Good morning, I'm Taylor Wilson, and this is five things you need to know Wednesday,

the 30th of August, 2023.

Today, Hurricane Adalia is about to slam Florida, plus hate crimes in big cities reach

a record high, and Trump runs up a massive legal bill.

Hurricane Adalia strengthened to a category three storm early this morning, as it barrels

toward Florida's Gulf Coast, where it's expected to make landfall today.

And Adalia's forecast to reach category four status, making the storm extremely dangerous,

with winds potentially exceeding 130 miles an hour.

A hurricane warning is in place for hundreds of miles of Florida coastline, and nearly

all of Florida's west coast is also under a tornado watch.

The storm's landfall is expected somewhere southeast of Tallahassee, though it's still

not clear exactly where it'll hit.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said 5,000 National Guard members have been activated in preparation.

Adalia is expected to remain a hurricane as it crosses into Georgia before moving over

the Carolina coastline tomorrow and out to the Atlantic.

You can stay up on all the way to throughout the day and the week with USA Today dot com.

The man who opened fire at a dollar general store in Jacksonville, Florida over the weekend

targeted black people because of their race, according to local police.

And the tragedy wasn't unique.

Many crimes in big cities hit a record high for the second year in a row, according to

new data.

I spoke with USA Today National Correspondent Will Carless for more will thanks for making

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