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needed to be the speaker for a fourth consecutive time. florida republican byron donalds appear to have received just enough support to prevent kevin mccarthy from getting to 218. so what happens now? the house remaining paralyzed this hour. no committees, no legislation, elected members cant even be sworn in. they dont even know if they are getting paid at this point after they have tried and failed again four times to elect a speaker. its a level of dysfunction unseen in modern polit...

Us. Heres what were watching. Thousands of homes are without power as Tropical Storm ophelia lashes the coast with strong winds and heavy rain. We have a look at the cities in the path and the impact well see throughout the day. Its quickly hurdling toward a shutdown as talks have broken down over a deal to fund the government. How federal agencies are preparing and the talks happening today to try to keep a shutdown happening. Hollywood writers and executives will meet again today to try to wor...

Students. what do you mean by that? >> well, many of our families are going to be faced with a potential eviction if the eviction moratorium is not extended for a substantial period of time or if it is not held up in court. again, many of our students are still in a position where they have to work many more hours to support families who lost jobs during the recession. many of our students -- i teach at a school that is predominantly comprised of students of color -- are service workers who have...

It is become one of the epicenters of covid-19 in the united states. >> reporter: boris, the trends are looking really troubling, especially as schools starts in many districts, in orange county here class resumes in person tomorrow. now let me show you a little bit what were seeing right in front of us. because there is a vaccination site on our side of the street. there is no one in line for it. but there is a testing site across the street, there is a line of cars and if you go over there to ...

This morning because there is so much we have to get through. that is where garrett haake is standing by. do we have a better idea of where republicans are standing thus far on kavanaugh? it was a couple days ago lindsey graham was saying his mind was made up. we heard from kennedy this morning, saying he could be a no, that could be a shift. >> republicans have settled into two camps here, those like lindsey graham, richard burr put out a statement hes saying hes definitely supporting kavanaugh...

Evolving and i want to underscore that we are only just now getting the chance to report out how this is going to impact thing, but i will say that the nature of what is being alleged here is so significant, and so serious that i think that, you know, from the human perspective, that it is hard to imagine that this will not have an impact that will make it more difficult for people like susan collins and lisa murkowski to vote in favor of judge kavanaughs nomination -- or to vote, and it is hard...

He said i dont think so. i think its disrespectful when people dont come to the house. palestinian leaders have basically shut down. joining me, tel aviv bureau chief, martin fletcher, also the author of promised land, a novel about israel. theres no one better to talk to about whats going on in the middle east and how the president is trying to turn the tables, change things. hes taking money away from palestinians. humanitarian relief away from palestinians. is that going to affect the way tha...

>> reporter: finding its voice in the era of trump. >> were working hard er, galvannizing more people. >> reporter: daughter of mexican immigrants, east l.a. activist says the presidents rhetoric and policies have only emboldened her community. >> this is a movement thats not going to be stopped. the president cannot win. he may be there now but hes not going to be there forever. were going to win. >> reporter: equally galvanized entertainment industry with its deep pockets and powerful lawyers....

Republican race ends or if it continues for weeks or even months. newt gingrich, all the momentum behind him. did he win the debate in the first five minutes? another standing ovation with a fiery assault on the media channelling that resentment, that rage thats in republican primaries taking on the elephant in the room, his ex-wife. >> she says you asked her, sir, to enter into an open marriage. would you like to take some time to respond to that? >> no, but i will. i think the destructive, vic...

Small businesses are where most jobs in this country are created. small businesses like the one im visiting today. now, our small businesses were especially hard hit by this recession. many are having a tough time getting back on their feet. but gilbert signs is doing pretty well and they are hopeful about the future. thats mainly because of the picture who work here, some of whom are standing with me today. but its also because weve helped remove some of the obstacles that make it hard er for s...