charlie brown and the gang make their major movie debut this fall, that you have never seen them before. it will be in 3-d. one of the favorites is franklin, that is charlie's good friend and confident but franklin wasn't always a part of the peanuts. franklin is the the first african-american peanuts character and he joined the gang after a letter was written to creator charles schultz back in 1968. joining us today is would the man who actually wrote that letter harriet goodman and the very handsome young actor who voices franklin in the film. i'm so happy to have you both here. >> thank you it is a break through to participate in this but let's talk about the beginning, harriet. tell me why you were motivate todd write that letter in the first place. >> i was motivated particularly by the deaf of the doctor martin luther king, it came right after that, and i had been aware through the years of some of the difficulties, the racism, the lynchings, the difficulties have of being black in this country and so it occurred to me, i was home then, i retired from teaching because i had three

but others rallied around it and gave it a single ornament like the charlie brown tree. now they are looking to get a single tree instead. >> with christmas comes cooler temperatures but we are liking this, stormtracker 6 live double scan radar showing you that it's comfortable outside, high pressure is in control and no precip to track and the picture outside, sky 6 hd this is where you want to be if you have the day off today down the shore in atlantic city, everyone is enjoying a good time with the beach umbrellas and the sand and the water. and it will stay that way into the first half of our weekend here. neighbor hod numbers, 80 in slatington and same for flowed wood and 80 in center city and chester 79 and kennett square in the upper 70s. in new jersey at the coast comfortable 84 at avalon and 80 in cinnaminson and 80 in smyrna and 80 in hockessin. the dew point is the level of moisture in the at most fore, under 60 it's nice and comfortable so the change does not occur until the second part of the weekend. here is satellite 6 along with action radar nothing to tr

then you have something like charlie brown. we have all grown up with charlie brown.year, kids will be introduced to snoopy and charlie brown on the big screen. so we have disney junior and snoopy, peanuts. and then you brought something from the girl scouts. the first time girls get to be an entrepreneur is when they are filling those guilt scout -- girl scout cookies. or the first time, people will be able to make girl scout cookies for themselves. this is part of the do-it-yourself trend. kids love to make and share things. we have to show all of these things to the buyers. why can't you just use the regular oven? >> because this is perfect for little kids and little hands. you can use your regular oven. mix,can actually use this use the small pots and pans that come with it. parents can spend money on it as well. called s.t.e.m. was huge last year. we are going to see it this year. kids are learning from their toys. this is called kids first. basically, engineering sets for kids as young as three. this is a little piece of it. they learn how to build aircraft, amu

how they're already planning to replace this holiday decoration dubbed the charlie brown tree.u're not at all concerned? about what now? oh, i don't know. the apocalypse? we're fine. i bundled renter's with my car insurance through progressive for just six bucks more a month. word. there's looters running wild out there. covered for theft. okay. that's a tidal wave of fire. covered for fire. what, what? all right. fine. i'm gonna get something to eat. the boy's kind of a drama queen. just wait. where's my burrito? [ chuckles ] worst apocalypse ever. protecting you till the end. now, that's progressive. >>> welcome back. 5:25 on your saturday morning as we take a live look at beach avenue in cape may. the sun getting set to come up over the ocean. we're going to be getting up to about 83 degrees at the jersey shore today. going to be another fantastic day. low humidity but very high uv index. you're definitely going to need your sun screen if you're going to be hitting the beaches. >>> from our south jersey bureau this morning, the 33rd new jersey peach festival is underway in g

remember last year's charlie brown tree? there it is. it was heavily criticized and then loved and embraced. some in reading are arguing the city should adopt an artificial tree this year. last year the tree became known as charlie brown tree. they even adorned it with a single bulb like charlie brown. >> they just need more ornaments. you don't want an aluminum tree. you want this weather to stick around and it will but not through the entire weekend. got some big changes ahead. the seven-day forecast when we come back. >>> statins have helped millions of people control their cholesterol but it can cause painful side effects. the fda is considering approving a statin alternative that could be a game-changer. >> you feel comfortable? >> reporter: 60-year-old richard is one of the 71 million americans with high cholesterol. a major risk factor for heart disease. he attempted to control it through diet and exercise, but with a strong family history of heart problems, he turned to a team of cardiologists at uh case medical center in ohio fo

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many others rallied around it adorning it way single red ornament just like charlie brown.ar civic groups are vowing to save time by getting an artificial tree instead. >>> a small shark took the bait just off the coast. fisherman paul trunzo was the one who wheeled the little guy in and showed it off to the excited crowd. he says he's been fishing for sharks all week and today he got lucky. >> the line just stopped and it took off on the drag and i figured i had something big. took me awhile with a light rod and, you know, the shark came in and everybody got excited. >> after all the excitement he released the shark back into the water and went back to fishing. >>> remember, when breaking news or weather happens in your area, we invite you to join the action. e-mail your photos and videos to join the action at 6abc.com or use the #6abcaction on social media. >> all right time to get another check of the roads on this friday. >> matt pelman back in the "action news" traffic center with an upday. how we looking matt. >> lots of action for you to join here on the roadways thi

you may remember last year's tree was referred to as the charlie brown tree because it was really scrawnyll, some are now arguing an artificial tree is the way to go. tree planning discussions are to continue next month. >>> new pictures of pluto released today. amazing. >> the pint-sized planet is the focus of the new horizon spacecraft hovering close to its surface. here's the latest look at this dwarf planet. on july 14th a picture-snapping spacecraft got up close and personal. look at this. getting within about 7800 miles of the surface it will take scientists more than a year to download all the data from this close encounter. >> amazing photograph right there. >>> back to our top story. a monster off the streets, according to philadelphia police. >> that is our top story today at 4:00. james harris is now charged with the murder of drexel grad jasmine wright. jasmine was found dead inside her west philadelphia apartment last thursday. now police have linked harris to her murder through dna. we are getting more information on the story. we'll have updates throughout the afternoon. >>

