you spoke with the woman's basketball player who will have a big role in houston, is that right. >> reporter: that is right, nicole and jessica. that send i have might be over but excitement is only beginning, especially true for one villanova student who gets the rare chance to take center stage, at the final four game this weekend. the wildcats are heading to houston. >> let's go nova. >> reporter: for their first appearance in the final four since 2009. but fans, they are not stopping there. >> i think that they just really are peeking at the end of the season and they will win it all. >> reporter: as someone you may not expect may take the court too, carli crisp in. >> oh, say can you see. by the dawn's early light ♪ >> reporter: junior will be singing the national anthem at final four game on saturday. >> definitely something i never thought would i get to do. >> reporter: student from each team in the final four will join together to sing before the game.

>> they wanted basketball players from oak, mens track and field and mens soccer from unc. >> reporter: win or lose, it is a moment she will always cherish. >> we are excited to be part of the these times that we know do not come very often. >> reporter: that is why these fans hope... like the championship win of 1985, this year will be the year of villanova. back here live, 700 students through a lottery system got tickets to that game in houston. they only had to pay $40 for those ticket which will get them in the championship game on monday at villanova advances this weekend. but i'm told they are very strict with id's, even to transfer so, unfortunately i do not have any to bring back. that is very latest from the, the villanova campus, i'm anita oh. >> got to love that student discount, thanks. check out this photo posted by coach jay wright on

twitter, ryan archie dean know and daniel ochefu kissing the view. their last, practice before villanova before their college careers wrap up with a national championship. our leslie van arsdal has been with the wildcats every step of their journey to the final four. leslie's live reports from houston, start tomorrow on cbs-3 "eyewitness news" as villanova gets ready for saturday's game with the oklahoma sooners. the weather roller coaster, continues. beautiful day to day, rain is on the way though and then some chilly temperatures. meteorologist kate bilo is on the cbs-3 sky deck with more on that, kate. >> reporter: jessica, beautiful afternoon, lots of sunshine but breeze from the south has pick up and that makes it feel slightly cooler this afternoon. with that said it is a very typical late march day, but we have got atypical weather in the forecast. first very warm and then weather change to go well below average for this time of the year. storm scan three shows a few high clouds from the west drift nothing. our system is a approaching. this next system will impact

us late thursday and into friday, friday morning looks like a round of showers and thunderstorms in time for that friday morning commute. in the meantime though warm air surging from the south. you can see yellow and orange down across the south and that is heading our way. right now feels good, 58 degrees. that is our high so far. fifty-six in reading. fifty-eight in allentown. notice, cooler in spots like wilmington, millville and dover thanks to the breeze coming off the delaware bay and river there. up and down temperatures is the the story as we move forward in time. temperatures today were right where they should be for this time of the year. then we will peak, tomorrow into friday. temperatures in the 07's, feeling nice but don't get too use to it. almost like an april fools joke, first weekend of april we will see temperatures really plumet, temperatures on sunday, more than 10 degrees below average and by early next week we will track a system that could bring rain and even maybe a stray snow flakes or two. i'll have more on that and how chilly those temperatures will be when i join you inside. for now, back over to you. >> kate, thanks very much. we have some breaking news to share with you.

we're hearing audio from the 911 call that led police to the suspect wanted in a deadly hit and run in camden county. susan hyland was arrested yesterday in connection with the accident that killed 16 year-old quason turner late monday night near route 130 and forty-ninth street in pennsauken. here's a portion of the call that led police to hyland. >> 911, what is your emergency. >> i was a passenger in an accident, a hit and run. >> they hit someone like a person. >> yes. >> or a vehicle. >> a person. >> was that in pennsauken by any chance. >> yes, yes. >> the person who did the driving, do you have their name. >> sue san hyland. >> what is it? >> sue san hyland. >> turner was a student at

pennsauken high school. hyland faces charges including leaving the scene of the fatal accident and driving with the suspended license. a good samaritan stepped into help as woman fights to keep her husband from jumping on to the tracks on a septa a platform. this is video from the race/vine station today month. man tried desperate thely to pull her despondent husband back from the edge when another ride's period and held a man down as others alerted authorities by pushing septa's emergency call boxes. >> just a fantastic story, about how people can help people. we were able to get mental health assistance for that man and the family didn't have a tragedy today good good samaritan received an unexpect reward for his effort, a hug from the man's wife. viral video showing a group of kid, cursing and screaming at fellow septa aridders isn't all it seems according to the parents of the two of the children. "eyewitness news" reporter

trang do shares what both sides are saying now that video has been viewed thousands of times. >> reporter: video that is shocking, expletive filled conflict between a group of young boys and a fellow rider on the market frankford el. the rider patrick coyle posted two videos on his facebook page. >> i'm or that i people had to see that and they are not savages or animals. they did get out offhanded because kid get together and they will get on it offhanded. >> their two sons are depict in the video with their cousin and aunt. riveria said she's horrified by the children's behavior but that a second video shows coyle provoking the kids. >> watch what happens. >> oh, now you are a tough boy. monkey boy. you know, if he wanted the situation to get better, talk to the parents. don't talk to the kid.

