this is off the benjamin franklin parkway in center city. obviously we have clifford the big red dog. not so much entirely in shape ask a. the parade kicking off right here at 8:30 on 6abc. >> let's go over to matt pellman who is taking a look at traffic on this holiday. >> reporter: i'm glad you're not rick williams, he would have said speaking of hot air here's matt pellman. looking live at the vine street expressway not to have -- too far away from inflation station, we expect the benjamin franklin parkway blocked off because of the parade. the vine is wet, that's what we're seeing on the secondary roads you could see slushy conditions. no overnight construction, 202 close to 401 all lanes are open and there's no whatsoever. the action cam is heading to the scene of a crash in pottstown closing industrial highway between keim street and mosser road. ocean county watch out for a wreck along the northbound lanes of the garden state parkway near forked river. >> from too much turkey to too much spending 'tis the season to overindulge. >> ret

the action cam is live at the benjamin franklin parkway 22nd street.ing time for the marathon at 7:00 a.m. the course winds around the schuylkill expressway and university city and the benjamin franklin parkway. >> saturday of the boston marathon, all runners are being screened. secure zones are set up from 18th to 25th street. safest best if you're going to the city to watch the marathon, take public transit and nothing else, if possible. the action cam live at 22 and and the parkway, the men's winner and the women's winner will cross the finish line at noon. >>> police have nabbed one of the suspects who invaded an he would he he elderly couple coups home in the northeast section of the city. two men knocked on the first floor and went into the second floor, the suspects tied up the homeowners and made off with a large screen tv and cash. k-9 tracked down the suspect and the man was carrying the couple's 267. >>> a fire took a young man's life in horsham, montgomery county. we're learning more built victim from the grieving family. >> reporter: frida

fairmont park and university city and manayunk before making their way back to the benjamin franklin parkway. thousands are along the route to cheer them on, thousands more are making this happen. our own jamie shore is running the marathon as parts of the students run philly style mentor program. they say running for the students who participate in the program. look for her as she runs along the trail. >> shoutout to you jamie shore, we hope you have a great great run today. 30,000 people, it's a lot milder than yesterday. >> reporter: on a normal november this would be a cold morning, temperatures are down in the mid to upper 30s. coming off yesterday's bone-chilling cold. temperatures in the mid to upper 30s, pottstown you were 15 yesterday. quakertown 38. fleetwood 39. chester arena center city, 40 degrees. on the other side of the delaware river we go into south jersey, glass bore, 38 degrees, buena, 40. gandys beach 40. hammonton, you were down to 15 this time yesterday. you're close to 40. browns mills 38 and ewing 38 degrees. the numbers are improving you'll see a nice, comfo

the pontiff will celebrate mass on the benjamin franklin parkway. good afternoon, everyone, rick williams will be along later, matt o'donnell joins us this noon. the big story on "action news" is the pope coming to philadelphia. >> the catholic faithful from all over were planning on attending the world meeting of families in september of next year. the announcement that pope francis will be there, could attracted 1 million people to the city. >> we have live team coverage of the up coming papal visit to philadelphia. let's go to david henry at the philadelphia museum of art where city officials held a news conference. >> reporter: yeah, sarah they are walking on air with the announcement. they held the press conference at the museum because this will be the backdrop for the event. here's what mayor nutter had to say. >> what an historic day and unparalleled day for the is citf philadelphia. this will be the largest event in the city's modern history. >> this moment is a historic and skill -- exil rating one one for all of us to share. >> reporter:

she's also the author of this acclaimed book, "corruption in america: from benjamin franklin's snuff box to citizens united." larry lessig teaches at harvard law school and made his reputation as an expert on internet law. he started the mayday super pac, raising millions for congressional candidates who vowed to fight the corrupting influence of money in politics. all but two of them lost, but the fight continues. welcome back. >> thank you. >> thanks for having us. >> chief justice john roberts takes a different view of corruption from the two of you. he says, quote, any regulation must instead target what we have called "quid pro quo" corruption or its appearance. the notion of a direct exchange of an official act for money." >> well, at the constitutional convention, the primary topic was corruption. the framers are sitting there in philadelphia, trying to figure out how to build the structures to allow this new country. and their real obsession was how do we, you know, we've seen what's happened in england, we've seen what's happened in world history. how do we protect against b

