nbc 10's pamela osborne live this morning with a preview. pam. >> good morning, ted, they certainly are. as we right now some of those students are making their way up to new york to catch villanova's noon game against iowa. we'll have their predictions coming up. >>> and it is a cold start to your morning. temperatures in the 30s for the first day of spring and later tonight we still have the snow in the forecast. i'll show you who can expect it and if it lingers into your monday morning commute. in the meantime beautiful look at boathouse row. also your forecast coming up. another skirmish on the campaign trail at a donald trump rally in arizona. this as we learn of backlash candidacy reaching his family including one person with a philadelphia connection. >>> it's a cold start to spring. it will feel like winter for a few days. even a little snow in the forecast as we take a live look at beach avenue in cape may. that could be one of the areas seeing the white stuff. good morning, everyone. welcome back to "nbc 10 news today." i'm ted gre

pamela osborne live at the st. joe's campus in wynnefield with all the excitement surrounding today's game. pam. >> we're a couple of hours away from the game. we spoke with fans getting up early as well trying to make their way to new york to see that game. >> the ncaa tournament and we're here to win. >> we ran into elizabeth armstrong at the campus pizzeria. the conversation dominated by the matchup between villanova and iowa. she wasn't the only one predicting a win. >> we're in march madness. we're going to win this. we're going all the way. put us in the elite eight but going all the. >> she's hoping she'll be witness to the first of several more rounds for the wildcats. she was fresh in town for big east and making her way for villanova action joining scores of other fans in new york city. >> we're going to beat but going to feel great. it's going to be the most fun thing ever. >> keith jones is in new york city covering that game. reporting live, i'm pamela osborne for nbc 10 news. >> pam, thank you. >>> th

pamela osborne live on st. joe's camp with us a prefor us.good morning, it's pretty quiet here on campus right now but that's to be expected. st. joe's doesn't play until later this evening. people are starting to move about this morning. i'm willing to bet some of them are going to be taking a peek at this afternoon's game. villanova plays iowa at 12:10. we caught up with students at campus corner pizza this morning. they say they are just trying to make their way to the game. we spoke to one woman who came back from the big east and headed to new york fans are expecting a win. >> awesome. it was so awesome. nothing like theion, the craziest thing i've experienced. >> it's the ncaa tournament and we're here to win? >> why? >> we've been here before, faced adversity. but this time we know what happens and we're going to win. >> nbc 10 keith jones will be covering the game from new york and checking in with fans here in the city during, before and, of course, after those games. reporting live i'm pamela osborne for nbc 10 news. >>> pam, thank

pamela osborne live on the campus with more on the fan excitement surrounding today's game. good morning, pamela. >> reporter: good morning, ted. it's quiet on campus, the hawks don't play until later today. there's another game people may be interested in seeing. i'm talking about villanova. we've seen the community rally behind the men's basketball team there and here at st. joe's as well. their matchup at 12:10. overnight we caught up with students headed to tonight's game. one went to the big east, is back in town. get this, ted. she's taking a train and then a bus just to watch the game in person. they believe nova has what it takes to beat this team but hefty predictions. reporting live this morning, i'm pamela osborne for nbc 10 news. >>>. >> 5:34, in decision 2016, more chaos with donald trump rallies. a cell phone video shows punching and kicking a protester. backlash from donald trump candidacy is also reaching his family. the fbi is now investigating a death threat to trump's sister who is a federal judge in philadelphia. sources tell near, judge barry received a t

nbc 10's pamela osborne has more on what came out of the meeting between city leaders and the aclu. >> reporter: 33% of the time that's how often the aclu says philadelphia police stopped and then frisked people without the required reasonable cause. >> totally embarrassing. >> reporter: that's not news 2 barbers who say it happens all the time. just yesterday for sally. >> they stopped me. they said they were mistaken about identity or something. >> reporter: according to the aclu data that happens more often than not with african-americans accounting for 69% of all stops. this is a lot of very intrusive contact with people for not a lot of results. they are not finding drugs, they are not finding guns, they are not finding weapons, but they are stopping 200,000 people a year on the street. >> philadelphia isn't the only city dealing with so called stop and frisks. new york city used to stop 700,000 people a year. a number that's been reduced to 35,000 which in case you wonder is only 5% what if it once was. >> without an effect on crime. >> mary kathryn wants to see similar results

