"action news", delaware valley's leading news program with meteorologist melissa magee, jeff skversky, sarah bloomquist and walter perez. sunday night, a shooting on the pennsylvania turnpike, leaves three people dead and president obama arrives in cuba for a historic visit. but the big story on "action news" is snow for parts of the region. some flurries are falling right now in some areas. taking a live look in center city right now, dark, dreary out there at a the moment.

sun, light rain falling at the moment. but change over to snow a little bit later and that could accumulate enough to make for a slow early morning commute. meteorologist melissa magee is at the big board with the first check of the accu weather forecast, melissa. >> for the first day of spring we are tracking that snow and it looks like what you will find depend on your location at least the amount. we have a winter weather advisory east of philadelphia a, where ocean, southern burlington, and atlantic counties. the advisory goes up at 7:00 this evening lasting through 6:00 a a.m. on monday because we will track a period of light snow. the here's storm tracker six live double scan radar and there will be a sharp cut off with this precipitation this evening, and during overnight hours. notice mixed precipitation moving in the i the 95 metro area and to the south we have got rain from surf city down to cape may, west ward into dover. little tire on street level and notice that mixed precipitation end in philadelphia rain and wet snow at this hour. wilmington is dealing with the chilly rain.

medford lakes and glassboro we have mixed precipitation and rain across areas of south jersey. as moisture continues to work its way northward the sunsets tonight and temperatures will whoever around freezing. that is when we will find a transition from that mixed precipitation to some snow. future tracker six showing at 10:00 o'clock this evening we have got that snow across i-95 corridor and areas to the south and east and as i was mentioning a sharp cut off with the precipitation, for areas north and west. so we will talk about what we can expect breaking it down region by region on the first day of spring later this evening and our northwestern suburbs, worse case is a few flakes. otherwise we are not expecting any accumulation for you. along that i-95 metro area mixed precipitation changing over to snow. for central delaware and southern new jersey it is rain right the now but changing over to steadier, wet the snow and especially for areas east of philadelphia coming up we will take a closer look at future tracker six, time out precipitation for you and also, our totals with the accu weather forecast. >> okay, melissa, thank you.

lets switch live to "action news" reporter jeff chirico with a look at how road crews in new jersey are preparing for this spring snowfall, jeff. >> reporter: sarah, it is a cold rain falling right now, a long route 30 but we are expecting, as melissa said for temperatures to drop and this rain, to turn to snow. we were in camden county earlier and you could tell this blast of winter, is a bit late, as we saw some light flakes, falling on the flowers there in camden county. people we spoke with had a few choice words for old man winter as he rolls through town on this first day of spring. although he is not welcomed camden county's public works department is, preparing, at the salt shed in lindenwald officials said more than 100 pieces of equipment have been loaded and ready to treat roadways in time for the morning commute, if needed. >> we will make sure that all of the motorist that are out there that are or count/roads are passable, however, do keep

in mind that if you are going to be on the roads, they will be roads that will be slick. so give yourself enough time to get to point a to point b. >> reporter: what do you say to old man winter right now. >> go away, and just let me have have my spring, already. >> reporter: yeah, i don't think she's the only one saying that today. now back here live and we are taking a look at the route 30. just wet right now. we have seen a few salt trucks drive by in the past five minutes. the clearly here at the least in egg harbor city and camden county crews are getting ready for this hopefully, last blast have of winter. we are live in egg harbor city, jeff chirico for channel six "action news". >> sarah a. >> we sure hope so, thanks, jeff. "action news" will be on the air extra early tomorrow to help you get where you need to go, join david, tamala, matt, karen for latest forecast and road conditions that all begins at 4:00 a.m.

and, last night behind archbishop ryan high school will in northeast philadelphia a victim told police he was with friend around 10:30 when two teens came up and offered to sell them narcotics. a fight broke out. more young men a arrived, one was armed with the gun and shot the victim in the leg. police stopped two teens in the a area. no charges yet. archbishop ryan officials say there is no indication any students from the school were involved. a fire caused serious damage to a home in the cities brewerytown section today. the blaze broke out around 2:00 in the house in the 1400 block of north 30th street. fire fighters arrived to find heavy flames from the second floor and "action news" viewer shot that video. no injuries were reported. investigators are still working to figure out what caused the fire. a delaware county congregation whose church was damaged by fire on friday night held a palm sunday day services today. the parishioners worshiped at darby recreation center this morning. their church and day care inside were damaged by a two

