the workers union trying to negotiate a new contract for eight months. the workers previously threatened to go on strike in may before memorial day. maureen: flights resumed between dulles international airport and turkey following last week's attemptr tempted coup -- attempted coup. they lifted the ban earlier than the august 31 date. a first flight landed at dulles and another coming this evening. also today turkey sent an official request to the united states for extradition of goulan, the pennsylvania cleric who is accused of masterminding friday's coup attempt. turkey says the failure to extradite him immediately will threaten to derail the relationship between the two countries. the state department has not responded. still to come, a wake-up call about the amount of sleep you get. medical experts say people are putting their health at risk. leon: could more rain be moving our way? chief meteorologist doug hill back with t sfx: turbines revving up, you hear that? and louder that's the sound of our summer sale firing up its engines with fares as low

the reason why these workers are not saying that is because they do not have the things that those other union workers have. they don't have a collective bargaining agreement. >> more than 50,000 people are expected to come to our city the last week of july for the dnc. >>> new at 6:00, employees at one atlantic city casino continue their strike tonight and they are taking a field trip. why they're headed to the big apple. >>> and it was a priceless momento for a local family a connection to a loved one who lost his live fighting for our country. tonight a stolen american flag is back where it belongs and we have got the happy developments. howard? >>> nba commissioner is not happy with what's happening in the nba with free agents these days and the sixers joel embiid went to las vegas to get work in but he found an interesting way trying to do so. that will be coming up in sports. great time for a shiny floor wax, no? not if you just put the finishing touches on your latest masterpiece. timing's important. comcast business knows that. that's why you can schedule an installation at a time that

and the non-union workers are paid by sub-contractors hired by the airlines. >> we want our union ande's an hour. the starting rate is a city mandated $12 an hour. >> we need vacation time and sick time. we are willing to shut down the dnc. >> if a strike is called, it's not clear what% able of workers will walk off the job, some left today to join the protest and others remained on the job, both the mayor and american airlines say they don't anticipate the job action to interfere with airport operations. >> this weekend will be the critical travel time for those coming to the dnc, it would be the time to maximize any job action or walkout but still no deadline set for any sort of job action. john rawlins, channel 6 "action news." >> we'll be watching this closely john thank you. >>> an elderly man became the victim of a home invasion when three men broke down his door early this morning. the 83-year-old victim lives in the somerton section of philadelphia. when the men were and side of the house they stormed in his bedroom. >> they came into the room and said stay where are you don't

you're the reason why this all happened." >> reporter: the mine workers union endorsed barack obama in2008, but did not back obama in 2012, and a top union official says the union is not likely to endorse any presidential candidate this year. >> if they don't want to back somebody, that's their opinion. i know who i'm backing, and i know a lot of coal miner brothers out there, and i know who they're backing. >> reporter: trump? >> trump. at least he's giving me a glimmer of hope right now that to where democrats ain't even. giving me a glimmer of hope. it's just we're out, and that's it. >> reporter: by not saying they endorse a candidate, what does that tell you? >> that they're not endorsing the democratic party, which means they're leaning towards the republican party by not saying it. >> reporter: in greene county, where the population is 95% white, registered democrats still outnumber registered republicans, but that advantage is shrinking. voters here have favored the republican presidential candidate in the last three elections, but the democrat carried pennsylvania every time.

. >>> striking casino workers from atlantic city are taking their message on the road. the union workers from the taj mahal are planning a protest in new york city outside of the office of the billionaire that bought the casino, karl eyecarl. about 1,000 union members walked off the job on july 1st. >>> lawmakers are expected to vote on a budget plan. including a $1 tax on cigarettes and state sales tax on digital music and apps. tom wolf allowed the budget to take effect without a signature or a plan to fund it. >>> a new study suggests that prenatal vitamins may be a waste of money. they found no proof that this could lead to better health of the baby, and women should take two vitamins, folic acid and vitamin d and focus on improving their overall diet. >>> doctors received the all clear to continue a cancer study, the fda suspends the trial last week after two patients died from brain swelling but it turned out that the problem was from a separate chemo drug and not the experimental treatment. they have allowed the trial to continue. >>> the "action news" team is out working

most antilabor candidate in american history. 1500 union workers demonstrated outside theional hotel in las vegas, protesters came out in support of a labor group trying to unionize workers at the hotel. shannon bream has more on that from the con strengths floor here in kleveland. >> reporter: trump says when it comes to coalminers, construction workers, he is the one they trust. he says blue collar americans are signing up with him and he is comfortable he can null their votes he says they can trust him to work against unfair trade deals and to create jobs, and he says he thinks the workers are with him even if the union leaders are not. >> the men and women of the teamsters, are with trump. they're going to vet for me. the workers are going to vote for me because i'm going to create jobs. >> but union leaders say that trump's decision to pick indiana governor mike pence as his vps proof he won't be good for the average worker and for union workers. they point to what they're calling pence's antiunion effort. fighting minimum wage and get thing right to work laws passed

