the start at 20th and market streets but first back to alicia vitarelli and gray hall live at dillworth park where the rally will be held for the conclusion of today's parade. lots of excitement building already. >> you can feel it it's electric here, we are talking about this leading up to the moment and the excitement. this is the day and you can feel the excitement, the fans are super excitement, they all have signs like this one that say wildcats and 2016 national champs, they have gathered out here hours before the parade starts, of course it starts at 1:00 but they all wanted the coveted prize seats in the front row. >> someone asked me were they ticketed and no they are first come first serve and it's building and 60 thousand people are expected. v for villanova and v for victory and for philadelphia it's a big day. businesses are anticipating this incredible crowd and they are amped up and many are following the team since houston and were there in the nrg stadium for the big win and here for the big victory celebration. >> so exciting to see the wildcats knock off team after team af

look at dillworth park they tripled the amount of people out here in the last half hour. people are leaving their buildings because they all want to be outside because now everyone has spring fever. after a few false starts it looks like spring could be here to stay. it was all fun and games at dillworth park, people were parked in table and chairs soaking up the sun. >> is it was gorgeous, i couldn't resist, i got a cup of coffee and my chair. >> sandles and i got my boots on. ready for the shore. >> friday started with a chill, and runners and bikers hitting kelly drive had a gentleman layer on and so did rowers on the schuylkill. people are starting to think about their garden. it's a nice weekend and weather is beautiful and people have spring fever. at primex garden center they have stocked up. they warn customers to protect their plants overnight. many waiting until spring is a sure thing. >> time to plant your annuals and fruit trees. we expect to be busy. >> reporter: at the philadelphia zoo kids both big and small were ready to break down the gates. >> they have

go cats. >> well, the parade ended with a rally at dillworth park.introduced and fans heard from head coach jay wright. >> for more from the team, let's go to "action news"'s jaime apody still live in the city. hey, jamie. >> reporter: hey there, guys. what a day. you can see things have wrapped up right here. actually this tent that you see right next to me was the merchandise tent. there was line here all day, people buying villanova gear but everything's quieted down but not so much earlier when i was joined as were the wildcats with hundreds of thousands of our closest friends. check it out. a sea of people, tens of thousands of fans, hundreds deep lined the five block parade route. i can tell you it was a lot because at one point i had to get through all of these people to make my way onto the street. everyone joyous holding up very much's happy to be able to say they were here, they were here for the parade and then the team addressed the crowd. their moment that they earned and we were all ears. >> everyone in philadelphia, we want to thank yo

the team and coach jay wright will roll past cheering fans and take part in a rally at dillworth park, we find gray hall with details on the big event. gray it's going to be exciting. >> exciting indeed. the players and fans looking forward to tomorrow. with the big excitement comes the big preparation, and the city is preparing and they say they are ready for the crowd. >> the city of philadelphia is getting prepared to celebrate the ncaa champs. david wilson the director of culture says the crews are prepared. this is a major event and we are staffing it with the appropriate safety aspects, fire and police and ems. and friday the streets of center city will be flooded with fans congratulating the team on the big victory and that is expected to last several hours, with at least 50,000 people to show up. >> we are more than able to handle this. the university is only 6,000 kids right? are all 6,000 kids coming we hope so but we are more than able to handle the crowd. >> the basketball team and cheerleaders and band will participate in the parade. if you are coming to support, city lea

a look at friday's parade route. 20th and market, finishes at dillworth park. parade 1:00. learned there will be no parking from 6:00 in the morning to at least 5:00 on market, from 15th, 23rd, 15th from jfk boulevard to chestnut. brandon hudson has more on what other sell breaks plans are in place. >> reporter: we saw city workers preparing for villanova's big parade friday. extra trash and recycle bins in place for the crowd that will line up along 20th and market at 1:00. just a few feet away, harry's food stand on 17th street. harry says he's bringing extra food to accommodate the thousands of people during lunchtime. >> going to be a line hopefully. >> reporter: a few feet is the last leg of the parade, continue down market street and end at dillworth park outside city hall. get a ground level view here or get a more elevated view of market street and the parade from the second floor of the one liberty observation deck. >> we're going to be able to see everybody, as they're passing by on the street. >> reporter: get a breathtaking view from the 57th floor. we took a tr

