also named william penn. so we call them admiral penn or sir william penn to differentiate him from william penn our father. he owed the admiral a debt and gave william penn 45,000 square miles now a good chunk of pennsylvania, to pay off that debt. now i had just mentioned as a quaker he didn't name things after themselves, sometimes when i give tour groups, how did we name it pennsylvania after himself? he didn't. the debt was to pay off his father money owed to his father. he didn't even want to call it in honor of his father again quaker but king charles insisted he call it pennsylvania, the debt over with, to call it sylvania which means wooded place. >> what's the biggest suggestion people come up with? >> there's a lot of questions about of course people want to see the betsy ross house also a little dicey because while there is some historical basis to it, there's a little bit of mythology involved in that. i don't go into that too much but encourage people to get their picture taken and things like t

looking city halls in america i think but in any event, we are going to get some sun on the side of william penne bit later on. temperature 22 degrees right now though so do bundle up once again as you head out. winds north-northeast at just 6 miles per hour society wind chill sure it's in the teens but it's not that all strong of a wind that we have to deal with overall today. the clouds have continued to push away from the i-95 corridor. looks like down the shore and in southern delaware you might get a little early cloud cover but that's in the process of leaving town and i do think overall we'll see a fair amount of sunshine. by 8 o'clock 22, by 10 o'clock, 25. and unfortunately the sun isn't going to help warm us up much. by noon probably still about 30. then we'll shoot up to about 37 at 3 o'clock for a high and by 6 o'clock back down close to the freezing mark so a little milder for a short period today, probably not quite as windy as yesterday but still on the cold side. high temperatures today 36 in allentown, 35 in trenton, 37 in reading, 36 in philadelphia and wilmington and very simi

. >> the william penn foundation made, i think, the largest gift ever of $100 million towards this project that's a non-profit charity, very fo-- i think what you should be doing is trying to see, "for this amount of money, what's the most work we can get done?" going to the unions and saying, "i know your rate's normally 'x'. would you be agreeing, since it's playgrounds and things like this for the community -- it's not a high rise. it's not the new comcast building -- take you rate down 10%, 15% for the good of the community? non-profits have kicked in $100 million. let's see how many extra playgrounds we can get fixed." >> we will see if any of this actually comes to pass. let's also talk a little bit about a vote we saw down in d.c. many people thought nancy pelosi, after that election, she was done. every democratic lawmaker in our tri-state region voted to keep her in the leadership position. what that the right call, or should they have gone with tim ryan of ohio? >> i love nancy pelosi. and i honor the fact that she was first woman speaker. i think she should've stood down as lead

our thoughts and prayers are with the family of frankie williams. both penn medicine and inspira held confirm dr. rudley once worked for them in private practice. state police investigators are trying to figure out the cause of this crash and what led up to it, and so they are still waiting on toxicology test results. now we're live in belmar. matt dlusha, nbc 10 news. >>> a murder for higher case that landed a cherry hill ranee in yale forlism the new jersey supreme court will not hear an appeal from the rabbi convicted to kill his wife. the rejection to overturn the cop vicks will stand. the 75-year-old is serving a life term for the beating of his wife killer and two hired kill verse finished their prison sentences. >>> a safety change to freight railings in the 2012 conrail derailment. officials decided when there's an accident they will depend on physical and emergency response guidelines to help keep people safe. and emergency responders relied on conrail's guidelines which did not specify on how to haenhel the chemical relief. officials have applauded

. >> with william penn. >> it looks like i'm flipping off the city. about that. >> and then the building here with the pyramid on top of it, pyramid club. >> mellon bank building. >> thank you. >> and liberty one. so this is park time lays. >> do some music. >> if you do a penthouse, why not do the balcony of the penthouse. good to see you my man. >> good to see you too. >> this is your place. >> you all have driven by this hundreds of times, anytime going down ben franklin parkway, vine street expressway, did you ever imagine what one of these penthouses looks like. the buildings have been here since 1959, but and the view, and was the killer we need. >> big pool, cabanas. >> wall to wall windows, city, sun all day, river on the other side. >> okay. >> so greenery, i have amenities, i have trees, nature, and i'm still right here in the city. it is in the center of the culture. >> thinks all great, would i live out here but you have to live inside too. >> show me around. >> come on in. >> this looks like the living room. >> exactly. >> so, we get the

more than 30 years ago, william penn described. with a copy of the pennsylvania charter in his left hand. the more accurate depiction might be of penn holding a burger rapper. just about to drop philly lifetime fill and irregularly defense us, but that, mike:not good p. here's what's going on. this morning wore ' finding a little freeze iing rain especially along 476 especially as you get up towards the lehigh valley. otherwise everybody is dealing with moderate rains especially when you get into burlington county and then some moderate rains after that. i think the back edge comes in around lunchtime here in philadelphia and then it clears the coast by late this afternoon. now, out west, that's where the big ticket item is being found. a big winter storm developing. look at these this, blizzard warnings being issued. a whopper of a storm out towards business p mark. 38 in philadelphia this morning, 30s up towards the north and 40s as you get down towards the jersey shore. we're going to watch very closely some of the spots in here

