for oklahoma the sooner fried stake. for north carolina it's a carolina pulled pork sandwich served with barbecue sauce and slaw and for syracuse sausage and onion sandwich along with a side of new york salt potatoes. >> they all sound gunfire rallies like this are being held around the delaware valley to root on the wildcats. the action cam at maple point middle school in langhorne where ryan arcidiacono got his start in basketball. sorry. and students took a group picture here to e-mail ryan arcidiacono as the show of hometown support. ryan i-got it. >>> we want to see how you are celebrating and clearing on the wildcats. our big board is full of these great viewer photos. we want you to join in on the action, too. just send us your pictures on social media. use #6abcaction. i practiced ryan's name. >> it's found hear the announcers struggle with his name. >> it's time for the "action news" traffic center. >> hi, matt. >> you've been saying it for tense years so you got it down. good afternoon to you monica and brian.

nova showed up and oklahoma was nowhere to be found. the sooners game pressure. nova took okay objection' heart knock them out early and they never got back up after that. a 45-point blow out by villano villanova. the most lopsided semi final game i've ever seen in any sport. nova shot 71% from the field led with josh hart with 23 points. tom srendenschek is in houston. what in the record happened here? >> reporter: well, there's fans leaving and i think oklahoma left about 10 minutes into the first half as you said simply dominant, simply stagge staggering jay wright said all week it is not a loose team eighths very confident team. not a cocky cats fans are everywhere. not a cocky team. very confident team. i asked josh hart and chris jenkins after the game two of the six cats that scored in double figures what it is truly like to stifle a team one end defensively and score at will at the other? >> it's a great feeling. it's a great feeling. something i'm hoping we can have on monday. but, um, just being so locked in. taking them out of rhythm def

oklahoma sooners! i have no idea what that is or does. but it's oklahoma, so i'm going to say strengths are wind comes weeping down the plain. weaknesses probably include dust. finally, north carolina tar heel, a foot with tar on it. strengths include: strong traction. weaknesses include: lacks rest of leg, other leg, arms, body, and head. rob, who makes it out of the thunderdome alive? >> first of all, you started out right by putting it in the thunderdome you. >> stephen: have to put a cage on top of that thing. >> this is too big not to be in a thunderdome. >> stephen: exactly. we don't need another hero. >> no. >> stephen: we don't need to know the way home. all we want is life beyond the thunderdome who gets out of the thunder comb? who do you like? >> i'm going with the orange. >> stephen: orange? >> yes. >> stephen: you're betting on i'm going with the wildcat. wildcat against a piece of fruit. how does an orange beat a wild animal! >> cat? give me some shiny keys and some yarn, i win, done. >> stephen: he's going to think a ball t

the wildcats play the oklahoma sooners tomorrow evening. katherine scott is live at the villanova campus where it's hard to get much studying done these days. >> reporter: i don't think a whole lot of studying will happen this weekend that's for sure. we're in gary hall, this is where students will be gathering they will be hopping on buses and going to houston for the final four. the team a already there, they need practicing and getting acclimated and they are trying to stay focused. there are murals of the stadium, pictures of the players at the hotel. they are trying to keep their heads down and keep their eye on what they need to do to win the national championship and that's take it one game at a time. >>> it is win on our grasp and we can taste it but we have one game to get by, and another game to get to the national championship. >> reporter: students and fans will be there to cheer them on along the way. you're looking at the lucky ticket winners for the student lottery. they were gone in less than three hours, of course, students

bit more than 12 hours away from tipoff from the big final four game between the wildcats and oklahoma sooners. the cats are two wins away from their first national championship since 1985. the players are hard at work preparing to hit the hardwood tonight. coach jay wright kept a watchful eye on the players as they prepare for the biggest game of their college careers. a win in houston texas will send them to the championship game on monday night. our alicia vitarelli a nova grad is in hiews ton, she has -- houston, she has more on wild cat pride in the lonestar state. >> reporter: gray it is a countdown to the game, nova nation is readier to cheer them on tonight. there's a special villanova university student who is getting a chance of a lifetime to sing the national anthem before the game begins. moments before tipoff, a very special quartet will hit the hardwood. >>> it's myself and a woman's valley ballplayer from oklahoma and unc and men's track and field. the pitman new jersey native has been singing her entire life. she is a member of the basketball team. >>> you sing and you play bas

