eli, we sent eli off with his halloween costume, it is a special day for him, thinking of maybe howie lie is looking at me right now i think he would be happy that we're trying to do what we're trying to do and trying to start up this foundation and do something good to help people. >> reporter: start up the foundation in order to be able to help children who have special needs apparently eli just loved soccer, dance and that really helped him in his own development. if you are interested in helping the waller family with this, you can go to cbs philly.com, we will link you to the foundation. reporting live from hamilton township, pat ciarrocchi, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> thanks very much. >>> well, people wearing hazmat suits is not something you want to see on your plane, but this is the scene that played out on a flight from philadelphia to punta cana dominican republic on wednesday. it was all prompted by a 54 year-old passenger who reportedly joke about havinge bowl a joe mccann, who was on that flight spoke exclusively today with "eyewitness news". >> certain things you just

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. >> reporter: for a moment, mood was tense on u.s. airways flight 845. >> at the first i think everybody was scared. >> reporter: philadelphia resident joe mccann was on board when word traveled through the plane someone saying they were infect withe bowl a when the plane landed. >> i want to you keep your wits about you, we have people coming on please, stay out of their way. let them do their job. >> reporter: mccann waited for an excruciating hour and a ha

eli's family says if this program grows, they would love to help more programs across the state. in hamilton township, annie mccormick, "channel 6 action news." >> a philadelphia woman made history in the jewish religion today, rabbi debra waxman was inaugurated first female president of jewish reconstructionist movement and seminary and more than 100 congregations nationwide. each again ration must reconstruct the religion to keep up with evolving spiritual needs and remain relevant. >> task of progressive judeism is identifying what are those values so worthwhile that we should voluntarily submerge our individual desires to them? >> rabbi wax man's inauguration also marks the first time a woman has become president of both a seminary and major jewish movement. >> much more to come on "action news" tonight a bizarre scene at poling plays in ukraine where a man dressed at darth vader demanded to do. >> and first preparing for worst how local firefighters are learning more skills more familiar to counter parts out west and eagles taking open the cardinals and arizona right now. je

is there anything that eli's parents could have done, could have foreseen to prevent this? not. >> reporter: before the cdc confirmed eli died of the enterovirus, as a precaution, the school scrubbed down the pre-k classroom where the children have all their activities. >> the students are having to do a lot more hand washing than they're used to in the day. and i come on and say do the hand wash cha-cha. >> reporter: eli's school honoring him with blue ribbons and his name on a sign for everyone to see. >> when you see photos of little eli, his personality leapt off the page. >> reporter: his parents setting up a foundation to support special education, offering a statement reading in part, he was a beautiful mix of eagerness and hesitancy, need and striving, caution and surprise, all of which were grounded in a pure, unconditional love. from a 4-year-old who loved soccer, dancing and making his family proud. susan candiotti, cnn, hamilton township, new jersey. >> so hard to believe. understandably many parents across the country are extremely worried about this virus. joi

eli as you know played sports. so we will never know.do from this point on is continually message. it's a virus. there isn't a vaccine that can prevent this. what we can do now is do policies within the school district such as washing your hands and coughing into your elbow and making sure you're cleaning your surfaces and for example one mother came up to me and said, mayor, i clean my house. we understand that. i said you should continue to do that but what happens when you go out of the home? when you go to the grocery store? or when you go to the movies, when you go to sporting events, you're all sitting -- you may sit in a chair but it's all about washing your hands. and the misconception that's out there is people say we have hand sanitizer. hand sanitizer does not help with this kind of virus. so it's important to make sure you wash your hands. >> the good old fashioned hand washing. we hear that from dr. gupta all the time. >> a lot of individuals when they ask me, mayor, all right, if we clean our house and we do this within our

me. >> reporter: ely was the youngest of triplets. his father sales us. his sister sisters are healthy. scott, the enterovirus season generally runs from july to october but the c.d.c. is not sure if we've even seen the peak yet. >> pelley: an incredibly fast-moving illness. vanight athank you very much. today, the nobel peace prize committee spanned a generation and borders to select the 23 winners. they couldn't have been more different. 17-year-old malala yousafzai, and 60-year-old sarks an indian hindu, but they were chosen for their common passion, protecting children. malala is the youngest peace prize winner ever, and "cbs this morning's" norah o'donnell met her last year jiervetion not expecting that i would get this award. >> reporter: now attending a girls' skirl in birmingham, england, the high school student was in chemistry class when she heard the incredible news. >> this award is not just a piece of metal or an award you would keep in your room. this is really an encouragement for me to goed for and believe in myself to

