>> reporter: the robber someone trying to rob the store was shot in the head by the clerk. i want to show you the scene. investigators going in and out of the store where this happened. here's what we know so far, the robber went inside with a knife. he approached the clerk that happened to have a gun close by underneath the counter. the clerk pulled the gun out, shot the robber in the head. we know there was another witness inside of the store that the police are questioning, right now. >> the clerk appears to be we are questioning him to see exactly what happened, but it straightforward what happened between the witness and the clerk, the store were is very, very consistent. >> reporter: this is the hope food shop

it's not clear with if the robber will survive he was taken to the hospital with injuries, we are waiting on his name. >> i'm reporting live in tampa, clifton french, abc action news. skies are clear, temperatures are chilly and now we have a freeze warning in effect for part of hernan doe county and citrus county. pretty much like we say, the usual suspects, when most of us are in the low 40s. that's when the northern counties citrus and hernan doe can see temperatures around freezing. i don't think this will be huge for covering your plants, but

right now, where it's in the 50s, it will be dropping in the 30s. we'll talk about our next severe weather threat coming up in a few minutes. covering sarasota county, a mother and father in jail accused of starving and beating their own children. alleged abuse so severe, detectives never learned how to chew food because they never got any. serena following the developments, where are the kids right now? >> reporter: well, wendy, right now, they are in protective care at this time and all of those disturbing allegations, like some of the ones you just talked about, detailed in this criminal affidavit. >> that's horrible. >> reporter: the extent of the alleged child abuse at the hands of this mother and fear has whitney douglas sick to her stomach. she lived next door to the two for years if that's government

>> i'm happy they got caught. the kids can't go through that any more. >> reporter: cording to detectives report, the twins, only four looked like skeletons, one only 22-pounds, the weight of an 11-month-old baby. doctors telling detectives -- >> everybody is born with the ability to chew. if you don't use it, you can't develop it. unfortunately, they have never been able to chew food in their lives because they have never been fed food. >> reporter: the mother changed her story several times. there. two kids had marks. doctors say from a belt beating. douglas is heartbroken. she suspected something because she did not see the kids. from now on, never again -- >> if you have ideas, something

>> i have no idea. stupid, not trying to get into anybody's business. >> i know you had food. i have seen them go to the grocery store, many times, you are bringing bags and bags, but wasn't feeding the babies, that's a shame. >> reporter: police tell us there could be even more charges at last check, the couple remained in jail. we placed a call to dcf and we are waiting for a return phone call. serena, thank you, still developing, investigators in jacksonville believe they have found the remains of little lonzie barden. he disappeared last summer. his mother and her boyfriend were charged with child neglect.

them to the search area. >> >> $1 million investment, the pledging to find the money to help some of the city's most affected areas. the biggest question, where is this money going to come from? >> well, jamson, you know that's the million dollar question and at this point, even the mayor doesn't actually know, but he said he is confident that the city will find the funding to make this happen he wants to create programs that will actually break the cycle of poverty for many families on the south side of the city. >> we need it. we need resources over here for our children. >> saint pete city councilwoman lisa brown knows the concerns affecting the south side. for years, she has been fighting the issue head on. >> if you don't know how many young boys come in and say "his lisa. i might not make it to 21."

and killed at 21 -- >> i don't want anyone to feel the pain i'm feeling. children. this is really addressing a crisis what the mayor is calling an urgent crisis. >> ben kirby with the mayor's office said the city is working the goal is to lift families out of poverty. >> maybe it's job training, maybe it's education, maybe it's both of those things, maybe it's more. >> a million dollar is not easy to come by. could cuts to services have to be made to make this pledge a reality? >> the mayor make it is clear, he wants to find a place to

programs that are working. when the mayor puts together this group, they will actually decide what program actually gets this money. all of this will have to be decided by the city council when they put together the budget. you may be thinking are there already programs helping teens. there are. i spoke with a 16-year-old and he told me about a program that is changing his life. he is planning to go to college. i'll have more on that story, tonight at 6:00. >> rodney, thank you >> right now, police released a 9-1-1 call from a woman that witnessed a shooting earlier this morning. she told the operator a man was

