president there greeting all of the team members for the villanova wildcats. after this victory -- obama exiting. there was so much excitement with this team after the victory. they had the parade in center city. they rang the bell on the new york stock exchange and received a phone call from president obama, head coach jay wright said, but this trumps it all. the ability to go to the white house, be greeted personally by the president, and stand there in the east room of the white house. such an exciting day for all of them. >> a moment they will never forget. keith jones is there for it as well. nova alum as we well know. he'll have a complete wrapup of the ceremony at 5:00. we'll look forward to that. >> let's turn to the weather and the hot temperatures we saw over the holiday weekend. they're back. nbc 10 at logan circle where these people were trying to beat the heat at the fountain there. a live look at boathouse row. looks calm peaceful. anywhere near the water a great place to be. our forecast will begin to cool off in the coming days. >> glenn "hurri

the recall is out of an abundance of caution. >>> what a day for our villanova wildcats, wow this capits off. >> not every day the president of the united states says come over to my house but he did. and this is how the wildcats spent their tuesday. our jeff skversky also hanging out at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. hey jeff. >> reporter: hey jaime, president barack obama calls the villanova wildcats a team for the ages as they honored the national champ today and packed his speech with a lot of jokes and after all he said that villanova busted his bracket. welcome to the white house, the blue and white house today because we are giving it up for the 2016 ncaa champion, villanova wildcats! coach wright and this team treated us to as memorable a run and as memorable a championship game as i can remember. >> mr. president after the game we had a big president conference but nothing like this. this is big time. >> as a thank you nova gave a pair of jerseys and a picture of jenkins game winner. >> to experience it with this team is an experience to remember forever. >> topping it off at the

. >>> the national champion villanova wildcats are at the white house today. president obama set to honor the team for the historic run in the ncaa tournament. jeff skversky is following the cats since they left and with the team in washington. >> welcome to the white house where villanova wildcats are inside of the white house as we speak. getting a reception and inside of the white house, and they will meet president barack obama and honored for winning the national championship. this is a big day for the wildcats and the obamas themselves. their daughter went to school with josh hart. >> as they left the campus and made their way to d.c., they were excited for the big day. >> this may be the first time i ever got star struck. it's a big accomplishment for our team and a chance to meet the president. it's something we'll remember forever. >> it's exciting to go to the white house and get a tour and take the champions tour down there. >> the experience of meeting the president and walking to the white house and getting a tour and the president inviting you be

. >>> next on "action news" at 5:00, a big championship for the villanova wildcats. >>> and why dozens of local hip hop artists gathered at one of the most historical sites today. >>> philadelphia became the city of dj's today. they came to philadelphia to sign a special declaration making hip hop an important part of american history. they explained the history behind the genre. >>> new services will be available for people in philadelphia that don't speak english. mayor kenney signed an order for a program. philadelphia is one of the most diverse cities in the country and this program will provide meaningful services to all citizens. every program has to have a language coordinator. >>> and now the orchestra is ready for their tour of china and japan. it's the second asian tour and they begin in hong kong and head to beijing and taiwan. >>> the villanova wildcats basketball team got an honor today in philadelphia. he was invited to city hall to (them with an official proclamation, coach jay wright was there, and senior daniel there and they were proud. >>> a check of accuweather fore

wildcats are heading to the white house on tuesday, the president will honor villanova for winning theional title last month. president obama will also recognize the wildcats forgiving back to the community. >>> well, key member of the championship run is returning to the main line and phillies try to avoid getting swept that afternoon. here's sports director don bell with your morning sports. >> reporter: baseball for the phillies series finally with the tigers, aaron nola will be on the bump looking to even the phillies two game slide, last night former cy young award winner justin verlander flat out dealing. pick it up in the first inning in score, miguel cabrera who has won a triple crown before, deep to left, cameron mavis, it is one to nothing. now we will go to the sixth, it is two to nothing detroit. victor martinez, one of the best in the american league. just a bloop are rate there, j.d. martinez, coming on home, we will have a play at the plate and he is safe. so three to nothing detroit. the justin verlander getting it done. 10k's. phillies had in answer for him. they lose

ahead in the next half hour, we'll tell you how the celebration will continue for the villanova wildcats right guy for the jobs. eagles owner jeff lor eer jeff . morning noon or night there's always a moment to discover visit annapolis and create your moment >>> 4:25, 72 degrees outside. let's play ball. the ladies are stepping up to the plate at citizens bank park. this is video from last year's phillies 101 baseball clinic. the clinic is an all-day event that includes batting practice and pitching with coaches, a mock press conference and they'll get to meet some phillies players. >> >> an endorsement from the boss. eagles owner jeff lurie says sam bradford is the right guy to quarterback the birds. on drafting carson wentz, he said we had to make the move to secure having a potential franchise quarterback for many, many years. having a lot of assets at the most important position in the nfl is a good strategic move for now. the birds resume their spring training -- spring workouts at the nova care complex today. nbc 10 is your official eagles television station. >>> this morning, 38 p

