down, eight hours away from the first pitch. taking a look at the complex in williamsport. fans from our area are expected to show their philly pride at tonight's game. tonight's starting pitcher, the 13-year-old who is getting national attention mo'ne davis. here she is signing autographs yesterday and taking batting practice. mo'ne threw a shutout against tennessee. this morning we have live team coverage as taney gets set to step up to the plate. monique braxton at grays ferry and meteorologist ted florendo will let you us know in mother nature will throw us any curve balls at tonight's game. let's kick it off with matt. >> row, renee, more than eight hours to the game. already fans filling the stadium. let me show you this first. right down here, can you see the large group with the foldup chairs. that's the group for little league, they have staked out their spot so they can watch later in person tonight. i want to show you over here. look at this line. this is the line to get tickets for that game tonight. philly against las vegas. we have seen this line grow since about 10:00

taney dragons. >>> the world is watching williamsport, pennsylvania. here's a live look at the field where philadelphia's very own taney dragons will take on the little leaguers from nevada tonight. >> all eyes are on the forecast because heavy downpours moved through earlier and the threat for rain continues tonight. nbc 10 is on the wagon tonight. the pride of philadelphia, the talk of the town. >> live team coverage. but right now the rain is threatening more than just williamsport. taking a live look from citizens bank park in south philadelphia, showers are expected to move into the delaware valley over the next couple of hours. nbc 10's first alert meteorologist sheena parveen is tracking the threat for the big game up in williamsport. >> let's start, though weather chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz who's tracking the timing of the showers into our area this evening. glenn? >> yeah, jim. the crowds have been increasing over the last couple of hours, especially as you look to the west in many parts of the area, kind of a sign of things to come. and these are t

right here, "the williamsport sun gazette," the little league baseball trailblazers, mo'ne davis, the 13-year-old phenom pitcher set to take the mound tonight. fans are excited to see her, crossing their fingers hoping that see her. they've waited in a long line this morning that started all the way behind the right field side waiting ever so patiently. it's just 11:30. we're at the back of the line. i'm going to time how long it takes to walk the entire length. people waiting patiently. up front a mad grab for free tickets, first come first served just for the taney dragons game tonight. one minute. bill henry waited four hours. this is a small sacrifice for you waiting on line. >> oh, yeah. we'll sit there all day until the 7:30 game. >> reporter: 14 years. that's how long this fan has attended the series. two minutes. still walking. >> go dragons. >> 6-year-old anthony is fired up. he and his dad received quite the surprise this morning. >> turn around, next thing you know it's mo'ne davis. the best in the business right now. >> reporter: here are the pics to back it up. they ran i

first pitch in williamsport. taney will be taking on the little leaguers from las vegas. nbc 10's keith jones live tonight in williamsport where all the action is. >> keith, some of those young fans have been staked out at that field all week? >> reporter: some of them may as well be camped out. they're from all over the world. most are from the delaware valley. that's how big the excitement is here for the taney dragons. take look here just to my right. beyond these kids that are sledding down this hill on those cardboard boxes right behind the right field wall, they have been camped out there. perspective too. most of the games. they have been between international teams. and one name that keeps popping up among fans, mo'ne davis, the 13-year-old pitching phenom. she'll take the mound tomorrow night after pitching a shut-out in last friday's victory over tennessee. we talked to the dragons. team official says she is worn out from doing so many interviews around the country. the little league world series takes a big toll on players emotionally, as well as their parents. especially fin

live to the site of the big game in williamsport. good morning and welcome to nbc 10 news today. i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm chris cato. everyone is loving the tani dragons right now. we're on board. we have a lot planned for you throughout the morning so you get fired up throughout the morning. everyone is worried about the weather in williamsport. meteorologist tedd florendo is with us right now. >> could change for williamsport, unfortunately. otherwise a dry day on tap throughout much of philadelphia and the surrounding suburbs for the day today. it looks like outside right now we have high, thin cloidz out there. but remaining calm as far as our winds go. currently in the 70s at this hour. there's our satellite. the thickest clouds have moved out to sea. we have the high, thin clouds. right now, here are the numbers, 71 for northeast philly, mid-60s for the lehigh valley. 69 for pottstown, atlantic city wildwood. how about a backyard forecast. show you what to expect for the day today. 81, partly sunny, light winds, our high today 85. still a minimum of sun and clouds by the afte

the taney dragons next game in williamsport. mo'ne davis takes the mound tonight. there's a threat of rain in williamsport this evening. all quiet in 90-day this morning along the schuylkill river, boat house row. welcome to nbc 10 news today on this wednesday, i'm chris cato. let's go straight to meteorologist tedd florendo now. it's another warm morning but not too bad considering it's august, right? >> especially since it's august, we've had a great summer so far. let's hope we can keep the ball rolling on that and give us nice temperatures for the day today. outside, things are tranquil. mainly cloudy skies over center city. you can't quite see the clouds but they are starting to push out as well. take a look at our satellite image. it was thicker, now the latest image shows high, thin clouds overhead. current temperatures, 73 for philadelphia, low to mid-60s for atlantic city. in wildwood, the clouds help keep the temperature warm this morning. the high for the day, 85 degrees. sun and clouds, slightly humid but not too bad. your winds are light and from the southeast. coming up

