in my own words, who is spencer penrose? i think of him more in terms of his legacy towards the community. one of the most obvious was that he built the broadmoor colorado springs in 1918, one of the finest resorts in the world right here at the foot of pike's peak. created the el e pomar foundation. and that foundation he started years before his death, with $21 million. today it has grown to $580 million. over those years, el pomar foundation has given away over $500 million in grants. is almost 13,000 grants to charities in the state of colorado. was born in ose 1865 in philadelphia, pennsylvania. seven boys born to richard penrose and sarah boise. of the seven boys, four of them live to adulthood. all four of them were very and their adulthood -- in their adulthood. one of his brothers followed in being at the -- followed his father in being a doctor. what are the other boys was actually a senator for almost 30 years. the third brother was actually a well-known geologist who traveled around the world. spencer penrose was

in my own words, who is spencer penrose? i think of him more in terms of his legacy to the community. probably two of his most obvious legacies are he build the broadmoor hotel in 1918. one of the finest resorts in the world right here at the foot of pike's peak. he created the foundation, being apple orchard in spanish, and that was named after his home. where he lived, near the broadmoor hotel. that foundation he started in 1937, two years before his death with $21 million. today it has grown to a $580 million. over those years, it is given away over $500 million in grants. that is almost 13,000 grants to charities in the state of colorado only. spencer penrose was born in 1865 in philadelphia, pennsylvania. he was one of seven boys born to richard af penrose and sarah boys. the seven boys, four of them lived to adulthood. all four were very prominent in their adulthood. and he came from a prominent family in philadelphia. his other three brothers, one followed his father being a doctor. at philadelphia children's hospital

spencer penrose was the youngest of the brothers. he went to harvard, like all penrose and stated that time. when he graduated, he had no the family business, staying in philadelphia. he traveled out west, starting in texas. he worked at a copper mine in chino, arizona. he ended up in a fruit and vegetable stand, managing it. him, he, fortunate for got contacted by his brother, dick penrose. brother was in denver and told him about his childhood who was inrles, colorado springs and had been in colorado springs for eight years. and so literally about a month later, spencer penrose arrived in crowell -- colorado springs and that started a lifelong partnership between the two gentlemen. penrose reintroduced spencer to his longtime , that was justd greek -- cng of the reek. perfect timing for penrose to come up to colorado springs, so much so that when he arrived, my great-grandfather had just found a mine called the cash on delivery mine. the c.o.d. mine was the same gold vein across cripple creek. bob was a gentleman who actually found

the legacy of spencer penrose starts with that $21 million he gave in 1937 and 1939. the 500 and $5 million to be exact that has been given to the nonprofits in the state of colorado -- $505 million to be exact that has been given to the nonprofits of colorado means that we have a downtown civic center courtesy of him. >> throughout the weekend, american history tv is featuring colorado springs, colorado. our staff recently traveled there to learn about its rich history. our more about colorado springs /localcontent.org >> coming up next on the presidency, a conversation about the world war ii leadership styles of president franklin roosevelt and british prime minister winston churchill. the public policy institute hosted this event. >> welcome to roosevelt house. i am andrew polsky, the acting dean of hunter college. and professor of political science. our program this evening features two visitors, who are deeply knowledgeable about the decisions that led up to be historic moment 70 years ago when allied forces stormed ashore of normandy to begin the final struggle

worker at energy solutions on penrose avenue became ill while working on scaffolding. rescue crews managed to get him to the ground and then to a waiting ambulance which kept him to methodist hospital. officials say no release of chemicals and they don't know why the worker was overcome. >> one person is deed and four other people are injured tonight after a crash in horsham. police say a jeep and car collided along route 611 county line road 7:30 tonight. one victim was pronounced dead at the scene and others are treated at area sglopts bil cosby performed to sold out audience tonight in melbourne, florida appeared at maxwell king center where crowd gave him ovation at the start and end of his performance. however, his stand why you have tour is unravrling with shows canceling on in in six states because of recent allegations of a number of women saying cosby drugged and assaulted him. cosby's lawyer said these new unsan associated stories escalated past point of ab suburbty. >> there was a difficult task of cleaning up the crime scene. in new jersey state police conf

