lets go live to villanova stadium and jaime apody. excitement and anticipation is building there. >> reporter: yes, a couple of minutes ago they announced that the team was at the villanova exit. and the crowd went wild. because this crowd is waiting a while. are you ready for the team to get here? [ cheers and applause ] >> they are pumped up and i'm telling you a lot of my young friends here stayed up later than they should have last night. did you stay up and watch the game. >> i fell asleep. >> we saw a police helicopter come by pretty low actually. that scared us a little bit -- you were up way past your bedtime. >> i couldn't believe that villanova won against the number one team. >> did you go to school today? >> good. school day and workday for everyone and now a time to celebrate. if i set the scene, we have the dance team. we have gone fans lining both sides of the stadium and we have fans up here with their v's for victory. and one of the coolest sights for me. walk with me. can you get a shot? behind the fans -- i guess yo

. >> jamie apody with a check on sports and 24 hours from now we will know. >> it is exciting, right? >> real exciting. >> one win away. crazy to think on the verge of possibly celebrating another championship in the city this is getting real. jeff skversky even has the trophy in houston with the wildcats. >> villanova on the brink of making history. this time tomorrow night they could be cutting down these nets here at the final four and hosting this national championship trophy, the second in school history. >> one more. >> one more, that's what villanova players were shouting coming off the floor after their record-setting final four win. ironically as they walked right by north carolina, who is standing in their way of a national championship tomorrow night. >> it's crazy. that's what you grow up dreaming about. what you grow up wanting. and to have it right here is -- >> we came here to win a national championship and now we have the opportunity to. >> as close as they are, villanova not ready to digest the magnitude of winning it all, they are focused on north carolina at practi

our jamie apody is live in d.c. tonight. we will join her in sports with the post game reaction. >> incredible. but glad to see it. thanks, ducis. >>> it has been a violent night across the tri-state. in gloucester county officials are investigating a shooting just before ten on 700 block of billings avenue in paulsboro. police say somebody was shot in the parking lot. they have not released the victim's condition. >>> wilmington police are investigating a a shooting that left a man in critical condition. it happen 9:00 in the 3100 block of madison street. police say victim was shot in the chest. no a rests were made yet. >>> police in southwest philadelphia have a homicide investigation on their hand. they found body of 25 year-old man in the parking lot at 84 and lindberg boulevard at 9:30 tonight. police say the victim was shot self times, again, no arrests, just yet. >>> a person was air lifted to cooper university hospital, tonight after being hit the by a car, in burlington county. chopper six was over the sce

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. >> jamie apody is live at chicago at nfl draft where she just heard from wentz, jamie. >> reporter:s, wentz was so humbled by those comparisons you talk about mcnabb, difference when eagles drafted mcnabb and wentz tonight, there were no boos only cheers in the auditorium from eagles fans. when wentz got the call it was howie roseman on the other end and then spoke to mr. lurie and he talk about what it felt like to hear that phone ring. >> getting that phone call and talking to everybody in the organization and hearing how excited they are and knowing what happened for them to get to this spot where they had to get to to take me and to know they believe in me that much, it is exciting to walk out on that stage and everything. it is really cool. >> reporter: wentz told me philly fans will learn he is a winner and what will he to with that first nfl paycheck? he will repay his dad for his truck, hopefully maybe buy a new one. live from the nfl draft in chicago, jamie apody channel six "action news", ducis. >>> a little later we will take you to the novacare facility and hear from the

jaime apody is live in chicago at the nfl draft with the latest. >> reporter: oh ducis if it's none of the above. can you imagine that. that would be terrible. we think it's going to be mr. carson wentz or jared goffe take a look at the red carpet. there are interviews going on that is reggie ragland next to me and awaiting the arrival of carson wentz. lets talk about him and tell you what he did today. there is mr. wentz potentially the new eagles quarterback at a local chicago elementary school today. no matter what, it looks like it's a lock that wentz andcal -quarterback are going one and two. here is what wentz knows about our favorite city, philly. >> i know they have passionate fans, football means a lot to them and they are ready to win. so i just know that is an awesome place to play and we'll see what happens. >> there is no preference, they are great spots with great coaches and for both me and carson they are great spots. >> they say can you handle the city life, it's just football, don't make it bigger than it has to be. just go in and play football. >> reporter: one thing

