THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

• The leaders of Washington, DC, have come up with a name, should it ever become a state: the State of Washington, DC. (We're not making this up.)
• Congrats to Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson and his wife Ciara, who are expecting their first child.
• Prince music on the way. An ultimate greatest hits collection, Prince4Ever, comes out November 22. Then, next year, a deluxe, remastered edition of Purple Rain, featuring a second disc of previously unreleased material will be released.
• Amazon has deep-discounted Lady Gaga's new album, "Joanne," to just $3.99. That's just about as low as you can go and still be considered for the charts. What's up with that? It's still $11.99 on iTunes.
• Carol Burnett is returning to TV in a new comedy from Amy Poehler on ABC.
• Time Warner and AT&T are in merger talks.
• 71.6 million viewers for that last presidential debate.
• The wife of Indianapolis Colts cornerback Antonio Cromartie claims he was cut by the team for kneeling during the national anthem before games.
• Kemper County, Missouri, has officially banned clowns until after Halloween. It is officially unlawful for any person of any age to appear in public in Kemper County in a clown costume, clown mask or clown makeup, punishable by a fine of up to $150.
• Men's Health sites a Medical Care report which found a 318 percent increase in your risk of death if your elective surgery is on a weekend instead of a weekday.
• A Massachusetts woman went to the doctor because of stomach pains and while undergoing an exam, her water broke and she delivered a baby. She claims she had no idea she was pregnant.
• Ken Bone is now in a commercial for Izod sweaters.
• This year's Neiman Marcus Christmas Catalog offers a one-day QB clinic for four with 49ers Hall of Famer Joe Montana. They'll even throw in an autographed football and have your picture taken with him. Just $65,000.
• A week ago today, the Smithsonian launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise $300,000 to preserve its pair of the ruby slippers that whisked Dorothy back to Kansas at the end of "The Wizard of Oz." By Friday morning, the campaign had already raised $239,000.
• Today's positive thought of the day: All the presidential debates are over with and we'll be done with this election two weeks from tomorrow.
• A cyber-attack shut down Twitter, Spotify, Netflix, Amazon and Reddit Friday morning, mainly to folks on the east coast.
• Apple says that many of the "Genuine Apple" products found on Amazon are actually fake.
• Kodak is entering the Smartphone market, introducing a new phone first overseas.