tens of millions of dollars into school district scoffers. live at the district. vernon odom. may we assume this action will end up in court with a challenge by the pft against src? >> you may go to the bank on it as a matter of fact. src says savings will go to balancing school district budget and funding additional resources to the classroom for many years to come. the union says today's move was illegal and they'll fight is in court. >> jerry jordan teacher union president called the report to scuttle health and welfare fund and run with corbett a political move engineered bit governor hammering the un gone nor months. >> polls said if you bill few the teachers in philadelphia that will help your reelection chances. this morning with minimum

notice src cancelled teacher union contract and they're forcing if it holds newspaper court 15,000 member range and file to pay anywhere from 5 to 13% of medical plan they've paid zero. src says more than 50 million in savings willing pumped back into the classroom with cash-strapped school district. >> almost everyone american i know and every district in the except for one teach ateachers bay for healthcare. >> src did not call meeting until yesterday and september out little public notification. activist groups are on the war path against the governor and src chairman he appointd bill green represents the governor there's an election next month. i have no doubt that he is here to serve the agenda of the governor. >> i am not anybody's pawn. we asked for help of the state in this matter. not other way around. we are grateful for the support of the secretary of education

and governor. >> and a statement released by governor reads as follows. "philadelphia is one of only districts across the commonwealth that pay zero health care. it's now time members of pft join thousands of public school employees across the state who already contribute to their healthcare costs." " jim, we've seen 21 months of contract negotiations during the school district and src and they've gone nowhere and continue to go nowhere right now. live in center city, vernon odom, "channel 6 action news." >> thank you, vernon. children's hospital of philadelphia has notified the centers for disease control that two additional patients have acute muscle weakness that brings the total number to five cases. hospital officials are still working to determine ft. weakness is being caused by entrovirus d 68. and you can understand why a family in hamilton township, new

jersey is living with great deal of anxiety tonight. does their 4-year-old have entrovirus that killed a school mate last week. "action news" correspondent nora muchanic has the story. these must be tense days not only for the family but entire school community. >> naturally, jim, everyone here is on edge. one child has already succumbed to the virus and another child's family is waiting to find out right now from the cdc on test troults see if he has it, too. late little boy is still having trouble breathing. >> there's no fever. there's no more symptoms of cold. but we are having trouble with breathing still where he's gasping for air. >> tab that vasey is waiting for results on whether the illness that put her son in intensive care unit for four days is entrovirus d 68 same disease that last week killed a classmate at yardville elementary. >> i'm crossing my fingers it's

not. it but, there's another sense of me i have a feeling it is. >> when he had the machines on i thought we were going to lose him. >> 4-year-old eli waller is believed to be the first child in country whose death is directly related to entrovirus d 68. he died in his sleep last week n a statement released yesterday his family describes eli as shy little puppy that wants only to make people proud and happy may be tripping a bit over his own paws and truly full of unconditional love. eli was triplet and his sisters show no symptoms but the family is awaiting test results from cdc. >> i speak to his parents daily. the signature sisters are fine an at request of pediatrician he they had swabs done to see ft. virus in in their system. >> attendance returned to normal at the school where surfaces are being cleaned daily and one residents that headed poetical union during anthrax scare in 2001 wants high tech equipment used in the classroom. >> let's find out where it is

and then go in and decontaminate that's what the post office did found hot spots and contaminated. >> it's nerve nerve wraking but i whole heartedly stand behind the school i think they're doing sklenlt job. >> back live now and while we wait for word from cdc on weather vassey boy has d 68 waller family said they will begin a foundation to hon other eli's memory. i'm nora muchanic. "channel 6 action news." >> thank you, nora. delaware health officials say a child from liberia under observation in delaware does not have the ebola virus. as precaution the child was placed in private isolation room at bay health kent general the child was possibly exposed to ebola and was symptom tree and passed 21 day incubation period. and hospital staff will continue to monitor the child until cdc and, doctors determine it is safe for the child to go home. and of course we've been following each new development

