what makes villanova such a dominant team? >> i want to congratulate seton hall, the unbelievable season, what a great team. kevin willard, what a great team. seton hall can beat anyone in the ncaa tournament. our teammate loves playing here in the garden, thanks nova nation for coming out. all of us are just small pieces of a great university, a great athletic department, great team, it's great to be a wildcat. >> gus: you lost four players to the nba last year, four great players. this was supposed to be a rebuilding year so to speak for you and at times things were a little bit rocky, how did you change the momentum? >> things were rocky right until the last second of this game, it's been a rocky season. we have two senior is back in phil booth and eric paschall who have been like coaches on this team. they have taught their young teammates how to play villanova basketball and they led all of us, including our coaching staff, we can't think them for their leadership enough. >> just to talk about them a little bit more, he h

that's it villanova moves on with a 61-57 win... st.mary's season ends at 23-and-12 after the game... despite the dissapointment... randy bennett was satisfied by his team's effort...(wipe to sot) "i wish we would have played better in the second half, but i'm proud of our guys, proud of what they've done this year, proud of them tonight. they kept fighting and competing." "definitely think we had a shot. we cut it to four with 30 seconds left. if we get a few of those loose balls, or maybe make a three i thimnk it's a different game." the performance of the tournament so far... has to go to murray state's ja morant... he has come out of nowhere this season to become a star... internet sensation... and a potential n-b-a top-three draft pick... today he lived up to the today he lived up to the hype and more... recording the first triple-double in the men's n-c-a-a torunament since the warriors' draymond green did it for michigan state in 2012 morant scores 17 points... dished out 16 assists... and grabbed 11 r

didn't they beat villanova a few years back? >> yeah. that is when they got into the final 16 that year they did that. >> oh, yeah >> that will be a tough game. what do you think about that? >> villanova is not the team they were last year when they were the national champion. she were six seeds. saint mary's has the feel the way they are playing right now coming off an upset off the number one team in the country -- >> if you can beat the number one team you have to beat villanova. >> what about you? >> we thought with 21 plus wins that they would, and they did not make the nit. they just announced that. which is the -- there isr the another one after the nit. they were in that tournament last year and got to the finals but lost in the finals. it feels like if they get invited they will go. then of course the women's selections are tomorrow. >> right. >> and stanford will get a high seed there. most likely a 2. >> when does saint mary's play villanova? >> thursday in hartford, connecticut. >> okay. that will be a good game. >> it could

as i mentioned they're playing villanova. people are saying, hey, villanova is a really good team to go up against but in 2010 they kind of kicked them to the curb so we're hoping for another really big game. i want to talk to some of the students that are out here, as well. >> hi. >> this is faith. you're a freshman here. >> yes, ma'am. >> you have been following the team. >> i have. you know, we have been out there at every game watching every game that they have been gone and been so much fun. >> all right. you are excited for tonight? >> of course. i'm already here for the party and we are just waiting to watch our boys. >> all right. that is fantastic. thank you. we'll watch did boys win tonight. i have a full disclosure. i'm an alum and the thing is that this brings not only alum from the bay area but people from throughout. lisa moore joins us from the college. talk about the visibility of what many consider a small campus. >> absolutely. this is an unbelievable attention for st. mary's college. we have a strong athlet

that's it villanova moves on with a 61-57 win... st.son ends at 23-and-12 after the game... despite the dissapointment... randy bennett was satisfied by his team's effort...(wipe to sot) "i wish we would have played better in the second half, but i'm proud of our guys, proud of what they've done this year, proud of them tonight. they kept fighting and competing." "definitely think we had a shot. we cut it to four with 30 seconds left. if we get a few of those loose balls, or maybe make a three i thimnk it's a different game." now talking some nhl.....the san jose sharks visiting the los angeles kings....we'll pick it up in the 2nd period....tied at 1....brent burns to tomas hertl.....he shoots it in....that gives the sharks the lead 2-1....3rd period....tied at 2....anzay kope-itar to the left of the sharks' goalie martin jones....kings go out in fron 3-2....sharks ultimately fall to the kings....4-2.....sharks have now lost 4 in a row..... thank kate. weather thank kate. weather tease. (weather) coming up i'

that's it villanova moves on with a 61-57 win... st.e dissapointment... randy bennett was satisfied by his team's effort...(wipe to sot) "i wish we would have played better in the second half, but i'm proud of our guys, proud of what they've done this year, proud of them tonight. they kept fighting and competing." "definitely think we had a shot. we cut it to four with 30 seconds left. if we get a few of those loose balls, or maybe make a three i thimnk it's a different game." oakland a's were in japan for their second game of the season early this morning...against the mariners and ichiro suzuki... playing his final game in his native country ... top 3rd... already 2-0 mariners... mitch haniger... drives one out to left center for a solo home run off marco estrada... 3-0 m's bottom 7th... now 4-2 seattle... khris davis ... slaps a base hit back up the middle... matt chapman and marcus semien score... career rbi 499 and 500 for davis... game tied 4-4 top 12th... still tied... domingo santana... grounds one to