series this afternoon in williamsport. but in delaware valley, more sunny, warm weather on the way. we'll get your forecast hour by hour. good morning, this is nbc 10 news today. i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm chris cato. that would be a shame if the game were rained out in williamsport tonight. certainly, tedd, that won't happen. there will not be a rain out in williamsport. >> we hope so. we know we'll get rain but the question is when is most of that rain going to fall. we're tracking that. are we going to see the rain drops here? that's the big question. not seeing rain right now. dry, manly cloudy skies. it's giving us the beautiful sunrise this morning. winds remain calm. right now, dry conditions from the delaware valley. if you look to the west, you can see the rain moving through pittsburgh, erie, pennsylvania. williamsport is right there. it looks like it's starting to slowly dissipate as it moves its way towards the east. will it bring heavy rain at times? we'll keep an eye on that. current conditions, low 70s for philly, wilmington, 66. 63 for atlantic city down the shore.

caused a delay for a separate game in williamsport. >> so will mother nature be the spoiler for our home team? nbc 10 first alert weather is tracking the rain and the possible impact on the little league world series. but there is excitement there and here at home, a pep rally and viewing party starting in about 90 minutes at philadelphia's city hall. count on our team at nbc 10 to bring it to you live. >> we have every single angle covered. >> we sure do. we have a team of reporters, meteorologists, and crews covering the taney dragons on their path to victory. >> we begin in williamsport. the town hosting the big game and nbc 10's keith jones. keith, tell us how the athletes and the fans are coping with the rain threat. we see the dark skies behind you. >> well, the taney dragons are expected any moment now to take to the batting cages way behind lamade stadium here and take their first cuts in anticipation of the 7:30 game. they're practicing as if the game will start on time at 7:30. that's up in the air to the tournament committee. you can see behind me, fans, thousands of them

williamsport with two cities hoping their kids can pull it out. >> both teams playing styles are very similar and i think it will be a good, hard for the game, it will come down to the wire. >> reporter: once again first pitch tonight scheduled for 7:30 p.m., in the meantime coming up at our 6:00 o'clock show find out which taney little leaguer challenged ryan her to the home run derby. very interesting to go find out who that is. live from williamsport, matt rivers cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> thanks, matt. >>> she captured hearts of the people across the country but for some mone davis is a ticket to a quick buck. new at 6:00 how people are cashing in on the 13 year-old phenom, and is it right? our todd quinones has the the story. >>> taney faces a a team from chicago tonight at 7:30. if they win the dragons get the a rematch against las vegas in the u.s. championship game on saturday. >>> let's talk weather now. sun and clouds have given way to showers and storms, unfortunate liz and some parts could be in for drenching rains tonight. meteorologist kate bilo is slipped out on t

ready to go. the taney dragons have taken williamsport by storm and back home they have a huge crowd cheering for them. taney gear has been flying off the racks at modell's and well wishes have been rolling in from their hometown pro athletes. >> a lot of congrats go to them and hopefully they finish up strong and do well. >> mo davis mowing down those boys. she's pretty good. >> i definitely want a jersey. if anybody can get that for me. i need a jersey so i can represent for philly. >> reporter: 13-year-old pitcher mo'ne davis has become the first little leaguer to make the national cover of sports illustrated. she's captured the nation's attention for baseball but says eventually it could be basketball she sticks with. >> reporter: what do you think that the limit is for mo'ne? >> to go as far as i can. >> reporter: you don't know what that is? >> yeah. i might -- i might -- baseball might be my third sport. i might -- well, soccer might be my third sport but never know but i kind of want -- i want to go to uconn and be a point guard on the basketball team. >> reporter: davis the

respect the only stars in williamsport tonight. look at this. phillies first baseman, ryan howard, meeting with some of the players and his youngest fans to cheer them on. our taney team has been the talk of the entire country can. >> i will same some big bids are proving it. take a look at this. talk about big bids. this autographed baseball supposedly signed by star pitcher mo'ne davis went for $510 on ebay. the initial asking price was just $9.99. now, several other baseballs claimed to have been signed by mo'ne are up for sale on ebay, as well as autographed covers of her "sports illustrated" magazine issue. >>> a live look from williamsport, where all the action is. still ahead this half house, keith jones talks to nervous fans anxiously awaiting tonight's game. >>> new at 6:00, a lehigh valley man is charged with leaving his three young children alone in his suv while he played blackjack. a security guard at the sands casino in bethlehem discovered the kids locked in the vehicle yesterday morning, 10:15. the kids were 1, 5 and 8 years ol. their father, maurice cook of easton

