you right here you are not a grad of villanova but a huge fan. >> yes, huge villanova family fan. >> it is in the just students and faculty and those that graduated here in years past but members of the community that are here that are enjoying this incredible experience. of course, last time villanova won a championship was in 1985 and that is 31 years ago. the these folks can't wait to see the team and they are hoping for more championshipness a small amount of time. with once again national champions are expect to arrive here any minute. we will bring you live coverage, we have crews all throughout the field here, but for new guys back to you you in the studio. >> all right, greg, tell them they will be there, very, very soon. thanks very much. >> it won't be long now because buses where a minute and a half, two minutes from the exit to take them straight on lancaster avenue down to the football stadium. our walt hunter is in that caravan right now in the squad car with the radnor police. i have a question, i came home in 86, and i watch the 85 event on tell rigs when working in f

we are waiting for villanova to a live. they are what minutes away, from landing at philadelphia international airport. we will give you a live look right here. >> this is a a live look from chopper three over the a airport. we know that the plane carrying players and coach wright is very, very, very close. it should land in a few minutes. you see buses there. that is because they will i have 30 he leases court. this is no jump on the interstate and go home. this is quite a ceremony and they will have a police escort to load up those buses, head back to the villanova a campus where many, many fans are waiting for them there as well. >> if i remember walt hunter says they will not shut down highway they will just flow right into traffic. the it business rush hour time. >> it should be interesting to watch. >> yes. >> they do have have motorcades around traffic. >> it will be interesting to go hear what those guys to have say once they get to villanova campus. would you imagine many of them have have not slept. it has been a

and thousands of the villanova students in houston, and tens of thousands of villanova watching all over and hundreds of thousands watching up an over the country and they did it, winning the national championship. >> it is unreal. there were stars from previous teams and the senior guard hitting the double clutch three-pointers to tie the game at 74-74, only about four seconds left and ryan arcidiacono dribbles up and gets the ball to kris jenkins who was in foul trouble a lot of the game. he hits the three-pointer with no time left on the clock to make the final score, 77-74 villanova. the first title since 1985. >> and glorious and gleeful students gathering on the avenue as they did after the game against oklahoma the other night. there were some arrests that night and the radnor police are doing whatever they can to make sure that everything is absolutely under control tonight. wouldn't it be perfect if there were no arrests tonight? wouldn't it be perfect if this situation here on lancaster avenue was contained and villanova students said to themselves we just won a national champi

welcome home villanova. the tri-state area is very proud to see you. >> it is tuesday night and the big story on "action news" is the return of the victors. and chopper 6 hd is now live over the wildcats convoy making its way from the airport to the campus and the airport. as they negotiate i-95 and 476 directly to the villanova campus negotiating the end of rush hour. it will take them a few more minutes. lets go live to a picture inside of villanova stadium where some thousands of students and members of the band have gathered. all members of the villanova community waiting for the arrival of the team. but again it will take a few more minutes for the team to get there. >> lets go live to "action news" reporter, sara bloomquist at the airport. sara, a great homecoming for the wildcats a few minutes ago. >> the wildcats back on home turf on the move to the main line now where the big celebration awaits them. it's great to be here when the plane arrived when they touched down. it was not long ago when the pl

the villanova men's basketball team boarding the buses there. they'll make their way to villanova university for a huge celebration tons of students are gathering at the football stadium right now for a big, big welcome home. >> we're back right after this. ♪ sesame street live let's dance it's sesame street live like you've never experienced it before leeeeeeet's dance! sesame street live let's dance playing liacouras center april 14th through 17th tickets on sale now! ♪ >>> back to our big story tonight. we are of course celebrating the new ncaa national champions the villanova wildcats. as we take live look right now at atlantic aviation where the team's plane touched down a short time ago. the players boarding buses there to head on over to villanova university. iain you saw the players coming off the young man carrying the trophy -- >> josh hart. >> he's a junior, right. >> he's a junior. he'll be back next year for jay wright h a great game against oklahoma but let's get back out to the campus of villanova where chris o'connell is stan

he is wearing his villanova cap. it is so cold out there wind chills in the teens and 20's this morning. the let's, show you footes warning. the cold front has left delaware but left chilly temperatures behind and some cases snow on the ground. 32 degrees. feels like 21, just dress for wind chills in the teens and the 20's, this morning. plan on a whole lieutenant of sunshine, but not a whole lot of warmth, with temperature of 45 degrees for a high, it will probably feel like it is in the wintry 30's a all day long. that is your planner for tuesday. we will have have many more ups and down in the seven day forecast. how are they doing on the road so far bob kelly. >> good morning, everybody. it is 5:31. we are in good shape on the roadways this morning, some flakes in the suburbs where steve keeley is hanging out in villanova. even in chester count a live look at the route 100. nothing to really be concerned about. just something to catch you by surprise like dit for me this morning. looking good downtown philadelphi

