lakers and in 2001 bryant won the nba championship in philadelphia. that was the second of his five championships. and in 2010 lower merion high school named its gymnasium after bryant. a lot of memories for him right here, john clark? >> reporter: yeah, hey, i'm on the floor inside the wells fargo center and there are a lot more fans with laker jerseys and kobe bryant jerseys than sixer fans. coming up in sports we'll hear from kobe and he'll talk about the thing he learned playing on philly's playground here that led him to being one of the greatest basketball players ever. we'll see you then. >> see you in a bit, john. >>> to our weather now, and not the kind of day you want to spend outside, unless you enjoyed dodging the raindrops. nbc 10 in camden this afternoon where people held on tight to those umbrellas as they walked along haddon avenue. taking a live look in center city, roads are wet, rain expected to taper off into the night, but haven't seen the last of it yet. let's get to nbc 10 first alert meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz. wh

bryant.his experience is one of the best people i ever make in my life. >> in the early goes the scene was subdued and fans were surprised to see bryant. >> just walk in here and you've the bathroom and everything. >> there's kobe bryant. >> there's kobe bryant. he just walk up and popped up. >> once word spread dozens of fans mostly students surrounde d the steak shop and later his suv just to get a glimpse of his leaving out the back door. >> yes. i'm very excited. as of right now, no word on where kobe bryant might be eating breakfast tomorrow morning. but after all, it is game day so perhaps the super star might be all business. reporting live tonight from lower merion, todd quinones cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> welcome home kobe bean bryant. todd, thank you. >>> a local high school swimming sensation is getting national recognition tonight. he's gracing the cover of sports illustrated kids. >> take look at 6-foot 8-inch reece whitley penn charter high school sophomore. he's just 15 years o

bryant.> his experience is one of the best people i ever make in my life. >> in the early goes the scene was subdued and fans were surprised to see bryant. >> just walk in here and you've the bathroom and everything. >> there's kobe bryant. >> there's kobe bryant. he just walk up and popped up. >> once word spread dozens of fans mostly students surrounde d the steak shop and later his suv just to get a glimpse of his leaving out the back door. >> yes. i'm very excited. as of right now, no word on where kobe bryant might be eating breakfast tomorrow morning. but after all, it is game day so perhaps the super star might be all business. reporting live tonight from lower merion, todd quinones cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> welcome home kobe bean bryant. todd, thank you. >>> a local high school swimming sensation is getting national recognition tonight. he's gracing the cover of sports illustrated kids. >> take look at 6-foot 8-inch reece whitley penn charter high school sophomore. he's just 15 years

it was for kobe bryant. to the wells fargo center. >> number 24, kobe bryant!> kobe bryant came out on fire this game the last game in philadelphia for him. as a professional. it's his second shot of three. his third shot again a three from plenty of distance. he had 13 in the first quarter. 20 in the game. but the sixers came back in the second half. they won their first game of the season after 28 straight losses going back to last year but kobe bryant who played his high school years at lower merion high school in philadelphia said made him better. >> had to be tough. had to have thick skin. not one playground around here people just played basketball and don't talk trash. non existent. non existent. so my family we were gist a bunch of trash talkers, every park i went to a bunch of trash talking. teaches you how to have thick skin. >> trash talking in philadelph philadelphia. >> more on the kobe bryant on the night and his last game in philadelphia. sixers won but again we'll hear more from kobe coming up in sports. >>> all right, howard. thanks. special ni

but the big star kobe bryant and winding down a stunning career. now the five time nba champion can you imagine wearing five rings. my hand would be so heavy i could not hold the microphone. five time champion. of course, bringing his farewell tour into his home town of philadelphia. he has had some love of philadelphia fans and not a whole lot of brotherly love for kobe bryant over his 20 years with the lakers organization. he said in his press conference, that it was time to go. he says that he has known for a while it is time to go. the fans we spoke with say they understand and they wish him well. >> last week you looked at tickets and they were parking pass is more than tickets. it was like six bucks for a ticket and 50 bucks for a parking pass. kobe bryant announced he is retiring and now tickets are 60 bucks for a team. so to see kobe, it played 20 years for one team but it will be fun. i don't think he will hit anything. it is still the old broken kobe but people paying their respects is all right. >> i'm really at peace with it. i mean i h

