hall which is where the union is located. septa will make an announcement at 5:15 a.m. about the septa strike. >>> a fallen firefighter was honored in northeast philadelphia. "action news" was there as city officials dedicated academy road to byberry road will be called the michael r.goodwin senior memorial highway killed while battling a blaze in 2015. >>> a retired new jersey state trooper surprised his girlfriend by proposing to her at met life stadium. he was paralyzed on duty in 2005, his fellow trooper pulled off the surprise in front of family and friends. his girlfriend said yes. >> today is looking like it's going to be the last day of the septa strike, we're waiting in 20 minutes be we expect to hear a statement in a joint manner from both sides, we'll bring you a live report with all the details. >>> explosion at the pumpkin chunkin' event in delaware leaves two people hurt. "action news" continues. i miss my daughter every day. she was shot and killed in a movie theater. jessi's murderer used an assault weapon with a hi

enemy headquarters over the last several days because of the verbal jockeying going on between septa and the unionthere's willie brown. >> they are waiting for the news cast to start, 5:30 half-hour. it sounds counsel he is ready t, here's pat dion chairman of the septa board about to announce that the strike is over. >> we're pleased to announce a tentative agreement with local 234, this will end the strike the city transit division phased back in today.

. >> happening right now, septa union leaders are announcing a deal. let's listen. >> thank you, gentlemen, very much. >> okay. again, we're pleased to announce a tentative agreement with twu local 234. this will end the strike in the city -- the transit decision will be phased back in today. we believe this agreement is fair to all employees and our customers and taxpayers. we know that the strike has caused hardship for thousands of riders and we sincerely regret this disruption. we cannot thank our customers enough for their patience. we look forward to getting full service back to them as soon as possible. the negotiators on both sides tirelessly worked to get this agreement done. we thank them for their diligence and professionalism under a lot of pressure. i'd also like to thank governor wolf, his appointee and one of the guys that was just spectacular during this whole negotiation, representative dwight evans. along with mayor kenney, congressman brady and the other elected officials who helped keep the parties at the bargaining table. i'd also

now, when that is finished we do expect septa to brief us on the details, again, the union and septa,they are in there right now discussing these final details. we first learned of the tentative deal around 3:00 this morning. we are still gathering new information minute by minute. here's some is of our conversation with the septa chairman a few minutes ago. >> i think it worked out great. i think our guys on staff did a magnificent job negotiating. and willie did the right thing and was working hard on this thing, wanted a settlement. it's great for our riders. i think we'll be okay. i don't want to get too far out until we get over there and see everything. okay? >> as we mentioned at the top of the hour çhere, he are expecti a news conference around 5:15. as you talk about the signings, there might be minute details in terms of signature and what have you, people shaking hands that might delay the news conference. we are standing by for that. this would wrap up more than six days of back and forth, both sides rea s blaming each other. a judge was supposed to revisit this topic thi

septa chairman accused union of prolonging the strike and the union claimed septa was playing grounds. union president willie brown will not back down to the demands of septa. septa lawmakers has expressed time with the concerns saying that people with not make it to the polls in time. septa said they were preparing paperwork for an injunction that would be fire in common pleas court an injunction for temporary hat. that strike on election day, they did not file it yesterday, they did tell us that the paperwork if prepared has not been pursued. reporting outside the sheraton in center city, annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >> you can keep up with the septa related developments even when we're not on the air following us on social media we've been updating facebook own twitter. >>> democrat grassroots organization is under investigation for possible voter fraud. state police raided the office ever field work llc. investigators are looking into the validity of 7,000 voter registrations weather they were fabricated or submitted by the deadline. field works said they were cooperat

septa board chair issued a statement calling the union to engage in good faith negotiations. and said when septa thought there was progress, the union brought a halt to negotiations. so we're going to get a response from the union right now. and our strike continues as we see with jessica boyington. >> yeah, we're watching delays and regional rail services that are in service. we're not seeing any delays. 15-minute delays from warminster. we saw yesterday, delays up to an hour. some trains were suspended as well. but we're just keeping an eye on it and we'll be here all morning to reminds you about the delays and expect the delays as well. so not yet, but we'll get there. also watching the blue route. also on germantown pike. but we're watching disabled trucks over to the side. no big problems or delays either way. 202 looks great here. 11 minutes at the most from the schuylkill. tracy. >>> for the third street day there's no bus, subway or trolley service across philadelphia. >> septa and its biggest union were at the bargaining table until just after midnight but had no prog

we can tell that you the words are being etch changed from the statements from septa and the union. it was last night that they said that talks broke down and septa said after days of optimistic discussions and both sides were optimist optimistics. 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 w