the death of eli waller is the first in our area related to the virus. good evening. i'm rosemary connors. in a statement released late this afternoon, eli's father thanked the community for their outpouring of love and support here and his family have received. this comes as concerned members of that community in hamilton township, mercer county are stoat meet with officials to discuss the virus that claimed waller's life. that's where cydney long is live for us this evening. this is a large school district and many parents are concerned. >> rosemary, that is correct. hamilton township has four high schools. three middle schools and 17 elementary schools. so tonight's meeting here could be very well attended. as all teachers, parents, even custodial staff is invited to take part. this today as we learned that little 4-year-old eli waller has been a fighter from the beginning of his life. the youngest of triplets. his family is mourning his loss. >> oh, my gosh, my heart goes out to them. i'm so sorry to hear about it. >> reporter: an entire community is remembering e

since eli's only symptoms was pink eye and he was only out of school one day before he died and because another four year-old boy's two class west eli has symptoms of enter owe virus parents here of a right they say to be worried about sending their kids to school today. chris and consider i, attendance on school on friday was normal. will it be normal again today? that is still a big question mark. >> nothing is normal it seems these days with these scares with enter owe ande bowl a steve, thank you. lets get to the ebola scare in delaware. >> a child from liberia is in isolation at bay health kent general hospital in dover. fox 29's jennifer joyce is there with very latest, jenny? >> reporter: well, kerry, last night we were told this child from lie beer eyes symptom free, however, the child will remain in isolation until both cdc and doctors here, say it is safe for him to be released. according to bay health kent general the child from liberia was admitted to the hospital saturday after experiencing ebola-like symptoms. the hospital says it followed cdc guidelines for identifying su

eli off with his halloween costume. that was a something thing for him. thinking about maybe how eli is looking at me now, i think he would be happy that we're trying to do what we're trying to do here, we're trying to start up this foundation and do something good to help people. >> eli loved soccer and dance and his dad says that that really helped him in his own development. if you're interested in helping the waller family, guck to our website cbsphilly.com. we will connect you to the link to the foundation. reporting from hamilton township, pat ciarrocchi, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >>> today ebola crisis now, a dallas hospital, is making procedural changes after the death after patient, thomas duncan is first person to die from the disease, in the u.s. newly-released medical records show his temperature was 103 degrees, when the hospital sent him home. meanwhile, an ebola joke that sparked a scare on flight from philadelphia to the dominican republic shows airlines are taking ebola seriously. crews in hazmat suits

and that really was eli. >> eli's dad announced the start of a foundation in eli's memory enterovirus has affected children in more than 20 states and concluding new jersey. >> philadelphia police say thanks to the help from the pub luck they now have suspects in custody with connection with bike thefts in the writ tacony-palmyra house square area. they have two men in custody for the theft of several bicycles from a garage on south 18th street. robert core din ski and john star son they believe he stole several bikes in the drexel university area including one worth about $600. >>> the launch time crowd at reading terminal jamming to jazz as they chowed down this afternoon. the reading terminal jazz group celebrating 30 years of making music playing at its name sake venue reading terminal market. the jazz ensemble has a steady gig playing every month at the market and it seems patrons old and young enjoyed the music the reading terminal original formed back in 1984. >> and rain starting to move into our region. let's take life look outside at old city. you can see there it's starting

he went on to say eli was the youngest of set of triplets born smaller and lighter than his sisters eli nevertheless perer is veeved through all the difficulties that came his way. they're working on putting together a foundation called the first day of school foundation which will provide hem for students involved in special education. well, also, tonight, the health officials are going to remind parents to stay vigilant about kids washing hands and also their hygiene the school and township have also set up a health line that people can call if they have any questions. again. that meeting starts 7 p.m. here at steinard high school live in hamilton township, annie mccormick channel 6 answer news. >> we'll continue to follow the entrovirus outbreak on 6abc.com and alert you to any updates. we also have details about the signs and symptoms of the disease. you can also see our feature on six things you need to know about the virus. >>> health officials in dallas spent the day looking for a homeless man who may have had contact with ebola patient eric dunkin. late this afternoon they found