the agenda will include a papal mass on the benjamin franklin parkway.to rome to convince the pope to come here. the announcement came from vatican city was during a speech. the world meeting will be held september 22 through the 27th. the pope will be here from the 25th through the 27th. there will be a formal before he is conference later on this morning. live from the archdiocese, katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> reporter: thanks, katherine, let's check out the scene. this is what it look looked likn hour ago, i-95 northbound ramp jammed to blue route. we're getting word of an accident on lincoln drive expect major delays coming south toward rittenhouse. >> reporter: most of the roads are wet, it's falling right now, wet leaves on the roads, take it slow. as we roll through the days, 50s this afternoon, today's high 56 the 2:00. the rain is heavy at times this afternoon and tapers off this evening. >> we are receive word that there are delays at philadelphia international airport. if you have a flight check ahead. for tamala edwards, david

6abc dunkin' donuts thanksgiving day parade with all our normal street closures including the benjamin franklin parkway and jfk boulevard. >> let's keep talking about the parade because we're just a few hours away from the start of the 95th annual 6abc dunkin' donuts thanksgiving day parade. our john rawlins has gotten an early jump at inflation station at 20th and jfk. he has clifford up and mr. potato head. who else is up and going? >> minyans from despicable me. >> we have something of a tragedy here. anyway, early this morning, sleepy elve also unloaded -- elves, unloaded duffel bags. it starts early when most of us are fast asleep, big sheets of protective plastic goes down on 20th street to protect the balloons then comes the callout. >> mr. potato head first. >> reporter: the balloons which weigh 150 pounds apiece arrive in oversized duffel bags. it will taking a half-hour to 40 minutes to inflate them. there are 17 balloons in today's parade. >> we'll have everything assembled in the next two hours. >> reporter: not bad. >> no wind problems? >> it's a beautiful day for a parade. >> repo

he is expected to preside overan outdoor holy mass on the benjamin franklin parkway, a live report is coming up in 9 minutes. franklin parkway, a >> a 10-year-old boy from darby township who accidently shot himself in the face is recovering this morning. his mother dropped him off at his father's auto business. the boy found the gun under the seat of his father's suv. >>> a french tourist is in custody who scored the brooklyn bridge to snap some photos. this is the third brooklyn bridge breach since july. it follows a major effort for police to tighten security. two german artists climbed the bridge and swapped american flags for white flags. >>> in australia a man dressed in a santa suit robbed a melbourne post office caught on camera. >>> up next, beyounce's little sister is getting married at perdue, we know fresh chicken. well, not that kind of fresh. but we do take extra steps in our farms, trucks that deliver daily and everywhere in between... ... to bring you a fresh tasting chicken. perdue. we believe in a better chicken. ♪7 powerball tickets ♪6 match 6 chances ♪5 cash 5s ♪4 b

francis will be here for the world meeting he have family, there will be a papal massen 0 the benjamin franklin parkway which will open to the public. back in march a delegation from philadelphia went to rome to try to convince the pope to come here, the mayor was here, the governor, archbishop shah pew, the morning's announcement came from speech, pope francis said he would come to philadelphia god willing. the world meeting of families would be from the 22nd of september to the 27th. the pope will be here from the 25th to the 27th. archbishop chaput was present for the announcement. he said his hallmark was on the challenges many families face. there will be a press release and we'll be hearing from the archdiocese and the people in the catholic community are so excited for the appearance next year, so stay tuned for that. >> great stuff, catherine. thank you, stay with "action news" and 6abc.com for the latest on the catholic world meeting of families which would takes place in philadelphia in september of 2510. >> developing out of north philadelphia, firefighters had to rescue two people w

> reporter: and he said how excited he was for the papal mass which is set to be held on the benjamin franklin parkway it will be open to the public, the energy people will feel will be unbelievable. he is excited for that, the details are yet to be finalized. they won't be finalized for months, yet a lot of excitement here we are expecting to learn more for the official press conference at 11:00. we're live from the archdiocese katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> can you imagine the poik -- pictures from the mass they will become famous. >>> stay with "action news" and 6abc.com for more on the pope's announcement. >> a fire at a boarding house in the city's germantown section left a man dead. the action cam was along east cheltenham avenue. fire crews found a man dead inside the middle room on the second floor. we don't know his name at this point. three other people got out safely on their own. police officers rushed to the scene first and try to put out the flames themselves. four officers were hurt and had to go to the hospital. they are expected to be okay. >>> police arrested a p

