the big story on "action news" tonight, breaking news from new york city. mount sinai hospital is currently testing a patient for the ebola virus. officials say the man was recently in west africa. he came into the hospital's emergency room yesterday with high fever and gastrointestinal problems. those are symptoms consistent with the ebola virus. he says kept in strict isolation. as whether other patients are in the e.r. last night are at risk, a spokesman said all necessary steps are being taken to ensure the safety of all patient visitors and staff. "world news with diane sawyer" will have developments on this story next after "action news" on channel 6. this was a day of heart break in north philadelphia where funeral services were held for three young children. three caskets were placed at the front of the 7th day advent church of keiearra williams, 9

year old thomas reed and 7 year old terrence moore. they were the children killed when a carjacked s.u.v. barrelled into them as they manned a fruit stand in tioga. john rawlins live outside of the church tonight. john? >> we're told the church can hold about 1,000 people. it was packed. it was a day of pain, of grief and path. family and loved ones gathered, as did elected officials. . here said they were strangers but felt it was important to come feeling the random killings could happen to anyone. >> i am the mother of three kids and this city is really getting bad with all of the violence. >> three caskets, three siblings. 7-year-old terrence moore, his 9-year-old brother, thomas reed, and big sister, 15 year old keiearra williams. the three cut down by an out of

control s.u.v. driven by a carjacker. not among the grieving is the dead children's mother, keisha williams hit by the same vehicle remains hospitalized. a very loving and involved mother says one of the teachers. >> extremely involved in school. walking her children to school every day to make sure they were safe and nothing was going on and she came back to school and picked them up. >> july 25th williams and her three set up a fruit stand at germantown and allegeny. >> to raise money nor a playground they are having. and that's god's work. that's what the kids were doing. they were not engaged in stealing or anything, productive young members of society. >> many today trying to come grips with why three children died. and a statement from the family read in part, we know that god is sovereign and makes no mistakes. with child-like faith we are trusting in the lord. we pray for comfort and the

ability to accept his will. >> the family went on to stay that it thanked the public for its support and prayers over the last ten days and that it would be a long and difficult healing process for keisha williams and two surviving daughters. john rawlins channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. we invite to you read more about today's funeral at 6abc.com. you can also get more information about the crash that took the children's lives. and you can see a slide show of pictures and tributes to the three young victims. six philadelphia na nars -- narcotics officers were in court today. vernon, what happened there today? >> jim, three of the accused have been granted bail but placed under house arrest. two denied bail. number six has a hearing

tomorrow. prosecutors wanted all six held in jail while awaiting trial. all six of the accused ex-narcotics officers were in court. five cases dealt with in emotional hearings before a packed courtroom. became denied to michael spicer and the alleged ringleader, thomas liciardello. ex-officers linwood norman, brian reynolds and perry betts were offered bail. and posting often their homes and those of their recommend activities. a bail hearing for john speiser set for tomorrow. because of the alleged robberies of drug dealers and the threat of of cash and property and brutality, five of the six could look at life behind bars if convicted on major charges. they all from high-powered lawyers. >> no longer a police officer, will be on 24-hour home confinement.

there really is no risk and he made the right reeling and we appreciate it. >> we will aggressively challenge all of the charges and allegations made against the officers. >> all six officers accused now have been looked at very hard by investigators for many years, especially the f.b.i. police commissioner ramsey says it is the worst case of corruption he has heard of. >> vernon, thank you. a freak accident claimed a man's live in bensalem, bucks county this afternoon. it happened just before 4:00 on bristol pike. a victim, the mechanic was working under a vehicle when the stands collapsed and the vehicle be crushed him. dead at the scene the victim anticipates name not released. and blast that killed two

was the built up of propane blast. two killed, two others in the hospital in stable condition. federal mediators told septa and two of the unions to keep talking. they are working to reach a settlement over a salary dispute. the mediation board held a meeting in washington, d.c. this afternoon. a resolution has not been reached yet, but both sides think they can reach a settlement with negotiations. the dispute on pay for train engineers. an emergency board appointed by president obama recommended last month that they get wage increases similar to other unions. it led to a one-day strike this past june. a two-day music contest in seaside heights delivered on its promise of good music. the police say it also delivered on dozens of drug overdoses.

