peter o. knight closed at this time. one of our reporters on the ground with team coverage. ryan, what can you tell us from their? it is right behind us you can see the wreckage from where we are standing. you can see a lot of police officers over there. a fire engine over there. not much to see as far as the wreckage because it is a pile of debris. you can probably see better from action air one. they are being pretty vague about what happened. they might not know at this point, there are reports of a second plane involved. you heard some of our questions because we hear stories perhaps there was another plane involved. all we can say and confirm is one plane has crashed or at least one debris field. one plane involved they can confirm at this point, they are looking into this other report of another plane involved. we can tell you it was taking off. another question is did it actually crash or did a fire start when it was trying to take off here from peter o. knight airport. it did occur what it looks like it's hard to say it actually took off. it would be difficult for it

and here's peter o. knight. you can see the runway goes this way and down at the very end of the runway on the east side of the runway is where the crash happened. and right now they have all traffic in and out. >> p paul i'm gonna have to cut you off. steve hagerty is with in. >> probably most of what we're gonna have for you today. and emily with tampa international, and i'm steve with tampa police. you want to start with a timeline? >> we received a call about 11:33, the possibility of an airplane that had crashed. we were on scene in about four minute, the fire boat doing some training here. made access onto the p property statarted to affect firefighting procedures. it was not a very large fire. it was very easy to get under control. and then we proceeded with a search for any victims in the surrounding area. it was confirmed that we did have two the wreckage of the aircraft. are there any questions? >> there's a lot of different stories that are circulating, and it will be up to t the faa tow do that -- to

it had just takeken off from peter o. knight airport. it was headed to pensacola but t something went horribly wrong. paul, what do investigators know? >> the faa and ntsb are just beginning their investigation. the lights, that is tampa police putting a perimeter around the wreckage. now, tonight, witnesses are telling me that there was actually a second plane involved. they say the pilot of the plane that crashed had to take evasive action. doing his best not to hit that second plane. both taking off at the same time. moments after takeoff, the cessna 340 nose dived to the ground. on impact, bursting into a ball disbelief. >> we saw the plane just turn ground. >> reporter: tony was right outside the airport with his two sons. one of them called 911. >> it was scary. i had never seen something so horrible happen before. >> reporter: as the investigation intensifies, this group of pilots is left speechless. >> it is tragic. happens. you know many of the people flying around hehere. >> reporter: al swan has flown out of her two decades. b

the crash happened shortly after 11:30 at peter o. knight airport. communicate with a tower when taking off or landing. they generally communicate with each other on a common frequency. >> we have general aviation airports. peter o. knight is one of them. vander vanderburg is one of them. we do coorol these airports. but when there's a plane crash, faa is the one that investigates the crash. >> reporter: investigators spent several hours at the scene taking picture and trying to figure out what caused this aircraft to go down. in the end, ntsb and faa are investigating the cause of this crash. most of the investigators have left the scene for the evening. authorities have yet to release the names of those who died in that plane crash. reporting live in tampa, i'm chip. nbc 6 news. >>> new tonight, jury deliberations are under way in hogan is sng gawker media here in florida for $100 million. in 2012, gawker posted a video of hogan having sex with the wife of his then best friend. he says the video was a violation of privacy. gawker claims it is protec

it happened shortly after 11:30 at peter o. . knight airport. one of the general aviation airports meaning the pilots don't necessarily communicate with a tower, but they communicate with each other on a common frequency. aviation airports. we do control the airports but whwhen there is a plane crash, faa investigates. >> reporter: investigators spent several hours at the scene taking pictures and trying to figure out what caused this aircraft to go down. the ntsb and faa are currently investigating though most of the investigators have left the scene for the evening. authorities have yet to release the names of those who died. >> chip osowski live for us on davis island. thank you. >>> thousands of law enforcement officers today gathered at saint timothies to bid farewell to john robert kotfila jr. who died in a crash. mark douglas has more. >> reporter: as you know, these rituals, these police funeral so. deputy died, but maybe even his life. the pews. the governor, the attorney general, the mayor of tampa. but mostly there were hundreds of la

