. >> that was the union president of the transit workers union local 234 this tuesday morning. the union's roughly 5,000 workers are now on strike. shutting down the septa bus, trolley, subway service until further notice. the union president says members will not report to their shift today, instead, they'll show up to the picket line. now, in that early morning press conference, the union said the two sides are very far apart on many points, most importantly pension and healthcare benefits. they are also haggling over work rules. now, local 234 and septa haven't been negotiating through the weekends, continued yesterday to no avail. so now the 900,000 rides a day, septa buses, trolleys, subways, usually provide, have come to a halt. >> we couldn't come to an agreement on certain things, simple things, as far as bathroom breaks, lunchtime operators, scheduling, operator fatigue, things of that sort. so we couldn't even come to any kind of agreement. so we'll strike as of right now. >> we ask our riders continue making plans for travel alternatives to prepare themselves for the

pat condon for local union 34 representing the folks that got the job done. sent all units fit with local 261, labor union, with the operating engineers the carpenters, have to talk about that. thank you so much, pat. >>[applause] >> good afternoon joe when i think david golden state bridge and the authority for allowing me to speak. i heard a lot of talk. eight years in planning and 2.5 years to get the work done. so you know, all the trades are involved in this project and dave told me to and 1000 work hours out here and one twisted ankle which is a testament to his company for safety and keeping folks out of trouble. as somebody who's had to help folks with their lives back together when somebody has been hurt or killed on a job i really appreciate it. overall project and be doing with the bay bridges since it first started glad to see it's finishing up now. i'm really happy and happy for trades and old job you think about it. desmond one real serious accident out there and no fatalities could we really appreciate that. us guys in the trades. thank you, all

that announcement was made this morning by the local union officials. the workers say they want the public's support and wouldn't want to mess up anyone's hol plans. the union is helping the workers, who are seeking union rights and a fifteen dollar per hour wage. now fox5 weather 24/7 the system that brought showers and mountain snow around southern nevada is moving off to the east tonight. skies have cleared out and temperatures will be in the 40s overnight. look for plenty of sunshine on tuesday with high clouds drift across the area on wednesday with temperatures holding in the mid 60s. it will turn breezy with 10 to 20 mph winds around the las vegas valley. thanksgiving is looking great with plenty of sunshine and highs in the low 60s on thursday. we'll stay dry through the weekend with temperatures closed captioning closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning will resume closed captioning will resume shortly a pair of turkeys are getting special treatment ahead of their big day this week. why one of them is being named after a las vega

but last night they released a statement blaming local union 354 for halting progress was made. saying they offered enhanced pension increase of 8% and health care cost per week $8 to $41 a week for a cadillac health care plan. and it was all through the five year contract. minutes ago like you said. local 234 president, willy brown released a scathing response to septa saying they stone walled negotiations for months and did not utter a ward during the first 16 hours of negotiations and the union has been prepared to bargain day and night and will not apologize to try to keep quality health care for our members and their families and talking about suspending the strike for election day, work to get a settlement now. words are exchanged but not at the negotiatiing table. we know there are people in the sheridan and we hear maybe 11:00 is when they would get back at the table. we know that septa has negotiators there and we have personally not seen anybody from sitting notice lobby i can tell you, but hoping to get back to the table after seeing the responses and statements we ex

that is the center of the labor dispute with the teamsters local union number 633. the superintendent for saying there were contract issues and that services could be affected. parents were quickly notified. the school says if the strike does happen, it likely will not start for at least three weeks. but they are already working on backup plans and some parents are working to organize a carpool system. >> we are not quite sure what that will all mean but currently we are looking at traffic routes and that sort of thing, how we would get that many many students into our schools. we will get through this one way or another but it will be because we have great families and great kids. ray: first student does provide bus services with several other school districts in the state but right now this potential , strike would only affect timberlane and hampstead. school officials say if there is a strike it could happen on very short notice. reporting live in manchester ray from the elections and new , hampshire is getting a lot of attention from the campaigns. republican no

septa thought it was progress, but it's the local union transport workers' union that put a halt to the talks. after what began as an optimistic day on wednesday, it ended at 11 boston p.m. with ths breaking down. they are committed to continuing bargaining in good faith and maintaining an agreement with the union. congressman bob brady confirmed who sides made progress that was reported by dwight evans. the union wants pension reform and changes because of driver fatigue. septa said she enhanced the pensions by a% of they said they need to pay more for their health plan. all these have to be done within the septa budget on restaurants. on constraints. again, they are expected to have talks resume sometime today again here at the sheraton where they have been holding those. again, it is day three of the strike. another thing that is mentioned in the septa statement is in regards to election day, saying they are going to do an injunction to make sure trr septa workers -- there are septa workers that it is moving on election day. >>> and channel 6 "action news." >> long lines are the no n

