it really is the icon of nooks -- new york city and it originated here in trenton. were the help of comcast cable partners, for the next 90 minutes we will learn about the city's history from local authors, but first we begin our special feature on trenton with the driving tour of the city. >> it played an important part in the american revolution and a lot part in the industrial revolution. a lot of great buildings and that's what makes trenton special. that makes the city great. >> we are going to head off to the corner and make a left. just while we are walking right here -- [inaudible] >> it was built in 1758. it's the only up with that's still in existence. >> what is it used for now? >> now it's a museum, it's a great museum, reenactments in the front yard including they have musket fire. [laughter] >> if you're not used to it it can be cause for concern. my office is right across the street so we hear it all of the time. this is west eighth street. we are approaching the state house in new jersey, state house right there. they're doing restoration and that's w

. >> 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

we operate out of a budget that is appropriated to us by the city of trenton, but we are secure in that we will always be a free public library. libraries are an amazing institution within our country. free public libraries, even greater. we have the ability to offer individuals things that they cannot afford or have access to. what's amazing is here in the free public library everyone is equal. it doesn't matter if you're the richest person or if you have personally not a penny to your name. but what's amazing is when you come through the door of a public library, you are equal, and everyone has access to everything. >> we're outside the trenton city museum where c san is -- c-span is learning more about the city's literary scene. up next, we speak with robert mcgreevey on "borderline citizens." >> older industries tended to focus on nation-centered accounts, to is we tended to frame immigration history in terms of the run rooted -- uprooted, the transplanted. and these ideas assumed that migrants crossed a clear boundary, crossing from their home country to the united states. and what

so a lot of great buildings and that's what makes trenton special, the mix of old and knew is what makes the cities great. >> while in trenton we took a driving tour of the city with john hatch. >> we are just going to head up to the corner and then make a left. while we're walking by here, this is -- [inaudible] -- indian war, built in 1758. there were, i think, three other barracks built in new jersey but the only one still in existence. >> what is is used for now? >> it's a museum, a great museum. they do re-enactments on the front courtyard, musket fire, which is always -- can be also like cause for concern but my office is right across the street so we hear it all the time. this is west state street. now we're approaching the state house, the state house is right there. they're start something restoration work on it. some windows are blocked up. this front part is from the 1880s, 1890s, but the oldest part of the state house is from 1792, which means it's the second oldest state house still in use, and this is west state street, one of the main drags and really beautiful houses, houses built b

between philadelphia and new york city. trenton have a lot of significance sitting on the delaware river about 50 miles north of philadelphia. the british assigned three german regiments to hold this position for the winter of 1776. we are standing by the trenton battle monuments, in this position because this is the top of the town, to my right, you're left is warren street and broad street is on the other side. the two streets come together here at this intersection, what we local folks call the five points. the streets spread out as they had down to the greek it forms a triangle. it was in that triangle that most of the city lived. and washington's plan in the attack on trenton, he divided his force, is to divisions. one division he wanted to seize this position here and the other division would seize the greek and if he accomplished both of those tasks, he would have the german force here in effect, surrounded. he would have a force on the high ground and another force at the creek and the crossing. in the battle of trenton, he

. >> 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

. >> welcome to trenton, new jersey on book tv. the city has been the state's capital since 1790 and population of about 84,000. during the revolutionary war trenton was the sight of one of general george washington's military victories and served as major supply depo for his army. >> fire. >> washington spent more time in new jersey than any other state during the revolution and its army spent a lot of time here and the important thing to him was to just keep the revolution going and keep the army in the field and i believe that new jersey in general and trenton in particular was very instrumental in helping him accomplish that goal. >> during the late 19th century the city was a manufacturing center and served as the home of john rope factory, the same wire rope used to build brooklyn bridge and other iconic bridges around the country. >> back in 2008 the brooklyn bridge had a 125th anniversary party at the city of new york threw and major bloomberg presided over it and said that the brooklyn bridge was the icon of new york city and he's

