chip osowski live for us in hillsborough county. thank you chip. >>> well, after an emergency hearing, a federal judge said today he is satisfied that is state is doing everything it can to verify more than 106,000 voter applications. they were submitted after the judge extended the deadline by a week because of hurricane matthew. 21,000 of the new applicants or applications are still pending. 15,000 of those have been sent back to the state's elec missing information. many may never be verified. >> the supervisor will contact the individual whose application was deficient. obtain the information if possible. if the voters will be cooperative. sometimes the individuals don't care to respond and those will never get processed. >> reporter: applications without problems take between 12 and 24 hours to verify. bound for miami caught fire just before takeoff at chicago's o'hare international airport this evening. the plane experienced an engine malfunction. that caused the fire and look at that. a whole lot of smoke. the pilots aborted

chip osowski live in hillsborough county. thank you. >>> a plant city man accused of slamming into a lakeland home and killing a woman inside $150,000 for 24-year-old ryan talent. we are told talent was drunk behind the wheel when his truck flew off of fitzgerald road. 76-year-old janice folds died instantly inside her home when she was hit. newschannel8 spoke with a neighbor of the victim who expressed some compassion for the driver. >> i pray for that man. because, everything is against him. >> the neighbor tells us leave. but her husband held him there. talent has a long criminal history including another dui back in 2009. >>> also, in court today, west wild hogs is the man accused of kidnapping a four-year-old polk county girl. the judge set bond at $100,000 for hogs if he posts pond, he will have to wear a gps monitor. hogs was transported back to florida from tennessee yesterday. he and little becky lewis were parents safe and sound on wednesday. >>> more women are now accusing donald trump of sexually assaulting them.

chip osowski reporting live. thank you. >>> a fiery car crash in brevard county traps a driver inside and we have new video of the first responders rushing in to save him. >> [screaming] >> jesus christ - he's in the car! >> dramatic video. this happened on dixie highway and palm bay. several people helped pull the officers and the driver to safety. you can see them linking arms to get there. the man went to the hospital. and tonight we're hearing that he is going to be just fine. >>> down to a story happening now -- pasco county deputies are also looking for a shooter tonight. investigators say several people were outside of a home in holiday, a car stopped and opened fire on the group. that shooting took place in the 5200 block of tammy lane. no one was injured and temperatures haven't released a description of the car. >>> a driver is behind bars after he hate florida highway patrol cruiser in the middle of the night. investigators say kieran pitner was traveling on state road 54 in pasco county when he slamme

chip osowski explains an army of tanker trucks is transporting the sewage the area. >> reporter: shortly of the spill was reported, we flew over the area. sewage creeping into a number of backyards. >> the raw sewage was up to here. >> reporter: gus was one of them. >> does it concern you? >> yeah, it is a concern. i have young kids. i mean, you can still, you know, obviously still smell the aftereffects. so, definitely not good stuff. tackling the problem, installing hoses to pump the polluted water out of the area hoping to limit exposure to neighborhoods and area waterways. >> our crews have set up pumper trucks around the entire sewer shed. >> reporter: randy kim explains the water is being trucked to the treatment plant rather than pumped until the pipe is repaired. >> and we also had our construction inspector go door to door to to determine whether any of the spill encroached on any other backyards so we have a list of all those residents and our maintenance folks will be going out this morning to disinfect the areas. wash them down. >> reporter: the only thing that doesn't stink

chip osowski spoke with some visitors who have still a little reluctant to ride. >> reporter: eagle 8 hd flew over busch guardings when congo river rapids was back open. the ride remained closed for only one day. the park issuing a statement saying "out of an abundance of caution, busch gardens tampa bay closed congo river rapids to make a thorough review of our operating and redundant safety procedures in place as safety, that review has been completed and the ride will reopen today. donna gear and arlene greer are visiting from cincinnati. they planned a visit to the park, but they don't plan ha trip down the congo river. >> it is a very big concern. it is actually scary. they really need to check them out. you never know if they are working properly. manufacturerred by the same company that manufacturerred that ride in australia. in tampa, i'm chip osowski, newschannel8. >>> a study done by researchers at usf show police who wear body cameras are likely to use less force than those officers who don't. tampa's police department participated in the study. right now, only 60 officers

chip osowski joins us now with what they are calling a smelly situation. >> reporter: smelly and very hazardous to your health. what is happening behind me is the county is currently using huge tanker truck to cart all of that raw sewage away to a nearby treatment plant while reported, drone 8 flew over the affected neighborhood, nasty, untreated sewage creeping into a number of backyards. >> the raw sewage was up to here. >> reporter: gus was one of them. >> is it a concern to you? >> yeah, it is a concern. i have young kids. and i mean, you can still, you know, obviously, you can still smell, you know, the aftereffects. so, definitely not good stuff that is pouring through here. >> reporter: the county hack ling the problem installing hoses to pump it out of the area limiting exposure to neighborhoods and waterways. >> our crews have set up pumper trucks around the entire sewer shed. >> reporter: pinellas utilities director randy kim explains the water is being trucked to the treatment plant rather than pumped. until the pipe is repaired. to door to each of the residents to determin

