Good morning from the ABC Action News team. It's finally here! While other MLB teams across the country got their start on Thursday, the Tampa Bay Rays will officially kick off their own Opening Day as they take on the Colorado Rockies on Friday. According to the MLB, the team was given an extra day to prepare after last year's hurricanes. Dozens of staff members
were racing the clock on Wednesday to re-brand Steinbrenner Field before the season opener. The road to recovery hasn't been easy, but it looks like we're nearly there. Let's show some love to our hometown team.
News to Know
USF researchers identify viruses in red tide blooms: This can help researchers
forecast the development of blooms and better understand environmental factors that can cause blooms to end.
Today's Weather Outlook
Meteorologist Ally Blake says we'll have a
mild morning with temperatures in the 50s and 60s and a few clouds. Later on, highs will surge back into the mid-80s with tons of sun. We also have a Red Flag Warning up for Tampa Bay: low humidity and gusty winds set up the perfect ingredients for fire danger across the Gulf Coast, so avoid any burning.
Susan Solves It
Scammers are taking advantage of stores filing bankruptcy or going out of business to set up fake websites with closeout sales. A viewer reached out to us concerned she bought things from one of those sites and didn't know if it was the real deal, so we looked into it.
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