good morning, america. breaking overnight, turn for the worse. the first person diagnosed with ebola in the u.s. is worsening. critical condition. this as the cdc investigates an airport ebola scare in america. >> somebody came on in a hazmat suit. >> is this the new normal? killer virus. for the first time enterovirus d68 is being blamed for causing the death of a child. what schools are doing now and what we know about this fast-moving respiratory disease turning up in almost every state in america. burst hopes. the bubble man who planned a fantastic journey -- >> okay. i'm continuing to go. >> but he never expected it would end like this with the coast guard making a dramatic rescue.

and will she or won't she? katy perry's answer to whether she'll pay big money to perform at the super bowl. ♪ i am a champion ♪ and you're going to hear me roar ♪ plus, her amazingly accurate predictions on espn's "gameday." hey, good morning, everybody. and the images are really striking. a clear sign of the anxiety across this country in the age of ebola. >> and here you see it. officials in blue gloves escorting a sick passenger off a plane at newark airport. he was showing possible symptoms of ebola. we'll tell you what happened next in just a moment. but we want to start with the news about thomas eric duncan. he's the first person to be diagnosed with ebola in america. he is getting worse. he is now in critical condition, this as health officials closely monitor dozens of people duncan had contact with. abc's ryan owens is covering the story in dallas for us this morning. ryan, good morning to you.

>> reporter: dan, good morning to you. as you mentioned, the family -- the hospital, i should say, will only officially say duncan is in critical condition, but his family is telling us much more, and the news is not good. thomas eric duncan has been in a dallas hospital for a week, and this morning his condition is worse than ever. his family tells abc news the liberian man is not conscious, he's so heavily sedated. he's gone into kidney failure and is on dialysis. the ebola victim also cannot breathe on his own and is on a ventilator. meanwhile, those most at risk, duncan's girlfriend and her family, we blurred their faces to protect their privacy, are spending a second day inside an isolated gated four-bedroom home donated so the family could leave this cramped, contaminated apartment where duncan slept for several nights while he was contagious. the cdc is carefully watching them for any sign of infection. so far the news is good.

>> we are confident that none of those with definite contact had any symptoms related to ebola. none of them had fever. >> reporter: the cdc says nine people in dallas are considered at high risk for infection. those four family members, plus medical personnel like those who rode in the ambulance with duncan. another 40 people who may have had contact with him are considered low risk. also this morning, more questions about why duncan was initially sent home from this texas hospital even though he had a fever and told the admitting nurse he had been in africa. officials at texas health presbyterian first blamed a software error for not flagging duncan's travel history. they now admit it wasn't the computer's fault. duncan's records were right there for anyone to see. and right now at this moment we are in the most critical time for the family and others who may have been exposed to ebola. typically symptoms show up eight

to ten days after exposure. if you do the math, duncan has been here for seven days so we're right in that window, paula, although nobody will get the all-clear for 21 days, which is the incue base period for this disease. >> not safe quite yet. ryan owens, thank you for that report from dallas. now drama at newark liberty international airport. an emergency scene when a plane landed and a sick passenger with ebola-like symptoms was rushed to the hospital. he does not have it, but air travelers are on edge, and abc's tom llamas is at that airport now with the very latest. good morning, tom. >> reporter: paula, good morning. getting through the tsa or worrying about legroom can be stressful enough. now imagine taking an international flight and thinking the passenger next to you has ebola. it happened to some travelers here at newark, and experts say that scare comes from people here truly worried, a nation on edge and that this fear is the new normal. this morning, fears on flights running high after this scare in the air at newark airport.

an airline passenger showing signs of ebola midflight. >> when we knew something was really wrong, they said the cdc was there. >> reporter: a plane left brussels headed for newark when a man on board suddenly became violently ill. officials telling abc news that the passenger was displaying flu-like symptoms and began vomiting during the flight setting off alarm bells. >> we were told that someone was sick on the flight, basically said there was a medical emergency. >> reporter: moments after the plane landed in newark, the cdc jumping into action escorting the man and his daughter off the plane and rushing them to an area hospital. but the other 253 passengers on board told to sit tight. >> it was just extremely disorganized. there was nobody in charge. >> reporter: one passenger snapping this photo as homeland security entered the cabin. another saying he spoke to the sick man just hours before. >> that was the first time i had come very close to someone who

