5 Things posted Nov 12, 2019 @ 08:00am by Josh Duncan

5 things you need to know this morning: Nov. 12, 2019

Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning.

Five things you need to know

1. State of emergency declared as fires tear through eastern Australia

Officials have declared a state of emergency in eastern Australia, where more than 150 wildfires are burning. At least three people have died and several others have been reported as missing as the “catastrophic” fires continue to burn. The fires have also pushed poor air quality into metropolitan areas like Sydney.

Fire retardant has been dropped on houses in South Turramurra as an emergency-warned fire burns very close by. #NSWFires pic.twitter.com/zkTjizZCCq

— Nine.com.au (@Ninecomau) November 12, 2019

2. Seahawks win Monday Night Football thriller to end 49ers unbeaten season

This week’s Monday Night Football game was a classic. The unbeaten San Francisco 49ers were taken to overtime by the Seattle Seahawks. Just when it looked like the Seahawks were going to win, Russell Wilson threw a rare interception that led to a game-winning field goal try for the 49ers. After their rookie kicker missed, the Seahawks kicker won the game with no time left on the clock.

THE GAME WINNER.

42 YARDS.@SEAHAWKS WIN! #Seahawks #SEAvsSF pic.twitter.com/FdijK2Nueb
— NFL (@NFL) November 12, 2019

3. Disney+ is here

The wait is over! Disney+ is now available to stream in North America. It will cost you $8.99 a month or $89.99 a year here in Canada and it’ll give you access to all your favourite Disney content, along with content from Pixar, Marvel and the Star Wars franchise. For more information, click this link.

*Cue the confetti and tears and fireworks* Start streaming #DisneyPlus now by signing up at https://t.co/wJig4STf4P. pic.twitter.com/0jHLP0MPqb
— Disney+ (@disneyplus) November 12, 2019

4. San Diego State University suspends all frats after death of student

Following the death of a 19-year-old freshman this weekend, San Diego State University has suspended all fraternities. It’s believed the student attended a fraternity event prior to being found unresponsive in his dorm room. There are 14 fraternities on campus and all of them have been temporarily shut down.

San Diego State University freshman hurt in fraternity incident dies https://t.co/nGLSvrsWfH [Top Stories] pic.twitter.com/Qq6sWB37y3
— San Diego Union-Tribune (@sdut) November 11, 2019

5. Raptors fall to Clippers in first game against Kawhi Leonard

The Toronto Raptors were competing against a familiar face on Monday. For the first time since he helped the Raptors win the NBA championship, Kawhi Leonard and his new team, the Los Angeles Clippers, played against Toronto. The Clippers ended up winning the game 98-88, but it was all love between the former teammates.