a faculty strike whoms at pennsylvania state university, cheyney west chester, million lesserville and east stroudsburg universities are part of the system. greg argos is live at west chester with how students are preparing. greg? >> reporter: nicole, like you mentioned, students are concerned about what possibly could happen tomorrow at 5:00 a.m. we're understanding that the talks have really broken down between the union and the state. in fact, the union representing the faculty here at this unit and 14 others has just stated that the state gave them a final nonnegotiable offer about an hours ago. they're reviewing it right now and will make the final decision tomorrow at 4:59 a.m. about whether or not to strike. on west chester university's campus, >> everyone is talking about it. >> reporter: the chatter among students is not about mid terms but whether or not there will be class wednesday >> we haven't been told anything. i think is like frustrating the student body. >> i hope they come to an agreement >> none of the students really know what's going on. >> reporter: what's going

a faculty strike whoms at pennsylvania state university, cheyney west chester, million lesserville and east stroudsburg universities are part of the system. greg argos is live at west chester with how students are preparing. greg? >> reporter: nicole, like you mentioned, students are concerned about what possibly could happen tomorrow at 5:00 a.m. we're understanding that the talks have really broken down between the union and the state. in fact, the union representing the faculty here at this unit and 14 others has just stated that the state gave them a final nonnegotiable offer about an hours ago. they're reviewing it right now and will make the final decision tomorrow at 4:59 a.m. about whether or not to strike. on west chester university's campus, >> everyone is talking about it. >> reporter: the chatter among students is not about mid terms but whether or not there will be class wednesday >> we haven't been told anything. i think is like frustrating the student body. >> i hope they come to an agreement >> none of the students really know what's going on. >> reporter: what's going

in our area, the strike affected cheyney, millersville, west chester, kutztown and millersville universities. >> it's fair that the teachers get a good contract. i was honestly upset they couldn't come to an agreement sooner and that they -- i think they could have avoided the strike. i'm glad that it ended. >> the full union must still ratify the full contract. time now is 4:48 on your tuesday morning. time now to get you to work. jessica boyington is joining us. she's keeping an eye on road for us. the vine street expressway. >> the vine street expressway hasn't been closed for the past week an a half. today, surprised, we were closed at least westbound and eastbound between the schuylkill expressway and broad street. they're starting to lift up some of the closures of the ramp. if you are heading out the door in the next couple of minutes, by the time you get there, everything should be clear. this is one of the things lingering in the area with the construction. the schuylkill expressway ramp to the vine street expressway. you can see we still have signs in place and flashing lights arou

in our area the strike affected cheyney, kutztown, millersville, shippensburg and west chester. we spoke to a millersville student who is glad she's back to class. >> definitely fair the teachers get a good contract but i was honestly upset they couldn't come to an agreement sooner. i think they could have avoided the strike. i'm glad that it ended. >> the full union must still ratify the new contract. >>> delaware residents are getting a look at plans to redevelop an old steel mill into state-of-the-art transit center. claymont regional transportation center will be built on the shuttered evraz steel mill. it is expected to have more parking and be pedestrian and bike friendly. trains will hit the tracks starting in 2020. >>> a ship that served in world war ii and then was later immortalized in a film will soon be part of the atlantic ocean here cape may. the coast guard plans to sink the vessel "tamaroa" on sunday. the ship will help grow a reef near cape may point by drawing large game fish. the new reef is expected to boost recreational fishing. sunday marks the 25th anniver

five of those schools are in our region, west chester, cheyney and east straussburg. >> the governor told me that talks are continuing between both sides, the union says it's back channel negotiation. classes are still cancelled at those 14 colleges. as the bells chime at west chester, you typically see thousands of students rushing to class, but today it's virtually empty on day two of this faculty strike. >> it's kind of barren, usually you can't even hear the bells right now. >> reporter: but just offcampus the picket line supported by an orchestra of students, professors here refusing to teach furious about what thigh say is an unfair contract that would add costly expenses for their health care plans. >> we're not saying ours should be cut, we're just saying how much are they going to be increased? >> tom wolf said both sides understand the gravity of the situation. >> we don't care about the families, we care about the students. >> he blames cut backs in previous administrations. >> the legislature, overwhelmingly republican legislature put a lot of money back in last year and p

