it's usually reserved for the pittsburgh penguins. we don't care very much for them, but tens of thousands of fans apparently do care about this match-up and the steel city is ready for them. our nbc 10 team hit the ground running. we found hotels in the city almost booked up, and they're working their staff, too. a valet by day, we met him yesterday, but the pittsburgh marriott's asking him to work in the restaurant by night. it's a necessary addition considering the crowds. >> as of right now, it's been smooth, but the next 24 hours could be an opposite turn around. basically mayhem as we like to say. >> villanova and lafayette tip off at 6:50 tonight. we're going to show you more than 100-year-old vehicle unique to pittsburgh here in the steel city that fans have been riding on nonstop. it is still in action to this day, about 135 years old. we'll show you that in half an hour. live from pittsburgh keith jones, nbc 10 news. >> of course the former manager for the basketball squad. so keith will be keeping us giving us live reports

nbc 10's keith jones live for us in pittsburgh. i'm guessing there's not going to be a lot of students on campus, on either of the campuses today or tomorrow. >> reporter: well tens of thousands of fans are expected to flock from eastern pennsylvania vai, all the way to this side of the state. because, you know what, history could be made tonight. a 16-seed has never beaten a one-seed in the ncaa tournament. it's at lot of pressure on the wildcats. and they're going to play right here behind me. this is the consol energy center usually reserved for ice hockey and the pittsburgh penguins. but before this game begins fans are taking in all the l sights. i want toyou to take a look at this video. two of them in pittsburgh too. this brings people up and down mt. washington which is south of the steel city. it's originally used by steel workers to get to and from work. and once the steel industry fell apart decades ago, the includes have remained in motions a tourist attraction. one of the many things fans are doing. villanova fans, laf

this is pittsburgh from mount washington.ace many people who visit from the delaware valley not to mention consol energy center. fan central in the heart of downtown pittsburgh. take a lookd we're about 24 hours away from the games and i've got to tell you, we're already seeing plenty of fans from the delaware valley. we hit the ground running, exploring the city of bridges, also known as the steel city. a town in transition this week from pingenguins hockey to march madness. i see you've got a sweater on. villanova is here in pittsburgh. >> a little bittersweet. temple is a snub this year as you know. >> reporter: still came out. >> we came out.u team. >> reporter: nbc 10 has your backstage pass live tomorrow morning from 4:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. keith jones, nbc 10 news. >>> new at 11:00, a bit of a break for more than a million people in new jersey. the state's public utilities board has cut jersey central power and light rates by more than $34 million. the company serves about 1.2 million customers. in january, a judge rule

beneath heart neil hartman is live in pittsburgh. and tell us how they are preparing for the big game neil. >> reporter: i'm with some fans right now. they are certainly ready for the game here this pittsburgh. the team arrived here at the console energy center about 5:05 and the team right now has not lost in 16 straight games. they have certainly been playing excellent basketball. we're about 2 hours prior to tip-off. taking on the eight seed in the north carolina state. right now villanova is taking on a opponent that's beaten duke and north carolina and louisville this year. it's a very good team. let me bring in bo kimble. the teemammate with the late hank gathers. how about these fans. >> >> this is march madness it's in the area. a great team. and first division. and they should play well. and i'm looking to make some now noise. >> you didn't go to villanova. but you're here rooting on the philly school. >> i love what jay's been doing. they're playing well. i think thinker going to do well today. >> more my friends here. look

jeff skversky live from pittsburgh. the just a rough one.e season is already over. >> yeah, jamie, the cat are absolutely crush. devastated right now that they lose this game. they are the first number one seed in the entire tournament to go down. it is really tough. it is their first loss in two months and it comes at the worst possible time. here areville know of players coming off the course after losing by three to nc state. they were very emotional. some were crying. the the team priest was giving players advice telling them that they went out with respect. i asked head coach jay wright what in the world could he possibly say to his emotional players. >> it is not a lot you can say. you hug them, tell them that you love them and thaw are proud of them. you tell them short term we just to have deal with this right now. have been is hurting. >> do you feel like this season is a failure right now. >> right now because we lost, but later, we had the most wins in big east history. we won the big east title. last one in 20 years. the it was a

we'll see what happens in pittsburgh. >> commingling in pittsburgh later this week.villanova has had a special season. so has lafayette. by a stroke of genius the tournament selection committee has them meeting each other in their opening games. they'll play together thursday night in pittsburgh. the cats were ecstatic when it was revealed they are a number one seed. jaime apody is live in villanova with more. jamie. >> reporter: deucis stroke of genius or just another sneaky move by the selection committee. either way jay wright and fran o'hanlon have been exchanging texts. both are dismayed this has happened. wright has told me there's nothing worse than facing a friends. let's check out his players moments ago emergeing from a team meeting focused and ready to start their journey towards the final four. their coach thinks this team could be the best he's ever had. they a you should have the best record in school history. even with winning the big east tournament and earning a number one seed, the guys say they're not overconfident. >> we have to keep getting bette