>> reporter: not since midnight when the local union transit workers union 234 made a statement sayinghat they were on strike. however, they did say that they were going to continue to negotiate throughout the morning. septa for their part says that they are ready and willing as well but they are still miles and miles apart on these issues. take a look at this video. this is going to be a common sight for everybody across the city. those are picketers striking workers at bustleton and ben. now more than 5700 local twu234 workers. septa suggested they work. the president willie brown said they had to draw a line in the sand after two years of negotiating. brown said they did agree on a few minor things. driver fatigue however is still an issue and so he is healthcare but the main sticking point is pensions. yesterday sources said both sides were tens of millions of dollars apart on this issue and a source said last night management gets a pension on full pay while union workers get a pension on partial pay and that is the deal breaker. now, brown did address the media just after midnigh

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((denise valdez)) >> and on saturday joe biden rallied clinton supporters at a local union headquarters. he told workers clinton would work to protect worker's rights and her economic plan would help cut the cost of child care. were barely a week away from the general election. we are your election headquarters -- stay with 8 news now on air and online at las vegas now dot com./// ((dave courvoisier)) >>> heads up on a closure on the i-15 starting this week. i-15 will close in both directions between craig road and speedway boulevard. the closures will take place between 9 p-m and 5 a-m sunday through thursday night until november 10th. it's all part of a project to widen the stretch of highway from four to six travel lanes while installing new lighting, signs and landscaping. ((denise valdez)) >>> great night for all of those trick or treaters tonight. mostly clear skies and calmer winds. breezes earlier have subsided around the region giving way to a nice halloween day and night. expecting temps to cool off to the 60's by nightfall and temps are actually 10 degrees cooler than yesterd

union and septa. this is video from ten minutes ago, there you see septa leaders walking into local 234 the union that's where they are going to make the signatures. the talks between the union and septa had to be halted because power went out in the sheraton, so both sides went back to their respectful headquarters. the latest proposal had salary increases and enhanced pension plan, to off set the costs, the union would have to pay $120 more a month for human being. the chairman of septa would not give specifics, but they said they needed to go to the union and both sign before they say it is done. we spoke to him about an hour ago when he arrived at septa met quarts, here's what he had to say. >> we agree in principle. without dwight evans, we would still be sitting around. dwight was the catylist getting this done. our guys on staff did a magnificent job negotiating and willie worked hard he wanted a settlement and it is great for our riders. >> reporter: give -- giving credit to a lot of leaders that were around the table. an injunction would force the worker to go back to work, but that was denied

several issues, stalled negotiations late tuesday night sending hundreds members of the transport local unions 234 to the picket line. at issue health care pension gaps and breaks between groups and shifts. twu president willie brown spoke moments after declaring a strike. >> we could not come to an agreement on certain things, simple things, as far as, bathroom breaks, lunchtime for operators, you know, scheduling, operator fatigue things of that sort. we could not come to any kind of agreement so we are on strike as of of right the now. >> reporter: brown returned tuesday afternoon, representing about 5,000, twu members. he did not the comment on where negotiations stand at this point in time but as of tuesday at 12:01 a.m. he says two sides were still farrah part. >> we have economic issues as far as pensions, you have health care, you also have things like i said, when it comes to driver fatigue. >> reporter: thousands of passengers are left scrambling as buses, trolleys and trains remain off-duty. while twu members go on duty on the picket line. we can certainly tell you that this septa s

