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in place how did it spread in a hospital no less. >> we are following several developments. monday night, jim is off. i am brian taff. the big news is the ebola outbreak involving the first transmission inside of our borders. as the experts assess the risk they are helping the second patient. she is receiving blood transfusion from kent brantley. it was the same technique that helped to save other american lives. it is prompting scares. the workers in bio-hazard suits. none of the passengers have ebola. more on the outbreak sharrie.
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there is lots of questions tonight. the virus was transmitted in touchdown of the dallas hospital. the place that was preventing it from spreading. they were involved for caring thomas duncan. it also raises concerns that if one nurse was exposed to the virus there could be others working on the front lines to save others the nurse nina pham is the one cared for. othe 26-year-old is the first infected with ebola on american soil. >> she is incredibly concerned. we are all incredibly concerned. >>reporter:the dallas hospital is caring for one of their own. pham is in isolation. she was part the team that cared for thomas duncan. he died last week.
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they had two layers of gloves and shoe covers. some protection but not as much as hospitals that specialize in biocontainment. >> it is possible that other individuals could have been effected as well. >>reporter:the hospitals here closer to home are making prescriptions. virtua's four hospitals are meeting three times a week to discuss ebola procedures. >> we are spending a lot of time to make sure that people understand the signs and symptoms. >> they stepped up their efforts to the hot zones in africa. >> we lost a couple of family members. from the start we have it do
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something. >> nina has talked to her family via facetime in isolation. she only has been in contract with one close friend and her dog, bentley. tonight bentley is in quarantine as well. >> thank you. we are hosting a phone bank to raise funds against the fight of ebola. it's an outbreak that affect us globally. get things under control at the source point. the members of the red cross and the local liberian community are on hand to take your donations all 877-940-6222. you can follow the latest on the ebola outbreak on 6abc. we also posted the five facts about the virus. there are screening in airports
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that are place. it's all on 6abc.com. [sirens] those tense first moments captured on camera. this blaze injuries three people tonight. kenneth moton is live on the scene in south springfield in clifton heights. >>reporter:out of the three people that are injured two were residents that jumped from the second floor of this house to save their lives. they were checked out in a nearby hospital. cause of the two-alarm fire remains under investigation. the fire was intense and it was big. >> there are flames coming out everywhere. >>reporter:flames out of the two-story home. they grabbed they are phones and
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started to record the fast-moving fire on springfield road. >> they needed help. the e.m.t.s were on the scene. >> one upper darby man twisted his ankle. the home next door belongs to john kelly and his wife. >> i ran back in. you know, i got some things that i needed, you know, the money i had in there. i didn't want to burn. >>reporter:kelly came home from work that was rare. he rescued his dog ozzie. >> i was at work. i probably wouldn't have my dog now. >>reporter:the damage to his home is extensive. they were able to get the fire under control. six people are displaced including the three people that
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lived in this house. a woman's home that suffered heat damage and the kellies that lived there for 20 years. >> i should be watching monday night football. you know the not deal with this. i don't know what to say. it's a shame. >>reporter:the crews spent the nice boarding up the damaged houses. six people are out of their homes tonight. they don't know how the fire started. they are working to figure it out, brian. kenneth moton "channel~6 action news." thank you. kenneth. a well-known dance studio in bensalem is a burned out shell tonight. this is a case of arson. they had been in business for 50 years. overnight an intentionally set fire gutted that building. the owners tell action news they are vowing to rebuild.
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they are holding classes for 200 students. >> there is a good chance for fog in the morning. going outside with cecily tynan. it's a tough commute cec? >> it is. stormtracker 6 live showing that we don't have organized showers. it's misting out here. high humidity. this is what is causing the low clouds and fog to form. trenton and wilmington advise ability avisibility is 10 miles. a quarter of mile in poconos. the fog thickens as we head into the overnight hours. 7:30, low clouds and fog, in the areas north and west. a few sprinkles. south jersey and delaware doesn't look like a big fog
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problem. i would allow extra time north and west. fog could take several hours to burn offer. burn off. the double scan is showing a potent cold front stretching from chicago down to the gulf. illinois, tennessee and florida, at this area late with the temperatures cooling there are numerous tornado watches in effect. that system is heading in our direction. i'll let you know how in the seven-day forecast. >> sticking with weather the officials confirmed you that it was a tornado that flipped these cars, ripped apart houses and killed one man in arkansas yesterday. it was one of two twisters that cut down. the last midwest. the winds reached 100
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miles-an-hour. two more tornadoes hit missouri. they hope that the changing season is on their side for the hunt of eric frein. they hope that the falling leaves and free cover will expose frein's hiding spots. it entered six months. it shifted to the south now whether it's the seven month. a well known eagles fans that brings smiles outside ever linc is doing the same. you may recognize sonny forriest jr. he sings to folks going to the game. a woman that was drunk broke his microphone and stole his prosthetic leg. he accidents want to press
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charges. he hopes that she learns a lesson. >> some day she is going to get old. i hope he is not at position that she is disabled or anything. she is going to have to look back on this thing. >> they have not yet tracked down the woman. they are asking anyone that knows her identity to call the police. the pier shoplifts at cesars is having a 98% off sale himself. he is buying the dining destination at the huge discount. the deal is worth $2.8 million. the shops costs $200 million to build. thit does not include gambling. >> there is a ne a new contract.
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the pay increase 15%. the first raise since 2010. 200 employees are covered under the agreement. a youth football team in philadelphia has a fan on their sidelines keeping them in the game. bob brady presented the monarchs with a check of $5,000. a victim of thieves that stole their football equipment. congressman brady helped them and showed financial support otherwise years later. the sign that the catholic church may be softening their stance on homosexuality.
