Good morning. It’s Wednesday, August 26th, and this is your briefing from Moneen Daley for The News & Observer. Today’s high will be 91 degrees, with mostly sunny skies and a low of 71. In our top story: Governor Roy Cooper is joining 7 other governors in calling on the federal government to extend the deadline for the US Census. The governors say the deadline to respond should be moved from September 30th to October 31st, which is the original scheduled deadline.