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Those are the rules of the game and you are working for the government. and by the way, it's an essential service that you know you're providing an essential service. and think about how crass that is. you know you're providing an essential service and you cut a deal and they strike. they should all be fired. >> absolutely not. you're providing an essential service and we expect so much of our teachers. >> summers off. >> and do you know how many hours-- >> summers off. >> do you know how much they're paid per hour. neil: and i just thought-- i don't know all the details here, i know enough th...

National parks, zoos, and museums will stay closed. and mail will still guess delivered. essential service like social security still gets funded. that includes the tsa and air traffic control. our pentagon reporter ryan brown has more now on that, how the shutdown will affect the military. >> reporter: as the government shutdown continues, both sides have pointed to its affect on the military as a reason that it needs to come to an end. now the military will be impacted in a variety of ways. u.s. troops, u.s. uniform personnel will continue to perform their duties both here at home and overse...

Senate does can always throw us off, and that's why when everybody says, well, the republicans control the house and the senate, this 60 vote cloture rule, i'm not a fan of, gives disproportionate power to ten democrats. that's right. your analysis is there, and yet at the same time, we're hopeful that our democratic colleagues will see the merits of going head keeping the government open. >> one question about the military because the president also tweeted this morning, congressman, a government shutdown would be devastating to our military, something the dems care little about. you agree wi...

Transportation sending $40 million to help restore essential service on roads and brings. buses resume limited service this morning with more routes expected to reopen next week. >> there are still pockets of puerto rico who have yet to see fema or anyone else from the outside world. cnn senior international correspondent has more from san lorenzo. >> reporter: more than a week since the hurricane ripped through this island. we're still seeing communities that have not gotten assistance from the outside world. i traveled 45 minutes by car to where the road ends in a dead-end because the bridge...

Remember, party leaders pulled the original bill last month because so many republicans were voting against it. but as we reported here, the head of the freedom caucus and the tuesday group, so the conservatives and more moderates have proposed a new amendment. here's the change. it would let states choose not to provide so-called essential service benefits or essential health benefits. some conservatives are calling it a big improvement at least from a federal standpoint. they say the amendment will help lower healthcare costs. moderates against the first bill say really nothing has changed. ...