Action news, Delaware Valley as leading news program, with meteorologist melissa magee, jeff skversky, Sarah Bloomquist and walter perez. Sunday night police roll out a major crashing down on atv and dirt bikes in philadelphia. And action news learned the identity of the the teen shot and killed on a West Philadelphia porch, late last night. But the big story on action news is the investigation in the deadly stab nothing Rittenhouse Square, sources say a suspect is in custody. It happened around 3 00 in front of the luxury high rise on the south side of the square and that is where action News Reporter jeff chirico is live with the very latest details, jeff . Reporter that is right, sarah sources tell action news that the suspect has been caught, police had told us that surveillance cameras in this area clearly captured the a attack, which has stun many who live here. I think it is a shame. I think it is awful. Reporter people in Rittenhouse Square are clearly alarmed after an apparent
St. Joes, up honor gone, top seed 5851. Was a fivepoint deficit at half time. How resilient thinks st. Joes basketball. They went down ten early in the second half and they just, they are toughness is showing through and they have made great plays. They are a defense that has tightened up. They are really setting and sending a message to oregon. We will keep you updated. Villanova returned to campus tonight, with plenty to smile b cats are heading to sweet 16 for First Time Since zero on nine. Thursday night they will face miami hurricanes, in louisville, kentucky. Villanova beats iowa easily, 8768. They led by 38 points. They scored 54 points in the first half. You played nova during regular season. Do you think they had this kind of game in them today. They do. When everybody is shooting the ball as well as they are. They can beat any team in the country. The other thing that is so under rated about villanova is their defense. They take take pride in it. They can shoot the ball. When
Their first ncaa championship in more than 30 years. We have team three coverage from houston all the way to the delaware veil. Action News Reporter jeff chirico and dann cuellar is live with fans. A leash a vitarelli found aville know of love story. We will begin with Jeff Skversky live at nrg stadium and it is time to show sooners how we do things in philadelphia a. Reporter well, lets play ball. Lets get this thing going. Villanova as first loss of the season actually came a begins oak a the wildcats are determine, to make sure, that their final loss of the season is not handed to them by the oklahoma sooners. They are not ready to go home, the cats are trying to get to the National Championship game for the first time, in 31 years. When they won it all. So take a look at villanova head coach jay wright arriving here in houston at nrg stadium within the last hour or so getting ready for oklahoma, in the final four. Tip off is just minutes away and wright is not worried about his tea
Nation is remembering nancy reagan who died today at the age of 94. Sunday night, the big story on action news tonight is the death of the former first lady, nancy reagan. Mrs. Reagan passed away of congestive Heart Failure at her home in los angeles. Abcs Lauren Lister has more on the former first ladys life and legacy. Condolences have been pouring in from president s and first ladies, past and president , also president ial hopeful, soon the public will have a chance to pay their respects, here at Reagan Library. Nancy reagan seen smiling in her 94th Birthday Party last summer. Today shes being celebrated and mourned for all of her years of life. Well wishers dropping off flowers. Loved ones pulling into the l. A. Family estate to pay respects. The hearst escorted through town. The former actress, married Ronald Reagan in 1952 and as first lady of california and then the nation, is remember for bringing some hollywood glamour to the white house. And, for her crusade against youth su
Action news tonight is the springtime snowfall and we remain under a Winter Weather advisory until 8 00 oclock and then a freeze warning overnight. Snow has been falling all across delaware and lehigh valleys for mess of the the day. The plenty of people want to head out and pull out Winter Weather gear once again but good news is the road remain snow free for the most part. The lets head over to meteorologist Melissa Magee with the first check of the accu Weather Forecast, melissa. We are beyond april 1st, this this is not a trick from mother nature. We should not be dealing with this in the month of april but we have more snow to track across delaware and lehigh val is in our spring season. Heres Storm Tracker six live double scan radar. The just light rainfall for philadelphia and points to the north and west but were starting to see a heavier band set up to the south and east across southern sections of new jersey. So we will go a little tighter on street level with Storm Tracker s