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>> ♪ >> live from the cbs broadcast center in philadelphia, this is cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> well, rail riders could be in for a nightmare. no resolution between septa and its unionized workers. i'm natasha brown. thanks for joining us. commuters are concerned about a he potential strike by septa bus and trolley workers. alexandria hoff is live in center city tonight. she's got the very latest on where things stand right now.

alex. >> reporter: natasha, september and union heads have been in talks all afternoon here at the sheraton but with no resolution that now puts the possibility of a strike one day closer. septa and the transport workers union local 234 have until midnight monday to settle on a contract. if not, the union has agreed to strike. and picket signs for 5700 workers have been prepared. >> we move the city. we move the city. >> reporter: it's a strike -- if a strike does occur regional rail train service will be only option to get in and around philadelphia a harsh blow to tens of thousands of customers. >> i use septa every single day. >> i use it traveling to see my grandchildren. >> i use buses trolleys: in >> it would have to be uber lyft get a ride.

>> reporter: other riders are concerned that a strike would hit those of a lower income level hardest who cannot afford taxis or ride share apps. >> using a cab. >> on every level it's going to be chaos. not too much at the top but the middle and the bottom. >> reporter: this week city council asked a possible strike be delayed until after the election and riders also fear what this could mean for those trying to get to the polls on november 8th. >> and the timing of this is not right. >> reporter: union workers are disputing modified contracts that they say negatively impact employee wages benefits pensions and holiday work as well as down time between shifts. septa has provided a transit interruption guide in the events of a strike. we have that was information on our web site cbsphilly.com. reporting live in center city, alexandria hoff cbs3 "eyewitness news." >> thank you alex. hard to believe but there are just 10 days left in

campaign 2016 and the presidential candidates are back out there on the campaign trail and both are now talking about the new fbi probe into newly uncovered e-mails related to hillary clinton. cbs news correspondent brook silva-braga has the latest tonight from both candidates. >> ♪ >> reporter: hillary clinton's campaign called fbi director james comey's letter to congress long on innuendo and short on facts. comey wrote that new e-mails have been foundry late to do clinton's use of a private e-mail server but couldn't say if they were significant. >> it's pretty strange to put something like that out with such little information right before an election. >> we've called on director comey to explain everything right away, put it all out on the table. >> reporter: cbs news has learned more than a thousand e-mails, some work related were found in a laptop belonging to huma abedin in her estranged husband anthony weiner while he was being

investigated for allegedly sending sexually explicit messages to a minor. sources tell cbs news attorney general loretta lynch disagreed with comey's decision to notify congress about the e-mails so close to election day. >> that's because the department of justice is trying their hardest to protect the criminal activity of hillary clinton. >> reporter: an associated press poll taken before the fbi's announcement found most likely voters think clinton broke the law with her use of a private server. >> you're an undecided voter from colorado. >> yes. >> reporter: does this affect how you lean at all? >> a little bit. i think i'm leaning towards trump. >> at this point there's nothing they could do to turn off the people that support them which is crazy if you think about it. >> reporter: early voting is already under way in dozens of states and more than 20 million votes have already been cast. brook silva-braga for cbs news new york. >> authorities investigating a police involved shooting in haddon township new jersey

that happened at route 130 and route 168 this morning. investigator say a township police officer struggled with the driver of a car after they say he sped away from a traffic stop. the officer shot the driver in the lower body during the struggle. he was not seriously wounded and the officer was not injured. and authorities in bucks county charge three teens in the shooting death of a former penn ridge high school football player. investigators say isaiah louis was gunned down during a robbery at colt memorial park in perkasie. the shooting happened about 12:30 this morning. louis was a 2015 penn ridge graduate. opening week for the 76ers has been overshadowed by a national anthem controversy. "eyewitness news" reporter trang do was at today's game in south philadelphia where she talked to fans. >> reporter: rumors of an anthem protest by philadelphia 76ers players proved to be unfounded. the national anthem during saturday afternoon's game

against the atlanta hawks went off without a hitch. >> ♪ >> reporter: sixers management faced an anthem controversy earlier this week during wednesday's season opener against the oklahoma thunder. r and b recording artist sevyn streeter took to social media to explain that the team pulled her performance at the last minute. >> i'm at the 76ers game to sing the national anthem and the organization is telling me that i can't because i'm wearing a he we matters jersey. >> reporter: the organization at first issued a vague statement in response but after speaking with players apologized to the singer in a statement friday. it reads in part "we believe that the wrong decision was made and sevyn should have been welcome to sing. we apologize to her and in an effort to move the conversation forward, we have reached out to offer her an opportunity return and perform at a game of her choice ." most fans we spoke to at the hawks game say streeter should have been allowed to perform. >> freedom of speech. you goat say what you want to say and you shouldn't be punished for having an opinion on something regardless of