peter o knight is closed. the onscene part is complete. it was heading to pensacola and there is no word who the. >>> victims are. the airport is closed. at least until the faa and by the airport and the authority says it is ease okay to open up. >> evan, thank you. >>> amazing grace plays during a sad goodbye. thousands, many officers who stood at attention, attended the funeral of deputy john kotfila. he died last weekend when a driver crashed into him on the leroy selmon freeway. he may have saved another driver from being hurt. he comes from a long line of law enforcement, grandfathers, father, uncle and brother, suarez reports thousands of men and women in blue came out to pay their final respects. >> a man said to have given his own life to save the life of another, i'm proud and honored to call him a hero. >> the sheriff's words were heard by thousands at saint timothy's. >> amazing grace. >> the church was packed. >> i have never seen anything like this in my life i have been a priest for 20 years. >> a sea of law enforcement along

. >>> meanwhile peter -- peter o. knight airport closed is the faa investigates a plane crash that killed two people. you're getting a live picture from the airport there. the aircraft had just taken off went down. take a look at this horrifying crash. you can see the flames there. the cessna 340 nosedived into the ground moments after takeoff. bursting into a ball of flames. you see firefighters on the scene. witnesses believe the pilot tried his best not to hit another plane that took off at the very same time. >>> now to a developing story overnight. 60 when people are dead after a plane crash in russia and it looks like whether might've caused the disastster. trying to land at the airporort in southern russia when it went down. 55 passengers and six crew members are now dead. russian media is reporting that visibility was extremely low. we will keep checking the wires and let you know as soon as we have an update on this story. >> several families are out of their homes this morning after a two alarm fire in madeira beac

in tampa, jonathan petramala, 10 news the "peter o. knight airport" is open today but there are still questions about whether a second plane" could have been involved in a deadly crash on friday. the crash claimed the lives of two people inside this twin engine cessna. n-t-s-b investigators say there was another plane that took off at the same time as this one... but, they aren't sure what role it played, if any. paul cox the weekend weather delayed the investigation of the crash site a little. but, a preliminary expected to be complete within a few days. music, no a donald trump attacked a protester at an arizona rally saturday night -- is now facing charges. about the incident during a g-o-p dinner in palm beach, he called the protesters "professional aggra-vators". the night's dinner ended with a call to "unify the republican party". a man singing brought up former candidate "ben carson" to join trump on stage.## a wild story out of pasco county... two 13-year-old girls could be facing charges for leading deputies on a car chase...that end

their 50s were on board a twin engine cessna when it crashed just after stayoff on the runway at peter o. knight airport. caparicci and careno graduated in 1993. posted he was okay but remembered his friends writing may the good lord have mercy, meanwhile, investigators are still trying to determine what caused the plane to crash. today they confirmed witness accounts that two planes may have been involved in the incident. are two airplanes taking off approximately the same time. however, whether the accident occurred coincidental or as a cause of, i don't know yet. and that's one of the reasons why we're here to start gathering all the information. >> that's fox 13's evan l.a.x. berth reporting. investigators should have a preliminary report in about ten days or so. the airport is back open tonight. >> st. pete police reported to a dozen reports thinking they all involved the synthetic drug spice. users are like zombies, sometimes unable to even communicate. there's been an increase in spice related overdose and medical emergencies reported all over the bay area, today it was in st. pete's unit

can squirt champagne >>> updating you on breaking news unfolding right now, a plane crashed at peter o. knight airport. minutes ago one clean those plane crashed at the end of the runway. making calls right now to find out exactly what happened. expecting to get more details and a briefing in just a few we will bring you that life when it happens. we will continue to bring you updates on the air and on our abc action news mobile app. though, also use it to surf. >> why would anyone do that? >> or you can use it just as a decoration. it doesn't come cheap. >> no kidding. >> guess how much this costs? >> it looks plated with something, is it just gold or looks gold? >> you can get it in three different colors including gold, rose gold and platinum. >> i'm going to say $1500. >> $1500. okay, no, it's going to cost you roughly $460. >> okay. wasn't far off. >> it is such an adventure. hey, why not. my name is kurt >> we had these guys on and this went completely viral. they are so fly. they've got rhythm, they've got rhyme. can therapy buy you a medicine get it >> the twins are terrace and terry a