invasion here in pittsburgh. the pittsburgh post gazette here next to me that's villanova head coach jay wright. next to that the headline it is a coaches' game. they take a look behind me. a whole different picture than what we saw earlier this morning. what a difference a few hours makes. this is the console energy center where the games will be played fans central. we're here in the steel city to give you a behind the scenes look. you're not supposed to see this stuff. look at the merchandise we found. villeneuve why andanova and lafayette with unique fresh gear. the doughnuts, chips and popcorn and the stakes are high for workers here. tens of thousands of people attend all four games, including a huge showing from the delaware valley. >> i have a good feel about it. we played them last year. we're down -- we lost by 16 but we're tied with seven minutes to go. guys know the kids. i think they feel pretty good about it. >> back live that lafayette fan knows a chance history could be made tonight. as i said bef

i swear to you guys, this is a real tough gig, but we went out in pittsburgh and discovered a pittsburgh institution called pro manny brothers. take a look at the video in front of you. the sandwiches a staple since 1933. the steel city version be their version of the cheese staek explained by rodney owe liver. let me know what you think. >> that's a cheesesteak. that's a burger patty with coleslaw french fries and tomato on top and two slices of italian bread. >> what do you say to the people in philly who say that's not a cheesesteak. >> we've been there before. pat is a very good friend of mine. we've been there before. no cheese whiz. sorry. >> reporter: my opinion is an unbiased journalist no contest, philadelphia cheesesteaks whether you're talking pat's, ginos, jim's, dell san dro's i can name a ton, the place behind me tomorrow night nc state. coming up our backstage pass of the tournament continues at 6:05 we're talking to parents in the stands, the ones who think this is more than just a game, a lifetime experience for some of these players that are out there ranging from 18 to

nbc 10 keith jones joining us live from pittsburgh.keith, first of all in the it interest of transparency we have to remind everyone you are a proud villanova alum. are you run fog a lot of other fans local fans out there? >> yeah. these are two very passionate fan bases. i was a former student manager on the team three years but that is not going to factor into the way i cover the two teams. the game may have been lopsided. both fan bases made their voices heard. i want to show you what happened before the game. take a look at this video. a little if you want to call it frenemy love between the cheerleading squads and mascots. my alma mater villanova's from main line and lafayette from northampton county. we talked to fans who made the trip from across pennsylvania just to watches the big game last night. >> we come from a small school and to be in pittsburgh in this big arena is an awesome experience. >> a ton of people came out, having aed good time and then for me, i actually went to vil know a va like yourself. a nice little home

neil hartman joins us from pittsburgh. the loss was a bracket breaker for a lot of people. >> reporter: they lose to the wolfpack. villanova shot 31% in this game and could not stop north carolina state. last year as a number two seed and this year as a number one seed and for the seniors, it's a tough pill to swallow. >> ejp !ody is hurting. there's no lessons to be talked about right now. et cetera just let's just support each other and our brothers and love each other and try to get through this day because it's shocking. >> these guys have been so much to me. these guys are -- my brothers, my everything. >> reporter: the senior with 27 points to lead the way and not enough as villanova loses in their second game in the ncaa tournament. their season comes to an end. much more on the game coming up later in sports. neil hartman for nbc 10. back to you, denise. >>> dozens of illegal dirt bikes rounded up on philadelphia streets during a ride for a popular local rapper. he performed tonight. a heavy police presence outside

this morning there was a chemical release at the dow plant in pittsburgh. there was a concern for people with respiratory problems there. again, everything is back to normal. >> police certainly the home of the co-pilot of the plane that crashed in the french alps. they found evidence he hid an illness, possibly mental illness from his bosses. investigators think he intentionally crashed that plane. >> and harry reid is not going to seek reelection next year. >>> happening now, crews in new york city are pouring water on hot spots after apparent gas explosion sent four buildings up in flames. it happened yesterday afternoon in the city's east village. flames quickly spread to four buildings. 19 people were hurt. four of them critically. construction workers were installing a new gas meter in a restaurant before that explosion. >>> a violent confrontation caught on camera is leading to questions this morning about the downtown berkeley ambassador program. this video may be disturbing to some viewers. it shows an ambassador repeatedly punching a man. the amba

the first off pittsburgh where the number one seeded wildcats take on number 16 lafayette. don't let smiles and cheer fool you though, nova nation has its game face on and expectations are high. >> i think they would be disappointed that he didn't get to the final four but they know it is possible they might not, but we have to deal witt. we can stick to the process one game at a time and they have done a good job all year. >> reporter: it looks like jay wright is pack for long hall and a he and his team have a lot of support from the youngest fans. to a family of wildcats. >> i went toville know of, my wife and i were married at villanova. all four of our children went to villanova this little one was baptized as well as our granddaughter so we are a villanova family. >> reporter: school fried running high as this campus and student staff and alumni alike prepare for their own road trip to pittsburgh. >> we are going up there thursday morning. go wildcats. >> reporter: the the excitement and anticipation is only growing fans can't wait to get this party started. first game

