mary mcguire joins us live from tampa police head quarters. mary, how did this start? reporter: tampa police originally pulled over that car because of a broken headlight and that's when they realized it was stolen. police conducted this stop in the tampa heights neighborhood. they pulled over the car driven by joel alexander cook for a missing highlight around 9:30. they determined that car was in the stolen car and eventually crashed into say tree near a home on floribraska and tampa street and then tried backing up on to that police cruiser. that's when the two officers fired at cook who is now in the hospital. >> he's not being very cooperative at the hospital right now. but as i said, its not a life threatening injury so we'll just have to talk to him again. reporter: those two officers who shot at the suspect are now on paid leave according to tpd. police tell us cook was transported to a local hospital with non life threatening injury again, and he is not being cooperative with detectives. he's not saying much so the investigation continues today. >> yeah, sound

mary mcguire has what you need to know. do authorities have any idea how long the skimmer informs place? >> reporter: was found at this very gas station in april. the new one was gyp stalled after that. check out how well the gas station is locked up, but the trouble is, you can't put is the locks likes that on the gas pumps -- locks like that on the gas pumps because they are open 24/7. the partners in crime are convict of scamming in these incident. tampa police say before you top off your tank, use the pumps closiest to the cashier. >> very offer they set it on the pump that is the furthest away, or an isolated area. get in the middle of everything with the people around. >> reporter: gas station clerks recommend going inside and paying for gas there to avoid being scam bade skimmer. the best way to pay, go in gas station and use cash or a card. if you can't do that, use your credits card outside, not your debit card, and select a pump that is towards the middle. the outer one are the ones that scammers target. they can

and that's where we find mary mcguire. mary, were any officers hurt in the fire fight? the 32-year-old convicted felon who is accused of shooting at them is now in a hospital bed. polk county sheriff grady judd tells us that this guys, 32- year-old francis perry refused to roll down the window when four police officers surrounded him. instead, he says perry opened fire. police officers fired back, riddling the car perry was in with bullets. >> we shot back because he shot at us. >> reporter: again, no officers were hurt in this incident. perry was rushed to the hospital and underwent emergency surgery. inside and perry's car, officers claim they found drugs. perry is now facing a laundry list of charges related to this latest incident. the most serious of which is trying to kill a law enforcement officer. those charges will be added to his current rap sheet which we are told is close to 100 pages long, gayle. f0 we should get an update from perry's condition in the hospital. but again, thankfully no law enforcement officers were hurt in this fire fight, gayle. >> boy, i

news channel 8's mary mcguire is tracking the story for us in tampa. mary, the ptc and the ride sharing companies have been at it for years here in hillsborough county. >> reporter: they sure have f0 we are actually riding in an uber right now. i wanted to get reaction from drivers to see what impact the rules and regulations would have on them. the big vote took place yesterday morning and before the vote took place, uber and lyft drivers protested outside of the county building. the ptc considered rules that would require a minimum fare and minimum wait time for rides and fingerprint background checks. one driver this morning is against that fingerprint requiremt. >> ultimately, it doesn't prove that anyone is anymore more safer because there are people that have committed crimes for the first time as first-time offenders. >> reporter: now uber still maintains they'll pull out of hillsborough county if the new rules are actually enforced but those in favor of the requirement, they maintain that it's a public safety measure and ensures that the riders

news channel 8's mary mcguire is live in st. petersburg. mary, where did all this money go? >> reporter: gayle, this all goes back to the sports management company that is in charge of the little league team. they are having their own financial troubles. families here say they forked over almost $35,000 in fees to the texas-based sports management company. and now the owner says a credit card snafu is keeping him from releasing the money back to the league so that they can pay bills. >> you know, almost 300 kids playing baseball here in the fall. and we owe thousands of dollars to local, you know, printers and shirt people and landscape people. and you know, we owe a lot of money. >> reporter: now 8 on your side contacted the owner of the company who told us his credit card processor froze his account so he is at the mercy of the merchant bank releasing the funds. in the meantime, parents have established a gofundme account to try and help the players, keep them on the field for the rest of the season. for the company and if there's criminal activity involved, st. petersburg

thank you mary mcguire. arrest in the washington state mall shooting. another shooting where police are looking for a handful con national. >> complect. >> cam mock. >>> police in baltimore, maryland looking for three suspects in a shooting spree there. at least eight people shot. investigators say a father and his 3 year old all of the injuries are non life threatening. witnesses say one of the suspects had a shotgun, the other two had handguns. the investigation continues. >>> in chicago, a fight between two men leads to one of them being shot in the head. the shooting happening while the victim and his sister were walking near michigan avenue. the suspect is in custody. >>> turning now to the tragic mall shooting in washington. authorities identifying he is, who killed five people at -- killed five people at a mall. police spotted arcan cetin saturday night and immediately recognized him as the person they were looking for. >> he said nothing, he was just kind of zombie like is the best i can describe for him. him. he had a computer with him. reporte

