Good morning, I'm Taylor Wilson, and this is five things you need to know Monday, the 28th

of August, 2023.

Today, a hate crime in Florida, plus a tropical storm is brewing in the Gulf, and how mRNA-based

technology could be used to fight cancer.

Hundreds of people gathered yesterday to mourn the loss of three black people who were shot

and killed, and what authorities say was a racist attack in Jacksonville, Florida on Saturday.

Authorities say the suspect, a 21-year-old white man carrying an AR-style rifle and a handgun

bearing a swastika, opened fire at a dollar general store in a predominantly black neighborhood.

The suspect then shot and killed himself at the store.

Law enforcement officials identified the victims as 19-year-old AJ Laguerre, 29-year-old

Gerald Gallion, and 52-year-old Angela Michelle Carr.

The Department of Justice is investigating the shooting as a hate crime.

And authorities said the shooter also drove to Edward Waters University, the first historically

black college in Florida, before driving to the store.

President Joe Biden said in a statement yesterday that white supremacy has no place in America.

Tropical stormed Dahlia, formed yesterday in the Gulf of Mexico amid warnings that it

could slam into Florida as a hurricane this week.

According to the latest forecast from the National Hurricane Center, Dahlia could approach

Florida on Wednesday as a category two with winds up to 100 miles an hour.

The National Weather Service in Tampa warned of tropical storm and hurricane conditions Tuesday

into Wednesday. And Ryan Truchalut, chief meteorologist at Florida-based Weather Tiger,

said there are warning signs that Dahlia could reach major hurricane intensity,

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