Good evening, Central Florida. We're wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook.
Your Weather Planner
A cold front sweeping down the peninsula overnight will bring our highs back below average for a couple of days as we hop on a bit of a temperature rollercoaster.
We are antipicpating plenty of clouds and a few isolated showers on Tuesday with a high in the mid to upper 70s.
Our average high now stands at 82.
Highs: Mid to Upper 70s Lows: Mid-60s Rain Coverage: 30% |
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Today's Big Stories
1. Trump threatens additional 50% tariff on China
In a post on Truth Social, Trump gave China until Tuesday to withdraw its retaliatory tariff.
2. House Republican to introduce bill to limit president's tariff powers as Trump's trade war rattles globe
The Nebraska Republican, known to be more moderate, argued that the Constitution “is clear” that authority over taxes and tariffs lies with Congress.
3. Over 21,000 Florida college students could lose tuition aid if the state’s EASE grant is cut
The Effective Access To Student Education grant (EASE) provides scholarships to Florida residents at some private, not-for-profit institutions to help ease the burden of the cost of a higher education.
4. Work begins to legally exclude bats from Daytona Beach Municipal Stadium
The crews are on a tight deadline, though — they can only do so without a permit until April 15, before bat maternity season starts.
5. Palm Bay and Brevard County working to fix a pothole plagued portion of Babcock Street
The county and city determined they would cut the distance and each be responsible for a portion of it.
6. Houston, Florida play for title and put a different spin on the underdog role to wrap March Madness
Florida, a 1 1/2-point pick in this game per BetMGM Sportsbook, has played underdog in its own way this year.
More Things to Know
- Atlas V to launch Kuiper 1 on Wednesday | The inaugural launch of Amazon's Project Kuiper will use a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket to deliver the first satellites of the constellation into low Earth orbit (LEO). Project Kuiper is Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite broadband network. Liftoff is scheduled for April 9 at 7 p.m.
- Osceola Magic to host Game 1 of NBA G League Finals on Tuesday | The Osceola Magic will host the first game of the NBA G League Finals at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Silver Spurs Arena in Osceola Heritage Park.
- Orlando Magic vs. Atlanta Hawks | The first of four to finish out the regular season will be on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Kia Center against the Atlanta Hawks. The Magic are currently one game up on Atlanta for seventh in the East standings.
Attractions Insider
Newly born Masai giraffe makes debut at Disney's Animal Kingdom
A newly born Masai giraffe named Tucker made his Walt Disney World debut on Monday at Animal Kingdom’s Harambe Wildlife Reserve alongside his mom, Mara.
Tucker is the first giraffe calf born at Walt Disney World Resort since 2021. The Masai giraffe is classified as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, with around 30,000 giraffes remaining globally, according to Disney.