>> a guy just got shot in his car. >> where was he shot? >> we just got off at 5nd and we saw a motorcycle go by him. i heard a loud noise. he is moving really slow. >> >> reporter: the victim is from came. we was shot temple terrace. at the hospital in critical condition. the motorcyclist drove off after shooting that driver. tonight, investigators are not sure what lead up to that shooting >> hillsboro county deputy hoping these surveillance pictures can identify an armed robber. he escorted a male starbucks employee to a nearby mcdonald's where he forced him to withdraw money at gun point and took off running. it happened at the starbucks 301 south. if you recognize the guy seen

hillsboro county sheriff's office. >> >> major detour, janelle has a way around it. plus other construction projects that may give others issues in the bay area. >> major construction project happening overnight, affecting drivers coming off the howard franklin, trying to get to downtown tampa. northbound closed from kennedy starting at 10:30 tonight until 5:30 tomorrow morning. what you will want to do, get off at kennedy, take it to heinz, get back on 275 to head northbound. this is just an overnight project ending tomorrow. >> >> southbound i275. the ramp will be closed overnight for most of the week through thursday. also, we have some construction going on, hillsboro underneath the

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secondhand smoke, millions of kids at risk. the good news, smoking is down among teens. researchers are calling for more smoke-free zones. >> well, we are back to winter, again, it's chilly out there. >> tomorrow morning, freeze warning for northern counties. i don't think we have too much to worry about, temperatures, if they hit 32, it will be the northern counties for a half hour. i don't think they will. it will be boot weather. wendy has the turtleneck -- >> and the boot. look outside, skies are clear, tomorrow morning, some folks will are around 32 degrees. officially a freeze warning. i wouldn't be surprised if they go 35, 36, we'll get into that in a second. titan doppler radar.

officially a freeze warning in effect for coastal hernano county and citrus county. temperatures expected to be 32 or below for several hours. some of the new numbers are hinting it doesn't get that cold. regardless, bring in the pets. if you want to cover the plants up north, you can. i don't think it will be a big deal. what could end up being a bigger deal is the threat of rough storms later this week, specifically friday. temperatures, upper 50s northern counties, low 60s across most of the metro. here are the forecast lows, right around 32 in our northern even close tore 50 as you get closer to the beach, so, we'll see, regardless, you will need the jacket, the sweatshirt. bundle the kids up because it will be for our area, unusually chilly, clear skies, 58 in

pete, mid-50s. we stay totally clear and the winds drain directly out of the north, that would be how we get our coldest air. once the wind veers off the gulf, there is no way you will freeze. there is too much warmth coming in off the gulf of mexico. every now and again some clouds, clouds act as a blanket. just as a blanket keeps you warm at night. clouds keep the heating of the day -- that's why temperatures rarely drop down to 32 when we have cloud cover. tomorrow morning, skies should be mostly clear, you take that out of the eindication, even some high clouds at times can bump our temperatures up three or four degrees. the way you play this, this will be cold, whether it is 32 or not. maybe, maybe not, mid-to upper 30s at the very least across our northern counties and low 40s elsewhere with a lot of sunshine covering the entire

again wednesday. later on in the week. this is what we have been talking about with a progressive flow and el nino situation, you get storms every four or five days. the one on friday could be from be pretty nasty, still too early to pinpoint. highs 50s low 60s. there is the cold air we talked about. no doubt about that, even if we see a freezing situation up north, it will be unusual cold for us. 70, some folks will be closer to 60 and then 670. for the boaters, winds out of the northeast, 10-15 knots. later on in the week, we start to see more of a southerly flow, boosting our temperatures up, but it will increase the risk of stronger storms. i haven't talked about the tornado that moved through

the setup will be system, certainly in florida, there could be something of that situation brewing. boaters, tides, sunrise and sunset. >> >> here's a look at florida's most accurate seven-day forecast. tomorrow morning. northern counties, mid-to upper 30s. maybe a few folks around freezing. more sunshine wednesday, we go 4, still unusually cool. we'll not get severe weather with temperatures in the 60s, look at friday and saturday, flow off the gulf. active jet stream. we could easily see stronger storms friday, the rain on sunday would be the first thing in the morning, if then. the rest of the week clears out, cools off with highs 59, 60 degrees early next week. a protest.

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supplies in the classroom. they say they won't return to class until their voices are heard. meantime, the district is keeping parents up-to-date online and using row bow calls to inform them if their child's school is closed. >> >> in california, a natural gas leak causing a state of emergency in the san fernando valley. residents claim it is making them sick. the gas company said a leak posts no health threat. residents are complaining of headaches, asthma -- residents have been relocated so the leak can be capped. >> >> a florida woman found dead in her italian apartment. what her family is doing to >> >> top five things you can do

we are continuing to follow breaking news in east tampa, action air over the scene where police say a store clerk shot an attempted robber. >> it happened around 3:30 at the hope food store on mlk and north 27th street. we are told the suspect had a knife. that man at a hospital fighting for his life. clifton french on the scene, with the latest details at the top of the hour. >> tonight, a blank wall inside of saint pete's city hall is sparking controversy again. >> racist mural depicting

civil rights activists, carson