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How is the weather today?

Weather in Metro Detroit: Mostly dry Friday, with a chance of rain over the weekend

7 First Alert meteorologist Mike Taylor said we'll stay dry today so you won't need an umbrella. Temperatures will rise to over 70 degrees and it will be cloudy.

If you're planning for this weekend, expect rain to be possible overnight on Friday and the chance to continue into the weekend as the remnants of Helene move north.

The majority of the heavy rain is expected to remain south of the Detroit metropolitan area and highs will be in the low 70s both days.

Any traffic problems?

There are no known major traffic problems this morning so far! We will update this section if any major road closures occur.

Be sure to check out our live traffic map here

The top stories you need to know about

Hurricane Helene makes landfall in Florida as a Category 4 storm

Helene makes landfall as a Category 4 hurricane and weakens to a tropical storm over Georgia

Shortly after 11 p.m., Hurricane Helene made landfall in Big Bend, Florida, as a Category 4 storm with sustained winds of up to 140 miles per hour.

The storm, now a tropical storm over Georgia, brought rainfall and flash flooding hundreds of miles inland. It knocked out power to over a million homes.

There was severe flooding across Georgia this morning and a major storm surge across much of Florida's Gulf Coast on Thursday.

The storm will continue to move north, bringing flooding, windstorms and more.

The Detroit Tigers could secure a spot in the playoffs tonight!

Detroit sports fans are elated after the Tigers beat the Rays, and Lions fans are waiting for MNF

It has been 3,645 days since the Tigers last played in the playoffs. That could change tonight as the team is just one game away from securing its first playoff berth since 2014.

Everything is going well for the Tigers. On Monday, the magic number was six, but they beat the Tampa Bay Rays and the Minnesota Twins lost two of three games to the Miami Marlins, and the Tigers are firmly in the Wild Card.

They end the season with three games against the Chicago White Sox. If they win tonight, they'll be in the playoffs.

The Tigers also have the same record as the Kansas City Royals, who face the Atlanta Braves. Detroit will need to finish with a better record than Kansas City to clinch the second wild-card spot since the Royals own the tiebreaker.

The judge who handcuffed a sleepy teenager is back in office – in traffic court

Judge who handcuffed sleepy teenager at work in traffic court

Last month, we first told you the story of a Detroit judge who handcuffed and dressed a teenager in a prison uniform as she dozed in his courtroom during a field trip.

36th District Court Judge Kenneth King was temporarily removed from office shortly after our reports, and Chief Judge William McConico ordered him to undergo social and emotional training.

Now King is back in office, but instead of presiding over criminal cases, he's sitting in traffic court.

7 News Detroit called Fieger Law, which is representing Latorya Hill and her 15-year-old daughter in a civil lawsuit against King. Fieger Law said “no comment” when asked if the judge would return to the bench now that he has completed his paid training.

The local doctor's own immigration story inspires the plan to help students seek mental health services

The local doctor's own immigration story inspires the plan to help students seek mental health services

Hispanic Heritage Month runs through mid-October and our Brittany Toolis featured a local doctor and her program to support students at Ypsilanti Community High School.

It’s called the Latinx Youth Empowerment Series, also known as “YES.” The group connects students with a migrant background and offers them psychosocial services. Many of the program developers say these students may not have had access to these services otherwise.

Dr. Fernanda Cross is one of the people working with the group. Cross, now an assistant professor at the University of Michigan School of Social Work, is an immigrant herself, having come to the United States from Brazil more than two decades ago.

Cross' native language is Portuguese and she only knew a handful of English words before she left the house.

“I just felt so powerless. No matter how much I wanted to, I couldn’t communicate,” she said. “You realize that no matter how intelligent and eloquent you are in your native language, people don’t really take you seriously because they don’t understand you or your accent.”

Submit your questions to WXYZ's U.S. Senate debate between Mike Rogers and Rep. Elissa Slotkin

Associated Press

WXYZ-TV will host a Michigan U.S. Senate debate between former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R) and U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D) in October.

The live, televised, commercial-free debate is scheduled for Monday, October 14, at 7 p.m. in our Southfield Studios.

The debate will be moderated by Editorial Director Chuck Stokes, 7 News Detroit anchor Carolyn Clifford and 7 News Detroit anchor Alicia Smith.

The debate will be broadcast on Channel 7 and streamed on WXYZ.com and all your favorite streaming devices.

We are also asking the public to submit questions that the candidates would like to answer. The questions can be used online and on-air.

You can submit your questions here

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