Good morning, Tampa Bay. Here's what you need to know today.
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After morning low clouds, skies will be partly cloudy as high pressure builds back in overhead.
Winds will be light and humidity will stay decent, without much change.
A sea breeze will keep the coastal areas slightly cooler in the afternoon.
Winds will stay light, making for pleasant boating conditions.
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High: 79 Low: 63 Rain Coverage: 0% |
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Around Tampa Bay
1. Tom Brady: Season goals still within reach for struggling Bucs
Tampa Bay (5-6) heads into Monday night’s game against the New Orleans Saints (4-8), a NFC South rival that’s given quarterback Tom Brady fits since he moved from New England to Tampa Bay in 2020. The Bucs are averaging just 18.2 points per game — down from more than 30 the last two years.
2. USF hires OC Alex Golesh as head coach
University of Tennessee offensive coordinator and tight ends coach Alex Golesh will be the sixth head football coach in USF's history.
3. Rising rent leading some to home ownership
While the rest of the country is seeing rent prices starting to decline, here in Florida, there's still no rent relief in sight.
4. Tampa's Fred McGriff finally reaches Baseball Hall of Fame; Bonds and Clemens left out again
Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Curt Schilling were passed over by a Baseball Hall of Fame committee that elected former big league slugger Fred McGriff to Cooperstown on Sunday.
5. Bay area school systems announce schedule changes from Ian, Nicole
Some Bay area school systems have announced makeup days for time missed because of Ian and Nicole.
Around the Nation
1. Trump rebuked for call to suspend Constitution over election
2. China reports two new COVID deaths as some restrictions eased
3. US intel chief thinking 'optimistically' for Ukraine forces
4. Climate change is making you feel a lot of emotions
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Quote of the Day
President Joe Biden signed a bill Friday to block a strike and force workers to accept the agreements union leaders made in September, even though four of the 12 unions — which include a majority of rail workers — voted to reject them.
The five-year deals that rail workers wound up with include 24% raises and $5,000 in bonuses. But concerns about the lack of paid sick time and the demanding schedules that unions say make it hard for workers to ever take a day off dominated the contract talks.