tore lying on his forms coming into the u.s. they asked if they had contact with anybody infected with ebola, he had contact with a sick, pregnant woman that later died of the disease. registered nurse and reporter, ali gorman is following the situation, there is a dual focus in liberia and texas. >> in texas it's taking care of the patient, containing the virus, and in liberia, did he lie on the screening form? what is not known is if the patient knew he had contact with a prn that had confirmed ebola. just a warning some of the images are you about to see are disturbing. >> health officials continue to monitor dozens of people that

thomas duncan had contact with when he was sick. his family was ordered to stay home for 21 days. so far nobody has symptoms. richard besser of abc news gives us a look at the dire situation in liberia. >> this is a place where you die of ebola, they are quick for you, but if you are living, there is nowhere to go. >> he is not dead. >> dr. better says an ambulance came to pick him up and hopefully he will find care. back here it is a much different scene, hospitals in the u.s. are prepared to treat ebola and contain the virus. delaware senator chris couns chair of the african affairs subcommittee, the u.s. is

sending 3,000 engineers and public health officials to west africa to help. >> set up field hospitals and train workers and distribute kits to make it possible to begin to get a handle on ebola in west africa and tamp down this outbreak. >> people ask, why do we close the boarders, that would isolate the countries even more, if people felt like they one be able to leave, it would be difficult to get people to go and help the countries that desperately need that help. isolating the countries would make the outbreak there and make it worse and affect the areas surrounding those countries. there say third focus on this story for us and that of course is for us at home. eva pilgram has that part of the sto story. >> reporter: the liberian community here in philadelphia feels the affects of the liberia

scare. >> my mother and my biological son is dead too. >> this woman has her whole family in a village that was wiped out. >> they are talking to their families as much as possible. >> you don't know what will happen tom, that is the fear, we are hoping and praying that they will make it through. >> i am scared but they are proactive and they are beginning to listen to what the health care workers are telling them to do to protect themselves. >> the min sister is trying to help, collecting clorox and cleaners and food to help those in need in liberia. >> as we talked to people, they ren supplies in the stores so they need them. the group has collected some supplies, so much more is needed. >> goodwill of good people of the delaware valley, we have seen it before and we are

letting them know they can be a part of efforts. we appreciate everybody. >> if you would like to help the liberian ministers association is holding a collection drive from october 23rd to the 25th, check out our website at 6abc.com for more information. eva pilgram, channel 6 "action news." >> and can you find additional coverage of the ebola story at 6abc.com, we have the very latest on the u.s. cases as well as a list of seven things you need to know about the virus. world news tonight with david muir will have more on dr. richard besser's travels to liberia. a third passenger has died following the tour bus crash in newcastle, delaware last month. a 43-year-old woman from mumbai, india has succumbed to her

injuries. the driver was charged with driving at an unsafe speed and prosecutors say additional charges are likely. funeral arrangements are made for trooper david kedra when he was accidentally shot at a training facility in conshohocken. there is a service at the funeral home in southeast philadelphia and the funeral is monday morning at christ the king church. a firefighter is under arrest for allegedly impersonating a police officer and sexually assaulting a woman. live tonight is "action news" reporter, david henry, with the details on this. >> he is a high ranking philadelphia firefighter and tonight his career may have been reduced to ashes, as you said he is accused of impersonating a

police officer and forcing a woman into his car for sex. >> she was able to escape from the vehicle a little bit later and she contacted police. >> police said it happened here on the 1300 block of west russel street last night. a woman was stopped by a man in a car and police identified him address fire lieutenant jamal johnson and they say he claimed to be a police officer. at some point he identified himself as a police officer, which he is not. this young lady gets out of the vehicle for fear she was getting arrested after what this man said to her. >> she was forced to perform a sex act before she could break free and call the police. >> based on the information they got out to other officers they were able to stop the male on the 4800 block of north 12th street. is he identified as being the individual and taken into

