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thereafter the philadelphia plan was challenged in federal district court in philadelphia, i think it was, and then up through the third circuit. we prevailed. in those days you couldn't lose on the left side of any civil rights issue. >> what role did arthur fletcher, assistant secretary, play? >> that's a fair question. i gave the philadelphia plan rationale to art fletcher, who was the assistant secretary for the office of federal contract compliance. art was an african-american, lieutenant-governor candidate as i recall in kansas, republican, but very interested in doing all that he could to enhance the republican party's image in civil rights, particularly in light of the southern strategy in the '68 election. i think that was part of my thinking, too. and when we came up with the idea or i came up with the idea of the philadelphia plan, art thought it was from heaven. he jumped a little too quickly because i had urged him to first have a hearing finding discrimination in philadelphia. i think he anounsd tnnounced th and had the hearing afterwards, which was a bit dicey, but we g
thereafter the philadelphia plan was challenged in federal district court in philadelphia, i think it was, and then up through the third circuit. we prevailed. in those days you couldn't lose on the left side of any civil rights issue. >> what role did arthur fletcher, assistant secretary, play? >> that's a fair question. i gave the philadelphia plan rationale to art fletcher, who was the assistant secretary for the office of federal contract compliance. art was an african-american,...
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the list is endless for philadelphia. they can score at will and their speed is going to be a factor as time goes on. once the motor started to hum in second and third periods, i thought the new jersey devils had a tough time keeping pace. >> flyers take this one down 4-3 in overtime. we're sending you back to philadelphia. doc, edo and pierre will have the final word. >>> those seats are red. not orange anymore. they departed out on to broad street to celebrate this overtime victory. in addition to what we were hearing from "nhl live" your thoughts on what we saw? >> we saw a lot of gutsy performances. i thought braydon coburn was outstanding for the philadelphia flyers. he lugged a puck up, played hard minutes, penalty kill, playing against zach parise a lot tonight. played just under 27 minutes of ice time. it's hard to look by a lot of particular players on either team that had real strong afternoons but to me braydon coburn stuck out by using his size is, his skating ability and helping the flyers win this game in ov
the list is endless for philadelphia. they can score at will and their speed is going to be a factor as time goes on. once the motor started to hum in second and third periods, i thought the new jersey devils had a tough time keeping pace. >> flyers take this one down 4-3 in overtime. we're sending you back to philadelphia. doc, edo and pierre will have the final word. >>> those seats are red. not orange anymore. they departed out on to broad street to celebrate this overtime...
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thereafter the philadelphia plan was challenged in federal district court in philadelphia, i think it was, and then up through the third circuit. we prevailed. in those days you couldn't lose on the left side of any civil rights issue. >> what role did arthur fletcher, assistant secretary, play? >> that's a fair question. i gave the philadelphia plan rationale to art fletcher, who was the assistant secretary for the office of federal contract compliance. art was an african-american, lieutenant-governor candidate as i recall in kansas, republican, but very interested in doing all that he could to enhance the republican party's image in civil rights, particularly in light of the southern strategy in the '68 election. i think that was part of my thinking, too. and when we came up with the idea or i came up with the idea of the philadelphia plan, art thought it was from heaven. he jumped a little too quickly because i had urged him to first have a hearing finding discrimination in philadelphia. i think he announced the plan and had the hearing afterwards, which was a bit dicey, but we got
thereafter the philadelphia plan was challenged in federal district court in philadelphia, i think it was, and then up through the third circuit. we prevailed. in those days you couldn't lose on the left side of any civil rights issue. >> what role did arthur fletcher, assistant secretary, play? >> that's a fair question. i gave the philadelphia plan rationale to art fletcher, who was the assistant secretary for the office of federal contract compliance. art was an african-american,...
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the list is endless for philadelphia. they can score at will and their speed is going to be a factor as time goes on. once the motor started to hum in second and third periods, i thought the new jersey devils had a tough time keeping pace. >> flyers take this one down 4-3 in overtime. we're sending you back to philadelphia. doc, edo and pierre will have the final word. >>> those seats are red. not orange anymore. they departed out on to broad street to celebrate this overtime victory. in addition to what we were hearing from "nhl live" your thoughts on what we saw? >> we saw a lot of gutsy performances. i thought braydon coburn was outstanding for the philadelphia flyers. he lugged a puck up, played hard minutes, penalty kill, playing against zach parise a lot tonight. played just under 27 minutes of ice time. it's hard to look by a lot of particular players on either team that had real strong afternoons but to me braydon coburn stuck out by using his size is, his skating ability and helping the flyers win this game in ov
the list is endless for philadelphia. they can score at will and their speed is going to be a factor as time goes on. once the motor started to hum in second and third periods, i thought the new jersey devils had a tough time keeping pace. >> flyers take this one down 4-3 in overtime. we're sending you back to philadelphia. doc, edo and pierre will have the final word. >>> those seats are red. not orange anymore. they departed out on to broad street to celebrate this overtime...
