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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. Talking facetoface with lawmakers. And the good news is. The long stalemate in washington over how to fu...

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 attacker. Officials have notified parents and the Manatee County Sheriffs Office plans to have deput...

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 and of tampabaytraffic as soon as that clears. 6 01. To breaking news scary moments for a tampa mother...

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. Hey, were wel barely. Rain chances are best this afternoon and theyll run 50 to 60 . Tropical storm ...

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. The long stalemate in washington over how to fund the zika battle. Appears to be almost over. Duri...