houston and of course it's on fire this time tomorrow as the villanova wildcats take on the oklahoma sooners fighting for that spot in the championship game and nova nation as you saw has arrived and so have members of the 85 championship team we had a chance to catch up with some of them. we caught up with them at the royal sinnesta the official hotel here in houston. steve was on the team that clinched nova's first and only total. he is the seep you're development director for the team's athletics. he says that being here is like deja vu and he is confident that he will be here for the school's second national championship. you know it may be a nail biter. >> every game will go down to the last shot and last two seconds and our team is good at winning close games. >> what feeling do you get watching the teams? butterflies in your stomach? i remember what it was like seeing these guys. >> i'm a fan of the team and proud of this group, the way they handle themselves and really pulling for them they are great kids and a great school. >> the swag is going fast. i had to pick up a penent here m

the oklahoma sooners, but now, it is time for the fans to head south to cheer on the wildcat. our trang do is live on the villanova campus where excited fans just left for date with the final four. hype, frank. >> reporter: student charter flight to houston left the philly airport about half hour ago, and the kids were all decked naught their blue and white, caring these signs, leaving no question who they're rooting for. >> go cats! >> novanation out in full force. >> the lucky students chosen through lottery to take a charter flight direct to houston. 500 game ticket went to super fans, and the other 200 put in a lottery. >> it was pretty hard to get -- i got the ticket. they ran out within the first ten minutes, then the same with the plane tickets, ran out within the first ten minutes. so i was lucky to get both student tickets and plane ticket. >> it has been electric, i mean, the passion from our students, the fans throughout the whole entire year. >> game ticket just 40 bucks, charter flight, 700. hefty for college student but by all accounts worth it. >> really excited

speaking of swag, around town they cannot get rid of the oklahoma sooner industry fast enough.orry sooners, they are taking 50% off this stuff. in the meantime, the wildcats are waiting for the championship merchandise to come out on tuesday. today was all fun, tomorrow it is all business. one more win, let's go wildcats! we are live in houston. alicia vitarelli, channel 6 "action news." i am bringing this back to the studio. >> go find adam levine. if anyone can do it it is you. >>> and show us how you are cheering on your wildcats. share it with us using #6abcaction. and alicia vitarelli and jeff skversky bringing us live reports from houston throughout the day. >> looking forward to it. >>> and much more to come on "action news." one of soccer's best-known athletes in trouble, what abby wambach said after being busted for dui. >>> and a chase along san francisco's bay bridge and the adorable ending. >>> and how the wildcats are getting read yeah for tomorrow night's championship game. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. in the last 10 years our competitors have recei

. >> the wildcats take on the oklahoma sooners in the final four. today, excitement is building.delucia joins us live from texas. you talked to some villanova alumni who are really happy to have this final four in houston. >> they had a get-together at a local restaurant last night. wildcats from yesteryear, differing classes coming together to celebratç their team making it to the final four. they tell me friends and family have been calling asking if they can visit. not a bad reunion in the lone star state. >> when you go to a reunion at villanova, you get to focus on people your year but here you'll get to see everybody. >> you'll be going to reunions for the rest of your life and talking about this weekend. >> reporter: these alumni are pulling for villanova, of course. here in houston, you have a lot of oklahoma fans. the last time these two teams met a few months ago, it did not go well for the wildcats. they lost by 23 points. i spoke to a houston area alumnus who was there in 1985 for the national championship. he's hoping for a repeat show this time around. we'll hear fr

nova now trying to take down buddy heeled in the oklahoma sooners but nobody has come close so far.om srendenschek is in houston for the final four. tom, how in the world are you going to top buddy. that's what nova has got to be thinking. >> reporter: eighths great question, sean. he is the most dynamic player in college basketball and ultimate team sport that it is. this is the guy you have to stop. maybe let's say contain because i don't think you stop buddy heeled. you couldn't him if they can do he they can win the game of the containing the key with buddy. >> i think he moves without the basketball at a speed and with a level of intelligence that no one else that we made against does. i think that's what's going to make him a great pro. >> when villanova practices somebody has to draw the short straw and be buddy that longs to freshman donte defrancesco from delaware g he's tough because he's a great player. he's crafty. he's a great shooter. just trying to do everything he does the best to my ability. >> is your jump shot as good as buddies. >> he's a first round draft pick r

are determine, to make sure, that their final loss of the season is not handed to them by the oklahoma sooners. they are not ready to go home, the cats are trying to get to the national championship game for the first time, in 31 years. when they won it all. so take a look at villanova head coach jay wright arriving here in houston at nrg stadium within the last hour or so getting ready for oklahoma, in the final four. tip off is just minutes away and wright is not worried about his team being focused because they are playing one of the few teams who actually beat them up earlier this season. >> we got our butt kick earlier in the year. >> reporter: villanova has been thinking about how oklahoma kick their butts since that 23-point loss back in december. nova scored a season low 55 points. it is been eating away at them every day. and now they get a shot at redemption on the biggest stage here the at final four. >> they whooped us pretty good earlier in the season. so we have taken that under dog mentality in the game. >> they're in the final four for a reason. they got us earlier in the year.

