ness starts after selection sunday, think again, nova nation has landed here in new york city for bige tournament, coming up we will check with the fans and the leader of villanova josh

. >> for a while, nova nation was on the edge of its seat. in the end, the wildcats came out big time. >> it gives them a sense of community. they are a great team. we love them. >> it's been a fun night. >> it's been a fun night. >> it's hotter that an a wildfire and maybe hotter than a brisket. passion of the team makes them go far. >> seniors play a big role in it. they are a tight knit unit. >> you are feeling good tonight? >> feeling good. >> senior james cary was a little philosophical about the victory. >> seeing these guys on campus, they are friendly guys. they know what it takes to be team players, i think. >> they work well together. the support they have at school, they are a great team. >> you know, i don't know who was more philosophical james cary or the guy about the brisket? nova fans are gearing up for the game in buffalo after the game tonight. they are hoping for a v e-peat. channel6 "action news," back to you. >> let's switch to jeff skversky downtown buffalo. what about the game store? >> jim, the way this one started, e

they will be joining other members of nova nation already there to see the defending national champs play this afternoon in round two of the ncaa tournament. nbc 10's randy gyllenhaal is live on the villanova campus in delaware county. randy, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, tedd. students recovering after st. patrick's day last night all quiet on campus right now but later today a big celebration here on campus, a watch party for students who are staying here in villanova. let's head up to buffalo, new york where bus loads of students have been making the six hour trek up there with niagara falls as an iconic backdrop for basketball. students are celebrating throughout this week. a lot were out last night. nbc 10's keith jones chatting with a number of them. they watched the first-round match-up, looking forward to today's game against wisconsin. >> a lot of my friends are coming up tonight and tomorrow morning. i hope they will be strong. >> villanova students will show up in force. we travel well. i've been to new york. there's a bus coming up. >> reporter: a bus load of s

they will be joining other members of nova nation already there to see the defending national champs play this afternoon in round two of the ncaa tournament. nbc 10's randy gyllenhaal is in buffalo with a look ahead. >> reporter: a weekend of celebrations. st. patrick's day last night here on campus and later today a large watch party here at the conly center at villanova for students who are staying on campus for this big match-up. let's head up to buffalo, new york where a number of students today are taking buses up to watch this second round match-up. iconic niagara falls as the backdrop for basketball this weekend. nbc 1010's keith jones is in. he was chatting with a number of students who were celebrating and getting ready for the big game later today. also a number of alumni we caught up with at niagara falls. >> we go all over the country when it happens. i'm a season ticket holder. we have tickets. >> we love it up here. big win yesterday. we're enjoying ourselves. >> reporter: and tip off later today is 2:40 in the afternoon. a watch party here on campus. villanova will pla

. >> right now at 6:00, heartbreak for nova nation. the defending champion wildcats were bounced from the ncaa tournament in a last-minute loss to wisconsin. good evening. i'm denise nakano. it came down to those final seconds. but villanova just couldn't come back. the loss busted brackets across the country and left nova fans stunned. and we have nbc 10 live team coverage of the wildcats' loss to wisconsin. keith jones is with the team in buffalo and csn's john clark watched the game with fans on campus. we begin tonight with keith. a tough day, keith, for nova. i know you're feeling it. >> reporter: as a graduate of villanova university, these are the worst live shots to do. so you're witnessing my nightmare right now. listen, it was a great game. wisconsin came out to play. they were the better team today. but you know what? i am so proud of my villanova wildcats. i think fans are as well. we handled oufl with class, dignity, and we're a proud bunch. down the hallway and the escalator, through the band, all the local fans who made

. >>> nova nation, fired up, all over the area but especially, on campus. that is where we will find alexandria hoff tonight, alex? >> reporter: hey there, don. wildcats bring half enthusiasm to the court we have been feeling on campus then i think they will be in good shape for a win. the classmates of the reigning national champions have compiled here for a campus watch party as villanova prepares to face off against mount st. mary's in buffalo. no 16th seed team has ever ever taken a number one seed so fans here are feeling, confident but they are not cocky that this streak will continue. >> i'm nervous. i'm always nervous. even though it is one verse 16th seed, i'm crossing my fingers, knocking on wood but i think they will do it tonight. >> reporter: all right. if they do do it tonight, wildcats do win it is a long road ahead but this was a thrilling ride for campus last year and they are hoping to re live it. reporting live from the campus of villanova alexandria hoff for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> confident but not cocky, thanks, very much, alexandr

villanova's march to a repeat starts in the matter of hours, nova nation hope for a good start on a tougher national championship. tonight's match-up is tonight between the villanova wildcats and the mount st. marys mountaineers. we have live team coverage tonight and we'll get more from jeff skversky in buffalo in just a moment. but first to reporter, sara bloomquist live on the villanova campus. >> hi there rick and monica, the wildcats play in just about two hours and students expect to fill the tables to watch together for much of the day on campus, they have give-aways and an exciting time to be atville november, as the wildcats make the send run for a national championship. march mad ness has begun here at the connelly center students gather to compare their brackets and get ready to see their wildcats in round one tonight. >> it's amazing they have all of this stuff going on at the connelly center, i just ordered food it's all good. >> have you a little scare because you want the same feeling again and you don't want it to ends and it's a lot of pressure, i guess. >> he made it! >>

