friends or family to trace the after they were enslaved so in solomon's case he was given the name platt and one of the men took him went by the first name of hamilton so on the slave manifest for the two new orleans people of color to new orleans there was of platt hamilton listed as well as the names of a lot of other people that solomon had mentioned in his book in throughout his time as a slave northup was known as platt rather than solomon northup. that caused problems when henry northup went to louisiana to rescue solomon because he could ask around for solomon northup night and day and no one would know who he was because they knew him as platt but luckily he managed to come across someone that knew who he was talking about. he was a slave for just under 12 years and northup by the time he was read his family had relocated which is a county just north of here and we came back he didn't come back to saratoga but he joined his family up there and worked on his book four or five months. the book came out amazingly less than six months after he came back to new york state so pretty wo

please welcome, ben platt! well, congratulations on "dear evan hansen." >> thank you very much. >> stephen: and the tony nomination. ( cheers and applause ) congratulations. >> thank you. >> stephen: is this your first tony nomination? >> this is my first tony nomination ever. before you say anything else about me, i have to tell you i love yer sanity and happiness and intelligence in this crazy, crazy, horrible time. ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: and i just want to say to you, for no particular reason, you're my favorite guest of all time. ( laughter ) >> wouldn't you know. >> stephen: i'm so moved by emotion just by seeing you right now. >> thank you. >> stephen: if you haven't seen this "dear evan hansen," it's an absolutely beautiful play, musical story. it tells the story of a very nervous young man. >> yes, indeed. he's a very lonely teenager. he has a lot of trouble connecting. he's kind of isolated, and that's sort of emphasized by the hyperconnectivity of social media, it pul

tonight, stephen welcomes rachel maddow, ben platt with a performance from the musical "dear evan hansenng jon batiste. now live on top at the ed sullivan theater in new york city, it's stephen colbert! ( cheers and applause ) captioning sponsored by cbs >> stephen: hey! ( cheers and applause ) ( band playing ) hey, man! good to see you, doctor! ( cheers and applause ) thanks so much! please have a seat! you're too kind. welcome to the "late show." i'm your host, stephen colbert. now, i don't know about you, but i've got a little extra pep in my step tonight because donald trump has left the country. ( cheers and applause ) breathing a little easier. federal judges, now would be a good time to reinstate that travel ban. ( laughter ) he'll be flying in from a dangerous part of the world. he said some radical stuff. i'm just saying, extreme vetting. that's all i'm asking for. ( cheers and applause ) ( piano riff ) where does his money come from, so many unknowns. his first stop this weekend was saudi arabia, where trump was greeted on the tarmac by king salman. that's nice. not all royalty

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the platt bridge, no problems or delays.he blue route looks good on the northbound and southbound drive times. 15 minutes northbound and southbound to the schuylkill with speeds into the 60s, as well. i'll end here in lower merion on montgomery avenue and bryn mawr with a crash. back to you. >>> put fewer people in jail and not prosecute certain crimes. >> that's suggested by larry krasner. mitch blocker sat down exclusively with krasner in his first one-on-one interview since he was elected. krasner spent his career as a civil rights lawyer. he represented members of the black lives matter, suing police in the process. he said the d.a.'s office should be ready for an approach that targets crime instead of the poor. >> culture change begins with having the right leadership. it begins with having a moral compass that, frankly, is missing. >> should the adas be worried about their jobs? >> some of them. the vast majority, no. >> krasner said he'll try to get out of the shadow of disgraced former d.a. seth williams who's now se

that's why david platt panicked when his computer's hard drive crashed without warning. >> i woke upnd i saw this message and my heart sank. >> reporter: he had an auto back-up program that preserved most of his files but some important accounting files and e-mails were not part of that back-up. so he searched the web for experts who could help resurrect them. >> you hear these stories about fires and floods and they are somehow able to recover files off these damaged hard drives and i thought, well, hey, if it's not too much money, let's give it a try because i'm really in a bad spot. >> reporter: platt settled on a company called secure data rescue. it advises a no data, no charge guarantee. they quoted him $383. he sent it. >> about three days, they came back and said, hey, we've done analysis of your computer. your files are recoverable. >> reporter: however, the files he got back did not include the accounting records and e-mails on his priority list. >> just a lot of stuff was there. some of it readable, some of it not. but none of the precious files that i really wanted. >> re