many of you know, benjamin franklin once wrote, i was the bald eagle had not been chosen representative of our country. he is a bird of bad moral character. the turkey is, in comparison, a much more respectable bird. i think these two turkeys would agree with mr. franklin. and they will get to live out of their days respectively at a virginia state with 10,000 acres of roaming space. i know some college amnesty -- [laughter] but do not worry, there are plenty of turkeys to go around. in fact, later this afternoon, michelle, malia, and sasha and i will take two turkeys that a local ake the cut to food pantry to make sure that nation's capital have food eating close to where. i want to thank the turkey farm in pennsylvania for donating, again, those birds -- it has been six years in a row that they have made its contributions -- and for making thanksgiving dinner possible of our fellow americans. finally, the wisdom of the whole turkey pardoning tradition. typically, on the day before thanksgiving, the story went, the man who makes decisions about wars, virus outbreaks, other matters of s

joe prep against undefeated benjamin franklin for class 4 a title how about this. look that gi goo. deandre swift with a touchdown. st. joe prep wins 47-22 play parkland next in the state quarter finals and archbishop wood wins as well, 32-34 big win. >> up next on "action news." meteorologist melissa magee has the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast. the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast. stick around. >> meteorologist melissa magee has the accuweather forecast. today was coldch the sun made it bareable i thought. >> it was better than yesterday. yesterday high of 37 in the city walter. today that southwesterly wind kicked in and really kicks in tomorrow. stormtracker 6 double scan radar showing you dry for the most part. few sprits and sprinkles out there weak little wave of energy to the north and that allows for precipitation riding up to the north for the rest of tonight. it's mostly dry. the big weather maker comes in late sunday night and into monday. the high today in philadelphia, climbing into 46. so still below average by 8 degrees. better than yesterday's high. it's

. >> reporter: as many as 2 million people are expected to flood the benjamin franklin parkway for aapal mass as the pope becomes the fourth to visit the u.s. only the second to visit the city of brotherly love. >> you start making a new to do list quickly. >> reporter: the to do list will be lengthy with visitors from around the world flocking to philadelphia during the five-day world meeting of families. security will be tight. thousands of media representatives from around the globe will be present and hotel rooms will be in high demand with some hotels already reporting that they're sold out. >> there are probably around 45,000 rooms in the tri-state area and this really is a tri-state event. any big event like that is and there's also a family program, so people will be hosted by area families. >> there is a way for families within our region to sign up to be host families was without that we cannot accommodate all of your visitors coming from all over the world. >> reporter: pope frances will spiral along the same route. for many it will be a glimpse at a world leader from a ci

algo no se da cita a lo largo del benjamÍn franklin para disfrutar del evento y hacer inicio este dÍa de gracias. hubo mÚsica, cantantes, un gran espectÁculo el que se viviÓ. muchas personas pudieron gozar de una cena festiva el dÍa de hoy, nuestra compaÑera estuvo allÍ y nos tiene mÁs detalles sobre los esfuerzos de lÍderes comunitarios estÁn combatiendo escasez de alimentos o familias de la ciudad. >> pudieran gozar de una cena juntos durante este dÍa festivo, ante esta realidad muchas personas no tuvieron con quÉ comer. josé burgos ha pasado los Últimos aÑos durmiendo en la calle con su esposa. >> tengo en la calle de los aÑos. de burgos. >> probÓ alimento gracias a esta organizaciÓn sin fines de lucro es que estuvo repartiendo comida personas de bajos recursos. >> un amigo mÍo dijo tengo comida gratis ahÍ, gracias. >> estadÍsticas muestran que una de cada 100 personas carecen de los elementos bÁsicos para sobrevivir, muchos de estos son niÑos. oficiales ofrecieron ayuda en la ciudad, a veteranos que se encuentren en una situaciÓn econÓmica difÍcil tras su regreso a casa. >> es una