. >>> a fiery plane crash at peter o. knight airport left two people dead this afternoon. fire crews were on the scene within minutes but there was little they could do. the airport is located on davis island and newschannel8's chip osowski is there with the latest. chip, i understand that a witness told you another aircraft may have actually been involved? >> reporter: two witnesses have told me the same thing. they saw one airplane taking off. another one on the ground in flames. authorities have yet to confirm if another aircraft was involved. investigators spent houser at the crash site documenting and photographing the scene. trying to figure out what the crash happened shortly after 11:30 on davis islands. >> we have several general aviation airports. these are part of the aviation authority airports. then there is a plane crash, faa investigate it is crash. >> reporter: general aviation airport meaning pilots don't communicate with a tower, but with each other on a common frequency. when fire crews arrived just minutes after the crash, the plane was engulfed in flam

. >>> families of the victims have identified the two men killed in a fiery plane crash at peter o. knight airport. his close friend kevin careeno was on born the twin-engine cessna that crashed on take- off. dave hickman served in the air force reserves with careeno and was his friend for more than 30 years he was an extremely passionate guy. he would help his friends. he was extremely intelligent. and was a very loving husband grandfather. >> the ntsb will release a preliminary report in a week or so. same time may have contributed to the crash. >>> now 8 on your side special coverage of president obama's historic visit to cuba. keith kate reports from havana. cuba, this afternoon as president obama stood side by side with communist dictator raul castro. private talks where president obama said no topic was off the issues. tomorrow president obama will address the cuban people, and also tomorrow the tampa barras will play the cuban team. >> reporter: good evening. yesterday president obama stepped into history. today the tampa barras do the same thing. one day before tomorrow's big game,

. >>> tonight the peter o. knight it reopened a few hours ago more than a day after two people die today ntsb investigators began looking into what went wrong. >> flowers decorate part of the security fence closest to that wreckage in memory of two lives lost. all of this, the remains of a crash now under investigation. >> the way we do this is in several phases. we're basically looking at the man, machine and >> they will document every inch of the charred remains as seen from eagle 8 hd. it is a detailed process documenting the fact, conditions and circumstances of how the crash happened. >> approximately 2 to 3 months after that the ntsb will then publish an analysis and probable cause. generally we're going to talk about a year for the whole process. >> what we still do not know is if a second plane was involved as reported by witnesses. >> there's evidence that there are two airplanes taking off at approximately the same time. however, whether the accident occurred coincidental i don't know yet. >> investigators

. >> matt: it happened just before noon at peter o. knight airport in it tampa. the pensacola-bound cessna 340 crashed during take-off. the fire chief says the plane was engulfed in flames when they got there. the smoke could be seen for miles. the f.a.a. and ntsb are looking at what caused it to go down. >>> police say a man walked into a diamond oil store on southeast 17th street in ocala last night and pulled a gun on a clerk. he demanded cash and once he had it, he ran away down the sidewalk. investigators say he was wearing a blue t-shirt, black cargo the place. if you know anything about this, call police. >>> a lot of outdoor events in central florida this weekend and it looks like the wet weather could complicate things. >> ginger: still, florida's largest country music festival is kicking off today. we're hearing the show will go on rain or shine. news 6 anchor julie broughton is joining us live from runaway country at osceola heritage park in kissimmee. >> matt: despite the clouds, the fans have come out in force. >> julie: yeah, right. think it's flori

