so philly museum of art is going to be sharing each live video, and towelly, philadelphia art museum will go live at 1:50, correct? >> correct. >> okay. awesome, guys. sends it back to you. >> thank you. without even doing the trip, you get to watch it from home in your pj's. >> and all different. i think initially i always thought they were the exact same painting, but all different. so neat to see them altogether. >> side by side. >> yes. >> is that what you play. >> twelve. >> 12:40, some odd time like that. >> we were listening. >> didn't realize it would be a quiz. >> so we were listening. megan, do you know what time? >> i don't want to get people -- >> we'lwe will have it on our website right around the 12:00 . >> okay, so jen, we need to go back to school apparently, to refresh our listening skills. >> okay, here is the situation. you guys gave away one classroom hit in the 7:00 hour. four of them, the next hour, i think we can go bigger. >> i think we can go a lot bigger. >> wwe will go bigger, surprise these teachers behind us, it will be huge, with you and the upland chest

. >> reporter: it is benjamin franklin parkway is philadelphia's museum row. and this summer there is special things to do ups and downs the grand -- up and down the grand cultural boulevard. >> it's bigger than ever, free mini golf, movie night, concert series. >> reporter: the theme is what's your parkway with three colorful open air rooms inviting visitors to explore arts and cultural and diversity. >> we've created a space where people can tell what neighborhood you're coming from. >> reporter: at the franklin institute you can unlock secret codes and get into the escape rooms. >> guys we opened up the box over here. >> reporter: the other is an inter galactic space theme. from now through labor day the philadelphia museum of art is helping children bring out their inner animal and artist at a free art splash. this art splash was inspired by wild, the newest exhibition from michael nichols. >>> we're using papers and shape to create their own wild environment. >> does that sound like fun? >> yeah. >> reporter: there are special kids tours of the wild exhib

now through labor day the philadelphia museum of art is helping children bring out the inner artist at splash. this year's was inspired by wild, the newest exhibition from world renown wildlife photographer, michael nicoles. there are special kids tours of the wild exhibition, as well. >> kids have come in and their imagination is sparked they want to know what else is there for them to do. >> reporter: you can find details at 6abc.com/6abc loves the arts arts. for 6abc loves the arts i'm david murphy. >> an 8-year-old girl is using rats to inspire kids. >> i love going to school. knowledge comes first. >> all right, you sound good. she is from north carolina she recorded a single already. it's called book smart. she said he loves school and hopes her song gets kids to value their investigation. her mom is a teacher and she is focused on college already at 8 years old. >> that's a catchy rap. she is good at it. 753. we'll be right back. fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. and with the new fios gigabit connection... you get our fastest... internet ever. with download sp

war stores is a double bill that will make its first performance in the city at the philadelphia museum of art. >> it explores over 300 years of war. >> reporter: the world premier of we shall not be moved follows five philly teens that find refuge in the move bomb site. >> they hear the voices of the people who perished in the fires. they use that to find their pathway forward. >> reporter: a new production of mozart's magic flute. >> the magical world with monsters and demons and goblins it's super crazy. >> reporter: this is the show's east coast premier and it uses full scale animation that are projected on to the screen with the cast emerging out of the images. on september 23 enjoy a free showing of the marriage of figaro which will be broadcast on giant hd screens at independence hall. >> think about it as netflicks the opera experience. >> reporter: you can by tickets at the arts in philly.org. for 6abc loves the arts, i'm karen rogers. >>le you're going to love the arts in philadelphia. >> reporter: i'm going to a couple of shows, opera philly is great. we're looking at great w

. >> reporter: the ben franklin parkway is philadelphia's museum row and this summer there are special things to do up and down the grand cultural boulevard. this is the fifth summer of fun at eakins oval and this year dubbed oval plus. >> bigger and better than ever. free mini golf and dancing and movie night and concert series. >> the theme is what's your parkway with three color of open air rooms to invite visitors to explore the arts and diversity. >> my favorite is the conversation room and here you can tell what neighborhood you originate from. >> come out there is something for you. >> at the franklin institute you can find secret includes and atem the escape rooms. >> one is gilligans island and the other is space theme. and now through labor day the museum of art is helping children with the art splash. a different theme each week. >> this year's art splash is inspired by wild, the newest expedition from michael nichols. >> we make amazing paper collages using paper and fun. >> there are special kids tours of the wild expedition as well. >> the kids come in and their imaginati