it has been nine years since villanova and st. mary's met in the tournament. that time the gaels won. what a year and keep fighting. i'm a privacy issue for facebook. it misused hundreds of millions of user passwords. >> look who ended up at the sharks game in l.a. jason will tell us about that later in sports. >>> and the controversy is heating up whether people should be allowed to sleep on the streets in rvs. the protests and rallies held today and the profiles of people living in the rv homes. ♪ ♪ ♪ new wok fired shrimp, another american chinese creation from panda express. . >>> a march rally in berkeley. banning rvs from parking on the street overnight. the people in the rv say the rv is an affordable alternative to the high cost of housing in the bay area. this conflict is coming to a head with a vote next week. >> right now here along 8th and harrison there's a dozen rv. if the ban passes these people will need to find another place to sleep. that's families, working people and students. >> at the corner of 8th street and harrison in berkeley, people i

villanova won 61-57. they will face purdue while the gales are headed home. >> we felt we had to grind and not be able to change the tempo. we had to grind. i wish it did not have to be that way. that's why they are so good. >> i'm glad they were hard to play against. hopefully score is your next year. lots to be proud of this group with their leadership. they stay together. high character. i'm proud of them. >> for the first time in two years the warriors did not have a player score 20 point. that did not slow them down against indiana. he got a standing ovation. a big night for the golden state other center. he miss the last two games. late second quarter green lobs it for a slam. warriors led by 10 at halftime. final seconds of the third steph curry got 3 at the buzzer. worries had six players score in double figures and they won 112-89 over the pacers. a's and mariners in tokyo. he's announcing this is it. my career is over. tied at 4. bases are loaded. that should have got him out of the ending. he t

as saint mary's college opens it's run in the n-c-double-a tournament against rival villanova. (grant) hundreds of students are watching the first round game on campus in moraga. that's where we find kron four's philippe djegal live. philippe... (philippe)brianna becerra/freshman- "everyone here is just so excited -- its awesome." back in the nc-double-a tournament for the first time since 20-17... the student body at saint mary's college thrilled to see their school back on the map. jairo cuellar/sophomore- "they came a long way. uh, the beginning of the season didn't look too good, but you know, and now they pull it off, and uh, especially with that last win, with gonzaga, it was pretty hype." the campus watch party held at dryden hall in moraga. though the first round game between the 11th-seeded gaels and the sixth-seeded villanova university is in hartford conneticut... students say catching the action at home is the next best thing.connor lee/sophomore- "just the chemistry of the team, from going to the games, i know play really well together, and get, um, offensive runs

pulling for their 11th seeded gaels to boot sixth- seeded villanova university out of the nc-double-a tournament early... a first-round knock-out.jairo cuellar/sophomore- "after last year, not being able to make the tournament, and now this to do something. uh, super ty exciting for not just the team, but everyone here at smc." 20-10 was the last time saint mary's and villanova hit the court against one another... and, the gael's won. student's hoping history repeats itself.carlie polkinghorn/freshman- "i still feel like, we're like underrated and we still have a lot to prove, so i think we're ready to surprise everybody." since most students couldn't make the trip to the east coast and catch the game in-person in hartford conneticut... the next best thing was the campus watch party in moraga at dryden hall.connor lee/sophomore- "we have a great coach, great staff and pretty confident in our winning. i just know we have a good winning record, so that's all i know."jairo cuellar/sophomore- "that's another good team on the east coast, um, but i think our odds are pretty good this year."

mary's going to beat villanova tonight. the final four these are my picks. i think duke might take it here. >> let's look at mine. we think alike. >> there we go. >> duke taking it all the way. i have uk as well. not a big fan of u.k. but i think they'll go far. >> mike loves kentucky. >> at least to bust everybody's bracket. i know these are just the second seeds but we're trying to get them up to the final four. i'm taking the chance because duke is a strong power house there, i'm going to try to beat you on an offday for some of these guys. >> kari staying true to her alma mater. >> i'm from kentucky but i think the team is young so i'm going with mississippi state all the way. >> we'll keep track of the dingstan and how we're doing and keep you posted. not that you're planning on watching at work, right? >> checking work product here. >> 4:15 this afternoon the gails take on villanova. and a clear day. >> it's a day where you may be looking out the window a little bit more often, looking at the tv, out the window. it's going to be nice out there. if you'

