are feeling the beat along the benjamin franklin parkway. they are taking part in the annual rock and roll half marathon. local bands are playing along the course to help keep the runners moving at their best pace. the run is raising money for american cancer research. >>> how much would you pay for a bowl of soup? hear what some people are paying for the soup and why. >> if you're buying a car soon, we have details on how to avoid a car that was flooded in the recent hurricane. let's take you live back outside in our area, meteorologist chris sowers is tracking the forecast. he is watching a whole a bunch of activity in the tropics. he is watching hurricane jose and tropical storm maria right now. ♪

latin music echoing down the benjamin franklin parkway and thousands dancing and many proudly waving the island fla flag. >> i have not been there in a couple years and hi to come today. >> what's different this year flags in the air have a deeper meaning, purt reen ans here holding them high trying to lift each other's spirits and unit with more than 3 million loved ones back on the island. >> i called my love and for the wundz in puerto rico and we're nice with them in our hearts sgle especially what we can do is support. give us a way and we'll dole what we can. right now the american territory has no powder on entire island and almost no communication with the outside world. >> we need help. we're americans. >> of thousands of this parade so many are united with dealing with same experience now. living here in the states and having loved one backs on the island that they have not heard from in days. she drove an hour to be at the

jeanette reyes is live on the benjamin franklin parkway where donations will be taken during sunday's philadelphia puerto rican day parade, jennette. >> reporter: that's right, matt, puerto ricans and mexicans watching loved one and what they are going through. they are turning that into action collecting funds for their families back home. the devastation in puerto rico weighs heavily on the minds of the puerto rican community. this week's long held puerto rican day festivities will be used to raise much-needed funds. >> we want to remain strong on this side because we have family members over there. >> reporter: a social media campaign will raise money with volunteers. concilio is collecting donations through its website. >> it's overwhelming to see everything, it's been devastating. >> reporter: penn mexican student association is leading efforts to help in the aftermath of a devastating earthquake that killed hundreds in mexico city. $30,000 have been raised more than triple the initial goal. >> reporter: and one thing we know for sure these disasters will be costly, money is need

. >> the benjamin franklin parkway turning 100 years old, to celebrate the big anniversary, the mural has been commissioned to commemorate the celebration. parkway day dreams. the abstract depicts views from the residences toward center city and logan square. looks beautiful, back after this

jeanette reyes is live on the benjamin franklin parkway where donations will be taken during sunday's puerto rican parade. jennette. >> reporter: matt, it's been difficult for all of us to watch the devastating images coming from puerto rico especially the local puerto rican community. today they are jump into action turning festivities into fundraising efforts for their loved ones back home. hurricane maria mercylessly barreled through the island leaving people in the dark. this weekend's annual puerto rican day festivities will be used to raise much-needed funds. >> we want to remain strong on this side because we have family members over there. a social media campaign will raise money with volunteers

it's a benjamin franklin parkway on the blue route, approaching 95 where another accident has been pushed off to the side. i-95 northbound lanes locked up from naamans road to the commodore barry bridge. southbound on i-95 in delaware. miles of jammed traffic a crash involving a box truck. 495 soprano southbound is the better -- southbound is the better bet. >> there were rain moving through, and now we have clouds around, david murphy. >> reporter: the sun was around about half-hour ago. 60 degrees in philadelphia. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast shows morning clouds breaking and give way to fair amount of sunshine this morning and this afternoon high of 74. tomorrow, partly sunny, nice, 74. the weekend bright pleasant on

jammed is from broad street to the benjamin franklin parkway on-ramp. a disabled pickup truck camper on the shoulder the school eastbound you've got a -- schuylkill expressway eastbound you've got a jam. >> let's go outside to david murphy. >> reporter: the numbers summed up to 79 degrees. it's hot in the sun. 90 degrees is the high. a bit humid this afternoon. warm and humid, wednesday, 84. thursday a front approaches we may get up to 80 ahead of it. a front comes through trigger ago shower and behind it feels like fall. 75 friday closer to 70 on saturday and sunday. >> a fortunate ending for a puppy abandoned at an airport by a woman in an abusive relationship. the dog is getting a forever home. >>> "live with kelly and ryan" is up next. i'm matt o'donnell. have a great monday and great

