you can see, gusting 25, 30, even 32 miles an hour. southwest wind with the warm air in new jersey and delaware. the northwest wind is winning out it will cool down. these are the last of the showers, going off atlantic county and ocean county, long beach island getting the last of that. as we go through the night tonight, temperatures start to drop in the 40s. as we gradually cool down, and clear out. we'll see how much cooler it's going to be over the holiday weekend and when it's going to warm up with the seven-day in a few minutes. >> looking forward to that. thank you. right now at 5:00, marching to send a message. dozens gathered outside of philadelphia church this good friday to bring more attention to gun violence and this comes after two more teenagers were shot in the city overnight. >> we decided to take a closer look at gun violence and how it's having ing an impact on lo

communities. >> reporter: keith and jacqueline, in the city of philadelphia this year the city has been averaging about three people shot every day just think about that, every day, three people, sometimes children, sometimes parents, brothers, sisters, shot, some of them killed. and the group that you saw walking today, they are both doing that to remember them and also to put a stop to it. one of the most recent shootings in the city happened here in north philadelphia. the victim was a 16-year-old girl. she realizes she's shot in the leg. >> reporter: it's two weeks after an 18-year-old girl was hit by a bullet and killed outside her home. the shootings among about 250 in the first 85 days of the year. >> still very emotional thing for me. >> reporter: ryan miller lost his brother, fbi agent, years ago. >> i still feel shock the fact that mike was killed and it's

just very disturbing all the time. >> reporter: he now works with the group heeding god's call to end gun violence. >> we have 238 t-shirts for gun murder victims in philadelphia, all these people had families and neighbors and friends. >> reporter: on good friday, a walk to remember them. >> our defense is our witness. >> reporter: who they were and where they died with the hope to have fewer to remember next year. some of these t-shirts are missing right now because they have gone on this walk that is several blocks around here in germantown but i can tell you as we've been standing here i watched people come, stop, read the names, take a look at these and that's what this group wants, they want you to remember them. and so, this project, these are for all of those killed by gun violence last year. this will be traveling around the city so others can see it as well. live in germantown, lauren mayk,

nbc 10 news. right now at 5, a customer waiting in line to pick up his easter order ends up in critical condition after getting stabbed in the stomach. it happened this morning outside of the colombian bakery. the man with the knife was leaving the store. police tells us men knew each other but they haven't tracked down the suspect or the weapon. police have confirmed that a body found in a canal yesterday is missing airman kiefer human. his truck was abandoned on a bridge over the canal days before he was reported missing in february. the 21-year-old was assigned to the dover air force base. an organization that helps local women achieve economic independence by giving them career clothing is having problems of its own. officials for dress for success philadelphia tell us they will close april 1 due to funding cuts from the state. clients of the program will be referred to the group career

wardrobe. it's tournament time and it begins tonight in philadelphia. fans are headed to the wells fargo center to see some big matchups. >> george spencer is there, george, these are not hometown teams but they are drawing crazy crowds. >> reporter: that's right. the crowds, the excitement picked up even since we saw you an hour ago. this is four college teams playing on this philly court and in the parking lots among the early arrivers tonight we have been finding people who traveled a long way to see their teams in person, parking lots here around the wells fargo center have that game day feel this evening, of course, tonight we are not talking about local teams. villanova plays out of state this weekend. but with team likes notre dame, wisconsin, indiana and carolina playing on this philly court in a few hours, the allegiances are

strong. we just talked to a couple from indianapolis who made the 10-hour drive here to philly yesterday. ahead of tonight's big event. >> pretty special team. we've been season ticket holders for a long time. they played north carolina three times in philadelphia and they beat them every time in the tournament. >> you're hoping for another one. >> hoping, right. >> it's really special when your team is there, and i mean, the excitement and just being there, you feel like you're part of them when you're actually there. >> reporter: and that is the feeling that the people here showing up are looking for that they are excited about. that unc versus indiana match-up probably will not tip off until about 9:00 tonight. it is game two. but talk about powerful basketball teams. those two teams have the third and tenth most wins in history respectively. you can imagine what the fans showing up here are in store for tonight.