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to escape to philadelphia to gain that freedom. in fact, that very act of african-american community is the source of the creation of mother bethel ame church in philadelphia, the first african-american church of this nation. so, again, we have this irony. we have washington in philadelphia in the white house with nine enslaved people in a community, a nearby community that wasn't necessarily supportive of this idea of enslavement. and, in fact, one of those who were enslaved with washington in philadelphia escapes. she was the enslaved servant of martha washington, had been her enslaved servant for many, many years. one night they asked her to go out to get food for the next day. she went to the market and she didn't come back. oh, my goodness. that's what george said. that's what martha said. at first they were worried that maybe something had happened to her, that she'd been kidnapped or killed or murdered. but later what they found out is that she turned up not at the local market but in new hampshire. i say to people that i do
to escape to philadelphia to gain that freedom. in fact, that very act of african-american community is the source of the creation of mother bethel ame church in philadelphia, the first african-american church of this nation. so, again, we have this irony. we have washington in philadelphia in the white house with nine enslaved people in a community, a nearby community that wasn't necessarily supportive of this idea of enslavement. and, in fact, one of those who were enslaved with washington in...
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so that's what happened in philadelphia but, in fact, one historic call to the in philadelphia because no one was going to be sure if this is going to get out of philadelphia to begin with. there were so may different ideas and opinions floating around in philadelphia that it appeared the constitution was going to die before the middle of the summer of 1787. and the story that you often hear about that constitution is simple. it's the large states against the small stick to the people i just listed all came from small states. madison of course was my very large state. but that's not the real issue. in fact the real issue was what type of government we going to have. was going to be a national government or a federal government? and so today we have this term, we have a federal government. in the founding generation they didn't call it that. they didn't call it that coming out of philadelphia. the people like dickinson and sherman at rutledge said we don't want a national government. we want a federal government. james madison wanted a national government. there's a difference. the fede
so that's what happened in philadelphia but, in fact, one historic call to the in philadelphia because no one was going to be sure if this is going to get out of philadelphia to begin with. there were so may different ideas and opinions floating around in philadelphia that it appeared the constitution was going to die before the middle of the summer of 1787. and the story that you often hear about that constitution is simple. it's the large states against the small stick to the people i just...
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lawrence, they didn't communicate with philadelphia. but the rumors were about, these men in congress knew they had to act quickly, before peace came. governor morris wrote to his friend, quote, not much for the interest of america that peace should be made at present. think about that. not much in our interests that peace should be made. it is in our interest that the war be prolonged. meanwhile, up at the camp in newburg, the officers muttering and murmuring, there arrived a new general. hess name horacio gates. gates was not a man much troubled by principle or loyalty. earlier in the war he had distinguished himself as the commander of the american army at the battle of saratoga, the great victor of saratoga, where he had defeated the general. what we sometimes forget about that year, 1777, called by the british the year of the hangman for the three 7s being gallows we forget in that same year that we were celebrating saratoga, the accomplishments of general gates, general washington retreated from brandy wine, germantown, and lost p
lawrence, they didn't communicate with philadelphia. but the rumors were about, these men in congress knew they had to act quickly, before peace came. governor morris wrote to his friend, quote, not much for the interest of america that peace should be made at present. think about that. not much in our interests that peace should be made. it is in our interest that the war be prolonged. meanwhile, up at the camp in newburg, the officers muttering and murmuring, there arrived a new general. hess...
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lynn was in charge of philadelphia's priests from 1992 to 2004. jurors have heard graphic testimony from victims recounting how priests under 's supervision, sexually abused them, sometimes inside churches. one witness testified he went directly to monsignor lynn with his complaints of abuse. lynne abraham is a former philadelphia district attorney. what makes this trial different? >> i think this is the first time in the history of a prosecution in this country where a member of the hierarchy of the church has been put on trial in a public courtroom for covering up sex abuse. >> reporter: abraham spent five years investigating the philadelphia archdiocese. >> what they really were doing was shuffling priests around from parish to parish. >> reporter: the monsignor's defense is he followed the orders of his superior, the late cardinal anthony bevilacqua. cardinals are the highest ranking clergy in the catholic church. they answer only to the pope. >> this should serve as a warning to everybody across this country that now that all this secrecy has
lynn was in charge of philadelphia's priests from 1992 to 2004. jurors have heard graphic testimony from victims recounting how priests under 's supervision, sexually abused them, sometimes inside churches. one witness testified he went directly to monsignor lynn with his complaints of abuse. lynne abraham is a former philadelphia district attorney. what makes this trial different? >> i think this is the first time in the history of a prosecution in this country where a member of the...
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lawrence, they didn't communicate with philadelphia. but the rumors were about, these men in congress knew they had to act quickly, before peace came. governor morris wrote to his friend, quote, not much for the interest of america that peace should be made at present. think about that. not much in our interests that peace should be made. it is in our interest that the war be prolonged. meanwhile, up at the camp in newburgh, the officers muttering and murmuring, there arrived a new general. hess name horatio gates. gates was not a man much troubled by principle or loyalty. earlier in the war he had distinguished himself as the commander of the american army at the battle of saratoga, the great victor of saratoga, where he had defeated the general. what we sometimes forget about that year, 1777, called by the british the year of the hangman for the three 7s being gallows we forget in that same year that we were celebrating saratoga, the accomplishments of general gates, general washington retreated from brandy wine, germantown, and lost
lawrence, they didn't communicate with philadelphia. but the rumors were about, these men in congress knew they had to act quickly, before peace came. governor morris wrote to his friend, quote, not much for the interest of america that peace should be made at present. think about that. not much in our interests that peace should be made. it is in our interest that the war be prolonged. meanwhile, up at the camp in newburgh, the officers muttering and murmuring, there arrived a new general....
