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for philadelphia we've been starved my whole lifetime. we've been to three super bowls. this was it. being on nbc was pretty special, just icing on the cake >> we're business people i searched for a metric, some measurement that would indicate how much more valuable our great city is than it was before that win. how do we put it >> you're great at figuring that stuff out. i'll tell you what we did. we put a william penn statute on top of the building. there had been a curse when the city above william penn's hat was the folklore the first building we put a statute there, won the world series and second building we won the super bowl how do you measure the value, pretty exciting. >> i think you measure it by saying, we're winners now and not losers let's talk business. about a year ago comcast flagged the slow down of video subscribers about the cord cutting and death of broadband slowing. i think the death of cable seems very much exaggerated, video sublosses seem to be decelerating and broadband seems to be accelerating is time to say the renaissance is back? >> i do th

back to philadelphia. this time in the company of eintracht frankfurt who may not have been expecting a reception that might have been more culturally appropriate for buying on. the welcome from philadelphia you need was equally hasi frank but carved out plenty of chances. but it was the host to prevail next in the only goal of a hot forcing counter. with a new coach at the helm there's a lot of the tactical groundwork to absorb as well. different is not the same style. and the thing we have we're most or something along with him . oh good progress i'll be hood says i'm trapped in america. the southern states play and live to their own rhythm. often touching down in charlotte north carolina dortmund's football fight is going to close up the field for it themselves. back to flat out marker royce and jade in such. haste to better than to fly the flag for the black in yellow over a few full throttle laps of the local nascar circuit. one of them was clearly in his element. the young. less so. new to all the ca

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he was a new york correspondent for the philadelphia press. that was great time for news, i newspapers in the 1890's. i forget how many daily papers new york had. philadelphia had 50 daily newspapers in the 1890s, and everything was very competitive. e.j. edwards heard this story, this rumor going around, and he found the out the name of one of the doctors, the source of this rumor. it was actually the dentist who had administered the anesthesia. so he went to the dentist and played a little trick, i think within the fair bounds of journalism of the time. he kind of let on that edwards knew more about the story than he did, and he said i understand that an operation was performed on the president, that he had a cancerous tumor removed, and this was performed on benedict's yacht, and the dentist said, well, somebody on the boat must have told you all that and went on to spill the beans and confirmed the operation and named a couple of doctors. and on august 29th, now about two months after the operate, edwards published the story in the philade

i know that philadelphia has aging schools, there's a recent three part editorial published in the philadelphia inquirer. can you speak to that a little bit? >> since we've merged our city and schools again. we've been in close contact with dr. hight and our board of education. there's been past analysis of what our schools need in the way of infrastructure. it's about $5 billion in terms of infrastructure needs. we're going to try to address them based on the opportunity we have to pay for it. and we've prioritized the needs, we had issues with led still, with facilities heat, heating and we don't have air conditioning in most of our schools, our schools for the most part are between 70 and 100 years old. they're big bulky buildings that need a lot of work, and we're addressing those, and i think we have the ability since we have taken back control of our schools to use city resources and public property in other places to contribute to that effort. i tried to get a real estate tax passed -- increase passed this past budget. because philadelphia has increased in valley, in the housing stock va

. >>> the breaking headline unfolding tonight at the philadelphia airport. two separate flights landing, passengers suddenly complaining of a mysterious illness. the cdc holding the passengers from both flights. we're at the airport tonight. >>> the bitter confirmation fight continues. tonight, the democratic senator warned he could be ejected. it did not stop him. and tonight, the questions about whether kavanaugh discussed robert mueller with lawyers for the president. and kavanaugh's own words about a woman's right to choose, suggesting roe versus wade isn't settled precedent. what he's saying now. >>> the stunning moment on i-5 in california. drivers suddenly trapped inside a fire engulfing the interstate. you could hear the drivers and passengers screaming to escape. >>> the new message from north korean dictator kim jong-un about denuclearization. martha raddatz is right there in pyongyang tonight. >>> overseas, the american mother and her young son attacked by a giraffe. >>> and tonight, celebrating burt reynolds. the actor, his wry wit, his charm, hi

