Wants to pwin pennsylvania. Im lauren mayk, nbc 10 news. All right, lauren. You heard many of the names mentioned here, who is coming for tonights event, the clintons, the obamas, bon jovi and Bruce Springsteen will all appear and perform on Independence Mall starting at 7 30 this evening. The event will impact the evening rush. Market street is closed from 4th to 7th street. 5th street is shut down from arch to Market Street. 6th street is shut down from arch to chestnut streets. Nbc 10s George Spencer is live for us in skyforce 10. George, the event is already impacting travel for a lot of people. What does it look like for you are . Reporter jacqueline, anybody who may be passing through these streets on their way home, take a look at what were seeing from above. This is on the ground. The main stage, really an expansive setup for tonights preelection rally for the Clinton Campaign. The stage with the American Flag is likely where president clinton and obama will be speaking tonight
Trump event getting ready to start in just a few minutes. Reporter we talked with many parents who brought their children here. They say they want them to witness history. To them, trump is antiestablishment. Hes not a pick by either party, making him the best candidate for them. Hes been speaking what ive been feeling. All our jobs are going overseas. My sons job, a computer engineer, hes studying, he said, ma, i may have to get a job in japan. I dont want my son, my family, have to leave the country to get a decent job. Im here because this is one of the last ones here in p. A. Im a veteran. My son is active duty. I have a lot of family and friends still active duty. Veterans issues are a big thing for me. Reporter trump will be joined by former new york mayor rudy guiliani. His son eric is supposed to be here in the crowd of more than 4500. Voters as far south as South Carolina say they want to be here for one of the last campaign events. Reporter and trump again is campaigning long
Motivating and historymaking night. Since i saw you at 5 00, i made may way through tight security to get here to independence mall. Thats where the president will speak tonight and Hillary Clinton. Lets take a live look at skyforce 10. Lets show you what else is happening on the mall. As the large crowd gathered in front of Independence Hall there. If you look in front of them, youll see an open space, and then some blue lights. That is where the performances will happen tonight. Jon bon jovi and Bruce Springsteen. A lot of draw for folks coming here tonight. I spent the afternoon talking to people about why they want to be here. Its an event latoyia wasnt going to miss. I said, you know what, my kids are going to school, im bringing my daughters to see the first woman president. Reporter for those here, the event with the current president and first lady, democratic nominee and her husband, a former president , super star john bjon bon jovi and Bruce Springsteen are worth the wait. K
Weekend both the governor and city hall signaled they backed the idea of an injunction to force strikers back by tomorrows election. Did that put pressure on the union. We were there for a week trying get the job done and we got it done. Reporter because it must be ratified no one is officially talking about settlement terms but sources say it does give unionized workers an enhanced pension. Union members will have to pay more for health insurance. As for a fare hike one was canceled this year. It will be needed next year. There will be fare increases but thats in the legislation now that we have to do fare increases every two years or three years. Reporter riders were curious about the unused portion of their trans passes. We going to get refunded having the monthlies and we bought it before the month and like its like six days we missed out of the monthly trans pass. Reporter well, the answer is yes to that septa announced it will issue a credit voucher for the unused portion of thos
For mountain and specific. Pacific. Retta bronner is going to the news. Wall street journal reports that 35,000 to 50,000 protesters are expected in philadelphia. Yesterday on the evil the convention about 1000 protesters supporting Bernie Sanders went to the streets. Take a look at what they were chanting. Dnc, we wont vote for hillary. , dnc, we wont vote for hillary. Sanders also took over the official welcoming party by the Democratic National convention. This is what they were shouting at that gathering last night. Center supporters took this over. Sanders supporters took this over. Vote for bernie. Delegates of the dnc by the way. Roll call vote is with the protesters what the Bernie Sanders supporters had to say. They want a rollcall of the states to happen at the convention, all because of the fallout from those wikileaks emails. Complaints throughout the what they believe was favoritism. The chair of best Debbie Wasserman schultz is stepping down but she took the stage around.