is a possible suspect of ebola. >> the flight crew has to be incredibly concerned when somebody gets ill, but a flight crew has a professional responsibility, and that's part of it. >> reporter: in this case the man and his daughter given the all clear. test results showing neither have the ebola virus, but experts say this incident, an indicator that airlines will continue to be on high alert. >> this may be the new norm when somebody shows signs of an illness that could be consummate with ebola. >> reporter: now, the rest of the passengers on that plane were essentially quarantined on the jet for almost two hours and also had to fill out special paperwork even though the two passengers in question didn't have ebola. the cdc saying they're taking no chances. paula, dan. >> of course not, a nightmare for those passengers. tom, thank you. abc news chief health and medical editor dr. rich besser has just come back from the hot zone in africa. rich, good morning to you. >> good morning. >> lots to discuss here but let me start with the question that is undoubtedly going to be on the mind of many of our viewers. is it safe for you to be boarding airplanes as you've just done and interacting with your family members at home and

then coming into the studio here? >> yeah, it is. the thing about ebola is you cannot transmit the disease unless you're sick. and so abc news talked with cdc and went through the guidelines. i know the guidelines. if i were to develop a fever, then i shouldn't be here. i shouldn't be around people, and so i'm monitoring my temperature twice a day. i took it before i came into the studio, and it means i'm safe. it doesn't mean that everyone is going to be comfortable around me but it means that there's no risk of me spreading this disease to anyone here or anyone i meet on the street. >> and you're being very sensitive. i want to let our viewers know, the first thing he said to us today, are you okay with me being here and we are undoubtedly but you have made two trips with your team to liberia in the last month. can you talk about the extraordinary precautionary measures while you're there to stay safe? >> i went with my producer adam desiderio, and we were extremely careful. the things that you don't see on the air because they don't make tv. but after every interaction

spraying our hands, our feet, our boots down with bleach. the interactions that people saw of me with patients on an ebola ward, i was fully suited up, and there were two people watching every interaction i had to make sure i made no mistake. being on that ebola ward with that gear was probably the safest place for me to be but on television it looks very frightening. you know, the scene on the street where we're shooting a burial, well, there's no way of getting ebola looking at someone who has ebola, and so the people around me who were going to pick up that body, they needed to be suited but taking a picture of that was very safe. >> okay. let's get your analysis on some of the developments on the ground, both here and overseas. we've just seen tom llamas reporting on this air scare at newark. how worried should we be about contracting ebola on an airplane? >> it's very remote but it's possible. if eric duncan had gotten on the plane four days later, he might have developed his early symptoms of ebola on the plane. it would have been fever and fever by itself is an indication you might have ebola but it doesn't mean that you're spreading ebola. it's when you start to spread body fluids that you're a real risk. you know, i took our viewers

behind the scenes at the quarantine station at newark airport, and there there are teams that are ready that know what to do so they'll come on the plane fully suited and be able to get the person off and then they'll assess the risk of everyone on that plane and see who needs monitoring. >> and you were just at the source of ebola. is america doing enough to stop ebola at its source in africa? >> america is doing a lot more, but still not enough. you know, the president has said they're going to build 17 hospitals. there's no sign of those going up yet. the 25-bed unit, it's slow, it's not going up yet. we need to do more. the way america stays safe is to knock ebola out of west africa. not by putting up walls. it just doesn't work that way. >> this thing is not going to end until we deal with it over there. >> that's right. >> rich, welcome home. we're very glad to have you back. >> great to be here. >> thank you, doctor. we move on to another big medical headline this morning involving the mysterious respiratory disease known as enterovirus virus d68 afflicting children in 43 states right now. it has now claimed the life of a

preschooler in new jersey. this is the first confirmed death, and abc's mara schiavocampo is on the story. mara, good morning to you. >> dan, good morning. that virus is spreading quickly and health officials say it could get worse. this as it has officially now claimed its first victim, an otherwise perfectly healthy 4-year-old who died suddenly. this morning, a new jersey family grieving over the loss of their young child, eli waller. they say the 4-year-old went to sleep after staying home sick from school and never woke up. >> i think eli's case is the exception to the other cases around the country. he had no signs of any illness that night, and this passing was sudden and shocking. >> reporter: just a day later, the cdc confirming the child had enterovirus d68, the respiratory illness impacting children across the country. more than 500 cases reported in 43 states since mid-august. on friday the cdc reporting the virus was also the cause of