however, after positive turns, the local union has brought the negotiations to a halt. at the direction of septa boorksd the authority has addressed these negotiations with the utmost urgency from the start. septa's negotiating team has bargained in good faith with the union, presented fair offers, and quickly and thoughtfully responded to all proposals. we'll continue to stay here as negotiations happen. it could end tonight. it could go into tomorrow morning. regardless, nbc10 will be here. reporting life in center city, brandon hudson, nbc10 news. >> as you heard from brandon's statement, there is no deal yet, but we already know who the winners and losers are. >> let's see. there's lyft, uber, taxis and parking garages all coming out ahead. but commuters, students, sports fans, and some business owners are all taking an l. >> denise nakano is live at the wells fargo center where the flyers play tonight and the fans had to find another way to get to the game. >> reporter: that's right. fans just leaving the game. it just ended. they're always encouraged to take publi

the local teacher's union and school district say they support the teacher's stance. >> >>> here in san francisco, it's been more than 30 days since the feds came out with a list of more than 200 reforms for the san francisco police department. how are they doing? >> we've got nothing about -- stays errors are not on -- tasers are not on the table, but body cameras should be on officers at the end of the month. a by he is training for all officers is -- a bias training for all officers is in place. >>> straight ahead, cold weather hitting the bay area, and rain expected to hit as we get closer to the weekend. >> brittany >>> chilly temperatures, frost, rain coming. lots to talk about. tonight, we'll start with frost advisories by the time you wake up, lots of sun by 9:00 a.m., 40s and 50s by 9:00 a.m. we will stay in the 50s as we go into the rest of symptom, but warm up by friday -- tomorrow, but we warm up by friday. temperatures expected expected to drop between 32-37 with frost advisory from 3:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. protection your sensitive plants, and then your 7-day forecast shows

. >> that was the union president for the transit workers union local 234 this tuesday morning. the unions roughly 5,000 work remembers now on strike. shutting down septa bus, trolley, subway service until further notice. the union president says members will not report for their shift today instead they'll show up to the picket lines, in that early morning press conference, the union says the two sides are far apart on many point, including pension, healthcare benefits as well as work rules, local 234 and septa had been negotiating through the weekends, it continued yesterday, but now the 900,000 ride a day septa trolley, subways, buses usually provide have come to a halt. >> we couldn't come it an agreement on certain things, simple things, as far as bathroom breaks, lunchtime operators, scheduling, on the or fatigue, things that far sort. we couldn't come to any kind of agreement. we'll strike as of right now. >> we ask our riders continue making plans for travel, alternatives to prepare themselves for the possibility of a significant service disruption. >> now, mayor jim kenn

a tentative deal has been struck with septa and local union. many worried this strike could have affected voting in pennsylvania if it kept voters from the polls. >>> hillary clinton cleared again by the fbi. director james comey doing something else that's unprecedented. this time comey right on the eve of the election saying the e-mails have been through and there's nothing there. the question for him, did comey cross the line? we will ask a former fbi senior intelligence official next. if your sneezes are a force to be reckoned with... you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec® for powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin®. because it starts working faster on the first day you take it. try zyrtec®. muddle no more®. >>> all right. you have a real war going on in iraq and in syria. we're going to talk about the implications for the two major offenses and you have the political war here on the eve of the election. fbi director james comey going again in a breach of protocol to congress and saying clinton will not

pat condon for local union 34 representing the folks that got the job done. with local 261, labor union, with the operating engineers the carpenters, have to talk about that. thank you so much, pat. >>[applause] >> good afternoon joe when i think david golden state bridge and the authority for allowing me to speak. i heard a lot of talk. eight years in planning and 2.5 years to get the work done. so you know, all the trades are involved in this project and dave told me to and 1000 work hours out here and one twisted ankle which is a testament to his company for safety and keeping folks out of trouble. as somebody who's had to help folks with their lives back together when somebody has been hurt or killed on a job i really appreciate it. overall project and be doing with the bay bridges since it first started glad to see it's finishing up now. i'm really happy and happy for trades and old job you think about it. desmond one real serious accident out there and no fatalities could we really appreciate that. us guys in the trades. thank you, all. >>[applause] >>

local union leader, chuck jones, says even though he didn't vote for trump, he's hopeful when presidentump will come through. >> you expect him to live by what he said on the campaign? >> my expectation is to live up to what he promised. >> reporter: they voted for donald trump believing it could save their job? >> correct. >> reporter: a lifelong democrat voted for trump. his answers surprise me. do you believe he can stop that place from closing? >> i don't believe he's going to stop that one. maybe in the future. nobody knows what's in the future. >> reporter: why not that one? >> corporate greed, plain and simple. >> reporter: paul voted for trump and he has hope. sort of. >> i try to be optimistic, but realistic at the same time. >> reporter: what does that mean? >> save at least some of the jobs. i don't think -- if they sent just half the jobs, they could make more money, which is all they are after. >> reporter: carrier has not issued a statement regarding the election of donald trump. they have said in regard to the move, they are doing all they can to lessen the blow to its em

