was done in trenton. trenton drive through you consider the buildings that still stand. across theive theges and see that side road winds were evidence of that. trenton new jersey with the help of our comcast cable partners we will speak to historians and visit sites that help tell the story of the rich history. we begin our special feature with a driving to her of this week. >> trenton has a very long history. it is very old. it was founded in 1679. it played an important part in the american revolution, then a long part in the industrial revolution. there are a lot of great buildings, and that's what makes trenton special. it was a mix of old and new is what makes cities great. >> we took a driving tour of the city with architect and trenton historical society member john hatch. >> we are just going to head up to the corner then you will make a left. these barracks were built for the french and indian war, the building was built in 1758. there were i think three other barracks built in new jersey but it human one that is still in existence. now it's a museum, a great m

that's when he decided to go across and attack trenton. the troops were a little overextended but the hessians of trenton were some of the the troops that the british had. people always asked why were the hessians in trenton and not the british troops? why the contracted troops rather than the home troops were here and it was actually a reward and an honor for those hessians to be here. they had done so well in the attacks that the british had carried out in new york that lord howe thought okay these are good guys and trenton also the military tactics were on the left side of the line and the hessians in the normal form of battle were on the west so to move them to another location would have been an insult. the left was in a position of honor anyway so he didn't want to insult these guys and any wanted to let them know they had done a good job so that's why they put them in trenton. the fact that the hessians were somewhat unprepared but also exhausted kind of set up washington's success if you will and so that was added the weather. the

that was the largest company in trenton. the thousands of workers in trenton.renton was also a larger producer of steel, rubber, and number one of brought -- pottery instinet -- ceramics. companies like the lenox company -- at itsted here peak there were 120 pottery and ceramic companies in trenton. it included what became american standards, toilets and sinks read all those companies started here in trenton. >> he mentioned the wire rope. come aware are we headed now? >> tore the roebling wire works. you will see, those companies shut down in the 1970's. then the buildings were largely empty. we are involved with the redevelopment of those buildings. some 40 have been redeveloped. i will show you some buildings worked on -- being worked on. that's were pursuing across there, the roebling wire works, right over there. >> oh, wow. >> this think it's building is building 114, will be up to 100,000 square feet of just incredible office tech space. building up here that is under construction, which is actually almost done, is building 101 which will be 138 blocks a

it's why trenton is here. actually there's evidence of native american settlement for many thousands of years because -- because it is the highest navicable and then later development was because of canals came through here to connect with the delaware and the canal systems comes through trenton and several train lines so trenton was a transportation center, first boat and then canal and then rail lines and now highway. >> i'm seeing a lot of bridges across here and you can't miss the bridge that says trenton makes the world states. >> trenton was very important in the american revolution but very, very important as a major site in the industrial revolution. that's when major companies starting to -- started to move to trenton, for a small city trenton 132,000 people and had a major slew of industries, including it was known for innovation with wire ropes, that's the john sons company. he moved here in 1848 and brought his company here to trenton. that's where they made the wire rope for virtually every suspen

trenton played a role in that. in addition, because of its relation between new york and philadelphia was a major supply depot. the army needed food. trenton became because of its geographic location, it was used as a supply depot from before the battle of trenton all the way through 1783 and kept the army going. one of new jersey's main contributions to the revolution in this area with can nation of its militia. militia was a state function, not a con mental congress fashion. new jersey passed a law that required men to be in it. however, new jersey because of washington's army being here, because at the british consulate in new york and for a year and philadelphia, they were called out very frequently. he was virtually every other month or every third month sometimes it very lucky every fourth month that a man might get called out. this was very, very strenuous trying to keep the local economy going. one thing we don't currently think about the militia is as part time soldiers were full-time civilians with jobs t

that was the largest company in trenton, but -- and has thousands of workers here in trenton but trenton was a major producer of steal and rubber and pottery. pottery and ceramics, so companies like the lennox company starterred here -- started here and at its peak there were 120 pottery ceramic companies in the country, and toilets and sinks were started here. >> you mentioned the wire rope here. where are we heading now. >> the robling wireworks, the companies -- those companies shut town in the 1970s and then the buildings were largely empty but we're involved in a redevelopment of the buildings, and so some 0 have already been redeveloped and these are buildings being work on right now. that's the robling wireworks right over there. >> oh, wow. >> this building on the corner that is vacant, build 1:14, and up to 100,000 square feet of incredible office/tech space. the i woulding up here is build 1:01 and that going to be 13le loft apartments. >> are we heading now? >> it's my neighborhood, the mill hill historic district. it was the first part of trenton that was settled in 1679. you

