Here the rundown for this week's edition of "Five Things You Should Care About... This Week!" with reporter Christiana Lilly! Follow her on Twitter at @ChristianaLilly. Listen to the podcast below!
1. Mother Nature is pissed off
- Nearly 300 people killed in Mexico after a 7.1 earthquake
- Hurricane Maria slammed Puerto Rico, the entire island is without power
2. Healthcare bill fight
- Some Republican senators have come together to create a new healthcare bill
- Will do away with Obamacare and instead do block grants for each state
- Voting on it next week, they're scrambling to get the votes they need
3. Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un are in a battle of name calling
- Trump made an aggressive speech at the United Nations, called him "rocket man" (what does Elton John think about that?)
- Kim shot back and called him a "dotard" - people everywhere Google what the heck that means
- Answer: An older, senile person
4. iPhone 8 released
- Because you just got your iPhone 7, you need to get a new one
- iPhone X coming out in a month
- People actually aren't jumping at this. It starts at $999 and some don't think it's that much of a difference
5. The Iowa Supreme Court is hearing a case... about a speeding ticket
- Marla Leaf suing Cedar Rapids over her $75 speeding ticket
- Private company maintains speeding cameras
- These cameras, and red light cameras, have been controversial.