cydney long is live in hamilton township tonight.this little boy attended school earlier this week. what happened? >> reporter: keith, what we do know at the very least he did attend school this past monday. inside his preschool classroom, this from the health department because the school did not immediately return our calls today. this little boy passed away sometime wednesday evening or early thursday morning. the only thing that's crystal clear right now is that he suffered from some type of respiratory illness. >> it's heart breaking. scary. as a mom you try to do everything you can to keep your children safe from getting sick. >> reporter: parents in hamilton township are sad, many also anxiously awaitç answers from both the state health department and centers for disease control as to what may have caused the 4-year-old boy's death. this as maintenance crews outside yardville elementary work to sanitize items from that child's preschool classroom. the health department says it was voluntarily, not mandated. >> as a preventati

dave kinchen is live in hamilton township tonight with the latest developments. parents simply want answers and you can blame them. >> reporter: absolutely right. they want answers indeed. yardville elementary parents in the auditorium of the school meeting with school district officials and health officials from hamilton township. they say they want to know why school wasn't shut down altogether on friday after they learned that a four year old pre-schooler, a boy, died at home from an undetermined respiratory illness. now, nearly half of the students here were kept home from school today because of the fear. let's go video of a meeting you're watching now. health officials -- initial tests for the new came back negative meaning health officials say the boy did not

we're live in hamilton township tonight.'m diana rocco for "eyewitness news" on the cw philly diana thank you very much. >>> it was a guilty plea today from the former philadelphia sportscaster don tollefson accused of running a charity scam. they say that tollefson stole their money by promising sports ticket packages he could never deliver. don tollefson did speak exclusively today with charlotte huffman am he told her that addiction led him down a dark road. >> why did you plead guilty? >> i just want whatever happens in court, for the healing process to begin for myself in recovery and for others and i just really want to be able to put everything that has happened during my addiction and now my recovery that shouldn't have happened behind me. >> the prosecution today got a 60 day deferral of sentence. >>> well, new at 10 o'clock tonight family and friends are remembering and honoring a woman who was killed by a septa bus. tonight's vigil at 15th and washington in south philadelphia was at the spot where sheena white was

dave kinchen is live in hamilton township tonight with the latest developments. dave, parents simply want answers and you can blame them. >> reporter: absolutely right. they want answers indeed. yardville elementary parents in the auditorium of the school meeting with school district officials and health officials from hamilton township. they say they want to know why school wasn't shut down altogether on friday after they learned that a four year old pre-schooler, a boy, died at home from an undetermined respiratory illness. now, nearly half of the students here were kept home from school today because of the fear. let's go video of a meeting you're watching now. health officials -- initial tests for the new came back negative meaning health officials say the boy did not die from the flu. but the cdc got testing samples today to test for the enterovirus d68 which is aggressively if he canning children all across the country. a return of returns could take three days i'm told. district sanitized the classroom after his death but parents still have lot of question

. >> new tonight a heated meeting in hamilton township over the health of children.t follows the death of a youngster probably from a respiratory illness that has touched off fears of enterovirus say. our diane in rocco was at yardville elementary school tonight. >> reporter: angry yardville elementary school parents demand more information from school administrators and health officials after a four year old boy in the pre-school class died thursday from an apparent respiratory virus. >> they have to wait right now. it's just awaiting game on finding out what actually hammed last week. >> but you got a whole bunch of parents that are scared out of their mind to send their kids to school attendance was at 65 per at the elementary school monday. and many parents say they'll be keeping their children home until their certain the school is safe. >> he won't be going. he won't be going. >> four year was not in school wednesday. he quickly became symptomatic and tied thursday at morning. a death from the enterovirus d68 has never been reported his symptoms are consistent

. >> the death of a four-year-old boy in hamilton township mercer county is under investigation tonighthealth officials want to know if the dangerous enterovirus 68 may have been responsible. according to a hamilton township health official this little boy who died at home was a preschool students at yardville elementary in mercer county. yardville elementary in mercer students are said to be sick at this point. today, so the room could be cleaned. again, the exact cause of the boy's death has not been identified but the cdc is conducting tests. >>> tonight on "eyewitness news" at 11 o'clock over on cbs3, our natasha brown speaks with the mother of a student at that same school who claims her son is recovering from a confirmed case of enterovirus. >>> well, tonight the phillies fans rallied around the bucks county girl and her fight for life. we first introduced you to little hannah earlier this week. tonight the phillies and their fans showed support for this two year old in a very special way. "eyewitness news" reporter diana rocco has the story now from citizens bank park. >> we got

we're live in hamilton township, new jersey, natasha brown, cbs-3 oy were the news. >> an and credible rescue. jack lip lopez pumping gas in kensington last night when another vehicle rammed into her car at the pump igniting this fire. lopez's three year old daughter was in the back seat of that car when the flames erupted. passenger in the other car quickly jumped into action and pulled that child to safety. the woman suffered severe burns. >> a sex tape scandal is rocking rowan university tonight. the university in glassboro gloucester conte says a female student was playing strip beer pong at the frat house. the school says she and one of the fraternity members decided to have sex. another member of the fraternity allegedly recorded it on his phone and then post id it onli online. that video was pulled down and two frat members had a disciplinary hearing today. >> since they're all adults, the student had -- female student had the right to file a complain, and she decided not to. >> the school suspended the two men. the national chapter of the fraternity suspended school chapter pen

