if they made it to philadelphia. his office could provide them with links to the black community in philadelphia. he could provide them clothing and food and so forth. he often also helped them find passage elsewhere, if they had to continue their trip farther north, or to canada. many extraordinary things about william still, he kept records of the many individuals who need his office'help. a diary3-18 57, he kept where he recorded information about all these fugitive slaves who came to his office seeking help. and after that the civil war, he published the records in several publications. the record to cap give us some of the best documented stories from the undergroud railroad -- the records that he capped give us some of the best document of stories from the undergroud railroad. tos full of references enslaved virginians who escaped, what to philadelphia, and saw help from william still at his office. here's a typical entry from september 12, 1853. william still records on the state, john walker, who was 25 years

. >> yeah, philadelphia, atlanta, detroit. >> and look, is there a history of voter fraud in philadelphia? yes. was there proof of it in this election? >> no. we can't do it anymore. if he didn't know -- let's say what senator langford did, he apologized to black constituents were questioning the integrity of the election. >> because he didn't think that would be offensive to them. >> yeah. >> but the problem is the only places where they're questioning the vote were big black population centers. >> yeah, philadelphia, atlanta, detroit. >> and look, is there a history of voter fraud in philadelphia? yes. was there proof of it in this election? >> no. >> yeah. >> and by the way, trump didn't do badly in those population centers relatively.

days later, every hospital bed in philadelphia was filled.d a lot of hospitals. >> it became a superspreader event? >> it was the mother of all superspreader events in 1918. and philadelphia was probably the hardest hit. they knew it was coming. they should have seen it coming. they shouldn't have allowed this parade. they did, because again, priorities. what were the priorities? the war effort, and selling these war bonds. >> when i was reading about the parade in philadelphia, this huge liberty loan parade that was going to be in 1918, i was thinking to myself, don't do the parade, don't do the parade! then the week later, i think it's thousands of people die. perhaps 14,000 people. and then you go to st. louis, another city also had prepared a parade. they listened to the medical authorities. the next week, only 700 people died. so when you're reading this as a historian and you know the end of the story, you want to say, stop, do the right thing! >> the day after the parade, "the philadelphia inquirer" printed this picture. the caption, "

he had previously built a water system in, a municipal water system in philadelphia. and now he had been hired by the new orleans city council to create a similar municipal water system in new orleans. and so he worked there for several years until, tragically, in the summer of 1820 during the many epidemics of that city's yellow fever epidemics, he died of yellow fever, and he is buried in new orleans. i think maybe because we're in the midst of our own difficulties with what we call a pandemic, it's interesting to note that in the 19th century yellow fever was the great killer. it was not a pandemic in the sense that internal communitiesed had epidemics because it was carried by mosquitoes. we know how we get our coronavirus. they did not know how they were exposed to this lethal illness that killed about half of the people who were infected. but interestingly enough, they also used scarfs and pieces of cloth which they would put in -- [inaudible] to are prevent the manifestation of the disease. things change, but they sometimes stay the same. i want to conclude, an

because you talk briefly in your book about the house in philadelphia.he commission has been recently studied by one of my colleagues at the philadelphia museum of art and latrobe was very interested in designing every detail of the taps. on the upholstery and with the controlled right would like to have. jean: and that is new. architects do not always go inside. and this is what gets latrobe into the view of dolley madison. it he and dolley madison burkhard on the interior furniture etc. in the white house. and he came back to redo the white house. susan: and we have another question from neil who asked how does latrobe change. or extend within the boundaries of race of classical ideal. so the visual counterparts to the political ideals on the architecture. jean: i am not sure i'm going to answer the questions the way it is presented. but his leg in the evening and this where i'm going to stay. the reason that i argue the latrobe was a founder of the united states not of its political ideals but it's buildings is that he connected with them because they

he had previously built a system in philadelphia. he's been hired by city council create some order in new orleans. to work there for several years until tragically summer of 1820 of the city's epidemics, he died of yellow fever and buried in new orleans. i think because we were in the midst of our own difficulties, pandemic, it's interesting to note in the 19th century, yellow was great killer. internal communities have epidemics, it was carried by mosquitoes we know how we get our coronavirus. they could not know how they were exposed to this legal illness killed about people who were infected. interestingly enough, they also should used pieces of cloth which manages station of the disease. things changed but sometimes the same. i want to conclude some questions from your audience. i want to conclude with the comment, he designed every kind of building that exists from what he called rational private homes designed in terms of kitchen was. two churches, recently in the news, he designed educational he and jefferson collaborated on