custody. >> the fire department is waiting to hear more from police before commenting. johnson was stationed at 26 and and york at ladder 16, he is facing charges of impersonating an officer, assault and kidnapping and sexual assault. >> the arrest was speedy. she provided accurate information and a great job by responding officers and patrol from the 33rd district, a quick response and being able to recognize the vehicle and stopping the vehicle. >> a philadelphia firefighter facing an uncertain future tonight. live at police headquarters, david henry, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. new jersey lieutenant governor is in the hospital after a rough fall this morning, she is being treat ford a broken wrist and elbow after falling

off her bike in sea bright this moshing. she is there for an event with the governor's association. she will remain in the hospital for observation. the wilmington city council will vote on a measure to ban smoking in public places. for playgrounds and public parks and transit facilities. violators will be charged $25 for the first offense and $50s for the second offense and $100 for all subsequent offenses. the schuylkill banks boardwalk officially opened this morning the 2,000 foot walkway brings the trail from the schuylkill from locust to south streets. new views of city and a welcome new oasis.

>> it's peaceful and calm and have you the schuylkill expressway on one side and you have the scenic apartments on the other side, it's really nice. >> i think it's wonderful and i work over at penn and it's a great place to get away, i feel out of my element being here, it's very cool. >> the project is part of the circuit, a master plan to connect 750 miles of trails in the greater philadelphia area and new jersey. coming up on "action news" tonight, an innovative program. i'll tell you why we are giggling, but i'll tell you later, a program in trenton that is teaching kids to play tennis while offering valuable life skills and ron jaworsky with what the eagles need to do against the rams. cecily. >> i am tracking a rainy start to the weekend followed by the coolest air mass so far this

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>> reporter: it's after school and instead of sitting in front of a tv or getting in trouble. these kids from trenton are playing tennis. they are part of the national junior tennis and learning. started by the late great arthur ashe as a way of engaging and helping at risk youth. >> our focus is really the whole child, so it's social and emotional development and healthy lifestyles, and building productive citizens. >> they unveiled the large of the outdoor youth focused tennis facility in the country. 70 kids participate in this program, it ties math literacy and activity together. >> if are you teaching gee metric angles, you are using the tennis court. >> it starts in grade school and

tracked the student through high school. >> i when through the program and received college scholarships at drew university where i play tennis and i attended grad school and now i'm here. >> it's supported in part by private and corporate sponsors, they like combining continue nice, academics and nutrition for kids. >> we are delighted to see the great results. >> and all the programs are absolutely free. >> we want the kids to leave wanting to come back for more. >> in trenton, i'm

eagles putting in the game plan for the st. louis rams. they hope to bounce back, it's impress he that they are 3-1 with the way their quarterback

and running backs are playing. nick foles is not as impressive as his rookie season last year. for instance, he and reilly cooper could not hook up on sunday. foles says it's a work in process. >> we are only four games in, it's early in the season, very to make sure i give reilly a chance to make plays, very to give him a ball where he can make a play and i know he will make a play and be productive for us. >> everybody has to be on the same page, it doesn't matter -- >> michael kendrick is still out but lane is back after being a key guy. >> i definitely needed a day mentally and physically to feel like i could do it full speed.

i got two more days just to get better. and i am hopeful i will be able to play for sure. >> you look at the rams you think there is no way the eagles can lose to a team that is on their third quarterback. their replacement sean hill was down week one. and ron jaworsky says do not underestimate him. >> they are lacking consistency in the quarterback position, this kid is a play maker and they have play makers on offense and they want to run the football, don't full asleep on the young quarterback and the offense of the rams, defense is the big of the disappointment for them. you will see the fear some four some with chris long and quinn, and the multiple fronts they can

use and it hasn't happened. it won't give it done with the eagles, unless they pressure nick foles, we'll have you covered at the linc at 11:30 a.m. and then at 11:30 p.m. with mike quick and ducis rogers. how special is playoff baseball, the giants and pirates in a one game playoff last night. how about this catch by sandvol. bases loaded and crawford launches a grand slam to spark the giants to an 8-0 win, they move on to the best of five

series against the washington nationals. i have to say it, we miss playoff baseball around here. >> by the way we have to get on the same page. we have to work on that. more than 150 new vehicles are on display this week. you can see the rolls royce as well as the lamborghini, the show offers a uniquely delaware exhibit, the largest collection of license plates, 300 in all. exhibit, the largest collection of license plates, 300 in all. it runs through i've lived hewith my mother, forty--four who is ninety--nine. people who do not live in delaware county need to know that tom mcgarrigle raised our taxes five times. five times in seven years. meanwhile tom mcgarrigle gave a million dollar subsidy

