agreement before midnight. >> nbc 10's drew smith is live outside the sheraton in center city where negotiations are taking place right now. drew, you just got some new information. >> reporter: yeah, we just got word from septa that they'll be making a statement in about 15 minutes inside the sheraton hotel here as to an update about the negotiations. but we haven't heard from the other side that there is a deal. so that's not expected to be great news. but we'll go in right after this report and see what they have to say. meanwhile, a lot of travelers across this city, whether you take septa or not, are bracing for what could be a messy commute tomorrow. for some passengers, the hours before a possible septa strike are like preparing for a snowstorm. cynthia lewis rode the bus with her grandkids to the store. she's getting ready to be stuck at home for as long as the potential stoppage in bus, trolley, and subway service lasts. >> everybody isn't fortunate

enough to have a car. >> reporter: regional rail will run, but expect overcrowding. the city of philadelphia and hospitals are supplying private shulgts shuttles but only for their workers. many are looking at a less appealing alternative. >> probably walk. i don't have enough money to take a taxi. >> reporter: the ride sharing program is increasing capacity. while uber, lyft, and taxis are readying for high demand. some pay it's time to make an alliance with their car-owning friends. >> they'll have to carpool or walk for miles. >> reporter: one passenger has already accepted that if she wants to get to her classes, it will mean sneakers on the pavement. >> maybe 40 minutes. not good. but still doable. >> reporter: remember, this strike could begin in the middle of the night. so if you're working a late shift tonight or are out for halloween, keep that in mind.

i asked septa when would they start feeling the impact of the strikes. it could happen before midnight depending on where those buses are. they do have to return to the depots before those workers can go off the job. we'll head inside the sheraton and we'll have the update for you as soon as we have it. >> we know you'll stay on top of that. if this strike happens, it would be the 11th in philadelphia's history. the last time septa workers went on strike was in 2009. that lasted for six days. now, their longest strike was in 1983. that lasted 108 days. again, here is the breakdown of how service would be affected by a strike. tomorrow city buses, city subways, and most city trollies would all stop running. but regional rail, suburban buses, and the norristown high speed line would not be affected. nbc 10 has your septa survival guide right now on the nbc 10 app. we've both both posted all the

information you need to know. we'll bring you the news conference as soon as it gets under way. getting to work and school will get more expensive in new jersey. starting tomorrow the state's gas tax is going up 23 cents per gallon. nbc 10's ted greenberg stopped at gas stations around the state today. he found drivers rushing to fill up before the big change. coming up at 5:15, how the increase could have an impact far beyond the gas pump. new details tonight in the case of a bucks county man accused of sexually assaulting a teen who he allegedly received as a gift from a her parents when she was 14. the bucks county prosecutor now says lee kaplan also sexually abused the teen's five younger sisters. they say the victims were among 12 girls who all lived inside kaplan's feasterville home. kaplan was arrested back in june. authorities doubled kaplan's bail to $2 million. nbc 10's cydney long is following the latest

developments in this case. she'll have more details ahead at 5:30. now to your first alert weather. it may have been a bit chilly for boating in egg harbor township this morning. but it was a perfect fall day to sit dockside, look at that. >> beautiful if you could stand the temperatures. the big question is tonight, the forecast for all those trick or treaters. nbc 10 first alert meteorologist sheena parveen has more. >> the little trick or treaters will be a little chilly. if you have long pants and a jacket, you'll be fine. it will be nice and dry. your trick or treat forecast, you have to love our graphics here, by the way, we're in the mid- to low 50s across most of the area. by 6:00, if you're out trick or treating, philadelphia 51 degrees. pennsylvania suburbs, 46. lehigh valley, 45 degrees. south jersey coming in in the upper 40s. along the shore and delaware should be around 50 degrees.

