villanova head coach jay wright. well, when you saw that one seed pop up had you to feel relief and pride. >> a lot of pride. i was not worried we would be a one seed. but being second, one seed and getting stay in east is honor. and it shows committee thinks highly of us we're humbled and proud. >> then you see the match-up. lafayette, whose coach went to. >> villanova. >> and was one of the all-time great at villanova and probably one of the most be loved players at villanova. villanova fans will be split on this one some of them. i do not like playing against friends and frany is more than a friend he's someone i have great respect for. he does a lot for our program to this day and they're really good. so, not a good match-up. not a good match-up. >> talk about the confidence your group. 15 straight wins, 32-2 best record in school history is the team flying high at the right time. >> we're playing well. sometimes you can get to this point and won games but may not be playing well. we're playing well and we're con

more on this devastating match for villanova. >> tough pill to swallow, best season in villanova's historyas this team fails to get past the first week even. villanova losing 71-68. it should not have been that close. they trailed by 12. they never had a lead in the second half. known for their shooting, 19 of 61 from the field. jeff skversky live from pittsburgh. the just a rough one. i cannot believe the 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 pr

how far do you have villanova going.ne seed in ncaa tournament for second time school history. check out 'nova's reaction from the watch parties as they get the news. >> what a scene at villanova the one seed in the east. they will play their first game thursday night anything pittsburgh against lafayette the school that is right from east don't pa tip-off at 6:50 for 1:16 match-up. >> they won 16 straight and their record is second best in history and that was nothing compared to fwhont they heard they were a number one seed. >> it's a great feeling for the university, for the program. all around great feeling for our hard work and dedication. >> i was not worried we would be a one seed. being second one seed and getting stay in the east is honor and it shows the committee thinks highly of us we're humbled and proud. >> we know seeds don't really matter and once you get there no one is the under dogs. >> you're playing local lafayette and fran o'halen went to. >> villanova. one of the great. as soon as they won, fran an

i know villanova has not been there for a while.t that far for the university and the program. >> we got knocked out early the past couple years but that is something that we're trying to play for because we just have to take it one game at a time and get back in game at hand and how much crazy things happen, in the ncaa tournament. we will definitely try to set the tone early in this game. >> villanova and nc state last played in the ncaa tournament 64 years ago. the the the cats lost that game. they have waited a very long time for redemption. how sweet it is tonight, if they win, they will play in friday, next friday in syracuse begins louisville or northern iowa. live from pittsburgh tonight jeff skversky for channel six "action news". >> we're excited. >>> chase utley made his debut on the field for first time on the field for phillies to day. it was alumni day. darren dalton, was on hand to watch them take on the blue jays. cole hamels decided not to show up. this was very first pitch he threw and reyes hit it out of the park.

i've obviously i've followed villanova, i'm a villanova fan, i'm a former player, i've watched them thewhole year. they're a terrific team and they scare the daylights out of me, so, you know, we know that we're in for t-, we knew we were going play a tough team but i didn't know i was going to be playing my alma mater. >> to the eagles. how many quarterbacks does chip kelly need? and with this latest team even be used as a quarterback if signed? today the eagles worked out tim tebow an nfl source confirmed the news to us today. tebow last played for the jets in 2012. he went to training camps with the patriots. he has been broadcasting for espn. >>> the news gets worse and worse for cliff low. phillies put the lefty on the 60 day disabled list with that lingering elbow tendon issue. surgery is recommended but lee says he will try rehab first. >> you know, high to make a decision to -- i had to make a decision of what to do and this is the route we've chosen and, yeah, i have to stick to it and hope that it works out and hopefully i can get back and pitch with the phillies this season.

a villanova girl did not let tiers stop her music >> it is sunday night. here's what's happening on "action news" at 11:30 tonight. sad tribute to 7 lives cut short. a community comes together to remember a family of young siblings killed in a fire inside their brooklyn home. >> plus a road trip like none other a self-driving car set off on cross country journey. the technology behind this amazing invention. >> and villanova men's basketball team is back home tonight after a devastating loss. it's heartbreak of a member of their band that is capturing headlines. we'll begin right now with breaking news out of yardley bucks county tonight. state police are investigating the discovery of a body at a rest stop along i-95 just south of scudder falls bridge right around 8:00 tonight an older man was found sitting inside a car door open, one leg happening out. police say a maintenance worker first spotted the van and thought he was sleeping inside that car. but, once he realized the man was unresponsive he called police. police are just beginning this investigat

villanova headed to the march madness. basically underway on thursday.lus will this the man right here to get penn back to the big dance. philadelphia pro >>> it's all about march madness this week. we're focused on villanova but the tournament actually started tonight with the play in game. hampton versus manhattan. close game. until the final couple of minutes. hampton with the steal outlet pass. they get through. they won the game 74-64. they are rewarded with a second round matchup against the undefeated kentucky wildcats. our while cats hit the road this morning. number one seed villanova is in pittsburgh. ahead of thursday's matchup with lafayette. nova is playing great basketball. but they won't take the leopards lightly. >> definitely well coached in that whole league is very good. so we know they're coming into it. we struggle withed with bucknell. that was in the beginning of the year. we'll find our way. i think we're hitting a stride on the defensive end which is most important. >> today pennsylvania introduced a new basketball coach steve do

