Vice President Mike Pence spent hours touring border patrol facilities on Friday, including the Donna tent city outside McAllen, Texas. In the second holding facility, the vice president was faced with nearly 400 men crammed behind caged fences with not enough room for them all to lie down. The men told reporters they’d been held there for nearly 40 days, and that they were hungry. Mireya Villareal reports Source

The Gulf Coast braces for Barry. Also, Vice President Mike Pence goes to the southern border amid allegations that migrants are being held in squalid conditions. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Source

The edges of Tropical Storm Barry are hitting the Louisiana coast with heavy rain. Roads are flooded and tens of thousands of people are without power, forcing some evacuations. The storm’s powerful winds have toppled trees and blown around aluminum siding. Barry is expected to make landfall later this morning, most likely as a hurricane, about 85 miles southwest of New Orleans in Morgan City, Louisiana. Currently, the storm is about 55 miles southwest of Morgan City with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph. David Begnaud reports. Source

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Under the new arrangement, Mueller will testify for an extended period of time — three hours instead of two — before the House Judiciary Committee Source

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Forecasters say Tropical Storm Barry continues to gain strength and will likely strike the Gulf Coast as a hurricane. It’s on track to hit Louisiana with dangerous flooding. David Begnaud reports. Source

Tropical Storm Barry prepares to make landfall; Best friends continue their quest for harmony. Source

A Tennessee law dating back to 1971 mandates that the governor must issue proclamations for six state holidays each year, including days for Nathan Bedford Forrest and Robert E. Lee Source