breaks hearts in nova nation.n with "action news" reporter bob brooks in villanova where the team returned home. bob? >> walter, the team just got back to the davis center. as you would imagine, they are disappointed. they are heart broken, high expectations coming into the tournament as the number one seed. things have not gone the way we would have liked. let's bring up the video. these are the busses. they just came in. you will see players, disappointed faces. it's a hurting time for the program. a lot to be celebrated over the last two years. we spoke with coach wright about that. >> we are still hurting. it's part of being a player. there are a lot of great ups when you are feeling great and downs are tough. it's just part of being an athlete. we have to deal with our guys. they are handling it well, but they are down and will be for a few days. >> it definitely wouldn't be a full circle program without the support of many students here. i watched the game with them tonight. they are hurting as well too. let

. >> nova nation is hotter than a wildfire. the passion is what makes this team go. >> wildcats face wisconsin in the round of 32 tomorrow afternoon. >> happening today it is st. patrick's day, st. patrick's day in wilmington will be celebrating irish heritage. they will celebrate mass and bagpipers will lead a parade to the double tree hotel where they will enjoy a breakfast. it is fundraiser which helps the homeless in wilmington. ♪ >> black thorn helped kick off the annual irish festival in newtown, bucks county. the show was a beginning of a irish celebrations, the festival runs through sunday and of course we celebrate here, of course i have to do this. he's irish. >> did you see that? , wow, you know the saying kiss me i'm irish. >> so who is the lucky one? >> you. >> thank you tam. 439 a man steals a ambulance running down the emt officials release reason for the death overnight. >> reporter: i can't get over tam's irish kiss, storm tracker 6 live showing we're clear and dry, but not for long, we'll have that next. >> a

national championship. this year, they will not be one of the final 16 teams left. on nova'sampus, john clark, csn. ♪ >>> one of rock 'n' roll's biggest icons is dead. tonight chuck berry passed away at his home at the age of 90. and the tributes are coming in from across the music world. emergency crews found berry unresponsive in his st. louis area home. he's credited with creating the rock 'n' roll that we know today. nbc 10's aundrea cline-thomas joins us live in center city with more on how his legacy will live on. >> i want you to take a look at this rip chuck berry hash tag on twitter. as you said, those condolences are pouring in. even if you don't know his music, chances are the music that you do love was influenced by him. chuck berry's life and influence can be summed up in three words. rock and roll. >> he's a legacy. a legacy to music, to rock 'n' roll. a legacy to the blues and just to guitar in itself. >> reporter: the pioneering guitarist first began making a name for himself in the 1950s. his showmanship on stage from his stance to posturing coupled with comp

we know it's exciting for you and the whole team and nova nation. i can't believe you didn't take a selfie, mr. selfie yourself with that shark girl thing come on. >> reporter: i did. you got to check out my instagram page. i had to. i don't get it though, i don't understand. but you know what? it's just a short stop, hopefully the wildcats will advance past buffalo, go to new york city, plenty of different selfie stops in new york city. >> sure. yeah. that was a great tour of buffalo, thanks, keith. >>> anticipation building at villanova tonight, nbc 10 was at the campus bookstore today as students got their gear and got ready to watch the wildcats battle in buffalo. it's where the road to repeat begins as we just heard. villanova will host a student watch party tonight on campus. it's the wildcats taking on the mountaineers, tip off is slated for 7:10 p.m. keith will be with the wildcats every step of the way so watch his live report from buffalo here on nbc 1010. >>> when you said behind the scenes does it mean like he's going to be hanging out i

nova nation cheers, let the madness begin, "good day philadelphia" at 5:00 a.m. starts right now. >>> all right. so we have this coming down on us right now, so we have to make sure we are staying on top of it with this big snowstorm on this day. it is big news, but let's channel something positive like bright sunshine. >> yes it is not here just yet >> we still have until around 8:00 o'clock tonight. >> maybe a little later. >> that is good. >> delay it. it is her son's birthday we are doing dinner. >> big dinner tonight, hopefully flakes fall after the dinner is over. >> she's like good luck with that. >> just don't try to go to the grocery store. >> i just went yesterday. >> let's get to the number of the day and bus stop buddy, because he has got his ears covered up this morning, it is a cold one out there wind chills in the teens and temperatures in the 20's we are expecting sunshine at lee but it is six out of 10 because these temperatures are below average, for this time in march, it is still technically wintertime, 24 degrees, not too much wind at the mom

