possible ebola patient. the doctor is 33 years old and his name is craig allen spencer, he was in guinea, africa working with doctors without borders treating patients affected with ebola, he returned last tuesday, october 14th, his flight path was from new guinea to brussels and into new york. the doctor called 911 and was transported from his upper manhattan apartment just before noon by an especially trained hazmat unit. it's equipped with personal protective gear to treat hazardous situations, he was taken to bellevue hospital in manhattan and that is where he is being evaluated and treated and the commissioner of health issued a statement saying that this hospital is prepared to handle a case of ebola if this is to be confirmed as such.

in this release it reeded in part, that bellevue hospital is designated as the designation and treatment of possible ebola patients by the city and state. new york city is taking all necessary precautions to assure the health and safety of all new yorkers, we could know as early as this evening, tonight, if this is a confirmed case, for sure in the next 12 hours, they are working to trace all of those that may have been in contact with this doctor. they want to take all the precautions as necessary. it's a serious matter as it is developing. >> thank you sharrie. more breaking news now, from west philadelphia where a septa police officer is injured trying to break up a fight between students, it happened at the 46th street station at the l, a fight involving several girls, and responding someone punched him in the head, and he was taken to the hospital and no word on the extent of his

injuries and no arrests are made. a stories football program is sidelined. cb west football season is now over, the program is over a cloud of suspicious, the superintendant just told us that players acted improperly and demeaned fellow players during the preseason and an internal investigation verified the allegations and failure of the coaching staff to stop the activities. the manhunt for accused cop killer, eric frein, continues in the poconos tonight. officers are leaving no stone unturned while residents are getting frustrated with the changes in their daily lives. vernon odom joins us live with the latest from the manhunt. >> reporter: good evening rick, indeed a lot of folks in these parks are getting tired of the search for eric frein and wish

the fbi would tonight it down some, they want him dead or alive, and all the alleged sightings and rumors are grating on their nerves. the sich here in the poconos remains intense but the locals are developing strong feelings on whether or not he is still in the area, but police say he was spotted twice in the last several days. >> there were sightings, i think a credible one the other day. >> i don't think is he still here, and i believe he has gone somewhere else. they can't find them with all the technology we have today and the technology they have that they don't let us know about, they can't find him? it doesn't make any sense. >> on day 40, many we find here are looking at the bottom line here, over a million dollars a week for the search and it's simply too expensive.

>> they are spending too much money, they have dogs, as trackers and why won't they let them loose? let the dogs do their job i'm sure they will find him. >> this is costing a lot of money to search for a man that we don't have any clue where he is. >> you don't think he is still around here? >> no, i don't. i don't think he is around. i think he is getting help from the cult people. >> there was something of a stir in these parts when a car was stolen from the search area, could it be eric frein making a dash from the area. it was found more than three and a half hours away. they say there was no connection to frein who likes to dress up as a serbian soldier. he remains at large and state police have little or nothing to stay to reporters tonight. i'm vernon odom, channel 6

"action news." >> thank you. in other news, details tonight coming in about that gunman's deadly rampage in ottawa, canada, yesterday, at a press conference a short time ago police say that the suspect was waiting on a passport and that the frustration over the wait may have set him off. authorities believe he intended to go to syria, he was on on the terrorist watch list. he allegedly shot a soldier at the veterans war memorial. the sergeant at arms shot and killed him and he received a standing ovation as parliament got back to business. >> we will be vigilant and will not run scared and be prudent and not panic, and as for the business of government, here we are in our seats in our chamber in the very heart of our

democracy. [ applause ] abc news learned that the suspect crossed into the u.s. four separate times most recently a year ago in the fall of 2013. canadian and american authorities are trying to retrace his steps to see where he went and who he visited. three philadelphia police officers are recovering after being injured with a suspect overnight. one with a woman at 7-eleven and chestnut, flagged down an officer saying the suspect tried to get in her car, when the suspect didn't calm down, they tased him and then two officers came to help and a scuffle ensued. nearly 200 high school students are on edge after their college prep test scores were lost. the student his been preparing for months and now they fear their plans are dealt a devastating set back. chad pradelli is live now in lower merion with the full