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 of school foundation in his memory. today local businesses organized this event to raise money for the cause and helping children with special needs. >> things that make me feel better are trying to do stuff like this. we have a group of connected and happy and helpful and again russ people helping us out. >> monday's raise will help buy back packs and outfits to help special children have a special 23eu6r9 day of school. more on this event in the next half hour of "action news". >> the race is counting down in the race for pennsylvania governor this is second to last weekend before the election. governor tom corbett took time campaigning in western pennsylvania with an appearance in the company of beaver today. meantime democratic challenger tom wolff was in the same region and visited rallys in washington,al gapey and beaver county today and squares off against corbett tuesday november 4. >> it was love and gratitude for an ameri

eli was a really pure kind of spirit.-- 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 and that kind of thing. that was i think where we ended up getting the idea to start the first day of school foundation. >> it's not clear yet how your son contracted the virus because he didn't show symptoms tied to it like coughing fever. he had no underlying medical condition. yet eli went to bed that night feeling fine, right? >> that's correct. and just that idea has really i think underscored for me and my family and our lives the idea of trying to make

this is in memory of eli who always asked his father if he was proud of him. >> for complete coverage, visit nbc 10.com and you will find information on symptoms and things to keep your children virus-free. >> 80 students are being monitored for the ebola virus. university officials told nbc official in johnstown, pa that the students travelled to areas near the outbreak and they are spread out across all penn state campuses. experts believe the likelihood that these students have the virus is very slim. six days after being admitted for treatment, the dallas hospital treating the lone patient with ebola said his condition is critical. the head of the centers for disease control and prevention said the nearly 50 people who had some degree of of contact has been located and tested. so far no one is showing symptoms. still several people will remain quarantined for 21 days. >> officials say a sick passenger and companion evalu e evaluated after the flight arrived and did not show signs of ebola. the man vomited prompting medical crews to meet them when it landed. 250 passengers and crew

since they are still waiting for test results on eli's classmate the with those enterovirus symptoms of parents are wondering what do we do today. the that is the big question, even after that meeting kind of calmed nerves quite a bit over the weekend yesterday, the question is are those parents making the the decision to keep their kids home until they know for sure about that second, four year-old, kerry a and chris. >> all right, steve, keep us posted, thank you. >>> 4:37, a rapper, tops the beatles when it comes to the most songs on the top 100 list. you won't believe what fox show actually came out on top of that. >>> good morning. it is 4:20 right now. >> 440. >> 4:40. it is not 4:20. wow. okay. the the u.s. coastguard coming in the rose cue of the long time endurance runner and a peace activist. >> so his latest gel was to reach bermuda in the homemade floating hydropod. >> there it is. >> yes. the man was rescued near st. augustine, florida yesterday after he began suffering from fatigue. crews were able to reach him quickly and transport him to a nearby coastguard station. h

that would be eli manning for the giants.anning has had only one interception in the giants three wins. but there is a rap that he can be a little soft like any quarterback they don't like to get hit. but the belief is that it's a little more effective when hitting eli. >> we got to hit him. you know what i mean? i mean, you right, but eli is a great quarterback. you just can't give him nothing. you know, because he definitely takes advantage and he's a great quarterback. but that's what any quarterback you put your hat on him little bit the game changes up a little bit. he change when he get hit. that's as far as i'm going to go with that. >> get a penalty. hit him. the eagles are four and one. even with that they're leading the division the questions mostly are, what's wrong with this team? unbelievable. even with the fumbles, actually there are questions. fumbles and interceptions eagles have done wonders on special teams. blocked punts for touchdowns in consecutive weeks, running back kickoff for touchdown and a punt for

eli asad aka the closer, the man the fbi brought in to finish a sting operation. craig montey. the body builder. his ruse was to get the gentlemen out of the mosque where they would drop their guard. aka the trainer, a special op trainer who taught young muslim men how to fire weapons. my interest in fbi informants began years ago in miami. after 9/11, the u.s. government set about recruiting an intelligence army of thousands of informants many of them in muslim communities. while working as a reporter here, i first heard about an alleged al qaeda cell that would be called the liberty city 7. >> this is morning edition from npr news, i'm linda wertheimer. >> the men were from a poor mostly asian american community in miami. odd place for the fbi to recruit. >> my first reaction was laughter. my name is rory mcman. i looked on the liberty 7 case. after the raid they searched the headquarters the total take of what they recovered was a ceremonial sword. so that signaled to me that these people weren't much of a threat. >> the operation began when the fbi received a tip about a su

