>> hey everyone, it is 5:00 a.m., thursday, october 2. tam is off, nydia han joins us. here's what's happening. >> the first-ever case of ebola virus is diagnosed on u.s. soil. >> the death of cooper ceo and his wife takes an ominous turn. someone set the fire at their home on texas. a texas girl feared to be gone forever is found alive in another country. >> david is off, karen rogers has weather and matt pellman has traffic. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, storm tracker 6 live double scan the only place showing a shower is surf city by the ocean. everything is good as you head out the door.

satellite and radar shows we have a good amount of cloud cover especially in philadelphia where we have cloudy skies we have breaks north an south of the city. it's a nice afternoon for this time of year. 57 degrees in fleetwood. we dropped to 55 in pottstown, a little cool, 54 in coatsville and ken net square, 54 in saint david, 63 in center city. some of the suburbs in new jersey, showing 57 in hammonton, temperatures dropped a few degrees within the last half-hour. 59 in glassboro. 56 degrees in northern, delaware right now. checking the day, we'll see lots of clouds, especially early on with some sunshine. it's a nice afternoon with a high of 74. temperatures take a tumble after this. details in the seven day, matt. >> reporter: good morning to you, karen rogers it's refreshing and dry, it hadn't been dry here, because they had to spray water on an earlier truck fire. these are the northbound lanes

of i-95 approaching cottman avenue in the work zone. there is the truck, it was a tire fire near the rear of the truck. since the action cam was out there, the fire crews have left the scene, but police are investigating so they still have the right lane blocked and the truck is still there, just the two left lanes getting by, at this point there's no major delays traveling north through the work seen. i-95 all lanes open heading to the commodor barry bridge and the delaware state line. work on the schuylkill expressway westbound near spring garden is gone. they are paving the boulevard southbound south hampton ton and rising sun. inner drive is blocked. >> ebola concerns have prompted a hospital in hawaii to place a patient in isolation, while the investigation into how a texas

hospital overlooked crucial clues that would have tipped them off about ebola in the u.s. katherine scott has more on the developments. >> reporter: matt, the hospital in hawaii would not issue details about the patient. this is not a confirmed case of ebola, they are taking precautions and the patient remains in isolation. >> this is all handles on deck. cdc detectives are on the ground in dallas hoping to keep the contagion contained. dallas area hospitals and schools and neighborhoods are on high alert after the first case of ebola was diagnosed in their city. the patient was in serious condition overnight under i say layings at -- isolation at texas health presbyterian. he flew through brussels and

dulles and flew to dallas fort worth. 24 hours later he wawctd into an an -- walked into an emergency room and he said he was from liberia, but the nurse never passed the information along and sent him home. 2 days later he was rushed to the hospital by ambulance. >> you have to know where the individual has been you have to know what potential exposure they've had. >> reporter: at jefferson university hospital dr. kathleen squares said protocol has been set and staff educated. ebola is not easily spread. you must have contact with bodily fluids. if a virus is expected, patients must be put in isolation. >> this is not an infection

that can spread through the area or contracted by casual contact meaning being in the same room. >> reporter: and the cdc has sent guidance to hospitals on the best practices for coping with ebola. katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> our coverage continues at 6abc.com, we have the latest on the first u.s. case this perhaps a suspected case in hawaii, as well as a list of 7 things you need to know about the virus. >> investigators say the fire that killed the ceo of cooper health system and his wife was intentionally set. firefighters were called to the home of john and joyce sheridan assortment set county early sunday morning. the fire was contained to the upstairs master bedroom. 72-year-old john sheridan died at the scene. his 69-year-old wife died at the hospital. "action news" sources say there

is no evidence of an intruder. two state troopers suffered minor injuries while searching for eric frein. the on going manhunt has paralyzeed the area near his home in can canadensis. julia pearson has been forced out of office and replaced with a man with philadelphia roots. joseph clancy will run the secret service until a permanent replacement is found. pierson resign after her performance in front of congress explaining several security breaches the main one happened on september 19 when a man with a knife jumped the white house fence and made his way deep the building. >> time for accuweather. it's nice to see you.

and nice to have a good looking day. i see you all the time. >> good try. >> reporter: storm tracker 6 live double scan we're basically dry through the area, a little sure in surf city. a couple of drops early this morning with low clouds around. let's go outside and show you white will looks like, sky6 livd looking at the ben franklin bridge. temperatures are not too bad, 64 degrees, the dewpoint is 56. the winds are northeasterly picking up a breeze and we have the always on seven day on the side over here. satellite and radar showing lots of clouds above, we're getting breaks in the clouds especially south and west of the city of philadelphia and some clouds hugging the coastline right here. it's going to be another afternoon with clouds give way to sunshine and clouds later on. here's how to plan your day, 8:00 a.m., 66 degrees, lots of clouds in the city, especially along the coastline, 11:00 a.m.,

clouds and sun, 70. 2:00 p.m., 73 degrees partly sunny skies, 5:00 p.m., 72 partly sunny, coming down from a high of 74. basically a nice fall afternoon with clouds and sunshine. tomorrow, it's partly sunny the front we're watching out to our west that's holding off until the nighttime hours. we're dry during the day, high of 75. the front comes through, you'll see what it looks like on future tracker 6. we'll advance this until 3:30 on saturday, start to see showers kind of coming in it's a front that moves west to east. you see it first in your northwest suburbs, 9:00 a.m., getting wet through much of the area, it's right over our region as a cold front slips through, 12,, -- 1:00 in the afternoon te

skies clear. tomorrow, partly sunny skies, the rain holds off until the overnight hours, so the first part of saturday is wet. we'll see some sunshine in the western suburbs saturday afternoon. 64 degrees for your high, lots of sunshine for the eagles, but with the breeze it will feel chilly. monday not as cool we make it up to 72, temperatures jumping up there with sunshine. tuesday, a mixture of clouds and sun, 74. a shower around. wednesday mostly sunny skies and 72. a decent afternoon ahead lots of low clouds to start you off. not bad. >> thanks, karen. 5:09. next, authorities find a texas girl alive and well 12 years after she was abducted. >> looking for the real mccoy, eagles talk about his slow start to the season. >> reporter: we're looking for construction on 202, we can't find it.