are you pleased to that the dark skull or just the platts. i'm not pleased about it but i think that the talk show that these parties are very different from each other. the greens don't have a lot in common with the other two parties so that's why the free democrats decided that the differences among the parties were too great. and i agree with. our visions for the future ecological change are so different that it just wouldn't work. but your party leader germany has to mirror moved closer to the other parties on migration and financial policy but still your youth wing so that a coalition wouldn't work at all. how do you feel betrayed. did you feel that the party was ignoring your ideals. well when you did realize that the greens were giving up some of their ideals. or. they were prepared to really go a long way. but if that's not enough. then you have to say no this is not going to work. simply one. of the talks finally collapsed because christianity from the free democrats pulled out you must big landed in the end the greens didn't have to

that is seymour platt talking about his mother, christine keeler, who died late last night in hospital place in history to which seymour platt was referring now of course secured by the revelation that she had had a sexual relationship, not just revelation that she had had a sexual relationship, notjust with revelation that she had had a sexual relationship, not just with former conservative ministerjohn profumo was very much a rising star of government in those days, he was war secretary in the government of harold macmillan in 1963, but also with a russian intelligence officer, a soviet assistant commander, and that relationship was regarded as a potential security risk. john profumo's fate was sealed because he had lied both to the prime minister and ina had lied both to the prime minister and in a statement to the house of commons that he had had any relationship with that. with christine keeler. it also involved very convoluted revelations about events at clifton, the country estate of the abstinence, which was this seem —— the scene of all dues and parties, a phrase she denied ut

some people have been bailing for the platt bridge but there was an accident there that just cleared out so either way you go it's going to be a slow go but at this point i think i would go with the platt. little bit better than the girard point. elsewhere on the big picture plenty of slow speeds along 95 and the schuylkill expressway. still watching a bunch of accidents in bucks county in middletown township, the one along lincoln highway has been pushed to the shoulder luckily. one in bristol township along beach's hardware along 413 in bensalem township one along street road at richlieu road. if you're heading to the west chester christmas parade our crash on 100 southbound by phoenixville pike has cleared. still a lot of slow speeds coming away from the 30 bypass. you may still want to go in via 322 or paoli pike. once you get into town of course plenty of street closures throughout the evening because of the big parade aren't the jingle elf run. also a parade in ocean city tonight so asbury avenue is going to close in just under an hour and tomorrow night the cape may christmas

southbound lanes heading to the platt bridge and the airport. and at the airport no southbound traffic is getting through coming away from the schuylkill expressway and because of an accident that they are trying to get pushed off to the side. right now all southbound lanes of 26th street are temporary blocked. coming eastbound on the schuylkill and exit for 26, don't do that, go to broad street and run broad street southbound to 95. a crash on 95 southbound approaching broad street and take the detour you'll miss the accident on the side any way. >> a disabled vehicle and frigid temperatures, kelly drive outbound at hunting park and the right turn lane is blocked but can you get by. vania turnpike at fort le on washington, speeds in the low 20s coming west of willow grove. and on the northeast extension on the turnpike a crash approaching quakertown taking out the left lane and speeds in the low 20s as well. think about coming up 309 as you head toward the lehigh valley. and at least our vehicle fire along langhorne maple avenue is extinguishes

let's head outside this morning, if you're heading to the airport to catch a flight over the platt bridgegood, tail lights heading westbound along 291 with no problems. kingsessing we're getting word of a crash. we're watching the trains and the trollies and the buses and so far they are all on or close to schedule. karen. >> reporter: cold out there this morning, temperatures in the upper 20s, bethlehem, quakertown, 28. 26 in coatsville. kirkwood, 23. better than that in the city. sitting at the freezing mark in center city. 27 in browns mill. 26 in glassboro. vineland. when you look at the 24 hour temperature change, yesterday was warm. temperatures are between 17 and 26 degrees colder than yesterday morning. you need the coat when you head out. even though today's high, 42 is around average. yesterday we were stuck in the clouds, today it's bright and sunny. unseasonable cool. alicia and tam. >> you may have noticed that the 6abc app received a big upgrade. when you open the app, you findg right now. tap and you can control the feed and get push alerts about them. and the app is free t

