st. pete police department. 3 3 3 3 3 new this morning: a popular show at the animal kingdom came to a scary end... after a *float caught on fire. 3 and the scary scene was was at the "festival of the lion king show." the actors were in the middle of a performance when smoke started billowing from the side of the set. it was coming from a giant elephant float. an announcer told the crowd the show was canceled... and everyone rushed out the doors. there were no injuries . early reports are that it was an electrical fire in the float mechanics. it's still not clear *when the show will resume. the "lion king" show has been running at animal kingdom for 18 years. 3 a lot more *magic is coming to orlando. but this time, it's not from disney. a huge new resort complex is about to break ground this summer... called "magic place." it will eventually feature five towers, along with shops, restaurants and other resort ammenities. the first tower will go up this year... and the entire project could take more than twenty years to finish. the resort site is just outside disney's "animal kingdom". it's al

st. pete police department has seven super recognizers. all four in the top 2% of the nation. >>> police are looking for some of the suspects in a bold robbery of a gun store in houston. surveillance video captured the break in. check this out. the group uses a black pickup truck to rip out the front country guns and ammo. ten of them scatter inside grabbing as many guns and rifles as they could carry. they took 50 weapons in a matter of two minutes. law enforcement officials say stolen weapons like these are often sold on the black market. >> you have another criminal element that needs firearms to with a drug trade or robberies. >> investigators say gun store smash-and-grabs are becoming more and more common. so far they have made three arrests in the case. >>> on sunday thousands of runners will raise money for take stock in children manatee. take stock provides mentors and college scholarships to needy students. 10 community kathryn bursch shows you how the combination of money and encouragment can change lives. >> i love the way some

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st. pete police department that 16 cars are involved in this crash. i've been counting and only counted like seven here so there might be some further back. either way this is a mess, only one lane open now. these cars getting through in single file. we are seeing onlooker delays on the other side in the southbound lanes although it's still taking just eight minutes to get across southbound. northbound is the big problem. let's look at this backup, for more than three miles. around mlk. the backup starts before you get to mlk. again this is northbound on 275 through pinellas county. so what you're going to do, if you can get off at the gandy exit and take the gandy bridge over that will save a lot of time. you want to avoid the howard frankland. you can work your way to the courtney campbell. and you could take that. let look at the drive times. you can see options now, nine minutes across the causeway. 07 minutes now to cross the -- 70 minutes to cross the howard frankland and if 16 cars are involved it's going to take some time to get all of that cl

st. pete police department @currently investigate @currently investigating a @hit-and-run crash that left a @man with life-threatening @injuries. @we are told that around @ hill close was crossing the @road when a nissan driven by a @person who sent him to the @pavement. @funjara fled the scene. @he faces two charges and @possibly more if alcohol is @determined to be a factor. @>>> the full service mega yacht @opened up in st. petersburg. @a ribbon-cutting ceremony for @harbor ridge arena. @the only full service mechanic @a yacht arena. @the tall hip lennox is docked @there and hope that bigger @boats will bring bigger money @to the local economy. @>>> pasco county deputies need @your help as they try to track @down the man that tried to @steal money out of an atm in @lutz. @deeps pulled several @surveillance photos from @security cameras before he @expressway spray painted over @the lenses. @it happened on the gte @financial. @the suspect maminged to do @about $2,000 damage to the atm. @if you have any information, @you are asked to call the pasco @county sheriff's office. @at tampa's pe

. >> the shave's office with the police departments from clearwater and st. pete held a us in conference to unveil the boards that you will see soon. they go up at various locations around pinellas county. the ads showing the murdered people. someone murdered. and investigatorss still have not said how they were killed other than to say it was a and come forward. the purpose. you better be careful out there, they have into the released a motive the billboard is scheduled to go up at 28th street and 47th avenue. now clear channel outdoor designed that and provided the space for free and this could last a while. the police department alone has 900 unsolved cases. kelly. hope it helps. >> two of st. pete's oldest buildings are in a path to demolition and they don't know they exist. they have been hiding behind a screen for decades. one was built in 1912 and one of the earliest mayors. and steve nichols tells us they people overlooked them. >> michael stallings took pictures of the arcade but overlooked the buildings right across central avenue because they're hidden

st. pete. one person was shot they say after a gun accidentally discharged. why the gun went off is still under investigation. >>> haines city police department needs your help to find this man. a picture of franky harvey laste r. last seen february 10th. his family is hoping if you see him or recognize him you'll call police. we have his photo on our facebook page. to share with family and friends when it pops up on your news feed this morning. >>> in just hours the burial will begin for the hillsborough county deputy who died a hero. deputy john kotfila jr. will be laid to rest in his hometown of massachusetts. earlier this month he drove in between a wrong way driver and another driver on the selmon expressway to save a woman from the impact of the crash. the wrong-way driver who also died had a blood alcohol level more than three times the legal limit. count on abc action news as we bring you a look at his final on-line at abcactionnews.com. >>> the family of a central florida man outraged this morning after learning a woman accused of brutally beating jail. last month police arrested two women for attacking 74-year- old ronald hollingsworth and stealing