connecticut 30 arrests, villanova just three. you have to really look hard to find the odd beer can or beer bottle around here and chris and lauren i'm sure those only drank by seniors, over the age of 21 here at villanova. >> well, of course. >> real quickly steve, i will put this to you now. you mentioned phillies in the the 2008 championship where they had parade right down market street. do you have a parade down market street in philadelphia because you are in radnor township, what do you say. >> reporter: look we were so starved for a champion, we were for smarty jones a horse if he won a triple crown. i think the class of this school, and this team, and jay wright's cool demeanor which really added to the celebration here as well. almost like all of the kid took off the head coach they deserve a big thank you. if the the city is willing to show, some love, as we are tend to go do as the city of brotherly love, then i'm all for it the but expect it well behaved just as championship celebration was here last night. i hope. n

that is the villanova away. something not going right, you don't hang our heads or feel bad for ourselves, attitude, next play. >> thank you and congratulate daniel, chris ryan and they will head back to the locker room and join their teammates for some more questions and answers. >> we are now live, we go from nrg stadium to lancaster avenue in villanova and yes the police are saying time to go to bed everybody, they are breaking up the party on lancaster avenue, police on horse back making a statement suggesting that villanova students go back to campus and retire for the night, that this party should be just about over whether that happens or not remains to be seen but police are trying to clear lancaster avenue and get it back to the public, i guess. >> i don't know, do you think anybody is going to class good they are not on spring break and i don't know. >> they had a decisive plan on campus tomorrow i have a funny feeling class will be canceled but who am i to say. >> let's not put that out there. >> we t

villanova's victory. check out the nbc 10 app because you'll find videos there, you'll find photos of the best moments from the entire ncaa tournament. >> now an update on your first alert weather. not your typical spring showers in south philadelphia. did you get snow where you were? flurries here. white flakes came down near 15th and schneider. i had it on my deck. i knew it was coming but still, it's kind of shocking. >> you have to pull out the shovel? not quite. >> i just pulled out my phone so i could post it on instagram. >> are we finished with snow now maybe? >> you know, we have a small chance over the weekend so no, i wouldn't say that we are. we've seen snow in late april, we've seen it in early may in some years. so no, we're not. in fact, tonight's going to be really cold again. we're going to be in the 20s. we're in the 40s, low 40s through the lehigh valley with a north wind. it is still windy outside too. but later on tonight those winds are going to lighten up. with the clear skies, that

. >> what week for the villanova wildcats. from that magical moment monday night in houston to this championship celebration through philadelphia today. center city a sea of blue and white as nova nation turned out in huge numbers to honor its team, the team that bought them a second national title. >>> from villanova to center city, our "action news" reporters have the celebration covered for you every step of the way and let's start with alicia vitarelli live at dillworth park. hi, alicia. >> reporter: hey, monica. they've been calling it thrill-a-nova celebrating the wildcats across center city. it a scene that philadelphia hasn't seen since 2008 since the world champion phillies came through town. today it was all about the blue and white, those wildcats and the t-shirts that says it all, they were handing them out, champs and today we celebrated those wildcats. >> nova. >> nation. >> reporter: nova nation turned to the streets of center city into a sea of blue and white. people showing up bright and early to get the best

welcome home villanova. the tri-state area is very proud to see you. >> it is tuesday night and the big story on "action news" is the return of the victors. and chopper 6 hd is now live over the wildcats convoy making its way from the airport to the campus and the airport. as they negotiate i-95 and 476 directly to the villanova campus negotiating the end of rush hour. it will take them a few more minutes. lets go live to a picture inside of villanova stadium where some thousands of students and members of the ban

the villanova kind and the unc kind. speaking of villanova blue, i wanted you to look at this. moments ago john clark texted me he ran into rollie massimino, meeting up with of course the 1985 team that he coached, a lot of those players came back. this isn't the first time they have come back. as a matter of fact, attended many of the games. they are a tight knit group having pulled off that upset against georgetown. 66, 64 again. 1985. that's the way that all of villanova fans remember it. hopefully 2016 is just like that. we're going to catch up with john clark at 7:00 p.m. for our special, villanova, march to victory and have more on what it was like for rollie to have that reunion. i want to go right now back home to the mainline to bryn-mawr where nbc 10's denise nakano is at another happening place. houston is going to be rocking but i bet kelly's there on the main line is going to be busy. >> reporter: oh, my gosh, that is an understatement. it's already busy. they are opening to a capacity crowd. some standing out here since 2:00 this afternoon and if you didn't get he

everybody getting to know what villanova is all about. it's great for collegiate athletics but the exposure that you get nationally is tremendo tremendous. >> reporter: congratulations. >> thank you. >> wildcats. they'll be here in about 20 minutes. they are on the road wait until you hear this crowd erupt when they get here, guys, back to you. >> thank you chris. it certainly has been a long day for eager students waiting for their while cats heroes to arrive home. especially since classes were canceled today which i think was a very good idea. >> good decision. let's get tout shawnette wilson she's at the back of the stadium waiting for the team buses. shawnette? >> reporter: yeah, that was a gooded when to cancel classes, dawn, i can tell you they burned the midnight oil last night. but in the meantime, it could be any minute now when the team arrives here and take a look you can see quite a crowd has gathered to greet the team hoping to give them a cheer and greet them as soon as they step foot here. this crowd is gathered just outsid