i'm proud to say philadelphia had its highest turnout in measure 30 years. even with the significant turnout, in the many lawsuits filed in pennsylvania, there wasn't a single challenge on the basis of a voter's eligibility to cast their vote in philadelphia. at the heart of the our electoral system is the faith americans have in the integrity of our elections. confidence that we do everything we can to count legitimately cast votes from eligible voters, and trust that we do everything in our power to protect our elections from illegitimately cast votes. now is the time to come together. and to continue to improve our electoral system. and restore that faith. we must do so based on facts and informed by data, rejecting disinformation and with the understanding that this past election in pennsylvania was free and fair. >> we will now begin the q&a portion of the press conference. ou will see reporters who have asked asked their questions and reporters on deck. our reporter now is forrest from the scranton times tribune. forrest, please unmute and ask your que

just create in new york getting replicated in philadelphia, savannah, charleston. i believe in newport although the records of newport occupation sink to the bottom when the british evacuated the ship carried the records sink. in charleston, former attorney general creates this elaborate plan for different districts. you can kind of ideological indoctrination of the population. it takes hold and it's not necessarily the book of these officials, these military officers willing to put conciliation in front of military victory. >> one thing at the disposal the british authorities using this tool, in what ways do they use confiscation as a means to entice people to one side or the other? >> one of the things especially apparent in the south, south carolina and georgia, the british had a large number of patients and enslaved people only initially invaded georgia and south carolina kind of doled them out as rewards. they are able to reclaim their property were enslaved people even for some stuck with the crown even before occupation, they are just kind of given the land

i was reading from the philadelphia enquirer. herself to be up to the challenge. she is arguably the most trusted person in philadelphia when it comes to dispensing advice for dealing with the pandemic. so they have now come to you to say, we need some help now. we've got a problem. everybody who thought they were getting vaccinated here isn't going to, so i assume they're asking your group to pitch in and help out. >> absolutely. and we have noticed that right now our registration rates are over 35,000 individuals have signed up in about two and a half weeks, and it increased exponentially after pfc was shut down. we've also noticed the demographic change. as you know, the black doctors' covid-19 forum was formed because testing was not available in the black community, nor contact tracing, and subsequently vaccines, and we've seen that go from 89% african-american down to 50% of african-americans registering to receive the vaccine. >> now, maybe that's just because you've got a whole lot of non-african-americans coming in, but

washington was afraid that the british were going to invade philadelphia and take over the capital. he really knew that what he needed was a bold action. and after meeting with his war counsel, they made the decision that on christmas night, they would cross the delaware and march to trenton to attack a hessian outpost at trenton. as they began to march from the thompson neely house down here, to the ferry, a snowstorm started. the weather was terrible, there was snow and hail and it was basically a pretty bad nor'easter. all of these men, 2400 in all, had to cross the delaware and begin their march. there were other regiments who were supposed to cross at two other locations, at the trenton ferry and at the bristol ferry, and they weren't able to get across for a variety of reasons. the weather was absolutely a major part of that. ♪ >> make way for the general. >> general washington, i know it is a secret mission, but could you tell us about this operation? >> this is our final chance. this is our chance to make an impact on this war. the problems we have is our enlistments are exp

the original is now in the museum of the american revolution in philadelphia. >> and pull.ull. and pull. and pull. >> the officers were aware of where they were going, where they were marching to, and that they were attacking the hessian outpost. the men in the boat did not necessarily know exactly where their destination was, but clearly, they were aware that something significant was about to take place. they were cold. many of them were sick. they were hungry. you know, they didn't have the equipment as far as appropriate clothing that they needed to protect them from this weather. so they did this under great hardship. they were very brave and did accomplish something that i know -- i know that i certainly couldn't do under those circumstances. they marched nine miles after this crossing in a snowstorm. they marched nine miles south to trenton and they attacked the hessians, who were not expecting to be attacked for a number of reasons. first of all, because it was just after a major snowstorm. it was also the time of the year, wintertime, when most armies went into the

retired philadelphia police officer joins me live to answer that question. thanks for being here.let's go ahead and pull up his criminal record, joseph davis, the charges from 2020 kidnapping for ransom, robbery, car theft, fire missiles, baylor usually set at 100,$000, 200,$000, this is the 20 ninth, two weeks prior to when the shooting happened, bail was lowered to 12,000 after eight trial delays because of coronavirus, he posted 10% of that bail, set free to walk the streets, total of 5 arrests since january of 2018. how does someone with two felony cases that are open walk free like that with reduced bail? >> a lot of people made many mistakes in this case but let's be clear, the sole reason car is that is because of larry krasner and his failed social experiment, he might as well have stood and pulled the trigger himself. this is a violent career criminal let out onto the streets of philadelphia to terrorize its citizens. it is absolutely disgraceful and shameful how this happened. joseph davis carjacked in uber driver point of them come you don't get more violent than that.

