here's a quick look at kobe bryant's career and connection to philly. he was born in philadelphia august 23rd, 1978. in 1996 bryant led lower merion high school to the pennsylvania state championships, and that same year he was drafted by the charlotte hornets, but he was later traded to the l.a. 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 af

kobe bryant playing his final game in philly. philly finally showed kobe some love. long standing ovation. kobe had it going on. 13 points in the first quarter. he was two of 16 for the rest of the way. he has moves. sixers pulling away late. robert covington. sixers snap their 28-game losing streak, the longest in north american pro sports history. they beat the lakers 103-91. there is kobe bryant waving good-bye. 20 points in his first game in philly. he said the fans' love tonight can't be measured. >> they got me. i wasn't expecting that. ovation. it was emotional. i can't -- the amount of respect and appreciation and adoration i have for the city of philly to have this moment here just means everything to me. >> he was touched by it. the eagles getting set for the patriots. they could be without key players. the eagles may get back sam bradford. he did practice today. he has been clearrd fred from t concussion. as for facing tom brady, listen to byron maxwell here. he was asked if brady is the best. >> he is the man any day of the week. we all play football. we

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

all for kobe. we got here around 3:30 and we started to see fans showing up for tonight's game a lot of fans reiterate wad iain just said it's pretty cool to see his farewell tour kick off in his hometown of philadelphia. so one couple we met from north jersey they had their friend who was quite the artist make this vintage kobe head for them to bring tonight and they're watching the game court side. kobe fans saw the head and had to take their own picture with it as well. the enthusiasm for kobe tonight is at a high. >> i'm so excited. i've always idolized kobe my whole life. he's taught me so many things. to just be a fierce person in general, and just a competitor. >> i think there will be probably more lakers fans kobe bryant fans in here than there will be 76ers fans. and not just because of the record. because lakers and the sixers aren't doing so hat hot but i think a lot of kobe fans for sure. >> reporter: it will be fun to watch and see what kind of performance kobe gives tonight and how h

as he was introduced. >> people were chanting kobe, kobe, in.p. >> look at doctor jay there in the middle. anyway, you know, a lot of people don't like him in the philadelphia area. says he's kinds of turned his back on philly, played here at lower merion high school. >> feel like maybe he didn't do enough. >> right. back in 2001, nba championships, i'm going to rip your heart out. and he did. >> but i have to tell you, guy we work with almost every day, quincy harris, is a big fan of kobe, in fact, he named one of his children, kobe. >> that's right. >> one of his two sons. >> so, q, live long kobe fan, check out these tickets. he saved from the first time he ever went to see kobe play, in 1996. he kept the tickets. >> he kept them. i'm sure he probably put them in a frame. he just loves kobe bryant. so 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

morning, kobe. what the superstar laker is saying now about retiring. >>> it is next chapter in the pornographic e-mail saga the announcement that pennsylvania attorney general kathleen kane plans to make today. >>> and police are looking for a man, in connection to a check scam in our area. what they have said you need to know about protecting yourself this holiday season. >>> hi everybody it is tuesday, it is first of december. >> wow. >> first of the month. >> wow, wow, wow. >> that means christmas is just 24 days away. >> check this out, tickets for tonight's sixers game $80. >> sixers saturday, $8. >> what a difference. >> eighty. >> eighty. >> do you wanting to saturday. >> one team hasn't won any games and the lakers have won two. >> that. >> parking is 125, a parking pass. >> it is a close game. >> all of the games are closed, but sixers at the end can't finish it out. >> hi, sue. >> let's check the number of the day. >> hi sue. >> it is a low number. you walked in. >> yes. >> dewey. >> thre

kobe has men it the for a while. fans we have talk with say they understand and they wish him well. >> kobe is the man. he should have came to philly or came to my mavericks. he could have sat on the bench. >> reporter: what does it mean to see a hometown guy to retire. >> he is the the closest thing to jordan really to tell you the truth. seeing him retire, it is something else. >> great player. shame he never played for the 76ers. but if he was on your team, you would love him. ultimate winner. i think fans should give him a warm welcome. he was a local man even though he played for the lakers all those years, ultimate winner. can't say nothing else about him. >> reporter: i'll tell you what who has been a ultimate winner is lower merion senior high school because kobe bryant put a lot of money in to that school over the the years but i can tell you for once we probably won't be talking about how bad sixers are because it will be all about kobe tonight, guys back to you. >> very good point. >> we need to mention he

bryant. >> there's kobe bryant.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 old. is from lafayette hill he was named sports kid of the year by sports illustrated kids and tied olympic gold med list michael fell in that a swimming can he tips he talk with our pat gallen about his start in swimming. >> i was seven going on eight. summer