i'll host panel of experts and lesley will of course be in pittsburgh with villanova.lyer on the road in vancouver name late start for this game still scoreless in the second period. meantime, the phillies pitchers are dropping like flies. right hander jerome williams scratched from today's start he tweak a hamstring running sprints last sunday. yesterday cliff lee was placed on the 60 day disable list that heaves cole hamels and david buchanan as the only healthy starters. the union enjoying their new digs for the very first time. brand new practice facility was built next to ppl park the team used the practice inside the stadium inside. commute to a local park. but not doing that any more with this new facility. they'll host dallas on frida ♪ >>> tonight the mystery of a wedding rink that's been found in a local parking lot. >>> a local woman turned to "eyewitness news" to help her locate the owner of this ring. she found it in the parking lot of the target along route 1 near woodhaven road. it's inscribed with the initial mrs and jrs plus a specific date in 1955. no

jeff skversky live in pittsburgh where the wildcats are about to take on the wolf pack.ie. villanova star jayvaughn pinkston says it will be a failure if this team does not get to the final four. one step at a time. villanova looks to march on in the sweet 16 with a win over nc state tonight. this villanova team has never played the wolf pack. the lets take a look at villanova coach jay wright and wildcats a arriving here at cons you will energy center within the last hour. tip off is an hour away. right now nova is on the court for pregame warm ups. hopefully they can pick upright where they left off from that lafayette game where they shot 63 percent, six different players in double figures. that in makes this villanova team so dangerous, so many multiple threats. they will try to score a big one tonight and get to that first sweet 16 in six years. >> this is a great honor to be one of the best 16 teams in the country to make it that far. i know villanova has not been there for a while. hopefully we can get that far for the university and the program. >> we got knocked

they've already had a few practices here in pittsburgh. they just finished a public workout at the consul energy center. jay wright told me he wants fresh legs and fresh minds. this will be their 35 game of the year tomorrow against lafayette but it could be the start of something special. >> i hope we have a good chance. you know being number one seed definitely helps. i think one of the things that we've all learned through the years of this tournament anything can happen. and i just think we're the kind of team that we really -- honestly, we could beat anybody. we really could. but we're not -- we're not super talented that we couldn't lose tomorrow you know. it's just -- you know we -- our closest game of the year this year was against bucknell you know, at home. and, you know, a similar team to lafayette and they won their league. >> reporter: fran o'hanlon is the coach for lafayette, a star player at villanova in the late '60s. i saw him a couple minutes ago. he said it's a great day but tomorrow it all changes. this will be a tough

in the 1980's pittsburgh lost 75% of its basic metal employment. but over the course of the next 30 years built a world class city. and what i saw was a collaboration between all parties. business, labor, government, universities, hospitals, etc. they built a tech hub. based on robotics and computer science around carnegie mellon. built a health care hub base at the university of pittsburgh. medical center. the philanthropists derived from the steel fortunes invested in education, cultural institutions, historical preservation projects. made the city an interesting place to live. government together with private players invested in a bunch of brownfield redevelopment projects that revitalized, as well as technology investments to bring companies in. and the students who came to go to universities got good jobs and affordable housing and stayed and created a resurgence in the economy. by 2009 when i will note the automobile industry in the united states was in bankruptcy, pittsburgh was voted by the economists intelligence unit as the most livable c

bring you all the excitement from pittsburgh as nova and lafayette prepare to tip off. keith jones will report from pittsburgh tonight on "nbc10 news" at 11:00. >>> we hit 68 degrees yesterday but winter is back and it's going to stay cold overall for probably another week. we've got snow coming in on friday. much of the area affected for more than a couple hours, too. and then more cold blasts after that as we go into next week. still blowing out there. and it's blowing in the cold air. 44 degrees. winds 24 gusting to 36 miles an hour. we're 16 degrees colder than we were at this time yesterday. of course, it feels even more than that. it's in the low to mid-40s for the most part across the area. and tomorrow the temperatures will be the same but the wind will be much much less. these are the sustained winds. again, coming out of the northwest and generally 20 to 25 miles an hour. so, that is really a windy day. and that doesn't help does it? well, we've had a lot of sunshine. that helps a little. the march sun is pretty powerful. and this next storm getting closer and

and villanova having a great game in pittsburgh. we'll hear from them next.u. >>> our helicopter is live over a house fire. you can see how many crew responded to this. we don't have words of injuries right now. you can count on nbc10.com and nbc news for today starting at 4 4:00 a.m. >> i'm john clark from comcast sportsnet. villanova with their second biggest win tonight overin pittsburgh and beat lafayette by 41 points. and and vilanova won't become the first. they made it a 14 point game and wildcats never looked back. six players in double figures. and they will play lsu on saturday for the right to go to the sweet 16. >> it's not enjoyable, i don't think at all. during a game you're competitive, there's really no feeling you have for the guy on the other bench but when the game gets out of hand you start feeling bad. >>> r.j. hunter with the lead. how exciting is the finish. it knocks his dad, hunter off his chair. georgia state wins 57-56. father and son pulling off the upset and iowa state lost to uab and how about larry brown's smu, upset by the ucla