bryant has won five nba championships. he's been an all-star 17 times and is the third leading scorer in nba history. jeff glor has a look back at his brilliant career. >> reporter: bryant posted a 52-line farewell online sunday. maybe not a huge surprise. this is the end. but still a stunning career to see in full. >> kobe bryant. >> kobe. >> reporter: for the first time last night fans watched kobe bryant take the court knowing it would be his last season. >> a huge three. >> did you see that shot? >> i don't want to do this anymore. you know, and i'm okay with that. >> reporter: bryant posted a note online sunday called "dear basketball." in part saying "my heart can my mind can handle the grind. but my body knows it's time to say good-bye." bryant's 37-year-old legs have betrayed him in recent seasons and he's missed major stretches. the generation behind him is half his age. >> mike, you've got to shoot it quick. >> i had you already. >> reporter: bryant himself had sprung from the era before that, when jordan dominat

bryant has won five nba championships.n all-star 17 times and is the third leading scorer in nba history. jeff glor has a look back at his brilliant career. >> reporter: bryant posted a 52-line farewell online sunday. maybe not a huge surprise. this is the end. but still a stunning career to see in full. >> kobe bryant. >> kobe. >> reporter: for the first time last night fans watched kobe bryant take the court knowing it would be his last season. >> a huge three. >> did you see that shot? >> i don't want to do this anymore. you know, and i'm okay with that. >> reporter: bryant posted a note online sunday called "dear basketball." in part saying "my heart can take the pounding. my mind can handle the grind. but my body knows it's time to say good-bye." bryant's 37-year-old legs have betrayed him in recent seasons and he's missed major stretches. the generation behind him is half his age. >> you've got to shoot it quick. >> i had you already. >> reporter: bryant himself had sprung from the era before, that when jordan domina

that's kobe bryant. that's the big story tonight. a cold day at practice for the pats and it won't be cold in miami. chance of showers. that's their season finale. if they win they will have the number 1 -- the number 1 seed, if they lose they will be number 2 seed. how important is it to get the top seed? >> i think it is better to win this game and to lose this game because you obviously love to always play at home. just because of that -- whoever wins in the playoffs is the team that plays the best on that day not home or away. it will be the to plays the best -- team that plays the best. this will be a great goal for us to be the number 1 seed. >> meanwhile, we are two days away from the winter classic as the bruins will face off the [ name indiscernible ] on the frozen tundra of the let -- gillette stadium. tomorrow is the alumni game and they skate for real on new year's day. there's a lot going on in new england. the reason why we are here is kobe bryant's final game is here at the garden against the celtics. we would hear fro

the christie, quite a night in south philadelphia. >> reporter: it was, bryant got a standing ovation before and after the game. it was a packed arena inside likely because this will be the last time that bryant plays in his hometown. the wells fargo center may be the the sixers house, but inside it is a sea of purple and gold. >> why are you here tonight. >> to see kobe. >> we're here to kobe. >> i got my kobe jersey. i got mize purple tights. >> reporter: it didn't take long for tickets to sellout. >> kobe. >> reporter: especially after kobe bryant philadelphia's native son announced he is retiring. >> we found out sunday about 5:00 p.m., and it sold out this after noon. >> reporter: cheers echoed through the arena, sixers veteran doctor j gave the five time world champ a home coming present to remember. bryant's framed high school jersey. >> in seventh grade he did a 360 and everybody knew wow go to the pros. >> reporter: ari saw the magic from the beginning. he a behind other lower merion alumni packed section 113. >> we watched him on the bleachers in lower merion. this is amaze