. >> 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 to go see his last game. >> what he said about us, you know, during the nba final. >> reporter: amean cleve a's memory remains fresh from 2001. >> not the whole game but when the time is right, i will try to make sure he sees it. >> reporter: for many, tonight's game is the the end of an era. >> i'm hoping he goes out o

, kobe, kobe. >> yes, and even had highlight real for kobe. >> it was a nice night. >> it was, it wasimportant thing last night was a tribute to moses malone. >> that's right. >> really nice tribute. >> and i posted this, fans, came by certain time, that was nice. see people pay tribute to him. >> and sixers? >> and eventually they'll retire his number. >> yes, so we look forward to that, as well. now, shear look at what rain fell yesterday, or in other terms, how much rain fell yesterday. an inch in wilmington. about three quarters of an inch in philadelphia. half inch up in the mountains, probably add another half inch, a little less, before the day is through. just depends on where you are, good thing you're not in chicago right now, because that's where it is snowing. we're getting rain, nothing but rain. temperatures are real mild for early december. and you can see, this swat of rain headed our way. it means, some heavier downs pour -- downpours are in the weather future, but not right now. in fact, we're seen not too much rain, it is casino of slowed down, a break in the action

bryant. >> there's kobe bryant.e 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 old. is from lafayette hill he was named sports kid of the year by sports illustrated kids and tied olympic gold med list michael fell in that a swimming can he tips he talk with our pat gallen about his start in swimming. >> i was seven going on eight. summ

. >> for kobe bryant you be kobe, mike. >> hold on. >> ready. >> this is mike. >> i'm coming out of the tunnel. >> i will say a lot of stuff before i say kobe, so i don't want to give that away, and finally a 6-foot six guard from lower merion high school, right here, in philadelphia, number 24, kobe bryant. >> yeah. >> is that your kobe. >> you should come over and high five the pa announcer. >> and the crowd. >> i'm the crowd. >> go kobe. >> and now give it up for alex, shooting t-shirts. >> that is right. >> how do you say jahlil. >> jahlil okafor. >> and his security guard. >> and his security guard. >> he is 19. >> because of you, mike says jahlil i say jahlil. >> jahlil okafor. >> jahlil will be fine. >> and his security gar. >> he is 19. >> two years ago he was in high school. >> he was in home run, he had lunch. >> just go to break. >> thanks, guys. >> roll the commercial. >> roll a jen fred promo. >>> okay, we're grooving now. >> is that candy kane in the control room, yes. >> that is candace, you can always tell the music. >> big daddy candy kane. >> okay. >> and then we go to

kobe bryant! kobe went out and couldn't make a shot. he still has moves but the legs are not there. he finished with 15 points of five of 18 shooting but he saved his best for last. wearing purple and gold and the lakers get the celtics all they could handle. jay crowder with three and marcus smart with the follow-up jam and the hard fall. what a play but the lakers led by 11 in the 4th and boston got within two of the steal and picked the pocket and goes the distance and celtics will pull off the come-back. who will make the big shot? you guessed it? kobe. from 25 feet away. the three-pointer, the dagger, lakers win 112-104 the final. >>> this place has meant a lot for my career. i can't stretch that enough and to be in this building and be able to experience this and i remember my daughter was having a hard time with softball striking out and crying and mad and i showed her the video of us losing to the celtics and crying and i said listen, it is fine, you just got to bounce back. >>> great play

kobe retiring at the end of the season tonight. was his last pro game in philly as a child he said he wanted to be a sixers he gets love from dr. jay right there and high school coach at lower merion greg downer. once the game tipped off kobe not bashful about shooting. he made three of his first five. finished with 20 points. he had a great night. even though his team loses. philly though showered kobe with love and he definitely noticed. >> moved me beyond measure. beyond measure. i'm not like the most emotional. i try not to be publicly any way. that got me. it got me. >> well, take a look at things like this purple and gold lighting up the stands at the wells fargo center looked like a lakers home game sounded like one when kobe scored. five time champ received a standing ovation at the end of the game as you see right there. sixers tickets during the last home game went for eight bucks tonight the cheapest on the secondary market was 57. fans got what they came for. >> the best. he's been doing it forever. 20 years strong. jus

