One game away. Villanova fans are generally a pretty supportive group but the feeling now its just taken to whole new level. Im not a huge sports girl. Traditionally really am not but like here at this school, everyone is a sports person. Reporter after blow out victory of a powerhouse oklahoma team, the students cant wait until tip off and if they were doubters before, nova nation definitely believes now. Honestly i didnt have villanova winning in my bracket but thank god they proved me wrong and thank god theyre in the championship now. Hopefully we shoot well and within eightpoint victory. Whoo reporter the students are so confident that theyre already plan wagon many call an historic celebration if and when the cats can win tonight. It will be crazy well shut down lancaster. From here all the way down to ardmore. It hasnt happened in 30 years. Were going to wild. Reporter one student i met is so excited about the wildcats run to a possible National Championship shes dragged her whole family into it. It looks like the tar heel fan in her family may be feeling a little lonely tonight. My sister is a tar heel which is really funny, yeah, exactly. And my entire family besides my mom because she wants to be fair is rooting for the cats. Nice. So good luck, christine. Youre going to need it. Reporter i tried to demonstrate that i was as tough as the wildcats without the umbrella. But i guess not. Guys, you heard them talking about the celebration that theyre going to have if in fact they win. When i come back at 6 00, i spoke to campus security. They are a little concerned. Theyre telling students that they are very excited, they hope villanova wins but if so, take it easy, guys. Celebrate with caution. All right. That is good advice, bill. See you at 6 00. Thank you. Take look at all these villanova themed suites 30 creation of a Montgomery County bakery but the family who owns the business they werent at work today theyre huge villanova fans. They are in Houston Texas to watch the game tonight. Fox 29s tom srendenschek is live in houston. Met up with the family earlier. Hey, tom. Reporter good evening. The pastries can wait for the weinrich that is made here to houston. Grandfathers down to grandsons with aunts, uncles, cousins, never tuesday everything in between. They are pumped. They are ready for tonights game with tickets in hand. Like the commercial says, priceless that capture the whole thing this ticket priceless. Only parts of tonight are priceless for this family. Generations of them are here to watch history. Dropped everything what we were doing and said lets schedule the Airline Tickets and come down and participate and support the team. To us its like a holiday. Like going home for thanksgivi thanksgiving. Everybody is there. Everybody shares the same memories. Were just thrilled to be part of it. So, you know, its just nonstop that we enjoy it. Michael was in kentucky when the wildcats wouldnt it all 31 years ago. His son avery wasnt even born yet. Avery only feels like he was. Born in 95. I was 10 years out from even that. But it just feels like were back in 85 receipt now looks like it back to the fight feels like im so glad everybody is here to be part of this moment in history for us. Avery grandfather ed wasnt in lexington either. All going toville notify v somebody had to pay for it. I was working. But villanovas number one cheerleader wasnt going to miss tonight. To be surrounded by my family and my villanova family brought tears to my eyes in church. Ive really enjoyed it. You heard him right, he said church. Sundays mass here in houston was special for the weinrich family. The priest had good time. They were really having a good time and in their blessings they used the v for villanova when the hand went up as opposed to the flat hand. Father knows knows best. 83yearold ed weinrich gets the last word. I just hope they have one more time and well be National Champions once again. Reporter how zero yourself the weinrichs about villanova basketball . Every time michael goes to lexington he makes sure he takes avery to rev arena he treats it as a pilgrimage. Heres hoping had avery takes his children to nrg stadium in houston after the wildcats win tonight. They brought a cake over to the studio. We killed that. It was wonderful. Thank you. We want to see what youre rocking your nova gear. Tweet us using the hash tag fox 29 philly. To developing story now. Philadelphia District AttorneySeth Williams announcing today that charges will not be filed against former eagle lesean mccoy in connection with a nightclub fight that left two Philadelphia Police officers injured. Fox 29s Chris Oconnell that s live in center city tonight. Chris arc lot of people are very critical of this decision. Reporter thats right, dawn. Scathing response from the Philadelphia Police union tonight. Well have more on that in a minute, but former Philadelphia Eagle lesean mccoy said to be very relieved that District Attorney of philadelphia has decided not to file charges in that february old city bar brawl involving mccoy, his friends and two off duty Police Officers. This is the video that surfaced about a day after the fight in recess lounge in old city. Mccoy prosecutors say wasnt clear exactly who started that fight. That sent two off duty Police Officers to the hospital after talking with mccoy and witnesses investigators say the two officers had conflicting stories about what happened. Saying the fight started after those officers ordered four bottles of 350 bottles of champagne. Some words were he can changed inside the club. But no question there was a fight. But prosecutors say to from what they can tele sean mccoy was defending his friend. We had no sufficient evidence to know who fished it, um, we