. >> reporter: if you're heading to the platt bridge no problems to report. right now it looks good. we'll check the stuck truck in center city. a couple of holiday gts for you on the roadway when "action news" continues on this friday morning. >> kind of the calm before the storm this morning, 5:45 a.m., look at the ben franklin bridge, a lot of people will be hitting the roads heading to the airport as the holiday rushes commences today. >> except where it is not calm that would be a spot matt pellman has found. good morning. >> reporter: let's start with our lump of coal this morning it's this stuck truck blocking the ramp2nd street going to the vine street expressway. the truck is stuck. no word when they will get it unstuck. if you're going to the vine do o it by broad street. not 22nd street. yesterday i don't know why i i feel i can take credit for this. i'm passing on the news, they reopened the henry avenue bridge. we are down a lane on the bridge over wissahickon creek. that he reopened the lane yesterday. it was not a huge deal, but was a little bi

looking live in southwest philadelphia, platt bridge by i-95, westbound traffic on your left, moving just fine, we had flurries that moved through, it doesn't seem to have impacted the roads, i would watch the suburbs we've seen a handfulful accidents. this one in horsham just cleared, and county line road is moving better, dave. >> reporter: flurries and snow showers clearing the coast before too much longer, half away across south jersey and clearing delaware and pushing through cape may county. low impact with temperatures above freezing. if you have a problem, it will be in the northern areas, we're close to or below freezing in trenton and bucks and allentown. philadelphia is 34 degrees, which is nice, most of what melts yesterday is dried off at this point. if there's something looking wet on the roads slow it down, as karen mentioned. this afternoon we'll see a mix of clouds and sun, it will brighten up today. 43 degrees not as windy as yesterday. 36 at 7:00 p.m. not as cool overnight. matt and jennette. >> thank you dave. >>> firefighters in oregon saved young deer that was s

outside live if you're heading to the airport to catch a flight, the ride there via the platt bridge good nice and dry in southwest philadelphia, karen. >> reporter: let's look at the temperatures this morning. it's cold out there, 11 degrees is the temperature in quaker torn. 14 in malvern. 15 in center city. in the suburbs of new jersey and delaware, 12 inhoe, 14 in glass borough. 15 in smyrna. here's how it feels along the i-95. feeling like the single digits once again. today in the height of the afternoon it will feel like the teens, so maybe slightly better than yesterday, high of 2ea thef 41. that would feel good. none of that in sight, matt and alicia. >> all right, karen, thank you. >>> eagles playoff tickets go on sale to the general public next thursday. they will be on sale on january 4 at 10:00 a.m. general seating ranges from $105 to $180. the eagles play divisional playofry3 or sunday the 14th, you can find more information right now on 6abc.com. >> million examiner says an 11-year-old girl who was found unresponsive at a sleep over in philadelphia died of natural caus

future-cast has snow all the way down to la platte. that may be a little south but i like the line at i-66 through the district and out near route 50 north. that is the line i like. gaithersburg is 31. 33 in manassas. it books out of here by 10:00. by 6:00 a.m. we are in manassas and 37 downtown. by lunch time we have sunshine, winds have turned westerly behind the clipper, 37 in gaithersburg and 31 downtown. low to mid 40s tomorrow. by 6:00 tomorrow back in the 30s, 31 in leesburg and 36 by 6:00. temperatures mid 20s in frederick and upper 20s as far south as fredericksburg by 10:00 tomorrow night. tonight increasing cloudiness, cold, snow showers heaviest to the north, winds southwest at 10. 30s to start. then 41 by 11:00 and sunshine. 41 by 1:00. and a brisk northwest wind. 30s tomorrow. we will hang on to a snow shower or flurry late, 39 and chilly but nice on saturday, bright and brisk and low 40s. sunday game. a couple showers at night. a couple showers on monday and tuesday. back in the 50s, chilly on wednesday with temperatures

the platt bridge westbound traffic on your left heading toward the airport.oving pretty big this morning. no big issues. we have a 15 anyone delay we have signal problems with the lansdale doylestown line, expect issues with the trains overcrowding, as well dave. >> reporter: on the big board we have cool temperatures to start out in the 30s, allentown and reading down to 34. philadelphia holding 46. 42 in wilmington, 41 in trenton. 45 in millville. grab a coat this morning, winds are on the light side for now. we roll through the day, we're expecting mostly sunny skies, the light rain that kim in is long gone. noon 52 we're going for a high of 54 degrees hitting that around 2:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m., down to 46 in case you're heading out on the town this evening, jennette. >> police k-9 in central california is back on duty after being shot in the line of duty. a round was fired and hit mikey on the front right paw. he lost two tow -- toes and spent the last four months in cast. mikey has been with the sheriff's office for three years. no matter how you holiday, w