so i'm pleased to be returning to philadelphia. as you heard by now, i did grow up here, there may be some relatives in the world, and i attended german town school, and in many ways, some of my teachers are here as well, but in many ways my research grew out of my experiences growing up here. this is my first time visiting the museum, and i'm so impressed. it is an incredible place and such a it is an incredible city. thank you to everyone who made it happen. so today i'm going to be talking about something that is close be but very far away. they that is in the official title. so it is very far from us in terms of kronnology. over 300 years ago, but it is close because, i think as scott mentioned here, this history is still with us. the history of race and racism. it is a product of slavery. so while it was abolished 150 years ago we're still living in it's wake. so with that in mind, it is a personal story about how i ended up writing about this in the first place. here is the final product, right? you saw the physical book. i s

so i am especially thrilled to be returning to philadelphia to give this talk.o as you have heard by now, i did grow up here. there may be some relatives in the room. and i attended german town friends school, and in many, many ways -- and there are some of my teachers from german town friends school as well. in any ways, my research grew out of my experiences growing up here. i also want to add that this is my first time visiting the museum of the american revolution, and i am so impressed. it is an incredible place and such a wonderful addition to this already incredible city. so thank you to everyone who made it happen. vg@u about l bezvl!x talking something that's very close to me but also very far away. so my talk, as you know, is slavery in the quaker world. i don't have the sub title, philadelphia and barbadoss up here, but it is in the official title. it is very far from us in term of chronology. i will be mostly talking about the 17th century, over 300 years ago, but it is close because -- i think as scott sort of mentioned here, in many ways this histo

i take your point on this, the philadelphia fed idea.cribe why guys like me turn to the philadelphia fed versus all the other stuff. michael: it is a contemporary news index, a sentiment index, purchasing managers in the philadelphia federal reserve district, like new jersey, philadelphia and delaware. it shows increased confidence. the interesting thing is that it is just not manufacturers, they include service industries there. so it is good news to see it rebound in that way. i have not looked through all of the report on why they are seeing the rebound, but there is a rebound there. jonathan: thank you. that is a wrap up of the economic data. we will turn to frankfurt now to listen in to christine lagarde. ms. lagarde: the previous baseline assessment of a pronounced near-term impact of the pandemic on the economy, and a protracted weakness in inflation. in this environment, ample monetary stimulus remains essential to preserve favorable financing conditions over the pandemic period for all sectors of the economy. by helping to reduc

and they foster 50 children and bring them back to philadelphia. we are showing here is some americans who took these extraordinary risks, and to think about what was in the realm of the possible. the kraus are risking those children as congress is absolutely unwilling to pass a bill to help refugee children. sometimes the actions that individual americans take can have much more impact, or impact individuals in a different way, as the government is failing to take action on behalf of refugees. in the first half of the exhibition, you are looking at the early years before world war ii begins. you are looking at 1933 to 1939. we're trying to ask some enduring questions in the exhibition. what do americans know about nazism early on? how do they respond to the collapse of a democracy? and then especially in this section of the exhibition, how are americans debating the responsibility to respond to this refugee crisis? what actions are individual americans trying to take? how are some trying to sponsor refugees? what is the government doing or not doi

oh, it's about philadelphia, it's about philadelphia.he crazy thing is trump actually did better in philadelphia and did better with black people in philadelphia in 2020 than he did in 2016, where he was getting beaten is when a bunch of white suburbanites were moving in the opposite direction. and never talked about it. we're not dealing with facts or reality. we're dealing with some other narrative that when democrats win, it's because black people cheat. that is what they were playing into, even though that was, in fact, not the reason they lost a bunch of those states. >> do you want in on this or can i ask you about something else, smerc? >> look, there was a race in philadelphia, it did not cut this hard and it crossed racial lines. you know the expression of who have gone away. believe me, they have been white and they have been black. >> let me ask you something else. do you think i'm wrong about the potential value of person after person saying, yeah, i went to the capitol, i did what they say i did, but i did it because that's

