switch to fios >>> ducis is here with sports and more on nova's big win and st.hopes for a win. >> st. joes is close right the now, nova sitting pretty waiting for sweet 16 to begin. they are on to the sweet 16, cats have of villanova a man handled iowa today in a game that was never really in doubt. nova starts the game off, with a swagger. first half nova beats press, miguel bridges left opened, cats up 17. they shoot 59 percent on the floor. later in the first half defense, and spurs the offense. josh hart lead all with 19 points. lead is 25 a at the break. second half ryan arcidiacono, nova wins 87-68. next up thursday against miami in the sweet 16, jeff skversky has more from brooklyn. >> finally villanova is back in the sweet 16 for the first time in seven years. it is a huge weight lifted off their shoulders because last three times they were here as a one or two seed they came up short. as you can imagine jay wright and company went we will in the locker room. >> i was than the really celebrating but i was just like, ahh, big sigh of relief, because we wi

sports director ducis rodgers has highlights. ducis this was one heck of a game. >> i'm still catching my breath, walter. what a game indeed. villanova had not been tested to this point in the tournament. tonight cats and they pass that had test to reach their first final four in seven years. nova facing top overall seed kansas in louisville. first half josh hart with the steel. the cats forced kansas into 16 turnovers, 23-16 nova. later in the half chris jenkins is deadly from out there. cats up 32-25 at half time. second half nova down one, ryan archie dea ago know, know of back on top 47-45. eight to go, nova a up three. the cats get the steel. villanova is heading to the houston and final four. the cats win this game, 54-59. and it is their first final four, since 2009. >> you know, it is like being when you are a parent, you think your kid are the greatest, and then when you see them live that out, and become great, it just, it just makes your heart swell. >> this is just a total team effort, and it was everything that i dre

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

jeff. >> reporter: hey, ducis.emple is one and done for the fifth time in their last seven trips to the ncaa tournament. this one oh, so close in overtime to iowa. here's the bottom line. one more rebounds, one more basket and they would be moving on to face villanova. temple missed 11 of 12 from deep after the half. >> it hurts to be honest with you and that's the part of the problem of this situation. it's now the abruptness of the ending is frightening to be honest with you. >> reporter: hey, at least it's thumbs up for jay wright and villanova. they're walking out of here today despite a first half scare from unc ashville. the wildcats turned a two-point lead into a 30-point lead in the second thanks to shooting 72 percent. it's a big win for nova. >> we're dangerous. when we defend and rebound we're dangerous but we're not so dangerous we can't get beat by anybody. you know, that's just -- that's what we are. some people asked what's the difference between this year -- why are you going to advance further. the

jeff skversky is live in louisville, kentucky with a preview. >> reporter: hey ducis villanova is the best shooting team so far they shoot the three's but defense, that is the plan defense, what they call villanova basketball. here is senior ryan and company getting ready for the biggest game of their lives, it's win or go home in 55 minutes, despite everything on the line, the guys say they will not be nervous when they tip-off. >> villanova senior, ryan does not want to feel the pain ever again, this is his last shot at winning it all while making it to the sweet 16 was sweet they want to beat miami. >> we are focused and hopefully we can finish this whole thing off in houston. >> we are not satisfied. we are trying to get better and move forward. there is great stuff in our journey but we are trying to go forward. >> the final four is just two wins away. >> yes, we have to focus on defense. >> nova needs the defense in a big way especially stopping guards angel rodriguez and sheldon mcclellan who have scored 33% of miami's points. >> archie and josh hart will have their handed full

. >> thanks, ducis. >>> international hockey combined with international friend ships in delaware county today. vikings from finland played haverford hawks in havertown. it is part of the cultural exchange that focuses on shared experiences between the youngsters and their families, off the ice. that exchange, doesn't just happen here in, 2017, the hawks will send a couple of teams, to finland. >>> and jimmy kimmel live next here on channel six followed by night line. jimmy's guest, henry cavel, and music from molly. "action news", i don't know, tomorrow morning at 5:30. for ducis rodgers, adam joost he have, jim gardner, the entire "action news" team, i'm rick williams. have a wonderful weekend. we will see you next week.