nova nation fired up here. one special alum flew in from florida.en following villanova since he graduated more than 60 years ago. >> well, i got the gloves on. i got -- this is the team's traveling uniform from last year, the championship one. you got a little v here. you know. zipped right now. >> reporter: you got the hat on? >> we've got to have the championship hat. >> reporter: he's confident that villanova's going to win tonight. and then head to saturday, head to madison square garden and next week. 7:10 game time tonight. coming up at 6:00, we're going to talk about the great debate that's happening among nova nation here. is it buffalo wings or a philly cheese steak? which one is better? i have of course, being a credible journalist tried both. i will give you my thoughts then. you're going to hear from a couple fans who have also partaken, you know, expend some nervous energy before the game tonight. we're live in buffalo, keith jones, nbc 10 news. >> you know, looking at the players' faces coming down that escalator, with the band playin

nova nation cheers, let the madness begin, "good day philadelphia" at 5:00 a.m.>>> all right. so we have this coming down on us right now, so we have to make sure we are staying on top of it with this big snowstorm on this day. it is big news, but let's channel something positive like bright sunshine. >> yes it is not here just yet

you better believe that they have nova nation behind them. live from campus, sara bloomquist, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> lets switch live to jeff skversky in buffalo where tip-off is at 7:10 tonight. >> reporter: hey jim, when very asked villanova star, josh hart, if this team is good enough to repeat. he says we are good enough but they don't think about it or talk about it. that is not the mentality of this villanova basketball team it serves them well last year when they took the one game approach and six games away from back to back national championships. a number one seed nevada lost to a 16 seed in this tournament but villanova is not taking this win for grants against mount saint particularies, they are locked in and focused. they are filing into the key bank center in buffalo and we heard a lot of villanova wildcat chants so far and they are indeed in the house and getting ready and about to take the court tonight in buffalo for warm-ups and the 7:10 tip-off in sports. we'll hear from chris jenkins who hit the buzzer

taking you behind the scenes of nova and nova nation. here's video of last year's event. 19th annual tip-off breakfast future major bachkt ball coaches in and around the city. villa novale j right will be there. all of the proceeds from this year's goes for cancer society. >>> basketball coaches rarely checking weather alerts. these guys are because travel and heading to buffalo. >> got to get there before this moves in. find out more about the timing. first alert meteorologist krystal klei. >> impacting the mid atlantic through the northeast. big storm heading our way. radar and satellite the snow we've been showing off during some morning hits, that's actually just one component that's coming from the west. . temperature today actually pretty good. 37 hue in center city. 40 in somerton. 35 in allentown. mix of clouds and sun. leaning towards cloudier conditions: tonight. 39 for trenton. 38 in atlantic city. same for smyrna. today we're dry. tonight those systems combine and effect us. timing, nine to ten tonight. start to see snow movi

. >>> and today is the day nova nation has been waiting for. the wildcats will take on mount st. mary's as the team continues its road to repeat. >> wildcats say they're focused on one game at a time. they all say that. matt, it all starts today. >> reporter: it all starts today, vai and tracy. you know what, it's very quiet on campus right now, of course, it's 4:30 in the morning but these students are getting much needed rest because tonight it's all about watching the wildcats. the team is getting ready to take on mount st. mary's, villanova is the number one seed and the reigning champ. the question is can they do it again. here's villanova coach jay wright talking about heading into the tournament and defending their title. >> you're defined by what you do in the ncaa tournament as a college player. if you're a team getting there every year. the team and you as the player gets defined that way, nationally and with fans. and that's okay. >> reporter: because the rest of us watching it, it's a time for relaxing and perhaps some slacking. the next few weeks is expected to cost

they will be joining other members of nova nation already there to see the defending national champs play this afternoon in round two of the ncaa tournament. nbc 10 randy gyllenhaal is live on the villanova campus in delaware county. randy, have you seen anyone else shuffling off to buffalo yet this morning? >> reporter: i think at this point most of the kids are asleep after celebrating st. patrick's day but they got another big party later this afternoon. you mention the ones going up to buffalo. a big watch party here on campus at the conly center this afternoon. i was here last year during the final four. it was a complete mad house on campus. as you mentioned there are students going all the way up to buffalo. some of them taking buses this morning. a bus load of themle with arrive later today to cheer on the wildcats with iconic niagara falls as the backdrop for basketball this week. nbc 10's keith jones is in buffalo. he chatted with a number of state of the union yesterday who made the trip up from villanova campus including one guy he found who won an alumni sponsored contes

nova nation members who made the trip, well, they were a little nervous. >> oh, my god they were scary. >> oh, my god they scared me in the beginning. >> that first half, did they have to do that for me? >> those local fans who drove to buffalo calmed down after they won by 20 points and also shelled out some bucks for nova merchandise. got to have that. >>> meanwhile here at home, cheers dominated this wildcats watch party on the main line. nbc 10 on the nova campus last night. that's where fans regained their confidence by the second half. nova will face wisconsin in round two in buffalo. >>> nbc 10's keith jones is along with the wildcats for every step of this ride on the road to repeat. catch his live report from buffalo here on nbc 10 news this afternoon. >>> happening today, the battleship new jersey in camden will be closed because of icy conditions there. it will reopen tomorrow. and if you go tomorrow or on sunday and wear something green in honor of st. patrick's day, you'll get a discount on your tour. >>> 30 degrees right now in philadelphia. it is a cold morning but not a

