Millions Without Power • New iPhone Launch • The Pope Calls Out Trump: Patch Morning Briefing

Good morning! It's Tuesday, and hopefully your week is going well so far. Here's what you need to know to start your day.

Millions Without Power

More than 7 million homes and businesses have been left without electricity as utility companies struggle to restore power across Florida in the wake of Irma. After slamming into the Florida Keys Sunday morning as a Category 4 storm with 130 mph winds that toppled trees, left power lines strewn like spaghetti throughout neighborhoods and flooded streets, the hurricane blew out of Florida Monday. Now a tropical storm, Irma is predicted to move through southwestern Georgia and eastern Alabama as we head into Tuesday. (Patch)

Apple's 'iPhone 8' Product Launch Event

Apple's much-anticipated special event to launch its newest products will begin Tuesday morning. It will be held in the Steve Jobs Theater at Apple's campus in Cupertino, California — the first event ever held in the new venue. The real excitement — at least for Apple devotees — are the rumors of the so-called "iPhone X," which is said to come with quite the hefty price tag. Here's how to watch the event live. (Patch)

Pope Francis Criticizes Trump Over DACA

Reigniting previous tensions, notable during the 2016 presidential campaign, Pope Francis criticized President Trump's rescinding of DACA. The Obama-era program offered protections and opportunities to undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as minors. The Trump administration announced last week that it would begin winding down the program over six months. The pope said Monday during a news conference that if Trump really considers himself "pro-life," he should favor policies that keep families together. (CNN)

Quick Hits

Washington Bikini Baristas Sue Over Law Banning Bikinis At Work (Patch)

Village Replaces Columbus Day With Indigenous Peoples' Day (Patch)

Melissa McCarthy Wins Emmy For Sean Spicer Impression (Patch)

Kristen Bell Sings 'Frozen' Songs At Orlando Shelter (Patch)

Baby, Mom Hit By Jeep Were Hurricane Irma Evacuees

Three-month-old Riley Hunt and her mother were struck Saturday evening in downtown Woodstock. Riley died from her injuries. (Patch)

'Fyre Festival' of Pizza Parties Charged $75 For Cold Slice In Brooklyn Parking Lot, Guests Say

Angry pizza-lovers almost caused a riot when they discovered they'd paid $75 for a half-slice of cold pizza. (Patch)

Navy Accidents Followed Overlooked Warning Signs

Both destroyers involved in recent fatal accidents had failed to maintain basic certifications. (Patch)

Toddler's Plea To Go Outside May Have Saved Neighbors From Home Explosion

The toddler's father decided to take a walk to a nearby park to "warm us up" instead of simply playing on the family's backyard he'd just finished building the weekend before. A short time later, the family felt the ground shake and saw a plume of smoke and flames go up in the air. (Patch)

Insanity Defense For Naperville Mom Accused Of Stabbing Children To Death

Elzbieta Plackowska's trial will begin Tuesday. (Patch)

This Day In History

1953 — Future President John F. Kennedy marries Jackie Lee Bouvier, later Jackie Kennedy Onassis

1992 — NASA launches its 50th shuttle mission

Famous Birthdays

1913 — Jesse Owens, four-time Olympic gold medalist, whose success as a black athlete was seen as a rebuke to Hitler's Nazi ideology

1980 — Yao Ming, a Chinese basketball player who stands at 7-foot-6

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