reporting in tampa, i'm mary mcguire, news channel 8. with fema will visit pasco county to help assess the damage from hurricane hermine. the assistance is needed there. the visit comes after the county reported damage estimates at $89 million. officials say hermine is one of the costliest storms in pasco history. >>> the pass could you coe county -- pasco county flood support is today from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. you can drop off food and supplies today. to volunteer, head to wfla.com for a link. >>> this morning, the search for a bank robber who uses a surgeon mask as a disguise. he's hit one bank in pinellas county twice. check out these surveillance video images. deputies say he walked in, showed a gun and investigators say the same man robbed that bank also on july 24th. >>> a travel advisory in rye section of miami could soon be lifted. that's if there are no new cases of the zika virus in the area. the center for disease control and prevention could lift the restriction on september 19th. . >>> today marks 15 years since the septem

news channel 8's mary mcguire is live at 20th street east and 50th avenue drive east in bradenton where the teenager was thrown to the ground and >> reporter: well, this guy is still on the loose and manatee county sheriff's deputies, they do not want to the take any chances this morning. we have seen a few out here patrolling the area where this girl was attacked yesterday morning. now this all happened around 6:00 a.m. when manatee county sheriff's deputies tell us a man approached a girl at 20th street east and 50th avenue drive east. he pulled her to the ground, tried to assault her, even threatening to choke her. but as a ca took her phone and ran off, leaving her unharmed. the girl who did not want to be identified wants fellow teens to understand that these sorts of dangers are real. >> anything can happen. at any time. and i just want them to be aware of their surroundings. >> reporter: now we do have a description of the guy that deputies are looking for. the man is about 5'7", skinny, about 25 years old. he was wearing jeans and a dark call crime stoppers. now amazingly, this

mary mcguire thank you very much. live in tampa. >>> a bay area middle school employee is charged with getting a teenager girl pregnant. lamont houston worked with at- risk youth at lincoln middle school. police say over the summer he befriended a young girl. the two started meeting for sex. arrested. a friend of houston's tells us he can hardly believe it. >> he is a good guy. he helps the community. he would never do nothing wrong. >> houston faces felony charges including sexual battery and child abuse. >>> clearwater officials are cracking down on illegal dumping. that's good news for some residents dealing with a big mess left behind. several residents have complained about people dumping furniture, appliances and lots of trash on their properties. one woman even had to pay $800 to haul off someone else's garbage left on her land. the police department have several cameras placed in neighbors across the city. >> my speculation is people are doing contracting work on landscaping work and they have branches and stu

newschannel8's mary mcguire has more on what wednesday's vote by the public transportation commission means for one uber driver here in tampa. >> reporter: the ptc and ride at each other's throats for years over rules and regulations. this morning we took atrip along with an uber driver to see her reaction to the proposals. snacks, water bottles, a phone charger. ronita wilson lakes to make things comfortable for her customers even if she is not comfortable with the new rules in hillsborough county. >> they are saying it is a safety thing. but really, can we keep someone safe just by fingerprinting somein mental state of a person. >> reporter: as a single mother, she relies on uber to support herself and her two children making such good money, she quit her other job to drive full time. >> i need something that is very flexible so that i'm able to pick them up from school, take them to school, be there for their sporting events. if they are sick or anything, all i have to do is just shut my little thing off and go do what i need to do. >> reporter: on wednesday, ptc considered rules t

and mary mcguire is live in gibsonton where students are getting ready for the game just a few hours early. and mary, i hope you can hear me. [music] >> reporter: i can hear you. good friday morning to you the. i have the best job in the world this morning and that's helping the students of east bay high school get pumped up for their big game tonight, the fighting indians are ready to take on the cougars of durant high school. and this isn't necessarily a it's the first conference game for the fighting indians. and i was actually chatting with the cheer leading squad here and they were showing me a little thing that they do to get really pumped up in the game. let's hear it. >> reporter: my goodness, i hope you have your red, lite and gray ready because we are cheering on the fighting indians and it's so much fun out here. we have the musical stylings helping to get us pumped up. back to you guys. >> man. >> thanks, we need to bring them in the studio. >> yes. >> when you wake up with us at 4:00 a.m. can you imagine? >> they got early for us and they have the team spirit going this w

news channel 8's mary mcguire is live at the school this morning. these kids are ready for a great game tonight, mary. >> reporter: i was just about to say, i can certainly hear the school spirit here at nature coast technical high school. every week is shark week. check out the kids. they are so excited for a big game against lake whales. sod they certainly have a lot to cheer for this evening. the game is at 7:30 in brooksville. and it will kick-off right here. and i actually have someone special i want to introduce you to. this is diane. she has been a teacher for 44 years and i think she wins the costume contest tonight. she's already ready for halloween. what was your favorite part of being a shark? >> i love the students. we have the best school in the district. we have the best students we have the best faculty. we have the best support staff. and it's just awesome to be a part of the shark family. >> reporter: and this isn't even all of the shark collection. she has a shark necklace. like i said, the game kicks off at 7:30 right here in brook

our mary mcguire is now live from the 7-eleven where this happened. mary, we should be checking our bank statements this morning just in case. >> reporter: well, gene, the fact that these criminals put this skimmer on an atm inside and of this 7-eleven gas station means that they are getting more brazen and that these crimes are evolving to the next level. in the past, identity thieves who plant the skimmers have targeted outside ga of sight. but in this case, investigators tell us the atm is located inside and at the back of the store where on a by single digits day, someone could go unnoticed ifer a period of time. >> it concerns me because i mean, people come in and we didn't notice that that happened. i use my bank card in there. it worries me. >> reporter: police say folks if something doesn't look right, tell the store clerk and call police. investigators are working to find out how long the skimmer was installed inside and of the atm and how many victims of the scam there could be. if you have used an atm at this 7-eleven, you will want to make

