we started off with our first political center at jamestown, which is the oldest english-speaking settlement in north america. and that was used throughout the 16 hundreds and there were multiple buildings, public and private used for government meetings. and then when we moved to williamsburg we built a capital in the english colonial tradition which burned down in the middle of the 17 hundredans we rebuilt a second one. and it was the second capitol in williamsburg that we left behind when we moved here to richmond during the revolutionary war. and interestingly mr. jefferson who introduced the bill to relocate to richmond, by the time we made the move a year later he was serving as governor and he got to oversee the process. if you think of the capital as an essay in architecture, the primary author was thomas jefferson. at the time we were getting ready to break ground for any public building in richmond in 1785. jefferson had left state service and was an american ambassador to france. he was living in paris. and nonetheless, richmond authorities reached out to jefferson in 1785 asking

this is just off henry avenue, jamestown avenue. so right near walnut lane golf course. it is a eight-inch main. so still working on getting this back in order out here. also, back to normal. septa and patco both back to normal after the holidays are over, and then, this is out here, still, too, though, the river line debris, suspended between hamilton avenue and trenton, guys, back over to you. >> pat, thank you. to the eagles, nfc east champs are getting ready for the playoffs. now, some eagles fans are worried, sunday's lackluster six-nothing lost to the cowboys revealed some issues with the team. the birds have home field advantage throughout the playoffs. coach doug pederson says he has no concerns but fans aren't sure that's enough. >> the philly mentality. >> we're in philly. this is what happens, you know , we keep our heart in the game. then we see what happens. you know? hopefully the defense shines, because that's all we got. we will go from there. >> oh, boy. well, we will see. the eagles first playoff game is a week from saturday at 4:35, the birds will play

jamestown avenue, right near henry avenue, this is near walnut lane golf course. they're working to clear that out of there. so might be some icy conditions. same here, northeast philly right by the northeast philadelphia airport. ashton road, near grant avenue still working on this one. so again, keep an eye on the icy conditions. these are smaller roads but still could be some problems, and then the river line, new jersey, debris on there, still , still working to get that out of there, joe, rahel? >> pat, thank you. frigid conditions aren't making it any easier for those getting back into their daily routines. >> "eyewitness news" reporter trang do live at frankford transportation center where people are bracing themselves for the bitter cold. trang, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning, a hell, joe. yep, at this early hour, not too many people out here right now, but in a hour. that will probably change, people have to head back into work. look here, very cold conditions. i know you can't feel it, but you can see it, because people are bundled up, bef

engineered in virginia, going all the way back to the beginnings of our general assembly in 1619 at jamestown. we have been exercising the rights and responsibilities of self-government in virginia for nearly 400 years. that's something worth watching. >>> elected in 1989, doug wilder became the first african-american to be elected governor of virginia. he sat down with us to discuss his book, "son of virginia" and share his thoughts on the current political climate. >> hold your hand on the family bible and repeat after me. i -- >> i, lawrence douglas wilder do

in san francisco, there was flooding along jamestown avenue. they have -- the old stadium was prone to winter flooding. how much rain did we get? >> counter to have a foot of rain fall. basically in one day. it's amazing that with this much rain we did not see widespread flooding because the previous six weeks were almost completely devoid of rainfall. santa cruz mountains, boulder creek, 5 1/2 inches of rainfall. san francisco at 3 1/2 inches. san jose got nearly 2 inches of rain. just yesterday, the 16th wettest calendar day on record for the city of san francisco. three inches of rain. 13% of the city's average annual rainfall. i'm happy to report the radar is looking clear tonight. we will discuss any future rain prospects coming up.>> use of a high wind in southern california. 35 in santa clara. last winter's heavy rain, cruise fred -- spent months preparing sections near the santa cruz county line building three retaining walls. they used lightweight cellular concrete to construct a new roadway. the grand opening was pretty low-key. we wi