it's republished in papers in philadelphia, than new york.t passes along and washington in his diary in a fasting way, says nothing. went to mount vernon,-ounce regulation in daily paper. >> okay so we're at the speech itself, i would ask you to get up and deliver it but we're gonna say that for later. share some of the substance with. this it has six pillars which were of obviously stood the test of time. >> i describe them as pillars of liberty because that's the phrase that washington and the founders used a lot. the word lombardy is worth unpacking just to understand why washington was focused on these core themes. we use the words independence and freedom and liberty essentially is interchangeable today. but i think for the founders, there were crucial distinguishing differences. washington is always focused on responsibility. the responsibility that comes with freedom. they understood that freedom could be a state of nature. but liberty could required responsibility. that self government was a job for a citizen that they needed to be in

he has come to philadelphia for surgery. the philadelphia bar reveres him and his legacy of chief justice that they have him sit for this portrait by the great american artist henry inman. it's worth reflecting on, as he gets to this point in his life, and what is his legacy? for many americans, the obvious is he is the great chief justice. he served for 34 years. he issues more than 600 opinions. he's able to forge unanimity among justices from across the ideological spectrum. he wrote great decisions like marbury v madison and mcculloch v maryland. things that are still in casebooks today, that lawyers today still read for purposes of learning the proper way to argue constitutionally and legal craft. decisions substantively, he served judicial independence and built up the legacy and legitimacy of the supreme court. an institution that was quite weak when he took it over and built it into a stronger institution. but that is just marshall as a chief justice. if we back up to the beginning of his story, he's a hero in the am

washington was afraid the british were going to invade philadelphia and take over the capital.e knew what he needed was a and after meeting with his war council they made the decision that on christmas night they would cross the delaware and marched to trenton to attack the hessian outpost at trap -- trenton. as they marched from the thomas aely house here to the ferry, snowstorm started. the weather was terrible. it was snow, hail. it was a pretty bad nor'easter. all of these men, 2400 in all had to cross the delaware and begin their march. there were other regiments who were supposed to cross that to other locations at the bristol ferry into they were not able to get a crossbar a variety of reasons and the weather was a major part of that -- costs for for a numberross of reasons and to the weather was a major part of that. >> make way for the general! i know it is a secret mission, but could you tell us about this mission? >> this is our final chance to make an impact in this war. is soldiers want to go home. i have 10 days, 10 short days in order to make this attack. we feel

washington used it at the executive mansion in philadelphia and in mount vernon. here you can see britannia's grandson seated at the writing table where it was placed in the tudor place parlor and an image of the piece that is now back in mount vernon's collection. she provides a fascinating insight into life not only in the tudor place property but in georgetown. she included history of some of the adjacent houses and properties and the fascinating individuals she had interacted with. britannia actually recalled that she attended visitation with several of the express's daughters, the former royal princesses. another interesting person she discusses is harriet williams who as a school girl of 16 married the much older widower russian ambassador in 1840. britannia also focused on 19th century washington. she discusses the early infrastructure of the city describing pennsylvania avenue as a mud hole prior to its paving and going on to discuss several variations of road surface materials used on it during the 19th century. she also talks about early public transport

hiring practices across the board and particularly there's a spotlight on philadelphia because philadelphia is one of the largest affiliates of them largest news news affiliate in the country the 4 largest market and it's one of the most diverse cities in america so to have a newscast that doesn't reflect that is problematic for many reasons but we also have a guy who went out of his way to say that if you were black on air that you were basically shucking and jiving like he made fun of black people and he refused to hire when he was when he did hire them he would basically let them go within 3 days so we watch that happen over time and these people have always raised rates reports and allegations and in many times the whistleblowers were actually fired them so nothing happened to him we're seeing this play out in all avenues i like it's interesting because to me was when you look. at the kind of the purging of. of old through me too and all these other things that come forward you hit the nail on the head when it's like there were so many people said ok well we got rid of harvey we got rid