trenton sun initially? absolutely. there is evidence of native american settlements here for many thousands of years because that is the highest navigable point on the delaware. because of the location on the river and later development was because canals came through to connect and come through "crossroads of the revolution" well-trained mind. it is a real transportation center ben canal, then realigned and now highway. >> i see a lot of bridges across here. [inaudible] >> "crossroads of the revolution" is a very important in the american revolution, but also very important as a major site in the industrial revolution. the canal was built and that is when nature companies start to move. trenton at its peak had a whole slew of major embassies, including those known for innovation with wire rope so that is the company. he moved here in 1848 and brightest companies are to trenton but they made the wire broke for virtually every major bridge in the united states. starting with the brooklyn bridge, the manhatta

he was coming here to fight the battle of trenton. forces would come into trenton and washington would form his position on the ridge of millville using the creek as his frontline. this would set the stage for the second battle of trenton that leads to the battle of princeton. washington crossing occurs on christmas day, the battle of princeton occurs january 1, that covers the 10 days, which is why we call it the 10 days campaign. on the night of january 2, washington's forces are fortified on millville, and the british are in the area where the battle monument is today. they moved in with the force of some 5000 men and night falls and washington will develop his plan to march around the british force and attacked them in the rear and what becomes the battle of princeton. behind us is the yellow douglas house, the douglas house was not actually in that location, it was on millville on the other side of the greek, the reason the douglas house is preserved is because it was in that house on the night of january 2 the general washington

it made sense for trenton because trenton was a household name. it was made famous by george washington and the battle of trenton, crossing the delaware river. it was also a center of commerce. william trent had established trenton as a port town. a river port town. hisould fail -- sail merchant ships as far as this point, up to the fall lines of the delaware. it made sense to bring government here. the building involved over the course of 200 years from 1792 to 1991. 10 different architects, 16 major construction projects. where we are standing in the rotunda was completed in 1889. the first steakhouse was constructed between 1790 in 1792 by jonathan doan, he was the builder, an architect from philadelphia. he constructed a very simple, georgian-style building. it cost 215 pounds, which is $400 today and built on the bluffs overlooking the delaware river. we are fortunate to have portions of that building that still survive today, including the timbers. the new jersey state capital is unique in the sense that we are one of the only urban state ca

it made sense for trenton because trenton was a colossal name -- because trenton was a household name. it was a center of commerce. william trent had established trenton as a port town. he could feel his merchant ships as far as this point, up to the fall lines of the delaware. it made sense to bring say government here. the building involved over the course of 200 years from 1792 to 1991. 10 different architects, 16 major construction projects. where we are standing, in the, was completed in 1889. the first date house constructed in -- between 1790 in 1792 by jonathan doan, he was the builder, architect. deconstructed a very simple, gorgeous-style building. 215 pounds, which is $400 today and built on the bluffs overlooking the delaware river. we are fortunate to have portions of that building that still survives the day, including the temperatures that date back -- including the timbers. we are one of the only state capitals that i can think of that you actually enter into after a major thoroughfare. as soon as you walk in off of state street, you are greeted by offices. the governo

so much of trenton's historic come has great historic buildings. i like to see more and more redevelopment of those great historic buildings. that's what i'd like to see happen. >> this has been great, i think we have seen a lot of trenton, i really appreciate you showing us down to -- around today. >> absolutely. >> general george washington and his troops crossed the delaware right here to begin their march to trenton. coming up, learn more about that harrowing experience on christmas night in 1776. mr. craigshead: these are the times that try men's souls. the summertime patriot will in this crisis shrank from his country, but he who stands now deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. thomas payne will write "the american crisis." it is published on december 19 in "the pennsylvania journal." washington has it read to the soldiers to try to bolster morale. the situation is dire due to the defeats washington has suffered. his recruitment is almost nonexistent. they need a victory. they need something positive going. washington is well aware,

so the, trenton played a role in that. in addition, trenton -- because of its location between new york and philadelphia -- was a major supply depot. and the army need food. [laughter] and trenton became, because of its geographic location, it was used as a supply depot from before the battle of trenton all the way through 1783 and kept the army going. one of new jersey's main contributions to the revolution in this area was the organization of its militia. militia was a state function, not a continental congress function, and new jersey had passed the law that required member to be in it. however, new jersey -- because of washington's army being here, because of the britishing with constantly in new york -- british being constantly in new york and for a year this philadelphia, the militiamen were could out very frequently. it was virtually every other month or every third month, sometimes the if they were lucky every fourth month that a man might get could out. this was very, very strenuous on trying to keep the local eco

when washington arising trenton, the army will begin crossing the delaware river. very important to save the army from the british pursuit. 8, the army escapes across the river into pennsylvania. the british will arrive minutes after the last boats are crossing and arrive in trenton. and thel look for boats delaware river stops the british advance, protects the capital of philadelphia and gets washington valuable breathing room. both sides are very well and warmed through spies. doesthers positions, he have good information's about -- good information about the hessians and is desperate to get a victory going. he is also under the burden that comes with the first of the new soldiersrly half his enlistments are about to expire, so he's going to lose about half of his army without fighting a battle by january 21. these desperate to use the army before it dwindles away. it will cross here on christmas acrosso get the army undetected, he waits until darkness. there's ice flooding in the river, but there is a constant problem with ice freezing along the bank. it's a lon

they are going to be leading to wo separate marches to trenton. you also have alexander hamilton with the new york artillery. he will be an aide for washington later on in the war. you have a young, 18, lieutenant james monroe. he would become the fifth president of the united states. you have quite a few of the founding fathers in the army at this point. once the army is across, they had to wait, the artillery took some time to get across. it is about 4:00 in the morning on december 26. the army has a nine mile march ahead of them. i think it is john greenwood who wrote about the march. he says we marched no faster than a 10-year-old could walk, and stopping frequently. there was a line of march, numerous halts and starts. it took about four hours to go the nine miles. there was a crossroads. the army divided into two columns. they had about a four mile march from there. washington accompanied general which came in a along the northeast side of town. general sullivan came in a long river road. within minutes of each other, they encountered the gu

they are part of the fabric of what makes trenton trenton.hen you drive across the bridge and you see from the other side the sign that says trenton makes the world, the roebling's were part of that. the roebling had made a decision to make their own steel. roebling's son was following in his father's footsteps and was at odds with his uncle. charles had a hunch and he followed that. in 1904, he comes to this area, right along the delaware. very accessible in a short time to places like philadelphia. easily accessible space. a little further from trenton that they might have wanted because people would hear the name roebling and the acreage prices would go up. he went a little further out, dressed plainly and thought about 150 acres of land. he begins immediately hiring a force of people to come in and build. not only the new steel mill, but the town. a uniquely build and design company town. it was said that charles had to have an outlet for boundless energy, and that is where the village of roebling sprang up. looking at a map at what was h

, trenton. they were evidence to that. today at 5:15 p.m. eastern on c-span's book tv and sunday on 2:00 p.m. on american history tv on sunday c-span3, working with cable affiliates and working with cities across the country. >> after testifying before congress and making front page news with the sunny side case, threw in unusual cases that somehow always found the their way to her desk. she fought against the same doctor who tormented reporter nelly and was marked by death by the sinister black hand. italian crime organization that used secret codes and mystical rituals. eventually one of grace's rich society friends feliz called to tell her that a girl had gone missing an begged her to meet with the father of the girl, henry kruger. ruth kruger's photo are had appeared in newspapers all over the country. the press drawn to the story of a pretty sunday school teacher who had vanished openly suspected white slavery, foul play and romantic entanglement a sometimes all in the same story. juicy clu

. >> the roebling company was the largest employer in trenton at the turn of the 20th century. running up, learn about this company and the innovations that made the brooklyn bridge in new york and golden gate bridge in san francisco a possibility. >>. >> back in 2008, the brooklyn bridge had hundred 25th anniversary party. sitting in new york through and mayor bloomberg presided over it and he said that the brooklyn bridge was the icon of new york city, and he was absolutely correct. if you look at television or read magazines, it's very hard to watch tv and not see repeated images of the brooklyn bridge. it really is the icon of new york city and it originated here in trenton. >> so john roebling was born in 1806 in prussia which later became part of germany. and the town he was born in, wheel house and is about 100 kilometers southwest of berlin. when he came here, he had a first-class engineering education in germany by some of the best architects and engineers in europe and he arrived here just as america was taking off in terms of the industrial revolution. and there were

fee and that is how we were able to maintain some of the volumes today because during the battle of trenton with the british annotations they actually burned the original library and the only way we were able to have any of the collection is if the individuals had to pay a subscription fee and had the books at home so a few years after the battle that was a pleo the individuals published in the newspaper please bring those volumes back. we have two copies today not in the best of shape tha but we are still searching our archives to see if there are any more of that excess. this is the room where the archivist's work. she has pulled out for me to lovofthe original collections te can actually locate that were miraculously saved because they missed the fire of 1776 when they came during the battle of trenton and burned down the original library. these were in the homes of the trenton residents and after the newspaper put out a request for the individuals that had any of the collections to return they were able to salvage at least these two. we know that there are rumored to be other copies fro

from there, we get trenton. he actually the founder of the city. he started construction on this -- this house is built in the early american georgian architectural style. there are a lot of things that represent that heritage. he started construction in 1715 and completed in 1719. 19 -- here from seven to 9-1721 as his summer home and then eventually as his main residence. you be greeted by the butler who would have been a symbol of mr. trent's wealth. shows -- is exhibited as a waiting area. mr. trent was a justice of the supreme court. we have some chairs set up that would have been similar to what you would have seen during this time frame. i will bring you into one of the first rooms we have to show visitors. this is the front parlor. this room would have been used for several purposes as well. based on lighting and heating conditions. the way it is set up currently come in has nothing but antiques. this is william and mary furniture. these chairs have crowns on them. these are unfortunately not mr. trent's personal items, but they are antique

then the night before the battle of trenton the hessians were already and trenton and taking over the houses. we believe and this building there may not have been many soldiers but we do believe that they would have been followers who were using them as protection. people who needed protection, they thought they had a very safe way of making them and their families of being safe. they were also swearing their allegiance, say they provided health and assistance. the night of the battle of trenton mostly being women and older women -- men who were following along, they left. despite the weather. after the first and second battle happened and it was safely and patriot hands, it took on a incredible life. we do not know if washington ever step put in here, he thought this was a adequate building for running a hospital. starting in 1777 he said that all troops needed to be inoculated with smallpox. we have this room set up to look like the office, he was in a position of running the barracks when it was used as a military hospital with the primary purpose of doing smallpox inoculations. th

it became trenton. he was the namesake of the city. he moved here with their second wife and their one child. this house was built in the early american georgian at the architectural style. there are a lot of things that represent that era. he started construction in 1715. completed in 1719. he lived here until 1721 as his summer residence and from 1721 to 1723 as his all year round residents. we are standing in the grand entrance way. this room would have been used as a multipurpose room. you would have been greeted by the butler, who would've been liberated as a symbol of mr. tran's wealth. inwould have had his slaves colonial dress appropriate to their statue. this area shows pretty much is exhibited as a waiting area . mr. trent was a chief justice. we did have some chairs set up that would have been similar to what you would have seen. i'm going to bring you into one of the first rooms we have here to show visitors. this is the front parlor. this room would been used for several purposes as well. based on lighting and heating cond

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trenton.ou see the sign. cities tour of's trenton, new jersey, saturday, at 5:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2's booktv, and sunday at tv0 p.m. on american history , working with our cable affiliates across the country. "washington journal" continues. host: join us for a conversation on brexit and u.s.-transatlantic relations, and former head of vote leave, matthew elliott. good morning. guest: good morning. host: could you remind viewers of vote leave when it comes to brexit, in your role in it. officialere was an leave campaign and an of