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. >>> back to practice for villanova today after quite a win last night. the wildcats had one of their most lopsided tournament victories over lafayette. now the march madness continues with a date against nc state tomorrow. jeff skier ski live with more on saturday's big game. hi jeff. >> hey, monica. villanova just a win a way from the sweet 16 for the first time since 2009 for this group these players they have never been there. ryan arcidiacono was just a kid at neshaminy high school back then watching villanova on tv. now he can help them advance with a win over nc state tomorrow. take a look at villanova. what a win last night against lafayette. up as many as 45 points. they ended up with their second most lopsided win in nova's ncaa tournament history. they shot 63 percent in a big w but now it is on to nc state for a second they thought they would get lsu but nc state won an amazing comeback in the final minute to beat lsu so it will be the wolf pack and nova coach jay wright believes they are good enough to get to the final four. >> i think they'v

but coach fran o'hanlon says villanova is just that good. >> watching villanova as long as i have, during the regular season, i haven't seen a better villanova team. they may be some as good, but i haven't seen any better than them. because they have all of the pieces. as good as any team i've seen. >> it means a lot coming from fran played one of the great teams, final eight team, his teammate went to the championship game the next year so he has lived it, played it, been on the floor with those teams. so if franny o says that, it car ace lot of weight. >> villanova had six players in double digits, that's what makes this team so special. not just one star, there are several. leslie van arsdale eyewitness sports. >> wildcats fans are now telling nc state to bring it on. the victory over lafayette is building excitement on campus, and nearby bars and restaurants. novanation is pumped that the wildcats are moving to the next round. fans anticipating villanova will be heading to indianapolis for that championship game. >> we're going to beat the ducks. >> i think we're going to beat kentuck

villanova there, out of the locker room getting ready to take the court. coming up in sports leslie van arsdal will be live with more. >> exciting night. >> than the is it. >> stay with us, still to come tonight on "eyewitness news" it has been closed for more than three decade but with the the new push to reopen franklin square station we will go underground to see how time has treated the subway stop. >>> the battle of the badges, why the philadelphia fire and police departments are squaring off pound for pound and it all starts today, kathy? >>> in weather we are talking about the last hours of winter, no the rain for us but snow, we will show you when it moves in and out and how much to expect where you live thank you, cable for the slower internet upload speeds. for making me wait longer to share my photo albums. thank you cable, because if we never had you we wouldn't know the incredible difference verizon fios makes. in customer satisfaction studies, fios is rated #1 in internet speed and reliability - 8 years running. plus, fios has the fastest wi-

whose coach went to. >> villanova. >> and was one of the all-time great at villanova and probably onee most be loved players of villanova. villanova fans may be slit on some ev f of them. i don't like playing against friends frany is more than a friend i have great respect for him and he does a lot for the program to this day and they're really g not a good match-up. not a good match-up. >> it will be a good game. bittersweet. down the north broad street temple owls left out. temple is final team left down to the field of 68. temple senior guard will cumming s calls it a slap in the face. it's hard to argue the temple had higher rpi of the tournament temple is not happy. >> when you're in a situation you can only control when you can control and for us if we could have had one more win we would be dancing. we didn't get it but it's an agonizing situation to wonder what's going to happen all throughout this day. >> the flier won't be headed to postseason eeming earth. tonight in ottawa looking for back-to-back wins. down one, jake vorachek and signatureed tying it at one. a shootout. w

wow, what a start for villanova to their big dance a 41-point win.ond most lopsided win in villanova ncaa tournament history. they are on quite a run. they won a school record 16 straight games and they hope this double for lafayette then is that the beginning for final four run. >> doesn't matter how much you win by you know if you played well or not. we did. >> it's a great feeling. we cannot get come place wept this one. we have to get ready and focused for the next game you. >> think you can win every game like this. >> no. >> if you could everyone would do it. >> it's very difficult. there's always near when you play against a team of this caliber and people harrah me and say you saw her so much it's a disadvantage not address. >> he believes the villanova team could get to the final floor and he wants best for the villanova team. how about, nc state on saturday for villanova. they are a tough team. we'll chant just be lsu. and unc and duke earlier this season. jeff skversky, "channel 6 action news." >> we'll check in with you tomorrow. upsets g

