the figure off to the other side is william penn, thomas jefferson quoted penn is what he terms the greatest lawgiver the nation has known. lined up behind him are famous humanist thinkers. at the very top of the corner there, violet oakley painted a self-portrait. most people don't see that. oakley traveled to oxford's library and did research there and she asked the librarian for a history of law, and said there wasn't one, and she said, i will have to write one. she wrote one in terms of her paintings are what she wanted to produce, which goes through biblical hebrew, judaic, different evolutions of law, and comes up through pennsylvania law, u.s. law with john marshall and then world law. it is an original work she has predicted here. capital preservation's role is to care for the fine decorative art, the historic and architectural fabric of the building. we were formed in 1902. we are a bipartisan legislative service committee. our goal is really to protect the 640 rooms, any of the artwork and architecture, that is the type of stuff we deal with so historic furniture, the clocks, histo

an introduction to william penn's secretary. he was looking for someone to go into the colony and secure the fur trading rights. that's how harris got here, approximately 1719. he built a crude log cabin. there was a replica made of a we believe the cabin looked like during the bicentennial in 1985. it's over on city island. there was available fur trade in this area and it was supposed to go to england. but there were some intruders of french and dutch origin that were trading to the indians, and i think that's one of the reasons why they sent someone like harris to this area. basically, he built the storehouse to store the furs you would get from the indians. by pak course he would take them back to philadelphia to exchange them for supplies. this was a gradual thing. but he didn't have many other people to trade with. but there was a small contingent, as they had demands, he would bring more and more things out from philadelphia. this area has long been a river crossing by the indians. they had used it to cross the river to w

and the figure off to the other side is -- william penn. at the very top -- there is a selfie, a self-portrait of violet up there. oakley traveled to the library and did research there. she has the library and for history and there wasn't one so she said she would have to write one. so she basically wrote one in terms of her paintings and what you wanted to produce which goes through biblical, hebrew, judaic -- it comes up through pennsylvania law and u.s. law with john marshall and then the world law. capital preservation role is to care for the decorative arts and architecture fabric of the building. we were formed in 1902. to protect really the rooms, the historic fabric and artwork and architecture. historic civil war flags. you name it, we are across the board in what we do and how we care for the building. what legal visitors take away from this is an at appreciation in the works at the commonwealth we take great pride in keeping it. making sure that it is and does it and that there is an aesthetic there that we try to showcase for a

outside when have the action cam out earlier, and look how low the clouds are, and you can see william pennside of city hall. we took this picture a while ago. it will lift eventually as the rain begins to let up. the temperatures 46 degrees and the winds north-northeast at 12 miles per hour. that is adding to what is a chilly, dank day, future tracker 6 showing you the off and on rain holds with us until 3:00 or 4:00, and we are left with drizzle and light showers, and for the evening commute, you may not have the driving rain and spray on the windshield and it tends to slow things down. the northern suburbs may get caught with a smoke of rain coming as late as 11:00 or midnight tonight. things improve over the nextself hours. 49 is the high in philadelphia and 50 in wilmington and cooler up north allentown 44 and 48 in trenton and 52 in millville and 48 in cape may. no matter where you are you have the rain and drizzle uncomfortable conditions out there and the dank feel in place and a breeze too. here are the numbers, 49 by 4:00 and 48 by 6:00 and sitting on or near the mid-40s late into

. >>> from the spirit of delaware county william penn school district is speaking to fill vacancy have a high number of departures there were 17 retirements and 26 resignations across the district, the average is between three and five a year. >>> bucks county courier times , doctors and jewelers are suggesting avoiding the titanium wedding band trend. stronger then gold or silver and less expensive some say titanium rings can be dangerous when a ring becomes too tight or injury causes a fink tore swell and cut off blood circulation ring cutters won't to the job but bolt cutters need to be used to remove the ring. >> something to think about. >>> that is a look at newspaper headlines around the delaware valley. >>> well, still ahead, a basketball fan is waking up a lot richer this morning. >> you have to see the incredible shot he made during last night's half time show. plus this... >> ♪ >> this, this is the skit that started car pool karaoke, we will tell you how james corden is remembering his friend singer george michael when we come right back. >>> here's pat gallen with your sixe

