--- title: Hurricane Harvey, Joe Arpaio, Mayweather: The Weekend Brief description: Hurricane Harvey has left a path of destruction in Texas and Floyd Mayweather wins his 50th fight. Here are the weekend's top stories canonical: https://time.com/4917586/hurricane-harvey-joe-arpaio-pardon-mayweather-fight/ author: Alana Abramson article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-08-27T20:08:56.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T17:10:47.642Z article:section: Politics og:title: The Weekend Brief: Hurricane Harvey Hits, Trump's Pardon, Mayweather's Win og:description: Here are the weekend's top stories og:url: https://time.com/4917586/hurricane-harvey-joe-arpaio-pardon-mayweather-fight/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8da41434ad4aa09d/6988db540b72e32feb6ef2b9/texas-hurricane-harvey-62.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: texas-hurricane-harvey og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The Weekend Brief: Hurricane Harvey Hits, Trump's Pardon, Mayweather's Win twitter:description: Here are the weekend's top stories twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8da41434ad4aa09d/6988db540b72e32feb6ef2b9/texas-hurricane-harvey-62.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Weekend Brief: Hurricane Harvey Hits, President Trump Pardons Joe Arpaio, Floyd Mayweather Sets New Record  by [Alana Abramson](https://time.com/author/alana-abramson/)  ## Alana Abramson Aug 27, 2017 8:08 PM UTC  An RV is seen destroyed along the road near City-By-The Sea, TX as Hurricane Harvey hits the Texas coast on Aug 26, 2017. An RV is seen destroyed along the road near City-By-The Sea, TX as Hurricane Harvey hits the Texas coast on Aug 26, 2017.Jabin Botsford—The Washington Post/Getty Images  by [Alana Abramson](https://time.com/author/alana-abramson/)  ## Alana Abramson Aug 27, 2017 8:08 PM UTC Here are the weekend’s top stories. ## Hurricane Harvey Leaves Path of Destruction [Hurricane Harvey](http://time.com/4917205/hurricane-harvey-what-to-know/), which has seen been downgraded to a tropical storm since it made landfall on Friday, has created a disastrous path as it barrels through Texas — killing at least two people over the weekend. Officials warned of “catastrophic and life-threatening flooding” through the middle of this week. ## Donald Trump Pardons Joe Arpaio The White House announced late Friday that [President Donald Trump was pardoning](http://time.com/4916920/donald-trump-pardons-joe-arpaio/) former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio, a controversial figure known for his crackdown on immigration. Arpaio was convicted earlier this year for criminal contempt, and the pardon immediately [garnered backlash](http://time.com/4917014/joe-arpaio-pardon-reaction-john-mccain-jeff-flake/) on both sides of the political aisle. ## Floyd Mayweather Sets New Boxing Record Floyd Mayweather Jr. [defeated his 50th opponent](http://time.com/4917401/mayweather-mcgregor-ufc-results/?iid=sr-link1), Conor McGregor, in Las Vegas on Saturday, setting a new record. Mayweather could have [earned as much as $100 million](http://time.com/money/4915761/floyd-mayweather-conor-mcgregor-net-worth/?iid=sr-link2) for the match, according to some estimates. **Also:** **Jeff Immelt**, the outgoing **CEO of General Electric**, who was considered a favorite to replace **Uber CEO Travis Kalanick**, announced he was [removing himself](http://fortune.com/2017/08/27/uber-new-ceo/) from consideration for the position. **Apple** could soon reveal a new[ iPhone update. ](http://fortune.com/2017/08/26/apple-iphone-8-update/) The season finale of the **Game of Thrones** airs Sunday night — [here’s what we know](http://time.com/4913247/game-of-thrones-season-8-premiere-date/) about the final **season**. **Katy Perry** is set to host the **2017 MTV Video Music Awards** Sunday night. 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