I’M TAYLOR HERNANDEZ VANESSA VINENT. WE’LL HAVE YOUR FIRST MORNING FORECAST IN JUST A MOMENT. BUT FIRST UP, HERE IS YOUR NEWS TO GO. THE FLORIDA HOUSE APPROVED A NEW MEASURE TO EXPAND THE STATEWIDE BAN ON TEACHING ABOUT GENDER IDENTITY OR SEXUAL ORIENTATION THROUGH THE EIGHTH GRADE. THE PARENTAL RIGHTS AND EDUCATION LAW, COMMONLY REFERRED TO BY CRITICS AS DON’T SAY GAY, WAS PASSED LAST YEAR. IT PROHIBITS TEACHING OR DISCUSSING THOSE GENDER RELATED TOPICS IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH THE THIRD GRADE. THE PROPOSED CHANGE WOULD APPLY THE BAN TO FLORIDA SCHOOLCHILDREN AS OLD AS 14. THE STATE SENATE STILL NEEDS APPROVAL OF A SIMILAR BILL FROM ONE MORE COMMITTEE BEFORE IT CAN BE CONSIDERED BY THE FULL CHAMBER. FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL NEEDS MORE TROOPERS, SO THEY ARE SWEETENING THE DEAL ON STARTING PAY TO ATTRACT NEW RECRUITS. FHP NOW OFFERING 50 GRAND TO START WITH BONUS BUMPS IN PAY FOR CERTAIN COUNTIES. THERE ARE ALSO INCENTIVES FOR ADDITIONAL TRAINING AND EDUCATION. EMERGENCY RESPONSE TIMES ARE ON FLORIDA. ROADS ARE DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE NUMBER OF TROOPERS ON DUTY. THE AGENCY SAYS THEIR GOAL IS TO BE THE HIGHEST PAYING AGENCY IN THE STATE. IT’S OFFICIALLY VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION MONTH. THE TREASURE COAST FOOD BANK IS DOING ITS PART TO MAKE SURE VOLUNTEERS FEEL CELEBRAR ATED. EVERY FRIDAY IN APRIL, THE TREASURE COAST FOOD BANK IS HOSTING THEMED MUSIC FRIDAYS. THERE WILL BE GIVEAWAYS, RAFFLES AND MUSIC FOR ALL THEIR VOLUNTEERS. THE FIRST ONE IS APRIL 7TH AND IT IS SEVEN DAYS DISCO THEMED. VANESSA AND GET READY FOR A HOT WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES WILL BE CLIMBING INTO THE UPPER EIGHTIES TODAY AND TOMORROW AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SEVEN DAY FORECAST. RAIN CHANCES WILL ALSO BE IN THE FORECAST TODAY. TOMORROW, ANOTHER MONDAY. SO A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AN ISOLATED SHOWER IN YOUR AREA. HOT TEMPERATURES AGAIN ON TUESDAY, ONCE A THURSDAY EVENING OR FRIDAY WITH HIGHS IN THE EIGHTIES. MORNING LOWS WELL ABOVE THE NORMAL FOR THE NEXT NINE DAYS IN THE MID TO UPPER SEVENTIES AND TH