on the way out willie brown was are optimistic. he said quote we're real close. and so if you are real close, keep talking, so the union came here to their headquarters as we came back here live, septa went over to septa headquarters on market street and mediator like the rest of us started to put miles on his shoes and his wheels, and was going back and forth all night, to get the last, the last deal, breaker done the. it looks like all they need to do now is get the together somewhere, find a mutual meeting place, and then stand there at the same news conference together and say we have reached a deal. now, the the the reason why it may have been, pressing to get a deal done is i'm told it takes a full day, 24 hours, to get the whole septa system, backup full steam and they wanted it up and running for full steam election day. they wanted to avoid nasty court battle looming later this morning with the governor and it i joining septa, to try to get an injunction to force these workers back to work tomorrow. and, so we may have avoided all have the legal fees, an

there is willie brown. willie has sandals on. he hurt his leg recently. he has been in the wheelchair. two seats there willie brownies septa board chairman pat dion and dwight evans long time state senator, congressman running for congress now and the septa gm from the regional rail problems, general manager, long time septa employee, look at that big smile on his face. not a lot of smiles for jeff because he has had a rough year. happy day. we are waiting for the announcement. we should hear it any moment now, and this is good news, so before the sun comes up, before people wake up with that eagles hang over this is night tomato juice, hang over cocktail that should help people get through their eagles hang over by septa strike announcement, being that the strike is over. >> we have been following this for past six and a half, seven days can you give us background as far as what happened and what took place in the hours leading up to this announcement. >> well, after the back and forth ugly, press release and willie brown on saturday said talks were goin

we are just waiting to hear from septa board chairman, pasquale dion, cwu local 234 president willie brown jim of course, you know, still waiting to hear exactly what they're going to say, but at least from appearances, certainly appears that they're in much better spirits, you have both septa and the union president smiling, which we haven't seen since they started. >> same side of the table i should add. >> exactly. >> so meisha had mentioned earlier, you know, there are some service could be up as quickly as four to six hours, if this deal is reached. and they sign everything full service will be up in about 16 hours. but we didn't get the details right now here. >> so that would hopefully put into us tuesday, but hopefully, just in time for the election. >> interesting thing was everyone said most people don't take septa to get to the polls. but it was the delays that people were having getting to work and then also returning home they felt people probably wouldn't take the additional time in their busy travel day and work day to then head out to the polls. that was the big concern. >>

there's willie brown. >> they are waiting for the news cast to start, 5:30 half-hour. it sounds counsel he is ready t, here's pat dion chairman of the septa board about to announce that the strike is over. >> we're pleased to announce a tentative agreement with local 234, this will end the strike the city transit division phased back in today. we believe it's fair to our employees and customers and taxpayers, we know the strike has caused hardship to thousand of riders of we cannot thank our customers enough for their patience, we look forward to getting full service back as soon as possible. we thank those who worked tireless to get the agreement done. i would like to thank governor wolf, his appointee and one of the guys that was spectacular during the whole negotiation, representative dwight evans, mayor kenny, congressman brady and other officials who helped to keep the parties at the bargaining table. i would like to thank the employees at septa for the hard work who worked around the clock to get the agreement done. i would like to thank tw local president willie

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

willie brown says we have been talking for two years and nobody is budging anywhere. we have conceded but septa has not. we have not heard officially from the septa management since 12:00 midnight since there is a strike and maybe that is a good thing because instead of the talking to the press they are still talk together union, karen and thomas it is a hardship for a lot of people. septa is on strike but life goes on. we will check back with you. >>> 4:34. governor wolf released this statement recording the septa strike saying... >>> and the mayor had this one to say... >>> make sure to stain tuned to fox 29. we will talk with the mayor at 8:00 o'clock this morning on good day. >>> if you choose to walk or bike you have to deal with the element, sue serio. >> yeah, it will be perfect. so at least the weather isn't going to give you any trouble this morning. we have a ten out of ten in your weather by the numbers. if you like yesterday even though it was chillier then average you'll love today. the lack of cloud cover has made it chilly this morning in philadelphia.