you don't have to go back as far as benjamin franklin. i believe jonas salk refused a patent on the polio vaccine. >> right. >> and got the pharma boy charging $1 million for a life-saving drug. i don't know the specifics but that's how you be achievement. become a youtube sensation, get rich, and that's the crux of this book. there's millions of americans, not just this latest generation. there's a lot of people that don't know what we're needed for anymore. >> yeah. >> walking around like i'm going to make some money today and spend it tonight. >> well, thank you for that and thank you for reading my book, and, the gentleman you were mentioning was named gregory gomez. from the apache nation, and he was a vietnam era veteran. he was in the marines in fort recon, and an intense unit, and they would spin behind enemy lines in groups of four. didn't even have a medic, incredibly intense guys. he said he joined the military during vietnam, he sad i had nothing again the vietnamese and no allegiance to the u.s. government. they killed most o

you can see this especially in benjamin franklin. you all read some selections of his autobiography, and you see the way benjamin franklin though he had lost his traditional up brnging still advocated cruised to be referred to as the protestant work ethic in the autobiography. all those things of frugality, thrift, temperance, turned out to be for the purpose of advancing and success in this world. the way to wealth, the way to improve society, the material conditions of the world are very useful, frankly. so you can see the utility of the old puritan values, even though he doesn't think they have any religious significance anymore. and anyway benjamin franklin sort of the out standing figure of the american dream, the self-made man. that if you simply follow these moral principles, if you cultivate these virtues there'll be moral success in the world and if you ply this as a whole, that social problems can be solved wii the cultivation of these religiously based virtues. this is rooted in the understanding of the nature of man. one

volunteers from concilio will go along the parade route on the benjamin franklin parkway. the theme of the parade is the rhythm of our culture. >> we hope they are ain't to collect a lot of donations. >> coming up on "action news" at noon, an outbreak of swine flu linked to a county fair leaves a girl recovering in the hospital. >>> an opera superstar is coming to the area. >> we're searching for fall, have you found it? meteorologist chris sowers will have more when we see you after the break. sweet 4k tv, mr. peterson. thanks. pretty psyched. did you get fios too? no. mr. peterson, fios is a 100% fiber optic-network. what does that mean? think about it. if you got an awesome new car you'd put the best gas in it, right. so why hook up your awesome technology to anything other than a fiber-optic network? i got to go. peterson. peterson's wife. counting on you guys. your internet deserves the 100% fiber-optic network. and now get our fastest internet ever plus tv and phone for just $79.99 per month. >> three civilians were injured when a suicide car bomber ignited a device

you can see this especially in benjamin franklin. you all read some selections of his autobiography, and you see the way benjamin franklin though he had lost his traditional upbringing still advocated cruised to be referred to as the protestant work ethic in the autobiography. all those things of frugality, thrift, temperance, turned out to be valuable for the purpose of advancing and success in this world. the way to wealth, the way to improve society, the material conditions of the world are very useful, frankly. so you can see the utility of the old puritan values, even though he doesn't think they have any religious significance anymore. and anyway benjamin franklin sort of the outstanding figure of the american dream, the self-made man. that if you simply follow these moral principles, if you cultivate these virtues there'll be moral success in the world and if you ply this as a whole, that social problems can be solved wii the cultivation of these religiously based virtues. this is rooted in the understanding of the nature of m

jeanette reyes is live on the benjamin franklin parkway where donations will be taken during sunday's puerto rican parade. jennette. >> reporter: matt, it's been difficult for all of us to watch the devastating images coming from puerto rico especially the local puerto rican community. today they are jump into action turning festivities into fundraising efforts for their loved ones back home. hurricane maria mercylessly barreled through the island leaving people in the dark. this weekend's annual puerto rican day festivities will be used to raise much-needed funds. >> we want to remain strong on this side because we have family members over there. a social media campaign will raise money with volunteers concilio announced they are collecting donations through its website. >> overwhelming to see everything that's been devastated. >> reporter: penn mexican association is leading efforts in the aftermath of earthquake that killed hundreds in mexico city. $0,000 have been raised more than triple the initial goal. you can join in on the fundraising efforts we have all the information for m

you can see this especially in benjamin franklin. you all read selections from his autobiography, "an american heritage," and you can see how franklin, although he had lost his traditional orthodox christian upbringing, still advocated, maybe the biggest advocate of the bourgeois virtues or the protestant work ethic in the autobiography, right? all those things that really were religious in origin of honesty, frugality, thrift, industry, right, temperance, turn out to be valuable not for purposes of eternal salvation, but for the purpose of advancing and success in this world, that the way to wealth, the way to improve society, the material conditions of the world are very useful, franklin says. he can see the utility of the old puritan values, even though he doesn't think they have any religious significance anymore. in a way, benjamin franklin's sort of the outstanding figure of the american dream, of the self-made man, that if you simply follow these moral principles, if you cultivate these virtues, then there will be success in t