we'll be mostly clear and nice and dry,'s always good news. if you're out by 8:00 p.m., maybe a late trick or treat tonight, 49 degrees. in philadelphia, lehigh valley, 43. 39 degrees through many of our neighborhoods in delaware. it's going to be a chilly one. here is what it looks like currently. we're in the mid-50s for wilmington, philadelphia, south jersey neighborhoods. our pennsylvania suburbs, if you'll head out soon, it's 54 degrees in west bradford township, 55 degrees in ex ton and chester county. bucks county, collegeville coming in at 55 degrees. 53 gladwyn. bedminster 52. keep in mind these temperatures will be dropping off pretty quickly once the sun sets. the 24-hour temperature change compared to yesterday, almost 20 to 25 degrees colder right now than we were yesterday. you can see the change under way, that's why it's so much

cooler right now. we'll take a look at a mid-week warm-up and our next chance of rain, straight ahead. >> thank you, sheena. just in the past hour nbc news released a new poll in the presidential race. it shows hillary clinton is maintaining her lead over donald trump despite the fbi's announcement that it's investigating newly discovered e-mails. the polls show clinton with a six-point lead over trump in a four-way matchup. she has 47% to trump's 41%, as the justice department announced it will dedicate all needed resources to quickly review those e-mails. today she challenged the fbi's probe. the democratic nominee told the crowd at kent state university there is, quote, no case here, but added she's not making excuses for her use of personal e-mail and server during her time as secretary of state. donald trump continued to attack hillary clinton over the e-mail investigation while

campaigning in michigan today. he praised fbi director james comey to a crowd in grand rapids, saying it took guts for him to make the move he did. this comes after months of bashing comey and the fbi for failing to recommend prosecuting clinton this summer. and with just eight days until the election, neither candidate is taking any chances, especially in a crucial state like pennsylvania. >> the campaigns are using every single means necessary to get their message out. nbc 10's lauren mayk joins us with that part of the story, new at 5:00. >> reporter: keith and erin, both campaigns telling me they're coming off a really big weekend. republicans seeing a lot of enthusiasm after that new fbi investigation you mentioned regarding hillary clinton's e-mail server. and democrats bringing in a string of surrogates across the state. now it all comes down to getting out the vote. in the skies above philadelphia, a sign this election is nearing.

planes carrying messages of support for donald trump over a state he's been trying to turn red. >> we're out there knocking on doors. >> reporter: this temple law student is volunteering his time at a south philly trump office. are you still finding undecided voters? >> absolutely. this weekend we were canvassing and found undecided voters. we kind of convinced them to be republican. >> reporter: it's the last chance for both campaigns. >> i'm with the philadelphia democratic party here in north philadelphia. >> reporter: malcolm coleman is from england and can't vote here, but has been volunteering to convinced others. >> you must vote. from my point of view, i want them to be democrats. >> reporter: for the campaigns, it comes down to turnout one week from tomorrow. nbc 10 learning the hillary clinton campaign is planning to open new get out the vote offices as staging hubs, send

out 60,000 post cards to voters who previously signed a pledge to support hillary clinton. the trump campaign is making a push to bring republicans home and out to vote for their nominee, who will make his own case in pennsylvania tomorrow. and nbc news has learned that that event in king of prussia tomorrow with donald trump and mike pence will be a policy speech, not a rally, and it will focus on obamacare. live in philadelphia, i'm lauren mayk, nbc 10 news. >> lauren, thank you. the push for pennsylvania will be in full force right up until election day. look at this, tonight joe biden and nancy pelosi are in philadelphia for a democratic fundraiser. donald trump, mike pence, and melania trump will all be in pennsylvania this week. on saturday, hillary clinton joins singer katy perry on stage for a get out the vote event in philadelphia. voters who need absentee ballots should check their calendars this week. tomorrow is the deadline to apply for a ballot by mail in pennsylvania and new jersey. in delaware, it must be received

by friday. in montgomery county, officials tell us they're making progress processing absentee ballot applications. last week we reported that house is of voters are still waiting for thousands of voters are still waiting for their ballots to arrive. they want to remind voters they can also go to the department of voter services to apply. the bridgegate case is now in the hands of a jury. closing arguments in the weeks-long trial wrapped up this afternoon. bridget kelly and bill baroni are charged with creating traffic jams on the george washington bridge as part of a political payback scheme in 2013. both are former allies of new jersey governor chris christie. governor christie has not been charged. in the meantime, bill cosby's defense team and montgomery county prosecutors are set to face off again tomorrow in a norristown courtroom. a pretrial hearing will