>> villanova pulled it off in the end so nova nation big sigh of relief, hot wildcats will play next, get all of the details and a live report from out there, with villanova as well. >> yeah. >> good day, it

nova nation is gearing up for march madness and hopes of another championship. >> sports director don bell, live from the pavilion on villanova's campus with more, don. >> reporter: yeah, guys, excitement is real here, and in team has repeated as champions since florida gaters in 06/07 and wildcats are trying to accomplish that very difficult feat, they are up in buffalo as they get set to take on mount st. mary's tomorrow on thursday. would i like to welcome in leslie van arsdal with the team in buffalo, leslie. >> reporter: hey there, don, talk about pressure, coach jay wright was saying there is pressure being number one seed and add to that you are national champion, well, you have a big old bull's eye on your back right there. he has taken this very seriously. so what do we know about mount st. mary. i can tell you we know a lot about the star on the team who is making quite an impact. he is junior robinson, 5-foot five, smallest player in the tournament, and he can dunk. he led mountaineers last night in the 67-66 victory over new orleans. they entered as a 16th seed, a 16th see

eyes of the nova nation are on buffalo with the wildcats first game in the ncaa tournament right herecbs-3 at 7:00. they will tip off against 16th seed mountaineers of mount st. mary's, wildcats are a focused team. >> we know we have a tough talented mount st. mary's team with a great coach, you know, who i know personally since i was in high school. and someone who i always kept in touch with. we know they will come in, you know, strong. >> one game at a time because at this point in the season you lose and your season is over and for us seniors our careers are over. we never want to look ahead. we don't take any game for granted and we will take it one game at a time. >> here's line up on day one, princeton, notre dame at noon and then bucknell out of lewis berg, pennsylvania, going against west virginia. nova takes court at 7:00, wildcats face mountaineers of mount st. mary and then after that wisconsin and virginia tech. do not touch that dial. it is all right here on cbs-3. >>> you have until noon to pick your bracket and there will be an estimated 70 million of them, filled out

members of nova nation who made the trip, they were nervous too. >> oh, man, they're scared. >> oh, my they scared me in the beginning. >> oh, my god! the first half, did they have to do that to me? >> local fans who drove to buffalo calmed down a little bit when villanova won by 20 points in the second half. they got into the spirit by churning out bucks for merchandise. here at home, cheers dominated this wildcats watch party on the main line. nbc 10 was on the villanova campus last night, where fans regained their confidence by the second half. it was a nail biter, though, for some of them. nova will face wisconsin in buffalo. >>> nbc 10's keith jones will be with the wildcats every step of the way on the road to repeat. catch his live reports from buffalo here on nbc 10. >> and this month of basketball season, montgomery county is holding a tasty tournament of its own. vote for the best pizza in the county. 64 pizza joints and now down to the saucy 16. if you would like to vote for your favorite we have a link on our website at nbc 10.com. >>> we're hearing from quarterback nick fo

they will be joining other members of nova nation already there to see the defending national champs two of the ncaa tournament. niagara falls is the backdrop for basketball. nova students began heading north last night. the migration continuing this morning. the seeded wildcats face wisconsin this afternoon at 2:40. nbc 10 keith jones is with the villanova fans onto road to repeat. look for his live reports only here on nbc 10 news. >>> happening this weekend the farewell tour for the ringling brothers and barnum and bailey circus is playing strength. three performances today and two more tomorrow at the sun national bank center. the circus made its final stop in philadelphia last month. >>> i'm ted greenberg. more of the "today" show is coming your way next. we'll be back at the bottom of the hour for a full 60 minutes of news and weather. from all of us here at nbc 10 we hope you have a great weekend. >>> good morning. breaking news. terror at the airport. a man shot to death at a paris investigators now saying the same man shot a police officer rl outside the city. france on edge

. >> they started to take on the feel it had last season and 'nova nation enthusiasm was matched on theon of wildcats win extended faron the campus o ofville yov auniversity and no fan wanted to be the one to jinx. it i'm always nervous. >> anything is possible. there were a lot of upsets last year. >> we'll see they can go craz crazy. >> crazy it got. neck and neck through the first half, first seed villanova strained to keep mount saint mary at bay but in the second half, flashbacks of early 2016 returned to those who gathered for a watch party inside villanova conley center as the reigning national champions widened gap over houn tan ears leading at the buzzer 76-56 this first round victory is beginning of lengthy battle to be the first consecutive national champs in a decade time. the thrill ride that fans in blue and white are more than ready to take again. >> and no matter how close it was in the beginning i knew we were coming out with the wind. we have the best team in the nation. let's go cats. >> first never lost to 16 seed i knew we would come with a bin eventually. >> who is