sky 6 hd looking live at the platt bridge and lot of clouds up above and more breaks in the clouds north and west of the city right now. lets look at the current numbers temperatures 43 in allentown and reading and 46 in millville and 48 in atlantic city. here is what is feels like upper 30s in the lehigh valley a with windchill of 39 if philadelphia and 37 in trenton and better as you travel farther south and the windchill is becoming a factor. a chilly northwesterly breeze now. here is the satellite 6 along with action radar showing a good amount of cloud cover stuck in it through the day and we see the clouds erode north and west and we continue to do so and sunshine mixing with the clouds. the precipitation is staying down to the south that is with an area of low pressure riding down to the south and we stay with the clouds today and not feeling great out there breezy and cooler 47 for your high and feeling cooler again with the wind and 2:00 46 and 4:00 45 and 6:00 41 degrees and upper 30s by 8:00. at 10:00 the mid-30s. and later on tonight though. we start to clear out. temperature

. >> live in west philadelphia, in the platt bridge westbound traffic on your left heading toward the airport. moving nicely, we've been warning you about a slick spot or two on the roads. so far we're not seeing any accidents or problems out here. we've had some fog, as well. we're not catching it in our camera view on i-95. traffic is moving okay, dave. >> reporter: all right, karen, on big board, we have numbers 36 degrees in trenton, 26 in reading, 30 in allentown. we have patchy frog -- fog around and that could translate into patchy spots out there. 32 degrees by 7:00 a.m. 35 degrees by 8:00 a.m. we'll go for a high of 54 degrees around 3:00 p.m. the evening commute not as chilly only getting into the upper 40s. at the airport, we're looking at all green aircraft and no major delays and no precip in our big travel cities. >>> today we could learn about the first birth to a women in the united states who underwent a uterus transplant. the mother's idea has not been released, but look at the baby boy. a news conference is planned for today, to discuss his birth, they did three tra

the platte bridge to start. looking good so far.ou see both directions, east, west, no big projects. i checked for scheduled openings or construction over the tacony palmyra, not seeing that now. the betsy ross bridge is clear. the ben is nice heading into philadelphia. we're watching a few things. one of them is a crash in ft. washington. there's a crash on highland avenue. the on ramp to 309 southbound is correct -- currently blocked through ft. washington. in croydon at bristol pike. i'll end with this a crash in franconia. allentown road around bamberry drive. >> thank you very much. >>> about 5:15 now. first alert meteorologist bill henley has the most accurate neighborhood weather forecast for you and has a pretty good forecast. we're talking about mild temperatures and maybe a warmup. dare i say it? >> yeah. and i know he's looking in the future. way in the future. immediate. >> and positive. >> bill? >> we will see a decent warmup today. tomorrow, you'll be impressed with the temperatures. right now, clouds over philadelphia

feel platt three hundred kilometers from new orleans far away from tourists jazz and mardi gras the small town is the gateway to state prisons in a city of seven thousand and seven hundred arrests in two years of very large number of federal authorities investigate through this man they are on the john came back after some some. bizarre but. you know again. i'll come go pay a big miner. he's looking for witnesses. he was born here everyone knows him a. former soldier also decries arbitrary arrests in a city where no one talks without him would be lost talking to residents would be impossible especially with a camera going on in the woods called the woods this is where most of the hang out they're not out right now but this made on deceived this is where they all be hanging out. to see the drug era. then one bother you the most the target african-american. with under their own heart and not. in the same boat as log out of here man ya know that's why i got to know. the people there really is a fake us man good i'm john berman. many relaying silence to the fear of reprisals. if. they disappr

let's go to the white house and barbara platt usher who was there for us.e president described why he is making this move, what is in it for donald trump? well, i think the key line of that speech was previous presidents failed to deliver on campaign promises, i am delivering. failed to deliver on campaign promises, iam delivering. i failed to deliver on campaign promises, i am delivering. i think thatis promises, i am delivering. i think that is what this is all about, he had promised during his campaign to his pro—israel voters that he would move on embassy tojerusalem and he would recognise jerusalem move on embassy tojerusalem and he would recognisejerusalem as the capital, and now he's doing it. it was notable how many times he said during a speech that other presidents had also made that promise but they never did it. but he was doing it. that is the main impetus here. he also went to some lengths to say this did not mean that the us on—the—job administration was departing from the peace process, all from its plans to mediate the peace deal. he went o

