He hit me in the face with the gun and pushed me down, and then he started hitting me again with the gun. Right now at 10 00, a local mother shares a tale or terror. She was briewltsly brutally attacked outside her home as a part of a Violent Crime spree by two teens. And two toddlers are in the hospital after nearly drowning at two different homes today. Some florida lawmakers want teens with minor crimes but others say it gives them a free pass to run wild. We take a look at the legislation. Good evening, im haley hines. And im lloyd sowers, thanks for being with us tonight. New at 10 00 we are hearing terrifying details of random armed robberies. Two teenagers attacked and robbed two people at gunpoint at two neighboring apartment complexes last night. Evan, you spoke to one of the people attacked. How is she doing tonight . Lloyd, that 32yearold mother is out of the hospital and healing slowly. She says she wants to tell her story so she can point out and people can see the heartless actions of her teen attackers. Vanessa martinez is spending sunday in bed with a broken nose and a swollen eye. Deputies say two teens robbed and beat the 32yearold mother all for her purse. I started walking when i saw a guy with a black mask on and as soon as i seen him i tried to turn around but he pulled out the gun on me. She had left her car just before midnight and the way to her home when the gunmen approached. He was 18yearold Nicholas Gill hurricane wilma, gillhurricane wilma, gilham. And then he got help from the 15yearold. I said i need my medicine in the purse, please dont take it from me. The teens away, and the gun fired narrowlily missing her. You could have killed me, im thankful to be here and its just the point of the matter. You could get a job. I work hard. Why cant you do the same . But martinez wasnt the only one hurt. Deputies say just hours later they were investigating and hear more gunshots as the teens robbed another man, firing a shot through the mans apartment which grazed the man inside. This is when deputies set up a perimeter and caught both teens. The attacks leave martinez wondering how the teens would be so violent toward so many people. What if i was your mother and this happened to your mother . How would you feel . And back live, the teens are in jail tonight facing several felonies. Office, she confessed to they confessed to the crime. Unbelievable violence there. And in st. Pete a 4yearold found a loaded gun and fired a shot in the 1700 block of yale street south. The boy was outside playing when he chased a cat under a house and found a gun there. He took it to the porch where he fired a shot into the ground. The gun is an unregistered resolve with several rounds inside and they believe that someone they threw that gun under the house. And manatee deputies responding to a domestic disturbance. The victim told them her husband Mark Stoddard had been drinking and threatened her with a knife. Deputies found himself outside with a knife, and they told him repeatedly to drop the knife but he came at them in a threatening manner and so deputies shot and killed him. And an 81yearold was found stabbed to death in his home and now deputies are on the search for someone who knows what happened, including his own daughter. The victims car and firearm were both missing, and Police Believe that his daughter and her boyfriend have those items and they want to talk with them. At this point they are only considered persons of interest in his death. Two toddlers are in the hospital tonight after two separate Near Drownings in clearwater today. One toddler was found phase face down in a backyard pool. 2yearold Jason Falkner is in st. Josephs hospital, it is believed he was in the pool for less than five minutes. Its not clear if someone was outside with the boy or if he got out on his own, and police are also investigating the near drowning of another child at a home on Highland Acres drive. Anthony petroski was found phase down in a 55gallon drum of water being used used at a fish farm. And we have an update on the large brush fire in wiki weeki wachee, we are fold that the fold that the fire told that thefire is under control. And right now florida to come down on florida lawmakers when they break the law. The question is should that ea offense stay on their records. Juvenile Justice Centers are filled with young people making adult mistakes, some too young to understand the lifelong consequences of a conviction. My bill is about Second Chances for juveniles. Its senate bill 1316. It would automatically seal public records for misdemeanors that a juvenile got convicted of so they would have a Second Chance when they turn 18. Soto says when a teen makes a mistake his or her criminal record pops up on the internet and too often they cannot get a job because of it, but others wonder if this is a message to go wild one time. They have to still go through all of the punishments whether it be juvenile detention or fines or Community Service but we want to give them the opportunity as they become adults and become mature to be able to get on with lives. Soto says the bill is moving through committee, and there is a similar bill sponsored in the house. What better day to get married than one ofort most romantic days of the year. Today, 60 couples tied the knot largo. The clerk waives the usually 30 ceremony fee and all at once they said i do. And this was the first year that samesex couples would participate. We made history last year and Botanical Garden every here and we will renew our vows every year until one of us departs. After the ceremony everyone atepidding attending got to enjoy the live music and