Excitement here today palpable. Reporter hes in third with delegate count. Folks worried about giving you their vote, knowing it would have to be contested convention in order for you to win, what do you say . I dont think anybodys going to have enough delegates. Cruz has to get 70 of the remaining delegates. Were going into where my strength is. Reporter he believes thats like pennsylvania, where the Ohio Governor was born and closed with a simple plea. If you like me, we need your help. Reporter now, governor kasich is facing a challenge here in pennsylvania, a court challenge. Marco rubio supporter challenging some of the signatures that the Governors Campaign submitted to get him on the ballot here in pennsylvania. It is unclear what is going to happen to that now with marco rubio sus spenting his campaign. I checked with the secretary of States Office and told as of now, hes on the april 26th ballot unless a Court Decides otherwise. Status quo for now. Despite kasichs victory in ohio, donald trump solidified his lead in tuesdays contests. Trump won florida, missouri, north carolina, and illinois. But trumps perform leaves the businessman as the only republican candidate with a clear path to clinching the nomination before the National Convention in july. Here are the latest delegate counts. Trump has 666. Ted cruz, 413. John kasich, 142. 1,237 needed to win the nomination. The field is now down to three, after marco rubio dropped out of the race last night. After losing in his home state of florida. Trump wins tuesday, brings him closer to delegates he needs to win the republican nomination. On cnn, trump had a warning what would happen if he loses the nomination at a contested convention. I dont think you can say that we dont get it automatically. I think it i think youd have riots. Im representing a tremendous, many, many millions of people. Recent days trump supports have shown increasing willingness to use violence against detractors. The debate monday has been canceled after trump and john kasich said they wouldnt attend. Trump said there have been enough debates. Kasich said he wouldnt debate without trump on stage. Hillary clinton has solidified her hold on the democratic nomination. She swept last nights five states with apparent wined in illinois, missouri. A major blow to Bernie Sanders whose path to the nomination just got a lot tougher. On the democratic side, clinton has 1,566. Thats nearly double Bernie Sanders of 858. Democrats need 2,383 delegates to winnen votes in our area will have their say this spring. Pennsylvania holds it april 26th. New jersey goes to the poll june. Lets go, lets go, lets go cheers and chants ringing out at st. Joes University Basketball players began their long journey to the west coast. Villanova players got same fanfare as they left for the big apple. Villanova, first of three local teams playing friday in ncaa tournament. The game just one day and eight hours away now. Happening right now, in fact, temple players ready to leave for brooklyn as well. Pamela osborne live on campus north philadelphia as the team gets ready to roll north. Reporter im sure you can excitement now. Theyve been going for the past 20 minutes. Let me explain what happens now. The team actually made their way on to the bus. They are loaded up, getting ready to go on theyre the last of the local teams to leave. I spoke with quite a few fans who say they wont be far behind the bus or the team. St. Joes was the first to go. But not without hitting the court for one last practice before hitting the road. Meanwhile, energy outside was building. Were appreciative of the spirit and the sense around campus of just real elation. Reporter faculty and fans gave the hawks extra jolt theyll need for the time in between now and friday nights game. Theyve been with us all year. Just having students behind us, give us another boost and confidence for the tournament. Reporter over at villanova, the rush of march madness c captured the little fan. Im excited. Reporter drove all the wait from harrisburg. Good luck. Reporter the fourth grader made this poster. He had players sign for luck. Lets go, nova. Reporter a chance to experience his old stomping grounds with his son. My sons turned into a huge villanova fan. They had a half day a Good Opportunity to meet his hero. Reporter they were headed off to hoop. Best of luck. Rooting for you. Reporter theyre ready to send this team off. I spoke with quite a few of the fans. Theyre making their way to watch that game. Their hope is that tecmple will win and theyll play villanova. Pamela osborne nbc 10 news. What a matchup that would be. Wont be long before the tournament landed in philadelphia. Wells fargo center, that hosts the sweet 16, elite 8 rounds for march 25th to 27th. Philadelphia know stranger to great tournament moments. Theres the pass to laettner. Puts it up. Yes remember that . 1992, philadelphia spectrum, Christian Laettners overtime buzzer beater sinks kentucky and sends duke to final four, considered to be one of the greatest College Basketball games ever played. Count on nbc 10 for complete coverage of local teams tournament dreams. Keith jones in brooklyn with the wildcats and owls. Look for live reports friday. Now your nbc 10 first alert weather. To our weather. 