. >>> and, kobe bryant returns home for the first game of his farewell tour. the special stop he needed to make last night when he got into town. we'll talk aboutt, today is december 1st, good morning to you, so glad you're with us, i'm nicole brewer. getting your day started with a check on traffic and weather. >> good morning, yes, it is rainy and wet out there. so katie, i know a lot of people are wondering how will this affect the commute this morning? right now things looking good. just very wet outside. >> looks like it will stick with us not just for the morning drive but all day, this be multi day event at we allude dollars to a second ago, all part of lge storm system. that will first up bridges us our warmfront. the whole delaware valley is include in the here. you have loft clouds out there. so very dreary day, even if it is not raining at any geffin point during the day, but as we showed you a second ago, we zoom it out one more time for you, we do that next time, steadier batch of rain on the way. so let's talk future rain amount. we put things in

tonight's crowd, unlike any they have seen all season long. >> kobe bryant! >> reporter: fans got on their feet and cheered as kobe stepped out on the hardwood for the final time as an nba player. >> everybody went crazy. sixer fan and all. >> reporter: they paid tribute to bryant before the game recognizing his local connection by presenting him with a framed version of his lower marion high school jersey with the head coach by his side. earlier, kobe recalls fond memories of playing in philadelphia. >> fresh pretzels, a side of mustard. i would always have my larry cheesesteak after the game. >> reporter: they called for kobe to stay in the game. >> we want him to play another year. >> we want him to be on the sixers. >> reporter: the crowd a mix of sixers and lakers fans. they drove in from new york. >> one of the greatest players to play the game. >> reporter: philadelphia has had a love-hate relationship with kobe following comments he made following up to the nba finals between the lakers and sixers. that's when he said, we're going to cut their hearts

. >>> kobe bryant sell to begin his swann song on the basketball court right here in philadelphia what the super star laker is saying new about retiring. >> oh, it is back and the wells fargo center will be rocking tonight. good day, it is first day of december. thanks so much for waking up with us. december getting off to a wet start, lauren. >> you know, i was supposed to go to the gym yesterday because i skipped thursday, friday, saturday, sunday. >> because of the holiday and you are out the of town. >> and then we hung out at reading terminal market yesterday afternoon. >> and how much did you eat. >> i skipped the gym. >> every time we walk through we did a promo which is fun to get everybody together in one time. it is just so tempting. everything is so wonderful there. >> gorging on food. >> you have to make a decision every time you walk through there. >> well, i think it was probably mobbed at the gym yesterday because everybody who felt guilty about the weekend. it was too crowded. you wouldn't have gotten a machine, you know. this was called rational says, folks. lets lot a

chris maathuis shows us the sin city honors for bryce harper and kris bryant... coming up. but first, is the new star wars the best one yet? we get first impressions from fans who've seen it. next./// < news music voice over: "you're dave courvoisier. the news of southern nevada is now." > ((dave courvoisier)) > "the force" has officially awakened! enthusiastic star wars fans who have been waiting patiently since it was announced that the series would reboot, have finally seen the film. this is a live look at brenden theatres at the palms... where the next group of star wars faithful are waiting for late-night showings of the movie. brenden theatres wanted to make sure their fans were able to get into the spirit... so they allowed masked star wars characters tonight. there is increased security just in case. we spoke to folks who saw the early screening this evening to see if the movie lived up to the hype: (( shari & jim graves: "" )) theatres is selling star wars pins and t-shirts. proceeds will go toward a new playground for disabled children. star wars: the force awaken

i'm sure many fans will be pulling for kobe bryant as well.season's end, and this the last game in philadelphia, this is it. jaime apody is live with more. >> i should have scooped up the tickets a couple of weeks ago, this is kobe bryant night at the sixers game. a lower merion grad and announced a couple days ago he is retiring at season's end and made the decision to announce it before this game and thought it would be a fitting way to end his career, to have his first road trip of his farewell tour to be here at his home town. bryant with lots of friends and family in attendance tonight, 20 years in the nba, the first guard ever to come out of high school and jump straight to the nba since 1996, since a 17 time all-star and five time nba champion for the lakers, there was a thought that one day he would want to retire in his home town with the sixers, he did say though that he did have aspirations of playing in philadelphia. >> honestly in philadelphia i always hoped to be a sixer, i was hoping that but at the time iverson was such a force