and he would say yes, i'm proud of you eli. the other things that -- things that didn't really come easy for him. he had like speech and language sorts of delays. and he was not some hard-charging kid. but he would just plug away, and little by little he would get stuff. >> he never gave up on things? >> never. >> how are his siblings doing. he was a triplet obviously, an intense bond between them? >> they are okay. they are four -- >> do they understand what happened? >> they know he is gone. they -- you know, they, he, i'm a triplet, my brother is in heaven. they say it right away. they know that he is not there and they have moments where they really do get upset. and they say i miss my brother. so they think -- i think they understand as much as a 4-year-old son can. >> obviously, parents have been following what happened. was there a concern, i know he had pink eye, was that the only thing? >> it really was, we kept him out of school on wednesday, his sister had pink eye on tuesday, whatever it was, that is the way it goes

it is a disparity toward eli.h, that's what eli does when he sees the rush. >> howards, the nnl season is under way, flyers lose the opener to the bruins on wednesday nights. you like that, well, flyers fans actually will seymour victor out of the lost, but better finds a way to score. some people not so happy. but did i finds one, mitchell wrote, hey, howard, thanks for actually watching the hockey game. >> hey, thanks, ben, thanks for the props, buddy it, wasn't the easiest thing in the world. flyers can't figure out if they're an offensive team, defensive team. but in good games, do you have put the biscuit in the basket. and i do see congratulations because to watch that game was tough at times. but you can keep it coming. keep trying and knock the king. you know where i'll be? right here. >> ♪ >> all right, we love knocking the king. hey, we also love looking outside at the weather. you know, it is sunday, football sunday, block sunday, everybody wants to know what will the forecast be for the eagles. looking

eli asad aka the closer, the man the fbi brought in to finish a sting operation. craig montey.ka the body builder. his ruse was to get the gentlemen out of the mosque where they would drop their guard. aka the trainer, a special op trainer who taught young muslim men how to fire weapons. my interest in fbi informants began years ago in miami. after 9/11, the u.s. government set about recruiting an intelligence army of thousands of informants many of them in muslim communities. while working as a reporter here, i first heard about an alleged al qaeda cell that would be called the liberty city 7. >> this is morning edition from npr news, i'm linda wertheimer. >> the men were from a poor mostly asian american community in miami. odd place for the fbi to recruit. >> my first reaction was laughter. my name is rory mcman. i looked on the liberty 7 case. after the raid they searched the headquarters the total take of what they recovered was a ceremonial sword. so that signaled to me that these people weren't much of a threat. >> the operation began when the fbi received a tip about a

eli manning is beginning to percolate. the key the birds feel is to contain manning, make him feel uncomfortable. >> don't give him a wide open gate, eli can make you pay, he is a winner and has conchampionships, it's not easy to fool him. >> eli is a great quarterback you can't give him nothing. he is a great quarterback, that is with any quarterback, you put the hat on them and the game changes a little bit and that is what we hope to do. join mike quick and myself for the eagles game day kickoff sunday morning here on 6 abc. we'll do our best to get you hyped and informed for the game. the sixers have the night off, the preseason game against thad young and the timberwolves. casper ware beats the odds. casper ware through it in from where? three quarter court. >> wow. >> oh my goodness, impressive. thank you ducis. >>> meantime diversity was the topic of a luncheon in center city, they gathered at the marriott to focus on multikults youral businesses can help the city, how the conventions can help minority businesses an

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

eli.>> the eagles' defensive players coming to get eli. even giving him a wedgie there. should be cool. penn state started the season 4-0, but what has happened to the offense these last two games? just 214 yards last night at michigan. the first big ten night game at the big house. christian hackenburg finding deshawn hamilton. the nittany lions are up. back-to-backfield goals gives michigan the 16-13 lead. and then fourth quarter, hackenburg sacked. michigan beats penn state 18-13. >>> how about temple hosting tulsa at the link. more special teams magic at the link. just like the eagles here. field goal. conner riley scores. fourth quarter, owls are down three. p.j. walker. look at this pass to jalen fitzpatrick. touchdown. temple takes the lead for good. close to 500 yards of offense. they win their third straight, 35-24. the owls are 4-1. their best start in four years. villanova all over rhode island. quarterback john robertson, with four touchdowns again, so the backup comes in and h