celtics guard kyree irving does in boston fans believe the c's are platt out best team in the east they league and sixers are trying to bring them back down-to-earth. 3rd quarter we go celtics move the ball around pretty well. kyree irving maybe the world is flat. jojo mr. embib didn't play in this it game the whole back to back situation and ben sim mondz did. and sixers down by three. an a little later the sixers down by ten. al horford stretching the game the older he gets. he had 21. sixers lose 108-97. >> south carolina facing temple at msg. first half, she's oughted with the pretty pass to our guy. quentin rose, ut, oh, equip tin rose for the land. you get 24 point. second half off the steel. obe eneciona kills me every single time goes on to win 7 76-60 they're now fourth and one. every time. eagles safety malcolm jenk does not for see raising fists in protests during the national anthem sunday. this after the nfl agreed to pledge 89 million towards projects dealing with criminal jistis reform and law enforcement and education. and as for the action opt field as you know by now t

feel platt three hundred kilometers from new orleans far away from tourists jazz and mardi gras the small town is the gateway to state prisons in a city of seven thousand seven hundred arrests in two years of very large number of federal authorities investigate through this man on the john came back to sampson. was about. ok i'm a bad bad biter. he's looking for witnesses. he was born here everyone knows him a. former soldier decries i'll betray arrests in a city where no one talks without him would be lost talking to residents would be impossible especially with a camera gone in the woods called the woods this is where most of they hang out right now what this made on deceived this is where they all be hanging out. to see the drug era. then why bother you the most the target african-american. i put them to their own heart and. i'm the same as log out of jail man ya know that's why i got to know. the people there really is a fake us man good one john. many relaying silence to for fear of reprisals. if they don't talk. they disapprove. which would just arrest them. not in their resume pick

the platt bridge looks good so far. you can probably see light fog for your morning drive.ight there in the distance. for the most part, everything is moving fine. east and west. i keep checking with the other bridges for openings, not yet. we'll check in with the rest of the roads and 422. that's when i come back at 6:00. >> thank you. >>> happening today in west philadelphia, septa will unveil a fully renovated 40th street station along the market/frankford line. crews put finishing touches on the station overnight. one of the main features are ada-compliant elevators that allow for an easier transition for riders with disabilities. >>> sky gazers were treated to this beautiful showcase overnight. >> clear skies made for great views of the super moon last night over philadelphia. that is a time lapse of the moon as it current by one of our towercams. look at this striking view of the moon over las vegas. >> wow. >> you can see despite the glitz and glamor of the oasis in the desert, no match for mother nature's beauty. that doesn't even look real, does it? >> like a big p

platts he has been following all of this for us today all of our get to see you tell us more about the commemoration ceremony that's just about to start. well there's a whole lot of commemoration events taking place here tonight the whole area by the way is cordoned off and turned into a high security zone the christmas market you can see the stalls here behind me there are closed obviously today to give some privacy to the relatives of the victims that are just gathering here to unveil the aeration side here together with the german chancellor. as you mentioned the german president just delivered a speech right in the church did you can see behind me and then later just some moments from now all the major commemoration side will be unveiled in addition to that there is a nod to or also to commemorate the victims a crack in the sidewalk and that artwork is supposed to symbolize the crack in society and then later relatives who were poor liquid gold into the crack in order to symbolically close that crack in society so there's a lot of this a lot of symbolism here today all in all to on

larry platt, sitting in this chair a number of weeks ago, talked about the criminalization of politicsd one of the things that troubles me mightily is that when there is an issue that has no place else to go except the courts, that's where it gets resolved, and it's a litigious circumstance versus a circumstance in which you weigh something in terms of, is this a black-or-white circumstance? is this the situation where someone should actually be charged? >> let me get ed on this and we'll go to george. >> i think val's right. if you have -- i don't care which party, but if one party is closing in on seven decades of absolute control over the political situation within your polis, it's not a healthy situation. these things tend to happen. >> well, you know, everybody's concerned about the single-party rule in the city. nobody's concerned about the fact that there's single-party rule in the county, and it's been that way for a very long time but at the end of the day, i don't really think the issue is corruption. i think it's just another one of the factors that people believe that polit