. >>> a party 100 years in the making it's the celebration of the benjamin franklin parkway. the celebration kicks off today with we are connected festival. the several museums and the franklin institute are offering deals to sell -- celebrate. there will be special efforts to celebrate through november 2018. >>> we're looking back on the history of the benjamin franklin parkway as well, parkway 100 airs wednesday september 20th at 8:00 p.m. we'll tell you about the celebrations on the parkway all yearlong. >> there's so much great history in philadelphia, it's going to be fascinating to see from the beginning 'til now to see what it looks like and what it meant to build it and what it has meant for the city. >>> looking forward to the weekend, but we have a hurricane to talk about. >> reporter: we have the hurricane update coming in at 5:00 a.m. dry conditions and much different than what we're looking at in our southern states in just about 24 to 36 hours. as we look outside we have sky6 live hd there's the battleship new jersey looking nice and bright. water fairly calm be

franklin on the list, benjamin franklin owned slaves but freed a lot of slaves and founded a group to free slaves. when you start with moving history and not looking at a person's for life you forget things and that is a big thing considering he is one of our founding fathers. not giving kids the opportunity to discuss this is the problem the liberal pc culture is really trying to stress, to eliminate all history. the bad parts of our history, eventually improve our history, that was a story you could use to show, our kids will miss that. heather: if you don't learn history there is the danger of repeating it. in terms of who should make these decisions it is a national conversation we are having, local communities, something they decide on and vote on, is that where decisions should lie? >> i think every community should make these decisions. as i noted at the beginning, 500 k in jealous to remove a statue, i 500 k would have been better used in pleasant grove to build the community up, to improve education and the economy, put a plaque on the statue, a historical document saying wha

there will be special events to celebrate the benjamin franklin parkway through 2018. tune in for our one hour special on the centennial. parkway 100 airs wednesday september 20th at 8:00 p.m. we'll tell you about the celebrations on the benjamin franklin parkway all yearlong. >> 6:27 a.m., we're following several breaking stories including an attack on a local woman near a college campus. >>> there a desperate search for a cold blooded killer who gunned down a father in front of his infant child. we'll hear from the neighbor who ran to help the victim. so let me get this straight. you're a rabbit? im vern, the orange money retirement rabbit, from voya. ririiight. and tt means...? i'm the money you save for retirement. i help you get organized so your money could multiply. see? got it. who's he? he's green money for spending today. you know, paying bills, maybe a little online shopping... makes it easy to tell you apart. that, and i am better looking. i heard that. when it's time to get organized for retirement, it's time to get voya. news," a deadly earthquake strikes

of course, the very famous benjamin franklin, he recognizes nobody likes taxes, but does not anticipate the absolutely the reaction in the colonies. he even has friends of his income tax collectors and he has to recover his reputation a little bit after the stamp act is passed. in the next room, which recall resistance, is about the decades stretching from the stamp act from 1765 to the outbreak of the revolutionary war in 1775. this is a room that also introduces one of the exhibition techniques we use, which is to create these immersive spaces to try and make you feel transported back in time. so we re-created here the elder -- elm tree that stood in boston in 1765 that became known as the liberty tree. this was a phenomenon that spread through other towns and colonies in the period. it was a place where sons and daughters of liberty gathered in an open air, political meetings to talk about how they would react to these efforts are the british to impose taxes to parliament on them. we embedded in the trunk of the tree a piece of wood from the last standing liberty tree or it -- tree.

and it is to our detriment. >> love benjamin franklin. you never actually and i think it is good to some things up but this is as close as you get. acting in a tribal way simply means being willing to make a substantive sacrifice for community. be that your neighborhood, your workplace or your entire country. obviously, people in the military are doing it for the entire country. what can become -- i am not making you change the world but what can compel people to think that way? because i see people in the city trying to help the neighborhood, trying to help their block, trying to help their building. but i see this country moving from further away from it, and my nuts? >> the more affluent we get, and affluence is a wonderful thing. it brings a lot of good things but the more affluent we get the less we need to help each other. it's just how it works. so the trick is, can we have it both ways? can we maintain the pleasures and benefits in an affluent society and also regain, somehow began sort of the communal connection. you know, i grew

he goes to philadelphia armed with a letter from benjamin franklin and franklin rights to the continental congress, you know, please treat the young marquis very well because he is very close to -- and he could be politically useful.the conquest, without consulting washington makes lafayette a major general. this 19 kid who is just arrived. makes him a major general which is the highest rank below commander-in-chief but they did it as an honorary title. lafayette then goes and meets george washington. washington writes a crisis letter to the congress saying, i don't think that the young marquis understands a title is merely honorific. he is kind of looking for a regiment to command. amazingly enough, lafayette becomes such a resourceful and really fearless general that he becomes one of the major generals in the continental army. and one thing that i found you know, this story about lafayette being a kind of surrogate son of washington, turns out to be true. the washington being a very formal man, did not like to be touched. and we have eyewitness accounts that when lafayette would see wa

