We turn, now to our chief meteorologist, Dennis Phillips and see how cold it will get. Pascual county will drop into the upper 30s to low 40s. Officially, for noncoastal hernando and citrus county, i still think mid30s. Regardless, it will be a very chilly night. Be sure to bring in the pets even if they dont see a freeze. Officially, the warning remains in effect from 2 00 am to 8 00 am for the Northern Counties. This is a look at what im expecting, im going low to mid 30s. Still low 40s across the rest of the viewing area. Unusually cold, but most of us will not be seeing a freeze. What we will be seeing are very chilly conditions with temperatures primarily in the 40s. What could be a bigger threat. The threat of Severe Weather late iron in. Week. Well talk about that coming up now to an effort to change lives in saint peters, the violence a crieses in his city and pledging a Million Dollar to help stop it. Rodney is live to explain how the financial pledge could finally make a difference reporter the Mayors Office said some of the money could be used to Fund Programs already established across the city. Just this weekend, a group of pastors and Community Leaders met for the first time with a group of young teens. Community activives tell me the time for talk is over and the time to get to work, right now. Im definitely thinking what if it could be me . Im thinking, how do we stop the violence in sane pete . Reporter something no kid should have to think about. But for this 16yearold, howard, violence is a reality. I came from an abusive home, but i was taken in my someone else. Reporter the guardian, the positive influence howard needed. He admits he has been pretty lucky. I huh a lot of issues. Very complex recipe for disaster that is going on in our community. Reporter ramped keny irby, has spent years helping kids like kiante. He recently spearheaded a program. The group held their first meeting over the weekend with a large group of teens from the inner city. When you have children woe dont have hope and they are not being inspired to move beyond what they see in front of them, their dreams, their hopes and aspirations are being squashed, very early on. Reporter irving was glad to hear that the saint pete mayor plans to pump a Million Dollar into the citys underserved communities. On the suicide of the city, we need to see some of the moving from rhetoric to relevance. Now, at this point, the Mayors Office has not pinpointed where the Million Dollars will come from, however, the mayor stresses no programs will be cut. In the coming weeks, he plans to put together a task force. That group of Community Leaders will determine what programs the funding will go to. All of this will eventually have to be approved by city council rodney, thank you. Tonight a sarasota mother and daughter in jail accused of beating and starving their children. They each face five felony counts. Detectives say the kids, set of fouryearold twins, and a six yearold so malnourished, they looked like skeletons one of the twins was 22pounds. That is the typical weight of an 11monthold. All of the children were i seen you go to the grocery store. Bringing bags and bags of food, just not feeding the babies. Heygoods sister lead police to the children. More about a weekend shooting in lark go. Deputies identifying an intruder and woe shot him. Confronted in a garage. Deputies say he lunged at him several times and even tried hitting him with a metal chair. The man eventually shot during the confrontation and suffered a lifethreatening injury. So far, no charges have been filed. Bay area continues to be among the worst places in the country when it comes to Human Trafficking cases. Advocates say progress is being made in the fight to stop it, reporter shows us there is one critical area where help for victims is desparately needed. Human trafficking awareness day, talking about progress and the fight and work yet to be done. I think we have a long way to go. But from the perspective of just awareness. Reporter advocates one big progress, safe harbor 5 00. Allowing victims to be pushed into safe houses instead of jail. The biggest hurdle getting the victims to see a simple realzation. If thats the case, its important that they know there are agencies out here, we are willing to help. If we dont have the solution to be able to connect them with the person that does. Reporter working with Human Trafficking is personal for this woman who was caught in the sex trade at 14. I put a status that my dad was in the hospital and i somebody friended me and ended up saying i could take you there. That ended up turning really bad really quick. A growing amount of help for victims, especially kids, Community Bank services, still lacking. The goal is to keep victims stable longterm. Valerie was bounced around between group homes before finally getting help at miracles. I think funding is a huge issue. Nobody can provide resources, but not a lot of stuff is free. Nobody can provide counseling. Some people do, but there is a lot more that needs and not enough people to give. Experts saying continues those efforts are key as the fight against this continues. Abc action news. Lake alford man ordered not to keep any pets is facing investigators said they found more than two dozen scats in his mobile home. Two of which were dead. Investigators say there were trash and feces all over the home and deputies could only basketball in the trailer for a short period of time because of the smell. Federal learning about a grow house in Seminole Heights that was busted by chance. Officers were in that area trying to serve a warrant at an unrelated home for a different crime when they smelled marijuana. Police say he it was coming from a home on east louisiana avenue. Eventually talked with a woman living in there, a 42yearold that gave them permission to go inside where they found 26 plants and nearly eight pounds of marijuana. I love this area. I walk my twin boys all of the time. I would have never suspected anything like that in this area. Police say including the was close to 33pounds. We are learning tonight guns are being brought to tampas emily arena at an alarming rate. A spike since the terrorist attacks in paris. A behind the scenes look, jared . Reporter more guns and personal weapons being brought to emily arena following the recent attacks. More than a dozen guns were discovered by screeners at the circus. In addition to the guns found during the circus, 12 more guns have been discovered since september. Screeners also picked up more than 500 knives and nearly 200 cans of mace and pepper spray that you see right there. Thats at hockey games alone. Guns are not allowed in the arena, even for off duty law enforcement. What are we looking at, sheer in we are looking at a discovered in our search. We are seeing applet are of knives, knives in every shape, capacity. We are averaging 20 knives per game. Reporter since paris, you have seen an increase . Absolutely. Reporter tonight at 11 00 well take you new restricted areas and show you what security teams are didding to keep us safe. Well tell you what you can do to keep security lines moving faster. Jared, thank