70s return this afternoon. These guys spent the day mulching flower beds. Be warned we have not seen the last of winter. Looking to showers, a cooldown, and then snow. First alert chief meteorologist glenn hurricane schwartz tracking changes ahead. The snow thing look like it might be happening . Yeah, its legit, as well as threats of rain showers over the next couple of days, as well. Glad actually going to work our way down toward winter. First, rain showers moving through. You can see poconos, Lehigh Valley, through chester. Some of this on the heavy side coming through redding. Thats headed toward upper portion of montgomery and bucks next hour. We did get over 70 today, 71 degrees in philadelphia, 60s across most of the rest of the area. 57 degrees in dover. Weve got another warm day tomorrow. But then look at the temperature drop as we go into the weekend. By sunday, it is cold enough to snow and we have a storm developing, noreaster, looks like its going to develop along the coast and may be cold enough to produce snow over a large portion of the area later on sunday and into sunday night. And some of the headlines, this is not a little trivial event. This is a noreaster. It is a storm. And not just north and west suburbs and the poconos are going to be affected by this. There is a threat of accumulation, just about anywhere. And that will be the case during the day. More on the timing of that storm with the rest of the seven day in a few minutes. Students held an afterschool memorial to remember a classmate who died suddenly from bacterial meningitis. Rosemary connors live outside George WashingtonCarver High School with more on the memorial and concern surrounding his death. Reporter very emotional afternoon here at Carver High School of engineering and science. You can see the flag out front is at halfstaff. The principal and students tell me it in honor of Jonathan Briggs who died of bacterial mennen the guy. Video we gathered. You can see the student body came together in the schoolyard with balloons which they released into the sky as a tribute to jonathan. This has been very difficult for the School Community because jonathan was so young, this was sudden and he was very involved. Played on the undefeated jv basketball team. We spoke to students who described him as a good athlete and friend. We spoke to his coach about the outpouring of support over past few days. Huge shock, obviously yesterday. Kids didnt even know him hugging each other, supporting each other, this morning, even last night, getting text messages, phone calls from parents, kids, asking for pictures, any tributes. A gentle giant. Hes husky, when i first saw him, i think hes going to be a bully. But hes a gentle giant. Calm, funny. Reporter you may not have been able to tell, but he was holding back tears. This has been very emotional. Jonathan was a wellliked teen all the way around. I also spoke to the prince pale here at carver who tells me there will be a meeting tonight at 6 00 for parents who have concerns, questions. The principal filled me in on his discussions with Health Department officials and cdc. More on that coming up at 5 00. Live in north philly, Rosemary Connors, nbc 10. To read more about bacterial meningitis, including risk factors and how to prevent your children from getting sick, nbc 10. Investigating a person stabbed in springfield township. Over the scene Baltimore Pike and church road. No word on the condition of the person stabbed or what touched off the incident. One suspect is in custody. Ted, president obama revealed his pick for our nations next Supreme Court justice. The announcement sets up a bitter Election Year fight over the future of the high court. Back to nbc 10 keith jones. With the president s nominee and reaction and the nominee got emotional. Right, the president nominated Merrick Garland, dc court of appeals chief judge, considered by president obama in the past and had past support from republicans but thats likely to change. As a prosecutor, garland oversaw the unabomer in Oklahoma City bombing trials, moderate clinton appointee, who back then at the support of 32 republicans. He would bring a spirit of even handedness to the Supreme Court and ready to take on republicans who vowed to deny him a hearing. So tug that someone who has served his country with honor and dignity might be treated as a political pinata, that cant be right. Garland choked back tears after introduced by the president. This is the greatest honor of my life. Other than luann agreeing to marry me 28 years ago. Mitch mcconnell said the senate will not consider garlands nomination. It seems clear that president obama made the nomination not, not with the intent of seeing the nominee confirmed, by in order to politicize it for purposes of the election. Other republicans who supported garland when first confirmed say they wont vote for him now. Our coverage will continue on nbc 10 nenbc 10 news at 5 00. Hear from a temple professor who worked for garland. Live in the digital operations center. Thank you. Former city official allegedly used city money to eat at fancy restaurants and buy furs and facials. Now charged with embezzlement. Joyce levett former head of visit philadelphia. Philadelphias District Attorney said she took 200,000 from the agency by charging personal expenses to Corporate Credit card and paying the bill with agency checks. Illegal charges 18,000 to bjs and costco and 20,000 for meals. Visit philadelphia let Joyce Leavitt watch the ledger books and 200,000 of the agencys money charge out the door. Visit philadelphia is a Nonprofit Organization that promotes tourism in the city. Leavitt turned herself in this morning. New information now in that delay on whether to charge lesean mccoy. Authorities are investigating for an assault on two Philadelphia Police officers at rece recess lounge last month. We asked why theres been no decision one way or another. We had several witnesses at reset lounge supposed to come into your office last week. They could not make it to meet with our assistant District Attorneys and investigators assigned to the matter. Mccoy plays for the buffalo bills. Hes told investigators that nightclub incident was not his fault. Philadelphias mayor getting backing for proposed soda tax. Philadelphians for a fair future announced their support for the tax today. The group is made up of business, civic and faith leaders. It wants to lead the fight for soda tax. Mayor jim kenney proposing 3 cent tax. Meaning a tax would be 36 cents on a 16ounce soda. It would fight