alarm fire. the pastor says he is optimistic that they cannery build. >> we just look at it as a minor setback but we know god is still in control and that he has our destiny in his hands. >> day care hopes to be backup and running in about a month. still no word on what cause that had fire. christians around the world celebrated palm sunday day, the start of the holy week today. here at cathedral basilica of saints peter and paul mass began indoors but the congregation then moved outside, to logan circle. the faithful held palm to reminders of the palm laid before jesus on his triumphant a arrival in jerusalem. priests leading services were dressed in red and white symbolizing the blood jesus shed for the world. holy weekend is easter on sunday. turning to sports, villanova fans celebrating tonight after wildcats won a decisive victory over iowa to make it in the sweet 16. sports director ducis rodgers here now with the highlights,

and been a while, ducis. >> since 2009 but they are there now. villanova a has not been in the sweet 16 in seven years. cats are there now. they will face miami next in kentucky, on thursday. so jay wright has exercised those demons. nova jumps all a over iowa from the start. this put them up by ten. nova shoots better than 62 percent from jeep. josh heartly with nine-point. ryan arcidiacono one of the four nova players with double digit scoring. fill nova wins 87-68. game isn't even that close. the at one point they were up 34 points. sweet 16, here they come, that monkey is finally off their backs. >> it is a nice release just to be able to talk about our opponent and our team and we get it, it was all part of it. we have to handle it. i'm mostly happy for our senior class. >> just a great feeling. we came out strong. the there wasn't no sense of urgency.

it is pretty much, we were going to win the game. >> everybody laid their hearts on the floor. when you lay your heart on the floor, the the chance you get stumped on and you have to deal with losing but when you lay it on the floor and you can come back after a win and hug each other it is the greatest feeling in the world. >> cats were impressive. the st. joes in action tonight out west, in spokane taking on number one seed out west oregon that is 9:40 tip a off. we will have both on the hawks and cats later in the sports. >> hopefully another win for our local guys. thanks, ducis. villanova fans had plenty to be proud of for that big win but it has been a while since the team made it to the sweet 16. fans cheered them on hoping they could help make it happen. "action news" reporter trish hartman was right there with them. >> reporter: from the very beginning, it it was clear that the wildcats wouldn't have a problem handling number seven iowa, in the round of 32. >> this is a pretty impressive run for them right now. i'm happy they are doing this

well. >> reporter: bellair terrace at connolly center a at villanova campus was pack with students watching intently, the team has not advanced to the sweet 16 since 2009. >> would i like to see us go to the final four. elite eight would be awesome. sweet 16 is a big deal for us. >> reporter: many students had been hoping for an all philly showdown in this this round. >> people were looking forward to temple will/villanova match up. now it is scrappy and interesting. >> reporter: everybody was happy to be surrounded by friend watching wildcats dominate the hawkeyes. >> every student is here, it is just great to be surrounded by your fellow classmates and villanova alumni. >> brand new fans like this student from ireland visiting his sister. >> college sports is big at home. there will never be anything like this in a student lounge. so it is great to be here with the passion student. >> reporter: those passionate students stayed until the very end, thrilled with the 87-68 final score and a trip to the sweet 16.

>> we're all in it. >> it is amazing. last couple years we were out in the second round but this is awesome. >> reporter: they take on number three miami in the sweet 16 on thursday. the reporting from villanova university, trish hartman for channel six "action news". there is much more to come tonight on "action news", three people are dead following a shooting on the pennsylvania turnpike. plus president obama becomes first sitting president to step foot on cuban soil in 88 years. the sister of donald trump, a judge here in philadelphia receives a threatening letter, details a head. and plus ducis returns with sports when "action news" continues. three people killed in the

arm robbery attempt on the pennsylvania turnpike this morning. the it happened at fort littleton interchange about 65 .

investigators say a turnpike work are and contractor were shot and killed. state troopers responded to the scene and the suspect was hot shot and killed during a shoot-out. no word on the identity of the victims or the suspect. the fbi in philadelphia says it is investigating a a threatening letter sent to donald trump's sister. letter to federal judge maryann trump barry was sent on friday according to the the fbi. trump barry sits on the third circuit court of appeals in philadelphia a. the fbi says it is working with the secret service and u.s. marshals. president obama a and his family have arrived in cuba, first visit the by sitting u.s. president since calvin coolledge in 1928. air force one touched down in a rainy havana just a after 4:00 o'clock. plane carried 40 lawmakers and ceo's of almost a dozen companies along with the first family. tomorrow the president meets with cuban president raul castro.

