Have heard recounted repeatedly this morning and even more. Republicans have been obsessed with repealing obamacare for years, but they dont have the votes to do it. They couldnt get it done in the house. They couldnt get it done in the Senate Thanks to three great republicans including john mccain, and now theyve got to rely on the court to do their work. Judge barrett, youre on the record. You wrote an article in which you criticized the case where chief Justice Roberts was the deciding vote of holding the aca. Now your nomination moving forward at an unprecedented speed. So whats at stake . Let me show you whats at stake here. I want you to meet kenny murray from tinnily park and his family. I had the privilege of meeting the family in my washington office. Heres a picture of sue, ken, their daughter maddie and their son kenny. I was told their son kenny was diagnos diagnosed in utero with heart defects. Kenny had two open heart surgeries at advocate hospital outside of chicago, and he had 13 by the time he was 4 months of age. He was staying in the icu and his health bills reached 1 million dollars. When kenny was born in 2013, his dads Health Insurance through his employer had a lifetime maximum cap of a million bucks. The Affordable Care act banned Insurance Companies from imposing these limits including on the Health Insurance. That plan went into 2013, six days before kennys first surgery. If it werent for the aca, they would have hit the limit in just four months. They told me they would have gone bankrupt. Thanks to the Affordable Care act, kenny was able to get the care he needed. This last picture i want to show you, here it is. Wouldnt you want him on your team . I sure would. She gave me permission to share his story today. His mom said, quote, kenny is a real person whose life depends on the Affordable Care act. Judge barrett, your nomination for a lifetime appointment to the highest court in the land comes before us under a cloud. You have been nominated by a president who shows contempt for the constitution, but does not hesitate to tell his loyal followers that you are being sent to the bench to do his political chores, abolish the aca, rule in his favor in the election contest and even more. You cannot feel good about a president cheapening this historic moment. The future of the Affordable Care act and so many other issues hang in the balance. Voting rights, civil rights, the right to privacy and choice, environmental protection, gun safety laws, marriage equality, dreamers, work protection. These are the stakes. If we wait just a few more days, well know what the American People have to say. Thank you, senator durbin. Senator lee, welcome back. Thank you, mr. Chairman. Welcome, judge barrett. Youre watching abc news life. The Judiciary CommitteeHolding Hearings for judge Amy Coney Barrett continues there. An extraordinary time toens w ws this. Not only because of the proximity to the election, but you see the judge sitting there with a face mask on. A reminder to all of us this is playing out in the middle of a pandemic. You heard Lindsey Graham at the top as the chair of this committee saying this is an election year. Not saying considering. Confirming was the word he used. What will happen is my democratic colleagues will say this has never been done, and theyre right in this regard. I dont think anybody has ever been confirmed in an election year, he said, but when Justice Ginsburg was asked about this, he says a president serves four years, not three. Thats what senator graham said, but he did not offer the words given by Justice Ginsburgs family giving her final message communicated through her granddaughter saying, my most fervent wish is i wont be replaced until a new president is installed. Wle lets go to terry moran. Thats what republicans are going to do. Senator graham said it himself. We are confirming not considering, but confirming despite the fact we are what 22 days now until election day. More than 5 million americans have cast their vote. Reporter they certainly are, david. In contrast with what Ruth Bader Ginsburg apparently did say in her last days, and with tradition. No Supreme Court justice has ever been confirmed this close to an election. This is unprecedented. In the past, congress did try to keep the court out of the election, and it is remarkable to see republicans here almost shying away from one of the great achievements in the history of the Republican Party. They have been trying for 50 years to take control of the court to overturn roe v. Wade and other things like that, and in this hearing you already hear republicans say, we dont know how she would vote. We cant say, and its an outrage to even presume, when that has been the Republican Party goal for decades. It is disingenuous to say the least, but they have the votes. They do have the votes. Terry moran, as you point out, i want to bring in mary bruce our, our congressional correspondent. Shes following the white house during the campaign trail and the debates. You heard a Ranking Member senator feinstein get right to it, and this was expected that democrats would talk at length about the Affordable Care act. Senator feinstein saying the stakes are enormous. Most importantly Health Care Coverage for millions of americans at stake. Of course, we know the Supreme Court will take up that case, texas v. California. About a week after the election, Affordable Care act, coverage for preexisting