. >> the roebling company was the largest in trenton and the 20 century. coming up learn about this company and innovations that made the brooklyn bridge in new york and the golden gate bridge in san francisco a possibility. >> back in 2008 the brooklyn bridge had its 125th anniversary party and mayor bloomberg presided over it. he said that the brooklyn bridge would be an icon of new york city. he is absolutely correct because if you look at television or read magazines it's very hard to watch tv and repeated images of the brooklyn bridge. it really is the icon of new york city and it originated here in trenton. john roebling was worn in 1806 impression which later became part of germany and the town he was born in mule houston is about 100 kilometers southwest of berlin. when he came here he had a first-class engineering education in germany by some of the best architects and engineers in europe. he arrived here just as america was taking off in terms of the industrial revolution and there were very few train engineers here. he showed up with tremendous

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trenton goes way beyond in importance to just one battle. washington spent more time in new jersey than any other state during the revolution. the important thing to him was to keep the revolution going. keep the army in the field. i believe that new jersey in general and trenton in particular was very instrumental in helping him, which that. -- him accomplish that. host: make sure you tune in as the c-span these tour travels to trenton, new jersey. to catch any of the programs from a cities that we visited or to see where we are going next, go to c-span.org/cities tour. tina is on the line from holly ridge, north carolina. tina: thank you very much. i appreciate all of the work you all are doing. i just want to share my personal feeling. think it is on our pledge of allegiance, one nation under god. i think instead of all of this turmoil, we need to trust that god is watching over us and taking care of us. host: ok. in other headlines today from the washington times the reports that there could be a shakeup in the washington -- in the white

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when washington arising trenton, the army will begin crossing the delaware river. very important to save the army from the british pursuit. 8, the army escapes across the river into pennsylvania. the british will arrive minutes after the last boats are crossing and arrive in trenton. and thel look for boats

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learn more about trenton and other stops on our tour. visit our website. you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. park in maryland since directly across the potomac river from george washington's mount vernon estate. the park was saved from development. we spoke with lisa hayes about the history of the park, the native american piscataway bible lands -- tribal lands. ms. hayes: we are on the banks of the potomac, as you can see. we are directly across from mount vernon. this cat away park is a national park that was signed into legislation by john f. kennedy in 1961. it came about because a , francesoman from ohio payne bolton, a member of the mount vernon ladies association, bought a farm right here where we are standing. 1950's.or sale in the she bought it to prevent it from becoming developed, and then donated the land. the foundation helped lead a partnership of organizations on this area in preserving six miles of shoreline on the potomac river. also involved with the alice foundation, the homeowners who live here i

pemberton and trenton seeing light rain showers. no storms here. and not expecting any storms during the day. i am expecting a warmup. we'll get to see sunshine, too. 55 now in the suburbs. 50s for new jersey, and 59 degrees in the lehigh valley. that's 60 in philadelphia, warming to 78 this afternoon with partly sunny skies. a scattered shower is possible this afternoon. these will not be storms. they'll be fast movers. the winds will be picking up. the winds will be strong enough to push the showers through fairly quickly. 80 this afternoon and breezy in delaware. right now, 60 in delaware. 56 degrees at 6:00. and up to 65 dixon. look at the winds -- degrees. look at the winds, up to 12 miles per hour, just getting started by mid morning. i'll show when you showers are likely in your neighborhood when i'm back in ten minutes. >> thanks. see you shortly. >>> obviously we're keeping an eye on that crash on the new jersey turnpike. >> let's go back to the report from katy zachry. >> reporter: we're outside of cooper university hospital in camden whe

. >> we're outside the trenton city museum this trenton, new jersey, where c-span is learning more about the city's literary scene. up next, we speak with robert greg grieve i have on his book, "borderline citizens." >> older immigration history, tended to focus on nation-centered accounts, so we tended to frame immigration history in terms of the uprooted, the transplanted. and these ideas assumed that migrants crossed a clear boundary, crossing from their home country to the united states. and what i show this my book is that this border was very much constructed between the u.s. and puerto rico and that puerto rican migration is fundamentally shaped by u.s. colonial policy on the island. in the war of 1898, the u.s. invades puerto rico and the philippines. and after the war we will take these territories from spain as part of the treaty of paris. and so puerto rico and the philippines become the first kohl thinks of the united states -- colonies of the united states in the is sense that they are defined as unincorporated. and so this means that they're different from, say, arizona, te

