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 cochran s relationship with cab companies for july of 2015. the reason? he wasn t 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 whe
tuesday. i m dan shaffer. i m lindsay logan for deiah riley. a roof at the store collapsed. firefighters shut down the corner of hillsborough and 40th street. four employees were inside the store at the time. all of them got out safely. now to the latest in democracy 2016, some political analysts say donald trump is laying the he will tell his supporters if he loses the election. he said it is being rigged by the media and polling places. we are live streaming. comedian billly crystal billy crystal hosting a fundraiser for hillary clinton. we have to raise more money this is felony corruption by any standard. reporter: donald trump seizing on newly released fbi documents appearing to show a top state department official sought to have the fbi back down on an e-mail from clinton s server. the suggestion is that the state department and fbi may have engaged in acquitted pro quo discussion regarding the classification of the e-mail that gives the under siege.
and 8 on your side will stay on top of this and we will find out what they are willing to do to keep the children safe. now to the latest in the run to the 2016 presidential election. early voting starts an ex week here in florida. most bay area counties begin early voting on monday the 24th. but early voting starts in all of florida s 67 counties october 29 and last through november 5. florida is expected for hillary clinton and donald trump. thousands of floridians took advantage of an extended voter registration deadline. but getting them verified in time may now be in doubt. democrats hope the federal judge can force them not to cast provisional ballots. matt galka has the latest. reporter: yeah jen, you the federal trifecta. but this time, election supervisors say it could have been bad news. reporter: they looked to get newly registered voters processed by sunday. the reason, they don t want provisional ballots to be cast. when you cast a provisional ballot, it
just meeting. they are lining upside by side to fight companies like uber and lyft. in another e-mail, cobbing says the more people who let senator simmons know he needs to have reasonable insurance in place, the better. mayor bob buckhorn says it if there is collusion there, people need to answer for that. but the perception is that is an agency that is way too close in my estimation to the people they are regulating. reporter: we have been trying to track down mr. cobbing. cobbing. he had just one meeting today. just one thing to do. we waited and waited and mr. talk to you about this. also breaking information, i got off the phone with the hillsborough county attorney and he is now asking that the ptc find other legal representation. the county attorney is concerned that if the ptc is dissolved by the state legislature, there might be a conflict of interest there. so he is asking them to find another lawyer. tell me more. why would there be a conflict of interest, je
i don t believe in standing up for it since there s more than one religion. reporter: he may be only 12 years old, but mark dawson, a 6th grader at liberty middle school, sure knows what he believes in. reporter: why is this so important to you? because i believe in more than one religion and one wait, more than one nation. reporter: he says a teacher yelled at him here at school last month for not standing classroom. turns out it was the teacher who was in the wrong. a school spokesperson told me that teacher was unfamiliar with the school policy, but now they re aware of it thanks to a talk with the principal. so when he does this, do you consider him courageous? yes, i do. reporter: his aunt said he did the right thing by standing up for what he believes in. oh, yes. i will stand behind him if he s right and if he s wrong, i will tell him he s wrong. reporter: he continues not to take part even though other kids he claims give him a hard time. why not j