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lynn was in charge of philadelphia's priests from 1992 to 2004. jurors have heard graphic testimony from victims recounting how priests under his supervision sexually abused them, sometimes inside churches. one witness testified he went directly to monsignor lynn with his complaints of abuse. lynne abraham is a former philadelphia district attorney. what makes this trial different? >> i think this is the first time in the history of a prosecution in this country where a member of the hierarchy of the church has been put on trial in a public courtroom for covering up sex abuse. >> reporter: abraham spent five years investigating the philadelphia archdiocese. >> what they really were doing was shuffling priests around from parish to parish. >> reporter: the monsignor's defense is, he followed the orders of his superior, the late cardinal anthony bevilacqua. cardinals are the highest ranking clergy in the catholic church. they answer only to the pope. >> this should serve as a warning to everybody across this country that now that all this secrecy ha
lynn was in charge of philadelphia's priests from 1992 to 2004. jurors have heard graphic testimony from victims recounting how priests under his supervision sexually abused them, sometimes inside churches. one witness testified he went directly to monsignor lynn with his complaints of abuse. lynne abraham is a former philadelphia district attorney. what makes this trial different? >> i think this is the first time in the history of a prosecution in this country where a member of the...
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: philadelphia, a fanatical city. just look at their mascot, a city brimming with royalty. not that prince, but this fresh prince. a city known for its dynamic electricity. hey, ben franklin was a philly guy. but the most popular resident of all, this bell. this is the famed liberty bell, and despite what you've read on line, i didn't do this. you guys realize this is cracked, right? >> we do realize it. it started when we did a test ring. you're looking at the real crack. this one here, happened in 1846 on george washington's birthday. >> getting a new bell, ordering online, not an option? >> not an option. >> wh >> >> reporter: what is an option, friending the bell on facebook and following it on twitter. why not. >> coming to look at bell each day that will never ring again. i've got tell you, a little crazy glue along this sign and you can have it up and running in eight to ten minutes. >> i'll bring that up to my supervisor. >> reporter: now onto another philly institution. about 80 years ago some guys chopped up
: philadelphia, a fanatical city. just look at their mascot, a city brimming with royalty. not that prince, but this fresh prince. a city known for its dynamic electricity. hey, ben franklin was a philly guy. but the most popular resident of all, this bell. this is the famed liberty bell, and despite what you've read on line, i didn't do this. you guys realize this is cracked, right? >> we do realize it. it started when we did a test ring. you're looking at the real crack. this one here,...
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philadelphia is the first team in the east to move on. virtuoso performance by claude giroux sent the pittsburgh penguins marching home. >>> welcome back to subway intermission report. first round series that generated the most buzz, most bruises and most goals was pittsburgh at philadelphia. earlier today the flyers put an end to it. in philadelphia, first period, 32 seconds in, claude giroux finding the back of the net. >> terrific wrist shot by giroux. you have to love the energy he brought to the game, really to the entire series to get the flyers started. >> after the second period, 2-0. make it three. eric gustafsson, his first career playoff goal. danny briere the answer. 34 seconds after pittsburgh made it 3-1. >> the stake in the heart by briere. he knew it was in all along. there was a little question mark. no doubt about it. >> danny briere, 104 career playoff points, 103 career playoff games. the philadelphia flyers, 5-1 winners over the pittsburgh penguins. the favorite to come out of the eastern conference. the favorite to w
philadelphia is the first team in the east to move on. virtuoso performance by claude giroux sent the pittsburgh penguins marching home. >>> welcome back to subway intermission report. first round series that generated the most buzz, most bruises and most goals was pittsburgh at philadelphia. earlier today the flyers put an end to it. in philadelphia, first period, 32 seconds in, claude giroux finding the back of the net. >> terrific wrist shot by giroux. you have to love the...
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: i couldn't possibly come to philadelphia without experiencing philadelphia through my eyes. coming up in this hour we're going to talk about philadelphia. one thing i experienced is cheese stake. the quint e essential food in philly is the soft pretzel. these have been around for a long time. my new friends who date back like a million years ago. be careful. it's stale. i don't know if anything could happen to you. >> b.r. and b.f., betsy ross and ben franklyn. we're on a firnickname basis. >>> meantime a surfer killed in a shaurk attack off the coast of south africa. >> we'll explain, but first these messages. cash -- well, except her.re no! but, i'm about to change that. ♪ every little baby wants 50% more cash... ♪ phhht! fine, you try. [ strings breaking, wood splintering ] ha ha. [ male announcer ] the capital one cash rewards card. the card for people who want 50% more cash. ♪ what's in your wallet? ♪ what's in your...your... i'm going to lunch. those days are gone now. i'm going with her. i don't want to be chicken... i want to eat it. [ male announcer ] mcdona
: i couldn't possibly come to philadelphia without experiencing philadelphia through my eyes. coming up in this hour we're going to talk about philadelphia. one thing i experienced is cheese stake. the quint e essential food in philly is the soft pretzel. these have been around for a long time. my new friends who date back like a million years ago. be careful. it's stale. i don't know if anything could happen to you. >> b.r. and b.f., betsy ross and ben franklyn. we're on a firnickname...