pass rush is key to beating eli manning. i think eagles will win sunday night. then they will be five -one, kerry, five and one. i'm not talking to you chris, i'm talking to kerry. they will be five-one. kerry is an eagles fan,. >> i'm a huge eagles fan. >> yes. >> so you have an appearance coming up but i want to make mention of the fact that when you leave, the contiguous 48 states, you have to stay in the mainland now, okay. >> only game that they lost i was on the thing call the road to hana, which is like you are at the even of the world and here's like 12 people on this bus hanging on the side of the cliff going the 49ers have scored again. >> you have a big event. >> i love this club. i do it once a year. doylestown comedy cabaret, just go to big daddy graham.com, saturday at 9:00. it is a great club. thanks for having me on this morning and go bird. >> go birds. >> i will call in and give cattaldi a hard time good please to that. >> are you kidding me. >>> by the way, before we get to our viral video of the day. >> yes. >> question on twitter this mornin

get eli. even giving him a wedge gee in the dark there. the team is going to wear all black uniforms for the first time. should be cool. >>> penn state started the season 4-0, but what has happened to the offense these last two games? just 214 yards last night at michigan. the first big ten night game at the big house. second quarter, christian hackenburg finding deshawn hamilton. the nittany lions are up. third quarter, hackenburg, picked off. back-to-backfield goals gives michigan the 16-13 lead. fourth quarter, hackenburg sacked. michigan beats penn state 18-13. how about temple hosting tulsa at the link? more special teams magic at the link, just like the eagles hear. conner riley scores. temple up 14-7. fourth quarter, owls are down three. p.j. walker. look at this pass to jalen fitzpatrick. touchdown. temple takes the lead for good. close to 500 yards of offense. they win their third straight 35-24. the owls are 4-1. their best start in four years. villanova all over rhode island. quarte

centers for disease control confirmed eli waller succumbed to the virus. he was in afternoon classes at yardville elementary. vassey's son attended morning session in the same classroom. she asked us not to use her boy's first name you can see him peaking out the window. >> i was scared knowing this could happen to him too. it's been actually really stressful. >> last night concerned parents and community members attended a briefing to update them on how the school is responding to eli waller's death. >> we've gone above and beyond cleaning and wiping desks and making sure water fountains are cleaned down. >> only way to prev sent personal care. washing hands, sneezing into elbow. don't share utensils and if you have cold like symptoms see pediatrician. >> family of eli waller one of set of triplets announced you'll establish foundation in his honor to help children with special needs health officials say two sisters show no symptoms of the illness. >> my thoughts go out to them. i never got to meet this child. i hope that none of these kids get infected.

the boy fell sick before eli's death and is recovering.rey plunkett saying he's confident the school has been sanitized and safety precautions are being taken. parents should stay vigilant. >> exposure is a daily possibility for everyone. >> a lot of people kept their children home from school this week. >> reporter: gary, has five year old son with asthma who attends yardville. from his home across the street he can see the blue and gold ribbons hung in eli's memory. >> he wasn't feeling great yesterday. he had a little wheeze. of course that's one of the major symptoms that they warn you about. >> reporter: gary's son is fine. parents paying close attention to every sniffle. >> officials tell me they don't know when the test results for the second boy are going to come back from the cdc. in the meantime, they say they're going to man a call center through the weekend into next week for people who have questions about the virus. they're also going to host community meeting at the high school sunday night. sabina kuriakose, fox 29 news. >>

. >> ♪ >> it's eli manning's funeral today, it's a blackout.t in peace, eli. >> eagles, i'm going 24-17 final victory and somebody gets laid out all day. >> it's going to be very nasty for them giants today, very nasty. >> a funeral. >> coming up in sports we'll have a live report from the field. >>> right now philadelphia police are looking for suspects in connection to two overnight shootings. one of them happened here on westminster avenue in the belmont section of the city. police say the victim was held up by a man riding a bicycle and wearing a blue hooded sweatshirt. the victim tried running away but he was shot twice in the leg. he's in stable condition at the hospital. >>> police are also investigating another shooting, this one in the west oak lane neighborhood of philadelphia. officers arrived on the scene to find a 17-year-old man shot in the ankle. it's not clear just how that happened. the victim is recovering in the hospital tonight. >>> well, a community comes together to create a lasting tribute to a little girl who got caught