celtics guard kyree irving does in boston fans believe the c's are platt out best team in the east theyave best record in the league and sixers are trying to bring them back down-to-earth. 3rd quarter we go celtics move the ball around pretty well. kyree irving maybe the world is flat. jojo mr. embib didn't play in this it game the whole back to back situation and ben sim mondz did. and sixers down by three. an a little later the sixers down by ten. al horford stretching the game the older he gets. he had 21. sixers lose 108-97. >> south carolina facing temple at msg. first half, she's oughted with the pretty pass to our guy. quentin rose, ut, oh, equip tin rose for the land. you get 24 point. second half off the steel. obe eneciona kills me every single time goes on to win 7 76-60 they're now fourth and one. every time. eagles safety malcolm jenk does not for see raising fists in protests during the national anthem sunday. this after the nfl agreed to pledge 89 million towards projects dealing with criminal jistis reform and law enforcement and education. and as for the action opt fiel

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platt bridge by i-95 any room on that trash truck. traffic on your left heading towards the airport moving just fine. we do have a new accident just coming in on the roosevelt boulevard southbound at rhawn street and you know, david, it's blocking the inner lanes causing a little slowing. >> i just always thought that would be cool. >> it would be cool. >> riding around pulling the cans off seemed good. sprinkles and showers down in dover and south jersey, others out to the west pushing to the east but i'll note have you to go north of allentown to start getting snow and mixed precipitation. we're fairly mild this morning. there are the numbers. even up in allentown 39 degrees. be careful of a little moisture on the road nonetheless because of those sprinkles that may at times be coming through. later this afternoon as cold air rushes in, that's when we might get a brief snow shower up in the lehigh valley, maybe berks county. for your commuter forecast though not too bad. about 40 on the subway platform by 7 o'clock and more or less

that was becky platt speaking there.nted for new homes but the properties are not actually built. there are currently 68a,000 valid permissions that haven't been yet put into effect. the chancellor has set up an urgent review to understand the reasons. in the midst ofan understand the reasons. in the midst of an acute housing shortage, why is the process of building much—needed new home is proving to be so cumbersome. sophie long has been to cla cton cumbersome. sophie long has been to clacton in essex to try to find out. cla cton clacton in essex to try to find out. clacton on sea — like many towns, they need to build hundreds of houses here to provide homes for those that don't have them. in a way thatis those that don't have them. in a way that is sympathetic to those that do. this is a site that got planning permission over two years ago for a 300 homes, but as you can see nothing has been built. one problem is that developers are not building on land where permission has been granted. are fundamental look needs to h

the a0 plus doctors, nurses and firefighters being sent by britain's emergency medical team, becky plattom my experience as a paediatric nurse and as a mum, that families will be feeling desperate. i know that there are loads of children involved, that 75% of the people who have been infected with diphtheria are under the age of 15. so we need to act fast. when the british team arrives, the medics will be working in tough conditions. diphtheria has been spreading rapidly, up to 160 new cases of the disease are reported every day. it will be tough, a0 of us going out in its first tranche of deployment, more people may come later. we will be working with other organisations, it will not just a0 of us trying to provide the response. this is the uk response, it is one of the fastest, because of the critical nature of the emergency and the speed at which the disease can pass from person to person, because of the need to do something very quickly. the situation facing the rohingya people has been described as the world's fastest growing refugee crisis. with equipment and expertise, the british

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this morning i literally woke up next to the book of sylvia platt poetry with my kat asleep on top of it. that is too much in a good die alone a starter pack. give me a break. usa, usa. [cheering and applause] greg: i hope you have an electric oven yeah. greg: anyway, tyrus, i need your perspective on this. is this weird that the concept of royalty seems that it's weird in the middle east but we find it adorable here. do you understand? it's weird when you see the guys in the long ropes but we love it in england. i am so culturally inept. >> man -- >> that was your question by the way. >> he could've asked me the question of the square root of 360 and i would've answered i don't care. here's my opinion. i don't care. i give, i give a rats ass about nepotism born into some money guy does as far as getting married in england. i just don't care. too much going on around me to care about -- i mean, their family line is like yeah, i just don't care. greg: i get it. you don't care. >> one person text to me like pro, guess what, the prince. i know, donna, i know. greg: is the super bowl for

