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quiet day unfold here in our area. but, that is definitely not going to be the norm for us, the weekends gets here, potent system set to arrive, and we will talk about the impact coming up. vittoria? >> thank you so much, katie. good morning, everyone, if you are, look at that smile, you know what? let's just stay on you for little bit more. >> you're making me blush. >> can i get a little love over here, too? good morning, everyone. you know what? we should probably focus little bit more on katie today. because traffic wise, at least right now, there is not too much to talk b we have the construction zones coming up. we'll have that information in just a second. looking here at the vine st. expressway, construction zones, pa turnpike, here and, there we will have some information, in just a bit. ukee, care? >> torrey, thank you. now to the developing story, a american television cameraman, tests positive for ebola. >> he contracted the virus in liberia, while working alongside nancy sneiderman, surgeon from the university of pennsylvania. meanwhile, we've learned the texas ebola patient could face charges in liberia, thomas
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eric duncan, accused of lying on a form, needed to fly out of the country. officials say, he answered no, when asked whether he had cared for a person infected with ' bowl, a but witnesses say he had. the news made some passengers at philly international more leary about boarding their planes. >> we're going to be very cautious, stay to ourselves, wash our hands, do the routine thing they suggest. but it is concerning that somebody is now in the united states with the ebola virus. >> health officials now monitoring more than 100 people, who have had contact with duncan. hazmat crews are headed back to texas department, that texas apartment where he was staying, cleaning crew turned away yesterday after feeling to secure the right permits to move any hazardous ways collected on texas highways, four of duncan's relatives are quarantined inside the property under armed guard, and cannot except any visitors
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>> happening today, members of the house committee on veterans affairs will hold a hearing about problems with the philadelphia va. eight people will testify at today's hearing. lawmakers also expected to check and see if previously reported issues have been addressed and corrected. you may recall, back in july, committee members highlighted issues with mismanagement and data manipulation at the philly va. >> well, new jersey lieutenant governor kim, waking up in the hospital this morning, after taking a nasty fall off her bike. a spokesman says she was on a bike, braking, fell and broke her elbow and wrist, and currently the ac acting governor while governor christie attends a governor association meeting. >> vice president joe biden never at a lost for words shows off quick width yet again harvard politics last nightment during question-and-answer, a student identified himself as the vice
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president of the hear shader student body. that's when biden had this response. >> i mean vice president youy? >> didn't quite catch it? he said isn't being an advise president just, well, it rhymes with rich. biden went on to say he was just joking, and that being the vp was quote the best decision he ever made, and he added i love that guy. i work with. >> our time 5:33, here's your traffic and weather together. >> happy friday, first and for most, i can say that to you, and we can also say it with a pretty pleasant forecast for now, does not necessarily stay that way, however, if you have maybe morning soccer practices, or games going on tomorrow, or you just want to take the dog for nice long jog, listen up. we are going to see this next frontal boundery move n man, does it pacca pun: we start things off, taking you outside to the "skycam 3" shot right from the very own rooftop here cbs-3 and cw studios, we've got of course the whole skyline lit up in pink right
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now in honor and support of breast cancer awareness month. very proud supporters that far cause here at cbs-3. storm scan3, quiet right now, we promised you. so again, only couple of high clouds out there. but man here we go. here's what's waiting in the wings at this point. slow moving frontal boundary, so this isn't going to get here until much later tonightment look at the time stamp on future weather. 9:00 p.m., still only seeing the clouds thicken at this point. so all of the high school football games will get in without a hitch. but overnight, into specially toward the dawn time frame tomorrow, that rain is going to get you. now, by 1:00 p.m., some of you are already seeing some sunshine. so this will clear out from west to east, but keep in mind, the breeze kicks in, and the cool air is going to start to take over. currently, 62 at the airport, cooler by comparison through the resort towns hereof both mount pocono and atlantic city, but as the day goes on, looking at pretty nice day overall as promised here, call it partly sunny, seeing bit more sunshine going through the afternoon, and nice afternoon, it will be, with high of a very seasonable, 72.