in the ebola outbreak on 6abc.com including latest from overseas and here in the united states. you can also find more information on the virus and details on how it survives and how it spreads on 6abc.com. trump entertainment was back in bankruptcy court in wilmington today and the company is seeking permission to terminate the pension plans of the 2800 taj mahal employees and a judge last week refused to immediately let them do so. trump entertainment said 2459 without concessions from the union it will close the taj november 13 and meanwhile the trump name was removed today from shuttered trump applause a the casino shut the doors last no. donald and his daughter he vonk aare pressing a lawsuit against trump entertainment which they no longer control to have their name stripped from the strump taj mahal and company itself. they let the casinos fall into

disrepair that it violated quality standards agreed to by both parties. trump explains his grievance about that and the quote stupidity in the way atlantic city has been managed unquote on "action news" at 11 and that comes tomorrow. trump officers survival strategy for the city. it's the latest on one one interview donald trump tomorrow on "action news." late today, philadelphia police were questioning a person of interest in a sexual assault yesterday in chinatown. "action news" reporter sarah bloomquist is live in the 100 block of north ninth street. sarah what are details on this. >> jim, source close to owe this investigation tells "action news" a person of interest was picked up homeless shelter not far from why the attack happened in chinatown. it was early yesterday the victim was opening up her art center here in the 100 block of north ninth street when the man walked in. and he beat her. sexually assaulted her. and took off with 600 dollars.

>> this surveillance video shows a brutal beating inside the arts studio in 100 block of north ninth in chinatown. >> very violent assault you see a good portion of it on the video. >> at 8:00 sunday morning the 45-year-old own ev of art center opened doors for start of children's art classes. she was still aloneed in when the suspect walked in. >> and he enters through the front door and forces her back through the front door area in the rear of the building. there he hit her several times open the what he had a metal object and pushed her on to a couch where he choked he her and sexually assaulted her and the victim offered her money to stop the attack he took $600 and left. today a sign in chinese on the front of the building read the business is closed because of emergency. and this afternoon people in chinatown were just learning of the assault. >> i think i feel bad for her. >> let me tell you something it happens every year you know once

especially in chinatown. >> police are reviewing reports, checking for any saim similar crimes. take a close look at the suspect given calm demean other he seems to smile even laugh at times it's possible he attacked before. >> it's like something he is used to doing in terms of may have done this before. and whether in this city or some place else. >> in and out victim was taken to jefferson hospital and treated forehead lacerations and again that hour the special victims student questioning a person of interest and source tells me he does fit the suspect description. we'll let you know if he is in fact charged in connection with the crimes. live in chinatown i'm sarah bloomquist, "channel 6 action news." jim. >> thank you, sarah. shamira hawkins worthy turned herself in this morning on 1600 theft charges and investigators say the 30-year-old social worker stole from her employer and the city of philadelphia department of human services authorities say she submitted fake over time worth about 6400

dollars and as part of her job she also had access to septa tokens and vettors say she took about 17,000 700 dollars worth of tokens for her own personal use and harrisburg, a bill to expand pennsylvania hate crime protections moved forward today and house judiciary committee passed house bill number 177 by vote of 19-4 this morning and the measure would broaden existing hate crimes law toen include hate crimes based on sexual orientation and gepder identity and legislation picked up steam after beating of two gay men in center city philadelphia last month and the bill now moves to the full house for a vote. coming up on "action news" tonight, new evidence and possible sighting as the search for suspected cop-killer eric frein ebt irz its forth week and eagles discussion the game that almost got away. ducis rogers with more on that coming up cecily. >> temperatures running ten to

