chip osowski is joining us live on campus. they have the video and it's just a matter of time they can catch up with them? >> the video can't hurt. he flashed twice on campus last week. they believe the same guy did the same thing here last year. news of a flasher on campus travels fast, it is certainly not the news students want to places that he was at, it was somewhere where they had been a little bit before it happened, it's creepy. >> now, we know what the creep looks like, this is video of him entering the argos building, he appears to be concealing his identity, he assures he's a repeat offender, this happened last year, if we get that video out there, the fact that it's help determine who it may be. >> university police got the call a week ago, a man exposing himself out of the juniper poplar dining hall. again another call, this time outside of the dining air of fresh foods and they got a call of a man running beer driving text to report suspicious activity type in 672853 in the to field, type usf tip with a field and

newschannel8's chip osowski spoke with students who are on high alert right after moving in. >> reporter: university police first got if call thursday around 6:00 p.m. a man exposing himself outside the juniper poplar dining hall. three hours later, another call. this time, outside of the fresh food's dining area at the argo center. 14 minutes later, officers running naked in the beard drive parking garage. most students are understandably concerned. >> it is wear. it is like the first week of class and that is not something you want to hear the first week that you are here. parents will be worried. they just moved in. it was the day of move-in. >> it was really weird. my mom would be freaking out right now. she always expresses her concerns about safety around campus. it is the the first day. >> reporter: many plan to ed the university's advice. watching for anything that looks suspicious and reporting it. at usf, i'm chip osowski, newschannel8. >> the university did send out an e-mail to all students alerting them to the situation. the man is described as being in his 30s last seen wea

chip osowski joins us live. >> reporter: it's a possibility that he is a repeat oftener. usf had a similar case last year and now police are thinking that guy may be this guy. the video shows the man entering the argo center and then leaving. while the imagines are clear, it conceal his identity. university police first got the call a week ago, a man exposing himself outside the dining hall. three hours later, another call, same scenario. this time outside of the fresh foods dining area at the argo center. 14 minutes later officers receive a report of a man running naked in the beard drive parking garage, studentsun witness it, but one of the places he was at was somewhere i had been a little bit before it happened, so it's creepy. >> reporter: usf police now believe this may be the same guy who did the same thing last year. take a close look at this video. see how he walks. see how he's dressed. if he looks familiar, police would like to hear from you. creep could show up just about anywhere. that being said they are urging students to be vigilant. students should travel

i'm chip osowski, news channel 8. >>> talk about a mess for a sarasota homeowner. take a close look. that's an suv flipped on its side just inches away if a home. investigators believe the suv driver lost control and then hit a light pole and a car before smashing through a fence and flipping. the driver only suffered minor injuries and was cited for careless driving. >>> a fire at a tampa mosque is ruled an arson. at first, fire crews thought an electrical issue sparked the fire. and now they believe someone purposely set this fire. investigators discovered gasoline was poured on the air conditioning unit. no one was hurt but the fire caused abo crime stoppers is now offering a $3,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest. >>> a bradenton man turns escape artist. he vanished from the back of a cruiser despite being handcuffed. deputies are still searching this morning for the escapee. they arrested him after a car crash, handcuffed him and put him in the back of a patrol car. but just minutes later, he was gone. he was wanted on violation of controlled su

chip osowski joins us from the stadium in tampa. i would say are you staying dry but that would be ridiculous. >> reporter: i heard a wise man i'm not sure that's exactly the case. wet, soggy and miserable three words to describe the conditions out here at raymond james stadium this evening but this wet tropical weather isn't stopping bucs fans from cheering on their team. many are lining up now and the game begins in about an hour. the team covered the field with tarps in order to keep it as dry as possible. good luck with that. workers removed those tarps about an hour and a half ago and the rains have not let up. suffice it to to be wet out there. there was some chatter out here that the game could be postponed again but all indications are things are going off as planned and while attendance for this preseason game in these conditions will not be that great, there are those fans who would not miss this for the world. >> what kind of fans tailgate in this kind of weather? >> fans that come to all the games. >> is this exciting fo

chip osowski shows us how it unfolded. >> reporter: the good samaritan that helped out is an employee here at flooring america. he heard the helicopter, saw what was going on, and knew he had to do something. >> i met him right here and put him down. he just went down to the ground. >> reporter: the sheriff's office heli andy was the person who aided in the arrest. >> i figured i would just get in his way and slow him down. that was all. just slowing him down, maybe the cop would catch up to us. >> looks like he's getting over to go into the mall. >> reporter: the cops were there all along high above in a hel carpet watching johnson's took off. stopped at this convenience store. >> white male, short hair, white v-neck t shirt and khaki shorts. >> reporter: for a change of clothes. before making his way back to adamo drive where he attempts to flag down a driver. >> he is carjacking this person. he's trying to get this person out of the vehicle. car 35 right there. >> reporter: johnson eventually gives up and takes off on only to run smack dab into this guy, clearly not his day. >> i g

officer adam york, a 12 year veteran is off the job and chip osowski explains the investigation took months and ended with embarrassment for the police department. >> reporter: this grainy surveillance video captured the traffic stop in question record by this camera near west shore and kennedy. >> he was on his way to work coming into work. and, the victim was speeding. and that is how the traffic stop started. >> reporter: during that stop, clothes and that is when he assaulted her. the investigation began in february, but initially, the victim couldn't provide much information to investigators. >> the traffic stop, the officer, she didn't know who, what agency, pulled her over. and, misconduct took place. >> reporter: detectives tell us dna linked york to the victim. he was fired a month after the york faces a single charge of sexual battery. he was released from the hillsborough county jail after he posted a $15,000 bond. he has denied the allegations. in tampa, i'm chip osowski, newschannel8. >> the police chief is accepting full responsibility for the accidental shooting death