after davis had numerous hearings delayed or canceled for various reasons, philadelphia judge charlesthe assault case from 200000 to 000, judge lowered the kidnapping bail and he only needed to post 10% so for 3200 bucks, he was freed. ten days later, his victim was dead, here is his family. >> it's a slap in the face on top of everything else. >> everybody loved him, everybody is hurt by this. >> philadelphia's far left district attorney blames too many guns, critics say the true blame should be on his policies, primarily his refusal to get tough on criminals and his mandate to get tough on cops. back in 2017, billionaire liberal donor george soros spent nearly $1.7 million to help him win his primary, today philadelphia crime is skyrocketing. in the past three days, 15 and 17-year-old boys were shot and killed, a 13-year-old boy shot and badly wounded. >> tucker: thanks so much. on last night's show, we told you about the cases of two men, julian assange and john kerrick. julian assange is an international journalist, john kerrick is a formal cia officer, we're not trying to show yo

the constitutional convention is held in philadelphia. that convention, washington presides over it. is there any mention in the constitution, when it finally is revealed, of slavery? >> there is always these amazing debates in the constitution. one is about representation. the notion was that representation based on population, to many people, that meant to you count slaves and enslaved populations? does that give the south more impact? enslaved people are counted as three fifths of a person for tax evasion and for representation. that really sort of speaks to the way in slaved people were viewed. >> the word slave is not used in the constitution for all the obvious reasons. they did not want to admit what they had, but they obviously recognized it. they even banned the importation of slaves, but did not use the word. george washington becomes the first president in new york, and then congress passes a law saying we will move the capital to philadelphia, and then eventually south of that in order to deal with certain deck issues the gove

but that morning washington leaves philadelphia, september 19th, 1796.leaves that morning with martha and a green parrot to go to mount vernon. and that afternoon the paper hits the streets, and the news explodes. it's republished in papers in philadelphia, then new york. it passes along. and washington in that really just fascinating way in his diary says almost nothing. went home to mount vernon, announced resignation in the american daily advertiser. that's it. [ laughter ] of course now we're here. we're at the speech itself. and i would ask you to get up and deliver it, but i know -- [ laughter ] we're going to save that for later. but share some of the substance with us. it has six pillars, so to speak, in it, which are obviously withstood the test of time. i describe them as pillars of liberty because that's a phrase washington and the founders used a lot. and i think the word liberty is worth unpacking just a little bit to understand why washington was focused on these core themes. we use the words independence and freedom and liberty essentially

so a constitutional convention is held in philadelphia.and in that constitutional convention, george washington presides over it. is there any mention in the constitution, when it finally is revealed, of slavery? >> well, there's always these amazing debates in the constitution. and one is about representation. and the notion was that representation is based simply on population. well, to many people, that meant, do you count slaves, the enslaved population? does that give the south more impact, more influence? so you have the three fifths amendment. where enslaved people are counted as three fifths of a person for taxation and for representation. and that really sort of speaks to the way enslaved people were viewed. that they weren't completely human. that they were not equal. >> the word "slave" is not actually you'd in the constitution, per all the obvious reasons, they didn't want to quite admit what they had, but aobviously recognized it and in effect, they banned the importation of slaves after a certain period of time, but they stil

i'm michael smerconish in philadelphia. president biden said that to restore the soul of america requires unity, but that might have to wait while some of the issues surrounding his predecessor are sorted out. and not all have easy answers. first the pending impeachment of president trump. yesterday we learned that the article of the impeachment will be sent to the senate monday. and the trial begins february 9. and there is also a question of whether those senators who supported trump's challenge of the electoral college ren ry reprimanded. several want an investigation into the conduct of the january 6 events. the letter raise the the possibility of expulsion. here is an indication of how complex the trump after math can be. and there is blowback in the house. according to a review by the washington host, the 147 house members who oppose certificate i certification of the vote face the loss of their dough donors. two 20 of the firms said that they pledge to suspend some or all payments to their pacs. and one of those memb

the founding fathers walked out of philadelphia with a new constitution that hadn't been ratified, itould have to be ratified and they didn't even mention the word political parties in the constitution that they wrote in 1787 and it was ratified in 1789 and as soon as they walked out in philadelphia they divided into two camps, those who supported it as written in philadelphia and those who did not and that is the basis for our polarized political parties. yet by the 1820's we have was called the era of good feelings. the federalist party, the party of adams, marshall, was beginning to wane in a natural cycle and the whigs came on the scene. the democrats were still flowing out of the jeffersonian tradition and then we get to the pre-civil war days of the 1850's, with more polarization based on slavery and you have the republican party come into play. we have gone through cycles before that have always been polarized, but we have had parties that tended to be bigger tents. then what you have to find is the moderates of each party who are willing to work together for the good of the co