reporting in south philly, pamela osborne for "nbc 10 news." >> celebrating st.atrick's day with pride today. ♪ sounds of the holiday in philadelphia, nbc 10 at the irish memorial at penns landing, look at the dancers go. they were also irish song, bagpipes of course and philadelphia's irish mayor jim kenney helps lay a wreath at the memorial honoring the sigh rish immigrants and their pivotal role in philadelphia's history. >>> it's not that unusual to get snow during the st. patrick's day period or even after that. we had snow in april, many times, even some flurries into may. so, some snow from may 20th, the first day of spring, not that unusual. we're tracking showers, we still have some around but they are not as much as what we saw. a colder weekend, then a sunday snowstorm. it's going to be affecting the entire area. sunshine now to end the day. clouds for much of the day. 58 the wind is north at 8 miles an hour. we're in the 50s and most of the area, even mount pocono is 50. we did get in the 60s. many places especially in delaware and south jersey where

pamela osborne live on the st. joe's campus, which is quiet right now but not for long. >> quiet for now but, as you said, not for long. we've been catching up with nova fans overnight up late, up early trying to make it to that 12:10 game. >> it's the ncaa tournament. we're here to win. >> we've been here before, faced adversity. but this time we know what happens and we're going to win. at this eatery the conversation dominated by sunday afternoon's matchup between villanova and iowa. she wasn't the only one predicting a win. >> now we're in march madness, we're going to win this. we're going all the way. put us in the elite eight but going all the way. >> kayla smith is hoping she'll be witness to the first of several more rounds for wildcats. she was fresh in ton for big east and making her way for villanova action joining scores of other fans in new york city. >> we're going to beat but going to feel great. it's going to be the most fun thing ever. st. joe's fans probably sleeping in a little this sunday morni

reporting live, pamela osborne, "nbc 10 news." >> thank you.nova is playing still, they open the sweet 16 about 2 1/2 hours, my wildcats, about to leave the hotel there. this is a live picture there. fans giving the team a sweet send-off shortly as they head to the arena. louisville, kentucky is where they are at. tim furlong is there. he will show us what happened there coming up in about 30 minutes. that's going to be 5:00 or so. and make sure you count on nbc 10 and comcast sports to cover the sweet 16. tim and john will have live reports here on "nbc 10 news." >> how about baseball. perfect weather for that, right. looking live at citizens bank park where the phillies play their home opener two weeks from monday here on nbc 10 with these temperatures it's too bad we don't have baseball playing today though. >> just a few more weeks. in bucks county lots of kids and parents out there on the playground. let's talk to sheena parveen. >> gorgeous temperatures today. >> yes, beautiful conditions today, tomorrow not so much. so enjoy today. becau

pamela osborne nbc 10 news. >> what a matchup that would be. won't be long before the tournament landed in philadelphia. wells fargo center, that hosts the sweet 16, elite 8 rounds for march 25th to 27th. philadelphia know stranger to great tournament moments. >> there's the pass to laettner. puts it up. yes! >> remember that? 1992, philadelphia spectrum, christian laettner's overtime buzzer beater sinks kentucky and sends duke to final four, considered to be one of the greatest college basketball games ever played. count on nbc 10 for complete coverage of local teams tournament dreams. keith jones in brooklyn with the wildcats and owls. look for live reports friday. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> to our weather. 70s return this afternoon. these guys spent the day mulching flower beds. be warned we have not seen the last of winter. looking to showers, a cooldown, and then snow. >> first alert chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz tracking changes ahead. the snow thing look like it might be happening? >> yeah, it's legit, a

