- Road closures reported due to flooding in Myrtle Beach
- Town of Wrightsville Beach preparing for coastal flooding this weekend
- Man charged with sparking the most destructive wildfire in Los Angeles history
- Carolina Hurricanes start 2025-26 season hosting New Jersey Devils
- Speedy Sparks, bassist for Texas Tornados, other San Antonio music icons, has died
Eye Opener: Florida prepares for Hurricane Idalia

Florida scrambles to prepare for Hurricane Idalia, which is expected to strengthen into a major hurricane. Also, a federal judge set a trial date in the 2020 election case against former President Donald Trump. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener.