live, from the station taking action for you, this is abc action news. now at 6:00, fighting back, residents of one community fuming. the two reasons they feel their neighborhood could be ruined. a teen pilot makes an emergency landing in saint pete. what went wrong and how things took a turn for the worse. thank you for joining us. >> i'm john sable. happening now, a plane is sitting in the middle of a saint pete golf course after making an emergency landing. >> both people on board are okay. abc action news reporter joins us live from the lakewood golf course with more on what happened. kara?

here it is right here. this is 1939 two seater airplane that had to make that emergency landing. it was flying from the direction in which we're standing through here when it was trying to make the direction this direction and clipped the tree with the wing on the front of the plane and spun around to the position you currently see it sitting in. an 18-year-old pilot and his dad had taken off from lake land this afternoon and lost engine power in south saint pete while heading to manatee county. albert airport. but they couldn't. they had to make that emergency landing here on the twelfth fair way of the golf course. they landed safe, a miracle no one on the plane or the ground was hurt. >> i was concerned. when i seen the plane. from the damage you would think somebody got injured. injured. >> reporter: no fuel did leak from this plane at all. investigators have been to the out. what their doing right now,

wing off the crashed plane. they're taking the second wing off now so it can be loaded on to wreckers and lawmakers aid way from here. -- and hauled away from here. kara, abc action news. as kara mentioned, this golf course was the scene of another emergency landing seven years ago. take a look at video from that crash landing back on christmas eve of 2009. that time the pilot had to land because of engine problems and he managed to walk away with only a small scratch. tonight though, another problem for allegiant airlines. a flight bound for the st. petersburg clear water airport is now grounded in indiana. a passenger actually snapped this picture for us as emergency crews rushed over to the plane. pilots aborted the take off from fort wayne because of mechanical problems. airline officials tell us they moved passengers to a different flight. those people should arrive here at 7:00 tonight. and for the inconvenience, all of them received an allegiant

a hulk hogan business is now shut down and considered unsafe. it was evacuated during an autograph signing. a large crowd gathered to meet hogan. it'll be closed until an engineer can check it out. the trial begins monday. this just in deputies in hernando county tracked down a fugitive wanted for three felonies. we told you about the man hunt for david senior the 41-year- old was on the run for more than a week. he was captured today in hillsborough county. some living in medera beach say their community could be jeopardized. combined, they'll add approximately 160 condo units and 700 hotel rooms to the small beach town. as jake peterson shows us, some residents are fighting back. >> people are concerned. they've lived here for a long time.

driving this group of snug harbor condo residents to organize against the two proposed projects the city is considering selling this lot to a developer who wants to turn it into this, it's called the holiday aisles project. it'll be decked out with hotel rooms, condos, and even a restaurant. the news of the project last month frustrated these residents. >> what the city wants to do is clear waterrize medera beach. the central business section. >> and then this second project is being proposed this month. the developer tells abc action news it'll help beautify medera beach. >> reporter: the first proposed project is next to the condo building. the second is across the street. residents worry about the influx of traffic. >> it's going to dump 12,000 plus cars a day on the streets. it's going to cause public safety problems when there are huge crowds of people here. >> they believe traffic would be harmful during a natural disaster.

way is essentially the only hurricane evacuation route. and these plans would essentially jam the traffic -- the cause way here. >> reporter: builders say they're working with fdot on traffic plans. >> we want this to be the entry way to paradise. >> reporter: if it resembles the high-rises on places like clear water beach, these residents say no thanks. >> medera beach doesn't need a traffic issue. i think that's one of the main issues the citizens are concerned about. >> reporter: jake peterson, abc action news. another community staging a new protest against the proposed interstate expressway known as tbx, dozens marched the street to fight the fdot project. the multibillion dollar plan would expand interstates through the area to add toll lanes. it aims to relieve the traffic problem. but the group stop tbx says it won't help and it would force more than 100 homes, businesses, and historic

>> it's a waste of money, it destroys homes, lives, and our future. and we can do better. >> reporter: the group says public transit is the better solution to congestion problems. they're asking anyone else against tbx to get involved online, contact local officials, and attend meetings. now abc action news weather. >> happy saturday everybody. bill logan in the abc action news weather center with oh my goodness, a cold front coming through. yeah. it looks like we're going to have a very weak cold front tonight. but you'll hardly notice it. it started off a little cooler this morning. then we got some of those clouds around. but the clouds are beginning to dissipate. and we're seeing those cooling evening. ruskin. right now spring hill at 60.