newschannel8's chip osowski joins us now live from the park. and, chip, let's clear up some confusion. was that ride manufacturerred by the same company as the ride in australia? >> reporter: it was not manufacturerred by the same company, but as you said, and that is why park officials shut this ride down to make sure it is functioning properly. eagle 8 hd flew over busch gardens wednesday morning. congo river rapids was back over entertaining guests. tuesday, when the park decided to close the ride indefinitely, some visitors disappointed. >> it was all fenced off. >> reporter: the ride remained closed for only one day. the park issuing a statement saying "out of bay closed congo river rapids to make a thorough review of our operating and redundant safety procedures in place as a continued commitment to guest safety. the review has been completed and the ride will reopen today. donna gear and arlene greer are visiting from cincinnati. they planned a visit to the park, but they don't plan a trip down the congo river. it is scary. you know. all

in tampa, i'm chip osowski, five people were killed in a fiery crash including a husband who lost his wife, his youngest daughter and his little boy. as melanie michael tells us, his teenage daughter is among the survivors. >> my biggest thing is i hope they didn't suffer. because, the car did catch on fire. and, there were children in the car. and there's no reason. there is no reason for that to happen. >> marienella and her three lina, were inside the mini van when it burst into flames wednesday night. they were hit head on as they were driving home from church. >> we do question how it happened. you know. why did it happen. >> reporter: according to eyewitnesses, the driver who slammed into the mini van was street racing. investigators tell us 22-year- old pablo cortez was speeding at the time. but there is no evidence to prove he was racing. cortez and his passenger were involved because they lost someone too. everyone lost someone. but it was something that could have been prevented. >> reporter: melanie michael, newschannel8. >> in lake wales, two suspects are on the loose afte

chip osowski joins us now live. what are authorities telling you about this chip? >> reporter: this is one of those cases that really makes you shake your head. fwc isn't saying much about what happened out here at nature active and an ongoing investigation. the two deer killed affectionately named buckie and rosie were found in their pen dead. a third deer injured. nature's classroom is a facility where hillsborough county sixth graders experience the outdoors and learn about the animals here. >> as far as the investigation is concerned, we are looking at every aspect. >> reporter: gary morris with fish and wildlife says it killers brutally attacked the animals while they were in a secure pen. >> you say this appears to be a senseless act? >> i have been with the agency 39 years. this is one of the more senseless act i have heard of. >> that is just mean. >> reporter: people who live in the area are angry and upset. these pictures provided by the school district show the animals were easily approachable. that anyone would attack a defenseless animal in deplorable.

i'm chip osowski news channel 8. >>> he's accused of being drunk behind the wheel and hitting and the family is dealing with their loss tonight. >> a judge is setting bond for talent with conditions. wear a gps monitor and follow a curfew and do not drink. >> random breath testing. >> a neighbor was spoken to and she did not want to be identified. >> my husband heard the crash and ran to help. heard tires screeching. >> reverand had woken up when the truck plowed through her home and instantly she was gone. she praise for it. allent and he would have done the same. >> he has a long life and he can make it better or go down a wrong road. >>> west wild hogs the man accused of old polk county girl, the judge set $1,000 for hogs, if they post hogs, he'll be wearing a gps monitor. they found him with 4-year-old becky lewis. we have a close look at a man who swiped a boat and supplies in auburndale. deputies released the video today. their get away. >>> people who were forced out of lego land because of a bomb scare will get a rain check or a refund. by the afternoon winter haven police are

. >> chip osowski reporting. the man is described as a white male between 30 and 35 years old, 6-1 and about 190 pounds. he has long brown hair and a beard and was wearing jeans and carrying a blue backpack. anyone with any information is urged to give the sarasota county sheriff's office a call immediately. >>> right now all lanes of bay shore boulevard are back open crash. this accident happened at bay shore and watrus avenue in tampa a. the driver of the motorcycle died in the crash and the woman also riding the bike was taken to the hospital. we are making calls right now to see if we can get any updates on her condition. >>> florida highway patrol looking for a hit and run driver in pinellas county. we're told that driver was going 90 miles an hour when a trooper tried to make a traffic stop. the driver took off on u.s. 19 to roosevelt boulevard in pinellas county when the suspect hit another car reaction where two other cars were also hit. the driver then took off and was last seen at a roadway inn motel. a

coming up at 8:00 on great 38, newschannel8's chip osowski shows us what some parents at the school are saying about the whole situation. >>> the man charged with kidnapping a four-year-old will extradition. they believe they took rebecca lewis from polk county and drove with her to tennessee. there were several sightings and an amber alert. >>> someone stole a weapon right out of the deputy's patrol car in highlands county. car burglars went on a crime spree in a sebring neighborhood and one was an unmarked patrol vehicle. the crooks took off with a rifle, a vest, and a ba someone will impersonate an officer or commit a terrible crime. >> there was no forced entry. we think possibly i remember, left it unlocked. >> it is unclear at this point if that deputy will face any penalties. extra patrols meantime have been assigned to this case. >>> it is is a story you will only see on newschannel8. a music teacher badly injured in a car crash that also since the tragedy. jamel lanee spoke to him about the tragedy. >> it's a process. i'm doing the best i can trying to take it one day at a time

chip osowski joins us live from the upper tampa bay library. one of the several voting sites in hillsborough county. hi chip. >> reporter: good evening josh. this is one of 16 sites in hillsborough county where voters can cast their ballots all the way up to november 6. >> y'all here to vote today?

chip osowski spoke with him one on one. so chip, what did he have to say? >> reporter: he had a lot to say, actually, he just kept talking. i want to show you, this is the makeshift memorial near where the accident happened. the driver me he knew he hit something. he just didn't know what it was. so he pulled over a few blocking from here to check the damage. if you can believe this, he proceeded to file an insurance claim. >> it is a tragic accident.