. >> it's no accident we built this in philadelphia, a city founded by william penn, a belief in hisigious freedom landed him in prison. >> you have to respect each other's contributions to what the nation has become. >> reporter: overall experience will be 40,000 square feet, 25,000 of exhibition space, a central question will be how did the bible influence the people who shaped the county the colonial era to today. >> we'll see civil rights activists who were fighting for the equality of men and women. soldiers defending our freedom, all kinds of of everyday people and stories. >> reporter: combining alter facts and storytelling and technology, the idea is to create an experience that's personalized and universal. on display was the first english bible printed in america. fewer than 40 survive today. >> another key artifact is helen keller's bible which stands in the for the spirit of resilliance and the way scripture can inspire individuals. >> reporter: the center is expected to draw 250,000 visitors each year with the goal of attracting people of all faiths or none, there will b

william penn hanging out underneath a deck of cloud cover this morning. the clouds will thin out by mid to late this morning. it will be a nice day, come out and joy -- enjoy it, because the next couple of days will be wet. 41 in philadelphia. dewpoint, 25. the air is nice and dry, pressure is rising. winds out of the southwest at 14 miles per hour. north and west we go first temperatures in the upper 30s, lots of 36s and 37s and 38, nice stuff for this time of the year. 41 in center city. levittown, 41. press close to 40 for south jersey and delaware, if not a degree or two warmer than that. gandys beach, 39. the villas, 41. smyrna, 43, glassboro, 39. cinnaminson, 41 degrees, it's a mild start to the day, it will be a mild finish, as well. this cloud cover will thin out rather rapidly, a small area of high pressure building from the west, that will clear everything out and make for nice conditions later on. lots of rain building to the south, however, that unsettled weather pattern begins to move in again after midnight tonight and sets up a dreary monda

it's sponsored by p the center city district with support from the william penn foundation and i'm at the pennsylvania horticultural society so we're working in conjunction with many people including america's garden cap l tool. do we have enough soil in here. >> you're doing a great job. > let's put this one in first. is this the finished product in is this what we want it to look like? >> take the tags out. there you go. so we get one that's a little bit larger. >> big tomato, i'm telling you. > he's putting that one in the middle. is that okay. >> you can put it to the side or in the middle. we'll do these ones next. > it's green. >> no, yellow, right there. > mine is more like black. break up the bottom a little bit and tuck it in. that's the root system. that's where they eat. that's how they get their nutrition. >> i can't wait to see the tomato. where are you from? i love your accent. >> i'm from london. i've been here 30 years. it's starting to take shape. >> this is something parents can do with kids. we may need a little more soil. that one looks like it's falling down a hol

in 2012, he was awarded the william penn prize. in 2007, he delivered the prestigious white house lecture. for his book "napoleon alive," professor roberts was the 2014 winner of the los angeles times biography prize. . he is the author and editor of 12 books, and he is now writing a biography of winston churchill. before i invite andrew roberts to the stage, i would like to ask you to make sure anything that makes a noise like a cell phone is switched off. now, please do join me in welcoming andrew roberts to the stage. [applause] prof. roberts: ladies and gentlemen, it is a great honor to be invited to address you again this evening. thank you very much indeed, louise, for those very kind words. i too have read lou lermon's book on churchill and roosevelt. it is a fantastically impressive work. beautifully written. as somebody who's writing a biography of churchill, it really was incredibly irritating to see all this new information [laughter] prof. roberts: which has forced me to go to archives i had not factored in at all. [lau

the colony of pennsylvania was founded by william penn who is one of the more amazing figures that was a convert to the of quaker faith who are considered the hippies at the time and were ruthlessly persecuted not even in old england but new england they banned them in massachusetts. it was very serious religious persecution and even the catholic family were suffering from the church authority. you were 100 percent correct many people did but my parade was not the programs -- my point was not the pilgrims. >> with all of the components that make us that i need to read more of your box. this is great with no commercial breaks. [laughter] i have then in education 45 years of watching the pendulum swing with regards to what makes our country great and i agree with you even though it is such a pleasant thing to say with a difference of opinion with republicans we can have a different plane to a view not feeling that we hate each other but with separation of church and state one of the of positive things going from one extreme to the at third "the american miracle" rethought its to the futu

the colony of pennsylvania was founded by william penn, one of the more amazing figures who became a convert to the quaker state which is considered the hippies of the time. they were ruthlessly persecuted not only in old england but new england. they banned quakers in massachusetts so there was serious religious persecution, maryland was founded by the calvert family by the church of england authorities, 100% right, my point was not the pilgrims. in regards to that, and many components, have to go home and buy more of your books, extremely impressed. >> you talk about relief factors. >> my question is in regards to i have been in education 45 years watching the pendulum swing back and forth, it can relate to what i am saying. in regard to wonderful things that made our country great and i agree with you, i do wonder in regards even though it is such a pleasant thing to say, how are you and have different opinions to do with republicans, you have a different point of view and not feel we hate each other which i really appreciate. in regards to separation of church and state which i f

