Im frances rivera. A crucial seven day, one week from election day. Donald trump and Hillary Clinton are launching a fresh barrage on one another insuring that the worse is yet to come. He says his Campaign Woes are nothing more than a media narrative brought on by phony polls created by a biassed industry. Hillary is the one that broke the law over and over and over again. We can be sure that what is in those emails is absolutely devastating. Why arent they firing Hillary Clinton . Why is she allowed to run . I have a son named baron and i want to tell you, she is a terrible example for my son and for the children in this country. That i can tell you. Meanwhile, democrats accuse director james comey of a double standard while clinton continues to deny there is any news here, attempting to refocus the narrative on donald trump. Im not making excuses. I said it was a mistake and i regret it and now they apparently want to look at emails of one of my staffs and by all means they should l
Regional rail lines remain running like jessica just said. Pam, what do commuters need to know right now. As she mentioned, if you normally take a subway or bus, however you get to work, its not going to happen. You can see some is of the striking employees that are down there at the entrance to this station. Weve been talking about the potential for a strike qgite a while now. Still, some people were caught off guard at midnight when that strike went into effect. Subway employees locked and gated up subway stations overnight. We saw buses finishing up their routes, leaving passengers at the designated bus stops and instead, returning back to their station. Some employers and schools have made shuttle arrangements for employees. But for the hundreds of thousands of people who ride septa every single day, every week, many of them are on their own. They went on strike. Im just trying to get home to my kids, man, thats it. They should at least taken into consideration people that work the
The septa strike to help you get to work and school this morning. We begin with nbc 10 first alert traffic reporter Jessica Boyington in the studio. Jessica . Thanks, vai. Well go down a list and tell you whats running and what is not. The market frankford line and broad street subway are additionally not run. Specific trolleys 10, 11, 13, 15, 34 and 36. Thats mostly in and out of the city of philadelphia directly. What is running are the Regional Rails, the norristown highspeed line, suburban buses. Clearly theres alternates for you, uberpool is extending its coverage, late, taxis, carpooling, walking a little bit. We have a good forecast for today. Heres schuylkill expressway, though, not seeing overcrowding here yet. We would expect more vehicles to be out on roads this afternoon and Early Morning as well. This is right around montgomery drive. 13 minutes eastbound from the blue route to the vine street expressway. Average speeds are into the 60s. Again, well have more updates for y
You how quickly it warms up when i come back in just a few minutes. All right, thank you, bill. See you in a little bit. Now back to our breaking news, septa is on strike this morning. That means no transit buss, no subway or Trolley Service in philadelphia. Septa and its transport Workers Union broke off contract talks at midnight. We have Live Team Coverage of the septa strike to help you get to work and school this morning. We begin with nbc 10 first alert traffic reporter Jessica Boyington in studio with whats working and whats not. Well give you a rundown list with all of that. Not running, subways, buses, trolleys, market frankford, the broad street subway, specifically trolleys 10, 11, 13, 15, 34 and 36. What is running are the Regional Rails, norristown highspeed line and the suburban buses. Alternates aresuggested this morning. Uber, lyft, taxi services, car pooling, thats an option for you. The roads, lower providence, accident in Germantown Pike and old cross kings road. No
Weather forecast. Its a chilly one, bill. If you end up having to walk or ride your bike because of the strike youll have to bunt udle this morning. Most suburbs in philadelphia have dropped into the 30s this morning. 34 right now in the philadelphia suburbs. The Lehigh Valley, just below freezing by 2 degrees at 30 degrees. Its cold in new jersey, too. Those 30s in delaware will warm into the low 60s. c well get a nice warmup today, near 60 degrees in the Lehigh Valley. And enough sunshine to warm the suburbs, new jersey and philadelphia into the low 60s later today. Ill walk you through the forecast hour by hour to show you how quickly that chill will disappear when i come back in just a few minutes. Well see you in a little bit. Now back to our breaking news. Septa is on strike this morning. As we told you, no transit buses, subway or Trolley Service within the city limits of philadelphia. Septa and its transport workers broke off contract talks at midnight. Live Team Coverage of t