ree free throws for jimmy butler. >> mark: bad job by mozgov when you're trying to do too much defensively. certainly contact on the three-point attempt by butler. >> mike: as you see here, butler sixth in the nba in free-throw attempts per game. makes his first attempt. butler missed 11 games recently with the left elbow injury still having a superb season. misses the second. oscar-winning writer of 12 years a slave, comes the next hit "american crime," thursday at 10:00/9:00 central on abc.

butler goes 2 for 3. seven-point game. ahead to love. irving irving's had an excellent game. shot clock at six. finds james with aaron brooks on him. shot clock winds down, fires! and tom thibodeau calls a 20-second time-out as the lead is back up to nine with 34 seconds remaining. >> jeff: excellent recognition by the cavs after the switch. isolating james in the high post area. and he knocks in the "j."

>> mike: cleveland cavaliers on the verge of their 18th straight home win. 14 of them have been by double figures and only opponent has scored 100 points in those 17 games, they have been a dominant team here at the "q" in cleveland. dunleavy behind the back, mirotic. he'll try a three-pointer. dunleavy tips. 25.7 remaining. back to seven again. >> mike: they have to foul now.

and irving will go to the line. and the three-point shot continues to be such a huge weapon for this team. 15 on thursday. 16 here today. and you see sixth in the nba overall since mid-january, they're tops in the nba, actually hit more threes recently than even houston. lebron james had dwyane wade to help him to two of them. combining future hall of famers in miami. kyrie irving, a great part of a dynamic duo here in cleveland. butler to gasol. knocked away. picked up by thompson. little frustration foul there with 10.2 remaining.

thompson two free throws as the cavs will wind this up. >> mark: care to tell me who you like in the championship game? >> jeff: i want -- i think wisconsin will win i want justice winslow of duke to win it, i think he's had a fabulous ncaa tournament, i think he's played exceptional at both ends of the floor. i think he's the most valuable player in the tournament or kaminsky. >> mark: i voted wisconsin to beat kentucky and i'm going to pick duke to beat wisconsin.

>> mike: there you have your predictions. four-point game with 2.6 game. cavs will inbound. j.r. smith gets away and the home-winning streak continues. 18 in a row here in cleveland for the cavaliers. lebron james, his first triple-double of the season but he had plenty of help, 27 from irving, eight three-pointers from j.r. smith the team overall with 16 threes. as the cavaliers defeat the bulls for the third time this season. we'll be back from cleveland after this time-out.

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quicken loans, they defeat the bulls, 99-94. more nba action on espn coming up on wednesday. double-header, celtics/pistons followed by the suns/dallas, all starts at 7:00 eastern. 31-7 in their last 38 games, they win their 50th of the season, the cavaliers. abc "world news" or your local news will be coming up except on the west coast. for jeff van gundy, mark jackson, lisa salters and our terrific crew at abc, i'm mike breen saying thanks for watching. abc, your home of the nba finals.

>> sunday night. i'm sarah bloomquist. sharee williams is in today for walter. in the news a woman is kidnapped and robbed in center city we'll

have the latest on the investigation. >> a delaware neighborhood wakes you to the work of vandals. >> but the big story on "action news" is a day of worship and celebration for christians here and all around the world. >> in many places easter sunday services began as the sun came up and throughout the day millions raised their voices in song and prayer. ♪. >> at enon baptist tabernacle church more than 15,000 faithful filled the khurj for morning services and hundreds gathered st. services and hundreds gathered st. peter and paul for easter sunday mass. charles chaput led the mass celebrating the resurrection of jesus christ. many began with sunrise services. look at this beautiful morning on ocean city beach. dozens took part in

non-denomination service by the sea. >> and services took place at thumbs up service in mantua. early hour did not deter the worship irz who filled every pew. >> and dozens braivdz center city to attend this gathering. it was held by the 10th presbyterian church. >> worshipers attended throughout our area here at the lutheran church of our savior in haddonfield, new jersey. the start of the service was marked by lightning of candle to celebrate the light ofist. in the city overbrook section the pews were full this easter sunday for this service. these worshipers set operated at the african episcopal church of st. the african episcopal church of st. potential as and city spring garden section chosen 300 ministries held a service for the homeless and needy in center city. and after the service

participants were treated to a full-course breakfast and at vatican pope francis used easter message to urge end to violence around the world and praised nuclear agreement in iran and expressed deep concern about bloodshed in libya. yemen, syria iraq, kenya and nigeria. he delivered his message from st. he delivered his message from st. peter's square to tens of thousands of worshipers who ed gathered in the cold and rain. >> a big part -- well, of course a big part of seeingter sunday is egg hunts. all the candy and fun for the kids. one of philadelphia's oldest easter traditions took part in center city at the 84th easter promenade. >> it started with a hop ♪ and on two feet together or step we step adults, kids pets, made their way down philadelphia's easter promenade now in 84th year. >> just a fun thing to do.