and nora muchanic has the story. >> the scene in seaside heights over 6,000 people packed the beach for two-day concert, electric adventure. >> you feel you are one with the music and people. it was a great place to be yesterday. >> the video from the event posted on youtube shows the lights and music, but does not documents arrests and drug overdoses. >> most of the kids were drunk and you have the usually kinds high. >> it was like 12 year olds, 13 year olds. lots and lots of overdoses and mollies. >> molly the powdered and deadly drug of escascy. >> molly, with the music it makes you pump. >> i loved the music and the

vibe. >> i think something bad could have happened here. >> the mayor says the clean-up is almost finished, based on the arrests and overdoses seaside heights will not host another concert like this again. >> we have been that party town. i think that's played out. we need to reach a different market. >> it does bring in money for us over here, but i don't know if it's worth the overdoses and a lot of problems. >> the mayor says were it not for ex-tense sich planning and security before the concert the overdoses might have ended tragically. that is not a risk he is willing to take again. in seaside heights i'm nora muchanic channel 6 "action news." councilman issued a call to action. he and police going doortop door on a public safety tour, information on how neighbors can combat crime were speaking or

handed out. this weekend a man killed on 1300 block of katherine sxfrment they hope a tip will lead to an arrest. and voters will decide whether to put aside a portion of the state's business tax revenue to protect open space. they voted to put it on the ballot. dedicating 6% of corporatetracks revenues towards preservation and other environmental programs. coming up, ryan howard ho hosting a charity event at the franklin institute. and ducis rodgers is there. >> it is a star-studded event. ryan and his wife, crystal, offering their stand up for literacy. we talk to them next. and athletes with and without disabilities show up and hoping to get a team together.

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dangerous. all this while the family of a 3-year-old little girl continues to mourn. >> i love her so much. and i just wish she still was here. >> the philadelphia police are looking for this man, gianluigi buffon >> they are looking for this man, brandon ruffin. and they say he killed tynirah borum. >> the preliminary investigation reveals that two males on a bike approached a 24-year-old male victim and fired multiple shots at him, striking him once. >> the 1500 block of south etting where the shooting happened, there is heart break and growing memorial. they say that little tynirah was full of life. >> i have been gone for about a month and then come back home and this happens to her. it is crazy. >> the accomplice, douglas woods, was captured shortly after the shooting.

he was charged with murder. the police have no motive but they are urging the public to come forward to bring an alleged triggerman to justice. >> my niece is gone and not coming back. i hope everybody do what they have to do and that he turn himself in. >> the 24-year-old intended target is hospitalized in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the let. two others are treated and released. and they want the public to know there is a $20,000 reward for information that would lead to an arrest and conviction. i do and the ceremony, the air force base honoring three workers who sent home tokens lost on september 11 it these american airlines flight attendant pins were discovered in the wreckage of flight 77 that flew into the pentagon.

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>> eagles training camp. >> training camp. >> that's what they are doing. >> that's what they are doing, training camp. after pushing each other around a couple of weeks the eagles get to take out their aggressions on someone else. game week, they have to travel to chicago to face the bears. news of the day, jeremy maclin pulled up jimpy and pulled himself out. are you looking at a super bowl contender? yesterday chris collinsworth said the eagles are the team he is keeping his eyes on. >> i already up into those expectation here. the second i stepped foot in philadelphia you can see it in the fans, the passion and what

they say. and everybody's goal is to win a championship. i think the most important thing is not think about it go out and take care of your business each and every day. >> and i had expectations last year to get a super bowl ring and i have those expectation this is year. it has not changed at all. it is about going out there and executing, that's all it is. >> and we are your official eagles' station getting you amp'd up for the season in "great expectations" friday at 7:30 followed by the eagles and bears, preseason number one. kickoff 8:00 p.m. here on 6abc. after shut outcome out by combined 15-0. and probably excited to take place in a good cause. jamie, welcome to off day indeed for ryan howard and phillies. a stand up for literacy event with ryan and crystal howard.

what do we have planned? raising a lot of money for a good cause. >> tonight we have a wonderful dinner and a little comedy. we have a comedian, tommy, who was on last comic standing and comedy central. looking forward to it. >> why literacy. you can send funds to this, why this cause? >> i had a passion for these causes. i used to teach second grade and want kids to read early and we hope to support it. >> not going the way you want, how is it nice to get your mind off of it. >> an opportunity to get everybody together to give back to the community. and joined by teammates and sponsors and look for a good evening. >> and you picked a local elementary school and challenged them to read 20 minutes a day for seven days a week for

250,000 minutes. how did they do? >> they exceeded. they kept the challenge going and read until the beginning of the year, reading over 1 million minute its. we were proud of them. >> what was their award? >> we granted them a howard's home room. it was basically a library. the school was missing a library. a library with computers and ipad, it is functional. the kids hat a great reception to it. >> looking forward to tonight. thank for joining us. >> thank you. >> thank you. ryan and crystal do so much for the community. going to have a little one to read to shortly. >> thank you. and cecily tynan with the accuweather forecast when "action news" continues tonight.

