kenneth moten has the details. >> reporter: the shorts fired call came in around 4:30 p.m.lenolden home in darby township. investigators and neighbors would learn the victim was a cop, 26-year-old four year vernon the darby borough police police force. >> he was a shiny star, an even tempered nice guy. anybody that met him he always had a good word for them. >> reporter: neighbors say the borough officer lived with his girlfriend and there were on going domestic problems. they saw police respond in the past. sources say the woman was inside the home when the off duty officer was shot. he was transported to pen presbyterian medical center where he died. >> right now it's a current investigation by the darby police department, darby borough, delaware county cid. we're in full swing with this thing. probably we'll know more in the morning. >> reporter: "action news" has learned the officer was a volunteer firefighter for the yeadon fire company. neighbors knew him as a great guy. >> whenever something like this happens it's way too sad that somebody's life is cut short like th

kenneth moten is tracking the investigation. >>> and pope francis presides over palm sunday mass in vatican city. those stories, but first chris sowers is outside hey chris. >> reporter: the phillies home opener is weeks away and we don't have leaves on the trees and no flowers in the flower beds. it's 20 degrees in slatington, fleetwood 20. martins creek 20. tanersville 15. 22 in warrington. saint davids 22. chemplets -- chester and center city 25. buena, 22. woodbine 26. avalon 27. look at the windchills. looks like a balanced dream. 14 degrees -- a bad dream. 14 degrees. 11 in the poconos. trenton feels like 17. and it gets worse the farther north an west you go, it feels like 5 in upstate new york, 8 in buffalo, 15 in pittsburgh, old man winter hadn't gotten the memo. sunny skies clouds this afternoon. it will be better than yesterday, we'll lose the gusty breeze, we'll see a lot of sunshine out here today and temperatures will be a little bit milder. when you look at averages for this time of the year, that 47 should be around 57 degrees, so we're still about 10 degrees below average.

kenneth moten channel 6 "action news." >> nova players got slapped in the face by a sobering reality. shooting goes cold you're in trouble. after a 41 drubbing of lafayette they lost to nc state. >>> on another campus, students watched as the wildcats trailed the wolf pack all night. they tried to cheer them on as nova came within two points down the stretch. in the end there was no come back win. >> hold on to a little bit of hope we pull it out at the end like we usually do. i was hoping for that win. >> it was heartbreaking. >> i'm proud to be at villanova, i'm happy we got this far, we did excellent this season. i can't complain, maybe next year we'll do better. >> a tough loss, nova lost 2 seed last year, this year they go down as number one. about it it is any consolation several number one seeds went down in the last few years. president obama picked nova as the winner. >>> ted cruz is expected to announce he is running for president. the houston chronicle said he'll make the official declaration at liberty university. he is popular in conservative earn -- and tea party circles

"action news" reporter, kenneth moten brings us more from glenolden. >> reporter: the shots fired call came in around 4:30 p.m. a man was hit inside this glenolden home in darby township. investigators would learn the victim was a cop. 26-year-old four year vernon the darby police force. >> he was a shining star in the department. even tempered, nice guy anybody that met him he always had a good word for him. >> reporter: neighbors say he lived here with his girlfriend there were on going domestic problems, sources say the woman was inside the home when the off duty officer was shot. he was transported to penn presbyterian medical center where he later died. >> it's a current investigation by the darby township police, darby bias or prejudice row delaware county cid. we're in full swing with this thing. probably we'll know more in the morning. >> reporter: "action news" has learned the officer was a volunteer firefighter for the yeadon fire company. neighbors knew him as a great guy. >> whenever something like this hams it's way too sad that somebody's life is cut short for basically n

kenneth moten channel 6 "action news." >> march madness now march sadness. villanova got slapped in the face by a sobering reality if you're shooting goes cold you're in trouble. after a 41dr -- drubbing of lafayette, they lost to nc state. on the nova campus students watched as the wildcats trailed the wolf pack. in the end there was no come back win. >> hold on to a little bit of hope we pull it out at the end like we usually do. i was hoping for that win. >> it was heartbreaking. >> i'm proud to be at villanova i'm happy we got this far and did excellent this season, i can't complain. maybe next year we'll do better. >> reporter: nova lost to a 2 seed last year, this year they go down by number one. if it is any consolation several number one seeds have lost in the second week of the tourney. nc state player pat barber pointed out that the president picked nova. >>> more information on the machete-wielding man at the new orleans airport, the man has died. he left explosives behind. we have more from kendis gibson. >> reporter: panic chaos passengers retur