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philadelphia developed technologies to pump water from the river into the city. these technologies established engineering concepts that are still the basis for our water systems today. europeans flocked here. it was a destination point to see the new world technology. when charles dickens visited us in 1840, he was truly blown away by high water pressure on the fourth floor of the hotel he was staying in. nowhere in europe had he experienced that. this technology was doing something to support the life and the growth of the city. philadelphia, throughout the 19th century, was the major industrial city of the united states. all of these industries used water from this system. and it served as a prototype for many american cities, including pittsburgh and new york. man: new york city went to philadelphia and said, "you know, we're thinking of developing a hudson river water supply -- what do you suggest we do?" and they said, "we've had "a lot of problems on the schuylkill. "don't go to the hudson river. go to the upland and work by gravity." and that's what new y
philadelphia developed technologies to pump water from the river into the city. these technologies established engineering concepts that are still the basis for our water systems today. europeans flocked here. it was a destination point to see the new world technology. when charles dickens visited us in 1840, he was truly blown away by high water pressure on the fourth floor of the hotel he was staying in. nowhere in europe had he experienced that. this technology was doing something to support...
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philadelphia is the first team in the east to move on. virtuoso performance by claude giroux sent the pittsburgh penguins marching home. >>> welcome back to subway intermission report. first round series that generated the most buzz, most bruises and most goals was pittsburgh at philadelphia. earlier today the flyers put an end to it. in philadelphia, first period, 32 seconds in, claude giroux finding the back of the net. >> terrific wrist shot by giroux. you have to love the energy he brought to the game, really to the entire series to get the flyers started. >> after the second period, 2-0. make it three. eric gustafsson, his first career playoff goal. danny briere the answer. 34 seconds after pittsburgh made it 3-1. >> the stake in the heart by briere. he knew it was in all along. there was a little question mark. no doubt about it. >> danny briere, 104 career playoff points, 103 career playoff games. the philadelphia flyers, 5-1 winners over the pittsburgh penguins. the favorite to come out of the eastern conference. the favorite to w
philadelphia is the first team in the east to move on. virtuoso performance by claude giroux sent the pittsburgh penguins marching home. >>> welcome back to subway intermission report. first round series that generated the most buzz, most bruises and most goals was pittsburgh at philadelphia. earlier today the flyers put an end to it. in philadelphia, first period, 32 seconds in, claude giroux finding the back of the net. >> terrific wrist shot by giroux. you have to love the...
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these two men then replied to the men from philadelphia. knox replied first. to governor morris, he told governor morris, i consider the reputation of the american army as one of the most immaculate things on earth. we should even suffer wrongs and injuries to the utmost verge of toleration rather than sully it in the least degree. i hope to god that the army will never be directed than against the enemies of the liberties of america. a few days later washington replied to hamilton. the fatal tendency to involve the army in political matters would be productive of civil commotions and end in blood. i stand as citizen and soldier. citizen and soldier. well, the nationalists clearly had been rebuffed by knox and washington. and so they quite naturally turned to a man with whom they knew they could deal, general gates. general gates had his headquarters at a place called ellison house, very near the encampment. was surrounded there by a young staff, majors, lieutenant colonels. here's an interesting side light that i'll share with you. in talking about the events
these two men then replied to the men from philadelphia. knox replied first. to governor morris, he told governor morris, i consider the reputation of the american army as one of the most immaculate things on earth. we should even suffer wrongs and injuries to the utmost verge of toleration rather than sully it in the least degree. i hope to god that the army will never be directed than against the enemies of the liberties of america. a few days later washington replied to hamilton. the fatal...
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i covered the philadelphia school district it's my beat. for a long time i would do my daily stories and work on the series, you know, kind of in my spare time but it really was a huge commitment on the paper's part and we're particularly proud that it was a staff award because we really feel like the whole staff made this happen. >> brown: i can't help but note, of course, that it happens at a time when your paper, of course, lots of papers are going through economic hard times. your paper has had several... many rounds of lay-offs. the parent company was recently sold. that's the kind of larger context for your work. >> absolutely. it was a great day in the news room. you know, we really felt like it focused the spotlight on the fact that not just my colleagues and i who worked on the series but everyone at the inquirer is doing really good work and, you know, we really feel like public service journalism is, you know, what we're in business to do. you know, it was a great day. >> brown: is there a follow-up report going on to this or oth
i covered the philadelphia school district it's my beat. for a long time i would do my daily stories and work on the series, you know, kind of in my spare time but it really was a huge commitment on the paper's part and we're particularly proud that it was a staff award because we really feel like the whole staff made this happen. >> brown: i can't help but note, of course, that it happens at a time when your paper, of course, lots of papers are going through economic hard times. your...
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i covered the philadelphia school district it's my beat. for a long time i would do my daily stories and work on the series, you know, kind of in my spare time but it really was a huge commitment on the paper's part and we're articularly proud that it was a staffward because we really feel like the whole staff made this happen. >> brown: i can't help but note, of course, that it happens at a time when your paper, of course, lots of papers are going through economic hard times. your paper has had several... many rounds of lay-offs. the parent company was recently sold. that's the kind of larger context for your work. >> absolutely. it was a great day in the news room. you know, we really felt like it focused the spotlight on the fact that not just my colleagues and i who worked on the series but everyone at the inquirer is doing really good work and, you know, we really feel like public service journalism is, you know, what we're in business to do. you know, it was a great day. >> brown: is there a follow-up report going on to this or other
i covered the philadelphia school district it's my beat. for a long time i would do my daily stories and work on the series, you know, kind of in my spare time but it really was a huge commitment on the paper's part and we're articularly proud that it was a staffward because we really feel like the whole staff made this happen. >> brown: i can't help but note, of course, that it happens at a time when your paper, of course, lots of papers are going through economic hard times. your paper...
