EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you the stories you need to know as you wake up.

1. #WE’RE OUT: John McCain and Condoleeza Rice are among the senior Republican figures who have withdrawn their support from Donald Trump in the wake of the emergence of his comments about groping women.

2. #ROAD DEATH: A man in his 40s has died after being hit by a car on Shelbourne Road in Dublin 4 shortly after midnight.

3. #FATAL STABBING: Gardaí have arrested a 23-year-old man in connection with the fatal stabbing of 25-year-old student Leo Carolan on Dublin’s South Circular Road on Tuesday. 

4. #BUDGET PROBLEMS: Fianna Fáil is ready to abstain from Tuesday’s Budget, The Sunday Times is reporting this morning. It follows a row between Michéal Martin’s party and Fine Gael over pension increases.  

5. #BELARUS: A woman has died after a young man attacked people with a chainsaw and an axe at a shopping centre in Belarus, the BBC reports.

6. #CALIFORNIA Two police officers were shot and killed as they responded to a family disturbance call in Palm Springs, California, according to CNN. A manhunt is ongoing.

7. #HEALTH SYSTEM: Medical agency staff cost the HSE almost €200 million in the first seven months of this year, it’s emerged.

8. #SUGAR TAX: The majority of people believe Ireland should bring in a sugar tax, according to the latest Claire Byrne Live/Amárach poll for TheJournal.ie.

9. #THE OUTLOOK: It will be another dry day except for a few passing showers, according to this morning’s forecast from Met Éireann. Any mist or fog will clear gradually this morning.