now, lafayette will take on nova thursday night in pittsburgh. snult news wasn't as good for temple owls. they were shut out of the ncaa tournament. they settle for a number one seed in the nic playing bucknell at home on wednesday. when the final four teams arrive in indianapolis, they'll be able to see their names from afar because of this giant banner hanging outside of a hotel. they plan to update it after every round. the banner is more than 216 feet wide and 165 feet tall. >>> the future of big brothers/big sisters in southeastern pennsylvania is changing. >>> my big sister and i have a close bond. she's been to every play every meeting, anything important to me is important to her. >> a young woman who says big brothers/big sisters changed her life. today snoor pat toomey mayor nutter unveil aid mentorship partnership and resource center. they will partner with 135 nonprofits that focus on youth monitor ingday mentoring. institute city of camden is receiving federal aid to revitalize run down areas. senator menendez and expected to transfo

pittsburgh, by the way, both cities were vulnerable to decline basic american industries. basically the same set of problems. it's berg lost 75% of its basic metal employment but over the course of the next 30 years built a world-class city. what i saw was a collaboration between all parties business, labor, universities, hospitals, et cetera. to build a tech hub built on robotics, computer science around carnegie mellon, based on how this is around pittsburgh medical university center. steel fortunes invested in education, cultural institutions, historical percolation projects -- reservation. government with private plans invested in a bunch of brownfield projects the revitalize cities. and the students who came to go to the university got good jobs and affordable housing and state and created a resurgence in the economy. so by 2009 when i would note the automobile industry in the united states was in bankruptcy, pittsburgh was voted by the economist intelligence unit of the most livable city in the united states. in contrast, in detroit which of the very same set of chal

let's go out to pittsburgh. comcast sportsnet neil hartman is there. >> reporter: john count president obama as a villanova fan. each year the president fills out a bracket. this year he has villanova in the championship game in indianapolis on april 6th taking on overwhelming favorite kentucky, who he has winning this pool. it's a nice recognition for the cats. >> it's great. he has confidence. he is the president, but i know he can't do anything for us on the court, so it's not -- we're not thinking about it too much. >> i was kind of surprised by it because i don't think many teams have given us respect nationally. we know we have to take it one game at a time. >> i'll take that as a positive that he put us in the finals. if we could ever do that and get into a fims againstnals against kentucky, we'll take that. >> reporter: well, john the president has picked the champion only once since coming into office. that was in 2009 when he selected north carolina. >> hopefully he can be right one more time a second

. >>> i'm leslie van arsdal in pittsburgh. this is it. everyone gets one last practice before the big game tomorrow night. i'll have more >>> go ahead put your feet up or act like mick jagger. new research shows it goodies for you. tonight on "eyewitness news" at 11:00 how these and other simple poses can change your body chemistry and your life. >>> a montgomery county officer is wounded when a gun goes off inside after eye police station. we will go right to "eyewitness news" reporter todd quinones tracking breaking details from plymouth township tonight, todd? >> reporter: jessica, we're told that around 4:00 this afternoon a conshohocken boro police detective was actually here inside the plymouth township police department processing a prisoner when that conshohocken police detective's gun accidentally discharged shooting him one time in the leg. i'm being told that sometimes the the conshohocken boro police department uses facilitate at plymouth township police department to process prisoners. that is where that conshohocken detectiv

he joins us from pittsburgh with the latest. wayne? >> reporter: cheryl, it's more than a list. it's a stack of violations. this is only a partial stack of the violations which include all sorts of problems including driving a big rig in one case at least without a lug nut. these do not come as any surprise to the employees who contacted us. they spoke under the condition that we would disguise their identities. >> dangerous. >> he calls himself harvey and asked us to protect his identity because he works for the trucking company which owns the 18-wheeler that crashed into the pittsburgh restaurant killing the driver. the brakes failed. that's no surprise to harvey based on mechanical failures he has seen on trucks at the company. >> tires, brakes drums airlines water lines. >> we also heard today from a former office manager named tina. >> it was about money. it was always about money. it was never about safety. it wasn't about their drivers. it wasn't about the public. >> this is home base for roby trucking in vallejo. it was quiet today. not much in the way of comments today

our jeff skversky live in pittsburgh. >> hey, jamie. if only every game was as easy at last night.y have to deal with nc state who jay wright says is good enough to get to the final four after all they have beaten duke and north carolina. now they're coming for the cats. let's take a look at villanova coming off the practice floor about two hours ago. they don't expect to walk all over nc state. the cats are watching a ton of tape on the wolf pack right now. they watched last night, again before practice today. this group has never played them, they have to rely on video. we're watching nova last night, their game looks near perfect. cats have a shot now to get to the sweet 16. >> it will mean a lot but i really want to take my team to the final four. so, whatever it takes to get there i'm going have to do it. >> it will be great for these guys. but we'll try to enjoy that if we get there but all we can do right now is concentrate on what do we have to do to beat nc state what physically do we have to do to prepare, what do we have to do mentally to prepare and then if you do it yo

