Good evening, Tampa Bay. 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 will pass through the area on Friday.

This will bring a patch of clouds and possibly a stray sprinkle or light shower.

Otherwise, it will be slightly cooler in the afternoon with a breeze out of the north and highs in the upper 60s.

Lows will fall to the 40s at night with some 30s north. 

	Highs: 69 Lows: 47 Rain Coverage: 10%

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Today's Big Stories

1. St. Pete leaders OK bonds for baseball stadium, Gas Plant development
The bonds are for about $287.5 million toward a $1.3 billion stadium that would replace Tropicana Field, and another $142 million for roads and sewers in the historic Gas Plant District.

2. Trial begins in wrongful death lawsuit of teen who fatally fell from Orlando FreeFall ride
Thursday’s trial aims to hold Funtime, the ride’s Austrian-based manufacturer, accountable after the company decided not to settle.

3. Boeing announces layoffs across Florida including Space Coast
The company announced in November it will layoff 141 positions from locations across the state, including in Central Florida and Tampa Bay.

4. Ammunition used in CEO's killing had 'deny,' 'defend' and 'depose' written on it, AP source says
UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, 50, died in a dawn ambush Wednesday as he walked to the company’s annual investor conference at a Hilton hotel in Midtown, blocks from tourist draws like Radio City Music Hall and the Museum of Modern Art.

5. Earthquake strikes off California; tsunami warning issued
The quake struck at 10:44 a.m. west of Ferndale, a small city in coastal Humboldt County near the Oregon border, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

6. Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy bring Trump's DOGE to Capitol Hill
As billionaire Elon Musk and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy began meeting with Congressional Republicans on Thursday for a brainstorming session on how to cut federal government spending, House Speaker Mike Johnson said government “does too many things and it does almost nothing well.”

7. Arrest made in April murder of 14-year-old boy
On April 17, officers responded to reports of gunfire near the 1400 block of W. Busch Boulevard. They found Jevario Buie near the railroad tracks. He died at the scene.
 

More Things to Know

• TAMPA LANE CLOSURE | The outside southbound lane on South Armenia Avenue will be closed between West Kennedy Boulevard and West Cleveland Street while the Tampa Water Department completes a more permanent restoration following earlier work to repair a water main break. Barricades and signs will be located in the area to assist with traffic flow. The completion of the work with a return to normal traffic patterns is expected by Tuesday, Dec. 10 at 5 p.m. View more road closures on the city of Tampa's website.
  
  
• BOLTS HOST SHARKS | The Tampa Bay Lightning play host to the San Jose Sharks tonight at Amalie Arena. The Bolts enter play with a  12-9-2. The puck drops at 7 p.m.
  
  
• STUFF THE TRUCK EVENT | St. Petersburg Fire Rescue (SPFR) and St. Petersburg Association of Firefighters, IAFF Local 747, are teaming up to host the 2nd Annual Stuff the Truck event this Saturday, Dec. 7. Community members are invited to join local firefighters and help "Stuff the Truck" by donating new, unwrapped toys to bring holiday joy to children and families in need. The event will be held at the Walmart Supercenter 3501 34th Street South in St. Petersburg from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.


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