eli was triplet and his sisters show no symptoms but the family is awaiting test results from cdc. >> i speak to his parents daily. the signature sisters are fine an at request of pediatrician he they had swabs done to see ft. virus in in their system. >> attendance returned to normal at the school where surfaces are being cleaned daily and one residents that headed poetical union during anthrax scare in 2001 wants high tech equipment used in the classroom. >> let's find out where it is and then go in and decontaminate that's what the post office did found hot spots and contaminated. >> it's nerve nerve wraking but i whole heartedly stand behind the school i think they're doing sklenlt job. >> back live now and while we wait for word from cdc on weather vassey boy has d 68 waller family said they will begin a foundation to hon other eli's memory. i'm nora muchanic. "channel 6 action news." >> thank you, nora. delaware health officials say a child from liberia under observation in delaware does not have the ebola virus. as precaution the child was placed in private isolation room at ba

but that night, eli died in his sleep.today, waller got emotional naturally talking about how the community has mourned eli's loss with his family. >> i mean, my heart is broken. but at the same time, it's just -- i'm so glad to be a part of this community and so grateful for everyone out there who's helping us. >> eli loved the first day of school. his family set up the first day of school foundation in his memory, able to help pay for supplies and services for his kids with some of the special needs eli had. >> tonight, a new terrorism warning. a heightened risk of revenge attacks from isis and igts supporters. this comes after the u.s. and its coalition parter ins launched an attack against iraq and syria. this alert releases a previous warning and also takes note of the growing threat of kidnappings committed by terrorists. >> new at 11:00, a chemical leak forced employees to evacuate a south philadelphia warehouse this etching. officials say approximately 100 gallons of oil sprayed out out of a broken pump at 7:00. ha

eli mapping to beckham.ie. 1st down pick first game after fighting through a hamstring injury and it did not affect dancing skills giants win three straight. over time battle in texas cowboys and texans tied 17. led brian loong at that grab that set up winning 49 yard field goal. they won four straight for the first time since 2011. here's nfc east standings everyone said a weak division so far both birds are tide 4-1 and giants stand a game back. flyers continue bonding trip in cape cod before starting season in boston wednesday. sitting out practice with boot on left foot. practice good against the rangers. american league playoff as voiding a series sweep. david price. nelson cruise. this is gone. tigers -- this fan -- he doesn't want the ball give it back. 2-0 lead and in the 9th or yaelz turn series play win 2-1 to take the series dance for alcs for first time in 17 years and royals up 8-2 they could sweep angels. >> what saw that coming? >> well there were only two things you should have been doing on

in eli's hometown concern is growing. tabitha is worried about her 4-year-old son, tested for the enterovirus, he's been out of school for three weeks. >> we're working on getting better. still on rounds of steroids. >> reporter: today at eli's school, some parents said precautions are being taken. >> i've seen him sanitized. we were at both meetings and i'm confident that everybody's going to be okay. >> reporter: while there's no vaccine against the virus, health officials urge families to get the flu shot to prevent the risks. having two viruses at the same time may be cause for concern. sometimes it makes it hard in terms of diagnostics in identifying what is actually causing the symptoms. >> reporter: this hamilton pediatrics office has been flooded with calls from parents who are being extra cautious. >> in the area now. before it was, you know, a little further away. but now it's a reality. >> reporter: experts say a top concern is trying to figure out what's making these children sick. and doctors point out, we're

the father of little eli is doing something to make his memory a lasting one. >> reporter: eli wallerwas 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, really incredible kind of tragedy. >> reporter: in hamilton township, tim furlong, nbc news. >>> nbc10.com

eli, let's have a great day tomorrow. and he just said i will, daddy. i will. >> you have to make choice. and that choice is, are you going to just sit and lang wish and be sad for your the rest of your life or are you gonna make something good happen? >> today he'll lie s father announced a creation of a foundation called first day of school to help kids with special needs like eli's. >> dallas hospital is making procedural changes after the death of an ebola patient there. thomas duncan the first person to die from the disease in the us. newly released medical records now show his temperature was 103 degrees when that hospital initially sent him home. meanwhile an ebola joke that sparked scare on a flight from philadelphia to the dominican republic shows airlines are taking he have bowl la serious seriously. crews in hazmat suits had to board that plane. they removed the passenger who told the joke. joe mccann was on that flight and he spoke exclusively with "eyewitness news" today. >> certain things you can't say and it's not something you can joke a