it runs down market from 20th to dillworth park.ur coverage of the parade of champions kicks off tomorrow with a special hour of "eyewitness news" at noon followed by the parade live at 1:00 p.m. tomorrow right here on cbs3 and on cbsphilly.com. we hope you can join us for all the action. >> in other news tonight the sanders and clinton campaigns are are pulling out all the stops to win the support of voters ahead of the pennsylvania primary. philadelphia is a battleground as the candidates fight for the biggest delegate prize of the states voting on april 26th. "eyewitness news" reporter david spunt has the latest on who was in our area today. >> reporter: the pennsylvania primary is april 26th. and 210 delegates up for grabs. get used to seeing hillary clinton and bernie sanders in our area over the next few weeks. sanders met with afl-cio members in philadelphia today. >> republicans good nervous when we talk about redistribution of wealth. the truth is there has been a redistribution of wealth. the problem is it has gone in the

we are live right by dillworth park where all of the festivities happened today.cia vitarelli, channel6 "action news." >> thank you alicia. that's two of us. now to chad pradelli who walked the route as the team paraded down market street today. clad, that was quite an electric scene today. >> reporter: yes, monica, fantastic parade. the crowd was unbelievable. you had so many people out here. i think the team, the university and everyone in nova nation appreciated it. fans got a glimpse to the sweet kiss of victory. jay wright and the boys were celebrated by a raucous crowd down market street. >> the spirit they have. they worked together as one. jay wright, everything he instilled, archie, i mean, phenomenal. it's awesome. >> reporter: fans lined 10 to 15 deep down the five block parade route. the team showered fans with t-shirts and other gear. >> i am so excited. i don't even know how i got in the street but i'm so happy i got a t-shirt from the team. go cats. >> reporter: this villanova team has captured the hearts of many. the large crowd served as proof. >>

they are bleeding blue and white here at dillworth park. the motto here is no sleep since houston. >> it's exciting people are gathering here hours before this event is going to take place of course at 1:00. folks were in line ready to go. they say lets go wild catses, they want to hear from the coach. >> this is the best seat in the house and everybody will gather here at the end, this is where the party is happening. we had a chance to go out and about and i caught up with a lot of people who i spoke with in houston, they are following the team all week. and we are still riding this incredible high. the wildcats the second championship since 1985. it's been 31 years and they were ready for this and ready to celebrate today. >> reporter: lets hear from some fans. >> i love the fact that everybody is on top of it and everybody is loving it. that just thrills me. i think it's fabulous and i can't wait to see them close up. >> i am excited for today and can't wait to hear everyone talk. i have been watching villanova since i was little i had

sharp and then proceed five blocks east to market down into dillworth park where the tulips are flourishing, this is in the works since friday in case the wildcatted came through. >> they have a philadelphia school and a large regional city in the southeast part of the pennsylvania and we are happy that they won. happy to host it. >> these are scenes from the 85 celebration when villanova pulled off their upset against george town to win the mens title that year. city hall says the tab this time for extra services like police will be picked up by the university and the details were finalized midmorning and it was starting to plan on friday. >> we want folks to come into the city and feel comfortable this is their town and they feel welcome and coming into philadelphia and helping our economy and celebrating big events that we are all proud of. >> reporter: jim looking at that footage from 31 years ago tells me that there is a lot of excitement here friday afternoon, villanova is suppose to pick up the costs of $22,000 hail to the champions, live in dillworth park, i'm vernon odom, channel 6

it runs down market from 20th to dillworth park.ur coverage of the parade of champions kicks off tomorrow with a special hour of "eyewitness news" at noon followed by the parade live at 1:00 p.m. tomorrow right here on cbs3 and on cbsphilly.com. we hope you can join us for all the action. >> in other news tonight the sanders and clinton campaigns are are pulling out all the stops to win the support of voters ahead of the pennsylvania primary. philadelphia is a battleground as the candidates fight for the biggest delegate prize of the states voting on april 26th. "eyewitness news" reporter david spunt has the latest on who was in our area today. >> reporter: the pennsylvania primary is april 26th. and 210 delegates up for grabs. get used to seeing hillary clinton and bernie sanders in our area over the next few weeks. sanders met with afl-cio members in philadelphia today. >> republicans good nervous when we talk about redistribution of wealth. the truth is there has been a redistribution of wealth. the problem is it has gone in the

looks all 13 here in dillworth park. you know, i think philadelphia sports fans needed this.ted 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 philadelphia. we've been away for four weeks and to come back here we can feel the love from philadelphia and we appreciate it very much. >> reporter: so humble and so proud jay wright. as for his team they plan on to keep t

it was all fun and games in dillworth park. riday people were parked at tables and chairs soaking up the sun. >> i looked out the window and it was just gorgeous so i couldn't resist. high to get a cup of coffee and my book and find a chair. >> it's awesome, absolutely awesome. i can't wait. sandals i got my boots on but i'm ready for my sandals. ready for the shore. >> reporter: friday began with sunny skies but it also started with a chill. runners and bikers hitting kelly drive still had on an extra layer so did rowers on the schuylkill and with sun in the forecast almost every day looking ahead, people are starting to think about their gardens. >> it's going to be a nice weekend. the weather is going to be beautiful. people have spring fever. >> reporter: in glenside they're stocking up. several weeks ago when big chills followed warm temperatures employees here warned customers to protect their plants. many just decided to wait until spring was a sure thing. >> it's time to planter your annual, your pans sees, fruit trees.