villanova arrived in houston ahead of their matchup with the oklahoma sooners.the winner of tomorrow's game move on to play the national championship. the wildcats are preparing for the national stage and fans are feeling excitement. nbc 10's matt delucia is live in houston. matt, good morning. >> good morning, tracy. you can feel the excitement here in houston and the team is in this hotel behind me. they spent their first full day in houston yesterday, right here, the team hotel, all decked out with banners, quite the red carpet. we flew into houston to follow this final four team in their march to victory. quite a few nova fans here already. i'm told by the school that most of the students should be arriving later on today. this team that's had quiet time over the past couple days is going to see all that support and fanfare they've come to expect with these recent wins. i will have more on what alumni are saying about this fun and convenient experience for them. including a guy that's been to three villanova final four games in the past. this will be his fou

final barak at this cents in just two days ago the wildcat made final four history beating the oklahoma sooners by record 44-point. villanova comes into the national title game as a three-point underdog, also the last game for senior star players, here's what coach jay wright has to say about this. >> for this senior class i am really happy for them. i just want them to go out playing villanova basketball. i don't want us to go out changing something and not playing to our best, and then if you don't win that way it kills you. if they play their best, give their best effort, it is a good chance it will be good enough. >> our leslie van arsdale is with the wildcats in houston, look for her live reports from championship game later today on cbs-3 "eyewitness news". tip-off is at 9:19 p.m. >>> well, now it is the latest on the campaign trail. >> most candidates are stomping for votes in wisconsin. ahead of tomorrow's primary. republican frontrunner donald trump wants governor john case he can to step out of the race. a new cbs news battleground tracker pole shows crews leads trump 43 to 37 with ca

the road to a national championship begins tomorrow against the oklahoma sooners. good day everybody. it is april 1st, 2016. we're celebrating 20 years of doing "good day philadelphia". man, we will have fun today. >> i'm excited. it will be all month long. >> all the way to april 29th. >> thinks big kick off. >> what is your favorite "good day philadelphia" moment? use the #good day 20. while we're thinking bit, why not come down to fourth and market to celebrate with us. we have so much food. great music. come on down to fourth and market right now. >> i think mother nature decided not to play an april fools joke. >> we thought it might be pouring rain. >> it is looking better for our forecast. we will give you a six out of ten. for the entire day we might see then are storms but they will hold off until later in the a afternoon. here's bus stop buddy and his party hat because it is not a party without a pointy hat after all and he is ready for some cake and for temperatures in the 60's. he has the umbrella, you will need the rain gear at some pint today, bright,

. >> reporter: some sad faces for these not so okay oklahoma sooner fans, see you later, sooner. >> vville know of, v for victory. >> reporter: while nova nation is on fire tonight they are bleeding blue and white and wildcats are roaring. >> go nova. >> reporter: real exciting. >> yes, very exciting, yes. so exciting. >> we were there in 85. we will do it again. >> reporter: tyler katz is a childhood friend from ryan arcidiacono at long horn and grew up. >> beautiful watching in such a big stage like this. >> let's go nova. >> reporter: these guys drove from neshaminy high school. you drove, 25 hours to be here. >> it was worth every mile. >> worth every cent. >> reporter: these ladies paid heavily to fly but said it was worth every penny. >> we had to bite a bullet and, it is the final four. it was a big commitment to book it and stay through tuesday. >> so tonight wildcats win. >> tonight we win. >> yes. report report and right now the team is certainly celebrating this massive historic win, i had a chance to catch up with ryan arcidiacono's mom, patty, when i ran back over to the stadi

it was outside the wildcats stadium where they made quick work of the oklahoma sooners. >>> v for villanova, v for victory. >>> they could not contain their excitement. the fans say it's hard to expect anything other than victory overnight after their team trounced the sooners. >>> "action news" wants to see how you are cheering on nova nation, send us your pictures on social media use the #6abc action. >>> jeff skeverski and alicia vitarelli are in houston texas with the tournament run. their reports continue on "action news" at 6:00 p.m. there's more to come on sunday arching. tragedy in castle california, a small -- in california, a small plane crashes into a back of a car, one person is dead. >>> receding gums can be a painful process, but several dentists in the area are using a new procedure that consults out the pain. plus -- cuts out the pain. plus, meteorologist chris sowers will be back with the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. our coverage of the deadly amtrak accident in delaware county continues. we'll see you after the break. >>> and we continue to follow breaking new

