Back saying septas playing games and misleading the public. But despite all this turmoil, elected leaders say a deal is close. I would like to see it get done. To get it across the goal line, we need to score. Reporter all the buss are still locked behind these gates as a number of ticketers are still on day three of this strike. The septa bus drivers say they wont go back to work until they get a fair deal. We have to take care of our families. Reporter but septa, concerned the strike could linger tells nbc 10 it will file an injunction to get them back on the job in time for election. They want us to come off of strike for one day for the election, thats out of the question, keep talking until you all get it right. Reporter one of those main sticking points of course has been the pension plan. The union says it was one of their top priorities. Yesterday septa did send in that letter saying that they offered an 8 increase to the plan. But still today, they offer no deal. And the strike has left some of septas busiest hubs ghost towns. On the left is a view of an empty Transportation Center, and on the right, a pretty quiet upper 9th street. Rosemary connors spent the day talking to people who use that line. People on both sides are really struggling here. Reporter they tell me its been difficult, its frustrating, some good news is that 69th street is open, so that neecmeans the norris town running, and the marketfrankfurt street is open. Its been crazy, i have not been getting to work on time at all. Reporter it now takes victoria daniels double the time, about two hours to get to her job in king of prussia as fast food supervise at the plaza on the superpike. The longer and less streamlined commute, keeps her away from her 10yearold son. Im from southwester philadelphia and i work all the over into king of prussia. Im tired. Its slowing my paycheck up, because with the customers not coming in, then im not making no money. Reporter at the kicks shoe shore, the employees blame lackluster sales on the strike. Just across the street is the shut down frankfurt Transportation Center. Would you call this a ghost town . Yeah. Reporter with little foot traffic their commissions are at stage and theyre losing money on their new way to work. I have to catch the union station, but theyre like 5 up in price. Back at 69th street, passengers like victoria daniels hope the end is near. I cant wait until they get off strike, i really cant. Reporter here in upper darmey you can see a similar scene to what was happening at frankfurt Transportation Center earlier today. 244 Union Members picketing and grilling. They say they understand riders frustration but they want a fair deal. Lets head back up in the sky, sky force 10 giving us a birdseye view on rush hour traffic. George blacher is live over the vine street express way. Reporter day three of this strike with no end in sight and it seems many of these wouldbe septa riders using their cars. This cross town artery has been even more heavily trafficked during this strike, even right now shortly after 4 00, the sort of peak rush hourlike delays already occurring on the vine street expressway. This cross town artery crowded any time, but during these strike days it has been especially congested, youve got to imagine the number of people who are taking this route either over to 95 and either direction are routes that would be served by septa city division. All of this traffic, certainly increasingly congested earlier in the day as we move through this day three of the septa strike. Well be keeping an eye on it from above. Live in sky force 10, im George Spencer, nbc 10 news. Jessica boyitboyington has h eyes on the streets and the rails. Doylestown is having some problems. Trenton train 22 minutes late and 20 minutes late for an airport train. So we are seeing those delays that we have seen all week, starting in the 20minute range and well start to see those increase of course as rush hour increases and gets further involved. Right now were on the vine street expressway, just where George Spencer was a few minutes ago. Were seeing big delays towards 95 right now. Now if you are trying to head out to kelly drive or mlk dry and thats your alternate for not taking the schuylkill expressway, watch for an accident on kelley between fo you can see a little yellow here, that means were a little slow in some spots, but not too major. Eastbound into center city, 25 minutes, and average speeds into the 30s. Nbc 10 wants to help you get to and from free of charge. Nbc 10s tim furlong live once again in center city, where today were adding a new twist to this idea. Tim, fetell us about it. Reporter today were doing it a little bit differently, were actually going to be going into suburban station, theyre going to get out and try to find their way home. Were going to try to get them a lyft ride home. I have a lyft ride coming here at 4 00 and at 4 30, were going to take them home. Its going to be weird to go up to people inside suburban station and say hey do you need a ride . Hopefully were going to help get somebody home and like the last couple of days, were going to talk a little bit about how this is affecting normal people trying to get in and out of the city of philadelphia. In the meantime, im going to go inside suburban station and try to find someone. We will continue to monitor the roads and rails for you for the next 2 1 2 hours. And because tomorrow mornings rush hour could be just as challenging, were starting our morning newscast a half hour early at 4 00 oa. M. If youre away from your tv tap on the nbc 10 app. A soggy and warm afternoon in southern philadelphia, as light rain was falling right there. Les take a live look, this warm weather was able to break a few records. Nbc 10 first alert chief meteorologist glenn hurricane schwartz is tracking those changes in our