world news sunday will have the latest on the president's visit as well as more on what he is expected to do there coming upright after "action news" at 6:30. more sports next, here on "action news" with a good day for villanova and high hopes for st. joes. the ducis rodgers has sports when "action news" comes right back.

ducis is back with more sports. villanova a looking strong today. st. joes now hoping for a good showing tonight. >> st. joes will have a tough one, villanova looks like a machine. they are on their way to the the sweet 16. cats of villanova a man handled iowa a game that was never in doubt. nova starts the game with the certain type of swagger. the first half nova a beats the press, miguel bridges left open. cats up 17. they shoot 59 percent from the floor. later in the first half a turn over leads to a easy josh hart

dunk, he leads all with 19. lead is 25 at the break. and second half ryan arcidiacono nova wins 87-69. next up miami on thursday in the sweet 16. jeff skversky has more from brooklyn. >> reporter: finally, villanova is back in the sweet 16 for the first time in seven years. it is a huge weight lifted off their shoulders because last three times they were here, as a one or two seed they came up short. as you can imagine jay wright and company went wild in the locker room. >> i was than the really celebrating but i was just like ahh, and a sigh of relief. i was just excited. >> great for our program and this team. everybody is talking about this game and not us getting past this first weekend. we got that monkey off of our back. >> reporter: as sweet as this

feeling is right the now, the cats want more. they are 54 points are most they have ever scored in the first half of an ncaa tournament game and they believe, this is just the beginning. >> we're not satisfied. this first weekend getting past that we're not satisfied at all. >> we weren't coming in the tournament trying to get past second round. i think we can win it all, but i also think we can get beat. >> we're not so good that miami could not do this, to us. >> villanova a players say the celebration and that end tonight when they get back to campus. they turn page thomas they get set for miami in the the sweet 16 on thursday in louisville. with villanova in brooklyn jeff skversky for channel six "action news". join us for sports sunday tonight at 11:45 on six abc. jeff will have one on one with jay wright plus fran dunphy will join us live in the studio to talk about the owls disappointment and help us break down tournament. st. joes has had a terrific season but hawks get a huge test. to join nova a in the sweet 16

saint joe's has to go through top seeded oregon. tip off at 9:40. ducks are one of the favorites to win it all. >> we match up with them pretty well. they don't have one guy that is too big. >> it will be a good game. very fast, up tempo type game. >> difficult not the know they were number five in the country in the final poles but they deserve that and they are a team you can see in houston in two weeks. >> to the flyers, you knew something was up when michael neuvirth was scratched 20 minutes before game time. now we have learned he is injury. the flyers say that the goalie will be out three weeks or more with a lower body injury. believed to be a knee injury. team has called up an stony dollars from the lehigh valley. flyers begin a three game road trip tomorrow with the islanders. union and new england, and union's home opener, cj sapong comes to play. they score twice in the first half of this match. twice in the first 33 minutes. and union wins three to nothing to improve to two-one on the season. phillies an astros, alumni

game in clearwater, and sees a air hernandez continues to have a good spring. three for four including this game tying double in the seventh inning. he is batting .390 in the spring. phillies win five -four. congratulations to nova a and fingers crossed for st. joes tonight. >> we will be watching. thanks, ducis. a look at our cold wet weather is next on "action news". taking a look at sky six from commodore barry bridge. you can see rain on the camera. wet, dreary evening, and it will switch over for snow for some of you. meteorologist melissa magee with the exclusive accu weather forecast when "action news" comes right back.

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the a rifle of spring, rita's italian isis offering free water ice to celebrate the day. this is between the fourth year for popular free water ice, several people told us they wouldn't miss it, refreshing treat even on a chilly day. >> yeah. >> are they still opened. >> i don't know. >> we will to have check. >> we will google it during the accu weather forecast and it does include some snow. >> snow, on the first day of spring, it is like a bad joke, not funny for mother nature. >> we are tracking a little bit of snow transitioning as we speak, sarah the here's storm tracker six double scan radar, we have got light, mixed precipitation, rain and wet snow along i-95 metro area into the south. we are finding a transition from rain over to some wet snow. we will go tighter on street level on storm tracker six and we have wet snow showers from trenton down to philadelphia, even rain, mixing in with wet

