the team would not comment directly on why sevyn streeter was pulled. they sent us a statement saying in part, quote, as we move from symbolic gestures to action, we will continue to leverage our platform to positively impact the community, end quote. a black lives matter community forum in germantown tonight focused on uniting law enforcement and communities of color. the ending racism committee of the yeuntarian society of germantown hosted the forum to bring together civic leaders, police, and church members. their goal is to encourage open lines of communication and build better relationships between police and people of color. >>> to decision 2016 now and the race for president. once again came through pennsylvania today. democratic vice presidentle nominee tim kaine made two stops in our area. he held a rally in newtown, bucks county this afternoon, and tonight he paid a visit to mulen berg college in allentown. his message, get out and vote. >> then the 12 or 13 battleground states, there's usually four or five check mate states. you guys are a c

. >> sevyn streeter was set to perform. minutes before she was set to sing, she was told it wasn't going to happen. >> the 76ers game to sing the national anthem. the organization is saying i knlt because i'm wearing a we matter jersey. >> 11,000 retweets and 7,000 likes. she tells the a.p. she was hurt by the team's actions saying she was never given a dress code. the member of the sixers dance team stepped in to sing instead. this is the second time they have made headlines for the anthem singer. last time the singer for the sixers in the heat-miami game wore a black lives matter shirt and took a knee singing the anthem. they have a rule for all coaches and players to stand during the anthem. they have declined to say why the performance wz canceled. they say they use their games to bring people together. i'm pamela osborn, nbc 10 news. >> thanks. we want your thoughts on this controversy. a lot of people are talking to us on twitter and facebook. hundreds of responses. we would like you to join the conversation. our twit

r and b recording artist sevyn streeter took to social media to explain that the team pulled her performanceation is telling me that i can't because i'm wearing a we matters jersey. >> reporter: the organization at first issued a vague statement in response but after speaking with players apologized to the singer in a statement friday. it reads in part we believe that the wrong decision was made and sevyn should have been welcomed to sing. we apologize to her and in an effort to move the conversation forward we have reached out to offer her an opportunity to return and perform at a game of her choice. most fans we spoke to at the hawks game said street should have been allowed to perform. >> freedom of speech. you should be able to say what you want to say and you shouldn't be like punished for having an opinion on something regardless of what it is. >> i'm wearing a 76ers jersey because i'm supporting my team. since she was kind of supporting herself and her people and all of us. >> reporter: season ticket holder robert tyson said he agreed with her message but it was the wrong venue. >> it

sevyn streeter says she was prevented from singing because she wore a jersey with the words "we matter they said they made the wrong decision. >>> septa union members are preparing as if the strike will happen in 72 hours. they were busy making picket signs at the union hall in northern liberties tonight. local 234 is threatening to walk off the job midnight monday going into tuesday leaving bus, subway and trolley riders to fend for themselves. >>> millions of americans pay their bills online. it's gotten to the point many don't think much about it. the next story will have you double and triple checking when you submit a payment online. nydia han is here to explain. >> it's bizarre. typos happen, right? we have all hit a wrong key stroke. you never made a mistake quite like this. wait until you hear the response from pgw when it came to giving their customer a refund. >> i don't want to tell people this happened to me. >> reporter: she says she accidentally hit the wrong key paying a bill online. typing a 3, instead of a decimal point. instead of paying $19.88, she paid $19,388. >> f

sevyn streeter driving the conversation. she posted this video to twitter after she was told she would not be singing the national anthem. >> at the 76ers game to sing the national anthem. i can't because i'm wearing a we matter jersey. >> reporter: the r & b singer was told she would not be singing minutes before she was set to take the court because she was wearing that jersey. she was hurt by the team's actions. she was never given any kind of dress code. a member of the sixers dance team stepped in to sing the national anthem instead. this is the second time a sixers -- the second time a sixers game made headlines for the anthem singer. last saturday, the singer for the sixers-heat game in miami wore a black lives matter shirt and took a knee singing the national anthem. they declined to say why streeter's performance was canceled. they encourage it to bring games together. in the digital operation center, pamela osborn, nbc 10 news. >> we continue to get comments on facebook. there's about 20 more since we talked about

