good night i'm walter perez. a community in philadelphia hit the by a vandal but real scare on an overseas flight bound from new jersey a sick man is escorted off the plane after fears he could have ebola. but the big story on "action news" is confirmation that a little boy from hamilton township has died of event owe virus 68. first known fatality linked to that illness and another little boy from the same school is sick and health

officials are taking quick action. "action news" reporter andie mccormack has the store friday mercer county. >> i received a call from the state and cdc last evening, and that is when we referred it on to the medical examiner and she made confirmation this morning. >> reporter: four year-old eli waller could be first case where enterovirus d68 is the actual cause of the death. saturday the mercer county medical examiner announced eli's succumbed to the virus last thursday. this friday, the the enters for disease control confirmed the samples were in fact, d68. >> it is a reason to send samples to atlanta to confirm it was a d68 strain of the enterovirus. >> reporter: another little boy from the schoocame down with symptoms several weeks ago. he went to the hospital but we are told that now he is resting at home comfortably but doctors took samples from him and have sent them the two cdc. they are waiting to get those test results back. officials are optimistic his results will not show the the d68 d68 strain. both boys attend yardville

elementary school, and share the the same classroom but not at the same time. one a attendant morning preschool, the other afternoon preschool. both left school with symptoms, september the the 19th. >> we have clean our schools. it is cleaned across the district. extra staff, a additional hours. >> we will never know where eli contracted the vei rust, but all we can do is continue the protocols that we started report report school remains in session and educators are calling on parents to remain vigilant for signs. the virus has sickened more than 500 people across the the country, almost all of them children. the school principal, in hamilton's mayor, talk about the the little boy who like baseball and was a trip let with two sisters. they tied blue and gold ribbons around the school and they're now planning away to honor him. in hamilton township, new jersey, annie mccormack for

channel six "action news". of course, we will continue to follow the enterovirus you the break on six abc.com and alert to you any updates. we will have details of the the signs and symptoms of the disease. you can also see our feature on six things you need to know about enterovirus. moving on to a frightening situation inside a plane headed for newark, new jersey. passenger believed to be traveling from liberia became violently ill prompting fears of ebola on board. united flight 998 from brussels was quarantine have after the 35 year-old man started vomiting. man and his daughter were escorted off on the plane and full hazmat gear and taken to a university hospital, in newark for treatment and tests. other passengers said they felt left in the dark throughout the whole or deal. >> they had suits and masks on. >> unaudible. >> it is very scary but would have been night to get better information. >> according to officials, man and his daughter are showing

no symptoms of the deadly virus. meantime plane's passengers and crew were allowed off the plane after 90 minutes. meantime the condition of the man being treated for ebola in dallas has taken a turn for the worst. hospital officials say thomas duncan is listed in critical condition. previously he was listed in serious but stable condition. about 50 other people who had contact with duncan are still being watched for signs of the deadly disease. that includes nine people believed to be at higher risk. >> all of the nine who had definite contact, we were able to reach, so we are confident that in of those with definite contact had any symptoms, related to ebola, none of them had fever. >> duncan traveled from liberia to dallas last month before he started showing symptoms of the disease. he is now being treated in isolation. well, some neighbors in the section of the port richmond woke up this morning to find out a vandal had gone through slashing tires. several vehicles were targeted including one, owned by the

city of philadelphia "action news" reporter kenneth moton is live in port richmond with the very latest, kenneth. >> reporter: well, walter no vehicle was safe on block in port richmond as you mention there had were a number of victims, including this city of philadelphia van, that has this tire right here slashed. "action news" was there as philadelphia police were at it again, taking more reports, and of more tire slashings, this time in port richmond. >> people should not be doing that. it don't matter if they are mad at them or not mad at them. so i think it is just plane wrongdoing that. >> it is just reckless, definitely reckless. >> reporter: saturday morning owners of the vehicles in the 3200 block of frankford avenue near allegheny woke up to flat tires and repair bills in the hundreds. it appears that eight vehicles, including the the city of philadelphia van, were hit. for some, multiple tires were targeted by the vandal or vandals, neighbor carlos, says he remembers hearing the rush of air from the punctures