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hours away from tipoff of tonight's big final four game between the villanova wildcats and the oklahoma sooners. the cats are two wins away from the national championship since 1985. of course the players are hard at work preparing to hit the hardwood later tonight. coach jay wright kept a watchful eye on their the players as they prepare for the biggest game of their college careers. a win tonight in houston, in connection texas will send them to the championship game. villanova is in a houston with more on the wildcats pride in the lonestar state. >> reporter: gray it is countdown to the big game, nova nation is here in houston ready to cheer them on tonight. there's a special villanova student who is getting a chance of a lifetime to sing the national anthem before the game begins. ♪ that our flag was still there ♪ >> reporter: moments before tipoff a very special correspond at the oh -- quartet will hit the hard representing villanova carly the pitman new jersey native has been singing her entire life and she is a member of the villanova basketball team. >> reporter: you're the perfect fit.

oklahoma. going to be fantastic guard play. the best player on the court, buddy hield. sooners over wildcats. with oklahoma. second game, jim boeheim and talented unc team. inside/outside with north carolina. yes, syracuse will have to control the tempo but too much depth and too much size. university of north carolina, picking the tar heels to win that game. >> take it further? oklahoma, maybe tar heels? in the final? >> i love what you're saying. making me predict it. definitely for sure. unc slerszslersz. carolina winning it all. >> so exciting. enjoy the games tonight on tbs and monday night the final. the national championship for the first time on tbs. >>> that's it for us from houston. from our partners steve smith. i'm fredricka whitfield. thanks so much for being with us. we leave you with some of our favorite moments of march madness. >> everyone in the building on the edge of their seat. >> the madness officially under way. >> oh! >> that's a man's jam! ♪ emotions pouring through my eyes ♪ >> march madness for the yale bulldogs. >> here on the best day of my life. >> they got it to

. >>> after the villanova lit set up a the oklahoma sooners. showing support for the wildcats and their quest for that national championship. villanova advances to that championship monday night because they blew out oklahoma 95-51. >> what game; right? and one win away from national champions is pretty important for the team members but their parents are fire you wanted too. tom sredenschek is live in houston tonight. how proud are they. >> reporter: mighty proud because the wildcats a win away from edging their name in basketball luhr forever. the proud dad are here ready to root on a national championship. their bond cemented even further in houston by the game of basketball. >> arcidiacono knows his son is one win away from immortality. >> he's on the highest level doing what he wants to do we've been watching him do this since gosh five years old playing for langhorne teams and cyo. seeing how well he's done so far, it's amazing and difficult to characterize and put into words. >> reporter: any father son advice. >> i stay away from all of

the road to a national championship begins tomorrow against the oklahoma sooners.ody. it is april 1st, 2016. we're celebrating 20 years of doing "good day philadelphia". man, we will have fun today. >> i'm excited. it will be all month long. >> all the way to ail

willing the oklahoma sooners to their first national championship. final four weekend, always a time when great players become forever. buddy hield, full name, chavano rainier hield from the bahamas. and ryan arcidiacono. say it with me. let me hear the music. >> arcidiacono. >> in italian it means television host with a beautiful tie so that's good for dan. they're hoping to be legends tonight. >> speaking of television hosts, did anybody see tony made a cameo in "world news tonight" last night? i was watching and cecilia vega was doing her report with david muir and look who shows up behind her. actually i took my camera out at home and recorded a close-up. there you have it. you could see tony reali wearing headphones and sunglasses, coming in out of the corner and walking through. looks right at the camera. >> yeah, well, you know -- >> you have no recollection. >> i have embarrassed myself on tv many times. this may be the most embarrassing. what you didn't see, i was carrying two pails of paint like travolta in "saturday night fever." >> you ha

a shocking upset over georgetown hoyas, hopefully a good sign for big game tomorrow with the oklahoma sooners, we will have much more on the final four in houston texas, later in the show. >> i'm hoping. my fingers are crossed. >> yeah. >> sue, it will get chilly for the weekend, right. >> we have so many weather changing copping over next couple days it is crazy but at least mother nature decided no to the play a cruel april fools joke. we have had showers, then are storms in the forecast and the showers are around, and we will probably see some before the morning is through but it looks like thunderstorm threat is not going to be with us. we are in the dry slot right now. we could end up not seeing too much in the way of showers but there a few stray showers moving through philadelphia a we will see heavier rain in dover. you will need your umbrella we will have tents set up outside and we will see you later on. be prepared for rain but look at how mild it is. 67 degrees with a 7-mile an hour wind out of the south. sunrise time 6:44. but we expect to be socked in with clouds and really not