(soft music) ♪ (colonial penn jingle) >>> legal battle. today monsignor williamge. his lawyers will go against the clergy sex abuse case against him. >>> the 20-day winning streak comes after an upset to butler. >>> and snow on the way. this is coming across the country and heading for us. we'll have the timing and any totals for your neighborhood. >> announcer: nbc10 news starts now. >> thursday now, good morning. this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. >> and i'm katy zachry. it's just 4:30. let's get to meteorologist bill henley with the "first alert" forecast. good morning, bill, a lot to talk about. >> yeah, things are changing. getting closer to snow which happens tonight. completely clear which is part of why it's so much colder. 28 degrees in philadelphia and delaware. wind blowing out of the west at 13 miles an hour so a cold start and a cold morning. 29 degrees at 6:00. we'll start with sunshine, but it's not going to last long. clouds moving in. and the temperatures will climb into the 30s but not by much. into the middle 30s this afternoon fo

william henry harrison. i was teaching his class and i said you guys aren't like harvard and penn. nd this girl pipes up and says we had william henry harrison and i said really? so we look it up and harrison's father who's name was benjamin harrison as well was his grandson, he had been in philly a lot even though he was in virginia and he wants to become a soldier and his father says no you're not you're going to study medicine with my friend benjamin russia. he started the first hospital in pennsylvania. he starts studying medicine. and a month or two into that his father dies and says goodbye to benjamin russia and goes back to being a soldier, so small case of the pen president. >> you went through this tick to ticktock list, he ran for president how many times? >> he was a serious candidate for president three times prior to becoming the actual candidate in 1856. he had a pretty -- he was always at the top echelon, but never the cliche of the bridesmaid never the bride. he always had the here of the broureaucracy or whatever you wt to call it that runs the party but eventually

half, m williams two of 16 points, owls with owls beat fuss aj with 35 points to face the by johnson, penn for the quakers. goodwin for young people. wasn't happy. >> jimmy "jimmy kimmel live" followed by "nightline." guests tonight martin music from lady about bell lum. >> "action news" continuest 4:30 tomorrow. with cecily tynaie apody the entire "action news" i' gardner.night. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

williams two of 16 points, owls with owls beat mem fuss 77-66. aj with 35 points to face the quakers. la salle led by johnson pennr a young people. la salle wasn't happy. >> jimmy "jimmy kimmel live" followed by "nightline." guests tonight martin short and music from lady about bell lum. >> "action news" continues at 4:30 tomorrow. with cecily tynan jamie apody the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. goodnight. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> dicky: from hollywood, it's “jimmy kimmel live”! tonight -- martin short. from “gold,” edgar ramirez. we play big hair baby bingo, and music from lady antebellum. and now, quite simply, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: hello, everyone. i'm jimmy. welcome. thank you for watching. thank you for coming. thank you for joining us here on abc where earlier tonight our new

are from philly, lamar stevens leads the way for penn state, nittany lions win for first time beating michigan state since 2011. drexel's game at william and mary has been postponed. i'm john clark for csn, back to you. >> final check on the forecast and headline now is that cold. >> snow is out and cold is in, temperatures in the low 20s right now. we're going to see those numbers come down which means the 8.7 inches on the ground will stay there unless you move it. until next week when it warms up. almost 8 inches and cape may harbor, 7.5 inches. >> all right, thanks, that's nbc 10 news for now. from all of us here, thanks for joining us, we'll see you tonight after the game. >>> on this saturday night, deadly airport rampage. the emerging picture of the shooting suspect, his plan of attack, the warning signs he may have shown and the trail that brought him to ft. lauderdale as we learn more about the lives cut short and the horrifying moments in the terminal and the survivors whose images have been seen around the world. >>> double threat. a winter storm battles the east coast. snow, ice and freezing rain hitting tense of millions f

penn cumberland county. 10 inches. barnegot, 8 point 5. pitman, 7 inches. williams town 6 inches of fresh powder. part of the problem we're seeing this morning the back roads are snow covered there's a lot of slick spots out there, and icy patches. be careful and drive slow this morning. these are windchill numbers or feels-like temperatures. minus 3 in language. 4 in philadelphia. -- lancaster. 4 in philadelphia. 1 in millville. forecast for today, we'll see sun and clouds during the course of the day, there could be a flurry or two around later on. otherwise it's a cold day, high of 25. windchills in the teens all day long. if you think it is cold out there right now, wait until you see the overnight lows tonight. i'll be back with the numbers, as well as the 7 day. >> thank you for the update. >> stay with it -- stay with 6abc.com/weather and storm tracker 6 live and check with our meteorologists on facebook and twitter. >> 6:03 if you're just waking up with us. we're following breaking developments in the murder of a montgomery county teenager grace packer. prosecutors charged the 44-year-old