laughter] was very exchange and maybe their submission tomorrow or sunday is going to be, you know, a charlie browntoon. >> you know, maybe they took that hotel notebook and scribbled on it something that's plausible because we're in a position that this is going to be in our rearview mirror and if you want to be a whole part of this thing, cut a deal. >> i think it's over promised, and i did not think we would be at this point, when i think he over promised and cannot delivery. the "no" vote, i think he likes that to your point it's not going to bold engreece, i'm sorry germany and the others do not want to set a president to let other countries come in. so i think this is a problem but it's amazing the market would shake off the largest default ever currently that's held, by the way, by greece. >> well, i tell you it looks that way. this brings us next to our next deal and whether this is 1929 in china or ordinary growing pains. let's face it. this has been a super superhot economy and maybe this is how they slow down or an implosion, i don't know but just like that we've been waiting for this gr

downtown charlie brown a live look at the vine street expressway, the crews have in the been working past couple of nights. actually overnight closures of the vine, are put on hold for a little while. that is good news for anyone coming in for us on that early shift in problems at all here along the vine street expressway. ben franklin bridge light volume so far but look, only two green lights so we only have two lanes opened, coming in for our morning rush hour. keep that in mind once we get in the 7:30, quarter of 8:00 time period where we see jammos on the bennie. heading down to the airport so far so good this morning no problems in or out of the philly international. jetting out of town for vacation. septa's trolleys we have three routes here using shuttle buses and as lauren mentioned the papal passings on sale today for the regional rails. lauren, back over to you. >>> former president george hw bush was discharge from the hospital in maine yesterday. his release comes days after he was admitted with the broken bone in his neck. the the 91 year-old injured himself when he fell

, use the northeast extension of the pennsylvania turnpike, crews are still with us, downtown, charlie brown the vine expressway still blocked both ways between broad street and the schuylkill expressway. you know the drill. it is part of the overnight construction. if you are coming off of 95, pushed off at broad street, and you can use vine st. local. if you are coming offer the schuylkill, you connect at south and spring garden, then of course hit all of the traffic light, that are not timed or singed up i should say, takes you extra ten minute to kind of make it through the detour. burlington bristol closed with construction, until about 5:00 this morning. so hook one that talcony palmyra. looking for fireworks? we have them for you. after the phillies game. notice the start time. the 6:35 start fireworks after the game. today's also the get away day. think of it as a friday, with a lot of folks off tomorrow, so all of that shore traffic coming through the stadium area phils probably have good crowd tonight because of the fireworks. but just keep in mind that will add to our jammo headed

. >>> charlie brown, snoopy, lucy, and the rest of the peanuts gang are making their big screen debuthis november. >> hey, there is a new did moving in. >> it is no the oven you get the opportunity to start over with the clean slate. this time, things will be different. >> this is going to be peanuts like you have neff seen before in 3-d animated film. is there something you may in the know about the popular comic strip turned empire. in 1968 a los angeles teacher helped convince charles schultz to create the first black peanuts character. her name is harriet glickman and she's joining us now along the voice of that character franklin in the new movie. >> welcome to the film. >> thank you so much. >> we will talk to you in a bit and hear what franklin's voice sound like but we have to go back to 1968. >> you were a school teacher in los angeles. >> i have left school teaching at the time because i had three kid at home. it was right after martin luther king was killed. in my hearty thought is there anything i can do to make some kind of an imprint on what is happening in our world and

. >> slow it i look like charlie brown. let me point out.ghlights to show and the order in which you could show them. i look fast there. it's just slowed down. oh. >> taking you a while. >> i had to pull up at the end. i didn't want to run through it. i didn't want -- 6.88 seconds. >> wait. >> there we go. there we go. armed -- arm like an quarterback. >> it was your second attempt. >> now -- >> that stance there. if you could see it. >> all of the football players and the coaches out there were say that it's all about improvement and i would say that i improved over the morning as the morning went on. my skills got better. by the time i was done i was ready to play. >> nice. they also said you are very teachable. they like to use that word. >> teachable. yes. >> i could play as long as it was flag football. i don't want to get hit. they were big and fast. that's --. >> there was a lot of talk about your clothing how you weren't wearing --. >> i had a mic pack. i had -- an ifp pack. i had a lot of things. >> hash tag no excuses. >> my shoes

it is a moment, like brown versus board of education where there is a decisive break for a moment. charlie: what is the moment and what did it change? did it change something -- did it change something so that we cross the river? guest: there is a difference between something a movement and law of the land. local clerks in charge of marriage life -- marriage licenses saying, i will refuse to do this. on one hand, you are angry that person. on the other hand, there is a sense that that person could not change from one day to the next 180 degrees. it is not shocking. on the other hand, that person cannot make up his or her own law on gay marriage as they can about a speeding ticket. this will be absorbed at different rates. it is now the law, and it is a moment of fantastic triumph. charlie: i want you to deal with the question of whether there is something beyond the law, whether this has something to do with the psyche of the country. guest: it does. think of where we were. andrew sullivan wrote a cover piece of the "the new yorker" -- "the new republic" about gay marriage from a conservat