more than 24 hours away from the national semi finals between the villanova wildcats and the oklahoma sooners. it's a proud moment for student athletes but an even prouder moment for the parents and alumni of the university. fox 29's tom srendenschek in life in houston texas with more on the story for us. hey, tom. >> reporter: good evening to you, dawn. the party is kind of shifted from the mainline here to houston. the wildcats went through one final practice here at nrg stadium today trying to get used to this football stadium that has a basketball court for tomorrow night. it's unfamiliar surrounding for these wildcats but one thing that will help tomorrow night is when they look out and see a sea of villanova blue. there are fans of the wildcats and then there are fans. everybody has their favorite player, right? how about ryan arcidiacono? role model child. i mean jay wright made him a captain as freshman at villanova which was unheralded. i made him a captain in fourth grade at the house. he was that good of a kid. >> joe arcidiacono is a proud dad this weekend. ryan is the star of the

nova is dominating the oklahoma sooners. this team did not show up.the highlights but we can give you a quick update right now the score is 42-28 at half time. nova is getting whatever they want when they want but buddy hield hasn't done too much yet, you know that guy will explode at some point. so in the second half can nova contain that man inn and win this game. we'll seem the flyers are red hot at the right time. they won seven out of their last 10 games and they're now two-points ahead of the detroit red wings for the eighth seed with six games left. every game is a playoff game and today they treated this one like that against the senators. second period flyers power play turn the puck over sloppy play, poor pass, jacob vorachek there with the steal and wayne simmonds puts it n the flyers go up one to zip we head to the third flyers up two-one. another power play off vorachek. wayne simmonds there again for his second goal of the game. flyers within three-two. two points ahead of the red wings and two-point behind the islanders for the seventh

the wildcats are taking on the oklahoma sooners tomorrow night in houston. >> a win puts them in thempionship on monday. it's been 31 years to the day i believe since nova has won it all. sabina kuriakose live in the newsroom tonight to show us how locals are getting ready for the final four matchup. sabina. >> reporter: chris and dawn, nova nation is on fire. everyone has caught that final four fever, and we found fans cheering on the team with everything from cake to cardboard cut outs. >> come on, man. it's been since '85. >> reporter: from cupcakes to clothing. >> they're gone. >> reporter: double cover on the daily news. final four fever sweeping nova nation and taking over the delaware valley. >> you can't have a conversation without talking about the game. >> reporter: villanova men's basketball larger than life heading into the final four matchup against oklahoma saturday night. nearly 31 years to the day the program won its last ncaa championship. >> go, cats! whoo! >> reporter: campus is on fir fire. and these fans are blue and white. >> pretty anxious, nervous but excited.

. >> they stopped upped my oklahoma sooners, i'm over that., over that, moving on. >> the cats are taking on north carolina for shot at their first national tight until 30 years. pat gallen live in villanova. hi, pat. >> i don't want to hear it, pat. >> i was just about to make fun of you being brooke, of course. villanova demolishing oklahoma by 44 points saturday. they'll play north carolina tonight, see if they can get the first national championship since 1985. let's go back to the game saturday, when they shout down the national player of the year, buddy, just nine points and one, three pointer, that was it, all about balance. jay wright has talk about it all year with the defense. that will lead to the offense, and boy was he right. the sooners shot just 31% from the field. while the nova wildcats shot 71% themselves. they won 95 to 51. the players and the coach are ready to rock. >> what we do, and nothing going to change, we'll go out there, and try to play as hard as we. >> it would mean a lot to the whole program, to everyone, someth