reporting live at the wells fargo center, george spencer, "nbc 10 news." >> then not to mention notre dame when they were in the big east with villanova they were so well traveled when villanova played them. george, unbelievable. it's going to be a big night. thank you. we're also following villanova's sweet 16 victory. >> coming up, tim and john join us live from louisville where my wildcats and the fans are celebrating. that includes legendary coach rollie and broadcaster whitey rigsby. we'll hear from them coming up this hour. another big win to tell you about forville villanova. this is what a bridge will look like in front of st. thomas and villanova church. it will connect the campus north town speed line, $4.5 million from the state, the university's long fought for the bridge

against the wishes of some people living in the neighborhoods. >> it's official, 70 miles per hour speed limits will come to the pennsylvania turnpike and state highways this may. areas now posted as 55 won't change, the turnpike tested the faster speed on a 100-mile stretch of the road. for two years they found no changes in the number of accidents. check the price of that drink you won from tgi friday before you order. that's the word from a new jersey appeals court. the court rejected the class action suit over the restaurant chain not posting drink prices on menus and charging different prices for drinks depending on where you sit. the judges said if you don't ask action you cannot claim damages. lehigh valley officials blame problems in two parks for the need to make rule changes. monday the city council will consider new regulations in bethlehem, sauken and monocayy

parks. drinking wine and beer will be confined too 25 feet of a rented pavilion. ♪ today is good friday, the most somber day on the christian calendar, the faithful commemorate jesus christ' crucifixion. some attended the secelebration. pastors join together for a special good friday service in nice town. the coalition of churches have been working together every night this week. today seven pastors preached the seven last words of jesus at great st. matthew baptist church, believed to be the last phrases that jesus uttered on the cross. >> a smile and devotion to his job, that's how a maryland police officer and delaware

county native killed in the line of duty is being remembered. ♪ joyful songs filled this church in maryland for the home going of officer gentlemjacai colson. they remembered the life of the 28-year-old. the officer was killed march 13 by one of his fellow officers. after a man started firing at a police station. colson graduated in 2005 where he served on student council, played sports and was respected among his peers. >> he will in this place and by all of us be forever remembered as a true hero. >> colson had been with the department for four years. next on "nbc 10 news" at 5:00, saying thank you, brussels pays tribute to the first responders who rushed to the

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turning to the terror in brussels. today rescue workers who responded to tuesday's attack were honored at a memorial.

the memorial has been steadily growing. we know two new yorkers are among the dead. >> they had flown to belgium and were in the middle of calling home when the bombers struck. steve handelsman joins us live with their story and the stepped up fight against isis in europe. >> what have you learned? >> reporter: keith and jacqueline, good evening. u.s. secretary of state john kerry came here to belgium to say again that the fight against isis inspired terror is the fightle after nations and the death of these two young new yorkers shows that is the case. their loved ones had feared they were among the 31 dead since the terrible phone call. alex and sasha pinkowski telling their mother they arrived when there was the sound of a blast

and then silence. the pair had been close to one of the suicide bombers, the identification of their bodies finally confirmed today. the siblings lived in new york city, dutch citizens who loved america, sweet kids said sfrends, one girlfriend of sasha called her an awesome chick. alex was engaged to be married. john kerry said america is grieving. >> for the loved ones of those who have been cruelly taken from us including americans. >> reporter: the secretary of state had come to belgium to offer u.s. help to prevent more attacks. and belgian police are stepping up their effort, more raids and arrests last night and today in neighborhoods where isis is recruiting. french police saying their new arrests prevented a planned attack. after the isis inspired massacres in california, and in paris, and now brussels, 175 dead in those three attacks, kerry had a message for isis

followers. >> we will not be deterred. and we will come back with greater resolve with greater strength. >> reporter: the job is hard, two of tuesday's terror suspects are still at large including the man in white, identified but not caught. as belgium tries to chase away fear, celebrate life and intensify the fight against terror. one key to that is stopping isis recruitment of young muslims in cities like this, asked how to do that the apparently stunned brother of one ofs to's suicide bombers says he has no idea. live from brussels, steve handelsman, "nbc 10 news." thank you, steve. 31 people were killed in the terror attack, another 270 wounded. many of them are still in the hospital fighting for their lives. about a dozen americans were injured in the attack. for the first time we're hearing from one of three utah

