♪ ♪ "action news," delaware valley's leading news program with meteorologist melissa magee, jeff skversky and walter perez. ♪ ♪ >> it is already the end of the road for the villanova men's basketball team. they returned to campus a few moments ago after falling to wisconsin in round two of the ncaa tournament. the cats fell 65-62 the final an end to post season play after entering dance as defending champs and number one seed. >> i'm walter perez, the big news is the stunning loss for the wildcats. breaks hearts in nova nation. we begin with "action news"

reporter bob brooks in villanova where the team returned home. bob? >> walter, the team just got back to the davis center. as you would imagine, they are disappointed. they are heart broken, high expectations coming into the tournament as the number one seed. things have not gone the way we would have liked. let's bring up the video. these are the busses. they just came in. you will see players, disappointed faces. it's a hurting time for the program. a lot to be celebrated over the last two years. we spoke with coach wright about that. >> we are still hurting. it's part of being a player. there are a lot of great ups when you are feeling great and downs are tough. it's just part of being an athlete. we have to deal with our guys. they are handling it well, but they are down and will be for a

few days. >> it definitely wouldn't be a full circle program without the support of many students here. i watched the game with them tonight. they are hurting as well too. let's take a look. >> the students left the conneely center crying, many in tears. the dream of a difficult repeat is over. >> it's definitely disappointing. i have didn't expect it at all. >> we were thinking about flying to phoenix for the final four. we are feeling defeated right now. >> the students fixated on every shot. it was a slow start for the cats that students didn't like. >> really stressful. i'm kind of freaking out. >> you are dying inside. >> i am. >> you can't stand the fact they are not winning. >> no. >> this wasn't a fan in here that thought they were going to

lose. >> they have to win. they have to. we are here. we are going all the way. >> it wasn't meant to be. the nail biting game would end, 65-62. the wildcat run at a ree pete is done. it's been a remarkable run that everyone is proud of. >> i'm so proud of them. >> it will be quiet for a couple of days. it's tough. >> two more those loyal fans there. that young man and his mom wanted to come and greet the team and coach wright. what an incredible season. the number one overall seed, a remarkable two year run. so much to be proud of. bob brooks, channel6, "action news," walter? >> a lot to be proud of. had the wildcats won they would

travel to the big apple, instead they ended in bow in buffalo. >> coach wright believed they were good enough to win it all, but they blew a seven point lead and now their shot at a repeat ends here in buffalo. >> we lost our great team today. they made a lot of tough plays on the stretch. >> it's tough right now. we have the best four years we could dream of. it's been a blessing. we are upset that we don't get to go out together and play another game. we are not sad that we lost. we gave it our all.

unfortunately, early exits fame team in the railwaysry of the tournament has fail today geto the sweet 16 more than villanova. >> jeff skversky, channel6 "action news." >> jamie apody has more on the losses coming up in sports. friends and family gathered to honor the memory of a man killed a week ago. they held a candle light vigil on penn street in east grove. gregory's mother sobbed as the crowd prayed and asked for justice. they are asking anyone with information to call police. a man shot in the leg and held hostage, in the kensington side of the city.

the man tried to leave and was shot in the shin. the man was assaulted eight days and forced to work off his debt. today he was able to escape and get help. one person has since been arrested. police are on the man manhunt fr the a killer in philadelphia. police were called to the scene just after 9:00. the victim was taken to einstein hospital and pronounced dead a short time later. >> time for a look at the forecast. it was gloomy but not snow. melissa magee is live at the big board. hi, melissa. >> hey, walter. we have a mostly cloudy sky, light rain and mist and drizzle. storm tracker 6, radar and light precipitation to the south and west of philadelphia. we go to street level you can sue in newark and delaware,

light rain showers. a lot of precipitation and rain chill south and west of philadelphia, light rain to the south of lancaster as well. we are tracking an area of low pressure moving south and west overnight. 1:00 in the morning, mostly cloudy, >> spott shower same for widover, clouds breaking for sunshi go day. as far as the winds, we have a stiff wind sustained at 15 miles per hour. 13 innd allentown 13. li philadelphia, the i-95 corridor overnight tonight across grassy location, dry south of philadelphia. no accumulation in delaware with no major travel disruptions overnight. >> thank you, melissa.

>> please visit "6abc".com for the latest accuweather forecast. you can check out our series of traffic cameras and storm radar. hundreds of people went behind the mask to raise money for a deserving cause. the pennsylvania convention center was the site for the uncf mayor's ball. this is the signature event for uncf. mayor kenney and rick williams served as master of ceremonies. >> this is the final week for the flower show in philadelphia. our late season snow made it rewarding to sop in an and smell the roses -- in this case tulips. >> there are a v variety of this

to see at the flower show. >> the tulips are the best. >> for most, the reason to come seems similar. >> we came to see the flowers. the snow made us decide to smell the beautiful flowers. it's the last weekend for the flower show and you can tell by the cloud. >> you feel the buzz in the marketplace. >> earlier in the week, massive flowers were beautifully arranged by vendors like scott. >> when the snow came, there was nobody here. the snow wiped out profits made by vendors in previous days. it will be hard to make u up for the loss. >> tuesday weandz, really, were lost days for the marketplace. for some attendees, it's not all about fun. there are awards to be had and

prestigious that comes with it. >> she won in the pressed flower division. >> in the upstairs ballroom you found the best horticulture list. >> to be singled out i would say is a wonderful tribute to a lot of labor, a lot of dedication and again, in the end, a love of horticulture. >> dozens of awards were handed out in every age group. ten-year-old allison was the youngest. >> my grandma helps me and we do it together. pennsylvania convention center, jeanet reyes, channel6 "action news." >> much more to come tonight. the music world is mourning the loss of a true legend.

