Good morning, Central Florida. Here's what you need to know today.
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Cooler air has moved into Central Florida behind the latest front. Under a mainly sunny sky, highs will be confined to the 60s throughout the area paired with a breezy north-northeast wind.
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Around Central Florida
1. OIA: So far, Orlando Thanksgiving travel numbers at or above pre-pandemic levels
Travelers continue to come in and out of Orlando International Airport as the Thanksgiving holiday fast approaches. The airport is expecting more than 1.5 million travelers during the Thanksgiving holiday season — Nov. 19-29.
2. Florida sports betting put on hold as federal judge blocks Seminole Tribe compact
A federal judge has halted all sports betting and gaming in Florida. The move stops the sports betting the state had quietly started on Nov. 1 and also blocks the Hard Rock casinos in Tampa and Broward County from becoming full “Vegas-style” casinos.
3. Publix limits purchase of Thanksgiving essentials and other items
Thanksgiving is just days away and if you’re headed to Publix to shop for your family feast, be aware you can only buy a limited number of certain items, including some holiday staples.
4. Florida man spotted with Pelosi lectern pleads guilty to role in Capitol riot
A Florida man photographed carrying a lectern belonging to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office at the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection pleaded guilty Monday for his part in the riot.
5. Parkland shooting victims to receive nearly $130M over FBI's failure to act on tips
The families of most of those killed and wounded in the 2018 Florida high school massacre announced Monday have reached a multi-million dollar settlement with the federal government over the FBI's failure to stop the gunman even though it had received information he intended to attack.
Around the Nation
1. Official: More than 90% of fed workers got shots by deadline
2. Updates: Suspect identified in Wisconsin Christmas parade tragedy that left 5 dead, 48 injured
3. Intel agencies warn of potential uptick in cyber threats amid holiday season
4. Harris announces $1.5B investment toward improving health care equity
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Quote of the Day
With many people traveling this week for the Thanksgiving holiday, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a push to zero out the state gas tax.
DeSantis made stops in both Daytona Beach and Jacksonville Monday with the state’s transportation secretary to push for gas tax relief for Floridians.