>> long before kobe went pro sean bush was a fan. tracking kobe's career from high school, to the la lakers. >> i went to watch him play lower merion and everything, and growing up,'s great basketball player. >> we won that state tight until 1996. and ever since then we never really lowered the bar. we just maintain very high expectations. >> lower merion high's greg downer, almost 20 years later the basketball coach says kobe's legend looms large at his alma matter. downer new would. >> we met him when he was in eighth grade. he was 13 years old. 6-foot two about 140 pounds, and he scrimmaged against my current varsity, i turned a couple of mia cyst at any time coaches and i said this kid is a pro. >> though side lined by injury, they say kobe will always be known by his many achievements. >> he's had unbelievable run five rings, two gold medals, the third leading scorer in the history of the game. >> and as you are seeing there, kobe was all smiles last night, we can't guarantee a chats i can kobe blow out tonight, how much it, wil

. >> 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

kobe can't wait for tomorrow night. >> it's going to be beautiful.so much of my game has developed in philadelphia. playing in the sunny hill league. so many great coaches. it's so many great memories. >> he should finally get cheered here in philly. take a look president they'. they're coming up with the best celebration. how about a manmade hoop. a little dunking. some football. look at this. the light scissors. these kids are best. we're right back after this. this holiday, ford america's best-selling brand is giving you more. the ford holiday sales event... with 0% financing for 60 months on 2015 f-150 and focus and 2016 fusion and escape. plus 1,000 dollars holiday bonus cash on 2015 focus and 2016 fusion and escape. it's the best gift ever. now during the ford holiday sales event get 0% financing for 60 months plus 1,000 dollars holiday bonus cash on select vehicles. see your local ford dealer. catch holiday-cookie cheer on the tip of your tongue with dunkin' donuts' holiday- cookie-flavored coffees. from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m., enjoy any medium lat

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

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

sixers fans cheered kobe as he left the court last night. the tribute came after the fans saw something they had not seen in months, a 76ers victory. the 76ers ended their 28-game losing streak beating the lakers by a dozen points. the night was about kobe. in a pregame ceremony, look what happened. >> crazy. sixers fans and all. >> we want him to be a circumstance. >> one of the greatest players to ever play this game. >> after the game, kobe bryant returned the loving that he got from his hometown fans. >> they got me. i wasn't expecting that type of reaction, ovation. it was emotional. for me. i can't -- you know, the amount of respect, appreciation adoration i have. >> kobe scored 20 points in his philly finale. on sunday he announced he will retire at the end of the season. kobe bryant also got a shout out from a kormer rival 76ers great allan iverson. this is the quote. you, kobe brought so much out of me like no other player ever has. there will never be another kobe bryant. >>> 9 minutes after 4:00. a foggy misty morning but the temp

kobe goes 15 on 5 of 18 lakers win it 112 over 104 kobe leaving garden a winner for one last time. >> i wish i could do more to show my gratitude to him i just try to say thank you as much as i possibly could. and a weird feeling to walking across court and look thing down at the logo. as possible. and allegation aside payton manning set to do something sunday for first time in his nfl career play role back up to brock. that's means a house full of people, so hurry and get only fios has the fastest internet and wi-fi available, and right now, for only internet, tv and phone for your first year. plus, with a 2-year agreement, fios gives you $400 back, and all the premium movie so go online or call now for this great offer. get out of the past. get fios. energy supply rates keep going up and down. at eversource, we don't like it any more than you do. it means that the market price of the energy we buy for you has changed. so we're working with partners across the region to increase our natural gas supply and bring in affordable, clean hydropower from canada. we're leading the way toward

. >>> the man himself, kobe bryant, back in town.fter having a lack luster season so far, he showed up against the wizards. >> tonight, vintage kobe. we got a good showing. the fansi mean, they were lined up early. it was really unbelievable, all the purple and gold there. the mamba dominates tonight in his farewell tour making a stop in dc. coming up, a look at vintage kobe bryant news reporters: it's a fish, but it's been changed. genetically altered by scientists. critics call the process creepy, and label it frankenfish. narrator: genetically engineered salmon was just approved by the fda - no labels required. disturbing, right? get this. if your state wants to label gmos, congress is trying a year-end sneak attack to block your right to label. call congress. demand clear labels, not high tech gimmicks. don't let them overturn state gmo labeling. protect our right to know. . >>> fans arrived super early tonight to the verizon center to get a glimpse of number 24. kobe bryant calling it quits after 20 years in the league, making h