we, of course are happy for villanova university. number one seed in the conference, right now ranked number two overall, lots of excitement here. >> the second overall number one seed is villanova and the wildcats are going to the east region. >> the second overall, they are 32-two and they have won the last 15 games in a row. it is first time that nova ranked number one sips 2006. last week they won big east conference for the first time since nine five riding high the the unfortunate news temple university, articles on various sports web sites say temple has a reason to be angry. one of the biggest snubs for the tournament. jay wright and temple coach fran dunphy expressed their emotions last night both on opposite end of the spectrum. >> there are advantages like you get to play close to home and play a 16th seed but there is pressure too. it ising on that i think last year we might not have handled the pressure as well. this team has handled pressure. every team we have gone on the road every place is sold out it has been everyb

and familiar spot for villanova lafayette has not been in the tournament since 2000.w. and jeff skversky spoke with both teams today and he reports from pittsburgh. >> villanova's road to the final four starts right here in pitt tomorrow against their friends, lafayette. and the wildcats are not the only ones who believe this team could be special enough to play for the national championship game. >> right now, let's go lay-up drill here we go. >> wright and the villanova wildcats may be a number 4-seed but do not feel a final four run is a give although many are pen similaring them including president obama. and he has them going to the final game against kentucky in his bracket. >> respect the guy in this country so that's great that he has us in the final. but we have to work to that it not guaranteed we will be in the time -- final. >> we can beat anybody but we are not so super talented we can't lose tomorrow. >> and a 16-seed never beat a number 1-seed. but don't count them out. and he was a villanova basketball player and now coming back so beat them. >> i know

live on the villanova campus, jaime apody channel6 "action news."heck back in with you next half hour. lafayette will be making its first trip to the ncaa tournament in some 15 years. leopards are a 16 seed. they got in by winning the patriot league title a 16 seed has never beaten a number one seed but that won't knock the leopards off of cloud nine. >> it means everything. this is why we play. this is why we work hard. so for all the hard work it means everything. >> it feels great. we're excited. you know, we played villanova last year to open the season. we know they're a tough opponent. they're ranked second in the nation this year. we're excited to be in the tournament and hopefully we can give them a good test. >> lafayette head coach fran o'hanlon is a philadelphia native. he played for nova in the late 60's. we'll hear from coach o'hanlon on this curious matchup coming up at 6 o'clock. >>> temple was snubbed yesterday despite a 23 and 10 record. the owls will be in the nit as a number one seed. they will take on bucknell on wednesday. >>> t

how about jerry he has the villanova logo on his pants villanova is excited, they are loose so loose how about this dance they put on for a tv promo last week. ♪♪ ♪♪ the stars of the villanova basketball team are rocking out to run dmc's hit song it's tricky. that is our second hobby we do that in the dorm room, that is just us having fun me on the turntables and everybody else rapping. >> are you a better basketball player or rapper. >> hopefully i'm a better basketball player. >> darren hilliard and jayvon pinksston hope it's not tricky to rock the stage at the ncaa tournament tonight against lafayette, as a number one seed the cats are expected to be a number one hit nova has not missed a beat. >> anybody can knock you off. the 16 seed has not beaten a one seed but you don't want to be the first. >> they would be crazy if you don't think about that when you get a one seed. >> playingville november i'm excited to hopefully be the first 16 seed to beat the one seed. >> not many people are picking the leopards but you never know it could happen. >> how confident are these fans in pit

lets get a check of villanova lets go to jaime apody live. >> villanova is a 23 point favorite in thist you won't find an overconfident bunch, j. wright points out that some of the toughest opponents they have had are in the same league. look at this, strike up the band it's tourney time, nova nation came out in force to see their top team off in style. once they board the bus it starts to feel real, anything less than a final four will be a dispointment and it starts with the northeast extension. >> a lot of concerns they are one of the top offensive teams in the country and he knows us and knows our personnel. it's a tough match-up and we have struggled with patriot league teams so it's going to be tough. >> the wildcats. >> good job. little maggie villanova class of 2035, speaking of which it hasn't been since 1985 that nova won their first and only national championship. i spoke with a student on campus he said his mom graduated in 1985 and he graduated had year, wouldn't it be fitting to send him off as well. >> jaime thank you. lafayette say huge underdog but to truly be called d