caught in philadelphia territy. jones will take the ball all the way to the 33 yard line. 54at takes us to the two-minute warning coming witeconds left. 36-yard gain. >> cris: that is brilliant coaching right there. the play before ran basically the same route in here and it was open. the coaches saw it and came right back to it good stick out on the outside by julio jones. aatches it out of mid-airnd almost broke it for the distance. >> al: atlanta trying to turn the table. this is a team that lost a lot of leads and have bln a lot of leads over the last few seasons. julio jones, huge night. a reminder to stay tuned for the volkswagen postgame report. michele as usual star of the game. liam mchugh and a look ahead to lambeau field bears/packers fo "sunday night ball". >> michele: devonta freeman the sideline favoring the right knee. he has been trying to wa it off but noreally testing it. no helmet in the hand. looks like the falcons are without him. >> al: last year you will recall in the playoff game he had a bad

she still has family in philadelphia. her three children were born in philadelphia same hospital where i was born. >> that's why you came here early to show us your favorite rts of philadelphia. >> let me tell you something. i hosted here for about ten years othe morningshow. when they ask me to come back to philly, i jumped at th aook. i'm back. and so is football. last time i was at this exact spot it was packed with eagles fans at the super bowl parade. everybody needspot where they can get away. for me it was here along anrea we called boat house row. i sit by the water. there have been a lot of changes since i left. a lirevition is under way in the city of brotherly love. just ask philly's mior. now why i love the city of philadelphia. what is it for you? >> i love the diversity of the city. i think it's one important strengths a city can have. most people that live here are decent and kind people that care about each other and are friendly with each other. when it comes to sports, we get a little crazy. >> a diverse

bad i guess in philadelphia's public school district eighty five percent of students are of color and black students are three and a half times more likely to be arrested or refer to police officers than white students advocates point of that as a sign of the existence of a school to prison pipeline where minorities are criminalized at a young age and then continue to land behind bars as adults. a spokeswoman for philadelphia school district declined an interview but said in a statement that the safety of students and staff is top priority meanwhile an alliance of educational justice groups report. that across the u.s. school police have assaulted students at least twenty four times in the past two years we want to public education system that actually is positive. and that reflects the best of all of us in our students and black students that we need to have police should not be in the question but in reality the opposite is happening the state of florida recently required all schools to have armed security in response to high school shooting that left seventeen people dead in februa

i mentioned philadelphia, we had philadelphia, we had new york, during the war. we had baltimore, we had lancaster, we had an annapolis annapolis. we had prince town, we had trent town, we had york, we had capitols. but now, we were faced with a permanent seat of government. we were faced with other things as well. please make no mistake about it, this was a very busy time. we had much to do. you need to understand what was going on at this time. we had to establish the major departments in the government, and in the executive branch, in my case. we had to appoint the judiciary, we had to recast our colonial era postal service. the post office. we had to determine the size, and the organization for our national defense, an army that would be subordinate to the civilian authority. we had to deal with our crushing war debt, and, of course, put in place a governmental financial mechanism going forward. i'm glad you are all sitting down. because if you are not aware of what our war debt was, it was a staggering number. our debt came close to $70 million. i'm sure in

a spokeswoman for philadelphia school district declined an interview but said in a statement that the safety of students and staff is top priority meanwhile an alliance of educational justice groups reports that across the u.s. school police have assaulted students at least twenty four times in the past two years we want to public education system that actually is positive and that. and that reflects the best of all of us in our students and black students that we need to have police should not be in the question but in reality the opposite is happening the state of florida recently required all schools to have armed security in response to high school shooting that left seventeen people dead in february how do you keep american schools safe and school shootings if you get rid of all the police officers please don't make us feel safe. police don't protect black and brown students students have a different vision of what school safety looks like to these students that vision is replacing police with counselors having students work with each other to resolve conflicts and teaching copin

philadelphia native. >> thank you so much. i had to be a little more conservative than i like to be. sorry. left out the tie. tonight it will be on display. >> let me guess, you're an eagles fan. >> i cried like a baby when we won. it's everything. and you know what? we won and they're not going to take that away from us. that's a big thing. never taken away from this fabulous city. >> tell me about this chair. >> our organization is. this is the chair my dad sat in. he passed away two years before we could see it. that doesn't matter because he sees it. we all know that. he sees it. he's proud. we're proud. mad money on tonight obviously from our fabulous city, but we know what's more important. we know what happens tonight, and it is a must-watch game. people seem to forget the whole -- in the complex of what's going on, we will have to beat atlanta tonight. >> it's going to happen. right? >> oh, it's happening, sweet heart. this is terrific. doing mad money this evening here? >> yes. and you guys are fantastic. thank you fo