eli's death. health officer jeffrey plunkett says the family is devastated. >> they are strong. they're passionate about his memory. >> reporter: this is the fifth fatality among children who have had enterovirus, but new jersey congressman chris smith says this may be the first case where the virus alone is the true cause of death. >> fatalities have been few and that have been confirmed. this -- eli's passing, may, indeed, be the first. >> reporter: now a preschooler at the same school is also being tested, and amidst fears the illness will continue to spread, although for most children enterovirus 68 is no more than a cold, hamilton township school district is sending out this notice explaining symptoms and emphasizing that parents should keep kids home from school and seek medical care if they show signs of increasing respiratory difficulty or symptoms that appear to be worsening. now, eli's school has put in

place a new cleaning schedule to sanitize classrooms. health officials do remind us, though, that for most children, this won't be any worse than a common cold but still very scary. so devastating for that family. >> just unspeakably sad, mara, thank you. >> just a reminder to be vigilant. thank you very much, mara. now the desperate plea from the parents of an american held hostage by isis for their son's release. after beheading a british aid worker, the terrorists are now threatening that this former army ranger will be the next execution. abc's jeff zeleny has the very latest from washington. >> reporter: this morning a solemn appeal from the parents of an american held captive by islamic extremists. >> and our hearts ache for you to be granted your freedom so we can hug you again. >> reporter: their son is peter kassig, a 26-year-old from indiana who was providing humanitarian relief in syria when he was captured one year ago. he's shown here in the latest isis video kneeling in the desert. his kidnappers say he's the next

in line to be executed in retaliation for u.s. air strikes on iraq and syria. >> we've asked our government to change its actions, but like our son, we have no more control over the u.s. government than you have over the breaking of dawn. >> reporter: in their weekend video, ed and paula kassig hold a picture of their son and plead for his life. >> at an early age our son was inspired by his grandfather to do humanitarian work. when he saw the suffering of the syrian people, he went to turkey and founded an organization to provide aid and assistance. >> reporter: he's a former army ranger who served in iraq. his parents say he's not political. he embraced islam and found a calling helping syrians caught in a brutal civil war. >> we are so very proud of you and the work you have done to bring humanitarian aid to the syrian people. >> reporter: their appeal comes one day after the beheading of british aid worker alan henning. he's the fourth westerner to be executed in six weeks.

>> we implore those who are holding you to show mercy and use their power to let you go. >> reporter: now, peter kassig is one of two americans believed to be held by isis fighters. the white house saw this emotional appeal too, but officials say the military campaign in iraq and syria is only beginning. dan. >> jeff zeleny, thank you. you know, as you may remember the parents of two of the american journalists who were murdered by isis in recent weeks have publicly complained about how the white house handled their cases, so is there anything the obama administration can do for peter kassig? let's bring in abc's george stephanopoulos who will be hosting "this week" later this morning. good morning. >> good morning. >> what kind of options does the white house have here? >> not a lot. the white house is against paying ransom for hostages believing that would incur more hostage taking. that is off the table right now. now the white house has in the past considered rescue operations. they tried a rescue operation for james foley, unfortunately, he wasn't at the location where the rangers showed up. and if an opportunity arose to rescue kassig, they would try

that as well, but any kind of paying ransom off the table. >> let me switch gears and ask a political question. we are now 30 days away from the midterm congressional elections, also a lot of governors running, as well. tv screens across the country are filled right now with political ads. where do things stand because the big question is will the republicans be able to take back the senate? what are the odds at this point? >> that is the big question. they're almost certainly going to gain seats in the house but they already have control of the house. to get the senate, republicans would need to pick up six seats in november and right now, they are ahead in enough seats to do that, to take control. of course, we have a month to go as you say, and most of these races, these competitive races are very, very close right now so it's no guarantee at all that republicans will take control but they are favored to do that right now, and, dan, we should say we may not know on election night whether republicans have taken control. if the races is in georgia and louisiana are close there could be runoffs, a couple of weeks

later. it takes an awful long time to count the votes in alaska and already going to be a late night any way and may not know on election night if they've taken control. >> full employment act for george stephanopoulos and his team. george, thank you. >> thank you. >> appreciate it. by the way, we should say that george has a huge show this morning. lots of coverage of course on ebola and the race to contain the first case diagnosed here in american soil. george will be interviewing the head of the cdc, dr. tom frieden, and he will be grilling the mayor of dallas on that city's controversial response to this crisis all coming up on "this week" later this morning right here on abc, george, thanks again. >> thank you. >> thanks, george. huge show from george and huge newscast from ron claiborne. >> i don't know about huge but medium size. good morning to you, paula and dan. good morning, everyone. we begin at the vatican where pope francis is heading a meeting of hundreds of high-profile members of the catholic church do debate a number of hot button family issues. among the topics to be discussed by members of the senate, the role of women in the church and communion for remarried catholics. on saturday, thousands of people, meanwhile, gathered for a twilight prayer in st. peter's square on the eve of