number 24, kobe bryant. >> there you go, kobe is retiring after this season and was playing his last game in philadelphia a he was greeted by his lower merion high school coach greg downer and sixers grade doctor j julius irving. team presented kobe with a lower merion jersey and kobe appreciate that had tribute. >> that moved me, beyond measure. i'm not the most emotional, i try in the the to be publicly anyway but that got the me. that got me. >> that is nice. >> to the game and kobe wasted no time, hitting a three for his first shot and he hit it. bryant had 20 in south philadelphia but sixers get the a game high 23, including five, three pointers from robert covington. sixers win 103-91 to end their record tying 18 game losing streak. so they have got what they paid for. >> it was the best. twenty years strong. >> i'm happy for him. he has money, his family, all of that, good health and everything but ultimately when he leaves, basketball will never be the the same. >> definitely a win/win for philly basketball fans. they saw kobe's final performance in philadelphia and they saw

kobe bryant is back in philly. of course one every his first stops, one every his favorite cheese steak places. live with a look at the tributes planned for the retiring star, at tonight's sixers games. >>> hey, if you cross any of the delaware river port authority bridges, several times a month, listen up. could you qualify for discount starting today. we'll explain. >> today is tuesday, december the first, good morning to you, so glad you're with us, i'm nicole brewer. we are getting your day start wad check on traffic and weather together. we have katie and meisha, and dealing with a loft rain this morning, good morning, ladies. >> good morning, not a way a lot of people want to wake up on a tuesday morning to very wet roadways. but they are indeed, but sounds like, katie, we just got to get through today and tomorrow. is that right? >> that's the thing, not just a one day event there is will be a 48 hour stretch for potential of wet weather. right now fine mist on the skydeck, but the hair, i had to use an umbr

many at his alma matter were hoping for a kobe sighting. he didn't show but that didn't stop that those that knew bryant from talking about his legacy. >> top five all time great for me. not just because i went to school with him or whatever like that but just his body of work. >> reporter: again, kobe played the the sixers tomorrow, and no word yet on his, post retirement plans. reporting live from lower merion, christie lleto, channel six "action news". jim. >> thanks, christie. >>> wiper blade were in action tonight along city avenue. chilly drizzle is pushing in the area. rain may become steady as it lingering through the morning rush hour and beyond. meteorologist adam joseph is in for cecily tynan tonight tracking with live double scan radar, adam. >> jim, we will get used to this rain for the next couple days, the windshield wipers will get a work out and so will our rain gear. looking at double scan live radar, it is still a light drizzle, light showers out there, passing by with the green. we have low pressure off the carolina coas

but kobe, kobe, chanting mvp last night.needed something to cheer about. >> and maybe, maybe big daddy, because his announcement came over the weekend, so as you said, this night was plan long before they kind of weren't expecting this. >> they weren't. i'll be fair to the sixers they weren't. i still thought the broadcast team spent too much time on kobe. what can i tell you? i love this guy. let's face it, kobe bryant had some un kind things to say about philly. he was terrific last night. he really was. he was humble. he was polite. he was funny. all the things he traditionally is not -- he has not been throughout most of his career. so i'm not blaming anybody. i guess i just love moses malone so much. that's all it comes down tonight i just love him. you know what? they did win. as a philadelphian, and as a diehard philadelphia sixers fan, i was really starting to get embarrased by that goose egg, and it is nice to see that goose egg gone. granted they lost to a team that's got 20 more wins than us, but we'll take t vill

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. >> where's that leave us, doug? thank you. well, tonight's sixers game will also tribute moses malone, passed away back in september. he was a three-time mvp, made 12 straight all-star game appearances and led the sixers to an nba title by beating the lakers in 1983, so only fitting as he'll be honored tonight. >>> police are looking for several people who robbed a man trying to get gas. surveillance video shows the victim getting approached by another man who pointed a gun at him and demanded money. a few seconds later the man tried to run away, but one of the suspects dragged him to the front of the car and after another struggle the same suspect gets in the car and drives off with the victim's wallet and about $500 in cash. if you recognize any of the men in the video, you're as

