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

Your Weather Planner

We will see clear skies on Friday with highs near 80.

Expect winds out of the northeast to north at 10 mph.

Humidity stays low and skies will be mainly clear into tonight.

Some patchy fog will be possible early Saturday morning.

Highs: 79

Lows: 60

Rain Coverage: 0% 

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Around Tampa Bay

1. Despite hurricanes, Tampa sees more businesses expanding and moving to Tampa Bay area
Despite back-to-back hurricanes, Tampa Bay business leaders are touting a successful year. 

2. Citrus County providing food assistance for those senior residents enrolled on SNAP
Citrus County is providing emergency food assistance for seniors who were impacted by the federal government shutdown.

3. At least two people are still hospitalized after Ybor City crash
At least two people are still in the hospital after Saturday morning’s car crash in Ybor City.

4. Places around Tampa Bay offering free groceries, meals to residents in need
Food pantries, restaurants and county services have been helping residents in need with food assistance in Tampa Bay.

5. Strawberry Festival announces 2026 music lineup
The Florida Strawberry Festival has announced its musical lineup for the 2026 event.

Around the Nation

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

2. States scramble to send full SNAP food benefits to millions of people after government shutdown ends

3. Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson hospitalized for rare neurological disorder

4. Trump signs government funding bill, ending shutdown after record 43-day disruption

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.