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he cut his piece of the net and flashed the villanova v. then team captain ryan arcidiacono took his turn waving the hoop like a rally towel. [cheers and applause] >> that's the way to do it. the wildcats were roaring outside nrg stadium houston overnight. most traveled hundreds even thousands of miles to watch the cats in action. it's villanova's first national championship title since 1985. alicia vitarelli caught up with another proud alum. >> did a great job. boys did a great job. never thought they would get back to a championship game let alone win a championship. it was villanova basketball, perseverance, battle down the line, pull it out and hammer it home at the end. >> it really was a game for the ages. most fans we spoke to agree it really was the most incredible experience watching their team clinch the title. >> police stood in riot gear as thousands of fans flooded lancaster avenue. students and fans celebrated on the streets. "action news" report annie mccomic is live on the villanova campus with more on that. hi, annie. >> r

we are just being polite. >> lets go live back to villanova's campus and inside of villanova stadium. you can see the fans there gathering for the big rally and the welcome home they will give their winning team. of course when they make their way from the airport to the campus. of course we are waiting for the wildcats to land. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. in the last 10 years our competitors have received a few awards. but we've received a few more, including jd power who ranked us highest in customer satisfaction for the third year in a row. only fios has the fastest internet on the most awarded network. now get super-fast 100 meg internet tv and phone for just $69.99 per month, online. cable can't offer internet speeds this fast at a price this good, only fios can. >>> now, to a look at how the closing numbers faired on wall street. the dow down 134 points and the nasdaq up 38 points and the s&p falling 21 points on the day. >>> facebook debuts a new feature to help visually impaired users, the new artificial intelligence system can describe photos in detail so the

the villanova crowd was there. they were intense and even some of the players couldn't believe what was happening. check out after the game, lines of people waiting to buy championship shirts and hats as students were clearly excited to head back to villanova with this win. and really, this is something that these guys have been looking forward to for quite some time. take a listen to some of the students and their reaction. >> 23 hours with my friends. for it to happen like that, with chris jenkins, the most clutch three in school history, i'm losing my mind. it's unbelievable. >> unbelievable. some of those who watched the 1985 championship game say this one was even more fun to watch. i've seen quite a few comments on social media calling this one of the greatest college basketball games they have ever seen. the team hotel still busy this morning. one final morning in houston. the wildcats head back to philadelphia later on today. live in houston, i'm matt delucia, nbc 10 news. >> all right, matt, you were there

entire community proud. >> we are huge fans of villanova and villanova basketball specifically, i think it's great for the city. often do you see a national championship, have to skip work and make sure we are here for the festivities. >> was an athlete at villanova and played soccer there, the wholea athletic department say wonderful family. >> the way we want it, and the years we waited for a championship, it's just special. >> everything that we are so proud of as a university for the city to see that. >> you want to share it? >> yes, we want to share it with the city and our villanovans around the country and around the world. here are the fans here now they have their signs ready to go, happy to welcome the world champion team from villanova. i have to tell you it's pretty chilly, we could have used warmer weather but i think the fans will heat things up when the parade gets started. nora muchanic, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you nora. the wildcats won the championship back in 1985 of course and there was a victory parade that year as well. the team played a nearly perfect ga

it says: villanova. it is the true philly fans fashion statement for today. >> that's casino of cool. >> now 4:51, time for check on business news. >> money watch's jill wagner is joins us live there morning from the new york stock exchange, good morning, jill. there is another merger in the airline industry? >> that's right. alaska air is buying virgin america for $2.6 billion, having out bid jet blue. the combined company create the country's fifth largest airline, so what's it mean for travelers? it is a little too soon to tell. most analysts say more consolidation in general, in the industry, means fewer bargains, although new merged company would compete with bigger airlines like united and delta, means it could force them to lower prices, so hopefully it is the latter, jim, brooke. >> they never lower the prices. just in time for baseball's opening day, major league stadiums are trying to compete for the most over the top foods. soap, what are the craziest concoctions you're hearing about? >> okay,