neighborhood weather. We have a new line that has developed and is moving very quickly right toward the allentown area and you can see that as we zoom in. Its just minutes away, but its moving fast and it is not that large. Its not been raining for a very long time, but you can see the red coming down the the other showers move through the philadelphia area, between lets say 1 00 and 2 00 in the afternoon, this new area would get to North Hampton at 5 14, marion 5 42, philadelphia right around 6 00 or so if it holds together. This other line is weakening as it hits the cape may and southern delaware, places that actually got into the 80s today. Heres the future cast as we go through the rest of the afternoon and into the evening, not showing a whole lot with that line so were going to have to take a look at it because the computers are not handing it well, well track it hour by hour for you through these newscasts. To decision 2016 now, with just five days to go until the president ial election, it appears the battleground state of pennsylvania is playing as important a role as ever. The Clinton Campaign announced another really big rally today, Hillary Clinton will visit philadelphia monday night, the night before the election. She will be joined on stage by president obama, Michelle Obama along with Hillary Clinton and chelsea clinton. Today clinton is focusing on the battleground state of North Carolina where she and trump are tied in the polls and where early voting is already under way. She held an event there just a short time ago. Today Melania Trump made a rare camp pain appearance on the main line. It was her first solo address and speech since addressing the Republican National convention back in july. Deanna durante was there for the event in chester county. What was mrs. Trumps message to women voters there today . Reporter to get out to vote on november 8 and make sure thithey cast their ballots for donald trump. She talked about growing up in Eastern Europe and her desire to become an american. This is not an ordinary campaign. It is a movement. Reporter and shes no ordinary potential first lady. In her 15minute speech, it was one of her first major speeches since the Republican National convention. Thats where Melania Donald trump was accused of plagerizing a speech by Michelle Obama. Mrs. Donald trumps focus to a crowd of more than 1,000 today was her imgrant background and her dream to become an american citizen. Its the greatest privilege in the world, im an immigrant and let me tell you, no one sals the freedom of america and the opportunity more than me. Shes amazing. Shes a beautiful woman, she supports her husband, she would be a fantastic first lady. Reporter those here today didnt seem to mind that remarks were brief or that they waited hours to hear mrs. Donald trump speak. Shes a calm, confident, well spoken woman and i dont think shell feel like shes in the hot seat at all. Reporter women here say Melania Trumps willingness to stand up. I think any time somebody gets in front of a microphone, the stakes are high to say the right thing or the wrong thing. But we all have to understand this is her second language and she its very brave to speak. Reporter Melania Trump also talked about raising her son, doing that as her fulltime job and that it would be her honor to be this countrys first lady. Recording l ining live in berwy0 news. Donald trump took the stage in jacksonville and told the crowd that questions surrounding Hillary Clintons use of a private email server would follow her into the white house and she would, quote, be under investigation for many years. After leaving florida, donald trump headed to North Carolina. This is a live look at the campaign rallying supporters outside charlotte. North carolina is a key state for trump if he hopes to get the 270 electoral votes needed to win the white house. And this just in to nbc 10, a judge is allowing absentee ballots to come in after the friday deadline. Voters now have until tuesday to get their ballots back to the county. We sent the nbc 10 investigators to look into what went wrong. Im Mitch Blacher with the nbc 10 investigators in norris town where we have just learned that major problems with the countys absentee balloting could cause up to 17,000 people their votes. This afternoon a judge actually extended the countys absentee deadline to remedy this situation. So far 30,000 absentee ballots have been sent out in montgomery county. And only 40 of those have come back. Were told that is extraordinarily low compared to other election years here in the county. Our sources say that this could have to do with turnover at the county board of elections and the disorganization that they say has come out of that turnover. This is a story to watch as it could cost up to 17,000 people the ability to vote in this election. We will of course continue to investigate, for the investigators in norristown, im Mitch Blacher, nbc 10 news. Nbc 10 will be there every step of the way, join us tomorrow and monday night, when we focus on the latest perspectives on the race starting at 7 00 p. M. Pennsylvania officials announced a new project to improve safety on a Delaware County road that has seen hundreds of accidents hat past few years. Starting in the spring, penndot will try to convince speeders to slow drivers down. An injured wilmington firefighter is now out of the hospital. Its been weeks since brett speakerman was badly injured when he was battling the flames. Reporter its better than just good, wilmington firefighter Brad Speakman coming out of croshere Chester Medical Center to finally head home. This is six weeks after the row home fire that killed two firefighters and seriously injured brad and another colleague. This is the first time i have had a real smile in 41 days. Reporter hundreds of brads fellow firefighters, Police Officers