late tuesday, the transportation workers union local 234 released a statement accusing septa officialsf knowing about the issues for at least a month. septa spokesperson fired back refuting the charges. >> customers just want to see the cars spiffed and fast. >> i'm not really sure when the trapes will actually start running and how we'll get home. >> reporter: the fix will happen according to septa. it just won't be fast. one day at a time. >> i am concerned that we'll have even more people coming back to this system tomorrow. i think people may have still been off today. >> reporter: and there's no word how long it will take to fix each specific rail car but a septa official told me tonight that the number one priority which it always has been is the safety of the passengers that's why they took this move. reporting live tonight david spunt cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> all right, david, thanks so much. >>> we want to hear from you about how your commute on the regional rail is going. let us know on twitter, facebook just use the hash tag cbs3 commute. >>> and our coverage continues onl

late tuesday, the transportation workers union local 234 released a statement accusing septa officials of knowing about the issues for at least a month. septa spokesperson fired back refuting the charges. >> customers just want to see the cars spiffed and fast. >> i'm not really sure when the trapes will actually start running and how we'll get home. >> reporter: the fix will happen according to septa. it just won't be fast. one day at a time. >> i am concerned that we'll have even more people coming back to this system tomorrow. i think people may have still been off today. >> reporter: and there's no word how long it will take to fix each specific rail car but a septa official told me tonight that the number one priority which it always has been is the safety of the passengers that's why they took this move. reporting live tonight david spunt cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> all right, david, thanks so much. >>> we want to hear from you about how your commute on the regional rail is going. let us know on twitter, facebook just use the hash tag cbs3 commute. >>> and our coverage continues o

>> hopefully when i -- if i do get released today, take my ged, go do the interview with the iron workers unionif i get the job at the iron workers union, save up my money and do what i have to do to do what every other person does. works every day, start a family. >> is that a possibility? >> yes, it is. >> mr. elkins, i've read your report. the recommendation is that he be given credit for time he's served and that he be released today. mrs. guzek, are you in agreement with the recommendation here made by the probation officer? >> judge, it really bothers me that this young man is sitting here today. he's had numerous services offered to him by this court. he's 18. he has no education. he has an adult record in another state. he has a serious juvenile record. and unless he gets his life together very quickly, i know after being a prosecutor for 25 years that he's headed for a very bleak future. and it just bothers me to to se somebody at 18 walking out of this court that's provided him so many opportunities to change, and he hasn't availed himself to the opportunities. >> but because there ar

but they controlled local 54, which is the hotel workers union. this is not me talking, this is a finding on federal court that nikki scarfo controlled the hotel workers union. and when they would strike all the casinos in atlantic city, they would not strike donald. when he first goes down there i'm a into atlantic city and acquire his first parcels, he buys them at a premium, overpays from under bosses of the nikki scarfo crime family. he is a relationship with these guys throughout the early days of his time down there. it was really a pretty remarkable set of deals that he did. i add, mike matthews was the mayor of atlantic city who was totally proven in court, went to jail, totally owned by the nikki scarfo family. and he was donald's number one ally. they were feeding him money, contributions -- legal contributions, but feeding matthews money. that was just one part of this intricate relationship that gave worth -- gave birth to donald's casino empire in atlantic city. amy: can you talk about this casino empire and what it meant? unlike most

the biggest unions in the country. the largest are combined teachers unions in the country, one of the larger worker unions in the country. nea natural would've been for the creation of the department of organization. the organization was filed in 1857, 1 of the few nonprofits to hold onto their original mission. one of the things they did the carter campaign was to endorse a president, which they had never done before. they said, we will endorse you the department moved to an executive cabinet level position and they published a report on why that would make sense. ryan: here's john lewis lewis, a 10-second comment. >> education is a right. it is a symbol right. stand up north. fight for it. speak up for it. brian: comment. gerard: i agree with him. it years as a congressman, is a member having his head bashed in physically for fighting for people's rights. i agree with them. ofan: here's the other part it from john boehner. john boehner: education not to be the civil right of the 21st century. allow parentsto and children to have a better shot at education i believe in the core of who i am. in thecivil rights century.

the year, for casino workers, here. now, the city's main casino workers union, that's local 54, says it was unable to reach an agreement with trump taj mahal late last night. taj mahal is the only one of five casinos here that was unable to reach a new deal on thursday, the union struck deals with bally's ceasar's, harrah's being tropicana. now the taj mahal owned by carl icon. he kept the taj mahal afloat during bankruptcy in march, repeatedly however threatened to take away financial sport and allowed the casino to close, forced to restore health and ben sean benefits, union has been trying to recoup some of the give-backs, it handed casinos, in past negotiations with financial conditions were worse here, four out every atlantic city 12 casinos set down in 2014, less competition, so bottom line, have started it stabilize, and workers hearsay they deserve better. >> this taj mahal did not recognize substantial contributions that the workers in this city make to the hospitality industry, the way that the four other properties negotiated with and settled contract with did. now, have managers work or temporary workers wil

