your best bet is septa or one of the city parking garages and walking into benjamin franklin parkway.ch. don't miss the wawa welcome america concert tonight at 7:00. the concert is headlined by mary j blige followed by the fireworks on the ben franklin parkway at 9:30. watch it live on nbc 10. >>> and if you're heading out to experience it all in person, make sure you bring the nbc 10 app. you can get the schedule of events, roadicalclosures and pu transportation. >>> will the weather cooperate? nbc 10 glen "hurricane" schwartz is here. >> that's i-95. we're checking the guy -- skies and radar to see if there's anything developing because right now in philadelphia up here we don't see any kind of showers moving in our direction. the showers near vineland pretty much have fallen apart. the ones near dover just south of dover they keep hanging in there. look at this weakening, fortunately across much of cumberland county. once again, we're in delaware between dover and milford. and we've got some pretty heavy thunderstorm. river view getting hit right now. there could be some localized

benjamin franklin was on that drafting committee, an old man, 69, pennsylvania, a legend in his on rightbifocals. statesman, publisher, philosopher, you name it, franklin was it. massachusetts there was a john adams, only 41. one of the most eminent of all americans was adams, forthright, impulsive, he was honest and humble. and the chairman of the committee picked almost by , chance we may say now guided by a divine hand, he was 33 years of age, sandy hair, outstanding in politics, economics, agriculture, and science. etched for all ise where the dignity of an recognized. thomas jefferson. the real work fell to adams and jefferson. adams, much more experienced city jefferson, you should draft is a document. jefferson declined modestly. i will give you three reasons, said adams. and a you are a virginian virginian should appear at the head of this business, reason second, i am controversial and unpopular. you are very much otherwise. you can write times better than i can. that settled it, young thomas jefferson was elected. shortly his powerful 10 settled to the task. sensitivegine this

benjamin franklin was on the drafting committee. he was 69 years old from pennsylvania. a legend in his own time. author comment inventor, he invented bifocals, statesmen, publisher, educator, philanthropist, you name it, franklin was it. from massachusetts there was john adams, only 41 who is one of the most americans who was forthright, impulsive, honest, noble. and the chairman of the committee, picked almost by chance, a chance we made a now was guided i.e. divine hand. he was from virginia and of 33 years of age. outstanding and politics, economics, agriculture and science. his name is edged for all time wherever freedom and liberty and the dignity of land is recognized, thomas jefferson. while the committee met, many of them had other things to do. the real work fell to adams and jefferson. admams much more xperienced set to jefferson, you should draft this document. jefferson declined. i will give you three reasons that adams said. you are a virginian and a virginian is at the head of this business. reason second, i am controversial and unpopular. you are very muc

prince -- benjamin franklin, the president of the society. the petition at the site, not only to assert immediate powers over regulating the slave trade, but also to ratify a larger vision of the republic as a land of genuine liberty. a nation where the rights and humanity of enslaved blacks were acknowledged. here, i want to show you the seal of the pennsylvania abolition society, which i think neatly encapsulates the ideas of the society. you can see here a slave, having broken his chains, standing up, and this white anti-slavery activist has taken his hand. they are standing side-by-side. as i said, this petition is asking the house not only to assert its immediate powers over regulating the slave trade, but ultimately to endorse its larger vision. whereas lower southern congressmen, who we will hear more from coming up, quickly denounced the petitions, representatives from new england's states endorsed what they saw as the moral and humanistic foresight of the petitioners. thomas scott of pennsylvania project did a strong voice of support

. >> i'm reminded of famous benjamin franklin quote contributed to him. beer is proof god lovs us and wants us to be happy that's fake news. he never said that. >> he didn't. >> it was in a letter to one of his friends in france about wine. he said swooip proof lord loves us. >> benjamin franklin drank wine. rose or piano. >> chardonnay. like nice cool chardonnay. >> new jersey govern nor chris christie not laying low after beach gate scanned. >> why would he. >> he was at melts game. he seems to be a met fan. i think he freak wepted when i see him he hates philadelphia fans. he said they're awful. the camera grounding foul ball in stands and there were boos in the crowd. >> souvenir for chris christie are you kidding me how about that? >> you just noticed him. boy are you hot, i'll tell y you. you just noticed him between innings and what do you know he. >> that's amazing. >> he's becoming did sdm he gets a catch. >> he the he'll. >> he's gone from hulk hogan to hollywood. he's doing this for the boos. before he got the cheers. >> i want to see if he pus

