chris jenkins, a.k.a., big smooth -- [ applause [ applause ] who learned how to shoot from his mom.moms know what they are talking about and then ryan arcidiacono. i just sped through that in case i didn't say it right. barack obama is tough but ryan arcidiacono that is a lot of vowels in there, we'll just call him arch. captain since his freshman year and went out in style as the most outstanding player of the final four, we are very, very proud of him. give him a big round of applause -- [ applause ] but more than any individual honor, this team possessed something that coaches preached from day one, that is attitude. in life you can't control what happens to you, but you control how you sponto it. that is how they bounced back from disappointing tournaments and rolled through the first three rounds by an average of 24 points, beat kansas to punch their ticket to final four and in houston they blew the doors off oklahoma with a 44 point margin. that set up an unbelievable showdown with the tar heels, maybe the best title game of all time. just last few seconds could be a documenta

. >>> still ahead in sports, hearing from chris jenkins, and his decision to put the nba on hold.e little things in life that make me smile. spending the day with my niece. i don't use super poligrip for hold, because my dentures fit well. before those little pieces would get in between my dentures and my gum and it was uncomfortable. even well fitting dentures let in food particles. just a few dabs of super poligrip free is clinically proven to seal out more food particles so you're more comfortable and confident while you eat. so it's not about keeping my dentures in, it's about keeping the food particles out. try super poligrip free. >>> as we told you last night, villanova got good news, the announcement from chris jenkins that the junior forward withdrew his consideration for the nba draft. he will be back for his senior season. a shot at an another title would be nice. he explains there is another reason he decided to return to school. >> i just talked to my family, and i was in constant communication with the coaches here and, you know, it was really important to my family

we presented him, not only the jersey but, a picture of him, shooting a jump shot that mirrored chris jenkins jump shot, because we have got a lot of respect for him as a great leader, and a great man, but also that he is a baller too he can play ball. >> reporter: you can add the president, to the list have of people hoff a tough time pronouncing ryan arcidiacono's name. >> and then there is ryan, arcidiacono. now, i just spent through that in casey didn't say that right. >> not every day the president of the united states, miss pronouncing your name. something i will remember the rest of my life. pretty neat experience with the day and white house tour and everything, just behind him while he is speaking instead of watching it on tv is pretty unique. >> reporter: well, it sure is unique. yes, this may be the last time that the group is together as a team, the memories, of course, will last them a lifetime. reporting from the white house, leslie van arsdal, "eyewitness sports". >> that is definitely true, thanks very much. >>> we have break going news to tell but an elderly man has been foun

. >> chris jenkins villanova university.s a month ago that the shot went down and we became a part of villanova history. i made the decision to give the team another option and i played. and i was able to get there and ryan heard me calling his name and he threw the perfect pass. bang. >> for the championship! >> history. >> national champions! >> that is good. >> a national championship buzzer beater for the title. >> villanova basketball 50 years later. >> and of course he is coming back. >> he is coming back. i get chills watching that video. it's awesome. >>> the phillies kicked off an annual tree planting program with youngsters. in southwest philadelphia, they joined the philly phanatic to plant the first official tree in the phillies home run for trees initiative. it was tagged with the phillies first base man, franco, it's more than 100 trees around the city named for phillies players. >>> you'll excuse everybody if we are getting impatient with the weather. >> but next week it's looking nice. it's not raining right

he was welcomed by the president of the united states. >> chris jenkins, a.k.a., big smooth. [ applausepretty cool when the president knows your nickname. jenkins all smiles as his villanova team was honored at the white house today by president obama. jenkins not the only local kid on the team. silver springs' josh hart was also part of the championship squad. he went to the same school as the obama girls and today is a special most for the two kids. >> this is some day you always see every year. you dream about it, but just to kind of go through it, and kind of at a loss for words. you know, it's a rare feeling to be able to do this with my brothers and my family and it's just a great experience. >> growing up here, we watched it before on tv and to actually do this and be a part of this team to win the national championship and meet the president, it's been cool. it's been great to be a part of. >> good news for villanova fans and for college basketball. boeing jefr both jenkins and heart returning. >> what a day, doing us all proud. carol, thanks. >> the federal government is red fo