what it is. >> i'm wearing a 76ers jersey because i'm supporting my team. she was kind of supporting herself and her people and all of us. >> reporter: season ticket holder robert tyson said he agreed with her message but it was the wrong venue. >> it does draw a distraction to the game itself but i think the message behind it is important. i think it just should be told a different way. >> reporter: streeter has not yet responded to their sixers or made any comments on social media about the offer to come back. from the wells fargo center i'm trang do, cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> today we learn miami marlins pitcher josé fernandez had cocaine in his system before his deadly boat crash last month. that is coming from the miami dade county medical examiners who also say that fernandez was legally drunk at the time of the accident. the star pitcher and two of his friends were killed after their private boat hit a jetty near miami beach. also, investigators say engine pieces from the american airlines plane that

caught fire friday at chicago's o'hare airport have been found thousands of feet away. a piece of the engine was found nearly 3,000 feet away and another was found about 1500 feet. investigators determine the fire on the runway was caused by engine failure. no word yet on what caused the engine to actually fail. meantime the investigation continues into a fed ex plane that caught fire while landing at a florida airport yesterday. fedex says the plane's only crew members were both pilots who escaped unharmed the pilots told authorities they believe the left landing gear collapsed on the runway. there were 46,000 pieces of mail on board but fed ex says none of it was actually damaged. date marks the fourth anniversary of superstorm sandy crashing into the jersey shore. on october 29th, 2012, the storm made landfall near atlantic city and it he slowly moved inland. sandy claimed 182 lives including 10 in new jersey and

two in pennsylvania. it also caused more than $71 billion in damage. thes devastated coastal communities. local residents are stepping in to help haitian victims still dealing with the devastating effects of hurricane matthew. "eyewitness news" at cottman and frankford avenue where volunteers with the maddie help a child foundation were collecting items to send direct to haiti. they encouraged people to drop off clothes canned food and toiletries as well. and today was pretty much a perfect fall day but some showers could arrive before the weekend is over, right, lauren? >> yeah, even warmer for our sunday but it does come with a chance of rain. i'll track the timing of that rainfall and i'll have the details of your halloween forecast coming up. >> ♪ >> plus, spook he key sights and sounds. a halloween treat from the philadelphia orchestra. and history restored. we're going to take you to gettysburg where a multi-million dollar project

to restore a piece of hallowed ground comes to an end. learn the crucial role this building played in the civil war. lesley. >> natasha, the eagles taking on the cowboys tomorrow. lots of eagles fans have made that trek to dallas. our don bell is in dallas. he spoke with a few of them and got their take on the big game. >> ♪ when government bureaucrats refused to approve a cancer vaccine equally for both girls and boys,

i stepped in to change that rule. when my own party held up recovery funds after sandy hit us, i took them on and won. and when veterans were forced to travel out of state for health care, i brought in new local clinics and expanded services. but there's much more to do. my mission is to protect south jersey's way of life. i'm frank lobiondo and i approve this message.

>> we're less than 24 hours away from the prime time matchup between the birds and boys. lots of eagles fans made the trip to texas to clear on the eagles squad. sports director don bell caught up with a few fansism dozens of people on the plane making the trip here to big d. check in on this massive matchup and see he who is going the take first place in the nfc east. we're going down to bag gam claim. we'll check in with the

people. why did you make this trip. >> because it's one of the favorite trips we make every year. >> reporter: and is it sweeter to get a win at dallas or sweeter to beat the cowboys in filly? >> oh, it's a lot sweeter to walk out of this building. >> i'm here for them so we support them a hundred percent. >> reporter: a hundred percent. >> she had to be here. >> reporter: give me your predictions. >> 27-10. >> reporter: who you got. >> eagles all the way. >> reporter: why. >> they're just -- it's our year. >> reporter: what's going to happen tomorrow? >> it's going to be a close game, low scoring. >> reporter: i was waiting for a prediction out of you. >> i don't know. >> reporter: what. >> i can't predict. when i predict it goes south so i avoid predictions. >> reporter: predict the eagles to win. is that what you're worried about. >> 10 to three. >> reporter: dave murphy philadelphia dale news. what are the keys to the game. >> it's cliche but it starts up front. philadelphia defense we've seen them struggle against