mary mcguires live in downtown tampa. it's terrible. the woman was sitting with her niece and nephew when she was hit? >> reporter: she was sitting in her car after delivering food to her family member and just switched eats with her young granddaughter when the shots were fired. we have a look at the mug shot of the suspected shooter who will appear in court later found gathering in a barreled and was working to determine who may have been firing guns. maria contreras was in the backseat with her nephew and niece. she was struck by the fatal stray bullet. a lot of people saw the shooting but no one came forward about who fired until now. >> no snitching culture on a tragedy like come into play. >> a reward was offered for any information in the case. the suspect will be in court later this morning. east currently held in jail on no bond. melissa? >> mary mcgwire, live in tampa, thank you. >>> andrew gluzick was found richey, and while investigating, the man's girlfriend, angela garrett arrived and admitted to stabbing him. garrett char

mary mcguire is live at the ray j where the burkes ar one for the season but at the same time, thousands of fans will pack the seats there. mary are, this is the first time -- mary, this is the first time fans will see the multimillion dollar renovations. reporter: you are right. fans are in for a treat this afternoon. one of the biggest changes they will notice when they step inside is brand new end zone boards. l.e.d. screens, these things are so massive that they are news channel 8 was there when these new boards were installed. we got to see all of the construction that makes up this new score board. its one of the many upgrades to improve the game day experience for bucs fans. after losing multiple super bowl bids, the renovations are part of a bigger picture for the tampa bay sports authority. >> i'm quite confident that as these improvements take place over this year as well as phase two next year, it's goin to attract larger events including super bowls. reporter: now some other upgrades include more replay cameras, a new surround sound system and some suite renovations. kickoff

mary mcguire tracking all of the developments. the question is, a lot of people are wondering, is this explosion a terrorist attack? >> the new york city mayor is not pointing to terrorism but he did confirm this was indeed an intentional act. this morning we are getting an up close look of stunning surveillance video from the moment that explosion rocked the neighborhood. allowed explosion rocked the chelsea neighborhood leaving multiple people injured. surveillance video from a nearby fitness center gives us a look at the exact 2nd that explosion happened. pedestrians can be seen scrambling in the moments after the blast which witnesses described as extremely powerful . it was scary at first and then it sounded like thunder. it sound really heavy. if you are close, it did -- you felt hearing fireworks, it felt like fireworks. now both local and federal authorities are left searching for who is responsible for that last. the mayor says there is no credible and specific threat to new york city but had this to say about the explosi

news channel 8 reporter mary mcguire joins us live from the where the father just walked out of jail. did he have anything to say? >> reporter: we asked if he had anything to say for himself. he simply responded are you kidding me? he was visibly distraught as he walked out of this jail. he came out once, went back inside, came out again, went back inside again and finally left the jail property after posting $50, 000 bond. we have video of his walk out of the jail that i do want to show you. he came out, went came out again twice before leaving. authorities believe hillsborough county firefighter troy whitaker had dropped his daughter off at addison elementary school. his son was left in the car. authorities believe the boy was left in the car 8:30 to 5:00 in the afternoon. whitaker even made a run to publix before realizing he had forgotten his son. act. you have to be responsible for your kids. you cannot leave them in the car for eight hours and let their body temperature get to 108 degrees and they die. >> reporter: when he finally discovered his son was in the car he began screa

mary mcguire is live in tampa. tell us where mosquitoes like to breed. >> reporter: well mosquitoes water. as you well know, we have had a lot of rain in our area over the past couple of months. that's left a lot of standing water in the area creating a perfect breeding ground for these bugs. that's why hillsborough county is hosting a free tire disposal event today. it runs from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at two locations in the county. this is video from a similar event in tampa in february. residents with photo i.d. can drop up to 12 towers county transfer station in gibsonton and the collection center in seffner. county leaders tell us getting rid of the old tires is essential. >> they make the perfect breeding ground for mosquitoes. instead of having the tires sit on their property, we'd like to offer them a chance for a free disposal. >> reporter: mosquito fish will be given away at the gibsonton location. commercial businesses can not any tires from commercial vehicles will not be accepted. this is certainly a g

and that's where we find mary mcguire. mary, were any officers hurt in >> reporter: amazingly, no but the 32-year-old convicted felon who is accused of shooting at them is now in a hospital bed. polk county sheriff grady judd tells us that this guys, 32- year-old francis perry refused to roll down the window when four police officers surrounded him. instead, he says perry opened fire. police officers fired back, riddling the car perry was in with bullets. >> we shot back because he shot at us. and we shot at him a lot. >> reporter: again, no officers were hurt in this incident. perry was rushed to the hospital and underwent emergency surgery. inside and perry's car, officers claim they found drugs. perry is now facing a laundry list of charges related to this latest incident. the most serious of which is trying to kill a law enforcement officer. those charges will be added to his current rap sheet which we are told is close to 100 pages hurt. thank you so much. >>> right now, the recovery from hurricane hermine continues in