missionaries hurt in brussels. 19-year-old mason wells is a missionary with the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints. he and two colleagues had dropped off a fellow missionary at the airport when explosions ripped through the building. he suffered second and third degree burns in the airport explosion. >> saw fire in front of my face and on the ground around me. i know that the burns came from that. my body was kind of lifted off the ground in the first blast. very loud. >> wells was in paris when that city was attacked in november. he was also in boston during the deadly marathon bombings. a victory in the fight against isis, today the pentagon announced the death of the group's number two leader. he was known as haji imam and was also the terror organization's finance chief. officials believe he was killed in a raid in syria earlier this week, meanwhile, earlier this month a strike claimed the life of the group's warminster moan

as omar the chechen. >> these leaders have been around for a long time. they are senior, they are experienced and so eliminating them is the an important objective. >> u.s. and coalition forces say they are hack ag way at the isis core in iraq and syria. >> from the delaware bureau special recognition for two military heroes. nbc 10 in wilmington, two new names unveiled. at the medal of honor monuments. melvin morris was a staff sergeant in the vietnam war and william henry johnson in world war i. both have been honored by the white house. a white house honor for a philadelphia man. he became one of the 10 champions of change. he was picked for his work helping city residents sign up for health insurance. he coordinates programs for the

office of housing and community development. this week is the sixth year anniversary of the affordable care act. >> history is being made in cuba again tonight. >> the country is gearing up for free outdoor concert by the "rolling stone"s, they are the first major international rock stars to play in the island nation, this is video of the band's arriving on a private jet in havana. the concert comes three days after president obama wrapped up his historic visit to cuba and hundreds of thousands expected to watch the show. >> new ground. big shows. >> never had big shows before. it would have been surprising say 10 years ago. >> the band says it will donate instruments and other musical equipment to cuban musicians during their visit. today was yet another day in

the 70s. the sixth one, one of the warmest marches ever recorded is now the 12th month in a row with above average temperatures. we're clearing tonight, starting to get a little cooler. as the northwest winds come in. going to set us up for a mild but not warm weekend. and then the rain starts to come in on monday. pretty good timing. we're starting to see some of the clouds break up but it's still mostly cloudy. but it's up to 73 degrees in philadelphia. the wind is shifted now, west-northwest winds at 16 miles an hour. watch the temperature start to go down in the next couple of hours. and there it is, 73 wednesday, we barely missed 70 yesterday. 73 today. and then we're dropping. that's a pretty nice drop there by saturday, still 5 degrees above average. and 63 degrees for sunday. so the temperatures, 70 at

wilmington, wrightstown, trenton, northeast philly at 71. 66 in chester springs. but it looks like it's cooling off north and west. quakertown 61, reading and allentown, pottstown, 62. and it's getting pretty windy there as well. and we're near 70 degrees farther to the south. 69 in woodbine and in mount hol holly. you can see the last of the showers moving off. sussex county, delaware and long beach island, just about to say good-bye. and drier air coming in, then drier all the way back past the chicago, so none of that moisture is getting here by the end of the weekend. the only way any moisture can come in is from the ocean. and we'll get a little bit of that by easter sunday. 7:00 a.m., some low clouds, maybe fog. the sun rise, 6:52 a.m. for the sun rise services. and it should be dry during the morning.

temperatures rise in through the 50s. again, not as warm as it's been, but still for this time of the year it's not bad. as we go through the day saturday, see temperatures getting up. here's 60 degrees but east wind keeps things cooler at the shore. then here comes clouds from the ocean as we go into sunday morning. so that's why i would expect it to be fairly cloudy to start off the day. then we'll get some breaks during the afternoon and that will allow the temperature to get back up into the 60s. it's not going to be a strong enough east wind to keep the temperatures down a lot. the showers ending pretty soon. you saw the last of them about to move out. clearing, low near 40. tomorrow a lot cooler than today. a lot of sunshine, and not a lot of wind. that's a pretty nice day for a lot of people. then on easter sunday, 63 degrees with especially morning

clouds, maybe some breaks of sun in the afternoon. the showers on monday and then cools down tuesday but it goes right back up. and by the end of next week we're back in the 70s again with showers. >> glenn, thank you. are you guilty of waiting until the last minute? you are ploybl not alone especially when it comes to filing your taxes. so we brought in the experts to help you out. he shows us the biggest mistakes people make and how to boost that refund. plus, two teams hit the football field in philadelphia but you might be surprised who is playing under those helmets and pads. that story coming up on "nbc 10 news" at 5:00.