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

. >>> 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

bye-bye boston for kobe. [cheering and applauding] >> you know, honestly, if i could, right now, i would, you know? i done think fans here really understand how much they drove, you know, are the singing of the songs to the shaking of the bus and going back to the hotel. meap, that stuff will be stuck and it drove. >> all right. in football. the punishment clipping. in the nhl, you get suspended three games for clipping. that's the punishment dished to brad marchand for his hit last night against ottawa. >> with marcharound out. he was actually part of the fest tis of today. that is time lapse, obviously, today, they have the family down at gillette stadium which is what applied. player and staff members got to skate with their family members. >> gillespie told me. pretty cool to be out here and see where they win big games and now on our own. >> and not letting players near the ice. they are heading for south florida tomorrow. >> oh. >> that would be nice to see. phil: right? you think they check the entire

it was bignating for kobe. ways. he went over and hugged and embraced members of the family and got a chance to shake hands. he spent many moments after the game on the floor absorbing it all and thanking the crowd and applauding the crowd and went off the floor and came back on the floor. bye-bye boston for kobe. [cheering and applauding] >> you know, honestly, if i know? i done think fans here really understand how much they drove, you know, are the singing of the songs to the shaking of the bus and going back to the hotel. meap, that stuff will be stuck and it drove. >> all right. the punishment >> in foot ball, you are penalized 15-yards for clipping. in the nhl, you get suspended three games for clipping. that's the punishment dished to brad marchand for his hit last night against ottawa. >> with marcharound out. he was actually part of the fest tis of today. that is time lapse, obviously, today, they have the family down at gillette stadium which is what applied. player and staff members got to skate with their

kobe the mvp of that series, excepting the award from bill russell. then there was the loss in 2008. on their way to a herd straight losing season. >> all of our players respect and appreciate all that he has accomplished as a player. reporter: he has been playing for over 20 years. many grew up watching him, being a fan of his, and they at it they will be a plotting him tomorrow night. >> i will be applauding kobe tomorrow. >> he came up to me and patted me on the back. reporter: the celtics, with respect for what kobe bryant has brought to the game. mike: all right, sad news with a three-time gold glover, and that smile, he had that up until he took his last breath. there you go. see you at 11:00. j.c.: and we are on top of that breaking news on the blue line. r energy supply rates keep going up and down. p at eversource, we don't like it any more than you do. t it doesn't mean more money for us. it means that the market price p of the energy we buy for you has changed. p so we're working with partners across the region t to increase our natural gas

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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 seasason. 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. keep an eye on jackson, saves the ball, comes back in and kennedy meeks able to get it to him. carolina wins, 89-8 maryland missed eight of its final ten shots as they pulled >> i got chapped lips. >> and on that note, 'll send it back to you. get that fixed, neil. thanks, guys. >>> great news to report about a yogg gl 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 las year the bengals kept her dad on the team to help pay for her treatment. >> the great new

can't take nothing from kobe bryant. >> kobe fever is affecting ticket prices, as well, for tonight's game. listen to this, the cheapest ticket we could find this morning was going for $143. tickets for the nextap35ixers he game as cheap as $8. >>> moving right along now to this, tonight police are hoping surveillance video will help catch the people responsible for a gas station attack that ended in a carjacking. nbc 10's cydney long went to west kensington to get more on the story behind this video. >> yeah, right here. >> reporter: gas attendant gary torr knew it was bad but couldn't make out the threatening words of a half dozen suspects, all caught on the store's surveillance tape. watch as they punch and throw this victim wearing red on to the hoed of the car. >> the guy came up, getting gas, four or five people attack him. one of them had a gun. that's all i know. >> reporter: could you hear anything they were saying? >> no. >> reporter: right before the assault watch as the man in the hooded jacket armed with a handgun seems to signal to others waiting nearby. then there's an

also moving on, lakers legend kobe bryant comes home to philadelphia for a farewell with the fans. >> storm tracker6 is live taking a live look there we're off to a soggy rainy start and it looks like the rain is going to hang around. >> good morning, it's 4:30 on this tuesday. david is off. we have meteorologist karen rogers and matt pelman. happy december everyone. >> happy december. and now that we're starting december temperatures are going to go up about 10 degrees today. doesn't that make a lot of sense to you. storm tracker6 live double scan looking around the region and you can see we have rain, a really soaking rain through the area so be careful as you're traveling stretching from wilmington allentown trenton and atlantic city everybody seeing rain. it's not going to rain all day its going to be on and off periods of rain and drizzle. right now we're looking at satellite6 and action radar. here's the bulk of the rain we're dealing with right now. maybe we get a little break it lessens up and then becoming heavier after that so we are going to see this through the day, throug