, also at 6:00 a lot of stories, taney fever of course, steve keeley live in williamsport, pennsylvania, previewing the game tonight. maybe a little bit of rain head that way. sue will talk about that and jennifer joyce, at city hall, where there is a big pep rally planned for the dragons of the first speaking of the weather, sue serio, so what's the weather looking like? >> yes, pressure not only on the team but on us, to make sure it doesn't rain, and i don't know, it is looking a little if-ee out there for today. let's give you for the cast for williamsport for tonight. then we will get to our outlook, as well, because we are holding off our rain until tomorrow. so, for the little league world series, 7:30 tonight, scattered thunderstorms around, it will be cloudy, humid, game time, and 78 degrees. so maybe a rain delay, hopefully not a rain-out. our number of the day, mix of sun, clouds, seasonable temperature, but higher humidity today. keep that in mind. that's why muggy the dog with your pal bus stop buddy today. still need the sunscreen, it is milder this morning, temperatures i

williamsport tonight ahead of tomorrow's big game. >> you found out the kids' nerves are definitely rattled right now. can't blame them. >> reporter: that's right. it's hard not to be. the world is watching what takes place here on the baseball diamond behind me. especially what happens to the taney dragons tomorrow night. and i interviewed them tonight. consideration the circumstances, considering the pressure on them, i'd say they're handling it pretty well. >> can you sign my hat? >> yeah, i'll sign it when he's done with the marker. >> reporter: you could say life has changed for mo'ne davis, taking cuts in batting cage, the 13-year-old phenom has an audience and could get overwhelming she says. >> i can understand if it's an adult and a little kid, but sometimes it's, like, a grown man or grown lady, so that kind of creeps me out a little bit. >> they're on the social media. so they are aware of -- actually they're way more aware of this than we are, the coaches. >> i was kind of shocked that kevin durant, magic johnson tweeted about me. >> reporter: in a week, this average teen transf

making some history in williamsport. >> they made it to the little league world series and before they get down to work playing on friday there is a celebration to be had. "eyewitness news" reporter jane carabao is live with the dragons in williamsport where party is in full swing, jen. >> reporter: that is right, jessica, it is all fun and games tonight. competition does not the start until tomorrow and our dragons do not take the field until friday. but all 16 teams from across the country and across the world are right here, mingling, you can see our taney dragons there in the blue and marine talking to the team from japan. we were able to catch up with our team earlier today and their team leader, 13 year-old mone davis. despite her impressive performance on sunday she said she still has room to improve. >> i will need to get more big hits, because in the regionals i was not doing so well. >> reporter: with their official little league world series bats, philadelphia's taney dragons got in their first cuts today in the williamsport batting cagees. >> i never thought we could make i

williamsport. matt rivers has late reaction from the taney coach. matt? >> reporter: chris, all in all a tough day out here for the taney dragons an tough game for may know davis taken out of the game in the top of the third after giving up three runs and the dragons eventually lost tonight's game to nevada by a final score of eight to one. we have some footage to show you from this game this great game here in william port tonight. as you can see, things did not go well right off the bat more or less. mo'ne gave up two run homerun in the second inning and nevada went up three to nothing. the dragons did not go quietly. they had their chances scoring a run on pass ball in the bottom of forth up to go narrow the score to three to one they even load the bases with no outs in that same inning but defensive may by the nevada second baseman doubled up the runner at first. the dragons did not score again. this nevada team certainly a force to be reckoned with and they are a very good hitting team as well as a strong pitching team. they pitched very well for six innings so night as for mo'ne sh

going to throw the players a curve tonight in williamsport? showers could be on the way. here at home, quite a different story. we're off to another cool start for august on this wednesday morning. we may see showers tomorrow, though. welcome to nbc 10 news today. i'm chris cato. >> i'm tracy davidson. let's find out about the weather for today. with meteorologist tedd florendo in the first alert weather center. tedd? >> it's been a great august so far. we'll continue that again for the day today. more sunshine, in store for all of us. temperatures although warm, not going to be hot. nice. outside right now, mainly cloudy skies. the skies beginning to clear this morning. right now, the neighborhoods are rather mild. upper 60s for the lehigh valley. quakertown 68, 65 for atlantic city. let's check out our forecast for philadelphia. given an hour-by-hour look as we click on here. temperatures will rise up to about the mid-80s for the day today. mostly sunny, expected down the shore. your forecast for today, 58 degrees, sun and clouds, more humid today. winds staying light and from

dragons play their biggest game yet in williamsport. we're a little less than 15 hours away from first pitch. matt delucia is live in williamsport. >> the question is will we be able to stay up and wax the game tonight. >> a lot of people will i'm sure. >> maybe a nap this afternoon so we can stay up late for the ball game. >> reporter: you read my mind, chris and tracy. that's what i'm going to do. i'm not going to miss the game while i'm out here. i'll tell you right now at lamade stadium, it is silent. you can see that the field is still lit up at this hour. we're the only ones out here right now except for a few security personnel. the taney team, they're getting their rest right now. tonight, the atmosphere here will be a whole lot different. so much so that little league officials are offering tickets to this game on a first come, first serve basis. the lamade stadium complex can hold around 40,000 people an they will come to watch these guys and a gal. the taney dragons took to the field for practice yesterday. the team calm as can be. if they're nervous, they certainly don't sh

a lot of fun out there. the weather has been great in williamsport but that could change for thursday. >> glenn hurricane schwartz is tracking a threat for taney's next big threat? >> things are very dry there right now and across the entire state of pennsylvania but this is what we'll be watching, this upper air disturbance moving eastward. it's 650 miles away from williamsport but there is it a chance that some of those storms could make it in during the game. starting off at 8:00, it should be a pleasant day overall but the shower threat is not there and it doesn't look like it's going to be long lasting with hours of rain or severe weather or anything like that. it's something that we'll have to track over the next couple of days. we'll see if we have rain to track around in the next seven days in a few minutes. >>> follow the taney dragons' journey on their quest for a world series title. we've have live coverage from williamsport. you can show your support by tweeting #teamtaney. >>> and right now, preparing for the pope. we have more reason to believe that pope francis