story. >> reporter: rick, i spoke to a couple of the affected students, they attend lower merion high school here and they are extremely frustrated and angry, one student and their mother believe that the a.c.t. testing company are engaging in a coverup. >> jordan is once again preparing for the a.c.t. test. she learn aid few days ago that her september 13th test has been lost. she didn't get the news from the testing company but rather her tuder. >> he said don't tell me you took it in upper darby. >> other students that took it are scrambling more troubling is the response her mother received after calling a.c.t. earlier this week. >> the woman lied and said they are still grading them. my mother was like i know this are not, and she said oh yeah

they got lost. >> they can register for this weekend's test. a.c.t. says they can't comment on what any representatives may have told parents, that the missing tests should have been fedexed and not through regular mail. >> if he is saying they could get lost, there should be fail safes in place so that doesn't happen. >> mark's son will not be able to apply to colleges of his choice, they want to know why they were kept in the dark for so long. they believe they were notified of any potential problem weeks ago. >> i thought i did really well compared to my other test results, i can't put my best foot forward. >> there should be no way anything like this can happen, no way. and it seems like the act is

blowing it off. they are hopeful that the tests will be found, and another test is scheduled for pen wood high school, the testing fee will be waived but those affected and whom we spoke, that is little consolation. i'm live in lower merion, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you chad. time for a check of the "action news" traffic report thursday night. >> the commute home is always a test for commuters. >> test the patience, you got that right but less so this evening than many other evenings. 202, the southbound side it's crowded like it is every single afternoon from approaching this point at 29 on down to the work zone at 401 but it's a normal afternoon delay, a couple of accidents to avoid, one in buck county near wood burn road and the district court, while we are in this neck of the woods, we will close the burlington

bristol bridge, the bbb. it will last through 5:00 tomorrow morning, during the hours stay on the turnpike connecter bridge instead. a crash to avoid in springfield township, 670 close to burs lane, and tabernacle township. near forest lane and ocean county a crash on the garden state parkway is gone. and a new one is gone in stafford township, blocking the lanes to 72, if are you trying to get to lbi, you'll have a hard time because the ramp is closed. hopefully things stay pretty decent. thank you matt. still to come on "action news" thursday night, a dramatic way to have halloween fun where you can get your hands on costumes of the most famous characters in theater. i'll let you know when the

clouds clear out. >> thank you. >> and preparing for the worst, an inside look at how one local health system plans to respond to cases of ebola. those cases and more when "action news" comes right back.

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as we said at the top of the newscast, a doctor in new york city is monitored for ebola like symptoms tonight and there are no cases in our area but training continues for those that occur, and today first responders today in camden county went over their emergency plans, ali gorman was at the meeting and she joins us with more from the big board. >> the hope is we won't see cases here but all case workers have to be prepared so they know what to expect and how to respond if they come in contact with someone that may have ebola, that was the goal today in camden county. >> the first day or two of symptoms, experts from cooper health and camden county health department led for first responders and what to do if

someone in the county is suspected of having it. the training included a demonstration on donning personal protection equipment. in camden county, the case is considered to be high risk of ebola like the patient is vomiting or bleeding or having other ebola symptoms and recently traveled to an affected country then the hazmat team is called. it takes several responders to address one person covering all exposed skin, there is no ebola in our area but infectious disease doctor henry roman -- >> they may come in contact with these patients first, the better informed you are and the better you can protect yourself and do your job appropriately. as for if we will see more cases in the united states, the risk of an ongoing outbreak here but

sporadic cases like the one with thomas duncan are likely. there is ongoing threat to other countries. and the training today bad not a one-shot deal, we are told that any health care worker in the county that may respond to a suspected ebola case or treat a patient will continue to do training to keep their skills fresh. >> thank you ali. a mother who lost they are teenage son to the flu brought her campaign. she urged the state health secretary and leaders to make vaccinations a priority for children, 15-year-old martin mcgowen was not vaccinated after he died of complications a day after his first symptom. since then her family is raising awareness for the flu symptoms. why some costumes here have awareness for the flu symptoms. why some costumes here have more character than most when

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us when the clouds break up.

