Theyll be meeting at 9 30 this morning to discuss this. Were talking trains, buses and trolleys. Thats where the sense of urgency comes from. They met late last night. Were getting closer to the midnight deadline. Some of the big hangups, the union wants to increase pension for employees, keeping health care afford an and make schedule for septa employees more consistent. We spoke to a cab driver who was around for the last septa strike back in 2009. He said if both sides dont reach a deal it will be the passengers left waiting. Nobody, no cab was down here because they couldnt get here even. And also they couldnt people were standing in the line,c 10 150 waiting for a cab but there were no cabs. We know that schools and employers are planning to offer extended Shuttle Services in case of a strike for students as well as staff. We know that uber and lyft are considering whether or not theyll be able to Discount Services near septa stations for other riders. Commuters are hoping it doe
Those are the winds that came through with the strong storms yesterday afternoon. The storms are long gone but the wind will stay with us into the early afternoon hours. It will slowly come down. Winds of 15 miles an hour in philadelphia. Theyre starting to die down in allentown, 13 mileanhour breeze in wilmington. That has delivered temperatures in the 40s this morning, down to 46 in new jersey, 47 in the suburbs and 48 for philadelphia. Youll need your sunglasses and probably ai jackeajacket. Youll find 50s in new jersey and for philadelphia and the suburbs as well. Lets take a closer look at the trick or treating forecast when i come back in a few minutes. First, Jessica Boyington has your first alert traffic. Were watching an accident scene on 95. Our cameras around broad street. On the northbound side of 95 around broad. This is traffic moving closer towards the Center City Area or maybe the vine street expressway. So northbound lanes are blocked right now. You can see slowly two
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Quarter. Surprising investors who were expecting a pick up following the weak start to the year. The Commerce Department reported a 1. 2 rise in gross domestic product. The broadest measure of goods an services produce nd the nation. Estimates were the for 2. 6 and dprout for the First Quarter was revised lower, raising questions about the pace of the 7yearold economic recovery and what the fed might do next. Steve liesman has our story. In the heat of summer, washington got a blast of cold economic air on the economy. The government reported tepid growth in the Second Quarter of 1. 2 , more than half of what economists expected. The report showed the prior two quarters were weaker than thought and it raised worries that the economy could be slowing down. Curiously, Consumer Spending did well with Business Investments that kept growth down. Consumer rs the economy. Thats the piece that matters. Thats flektive of strong payrolls and resilient wage, thats Companies Continue to give money