now, the union president says his roughly 5,000 members will not report to work today, instead, they'll go to the picket lines, local 234 and septa had been negotiating through the weekend, they continue to do so yesterday, to no avail. and early morning press conference, the union says that the two sides are still far apart on pension, healthcare, and as well as work rules. >> we have economic issues as far as pensions, you have the healthcare, you also have things like i said come to driver fatigue, maybe do something to not have operators run down the street half asleep. >> we're staying at the bargaining table, and we're going to make sure that everyone stays talking. and that's the only thing that we did do. >> septa went onto re less this statement reading in part that the union president, quote, walk away from contract offer that would have provided his members pay raises, and enhance pension benefits, maintain healthcare coverage levels, continue job security, while also remaining fair, and affordable, for the taxpayers and riders who fund septa. now, mayor jim kenney obviously concerned about this strike, h

local union leader chuck jones says even though he didn't vote for trump he's still hopeful when presidentill come through. you expect him to live by -- >> my expectation is for him to live up to what he promised. >> reporter: mike is one of them. live long democrat he voted for trump. his answer surprised me. >> do you believe that donald trump can stop that place from closing? >> i don't believe he's going to stop that one. maybe in the future, you know. nobody knows what the future is. >> reporter: why not that one? why count you stop that one >> corporate greed. >> reporter: paul also voted for trump and he does have hope. sort of. >> i try to be optimistic but realistic at the same time. >> reporter: what does that mean? >> he can save some of the jobs. because i don't think -- if they send just half the jobs they can make morgan which is all they are after. >> martin, so interesting to hear from those folks. so, i mean, how are they feeling now that the dust settled. do they feel help remorse voting for him, still happy, was it a gamble? where are they? >> reporter: they believe and

union workers will cast their vote on the five year tentative agreement that local 234 union leaders made with septa. willie brown said he is proud with the negotiated contract and if septa had more money they would be negotiating. he said septa doesn't have the money. the 6 day strike ended in time for the election day. septa filed a back to work injunction that loomed over workers head. in a letter, to the members, 234 president willie brown said some members feel they should have gotten more. he under members to ignore false information to those opposed to the deal and outlined what they secured in the agreement, wage increases of 10.5% and pension increases 15% higher and cadillac healthcare coverage with employee contributions. on average they make 6 60 to $80,000 a year. brown said he is not telling members how to vote, and to do what is best for their families. but they could lose what they secured in the tentative agreement they could be forced to go back to the bargaining table if the vote does not go through. at the end of the day we should know what the vote is, reporting

local union leader chuck jones said he is still hopeful when president, trump will come through. >> yout him to live by what he said on the campaign? >> my expectation is for him to live up to what he promised. they voted for donald trump believing it could save their job. >> reporter: mike fugate is one of them. a lifelong democrat, voted for trump but his answers surprised me. do you think donald trump can stop the place from closing? >> i don't believe he's going to stop that one, maybe in the future. nobody knows what the future is. >> reporter: why not that one? why couldn't he stop that one? >> corporate greed, plain and simple. >> reporter: paul also voted for trump and he does have hope, sort of. >> i try to be optimistic but realistic at the same time. >> reporter: what does that mean? >> save at least some of the jobs. because if they just sent half of the jobs, they could make more money which is all they're after. >> reporter: hasn't stated regarding the outcome of the election but the shutdown of the plant and saying it wasn't a decision they made easily and say to try to e

. >> reporter: keith williams is the executive director of tennessee's largest local teacher's union, and he believes parents are often hoodwinked by charters. >> reporter: it sounds to me like you're saying parents shouldn't have a choice. they aren't smart enough to know where their kid should go to school. >> i'm saying that some parents are not capable, are not capable of determining venues that will be the most advantageous for their children. that's a fact. >> reporter: teacher's unions have long opposed charters, which-- in most cases-- can hire and fire teachers at will, and williams believes charters have harmed public education as a whole. >> if we did not have the competitive, economic interests of these self-serving entrepreneurs in charters, public schools would be in better condition. they would be more academically sound-- certainly, more financially sound. >> reporter: but for parents such as kimberly mcneal, there is no debate. she even moved just so she could easily get her daughters, cassidy and kai, to a nearby charter school, vision prep. >> me coming from a memph

