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the continental congress puts george washington in command.e impossible. >> [ coughs ] >> my god. [ horse neighs ] this is my army? >> the americans still have the british surrounded in boston, but with dwindling supplies and rampant illness, washington's force grows weaker every day. if the british find out this secret, they could easily wipe out the americans. >> here, you have washington's army willing to die, willing to fight under incredible odds, and they don't have blankets. they don't have guns. they don't have boots. >> not for the last time in american history was a commander given a command without the resources to command it. and that was very much george washington's dilemma. >> congress sends benjamin franklin to meet with the general to assess his needs. but washington has kept his plight secret even from them. >> present arms! >> dr. franklin. >> general washington. from the looks of your strategic position, you have trapped the british in their own mousehole. >> now, if i could only launch an attack. >> well, no gains without

. >> reporter: history you know that the continental congress voted july 2nd but it wasn't approved until 4th. it wasn't declared a national holiday until 100 years after that. >>> coming up, what is the secret to staying young? just ask these folks, many of whom are over 100 years old. >> get out. they look phenomenonal.  ♪ . >>> is it your birthday? no. is it your birthday? it's not my birthday either, but. >> is that the lead-in to this? that's the goal of a exercise class in the district. today, group celebrated its seventh anniversary with a special guest. there she is. virginia mclauren made a guest appearance. she is making the rounds. she was the energyic woman who danced with president obama. she was presented with a special medal. >> i don't know how much i can say but i really enjoy the program and i love, i love every one of you and i thank everyone for taking time to let me come here to see this beautiful place. >> what sweetheart. she was given the presidential challenge award. the oldest member is 104-year-old laura griffin. she was one of se

. >> philadelphia is a legacy of hosting historic events ranging from the first continental congress back in 1774 at carpenters hall to today. >> the tour guides will barely get a break before this summer's democratic national convention. right now they're wrapping up their school field trip season which brings hundreds if not thousands of kids to philadelphia every day. i'm rosemary connors, nbc10 news. >> and this is a live picture of the wells fargo center, the home of the democratic national convention. the dnc got the keys to the wells fargo center over the weekend. the question now, which candidate will be the nominee. >>> the new jersey primary is just six days away and it could put hillary clinton over the edge today. jon bon jovi and cory booker both gave their support. today clinton focused on donald trump and the new york lawsuit filed against trump university. >> this is just more evidence that donald trump himself the a fraud. he is trying to scam america the way he scammed all those people at trump u. >> clinton finished her speech by saying she's going to philadelphia

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it was followed by the reading of the resolution by the continental congress that established the army. vai sikahema served as emcee. >>> pat the merian anderson awa celebrates artists who use their talents for artistic expression and contribute to society. the award also be handed out in november. >>> this year's welcome america will pay special tribute to gamble and huff. >> nbc 10 and comcast nbc universal are your new home for the nation's biggest birthday party. >>> coming up next, the pulse nightclub was supposed to be a safe place. >> how gay clubs are making sure their customers stay safe, too. that's coming up next on "nbc 10 news" at 5:00. >>> we continue to learn more about the terror in orlando. >> late today, vice president joe biden said the attack is becoming clearer and more straightforward. here's what we know right now. authorities could file criminal charges against the wife of gunman omar mateen for not alerting them about what she knew. she drove her husband to pulse nightclub on a prior occasion and she tried to talk him out of conducting any kind of attack. patro

on this day 241 years ago, the congress adopted the american continental army. this congress resolved to raise six companies of expert riflemen and to march and join the army near boston. our army was born in war. to this day it has continued its service in the defense of american liberty. our six companies have grown to over one million strong. our all volunteer force continues to be an example around the world. producing an image of american idealism and vision, and a culture of soldiers that fight for country, the constitution, and their fellow men. general george washington during one of the army's first battles at the 1775 siege of boston articulated how i feel about the army. your exertions in the cause of freedom guided by wisdom and animated by zeal and courage have gained you the love and confidence of your grateful countrymen. and they look to you who are experienced veterans and trust that you will still be guardians of america. these past 241 years has tried and tested our army. from the fields of france to the deserts of iraq, and the mountains of af