great neighborhood. we see people we know and kids enjoy it. >> sea of past tells and bunny ears dotted parade route from passyunk to second street. and the picture-perfect day had every bunny smiling. >> it's a perfect day. >> finally april. >> perfect, beautiful day spring is here. >> mr. and mrs. peter cotton tail and easter bunny danced with the philadelphia freedom band and parade goers wore easter best or sillest and judges took winners from a variety of categories. cynthia nelson and her daughter pick a color every year. this your white and silver. >> it's a tradition for me and my family. we come down all the time. sometimes we win and sometimes we don't. >> c henery david keeps the parade going year after sgleer at year, another hopefully big success. sun is out for us. philadelphia is so gorgeous. i'm so proud of them. >> he does it all for. >> the kids. the kids make it special. >> shrima henrey agreed she

keeps up the tradition for-year-old taraji. >> i want him to did what i did have fun enjoy, it's religous purposes for us too, other than that we're here to have a good time. >> it wouldn't be a easter promenade without bonnets. plenty of bonnets brimming with flowers and easter eggs. >> happy easter. >> in hen house square, annie mccormick, "channel 6 action news." >> of course all those outdoor activities were met with nice weather day for easter sunday. sunny skies and moderate temperatures also made it easy for people to show off their easter outfits as you saw. word is even nicer day is on tap for tomorrow. meteorologist melissa magee is on target for the forecast. >> we had a nice easter sunday across the delaware and lehigh valley and once again temperatures today climbing up into the 6 0s and in most locations the high today in philadelphia 6 and 4 above

average. and as you look at the numbers outside this evening, most spots are holding in the the lower 60s. exception down across south jersey from beach haven to sea isle city cooler, west to southwesterly wind. inland 63 in philadelphia, 61 allentown and 62 degrees currently in dover. and stormtracker 6 double scan radar showing you we have a frontal boundary scraped to the north of our region through the new york, pennsylvania border and to north of that boundary we have unsettled weather and we have seen a few sprinkles that moved across the areas in poconos and a lot of this activity drifts and shifts north as the rest of the night wears on. and talk about what's ahead it's nice for phillies and home-opener for opening day on monday. we're flirt flirting with 70s by then and also tracking threat of showers not just for the week ahead but for several days for the week ahead. we'll talk about the details sarah, with the full and exclusive accuweather forecast. >> okay. melissa, thank you. in other news tonight a

4-year-old boy was seriously injured when the atv he was riding on crashed into a home. it happened in the 600 block of winding road in horsham before 1:30 this afternoon. police say the boy was on back of atv driven by 54-year-old man ever the adult lost control and tavrment v went creeping into the housech the boy was flown to the hospital with a head injury a and the man suffered less serious injuries. no word whether charges willing filed. >> residents of newark delaware neighborhood woke to find a rash of damaged vehicles. investigators say somebody slashed tires and broke windows on five vehicles here in the community of harmony woods. police say the suspect may be driving a black or dark purple dodge knee on. so far no suspects are in custody. >> and philadelphia police are investigating a brutal robbery in center city. yesterday afternoon a woman was walking to her car inside a parking garage when kidnapped beaten, robbed and dumped in a cemetery. "action news" chad pradelli

is live or jewelers row. >> police say it was 4:00 yesterday afternoon when the employee of the company right there on the corner national watch and diamond exchange just left work. she came across the street to this parking garage you see here where she was allegedly kidnapped. >> the victim told police the three masked help jumped out of a burgandy cargo van inside the parking garage forced her into the van and put a hood over her head and asked her for the codes to the safe at the national watch diamond exchange where she worked. she said, she didn't have them. police say they then drove her around, beat her, choked her and shot her with a taser more than half a dozen times. and after zip tying her hands and feet they drobd of dropped her off at a darby cemetery but they came back and then forced her to give up her atm card and pin. which she provided. finally after putting her back in the van hitting several