city. it was trent's town. 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

> this has been great, i think we have seen a lot of trenton, i really appreciate you showing us down to -- around today. >> absolutely. >> are citieso her staff recently traveled to trenton, new jersey. learn more about trenton and other stops on our tour at .-span.org/cities tour you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend, on c-span3. >> journalist to her -- stuart taylor examines sexual assault policies in his book, the campus rape friend put -- frenzy. by taylor is interviewed veteran k, editor in chief of the national law journal and legal times. >> chair for the viewers, what is your general thesis that we are looking at, what are we going to be reading about when we open the pages? >> there's been a huge mess that has taken root, that there is an epidemic of campus rape, there is a culture of campus rape where it is encouraged him condoned by the administrators control,t it's out of increasing, worse on campus them off campus. and that it requires completely demolishing all due process and the presumption of innocence for the accused people, 99% of whom are male. that's not an accident this comes from ex

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

trenton. up next, we speak with larry kidder to learn more about the city's role during the american revolution. >> trenton is very important during the revolution. that's something that people only think about when they think about the battle of trenton is and be they recognize that that was important, that was a turning point, major turning point. it actually was a time that sort of saved the revolution at that point early in the war and allowed it to continue. it might have just filzed out if it hadn't been for the battle of trenton. but trenton goes way beyond in importance to just that one battle. washington spent more time in new jersey than any other state during the revolution, and and his army spent a lot of time here. and the people of trenton themselves, the craftsmen who loved here, the merchants who lived here, just everybody this trenton wound up playing a role in the war to support washington's army, to support the cause in various ways. washington wanted to avoid at all costs the kind of military action that would threaten the existence of his army. he would fight, but he never

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. ♪ >> join us this weekend for our cities tour to trenton, new jersey. th the help of our comcast partners, booktv and american history tv feature that history and literary culture of the capital city. we visit the state library's rare book connection -- collection. temporary printing press was set up in burlington, new jersey, to print paper money , and alleges that you wanted it close so they can receive the printing of the money, and at the time they did that, they also did this book. so, this is the first, known printed book within new jersey. >> and a conversation with the author of "crossroads of the revolution -- trenton, 1774 to 1783." >> washington spent more time in new jersey than any other state in as revolution, and his army spend more time here. the important thing to him was to keep the army in the field, and i believe new jersey in general, and trenton in particular, was very instrumental in helping them accomplish that goal. >> and sunday at 2:00 p.m. on american history tv, we tour the new jersey state capitol building, which houses one

trenton. wilmington, 74. atlantic city 73. current checking in in the 50's and 60's. anks to the clouds and the rain, 60 in philadelphia in the 50's and in trenton, 53 in mount pocono, 60 wildwood. temperatures checking in in the 50's and 60's. 59 in cape may, 60 in stone harbor. 60 in ocean city. how will thing play out overnight and into memorial day. here's 11:00 we're going to continue to see showers and pockets of heavy rainfall. northern new jersey up into new york. pockets of heavy rainfall. heading into the afternoon a potential for a stray pop-up shower or thunderstorm. most areas end up staying relatively dry. improving weather is in the forecast. i think we'll see peaks of sunshine. you can still have the barbecue and fire up the grill. here's looking at your forecast. we're going to be looking at improving weather morning showers followed by peaks of sunshine high temperatures around 70. forecast, overnight low 60, showers and thunderstorms possible memorial day 78, morning showers followed by break of sunshine, quick check at your eyewitness weather seven-