only good indication from willie brown, they are still talking, even though they are walking. thomas and karen. >> let's hope it is resolved quickly, lot of people waking up with anxiety this morning. steve, thank you. >>> governor wolf released this statement regarding the septa strike... >>> philadelphia mayor jim kenney also weighing in saying ... headache sure to stay tuned to fox 29 because mayor kenney will be joining us live on good day at 8:00 o'clock. >>> meanwhile ride sharing services uber is looking to cash in. the company has announced it will expand the uber pool service which allows customers to share their rides with fellow passengers, traveling to nearby locations, that is starting to day. uber pool will be available in new jersey, reading and southern parts of the delaware. >>> we, of course, are staying on top of this. we will continue with live reports on the strike all morning long. you can also go to fox 29.com, where a guide on everything that you need to know just click seen on to tv. >>> 5:08. we do need to get kid to school even though is there a stri

willie brown, the head of the unions an who filled answer know by now because many strikes while williewn has been in charge of the driver's union. reporters say if you are still willing to negotiate past midnight and keep working midnight why not keep your drivers. you have to draw a line in the sand somewhere. the next question was how long do you think this strike will last? you have been through several of them. the obviously he has no idea how long but he didn't sound optimistic, that it was going to be a short one because he said we're in the close on several issues. >> okay. we are not able to come to an agreement with septa so as of 12:01 we are officially on strike. we could not come to an agreement on certain simple things as far as bathroom breaks, lunchtime for operators, you know, scheduling, and operator fatigue, things of that sort. we could not come to any agreement. we will strike as of right now. >> just getting off of work and by the time i had to report from the septa web site they actually said they were going on strike at 12:00. just trying to get done work at 12:0

here's willie brown just past midnight, updating us. we have agreed upon minor things. we have been working on this for two years. we have conceded. we have been working on this for two years. thing that gets me most when you consider pensions when you asked about pensions. we are not being greedy. i think septa slapped the riding public in the face and taxpayers in the face when they told you they would do pension reform. what they did was line their pockets. we found money said here is money. how do you do pension reform but yet, you give yourself $500 a month up to a you this dollars a month increase. that is thiefry. >> i think it is crazy, and i think it is nuts because people, we all use the septa system. 800 i believe, i seen on the news earlier almost a million people air expected in it. i really think they need to come back on and resume services because this is crazy. i don't understand why they always need to go on strike because this effect as lot of people that need to travel to work, doctor offices, and they need to go to schools, et cetera. >> i work ever

willie brown said the agency is relying on the courts rather than bargaining. hearing is set tomorrow by septa to force employees back to work for at least election day. >>> well, the eagles face a familiar foe on the gridiron today. it is the nfc east rival the new york giants. both teams come into the game at 4-3. this of course, pivotal as they enter the second half of the season. the loss puts the eagles 0-3 in the division. a steep hole to climb out of. we'll have live reports from met life stadium from east rutherford on "action news." >>> singer sevyn streeter will sing for the sixers. she was not allowed to sing because of a t-shirt she wore reading "we matter." shell sing on september 16th and join them for a community outreach in the boys and girls club. >>> several people are walking in fairmont to help fight against lung cancer. free to breathe 5k run started with a rally. this event is close to nydia han who lost her mother who did not smoke to lung cancer. that's why i'm here, i'm filling in for nydia so they can be there. money goes to research a

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

local 234 president, willy brown released a scathing response to septa saying they stone walled negotiations for months and did not utter a ward during the first 16 hours of negotiations and the union has been prepared to bargain day and night and will not apologize to try to keep quality health care for our members and their families and talking about suspending the strike for election day, work to get a settlement now. words are exchanged but not at the negotiatiing table. we know there are people in the sheridan and we hear maybe 11:00 is when they would get back at the table. we know that septa has negotiators there and we have personally not seen anybody from sitting notice lobby i can tell you, but hoping to get back to the table after seeing the responses and statements we expect to hear possibly more from them today. as of now we hear that the talks are not underway. that is the latest here from the sheridan center. back to you. >> annie, thank you. >> from contract negotiations to another day of commuter frustrations, thousands have to find another way to get to work and school this

willy brown, the union president, urged members to approve the deal. "action news" got a sneak peek inside of 1919 market street today. center city's newest high rise has 321 housing units and 300,000 square feet of cheshl space and a heated swimming pool and fire pits. it includes a state of the art fitness center and a catering kitchen. the celebration is tonight at 1919 market. >>> coming up tonight the eagles are getting ready to tackle seattle's noisy stadium and challenging defense. >> a princeton school bus driver sending a letter to the parents of a children that are kind to a disabled boy. we'll have the story coming up. >>> really the season's big winter storm is developing out west. jim is not happy about it. and this will have an impact on our weather. in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >> the season's first big winner storm. here we go. you have the forecast tonight. all winter long forecast we'll see how that works. those stories and much more when "action news" continues tonight. . what do we want our kids to learn? how to