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and number one in the world — justin rose comes second in philadelphia but it's enough for him to top golf‘s world rankings. hello and welcome to sportsday. good evening. well, it was a fantastic and memorable day for alastair cook as england steered their way to a winning position on day 4 of the fifth test against india. the former captain signed off with a century in his final test match before a stading ovation from the oval crowd. joe wilson was there to witness it. last week alastair cook said he was retiring because he had nothing left in the tank. as it turns out, what did he have left? 0ne in the tank. as it turns out, what did he have left? one of his most famous performances on home soil. he was fluent in the warning session after surviving near misses in the third day —— morning session. we saw his cut shot and he was not nervous in the 90s but he was helped over the line by the indian fielders with the line by the indian fielders with the wild throw going for overthrow is taking him to a century. the perfect symmetry was career ending with a century against india af

a spokeswoman for philadelphia school district declined an interview but said in a statement that the safety of students and staff is top priority meanwhile an alliance of educational justice groups reports that across the u.s. school police have assaulted students at least twenty four times in the past two years we want to public education system that actually is positive. and that reflects the best of all of us in our students and black students that we need to have police should not be in the question but in reality the opposite is happening the state of florida recently required all schools to have armed security in response to high school shooting that left seventeen people dead in february how do you keep american schools safe and school shootings if you get rid of all the police officers please don't make us feel safe. police don't protect black and brown students students have a different vision of what school safety looks like to the students that vision is replacing police with counselors having students work with each other to resolve conflicts and teaching coping skills th

as you head more towards philadelphia, baltimore, that's where the fog does get a lot thicker. keep that in mind if you are heing in that direction. locally we're under an unsettled pattern. showers into thurmont. cloudy conditions with us. some thunderstorms moving into willastern shore but those mostly be dying out and trying to move into delaware. there is hurricane florence getting closer to the coast. i'll show you the updated track. we have drizzle out there. let's seeow your commute is going with melissa mollet. go

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city of philadelphia, you're a great hometown, the city is doing better and better but parts of it are not. we make a special effort in those parts of the city. >> there is a sense that lending nationally slowed down i'm not getting that from your bank can you give us a sense of what's going on in places that are unbanked and whether there's a revival that can move. >> these things work when you do it with civic society and government we have seen around the world when mayors, not for profits, businesses work together, you can get people jobs, get them trained, employed, and it works. in america, the economy is quite strong it has grown at 3% has beentholes that may well continue lending, there is a little reduction of lending in middle market, we don't exactly know why. >> too flush could clients be too flush >> we know with tax reform and corporations earning money, need to borrow less hard to tease out what that means. but you look at employment, growth, people going back to work, it is pretty good. >> last week you told cnbc that it is not -- don't call it a trade war, call it a sk

when a new breast cancer patient comes to cancer treatment centers of america in philadelphia, she's coming for the multimodal therapy where the specialists form a treatment plan together. we were looking for a cancer team that would help us decide the best course of action. we have sony t our center. this is what attracted amy all the way from new york. these were people who were experts in their field. an that was thebes. for us learn more about our breast center at cancercenter.com/philadelphia i put criminals in prison during the day i'm pnnifer wexton, and assecutor, and changed diapers at night. later, when i had a law practice, i volunteered to help moms collect child support. then, as state senator, i worked across party ffnes to target sexual oders and take guns away from domestic abusers. in congress, i'll stand up to president trump. i approve this message because, like every working mom, what's ahead is as important as what's in the rearview mirror. >> the white house says the president is expected to be unapologetic about h decision to engage with north carolina and remo

i caught a case of philadelphia, actually. i don't know if everybody been to philadelphia. it's an environment where, where you know, we got pockets where like, there's ruthless environments. where neighborhoods where like drug infested neighborhoods, and you know, being in a a certain area, i caught a case at 19-years-old. which i was falsely accused of a bunch of things, and i was put on probation for ten years. and i'm 31 years old now, and i'm still on probation. basically. >> jimmy: 10 years? >> yeah, it extended. like, if anything happened -- like, you don't have to commit crime, but if anything happens along the way, they can just add years, and years, and years. so, it actually got extended to 16 years now. so i get off probation in 2023. so, if i was to loiter, or get a traffic ticket, i could go to jail for years. >> jimmy: i just don't -- it's just crazy to me. that this seems wrong. does the judge have it out for you, or what is the deal? >> uh, really, like, you know, it's just that the way these statutes are set up, like if you had an 18 year old kid. he smoke