74 in what chula. still warm. through the evening, we'll cool off. upper 50s by midnight. and mid 50s by the time you kick back the covers. more sun is on the way for sunday, and warmth into the workweek. more details on the action weather forecast less than 15 minutes away. we're just learning that ted cruz won the presidential caucus in kansas. two more presidential candidates are in florida. donald trump in orlando. at today's event a tearful woman told a story about her son who was killed by an illegal immigrant. later tonight trump will speak about today's primary results at a golf course in west palm beach. marco rubio is in jacksonville. they'll be here in tampa on monday. this comes as republican primaries take place in kansas, maine, and louisiana, as well as in kansas, nebraska, and louisiana for democratics. many voters taking advantage of early voting

mayor, bob buckhorn, he stopped by the public library casting primaries. he told us he's throwing his support behind hillary clinton. and encourages people on both sides to take advantage of early voting. early voting continues up to the primaries, which is march we have a full list of locations and times on abcactionnews.com. and still ahead on abc action news at 6:00, police pranksters, callers targeting people in florida by pretending to be officers. the sinister move making this no joke. then honoring heroes in the classroom, how an award for some local teachers will also

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a florida police department says someone is camming people pretending to be an officer. >> these calls are an attempt to scam people out of cash. multiple people reported these calls. officers call it spoofing when someone makes it look like the call is coming from a different number. they say the callers claim to be from the department. then demand a payment for credit agency. even threatening to arrest them. so far they haven't heard of anyone falling victim to the scam. if you get a call like this, you should call police to see if it's legitimate. two bay area women who devote their lives to educating others are now getting a boost in their own educations. these two teachers were named hometown teachers. anita and kelly. miss nita teachers gardening for middle school kids. this honor comes with a scholarship to online classes.

students the importance of a lifelong learning. a first time event at one buck place. the special guest invited for a special competition. and how the move sets an example for all young athletes. a familiar face is back with the rays. but this time he's headed to the mound. and have we seen the last of doug martin? details on his free agency a little bit later on in spororts. abc action news is brought to

happening tomorrow, another great day to enjoy the festival of the arts. you can see by all the people converging at curtis hickson waterfront park today could not have gone better. the 46th annual event brings so much color to downtown. more than 233 artists participate. and each year it grows. what makes this such a great family event is there's something for all ages. and for those shows off their wares, the festival continues tomorrow from 10:00 to 5:00. a first time event hosted by the tampa bay buccaneers in hopes of setting an example toward equality. they invited twelve high schools to compete in a girl's flat football match. the goal to bring awareness to

athletics and showcase the young women's talents on a bigger stage. the girl's positive reaction solidified the purpose of the event. now the most accurate weather team in florida, abc action weather. >> back in the day they used to call that the powder puff game. now it's taking on a little bit more importance. >> i was the quarterback. but i wasn't very good. i was horrible. >> those girls looked good. >> you have total disclosure. >> i admit it when i'm awful. >> the weather was great. and a great day for football. a lot of folks out there along the beach. maybe chucking the frisbee around or perhaps the pig skin. rico. back in the day i could chuck the pig skin in a quarter mile. dynamite. the beach is looking great. so was the water. a lot of folks on the bay and

to be an awesome day. we're going to get a cold front through tonight. much. it's a weak cold front. no rain associated with it. that much. but it'll be warming up tomorrow. and really warming into the workweek as well. right now we're clear on titan both sides of the state scanning for you. and we ain't seeing no green blobs at all. no rain around except a little the east coast. coming in. kind of pushed across the gulf of mexico from the yukotan penninsula. but as that front kind of drops through, we'll clear out over night and things will cool off. it got up to 72 at tampa international airport today. the over night low was 52. so a little bit cooler than normal. but still, just a gorgeous day. and there's more of that on the way. tampa right now, 66 degrees. the dew point at 51. winds out of the northwest at 8 miles per hour. 61 in clear water. northwest winds at 10 and st.