over the years we've been real lucky to have wonderful partners, william penn foundation, peco, ibewthis, so people cannot only enjoy the square during the summer season, when it is really nice, but now during the winter season, as well. today we have our great friends and partners at cooper, run square burger for us but also have created? incredible sweets and tweets, where you can do all of the things that you mentioned, hot chocolate, hot donuts, fudge. >> hot todi for mom and dad. >> and the weekend we have this incredible bar set up. so that you can get, you know, special cocktails. >> thank you. >> and mixes in your hot chocolate, and egg nor -- nothing, lot of beer, wine. >> okay. new years eve real quickly what happens here? >> so new years eve of course here at the square, all about the kids. and so we dedicate a 6:00 square drop, on top of square burger, we have a square that drops down, we do a countdown, and then you can see the sugarhouse penn's landing fireworks, right from the square. >> this is what i am talking about. i love this. >> i have kids. i want to have a bev

william henry harrison. i was teaching his class and i said, well, you guys are not like harvard, yale. there are no presidents from penn. this girl pipes up, we have a president from penn. i said, what you talking about? she said, harrison. i said, really? we looked it up. his father had been in philadelphia a lot, even though he was originally from virginia. william henry harrison became a soldier but his father said, no, you are not, you are going to study medicine with my friend, benjamin rush up in pennsylvania. he started studying. a month or two into that his father dies. he says goodbye to benjamin rush and becomes a soldier. small case. brian: you say, and you just went through this list in the beginning of what james buchanan has done in his life, that he ran for president how many times? mr. strauss: he was a serious candidate for president three times prior to becoming the actual candidate in 1856. he was always at the top echelons but the cliche of "always the bridesmaid, never the bride." there was always someone had the ear of the bureaucracy that runs the party. eventually in 1856, he is the last one lef

william brennan. he claims christie failed to order sub in order ants to reopen lanes on the george washington bridge back in 2013. the judge says brennan lacked legal standing. >>> penn state fans are starting to get a little anxious. we're now just a little more than 24 hours from the nittany lions first big 10 championship game appearance. how fans are getting ready for that big game. >>> and following september toss' deadly train crash in hoax bow ken officials making changes what their requiring all train drivers to be testified for. >> philadelphia has a new permanent piece of art. why this sculpture that was only supposed to be here for the pope's visit will actually be sticking around. >>> and coming up all new at 6:00 investigator investigatorsy county still trying to solve a decade's old murder case. what they're offering for help tracking the cold case. >> that's how you make an entrance. >> as we get ready fort big penn state conference game right here on fox 29 tomorrow night, penn state leaders have an important message. you'll remember this seen from october when students rioted after the nittany lions won against ohio state. well today penn state's pub

penn might find the emotional strength to deal with close management. other inmates are not as fortunate. >> all right, we've got it. what's going on, lt? >> i don't know. >> lieutenant williams been called to an emergency on the second floor of the unit. >> what's the problem? unresponsive? hey! come here, cuff up! come over here and cuff up! >> officers initially responded to an inmate who is kicking his door. when they looked inside, they saw a bed sheet tied loosely around his neck and the inmate began threatening suicide. >> what's up, dude? come on. >> the inmate is one known for bracingly exposing himself to female staff, anthony bell. >> call mental health. call medical. call oic. >>> coming up -- >> if you really want to commit suicide, you don't cry for attention before. >> staff question anthony bell's true intent. and danny pritchett turns to the heavens to erase the past. >> everybody will be blessed for this is a spiritual bag. the bag was given to me by god. ♪ >>> anthony bell, serving 30 years for an array of crimes, including attempted murder, armed robbery and kidnapping, has been on santa rosa's close management unit for the past year due to several inciden

william henry harrison. i was teaching his class and i said, well, you guys are not like harvard, yale. there are no presidents from pennup, we have a president from penn. i said, what you talking about? she said, harrison. i said, really? we looked it up. his father had been in philadelphia a lot, even though he was originally from irginia. william henry harrison became a soldier but his father said, no, you are not, you are going to study medicine with my friend, benjamin rush up in ennsylvania. he started studying. a month or two into that his father dies. he says goodbye to benjamin rush and becomes a soldier. mall case. brian: you say, and you just went through this list in the beginning of what james buchanan has done in his life, that he ran for president how many times? mr. strauss: he was a serious candidate for president three times prior to becoming the ctual candidate in 1856. he was always at the top echelons but the cliché of "always the bridesmaid, never the bride." there was always someone had he ear of the bureaucracy that runs the party. eventually in 1856, he is the last one left standing and the 16th