john rawlins live now at philadelphia international airport and john, what are you hearing from the workers unionl, organizers say up to a thousand people poised to walk offer the job, that could be the case. timing is everything of course with the dnc just now kind of getting prepared to launch. at this point though the group not giving an actual strike deadline. >> these workers have voted to strike and keep in mind, you know, these workers are not -- >> reporter: the potential walkout by the people who check bags at the curbside transfer luggage inside the terminal, direct passengers to the right t.s.a. line, attend to wheelchairs and clean airplanes. they work for private contractors like prime flight which is hired by the airlines. they want a $15 an hour starting wage and union representation. the thinking arriving dnc delegates will embrace their cause should there be a walkout. >> i think that what we're asking dnc delegates to do is exactly what the dnc is going to ask americans all across the country to do which is support a pro worker ached day. as for impact on airport operations. >>

and they try to get better wages than the workers have been able to get, better working conditions, and so forth. well, imagine now the following: the union sits down and bargains for the workers, but it doesn't just say, "hey, we would like higher wages or better working conditions, and if you don't do that, we may strike" and all the usual that i think you understand. but now they have a new weapon, a new chip, if you might say, to play. "if you don't come to a reasoonable agreement with us abouout wages or w working conditions, we have another plan. we may withdraw the workers from your plant and set up our own." what? that's never happened before. what an idea. indeed, the union might begin to develop small enterprises that do things like a company that they're bargaining with, just to make it a little more realistic, so that when they say that to the employer, the employerer haa new problem. imagine an employer saying, "i want these and these concessions from you workers, or else i'm leaving the country." it happens every day in the united states. and the union, what is it going to do? it's afraid of losing the job, so it gives away

the month. >>> the unionized workers ratified a pact with seizers, harrah's and bally's.voters at tropicana will vote tomorrow. this contract comes as the strike continues at trump taj mahal. carl ica carl icahn owns both the tropicana and taj mahal. >>> there's a new bombshell in the jerry sandusky child sex abuse scandal at penn state. according to court documents just released,ç former footbal coach joe paterno allegedly knew about the abuse since 1976 and did nothing. the judge unsealed hundreds of documents from a lawsuit between penn state and its insurer. john doe claimed he told paterno about the incident in 1976 the very next day but paterno says he didn't want to hear about it. before paterno died in 2012, he said he first heard of accusations against sandusky in 2001. another revelation comes from an outside expert who released the settlements paid to those paid by penn state. that expert found the payments appeared to be very high and showed a desire to resolve the issue quickly. however, a lawyer who reviewed the cases said it was an objective process and no

the strike. meantime, union workers at the tropicana casino have ratified a new contract. local a 4 says 99% of its trop members accepted the agreement but did not disclose the terms. >>> a taco bell lawsuit, a woman sues the fast food chain because of something that happened at the drive through. >>> plus, pokemon gone wrong. a teenager from our area ends up bloodied and bruised while playing pokemon go. it's an nbc 10 exclusive straight ahead. life's sharing a meal. and a kitchen with room for everyone. spend $4000 or more on a new kitchen and get 15% back at the ikea kitchen event. life's sharing a meal. and a kitchen with room for everyone. spend $4000 or more on a new kitchen and get 15% back at the ikea kitchen event. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> good saturday morning, i'm meteorologist karen thomas with a look at your neighborhood forecast and we are looking for another hazy, hot and humid day on this saturday. yes, welcome to the middle of summer for sure. your seven-day forecast is at the bottom of the screen but up here we will show you temperature

you can see nbc 10 was on the boardwalk as striking union workers walked the pickett line yesterday. the union says it could not reach an agreement on a new contract. the main sticking point is the union's demand that healthcare and pension plans terminated in bankruptcy court now be restored. billionaire casino owner carl icahn has offered to restore healthcare but not at a level acceptable to the union. >>> well, he's hitting the roads this fourth of july holiday weekend. we will have a travel primer from security to gas prices, all of it when we come back. at perdue, we take some unexpected extra steps to raise healthy chickens with no antibiotics ever. for example, thyme. it's part of our 100% veggie diet that we feed our chickens and helps support their immune system. and we don't need to add antibiotics to their diet. if you want some sage advice, you should use thyme. okay, rosemary. thyme, just one more way we bring you chicken raised with no antibiotics ever. it's not the easy way. it's the perdue way. >>> we are following a developing story overseas in bangladesh. officials

now, the city's main casino workers union, that's local 54 of united here, says it was unable to reach an agreement with trump taj mahal late last night. taj mahal is the only one of five casinos here that was unable to reach a new deal. on thursday the union struck a deal with bally's, ceasar's, harrah's, tropicana. the taj mahal was opened and once run by donald trump. but he hasn't been involved with the company since 2009. the taj mahal is now owned by billionaire investors, carl icon, and he kept the taj mahal afloat during its bankruptcy and took over in march. meantime he has repeatedly threatened to take away financial resort, allowed it to close and restore health and pension benefits. the union on the other hand has been trying to recoup some of the give-backs that handed casinos in past negotiations when financial conditions were worse. after four of atlantic city's 12 casinos were shutdown in 2014, the bottom line here, how much, have started to stabilize. now, it is unclear if the taj mahal will have managers work or if temporary workers will be brought in, but we're told

