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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 can't even be sworn in. they don't even know if they are getting paid at this point after they have tried and failed again four times to elect a speaker. it's a level of dysfunction unseen in modern political history. so let's bring in an incredible panel. senior capitol hill correspondent garrett ha...

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 work out a deal to end the Writers Strike that has paralyzed the industry for months. What will it take...

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 worked in industries where there have been la layoffs. they're being rehire re-hired s but surely, ...

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 we're 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 where the cones are, we're told by staff that those cones are the two-hour mark for waiting for a c...

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 he's saying he's definitely supporting kavanaugh. mitch mcconnell saying they will get a vote on brett kavanaugh. one camp has absolutely made up ...