take a look at the wildcats walking off the floor in pittsburgh after losing by 3 to nc state. they were very emotional crying, they had towels over their heads. the team priest was telling them they want out with respect. i asked jay wright what he said to the players after the game. >> there's not a lot you can say, you hug them and tell them you love them and tell them you're proud of them and tell them, you know, short term, we've got to deal with this right now. everybody is hurting. >> reporter: do you feel like this season is a failure right now? >> because we lost, we had the most wins in big east history the big east title lasted 20 years, it was a great year, but right now it's a failure. >> it's tough these guys have been so much to me, these guys are my brothers, my everything. >> reporter: the wildcats destroyed down low in the game. how about out rebounded by 13, even worse nc state had 20 more points in the paint and 31% shooting for the cats with the season on the line. ville vifl -- villanova comes up short of the sweet 16. >> reporter: we lost a legend yesterd

thirty-nine in pittsburgh. that is moving our way. we have a front moving through. be blustery with temperatures in the 40's. wind chills in the 30's. the partly sunny thursday. our next storm system takes aim, moving in during the early morning hours after 4:00 a.m. some rain, wintry mix and some snow. best chance of seeing light accumulation will be to the north and west of philadelphia where we will be seeing wet snow in the lehigh valley and poconos. rain little bit of wet snow in the philadelphia area and mainly rain through south jersey and delaware. overnight tonight clear and cold, wind chills in the teens, tomorrow 42 degrees. it will be blustery and on the exclusive eyewitness weather seven day forecast here we go back to blustery for wednesday, and thursday and even friday. a wintry mess for the the first day of spring. temperatures rebound saturday and turning colder next week, another front moves through. >> chilly beginning to spring kathy. >> absolutely. >>> good evening, everyone. we still have a lot going on. if you do have plans this evening to cel

march matterness number one seed villanova will open with lafayette in pittsburgh.ime 6:50 p.m. thursday night on tbs. 32 wins, two losses for the wildcats this year. won the big east regular season and tournament but the celebration quickly turned to tournament preparations. >> sunday we went to cbs studios in new york and then we had a bus ride home and our bus broke down on the new jersey turnpike so celebration was over. we came back and it was a selection show and we just started focusing immediately on lafayette. >> temple snubbed on selection sunday the owls are not going to the big dance. fran dunphy's team is one seed in the nit tournament they'll open wednesday night against bucknell but watching the selection show wasn't easy for the owls. >> i mean i kind of knew it when i saw texas and ucla. i kind of got a bad feeling about that. when i saw boise state i was just like i can't say what i was thinking but yeah. >> all right. get ready to watch some basketball here's the thursday schedule for cbs3. notre dame and northeastern start it off at noon. then it

this is a good start. >> leopard of lafayette left for pittsburgh as well.ayette coach fran played for villanova in his college career. >>> and to the games, last night, it was byu and ole miss tyler hases had 33 points on the night but rebels eased a 17-point deficit. they came back to win. stephan mood i chipped in 26 points for mississippi. ole miss rancees with the 94-90 win. >>> here's tonight's play in game, and they play north florida tonight at 6:40. dayton and boise state tip off after that game end. >>> we will get you ready for march madness tonight at 7:30 with our march to indianapolis, special and it happens right here on cb. 36789 sports director beasley reese host a panel of experts plus our own leslie van arsdal will be live in pittsburgh, with the villanova lafayette game. >>> erika? >> thanks, diana. >>> temple owls are playing in the post season as well. they play bucknell team tonight in the first round of the nit. temple is a within seed in that torn will. >>> to the flyers now where the vancouver canucks paid tribute to former canucks

we're talking about pittsburgh bordering on antioch. we're joined live with what people need to know and how much do we know about this incident, steph? >> reporter: good morning, sam and chris. very little. i just spoke with the spokesman for dow chemical who says he just got on scene and he's talking to the crews involved. this public health advisory came out just after 3:00 this morning. we did see a truck for hazardous materials response go by here. this is where dow chemical plant is here. take a look at the map again. just west of harbor street to just shy of l street. from the new york slew south to about highway 4. ultimately this could impact people with respiratory sensitivities. most people, the advisory says, will not be affected. but you could feel an eyes, skin, nose or throat irritation. what we do know is dow manufacturers agricultural products and has equipment here on site including reactors, storage tanks, and combustion devices. the spokesman this morning confirming it was a level two incident which generally means n

our lesley van arsdall in pittsburgh with villanova and lafayette. report. >> if we go out plane our game we know that not many teams can beat us. when we don't play that game we can get beat by anybody and that starts tomorrow. >> villanova has made it to the regional semi finals sips 2009 the year they went to the final four. this year seems to feel different. >> i think our overall play we have a lot of guys that can hit threes. javon and myself get on the inside and our defense -- team defense is very g we communicate well and our chemistry is off the charts this year. >> we've been here before. we've been through a lot of thing. 13-19 season. lost at georgetown. we stuck together and persevered through it and i think our mind set sets us apart. in we know how dangerous this team can be. how explosive they can be offensively and we're focused in. trying to defend their offensive offensive. >> 16 seed lafayette comes into the tournament as the second point thee point shooting team in the country. coach fran o'hanlon knows they'll have to be at the

