Cct connect will operate. Some 400,000 riders depend on the transit system. We caught up with the mayor and governor late this afternoon on their take on the impending strike. Were there to help. Weve been in Constant Contact with both the septa folks and the union folks urging them to stay at it. Hundreds i think hundreds of thousands of people in the city of philadelphia who depend on septa and a strike would be a disaster. Reporter Governor Wolf also expressed concerns about the approaching election now just one week from tomorrow. He said he is hopeful the two sides can reach an agreement within the few hours they have left before midnight tonight. Live in center city, im Sarah Bloomquist channel6 action news. All right, sarah, everyone watching the clock on this. Meantime commuters across the area are doing what they can to prepare for the impacts of a possible strike. Ly but as the news spreads, frustration are quickly growing. You dont want to work for septa dont work for septa.
Day. Septa says 56,000 kids in philadelphia ride septa to get to school. Roughly 30,000 to district schools, almost 21,000 to charters. The archdiocese was unable to provide us with a number today. Yellow school buses in philadelphia will continue to operate. Septa strike or no strike. But a walkout would ground he city buses, trolleys, the subway and el. It normally takes two transfers for this student to get from southwest to her school at broad and spring garden. If there is a strike my plan is to try to make it but if i dont make it ill just email my teachers. Reporter and theyll send you the information. I didnt feel the School District was unable to tell us if any of its schools had developed any carpool or other alternate plans. But mathematics civic and Science Charter School was preparing. Parents calling staffers today were told the school would open early and close late to accommodate dropoffs and pickup. With many of its kids normally using the subway to get to school, it s
Philadelphia freedom shine on me. Perfect song. Hey out of towners hope are you enjoying our city. Were showing up with muggy warm. Trust me it is not always like this. I mean it does get this way for about a week during the summer, just happens to be this week. Sorry. Good day, wednesday, july 27, 2016 her name is alex holly. And his name is mike jerrick. Thank you very much. Nice have have you in town. For all philadelphia folks. On i program we like to call. On a program we like to call good day philadelphia. I like when do you that. When call it good day philadelphia if we were in or land owe we would call it good day or land owe. We want you to have agood day. It all comes together doesnt it . Heres the deal you have choices during the convention of which tv show you watch in the morning. You have networks, but were all about philadelphia. So, i thank you for happening with us this week. And perfect example of why you should be example local station is over there on that stinking
Occurred. Fortunately there was no children on the school bus. This woman did not want her face shown, she recounted her experience for action news. I heard boom and i was jerked to the front and i hit my head on the chair in front of me and hurt my neck and knee on the chair. The Police Investigation is well underway and no conclusions yet, the taxi driver was slightly injured. He claims it all started when the taxi was rear ended by a septa bus from jfk. Was driving in the right lane of jfk when the septa bus when it hit the right rear of my cab. Knocked me out of control and the gas pedal got stuck and i ended up going a half block at 15th street and i guess i caused the school bus and another car to go up on the sidewalk and into the td bank. I came to rest into the cement wall going down to the suburban station. Reporter jim, by our last count more than a dozen victims remain here at Jefferson Hospital tonight being treated for minor injuries, one other note. The School Bus Driver
Break while you do have it. Meanwhile looking forward there is rain and that is on the way and we will track it for you later in the show, meisha. Katie, thanks very much. Good morning everyone. All right. We are looking at a little will bit of a i95 south accident near route 320 before Commodore Barry bridge. That accident had all lanes block and you could in the move ape it was lake that for quite sometime. Great news is that has been since cleared and this was backup before the blue route where you could in the see, it was just dead stopped like a parking lot. This is deathly eased of the tension. Looking good, for those around that area you are very light and all safe to go ahead and take that route. Ninetyfive south near route 320 is looking great. This is a look at ben franklin bridge, moving in the west bun treks in center city from new jersey, looking good, very quiet, as you can see looking dark, dreary, damp but in rain is coming down right now. Our roadways are dry. It will