the latest information. >>> he is a native son, a final appearsance in philadelphia for the great kobeant. >> he honed his craft in the philadelphia area but a big reason why the sixers did not win a tight until 2001 and despite that kobe bryant is expected to get a nice sendoff here in his last year as an nba player. jaime apody is live with more. >> the stadium is it filled with bryant jerseys and he says whenever he comes 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 entir

the lakers are in town and so is kobe bryant. his final appearance in boston. we'll hear from kobe coming up at 6:00. >> there are some stereotypes it needs to tackle. >> a proposal on how to change people's perceptions of crime in the downtown area. rhondella richardson is there live to explain. reporter: -- give people somebody else to consistently talk about like the amphitheater that opened in the fall to bring concerts to the city, plan is to turn brockton into a destination. reporter: brockton is getting an image makeover. instead of scenes like this brockton wants to be the new restaurant scene. it's part of the downtown action strategy, 10-year plan calls for better street lighting. introduced up sidewalks and even changes that include a hired welcoming committee. >> we think having friendly, helpful people welcoming you to downtown will help improve the perception. now, we have to address the we have to have people confident that downtown is well it will. it's clean, it's safe. >> the new ambassadors will provide customer service. >> if that's walking

kobe bryant was lighting it up like all times. kobe got a standing ovation to start the night and finish it and brought the same game that made him a 17-time all-star first quarter. the crowd cheers as he knocks it down. jump ahead to the fourth quarter, john wall, his jumper, it's go. 34 points. kobe from beyond the arc and nothing but net. he gives the lakers' back the lead. after the wiz try it, the fade away, vintage kobe season high tlown points, as laker snap a seven-game losing streak beating wizards 108-104. >>> the search for a new head football coach at maryland is over. terps announce they have hired d.j. durkin, assistant coach. this is his first time as a head coach and worked at stanford and others before joining maryland. >>> hosting syracuse tonight. second quarter, terps with a 10 point lead. mosley, nice move, gets the hold, lays it in. terps go up 12. third quarter, syracuse the run, cuts it to seven, sha tory walker, kim breau, terps get the win, 83-64. >>> g.w. trying to improve to 5-0 at home facing seton hal

the night belonged the kobe. the 76ers presented him with a framed version of his lower marion high school jersey. >> everybody just went crazy. i mean sixers fans and all. >> we want him to play another year. >> we want him to be on the sixers. >> one of the greatest players to ever play this game. >> after the game, kobe returned the love he got from his hometown fans. >> they got me. i wasn't expecting that type of reaction, ovation it was emotional. i can't -- the respect of respect, appreciation, adoration i have for this city. >> kobe scored 20 points on 7 for 26 shooting in his philly finale on sunday. he announced he would retire from basketball at the end of the season. kobe bryant also got a shoutout from a former rival, sixers great alan iverson. he told espn "kobe brought so much out of me like no other player ever has. there will never be another kobe bryant." >>> now to decision 2016 and a big shakeup in the standings. find out which republican candidates are surging in the latest poll and which one

kobe's farewell tonight. fans will get one last chance to see philadelphia native kobe bryant take the court in his hometown. >> i'm matt delucia live in south philadelphia. it is giving tuesday, another one of those days after cyber monday. a live look at how you can donate on this day. ue >>. >> 5:11. tuesday morning. if you are getting your day started this is what you'll have to deal with this morning. all that green is rain. first alert radar shows that rain hanging over our entire area. here is a live look at 95 in south philadelphia. jessica boyington will be along in a moment. she's keeping an eye on the commute and have abupdate in a few minutes. and now is the time to download the "nbc 10 news" app. there you'll find the first alert weather updates in real time, a look at what's happening right now in your neighborhood. >>> it is giving tuesday. >> first black friday, then cyber monday, now giving tuesday. kicks off the charitable season as we count down to christmas. matt delucia is live in south p

kobe was back this town. going to be his last trip as a laker, of course, he grew up there he was, they gave him a huge owe vegas. listen, he was touched, man. he said he was genuinely touched and we have to believe he was being genuine. he came out, had 13 in the first and all of a sudden, hey, man, maybe this retirement thing came too early. not so much. the 76ers hadn't won a game since the millard fillmore administration. they win the first game of the season, 103-91. 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. keep an eye on jackson, saves the ball, comes back in and kennedy meeks able to get it to him. carolina wins, 89