, villanova, they're philly? man, obviously. [ laughter ] >> steve: wow. >> jimmy: that means you know all things about villanova. >> steve: this is like watching espn. [ laughter ] >> tariq: i mean, you know, villanova, they're from philadelphia. you know, they got that guard, phil booth. >> steve: oh, booth, yeah. >> tariq: yeah. i feel like jay wright is definitely taking those guys all the way this year. >> jimmy: you think so? >> tariq: yeah, villanova. >> jimmy: what's jay's first name? >> tariq: jaymaine. [ laughter ] >> steve: jaymaine? >> jimmy: i don't know, man. >> steve: jermaine. >> jimmy: jemaine? >> tariq: yeah. >> steve: not jermaine. jamaine. >> jimmy: jamaine. yeah. >> steve: jemaine. >> jimmy: jemaine, yeah. like out guest this eveing. >> tariq: yep. >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: jemaine clement. >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: who i love dude, this dude's show is -- >> steve: fantastic. >> jimmy: you saw it last night? >> steve: it is so cleanly perfect. >> jimmy: what is it called again? "what happenes

. >> now on their way to harford to take on the champs villanova, the watch party was more relaxing than in years past. >> our fans had a chance to prepare for the selection sunday knowing that we're in. so it was different and definitely the better way to go. >> star junior, his squad is ready to take on whomever and isn't letting villa november intimidate them. >> we'll be confident going into this first game. >> coach bennett says the team knows what to expect from villanova because they have similar styles of playing. >>> preparations are under way at the sap center in san jose where the first round of games are tipping off on friday for the south region, it's uc irvine versus kansas state and oregon taking on wisconsin. in the east region liberty u against mississippi state and st. louis against virginia tech. can you watch march madness right here on kpix 5 starting on thursday. you can find the complete guide to march madness on our website including the bracket challenge, on our website kpix.com. >>> brazilian president and ian counterecory from a stabbing to tk to a of maybe a n

defending champ villanova and randy bennett gaels, so it's an 11th c4 st. mary's, 64 villanova.r the gaels early. tell me cousy the three- pointer, as the gaels take a two point lead in the halftime. second-half, noble up by five. forcing the turnover, and jermaine samuel gets out and throws it down with the dunk. later in the half, phil booth, more highlights for villanova. demure cause be drowned tree peter welch has pushed the lead up to eight. the gaels never got past eight. it was a close game all the way through. jermaine samuel block that gathers the ball, and delay in nfl, and that would prove to be pretty much the dagger. wildcats, they would hold off the gaels 61-67 . season over for st. mary's. >>> 15 other ncaa game today. we are not going to show you all of them. just the upset, be dance, buzzer beaters. this was a be down and buzzer beater. final seconds of the first half. he hits the three. he had a triple double. first triple-double since draymond green and michigan state back in 2012, as he throws down the dunk. 17 points, 16 assists, living rebounds, as 12 seed

but it wasn't enough against villanova. villanova with a 61-57 win... st.season ends at 23-and-12. after the game... despite the dissapointment... randy bennett was satisfied by his team's effort...(wipe to sot) (robin) coming up on the kron four morning news... you still have a chance to be a millionaire... where the pot stands for the powerball jackpot. (robin) live look outside... at the san francisco international airport. < ella: i'm ella sogomonian - we've been telling you a lot about kron-on.. the bay area's only commercial free streaming news service... but the kron on app gives you a lot more than just live local breaking news around the clock. it also gives you on-demand access to the kron 4 archives... that includes people behaving badly. plus - all the in-depth award winning bay area documentaries produced by kron 4.. and if you've ever wondered what's it is like to work in a newsro

they better hope shots like this go in. >>> in 2010 saint marys beat villanova to reach the round of sweet 16. >> that is a game we want to play. we want to prove we belong in this tournament. we are capable of beating any team this this country. to take them down gives us lot of confidence. especially going into the tournament to be like -- we can take down anyone in this -- in the country. >>> lets take a look at the four regional number one seeds. three come from the atlantic coast conference, duke, virginia and north carolina with the zags joining them on the top line. could anybody tell what school i went to? happens to be a top seed in the south region. they wear orange and blue. trment warriors -- >>> the warriors. he's doing damage against the philadelphia 76ers. i like big bucks and i cannot lie. hosted philadelphia. he had 52 but it wasn't enough. joel em bid from deep and we are done here. he scored 40. 76ers won it >>> to golf. tpc salt grass in florida players championship final round. jim, 48 years young, showed the youngins how to play this game. what a shot at the 18t

villanova looked a bit sluggish in the first half, trailed 30- 28. however, the while cats were a whatever st. mary's looked like they were building momentum, villanova made a play. the wildcats won 61-57. they will play the purdue versus old dominion game. >>> this is what it looked like in moraga. although they are disappointed, there is doesn't pride that the team that made to the big dance five times in the past nine years. >> the fact that we came within a couple of points is pretty good. i'm proud of them. proud to be part of the community and part of the gales. >> that is what i love about this team. they always fight. you got to give it up to them. i foal for them. it is probably hurting right now but what a year. >> what a year. perhaps they will have more success next year as well. everyone in their rotation is expected to return except senior center jordan hunter. >>> the the teams from road to they are all playing tomorrow in the first round of the women's tournament. two seed stanford taking on uc davis at stanford. sixth seed ucla faces

the defending champions, winner of two of the last three villanova wildcats, time to focus on villanova. it was to the fifth. they drew all my for the wildcats but it was villanova 6157 and they will play purdue in the second round. clearly the top choice in the opener, coming off of the first tournament win, against one of the favorites to win the ncaa, 21 points, was up 74-30. and baylor in the second round. one shining moment, he missed the entire season with an injury, making an appearance last night and they were down four with a minute ago. he thinks his head coach. just a special moment and not many other upsets, minnesota, also a winner, the target today. heather: who do you have for the win? >> multiples but -- i took gonzaga. >> i take that back. but duke? >> i understand. go heels. the time is half past the top of the hour. john delaney floated a new idea to help democrats beat donald trump. >> it would be great to have a primary challenge for the president. the president is not doing a great job so having a debate on the republican side would be good. >> are they desperate e

villanova will play in the second round on saturday. and while st.is out, another california team is still in it to win it. uc irvine. they play tomorrow and they've got a local connection, head coach russell turner was an assistant to the warriors from 2004 to 2010. and before that, he was an assistant at stanford under mike montgomery. they caught up on old times this morning. uc irvine plays kansas state tomorrow at 11:00 in the morning. we'll be right back. ♪ [ camera shutter clicks ] the new galaxy s10 on xfinity mobile. the phone and network designed to do more. get $250 back on a new galaxy and save on the network with millions of wifi hotspots. say "get a galaxy" to learn more. >>> a live look attomorrow, it . >> yes. it is back. it's coming back, what you want it or not. a quarter to half inch possible. >> saturday is the only good day there. >> spotty showers for friday. by the evening commute, we'll fete the heavier rainfall from 2:00 to about 8:00 at night. a quarter to half inch on average. the glory there is on saturday. you got that su

now you're starting get ready to play. >> they take on villanova thursday.adness guide including the schedule of games in the cbs bracket challenge. we are all involved, play against us if you want, on our website kpix.com. >>> coming up, is the city of san jose about to go into the banking business? idea under discussion right now at city hall. why some councilmembers don't want to deal. why some councilmembers don't want to deal. . >>> the san francisco district attorney will not be pursuing criminal charges against larry baer. the giants' ceo under investigation for an altercation with his wife at eight hayes valley park. the das office is the evidence does not warrant charges. he remains on leave with the giant. >>> a recycling truck driver now recovering in the hospital after a close call in oakland, this morning. there was an explosion in the back of his truck. debris hit him in the face. the bomb squad called into clear the scene.

i was thinking they're not going to put us against villanova are they? sure enough, they did. >> it is a bit poetic that we get to see oetic and challenging. >> we know they are defending champions. >> they are a great program and we are excited to play an amazing team. >> reporter: for bennett, it is a rematch with one of the most respected coaches in america j right. >> classy guy as there is in basketball. a snappy dresser to.>> reporter: this will be the gales seventh ncaa tournament appearance under randy bennett. they have won at least one game in three of the previous six. the magical sweet 16 run in 2010. >> not all of the march madness activity will be on the court. the american gaming association estimates 47 million americans will bet almost $8.5 billion on the ncaa tournament. that includes bets with bookies, friends, online and in those office bracket pools. with a 40 million people will fill out 149 million brackets and spent about $4.6 billion. >>the productivity that goes down in offices but there are and are working on things together. >

bryce and homerun from villanova but it cleared the wall, 20 points, villanova moves on.an: saving their energy. >> j wright has won two of the last three championships. on day number one the only number one seed in action, the bulldogs spent some time at the ap rankings, the top choice against fairly dickinson out of new jersey coming off of the first ncaa when, in the dark against gonzaga. 21 points, the 31st when, 30% shooting to get the job done. more games coming up, 16 more, minnesota took out louisville, florida number 10, be nevada and baylor playing without one of its players. syracuse lost, okay. not really that devastated. >> syracuse sports fans are intense about their teams. jillian: we will see what happens. a lot of people's brackets are already busted. as you start to see how many people dwindle out of this. >> everybody gets cute on these upsets. i worked from the inside out. who do i think will be the champ? start at the finals and work out. the finals count more. rob: really good advice. i will change my brackets. jillian: advice he will only get here.

we're playing villanova basketball and we've been doing it 40 minutes, we'll we'll be good. we didn't do that this year a lot of games. we were learning how to do it during the season. we ran into some teams sometimes that were playing their brand well. we weren't yet. but we did get there in the big east tournament. >> now, gonzaga, the team the gayles beat in the wcc tournament conference championship is number one seed in the west. duke is the number one overall in the tournament. virginia number one in the south. north carolina, the top seed in the midwest region. it's the one the 17th time. oregon is a 12 seed. they take on wisconsin friday in san jose. washington is a 9 seed. the huskies will face utah state friday. arizona state was one of the last teams to make the field of 68. they'll face st. john's in the playing game. san francisco was snubbed by the n.i.t. they started the season 12 on 1, but finished with a 21 and 10 mark. what might have hurt san francisco's chances of making the postseason was three straight losses to end the season and an early exit in the c