poverty in the city. Today, were going to support annest that will create better schools in philadelphia, community schools. Were going to support an effort that will make sure that every child who deserves prek gets it. Mayor kenney proposed the soda tax during this in budget address this month. Two previous attempts to enact the tax both failed. First alert weather with chief meteorologist glenn hurricane schwartz. It can get wild weather changes this time of the year. Thats whats going to be happening here. We have return of 70 degrees. Yesterday it was barely above 50. Today, into the 70s. It is going to get colder by the weekend. And thats going to set us up for snow on sunday. Its becoming increasingly likely some is going to fall. We have cloudy skies across much of the area now. We did have enough sunshine to push us to 71. Winds out of the south at nine. Were 20 degrees warmer than we were at this time yesterday. It in the 60s to near 70 in most places. 59 in mt. Pocono. Southerly wind keeping things cooler at the jersey shore at 60, 57 degrees in dover delaware right now. Look at these comparisons to 24 hours ago. 15 to 20 degrees warmer. But its not going to last. Were going up near 70 today. 66 tomorrow. Then 56, then 47, and sunday gets colder. Were going straight downhill after tomorrow. Weve got an area of clouds and some showers moving through the region. As you can see, maybe a couple of little rumbles of thunder as we go into eastern burkes county and that is moving quickly to the east. We do have other areas of showers spinning around this big upper air low Pressure Center over the great lakes. And its just going to keep spinning in shower threats. Heres showers for this evening. Then that moves out. We dry out, clear out. Here comes more tomorrow. With heat in the afternoon, not anything too big. We clear out again for friday morning. And here comes more showers for friday afternoon. So this is three, four days in a row of this. But then we watch to the south for an actual storm to develop. This is likely to become a noreaster. The european model, most accurate in the world, we showed this to you yesterday, other computer models are now getting on board with this solution that there will be a storm, it will be close enough to the coast. There will be enough moisture, and it will be cold enough. So combine all of those things, add up to snow. And even this time of the year, you can get accumulating snow. You can get some disruptions and so this is something were going to have to watch as we go through the rest of the week and into the weekend. I want to emphasize this is not just a trivial issue. This is not being hyped. It not that unusual to get snow late in march. 1958, on march 20, 11 inched of snow in philadelphia. And up to 50 inches in parts of burke county. Shut down the turnpike. There is a threat of accumulation. And just about any part of the area is vulnerable at this point depending on the track. Mostly cloudy, mild chance of shower during the evening. Temperatures down to 48 degrees. During the day tomorrow, windy, warm, chance of shower again. Highs in the 60s but its going to be gusty. Then we have gusty winds cooling us down friday, even more so on saturday. At least its dry there. And there is snow on sunday. Could be much of the day and into the night as well. Winds on top of that, maybe coastal flooding. And then pretty chilly and windy next week. Oh boy. Poor lady. A local principal found herself in a sticky situation today when her students duct taped her to the wall. It was all in good fun and for a good cause. The stunt was jackies reward who raised nearly 10,000 for februarys jump rope for heart which benefits the american heart association. I get to duct tape my teacher to the wall . All about it. I had some bosses in mind. For a good cause, we could raise money here. Jim said it. Which bosses . Hes like, im not saying anymore. Yeah. Keeping kids safe in school sparking a battle between police and School Leaders in one community. The money fight that has Police Taking issue into their own hands and how parents are responding. Plus, dont relieve yourself here. Thats the message in one delaware town. A local Business Owner says a dirty downtown problem that needs to be flushed away. Stuck on the track. See what happened before the train smashed into a stranded van. First, a look at closing bell on wall street. Up day this tuesday. Wednesday. This price cant be right. Thats the right price its that low. What other things on this list cant be right . Looks like a list full of cant be rights. Seriously . At giant, prices are down. Savings are up. My giant. This is nbc 10 news. Stop what youre doing. Watch police dash cam. Officer pulling to a train crossing in ohio this month. That van on the left stuck on the tracks and a train is approaching. The officer helped that driver get out of the way. All they can do is watch the train barrel right there into the stranded van and push it down the tracks. Through it all, they got away in time, and no one was hurt. See if you can figure out how this crash happened. Yeah, an suv on top of a car early Tuesday Morning in baltimore. How does that happen . Police say the suv ran a red light and was hit by another car. The impact sent that suv airborne. Landed upside down on top of a parked car. Clearly, it stayed right there. Didnt fall off. No one seriously hurt. We imagine it was an unpleasant surprise for the owner of that parked car. Oh, yeah. Never see anything like that there no. Now to video that comes with a warning. Yeah. Tough to watch. Explosion at a medical marijuana facility in new mexico where two workers were burned. Take a look. So the two workers they were using gas when right there the room exploded, burst into flames. You see the workers struggling to make their way through the fire and get out. Both seriously burned the accident happened last june but this video was ju