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This week's FLBL features PLENTI, a Brooklyn area restaurant serving up poke bowls, smoothies, and health conscious fare. Owner Dean Nixon promotes the business as offering "good portions, good value, and really good customer service, and the food is going to taste great." Get more information online at eatplenti.com , or visit them at 200 Riverside Ave. #1.

Logan reports on a local Red Cross link to relief efforts for the Maui wildfires.

Every week Ben Becker checks out your favorite restaurants to make sure they're passing health inspections. Hear this week's full report tonight at 5:45pm on CBS47 & FOX30 Action News Jax!

Logan reports on two new St. Johns County schools that will be opening next year.

BABY PRODUCT WARNING - Safety advocates are warning parents – pushing for a recall of a popular baby product. There have been numerous reports of straps breaking and babies falling from the Cosco Jump, Spin and Play Activity Center. Consumer Reports experts say the products should immediately be recalled for safety reasons. We found reviews that describe the product as “DANGEROUS” and report it “left my kid hanging basically upside down.” Parents have also filed multiple complaints with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. We explain what parents need to know and how the company and regulators are responding.

As Duval County kids return to school Monday, Logan reports on new security measures implemented to protect students.

CBS47/FOX30 FIRST ALERT FORECAST – FRI., AUG. 11TH

CHIEF METEOROLOGIST MIKE BURESH

WOKV RADIO

The WOKV Weather Meter for Today: 5

TODAY: Partly sunny/hot/humid with scattered heavy late day/evening storms. High: 97… feel-like temps. 106-113.

TONIGHT: Scattered evening storms then clearing. Low: 76

SATURDAY: Partly sunny & hot with a widely scattered afternoon t’storm. High: 97

SUNDAY: Partly sunny/hot… a few afternoon/evening t’storms. High: 96

MONDAY: Partly sunny with a few widely scattered afternoon t’storms. High: 96

TUESDAY: Partly sunny with a few afternoon t’storms. High: 95

In our You Decide 2024 coverage, Blair looks at the latest adjustments in the Governor Ron DeSantis campaign, as staffing and funding have both gotten recent shakeups.

Jared has the latest on the legal cases involving former President Trump, including activity in the Florida documents case today, and the DC election case tomorrow.

Lots to do in the 904 this weekend. The Jumbo Shrimp are at home. You can get your cold blood fix at Repticon. If music is your jam, there are multiple shows at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre all weekend long. Are you into history? Check out Beyond King Tut downtown, and if fantasy is your thing visit Unicorn World at the Prime Osborn Convention Center. Info on all of these are more are just a click away in our weekend spotlight story.