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so the reason why we were giggling a little bit before. we had a blizzard of bees on the studio floor. >> i have this great beaded neck lags necklace, it works with the outfit and seconds before he fell through the studio. jaime here. >> they all fell on the floor. >> making this cacophony of bean sounds. we'll treasure these for 3 seconds. >> lets talk about the weather. >> if we have to. >> stormtracker 6 live double scan showing we have dry conditions out in tonight. lets go live to sky 6 taking a look at atlantic city, to a little bit of brightening on the horizon, we had a battle between

the clouds and sunshine today. we go from sunny tomorrow to soggy over the weekend, just the first half of saturday, tomorrow afternoon 4:00 lots of sunshine and this is the cold front that is moving through on saturday and this will bring us a wet start to the day, then behind the system get ready for a blast of the coldest weather so far this season. future tracker showing at 3:00 this afternoon, philadelphia 62 degrees and many of our northwest suburbs, the coldest air since last spring, temperature as above normal 69 and sea isle city 66. satellite 6 along with action radar showing the system that brought us the clouds today. it's low pressure swirling off the new england coast, see how it is moving away from us and the clouds are breaking up and it will bring sunshine tomorrow. this system is bringing severe

weather from st. louis to dallas and it will bring us generally a half inch of rain the first half of the day on saturday, ahead of this winds out of the south and clouds at midnight and rain is a broken ban and sweeping into south jersey by 11:00, the good news is, the system clears out quickly, by friday, saturday i should say, the sunshine is back, plenty of sunshine on sunday, the temperatures will be on the cool side, lots of clouds and 62 in the suburbs and the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, a nice day tomorrow, mixture of sun and clouds with a high of 75 degrees, saturday the rain in the morning, late in the afternoon the sunshine is back and the high is 71 degrees, we'll likely hit that in the

morning. sunday plenty of sunshine and chilly and 62 degrees, if you are headed to the link, take a jacket and sweater and kickoff temperature is 70 degrees and by the fourth quarter, 62 degrees, monday if 62 is too cool, we rebound up to 72 degrees on monday and wednesday we cloud up with the possibility of showers, with a high of 70 degrees, the weekend is not a washout but saturday morning we are looking at a good soaking of rain but by the afternoon the sunshine is back, sunday looking good but on the chilly side. >> twitter blew up in the wake of your explanation of what happened. >> honestly can i fix the necklace? they are all over the place. >> the ice at the wells fargo center is getting a dirty

makeover, dirt was dumped on the ice for the monster truck show this weekend. it takes place tomorrow and saturday. abc world news is next on channel 6, "action news" continues at 10:00 on phl 17 with brian taff, shirleen allicot, adam joseph and ducis rogers and join us for "action news" troubleshooters report at 11:00 on channel 6. here is nydia han with a preview. take a look at this a high school senior was behind the wheel when the car started smoking and later burst into flames, the guy that sold her the vehicle would not give her a refund, so she came to me. see what happens tonight at 11:00 on "action news." i'm jim gardner we hope you'll join us at 11:00. bett who's

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welcome to "world news tonight." and major developments in that ebola case here in the u.s. the hunt is on for nearly 100 people he might have come in contact with. did that patient hide the truth before boarding that flight to america? what united airlines is now telling hundreds of passengers who were on board. and dr. besser standing by in the hot zone, answering your questions tonight. also this evening, the new fears surrounding that other mystery illness, striking american children. and tonight, the new cases of paralysis. we are with the doctors witnessing it, what they're telling every parent to look for. the danger on the field. three high school football players dying in just the last week. the stunning view from inside a helmet. and, look at this tonight. the break-in caught on tape and the mistake so many of us are making. and the one thi