and that's marconi right there. marconi would come to new york, he had a lot of girlfriends in new york, and sarnoff would deliver flowers and candy to them, and got to know them well. when the marconi company creates a spin-off called rca, which turned the company from ship-to-shore communications, and to entertainment for the millions. sarnoff said let's do this, how about creating a thing called an entertainment box. and out of it will come news and sports and all of that. and we'll put it in the living room. they thought you're crazy. five years later they're doing it. in the mid-'20s, he moves rca's headquarters from downtown, where the biggest radio industry in the world was created, up to broadway. why go up to broadway? that's where the entertainment is. that's where bing crosby is. that's where jack benny is. his life-long rival, and they were truly life-long rivals, sarnoff's, was bill paley. paley is the son of very rich cigar making family. the family started rough in the ukraine. by the time they moved

that is the great marcony right there. he had a lot of girlfriends in new york. he would deliver flowers and candy to them and got to know them well. when the marcony company creates a spin off called rca, it turns the company from ship to shore communications and to entertainment for the millions. he said let's have a thing -- let's do this. how about creating a thing called an entertainment box. out of it will come news, sports and all that. we'll put it in the living room. they thought you're crazy. five years later, they are doing it. in the mid-20s, when he's rising in the company, he moves from downtown where the radio industry was created, up by broadway. why broadway? there's where the entertainment is. it's where crosby is. his lifelong rival, and they were truly lifelong rivals, now, he's a self-made guy. paly is a guy of a rich cigar making family. the family started in ukraine. by the time they moved from chicago to philadelphia, he went to wharton school. he hated him because he dated non-jewish girls. for the next half century, they battled for supr

the second meeting is set for tomorrow might at marconi park which is the scene of an attempted abduction on monday. >> announcer: now your nbc10 "first alert" weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> it's a cold start areas north and west. back in the 20s this morning. but not everybody is seeing that very cold air. the wind has died down for now. will be picking up this afternoon. that's going to drop temperatures later on. 36 degrees right now in philadelphia. 13 degrees warmer than it was yesterday at this time. the wind is now blowing at 9 miles an hour. a windchill of 29 degrees. overall you for most of the area it's not as cold. but cold enough for snowmaking and possibly a few snow flurries in the pocono mountains as clouds are moving into areas north and west. look at the middle 30s for wilmington, philadelphia, all above freezing. but go north and west, and this is where the colder air is. you can see as you get farther and farther away from the delaware river. temperatures drop 36 degrees. langhorne, go inland at 20s for doylestown and fairmont down to 20 degrees. 21 right no

the second is friday at marconi park, the scene of an an deduction monday. >>> police have arrested a man in the robbery in the temple campus. it is the seventh robbery near the campus in the past week. investigators say robbers used guns in at least two of those recent holdups. >>> we have new information this morning, more than a dozen pennsylvania lawmakers want the ncaa to release documents. the lawmakers say the ncaa releads documents and has to do with fines and penalties they faced. >>> an historic chester county home goes up in flames a week before thanksgiving, and this morning, investigators still don't know what caused this fire in kennett square. skyforce 10 was above the house on union street around noon. it took several hours for the firefighters to get it under control. the home dates back to 1880. >>> are you ready for the rush? we are a week away from thanksgiving. and this morning, more people are planning to leave home for their turkey dinner, according to a survey by trip adviser. 43% of americans will travel over the holiday. that's up 7% from 2013. 35% say they w

tonight's meeting is set for marconi park, where an attempted abduction of a girl took place on monday. town watch and community leaders held their first meeting last night at 18th and johnson where a robbery and attempted rape of a teenage girl happened one week ago. >>> also today, race weekend for the philadelphia marathon begins with a health and fitness expo this afternoon at the pennsylvania convention center. more than 30,000 runners are expected to participate in this weekend's races. many will run sunday's marathon and half marathon. whether you're running the race or in training, go to our website. nbc10 and swwe have a special section with how to get you prepared. a. >>> that includes developments on these three stories we're following for you. we'll let you know what happens when trial begins for a day care operator. karen thompson is accused of leaving five children alone in her suv while she went shopping at a grocery store. it happened in port richmond in july. the kids were sitting inside that vehicle with the air conditioner on and the engine running for at least 20 mi

tonight's meeting is set for marconi park, that's where an attempted abduction of a teenage girl took place on monday. community members held their first meeting last night at 18th and johnson street, where a robbery and attempted rape of a teenage girl happened one week ago. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> heading out the door, you're going to need to bundle up, once again. we're seeing temperatures drop with clear skies over boat house row and see sunshine today, 31 degrees right now. still hours away from sunrise. that will likely drop into the 20s. already feels like it's in the 20s thanks to the wind at 17 miles per hour. look at the pocono mountains, the snow blowing through with winds that will be gusting to more than 20 miles per hour at times. 20s for northeast philadelphia. trenton, washington township, wilmington is down to 29 degrees and is now 25 in quakertown and doylestown and delaware and south jersey, some spots in the very low 30s in delaware while most of interior new jersey is in the 20s right now and getting colder. satel

the second meeting is set for tomorrow night at marconi park. attempt on monday. >>> president obama will give a prime time address tonight on immigration reform. the president says he will take executive action to allow up to 5 million undocumented immigrants to stay in the u.s. republicans vow to fight the move. none of the three major broadcast networks will carry the president's speech. and a new nbc/"wall street journal" poll show more americans disapprove of president obama taking executive action under immigration. 48% of americans disaproven of any executive action on immigration while 38% approve. when it comes to democrats, 53% back the president compared to the other percent. of course, you can watch the president's speech to the nation at 8:00 on our website. we'll stream is live on nbc10.com. >> announcer: now your nbc10 "first alert" weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> a acold start this morning and there are some clouds around, but they will not last all day. we'll see the clouds clear out for sunshine. and temperatures wil

tonight's meeting is scheduled for marconi park where an attempted abduction happened on monday. 18th and johnson where a robbery and attempted rape happened a week ago. >>> remains in critical condition after security guards shot him. nbc 10 was on the scene at the rite aid in west oak lane. investigators tell us they shot the robber several times and the suspect had a knife. >>> happening today, a philadelphia day care operator will go on trial for leaving kids alone in her suv while she went shopping. karen thompson is charged with five counts of child endangerment. she went to the shop rite with five children, including a baby in her care. she left the kids inside her vehicle with the engine running and air conditioning on while she went inside the store. police say the kids were alone for at least 20 minutes, no one was hurt. >>> the coatsville area school board takes action against a couple former administrators involved in a racist text messaging scandal. the district voted unaninously to take the former superintendent and athletic director to court. the district will file laws