jay wright, will roll past cheering fans along market street and take part in a big rally at dillworth park. the streets of center city will be filled with fans congratulaticongratulat congratulating the team on their victory. they expect 50,000 fans to be on hand to cheer them on. >> it's a major event and we are staffing it with the appropriate public safety assets. so fire, police, ems -- >> keep in mind with the parade comes street closures, market from 15th to 23rd are blocked off starting at 11:00 a.m. and 15th to chestnut and cross traffic on market will depend on whether the parade hads moved past the intersection yet. that sets off at 20th and market and heads east to city hall ending with the big celebration at dillworth park. we invite you to join us for the coverage of tomorrow's victory parade for villanova. we'll have the celebration covered from every angle here on 6 abc starting at 1:00 and you with stream our coverage at 6abc.com and the 6 abc news app. and be sure to follow us for updates on facebook and twitter. i will be there and i cannot be more excited. >> as you said

it starts at 1:00 in the afternoon and starts at market street and ends at dillworth park. and as the wildcat celebrations continue we want to see your nova nation spirit. share your pictures with #6abcaction. you can also relive the wildcats thrilling ride to the top at 6abc.com with dozens of photos from their incredible journey and dramatic videos from their win and the triumphant homecoming for the newly crowned national champs. >>> the university of connecticut continues to dominate womens basketball. for the fourth year in a row they won the national championship. they beat syracuse to complete a 38-0 season leading the team to another victory led guy geno auriemma who is from norristown. >>> another taste of winter coming up. and meteorologist, karen rogers, is in for david and she is outside with the details. >> reporter: i am enjoying the sunshine out here. it was cold we had widespread freeze. normally a low of 41 we went down to 29 in philadelphia and 20 in allentown and only 13 in mt. pocono and a new record low in atlantic city, 22, the record was 24 set back i

anticipating here in just 69 hours, the city will celebrate this victory by villanova right here in dillworth park. >> the villanova parade will kick off friday at 20th and market. and then proceed five blocks east down market into dill worth park where the fountains and tulips are flourishing. this has been in the works since friday in case they came through and they did. >> we are happy they won. they are in southeast philadelphia and happy to host it. >> these are scenes from the 85 celebration. they took down georgetown to win the mens title that year. and the tab this time for extra services like police deployment will be picked up by the university. and initial talks and planning began on friday before the reason for the celebration was a real thing. >> we want folks to come into the city whether it's their town or a neighborhood in the city. we want them to feel welcome and comfortable to come into philadelphia to help the economy and celebrate big events we are all proud of. >> reporter: well, the added cost to city hall is estimated to be somewhere between $10,000 and $20,000. hail to the

kicks off at 20 and and market streets, at 1:00 p.m., it proceeds east along market and ends at dillworth park outside of city hall. the university will pay for the extra services such as added police patrols. >> can you relive the wildcats thrilling ride to the top at 6abc.com. we posted dozens of photos of their journey and the triumphant homecoming for the newly crowned national champions. >>> coming up a big item checked off a bucket list, coming up at 12:30, an american girl gets her wish to meet pope francis. >> and a fake college in new jersey, a federal agent busted the scam. >>> the university of texas in austin is beefing up security after a woman was found murdered on campus. the body was discovered in a creek near the alumni center. police have not identified the woman. sources say she was a ut student. they are doing everything possible to ensure student safety but do not believe there say threat to students. >>> a man's escape from a raining wild fire was captured by a news crew in arizona. a husband and wife storm chasing team pulled up and let the man into their truck just in t

finishes at dillworth park by city hall. starts at 1:00 friday afternoon.e'll bring it to you live every step of the way right here on nbc 10. ♪ >>> it's been 31 years since the wildcats last had a parade in center city. this is what it looked like april 3rd, 1985. some 100,000 people crowded city hall to celebratevil villanova' stunning victory over georgetown and big names praising the wildcats for the performance last night. >> including jimmy fallon on tonight's episode of "the fallon." take a look. >> i want to say congrats to the villanova wildcats who won basketball. national championship last night! the game came to an end when forward chris jenkins hit a 3-point shot right at the buzzer. you' this? it's only in college. watch this. look. >> three seconds in. jenkins -- >> last second. >> for the championship. >> they won. how exciting is that? >> even jimmy jumping up and down there. nbc 10 is a place to celebrate villano villanova's big victory. check out the nbc 10 app for videos and photos of the best of the tournament and there's also a link to