the first fatality is eli in your community. are you telling parents as you await the result was this second child who is being tested. >> as we know, a virus there isn't a vaccine. we're telling the parents and the general public please be vigilant washing your hands, coughing, sneezing into your elbow, continually watching your high gene. if your child is sick please keep your child at home. watch for certain symptoms. there's a misconception out there that indeed that you can it can be spread different ways. but it is a virus. enterovirus there are over 100 strains d 68 naturally attacks those with comprised immune systems. it's a vicious attack. what we have to do is be proactive in making sure that we continually wash our hands and try not to spread it as much as possible. >> as i understand local pediatricians have been flooded with calls. the school where eli was a student and the other student yardville elementary remains open. by all accounts it seems to be the right and reasonable thing to do. have you seen parents tak

the eagles poking fun at eli in this cartoon.ans getting ready for the blackout. >>> you want some of this? i don't think you heard me. i am little. hey. what's going on? i'm afraid of the dark. >> we're coming to get you, eli. >> who's doing that? >> and giving him a wedgie in the dark. it is a blackout. eagles wearing all black for the first time at the link. penn state started the season 4-0. but what happened to the offense the last two games? 214 yards tonight. pennsylvania state at michigan. second quarter, hackenberg finding hamilton. third quarter, hackenberg picked off. back to back field goals gives michigan a 16-13 lead. hackenberg sacked. penn state loses 18-13. more magic at the link. the owls with the fake field goal here. riley scores. owls down three. p.j. walker with the bullet to fitzpatrick. touchdown. temple with close to 500 yards of offense. they win their third straight. best start in four years. villanova all over rhode island. the backup comes in. watch out for the linesman. he scores. villanova wins. the

eli manning, eight touchdowns his last three games. eli finds his rookie. o'dell beckham jr. so game-winning touchdown in his first nfl game. giants beat atlanta 30-20. eagles are a three-point favorite next sunday night. battle of texas. dallas and houston. overtime. tied at 17. cowboys first possession here. tony romo going deep. dez bryant. incredible catch there. somehow hauls it in. 37-yard catch. cowboys win on the field goal 20-17. tony romo says he was surprised by all the texans fans there. he had to go with a silent count sometimes. that's at home. america's team, are they even texas' team? pretty wild. coming up in 20 minutes we're going to hear from nick foles and how the offense has to improve, plus will wane simmons be ready for the flyers season opener? and a tribute that had a local football player in tears tonight. stay tuned for that. we're right back. >>> tonight, we are tracking the ebola epidemic. the united states is waging a two-front war against the deadly virus trying to stop the spread of the disease in west africa and trying to prevent a similar out

four year old eli waller was the first child to die from enterovirus d68.hat's the respiratory virus that's been sweeping across the nation. his father said eli went to bed and the next day he was gone. >> he is like the little puppy dog who just looks at -- you know, looks at you and wants to make you happy. kissed him on the forehead, gave him a hug, told him he'll lay let's have a great day tomorrow. and he just said i will, daddy, i l you have to make a choice. and that choice is, are you going to just sit and languish and be sad for the rest of your life or are you going to make something good happen? >> eli's father announced today the creation of the first day of school foundation. it is to help children with special needs like eli. >>> a dallas hospital is making procedural changes as authorities evaluate its handling of thomas duncan's ebola case. the liberian national is the first person to die from ebola in the u.s. medical records revealed duncan's temperature was 103 degrees when he went to the hospital and they initially released him. meanwhil

let me begin with you, eli.te a fascinating piece, exclusive piece in the "daily beast" talking about the fact the special ops forces had this intelligence, these what are ca called target packages where we could strike in iraq and sere wra to combat isis, then that was never taken to the president, never taken to the white house back in june, july, because they just thought president obama is never going to do this? >> pretty much that's, i mean, at the time, obama's policy was not even air strikes inside of iraq. so the sense was that they had collected very good intelligence on this group of senior al qaeda planners that have been identified as the khorasan group. there was a lot of concern at the time about a specific plot using nonmetallic bombs against airliners that would be flying from european countries from the middle east into the united states. those airlines were warned, but there was no kind of kinetic action that was taken. after that warning, i've reported in this piece, there was a sense that ba

before eli did, and was actually home sick for school for two days before the only day that eli was kept home with just pink eye, then of course he died in his sleep the next day. so, again, the newest case you guys talk about and the lead-in with all of the cases of new jersey, health department put out yesterday with another case in mercer county, that's not eli's classmate, but somebody else here in mercer county, which is disturbing as this virus continues to infect even more people. you see those tough questions for health experts who say hey we may never know where these kids or where these people are getting this from. and the best advice, chris, kerrey, came from one of the camden county fielders yesterday, the sanitize that's you keep with you, that you see on the walls of stores and everything, that's not enough. you got to run your kids hands under hot water and use good soap and scrub for at least 202nd minimum to make sure these kids, whatever they're touching in school, aren't catching anything from other kids. >> for sure, steve. >> hands sanitizer doesn't kill it tha

