growing investigation into how two american nurses contracted ebola at a texas hospital. >> a top official from the hospital apologized for the mistakes made in dallas while caring for thomas duncan. >> rick and monica, at this hour, 26-year-old nina pham, one of the nurses infected with ebola is inflate, she is head to the bio containment unit just outside of washington, d.c. meanwhile, on capitol hill those handling the u.s. response faced a grilling from congress. >> she said she was told to board the plane. >> dr. tom freeden the direction ter says they can stop eastbound object but they face hours of questions about whether their policies will keep more ebola

out of the u.s. one concern was that nurses treating thomas duncan were ill prepared. >> was there actual training? >> no. >> many on the hearing panel says the mistakes made with duncan cannot happen again. >> it's not a drill. people's lives are at stake and the response so far has been unacceptable. >> and bringing it closer to home tonight, we bring in "action news" reporter david henry, he has more on how philadelphia leaders are preparing for the possibility of a case of ebola in the city. >> reporter: yes, almost two dozen people testified here today, mostly public health officials and the bottom line is we are either ready to face a possible ebola outbreak here or we are not. >> the head of the city health department gave a grade of either a or a-plus to its departments preparation, they

are coordinating efforts with area hospitals and other health care providers to get ready, we have developed and updated guidance and information to help health care professions and the public based largely on guidance we referred from the center for disease control. >> they heard from government agencies and health care pro requireds as they assessed our overall readiness for dealing with a possible case of ebola, there are some changes just this week for first responders, fire commissioner derek sawyer says that some 911 operators ask some critical new questions before transporting a new patient. >> calls that traveled to the affected west african countries or having been in contact with anybody that traveled there. >> if answered yes, those responding must suit up with

protective gear and they say all will have the training by the end of dade day tomorrow. they said that philadelphia international airport is secure, one of the 18 airports that has a quarantine room, operated by the cdc and passengers are scened for any signs of illness. >> the current guidance is provided to us by the cdc, to observe all international travelers in the united states. for sickness or overt signs of illness, for their recent travel. >> hospital officials testifying that they are ready to handle any infectious disease that includes ebola except for childrens hospital that is december natded as a primary care center for pediatric cases, no singer hospital will act as a hub instead all emergency rooms and hospitals will be prepared to handle any case that shows up. >> live in city hall, david

henry, channel 6 "action news." >> okay david. thank you. >> i want to remind everybody from home the facts about ebola, first of all this virus does not spread through the air or water, it only spreads through direct contact. another thing you need to know in reference to direct contact, the person must be outwardly sick or showing signs and even at that point have you to be in contact with blood or bodily fluids, so being in the same plane or in the same store won't be risky unless you have direct contact with that person. the nurses who became infected with thomas duncan in texas had a lot of contact with him. mean while our coverage continues at 11:00, dann cuellar is heading to dallas and reporter and registered nurse, ali gorman is heading to atlanta. look for their live reports

starting tonight on "action news" and follow them both on twitter. thank you sharrie. we are following breaks news now. the fltd teachers and their supporters have shutd down traver outside of the district headquarters tonight. chopper 6 hd over it over spring garken right now, the teachers union is protesting the src's decision to cancel their contract. sara bloomquist is on the ground with the story. >> reporter: monica, that is right, a large crowd on broad street, the teachers and their supporters shutting down the street from spring garden to callow hill, you'll remember on october 6th, they canceled the teachers union contract, if it holds up in court, they are forcing the teachers to contribute to health benefits. the majority of union members didn't contribute anything at

all. it allows for a savings of $54 million. the money goes to the cash strapped schools. they say they have sacrificed enough. >> they make it seem like we are the ones that put them in the situation they are in. like we are the reason they are failing. >> this whole situation is tough. we pay out of our pockets for our children, we love our kids, love being teachers otherwise wouldn't be get, the disrespect from the src and the governor of pennsylvania, it's absolutely ridiculous. >> earlier this week, superintendant, william hite sat down with "action news" and says he respects the teachers but nobody should be shocked that the src made a move to generate $54 million. >> i completely get it. but by the same token if there

was another path that would have led us to the same outcome, we would have taken it there just was not. >> as we look back live, hite add that everybody much sacrifice to add resources to the city schools. the fred ration of teachers holding this protest oud side of the school district head quarters and the src meeting is at 6:30 this evening. and the protest continues to grow at this hour. there is a large police presence on the perimeter of the crowd congregating here on broad street from spring garden to callow hill. i'm sara bloomquist, channel 6 "action news." we have new information now about a deadly crash on the schuylkill expressway during the morning kmutd. state police say that a car

driven by sean burton of olney when off the road and up a hill and overturned and then rolled on the eastbound lanes by montgomery lane, burton was killed. police say that she was killed and she was not wearing a seatbe seatbelt. chopper 6 hd flew over a tractor trailer wreck that closed part of the westbound pennsylvania turnpike, diesel fuel leaked into the neshaminy creek in bucks county. the cleanup is still underway and the epa does not see an environmental impact. the driver did make it out and the westbound turnpike was closed near that area for a while. and from our delaware newsroom tonight, governor jack markell announced a step to get more young people into college. delaware state university will wave their application fees for high school seniors thank have

to apply during college application month. the governor says that financial concerns often discourage students from a higher education. time for a check of the "action news" traffic report thursday night. >> matt pellman is in the traffic center we are close aren't we matt? >> so close we can taste it. >> can we see it though? there we are. >> good evening to you, rick and monica, we continue to watch from chopper 6 hd the big protest, our big traffic story in spring garden, the closure on north broad street because of this sea of people, all people and no cars, between callow hill and spring garden, stick with the numbers streets instead to get around the major protests but expect them to be major congested. it will take you extra time here north of broad street. lets go to the schuylkill

expressway, looking a whole lot better than this morning. a lot of eastbound sluggishness where we have the horrible accident but the westbound travel time is worse, 31 winds from the vine to the blue route ideally a 14 minute trip. and from you headed home in west windsor, mercer county, look for a crash taking out the two left lanes, we'll check it again rick and monica. >> thank you matt. still to come, gun fire erupts near pennsylvania's captain in harrisburg, coming up how a lawmaker fought off an armed robber. >> it means the steady rain is out of here and i'm tracking a major cool down for your weekend and i'll have the details in the accuweather forecast. >> and making strides against

breast cancer, i'll introduce you to a woman trying to tear down barriers in the latino kmubt. we asked people a question,