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 museum. they do reenactments in the front courtyard, including musket fire. [laughter] if you are not used to it that can because for concern, my office is right across the street so we hear it all the time. this is west state street. we are approaching the statehouse -- the statehouse is right there. we are starting restoration work so that's why some windows are blocked up. the oldest part of the statehouse is from 1792, which remains the second oldest statehouse still in use. this estate 3, 1 of the main tracks. really beautiful old houses along here. these were houses built by part of the roebling family. this is the ferdinand roebling mansion

trenton. up next, we speak with author larry to learn more about the city's role during the american revolution. >> trenton is he would fight but he never wanted to be captured like cornwallis was at yorktown or. in was in saratoga. he wanted to avoid that kind of disaster. that would have ended the revolution. so he would always want to live to fight another day in his battles and the important thing was to keep the revolution going and keep the army in the field and i believe new jersey and general entrance and in particular was very instrumental in helping him accomplish that goal. it served the continental army as a hospital right where we are standing here to barracks. the barracks was an army hospital during the revolution. it's where washington made one of his major sort of innovations at that time i inoculating all of his troops against smallpox and saved his army which might have been wiped out in 1776, not by the british but by the smallpox. he played a role in that. in addition trenton because of his location between new york and philadelphia, was a major supply depot and the army ne

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

in a programming note, this weekend our c-span cities tour takes book to be an american history tv to trenton, new jersey as we explore the city history and talk with local non-christian authors coming up at 5:15 p.m. on book tv. all of the programs from the city will air together in one time block. crosswordsauthor of " of the revolution" describes trenton's role in the revolutionary war and the significance beyond being the location of a famous battle. important is a very city during the revolution. that is something that people only think about when they think about the battle of trenton. they recognize that was important. that was a major turning point. 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, n

en you drive acrs e bridge, you see from e other dehat sign that says trenton makes thworld takes. >> watch c-span's cities tour trenton, new jery. saturday at 5:15 p.meaern on c-span2's book tv. and sunday at 2:00 p. on american history tv on c-span3 workg th our cable affiliesndiltsing cities cross the country. the house cos ck io session thisfternoon at 15 eastern. first th'll take a procera vote on a bill to allow del probatn officers to arrest people who are suspected of inteeringith a probation officesuties. after at the house will date a bill ruiring judges to consider the death penaln criminal cases that iol the murder or attpt mder oa poli offerr firs reonr. we'lhave live coverage at 2:15 eastn here on c-span. unl then part of this morning's "washington jourl. host: our first guest is presentative dg llins. odorng. houghts on the special counsel in the cicof robert mueller. es he is a m oingrity. you will not find a more dedicated worker itas good choice. f thoseprovide wanting a more in-deh unl. that.l provide weilsewhere these things lead. i thk was the right choice. does he havewers der this a

trenton is a small battle. 900 hessians are captured but huge.rale effect is it is almost viewed by the population at the time as a miracle event. >> are cities tour staff traveled to trenton, new jersey to learn about its rich history. otherabout trenton and stops on our tour on the c-span cities tour. >> in the spring of 1790, the first u.s. congress meeting in a debate about slavery and race while considering a number of anti-slavery petitions they had received. professor history talks about the first congressional debate on slavery and resend argues this discussion which focused on congress'ability to interfere with slavery that the tone for race in america for the next seven decades. the u.s. capitol society posted this event. it's about one hour. >> today, we are going to start longtime colleague of mine. he started interning with the first federal congress project long time ago. he is not sensitive about his age. he is too young to be that it seems like it w

we operate out of a budget appropriated by the city of trenton that we are secure enough we will always be a free public library. libraries are an amazing institution in our country. free public libraries are even greater. we have the ability to offer individuals things they cannot afford or have access to. here in the free public library everyone is equal. it doesn't matter if you are the richest person or don't have a penny to your name. you come through the door of a public library you are equal and everyone has access to everything. like many successful humans he knew he could win over the audience with this habit of self-mockery. he presents a strong sense of self-worth and took a joke at his own expense with the utmost innocent and good nature. he made jokes on his appearance conscious of his unusual proportions like his height and his unusually long legs and arms and people considered him an ugly man and he faced it head on. he later encountered with a stranger excuse me, sir but i have an article in my possession that belongs to you taking the jack knife from his pocket the man