. >>> of course we are roughly 24 hours away from villanova's final four matchup with the oklahoma sooners and while the wildcats get ready nova nation is taking over texas to cheer their team to vic tomorrow. alicia vitarellvictory. alicia vitarelli is there for all the festivities. hi, alicia. hey sharrie. we're here at the royal son nest at a. the guys just pulled up a little while ago fresh off practice from this afternoon. we had a chance to catch up with them watch them play a little bit over at the nrg stadium and so did the nova faithful, let me tell you, you can feel the blue and white running through the veins of everyone from philadelphia who is here to cheer on the wildcats today. feeling the pride not only here at the hotel but all around houston. >> v for villanova, v for victory. >> reporter: it's the soundtrack of this final four weekend. >> we will fight, fight for villanova. >> reporter: and villanova university's pep band is tuned up and ready to play all the way inspired by the head coach of the championship 85 team. >> rollie massimino said the band worth two points. w

tomorrow night at 6:00 o'clock, oklahoma sooners will take on our villanova wildcats.e brought the a couple coaches in. they don't coach villanova. they could. they are good coaches. we have jim noland and great valley high school and jim ruleo who coached kevin rafferty at malvern prep. >> good to see you, coach. >> they are both named jim because they spent so much time in the gym. >> that is right. >> tell me burr player. >> kevin rafferty a hard working, walk on player. >> walk on. >> at villanova. >> did not the get a scholarship. was not recruited out. he worked his way on the team. tremendous student. finance major now going for his nba. >> wow. >> a walk on. >> and now he is playing for a national championship. >> yes. >> how did you know? when did you know he was good. >> we knew he had talent. the his work ethic was second to none. the it was just about providing him an opportunity and credit to him because during his journey, there were a lot of in a sayers who said you weren't good enough. why are you wasting your time. you will never have that opportunity.

just ask oklahoma, wildcats beat sooners 44 points. they shot 71% from the floor.t number is only second to nova in 1985. jay wright with the keys to the game. >> obviously we're going to have to deal with their size, length, remound are bound, inside game. this is going to be a hell of a game. this is going to be a good game. >> it would mean a lot to our whole program program to everyone, something everyone has dreamed about their whole life. >> i hope we just go out there, you know stick to what we do play 40 minutes of villanova basketball hopefully outcome as good thing. >> coming up later why does jay wright have a special bond with his players. >>> don't miss amazing message he delivered. he was named neigh smith coach of the year. amazing coach back to the final four for the first time since 2009. he is all control. he's got everything working. >> well deserved swerved. thank you so must see you later. you think jersey church fire take a look at this picture. a near by tree came tumbling down on power lines which started that fire. no word tonight on injuri

just ask oklahoma, wildcats beat sooners 44 points. they shot 71% from the floor.r is only second to nova in 1985. jay wright with the keys to the game. >> obviously we're going to have to deal with their size, length, remound are bound, inside game. this is going to be a hell of a game. this is going to be a good game. >> it would mean a lot to our whole program program to everyone, something everyone has dreamed about their whole life. >> i hope we just go out there, you know stick to what we do play 40 minutes of villanova basketball hopefully outcome as good thing. >> coming up later why does jay wright have a special bond with his players. >>> don't miss amazing message he delivered. he was named neigh smith coach of the year. amazing coach back to the final four for the first time since 2009. he is all control. he's got everything working. >> well deserved swerved. thank you so must see you later. you think jersey church fire take a look at this picture. a near by tree came tumbling down on power lines which started that fire. no word tonight on injuries the

vial nova wildcats are in houston for tomorrow's march madness final four match up with the oklahoma soonersre is still a game to be played. one more win the wildcats, setted record in the season, two more wins, bring home national championship. >>> now turning to weather, katie joining us now, katie, it is warm out. but hard to enjoy because it is so mug. >> i real good way of putting it, too, actually wet weather on the way, too, rahel. in fact, already seeing damp roads from some showers already push through portions of the delaware valley, but not over with this system just yet. far from it. in fact, if you look off to the west, there is at least what appears to be back edge to this front we have to get through that, from this system, because we have also additional rounds every wet weather on the way down the road. so, at least initially, this morning, into the afternoon, and for saturday, you're going to be dodging scattered showers, perhaps some locally stronger thunderstorms, though, that within that, you've got some gusty winds maybe heavier rain pockets. but generally everything yo

the sooners dominate it had wildcats with 3-point shot. 78-55. oklahoma favorite tomorrow, right? wrong. they're actually underdog with two points. nova acc collide. third meeting this season between carolina. carolina won both regular season meetings. speaking of college sports, fantasy sports websites, have decided to suspend all contests on college sports. they call it the best path forward for the industry. the change will go into effect after the men's final four tournament. number 23, michael jordan tobs forbes list of the highest paid retired athlete. $110million this year, so we break down the top earners of retired athletes, number one the name sake of the air jordan and countless other products. number two, soccer star david beckham. $65million. rounding out the top three. [applause] >> got them all. not so many on tattoos. dagen: how would you know that? he's always clothed. >> $40 million. gary: somebody else in there. dagen: we are talking about their sponsors for zirelto, another way to make money. >> where does he show list? >> jeter really