jaime apody, channel 6 "action news." >> to say the least. thank you. >>> meanwhile investigators believe an apartment fire that affected nearly two dozen people started on a kitchen stove. several units were damaged in the hunter glen complex, one resident and a firefighter suffered minor injuries and the red cross is helping roughly 20 people find new shelter. authorities are one step close tore finding a man that -- in buck county. this is the suspect identified as 22-year-old montell johnson, police say he tried to steal a motorcycle from a driveway on monday but when the homeowner came out side to confront him, he shot the homeowner's dog. anybody with information should call 911. >>> a mess is cleared from the schuylkill expressway police had to shut down the eastbound lanes at south street when a dump truck overturned spilling gravel across the highway and the crash happened at noon and all lanes were reopen at 2:30. another crash tied up traffic on the pennsylvania turnpike, it happened westbound at 8:00 a.m. one car got sandwiched ne

welcome into another edition of "action news" sports sunday along mike, i'm jamie apody. and mike, you told me last sunday that you were surprised nova was a 2-point favorite and you said the odds makers always know something. >> they knew better than i did, jamie. one of the most amazing stories i have seen in philadelphia, the way the team captured the town. they take the will of the other team and i have never seen anything like it the defense against oklahoma the most amazing defensive seen. >> really something else. could you have predicted 44 points? >> no way anybody could have predicted 44 points, but they play with a killer instinct and a calm, and it takes away a more talented team. you can see oklahoma just shrunk at the moment and villanova just played with confidence and makes bad shots and just gets them to turn the ball over, and prevents the ball from going into the post. they do everything fundamentally right, on a roll. >> even if they are not the best team in the tournament, they are the hottest, for sure. and that usually means something, doesn't it? >

let's go live to jaime apody in d.c.re countering on michal neuvirth again to help save the season jamie. >> reporter: jeff, the former capitals goalie is two and zero against his old team. he looked sharp in game four and hopes to ride that momentum again tonight in his old house. the flyers neuvirth arrived at the verizon center an hour ago. the key is to slowly creep back into the series. a win tonight go back to philly for game six. you never know what can lap. you figure neuvirth will be playing with emotion back in the building where he started his career a chance to send those fans home unhappy. >> yeah, it's always good to be back, you know, still have a lots of friends here but we're here for business and, you know, we going to try to win the hockey game and bring the series back to philly. >> we know they got a big fast team over there so we got to play the same way. it's not like we're trying to go be more physical. we're trying to play within our roles and within our structure and at the same time be physical

. >> jaime apody is live at the nfl draft in chicago. hi jaime. >> it's getting exciting monica, we are on the red carpet and awaiting the arrival of carson wentz, and fans are ready as well. including eagles fans front and center. we are back with more news after this. >>> parts of mississippi are under a flash flood emergency after storms dropped water in the region. there are reports of people trapped in their homes but no reports of injuries. >>> three people connected to the san bernardino attack were arrested today in a marriage fraud conspiracy. the suspects include the brother and sister-in-law of syed farook and enrique marquez accused of helping to carryout the attack. and the three suspects lied under only to obtain immigration benefits. >>> vice president, joe biden, says the coalition is making progress in the fight against isis. biden made a surprise visit to iraq and he met with the prime minister and parliament speaker, this comes amid concern of protest. this was the vice president's first trip to iraq since 2011. >>> he

at the nfl draft in chicago, jamie apody for channel will six "action news". >>> if you are sam bradford, are you watching tomorrow's nfl draft? eagles quarterback remains unhappy that the team is looking to draft his eventual replacement. bradford wants out of philadelphia that puts his current teammates in an awkward position. >> it is tough, man, i hope they figure that all out. he is a great quarterback. i would love to have him here. >> sam is a good friend of mine. i don't want to weigh in on the business side of things. i think that, you know, i'll keep my opinions and everything to myself and let that take its course. >> interesting. >> still to come, baseball, what has gotten in the phillies. one war: win. when you want itchy, watery eyes and sneezes out of the picture, you go to walgreens for flonase allergy relief- over the counter in full prescription strength. with walgreens right around the corner, it's easy to get more complete relief in a flash. how's that for picture perfect? well... "perfect" might be a slight exaggeration. swing by walgreens for flonase that helps bloc

