So slow down and move over when you pass. The other direction heading towards tampa looking great. We are watching this crash in tampa. This is eastbound mlk right at tampa street. Were seeing a bit of a slowdown westbound. Be aware, you might run into a bit of a delay there. Also checking your drive on 275, looking good now, southbound 61 mileperhours is your average speed. Strong aftershocks are co italy after neds powerful earthquake. At least 200 have hit in just the past 24 hours. The death toll from the quake now stands at 247. Dozens, though, remain missing. At this hour, search teams using dogs, bulldozers and bare hands to continue to comb through the pile looking for survivors. Including one where tourists were gathering for a pasta this years sunset Music Festival and has authorities thinking if this should even be allowed. In a matter of hours, the topic will be up for discussion at the city of tampa at the city council. Rodney dunningan is live outside Raymond James stadium. Rodney, problems some. Reporter deiah, you know this was certainly a major issue earlier this year. Two people actually died from drug overdoses. About 60 other folks were rushed to a lo here. City leaders say all of this has simply gotten out of control, and changes need to be made right away. Later this morning, leaders with the police department, fire department, and the Tampa Sports Authority will all be meeting with the city council to discuss their concerns and ways these issues can be prevented going forward. This past year, the sunset Music Festival put a major strain on st. Josephs hospital with an enormous apartment of emergency work. The mayer is on record saying these festivals attract drug use, the heat adding up to the perfect storm of problems. They will also look at how other cities manage problems like this as well. Rodney dunningan, abc action news. You live in tampa and need a good nights sleep . You wont soon have to worry about awake. s why, the limit would be 60 decibels. A Florida Hospital and Orlando Health say they will not bill the pulse nightclub shooting victims writing off 5. 5 million in medical expenses. They want to pay forward the kindness they received from supported the hospital during reached out and supported the hospital during the attacks. Orlando region ale Medical Center treated 44 of the more than 50 victims. 49 people died in the june 12th attack. Meanwhile, the investigation into the massacre is moving forward. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has now turned over its part of the investigation into an orlando prosecutor. Usf is hoping someone will recognize the guy you see over my shoulder. They want to talk to him abt the man was on campus last thursday evening around the same time detectives received reports of a man exposing himself on campus. Usf officers need help identifying the man in the video. Again, he is considered a person of interest in the cases. Students are rattled by the whole thing. It was honestly shocking to the incoming freshmen students not knowing what to think or how to react or protect myself Walking Around at night. The man who exposed himself if you know anything about who this guy is or who this person of interest might be, call usf police. 6 05 now. New information about a deadly crash in pasco county. Florida Highway Patrol saying neville givings was crossing the street on a mobility scooter when he was hit by an suv. He was taken to the hospital and charges are pending since the man died. A woman was crosswalk near her home. Police say 78yearold Arlene Anderson was hit just before 8 30 wednesday morning. She later died at the hospital. The driver tell police he simply didnt see her. The crosswalk lights, though, were on at the time. A if you hundred people were hoping for a callback today after a busy job fair at the 911 center. 250 people turned out. We told you about the issues the county faced with calls going unanswered. Officials say a lack of people. Current operators have been working around the clock. Some on to as many as 17 days straight. Wednesday night, hopeful applicants got a tour of the center and a breakdown of the job they would face. Responding quickly to emergencies and remaining calm and collected during the response as you get to know what you are doing, you have to be able to communicate on several different levels. The last job fair attracted 200 applicants, hired. Babies born addicted are a real problem and now we look at the foster parents. We protected the foster mom and childs identity because she cant speak out publicly about her case. The mom says the foster care system is in dire need of volunteers. Manatee county is the hardest hit. Some months, children are being removed from homes at nearly triple the state average. One foster mom says all of the on the system. The state is so heavily induced with so many children, but they dont have the means to really protect these kids like they should. The child she is now fostering was born addicted to heroin and had to be put on methadone and detoxed for 11 days. Still to come on abc action news at 6 00, stabbed over beer. The Reason Police say a woman lashed out at her husband and a similar past case. Prince fans. The change his family is making, giving us a behind the scenes look at the late 10 minutes after 6 00 right now. A woman in pennsylvania is accused of stabbing her husband because he drank her beer. He says he drank the beer because she had already gone to bed but e it. When she found out it was gone, she grabbed a pair of scissors and attacked. In 2013, she was arrested after a fight with her boyfriend. Police say it started when he forgot to buy Barbecue Sauce at the store. Prince fans will soon be able to his massive estate. Tickets go on sale tomorrow and tours start in october. Paisley park is where prince were waiting to find out how much tickets will cost. Princes sister said this had always been a dream of his. The family is trying to get permission from the city to turn paisley park into a museum. 