infractor de remolque se volcÓ en el puente benjamÍn franklin o causando retraso en los conductores queigÍan a filadelfia por mÁs de cuatro horas. esto ocurriÓ cerca de la sede la maÑana en el oeste cinco, imÁgenes aÉreas, muestran al tractor virado y bloqueando todos los carriles que fueron finalmente vierto salario de la maÑana. las autoridades de filadelfia investiga la muerte de una mujer ubicada al sudoeste de la ciudad. fue a eso de las tres de la maÑana en uno de los cuartos de su residencia en la calle 26, una mujer que teme se estaba quedando la residencia dijo que tres hombres enmascarados entraron en la casa pero la policÍa no encontrÓ evidencia algÚn robo o asalto y era la mujer estÁ siendo interrogada. cambiamos de ciudad, vamos a tre donde un hombre perdiÓ la vida en una balacera. oficiales respondieron a una llamada, en una vivienda ubicada en la calle wilson donde alegadamente habÍa un hombre armado. cuando los oficiales llegaron, el hombre abriÓ fuego contra los oficiales quienes le respondieron igual forma. el sospechoso fue llevado al hospital pero mÁs adelante fallec

we gathered aside as you may know when steve jobs called, i had done a biography of benjamin franklin, why don't of benjamin franklin, why don't you do me next, my first reaction, when i was told i was fighting off cancer it would be a great chance to be part of being up close, a revolutionary, and we biographer's know that we destroyed history little bit, we make it seem there is the visionary, steve jobs or bill gates and einstein, in a garage and they have a light bulb moment and innovation occurs. one thing about studying steve jobs, he was a visionary, headed dent in the universe by his creative position. but did a collaborative free, and those of you who know about it, everybody i talk to said he drove me crazy but wouldn't have given up a chance to have worked for him. he drove me to do things i didn't know i would be able to do. at the end of my time with steve when he was stepping down from apple and was sick i asked him acquistion which was what products are you most proud of? i thought he would say the original macintosh or the ipod or iphone, you were to listening. he was

there is a great quote from benjamin franklin. benjamin franklin lived in paris at the same time.y were quite friendly. and benjamin franklin when he heard lafayette had named his daughter virginia, franklin wrote to him. and it got it into the papers that he wrote a letter to lafayette saying that he hoped that he and mrs. lafayette would have 13 children so they could name one for each of the colonies but he also said that he did feel sorry for ms. miss connecticut. might have have to go life with a rather difficult name. >> so to go back do you think that america would have lost the revolutionary war without them? >> yes why? >> well they certainly -- the americans, i believe we won the revolutionary war and large part thanks to french support, both naval and ground support from france. that french support before lafayette the french government had, in fact been quietly sending guns and ammunition and a few engineers here and there to the american side but france did not want to come out in favor of the americans because they wanted to maintain the appearance of neutrality with

benjamin franklin live in paris at the same time and they were quite friendly, lafayette and he.n franklin when he heard about lafayette had named a daughter virginia, franklin wrote to him and also got into the papers i think, it was franklin who got them in the papers that he wrote a letter to lafayette same that he hoped that he and mrs. lafayette would have 13 children so they could name one for each of the colonies. but he also said that he did feel sort of sorry for ms. connecticut. [laughter] would have to go through life with a rather difficult name. >> go back to america, you think america would have lost the revolutionary war without -- >> yes. spin would have lost the american revolution without lafayette. why? >> the americans really, i believe that we won the revolutionary war in large part thanks to french support both naval and ground support from france. and that french support before lafayette, the french government had, in fact, been very quietly sending guns and ammunition and a few engineers here and there to the american side. but france did not want to come

what's happening on this thursday, november 27. 6abc is about to turn a parade loose on the benjamin franklinay. a live report from inflation station is coming up. >> a long rush for christmas savings will be a reality. details on the black friday deals. >> the eagles take on the cowboys in a thanksgiving day divisional rival game. >> that's going to be a great game. let's g

biographer is walter isaacson not content with his award winning best-selling biographies of benjamin franklin and albert einstein and steve jobs but he has returned to to paid on a large canvas and the book is the innovators. and we have all learned in the process he has the energy demand has tapped into red. but he weaves of story for those lesser known icon. the hacker said rebels behind the first online community the of skier belgian into darr that gives rise to though world wide web gives sorts out the real story between al gore and the internet. [laughter] he will take this of the abbreviated dirty tonight starting with the distant figures please join me to welcome of walter isaacson. [applause] >> it is great to be back this is an amazing place. and you can even be feel might tendered keek. >> you are about to do that yourself. >> we were soldering but did you developed a fascination with that technology? >> one of the things that you've learned there is about pleasing daddy was the electrical into the air and he shows me how much transistor resistor woodworking and i wanted to convey t