tonight's game in pittsburgh begins at 7:10. jeff skeverski has a preview of the match up in sports, eel be live from pittsburgh on "action news" at 6:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. >>> students in penn state are calling for penalties against a fraternity who put up nude pictures of women on an invitation only facebook page. >> there were people whole not stand for this. >> it's important that we as men say this is unacceptable. we are in support of our sisters who are outraged not only by the university and their ponse. >>> a 28-year-old houston woman was shot in the head during a road rage attack. she was on her way to work when she honked her horn at the suv. the driver shot the women through the window hitting her in the back of the head. the victim was able to pull over and call 911. >> she blacked out several times at the scene but she was coherent enough to give the investigating officers some information to help us in the case. >> police have reports that same driver may have sideswiped other vehicles before firing his gun. >>>

villanova eliminated in pittsburgh. with the wildcats, jeff skeverski channel 6 "action news." >> nova nation waited for the team's scoring machine to get going, but it never happened. we'll have more from nova nation in the next half-hour. >> to call chuck be dnaic -- this morning concrete chuck is gone but what a legacy he left. >> reporter: chuck was as local as a philadelphia sports legend could be. >> he was a legend. >> he ended up with the name concrete because he was i am moveable. >> one of the greatest football players that ever lived. born in bethlehem, son of immigrants, he went on to play with the philadelphia eagles. >> chuck was one of the few if he were playing in the nfl today he would be an outstanding linebacker. he stood 6'2". he wade 185 found. he took the birds to two championships in 1960 he played linebacker and center. this is one of the plays that made him a legend. in 2010 he took jeff skeverski back to the very spot on franklin field. right here game saving tackle. >> reporter: eagles announc

they have to get through lafayette first and that happens in pittsburgh, jeff skversky is live at the energy center in pittsburgh, where the two teams will face off a few hours from now. >> let the madness begin villanova and lafayette these schools only separated by 67 miles, the coaches didn't necessarily want the match-up, because they are friends but the fans love this match-up. villanova and lafayette the fans can make the drive to see the match-up. >> lets go nova! >> they are going crazy for the cats, nova nation is out here in pittsburgh, cheering for the number one team in the east as j. wright and company hope to put their name on a final four run. these fans did not have to travel far to see their favorite team. >> since i went to clench here i was pulling for one philadelphia team to make it out here and for this to be my favorite team, i couldn't pass up this opportunity. >> you are wearing a sixer's hat what is up with that? >> i have to get some nova gear. >> once they win the national title i'll be buying the hat and t-shirt. >> that fan that came from canada is rootin

keith jones joins us live from pittsburgh. keith, tell us what's going on there. >> reporter: as you can see, we're dealing with the snowflakes falling here in the steel city. it is causing people villanova fans lafayette fans who have the day off today to change their plans, or alter them. before we do anything else i want to show you the scene here behind us. the parking lot here completely empty. and beyond that, the consol energy center that place was mobbed out front. today, not a soul in sight. those interested in the game. look at this video. we caught many lafayette fans packing up and leaving their hotel for the morning, also driving the five hours back to easton northampton county. the villanova fans are getting out to explore pittsburgh. the duquesne incline south of the city and preimanti brothers. regardless of the outcome, the fans are proud of their teams. >> it was a great drive over. bunch of guys got in the car, headed over. we knew that these guys need our support. we're here to support them no matter what h

here in pittsburgh they're going to play behind me. lafayette, villanova tonight at 6:50 at the consol energy center. they have changed out the ice that the pittsburgh penguins usually play on to roll in the hardwood. apparently this city is ready. take a look around, the team hits the ground running on the incredible view in washington, fans from the delaware valley have taken over the city bridges. the lafayette leopards from east and north hampton county and of course villanova wildcats. and i've got to tell you, even fans from big five rival temple made the trip. >> well i see you've got a temple sweater on but villanova's here in pittsburgh. >> it was a little bittersweet. >> you still came out. >> we came out, and we'll be rooting on the philly team. >> reporter: got to love that loyalty right there. a 16 seed by the way, lafayette, they have never beaten a one seed at the ncaa tournament. i would say the pressure is on the villanova wildcats while the odd may be in their favor, the they have, frankly, have nothing to lose and th

chp tries to present another deadly accident like this one in pittsburgh.they do to make a difference. >> also in uproar residents in san francisco want to know what is about behind so many apartment fires in the enabled. >> tourism remote go to in order to see tonight total eclipse of the sun. >> another half hour of 7 news at 9:00 be pass safety was the prime focus of highway patrol open inflammation contra costa county today. comes following this deadly accident monday where an out of control truck plowed into a pittsburgh restaurant killing the truck's driver. 7 news reporter wayne friedman explains what officers were looking for today. >> act of faith a truck on the highway we assume it's safe. >> pop your hood for me. >> for these guys faith follows after proof. >> we can't get them all. >>reporter: we found paul and this crew in walnut creek performing random inspection of commercial truck. for driver like robert pit can slow down or even rue any day. >> first reaction is oh, man. what now? >>reporter: goal to prevent crash like this one last monday