>> chip osowski, live in tampa. thank you chip. >>> tires holding standing water are also a concern. citizens can drop off up to four at the mccay bay refuge energy facility on south 34th street. you have to provide proof of residency. so far, there are no confirmed cases for anyone who went to the rio olympics. but because the virus has a one week incubation period, it is possible a few cases may still occur. >>> hillary clinton's running mate senator tim kaine stopped in tallahassee today. toured a small business and they are launching a nationwide registration campaign focusing on historically black colleges and universities. yesterday, clinton lambasted donald trump accusing him of promoting racism and fear. today, kaine had similar comments. >> yesterday, hillary clinton gave a speech in reno, nevada calling out donald trump on a lot of things on this equality idea. calling him out on the fact that he has supporters like david duke connected with the around and saying donald trump is their candidate because don

news channel 8's chip osowski pretty bizarre. >> reporter: one neighbor told us she believes there was some sort of a grow house in that home and that could be a reason why the victim was so quick to leave. this is a case where it's difficult to determine who is the suspect and who is the victim. paramedics loaded the two home invaders into ambulances at the scene and rushed them to the hospital for treatment. they are identified as 27-year- old leanys rodriguez charon and 28-year-old carlos anthony deputies tell us the pair drove from miami to tampa, parked in front of the home on dewdrop lane, kicked in a backdoor and confronted the resident with taser guns. the resident one upped the home invaders with a real gun shooting them both. residents like mark deangelo are still in shock. >> we don't have any activity like that in this area. it's quiet. everybody that lives around here has lived here for years. routinely takes walks here with her family, hearing about gunfire so close is scary. >> it's just insane to me to think about. i had no idea. this neighborhood is such a quiet and ni

news channel 8's chip osowski is in the neighborhood where this happened off dewdrop lane. >> reporter: it happened on dewdrop lane, a dead end street near mobley road. two me sharon and 28-year-old anthony rodriguez drove to tampa from miami armed with tasers. the two parked across the street from the house around 11:15 saturday night and kicked in the backdoor. a man inside confronted the miami duo. there was an argument and the resident shot the two home invaders. that man ran off. people in this normally quiet neighborhood are scratching their heads. >> it's just insane to me to think about. i had no idea. neighborhood. everybody waves at you when you go down the street. i would never have imagined. >> reporter: rodriguez and rodriguez sharon were both rushed to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. amos is pleased the two armed men won't foes a threat to anyone else any time soon. -- pose a threat to anyone else any time soon. >> i'm extremely happy i don't have to worry about gunshots at 11:00 at night waking my kids up or somebody trying to break into my house. so i'm

chip osowski is live for us. this is a story that could have ended very differently. >> reporter: it certainly could have, rob. officer brittany becker was on her way home early this morning stranded motorist, never treatmenting that -- never dreaming that the act could have taken her life. police telling us kirsten martinez was driving a 2013 mercedes when she hit the police cruiser and two other cars. two of the cars burst into flames. the latest of the string of crashes that should have never happened because drivers are required to move over emergency vehicles and all too often they do not. >> if you are traveling on a highway with multiple lanes, you must move over. >> reporter: they posted this video hoping to educate drivers, but it seems that many don't know about the law or don't care. in may a driver hit a road ranger on the howard franklin. omar duncan suffered serious injuries in that crash. shortly after his supervisor told news channel 8 close calls >> i've gotten hit twice now. yeah, i've gotten hi

i am chip osowski -- lindsey mastis for "news channel 8". >> ahead of the first day of school tomorrow, bus drivers are acting just as kids are on board which means all drivers must as well abide by the school bus laws. >>> a push to run tampa to st. pete will get a final vote today. commissioners are the last ones needed to sign off. a six-month pilot program begins in november with one boat making several trips. >>> the box hit the practice field and a few hours. for the last time for the first prison game yesterday they practiced at tropicana field and it could happen again. closing practice to fans and we will let you know. >>> catch the buccs taking in great 38 starting at 7:00. >>> once again the flood watch continues until 8:00 p.m. for citrus, hernando in pasco counties. saturated ground, more rain in fact more rain right now. with smaller amounts of rain in hernando in citrus county's but i am more concerned with the coastal areas of haskell county look at that rain poised to move on shore. the party scene more than an inch. pockets of heavy rain but not everywhere. 81 degrees

florida, i'm chip osowski, news channel 8. >>> deputies are keeping an eye on a pasco county school after they posted a gun online. that was at sun lake high school, the picture was a joke that got out of hand. if this had happened a meant from now, if that law goes into effect. that student will face criminal charges. the teen and her parents have since apologized for that twitter picture. >>> homeowners and business chambers today, they're at odds at tampa's noise ordinance. people told city council members that the noise is so loud that they can hear the lyrics in their home. bar owners say it will prevent them from playing any music outside. >> we're here to take care of these problems. i'm in the here to criticize taste of this and hear what it's like. people don't want to hear this noise, you know. >> they'll go ahead with the ordinance and they said come up with a workshop and hammer out a compromise between the two groups. >>> they wanted to make sure american heroes were not forgotten. three veterans were going to sarasota. no one was headed to the funeral. deputies heard that an