benjamin franklin creates the colonial postal service partly so people can share ideas, documents. he was assigned to tissue no. all these papers get exchanged. we have been doing that forever. when i was at "time magazine" he wrote a story that was sent to all bureaus for comments and corrupt -- corrections. when i wrote a book i would send it to 20 or 40 friends and say comment, correct. now in one day when i put it up on media of this chapter in silicon valley of the different tribes that form is anti-authoritarian ferment and got 17,800 comments and corrections which is really co cool. [laughter] a lot of them are in there. and i think, hear something, i will float this idea. this book should not be just a book handed down by an author. you and i are going to work together in turning this into a multimedia book. i book. i'm out there ready to announce it but i want this stuff to be here. >> we just did. >> the next thing i want to do is a book like this should be somewhat like a wikipedia document where everybody can add things but also multimedia eight so charlie kline can tak

in new york, and recently published this highly acclaimed book, "corruption in america: from benjamin franklin's snuff box to citizens united." larry lessig teaches law at harvard and directs that university's edmond j. safra center for ethics. both champion free and fair competition in our economy and our elections. zephyr teachout ran for governor of new york in the democratic primary against incumbent and friend of wall street, andrew cuomo. >> my name is zephyr teachout and i'm running in the democratic primary for the governor of the state of new york. >> a political unknown with no money, she surprised just about everyone, including cuomo, by getting more than a third of the votes. a good showing, given that he spent $60.62 for each of his votes while she could only spend $1.57, but, nonetheless, still a defeat. larry lessig decided to fight fire with fire. he raised several million dollars for a super pac called mayday and backed congressional candidates who favor reducing the influence of money in politics over those who just can't get enough of that sweet campaign cash. if he could prov

le we're live where all the balloons are ready to go down the benjamin franklin parkway. bundle up, says david murphy. >> reporter: absolutely, matt, we're off to a cloudy, and somewhat chilly start. storm tracker 6 live double scan showing snow showers popping through, one in mount airy and chestnut hill. pushing into northeast philadelphia. 37 degrees in philadelphia right now. 34 in allentown you can 34 in trenton. not much wind, but windchills around the freezing mark. mostly cloudy, high of 42. every now and then you'll get sun breaking through. sunny and cold, 39. 43 on saturday, back to the low to mid 50s on sunday, matt. >> karen is at the parade, matt pellman is here with traffic. >> reporter: hey, matt, we've been seeing people parading to the parade route on spring garden. one of the many streets that's closed because of the 6abc dunkin' donuts thanksgiving day parade. things are drying on the schuylkill expressway and the traffic volume is nice and light. because of the parade detours for the septa bus routes and mass transit is on a holiday schedule. still cl

street closures and septa detours are in effect because 2,000 people are off and running on the benjamin franklin parkway. [horn sounds] >>> philadelphia mayor michael nutter got the runners on their mark during the annual rothman institute it's the precursor to the philadelphia marathon. cesily tynan is taking part in the race, jamie shore is running the race tomorrow. the rothman institute 8k and philadelphia marathon are causing plenty of road closures by the art museum. we put links to them on our website 6abc.com. >>> it was a heartwarming reunion for a woman and her missing dog. jj pierce has her best friend back. sharrie williams has the details of the reunion 6 weeks after he was stolen. >> reporter: it's the reunion this dog owner hoped for but didn't see coming. >> complete shock, i'm in shock. >> reporter: jj pierce is with her back lab louie for the first time in 6 weeks. she picked him up at the philadelphia animal hospital in a surprised arranged meeting her supporters known as team louie received a call from the couple who thought they found him. >> we checked the dog, it was the r

. >> reporter: heavy on the vine street expressway from the benjamin franklin parkway and the schuylkillressway. we're getting problems on i-95. i'll have the latest for you coming up. >> and of course we want to tell you about a special web chat we're hosting later today on sports medicine when it comes to your kids. two doctors from chop will be here at noon about pediatric sports injuries prevention and treatment. go to 6abc.com and submit your question. we'll be right back. merry christmas! thanks but this gift, it's kind of half-fast. what's wrong? we still have cable internet, so our uploads are half the speed of our downloads. so i'll be half-fast when i share my photos. and i'll do a half-fast job updating my blog. wait, is everything under this tree half-fast? who wants eggnog? don't settle for half fast cable internet. only verizon fios comes with speedmatch. uploads as fast as downloads. get this great price online guaranteed for two full years plus $400 back with a 2-year agreement. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >> 6:44, live pi

