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>> good morning, everyone, it is 5:00 a.m., friday, october this.ood morning, everyone, it tam is off, erin o'hern joins us, here's what's happening. >> new york city officials are urging calm this morning after an american doctor tests positive for ebola. >> a hazing scandal brings the football season at a bucks county high school to a sudden end. >> the purchaser of the struggling trump taj mahal issues a dire warning about the casino's future. >> weather and traffic, we have david and karen, good morning. >> reporter: we have a nyer day ahead. we have -- we have a nicer day ahead. we have rain moving through new york. there's drying to the west, and we expect the sun to share the sky with clouds. we didn't see a lot of sun yesterday, we'll see more today. 57 in philadelphia. 57 in wilmington. 54 in allentown.
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these are much better numbers than what we had this time yesterday. it was windy and wetter yesterday. as we head out the door to catch the bus, 52 by 6:00. 53 by 8:00. 54 by 9:00. 60 by noon. 3:00 p.m., 66 degrees, that high of 67 will hit around 4:00. breezy sun and clouds no rain today. better tomorrow as we start the weekend, karen. >> reporter: sounds good, david we have construction stopping traffic on the 202 ramp to 422 eastbound. in the meantime, blocking the right lane and currently stopping traffic at the moment. northeast construction between quakertown, and lansdale.
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west chester pike moving nicely right now. i-95 quiet, dry, how about that. this is southbound traffic at cottman, light volume, the construction is clear, no delays yet looking good on i-95 and the burlington bristol bridge has reopened after construction shut it overnight, matt. >> we have an update on the breaking news story we told you about 30 minutes ago. here's brand new video from the end of the scene of a police chase. there was a violent crash. police chased a man in a pick up through several communities in the area of easton, north hampton county. the crash scene is at north 13th street near spring garden in easton. again, people are saying shots were fired. it's unclear when the shots were fired. we know that the coroner has been called to the scene, indicating there might be a death, but that's not confirmed.
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there's no report of any police officers getting hurt, stay with us for more information. >> the football season has come to an bankrupt from one of the most storied football teams in our area. the season has come to an end at cb west in bucks county. katherine scott has more. matt, the hazing allegations were first reported back on october 14. that's right, now the last two games of the season have been canceled, including one that was supposed to played tonight on this field, a homecoming matchup against central bucks east. a huge rivalry for these teams. the coach for central bucks west had no comment for "action news" after the last two football games have been canceled over a hazing scandal. the entire varsity and junior varsity coaching staff were
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suspended. >> . i'm very frustrated. >> reporter: this parent is a central bucks west alumnae and said her son wasn't involved and was stunned to hear the news. some freshmen were subjected to humiliating and inappropriate initiation rights. it is alleged that the coach let team activities spiral out of control. >> you should have someone inside to have supervision. there's tight security here today, why couldn't they have security here that day. >> reporter: now the big homecoming game against rival central bucks east is canceled, as well as the final game. >> i think it's fortunate this kind of situation had to occur.
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>> reporter: and in that letter home to parents, the superintendent said i recognize that this news will be disappointing and possibly upsetting to many, i believe this swift and firm action is absolutely necessary. we're live in doylestown, katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> we're at the big board now, health officials are tracking the repeat movements of new york city doctor craig spencer, the latest american to test positive for ebola. two of spencer friends and his fiance are quarantined. so far they are symptom free. spencer was taken to the hospital in a ambulance yesterday he landed last week after working for doctors without borders. before he came down with symptoms yesterday he used subway and rode in a taxi and visited a bowling alley. new york officials went to his apartment yesterday to reassure
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residents. >> you can't get ebola from the error water you can can't get it just from walking around near somebody if you live near somebody who may or may not have ebola. >> reporter: spencer is the 9th case seen in the united states and the first case in america's largest city. the disease has killed 4900 people in west africa. >> sentencing is scheduled to the man who admitted to his part in the death of a south jersey police officer. simm thee sigh dell pleaded guilty to assault. reeves died another officer was injured in the crash. cidell faces a 29 year sentence behind bars. a federal bankruptcy judge granted the company's request to
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terminate the union contract on october 31. the other than said the court order will allow them to keep the at that seen open until the end of november. the demonstration comes a day after billionaire carl icon said the taj will close. the current owners will complete a complicated transfer of ownership to icon. a lot of things up in the air about the taj. >> something that's not up in the air, nice weather ahead, right? >> reporter: no rain out there, storm tracker 6 live double scan, we can dispense with that because the rain is gone at this point. we're looking at partly cloudy skies, the ben franklin bridge sitting nice and promote this morning, you're looking at a nice, rock solid camera as there is not as much wind as yesterday. it's cool to start out, but not too bad. 57 in philadelphia. 57 in wilmington. 54 in allentown. 52 in trenton. 53 in sea isle city.
