5:05: Statewide News Update (Helene now a tropical storm, NC Port contingency plans), 3:00 

5:08: Cooper’s claims against opportunity scholarships don’t fit the facts, experts say, 5:00 

5:20: Statewide News Update (Tropical Storm Helene Update, Lawmakers demand accountability in migrant children’s welfare), 3:00 

5:23: Jeff Moore, Carolina Journal: (NC Ports ready contingency plans as worker strike looms), 5:00 

5:34: Statewide News Update (Tropical Storm Helene Update, John Locke report on school funding), 3:00 

5:38: Chris Towner, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget: (Federal government debt), 5:00 

5:54: Statewide News Update (Tropical Storm Helene Update, NC Port contingency plans, Lawmakers demand accountability in migrant children’s welfare), 3:00