michelle: this is at an airport newr downtown tampa, right now we know peter o. knight airport is currently closed because of the crash, we' re working to get more information. stay with us. jason: and some work this weekend bringing delays for drivers, beginning this weekend, construction workers will be installing some bridge beams for the kirkman road interchange at i-4. how it will impact i-4 traffic today first at 4:00. right now all eye are on mr. president and the first lady. michelle: we' re not talking about bald eagles. a live camera aimed at the nest at the u.s. arboretum allows us to watch as the family grows. on february 10th, the first lady laid one of two eggs, around 8:30 this morning, the fully hatched eaglet was visible. another egg was laid on valentines day in the nest high up in a tulip poplar tree. that eaglet is expected to hatch in about four days. jason: that doesn' t for us. you can check out the forecast mcdonald's mcpick 2 menu! now, choose any 2 delicious mickey d's classics for just $5 bucks. mix n match share n savor 2 for $5 name your fla

the peter o knight airport is back open. but tonight there are still questions what about a second plane -- about whether the a second plane could have been involved. the plane claimed the lives of two people yesterday. ntsb investigators say there was another plane that took off at the same time as this one. but they are not sure what roll >> there's evidence that there's two airplanes taking off approximate lit same time. however -- approximately the same time. however, whether the accident occurred coincidence i will or as a cause of, i don't know yet and that's one of the reason information. conclusion. >> today's weather did delay the investigation but a preliminary report still expected to be completed within ten days. >> new deal tonight of the final moments of fly 81. killing all 6 # people on board. which included 65 passengers. 4 of them children, and 7 crew members. the pilot, expecting his first child, had just accepted a job with another airline. among the potential causes being looked at are pilot a error, tech

just crashed at peter o knight airport a. there was a lot of smoke coming out of there earlier. this airport is located in tampa. a spokesperson for tampa international airport just posted the following on twitter. there has been a plane crash. you can follow for more information updates on this. at this ti, we do not know about the passengers aboard that plane or where this small plane was headed. but, again, a small plane has crashed and burned in tampa. we w)ll continue to stay on top of the story and bring you the latest as soon as we get more information. live in the satellite center, ashley jones, 7 news. >>> turning now to the president's upcoming trip to cuba. the island nation sprucing up the scenery and restoring landmarks ahead of the hisisric visit. first by an a sitting president in nearly nine decades. alex diprato is live with the latest. >> the latest to visit was calvin cool lidge. p obama will arrive by air force one and preparations underway for the visit. roads that haven't been paved in decades are getting a new layer of asphalt. buildings getting a fresh co

. >> across the street a few hundred feet inside the fence at peter o. knight was this. >> i came flying out the door because my next thought was oh my god t's a plane. >> indeed it was and there was nothing to do but call 9-1-1 and wait. >> it's pretty obvious there was nobody in there, no movement, you kept hearing these pop, pop, pop, pop. >> the fire was so intention to the pilot and passenger could not be identified right away. >> i'm just thinking it's sad and how easy it could happen. >> but how? all investigators said was it happened during take-off and second plane involved but would not say why or how. investigation. as all of you folks have heard stories, that's all we've heard at this time. >> the scene stunned passers by, and brought back memories of a plane crashing into a home in the area. they happen infrequently but when they do, no one forgets. >> i feel utterly sick. two people died. >> and that flashing x shows that this airport and runway remains closed. the plaij is plane is prejudiced to is registered for a nonprofit, but they did not wan

. >> as the investigation now intensifies, the tightknit community of pilots at peter o. knight airport are left speechless . >> we almost don't even believe what happened because we know many of the people that fly around here. >> he's flown out of here for two decades. before that he flew in the vietnam war. here, they know it's all about safety. >> what i do every of their -- i go to a flight proficiency course. >> like everybody else, he can't understand why. >> why is it happened to them and not somebody else? we will never know that either. >> when you see a plane go down instantaneously -- no survivors, that's something you hope you never see again. >> seeing that reference -- that wreckage is just awful. that was paul mueller reporting for us. we will let you know as soon as ththe airport reopens. >>> a pedestrian dead after a car crash and tampa. this happened on dr. martin luther king boulevard and 16th street. the victim died at the scene. mlk boulevard is back open this morning. >>> a case of abuse involving the sheriffs deputy. right now the deputy is out of a job a