determine what evidence can be used in the comedian's sexual assault trial. prosecutors are hoping to call 13 other accusers during the trial. but cosby's lawyers claim the women's memories have been distorted by time, media charge, and their friendship with one another. cosby is charged with drugging and molesting a former temple university employee in 2004. state and local lawmakers are calling for immediate action following reports that children in philadelphia are poisoned by lead at a higher rate than those in flint, michigan. state senator vincent hughes announced a senate committee will hold a hearing in two weeks to map out a course of action. the nbc 10 investigators spent months researching lead in our area. their story is about lead concerns for renters and families with young children. just tap the nbc 10 app. tonight, say goodbye to gas

prices like these in new jersey. see how hard the new prices could affect your wallet at the pump and beyond, next at 5:00. playing the blame game. fans have a lot of opinions after last night's loss to the cowboys. how the copy ac coaches are res to your complaints.

right now at 5:00, drivers are saying goodbye to chief gas in new jersey. starting tomorrow, prices at the pump will be 23 cents higher. >> as two new jersey natives here, we look at that and go, oh, my goodness. nbc 10's ted greenberg joins us with more. ted, are you buying gas yet?

>> i'll try to save the boss money by buying it tonight, that's a good idea. the 23 cent per gallon gas tax increase, if you haven't filled up yet today and been to the gas station like these folks are doing, you now have less than seven hours left to take advantage of some of the cheapest gas prices in the nation. throughout new jersey, the race is on to fill up before midnight. >> it's been busy, not normally, because everybody is saying the price is going up tomorrow. >> reporter: that's when a 23 cent per gallon hike in the gas tax goes into effect. wawas like this one in mt. laurel are seeing the increase. >> my husband is a truck driver. it's going to make a big

difference. >> reporter: it's the result of a deal between lawmakers and governor christie to replenish the state's transportation trust fund. >> it's ridiculous that we have to pay for it. >> reporter: new jersey will go from having the second lowest gas tax in the country to the sixth highest. triple a mid-atlantic says it may not be enough to immediately change people's driving habits. >> it was just a few years ago that we were paying well over $4 per gallon. that was when we saw drastic changes in driving behavior. >> i'm not happy about it at all. >> reporter: ed's electric company is based in bucks county but he usually fills up in the garden state, where he says most of his customers are. he says they'll see their bills go up. >> i'm going to pay more to get to these jobs, and i'll obviously have to pass it to somebody else. i'm not just going to eat it. >> reporter: new jersey had a long run without seeing a gas

tax hike. this will be the first one since 1988. live in deptford, ted greenberg, nbc 10 news. despite this increase, the average price in new jersey will still be lower than philadelphia. one thing of course won't change. they'll still pump the gas for you. don't forget, though, you still have a say in how this new gas tax is spent. on election day, the new jersey ballot will ask voters if that extra money should only go toward transportation projects. ♪ the first couple celebrated halloween by doing their version of michael jackson's "thriller" dance. mrs. obama welcomed local children and the children of military families to trick or treat at the white house. got the neck action and everything going. the president told kids for today only he can ignore his wife's pleas for healthy eating and eat all the candy they

wanted. that went over well, i'm sure. >> as long as he's okay with that, that's cool with me. parents everywhere are checking the trick or treat forecast very closely. i missed -- >> you missed the memo. >> orange, orange -- i blew it. >> just bring your orange tomorrow. it's really nice out, perfect for the trick or treaters. boat house row, nice conditions outside. the winds have calmed down,ally go really good for the trick or treaters. we'll see temperatures cool down quite a bit, chilly but nice and dry. a live look at rehoboth beach right now. we have mostly clear skies, going into the middle of this week, you can see the seven-day at the bottom of the your screen, a mid-week warm-up, the 70s returning again into the forecast before we cool down for the weekend. current temperatures, if you're about to step outside soon with