a live look at south philadelphia. citizens bank park, it's quiet there now but that's going to change tomorrow morning. that's when 6,000 runners flood the area for a race around the ballpark. the 5k run begins at 8:30 in the morning and benefits philly charities. onlookers can listen to live music and may even see the phanatic. >> your favorite bunny costume and south street. the annual easter promenade kicks off at 12:30 on easter. no costume, no problem. there will be prizes for the best bonnet and dress.

even your pet could win a prize. >> you might think halloween is the biggest for candy sales. >> it's not the case. easter is the winner of the candy battle. it's the most lucrative week for candy retailers. last year americans bought $823 million of cream filled eggs, chocolate rabbits and peeps, about 146 million pounds of candy. >> wow. and the peeps are popular and made here in the area. just born is in bethlehem and they are trying to expand peeps sales beyond easter. they now have a variety of flavors. >> delicious. for villanova fans, a familiar voice. >> broadcaster whitey rigsby is following the team's run through the ncaa tournament. why he calls this team magic and thinks they are better than the

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shore this holiday weekend. >> nbc 10 reporter cydney long is live in ocean city. no shortage of activities there. >> reporter: keith and jackie, definitely not. the beach isn't quite open but the board walk and businesses are hopping. mother nature playing a big role in all of this. families out here gearing up for twice the fun in some areas at half the cost. chris, his wife and daughters had a calling this weekend and couldn't pass up being at the shore. >> friend of ours lives in colorado, has a vacation home here so we took the opportunity to come down and open it up for them, get it ready and gives us an opportunity to stay over and look at houses for us to rent later. >> reporter: while hunts are planned for every shore town along the coast in our area, from brigantine to atlantic city to ocean city and wildwood, the corbetts are on the hunt for the perfect rental home. it's the first time for easter

weekend, a time many kick off the unofficial start to summer. >> it's neat. we think the easter bunny is going to find us. >> the daughters know they will play hard at the beach so the most important amenity. >> at least four beds. >> easter eggs will be buried under a blanket of sand in wildwood for a hunt saturday afternoon. >> when you get to go in the sand and dig up the eggs. >> ocean city will hold it's pet fashion show at ocean city's high school. half price amusement tickets a draw luring so many to celebrate what they know and love. >> perfect day today, we got a little rain, then do some rides tomorrow. >> reporter: so many may be indulging in chocolate, boardwalk fudge, sweets and treats will be going fast out here. but we also found some new and healthy options that are coming to the shore this summer. and we'll give you a little taste of that when we see you at 6:15. happy easter from ocean city.

happy easter to you too. getting hungry, chocolate bunnies, peeps, sounds good. >> so much down there. >> it looked great. take a look right now at the schuylkill. yes, it's cloudy, it's gray. a lot of people trying to get to their destinations and hitting the roads. a few showers today, then the sun did come out for a bit. >> let's talk to chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz. temperatures climbed to the 70s. >> yes. way above average. almost 20 degrees above average in philadelphia. with the clouds and some showers but clearing is coming in from the north and the west. here's proof. this is camelback and the sky is practically clear in the poconos right now. really it's cleared out quite a bit. the wind is shifted. cooler air starting to come in. so, it is quite a change that we have seen. just in the last couple of hours. down to 55 degrees in mount

pocono, in the low 60s elsewhere north and west. 73 in philadelphia but not for long. look at the difference between this time and 24 hours ago. lancaster is 9 degrees colder than it was. trenton is 20 degrees warmer than it was. they really had a lot of cool air coming in from the east in trenton yesterday. so, another warm day. three in a row. then we cool down tomorrow, and on sunday it will be even cooler than this at the shore. only in the 50s at best. at the jersey shore on easter sunday. but at least it's expected to be dry. the last of the rain moving offshore. there it is, it's pretty much gone from the jersey shore and you can see the temperature going down, the skies start to clear. and we'll see how much colder it's going to get when the next rain is coming and when we get back into the 70s again with the