it was on this day in 1777 that the continental congress adopted the flag of the united states. flag day. it is ten out of ten. bus stop buddy is celebrating with temperatures in the 60's. off to a nice start today with a temperature in philadelphia of 63 degrees. humidity still on the low side, we will get to a high of 80 later on. sunset not until 8:31. ideal weather day. we will tell you how long this will last when we bring you seven day forecast coming up. checking traffic we have one big giant back up to show you here, it is i-95 southbound right around allegheny avenue. folks driving into that sun there lots of volume as we head into the city, mike and alex this morning. >> 8:32. looking for something fun to to with the kids and wanted to have that fun for free, listen to quincy. >> if it is free, it is for me. you can get the kid bowling for free. >> yes, we have bunch of kid right here. do you guys love bowling. >> yes. >> they love bowling. we have dave, the owner at thunderbird lanes here in the the greater north east. kid are free what do we have to do to bring our k

first leaders of the american bible society, including elias budenou, first president of the continental congress, and john jay, first supreme court justice of the supreme court. from its beginnings, distributing bibles to the military, publishing the first bible in braille, to recently launching a library of biblical transations -- translation, they have changed lives by sharing god's word. congratulations on this important milestone. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from ohio seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady from ohio is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, as i stand in my gold and black fade, i quote the words of lebron james, in cleveland nothing is given. everything is earned. i rise today to congratulate our 2016 nba champions, the cleveland cavaliers. they earned it. ms. fudge: facing a 3-1 series deficit, the cavaliers beat all the odds. led by lebron james, the team quieted all doubters and brought home the t

congress had shifted to him in 1945. it was a politics of unity amo continental africa and solidarity with ruggles -- struggles against racial discrimination faced by the diaspora. she also came into contact with malcolm x, an interesting chapter in her life. she was charged with escorting malcolm around to all the activists. she introduced malcolm to the algerian delegation which will be important to his future. she met the chinese ambassador. this was very important. as problems declined in ghana by 1966, she saw the handwriting on the wall. she got an invitation to go to china in 1964, just before he was dethroned from his position. she ended up in ghana -- in china. there, she felt alone because there was not as many activists. she became friends with robert williams of the activists from the south and his wife, who were in beijing. she was able to teach english at a school in china. her embrace with china reflected not only her continued commitments to socialist revolution and her broadvision of international solidarity, but politics that led her to frame herself as a pan africanist. addie hutton became a pan africanist

leadership of the pan-african congress which professor lewis just mentioned had shifted to him in 1945. for kruma politics was dined as a politics of unity in continental africa as well as solidarity with struggles for discrimination faced by africans in the diaspora. there she met a whole group of american activists. julian mayfield and his wife. the -- she also came into contact -- i'm skipping to some of this. with malcolm x. which is an interesting chapter in her life. because she actually was charged with escorting malcolm around to all of the activists and to establishing nights so people could meet with malcolm. she introduced malcolm to the l algerian delegation that will be important to his future. and she in turn met the chinese ambassador. this was very important. because as problems declined in ghana by 1966 she saw the handwriting on the wall. and she got an invitation to go to china in 1964 just before enkruma was dethroned, if you will, from his position. finally, she ended up in ghana -- in china, and there she felt alone because there was not as many activists. but in short order she became friends with robert williams of the activist

the continental congress had real control over washington and we think of them controlling this revolution but he had to report to the congress but dysfunctional congress is nothing new. [laughter] washington had to deal with this in one of the things that happened is that instead of fighting the british we begin to fight among ourselves is patriot purses loyalist but the hudson river valley the long island sound and coastal new jersey with an ugly cat and dog fight neighbor going after neighbor. it was just something that was horrible to live through because people really didn't want to remember in those terms so wanted to get out this but how to find a way to dramatize this to get the dark side of the revolution? because i grew up thinking if you call than benedict arnold oh my gosh that was the worst thing you and he has become a caricature but in the beginning they are the general and then to have that temperament for the good of this country so that was a kindred spirit if not saddled with those crushing responsibilities he could have been on the battlefield winning the kinds of victo