ç the 4-year-old child attended yardville elementary school in hamilton township.officials are trying to determine if the boy died of the flu or if the enterovirus is to blame. children in pennsylvania, new jersey and several other states have been hit by the illness. >>> a roofer is dead today and another seriously hurt after an electrical shock. it happened along hastings avenue in havertown, delaware coun county. the two men were moving a metal ladder. one man in his 50s was killed. the other victim who was 24 years old is in intensive care. >>> it's been two weeks of tips, leads and sightings but still no arrest as suspected trooper killer eric frein. this afternoon, state police said frein researched online how to avoid police manhunts. investigators focused their search on an abandoned hotel. they believe frein had an interest in hiding out at the location. >>> new jersey is cracking down on illegal dumb pers and has leveed hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines. the department of environmental protection is going after people trashing state parks or recre

. >> in hamilton township, a four year old boy has died from mysterious respiratory illness. health officials are trying to figure out when and where he got sick. fox 29's dave kinchen joins us live from the mercer county medical examiner's office. dave, what do you know? >> reporter: lucy, it is terrifying because the investigators here tell us this boy did not show any signs of being sick. now, there are tests being done to see if this boy was sick with the virus infecting so many children around the country. >> i'm going to have to keep my daughter home until i figure out exactly what goes on. i would assume. >> reporter: that's the plan from jim moon a parent worried after a four year old pre-school boy at yardville elementary died at home from an unidentified respiratory illness. >> we got to take any practical measures on our side what we need to do to keep our children healthy. >> reporter: he got a letter from the township warning of an increased number of respiratory infections in the schools. but nothing about this specific incident. >> they're telling us this is an

they say that the pair committed a similar attack in hamilton township, police are speeching for theuspects since the attack at the promenade shopping center on august 20th, the 75-year-old victim is still in the hospital and mcfar land and riddle are held on $50,000 bail each. >>> new jersey is the first day in the country to mandate video cameras in all police vehicles, they talked about the new law in cherry hill today. the equipment will be funded by a surcharge on dui convictions, the cherry hill police department also started a pilot program to outfit officers with body cameras. students, parents and teachers rallied this afternoon calling for a solution to the philadelphia school budget crisis, students from kensington and moffett elementary school staged a sit-in in kensington and they protested school conditions and overcrowded classrooms. public school funding was a hot topic as student counsel reconvened. they took comments about the budget crisis and councilman kenny introduced the amendment to a bill that would decriminalize small amounts of marijuana. >>> they are calli

fox 29's dave kinchen is live in hamilton township tonight and dave, parents are worried and the cdc still has not determined why this little boy died. >> reporter: that's right. in fact we were told by health official here that the cdc just got those test samples today. they say it will take at least three days to get the results back. in the meantime the school district and the health department here at hamilton township did their best to try to ease tensions with parents. >> my daughter was very afraid to come to school today. afraid she was going to get sick and die. >> reporter: parents at yardville elementary school pack the auditorium demanding answers from district and health officials after a four year old boy died suddenly at home last thursday from an undetermined respiratory illness. and they wonder if the school is safe. >> three and four year olds all they do is put stuff in their mouth and touch each other. >> nearly half the school students were kept home on monday fearing the boy may have died from aggressive enterovirus d68. many say schools should have been cancele

here's what we know right now from a hamilton township health official. the little boy who died at home was a preschool student at yardville elementary in mercer county. no other relatives or students are sick at this point. the class was relocated today so the room could be cleaned. the cause of death has in the been identified. the cdc is testing. this comes as local hospitals are seeing a dramatic increase in respiratory illnesses among children and some are taking precautions. these are the signs that are now posted around cooper university hospital. it's restricting visitors because of the growing number of children sick with a respiratory virus. no one under 16 will be allowed to visit cooper's pediatric intensive care unit neonatal intensive care unit or the pediatric floors. >> trying to prevent visitors from getting sick and also trying the preventer adviseds from spreading it. >> reporter: pediatric patient volume is double its normal levels for this time of year. kids sick with breathing difficulties. there have been a few cases where prelimina

. >> thank you, heated meeting in hamilton township, new jersey, after one student dice and another is sickened. all of this sparking fears that enterovirus d68 is to blame. "eyewitness news" reporter diana rocco tells us many parents are keeping their kids home until they're convinced it is safer. >> angry parents demand more information after four year old boy in the preschool class died thursday. >> they have to wait. just waiting game on finding out what actually happened last week. >> but you got whole bunch of parents that are scared out of their minds to send their kids to school. >> attendance at 56% at the elementary school monday. many parents say they'll be keeping their children home until they're certain the students are safe. >> won't be going. >> health officials say he quickly became symptomatic and died thursday morning at home. well, a death from the enterovirus d68 has never been reported, the preschooler symptoms are consistent with that of d68. his sample has cents been sent to the cdc for testing. >> four year olds toddlers just do not pass. the ken to find out wh