d that's where we find mary mcguire. mary, were any officers hurt in the fire fight? who is accused of shooting at them is now in a hospital bed. polk county sheriff grady judd tells us that this guys, 32- year-old francis perry refused to roll down the window when four police officers surrounded him. instead, he says perry opened fire. police officers fired back, riddling the car perry was in with bullets. >> we shot back because he shot at us. and we shot at him a lot. >> reporter: again, no officers were hurt in this incident. perry was rushed to the hospital and underwent emergency surgery. inside and perry's car, officers claim they found drugs. perry is now facing a laundry list of charges related to this latest incident. the most serious of which is trying to kill a law enforcement officer. those charges will be added to his current rap sheet which we are told is close to 100 pages long, gayle. f0 the polk county sheriff's later today about perry's condition, gayle. >> what a sigh of relief that the law enforcement officers are okay. thank you. > right now, the

mary mcguire, news channel 8. >> and the national traffic safety administration has a tool for you to find a car seat inspection station in the area. we put a link to that on our website at wfla.com. >>> a consumer watch this morning, yahoo is expected to it exposed 200 million user accounts. this summer yahoo said they were investigating an incident in which hackers claims to have accessed user name, passwords and personal information and selling them online. it could implicate the nearly $5 billion sell of the core business to the verizon. >>> there's a snag in cvs's plan for curb-side pick-up. it online and pick them up curb side in an hour. so many people tried to use the app during a soft launch that the orders became backloggedmented sounds convenient until everybody is doing it at the same time. >> we had a grocery store where you could drive through and pick up your groceries. very nice. >>> we will be back with more bright house networks keeps you connected with standard tv and lightning 50 internet! enjoy your favorite broadcast networks, along withespn, amc, and more! plus,

mary mcguire is ferry would launch. mary, do we have the idea of the exact details we will hear from officials today? >> reporter: gene, the project has been in the works for a while now. and today we are expected to learn specific details about this proposed high-speed ferry including just what that ferry would look like, how many people could fit on and it the schedule of services, how many times in a day it would travel back and forth between downtown tampa and downtown st. pete. hurdles when it was approved by city leaders in both tampa and st. pete. it would drop people off near the tampa convention center and travel between that point and st. pete, slashing a lot of time off of people's commutes, especially during rush hour. >> we go back and forth it between it. we have to beat that traffic all the time. >> reporter: now tickets for the ferry are tentatively priced at 5 to $10 per trip. and this big announcement is set to take place this morning. and people are very excited about this. this could really slash a l

news channel 8's mary mcguire sat down with the defense attorney behind the sign who explains why he put it up in the first place. >> reporter: following officer involved shootings in charlotte and omaha, one tampa defense sign outside his law firm. and since then, many -- law firm. since then, many people have spoken out about it online. they are greeted by a sign that changes frequently. >> a lot of people are not in the best of moods because they are backed up here. >> reporter: over the year, the attorney has displayed various messages on it. but recent officer involved shootings prompted him to make a big change. killing unarmed black men now then we have a bigger problem. >> reporter: now the sign reads, stop killing unarmed black men now. the message brought support but also comments like these, must be an office full of cop haters wrote one user on the facebook page. and another user write, when you publicly post a message of shown yourself you no longer respect the process. he tells us that he served in the military for four years and does respect law enforcement. he doesn't

reporting in tampa, mary mcguire, news channel 8. >> and during the trial run, it would only operate one sea vessel from november 2nd to the will offer free public run so the community can test the water, if you will. >>> and now in investigator vote, florida attorney general pam bondi is defending the donation she received from republican presidential candidate donald trump. three years ago, trump gave $25,000 to bondy's re-election campaign. it came at the same time that her office decide not pursue legal action against trump university. she insisted the doe the nation was not a payment for her to look the other way on troubled school. >> you know what i wish i had done is come out in front of all of you early on and say, i guess i just knew there was nothing improper. i am a career prosecutor. i am proud. i will never let any money of anyone affect what i do. >> at the time of the donation, the new york attorney general's office filed a lawsuit against trump university accusing the school of fraud in its real estate seminars. >>> and as for hillary rodham florida today. she is in

mary mcguire joins us live from the police head quarters. mary, the suspect just got out of jail for stealing a car? reporter: that's right, the police tell us that % >> the back of the car is perched over the police car and so he was trying to do damage to the police officers and the car so that's why they did open fire. reporter: those two police officers are now on paid administrative leave. cook was transported to the local hospital with non life threatening injuries. he is not being cooperative with the investigation. >> mary mcguire, thank you very much. >>> to help assess >>> our buddies, dylan and nicole back with us. one of the proud american symbols of 9/11 returned back home. the flag raised by three firefighters disappeared after this photograph was taken by thomas franklin but police began an investigation about two years ago when a man dropped off a flag in a fire station in washington, 3,000 miles from manhattan. when he heard on tv the flag was missing, he asked the firefighters to return it to new york city. after a forensic