on the strength of a recommendation from benjamin franklin. he was connected in london to benjamin franklin by somebody who worked in the british treasury, a man named george scott. but he also, in working in louis, worked under the administration of the duke of richmond. the duke of richmond was responsible for judicial activity in the county. payne was an assiduous juryman while he was there. duke of richmond was also a patron in the late 1760s and 1770s of politics in louis. this included being a pat ron of the races, sponsored horse racing sponsored in louis and people most interested in supporting the races were the owners of the whiteheart tavern, now hotel, you can still go visit it, and the neighboring coffee shop. both the owner of the whiteheart and the coffee shop were among payne's closest associates. one sevened as the best man at his wedding and participated in republican politics in the city of louis. a newspaper publishing republican writings. the duke in this period was beginning to develop inside about constitutional reform i

iscourse, very famously it benjamin franklin serving as the colonial agent for them. he recognizes nobody likes taxes, but does not anticipate virulent reaction in the colonies. he even recommends some friends of his to become tax collectors and then has to react and recover his reputation a little bit after the stamp act is passed. the next room which we call "resistance" is about the decades stretching from the stamp act from 1765 to the outbreak of the revolutionary war in 1775. this is a room that also introduces one of the exhibition techniques we use, which is to create these immersive spaces to try and make you feel transported back in time. so we re-created here the elder -- we re-created the elm tree that stood in boston in 1765 that became known as the liberty tree. this was a phenomenon that spread through other towns and colonies in the period. it was a place where sons and daughters of liberty gathered in an open air, political meetings to talk about how they would react to these efforts are the -- by the british to impose taxes through parliament on them

jeanette reyes is live on the benjamin franklin parkway with more on the local effort to help disaster victims in mexico and puerto rico. jennette. >> reporter: well, matt, many local puerto ricans said they feel helpless watching the devastating images of their families and what they are going through back home. this week they are jump into action and raising fun and hope for their loved ones. >> reporter: this week many worry about those who dealt with hurricane maria. this week's puerto rican parade will be used to help raise funds. a social media campaign will raise money along with volunteers whole walk around to collect donations. a lola -- local latino observations will help to raise money. penn student association will help in the events e effort to help in the aftermath of a earthquake in mexico city. if you would like to pitch in, we have that information on our website ways to help in mexico and puerto rico at 6abc.com. jeanette reyes channel 6 "action news." >> we're following new developments in what appear to be a hit-and-run on the boulevard. police say the driver ended

benjamin franklin in the constitutional convention stood up and said have we forgotten or do we imagine we no longer need his assistance? i have lived a long time and the longer i live the more convincing i see of this truth that god governs the affairs of men. >> guest: he said let's start with a prayer. >> host: they were a month into the constitutional convention and only three or four, at most half a dozen voted to do it. 52 out of 55 why didn't they -- >> guest: first thing they did when they reassembled, they voted chaplains in congress, did something more than opening with prayers, they appointed chaplains in the house and senate. >> host: which james madison opposed. better check that. let's talk about one time the united states did speak on this issue, the treaty of tripoli in 1797, this was negotiated under george washington, endorsed by president adams, ratified unanimously by the united states senate and the first sentence said as the government of the united states does not in any sense founded on the christian religion, it goes on -- i will read the rest of it. i will read

jeanette reyes is live along the benjamin franklin parkway where the puerto rican day parade takes place this sunday. it will have special meaning and import. >> reporter: you can imagine how difficult it's been for puerto ricans and mexicans watching images of their families back home and not being able to get to them. they are turning a day of celebration and fun into funds raising event. this week the communities is showing that love and pride means doing. in the aftermath of hurricane maria, the small island has been left in the dark and communication cut off. the local community is now shifting the focus to fundraising. concilio a local observation is directing people to donate. funds will be collected by volunteers during this week's festivities. >> it's did a lot of because we feel helpless from here. >> reporter: mexicans at penn are jumping into action for their loved ones at home. mexico city was toppled by an earthquake. the mexican student association tripled their initial fundraising goal of ten thousand dollars. of course the goal to keep the fundraising goals higher and hi