philadelphia police are set to speak at any moment about the murder of a 25-year-old temple university graduate who was gunned down as he was walking his dog last week. police say the suspect in all of this had been freed two weeks earlier on a reduced bail program and an armed kidnapping and assault case. the man's funeral is set for today. we'll monitor that news conference that is about to begin for any new information and bring you a live report on the story a little bit later this hour. a showdown is looming at our southern border. it just gets worse day-by-day. joe biden is set to take office we know that. all of this ahead of the inauguration. i'm harris faulkner. you are in the "the faulkner focus". police in guatemala are battling to hold off the thousands of honduran migrants pushing their way to the united states. as the stand-off continues mexico's president now says he is ready to work with president-elect joe biden to forge a new regional alliance on immigration. so there is that. and this. the acting commissioner of customs and border protection is blaming biden's pledge

from philadelphia during yellow fever. so i grew up with this in some sense . with the individuals, it was a terrible way to deal with the infectious disease print and corrective authority to democratic processes to help communities flourish is really the alternative. one way to think about this is when a myth in this country that freedom comes from the government saying out. in moments of epidemics, freedom comes from figuring out a way to work collectively through the government to give us all the resources, the vaccines and the like to help us flourish per-unit and that runs deep through american history. >> you can find the rest of this interview on her website, booktv.org. just click on the afterwards tab near the top of the page to find this and all previous interviews. here are some of the current best-selling nonfiction books according to the boston globe per-unit topping the list in the first volume of the presidential memoir, a promised land. former president barack obama reflects on his life and political career. ... ... >>> the best of me, a collect

and ultimately it was decided to move it further south in philadelphia.george washington is given the right to pick the site and he picks something on the potomac. why did he pick this potomac area? >> in some way it was a place that already had -- georgetown was here. there was some tobacco trading. he had the river systems. he thought that this was a really nice spot that was between the north and the south. >> okay. so they're going to build a capital city here, a federal city. not yet named after him, eventually it was named after him. were there any slaves living in the washington area at the time? >> well, from the very beginning of what we call the washington area, there were plantations. so there were enslaved people that lived here before it became officially washington. >> all right. so build the city of washington, did they import labor from overseas? who really built it? >> i think washington is built by many people. it is built by immigrant that is are brought in to work. but there's a strong sort of enslaved population that turns the land fr

and so for six weeks, humboldt will be in philadelphia and washington, hanging around with some of theeading artists, men of science, and politicians, and it will shape the course of our history for the next 50 years. this is basically how old humboldt was when we first met him. he looks happy in his environment, his favorite barometer is down here in the left corner. he's pressing plants in his travel journals, and he's looking at you with that kind of mona lisa smile that says, i am having the world's best time and you should follow me. and so we did. when he first arrives in the united states, he's a little worried that he's not important enough for the president to pay attention to him, and so he writes him a letter which we have here in which he explains, i love the declaration of independence. i have read your notes on the state of virginia, and oh, by the way, you have this thing about mammoths? so do i. i found mammoth teeth in the andes. can i come visit? >> je jefferson has been tipped off by the consul, you really need to meet this guy because in addition to being charismati

first of all, what was happening in philadelphia that drew your attention?illian: philadelphia is a city with a pretty large radical left or far-left presence, and that has included in recent years more and more people who identify as antifa. that was interesting to me as a -- to me to begin with. the second thing, i have seen a case of a property developer who had been accused of gentrification. his properties have been vandalized a ton of times. his family has been threatened, his employees have been threatened. it came to a peak when somebody lit one his developments on fire and caused a significant amount of damage. so what he told me is that he had gone to the police time after time, trying to get this investigated, trying to get somebody prosecuted for this pattern of harassment, and intimidation against him, and that he was having no luck getting anywhere. i was curious about why that was, and i investigated that in my story. susan: we talked about some of the non-activists, and you write about them in that paragraph. and also some of the nonviolent m

one is at the national constitution center in philadelphia. the first amendment proposed by congress is not the one involving freedom of speech. shalls "resolved, there be one representative in congress for every 3000 inhabitants." if that a mimic had passed, there would be 6000 representatives in congress today, about the size of the athenian assembly that the founders believed had generated -- degenerated into demagogues and also the size of the chinese national congress today. the reason they were so concerned about the size of apportionment was because they wanted enough representatives to be responsive to their constituents, but not so many that the size of the assembly would become unwieldy and degenerate into demagogues. cautionary tale is cleon in athens, who is supposed to be the demagogue who seduced the assembly into invading sparta, causing the peloponnesian war. supplement -- subsequent scholarship has suggested that aristotle and plato and other on,vented clea and that athenian democracy was more effective and may not have fallen