r and b recording artist sevyn streeter took to social media to explain that the team pulled her performancethe last minute. >> i'm at the 76ers game to sing the national anthem and the organization is telling me that i can't because i'm wearing a he we matters jersey. >> reporter: the organization at first issued a vague statement in response but after speaking with players apologized to the singer in a statement friday. it reads in part "we believe that the wrong decision was made and sevyn should have been welcome to sing. we apologize to her and in an effort to move the conversation forward, we have reached out to offer her an opportunity return and perform at a game of her choice ." most fans we spoke to at the hawks game say streeter should have been allowed to perform. >> freedom of speech. you goat say what you want to say and you shouldn't be punished for having an opinion on something regardless of what it is. >> i'm wearing a 76ers jersey because i'm supporting my team. she was kind of supporting herself and her people and all of us. >> reporter: season ticket holder robert tyson

the singer whose name is sevyn streeter tweeted, was supposed to sing the anthem at sixers and ok thunder game but minutes before sixers said i couldn't because i was wearing a we matter jersey. here's a picture of the jersey streeter was wearing. we've reached out to her but we've not heard from her. we have heard from the sixers, they released a statement reading the 76er's. we use our game to bring people together to build trust and strengthen our communities. as we move from symbolic gestures to action, we will continue to leverage our platform to positively impact our community. stay with "eyewitness news" as this story continues to develop. >>> tonight, hidden camera crime. a villanova university student is under arrest accused of taking pictures of young women in the school's bathrooms. "eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff is live at villanova university and alex investigators believe there are more victims out there. >> reporter: jessica, there certainly could be, anyone who feels they may have been victimizeded to come forward. this began were when a female student noticed

the singer whose name is sevyn streeter tweeted, was supposed to sing the anthem at sixers and ok thunder game but minutes before sixers said i couldn't because i was wearing a we matter jersey. here's a picture of the jersey streeter was wearing. we've reached out to her but we've not heard from her. we have heard from the sixers, they released a statement reading the 76er's. we use our game to bring people together to build trust and strengthen our communities. as we move from symbolic gestures to action, we will continue to leverage our platform to positively impact our community. stay with "eyewitness news" as this story continues to develop. >>> tonight, hidden camera crime. a villanova university student is under arrest accused of taking pictures of young women in the school's bathrooms. "eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff is live at villanova university and alex investigators believe there are more victims out there. >> reporter: jessica, there certainly could be, anyone who feels they may have been victimizeded to come forward. this began were when a female student noticed

before wednesday's season opener the sixers presented sevyn streeter -- prevented sevyn streeter frominging ball the -- singing the anthem because she was wearing a jersey that you see right there that says we matter but today the team released a statement that reads in part "we are sorry that this happened. after receiving feedback from our players, basketball operations staff and ownership group we believe that the wrong decision was made and sevyn should have been welcome ed to sing. sixers head coach brett brown also expressed regret over the incident at practice today. >> we simply want to say that we apologize. we made a mistake and we want to move on. >> now the team has invited streeter back to perform at any game of her choice. we are still waiting to hear her response. brian and sharrie. >> all right, we'll see if she takes them up on that offer in the future. >> thank you alicia. >>> still ahead here on "action news" at 4:00 today a pennsylvania man who hacked his way into e-mail accounts for celebrities learns his fate. >> it's been months in the making. a well known delaw

sevyn streeter said they stopped her because she was wearing a shirt that said "we matter." this is a statement released from the 76ers a few hours ago, we're sorry that this happened, after receiving feedback from our players, we believe that the wrong decision was made and sevyn should have been welcomed to sing. the sixers apologized to her and invited her to sing at another game. >>> 365,000 homes were damaged or destroyed, with sandy affecting the entire eastern seaboard. even though it's been four years, a large number of people are still not back into their homes. >> nbc 10 jersey shore reporter ted greenberg has the story. >> it's something you would never dream of. it's a nightmare. >> reporter: when unanimous unly wraps up her workday, she comes home to a home on wheels. >> my residency living in my rv, which is now getting too cold. >> reporter: it's parked up the sheet in tuckerton from her real house which was swamped by hurricane sandy four years ago. it's still not livable. >> not in my wildest dreams did i ever think it would be like this. i thought it was go