he is the guy who enabled benjamin franklin to learn and benjamin franklin was the conduit through which this information flowed. made its way first into the articles of confederation and then into the constitution. >> amazing, amazing. before we get into the subject matter of the book at golf, i did have the privilege as i mentioned to meet your lateet father who was a legendary figure in my profession, solicitor general of the united states and one of the top supreme court advocate and, youo know, the father of supreme court. is there any influence from him in this book? >> guest: without question. as i was growing up, we talked w about things like federalism and separation of powers around the dinner table. i think every family should get it certainly made for interesting dinner conversation in our home. my dad used to say there areur these two structural protections of the constitution that are as important as any other feature of it. and that one is vertical and recall that federalism. the other is horizontal and recall that separation ofwhen y powers. when you put that together, th

benjamin franklin reminds his colleagues at the constitutional convention to begin by bowing their heads in prayer. i reminds you that we are going to start saying merry christmas again. [cheers and applause] inscribed on our currency are the words "in god we trust." but not only has god bestowed on us the gift of freedom, he has also given us the gift heroes willing to give their lives to defend that freedom. in every struggle against evil throughout our history as america's service members huddled around camp fires and sought refuge in fox holes, they called on their creator for support. in world war ii when general george patton -- that was a real general. we have some pattons today, too. i found them. maw -- "mad dog" mattis. and he doesn't like doing a lot of talk. but isis, it's a whole different ballgame, folks. they are going fast. but when patton ran into a problem he couldn't solve, he knew what to do, he prayed. frustrated by rains stalling the advance of his third army across europe in early december 1944, horrible weather. patton asked an army chaplain to come up with a good

published in french, most direction of benjamin franklin. again, we have to remember the declaration of independence was as much a diplomatic document as anything else. with the idea that the eyes of the world were upon the united states, this was a document that explained the action that it actually occurred two days earlier than july 4th. july 2nd is when congress declares independence. july 4th is when the declaration is adopted. that is the document that explain that is earlier action. it's really designed to try to bring foreign powers into alliance so that they are not in a position where they are backing rebellious subjects of a fellow monarch. maybe britain and france are ancient enemies. the subjects of another prince could get problematic. in this case, if you recognize the independence of the united states, you are allowing yourself a new nation. so, it was very much a diplomatic document. the second part of your question about lafayette, i am looking at a picture of lafayette. we are in the gallery that focuses on the valley forg

very much like benjamin franklin, and he was often compared to benjamin franklin in that respect.utler sold congress on the idea of creating this territory to comprise five states. and in those five states -- this is what is so exciting about it there would be complete freedom of religion, government support and public support for education all the way through college, and state universities came to be, and there would be no slavery. now there were slaves in all 13 , colonies in the summer of 1787, but they passed this ordinance, the northwest ordinance, so there would be no slaves in half of the geographical reach of our country. it also meant that the ohio river -- northwest met northwest of the ohio river -- the ohio river now, if you could get across it, you were free. that's where the advent of the underground railroad came about. it was one of the most important decisions congress ever made, and this one guy pulled it off. i thought, whoa, who is he? and i got to know him. once i got to know him and learn ed what happened consequentially, i thought, this is a great book. it

he is the guy who enable benjamin franklin to learn about federalism. he made his way into the articles of confederation and in a more perfect way into the constitution. >> amazing. and before we get into the subject matter of the book, i had the privilege to meet your late father who was a legendary figure in my opinion. he is the father of the modern supreme court bar. is there an influence from him in this book? >> without a question. as i was growing up, we talked about things like federalism and separation of power around the dinner table. i think i was 30 before i realized not every family does that. my dad used to say there are two structures in the constitution that are important and one is vertical and one is horizontal. when you put those together they prevent any one person or one group of people from getting too much power and abusing those who are subject to the government. >> maybe for the audience, tell everyone a little bit about what federalism and separation of powers means. >> sure. federalism distributes power along a vertical axis m

we take you to benjamin franklin parkway. folks are celebrating the end of six days of festivities.ebrating america's birthday in america's birthplace. the 241st year of signing of the declaration of independence. the parkway closed until 5:00 a.m. on wednesday. but for the moths part traffic is pretty light. if you're planning on coming down here, best to stay pretty clear of benjamin franklin parkway but the surrounding areas you should be able to get to the parking garages and septa stations and walk to the convert venue whiches at 7:00 and ends about 9:30 and you'll see the fireworks from 9:30 to 10:00. nbc 10 news. >>> thank you. >>> are you ready for the celebration? wawa welcome america july 4th concert and fireworks show is tonight from 7:00 to 10:00. the fireworks begin at 9:30 come to the parkway for the prefun. >>> you can win prizes during wawa welcome america festivities. and here they are! three night all inclusive vacations from apple vacations to cancun. a patio set. and a pair of two-day passes from live nation to budweiser "made in america." there are several ways