nbc 10's pamela osborne was there. >> reporter: temple may have been the last to leave town but the team wasn't the least when it came to the amount of love shown by fans. >> fight, fight, fight. >> reporter: fellow students rooting for the team all along, especial i today. >> we want the team to know how excited we are for them and supportive we are. >> reporter: carly showmaker is going and this year they're feeling it. >> they work hard. i feel like they have what it takes. >> reporter: they weren't the only local team to head off for march madness. st. joe's the first to go. but not without hitting court for one last practice before hitting the road. meanwhile, the energy outside was building. >> we're appreciative of the spirit. >> reporter: faculty and fans gave the hawks the extra jolt they'll need for the time in between now and friday night's game. >> having all of students behind us give us another boost for the tournament. >> reporter: over at villanova, the rush of march madness captured the littlest fan. >> i'm excited. >> reporter: 10-year-old nate and his family drove in f

pamela osborne is live at the wells fargo center with more. pam, it can't hurt that the weather is cooperating. >> reporter: yeah, a lot of people are going to be getting out doing a lot of things, i have to tell you, they are not just renting hotel rooms, they are coming, staying for a few days, going out to eat, they are booking tours. they are buying tickets to the game so it's very easy to understand how their presence is bringing so muchg@fÑz money to city of philly. he is ready for march madness. >> i came here to see the teams practice so i can like get a feel of what they are going to play like. >> reporter: he and his family didn't have to travel far but many of the other fans did. >> we're from milwaukee. >> brian and his group are in town for a whole week. they have a special interest in two games. >> i'm a villanova grad. we got the badgers and villanova, two teams we're rooting for. >> they lucked out staying with family but thousands of others are staying in area hotels, which according to the philadelphia convention and visitors

pamela osborne, "nbc 10 news." >>> glad they are going to be okay. now a developing story in delaware county, a chester police officer accused of assaulting female inmates. nbc 10's randy gyllenhaal is live in media where the district attorney announced the arrest of that officer. randy, how does the d.a. say they caught this officer? >> reporter: jim, this officer was arrested after an eight-month investigation, he was taken into custody. officials say these assaults happened as he was processing female inmates at headquarters, he is officer roosevelt turner a 7-year veteran of the police force accused of assaulting at least three women inside holding cells. prosecutors say he asked a victim for nude pictures while exposing himself, even putting a condom on. court records show two other victims had their pants pulled down to see their private parts, this officer touching a vick a.m. thigh. officials are concerned there may be more out there because this officer worked inside the jailhouse and also out on the street. >> he victimized these individual

and nbc 10's pamela osborne is live. >> what are police telling you about these two attacks? >> reporter: at this point in time police are telling me that they are looking into both of those reported assaults, but they say they do not believe the two are connected. >> it's not like it used to be. >> reporter: bruce works as a mechanic in the area of frankford avenue near penny pack park. even he says he wouldn't want to get caught here after dark. >> it's eerie quiet like it's like -- almost scary quiet. >> reporter: it was after 10:00 saturday evening, a woman waiting for a bus on the 8300 block told police a man tried to grab her and pull her into penny pack park. the man reportedly tried to pick her up but she fought until she got away from her attacker who she described as a 5'4" man in his late teens, or early 20s. >> i'm frightened like because i'm always -- it's always just me and him. so i don't know. we won't be out here waiting for the bus. >> reporter: this is the second reported assault police are looking into at penny pack park. on wednesday evening a 22-year-old

nbc 10's pamela osborne spent the day making calls to see if the city is responsible for the cleanup.n west philadelphia. what have you learned? >> reporter: we are on 52nd street, a year ago this entire area was flooded with water. we've seen homes still boarded up because of that. as you mentioned we did check in with some people who live in northeast philly who say a broken main flooded their basement. >> it was scary. i never experienced anything like it. i mean, two feet of water in my basement. >> reporter: karen says that water main ruptured in december, flooding her basement and she is still trying to make sense of it now. >> it's like what they say the hits the fan. >> she and neighbors are dealing with the mess. the cleanup is done but repairs have stopped. he tells me he is waiting on a check he claims the city said they'd write to continue. >> look at my block. >> reporter: nbc 10 is looking into the city's old pipes for the past two years. you may remember this massive break on 52nd last june. >> all of this was full of water to the top. >> reporter: a council woman tells