today the organization extended an invitation to sevyn streeter to return to sing at a game of her choice. street was prevented from singing before wednesday's opener because she was wearing a we matter jersey. after he receiving feedback from the players and others, the team issued a statement today saying a wrong decision was made that they are sorry. head coach brett brown also expressed regret over the incident at practice today. >> we simply want to say that we apologize. we've played a mistake and we want to move on. >> street hasn't responded yet whether she will accept the invitation. >>> coming up on "action news" tonight two students are shot with a pellet gun at a wilmington elementary school. jaime. >> oh, hi there jim. i didn't hear you. i'm live outside the pavilion here on the villanova campus where there are hundreds of udents inside getting ready to see the villanova wildcats receive their rings and see that championship banner unveiled to lang in the rafters forever. we talked to head coach jay wright kris jenkins and some students. we'll have that story coming up. >> ♪

team made a last minute switch to have a team dancer sing the anthem instead of r and b singer sevyn streeter. streeter took to twitter saying she was cut because she was wearing a jersey that said "we matter." tonight we spoke with streeter's makeup artist, who saw it happen. >> i'm not sure if it was an nba official or a sixers official came in, and he just had this look on his face. we knew that something was wrong. and we said, what, what is it? and the gentleman just said, they're not going to let you wear that shirt. and immediately, i mean i just saw the tears in her eyes. >> the sixers released a statement saying they encourage meaningful action to drive social change, but they didn't elaborate on the anthem decision. >>> now, philly fans are known for being tough on the opposition. >> once again, that was on display last night during the first quarter, a fan sitting court side was caught flipping off thunder guard russell westbrook. dr. richard harkaway, a philadelphia urologist, defended his actions on facebook. he wrote that the double middle finger incident was in response to west

sevyn streeter says the team pulled her minutes before their game wednesday because she was wearing a shirt that said "we matter." today the team released a statement saying they made the wrong decision. the sixers also invited her to perform at a future game of her choice. >>> septa workers are already planning for a pending strike next week. we saw dozens of them with picket signs waiting to see what happens tuesday. now, if the strike happens, it's possible it may last through the historic presidential election. >> yeah, the work stoppage would force riders to plan out how they can get to the polls and to work on time of course. nbc10's brandon hudson live after talking to voters about their plans. >> reporter: we went to this busy bus stop across the street to talk to passengers in case there is a septa strike next week. many of them told us they plan to use car pool in the event of a septa strike. and if it impacts the presidential election. ready and waiting. the transport workers union local 234 allowed our nbc10 camera to see members get picket signs for tuesday's potential st

the team stopped sevyn streeter from performing because she was wearing a jersey he that read we matter. at the time the team said street had signed an agreement saying her performance would not further any personal agenda. well today the team released a statement that reads in part, after receiving feedback from our players, basketball operations staff and ownership group, we believe that the wrong decision was made and sevyn should have been welcomed to sing. the team has invited her back to perform at any game of her choice and we are waiting to hear her response. >> in less than 11 days voter there is pennsylvania will head to the polls and several local races are heating up including the race for pennsylvania's eighth district in the u.s. house. today republican brian fitzpatrick and steve santarsiero squared off in a debate at delaware valley blue route doylestown. the two discussed national security gun safety and the economy. >> for small business which is catalyst of so many jobs in our country and here in the eighth district we need to make sure that we cut red tape and we mak

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philadelphia 76ers, the team now says it's sorry it stopped seven streeter from singing the national anthem. they replaced here with a dancer. sevyn was -- today the sixers officially apologized to streeter saying it was the wrong decision. in a statement the team wrote, quote, after receiving feedback from our players, basketball operations stoof and the owners group, we believe that the wrong decision was made and sevyn should have been welcomed to sing. we have reached out to afr her an opportunity to sing at a game of her choice. >>> a humpback whale tangled in fishing gear washed up on the shoreline today. officials are trying to figure out how to remove the 30-foot whale. you might remember just a month ago, a dead whale was discovered in sea isle city. officials said it had been dead for weeks when it was washed ashore. >>> women across the country have warned that a certain baby powder caused them to get cancer. now a jury has vindicated their claims. what women need to know about this product and it's potential risks. >>> and mike pence's plane skidded off the run way. we'll have those details next. biden: this is what i