the water main break from yesterday in roxborough up here on jamestown avenue still creating a problemtrash truck is an issue. let's go outside live there. this is the ramp from the schuylkill eastbound to south street and here's the trash truck. it's been stuck out there for over an hour. penndot's got the arrow board and you see how jammed the traffic is as you're trying to get off this ramp from the schuylkill eastbound to south street so expect some slowing there. had a number of disabled vehicles but a disabled trash truck not helping us any. in lansdale valley forge road northbound blocked with an accident. you have to stick to orvilla road to get around that. then the waze app i found lehigh avenue in blackwood someone reporting an accident here. for a lot of people, myself included, first day back to work, you got to get up, get going. we're seeing heavier traffic and really cold temperatures. it's only 9 degrees in quakertown. 13 in center city. 10 in hammonton but the wind chills in some spots below zero again, matt. >> thanks, karen. happening today, candlelight vigil was he

and here, jamestown, pennsylvania.tt: when you see those tear gas canisters you just pointed out and it was made in america. how does that make you feel about america? government, bad feeling, but about the people, we have a lot of people, i have thousands and thousands of friends. scott: so you are making the distinction, you like american people, you just don't like the american governm the people in america, very many are nice people good people. scott: white house officials who explained the president's decision to move the embassy and declare jerusalem israel's capital, was a way to convince israel it in turn must make concessions in the peace talks. palestinian leaders called those negotiations dead. as a result, president trump, threatened to cut-off some u.s. funding to the palestinian authority. >> we were feeling that it's getting actually close to peace, but unfortunately things are getting worse. they're getting worse. and that's sad. the clashes are getting on. and our life, our lifetsyle, became actually

big picture here don't forget that water main break from yesterday still a problem here and that's jamestownvenue near henry avenue if you're in that area stick to walnut lane. jeanette reyes has been telling us about the icy conditions on minden road at medford road in the residential area. a new one being reported right now on ashton road at grant avenue. it's been busy with water main breaks with these freezing temperatures and that trend continues, tam. >> thank you, karen. let's go back to jeanette who you just mentioned. the philadelphia water department as you're noting has been bombarded with calls for all of these water main breaks and we've got it looks like a couple of more. let's go to jeanette who is at one of them the one on minden and medford streets in the northeast. i've seen some of the pictures you've been tweeting outer and your heart just breaks for these people with all this water in their yard. >> reporter: yeah, tam, you can only imagine. another family i talked to, their entire basement had 4 feet of water. this family is looking at something similar. the water depar

it was a little large he but a tsunami took jamestown in the 1700s. pure beauty, both of them. they are interesting in that when the trade winds come off of africa, they are two of the first islands that the trade winds meet. normally, antigua and barbuda and st. kitts and nevis are the first to experience hurricanes. if you follow the track, they were headed directly towards us. irma deviated a little north and maria deviated a little bit south. so we were spared. $150 million worth of damage. it is nothing to sneeze at but whether you compare it with dominica, over $3 billion. we have not commuted the damage and human suffering. we got off pretty good. in small islands and the lesser antilles, the islands are very close. we move around a lot. everyone in saint kitts and nevis has relatives in puerto rico and st. martin and so forth. so you are on facebook and asking where your relatives were. i department hear from didn't hy nephew in total for a week. the first sign i had of anything to do with him, we had a picture with his pickup in the sea. that was frightening. then, i g

break from yesterday we've seen a lot of those, this one's still causing an issue here and that's jamestownnue at henry avenue. to avoid it stick to walnut lane as your alternate. and that new water main break we have been talking about jeanette reyes has been on the scene in northeast philadelphia a residential area, an icy area on minden road at medford road. if you're here, you want to stick to lester road and dunk's ferry to get around that. i told you about this trashy problem on the turnpike. we had some trash on the road and cars kind of swerving around it but they cleared it up. you're good to go now westbound on the pennsylvania turnpike past willow grove, seeing those speeds and that green traffic flow for now, matt. >> thank you, karen. from the trash back to the icy water. that water main break you mentioned is breaking right now. it created an icy mess in a northeast philadelphia neighborhood. "action news" reporter jeanette reyes is live at the scene on minden street. good morning, jeanette. >> reporter: good morning, matt. i just got off the phone with the water department. t

