if a strike is approved by the 4,700 members of twu local 234, then the leadership says it will decide on a date and time for that to happen and that is if the contract negotiations fall through. the union president says he is still making efforts at the bargaining table and septa says that they've been trying to reach an agreement as well. i've been talking with riders this morning and asking them what impact the service corruption would have. >> if the workers were to go on strike, what would that do to you? >> it would put me in harm's way. i'd be stranded. you know, no transportation with what i do. >> reporter: big sticking points have been pensions and health care, but if a strike does happen in the future, septa says it will issue a service interruption plan. as of now, septa says it has not been notified of any imminent work stoppage. we'll stay on top of this. for now, matt delucia, nbc 10 news. >>> new from overnight, a man is in critical condition following this crash in philadelphia. nbc 10 was on the scene as east crown avenue in morell park. that's where two pickup trucks

both the twu local 234 and septa are still working to get to a reachable conclusion.is is taking a long time is actually a good thing. he is hoping that it will happen within an hour, that they'll come out here with a firm decision or at least an update. right now he says they're tweaking the contract. right now they're still concerned about pension language but he says they are about 85% there. and of course, there's a lot of riders out here, septa riders who with concerned about that. we do have audio from senator williams that we just got a few moments ago talking about that take a listen. >> toç my knowledge, nothing major is causing them to separate. >> reporter: and so here we are outside the wyndham hotel in old city as we wait for word of possibly a contract deal, again, 85% there is what we are hearing at the moment. those parties, septa and the transport workers union are upstairs right now, hammering out the negotiations. really talking about the pensions and the language. we of course will stay out here. we also have another crew out here, my colleaguerg

twu has been without a contract since march. the union president tells us he is still making efforts at the bargaining table, but continuing to work without a contract, he says, is unfair to members and passengers. septa says that both sides have been meeting to reach an agreement. big sticking points have been pensions and health care. regional rail, that is a separate issue, but if septa does strike, the subways, trolleys, buses, and the maintenance workers, septa says it does have a con tin gin general plan. i've been talking about some of the riders who depend on septa. they have some strong thoughts about this. i'm putting some of that audio together. >> thank you, matt. >>> new from overnight, a man is in critical condition following this crash in philadelphia. nbc 10 was on the scene at east crown avenue in morell park, where two pickup trucks collided around 12:30 this morning. police are now investigating the cause of this crash. >>> the u.s. ambassador to the united nations is on her way to west africa to visit the cou

. >>> i'm chris may, at 5:30, we've got breaking news, twu local 234 president, says he cannot promisethe job the at septa past next week even. the union authorized a strike today, workers have been without a contract, for seven months. >>> well, she's heading home to maine after testing negative for ebola. she threatened to sue after being held in quarantine against her will in newark, new jersey. >>> and parents, and students arriving at walter d palmer high school in frankford are shock to find out today that the doors have been closed for good. officials challenge the enrollment cap and lost in court. now without financing, some 300 students are being forced to find new schools. >>> kate? >>> chris, we're back here live in horsham with the cbs-3 mobile weather lab on had what is turnout to be a perfect october day. we have got a couple more of those in the forecast. lets look at your weather headlines. seventy's return as we head into the day tomorrow. it will be beautiful day. enjoy it. you can sit outside and soak up the sun while you can. would i recommend it because a major chi

. >> talks continue between septa and twu local 224 and the talks have taken on a greater sense of urgency now that the union is armed with a strike authorization from the rank and file. sara bloomquist is live now with more. is there progress tonight? >> reporter: actually there is, a source here at the windham hotel told "action news" that progress was made in the talks and they are getting close, that is good news for people who rely on accept to to get where they need to go. union representatives return to the bargaining table in afternoon since the union unanimously voted to authorize a strike back on sunday. union leadership promised not to strike this week and give kmutders 24 hour notice but with friday fast approaching and election day on tuesday, commuters want this resolved. >> yes, i need my job and i need to work and i am carless, i need septa. >> it's a big concern yes. >> the 4700 workers in septa's biggest union are working without a contract for the past sex seven months. riders said they are thinking ahead considered a strike and how they will get around if they are stran

twu local 234 has 4,700 members. they operate the buses, subways and trolley service.on has been working without a contract since march, and members voted to strike if an agreement with septa is not reached soon. septa says if a strike should happen, a service interruption plan would go into effect, but as we take a live look out here by city hall, the buses and trains keep rolling. septa says it has not received notice at this point that a strike is imminent. live in center city, matt delucia, nbc 10 news. >>> good monday morning. i'm katy zachry with a look at your traffic. a lot of issues for new jersey drivers. we're going to start things off on the 42 freeway. this is right at creek road. you can see the headlights are northbound. volume is building, but no accidents on 42. so, that's not going to tie you up at all. there are accidents throughout new jersey. a new one into our system, southampton. this is on route 206 right at retreat road. you can see also be warned to stay away from the area in upper pittsgrove, harding highway at buck road. there's been a crash