6 11 here on a thursday morning. Were looking live at Hurricane Hunters that departed this more thanking from tampa, mcdill. Well talk coming up. Still ahead, the mother of a convicted drunk driving teen and defending what some may say is a strange job for her. Prprecautions in place to ma at 6 00 14, new developments this morning, documents from an army veteran who killed five Dallas Police officers showed symptoms of post Traumatic Stress disorder after returning from afghanistan. Despite that doctors at the va said Micah Johnson did not pose a serious threat to himself or others. He targeted officers at the end of a peaceful protest on july 7. Parents are worried about what could have happened if authorities hadnt found a loaded gun a student brought to the st. Pete high school. He had it all day with him. The Lakewood High School campus as classes ended tuesday with two warrants for at rest of the 15yearold. When the officer searched the student, he found that gun under his clothes. Parents are relieved the situation didnt escalate. I think they should prosecute him to the fullest extent of the law because he had the gun. I have a daughter here. Anything can make him fly off the handle and pull the gun. The student faces charges for having a gun on school grounds, a third degree f the family of a teenager convicted of drunk driving is now back in the spotlight. Ethan couchs mother tanya is defending what some may say is a strange job for her. She is a bartender. These picks were take been i aa woman who visited the bar and says tanya was her bartender. He was 16 years old when he killed people in a drunk driving wreck and was only sentenced to probation. Authorities. In the meantime, she told the customer she had to take any job she could. I asked her why a bar given that everything theyve gone through. Reporter whatd she say . No one else would hire her because of what she did. The bar owner says everybody deserves a second chance. Her Attorney Says shes grateful she has been able to find lawful employment and not forced to assistance. A captain ordered his crew to abandon ship ten hours after leaving a florida port last year. The ntsb says it recovered 26 hours of information from the ships recorder including audio from the final hours. The el faro sank october 1st after getting caught in the path of hurricane joaquin. All 33 aboard died. Would you take a ride in a driving taxi . The worlds first selfdriving taxi is launching in singapore ride through their smartphone in one of the cabs. The company, nutonomy, is a startup in singapore. It will only have certain pickup and dropoff points. There will be a driver in the front ready to take control of the wheel if need be. Uber announced last week it would roll out selfdriving cars and it will be tested in pittsburgh in the coming weeks. Several policies chipotle Employee Handbooks violate labor laws. They can no longer ban workers from criticizing the company on social media and change the policy prohibiting talk about politics and religion and one that restricts workers from circulating petitions after an employee was fired for violating the rules. Weddings are meant to be a beautiful expression of love. If you are a guest, it can be expensive. Survey, 41 of invited guests give a gift whether they go or not. If it is an immediate family member, they spend on average 195. For a friend, the budget is on averagech 89. If average of 89. Today is National Banana split day. You might want to visit if your kids noor gymnastics. Sprinkles is giving away free away a split. Theyll offer a special banana split cupcake thats not part of the regular menu. Always something going on. Free cupcakes, free ice cream. Excellent stuff here. Well take advantage of it as we look at conditions for us. Lets break it down for you ahead. Average rain chances today, 40 to 50 afternoon storms. Not to worry this morning, it with the later day storms. Of course were watching the tropics as we look at titan doppler. This is what happened yesterday in the 12hour loop. Farther south wet. We are here in the middle. I think well have plenty of activity later on today. Lets talk about what weve been talking about the last few days. Were beginning to lose that in san juan because it doesnt go out that far in hispaniola. It looks that way the hurricane trackers are on top of it. I dont remember the last time a tropical wave was 45 mileper hour winds and normally a tropical storm. The issue, again, the winds are not found wrapping around the center, which is the criteria you need for a depression or storm. Thats important because the models will lock in on a fixed point and have a better chance of forecasting a higher chance of forecasting the correct one here. That hasnt happened yet, so Hurricane Hunters this morning, which by the way, left mcdill as they continue to flyp. By the way, throughout the day, they continue to do that until we get a better idea of what will be happening here. This is still moving north and west. That hasnt changed. Big high to the north. What the question will be is what intensity will it have as you rise into the bahamas. Well have a wind to intensify before it hits florida. For us, it means tropical moisture at the very least heading into sunday and early or what this feature does this weekend over the bahamas. Thats still to be determined. It is a ways away. Future will show the showers and storms continuing to develop throughout the day then pushing over towards the coast. That will be the case tomorrow with rain chances about 40 to 50. Well keep that going right through saturday. Sunday that monday, this will be a changing forecast as that system begins to approach florida. Well keep you obviously abreast on that as we check in heres janelle. Can you do a split . No. Oh, the temperatures, my goodness. Thats all i can think of. I need a free cupcake. You can do it. Not anymore. Years ago. All right. Were watching the drive on i4 through thonotosassa road. More cars on the road, but no crashes or breakdowns right there on i4. We do have a Traffic Alert