the two-week meeting. final proposals not made till sometime next year. and some frightening moments for 135 people aboard an aeromexico flight about to take off from los angeles, l.a.x. two tires of the boeing 737 blew out causing the landing gear to collapse. the pilot was forced to stop the plane during takeoff. everyone got off the plane safely and boarded other flights for mexico city. and in texas, a patient was being transported by medical helicopter from oklahoma to a hospital in texas was killed when the chopper crashed. the pilot and two medical personnel on board that same helicopter, they were injured but survived. the faa's investigating the cause of that mishap. and some powerful moments at the st. louis symphony saturday night as a peace fful protest over the fatal police shooting of 18-year-old michael brown halts the music. ♪ ♪

>> what you're listening to are several dozen people interrupting saturday's performance by singing. they also unfurled three banners from the balcony. the interruption was applauded by some members of the audience and also the symphony. the protesters who all bought tickets to the show eventually left voluntarily. and finally, this guy gives a whole new meaning to the phrase, the show must go on. check this out. ♪ o canada our home and native land ♪ >> oh, oh. >> singer mark donnelly singing "o canada" the canadian national anthem during a junior hockey game in british columbia. he barely missed a beat and continued singing nearly falling a second time before he finally regrouped. apparently it's not the first time he tried to skate and sing. he did last year. going down there. without any spills. by an amazing coincidence every time i try to sing "o canada" while skating, i fall down. >> they put those long red carpets.

>> you got to feel for that guy. >> very visual. >> sara just can't get over this. >> no. >> you like that one. >> it's karma. it'll come back around. i promise. >> i know. i know. all right. >> maybe soon, sara. we're going to lighten the mood a little from this newscast. time for a toy story. legions of lego fans united for tons of fun at a big show celebrating those colorful bricks. sara is here to tell us all about it. good morning, sara. you have some on the set. >> yeah, well, i'd like to say that playing with legos is every child's dream but when you see these creations it's eye candy for all of us. >> you know what time it is. >> reporter: it's lego mania. ♪ hot on the heels of "the lego movie's" success nearly 30,000 lego lovers storming richmond, virginia, this weekend for the award winning kids fest. ♪ kids -- >> i made this. >> reporter: -- and grown-ups too getting in on all the lego action. >> legos! >> reporter: check out these larger than life models of your

favorite marvel superheroes. "star wars" warriors and classic disney princesses.,. "star wars" warriors and classic disney princesse "star wars" warriors and classic disney princesses. there's even a map of the usa where you can put your very own creation on display. and guess what, it's the size of a basketball court. ♪ >> with proper training you could become a great master builder. >> reporter: meet chris steininger, one of only seven lego master builders in all of north america. for chris, lego is all work and all play. >> it's not only the best job i ever had, it's the most fun i ever had. it's getting paid to play. >> reporter: but it's also a family affair. >> my father and i are both master model builders. we're the only only father/son master builder team in all of lego. >> reporter: inspired by pixar's cars, chris built this swish lightning mcqueen model from scratch. >> this is cool. >> reporter: using no less than 360,000 lego bricks. >> kachow! >> reporter: now, that's a masterpiece.

and another masterpiece, i just would like to show you, i just whipped these up real fast. i know it's hard to believe but here are a couple of my own creations. >> oh, you're a michelangelo. >> the talents are endless over here. >> masterpiece was not the word that come to mind. >> no? use your words. >> rob, you're making some weather maps? >> yeah, red, white and blue. my creativity is lacking. these things were so much bigger when we were kids, weren't they? >> no, your hands were smaller. >> your hands were smaller. >> you were smaller. >> that's it. live shot for you from chicago. chilly day yesterday. you had some snowfall, well, a trace of it. chilly. it's dark now but chilly. >> where are you going? >> be right back, ron. i know you'll miss me. you'll see a little bit in the way of sunshine for a change of pace today. all right, here's a look at what happened just northwest of there in viroqua, wisconsin just north of madison, a little dandruff on the dodge there. snowflakes across pars of wisconsin. that state saw their first snowfall of the season and