seven-day in the few minutes. to decision 2016 tonight the donald trump campaign is fulfilling his threat to spill the beans on ted cruz's wife heidi. trump gave that threat in response to an ad from an anti-trump super pac that used a nude photo of his wife. today a trump spokeswoman attacked heidi calling her a bush operative, and accusing her of helping to kill millions of jobs. the cruz campaign responded saying there is no low the trump campaign won't go to. cruz also accuses trump of spreading a lie printed in a tabloid that accuses cruz of cheating on his wife. >> i believe his conduct in this campaign is convincing millions of americans that this man would be an embarrassment as president. that we don't want a president who traffics in sleaze and slime. >> cruz strongly denies the

cheating allegation. a man accused of rushing the stage at a donald trump event this month says he's not guilty, thomas entered the plea in court in ohio today. he jumped a barricade and charged at the stage where trump was speaking. his attorney says the college student was only trying to express his political views. he faces a maximum sentence of one year in prison. three states to pick, alas characters hawaii, a total of 172 delegates are up for grabs and time is running out if you want to register to vote in the pennsylvania primary. in p.a. the deadline is monday april 2 in delaware and may 17 in new jersey. the democrats hold their national convention in philadelphia this summer. today we sat down with mayor jim kenney and asked him if the he had concerns about terrorism while the delegates are in town. >> concerns every single day.

i have concerns not only -- this is very important issue. concerned every single day about terrorism attacks but i'm also concerned every day about young people being shot on our streets. >> the mayor says he is working with homeland security to keep everyone safe during the convention but at the same time the city should be working to stop everyday gun violence. taking a right turn, tournament time is not over yet for the villanova wildcats. the team celebrating last night's victory in the sweet 16 and a lot of fans cheering them on. >> nbc 10's tim furlong is live in louisville, tim, one of those fans is a very familiar voice. >> reporter: yeah. villanova games on the radio you know the voice. i happened to run into him not here at fourth street live, but at a church a few blocks over. last night it was loud chants. today in louisville a different

vibe here at the church of the assumption. >> being in church on good friday with these people is really a great experience. >> many fans found their way to this church for the stations of the cross on good friday, the team's broadcaster said a prayer for a super awesome saturday. >> asking for a lot but being in kansas was part of the 14 stations tweel say. >> whitey has been the voice of villanova basketball for decades. i asked if this feels like the raleigh of the '85 championship team. >> this team is better. that '85 team struggled late. >> that's a good thing for fans to hear. there are great teams in the elite 8. kansas is one of them but nova fans say bring it. >> we're always the best coached but if we shoot the way we did we'll win. >> reporter: sounds good to me. it's going to be a fun night here at fourth street. the wildcats played kansas in november 2013 in the tournament in the much warmer than louisville bahamas, villanova won. two at the time the jayhawks, tonight fans out and tomorrow

we're invited to this thing called the box festival, a tribute to goats, they race goats and they say they have one in a villanova jersey and the goat will determine who wins the game. #trust the goat. i'll check it out. kentucky. >> you make that up? >> reporter: i couldn't make that up. i'm not creative enough to make up a goat festival. no. >> tim furlong live in louisville. hopefully we're partying like it's 1985. coming up, john clark is going to talk one on one with villanova legend talking about 1985. we'll hear from him in the next 20 minutes. the country's attention may be focused on basketball this month but today philadelphia police officers hit the football field. they had firefighters on their squad and took on a team from

the new york city police department. in a semi-annual game between departments they tell us the game at northeast high school field is a serious contest but it's all in good fun. >> through the years we have fallen officers, philadelphia, new york, which is you know, it's a good time. >> new york's team name is finest football and philly by the blue slay. >> our financial experts here to help you increase your refund. and avoid making three big mistakes on your return. this piglet was tossed on the street but a new jersey man was in the right place at the right time. how he used a sweet treat to bring the pig to safety.

>> police in california arrested a suspect accused of a hit and run and he was wearing gold

spray paint. look at these photos of the man identified as damaj cook. an officer witnessed him hit three cars and take off. he was forced to off the. they received a description of the man being gold. he was taking part in a photo shoot. >> it took a kind hearted driver and a cherry danish to save a baby potbellied pig earlier this week. >> how about that. animal activists tell us that the driver saw the pig get tossed from a car on interstate 80 in new jersey. the motorist protected that piglet until it could be lured to safety by that danish. the pig now named cherry is in an animal sanctuary. clearly very happy and making friends with the goat. >> very cute. need exercise, grab your dancing shoes. >> oh, yeah. ♪

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