5 things you need to know Friday

Hermine makes landfall; Lester expected to approach Hawaii

Hurricane Hermine weakened to a tropical storm after hitting Florida's Gulf Coast early Friday, marking the first hurricane to strike the state in 11 years. After battering the Florida Panhandle,  the storm will slowly move up the East Coast, bringing heavy rain and howling winds and likely ruining the Labor Day weekend for beachgoers from Georgia to New Jersey. Meanwhile, Hawaii is also bracing for a possible hurricane hit this weekend, as Lester is forecast to approach the islands by Saturday.

Hillary Clinton makes her play for Arizona

In direct response to Donald Trump's controversial immigration speech in Phoenix, Hillary Clinton's campaign will pay six figures to air a TV ad — titled “Role Models”— starting Friday. Clinton and the Democrats are attempting to tap into the growing Latino population in Arizona after Trump offered little change to his immigration policies during his highly anticipated address Wednesday. Arizona has voted for a Republican every cycle — besides 1996 when it sided with President Clinton in his re-election bid — since 1948. While recent polling shows Trump is ahead, Clinton remains competitive in the state.

Brock Turner's jail term ends as fallout from Stanford case continues

The ex-Stanford swimming star convicted of sexual assault was released from jail Friday morning, but fallout from the grim case is far from over: Brock Turner, 21, served three months and now must register as a sex offender. The woman he victimized is trying to rebuild her life. The judge faces a recall effort amid uproar that the sentence was too lenient. California Gov. Jerry Brown must decide if he will sign a bill that would toughen the punishment for attacks on unconscious victims. And Stanford is trying to reconstruct its social culture.

A year after boy's tragic death, Europe's migrant crisis remains

The lifeless body of a 3-year-old Syrian boy, still wearing his socks and sneakers, washed up on a Turkish beach one year ago Friday. Images of Alan Kurdi's drowning spread around the world and galvanized global calls to address the plight of hundreds of thousands of refugees trying to reach Europe to escape war and persecution in the Middle East and Africa. But one year later, Europe has gone to great lengths to repel the tide of refugees and other migrants — rather than to welcome them, reports USA TODAY's Kim Hjelmgaard.

Employers added disappointing 151,000 jobs in August

U.S. payroll growth slowed in August after two booming months as employers added 151,000 jobs, underscoring that employment growth may be moderating. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.9%, the Labor Department said Friday. Economists had forecast 180,000 job gains, according to a Bloomberg survey. The report is the most significant the Federal Reserve will review before deciding whether to raise interest rates at a September 20-21 meeting. Some economists said gains of at least 200,000 would make a rate hike likely while others said blockbuster advances of more than 250,000 were needed to convince wary Fed policymakers.

And the essentials:

Weather: The main weather story Friday will be the drenching rain and howling winds in the Southeast from the remnants of Hurricane Hermine.

Stocks: World stock markets were listless Friday as investors awaited key U.S. job data.

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