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meanwhile, as the storms roll, in watching the weather and maybe watching those storms move in tomorrow. we want you to join our team of eyewitness weather watchers. sign up for this brand new program right now by heading to the website cbsphilly.com/watchers. vet tore crashes over to you. >> good morning, everyone, traveling on all of the majors, still beautiful ride, if you are headed on the vine st. expressway, schuylkill expressway, 95, still a loft good news, outside, look at the 42 freeway, all of the headlights there, northbound traffic, and really, we don't have too many vehicles on the roadway, start to see it build up around 6:15, still have touch more time, southbound on , no problems on any of the new jersey majors. same thing goings traveling elsewhere, back on into pa, 309, around the area of the pa turnpike, no delays in either direction, no problems once you get to the turnpike still ongoing construction zones, not too far from the area of bensalem. keep that in mind. speed censors looking great out there.
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no delays really, we do have an accident on the northbound side, fifth street, outer drive. vehicle hit a pole there. also, southbound, on the roosevelt boulevard, between commonly and levick, the inner drive closed until 6:00 a.m. they're doing some paving. nothing like some fresh pavement for you. but, it is causing a bit of frustration, as folks have to maneuver around intersections, so just keep that in mind, no problems for masses transit. erika? >> tour, thank you. right now 5:36. in business news this morning, which of starbuck's fall drinks is as popular as that pumpkin spice latte? >> the latest recall from gm. money watch, jill wagner, up at the stock exchange in new york, happy friday. >> good morning, happy friday. ukee, erika, here on wall street, markets seem to have stable identified. yesterday the dow jones fell for the fourth consecutive day, but only by three points. the nasdaq gained eight. there is cents another general motors recall, and this time the cars are relatively new. gm recalling more than 97,000
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cars, trucks, in the u.s. from the 2013 and 2014 model years, because of possible defect that could cause the cars to stall. vehicles include chevy tahoe's, and suburbans, cadillac escalades, and the gmc juke on. tightening research policies, if you remember, there is backlash this summer, when facebook revealed it let researchers manipulate users fees to see if it would change their mood. well, facebook says managers will now closely scrutinize experiments, on deeply personal topics, no word, though, on whether it will get consent from users, before it conducts research. and, we know starbucks fame pumpkin spice latte, the coffee company's post popular fall drink here in the u.s. but, how about around the world? well, starbucks says, in australia, and the uk, the most popular fall drink is the flat white. that's steamed whole milk poured over two shots of expresso. in china it is the chestnut mack at owe which has steamed
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milk, roasted chestnuts n japan, check this out, it is the macca tea latte, slightly bitter taste of green tea. i will stick with my pumpkin spiced latte, ukee, erika. >> i'm with you, i love it, pumpkin spice season. >> keep it good. right now 5:38. frozen is still red hot specially for trick-or-treaters. get ready to see a lot of this halloween. says it will be the most popular costume for kids this year, other popular costumes are the teenage newed and the -- mutant ninja turtles, for adults, assume err heroes, game of thrones characters are trending, perhaps you'll see, average american will spends about $77 on their costumes. let us know what you're going to be for halloween, use hashtag cbs-3 mornings, i'm quite curious, especially, if you're going to go game of thrones. who are you going to be? >> old school.
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thinking of batman characters, old school, good stuff, good stuff. 5:38. we've heard unusual celebrity babies names names. now a new one for the list. >> i never heard this one before, for a celebrity, at least. also, two and a half men ashton kutcher, when they just name their newborn babe. >> i ben afleck suspect in the disappearance of his wife, and gone girl, and reese whitherspoon stars in the heartwarming new drama the good lives. it is all coming up. >> and, a brand new attraction opens up in center city in just a few hours. we'll let you know what to expect as aikins oval this weekend. it will be fun. we'll be right back. >> and if you mix breakfasts with the candidates at the cbs-3 studios this week, catch it again sunday afternoon, your chance to hear from governor tom corbett and democratic challenger tom wolf before next month's election. it is sunday at 1:00 right here on cbs-3. we'll be right back.
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thnot tonight. introducing longhorn's steaks that sizzle for $12.99. smoky double bacon sirloin. parmesan crusted sirloin. only at longhorn steakhouse. you can't fake steak. >> first man diagnosissed when ebola in the u.s. , the family with whom thomas duncan stayed remains quarantined. >> upper darby high school, increased police presence there today after the threat of violence. the threat is not substate stance ate dollars, but authorities not taking any chances. >> police are searching for three people caught on camera, running from a tire slashing spree in juniata park. the three struck on worrell and potter streets earlier
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this week. >> bank robbery suspect takes police in southern california on wild ride. take a look here. >> oh, my gosh. wow. oh, my gosh. wow, wow. >> police say the man behind the wheel is 53 year old steven richard bartlett. he's surrendered to authorities after crashing that pick-up truck down an embankment. ment bartlett was wanted by the f.b.i. in series of bank robberies in orange county and santa barbara. >> well, strong winds, and rain, brought down trees and toppled bricks on it cars in texas. severe storms left trail of destruction all across the state, now the threat for more dangerous weather is moving east, wendy gillette shows you all of the damage. >> crowds, ran for cover, at the opening night of a fair in wako, texas yesterday evening, as whipping winds and pelting rain descended on the city. sirens were still sounding, after the storm passed, leaving behind damaged rides and structures.