nova back in the ncaa tournament ready to defend their crown and nova nation is loving it. getting on the bus headed to buffalo trying to beat out that snowstorm. nova trying to become the first team to repeat since the florida gators did it a decade ago. but jay wright won't judge this team based on their final four appearance. >> i think when you're one seed to fans and media it would leak like failure but we're not afraid of failure. we're not afraid of people defining us as failures as long as we -- as long as we play hard for each other we're good. >> phillies in spring training the phils taking on the orioles in sarasota your new outfielder michael saunders getting the rbi single right there. bringing home a run and hellickson supposed to be the opening day starter has been awful in spring training. went four innings giving up five earned runs. phils will go on to lose, six to four. three weeks away from opening day. and doesn't look like it will be jeremy hellickson any more. >> sarasota florida sounds nice. >> it does. >> good luck getting out. i'll tell was. >> 74

their early exit from the ncaa tournament has devastate nova nation. >> reporter: an early exit is nothat many expected. we'll hear from the heartbroken fans coming up. >>> and if you still have snow stacked up in your neighborhood, we're talking melting snow today as temperatures start to climb in the forecast. a life look in center city looking at city hall. beautiful start to your morning. we're talking sunshine by later today. we'll take a closer look at what you can expect neighborhood by neighborhood and the increase in temperature for your start of the work week all coming up. >>> no repeat. the villanova wildcats are back from buffalo after their stunning loss to wisconsin at the ncaa tournament. we have reaction and highlights. >>> remembering chuck berry. the rock 'n' roll legend has died. we're showing you how his hometown is paying tribute. >>> changes are coming to a busy turnpike. crews begin work later today at midcounty interchange in montgomery county. >>> 6:30. good morning. welcome back to nbc10 today. thank you for being with us. our weather, an impruchlt today over

the villanova wildcats begin what 'nova nation hopes will be the road to repeat. >> nbc10's matt delucia is live in villanova this morning where the campus is going to be buzzing today, matt. >> reporter: it's going to be buzzing later. not right now. it's still quiet. a lot of these students probably getting much they'll be up tonight watching that game. there's a watch party later on for the students. i'll mention that in a moment. but the team, they're a little ways away frouffalo getting reay for game one later tonight against mount st. mary's. this is the first round of the villanova does have a lot to live up to. they're the number 1 seed ap an. the question is ain? here's coach wright talking about heading into the tournament and defending their title. >> you're defined by what you did in the ncaa as a college player, you know. if you're a team that's getting there every year, the team and you as a player gets defined okay.ay, nationally and with >> reporter: now for the rest of us watching, it's a time for relaxing and perhaps a little slacking off. the next few weeks are predict

nova nation cried always the team missed -- as the team missed shot after shot in a very tight game.we have team coverage of the heartbreaker, jeff skeverski is in buffalo, we'll begin with bob brooks who was on campus as the team came home. >> reporter: the season is over sooner than expected. coach jay wright. >> we're hurting, it's part of being a player. there's a lot of great ups when you're feeling great and downs are tough, man, but it's just part of being an athlete. we have to deal with it. guys are handling it well, but they are down, they will be for two days. >> reporter: despite the heartbreak over the loss, there's so much to be proud of, the number one seed going into the tournament when you combine the last two years of championship there's so much to be proud of at villanova. reporting from villanova bob brooks, channel 6 "action news." >> reporter: villanova coach jay wright said he believed they were good tough to win it all. they did not play championship basketball down the stretch. they blew a 7 point lead in the final five minutes, over that span they made one

take a look, not good news, nova nation cried as the team missed shot after shot in the final minutesf a tight game. >> the cats let a lead and championship dream slip away. we have coverage of the heartbreaker. jeff skeverski is in buffalo, but we begin with bob brooks on campus. >> reporter: they walked off the bus disappointed, players coaches hugging. season over sooner than expected. coach jay wright. >> we're still hurting, it's part of being a player, there's a lot of great ups, when you're feeling great and downs tough. it's part of being an athlete part of being a college athlete. the guys are down and will be for two days. >> reporter: despite the heartbreak over the loss, there's so much to be proud of, the number one overall team going into the tournament when you combine the last two years with the championship last year, there's so much to be proud of at villanova. reporting in villanova, bob brooks, channel 6 "action news." >> reporter: villanova coach jay wright said he believed they were good enough to win it all. they blew a 7 point lead in the final five minutes. th

. >>> today is the day 'nova nation has been waiting for.lanova wildcats are on the road to repeat tonight. >>> and those who want to be philadelphia's next district attorney. eight d.a. candidates will participate in a forum at the business and technology center in philadelphia. primary is may 16th. >>> you can stay updated anytime you want with the latest news and weather with the free nbc10 app. "today" show continues in just a coup couple minutes. i'm tracy davidson. have a great day. ♪ >>> 7:30, now, on this thursday morning. the 16th day of march. 2017. we had a "rossen report" in there. you see that? >> that's amazing. go back. go back. "rossen report's" number one fan. rossen's mom out on our plaza. >> hard to imagine spring, a couple days away. it's cold on the plaza. we'll go out in a little while. >>> a federal judge in hawaii has blocked president trump's revised travel ban. rejecting the white house's claim it is about security and not discrimination. the president pushing back during a rally in nashville. >> this ruling makes u

