however, commissioner victor crist is independent investigation to look at our actions and he absolutely thinks cochran should resign. >> jeff patterson reporting live. thank you jeff. >>> the man accused of slamming into a lakeland home and killing a woman inside faced a judge today. we are told ryan tallant was absolutely wasted behind the wheel when he lost control early thursday morning. 76-year-old janice folds who was in her home at the time marino has the story. >> reporter: loved ones of jan's are heartbroken. in court today. >> ryan mitchell tallant. >> reporter: a judge setting bond for tallant with conditions. wear a gps monitor. follow a curfew. or not drink. >> to not possess in any bar or lounge and random breath testing. >> i pray for that man. because, everything is against him. >> reporter: newschannel8 spoke with a neighbor who her husband heard the horrific crash and ran to help. >> he heard the explosion. and, he said he heard tires screeching. >> reporter: jan and her husband, reverend wyatt folds had just woken up when the truck plowed through the room where she goe

but p-t-c chairman victor crist -- who called for the meeting -- accused cockream of only caring about the interests of taxi and limo drivers. crist wanted cock that motion failed... after a heated debate. the board ?did agree to have an independent investigation. p-t-c board member frank reddick accused crist of colluding to oust cockream. with a potential interim executive director ready to step in. but he says he was just being prepared... and accused other board members of not fully understanding the problems. cyber criminals are wreaking havoc on networks around the world. just because your computer has never been hacked doesn't mean it can't happen. experts from around the country came to tampa to share what they know and to help people train for whatever's next. and it's not just something the government or big banks need to worry about. hackers are eyeing even individuals. as fox 13's haley hinds explains-- the goal of yesterday's conference was to prepare. think of all the ways you're connected -- computers, smartphones, t-vs... even cars and appliances. to hackers... those ar

. >> hillsborough county commissioner victor crist thinks each county should regulate it. representatives from lyft and uber will continue working with the ptc to stay in tampa. >>> happening today, there is a status hearing scheduled for the a man that authorities say killed his daughter throwing her off the state mental hospital will release his status. john chuck is incompetent to stand trial. authorities say he threw his 5- year-old daughter off the bridge killing her. >>> deputies are looking for two purse snatchers. one man is caught on surveillance video sneak up to a woman's car. her back is turned. he crouches down, opens the car is long gone. she hasn't turned around yet, didn't notice anything. >>> today an 11-year-old from south florida will appear before a judge after leading police on a car chase. it started when the girl asked her mom for the keys to the car and needed a book out of it. she went for a 13-mile joy ride. when police tried to pull her over, she stopped. she crashed in another driver. he was sent to the hospital but not >>> governor scott is fru

victor crist is calling on a meeting. 8 on your side shows a close the cab companies. tampa mayor bob buckhorn wants a meeting. >> that's an agency that's very, very close, way to close in my estimate to the people they are regulating. >> state representative danna young is asking that the department of law enforcement investigation the relationship between the ptc and cab companies. the fdle has assign it had case to the office of executive investigations. >>> electric employees are headed to grand bahama island to help restore service that's still down following hurricane matthew. can you believe that? the crews are prepared to stay there for two weeks. >>> this is no halloween joke, giant snails invading miami's little miami neighborhood. had a is going on? slow moving creatures, they are dangerous because they transmit disease. people in little havana neighborhood are being told not to touch the snails. first zika and now snails. i'll stay here. >> yeah, you better. >>> max defender 8 is scanning the skies from the takata area all the way to the east coast. nice an

because, ptc board chairman victor crist is calling for an emergency meeting with the ptc because of these e-mails i uncovered. we have been telling you about this for a week, now i have uncovered new e-mails an more evidence relationship between the head of the ptc and the cab companies he is regulating. it shows direct ties an sharing of inside information. the e-mails show ptc executive director kyle cockream is in constant contact with lou manardi. in october ever of last year,

because, ptc board chairman victor crist is calling for an emergency meeting with the ptc because of these e-mails i uncovered. we have been telling you about this for a week, now i have uncovered new e-mails an more evidence relationship between the head of the ptc and the cab companies he is regulating. it shows direct ties an sharing of inside information. the e-mails show ptc executive director kyle cockream is in constant contact with lou manardi. in october ever of last year, 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 breakin

there is new information tonight about a story we've been reporting for weeks now and tonight victor crist is calling for an emergency meeting of the hillsborough county ptc. e-mails uncovered by 8 on your side show a very close relationship between the director of the ptc and the regulating. tampa mayor bob buckhorn thinks this should be investigated. >> if there is collusion there, i think people need to answer for, that but clearly the perception is that that is an agency that is way too close in my estimation to the people that they're regulating. >> state representative dana young is formally requesting the fdle to investigate the relationship between the ptc and cab companies. today the fdle assigned the alert tonight, hyundai is recalling more than 60,000 cars because their glass sun roofs can fly off while driving. a wind deflector anchor plate on certain 2015 and 2016 sonatas was not properly bonded. that apparently can cause the sun roof to malfunction, but if you try to force it closed, it could fly off. there have been no reported injuries or accidents, but a few have detached.

village tore visit -- victor crist wants to investigate claims that the board is in bed with the taxi company. there were allegations that the board used taxi drivers to assist them in sting operations. the operations were reportedly to issue citations to uber and lyft drivers. ptc will meet tuesday at 9:00. >>> more help for affected by hurricane hermine. fema is adding three more counties in florida eligible for financial assistance, hernando, columbia and gaston join the list. it's 25 total counties in the state. people could receive federal money toward repairs. for more information on though apply, head to our web site, www.abcactionnews.com. >>> still ahead on action news weekend edition, a fire almost destroys one girl's homecoming had a dance that she would >> welcome back. >>> high school homecomings are where memories are made, if you go. this girl, she had every reason not to go. ryan ray introduces you to those that wouldn't let it happen. >> nicollette is taking it down to the wire. you look like a princess. >> reporter: trying on homecoming dresses for her family. you se

victor crist wants to investigate claims that the board is in bed with taxi companies. the tampa bay times released batches of e-mails involving kyle cochran. an allegation that the board sting operations. they were reportedly to issue citations to uber and lyft drivers. ptc will meet tuesday at 9:00. >>> more help for those affected by hurricane hermine. fema added three more counties eligible, hernando, columbia and gadson joint the list. people -- join the list. people in those areas could receive money for toward repairs. for more information, head to our web site, www.abcactionnews.com. >>> still ahead on this morning, vulnerable victims. authorities busted a man for charging thousands of dollars in exchange for this shoddy work. up next, how to make sure this never happens to you. >> you will need a jacket if you are heading out this morning. when will we warm up? i will give you the details >>> in pinellas county, which neighborhoods have the oldest pipes and most frequent sewage overflows. they are in dark green. >> ashley yore was in the allendale terrace old p

victor crist who chairman ptc cochran on paid leave. the motion failed. but they did agree to do an independent investigation. and we're going to let you know as soon as we hear of an outcome. >>> to give us a leg up, against our other competitors around the country and around the globe, really is important to us. i mean it, it allows us to grow more jobs to attract better companies. because having access to the ability to move data really is one of the will go through can checklist as they are looking to relocate potential companies here. it's a big deal. >> the tampa mayor buckhorn last year almost to day last october, a huge announcement about google fiber coming to tampa. >> well, not so fast. google backing they pushed pause button oh plans to expand fiber network to any other city. google has not discussed further business. but we do know they've lady off. and a wireless tech company looking into other less expensive alternative as revolutionize the internet giving data at 100 times faster than what we have now. that was supposed to bring us better