overnight. >> you hear shhh. >> reporter: you heard that last night. >> i live on the third floor and their alarm went off in the honda i didn't see be in out here. like an her later, you hear more things, the same noise. so i don't know who got the capacity to do this. >> reporter: police searched for surveillance video in the area, just a mile way and a few days ago cameras in juniata park captured two young women and a man slashing tires on the 16 hup block of east royal street and 4,000 block of potter street. investigators were still trying to track down the the suspects from the tuesday night, wednesday morning crimes. police haven't said if they think this case is connect to the port richmond one, either way, resident are on the look out. >> it is very expensive for tires, like, all them tires right there they are a hundred bucks a piece, these ones are a hundred bucks a piece. that is a lot of money. >> come out here more often, you know what i mean, only thing you can do. >> reporter: many of the tire

slashing victims were able to get their cars towed away or have their tires change on the scene but others, like this city vehicle here remain. east detectives are looking for tips tonight on this case, and that one in juniata park, walter, reporting live, this evening from port richmond, kenneth moton for channel six "action news". police in philadelphia are searching for the person who shot a man on a west oak lane street. it happened at 4:30 this morning on the 6900 block of ogontz avenue. the victim is a 44 year old man. he was shot in the chest, groin, and back and taken to einstein hospital, in stable condition. we've learn that a home in chester where a fatal fire broke out overnight has been fired bombed in the past. five two-year old anthony gorman, senior died in the blaze when broke out at 2:30 on the 1,000 block of baldwin street. fire fighters were able to get the fire under control within 20 minutes or so but it was still too late. gorman was unable to escape. still no word how the the fire startedded, or if this incident is somehow linked to the previous fire.t3 fire in aston delaware

county left behind some serious damage overnight. it broke out at 4:00 o'clock in the morning on the 200 block of norman street. fire fighters say when they arrived flames were shooting from the rare bedroom. two people were able to escape without injury and no word on the cause there either. investigators are trying to find a person who stabbed a teenager, overnight right across the street, from philadelphia police headquarters. the it happened at 12:30 a.m. in franklin square park at eighth and race street. teenage victim apparently got into some kind of dispute with two men, stab in the chest and rush to the hospital in serious condition. a commuter has been hospitalized after a car crash forced him to spend the night inside of his vehicle in fairmount park. investigators say it was about midnight when the 34 year-old man lost control of his koran forbidden drive and rolled down an embankment. he was trapped inside. he was finally found by someone the at 6:30 in the morning and that person of course quickly called 911. emergency crew where is able to free the man and remains in serious condition at einstein

hospital. villanova university is celebrating a three million-dollar addition to its campus tonight. the new higgins soccer complex was officially dedicated to day right there at the school in radnor. the state of the art facility has new fields for the varsity soccer team and it had has room for club sports and other events including the the special olympics. development of this facility was made possible, in part, thanks to a one million-dollar gift from alumni patrick and julianne higgins who married after they met on campus. much more to come on "action news" tonight final text sent by an accused cop killer, bizarre message eric frein sent and where he said he was going. rain did not dampen spirit of the hundreds of people who showed up to take part in one of philadelphia's favorite traditions. melissa a. walter, early morning rain has moved out and we have clear to partly cloudy skies on the way for rest of tonight, we are talking about a big drop in our temperatures later tonight a and for second half of the weekend. those details coming up with the full and exclusive accu weather forecast.