eric is outside lincoln financial field where the philadelphia eagles will be playing. hi, eric. >> that's right, melissa we are here in philadelphia and the kickoff starts in a couple of hours and a lot to talk about with the nfl and it's business this year. number one, you think of sports gambling and the supreme court this year allowing it to be more widespread throughout the nation just a couple of miles away and it's legal there and you can bet on your phone and bet on the internet that will change the way fans will act and it will mean more money for the tv ratings and they've been down 17% the last two years and the league is trying to figure out a way to get those numbers back and not have it decline as much. >> we talked about the high school coach's, youth coaches and fewer kids are playing and fewer are watching they're doing e sports and video games and we'll talk about that later and that's been a big distraction and the real game and another thing to look at, nike, colin kaepernick, the national anthem, president trump and the midterm elections and that is

it's understandable why after watching the e why after philadelphia. (ken)you may rmember- officials say the driver of one of the cars involved in the bay bridge side show was taken into custody for reckless driving and exhibition of speed after the sideshow last month. while one person was arrested, at least three drivers were involved in the sideshow. chp oakland says the cars were impounded. it's understandable why after watching the first half of last night's bears game, raiders fans would start the day a tad upset. however, tonight was jon gruden's chance to erase the pain of losing number 52. --raiders-rams season opener. jon gruden... first game back since 2008... 2001 was his last with raiders -- first drive of the game ...gruden bringing the juice, derek carr... hits tight end jared cook over the middle for a 45-yard gain to the rams 20 --that set up, beast mode out of the gates. marshawn lynch... head down and with the help of his offenisve line... bulls his way into the end zone for a 10-yard touchdown... 7-0 raiders --but the rams come --bu

i don't know philadelphia, but i'm like, "i want to go experience philadelphia." at least have a dinner before i leave. >> jimmy: yeah. >> so as i'm leaving, the hotel -- it's dark out. i see a friend of mine, that's also from l.a. and she's in philadelphia. and i'm -- i look at her, and i go, "what are you doing here? what are you doing in philadelphia?" and she turns and she starts walking -- i go, "come here, get in here, give me a big hug." >> jimmy: yes! >> you know, "bring it in for the real thing." >> jimmy: "come on, give me a a big hug." >> and she starts walking toward me. and i'm all you know, like this -- and then as she's walking toward me, i realize, that's not who the hell i think it is. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] but i'm stuck now. i'm stuck, so i'm -- [ laughter ] and she's dying. this is the weirdest thing. so she's here now. and we're in a real -- it's real. >> jimmy: it's a good hug. is it a tight embrace? >> it's a great hug, actually. >> jimmy: feel the love. yeah. but i don't know who the heck this person is. >> jimmy: no. and she'

kristen salumi al-jazeera philadelphia. soriano williams has reached the final of the us open a year after her life was in the balance following complications and childbirth williams had little trouble to spot on a styles yet so vast of a lot for your six three six love in the semi final in new york the americans lost the wimbledon final earlier this summer but is now just a win away from the twenty fourth grand slam title yeah i got a little emotional arc there because last year i was literally fighting for my life in the hospital i think i was on my fourth surgery. i was on my third surgery have one more to go. not only not only is my future bride he even though i'm not you know. but i still have a very very bright future that is super exciting for me serena will face and i am a a sucker for the u.s. open trophy had a victory over american medicine keys on thursday makes her the first japanese woman ever to reach a grand slam final she did it in style six two six four. even when i was a little kid a stream that i would pl

and if you were in philadelphia, this was the museum. because you could enter into this room and see things like mastodon, you can see things like a penguin put on display, i mean this taxidermist penguin. no one in philadelphia had ever before seen a penguin. what an amazing world was dawning upon people of 18th century british north america. if this self-portrait is the painting that best exemplifies the enlightenment, this is the individual who best embodies the enlightenment. of course i'm referring to benjamin franklin. was in manynklin respects a self-made man. children, 15th of 16 born to a boston candle maker. he was apprenticed to his older brother at a young age. he chafed under his brother's authority. he stole away his freedom, went briefly to new york, arrived in philadelphia. he quickly advanced in society. he owned a print shop and a printing press. he became the publisher of poor richard's almanac, which was full of useful advice and witty jokes. benjamin franklin was a man who refused to accept the status quo. he was a g

inside story joining us today from beijing i know tangan political and economic affairs analyst in philadelphia we'll be talking to joe watkins republican strategist and former white house aide to president george w. bush and joining us on skype from hong kong pauline loom managing director of asia analytics welcome to you all i know coming to you first why is donald trump saying this well there's a lot of feeling that he's looking to divert attention both from his political problems domestically kavanaugh moeller all the lawsuits everything that's going on there when you're your attorney your. you know your people and your ministrations of turned on you and they're writing books which are very very very damaging to him yes he's looking for some way to do that this is classic drama and you figure out. another target you don't want to talk about russian involvement in the election is to start saying china is out and you know and the proof is in the putting i mean he was not able to turn to anything the ad in the. newspaper was underwritten by china daily there was no subterfuge they were just si