engineered in virginia, going all the way back to the beginnings of our general assembly in 1619 at jamestown. we have been exercising the rights and responsibilities of self-government in virginia for nearly 400 years. that's something worth watching. >>> elected in 1989, doug wilder became the first african-american to be elected governor of virginia. he sat down with us to discuss his book, "son of virginia" and share his thoughts on the current political climate. >> hold your hand on the family bible and repeat after me. i -- >> i, lawrence douglas wilder do solemnly swear that i will support the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the commonwealth of virginia and that i will faithfully and impartially discharge all of the duties incumbent upon me as governor of virginia, according to the best of my ability. so help you god. >> so help me god. >> congratulations! >> how did you know you wanted to get into politics? >> i didn't want to get into politics because i didn't want to go around smiling and begging for votes and asking for money. i thought politics was what i

along jamestown avenue near the old campbell street park. >> the last shower is leaving the santa clara valley. so we could say the storm has officially gone out of the bay area. looking at the radar quickly, the valley down toward gilroy, there could be a sprinkle or two between now and 7:00. the rest of the area is humid and will be foggy tonight with clouds rolling in. another weather system will pass by the north. the storm has left and there are no storms in the immediate future to move into the bay area. coming up your seven-day forecast #coming up in your seven-day forecast we will talk about our other -- coming up in your seven-day forecast we will talk about our other rain chances. >>> there are questions swirling over london breeds control of board of supervisors as acting mayor. emily turner is live at a city hall -- outside of city hall right now. >> reporter: what will happen and who will be in the city's top spot until june? right now, it's london breeds. there are plenty of people who disagree with her holding this position. the question is, will she be able to hold onto

right now, you can see around bay shore, jamestown avenue toward the bayview district. that yar possibly getting light rain. same thing on morris canyon road and mission road and 680 as you head around fremont this morning. from the east bay hills, the cleaner and cooler air. my accuweather 12-hour planner. mid to upper 40s. might need to dress warmer this morning. 50 to 53 degrees from noon to 4:00. the last chance was showers at 5:19. dress for mid to upper 40s during the evening hours. another chance of rain on sunday. that's next. sue? >> my traffic guy is focused in on the lights. it looks like slowing towards the tunnel. you are stacked up here. but the big issue is happening right near richmond with two left lanes blocked with at least four vehicles, including a semi and a box truck having traffic stacked up now past highway 4. so your drive time did increase to 55 minutes getting through this all the way into the bay bridge backup. we'll update this and another accident in san mateo in a couple of minutes. >>> thank you. developing news. lawmakers in washington

it was a 8-inch main that burst yesterday here in the 600 block every jamestown avenue leaving 20 propertiesincluding roxborough's seafood house without water. now we've learned all service has since been restored, so there is some good news for the folks in roxborough. >> three people escaping these flames during a house fire in the glennside section of abington township montgomery county. brian sullivan with the rosalynn fire company, casting the battle on camera. firefighters responded to the fire call around 4:00 yesterday afternoon. near pleasant and cottage avenues. there were no reported injuries, the search for cause is underway. >> well the new year begins with gun violence in philadelphia. overnight drive-by shooting sent two people to the hospital in germantown. the shots were fired in the 5100 block of germantown avenue. they say man was shot in the head and neck. and a woman was shot in the leg. well, they're in stable condition. so far there have been no arrests, no clear motive. >> and more gun violence this time a 19 year old man fighting for his life in north philadelphia. t

right now, you can see around bay shore, jamestown avenue toward the bayview district.n. same thing on morris canyon road and mission road and 680 as you head around fremont this morning. from the east bay hills, the cleaner and cooler air. my accuweather 12-hour planner. mid to upper 40s. might need to dress warmer this morning. 50 to 53 degrees from noon to 4:00. the last chance was showers at 5:19. dress for mid to upper 40s during the evening hours. another chance of rain on sunday. that's next. sue? >> my traffic guy is focused in on the lights. it looks like slowing towards the tunnel. you are stacked up here. but the big