15 warmer now than this time yesterday. lots of sunshine and i amtraking rain on the way. i'll have details on when in the accuweather forecast. >> those torreys and i more when accuweather forecast. >> those torreys and i more when "action news" continues tonight party on people! blinds to go's 60th anniversary sale continues celebrating with 20% off the entire store. you heard right, 20% off the entire store. we're talking employee pricing baby! hey, you need 'em, you want 'em, and now there's no better time to get 'em. blinds to go. blinds for life. pennsylvania state trooper

killed in training accident in montgomery county was laid to rest today. family and friends gathered to remember david kedra at christ the king church in northeast philadelphia. hundreds of law enforcement colleagues also turned out in support of kedra and family and

a private burial followed the service today. in northeast pennsylvania police have been following up on suspected cop-killer eric frein and he continues to elude them as he has for three weeks now. the "action news" reporter walter perez has the latest on this. >> investigators found a letter believed handwritten by alleged cop-killer eric frein. "abc news" is reporting that it was found somewhere within the five square mile search zone in price and berra townships. a law enforcement official familiar with the case tells "abc news" the letter does not spell out a motive for the killing of brian dix yn and wounding of trooper alex douglass and does entail certain details about the case that leave authorities to believe frein is the person that wrote. it meantime state police, fbi and k-9 units come the area one day after the most recent possible sighting of this most wanted fugitive. >> we spoke with neighbors here so say they cannot wait for the investigation to come in a

conclusion. >> we stayed away all week and everything is exactly as we left it. so little disappointing. i was hoping to come back and have it finished. >> helicopters on us. the cops sometimes. we can't debt into our houses because they think something is happening. >> hectic it's a small town no one heard of and it's quiet. now everyone around the country knows this town. >> that most recent possible sighting took place in the landscaping nursery just beyond the tree line here behind me and small army of heavily armed law enforcement skourd the area and they turned up nothing and so three weeks after that shooting in blooming grove the manhunt for eric frein continues. reporting >> >> 4-1 is 4-1 it would have

been nice to celebrate but it's complicated there's an uneasy feeling and

when it comes to eagles there's a lot of buts. they nearly blew a 27 point lead. birds are 4-1 and looked awful at times in every single game. the division is weak. they have a share in the lead. how should we feel about the football team. here's james sglaim it's easy to be monday morning quarterback after a loss in this case chip kelly was breaching after a win that felt like a loss. fair to say the team has a lot of work to do when they won 4-5 and the offense is not a machine clicking on all sill dlerz. >> there's not a quick fix where you walk into the staff room and say guys if we do this everything is straight. we have to continue to work on it and get better. the positive is that we're working from a situation where we're 4-1 trying to get better. 4-1, 1-4 doesn't mean you don't address the problems you have and we're not consistent on the offensive side of the ball. >> nfl is tough. this is to win and this league it's a blessing and we do have

to learn how to finish better. and we're not there yet. >> the problems start with nick foles who has 8 turnovers in five games twice as many as all of last season. if not for 7 return scores this year record would be different. >> defense i think really i thought for three quoorters we played outstanding and getting good play of out of special teams and it takes all three phases to win a game. >> kelly may have went out of the way to phrase defense and certainly not 4-1 without them namely quarterback carry williams has not done well at all. >> we have to do a good job of playing the ball in the air. when the ball is in the air we have to make a play. >> considering the schedule gets much harder from here. jamie apody, "channel 6 action news." >> and gentlemen the giants are here sunday nightch the sixers open their preseason schedule tonight at boston. and they tip off at the celtics 7:30 and flyers are in new england as well. wonder forthey car pool. flyers open regular snn boston wednesday. wayne simmonds is doing skating

battling back from foot injury. he's taking a carb us approach. >> if there's any chance it can get worse i don't think i would have you know laced them up today or if anything will happen. >> finally tonight they say national anthem is tough song to sing. canadian anthem may be harder. especially if you're on ice skates. >> ♪ ♪ [ gasping ] ♪ >> that is mark donnelly he you got to give him credit he keeps singing and somehow prevents cheeks from turning the same shade of red as the carpet he tripped over. >> i think you said it you have to give him credit and i think