conditions for millions at stake, and theyre pointing to what judge barrett has said previously about this, and in particular, her critique of chief justice john roberts. Reporter david, democrats here do not have any power to stop her from being confirmed. So instead, over and over again, you heard them arguing what is at stake here, and they argue the Biggest Issue on the line is health care. You heard many of the senators theyre using stories of their constituents to put a face to this debate, arguing what americans could lose if obamacare is dismantled and of course, the court is set to hear one week after the election, a case that could invalidate the law. Republicans say they will protect people with preexisting conditions, but they do not have a plan yet to do so. They have said they will put forth a plan, but we are waiting to see any of these details, and so democrats in many ways, you see them making this a lot more about the election in some ways than actually about Amy Coney Barrett herself arguing that obamacare and health care for millions of americans is on the line in this decision. Mary bruce, our thanks to you as well. Cecilia vega, our senior White House Correspondent also following the hearing along with us this morning. Cecilia, somewhat of a political gamble here given that we will hear this drum beat over the Affordable Care act, whether or not coverage for preexisting conditions for millions of americans could be at stake. Well hear that every day between now and the election. President trump has made it clear he hopes this energizes a key part of his base. Reporter this is a bit of a head scratcher because he says republicans are giving democrats a great deal of time. Hes basically saying they need to hurry up and do away with the theatrics and he wants them to focus on the stimulus, but youll remember just a few days ago, he told his team that was negotiating on capitol hill to abruptly end negotiations and focus on approving his nominee to the Supreme Court there which were now seeing today. Look. The Trump Campaign and President Trump himself are hoping that what were seeing today and well see over the rest of the week will be a little bit of a reset for his campaign because he certainly needs one just three weeks out from election day as we are seeing that he is trailing in so many polls, particularly over his handling of the coronavirus and americans overwhelmingly distressed about what he has said about the coronavirus and his handling of it. When it comes to evangelicals, and voters himself, and on the issue of abortion, and this will be a big one for them, and this will be a chance for the president. He would see it cement his legacy as its a conservative majority. You said it at the outset of this, this is no longer about a debate over whether Amy Coney Barrett is the right person. Lindsey graham said it himself. This is not about persuading each other. The lines have already been drawn in the sand here. Deeply partisan, and the fact the latest abc News Washington post poll shows that the majority of americans believe this should wait until after the election, until the American People have had their say. Particularly given the fact that voting is already under way in this country. I want to bring in dan abrams, owe chief legal analyst because dan, as i mentioned earlier, just extraordinary to watch a nominee sit with a mask on, and reflect this moment in a country. We will hear from her later today, and as you and i have said before, these nominees are often heavily coached. She knows how partisan this is, and she also knows people will be watching her every word particularly when it comes to roe v. Wade and the Affordable Care act. She is going to start by talking about her personal story, about her faith. She will certainly talk about the rule of law, her respect for the Supreme Court. I expect shell talk about her respect for precedent, whats called existing Supreme Court law, but when asked specifically about roe v. Wade for the Affordable Care act, she will simply say it would be improper for her to answer any questions about a case that could be before her, and that is consistent with what weve seen from other Supreme Court nominees in recent history. They are coached. They are trained, but the goal is, do not make news. Stay away from the controversial topics, and so it will certainly be better for her to be seen as not answering certain questions than it would to be answering them and potentially creating a controversy. In the end, this is political theater, sort of disguised as a legal evaluation, and we have to remember that as were watching all of this. Political theater as dan abrams points out. Given the fact we are 22 days out from election day. Lets bring in sunny hostin as well. As dan points out, judge barrett will be extremely careful in her Opening Statement today. The questioning expected to begin tomorrow, but they are on a fast track here to name her to the Supreme Court, and as you heard senator Lindsey Graham, the chairman of this committee saying earlier this morning he fully expects confirmation to happen before election day. Well, they do have the votes and so theres no question that she will be confirmed to the court. I think whats very interesting is many people thought they would hear a lot more about roe v. Wade, but what we are hearing about over and over again is the Affordable Care act, and that is because were in the middle of a