in other words, as the colonies move along from jamestown to 1776, more and more people, as time passes, decide that they are able to handle this on their own. they don't need to be ruled from westminster, and eventually, of coarse, enough of them decide that to produce a declaration of independence. that graph would make the revolution pretty easy to understand. just like you growing up. when you are two, the last thing you want is for your parents to dump you out the door and run your own life. by the time you are 12, you can see it might look pretty good, and by the time you're 18, here you are. if this graph is right, then the colonies are just going through the normal process of maturing and a smart parent, of course, will keep an eye on things and as the child gets more competent and more confident, ease up on the strings. in that case, separation can come about reasonably nicely. if the parent doesn't see what's happening and doesn't accommodate the changing competence and confidence of the child, then there is likely to be argument and eventually maybe some kind of explosion. so

it was a little bit larger, but a tsunami took jamestowns in the 1700s. st. kitts is 68 square miles. pure beauty, both of them. they are interesting in that when the trade winds come off of africa, they are two of the first islands that the trade winds meet. so normally, antiqua and we are the first to experience hurricanes. in fact, if you follow the track, they were headed directly towards us. but irma deviate ad a little north. maria deviated a little south. we were spared the brunt of the hurricane. $150 million worth of damage is nothing to sneeze at. but when you compare with others over $2 billion and some of the islands, we have not even as yet computed the amount of damage and human suffering. we got off pretty good. that said, in small islands and in the lesser antilles, the islands are very close. we move around a lot. everyone has relatives in puerto rico and st. martin and so forth. you are on facebook and asking where your relatives were. i didn't hear from my nephew for a week. the first sign i had of anything to do with him, he had a picture

in other words, as the colonies move along from jamestown to this more and more people time decide that he are handle this on their own, they don't need to be ruled from westminister and eventually of course some of them decide to produce a declaration of independence. that graph would make the revolution pretty easy to understand, right? it's just like you growing up. when you're 2, the last thing you want is your parents to thump you out the door and say ok, now you got to run your own life. by the time you're 12, it might look pretty good. by the time you're 18, there you are. so if this grass is right, the colonies are going through the normal process of maturing and the smart parents, of course, will keep an eye on things and as the child gets more confident, ease up on the rings and in that case dedication can come about reasonably nicely. if the parents doesn't see what's happening and doesn't accommodate the changing competence and confidence of the child, then there's likely to be an argument and eventually maybe some kind of explosion. so this graph would make the revolution p

the buffalo children's hospital, a new utica hospital, in new bridge, a national comedy center in jamestownesorts, state of the art from the ground up, tesla, panasonic plans in buffalo, a legoland theme park in the hudson valley, the rochester data consortium, we are revitalizing jones beach, updating belair, expanding the southern tier, expanding gm in western new york, expanding welsh island, attracting companies to utica, a defense company to syracuse, the north titanium plant to plattsburgh, and new health care system in brooklyn called vital brooklyn and we are building the new io m u.n. cuomo bridge. [applause] so, don't tell me we can't do it, because we can. there's nothing we put our mind to that we haven't accomplished. it's not just about the projects we have built. that is great. that is great for the economy. but, in some ways, what is even more special to me is the lives we have changed. the civil rights that we have created. the dignity that we have given people. we have some of them here today. i would ask them to stand and they were acknowledged. those we helped when we sa

look at this, we're talking about a wide swath of 9 to 12 inches of snow from caribou, maine, to jamestown, new york. behind this, temperatures are going to drop 20 to 40 degrees from the central plains into the northeast. so this is a dangerous, dangerous storm. >> all right, al. thank you so much. >> okay, guys. >>> also ahead on a busy thursday morning, we're hearing directly from president trump about the possibility he could be interviewed by robert muller in the russia investigation. the president now saying it may not be necessary. nbc white house correspondent kristen welker has the latest on all of this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. did president trump go off script on the critical issue of russia? that is the question looming over the white house this morning after mr. trump said it seems unlikely he'll be interviewed by special counsel robert mueller. even though according to multiple sources familiar with the negotiat, potential interview are well underway. this morning, the russia probe in the spotlight yet again after the president repeated his familiar def