a marketing business in pittsburgh says its web site was hacked by the terror group.ts, it appears that company wasn't the only target. >> "our website was completely >> reporter :taken down and taken over- by a group claiming to be isis- and warning "we are everywhere"- followed by a smiley face. >> "you couldn't access any pages, mobile, anything. the whole site was just black 41:33 with the banner on it." >> reporter :phil laboons- southside company- was one of several whose websites were hacked saturday. in cincinnati ohio- the islamic state banner covered websites for an inn -as well as a restaurant- and near dayton the banner took over the website for a racetrack. the messages in each case were identical to what appeared on eyeflow's site right here in pittsburgh >> "thought it was a joke, you don't really think about isis attacking you here." >> reporter :then laboon says he was instantly worried that his company or people may have been targeted for the charity work they do internationally. >> "when you hear about beheadings and things you don't think that isis

, which were in the mid to upper 80s over the weekend will fall into the upper 70s tomorrow. 78 pittsburghclouds on the way monday. we'll see the cold front move through on tuesday. we drop our temperatures down only upper 50s along the coast. midweek sunshine high uv index on thursday. you can burn in less than 15 minutes with this sun. over the weekend increasing clouds on easter sunday. there's a chance of drops falling on our sunday services. >> you have to turn in your perisol for an umbrella. >>> the marquee matchup in the elite eight was between duke and gonzaga. these two have never met before. the blue devils have 15 final four appearances and gonzaga has never made it to the final four. tony romo and coach jason garrett, big duke supporters. okafor lays it in and the foul. blue devils run away in the second. matt jones, three of his 16. the final field goal for the bulldogs in this game. duke back in the final four for the 12th time. with coach k, tying john wooden for the most time. 66-52 your final. >> i love these guys and they came through. they came through. so we're off to

nbc 10's keith jones is live in pittsburgh. keith, you've been spending time with the fans out there. i'm sure they're geared up for the game. >> reporter: the countdown is on at this point, rosemary. ten hours and counting to tip-off between nc state and villanova. the hundreds of fans here in pittsburgh from the delaware valley supporting villanova. they've taken a tour of the city and right now they are just about ready for basketball. take a look at this video, most the city here in the steel city is walkable. if you're going to walk you'll likely cross a bridge or two. there's station square revolutionizing the steel mill industry. on the north shore, fans checked out pnc park home of the pirates baseball and also practically next door to that, jerome bettis' restaurant. an 80-year-old man who graduated in 1955, he hasn't missed a single villanova tournament appearance in 60 years. >> wear these gloves all the time. i live in florida. wear them for all the games. since we lost to seton hall never taken them off during a ga

currently 30 in pittsburgh 29 in chicago, 33 in cincinnati. that cold air continuing to move our way. high temperatures tomorrow the average high for january 17th. 42 degrees. actually colder than that. 42 in d.c. 38 martinsburg, 39 in frederick and 40 towards baltimore. we could see a flurry. best chance would be in maryland. i do think we'll see more sunshine back to the south and west during the day tomorrow. but a very cold day. if you're going to be out and about on saturday a lot of people heading toward the mall for the cherry blossom festival but also the kite festival going on down this there this weekend. 42 by 5:00. but the windchill will be a factor. windchill all day around 30 degrees. so bundle up if you're thinking about heading outdoors. 42 on your saturday 47 on sunday with less wind and more sunshine. sunday will be a beautiful january day here in late march. 59 though on monday with a 30% chance of showers. you got that huh? 63 on tuesday. then we get into some nice march weather. we get to a high of 67 degrees next thursday

nova faces the 8th seeded nc state in pittsburgh 7:10 tomorrow night. >>> 4 can 39:00. central pennsylvania family is under investigation after a person dies after being bitten by a rat. >>> on the scene way to school you can throw a coat on the kids some precipitation might come in so you want to bundle them up. i'll have the latest on radar and future tracker 6 showing you the arrival and departure of this evening's snow that's coming up. # i see the snow. >> reporter: i know, it's still winter. until 6:45 tonight it's okay that it snows. >> and it's 70 degrees, right? >> reporter: storm tracker 6 live double scan shows we are starting to moisten up the atmosphere by going in a little bit tighter you might be seeing a little snowflake in southern chester county and southern new castle county, delaware. it might have have a problem hitting the ground but it's on its way here. probably in the morning commute if it starts early today we'll see slushiness develop. as we look outside, we have sky 6 looking at cloudy skies, of course over the region, there we go and tranqui