. >>> in 6abc loves the arts a philadelphia museum puts the spotlight on people living in two war-tornountries. >> reporter: karen rogers looks. >> reporter: culture in the crossfire explores the heritage and diversity and achievements of syria and iraq highlighting the museum's work to aid refugees and rescue cultural treasures at risk of being destroyed. it shows daily life and the movement. people. >> we have a rattle that is 6,000 years old, and platters that would have been used for a feast. >> another theme focuses on scholarship. because the alphabet was invented along the syrian coast. we have books on music and early writing. >> reporter: and works commissioned by a syrian born artist. >> his work here is in a number of different media. >> reporter: a video ininstallation reflects on the airstrikes in syria. >> basically syrian children he has made a grave tombstones for them. >> reporter: the penn museum has been excavating in the middle east since the 19th century. you can learn about the work in the adjacent artifact lab. >> you can see conservetoress at work. >> culture in

outside we have philadelphia museum of art rooking -- looking nice, decent weather across the meade regionegrees, the dewpoint in the low 50s well below the threshhold for humid air. it's beautiful as you step outside. wind breezy at 15, ocean temperature, 73. there's an issue in the water today more on that in a second. 72 in reading, 74 in trenton and wilmington. 673 in cape may, new jersey. while there's sunshine breaking through, and we just saw some earlier on the action cam at the museum of art there's high clouds filtering in. and thicker stuff to the south and west we'll wind up with a clouds and sun mix for most of the day. but at some point we'll see the clouds thicken you will. in the lehigh valley, 76 degrees. down the shore, mid 70s, 73 ocean water temperature is inviting. we have a high risk of rip currents it is the second time this summer i've seen that. this is not the day to get boo the water are be near the lifeguards and ask for their advice and follow their advice if you're thinking about getting in. it will be the same tomorrow. 79 is the high today, if you're checkin

a philadelphia museum puts the spotlight on the people living in two war-torn countries.en rogers takes a closures look. >> reporter: cultures in the crossfire is the name of the exhibition. it explores the heritage and achievements of syria and iraq and highlights aiding refugees in the country. the exhibition is divided into themes that explore identity, daily life and the movement of people. >> we have a medley of things on display a rattle that is 6,000 years old and platters that would have been used for feasts. >> reporter: another theme focuses on scholarship. >> alphabet was introduced along the syrian coast. >> reporter: and there are works commission by a syrian born artist. >> his work is in a number of different media. >> reporter: a video reflex on the airstrikes in syria lost is the commentary on the refugee children who drown trying to enter greece in 2015. >> syrian children made a grave tombstones for them. >> reporter: and you can learn about the work in the adjacent artifact lab. >> we wanted to give people a sense of what was being destroyed what the c

one of those painting hangs in the philadelphia museum of art.rting this afternoon facebook will use a combination of special effects and 360 degree virtual technology to make it look like all sized paintings are in the same room. >> amazing, we have a van go right here in our studio. >> yeah, picture perfect day so far. >> let's check in with bill henley. >>> there are changes ahead today. the sun is out. you can see some scattered clouds in the area, but still getting a dose of sun. and we will see the temperatures climb. you can see the glow of sunlight on the pier this morning. the clouds have been scattered in easton. in fact, we're seeing more sunshine than we did a few minutes ago. no sign of any rain clouds. but as the day goes on, we'll see more and more clouds. it wont be the brilliant sunshine we had yesterday. 60 degrees in the lee high valley. delaware is at 53 degrees. and 59 degrees in south jersey. there are some cooler neighbors. andorra and park side and 59 degrees. while 70 degrees in society hill. a nice start, comfortable sta

there is no better home for this museum than in philadelphia, than in pennsylvania, am i right? story of the women and the men who created this nation right here in philadelphia where this nation began. located with only -- within only a few blocks of the museum are a number of historic treasures that tell the story of how a loose band of cologne yalz toppled a mighty empire for two centuries from independence hall to the site of the liberty bell to the president's house, to congress hall, to the tomb of the unknown revolutionary war soldier, all around us are reminders of the struggle that our founders undertook to create a nation dedicated to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. and now we have a museum solely dedicated for the first time to the lives and the sacrifice of those early americans who for far too long have gone nameless and uncommemorated. those who fought and struggled ultimately won our independence and deserve our respect. only a couple blocks away imbrazened on the tomb of the unknown soldier of the revolutionary war are the words freedom is a light for

the galleries include the philadelphia museum of art, the national gallery in london.gogh museum in amsterdam, as well as munich and tokyo. vangogh created seven sunflower paintings in the last years of his life. >>> mexican police swarmed resorts in cancun. next, what they were looking for, and just how much of it they found. plus -- >> i don't think we've realized just what it was all about, to be honest. >> well, it soon became clear to a bay area mom whose family milestone gave her a first person view in virginia. >>> and the >>> live, where you live, this is "abc7 news." >>> tonight, protesters in north carolina toppled a long-standing statue of a confederate soldier. activists used a rope to pull down the monument outside a durham courthouse. the protest was held in response to a white nationalist rally that turned violent saturday in charlottesville, virginia. and there's growing fallout from the violence in virginia. some of it aimed at president trump. the chief executive of merck resigned from the president's manufacturing council, saying he felt a responsibi