and e. M. T. s were here to walk him to his ride. I dont know if i have the words. I just cant wait to get home and be able to spend time with my family and finally get to see my kids. Reporter brad tells me he eventual eventually plans to return to work. You remember firefighter artie hope, she was burned over 70 of her body, she remains in a hospital room here in croshere. She has shown some improvement, not as much improvement as we had hoped but she is doing some good things and make some strides. Reporter brad tells me he remembers the fire and will think about it every day for the rest of his life. But today he just wants to get home to hug his kids. And as tim mentioned, two veteran firefighters were killed in the fire that injured Brad Speakman, they were 41yearold Christopher Leach and 51yearold jeremy fickes. While most of the area is dry, we have two lines of showers, one light showers down by the shore, another area of some heavier showers moving more quickly coming right into the allentown area right now and as we zoom in, you can see just how heavy it is, theres a little bit of red, its moving fast its not a large area, so any heavy rain is not going to last very long, but it is right into downtown and its about to get heavy, maybe about ten minutes of heavy rain there and then it begins to taper off. North hampton at 5 30, bensalem, 5 42. This area is not Holding Together very well, very light showers down toward the shore, and the temperatures, well, they got into the 80s in parts of the area, its 70plus across most of the regions right now. 72 in harmony hills, and in wilmington, they set a record of 81 degrees today, odessas 83, were still in the 80s in southern delaware, redden at 81, mills bo millsboro, 80. 83 degrees hat Bethany Beach right now. Its going to be a whole lot cooler if youre commuting on a bike, or you got to walk through the day tomorrow. Its going to be a little bit cooler in the morning, but not that cool. 69 degrees, 7 00 a. M. , going up to 54 at noon, and 56 degrees by 5 00. A beautiful looking day tomorrow. Now we have got temperatures going back to normal, as we go through the weekend. Lots of sun over the weekend, the rain chances near zero. And sunny and above normal temperatures for election day. Tomorrow, we have the northwest winds coming in, bringing cooler weather, only 59 at swankville, fair amount of sunshine, allentown, sun and clouds, high of 56, how about at the jersey shore, long port, 60 degrees, they were in the 80s today. Delaware, dover, 60 degrees. They were also in the 80s. So that is quite a change. And as we look into the weekend, that is nice. Not all that warm, seasonal temperatures, a little cool at night, but again, no rain anywhere. Well see how long that lasts into next week, with the 10day at 4 45. And we also have this, an nbc 10 viewer tells us he had a tough time getting reimbursed from his Insurance Company after an accident. Well explain how Harry Hairston and the nbc 10 responds team stepped in to get the man the money he was owed. Plus harrisburg hypocrisy, they track down the lawmakers still breaking their own rules. But first heres a look at the closing bell on wall street, where stocks closed lower on the Stock Exchange today. She ate like a pig. Trump has said and done. You can do anything. I moved on her like a [bleep]. Trumps just so disgusting and degrading. It just seems like hes invaded our lives. And hes the republican nominee for president. And republican Brian Fitzpatrick supported trump. Look, we just cant vote for fitzpatrick or trump. House majority pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. I alone can fix it bomb the [bleep] out of em. Id like to punch him in the face. I like people that werent captured, okay . Hes a mexican she ate like a pig. I moved on her like a [bleep] i did not say that. I love war. Yes, including with nukes. Blood coming out of her. Theyre rapists. Wrong. There has to be some form of punishment. Such a nasty woman. I wanna be unpredictable. On 5th avenue and shoot somebody. Shes a slob. I dont remember and you can tell them to go [bleep] themselves priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. And criminalize womens right to choose. Nsible pat toomey and donald trump both would defund planned parenthood, there has to be some form of punishment. For the woman . Yeah. I would suggest that we have penalties for doctors. Who perform them. And when donald trump insulted women and bragged about. Sexual assault, pat toomey refused to reject him. Pat toomey wont stand up to trump. Wont stand up for women. Dscc is responsible for the content of this advertising. Well, cubs fans are probably a little tired after staying up late and still pinching themselves today. See the blue . Its not a coincidence, right . Well, phillies with respect in it so you have to root for somebody, right . The cubs 108year wait for another title came to an end. Fans stayed up until the wee hours of the morning to meet the bus after the cubs game 7 win in cleveland. And lets take a live look outside the friendly confines of Wrigley Field right now. A Beautiful Day in chicago. The sign on that 102yearold ballpark says something it has never said before, home of the world series championships. The last time the cubs won it all Wrigley Field didnt even exist yet. The cubs win the world series and its over, thats how the cubs series ended. Michael martinez made that final out. Cubs fans have waited more than a century for this. That hisk moment is captured right here on the cover of the latest edition of sports illustrated. The headline reads all the way, easily a collectors item for cubs fan. And i loved one of the cubs saying im a bundle of nerves, im an emotional mess. What we need is things to get back to normal locally. Back to septa and day three leading to negative negotiations. Coming up next, wer