"action news" reporter, kenneth moten learned more about the officer's legacy from his sister and grandmom. >> reporter: officer wilson's grandmother heard initial reports and called her grand son, but she never got a response. the family thanked the community and the district and the police department for their support. we've only see this tough cop image of robert wilson. but those who knew him said he was always l always smiles. >> i loved him, i know he loved me. >> reporter: it was thursday when the 8 year veteran was killed in a gun battle with armed robbers at a game stop in philadelphia. his grandmother proud to hear how he had protected the employees and customers in the store. >> he was one he didn't just go to work, he went to work and did his job. and what he was doing was part of his job. >> reporter: he went from west philadelphia high to the police academy ready to serve. top brass call him a dedicated police officer and hero. he is the amazing father of two boys a 1-year-old and 9-year-old he was buying the present for at the game stop. >> he is going to make it better, he

kenneth moten learned more built officer's legacy from his sister and grandmom. >> reporter: officer robert wilson's grandmom heard the initial reports and called her grandson, but she never got a response. the family thanked the community the district and the police department for their support. we've only seen this tough cop image of slain police officer robert wilson. those who knew him said he was usually all smiles. >> robby, he will be cutting up and all smiles and keep going. i loved him, i know he loved me. >> reporter: it was two days ago when the officer was killed in a gun battle. his grandmother proud how he protected the employees and customers in the store. >> he didn't just go to work, he went to work and did his job. what he feels doing everyday was part of his job. >> he went philadelphia high automotive academy to the police academy ready to serve. fell officers and top brass called him dedicated and a hero. others knew him as an amazing father of two boys, a one-year-old and 9-year-old boy he was buying a present for inside the game stop. >> if he was going to help

kenneth moten channel 6 "action news." >> crews are testing the air near paulsboro high school officials will decide if a noxious odor is no longer a health threat. 14 students and teachers went to school after a powerful odor made them sick. it came from a faulty tank at the paulsboro refinery. the leak had been going on since monday. >> developing right now, the search for accomplices in a deadly terror attack in north africa. militants wearing uniforms targeted tourist at a popular museum in tunisia. >> reporter: the gunmen armed with assault rifles opened fire at the museum in the tunisia capital. >> several shots were fired we found another couple with their children we didn't know what to do, so we hid. >> reporter: 20 people were killed including two gunman and 20 others injured. most were from spain portland the museum was put on lockdown as people sang the national anthem. the prime minister called it act cowardly. first lady president obama expressing condolences. >> i want to join in to the others to express our condolences over the event in tunisia. >> just last month isis de

kenneth moten channel 6 "action news." >> one of the two brothers charged in the deadly shooting has been arraigned on murder charges. ramon william was arraigned his brother remains in the hospital. he was wounded during the shootout at the game stop in north philadelphia with officer wilson. police foibles say wilson saved lives by drawing fire away from the customers and workers who were in the store. >> actor and comedian dan akroid was in town at the flower show and talked about the tragedy. he urged others to help the family in their time of need. >> i urge you to get on the philadelphia police website to find out how you can help with the education of the children. we'll be making a donation. >> a trust fund has been established for officer wilson's two young sons being managed by the police and federal credit union, donations can be made at any branch. we urge you to stay with "action news" for the coverage of officer wilson. >>> in other news, gunfire erupted in south jersey overnight. one person dead two others hospitalized. it happened on the 100 block of west grape street

kenneth moten channel 6 "action news." >> u.n.uncil called for and emergency meeting to discuss the situation in yemen. isis took control of the third largest cities. yemen which is in the southern section of the arabian palestinians peninsula is battling al qaeda and isis group. >>> the pentagon and the fbi are investigating a new isis threat one that is targeting u.s. troops in america. the group calling itself the islamic state hacking division posted photos and addresses of 100 american servicemen and women online. the group called on isis supporters in the u.s. to kill the people on that list. defense department officials told abc they cannot confirm the validity of message, but contacting the families of those on the list. >>> afghanistan's new president is making his first official visit to the u.s. as head of state. and there are host of key issues on the agenda when he meets with president obama at the white house. among the topics to be discussed he is expected to talk with mr. obama about america's military presence in

kenneth moten sat down with monet and has more. >> reporter: nine months ago we met mo'ne davis. >> that's have to do is throw strikes. today the world knows her. >> how would you describe the last year? >> crazy. really crazy. >> reporter: after monet and the taney dragons made their run in the world series, the 13-year-old earned her spot in itself history. the girl who can play with the boys on front of the magazine confers receiving honors and hanging out with big names. >> reporter: do you feel like a celebrity? >> no. because everybody is treating me the same. >> reporter: monet said her need to give back has kept her grounded and she is walking in comfortable shoes sneakers designed by her proceeds makes a difference everyday that help less fortunate girls around the world. >> boost their confidence and know they have a future ahead of them. >> reporter: chestnut hill academy 8th grader who plays on the varsity basketball team has not stopped with shoes. she create the a watch it will he radio rebuild the field where she plays on the baseball with the around son monarchs. one more t