when they arrived in philadelphia yesterday, they had sore throats and coughs. the day before ten people were hospitalized and tested positive for the flu after arriving in new york from a flight in dubai. >>> several officials charged someone with unleashing devastating cyber attacks including the wannabe cry. park jin hyok worked for a company that was a front for the north korean military and he's also allegedly responsible for hacking sony pictures, leaking thousands of documents and thousands of emails. he's believed to be hiding in canada. >>> the leading candidate running for president in brazil is in serious condition this morning after being stabbed in the stomach. jair bolsonare was speaking at a rally yesterday when he was attacked. he screamed in pain and fell backward. he's running as a law and order candidate. he's a controversial victor. his assailant is in custody and will be sentenced next month. >>> the u.s. government is imposing sanctions on four individuals and five companies that have aided the government of syrian leader bashar al assad. t

. >> reporter: it started last fall when the former marine was living on the streets near philadelphia and came to the rescue of the then 27-year-old kate mcclure, when her tank and wallet were both empty. >> driving down 95, and -- ran out of gas. so i pulled over on the side of the road. >> she needed the help, she took the help. i was glad to offer it, you know, help when somebody needed it. >> reporter: bobbitt gave her his last $20 for gas. moved by the homeless vet's generosity, mcclure and her boyfriend mark d'amico went back to visit bobbitt where he was living under a bridge. >> when you got someone that's coming back to help you, it makes you feel good, yeah. that someone's actually showing interest in you. >> reporter: mcclure told abc news she and her boyfriend wanted to do more for bobbitt. >> we were thinking, what if we started a gofundme for this guy, just to get him, you know -- to get him off the streets, even for a weekend? >> reporter: with the title "paying it forward," the story of bobbitt's selflessness went viral. the couple's original goal of $10,000 ballooned

he's president and ceo of the national constitution center in philadelphia. he argues in part that social media plan forms work against the father's values and intended cooling positions on popular opinion. the national constitution center co hoefrted this event. it's 1:45. >> the fwoun dags of the american constitution al wisdom. they're all teachers of american history, government or civics. we have several of our alums that need to be said. i'd now like to introduce our guest speaker. our guest speaker today is jeffrey rosen. >> professor rosen is a graduate of harvard college. the yale law school. his book. his books include the supreme court. the personalities and rivalries that define america. the best selling companion book to the award winning pbs series. the naked crowd, freedom and security in the anxious age, and the unwanted gaze, the destruction of privacy in america, which the new york times called the definitive text on the privacy perils in the digital age. professor rosen is also co-editor with benjamin whisk. his essays and commentaries have

we had a little strike down here in philadelphia. our business agent got thrown in jail. i haven't got to buy postage stamps, much less pay the fine. worst comes to worst don't , worry. i will hock my overcoat. >> i am a boss, so don't quote me. to tell you the god's truth, the union is the best thing that ever happened in this industry. we've got arbitration, come together like human beings, set standards, set rates in a civilized manner, do you know what i mean? since we went union, we have never had a strike. >> february 1, 1915, midway through the wilson administration there are indications that the nation is seeing the beginnings of a new freedom, a weakening of the grip of monopolies by the passage of the corrupt practices act, the clayton antitrust act, workmen's compensation, child labor laws. ♪ narrator: immigrants and the sons of immigrants, fishermen from nantucket, factory hands from the lower east side, farm boys from arkansas. >> ♪ goodbye, ma goodbye, pa goodbye mule with the old he -- i do not know what war is about but will soon sure find out ♪ [exp

you look at th philadelphia fanatics. very similar type of mascot. you look at it and say what does that have to do with baseball? >> yeah. >> and targareting directors are getting paid for it. a i might have done something little bit different for sure. >> bec ssering children is not a good idea. >> much less grown-ups. >> tt wouldn't be my mission statement. >> i might have done something a little bitt. differ >> as you can imagine, social media has exploded over this. >> yeah. you knew the memes would come withis. this is a nod from kim kardashian from her famous paper magazine cover. >> i think we're done with gritty just like we're gun this wet weather. >> there's more coming. we're going to share our favorite mascot. >> you've got that. >> and there i already a contversy. >> anything looks better than gritty. you don't hav to wor about it. >> we have a match, by the way. >> we got the blues. >> very good, wendy. thank you. look. we're seeing some sun. temperatures have responde there is the sunshine. oh, my gosh. what is that thing? we haven't

