The transit workers are backing tom wolf for governor and this strike could suppress the democratic vote depriving the numbers that wolf needs in philadelphia to carry the state. They are talking facetoface all afternoon and Union Sources say that a strike is looking more likely if they dont make progress soon. Union members prepare picket signs at union hall and are distributed to members throughout the city. Members are preparing contingency plans. I have to drive or catch the regional train. It will cost much more plus you have to park, so it will be hard. A lot of issues for commuters to deal with. Both sides will be back here talking again tomorrow and well know by the end of the day tomorrow if the union will strike or not. David henry, channel 6 action news. Thank you david. Philadelphia city council was back in session today for the First Time Since killing the proposed sale of the philadelphia gas works, pgw workers applauded Council Members as they entered the claimber this m
Beginning. And let the boonanza begin. Its halloween morning and exactly 20 years since today first dressed up and were marking the occasion with a reveal thats literally been decades in the making today, friday, october 31st, 2014. Announcer from nbc news, this is a special edition of today, halloween boonanza with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning on a friday morning. Happy halloween, everyone. Im matt lauer, along with hoda kotb, al roker, natalie morales. Savannah is back on monday. Indeed, she is. We have a band out there . What a way to celebrate halloween on the plaza. A lot of people are dressed up in their costumes. This is one of those shows that always starts one way and ends completely differently. Fun in our 8 00 hour. Were already thinking christmas. Weve moved ahead. Merry christmas, honey. Lets start on a friday morning with our top story. Twomonthold search for eric frein, suspected of ambushing two Pennsylvania
New developments on a number of controversies around the n. F. L. The league launched an effort to deal with the issue of Domestic Violence, former Baltimore Ravens ray rice is said to file an appeal of his suspension. Michael eaves has more. Rice has until midnight tomorrow to enter his appeal. As of now, he has not done so. The n. F. L. Nor the Players Association has made an announcement pertaining to the appeal. While the legal waits for it, the commissioner continues to address the evolving Domestic Violence protocols. Reporter one day after banners flew over two stadiums demanding Roger Goodells stadium an advise Christopher Gibson board has been announced. Lisa freel, jane randall and rita smith will help to lead and shape n. F. L. s policies relating to Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault. Freel was the head of the Sex Crimes Unit for a decade. Randall is the cofounder of no more, a campaigner against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, and smith former director of a coaliti
The sphere has been one of focus and engangment. We have had the band playing all day. We have seen people of all nationalities come up and ask plenty of questions so very definite engangment. Some figures we have been hearing. Unprecedented numbers. On both sides of the campaign have been turning out in the millions. Now, what i can tell you is in one polling station, in a place calls helens they told us earlier they had seen 70 of their voters turn out. In other places they are saying there is potential for other 90 of their voters to have turned up that is quite extraordinary, an older gentlemen, 65 years old that wanted to vote no the referendum, and he had never previously voted before, it is that sort of engangment, and determination that we have been seeing and hearing about. Got lands capitol, ghostly and almost hitten from view, as the nation decides. A gray day with a clear purpose in the passionate mood heading to vote, millions of beef are turning out to decide the future o
Election, but as far as announcing a candidacy it is true. I am thinking about it. And its a threepeat for the empire state. Miss new york is crowned as the new miss america. Captioning funded by cbs this is the cbs morning news for monday, september 15th, 2014. Good morning. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. Today in paris, representatives from about 30 nations will meet to try to figure out ow to defeat Islamic Militants in iraq and syria. Secretary of state john kerry will attend. The Obama Administration says several arab countries will launch against isis. Congress could vote as early as this week on the president s request for authority to arm Syrian Rebels to fight the extremists. Susan mcginnis is in washington. Susan, good morning. Annemarie, good morning. There is a sense, a dramatic escalation to the response on isis is imminent. Another brutal exexecution with a fourth. The plan now is a worldwide front to form to destroy the group. Secretary of state john kerry and