following the gails in 2010 they were a 10th seed that upset the then number 2 villanova in the second round. >>> and stop and smell the rosies and the poppies in southern california. one place is finding it to be a sup super big problem. >> they said too many visitors and banned visitors and shuttles at a certain point yesterday saying too many people and estimated 50,000 people flooded in to the inland empire over the weekend. to see those very, very pretty flowers. >> there they are. crowded there, too. >>> that's going to do it for us on the midday. next newscast at 5:00. >> get the latest information at nbc bay area.com and we'll be back tomorrow morning, as well. have a wonderful monday. >>> coming up on "california live," one of the most courageous olympic athletes ever, lindsey vonn talks about life after her final crash. >> i definitely have things on my goal and to do list i didn't accomplish. i think that was disappointing but i think i've made the best with the cards i was dealt. >> and how she plans to continue to inspire young women. >>> then lawrence literally has egg on

mary's takes on villanova in the big dance. ncaa tournament, how you can join in on the fun locally next. >>> hey, why did the farmer take his steer to petco? i got the same question. this happened in texas. we'll tell you the reason behind all of this coming up next. you do not want to miss it. it is 5:10 right now. look at that. you're watching "today in the bay". ♪ are you ready? ♪ are you ready for some fun? ♪ ♪ ♪ are you ready? ♪ we can't stop, we've only just begun. ♪ ♪ ♪ oooooooooo... ♪ i'll show you something ♪ neeeeeewwww. ♪ i'll show you something, i'll show you something... ♪ ♪ neeeeeewwww. ♪ >>> right now at 5:13, we are starting out with dry conditions this morning. a live look outside at highway 101 in san jose. we'll see the temperatures going from the mid 40s to upper 50s. we'll talk about the rain returning to the bay area and sierra snow, that's coming up in less than five minutes. >>> in the north bay we're off to a good start, a smooth start and a dryer start. we'll show you the slow down in the east bay, le

the 11 seed gaels are a 4-point underdog to 6 seed villanova. the school is hosting a watch party at the public on campus. st. marys campus. tip off at 4:20 this afternoon. >>> and march madness coming to the bay area as well. the sap center in san jose will host first and second round games today and sunday. that includes matchup from the south and east regions. businesses near the center are expecting a pop as the tournament is expected to tract plenty of basketball fans. >> you know it will. >>> maybe traffic in that area too? >>> time 447, sal is right there watching the commute. everybody behaving? for the most part. >>> we have things out there. dave and alley, right now westbound 580 at grant line road clearing an accident that looks like that's gone and the traffic is slow which is normal for this time of the morning. have it slow coming in from tracy pass 205 eastbound 580 slowing as you head out to tracy from road work and also a crash, a big rig accident on 238 at 880, that's why it is a little bit slower here on 238 on the ramp to 88

. >> reporter: in the opne, the villanova wildnutsser, st. villanova in route to.nature tournament win today for randy bennett. >> i think they're not going to put us against villanova, are they? sure enough they did. >> it's poetic we get to see them again. >> reporter: poetic and challenging. >> you know, they are defending national championships. >> they are a great program, and we are excited to play an amazing team. >> reporter: for bennett, a rematch with one of the most respected coaches in america, j right. >> the classiest guys there is in college basketball. snappy dresser too. he and i are real close. >> reporter: this will be the gales' ncaa determinate other rennie bennett. at least one game and three of the previous six. the high watermark of course at magical sweet 16 run back in 2010. and morocco, scott reese, ktvu plus sports. >>> they may be 16 seed, but it was a good chance. one of three threes the panthers hit in the first half. dickinson got back in it. the knights are up by a bucket. make it four after elijah williams' feed to mike conaway. th

they will play villanova tomorrow afternoon.dcats are the defending champs, however, these two teams have a nine years ago st. marys beat villanova, which was a signature tournament win for the coach randy bennett. >> kind of crazy, right? i was thinking they're not going to put us against villanova, are they in sure enough, they did. >> it is poetic, isn't it? >> tomorrow's game tips off at 4:20:00 p.m. >>> not all of the activity in this year's march madness tournaments will be out on the court. the american gaming association is estimating 47 million american also bet almost $8.5 billion on the ncaa tournament. and that includes bets with bookies, with friends, online and, of course, the office bracket pools. more than 40 million people will fill out a 129 million brackets and spent about $4.6 billion. >> it is a communal effort. some people talk about the productivity that goes down in offices and there are also studies that say it makes people perform better because people are more excited, working on things together. >> th

but what a year. >> they made the sweet 16 about seven years ago and beat villanova. will have ale more success next year in the tournament. were in their rotation expected to come back to team except to senior center jordan hunter who is idea waiting. >> protester demanding oakland police chief ann kirkpatrick be fired. >> and undermine an stop the work of the commission. >> the demonstrators tkpwaered this outside city hall yes. they say kirkpatrick demonstrate a fill your if leadership in her response to a dead hi police shooting of an armed homeless man last year. just last week, the four officers involved in the death of 32-year-old joshua were placed on administrative leave and could now face termination. the protesters also say the police chief need to be held accountable. >> the chief was brought here on an assumption of keeping the department accountable. but there have been a number of missteps along the way including the bungled investigate of murder. >> the federal monitor overseeing the oakland police department has also been very critical of chief kirkpa