celebrate with wedding cake. A cruise ship was tossed around like a toy. Some brave souls, though r getting right back on the ship for another try. Hear from them next. And we saw temperatures into the 70s and plenty of sunshine but there will be some changes tomorrow. Forecast coming up. donkey sound elephant sound theres a big difference between making noise, tapping sound and making sense. elephant sound donkey sound when it comes to Social Security, we need more than lip service. Our next president needs a real plan to keep Social Security strong. elephant noise hey candidates. Enough talk. Now at havertys furniture, its our annual president s day sale. Which means its the perfect time to create the perfect home. Now through february 15th, everything in our store is on sale. Plus, were offering thirtysix month, no interest financing. Come in today for our best prices of the year. With havertys, your home can be perfect. Even when life isnt. Sfx knocking. Were early the president s day sale. From classic to contemporary, new at 10 00 a cruise ship that was thrown around during a violent winter storm last week is heading back to sea. The crew and some of the passengers set tout out to sea. Passengers boarding the anthem of the seas hoping for smooth sailing this time. If we can get through last week, we can get through anyone. The Royal Caribbean vessel in bahamas when feet high, and galeforce winds. Everything was all over the floor, there was glass and everything in the bathroom was on the floor, and they we were like oh my god, we are going to die. This is it. They were Walking Around nonstop cleaning up debris, and bringing water and food. The 10month old ship that holds over 4,000 guests returned to port thursday night, and the coast guard inspectioned every ship before it heads out to sea, the crew had to repair the prolulings propulsion system. People should give credit to the captain and should give credit to the people who designed that ship because it was extremely sea worthy. Have set sail, sometimes inimplement inclement weather is a part of the experience. It sounds like it was just frightening. But i know several meteorologists who say they would like to have been there. And ask the cruise liner why she would try to sail through that, but those are questions that will going to be asked for another day, because it really was a stupid decision, i got plenty more to day about that, but we only have four minutes and so lets talk about the weather trivia question, and here we go. The alltime coldest february temperature in tampa was was it 20, 22, 24 or 26 degrees . And you guys have different answers tonight . Yeah, this is pretty big. Haley said she knew right away. I picked 24 because its ten away from 14, which is day. My expert analysis. That makes sense. Lloyd . I said 22. And do you remember what the alltime coldest temperature in tampa was . No. All right, well, well talk about that. C. Is the answer. I stumbled into the correct answer. Its the beginning of a new era. And yes, this was the alltime low for february, and it was also achieved 1895, those were some cold years. The alltime lowest temperature in tampa i asked was 18 degrees, set back in 1972. So lloyd is the winner. cheers and applause . Where did all of these people come from . First, you know that applause sounds so much better than that horn. Lets never do that again. Its one in a row for me cheers and applause . And it potentially could be at least, and well see if it continues next sunday. Well have the next weather trivia question coming up in just a week. And what a stunning weekend it was, and at the beaches, too. A little cool with the breezes coming off the water but overall, what a sunset it ended up being as well. Night and we see that its ten degrees warmer and even warmer yet as we head into the day on monday. Getting into the mid 70s. A few afternoon showers showers monday through early Tuesday Morning and rumbles of thunder in the morning as well. And then behind that we dry out. We stay dry right through next weekend and just mild and pleasant conditions right on through next weekend. The official high is 73 in brandon and to the north, 70 in Crystal River and 71 in new port richey. Current temperature . Were at 63 degrees, dewpoint of 52, and that is the difference, yesterday we were talking more of a northernly wind direction and now its more easterly and tomorrow well be talking about talking about the cool spot, 55 in Crystal River. 24hour temperature changes a good 5to 10 degrees warmer than we were yesterday at this time. This is going to work into tomorrow as more of a southeasterly wind and that increases the moisture just a bit and with that the potential to see a couple of showers. Overnight, generally mostly clear skies and becoming more like partly cloudy in the morning and throughout the morning and into the afternoon well see the clouds on the increase. Showers that do pop up should hold off until later on in the afternoon and at that we are talking about fairly isolated, 20 , maybe close to 30 heading inland. The bigger rain event will be monday night and on into Tuesday Morning. A future cast shows it arriving speed that up to 2 00, 3 00, 4 00 a. M. Or so, that starts to push through and by 8 00, 9 00, basically through the area, and most of the day on tuesday, if not all of the Daylight Hours should be pretty dry. Partly cloudy and for the day tomorrow, 76, and increasing with a few afternoon showers and for the day on tuesday, 73 dress and so still mild out there, Early Morning showers and a pleasant day, and a pleasantlooking sevenday forecast. 