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emotional new plea from the parents of hannah graham begging anyone with information to come forward. >> despite an arrest in this case and the $100,000 reward, the student has not been seen in three weeks and abc's bazi kanani has more from our washington bureau. >> reporter: good morning, paula. good morning, dan. the grief-stricken parents of hannah graham want to say thanks to the thousands of people who have tried to help by searching or calling in a tip. but this morning, they are still waiting and asking for more help. the parents of missing college sophomore hannah graham coming forward during the darkest days of their lives pleading. >> somebody listening to me today either knows where hannah is or knows someone who has that information. >> reporter: this heartbreaking video appeal released exactly three weeks after the university of virginia premed student was last seen. >> john has already said that this is every parent's worst nightmare. >> reporter: investigators used surveillance video from dozens of local businesses to retrace graham's steps the night she disappeared from downtown

charlottesville. it led them to arrest 32-year-old jesse matthew. the grahams did not mention him by name. >> as you are aware, an individual has been charged with the abduction of our beloved daughter hannah, however, despite extensive search efforts, no trace of hannah has been found. >> reporter: thousands of volunteers searching and even an aerial drone used to look for clues. police say they aren't getting much help from matthew, not cooperating. but they say they now have dna evidence possibly linking him to the 2009 disappearance of another college student, morgan harrington. now police are again asking land owners in the area to search their properties. >> please, please, please help end this nightmare for all of us. please help us bring hannah home. >> reporter: two parents pushing through their grief for the hope of answers.

again, there's still a $100,000 reward in this case. the only named suspect so far, jesse matthew, is being held on a charge of abduction with intent to defile. he has not commented on the case publicly. paula, dan. >> so sad for those parents, bazi, thank you. a lot of other news overnight. and for another look at the morning headlines let's get it back to ron. good morning again. >> hi again, dan, paula, sara. good morning, everyone. in the news we begin with the texas ebola patient who is now on a ventilator and fighting for his life. the family of thomas eric duncan tells abc news that the liberian man is unconscious, heavily sedated and in critical condition now. the cdc says nine people in dallas altogether are considered at high risk of infection because of contact with that man. and a desperate plea from the parents of american peter kassig for his release by the isis militants holding him in syria. his kidnappers have threatened to execute him in retaliation for u.s. air strikes against isis targets in syria and also iraq. and some of the

pro-democracy demonstrators in hong kong appear, appear to be withdrawing after a week of street protests. hong kong's chief executive vowed to take all necessary actions, his words, to remove protesters from key roads and surrounding government buildings by a deadline set for monday. and talk about a marathon. the sf giants and washington nationals tyke game two of the division playoff to 18 innings, 2 games basically tying the playoff record for extra inning games and also setting a record for taking the longest to play a postseason game, clocking in at 6 hour, 23 minutes. the giants, my hometown team, won 2-1. >> interesting. usually you root for the yankees. you're fluid in this situation. >> i'm a yankee fan. but also have a final note about something you saw right here on "gma." a story about the kayakers rescued after a shark attack in california. it included a brief sound-bite with someone who was not actually involved in the incident. we regret that mistake. >> hey, ron, thanks. rob, we asked you yesterday if you could do something about

this cold weather that's coming in. >> yes. >> have you been able to do something? >> yes, yeah, i made it colder. all right. come on. get out there, embrace it. fall has arrived, my friends. chilly to start your day. a live shot out of boston where temperatures are in the 40s now but the sun creeping over the horizon. and it's still pretty strong this time of year so you'll bounce back nicely. a nice little bit of rain for you, just a over a quarter of an inch. you need that. 61 for the high today so it will be a beauty across much of the northeast. driving that cool air from the northwest down, but buffalo some lake-effect rains across parts of the eastern shores of the great lakes. so a little bit damp up there in upstate new york. meanwhile, where it's cool down across the deep south, return flow will bring in humidity and heat into texas. temperatures there will be in the upper 80s. but the real heat really is out to the west. a bit of a yin and yang. in the middle we start to moderate the chilly temperatures. areas that saw snow will see temperatures bounce back to more seasonable levels.

