Good morning, Tampa Bay. Here’s what you need to know today.

Your Weather Planner

It will be mostly sunny with highs in the mid to upper 80s for Wednesday.

A weak cold front moves through and will bring in some slightly drier air.

Skies stay mostly clear at night with lows falling to the mid to upper 60s around Tampa with upper 50s north. 

Highs: 87

Lows: 67

Rain Coverage: 0%

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Around Tampa Bay

1. Proposed bill could change how Hillsborough’s superintendent is selected
Hillsborough County’s top education official could soon be chosen by voters rather than appointed by the school board.

2. Pinellas County Schools considers piloting weapon detections system
Weapon detection systems are being used in all sorts of venues now, and Pinellas County Schools could be next.

3. Southeastern University professor enters Lakeland mayoral race
A Southeastern University professor is looking to take on a new role as the next mayor of Lakeland.

4. USF votes to select Moez Limayem as its new president
The University of South Florida Board of Trustees on Tuesday unanimously voted to select Moez Limayem as the university’s ninth president. 

5. Palladium Theater awarded $2.5M from Pinellas bed tax fund 
The capital project request was unanimously approved by Pinellas commissioners on Oct. 7.

Around the Nation

1. Ahead of flu season, pediatric doctors notice leap in vaccine hesitancy

2. Shutdown sparks new chatter on the ‘nuclear option.’ What is it and how could it end funding lapse?

3. White House starts demolishing part of the East Wing to build Trump’s ballroom

4. Finding the jewels and the brazen thieves in the Louvre heist is now a race against time

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Quote of the Day

Warner Bros. Discovery — the home of HBO, CNN and DC Studios — has signaled that it may be open to selling all or parts of its business, just months after announcing plans to split into two companies.

In an announcement Tuesday, the entertainment and media giant said it had initiated a review of “strategic alternatives” in light of “unsolicited interest” it had received from multiple parties, for both the entire company and Warner Bros. specifically.