sawn off work for the marconi company.marconi would come to new york where he had an affiliate organization and he had a lot of girlfriends in new york. he would deliver flowers and candy. he got to know them well. the marconi company creates a spinoff, which turned the company from ship to shore communications and to entertainment for the millions. they said, let's do this. how about creating a thing called an entertainment box? out of it will come news and sports. they thought, you're crazy. five years later, they are doing it. in the mid-20's when he is rising in the company, he moves rca headquarters to downtown up heir broadway. why go there? that is where the entertainment is. that is where bing crosby is, jack benny is. his lifelong rival, and they were truly lifelong rivals, was ill paley. he is the son of a rich cigar-making family. by the time they made to philadelphia, they had made it. he went to boarding school. he also hated him because he dated a non-jewish girl. for the next half century, these guys would b

coverage of the parade beginning 1:00 after "action news" at noon and columbus day festival is going on marcony plaza have 10 to 6 today. >> nice day for parade. >> more to come on sunday morning edition of "action news." new orleans gets a taste of insects with dab of chocolate. >> and a game down south this weekend. let's look live through sky6hd philadelphia international airport the sun is is out and meteorologist on groceries at momacme's stock up sale.d up well, if she can get whatever she wants, why can't i? hello, chocolate donuts with sprinkles. it's acme's stock up sale. get delicious deals on the things you love most. jif peanut butter or hot or lean pockets are .99 cents. and green giant frozen vegetables are .79 cents. this is big, people. this is acme. you're in for something fresh. hey mom, you want glazed or chocolate? this say picture of rare water spout in seattle, washington captured yesterday near anderson island in the sound and triggered first tornado warning in metro seattle area in nearly five years no reports of injuries or damage. >>> college football played nud monsoo

here in south philadelphia after the units passed through the telecast area everyone moved over to marconiza for the italian american festival. while it draws out south philadelphia neighbors old and new italianp food from pasta, to pizza to pork to pastries was clearly the star of the show. >> i tallian people their heritage can't beat it. our food is the best. >> it is just good okay. because it's art. it's an art of food. it's not just about cooking. there's to be a lot of passion in there and the more time you invest in cooking and preparation the better the food is. >> even traditional rivalries like the isgoa versus termini cannoli debate was put aside. >> it is time for people to see the local businesses and remember their hert tam and enjoy each other and enjoy the day and enjoy the parade. >> in south philadelphia, i'm amy buckman, "channel 6 acti >> okay. jeff skversky is a check on sports. eagles, giants and with all the trash talking this past week there will be a little misunderstanding on the field today. >> little chipy. >> just a bit. >> maybe in the stands, too. >> eagles

there's an all day columbus day festival right now marcony plaza. amy buckman joins us live. good afternoon, amy. >>> good afternoon i got the great assignment today. i wish we had snowvision so you can get a taste in sense of what is going on -- smellvision and if you look behind me you can see a small sampling of the food booths down here from pizza and pasta to pork and pastries and this is the place to be if you want to eat today. >> we have six different players of homemade italian sausage in our shop we make 29 different flares of homemade italian sausage. >> how many pastries do you think you go through in an event like this. >> 500 it 10,000. >> that's a lot of paging you do. >> good good weather and good crowd and everything is working for us today. >> everybody loves italian food which is it. >> it is good it's just good. it's not about cooking. there can be a lot of passion there. the more time you invest in cooking and preparation the better the food is. >> it's not the place to be if you're on weight watchers i'm telling you we're back here live. music is playing

columbus day festival is going on at the marcony plaza 10 to 6 today. >> yesterday is dreary and todayr. we have more sun today than all of yesterday. there's the view in atlantic city and it is beautiful. now it's chilly out there and at least we're seeing a lot of sin shine and sun helps to warm things up a little. yesterday we topped out 57. today mid 60s. we'll do better. 47 in philadelphia, again chilly. dew point 40. winds north 8 miles an hour pressure reading climbing a little to 30.25". 30s north and west, 40s south and east. actually on the coast you're close to 50 because the ocean temperature is in the 60s. everybody else well below average. patchy frost developing in the lehigh valley and poconos where temperatures are 12 to 13 colder than yesterday at this time. same things for atlantic city, millville 9 and philadelphia 6. cold are out there. it's helping to enhance the color if you will here. fall foliage seeing low color. not too much right now in the immediate delaware valley. you don't have to go far north to get into the lehigh valley and moderate color taking place

and grand lodge of pennsylvania and sons and daughter of italy held a ceremony statue of columbus marconylause aand on october 1th,sh 149 they first touched our yards. and the speakers addressed the crowd. there's more ahead on "action news" at noon. found guilty in connection with shooting death of girlfriend and now south african olympic winner oscar pistorius will learn his punishment and another legal victory for legal equality add indicates this time in alaska and meteorologist david murphy will be back with the forecast. that and more when "action news" at noon comes right back. that and more when "action news" at noon comes right back. is it a with >> the trial is underway for sentencing for oscar pistorius the psychologist says he's a broken man. he lost his reputation, friend, income, and hisself worth. and last month the judge found pistorius guilty of culpable homicide his sentence could fraink suspended sentence and fine to as many as 15 years in prison. classes continued to hong kong and police formed a human train to separate protesters. dozens were seen crossling with prote

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i worked with marconi transform the economy. he has done the same thing as senator helping expand our telecom industry. i like how he works with lisa. the court one of the only states with both senators on the appropriations committee. we can't afford to lose the. i voted for lisa, now i am voting for mark. >> i mark begich and i approve this message. >> host: liz ruskin is joining us on the phone. she is a d.c. correspondent there. how did lisa murkowski feel about being mentioned in a mark begich add? >> caller: i believe that was the second ad he used that picture, there's a picture that ran without showing the two senators smiling at each other, smiling in her office. senator murkowski issued a cease-and-desist letter to try to get the campaign not to use her image, and she said that they were implying that begich had her support when he does not. she is backing dan sullivan. >> host: anne schuchat an ad for him. talking to the camera ad, talking about her support for dan sullivan. here's that add. >> we are all tired of the