mcginniss award winning best buy biographies of benjamin franklin comment weinstein and steve jobs the ski nose to pain done a very large canvas and looks at "the innovators" how a group of hackers, geniuses, and geeks created the digital revolution" all of us have learned to and are delighted that he does have his energy can and has tapped into a directory. they're all here. and also has a story about the lesser known icons like the women, is that hackers and rebels. in to give rise to the world wide web bid defense sorts out the real story behind al gore and the internet. [laughter] he will take to solve their abbreviated journey tonight. please join me to welcome walter issacson. [applause] >> is great to be back. it is such an honor to be back here. >> you were about to reveal your inner geek yourself. this is always good to give back. >> did you develop a fascination with that type of technology? >> no. one of the things that you learn as a biographer is my dad was an electrical engineer you can understand however transistor capacitor how you make a circuit and i was so fascinated

and, it will also highlight how that work has changed, from benjamin franklin to john kerry and beyond. that is an important part of the mission of the center. because, we want people who come to this center to understand what diplomacy is all about. what it has accomplished but how it has evolved. it is clear in today's world that we communicate differently. we have a lot of ways understanding what is happening in other parts of the world. but nothing substitutes for the professionals who are there to assist, every secretary of state, every president, in understanding what the backstory is, what's happening, sort of below the surface, to try to break through for those piece treaties or for breakthroughs in trade or human rights. for the united states that means we do have to build strong relationships, not only with governments but also with publics. this has been one of the major changes in the last decades. i kid in my book about how it would have been so difficult for all in henry to sneak away from pakistan to china when everybody in the world has a cell phone. so you have to thin

are the only two born after the american episode but there that there is a great quote from benjamin franklinved in paris at the same time and they were quite friendly they wrote to him and i got into the papers but he wrote a letter saying that he hoped they would have 13 children so they could name one for each of the colonies. but he also said that he did feel sorry for ms. connecticut. [laughter] who might have to go through life with a rather difficult name. >> do you think that america would have lost the war without lafayette and why? >> i believe that we won in large part thanks to the french supports both naval and ground support from france and the french support had been very quietly sending guns and ammunition and a few engineers here and there to the american side site but france did not want to come out in favor. they just ended the french and indian war and they wanted to maintain an appearance of neutrality so they did not at all want to come out publicly in support. when lafayette (-left-paren, he did so with a clock, he made a splash and he made it impossible for the french

this is evident in this print that is hard to read at a distance that published by benjamin franklin with a treaty held at albany between them and the albany indian commissioners and representatives from massachusetts, connecticut and pennsylvania. this is a treaty at a particular point. does the document reflect a memorialized agreement signed by two parties? not at all. it's a meeting of the two parties. it's an organic concept. treaties began as this relationship on both sides. the critical relationship was at least from the native point of view, the natives have agency in the partnership and they were actors and players and they brought their concern to the table. they were consulted about the relationship. they in fact weren't told what the policy was. they were consulted in the policy formulation. they were actors and consulted in the relationship and ultimately for anything to change, they had to concept. these are the critical elements from an indigijus point of view. about the treaty relationship however it is cast. agency. consultation and informed and free consent. those a

as benjamin franklin told the continental congress in 1776. we must indeed all hang together or most assuredly, we shall all hang separately. he meant that literally after they lost the battle for american independents. they would have been hanged. congressman, let me ask you that basic question. what would have been better, what happened or if the president had been out there carrying the banner for the party and rallying his elkorate? the presidential electorate? >> it it would have been better if he were energizing the base. i don't know how you can vote for somebody for five years and then run away all of a sudden and say you had nothing to do with it and say vote for me, i'll set you free. it was a strange approach. what should have been a good competitive election turned out to be a shoot-out at the okay corral. no one left standing. >> what all the republicans had in their tool kit was the voting record of these guys. that's where they couldn't hide from. they were with obama. >> i think the democrats, eat you're a democrat or you're no