so in solomon northup's case, he was given the name platte. and one of the men who tricked him went by the fake name of hamilton. on the slave manifest for the brig orleans that took salmon northup and a number -- solomon northup and a number of people of color to new orleans, there's a platte hamilton mentioned as well as a lot of the names mentioned in the book. and throughout his time as a slave, northup was known as plat. and that caused a little bit of a problem because when henry b. northup went to louisiana to rescue solomon, he could ask around night and is day, and nobody would know who he is. luckily, he managed to come across somebody that knew who he was talking about. he was a slave for just under 12 years, and northup by time he was freed, his family had relocated to glens falls which is in warren county just north of here. so when he came back, he didn't come back to saratoga, but he joined his family up there. he worked on his book over four or five months. the book came out, amazingly, less than since months after he came back

lot of sun glare delays on the southerly and westerly routes. 26th here is backing up heading to the platt bridge. and winslow township cross keys road is closed by the applebees and williamstown new freedom road can it. we'll check it again in the next half hour. >>> local police have a warning for parents tonight. that shopping malls are not a playground or a day care for your children who are out of school for holiday break. that warning comes from cherry hill ps they prepare for the possibility of an influx of kids at malls in our area next week including the cherry hill mall. police officials tell "action news" that there is an increase of juveniles gathering at malls during the break. >> the kids are off of school and don't have much to done they received a lot of gift cards for christmas or hanukkah, and they get dropped off at these retail establishments by their parents. >> well, police say that these kids will sometimes get intond experience fs and they plan to have extra patrols on >>> and a woman is arrested for the woman of a mother and the abduction of her infant in texas. >>

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nick made a pit is to have on pots platt a after a sack of presents dropped he face add dizzying climb tower, 100 meters down to the cafe on the 24th floor with only a rick rope ladder to watch him. children watched inside the cafe as did tourists on the sidewalks. he made it down safely good for him. >>> coming up the newest details out west on the deadly amtrak derailment in washington state. the news at 10:30 continues right now. 10:30. >> at 10:30, the country's first ballistics clothing shop in northern virginia. we'll take you inside the booming bulletproof clothing industry. and rex tillerson once again weighing in on the rumors about his job status. >>> the vatican stepping up security ahead of christmas. the new threat that has officials reassessing security. the 10:30 starts now. off the top at 10:30 be investigators still trying to figure out what caused the deadly train crash >> r in washington state. >> it was the amtrak's train first ever run along a faster new route. marina marraco joining us with the latest on the crash >> authorities confirm three people are dead and m

we will check in with the bridges and mass transit but first, here is a live look at the platt bridge, leaving philly international airport. from our port to la, hi, jen. >> it looks a little bit like los angeles hey shall everybody, i'm jenn frederick here in california, the eagles are here, megan train is her here angela bass set here. i'm here to make sure that you know everything that is happening in california. as you know, there are some horrible fires. we'll talk about that later this morning but i just got done talking to rodney mcleod. what is he eating? how is his sleep schedule? is he ready for this big game against the rams? you'll hear all of w.evertz.com>[a5df] >> welcome back, what can we expect walking out the door this morning? >> if you're down the shore southern delaware, may still be seeing couple of left over showers, where it is still raining, bethany beach beach haven, maybe dover delaware as well. light rain and about to end over the next hour or so. 50 degrees in philadelphia. right now. but it is kind every windy out- there. sustained winds 14, 21, 20 miles p

here is a live look at the platt bridge, no problems getting there. we will check the tote board and sue has got the weekend holiday forecast, when we come michael: i'm thankful that i'm alive and have a second chance. james: i'm thankful for the help and the opportunity that i received. darlene: i'm thankful to be able to help people in crisis. vanessa: i'm thankful that addiction is treatable, and that help is available. christie: new jersey is experiencing a heroin epidemic fueled by opioid painkillers. but if you or someone you love is struggling with addiction, i want you to know: we are here for you. this holiday season, choose help.v. ons for $6.99. 12 tasty treats with with holiday flavors sprinkled in. grab a dozen holiday donuts or any classic donuts for $6.99 and make some merry out there. the holidays run on dunkin'. >> just into us, police say there is no evidence at this point. that a car ramming is linked to terrorism. but, investigation continues, early today, a vehicle drove onto a crowded sidewalk, injuring at least 14 people. the dr