he's a villanova alum.t relationship is going to make it i think, tough with these guys to face-off against each other tonight. >> reporter: no question about it. i talked to some of the villanova coaches yesterday. they mentioned that jay wright tested the coach from lafayette who was a former villanova basketball standout. just saying hey, listen i know we might be playing each other here as a one and 16 seed. but then they got the seeding and said, okay, it's got to turn out this way. two teams with villanova ties. and the head coach at lafayette. it's going to be a good one tonight. and lafayette's got nothing to lose and that's always a dangerous team in the tournament. >> that's right. thanks very much keith. they can shoot the lights out. keith will bring us live reports all morning long as both teams prepare for tonight's game. and we'll follow the winner as they advance to the next round. >>> it's 5:47. the white house will have royal visitors today. the princess of wales and duchess of cornwall wi

villanova could never get close enough they were out scored by nc state. when they had the chance to take back the lead they were short on a shot that looked forced. for a team that said anything less than at final four would be a disappointment. a loss in the round of 3 # is devastating. here's jeff skeverski in pittsburgh. >> reporter: the villanova wildcats are crushed in a state of shock the first number one seed in the entire tournament to go down, it is their 4th lost in two months and it comes at the worst possible time. 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

villanova shot 50% from three-point range, and 63% from the floor. nova beat lafayette 93 to 52. good game from the wildcats who looked every bit that number one seed. >> novanation is ready for another round of watch party. some gathered on campus, other gathered at bars, restaurant, even before the victory over lafayette, sense of optimism and sense of excitement that the wildcats will be in that championship game. >> i love it. i've been waiting for this day since freshman year. >> oh, ya, i have been winning my bracket. >> an honor to be a one seed. i think we'll got to the final four. >> nova fans will be back to cheer on the wildcat tomorrow when they take on eighth seeded nc state at 7:00. they are pumped up. >> and it start right here. >> it really does, yes. so exciting. 4:39. still ahead this morning, an incredible story of survival. emergency responders manage to revive a pennsylvania toddler unresponsive for an hour and a half. hear from the doctors who work on the boy. >> katie is tracking some snow this morning. ugh, snow, i know. live look at center city. we have o

." >>> it was a heartbreaker for villanova. the team is returning home after last night's loss, we're there live. >>> a 1-year-old boy is on the -- 12-year-old boy is on the mend after being shot in his own home. >> we're looking at chilly tempts for the next few days. >> let's get to the the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast with meteorologist source source. >> reporter: the forecast is a heartbreaker unfortunately. let's get you outside cold weather moving in. looking live at lincoln financial field. feels like football weather. temperatures in the 30s and 40s, windchills colder than that. 43 in philadelphia. 35 in allentown. reading, 49. poconos well below freezing 26. trenton, 37. wilmington, 43. dover, 47 and millville 46. of course that only tells half the story. you factor in the winds it feels like 24 in allentown # 2 -- 32 in philadelphia. millville 24 degrees. it's a chilly day out there we're seeing a few high, thin clouds roll in mainly south of the city at this point. the bulk. cloud deck will stay to the so

villanova made a late charge but was not enough. nc state beat number one seed villanova.n the tough loss. >> there is not a lot you can say, you hug them, tell them you love them, you tell them you are proud of them, and tell them short term we have to deal with this right now. everyone is hurting. there is no lessons to be talk about right now. just lets support each other, support our brothers, love each other and try to get through you this day because it is a shocking moment but it is life. it is part of what you do you lay it all out there on the line and when you lay it out there and you expect to be successful and you are not, but it hurts. >>> he was known as concrete charlie, one of the toughest players in eagles history. born in bethlehem he was old school football at its best playing 14 seasons in philadelphia dominating on both side of the ball. check bednarik was part of the two franchise championships in 1949 and 1960. the voice of the eagles merrill reese said he was one of the most toughest and feared players ever to wear an eagles jersey. >> he was passio

villanova verse the winners of the patriot league lafayette villanova fans thinking big. >> just so hardpoints ochefu will get 15. we will win by 20. >> reporter: even the president of the you had has villanova in the finals, the students are hoping to be part of the magical run, like the one they heard about that happened so long ago. >> everyone here is talk about like 1985 our big year, 30 year anniversary. we want to bring it home again. >> reporter: it is called march madness for a reason. one and done cat fans enter the big dance with their eyes wide opened. >> i think anyone can give them a scare. iowa state just lost. so, it could happen. i don't know i think lafayette could give them a scare but i hope that doesn't happen. >> reporter: student are laughing at me because is there a five or 62nd delay they watch me try to manage it. i will toss it back to the studio live from the campus of villanova where they say go nova. >> beasley has some new friend there. well villanova and lafayette are part of the east region and the winner of the game tonight, the winner of the game betwee

