5 Things To Know For Your New Day-Thursday September 6th

Florence, the first major Atlantic hurricane of the year, could pose a threat to US East Coast:

Hurricane Florence is still way out in the Atlantic, but the Category 4 storm could threaten the US East Coast by late next week.

The first major hurricane of the 2018 Atlantic season, Florence on Wednesday afternoon had maximum sustained winds of 130 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center. It was about 2,000 miles from the US coastline, still too far out for a confident landfall prediction.

Trump sees treason from within:

It’s impossible to know in the moment when a presidency begins to dissolve. But after a devastating 48 hours, it’s already clear that Donald Trump’s will never be the same.

Whatever your view of Trump, his behavior and his presidency, Washington is watching the opening act of a stunning attempt to topple the elected leader of the nation.

Damaging twin portraits of the President in a New York Times op-ed and Bob Woodward’s new book are using the words of current top officials to fracture the mythology of vanity and bombast, conmanship and intimidation of Trump’s personality cult.

In an attack from an enemy within, top officials who see Trump up close, including one calling the band of renegades the “resistance,” are finally daring to say — albeit under Washington’s invisibility cloak of anonymity — what outside critics have long believed.

Colin Kaepernick Featured in Latest Nike Ad: Don’t Ask If Your Dreams Are Crazy:

Nike released its first ad Wednesday featuring former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick.

“Don’t ask if your dreams are crazy,” Kaepernick said during his narration. “Ask if they’re crazy enough.”

Serena Williams, United States women’s national soccer team striker Alex Morgan and Seattle Seahawks linebacker Shaquem Griffin are among the athletes included in the ad:

Shaquem Griffin, one-handed NFL player, to start in season opener:

Shaquem Griffin, a rookie linebacker who was the first one-handed player to be drafted in the modern era of the NFL, will start Sunday afternoon when the Seattle Seahawks play at Denver in their regular season opener.

Asked Wednesday whether Griffin will replace an injured player in the lineup, Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said, “Yes.”

After the Seahawks lost to the Oakland Raiders in their last preseason contest, Carroll lauded the rookie.

“He’s really doing well,” Carroll said last Thursday. The coach said the rookie had an impressive first game, struggled in his second when he tried to do too much, then rebounded with solid performances in the final two contests of the preseason.