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>> welcome back and tgit. 5:12, 63 degrees, sky6 live hd taking a live look at atlantic city, it's going to be a nice day today. >> all right, matt what's going on with the truck on the highway? >> reporter: the good news things are looking up.

we are waiting for them to tow the tanker truck away. the fire happened in the rear in the wheels and the tires around 3:30 a.m. in the northbound lanes of i-95 approaching cottman avenue in the work zone, as you can see. the fire is long extinguished. the police are investigating exactly what happened and the truck hadn't been towed away yet. we have the right lane out of commission on i-95. the good news the two left lanes are getting by, we're not seeing delays at this point. something to be aware of and hopefully they will be able to get the truck towed away soon. we'll keep watching it. for now, let's look at the burbs with the suburban traffic light. westbound zone pennsylvania turnpike willow grove taking out two lanes. and they are working near the

morgantown interchange taking out the lane in both ways, it's causing no delays at this point with speeds in the mid 60s. 295 we have work zone between 47 and the black horse pike. hopefully they will get out thereof shortly. waze app we have a friend telling us about a stopped week on i-95 near the construction zone. but the construction zone has cleared, so no delays on i-95 there, this morning. >> a young girl missing since 2002 has been found alive in mexico. sabrina allen is 17678 she was brought back to the u.s. with her mother accused of an unsupervised visit. allen's dad said he never gave up hope they would be found.

jodi arius was convicted of killing travis alexander. attorneys have to go through 175 more people before settling on that injury. >> happening today the highly anticipated schuylkill bank boardwalk will open in philadelphia. mayor nutter will be on hand. the boardwalk will extend the schuylkill river trail from locust to south street. >> san francisco giants will face the washington nationals, san francisco bounced the pirates out in a one game playoff. it was a laugher. a grand slam was hit in the top of the first inning. it was the first time that a short stop hit a grand slam in

the mlb playoffs. eagles running back season season is frustrated about his performance in the first four games. he is off to the worst start in his career. >> i'm confident in my game. the teams that we play, i know what type of player i am. i can't answer the reason we can't get the running game going, i'm not going to fight that battle. >> center jason kelly was out on the practice field, but a long way from taking part in practices. celsey underwent a hernia operation. >> automakers got a pick up from truck sales last month. >> two bandits with a big thishes for beer -- thirst for

beer try to to make a quick getaway. >> high of 74 degrees, we'll check the forecast

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>> a florida convenience store surveillance cameras caught two clumsy beer bandits. the two robbers picked out 612 packs -- 6, 1 packs of beer. they tried to make a quick getaway, but he stumbled and threw down the beer and kicked open the door. the video was supposed to play, but it did not. the two robbers took off and they are still looking for them. >> i love stupid criminal stories. >> reporter: this is the ben franklin bridge this is the scene from center city we have the westbound construction taking out the right lane. if you walk or bike across the ben, the fall and winter walkway

hours went into effect for the south walkway, 6:00 p.m. -- 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. is open both ways. the routes 44, 48, and 62, 11th and 12th discontinued. some of the suburbs are on the the cool side. 9:00 a.m., 67, lots of clouds to start you off. especially philadelphia and areas east. noon, clouds and sunshine, 71. high of 74. temperatures above where they normally be. 6:00 p.m., 71 degrees, clouds and sun. some low clouds in philadelphia. we're seeing 30 minute delays with mostly cloudy skies, boston, 55. no problems, chicago, 63.

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>> happening today a pennsylvania house commit will hold a hearing at the kimmel center this afternoon on adding lbgt protections to the state's hate crime law. >> dozens of people gathered at the bucks county courthouse in doylestown last night to call for an end to hate. 3 residents of bucks county have been charged in the beating of a gay couple last month. a woman red a statement from one of the victims. which you can mackle henny of bucks county is hoping they can get an extended hate crime bill on the governor's desk by the end of the year. >> morning buzz time. reading terminal market was named one of the greatest public

spaces in america. >> you go there a lot. >> reporter: yeah. reading terminal vibrant seating area helped the 122-year-old market claim the title. all the merchants are locally based, selling fresh foots -- owe foods. >> a fire breaks out in an abandoned north philadelphia school overnight. >> tragedy when a child is hit and killed by a car on a

>> developing overnight, the ebola emergency in the united states intensifies.night, the a new patient is under organization for the potentially deadly virus. >> smoke fills an abandoned elementary school. >> two teachers are accused of taking part in a salacious act

with a student. good morning, everyone, 5:30 on this thursday, david is off, well karen rogers, nydia han and matt pellman good morning. >> reporter: good morning, happy thursday, we have a good amount of cloud cover through the region, one or two spots may see a drizzle drop or two, otherwise it's a dry day today. some clouds are starting to break south and west of the city. 64 degrees pretty comfortable. 61 in allentown. some of the suburbs in the 50 50s. 57 in millville. on the boardwalk in ac starting off at 60 degrees, by 9:00 a.m., 67 degrees lots of clouds and some sunshine mixing in. by noon, 71 degrees with sunshine and clouds, by 7:00 -- 74 degrees that's the high today at 3:00 p.m. sunshine and clouds. pretty good looking day, it