in the 1980's pittsburgh lost 75% of its basic metal employment.ut over the course of the next 30 years built a world class city. and what i saw was a collaboration between all parties. business, labor, government, universities, hospitals, etc. they built a tech hub. based on robotics and computer science around carnegie mellon. built a health care hub base at the university of pittsburgh. medical center. the philanthropists derived from the steel fortunes invested in education, cultural institutions, historical preservation projects. made the city an interesting place to live. government together with private players invested in a bunch of brownfield redevelopment projects that revitalized, as well as technology investments to bring companies in. and the students who came to go to universities got good jobs and affordable housing and stayed and created a resurgence in the economy. by 2009 when i will note the automobile industry in the united states was in bankruptcy, pittsburgh was voted by the economists intelligence unit as the most livable cit

tournament in berg. -- in pittsburgh. savage, that is way too easy. the final minutes, the colonials trying to hold on. savage with the j, the soft hook . gw wins for the first time ever in the tournament. the georgetown hoyas packed up r their first round game with eastern washington. the game is thursday night. way past leon's bedtime. the hoyas will be facing the national leading scorer, tyler harvey. >> this time of the season, it is win or go home. it is all business. >> the message has been pretty consistent since the pairings came out. eastern washington, nothing else. tim: you have to have fun, march madness. the redskins signed colt mccoy to a one-year deal. it with the same situation as last year. jay gruden has already said that rg iii will be his starter. really likes the tenacity of colt mccoy, and i think kirk cousins is underappreciated, but that will be the depth chart in 2015. the nationals and tigers in lakeland, florida, stephen strasburg on the hill, looking sharp. made a case for the opening day start in the national league east.

we are dealing with rain across much of our area, looking at double scan live extending back to pittsburgh and parts of west virginia and the southern ohio valley are you starting to see the colder air working wlt storm and that flips to snow and that happens locally but not until close to the midnight hour as we look at double scan live radar, in philadelphia and points to the south dealing with light steady rain in the evening rush hour from wilmington 95 and route 1, down to smyrna and interior southern georgia, near medford lakes and glassboro and the atlantic city expressway a wet drive and the garden state parkway if are you headed away from atlantic city especially north to seaside heights. we are in the 40s now, and if you had the ice on the ground and then the snow and the warm air on top of the cold ground you get the fog to develop, visibilities are down to quarter mile or so a mile and a half in millville and two miles in atlantic city and you got the low ceiling and the low clouds in edition to the warmer temperatures 48 in wildwood and 45 in the atlantic city airport and lowe

i'm jeff skversky in pittsburgh.ear from nova coming up in sports. >> snow, rain, temps in the 30's this afternoon for the last hour or so of winter but look to the west, 40's and 50's will be moving in for the weekend. we'll talk about the current temperature in accuweather. >> tom wolf continues his push for education reform across the state. details when "action news" comes right back. ♪♪ it's not about hugging trees. it's not about being wasteful either. you just gotta find that balance. where taking care of yourself takes care of more than just yourself. lease an mkz hybrid for $299 a month, plus competitive owners and lessees get $1000 bonus cash only at your lincoln dealer. >> pennsylvania governor tom wolf stressed his commitment to the importance of early childhood education today. the governor spoke to the delaware valley so, for the education of young children. the organization is part of a statewide campaign trying to ensure that every three and four-year-old gets access to prek. wolf told the educators t

the band on hand, fans of all ables here to see the wildcats off, they are headed to pittsburgh to face lafayette. jay wright loves the support he gets. >> i take grade pride in sharing this with villanova we play in a lot of big games and this is something we get to share with everybody, and i'm proud that we are able to do that. it never gets old. >> reporter: but what does get old is each passing year without a championship. wright hopes that a 30-year wait is long enough and anything short of the final four is a disappointment this year. they are heading out on their journey to hopefully make the final four. jaime apody, channel 6 "action news" back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> there is much more to come on "action news" at noon troubling text messages five women's lacrosse players are accused of making death threats to their teammates. >>> and why a california woman's rent is going up $7,000 a month. and david murphy has a closer look at accuweather. when "action news" continues in just a moment. music: etta james "at last" (plays throughout) ♪♪ sometimes, at last doesn't happen

. >>> the villanova wild katds are on their way to pittsburgh for round one of march madness and the team got quite the sendoff on campus. the big east conference champs are a number one seed in the tournament. they are riding on a 15 game winning streak and are only six game as way from a title since 1995 and the 16 and seeded lafayette leopards will play villanova. they tip-off thursday night at 6:50. still ahead a rookie linebacker with the san francisco 49ers is retiring because of concerns over safety issues. >>> we hit 68 in philadelphia and now the winds of change pulling in cold air and i'm tracking a chance of snow later in the week. i'll have details in the accuweather forecast. >>> and the beginning of heart disease can start as young as 2 years old what parents can do to fight it coming up in health check. those stories and more on "action news" at 5:00 when we continue tonight. music: etta james "at last" (plays throughout) ♪♪ sometimes, at last doesn't happen at first. ♪♪ ♪♪ your dad just kissed my mom. ♪♪ turning two worlds into one takes love. ♪♪ helping protect that