The government shutdown has forced hundreds of thousands of government employees to stop working. But what about all the people who rely on government contracts to get paid? Electric car maker Tesla saw a drop in its shares yesterday after a video of one of its cars that caught on fire went viral. And a look at how the health care overhaul will impact the Hispanic community. 

A break from Washington D.C. for some global political drama in Italy. Also, President Obama will meet with bank executives from around the world today to discuss the debt ceiling. But how much sway does Wall Street have these days? And we hear from a primary care doctor in Camden, NJ, about what she’s expecting will change now that the health exchanges are open for business. 

Congress failed to reach an agreement over a spending bill Monday night. That means a government shutdown has been put into effect. We have the latest from Washington D.C. The new Affordable Care Act health exchanges go live Tuesday morning and the success of the law relies heavily on young, healthy people to sign up. We hear from one of those young people at a bakery in Philadelphia. And Spain is hoping a little time travel will help its economic woes, but will it work? 

The prospect of a government shutdown in the U.S. is having repercussions abroad. As the BP oil-spill trial enters its criminal phase, one key question needs to be answered to determine the huge fine BP will likely face — how much oil was spilled into the Gulf? And some insurers won’t cover the cost of proton beam therapy for cancer because they say its too high. So why are treatment centers still popping up across the country?

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visits the White House today He’s expected to talk trade with President Obama. But he’ll also be greeted by protests from some in the American business community. And, Coca-Cola CEO Muhtar Kent was at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York this week talking about how Coke wants to get free water to half a million people in poor parts of the world. Marketplace Morning Report talks with Kent about the ambitious plan, as well as empowering women in developing countries and obesity in America.

A conference today in London is taking on the growing problem of counterfeit medicine. Millions of lives are put at risk by knock off drugs, and it’s a problem afflicting the U.S. and Europe, as well as the developing world. Nike comes out with its quarterly profits and losses later today, and expectations are high. The athletic clothes company, whose stock was just added to the Dow Jones Industrial Average, will show a 24 percent jump in earnings year-over-year, if forecasts are right. And, the government can do more with Big Data than just spy — they can use it to save money, too. Case in point: San Antonio has an $8,000 garbage can that will pay for itself through saved fuel since trucks don’t have to come by as often to empty it.

Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba is reportedly pulling out of a Hong Kong initial public offering, and plans to go public in the U.S. instead. After the JOBS Act loosened some restrictions on how start-ups can advertise to investors, a new industry is popping up — corporate matchmakers. And the buzz surrounding Janet Yellen, who may head the Fed.

The United Nations General Assembly meets in New York this week — a look at its Millennium Development Goals. China will open the country’s first ‘free trade zone’ in the city of Shanghai, where foreign companies will be able to sell products without the burden of import duties or taxes. And the long-term impact of the floods in Colorado. 

German Chancellor Angela Merkel was re-elected over the weekend. West Hollywood bans fur sales, but is the move just a symbolic one? And new HOV toll lanes in Atlanta cost the city millions of dollars, but critics say they are creating an economic divide on the highway.