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i covered the philadelphia school district it's my beat. for a long time i would do my daily stories and work on the series, you know,kind of in my spare time but it really was a hu commitment on the paper's part and we're particularly proud that it was a staff award because we really feel like the whole staff made this happen. >> brown: i can't help but note, of course, that it happens at a time when your paper, of course, lots of papers are going through economic hard times. your paper has had several... many rounds of lay-offs. the parent company was recently sold. that's the kind of larger context for your work. >> absolutely. it was a great day in the news room. you know, we really felt like it focused the spotlight on the fact that not just my colleagues and i who worked on the series but everyone at the inquirer is doing really good work and, you know, we really feel like public service journalism is, you know, what we're in business to do. you know, it was a great day. >> brown: is there a follow-up report going on to this or other
i covered the philadelphia school district it's my beat. for a long time i would do my daily stories and work on the series, you know,kind of in my spare time but it really was a hu commitment on the paper's part and we're particularly proud that it was a staff award because we really feel like the whole staff made this happen. >> brown: i can't help but note, of course, that it happens at a time when your paper, of course, lots of papers are going through economic hard times. your paper...
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so that's what happens in philadelphia. in fact one is called american and philadelphia because of only have we been sure that it's going to get all the philadelphia to begin with the were so many different ideas and opinions floating around in philadelphia that it appeared the constitution was going to die before the middle of the summer of 1787. and the story that you often hear about the constitution is simple, it's the large states against the small states, the people in dickinson and rutledge came from small states. madison of course is from a very large state. but that's not the real issue. the issue is what kind of government are we going to have? was it going to be a national government or a federal government? and so today we have this story and we have a federal government. in the founding generation, they didn't call it that. they didn't call it that coming out of philadelphia. the people like dickinson and sherman and rutledge said we don't want a national government, we want a total government. james madison wa
so that's what happens in philadelphia. in fact one is called american and philadelphia because of only have we been sure that it's going to get all the philadelphia to begin with the were so many different ideas and opinions floating around in philadelphia that it appeared the constitution was going to die before the middle of the summer of 1787. and the story that you often hear about the constitution is simple, it's the large states against the small states, the people in dickinson and...
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specifically about philadelphia. your city has seen job growth over last two years but unemployment rate over 10% for the entire city in 2011. is your city that prime example that proves his point? >> not necessarily. actually, unemployment unfortunately was even higher just a couple of years ago. again, this is what the president walked into on day one. shortly after taking his hand down and being sworn in as president, you remember in january of 2009 we lost 700,000 jobs in that month when the president was sworn in. he walked into a very bad situation. our unemployment rate has steadily come down in philadelphia. so we are seeing signs of recovery. we've stabilized our finances here in the city of philadelphia and i've had to make some tough choices just like the president is making tough choices now. but we didn't do it on the backs of those who are most vulnerable. we had a combined effort, a shared sacrifice of reducing budgetary expend sures which the president has put forward in his budget and i did have to r
specifically about philadelphia. your city has seen job growth over last two years but unemployment rate over 10% for the entire city in 2011. is your city that prime example that proves his point? >> not necessarily. actually, unemployment unfortunately was even higher just a couple of years ago. again, this is what the president walked into on day one. shortly after taking his hand down and being sworn in as president, you remember in january of 2009 we lost 700,000 jobs in that month...
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we know what weather is like, summers are like in philadelphia. imagine you're cooped up in a building, a room, and you can't tell anybody what you're doing and everybody is after you to find out. this has its own intrinsic kind of drama. but the essence of the pull of history is people. to see them as not figures in the history book, names in the history book but human beings, what was it like for them? it always, always works. i'd do one more thing, and that is tell each student, you can get help any way, from jefr where you want. that's how you accomplish things in life. you don't center to do it all yourself. enlist your parents in the project. get somebody that you know who is an expert to talk with you. use the telephone. ask questions. we don't train students well enough in my opinion it to ask questions. they're always required to have answers, but the way you find out in life is to ask questions. pull it out of people. there isn't a single person that any of us ever meets who doesn't know something we don't know. interview them. >> i want
we know what weather is like, summers are like in philadelphia. imagine you're cooped up in a building, a room, and you can't tell anybody what you're doing and everybody is after you to find out. this has its own intrinsic kind of drama. but the essence of the pull of history is people. to see them as not figures in the history book, names in the history book but human beings, what was it like for them? it always, always works. i'd do one more thing, and that is tell each student, you can get...
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we know what weather is like, summers are like in philadelphia. imagine you're cooped up in a building in a room and you can't tell anybody what you're doing, and everybody's after you to find out. this is all -- this has its own intrinsic kind of drama. but the essence of the pull of history is people. and to see them as not figures in a history book, names in a history book but as human beings, what was it like for them. and it always, always works. and i'd do one more thing and that is tell each student, you can get help any way from anywhere you want. that's how you accomplish things in life. you don't have to do it all yourself. enlist your parents in the project. get somebody that you know is an expert to talk with you. use the telephone. sknl questions. we don't train students well enough, in my view, to ask questions. they're always required to have answers but the way you the find out in life is to ask questions. pull it out of people. there isn't a single person any of us ever meets doesn't know something we don't know. interview them. >
we know what weather is like, summers are like in philadelphia. imagine you're cooped up in a building in a room and you can't tell anybody what you're doing, and everybody's after you to find out. this is all -- this has its own intrinsic kind of drama. but the essence of the pull of history is people. and to see them as not figures in a history book, names in a history book but as human beings, what was it like for them. and it always, always works. and i'd do one more thing and that is tell...