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[ maniacal laughter ] pumpkin's back! pumpkin is back at dunkin' donuts. enjoy all your pumpkin-y favorites like the new pumpkin creme brulee latte. a swerving school bus unnerved our drivers. they show the end of the wild rides a the chaperones called 911 we were concerned with our bus driver. she can't stay in the lane. the adults are getting scared.
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>> what happened? the police pulled the bus over and placed the 39-year-old driver under arrest. martinez was under influence of muscle relaxers. >> what was the problem. she said she was tired she was up early things of that nature and she was tired. >> 80 elementary students were on board along with adults. fortunately none were injured. the protestors daunted by heavy rain demonstrated outside of the police headquarters in ferguson, missouri that is how long michael brown's body was left on the street after shot in august. 50 people were arrested including civil rights activist
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cornel west. the hazing scandal, seven players from sayreville were charged with sex crimes on younger players. he will decide when the team will return after he gets more information from the prosecutors. they are encouraging bear hunting. they will give recipes about bear loin. several bears were taken in for weighing as huma bear encounterr more common. the gay members have gifts and qualities to offer the church. the message came from the ongoing debates from a meeting
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attended by the pope and the pop bishops. gay marriage is off the table right now. despite the u.s. coalition airstrikes. and explosions were captured in kobani today. they are using the airstrikes to help the kurdish forces fending off the isis on the ground. a bounce house gone airborne after concerns for safety. a 2 and 3-year-old ball climbed in the house. they were carried 50 feet. the younger boy is in critical condition tonight. the bounce house owner says it was not tethered the attraction was not open at the time. the boy's father disputes that. officials are investigating. and cecily tynan took time to channel marilyn monroe.
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she was at the cat walk as "diamonds are a girls best friend." the event is a fundraiser all about women and helping women with breast cancer am cecily you nailed it. >> i was like elaine bennett. it was a great cause. we raced $60,000 for the fox chase cancer center in one night. night. we are not toning it down. the fog is serious. tonight we are rain-free. it's a damp misty night. going outside to take a look at the center city skyline. it's clipping the top of the building. it's getting more foggy in the north and west suburbs.
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stormtracker 6, in the fog mode. we are looking at visibility down to a half-mile. it thickens. a good idea to get up early in the morning. watch david murphy at 4:30. fog can cause lots of problems for a commute. the temperatures are warmer in philadelphia. 65. a warm front is moving i in the. reading is 63. we are showing the clouds again all because of this warm front we have a few showers. the warm front attaches to a cold front. this system spawns 10 tornadoes today. ate vicious squallline. before the time to gets here it's in a weakened state. we look at heavy rain wednesday
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night and thursday morning. the winds are pulled out of the south. 78 degrees. the fog in the morning burns off eventually for a partly sunny afternoon. warmer on wednesday. 08. we cloud up. it brings late rain, wednesday night thursday morning. it looks like this is a tough commute on thursday not because of the fog but because of the rain. we are showing heavy rain causing localized flooding. the morning rush hour, by 7:00, the afternoon breaks out. it's muggy with a temperature of 78. the exclusive seven-day forecast, a taste of summer. 78 tomorrow up to 80 on wednesday. the rain moves in wednesday night through the first half of the day on thursday.
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by the afternoon sunshine. 73. more seasonal. saturday a mix of sun and clouds. can't rule out the possibility opossibilityof a stray shower. temperatures stuck in the 50s by the middle of next week. it's a morning you want to allow plenty of extra time. pack your patience for the morning commute. thank you. "jimmy kimmel live" up next. here is jimmy with a preview of the show. >> hi philadelphia. you seem to have gone crazy the last time i saw you. is that true? >> yeah. yeah.
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there is no a swelling. we'll assess him on tuesday. >> the eagles won 27-0. they hit the bye at 5 and 1. the birds are not only happy to shut out the giants, they are happy to shut them up. all the trash talk leading up to this one. >> we were ready. we definitely hit them in the mouth. >> we do all the talking and jaw-jacking. it doesn't mean anything unless the whistle blows and the clock starts to run. we were able to get the job down. >> it's a great win. we know what this team is capable of. >> in a matter of moments more and the bird as win and state of the team. join mike quick and the sports team for "eagles gameday final"
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after "action news" at 11:00. vincent leca lecavalier is out r two weeks. they are overreacting. >> it's not a slump. it's three games in the season. we did a lot of great things last season. i wouldn't call it a slump. >> there is a lot of character in the room. we know what it takes. we have to stop it now and not let it continue any further. >> danny briere had a doozy. half a second was left on the clock. the habs beat bruins 2-1.
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visit fultonbank.com to get started. today was picture day for the eagles. it was a chance to photobomb your teammates. it was based on positions look at quarterbacks it looks like a bunch of groomsmen before a wedding. he got the photos done in 4 minutes and 40 seconds. >> we had to coach the photographers. one thought he was an sel ansel. >> thelinemen shows too much skin for the human. >> they released that picture.
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they did release a lot of things. it's getting a lot of attention this month. it's called the pink party. it provided information on breast cancer. they opened their doors for a fair and lectur lecture and mor. jimmy kimmel's guest is shia labeouf and michelle monahan. now for cecily tynan, ducis rodgers, jim gardner and the entire "action news" team i am brian taff. i hope you have a great night. see you tomorrow morning
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they won the physical battle will and they are going faster if they go much further back they will be on i-95. >> not a whole lot to say about this, you know, we definitely hit them in the mouth today. >> we hit them in the mouth again. >> tons of running lanes. >> tons of opening in the pasting game. >> we got it done the way we wanted to get it done, dominating every aspect of the game. >> in for a touchdown darren sproles. >> great to have the bye week to get healthy, get some rest and recoup, get
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