they accused the union of allowing the strike and the other accused of septa of playing games. union president willie brown said they will not back down to the demands. several lawmakers have expressed concerns with time added to the commuters commute. they are preparing paperwork to file an injunction in federal court to halt the strike on election day, however it has not been filed as of yet. reporting live outside center city. we were expected to resume later today. >>> the action cam is live at the septa overbrook station. regional rails are running, once the early part of the rush hour hits, the trains are packed and some skip stops because of the overload. expect the same today. continue sharing your commuting stories with us, use the #6abc action on social media or join the action at 6abc.com. >>> now to a developing story, heavy smoke got in the way of firefighters doing a sweep of a burning home they fought their way to two children getting to them before it was too late. katherine scott is live on the scene in the city's olney section. good morning, katherine. >> repor

late wednesday night septa's board chairman accused the union of prolonging the strike. willie brown fired back accusing septa of playing games. septa has asked the union to temporarily spend the strike on election day. the president said they will not back down to those demands. several lawmakers expressed their concern to the time added to the voters commute. the concerns they may not make it to the polls they may not in the morning or the evening. back out here live, septa officials say they were preparing paperwork to file an injunction in court, however, they did not file it as the deadline yesterday, but it could happen today. the talks are expected to resume sometime today, but there's nothing scheduled at this time. reporting live outside the sheraton in center city. back to you. >> you can keep up with any septa-related developments even if we're not on the air by following us on social media on facebook and twitter pages. >>> a grassroots organization that works with democrats is under investigation for voargt voargt -- voter fraud. field office of llc investiga

happening today, members of septa's largest union will vote on a new five year contract. a tentative deal was struck on november 7 to end the strike before election. today it's up to the 5,000twu 5,000twu 234 workers to vote on the terms. the negotiated deal includes wage increases of 10.5%, pension increases up to 15% higher and maintaining cadillac healthcare coverage while requiring employee contribution. >>> police in south jersey are trying to figure out if retail burglaries are connected. surveillance video hose robbers stealing $5,000 worth of high end jackets at the macy's they ran out. police tracked down four suspects on tuesday. they are trying to determine if they are connected to the macy's smash and grab in northeast philadelphia and another heist at the boyd store in center city. >>> maribel aer is live at the nasdaq good morning. >> reporter: volkswagen will slash 30,000 jobs over the next five years. the majority of the job cuts will be in germany. the move is in an effort following the emission scandal they are facing $10 billion in fines after cheating

late wednesday night, the septa board chairman accused the union of prolonging the strike. willie brown fired back accusing septa of playing games. if the strike continues through election, seaport at that asked the union to temporarily spend the strike for election day. 89 union will not back down to that demand. several lawmakers expressed concerns with the time added to voters commute. saying it will take time to get to the polls so they can head there to vote. septa said they were preparing the paperwork to file an injunction to make sure the septa employees are on the job yesterday but as far as we know it was not filed, it could be filed today. the talks will resume sometime today at the sheraton. report be live from center city, annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >> philadelphia firefighters rescued two young children fighting through flames to save their lives. they are in the hospital in critical condition. katherine scott is live at the scene with the details. >> reporter: tam, that's right, we heard from police the two young children remain in area hospitals

if not, septa says, it will enjoin in the strike. the union representing septa workers hasn't spoken since talks broke down overnight. we know in addition to the pension reform the union wants to keep health care affordable. they're also demanding steadier schedules for employees. it has already crippled the city with more than 900,000 people left to figure out alternative ways to get around. >> takes me about 15 or 20 minutes to get to work. today, it took me 2 1/2 hours. >> d.c. doesn't have this problem. new york doesn't this problem. we allow our unions to have so much power and control that it shuts our city down. >> reporter: and you're taking another live look this morning at septa workers picketing at the midville depot this morning. there's no end in sight although the union worker we spoke to they're hoping it to resume soon. at 11:00. reporting live at university city this morning, i'm pamela osborne, "nbc10 news." >>> right now on the free nbc10 app, septa strike survival guide for you. you can find information and special deals th