we can tell that you nbc 10's pamela osborne has been working on this. a complete report from her is ahead on "nbc 10 news" at 6:00. jacqueline london, "nbc 10 news." >>> we are following even more breaking news. >> sources tell nbc a police officer killed during a shootout in maryland was actually killed by friendly fire. that officer has ties to our area. jacai colson was from delaware county. the 28-year-old graduated from chichester high school where he starred as a member of the football and basketball teams, also a member of the student council. his forrer teachers and coaches tell nbc 10 he was an exemplary student and leader. >> a-1 student, his personality electrified the classrooms. it's really -- like -- like a punch in the stomach when i got the news. >> i should say he is originally from boothwyn. colson fathered in his grandfather's foot steps going into law enforcement. police in maryland are holding a news conference about officer cols colson's death and the search for another suspect. >> investigators have taken three brothers into custo

nbc 10's newest reporter pamela osborne is joining us live with more on the governor's latest attempt to get workers a bigger paycheck. welcome. >> thank you, jim. to put this in perspective we're talking about more than 1.2 million people many with families who would benefit from that potential change. blake is only one of more than a million workers in the state of pennsylvania making ends meet on less than 10.15 an hour. word of the governor's call for leaders to up the current minimum wage from 7.25 to 10.15 was what he wanted to hear. >> my family and everything. >> reporter: the governor stopped by the diner where blake worked, also visited mom's market in bryn-mawr where they upped their employees from 10 to $11 an hour. and a move the governor says will strengthen our economy in the end. >> this increases the buying power of our citizens, makes our economy stronger by virtue of that. it will raise tax revenues by at least $60 million i've seen estimates that are even higher than that. >> reporter: wolf who once ran a business says the increase has other benefits as well. >> ma

nbc 10's pamela osborn spoke with richard ross moments ago. >> reporter: vai, good morning.issioner on his way out to federal court this morning. we of course wanted to know what the city is doing in response to those attacks in brussels. here's what i can tell you. commissioner ross citing federal authority says there are no known threats to our region or our city, even still commissioner ross says we should expect to see an increased police presence. >> we are obviously having an increased presence in and around transportation hubs, the airports in particular, particularly around nonsecure areas down there. but also working in conjunction with septa and other transportation authorities in the region. >> reporter: philadelphia police also working very closely with federal officials. they say they are doing everything they can to remain vigilant and keep the city and its residents safe. in philadelphia, pamela osborne for nbc 10 news. >> and pennsylvania governor tom wolf released this statement about this morning's attacks. he said, quote, my top priority is the safety of t

reporting live, pamela osborne for "nbc 10 news." >> we have breaking developments in the shooting death of a maryland police officer originally from delaware county. in the last hour police reveal that officer colson who was killed in southern maryland was killed by friendly fire. right now three brothers are under arrest in the case, they are looking for a fourth. investigators say evidence shows the gun men intended to die during a gun battle. they called officer colson a hero. >> he took action and in doing so demonstrated extreme heroism because it was his actions that allowed officers to take a position where they could intervene and neutralize the threat. >> the officer's family was attending the news conference a short time ago. tim furlong has more on officer colson's life and the legacy he leaves behind in his hometown. >> was like a punch in the stomach. >> reporter: word spread among the faculty this morning, lots of people remember 2005 graduate jacai colson and can't believe he was the understood cover officer killed outside of washington. they remember the student council

reporting live, pamela osborne for "nbc 10 news." >>> new at 6:00, it's going to be easier to find a parking spot along camden's water front. the planning board is expected to approve the final plans at a meeting next month. it will be built between federal street and mar tun luther king jr. boulevard. the lot would help with the traffic expected when several companies move their facilities to camden. the sixers new practice facility will soon call camden home. the sixers provided this video of confrux uner day. the new facility expected to open in the fourth quarter of this year. >>> demonstrators came together this afternoon to protest temple university's proposed football stadium. they met during the board of trustees meeting. five students were allowed in. to learn more about the plans. protesters say it's a way to kick local residents out but temple officials say it will showcase the campus and grow Ñ economy. >> police in chester county released a new photo of that mask that was worn by a robbery suspect when he broke into a woman's home and tied her up. the robbery took place

