Wefected. Good morning. Im vai sikahema. Contract negotiations failed. They hope to get talks started again this afternoon. Buses, trolleys and subways are not running at this hour. It does not effect service in our areas outside is city. The union says the two sides remain far apart on things like scheduling and break times. We have Live Team Coverage to help you get around the problems. Pamela osborne starts us off. This is frustrating for commu commuters. Reporter it most certainly is. Employees did not come to work. They came to strike. I drop my daughter off and catch the sub, so this is kind of out of the way. Reporter it was standing room only from the fern rock transportation area. We know the bus is causing more traffic. They say the strike now has their family of seven relying on just one car. We got this with my moms car. We had to wait for her to finish up and my brothers and sisters would have to walk home. Philadelphia schools were open. Students who rely on septa were al
It shows the Large Police Presence here as they try to figure out exactly what happened. A man was shot. He was found, it appears, in the front yard of a home on 20th avenue back here live. Investigators still trying to put all of this together and again, still looking for the shooter. More information as we get it, back to you. All right, thank you. It is now time to check our forecast wi now, chuck. Absolutely. Temperatures well back into the 40s. Skies are partly to mostly cloudy now and these clouds will be sticking with us for the day but you dont need to worry about the umbrella. Well be staying dry for the next day or two. Two really warm days are right ahead of us after today and there is another chance for rain after we get to the weekend. Your extended forecast coming up at 6 21. Planning out the day hour by hour, were in the 40s for the remainder of the morning. 50s by 6 00 this evening. Back with a check of how you can plan your outdoor activities. Melissa mollet and choppe
Take away those two buss that collided for some reason. The crash was horrific. Six people are dead. When the dust settles, we dont know whose loved onesee whos going to get the phone call this evening that it was their loved one. Thats what got me all choked up because this is something. This is sad. Reporter police say in the mca bus also died. Business say they dont know why the School Bus Driver lost control. The school bus struck the mustang continued eastbound then struck the pillar at the loudoun park cemetery. Reporter then smashed into the other bus. Palau jones was supposed to be on that bus. Im glad i didnt get on that bus. I do send our prayers to each and every person who have lost the loved one and especially this community. Reporter when you see those pictures you understand that police are saying this is a complicated crash scene. Ten people were taken to the hospital, their injuries range from minor to critical. Back to you. Heres what we know. Maryland Transit Divisio
Are in service. Were not seeing any delays. 15minute delays from warminster. We saw yesterday, delays up to an hour. Some trains were suspended as well. But were just keeping an eye on it and well be here all morning to reminds you about the delays and expect the delays as well. So not yet, but well get there. Also watching the blue route. Also on germantown pike. But were watching disabled trucks over to the side. No big problems or delays either way. 202 looks great here. 11 minutes at the most from the schuylkill. Tracy. For the third street day theres no bus, subway or Trolley Service across philadelphia. Septa and its Biggest Union were at the bargaining table until just after midnight but had no progress there to report. Pamela osborne is with us at the septa Regional Rail station. Reporter well, the biggest hangup this morning, vai and tracy, seems to be pensions. Now septa, the Union Representing septa employees says that septa transit is offered a larger plan. Septa say the un
Here is a live look at the scene outside the courthouse in newark, new jersey where we are awaiting for a news conference. We have also contacted the governor Christies Office for a comment and are waiting to hear back, again, two former christie allies were found guilty in the lane closing scheme, known as bridge gate. Stay with Eyewitness News for very latest on then breaking story. Our other top story, end of the workweek has arrived and there is still to resolution in the contract dispute that is keeping septa bus, subway and will trolley operate are off the job and on the picket lines. We have reached day four of the strike, that has left people struggling to get to work and school. Good afternoon, im jim donovan. Im jan carabao. Eyewitness News Reporter alexandria hoff is live outside headquarters in center city with more on how those negotiations are going along, alex. Jim, jan those talks went late last night and early this morning. They are expected to resume again shortly but