Hillsborough county Public Transportation commission has been battling Ride Sharing Services like uber and lyft. Even issuing expensive tickets. Now we are learning the head of the ptc used cab drivers in sting operations that busted uber and lyft operators. It gives the impression of inappropriate activity and inappropriate relationships and literally puts all of our current reporter victor crist believes kyle cochran crossed the line. The perception is very bad. It gives the impression that the best practices were not followed. That the Regulatory Agency was operating far too close and in concert with some of the companies that it regulated. Reporter when i started investigating kyle cochrans relationship with Cab Companies for july of 2015. The reason . He wasnt doing ptc business that day. He was in palm beach advocating for the Cab Companies. To retro actively change it gives the impression of deception. Reporter state senator jeff brandis was shocked when i told him about the ema
Dana young wants the ptc to be shut down. She is asking if fdle to get involved because she wants to know if the law is being broken. Reporter when kyle cochran went to speak out against Ride Sharing Services he said he had just happened to be in town on a family vacation. I was not there advocating for or against any ordinance. Reporter at interview in april. Since then, 8 on your side has obtained hundreds of emails between him and the heads of cab companies. The subject line of one of the ole mails is uber info for meeting written by a cab Company Person for him. Days before his family vacation. State prepresentive dana young is now asking the fdle to investigate him and his e mails. It is clear that right now, we have the fox guarding the the ptc has been a disaster. Reporter we caught up to her while campaigning to talk about it. It definitely concerns me that there was any sort of e mail communication between an alleged regulator. Someone being paid to protect the public. And the
Many bay area cobs. We will run counties. We will run down what you need to know before you head to the polls. Im lindsay logue. Im james tully. Take a look at this. Sunrise. Gorgeous sunny start to the day. If you thought it was a little chilly yesterday, well, you can expect the same thing today. Feels like another fall day in florida. Many of you are taking advantage of it by planting stuff outside, i think. Deborah schultz is keeping an eye cooler today. This morning cooler. We will warm up a bit, more than yesterday in the afternoon. Thats the best of both world. Current temperatures, still very cool although now that the sun has come up, temperatures are tarting to rise. We are at 57 in tampa. 45 in brooksville. We have been watching brooksville all morning. They were down to 40 earlier today. That is always one of the cool spots. Look at this 24hour temperature change. This is from yesterday, which the day before. So, some areas actually saw a temperature change of close to 20 d
Meets the standards. But the rent the latest results wont come back. And, we like to have a piece of mind. And, radioactivity from National Geology would be at a level where they would be okay to wash their clothes in. But you wouldnt want to drink it. Stink with bottled water or infant water. And at one point one point the guy kept her up at night. Now and, tonight they are looking for an independent testing company. And, breaking news police just closing toledo blade boulevard because of damage to an interstate overpass. And, they tweeted these pictures just minutes ago they believe a large truck hit that overpass going north. And 75 is still open but its not clear where that part of the road will be open. And, take a look at the scary Surveillance Video on the 711 and 49th st. , north. You can see the mass man here, walked up to an older man here and they say that he implied that he had a gun walked the victim back into the store and took cash from the register. Thankfully, no one w
Just thought made for prettier sunrise. Its not going to stop us from getting back to the 80s for High Temperatures. We did squeeze out 80 on the dot yesterday afternoon. I think today, a little bit warmer. Were at 64 degrees now at Tampa International. 67 in st. Petersburg. Still some 50s inland. And to the north. But well go clouds, sunshine and 83 degrees for a high today. And 85 for a high tomorrow, vanessa. All right. Dave right now were still watching southbound delays on 49th street north in south of roosevelt boulevard. We have those back up still toward southern half bay side bridge. Were still urging folks to take uni19 running a lot clicker completely green id saw about 5 minutes or so if you take that. More updates on that to come watching this crash on Manatee County area this is parish. 1 in avenue east at eerie road in lane blocks will be reported on eerie itself. Instead. And like i mentioned we will keeping an eye on this and what what we learned in a couple of minutes