union were back today, david ry is live now at the windham hotel. >> reporter: neither side says they are close. they have stopped the negotiations for today. they say that the fact they are talking and continue to talk is a good sign. but union sources tell us that things are not going well. not a good sign for people who rely on septa every day. >> i'm the unlucky one, i can't go to work if they go on strike. >> a lot of people will be out of luck if they park the trolleys, trains and buses if septa goes on strike. brown says he will give commuters 24 hours notice but the smart money says the strike won't happen until after election day on tuesday.

the transit workers are backing tom wolf for governor and this strike could suppress the democratic vote depriving the numbers that wolf needs in philadelphia to carry the state. they are talking face-to-face all afternoon and union sources say that a strike is looking more likely if they don't make progress soon. union members prepare picket signs at union hall and are distributed to members throughout the city. members are preparing contingency plans. >> i have to drive or catch the regional train. it will cost much more plus you have to park, so it will be hard. >> a lot of issues for commuters to deal with. both sides will be back here talking again tomorrow and we'll know by the end of the day tomorrow if the union will

strike or not. david henry, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you david. philadelphia city council was back in session today for the first time since killing the proposed sale of the philadelphia gas works, pgw workers applauded council members as they entered the claimber this morning, they said the sale was not a solution and hearings will be held now on how best to improve the financial situation. mayor michael nutter wrote an opinion piece scolding council for their decision. he said it would have created new energy jobs and paid for repairs of aging gas mains. >> it was back on september 11th when individuals allegedly assaulted and hurled slurs at the gay couple. but the d.a. could not press hate crime charges. but today city council

unanimously approved a new hate crime bill that offers protection from criminal conduct against matters of sexual orientation and gender identity. a husband of a senator surrendered to police after allegedly stealing campaign signs belonging to republicans. vernon odom is live in middletown, delaware with the full story. >> reporter: jim, election day draws near and the gloves have come off even here in the peaceful delaware country side. >> late today middletown police released the mugshot of dana long, who surroundered to one count of misdemeanor theft, the husband of bethany hall long. a state senator. >> this video shows long clearly stealing republican signs. >> what are you doing this for? >> don't stop me.

>> those are not injure signs bud. >> these shenanigans this is business as usual but in this rural community, the voters are upset. >> i saw it on tv, a dumb move made by a frustrated man. >> i think it's pretty despicable that you have to drop to such drastic measures. another bethany hall long or her opponent john marino would answer our calls today. senator bethany long issued a statement saying he did it for love. my husband is my high school sweetheart and loves me very much, i did not realize he let campaign tactics get the better of him. i will not allow my time to be diverted from issues. more reaction from local voters.

>> if she can't stand on her voting record and they have to literally pull signs out of the ground that does not say much for her. >> my reaction, i'm shocked and appalled. because bethany has been a wonderful representative. >> dana long tonight is free on bail. live in middletown, delaware, vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you vernon. in pennsylvania, tom wolf's fresh start bus store rolled through montgomery county this afternoon. it's just five days until election day, the candidate for pennsylvania governor stopped to talk to firefighters on green street. and incumbent, tom corbett, spent the day on the western side of the state and rallied supporters in greenfield county. he encouraged them to get out and vote on november 4th. voters in new jersey can start casting their ballots at

6:00 on tuesday and polls open at 7:00 a.m. in delaware and pennsylvania. a man from spring lake, monmouth county, is suddenly in the spotlight because he was in the subject of tough talk from governor chris christie, some say was it tough talk or just plain rude. nora muchanic has the story of jim keaty. >> when he stood up with a sign telling chris christie to get people back in their homes and finish the job. >> listen, you want to have the conversation later i'm happy to have it, but until that time sit down and shut up. >> the tongue lashing has not deteared keaty. >> he will try to bully people, he will say things like sit down

and shut up. >> he wanted to address the rem grant program, that is suppose to help people raise homes and rehab. >> there was money given to new jersey for families, only 20% of that money has gone out. there is $80 million in trenton right now that could be in the hands of homeowners. >> christa is one of those people, her case is expedited, and she is still waiting. >> we are homeless and our children is outside of their home. it's not sit down and shut up. >> i'm 6'4", and a former d 1 in athletics his tactics do not tim date me. >> he took time off his job -- >> you don't know what are you talking about except to stand up when the cameras are here and i have been here when the cameras

