nick pratto, the based loaded. the his of his life.alkoff two-out single and california wins the little league world series. what a thrill. 2-1 that final. >> the 49ers got a tongue-lashing from coach harbaugh after watching the tape of yesterday's game against the texans. biggest problem seemed to be the offensive line. given up 11 sacks this season. allows five tackles for loss and aced a only 55 yards rushing and 50 passing. if you don't protect the quarterback, results in interseptionz, and granted, coach harbaugh is mixing and matching lineups, resulting in communication problems. >> really was a -- not real complicated that it were doing up front. but they were getting us. they were boating us. >> nothing something i'm worried about. to be quite honest. we got a great group up front. we're talented. >> mike: they got one game to straighten it out. the indy grand prix at sonoma at infineon, and if you're on this track and have the pole position you have a good chance of winning. it's a tough play to find place to pass. beautiful d

nick pratto hit the walkoff sing well the bases loaded in the sixth. they win a thriller 2-1. couldn't ask for a better finish to cap off a great tournament in williamsport, pennsylvania. that's your look at sports on "early today." i'm mario solis. >> "early today" sports is brought to you by just for men hair color. live forward. >>> who's set to top the box office this monday morning? your entertainment headlines are straight ahead. plus we'll show you what happens when bees don't want to go where a beekeeper wants them to go. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. and welcome back to "early today." i'm meteorologist jeff ranieri. a pretty calm day here for most of california and washington. portland 78. denver thunderstorms and 84. albuquerque 93. san francisco 70 degrees for all my bay area viewers. if you're watching us in yakima, washington, see over 700 pairs of high fashion shoes. ooh-la-la. from the late 1800s to today. at head over heels. one collector's love affair with shoes at the yakima valley museum. and that's your pacific event of the day. that's go

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and here is nick pratto from hunting beach, california, my hometown. res it, and the u.s. beats japan for the little league world series' title. the coach is nick's dad, and he says he likes having his dad as a coach, but he does get on his nerve nerves, but in high school, you will be getting on his. >>> and bolt is the world's fastest human and the world's record holder, but yesterday, he was too fast at the championships, and he jumped the gun and disqualified from defending the title, and look at the reaction. yes, he knew it right away. usain bolt out. and this is tom willis who was born without arms, but as you can see, it is not holding him back. he used his right foot to throw out the first pitch at the cincinnati game yesterday, and it was a perfect strike. tom willis says he wants to throw an opening pitch at every stadium, and he wants to encourage others with physical challenges, and his message is yes, you can. it is incredible. he steps up on the mound and throws a perfect strike to home plate. incredible. did not hold him back in the leas

and nick pratto from huntington beach, california, smacks the drive into center field, scoring the winning run. usa 2, japan 1. the pile-on that ensued on the field would make any major league team proud. nick's dad, by the way, is the usa's team coach. >> it was delayed because of irene. >> every little kid's dream. two outs, bottom of the ninth, bases loaded. >> driving in the winning run like that. >> they are some happy boys. >> we needed that. thank you so much. >>> back over to sam now. sam? >> good to see some good news. a little bit of good news, if you're dealing with flooding and cleanup, skies aren't going to rain over for the next four, five days. this is what usually ends up in the weather pattern. when this storm pulls away what's left of irene, what you're going to get is a shot of fresh, clean, cool air that drops through the region. new york will stay near the 80-degree mark for the next five, six, seven days. 78 in philly today. buffalo, 75. here's where the heat keeps going. we're talking about dallas. and by the way, dallas is just maybe six days away from breaking thei

single, made it a 2-1 win over japan, the championship of the little league series, that was by nick prattof a coach. that was on national tv, a crowd of 10,000 in williamsport, pennsylvania, the little league mecca. it was the third pitch, and that reliever smacked that into the center, and won it with a winning run. this is the all star team from ocean view, in huntington beach, in orange county, better known as surf city, 13 families, about $70,000 worth of expenses, a lot of that raised by the community here. they went 23 and two overall, and 5-1 in the world sear eats, they played like future pros, and again, they're planning a triumphant return and there will be a party and full fledged parade in huntington beach on september 10th. gregg: good for them. that is exciting news. phil schuman, thank you very much for huntington beach, california. i used to do a little surfing out there. jenna: it's a good place to do it. >>> one of the things we've been watching so closely is what's happening in tampa, just to bring you up to date, about an hour ago we got an alert that inside the airport

twelve-year-old nick pratto smacked a single. he'll never forget that moment for the rest of his life, and the champion, usa, the final score was 2-1. oh my gosh. bill: about eight minutes before the hour, we're awaiting president obama's announcement, expected to nominate alan kruger to the head of the white house council of economic advisers, replacing austan goolsbee who left that post earlier this year. >>> a city bus rear ending a parked tour bus in beverly hills, california, 15 people on board, suffered minor injuries, police now investigating that. that's more than just a fender-bender there. all right. >>> martha: long beach, new york, where they are assessing the damage after yesterday's big storm, hurricane irene battering the beach town just outside new york city. laura ingle has basically been in long beach for, what -- for what probably feels like an eternity. laura, you know, so many places are out of power. it's difficult to get on or off of the place where you are right now. let's start with the power situation. h