. >> reporter: war stories is double bill that will make its first performance at the philadelphia museumf art. >> it explores over 300 years of war. >> the world premier of we shall not be moved follows five philly teens who were involved in the move fight. >>> magic flute will transport audiences into an alternate universe. a magical world with monsters and demons and goblins. >> reporter: it uses full scale animations that will be projected on the scene with the cast emerging out of the of the images. >> reporter: enjoy a free showing of the marriage of figaro which will be broadcast on giant screens at independence mall. >> think about it netflixing the opera experience. >> reporter: you can find the full opera philadelphia festival schedule and buy tickets at the arts in philly.org. for 6abc loves the arts i'm karen rogers. fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. and with the new fios gigabit connection... you get our fastest... internet ever. with download speeds up to 940 megs - 20 times faster than most people have. switch to fios gigabit connection with tv and phone

thriller. >> reporter: war stores is double bill that will make its first performance at the philadelphia museum of art. >> it explores 300 years of war. >> reporter: the world premier we shall not be moved, follows philly teens who find refuge in the move bomb site. >> they use that to find their pathway forward. >> reporter: on main stage of the academy of music, the magic fliewt will transport audiences into an alternate universe. >>> this magical world with monsters and demons and dob -- goblins. >> reporter: it uses full scale animations with the cast emerging out of the images. >> it's like we're part of an animated movie. >> reporter: september 23 enjoy a free showing of the marriage of figaro which will be broadcast on giant hg screens independence mall. people can curate their own experience. it allows people to binge watch. >> reporter: you can find the philadelphia opera schedule and find digits at arts in philly.org. for 6abc loves the arts i'm karen rogers. >> welcome back right now you're taking a live look, houston, texas tropical storm harvey once a category four hurricane dumped

sunny skies over the philadelphia museum of art. great time of day to go run up those steps.bc 10 first alert meteorologist erica martinez is here. the heat is on. some would like to run the steps. some not. we will have a cool down tonight. >> cool down. we definitely have a very nice evening in the forecast. a great weekend ahead. we have to deal with some showers. let's look at the currents temperatures. 87 degrees now. the winds are 13 miles per hour. we do have a southerly influence. muggier now. by this weekend it will be a lot less muggy. won't temperatures will definitely be very comfortable. that's the good news there. we're definitely expectsing a pretty nice night all around. philadelphia, we're seeing a few clouds, but for the most part all the rain we've been seeing is contained to the norts and west of our viewing area. look at the bottom of your screen for your local neighborhood forecast. temperatures right now seeing lots of i'lls. mounts holly 85 degrees. atlantic city 82. dover at 84. wilmington currents temperature 85 degrees. your forecast planner for the

the philadelphia museum of art and a hazy picture and hopefully you have the rain gear with you if you are planning to spend some time out door, but it is not looking great. >> no, our first alert meteorologist glenn hurricane schwartz has the forecast. >> yes, it is a gloomy day and hour after hour of rain, and loft place a lot of places are seeing the rain end, and you can see how cool it is throughout the area with 76f in philadelphia, and cl cloudy how it is, and it is really no sunshine out there, and one of the wettest spots today in delaware. you can see the effects on the temperatures and only 73 with limestone road, and 74 in tallyville and okasin, and 74 in middletown and dover with 75, and are rehoboth beach at 76, and it is going to be a whole lot warmer tomorrow the as you can see the back edge of the system moving to the east. big thunderstorms down in the southern delmarva, but drier air is moving in. the last place to see the rain and there is going to be at the jersey shore, but we are seeing the last of the sprinkles in philadelphia, and parts of chester county and be

the galleries include the philadelphia museum of art, the national gallery in london.he vangogh museum in amsterdam, as well as munich and tokyo. vangogh created seven sunflower paintings in the last years of his life. >>> mexican police swarmed resorts in cancun. next, what they were looking for, and just how much of it they found. plus -- >> i don't think we've realized just what it was all about, to be honest. >> well, it soon became clear to a bay area mom whose family milestone gave her a first person view in virginia. >>> and the >>> live, where you live, this is "abc7 news." >>> tonight, protesters in north carolina toppled a long-standing statue of a confederate soldier. activists used a rope to pull down the monument outside a durham courthouse. the protest was held in response to a white nationalist rally that turned violent saturday in charlottesville, virginia. and there's growing fallout from the violence in virginia. some of it aimed at president trump. the chief executive of merck resigned from the president's manufacturing council, saying he felt a resp

. >> here's the view from the philadelphia museum of art. cooler air is starting to move in.e have team coverage on your first alert forecast. krystal klei is tracking the threat of storms. and meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz is watching the cool temperatures headed our way. let's start it off with krystal klei. >> i have to be the bad news. let's lock at pennsylvania. it's a pretty pick now. blue sky overhead, but this picture is going to cloud up with storms moving through as we get into tonight. not everyone is going to get storms across our area. even in the shaded yellow area, it may be more spotty storm activity. but a storm or two may turn severe. which is why we issued the first alert. a severe thunderstorm watch was just posted. we put it out yesterday to warn you currently, we are clear. an isolated chance for a thunderstorm to roll through. here's that line of storms. this is a cold front firing off a lot of lightning just to the east of pittsburgh. and it's this area of storms that's moving our direction. but it still has a ways to go, which is why the fo

