No images? Click here Happy Friday! Hope your day is off to a great start. Here's to knowing your worth and being confident about it. You are more than enough, worthy and extraordinary. Now go get after this day! Got a Florida driver's license? This mermaid's problem could be yours, too🧜♀️Whitney Fair is an underwater performer. And her life might look like it’s all mermaid tails and twirling, but on dry land, she had a very real problem. She's suing a Florida sheriff's office because state records say a deputy searched her and other underwater performers in a state-run database. If you have a Florida driver’s license, your personal info is in there, too. The Deeper Dive: What kind of information is in the database?The Driver and Vehicle Information Database — or DAVID — gives users access to every:
1. 'I always had this feeling': The mother of Erica Aviles says she suspected her son-in-law was involved in her daughter's murder. 💔 2. Tampa City Council passes resolution to protect reproductive health decisions, abortion care: There remain a lot of discussions that need to take place surrounding the overturning of Roe v. Wade and whether or not it's constitutional. 3. Judge blocks portion of Florida 'woke' law pushed by DeSantis: A judge called the "Stop WOKE" Act impermissibly vague and a violation of the First Amendment. 🚫 4. Meet the star country music duo pushing to legalize marijuana in Florida: After number-one hits and countless awards, the Bellamy Brothers are looking to add a constitutional amendment to their catalog in 2024. 🎸🌿 5. This week in politics... Florida's primary is days away; 20 people have been charged with voter fraud; and Warren sues DeSantis over his suspension. 🗳️ Every Monday, Brightside's Jabari Thomas will be brewing up community conversations at local coffee shops around the Tampa Bay area. ☕ FROM GRANT GILMORETracking the Tropics: Chances go up for potential tropical developmentConditions are favorable for this system to gradually develop and a tropical depression may form later today or Saturday as it tracks into the southwest Gulf. WATCHTonight on 10 Tampa Bay 8 p.m. Secret Celebrity Renovation 9 p.m. Blue Bloods 10 p.m. Blue Bloods 11 p.m. 10 Tampa Bay Nightside |