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at the nfl draft in chicago, jamie apody for channel will six "action news". >>> if you are sam bradford, are you watching tomorrow's nfl draft? eagles quarterback remains unhappy that the team is looking to draft his eventual replacement. bradford wants out of philadelphia that puts his current teammates in an awkward position. >> it is tough, man, i hope they figure that all out. he is a great quarterback. i would love to have him here. >> sam is a good friend of mine. i don't want to weigh in on the business side of things. i think that, you know, i'll keep my opinions and everything to myself and let that take its course. >> interesting. >> still to come, baseball, what has gotten in the phillies. one war >>> the phillies dropped this hefty nugget on us earlier today, charlie morton is out for the season with the torn hamstring. right-hander will have surgery next week. >> shh, phillies enter tonight's game having won four of five games. jeremy hellickson strikes out the side in the fourth. he pitches seven innings of shut out ball. he strikes out eight batters. one to nothing lead i

jaime apody with that story. cecily tynan comes back with more on the weekend accuweather forecast when "action news" continues tonight. >> ♪ the tthan the bottom have mo100 million americans.nt how does that happen? well, they use lobbyists to get special tax breaks. my plan -- close the tax loopholes and make them pay their fair share. seniors who've worked hard deserve the opportunity to stay independent, pay their bills, and most of all, enjoy their grandchildren. it's time to bring back a basic american value -- fairness. i'm bernie sanders, and i approve this message. >> new at 6:00 tonight, residents in a section of schuylkill township are going to have to get used to the closing of west pot house road for the next month. it's all about construction of two new schools. but they're complaining because they got little notice and they are not happy about that. live at the scene is "action news" reporter john rawlins. john, what are the details here? >> reporter: well, some drivers definitely taken off guard w

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jaime apody is live with the flyers in d.c. with more.. >> reporter: yeah, ducis the caps actually don't have a greater track record closing out teams. they're one in seven in their last eight tries but the flyers realize they still have quite an uphill climb ahead of them. take a look at dave hakstol and company arriving. hoping this is not the last time they'll do so this season. capitals have not lost back to back games in regulation its entire year. it's not impossible to do what the flyers are trying to do. they did come back against the bruins to win a seven game series. >> we're never g going to quit. that's just how we are. it's obviously runs from the coaching staff all the way down. it's a great trait to have. >> we've had our back up against the wall a lot this year and we pushed through it pretty well. we're excited about the challenge. you never want to be down in the hole like we are but we've shown that we can battle back from these type of challenges and looking forward to this one as well. >> reporter: the flyers skipped

jaime apody is live in chicago with the latest. >> reporter: lets hope it works out that way, bradford was a number one overall pick and is nobody's franchise quarterback now. the video is looping on the red carpet for the next hour, the only one who is. if not they will getoffe if the bird wants him, and wentz cannot wait until tomorrow night. >> this is different as far as getting ready for a game. i wish we were play ago i game tomorrow. that is not how it works, it will come soon enough. it's a long time waiting for both events and it's building up a lot of excitement for me. >> i am relaxed i believe that the plan is in place. the good lord has a plan for me. there is already a purpose and a card with your name on it. i am excited to finally find out where that is. >> we are excited too to see if carson wentz is the eagles quarterback of the future and maybe the next ten years and the nfl draft may be coming to philadelphia next year because philly and los angeles have emerged the top two candidates to host the 2017 draft and we ran into scouts from the union in philly scouting th

jaime apody joins us live from center city with more. jamie. >> reporter: hey there ducis.ve died down. you almost would never have guessed that there were all these streamers and confetti on the floor. looks all 13 here in dillworth park. you know, i think philadelphia sports fans needed this. an estimated 60,000 fans will be able to say i was here at the villanova parade in 2016. check it out. what a scene it was. the guys told me earlier in the week they didn't know the what to expect. today they said they never expected this. ryan arcidiacono skipped school to go to the phillies parade in 2008. jay wright did the same for a flyers parade in eighth grade and now this one was all their own. >> amazing doing this with my teammates, my coaches. special time for us in the city of philadelphia. go cats. we're number onely we're the champs. let's go. [cheers and applause] >> thank you philadelphia. thank you, nova nation. your support through the whole year ass been unbelievable. >> reporter: one final message for the fans isn't thanks for coming out today. thanks to philadelp

jaime apody is here with more on today's memorial. >> reporter: hi there rick, fresh off the win that kept the flyers alive in this playoff series, the team has gathered here to join the public and many local dignitaries to honor the life and legacy of their beloved owner, ed snider. take a look at the scene in the wells fargo center. you see some of his memorable quotes flashing on a big screen. mayor jim kenney is expected to speak and bobby clark and nhl commissioner and members of his family. snider brought the flyers to philadelphia 50 years ago, arguably the most influential sports figure here in philadelphia. >> he is very dear to me since i came to town. he is special. i remember when he let me go, it was different for him and we had lunch a few weeks later and he bled philadelphia and bled the flyers and he wanted them to win a championship. he said the fans are special, he said if you listen to the fans you soon will be one of them. take their advice but understand you have a job to do. >> also expected to attend legend, wayne gretsky. and they hope to win game five tomorrow