the other is behind the philadelphia art museum. i'm happy to report the philadelphia art museum is happy to work with us to move the statue to the national constitution center. and i cannot imagine a more fitting symbol for visitors across america and across the globe as they visit america's only museum of the u.s. constitution and also our national center for bipartisan constitutional education. all right, with those introductary words i now have to confess i require my constitutional reading glasses and i begin reflections on a topic i think we can call marshall have jefferson, taft and -- why did i choose this unusual pair? well, let's set the stage by remembering the great chief john marshall was nomflated by president adams january 20th, 1801. since marshall just happened to be in the room at the time he got the letter, the president offered him the vacancy. marshall accepted on the spot. this confirms that in lifetiming is everything. marshall was confirmed by a senate a week later on january 27th and he took office on februar

gloomy picture near the philadelphia museum of art and you can barely see it with the fountain out frontthe skies will clear up this evening. >> be careful driving out there now. and krystal klei is the most accurate weather forecaster in your neighborhood, a tnd the ra is finally getting out of here? >> yes. and that camera view that you saw that was hard to see through is low clouds, because we have at love moisture in the atmosphere. even though the rain is moving ow, the moisture that led to the humid conditions is not exiting yet. there are the showers, and you can see the scattered rain falling over philadelphia and new castle county and the bulk of the kocounty is falling sout and cumberland and cape may and these counties are not surprised by rain, because it is the most saturated rekrecently with the periods of heavy rain and more than a inch fallover in stations like in dover. this is moving out in the next couple of hours or so, and most of it around 6:30 and that is a good sign for the people tired of seeing the rain throughout the day. and this is the hour by hour, and this

boot camp and snacks at the philadelphia museum of art. 8:00 a.m., all levels boot camp workout on theealthy snacks and you get a coupon code to order a free meal on the snap kitchen app. all you have to do is show up. just steps away from the art museum at the oval it's the final weekend of summer fun from music to story time for the kids movies and more tons of free fun for the whole family on tap. we have the schedule for you on our web site. >>> tomorrow starting at 9:00 a.m. and happening all day, it is the kindness rocks challenge at michael stores. kids over the age of three can paint rocks with inspirational messages and good vibes and then hide them for someone to find. spreading kindness. michael provides all the supplies and trying to squeeze in final movie nights of summer before school starts? sign up for the red box text club and you'll get free movies and other deals. you know we have been talking about the solar eclipse and there are a lot of events happening in regards to that. the mann center is hosting super solar saturday. face painting a free screening of "hidden f

today you can still find some of the original signs and other memorabilia at the philadelphia history museum. and on this menu in the upper right-hand corner, what would become known as the business's specialty. >> they gained their reputation through the coffee. >> after 20 minutes if there was any coffee left they dumped it. >> not only was it fresh, h and h introduced the first fresh coffee to philly. by the 1990s, the recipe was no where to be found. for more than five years now alexandria has worked to recreate that strong yet smooth coffee blend. first by tracking down where the beans came from and the time consuming part. >> i had an easy job. i had to taste coffee and blend them together again. >> this is the result. the original blend now called the liberty roast. the blend brought to the 21st century. >> it's humbling to be involved in something that's a part of so many people's lives. >> so horn and hardart, they're working on more blends. coffee is the focus for now but will the automat ever make a comeback? everyone asks but for no the answer is no but never say never. >> i thin

next we travel to the national constitution museum in philadelphia and to learn about the constitutional convention of 1787. >> i'm jeffrey rosen, president and ceo of the national constitution center, and i am thrilled to welcome you to signers' hall. so let me just tell you a little bit about the national constitution center and then tell you about this incredible room that we're standing in. the national constitution center is the a very special place. it is the only institution in america that has a charter from congress to disseminate information about the u.s. constitution on a non-partisan basis, and that means that in these polarized times, we are the only place in america that brings together all sides in the constitutional debates that transfix the country to debate and discuss not political issue, but constitutional issues so that you, the people, can make up your own mind and we did that in three ways as the museum of we the people here on independence mall in philadelphia with the most constitutional views in america looking out on independence hall where the constitution wa

today you can still finds some of the original signs and other memorabilia at the philadelphia history museumand on this menu, in the upper right-hand corner, what would become known as the business of specialty. >> they gained their reputation through the coffee. >> after 20 minutes, if there was any coffee left, they dumped it and did a fresh pot. >> not only was it made fresh, h and h introduced the first fresh coffee to philly it, helped rescue the business from bankruptcy in the 19 90s, but by that time the recipe no where to be found. so for more than five years, work to recreate the famous strong yet smooth coffee blends. first by tracking down where the beans came from, through decades old shipping documents , and then, the truely time consuming part. >> i had an easy job. i only had to taste about 240 different coffees. and then blends them together again. >> this is the result, the original blends now called the liberty roast, decaff, k cups, horn and hardart, zen brought to this century bit of nostalgia in a cup. >> pretty involved, to be involved with something that's part of so m

