Good morning, Tampa Bay. Here's what you need to know today.

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After a cold morning, temperatures will reach the low 70s this afternoon.

We have lighter winds and sunny skies.

It will be a pleasant afternoon to spend some time outside for lunch or for a walk.

It won't be as cold tonight.

Low temperatures will be in the mid 40s to mid 50s.

The sunny day is a big change from the weather on this day in 1977 when it snowed in Tampa Bay. 

 

Highs: Low 70s

Lows: 40s and 50s

Rain Coverage: 0%

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Around Tampa Bay 

1. Free at-home COVID tests now available. Here's how to get yours 
A new federal website for free test kits launches Wednesday with the first shipments going out to U.S. households by the end of the month.

2. Crisis Center of Tampa Bay commemorating 50 years of operations 
The Crisis Center of Tampa is marking its 50th year in the community, and to highlight its work it will focus on one mental health theme each month this year to help raise awareness.

3. Tampa Bay Human Traf­ficking Task Force helps victims find resources
Between January of 2020 and September 30, 2021, the task force reported more than 120 arrests and offered services to more than 70 confirmed victims, some as young as 13 years old. 

4. Local Jewish community tightens security after Texas incident
“A Holocaust museum, dedicated to fighting anti-semitism and genocide and having to be talking about things like enhanced security measures simply because you do what you do to better the world we are in, that’s an unfortunate position," said Florida Holocaust Museum Chair Michael Igle.

5. Keepers of the History of Gasparilla: Plant Museum Curator opens treasure trove
The first Gasparilla invasion in 1904 did not take place on the water – it took place on horseback. It's just one tidbit of Tampa history, courtesy of the Plant Museum at the University of Tampa.

6. Experts say Florida is over the hump in omicron infections
USF Distinguished Health Professor Dr. Tom Unnasch told Spectrum News that new state data show's we're over the hump. He says, like in other cases, the more-contagious variant sent cases skyrocketing, but now the number of new cases is trending downward.

7. PODCAST | Fentanyl overdoses: The overlooked epidemic 
Spectrum Bay News 9's Rick Elmhorst and Roy De Jesus talk about the growing fentanyl crisis with the Manatee County medical examiner, a mental health counselor and a woman whose family was forever changed by drugs.

Around the Nation

1. Jan. 6 panel subpoenas Trump allies Rudy Giuliani, Jenna Ellis, Sydney Powell

2. White House to distribute 400 million N95 masks for free nationwide

3. Infrastructure rollout 'not a race' but intense coordination underway, WH czar says

4. Airlines warn of 'economic calamity' from 5G rollout; AT&T, Verizon delay deployment near some airports

5. Study: Genetic link offers clues to COVID-induced loss of taste, smell

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