into the early part of tomorrow. so showers and thunderstorms early and then clearing out. the forecast coming up in a few minutes. stay with us, abc action news starts now. beaten and bruised. the savage attack by two teens. this woman you just saw endured and the frustration she's expressing towards her neighbors this morning. >> help for jeb. the race for the white house gets interesting as another former president hits the campaign trail. >> legal fight. democrats and republicans now at odds over who should nominate a replacement for justice scalia. thank you for joining us on this monday. i'm deiah riley. >> i'm dan shaffer. in st. petersburg detectives want to know how a 4-year-old boy managed to get a gun and fire it. >> the grandmother and mother called 911 saying they had no idea how the gun got there or

police tell us around 5:00 yesterday afternoon the boy was playing with a cat outside his yale street home, went into a crawlspace and found that gun. he brought the revolver on the court and shot it in the ground. luckily no one was hurt. officers say the gun isn't registered and they believe someone likely hid it under the house. a bradenton man shot by a deputy after he got into a fight with his wife. manatee county sheriff's office says donna stoddard called 911 because she was worried about her and her son's safety. she told deputies her husband had been drinking, had a knife, threatened to harm her and himself. deputies arrived and found mark stoddard with a knife. they asked him to drop it, when he came at them one of the deputies fired killing him. that deputy is on paid leave as that shooting is investigated. update on florida's most accurate 7-day forecast. ivan cabrera now. >> indeed. good morning. temperatures now in the 50s and low 60s.

scorched i think we have more cloud -- saturday and sunday i think we have more cloud occur on the way. no weather-related issues on the roads but as we widen out out the view, i think showers and thunderstorms will be with us overnight tonight and early tuesday. i think a pretty good line of showers and storms with heavy rainfall. for us today with the additional cloud cover and southeast wind 20% chance of afternoon showers, nothing heavy or severe, temperatures in the mid-70s. we'll have the extended forecast and talking about the timing of the heavier rain coming up. quick check of traffic at 4:32. live look at i-275, howard frankland bridge. there's a fatal accident being investigated now, two northbound lanes are closed, we'll check the roads again in 15 minutes. so expect a few minor delays through there, not too much in the way of heavy traffic at this time. overnight a fatal crash

u.s. 19 near ridge road and -- in port richey. that happened 12:30 this morning. a witness says the biker was likely speeding and slammed into the back of the semi. the motorcyclist was killed, the truck driver wasn't injured. two teens including a 15- year-old boy facing serious charges accused of robbing three people at gunpoint. >> it happened at two apartment complexes along dale mabry highway in carol cara spoke with one of the victims. >> reporter: her face bruised. left eye swollen shut. the as a result of a violent attack she endured right outside her apartment early sunday morning. >> i'm thankful to be alive. >> reporter: martinez was just getting out of her car when deputies say this man, 128-year- old nicholas gillam jumped her, grabbed her purse.

alone or at least let her get her meds out of her purse. >> he pulled out his gun so i paused and looked and i just said lord, please be with me. >> reporter: the worst was yet to come. a 16-year-old would join in on the brutal attack. >> the black guy came out of nowhere and they both -- he hit me in the face with the gun, and the other guy was kicking me. >> reporter: vanessa made it up the stairs to her apartment triggering the unit's alarm descent help but frustrated no one else who heard her screams came to her aid. >> that's the saddest part. because regardless of -- you could still call 911. >> reporter: more shots were fired just down the road in the same apartment complex. a man beaten and robbed, bullets fired through his front door hitting his roommate in the leg. the two so scared they moved out, the two teens weren't done. they hit this neighboring

and stealing from a third victim before getting arrested. martinez has nothing to say to her attackers, only describing them this way. >> they are just pathetic. this morning former new york governor elliot spitzer is under investigation for allegedly assaulting a woman in a manhattan hotel room. that 25-year-old victim told police spitzer is her boyfriend and he choked her inside his hotel room in midtown manhattan. spitzer resigned as new york's governor in 2008 during a prostitution scandal. a spokeswoman for spitzer says there is no truth to the assault allegations. this morning michigan's governor wants more federal aid to help thousands more people impacted by the flint water crisis. governor rick snyder wants to expand medicaid coverage for pregnant women and those under 21 years old who have been exposed to the flint lead- contaminated water. the u.s. surgeon general is planning to visit flint tomorrow.

answer any questions they may investigators are trying to determine who placed a bomb in a rental car in new mexico. a mechanic found the explosive after the car was returned to the albuquerque airport yesterday morning. the bomb squad was called out, disarmed the bomb. both fbi and atf are conducting this morning australian police announced one of the largest drug busts in the country's history. officers seed $700 million worth of methamphetamine or ice and 4 1/2 pounds of crystal meth. police say the drugs came from china and hong kong. >> this is a devastating blow for the organized criminal gangs that are peddling us and shows you that if you you do target the australian market we'll have the powers and resources to prosecute you, in this case because of the ranch quantity of the drugs, the people involved could be in