. >> the nfl season kicks off tonight in philadelphia where the super bowl champion eagles when we come back, we'll talk about the business of football and how it's doing. ♪ ♪ >>> are you ready for some football in well, tonight the nfl kicks off bowl champion philadelphia eagles taking on the atlanta on fa but while tens of millions of fans are ready for the new season the multibillion league is grappling with some challenges. eric chemy has more from the city of brotherly love. ♪ ♪ >>> it's a new season for the nfl, and befoream any have been played the league is already battling a barrage of attacks to its sport. in two years tv ratings have declin 17% and experts are afraid it might get worse in 2018, the national anthem saga has gone well beyond the football field with controversial quarterback colin kaepernick becoming the face of nike. player safety continues to hang a cloudver the league and a new move desucned to rede njuries have caused more confusion among players, referees and cches. despite the negatives, weak executives remain optimistic. >> i actually am very bull

flyers generally, in philadelphia they're talking about the eegagles and the sixes >> is this real or a joke? >> we see a lot of wacky mascots across the big leagues a lot of times they disappear after a short period of time whether it's real or not, the flyers did a great job they're in every time zone that thing is completely scary look at those eyes >> you know what that looks like to me, mcdonald's will probably call carl quintanilla today. that looks like grimace and fry guy had a kid. >> most mascots have -- >> and they grew up angry. >> most mascots have bad genetic back grounds >> what is that? orange angry guy >> if you're a philly fan, if you're a hockey fan in philadelphia -- >> but your mascot is the flyer. you have this great aeronautics history. >> is that what it is? >> the seattle sonics maybe. >> john rogers was the first guy to fly to hawaii from the united states in 1919 or 1920 he was killed in philadelphia harbor coming back to new york for a parade i assume it's something to do with that, maybe not what is that >> just a fun thing for kids >> that's not fun. >> i

this tax is termed penguin, nobody in philadelphia had before seeing a penguin. what an amazing world! it was dawning upon the people in 18th-century british north america. it is this self-portrait, it's the painting that is exemplified in the enlightenment. this is the individual that embodies the enlightenment in america. of course, i am referring to benjamin franklin. benjamin franklin was in many respects a self-made man. he was the 50th -- 15th of 16 children born to a boston candle maker. he was an apprentice to his older brother at a young age. he chafed under his brothers authority. he stole away his freedom and went briefly to new york and arrived in philadelphia, quickly advanced within society. he owned a print shop and a printing press. he became the publisher of the port richards almanac which is full of all sorts of useful advice and witty jokes. benjamin franklin was a man who refused to accept the status quo. he was a great inventor. for centuries, people had been wandering in urban settings through the excrement of horses . ben franklin thought,

kristen salumi al jazeera philadelphia. the last two football world champions of mets in the. nations at league front strong nil now with germany europe's fifty five same's been divided up it's a full series for the league a competition does entreprise the majority of international friendlies this was fronts his first game since beating croatia in the. world cup final. nine games in all taking place on thursday in his first competitive match in charge of ryan giggs for his wales team beating the republic of ireland for one same's in each group i hope you know why this year with the team finishing top of each section being promoted and the nation finishing bottom dropping down a level the four nation see when the groups in the top tier will advance to a knockout finals event next june and that will decide the first nations really we're not belgium of last just one of their last twenty six matches and that defeat was to france in the world cup semifinal the team with some to beat england to finish third of the finals in russia belgium's nations league campaign will begin against

. >>> tonight, the new nfl season kicks off in philadelphia and fans watching the game will also get a look at a new ad from nike. and it is narrated by colin kaepernick. it's going to draw attention to his and other players protests against police brutality. here's a clip. >> if you're born a refugee, don't let it stop you from playing soccer for the national team at age 16. don't become the best baseball player on the planet. be bigger than baseball. >> believe in something. even if it means sacrificing everything. >> nbc's ron mott is live in the city of brotherly love for the ra reigning champion's philadelphia eagles opener. what's the scene on the ground? >> hey there, craig, people are ready for some football and tonight here in philadelphia, we'll get the nfl season kicked off. the eagles starting their title defense tonight against the atlanta falcons. it's going to be a huge crowd here tonight. there's the concert that they've got scheduled. so once folks get off of work, they will be heading down here for the nfl experience. now, of course, everybody here in philly is talk