had evidence that would conclude that people can conclude that people were being justified in trying to protect their friends. And so for all of those reasons im very satisfied that we did the right thing. Reporter now, the decision not sitting well with Philadelphia Police union. Its president sending out a memo tonight to its members saying in philadelphia, a vicious assault on offduty Police Officers by a rich athlete and his friends goes completely unpunish. Serious and permanent injuries were inflicted upon these officers as a result of a brutal assault captured on film, but a seasonticket hunting District Attorney refuseed to his worn jb and prosecute the attackers. District attorney Seth Williams saying the highprofile nature of this case had nothing to do with his decision not to prosecute. Of course, we will have more reaction to this story coming up tonight at 6 00 and 10 00 oclock. Iain. Chris, thank you. On to your Weather Authority now. Rain hitting our area. Heres live look from wilmingt n night. One of the spots getting wet right now and kathy tracking the system moving through. Some of us could hear thunder, kathy . A few rumbles of thunder. Were looking at heavy rain as well. You can see it right here in southern parts of Chester County even Delaware County and northern gnaw castle where you seed the red rain rates from one to up 2inches an hour its not going last long but torrential downpour l as we look hour by hour by 8 00 p. M. The rain will clear the i95 corridor. It will take till about 10 or 11 to clear the coast. Drier, much colder air moving in and very strong winds to talk about. Look at the temperature difference. 34 in the poconos. 70 in dover. Temperatures are going to crash during the Early Morning hours and come tomorrow we are talking about subfreezing temperatures a freeze warning goes into effect. Wintry wind chills it is april, isnt it . And well take look at our next warmup in the seven day but it is going to be an up and down week to say the very least. Ill see you later in the broadcast. All right, kathy, thank you. Amtrak trains in the northeast corridor are back on schedule today following a deadly derailment in Delaware County. Two amtrak employees were killed when a train hit a backhoe that was partially on the tracks. The ntsb is trying to figure out why it was there. Fox 29s Sabina Kuriakose is in chester tonight with new information. Sabina . Reporter iain, heres what we know. Now, a source with detailed knowledge of regional train operations says train 89 was on this same track as the backhoe it struck. Officials are looking into whether workers had set up proper fail save procedures including radio tran mission to check and double check their locations and we are likely going to hear much more about that coming up ntsbs press briefing later this evening. Now today we spoke with the reverend who through open his doors and let in traumatized passengers fleeing the burning wreckage of this train. We were able to herd everyone right across here into the church that were uninjured, and we also had all of the ambulan ambulances here taking those who were injured. Reporter reverend james, watched amtrak trains fly by just past the woods that stretch behind Trainer United Methodist Church for more than a decade. Sunday reverend ford throwing open church doors to the hundreds of passengers seeking sanctuary after train 89 struck a construction crew backhoe and partially went off the rails. Come right in here and the injured were taken away here by the ambulances. One of the ems personnel asked if they can use the church and thats when i said surely. Thats when we opened the gymnasium. Reporter day after the trauma the reverend is still shaken by the tragic loss of two lives. Both construction workers not on board the train. Ford says his heart went out to the traumatized passengers and crew. So many of the people were under dressed. They werent prepared to be walking in all of that wind from yesterday across a field. Monday Morning Press Conference in Chester City Hall fire commissioner Travis Thomas saying responding emergency crews carried memories of last years did he have 78ing derailment in philadelphia on their minds. Mayor Thaddeus Kirkland vowing lessons will be learned. This is hard. Its painful and its tragic. But hopefully at the end of the day we will all have learned something. Reporter and again, we are hoping to hear many more answers at todays ntsb press briefing thats expected to be held within the hour. Dawn . All right, thank saw bean in a. A terrifying site. Look closely here. Thats a womans car stuck on the side of a cliff. What that woman did next that makes this whole thing even scarier. See that blanket moving around. Thats no kid under there. What police say is really going on and why its so creepy. And in the fight of his life again this eightyearold is inspiring others as he battles cancer. He never stops fighting and hes always been kind of a hero to me and a role model. The very special invitation from this teen to her little hero. These two guys slither into a local Convenience Store and start tearing the place up. What police say they were really after. But first love it were all rooting fort wildcats tweet us your nova pride witness mash tag fox 29 philly. For years, i was a laboratory chemist, developing drugs to fight deadly diseases. As a scientist, i know theres more that washington can do to help families. Im running for congress to protect planned parenthood funding so more women get cancer screenings and treatment. To pass a ban on fracking in the Delaware River basin to preserve our clean water, and to always protect medicare and social security. Im Shaughnessy Naughton and i approve this message. Whewhat does it look like . Ss, is it becoming a better professor by being a more adventurous student . Is it one day giving your daughter the opportunity she deserves . Is it finally witnessing all the artistic wonders of the Natural World . Whatever your definition of success is, helping you pursue it, is ours. Tiaa. Skyfox above a nasty mess this morning in northeast philadelphia. A single car crash resulting in oil leaking out on to the road on roosevelt boulevard it happened around 8 45 this morning. No word yet on the condition of that driver or what caused that person to crash. Neshaminy high school says one of its students has pertussis known as hoofing cough that student has siblings had who attend Maple Point Elementary School and because of that the district has notified all parents. Now whooping cough is contagio contagious. For those who are not vaccinat vaccinated. 