1:26-1:39 would typically be here (in the store) on a
Sunday, and that it was a different group of
people.”
SOT
Name: Angie Woodson
Title: Employee of Clothes Encounters “The change in business, (I) noticed probably a
Time: 1:27-1:37 couple weeks after it because people didn’t
realize it would be so long going.”
VO
Wide shot of Stern interacting with
customers. BUT DESPITE BEING TEMPORARILY
:03 AFFECTED BY THE SHUTDOWN CLOTHES
ENCOUNTERS REMAINED OPEN AND ACTIVE
SOT WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.
Name: Maggie Delaney
Title: Employee of Clothes Encounters “So I think it’s safe place for people in the
Time: 0:47-1:05 community to come and hang out and have
some fun and look at some fun clothing too.”
STAND UP

IN THE HEART OF D.C. LIES A SMALL

BUSINESS THAT HAS BEEN A CONTRIBUTOR
TO THE CAPITOL HILL COMMUNITY FOR 40
YEARS GIVING CUSTOMERS HIGH-END
FASHION FOR LESS. FOR HOWARD
UNIVERSITY NEWSVISION’S I AM ANAYA RAY.
ANCHOR TAG
IF YOU WANT A CLOTHING STORE WHERE
YOU CAN TRADE IN OR BUY HIGH-END
CLOTHING AT REASONABLE PRICES STOP BY
CLOTHES ENCOUNTERS AT 202 7TH ST SE.

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