Good morning, Central Florida. Here’s what you need to know today.

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We continue to pair cool mornings with sunny afternoons as a warming trend unfolds for the remainder of the week. Highs on Friday will top out in the mid- to upper 70s, not far from the seasonal average of 78 degrees.

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Highs: Upper 70s

Lows: Mid-50s

Rain Coverage: 0%

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Around Central Florida

1. TSA worker at Orlando International Airport shares experience during government shutdown
The longest U.S. government shutdown presented its challenges to many across the country, including federal workers at Orlando International Airport (MCO).

2. Blue Origin launches NASA’s Mars mission despite issues, scrubs; becomes second company to land rocket on droneship
Fighting off both Earth-based and space weather and an “issue”, on Thursday afternoon Blue Origin was able to launch its New Glenn rocket for the second time.

3. KPD civilian oversight board focuses on ‘transparency’ during first meeting
The new Kissimmee Civilian Police Oversight Board held their first meeting on Thursday morning in an effort to prioritize accountability for Kissimmee Police Department in the years to come.

4. ULA launches ViaSat-3 mission after valve issue
On Thursday night, United Launch Alliance successfully launched its Atlas V rocket that carried a ViaSat communications satellite after a faulty oxygen valve issue scrubbed the first two attempts.

Around the Nation

1. With shutdown appearing poised to end, attention turns to bipartisan proposals, vocal Republicans on ACA credits

2. Wall Street drops to one of its worst days since April on worries about AI stocks and interest rates

3. Some lawmakers fume over funding bill provision allowing senators to sue for $500K over Jan. 6 phone records search

4. Homeland Security giving out $10K bonus checks to TSA agents who went above and beyond during shutdown

Quote of the Day

Language included in the legislation to reopen the government that gives senators the ability to potentially collect half a million dollars in damages per violation if their electronic records are searched without their knowledge is drawing fierce condemnation on Capitol Hill. 

The provision in the government funding agreement that was signed into law by President Donald Trump on Wednesday night, ending the record-long 43-day shutdown, appears directly aimed at allowing a group of more than half a dozen Republican senators to sue after the Senate Judiciary Committee argued last month that the FBI analyzed their phone records from the week of Jan. 6, 2021.