find out about another honor happening today for the villanova wildcats. morning noon or night there's always a moment to discover visit annapolis and create your moment >>> 26 minutes past 4:00 right now. 57 degrees outside. demolition is under way on one of three long-time eyesores at the gateway to ocean city. crews are taking down an abandoned exxon gas station. the site will be redeveloped. the city is also in talks to buy the third gas station. >>> today philadelphia city council will honor the national champion villanova wildcats. coach jay wright and team members will be at city hall later this morning. council will present them a resolution congratulating them on their last-second victory in the ncaa championship final game. >>> clouds are overhead, but we are drying out finally. there's a little bit of a breeze, but a nice day ahead. we'll finally get some sunshine. 4:27 is the time. the temperature, 57 degrees. your neighborhood weather is just ahead. >>> and new job, new controversy. next, we'll explain why governor chris christie's role with t

. >>> the villanova wildcats head to washington for a presidential honor. >>> 4:30. back to work tuesday after a long holiday weekend. good morning, this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. we have fog outside right now and then a warmup coming. meteorologist bill henley has you covered with his first alert neighborhood forecast. a look at conditions right where you live. bill? >> what you're seeing right now, dry conditions in philadelphia. low 70s at 6:00 where we are right now. by 9:00, we'll get some sunshine, 75 grows. no sign of any fog in philadelphia. it's a different story at the shore. cape may, this is the view from the marquis de lafayette hotel. fog is thickening right now. not everybody is going to see it. some of the pocono mountains, fine in pottstown. no issue for trenton, northeast philadelphia or philadelphia international. some fog at the shore is under a mile in wildwood. that's dense fog right now in millville. as the temperatures cool down, all that rainfall yesterday is allowing the fog to form. what we don't have right now are showers

her husband, the former president was at her side. >> ♪ >> the national champion villanova wildcats willit the white house today. president obama will welcome head coach jay wright and the men's team to congratulate them on their championship. the wildcats beat the north carolina tarheels last month to win their first national championship since 1985. the meeting is scheduled for 4:10 p.m., not 4:00, 4:10 to be exactly. >> still to come on "action news" rescuers say the teenage here fell into the rapids of the new jersey state park. >> officials in canada warn that thousands of wildfire evacuees may have to wait three more months to return to their homes. david. >> lots of sunshine out there and very warm this afternoon. if that you're dressing the kids, one of those last days of school today, it's shorts and t's. i think they can get away with that this morning. we'll have details in your accuweather 7-day forecast and let you know how long this nice stretch of weather continues. >> beautiful. lower humidity. still sticky out there right now but that won't last. storm tracker6 live doub

major announcement for the villanova wildcats and the phillies face a former cy young award winner in detroit. those stories coming your way next in sports. welcome back. phillies in motown tonight. game two of their three game series and the fightings a seasonal problem resurfaced in major way. we pick it up in the first upping no score. cabrera with a double to left center. cameron scored from first. one to nothing detroit. he's been wearing them cabrera. sixth inning phils trailing tw two-love. martinez single to center. jd martinez coming on home trying to beat the throw. he does. it's three-zero detroit and justin verlander balling eight shut out innings, t strike outs. phillies worst offense all season long. they lose three-one your final score. >>> go ahead and post sign at the gates of the novacare complex. pardon our appearance we're under construction. the pieces are in play it's time for the eagles to start building. the birds with another round of organized team activities these and voluntary workouts biggest attraction was new defensive coordinator jim schwartz he spoke b

major announcement for the villanova wildcats and the phillies face a former cy young award winner in detroit. those stories coming your way next in sports. welcome back. phillies in motown tonight. game two of their three game series and the fightings a seasonal problem resurfaced in major way. we pick it up in the first upping no score. cabrera with a double to left center. cameron scored from first. one to nothing detroit. he's been wearing them cabrera. sixth inning phils trailing tw two-love. martinez single to center. jd martinez coming on home trying to beat the throw. he does. it's three-zero detroit and justin verlander balling eight shut out innings, t strike outs. phillies worst offense all season long. they lose three-one your final score. >>> go ahead and post sign at the gates of the novacare complex. pardon our appearance we're under construction. the pieces are in play it's time for the eagles to start building. the birds with another round of organized team activities these and voluntary workouts biggest attraction was new defensive coordinator jim schwartz he spoke b

numbers and when the next rain is coming in a few minutes. >>> in the past hour, theville fo villanova wildcats got a presidential welcome. >> president obama even called jay wright the george clooney of coaches. a dream come true for hose with villanova ties. a dream come true for you, keith. how was it inside? >> it was amazing what is better than covering my alma matter after kwinning a national title here on white house grounds and meeting president obama? nothing. the players met with president obama, administrators from the school and alumni in there. coach wright said this is a great opportunity for the players but also great for the university. the last time the wildcats were here, 1985. that was after the upset against the georgetown hoyas. this time president obama addressed the crowd. the players talked about trying to get selfies with him. any lasting memory would do. but one unforgettable flub by president obama that has everyone talking. here's his attempt at trying to say ryan arcidiacono. >> then there is ryan arcidiacono. i just sped through that in case i didn't say it right.

