☀ September 14: Gulf Coast braces for possible hurricane, 50 days until election and teen thanks his hospice nurse as a baby

Michael Geheren

Posted: Sep 14, 2020 / 05:45 AM CDT | Updated: Sep 14, 2020 / 07:13 AM CDT

Good morning! It’s Monday, September 14, 2020. Here’s a look at your news across the nation:

1️⃣🌀 Sally set to become hurricane and threaten U.S. Gulf Coast

This satellite photo provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Tropical Storm Sally, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020, at 2050 GMT. Sally churned northward on Sunday, poised to turn into a hurricane and send a life-threatening storm surge along the northern Gulf of Mexico. (NOAA via AP)

2️⃣📱 TikTok picks Oracle over Microsoft in sales bid

3️⃣🔥 50 days until the election: Trump visits California, Biden talks climate change as wildfires take campaign focus

4️⃣🎾 Dominic Thiem first man since 1949 to win US Open after dropping first 2 sets

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Teen who beat the odds thanks hospice nurse who cared for him as a baby

👩‍⚕️ 🍼 An 18-year-old high school student had the chance to thank the nurse who helped him survive a perilous birth by inviting her to his senior year photo shoot.

Doctors said Braden West would live only for a few months, but he’s made it all the way to his senior year at a Kentucky high school.

For Braden, shooting his senior high school photos is more than capturing memories, it’s a day he never expected to see.

“Just knowing 18 years ago, I was supposed to be dead, not alive — not breathing and then God brought life back into my life.”
Braden West

He said thanks to a registered nurse named Michele Linn, he is alive.

📅 What we’re watching

🔴 President Donald Trump will be in California for part of the day and will participate in a briefing on the wildfires at 2 p.m. (ET)/ 11 a.m. (PT). He will also be holding a campaign event: Latinos for Trump Coalition roundtable in Nevada this afternoon.

🔴 Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris will also be traveling to California, the state she represents in the U.S. Senate.

🔴 With only 50 days until the general election, Democratic nominee Joe Biden will be casting his ballot in the Delaware primary today. He is expected to deliver a speech in Wilmington at 1 p.m. (ET).

🔴 Vice President Mike Pence will be in Janesville, Wisconsin for a campaign event at 12 p.m. (ET). He will also be campaigning for candidates in Montana.

💻📲 We’ll bring you 🔴 LIVE news updates throughout the day on the NewsNation Now app and NewsNationNow.com.

📺 Watch tonight at 8/7 (CT) on WGN America.