if you haven't had your lunch yet, lets go outside, the action cam was checking this out at dillworth park, this table is free and a good day to be outside. a gentle breeze and people walking around. a nice day and lots of sunshine and feeling good out there. this is what you have to look forward to. we continue with chilly starts and temperatures dipping down to the freezing mark in spots and that is the again the case tomorrow, it's a bit chilly to start you off. we have a nice streak coming this way and we'll stay dry through the weekend, 57 degrees right now in philadelphia, 56 in allentown and 56 in millville and 55 degrees in atlantic city. this morning it was around freezing in atlantic city. all of those numbers have really changed. and 5 degrees warmer than at this point yesterday. if you thought yesterday was on the cool side, it's feeling better out there. satellite 6 along with action radar showing absolutely nothing happening. no fronts coming our way for the next couple of days. we are dry and quiet. we had a cluster of clouds in the poconos that moved on out but that did not

it kicks off at 20 and and market and goes to dillworth park near city hall. market street from 16th to 23rd will be blocked off beginning at 11:30 tomorrow morning and jfk boulevard to chestnut and cross traffic will be depend an on whether the parade has moved past the intersection yet. and if you can't make it to the parade you have the best seat the house. 6 abc will broadcast the event at 1:00 after "action news" at noon and stream the parade at 6abc.com. >> should be fun. >>> still to come on "action news" at noon, the trailer for the newest star wars installment is out today. coming up at 12:30 we'll give you a sneak peek at the new movie. >> and first a school police officer is off the job after allegedly body slamming a 12-year-old girl. we'll hear from the student. a little child with big dreams. dwight evans. first a community activist. a legislator at 25. always looking out for us. he worked to create a thriving commercial district. and he's brought new grocery stores to underserved areas. dwight evans is committed to revitalizing neighborhoods in

the route proceeds east along market ending at dillworth park outside of city hall.icials tell "action news" the university will pay for the extra services such as added police deployment. >>> and we're celebrating the wildcats' historic win on 6abc.com. relive those highlights of the game hear that unforgettable radio call of the final moments and see dozens of nova nation photos and videos of players and fans. >> soak it all in. >> yes. >> 4:38. still to come on "action news" police in north jersey follow the sound of crying and find dozens of puppies left outside a pet store. >> new video this morning shows a rescue of an oklahoma man after a wildfire takes over his vehicle. karen. >> freeze warnings in effect until 9 o'clock this morning. it's cold out there. when will the temperatures creepup details in the accuweather forecast coming up. >> he needs to get out. >> i know he needs to get out. >> new here on "action news" a tv crew in oklahoma helped a man escape that wildfire. video shot from a news truck shows the man attempting to drive a road grader away from

it begins at 20th and market and wraps up at dillworth park where a rally will be held. jay wright and the team are expected to address the crowd. >>> you can live stream it on nbc10.com or the nbc10 app. coverage starts at 1:00 tomorrow. >>> and sheena, we're hoping the weather's going to be really nice for that parade. how does it look? >> it looks better than today. that's good. no matter how you look at it, we will be nice and dry tomorrow, the villanova parade forecast is looking nice. for everyone who's going, i'll show you that in a second, it's going to be a little cooler, breezy. a wintery mix will start to move in for the weekend. i'll show you the timing in a minute. monday, phillies home opener, we have a lot of things happening here. cooler air on our doorstep. 30s to our north and west. still at 51 in philadelphia. the rain has cleared out, this cooler air is going to move in, already in the mid-40s through the lehigh valley, tomorrow morning it will be a cooler start 20 to your day. locally we're dried out from the heavier rain and thunderstorms we had ear

the caravan proceeds east along market ending at dillworth park outside of city hall.fficials tell "action news" the university will pay for the extra services such as added police patrol. >> decent weather for the parade karen, right? >> yeah, partly sunny. temperatures below average like low 50 for the parade but dry so hey enjoy it, right. let's take a look right now at this morning's forecast. storm tracker6 live double scan showing we are dry. let's go on outside. we want to see what this day looks like and we're getting it start fundamenta started loor the ben franklin bridge. we have clear conditions but it's cold there. in fact some of the temperatures in the low suburbs just in the low 20's. 32, though, right now in the city. the dewpoint 10 degrees. very dry air mass. the pressure is holding steady. winds are out of the east not nearly as gusty as it has been the past couple days so i think it will feel nicer this afternoon. ocean temperature 47. we brought in our always on day planner to help you out throughout the day. satellite6 and action radar showing ni