. >> city buses, subways and trolleys no longer carrying passengers after local union decided to go on strike. we will have team coverage of what you need to know before you head out the door, stay with us. this is an individual who mocked a disabled reporter... i don't know what i said, ahh... who attributed a reporter's questions to her menstrual cycle. trump: blood coming out of her...wherever. he is not a person who is equipped in temperament, judgment or character to lead our troops. donald trump has created a toxic atmosphere pitting one group against another. he's a mexican. claiming a person can't do the job because of their race is sort of like the textbook definition of a racist comment. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> septa is on strike, many of you to have find a different way to get to work and kids to will school now that the union leaders decided to walk off the job. >>> also, bill cosby heading back to courtroom later today, his defense attorneys trying to get the judge not to allow his accusers on the stand. >>> also get re

members of the local labor unions were also there in support. this time... speaking of the stadium... sheldon adelson... the man behind the stadium... was named along with his wife and fellow casino owners phil ruffin and steve wynn... to donald trump's inaugural committee. they're finance vice-chairs. that's the committee that's in charge of planning the inauguration and all of the events surrounding it./// ((dave courvoisier)) >>> both sides gave opening statements in court today... clark county school district. it's a story you'll see only on 8 news now.. the bullying case is the first ever involving ccsd to go to trial. karen castro has been in the courtroom all day... and joins us now with what's unfolded so far.. karen? ((karen castro)) attorneys representing two families say ccsd failed to notify the parents... after one of two victims reported the bullying to school administrators. they alsol investigation all which they say is against the law and school policy. during opening statements, attorneys laid out a 6-month timeline of when the bullying occ

transport local union 234 say it increases wages by 10.5 percent ever last five years. board chairman or vice chairman will now approve the ratified contract. >>> president-elect donald trump will pay 25 million-dollar to settle three lawsuit, related to trump university. during the campaign, mr. trump vowed he would not settle but that is what he did on friday. more than 150 students say real estate investment courses were a fraud with fees up to $35,000 pushing many in debt. all student will get at least half of their money back. >>> meanwhile president-elect trump and transition team will meet with former g.o.p. nominee mitt romney today. this meeting will take place at mr. trump's golf resort in bedminster, new jersey. president-elect is spending this week working on filling his cabinet. as kenneth craig reports, recent loyal list have been picked for key administrations. >> reporter: president-elect donald trump got a warm welcome friday evening at the luxury golf club in new jersey that bears his name. he tweeted we will be working all weekend in choosing the grea

the nearly 5,000 union workers who walked off the job earlier this month voted and agreed upon a new five-year contract. a big deal tonight. the localransit union calls this vote big win. the union says the new contract has better pension formula and a good wage increase. >>> on your radar tonight, 70 beautiful and wonderful degrees and then snow. all in one weekend. meteorologist scott williams here with that forecast at 11:00. >> hi there, lucy. >> hi. >> it's november, buckle up, roller coaster temperatures ahead for the upcoming weekend. it was beautiful friday though the high temperature in philadelphia 70 degrees. we'll likely do it again tomorrow. right now still pretty comfortable. 52. the average by the way for this time of year in philadelphia right now is in the mid 50s. so 52 in philadelphia. 55 right now pittsburgh. chicago 40. freezing 32 degrees in minneapolis. 20s and teens once you move into sections of the plains. so as we go hour by hour, tomorrow morning not that bad. temperatures in the 40s. by the afternoon, mid to upper 60s. close to 70 degrees by 1:00 o'clock in philadelphia. and then as we move toward the ev