. >>> septa and union workers meet for another day of negotiations. day four. >> good morning, everyone, 4:30 a.m., friday, november 4. our live team coverage keeps you moving during the on going septa strike. karen rogers is looking at regional railings and traffic tieups and annie mccormick has more on the union negotiations. >> david what's going on? >> reporter: we have clouds this morning and it will be or not blustery side. 52 in wilmington, 5 in millville. 58 in cape may. the winds dropping out of the north which is an indication why we're staying cooler today. 51 degrees by 7:00 a.m. 52 by 1:20 a.m. noon, 54. we'll get a high of 61 degrees at 3:00 p.m. that won't last all that long, as soon as 6:00 p.m. we'll be in the low 50s. looks like a cool, somewhat breezy weekend i'll have the details coming up in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >> reporter: all right, yet another day, no buses, no trollies, no subway, of course we've been seeing headache after headache with the morning commute. yesterday septa put out a note in the morning

union. now, members picketed across the city at septa headquarters. other unions joined in. at one point picketers disrupted regional rail at the height of rush hour. according to septa median salaries for employees is 68,000 and they are working to find a contract that remains fair and affordable for the taxpayers and riders who fund septa. congressman bob brady is now involved in talks and said whether it be city, state or federal dollars he's working to fine money. >> i'm afraid it went one dame i hope it don't go two. >> i mean with us being on strike the way we are, they're not getting medical, you know, everything stops. so, it doesn't do anybody any good. but then you have to look at the other side of the coin. >> reporter: now, congressman brady did say last night he felt that they were close to a deal. however, there is no deal at this point. now, as for the disruptions on the regional rails, septa did get an unjunction to make sure that the regional rail does move smoothly. they did that last night. they are hoping that that will again not be a problem today. if thi

>> now, both septa and the union had been preparing for a court hearing this morning. after septa and the city of philadelphia injunctions to end the strike, even just for reelection day, but it appears that that will not be necessary, with this news. now, even with the deal, septa will take some time to get up and running again, estimating about 16 hours, to be fully operational, with four to six hours before the first services will be started back up again. again, waiting in a press conference to start in about ten minute, we will bring you the very latest, just as soon as that happens. for now live from northern liberties, i'm trang do, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> trang, you're like santa claus bringing us all good news, like early christmas. thanks so much. >> a lot of people waiting on that, thank you, frank. stay with "eyewitness news" for the latest development in the septa strike. as soon as there is any new information, we'll have it for you here and on line at cbsphilly.com. >> turning to campaign 16, now inning closer and closer toward the finish line. >> hi

septa and the transit workers union reach a tent tiff deal to end the strike. >>> and that's welcome news for the nearly 1 million commuters who rely on septa. >> "eyewitness news" reporter trang do broke the news on twitter outside, frank, what do you know? >> reporter: jim, rahel, we learned this tentative deal had been reached, just after 3:00 this morning. and though we don't know the terms of the deal at this point, we're told the deal will be official once septa management as well as union leader sign off it, so hit little bit after snafu, though, here is video of a pour outage downtown where the talks had been ongoing. it sets both sides back to their respective offices. negotiations did continue, with tent tiff deal struck overnight. now, last night, twu local 234 president willie brown told us that both sides were very close to an agreement, that it was all coming down to language. and this morning, he we were able to briefly speak to septa chairman, and here's what he had to say. >> i think we'll be okay. >> an agreement in principal. everything will be fine once we sign eve

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 possibility after significant service disruption. >> yes there is morning co

officially from the septa management since 12:00 midnight since there is a strike and maybe that is a good thing because instead of the talking to the press they are still talk together union, karen and thomas it is a hardship for a lot of people. septa is on strike but life goes on. we will check back with you. >>> 4:34. governor wolf released this statement recording the septa strike saying... >>> and the mayor had this one to say... >>> make sure to stain tuned to fox 29. we will talk with the mayor at 8:00 o'clock this morning on good day. >>> if you choose to walk or bike you have to deal with the element, sue serio. >> yeah, it will be perfect. so at least the weather isn't going to give you any trouble this morning. we have a ten out of ten in your weather by the numbers. if you like yesterday even though it was chillier then average you'll love today. the lack of cloud cover has made it chilly this morning in philadelphia. there is an empty bus stop right there. 41 degrees with just a 6-mile an hour breeze out of the northeast but that is chillier then yesterday. thirty in mount pocono. thirty-one in allentown. 40 degrees in wildwood. so, spooky sunshine was your h

union guys come here. septa on market street at 12th and market. state mediator in their minivan is going back and forth. that is the stuff you all slept through. here is the septa general manager jeff, how hard has his first year been. regional rail problems, all of the the trains that were bad. he gets the a strike once the trains get running again. regional rail trains are packed again. here he is, talking about what bob kelly said, how long will it take stuff to get going. >> it is hit or miss. as em lease report, for duty, and as we have enough we will activate a route and so, over the course of the day, services will come backup. even if the p.m. rush we should be mostly good. it really will take, usually takes a full 24 hours for us to really be running, absolutely full service, normal service. >> reporter: what do you expect to be running first buses and trains. >> it all tea pend. probably the broad street and el will be coming up pretty soon and then it is, we try to put out some of the heavier bus routes first and then it just progresses