that's heading down toward 26 and penrose. closing the eastbound side of the platt bridge between nine a.m. and 3:00 p.m. this afternoon. all because of construction, so stick with 95, and hop over the girard point bridge, as an alternate. speaking of 95, this is look at the southbound side as you make your way into downtown philadelphia. you are jammed, making the commute and the trip, really from the northeast all the way down through to the vine. you will have points where it does open up, but generally speaking a slow go. same thing if you are traveling on the schuylkill expressway, traveling 76, throughout your western suburbs, even around center city, speed censors dip down into the 20's, and teens. if you are traveling in radnor, we do have an accident, lancaster avenue, at aberdeen avenue. so, keep that in mind. also, an accident on the pa turnpike, just beyond downingtown, blogging lane there, causing bit of traffic. and, we do have a flyers game, versus blackjack et cetera, at the wells fargo center tonight, later on

this happened at energy solutions in the 3000 block of penrose avenue and the works was stable when transported and the illness was not related to reaction to tem calls. we'll keep you updated on the breaking story. to some, it is incredible notion. bill cosby performed at sold out develop knew in melbourne, florida tonight even as the number of women accusing him of sexual assault continues to grow. tonight's performance, which also renderedrd a standing ovation, is the exception rather than the rule because the list of canceled events and social gatherings has been getting longer up to 6 now with another show cancelled as part of mutual agreement. for now there's 29 other shows still scheduled. >> you find your saevrlingz the longer you're married -- [ lau [ laughter ]. >> that's a sample of last night's performance in the bahamas where cosby make a joke about marriage. she got a standing ovation as i said and that happened to be a benefit for women's service organization. lawyers continue to deny a number of allegations against the 77-year-old comedian saying that accusers are coming out of

live look, 26 and penrose in south philadelphia.ver the platt bridge, no problems or delays at all rolling out of the neighborhood. once you get to the major roadways, slow going here up and down 202, working your way down in toward wilmington. slow go across the bridges. watch it with the wind again today, you'll feel the car rocking when you come across the benny, whitman, commodore barry, northbound lanes of new jersey turnpike expect delays this morning if you are headed north. and a tip, get to the inner drive, when you hit exit number six. the turnpike connector. little further up at exit eight the outer lanes are block, from that overnight tractor-trailer fire. here in norristown, eighth and dekalb, watch for an accident, and an update from septa, the manayunk norristown regional rail line running with 15 minute delays, and between the miquon, passengers need to board the trains on the outbound platform. so bundle up, we had delays yesterday, on some of the rales, be ready, to stand on the platforms, with the wind whipping ar

side of the platt will be closed, so, eastbound is making your way down toward the area of 26th and penrose trying to head into south philadelphia and traveling on 95, you would usually take the platt, maybe you're coming from the philadelphia international airport, stay on 95, and jump up and over the girard point bridge. as we move now to the 42 freeway northbound, seeing touch of traffic around this area here, creek road, more so seeing it approaching 295 where you're heaviest there. southbound 42 moving well, 295 again could be worse. but if you're traveling in pa, weaver delays on the schuylkill expressway, delays on 95, and the usual spots, and on 476. however, if you are traveling not too far away from the king of prussia area, 23, valley forge road at falling road accident, so careful of that eastbound on the turnpike beyond downingtown an accident. also watch out for minor delays for regional rail lines from slippery err routes that occurred overnight. >> thank you, pennsylvania regular lazers have okayed uber x's ride sharing service in much of pennsylvania. but not in philadelphi

so that's heading down toward 26 and penrose, doing construction there.stick with 95, and use the girard point bridge. ukee? >> vet tore crashes thank you. next update is at 8:55, up next, gale king with sneak peak inside the hollywood film award. for more local news weather traffic and sports, we're of course on the "cw philly" on these channels. are like a passionate dance.ion it's color. it's a way of life. a harmony that brings people together. the more we give in to the magic of this place, the more we'd like to stay. oaxaca. live it to believe it. ♪ i thought it'd be bigger. ♪ ♪ (dad) there's nothing i can't reach in my subaru. (vo) introducing the all-new subaru outback. love. it's what makes a subaru,a subaru. >>> and we're getting ready for a big party tonight and you're invited. here's a look at the hollywood palladium where they're putting final touches on tonight's hollywood film awards and gayle is standing by with a preview of the a-list awards program you have never seen on tv until tonight. ♪ these are the good times >> gayle, you're on tv