villanova looked a bit sluggish in the first half.owever, the wildcats were a different team in the second half. whatever st. mary's looked like they were building momentum, villanova look the lead away. >>> and this is what it looked like in moraga as students and alumnae gathered to watch the gaels. they were on the edge of their seats for most of the game. although they're disappointed, there is a lot of pride. the team has made to the big dance five time in the past nine years. >> the fact that we came within a couple of points is pretty good. i'm proud of them. proud of the gaels. proud to be part of the community and part of the gaels. >> they just kept fighting. that is what i love about this team. they always fight. you got to give it up to them. i feel for them it is probably  hurting right now but what a year. >> and perhaps the gaels will have more success next year. everyone in their rotation is expected to return except senior center jordan hunter. i guess villanova is playing purdue. >> they are. purdue beat old dominio

and saint mary's taking on dfending champ villanova in the first round of the n-c-a-a tournament. in the end they fell just a little short villanovae went on to win by a final of 61 to 57 putting an edn to st. mary's season. they end the season with a 23 and 12 record. and today... march madness comes to the south bay. the s-a-p center in san jose will host games today and sunday. the first game tips off at 11:00 this morning and there will be games all day long... so you could see increased traffic around the s-a-p center. ( james ) as we head to break. here's a live a look at i-80 in the sierra. coming up at 9 o'clock. we'll go live with kevin "coop" cooper up in tahoe. he's going to show us the snow conditions for this weekend. < ella: i'm ella sogomonian - we've been telling you a lot about kron-on.. the bay area's only commercial free streaming news service... but the kron on app gives you a lot more than just live local breaking news around the clock. it also gives you on-demand access to the kron 4 archives... that includes people behaving badly.

they will play villanova tomorrow afternoon st.are the defending champs, however, these two teams have a history. nine years ago st. mary's beat villanova in the round of 32 which was a signature tournament win for coach randy bennett. >> and it is kind of crazy, right? i was thinking they're not going to put us against villanova, are they? sure enough, they did! >> it is poetic, isn't it, that we get to see them again? >> tomorrow's game tips off at 4:20:00 p.m. >>> we have a traffic alert for you. and the posey tube from alameda to oakland, it is going to be closed tonight for a cleaning. transit says the tunnel will be shut down from 10:00 p.m. until 5:00 tomorrow morning. the buses that use the posey tube to oakland, they're going to bypass the stops near that entrance. the riders will have to get on webster street and then next wednesday, caltrans will be closing the webster street tube entering alameda from 9:30 at night to 4:30 in the morning. they will be performing electrical work. >> anytime they work on that posey tube,

mary's basketball team is on the way to the ncaa tournament to take on villanova in the opening round on thursday. >> head coach randy bennett and the players were full of optimism fresh off the upset win against gonzaga. they are 11 seed and villanova is six seed. >> i'm excited for this group of guys to be able to play. and a lot of guys don't get to play in it. these guys are lucky. lucky and they've had a lot to do with it but it's a great opportunity. >> our mind set is play as hard as we can and trust our system and hopefully, it will work out for the best for us. >> the head coach added that even though the team started a little slow, they have won eight of the last nine and improved a ton on defense. >>> the women's, the first round regional is saturday. if stanford advances, they'll take on the winner of byu auburn. and the eight seed takes on the nine seed tar heels. that's in waco. if the bears win, they'll face the winner of baylor or the 16 seed abilene christian monday night. >>> new at noon, reveal week continues at the chase center in san francisco. just a few hours ag

mary's was a ten seed and upset then second-seeded villanova.ar to be peaking at the right time. >> this team makes some noise in the tournament? >> absolutely. this team's become a pretty good team. like it was an upset for sure. but we, we've been pretty good the last five, six weeks. we change. we turned it around. became a good defensive team. and that changed the whole deal. >> okay. in my bracket, let's go, let's go st. mary's over villanova. 4:20 in the evening tipoff. >>> doctors are calling it a fa game changer. the fda approving a drug for postpartum depression. 400,000 women a year. how is it different from anti-depressants? we'll show you at 11:00. >> thanks for watching and have a great evening. to simone, i leave the van gogh. to harrison, the wine collection. grace, you get the beach house, just don't leave the lights on, okay? to mateo, my favorite chair. to chris, the family recipes. to craig, this rock. to jamie, well, let's just say, enjoy the ride. the redwoods to the redheads. the rainbows to the proud. the almonds to walter