that is how life is for chris jenkins. you remember chris. the dude that hit championship winning shot for nova. he when was 11 his birth mom sent him to south carolina, to live with another family so he would have better opportunities. so, overall he has four parents which includes two moms. now big smooth, wrote in an open letter to his moms, on "fox sports".com. i thought of my moms teaching me the game as a young player, and mrs. b's commitment to keeping me on the straight and narrow once my dreams were within reach. my goal, now, as always, is to make you proud to have me as your son and ill a's never take for granted how lick i a tomorrow to have both of new my life. how about that. >>> "eyewitness sports" in camden this afternoon through a pizza party for undefeated boys basketball team at kip cooper are in cost academy. he they went zero-zero on the season and ten of the 12 players were on the academic honor roll. >> what? >> go, get it. >> talk about well rounded. >> very good. >> we like to hear that. >> good stuff. >>> kate bilo j

it seems like just yesterday, chris jenkins nailed buzzer beater for championship win.d evening i'm ukee washington. >>> hi everyone i'm jessica dean with sports director don bell. this is a special day. we watched as the president talk about the team and everything was fun. >> this is a team that just keeps giving us these moments, gqj, the chef, and the president showed all types of love for them. our leslie van arsdal is with the team in washington and she joins us live from the white house, leslie. >> you know, this has been a wild ride, for this team, since winning the national championship, two months ago. and then to actually celebrate the win, with the president of the united states, it doesn't get any bigger or better than that. welcome to the white house. i guess it is the blue and white house today because we're giving it up to the 2016 ncaa champion villanova wildcats. >> villanova's visit to the white house two months after wildcats won their first national title in 1985 on a buzzer beater by chris jenkins. what better way to wrap up a victory tore then a s

. >> chris jenkins became a national hero, after lifting has vil on navia -- villanova wildcats. dedeclared for the nba draft but has now decided to drop out of the draft. and for his senior year. jacobs led the team in three- pointers, including this incredible buzzer beater last month. >>> good news for local basketball fans. the maryland-georgia series. this year, the game will be at the verizon center, november 15th. >>> and two terps had fun in hollywood this week. all of the viral videos. well, they appeared on the ellen degeneres show today. got the coveted ellen underwear. thanks to all of those viral videos and thtwo sitting next to them are the ones that created it. and they kind of got to show off. >> we're trying to get bruce to do the running man. >> come obruce. >> big -- come on, bruce. >> big man on spending the day with my niece. that make me smile. i don't use super poligrip for hold, because my dentures fit well. before those little pieces would get in between my dentures and my gum and it was uncomfortable. even well fitting dentures let in food particles. jus

chris jenkins returns to the cats for the senior season, but what about josh hart going to the nba combine in ten days, may work out for a few teams after that. he has three weeks to decide if he'll enter the or return for the senior season. >> i want to say my college career, you know, is at the best it's been or will be, but, you know, i definitely, a part wants to say, let's go back and defend and go after another one. >> come back for one more. we're right back. >>> tomorrow is going to be worse than today. have the temperature of today, but a lot of hours of rain. saturday, still cloudy, a few showers, and then sunday, mother's day, we break out and temperatures go back into the 70s. >> nice to mom. >> yeah. >> for us here at nbc 10, the news continues with nbc nightly news. the government steps in to regulate e-cigarettes among growing popularity with kids. >>> developing news tonight. bombshell announcement from the speaker of the house, paul ryan, not ready to support his own party's presumptive nominee, donald trump. as trump sparks a new uproar with a tweet about tacos. >>> the m

now, chris jenkins decides whether he is coming back to nova next year. >> then soccer fans set their stadium on fire. what led to this inferno on the field, you're watching "eyewitness news" at >> crazy video. fans went wild, setting the stands on fire. now, that happened before the championship game even started. you can see a wall of smoke on the field, forcing the game to be delayed for several minutes. then, after one of the teams scored a goal, fans tossed dozens of flares on to the field. you don't see anything like that at union games. >> more bad behavior on tennis court, watch loses his cool smashing his racket during the final of a tournament in istanbul. the top sad, he -- the top seed. he didn't stop with one, actually smashed three raquets. >> he is a senior next year, led the wildcats in three pointers last season, but will always be remembered tore just one of them. >>> now we know the broadway shows in the running for next month's tony awards. judge ♪ >> along with shuffle along ... >> catch this, annual tony awards sunday, june 12th, 8:00 right here on cbs-3. >> we'l

