January 17, 2009 5:48 pm Obama Starts Whistle Stop Tour in Philly President-elect Barack Obama began his historic Whistle Stop tour in Philadelphia before traveling down to Wilmington, DE to pick up his future Vice President Joe Biden. US & World Videos 2:32 Counter-protestors call for end to Pro-Palestine encampment at Penn 11:13 Not this time Knicks fans: The Lineup 0:41 Remains of child found in duffel bag in West Philadelphia identified as missing boy 0:17 Philadelphia will soon ticket parked cars with window tint 2:03 Project HOME receives $1M donation from Phillies Charities in honor of 35th anniversary