it is villanova, by ten. carolina makes the run and when they tied that game on marcus pagee 3.er with 4.7 left you figured if the cats don't win it here, they go to overtime they are in trouble. there was complete calm there as they hit game winning shot as you guys talked about the players never panic. there was complete calm, jay wright pulled them in, drew up the play and here's chris jenkins in the locker room on the game winner. >> i knew i would have to get the shot off because when i threw through the ball up i knew my defender usually follows the ball. all i had to do was get in his vision. arch is unselfish he always makes the right play and he flip it back. >> when chris let the shot go did you know it was in. >> no, i don't think so. i hoped it was. but i'll tell you what he takes those shots a lot. he took some deep in the second half, i wanted to kill him, but he does take those and make those a lot. i was confidence with him shooting it but still even of the game i was than the positive it was

it is villanova's first national championship title since 1985. alicia vitarelli caught up with the proud alum. >> did a great george boys did a great job. never thought they would get back to a championship game let alone win a championship game. >> it was villanova basketball. perseverance, battle down the line and hammer it home at the end. who doubted them? never a doubt. >> most fans we spoke to agree, it was the most incredible experience watching their team clinch that title. >> our coverage continues on 6abc.com. see a slideshow recapping all the heart stopping action from the championship game plus fan reaction and that celebration in the streets. >> but if you're celebrating out there today, you might want to bundle up. >> yeah, extra gear on the hands, the head, everything, right. storm tracker6 live double scan right now shows us that we are not totally precipitation free as we take a two dimensional view you can see there are a couple of light snow showers popping down from the north and if i go in tighter, one of them is right around

. >> brandon hudson live at villanova stadium. i'm wondering maybe there are students there who never went to sleep last night. >> reporter: jim and tracy, they told me they stayed out until 4:00 in the morning but they are here, some of them over by the sage. we'll show you that. but i will tell you the men's team is expected to be dropped off outside the football stadium here and come through and greet all of the fans that have been here for probably the last hour. we're going to give you a better look at the fans right now as they are trying to get a good spot close to the stage. i'll tell you this. over the next -- the last three days we've been herings seen the connection, the strong connection between the fans and team. they see them on campus, now they get to celebrate this surreal moment. in minutes of returning to villanova's campus it didn't take long to find fans showing school pride. the place is still buzzing after last night's national championship win. >> he made it! >> it was great. everyone is happy. >> everyone i

he says not only easy to score on villanova in the national championship semi final but he believes villanova is not the best team a little trash talking going into the biggest game of the season for villanova we are live at the final four, jeff skversky for channel six "action news". >> that is why they play the game. thanks, jeff. >>> lets move to alycia vitarelli live at nrg stadium. you found folks who have taken their love for the wildcats to a whole different level. >> reporter: yes, you know, walter we have found a lot of folks, it is kind of like philadelphia south here tonight. the fans just are starting to make their way to their seats. people have been coming from all over the delaware valley, and by train, by plane, by automobile. they have had made their way here. they say they would not miss this for the world. now for me a wild cat myself, villanova alumni, it has been a little bit like a college reunion but whether you went to villanova or not the fans are here and they are ready to roar. how about some v's up. >> oh, yeah. >> reporter: go cats. >> yes. >> reporter: you went t

>> i can't bet against villanova now. i thought kansas was the team they were going to run into and i can't bet against them now. maybe taking carolina out of their game and going to win the national championship. >> going to have another parade in philly. thanks for joining us on "action news" sports sunday. and i'm jamie apody and thanks for watching. and i have to jump on the bandwagon, too. go wildcats! ♪ find fantasy shows. when it comes to the things you love, you want more. love romance? get lost in every embrace. into sports? follow every pitch, every play and every win. change the way you experience tv with x1 from xfinity. >> i'm karen rogers. >> and i'm alicia vitarelli. tonight/saturday it's a special fyi philly. >> a celebration of pifa, the be transformed into a cultural mecca. >> there really is absolutely something for everyone >> with shows from around the world, most of them free! >> and for those with a fee, a chance to win tickets! >> hello! i'm a bug. >> hi everyone and welcome to fyi philly. >> we

classes are are canceled for villanova and villanova law students today. >> yeah, 'cause who did their homework last night? >> yes. >> no one. >> nobody. >> game of life. >> we were all celebrating and still doing. that looking live right now at 202 parkway at county line road. i guess the celebration is over because here we are in april and do you see the flurries flying here under the street light? i know it's kind of hard to see sometimes at home but if you look closely you can see the flurries flying across the roadway. we're watching for a slick spot or two as you travel. when i told my daughter there might be a wet snowflake she cried. she said no i want to swim. i don't want any any more snow but that's the case as you're traveling so watch for a slick spot or two. i talked to police here in montgomery county telling me about an accident in springfield township here. bethlehem pike at paper mill road. so, this is also where stenton avenue comes in. it's like a three-way intersection. a multi vehicle accident. four vehicles involved in the intersection right now. it is blocked. a