in a testament to the fierceness of our democratic state legislators, our state remains union strong and the workersnd breaking bad, the show. madam secretary, as the first native-american democratic state party chair in our country, and on behalf of our diverse citizenry, our delegation proudly casts 16 votes for senator bernie sanders. and 27 votes for the first woman president of the united states, hillary rodham clinton! >> new mexico, you have cast 27 votes for secretary clinton and 16 votes for senator sanders. new york. you have 291 votes. how do you cast your votes? >> madam secretary, the great state of new york, the birth place of women's rights at seneca falls, the state with the proud legacy of progressive leadership enacting the $15 minimum wage. paid family leave. passing marriage equality. proud of our partnership with organized labor. and a proud supporter of puerto rico. we are the proud home of the dean of our congressional delegation, congressman charles rangel. this retiring. we are the proud home, proud home of the former great president of the united states who brought this nat

the city of philadelphia. >> reporter: the union workers are playing a part in this historic nomination of hillary clinton. >> labor intensive. >> reporter: the balloons are one of the last pieces to this puzzle. hoisting them over 100 feet in the air, all the way up to the rafters. the wells fargo center said it's no easy task. the second convention in less than two decades when the republicans came to town in 2000. that makes this a first for any city. >> philadelphia is the only one, yeah, in 16 years. i was here as a volunteer in 2000 for rnc. now as the city representative in 2016, to welcome all the democratic national convention delegates is just amazing. >> reporter: for rashad lambert who runs a community nonprofit in philly, being here is a once in a lifetime opportunity, something he had to share with his 7-year-old daughter. >> right now she's not really excited. >> do you know why you're down here? >> no. >> but i know 20 years from now she will remember this experience. she's going to say i was at the democratic national convention. >> reporter: now, in terms of security here at the wells fargo

the reason why these workers are not saying that is because they do not have the things that those other union workers have. they don't have a collective bargaining agreement. >> more than 50,000 people are expected to come to our city the last week of july for the dnc. >>> developing to night a change in leadership at temple university. just yesterday the board of trustees issued a vote of no confidence in the school's president. fox 29's bruce gordon is live at temple with more on the financial troubles that led to us this point. bruce? >> reporter: yeah, lucy, spokesman for the board of trustees here says the board will vote july 21st to fire president neal theo bold less than four years into his tenure here at temple. now, brought to north philadelphia from indiana university as an expert on education finance, it was in fact the dollars and cents that led to theo bold's premature departure. most of the students we talked to couldn't tell us much about neal theo bold or how his ouster might affect their temple education. >> he's just a representation of the university. >> reporter: his depa

nbc 10 was on the boardwalk this morning when union workers at the trump taj mahal casino went on strike. the union said it could not reach an agreement on a new contract. it's looking for concessions that were made during tougher times to be restored. >>> happening now, a community is coming together to remember a young girl who accidently shot herself last week. this is a live look at a vigilance getting under way in north philadelphia for the 4-year-old. last night her mother's boyfriend surrendered to police. we're working to find out the charges he's facing. the child's mother is charged with third-degree murder. police say she tried to cover up what happened. >>> new at 6:00, from decision 2016, a contest will determine who will place hillary clinton's name in nomination for president at the democratic national convention in philadelphia. her campaign says you can submit a video touching on why clinton's election is important. tap the nbc 10 app for a link to the clinton web page for more information. we just learned minutes ago hillary clinton will campaign in atlantic city next w

mayor jim kenney is proud of the local union workers who transformed the wells fargo center in to convention hall. >> it is just amaze to go see ate transformed the way it is for the national world stage. we are very proud of philadelphia, of this building , of the work done here and what will happen here >> reporter: crews are still very busy, they are still inn freighting the balloons that will descend upon the crowd late next week. >>> that is not the only place deck out for a political party , the pennsylvania convention center opened up political fest to the public today, exhibit includes an oval office replica and air force one fuselage. convention center is serving as a base for delegates and media during the convention. >>> the salvation army is gearing up to help first responders stay high traded during the dnc next week. workers loaded up trucks with cases of bottle worker. the city of philadelphia purchased the water which will be distributed to law enforcement, fire fighters and other support personnel. salvation army likes to hand out more than 130,000 bottles over the course of