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as we take a look at satellite. there's breaks in the clouds out there, especially out to our west and just to our southwest and over in parts of south jersey. yes we're still getting a breeze later today, buildings around that low, but the sprinkles and showers that are trying to get out of the areas to our north an east tonight will be gone today and we'll see a sun and clouds mix. 65 is the high in allentown down the shore not a bad day, 66 degrees, clouds and sun, breezy, very seasonable out there, temperature-wise. in philadelphia, we'll go for a high of 67 today. mix of sun and clouds, breezy conditions, winds 10 to 20 miles per hour later on after the sun gets up over the horizon and we start to get the winds turning over a little bit. how temperatures will go, we'll be in the 50s in the morning and mid 60s in the afternoon. high of 67 probably around 4:00. a nice afternoon for a while.
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not a bad evening to go out on the town, either. you'll want to bring along a coat or jacket for dinner and movie. 57 degrees, 66 degrees by 5:00 a.m., 57 by 9:00. the system is out of here, sunny and getting mild. there's a front that will knock the temperatures down a few degrees for sunday and pick up the winds a little bit. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, nice today, breezy, milder a mix of sun and clouds, 67 is your high. tomorrow, sunny and nice, high of 68. sunday, a little cooler and a little more breezy. a high of 65 that's not a bad weekend from start to finish. monday is looking good, sunshine, 64 and tuesday and wednesday we get warmer, up over 70 in the afternoon. by wednesday afternoon there could be a shower popping up here or there and then it looks
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cooler for thursday, but dry. >> nice and comfy in the fall. 5:10 we have more news you didn't see last night including a rare sight in the northwest. a powerful tornado touches down. >> hundreds of students are dealt a devastating set back, they took a college entrance exam only to have the test disappear. >> reporter: we have an overturned truck i-95 past street road. details coming up. >> new cook book reveals the favorite foods of pope francis and his two predecessors. details in the morni
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>> welcome back, it is 5:13 on this friday, and and you're taka look at sky6 live hd through philadelphia international airport. we got all the rain out of the way during the workweek. we have a wonderful weekend to look forward to. >> so it's party time. >> reporter: yes it can be party time except if you're in bucks county and you need i-95. let's go live, this happened a couple of minutes ago, this is an overturned truck on its side i-95 northbound past street road. police on the scene, on the right lane is getting by, this all just happened, blocking the right lane on i-95 northbound past street road looking live in bucks county. use 13 or you can use route 1,
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roosevelt boulevard instead. let's go to the maps right here and take a look at some other issues. in new new castle county the ramble from 202 southbound to i-95 were closed overnight reopened at 5:00 a.m., things looking good. as we look at the overview no delays in this portion of i-95. how about the commuter report, you get to be a part of this when you download the free waze app. we had an accident earlier this week with an animal on the road, someone is reporting that on 422 in royersford, animals by the road. ten mile winds in philadelphia. 13 in the poconos. temperature, 57 degrees, not too bad. hey we're dry, what's that about? and the sun returns, matt.