and the average worker salary goes from 68,000 there a recorded 75,0$75,000 within fiv years and willy brown talked about opportunists urging a no vote and using bullying tactics. members think the deal will pass. >> i think it will pass, people are talking but it's really a good contract. i voted yes. >> i have been here 20 something years and it's better than what we had. and i believe it's going to pass. >> it's the best we are going to get. it doesn't make any sense in my opinion, for us to go back out. >> now, president brown declined to go on camera to talk about the statement about the opportunist urging a no vote here. locations opened as early as 5:00 a.m. and close around 5:00 p.m. they hope to have a yea or nay result at 9:00 this evening. >> thank you. >>> investigators now say that a shooting death last night in hamilton township was a tragic case of mistaken identity. they say a woman thought she was shooting at an intruder and instead shot her friend. it happened at the interests section of jensy street and park avenue. the woman called 911 saying she shot an intruder. but it

the chairman talking about all the people who were part of the negotiations naming union boss willie brown and taking about state lawmakers and members of septa, as well, trying to get the deal done working throughout the night. you remember on friday there was an injunction to stop the strike. the court said she would reject it and revisit monday 9:30 a.m., if the septa deal is a done deal in the next two hours, leading up to that court time, that would be a moot point. reporting live outside of septa headquarters, annie mccormick, back to you. >> encouraging news, now let's turn to weather and traffic. good morning. >> reporter: and such great reporting by annie. septa has been telling us, the first service would be 4 to 6 hours, still no buses, trolleys or subways, it will take up to 16 hours to get at or near full capacity. for the morning commute expect to have no services. it's unclear which services they will begin once this all started. if taking the regional rails expect delays, we expect overcrowding today, hopefully this will be the last day of that. looking down the vine street

the union president willie brown says as of now, they are not close to a deal.ey've been working at this for two years. >> we're pretty far apart. we are going to stay here and go upstairs and keep seeing if becan get it done tonight. i'm not optimistic we can. >> septa released a statement on the strike that read in part, septa negotiators stand ready and willing to continue bargaining to negotiate an agreement that will end the severely disruptive work stoppage. we are hopeful that a tentative agreement will be reached before election day. with a week to go, septa says it may ask a judge to stop the strike in order to allow voters to get to the polls. the last strike seven years ago lasted for six days. these guys who have been talking say they hope to get back on the job as soon as possible. live in west philadelphia, matt delucia, nbc 10 news. >>> stay with nbc 10 for continuing coverage of the septa strike. tap the nbc 10 app for our septa survival guide. we have updated information on which septa lines are running during the strike. meanwhile, happening to

rally also included the chance to hear the wisdom of pro football hall of famer and ambassador willie brown. >> some of the things that we do to rev up some of these young players because it's important that they know that the oakland raiders care about them, we love them, we try to help them and we're here for them. >> the raiders provided kids with lunch before they headed to their seats. >> now your accuweather forecast with drew tuma. >> all right. in accuweather this evening, we're tracking a weak system just entering the region that will bring us light showers overnight first thing on monday morn. live doppler 7 showing a break in the action midday today. now live doppler 7 showing you another system dropping in from the north. press in a little closer on live doppler 7 south of vallejo and san ramon, just very, very, very light sprinkles at this hour. we're not anticipating a lot of rain with this next round. we'll talk about how much in just one second. we'll take you outside. the beautiful lights of the bay, oakland in the background. san francisco in the foreground. and in this pi

willie brown fired back accusing septa of playing games. septa has asked the union to temporarily spend the strike on election day, union president brown said the union will not back down to the demands. several lawmakers have expressed concern with the time that could be added to voters commute and make it difficult for them to make it to the polls on time. septa said they were preparing paperwork to file an injunction in court, that was not filed yesterday, that could happen today. they are expected to be back at the table sometime this morning. reporting outside the sheraton, center city, channel 6 "action news." >> you can keep up with any septa developments by following "action news" on social media, we've been posting update on our facebook and twitter pages since the strike starting pointed. >>> a grass grassroots organization that works for democrats is under investigation for fraud. pennsylvania state police raided field works llc. the delaware county site was searched for evidence last week. they are looking into the validity of 7

