Start your day with a quick digest of today's top Central Florida headlines.
 President Donald Trump predicted Sunday night that the death toll from the coronavirus pandemic ravaging the country may reach as high as 100,000 in the United States, far worse than he had forecast just weeks ago, even as he pressed states to reopen the shuttered economy. |   | |
 "You can go and test negative today, it doesn't mean you can't acquire the virus two days from now or three days from now," DeSantis said. "[So what] you also need to have is serological testing, antibody testing, testing that will determine whether somebody has the antibodies that would be associated with having had the disease." | | | |
 Florida reported 15 new deaths out of 36,078 total coronavirus cases Sunday. Meanwhile, restaurants, retailers and some state parks prepare to reopen Monday as part of Gov. Ron DeSantis' "Phase 1" plan to reignite the state's economy in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. | | | |
 The issue over business interruption policies has sparked a nationwide feud between business owners, who say their claims are being wrongfully denied, and insurance companies, who maintain that in most cases the situation is "uninsurable." Orlando heavy-hitting law firm Morgan & Morgan has thrown its might behind business owners whom its attorneys argue are being misled by insurance companies deliberately misinterpreting their own policies. | | | |
 MBI agents say Gillespie's conduct was "consistent with grooming and a form a coercion typically exerted upon victims of human trafficking" in documents that reveal the extent to which authorities say the attorney's law firm was a front for a prostitution enterprise. The records also confirm that Gillespie's son, the notorious ex-Senate candidate and white nationalist Augustus Sol Invictus, lived at his home during the same period, though authorities have not accused him of being involved. | | | |
 The policy change was announced in a recent op-ed written by Sheriff John Mina in response to a special report by the Sentinel revealing inconsistent uses of juvenile civil citations in schools statewide by local law enforcement agencies. | | | |
 It's hard enough for established Orlando restaurants to stay afloat in the coronavirus-burdened economy, but new businesses face even steeper climbs. With community support, and that of fellow business owners, they say, the odds increase exponentially. | | | |
 Macaulay Culkin ruled the box office in "Home Alone." "Twin Peaks" had people asking, "Who Killed Laura Palmer?" The Berlin Wall came down and the Hubble Space Telescope launched into space. See what else happened in 1990. | | | |
 Central Florida actress, singer, dancer Leah Lewis stars in Netflix's "The Half of It," which debuted May 1 on the platform. | | | |
 Orlando Magic forward Jonathan Isaac announced his engagement Sunday night. | | | |
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