in houston, the stage set there for the final four showdown featuring our wildcats and the sooners of oklahoma, tip-off set for 6:09 tomorrow night. the winner of course moves on to play in college basketball's national championship. heading up our coverage is proud villanova alum keith jones, live tonight again in houston. keith, you're talking about an alum and fan maybe even more dedicated than you are? >> reporter: jim, there are very few cases where i would actually admit that. this is one of them. a legendary fan, put it this way, he has been rooting on the wildcats since his freshman year, 65 years ago. he's going to be here at the alumni association party in a bit. first let me show you who i'm talking about. 81-year-old jerry clingman, he graduated 1955. the 81-year-old now lives in florida, but goes to nearly every villanova basketball game. he even went to the national championship game in kentucky in 1985. this time around he had a message for jay wright. >> i told jay when i was 80 i said jay, i'm 80 and waiting. now, this year i'm 81. so, i said jay, coach, 81, this is the one. n

oklahoma. randy. >> caller: boomy sooner booyah from duncan, oklahoma. how are you doing? >> doing fine. how are about you? >> caller: we're going to get some rain and it's wonderful. >> that's fabulous. >> caller: i've got two questions. >> okay. >> okay. do you think the oil field service companies have finally bottomed out and it's going to be a long stretch until they come back, and what's going to happen to halliburton stock if we give baker $3.5 billion? >> i think halliburton gets hammered if this deal doesn't close because that is a huge amount and the stock is run up. i do think that i'm going to just end the whole debate by telling you to go buy schlumberger, i think it's going to be a terrific job when they report. really like it, better than all these, doesn't have the rigmarole that's going on between those two. let's go to dapesh in texas. >> caller: yes, dr. cramer, thanks for taking my call. i was wondering when are you publishing your next boo k? >> oh, geez, i don't know. that last one took so much of my time and my wife was furious about it. i have to do it measured. w

nobody can stop us. >>> oklahoma is going home sooner than they thought. let's go cats.it home, boys. >> reporter: trish hartman channel 6 "action news." >>> alicia vitarelli even jeff skeverski are in houston for the championship game, alicia's jeff's live reports continue on "action news" right up until tipoff tomorrow night. you can see them online at 6abc.com. here's a look at some pictures of all the fan frenzy. as you can see you don't have to be a nova grad to be part of nova nation. >>> your time 7:36 new information to tell you about this morning, fire ripped through a home in cape may county, new jersey. this started around 1:20 in the 100 block of perry road in the town of petersburg. took about an hour for firefighters to bring the fire under control. this morning no word about injuries. investigators have not yet determined the cause of the fire. also new this morning, a head-on collision in camden, new jersey has critically injured one man. the action cam was at the scene at fair view and waynewright street. medics took the 45-year-old victim to the hospita

oklahoma. the wildcats annihilated the sooners. 95-51.gest margin of victory in history. 1985 championship team shot better. josh hart led six wildcats with 23 points and held buddy hill to nine points including one of eight shooting from behind the arc. he had 37 against oregon. know va will play north carolina for the national championship on monday. >>> here are the wildcats after the game. >> it was amazing. definitely a dream come true. and just have to stay humble and hungry and keep doing the things that got us here. last game is the national championship game. hopefully come up on top. >> to play in a national champ van ship game. just tell us how sweet it is. >> it's cool. it's very humbling, man. you don't -- you know, it's -- it's not being the best team. it's being hot at this time. we all feel so blessed to be here. >> john clark in houston with villanova. let's hit the ice now. flyers continue their effort to grab a playoff spot. six games remain in the regular season. big game for wayne simmons. second period. jake with the

oklahoma. the while cats annihilated the sooners. 95-51. the championship match all set.-off 9:19 p.m. eastern. that's why i got my villanova tie on. we're very excited in the nova nation. we have pictures from last night. you ge the alumni email. this was the scene when the clock ticked to zero and there was a big celebration, and then i think we have another vote where i was reuniting with some of my class of 2009 classmates. class of 2009, last time they made the final four and i was so excited then that i drove my car from philadelphia to detroit and back and i got it actually after the show or during the break, see how part of the drive is to houston. >> diehard fans. >> are you suspicious -- are you superstitio superstitious? >> if my superstitions were to hole i got to go back to that bar and sit in that back booth. >> i wear the phillies shirt the entire season. >> where is it? >> it's right under here. super man. >> weather today, 32 degrees. >> a lot of sad faces down the hallway when i walk. when stg is it going to be spring time, janice dean? >> we have an arc

