casey hickcox tested negative for ebola after returning from sierra leone as her lawyers are fightingtate quarantines. today president obama spoke out references the controversy over new jersey quarantine restrictions. he a said guidelines need to be based on science and should not discourage health care workers from treating patients in west africa. >>> the river of lava on hawaii's big island has reached the village of podua. this picture shows just how many homes are in the lava flow in the path have of destruction. natural disaster began spewing from the kilauea volcano in june. lava has torched 13 miles of land, since then, and hawaii officials are making arrangements so residents forced from their homes can actually watch the lava hit them and destroyed them. >>> federal government is suing at&t claiming the the phone company mislead consumers about so-called unlimited data plans. ftc says at&t slowed internet speeds to a crawl once users hit a certain amount, for example, five gigabytes a month. the government claims it has happened three and a half million customers since 2011

casey hickcox voiced concerns about the state's quarantine guidelines.nt to keep her inside the home but they say they legally can't, until a judge signs off on it. hickcox has shown no symptoms of the virus. meanwhile president obama said today that america is a big part of the battle against the disease. >> we may continue to see individual cases in america in the weeks and months ahead. that is the nature of today's world. we cannot seal off an hour selves. >> the president appeared alongside ebola survivor doctor kent brantly, said more health care workers are desperately needed in west africa. >>> pennsylvania and delaware have a 21 day monitoring program in place for travelers returning from west africa. pennsylvania's health department, says it is checking in dale which more than 100 such people, none of tested positive fore bowl, delaware health officials are monitoring 11 individuals who are considered to be low risk. >>> aably in new castle county, the the other three in kent county. >>> still to come on "action news" tonight we are assessing t

. >>> casey hickcox is refusing to quarantine any longer and said she will fight back if health officials keep a court order to keep her inside. >> she spoke outside her home with her partner. after being quarantined in new jersey for three days after landing a at newark airport she was told she could complete the rest of her 21 day quarantine at home. hickcox has tested negative annes shows no symptoms since working with ebola patientness west africa. >> there are things that we know work and all aid workers are willing to do those things but i'm in the willing to stand here and let my civil right be violated when it is not right. >> according to a new poll, 1200 people nationwide, 80 percent said americans returning from west africa should be quarantined upon arrival. >>> group of cheyney university student staff and alumni are suing the state and obama administration claiming the historically black college has been shortchanged for decades because of race. >> federal lawsuit names governor tom corbett, the pennsylvania board of governors and u.s. department of education. it claims fund

nurse casey hickcox who is quarantined in newark is challenging her quarantine in maine if the tate does not change its policy tomorrow. meanwhile president obama met with the public health and national security teams. he says there could be more ebola cases in the u.s. in the coming weeks. health officialness delaware announced they are monitoring 11 people for the virus. >> they have all been provided a fever monitoring kit, they have been instruct on how to take their temperature twice daily and they are being contacted every day by the division have of public health. >> delaware officials say all nine hospitals in the state are prepared to treat any potential ebola cases. >>> new at 6:00 o'clock jefferson and abington health systems signed a letter of intent to merge. hospital officials plan to integrate the company's next year f that merger goes through the health system would contain five hospitals in philadelphia and montgomery county. >>> a group of cheyney university students, staff and alumni have filed a federal lawsuit alleging that the historically black college has been sho

. >> nurse casey hickcox is ready for a show down for -- hickcox treated ebola patient in sierra leone and is opposed to isolated. her lawyers rejektd scale down quarantine which would allow her to go for walks and bike rides and staying away from public places. she went biking with her boyfriend today. so far she has no symptoms and tested negative for the virus. her 21 day quarantine is scheduled to end november 10. >> the husband of a delaware state senator turned himself into police today to face theft charges. dana long surrendered to authorities this morning. all this stems from this video that clearly shows long married to incumbent senator, he's out on bail tonight. senator said she was unaware of his actions. >>> survivors of domestic violence had a celebration thrown in their honor tonight. lutheran settlement house posted the event in hunting park. dozens of brave women who over came the situation was part of organization bilingual domestic violence program. so were the family and friends. >> and still ahead on this full hour of "action news" tonight a terminally ill woman t