the workers vote today walk out as they demand 3-dollar raise from 12 to $15 an hour. they also want better scheduling, clarity on sick pay, and the ability to unionize. >> their employers have continued to routinely harrass, threaten, violate their rights, try and prevent them from organizing, at this point the workers are saying, enough is enough. you know, we will strike. >> well officials say if the workers follow through with that strike, delays are not expected at the airport. >> one more day and we could finds out who donald trump will choose as his runningmate on the short list of names, new jersey governor, chris christie. indianna governor, mike pence, and former speaker newt gingrich. trump will make him pick for vice president from manhattan. >> financial frustration, that's the reason behind the change in leadership at temple university. board of trustees issued a vote of no confidence in the school's president. dave kinchen live in north philadelphia with more on this story, hi, dave. >> reporter: lauren, big step in one of the first big steps in making a change every leadership at temple university. change the presidency a mid financia

the month. in washington, rich, fox news. >>> still to come, it's a first for san francisco's cable cars, the union worker making history in the annual bell ringing contest. the question is, did she take home the title. >>> school out there, lots of fog in your weekend is a few hours away what you can expect for your saturday and sunday. >>> the sound of san francisco's cable car bells was the first of a competition in union square and for the first time in 53 years, a woman competed in the annual cable car bell ringing contest. kasandra griffin faced off with the men. >> it's like rhythm in the wrist, something i don't have. >> rhythm in the wrist? >> yeah, it's like dancing in the wrist. >> kasandra griffin did not take home the title this year but still did well. the honor went to leonard oats who beat out the six year bell ringing champ. >>> let's check in now with our chief meteorologist bill martin because if you were out there today in san francisco, it was a nice day. >> overcast, and a bit of drizzle. >> yeah, i noticed everybody wearing jacket ands a chance for sprinkle and drizzle activity towards saturday. mayb

no new talks on the schedule right now. union workers want health insurance and pension plans restored. benefits were terminated by the previous owners in 2014. current owner, carl icon, says he offered union workers help last week. >> this evening, donald trump will campaign with former house speaker newt gingrich in cincinnati. gingrich is rumored to be on the short list of potential republican vice presidential candidates. >> president obama makes changes to america's exit strategy, in afghanistan. today the president announced the united states will maintain 8400 american troops there through the end of his administration, he had previously planned to reduce troop levels to 5500, by the ends of 2016. the president says the security situation in afghanistan requires a larger us presence, and he also had a message for the taliban. >> you have now been waging war against after began people for many years. you have been unable to prevail. afghan's journey forces continued to grow stronger, as a commitment of the international community,

the hour. still going strong there. on strike, these workers are ák housekeepers and bellmen considered critical infrastructure. their unioneal over wages and benefits. dealers, however, on the job. not part of this strike. we don't know if the casino is bringing in other workers for the busy holiday weekend. that's the latest from the live desk. >> thank you so very much. starting today, you can get a refund at metro stations don't decide that you want to wait for a train. it comes in response to customer complaints. meetingk%2 began -- meagan fits girled has more on what you need de back in march after a lot of customers complained having to pay for a ride that they didn't take because of significant delays. here's how it work. metro says that customers=od h up until 15 minutes to decide if they want to wait for that dd÷8;eápr' or leave and get a complete refund. in addition to this refund policy, metro says starting on the fourth of july, they will not be doing any roadwork or alleviate traffic for people that are coming in town and taking metro. they also tell us that they are encouraging people to take metro that is

the graph. it expands it. i've been asked to read this, consumers, workers, students, tengion funds and investors. union pensionver funds, public pension funds that provide benefits for state workers, cops, teachers, firefighters, investors and others dependent on the financial system and need to address in appropriate cases. >> thank you. >second, raise your hand. sufficient number. the speaking in favor. we have some of speaking in favor. would you like to speak in favor? >> is there anyone who was to be heard in opposition? do you still want to speak? >> no thank you. [laughter] >> all in favor of amendment do? >> five in opposition. >> thank you. you amendment passes. 69 passes. next amendment. >> amendment 30 has been withdrawn. >amendment 16 has been withdraw. 233 has an withdrawn. by bennie96 sponsored thompson on page five lines 15, the proposed amendment is to have this section read we must make sure that everyone has a fair shot at homeownership. over the next 15 years, approximately 74% of all households will be from communities of color which typically have less generational wealth and fewer

the city's main casino workers union went on strike ahead of this busy holiday weekend. about 1,000 workers walked off the job at 6:00 this morning, now hundreds are manning the picket lines on the boardwalk at the heart of the conflict is the worker's new contract. health care is a main sticking point and the taj mahal's officer is too short. >> we don't have pediatricians and doesn't sustain yourself either, it's just basic. >> the union was able to strike a deal with four other casinos yesterday and talks between the union and the taj mahal are broken off and no further talks are scheduled . >>> two people are in the hospital this noon after being shot in a moving car overnight in philadelphia's point breeze section. authorities say that the driver was shot several times and the passenger was hit in the arm. they were moving when the shots were fired at them and they made it 500 feet before crashing into a parked car, both people are in serious condition and it's not clear why they were targeted. >>> philadelphia police are searching for the man that opened fire on a w