>> reporter: riveria said coyle followed boys after they went to another car and continued to record them even after they demanded that he stop. >> get that thing out of my face. >> reporter: in a facebook post coy le wrote his intention was not to get kid in trouble but would i like to see them get serious help and see a respectable bunch of kid that learn respect does in the cost a thing but disrespect can cost you and everyone around you so much. riveria says her kid are remorseful, she feels everyone in the situation could have handled it better. >> he keeps saying i'm sorry. i told him, it is a lesson learn. >> reporter: septa's chief thomas nestle said detectives reached out to the families of all of the kid and they are receptive to receiving help. in kensington i'm trang do for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". today president obama shorten prison sentences for one local man, vernon harris was charged with possession with intent to distribute and

possession office firearm by a quick felon. he is one of the 61 inmates who had sentence shortened by the president. most of them are non-violent offenders and majority will be released, july 28th. rutgers camden put the spotlight on student activism with its beacons of light conference. >> yes, event celebrated actions of student who helped make the university the diverse, inclusive campus it is today. doctor john carlos delivered the close ago dress. you may remember him from the 1968 olympic. carlos raised his fist on the medal podium in silent protest for human rights. he led his unit for 14 years but in just two days captain john darby will retire from the philadelphia police department. >> "eyewitness news" reporter walt hunter sat down with him for an exclusive one on one to look back at his remarkable career and changes in crime fighting when he took over the special victims unit. >> reporter: a predator tries to snatch a child off a south philadelphia street and attempt to abduct a helpless

victim. for 14 years, through thousands of cases like these, captain john darby, has led the special victims unit, investigators seeking justice for the innocent victims of the most terrible crimes. >> cases themselves by their very nature are disturbing, they are sobering. >> reporter: the captain proud that victims now arriving here find calming murals outside interview rooms, where often they have to share the worst moments of their lives. >> notice the quiet, no distractions. >> reporter: as he now retires, captain darby told me he takes victim store business him in his heart. >> we do walk away with the effects of working these cases day to day. there is also that, you know, that nagging sense that there is certain cases that were not solved. >> reporter: the captain does wish that the fairmount park rapist who attacked four,

murdering one over the past 13 years might have been caught during his time at the the special victims unit. >> i wish if i had my way this that we could solve that, those series of cases, before i walk out the door. >> reporter: when darby does walk out these doors for the last time on friday, he will be remembered by fellow officers, and most importantly, victims, as a caring, tireless advocate. >> i can walk away saying that we made things just a little will bit better. >> reporter: by the numbers, with more than 6,000 cases a year during his tenure, captain darby has helped handle more than 84,000 crimes. that is a lot of criminals behind bars and a lot of kindness for the most vulnerable of victims. along with his fellow svu officers, we wish him well. live from the sat center, i'm walt hunter for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> wow what a career walt, thanks very much. >> thanks, walt. still to come on

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well, more than half of ex-offend hers in philadelphia remain unemployed up to a year after they are released. >> chere greg from our sister station kyw news radio tells us how one more philadelphia non-profit is tackling those statistics. >> reporter: getting a job isn't easy, but it is especially hard if you are young and have a troubled

past. >> i was in jv, as well as, dhs. >> reporter: she has spent months trying to get her life back on track after mistakes she made, and on wednesday she took other step at face forward job fair by applying for jobs and meeting employers. >> this is a big application. >> reporter: her positive attitude is paying off. >> i already got one yes for target mobile. i was hoping would i get plenty more yes's. >> we have to have everything from transportation, housing, treatment, therapy. >> reporter: ronnie dawson runs face forward the program comes thanks to a three-year, million-dollar federal grant, and their goal, to help age 16 to 25 who seen inside of the courtroom or a prison. roughly a quarter of those with criminal past in philadelphia are under the age of 25, but statistics show that if you get those young people into the work force early on, repeat crime is

reduced by more than 07 percent. >> it is an adjustment, right. >> yes. >> reporter: tray kwan is one of the 160 kids enrolled in face forward. he had a future once dimmed by the lure of the streets but it is now, bright again. >> i want to better myself and go out there and get it and not be like everything else doing nothing again. >> reporter: his dream own a construction company, step one, land a job at home depot. >> it is in god's hand. >> reporter: in north philadelphia, cherri gregg for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". as woman's history month comes to a close an exciting announcement is made in philadelphia. >> "eyewitness news" at national constitution center where senator bob casey announced a resolution that will designate philadelphia as a site of the 19th amendment centennial commemoration. in the year 202 it will be 100 years since that amendment was passed giving woman the right to vote. kate joins us now, with a look at the weather, and a very beautiful spring day out