guess it is the blue and white house today because we're giving it up to the 2016 ncaa champion villanova wildcats. >> villanova's visit to the white house two months after wildcats won their first national title in 1985 on a buzzer beater by chris jenkins. what better way to wrap up a victory tore then a send off by command inner chief. >> today we celebrated a remarkable team that work tirelessly work hard to make coach look good and in terms of his job and not just his wardrobe. his taylor and stylist could make it but we have his basketball players here. >> reporter: presenting the forty-fourth president with what else the number 44 jersey. >> we presented him, not only the jersey but, a picture of him, shooting a jump shot that mirrored chris jenkins jump shot, because we have got a lot of respect for him as a great leader, and a great man, but also that he is a baller too he can play ball. >> reporter: you can add the president, to the list have of people hoff a tough time pronouncing ryan arcidiacono's name. >> and then there is ryan, arcidiacono. now, i just spent through that in casey did

villanova at the white house looked like great fun. kind of botched ryan arcidiacono's name and compared jay wright to a hollywood sex symbol but hearing president obama talking about our wildcats was pretty darn neat. lets go to jeff skversky who was there to capture every moment. >> reporter: hey jaime, barack obama the president of the united states, says this villanova basketball team was a team for the ages and feels should strongly about it because this villanova team actually busted his bracket. >> this team possessed something that coaches preached in day one and that is attitude. in life you can't control what happens to you but you control how you respond to it. and that is what be saw all year from the team. a heart a champion. so congratulations to the wildcats for an unbelievable season and then there is ryan arcidiacono -- now, i just sped through that in case i didn't say it right. barack obama is tough but -- ryan arcidiacono that is a lot of vowels in there. >> reporter: yes, it is mr. president. ryan arcidiacono not the easiest name to say even for the president. after meeting president obama they took a tour of the white house where arch says he doesn't mind

. >>> the villanova wildcats back at the white house. remember back in 1985, the champs meeting with president ronald reagan? that's what you see on the left. on the right, this year's team meeting face-to-face with president obama about 90 minutes ago now. it was the basketball shot heard and seen around the world. that buzzer beater beat north carolina. keith jones took that video. he is live again outside the white house. >> another honor for the wildcats after last month's ncaa championship. >> it's huge. i was more composed this time around inside the white house in front of the president, in front of my basketball family of villanova. this was an unforgettable day. the nova nation took over white house grounds. i was texting some of the guys, center daniel ocefhu wanted to take a selfie with president obama, but he feared the secret service would be all over him. so he ditched that idea. i wanted to show you what took place inside. it's inside the east room. the if the filed in after coach jay wright and the players. the president

on of a second away from olympic glory how one athlete is ready to go the distance from the villanova wildcatsomin sfx: crowd cheering sfx: crowd booing ♪ sfx: crowd chanting ♪ sfx: crowd cheering ♪ sc johnson, a family company spent more than 30 years in the public schools. we're retired, but we like to stay involved. you think he's going to learn to fly? we're just as busy now as in our teaching days. the same goes for a lot of the retired educators we know. let me see you all flap your wings, like you're penguins learning to fly. teaching is all about building relationships. and that never goes away. because once a teacher, always a teacher. we're ed and miriam, and we're proud to be new jersey educators. >>> welcome back, first time since 1985 villanova wildcats went the distance. meanwhile, they are not the only once on. leslie van arsdal has more. >> we all know about success of villanova basketball but schools most successful program is actually track and field. villanova has had a participant in every summer olympics since 1948. now australian and villanova junior pat, tearnan hopes to

sounds interesting, we will be watching, charlie. >> just last month, all eyes were on the villanova wildcatsmarch to the basketball championship. >> basketball isn't the only sport on campus. the national champs aren't l only great athlete. pat gallen here tonight deuce to you another superstar wildcats this one on the softball diamond. >> she is pretty good. lovers it when you call her big poppy. after all that's her twitter handle. she may not hit like the real big poppy, villanova senior softball star kate poppy has earned that nickname with her dominance on the mound. >> out on the main line, resides a machine, a strikeout machine. while the sports world was busy paying attention to the villanova wildcats run through the ncaa tournament, another wildcat has been tearing it up. kate popsie her name. senior is one of the best pitchers in the country. >> unlike any other. the girls are like, you know, all coming together for my senior year, and it has been so fun. >> it is easy to have fun when you have thrown four, yes, four no-hitters in your career, including one on april 20th. >> it is