. >>> nova nation not cheering this morning after the cats lost to badgers yesterday.e already looking ahead to next year. nbc10's matt delucia is life on villanova's campus with reaction to the early end to the road. >> reporter: let me put it this way. every year espn does a bracket challenge. this year more than 18 million people filled out brackets. after villanova lost, fewer than ten still had a chance to be perfect. this was quite a bracket-buster. a lot of people did not expect this to happen, at least not this soon. the wildcats went into the game last night in buffalo as the number one overall seed. but they lost to the wisconsin badgers 65-62. only a three-point loss there. another game coming down to the final seconds. this time the wildcats could not make it happen at the end. quite a few fans made the trip up to buffalo. they're leaving disappointed but the team came back to kam bus last night. head coach jay wright talking about the end of their repeat run. >> i think they're real disappointed. i think they're really hurting. but i think they get that we

nova nation cried as the team missed shot after shot in the final minutes of a tight game.he cats led a -- let a lead and championship dreams slip away. jeff skeverski is in buffalo, but we begin with bob brooks who was on campus when the team came home. they walked off the bus disappointed, players coaches hugging. the season over sooner than expected. coach jay wright. >> we're hurting it's part of being a player, you know, there's a lot of great ups, when you're feeling great and downs are tough, man, it's part of being an athlete. we all have to deal with it. guys are handling it well, but they are down and will be for two days. >> reporter: despite the heartbreak there's so much tore proud of. the number one seed going into the tournament, when you combine the last two years with the championship last year sles so much to be -- there's so much to be proud of at villanova. bob brooks channel 6 "action news." >> reporter: villanova coach jay wright said they were good enough to win it all. but they were not good in the final stretch. they blew a five point lead in the fi

. >> nova nation must have been nervous the first half of the night last night. >> you had the toughssignment, you had to tag along with the cheerleaders. >> so tough. >> reporter: brutal. rosemary, a little nervous? holy smokes was i nervous at the first half of the game. take a look behind me. a lot of people are blowing off some steam. take a look at the alumni, they're having fun at the st. patrick's day celebration in advance of the game tomorrow. you mentioned i hung out with the cheerleaders, we tagged along with them a half hour north to niagara falls. listen to what we shot. this is the view from the canadian side of the falls. nova fans thought it was unbelievable. just a breath taking sight. for some of the chele, the view of the falls, bett kidding. really cool. it's ae allowed to talk about i only because he was honored at senior night. in fact, i actually taught brad my broadcast class on campus. we've got that connection there. coming up, you see all this blue and white, right? i tagged along with the equipment manager who villanova, particularly to d wi. it's a >> the

members of nova nation who made the trip -- >> they're scary.ry. >> oh, my god, they scared me in the beginning. >> oh, my god! the first half, did they have to do that to me? >> hopeful fans who drove up to buffalo calmed down a little bit, relaxed. nova only won by 20 points. cheers at home. wildcats party on campus. round two of the ncaa tournament continues in buffalo. keith jones will be with the wildcats every step of the way on the road to the repeat. catch his live reports from buffalo here on nbc 10 news. >> minutes before 7:00. we made it to friday. it's still cold outside. bill is going to tell us things have to cool down before they warm up. >> sunshine today, right, bill? >> look how nice and clear it is. this is the view from the marquis to lafayette hotel. we'll see brilliant sunshine today and less wind, too. that will make it feel a lot warmer. 8-mile-an-hour wind and 28 degrees in philadelphia. 28 degrees at 8:00. into the 30s and 40s this afternoon, wind staying below 10 miles an hour. i think it gets a little warmer than that

the philly-born singer died this weekend at the age of 60. >>> nova nation is on top once again.y are the big east champions and now look forward to selection sunday for their next challenger. >>> good morning. welcome back to "nbc 10 news today." i'm rosemary connors. it's 7:30 on this sunday. good to see that sun coming up. don't forget to move your clocks forward one hour. now that that's out of the way, let's get back to this weather. that's going to be the big story for the weekend ahead. meteorologist krystal klei has the cold temperatures out there today. >> 70s back in february. now talking 30s yesterday and today. looking like your whole workweek highs only in the 30s. right now at 24 degrees in philadelphia. 18 in allentown and wilmington at 22. dover at 25, vineland 18 and atlantic city just at 20 degrees. we'll only increase to about the low to mid 30s, a few spots in delaware into the upper 30s later today. radar and satellite for us, clear over much of the region. you see clouds hanging down to the south. as we go into the afternoon yet again, we're going to see lik

we are live at nova nation, headquarters, with some reaction, from that and when the next game will be. >>> also, get ready, even if you are not and you do not want it, more snow is on the way. scott says we are seeing not just one but possibly two more round, first day of spring is supposed to be monday. >> hit him with a irish potato >> it is st. patrick's day. we will make a celebration. >> made a call to the folks in the ashburner inn in northeast philadelphia, they are ready and they have irish goodies too. >> food. >> sample, and we cannot wait to see your pictures as well celebrating your green and show off people in your life that your love and green hat and scarves with on your cats, kid, dogs and use the #fox 29 good day. >> we cannot wear green because it is green and we would heat up. >> yes. >> bus stop buddy, he is prepared to take a look he has on his green, very festive for st. patrick's day. cold start. temperatures in the 20's and 30's out there definitely bundle up, as we look at temperatures down the shore, wildwood 32 degrees. upper 20's in trenton, dover 29, it is