septa's unionized bus, subway and trolley workers are on strike. leaving thousands of riders scrambling for a way to get around. >>> traffic is just congested, like, once you get into the center city area, it is the worse. >> drivers are also feeling the effect of the septa strike. local roads in and around center city are just jammed with bumper to bumper traffic. >>> and, here's what traffic looks like right now, chopper three is live over north broad street in center city. looks like things are pretty much moving along for now. but, get to go work and school was complicated for many this morning, now we'll have to wait and see what the evening commute will bring. good afternoon, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon. we continue with live team three coverage of the septa strike. we begin with cleve bryan, live in spring garden, where traffic still looks pretty heavy, cleve? >> reporter: rahel, sanity has finally been restored here. but really just been in the last 20, 30 minutes, things are getting back to normal, simply put, the morning commute

it is happening, septa and workers union have just reached a deal. >> yes, septa twu local 234 making a statement at twu headquarters in northern liberties. steve keeley joining us now with the latest developments this morning, steve. >> reporter: only hold up is media and we are getting in place and wrapping up and chris fox will walk over. there is willie brown. willie has sandals on. he hurt his leg recently. he has been in the wheelchair. two seats there willie brownies septa board chairman pat dion and dwight evans long time state senator, congressman running for congress now and the septa gm from the regional rail problems, general manager, long time septa employee, look at that big smile on his face. not a lot of smiles for jeff because he has had a rough year. happy day. we are waiting for the announcement. we should hear it any moment now, and this is good news, so before the sun comes up, before people wake up with that eagles hang over this is night tomato juice, hang over cocktail that should help people get through their eagles hang over by septa strike announcement, bein

last night septa blamed the union for halting the talks after yesterday. they say they offered the union an enhanced pension plan but offsetting that septa wants this them to pay more for their cadillac health care plan. and offering transport workers a salary bump from $68,000 to $78,000. despite the recent sharp words from both sides he thinks that progress is being made. >> absolutely i think they will cox together. >> early as today? >> i don't know the time frame but i'm optimistic they come together soon hopefully please before the election. >> more work rules than others? >> it's still an economic kind of thing within the work frame but i believe they are working them out? >> work rules and economic issues like pension and health care those things have to be worked out and everybody is saying they are trying to figure out what this means for the workers and employees, and they want to get it right. the two sides talked until 2:00 a.m. they were due to resume their negotiations via mediator 50 to 60 minutes ago no word if that has begun yet. >> john,

. >>> this is day three of the make and still no deal between septa and the transport union workers. john rawlins live in secenter cy philadelphia. >> reporter: yesterday's optimism is long gone since then there is exchanges. sharp words in print. septa said the union put a halt to the talks and the union said they were stone walking and will not apologize for fighting for affordable health care for their membered. and with that they are here in the hotel exchanging ideas. they gathered on the upper floors of the sheridan to get talks back on track. there is an agreement and progress is made. they are offering the union an enhance the pension plan and offsetting that septa says that union must pay more for their cadillac health care plan. it would escalate to $164 a month. and offering transport workers a salary bump. average worker goes from $68,000 a year to $76,000 during the life of the deal. hanging over the talks is the leverage the union has concerning election day turnout. bob brady is the party chair, he talks but how it could impact turnout. >> most of them really in walking

septa released a statement saying that mr. brown walk add way from a contract offer with raises and enhanced benefits and continued job security. >> also, just in union ocs are telling us they expected a proposal from septa any time now but septa has not confirmed that and they hope to have the issue resolved before the election, septa saying if they do not come to an agreement, they would come to get people to the polls. wendy saltzman channel 6 "action news." >> lets switch live now to reporter, bob brooks at septa's olney station. bob, you are watching all morning as riders switched to plan b as they switched to rails. >> reporter: i have been out here all morning and this olney platform is not typically that crowded by so many people here in the mornings, but today you could barely get a spot on the platt enforcement. it was so crowded at one form, the police officer here would not allow us to go up with our tripod for fear of knocking people off. that was the situation here and like most people they are not happy about the strike. >> you typically don't see the police officer ushering people at the rail stops nor a crowded platform at daylight.