while the sports world was busy paying attention to the villanova wildcats run through the ncaa tournament, another wild cat had been tearing it up, kate poppe is her name and the senior is one of the best pitchers in the country. >> i'm like unlike any of the other girls. but, it is all coming together, for my senior year and it the has been so much fun. >> reporter: easy to have fun when you have thrown four, yes, four no hitters in your career, including one on april . >> it is all a lot of luck that goes into it and great defense and timing. >> do you realize it the at the time, one of the things where you kind of know. >> i always know, it is terrible. >> yes. >> she is just obsessed with the game. she's obsessed with pretty much everything that she does in life. >> reporter: in addition to the four no hitters she reached 900, 900 career strike outs that is which ranks second in the nation among all active pitchers. how does she do it. >> i just put it back, and then move forward and open up my hipps and my shoulders, and snap of the hip. >> oh, yeah. >> the windmill, okay. >> oh, wow

wild cat goes to washington because villanova wildcats on their way to d.c.are celebrating their national title. well, you were wrong. today coach jay wright and the team will get their biggest honor meeting the president of the you had. we will be their life at 9:00 a.m. as they depart for their day in washington d.c. you will be there. >> i can't wait to say good bye to these guys. i know president will be excited. such a basketball fan. he will try to play a little horse with chris jenkins and those guys. >> do you think they he should. >> they should have a buzzer beater challenge. >> a couple that said i do on good day ten years ago they are coming back with their anniversary. we will check back in with the happy couple. we will start with their big anniversary. we will have some video when they got married on the show ten years ago. can you believe that. so good to see them. what they were like then. how is married life. then, whenever it starts to get warm and temperatures go up awe hear a song song here in philly. you know what i'm talking about. >> s

. >> plus, a city hall salute to the villanova wildcats.show you the latest honers for the ncaa champs. loaded with peppers, onions, and potatoes and topped with two slices of cherrywood-smoked bacon and cheese all on a freshly baked croissant. america runs on dunkin'. >>> good morning, cape may. we take a live look down beach avenue. it's about 56 degrees out there right now. we're attratracking some shower. not until later today. bill henley will be back with the timing of the wet weather. >>> 6:43. some people parade, others shed tears, some did both. >> that's how some in philadelphia are remembering the victims of a deadly amtrak derailment one year after it happened. neighbors and city leaders held a candle light vijing gil at the of the amtrak wreck. >> we hope it's a thorough examination of all of the issues, not the issue of theç conductor. >> he was referring to the man operating train 188 who has not been charged. the vigil also honored first responders, red cross volunteers and neighbors who rushed to help some 200 people who w

. >>> today philadelphia city council will honor the national champion villanova wildcats. coach jay wright and team members will be at city hall later this morning. the council will present a resolution congratulating them on their last-second victory in the ncaa championship final. >>> sunshine is up and much of the area is seeing some sunshine but not everybody is getting it this morning. 57 degrees and partly sunny skies in philadelphia. at the shore this morning, 57 degrees. the clouds are lingering there. inland, it's 57. 49 degrees now in hamilton. those are the showers just offshore cape may. a few sprinkles into southern delaware. in and around lewis, those clouds are lingering. the clouds will be thinning throughout the day. we'll see easterly winds continue. that's going to keep the coast just a little cooler during the day today. forecast winds for today, not strong but just enough. coming onshore, keeping things cooler. inland, we'll see the temperatures really take off. we're already getting some sunshine. look at these temperatures. upper 70s for university c

. >> we'll see you again soon, meantime the national champion, villanova wildcats are heading to the white house to meet the president. jay wright and the players headed for washington, d.c. this morning. they beat the tar whiles to win their first national championship since 1985. president obama will continue his tradition of honoring sports team by hosting the wildcats for a special visit. >> we are excited to go to the white house and do a tour and get is the champions durdown there. >> this may be the first time to ever get star struck, it's a big opportunity for our team to get a chance to meet the president. something we'll remember forever. >> we have an "action news" crew going for the meeting as well scheduled to happen at 4:00, tune in to "action news" for live coverage later today. >>> now to the race for the white house, donald trump is addressing his donations to veterans today. saying he raised nearly $6 million for veterans groups, he is faced with pressure to reveal where the money went. stephanie ramos has the latest. >> reporter: donald trump took to the podium tal

. >>> and the villanova wildcats are on the way to washington, d.c. president obama will honor the national champions at at white house this afternoon. and we plan to bring it to at 4:00. >>> and it's officially grilling season and we put the brands to the test to see which are the best buy for your buck. >>> don't forget to join us for "action news" at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00. for david murphy, sara bloomquist and the entire "action news" team, i'm rick williams, enjoy your afternoon. ♪ >> announcer: if you go wild for wicker baskets and checkered blankets, you're in luck, because we're having a summer picnic. clinton and carla are teaming up to show you everything you need to have the perfect picnic. and they're doing it with a little help from the fabulous radio city rockettes. then, mario is in the kitchen with "abc's world news tonight's" david muir. and they've got a snack so good, it'll make headlines in no time. plus, we are hitting up the big easy for a classic crawfish broil. >> aw, that's a lot of crawfish. >> announcer: the picnic-palooza star