. >> reporter: brothers and sisters united providing the sound track to nova nation. >> they sometimesary each other. i think there's 50 documented band weddings over 30, 40 years. they love it, they're a family. >> reporter: unless there was any question as to whether or not villanova was ready for the game tomorrow. yeah. i present to you the hat guy. he's always inside the pavilion. he's always rocking. he's got season tickets. standing in front of the cheerleaders by the way. coming up at 5:15 we'll talk to the cheerleaders. we followed them half hour north to one of the wonders of the world, niagara falls. not too far from buffalo. we continue the party here, villanova st. patrick's day celebration on the day off in advance of a bout with wisconsin coming up tomorrow. back to you. >> keith, you're smiling now, how about during the first six minutes of last night's game? a little nervous? >> reporter: forget about six minutes. the first 18 minutes, nova was down for most of it. yes, i was sweating. i fritried to keep a good face. this is part of the process, got to trust the proces

>> villanova pulled it off in the end so nova nation big sigh of relief, hot wildcats will play next, and when, get all of the details and a live report from out there, with villanova as well. >> yeah. >> good day, it is friday, st. patrick's day. villanova won. >> you have your green on. >> i do. >> turf say i can't wear green because we are at the green screen all day but i do have my shamrock cuff links. >> you didn't share, give me a pair. >> i can't wear green at the wall either. >> i will work on something. >> we will find something in the building, yeah. >> maybe a hat or something. >> or a tie. come on. >> you can't wear a tie at the wall. >> all right, all right. >> how about the weather, getting better. >> we have warmed up a little yesterday. we will continue to warm up again today, but, we have some winter weather, for the upcoming weekend to talk about coming up, not one but maybe two chances, karen for some snow and ice. today things looking nice, weather by numbers on the scale of one to 10 we will give it a six. not quite as brutal as yesterday. 31 degrees right now wi

reporter: it is about time, yeah, guys, we are coming to you live from the pavilion the epicenter of nova nation, and, now wildcats, and, on thursday night in buffalo. it will be mount st. mary a small school in maryland and enrollment for under grad a thousand 700 students or so. so, when we say small we do mean a tiny school. now, lets show you the scene earlier today, wildcats, practicing, in buffalo, of course, that is where they will play tomorrow night, the wildcats are the first reign ing champs to enter the tournament with 31 wins, senior class is one of the mens basketball history. they have done it by remaining , consist tenth. >> that is one thing about us, nothing ever changes. that was talked about repeating, this whole year. it was just about committing ourselves toville know of basketball, buying in and being the best team that we can be at the end of the year. >> i just take it one game, one day at a time and we really enjoyed being around each other and we're looking forward to it tomorrow. >> reporter: tonight, we will get you ready for big dance, join us for a tournament previ

the reasons why you couldn't get rid of him he's not fully healthy as well >>> let's talk about nova nation obviously bumming tonight. great season coming up short. final minutes of that game against wisconsin what did you see? >> i saw what really the whole game too many second chances baskets for wisconsin. remember, this is a wisconsin team, the seniors. two final four, not last year but two previous years, they're experienced and they're a team that really i think what i saw was nova they didn't have enough size. last year they had a -- they didn't have much of anything. i just saw a team that just was missing a little bit. you're playing an a team and a team that's experienced final four team and it was tough. they just couldn't get a bucket. they're the only team in the country who is now made it to four straight sweet 16s. that is a tough draw for villanova. i will say this moving forward the future looks bright. dante divincenzo hello. he can play and jay keeps getting these guys. >> i talked about him, it's not that he wouldn't get the one and done type guy that kentucky of some of

the reasons why you couldn't get rid of him he's not fully healthy as well >>> let's talk about nova nationbviously bumming tonight. great season coming up short. final minutes of that game against wisconsin what did you see? >> i saw what really the whole game too many second chances baskets for wisconsin. remember, this is a wisconsin team, the seniors. two final four, not last year but two previous years, they're experienced and they're a team that really i think what i saw was nova they didn't have enough size. last year they had a -- they didn't have much of anything. i just saw a team that just was missing a little bit. you're playing an a team and a team that's experienced final four team and it was tough. they just couldn't get a bucket. they're the only team in the country who is now made it to four straight sweet 16s. that is a tough draw for villanova. i will say this moving forward the future looks bright. dante divincenzo hello. he can play and jay keeps getting these guys. >> i talked about him, it's not that he wouldn't get the one and done type guy that kentucky of some of t