twu local 234 president willie brown saying he can't promise his 5,000 members will stay on the job afterhis weekend. >> i can't promise anything beyond this week. at the end of the week after negotiating with septa for the rest of the week i will evaluate where we are. >> reporter: brown says his union which authorized a strike sunday will keep negotiatorring through the week and depending on how it goes he'll most likely make his decision friday on whether or not there will be a walkout. >> i can't put odds on it. just say we are very far apart. >> reporter: brown says worker pension contributions are the major issue right nowly he promises he'll give riders at least 24 hours notice but after this weekend, there are no guarantees and no estimate on how long a strike might last. >> as long as it takes. we had a two week in 95, a 40 day in 98, so we had a 44 day before that. so, hopefully it don't come down to that. >> reporter: reacting to brown's statements here at union headquarters, septa officials say they're pleased that the union will give a 24 hour notice of a possible strike. and

. >> if they can't hammer out an agreement, trains, buses, trolleys will stop running, twu local 234 authorizing strike on sunday. >> said earlier this week would decide by the end of the day tomorrow, whether they would issue a statement saying they were going to strike if no dial in place. largest union, 4700 workers, without contract for seven months, the union has been negotiating the whole time they say it really doesn't look good at the moment, things look better in the spring than they do right now, and septa has reversed its position on wages, and lent of contract. >> as long as both signed can remain at the barring and table, septa hopeful a strike can be averted. but i have to tell you, the clock is ticking down. commuters are really starting to get worried now. >> i don't know what we're going to do. i hope they come to some type of agreement so we won't have to, you know, look for other ways to get to where we have to go. >> that's how it goes back and forth to work, and i live in the northeast, i work in south philly. so that's the only way i get to work. >> it will real

saying we hope to continue meeting with the union to negotiate a new contract, but we're pleased that twu 234 has agreed. action from riders should all of this behind me stop. jesse gary, nbc 10 news. >>> this morning major news development in a story impacting half a million utility customers across our region. philadelphia's city council halted the proposed sale from a private company from connecticut. the sale to uil holdings was a goal of mayor nutter's. advocates say it would have infused 400 to $600 million into the city's underfunded pension system. >> i tell you what we've heard and what we saw today is quite possibly the biggest cop out that we've seen in recent legislative history. >> simple reality is that there is no appetite to sell btw as proposed. >> the blocked sale was praised by the workers' union, which feared job losses. council leadership has promised a future hearing on how to improve pgw moving forward. >>> happening today in bucks county, the school board will meet about hazing allegations involving the bucks football team. district officials say they verified accu

twu has been without a contract since march. the union president says he is still making efforts at the bargaining table but continuing to work without a contract he says is unfair to members and passengers. septa tells us both sides have been meeting to reach an agreement. if a strike does happen in the future, septa says it will issue a work stoppage plan so that people can still get around to where they need to go if that strike does, in fact, happen. >>> new from overnight, a man is in critical condition following this crash in philadelphia. nbc 10 was on the scene at east crown avenue where two pickup trucks collided this morning. police are investigating the cause of this crash. >>> today, the u.s. ambassador to the united nations is expected to arrive in guinea. samantha power will focus her attention on the need for increased international response in the countries hit hardest by ebola. meanwhile, the fiancee of the new york city doctor with ebola is beginning three weeks of quarantine at the couple's apartment. morgan d

septa riders have have a schedule for something they hope will never arrive, a possible strike, twu local 234 president willie brown, saying that he cannot promise his 5,000 members will stay on the job after this weekend. >> i cannot promise anything beyond this week. at the even of the week after negotiating with septa the rest of the week, i will evaluate where we are. >> reporter: brown says his union which authorized a strike, sunday will keep negotiating, throughout the week, and depending on how it goes, he will most likely make his decision friday, on whether or not, there will be a walk out. >> i cannot put odds on it, we are very farrah part. >> reporter: brown says worker pension contributions, are the major issue right now, and he promises, he will give riders, at least 24 hours notice, but after this weekend, there are no guaranties, and no estimates on how long a strike might last. >> as long as it takes. just study our history. two weeks in 95. forty day in 98. so, we had a 44 day before that. so, hopefully it don't come down to that. >> reporter: septa officials reacting t

i think that the folks from twu that we have been talking to have been working overtime to make sure that they get to a reasonable conn collusion. >> reporter: so we're awaiting at any moment group beyond officials to come out here and announce what they say is happening, behind the walls of the wyndam, again state senator saying 85 percent of the way to a settlement accounts earlier in the week monday you will remember union said they would announce right now whether or not they will go on strike, it appears that the strike isn't happening, they are continuing to talk, and now settlement may be within reach. perhaps very close. so far no comment from septa a officials as they watched the negotiating on going. we will be here live and have all of the latest developments as they happen, live from the wyndam in hold city i'm walt hunter, "eyewitness news". >> thank you very much. >>> certainly positive signs there but things can always change. so stay with "eyewitness news" for developments with septa and their talks with the union, you can get updates anytime at cbs philly.com. >>> ge