. >>> the peter o. knight airport in tampa is back open. it reopened saturday more than a day of two people die in a fiery plane crash there. ntsb investigators are looking into what went wrong. they will document every inch of the charred remains as seen from eagle 8 right there. they said documenting the facts and circumstances is a very detailed process. >> approximately 2 to 3 months analysis and probable cause. generally we'll talk about a year for the whole process. >> this morning it's still not clear if a second plane was involved as reported by witnesses. >>> happening today, tampa's air fest 2016 continues. ryan hughes got a sneak peak of this exciting annual event and shows us what you can expect. today is the last day for fest 2016. so if you didn't catch the sights and the sounds here yesterday now is the time. >> it is sure to be an action-packed weekend at macdill air force base. spectators can take in all the sights and intense sounds. from military cargo planes to these vintages there's something for everyone. >> the flying

peter mesa shot this video at peter o' knight airport. the smoke could be seen for miles. it left two people dead. fire crews were on the scene within minutes but there was little they could do so let's geget right out to chip osowswski live on the scene. a witness said another aircraft may have been involved on this right? >> reporter: that's right. a witness saw one plane taking off. another one at the airport in flames. she couldn't confirm or deny

>>> the faa and ntsb are investigating what caused a plane to crash and burst into flames at peter o. knight airport killing two people. 11:30 am. you can see from the video there is barely anything left. according to flightaware.com, the plane was headed to pensacola. the names of the victims have not been released. >>> a tragic breaking story overnight. a plane carrying 62 crashed in russia killing everyone on board. this is video of that area where the plane crashed. it happened in a city south of moscow. the airline went down in rough weather conditions. we have other video released by russian state media which says that it shows the moment of impact. >>> five dubai flight 981 took off from dubai. the pilot was attempting to land for a second time when the tail clipped the runway and the plane crashed. >>> we are also getting a look at the plane's flight pattern. the past before the crash. d not diverted to another airport. a flight scheduled to land before this one did divert and landed safely. >>> isis is out with a new video this morning that appears to show a british journalist who i

petersburg were the only two on board the cessna when it went down at the peter o knight airport. both were business partners and air force academy roommates. national transportation safety board investigators say another plane took off at the same time but it wasn' t clear whether that contributed to the crash. stewart: an infestation in the everglades. check out these images from south florida. these were taken and provided by researchers, studying the python. the snake is considered an invasive species for the region. over the last 3-months 40 pythons have been rounded up, one of the 16-feet long and weighing 140 pounds. stewart: tomorrow the u.s. justice department and apple will once again face off in court. this is connected to unlocking one of the san bernardino killer' s phones, apple said to do so they' d need to create new software, but that it could jeopardize the security of any other i-phone. the fbi is relying on apple' s help to find out if there' s information about the december attack on it. a federal judge will ultimately decide. stewart: a local businessman says

smoke and flames at peter o knight airport. there are questions about what happened here. evan axelbank live at the airport. this had to be scary for those living nearby for sure. >> and mark, neighbors came out when they heard the noise and the news that they would find outside would not be good. take a look at the wreckage. the investigation shas slowed down. it is pouring over the information to figure out what happened here, two people were found dead.

summer: two people were killed they were flying in crashed at the peter o knight airport. just before noon. officials say the pair was headed to pensacola when it happened. so far, the names of those killed have not been released. no word what caused the crash. angela: a 75-year-old woman who caused a double fatal punishment. summer: and the victims' family doesn' s greg fox with the latest on this case that started with a chain reaction crash at one of the region' s busiest intersections. >> are you going to reapply for your license? >> no comment ma' am. reporter: 75-year-old cynthia guthrie just kept walking out of the courthouse, minutes after learning her punishment. greg: her attorney entered a plea of no contest to a careless driving citation which came with five points on her license. guthrie caused a seven vehicle crash last october at the intersection of state roads 434 and 436 in altamonte springs. despite heroic efforts by paramedics, the crash claimed the his one year old son, brayden. >> he loved that boy so much he was my only biological nephew. >> it feels just so some