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the skies still early black. no one was injured, although, there were some close calls. >> seeing this lady pushing her stroller, dragging it, because it was blowing over by the winds. and i didn't think it was a baby, and then i thought it was just empty, and i got it to the shed. she just started pulling towels, and bags off of -- out of the stroller. and it was a baby under there. >> crews right add truck, that overturned in another part of the city. >> dust came through, winds came through, and on the side i went. >> all of the glasses from my window. >> the storm also blew out the windows of a woman's vehicle, cutting her hand. >> just little rain was going on and a few things of hail, and then it was like a white tunnel, dropped around us. >> the storm caused widespread damage in other areas of the state including in fort worth area annealing ton, winds blew off the roof of a building at a college campus. >> that was wendy gillette
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reporting. 5:43, here is your traffic and weather together. >> ukee, we will touch on the very same system. it will be affecting us. but this is, i know, one of erica's most five russ parts of friday morning. we've got your weather trivia. we will talk about the fowl foliage here in this question. what is the average peak week or peak range of days here for fall foliage in philadelphia, specifically? now, we've got a lot of numbers going on here, generally through october, is it, a, ten-five through ten/nine, b, c or d, halloween into november 2nd? who would like to go first? >> and keep your answers quick, please? >> okay. i'm going to go first and say b. >> ukee thinks it is bush -- no. >> you know, got some some room. >> girl, what do youy? >> c. >> that would be the 24th to the 27th. >> that's it. >> and she would be right. well done. next timer kay can go first.
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>> one of the girls will go if, that's what we know. looking where the foliage is standing, pretty good foliage, colors popping across northern new england, all tends to sort of drop south over time here. at the moment we have very low color changing going on, on our own trees. again, we have area got little bit of time. few weeks until that will peak for us. storm we just showed you, all of the damage done across texas, other locations, this is what's going to eventually bring in the next round of locally soaking rain, so not until overnight, that we have to deal with that, and into tomorrow. in the meantime, got to give this day an a-minus, very seasonable for one thing, actually little bit of mild start for us here. we will ends up with some sunshine, mix of sun, clouds, as the day progresses cents, when the front comes in, temperatures start to drop through the day, see rain, generally in the morning, and then skies start to clear. the breeze kicks in. and that's going to stick with you all weekend long. so at face value sunday looks awesome. but it is so cool outside. a shock to the system.
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a dose of late october for you, and with that breeze, as well, it will feel a lot cooler. so, heads up eagles tailgaters f you're out in the morning, have extra layers ready, and trust me on that one. vittoria, over to you. >> ninety-five, vine st. expressway, still pretty quiet. we start with you taking a look at 76 approaching the area of the blue route here, that would be your eastbound traffic right there, again, not too many vehicles on the road. westbound you have sat i am story, averaging speed censors are pretty high up there. taking a look at the vine st. expressway, same story. making your way westbound toward 76 or eastbound to 95, it is wide open for you before 6:00 a.m. hopefully it, stays this way, for as long as possible this friday. as we take a look now at the speed censors, looking great, 50 the average on the schuylkill, a four on 95, same thing traveling in delaware county. we do however have construction, at lombard, on lombard street between eighth and ninth, the road will be block until 7:00 a.m. your best alternate is to take
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spruce street, also we have an accident on the roosevelt boulevard northbound at fifth street. in the outer drive. give yourself more time here. also, if you are traveling in new jersey, some great news. doesn't matter where you're traveling, on the garden state parkway, atlantic city expressway, 42 freeway, you are clear, and in the green, and looking great. but don't forget when on the road you can always get updated traffic information about back up in your area or really any area, with the new your drive app. you can download that app for the iphone and android devices cents by going to cbsphilly.com/your drive. >> new parents ashton kutcher and mila reveal new babe's name on line. >> wittiest a bell kutcher. all of the names that they considered were unisex, but kutcher's mom was the only person who knew her name before she was born. we wish them congratulations cents. i never thought of wyett asomugha unisex name.
