Good morning and welcome to Kid News. I'm Kim. Today is Friday, September 5th, 2025.

And we begin with a powerful Pacific storm bearing down on paradise. Kiko is, as of this recording,

a major category four hurricane marching toward Hawaii with an arrival as soon as next Tuesday.

Forecasters with the National Hurricane Center say it's too early to tell if it'll make a direct hit,

brush by, or weaken, but they're warning residents and visitors alike to keep an eye on the storm,

embrace for high winds and dangerous surf regardless of its ultimate track.

Robots are stepping up to the plate in professional baseball.

Tomorrow, the Oakland ballers will let artificial intelligence call most of the shots in their

home game, making them the first pro baseball team to try it.

The ballers play in the Pioneer League, one of MLB's partner leagues.

For one game only, manager Aaron Miles will let AI decide things like pitching changes and

pinch hitters, coming straight to his tablet in the dugout. One thing AI can't do is wave

runners home from third base. The stakes for this game are lower than normal since the team's

already playoff bound. Still, Miles will be ready to override the robot and decisions concerning

player health and safety will remain firmly in human hands. It just keeps on climbing. No one won the

$1.4 billion powerball jackpot Wednesday night, which means all that money and more rolls into tomorrow night's drawing.

By the time the six lucky numbers are drawn at 10.59 p.m. Eastern, the top prize could be up to $1.7 billion, third most in Powerball history.

And that is sparking a buying frenzy from one coast to $1.7 billion, third most in Powerball history. And that is sparking a buying frenzy

from one coast to the other, with tickets this week being snatched up at a rate of more than

$3,700 every minute. A real lightsaber from Darth Vader is up for grabs for a hefty price.

The iconic red laser prop used in two of George Lucas's original Star Wars films,

The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, went on the auction block yesterday in Los Angeles.

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