25 years ago today, a private plane crashed at a fire ball over a mainline elementary school. Two little girls on the ground died on that plane u. S. Senator john heinz much its a tragedy that even 25 years later from families our area are too painful to speak budge fox 29s karen hepp recounts a day that claimed seven lives. Reporter an image so many of cuss never forget. Traumatized children Holding Ribbon being led away from a tragedy that fell from the sky on a beautiful thursday in apr april, 25 years ago today. It was april 4th, the first and second greaters from marion elementary had simply gone out to play after lunch when all of a sudden a plane an helicopter collided overhead. Raining down flames debris killing two little girls. First graders rachel blum and lauren front lick. Sevenyearold David Ruttenberg was covered on jet fuel and caught on fire. He was burned over 70 of his body. Did he survive. We reached out to those victims families 25 years later it is still too difficult for them to discuss the tragedy. What happened . Senator john heinz was a popular and well liked republican the sole hir heinz ketchup from pittsburgh. He liked to hopscotch across the state on small plains to attention numerous events. That day ways plane was having landing gear trouble helicopter came to check it out and one its roaster blades slashed the planes toes winning a fuel tank unexploded unleashing a fire ball that blasted both crafts out of the sky killing all five adults in the air. 52yearold senator heinz, his two pilots and two helicopter pilots the horrors of having their plane and wreckage fall over a five block area in a residential area over school still brings tears to survivors eyes and memories that even five years later dont erase the pain for those involved. Im karen hepp, fox 29 news. Hundreds gathering today to remember a Delaware County firefighter who lost his battle with cancer. Funeral Services Held this morning in drexel hill for upper darby firefighter byron evans. Officials say he developed cancer as a result of on the job hazards. Friends, family and fellow First Responders filling saint myrna debt church before laying evans to rest at Arlington Cemetery of tear. Evans believes behind a wife and three children. In Montgomery County, a driver is facing numerous charges tonight in connection with a hitandrun crash that killed an elderly woman. You can see the aftermath of the crash here at the intersection of 40foot and welsh roads this is in hatboro friday morning. Prosecutors say gentleman keal johnson went through a red light and slammed into a car driven by 80yearold shirley russell. Russell cars flipped schenn died at the scene. Prosecutors say johnson kept on going but then returned to the crash area an hour later and was arrested. Investigators say he was driving with a suspend license and had no insurance. You decide 2016 all the focus is on wisconsin tonight. Just hours from the primary and its a tight race on both sides. Foxs joel waldman explains. Donald trump has said wages are too high. Reporter Hillary Clinton in new york going after republican leader donald trump. But first former secretary of state must get passed stubborn democrat rival Bernie Sander san wisconsin where shes trailing the vermont senator by eight points according recent poll. Sanders whose been pushing clinton for new york debate ahead of the april 19th contest believes momentum will move delegates to his side. Democracy is not a complica complicated idea. It really is not. Pretty simple idea. You got to vote and you got to vote and you got to vote. Reporter talk of a possible contested convention heats up, so, too, does republican rhetoric between donald trump and john kasich. Billionaire stomping in wisconsin making the case for why the Ohio Governor should bow out. But kasich, hes one for 30. Another in other words think of it. Hes lost like 29 or 30 or 31 times. Whatever the hell it is. Kasich responding in kind while on the campaign trail long island, new york, not budging. Donald trump said that i need to get out of the race because im getting his voters. Well wait, no, no. Ive got news for him. Ill get a heck of a lot of his voters, okay, thats whats going to happen r. Reporter 1237 delegates is the may magic number for republicans much ted cruz selling supporters he can get there before july to avoid couldnt testified cop vince. In washington, joel waldman, fox news. May look like this guy standing in rittenhouse. Hes about to pay a scam. The worthless piece of paper he sold to an unsuspecting woman for hundreds of dollars. I do have my partner with me. Ill deploy my cat around the outside of your vehicle. You heard right. The cat sweeping for drugs. The police pull over people in car will never forget. She went viral with her reaction of getting into colle college. The heart warming celebration for this student. First fans wishing the n