we're live in bryant park, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you. welcome to san diego, thank you, sir. >>> the clock is ticking if you want to get your presents under the tree and that means last minute shoppers are hitting the stores. >> reporter: yes, well, you know what, the count down is on. you have 11 hours left to get the last minute gifts. around 6:00. out today, you will see the biggest savings on cook ware, computers and toys. and your two biggest deals today, holiday decoration, buy them now and save for next year and of course, winter clothes. but you sure don't need them today because it's gorgeous outside and hotter in the malls. and i've worked up a sweat, look at this, i'm exhausted. just exhausted. got to have a seat, i'm exhausted. i think my photographer and i worked hard enough today. we will go to the plaza for breakfast on ken rosato. >> of course. >> reporter: channel 7 eyewitness news. >> nice. i'm going to check the account right now online. >> yes. see how much she spent. >> a little nervous. >>> another check on the chris

bryant and lake's arrived in center city earlier this evening. lower merion grad later went to larry's steaks in wynfield. i can vouch for his choice. my stomach can too. waist line. he faces sixers tomorrow night it will be last time playing in the hometown and nba player. >> it will be beautiful. it will be beautiful. so much of my game was developed in philadelphia. lower merion high school with coach downer and playing in the sonny hill league and playing at the coaches and playing at ardmore playground and all these things. so many great memories there. it will be a very special moment. >> still to come here in sports jay wright and phil martelli are set to battle once again but hear how temple plans to approach saturday's conference championship game against houston. when a moment spontaneously turns romantic, why pause to take a pill? and why stop what you're doing to find a bathroom? cialis for daily use, is the only daily tablet approved to treat erectile dysfunction so you can be ready anytime the moment is right. plus cialis treats the

everybody wanted to hug kobe bryant. it wasn't hawk ward. and the lakers fall to 2-15. >> ouch. >>> college basketball, number two maryland, number nine north carolina. marcus paige returning for his first game of the season. had that broken bone in his right hand, he came out ready to go, though, 20 points for page in this game. tumble answered rye back. 12 assists for him. got fouled there. made the free throw. maerld up by one. justin jackson misses. the ball, comes back in and kennedy meeks able to get it to him. carolina wins, 89-81. maryland missed eight of its final ten shots as they pulled away down the stretch. anything else. >> i got chapped lips. >> and on that note, we'll send it back to you. >> get that fixed, neil. thanks, guys. >>> great news to report about a young girl whose story we've been following for quite some time. you're probably familiar with lea still, the daughter of lineman devon still. >> diagnosed with advanced stage cancer in june of last year. the bengals kept her dad on the treatment. >> the great news, she'

. >>> and kobe bryant is spending time in town. but the big story is the wet and rainy forecast. people are armed with rain gear seen at st. joe's this morning and accuweather says this is only the beginning. karen rogers is in for david murphy with the latest from stormtracker 6 live double scan. >> hi rick, not words you like to hear only the beginning, stormtracker 6 live double scan showing us we have had mostly light rain, steady but light rain but what we are looking at now is a change moving in currently, can you -- you can see this on double scan and the rain is picking up in intensity a little bit and you'll deal with that during the afternoon, we have this rain not just today but tomorrow as well. we have stormtracker 6 live double scan, an area of low pressure off the coastline that continues to pump in the easterly flow and bringing us moist conditions and low visibility in the area, and we have a cold front that needs to press through and all the moisture coming through the area and that is today and tomorrow, i want to show you the visibility reports, we are dealing

everybody wanted to hug kobe bryant. it wasn't hawk ward. and the lakers fall to 2-15. >> ouch. >>> college basketball, number two maryland, number nine north carolina. marcus paige returning for his first game of the season. had that broken bone in his right hand, he came out ready to

it's because kobe bryant is back in town.he last time he'll play in what he said will be his last season. for people that don't know and i don't know how you don't, he played his high school ball here. lower merion high school. 77 and 13 in his last three years at merion he went right to the inform ba. he game back yesterday with the lakers and was checking on where it all started. >> driving around last night going to different -- all the park i used to play just driving by there and seeing so many familiar faces, um, and kind of thing about fast time. very appreciative and very thankful for those who supported, those who didn't and all just, you know, part of the entire journey. >> his head coach with the lakers byron scott who also played with kobe bryant in the nba. >> i still think he's probably one of those guys that's misunderstood. he's a very caring guy. all the charities he's involved with. he takes that he can treatmently serious. a lot of you guys don't get a chance to see what he's all about when he's off the cou