villanova is a catholic university. of course it doesn't come as any surprise that a lot of the fans, students and alumni who are here in houston for the final four went to mass yesterday morning and it was a packed house. take a look at this. this was in the hotel ball room where the team is staying. father peter donahue led the team, their families and everyone in prayer. they all sung the alma mater. one last major gathering before the big night. >> we've all come together and the team and the coaches, they're kind, they're humble. i think they deserve to go all the way. >> are you praying for a win? >> i don't think you're allowed to pray for a win, are you? we all have cute little prayers once in a while. absolutely even though it's probably not what i'm supposed to say. >> reporter: and the fans keep thinking about the possibility that this team will return to villanova as national champions. wildcats and tar heels, later tonight at nrg stadium in houston. reporting live with the wildcats, matt delucia, nbc 10 new

villanova shot 71 percent from the feel. jeff skies verse ski witnessed the come nation firsthand and he joins us live from houston with the post game reaction, jeff. >> reporter: ducis, the villanova hoy hotel had fire alarm going off down here in houston at the 5:51 in the morning. you would think villanova players would be exhausted, and tired, but not a shot. they had a record setting performance in the final four, and they are 71 percent shooting is the second best shooting percentage in a final four game since the 1985 villanova team, won the national title, and now this team is just a win away from winning it all. >> way to go. >> one more. one more. >> josh hart and villanova is chanting one more, hart's 23-point by most byville know of player in the final four since 1971, adding up to a 44-point win, largest in final four history, even the players, and coach jay wright could not believe their eyes. >> are you amazed. >> i am amazed, i'm shocked. it was just one of those days. we made everything they could not make a

villanova fans on rooftops inside office buildings looking and watching clearing on villanova as they made their way down market street from 20th all the way to city hall where they addressed the fans. what a day for the national champs. >> i want to thank you guys for all the support you've been showing us this whole season, this whole tournament. we love y'all. bring the city a championship back to the city. >> thank you man. go cats. [cheers and applause] >> reporter: jay you grew up in this city. you've seen phillies parades, you've seen flyers parades, you've seen one other villanova parade. where does this rank. >> well, being in it, it ranks far above any i've ever experienced. >> (siren). >> reporter: villanova head coach jay wright says he's flat out humbled by the turnout from villanova fans, the city of philadelphia, nova nation, you name it, out here unbelievable. possibly 50,000 people lining the streets out city hall. jay wright just blown away by the support. villanova, the national champs get today during their parade down market street. we're live in philadelphia, jef

"v" is for victory and villanova. the wildcats are big home a national trophy and nova fans take to the streets. we'll tell you where the clouds will be running to this morning to show their nova pride. >>> and all eyes are on wisconsin today. voters will be heading to the polls. donald trump could lose more than just delegates if he comes in second. we'll have details ahead. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. in the last 10 years our competitors have received a few awards. but we've received a few more, including jd power who ranked us highest in customer satisfaction for the third year in a row. only fios has the fastest internet on the most awarded network. now get super-fast 100 meg internet tv and phone for just $69.99 per month, online. cable can't offer internet speeds this fast at a price this good, only fios can. >>> the thrilling finish that we just keep playing for you over and over again. we will continue to play for you. these are villanova students spilling into the street. skyforce 10 was over

i don't always buy, we play the villanova way. they played the way their coach taught them and they're playing at villanova. all players who don't get the minutes they didn't they should g get, they need a coach like that. so they won't worry about how much time they play but just that they do play and play for a winning team. >> i believe we can go back out to chris o'connell now. >> reporter: coming toy from the corner of lancaster avenue where you see behind me is, you may not be able to see. behind me is police in riot gear here. the good thing is these guys aren't moving. that's because there's been no reported problems just yet. we did see how some toilet paper being burned in the middle of lancaster avenue, bottles being broken. that's the most extent of it. we're see at least 100 law enforcement from dozens of jurisdictions across philadelphia area. block, delaware, we're seeing philadelphia police, township of haverford, they are thick in here. but once again, fe news, no major problems. things are getting a little unruly

crowds of villanova fans filled the streets. while the wildcats are hot this morning, the weather, downright cold. we're waking up to temperatures in the 20s and 30s. good morning. this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm rosemary connors. definitely a chilly one out there. let's get right to the forecast with meteorologist bill henley. good morning, bill? >> good morning, rosemary. you'll have to bundle up if you're headed outside to do anything. there are a few scattered clouds around and widespread cold. 32 degrees right now and look at the wind. it's gusting to 20 miles an hour to make it feel even colder. 29 now for pottstown, and reading. that's down a degree in the last hour. 33 in millville, dover and wilmington. 32 in northeast philadelphia. factor in the wind, it feels like it's in the teens and low 20s this morning. stand by to bundle up. it's going to be a slow warmup into the 40s this afternoon. we'll go through the forecast neighborhood by neighborhood when i'm back in ten minutes. jessica boyington watching your first ale