[applause] this weekend, our cities tour goes to trenton, new jersey. book tv and american history tv feature the history and literary culture of new jersey's capital city. today on book tv, we visit the y's rare book collection. >> they were able to print paper money for the colony. wanted toature receive the money. did this book at that time. printed book within new jersey. >> a conversation with the author of "crossroads of the revolution: trenton 1774-1783." >> washington spent more time in new jersey than any other state during the revolution. the important thing was to keep the revolution going and the army in the field. i believe new jersey in general, trenton in particular, was instrumental in helping him accomplish that goal. at 2:00 p.m., we tour the new jersey state capitol building which houses one of the thest legislatures in country, followed by trenton, new jersey's impact on the industrial revolution with a look at iconic bridges. thehen you drive across bridge and see from the other "trentonsign that says tick," theroad ri roadways are

behind me is the new jersey state library located in the capital city of trenton tied up next day are going to show us some of their rare books featured in their collection. >> the library was founded in 1796 when the legislature assigned responsibility for the collection of books that they had been building since colonial times to the clerk of the house. he was directed to create a list of books to include in the votes and proceedings of march 18, 1776. he was further directed quote to procure at the expense of the legislature a suitable case for the keeping and preservation of such books. he was also directed to make sure basically that he safeguarded and preserve the material as well and it's this early collection of veaux that actually is the foundation of the state state library research collection today. i am often asked which is the oldest book in the state library collection. we do have the pamphlets from 1496 which is the oldest item but it's only seven pages long so we don't featured as a book. our oldest book is this one. it's a living history of rome. it was created in 163

in new jersey, 68 for trenton, 71 voorheis. cooler along the jersey shore, 67 across the board. in delaware, upper 60s to low 70s, as well. cooler in rehoboth beach, 68 for new smyrna. cloudy conditions tonight. we're jumping ahead to tonight into your thursday. this is the next rounds of rain. more impressive. this will be around 3:00 in the workweek. starting tonight, cloudy, we go from 11:00 to 3:00 a.m., a nice line of storms, could see a thunderstorm pop as we go through the night and into your morning commute. still rainy conditions. this isn't a complete washout, you can see, but pockets of heavier rain all over the board through 9:00 a.m. scattered showers through the day. and then as we go into the evening, we again could start to see spots of thunderstorms moving throughout the area. that will start to clear out, though, as we get into your friday morning. coming up, we'll take a look at your holiday weekend forecast. it's a 50/50 forecast. there's another rounds of rain to find over that stretch. >> we'll be watching closely. thanks. >>> driving is getting more danger

every now and then in the wilmington lancaster reading area and even over toward trenton we see these numbers pop up and down so a little patchy fog on the way in this morning. slow down if you encounter that. otherwise 61 degrees in the city, mid-50's in trenton allentown and reading, 57 in dover and your winds are on the light side just 5 miles per hour in philadelphia. as we roll through the day, 69 degrees by noon. and we are going to get milder this afternoon. 72 by 3 o'clock. a high of 73 by 5 o'clock and then 71 by 7 o'clock. again, the farther south you are in the region, late this afternoon early this evening the better chance you have of some rain coming in especially in southern delaware and cape may county. in philadelphia, it might hold off until later tonight. we're hoping until after the phillies game. we'll see about that. karen, what have you got on roads early on. >> i have some construction. we expect it to wrap up on the schuylkill but these guys haven't finished their job yet. they're still out here on the schuylkill. this is westbound approaching south street as

and i think that's one of the big stories of trenton during the revolution can tell, that is not just the heroes that make the history books but it's the combined efforts of the whole population that leads to the success. >> behind me is the new jersey state library located in the capital city of trenton. up next they show us some of their rare books featured in their collection.>> the library was founded in 1996 when the legislature assigned responsibility for the collection of books that they had been building since colonial times to the clerk of the house, his name was matthew ewing and he was directed to create a list of books to include in both the proceedings of march 18 and february 5. he was further directed quote, to procure at the expense of the legislature a suitable case or the keeping and preservation of such books. he was also directed to make sure basically that he preserved these materials as well and it's this really collection of books that actually is the foundation of the state library's research collection today so i'm often asked which is the oldest book in the s