the president of local 234 willie brown said they had to draw a line in the sand after two years of negotiations brown said they did agree on a few minor things. driver fatigue, however, is still an issue and so is healthcare but like we said earlier, the main sticking point is pensions. yesterday sources said both sides were tens of millions of dollars apart on that issue. a source last night said management gets a pension on full pay while union workers get a pension on partial pay and that is what is the deal breaker. now brown did address the media just after midnight. here's part of what he he had to say. >> you have economic issues as far as pensions. you have healthcare. you also have things like i said come to driver fatigue. we need to be able to do something to not have our operators run and and down the street half asleep. most people they work from nine:00 phil 5:00 you get adequate time to restly our people don't do that so we have to fight for those rights. >> what about pensions? >> pensions, we're fighting for pensions also. >> reporter: septa released a statement and said in par

the latest on day six of the strike comes in the form of the state from union president willie brown,table. he blames septa's aboard chairman pat dion and transit agency for deal not getting done because septa filing for an injunction to get 5,000 bus, it the i transit many please back to work. the septa requested injunction friday evening, judge declined but will hear arguments tomorrow with the wait and see there. brown described this legal move on septa's end as a desperate attempt to bypass collective bargaining process. brown says there is no need to have support with only a handful of issues keeping both side apart, pensions being the big issue here. the septa argue this is posing a public safety risk. people are missing critical appointments. for example that is an example they gave. agency contend the strike will have a negative impact on many people, trying to get to the polls on election day. so right now it is not clear what will getting again, city transit is still on the shelves here in city of philadelphia reporting live from center city, tim jimenes, cbs-3 "eyewitness n

locals 234 president willie brown, and septa officials, issuing dueling statements, describing tense closed door talks. septa board chair pat dion has called out local 234 which backs close to 5,000 bus, train, trolley workers, saying its reps are prolonging the strike by refusing what septa called a deal back on wednesday. union counter was reportedly rejected. president brown sums up dion's accounts as quote past, saying he is refusing deals that leave them earning less money and benefits. issue, workers pension, health care, wages, working conditions, and so now for a fourth day thousands will once again find themselves tied up in contesting regional rails, roadway commutes, especially here, in the center city area. now, back live, we do know that talks went into early this morning, will resume at some point today. and today of course will be critical as everyone involved now looking ahead to election day. jan, jim, back to you. >> justin, thank you. >> stay with us here on "eyewitness news" as we bring you latest on the negotiations in the septa strike. if anything develops durin

meanwhile, no word on an agreement being reached at last report union president willie brown said that both sides remained far apart on pension, health care issues, schedule link break times and other safety issues. so again, right now, we want to remind you no deal has been reached. so for now you'll want to go to fox29.com. you'll find a full list of all the cancellations that septa just released a little while ago and as soon as we hear if there's been progress on deal we'll certainly bring it to you live. back to you. >> we can only hope. thanks very much shawnette. as talks continue you know you can get your updates all around the clock head to fox 29.cot com. sign up for text alerts and follow up on social media as well when news breaks we'll tell you online and on tv. you'll also find contingency plans you need them right now from some schools and hospitals. >>> tragic update to a story out of bucks county bensalem police say a worker at tyler state park found some human remains believed to be of 21-year-old lindsay piccone. her family reported her missing in early september. of

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

. >>> in a tradition that goes all of the way back to last year, willie brown hosted an election day lunch in san francisco. everyone wanted to talk with the former mayor and assembly speaker about what many say has been the craziest presidential election yet. >> it's the most bizarre. i'm sorry that it's ending for those of us that love politics. we just love what's going on. >> the crowd was so big part of the street had to be blocked off. >>> you may have been waiting for this. the undo button on your iphone. it allows g-mail users to retract an embarrassing e-mail. users will have five seconds after sending an e-mail to click on that undo button at the bottom of the screen. the feature is now available on the new g-mail update. >>> we are heading back to new york city for an election update. stay with us. s== in ju hour... wcouldnow ourt >>> back to decision 2016. in just a few hours we could know who you are next president will be. let's take you out live to new york where both candidates are holding events. >> we begin with mark matthews live at trump headquarters. mark? we apo

union president, willy brown, says he thinks it will be a close vote. both sides will return to the bargaining table but likely not go back on strike. >>> we are learning three appointments to trump's growing administration. he asked former army lieutenant michael flynn to be his national security geyser and chosen alabama senator, jeff sessions as the next attorney general. he currently serves on the judiciary committee. and asked mike pompeo of cancer to be his cia director. >>> turning to the forecast, today you can say is the pick of the week. the sun is shining bright and feeling almost like spring outside. as we look live outside showing the commodore barry bridge it's hard to believe it's the middle of november. but we'll get a quick reminder on sunday. meteorologist, melissa magee, is at the big board with the late of the on the warmth and the manger drop in temperatures this weekend. >> you'll soon remember we are in the full season in winter not too far behind as we go through the weekend. 61 and allentown and lehigh valley. the coast in cape