mayor jim kenney and others were on hand where pavers were unveiled at dillworth park.ach of the donors helped make the years long renovation project possible there. planning for this renovation started nine years ago and it wrapped up in 2014. >> ♪ >>> that's the sound of excited high school seniors celebrating their next educational stems. the action cam at temple university reach high philly college signing day. this is any a partnership between the mayors office local colleges universities and community organizations. >> ♪ >>> and wilmington police pipe and drum band kicked off a ceremony honoring a long time public service today. officers colleagues family and friends gathered at the police station to wish jump rosalie well as she retired today. she's been a justice of the peace for that court for the past 34 -- 35 years after a long line of hugs there police escorted the judge to her hom home. >> time for sports. ducis is here with this very important flyers match. >> for the second straight game the flyers face elimination. they handled that pressure well in game

it begins at 20th and market streets downtown and then finishes at dillworth park right by city hall. mark your calendars, the parade begins at 1:00 friday afternoon. we will bring it to you live every step of the route right here on nbc 10. and it's been 31 years since the wildcats last had a parade in center city. this is what it looked like on april 3rd, 1985. some 100,000 people crowded city hall to celebrate villanova's stunning championship over georgetown. well, another reminder, make sure you have the free nbc 10 app so you can savor villanova's victory. you'll find videos there plus pictures of the best moments from the entire ncaa tournament. plus, we have there a link to get your nova national championship gear. we make it that easy for you. >>> well, the flyers have not officially clinched a playoff birth yet, but tickets to the team's possible post season games at the wells fargo center just went on sale at the top of the hour. the flyers take on the red wings in detroit tonight. those two teams are battling with the boston bruins for the second eastern conference wild ca

it will step off from 20th and market, east along market ending at dillworth park outside of city halltell "action news" the university will pay for any extra services such as added police patrols. >> karen is advising jay wright to wear one of his warmer pinstripe suits on that day. >> good idea. below average low 50's compared to what we normally see about 60 but dry kind of a gusty breeze. a little on the chilly side. it's cold this morning t let's take a look at storm tracker6 double scan. around the region we're dry, no snow showers like we had yesterday morning. we're looking live right now on sky6. the sunrise, you are are officially two minutes in and we're watching it live over camden. you see just a couple of clouds up above its really a gorgeous start to the day as long as you're dressed for it. look at these numbers. it's 32 degrees in philadelphia. normally we would see an overnight low of about 41 so we're way below that. in the suburbs you're in the low 20's in a lot of spots. that dewpoint way down there, a very dry atmosphere, 8 degrees your dewpoint. the pressure hold

restaurant customers enjoying an outdoor lunch today and by midday people were parked on benches in dillworth park reading a book or just basking in the sun. >> i looked out the window and it was just gorgeous so i couldn't resist. i had to get a cup of coffee and my book and find a chair. >> it is awesome, absolutely awesome. i can't wait. sandals -- i got my boots on but i'm ready for my sandals. ready for the shore. >> we are ready for the shore and local garden centers expect business tock booming this week. they spent the past few days stock up for an anticipated rush of homeowners looking to spruce up for spring. >>> stick with 6abc.com/weather for the weekend for the latest updates the forecasts and remember to keep storm tracker six live radar close at hand for any changes coming our way. >> with warm weather on tap for the weekend running trails figure to be a pretty popular spot the next few days but after a few recent incidents there's a new push to make sure that the schuylkill river trail is safe and that goes beyond just police. trish hartman live in fairmount park with details on ho

hand as these pavers bearing the name of 21 individual and corporate donors were unveiled at dillworth parkd years long renovation project possible. planning nor renovation started nine years ago and wrapped up in 2014 to what most agree has been great success. >> all right. still ahead on "action news at 4:00 a judge sends himself to jail. the compassion that sparked his unusual decision. >> plus, a change of heart during a traffic stop. what a police officer did for the father he pulled over instead of writing a ticket. >> and meteorologist adam joseph will be back with the full forecast from accuweather when "action news" at 4:00 continues next. great time for a shiny floor wax, no? not if you just put the finishing touches on your latest masterpiece. timing's important. comcast business knows that. that's why you can schedule an installation at a time that works for you. even late at night, or on the weekend, if that's what you need. because you have enough to worry about. i did not see that coming. don't deal with disruptions. get better internet installed on your schedule. comcast bus