as mayor, among rizzo's many project, was the philadelphia african-american museum, and in 1975, he pushedikely be officers monitoring the monument, until a decision about it future is made. and, until things settle down a little bit. thomas, karen? >> strong opinions on both sides, jenny joyce this morning, jenny, thank you. would do want to know what you think, should official take down the frank rizzo statue? thousands have voiced your opinion on our facebook page, overwhelmingly our facebook followers say the statue should stay put. >> 5:35, first public sculpture honoring an african-american next month, the statue will be placed on the apron of city hall. was an activist, champion for sit ill rights fighting for desegregation of philadelphia's horse-drawn street cars in 1867 and the right to vote. he was murdered on election day in 1871 at the age of 32, by a man who sought to suppress black votes. his sculpture will be presented on september 26th. >> happening today. a preliminary hearing for the guy who shot this woman in a weird road rage encounter. out to sabina kuriakose with the

one of the participatings hangs on a wall at the museum of art in philadelphia and the others are in amsterdam and tokyo. they will use efforts to make it look like all five participatinparticipate paintings are in the same room. nice we can walk in and see it ourselves. >>> beaten and murdered. breaking over night, a south philadelphia couple is found dead inside their ransacked apartment. >>> placing the blame. president trump faces mounting pressure from his response to the racial clashes in charlottesville. >>> swallowed by the sidewalk. a woman watches in disbelief as her husband falls eight feet below the ground in their philadelphia neighborhood. >>> good morning, this is nbc 10 news today. thanks for being with us. i'm rosemary counsellors. >>> and you can see behind us there, that window just starting to get light out. starting with sunshine today and the clouds are going to move in. bill. >> skies are brightening right now. we're 12 minutes away from sunrise. look at the skies in the lee high valley. they're moving through with no

as mayor, among rizzo's many project, was the philadelphia african-american museum. pushed for legislation, to protect gaze, police captain here, says, there were likely be out here monitoring the monument until a decision about the future is made and until things settle down a little bit. karen, thomas? >> jenny joyce this morning, certainly more to come on this one, jenny, thank you. 4:33, we put the question out on facebook page, should officials take down the rizzo statue? thousands of have you voted overwhelmingly on our facebook page, saying the statue should stay put. >> philadelphia set to unveil it first public sculpture honoring an african-american next month. the statue will be placed on the apron of city home. he was activist and champion for civil rights fighting for the desegreation of philadelphia's horse-drawn street cars in 1867, and the right to vote. he was murdered on election day in 1871 at the age of 32 by a man who south to suppress black votes. his scripture will be presented on september 26. >> 4:34, preliminary hearing for a suspect charged

philadelphia, you have to go to independence hall and see the liberty bell but if you are going to be in chronological record, you should go to carpenters hall first, independence hall second and the new museum of the american revolution third. then you have the constitution center and so one step, by step by step visitors to philadelphia can get the history of their earliest founding. this is the only building within the park, independence national historical park which is not federally owned. carpenters hall belongs to the carpenters company as always belonged to the carpenters company. the federal government has tried to buy it or to take it off our hands several times -- and the company has from the earliest days absolutely not, it's our own -- it's our contribution, if you will, to telling the story of america. and they restored the building -- i put quotes around the restoration -- in the 1850s and opened it to the public free. second only to mt. vernon in terms of a privately owned structure rather than a government-owned structure, being open to the public as, if you will, a shrine. their idea of restoration in the 1850s was a little different than ours today. and subsequently in the

this is our live look at the museum in philadelphia. near 90 degree temperatures today.m the walt whitman bridge. again, look at the hazy skies. pretty clear though. >> take a look. 95 is what it feels like in harmony hills. 90 for marshallton. we go farther south, things feel better. and along the beaches, 82 is where you got to be. we see a few showers that popped up over sussex county. everyone else is droi and i don't expect rain tonight. most of tomorrow will be on the dry side too. here are high temperatures. 88 in philadelphia. 86 in south jersey as well as delaware. at the shore it's 8 degrees. notice the icons here. mostly cloudy conditions and then late day into the evening, chances of showers and storms mostly isolated potential for your thursday late day. now it is going to feel sticky. it felt that way today. it's going to be steamy tomorrow. by friday the humidity really boosts up. oppressive conditions. the only help will be some of the storms on friday and even saturday feeling steamy. so it's still summer out there. you can tell. take a look at the hour

one said i think it is the philadelphia art museum. says fox 29 logo. like that one. okay. >> and then keisha harris says it looks like the white house. okay. >> so if you're gist tuning in, there is an app, what is it called, strava it keeps track of your fitness activity, downing different shapes, whether like a dinosaur, like q did it while he was shocking in the shape of obviously the letter q. so richard, we have him out and about and he's tracking his activity this morning. and he's mack ago symbol. >> and so we're asking to you guess. jennette says it is a map of city hall. >> i did give one comment, someone thinks it is eastern state penetentary, before we showed this latest image. >> i can say you're all wrong, can you say that? >> yes. >> so use the hashtag, i know a lot of people are tweeting us, use the #fox29goodday. see you, he will keep it up, keep it going. one more hour. >> be safe richard. check in in the 9:00 hour see what you are making. can you name every evening he will player from all time? one man created a work