. >> they collected donations at the puerto rican day parade, the celebration along the benjamin franklin parkway was a needed respite for those who have loved one on the u.s. territory. turn to david murphy i was outside for a while, i was completely covered in sweat. >> reporter: not horrific humid today, but feeling like summer. taking a look outside we have sky6 live hd there's the commodore barry bridge. stars out overhead, and lots of sun on the way today along with a lot of the warmth. 71 degrees in philadelphia. the dewpoint is at 67, so you're a little more than halfway between where you start to feel humid and starts to feel oppressive. i don't think we'll reach oppressive levels today, but it will be noticeably humid like yesterday. satellite showing you the lack of cloud cover to start out. we'll see sunshine early and a few clouds will pop up as the day goes on. generally speaking hot and a little bit humid, 70 degrees by 8. 78 by 10. 85 noon, hot high of 90 off the record at 3:00 p.m. you only hit 90 briefly in the around. 91 in allentown. 90 in wilmington. 89 in trenton. 88

the art display is part of the benjamin franklin parkway's 100th birthday party. 100 lanterns floated through the parkway with petty caps. it's features the colorful work of renown artist. >> the lancer you see are from my hometown celebrates multiculturalism. it becomes a festival for the local people. >> beginning tonight, the public will get free rides on the petty cab, the show runs through october 8th on thursday through sunday from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. in the evening beautiful. >> looks like a mystical snake from above. >>> university spends all greek activities for a student's death and possible hazing incident. >>> intruders sneak into a home overnight, the chilling surveillance video coming up you you -- coming up. >> reporter: we have 70 in philadelphia. >> reporter: the suburbs in the offs. dewpoint in the mid 60s in the immediate area. what about the weekend call? coming up from accuweather. >> nasa's casini spacecraft closes on it's final finale, the probe is going to vaporize into saturn on purpose. >> nasa casini spacecraft makes its final dive today burning up in a

it's rounding out september and into october, live sky 6 over the benjamin franklin bridge, all is quiet but on the coolish side. if you are saying it's really cool, this is average. we have been so warm for the last 15 days, this is where we should be sitting. 59 allentown. 60 reading, 61 wilmington. 63 philadelphia and 50s for millville, dover, and the atlantic city airport. if you are a walker, jogger or power walker, tomorrow morning good for it. first thing in the morning, 50s through 9:00 a.m. and going to the low 60s. you can put extra pep in your step and not break a sweat with the low humidity as well. a cold front from the north and west. over all broken line of showers, berks county to the lehigh valley. a lot of them falling apart and working east by the time they hit new jersey shouldn't be more than clouds. a decent line near williams port. falling apart hitting dry air in place now. temperatures tomorrow in the mid 60s no matter where you are. sun in the morning will self destruct. a bit unstable. clouds at times with a strong breeze out of the north. northwest at times, u

eastbound direction heading toward pottstown, use benjamin franklin parkway highway or high street or 724. live look at the schuylkill expressway it just reopened in the westbound direction toward 30th street. eastbound they are working near 202 in king of prussia. >> pennsylvania school students are doing a little better on standardized tests. the state released the latest round of tssa and keystone exams. english arts and mathematics are slightly up over last year. keystone scores that test literature and boiling and algebra remained relatively flat. >> it's a first look at business, when i was a kid i loved going to this place. anyone who loves a drive-in burger and fries may be at risk. hackers got data from sonic, the chain has not said how many restaurants will be affected. >>> equifax is trying to recover from it's data breach, they will allow customers to lock and unlock freezing your credit for free for life. it prempt anyone from opening -- prevent anyone from opening accounts in your name. 143 million people were affected. >>> texting for free while flying, passengers can u

participants loop around kelly and mlk drive before they end up back on the benjamin franklin parkway. thousands are expected to participate. the event raises pony for cancer research. >>> oktoberfest comes to south street, there will be live music and german fare and lots of that beer. it lasts until 7:00 p.m. tonight along the 700 block of south street. >>> the singers of the greater brandywine ymca got a chance to relive their promise. they danced to some of their favorite tunes in the gym and enjoyed refreshments. to get into the party you had to be over the age of 55. we'll be back. >> the eagles hit the road for the weekend in a showdown against the kansas city chiefs. they are coming off an opening day win in washington, d.c. they take on former coach andy reid and his new team. chief knocked off the defending super bowl champions in their opener. we'll hear from coach peterson at 6:25. >>> temple faithful enjoyed sweet sounds and solid play on the field. the owls kept u mass winless 24-21. the defense racked up 9 sacks. >>> jeff collins and company 2-1. watch the coach and all

go to fiosgigabit.com good morning to you, a live look at the benjamin franklin parkway if you're heading out to the art museum. a nice clear shot this morning, made in america festival long gone, everything is open along the parkway. the roads are damp this morning, we're trying to dry out. because of the dampness no overnight construction in most spots like on i-95 in delaware county. these are the northbound lanes by the exit for the commodore barry bridge. often we have work around the blue route in chester, not this morning, everything is open if you have to head toward philadelphia international for a flight out of town. on the big picture no work on the vine street expressway or the schuylkill expressway where speeds are in the 40s and 50s this morning. we're watching an overnight crash in upper merion, old valley forge road penn circle. 422 looks good this morning. but there was work in mercer county on 295 northbound sounds like that is in the process of wrapping up. broken down truck on the northbound new jersey turnpike is gone. go ahead to go there. >> more than a million dres