. >>> jamie apody live outside the hockey facility in voorhees with reaction from players and coaches. >>> rick and sarah it's obviously a sad day in philadelphia as we've lost one of the greatest figures in philadelphia sports history. ed snyder was the flyers. just the fact that everyone referred to him as mr. snyder, tells you about the respect that the players and co-workers had for him. snyder's legacy will lie in the impact he made on his players and coaches. the flyers last saw mr. snyder 3 months ago when they lunch at his california home on the west coast road trip they have gone 26-12 and 7 since the playoffs. the way he treated them, win or lose, the passion 9 -- the preference will stay with him long after he is gone. >>> he talked about hockey and life, we wished we could have seen him a little bit more during the season. we missed him coming in the room after the games. after a win he would get fired up and get excited, kind of missed that a little bit. >>> he extended the invite for all the players to come we all went in there, he was so gracious and just to get that op

and a national championship warrants a call from the president and jaime apody is live with reaction from coach jay wright. >>> find the umbrella i'm tracking rain and perhaps even thunderstorms and the weekend cold and perhaps some snow showers. i'll have all the details in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >>> those stories and more on "action news" at 6:00. look around pennsylvania and it's not hard to spot winners. and with over 2 million winners of match 6, cash 5, and treasure hunt every single month, that's hardly a surprise. winners, winners everywhere! play today! >>> all right back to our bernie sanders story now. we are live in south philadelphia where it's a packed house at finley united methodist church. dann cuellar filed this report. >> about 200 people are attending the invitation only event here in philadelphia. many here is a they have already made up their mind they are voting for him instead of hillary clinton. >> i am supporting bernie because he is more for the needs of people. >> and bernie sanders sees philadelphia as crucial to his campaign, he ha

jaime apody. rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> hello again. monica is off.liams joining us tonight and here's what's happening on "action news" this evening. it's a new round in the fight for lgbt rights in north carolina as some lawmakers try to repeal the law that's already cost the state millions. >>> also fast action may have prevented a young man way high powered rifle from becoming a police shooter. >>> and it's a tax bill surprise for thousands of property owners in philadelphia as the city has a nguyen can kell in assessments. >> now the details it's a bitter fight over a controversial north carolina law moving into high gear tonight. supporters and opponents of house bill two which blocks local and state protection for lesbian gay bisexual and transgender people are squaring off. >>> it comes as north carolina lawmakers start their new session. democrats want it off the books. most republicans want it to stay. >>> abc's bazi kanani is live with the latest on this fight. good evening, sharrie. the new law may cost the state millions of dollars in los

live at the wells fargo center jaime apody channel6 "action news." thank you. >>> to baseball phillies back home today for their home opener. the phils coming in with a little momentum. they won their last two games. the tradition of walking to thwalkingthrough the stands con. right now we're in the top of the ninth inning. padres lead the phils four four-three. area rowan nola career high nine strikeouts. >>> lost in the shuffle of jordan spieth's meltdown in the masters yesterday an unlikely hole in one. sixteenth hole luisut of the haze sen. watch where his ball ends up in the hole for a hole in one. give him another hundred thousand cracks at that. hundred years never be able to do that again. >> of course. >> amazing. >> i've done it on a pool table though. thanks. >> thanks. pennsylvania congressman pat meehan is remembering late flyers owner ed snider. meehan worked as a referee decades ago and said snider came to washington, d.c. a year and a half ago to team kids about hockey. >> his foresight in that is another example the impact he's had o

don't expect many flyers to shave during the run but as jaime apody discovered one player is taking the no clippers thing to the next level. >> it's wild, untamed, free throwing and uninhibited and it just may be the key to the flyers playoff run. with that i had a serious question for the flyers today. >> what is up with jake's hair? >> that is a serious question. i don't know. it looks interesting, to say the least. >> interesting considering he has not cut it in a year. >> what do you think of jake's hair? >> can i go now? >> that says it all. >> classic playoff hair. >> hockey and hair have a rich history, usually it's a playoff beard, not shaving is a superstition. >> too lazy to get a haircut or shave my face. lying in bed instead of getting a haircut. >> he has not cut it in a year. >> jake is jake, you don't ask questions you just go with it. >> i don't think he has cut it once, it's pretty impressive. >> it's his look, it fits him well. it's a tough look -- >> forget the fact that his lion like locks are -- the flyers hope there is magic in the mane. >> the magic is in the bear