to her staff recently traveled to -- cities tour staff recently traveled to trenton, new jersey, you can tour more about the cities by going to c-span.org. you're watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. >> president john f. kennedy was born 100 years ago on may 29, 1917. next, on american history tv, the national archives jose hosts a conversation with his nephew stephen kennedy smith and douglas brinkley. they speak of his conception of his american identity. this is just over one hour. >> when john f. kennedy was born on may 20 9, 1917, the second of nine children, the young 20th century was not that different from the late 19th century. automobiles, airplanes, and motion pictures were novelties and civil war veterans were meeting for reunions. the united states had just entered world war i. jack kennedy's lifetime saw some

trenton has a very long history of ceramics in the city. and it is one of the last videos -- last studios operating today. the porcelain has been visited to heads of state, hopes, and we are very fortunate to have this piece, called "the glory of new jersey." it represents four of our state's symbols. the state tree is the red oak, the purple violet is the state flower, the honeybee is the state insect, and the eastern bulfinch is the state bird. we are standing in the public gallery of the general assembly. the chamber was built in 1891 by james moreland, who was an architect builder as well as a member of the assembly. the chamber features two examples of technology -- the edison chandelier hanging in the center. it was installed by the edison lighting company. it consists of 66 lightbulbs and weighs over 1000 pounds. another example of technology is an event that occurred in the chamber, and that is the first transcontinental phone call from new jersey. it was placed from this chamber to the new jersey exhibit at the world's fair in san

join us this weekend for cities tour to trenton, new jersey at the help of comcast partners, booktv and american history tv, feature the history area and literary culture of capital city. at 5:15 on booktv we visit the state library's book collection. >> a printing press was set up in new jersey to print paper money for the colony, the legislature wanted it closed, so they see the printing and at the time they did that they did this book. the first known printed book in new jersey. >> a conversation with william kidder, author of crossroads of the revolution, trenton, 1774-1783. >> washington spent more time in new jersey than any other state, his army spent a lot of time here. the important thing is keep the revolution going on the field. i believe new jersey in general and trenton in particular was instrumental to accomplish that goal. >> sunday at 2:00 pm, we tour the state capitol building, and the legislatures in the country, trenton, new jersey's impact on the industrial revolution, with a look at the most iconic bridges. >> part of the fabric of what makes trenton trenton, drive

trenton. atlantic city, wilmington, philadelphia, dry, no showers here. there is a chance we'll see scattered showers later this morning and into the early afternoon hours. right now, the last few showers, you see them just passing by trenton this morning. some light rainfall that extends into burlington county heading out of the area. the low pressure that spun all those storms our way has moved on into new england. those are the heavy downpours. the spinning, you see still showers to the northwest. and that's a possibility of some isolated, light showers around midday. 6:00 this evening, most of the showers are done. then we'll be drying out tonight. and we'll start the evening dry and stay dry right on through the night and into tomorrow morning. 10:54 tomorrow. you'll see showers building to the northwest. most of this will pass to the north. saturday evening, check this out. storms, heavy showers and possibly thunderstorms moving into the lehigh valley, suburbs, and into philadelphia. and still with us into sunday morning. a little faster than schedu

city. not in the outskirts. >> right >> in the middle. trenton at the time of the revolution was a small town lasted fewer than 200 houses in the battles have been in downtown trenton on the early colonial streets. we are about to cross over again. this is the bridge. but this is where the second battle to place. there are the remains of the old 17 century breakdown in the creek. mrs. bradstreet. they were battles happening right here. especially for the second battle of "crossroads of the revolution" having a rod street towards the battle monument to the statue on top of that is george washington direct in artillery fire to what is now broad street. it was king and queen street at the time. that is the catholic cathedral in trenton. on the left st. michael's church. that is one of the oldest churches in trenton. not the part you see for the first and second battle. the mercenaries had been house in their. colonel rall was shot very close by here. so this is an incredibly, again a very important date for the american revolution right here. >> jus