mary mcguire is now live in downtown tampa. so mary, this comes after between the two parties. >> reporter: well, this announcement is a bit of a surprise, especially after all of the fighting that has happened between the two groups but uber has reportedly reached a temporary agreement with ptc chairman victor crist. now the rest of the ptc does need to vote on the agreement. it reportedly spells out background checks for drivers and other rules. this month, the commission voted to require fingerprint opposed. >> they say it's a safety thing but really can we keep someone safe just by fingerprinting someone? that does not determine the mental state of a person. >> reporter: the agreement would reportedly allow uber to operate in hillsborough county until a state law can be formed. and we are expected to learn a lot more about this announcement. they are going to host a news conference here at the county center at 10:00 a.m. this morning but the it's an issue that a lot of people have watched. even my mom knows how to ll up an u

news channel 8's mary mcguire is live in st. petersburg. mary, where did all this money go? >> reporter: gayle, this all management company that is in charge of the little league team. they are having their own financial troubles. families here say they forked over almost $35,000 in fees to the texas-based sports management company. and now the owner says a credit card snafu is keeping him from releasing the money back to the league so that they can pay bills. parents here are angry. >> you know, almost 300 kids playing baseball here in the and we owe thousands of dollars to local, you know, printers and shirt people and landscape people. and you know, we owe a lot of money. >> reporter: now 8 on your side contacted the owner of the company who told us his credit card processor froze his account so he is at the mercy of the merchant bank releasing the funds. in the meantime, parents have established a gofundme account to try and help the players, keep them on the field for the rest of the season. petersburg police say they don't believe that anything fraudulent is happening

mary mcguire is live this morning. mary, folks should be checking ei morning. >> reporter: definitely. the fact that it was found inside and of the store and not just on a gas pump on the outdoors of the store means that these crooks are getting more brazen with the crimes and they are taking these crimes to the next level. now in the past, identity thieves who plant the skimmers have targeted outside gas pumps and often out of the clerk's line of sight. in this case, investigators tell us that the atm is located inside and of the back of the store. on a busy day, someone could go concerned. >> it concerns me because, i mean, people come in and we didn't notice that that happened. i use my bank card in there. it worries me. >> reporter: police say folks should be sure to check out the atm before taking money out of it. if something does not look right, tell the store clerk and call police. and investigators are now working to try to determine just how long that skimmer was in place. just how many people could have if yo

mary mcguire is live this morning. mary, folks should be checking their bank statements this morning. the fact that it was found inside and of the store and not just on a gas pump on the outdoors of the store means that these crooks are getting more brazen with the crimes and they are taking these crimes to the next level. now in the past, identity thieves who plant the skimmers have targeted outside gas pumps and often out of the clerk's line of sight. in this case, investigators tell us that the atm is located inside at the back of the store. on a busy day, someone could go unnoticed for a period of time. and even the clerk is concerned. >> it concerns me because, i mean, people come in and we didn't notice that that happened. i use my bank card in there. it worries me. >> reporter: police say folks should be sure to check out the atm before taking money out of it. if something does not look right, tell the store clerk and call police. and investigators are now working to try to determine just how long that skimmer wa

after parents say they were cheated out of nearly $35,000 by a sports management news channel 8's mary mcguire is live in st. petersburg. mary, where did all this money go? >> reporter: gayle, this all goes back to the sports management company that is in charge of the little league team. they are having their own financial troubles. families here say they forked over almost $35,000 in fees to the texas-based sports management company. and now the owner says a credit card snafu is keeping him from releasing the money back to the league so that they can pay bills. parents here are angry. >> you know, almost 300 kids playing baseball here in the fall. and we owe thousands of dollars to local, you know, printers and shirt people and landscape people. and you know, we owe a lot of money. >> reporter: now 8 on your side contacted the owner of the company who told us his credit card processor froze his account so he is at the mercy of the merchant bank releasing the funds. in the meantime, parents have to try and help the players, keep them on the field for the rest of the season. for the company an

news channel 8's mary mcguire got a firsthand look at the devastation. >> reporter: hurricane hermine ripped through pasco county and left a gigantic bill. >> this is the most costly storm we've had in pasco county. >> reporter: 23 residences were them was jeffrey's who lived with his son and two grandchildren in this trailer. >> she saw the tree and said it looked like slow motion as it fell down. >> reporter: it was declared a total loss after a tree fell on it in the middle of those storms and he has now moved across the street to live with his girlfriend. >> now you look at and you're going, why me? >> reporter: officials with with fema traveled across the county to assess the damage in or not a federal disaster declaration will be made. with that declaration comes financial assistance that is needed but it won't be the answer to all of the problems hermine caused. >> the average payout from fema is only $6000 per household. it is not a lot of money. it is not an insurance gap. it won't pay to fix somebody's home. us working towards this declaration means if we do get a federal di

news channel 8's mary mcguire is live at 50th avenue drive teenager was thrown to the ground and robbed. mary, what is being done to keep kids safe this morning? >> reporter: well, the bad guy is still on the loose this morning and manatee county deputies will be patrolling the area right by the bus stop where this all happened just as a precaution this morning. now yesterday around 6:00 a.m., manatee county deputies tell us that a man approached the girl at 20th street east and 50th drive east. he pulled her to the ground, tried to assault here and threatened to choke her. but as a car approached, he took her phone and ran off, leaving her unharmed. the girl who did not want to be identified wants fellow teens to understand that these dangers real. -- that these dangers are real. >> anything can happen at any time and i want them to be aware of their surroundings. >> reporter: now here's a description of the guy that deputies are looking for. the man is about 5'7", skinny, jeans and a dark shirt. if you have any information, you are asked to call crime stoppers. amazingly gene, the gir