. >>> and sam hinke says so long to the sixers, jaime apody has the rereaction to the gm's departure ahead in sports. >>> i'm tracking thunderstorms this evening and the chance of snow on saturday. i'll have all the details coming up. >> those stories and more when "action news" continues tonight. what's the most awarded car company of the year? ranking from top to bottom. luxury cars just seem like they would be top awarded. better be some awards behind what you are paying for, right. the final answer. chevy. the most awarded car company two years in a row. wow, it's like a luxury car. i was shocked. i mean it's like, this is chevy? for a limited time, get cash back for 15% of the msrp on most remaining 2015 chevy vehicles while they last. find new roads at your local chevy dealer. >>> the metropolitan urban league unveiled a portrait of gillan, he was a community activist that served in the bustleton division during world war ii and was a korean war vet and a bronze star recipient. he died last year at the age of 95. >>> shark lovers can see sharks tomorrow, besides the glass tunne

. >>> and thousands complete the boston marathon, and jamie apody with more on the flyers game when "tion news" continues tonight. >> rescuers in ecuador pulled three people out alive after they were trapped for more than 32 hours in the rubble. this was saturday's 7.8 magnitude earthquake. firefighters were able to cut a hole in a collapsed ceiling to pull the survivors to safety. the earthquake killed more than 410 people and left 2500 injured. >>> japan is still dealing with the aftermath of two earthquakes that hit the same area two days apart last week, killing at least 43 people. tonight, officials say car and iphone production has been effective. toyota, nissan and mish -- mitsubishi shutdown plants, it is too early to know how long they will be closed. >>> the eve of the new york primary and three of the four remaining candidates were in the empire state. hillary clinton campaigned in several new york locations, including mikey likes it ice cream in the east village. an ex-conduct has it and she broke the rule of avoiding eating in front of the media, and she couldn't ignore t

. >>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monicass. >> hello again, here is what is happening on "action news" tonight. four of the presidential hopefuls set their sights on the next primary and take jabs at their rivals. we are live with the latest. an argue at a local bar turns violent. and new jersey transit is expanding its surveillance program to ensure passenger safety, what riders have to say about it. >>> now, to the 2016 presidential race, we are one week away from the pivotal new york primary, a big prize for the republican and democratic candidates. donald trump and hillary clinton are holding a double digit lead according to the latest polls and they were certified as the winners of the missouri primary. back to new york state where a big batch of delegates are up for grabs, 291 for democrats and 95 for republicans, donald trump and john kasich and hillary clinton rallied supporters and attacked the competition in the empire state. ted cruz pushed his agenda in california. another prize. >> count me out, for a third time

i'm jaime apody, channel 6 "action news." >> he is saying all the right things jaime. >> high school and college athletes from all over the world are in university city today for the penn relays. they got underway for the girls and women relays. tens of thousands of athletes and their families are competing all weekend on penn's campus. more athletes have run in the penn relays than any other meet in the history of the world. an incredible event. >> i hope to go out there and saturday. time for the "action news" traffic report. lets send things to matt pellman with a first look today. >> as a result of those races, traffic hasn't been running quite as smoothly here. this is schuylkill expressway down university avenue and a delay near passyunk because of a crash near 20th but that is cleared out. westbound is stacking substantially as you head to the vine street expressway. delays are forming on the vine itself as well as i-95, northbound by the betsy ross bridge. there was a broken down vehicle at wissahickon. it's backed up from the schuylkill on up to broad street and southbound b

