THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

• ABC will remain the broadcast home of the Oscars at least through 2028.
• John Legend is being criticized for describing the National Anthem as "weak."
• Samsung Electronics recalled all of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones on Friday after finding batteries of some of them exploded or caught fire.
• 50-Cent told his buddy Chris Brown that he would get him a guest star role on his TV series, "Power." But after that incident with police the other day, the network blocked it.
• Rutgers students are being told to use language that is "helpful" and "necessary" to avoid committing microaggressions.
• An American college student who was kidnapped in 2004 and was believed to be dead was found to be alive after being forced to tutor North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un.
• A report says the fattest state in the nation is Louisiana, where 36% of the people are obese.
• Hillary Clinton's campaign raised $143 Million in August.
• Rihanna's latest tattoo sure seems like a Drake reference.
• According to a new survey, right wing minded people tend to be more sexually satisfied.
• Presidential candidate Donald Trump says his proposed 1,000-mile wall at the Mexican border will be 35-45 feet tall, or even higher.
• Among the featured events at the Iowa State Fair: outhouse races.
• Hugh O'Brian, who was TV's Sheriff Wyatt Earp has died. He was 91.
• Halle Berry drives a mini-van and is proud of it.
• The movie getting a lot of buzz at the Venice Film Festival is "Hacksaw Ridge" starring Mel Gibson. The words "Oscar nomination" are being spoken...
• Lester Holt of NBC Nightly News will be the moderator for the first presidential debate on Monday, September 26, at Hofstra University, in Hempstead, NY.