. >> chris jenkins became a national hero, after lifting has vil on navia -- villanova wildcats. dedeclared for the nba draft but has now decided to drop out of the draft. and for his senior year. jacobs led the team in three- pointers, including this incredible buzzer beater last month. >>> good news for local basketball fans. the maryland-georgia series. this year, the game will be at the verizon center, november 15th. >>> and two terps had fun in hollywood this week. all of the viral videos. well, they appeared on the ellen degeneres show today. got the coveted ellen underwear. thanks to all of those viral videos and thtwo sitting next to them are the ones that created it. and they kind of got to show off. >> we're trying to get bruce to do the running man. >> come obruce. >> big -- come on, bruce. >> big man on spending the day with my niece. that make me smile. i don't use super poligrip for hold, because my dentures fit well. before those little pieces would get in between my dentures and my gum and it was uncomfortable. even well fitting dentures let in food particles. jus

daniel ochefu, star of the villanova wildcats was there as our guest sports anchor. fresh off championship win and graduation day, he sat next to ukee, jessica and hear is what next for chef. recap is coming up later this morning so you do not want to miss it. >>> also coming up on "eyewitness news" this morning, instead of being at the controls a frantic conductor runs down middle aisle of the train. yes is being hailed a hero coming up next. >>> and we will also have this... >> department of home land security releases a new plan to speed up security lines at the airport but will it work? i'm craig boswell at reagan national airport with the details, coming up. >>> i get to spend one more day with my children. i get to spend one more day with my family. >> imagine being told you have just months to live, but for one man he decided it would not be a death sentence, how a hat and a precious time to his life, coming up next. ifor all the wrong reasons.gical you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec® for powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than cl

. >>> the villanova wildcats head to the white house to be honored for their championship win last monthpresident obama will meet the 2016 ncaa basketball champs. this will be villanova's second trip to the white house. they first won the title back in 1985 and nbc 10's keith jones, a villanova alum. also a manager on the basketball team for jay wright. he'll be at the white house with him to join and bring you live coverage of the event. he'll join the team there. you can also follow along on the nbc 10 app. >>> the summer beach season has begun. flooding caused by winter storms and the blizzard of 2016 left some places under water and damaged. nbc 10's matt delucia continues our week-longshore tour. he's live in sea isle city where they worked hard to recover after those storms. matt? >> a lot of fun here at the shore but some serious notes, of course, underlie what's going on in sea isle. here in downtown sea isle city flooding is expected from the coastline and the back bays. it's almost a way of life anytime you get a major storm like the blizzard we had a few months ago. sometimes

truck which caused major traffic problems in the new york city borough. >> national champion villanova wildcats. president obama will welcome head coach jay wright and the men's team and congratulate them on their championship. the wildcats beat the north carolina tarheels last month to win their first title since 1985. the pleating is scheduled for 4:10 p.m. >> a live preview of "gma" is up next. >>> also what not to wear. a woman finds out that her outfit just won't fly with an airline. you scratch my back, i'll scratch yours. you know what it means. so does pat toomey. toomey got rich working on wall street. then he got elected and kept working, for wall street. voting to let banks continue their risky practices. and supporting huge tax breaks for millionaires, but higher taxes on working families. no wonder he's gotten millions from wall street. pat toomey. right for wall street. wrong for pennsylvania. senate majority pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. this... i try hard to get a great shape. i can do easily. benefiber® healthy shape helps curb cravings. it's a clear,

. >>> it has been more then a month since the villanova wildcats made their historic march to victory>> everybody is still celebrating. honors keep coming in for the national champs. >> we are honoring and congratulating jay wright and the villanova university men's basketball team on winning the 2016 ncaa men's national ç basketball championship. applause here. [ applause ] >> applause here. this was the scene at philadelphia city hall yesterday. city council presented coach jay wright and team members with a resolution congratulating them on their national championship and who can forget the moment? >> can't get tired of that. >> i know, you can't. you can watch it over and over time. nbc 10 keith jones a proud villanova alum was courtside to capture the last-second shot that vaulted nova to victory over north carolina. four days later, philadelphia threw a parade for the champs ending with a celebration at city hall. >>> this morning, we're following breaking news in northeast philadelphia after burglars terrorize a family during a home invasion. we'll take you live to the scene i

. >>> and ducis rodgers with the villanova wildcats getting a very important date when "action news" continues tonight. k >> there's three tornados on the ground at the same time. good night! >> and those were some of at least a dozen tornadoes that touched down tonight in kansas witnessed by the single storm chaser. some of the twisters formed perfect funnel clouds and kicked up debris in swirling vortexes. fortunately the only ravaged countryside. no major damage or injuries reported. >>> the head of security operations at the transportation security administration is out of a job. kelly haughian replaced by another official, following skepticism about his acceptance of a $90,000 bonus and those unbearably long security lines at american airports. officials at los angeles international airport have given the all clear after a scare on the tarmac. swat officials boarded a plane this morning with guns drawn and police dogs after receiving a threat concerning the american airlines flight coming in from houston. passengers were screened as they walked off the plane. nothing found. >>>

