HAPPENING NOW: House Speaker Mike Johnson and GOP leaders hold a news conference on day 34 of the government shutdown. https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/live-updates/government-shutdown-live-updates/?id=127124906 | ABC News

EYE OF THE STORM: The U.S. Air Force captures a rare and dramatic inside view of the eye of powerful Category 5 Hurricane Melissa. | Fox News

SPEAKER JOHNSON: “As their ransom for reopening the government, [Democrats] want to cut $50 billion from the rural hospital fund that Republicans just got signed into law on July 4th.” | Fox News

WATCH LIVE: Speaker Johnson holds a press conference on government shutdown | Fox News