good offensive lines in washington. very interested to see how that plays outism everybody has an opinion on how this thing is going to turn out. eagles four and a half point underdogs. coming to you from dallas, don bell cbs3 "eyewitness sports." >> we'll get you ready for the sunday night show down in big d tomorrow at 11:30 in the morning on sunday kickoff. sports director don bell will be live from at&t stadium and i'll be live in studio. that's 11:30 right here on cbs3. >> don thanks lesley. we appreciate that. halloween is monday. the philadelphia orchestra really getting into the spirit. >> ♪ musicians and audience members were in costume for a concert filled with tricks and treats. "eyewitness news" at the kimmel center. adding to all the fun magicians performed tickets --

tricks throughout the concert. everybody getting into the spirit. i think i saw superman and santa. >> i like the dinosaur. i only listen to music exclusively played by dine he no, sirs. >> nice day today. >> nice day, temperatures are still mild. this the last weekend of october and we're going to be even warmer as we head into the day so many and yes, a rarity in late october to have temperatures this late at night still in the 60's. 63 degrees right now. bit of a breeze out of the southwest up around 12 miles per hour. good looking scene as we get a live look at center city philadelphia. all is quiet but it was a chilly start to the day. seasonably appropriate down to 29 degrees in mount pocono. subfreezing in the lehigh valley. we awoke to 40 degrees in philadelphia but then as we went into the afternoon hours temperatures just soared. we eventually topped at 60 in mount pocono, up are 60's in

the lehigh valley, from 70's in berks county and close to 70 degrees in philadelphia. after that chilly start to the day definitely needed the layers today. and temperatures right now, though, not cooling too quickly. 58 degrees in allentown. we're still at 64 in reading. 65 degrees currently in ac and 63 in philadelphia and overnight tonight, temperatures very statement only falling back to 59 degrees. some patchy clouds around and then for the day tomorrow temperatures surpassing average by far. our average high temperature 62. we'll be at 75. some sunshine but then kind of clouding up for the second half of the day with a chance of late day showers and maybe a few thunderstorms for this moist air mass in place and we do welcome the rainfall at this point. the latest drought monitor issued showing parts of new jersey a moderate to even severe drought and parts of philadelphia county under moderate drought. he we are well below average for rainfall especially on the year. storm scan3 showing us quiet conditions precipitation-wise. do have some clouds in place especially along the i-95

corridor rolling their way eastbound. tomorrow the rain starts to move in. city timing i'm thinking five, 6, 7 o'clock, continuing into about 9 o'clock. isolated thunder possible. we do need that rainfall, o ever a half and a half inches in the deficit in philadelphia since the start of the year. future weather showing dry conditions, dry through midday and then showers and a few rumbles starting to break out poconos berks county lehigh valley as we head into the afternoon hours stretching its way east to the i-95 corridor so in the early evening hours. then stretching east into south jersey and eventually down the shore as we head into the second half of the evening. some showers and a few thunderstorms still lingering 9, 10 o'clock along the coast and then as we head into midnight rain diminishing for most of us across the delaware valley. as we head into monday morning dry conditions, clear conditions giving us a nice start to the work week and a nice halloween. don't have to worry about your costumes getting wet. sunshine all throughout the

day, clear skies as we head into the 7 o'clock hour al he bee it it will be a much cooler day, 58 degrees for the 3 o'clock hour. falling back to near 50 degrees by 7 o'clock. tomorrow 73 degrees with evening showers and storms developing on and off showers likely throughout the day in the poconos, a high temperature near 60 degrees and in your seven-day forecast, notice that big cooldown behind the cold front that generates those showers tomorrow. 59 on monday for our halloween. a very nice crisp but beautiful fall-like day with sunshine. tuesday marks the start of november and we're at 63 degrees. another little mini warmup in store wednesday and thursday, back up to near 70 degrees. and then eventually we cool down once again more seasonable by week's end. >> not very bad. >> yeah. >> i saw the boo-tiful. i like that play on words. >> it's not for the faint of heart. would you spend the night in dracula's creepy castle. >> no.

>> still ahead the search for brave souls who would sleep inside

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families have been the passion of my life and they will be the heart of my presidency. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. dear fellow citizen, time spent with my son really makes me appreciate "the now". but i also have to plan for my family's future. and that means taking on debt. in a smart way. like my mortgage - it's working for me. and if he needs a college loan down the road, that'll be worth it too. it's all about having a strategy, that fits your life. so, if you have a question about how to make debt work for you, ask me. sincerely, brandon heaven fellow dad and fellow citizen.

