Category 1 Hurricane Dorian hits North Carolina coast as hundreds of thousands were without power Source

Former Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe is being remembered as a one-time liberator who ruled over his country’s decline. His death was announced on Twitter overnight by Zimbabwe’s current president. Mugabe took power in 1980, after a long war ended white minority rule in his country. For nearly four decades, he was the only leader Zimbabweans ever knew – but his tenure was marked by violent repression, increasing poverty, and unrest. He was forced to resign in 2017. At the time of his death, Robert Mugabe was 95. Source

Illinois teen says after vaping with the primary ingredient of marijuana he now has the lungs of a 70-year-old Source

Former Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power served under president Obama, following him from the senate to the oval office. She shares her story in a new memoir, “The Education of an Idealist.” In the memoir, Power writes about growing up as an Irish immigrant in the U.S., covering Bosnia as a war reporter, and campaigning for human rights. Power joins “CBS This Morning” for her first TV interview about the book. Source

An 18-year-old from Gurnee, Illinois has been hospitalized since last week. He says he vaped with THC, the primary ingredient in marijuana, and became feverish soon after. When he started vomiting and was gasping for breath, his mother drove him to the hospital where he went straight to intensive care. Dean Reynolds reports. Source

Storm, now a Category 1, was hitting some of them with hurricane-force gusts as its eye passed just east of Cape Lookout Source

Pam Mobley and Joann Coakley were FaceTiming with their husbands back home when Hurricane Dorian struck. The two best friends couldn’t get in touch with their family for another 48 hours – and back home, their husbands were glued to the television for 20 hours a day desperately looking for answers. The women were rescued and flown home on Thursday. Nikki Battiste reports. Source

Officials in the Bahamas expect the number of people killed by Hurricane Dorian to rise “significantly.” The storm has been blamed for at least 30 deaths, and thousands have been reported missing. Some of the storm’s survivors have expressed frustration over the help they’ve received, both from the international community and from their own government. David Begnaud reports. Source

Ten-time Grammy nominee Nicki Minaj is taking a “Moment 4 Life” as she announces her retirement. The singer, who is planning to marry boyfriend Kenneth Petty in the coming months, made the announcement on Twitter Thursday. Source

He wrote on his website that a campaign as an independent “is not how I can best serve our country at this time” Source