. >>> a spectacular display kicks off on the benjamin franklin parkway on its 100th birthday. lancer were propelled by petty cabs. it features the colorful work of chinese artist. >> the lancer that you see on -- lancer that you see on the -- lanterns you see on the petty cabs are from my hometown. it becomes a festival for the local people. >> beginning tonight the public will get a free ride on the petty cabs, thursday through sunday, 6 to 10:00. >> it's a great idea, we should have them riding around the city all the time. that would be great. >> you might want to talk about them. >> i wouldn't want to be the person to petal all around. >> storm tracker 6 live double scan shows dry conditions. as we take a look outside it's humid, we'll see a mix of sun and clouds overall today. maybe a pop-up shower at times this afternoon or a rumble of thunder. doesn't look like that will be the order of the day but something in the neighborhoods now and then. 68 degrees it's mild this morning, the dewpoint will drop since we've been on the air for the last hour and ten minutes. it's dow

then you had the pennsylvania declaration written mostly by benjamin franklin for you at the massachusetts declaration written by the adams cousin, sam and john. almost all were identical and offered to natural law, all referring to unalienable rights, all referring to property rights and even the happiness part of the declaration. i get into that and were all that comes from. i'm hoping that when you're done with chapter one you are excited and inspired and invigorated by the most fascinating founding of any country ever on the face of the earth. >> host: i think we forget how different americanism is and in the second chapter you provide the contrast of the whole progressive idea of against various names in the ideas in the history and the philosophy to get into that in the third chapter but they say that progressivism, at least those who call themselves progressives this is about the quality and about governing based on the will of the people that you point out clearly that it really is completely the opposite of that and talk about progressivism. >> guest: americanism is about the indi

then you had the pennsylvania declaration written mostly by benjamin franklin. you had the massachusetts declaration written by the adams cousins, sam adams and john adams. all almost identical. all referring to natural law, all referring to unalienable rights, all referring to property rights give even the happiness part of the declaration. i get into that, what is all that come from. i'm hoping when you're done chapter one you are excited and inspired and invigorated by the most fascinating founding of any country ever on the face of the earth. >> host: we forget how different americanism is. you get in the second chapter, you provide a contrast of the whole progressive idea under various names, but the ideas, the history, the philosophers, you get into that more in the third chapter, but they say progressivism is about equality. it's about governing based on the will of the people. but you point out very clearly that it really is completely the opposite of that. talk about progress of this tragic americanism is about the individual. it's about creating a soci

see how you can enjoy a spectacular public art display on the benjamin franklin parkway. >>> the pennsylvania bank account is set to hit zero today. bills are in jeopardy of not getting paid. fran grenier. new jersey born and raised. like his father before him, he served our country with honor in the navy. came home and worked his way up from floor technician to supervisor at the salem power plant. as a husband and father, grenier knows how families struggle to make ends meet. that's why he'll fight to cut our taxes, and stand up to career politicians like steve sweeney. if we want to change trenton, there's only one way. fran grenier. news" a bang on the door is followed by a barrage of bullets. two women were shot. >>> police are investigating an explosion in london that was

bum-pa-dum, bum-bum-bum-bum ♪ on the benjamin franklin parkway in philadelphia where dozens were decked out with hand made lanterns a mission to celebrate the parkway's centennial. incredible site. >>> it was a emotional night in southern california where a girl whose been through so much and gone so far experienced a joyful crowning achievement. thanks to the big hearts of the people who know her. nbc's steve patterson has that story. >> reporter: for most of us life begins asset sun rises but for one california teen, sunset is when the fun begins. >> the sun is not your friend but the moon is. >> yeah. >> reporter: riley mccoy's friendship with the moon started out of necessity, she was born with a rare disorder, those with her condition could die if they spend even a few moments in the sun. so every day she waits for the sun to set so she can bask in the moonlight. >> she happy out there? >> she loves it out there. that's her happy place. >> riley's supportive family, friends and neighbors made accommodations shielding her by cover and her class mates rallying behind her nomination f