hearing from chris >>> as we told you last night, villanova got good news, the announcement from chris jenkinsrward withdrew his consideration for the nba draft. he will be back for his senior season. a shot at an another title would be nice. he explains there is another reason he decided to return to school. >> i just talked to my family, and i was in constant communication with the coaches here and, you know, it was really important to my family that i graduate and finish college and get my degree, and continue to get better and improve and get myself a better chance next year. >> can't wait to see what happens with josh. >> he should. >>> and elementary students treating their parents to a concert in montgomery county. ♪ >>> the students from mckinley elementary school sang all kinds of songs tonight. school administrators say the students have been practicing for tonight for several months, and it sure paid off tonight. >>> "jimmy kimmel live" next on channel 6 followed by "nightline." his guests, adam carolla, lucy bonyton, and music from the avett brothers. and "action news" continues at

. >> one other note, chris jenkins who hit the game winning shot for villanova, that's how they won theational championship. he will stay on the main line for his senior season withdrawing his name from the nba draft. that's all for sports, i'm don bell, have a great day. >> thanks a lot, don, a lot of people talking about this, controversial ends to last night thunder, that's dion waters, rub ago elbow in order to make inbound pass. the rev didn't call a foul. the spurs had a chance to win at the buzzer, but they couldn't hit the shot. the thunder escaped with the win, but i imagine we will hear from the nba about this one later today. >> well, you know, soccer fans in europe take games pretty seriously, but they really got out of control yesterday. >> this video from poland is pretty wild. first, they lit fires in the stands before the championship game even started, creating wall of smoke. that forced the game to be delayed for several minute. then after one of the teams scored a goal, fans tossed dozens of flares on to the field. we don't see anything like that at union games. fortu

good news for villanova's basketball program, chris jenkins who hit that shot to give cats the title,ing back. junior forward has withdrawn his name from the nba draft, he averaged 13.6 points per game this past season. >>> still to come, flyers rookie shane gostisbehere is up for a high honor. plus tennis becomes a contact p?p?o?gv >>> flyers news, shane gostisbehere amazing season has not gone unnoticed. the ghost is one of the three finalist for caldor trophy, that is given to the nhl's rookie of the year. defenseman had 17 goals and 29 assists for 46-point in the past season. he called nomination a hum blink honor and caldor trophy will be announced june 22nd. >>> the soul visiting l.a. kiss, dj stevens is kissed by james lamaine there. the quarterback is slinging the football tonight. he tossed, six touchdowns passes, got to love a real football. soul win 66-33. >>> finally tonight, what is all is that racket? tennis, is tan bull final, dimitri taking on diego schwartzman an his own equipment. dimitri destroys three rackets. he is warned, penalize aid point twice, final point, pe

one month ago today that chris jenkins hit the most iconic shot in nova history.ing up we join jenkins to relive the moment. >> thanks ducis. later here on 6 abc we have laughs followed by country music drama. >> your mother's husband, decon claiborne how he is related to you. >> he is my biological father. i haven't known him. >> tonight on nashville things get intense in the courtroom when matty takes the stan fence her own parents. drama at 10:00. and here is a look at the entire prime time lineup. "the middle" at 8:00 and follow bid the goldbergs and nashville at 10:00 and stay tuned for channel 6 "action news" with jim gardner. >>> lets head back out to adam joseph with the outdoor adventure. no umbrella that is a good thing adam. >> it's a very good thing. we are standing in the middle of the state street shut down on this wednesday evening. it's the very beginning of the season, the ninth season of dining under the stars, you can eat in the middle of the street and a quarter mile upstate street and about 25 restaurants. you having fun despite the weather? >

