Good morning and welcome the kid news. I'm Tori. Today is Monday, August 24th, 2020.

And we begin with double trouble along the Louisiana coast for the first time in more than a century two hurricanes

could hit within 48 hours. Marco is a category one and will slam a shore

midday today. Tropical Storm Laura is right behind and is expected to intensify before striking on

Wednesday.

Weather watchers say the predicted one-two punch is unprecedented in modern times.

2,600 miles away, California could use some of that rain.

Hundreds of lightning spark wildfires continue to race across the state.

More than 1 million acres of burned and more lightning

is in the forecast. According to the state's lead firefighter, the worst is not

behind us. Happy news, times two from the Animal Kingdom.

First, Giant Panda May Sean gave birth to a Cub Friday at the National Zoo in Washington DC.

Like all baby pandas, it's about the size of a stick of butter, pink, and hairless.

Black and white fur will start to show in about three weeks.

And to Tennessee, where a 150 pound tortoise is now back home after

74 days on the lam. Solomon somehow escaped his pen in Ashland City back on June 8th and even though he's huge and only moves in

slow motion wasn't spotted until last week less than a mile from home his

family has since reinforced his enclosure and may fit Solomon with a GPS

tracker just in case. Last week it was the Democrats. This week it's the

Republicans. The GOP convention will begin today, mostly virtually,

and end with President Trump accepting his party's nomination Thursday night.

Yesterday though, the focus was on the coronavirus. Mr. Trump announced a major

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