it's great to see people rallying around villanova. party like it's 1985 woo! >>. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: yes, these fans believed and these villanova wildcats brought a national championship and the parade begins in a little less than an hour. chad pradelli, channel 6 "action news." >> we are are counting down thank you chad. lets switch live now to the villanova train station, john rawlins caught up with the fans as they began their ride into center city. hi john -- >> reporter: hi, boy did we have a busy day here today. you are looking at probably the last 150 people here they are waiting for the 12:20 train, that is the last train that will get them there in time to watch the parade. two young ladies waiting with us, why did you wait until this late. >> we may have hit snooze one too many times. we did sleep in a bit. and we were up so late rewatching all the plays. the highlights. >> maybe your parents will buy that one, i don't know. they will be on the 12:20, we moved people out of here. maybe up and down the line maybe 5,000 extra riders. t

you know what you love about villanova right now. jay wright wants this team playing their best basketball at the end of the season and wildcats are doing that right now. they treated this entire weekend as a business trip but i asked ryan arcidiacono yesterday, what is it going to be like tonight to put on that villanova jersey one last time? >> i'm happy about it because it's our -- it's last possible game where it can happen. i can put on that jersey. just taking so much pride in wearing villanova on my chest and hopefully we can go out the right way. >> reporter: they will always be remembered as the 2016 villanova seniors. >> one of my best friends in my whole -- out of all my friends i have a lot of respect for him and he's definitely -- when ever calls me he's going to have -- my number is open to him. 'cause that's my brother for live now. >> every graduating class at nova is special. but this one is different. >> these two both were always going to be held in high esteem amongst villanova basketball players. for their commit

the last time villanova won a championship. we want to see how you're celebrating the team's championship run. so just send us your pictures on social media using the #6abcaction. >>> other news at this hour tonight, the state of new jersey is suing atlantic city. the lawsuit filed today aims to stop the city from making its payroll payment on friday. governor chris christie says atlantic city has been funding its operations using tax money meant for the schools and he wants that practice to stop. christie says the school district is ode more than $30 million. atlantic city mayor don guardian said the lawsuit is equivalent to the state suing itself. >> if he wants to take legal action i guess he'd have to ask the attorney general take legal action against himself and the staff that he's put in charge that's told us when to make payments to the school. >> guardian said today that there will not be layoff os area shut down of government services this friday. nine of the city workers unions have agreed to be paid on a 28 day cycle

there's no bigger talker today than this, the big game, villanova fans all of us villanova fans today but for one family tonight's championship game is kind of a family feud. nate brit is a junior at unc and kris jenkins of course is a junior at nova. they view each other as family. the two are actually friends and played on the same basketball team when they were 11. jenkins' mother ended up getting a basketball coaching job in columbia south carolina but she quickly realized it was not a good environment for her son and asked the brits to take care of chris permanently. they agreed and ended up becoming critz's legal guardians. >> for them to just take a total stranger in their house it was a blessing. >> cuss says flyers one you wants to beat more than his brother. so good luck to the guy in blue there tonight. >>> now to video making the rounds pretty much everywhere today. a chihuahua, that little guy, chihuahua getting some much needed rest tonight after leading police in san francisco on quite a chase. yesterday the california highway patrol actually shut down the bay bridge wh

villanova's locker room is here. if you keep going down this locker room to the left it's a very different scene. a somber scene. that's where unc is. a little bit of an announcement going on here. i think they shot 64% from the field, which sis an all-time tournament record. sorry. just listening to this guy. second highest ever attendance, 74,340. it's what we're listening to right now, some of the stats. some of the bigger ones. got to get a close-up on these championship hats they've given out. that was coach baker dunleavy. >> describe those final seconds of the game, what that was like for you and for everyone in that stadium. it was a nail-biter there. >> it was unbelievable. unc comes down. they're down by three. 11 seconds to go. they hit that crazy three-pointer. just jumping, winding shot. all of a sudden all the unc fans, and there's a ton of them here. not anymore. they were throwing their seat cushions which they were given in the beginning of the game. coach wright calls time-out. they go into the hudd

the villanova saint davids exit. things are moving fine. no reports of closures through the area and the ramps are all opened there. vine street expressway is opened in both directions. we had it closed overnight with construction but we see westbound, eastbound moving okay and we're clear and dry, it's just cold out there this morning. on the big picture we have the blue route, schuylkill, i-95, speeds mostly in the 50's. tacony palmyra bridge back down after a southbound ship. walnut street is still closed until september. you've got to use lincoln drive or schoolhouse lane. walnut bridge right there, walnut lane bridge still remains closed and the sixers play tonight at 7 o'clock. we'll see lots of congestion there in south philadelphia. one more live look here in bucks county. i-95 past 413, the overnight construction here is clear. >> ♪ >> with arcidiacono, three seconds at mid court. >> gives it to jenkins for the championship. [cheers and applause] >> the final five seconds of the ncaa championship were some of the most dramatic yo

