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1. Palm Beach County entering Phase Two next week, but what does that mean?
Palm Beach County will move into Phase Two of Florida's reopening plan on Sept. 8, and brick-and-mortar schools will reopen by Monday, Sept. 14, Mayor Dave Kerner says.
Earlier this week, Palm Beach County commissioners voted to send a letter to DeSantis, along with a proposed incremental reopening plan for Phase Two. You can see those steps below.
2. The latest on protests: Portland shooting suspect killed during arrest, car drives through protesters in New York
Michael Forest Reinoehl, who is suspected of fatally shooting a supporter of a right-wing group in Portland, last week was killed late Thursday as a fugitive task force tried to arrest him.
A video posted by a Twitter user Thursday night shows a car driving into a crowd of protesters in Times Square Thursday evening. The protest was for Daniel Prude.
Prude was naked, unarmed, in midst of mental health crisis and had just been released from a mental hospital when he was arrested. Officers placed a spit hood over Prude's head, held his head to the pavement and he suffocated.
Car drives through protesters, Times Square, New York City, Thursday, September 3, 2020 pic.twitter.com/yMadwNYJSI
— DataInput (@datainput) September 4, 2020
3. Will we get a full college football season after all? Big-10 and Pac-12 could be back in play
A new coronavirus test that claims to provide fast and accurate results is a “major step” when it comes to allowing a football season.
Last month, the Pac-12, along with the Big Ten and several other Division 1 FBS conference, decided to postpone the college football season.
The Pac-12 said that the Quidel tests are expected to reach Pac-12 athletic departments by the end of the fall. The conference says that having a reliable rapid coronavirus test was a key reason why the conference postponed the fall football season.
4. Ready for the great outdoors? Playgrounds, parks, outdoor courts in St. Lucie County reopen
St. Lucie County will reopen all parks, playgrounds, outdoor courts, and other athletic fields on Friday, officials say.
Officials said beaches and boat ramps throughout St. Lucie County will be open for Labor Day weekend.
According to the latest numbers from the Florida Department of Health, there are 7,193 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 243 coronavirus-related deaths in St. Lucie County.
5. Tragic crash: 1-year-old killed after he was ejected in rollover crash on Alligator Alley
Six people were injured and a 1-year-old boy was found dead Thursday after a rollover crash along Alligator Alley, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Aerial video showed crews searching for the boy in the water with an airboat. Officials say the boy wasn't constrained in the car.
Today's Forecast
Heat index values will be around 103 - 106 degrees this afternoon.
Get your complete hour-by-hour forecast here.
On This Day In History
On Sept. 4, 1957, Arkansas troops blocked the "Little Rock Nine" from entering segregated high school.
The armed Arkansas militia troops surrounded the school while an angry crowd of some 400 white people jeered, booed, and threatened to lynch the frightened African American teenagers, who fled shortly after arriving.
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