. >> welcome to the sports sunday i'm ducis rodgers. we are pleased tonight to be joined by temple head coach fran dunphy. coach, thanks for coming in. >> my pleasure, ducis. >> we will get to your owls in a moment, update on st. joes and oregon in the second half, st. joes, up honor gone, top seed 58-51. was a five-point deficit at half time. how resilient thinks st. joes basketball. >> they went down ten early in the second half and they just, they are toughness is showing through and they have made great plays. they are a defense that has tightened up. they are really setting and sending a message to oregon. >> we will keep you updated. >> villanova returned to campus tonight, with plenty to smile b cats are heading to sweet 16 for first time since zero on nine. thursday night they will face miami hurricanes, in louisville, kentucky. villanova beats iowa easily, 87-68. they led by 38 points. they scored 54 points in the first half. you played nova during regular season. do you think they had this kind of game in them today. >> they d

. >> reporter: actually ducis they're still meeting with the media.ou know, all we talked about was how different this experience is going the feel as to anything they've ever felt before and you can see it right now. the guys gathered in chairs talking to everyone, the high pressure has begun. take a look. just a few short minutes ago jay wright meeting with the swarms of media that have gathered here for the final four and the players of course they're going back to the final four for the first time since 2009 trying to win their first championship since 1985 and coach wright says that he is trying to explain to the guys just how different this final four week is. >> this is really different and i think it's one of the things that we learned from our first experience at the final four. there's nothing that can prepare you for this. any team that's playing is a really good team, they're well experienced, well coached and we just know that everyone is playing at the top of their game and i think that's the beauty of the final four, you know it's it's

. >> and sports director ducis rodgers is here with more.xciting time. >> big upset already. >> big upset in terms of michigan state. a lot of people had them going all the way losing but in terms of our local teams it's been exciting thus far. villanova up first this afternoon facing unc ashville. all week jay wright had to hear about the recent lack of success in the tournament. bridges with the steal. 10 turnovers for unc ashville in the first half. nova up by seven points. at the end of the half when it's your day it's your day. ryan arcidiacono scored 14, daniel ochefu had 17. nova wins easily. coach wright credits his seniors for that victory. >> there unc ashville team is very good. and these two have been through a lot of games. they know that kind of team can beat you. and they just stayed on our guys about all the details, preparation when we were watching film, telling them how important everything was and it's really because of those two on the floor that we really played well. >> the winner villanova will now get the winner of t

sports director, ducis rogers is here. the quarterback question is apparently resolved. >> it's not the long-term deal that sam and his agent probably wanted but not bad for a quarterback that started all 16 game in only two years. $46 million for two years and $26 million in guaranteed money. bradford indicated he wanted to come back and up until 4:00 p.m. they had the threat of the franchise tag on their side and that would have cost them $20 million for one season and eaten up far too much salary cap space. the eagles probably realized that bradford was the best available quarterback out there. >> thank you. >>> philadelphia police busted up a dock figting ring this afternoon and police converged on north lee street in philadelphia for the purpose of serving a warrant and "action news" reporter chad pradelli is live at that location. what are the details there? >> reporter: yes jim. the police and the spca remain on lee street, they conducted a search of this home. 2857 an hour or two ago. inside detectives found an ela

welcome to sports sunday i'm ducis rodgers with 97.5 the fanatic's mike missanelli. all three playing on friday. how you great is this for our area. >> selection sunday with three local teams getting in we have a rooting interest. we thought villanova will carry the torch. i think st. joes has a chance to win two games and upset number one seed. >> nova has been in this position before. cats have not won more than a game in the tournament the since 2009. is this the year, that jay wright, finally breaks through? >> i hope so. i mean, he is really got to put this on his resume as one of the great coaches in college basketball. they have to get past second round. i think they will. >> all right. >> jamie apody went one on one with coach wright this afternoon. >> even if it is this time of the year, does it not matter much. >> i mean there is people that will argue there is a big difference. but to us, we have matched up against so many great teams. i think couple years ago we were number two seed and we were matched up, or three seed matched up a against u-conn, and yo

the ducis here with us tonight. we're talking flyers. >> we are down to four weeks to go in the regular season. things are getting tight. every game is crucial. every point is critical. the flyers entered the game against pittsburgh one point out of the final wild card spot the in the eastern conference. michael will neuvirth was supposed to start but he was pull during warm ups in favor of the steve mason. jay voracek returned to the line up. he has been out three weeks. brayden schenn, a golden opportunity, a wide open net, and that is how the day goes. the flyers do get on the board first, second period, godas gets one to go in. his fourth goal of the season. one to nothing flyers. a minute later, the pens get the puck up, mason is not sharp on this day. even of the period, karl hagland unleashes a rocket right past mason. the flyers fall behind two-one, 90 seconds later, chris will add another goal, flyers lose four- 16789 they helped out on a crucial four game road trip. >> we will have games like tonight, but,

