No closed captioning is jen this morning theres a big meeting about Ridesharing Services in tampa. Its been a contentious issue for awhile now. wally vote on new regulations for uber and lyft drivers today. But now it looks like theyve hit a speed bump. wally fox13s ken suarez joins us now, live from downtown tampa. Ken, what happened . Thanks, ken. Thanks, thanks, ken. jen the fight over zika funding continues today on capitol hill. Governor scott is spending his second straight day in dc. Talking facetoface with lawmakers. And the good news is. The long stalemate in washington over how to fund the zika battle. Appears to be ending. jen during day one of his visit, Governor Scott met with senator marco rubio and House Speaker paul ryan. He told them its unacceptable that politics long enough to protect unborn babies. He was refering to the link between zika and severe birth defects. Floridas congressional delegation also stood together tuesday. Both republicans and democrats. And dema
Newschannel8s john rogers. Reporter shortly after 6 00 this morning, it was very dark outside. And a 16yearold girl was approaching the intersection of 20th street east and 50th avenue drive east. So he grabbed my backpack. He tackled me to the ground. He told me hey, take your clothes off. Reporter she tried to fight him off with little success. I was afraid i was going to die. Reporter thankfully, a car passed by and the man got up, took her phone and ran off. The girl is going to be okay, no attacker. Officials have notified parents and the Manatee County Sheriffs Office plans to have deputies near the bus stop the rest of the week. If you have any information, call crime stoppers. John rogers, newschannel8. We are finding out new information about the School Bus Driver cited this morning in a crash in polk county. Three students were taken to the hospital for evaluation. Frederick mcclellen for right of way violation. In april of 2016, he was involved in two separate crashes. He ma
Roads. Not seeing any potential for ponding in the area. As you get closer to tampa, Pinellas County, things really start to dry out. We are keeping an eye on this fatal crash, unfortunately that happened overnight. We now know according to authorities that this was a motorcyclist who was killed when he hit a power pole there. So this is still an active scene, a lot of flashing lights. Eastbound ridge road still closed at airway boulevard. Well continue to watch this. I will let you know here and of tampabaytraffic as soon as that clears. 6 01. To breaking news scary moments for a tampa mother who woke up to the sound of a car crashing into the side of her apartment. Abc action news anchor james tully is live at the scene. You were able too give us a look at the damage earlier. What is that woman saying about what happened . Reporter at the apartment complex across the usf campus. Bushes. The gutter completely flattened. And look at this, a hole it left in the side of this apartment bu
Its warm, its stuffy outside. Were beginning with some cloud cover this morning and i actually have a couple of sprinkles. Now, theyre falling apart but if you run into them in rural manatee or sarasota county, dont be surprised. 75 closer to punta gorda, theyre a steady sprinkle activity. I think its more than a nuisance to the morning commute. During the evening commute, different. Well get more in the way of stronger storms and heavier downpours. 79 degrees in tampa, brandon, st. Petersburg. Hey, were wel barely. Rain chances are best this afternoon and theyll run 50 to 60 . Tropical storm just north of jacksonville. Julia is its name. It will not impact us but well tell you about the impact in the southeast in a few minutes. Busy morning along the interstates. Southbound 275 seeing very slow Traffic Building up as you can see approaching fifth avenue north in the area of 22nd avenue north. Possibly two right lanes blocked. A left lane able to squeeze by there with this crash. Delay
New this morning. Hillsborough deputies are investigating after they found a person dead inside a home. Deputies responded to the home at the 12hundred block of camellia avenue in brandon just after midnight. No word yet on how that person died. Right now. Officials are working to get a search warrant so th investigate further. The fight over zika funding continues today on capitol hill. Governor scott is spending his second straight day in dc. Talking facetoface with lawmakers. The good news is. The long stalemate in washington over how to fund the zika battle. Appears to be almost over. During day one of his visit, Governor Scott met with senator marco rubio and House Speaker paul ryan. He told them the fact that congress cant put aside politics long he was refering to the link between zika and severe birth defects. Floridas congressional delegation also stood together tuesday. Both republicans and democrats. And demanded their collegues pass a bill to Fund Research and Mosquito Cont