. >> this never gets old for nova nation, students excited by thought of the repeat run. >> it is fun you, the passion that this campus has for basketball, it is all people on campus. these are most of the people that work here no one drives out here for this, thinks all villanova, campus community. and also at that campus, and janitor, dorms, cooks, president, everybody loves villanova basketball. always a great day for players when you are starting a whole new season but you know you are close to the end, and it is tournament time and everybody is excited like fans right now. >> ahh, wednesday night we will get you ready for big dance, march to phoenix, it is on our air, right here, leslie van arsdal will be in buffalo with the team, she will talk to broadcasters, players, jay wright and more, we have it all covered 7:30 on cbs-3, it is march to phoenix. there has in the been a back to back champion on the mens side in 10 years, florida back in 06/07, can villanova make history. >> let's hope so. >> appreciate it. >> coming up, next deadline day, justin department need to provide ev

. >>> well, you think march mad ness starts after selection sunday, think again, nova nation has landed here in new york city for bige tournament, coming up we will check with the fans and the leader of villanova josh prodders, shuckersers, and sniffers, [ inhales ] all giant produce is triple checked. farm, crate, and store. we're focusing on fresh... ...so you don't have to guess. my giant. >>> villanova is starting its march to phoenix, the bige tournament is underway in madison square garden right now. >>> wildcats won big yesterday but they are not getting a head of themselves. one game at a time is what they say. our leslie van arsdal is live in new york with more on that, hi there, leslie. >> hey, i'll tell you you can feel excitement building right here, right now, players are on the court, warming up, nova and seton hall, this is semi final round of the big east tournament and people were so excited about this villanova team last year but most people i talked to think they are even better, if that is possible, this year. >> arcidiacono. >> reporter: it will be re match of the b

wildcats open up in defense of their national basketball championship today right here on cbs-3, nova nationfalo where overall number one seeded wildcats take on 16th seed mount st. mary, march mad ness tips off at noon today on cbs-3 were four games, rest of the day, nova and mount st. mary play a little after 7:00 tonight. here's kate which today's weather. >> good morning, jim. things are nice and quiet on the weather front, say for wind and cold that is still on the heels of the departure of the nor'easter. we have in snow squals or showers today. maybe just additional cloud, pretty quiet in the northe in general. wind froe is not as strong as yesterday but still quite noticeable out of the west at 13 miles an hour currently at philly international, and, it may it feel no better than teens in mount pocono, it has felt more like sub zero most of the morning. moving forward, right through tomorrow and daylight hours of st. patrick's day and tomorrow night into saturday new system weak one coming in so light mix will link inner to saturday and we will begin to brighten up for more sunshine

. >> nova nation. they just didn't have it. >> i know.from the get go. >> okay. can i ask you why they were off some people are saying they didn't play well. other people are saying because they had to play a team that was seeded improperly they should never had to play that team. >> get out of here witness seeding. >> okay. >> stop it. >> that's not it? >> it's not the seeding. >> all right. >> you're going play who you're going to play. okay. there's a ton of great teams in the tournament. it doesn't matter. they were around eight seed could they have been been a six, seven, so what? who cares? nova started off slow every ga game. like last game they had struggles with the 16th seed because they started off slow. >> um-hmm. >> they didn't score the first five minutes of the game. yesterday was the same thing. okay? the first five minutes of the game was super slow. they just didn't have ascertain steps is the. it's like being the defending champs and having one's best the entire year just wore on these guys. >> right. >> that's what it

here's the big question, does nova believe they can repeat as national champs. >>> always dream of winning. and going out the right way. but, you know, if anything happens and we play villanova basketball and things don't go our way, there's no failure in that either. we'll be ready to go. >> locked in every single game. never looked past anybody. so as long as we continue to take it step by step, look at it game-by-game. >> nova will try to become the third game in 43 years to repeat as champs. assuming they're going to win the first game against the 16 seed. but going further in the bracket, wisconsin, the likely play, is a very dangerous team. notoriously dangerous in the tournament. >> yeah, that is a really trouble spot for villanova. because wisconsin is a big team. and villanova hasn't really played teams that were big. earlier this year they beat purdue, which was a big team and struggled against them. so wisconsin's going give them a lot of fits with their size. that game scares me. if they get past that game, i think they can go all the way to the -- >> you think they can go all

. >> the wildcats take another big step towards defending their national title. novathey take on st. john's in new york. yesterday, one of their star players pick up an award. senior josh ward picked up big east player of the year. as villanova goes for another title this year, we're getting a look at what's in store for their home court next year. the university has plans to makeover the pavilion. this is what it will look like after $60 million in renovations. the work begins in june and could be finished in time for next basketball season. >>> meantime, the eagles could be adding receiver help today. denver radio host dan albright reports that kenny britt with the rams, britt scored five touchdowns. and desean jackson, the farmorm eagled it headed to tampa bay. >>> captain jerry hatcher is returning to blackwood after serving four years overseas. in 2015, he posted a video online inviteding fighting champion ronda rousey to the marine corps call, and she accepted. >> we'll follow up on that. >>> now, for more of the stories you're following right now at "nbc 10 new