>> all right, thank you medical list. eagles getting ready for rams at the link, jamie apody a has sports when "action news" comes right back.

accused cop killer eric frein reportly wrote a text message saying quote all is good the in the hours before he allegedly opened fire on a state police barracks last month. times tribune of scranton reports that about 6:00 p.m. on september 12th, frein texted a friend saying he was headed for delaware. late their night investigators say frein instead headed for state police barracks in blooming grove where he killed one trooper and injured another. authorities have been searching for him ever since. a couple from indiana is pleading with istoys release their son from captivity. ed and paula, released their

video message to take one day after the terror group threatened to bee head their son 26 year-old aid worker peter casek. >> we implore those who are holding you, to show mercy. and use their power, to let you go. >> casek was kidnaped last year while helping refugees, fleeing the civil war in syria. islamic militants made a threat begins his life in the same video to announce beheading of british aid worker allen henning. parents of the missing university of virginia student are pleading for help help in finding their daughter. sue and john graham, whose 18 year-old daughter hanna vanish september 13th described the situation as a living nightmare. they said despite thousands of tips their daughter remains missing. three two-year old jesse matthew, junior has been charged in connection with this case but hanna's whereabouts remains a mystery. still to come on "action news" eagles take on rams tomorrow and hopes are high for a big win, jamie apody is up next,

you can see here dozens of teams braved the chilly rain this morning on the schuylkill river for annual philadelphia, dragon boat races. those taking part raced brightly colored boats down the river. dragon boat race has become a 13 year tradition. jamie apody is in for jeff and, on paper, this one should be easy for eagles, on paper. >> let's hope, i mean, things are never easy when they are supposed to be but you never know. game on. less than 24 hours from a date with the rams a team eagles should beat handily, considering they are starting a quarterback austin davis who was not only undrafted but was not even recruited out of high school. most of the birds defense admits they never even heard of him but eagles have their own issues, namely, running game or lack of it. lesean mccoy hopes to have a break out game. he is giving his buddy lane

johnson back on the line, plus the rams after loud a hundred yard rush inner each of the three games this season. chip kelly quoting one of the world's great philosophers they need a bounce back performance this week. >> mike tyson said everybody has a plan until they get hit the in the face. we got hit the in the face and we have to respond to it. >> i got the my boy lane back, and, moved todd back to his original position. will we will find out. we will see what happens. >> hopefully, i can open up some lanes and get the running game going so we don't to have rely on nick so much throwing the ball. we can get that ground game going it can take pressure off of nick. >> this is a good football team. we're talking about a team that five returns for touch towns already. they played 49ers well. and we have our handful. >> we will start our bird coverage with eagles game day kick off at 11:30 a.m. and wrap it up with eagles game day final an 11:35 p.m. live at the link with ducis rodgers

a and mike quick only on channel six. rough day for andy tally, villanova football coach got stuck in the hotel elevator all by himself, going up and down from the lobby to the ninth floor and back. team bus left without him. fire department had to come rescue him. talk about an up and down day but then, he went out and coached his cats to the big victory. they rode their quarterback, robinson throw for 285 yards and four touchdowns. he has thrown for four scores in three straight games and ran for 58 yards too as nova crush maine 41-20. they are four -one. delaware hosting sacred heart, blue hens looking for their fourth straight win. the despite an early lead they could not hold on losing a tight battle ten-seven today. they are three -two. penn visiting dartmouth, and new ham shore, alex, find matt schwartz down the the middle 54-yard score. he throws for 350 yards but penn could in the stop dartmouth quarterback williams, who rush for three

touchdowns and the the quakers lose 31-13. they are zero and three. after penn state and temple boat had byes, nittany lions will visit michigan in prime time and owls will host tulsa. sixers final day of training camp in stockton college. this head back home to get ready for their first preseason game on monday. students got a kick out of having them there. taking a selfie has become such an art form that requires its own equipment. players accomplished a lot, these past few days but so did coaches just ask brett brown. >> it goodies that the coaches do not the lose to the plays. very important, 2014 bowling tournament was won by the coaches. we remine them of it all the time. >> the bowling tournament. for the sixers players have trouble in the basketball court and bowling al-zawahiri a parentally. >> i get distract from his accent. >> australia. >> that is right. >> thanks, jamie. >> up next on "action news" meteorologist melissa magee

