It's Wednesday, and here are the 5 things you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door . So, the Trump campaign's bringing in Steve Bannon, who runs Breitbart News, and Kellyanne Conway, a Republican pollster and a close friend. Louisiana flooding6.9 trillionThe gallons of rain that fell in one week40,000The number of homes damaged20,000The number of people rescued11The number of people who have died3. Just 12 hours after it started, the Blue Cut fire in Southern California has already burned through 18,000 acres. Making googly eyesYes it looks like some kind of Happy Meal toy, but this cute little fella actually exists off the coast of Southern California.

Source: CNN August 17, 2016 10:18 UTC