nurse casey hickcox was corned town in a new jersey hospital have after returning from west africa where she work with ebola patients. health officials said on saturday that she tested negative so she was released yesterday. she was calling for treatment inhumane and completely, unacceptable. also, health officials say a five-year old who was rush to the new york city hospital with a fever does not have ebola. >> that child just returned from ginea when he got sick with flu-like symptoms. the fist person in new york city to have ebola doctor craig spencer remains in serious but stable condition at bellevue hospital. doctor spencer treated ebola patient from his west africa and developed a fever last week. workers there have been specially trained to treaty bowl a patientness that isolation unit. >>> 4:08. new details in the moments that led up to a school shooting in washington state. the cousin of the shooter hit right in the face by his own relative is speaking out but what he says may not be quite what you expect. >>> and sabina kuriakose following the fierce search for a rare pet. wh

casey hickcox tested negative for ebola in a preliminary evaluation. governors of new york and new jersey were criticized for ordering mandatory quarantines but more states have since joined them with similar quarantine policies. >>> we have had a beautiful, five day stretch but we are tracking some big changes, later in the week. meteorologist cecily tynan is at the big board with more, cecily. >> we have had five days have of temperatures well above the average high, today's high is 76 degrees. that is 13 degrees above average. you get warmth like this towards the end of october it cannot last forever but some areas, even a little bit warmer then philadelphia. reading, 79 degrees, almost hit 8o just needed more sunshine. allentown 77. wilmington's high 73. millville 76. trenton a mild 71 degrees. now storm tracker six live double scan showing the first in a series of front that will be dropping our temperatures. this one doesn't have moisture to work with, scattered showers across western pennsylvania. this will be moving through during the day time

casey hickcox is showing no symptoms. chris christy says she cannot leave an isolation tept three weeks. hickcox lawyer plans to file a federal lawsuit to get her sglout these decisions should be based on medical fact. not on fear. nor myth. >> top federal health officials state quarantine policy is not necessary and called the policy not grounded in science. they fear it could discourage volunteers from traveling to west africa to help fight the outbreak. >> a delaware valley college in doylestown today students did their foort help victims of ebola. they packed more than 272,000 meals. so then shipped them to lie beer why and sierra leone. students worked in two hour shifts to pack up the meals and hope to provide nutrition for more than 700 children. >> the good people of hamilton township, new jersey did their part to help a little boy's legacy live on today. kids put on their halloween costumeselly for smile for eli party. 4-year-old eli waller died in september of entrovirus d 68. his parents started the first day o

includes healthcare worker that treated ebola patients but were properly protects the such as nurse casey you hickcox and travel would be restricted and low risk anyone that traveled to west africa and has no known exposure. or could include healthcare workers in u.s. treating ebola patients. they, too, should be monitored but can be self reporting and last category is no identified risk. for someone who has not traveled to west africa or who is out of the 21 day incubation period.. protocols issued friday in new york and new jersey exceed federal guidelines and they led to hickcox held in this tent over the weekend after returning from see air owe he own despite no symptoms of the virus she was released today and guide lips were amended in these two states and called for healthcare workers and aid workers running from south africa garn teen at home 21 days. white house criticized these protocols. >> these policies should be driven by science and best scientific advice as possible. >> and concern is mandatory 21 day guarantee making healthcare workers more likely to travel to west africa to help stop

. >>> potential showdown is brewing, between the state of maine and casey hickcox.he nurse who treated ebola patientness west africa. she says that she plans to end her voluntary quarantine unless the state changes its 21 day consignment policy by tomorrow. officials are seeking a court order to detain her. >>> now to a developing story out of gloucester county tonight, chopper 6hd was just over a crash in franklin, new jersey. the the driver of a dump truck lost control and crashed into that retention pond there. incredibly the the driver walked away from this unharmed. we still don't know what caused the driver to lose control along tuckahoe road near route 40 tonight. >>> we have an update on the story we first brought you last night at 10:30 an arrest has been made in the boothwyn hit and run. javier alvarez of west chester is facing several charges, including failing to stop and render aid. he was a arraigned today and remains behind bars because he could not post bond. alvarez is accused of striking someone last night the in the 500 block of connchester highwa

local officials want casey hickcox to voiding out until the 21 day incubation period is up. her lawyer is trying to convince them that a day or two of quarantine is enough. president obama has told his team that government policies should not discourage health care workers to fight the virus. so far half dozen states have come up with their own guidelines for mandatory quarantine. president obama made a phone call to u.s. aid workers in west africa. >> they are starting to see some progress in liberia and the infrastructure is beginning to get built out. that is thanks to the incredible work and dedication of folks from the united states. >> reporter: the president says he also spoke to amber vinson before she headed home. tomorrow he is meeting with u.s. health care workers involve in the fight against ebola a overseas. at the white house, craig boswell for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> are you worried about ebola or do you have another health-related question on your mind? we are hosting a docks on call phone bank right now. doctors from the pennsylvania medical society are