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today, in areas like new york city, philadelphia, chance of showers late in the day. your morning will be dry. washington, d.c., virginia all the richmond area, back through the mountains of virginia you're going to have a good chance of rain throughout the morning. so quick moving storm systems with thunderstorms, give you an update later. >> how big that is chance of rain are you saying, 10% or 60, 70? >> for you, here? your personalized forecast? >> carrie the umbrella for dinner time. >>> thanks, bill. >> having it your wage cage-free the business headlines are straight ahead. >>> you won't believe who the latest actress is linked to ashton kutcher but she says no way. >>> coming up game 7 between the caps and bruins goes in overtime could calvin johnson's season be over before it starts? you're watching "early today." . >>> very good morning welcome back to "early today" i'm veronica de la cruz. here are top headlines this morning. >>> after days of white house pressure, the republican led house is expected to vote on a bill that would prevent interest rates on s
today, in areas like new york city, philadelphia, chance of showers late in the day. your morning will be dry. washington, d.c., virginia all the richmond area, back through the mountains of virginia you're going to have a good chance of rain throughout the morning. so quick moving storm systems with thunderstorms, give you an update later. >> how big that is chance of rain are you saying, 10% or 60, 70? >> for you, here? your personalized forecast? >> carrie the umbrella for...
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they move to philadelphia where they get active in the abolitionist movement. both of the grimke sisters went out on the lecture circuit, and they were both apparently excellent speakers. they both had very melodic, silvery speaking voices based on eyewitness accounts and they were talking about things that they have witnessed themselves. frederick douglass was talking about his experience as a slave. the grimke sisters are talking about what it is like to be from inside the slave-owning class, and they talked about the terrible punishments they witnessed being inflicted on slaves and how horrifying it was to even witness this. they talked about the corrupting influence that being a slave owner had on white people. and they ground their criticisms in their christian beliefs, their devout protestants. they know the bible very well. that is the foundation of their arguments. they're such good speakers that believe it or not some of their critics said they're not really women. they're men disguised as women because a woman could not be that eloquent or articulate,
they move to philadelphia where they get active in the abolitionist movement. both of the grimke sisters went out on the lecture circuit, and they were both apparently excellent speakers. they both had very melodic, silvery speaking voices based on eyewitness accounts and they were talking about things that they have witnessed themselves. frederick douglass was talking about his experience as a slave. the grimke sisters are talking about what it is like to be from inside the slave-owning class,...
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. >>> want to show you breaking news now from philadelphia. are you looking at some live pictures coming in of a five-alarm warehouse fire. this started about 3:30 this morning. there were reported explosions inside that building. this is happening in the kensington neighborhood in philadelphia. several homes nearby also caught fire. there are several blacks around the warehouse that had been evacuated. again, live pictures coming from philadelphia this morning. a massive, five-alarm fire at a warehouse. red cross on scene trying to help some of the people who have been displaced. and reports coming from some in news organizations in philadelphia say at this point there don't appear to be any injuries as a result of this fire. we will, however, stay on top of this and update you throughout the morning. >>> veterinarians and other pet experts say the mild winter will present serious problems for dogs and cats this spring and summer. warmer temperatures usually trigger certain parasites like fleas and ticks to die off. we had the mild winter so
. >>> want to show you breaking news now from philadelphia. are you looking at some live pictures coming in of a five-alarm warehouse fire. this started about 3:30 this morning. there were reported explosions inside that building. this is happening in the kensington neighborhood in philadelphia. several homes nearby also caught fire. there are several blacks around the warehouse that had been evacuated. again, live pictures coming from philadelphia this morning. a massive, five-alarm...
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george clinton mcclellan of philadelphia. i see we have some philadelphia fans in the audience. if you go over here to the virginia bookstore, you can buy the little napkins, you know, that says to be born in virginia is really something special. philadelphia, you can't buy them. your money's not good enough, you know? you have to have a pedigree. graduated number two in his class, west point, class of 1846. he was commissioned in the corps of engineers. not like people like george picket, shoveled into the infantry, the smartest guys typically went into the corps of engineers. in the decade following that war he was one of a group of young proteges of the very, very active, engaged secretary of war jefferson davis. because jeff davis had quite a bit of confidence in young captain mcclellan in the 1850s he was part of a handpicked group davis sent to the crimea in the siege of sebastopol. mcclellan established a reputation then as being very, very intelligent in his approach to dealing with british and french engineers and sent some excellent reports back to the united states wa
george clinton mcclellan of philadelphia. i see we have some philadelphia fans in the audience. if you go over here to the virginia bookstore, you can buy the little napkins, you know, that says to be born in virginia is really something special. philadelphia, you can't buy them. your money's not good enough, you know? you have to have a pedigree. graduated number two in his class, west point, class of 1846. he was commissioned in the corps of engineers. not like people like george picket,...
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they move to philadelphia where they get active in the abolitionist movement. both of the grimke sisters went out on the lecture circuit, and they were both apparently excellent speakers. they both had very me lod i can, silvery speaking voices based on eyewitness accounts and they were talking about things that they have witnessed themselves. frederick douglass was talking about his experience as a slave. the grimke sisters are talking about what it is like to be from inside the slave-owns class, and they talked about the terrible punishments they witnessed being inflicted on slaves and how horrifying it was to even witness this. they talked about the corrupting influence that being a slave owner had on white people. and they ground their criticisms in their christian beliefs, their devout protestants. they know the bible very well. that is the foundation of their arguments. they're such good speakers that believe it or not some of their critics said they're not really women. they're men disguised as women because a woman could not be that eloquent or articula
they move to philadelphia where they get active in the abolitionist movement. both of the grimke sisters went out on the lecture circuit, and they were both apparently excellent speakers. they both had very me lod i can, silvery speaking voices based on eyewitness accounts and they were talking about things that they have witnessed themselves. frederick douglass was talking about his experience as a slave. the grimke sisters are talking about what it is like to be from inside the slave-owns...