general jesse that boarded the train to convince the president that he shouldn't revoke the worker even though the union soldiers were laying down their arms in missouri because the early stages of war they haven't signed up to free slaves. her late-night encounter in september was one of the most famous meetings in the white house during the civil war. neither she nor he handled it well but most of the blame goes to jesse who threatened and demanded the confidential correspondence and even seemed to threaten that her husband would challenge the president's authority. she encouraged the fremont and he did and lincoln soon relieved him of command. though he was given another command in 1862 in western virginia, that also ended badly. jesse was at his side and set up an office in his office fighting for him alongside him to the very bitter end. until the election of 1864 when she secretly derailed his candidacy for president against lincoln prompted by a cartoon in harper's weekly magazine. george mcclellan is a fascinating and infuriating couple. he was a child prodigy from an upper-middle-class family i

the service worker's union is attempting to organize the airport employees who work for subcontract storese to strike was 51 percent in favor 5 oppose. nearly 1,000 airport employees crossed the picket lines during the convention even though a specific date has yet to be set. they promised right in the middle of the convention. >> they are taking their fight online. three key web sites takes you to the group's anti trump page. trump, gingrich dot gop. trump pens dot gop and trump terrorist key dot gop. all on trump's short list. he is set to announce his running mate tomorrow morning, friday. >> a par rist taw is under controversy thanks to customers. their names are black lives matter which gets written on their cup and they get shout it across the store. it comes a year after the fail raise together campaign in ferguson. charleston south carolina critics saying chains should stay out of the conversation. >> avoiding lawsuits. >> i am a law man on the mission from god. >> swear to god you will never ouch it again? >> dog the bounty hunter stars duane "dog" chapman and his wife and they ar

the pc maker of being too greedy. those janitors union recently secured a pay hike from $11 an hour to $15. just weeks later the union says dell and subcontractor announced they will be replacing those workersith cheaper non-union workers. according to the janitors, if dell had kept them it would have cost the company $50,000 per year. that's less than 1% of the ceo's annual salary. >> let's see how the 1% and others are doing in business news this morning, wall street on that room that we were talking about. let's check in with landon do y dowdy, live at cnbc world headquarters. >> good morning. wall street could push further into record territory today. futures are higher and the markets' recent rally slacked off on wednesday but the dow and s&p 500 still managing to close at new highs. one of the strongest rallies since the start of the current bull market in 2009 shooting pretty much straight up since the initial brexit related sell-off last month. 24 points to 18372. the nasdaq slipping 17 to 5005. >>> starbucks is investing in bakery based in milan, italy. it will open stand alone cafes around the world with the first set for seattle next year. it will be the exclusive food supplier o

the taj mahal remains open during the strike. >>> union workers at the tropicana casino have ratifieda new contract. local 54 says 99% of its trop members accepted the agreement but did not disclose the terms. >>> an atlantic city woman is suing taco bell saying she found it difficult if not impossible to order at the chain's drive-thru windows. the woman is deaf and had to write down her order. she says in march an employee at a taco bell in atlantic city handed a note back to her and then she was ignored. back in january she claims an employee in pleasantville told her orders are placed at the front of the drive through. she recorded video of that exchange. >> we take the order out there, we make the food and -- >> i'm deaf. i have to do this. i have to. >> okay. i will do it this one time. i want you to understand me. one time. after that no -- after that no more. come inside. okay? okay? is that fair? >> a spokesperson for taco bell told nbc 10 they have not been served with the lawsuit but added, taco bell has a fundamental policy to respect all of our customers and employees and

other casinos, tropicana, bally's, caesar's and harrah's were able to strike a deal between the workers and the union details on the agreement still have not been released. they've been trying to get back concessions they gave back to casinos when casinos were strapped for cash. >>> all road projects funded by the state's transportation fund will stopped at midnight tonight. it's in response to the senate not voting to raise the gas tax. earlier this week, the assembly approved a bill that would increase the gas tax by 23 cents a gallon. the plan would gradually cut the sales tax from 7% to 6% and eliminate the tax on retirement income. >>> 6:04. 70 degrees outside. today the wawa welcome america festival enters its fifth day in philadelphia. this morning we're giving you an aerial tour of what's happening as we head into the weekend. nbc 10's matt delucia isç liven skyforce 10. matt, tell us what's goin' on. >> tracy, it was a little too boring on the ground. we have the chopper at our disposal, let's go in the air and show you, give you a bird's-eye view of what will be happening. we are live over