>> time now for accuweather at the "action news" big board, meteorologist, cecily tynan is keeping an eye on the sky tonight. >> put the umbrellas away but not the coats, it's windy and

the skies over reading and this is the view from the pagoda, there are a few breaks in the clouds and it's clouds are the rule and they are breaking up as we head through the overnight hours. rainfall totals, reading not that much, .13 and trenton close to an inch and philadelphia close to a half inch and atlantic city the jackpot reporting more than an inch of rain off the past two days. finally the rain is out of here and the chill remains, two days with temperatures stuck in the 50s, yesterday's high is 58 and 57 and the current number is allentown and 53 and reading 55 and millville 56 and millville 57 degrees, satellite 6 along with action radar showing this low pressure is finally beginning to move away and it's off the coast of nan tuck et cetera. this is pulling in the moisture in the form of clouds all day long and gusty winds, wind gusts

up to 30 miles per hour earlier today and they are slacking off a little bit, 29 miles per hour right now and boston has wind gusts in the 50s and currently 37, and high pressure is beginning to built in. future tracker showing tomorrow morning looks a lot better than this morning, a mixture of sun and clouds and breezy and quite a bit warmer, heading towards the weekend, this is the weekend to get outside and enjoy the fall foliage, and past peak in the poconos, it's peaking along the i-95 corridor through the northwest suburbs, some places to go for leaf peeping, you don't have to go far, mercer county park and valley forge park and french creek state park looking nice with the fall foliage this weekend. don't miss it because we'll be past peak in the next two weeks.

the clouds break and it's a grads you'll process that takes place in the overnights hours. 45 in philadelphia and 45 in millville and wilmington 48, so seasonably cool and tomorrow much better and a mixture of sun and clouds and warmer with a high of 66 degrees, the weekend looks nice saturday mostly sunny and 67 and sunday we drop 1 degrees to 66 degrees and gusty winds on monbeautiful and sunday and 65 degrees, on tuesday, temperatures soaring up into the 70s, 73 degrees so mild air, but will we keep the mild air as we head towards halloween, adam joseph has the answer in the full accuweather forecast. . i hope so. i'll be a cave man. >> stay on top of the changing weather situation at

6abc.com/weather, with the hourly and seven-day forecast and latest video and photos. more to come in our next half hour at 5:00, we are monitoring breaking news out of new york city, a doctor just back from west africa is being tested for a possible case of ebola. the latest story when we come back. stay with us.

"action news" at 5:00 continues now, the breaking news from new york city, a doctor working with ebola stricken patients has fall and ill and is june going tests to see if he contracted ebola. sharrie williams is here with the latest. >> reporter: we are getting updated information on this situation as details come in. we are told that this doctor came in from west africa six days ago and today he called 911 complaining of abdominal pains and having a fever. that is when the 911 operator asked him about his travel history and he confirmed he was in africa, and that is when the ball began to roll that this

person could possibly be an ebola patient. at this point we know he is 33-year-old craig allen spencer, in guinea, africa, working with doctors without boarders, treats patients affected with ebola, he returned last friday, and his flitd path was from guinea to brussels and into jfk new york. he was transported from his upper manhattan apartment just before noon, from an especially train trained hazmat unit. precautions were taken on that front and take and to bellevue hospital in manhattan, that is where he is being evaluated and treated. we received a statement this afternoon, this statement reading in part, this coming from doctors without bo