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

union president, willie brown, says twu can't get anywhere at the bargaining table because septa has their hopes on getting a injunction to end the walk out. a judge will hear additional testimony on the injunction request on monday. septa says the strike threatens public safety, and the right to vote in tuesday's election. the biggest issue remains pensions. >> and police do believe that seating was likely the cause after fatal two car accident in northeast philly. police say about 2:00 this morning, two cars were traveling at high speed before crashing into each other in the 1600 block of grant avenue. one of the cars burst into flames after hitting a utility pole killing the driver. the driver and passenger in the other car were both returned to the hospital. and both are expected to be okay. >>> meantime, crews return to the scene today of yesterday's massive water main break that flooded a shopping center in east falls. this was the scene this morning, it looks much different now, workers have drained most of that water. "eyewitness news" reporter anita oh, has more on what the

there's willie brown. >> they are waiting for the news cast to start, 5:30 half-hour.t sounds counsel he is ready t, here's pat dion chairman of the septa board about to announce that the strike is over. >> we're pleased to announce a tentative agreement with local 234, this will end the strike the city transit division phased back in today.

willie brown, the great quarterback. otis sisstron. and you have tom flores on the left. and jim plunkett on the right. and fred biletnikoff. man, oh, man. this may be an old relic, this coliseum here. the sea of hands. >> cris: some of the great memories, growing up, watching football. and seemed like the raiders were involved. >> al: see clarence davis making the catch. miami against oakland in the divisional playoff. the "heidi" game was played. and nbc went to a commercial and to "heidi" and missed one of the great comebacks of all-time. third and 11. this place has been around since 1966. >> cris: how about that one year george blanda had, when he made the game-winning kicks and came back and throwing touchdown passes. i think he was in his 40s at that time. >> al: oh, he was. for sure. now, norwood is back. denver is going to get the ball. the either way. field goal, touchdown, touchdown, field goal. whatever way they score first. you see an onside kick. and right now, they run the clock all the way down. and take a time-out. so, the raiders' revival, no playoffs fo

wednesday union president willy brown blasted "opportunity any of thes on social media urging members to vote against the contract. they are resorting to falsehoods misleading statements and bullying tactics "brown says. >> i've heard some talk in reference to individuals not satisfied with the contract but overall majority of the people i spoke with they're satisfied. >> reporter: some think the medical sharing costs are too high others want higher wages. still others wonder if what was won was worth a strike. >> they could have did that -- they could have signed contract like that the very next day. >>> it was no points on going on strike a whole week for that type of contract. >> reporter: some think the vote could be close. >> 50-50. >> reporter: that uncertain? >> yeah. >> reporter: why are people saying vote no? >> i mean, it all depends on what you looking for. if you want to get out now or if you want your money or however. >> reporter: well, that 50-50 outlook is very much an outliar. most of the folks we talked with jim volunteered they thought that the deal would get a gree

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

the pep rally also included a chance to hear the wisdom of willy brown. >> hopefully some of the things we do can rub off on some of these young players because it's important that they know we care about them. we love them. we'll try to help them, and we're here for them. >> class act. the raiders provided the kids with lunch before they headed to their seats. >>> many people shop for the holidays by staying away from the mall and off the internet today. abc7 news was at san francisco's pier 7 for the etsy indy holiday emporium. more than 200 local crafts people showed off their latest creations and shoppers could find everything from clothing to items to decorate their homes. etsy runs a global online marketplace for hand made items. >> announcer: now your accuweather forecast with drew tuma. >>> we saw a brief break in the activity for much of the day today but more showers tomorrow morning will mean your windshield wipers may be getting a workout early on monday. doppler 7 showing you a quiet picture just to the north. around ukiah, north of sacramento, some light showers but that's