mary mcguire has details on the charges that this 19-year-old suspect is now facing. >> reporter: tampa police had been searching for this suspected shooter since june, and on friday, they finally made an arrest. apersons in front of a judge, charged with second-degree murderer and fell were in possession of a firearm. police tell us war were was having an ongoing feud with another man, and it was shooting at him while riding his bike about on columbus drive. about 90 feet away, maria was in the back soothe of hire car with her never you and niece, when she was struck by that fatal stray bullet. her brother recalled the sound of police claim a lot of people saw the shooting, but no one came forward until now. >> this no snitching culture, on a senseless tragedy like that should not come into play. >> reporter: at warren's first appearance, the state attorney's of fix requested three days to file a motion for pretrial detention, which was granted. a reward had been offered up for anyone with information that could lead to be an arrest misdemeanor warrants in pin elhas county have the opp

mary mcguire is now live in downtown tampa. so mary, this comes after months and months of constant parties. >> reporter: well, this announcement did come as a surprise, gayle. uber has reportedly reached a temporary agreement with the ptc chairman victor crist. now this is of course a temporary agreement and the rest of the ptc does need to vote on it. this reportedly spells out background checks for drivers and other rules. earlier this month, the commission voted to require fingerprint background checks for all drivers, something she opposed. >> they're saying it's a safety someone safe, really, just by fingerprinting someone? that does not determine the mental state of a person. >> reporter: this agreement would reportedly allow uber to operate in hillsborough county until a state law can be formed. and we are expecting to learn much more about this potential agreement at a news conference that is scheduled to take place right here at the county center at 10:00 a.m. this morning. you can tune in to news channel 8ed a midday

news channel 8's mary mcguire is live in bradenton. and we need to know who found the device, mary. >> reporter: well, gene, a found the skimming device and he later alerted bradenton police. now in the past, we have reported on skimmers that have been found on gas stations outside but never on an atm inside and of the store. and in this case, investigators tell us the atm is in the back of the store where on a busy day, someone could go unnoticed for a period of time. >> they had to be very slick about it because nobody noticed it. nobody i didn't know it. >> reporter: bradenton police tell us this is the first time a skimmer has been found inside and of an atm. police are now offering common sense advice if you are using atms inside and of gas stations. check them out. if anything seems out of the ordinary, don't use that atm. and alert authorities and alert the store clerk. if you have used this atm at this 7-eleven in bradenton, make sure to check your bank and the clerks need to be more vigilant as well. these machines are often ti

mary mcguire is live in months and months of constant fighting between the two parties. >> reporter: this did come as a bit of a shock, gayle. uber has reportedly reached a temporary agreement with ptc chairman victor crist. this agreement outlines rules and regulations for drivers and other rules like background checks. this month, the commission voted to require fingerprint background which cans for all driver, something she opposed. >> th thing but really, can we keep someone safe really just by fingerprinting someone? that does not determine the mental state of a person. >> reporter: now this agreement would reportedly allow uber to operate in hillsborough county until a state law can be formed. we are expecting to learn a lot more information at a press conference that will be held right here at 10:00 a.m. representatives from uber and the ptc are both expected to 11:00 a.m. news newscast for the latest. >>> socker is one of the most beloved sports around the world. >> sure is. but the beautiful game may be taking a hidden toll on even the youngest players. coming up, the study

news channel 8's mary mcguire is now live near the tampa convention center where the ferry would launch from. and mary, do we have an idea on the exact details that will be released later today? >> reporter: well, gene, we are expecting to learn more specifics about this project, including exactly what this vessel will look like, how many people it c number of times in a day that it will travel between downtown tampa and st. pete. this was all approved back in august by city leaders in tampa and st. petersburg. the ferry would drop the people off near the water front near the tampa convention center and then would travel between that point and the park in st. pete. slashing lots of time off of commutes, especially during rush hour. >> we go back and forth between to beat the traffic all the time. >> reporter: now tickets for the ferry are tentatively priced around 5 to $10 per trip. and again, the big announcement will take place at 10:00 a.m. in downtown tampa. and if all goes according to plan, the ferry could take off as soon as november, gene. and i know that we all know how aggrava

news channel 8's mary mcguire is live in downtown tampa. do we know where the ferry would set sail from, mary? >> reporter: well, gene, the ferry would travel to and from the tampa convention center, toward the water front and would go to the petersburg. back in august, the project cleared two big hurdles when city leaders in tampa and st. pete approved funding for the project. those in favor of the service claim it would slash a lot of time off of people's commutes, especially during rush hour. those in favor are excited. >> it's almost obvious. like why doesn't st. pete and tampa talk about ways to get people back and forth through the ferry option? so this is exciting. a lot of hard work has been put announcement is happening this morning at 10:00 a.m. and if everything goes according to plan, the service could start up as soon as november. and now tickets for the ferry are priced around 5 to $10 for a one-way ticket and i'm sure that's well worth it for commuter who spend hours of their week sitting in traffic on the bridges. i'm sure pe

