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Let's get to this morning's lead to know headlines. We are going to start with hurricane Lee rapidly intensifying today. As a storm passes over uncommonly warm waters in the Atlantic. The National Hurricane Center expects the storm to become a major hurricane by tomorrow and a strong category four by Saturday with wind speeds of up to 150 MPH. If winds reach 157 MPH, that would make lie a category five storm, the storm is still not expected to make direct landfall. It could potentially affect Eastern Caribbean Islands including Puerto Rico with life threatening waves and rip currents. And a federal judge has ruled that Texas must remove its controversial floating barriers in the Rio Grande in a victory for the Department of Justice. In his ruling, the judge agreed with the doj that the state did not receive permission to build the floating structures in the river, violating the rivers and harbors appropriation act. In addition to removing any existing structures at its own expense, Texas is barred from building or adding any additional buoys in the river. Texas has appealed the decision and Governor Greg Abbott's office said he is prepared to take the fight all the way to the US Supreme Court. Well, the buoys must be removed by September 15. That is certainly a huge story we'll be watching. But in the massacre of nine US citizens in northern Mexico back in 2019, was arrested in Albuquerque. That's according to federal authorities. The US Marshal Service said suspect Ivan Gustavo Hernandez Cabral was arrested Monday. He is now awaiting extradition to Mexico in connection to those killings. This comes after border patrol found him illegally crossing the US Mexico border in July. In November. 2019, 3 women and six Children with dual Mexican and US citizenship were killed when cartel gunmen opened fire on their vehicles. The group had accidentally driven through an area where rival gangs exchanged gunfire earlier that day. And an IT director at Mar A Lago has struck a deal with the special counsel's office in connection with former president Trump's classified documents case. The special cooperation agreement was revealed in a new court filing from his former lawyer, Stanley Woodward Woodward also represents Trump aide and co defendant Walt Nada. Well, according to the filing, the employee will testify in the case and in exchange, she will not be prosecuted comes weeks after the it worker recanted previous testimony and switched attorneys. His revised testimony led to additional charges against Trump, Nada and Mar A Lago worker. Carlos de Olivera, Mexico's Supreme Court ruled to decriminalize abortion. Yesterday, the High court threw out all the federal criminal penalties for abortion. This means abortion will be available at federal public health institutions throughout the country in handing down its decision. The Supreme Court said, quote, the legal system that penalizes abortion in the federal criminal code is unconstitutional since it violates the human rights of women and people with the capacity to gestate. Abortion remains a crime in 20 states. But judges in those states will have to follow the Supreme Court's decision and further legal steps are required to remove all penalties. Well, Spanish soccer player, Jenny Amos has accused Rubiales of sexual assault for kissing her on the lips after the women's world cup finals. It's according to the country's prosecutor's office, Rubiales has been suspended from his post as head of Spain's Soccer Federation since the August 20 th incident in Sydney, Australia. Rubiales has said the kiss was consensual. A claim that Hermosa has denied while Hermosa said she and her family were pressured by the soccer federation to show support for Rubiales after the incident. If found guilty on the sexual assault charge, Ruby allies could face a fine or up to four years in prison. Federal prosecutors are seeking an indictment for Hunter Biden by the end of the month, the plans were revealed in documents filed in federal court yesterday. Excuse me, Hunter Biden was accused of possessing a firearm while being a drug user. He has also been under investigation for his overseas business dealings. Prosecutors did not say which charges they would pursue us. Attorney for Delaware David Weiss did name a special counsel in the case and said they expect an indictment before September 29. Biden's lawyer said he expects a quote, fair resolution in this five year investigation. And former that 70 show actor Danny Masterson will be sentenced today after being convicted of raping two women. Two decades ago, Masterson faces 30 years to life in prison. A Los Angeles jury found that Masterson was guilty in May during a retrial involving rape accusations by three women including a former girlfriend. The third rape count was declared a mistrial and it was dismissed. The alleged attacks took place between 2001 and 2003 and his sentencing and probation hearing is scheduled for this morning, 8:30 a.m. pacific standard time. Kardashian revealed that she underwent emergency fetal surgery. The reality star posted on social media will be forever grateful to my incredible doctors for saving our baby's life. I'm eternally grateful to my husband who rushed to my side from tour to be with me in the hospital and take care of me afterwards. My rock and my mom, thank you for holding my hand through this. And she did go on to write that walking out of the hospital with my baby boy and my tummy and safe was the truest blessing. Courtney Kardashian's husband Travis Barker was on tour in Europe with his band. Blink 1 82 but postponed shows to return home on the platform, formerly known as Twitter Barker announced that the tour will resume on Friday.