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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. Talk...

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 ...

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 an...

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. ...

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...

Well linda, neighbors say the criminals were actually using this vacant house over here behind me to stage this crime. One the neighbors, next door neighbor actually saw a girl standing in the driveway and it seemed a little bit suspicious. So she started recording what was going on. So take look at that video here. She recorded everything from inside of her house through her blinds. She shared that video with us. She says she watched a teenager flag victim down who was a red car. Hillsborough c...

Die. He said shut up or i will choke you. I try today call for help. Reporter thankny, as a car passed by, the guy panicked. He snatched her phone and ran off. Deputies were notified and her mother is obviously concerned. Oh, i was beside myself when her friend called me this morning. Reporter the girls mother noticed a strange mysterious man walking the street shortly before her daughter left. I knew it was him. You know. The only thing going through my mind, is sh reporter now authorities are ...

Hours or the good news with this is although it is enhancing our rain chances, it is still relatively weak and it looks like the majority of the heavier rain and gusty winds will be on the east coast of florida from Central Florida on north to jacksonville. If youre planning to travel in that direction, be aware that you could be getting those tropical heavy downpours, especially along i95 from daytona on north over the next 24 and near shore. So if you happen to want to do any boating off of th...

A smart phone with apps installed and instructed her how to send naked pictures and videos of herself to other students. While he didnt have any pictures sent to himself, we are learning that he would take that phone to see those naked images of that child. Out of jail but not answering his door, we attempted to talk to 321yearold Michael Geist a former Science Teacher charged with lewd conduct with student. He was always nice and respectful to me. Reporter his neighbors shocked by the arrest, s...

The girls mother believes this could have ended badly. Im thankful god was watching over her. She hopes the man will be caught. Until then shell be keeping close watch on her daughter. Ill be walking her to the bus stop. She doesnt want to walk alone anymore so ill be walking with her. Her friends will walk with her. The Manatee County School District will check lighting and stops and ask students for aware of their surroundings all the time. A riverview carpenter thought craigslist was a good p...