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we go to philadelphia. early first period. flyers up 1-0. ilya bryzgalov makes the save. but evgeni malkin for the score. game tied at 2-2. flyers on a power play. jakub voracek, beating marc-andre fleury. two minutes later, standing right there, making it happen because it's deflected by sidney crosby. he finds the back of the net. penguins tie it up at 3-3. matt cooke shoots wide. jordan staal, right place, right time. penguins, taking a 4-3 lead, in the first period. second period, flyers, benching their goalie. going, now, with sergei bob rob ski. staal's second of the game. 6-3, penguins. late second period. penguins up 8-3. two-on-one, staal. rips it. rips it. his fifth goal of the playoffs. 9-3, penguins. third period. same score. chris kunitz, shooting. malkin, rebounding. penguins win, 10-3. pittsburgh tying a franchise record with ten goals. the series is now 3-1, in favor of philadelphia. >>> friday night, espn has an nba doubleheader. rajon rondo, the atlantic division-leading celtics host the hawks at 7:00 eastern. then, at 9:30, a battle of western division
we go to philadelphia. early first period. flyers up 1-0. ilya bryzgalov makes the save. but evgeni malkin for the score. game tied at 2-2. flyers on a power play. jakub voracek, beating marc-andre fleury. two minutes later, standing right there, making it happen because it's deflected by sidney crosby. he finds the back of the net. penguins tie it up at 3-3. matt cooke shoots wide. jordan staal, right place, right time. penguins, taking a 4-3 lead, in the first period. second period, flyers,...
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and how much was happening in philadelphia depended on what this rag tag army under washington, how they were performing, how much chance they had. host: when did you decide to call it "1776"? guest: after it was all written. i never decide on a title until the book is all written. i often don't know what the book is really about until it's all written. people say to me at the beginning, what are you working on? well, i'm working on a book about the revolutionary war and the year 1776. well, what's your theme? i have no idea what my theme is. i hope by the time i'm finished writing the book, eye -- i'll know what the theme is. i also can look back at the end of the book and say, well, i think this might be the title. host: what is your reaction to the sales? are you surprised at all? guest: oh, it took my breath away. it's been extraordinary. host: what printing is it in? guest: i think it's in the ninth printing now. the first printing was a million copies. when the polisher told me that -- the publisher told me that, i said i hope you know what you're doing. but, you know, the kic
and how much was happening in philadelphia depended on what this rag tag army under washington, how they were performing, how much chance they had. host: when did you decide to call it "1776"? guest: after it was all written. i never decide on a title until the book is all written. i often don't know what the book is really about until it's all written. people say to me at the beginning, what are you working on? well, i'm working on a book about the revolutionary war and the year...
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but did they do the right thing in philadelphia? that is the short version of the question americans have been asking themselves ever since. i want to tell you, as a student of the early republic, that there is no universal agreement among the founders, some of whom didn't sign, among americans, in the ratifying conventions. it was a very near thing. the language of miracle, that there was some divine intervention, is actually an expression of how close the whole thing came to falling apart. given the kind of people we are, you might say, how could the union possibly have survived? how could we have a union that would include the great slave holders of south carolina and the chesapeake and my ancestors, not on my polish side, the other ancestors, the flinty new englanders and their intolerance of the great nabobs of the south? that's just a caricature of some of the differences. but these colonies that became states had no common bond aside from their connection with britain. they were much closer because of the nature of their econ
but did they do the right thing in philadelphia? that is the short version of the question americans have been asking themselves ever since. i want to tell you, as a student of the early republic, that there is no universal agreement among the founders, some of whom didn't sign, among americans, in the ratifying conventions. it was a very near thing. the language of miracle, that there was some divine intervention, is actually an expression of how close the whole thing came to falling apart....
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. >> gracias y ahora una historia asombrosa, un hombre de philadelphia supo de su identidad y en ella sale que estaba en la lista de desaparecidos. >> ella también encontró que tenía un nombre falso y por eso que jamás su familia pudo hallarlos. >> al menos un muerto y 17 heridos fue lo que ocasiono una tormenta en missouri. >> ellos celebran un triunfo. >> mientras que una serie de condados detruyeron las viviendas por el tornado, algunas personas con heridas menores. >> autoridades de seattle encontraron el cadáver de un hombre. >> este podría ser el título del capítulo de un libro, como josé se convirtió en césar, el segundo venció el miedo y ambos son la misma persona, josé se quedó en el pasado y césar lucha por lo derechos de la inmigración . >>mientras condnde su vehículo él piensa lo que ha sido su vida. >> ahora con el miedo de salir y todo ha cambiado desde entonces. >> Él se llamaba josé cuando lo entrevistaron . >> el racismo fue lo que triunfo en el esta. >> paulitanamente ese césar dio paso a este otro. >> vamos llamar los legisladores. >> es el acti
. >> gracias y ahora una historia asombrosa, un hombre de philadelphia supo de su identidad y en ella sale que estaba en la lista de desaparecidos. >> ella también encontró que tenía un nombre falso y por eso que jamás su familia pudo hallarlos. >> al menos un muerto y 17 heridos fue lo que ocasiono una tormenta en missouri. >> ellos celebran un triunfo. >> mientras que una serie de condados detruyeron las viviendas por el tornado, algunas personas con heridas...