the kids and go trick or treating, mid-50s in the pennsylvania suburbs. many of our delaware neighborhoods in the mid-50s as well as philadelphia and south jersey. pretty uniform temperatures across the area. we don't have too many colder seconds right now. delaware, 56 degrees. greenville, 53. smyrna and dover coming in in the mid-50s right now. 53 lincoln, lewis, delaware. we'll be cooling down quickly once the sun sets. by 7:00 p.m., 53 degrees in the philadelphia area. 9:00 p.m., 50 degrees. pennsylvania suburbs, 45 degrees by tonight. lehigh valley, 46 by 7:00 p.m. if you're in delaware, 50 by 7:00 p.m. 47 degrees by 9:00. new jersey, 46 degrees by p.m. we're going to start to get into the 40s. 7:00 p.m., 51 degrees along the

shore, 48 degrees by 9:00 p.m. nice and dry locally, just thin clouds moving by. our next rain chance isn't going to be until thursday. the rest of the next few days at least we'll stay nice and dry. tomorrow afternoon, dry, warmer than today. then we go into wednesday. we'll be dry but also warming back into the 70s. by thursday, we'll be in the 70s. looks like mostly midday and thursday afternoon, possibly evening, we'll hold that rain in the forecast. again, not until later this week. tomorrow, neighborhood high temperature 62. elwin, 58 degrees. allentown, temperature around 59 degrees. 60 robbinsville. egg harbor city, 62 tomorrow. 62 degrees in dover. another nice dry day. a little warmer than it was today. by wednesday, there you see the mid-week warm-up. 72 degrees wednesday. thursday, the rain moves in. we'll still be warm, 76 degrees. then we drop off friday, 58 degrees, going into the weekend it's going to be quite a bit

cooler. 59 on sunday. and for saturday, it's going to be cool for the heart walk. just remember that, if you're heading there. by sunday, we fall back one hour. that's this upcoming weekend. we're going to gain an hour of sleep this weekend. sunset is going to be an hour earlier too. then we go to tuesday. temperatures for voting, if you're going to get out there and vote which we hope you do, temperatures in the low 60s. rain returns by the middle of the next week. a closer look at your neighborhood forecast in just a bit. >> sheena, thank you. sad and sick. that's how investigators describe the new charges against a bucks county man, now accused of abusing at least six young girls found living in his home. >> this man obviously groomed these children for a long time, for a very explicit and horrible purpose. >> still ahead at 5:00, why police say this case of abuse was worse than they thought and how the suspect was able to manipulate his victims.

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you can blame your smartphone. researchers say it's why school zones have become so dangerous. one in ten drivers were distracted by their phones while in school zones. 31% of students text while crossing the street. another 44% wear headphones. >> what we saw was pretty alarming about the kids. they weren't paying attention to the rules of the road. more important, they were distracted. >> researchers say last year five teens were killed every week walking to and from school. lowering speed limits, posting visible crossing signs and crossing guards are all proven to save lives. the same researchers have a warning to parents about tonight. they say the number of children killed by cars on halloween doubles compared to any other day of the year. safety experts recommend

reflective tape or stickers on costumes or bags. next at 5:00, we're following breaking developments in the countdown to a septa strike. this is a live look inside the sheraton in philadelphia where septa is expected to give a statement at any moment. septa workers could go on strike at midnight, leaving people without city buses, trains, or trollies. we'll bring that septa statement to you live as soon as it gets under way.

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she's a wife, a mom, a basketball fan, a homework supervisor. she's like you and she'll fight for you in the united states senate. i'm katie mcginty and i approve this message. >> announcer: nbc 10 breaking news. right now at 5:00, septa giving an update or about to give us an update on strike talks. workers are getting ready to walk off the job at midnight, which could cripple transportation across philadelphia. this is something we've been following for days now. these talks have gone down to the wire, just hours left before we could potentially see this. >> nbc 10's drew smith just

e-mailed in an update from septa. there are many, and i quote, many unresolved issues right now between the transportation workers union and septa. as soon as we get a live update from drew smith who is at the sheraton in center city where negotiations are under way, we'll get back to you. >> absolutely. meanwhile, weather conditions are far from spooky this halloween. this is the art museum. temperatures a little chilly in the 50s. the mercury will drop as kids head out to trick or treat. how cool will it get? >> that's what everybody wants to know, nbc 10's first alert meteorologist sheena parveen will show us. >> right now we're mostly in the 50s. if you're heading out soon for your trick or treating, well, we're mostly in the 50s now, but quickly in the 40s for some neighborhoods. 46 degrees for many of our pennsylvania suburbs by 6:00 p.m. lehigh valley should be around 45 degrees by 6:00 p.m.

