{"id":9212,"date":"2025-10-20T11:11:18","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T11:11:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/9212\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T11:11:18","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T11:11:18","slug":"morning-briefing-in-rochester-oct-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/9212\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Briefing in Rochester: Oct. 20"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good morning, Rochester.\u00a0Here&#8217;s what you need to know today.<\/p>\n<p>Your Weather Planner<\/p>\n<p>Widespread rain tapers from west to east this morning. We will be very breezy today, wind gusts may reach up to 40 mph. Some sunshine will make its way out this afternoon as temperatures climb into the upper 50s.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>More scattered showers arrive Tuesday around lunchtime. These showers won&#8217;t be as heavy and saturating. Breezy conditions continue tomorrow as well.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The rest of the week will cooler with some rain chances each day.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The weekend is trending slightly drier and warmer!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Scattered_Showers_Day.png\" style=\"cursor: pointer;\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Highs:\u00a054 &#8211; 59<br \/>\u00a0Lows:\u00a0Low 40s<br \/>\u00a0Wet and breezy<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/rochester\/weather\/2020\/05\/14\/rochester-area-weather-forecast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Daily Forecast<\/a> |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/rochester\/weather\/interactive-radar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Interactive Radar<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spectrumnews1.com\/snpluslive\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Spectrum_News_Plus_PromoCard_4-11-2023.jpeg\" width=\"100%\" class=\"hashed-image\" img-data-alignment=\"center\" img-data-width=\"percent-hundred\"\/><\/a><br \/>\nIntroducing Spectrum News+<br \/>Watch the latest news and more local stories from across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Around Rochester<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/buffalo\/news\/2025\/10\/16\/new-york-state-comptroller-audit-says-administrative-burden-hinders-schools-from-using-local-foods-initiative\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/rochester\/news\/2025\/10\/18\/thousands-gather-for-the-second-wave-of--no-kings--rallies-across-new-york\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Thousands gather for the second wave of \u2018No Kings\u2019 rallies across New York<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Demonstrations across the state and the nation are rallying in protest against the Trump administration, aligning behind multiple organizations, but with one overall message \u2014 there should be &#8220;No Kings&#8221; in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/buffalo\/politics\/2025\/10\/16\/hochul-considering-utility-advocare-bill-\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/rochester\/news\/2025\/10\/06\/jury-selection-process-begins-for-3-former-cos-accused-of-killing-robert-brooks-\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jury to resume deliberations Monday in trial of Marcy prison guards<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jurors failed to reach a verdict Friday in the trial of three former Marcy prison guards accused of killing Robert Brooks and continued asking the judge meticulous questions about evidence and testimony in the case.<\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/buffalo\/news\/2025\/10\/16\/village-of-fredonia-under-water-conservation-order\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/rochester\/news\/2025\/10\/15\/building-affordable-housing\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Building affordable housing in N.Y. state faces long timeline, impacting the response to the housing crisis<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The idea of affordable housing starts with a need. Right now, the state of New York is in need. According to the\u00a0National Low Income Housing Coalition, it\u2019s estimated the Empire State has nearly a million extremely low-income renter households; but there\u2019s only 36 affordable housing units for every 100 households.<\/p>\n<p>Around the Nation<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/buffalo\/news\/2025\/10\/16\/no-kings-october-18\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/rochester\/news\/2025\/10\/19\/israel-strikes-gaza-after-it-says-hamas-attacked-across-ceasefire-line\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Renewed fighting tests Gaza ceasefire and Israel briefly halts aid<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/buffalo\/news\/2025\/10\/16\/military-families-worry-about-next-paycheck-as-government-remains-gridlocked\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/rochester\/news\/stories\/2025\/10\/18\/s\/shutdown-impacts-workers-economy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Shutdown impact: What it means for workers, federal programs and the economy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/buffalo\/news\/2025\/10\/16\/trump-considers-stripping-u-s--cities-of-hosting-duties-for-world-cup--2028-olympics--who-decides-where-the-events-take-place-and-could-trump-move-them-\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/rochester\/news\/2025\/10\/18\/no-kings--protests-against-trump-planned-nationwide-gop-says-they-are--hate-america--rallies\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#8216;No Kings&#8217; protests against Trump bring a street party vibe to cities nationwide<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t Miss This<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/buffalo\/politics\/2025\/10\/16\/nyiso-issues-reports-on-energy-reliability-issues-in-n-y-\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/rochester\/politics\/2025\/10\/17\/new-work-requirements-put-n-y--snap-recipients-at-risk\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018Big Beautiful Bill\u2019 work requirements, government shutdown put N.Y. SNAP recipients at risk<\/a><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/buffalo\/news\/2025\/10\/16\/sudden-cardiac-arrest\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/rochester\/politics\/2025\/10\/17\/suny-lost--32-million-in-grants\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Under Trump, SUNY has lost $32 million in grant funding as Chancellor King stands behind DEI initiatives<\/a><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/buffalo\/politics\/2025\/10\/16\/n-y--high-court-upholds-even-year-election-law\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/rochester\/politics\/2025\/10\/17\/n-y--labor-commissioner-discusses-bump-in-unemployment-insurance-benefit\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">N.Y. labor commissioner discusses bump in unemployment insurance benefit, state budget gap<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good morning, Rochester.\u00a0Here&#8217;s what you need to know today. Your Weather Planner Widespread rain tapers from west to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9213,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[577,25,9,11,10,49,51,50,12,115,380],"class_list":{"0":"post-9212","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-app-morning-briefing","9":"tag-app-top-stories","10":"tag-new-york","11":"tag-new-york-headlines","12":"tag-new-york-news","13":"tag-new-york-state","14":"tag-new-york-state-headlines","15":"tag-new-york-state-news","16":"tag-news","17":"tag-rochester","18":"tag-spectrum-news-staff"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9212","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9212"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9212\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9213"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9212"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9212"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9212"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}