inning alone on homerun. good evening i'm iain page. >> i'm lucy nolan much a lot of in williamsport. i can never say that right. williamsport and right here in philadelphia tonight. i think it's just because i'm so excited about the team. fox 29's chris o'connell is live in williamsport where he just spoke to the dragons. hey, chris. >> reporter: lucy, everyone is excited. trust me, this was a crazy day. this williamsport you might consider the home crowd for the taney dragons much of course, their dream run continues now. winning fir the first outpatient four to nothing little we'll ago and much of the 16,000 that were attendance here in williamsport were cheering for the dragons. let's go to some of those highlights. it was an exciting game. dragons go off to a fast short. jared belting a three run homer in the first inning putting dragons up three to nothing. that's all they needed they had their phenom here the 13 your old fire baller, the darling of the world series here, monet davis. the fourth female pitcher in the little league world series. complete game shut out. two hitter,

on nbc 10 for all the excitement. nbc 10's keith jones live in williamsport ahead of the next big game. and keith, how are the dragons getting ready? >> well, at the moment they're resting up before a huge game tomorrow that includes mone davis, the 13-year-old phenomenal pitcher. to give perspective how big the taney dragons are in williamsport, they released this paper. they say policy changes for the game tomorrow night, for the very first time, they'll be issuing tickets to the game because there is such high interest not only for people here in this country, but all around the world, people flew in from everywhere. if you need evidence, latin america is taking on mexico right now. take a look at the auxiliary people in the outfield, just watching the game. speak of mone davis, because there are news outlets from all over the country, everyone wants to speak with her. we traumaticed to her today. she told us she is way too burnt out to do anymore interviews. she'll stay out of the spotlight before taking the mound tomorrow night. we also spoke to the manager from the australia

complex in williamsport which you can call philadelphia north. so many fans went there as they went there tonight everyone deserves a second chance. that's what the dragons have tonight after losing in the little league world series. if the philly hometown team can bounce back, they'll still have a shot at the championship. mo'ne davis gave up the two-run home 34 in the second inning. taney had its chances to come back. they had bases loaded in the fourth. three runners stranded in the fifth. and nevada pitching snuffed out the dragons and taney loses 8-1 last night. >> that's the real good team, it may be the best that we faced this year but i mean, she certainly wasn't looking and pitching like she typically does. >> he doesn't think there was a "sports illustrated" jinx. and he doesn't think that media distractions affected her pitching back in philadelphia, the courtyard at city hall was packed with dragons fans. mayor nutter hosted the party for the second time last night. mo'ne davis' grandmother told us she is certain taney will beat chicago tonight. our coverage continues coming u

in williamsport. >> little concerned about thunderstorms. will it rainout the game or just delay the game, at this point, if they get one up there in williamsport, that's the question, but thunderstorms are definitely in the forecast, if you want to put a percentage on it, it is casino of a 50-50 chance of wet their will happen during the game, which begins at 7:30 tonight, scattered thunderstorms, otherwise cloudy, humid, at game time we should be at about 78 degrees. all eyes there will be on the sky for sure this evening. now, we ' watching that area of showers and thunderstorms, you see where williamsport is on the map here, in the north central part of the state, well, it is raining in pittsburgh right now, and in eastern ohio. and that line of showers and thunderstorms heading from west to east. we'll eventually get a taste that far, as well, but probably not until late tonight into early tomorrow morning. so the future cast shows a dry day for us today. few clouds here and there, but by noon, it is still looking pretty sunny, see some storms out by harrisburg, by 3:00. will th

their belts, in williamsport, the stakes continue to rise. but the dragons are grateful to be in the spotlight with the whole baseball world watching. >> the dugout was remarkably upbeat going into the bottom of the fifth. you know, i asked them to get one or two more, cut through the lead by one or two runs, and we were right back in it. you know, six, top of the order came back, and woourp e were in business. >> reporter: well, indeed the dragons will be in spotlight on wednesday night when they go head to head against the team from the west. mo'ne davis is expected to make the start. meanwhile, merchandise here for the taney dragons has sold out in williamsport. more than 3,500 jerseys, hats, and shirts all gone. so the tournament has had to order more. definitely the taney dragons in high demand right now throughout the sports world. reporting live at the little league world series, comcast sportsnet. >>> there are a lot of happy fans. check out the scene at city hall. they had a lot to scream about as they watched their team bring home the victory. nbc 10's doug shimmell is live

bulk of the showers and thunderstorms along this trough right here moved east of the williamsport area. so as we zoom in on the city itself, you can see the whole swath of rain moved eastward there is development back towards our west that's what we're watching for later. but at least first pitch taney dragons should be fine. the forecast for tonight in williamsport we're talking about first pitch temperature of 74 degrees. it's cloudy, how mid still a little damp we may have some showers late in the game but it looks like that's not until between 10 and 11:00 p.m. we could escape this okay. much more on our forecast still ahead. iain and lucy. >> happening now, the taney dragons are about to wow the world we sure hope anyhow. and we've got all kinds of stuff going on here. let's talk to iain right now. >>> iain? >> lucy, thank you very much. of course, fox 29 has been following this seem every step of the way. chris o'connell is live in williamsport. he's got the story there tonig tonight. chris, what's the mood like there tonight? >> reporter: well, iain, it was all about the weather