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>> a rare tornado in washington ripped roofs off several buildings and knocked down power lines this is washington state. the national weather service said the twister carved a mile long path of destruction and packed winds up to 110 miles per hour. nobody was injured. >> investigators say the tryst who killed a canadian soldier and stormed parliament on wednesday was a troubled soul and had trouble with the police. it shows people running from michael zehaf-bibeau. yesterday lawmakers gave vicars a standing ovation, they had a moment of silence for corporal nathan is a -- cirillo. >> a septa cop received head
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injuries after breaking up a huge brawl between students. during the fight an unknown suspect sucker punched the officer in the back of the head cutting his ear. no arrests have been made. >> two nfl power houses face each other in arizona. the 5-1 eagles and the 5-1 cardinal's. the eagles qb may have to win this one with his arm. this is one of three road games the eagles have over the next four weeks. >> we're 5-1 right now that doesn't guarantee us anything. we have to act like we have nothing, go play next week. >> eagles versus cardinal's, sunday at 45:00. eagles game day kickoff comes sunday morning, at 11:30, live from phoenix. watch the game day finals sunday night at 11:35. >> retail chain is disputing a
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recent report about thousands of layoffs before the holidays. >> researches pinpoint how many glasses of wine you should drink to boost your memory. ii'm thinking it's lower than ten. >> reporter: this afternoon it's breezy, temperatures in the 60s. we'll be back with the day-park forecast and i will get you to
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>> a ribbon-cutting ceremony takes place to open a widened section of new jersey turnpike. it doubling from 6 to 12 lanes from interchange 6 in mansfield and interchange 89. the project came in more than $200 million below budget. the northbound lanes open saturday night and the southbound lanes all next
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weekend. >> reporter: all that extra money you could do other projects. that would be great. let's get back to this accident, i-95 northbound past street road. we have an overturned box truck. there's another vehicle ahead of this truck right there. you can see them dealing with this situation, only the right lane getting by. expect big delays on i-95 northbound past street road. use 13 or the boulevard. >> reporter: we're in the low 50s. 54 by 9:00. noon, 60 and it does get better this afternoon than yesterday. not only do we have a mix of clouds and sun, yesterday's high, was 57. today at 3:00 p.m. we'll be at 66 high of 67 around 4:00. it will be breezy out there, winds running 10 to 20 miles per hour. much nicer than yesterday. on the big board at the airport. looks like all green aircraft, looks like we've been picking up rain in boston. looks like it's drying up in
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boston. i could see it being a bumpy ride with a lot of wind around. if you're going up to new england check online and make sure that flight is okay. >> new reason to raise a glass on "healthcheck." a study finds light to moderate drinking after age 60 is associated with better memory. alcohol stimulates cells in the brain to better remember specific events. two drinks a day for men, one for women. the research was published in the american journal of alzheimers disease and other dementia. >> the days could be numbered for the local sears stores. >> reporter: more sears and kmart stores closing. the chains will close more than 100 stores some before the holidays. 6,000 workers will lose their jobs. 15% of u.s. homes with mortgages are financially under water.
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the owners of the 8.1 million properties owe more than that the market value. airlines are offering deep discounts to trans atlantic flyers. next year they will offer flight one way. 77% of our vacation time that's the little amount in 40 years. that's america's money, go plan a vacation. >> a new york doctor tests positive for ebola. we'll bring you a live report from manhattan on this case. >> a shooting in the leh
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>> welcome back you're taking a live look sky6 live hd at atlantic city, it is 5:25 now, and guess what you do not need your umbrella or raincoat this morning, so that's good news. 56 degrees. it's a beautiful weekend to looked forward to. 200 local high school students are scrambling after
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they learned the act test went missing. the test was taken in upper darby school. the test were mailed incorrectly and got lost. the act has rescheduled a new test for next saturday. a new cook book is out that reveals the favorite dishes of recent popes, including the current one right now. they like home county cooking. pope francis likes a south american dish, like a desert a folk and sugar in it. john paul likes perogis, which come from his home country of polled land. pope benedict liked cherries and
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creams. now we know what popes like to eat. a high-speed police chase through the lehigh valley ends with a violent crash. an american doctor treating ebola in west africa tests positive for the virus, .
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>> bracing on "action news," -- breaking on "action news," gunfire erupting during a wild police chase in the lehigh valley. >> developing now, the 4th u.s. case of the ebola virus this one in new york city, leaders insist they are ready to contain the information. >> good morning, everybody, just about 5:30, tam is off, erin o'hern joins us, we have david and karen with weather and traffic. >> reporter: on radar we see that pinwheeling rotation with the precipitation coming down from new york state. the precip is off to the north an east. we have clouds breaking up and
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generally it will be a breezy day with no rain. 54 in allentown, 57 in wilmington. 46 degrees in millville, a little cooler in the pine barrens and down south toward millville. 52 by 6:00. 53 by 8:00. a bid cooler partly cloudy, not that bad to start out. as we head off to class and everywhere else this afternoon. 57. there's a chance we dip by 8:00. by noon we're back up to 60. the afternoon looks milder with a mix of sun and clouds. 66 degrees by 3:00. a high today of 67 degrees we'll probably hit that about 4:00 before we dip back down to 63 by 6:00 p.m. the weekend is looking mainly nice, a little bit windy by the second half. i'll have details from accuweather. >> reporter: this is i-95 northbound past street road you can see the overturned box truck it's completely on its side right here. there's another vehicle involved with the accident. there was an ambulance in a

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