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storm tracker 6 double scan showing no rain out. there what do you do on a day like today go for a walk, run, action cam taking a look at schuylkill bank boardwalk open to the public and go run on water. walk on water. you can see the blue skies, the sunshine really a beautiful day. and weather highlights show you that yes, we are much milder today than yesterday. i'm tracking a wet tuesday night though. yesterday, though, we never even got out of the low 60s. 61 degrees was the high yesterday. today, we bumped it up to 72. it's two degrees above normal. i'm tracking one system moving through tonight that will bring us clouds. more rebust system will move through tomorrow night and future tracker showing 11:00 tonight we will have some heavy down powers and perhaps rumble of thunder with the system before we clear things out midday wednesday. rights now comfortable. philadelphia, 68. allentown and reading currently 69.

will m ming to 68. sael i'll city 66 and trenton 66. satellite 6 and action radar shoingt first system moving through tonight, you see the clouds. showers across western pennsylvania and most of this energy will be riding up north and missing us. there's a stronger system, not strong now but will get stronger and that's across the northern plains moving in tomorrow night. and so tomorrow, we'll be in between systems. morning clouds. mixture of clouds and temperatures again mild. 74 degrees. but that will bring us showers at night and future tracker timing out the system showing 6:00 in the morning tomorrow with first system we'll see a lot of clouds perhaps sprivrkle or two and doesn't have a lot of punch to. it as we head around lunchtime 11:00. plenty of sunshine. beautiful day. but then into the afternoon clouds will back in and again around 11:00 potential for scattered downpours perhaps a thunderstorm and then we'll have a lot of lingering clouds wednesday morning problem with

this full lunar eclipse reaching totality 6:25 in in the morning at this point clouds ruin our viewing but then clouds will be out of here again by 11:00 on wednesday. call from accuweather tonight clouds will stick in a few late showers and not looking to be widespread heavy rain event. 52 suburbs and 59 center city and exclusive accuweather 7 day forecast mixture of clouds and sunshine tomorrow high of 74. that rain tomorrow night and wednesday morning clouds give way to afternoon sunshine it will be breezy. 73 degrees. future tracker showing in the afternoon at 4:00 winds out of the west gusting arounds 20 miles an hour. so you will notice the breeze. on thursday, cool air settles in and afternoon high only 66. and wet day appears to be friday. clouds, showers, 64. and a lot like this past weekend looks like showers linger into the day on saturday. 66 degrees. but they're out of here in time

for eagles game sunday. partly sunny, 68. and monday mostly cloudy high of 70. so we hold temperatures in 70s for next two days and drop back to 60s. >> finally philadelphians who first became friends 7 decades before and members of central high school class of 1942 reminisced about glory days over lunch in wynnefield heights this is group 72nd class reunion that's the reason to celebrate the last time they were in class fdr was in the white house. world news tonight with david muir is next. "action news" continues at 10 on phl17 with brian taff, shirleen alicott, adam joseph and ducis rogers. and then please joins us for "action news" at 11 here on channel 6. for cecily tynan, ducis rogers, the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. we hope you joyb us at 11:00 i'm jim gardner. we hope you joyb us at 11:00 tonight. jl

with tom corbett, things keep getting worse. september 16th. budget deficits force pennsylvania to borrow $1.5 billion dollars just to keep the lights on. three days later, pennsylvania's unemployment rate goes up for the second straight month. under tom corbett, we've fallen from 9th to 47th in job creation. and on september 25th, pennsylvania's credit is downgraded for the fifth time in two years. why would we give tom corbett four more years?

welcome to "world news tonight." developing right now. what we just learned about the ebola patient in dallas. what they're giving to him. the american journalist with ebola coming home, suited up in the heartland. able to get on that stretcher. and we ask dr. besser, who is protecting the homeland? are authorities asking any questions at the airports? also, breaking, the first picture of the american son arrested, authorities say he was boarding a flight to join the terror group isis. how they say they knew. paving the way to the altar. the historic day at the supreme court. and what it means already. breaking late today, the urgent manhunt. one of america's most wanted, the letter just discovered. and what it reveals. and the crash seen around the world. a miracle no one was killed and what we've now