. >>> there will be no strike for new jersey transit workers. the union representing conductors and engineers have signed their contracts with the company this weekend. they were the last of 11 rail unions to to do so. they have been working without a contract for about five years. we'll be right back. >>> tonight all new at 11:00, police are preparing for anything at the dnc. >> the country is a powder keg right now. >> your nbc 10 investigators have exclusive access to show you what those on the front lines expect to see. >>> and that's nbc 10 news for now. for all of us here i'm denise nakano. we'll see you back here tonight at 11:00. "nightly news" is next. this sunday night, democratic drama at the party tries to unite on the eve of its convention. the party chair steps down amid-controversy over e-mails krit al of bernie sanders. while donald trump weighs in on the democratic ticket and defends his own view of america. >>> fire fight, the battle to contain a massive wildfire in california that exploded in size. destroying homes, threatening thousand

the workers couldn't agree with the casino on a new contract. the union said it's looking for the damataj to restore the concessions made during the tough times. >> we're disappointed the taj mahal did not recognize the serious contributions that these workers bring to the industry, to the company. >> i haven't had a raise in the last ten years. 20 cents raise. $2 a year. that's not enough. >> yesterday the union struck deals with other casinos, including bali's, caesar's, harrah's and the tropicana. we reached out to the taj mahal for comment, but we haven't heard back. >>> bidding a final farewell. the body of former eagles head coach buddy ryan was laid to rest. here's a video where buddy's family gathered earlier today for a funeral mass and paid their respects in kentucky. his two sons in this video. current nfl coaches, rex and rob ryan. after winning the super bowl with the bears, buddy ryan became head coach of the eagles taking them to the play-offs in three of his five seasons. he became a hero to eagles fans all across our region. despite never

mount park last month. >>> the strike the atlantic city's trump taj mahal is entering their sixth day and there is no sign it will end anytime soon. union workers want a contract that restores members health insurance and pension plans terminated by taj previous owners in 2014. current owner carl icahn told the associated press he offered union workers health plan terms they could agree to last week but it is unclear when both side will return to the bargaining table. >>> hillary clinton will be in atlantic city toy day. she's expect to give a noon time speech on rival donald trump's business record in the sea side town. in the next hour we will have more on the fbi decision to pursue criminal charge is a begins clinton over her use of private e-mail servicer. >>> the judge in south africa has just sentenced oscar pistorius to six years in prison for murdering girlfriend reeva steenkamp. double amputee olympian face aid judge in the courtroom and as steenkamp's family watch. pistorius faced 15 year jail term for shooting stein cam in 2013, this is minimum, six years for murder in south africa but judge cited compelling circumstances for lesser

the threat was legitimate. >>> this morning, employees at three atlantic city casinos are working under a new contract. the unionized workerratified the pact with caesar's, harrah's and bally's. billionaire carl icahn owned the taj and the tropicana. a group of picketers says they will protest outside of icahn's new york offices before marching to trump tower. >>> the woman convicted in the 2014 center city gay bashing attack is out of jail this morning on parole. >> anything you'd like to say to the victims? >> katherine knotts stayed quiet as she was released from jail last night. knot will stay on parole for the remainder of her sentence and begin two years probation. the attack on a gay couple in center city left them with broken bones and facial injuries. the victims of the attack were made aware of knotts' parole but not did object to it. >>> and look at this video. police help this will help solve a string of burglaries in burlington county. evesham police report 17 car burglaries since the beginning of the month. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> we are watching wilmington, delaware, for the first showers

workers. they just had a strike with verizon. and the cwa workers, union leaders were in favor of bernie sanders but astonishingly a good portion of their rank-and-file, not government workers but industrial workers were, are in favor, or at least were in favor of donald trump. they were quite startled by it. >> host: there is a book that you wrote with your picture on the front. it came out in 2005. it is called, "flat tax revolution." i think you know what i'm going to show but it is blush on top of the book. a must-read by anyone interested in the future of this country, donald trump. is he a friend of yours? >> guest: known him for 30 years, back in the '80s when he burst on the real estate scene in new york. i was hoping he would go with the flat tax in the campaign. came up with a tax plan, needs some tweaking, not bad but wasn't a flat tax t was persuasive, not persuasive enough. >> host: have you endorsed him? >> guest: i made clear if he is republican nominee i will back him. >> host: who were you supporting in the primary? >> guest: none. like a

the factory worker worried sick that is company was leaving town. corporations the riot act until they agree to keep the plant open. she listened to the unionrs and first responders who rushed to the pile after that terrible day in 9/11 that were searching for signs of life in the smoldering rubble, breathing in toxic fumes. she championed their cause, fought to get them the health care they deserved, and they got it. that is the kind of leadership this country needs and the stakes could not be higher. most elections are about two different visions or america. this election is about two different visions of america. donald trump can only see an angry america, closed to the world and suspicious of our friends and neighbors. hillary sees a different america, an america that strives to live up to the promise written here in philadelphia that every man, every woman has a right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. we breakdownere barriers, shatter ceilings. that's because our differences make us stronger, stronger together. so hillary clinton has the right vision of and for america but my we cannot do it alone. majoritying to need a i