71 on wednesday, 70 on thursday, that is the cool spot, and were in the mid 70s, friday, saturday, maybe even upper 70s heading towards sunday. Parkway and and hundreds of veterans getting together for a big event. Find out why the number 22 is at the center of it all when we im kevin oconnel, and im talking with chase about his some people dont like to share their wifi, but at bright house networks, we do. Login to one of our hotspots and get your code for free wifi at over 50,000 bright house wifi hotspots. Its free for 30 days. Every wonder what nature thats what were made of. No artificial colors. No artificial flavors. No artificial sweeteners. Nature valley granola bars. And now introducing delicious biscuits with Almond Butter or peanut butter. 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Warriors and they are hiking roofly 13. 5 miles with back packs in honor of the 22 veterans who kill themselves every day. Hoping to save others from the same fate. This Awakens Something inside of them that they had not felt for a long time and it connected them to others going through the same struggles and because they could relate, they were able to support each other after the hike. Its called the silkies hikes. Many of the h shorts and combat boots with the heavy packs, and while it can be silly, its for a serious cause. You have 200 brothers outside the barracks and whether its maricopa or finance issues you go outdoors and everyone is there to pick you up and once you get out to the civilian sector you dont have that. And i think every life we save is a success. If we can safe one vet or all of them its going to be a Success Story either way. One participant said he walked with a group of men and women he had never met and for the tirs time first time in a long time he was home. The nation is mourning the death of Supreme Court justice ant anyone it took Joel Silverman years to become a master dog trainer. But only a few commands to master depositing checks at chase atms. Technology designed for you. So you can easily master scalia. When the flag drops at the im lloyd sowers, just how many 500 has he attended . You get to 40, 41, and you say i cant stop now. Meet the ultimate fan of the 500, monday at 10 00. Our nation is mourning the loss of Supreme CourtJustice Antonin Scalia who passed away at the age of 79. As his legacy is remembered in honor, the battle is already underway over whether president obama should name replacement. The gop says the nomination needs to wait until the next president is sworn in. But democrats say that is not the case. The flag is set at half staff at the white house and at federal installations throughout the country. But the political war over the Supreme Court vacancy that his sudden death sets into motion has just begun. The president signaled his nominee to congresss consideration and consent. There is plenty of time for the senate to fulfill its responsibility to give that person a fair hearing and a timely vote. But even before that statement, Mik Mcconnell said he Mitch Mcconnell said and senator mar agreed. We are not going to move on nominates. Does that mean that you are going to filibuster anyone nominates . Absolutely. This should be a decision for the people, george. Loss of scalia means we just one justice away from losing Civil Liberties for generations. Meantime democrats are furious. Senator minority leader harry reid calling it a shameful absent indication of one of congresss most important responsibilities. And officials are accused or poisons he the people of flint, michigan. Bureau bureaucrats switched out the clean water the city was getting with polluted flint river water, and apparently knew it was contaminated. Watch crig craig patricks money, power, politics right here on fox 13. In critical nngs after being shot in the face at a gas station during an armed robbery, the corporal was responding to the call and two suspects reportedly opened fire striking him in the head. He was found on the street with a gunshot and was rushed to the hospital. He underwent surgery but is still in critical condition. Surveillance video is being reviewed to try to determine who the suspects are who got away. And you may remember the members of the band viola beach, they were traveling in a rental car in stock home when they crashed through a bare year barrier and the car plunged 80 feet a canal. And the dancers in the middle of this routine seem unaware of the danger, continuing to perform even as the smoke rises in front of them. Men are motioning for them to leave the stage. Luckily no one was killed. And pop francis continues his fiveday trip to mexico with a mass. Hundreds of thousands gathered to listen to his message just outside a city that is notoriously violent. Mexico is the second most populous catholic country after brazil. And take a look at how some couples and families in taiwan this is an annual festival and although its origins are not related to the lovers holiday its become a mustdo event for some couples. A child diagnosed with a terminal illness. But years later, he is still we bring you the3 baby dallas is proof that you never loose hope and never say die. This is fox 13 video shot almost 20 years ago. Dallas was not expected to live beyond the age of 3, well, today he is all grown up, a survivor of a rare illness that caused almost nonstop seizures. We told his familys story back in 1997. Lot of love. I would say this, never say never, you never know. Thats right, a strong little boy. And how true those words turned out to be. Our dr. Jo was an update on this remarkable story. For someone who was told i would not reach his third birthday. This is a word for 20yearold dallas has his name is right here and t