snow from media and chad forward. it is also moving east into new jersey from lakehurst down to browns mills, medford lakes, and hammington. the to the south of that we are dealing with just plane rain but this will slowly transition as we go throughout the rest of tonight, and during the overnight hours. we had a high today in philadelphia of 43 degrees. the right now temperatures hovering above the freezing mark. we are chilly at 38 in the city. thirty-eight in trenton. thirty-six in the poconos. forty in reading. 39 degrees along the coast. thirty-seven in atlantic city. the here's satellite six with action radar. this is moisture that we are tracking currently moving through and as we were saying as this moisture continues to lift northward tonight the sunsets a little after 7:00 this evening and temperatures rather whoever around the freezing mark. we will find a slushy a accumulation possible in any of the non-paved untreated surfaces throughout the rest of tonight and during the overnight hours. so the call from accu weather over next 12 hours light snow

will continue to develop, otherwise, mostly cloudy and chilly, dropping down near 28 in the suburbs, and 33 in philadelphia. but that overnight lowest specially with that northerly wind, at 14 miles an hour. future tracker six showing thaw precipitation at 10:00 o'clock this evening. snow along i-95 corridor, areas to the south and east just rain hanging on across the immediate coastal section from his lakehurst down to atlantic city and wildwood sharp cut off to the north and west to the lehigh valley. as we go throughout the overnight hours we have got that snow, steady east of philadelphia, where we will have heavier amounts of accumulation because we will be closer to the center of the storm. if you are east of the city, and again, no precipitation overnight hours for areas north and west. by three or 3:30 in the morning you notice that is starting to taper, for philadelphia, and then hangs on for areas south and east. you will will's find snow tapering off about five or 6:00 in the morning for southern sections of new jersey. so possible snowfall, with coat to go an inch along that

i-95 corridor the immediate suburbs. 25 miles to the north and west. also to the south and east. one to 3 inches of snow possible from lakehurst down to atlantic city, even into wildwood because you will pick up an heavier batch of moisture that moves on through. again from the poconos, allentown, reading, lancaster you will not fine much in the way have of accumulation just couple flakes and snow showers flying around. we will talk about the the time line. mixed precipitation to snow now until about 8:00 o'clock. from 8:00 p.m. to midnight we have light the snow in the city. steadier to the south and east. from midnight to 6:00 a.m. snow will slowly taper from a west/east direction so i would allow extra time for the commute tomorrow morning even though bulk of the precipitation moves out. breezy, mostly sunny by the afternoon tomorrow. up to 50 degrees. the sunny and milder on tuesday. in at 56. even warmer on wednesday, 68 degrees. and thursday, 71 with a evening shower possible. couple early showers for good friday, otherwise sun by the afternoon 64. fifty-seven saturday, easter

sunday, czar, 63. >> this just into "action news", rita's opened until 9:00 p.m. >> i like it. >> i'm on my way. >> you can find that seven day forecast and live look at storm tracker six double scan radar anytime of the day on the web site. head to six abc.com/weather. there was a big party today for a woman who truly shows age just a number. mere beyond golf club hosted 100 birthday party for sherman caldwell. he plays golf, plays bridge twice a week and volunteered at bryn mawr hospital for 40 years. she may be last person still alive who witnessed bobby jones win four majors in one year in 1930. she played hooky to do it but says the memories were worth it. abc world news sunday next here on channel six. "action news" returns tonight at 11:00. don't miss "action news" at ten on phl17 tonight, then right back here on six abc at 11:00. for melissa magee, ducis rodgers, jeff skversky, walter

perez,'s the entire "action news" team i'm sarah a bloomquist. we will see you a at 11:00. katie: the u.s. has added 14 million new jobs since the great recession - a good start. but too many families see the special interests gaining the upper hand in washington, while paychecks don't go far enough. if you work hard, your paycheck should show it; you earned social security - it should be there when you retire. and you shouldn't have to go broke to afford college. i'm katie mcginty and i approve this message because it's your turn.

tonight, a special edition of "world news tonight." making history in cuba. president obama just touching down here. the first time in nearly 90 years an american president has set foot in havana. but the visit not without controversy. will there be new opportunity for american business here? how soon will american tourists be allowed in? the famous hotel chain announcing new plans tonight. as we take you into havana. the young families. the vintage american cars. as we get set for our exclusive interview with the president. also breaking this sunday night, the eruption of protests against donald trump from new york to arizona. a trump supporter arrested for assaulting a protester. trump's campaign manager caught on camera. and tonight, trump fires back. images coming in from the scene tonight. a police officer shot and killed. a young father, less than three years on the job.