when a day for the villanova wildcats. hours after binning of the best college basketball games of all time, they returned home in style. here's john clark. >> thousands of villanova fans lined up here awaiting the team returning home first national champions for villanova in 31 years. >> let's go, cats! whoo! >> they got a hero's welcome arriving back in philly and then a police escort all the way back to campus, people were pulling over on the sides of the road and taking pictures of them. it was wild. >> great feeling. just looking outside. seeing a lot of nova fans, people pulling over, beeping their horn. and everything, it's unbelievable feeling. >> when i saw them shut down 95, you know what that means in philly at 6:00. people are not happy about this. >> kind of crazy people were pulling over on the side of the road and getting out to take photos of the bus just driving by and it's pretty surreal. >> here they are, the 2016 national champions -- >> how are we feeling, nova nation. >> >> you guys stick with us ever

that is where villanova is. should the parade be near the campus of villanova, because it is not in philadelphia a. it is not in philadelphia a. >> lancaster avenue. >> now, bob kelly, alex holley what response do you get on twitter. >> we get a lot. >> no, philadelphia should not have a parade for philadelphia, radnor should handle: temple, yes. someone else say they reply at wells fargo center so therefore it is philly. or saying there should be two, one down lancaster avenue and one on broad street. >> it is, what we have laid out here. you've got market street over here, right. you have market street. there is city hall right there we will go down, broad street, as we always do with the line of cars. >> just like fill is parade, flyers parade. >> there is a bus, loaded with villanova players. >> yes. >> somebody fell out. >> this is the word i'm getting present a pretty good source. >> okay good that the city has already committed to do this, to parade all the way down broad street and the big v here at spor

into campus in villanova. they have come off the blue route and tim furlong has been in sky force 10 following them all the way. tim. >> reporter: it was a slow ride but they are timely here. you see the buses pulling in. as we pull out wider you'll see a crowded very enthusiastic football stadium down there in villanova where the team is going to go around the back side of the stadium. walk in. you see a tunnel there. they are going to come out and then there is a stage in the middle that brandon has been showing us in the middle of the crowd. that's where jay wright and possibly other players on the team are expected to address everybody. it's a good size crowd. you see on the bottom right the buses come in. a couple minutes these players should be giving these fan what is they have been waiting for, a chance to say congratulations and thank you to everybody for their hard work. you see the people on the top of the stadium, we see them on overpasses. people have come out, a special team that did a pretty ama

the villanova kind and the unc kind. speaking of villanova blue, i wanted you to look at this. moments ago john clark texted me he ran into rollie massimino, meeting up with of course the

villanova and oklahoma at practice. they have watched countless hours of game film and they have done every interview imaginable. jeff skversky has a preview from houston. >> reporter: thirty-one year ago today villanova won their 1985 championship and here they are back in the final four, oh, so close to another championship. they are just, two wins away and they can taste another title. >> that 85 team is so special, at villanova, so magical. i almost, there is a side of me i don't want to mess with that but would i like to see it for our guys. >> reporter: as special as 1985 team is this group of villanova players could go down as the best. these cats are a win away from the most wins in school history, and in their sight as well, ending the city of philadelphia's championship drought. >> for city, i think it would be great. i think, you know, our professional teams are in the doing too hot and i think that if we could do that, i think that would be, a great, bring great pride to the city. >> reporter: villanova is s

that's when villanova takes on north carolina tar heels. count on nbc 10 to get you ready for the championship with a live one-hour special tomorrow night. keith jones, john clark and matt delucia will all be live in houston with all the buzz from, a nation. it starts at 7:00 tomorrow night right here on nbc 10. >>> in other news this morning, we have an update on the case of the abducted from king of prussia mall. nbc 10 uncovered while it took so long for some cell phone users to receive an amber alert about the kidnapping on thursday. >> our dispatcher may not have notified police with the exact protocol they want which could have slowed it down. >> that's the word from the police chief of upper merrian township. he said the lapse led to a domino effect which ultimately caused the delay. the suspect in the case took the baby from a mall to a nearby home. moore told investigators she gave birth in february but her baby died a few hours later. moore scheduled to be back in court on the 15th. the kidnapped baby is safely back with his famil