tavrment m machines they made off with 2 0 bucks. they left her at the cemetery and put steel ankle shackles on her. she was able to get her hood off and made it to a nearby road where a passerby helped the badly bruised and battered woman. and police say that victim was treated at penn presbyterian hospital. she suffered a concussion, hematoma to one of her eyes and several cuts and bruises. as for that van, in which the three suspect were driving we're told it's older model ford econo line burgandy in color and should have white graph yety on the side and back. any with information call police. chad pradelli, chapel 6abc news. >> chad, thank you. the justice department is launching a criminal investigation into the company responsible for spraying a chemical that sick end a delaware family while on vacation in the virgin islands. steve esmond and wife theresa

and two teen age boys were poisoned by the powerful pesticide menlle bromide when sprayed in the hotel room. shawn and ryan are in critical it he children's hospital in philadelphia. their praerpts at another hospital in stable condition. officials say a local branch of terminex is to blame. >> well there's much more to come on "action news" tonight the dirty side of a booming city. how a philadelphia councilman wants to crack down on contractors who dumped their debris in unsuspecting communities. and a police chase ends in crash for motorcyclist in montgomery county and tomorrow is the phillies hope-opener and we're learning who might be in the starting lineup. jeff skversky has the story in sports. melissa magee is also coming up one weather. we're back in a

>> a motorcyclist was seriously

injured overnight when he crashed at a police chase that started 12:30 a.m. when a straight trooper tried to pull a driver open on the roosevelt boulevard. he sped away on the blue route. that came to end when the motorcyclist lost control at chemical road. he was rushed to the hospital and now faces numerous charges. fire crews had their hands full this morning battling a trash fire in northeast philadelphia. the fire was reported around 10:00 open the 7300 block of millner street. multiple units were called out to fight the fire. they were able to place the blaze under dmrol about 45 minute. no injuries were reported. well there's a new effort to stop construction workers from adding to an ongoing problem in philadelphia illegal dumping of crash. this week city counsel ill president darrell clarke will introduce bills to hit companies and contractors with tough pepties for dumping debris where it doesn't long.

"action news" reporter kenneth moton has the exclusive details. >> mounds of dirt, bricks and construction debris illegally dumped. >> they need to clean it up. >> and it's that simple. >> that simple. >> residents 19 and birch near temple university are used to sights of new buildings. >> neighborhood is beautiful neighborhood and by the university come around it's making the neighborhood better. here they have a garden. people come in dump in the guard. >> city council president darrell clarke told "action news" he's proposing two new bills to create tough penalties for companies or contractors who illegally dump. scavtion construction or demolition projects with more than 10,000 will be find 10 grand for trashing lots like this one and detailed collection plan will also be required. >> we have contractors that don't have he respect for existing neighborhood. >> we check bed with street departments so ask how much it costs taxpayers to clean up a

lot after illegal dump, price dog, $7,000 a day. >> we should randomly go through. check the permits check the plan of diskotion. if he find people have not sxlind she hit him with a stick and i think the world will get out we mean business. >> a key 201 beautiful philly said there's more than -- sights with tons of trash. they ticket those breaking law and they rely tips on 311. diamond and stillman a resident contracted a city contracting company dumping a foul smelling fudge on a vacant law. >> this problem get worse, if it cop continues it continues until we no longer accept the appropriate idea. >> councilman clark says it is community involvement for those that introduce the bills next week. >> ken, "channel 6 action news."

>> flyers fans you have to love this. pittsburgh is having a meltdown here down the stretch. sidney crosby and company may miss the playoffs thanks to flyers. steve mason flat out unreal today stops 2 in the first alone including remarkable glove save. 46 saves total today. flyers down 1-0. 42 seconds left in the first. presidential jake vorachek left on the power play. two points behind crosby with less than a week to go. tied at one. midway through the second again on power play. braden chen on the rebound. flyers up one. what would flyers penn game be

without flight. upset with chris kunitz for shooting a puck after the whistle. this gets nasty. flyers get the last laugh. they put it away in the third. ryan wide open fliers win 4-1. won eight straight over penguins for the first time in 31 years. flyers fans chanting you can't beat us. >> it's a good feeling. that's what we were hoping to do going into these games. like we said you know, our fate is sealed. it doesn't mean we cannot ruin other peoples. >> it's a stumble this week and nail in their coffin too hopefully they keep losing. >> flyers who are arguing with ref paul devorsky saying thanks after the game the harrisburg resident reeyre firing from nfl. he's officiated nearly 1800 games. >> phillies finalize opening roster dom brown on the disab