march madness is underway, we are an hour away from kickoff for villanova lafayette match-up. villanova won 15 straight games and lafayette a 16 seed has never won a game in the big dance and tip-off is 6:50 p.m. it will be fun much more ahead on "action news" at 5:00 today. every stroke is helping people fight back against multiple sclerosis. ali gorman tells us how a national swimming fundraiser will help people battling the disease. and how president obama's executive order can make a difference in the skies. cecily tynan has the latest on the stormy warm, that is all coming up next. >>> we have breaking news from west philadelphia, a two vehicle wreck in the 98 hundred block of bart ram avenue one car rear ended another and the driver is still trapped. they are trying to remove the driver now and no word on injuries but obviously fire and ambulances are standing by. >> in international news isis claimed the responsibility for the deadly attack at a museum in tunisia. they fired on tourists as they got off a bus. nine people are arrested in the incident, the unclear if any

while the campus of villanova is jumping. >> second overall number one seed is villanova and wildcats are going to the east reej on. >> there you can hear it the excitement villanova is number one seed in the east conference. they are 32-two. they won last 15 games in the row. first time villanova ranked number one and big east conference for the first time, since 1995. riding high, the unfortunate news temple, on various sports sites are saying temple has a reason to be angry, getting the the snub one of the biggest snubs jay wright and temple coach fran dunphy expressed their emotions both on opposite end of the spectrum. >> there are advantages to coming like you play close to home, you play 16th seed but there is pressure too. it is something that last year we might not have handled the pressure as well this team all year handled pressure every where we have gone on the road every place that has been sold out it is everybody biggest game of the year and they have handled that well. they are in more comfortable in that position this year. >> they are in the situation you can only c

oh han lan was a villanova great and grew up a big villanova fan. >> you are from doylestown and are familiar with villanova, is this a strange match-up? >> i don't know about strange, but it should be fun, i grew up watching them and was a fan and even went to their camp as a kid. it will be more fun than anything. >> linder actually in middle school played with villanova star archie and they are both from buck county and he said what can you take away? >> i remember he was a very good player. and should be a good one tomorrow just before 7:00. jeff skversky channel 6 "action news." >> jeff we'll check back in with you at 6:00, no ncaa tournament for temple but the season continues they face bucknell in the nit they need to put the disappointment behind them and get back to business. >> we'll do the same thing and have a plan in store for us to play our best basketball and hopefully guys will rise to the occasion. >> the sixers who have been on the road return home tonight to face it's pistons. >> and davidson leading carolina by one and tye middlebrook makes a whoa incredible catch

. >>> 476, in honor of villanova at saint david villanova interchange where they are seeing brake tapping heading southbound from saint david, down toward philly international. i-95, also starting to pick up some volume in the area of cottman avenue through construction zone, again hitting brakes from cottman on on down. latest on this disable tractor trailer, off ramp to spring guard than street is closed h this guy came up the ramp. he was in the able to make the turn. they are backing him back down on to the schuylkill expressway. the right now that is causing a delay inbound on the schuylkill from city line avenue all the way into spring garden street the where again that right lane, an exit lane to spring garden is still blocked. you have to leave the house right now would i use kelly drive or martin luther king drive to avoid the delay or you can go to the next exit which is 30th street. you can see speedometer reading getting knocked down from city line on in. the southbound i-95 delays into girard. emergency closure of plymouth road still with us. been a hot mess all weekend long

how about no consolation at all given to what happened to villanova this weekend. cats should be preparing for the ncaa sweet 16. instead they are wondering what happened. the number one seed was bounced saturday to nc state in the round of 32. this isn't the first time nova has come up short. but for some reason maybe it was the number one seeding. this one hurts more. >> each day, you know, the hurt goes away some, you know. there's just -- you -- you know you got to accept it and you got to move on but there's a part of that you will never accept it, you know. and that's where you got to just, you know, just got to find a way to deal with that and move on. >> last week coach wright told us anything less than a final four appearance would be a disappointment. the players, they echoed their coach's assessment. >> tough because everyone expects us to do well in the tournaments and we did well in the big east but we tried to play well throughout the whole season. i think we did that. we can't like i said before judge ourselves just on the ncaa tournament. that's how

villanova a enters thursday game as the number one seed in the eastern bracket. >>> well, much quieterend off in easton pa for the the team villanova will be opening up against in this years first round, lafayette college mens basketball team boarded their buses bound for pitberg. the 16th seed leopards have a mighty mountain to climb. sixteen seed has never beaten a number one seed in the history of the ncaa tournament. >>> still ahead on "eyewitness news" an "eyewitness news" exclusive. >> we need your help. >> "eyewitness news" is combing through records at city a hall trying to figure out who owns this ring. good samaritan found it in the parking lot and want to return to it its rightful owner ahead of what she believes will be his 60th wedding anniversary. we will have that story coming up. >>> we are looking at colder temperatures moving our way and thousands of miles away we are looking at a storm brewing in the southwest that will bring us the threat of snow and some rain, for friday, as spring begins, we will take a look what to expect coming up with the seven day forecast hi