st.mary's play villanova tough but didn't have enough to get past the defending champs today. fired up wildcat fans. randy bennett lead the back two fitz had 13 points. st.mary's hangs tough. tommy cowsy -- crowdsy, deputy three. here's the dagger. gathers and lays it in and the foul. wildcats win it 61-57. season over for the gaels. murray state versus marquette. a very sweet dunk as murray state upsets marquette. the a's dropped to 0-2 with a 5- 4 loss to the mariners in japan. here's what people will remember of that game. be salute ichiro suzuki. that's where he started. that's where it ends. standing ovation as he walks off the field. >> 45-year-old. hall of famer. see you later. even if no one in your home smokes, secondhand smoke can be closer than you think. secondhand smoke from a neighbor's apartment can enter your home through air vents, through light fixtures and even through cracks in the walls and the floors. secondhand smoke is toxic. especially to children. protect your family. visit tobaccofreeca.com. a business owner always goes beyond what people expect. tha

mary's is taking on villanova, the defending ncaa champs. everyone gathered around, a little tense.n commercial break right now because everyone's kind of -- >> chill. >> everyone's kind of chill. this is the first time since 2012 that the gales have made it to the tournament. st. mary's down by four points late in the second half. we are rooting for the gales. >>> i can feel it coming in the air, phil collins going to play the chase center in san francisco. that announcement made today as part of reveal week. tickets go on sale at the end of the month. and from a top act to top rope. also hosting wwe raw and smackdown live. the events will be later this fall. grand opening of the chase center is september 6, just before the nba's next season. >>> how about this, the sharks are in l.a. tonight, but the story of the game isn't on the ice necessarily. it's in the broadcast booth. we have a special announcer. >> ladies and gentlemen, can i please have your attention? i've just been handed an urgent and horrifying news story. >> breaking news. that's ron burgundy himself. will ferrell w

the game against villanova, and hopefully beyond that. they're going to have a watch party here on thursday for that game, it starts at 4:20 pm our time. fans and people in the st. mary's campus will be gathering to support the team. >>> tickets go on sale this morning for the stanford women's basketball team, the first-round game in the ncaa tournament. they will host uc davis in the first-round, regional, on saturday, if stanford announces auburn game on monday. ticket prices start at $25. >>> the cal women's team is also going dancing, they are a seed, will play nine seed north carolina in the first round. that game is also on saturday in waco, texas. if they win, they will face the winner of top-seeded baylor, or number 16, abilene christian monday night. >>> for more of today's top stories, as let's bring in dave clark from the newsroom.>> here are some of the top stories we are following. the institution at stanford announced the former defense secretary's going back to stanford to the public policy think tank. he resigned three mon

.>> villanova lost today.>> thank you for joining us tonight. so, howard's really in space, huh? international space station. 250 miles that way. right now, howard's staring down at our planet like a tiny jewish greek god. zeusowitz. sheldon: i must admit, i can't help but feel a twinge of envy. he can look out the window and see the majesty of the universe unfolding before his eyes. his dim, uncomprehending eyes. it's like a cat in an airport carrying case. you know, it's not exactly glamorous up there. the wa urine. must be nice. nobody wants anything that comes out of me. (sighs): i wonder what he's doing right this very second.

mary's has faced villanova in ncaa tournament before. 2010, second-round upn rdeccut. left this morning. nova has won two of three titles. but not same team coming back. and gaels upset number one gonzaga last week. >> we know we can beat anyone in the country. confident going into the first game. >> kicks in now you have a game and it's the current national champion, that's sobering to think about. that's where we're at, getting into game mode. >> the tournament started tonight. final seconds of the half, kevin mcclain splits defense, belmont up by six at break. louie with the split and jam, belmont, small school in nashville, too much, moving on to face maryland. >>> trout fishing very expensive. 12-year, $430 million contract with mike trout, best player in the game, probably worth $36 million a year or $67,000 per at-bat, question is when the angels will ever make the playoffs in the length of trout's contract. abc7 sports by river rock casino. >> $67,000? >> if you strike out, still a why are all these business owners so excited? we're going to comcast. it's ahead

under dogs to villanova. watching a watch party at 1928 pub on campus. >>> march madness is coming to the bay area as well. hosting first and second round games tomorrow and sunday. that includes several matchups from the south and east regions. this is near sap are expecting a pop as the tournament is expected to attract plenty of basketball fans. >>> another big powerball jackpot after no one bought a winning ticket. the jackpot for saturday is expected to be $625 million. >> it's america's favorite jackpot game, get ready everybody -- >> 9 people matched four numbers plus the powerball in last night's drawings, they get $21,000. any way they are 10, 14, 50, 53, 63 with a mega ball of 21. according to the lottery last night's jackpot was the 8th largest powerball prize, -- >> basketball practice last night it skipped my mind. no one won, i'm like i'm fine. >> saturday is your day. >> i will buy. >> see you at noon. in their hundreds. so how do you stay financially well for all those extra years? well, you h