williams will bring you all the happenings in washington, d.c. leading up to and including the big event. >> it is now 5:06 and new this morning, a judge is ordering pennte's former president to refile his defamation lawsuit. the order is related to graham spaniard's suit against former fbi director louie freeh. spaniard accuses freeh's of making him a scapegoat for how penn state handled the jerry sandusky child sexual abuse scandal. the judge said spaniard's suit has too much filler and needs to be refiled with just the core argument about how he was defamed by freeh. spaniard is also facing criminal charges. >> osha investigating the death of a worker killed on the job in bensalem. chopper6 was over the scene yesterday at samuel goss seen sons a steel fabricator on state road. the 57-year-old welder was working alone when a steel beam fell on him. other workers found his body. officials have not yet released the man's name. >>> philadelphia police and firefighters rescued a man from the schuylkill river. the incident happened at the falls bridge in east falls section of the city. the man was spotted hanging onto a piece of wood under the bridge. pol

williams will bring you all the happenings in washington, d.c. leading up to and including the big event. >> 6:06. new this morning a judge is ordering pennte's former president to refile his defamation lawsuit. the order is related to graham spanier's suit against former fbi director louie freeh. spanier accuses freeh's report of making him a scapegoat for how penn state handled the jerry sandusky child sexual abuse scandal. the judge says spanier's suit has too much filler and needs to be refiled with just the core argument about how freeh defamed him. spanier is also facing criminal charges. >> an american automaker criticized for building vehicles in mexico is about to make a big announcement about its facilities here in the u.s. erin said in for maribel aber live in the nasdaq in times square. good morning, erin. good morning, nydia. general motor center city adding more than 1,000 jobs in the u.s. now, gm was criticized by president-elect donald trump for making cars in mexico as opposed to the u.s. the jobs were set to be part of a 1 billion-dollar investment into gm facilities in the u.s. the report came by sources who shared the

penn 3.5. jersey shore, that was a jackpot area, as well. port norris, 10 inches. cape may, 7 1/2. gloucester county, 7 inches. williams town picked up 6 inches of fresh powder. the temperatures are cold, this is the story from this point on all the snow on the ground a lot of icy patches with numbers like this the snow is not going anywhere soon. center city, 16, equally as cold in south jersey and delaware 15 in smyrna. 13 in gandys beach. 15 in hammonton. 14 degrees in glassboro. windchills mighty cold, minus one in philadelphia. minus 12 in the poconos, 1 for millville and trenton. the bottom line you have to bundle up. you have to layer, you'll need the gloves, hat, you'll need a scarf as the winds will remain blustery out of the northwest all day long. the good news as the storm pulls away up into the canadian maritimes we'll see high pressure slide on in. that will keep the skies mainly bright today outside of a couple flurries. the bad news is this right here, because of the strong gusty winds, the windchills are not climbing too much higher than what they are now. 1:00 p.m., even though air temperatures may be

williams. have a nice evening. good night. >> ♪ z254jz zi0z y254jy yi0y >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪ >> monday night, pennnittany lions in the rose bowl. and the fbi is searching for a pair of bank robbers who struck again today. >>> but the big story on "action news" tonight is waiting for the return of jacob raak. he's the man from greenville, delaware, who was shot in the leg in a terrorist attack in turkey. cameras showed him being loaded into an ambulance shortly after the attack that killed 39 people. and this was raak at the airport today in istanbul. he was the only american injured in the assault. let's go live to "action news" reporter bob brooks at philadelphia international airport. bob, when do we expect that raak will land? >> reporter: well, jim, good evening. we expect him at some point tonight and again going back to the airport istanbul raak spoke with news crews there. he talked about how grateful he was to the fact that he gets to come home where so many people who were killed in that attack aren't. now, he's going to come walking through -- i should say he'll be brought through these

for example, we have a section about william penn. we have a section about pennsylvania industry, particularly the steel and coal, and iron industries. then we have a section called "made in pennsylvania" in which we feature a lots of products that are guest will recognize are made in pennsylvania like hershey candy bars. there is a very close connection between early america and early pennsylvania. in this room, we have a number of a rebels of that. i would like to start with the case over here, which is about the french and indian war. the wrench and indian war was, for many people, the precursor to the american revolution. much of it was fought in pennsylvania. s wei think one of the thing remember about the french and indian war was the gentleman at fort tip, ended up in some starting thes the war. that of course was george washington. many historians would trade the beginning of our problems with england's back to pennsylvania. these are all parts of artifacts that have been excavated from war sites. this war was fought in 1750/

for example, we have a section about william penn in the founding of pennsylvania. we have a section of pennsylvania industry, particularly the steel and coal and iron industry. and then we have a section called made in pennsylvania come in which we feature a lot of the products that are guests would recognize that are made in pennsylvania, like hershey candy bars. connectionclose between nearly history of america and early history of pennsylvania. in this room, we have a number of examples of that. i would like to start with the case over here. it is about the french and indian war. the french and indian world -- french and indian war, for a lot of people, was a precursor to the american revolution. a lot of it was fought in pennsylvania. we rememberthings about the french and indian war is the look -- the young lieutenant from virginia going out to negotiate with the french at fort tip ended up in some people's minds starting the french and indian war, which became an international war. that was george washington. it marks the beginnings of our problems with engla