to tell you about. This is happening overnight in south tampa. Mcdill is closing in install a new water main crossing. The closure begins at 9 00 tonight. Its south of euclid. Your alternates, dell mabry or heinz as you work your way around this. They hope to have it reopened by 5 30 tomorrow morning. Checking your drive times on the toll roads. Still in the green on the veterans. Looking great on the leroy selmon expressway. Six minutes from i75 into downtown. Dan . Crime on a turtle. The reason the people, though, who police say admitted to it are not facing animal cruelty charges. And a cobra escape raising concerns for one community. What was nearby that made this search so urgent . First, at 6 22, there is growing outrage over a High School Athletes sentence after being charged with sexual assault. The petition is calling for the judges removal. Its a story youll see on gma. Reporter gmas first look, thousands of online petitioners are calling for the removal of the judge who sentenced 18yearold david becker to probation instead of prison time after he was charged with sexually assaulting two classmates. At a plea hearing in june, judge thomas estes siding with beckers lawyers who argued becker had already suffered due to his actions. Becker was arrested in april after two 18yearold girls told police theyd been went to sleep in a bed with him. According to police documents, each said they woke up at separate times to becker assaulting them. Becker told police he was unaware one of the alleged victims was sleeping and denied having any contact with the other. Coming up at 7 00 a. M. , well have more on the impact of petitions against these types of rulings. With your gma first look, im lindsay janice, abc news, new 6 27 now. Three people who blew up a turtle wont face animal cruelty charges. Thats even though one of them admitted to duct taping firecrackers to the turtle then setting them off. It happened in penn township, pennsylvania. They are charged with criminal conspiracy and using a weapon. They cant charge the men with animal cruelty because the box turtle they blew up law, is a wild animal, and animal cruelty laws dont apply. Take a look at this. See that bag they are carrying . That is a giant king cobra in that bag. There was a desperate search going on for the venomous search because of what was nearby. It went missing from a barn less than two miles from a high school and elementary school. Activity during the search for the snake. They found is yesterday afternoon. A quick fast between 6 00 and 8 00, looking at a good sunrise at 7 06. Upper 70s today and well get back into the afternoon summer thunderstorms. Its typical for this time of year. Well have that coming up at the bottom of the hour. Now at 6 30, all new, help on the way for the victims of the devastating earthquake in italy. Places that are now giving back after more than 200 people were flasher at usf. The links being made between this man and several incidents going back as far as last fall. Good morning and thank you for joining abc. We have an update on the investigation there in just a minute. First, traffic and weather together. Hows it looking . One crash reported in palm harbor. Well take a look at that coming up in a moment. Nothing unusual here as we check out the hour by hour and so he you temps in right now. Not a late day event just like yesterday will fire early. The reason for that is a good throw from the north and east. The storms continue to develop east of us and push towards the beaches as we head through later this evening. Better handle on what is going on with this thing. So we should include the forecast. The Traffic Center is something you are working on already. We start off on 275 in Pinellas County where traffic is look going. I checked the average speeds from the sunshine to the Howard Frankland, 67 is the average speed there. We have a crash alderman road. Reports of any major road block, leave yourself a few extra minutes to get your way on that crash. We are looking great so far. 18 minutes from 54 to 275. Just seven minutes to get from waters to 275. Lets check in with action air one. Captain al, good morning. Reporter hey, good morning, morning. Came over towards downtown. Look for an accident that was in the wrapping up phases at i 275 southbound at mlk. You can see that stream of cars is unrestricted. This accident is completely cleared. Well look north all the way up to the very top where they come down from the apex. You know the routine from bush to downtown. All directions including westbound i4 are moving along smoothly. Lets keep that seat belt fastened. Now back to the desk. The race is on right now to find more survivors of yesterdays powerful earthquake in italy. 247 people are confirmed dead. Among them, two romanians and one spaniard. You can see the devastation the quake caused in three small towns. Dozens of buildings are just leveled. Its just heartbreaking. Thousands are homeless because of the original quake and hundreds of aftershocks that hit that region. Italys just announcing all proceeds from public museums on rebuilding effort. The minister is urging every italian to visit museums to stand in solidarity with the quake victims. This man could be the key to solving delve interdents of solving several incidents of indecent exposure. He is a person of interest and someone they m. Want to talk to who may have information about the guy whos been flashing students on campus. Reporter Lindsay Logue is live at usf this morning. Some of year. Reporter good morning, dan and deiah, to you. Some of them go back to even more than that. There are a number of unsolved flasher cases in the cases of usf. We did some digging. Four in 2015, and three just last week. Police want to know if any of them are connected. So they sent us this brand new surveillance video. They want to you take a good look at the man in this video. Go center on campus. The man in the photos at this point is only a person of interest, but he was in the same place at the same time the student