is now under way in pennsylvania. let's take a live picture now from williamsport where a team in our area will compete for the trophy. nbc 10's tim if you are long is in williamsport now and will have more on that later in the newscast. so, what about the weather in williamsport? nbc 10 first alert meteorologist, sheena parveen has a quick look at the forecast. what about it? >> it starts with to i do have your forecast for williamsport, little league world series tomorrow, the first one around 3 p.m. and the good news is the weather's going to be great, as we go into friday in williamsport, around 77 degrees, sunny, very nice, and for the weekend hours, looking at temperatures reaching the upper 70s, nice conditions saturday, mostly sunny. on sunday, we will have a chance of thunderstorm, this will mostly be in the afternoon hours but either way comfortable in williamsport for the little league world series and here at home. we will look at our forecast coming up. looks like a winning forecast. >>> law enforcement officers in williamsport keeping a close watch on sex offenders n

williamsport as well. things quiet down a little bit late tonight but then we have the threat of more rain coming in tomorrow. so we have a relatively wet period here for a couple of days at least. at noon 81 degrees, going into the 80s with higher humidity. the shower threat increases as we go through the afternoon and peaks early this evening, just when the eagles are getting ready to take the field. we'll talk more about rain chances and timing for tomorrow and the weekend with the seven-day in a few minutes. >>> the dragon wagon ran into a roadblock last night but the team from philly can still make it to the little league title game. star pitcher mo'ne davis was roughed up last night. she gave up this two-run homer in the second inning. taney had chances to come back but left a lot of runners on base. nevada beat taney 8-1, the dragons first loss of the series. >>> the little league world series is taking place, of course, in williamsport. more than 34,000 people attended last night's game. you see the countdown clock on the screen there. many of the folks there last night were f

keystone state, here you go. now this is what it will eventually have to cross williamsport. there is at least a chance that the kids, for little league world series will even up with wet weather. i don't think it would be enough to suspend the game entirely but there is a possibility we will have wet wet tore dodge and there could be thunderstorms in which case you will have to hold off until that passed through. dew points back here at home, kind of running the the gamut, right on the border where it feels humid. wilmington 67. feels muggy outside. right on the edge in philadelphia. it isn't terrible. but it is not the most crisp morning we have ever had obviously. seventy-three current temperature. nice and mile at the airport. calm wind across the board. you might see a couple of patches of fog especially south of philadelphia here this morning. that said, as i said overall decent day. would i say by second half of the day that towards the evening we may start to see that wet weather a arriving to the western suburbs. watch for a shower out that way toward night fall otherwise

team in williamsport. >>> and we're track showers and possible storms for this afternoon. tonight and tomorrow get ready for a cooldown. good morning, welcome to "nbc 10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. >> and i'm chris cato. the taney dragons just want to make it more dramatic. that's what's going to happen. they're going to come back and win. >> i hope you're right. >> our dragon pride is not being rained on this morning. >> well, we may get rain, though, let's check with brittney about that. >> that's right, i like your narrative. we'll also see a chance of showers for the little league world series in williamsport, then clearing as we head into the rest of the evening. but a closer look outside right now, clear skies increase as we head into the rest of the morning and afternoon. it is a mild start. temperatures at 70 degrees already in allentown. mid-60s in pottstown. 66 degrees in blue bell. 65 in washington township. 65 degrees in mt. holly. right along the shore, 72 in avalon. 70 degrees in lewis. today's high 84 degrees, as we go into tomorrow that is the beginning of a s

game, out in williamsport and it is the very same system that will eventually bring our next round of wet weather. when does it get here? i will have the answer coming up. >>> 5:00 o'clock straight up on a wednesday live look at a construction zone still here on i-95 and game here in town will mess with our traffic today, i will have details coming up next, erika, good morning. >>> developing right now peaceful protest turns tense in ferguson missouri. >> right here at home dozens march to demand justice for michael brown, "eyewitness news" reporter cleve bryan is in the sat center this morning with more for us, cleve, good morning. >> good morning. that protest in philadelphia went off without a hitch and officialness ferguson say despite dozens of arrests they think violence may have reached a turning point. for a tenth night clashes with police continued in ferguson, missouri, black bottles flew at office hours made 47 arrests by 1:00 a.m. they received three loaded handguns after receiving death threats but officials say there was progress, no molotov cocktails and no tear gas, by

harrisburg, north of williamsport, heavy rain, damaging winds, possibly hail and a lot of lightning. this will be a concern as we go through tonight. as far as the immediate storms, the ones closest to the area, around harrisburg, these storms are approaching lancaster county. if we track this, mostly moving to the east southeast around 25 miles a hour. lower winds, 548, lancaster, 6:10 if they hold together and providence by 6:26. we will zoom out a bit. we do have a few more showers and storms to show, seep some in sussex county, a few pop-up showers around the philadelphia area, those died down. sussex county, see feather near george town, pop-up heavy showers here. these are fairly small, not really moving too much. another shower or thunderstorm dublin, not moving either. we will keep an eye on this four. go through this afternoon and evening, all the weather off to our west with, it is heading in our direction, but you dying down as quickly as they pop up. as we go through this evening, we could certainly see more pop up as we go through the next several hours fairly quickly.