ducis. >> jamie we'll talk to you next half hour.nd round matchup between nova and temple will get a lot of attention but the owls are trying to remain focused on their first game. as the 10 seed they will take on iowa from the big 10. fran dunn free will to sweat it out during the ncaa selection show yesterday. the owls were left out of the tournament a year ago because of that the players planned to soak it all in. >> just enjoy it. every kid who played basketball dreams of being in the ncaa tournament and being in it and being a part of it so just enjoying it. >> the hawks returned home last night as the a10 champs. saint joe's has one of those eight-nine matchups against cincinnati. cincinnati has five wins over top 25 teams this season. the hawks expect a battle. >> i know they're a tough minded team but we are as well. we didn't really care who we played in the tournament we just know we're going to come in and play our game. we'll probably come out with a win. >> to the ice, the flyers have a huge week a head starting with a h

ducis is here talking about march madness.any people say kansas is the best team in the country but villanova has proven to be no slouch. >> no team is playing better than villanova and had been last few days. call it match up of the ncaa tournament so far. villanova against number one team in the nation kansas tomorrow night. cats have one thing in their favor a not so secret weapon. jeff skversky sets stage from louisville. >> last time villanova played kansas three years ago, ryan arcidiacono hit a game winning three with ten seconds to go hitting big shots, that is nothing new for the villanova senior. his journey here to the elite eight started in bucks county, and his parents living room on a net much smaller then this. >> he is reaching up as a little toddler throwing ball up in the air. >> reporter: villanova guard ryan arcidiacono has been playing basketball since he was three years old, and just like he has done in the ncaa tournament he used to make shot after shot on a fischer price net in his langhorne living room

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with ducis rogers, meteorologist, cecily tynan, and jim gardner. >>> tuesday night."action news" tonight is breaking news from township. where we have learned that seven people arrested today before and after a police chase are members of a notorious gang. this is the way it looked after police finally forced a black suv to stop on the schuylkill expressway with four suspects inside. one actually jumped into the schuylkill river, but tonight seven suspects are in custody including three that were apprehended at the beginning of this open said at route 202. lets go live to christie aleto. you have this latest information. >> reporter: that is right jim. it all starts when two firefighters spots members altering license tags on a vehicle, when police

. >> thank you ducis. >>> tens of thousands of people in our area will get a much needed meal thanks to the employees of the first niagara bank. employees spent hours sorting and packs meals for philabundance in philadelphia. >>> last time we talked you were talking about snow. >> yes, and it's still out there. i went to a school for read across america and read a dr. seuss book. any questions? are we going to get snow on sunday? do your homework, it's going to be light you are going to school. stormtracker 6 live double scan showing we don't have snow or rain out there. just a lot of sunshine out there today. the action cam taking a look at longport, new jersey, where the sun was out and the gusty winds. but next week it may make you think of summer and heading to the beach but the first couple of days first. it's cold and temperatures falling through the day, allentown 35 and wildwood 37 and lancaster 33 and poconos 30. and temperatures were running 7 to 21 degrees colder than yesterday and factor in the winds, gusting more than 40 miles per hour. and the windchills across the boar

ducis rogers has that coming up. >> i am tracking snow moving in tonight and another over the weekend and next week an extended period of the warmest air of the season. le the tale of two seasons. so how old is the second most famous groundhog in pennsylvania? i don't have enough fingers ben! ok gus, make a wish! that was some blowout. thanks, so are these! wow, the new blowout instant games from the pennsylvania lottery, with over $225 million in prizes. did someone say blowout?! keep on scratchin'! >>> alarmed parents want to know how the wheels and the bus went round and round and then came off in east philadelphia. gray hall has the story. >> that school bus missing a couple of tires may not sound like a big deal but that changes when you hear how they came off. bus number 414. operated with a contractor used by the philadelphia school system lost two wheels on its way to maritime charter school. >> when something happens to a bus your heart races a bit. >> laura ross, a parent shared these pictures with "action news," her eighth grade daughter was on the bus when the tires came o