the mother becomes trenton's eighth murder victim this year. the new plan announcing to make the capital safer. >>> and some of the biggest names in music set to perform on one stage. why they are coming together to donate all of the concert proceeds. >>> all new at 5:00, don't miss your chance for an amazon refund. the company paying out $70 million for inept purchases. that's coming up. >>> a live look outside. that should be a picture of the skyline of philadelphia. you should be able to see comcast 1. instead a whole lot of fog. be careful out there. when we can expect a warm-up and when conditions could change when nbc 10 news at 5:00 returns. goldman sachs was one of those companies whose illegal activity helped destroy our economy... vo: as a goldman sachs president, phil murphy made his fortune in a rigged system. now the jersey machine has lined up with murphy and his millions. leaders should stand for the people, not the political machine. as a prosecutor, at treasury, and as head of the brennan center, i've taken on the powerful - fr

later this afternoon and this evening. 74 in philadelphia. 70 in allentown. 70 in wilmington. 73 in trenton. warm on the buts once again. the dewpoints are up over the 60-degree threshhold and upper 60s in millville and 70 in dover which is borderline oppressive humidity. as you start seeing the sun come up and walk around a little bit, you will feel the muggies this morning. it stays rather humid this afternoon and hot again. 3:00 p.m., we're up to 91 and 92 is the high around 4:00 p.m. we're probably down to 89 by 7:00 p.m. and slowly dipping into the 80s for the night on the town. pollen is on the medium high range. i want to point out they have added grasses to the mix of things to bother you. some of you may not have been bothered by the tree pollen, now you'll get hit with the grass pollen. matt when i step inside i'll check the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, big changes for the weekend. >> back to the gas leak that erupted in the middle of a busy road in camden. now the repairs are underway that will happen during the morning rush. katherine scott has a better timeline on

most iconic bridges. >> they are the fabric of what makes trenton trenton. when you see from the other side that sign that says -- >> watch the c-span cities tour of trenton, new jersey saturday at 5:15 p.m. eastern on c-span2's book tv. working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >> next members of the u.s. house of representatives commenting on trinity -- rosenstein's briefing on james comey. later, the united nations security council airing from north korea, concerning u.s. military action in the area trade after that, defense secretary james mattis and oferal joseph dunford part the -- u.s. military operations. deputy attorney general rod rosenstein reached -- briefed members on the house of from the fbi director james comey's removal. following the meeting, some members spoke with the news media. [chatter] mr. mccarthy: i thought it was informative. he did get ask a question that it was not classified, that we could answer it. one of the questions were public, of course he already said it, he didn't have any evidence that c

c-span is in trenton new jersey learning more about the city's literary themes. up next to talk with author david blake about the political endorsement in his book "liking ike". >> the relationship between celebrity goes back a long time. goes at least as far back as andrew jackson who was known and celebrated as the great general of the battle of new orleans but we called modern-day celebrity politics begins in the 1920s with warren harding's front porch presidential campaign. the way they did presidential campaigns for harding if they kept harding at home and everybody would come and visit harding which would create a day of newspaper reporting and he would stay home and meet folks there in ohio. the singer al jolson came with 50 broadway stars all the way from new york to harding's home in ohio where they parade down main street and started singing songs in harding's praise. i think of that is really the first time we had celebrities in the modern age who were very interested in advocating for a candidate. it's really with the advent of television in the 1950s

still 90 in trenton. 86 degrees in allentown and low 90s in atlantic city. but look at the cooler air off to the north and west. we're talking 70s in pittsburgh now but look at the 50s in buffalo and syracuse. that's the cooler air headed in our direct. the cold front tonight and by tomorrow morning, temperatures 50s and 60s. we'll talk about entire weekend forecast an big pattern change as we head toward the holiday weekend coming up next weekend. back over to you. >> hopefully it will be nice for memorial day, scott as we take live look at rehoboth beach. remember good day starts tomorrow morning at 7:00 o'clo 7:00 o'clock. you can get all your latest ne news, weather all on "good day philadelphia" weekend. >>> we have breaking news right now. tragedy in delaware counsel too. a mother shot and killed with her young children home tonight her boyfriend is in custody. this news coming to us from darby borough. employees say 31 year old edward moses, jr., is charged with murder. the victim 26-year-old crystal thomas was found shot and killed in her spring vall