south jersey neighborhoods, 49 degrees. along the shore, 51. in delaware, 51 degrees. by 8:00, temperatures will keep on dropping by a couple of degrees. by philadelphia, 49 degrees by 8:00 p.m. lehigh valley, 43. along the shore, temperatures in the upper 40s. it will be chilly through the rest of the evening, maybe a jacket and long sleeves and i think you'll be fine. but we'll stay nice and dry, that's one really good thing. right now, 54 degrees in many pennsylvania neighborhoods. 56 in philadelphia and for the rest of the area. a closer look at the forecast coming up. right now, we'll get you back over to septa giving an update on strike talks. it's going on right now. let's listen in. >> -- at this time. so at this time i can take a few questions. >> reporter: you say there's no reason -- [ inaudible ]

-- if there isn't a deal. it sounds like they set themselves up so -- >> well, the point is that that's the union talking. we can only speak on what we know. we're staying at the bargaining table. and we're going to make sure that everyone stays talking. that's the only thing that we can do. >> reporter: the deadline has been long coming. why is this happening now? >> we've been available the whole time. we've been at the table talking. and, you know, sometimes it does come down to that final hour. but we're still at the table talking.

>> reporter: are discussions close, are you close to a deal or are you really far apart? >> you know, i can't say where we are right now. we have a few hours left. and, you know, the bottom line is both sides are communicating. and whenever you're talking, that's a good step in the right direction. >> reporter: you talk about t s possibly a strike at midnight. what's the message for the riders? >> you know, our riders are resilient. we know we've had a rough summer. but we know that we're working as best we can to make sure that they're not going to be stressed, you know? this has been a time where we are -- our silver liners have

been out of commission. now we're starting to get ridership back, we're starting to get our trains back. we're moving in the right direction. >> reporter: if this strike happens at midnig midnight, wha message for those who say, i'm done with septa, i'm going to start carpooling, i'm going to transfer myself to work, whatever it might be? >> that's not the case. the thing is, we're talking. and, you know, we're hoping that, you know, by midnight, there might be a different outcome. we have some hours left in the day. >> reporter: in the past a deal has been -- >> we'll continue to monitor this. this is a representative from septa telling us that negotiations are currently under way between the transportation workers union and septa, the transportation service, obviously. two main things so far, we believe she was just reading a

statement which i have in my hands, that there were, quote, many unresolved issues right now between the union and septa. the second big one of course is they hope while this negotiation is under way, she said both sides are at the table right now, that the workers remain on the job. they don't feel the need for that. of course the union has threatened to walk off at midnight. >> we've got a couple of more hours. they are talking, that's important. and we'll see what happens. our drew smith is in that room right now. we'll continue to get the updates from him on this impending strike. next at 5:00, though, john clark has more on the crushing loss to the cowboys. >> you really want to relive it? i'm john clark. it's a moody monday for eagles fans. we'll hear from doug pederson about how the eagles blew a ten-point lead in the fourth quarter last night. stay tuned.

love to hear this music. for the second season in a row, eagles and cowboys go into

overtime on sunday night football. this time around, the eagles couldn't seal the deal. >> crushing. john clark joins us from csn. john, this happened a lot this monday, fans playing the blame game. >> a lot of fans felt coach doug pederson got conservative, he decided to punt instead of kicking a field goal. a lot of second guessing going on today. that's because the eagles had a ten-point lead in the fourth quarter, then fumbled. the offense couldn't get anything going after that. the cowboys went on to score 16 unanswered points. the eagles defense gave up two long touchdown passes. that's the game winner, jason witten, the walk-off win. the eagles lose in overtime, 29-23. doug pederson knows these eagles have to close out games on the road.