our mary mcguire is in downtown tampa. and these two groups duking it out for months now. >> reporter: that is correct. about two weeks ago, the ptc voted to require fingerprint background checks for all uber drivers in the county. uber threatened to pull out of hillsborough county if the rule was enforced but this morning, the two parties appear to have reached an agreement. uber and the ptc have reportedly reached the temporary agreement with the transportation commission chairman victor crist. this agreement reportedly spells out background checks the full ptc must still approve the agreement. this month, the commission voted to require fingerprint background checks for all drivers. she didn't like the rule but she told us that she would follow it if she had to. >> ultimately, it doesn't prove that anyone is more safer because there are many people that have committed many crimes for the first time as first- time offenders. >> reporter: now this agreement would reportedly allow uber to operate in hillsborough formed. an

news channel 8's mary mcguire is now live near the tampa convention center where the ferry would launch from. and mary, do we have an idea on the exact details that will be released later today? >> reporter: well, gene, we are expecting to learn more specifics about this project, including exactly what this vessel will look like, how many people it can hold and also the it will travel between downtown tampa and st. pete. this was all approved back in august by city leaders in tampa and st. petersburg. the ferry would drop the people off near the water front near the tampa convention center and then would travel between that point and the park in st. pete. slashing lots of time off of commutes, especially during rush hour. >> we go back and forth between it but i'm retired and we have to beat the traffic all the time. >> rte the ferry are tentatively priced around 5 to $10 per trip. and again, the big announcement will take place at 10:00 a.m. in downtown tampa. and if all goes according to plan, the ferry could take off as soon as november, gene. and i know that we all know how aggravat

mary mcguire is live in lakeland. perry is no stranger to the law. >> reporter: yeah, you can say that again. his current rap sheet is nearly a hundred pages long with numerous arrests here in polk county. and now he faces a host of other charges, the most serious of which is trying to kill a law enforcement officer. this went down here in this quiet lakeland neighborhood just off of gulfview street. 32-year-old francis perry out for his arrest and refused to roll down his windows to speak with officers. instead, he aimed his gun and fired at them. the officers fired back but none were hurt in this gun fight. >> these men work together every day as a task force. they go after the worst of the worst. and tonight they came across him. and thank god they're going home. >> reporter: now perry was rushed to the hospital and claim they found drugs. the polk county sheriff's office will brief the media later today. as to perry's current condition in the hospital, four different agencies will investigate this shooting includi

news channel 8's mary mcguire is live where it happened near 20th street east and 50th avenue drive east in bradenton. mary, this had to be terrifying for that girl. >> reporter: oh, absolutely terrifying. she tells news channel 8 that she thought she was going to die. she was just walking to school yesterday morning and it was still dark out like it is now. just around 6:00 a.m. to her and she heard a voice. and now around 6:00 a.m., the man approached the girl and told her to the turn to him and face him. when she didn't, the man grabbed her backpack, tackled her to the ground and told her to take her clothes off. the teen did not want to be identified but tells us she thought she was going to the die. >> i tried to go away and he covered my way. and he was like, shut up or i will choke you. i was afraid i was going to description of the guy that deputies are looking for. he is about 5'7", skinny and about 25 years old. wearing jeans and a dark shirt. if you know anything, you are urged to call crime stoppers. thankfully she was able to escape and get back home to call authorities to t

ws channel 8's mary mcguire is live in tampa. f0 you are inside and with an uber driver right now. and i'm sure it has many of them alarmed. to. >> reporter: oh, it certainly does. i am here with the driver. we have just been picked up. and yesterday there was a big vote by the public transportation commission here in hillsborough county to determine new rules and regulations with ride sharing companies. there were proposals to have a seven minute wait time, and a $7 minimum fare but in the end, the commission only voted for fingerprint background checking for drivers. what's your reaction to that fingerprinting background rule. because we really can't keep anyone safe but we can give them the idea that they're safe. yes, that's what the fingerprinting does but ultimately, it doesn't prove that anyone is anymore safer because there are many people that have committed many crimes for the first time as first- time offenders. what i think that it does is for those who have been rehabilitated, have gotten their life them a different look and it takes away from those people that are cur

news channel 8's mary mcguire is tracking the story for us in sharing companies have been at it for years here in hillsborough county. >> reporter: they sure have been. the ptc and the ride sharing companies have been at each other's throats and this week the controversy circumstanced around a new set of rules and regulations that would make the regulations the tough nest the country for ride sharing companies. before the vote even took place, there was protests going on. uber drivers and lyft drivers spoke out outside of build. the ptc considered rules that would require a minimum fare and a minimum wait time for rides and a fingerprint background check for drivers. in the end, they decided to only go ahead with the finger print background check which some believes ensures public safety. >> the rules that are before you today are a set of spencable rules designed to provide for public safety. >> reporter: -- are a set of sensible rules that are designed for public safety. these are sensible rules. and we wanted to see what the new rules and regulation, what impact they would have on ride