chris jenkins, aka big smooth [ applause ] who learned how to shoot from his mom. moms know what they're talking about. and then there is ryan arcidiacono. i just sped through that in case i didn't say it right. barack obama is tough, but arcidiacono, that's a lot of vowels in there. so we're just going to call him arch. captain since his freshman year. wore the blue and white in more games than any wildcat ever. went out in out outstanding player in the final four. we're very very proud of him. [ applause ] but more than any individual honor, this team possessed something that the coaches preached from day one, that's attitude. address coach wright says in life you can control what happens to you but you do control how you respond to it. that's how they bounced back from disappointing turn thes the past few years, how they rommed through the first three rounds by an average of 24 points, beat kansas to punch the ticket to the final four in houston they blew the doors off oklahoma by a 44-point margin. all of which set up an unbelievable showdown with the tar heels

chris jenkins is coming back to villano villanova. he has withdrawn from nba draft consideration. out for a number of reasons, he thinks the senior year will help in the long run if he want a shot at a long nba career. >> to come back and get better and grow as a basketball player and a leader to give himself a better chance. >> it had to end sometime, the phillies six game winning streak is out the window and they will try again tonight with aaron nola on the mound. last night they gave way in a big way. the cardinals erupted for five home runs, including that one to the pitcher. adam wainright crushed that in the fourth and in the sixth, he was sent packing by matt adams, the phils fell 10-3. still 16-11. may didn't start to well but a blip on the radarer. >>> secretary of homeland security, jay johnson is in philadelphia. he met with faith based and civic leaders to build community partnerships. johnson also said he talked to the mayor to discuss the democratic national convention which is of course right here in philadelphia. >>> meteorologist, adam joseph, is along. we are lo

chris jenkins, you will recall, -- kris jenkins made the three-pointer and that helped them clinch the title. that was against u.n.c. they are celebrating and that is a look at what is happening at the white house. scott: the gorilla exhibit at the cincinnati zoo slated to reopen this weekend. michelle: that is a week after one of the endangered species was fatally shot to protect a child who had fallen in the animal enclosure. alison: there is a lot of outrage from different people today. this by the way the subject of our instapoll. so you can log on to wjla.com/votenow. we are asking today who do you feel is at fault for this? the parents or the zoo? well, today, more outrage directed at both. zoo once again under fire following the decision to put down harambe, the 17-year-old endangered silverback gorilla. >> a child has fallen into the gorilla cage. alison: after authorities say a 3-year-old boy climbed over a three-foot barrier and plunged some 15 feet in the moat. >> mommy is right here! alison: with his mother watching in horror from above. >> this child is being dragged aroun

. >> is this the net, that chris jenkins shot went in mike and alex and take a look at this guys. >> two hand, chris. >> it is beautiful. >> heavy. >> seriously. >> that is a beauty. >> what a day for these guys. >> put it back. >> father, i will put this in your good hand. mike, alex, lauren, back to you guys. >> credit neat. >> sean bell, man who runs, well, our sports department, he will be in the white house with them. >> really. >> with a camera. >> lucky guy. >> we will have a full report at five, six and ten and fox 29.com. >> so lucky. >> 9:23. dj jazzy jeff in philly. so you know i had to ask him about the tour everybody has been talking about. >> okay. >> what is going on with the tour with will smith. >> when will it happen? of course they have to come to philly. >> alex holley and dj jazzy jeff together after the break. >>> okay. marie. >> yes. >> we're demoing. >> taking down this wall. >> yes, and, the cocktail, this is tough stuff. >> how long does this usually take. >> a couple minutes. >> okay. >> we will finish this in a second. >> what is this all again. >> the big

villanova star chris jenkins had some decision toss make. now you remember chris.e is the dude that hit the championship winning shot for villanova. when he was 11 years old, had i birth mom sent him from north carolina to maryland to live with another family so woe have better opportunity. so, he has four parent including two moms. big smooth published an open letter to his moms on fox sports. com. he says i thought of my mom teaching me the game as a young player, and mrs. b's commitment to keeping me on the straight and narrow once my dreams were within reach. my goal now as always is to make you proud to have me as your son, and i'll never take you for granted how lucky i am to have both of you in my life. that's all for sports. i'm don bell, have a great day. >> well, here's an interesting gift idea if you can't be with your mom on mother day, you can send in a body double. group on has team up with a 3d printing company for a special mothers day offer. for $30,000, just $30,000, they will create a 3d replica of you and sends it to your mom. the price includes