willie brown, the great quarterback. otis sisstron. and you have tom flores on the left. and jim plunkett on the right. and fred biletnikoff. man, oh, man. this may be an old relic, this coliseum here. the sea of hands. >> cris: some of the great memories, growing up, watching football. and seemed like the raiders were involved. >> al: see clarence davis making the catch. miami against oakland in the divisional playoff. the "heidi" game was played. and nbc went to a commercial and to "heidi" and missed one of the great comebacks of all-time. third and 11. this place has been around since 1966. >> cris: how about that one year george blanda had, when he made the game-winning kicks and came back and throwing touchdown passes. i think he was in his 40s at that time. >> al: oh, he was. for sure. now, norwood is back. denver is going to get the ball. the either way. field goal, touchdown, touchdown, field goal. whatever way they score first. you see an onside kick. and right now, they run the clock all the way down. and take a time-out. so, the raiders' revival, no playoffs fo

willie brown, the great quarterback. otis sisstron. and you have tom flores on the left. and jim plunkett on the right. and fred biletnikoff. man, oh, man. this may be an old relic, this coliseum here. the sea of hands. >> cris: some of the great memories, growing up, watching football. and seemed like the raiders were involved. >> al: see clarence davis making the catch. miami against oakland in the divisional playoff. the "heidi" game was played. and nbc went to a commercial and to "heidi" and missed one of the great comebacks of all-time. third and 11. this place has been around since 1966. >> cris: how about that one year george blanda had, when he made the game-winning kicks and came back and throwing touchdown passes. i think he was in his 40s at that time. >> al: oh, he was. for sure. now, norwood is back. denver is going to get the ball. the either way. field goal, touchdown, touchdown, field goal. whatever way they score first. you see an onside kick. and right now, they run the clock all the way down. and take a time-out. so, the raiders' revival, no playoffs fo

willie brown, the great quarterback. otis sisstron. and you have tom flores on the left. and jim plunkett on the right. and fred biletnikoff. man, oh, man. this may be an old relic, this coliseum here. the sea of hands. >> cris: some of the great memories, growing up, watching football. and seemed like the raiders were involved. >> al: see clarence davis making the catch. miami against oakland in the divisional playoff. the "heidi" game was played. and nbc went to a commercial and to "heidi" and missed one of the great comebacks of all-time. third and 11. this place has been around since 1966. >> cris: how about that one year george blanda had, when he made the game-winning kicks and came back and throwing touchdown passes. i think he was in his 40s at that time. >> al: oh, he was. for sure. now, norwood is back. denver is going to get the ball. the either way. field goal, touchdown, touchdown, field goal. whatever way they score first. you see an onside kick. and right now, they run the clock all the way down. and take a time-out. so, the raiders' revival, no playoffs fo

by the way, we want to tell you the congressman was talking about willie brown the head, the president of the transport workers union local here who took a concept deal if you will back to his executive board to tweak it. so both sides are still moving at this late hour. ba, to you. >> we got a whole bunch of people dave kinchen hoping they can move in a positive direct. thousands of people across our area are a little upset right now. day two of the septa strike and day two of a horrible commute to forty one work. >> long lines for regional rail and traffic jams on the roads creating a lot of headache out there. let's check in with our chris o'connell live in jefferson station tonight. chris? >> reporter: iain, the good news is, regional rail is running tonight. but because of the strike the volume is increased dramatically. take a look. the long cues on regional rail here at jefferson station. a lot of people here queuing for these trains. many of them are late. luckily no cancellations. you see they have ambassadors here in the green vests making sure you get information. let's look

willie brown, the great quarterback. otis sisstron. and you have tom flores on the left. and jim plunkett on the right. and fred biletnikoff. man, oh, man. this may be an old relic, this coliseum here. the sea of hands. >> cris: some of the great memories, growing up, watching football. and seemed like the raiders were involved. >> al: see clarence davis making the catch. miami against oakland in the divisional playoff. the "heidi" game was played. and nbc went to a commercial and to "heidi" and missed one of the great comebacks of all-time. third and 11. this place has been around since 1966. >> cris: how about that one year george blanda had, when he made the game-winning kicks and came back and throwing touchdown passes. i think he was in his 40s at that time. >> al: oh, he was. for sure. now, norwood is back. denver is going to get the ball. field goal, touchdown, touchdown, field goal. whatever way they score first. you see an onside kick. and right now, they run the clock all the way down. and take a time-out. so, the raiders' revival, no playoffs for 13 years. no w