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>> if you are, hit us up on facebook if you ever heard after girl's name wyett. >> ben afleck under suspicion when his wife goes missing in this movie. >> kevin frazer from entertainment tonight has the words on what's new in theatres this weekend. >> based on real life struggles of refugee, in the sedan, good life holds one of many stories trying to find a new star in america. reese whitherspoon the counselor who helps in their journey, and she treasured this film making experience. i mean, you don't do these kind of films, and not fall in love. this >> this has become my family, you know, these guys are my brothers, coup's my sister, and their life experiences also so important to me from here on out. and forever, it will be an experience that i hold very close to my heart. >> you i don't think they're going to make it. >> not everyone is who they seem in gone girl.
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>> as you all know, my wife, dis a periods three days ago. >> ben afleck is a husband under the media spotlight, but he's not your typical hero orville and in this twisted mystery. >> i thought it was interesting that i got to play a pro tag on is, lead in the movie, who didn't have to be your usual lead. almost do anything. audience didn't know what to expect. can make mistakes. he could be redeemed. he could maybe be the bad guy. >> that was really excite to go me. >> you don't know if she has friends. you don't know what she does all day. you don't know your wife ' blood type. >> you are asking me if i killed my wife? >> this man is lying. >> for entertainment tonight, i'm kevin frazier, now, back to you in the studio. >> i'll talk to the entire cast coming up later this morning. kevin frazier and the rest of the team at entertainment tonight. keep you to up date. catch it tonight and every week night at 7:00 right here on cbs-3. >> oh, can't wait to see gone girl. >> looks good. >> i'll go back again. >> oh, that good. >> that good. >> before you walk out the
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door, we'll get another check on traffic and weather together on the 3's and katie is telling us that part of your weekends could be a wash out. she'll tell you which day. >> and we have a basketball trick, and a shot, that you have to see. i don't think you've seen anything like this one before. yes, we'll show it to you when we come back.
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seasons ago. so, been a long time. today, nice. tomorrow, watch for the rain in the morning, but skies thankfully clear through the second half of the day. vittoria? >> thank you, katie. good morning, everyone, let's just go right outside. take a look at some beautiful camera shots of really no traffic. here is a look at the ben franklin bridge, do have construction, blocking right-hand lane. headed over into philadelphia, not problem, all of the bridges look great this morning. also looking good the schuylkill expressway, shockingly, not really though, approaching 6:00 a.m. still moving well eastbound, westbound, when the sun comes up, rush will come in. that's when things will change. that's why you've got to stay with us, morning, we'll be
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>> life-like at evening else oval, lots of activities, stop by tonight to enjoy live music by the fire pits. >> i know it.
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>> bring the family saturday from fun activities like amazing rope course, and on sunday, you can watch a live screening of the eagles game. >> how about that? >> well, get used to seeing this guy, at all of the eagles home games. noah the bald eagle calls the elmwood park zoo home in norristown. reeling life mascot, noah permanent eye injury,. >> he'll be there in support of the hometown team of the that's our symbol right there. >> so cool. >> indeed. >> welcome, know a. >> coming up in the next hour new developments in the ebola outbreak, new americans test positive, concerns grow how many people have been exposed to a patient in texas. >> stern warning from the royals. why they say prince georges safety is in jeopardy, that story coming up after
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>> new revelations about the fist person ever diagnosed with the disease in the states. >> omar a villa franco joins us live from dallas, officials sass as many a a hundred people may have come in contact with that patient. >> good morning, thomas duncan still at texas presbyterian hospital here, he is in serious condition, his family also being monitored, that news comes on the heals we learned another american was infected with the disease in liberia, and on his way back to the u.s. for treatment. a freelance cameraman covering the ebola outbreak in africa will be flown to the u.s. from liberia for treatment after contracting the deadly virus, he had recently gun working
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with nbc news team including correspondent nancy sneiderman, spoke to nbc host rachael from monday rover ya. >> quarantining ourselves, even going beyond the cdc guidelines. >> in the states hazmat crews will decontaminate the apartment of thomas duncan, first person diagnosissed when ebola on us soil, officials got court orders to keep family members he came in contact with indoors. >> duncan now here at texas health for treatment. officials in liberia say they will prosecute duncan for allegedly lying about who he came in contact with, before flying to the states. duncan reportedly filled out health form in liberia, saying node contact with anyone with ' bowl, a but while there he helped a pregnant neighbor infected with the disease. >> the fact he knew and left

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