he just loves kobe bryant.o all morning, showing this video. >> that's me in the purple sweater, my hands up. >> we are doing the most lame storming the court in the history of basketball. >> but the crowd was excite that the we won. >> yes. >> you say you got a hug. but i don't believe you. >> i hugged kobe bryant. i got his sweat all over me. but you didn't capture it because you had to pan up into the audience. as if we don't know what applauding people looks like. >> probably been a while. the crowd's excited, just saying. >> well, it was an interesting night for sure. >> oh, yes. >> here it is. >> mike, where you at? >> we lover you. >> we hate you. >> we love you. we hate you. >> quincy? i'm not going it lie, i feel like a group i right now. >> no, we're not. >> thirty seconds? >> no, we're groupies. sitting here, and we're waiting. >> we're waiting for a legend, paying homage to one of philadelphia's own greatest players that ever played basketball. >> thirty seconds? kobe bryant. you know i loved a lot

jaime apody is live with more. >> the stadium is it filled with bryant jerseys and he says whenever hees to play the sixers, the equipment guy leaves him soft pretzels at his locker and cheesesteaks. >> he says i'm an old man, 37 years old, 20 years in the nba, 17 all-star appearances and five nba championships but kobe bryant hold a special place in his heart for his home town cloud and what is his final message to his fans. >> thank you for everything. it's such a beautiful thing, just driving around last night, going to different all the parks i used to play in and driving by there and seeing so many familiar faces and it's the kind of thing about fast times, very appreciative and thankful for everyone. those that support it and those that didn't. part of the entire journey. >> he may be part of a bit of history tonight for the sixers, they are trying to avoid the first nba team to start 0-19 and they are favored in this game against the two win lakers by a point and a half and moses malone should give a lot to watch tonight here in the wells fargo center. >> jammy thank you. to foo

oh, no, it was about kobe bryant's last game in philadelphia.nter, kobe bryant, had already hit one, three in the first quarter, after standing ovation when he came out to start the game, hits the second, three, third, three, 13 in the first quarter, 20 for the game. but the sixers came back in the fourth quarter, jeremy grant with a steel. okafor with the basket. sixers wins it, they break the 18 game losing streak to start the season. no, but this is about kobe. so how about all of the standing ovations feel? >> they got me. i wasn't expecting that type of reaction ovation. it was emotional. deeply appreciative. and beyond belief. it was really, really special. >> oh, that's sports in a minute. it was special. and i'm howard eskin. >> sixers win. flyers won, too, last night. hey dave kinchen, what's going snob. >> well the attorneys representing the victims from the amtrak disaster, several months ago, praising major development. that is after the break. ling brd is giving you more. the ford holiday sales event... with 0% financing for 60 mont

they're expected to be a number of tributes for bryant as well.orting live from south philadelphia, annie mccormick channel6 "action news." erin thanks so much. >> thanks so much. >>> happening today the delaware river port authority there start its frequent discount. to take advantage the new discounty plan you must enroll. commuter whose then make 18 or more trips on any of the drpa bridges within a calendar month will receive an e-z pass credit $18 that will go towards trips made the previous month p unfortunately the discount is offered to private accounts only and can't be combined with other toll discount programs. you must add this plan to your e-z pass account by december 28 to receive credit for this month. >>> you can register online with the drpa and you will also need your four digit pin. remember, this is just for jersey e-z pass holders. authorities say they'll try to make the discount available for pennsylvania e-z pass holders by the beginning of the year. tam. >> okay, thank you erin. >>> a judge in the poconos listened to ours of

kobe bryant is coming home to play his final game just two days after announcing his retirement. annie mccormick is live outside the wells fargo center where it's going to be a special night tonight. good morning, annie. >> reporter: tam, it is and it's not only going to be a sentimental night for kobe bryant but also a number of people here in his hometown that helped him get to the nba. less than 24 hours from playing the sixers in philadelphia for the last time, kobe bryant did what any local does when they come home. stopped at his favorite spot to get a cheesesteak. later as bryant left larry's stakes in wynnefield he said this. >> feels good to be back. >> reporter: bryant will end his successful career on the court at the end of season after announcing his retirement from the nba over the weekend. the long time los angeles laker calls lower merion high school his university since he missed college opting tot to be drafted into the nba seven. at lower merion last night, friends and fans expressed the pride they have for kobe including his coach who saw something in him from