he has come to philadelphia for surgery. the philadelphia bar so reveres him and his legacy as chief justice they have him sit by portrait from a great american artist, henry inman. this was reflecting on, he gets to this point in his life, and what is his legacy? for many americans, the obvious is him as a chief justice. he served for 34 years. issues 600 opinions. is able to forge unanimity among justices across the plug spectrum. madison,: versus virginia, marlborough the ardennes. things that people still read for the proper way to argue today and legal craft. with these decision sets distant he buildsbstantively the legitimacy of the supreme court, an institution that was weak when he took it over and built it into a much stronger constitution. if we back up to the beginning of this story he is a hero of , the american revolution, serving in valley forge with george washington and alexander hamilton. an important figure and a brave soldier and the revolution. he is a key supporter of the constitution in in virginia. one

and filling up their cars with televisions and the police were standing there watching because philadelphia has a just return that was put there by george soros who only prosecutes about half the cases he likes criminals better than innocent people and a mayor who doesn't know how the police to arrest rioters ok well george soros would deny that and black lies about our people but little george soros deny that he's the major funder of black lives matter george soros can't deny the fact that he funded $27.00 just attorneys elections and elected total idiots as district attorneys who don't prosecute cases like criminals go free george soros is singularly responsible so look for the rise in the crime rate in philadelphia well i'll go see george can absolutely deny that and to tell you the thing is we were talking about health care i mean now we know biden and trump both support fracking trump said he would reform health care there's never been a real reform of a revolutionary element from his now he's talking about drug pricing annoying the big pharma loamy similar taney asli he said he was go

back to philadelphia, and the mummers' protest. any fears about the pandemic?c news. wham's last christmas has topped the uk singles chart for the first time, 36 years after it was first released. the festive classic was streamed 9 million times over the last week. let's have a listen. # last christmas i gave you my heart # but the very next day you gave it away first released in december 1984, george michael and andrew ridgeley‘s song was famously held off the top spot by band aid's do they know it's christmas. it's since returned to the top ten six times. richard blade is a dj with sirius xm, and he's been telling me how he felt when he heard the news. i was thrilled, it's a great song. we play it a lot on sirius xm and i was really shocked, actually, it had never been to number one on the uk charts before. yeah, 36 attempts, i suppose! it is quite the wait, and given what we know of the huge part of the cultural landscape wham and that song is here in the uk every christmas, what about where you are? same here. it's played on so many channels. sirius xm has

this was the rogue version of philadelphia's traditional new year's day mummers parade. marched in costumes. mummering is a folk tradition where amateur actors and dancers visit house to house during festivals or holidays. hgppy happy new year! we just wanted to ring in the new year. what do you think about today? it's beautiful. i love that people are still getting out for it. we'll be out here all day. why was it important for you to be out here? ‘cause it's tradition, just getting him into the south philly tradition. the mummers parade hasn't been cancelled in decades, but there were over 640,000 covid cases in the state of pennsylvania on thursday and at this event, there was little social distancing. police kept a wary eye on events. 0rganisers justified the event, saying that because it was a protest, rather than a parade, it fell under the first amendment right to free speech and assembly. 0thers disagreed, saying the protest was dumb but predictable. elsewhere, the 2021 rose parade in pasadena became a virtual televised event. and after the official polar plunge

we know what it means when they talk about detroit and philadelphia and fulton county. >> atlanta, yeah. >> lookit, they know what they're dog. their dog whistles are well heard by these people who storm this place. this is the 21st century reincarnation of jim crow. they can't erase that. they can't rationalize it. these members of congress who voted for this, who supported this and these senators have put their name on a list with george wallace, with bull connor. instead of a list with john lewis and fannie lou hamer and martin luther king. >> do you tell them that? >> absolutely. they made their decision today which list they are going to be listed upon for their children, for their grandchildren, for everyone. and i'm done with these people. you know, this idea that we do need to come together, i love people. i'm willing to work with anybody. but there are certain lines that you cross that just cannot be forgiven, and i will not forgive these people until they come to reconcile their own wrongdoing and apologize to us for putting us in this position, not just me being threatened ph