>> reporter: that decision is up to leadership unit at twu local 234, but first step was authorizing the strike, and that happened yesterday. local 234 has 4,700 members. they operate the buses, the trolleys and the subway service. the union has been working without a contract since march. both the union and septa individually say they are working towards a resolution, but union president willie brown says to continue working without a contract is simply unfair to the workers. now, septa says if a strike should happen, a service interruption plan would go into effect, and riders i've been talking with say any interruption would be a problem. >> i take septa every day. and i'm an hour and a half away from my job. so, if they were to strike, i wouldn't be able to get into work. >> if we've got to strike, we'll strike. as of right now, i'm tired coming home hurt, exhausted, broke. >> reporter: now, later today, the union president says he will hold a news conference to announce what their plans are moving forward with negotiations and this possible strike. for now, though, the buses and

twu local 234 main concern is with the pension plan, union says it will reassess on friday whether todges to give 24 hour warning to riders, if it does. >>> while buses, subways and trolleys are still running, a "action news" morning team is keeping track of any mass transit troubles. just join them for traffic updates beginning at 4:30 a.m. >>> a nurse who has been under a voluntary quarantine inside of her home in the state of of maine emerged tonight. casey hickcox voiced concerns about the state's quarantine guidelines. maine health officials want to keep her inside the home but they say they legally can't, until a judge signs off on it. hickcox has shown no symptoms of the virus. meanwhile president obama said today that america is a big part of the battle against the disease. >> we may continue to see individual cases in america in the weeks and months ahead. that is the nature of today's world. we cannot seal off an hour selves. >> the president appeared alongside ebola survivor doctor kent brantly, said more health care workers are desperately needed in west africa. >>> pennsy

members of twu 234 authorize the strike sunday. the union will make a decision whether to walk off the job by friday. a strike could affect almost a million riders. >>> get out and enjoy the night warm weather. it's here today. no promised after that. a live look at camden where it will be in the mid 70s today. as we said, changes are in store. rain and colder temperatures heading our way. glenn "hurricane" schwartz is here with the forecast. >> yeah. it's the warmth, then it's the rain, then it's the colder air. here we're in the poconos, the french manor. mostly cloudy skies now. they could see snow on saturday. maybe even a couple other places. a band of clouds moving through. it's pretty patchy. it looks like there's more sunshine behind it. there's no rain until you get back to ohio and indiana. that's what the cold front -- it's not that impressive. 63 in philadelphia. 50s in the northern suburbs. we're 73 degrees in georgetown, delaware. a sign of things to come with that south to southwest wind that we have today. temperatu

nbc 10 was there last night as twu local 234 members left the meeting carrying strike signs. the work stoppage could happen as soon as monday. the union president says the decision will likely be made by tomorrow. both sides have confirmed they are working towards a resolution. they meet back at the table today in about an hour. in the event of a strike, you do have other transportation options. we put together a list of the alternatives for you. find them on our website if you go to nbc10.com. >>> happening today, pennsylvania state senator washington is expected to plead guilty and be sentenced on corruption charges. she is accused of using her staffers to plan her political fund-raisers. the 68-year-old democrat represents philadelphia and a portion of montgomery county. washington lost her re-election bid in the may primary. >>> new information, philadelphia police say an officer fired shots at a robbery suspect and it is connected to an abduction earlier in the week. last night around 9:00, police tried to arrest a suspect and they say they shot at him because he was dra

he is said to get $1500 a month, twus what the average croatian worker earns. the a perform found more than half of the 66 nazi suspects got to keep social security payments. on monday the white house responded. a spokesman saying that it's time for the czechs to stop coming: >>> congresswoman caroline maloney joins us in new york, in the studio. good to see you. >> good to see you. >> how will your bill stop the social security payment. >> it's outrageous that our tax dollars are going to war criminal. it's outrageous beyond belief. there was a law passed that said nazi war criminals should be deported from america and not receive benefits. there was a loophole if they left of their open accord or denaturalized, not deported. they have continued to get the social security checks. i have written to the department of social security and the justice department for a report on how many money has gone out to the nazis over the years, how many people are on the doll, and... >> how much money do you think it is. >> i would think it's millions, gown. we'll get the rep

twu has been without a contract since march. union president tells us he is still making efforts at the bargaining table but continuing to work without a contract he says is unfair to members and passengers. septa tells us both sides have been meaning to reach an agreement. riders say they are tired of the back and forth that is putting their ride in jeopardy. >> going to make it hard out here for a lot of different people. people who work every day, 24/7. i mean, the septa people down here, they're going to be okay. they're going to be on vacation. but the people that struggle every day are not going to have no way to get to work or get to school or anything like that. >> reporter: some folks out here tell me that the workers should get what they are asking for. the big sticking points have been pensions and health care, among other things. we're talking about all the service here except regional rail. that is separate from the subways, trolleys, and the buses. but if a strike does happen in the future, septa says that it will

