andrew waller, whose 4-year-old boy eli died less than three weeks ago announce add new foundation in his memory. first day of school providing help for students in special education. the idea partly from remembering his son's excitement on his first day of school. >> maybe he -- i can do something that eli would be proud of. the i am trying to do something that helps me become the father, the person that eli saw when he looked at me. >> eli was the youngest of triplets and his death was the first in which the enterovirus was the confirmed cause. >>> halloween festivities have now been canceled in one pennsylvania town as a manhunt for eric frein continues. monroe country band trick-or-treat on october 31 and the annual parade. the search focussed on the woods near there. and yesterday the state police found what they believe is frein's journal real counting the details of the night he allegedly ambushed two state troopers, killing one. he avoided capture almost four weeks. >>> and back in the city of brotherly love. walking into court, it looks like an alleged probation violation cou

joining us now, andrew waller, who is here to share more about eli and to tell us about a special foundationt's now in place to honor his son's memory. welcome to you. first off, i want you to know that i extend my heartfelt condolences on your loss to you and your family. eli was the youngest of your triplets and a boy that cared deeply for his family. a happy child who wanted you to be proud of him. give us a sense of why he touched so many hearts? >> he was a real -- thank you for having me, by the way. i appreciate it. eli was a really pure kind of spirit. he -- he didn't really hold anything back as far as, you know, showings his love for people and, you know, when you're 4 years old, you just live your life to the fullest. you live in the moment. i think people appreciated that about him. >> eli was a special needs child with speech and language delays. as i understand it, though, he really loved school? >> he loved his teachers. he absolutely adored school. he only had a couple of first days of school in his life but they were really big deals for him with new outfits and backpacks an

andrew waller announced a new foundation in his son's memory. his 4-year-old son eli died less than three weeks ago. first day of school foundation will provide support for students in special education. the idea came partly from remembering his son's excitement upon the first day of school. >> dietz & watson broke ground in a familiar place to the company. the tacony session of philadelphia. and yesterday, ceremonies placed a year after warehouse in south jersey burned to the ground the 75-year-old company is building its new septemberer right next to the kitchen plant the center will bring 158 new jobs to the city and retain 691 other jobs. >> still ahead "action news" saturday morning a sweet kickoff to the new season for guys in orange and black. also ahead, several homes destroyed. dozens more thaet end by wildfires burning out of control in california. chris. >> and we'll be more than happy to give them some of our weather this morning. we have rain and lots of it north and west. and some of this is coming down at a pretty good clip. we'll

. >> andrew waller spoke today for the first time since his son died from this childhood virus.the father of little eli is doing something to make his memory a lasting one. >> reporter: eli waller was a trp let. today andy waller shared his pain. >> you know, i kissed him on the forehead and gave him a big hug, gave him his night-night. i told him, eli, let's have a great day tomorrow. he just said i will, daddy, i will. and he was fine. he really was fine. the next morning he was not. he was no longer with us. >> reporter: eli didn't show any signs he had enterovirus d68. his dad said there were absolutely no signs. >> for this disease for eli's case, the virus will attack very suddenly and rapidly. in this case, that's what the medical examiner feels has occurred. >> reporter: the wallers say they've been overwhelmed by the love and support of their community. today they've officially put first day of school foundation.org online. the foundation hopes to buy supplies and services for kids with special needs like eli had. >> make something good out of this totally random, reall

the rest of your life or are you going to make something good happen. >> reporter: that is why andrew waller came to the hamilton township building to announce creation of the first day of school foundation, to help children with special needs, like eli. >> if this thing can take hold we'd love to be able to provide things like tuition assistance for after school related activities that might be related to ot or pt. >> reporter: ot or pt, occupational therapy or physical therapy. eli's dad says eli just loved dance, soccer and now eli's daddies asking for donations. so the foundation web site is up and running, it is ready to take donations and we can link to you that at our web site at cbs philly.com. reporting live, pat ciarrocchi, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> amazing family, pat, thank you. >>> passenger's apparent joke about ebola causes a major scare in the air. in one on the plane has the virus but when plane landed in punta cana in the dominican republic passengers found out just how seriously airlines are taking ebola a tonight steve paterson talks exclusively to one man on that plane

andrew waller, whose four year-old died, less than three weeks ago, announce aid new foundation in eli's memory. the first day of school foundation will provide support for students and special education. waller says idea came in part from remembering his own son's excitement on that first day of school. >> maybe i can do soggy lie would be proud of. i'm trying to to something that helps me become the the father and the person that eli saw when he looked at me. >> eli was the youngest of triplets, his death was first in which enterovirus was the confirmed cause. >>> holy family university will get a new lead they are weekend. sister mcgarrity will take over the helm of the northeast philadelphia school on sunday. mcgarrity is no stranger to the school where she got her ba in biology and has served for many years in various positions at the institution. her biggest challenge she faces as president is keeping school a viable option to students. >> in the advent of on line learning and delivery modes and shifting of the population from traditional age to adult learners, you know, how to rem