because the bottom line is villanova wildcats are number one seed taking on number 8 seed and villanova easily defeating lafayette earlier this week a lopsided game it was 93-5 to advance to this party at conley center. free pizza and ice cream which is why we're here and d.y. playing in the commercials and students feeling confident come going to pittsburgh for the game. villanova last whipping in 1985. i was in college and remember hat well. ville november as last in the typeal four 6 years ago. they are now three wins away from doing it again and the student body here is feeling good about it. >> well, tonight it will be harder and they're in the sweet 16 everyone can win after that. so i guess it will be probably last easy game i could say. >> i think it's about time. i think it's about time for us to win. i think we're going to. >> of course there's more pressure to win for each around and teams get better and better. >> everybody is excited this is the best team we've had in a while. everybody is talking about it and everybody is excited to see if we can get to the championship an

least one of the villanova stars. we'll hear from the wildcats out in pittsburgh coming up in sports. >> and cecily tynan back with the accuweather 7-day forecast when "action news" continues. >> ♪♪ >> a couple in their 70's was shaken up after a home invasion in bustleton in philadelphia this morning. police say the men broke into the home on murray street through a window at 6:30 in the morning. the intruder sprayed mace on the couple. police say the men then took off with what they could. the homeowners were not seriously hurt. >>> a camden native who had a chance to meet president obama told students to believe and achieve today. officer virginia mattias visited saint joe's pro cathedral school her alma mater. last month she was one of six police officers invited to the white house to discuss the strategies of making city streets safer and building confidence and trust between police and the communities. today mattias talked to students about that sit-down and serving the city where she grew up. >>> a playground w

a three-point final score and i talked to some hard core villanova fans that they said villanova haseen in their family for years. here's what they had to say. >> i don't know even know what to say. oh god. tears in my eyes. i'm not kidding. oh god. that was rough to watch. >> at the end everyone was really holding on to that last hope and i really thought we were going to get. tough to see. >> oh, my gosh, i can't breathe. ugh. unfortunate, you know, out come. but we're still proud to be wildcats and still proud to be part of this community. they work really hard. >> reporter: proud to be a wildcat. proud to be part of this community. i know these students are hopeful for next year. they were expecting to be here a lot longer tonight but this place behind mow cleared out probably five or so minutes after that game ended. it was really hard to scene get interviews because people wanted to get out of there so quickly after the game. live at villanova david spunt cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> david, a tough loss. thank you so much. >>> well tonight philadelphia is mourning the loss of a l

villanova did make a late charge but just was not enough. nc state beat number one seed villanova.ough loss. >> there is not a lot you can say. you just hug them. you tell them you love them. the you tell them you are proud of them. you tell them, you know, short term you have to deal with this right now. everybody is hurting. there is no lesson to be talk about right now. let's just support each other, support our brothers love each other and try to get through this day because it is shocking. but, it is life. it is part of what you lay it all out there on the line and when you lay it all out there and you expect to be successful and you are not and it hurts. >> reporter: he was known as concrete charlie, a nickname that defined one of the toughest players in eagles history. born in bethlehem he was old school football at its best playing 14 seasons in philadelphia dominating on both side of the ball. chuck bednarik was part of the two franchise championshipness 1949 and 1960. the voice of the eagles merrill reese says he was one of the the most toughest and feared players to ever

nc state gets the "w" 81-78 and villanova ends 33-3. go to pittsburgh with neil hartman. >> danny, this was eerily similar to last year when nova lost to uconn who went on to win the national championship. tonight they lose to the eight seed, north carolina state. this is not the game we expected out of villanova and it was tough on the players afterwards. >> won the big east title. it was a great year. but right now, it is a failure. >> going to be days you know when -- we had our days that passed and we really relied on defense then. and our defense wasn't totally there today. >> this team hasn't lost in two months until tonight. a tough way to finish up a season that was a school record as you mentioned, danny, 33 wins. in pittsburgh let's send it back to you. >> the women's ncaa tournament president obama in attendance for princeton's match-up. a 15-3 run created separation. the president sees princeton improve to 31-0. princeton plays top seed maryland next. >>> to football now, chuck bednarik died at the age of 89. he flew 30 miss