>> the four suspects who were charged with importing and manufacturing the drugs are due in court next month. this morning north korean leader kim jong un is ordering his country's scientists to press ahead with more satellite launches. kim says the recent launch struck a telling blow to pyongyang's enemies who are trying to keep his country from advancing scientifically. last week the u.s. increased sanctions against north korea over the february 7th rocket launch. many believe the launches are only tests for the north's nuclear program. this morning there are still no words on funeral arrangements for the supreme court justice antonin scalia. >> lawmakers are already arguing over who should name his successor. >> reporter: a hearse carried the body of scalia to the airport for a final flight home as a battle for his seat on the supreme court is brewing. >> i plan to fulfill my constitutional responsibilities

>> reporter: replacing a legal giant, adding another bitter divide in the election year not only in congress but also on the campaign trail. >> we should not allow a lame duck president to essentially capture the supreme court in the waning months of hispression presidency. >> it's outrageous republicans in the senate and on the campaign trail have already pledged to block any replacement that president obama nominates. >> reporter: scalia died in his sleep saturday at a texas ranch during a quail hunting trip. >> he was totally peaceful. he's a man who went to sleep and just didn't wake up. >> they assured me they didn't see signs of foul play. >> reporter: the scalia family rejecting the idea of an autopsy. >> reporter: president obama is

list of potential candidates, judge srinivasan, considered frontrunnerrer. the stakes couldn't be higher. without scalia the court remains divided 4-4, elizabeth hur, abc news, new york. democracy 2016 -- we're a month away from the florida presidential primary. tomorrow is your last day to register. to change your party affiliation in time to vote in the primary. because florida is a closed primary state only voters registered with a particular party can vote for that party's candidates in the primary. hillary clinton will not be in south florida today after all. the former secretary of state decided to hold additional campaign events in nevada where she's in a close race with bernie sanders. nevada holds its democratic

and jeb bush is getting help. his brother, george w bush to campaign for him in south carolina today. the state holds its republican primary saturday. in this weekend's debate jeb bush blasted donald trump for attacking and insulting the bush family. today's presidents die and also your last chance to enjoy the florida state fair. the fair ends its 12-day run in tampa today and its student day at the fair for kids from pinellas, polk, manatee and sarasota counties. gates open 9:00, close 9:00 tonight but the midway will stay open for at least an hour after the gates closed. >> not like this weekend. in fact we have clouds and even rainfall on the way and heavier tonight and into tomorrow we'll detail that and i'll let you know when the timing and how heavy the rain will be, in a few minutes. infected with zika. coming up at 5:00 -- the mission a florida medical student is now on after he

>> drama at amway arena between the lightning and blues. see the questionable call everyone's talking about. it didn't end well for the

two hernando county boys who lost their parents within months of each other received a show of support from a motorcycle group. >> the bikers came together to give the boys a special gift, also priceless memories.

[ applause ] >> now you get your own motorcycle. [ laughter ] >> the band of brothers motorcycle association presented a $2,000 check to 8- year-old zach and 1-year-old zane mayors meyers. the grandparents are raising the boys, their parents died in separate crashes. including their father two weeks ago. >> they are very good people do do something like that for strangers, it's amazing. i thank them so much from the bottom of my heart. >> if it was us that happened to, all of us with kids, if something happened to us as parents that someone would help our children out and make sure they have a good future. >> zach got to sit in one of the harleys and even got his own biker head gear. a gofundme account is set up for the family, it's already raised nearly $8,000 so far. this morning brutal cold is impacting tens of millions in

the single digits. it's in the 20s in dc where around the nation's capital which is being hit by snow now. a mix of sleet and freezing rain is forecast. that same storm system caused multiple accidents along i-65 yesterday. there were so many accidents in highway to allow emergency crews to respond to treat the injured. >> to see all these cars all of a sudden just -- and semis turn sideways and cars, pieces all over the road. we saw people walking up the exit ramp to go to the mcdonald's to go to the restroom. >> between 40 and 50 cars and trucks were involved in a series of crashes along a 2- mile stretch of i-65, at least 10 people were taken to the hospital with injuries. ivan has a look at the florida's most accurate 7-day forecast on this monday. a lot of kids out of school today? >> yes.