. >>> some american tourists are across the pond celebrating independence day at benjamin franklin's day in london. he lived there for 16 years before returning in 1775. the next year he signed the declaration of independence. he was from this home that he lobbied the british government to give more rights to americans that were paying taxes. visitors can tour year-round. >>> millions of people will be raising a glass to celebrate independence day. it turns out more americans are drinking spirits like whiskey. that led to a nationwide boom in small distilleries. sounds like i have been having some myself. the chris martinez visited one in the middle of sonoma wine country. >> reporter: beyond the vine colored hills of california wine country, something else is brewing. adam spiegel opened this distilling company in 2010 with one simple mission. >> we make two types of rye whiskey and two types of bar upon. >> when we first started, we were the first 200 disstellar rice in the united states. now 1600. >> reporter: industry experts don't see it slowing down. every state in the u.s. is

benjamin franklin reminded his colleagues at the constitutional convention to begin by bowing their headsn prayer. i remind you that we are going "merryt saying christmas" again. [applause] inscribed on our currency are the words "in god we trust." but not only has god bestowed on us the gift of freedom, he has also given us a gift of heroes willing to give their lives to defend that freedom. you just stood. [applause] in every struggle against evil throughout our history as america's servicemembers have huddled around campfires and , they refuge in foxholes called on their creator for support. in world war ii, when general george patton -- that was a real general. tonse got some pat today, too. i found them. mad dog mattis. [applause] and he doesn't like doing a lot of talking, but i want to tell you, isis is a whole different ballgame, folks. they are going fast. patton ran into a problem he couldn't solve, he knew what to do. he prayed. frustrated by rains that were stalling the advance of his third army across europe in 1944, pattonr asked an army chaplain to come up with a good praye

in fact, there was, there were so many of them that benjamin franklin was complaining about how many there were in pennsylvania as far back as the 1750s. he said why should pennsylvania, founded by the english, become a colony of aliens who will shortly become so numerous as to germize us instead of us anglifying them? never theless, germans -- many of whom arrived as indentured servants and focused initially on paying off the cost of their voyage -- had other priorities and were well nope for avoiding politics -- well known for avoiding politics. we know that german immigrants everywhere from australia to brazil followed same pattern. basically shunning politics and establishing themselves economically first. germans began entering politics only after they had risen economically. a counter example and the example that blacks have followed most closely would be the irish who rose from poverty, whose rise from poverty, i should say, was especially slow given that you had these irish-run political organizations in places like boston and philadelphia and new york. who were dominating lo

celebrating independence day across the pond by visiting the restored london home of founding father benjamin franklinom there, that franklin lobbied the british government to give more rights to americans who were paying taxes. >> this is really the eve of the american revolution. this is where he's fighting for the taxation with representation. very politically important years. >> they don't know at all. that's why i teach civics in orlando. 7th graders, we mandated it in our state, because americans don't know anything about american history. >> and we should. franklin lived in the home for 16 years before returning to america in 1775. the next year he signed the declaration of independence. visitors can tour the franklin house year round. but on this 4th of july, the tours were all sold out. >> he >> yes, he was. and back here, everybody's thinking about independence day, and fireworks and the forecast. >>> a little bit of lightning out there. let's show you what's happening on first alert doppler. while i'm not expecting everybody to be seeing storms, we have some out there. i think it might be a

actors portrayed thomas jefferson, john adams and benjamin franklin.he pipe and drum corps rounded out the performances. >> >> some of that body performance, and there you see it. joey chestnut pumped up after winning his 10th title at the nathan's hot dog eating contest. thousands of people showed up to watch the excitement. chestnut ate 72 hot dogs when their buns of course, in 10 minutes. in the women's competition. miki o buns. >>> now to florida and a different accomplishment. 185 people took a deep breath and recited their oath to the united states. >> i can finally participate in our democracy. it's a very happy day for me. >> ceremonies like this one took place all over the country today. more than 15,000 people saw a dream come true. a dream that maybe too many of us take for granted. >>> raising a glass on the 4th of july. coming up, a boom in small distilleries in cities and states around the country. now through july 10th,save up itto one-thousand dollarsle. in bonus discounts to create your perfect home. plu