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

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

. >> behind me is the new jersey state library, located in capital city of trenton. up next they will show us rare books featured in their collection. >> the library 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 and he was directed to create a list of books to include in the proceedings of march 18, 1786, 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 safe gaured and preserved these materials as well and it's this early collection of books that actually is the foundation of the state library research collection today. i'm often asked which is the oldest book in the collection. we do have a book or a pamphlet from 1496 which is our oldest item but it's only seven pages long we don't feature it as a book. our oldest book is this one. 15 pa and printed in switzerland. the interesting thing about this book it ha

trenton. 90 degrees. wilmington topped out at 90 and 93 for atlantic city. a look at the temperatures right now. rain cooled parts of delaware. upper 70s in wilmington along with dover. still 90 though philadelphia. 90 in trenton. 91 at the airport in atlantic city. but as were you head down the shore, temperatures a little cooler. 73 right now ocean city. we have 71 degrees cape ma may point. 77 sea isle city. water temperatures only in the upper 50s. so this weekend winds will be more off the ocean so it's going to be chilly down the shore. temperatures likely only in the upper 50s for high temperatures saturday and sunday. inn lapped temperatures only in the upper 60s. so as we go hour by hour we'll talk about that temperature change. by 7:00 o'clock, we're looking at numbers in the low to mid 80s north and west of philadelphia. but watch what happens as we continue through tomorrow morning. 6:00 a.m. 60 philadelphia. 59 in trenton. 54 degrees in allentown upper 40s in the poconos tomorrow morning. and then by tomorrow afternoon, upper 50s in wildwood at 4

. >> 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 state library collection.we do have conflict from 1496 which is our oldest item but it's only seven pages long. we don't feature it as a book. our oldest book is this one, it's living history of rome. it wa

in wilmington 56 degrees in allentown 56 in trenton, 57 at the airport in atlantic city and the samery in cape may. as we roll through the day, 56 degrees by 7 o'clock. by noon, 62. and 69 degrees by 3 o'clock. we expect a high of 71 but we may have to wait all the way until 5 o'clock to get there and notice how we start out cloudy with the showers but gradually we get more and more sunshine back into play. if you're down the shore there could be some minor tidal flooding that could flood some streets in the overnight hours, not only tonight but also the next couple of nights. that's something to keep in mind down the shore. when i come back we'll talk about the latest on that weekend warmup, one of our holiday weekend days, karen, is a looking a little iffier than yesterday. we'll tell you will which one coming up. >> i have not been very pleased with the weather so i'm blaming you personally instead of me. how do you like that. let's check the roads out. we had an accident involving two tractor-trailers shutting down the ramp from the vine street expressway to the schuylkill westbo

trenton. the capitol city is about to get the first star bucks. the coffee chain said it's part of a plan. the store down the street from the state house is scheduled to open later this year. >>> a construction boom is going on in philadelphia and it's not going unnoticed >> a national report just named one area of the city the most affordable reality corridor in the country. >>> greg argos is here to tell us where it is. >> reporter: this area has seen ups and downs now seen more than 1.5 billion dollars in vs and construction. it's all just feet from city hall. >>> move over new york's 5th avenue. good-bye san francisco union square. when it comes to the most desirable reality according to court documents, one philly neighborhood tops the list >> old city, kensington, fishtown >> market east is upcoming. >> my second guess >> the research film j l l factored and found market east to be most desirable reality hub in the country. >> this is market and the turn of the century in the 1900s >> charles crow the executive director and ceo of the philadelphia history museum said east of market s

