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<\/p>\nGood evening, Tampa Bay. We’re wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook.<\/p>\n
Your Weather Planner<\/p>\n
We will be partly sunny on Thursday morning with highs reaching the mid-80s in the afternoon.<\/p>\n
Scattered thunderstorms will develop\u00a0later in the day and move from southeast to northwest.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Some could come down heavy at times.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lows will fall to the upper 60s at night as evening showers wind down.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Highs: Mid to upper\u00a080s<\/p>\n
Lows:\u00a0Upper 60s<\/p>\n
Rain Coverage:\u00a050%<\/p>\n
Check your hour-by-hour forecast here<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Share your weather photos<\/a><\/p>\n The four members of the Artemis II crew are getting situated into the Space Launch Systems rocket as they prepare to head to the moon in a flyby mission that will last 10 days.<\/p>\n It will be the first time in more than 50 years that humans have visited Earth\u2019s sister.<\/p>\n Here is everything you need to know about Artemis II.<\/a><\/p>\n Today’s Big Stories<\/p>\n 1.\u00a0NASA continues prepping rocket for historic Artemis II launch this evening<\/a> 2.\u00a0Supreme Court weighs Trump’s bid to limit birthright citizenship<\/a> 3.\u00a0County officials take another step in Rays’ stadium proposal<\/a> 4.\u00a0Trump says Iran president wants ceasefire; Tehran says that’s ‘false’<\/a> 5.\u00a0Diesel prices surge in Florida, raising concerns for truckers<\/a> 6.\u00a0Safety Harbor’s mayor says cameras are meant to improve safety, not invade privacy<\/a> \u00a0<\/p>\n Featured Social Post<\/p>\n Your Notes for Tonight and Tomorrow<\/p>\n RAYS CONTINUE ROAD TRIP | The Tampa Bay Rays are off tomorrow and will start the last leg of their season-opening, nine-game road trip Friday when they visit the Minnesota Twins. First pitch will be at 4:10 p.m. National Notes<\/p>\n Thursday, April 2<\/p>\n 1st anniversary of Donald Trump announcing tariffs on all imports on ‘Liberation Day’ The taste of Asia is prominent in Orlando\u2019s Mills District, but a modern take on tapas is gaining quite the reputation. Michael Nguyen is The Moderne Bar’s chef\/owner. But years ago, he never thought he\u2019d be featured on a TV cooking show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good evening, Tampa Bay. We’re wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":215194,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[834,275,135,137,136],"class_list":{"0":"post-215193","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tampa","8":"tag-app-evening-briefing","9":"tag-spectrum-news-staff","10":"tag-tampa","11":"tag-tampa-headlines","12":"tag-tampa-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215193","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=215193"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215193\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/215194"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=215193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=215193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=215193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/04-01-2026_Artemis_II_Launch_Day_Anthony_Leone.jpeg\")
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It will be the first time in more than 50 years that humans have visited Earth\u2019s sister.<\/p>\n
A little over 14 months after President Donald Trump issued an executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship for the children of undocumented immigrants and temporary foreign visitors, the Supreme Court has officially begun its review of the constitutionality of the measure.<\/p>\n
The Hillsborough County Commission will soon schedule a workshop to talk about possible finances ideas for a proposed Tampa Bay Rays stadium at Hillsborough College’s Dale Mabry campus.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Iran kept up its attacks on Persian Gulf neighbors on Wednesday as airstrikes pounded Tehran, while U.S. President Donald Trump again made contradictory statements about whether he was ready to wind down the war or escalate it.<\/p>\n
The price of diesel in Florida has dramatically risen and now stands at $5.73 \u2014 a more than $2 increase in the last month.\u00a0Truckers worry this will dig into their bottom line.<\/p>\n
Safety Harbor Mayor Joe Ayoub said\u00a0they’re meant to deter crime, but some residents have questions about how the video they collect are stored and used.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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TAMPA TRAFFIC | The southbound and northbound lanes of North Habana Avenue between West Saint Louis Street and West Saint John Street are closed as the Tampa Water Department works to repair a water main break. Barricades and signs are located in the area to assist with traffic flow. The completion of the work with a return to normal traffic patterns is expected by 4:30 p.m. Friday.
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PINK MOON TONIGHT |\u00a0April\u2019s full moon is known as the Pink Moon. Learn how this moon dictates the date when Easter will fall each year<\/a>.
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PINELLAS HOME REPAIR PROGRAM | Pinellas County has reopened its state-funded Home Repair Program offering financial help up to $75,000 for critical needs like roofs, windows and A\/C replacements. The program is designed to preserve existing homes and help low-income homeowners struggling with the high cost of maintenance, homeowners insurance and major home repairs. More details and an online application is available online<\/a>.\u00a0
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\nErika Kirk and White House Press Secretary Leavitt speak at Turning Point USA tour stop in Washington, DC 6pm ET
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