{"id":190023,"date":"2026-03-13T10:55:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T10:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/190023\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T10:55:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T10:55:09","slug":"morning-briefing-central-florida-march-13-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/190023\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Briefing Central Florida March 13 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good morning, Central Florida.\u00a0Here’s what you need to know today.<\/p>\n

Your Weather Planner<\/p>\n

Aside from a stray shower, drier air will build into Central Florida for Friday as a cold front sags south. Highs will be closer to 80 degrees, so it won’t be as warm as the last few days; gusty northeast winds off the Atlantic will keep the beaches slightly cooler.<\/p>\n

Get the full forecast here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Stay up to date on the forecast by\u00a0downloading the Spectrum News app<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Highs: Near 80\u00a0<\/p>\n

Lows: Low to\u00a0Mid-60s<\/p>\n

Rain Coverage:\u00a010%<\/p>\n

Check your hour-by-hour forecast here<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Share your weather photos<\/a><\/p>\n

Around Central Florida<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0Spring break travel expected to break MCO records despite challenges<\/a>
The number of travelers is expected to peak on Sunday.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0Orange County approves building affordable housing on religious property<\/a>
First United Methodist Church of Orlando\u2019s associate pastor, Rushing Kimball, is glad to hear the county approved the program.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0Free phones are being given to Florida veterans to help them claim benefits<\/a>
The phones come with a\u00a0private platform where they can find local resources.<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0Lakeland couple travels through Middle East trying to escape war and return home<\/a>
Nick Poucher said his parents were able to catch a flight from Oman to India are expected to return to Lakeland by Saturday.<\/p>\n

Around the Nation & World<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0FBI: Attack at Michigan synagogue was a \u2018targeted act of violence against the Jewish community\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

2.\u00a0DC Wrap: New Iran leader issues first statement; oil prices hit $100 a barrel; Senate passes housing bill<\/a><\/p>\n

3.\u00a0Lawmakers vent frustration over DHS shutdown as lines grow at nation’s airports<\/a><\/p>\n

4.\u00a0Middle East conflict creating complex logistics for World Cup organizers<\/a><\/p>\n

Quote of the Day
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President Donald Trump\u00a0said he did not think it would be \u201cappropriate\u201d for the Iranian soccer team to attend this year\u2019s\u00a0World Cup, co-hosted by the United States, and\u00a0cited safety concerns as a reason on Thursday while the countries remained embroiled in a war<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Iran, one of 48 teams in the tournament, is scheduled to play in Inglewood, California, against New Zealand on June 15 and Belgium on June 21 before finishing group play in Seattle against Egypt on June 26. The U.S. is hosting the tournament with Canada and Mexico from June 11 to July 19.<\/p>\n

Since June, Iran has been subject to a travel ban into the U.S. as part of the Trump administration\u2019s immigration crackdown. But athletes and coaches from the target nations are exempt, which means the Iranian team would be allowed to enter the U.S.<\/p>\n

But there are also likely fears from Iranian soccer players about playing in a tournament abroad where they could be feted by an anti-regime diaspora while their families face threats back home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good morning, Central Florida.\u00a0Here’s what you need to know today. Your Weather Planner Aside from a stray shower,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":190024,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[2126,139,141,140,275],"class_list":["post-190023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-app-morning-briefing","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-news","tag-spectrum-news-staff"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190023","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=190023"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190023\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/190024"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=190023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=190023"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=190023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}