begin with "eyewitness news" reporter matt rivers live in williamsport. matt? >> reporter: chris you said it yourself. what a run for these taney dragons. finally coming to an end here in williamsport this evening. they fell just short of reaching the us championship game that would have been played on saturday. tonight they lost by a final score of six to five to the good team from chicago here in the stadium just behind me. we have some footage to show you from the game a little bit earlier tonight and what a game it was. started well for the team from philadelphia with zion spear man knocking in two runs in the top of the first inning. but things well they quickly took a turn for the worse in the bottom of the first chicago came to bat they got four runs in that inning and would go up by a score of sick-two in the neck inning taney would not quit and kept chipping away at the lead as tie comings of the dragons smashed a homerun in the top of the fifth to bring the lead down to one. they came to bat in the top of the sixth the final inning here and had two on and two outs when a po

store friday williamsport, pennsylvania. >> reporter: fourth street here in the heart of the williamsport is packed for this small victorian city, this is tradition, people gathering, to cheer on the world's best little leaguers and kick off, the little league world series. >> mone davis and her teammates rode down streets of williamsport and took in the acknowledge lacing, count down has begun for the taney dragons. >> it is crazy. i never thought we would make it this far or i would have this experience. >> we're one of the top 16 teams in the world which means that is amazing. >> reporter: are you nervous at all. >> yes, i am, even though the nerves will go away once we play a game. >> reporter: dragons have come a long way from the fields of south philadelphia. soon they will be playing on the lush field of this stadium where thousands of spectators in the stands. but the the eyes of the delaware valley will also be watching. >> really fun, it is fun. getting to noah the lot of people, so it is pretty fun. >> reporter: what do you want to say to the people of philadelphia

" schwartz with a look at the forecast tonight and important game in williamsport. >> the showers are not that many in our area yet. if you are readed to the link, be prepared for wet weather, very humid out there as well. futurecast shows xhirtd, 5:00, up around williamsport, scattered showers. look as we go through the evening. some of these areas in red would indicate some heavy thunderstorms, there is a potential for some of them to be strong. but as we go through later tonight, we are drying out in williamsport and still have some showers around and showers around the philadelphia area. going to be the night where it doesn't all fall apart at 8, 9:00. 7:00, showers and thunderstorms around the area. and some locally heavy. by 11:00, a chance of a couple showers. farther in the best pennsylvania, things drying out sooner, a chance of showers by 7:00, a lower chance than in philadelphia. and by 10:00, it is mainly dry temperature, 68. i will talk more about the rain we are expecting, not only tonight but tomorrow, the timing of that and the 7-day forecast in a few minutes. >>> other ne

tough chicago team in the singlee limb nation game that is tonight in williamsport. "eyewitness news" reporter cleve bryan joins us at city hall where fans have been gathering to rally behind the home team, cleve. >> reporter: those fans are finally getting to sleep after a very exciting note, a little bit disappointing night. taney came up a little bit short but the good news it is not over just yet the taney dragons took the field in front of the rocking crowd in williamsport wednesday night as they went to work against hot hitting team from las vegas. with 34,000 people on hand and many more watching in the city. it was an up and down night for pitching sensation mo'ne dave hoist struck out six but gave up three early runs. after the loss dragons manager talked about davis and moving forward. >> there is no question she didn't have her a game today but she's certainly entitled to that. we're at this point playing to get to the saturday. >> in the city large crowds cheered in public viewing parties. many fans, took buses out to williamsport and returning early this morning, they re

a run in williamsport until that one. vegas team had hitters and great defensive plays as well and beat dragons eight-one. it is okay they still have hope. fans are in the losing their faith, hope or pride despite last night's loss. >> "eyewitness news" reporter cleve bryan joins us at city hall and cleve, really do or die time tonight for dragons are fans nervous. >> reporter: i don't think fans are necessarily nervous because they knew last night was tough. las vegas has within really hot in this tournament but they see it in as another opportunity. the phillies stunning this year so everybody wants to root for some kind of baseball. lets go back to the game v exciting but not quite, satisfying experience for fans of the taney dragons who made that trek out to williamsport, many jumping on the bus and returning early this morning. they watched nervously as pitching phenom mo'ne davis struggled at time against that powerful las vegas line up. the stage has been getting bigger and bigger for dragons playing in front of the 34,000 people and many more gathering together in the city.

williamsport pennsylvania tonight? we'll have details on that coming up as well as the phillies afternoon day baseball forecast and the chance of some rain in the seven day. karen, wha look,ine on the roads and rails? >> you can say it, david. all right, they're looking good right now. we're looking live here in southwest philadelphia, i-95 at enterprise avenue. you might remember the last time i showed you there were construction crews, the big arrow board. not the case right now. that southbound conruction has cleared and all the lanes there have rpened. on the vine street expreway maybe a little slowing here approaching the schuylkill from the ben franklin parkway to the schuylkill expressway westbound right now t you want to watch heading towards the vine, a little bit of slowing on the vine street expressway but no accidents. looking at the big picture it's kind of been quiet as far as that's concerned. on the blue route, schuylkill and i-95, we do have the traffic lights out and police are directing at the scene 34th street and grays ferry avenue. they're not quite working