91 for the high in los angeles. another hot one, the last on >> reporter: good morning, everyone, i'm meteorologist chris sowers with this accuweather update. skies are clear this morning, but it's chilly out there. temperatures are reabout how long into the upper >> this weather report brought to you by bp, and if it's a cold winter, you know, a little bit more oil to burn i guess. heat the house. >> paula is not talking to you because you refuse to tailor your forecast to her dires. >> i'm looking right through. >> the long-range forecast, it will continue to get cooler as we head towards christmas. >> thank you for the obvious. i appreciate it. wear a coat. coming up on "gma," the bubble man. the human hamster. he needs help. why the coast guard had to rescue this guy floating around the atlantic ocean in that thing. >> i kind of want that thing. and does katy perry know how to pick them? results from her "gameday" predicts and what she's saying about the possibility of playing in the super bowl up ahead in

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in time or even find you. >> okay. i'm continuing to go. >> reporter: 42-year-old reza baluchi refusing help wednesday on his one-man mission in this contraption called a hydropod. like a hamster inside a wheel, the world class athlete planned to walk on water more than 1,000 miles from miami to bermuda making him a real-life bubble boy. but baluchi ran out of steam early saturday morning signaling the coast guard for help three days after its initial warning. watch this incredible video. the coast guard lifting him to safety. >> for this case because it was so complex, we elected to launch not only the h 60 helicopter but a c-130 patrol aircraft. >> reporter: the crew locating baluchi 70 nautical miles off the coast of st. augustine surviving only on protein bar, bottled waters, gps and satellite phone. baluchi exhausting himself and his resources.

>> we lowered the rescue basket and picked up first mr. baluchi into the cabin of the helicopter and then we recover ed recovered our rescue swimmer from the ocean below. >> reporter: now, this wasn't baluchi's first time behind the wheel of the bubble claiming a successful 30-mile journey from newport beach, california, to catalina island earlier this year. abc news reached out to him for comment and did not hear back. but like the hollywood version, this real-life bubble boy also lives to burst another day. >> i made it! >> reporter: all right. so believe it or not, once the paramedics woke baluchi up, he kept asking for directions to bermuda and the good news is he's doing just fine and he will probably be thinking -- i know -- and he will probably be thinking of new ways to break records in the near future. dan, paula. >> i'm glad he's doing well and i admire his persistence. but i want to know, is the coast guard going to send him a bill for the rescue? because that was a lot of resources we used up to rescue that guy. anyway -- >> only 930 miles to go.

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that would pay to play the super bowl, so -- >> there you go. >> the ball is in their field. >> there you go. >> i understand that, katy perry. >> she's using all the right metaphors. >> sort of. >> see what happens and for admitting she's never attended a college game, her predictions were spot on correctly picking seven out of nine games. i feel like that's those animal predictions. >> better than vegas. >> where the groundhog picks everyone. >> who knows. maybe she's a super football -- >> i know you're a huge fan. >> a sorcerer coming from the super football fan. >> you love her. your teenage dream. >> rightfully so. carrie underwood is proving she's just one of the girls and experience iing the anxiety of first-time motherhood like anyone else. underwood braved a babies "r" us store the other day and said she was overwhelmed by all the choices. she said with so many different items to choose from, she was worried about getting the wrong thing. underwood announced her pregnancy last month and

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"good morning america" is brought to you by hp, make it matter. >> have a great sunday, everybody. don't forget "this week" is coming up and enjoy football or whatever else you may be doing. sara, would you like to say anything? everybody loves sara. >> i may come back next week. i don't know. i don't know. >> enough. >> enough. >> good morning, i'm eva pilgrim along with alicia vitarelli. coming up on "action news" this sunday morning, a kent county barn goes up in flames and a fire truck crashes en route to the scene. >> plus, concerns about the entrovirus 68 are heightened after health officials confirm a young boy died from the virus. >> reporter: alicia it was a cold morning around the delaware valley with temperatures below the freezing mark in parts of

the area. when does it warm up?

>> it is 9:00 a.m. on this sunday, october 5. nydia is off, alicia vitarelli joins us. in the news a fire truck crashes en route to a blaze to a barn in delaware. >> an argument ends in a shooting overnight sending three men to the hospital. >> the eagles prepare for an afternoon match against the the saint louis ralphs. saint louis rams. >> it feels like football weather. >> reporter: you two are decked out in the your eagles green. >> you are too. it's hard to wear the green in

front of the screen, but i would be wearing a lot of it. that's cape may. it's a chilly start to the day. we have temperatures below the freezing mark in allentown and the poconos. unusual to see that kind of cold this time of year. 38 in the poconos. 44 in allentown. reading, 49. philadelphia in the city you got down to 43 now up to 50. millville, 46. sea isle city, 53. trenton, 48 degrees. we'll see a lot of sunshine a few puffy clouds from time to time that's about it. terms are cooler, but comfortable. over the next few hours, 10:00 a.m., 52, 11:00 a.m., 55. the idea is for more sun than clouds and temperatures will modify over the next several days. we have a chance of wet weather in