Hurricane Michael continues to move leaving Florida clobbered and flooded. When Michael hit land, it was a Category 4 storm, making it the strongest storm ever to hit the area, and one of the strongest to hit the US. Andrew Freedman, science editor at Axios and extreme weather expert, joins us for why the storm got turbocharged, and the bigger question, why are we seeing more extreme weather events like this?

Next, we have all heard the crazy stories of emotional support animals on planes. Some of my favorites include mini horses, peacocks, hamsters, and a duck wearing a diaper. Well now, people are flying with squirrels! One passenger had to be kicked off of a Frontier airlines flight after she was told she could not fly with her emotional support squirrel. My producer Miranda joins us for this story and what it takes to gets cleared for an emotional support animal.

Finally, we all want a better credit score, but some experts say that once you hit a certain number, going higher is a waste of time. All you need to do is hit 750 or 760 and you will be getting the best loans and rates. Yoni Blumberg, reporter for CNBC Make It, joins us for why there’s no need to hit that magic number of 850.

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