it was the head basketball coach of the national champion villanova wildcats.ht spoke to the eagles team. not sure if the message is how to get the winning score with four seconds left in the game. but he gave the team his input on winning. he has also a texting relationship with the head coach doug pederson. >> i think he's going to be very very successful. i think he has a great feel for the personnel, the organization, and with the city of philadelphia. three different things that -- different dynamics and i think he gets it. how the players respond to him when they come into the meeting, seems like a really good vibe. >> the phillies open six game road trip that starts in detroit ends in chicago that starts tonight in detroit. the lineup is out. tommy joseph playing first base and ryan howard is a did he go 98ed hitter. ryan howard if we are all honest should not be on this team any longer. defense is poor. his hitting -- listen to this,' 083 since april 30th, 4 hits in last 48 at bats with 20 strike outs. it's insulting that his season averages .161 sad bu

. >>> happening tomorrow, my villanova wildcats head to the white house. t obama said to honor the 2016 ncaa basketball champs. i'll be there for the meet and greet and will bring it to you live. this will be villanova's second trip to the white house. they first won the title back in 1985. >>> an extra special memorial day for two local families after decades of waiting, the names of their loved ones were finally added to philadelphia's vietnam veterans memorial. [ taps ] it was an emotional day as the sound of taps filled the air and the names of master sergeant francis corcoran and master sergeant george wilson were unveiled. two heroes who will be forever remembered here. both men died while serving but not during combat. there are now 648 names on the memorial. >>> hundreds of veterans, meanwhile, and their families gathered in montgomery county today to celebrate a new effort to welcome our troops home from war. not far from this site in ft. washington, new homes will be built all for veterans reentering after service. they'll get job training and liv

. >>> well, the villanova wildcats will get the championship treatment today as they head to the white house, president obama will congratulate the basketball team for winning the national championship last month. he'll also recognize the wildcats forgiving back to the community. our lesley van arsdall headed to the white house with the wildcats for the special ceremony, will be live later today on "eyewitness news". >> we could learn today if one of the teens charged in the death of delaware student lent go on trial as an adult, prosecutors want family court judge to transfer the case of 16 year old girl to superior court. authorities say amy joyner francis died after a beating in a rest room at howard high school of technology. they say the attack aggravate add pre-existing heart condition. >> fatally shot a gorilla to save a little boy who ended up inside his enclosure, boy was not hurt, and jamie juke as shows us that's because the rapid response team lived up to its name. cincinnati zoo officials say harambe was agitated and disoriented after encountered a child in his enclosure s

. >>> the national champion, villanova wildcats continue to receive, recognition. >> today the cats were honored by philadelphia city council. they have had counsel resolution to congratulate nova for their buzzer beater victory over the car heels back in march and win the championship, oh, great stuff. >> athletes just keep coming. >> we're extremely hopeful just to see the great city of philadelphia, supportville know of at the way we did this year, throughout the years, and especially the rest of the championship, it means a lot to us. >> wonderful honor and makes our city proud, to have our close neighbors, in villanova be a part of the greater, philadelphia region success. >> and head coach jay wright villanova ace championship parade. >>> parade, city hall, white house. the yeah. >> beautiful. >> leslie joining us now with a look at sports. >> that is right we're ready for eagles rookie cam top get underway tomorrow at novacare complex. after today eagles have all rookies under contract. carson wentz signed on that dotted line. here he is making it official. eagles hoping that the

. >>> the honors keep coming for the national champion villanova wildcats. hen a month after their historic march to victory. >> we are honoring and congratulating jay wright and the villanova university men's basketball team on winning the 2016 ncaa men's national basketball championship. applause here. >> this is the scene at philadelphia city hall yesterday. city council presented coach jay wright and team members with a resolution congratulating them on their national championship and who can forget the moment? that's vai screaming along. nbc 10 keith jones a proud villanova alum was courtside to capture the last-second shot that vaulted nova to victory over north carolina. four days later, philadelphia threw a parade wifor the champs ending with a celebration at city hall. >>> one step away is fighting to knock out homelessness. they hosted a fund-raiser called knock out homelessness. one step away provides jobs to those in need and many use their income to find housing. now the nbc 10 digital team shed a light on the problem in its special, the faces of

the villanova wildcats go to washington.ood times are still rolling for the 2016 national champions. >>> heading back to work. the verizon strike is over weeks after thousands of employees walked off the job. we'll tell you about the deal they struck with the telecom giant. >>> nearly 40,000 striking verizon employees will return to work tomorrow. they reached a contract agreement that includes 1,300 new call center job, nearly 11% in raises over four years and the first contract for verizon wireless store workers. union members will vote on the deal after returning to work. land line and cable employees in several states including new jersey, pennsylvania and delaware went on strike in april. >>> landon dowdy is here with details in this morning's cnbc business news. good morning, landon. >> good morning. nestle is stepping up its push into medicine. the company struck a deal to market an experimental milk allergy test for infants. nestle has signed a number of similar deals recently with the goal to treat, diagnose and pre