not been so productive as leisure and ease as might have been expected washington remarked to benjamin franklin. by the fall of 1785 when he sent these remarks to franklin, the company had separate team of about 50 workers. congress was too slow for washington. in a boat he passed down the seneca rapid to a place where the workman were blowing up. to me it seemed as if we had advanced but little. still, washington remained optimistic. in fact, however, in his work on the potomac river navigation, washington had more success moving human obstacles than physical ones. the project was far from finished in 1789 when he resigned as potomac company's president to take the helm of the new american government. no one made a fortune on potomac company stock. railroads soon replaced canals in linking the union. physical impediments, steep slopes, doomed washington's grand vision for potomac navigation. yet if he could not move mountains, the project proved he could move men. before he stepped down, washington followed up on his success in getting the company founded and funded with a singular triumph of

is walter issacson not content solely with his award winning best selling biography benjamin franklin, alberta einstein and steve jobs he has returned once more to paint a very large canvas and the book gives "the innovators" how a group of hackers, geniuses, and geeks created the digital revolution" we're all delighted to have learned in the process that he has the energy can has tapped into it directly. steve jobs and more ways year but also has a story about the lesser known icons of computing the women who program for example, or those hackers behind the first online communities and the skier belgian engineering gave rise to the world wide web and even sorts out there real story behind allegory and the internet. [laughter] he will take as an abbreviated journey with a distant figures please join me to welcome walter issacson. [applause] >> welcome back. >> is great to be back this is an amazingly wonderful place it is such an honor to be back here. you can even reveal my inner geek. [laughter] >> host: you are about to do that yourself talk about electrical engineers and i love th

the second to come to philadelphia john paul the second electrified the benjamin franklin parkway in 1979, with a papal mass that drew 1 million. september have of 2015, could draw nearly 2 million for a papal mass wrapping up the five day world meeting of families. >> this will be the largest event in the city a's modern history. philadelphia, the big city, for big events, and we could not be more excited. >> reporter: with the number of the visitors expected to grow across those five dates, security will be intense, and expensive. having a world leader here brings extra pressure. >> the fund raising goalies set at 45 million-dollar. >> business community, civic community has been very responsive and we're slightly more than halfway to our goal. >> reporter: for archbishop charles chaput who made the formal invitation back in march and was in the vatican audience when pope francis confirmed his visit, this is mission accomplished. in a statement chaput says it is the answer to the countless prayers of so many people who have canned god to guide pope frances to philadelphia we will w

few men on either side collect re as benjamin franklin butler. when he arrived, his reputation was already in place. the administration of the city augmented with everyone already believed which was he was difficult and argumentative. however, qubes also an important -- he was in importantly same it --vain individual and was unskilled at which whose corruption in a new orleans with a keen understanding of the method of bringing a city into order. butler came to be called beast butler by issuing edicts as general order number 28 which declared him in late of new orleans found to be covertly disrespectful to the occupied union forces would be "regarded at how liable to the treated -- butler's authority with mostly unchallenged. odds. placed at president lincoln removed butler from command in 1862. --ing the hiatus, butler self-serving link participated in a biography which was meant inincrease his presence favorable posture. after been reassigned, he failed terribly in the of salt on forces -- assault on forces and was discharged by president linco

weekend in chicago and we are having a funk djs so i'm thrilled to be here in the house that benjamin franklin built. i had a great day hanging out in the library. this is basically three things going on in this book of mine that covers the years from 1973 to 1976. there is a crisis of confidence that andy talked about and i will be giving examples of that throughout and there's something else that i find quite salutary. the interviewer asked me me if i'd done anything to be nostalgic about this period and i could have said of course. i was four to seven years old so their nostalgic events for all of us but seriously what i'm nostalgic about is the high level of citizenship that the american people demonstrated during the watergate crisis in the end of the vietnam war and a willingness to take this serious unflinching reckoning with the traditional ideal of america as a providential nation that was outside the rules of history. i was very impressed with that. the third element of the book is how that kind of started melting away and how the word reaganism begins to describe that kind of failur