trenton. the capitol city is about to get the first star bucks. the coffee chain said it's part of a plan. the store down the street from the state house is scheduled to open later this year. >>> a construction boom is going on in philadelphia and it's not going unnoticed >> a national report just named one area of the city the most affordable reality corridor in the country. >>> greg argos is here to tell us where it is. >> reporter: this area has seen ups and downs now seen more than 1.5 billion dollars in vs and construction. it's all just feet from city hall. >>> move over new york's 5th avenue. good-bye san francisco union square. when it comes to the most desirable reality according to court documents, one philly neighborhood tops the list >> old city, kensington, fishtown >> market east is upcoming. >> my second guess >> the research film j l l factored and found market east to be most desirable reality hub in the country. >> this is market and the turn of the century in the 1900s >> charles crow the executive director and ceo of the philadelphia history museum said east of market s

for ourus this weekend cities tour to trenton, new jersey. with the help of our comcast partners, book tv and american history tv, featuring the history and literary culture of new jersey's capital city. saturday 5:15 p.m. eastern on book tv, we visit the state library's rare book collection. printing pressa was set up in burlington new jersey in order to print paper money for the colony. the legislature wanted it close so they could oversee the printing of the money. at the time they did that, they also did this book. this is the first printed book within new jersey. >> and a conversation with author of "crossroads of the revolution: trenton 1774-1783." >> washington spent more time in a new jersey than any other state during the revolution. the important thing to him was to keep the revolution going, and keep the army in the field. i believe that new jersey in general, trenton in particular, was very instrumental in helping him accomplish that goal. >> sunday at 2:00 p.m. on american history tv, a tour of the new jersey state capitol buildin

learn more about trenton and other stops on our tour at g/cities tour. you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span 3. announcer: "american history tv" was at the organization of american historians annual meeting where he spoke with barbara shubinski about how the rockefellers philanthropic mission started and how it has changed over the years. interview is about 15 minutes. host: what led you to study american philanthropy. barbara: i did my phd at the university of iowa. alongside graduate school, i had a number of jobs in what we call the third sector or nonprofit organizations. i'm familiar with being a grant seeker and being aware there is a whole philanthropic structure that underwrote or funded or supported what we would call nonprofit or third sector work in the u.s. as i was finishing up my degree, there is this sort of job call for a postdoctoral fellowship at the rockefeller archive center. i did not intend to study american philanthropy, but it turned out all my other experiences in nonprofit administration, env

dover 77 with showers allentown 86, trenton 90 atlantic city airport 91.ng goodbye to temperatures in the 90's for awhile. we've had seven days this month above normal and pretty amazing we started this week two and half degrees below normal but with that heat wave the month running about a half degrees above normal but we will drop below normal again for the weekend. kind of a rollercoaster with the temperatures. so, satellite and radar showing that cold front it's slicing through right now and again the isolated thunderstorm activity to the south, what this does ushers in high pressure tomorrow with an easterly flow so scattered thunderstorms early tonight, then breezy and cooler. you will feel the difference in the air mass as we head through the overnight hours. 55 in the suburb, about 61 degrees for center city. tomorrow more clouds than sun. i think we'll see some peeks of sunshine but temperatures running more than 20 degrees cooler than today. 70 in philadelphia, that's actually 5 degrees below normal. the same in allentown. if you're heading to th

trenton. he was actually the founder of the city. he started construction on this house in 1715. it was his summer home. he moved here with his second wife and their one child. this house is built in the early american georgian architectural style. there are a lot of things that represent that here. as we go through the house, i will show you. he started construction in 1715 and completed in 1719. he lived here from 1719-1721 as his summer residence. and then eventually as his main residence. we are currently standing in the grand entrance way. this room would have been used as a multipurpose room. you be greeted by the butler who would have been a symbol of mr. trent's wealth. he would have had his servants and slaves in colonial dress appropriate to their stature. this area shows -- is exhibited as a waiting area. mr. trent was a justice of the supreme court. he did see business here. we have some chairs set up that would have been similar to what you would have seen during this timeframe. i will bring you into one of the first rooms we have to show visitors. this is the front