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what's next for the villanova wildcats basketball team. how about a trip to the white house? the team tweet today they'll meet the president next week. trip is scheduled for may 31st and remember of course villanova beat north carolina in a buzzer beater for the national championship. the win resulted in celebrations around the villanova campus and a victory parade in center city. >>> coming up new at 6:00 a huge celebration of year in philadelphia. the pride festival. gives the city to celebrate lgbt community. this year the organizers want to honor some police officers but not everyone is happy with that plan. howard? >> the eagles back at practice and the new defensive coordinator speaks explaining what he's trying to do with defense that was not close close to good enough last season. >> phillies manager makes it clear who's the boss of this baseball team. that's coming up in sports. officials cut power on the market trang forward line between 30th street and spring garden. you're looking at skyfox eye view live over the scene near 11th street. a train has struck and kille

. >>> tributes keep coming for national champion villanova wildcats. basketball team will be honored tonight with the special resolution from the philadelphia city council. that is three to go. >>> coming up in the next hour of cbs-3 "eyewitness news" have you ever shopped around for car insurance and wondered how companies come up with the rates? coming up three on your side will share secrets to getting cheaper insurance rates. >> good stuff. >>> and we have unique ideas for high school and college grad, things that they could really use coming up. >>> new this morning a suspect is on the run, after escaping from a hospital, overnight. find out the crime he ace accused of committing, before he got away from police. >>> it felt like it was just yesterday. >> former congressman patrick murphy was on the amtrak train that derailed one year ago today. hear how he says that the deadly accident change his life and how other survivors, will mark the anniversary. >>> new information this morning about missing malaysia airlines flight 370, the key discovery j

. >>> happening today another honor for villanova wildcats. >> yes, today they will be at philadelphia city hall and who could forget nova's dramatic last second victory in the championship game last month. later this morning wildcats and coach jay wright will be congratulated with the official city council resolution. wildcats have been honored with a parade through center city. that the was huge. >> big stuff, big stuff. >>> still ahead new developments in the deadly explosion. why investigators are now offering a reward for information. >>> also ahead the man who shot and killed an unarmed black teen is auctioning a surprising item, what george zimmerman is, selling and how much he is asking for. >>> and it wasn't just a paparazzi watching the celebrities walk the red carpet at the cannes film festival, how authorities are working extra hard to keep everyone safe. we will be right back. >>> back on "eyewitness news" federal investigators believe that the fire that caused this deadly fertilizer plant explosion in texas was deliberately set, it happened in april of 2013 in the town of

now accolade just keep coming, for ncaa champion villanova wildcats.hey are the 2016 winner of the john want make's ward, that recognizes the athlete, team or organization that has done the most to reflect credit upon philadelphia, and to the team or sports in which they excel. the ceremony will be on june between the second, i will be hosting. kudos to the wild cat. >> can you run that again. >> i just can't stop watching. >> good stuff. >> great moment. don bell, thank you. >>> kate bilo joins us with our forecast, gray, glummy, it just keep on coming. >> it just keeps on coming and it has been a full week. today is day seven of the largely gray, glummy weather. the last tuesday was last time we had any decent sun and temperatures above average. we cannot break out of this pattern but eventually things do start to change as we head through weekend and next week. but first we have to get through another trio of gray days, lets take a peak outside, right now we will go down the shore and you can see how glummy, it is, those dark gray clouds, in ocean c

. >> president obama will personally congratulate the national champion villanova wildcats at a specialit today. >> good doings there. let's head over to meteorologist, david murphy. i think i like this accuweather forecast. and matt pelman is in f

. >>> your national champion villanova wildcats honored today by philadelphia city council. a council resolution congratulating nova for that victory over north carolina in march. wildcats will be visiting the white house may 31st. >>> and dug over ton has a new job the new head coach at lincoln university. the 11 year nba veteran was introduced at the press conference today he's been assistant coach in the college and the pros. mlb draft just aunt month away a few local players have a chance to go in the first round with the phillies picking first overall, they could go with barnegat high school jason groom or they might consider holy ghost prep's nolan jones. here's nolan today in the preps game against lower more land. 6-foot four, 200 pounds. he hit two homeruns. he had four rbi's. holy ghost prep won this one, 12 to one. we talk to his coach about noland after his last home game today. >> once in a lifetime opportunity to be able to coach the kid. he's just an unbelievable talent on the feel. and what most people don't know he's an even better kid off of it. >> and sinc

. >>> and today philadelphia city council will honor the national champion villanova wildcats. coach jay wright and team members will be at city hall later this morning. council will present a resolution congratulating them on their last-second victory in the ncaa championship final. >>> clouds have been lingering this morning. we even saw a few scattered showers first thing this morning. take a look at cape may. looks a bit damp because the showers have just ended. a little bit of light fog there. it's really not too bad. any fog will be disappearing as the day goes on. these temperatures will be warming up significantly today. you can add 20 to that for a high temperature. we're at 57 degrees. upper 50s for philadelphia. a little cool in the pennsylvania suburbs. in new jersey, it is in the 50s. just dropped to 55 degrees in south jersey. there are some cooler readings, but overall it's pretty uniform with the clouds that are still in the area right now. clayton is 53. mt. laurel is 56 degrees. 50 right now in hamilton. sunshine will break through the clouds finally. we will