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the fire fighting community is very tight in philadelphia. the disregard he kind of slashes at these gifts it's disgusting. >> i'm sure they were donations from local businesses, people just trying to give out of the goodness of their hearts and this guy's heart is black as soot. he's stealing this stuff! >>> this weekend if you see a huge crowd of naked people riding toward you, it is not armageddon. it is the world naked bike ride. earth day edition. so during this ride, people are encouraged to wear as much or as little as possible but also bring only things that are human powered. so skateboards, bicycles, scooters. >> i tell you what's not flattering. the human butt on a bike seat. you know, that's no good. it didn't look good at all. >> it's not flattering, but their whole purpose is not to be flattering or try to look like models. they're doing this in protest of our dependency on oil. these videos from san francisco, vancouver and london are from previous world naked bike rides. but this weekend on sunday will be the earth day edition
the fire fighting community is very tight in philadelphia. the disregard he kind of slashes at these gifts it's disgusting. >> i'm sure they were donations from local businesses, people just trying to give out of the goodness of their hearts and this guy's heart is black as soot. he's stealing this stuff! >>> this weekend if you see a huge crowd of naked people riding toward you, it is not armageddon. it is the world naked bike ride. earth day edition. so during this ride, people...
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. >> live from philadelphia -- >> he walked onto the stage with an effortless appeal. >> we're going to go all the way right up to the top. >> and we welcomed him into our home for more than five decades. >> here's a thing called the twist. ladies and gentlemen, here's chubby checkers. >> often called america's oldest teenager, he seemed ageless, hosting american bandstand for more than 30 years, from black and white to living color. >> it's been the greatest fantasy of my life. i have been working 35 years in television. it's my first love and the bandstand made it all possible. >> dick clark was born richard wagstaff clark in 1929 in mt. vernon, new york. his mom was a homemaker. his father owned a chain of radio stations. after graduating from syracuse university, he got a job in radio, too. and music was his passion. >> music underscores everything that happens to you, the good stuff and the bad stuff. music really is one of the three most important things in our lives. >> in philadelphia in 1956, he took over a popular local teen music and dance show. >> this is wfil-tv. >> and
. >> live from philadelphia -- >> he walked onto the stage with an effortless appeal. >> we're going to go all the way right up to the top. >> and we welcomed him into our home for more than five decades. >> here's a thing called the twist. ladies and gentlemen, here's chubby checkers. >> often called america's oldest teenager, he seemed ageless, hosting american bandstand for more than 30 years, from black and white to living color. >> it's been the...
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and we go to philadelphia. early first period. flyers up 1-0. ilya bryzgalov makes the save. but evgeni malkin there for the rebound and score. game tied at 1-1. later on, game tied at 2-2. flyers on a power play. jakub voracek, beating marc-andre fleury for the goal. flyers take a 3-2 lead. less than two minutes later, standing right there, making it happen, because it was deflected by sidney crosby. he finds the back of the net. penguins t3-3. just over a minute later. matt cooke shoots wide. jordan staal, right place, right time. penguins, taking a 4-3 lead, in the first period. second period, flyers, benching their goalie. going, now, with sergei bobrovsky. tyler kennedy, passing to staal. different goalie, same result. staal's second of the game. 6-3, penguins. late second period. penguins up 8-3. two-on-one, staal. grips it, rips it. his fifth goal of the playoffs. 9-3, penguins. third period. same score. chris kunitz, shooting. malkin, rebounding. penguins win, 10-3. pittsburgh tying a franchise record with ten goals. the series is now 3-1, in favor of philadelphia. >>
and we go to philadelphia. early first period. flyers up 1-0. ilya bryzgalov makes the save. but evgeni malkin there for the rebound and score. game tied at 1-1. later on, game tied at 2-2. flyers on a power play. jakub voracek, beating marc-andre fleury for the goal. flyers take a 3-2 lead. less than two minutes later, standing right there, making it happen, because it was deflected by sidney crosby. he finds the back of the net. penguins t3-3. just over a minute later. matt cooke shoots wide....
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most of the population is in philadelphia area, philadelphia suburbs. this fight over contraception, this attack on women's rights in general will not play well in the philadelphia suburbs. democrats have to work hard because there will be attempts by republicans to mischaracterize the presidents record on a variety of things, and we have to make sure that we have the ability to put the facts forward about the level of investments made in pennsylvania by the federal government, the benefits in terms of turning around the economy, we have to make sure everyone that has the right to vote can freely exercise it on this election day. >> today on the front page of new york city, i found something interesting. you have a budget author, romney ally, turns into campaign focus, close alliance with paul ryan. you cover capitol hill, this is the ryan romney budget republicans are running on. is that a good alliance? >> i heard people describe the romney, paul ryan relationship as a budget bromance in many ways. i think it is interesting. i don't think paul ryan's
most of the population is in philadelphia area, philadelphia suburbs. this fight over contraception, this attack on women's rights in general will not play well in the philadelphia suburbs. democrats have to work hard because there will be attempts by republicans to mischaracterize the presidents record on a variety of things, and we have to make sure that we have the ability to put the facts forward about the level of investments made in pennsylvania by the federal government, the benefits in...