good morning, everyone. phil is making jokes before 6:00 a.m. it s friday. we re glad you re with us. five things to know for this friday, september 8th. we want to start with weather breaking overnight. hurricane lee intensify ing int a category 5 storm with sustained winds of 160 miles per hour. that was double what it was 24 hours ago. the big question, is it going to hit the east coast or make a turn and stay in the atlantic. and eight sightings, but an escaped murderer is still on the run. and new overnight, we re hearing from the american trapped 3,000 feet deep in a cave. he says he was very close to the edge suffering from internal bleeding and rescuers saved his life. this morning for if the first time we re expected to see the full report from the special grand jury in georgia. they are investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 election. we ll see if it has any new information that was not included in the indictments against former president trump and his 18
campaign a burst of momentum in states president biden won four years ago as we get closer to the first debate. the economy, inflation, and the border and we re going to take care of it all. we re going to make america greater than ever before. president biden: he s about him, i m about the country. are you ready for this debate? president biden: yes. todd: we re talking to lara trump. carley: and a glitzy l.a. fundraiser featuring george clooney. why did the hollywood leading man reportedly make an angry phone call to the white house? you won t want to miss details. todd: a connecticut town declining to fly the thin blue-line flag following the death of a trooper. it did say a pride flag is okay. it is viewed as antagonistic, even if you don t see it that way. i don t think that is a good way to fly, especially not with further discussion. todd: state of connect sect is in mourning following the death of this trooper, fact they cannot fly a thin blue line f
officer failed to pass the town council in a 5-3 vote because to one that flag represents racism and divisiveness. it is an tag nastic and i don t think that is a good way to fly without further discussion. council chose to fly the lg lgbtq+ flag instead in the trooper s honor. it is very important. very appropriate to honor someone fallen, so on and so forth, great community member, an appropriate, fly ing the fla at half mass is greatest honor someone can get, that is pretty appropriate and one we are seeing from the governor.