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in our air ra this will affect cheyney, kutztown and west chester university. >>> well, we have talk about that yesterday morning, you may have heard about this guy at a 76ers game and uses choice word and gestures toward russell westbrook and then he curses at one of the the guard from the thunder. >> on video he insists there is more to this story. doctor richard heartway a philadelphia urologist. it shows westbrook yelling after driving to the basket, he appears to curse. you saw it right there. he is wearing an allen iverson jersey stood up in his seat and screamed at westbrook while thunder star starred at him. he ended up getting tossed at wells fargo center. >>> he says it was westbrook who initiated conn trenttation in the private post he writes not as simple as it seems. i love to scream at players and anyone who has been to the game with me knows this. part have my charm. what you may not have seen on any of the video clips is what started the whole thing which was russell westbrook saying sit down, fat boy when i stood up to boo. that was his response. you're a fan, i don'

millersville, west chester, cheyney, and cookstown. >> there will be a lot of relief there among those picket lines. >> reporter: you want to see all the excitement? that's behind us. there's no excitement here because it ended about 15 minutes ago. there were bands playing, it was quite a scene here, but those picketers, as they got notified on their phones and tablets, they are getting together to discuss the situation that came out today. the union did not release a lot of the details, but they say they conceded on salary and benefit demands to get the kids back in the classrooms and the teachers back in the classrooms, they did say 349 things that the state wanted to implement have been rescinded. at least tonight they can tell you a and certainly here at west chester where it's homecoming weekend. the strike is over, and certainly all these kids have had three days off for class, they're going to be back in class on monday. i don't think too many kids were complaining about that. but a lot of these kids were out here with their professors supporting them. i have also heard from a

in our area that includes west chester, cheyney, and kutztown. professors authorized the walk out in 5:00 wednesday morning. educators say for 16 months of no contract they are with no other choice. >> i think everybody who made this decision and voted in favor of this strike is conscious of the fact that this cause as lot of pain. we are well aware that parents are upset, believe me, we're aware of that. >> reporter: flies question the strike will disrupt classes for an unknown amount of time and there is no plan for tuition reimbursement. universities like west chester have implemented contingency lance. >> we are confident that we will be able to work with the students, with their situation and with the strike, so that they will be able to graduate. that is our objective. >> reporter: while students are visibly supporting striking professors. >> i think most people are behind the teachers. >> reporter: there are questions about how long the stoppage will last. >> i'm not sure how long this is going to be going on for. i hope, that they come to

picket line in west chester university this morning at issue are raises and health care contributions. the strike does not affect penn state or temple but does impact west chester, cheyneynew lets check the forecast with katie. >> it is looking like another very not only warm day but another receipt i thighs one. we have a beautiful sunrise shot and we will see similar shot in the east facing window in a lot of locations overlooking less ant valley hid will and high school. that burst of sunlight popping over mountain top there just beautiful. we will see partly sunny skies throughout the day but we are not seeing that as the story as temperature is, 85 degrees under that sunshine, report smashing number but temperature do decline starting tomorrow. enjoy summer while you've got it. >> absolutely, thank you you. outside still very busy. we have an accident involving various in delaware route one northbound before new castle red lion that has been moved to the shoulder, still very slow moving around that area another delaware, salem church road closed at old baltimore pike. you have to use this alternate. it vice slow where these accidents are, another one in lindenwald,

west chester university this morning. so far we've learned students at cheyney and kutztown universities should report as usual.on other affected schools here in our area. >>> meanwhile in today's nbc 10 responds, a viewer bought her husband a gift certificate for a hot air balloon ride, but when she tried to schedule a trip, went nowhere. >> after not being able to get a refund, she called the nbc 10 responds team. >> you ready? >> lee and her family love spending time-out doors. she thought she found the perfect outdoorsy gift for her husband last christmas. a hot air balloon ride. >> we were going to take a picnic lunch, do the balloon ride, make a day of it. >> reporter: she paid a company for the certificate. soren adventures. each company she called said the same thing. >> they would not accept the certificate or i was told they were completely booked. >> reporter: she says she tried dozens of hot air balloon companies before she turned back to soaring adventures for a refund. >> i felt taken advantage of, cheated, used. >> reporter: after several calls to the company and no response, she reached out to n