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>> let's get the seven-day forecast. cecily tynan. >> the sun is back. temperatures back in the 80s. stormtracker live double scan showing rain-free conditions out there now. going live on sky 6, taking a look at cape may, new jersey where it was not a very pretty weekend. we had the clouds, the showers at the shore. now the sunshine is back. the kids are out enjoying the weather. and mostly this week will be pretty nice. the weather headlines show you that tomorrow temperatures will be heating up and then we will be feeling the effects of hurricane bertha. futuretracker tomorrow afternoon

temperatures soaring up to upper 80s. i wouldn't be surprised in some areas 90 degrees tomorrow afternoon. definitely on the warm side tomorrow. and then tomorrow and wednesday tracking hurricane bertha. not affecting us as far as weather. however, it will be close enough that if you are at the beaches, if you are at the shore, the next two days will be high waves and also a moderate risk of rip currents. they need to listen to the life guards and be safety shore the next couple of days. in philadelphia 83 down from 84. allentown 82. trenton 83. with winds out of the southwest off the ocean, temperatures in the mid 70s at the shore. satellite 6 along with action radar showing we are between systems right now. a good amount of sunshine today. the clouds from the weekend finally rolling offshore. if you look up across the great lakes you see the narrow band of broken shower and thunderstorms? that is a cold front moving here

late in the day on wednesday. ahead of the front winds out of the southwest, a little stronger than today. 89 degrees. it is definitely a warm day with a lot of sunshine. what the front will do, is bring showers on wednesday. kicking bertha out to sea. wednesday afternoon grab the umbrella. scattered, not that strong. and behind the system high pressure builds in quickly bringing us a string of nice days with low humidity and sunshine and comfortable temperatures. this is the latest on hurricane bertha. and sustained winds 75 miles per hour. it is a minimal hurricane. you can see it is very disorganized. no threat to land. more than 500 miles west-southwest of bermuda and moving north. that is staying out to sea but kicking up the surf at the jersey shore. the delaware beaches. a moderate risk of rip currents

the next two days. but on the beach the weather will be pretty nice. lots of sunshine. a sea breeze in the afternoon. not too hot at the shore. 11:00, 78. 3:00, 82. tonight, a few clouds here and there. it will get more humid. 60 in the suburbs, 68 in center city. a warm day tomorrow, moderate humidity. 89 degrees. wednesday, showers and thunderstorms rolling through in the afternoon, 87 degrees. and future tracker showing they are scattered in nature, not everyone will get them, but can drop locally heavy downpours. before it clears out thursday, the high pressure building in. a transition day. humidity dropping through the day, clouds giving way to sunshine. 84 degrees. friday, beautiful. 83, low humidity, sunshine. you want a nice weekend, we got it. saturday sunny and high of 84 degrees. sunday warming up to 85 degrees. mostly sunny, low humidity.

and monday, a touch warmer with a high of 87 degrees. we're back now in the pattern we had most of the summer where we get the storms midweek and clear it out in time for the weekend. all about timing. >> we'll take that. finally, athletes with special needs and without special needs playing for the same goals today. special olympics pennsylvania hosted a try-out at mlk high school. and they will play another unified team in washington next month after the d.c. united-union game. and "world news with diane sawyer" is next on channel 6. "action news" continues tonight at 10:00 on phl 17 with brian taff, shirleen allicot, adam joseph and ducis rodgers. and then please join us for "action news at 11:00" here on channel 6. for cecily tynan, jamie apody, ducis rodgers, the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner.

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welcome to "world news." tonight, the breaking development on ebola. doctors revealing they're testing a patient in new york city right now. the heightened alert across this country. our dr. besser learning about a half dozen patients testing here at home. we've seen that image, the american doctor infected, back home walking into the hospital. what we now know about that secret drug given to him. swept away, the frantic search, pounding on the windows, the cars buried in the mud, the summer camp surrounded. tonight the two hurricanes swirling. ginger zee is right here with the latest track. the scare in the sky. an abc news exclusive, what we're now learning about passenger jets and the near misses with drones, the pilots scrambling. the stunning hospital