. >>> 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

jeff is live with the preview. >> villanova feels that losing last year to the national champion the uconn huskies helped them this year, they are not taking this lightly, they mean business the villanova wildcats getting ready to play lafayette. hopefully they have as much luck in this building as the flyers have had. it doesn't look like they need luck, they won 32, include 15 straight, having said that being a number one seed is pressure. >> knowing in the years of this tournament, anything can happen and we are the kind of the team that we could beat anybody, we really could but we are not super talented that we couldn't lose tomorrow. >> wow. so lafayette how about these guys, they had an early wake-up call on the court at 9:30, the first of to workouts today after all lafayette has a lot of work to do number one seeds are perfect against 16 seeds in this tournament. fran o'hanlon is a villanova hall-of-fame basketball player. >> 16 seed has never beaten a number 1 seed why do you have confidence in your team to make history against your former school. >> what i'm looking for is

pride that we can share this with everybody at villanova.get to do a lot of fun things during the year playing in a lot of fun games, but this is something we get to share with everybody. and i am proud we are able to do that. it never get old. it just never gets old. >> lafayette sends off in easton a bit more subdued and spring break likely the cause. and the head coach continues to field questions about his emotions playing against his alma mater. he says thursday night will be about basketball. >> we up into -- we knew we would be playing a difficult opponent in the first round. that it happened to be my alma mater and villanova, it is an interesting story but still a difficult game. >>> and penn's new basketball coach says he is ready to roll up his sleeves to get the program where it needs to be. steve donahue is interviewed as the replacement. he has been head coach at cornell and boston college. spending a decade as a penn assistant in the 90's surreal to be back in the building. >> i would never have dreamed i could be a big five he

now, villanova turns its attention to north carolina state. with more on that match-up, neil hartman is live in pittsburgh. >> reporter: well john, i'm at the villanova team hotel. all the fans have been enjoying themselves all day. the players and coaches have been busy preparing for north carolina state. the wolfpack has beaten duke and north carolina this season. while villanova hasn't played nc state this season, they're familiar with the type of team. >> between two teams, providence and st. john's on the providence side they're big, they run the ball very well. the st. john's side, their guards can really go. everybody isolates and kind of -- the guards dominate the ball. going to be a tough match. >> definitely big shooters. they definitely are big on the inside. definitely remind us of providence. >> reporter: well just so you know they have beaten providence three times this season. most recently a week ago when they beat the friars by two in the semifinals of the bis big east tournament. villanova will be trying to get to the sweet 1

tim furlong is live in villanova villanova. what a buzz this is creating on campus. >> i just got a text from villanova officials. they tell me tomorrow at 10:30 on this spot in front of the pavilion, there will be a sendoff rally as wildcats leave for pittsburgh to get the tournament start. they now have a target on their back and a ton of pressure on their shoulders. villanova students know what they'll be doing thursday night. >> i'll be hunkered down with my friends watching game. >> where they'll be watching the game is still up in the air. last night when villanova found out they were a top seed playing in pittsburgh a lot started plotting out their road trip. worth cutting classes if a big if if they can get tickets. >> i like that we're in pittsburgh. i like our fans can get out there. it's an old big east town. >> we met a nova mom who road tripped down from connecticut to see her daughter which turned into a pre-tourney shopping trip. >> do you count on your mom to buy your swag? >> maybe. >> they weren't alone. >> we

the hardwood. >> not since 2009 have villanova made it past opening day of townment. nc state next. they beat duke, louisville and north carolina this season. here's jeff skversky in pittsburgh. >> last time villanova was in sweet 16 ryan deachnia was watching games on tv. now he had help them. for the first time since 2009. these groups and kids have eyes set open a much bigger prize. >> i really want to take my team to final four villanova not just happy to be there. they don't expect to walk over nc state like they did against lafayette. a shot at sweet 16 is at stake. >> it would mean a lot us to. weaver trying to take it one game at a time f we can beat nc state that would be great. >> trying to enjoy that if we get. there all we can do now is concentrate on what do we have to do to beat nc state. >> this group of villanova players never played nc state but from watching them open tape hopefully it's a sign of things to come. time to run out open the season with villanova and pittsburgh, jeff skversky, "channel 6 action news." >> tip-off 7:10 tomorrow night the p

villanova rolled through lafayette thursday night with a victory to advance to the third round of the tournament. they'll play eighth nc state who played an amazing come back against lsu. we started saying let's look at nc state. pay attention. >> it speaks volumes about the time of team they are, their coaches. they're a very gritty team and they're coming at us. the key for know of a, just keep playing their game. just anybody can go off on any given night. everybody is so balanced. everybody just have one to go, just the one. >> we did the same thing at the east opportune amount. the next thing against providence, we just had to defense well. if villanova can play like they did thursday night i think it will be very hard to find a team

