With exception of civilian military furloughs, sequestration effects minimal on state of MS

Wells’ parents’ attorney Ben Crump said in response to Trump’s remarks that they believe the President’s statement carries more weight than the response given by the FBI.

The rapidly strengthening storm was on track to tie or break a 121-year-old record as the latest arriving initial hurricane of the Atlantic season. According to the National Weather Service, the record dates to 1905, when the year's first Atlantic hurricane formed on Oct. 8.