. >> city buses, subways, trolleys, in longer carrying passengers after local union decided to go on strike. this morning we have team coverage of what you need to know before you head out the door, we will be right back. robert kearney: i fought for my country in kosovo and iraq, and i've been a republican all my life. but i'm the father of three girls. i can't stand hearing donald trump call women pigs, dogs, and bimbos...and i sure don't want my daughters hearing it. i want my girls to grow up proud and strong, in a nation where they're valued and respected. donald trump's america is not the country i fought for. so, i'm voting for hillary clinton. hillary clinton: i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. i'fios is not cable. we're wired differently.his message. we guarantee to make switching easier. we' show up on time. you're right on time. as promised, to install fios and set up the wi-fi that janet, jamie, jenny, jemma and jasmine need on their birthday. thank you. for all their new devices. you want a piece of cake? you can't break me. switching to fios is easier than

as a member of the uaw local 838 and board member of what is now veridian credit union, adams saw an opportunity to bring the two organizations together to fill a need. that became the first of 34 free, annual thanksgiving dinners in waterloo. this year, the 35th mike and leona adams thanksgiving dinner is scheduled for the uaw local 838 union hall. "mike and leona's legacy of service- oriented, community leadership is an example for all of us," said veridian's president and ceo monte berg. "where they saw a need, they saw an opportunity to serve. we're honored to continue their tradition." this year, veridian and retirees of the uaw local 838 are planning again to provide more than 1,000 free, meals. although mike and leona have both since passed, many of their family members will serve plates of turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, corn, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie. an estimated 700 people are expected at the union hall, while the northeast iowa area agency on aging delivers another 350 plates to current meals on wheels recipients. in addition to a free meal, check from ce

union and septa. this is video from ten minutes ago, there you see septa leaders walking into local 234 the union that's where they are going to make the signatures. the talks between the union and septa had to be halted because power went out in the sheraton, so both sides went back to

. >> reporter: the president of the local border patrol union. >> the type of fencing used in limited. >> reporter: not just to stop smuggling but also to save lives. crossing the border can be dangerous, even deadly. at least 924 migrants have been found dead in arizona over the last five years. and 40 percent were found near. >> if you're aware you have this lawlessness in your area, and you care about your community and you care about your land, wouldn't you want better protection? >> reporter: there are pockets of private land it. came to the forefront in santa cruz county in 2008 when the border patrol was building this fence in nogales. the county assessor says some landowners sued but the federal government won. and it could shape future fence projects. >> it would be a battle, but they would keep the land, using the case law in santa cruz county. >> reporter: that means the an act of congress to pass a bill taking back part of this tribal land. >>> sparks and flames shooting out of that guy's pants pocket. here's another angle. he's trying to pull they, cigarette out of his pa

committed to strike in the coming days -- but officials with the "service employees international union local 1" did not specify which day it will start. . it's not clear how a strike could affect operations at o'hare -- which is one of the country's busiest airports... and triple-a predicts this will be an especially busy year for thanksgiving travel. north carolina is offering up to leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for starting wildfires in the state. governor pat mccrory making that announcement from an evacuated town. dry conditions are causing the fires to spread -- and bring down air quality across the region. more than 200 people have already been hospitalized in the south with breathing difficulties. major snowfall in denver causing some traffic problems... both directions of interstate 70 were closed for hours thursay accidents involving nearly two dozen vehicles. the snow is the first in denver in more than 200 days -- and comes a bit later compared to previous first snowfalls in the area. some ski resorts have even had toss to weather weather we started off

service employees international union local 1 officials say they'll announce the date of their strike at 10 this morning. about 500 workers committed to a strike after a vote last thursday. they work mainly for private contractors and are seeking union rights and a $15 per hour wage. this morning... the long-running standoff over an oil pipeline in north dakota is intensifying. angelica joins us from the newsroom with the latest. at least one person was arrested in north dakota, in what police are calling a riot over the controversial dakota access pipeline. police clashed with protestors over a bridge on a state highway yesterday. officers used tear gas and water cannons in below freezing temperatures to turn back the protestors. police estimated 400 people tried to cross the bridge. protesters have been trying to stop the construction of the the project will hurt the environment and destroy some historic native-american sites. jessob and rob back to you. well drop to around 20 in the city by morning, 15 outside of the city. mostly sunny and cold on monday with a high in the middle 3

hearing today in state court but it has been sent to federal court could a lawyer for the teamsters union local 633 says drivers won't strike until monday, november 28, at the earliest, and they would give plenty of notice to schools. now looking at whether. you are looking at hampton beach this noon. we want to send things over to kevin skarupa with a look at the weekend weather. kevin: will be 4 degrees above normal. that will likely be the last day we are above normal for a while to colder air. building a good huge change in the weather after the middle of the weekend. in the time being, clouds releasing in the north country. 50's, a lot of seven spots approaching or even besting 60 degrees this afternoon. a line of showers will approach early sunday morning. much colder air that starts to build in. from there, everything changes for the first half of next week. details and future test in a few minutes. erin: firefighters are still at the scene of a huge blaze at a cider company. crews responded around 8:00 this morning. the building was engulfed in flames. note injuries have been reported.