. >> we take no responsibility for what jamie apody just said. >> we will go back to houston for a minute and alycia vitarelli, let's go to that report. >> nova nation is on fire tonight, and you can see all in the stadium they are just >> let's go cats, baby. >> i will say hand down probably the best time in my life. i cannot think of another experience. >> hand up. >> absolutely great. >> take me inside stadium second he hit that shot. >> it was great. >> it was amazing. >> yes. >> wow. >> so basically, that is how it felt and neff a nation is and we will send it back to you guys. >> much fun, in houston, but this is not something we want to see. on the villanova campus we think this is behind barkley hall, behind the school of business. on campus and they are building something of a bond fire. it is safe to say radnor police are not going to like this if they don't necessity bit already, they presumably will soon. they will tell these students to put it out or they will put it out themselves. they will in the let this go on. >> they are using toilet paper as fuel for this fire on campu

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maybe they knew this was going to happen a long time ago. >> theory from jaime apody. >> it's alwaysething. remember last week when sam bradford said all those reports about the eagles wanting to trade up to draft a franchise quarterback those don't bother me. so much for that. according to espn bradford is angry. has asked for a trade plus he'll not be showing up for the rest of the off season program. sure enough he was not there today for the birds voluntary workout. eagles gave him a guaranteed $22 million contract a couple months ago so he may any other be so easy to trade. espn analyst ron jaworski has to say about all of this. >> rye really don't understand sam's feelings right now. i've been around this game since 1973. and the eagles have made it clear he's the starting quarterback. he's the starting quarterback. what are you afraid of? go out and fight. compete. it's your job. don't let anyone take that job away and apparently just the fear of losing that job to a carson wentz scares him. that's troubling to me. >> jaws says all reports are correct, carson wentz is the guy

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live at the wells fargo center jaime apody channel6 "action news.". >> jamie thank. >>> to baseball. today was time for home cooking. it's the home opener against the padres. phillies continue the tradition of walking in through the stands. aaron nola had some trouble but strikes out a career high nine batters aloud four runs through seven innings. phils down three-two, no one out darin ruf pinch hitting for ryan howard. a pop up, short stop is tracking it. that ball rolled into the outfield. not sure okay tube bell herrera saw the signal. game tied at three. pete mackanin not happy that. phillies lose four-three. >> i would have looked to have won for the fans that showed up and you know, you always want to win those games. we were in striking distance the whole game and came back and just fell short. >> 300 infield pop-up. >> umpire did not have a good game. >> apparently not. >>> an elementary school in bucks county celibated the excitement of the home opener today. students at saint joseph's saint school enjoyed a ballpark lunch, hot dogs, chips

. >>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monicass. >>> hello again, here is what is happening on "action news" news wednesday night. the war of words continues between donald trump and the republican party. we are live with the very latest tonight. and a father is recovering after being carjacked and shot while waiting for his young son and the shooter is still on the loose. >>> and mayor jim kenney reveals his plan to rid city neighborhoods of gaffe graffiti. >>> this all over the delegate process which trump calls rigged. rnc chairman says that trump needs to give us all a break. he is continuing his march to the gop delegate majority and later today he hosts his first of three events in pittsburgh. the first time he was in the state and he won't be alone. senator cruz will also rally in pennsylvania and rally supporters in eerie. on the democratic side bernie sanders picked up an endorsem t endorsement. the new york transit union backed sanders. and with more on all of this and the developments from the campaign trail, let head

jamie apody with the overtime nail biter at the flyers game tonight.hat and more when "action news" continues for you in just a moment. >>> it was a wild chase in los angeles this afternoon, it began as two burglary suspects in a convertible there, taunted police by doing doughnuts on sunset boulevard. pair then hopped on the freeway where tmz tour bus tried to block them. the driver finally pulled over at a home in south l.a. where they were then greet by a large crowd here as they got lots of hugs, even a few selfies believe it or not. two men patiently waited several men for police and they did arrive and they were arrested without incident. >>> body of the woman found in the creek on the university of texas at austin campus has been identified as an 18 year-old student. haru ka wiser was a first year fine arts student. she was a victim of assault and endured what is described as unthinkable brutality. authorities released video showing man who is the focus of the investigation, they hope somebody will recognize him and come forward. >>> belgium pro