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ducis rodgers has that story. >> and the 80's have been spread down thave beensuppresser south.o signs winter. we'll chat about the weekend temperatures and the chance for some rain coming up in accuweather. >> those stories and much more when "action news" continues tonight. >> ♪ >> and we have more breaking news at this hour. in a week that has seen an alarming increase in gun violence, there is yet more tonight on the streets of philadelphia. this time in brewerytown. chopper6 is over 29th and flora streets. that vehicle that you see there up on the curb, well, a man who was inside that vehicle was found shot. this happened within the past 15 minutes. again, 29th and flora streets in brewerytown. the victim has been taken to hahnemann hospital. we do not know about the individual's condition. >> ♪ >> this is new at 6 o'clock tonight. a theft at second and eerie he in north philadelphia has disrespected the memory of a brave philadelphia firefighter from a long time ago. the 19th century. and it has caused dismay for the responders descendant's. "action news" owner vernon odom

ducis is here for sports. villanova getting ready for the match-up. >> one day away, coach jay wright wants his players to enjoy the moment but get down to business. the cats are not ready to come home just yesterday. jeff skversky is live in louisville where the cats practiced earlier today. >> hey ducis, villanova players say that head coach jay wright has given them some tough love and they have dominated the tournament so far and jay is keeping them focused because he believes if you lose focus for a second that is when you get eliminated. the wildcats getting set for miami hopefully this is not a sign of things to come. nova having trouble with the net and despite the issue they dialed in and focused on the sweet 16 for the first time in seven years. >> it's a big sigh of relief but something we are prepared for and it's a tough team in miami and we are ready to go and we are definitely excited. >> i think we are playing our best basketball now and have to stay focused on it and when you get to this point

switch to fios >>> ducis is in for jeff tonight and he is covering the ncaa tournament. and the flyers losing a a critical game this afternoon. fewer and fewer games remaining, 14 games to go, and flyers ended the day a point out of the playoff picture. there was a change right before the start of this one. michael will neuvirth was unable to go so steve mason got the start. jake voracek back in the line up, he has been out with the lower body injury. the flyers get on the board first. second period ratko godas his fourth goal of the season. one to nothing flyers. a minute later pens get the puck to trever daily, and game tied, at one. and end of the period, this is in the a good goal, chris kunis, shoots it, off the wall, it goes off of mason's skate and in. flyers lose four-one. detroit wins in florida tonight. flyers are three points back. >> we will have games like tonight, but when things are not going your way and a lot of frustration on our part and you will have games like that. >> it is disappointing but you know what as much as it sucks right now, we have to tu

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ducis rodgers has that story. cecily. >> jim, i'm here live at the black tie preview of the philadelphia flower show. the theme this year is explore america. it's celebrating the hundredth anniversary of the national park system and it is just gorgeous in here. it's also the 50th anniversary of the black tie tailgate. the preview. i will be showing you the sights and sounds and i will talk about not just springlike weather on the way but record warmth on the way. that's all ahead in the accuweather 7-day forecast. jim. >> thank you, cecily. >>> those stories and much more when "action news" continues tonight. >> ♪ >> in north philadelphia this was a day to celebrate eight months of hard work and training. 15 philadelphia police recruits graduated today. they were sworn in at the fraternal order of police. this is class 375 of the philadelphia police academy. philadelphia mayor jim can kenny continued his push for universal prek today. he toured lovie lee stars of tomorrow in west oak lane. the program educates you

. >> reporter: yeah, ducis the second seeded wildcats will take on 15 seed unc ashville friday at 12: at the barclay center in brooklyn. let's take a look at what the cats were doing earlier this afternoon. a light shoot around for villanova today. jay wright likes there they don't play again until friday. so they can get their legs back. right about now, they are upstairs watching film on unc ashville. the key for their first round game says the coach is not to look past it. >> they won't be overmatched physically. they're a little undersized butter they're tough and athletic and very skilled. a good team but you know that's what you're going to get in the ncaa tournament. you don't win your conference tournament without being a really good team and being hot at this time of year. >> reporter: now, this is interesting. the field has a lot of par are the this year more than ever. any team can get beat on any given day. in fact the associated press top 10 teams have a combined 74 loses this season. that's the most in history. live at the davis center with the villanova wildcats jaime a

that is sports. >> thanks, ducis. >>> stories of edgar allen poe came to life on stage tonight in thelney section of philadelphia. young performers acted out interpretations of his work at olney high school. he lived in philadelphia from 1837 to 1844. thinks all part of the poe project launched last year to engage young people in the author's work and help them understand more about the era in which, edgar ellen poe lived. >>> jimmy kimmel live next on channel six followed by night line. jimmy ease guest, connie britain from nashville, and, music from the wild feathers. "action news" continues at 4:30, now for the entire "action news" team, cecily tynan, and ducis rodgers and for everybody else, i'm jim gardner. good night. >>> and now abc's "jimmy kimmel live." >> dicky: from hollywood it's "jimmy kimmel live!" tonight louis ck. from "nashville," connie britton. and music from the wild feathers. with cleto and the cletones. and now, en garde -- here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪

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jamie. >> reporter: hey there ducis. this team getting ready for oklahoma. they had an extended film session. they were supposed to talk to us at 5 o'clock. instead the team and coach jay wright just arrived inside here in their practice facility to start speaking with the media. check it out. players are seated in chairs. there's daniel ochefu the star senior and they're talking to the media individually. jay wright just walked in and there's crowds of people around each player. you can tell that the final four is upon us because i haven't seen as much media around a local college basketball team here in long time. but we are getting ready for them to play oklahoma. there you see coach jay wright. now, let's take a look at how they got here. they beat kansas over the weekend 64-59. it was a great performance in the elite eight. a game that villanova was up in stretches, then down and then they got some hot shooting at the end and now they're on to face oklahoma and buddy hield. the question is can they beat this team that already beat them by double digits

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. >> hello there ducis, villanova does get in. i'm's joined by villanova head coach jay wright. because they are a two seed today in the south. lets take a look real quickly, jay at the reaction when you found out you were a two seed in the south region. now, of course, they wanted the one. they lost yesterday. unfortunately in the big east final. the two seed, you will play unc on friday, in brooklyn. very interesting thing is should you win, and should temple, win that might set up a second round match up. but before we get to that, how happy are you just to hear your name called year in and year out. >> this is a great day. i never want anyone to take this for granted. you know, everybody in the country and college basketball is watching us and hoping their name is call. we have been fortunate for is years to have their name called but never forget how lucky and how special this is. >> you just can't help but hear the disappointment when you did not get that one seed. were you difficulties a a appointed. >> i think the reaction was a little bit, you know, our fans, it is not

ducis rogers breaking down the trades and signings made by the eagles today. >> we have one more day of record highs on the way before temperatures begin to cool off a bit and next week i am tracking a wet start to the work week. all the details in the exclusive accuweather forecast. >> is it going to snow? no, no snow. that and more when "action news" continues tonight. when you're told you have cancer start with a team of experts who treat only cancer. every stage. every day. the evolution of cancer care is here. learn more at cancercenter.com/experts. appointments available now. >>> new at 6:00 tonight. the city of philadelphia is now taking to the air in efforts to spot unsafe buildings and prevent their collapse. "action news" reporter, john rawlins has the story. >> reporter: philadelphia row homes built during their industrial hey day, but some considered unsafe and often vacant. brenda's block has at least five homes that attract rats and thiefs. >> there is nothing good about it. the any building collapse can be dangerous but are are worse than others. >> what is around the

>> reporter: hey ducis villanova is one of the most dominant teams in the tournament so far and made the most three's, the best shooting team and they believe they can be better tomorrow against miami in the sweet 16. villanova coach jay wright talked to his players over and over again about being focused on miami. he believes as soon as you lose focus for a second and think of the big stage and big dance that is when you get eliminated. they are happy to be here but they want to go much further and don't want louisville to be the end of their road. >> nobody is content or excited, our goal going into the tournament was to get to the sweet 16 and that is it, we want to win the whole tournament. >> they are hungry and committed. they are focused and we are demanding that of them. it's a good vibe. >> as far as miami the hurricanes well they don't look too intimidated by villanova. here they are at their hotel just down the street from the louisville slugger museum playing baseball in the conference room. miami does this to keep things loose. >> that is what baseball is, it creates the

