henry wadsworth longfellow died in 1882.is sister would be living in this house about another 15 years. >> the idea of freedom, being the -- building the community and the common good, goes back to the death of the country even founded. this goes all impact to the constitutional convention. the comments were having this -- when they were actually fighting great britain. and it's been here ever since and often, and it's very profound. the idea that you would try to create a liberal democracy from crafts -- scratch was a revolutionary idea at the time the country was founded. people were confused about what it would look like. there was a conscious -- this was a conscious experiment to try to create one. how you would do that -- how would you ensure that , all individuals could maximize their freedom in the economy with a profound debate? people have very different ideas about what that meant. the conversation, revolves around, what does freedom mean? in some regionally-based traditions, freedom was seen as being about individ

henry wadsworth, 83—year—olds. scooter in monk. henry wadsworth, 83-year-olds. pipes make a dreadful noise. they have to queue for the bathroom. for the first time in more than a century they're having a refurbishment. 58 months will be treated to modern facilities. but being monks and very serious, they are worried. they are saying, is an ensuite bathroom too much? are we baking our vows of simplicity? —— brett king. i do sympathise with them. if you have had to queue for them. if you have had to queue for the bathroom in the morning, i live with three daughters, sol the bathroom in the morning, i live with three daughters, so i have to queue for the bathroom all the time, but they have to do it as part of their monkey 's existence. not only do they have to consider ensuite bathrooms, but molton brown products. they have gone very ritzy! they have overstepped the mark. they are talking about how they are paying for this. they are looking for ways to fund raise the money for the refurbishment. they have done their bit by saying some things they don‘t need. monks

to remember their name, how to save wadsworth, and mrs. anderson of anderson house, who called themselves -- you anything about them? i've nothing able to find enough of a story. >> there were quite a few of them, and especially quite a few of them in this circle. the first chapter of the book deals with the creation of a club in new york called the colony club. because it became a site for the bait within their class about whether suffrage would be good for women of social standing or not. whether they were better off with moral suasion, or i like to call it bedroom influenced. i mean, you know, and there was also a fear among most, both men and women, that if women got into the dirty corrupt cigar written business of politics, it would coarsened them. it would make them less feminine. it would threaten the home. all these things were part of the mantra of what was called the antis. and in the book i have several examples of sisters who differed on the issue, sounding antis and sounding prose. and part of the thinking of the antis was a m

we have here a lock of george hair, that was given to eliesa wadsworth. when george washington died in eliza wads worth, who was he aunt of henry longfellow wadsworth. built -- building on the campus, martha washington eliza this piece of hair in 1800. longfellow had the piece of hair put in a ocket with an engraveing that indicated what this piece is and 1800.om it was given in so this piece, we consider one f our treasures of maine historical society and speaks to the real cult of george ashington after his death relics were given, parades were honorary sts, lots of activity and it shows just how revered he was in the united tates shortly after the revolution. the enscription reads, washington's hair given by mrs. w ington to mrs. eliza wadworth. 1850, . longfellow, in that is when the locket was made. his piece here is the letter book of benedict arnold on anddition to quebec in 1775 it starts with a journal by john of john , a copy montisore's notes. what is interesting about this piece, from a prove nance standpoint, it was presented to historical so

we're on the corner of mission and wadsworth. pg&e crews are here trying to pinch off that line. you can see they are digging a hole in one of the areas and there is another two blocks above us where they are digging and trying to cut off that line. if you take a look over my shoulder, you can see some debris lying there in the roadway. that is actually a garage door. it was blown off of the building when this explosion happened. we understand that two homes were affected. one home had the windows blown out and the other lost the garage door. we do not know if there are any injuries at this point. we have not been able to confirm with pg&e. we know that fire crews are on scene and they are working quickly to pinch off these lines. you can smell an odor within a four block radius. a very strong smell. it is not the actual gas but it is the chemical they put in so that you know the gas leak is present. we do know that within a 500 foot range here, we have people who have been evacuate it. we are not sure when they will be allowed to be back in. this could be an all day process. the

just as gambles men are running the leadmunition, elements of the first division -- wadsworth, right on the battlefield. they will relieve gambles troop just in time. in the meantime, john for reynolds is doing something that's no commander should be doing, positioning individual regiments. he is shot and killed. killed, hes shot and town weld to tawnee saying he intends to barricade the streets and hold the town. a few minutes later, a courier comes along that says reynolds has been killed, the man that is being relied on most heavily. the commander of the 11th court is now the senior officer -- 11th corps is now the senior officer. doubleday is now the first corps has been anho admirable job commanding the field in the fight with heath 's division. there are many who take up the position on the flank. heal. begin to they drive the union infantry off of the rich here. here. of the ridge, bittles one 21st pennsylvania. andmajor commander is drunk will be cashiered from the army for his conduct that they. the brigade commander ends up in command of these trips. if you have ever been t

this is new video from the intersection of wadsworth and avenue and temple roads.he water department finished working on the water main break, that's good news. but the water spread for a few blocks and iced over. so as of a few moments ago the truck was still out treating the streets. >>> texting at the dinner table, do you do it? research shows four out of ten families cannot remember the last device-free meal. but it's not just the kids who can't put down their phones. coming up monday at 11:00 p.m., what kids are saying about their parents' tech habits and what the experts think about screen time rules. that's monday on nbc10 news at 11:00 right after "the voice" and "the brave." >>> before we leave you this morning, we want one last check of our first alert neighborhood forecast. i mean, it looks great outside. >> it does. it looks very pretty outside. this is view from the marquee delafayette hotel looking at cape may. bright sunshine, looks gorgeous. you are not setting foot in that water though. it is too cold out there even down to the shore most of us are

it's video from wadsworth avenue and temple road taken a short while ago. water department has finished working on the water main break, that's the good news, but you can see water spread for a few blocks and iced over. before you head out this weekend get the latest forecast for your neighborhood by downloading the free nbc10 app. >>> philadelphia police are looking for the person who shot and killed a man inside his truck at a gas station in parkside early this morning. officers found the victim in his pickup at 52nd street and lancaster avenue. he had been shot six times. >>> today of course is veterans day. it's also the 30th anniversary of the vietnam veterans memorial along penn's landing. the memorial was created with the help a marine also a double amputee. he helped to raise funds by wheeling from washington, d.c. to philadelphia 30 years ago. today he will be back at the wall to observe the anniversary. the philly pop ensemble will also be there starting at 12:30. that's it for now. i'm rosemary connors. animat >>> we're back on saturday morning,