philadelphia helen gim's office. >> it's painted by racism of some of the most violent sorts. >> reporter: she suggested they move it to a museum. >> it's part of a history that's philadelphia and we shouldn't look away, but it's not one that belongs in the heart of our city. >> reporter: supporters of the police commissioner believe it should stay in place. >> it's very near and dear to my heart that the statue stay and the mayor's legacy live on. >> i believe this was on cash avenue. >> reporter: jodi is one of thousands who signed a recent online petition to keep the statue in place. de la barba doesn't think he was racist. >> integrate the police cars with a black and white officer in the cars. is that a racist? i don't think so. >> reporter: for robert vogel, his feelings on the statue are mixed. he says rizzo gave the tribune xl access for the first time in 90 years but that rizzo didn't always do the right thing. >> i think those that permitted the statue to be put there who represented citizens of philadelphia should be responsible to respond to that. >> reporter: you're getting a live look at the rizzo statue. on the g

dupont in philadelphia at a museum event, and i sort of think of it abstractly to some degree. 150 years ago, all those peoples lives were intersecting and then they broke apart, and then 150 years later, the arc of those lives kind of came back together, and it's interesting. it's odd how that happened. but i would love to get as many of those descendents together around a table and just talk about what did you snaer what did you snaer what died you sort of growing up hearing? the dupont descendent really didn't know much about it at all. i think being dupont, you probably have lots of other things to think about. but, yeah, it has been interesting. it's been fascinating. and i think picked up little things here and there. >> great. >> again, robert smalls is sort of an undertold story. were there things as you did your research, beginning writing, that surprised you or let me pose that another way. what surprised you most about the story? >> i think what surprises me the most was how i thought i knew a lot about what happened during that time beyond robert smalls, about african-america

we do that in three ways at the museum of "we the people" here on independence mall in philadelphia withhe most beautiful constitutional views in america, looking out on independence hall where the constitution was drafted. also america's town hall, a place you can see here at the center, and thanks to our great friends at c-span, often on tv, debates and symposium and panels debating the constitution. we have this phenomenal podcast series, the "we the people" podcasts that are getting great down loads where every week we call up the top civil scholars in america to debate the constitution. finally, for civic education you can find online our incredible interactive tool that allows you to look on any provision of the bill of rights, see its historic antecedence and trace the spread of that liberty across the globe. i figure this place is constitutional heaven. i am a law professor at george washington university and i feel lucky every day to be engaging in this great project on constitution education. signer's hall is in some way the heart and soul of the national constitution center. t

museum in town. >> our neighbor over over at third and chestnut. >> and they've done it in time lapse. took three years, spute philadelphia all up. revolution museum. and it is fabulous. you've been in it. i'm still dying, on the list. >> remarkable, and i love these time lapse cents. we watched this go up. every day. karen help? help? >> i love it keeps the character of our city, feels like it fits into old sit. >> i yes. >> and the cultural there. >> yes? >> but also an open museum where you get all of the nice site lines. beautiful placement fabulous museum. >> it really is. >> can i borough some sugar. >> they did give me ajar of sugar, but it was really old. >> (laughing). >> how about like but ther? give you like abut err churn? you get to churn it yourself or something? >> is this how you churn butter? is it like this? no, i think churning but the is her this. >> i think it is up and down even though you think of it -- >> earth cam video if they did that thing. >> oh. >> i'll show you something else. >> i would have been a great butter churn err back in the day. >> another job you could have been good at doing. >> i could

philadelphia. the children had a chance to tour the museum and explore the exhibits. there was also a big lunch reception and even ben franklin stopped by to say hello. and offers programs and activities tore children with developmental disabilities. during our made to move 2017 clearance event, you can do endless online research. or, you can take advantage of our best offer ever on an xt5. don't wait. our 2017 models will be moving fast. you can drive a car... or you can drive a cadillac. come in now before the end of our made to move 2017 clearance event and leave with the perfect cadillac xt5 for your next adventure. choose a low mileage lease on this xt5 for around $339 per month. >>> we have some tumultuous weather around and pop-up storms. >> they are at the shore now. if you have friends at the beach call them up. stormtracker 6 live double scan showing we have an intense clutter of storms moving across south jersey and 120 lightning strikes that continue to push to the east. earlier today these storms were strong enough to cause this in wilmington. this is uni

morning, willow grove, make some stops, landmark areas, area landmarks, including the philadelphia zoo, the art museum sunday afternoon at the philadelphia navy yard. we send it right over to matt peterson for a check of the wetter. >> wonderful conditions across the delaware valley, it will be sunny, it will be very comfort affordable, low humidity, temperatures willing feeling great. storm scan3, couple light showers out there, have fizzled out. that means, it is going to be smooth sailing, the rest of the morning, and into the afternoon, temperatures right now in the 60s for the most part across most of the area, as you head further north from philly down into the 50's, and as we get look at what we will be looking at dew point wise down to the 50's, looking comfortable there, then of course our hour by hour forecast shows we get to 8 degrees later this afternoon , meisha, little on the cool side. >> matt you're just bringing all of the good news, rub it, in then you come to me, look what i have to talk b thank you, looking outside right now , we have some delays still out there, 59, betsy ross bri