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eli loved the first day of school. you can make a donation at first day of school foundation.org. the foundation will help raise money to pay for supplies and services for kids with special needs like eli had. >> thinking about maybe how eli is looking at me now. i think he would be happy that we're trying to do what we're trying to do. >> reporter: in hamilton township, new jersey, tim furlong, nbc 10 news. >>> new at 5:30, septa rail riders don't haveútf worry about service interruptions due to a contract dispute at least not for now. president obama has stepped in approving a request to create a second emergency board to try to resolve the dispute between septa and the two unions representing train engineers and electricians. both sides have been facing an october 12th deadline to reach some sort of agreement. this move will provide them with an extension. we're told that talks between both sides continue and that the new panel will be officially established coming up on monday. >>> he has strong philadelphia roots

>> one of the things we know about eli, i know this from the media. eli was one of triplets.ets are often born premature. sometimes they have lung problems. eli may have had an underlying lung problem that hadn't been diagnosed. he had done pretty well. we don't know that. when he died in his sleep, he would go to autopsy and they would do viral culture. that's how they found this this time. so there's a lot we still don't know. we do know that children who have respiratory problems, specifically asthma, don't do as well with this enterovirus. and we've noted that and parents have been told that as well. you also heard tom report that in october we should see these numbers or around october dwindle down. explain that. >> well, this is a virus in the rhino virus things that cause, quote, the common cold. it presents like that with sneezing and cough. runny nose, and maybe some aches. children, unfortunately, are little hot bed of infection. they touch things, they put their hands to their face, to their mouth. you have to constantly sanitize things. when i say sanitizing i'm n

. >> reporter: the parents of eli waller still in shock tonight. their 4-year-old, the first official fatality directly caused by enterovirus 68. the little boy seemed fine when he went to sleep the night of september 24th. >> he was put to sleep that night by his mom and never woke up. >> reporter: eli was the youngest and only boy of a set triplets. his sisters are believed to be healthy, but are being monitored. in a statement released by his family, they describe eli as "a beautiful mix of eagerness and hesitancy, need and striving, caution and surprise, all of which were grounded in a pure unconditional love." and there is also concern tonight about another preschooler at eli's school. his family anxiously awaiting results from the cdc to determine if he has the virus, too. >> there's no more symptoms of cold, but we are having trouble with breathing still. where he's gasping for air. >> reporter: david, district officials say they have thoroughly cleaned all buildings and are taking every precaution. and while parents are still concerned, off

and that really was eli. >> eli's dad announced the start of a foundation eli's memory enterovirus hasnfected children in more than 20 states including new jersey. >>> happening now in montgomery county, another courtroom surprise from convicted killer ragu as we waits to find out if he will get the death penalty for the murder of a baby and her grandmother. prosecutors say he needed the money to pay off gambling debts. >> the horrific crime happened two years ago in king of prussia. fox 29's brad satin live at the montgomery county courthouse in norristown tonight. brad? >> reporter: guys, we saw tears in the courtroom today. things wrapped up for the day the trial is continuing but wrapped up about an hour and 15 minutes ago. the day started with the defendant saying believe it or not he was okay with the death penalty. his attorney talked him out of that. the sentencing phase went on and at times today it got pretty emotional. >> it's obviously no secret to courtroom observers he's been a difficult client. >> reporter: his attorney fighting for his client's live and had his work cut

blue ribbons around yardville elementary school in memory of four year old eli wahler but on the insidefamilies agonizing moms like katie juliano. >> very scary. i'm very nervous. we're very nervous. both of us as parents. >> reporter: her five year old son suffers from asthma. and linda granddaughter was kept home last week the family just too afraid to send her to school. >> contagious in the school system or is it just an isolated case? roster. >> reporter: a question school officials couldn't answer as they await tests oh and a second child from the school from the cdc. also angry parents in other schools who were not alerted right away. the little boy died 10 days ago. >> it took until yesterday 8:20 a.m. for verbal call to be out to the entire school district. >> and scares over contagious virus aren't isolated to just buildings. >> i'm a schoolbus driver. we're is the protocol there for cleanseliness. i haven't received anything. >> the school superintendent promising to look into that tomorrow morning. also, vowing schools are being scrubbed down and the communication will impro