north winds at 10 at albert airport. look at the warmth up into the north of the state. 71 in tallahassee. 74 in miami. everybody else in between those numbers. here across the state of florida. we're watching some warm weather work its way up through the middle of the country as it stays cool across the northeast and wet and stormy out west. there's a storm system bringing high waves, lashing winds, and loads of rain down in through the pacific northwest and into central california. this is the front that's going to come pushing through. it's going to be very quick moving. and while it comes through over night. we have no real rain chances. and the skies remain mostly on the clear side. here's the way things look over the next 48 hours with our rpm forecast model. maybe a scattered rain drop or two on the east coast. it's not going to get here. looking for an over night low of 55 for tampa. 58 in st. petersburg. 55 for seminole.

and mid 50s as you work your way down south. so not as crisp as this morning but still a cooler start for your sunday. and then we're going to warm back up. baseball tonight in sarasota, looking good for the rays and them o's. this is going to be at ed smith stadium. first pitch at 7:05. should be about 62 or 63 degrees and stay mostly in the 60s until that final out. as they get ready for the 2016 season. 66 degrees right now is your gulf water temperature. winds out of the north at 15. uv index in the high category. high tide, low tide at 6:33 in the morning. florida's most accurate seven- day forecast, into the 80s by midweek. breezes by the end of the workweek. and maybe a spit of rain by next saturday. we'll update the forecast and keep it posted as

in 35 minutes from now the puck will drop at amly arena with the lightning's quest for history the bolts are riding an eight-game win streak. a win tonight over carolina would set a few franchise with nine. but a lightning victory would keep its place in the playoff currently the bolts are the third seed if the post season began today. not bad for the team that struggled for the first three months of the season. and all of a sudden the lightning has become the hottest team in the nhl. with a 20 and 6 record since january 1st. and now, can you believe it? they're now two points off last year's pace. >> i'm really happy with where we're at. any time you can sit here and say there's 18 games left. you're tied for first place, that's a pretty good spot to be. i know that we've really since christmas time, we've kind of taken off and that's helped us, but you have to do it at some point. and the fact that we're doing it now at this point of the

>> free agency begins on wednesday. the buccaneers will make phone calls to potential players. including doug martin. bay times. talks have stalled. martin will test free agency. beginning monday teams are allowed to contact free agent players during the legal tampering of free agency but they can't reach an agreement until wednesday at 4:00 p.m. the bucks can still negotiate however the team of course now runs the risk of losing him to another team. one of those clutch hitters in in ray history is back. johnson hit perhaps two of the biggest home runs in rays history. one happening in 2011 in the last game of the year. in the bottom of the 9th against the yankees. he's been throwing the knuckle

he'll begin practicing once he passes a physical. another disappointing u.s.f season is almost over. the bulls need to win against tulsa to win one game in the conference tournament to match nine wins. it's been a tough year to watch this team. one player who hasn't been tough to watch, jamal mcmurray, a beautiful jumper, right now the bulls are leading tulsa by three points at halftime. florida state hasn't beat syracuse since the orange entered the acc in 2014. fsu down seven. maize at the buzzer, count it. final 20 seconds left in the game, syracuse down three, trevor cooney for the tie, no good. first win against syracuse since joining the acc. number seven miami in trouble in virginia. hurricanes trailed by as many as 19 points with five minutes

virginia tech with the upset win, 77-62. stay tuned we're back after this final time out. abc action news weather cameras powerered by air rescue air conditioning.

finally tonight, this is not your typical birthday party, local kids turned out at sun coast primate sanctuary to wish happy birthday to pongo. >> the party included family activities to teach about the animals. and he got a birthday cake. it brought in donations for the palm harbor facility. happy birthday pongo. that cake looked pretty good. we'll see you back here tonight

>> stay safe. cheers to 25 years of living it up.

welcome to "world news tonight." super saturday. five states voting and the early results are coming in. tensions rising on the campaign trail. >> the republicans are eating their own. >> republicans teaming up to take down one man. >> where i grew up, if someone keeps punching people in the face, eventually someone has to stand up and punch them back. >> at this trump rally -- >> but are donald trump and hillary clinton now on track to win it all? the fbi closing in on the band of thieves who made off with millions. new details on their high-tech heist, how they tracked the truck. and got away with the gold. the young girl who went jogging 36 years ago and never