representatives from septa and the transportation workers union local 234 met sunday for negotiationsnter city. the t wu says it is close real close to making a deal with septa. the city filed anning injunction to force septa to run on election day, a court hearing for that request is also expected later this morning. >>> a magnitude 5.0 shakes central oklahoma. the earthquake hit near one of the world's key oil hubs and police say there is quite a bit of damage in that area. we're told the quake was less than four miles deep but felt as far away as iowa and illinois. >>> after a promising start, the eagles are heading in the wrong direction right now after a disappointing loss to new york, it was a heart fault game. in the end, eagles couldn't get it done losing 28-23. some players talked to our cameras after the game. >> i think the energy is there. the focus and preparation. to myself, i'm going to, i got to dig deep. we need that >> we're halfway through, a lot of football to play. we're coming pack home. and so, you look around the league right now, we're not in the spot we want

. >>> nearly 500 union workers who walked off the job earlier this month voted and agreed upon a new five-year deal. the local transit union caused the vote a big win. union says the new contract has a better pension formula and a good wage increase. >>> this morning, we're getting a clearer vision of who president-elect trump will have by his side when he enters the oval office. trump chose three men to serve as part of his cabinet and he'll meet with mitt romney one of his biggest critics who could be in the running to be secretary of state. he's selected mikely pompeo to lead the cia, jeff sessions for attorney general and general michael flynn as national security advisor. this comes with quite a bit of controversy, in 1986, jute judiciary committee represent represented him as judge. he faced allegations that he called the naacp unamerican and referred to a black attorney as a boy. >> they're to still troubling and the idea that jeff sessions is just because he's a senator he should get through without a series of tough questions, particularly given those early things? no way. >>> democratic massachusett

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"service employees international union local 1" announcing today 500 workers will strike starting november 29th... that announcement was made this morning outside the airport -- which is one of the busiest in the country. the workers say they want the public's support and wouldn't want to mess up anyone's holiday plans. meanwhile -- drivers who use eastbound i-94 will notice a pleasant change tomorrow... the zipper merge near sunny slope road and lanes will be shifted onto the new pavement. that means all three lanes will now open -- which is expected to ease regular backups in that area. "we only had two-thirds capacity on a freeway system that was already nearing capacity." "the good news is you're going to see a great improvement to your flow of traffic eastbound on i- 94." d-o-t officials say even though quite a bit of work remains on the zoo interchange project -- they merge" during construction. a building collapsed on north farwell this morning during demolition...no injured but the event shook up the street and its neighboring business julie collins joins us live on north farwell w

baggage handlers, janitors, cabin cleaners trying to organize with a help of a local union and raisewages to 15 bucks an hour. union presidents saying they do not expect to shut down the airport you but you can expect disruption. heather: to fox news alert. we're following shock and anger this morning as four police officers are ambushed in shootings across three states in less than 24 hours. three officers shot in florida and missouri are expected to survive but one of the shootings was deadly. a san antonio detective was gunned down while writing a traffic ticket. police saying that the man seen in this surveillance picture could have information about the crime. >> been advised communications advised that officer make as traffic stop he or she is to have cover. heather: casey stiegel live for us in dallas. casey, how did this shootings unfold in san phone yo? reporter: heather we're learning a little bit more. it happened ironically not far at all from san antonio police headquarters in downtown san antonio yesterday morning when the 50-year-old police officer had executed a traff

the transit workers union local 234 officially went on strike at 12:01 this morning. operators dropped off their last passengers and returned to the depo effectively shutting down septa bus, trolley, subway service until further notice, the union president says his roughly 5,000 members will not report to their shift today, instead, show up to the picket line. now local 234 and septa had n been negotiating through the the weekends, continued yesterday to no avail. then early morning press conference, the union said the two sides are still very far apart on many points, including, pensions, healthcare, as well as work rules. >> we have economic issues as far as pensions, you have healthcare, you also have things like i said come to fatigue, need to do something to not have operators run down the street half asleep. we are staying at the bargaining table, and we're going to make sure that everyone stays talking. and that's the only thing that we can do. >> we're told no positive negotiations have taken place here at the sheridan in center city philadelphia, in the meanti