over the last 16 hours we see negotiations and septa's board chairman accused the union of -- the strike. >> saying if we accepted the terms before the strike our workers would be getting less of a salary than they are today. >> septa says that union members have to pay almost 1$120 more a month for their health plan but gridlock and delays continue and action needs to happen fast. >> it's impacting too many people the children can't get to school and we can't get to work. >> don't give in to the union. >> really? >> yes. >> are you okay with the long lines and delays. no, but you can't give into it. >> i would like to see it resolved for next weeks that is really important. >> if the strike drags on to election day, septa asked the union to temporarily suspend the strike, and they responded that is not helpful and to focus on coming to a settlement. >> thank you christie. now matt pellman in the traffic center tracking the evening commute. how bad is it? >> at least we have nice temperatures for the people walking or taking bicycles. for now they are doing okay because they condition us

septa asked for assurances from the union that it will suspend it's walkout on election day. thout that promise, septa says it will file an injunction to force the union to return on election day. tim furlong has been helping commuters get home. >> and there you see victoria, anxious to get a ride with lyft and anxious to get home. >> reporter: i found victoria having frustration with getting home. what made you say i need this ride? what were you frustrated? >> this is the first time taking the regionals to get home since the strike started and when i got to suburban station and i saw the chaos and the line, i was afraid i wouldn't make the train, it would be too packed. >> reporter: what's your normal commute? how do you usually get to work? >> i usually take the regional. i rely on the regional. so i was fortunate that there was no strike at the regional. >> gotcha. get in, be safe, we're going to head out to chestnut hill and we're going to talk a little bit about her route, not just for her but for a lot of people who use the septa regional. back to you guys. >> tim, she

he broad liters from the city, septa and the union together to the table. back in 2009 whether they had septa strike, called it six day stoppage, said he's ready again to help fill financial gap between what the union is demanding and what septa is offering. >> media, all in the hotel, which is a good thing, you're not going to get nothing done unless they talk. they are talking. media, going back and forth, different proposals, not sure where the ball is right now, but been going back and forth with their proposals, good thing, because you'll never settle anything if you're not talking. >> but they're talking. >> the president of the union compared the strike to war, and said, his fight is for the workers who de is her after secure retirement, and a quality workplace. the major issues as we continue to hear, of course, pensions, and work rules, relate to go safety so in the next half hour look at what both sides say are the sticking points for these issues, and why they just can't seem to come to terms just yet. karen, thomas? >> the talks continue. all rig

septa. we have a crew over at the union hall as well. 're getting ready for the folks to make their way out of the septa headquarters. that should happen probably in the next few minutes. we'll be on top of this throughout the morning. good news here. live in center city, matt delucia, nbc 10 news. >>> nbc 10 will continue to follow the developments on the septa strike deal and the lingering impact on your commute. if you have the nbc 10 app, you are one of the first to get news about a tentative strike deal. download it free and get breaking news alerts and realtime traffic updates. >>> 4:33. now does decision 2016. the clinton and trump campaigns are entering their final day. >> that includes trips to the battleground state of pennsylvania. nbc 10's pamela osborne is live on independence mall withr look today. pamela? >> this will be the site of a huge rally later on this evening. i'll step out of way to show you. the stage has been set there. president obama and the first lady will be making a final push for hillary clinton in philadel

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septa union workers vote to approve a new contract after settling the strike earlier this month. details on how they'll keep the buses, subways, trolleys running coming up. >>> we'll go up and then down. temperatures climb once again today and plunge as philadelphia hosts thousands of runners along ben franklin parkway during marathon weekend. >>> good morning. welcome back to nbc10 news today. i am rosemary connors. it is 5:30 this saturday. runners participating in philly's half marathon today definitely got the better of the two days. check in with meteorologist krystal klei to fill us in on the roller coaster forecast. that's the best way to put it. >> we're about to take a plunge. not sure if some of us are ready. talking a huge difference in temperatures. what we are looking at in philadelphia is a live camera shot showing the flags not really blowing much. go to tomorrow morning, a totally different scene. go to the scenes and it is a different scene, winds pick up and system starts to move in. radar and satellite tight view shows us that we look pretty good now, clear con

septa union workers vote to approve a new contract after settling the strike earlier this month.etails on how they'll keep the buses, subways, trolleys running coming up. >>> we'll go up and then down. temperatures climb once again today and plunge as philadelphia hosts thousands of runners along ben franklin parkway during marathon weekend. >>> good morning. welcome back to nbc10 news today. i am rosemary connors. it is 5:30 this saturday. runners participating in philly's half marathon today definitely got the better of the two days. check in with meteorologist krystal klei to fill us in on the roller coaster