. >> the pontiff is expected to lead the festival of families on the benjamin franklin parkway saturday september 26th a huge mass in front of perhaps a million worshipers on sunday the 27th. like milan in 2012, the event is to be a joyous celebration of the family. >> love is at the core of families whether you live in mayfair or myra march, lansdowne or lisbon roxborough or rome. this what we will celebrate and share with pope francis here in philadelphia next september. >> the pope's appearance guarantees massive crowds sure to over women the region's nearly 40,000 hotel rooms. individuals will be asked to open their homes. >> there is a way for families within our region to sign up to be host families because without that, we cannot accommodate all of our visitors cupping from all over the world. >> reporter: well, the security and the other logistics involveinvolved in this have ben the planning stages for quiet time. none of this came as a big surprise. the price tag for the event with the pope involved $45 million. half that money has been committed already. obviously to today's

and, it will also highlight how that work has changed, from benjamin franklin to john kerry and beyond. that is an important part of the mission of the center. because, we want people who come to this center to understand what diplomacy is all about. what it has accomplished but how it has evolved. it is clear in today's world that we communicate differently. we have a lot of ways understanding what is happening in other parts of the world. but nothing substitutes for the professionals who are there to assist, every secretary of state, every president, in understanding what the backstory is, what's happening, sort of below the surface, to try to break through for those piece treaties or for breakthroughs in trade or human rights. for the united states that means we do have to build strong relationships, not only with governments but also with publics. this has been one of the major changes in the last decades. i kid in my book about how it would have been so difficult for henry to sneak away from pakistan to china when everybody in the world has a cell phone. so you have to think diffe

benjamin franklin on a trip to london pens a list of 13 virtues for moral perfection. silence.lity, sincerity, justice, modernization, cleanliness, tranquility. chastity, humility and temperans. for all the foundations, right, which direct large swaths of funds to specific causes. i want you to take a look the the different roles overseeing the funds and how things have changed. it's all about foundations, last year foundations gave 54.7 billion dollars to causes, up from 30 billion in 2003. a rate of growth substantially faster than inflation. in 2013, charitable funding controlled 715 billion dollars in assets, with the biggest names of course being the bill and melinda gates foundation, the ford foundation, and j. paul getty foundation. with the puritans is alive and well, and the richest people in the world are going to revolutionize this, donating the way they revolutionize industry. let's talk about this. i'll i read the last couple of years, how americans don't give money anymore, this has changed. the way we give money has changed, but i think we're more charitable than

few men on either side collect as much ire as benjamin franklin butler. when he arrived, his reputation was already in place. that was in new orleans in 1862. the administration of the city augmented with everyone already believed which was he was difficult and argumentative. however, he was also an inordinately vain individual and unskilled in the craft of generalship, widely accused of corruption in his administration of new orleans, though he displays a keen understanding of the marshall method of bringing a city into order. butler came to be called beast butler by issuing edicts as general order number 28 which declared women in new orleans found to be overtly disrespectful to the occupied -- occupying union forces would be "regarded at how liable to the treated -- butler's authority with mostly -- went mostly unchallenged. he was placed at odds. president lincoln removed butler from command in 1862. during a hiatus between assignments, butler self-serving biographyipated in a which was meant to increase his presence in favorable posture. upon being r

will take runners throughout the city of brotherly love and our syma chowdhry is live at the benjamin franklin parkway with more on that. big day for philly, syma, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, nicole. you card me when you say our syma chowdhry yes, our syma chowdhry is reporting bit, not actually being part of a marathon. i don't think i can do 26 miles. looking behind me that is starting line in an hour, we will have more than 30,000 people lining up and getting ready to run throughout the beautiful parts of our city. if you look to my right and pan off you will see thousands of people starting to come, line up, they are coming from the east side of the ben franklin parkway and making their way up here to get themselves ready. i'm talking about more than 30,000 people running more than 26 miles. try to wrap your head around that. that is a a lot of people and a lot of miles. one person for certain people are excited about today's weather as carol mentioned it is a great, mild day out here for folks. there is no rain. so people who will be part of cheering sections will be happy to

benjamin franklin's own son was a spy.a lot of people favored the british system and did not support the revolution. the war of 1812 was in opposition there. about thewar was divisions in this country. we were united december 7, 1941. that is the only time. manifest destiny is important. diversity and individuality. there are times the country needs to work together. >> it is ok, i think, for you and i to say that we are an exceptional nation. we are. all overved and worked this globe, in europe and asia, latin america. and we are exceptional. by reason of what we stand for, by reason of our founding documents, like the declaration of the constitution, by reason of what we have done to hurt other nations after wars, as we did with the marshall plan, as we continue to do today. if we were not exerting leadership, for example, right crisis, lordola knows what would be happening with it. secondly, we go back to ronald reagan. a rendezvousve with destiny. what did he mean by that? i think what he meant by that was that our des