@they responded to a fiery scene @at peter o. knight on davis @island. @police say a cessna 340 crashed @shortly after take-off, killing @the two people on board. @they were headed to pensacola. @witnesses reported hearing two @planes take off around the same @time. @today investigators confirmed @those witness accounts. @>> there's evidence that there @approximately the same time. @however, whether the accident @occurred coincidental or as a @cause of, i don't know yet. @that's one of the reasons why @we're here, to start gathering @all the information.{ @>> reporter: an airport @spokeswoman says the airport @will be closed until further @notice. @i'm also learning more about the @two men who died in the crash. @i'll have that tonight at 10:00. @reporting on davis island, evan @lambert, fox 13 news. @>> haley: visitors showed up @hours in advance for the kickoff @of airfest at macdill air @force base today. @cars were parked outside the @gates and many more spent hours @getting in today all to be @turned back to their cars by @lightning and heavy rain.

petersburg were the only two on board the cessna when it went down at the peter o. knight airport. they were business partners and air force academy roommates. national transportation safety board investigators say another plane took off at the same time, but it wasn' t clear whether that contributed to the crash. summer: turning to your forced conditions and wind. eric: we have seen the fire danger play out. the good news for now, it does not look like any damage has been wrote ordered from that, like red flag advisory has been posted in those conditions continue. when we talk a bit of red flag, that means the at mr. is own dry and you have -- atmosphere is bone dry and you have gusty wind. sustained wind around central florida running anywhere from 15 to 25 miles per hour. let' s take it a step closer around avalon park. look how there is more wind here, 17 to 22 miles per hour versus closer to the metro, union park and conway, back in your the airport. it is quite a bit quieter there. worrying too much about the wind, just a beautiful out there, 63. 63, romeo. 63, pine grove. 66

two people were killed when the cessna plane crashed at the peter o' knight airport. it happened just before noon. airport officials say the pair was headed to pensacola when it happened. so far, the names of those no word what caused the crash. two local church leaders appeared in a pennsylvania courtroom on charges of conspiracy and child endangerment. giles schinelli, director of the san pedro center, and robert d' aversa from saint patrick' s parish mount dora were arraigned this morning, along with a third friar from minnesota. prosecutors say all three knew about sexual abuse allegations against a priest. but they continued to put him in jobs that gave him access to children. officials suspect the priest molested more than 100 kids. he killed himself in 2013. jim: a volusia county man will spend the next five years in prison for running down a horse. killing the animal and injuring its rider. christopher todd entered a plea last month and was sentenced today on charges including aggravated battery and animal cruelty. last february, todd slammed into the horse an

right now the peter o' knight airport remains closed in tampa as investigators try to figure out how a plane crashed. pensacola- crashed during takeoff. the fire chief says the plane was fully engulf indeed flame when is they got there. miles. miles. the names of the victims have not been released. >>> now to the story only on news 6. a local deputy accused of pointing a gun in a fit of road rage. the alleged victim says he was just trying to get home from work. now the state attorney' s office is investigating. news 6 reporter erik sandoval has the story. >> reporter: both men ended up at this gas station on highway 50 in cler mont and it was here - - clermont and it was here that the alleged victim says the man that pointed a gun at him in his car was an off duty orange county sheriff' s deputy. richard valentine said it started here. traffic was heavy when he tried to turn on highway 50 onto miss florida avenue. >> i had this white kia behind me just beeping the horn. >> reporter: after he made the turn he noticed the kia was following a bit closely. s behind me anyway. i say okay