." >>> septa union workers vote on their new contract agreement tomorrow. the tentative teal was struck on november 7th, ened a six day strike and got city subways and buses and trolleys moving again. willy brown, the union president, urged members to approve the deal. "action news" got a sneak peek inside of 1919 market street today. center city's newest high rise has 321 housing units and 300,000 square feet of cheshl space and a heated swimming pool and fire pits. it includes a state of the art fitness center and a catering kitchen. the celebration is tonight at 1919 market. >>> coming up tonight the eagles are getting ready to tackle seattle's noisy stadium and challenging defense. >> a princeton school bus driver sending a letter to the parents of a children that are kind to a disabled boy. we'll have the story coming up. >>> really the season's big winter storm is developing out west. jim is not happy about it. and this will have an impact on our weather. in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >> the season's first big winner storm. here we

union members. septa says it also offered wage increases, bringing the average employees annual earnings from about $68,000 to $76,000 over the five years of the proposal. so union wants better work rooms including more rest time between shift. now, continuing into day three, commuters must look forward to another rough evening commute unless an agreement is met within the next few hours. once again, like i mentioned, talks resumed around 11:00 this morning, septa officials say they though have everything resolved as soon as possible, they are at least asking the union to suspended strike on election day next tuesday, if the strike is still going on at that time. once again, here, at the sheridan, talks ongoing, we'll bring you the latest as soon as it happens. for now live here in center city, i'm greg argos, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> greg, thank you. hopefully they sign an agreement soon. >> indeed. hitting one particular group every city resident very hard. >> thousands of student rent having a real

septa and its transport workers union broke off contract talks at midnight. we have

the union which represents the transit operators could not come to an agreement with septa's m regionaling but they're now delayed after pickets blocked access to some facilities and the strike means a lot of people decided to hop into their own car and make their trek to work. >> of course that means they have to park somewhere, right? on the phone with us is rick dixon. he is the deputy executive director of the philadelphia parking authority. thank you so much for joining us tonight. >> if people have to park, what is your suggestion? where is the best spotted to that. >> well, we're trying to find a balance between the different types of parking demands for people coming into the city. of course those people that need to come to work and park all day need long term parking. we need to be able to accommodate people who want to shop and patronage our businesses so we have stabbed a flatten dollars rate for 10 hours parking in six of our center city garages. three of them filled up today. but there's still three that have capacity today in alled l old city at the gallery and family cou

septa union workers have decided to go out on strike. they are on the picket lines, they did not reach an agreement last night. this will affect not the just your way to work but how your children are getting to school in the city of philadelphia, they will go to the the public schools and then the ride home as well. so we have you covered on all of those front. >> certainly do. maybe some good news if you want to check lottery numbers here they are, good luck, we will be right back. >>> we have a developing story right the now we know three people have died and several others were injured after a car hit a flatbed trailer, carrying adults and children on a halloween ride. this is not in our area but in mississippi. police say these children and one adult were related, and they were killed in the crash happening in the town 80 miles east of jackson. other people involved in this crash did suffer life threatening injuries and we're getting details in right now and we will bring them to you as they are coming in. >>> 5:25. top money storie

. >> late night talks between septa and the city's union ended with month deal. pamela osborne is there. >> reporter: well, vai, since they weren't able to reach a deal right now, last night, the strike continues into this morning. late last night, septa released a statement asking union reps to engage in meaningful negotiations without delay. they're also asking the union if the strike isn't reached by tuesday, the strike would be suspended by election day. we haven't heard from the union since the talks ended late last night, early this morning. we know that the union representing septa workers wanted to increase pension packages. they wanted to keep health care affordable for their employees and also demanding steadier schedules for septa workers. in many ways, the strike has crowded the city with buses and subways. and they're starting car services. >> traffic is hour rerrendous. >> 95 was pretty clear. >> reporter: and those were the conditions last night before the flyers game. we saw similar conditions throughout the morning and afternoon and evening commut

a judge ruled on septa's request to force union employees back to work. septa called for an emergency hearing on the matter and claim delays on regional rail and poor school attendance and traffic present a danger to safety and well-being of septa drivers. the union says the strike is inconvenient but doesn't present that kind of danger. the judge will hear more evidence on the matter at a hearing monday morning and will hear arguments how the strike could effect the election come tuesday. >> if the campaigns are concerned about, they're beating the drums loudly to get more and more people to get to the polls. i don't think it will be an issue. >> job number one is to settle the strike, we continue to work on that around the clock and working hard with the union to do that. >> there's no time frame on when negotiations resume but we'll be following them through the weekend and bring you updates as soon as we have them. >>> let's check in with our first alert traffic reporter who is keeping an eye on problems related to the strike. fill us in. >> rosemary,