were here and did the work. >> others think a politician with presidential ambitions should control his temper better. the pennsylvania state senator will avoid jail time despite admitting using her staff for campaign fundraising, leanna washington pleaded guilty in montgomery county court to a felony charge that gives her three months of house arrest. and she has to pay $3,000 in restitution, the 69-year-old lawmaker choked back tears and apologized for her action. she represents abington and cheltenham townships, until tomorrow, she resigned her seat. >> this looks like a standard classroom dry erase board but it's the latest tool in improving school safety. the schools in newcastle,

delaware, are the first in the region to by bullet proof white boards, they double as a last line of protection in a shooting situation. they act as shields, they were purchased by delmarva power and monroe energy. still to come on "action news" tonight, buy and sell with safety in mind. a local police department creates a special zone for people to make transactions. >> halloween came early at one assisted living facility in cherry hill, i'll have the story coming up. >> after two days in the 70s today, feeling like october, i'm tracking a december-like chill and rain for your weekend. eagles putting in the game plan for the houston texans, jeff skversky has that story when "action news" continues tonight.

in pennsylvania, a montgomery county police department set up a safe zone for people that use websites like craigslist to buy and sell items. the conshohocken police department is offering their parking lot as an area where you can make the actual transaction. many people that use websites to buy and sell are concerned about going to a stranger's house. it has surveillance and an emergency phone and police officers inside of the building. low income seniors have a place to call home in the roxborough section of philadelphia. they cut the ribbon on the fa fairthorn today. it's close to transportation and shopping, it's a multimilli

multimillion-dollar project. halloween came one day early to cherry hill, new jersey. it was a fine time for the young and young at heart. katherine scott has that story. no tricks in cherry hill and plenty of familiar characters. he is my favorite super hero, even this run away christmas elf, the gang was here as they suited up for halloween fun with residents. massimo came as mater. >> why did you want to be him for alcohol one? >> because he is a tow truck. they helped to organize this

event with their children and the halloween spirit spread quickly, it brings me back to when i used to take my kids out. our kids love it and some kids were transplants and they weren't around their grandparents this is really wonderful for them. >> as the bags filled up it was hard to resist. some had good intentions with diving in with little success. >> you have to wait until you get home. the kidded got practice for trick or treating on halloween and everyone left here with a smile. >> when the little kids come in, it automatically puts a light on your face. making it an even happier your face. making it an even happier halloween. newspapers speak out. tom corbett has been something of a disaster. tom corbett cut spending on education by a billion dollars... it's time for a change. elect tom wolf, and you'll get the type of governor we haven't seen for a while...

...one who looks out for average, hard-working pennsylvanians. it's wolf who has solid ideas for bringing in new business and for boosting the economy. tom wolf for governor, a fresh start for pennsylvania.

in macarthur's world, he opposes new laws to ensure women receive equal pay for equal work. and macarthur opposes a woman's right to choose backed by a group that would outlaw abortion even for rape and incest. for us in the real world, aimee belgard. aimee will fight for equal pay and protect a woman's right to choose. aimee belgard's on our side. i'm aimee belgard and i approve this message. eagles need to get back on track against the texans. >> the turnovers and many, many

more issues, eagles coach, chip kelly made headlines, like we are from philadelphia and we fight. kelly is trying to get his eagles to fight back against the texans. jaime apody has more on the king of one liners. >> with an innovative offense and his unique approach to training chip kelly is a hot topic in the nfl. on the field is he poker faced. in the press conference he is -- take a look. >> i love texans and oregon guys, just run with it. one with it. >> how about jeff mayo who played for both. >> he is the daily double. >> he will play safety sunday if nate allen's am string is not healed enough. but who is neil wolf? >> it's for him to start every

game and have 27,000 picks and he has not -- when it comes to the player's injuries, i'm not dr. miyagi, and i can't touch his leg and make him better. tell me who can play and who can't play. >> well, wax on and wax off and wax poetically, the eagles are as healthy now as they have been all year. >> if are you not watching the karate kid, check out eagles game day 11:30 a.m., and game day final after "action news" at 11:00. the flyers have gone from cold to hot just like that, and they will try to keep it going in tampa, the flyers are looking for their third straight win in

the nhl, craig berube going for the hot hand, emory will make his third straight start, he has won all the flyers games so far but winning in tampa is a whole other story, the flyers have not won down there in three years. the sixers were expected to be pushovers this year, lost their first of many games. but they showed some fight. they got within 4 in the final five minutes but couldn't keep pace, they head home saturday for the home opener against miami. dick allgire allen may get into the