of the morning, again, few spotty shower chances not just for the shore but back toward center city. trentonaction. wilmington you few sat i -- shotty powers -- showers, 1:00, 2:00. could see few breaks of the sun, good news. so if you have afternoon plans today, just keep an eye to the sky. i don't think you need to cancel our outdoor activities, but keep eye. if it does look like there is spotty shower just postpone things for maybe 15, 20 minute, then it looks like most of the showers should move out. through the nighttime hours tonight, dry, cloudy side of things, then through tuesday, showers, thunderstorm redevelops as another boundery pulls through the region, will allow our temperatures to maybe get little bit warmer early in the day, but then could cool off later in the afternoon. 07 degrees up in the poconos today for high temperature with the rain showers, 08 degrees for us here in the city. again, morning showers, breaks of sunshine, and we go again with the high temperature of 80. seventy-nine thomas many folks head back to work, few spotty showers, mostly cloudy skies, sunshine

[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.

part currently in the 60s, we do still have 52 degrees in mount pocono, but 61 in center city, 60 up in trentonooking at zero six in atlantic city with the northeast breeze coming off of the ocean. looking at the planner, still going to hopefully try to get up to the low 70s, breaks of sunshine through the cloud corn, later on, with maybe few spotty showers, overall looks like dries outgoing through the rest of our short work week with temperatures that are going to be back newspaper maybe the 80s by about wednesday or so. so we have light at the end of the tunnel rahel, we'll hopefully be seeing that again sooner rather than later. >> here's hoping, matt, thank you. throughout the region people remembering the men and women who served our country in the armed forces like so many communities, media has an annual memorial day parade for crowds gathered to honor or country brave service members, joe holden live in media at the parade, good afternoon, joe. >> reporter: good afternoon. very somber day here in media. fitting for the occasion as couple of hundred turned out to watch the parade go by,

half a mile in trenton and atlantic city and dover.l as you're heading out. 62 degrees. starting gloomy. starting damp however. we'll see some sunshine mixing in by about lunchtime you'll have sunshine, mixing with the clouds. we're also going to have a chance for some scattered showers or thunderstorms. once that sun starts to peek through the clouds, we'll get a high of 78 this afternoon so temperatures finally on average, matt and tam. >> all right, thank you, karen. >>> it is now 6:23. up next we'll catch up with a set of montgomery county quintuplets who are ready to mark a milestone. >> jeanette reyes is updating breaking news in philadelphia's olney section. jeanette. >> reporter: a mother calls police to tell them that her son stole her car. they arrive on scene where the mother later finds her seven-year-old daughter unconscious and not breathing in the basement. that story coming up after the break. >> ♪ ♪ ♪ that's life. you diet. you exercise. and if you still need help lowering your blood sugar... ...this is jardiance. alon

[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 t

trenton is a small battle. 900 hessians are captured. but the morale effect is huge. it is almost viewed by the population at the time as a miracle event. >> our cities tour staff recently traveled to trenton, new jersey to learn about its rich history. 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

trenton, 61. atlantic city, 61. the front is sitting right here, now unfortunately the front will stay there. it's not going to move anywhere in the next 24 hours or so. if anything it may return this way as we get into sunday knight in the form of a warm front that means the winds will shift out of the southwest like this, the humidity increases sunday into monday, at least it provides us with a nice comfortable weekend today and tomorrow look good. here's another look at it on radar, you can see the showers pushing through all of it moving off to the east/northeast, nothing behind it. once this cluster swings through, the rest of the day remains dry. cloudy skies today, peeks of sunshine, winds out of the east/northeast keeping the temperatures down. overnight tonight more clouds. tomorrow morning we start out with sunshine only to see the clouds increase. we stop the clock at four and look dry for sunday. sunday into monday we see the next system arrive bringing more showers and downpours to part of the area. dry