>> we've just got to learn to finish, bottom line. when it comes down to that crunch time at the end of the game, we had opportunities to sac the quarterback, let him out. we had opportunities to make plays on the ball, we didn't do it. we had chances of completing some passes, you know, whether protection, we didn't. >> the birds gave away a chance for first place in the division. and doug is disappointed with comments from one of his players. we will play you those comments coming up at 6:20. for now, i'm john clark. we'll see you then. coming up, we'll talk more about your halloween forecast for tonight. plus a mid-week warm-up and our next chance of rain, that's next.

right now at 5:00, it's a story that began in bucks county but sent shocks waves around the country. >> now the man accused of victimizing several young girls inside his home is facing even more charges. lee kaplan was arrested in june. at the time police found 12 girls living at his home in feasterville. tonight, police say he sexually abused at least six of them. the victims are all sisters, one as young as 6 years old. nbc 10's cydney long has the details. >> there's a sad but critical

new development in the case of commonwealth versus lee kaplan. >> reporter: six counts of sexual assault and rape of six amish sisters. >> it saddens and it sickens me. >> reporter: prosecutors say the courageous testimony of the sisters will be key in proving that 51-year-old lee kaplan brainwashed this family by telling them he was a prophet from god. >> over time he played on their trust and affection for him. >> reporter: eventually convincing the two oldest sisters they were his would i have wives. the amish siblings had been gifted to kaplan by their parents. according to police that was a favor in return for kaplan saving the amish family from financial ruin. both parents in the case are charged with endangerment. the attorney for the mother of the girls tells me he's aware of

the new charges. in fact he says the mother encouraged her daughters to break the silence of the alleged horror they endured. >> he has had them at his beck and call over many, many years. what we've now been able to do is hopefully gain their trust and allow us to put an end to this man's reign of terror over them. >> reporter: kaplan and the oldest of his victims, now 18, have two daughters together, ages 3 and 1, who were not hurt. we asked were all of the 11 girls that were in the home are now. >> they're all together and they're all safe. >> reporter: the da wants the home to be forfeited to the county after the case goes to trial. he says that way they can sell it and any proceeds made would benefit victims of sexual assault. from feasterville, i'm cydney long, nbc 10 news. >> announcer: now your nbc 10 first alert weather. well, it is a chilly

evening. and if you are about to head out soon to go trick or treating, temperatures are only going to get cooler. not too cold. you might need a jacket or just long sleeves. by 6:00 p.m., 51 degrees in the philadelphia area. south jersey, upper 40s. by 8:00 p.m. we'll be mostly in the mid- to upper 40s across the area. good news for the trick or treaters, it will stay nice and dry. currently mid-50s for most of our neighborhoods. south jersey right now, it's 54 degrees. washington township, mt. laurel, 54 degrees. cinnamins cinnaminson, 54 degrees. the 70s by the middle of the week. it's cool today. it's going to stay cool tomorrow. we warm up by wednesday, back in the 70s. you can see the seven-day scrolling at the bottom of the screen for you. rain returns, not until thursday. we'll stay dry until thursday.

the weekend, the cold air comes back and we fall back, we're setting clocks back one hour this sunday. a live look at satellite and radar, no rain close. we have clouds passing through, next rain chance on thursday. tomorrow, neighborhood high temperatures a little bit warmer than today. 63 degrees, languahorne coming at 60 degrees tomorrow. voorhees township, 62 degrees. future weather staying dry tomorrow into wednesday. here is future weather not showing any rain until about thursday. now we're looking at early thursday morning. we'll stay dry for the morning commute. now notice the rain getting closer. we'll be in the 70s on thursday. then we get the rain later in the day, mostly in the afternoon and evening. but still warmer than normal for this time of the year. now we look at your friday. we'll be dry in time for friday. so the rain thursday will be clearing out.