number two over the weekend villanova dominating oklahoma beating the sooners by 44 points. that was the most lopsided final four game in ncaa history. meantime, top seeded north carolina cruising past syracuse. tip off tonight for the national championship game is at 6:19. >>> all right. a lot of people checking those brackets. a lot of them busted, as you mentioned, too. kari, she's like, i'm not even to do it. >> laura finished top five here. someone at the table may actually win the tournament. we'll have to see. always go with the top seeds. good morning, kari. how are you doing and things are heating up. >> going from basketball weather to baseball weather this week. let's look at a live shot from at&t park. there's some fog out there that we will have to deal with during that morning commute and then once that clears out we'll have sunshine all day long and our temperatures warming up. now 46 degrees. in the north bay and 53 degrees and drop in on the east bay we're at 52 degrees in dublin and 54 degrees in brentwood and 53 degrees now in lafayette. in the north bay,

. >> wildcats will have to bring their a game against oklahoma tomorrow. the sooners beat villanova for 23-point when they played back in december. >> our leslie van arsdale has been with the wildcats through all of march madness, and she now with the team in houston, look for her live report from the final four later today on cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> well, the wild katz arrived at houston's airport late wednesday night to all of the hoopla of march madness. but there is something pretty cool we just learned. the airport is known as owe's is of calm thanks to brand new program. airport has staff of volunteer therapy dogs to help frazzled travelers decompress when they reach the airport. several trained best friends, and their positioned at various areas, like baggage claim, and the departure lounge. >>> well, still ahead this morning, on "eyewitness news", carli lloyd hopes solo alex morgue and, became household names after winning the women's world cup. now they have new goal off the field. what they are demanding from the us soccer federation coming up. >> plus,

oklahoma, right? >> not crying for the sooners. >> thank you. add a little color to the weekend to help children in need >>> join us tonight on kofy tv 20. a plane crash lands on a freeway '. the big coincidence involving a former san francisco giant. >>> then on abc7~news at 11:00 here on channel 7, life changing journey. we talk with the local students who finished a nine day trip to africa with san francisco police. tonight at 11:00. >>> a colorful event took over a south bay college campus today. abc7~news was at stanford fields to their yearly festival of colors. every spring thousands people put extra collar on their hair, face cozy clothing to raise money for unprivileged children in india. it continues tomorrow and is open to the public but tickets are sold out. >>> former talk show host jon tattooer wasn't joke can when he help rescue a bull that escaped a slaughterhouse. the bull was captured near queens. members of the farm sanctuary provided the pictures and negotiated the freedom. stewart and his wife drove it to the farm. stewart's

oklahoma, right? >> not crying for the sooners. >> thank you. add a little color to the weekend to help children in need >>> join us tonight on kofy tv 20. a plane crash lands on a freeway '. the big coincidence involving a former san francisco giant. >>> then on abc7~news at 11:00 here on channel 7, life changing journey. we talk with the local students who finished a nine day trip to africa with san francisco police. tonight at 11:00. >>> a colorful event took over a south bay college campus today. abc7~news was at stanford fields to their yearly festival of colors. every spring thousands people put extra collar on their hair, face cozy clothing to raise money for unprivileged children in india. it continues tomorrow and is open to the public but tickets are sold out. >>> former talk show host jon tattooer wasn't joke can when he help rescue a bull that escaped a slaughterhouse. the bull was captured near queens. members of the farm sanctuary provided the pictures and negotiated the freedom. stewart and his wife drove it to the farm. stewart's

. >> norman, oklahoma is home to university of oklahoma and the beloved sooners football team, but it'so extraordinarily unpredictable and violent weather. >> that storm once it started really spinning west of norman ramped up pretty quickly, and boom, in a matter of a couple minutes it started spinning much, much faster. >> that's trouble with a capital "t" right there. this is big hail here. >> monitoring the storm that day is mike morgan, chief meteorologist for station knfr in oklahoma city. >> you can really see the wall cloud starting to spin much, much faster. at that point we knew there was going to be a reasonable chance that a tornado was going to set down on the western sides of norman, third largest city in oklahoma, and go right through town. hey, mike. we've got tower flashes right here. it's going to be about two miles just to the west of campus. just to the west of the norman campus. >> up in his news chopper pilot john wells can see the storm approaching from the west. >> it's two and a half miles for the university of oklahoma. and you know, you see a lot of people out