the pep rally also included a chance to hear the wisdom of willy brown. >> hopefully some of the things we do can rub off on some of these young players because it's important that they know we care about them. we love them. we'll try to help them, and we're here for them. >> class act. the raiders provided the kids with lunch before they headed to their seats. >>> many people shop for the holidays by staying away from the mall and off the internet today. abc7 news was at san francisco's pier 7 for the etsy indy holiday emporium. more than 200 local crafts people showed off their latest creations and shoppers could find everything from clothing to items to decorate their homes. etsy runs a global online marketplace for hand made items. >> announcer: now your accuweather forecast with drew tuma. >>> we saw a brief break in the activity for much of the day today but more showers tomorrow morning will mean your windshield wipers may be getting a workout early on monday. doppler 7 showing you a quiet picture just to the north. around ukiah, north of sacramento, some light showers but that's

willie brown, the great quarterback. otis sisstron. and you have tom flores on the left. and jim plunkett on the right. and fred biletnikoff. coliseum here. but you talk about the games, the sea of hands. >> cris: some of the great memories, growing up, watching football. and seemed like the raiders were involved. >> al: see clarence davis making the catch. miami against oakland in the divisional playoff. the "heidi" game was played. and nbc went to a commercial and to "heidi" and missed one of the great comebacks of all-time. third and 11. this place has been around since 1966. >> cris: how about that one year george blanda had, when he made the game-winning kicks and came back and throwing touchdown passes. i think he was in his 40s at that time. >> al: oh, he was. for sure. of course, they're down by ten. if you come from behind, you go the either way. field goal, touchdown, touchdown, field goal. whatever way they score first. you see an onside kick. and right now, they run the clock all the way down. and take a time-out. so, the raiders' revival, no playoffs for 13 y

union president willie brown released a statement which says in part we can't get anywhere at the bargaining table because septa has pinned their hopes on getting an injunction to end the strike. now, because pennsylvania is key in the presidential election, one union is attempting to help voters. both democrats and republicans get to the polls. >> we'll have vans and cars all over the city. we're hoping twu will resolve by tuesday. if they don't we'll continue to support our brothers an sisters at twu. there will be no one in philadelphia that wants a ride to the poll that won't get to express their right to vote. >> we also spoke with governor wolf who urged an end to the strike. congressman bob brady known for making a difference in heated union negotiations tells us they are getting close. this morning we're monitoring the actions by septa and the union. as soon as we know anything about the rezoning of bargaining negotiations, we'll let you know. live for now outside the sheraton in center city, monique braxton, nbc 10 news. >> thanks, monique. let's check in with first alert traffic re

willie brown, theat quarterback. otis sisstron. and you have tom flores on the left. and jim plunkett on the right. and fred biletnikoff. man, oh, man. this may be an old relic, this but you talk about the games, the sea of hands. >> cris: se of the great memories, growing up, watching football. and seemed like the raiders were involved. >> al: see clarence davis making the catch. miami against oaklanin the divisional playoff. the "heidi" game was played. and nbc went to a commercial and toheidi" and missed one of the great comebacks of all-time. third and 11. this place has been around since 1966. >> cris: how about that one year george blanda had, when he made the game-winning kicks and came back and throwing touchdown passes. i think he was in his 40s at that time. >> al: oh, he was. for sure. of course, they're down by ten. if you come from behind, you go the either way. field goal, touchdown, touchdown, field goal. whatever way they score first. you see an onside kick. and right now, they run the clock all the way down. and take a time-out. so, the raiders' reviv

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positive, cwu used local 234 brought halt to the negotiations, minute ago the union president willie brown disagreed, and released a statement on his own, saying, in part, quote, septa's bargaining team and high price outside warriors stone walled contract talks for months, prior to the strike when the strike was called they didn't out area word for the first 16 hours. make no mistake, as in we had accepted their terms prior to the strike deadline, our members would have taken homeless in their paychecks next year than they earn today. roughly 5,000 union members walked off the job early tuesday morning, leaving hundreds every thousands of commuters and school children looking for a different ride. and causing long delays on the regional rail portion of the system, whose workers are not part of this strike. there are some major sticking points, perhaps, the largest is pension. septa says it has smith add entirely new plan, at the union's request, would increase the benefit for union members. septa says it also offered wage increases, bringing the average employees annual earnings from abou

local 234 president willie brown and septa officials releasing statements, detailing tense closed door talks. septa board chair pat dion has called out local 234 which backs close to 5,000 bus, train, trolley workers, saying its reps are prolonging this strike by not taking what septa called a deal back on wednesday. the union's counteroffer was reportedly rejected. local 234 president, brown, calls dion's accounts, quote, half truths, saying he's refusing deals that leave members taking homeless in money or benefits. now, sticking points have been workers pensions, healthcare, wages, and working conditions, and for a fourth day thousand also once again get tide in congested commutes, regional rails, roadways, especially in the center city area. now, back live, we do know that talks went into early this morning, will resume later today, now, many of course on the outside and inside commuters and politicians and the like want to see this ended by monday, so a crisis will be averted by election day, so far, we will wait and see. jan, jim, back into you. >> thank you so much, justin. >>>