museum. host: jaclyn, philadelphia, pennsylvania. republican line. go ahead. hi, pedro.t was so refreshing to hear --ald trump say what he said the truth. i cannot begin to tell you how refreshing that was. , anda kindergarten teacher so i get all kinds of children in my classroom. but do you know something? someone asks me who i am for, i cannot answer. i am for donald trump. he is who i voted for. but if somebody said to me did you vote? no. i would not dare say that. i have to keep the peace. i say donald trump, people will talk back to me -- what, are you crazy? and then they will walk away from me. host: as far as the statements yesterday, he said he spoke -- you said he spoke truth specifically. what was truth? >> he gave both sides wrong. instead of being one-sided -- there are always two sides to a story. always two sides. it was refreshing because i am afraid to say who i am for. i should not have to be afraid to say who i am for, but to keep the peace i keep my mouth shut. host: one more call on this topic. dayton, ohio. democrat line. hi. caller: hi, good morn

philadelphia. it kicks off at the museum in center city.d in 1968 for the segregated miss america pageant at the performing arts center in manayu manayunk. >> the franklin institute will take you through one of the most significant archeological finds. to explore the 1974 discovery in china. buried beneath were life size statues constructed 200,000 years ago that guarded china's emperor. it runs through march 4th. >>> summer is over for one bucks county school. with more classmates than ever before. students and staff were ready to go in bensalem this morning. the first time they are offering grades k to 12 as more grades were added in the next few years, next june they will graduate the first senior class. how about that? bucks county students have plenty of school supplies when they hit the books this fall. they stuffed over 2000 backpacks with pencils, and markers and scissors and tapes. they say that 16% of kids in bucks county struggle to have basic school supplies. >>> coming up certain items you should never pay full price for. we'll

philadelphia. one of the big ones in the independence seaport museum innocents where we find fox 29's bruce gordon. hello, bruce. >> reporter: had he low, lucy. the last time a full solar eclipse hit the east coast of the united states was june 1918. well this time around we didn't get the full monty south carolina got those honors but it was pretty impressive show. eclipse fans arrived at the independence seaport museum just afternoon to stake out their spots. museum sold out 173 tickets to this viewing party in short order. >> it's amazing. i had no idea it would bring this level of enthusiasm and this many people to the buildi building. so it's just great. >> reporter: early birds packed picnic lunches and took advantage of on site bar as they awaited mother nature's show. >> glasses and beer and wine. >> don't need more than n right. >> right, right. >> just after 1:20 p.m. the moon made its move. clipping the right most edge of the glowing osh that is our sun. >> pretty cool? >> it's amazing. >> report roar wearing special glasses designed to block harmful race show the eclipse as partial oran

philadelphia. festivities got started this morning at the african-american museum in center city. it included a press conference plus a panel discussion on topics and finance. other pageant activities are planned for tomorrow. contestants will take the stage for the 49th annual pageant on saturday night in manayunk. >> ariana grande canceled a concert in vietnam last night. on instagram the artist wrote she's dealing with "some health problems at the moment." the 24-year-old said her doctor told her not to perform. in may she postponed several shows following a terror attack after her concert in manchester england killed at least 22 people. grande also axed two shows in mexico last month for unknown reasons. >> just hoping she's okay. >> certainly. well, coming up a hurricane warning is now in effect. coming up on cbs3 "eyewitness news" where residents are preparing for a powerful storm to strike as soon as tomorrow. >> also, president trump is talking taxes on twitter. why he's attacking some republican congressional leaders when "eyewitness news" at noon returns. >> ♪ >> back no

museum. here with us this morning 16-year-old olivia is a student in philadelphia. 17 bridges attends south philadelphiaoel from the national liberty mu see -- museum. >> tell us about the winners you selected. >> yes. it is the oldest awards museum. we are very proud of it. it is one of our greatest awards. it gives us the opportunity to look and recognize students making strides to bet ir their communities and schools. it's an incredible process to really hear stories as they come in. i know for me thinking what i thought was important or what i was thinking blows my mind when i read some of these stories. >> and this this is a big deal. congratulations. you were recognized for organizing rallies and marchs. tell us a little bit about that. >> well with, after the election i was very politically involved. we basically organized a march type of rally. also incorporated all other rights people felt were being threatened. we held q and a's we had poster making. we marched down to city hall and had an open floor for anyone to speak, whether it was peoples or singing or any issues they saw in the governmen

if you said, "let's move the statue to south philadelphia," if you said, "let's move the statue toward a museum or something along those lines, that makes sense just because how you balance that out with all of our historical precedent when we think about mayors. we don't see a mayor in waiting for rendell, for street, for mcmichael, or any of these other past mayors. so, that's a question. and i think now's a good time to have the conversation, if it's rational. >> i mean, can we get to a point where we just accept human beings are flawed, nobody's gonna be perfect, and if you're gonna have any statue, you could probably find something wrong with some of them? >> well, i think that's that slippery-slope argument. i think -- there is no question that frank rizzo was a divisive, controversial character. but i also think that moving a statue, or tearing it down, is not gonna help -- as mayor kenney says, it's not gonna help the life of one person in philadelphia. and i'm tired of arguments over symbolisms. i'm more interested in practical ways that we make people's lives better. >> we can't have