septa and its transport workers union broke off contract talks at midnight. we have live team coverage of the septa strike to help you get to work and school this morning. we begin with nbc 10 first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington in studio with what's working and what's not. >> we'll give you a rundown list with all of that. not running, subways, buses, trolleys, market frankford, the broad street subway, specifically trolleys 10, 11, 13, 15, 34 and 36. what is running are the regional rails, norristown high-speed line and the suburban buses. alternates aresuggested this morning. uber, lyft, taxi services, car pooling, that's an option for you. the roads, lower providence, accident in germantown pike and old cross kings road. no construction to worry about tieing things up, westbound or eastbound 22 minutes from route 1 to valley forge. vai andç tracy. >> thank you, jessica. live team coverage continues with our reporters scattered across the delaware valley, including nbc 10's pamela osborne. >> she's live at the fern rock transportation center, wh

septa officials say they are supposed to reveal with union leaders to end the strike disrupting the commutes of hundreds of thousands of people. and anticipate is -- annie mccormick is live at septa headquarters with what they are saying right now. this is not a done deal we're hearing both party's have come to an agreement nothing has been signed just yet. this is video of chairman of the septa board he walked into headquarters ten minutes ago, we asked him how things were looking if he believed anything was signed. he said looking good so far. typically in these types of negotiations the chairman does not arrive until ins something to put in front of him and signed. septa officials huddled in the lobby negotiating all night and yesterday morning. the meeting had to be halted because power went out in the sheraton where they were hole l holding the negotiations. through e-mail and meade yairmt going back and forth to both locations it was around 2:00 a.m., rumors of a deal began swirling. details of the deal have not been released just yet r yet. the latest proposal had salary increases. se

for the latest on talks between septa and the union, we turn to center city. it is not just the governor who is getting involved now. >> no, the mayor is also stepping in. we just learned minutes ago the city of philadelphia filed an injunction to temporarily bring back the septa workers for election day. meanwhile, septa and union leadership, they've been negotiating here at the sheraton hotel since 11:00 this morning. a union source tells me they are not close to a deal. >> reporter: for some, the new work week begins tonight as the hardship imposed by the septa strike continues. this woman works in trenton. >> i leave my house at 3:00 and i don't have to be to work until 10:00. >> reporter: the 30th street station resembles more normal activities, passengers can use the trail. >> i think the union has a point. but i think we need another transportation system. there has to be some way to work through this, rather than going through the strikes again and again. >> reporter: septa and the downdowunion exchanged offers. negotiations remain far apart. the gover

septa's board chairman pretty much says this strike should have been a last resort option. something that needs to be met with urgenty. he goes on to imply that the union has not been acting in good faith during the process, saying that septa made multiple extensive comprises to meet the demands of the union and all of those comprises have been turned down. >> to a new yorker this may look like status quo. officers directing traffic, rush hour standstills, but for philadelphians >> it is horrible. >> reporter: this is day two of septa workers on strike. >> i'm just used to taking one way to work and one way back home, now i have to be figuring out how to get home and pay ubers and ubers went up on their prices because they know we have no other alternatives. >> reporter: after failing to meet a the contract agreement by monday, septa and the transit unions have been toughing it through negotiations suspending bus subway and trolley services in the process. regional rail has been operating with interre intermittent day they >> they have their on transportation and the people that have no impact on a decision. we're being stuck. >> i'm riding in this tra

septa's board chairman pretty much says this strike should have been a last resort option. something that needs to be met with urgenty. he goes on to imply that the union has not been acting in good faith during the process, saying that septa made multiple extensive comprises to meet the demands of the union and all of those comprises have been turned down. >> to a new yorker this may look like status quo. officers directing traffic, rush hour standstills, but for philadelphians >> it is horrible. >> reporter: this is day two of septa workers on strike. >> i'm just used to taking one way to work and one way back home, now i have to be figuring out how to get home and pay ubers and ubers went up on their prices because they know we have no other alternatives. >> reporter: after failing to meet a the contract agreement by monday, septa and the transit unions have been toughing it through negotiations suspending bus subway and trolley services in the process. regional rail has been operating with interre intermittent day they >> they have their on transportation and the people that have no impact on a decision. we're being stuck. >> i'm riding in this tra