you, still to come, potential to save thousands of lives. A new test that could find any symptoms. Big names helping to make it a reality. She said what . A jaw dropping threat made to a class of third graders that forced a substitute teacher from the classroom and caused police to get involved a freeze warning in effect for part of the area. Details and a forecast that could be rather stormy later new developments surrounding a suspected jewel thief who is crime wave stretches from florida to north carolina. She hit stores in five states, getting away with more than 4 million in jewelry. Agents zeroed in after analyzing cell tower information and one specific phone number that showed up at Jewelry Stores while they were being robbed. Day tone that beach, a substitute teacher accused of making a jaw dropping comment to third graders. Disrespected her, she would let people are ak47s shoot them between the high eyes. Tech giants have lead a 100 million round of funding for grail. A new company developing a blood test that can detect many kinds of cancer way before doctors can see it on a scan or even you experience symptoms, grail claims the test will cost 1,000 or less an will be available by 2019. Big changes coming to a test that helps your child get into the right college. Starting in march. The sat test will be revamped. Lauren is taking action for your students tonight to reveal what you can expect and how to prepare. Reporter it is crunch time for this junior. She has taken the sat once and is taking it at the end of the month and once again in march. I probably prepared for this four or five months. Its one test score, but its very important. Imagine her shock when she hundreds of hours for was about to change. The new version completely threw me off. Reporter essay, fewer multiple choice questions, no penalties for wrong answers. Far more practical. Focuses on the knowledge and skills not only in college, but in their career. Reporter because this is the first year of the new test, some experts say opportunities may only want to take the act. A separate test making sure any kinks are worked out its risky to go with the path of unexpected questions or bad scores. Free online and mobile practice tests are being given. Experts say the tests are so similar, you with study for the sat and be prepared for the act. Whichever one gives you the worried, they are ready. We have links to all of the free sat practice tests and head to our website and click on this story. Powerball jackpot so big it doesnt fit on a sign. Check this out, powerball billboards across the country and here in the bay area saying it is 999 million when it is really now 1. 4 billion. By the way, you have until 10 00 wednesday night to get your ticket for the largest Lottery Jackpot in u. S. History. Interesting fact. Only three of the 10 largest jackpots were won by a single ticket. Thats why everyone should play. Its funny, because it went from 1. 03 to 1. 04. That doesnt sound like much. Thats 100 million. Level. There is a look outside, it looks good, skies are clear, a little northerly drain to things, with cold air off to our northwest, we have a freeze warning for our Northern Counties. There is a look at titan doppler radar. All is quiet, it will stay that way until friday. Then on friday, we have a chance of heavier storms around just like on saturday. We had rain here and they had tornadoes down cape coral way. Temperatures, low 50s. Spring hill, still a little breezy out there. The wind direction is huge. When we are talking about a freeze in our area. If you get winds out of the northwest, this is not just a blast of cold air, we are not going to freeze. We have too much warming as the air goes over the water. If the winds go directly out of the north or very light, there is an outside chance our extreme Northern Counties could see a freeze. Again, i really believe most our Northern Counties stay above freezing, maybe even closer to the lower 40s, but well see how things play out. Be sure to check us out tonight at 11 00. Remember to bring in the pets. It will be cold, low s under clear skies across the entire area, satellite picture, skies remain clear. All it takes it a little cloud cover to keep temperatures warmer, although future cast doesnt show that. It shows clear weather through tomorrow night and as we go into wednesday, thin, we begin to see a little cloud cover coming in as the winds go east and eventually south. Southerly winds will warm us up by friday. El nino situation, another round of storms expected in the next four or five dayses. This is the latest in terms of the computer forecast for tomorrow morning, we are talking 40s, here, maybe even low 50s across the southern counties go up north, upper 30s another reason why im not sold on a freeze for most of the area. There might be one or two spots down low to mid30s. Most of us, east way, waking up to a chevy chilly and clear start to your tuesday. Heres a look at the long range forecast. Low pressure, very active jet, just another similarity to happens with an el nino situation. It will energize this front and when it does, that brings the threat for showers and heavier thunderstorms friday morning into the afternoon. This is not set in stone, but it is certainly something that well be keeping our eyes on over the next couple of days. Take a look at thats most accurate seven day forecast. Sunny, 63, the forecast high, 64 on wednesday. 65 on thursday and we start to warm up by friday thats when the storms return, cooling off, able im still under the belief of are for the bucaneers new head coach until i hear something else. We wouldnt likely hear anything until after the owners meeting in houston that concludes wednesday afternoon. It is possible that the gm is waiting for the National Championship game to be over. Possibly make a run at nick sabin. Im thinking more of jason waiting for the outcouple of the patriots chiefs game this weekend. Its possible, he could be targeting josh mcdaniels. Mcdaniels has turned down owl interviews as the patriots get an alabama win would be four National Titles in seven seasons. Thats unreal in this day and age. For clemson, their First National title since 1981, with that title a perfect 150 record. No team has ever done that. Heres the coaches, sweeney, talking about the status of his big defensive end, lawson. We expect him to play. Hopefully, he will be able to perform and play to the level we all know he can. If not. Coach sabin will cancel the game. Well have to keep playing. Put the next guy in. Its a big game. There is no doubt for everyone who has created an opportunity to play on both on both sides. Have you to focus on the neck play and do what you have to do to help your team be successful. In the ap poll, down 19. U conremaining number one. Aac player of the week, up for National Freshman on the week honors. 76 points in three games, 17 against uconn. It was amazing. It was great. I enjoyed playing here. I enjoyed the support we had the crew definitely one of the best games we have had this season. Continuing coverage of the days top stories on our website. 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