Philadelphia. We have Live Team Coverage of the victory parade and Nora Muchanic is at the start at 20th and Market Streets but first back to Alicia Vitarelli and gray hall live at dillworth park where the rally will be held for the conclusion of todays parade. Lots of excitement building already. You can feel it its electric here, we are talking about this leading up to the moment and the excitement. This is the day and you can feel the excitement, the fans are super excitement, they all have signs like this one that say wildcats and 2016 national champs, they have gathered out here hours before the parade starts, of course it starts at 1 00 but they all wanted the coveted prize seats in the front row. Someone asked me were they ticketed and no they are first come first serve and its building and 60 thousand people are expected. V for villanova and v for victory and for philadelphia its a big day. Businesses are anticipating this incredible crowd and they are amped up and many are fol
Reporter we continue to have freeze warnings in effect for much of the area. Thats the bright blue that you see and the frost advisory along the i95 corridor and delaware until 8 00 a. M. So cold out there, once again, look at the numbers, 32 in martins creek. Barely above freezing in quakertown. 36 in saint davids, 43 in center city. In the suburbs in new jersey youre in the blow 20s, hammonton, 29. Vineland, 29. Glassboro, freezing mark. A little bit above that in cinnaminson. 34 in dover. Chilly again, satellite and radar showing we have high clouds out there, we have mostly clear skies in philadelphia and we are once again going to have a nice afternoon with lots of sunshine. It will be better than yesterday as far as temperature we got to 58 degrees. Closer to average, the temperatures go up to here. Today, 62 degrees. Reporter i got mr. Matt pellman this morning. Im going for sir matt pellman has a nice ring, doesnt it . Reporter no. Reporter youll love this, early on the the blu
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Statement saying that they estimate that there was 60,000 people here, showing love, for nova nation. And speaking of the mayor he also had one very important statement to make today as well. I jim kenney, mayor of the city of philadelphia do hereby proclaim friday, april 8th, 2016, to be villanova wildcats ncaa mens Basketball Championship day, congratulations. The mayor, making it official, confirming what we already know, it is all about theville know of wildcats, on this friday here in early april. Listen, it has been a wild several weeks for the villanova wildcats. Their championship run started in brooklyn. Then they were on to louisville. Then they won it all in houston. Our leslie van arsdal was with them every step of the way, and she joins us right now live, leslie. Reporter you know, don can you imagine villanova right now monday night they win the National Championship, then on friday, were talking about a parade right down Market Street here. They are soaking up every sing
Only person that the defendant or his Assembly Staff had ever recommended for higher and was hired, in part due to silvers recommendation and follow up requests. Silver is 72 years old. Once considered one of the most government. And he was forced from office after his conviction for fraud. Extortion, and money laundering. He has lived here on the Lower East Side with his wife of nearly 50 years. U. S. Attorney threatened to disclose the alleged affairs during silvers trial. If silvers legality sought to portray their client as a man of good character and moral standing. The judge unsealed the papers today, it was his use of his power with the state that makes the infrastructure relevant she said. That is it is not an extramarital affair. If it were simply an extramarital affair that i would have stopped this a long time ago and we would be done with it. Silvers lawyers who fought for months to keep them sealed said today, these are simply unproven allegations that have no place in thi