. >> reporter: this afternoon twu local 234 is planning a news conference to discuss the possible strike. septa says it has not been notified that a strike is imminent, but what happens if that changes? i'm asking questions about specifics on the plan b for riders. that's coming up in about 30 minutes. live in center city, matt delucia, nbc 10 news. >>> new from overnight in philadelphia, a two-car crash left two people hurt that happened just before 3:00 on tyson avenue and roosevelt boulevard. a man and woman were taken on to the hospital. they are expected to be okay. >>> police in burlington county are trying to figure out how this tractor-trailer caught fire on the new jersey turnpike. it happened near exit 4 in mount laurel. our traffic cam shows the smoke coming from the truck and emergency crews are there on the scene. troopers tell us the driver was hauling food. no one was hurt. >>> a man accused of using craigslist to lure and then rape a woman is in court today for a pre-trial hearing. upper darby police say kevin cornish attacked an 18-year-old from philadelphia after respon

twu local 234 has been negotiating with septa for months, largest union, talking 4700 workers, and their contract expired seven months ago, they stayed on the job, because they thought negotiations were moving forward. but, a union source tells me in the last couple of weeks, things have fallen apart, that talks are not going well, septa saying septa has reversed its position from what it was offering in the spring, in terms of the wage increase, and lent of contract, septa now wants five years, the union says it wanted two. septa on it for its part said it is hopeful a deal can be reached, strike can be averted. commuters say walk out would just turn their lives upside down. >> take it to work, my oldest one takes it to school. that will would be a big impact if they do go on strike. >> i don't know how we'll get to work in the school. >> depend on septa, grocery shopping, going to the doctor, just gone now would be a hardship for me if they go on strike. >> now, union head willie brown promised to give 24 hours notice before striking. he said at the beginning of the week, he said on mo

. >> reporter: twu president willie brown commented earlier this week that a decision to strike would be made by the end of today. arguments over benefits continue, mostly on pensions. septa says it will receive 24 hours notice of a strike but some riders tell me that is not enough. >> i don't know. i'll have to try to find a ride to work. >> so you depend on septa entirely? >> everywhere i need to go, take my kids to school, everything. >> reporter: the last time the union went on strike was five years ago. the negotiations are ongoing as we speak. as i mention, i just spoke with congressman bob brady a few minutes ago. he says an update will be coming within the hour. he is in the hotel right now along with union leaders. we saw several council members going in there as well. we will be back there live with the update as soon as it happens. for now, we're live in in old city, matt delucia, nbc 10 news. >>> cydney long live at 30th street station for us. >> cydney, you've been talking to commuters and the impact this could have on them come monday morning. >> >> reporter: renee and j

. >> and, again, the twu local 234 members and leadership are inside negotiating with septa. we are expecting a statement from the union president, willie brown, around 5:45. we were expecting remarks at 4:00 then pushed back. so this is very fluent process, of course, septa says if there is a strike, they have a back up plan in place, service interruption plan, but of course they're hoping and both sides are hoping that they can get a deal together. iaian? >> i'll take it, hopefully it is done soon, dave. >>> a note left on local mcdonald's bathroom mirror has man in custody accused of rape and kidnapping. police used surveillance video to track 28 year old blanton turner and his victim to the dover mall. woman had left that note on the restaurant's bathroom wall, written in make up, saying a man had kidnapped her. well, one when police finally found her, she told them turn her been kidnapped, actually, she had been kidnapped more than a week ago, and that he had duct taped her to a bed and repeatedly raped her. >>> the red cross has set up shelter for people who lost their

it is in perpetuity and not paid for twu but 2/3 of your government never shut down. so really we were talking about a third of your government. why were we talking about that? because congress doesn't do their job? storically we would pass appropriations billings. we don't do that anymore. the deadline looms and we look like a bunch of chickens with our heads cut off. it's 2,000 pages, nobody reads it. nobody can physically read it. we often get it at 8:00 in the morning. we pass it at noon. nobody reads it. to make matters worse, when we kept government open two weeks ago, they stuck a little war in the spending bill. we didn't even have a debate. i told them inconvenient time to talk about it. we shouldn't willie nily send our courageous men and women to war without having a debate over it. it's a crime we didn't. when government shut down a year ago, we had a third of your government is split. half of it's defense and half of it's sort of the other stuff. welfare, other things. we said we should pay our military, we did. we opened up the military. when the preside