little league world series. our matt rivers is back with the team in williamsport and, matt, it's almost time for that first pitch. >> reporter: chris, it is almost time for that first pit pitch. the rain has stop. the sun has come out. beautiful night for little league baseball here in williamsport and when mow any davis and taney dragons take the field a little bit later on tonight, there's going to be thus sands of people in the stands cheering them on. you can't go two feet here in williamsport without seeing the mid atlantic t-shirts. these kids from taney have taken this town and this country by storm. >> we went in to get our mid atlantic t shirts they were in the back corner everyone was just funnel link there. >> these players are just like phenomenal. they're just like phenomenal. they're all top grade players. >> reporter: if popularity these days is measured in facebook friends and retweets, phillies little leaguers are the coolest kids on the diamond. jason king started the team's twitter account just over week ago. thousands of followers later he's blown away. >> twe

, before we get to our portion of the state, will be williamsport, which is nice and dry right now. this is the area of showers across the western great lakes. it would be coming in on wednesday night. it's about 650 miles away right now. not moving real fast but it could get into the area in time for the effect. it could drop to 68 by 10:00. again, chances of showers during the game but it does not look like it would be a steady rain or heavy enough or severe enough to cause major problems but certainly something we're going to have to watch. and we'll watch our forecast for the next seven days, see how the stormy it gets around here coming up. >> glenn, we'll see you soon. >>> the taney little leaguers have become a national story. >> the dragons are a he perfect 2-0. they will play next the team from nevada. here's comcast sportsnet harry cicma. >> reporter: the tan kney drago were down by one run going into the bottom of the six by they played a pair of rbis. mo'ne davis will start against the champions from the west. they have scored 25 runs in their opening two games here at the li

here in williamsport. mo'ne davis gave up hits to the first two beater and las vegas took a one to nothing lead. she ended her night on the mound down three to nothing but with six strike outs in innings. last veg oz ended taneyes there with great defensive plays and added more runs. they beat the dragons eight-one. the taney's coach say mo'ne gave everything that they had. >> just heard to see that. >> yes. >> they are not out. >> no, they have another game tonight. fans made a trip to williamsport just got home to philadelphia. >> "eyewitness news" reporter cleve bryan is live at city hall as taney pride is still going strong. they are down maybe a little bit but not out, right cleve. >> reporter: that is right, doubly limb nation it is all good for taney dragons but they have to have a short memory to get over last night's loss. no audio. >> all right. welshing cleve is having a technical difficulties with his mike. a lot of those philadelphia residents heading back now from the game, maybe a little bit sad. >> i can imagine, a little tired and sad. >> but taney is not out just

. >> thunderstorms are going to be around williamsport, rain, as well. so we'll see if it is a delay, don't know how long they delay little league games before they call t it is an if-ee situation, for us, in philadelphia area, eight out of ten, today, and bus stop buddy, we bring back muggy the dog, to let you know that it is definitely more humid today. temperatures are in the 60s and 70s, as walk out the door. there is the rain we're talking about, dry at the moment in williamsport. no rain showing up thereon radar, but pittsburgh getting its share of heavy downpours as well as eastern ohio, but nothing going on right here. 71 degrees in philadelphia, right now, mix of sun and clouds, out there, phillies have an afternoon game today should be dry, no rain, but more humid. so you might perspire little bit out there. hopefully fill least win this runner match with the seattle mariners. 86 degrees today. warm, humid, tonight, don't expect the rain in our area until after midnight. low of 67 degrees. and that is your weather authority forecast. now, we get to traffic on the schuylkill

around the williamsport area and, right now, it's going to stay that way tonight. 7:00, 72 degrees with lots of sunshine. of course, as it gets dark, it will get colder. not too cold. 66 degrees by 9:00. zero chance of rain. that will change as we go into the next couple of days, though. let's head out to williamsport now. harry, they've got to be excited out there. how is the team preparing 1234. >> well, good evening from williamsport. the team is ready. there's no question about it. they had a light batting practice earlier this afternoon. they looked great out there. there's no question, they are geared up for first pitch, which is coming up in less than one hour here. i would say that more than half of these spectators are coming from throughout pennsylvania and all around to cheer on davis and the entire taney team. >>> now, the dragons did have an impressive victory and they're hoping to ride that moe 34e7b t momentum tonight, against texas. >> it's really great. it's great to get that little boost to know that we belonged. >> we have a lot more confidence going into the nex

is live in williamsport right now. chris, this is great. >> reporter: it sure is. nothing like the little league world series. lucy, the dream is still alive for the taney dragons. winning the opening round of the little league world series just minutes ago. four to nothing behind a stunning performance by pitcher monet davis just mowed them down all day long. we'll catch up with them in just a little bit but first we caught up with some other international little league stars. >> programs! >> reporter: they come from places like nashville to philadelphia from the chech republic to japan. step into the little league world series and you realize it is truly an international event. >> they taught us their language and stuff. >> we met the australian team taking full advantage of their new found celebrity including taking selfies and flirting with american girls. >> it's actually amazing. great to be with your friends and ones from other countries. learn their language. just a real pleasure. >> reporter: these kids came from japan taking nearly two days to get here. they may speak ano

