Jacksonville, Fl — It’s a windy and cold morning, the 70s return later this week.

Winds will be 15-20 mph through the day, with the gusts blowing at 25 mph out of the northeast. Highs will be in the 40s and 50s today.

Temperatures quickly rebound by Tuesday afternoon into the lower 60s.

Christmas week looks warmer than average across much of the lower 48.

TREVOR-Bank: Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence is the only player in NFL history with 5+ pass TDs, 1+ rush TD & 50+ rush yards in a single game.

Florida gas prices are moving lower as millions of Americans finalize their year-end holiday travel plans.

Of the 7.5 million Floridians that AAA expects to take a trip, 6.7 million are forecast to drive.

Florida’s average gas price has declined 31 cents in the past 23 days. Sunday’s average price was $2.81 per gallon.

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TERROR: Jonathan Savage reports on Australia’s Bondi Beach shooting at a Hannukhah celebration. The attack left 15 dead and more than 25 others injured. Australian officials are looking into gun reform legislation to prevent similar future events.

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Fox’s Eben Brown has the latest updates on the weekend mass shooting at Brown University. Eleven students were injured, two fatally, in the Saturday event, and an initial “person of interest” has been released after questioning.

WOKV military affairs analyst Col. Chris Budihas (Ret), looks at the weekend shootings in Syria that left two US soldiers and a civilian interpreter dead, and two Syrian soldiers injured. Hear more with Chris Budihas on First Coast Military Life every Sunday at 8am.

Rich Jones

Rich Jones is the Host of Jacksonville’s Morning News. Rich joined WOKV in October 2006. Rich is involved in many community organizations and causes. Rich and his wife, Noelle, have three children: Avery, Harper and Austen.