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a pennsylvania lawmaker got into a shootout s marty flynn was walking alongside when they were attacked by armed robbers, flynn turned the tables on them. >> about two blocks from home and literally i see business turn around and a gun was pointed at me 8 to 10 feet away and he saw me pull the gun and started firing and i started firing. lucky nobody was hit. the teen he fired with was 15 years old and flynn is licensed to carry the gun by the way, is he a former prison guard. childrens hospital and pen medicine are reporting more success with a revolutionary treatment for leukemia, 98% of

the patients went into remission after receiving t cell therapy. it turns their own cells into cancer fighters, some relapsed after getting the treatment, and some were cancer free for up to three years, sticking with health news sometimes it requires reaching women with their own language and culture, we want to introduce to you a survivor they will help others navigate their way. >> when you immediate sherry moral morales, she will proudly tell you about her family and outing and volunteer work for better health in the latino community. >> where they can go to get a mammogram. >> it's her passion since she battled cancer three year ago. >> i was 23 years old and in my

third year in college. >> first vertical cancer and then breast cancer left her feeling guilty and ashamed. >> for me and my community, are you not worth it, you are sick and going to die, i was punished. i said what did i do? >> she felt lonely and confused. then she met marla vega, and learned about a breast program for women, it links them to other services. >> people don't know how to navigate the health system. before long she rebounded and was referring out to other latinos. >> they cry and they need a hug and i hug them and we talk at 2:00, 3:00 a.m. in the morning, that is what i'm doing.

>> her husband enjoying cooking for the navigators group and she found a new calling. they told me hey, this is what are you going to do. >> great to see them leaning on each other and can you educate yourself about breast cancer tomorrow on 6 abc. experts will be here from abington hospital from 4:00 until 6:00 p.m. for a web chat answering your questions, can you submit the questions now on our website at 6abc.com. and on saturday morning, lace up your sneakers for the making strides against breast can't walk. ceremonies begin at 7:30.

amazon is planning to hire 80,000 jobs for the holiday season, they are for the sorting and distribution senteres across the country. thousands of jobs will also be filled at amazon offices at the lehigh valley, many seasonal workers last year were hired for full-time roles with the

company. amazon hopes to do the same this year. apple unveiled a thinner ipad today. the ipad air is thin and has a pin sensor. it comes with an anti-reflective coating and the ipad air 2 starts at $499 and the retailer was hoping to boost sales after the demand for ipads dropped recently. google chose hockessin delaware for the e city awards recognizing the biggest cities. they utilized the we

time for accuweather at the "action news" big board, meteorologist cecily tynan is here and an appearance by the sun. >> this was sent in by russel. they got 4 inches of rain yesterday and then the blue skies and sunshine returned early today. and stormtracker 6 live double scan show that there are showers

in that same location, from wolmersdorf to lancaster crossing 202 and moving slowly from the north to the east. this is associated with an upper level low coming through. most of the region is dry. temperatures are closer to where they should be for this time of year. we were at 77 yesterday and today currently 69 and the humidity is a lot lower. millville 69 and sea isle city currently 70 degrees, satellite 6 along with action radar showing us the cold front that came in yesterday and late last night moved off to the east and they are getting the rain in new england. we see clouds and generally the weather is settling down for the next few days. a good time of the year to look at fall foliage, it's peaking in

the poconos and the northwest suburbs are looking good, modrate fall foliage and the turning of the leaves in south jersey and delaware, it will take a couple of weeks. and the big weather story is hurricane gonzalo, a category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds 140 miles per hour. you can see the eye clearly defined in the satellite. unfortunately this is on a collision course with bermuda, it looks to make a direct hit or just to the west of bermuda, really a worst case scenario and they are dealing with winds gusting more than 100 miles per hour, could have damage similar to fabian 2003, $400 million in damage and four fat fatalities, i'll continue to track it. the five-day at 5:00, tomorrow a

beautiful day, lots of sunshine and 72 degrees, on the warm side and for saturday, first of all a cold front moves through and 69 degrees, look at sunday, a high of only 69 degrees, feeling cooler with the winds, monday morning if the winds lessen enough we could have a touch of frost, i'll let you know what is on tap for the next few days coming up in the accuweather forecast. >> thank you cecily, students in delaware got to meet with an education leader who met with president barack obama. he is on the committee for african-americans and visited prestige charter school in delaware, the first all male public middle school. mr. johns spoke to the students on how to overcome challenges and achieve academic success. >> more news coming your way.

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happening on "action news" tonight, tough questions for the cdc on capitol hill, and they claim that the agency is not doing enough to keep americans safe from ebola. plus, local nurses are expressing concern that they are not ready to fight ebola should it show up in our hospitals. and it was the brightest and best women in the country here in philadelphia. sharrie williams have more on the conference for women. the fight against ebola continues with the travel of amber vincent. the second nurse diagnosed with ebola. turns out she was cleared to fly despite having an elevated temperature that day. meantime, frontier airlines photo if iing passengers that through on that flight. they took five trips before being taken out of service but the likely hoods of those passengers feeling ill is