at one point 65 and 74, both closed here, you can see the squall that moved through with very heavy snowfall. further south and east we're going to be looking at a line of showers and storms rolling through but it won't arrive until overnight tonight and into early tomorrow. out ahead of that front by the way, still a southeasterly wind today, will give us more cloud cover and also the potential for some isolated showers. nothing too heavy or widespread but by later today some changes here. so if you're headed to the fair, anything you're doing outside it will not be a copy of yesterday and saturday, so a little more cloud cover out there today as we start with temperatures in the upper 50s and lower 60s. by this afternoon. we'll warm up nicely, we'll talk about temperatures approaching mid-70s despite the cloud cover, with that southeasterly wind. here's futurecast, not doing much through the early part of the day but by afternoon as we get a little heating we'll pop a couple of showers, then you see, especially across the interior i'm thinking as we head through later this afternoon and into the

problematic for us. a look at the clock, 2:30 a.m. and then between 4:00 and 7:00 a.m., look at that, heavy line of showers and thunderstorms rolling through, some embedded thunderstorms, i don't think the severe weather threat is significant for us. that mainly to our north up towards the panhandle. so for today, partly sunny, isolated afternoon showers and looking at the morning commute. this is i-275 near the howard frankland bridge. we see some flashing lights now. pretty slow traffic moving in that area. looks like a lot of looky loos trying to find out what is going on. janelle is watching the traffic cameras, we'll have an update in 10 minutes or so. caught on camera -- a bus burst into flames just minutes after a group of students got off it. the high schoolers were on a ski trip when things took a terrifying turn. the group was from seattle. they were just a mile from the

the mechanical problem and the engine caught fire. everyone on board escaped just before it was engulfed in flames. the students still went skiing, in fact the resort even offered them a free lunch and gave ski equipment to those who lost theirs in the fire. the tampa bay lightning are fuming, they believe last night the refs allowed an illegal goal to count. john sable explains in sports. >> reporter: good morning. when a stat sheet shows a team outshooting its opponent 38-21 more times than not that team wins. sometimes that team also runs into a red hot goal tender, and that's what the lightning did last night at amalie arena. not without major controversy late in the game that made the difference from one team earning two points. here's that play. blues up -0 with 2:30 in the game, 1-0. patrick scores on ben bishop.

berglund allowing the goal, horrible call, 2-0. kucherov gifts the bolts twrailg out 2- 1. victor headman 30 seconds later. great pass to tyler johnson. then to kucherov, he deflects the puck, almost goes in, clock hits triple zero and blues win questionable call. >> i'm at a loss for words to be honest. there wasn't one -- i thought it was -- there was zero chance of that being turned over. it was as clear a kick as you can possibly so see. you can pick a pick with the inside or outside of the foot. the r ref adamantly called it no goal. tough loss for the bulls. and guess what? the red wings, devils and

the standings while the lightning drop now to the 8th and final playoff spot in the eastern conference. the bolts have today off. game three of their home stand is tuesday against san jose. that's your morning sports report. enjoy your monday. lucky to be alive. coming up at 5:00 -- a miracle. the miracle that saved a tree trimmer from being pulled into a wood chipper over the weekend. >> amazing investment. a rare near mint copy of spider- man's first appearance heading to auction. how much this comic book could

upper 50s to low 60s this morning. then back in the low 70s. look at the cloud cover on our platter here. that is an indication of the change in the our forecast. 20% coverage as far as showers for this afternoon. then a line of heavier showers and storms as we talked about that, that rolls in tuesday morning. look after that, a quick-mover, we're looking at if you sunshine beginning -- full sunshine beginning wednesday and lasting through next weekend. highs by the way in the low to mid-70s with the overnight lows in the 50s. check out this comic book. it's amazing fantasy number 15 from 1962. this is actually the one where spider-man appears for the first time. a new york man bought it for $1,200 in 1980. he decided to finally put it up

experts say it could fetch $400,000. or more. quite the return on investment. auctioneers say it's very valuable because this copy is one of the few that are in near mint condition. over the weekend kanye west dropped his new album and big bombshell that is hard to believe. >> many of us in the newsroom were questioning this. how true is it? the rap star says he's disiemp 53 million in debt. he tweeted news before going on "saturday night live" saying please pray we he overcome, this is my true heart. kanye is also calling for facebook founder mark zuckerberg to invest $1 billion in his ideas after "realizing he's the greatest living artist" and "greatest artist of all time." shark encounter. coming up next at 5:00 -- what is making thousands of sharks gamminger in florida waters now. >> say cheers. the official declaration the

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at 5:00 -- pinellas county deputies piecing together clues to figure out how a 4-year-old boy got his hands on a gun and fired it. where that child found it and

where -- or how it got there. >> the battle begins over when to replace leading conservative justice antonin scalia on the most powerful court. why republicans are already putting up roadblocks to president obama's constitutional responsibility to find a replacement. >> governor scott taking action as the steve -- zika virus continues to spread across the state. where you can go to get your questions answered. breaking news in tampa and pasco county. we'll get to that in a minute. first, thank you for joining us on abc, i'm deiah riley. >> i'm dan shaffer. we're following the weather reports. gorgeous valentine's day weekend. what about the fair? today we have some canings so we'll talk about that and clouds rolling in. changes. that will set us up i think for a pretty good line of showers and thunderstorms. that will move in -- won't move in, until tonight. we're in pretty good shape now, temperatures in the upper 50s to around 60 degrees.