i'd like to think twu local president willie brown for the union leadership and working hard to find common ground that loued us to reach a settlement today. this has been a long few days here. i think we have people in this room that did a great job bringing it all together. i can't talk enough about dwight and willie and working this out the last two or three days. thank you all for coming this morning. we hope to ride the system home around 5:00. is that correct, jeff? >> it takes us most of the day to completely get up to full service levels.ç by tomorrow morning, the start of service we should be good. >> can people get them now? >> it's hit or miss. employees, we'll activate a route. over the course of the day service will come back up. >> as of right now, employees could start reporting for duty, whatever their job is? >> correct. >> should be able to get a bus home for the p.m. rush but not the a.m. rush. >> even the p.m. rush we should be mostly good. it really will take -- it usually takes about a full 24 hours for us to be running absolute full service, normal service. >>

after class to 5,000 bus, trolley, train workers members of the transport workers union local 234 walk off job tuesday and many chose to drive. add that to the taxis, uber and other ride shares on city streets and here's what you got near 15th and vine. >> ninety-five was just really crazy, just so much traffic inching along. >> reporter: on strike day number two look for many to use their legs. >> on the trains it can be ten minutes. walking will take me roughly 40 minutes. >> i had to start using indego bikes to get around because i rely on septa so much. >> reporter: back live, walking and biking are certainly options today. take a look at the calm before the storm. so far trains are looking good but that is in guarantee as the day wears on, now regional rail is adding extra stops to accommodate this extra low, coming in today during the strike here and if you are driving or taking the train you will want to check your schedule and allow for extra time, rahel and jim, back inside to you. >>> you can stay with "eyewitness news" as we stay on top of the septa strike. we have more info

we have reaction from the local teachers union. >> reporter: a day after elections a mission high school teacher sent out a guideline for how san francisco teachers can talk to their students about the very divisive election. >> many of our students are from immigrants families and from what we cause minority communities, the majority here, and they needed a safe space to be able to talk about this. >> reporter: the proposal opens with this. please, let them speak and be heard. let them say what is on their minds. this is crucial for our school and our community. let us please not side step the fact that a racist and sexist man has become president of our country. the city's teacher's union said it supports the teacher's stance. >> in this case, it really is not an opinion. there are statements he made that were racist and sexist. >> reporter: the union says some teachers have expressed interesting in using -- interest in using this plan, but others are crafting their own approach. san francisco unified school district also says it doesn't see an issue with the lesson plan. the district

a judge did not end the strike today involving about 4700 members of the transport workers union local 234. septa went to court friday evening in an emergency attempt to force employees back to work. saying the strike presents a clear and present danger to the health and safety of riders. but the judge said there was a lack of evidence to back up the claim and did if the order an immediate injunction at this point. >> job number one is to settle the strike. as importantly is our passengers and we're not going to lie down why we can't resolve this strike and watch our passengers suffer >> we rook that strikes are inconvenient. but that is not a basis under pennsylvania law to grant an injunction against striking employees. >> twu workers walk off the job shutting down busses trolleys and subways. at issue, tension healthcare and work rules. in a city where septa's records show 68% of families don't own a car, they argued there's a dire for masses transportation and with the presidential election looming, voters need to be able to get to the polls >> i don't think it's going to interfere

i'll tell you the negotiations between septa and the transport workers union local 234. hey went to the final hour without a deal. septa says negotiators are ready and willing to continue the bargaining, hoping to come to an agreement soon so they can stop this disruption. union president willie brown had this to say just after midnight. he said enough was enough. >> we've been talking for two years, at some point you have to draw a line in the sand. my membership gave me a mandate. the mandate was at 12:01 we would go on strike. i had to follow the mandate. >> philadelphia mayor jim kenney released a statement that read in part, i urge both septa and the transport workers union to maintain communication. it is vital for everyone that this situation be resolved as quickly as possible. i urge residents to have patience. this period wouldn't be easy but by pulling together as a commune we can lessen the difficulties for everyone. the last time the workers went on strike was in 2009. that lasted six days. live in west philadelphia, matt delucia, nbc 10 news. >>> tom wolf rel