hall-of-fame finally. we'll see -- >> joins win game 7 in the world series, madison bundgaardner pitched five last night to win the world series and they are celebrating. they have won three of their last five world series. just a regular guy, a quiet guy, an interesting story, got married in his backyard wearing jeans and as a present he bought his wife a cow. >> what? >> a cow. >> just a regular guy. >> we learned details about a guy that has a regular event to help kids have a happier holiday, the toys for kids motorcycle ride had a press conference at penn's landing. it takes place sunday morning starting at spring gardidn't and columbus boulevard and ending at starting at spring gardidn't and columbus boulevard and ending at 22nd a

ryan costello went into politics. in 2001, doctor manan trivedi joined the marines. trivedi served as a battlefield surgeon in iraq. costello served himself by voting to raise his own pay. and while trivedi cared for patients in pennsylvania, costello gave millions in government contracts to his campaign contributors -even as he cut funding for child abuse prevention. in congress, only trivedi will do what's right for you. i'm manan trivedi, and i approve this message.

you want cold, cold weather in early november. get ready. >> the first weekend of november, i almost said december, because that is what it will feel like. it felt like october today. stormtracker 6 live double scan showing dry conditions out there. taking a look at the center city skyline, the sunset at 6:01, sunday night the sun will be setting at 4:58 eastern standard time. yes. hello november. the accuweather highlights show we'll have a cool halloween, a damp saturday and then a very windy sunday. the halloween forecast though,

more treats than tricks, mostly cloudy and a little bit of drizzle at the shore but generally dry, at 5:00, 56 degrees and by 9:00, 50 degrees, good idea to bundle up. not a good idea for the skimpy halloween costumes. >> we are looking at win gusts on sunday at 40 miles per hour, the morning windchills in the 30s and afternoon windchills in the low 40s on sunday p so today not too bad. 56 in philadelphia, allentown 51 and millville 56 and trenton 53 and wilmington 52 degrees, satellite 6 along with action radar showing clouds in the region but there are two separate lows that are having an impact on the warm, they stay separate and we see sunshine in the morning and increasing clouds in the afternoon and 58 degrees, winds are out of the

northeast and the easterly flow brings in more clouds and perhaps drizzle by the evening, future tracker showing saturday morning looking wet along the i-95 corridor and areas south and east at 8:00 in the morning, it will gradually dry out and the rain will be moving out by saturday evening and sunday will be dry, so the weekend storm on saturday, we'll be getting the rain and the low pressure is separate and what happens on sun though, they join forces and the low pressure deepens and intensifies well to the north and east. that will bring us some strong wind gusts on sunday, you'll hear the winds and feel the winds and you'll want to bundle up. seasonably cool and 34 in the suburbs and the exclusive accuweather forecast, halloween we start with sun and increasing clouds with a high of 58 degrees, saturday it will be

cool and damp. 54 degrees and don't forget to fall back one hour as we end daylight savings time. wind whipped and a high of 51 degrees, it gets milder on monday 57 degrees, election day should be fine, nice and mild, partly sunny and 65 and wednesday 66 and thursday the possibility of showers, temperatures dropping down to 62 degrees, so a dose of cold air for the weekend, but it won't be lasting long. breaking news from the poconos, the 48 day search for eric frein is over, he has been captured. police have been looking for him most recently in barrett township. of course eric frein, shot and killed corporal bryan dixon, allegedly. the big story here, eric frein,

suspected cop killer has been caught tonight. we'll have the complete story at 11:00 and before then we'll put everything we know on 6abc.com. world news tonight is next with david muir, "action news" continues on phl 17 and please join us for "action news" on channel 6 at 11:00 for an "action news" investigation, wendy saltzman looks at a problem with septa buss that is putting pedestrians in danger. >> septa buses tell us these mirrors are responsible for dozens of these accidents and even pedestrian deaths. we have a grieving family after a 29-year-old woman was killed. >> and for the entire "action news" team i'm jim gardner, we hope you'll join us for "action news" at 11:00 tonight.

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welcome to "world news tonight." the deadly plane crash in the heartland. smashing into a building at the airport. the pilot, moments before the crash. >> just lost the left engine. >> we're on the scene tonight. the lava emergency and now the national guard called in. meteorologist rob marciano is right there. the governor's demand. telling that nurse to take a blood test now to prove she doesn't have ebola. if she's now out on her bike. how far is too far? what happens in vegas doesn't stay on vegas when caught on tape by the fbi. you'll see it here. and the science experiment, that explosion, and now, the new warning tonight.