>> welcome back. cbs3, the cw philly and comb money philadelphia are teaming up once again in the fight against breast cancer by turning our region pink. it looks lovely. the three parkway building on cherry street is all aglow in pink. october is national breast cancer awareness month and the pink lights are a reminder to schedule a mammogram and stay vigilant in the fight against breast cancer. the double tree hotel on south broad street is also glowing pink tonight. this is the 15th year for the lights for the cure campaign and you can find more information on our web site,

>> ♪ >> welcome back. the region is getting all ready for trick-or-treating so we want you to check out some of the kids who took part in the dover mall halloween contest today and guess what? our ukee washington was a judge. hey, ukee. the costume categories included adorable creepy funny and homemade. the mall's kids club hosted

this annual boo bash much it's one of the biggest boat races in the country. we'll take you to the schuylkill regatta and tell you why the racers were keeping a close eye out for an unus

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i'm natasha brown. glad you're with us. septa and the transport workers union came together for another round of talks today. "eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff is live in center city with the very latest. alex. >> despite being in talks all afternoon long here at the sheraton no resolution puts us one day closer to a possible strike and you can see here these workers have already prepared their picketing signs. now if a deal is not reached by midnight monday night 57 workers have agreed to walk out. their dispute is over modified contract terms they believe hey will negatively impact employees wages pension and holiday work as well as down time between shifts. in the event of a strike regional rail will be the only option to get in and around the city. a harsh blow to tens of thousands of customers. but there is another national concern. this week city council asked that a possible strike be delayed until after the election and some riders fear what this could mean for voters trying to get to the

polls on november 8th. >> the timing of this is not right. >> i think it's going to be chaos. >> on every level it's going to be chaos. not too much at the top so much as the middle and the bottom. >> reporter: septa issued a transit trunks guide in the event of a strike. warm front all that info on our web site cbsphilly.com. reporting live in center city, alexandria hoff, cbs3 "eyewitness news." >> all right, alex thank you so much for that update. and now we are in the middle of a pretty warm weekend as october winds down. meteorologist lauren casey is here now to tell us a little bit more about what we can expect when we wake up in the morning. hey, lauren. >> hey, natasha, yeah, it was a chilly start to our saturday but then temperatures rebounded incredibly into the afternoon hours. as we head into tonight we're not going to feel that chilly air. temperature still very mild at this late hour. in fact many of our current temperatures above our daily average high temperature for today. 64 degrees right now in reading, dover air force base falling in the low 60's and

philadelphia international airport 64 degrees. temperature change over the last 24 hours pretty dramatic by these standards on the order of 15, 20, 25, even 28 degrees warmer than this time yesterday and forecast highs tomorrow are really going to cruise. 77 degrees the high temperature in atlantic city, getting near 80 in dover. we'll top out at 75 degrees in philadelphia and some upper 70's in wilmington so with these warm temperatures might be a good time to check out some of that fall foliage. lehigh valley berks county now at peek. in and around philadelphia, the i-95 corridor in south jersey those leaves just starting to turn over. parts of the pocono though past peak right now with that fall foliage but we'll return to more seasonable temperatures as we led into halloween and i'll have your trick-or-treat forecast coming up in just a couple minutes. natasha. >> all right lauren. just over a week until election day and the fbi's latest investigation of hillary clinton's e-mails is dominating the presidential campaign right now. the democratic nominee rallied supporters in daytona beach

florida. her campaign calls fbi director james comey's letter to congress "long on innuendo and short on facts." comey wrote yesterday that new he e-mails had been found related to clinton's use of a private e-mail server but couldn't say if they were significant. >> it's pretty strange to put something like that out with such little information right before an election. we've called on director comey to explain everything right away, put it all out on the table. >> well, for the second day donald trump kicked off a campaign rally basking in the news of the latest investigation into clinton's use of a private e-mail server. tonight in phoenix, arizona trump slammed clinton. >> hillary has nobody but herself to blame for her mounting legal difficulties. her criminal action was

willful, deliberate, intentional and purposeful. >> early voting is already under way in dozens of states and more than 20 million votes have already been cast. voters head to the polls in just 10 days. stay with "eyewitness news" for complete coverage as we count down to election day. now the supreme court will consider what some are calling a landmark case for transgender rights. it involves a virginia high school student who was born female but identifies as male. cbs correspondent marlie hall reports. >> reporter: graph vin grim is the transgender high school student at the center of what is now a supreme court case. the high court will decide whether the female born 17-year-old can use the boy's restroom despite ob objections from the gloucester public school district in virginia. >> it's hugely significant. >> reporter: cbs news chief