bargaining battle now he can banding beyond closed doors, septa officials and local 234 president willie brown going public with the counts of tense negotiations, and statements, septa board chair has called out local 234, which backs close to 5,000 bus, train, trolley workers, saying it reps are prolonging the strike by not taking what septa called a deal back on wednesday, union counteroffer was reportedly rejected. the strike now entering day four, leaving thousands tied up in long challenging commutes, that have since checked regional rails and roadways specially in the center city area. saying not taking a deal that would have members take homeless in money and benefits. workers pensions, healthcare, wages, and working conditions, and so far at this hour no movement just yet. now, back live here at the sheridan, concerns for tuesday are simmering. if no deal is reached by then, septa is identifying on emergency court order that would bring workers from the picket line back to work for just that day to cover the election day to make sure that everyone in the area can get to the polls. jim,

. >> heather, we just heard from twu local president willie brown saying we're pretty far apart. overnight released a statement saying months of constructive, innovative proposals, management has refused to budget on key issues watch are the issues? >> i can't discuss any of the negotiations. >> well, heather the big concern here obviously is that not only for the commuters today in this week, but that the strike could go on into election day f that were to happen, would septa try and take any kind of legal action to get the union back on job? >> we are rid to go back to the table. we're hoping attentive agreement will be reached before election day. if that does not happen we intends to seek to enjoin the strike for november 8th to be sure it does not interfere with election day. >> we just heard you say you can't discuss the issues as far as negotiating but a lot of people waking up this morning concerned watch advice does septa have for tens every thousands of people who rely on your services to get to work, school, even just to the doctors? >> we were really hopeful we wouldn

union president willie brown says as of now they are not close to a deal.they've been working at this for two years. >> we areç going to stay in, g upstairs, see if we can get it done tonight. i'm optimistic we -- not optimistic we can. >> not optimistic, you heard there. septa negotiators stand ready and willing to continue bargaining to negotiate an agreement that will end a severely disruptive work stoppage. we are hopeful that a tentative agreement will be reached before election day. they may ask a judge to stop a strike in order to allow voters to get to the polls. the last strike, seven years ago, lasted six days. they are hopeful they will get to work as soon as possible. as of right now, you heard from the union president there, it does not appear that a deal is very close at this point. live in west philadelphia, matt delucia, nbc 10 news. >> thank you. >>> stay with nbc 10 for continuing coverage of the septa strike. make sure you tap the nbc 10 app for our septa survival guide. we have updated information on which septa lines are running during

union president willie brown had this to say just after midnight.he said enough was enough. >> we've been talking for two years, at some point you have to draw a line in the sand. my membership gave me a mandate. the mandate was at 12:01 we would go on strike. i had to follow the mandate. >> philadelphia mayor jim kenney released a statement that read in part, i urge both septa and the transport workers union to maintain communication. it is vital for everyone that this situation be resolved as quickly as possible. i urge residents to have patience. this period wouldn't be easy but by pulling together as a commune we can lessen the difficulties for everyone. the last time the workers went on strike was in 2009. that lasted six days. live in west philadelphia, matt delucia, nbc 10 news. >>> tom wolf released a statement on the septa strike which read in part the inability of twu and septa to reach an agreement will create extremeç hardship for the city and businesses. i've spoken at length with both sides and i continue to urge them to come together

septa officials and local 234 president willie brown are now disclosing accounts of tension at the bargaining table, septa board chairman pat de own called out local 234, bus, train, trolley workers, saying its negotiators are prolonging the strike by refuse wag septa calls a deal back on wednesday, the union's counter was reportedly turned down. brown accounts to half truths saying he is not taking a deal, that would see members earn less money or benefits. of course workers tensions, healthcare, wages, and working conditions, and so far, not much movement. the strike now on day four, has left thousands tied up on regional rails and roadways, and leaving many student without a way to school. >> my mom wants me to go to school. but can't let me because i can't walk. i hope it will end soon so i can go to school. >> and by school officials account some 30,000 public school student rely on septa everyday, and many like him are just not making it. back at the sheridan, talks went late into thursday night, and will resume sometime today. jim, jan, back into you. >> justin, thank you. >>> meanwhil