dez bryant is still out there. that will be a big weapon they will try to contain. you. >> erin, thank you so much. speaking of the weather it is nice. >> the temperatures will be in the 50's, falling through the 40's under the partly cloudy skies. the wind won't be a problem. absolutely gorgeous. morning we will see the temperatures in the idal 30's. rebounding nicely for the noontime hour where the temperature will be around 50 degrees or so. lunchtime in the afternoon hours. this the seventh day of december and we are in the upper 50's. friday the lower 60's. on saturday and sunday for the outside festivities, it looks fantastic. 63 to 65 degrees. next best chance for us in terms of showers will come monday of next week with the temperatures in the upper 50's. nighttime low from the 30 to the 50-degree range. overall, not a bad forecast. check it out 24 hours a day. wjla.com. maureen: thank you steve. "world news tonight" with david muir is up next. here is a live look at fedex >>> breaking right now. donald trump calling for a ban on all muslims coming to americ

kobe bryant's last stand in philly makes everyone feel old. >> i'm not really that familiar with him. i've heard of him. >> he's very famous and very popular back.é ñ t. >> about helping the next generation. >> reporter: almost two decades removed from high school, kobe makes the final appearance against a sixers team on the verge of a record number of losses. for 2,000 kids learning how to manage their finances at future smart at wells fargo center, kobe is still a legend. >> i'm sad this might be his last season and all, he had a great run. >> i feel he did what he needed to do. he played everything out on the court. >> reporter: former sixer says he jokingly warned kobe bryant years ago that retirement day would come. >> we played one on one, and he beat me. he was talking trash. i said, don't worry about it, kobe, one day it's going to happen to you. he said, no, no, you know? >> reporter: he tells me it's not so much an athlete deciding when it's time to retire, it's more like god saying you've used up all your talent. live at the wells fargo center, i'm doug shimell, nbc 10 news

look at kobe bryant. the crowd cheering bryant name. celts lose. >>> and the indy car race in boston's seaport will official boston's seaport will officially going to happen. the indianapolis business journal say the organizers of the boston grand prix have signed a letter of intent. the mbta, mass dot and mass convention authority signed the document. the race will take place labor day weekend on streets near the boston and exhibition center. >>> 4:47 and look at the roads where things are moving along nicely because it is so early still. the expressway is wide open. pike looks good through the weston tolls into the allston-brighton area. an issue we will have out there is fog. can't see the leverett connector. a pair of head lights to ensure it is still there and be careful for low visibility this morning. live drive times. 14 minutes on route 1 from 128 21 minutes from 495 to the leverett connector. 24 minutes on 128 from route 1 in peabody to the weston tolls. station storm tracker weather meteorologist shiri spear joining us and we

. >> kobe bryant! >> yeah, philadelphia farewell for kobe bryant, the wells fargo fans threw their support behind the hometown boy. 28 straight. has come to an end. good morning. welcome to "nbc 10 news" toxtd i'm vai sikahema. >> i'm tracy davidson. it's 5:00 a.m. 51 degrees, really foggy. meteorologist bill henley in the first alert weather center. >> a foggy misty and rainy morning. look at this view from south philadelphia. you see the headlights. that's 95. usually a great view but thanks to the fog, the visibility has come way down and as we reduced visibility to zero in coatesville, half mile in philadelphia, wilmington. and yes, there is some rain across new jersey and delaware, and those areas that don't have rain right now, stand by. it's going to move back in. 7:00, a light rain at 54 degrees. steadier rainfall at 10:00, and by lunch time and early this afternoon it will be warmer but the rain will be with us by 1:00 this afternoon, 58 degrees. we'll go through the forecast neighborhood by n