f0 >>> mary mcguire is live getting us ready for the friday blitz. >> reporter: well, good morning to you. it's friday morning and you know what that mean, we are here at nature coast technical high school. ready to take a big bite out of the competition on the gridiron tonight. we will have all the fun from >>> time for weather and traffic on the 8s. it is humid out there. 77degrees. and we have some spotty rain. we have some? citrus and hernando county, around sugar mill woods and pinellas. and even a shower still in bradenton this morning. we have numerous thunderstorms this afternoon, too. how about traffic on the 8s? >>> following breaking traffic here. southbound 75, just past fowler just think 301, i did severed on to fowler due to a fatal crash involving a pedestrian. vo: we asked women in pinellas county to describe congressman david jolly in one word: woman 1: dangerous. woman 2: backwards. woman 3: out-of-touch... woman 4: that's 3 words. backwards agenda for women. jolly opposes a woman's right to choose and voted to defund planned parenthood and deny women access to basic

news channel 8's mary mcguire is live in tampa. wednesday's vote by the public transportation commission wasn't necessarily a win for either side. >> reporter: the ptc did back off on a couple of the rule changes but they stuck with the requirement that would have there were protests outside of the county building. uber and lyft drivers spoke up. the ptc considered rules that would require a minimum fare and a minimum wait time for rides and a fingerprint background check for drivers. in the end, they only went ahead with the fingerprint background check and uber isn't happy. >> the backwards proposals that dominating the meeting were designed to do one thing and that's limit competition. nothing to >> reporter: uber still says that they'll pull out of the county if the rules are enforced but the ptc maintains that these are, quote, sensible rules that ensure public safety. and we really wanted to find out what impact they would have on the uber and lit drivers so i'm going -- and lyft drivers so i'm going to order an uber how they

news channel 8's mary mcguire is live where it happened near 20th street east and 50th avenue drive in east bradenton. mary, this had to be terrifying for that teenager. >> reporter: so she tells us that she thought she was going to die. she was just walking to the bus stop just about 24 hours ago around 6:00 a.m. yesterday when she heard a man's voice. now deputies tell us that this happened around 6:00 a.m. when the man approached the girl, told her to turn around and face him. when she didn't, the man grabbed her backpack, tackled her to the ground and told her to take her clothes offer. the teen did not want to be identified but tells us that she thought that she was going >> i tried to scream so he covered my south and he was like shut up or i'm going to choke -- my mouth and he was like, shut up or i'm going to choke you. i was afraid i was going to die. >> reporter: we have a description of the guy. the man is about 5'7", skinny, about 25 years old. he was wearing jeans and a dark shirt. if you know anything, please call crime stoppers. now thankfully that girl was able to escap

. >> mary mcguire's brother lives in new york city. he said many new yorkers are expecting law enforcem t around the area and that's exactly what is happening. >> you will see more police on corners, there will be police with heavier artilleries and weapons stationed in different places around the city, certainly at a lot of the large subway stations but also at historical sites. >> now, if you have family or friends in new york city facebook has activated its >>> now zika in your backyard. >> governor rick scott will be in miami-dade county today. the governor will visit winwood, the first neighborhood declared a zika zone. the advisory is expected to be lifting because there's been no on going activity tran -- transmission in 45 days. the miami transmission zone was widened to cover all of miami beach. >>> pasco county deputies are search for a victim accused of trashing a motorcycle shop and tabbing the owner. william angel worked there. his boss was help him and his ex with a child custody issue. when he tried to slash his ex's tir

f0 >>> and mary mcguire is live getting us up pumped up for the friday morning blitz. >> reporter: it's time forker the blitz pep rally. we are here at east bay high school. they are getting pumped up for the big game tonight against durant high school. and we are partying. we have so much fun music going on. stick with us. we will have all the fun coming up. tampa bay is amazing. i work here, i raise my kids here, i even take care of my mom here. but you know what? i could use a hand. hey! we hear you! it's why a-a-r-p is supporting family caregivers like you with free tools and resources. and we're making our community an even better place to live, work and play for people of all ages. if you don't think "this is right for me" when you think a-a-r-p, then you don't know "aarp." >>> time for weather and traffic on the 8s. sun still not up yet. it's dark out there. it's muggy. it's 78 degrees. we warm up to 90 feeling quite summer-like today, hot, humid, 40% rain chance this afternoon. >>> we have a wonderful drive on the veterans expressway. no delays northbound or southbound. most tra

mary mcguire joins us from the ray j. mary, more importantly, will see the multimillion dollar renovation. reporter: yes, it should be exciting for fans out here when they walk into the doors of raymond james stadium. they're going to see a lot of new renovations and upgrades. the thing they might notice the most is gigantic new l.e.d. screens in the end zones. news channel 8 was there as the installed. that makes up the new score board. its one of many upgrades to improve the game day experience for bucs fans. after losing multiple super bowl bids, the renovations are part of the bigger picture. >> i'm quite confident as these improvements and enhancements to raymond james stadium take place over this year as well as phase two next year, its going two enable us to attract larger events including super bowls. reporter: upgrades include more replay cameras, a new surround sound system and suite renovations. kickoff is here at raymond james stadium at 4:05 this afternoon against the la rams. i just checked ticket master and