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ducis rogers picks up our coverage of the big win. >> reporter: villanova was not tested in the tournament, last night they were you and they pad the test. first half, josh hart, cats 16 turnovers, 23-16 nova. chris jenkins, deadly from out there. cats take 3-2, 25 lead in half-time. 8 seconds to go, nova looking for the ties, the cats get the steal, villanova is heading to the houston in the final four, 64-59. it's their first final four appearance in seven years. >>> you know when you're a parents you think your kids are the greatest and then when you see them live that out, and become great it just makes your heart swell. >>> just a total team effort and it was everything that i dreamed of, i can't speak for everybody, but ink he -- i think it's been unbelievable since where we came since our freshman year. >> reporter: nova faces oklahoma and they will be looking for revenge. >>> "action news" was in louisville as the cats celebrated on the court. >>> it was a sweet birthday gift for the one of the team leaders, jeff skeverski continues our coverage from the hardwood. >> reporter: this

with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪ >> monday night jim is off, i'mashes into a camden county community center and a car thief drives off with a vehicle's owner still hanging on. >>> but the big story on "action news tonight is the search for what is causing the mysterious deaths of some bald eagles in delaware. this eagle is one being treated by wildlife officials after it was found sick in a field near dags borrow but five other bald eagles have already died. "action news" reporter trish hartman live in newark where the sickened birds are being treated tonight. trish. >> reporter: monica, three surviving eagles are in stable can condition here in newark, delaware. five of the eagles throw were not so lucky and officials are trying to figure out why. this is one of the majestic bald eagles found over the weekend sick and disoriented in dagsborough delaware 11 birds suffering from some sort of mystery illness. five didn't make it but three are being treated here at tri-state bird rescue in newark. this photo shows one of the young eagles being tube fe

complete coverage from philadelphia to houston and i'll be joined by ducis rogers and jeff skversky and a special guest friday night at 7:30 on 6 abc. for the flyers the playoff push continues and with the red wings losing last night. they put themselves in a good spot. they control their own fate and even with the capitols in town tonight. they look at this skate around this morning, a familiar face, ray emery back on the team with a trial basis. no word on how the tryout went and emery had most recently been playing in germany but the coach says he can add something to this team. >> he is a great veteran and brings a lot of experience and a lot of presence. great depth at the position. >> reporter: guess who is back in town tonight? the phillies. grapefruit season is done. they ended on a high note. check this out today against houston, an eight run eighth inning for the phillies. highlights by a blanco grand slam, the phillies win it 8-4, they finished 15-10. tive and place in the grave fruit league. and now it's villanova moving on to the final four. live at villanova university. >>

for cecily tynan, jaime apody, ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team i'm jim gardner we hopeou'll join us at 11:00. >>> breaking news tonight. the exit polls coming in right now. what the voters are revealing already. will donald trump essentially seal the deal? >> this is the place i want to win. this is the place. >> his rivals looking to stop him tonight. all eyes on john kasich and his home state of ohio. and hillary clinton. can she finally put it away? or, another sanders surprise tonight? clinton tells us she's optimistic. >> but not confident? that's a word a lot of your supporters might want to hear you say. >> okay, i'm confident. >> our team standing by on it all. >>> also tonight, the severe weather hitting right now in several of the states voting. now images of the tornadoes in ohio. where the storms track next. and dangerous driving for millions in the east. >>> the alleged uber gunman. the murder spree and the new video here tonight. >>> breaking news for the millions of americans prescribed

for cecily tynan, ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team i'm jim gardner we hope you'll joins for "action news" at 11:00. >>> tonight, the new backlash after donald trump warns of riots at the convention if he's blocked by the republican party. leaders now calling his words unacceptable. >>> breaking now. the new video. the young american captured, accused of fighting for isis. you will hear his explanation, right here. now saying it was a bad decision. >>> lead in the water. the grilling on capitol hill. our reporter, tracking down authorities. why didn't they act sooner? and the new report that this is far beyond flyint. locations in 4 the states? >>> the tearful plea. the young american sobbing, begging to be free. now we see the alleged prank in north career ya that landed him 15 years in hard labor. the effort now to get him home. >>> sea change, bowing to public pressure, sea world announcing a major change

ducis rogers with the eagles trade and free agency news, the deals made by the eagles today. >>> it felt like spring made it up to 75 degrees today the first time in march we are in the 70s in four years, but are you ready for the 80s? you may have to be. i'll explain in the accuweather forecast. >> those stories and more when "action news" continues tonight. grover cleveland here. yes, the handsome gent on the thousand-dollar bill. with 'cash4life', the great game from the pennsylvania lottery, you could win a thousand dollars a day for life! you could invest it, or save it for a rainy day. or you could buy a new car! and with drawings every monday and thursday, that means 2 chances to win every week. cash4life from the pennsylvania lottery. you could win a thousand dollars a day for life. >>> a wilmington neighborhood is coping with a burst of violence. chad pradelli was there today. >> reporter: balloons bobbed in the wind and candled littered the ground and they signify murder on the 1200 block of west 7th, far from the hot bed of violence but the scene of violence on friday. >> what