Global Pandemic and 74 of voters want the senate to take on covid19 relief before this hearing, and this confirmation, and so i think what we are learning then that because of the Global Pandemic, the case challenging the Affordable Care act thats going to be heard november 10th is probably going to be the most important case in the 2021 Supreme Court session, and that is why you are hearing so many of the senators going back to the Affordable Care act, and what perhaps barretts confirmation means to the Affordable Care act. Sunny hostin with us. Well be watching on the view in a little bit. Sunny, our thanks to you. Amy Coney Barrett sitting there with her mask on at the capitol here this morning. She is 48 years old, a mother of seven. Her children accompanied her to capitol hill this morning. We saw images of them earlier. She had been a law professor at notre dame for 15 years before the president nominated her to the 7th Circuit Court of appeals. She was confirmed 5543 at the time, but the vote is expected to be far more partisan as we near election day, though they do have the votes as we have pointed out here this morning. Were going to continue to follow this hearing all day long on abc newslive, and a complete team coverage. Our report on world news tonight a bit later today. Ill see same 2016 playbook that the American People that the American People rejected. Amy . Trail of destruction down south. Lets go to ginger with the very latest on that and where this storm is heading next. Good morning, ginger. Reporter good morning, amy. In case you missed it over the weekend, delta made landfall just 12 miles east of where laura did. So the video youre seeing there is from lake charles, louisiana hit by both. The blue tarps are from laura, and all that flooding from more than 9. 65 inches of rain from delta. In georgia, the rest of it moved east and more than 8 inches of rain. Now we have it in the midatlantic northeast. Its going to be a windy day with coastal flood advisories from delaware through new jersey and long island. T. J. . All right, ginger, thank you. We want to turn to unprecedented finals last night. The lakers once again royalty in basketball. After that big game six win over jimmy butler and miami heat. Our will reeve was watching. Reporter it was the longest season in nba history and probably the hardest and the strangest. The pandemic, and the passing of an icon, all of that, the lakers had to overcome to lift the trophy. Lebron james putting on the finishing touches as he knocks down the threepointer. Reporter this morning, an unforgettable and unprecedented championship for the los angeles lakers. This historic 2020 nba championship belongs to the los angeles lakers. The lakers conquer the bubble and banner number 17 will soon hang in the rafters. Reporter l. A. Dominating underdog miami in game six. Finals mvp lebron james winning his fourth title. I want my respect. Reporter Anthony Davis winning his first. I told him ill give everything i got to win a championship. He told me hell do the same. We went out there, and we got it done. Reporter its the first championship in a decade for l. A. The franchise now tied with the Boston Celtics for most all time, with 17. But this win this year was unlike any other in nba history. Players isolated in a bubble away from family. After the victory, james facetiming with his mother. Hey, mama. You are the reason i do this. Reporter sending this message to the fans back in california. We cant wait to get back to l. A. To celebrate with yall. Reporter back in l. A. , chaotic scenes surrounding the celebrations at staples center. Walls of cars and fans flooding intersections, stopping traffic. One fan setting a box of fireworks off in the road. Some lapd officers struck with projectiles from the crowd. Responding with nonlethal rounds. The lakers latest triumph was made extra sweet and poignant, paying tribute to fallen laker legend kobe bryant who along with friends and his daughter, gianna, died in a tragic Helicopter Crash in january. He was a big brother to all of us, man. We did this for him. Reporter the lakers had dedicated their season and the title to bryant, whose wife vanessa posted a tribute to kobe. And the manager saying in part, saying, congratulations, uncle p. Go lakers. Wish kobe and gigi were here to see this. Congratulations to the nba for pulling off the whole bubble. The nba regular season was supposed to start right about now. Take a breath. Regroup in early 21. Will, thank you so much. I got friends and family in Southern California losing their minds still this morning. Congratulations to them. Well have much more coming up on the nba champs in our next hour. Also, weve got a lot of other headlines were following this morning including the push to reopen overseas travel right before the holidays. And that alleged murder for hire plot. The man who was shot nine times speaking out exclusively this morning after his exwife and two teenagers were arrested. But first, lets go back to ginger. Amy, thank you. You can see it wrapping up and there were ten reported tornadoes with the remnants of delta. There was damage from there, and there were injuries by the way to South Carolina where we saw some of those reported tornadoes. Back in alabama too, now that action moves into the midatlantic and youll get to your select cities sponsored by subaru. Ru. Good morning. Im abc7 news meter mike nicco. Spare the air through tuesda