of an american urnalist and the video is too graphic to show. >> it's game day in williamsport for the taney drags a philadelphia has reason to be more than just a little excited. everybody is focused on this team and this game. >> absolutely. >> good morning, it's 4:30. i'm tamala edwards. along with sharrie williams. matt has the day off and let's find out about accuweather with david murphy. good morning. >> good morning everybody. we have a little bit of cloud cover out there mixing with some stars and we're going to go partly cloudy for this morning. as we go through the day, there will be periods of sunshine and then back to more clouds. it looks like this rain probably holds off to the west until later on tonight and that little league game out in central pennsylvania a little iffy with the thunderstorm in the neighborhood. not necessarily a washout out there, though. 73 degrees in philadelphia right now. 72 in wilmington. 69 in allentown. these numbers are up a little bit over where we were the last couple of mornings at this time. we're at 72 in sea isle city. and as you h

on the 2008 world series team. he's been watching taney since their debut in williamsport on friday. we asked him for his take on breakout star mo'ne davis. >> she more like you in '08 or more like cole hamels? >> with her style, i think she's more like cole hamels with the distance they're pitching. >> what impresses you about mo'ne as a pitcher? >> i like the way she goes about her business. looks like she's done it for a long time. she looks like she's enjoying what she does. >> she sure does. taney plays its next game wednesday night against a team from las vegas and davis is expected to pitch. show your taney dragon spirit. print out free taney dragon placards to put on your windows. i'm on the dragon wagon, and philly pride taney dragons. two to our website, nbc10.com to print them out. count on nbc 10 to follow the taney dragons' quest for a world series title. look for a live coverage from williamsport starting tomorrow afternoon on nbc 10 news at 4:00 and throughout the week. >>> it has been called a win/win. this afternoon penn state abington and abington school district t

williamsport. excitement is building there. >> i'm on the dragon bandwagon. >> we all are. >> here as we root for the taney dragons, we're over one day and two hours away until the first pitch the nbc countdown clock right, there ticking away the seconds until the next big challenge for the dragons. >> nbc 10 is on the road with them. we've sent multiple crews to williamsport to cover ever exciting moment. live at 5:00 tonight is keith jones. >> keith, describe the mood there for the hometown team and their fans. >> reporter: it is electric here. we are 26 hours away from the game. everyone can't wait. adversely, i have to tell you this. 13-year-old pitching phenom mo'ne davis is worn out. every news agency wants to talk to her. that is mo'ne davis, just 13 years old, on the cover of next week's "sports illustrated," august 25th edition. it's something she will never forget. something her team plates will never forget. and mo'ne davis, her teammates handling this pressure so, so well. speaking of the pressure, she son a world stage. something they're doing differently at the world limb l

williamsport which is about where i drew the x and it could be that we get a shower or a thunderstorm in the vicinity of the taney dragons baseball game tonight at williamsport. we'll see whether or not it's enough to hinder the play. 72 degrees in philadelphia, 72 in wilmington, 66 in allentown right now. 72 in sea isle city. you'll note that all these numbers are a little bit milder than we were the last couple of mornings at this time. we were in the 50's in a lot of northern suburbs over the last couple mornings but not today. and as we step outside looks like it will be fairly comfortable, a little warmer between six and 8 o'clock. low 70's is what we're expecting under partly cloudy skies and as we go through the day a mix of clouds and sun all the way. a little bit on the humid side, the way it was yesterday and 75 by 9 o'clock, 81 by noon and a high of 85 at 3 o'clock. any rain we see today probably holds off until tonight and is mainly in the northern and western suburbs. karen i'll have more on future tracker 6 plotting that rain tonight and another round tomorrow coming up. >>

looking as though theytheys but do i want to show you up near williamsport north and west, it is a severe thunderstorm warnin that particular cell and moving south and eastlliamsport. that is ly coming county where williamsport is>> youorms popped western suburbs, lancaster county and another one on i-95 eastern maryland moving in portions of northern delaware here very shortly. we have here in a slight risk for severe weather tonight. that bull's eye they issued late this afternoon severe risk damaging rain and hail with any then are storm that does pop up tonight. future weather, most of these will miss philadelphia to the south and west but in new castle county delaware, southern chester county and kent county delaware watch for storms and cannot rule them out in the city tonight. for that eagles game at lincoln financial feel we will we will keep an eye to the sky as well for that game tonight. the showers and storms to the south overnight. we will see some drying tomorrow morning but unfortunately tomorrow afternoon another round of showers and thunderstor itery fridks a8m b o rt. ei

little league world series today. local fans are boarding a bus this morning headed to williamsport, to cheer on our favorite little leaguers. they are the first philly team ever to reach the world series. "eyewitness news", in williamsport, as the team took some cuts in batting practice yesterday. now, while the kids swung their parents look on including the parents of star pitcher mone dave us. >> a lot of driving putting off a lot of everything, work, vacation. >> i want them to show everybody, you know, how great they are and perform well, and have fun and enjoy they the goal of course is to have fun kids really want to win, too. the dragons make their little league world series debut playing tennessee today at 3:00 p.m. "eyewitness news" reporter matt rivers will have live report for us from williamsport. that's coming up at 6:00. >>> right now, though, 5:03. want to head outside to the skydeck. katie, i'm surprised you're not wearing little jacket right now. >> i came out here, so funny you said. that will as soon as i came out here, oh, it is colds out here. but it feels real