. >> happening today, another celebration for the national champion villanova wildcat. >> today the wildcats are going to the white house. the team is celebrating with a parade and other rallies since they beat north carolina on last second shot to win the championship just last month. this noon president obama will con grab late them. will bring us live reports right here on "eyewitness news". >> well, still ahead, the disturbing discovery fishermen make in the florida everglades. >> also ahead shocking case of road rage caught on camera. hear from a motorcyclist run over by a driver. >> plus, a update on canada's fort mcmurray wild fire. why some residents have to wait month to return home. we'll be right >>> you are not going to believe this gruesome discovery in the florida everglades. a fisherman found a pair of alligators feeding on a human body. it happened about 20 miles west of fort lauderdale. officials do not think the geathers killed the man. they say his body a fears have been in the body for quite some time. right now authorities do say they have more questions than answers. >>

. >> g >>> the villanova wildcats are headed to meet president obama on may 31st.ational champions were lead by seniors daniel ochefu and ryan arcidiacono as they defeated north carolina in april. guess what, everyone? we have a special sports anchor here for you tonight. >> the chef is in the house. >> wahoo. >> hello, hell hoe. >> welcome back man. >> thank you for having me. >> you garage dad. it's a big day. huge day for us. congratulations everybody. >> star the night is concern the phil he's were playing. >> they were, they were. we'll take it off with baseball. >> okay. >> fightin' phils return home after 10 game road trip to face cincinnati. the phillies looking for bay pack after the reds swept them to start the season. fourth inning phils down two to nothing. tyler goodell at the plate hit a line drive into right field corner. carlos ruiz and tommy joseph scored on triple to tie the game. next up, jeremy, he punched down the squeeze it work. goodell scores to put the phillies ahead and that's how it ended. phillies take game one of the weekend series thre

the villanova wildcats will visit the white house today. president obama will welcome head coach jay wright and the men's basketball team to congratulate them on their championship. the wildcats beat the north carolina tarheels last month in their first national championship since 1985. the meeting is scheduled for 4:10 this afternoon and i wonder if they're going to ask president obama why he picked kansas to beat villanova in his bracket. >> i'm sure they've for given him by now. >> i bet they have. >> invitation to the white house will smooth things over. >> all right. we're smoothing over the weather today. storm tracker6 live double scan shows that you we are dry. as we take a look outside we have some lingering cloud cover over north philadelphia and the rest of the region. there you see our temple university camera looking north along north broad. but the sunshine is on its way back big time today and it's going to be warm but less humid as we roll through the morning and afternoon. 71 degrees currently in philadelphia. starting out

. >>> the villanova wildcats are headed to meet president obama on may 31st. national champions were lead by seniors daniel ochefu and ryan arcidiacono as they defeated north carolina in april. guess what, everyone? we have a special sports anchor here for you tonight. >> the chef is in the house. >> wahoo. >> hello, hell hoe. >> welcome back man. >> thank you for having me. >> you garage dad. it's a big day. huge day for us. congratulations everybody. >> star the night is concern the phil he's were playing. >> they were, they were. we'll take it off with baseball. >> okay. >> fightin' phils return home after 10 game road trip to face cincinnati. the phillies looking for bay pack after the reds swept them to start the season. fourth inning phils down two to nothing. tyler goodell at the plate hit a line drive into right field corner. carlos ruiz and tommy joseph scored on triple to tie the game. next up, jeremy, he punched down the squeeze it work. goodell scores to put the phillies ahead and that's how it ended. phillies take game one of the weekend series th

. >>> your national champion villanova wildcats honored today by philadelphia city council.ed a council resolution congratulating nova for that victory over north carolina in march. wildcats will be visiting the white house may 31st. >>> and dug over ton has a new job the new head coach at lincoln university. the 11 year nba veteran was introduced at the press conference today he's been assistant coach in the college and the pros. mlb draft just aunt month away a few local players have a chance to go in the first round with the phillies picking first overall, they could go with barnegat high school jason groom or they might consider holy ghost prep's nolan jones. here's nolan today in the preps game against lower more land. 6-foot four, 200 pounds. he hit two homeruns. he had four rbi's. holy ghost prep won this one, 12 to one. we talk to his coach about noland after his last home game today. >> once in a lifetime opportunity to be able to coach the kid. he's just an unbelievable talent on the feel. and what most people don't know he's an even better kid off of it. >> and si

guess it is the blue and white house today because we're giving it up to the 2016 ncaa champion villanova wildcats villanova's visit to the white house two months after wildcats won their first national title in 1985 on a buzzer beater by chris jenkins. what better way to wrap up a victory tore then a send o