. >> sub contracted workers at philadelphia international airport voted today overwhelmingly to walk off the job during the democratic convenience. the union trying to organization security workers and baggage handlers and cabin cleaners are fighting for higher wages and benefits. they work for contractors hired by airlines and mayor jim kenney issue aid quote, they deserve good wages and the right to form a union without interference from their employer. >>> the body of a volunteer firefighter killed during a training exercise is back in his home town. representatives escort the the body of tim mcclanahan to lewes this morning. the 46-year-old was killed when he fell from a helicopter in georgetown monday night. the federal aviation administration is leading the investigation into his death. >>> members of the 48th basic recruit class graduated from the gloucester police academy. 46 men and women earned their badges in sewell. they were on hand in gloucester county. >>> it will will he one of the philadelphia largest projects ever. and we are seeing how it will transform one of the busiest neighborhoods. john rawlins took a tour of east m

the workers represented by local 54, the same union striking at the taj. >>> chris christie is being vetted by donald trump. trump said to be considering christy as his vice president. lana zack has more. >> reporter: newt gingrich is being vetted as a possible pick as vp by donald trump. he is the lead concerned. chris christie is being considered -- contender. chris christie is being considered, as well. trump joked -- why are we not putting our military retirees, at tsa. get rid of the had >> lr -- loretta lynch met bill clinton on her plane. clinton's justice department is overseeing the investigation into hillary clinton private e-mail server, but those issues were not discussed. >> my department is involved in a matter that is being handled by career prosecutors involved in the law. vice president biden said he believes that sanders will be endorsing clinton soon, both the vice president and president obama are scheduled to start campaign be for hillary clinton next week. abc news, washington. >>> "good morning america" will have coverage of the race for the white house coming

the job friday. they began picketing after failing to reach a contract with management that the union says would restore workerslth insurance and pension plans. the strike had hurt business on the busiest holiday weekend for casinos in ac. >>> the olympic trials continue at 7:00 on nbc 10. as some local athletes are hoping to make it to rio. tonight vashty cunningham jumps to earn her spot as an olympic high jumper. she's the daughter of eagles quarterback randall cunningham, a prodigy setting a world indoor junior record earlier this season. she'll need to finish in the top three tonight in the high jump finals to earn her ticket to rio. >>> the pride of vorhees, new jersey, english gardner, is also helping to punch her ticket to rio. she's america's top sprinter and is a favorite in tonight's 100-meter dash. english overcame a serious knee injury in high school to become a standout sprinter at oregon which by the way is where the trials are being held tonight. she also needs to finni s ts to top three to reach rio. >>> we're 33 days away from rio, august 5th here,!j nbc 10. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert nei

. >> as the rnc is in full swing, final preparations make a pitch for the democratic national convention. 500 union workers are putting the touches on the massive stage on the wells fargo center in philadelphia. a supervisor says they will be completed by saturday. and the dnc officially kicked off on monday. >> employees at the philadelphia international airport are threatening to strike at the convenience here, this morning hundreds of baggage handlers are rallying outside of the airport. if a strike is called it's unclear how many workers will walk off the job. >>> coming up tonight, philadelphia police want to track down a man that robbed a father and daughter in broad daylight. >>> and the phillies look to get their bats going again, jaime apody has the preview of the match-up with the marlins. >>> a beautiful change in the weather, low humidity and wall-to-wall sunshine and a break in the heat and humidity is very short lived. we'll talk about that in the accuweather fect. (male off-screen announcer) what's it feel like to win the mustang instant game, with top prizes of a hundred grand or a new ford

. >> reporter: local 54 of unite here the main casino workers union say contract negotiations with tajahal broke down around midnight. cooks, servicer, bell man and housekeepers decided to strike fighting for better wages and benefits. >> restoration of our benefits that was taken from frustrates m the bankruptcy court over 22 months. >> we are left with no nothing, no pay raise, no health insurance, no pension. >> reporter: taj mahal was only casino out of five unable to reach a new deal. on thursday the industry struck deals with bally's, caesars, harrah's and tropical can a union members are trying to recoup some concessions given to the casinos but financial conditions in atlantic city when they were worse. >> we made concessions to keep the company afloat. so, ask the company why can't they help us now. >> reporter: despite the name taj mahal is owned by karl icon, who kept the casino afloat during its bankruptcy and took over in march. it is unclear if the taj mahal will cover the striking workers as managers or bring in temporary employees but casino tells us that gambling won't

the company she worked for pro second airport services is a subcontractor for the airport, and its workers are not unionized. the seiu says she took part in the demonstration on her day off and was fired the next day. >> i have to worry about how i'm going to take care of my children. frustrated about how i'm going to pay my bills and stuff hike that, and i'm frustrated because we are really getting treated unfairly. >> and we have reached out to her former employer and have not heard back yet is the eiu says it will file unfair labor practice charges. >>> septa will soon expand its key program that serves as an alternative to the traditional tokens. key early adapters program will open to more passengers on august 1st. the key card allows septa users to ride seamlessly through the transit system just by swiping their card. septa launched the program back in june for 10,000 customers. in august, septa will sell weeklweekly and monthly tracks s loaded on the key card and tell them at its sales offices p coming up headed to the beach this weekend? you might want to leave the speakers, leave the boom box at ho