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Washington's Mayor Vincent Gray confronts Harry Reid on the steps of the Capitol Building, warning the Senate Majority leader that his city is running out of money. CNN's Brian Todd reports on how the shutdown is hitting the nation's capital.
A firefighter unit filled up a private pool rather than responding to the devastation from a horrible storm.