. >>> march madness is in full swing on the campus of villanova university. the the wildcats pick ing up a number one seed in the ncaa tournament last night and as "eyewitness news" reporter j a an carabao shows us students and fans cannot wait for that tornment to get started. >> golf shirt a couple t-shirts. >> reporter: wildcats pride running high at villanova book store monday after mens basketball team won the big east championship and nab that number one seed in the east region over the weekend. >> it makes me proud to be a student here. >> really excited. we are pumped. >> reporter: that excitement is turning into some serious cash in merchandise. the store's on line sales from the weekend tripled the normal. >> we had three generations of a family in this morning, grandparents children and college aged children who came in. >> reporter: web site and book stores are already taking order for this shirt. villanova wildcats number one seed ready for pick up either tomorrow or wednesday. >> that number one seed comes with pressure. >> how do you hand that

last night top seed kentucky beat hampton by 23 villanova topped lafayette by 41. leslie van arsdal is on the road with cats and she joins us from pittsburgh. hi there leslie. >> think there beasley. great victory but no time for celebration, back to work for villanova. it is all about nc state. coach jay wright says this is a team with a lot of weapons. >> they've got experience, their guard are outstanding but i think what we saw in the lsu game their forward are coming into their own too. they are playing with great balances new. >> reporter: villanova role through thursday with the 95-52 victory to advance to the third round of the tournament. they will play eighth seeded nc state who pulled off an amazing come back win over lsu. >> we were talking about lsu what they d then we said lets look at nc state here. pay attention. >> they just kept coming at you. the it speaks volumes for the type of team they are and coach and players they have. they have a very gritty team. definitely coming at us every second of the game. >> reporter: key for villanova just keep p

villanova and nc state. live in pittsburgh keith jones, nbc 10 news. >> you're a proud villanova grad, as you mentioned. any superstitions, do you have any gloves you keep on for the game or what? >> reporter: well, i'll be wearing a little bit more blue than this. i'm in my journalist's roll right now. especially two days ago when they played lafayette, i made sure i wore neutral colors. in about an hour or so i'll switch out to my blue and white and i'll attend the game here behind me. it will be a different story, rosemary. >> thank you keith. see you in a little bit. >>> coming up next a confrontation at the new orleans airport ends with a tsa agent shooting a man armed with a machete and bug spray. we'll explain the next step in the investigation. >>> good morning. i'm first alert meteorologist brittney shipp. let's get you straight to the radar where we are seeing quiet conditions which is a nice change from yesterday. temperatures push into the 50s, heading into the afternoon. while we're still close

villanova wins by 41, 12-53. jay wright there was a disappointment with the win playing his friend. >> bitter sweet, very proud of our guys. i thought we came ready to play, but doing that against one of villanova's greatness lafayette wasn't that enjoyable but that is what i was worried with either losing or this kind of a game. >> phillies last night playing against yankees to tampa darren ruf with the three-three game. hits a home run. phillies win seven-three. that is sports in a minute. i'm howard eskin. >>> it looks like hockey for a minute, flyers in action last night in calgary taking on the flames. claude giroux scored his 19th goal of the season for the flyers but that was all of the offense they could come up with. flames win four-one. rough seas on for the flyers. >>> coming up, they may seem harmless enough but one southern university is banning hoping there all school even brookside chocolate now has a crunch. brookside crunchy clusters - crispy multi-grains and sweet fruit-flavored pieces dipped in

fox 29's jennifer joyce live at villanova university this morning. jennifer, don't even talk about the temple owls where sue went. >> no, my husband. >> your husband billy went to temple. >> i apology guy. >> towson. >> is towson in. >> i root for temple. >> anyway go to jenny. >> reporter: well, chris, are you there... >> sure. >> reporter: i'm a temple grad too, and jared the photographer here temple grad. he is wearing his sweat shirt here. >> ouch. >> reporter: we're bummed in this live truck this morning happy to report at villanova university. it is not the best monday morning for us and certainly hurt feelings in north philadelphia, however here the opposite, a the lot of excitement here at villanova university from when that announce. came down yesterday. everybody here pretty siked. villanova number one seed in the east conference, 32-two and they have won the the last 15 games in a row. the it is first time neff a is rank number one since 2006. the unfortunate news is tell: they had a big come back season with a 23-ten record now feeling sn

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 is thursday at 6:50 p.m. reporting atville know of, jan carabao for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> villanova's opening round of opponent lafayette college is heading to pittsburgh. sixteenth seeded leopard boarded their buses on the eastern pennsylvania campus this afternoon. the little tournament trivia for you the 16th seed has never beaten a number one seed in the history of the tournament ever. we will see if nova keeps that streaking. >>> okay bracket experts we know you are busy pouring over your brackets you could win $5,000, $5,000 gift card in