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hey mom, you want glazed or chocolate? sound of runners woke up animals at philadelphia zoo today this was first annually ran the the zoo, 5k. people poundedded the pavement, bright and early to benefit the kelly ann dolan memorial fund. proceeds from the race will help families caring for children with serious illnesses and injuries all across tri-state area. time for a check of the accu weather forecast with meteorologist melissa magee and it will get cold. >> you will feel difference

temperatures dropping down to the 40's and 30's north and west of town. we have football weather on the the way for tomorrow. the chill will be in the air, walter. we will show you storm tracker six live double scan radar showing you it is quiet, with precipitation as we didn't have sun early morning or rain showers all that precipitation moving off shore, and i've got video to show you and walter, i hope you are paying attention. i have to say, that is snow in crossing county, minnesota. in fact, this is first reporting of snow in october, for minute so the a we have a light coating there a lot of the western great lakes saw light coat to go a half inch of snowfall, even chicago, pick up, a trace of snowfall earlier today making chicago at least have their third earliest report of snow, ever, on record. the good news i can say for our region is we are not tracking any snow for our neck of the woods for anytime soon but these temperatures will be tumbling later tonight and for second half of our weekend. high today in the city climbing up to 70 degrees. 1 degree shy of average,

average for thus time of the year is 71. record is 88 setback in 1941. looking at the numbers most locations are in the upper 50's a, lower 60's with the exception of the poconos, where there is actually a frost advisory in effect later tonight for poconos. the current temperature 49. sixty-two in the city. fifty-nine in trenton a long the coast in sea isle city coming in at 63. fifty-four out west to lancaster. here's satellite six with action radar there is cold front that moved through earlier this morning we're in philadelphia where we pick up a quarter inch of rainfall. all that precipitation moving to the the north and east. there is an upper level low rotating currently across the the great lakes but as we continue to tap into a northwest and westerly wind later on this evening, conditions will start to dry out, as we get some down sloping, that will take place, west of the appalachians and east of appalachians later tonight. it makes for clear to partly cloudy sky and then that autumn chill will be around. late are on tonight and as you wake up tomorrow morning we are calling for a morning low

temperature of 45 degrees. so if he we hit 45 degrees, early tomorrow morning, it will be the coldest le temperature we have seen since april 30th. chillies in the air. future tracker six has you covered. 8:00 tomorrow morning we have 45 degrees in the city. north and west of town temperatures in the lower 40's, upper 30's in lancaster as you wake up tomorrow morning and that, advance necessary to 1:00 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. temperatures across much of the region only in the middle to upper 50's. so definitely a cool start to the second half of our sunday and second half of the weekend. hey, eagles at home at the link taking on the rams. kick off around 1:00 o'clock, it is mostly sun which a cool breeze. kick off temperature around 58. sixty in the fourth quarter. so definitely a day play some football. it will feel like. that as fall takes over with the the accu weather forecast showing you high temperature tomorrow of 61 degrees. quick rebound with a high of 70 on monday. tuesday, cloud and sun. high of seven 56789 late tuesday, overnight into

wednesday, some morning rain, otherwise, it is freezing mid week. high of 75 degrees. temperatures late thursday into next weekend in the the 70's get ready for chill tomorrow, walter. >> that snow video started having flashbacks. >> not here. >> last winter scared me for life. >> not yet. >> thanks, melissa. finally tonight circus performers all across the country are showing off their skills in center city. philadelphia jugglers festival underway at friends select school tonight. some of the stars dazzled with solo act while others teamed up to practice their craft. the show welcomes everyone from beginners to the pros. that will do it for us on "action news" we will be back a at ten on phl17 tonight. then catch us here again on six abc after the the the game. now for melissa magee, jamie apody jeff skversky and ther entire "action news" team, i'm walter perez. we will see you back here at 11:00 o'clock. >> ♪

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