today, the hundreds of men and women will walk around the philadelphia zoo, boat house row and the museumart. >>> fight night, but did the bout live up to the hype? we'll have the highlights of the mayweather/mcgregor showdown in vegas. >>> plus this -- >> the sweet sounds of success still ahead. how delaware students saved the music at their high school. oh hey! it's me mom, catching some side eye. first rule of motherhood. someone's always judging. breastfeeding, didn't work out. guess what? world's still turning. yeah, i bribe my kids. how else you think stuff get done around here? mom's special juice, it's wine. now if you think that's shocking, check this out. new yoplait mix-ins, with salted caramel pretzel. watch out now. ♪ >>> starting with a live look in philadelphia. look over the ben franklin bridge. what a gorgeous shot we have of sunrise this morning. a beautiful day ahead for us. if you didn't get outside yesterday, i did, then you have to do it today because things will be so nice again. not very often we can say this stretch of beautiful weather continues. on our radar and

parties were held all over the country including right here in philadelphia and one of the big ones was at the independence seaport museum. that's where we find fox 29's bruce gordon. bruce? >> reporter: yeah, iain, woodrow wilson was president the last time a full solar eclipse passed over the east coast of the the united states. june 8th, 1918 to be exact. well, this time around the best show in our time zone was actually down in south carolina. but around here, folks saw pretty spectacular celestial dance. eclipse fans arrived at the independence seaport museum early to stake out the best viewing positions. probably a waste of time since the show was to be straight overhead. >> it's really great to see people paying attention to astronomy. [ laughter ] >> reporter: surprising a little bit. >> little bit surprised. >> reporter: early birds branch brought lunch and took advantage an on site bar as they awaited mother nature's big show. >> you got your wine, you got your beer. >> we brought a picnic. >> it's great. >> making a whole dave this. >> yes, we are. >> reporter: after 1:00 present p.m. the curtain rose. the moo

the partial eclipse and celebrate the big eventful weekend the museum festivities kick off at noon and culminate at 2:44 p.m. when philadelphia sees 80% coverage of the sun. in wayne, the nature center is hosting a sold out event. the solar snacks are stocked, plenty sun chips and sunny d to go around. other young people say they will be watching too. >> probably because i've never had a chance to see this before in my life and may never again. >> i'm excited to watch history for my own generation. >> businesses have found creative way to capitalize on the eclipse mania. citrus martiniy -- martini is served with a shot of black zambucca. >> adam joseph is in missouri for the total eclipse. watch for his reports at 6abc.com and "action news." >> when you add up live audiences and broadcasts and online media combined this could be the most watched celestial event on record. >> marcy gonzalez is in lincoln city, oregon, the first city experiencing the moon passing in front of the sun. >> reporter: the wait is finally over for the american eclipse. >> this is a life changing experience. >> reporter: from oregon. >> this is going

museum is located at one of the most patriotic sites in historic philadelphia right across from the alexander hamilton first bank of the united states. it features thousands of unique artifacts including one of the george washington's original, tents. >>> tensions continue to rise as president trump takes to twit tore tout america's nuclear power after north korea threatens it may attack guam. small pacific island is home to two u.s. military bases and more than 6,000 american troops. experts say north korea has developed a nuclear war head small enough to fit on the missle that could be capable of reaching american soil. during a refueling stop in guam today secretary of state rex tillerson says americans should not lose any sleep over north korea's threat. >>> with the talk of the possible nuclear warfare now front and center, did you know that part of our area once played a role in the defend ago begins a nuclear strike? "eyewitness news" reporter henry rossoff takes us on a rare tour of south jersey's now shuttered missle defense sites. >> reporter: lumberton new jersey municipal work lot

philadelphia area. >> 250 people attended the race for the cure thank you party at the national museum of american jewishistory. the race happens every mother's day at the art museum and tonight's m c, stephanie stall, cbs3 is a proud sponsor of the race for the cure. >>> it's wednesday, we're halfway through the work week and looking forward to the weekend and saturday will be our steamy day with high temperatures near 90 degrees, could see a chance of a hit or miss thunderstorm to kick off the weekend. sunday, drier air building in lower humidity, sunshine and high temperatures in the middle 80's, we'll m . >>> late show with steven colbert followed by the late late show with james cordon, morning crew back tomorrow. for don, jessica, and everyone >> i am nicole brewer. remember we're always on at cbsphilly.com >> have a good night family. sleep well. captioning sponsored by cbs >> okay, settle down. settle down now. as leader of the human resistance, i've been asked to make a statement about the zombie apocklism. i know many of you have lost loved ones to the flesh-eating hordes, and nobody wants to s