pamela osborne, "nbc 10 news." >>> philadelphia city council met to talk about gun violence and its effect on young people. nbc 10 at the public hearing. police commissioner richard ross urged neighbors to speak up when they suspect someone they know may turn to violence. they are seeing a rise in the number of shootings in the city. >>> we have new information today about the american airlines co-pilot who was grounded on suspicion of drunkenness. we learned that 50-year-old john mcguire is from delaware county. today authorities charged him with operating under the influence of alcohol. he was scheduled to be on a flight from detroit to philadelphia saturday. that flight was later canceled. >>> $3 million how much lawmakers say new jersey should spend to test for lead in the water in all of the state school districts, right now new jersey has no law or standard for testing, they say the reality of what's happening with flint, michigan's water crisis and high levels of lead in the newark school system forced this new proposal. they say moneys ear marked for lead prevention statewide has g

nbc 10's pamela osborne joins us live in center city with more on what it says. >> reporter: keith, thereport covers the first half of 2015. i got done speaking with reps here at the aclu. they tell me there were thousands of violations, and that 33% of the time these stops were happening, occurring without the proper required steps. >> they see us, thinking that we're somebody else that we're not, you know, we're you know, as you can say, productive citizens of society. >> darryl doesn't know much about the courtroom battle over whether officers should be allowed to stop and search people without reasonable suspicion. >> just totally embarrassing. >> what he does know it's happened to him more than once. >> yesterday i got off work, walking down 15th street and you know, they stopped me. >> he says he was told he fit the description of a suspect they were looking for. jamal says it's happened to him more than once. >> it gives them initiation to approach anybody that they think might be you know, i mean, problem to the area. and most of the time they wrong. >> at their barber shop, 161

reporting live, pamela osborne, "nbc 10 news." >>> temple is taking another step forward in the plano build a new football stadium on the north philadelphia campus. the plan calls for a $126 million, 35,000-seat stadium to be built between broad and 16th streets and montgomery avenue and norris street near the current dc field. temple has hired two firms to design the facility. last month temple's board authorized $1 million in funding for design. and environmental impact study of the stadium. mayor and many neighbors are against the plan. >> speaking of the mayor he spent the morning reading to day care students today. nbc 10 was there as the mayor led story time at the learning center. mayor kenney has been visiting across the city to talk about his plan to raise money for his pre-k plan. >>> quite an unusual day because we were dead calm this morning. no wind at all. and now everything's blowing all over the place. strong winds this afternoon, and into tonight. this is not just a brief gust with a cold front here. we've got colder nights coming over the next two nights. tomorrow n

reporting live in south philly, pamela osborne for "nbc 10 news." >> thanks for that. "nbc 10 news" at 5:00, mother nature is bringing us big changes despite the fact that spring is around the corner. >> first rain, then the cold, and yes, even snow. >> there it is, we're preparing you now with what's in store this weekend. i'm tracking the threat and how much snow we could see in my exclusive nbc 10 first alert forecast. >> a partial building collapse on a busy philadelphia street. i'm looking into the construction accident and how it fell apart so unexpectedly. >>> a mother and her boyfriend facing charges after the death of a toddler. the evidence uncovered in this home that led to the arrests next on "nbc 10 news" at 5. ♪ i was on my way to work, the next thing you know, i was on the ground. ♪ the trash truck ran over both my legs. ♪ i had sixteen surgeries. ♪ i don't sleep through the night unless i have my medicine. ♪ my medical bills was piling up. my employer stopped paying me. pond lehocky has put me back together. ♪ in pennsylvania? second most famous groundh

and villanova, i'm pamela osborn, nbc 10 use. >> the final ncaa tournament game hosted tonight. top seeded north carolina knocked off notre dame in the elite eight tonight. car lie thcarolina will face sy in the final four. >>> a new museum is drawing criticism tonight for its plan to include a bill cosby exhibition. several women who have accused the comedian of sexual assault are angry the national museum after african american history and culture plans to recognize cosby's work without mentioning the claims against him. but the museum says they felt cosby's achievements should stand alone. >>> here at home, cosby has been trying to get a sexual assault case against him dismissed in montgomery county court. he's accused of drugging and molesting an employee back in 2004. his next court appearance has not yet been scheduled. >>> new at 11:00, police are investigating after reports of shots fired at a carnival in south philadelphia. police say no shooter was found. five people were later arrested for disorderly conduct on the broad street subway. >>> well, christians here in our