the way benjamin franklin is of the self-made man, if you simply follow these moral principals there will be success in the world. the idea that social problems can be solved by the cultivations of these religiously based virtues. >> all right. this is understanding of the nature of machblt one that goes back to the very origins of western civilization, something you all explored in western heritage. the idea of the dual nature of man that we were creatures that had a rational and an element. part of the job of human beings was to make sure they are rational capacities would control their animal capacities. they had it in their power to transcend. it is what religion and morality is all about. so it was self-control. you could see his request that he would eliminate all of his vices, that he would be able to achieve a personal moral perfection. so it would be the chief virtue here. have any of you seen the african queen in it is a classic. you should all see it. you may remember he is a drunkard. he is one of his sprees and he is all hung over and he is pleading saying you have to un

bum-pa-dum, bum-bum-bum-bum ♪ on the benjamin franklin parkway in philadelphia where dozens were decked out with hand made lanterns a mission to celebrate the parkway's centennial. incredible site. >>> it was a emotional night in southern california where a girl whose been through so much and gone so crowning achievement. thanks to the big hearts of the people who know her. nbc's steve patterson has that story. >> reporter: for most of us life begins asset sun rises but for one california teen, sunset is when the fun begins. >> the sun is not your friend but the moon is. >> yeah. >> reporter: riley mccoy's friendship with the moon started out of necessity, she was born with a rare disorder, those with her condition could die if they spend even a few moments in the sun. so every day she waits for the sun to set so she can bask in the moonlight. >> she happy out there? >> she loves it out there. that's her happy place. >> riley's supportive family, friends and neighbors made accommodations shielding her by cover and her class mates rallying behind her nomination for noise for riley mccoy.

like every year there because latin music echoing down the benjamin franklin parkway and thousands dancing and many proudly waving the island fla flag. >> i have not been there in a couple years and hi to come today. >> what's different this year flags in the air have a deeper meaning, purt reen ans here holding them high trying to lift each other's spirits and unit with more than 3 million loved ones back on the island. >> i called my love and for the wundz in puerto rico and we're nice with them in our hearts sgle especially what we can do is support. give us a way and we'll dole what we can. right now the american territory has no powder on entire island and almost no communication with the outside world. >> we need help. we're americans. >> of thousands of this parade so many are united with dealing with same experience now. living here in the states and having loved one backs on the island that they have not heard from in days. she drove an hour to be at the parade and it's helping her cope and it's been four days and she don't know if several cousins in puerto rico are okay. >> anxie

. >>> several thousand runners are feeling the beat along the benjamin franklin parkway. they are taking part in the annual rock and roll half marathon. local bands are playing along the course to help keep the runners moving at their best pace. the run is raising money for american cancer research. >>> how much would you pay for a bowl of soup? hear what some people are paying for the soup and why. >> if you're buying a car soon, we have details on how to avoid a car that was flooded in the recent hurricane. let's take you live back outside in our area, meteorologist chris sowers is tracking the forecast. he is watching a whole a bunch of activity in the tropics. he is watching hurricane jose and tropical storm maria right now. ♪ health, is having the freedom to do what you want to do with your life, every single day. so at aetna, we promise to keep finding new ways to join you so nothing gets in your way. because no matter where it is you're going, or whatever stage of life you're in. we believe that when it comes to health. you don't join us. we join you. hurricane h

in fact, there were so many of them that benjamin franklin was complaining about how many there were in pennsylvania as far back as 1750. why is it founded by the english become a colony of aliens who would shortly become so numerous to german ss and some of us we'll find them. nevertheless, germans, many of whom arrived to focus initially on paying off cost of their voyage had other priorities and were well known for avoiding politics. they brought with them to this country because the german immigrants everywhere from australia to brazil followed the same pattern, and basically shutting politics and the establishment itself economically first. truman center politics only after they had risen economically. the counterexample in the example blacks have followed most closely with the irish used rise from poverty was especially slow given that you have these irish ran political organizations in places like boston and philadelphia and new york. who are dominating local governments. the irish had more political success in the u.s. than any other ethnic group historically after they arriv

i did a piece of the wall street journal on the founders, for instance john adams and benjamin franklin, his entire life has been a continued insult to decency and good manners. franklin set of atoms, he'ss often an honest man but sometimes in some things, out oa his senses. this is good stuff compared to adams they called him the best or brat of a sketch peddler. they said hamilton had a superabundance of secretions which he cannot plan cause enough to draw. thesn't get stronger than that. hamilton, hamilton gave as good as he got and he rejoined, shoots similar to say that john adams is as wicked as he is mad. the only one who rises above this name-calling is george washington. the beginning of his term his a political honeymoon but then the two-party system brings up in the opposition party attacks some relentlessly for plotting to restore monarchy to being accused of being a british double agent of the revolutionary war.r. he thinks some of the chargesths today made in the press are preposterous, i was struck during the book. one was how ambivalent washington felt about his ownu w f

