1. President Donald Trump is getting ready to visit Manchester, New Hampshire today. It’s his first official visit there of the 2020 presidential election season. The President will be at the Southern New Hampshire University Arena, a 12,000-seat complex that Trump spokespeople say they expect to be full. The rally is expected to start at 7 p.m. with the President speaking shortly thereafter, and protests are planned outside, including one organized by supporters of former Vice President Joe Biden. (WGME)
2. Today is the deadline for the city of Portland to have the asylum seekers out of the Portland Expo, which has been run as an emergency shelter for the last two months. The expo started with 132 asylum seekers and now there are less than 100. Any remaining asylum seekers will be moved out of the Expo and into the city family shelter or the gym at the Salvation Army. (WGME)
3. The National Weather Service says an EF1 tornado touched down in Washington County on Monday. This is the first tornado in Maine in 2019. According to preliminary data collected by NWS, the tornado touched down around 5:40 p.m., hitting wind speeds of 90 mph. The maximum width of the tornado was 200 yards, and it had a path of about .25 miles. NWS says there were two concentrated areas of tornado damage with sporadic damage along Iron Bridge Road. Approximately 120 softwood trees were either uprooted or snapped. No one was injured. (WGME)
4. FrontierBundles.com is looking for one lucky Friends fan to get paid $1,000 to watch the show. To get the money, you have to watch 25 hours’ worth of Friends. But here’s the catch: you have to apply and be selected by FrontierBundles.com, you can’t just watch it and ask for cash. Applications will be accepted through Sept. 3rd and the chance comes in honor of the show’s 25th anniversary. Not only can you get cold, hard cash, the person chosen will also get a Friends Fandom Fun Pack with a t-shirt, mug and 12-month Netflix subscription. “This job is for any self-proclaimed die-hard Friends superfan looking to prove their salt. We’re in search of the ones who know the quotes (“PIVOT!!”), the hilarious scenarios, and all the little details that make the show the tried and true classic it is.” (WGME)
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