9 AM ET: September heat, Hong Kong flooding, NFL upset & more

50 million people in the US are under heat alerts - while the East Coast tries to anticipate the impact of Hurricane Lee. President Joe Biden may be have just left for an international summit - but tensions at home run high as fears of a government shutdown loom. As Ukraine’s counteroffensive progresses - some women are now being called to join in with the effort. Torrential rain in Hong Kong has left the city paralysed. And, the NFL regular season kicked off in Kansas City last night with an upset.

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