. >> villanova on the brink of making history. this time tomorrow night they could be cutting down these nets here at the final four and hosting this national championship trophy, the second in school history. >> one more. >> one more, that's what villanova players were shouting coming off the floor after their record-setting final four win. ironically as they walked right by north carolina, who is standing in their way of a national championship tomorrow night. >> it's crazy. that's what you grow up dreaming about. what you grow up wanting. and to have it right here is -- >> we came here to win a national championship and now we have the opportunity to. >> as close as they are, villanova not ready to digest the magnitude of winning it all, they are focused on north carolina at practice today. >> we're doing a pretty good job so far. but this is big, getting to monday night and still keeping our composure and our focus. >> there's no question nova is dialed in. they are shooting the best by a tournament team in 31 years, after a 7

right now, you can see villanova, took the lead. and extended the lead but i want to bring your attention to a group of young girls right over to my left. they have been emotional the entire game. they've been reacting to every villanova point, every turnover that they forced north carolina to make. every steal they have gotten. every north carolina miss. you get the point. and then it also a lot of people they're getting the let's go nova chants going as nova is starting to feel it this late into the game. now, as far as public safety token, i want to let you know that it's heavy secure. we have public safety department, septa police, radner police and come back to you as the game goes on. i'm brandon hudson live at villano villanova. >> controlled excitement for right now. kelly's tap room in briyn mawr. fans were lined up early and in the rain. >> reporter: seven hours early and it's wild out here tonight. a good wild and out of control. we have -- right now. screaming. take a look at this crowd. their hands up in the air. they'r

villanova goes to win 95-51. it's the biggest beat down in a national final four game. >>> it was one of those days, we made everything they couldn't make anything, kind of similar to our game in hawaii against them. >>> everyone took a shot at him, it was surreal. >>> we definitely thought we were going to do that, it was the type of hard work we put in and the defense and rebounds. >> reporter: the syracuse north carolina game, 74-62 tar heels. marcus page 14 points. tar heels win 83-66. it will be villanova and north carolina tomorrow night from houston, with the title on the line. the cats have beaten one number one seed this tournament why not make it two. >>> speaking of the playoffs, flyers and senators yesterday afternoon a chippy game. early second period no score, flyers on the power play, wayne simmons, he will deflect the puck in, 1-0. 2-1 flyers in the third. simmons his 28th season. flyers go 3 for 4. they win 3-2 they are two points behind the islanders for the 7th spot. that's a look at sports thi

or should we party over closer to villanova?

yes, they play villanova on monday night. to hockey now the flyers, playing an important game taking on ottawa down at the center, still tied with detroit for that final playoff spot. to the game, jay voracek, wayne simmonds for his 27th goal of the season. the flyers within a one to nothing lead. later in the second sean couturier a able to knock in his 11th goal of the year to make it two to nothing flyers. in the third flyers up two-one. simmons with his second goal of the game, steve mason with 33 saves. they will win three-two. they will play pittsburgh today. the to the sixers taking on pacers at the center. brett brown's team looking for their tenth win of the season. game tied at 98. under four minutes left. cj miles hits the a three pointer. he led pacers with 25 points to beat sixers, 115-102. and that is back here in houston, villanova with the chance to win it all monday night. reporting from houston leslie van arsdal, "eyewitness sports". >>> are you ready for something new in the morning? starting tomorrow, wake

stacy here is a villanova fan, bobbies a villanova fan, when temple is not playing, i understand bob, we're in the same boat. so stacy came all the way here from new jersey, because she wanted to get somewhat, what did you want to get. >> i needed some new swag you are proud. >> yes. >> what was going through your mine last night when they crush oklahoma. >> forty-four points it was amazing. so much fun. it is such a high. it was awesome. >> reporter: i mean i know you bleed cher i and white but it was still come on. >> it was an awesome game. villanova, their defense, really came through and their offense did too. they were hitting everything. but it was definitely a great game. >> reporter: bob had to work but you know he kept one ear listening, while it was going on and when did you know you had it. >> as i was driving into work they were up by 20 points. i figured they had the game there i could not believe, they wound up winning by over 40. it was crazy. >> you had to come up early. you will there been like when the store opens. >> it opens up at 11:00. we will be first in line,

lauren mayk mentioned it at the villanova campus. it's spreading into delaware county and radnor township, falling right in villanova. may look like confetti to some. that is snow. it is light. we'll see sunshine during the day, steadier, heavier snow is exiting southern delaware after falling overnight. the temperatures will be climbing but not much of a warmup. only into the 30s for the pocono mountains. low 40s for allentown, reading, quakertown at 41 degrees. sunshine and wind. we'll warm into the 40s but it will feel like 475 in vineland. 46 for cape may. 45 in west chester, drexel hill and swedesboro into the middle 40s with winds making it feel like it's in the upper 30s. there is warmer weather ahead. i'll show you when to expect it with the seven-day forecast when i'm back in ten minutes. >> thank you so much. hope the snow flurries clear out by the time we leave the station today. >> folks getting up this morning. >> definitely. >> they may need to click their windshield wiper. >> definitely. jessica boyington is here. you'