temperatures will be dropping into the upper 50s saturday and sunday. so far looking dry but cooler, around 60 for saturday. by sunday we'll be mostly in the upper 50s. don't forget to set your clocks back one hour early sunday morning. and it looks pretty good saturday for the heart walk as well. your ten-day on 10 showing that rain thursday, clearing out in time for the weekend. getting cooler. into next week, election day looking pretty good, in the low 60s. glenn will have your neighborhood weather at 6:00. lester holt joins us now with a look at what's coming up on "nbc nightly news." good to see you, lester. >> keith and erin, good to see you. we're going to tell what you our new poll says about all of the effect on the race for president. what the orlando nightclub killer told police, for the first time we're hearing his 911 calls, and how snapchat may have played a role in a crash that killed five people.

more when we see you coming up at 6:30 for "nbc nightly news." keith and erin? >> thanks, lester, see you then. a lot of people are following this case in our area. governor christie never appearing in court during the bridgegate trial. >> but that didn't stop his name from being brought up again and again during closing arguments. we'll take you to north jersey for all the fireworks before the case got handed to a jury late this afternoon. you out.

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jurors are set to resume deliberations in the bridgegate trial tomorrow among after they were handed the case this afternoon. >> proceedings were anything but dull as defense attorneys attacked chris christie. >> reporter: star witness david wildstein, called the bernie madoff of new jersey politics by

bridget kelly's attorney. then a quick pivot to chris christie saying bridget kelly saying the governor is a liar. quote, where is chris christie? he can be called. finally pointing to kelly, they want that mother of four to take the fall for them. cowards, cowards. courtroom drama at a fever pitch. and then the government rebuttal. kelly's attorney wants to make it about governor christie's presidential campaign. why? he's trying to distract you from the core of this case. senator loretta weinberg disagrees. >> i would say he did a very good job of involving the governor, involving the governor in all the decisions that took place here. >> reporter: he returned to the reputation wildstein had as the

governor's point man at the point authority and his admitted master minding of the lane shutdown plan. mockingly, he suggested this motivate to wildstein as christie looked ahead to a presidential run, quoting, look at me, governor, look what i'm doing, take me to washington. the attorney continuing in his sick mind, christie is going to be happy with this. christie has repeatedly denied knowing anything before or during the lane closures. although both baroni and kelly say they told him as did wildstein. the government's responsibility to that? no one has a bigger incentive to lie to you than the defendants. to that kelly shook her head. critchly also talked about new york governor cuomo. brian thompson, nbc 10 news, newark. nbc 10 news at 6:00 is next. >> here are jim rosenfield and jacqueline london. >> guys, we're hours away from

septa possibly going on strike. >> we're live as the negotiations continue. what a septa spokeswoman just said about ongoing talks. plus what a strike could mean for you. nbc 10 has just obtained new audio from 911 calls from the pulse nightclub gunman. what he said during that rampage, next.

"in washington, if you don't have some independence, some backbone, you might as well not even be there." backbone?! pat toomey voted 7 times to defund planned parenthood. and when he didnít get his way, toomey threatened to shut down the federal government. now, toomey refuses to tell us whether he's voting for donald trump. but when he's in other parts of the state, toomey's said he wants to support him. pennsylvania just cant trust pat toomey. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising.

running out of time. a septa strike could start in just hours as negotiations continue. the final push. clinton's e-mail investigation is front and center with just days left before the election. what a new poll is showing tonight. coats and costumes. we have your nbc 10 first alert halloween forecast. >> announcer: nbc 10 news starts now. and right now an all-out race against the clock is under way to stop a septa strike. good evening, i'm jim rosenfield. >> i'm jacqueline london. we've learned mayor kenny is

asking for round the clock talks. negotiations have been under way in philadelphia. midnight is the deadline to reach a deal. nbc 10's drew smith joins us live in center city. drew, so many people are worried about this, they rely upon septa for transportation. where do they stand right now? >> reporter: well, we just walked out of the sheraton hotel after a news conference. here is the bottom line from that. septa wants its workers to say on the job while negotiations continue. they admit they're not close to a deal right now. but we just reached out to the union for their response to that. and a spokesman said, quote, that is ridiculous, septa has known about this for months and it is looking increasingly likely the city's transit system will be coming to a halt in just a matter of hours. a septa bus driver was still driving with a smile today. but it's unclear if she and about 5,000 other bus, trolley, and subway workers will be on the job tomorrow.