this this is kobe bryant's last game here in boston. this game has been circled on the calendar ever since he announced his retirement. he met with the media before getting ready for the game. he was asked, what would you like once he came on the court for the last time at the garden. one thing came to mind. the banners. >> i will gaze up a lot and look at the banners and scan the crowd a lot and try to soak it all in as much as possible. they always look up into the rafters when i come here. i always scram -- scan the crowd and appreciate the sea of green. >> they gave him a special gift. [ indiscernible ] [ laughter ] >>> a winter fail for the city of worcester what our city officials apologizing for? >>> the patriots are in the playoffs but the next matchup is their most important of the season. coming up next, tom brady >>> people in worcester fired up after yesterday's fairly small winters storm. -- winter storm. they say they were slow to clear the streets and some are still covered with snow and ice. this truck was damaged when i

there, kobe bryant and moses malone night, as well.tures in the 40's, 50's, as we get going this morning. not raining as hard as it was yesterday. rain still around, four out of ten in your weather by the numbers, day where you'll see few lulls, few breaks in the action like we are having in a loft places right now, you look down to the southwest, there is more rain headed our way. so keep that in mind. it is 52 degrees at the moment. with 5-mile per hour breeze. only 1 mile or less visibility at the airport, sunrise time 7:04, and other places, with fog, mount pocono, allentown, reading, looks like trenton's got a lot of fog this morning. so does wilmington. , millville, temperatures to the 40's to the mid of us, mid 50's to the south of us, mild morning, and our only issue will be rain, not cold enough for anything else. so, it is patchy fog throughout the rest of the morning, spotty showers through lunchtime. heavier rain rolling in later this afternoon, maybe about three, to 6:00. see heavier rain, we will show you fox future cast

. >>> kobe bryant. he was honored. and a legend. retiring and the last time that laker will see the garden in his number 24 jersey. >> the celtics gave him part of the arcade. not too many highlights for the celtics. >> kobe bryant's final game is over. he showed signs of greatness he missed his first eight shots of the game but when it mattered most he showed why he was one of the greatest. kobe by three and lakers by five and that was the daggers. lakers win 112-104 the final. >> it felt great for blue. to have the recognition at the top of the game and as soon as i touched the ball and they booed. it felt great. >> kobe talks about how boston affected his career. a great one. future hall-of-famer. >>> 17, the number of regular season match-ups kobe has played. he won one nba final and lost one. >>> and the last minute and how everyone joining the fun is staying safe. >>> remember their old slogan the globes. the folks here, the globe hasn't been here this week. what went wrong and what the it. >>> will you get your boston globe?

we went one-on-one with his high school coach at the kobe bryant gymnasium.a lot of memories there. >> reporter: absolutely. what's really neat is the students here now were not born when he put this school on the map. decades later, he continues to make an impact here and he has not forgotten where it all started. he's starting his long farewell in the city where more than 20 years ago the buzz first began. one of his first stops was his favorite near st. joseph's university. it didn't take long for fans to come in droves to get a glimpse. after more than an hour he left greeting onlookers. he said tomorrow's game is his last time playing against team this philly will be sentimental. >> feels good to be back. >> reporter: this is home. that may be most evident at lower high school. >> i've been in the business a long time and never seen a player like him. >> taken away by kobe bryant. >> reporter: in 1996, at 17 years old he led the as to its first championship in more than 50 years. the coach has stayed in touch and proudly followed his career. >> it was gr

>> hello, it is a special night here in south philadelphia a, as you mentioned, kobe bryant is set to take on the sixers here and it is the final game professional game, for him here in philadelphia he said he loves coming here. we talk to him about an hour ago. he said when he pulls in the a arena, to make sure he has soft pretzels on top of his locker with mustard to go with it. he always has a cheese stake after the game. he broke the sixers hearts, while playing here, back in 2001, in the nba finals, but, we come now to find out that growing up, one of his fantasies was to play for the sixers and he talk about it. >> in high school i always hoped to be a sixer, i was hoping that but at the time iverson was such a force, but it was always a dream of mine to play in philadelphia but once that didn't happen, my childhood ambition was being a los angeles laker. this can actually happen. and i became a lak. i was never going to look back. >> here's the thing about kobe bryant, when he came in, he was 18 years old. a child project can i. sixers have one in jahlil okafor, he is 19 years