josh hart, silver spring native, he is a big part of the nova team and chris jenkins from upper marlborot to gonzaga high school and something the president remembers and he calls him the big smooth. he knows his nickname, as well. a pretty good day, as well. >> is it not cool when the president knows your nickname. >> what does he call you? >> we won't talk about that. that's between me and him. >> >> we need to talk. "nightly news" coming up next. >> we'll see you at 11:00. >>> tonight, follow the money. what happened to those millions of dollars donald trump says he raised for veterans. trump, angry and combative. >> he's a sleaze, in my book. you're a sleaze. >> when confronted about whether he handed it over only after reporters started asking questions. >>> late word tonight, the parents under scrutiny by police after the gorilla tragedy that sparked a nationwide debate. >>> new emergency evacuations as unprecedented floods tear through texas. at least nine dead as rivers overrun their banks with no way to escape. >>> road rage horror, caught on camera. a driver knocks over a motor

if you recall, they beat north carolina for the stunning three-point buzzer beater from chris jenkinsrom upper marlboro and went to gonzaga high school. president obama is not only a big basketball fan and he fills out his own bracket picks during the tournamen this year he picked kansas to in the wheel house. they all look good together. those players clean up nice. >>> we'll have more at 5:00 and hear from them coming up, too. today the d.c. council approved a plan to close the d.c. general homeless shelter and opened up smaller family shelters throughout the district. this vote comes after council members and mayor muriel bowser battled over where those smaller shelters will be built. bowser's original plan called for private developers on private land, but the council's new plan places all of the shelters on city-owned land. today bowser issued a statement praising the council for his action and she's also looking forward to working together to completing the new plans. >>> a plan to relocate a homeless shelter in fairfax county is sparking controversy. it would be moved along to

he will try to play a little horse with chris jenkins and those guys. >> do you think they he should.ey should have a buzzer beater challenge. >> a couple that said i do on good day ten years ago they are coming back with their anniversary. we will check back in with the happy couple. we will start with their big anniversary. we will have some video when they got married on the show ten years ago. can you believe that. so good to see them. what they were like then. how is married life. then, whenever it starts to get warm and temperatures go up awe hear a song song here in philly. you know what i'm talking about. >> summertime. >> yes, jazzy jeff, dj jazzy jeff was in philly and i had to catch up with him. i asked him with how does it feel to know that is official start of summer song. then he has been talking about going on tour with will smith. we will get details. when will it happen? what will it look like. i will talk to him about it. >> philly legend. >> for sure. >> just in time to get to west philadelphia on friday. >> isn't that perfect. >> west philly get ready we are coming

. >> now chris the president can tell mr. jenkins himself, can't he?aw chris jenkins in the parking lot coming in all excited, shook my hand. i said you get to meet the president to today. he has a big smile. they can't wait. they are getting dressed in their suits. one of the equipment managers, brand new crest shoes to meet the president. we have the father rob hagan to talk to us. you were on the floor when they won it on april 4th. this has to be so exciting. >> beyond words. we're so proud of them. after that shot went in, it is just an incredible celebration of team, and friendship, and country. >> what do you tell the kids, you were here in 1985, in 1958 when they won it all to put it in perspective. how do you keep kid grounded and they getting to inside the white house. this is quite a privilege. >> the historical significance is not lost on them. we talk often about martin luther king. >> the day he died in 1968 on april 4th the same day they won championship. >> they are very excited to have this opportunity and to be really meet and the lea

chris jen kens who resides in upper marlboro.. and the schools second n title. stop by gooddaydc kris jenkinsip trip the first in thehe f national harbor. he will bee wl returning to villanova for his senior season. s >> what are you doing now from the time you won the national championship what have you beena doing. >> a lot of interviews. i had time to come home for a a few weeks.. i go back to summer school. >> are you doing something on tuesday. >> go to the white house on tuesday. looking forward to that. >> such a great moment. i remember we were watching itig in the studio. another congratulations lacrosse they win tonight in the final four move on to the national championship playing north carolina from number one to one number three the men have to do the same this week as well. both number one seeds this weekends. >> wonderful. >>> up next a special presentation of beyond the lens saluting americas military. >> it's really good a our team f journalist tell untold stories of veterans in our area sarah and i will see you back at 11. enjoy the special. around 40 cents lower than thece