chuck berry died at the age of 90. we look at his legacy. first a dramatic scene is caught on camera in peru as a woman is washed away in a mudslide but is able to get to safey. plus jamie apody has news when we come back. ♪ ♪

>> check out peru's mudslides being blamed for 72 deaths this year. a woman was washed away and buried by mud of claws her way to safety. 1200 homes have been washed away by the storms. a suspected terrorist was shot and killed today inside the orley airport in paris after a man grabbed a soldier's gun and held it to her head. his plan was to shoot travelers but other soldiers opened fire and killed the man before he could. >> you have thousands of officers deployed at places like the airports in france highly trained and prepared for incidents like this. we see how the training pays

off. >> the man yelled that he wanted to die in the name of a la. he was carrying a koran and a kanya of gas. >> president trump is once again spending the weekend at his resort. as usual, he's tweeting. he followed up on his meeting with angela merkel. trump tweeted that he and merkel had a great meeting and lashed out at the media again. h >> meanwhile the house intelligence committee holds its first hearing monday on the allegations of russian interference in the u.s. elections. james comey is expected to testify. he was given instead wednesday

to determine if trump's claims that obama wiretapped his tower. >> oh dear ra odira was the mot. she was 44 years old. she will be laid to rest friday. >> tonight, the world has lost one of rock 'n' roll's founding fathers. chuck berry passed away this afternoon. here's chuck steverson with a look back on his life and legacy. ♪ ♪ ♪ there's a country boy named johnny be good. >> if you want to give rock 'n'

roll another name, you might call it chuck berry. the words are john lennon's, but the music is un mistakeable as the man. before they named it, chuck berry was playing it. my but that country boy could play. he combined his guitar with showmanship breaching racial barriers and soon had 1950s america singing a new tune. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> chuck berry's parade of hits part of the american experience and springtime of life for millions of baby boomers. >> his long road took him from the missouri of his birth to the white house where he performed

for jimmy carter. berry can count among his musical children the beatless, beach boys, bruce springsteen and steve miller. we can count on him for memories of a lifetime. go, johnny go. chuck steverson, new york.

>> time for after check of the forecast with meteorologist

melissa magee. spring starts monday. >> yes. >> but it doesn't feel that way. >> it doesn't. here's double scan radar. we have mist and drizzle in philadelphia. to the west, rain showers south of wilmington and pressing into dover, mix td precipitation there and lancaster county as an area of low pressure slides south overnight. the action cam outside tonight, earlier you can see folks walking around, but they are bundled up. our high just 42. typically we should be closer to 53. we are dealing withrly winds so, windchills upper 0s. poem knows, 26. dover, 41. cape 42. beach haven to atlantic city,

40. the area of low pressure moving into the ohio valley, looking to the south and west off the coast of the carolinas, we have a coastal low. the area of low pressure shifting east. it's taking the precipitation and wiping it away from the region for the raffelina sirianni of tonight. allow for showers, wet flakes mixed south and west. most locations should stay dry. overnight tonight, snow showers south and west of philadelphia, 31 in the suburbs and 36 in the city. future tracker 6 after midnight we have light rain showers in jersey, same for wilmington andover. lancaster could pick up an inch of snow.

tomorrow, a high of 47 in lan lancaster 48 in if i would. philadelphia. >> something to look forward to, two days from spring's arrival at 6:29 in the morning monday. it is cold outside, but signs that spring is around the corner. clouds to sunshine tomorrow. a high of 48. spring arrives on monday, a high of 53. tuesday, breezy and mild, feeling spring like, a high of 57. wednesday, cooler and sunny, high of 40. thursday, sunny and cool, high of 44. mostly cloudy friday. rain is likely friday morning,

high temperature 48. warmer next saturday, walter, with rain. >> we welcome spring. >> up next on "action news," jamie apody has sports. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ note note

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>> jamie apody has a check on sports. villanova wasn't clicking. they were not playing well. there was a problem from the beginning. >> it looked the same way last game. it wasn't their year. the pressure got to them. brackets are busted, hearts are broken. the dream of a repeat national championship ends in buffalo. after falling behind again to start the game, nova took the second half lead with a six and a half minutes into the half. chris jenkins, six points. freshman came up big. just over five to go. wisconsin ends the game on a 1

15-5 run. nova with trouble defending the paint all day. they put the ball in josh hart's hands. he turns it over. the cats are called for a foul. nova loses 65-62. wisconsin moves on. the wildcats come home earlier than ant anticipated. >> villanova's bid to become the first team in ten years to win back to back champ shch champios over. they scored one basket over the final five minutes in change and missed two key free throws. >> it's not frustrating to us. it's just basketball. it's disappointing to us. >> we didn't get buckets. you can still get a stop.

>> we made tough plays on the stretch. a lot of credit goes to them. i'm proud of our team and the guys here. that's the only thing i thought about, how proud i am of these guys. >> it's tough for everyone to swallow. we have had four great years. this program is going in the right direction. >> villanova says goodbye to the winningest class in school history including chris jenkins. they are coming up big last year to win the buzzer beater three, jenkins struggled in buffalo hitting 18% of the shots, missed 18 of 22 here in buffalo. jeff skversky, channel6, "action news." >> he's been having a rough time a lot. last time wildcats were in buffalo three years ago they

were also upset in the second round. seven seeded temple taking on oregon. rudy hit the jumper with five and a half seconds to play. that's it. one and done for the amazing owls. >> left with the quakers jamming the 12th seed, eight minutes and change to play. they were up 21, but texas a&m came back 26-3 run in the game. aggies with the greatest come back in ncaa tournament history. 63-61. this is depressing news. we'll be back with more after this.