benjamin franklin on the last day of the convention encourages unanimous support of the constitution and proposes the final text added, which included, by the unanimous consent of the states present, that allow them to save they witnessed what happened in the constitution, and three refuse to sign. you can see who those are going upstairs to assignor's hall in the constitution sent -- signer 's hall and there were three, one from massachusetts, with learned was pronounced as gerrymandering. and also, two virginia delegates, randolph and george mason, one of the most underappreciated of the founders, who refused to sign the constitution because it did not contain a bill of rights. why not? anduse james madison, others, said a bill of rights would be unnecessary or dangerous rate unnecessary because the constitution is a bill of rights and gives congress numerous powers and since congress has no power to infringe speech, there is no reason to fear if they would breach free speech. and madison said it was dangerous because of people assume a ride was not written down, it was not protect

it loops around aiken oval and mlk drive and the benjamin franklin parkway area. the event raises money for cancer research. >> there's much more to come on "action news" sunday morning. >> two dogs are bulled out alive from a -- pulled out a live from a storm drain in bucks county. you'll hear from their rescuer. >> gray we have a little bit of patchy fog this morning, it's going to be a warm and humid afternoon, look at yesterday's high, almost 90 degrees, 87 officially in philadelphia. the normal is 78. i'll be back along in just a few minutes, i'll let you know how long the warm and muggy air lasts and we'll talk tropics with the latest on hurricane jose. >> so glad you're waking up with us, 6:10 a.m., two dogs are back with there families after being arrested from a storm drain in bucks county. bob brooks talks to the people who did the rescue. >> reporter: it's about -- been a horrific past 24 hours for these two dogs. it started when this couple made the discovery outside their lower southampton road on clover lane. >> i heard a dog barking. >> reporter: af

have 2.5on, you million british colonists, people like george washington, and the like benjamin franklin and others, who fought in a war they believe to enjoy the fruits of that victory in the west. so the king all of a sudden has to face this challenge of, how do i balance the issue -- the interest of all these subjects? keep american indians happy so they don't rise up and cause costly wars on the frontier, that at the same time, honor promises i made to people like george washington who think they fought this war in order to enjoy this land. what do i do about these french catholic citizens who want to continue to practice their using they are using to french ecclesiastical law. the king has to act as the arbiter of these various people. the price of victory really sets up that problem for the crown. how does it trying to balance these different interests? what is the view from the interior? what is the view from the colonies? what is the view from britain on this problem about the empire? so the object here in the media piece really pull that story apart. for native people, for insta

this one from benjamin franklin who said, when you are finished change, you are finished. we are coming right back. stay with us. much more straight ahead. hurricane irma on a collision course with south florida. president trump says the federal, state and local governments are ready. >> fema, the coast guard, all of our people are very well prepared. lou: we'll bring you the latest on hurricane irma and the latest on the swap' in washington, d.c. on the swap' in washington, d.c. we'll show you the jaw ♪and i ♪i will always love you, i ♪i will always love you ♪i hope life treats you kind ♪and i hope you have all you've dreamed of♪ ♪and i wish you joy and happiness♪ ♪but above all this i wish you love♪ ♪and i will always love you ♪i will always love you, i ♪will always love you ♪i, i will always love you, i...♪ lou: steve bannon speaking out. here is bannon during an interview with "60 minutes" which airs sunday. >> the stuff that was leaked out by certain members of the white house i found unacceptable. if you find it unacceptable you should r

there's an insightful story about a remark made by benjamin franklin, after he finished the liberating with the framers in philadelphia. as the story goes, franklin was walking home from the constitutional convention when he encountered a woman named mrs. powell who approached him with a question. she asked dr. franklin, what sort of government the founders had created. franklin replied with these words, a republic, madam, if you can keep it. mrs. powell's question illustrates that it was not inevitable that our nation would begin as a democratic republic. and franklin's answer reminds us that it is not inevitable that our nation will remain a democratic republic. franklin realized that the constitution comes with a condition. you need to keep it. when we use the word keep in modern english, we usually mean it in the sense of holding something in our possession. here's a $20 bill. keep the change. keeping something in that sense is passive. but that's not the meaning that franklin intended. he used the word keep in the same sense that someone today might say, keep the sabbath. it's an

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