. >>> the southeastern pennsylvania transportation authority, known as septa, and the union representing the agency's employee struck a tentative labor deal overnight. the trolleys, subways, and buses have been at a stand still for nearly a week. the deal must still be signed off. >>> it's the final full day for the candidates out on the campaign trail, hillary clinton holds a midnight rally in north carolina, along with two events in pennsylvania, including a massive rally with the president, first lady, and bill and chelsea clinton. president obama will make stops in michigan and new hampshire. donald trump also has a busy day ahead, crisscrossing the country with florida, pennsylvania, new hampshire, and michigan. >> that does it for us on this monday. see you right back here on election day. i'm alex witt with ali velshi and louis burgdorf. "morning joe" starts right now. >> this election is a moment of reckoning. it is a choice between division

. >>> a lawsuit septa filed to get union members back to work. let's listen in. >> that news conference is getting ready to start. >> thank you for coming, i'm the director of media relations. i'm here to give you a very brief statement to read. it's purpose is to give you the latest updates on the developments concerning septa's union strike. septa today filed a lawsuit in the court of common pleas seeking an injunction to end the twu local 215 strikes asserting that it constitutes a clear and present danger to the health, safety and welfare of our riders and the citizens of philadelphia and the region. in the lawsuit, septa notes that the strike has caused people to miss critical medical appointments, it's making it impossible for some disabled residents to get to facilities for specialty care and get assistance with fundamental life care matters, it's causing students to miss schools and presents a risk to citizens' right to vote in the november 8 election. septa is asking the court for an injunction, ordering twu local 234 employees to return

but septa is saying the union brought things to a halt. they're also asking the union to assure the public if a deal isn't reached by tuesday, the strike will be suspended by election day to get people an opportunity to get to the polls. if not, septa says it will enjoin in the strike. we haven't heard from the union since the talking ended. in the early hours of this morning, the union wanted to increase pension packages. they wanted to keep health care affordable. and they're also demanding steadier schedules for employee. many in ways, the strike has already crippled the city when the buses, subways and trolleys stopped. more than 900,000 people were left trying to figure out alternative ways to get around. >> it takes me about 15 or 20 minutes to get to work. today it took me 2 1/2 hours. >> d.c. doesn't this problem. new york doesn't have this problem. we allow our unions to have so much power and control that it shuts our city down. >> reporter: and those talks are scheduled to resume at 11:00 this arrange. we, of course, will be mon

says septa's statement is outrageous. roughly 5,000 union members walk off the job early tuesday morning leaving hundreds of thousands of commuters and school children looking for a different ride. on the big sticking point of pensions septa says it has adopted an entirely new plan at union's request that will increase benefit the for members. the septa says it has offered wage increases bringing average employee's annual earnings from 68,000 to $76,000 over the five years of the proposal. officials also a that they have addressed operation at issues. union wants better work rules including shore rest time between shifts. as two side go back and forth for a third day commuters are left in the hid will fighting traffic and often sending more where they get to where they need to go. >> that is because people making the decisions, have their own transportation and people that have no impact on the decisions, we're being affect. >> on the labor side we know our work are have concerns that they want have to have addressed. we want their issues to

brady brought leaders from the city, septa, the union together to sit down, brady played big role in the 2009 septa strike, six day stoppage, said he's begin ready to help between the union and see what septa is offering. >> back and forth. all in the hotel. which is a good thing, not going to get nothing done unless they are talking, and they are talking, different pro poe's as. i'm not sure where the ball is right now but they're going back and forth with their proposals. good thing. you never settle anything if you're not talking. but they are talking. >> the president of the union said his fight is for the workers who deserve secure retirement and quality workplace. the major issues as we continue to hear are pensions and work rules relate to go safety, in the next half hour we'll look at what both sides are saying about the sticking points to get city services rolling again once they meet back here at the sheridan, thomas, karen? >> checking back with you all morning long, lauren johnson, thank you. don't forget to send in your questions, hashtag fox 29 septa, could be answering

earlier today, septa's board chairman accused the union of prolonging the strike. the president claimed septa was playing games. >> i think it's important that a fair deal is had for the workers and for the authorities. >> just come to an agreement. >> reporter: the customers battling gridlock and delays. the action need to happen quickly. they fear the strike will leave residents will little time to vote. >> they have to get home and the polls close at 8:00. we hope we have a resolution. >> reporter: that's really the fear that the strike will continue to drag on. for now, commuters are going to have to brace for day four. reporting live in center city, christie ileto, channel 6 "action news." jim? >> thank you, christie. the morning team will come on a half hour early, 4:00 a.m. to help you navigate the commute. they will have up to the minute information on the strike. >>> it took more than a month to make it to today. a critically injured firefighter makes it out of the hospital to cheers. >>> wide receiver drops eagles management talks about why it reversed cou