"action news" sports reporter jaime apody is also among the revellers at the campus. you were among the younger fans. are they still with you. actually there are so many young kids here i love it. they all say they stayed up all night last night to watch kris jenkins hit that game winning shot. >> did you stay up? >> the whole night. >> is that past your bedtime? >> yes but it was awesome and i couldn't resist. >> what was your reaction when the shot went in? >> the first half at the pavilion that was nuts and by the time i came home i was in tears it was awesome. >> all of these kids will have a memory to last their entire life. let me set the scene. if you turn around this way, here is where the villanova buss will come in, this is gate nine of the football stadium. the buses pull up here in the back of the stadium and the players walk down and we have the whole area roped off and people are excited and there is just this nice panel with fans all the way down leading to the stage over there. you can see there is no shortage of enthusiasm over here. we have signs han

jaime apody is here. a must win game for the flyers tonight. >> they got to do it tonight.e,. crowd on their side. i think you can call it must win make or break. the flyers down 0-2 pitch and thousand now they're back home. our jeff skversky live at the wells fargo center with the crowd behind them a tribute to the owner in front of them. >> reporter: the flyers looking for that first playoff win in two years and of course they're trying to avoid starting oh and three against the capitals in this playoff series. tonight will be emotional in game three. everywhere you look there will be tributes to ed snider. for starters when fans walk into the building they he will receive a t-shirt with ed snider's face etched in the flyers logo. let's take a look at the large banner as fans pull up to the arena, an emotional night as i said as they honor ed snider who passed away last monday, his memory will live on forever. the flyers are expected to have lots of video tributes and dedicating of course this post season run to mr. snider. they do not want to disappoints. they need a win

and jamie apody points out he used to be a football player. he was a two-sport star. at one point he decided you know what? i want to go basketball. he is such a great athlete i think no matter what he would want to do he would be successful about it. >> we are able to hookup with jeff skversky live at the stadium where the villanova wildcats defeated north carolina 77-74. jeff, take it away. >> guys, what a finish. a finish for the ages. that kris jenkins three at the buzzer with no time left is the first buzzer-beater to win a national championship college basketball game in the ncaa tournament since 1983. that's how rare this was. look, villanova was down here for the final four in the national championship game in 1971. that's when jay wright says that he fell in love with villanova basketball. he didn't get that job done back then, but taking the national championship trophy home finally from texas here in 2016. what a turn of events. the legendary former coach leading them to the first and other national championship trophy was not even supposed to be here tonig

at the wells fargo center jaime apody channel6 "action news." brian and monica. >> thank you. >>> so much of ed snider's legacy goes beyond the flyers. in addition to his involvement with the city's other sports teams he was deeply committed to youth hockey. >> john rawlins in cobbs creek. this is one of the rinks built thanks to snider's philanthropy, isn't it john. >> reporter: hi, guys, how are you doing? 10 years ago or so, ed snider was looking around and thinking about philanthropy particularly on how to help kids in the city and the more he thought about it the more it made sense to him apparently to leverage the sport that made him a very wealthy man. >> i can't imagine anybody in the whole world that's prouder of your team than you. >> very, very proud and i think we prove that we're a hell of a hockey club. >> reporter: almost 50 years ago ed snider borrowed $2 million betting philadelphia fans would love hockey. that gamble played off. in the mid 70's when the flyers took the stanley cup twice. >> being the broad street bullies, you k

jaime apody is live in the "action news" sports center with the details. hey, jamie. >> reporter: we knew this seemed too easy, eagles make a big trade, announce they're going to take a quarterback, sam bradford is still their starter. bradford said wait a second i'm not okay with that. according to espn bradford has asked for a trade plus he won't be showing up for the rest of the off season program. he was no the there today for the birds' next set of ota's which are voluntary. the birds have a guaranteed $22 million wrapped up in bradford. they gave him that contract months ago. here's what ron jaworski has to say about all of this. >> i really don't understand sam's feelings right now. i've been around this game since 1973 and the eagles have made it clear he's the starting quarterback. he's the starting quarterback. what are you afraid of? go out and fight, compete. it's your job. don't let anyone take that job away. and apparently just the fear of losing that job to a carson wentz is scaring to him. that's troubling to me. >> reporter: jaws believe w

jamie apody with the overtime nail biter at the flyers game tonight. that and more when "action news" continues for you in just a moment. i'm backing josh shapiro for attorney general because things have to change. we need criminal justice reform because our prisons are far too overcrowded. we have to deal with drug addiction through treatment, not incarceration. and use our prison for those who are truly violent. and we need to get illegal guns off our streets. i'm joining with president obama and leaders across our area in supporting josh. josh shapiro will be an attorney general committed to fairness and equal justice. angeles this afternoon, it began as two burglary suspects in a convertible there, taunted police by doing doughnuts on sunset boulevard. pair then hopped on the freeway where tmz tour bus tried to block them. the driver finally pulled over at a home in south l.a. where they were then greet by a large crowd here as they got lots of hugs, even a few selfies believe it or not. two men patiently waited several men for police and they did

