Ohio and i heard about the orchestra for years and years this is my first time to see it so yeah i was very disappointed. I was a little upset you know as a singer myself i understand musicians have to eat so if they are not coming to terms with them and giving respectable pay then i understand why. There was a lastditch effort to try to strike a deal, both sides said they were close. We came very close to finding a deal and our musicians decided it wasnt quite enough and decided to walk out. The orchestra offered a three year deal that would boost starting pay from the current 127,600 a year to a minimum 135,000. But the union says that falls far short of the 152000 boston musicians make. And that over time philadelphia will lose top talent to other orchestras. We have usually been around boston salary and at this point in time without better increases we would be as much over a 30 year career a musician would be 1. 8 million behind the boston symphony member. No scheduled talks until
Instead. Friday night jim is off im Monica Malpass and the big story on action news is the philadelphia orchestra on strike. It all comes on what was supposed to be Opening Night but management and musicians could not find any harmony. Action News Reporter john raul lynns is at the Kimmel Center on broad street tonight, john. Hi monica this surprised walk outcomes at a time that seems to be maximum impact and not only was there to be a concert but an integral part of a black tie fundraising for the orchestra. The black tie fundraiser was a go but no music. Outside there was a Brass Ensemble with the picketing musicians all this unexpected after talks stalled came a vote to walk out tonight, to the disappointment of fans. Very disappointed, so disappear pointed to fly in from ohio and i heard about the orchestra for years and years this is my first time to see it so yeah i was very disappointed. I was a little upset you know as a singer myself i understand musicians have to eat so if th
News this noon. A possible bear sighting is causing a school lockdown. But the big story is breaking now in lehigh valley, the pastor of a church is facing charges related to child pornography. Prosecutors Just Announced this pastors arrest. Reporter hi sara, well the priest was identified as monsignor john mraz. He asked the man to update his computer and after finding pictures of young males. Anded returned it to the police and then was given a second laptop. And then images of underage boys. He was uncomfortable with that and he alerted church authorities, that triggered an examination of the monsignors computers by detectives. Numerous imables were on the desizes, the investigation determined it was the defendant monsignor and he searched for and downloaded the files of child pornography and did so for his own sexual gratification. Reporter now that arrest of the monsignor was earlier today and he was released on bail. And is not residing at saint anns but in bethlehem. The da was
Years. When you go on your iphone, your smart phone, your computer, do computer, do you have any expectation of privacy . No. No reasonable person would. There is all kinds of material out there, clearly the chinese and the russians are hacking. We may have september, october surprise, we may have a surprise every month if this ceo is to be believed and he is somebody who knows, for the next 20 years. The next call is liz in arlington, virginia. We are listening. Caller i am a huge fan of yours. My question is, how difficult was it for you personally to keep the identity of deep throat a secret for so many years . Guest because we gave our word and when you give your word you want to keep it and Carl Bernstein and ben bradley, the editor of the posted. Finally, mark who is the number two in the fbi, think it was 11 years ago he was 90 at the time, he decided to reveal he was that source. So he and i were able to tell that story. In fact there was a movie that i think will be out about
We wont get above freezing till next tuesday. Its going to be cold. Weather and traffic together every seven minutes. Happy thursday to you. Happy thursday to you. We have happy thoughts for the f the g trains. Everything is running on or close to schedule. We have this accident right near flatbush avenue. That accident is in the process of being cleared away. Then we have this issue you on route 37. We have only one lane squeezing by that spot at this point. Western spur northbound is closed. Up into the George Washington bridge. You have to use the eastern spur as your alternate money we have street cleaning rules in effect for today. Lori, over to you. 6 01, and today the nightmare will finally be for the remaining passengers ship now docked off bayonne, new jersey. Royal caribbeans anthem of the seas returned to cape liberty last night marking the end of a vacation that was anything but relaxing. Mallory hoff is live in bayonne. Mallory . Reporter now these folks need a real vacati