there today. >> beautiful spring day. i have a feeling you guys will like tomorrow better than today. >> not quite as sunny but it is about ten to 15 degrees warmer. >> yes. >> and it will be bright. >> yes. >> i know you two pretty well. you will like tomorrow. tomorrow is another beautiful day. not that beautiful blue sky we have been seeing today but breezy, and it is warm. the wind coming from the southwest, temperatures headed for the 70's for the next few days but before you start digging out bathing suits and flip-flops, not so fast. we have got some threat for some very cold weather, as we head into the weekend, first weekend of april will feel like a delayed april fools joke. lets look at is what going on outside right now. citizens bank park looking great with blue skies, in the background. only two days a way from the phillies home opener. so spring is around the corner even though at least part of the weekend will feel more like winter. lets take you up to the north to broad headville in the pocono region beautiful spot up there, i drove through there this weekend and it is gorgeous. everything is coming into

bloom. you can see a few budd on the trees there, pleasant valley looking great, nothing but blue skies from the poconos all the way to the shore today. the just a few high clouds starting to move in right now as our next system approaches. here it is on storm scan three you can see rain, thunder over missouri, arkansas at the moment. we have showers heading in the great lakes and that is crossing through late tomorrow night into friday morning and then we have a secondary system, almost an arctic front to talk about throughout the weekend. let's time it out. we will start off with what is happening right now. wind out of the south. these wind in wilmington 20 miles an hour wind, coming from the south direction. that is bringing in cooler air from the delaware bay into wilmington. you are cooler in south jersey and delaware then you are in the north and west suburbs where wait is not as strong. mount pocono at 18 miles an hour. but without that marine influence it is warmer in mount pocono then it is in portions of south jersey strangely enough. temperatures right now you can see how warm, nashville, atlanta those temperatures heading our way tomorrow. note thinks warmth in portions of the central part of the

country. eighty in wichita. there is cold air lurking up in portions of the central and eastern can inadequacies and that will be heading our way by the weekend. right now though, jet stream lifting to the north with that southeasterly wind invading a and we will feel nice and warm for next couple days. tomorrow is generally a dry day, a few more clouds then we have been seeing. thunderstorms across area friday morning. 8:00 a.m. another round friday afternoon. watch on sat take we have a system moving in the the great lakes. that will swing another cold front through on sunday, wind will howell behind that front and all that cold air to the north will be unleashed, sunday, well below average for this time of the year. overnight a few clouds not as cold, 46 degrees your overnight low. for your thursday partly sunny, warm, breezy at 71. eyewitness weather seven day forecast look at that drop 70's for next few days, 47 on sunday and we're barely out of the 40's early next week as well but calendar is our friend, i say that because we have a few storms coming through. it looks like it will be

mainly rain, new england may get significant spring snow. so luckily it is late enough maybe a snow flake may come. >> spring snow. >> that is right. >> still to come a huge game for the flyers but orange and black are saying about a battle with the league's best as their playoff push continues.

don's back, lets talk more nova a. >> why not. >> this is what we're doing this week all week long we cannot wait for saturday. on the road again, villanova wildcats taking off for houston this afternoon. they are comfortable away from the friendly confines of the pavilion. why? eight-two at neutral sites this season. jay wright and cats boarding their flight to houston to play oklahoma saturday in the final four. before they took off seniors ryan arcidiacono and daniel ochefu, kissing the logo, after practice. win or lose their college careers will be over in a matter of days.

>> i just realized this was my last practice of the the college career. >> i love the pride that they take in this program, and when those guys, when they kissed the court to day, that said it a all for me. >> yeah, how much does it mean? you can tell right there jay wright emotional when talking about the seniors. lva, leslie van arsdal has cats covered like a glove. catch her live reports starting tomorrow at 5:00. to the ice flyers host capitols tonight, two weeks from right now, they could be dancing partners in the playoffs but first fly guys have to get there. look at morning skate, and ray emery, back in orange and black on a try out basis, goaltending in shorts for rest of the season. big game tonight, beating washington would help their playoff push. right new orange and black is

tied for final wild card spot in the east. >> well, we have to help ourselves, bottom line, it doesn't matter what happens elsewhere, i mean we have to, you know, continue on our pathway here. we have been worrying about ourselves, trying to take advantage of every opportunity that we have and we just to have keep doing that. >> road wage, on the ice, duncan keith of the chicago black hawks used his stick to slash the face of the minnesota's charlie coyle. he received a game misconduct and today suspended indefinitely. black hawks have five game left in the regular season duncan could possibly miss the play a off. >> phillies picking up their 15th win of the spring in clearwater, they won eight-four thanks to i grand slam in the eighth by andre blanco but real stories this man with the mulet ape his dog, in a pouch, at the game. >> my goodness.

>> that is fantastic. >> i get it, but... >> yes. >> look at him, waving. >> you guys that dog's face could be a mean face. >> now he is moving. >> that is cute. >> quick apology, to nova nation i butchered arcidiacono's name. >> it is okay. >> i got caught up in the prompter but not acceptable nova nation. >> we're in your corner. >> go archie. >> we will be right back.

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