live at dillworth park, jaime apody channel6 "action news. >> thank you.ughout the tournament you have been showing us your villanova team spirit. we've got a collaboration of pictures and videos on 6abc.com right now and you can keep contributing to it. use #6abcaction to show us your parade and rally pictures. keep them coming. >> yeah, a lot of people turned out today and they didn't seem fazed by the chilly weather. >> it was amazing when i first got down there this morning it was kind of overcast and it snowed a little bit in parts of the area this morning but then all of a sudden the sun came out. it was great. >> isn't that something how that happens, the clouds break, the sun returns and it looks like the clouds are going to break out some snow showers as we get into tomorrow, guys. we'll talk about the details. here's what's going on as we look at the picture. outside sky6 live in hd looking at the center city skyline. we've got some breaks in those clouds and plenty of sunshine returning after a fairly cloudy start to our day. currently in philad

jaime apody is live in chicago with the latest. >> reporter: hey there ducis we are now inside under a tent because it's raining on the red carpet. if you look over here, this is where the players will be walking to the theater for the draft tomorrow night across the street. first they have to come down the red carpet where the media is gathered and they will meet in front of the screen there and looping on the big screen we have highlights of carson wentz quarterback, north dakota state. which is who we think will become the eagles next franchise quarterback. lets look at video from today. an nfl play 60 event, the guy expected to go number one is gerald goffe that should leave the eagles with went z. he has all the intangibles except he did not play d 1 football. they know each other well they work out together and have the same agent. >> it's exciting for both of us. it's definitely a cool time and something that is pretty rare for teams to do that. and me and carson talk back and forth. >> i don't get caught up in who is the other guys too often but i think sometime during the ye

jaime apody is live in chicago this afternoon. a whole lot of anticipation around this pick. >> reporter: absolutely we think that tomorrow night carson wentz will be the new eagles quarterback. we'll get a chance to see him and tomorrow night he walks behind me, this is the red carpet of the nfl draft. the players are dropped off and walk down the red carpet, like an awards show. they make their way into the theater across the street for the festivities, now, lets talk about what mr. wentz did today. look at carson and other draft picks, they played football as part of the nfl play 60 event with about 100 local kids from chicago. now we are pretty sure he will be an eagle tomorrow but there is a chance that the rams pick him with number one. he says it doesn't matter, they are similar landing spots. philly and los angeles. >> obviously philly is real passionate and their fans are ready to win. and l.a. it's an exciting time for that franchise, their fans come from all over the place now, both would be awesome situations, we'll se

. >>> "action news" continues with immediate gift, adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> hello again, monica is off and sharrie williams is joining us tonight. here is what is happening on "action news" this evening. they failed michigan families strong words from the prosecutor in flint. the new jersey nun on try for allegedly driving drunk learns her fate today and dramatic video capture a home that when up in flames in bucks county. >>> michigan's attorney general says that it's guaranteed that more arrests are ahead in the flint water crisis, two state regulators and a flint employee are charged with tampering with evidence that shows that flint's water was contaminated with led. >> reporter: sharrie residents in flint have been drinking bottled water for months and demanding justice, now michigan's attorney general says he is trying to provide the justice. >> the first wave of criminal charges filed in the flint water crisis. >> so many things went so terribly wrong and tragically wrong in flint. >> michigan's attorney general announced charges including

jaime apody was at ceremony, she joins us live in south philadelphia. >> reporter: brian this is whereened last night. the house that ed snider built, before they boarded the train to washington, they stopped here to remember the man that made it all possible 50 years ago. ♪ ♪ it was a touching tribute to a man whose legacy in philadelphia touched so many snider passed away at at age of 83 from bladder cancer. he is represented for his philanthropy. >> we thank ed snider one more time for everything he did for the flyers and philadelphia and for the community and for the nhl and for the game of hockey. >> even though we knew mr. snider was passing and had time to prepare ourselves it really hurt. and it's going to hurt us for a long time. >> clark introduced flyers alumni, and the current team flesh off their game four win, they find inspiration from their beloved owner. >> his passion not just for hockey but his whole life and the community and the city and his family, and the organization. his passion for everything he did in life. >> we are here to celebrate his life and the rest of

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