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
A vigil was held here on 9 11 to honor all of them. I am looking at 11 years that he has been gone and it seems like yesterday. Sergeant Michael Kelly decided to join the National Guard right after 9 11. He was in afghanistan for 69 days and was killed in an attack. Reporter he was just 26 years old. As far as memorial day and all that sort of thing goes, every day is memorial for us. There is not a day that we dont think about him and what he stood for. In our eyes, we are proud of him. He is a hero. Reporter Sergeant Kelly was the third oldest of four. He was the funniest guy. He was great. He had the best sense of humor. Reporter the kellys are now a gold star family, honored for their loved ones sacrifice. They joined dozens in the sacrifice. [ taps ] still a day of reflection and a day of service, comfort to it really makes you appreciate everything you have in life and the beautiful country that we live in. Reporter and Sergeant Kellys sister just had her first child, a baby girl
Week, it was only required in two counties in florida, now it is going nationwide. We meant to ensure that people are safe, thats our no. 1 priority reporter despite the mandate from the tda just issued, the blood center in denver will Start Testing blood for the zika virus. We are going to change our policies and procedures change our Computer Systems to meet that fda guidance and test all the blood donations for zika virus. Reporter its an added level of protection. This is what donors are asked to read over before they donate. Reporter for the past few months, they have been turning away anyone who has travelled into known zika zone, including the caribbean, mexico, and even florida. If youve been in an area where zika is present, if youve case of zik ach reporter now that precaution is beefed up. There have been cases of zika spread through blood transfusions in brazil. Blood centers here have three months to begin testing for zika. Its gonna take some time to ensure that weve got
People are safe, thats our no. 1 priority reporter despite the mandate from the tda just issued, the blood center in denver will Start Testing blood for the zika virus. We are going to change our policies and procedures change our Computer Systems to meet that fda guidance and test all the blood donations for zika virus. Reporter its an added level of protection. This is what donors are asked to read donate. Reporter for the past few months, they have been turning away anyone who has travelled into known zika zone, including the caribbean, mexico, and even florida. If youve been in an area where zika is present, if youve had any symptoms from a zone case of zik ach reporter now that precaution is beefed up. There have been cases of zika spread through blood transfusions in brazil. Blood centers here have for zika. Its gonna take some time to ensure that weve got owl of our ts crossed and is dotted reporter Blood Centers like this one already do testing for hiv and hepatitis. Earlier th
Abcs gio benitez is in jamaica with the latest. Gio here in kingston, jamaica, the first bands of this storm started moving in. We saw that heavy rain, and weve already seen flooding even within just half an hour of it starting to rain, incredible flooding here. But the real concern is actually now in haiti, because now it looks like the worst of the storm is going to hit that island, which of course was ravaged by that earthquake in 2010. Are going to be hit, potentially, with this major, major storm. What they are concerned about now are mudslides and that major, major rainfall in haiti. In fact, the rain is more a threat than the wind, so we are going to be watching that. The state department has now warned all americans to get out now, saying time is limitted for a safe departure. Gio benitez, abc news, kingston, jamaica. Cherise the storms path and is still very uncertain. Meteorologist Hayley Lapoint is tracking Hurricane Matthew. Hayley hurricanes, tropical storms are always ver