for cecily tynan, ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team i'm jim gardner we hope you'll join us at 11:00. >>> breaking news tonight. we're on the scene. a deadly shooting at a greyhound bus station late today. several people shot, a state trooper among them. >>> also breaking, the severe weather hitting right now. tornadoes touching down already. the pounding hail, blinding rain. that whole system moving east. >>> the firestorm growing tonight after what donald trump said about abortion, women and punishment. and tonight, trump's surprise meeting in washington with the head of the republican party. >>> the reserve deputy who said he used his gun by accident, that he thought it was his taser. tonight, the new video here, and what it might reveal. >>> the horrific moment. the massive collapse. the overpass crashing down on drivers and people below. the urgent rescue effort. >>> and made in america is back tonight. the simple thing sold in your front yard,

with ducis rogers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >>> at 8:00 a.m.ocal time two explosions rocked the brussels belgium airport. just over an hour later the same scene played out at a subway station in brussels. at least 31 people were killed and nine americans were wounded. jim is off and i'm monica malpass and the big story on "action news" is the terror in brussels. now authorities are conducting raids nationwide looking for the terror suspect. this just four days after the prime suspect of the paris attack was arrested in brussels. john rawlins and vernon odom have more on heightened security at home. and we begin live with sara bloomquist live in the satellite center. >> the raids going on in brussels n. bun location they found an explosive device with nails and chemicals and an isis flag. it was not long after that isis claimed responsibility and tonight we get a look at the three men likely responsible for the explosions at the airport. >> posts on twitter shows security forces searching brussels looking for those responsible for this morning's

. >>> and now ducis rogers is here. >> in two days we whittle the field down to two teams. villanova is in houston and the cats are chasing their dreams. jeff skversky is live. >> reporter: hey ducis, villanova star ryan arcidiacono says they want oklahoma after they were smacked around by the sooners back in december scoring a season low 55 points, it's been driving them ever since and chris jenkins one of their stars says he thinks about that loss every single day and guess what they can get redemption in the final four saturday night. and josh hart on the big stageth a rare look at the villanova wildcats shooting promos after practice today and he has always dreamed in playing in the final four and he'll get the chance against oklahoma and they said lets not get caught up with the big stage. >> it's in our grasp and we have two tough games and one to get by before even think being a national championship. >> when you get to this point you can feel it. and then have you to catch yourself and the only way to do is to take care of oklahoma. that is the only thing that matte

ducis rodgers has details on who is in and who is out. >> ♪ >> but now to the 2016 presidential race. squared off in their final debate before next tuesday's pivotal primaries in five states. unlike before, though, the candidates focused more on the issues and less on the insults. this as donald trump continues to rack up endorsements. >> donald trump talks a lot about making america great but it's not just talk. he means it. i'm going to be helping him. others are going to be helping him. >> former republican candidate dr. benn carson formally endorsed donald trump for the nomination today. carson is the second former rival to back the businessman. the first of course was new jersey governor chris christie. >>> this is all heading towards next tuesday which undoubtedly will shake up the presidential race. republican and democratic primaries will be held in illinois, missouri, north carolina, florida and ohio. florida and ohio by the way are winner take all states meaning its top democrat and republican will get all available delegates. >>> the remaining republican candidates are doin

ducis rogers channel 6 "action news." >>> "action news" was in louisville as the cats celebrated on the court. >>> it was a sweet birthday for the team's leader, jeff skeverski continues the coverage from the hardwood. >>> >> reporter: this is nova has been talking about all season their dream to get to the final four, hear they are cutting down the net they are going to their first final four since 2009. [cheers and applause]. >>> we worked hard everybody on the team is doing whatever it takes to win. >>> you said you would never be done. we're not done. >>> and what a scene in louisville, the entire arena singing happy birthday to ryan arcidiacono he will remember his 22nd birthday for a long time! ♪ >>> this is what we worked for all year, we didn't say we wanted to make the final four, we want to be the best team we can be by the end of the year, i think we did that. >> reporter: how did it feel when they were singing happy birthday to you, best 22nd birthday in the world i'm sure. >>> it was great, it was not something i was expecting, i don't want to take anything away from the te

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