mary's is an 11 play defend national champion villanova thursday. their coach says the team wa to bust you have real confident, it doesn't go away. a win like that, run like we've had. winning eight of our last nine. that builds real confidence. i feel good about us there. i think we really have grown. it's unbelievable. we just knocked tout number one team in the country. we have a lot of confidence going into this game. we couldn't be be more excited. >> this is their number one team in the country top take them down gives confidence going into the tournament. we can take down anyone in the country. it's just a lot of confidence. >> way to go st. mary's. here's a look at the number one seeds in the tournament. despite gonzaga loss to st. mary's, bulldogs are number one in the west. north carolina is a top seed in the midwest. virginia, the team knocked out by a 16 seed last year is number one in the south. duke is the top seed in the east. three of the top four seeds are from the atlantic coast conference. >>> college basketball fans are going to

they'll face-off against villanova. last tuesday they upset to win the wcc title. be their 11th tournament appearance in history. st. mary's is 2-1 all time against villanova including a win over the wild cats in the 2010 tournament. the oregon ducks made the tournament as a number 12 seed. clinching last night by beating washington in the pac-12 championship game. the ducks will take on wisconsin in the opening round on friday in san jose and a little help for your bracket. oregon is 2-0 all time playing at sap center. you're welcome. if they do well, you're welcome. down to florida we go for the final round of the player's championship. rory mcilroy one shot off the lead on 15 here putting for birdie. he sinks it. a huge putt. that tied him at 15 under. we're on 16 now. his second shot of the hole. beautifully placed on the green. he would two-putt for birdie and take the lead at 16 under as we take you to the 18th hole. rather than playing it safe, railro rory, take a look what he does. drives right toward the hole. goes right over the stick. perfectly placed ag

mary's against villanova. we will see how that plays out. >>> a lot of people are hitting the roadways right now as you work along the east shore freeway. westbound highway 4 into the maze you are tapping red lights through richmond. 43 minutes, is your drive time. there is a crash westbound locking at least one lane. a slow ride as you go through there. a lot of brake lights. san pablo avenue may be a good bet. for now that is a good alternate. westbound 580 is you work your way through to a 5 to 680, a 45 minute drive time. that is the commute direction. all of those folks working their way and you are backed up to 11th. eastbound 580 at north quinn we have roadwork. you will see some delays in both directions. the good news is, it eases nicely as you head toward the interchange although we are seeing more volume. that is westbound connecting to 680 and eastbound delay start at north flynn. your drivetimes, 44 minutes and the other hotspot 37 minutes to the maze. how is 4's lighting up as well. you will see

marys basketball team left for hartford, connecticut, for their game on the villanova thursday.efending national championship team, the wildcats on thursday. head coach randy bennett and the players said they are commonly given they just beat number one gonzaga last week in the wcc conference tournament. the gaels are an 11 seed. villanova is a sixth seed. >> i'm excited for this group of guys to be able to play in this tournament. a lot of guys don't get to play in it. like a lot of players that aren't scheduled. these guys are lucky, lucky and they've had a lot to do with this, but it is just a great opportunity. >> our minds at going in is just play as hard as we can entrust our system and hopefully it will work out the best for us. >> coach better that even though the team started a little bit on the slow side, they've won eight of their last nine games, and he said they have improved a lot on defense. >>> five days after the mosque shooting rampage in new zealand that killed the people, the country's prime minister is taking action on gun control. the latest from new zealan

they will play number six seed villanova, and at that game on thursday. the fact that st.t to they started off the season not too strong, but on tuesday they beat the number one ranked college team in the country, gonzaga 60-47, and that guarantee them a spot in the ncaa tournament. >> i'm excited for this group of guys being able to play in the tournament, and a lot of guys, like a lot of players across the country getting lucky, lucky, and it had a lot to do with it, but it's just a great opportunity. >> our mindset going in just play as hard as we can entrust our system and hopefully it will work out for the best for us. >> reporter: their game against villanova is this thursday 4:20 our time. they will have a watch party here in the st. mary's campus for some of the students here, and fellow st. mary's fans can come out and support the team from home. and baraga, allie rasmus, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> best of luck to the gaels. >>> the new chase center in san francisco found out the second band that will make an appearance at the suit open arena, the chase center announced

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and villanova won 61-57. they will face perdue in the second round while the gaels are headed home. >> we felt going in we were going to have to grind with them and couldn't change the tempo. we had to be disciplined enough to grind. wish it didn't have to be that way but that's why they are so good. >> hopefully we'll be able to score it easier next year. a lot to be proud of, of this group and leadership and their -- stick with itness and staying together high character so proud of them. >>> for the first time in two years, the warriors didn't have a player score 20 points. but that didn't slow them down against the indiana. andrew boggan making his return to oracle with a standing ovation from "dub nation." big night for the demarcus cousins. he missed the last two games. he scored 19. late second quarter draymond green to andre iguodala for the slam. iggy had 11 off the bench. warriors led by 10 at halftime. final seconds of the third, steph curry stepped back three at the buzzer of course. warriors had 6