. >> a mystery respiratory illness has claimed the life of a 4-year-old preschool student in hamilton township, new jersey. the child attended yardville elementary school. new jersey health officials sent samples to cdc to find out if the illness is the enterovirus 68. a severe case of the virus was confirmed in a child from delaware and the illness sent hundreds of children to hospitals in 30 states. close to 50 people prayed and mar.ed for iesha rockman tonight in logan philadelphia. she's the 15-year-old delaware valley charter student killed by a stray bullet outside einstein medical center monday and today they aups noed arrest of quadeer gibson star football player from father judge is accused of directing trigger man darian person to shoot at that location. at tonight's vijit community members prayed for rockman's family and called for end to gun violence. >> our heart go out to family of iesha and loved ones and heart go out to all those in the philadelphia area that lost young people. >> gib sop has been charged as an adult for murder and cop sirscy. accused cop-killer eric frein plot

is what most unsettling is what he described as a vague letter from hamilton township officials, sent to parent, describing the victims of respiratory infections and how to prevent them. >> principal called today, a very rage phone call that a boy passed away which is first thing, the first that we have heard of anybody being sick. >> reporter: for now kyle remains weak and winded while his mother can only watch, wait, and hope, for a full recovery. >> we're just going to kind of wait it out and take on his treatments, his medication and it will pass. >> reporter: we have reached out to school officials but still no comment just yet. meantime we do understand that the preschool classroom is being sanitized just as a precaution. she also tells us that she has informed school officials of her son's diagnosis. in hamilton township, new jersey, natasha brown, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> it has been two weeks and authorities say accused cop killer eric frein is still on the loose this morning. the authorities say frein researched ways to survive a policeman hunt and planning the attack fo

. >>> in hamilton township, i'm diana rocco, "eyewitness news" on the "cw philly". >> three people accused of brutal attack on same sex couple is due back in this morning. fill i am williams, kathryn knott, kevin harrigan, surround surrendered last week for charges on assault and conspiracy on the september 11 incident that left one victim with his jaw wiser shot. >> buyers for the revel resumes this morning, a florida developer has offered some $90 million in a cash bid. $2.4 billion revel opened to much fanfare back in 2012. but closed earlier this month, after never turning a profit. erika? >> new revelations about just how far the white house fence jumper was able to get before he was cents subdued. cbs news correspondent craig boswell tells us the director of the secret service scheduled to testify before congratulate they are morning, about that incident, and other recent security breaches. >> go back, everybody into the park. >> accused fence jumper omar gonzalez, made it much further inside the executive mansion than previously revealed. tells cbs news after entering the doors gonz

way to compete in a charity tournament saturday morning when their car was hit on route 40 in hamilton township all five girls attend the same school. on tuesday they will hold an assembly and counselors will be there for the students. school starts there thursday. >>> the cleanup continues after the made in america music festival. taking a live look right now at the ben franklin parkway it ended on a wet note. concertgoers were forced to evacuate because of severe weather yesterday. rain or shine, more than 80,000 fans came out for this two-day festival to see dozens of music acts. six people were arrested during the event. police didn't say what those arrests were for. five of the arrests were on concert grounds, the other outside the venue. ♪ >>> this is what it's all about. workers in the philadelphia area marking the labor day holiday by marching in the 27th annual labor day parade. the parade started at columbus boulevard and washington avenue and finished up with a festival at the great plaza at penn's landing. for some, this is a time to spread a message. >> supporting for the workers o

nurse, ali gorman, live at the child's school in hamilton township with more. >> it will take several days to find out the results of those tests. meanwhile, parents i spoke with are shocked and sad to learned that a child from the school here passed away. and today the school and the health department are taking action. workers were removing toys and sanitizing a classroom inside of yardville elementary school today after a 4-year-old pre-schooler died. health officials say an unidentified respiratory virus is likely to blame. hamilton health officer says that tests have been sent to the c.d.c. and will be expedited to determine if the child had virus d68, the one that sent hundreds to hospitals in many states. many were in intensive care units but none died. urging parents not to be alarmed but aware. >> be aware of what they need to do as the season becomes heavier and heavier in the flu season. >> as always, stress prevention. >> handle it as a form flu-type situation. wash your hands. have the children cough into their elbow. throw the tissues away. >> if your child is sick, watc

. >>> breaking news, sky force 10 over the scene of a shooting in hamilton township. police tell nbc 10 one person was shot here on silver court. that victim we are told is in critical condition. it happened within the last 20 minutes. police have not made any arrests. count on nbc 10 to follow this and bring you updates as soon as we get them. >>> a mother has been indicted on attempted murder charges after she drove her car into a river we are her three children inside. she faces three counts of attempted murder. in april she loaded her teens into the van, then drove down a boat launch into the delaware river. a witness helped smith and her children escape safely. smith is being held on $600,000 bail. >>> louis freeh likely fell asleep behind the wheel. he was badly hurt in a single car crash last week. he was interviewed. he doesn't remember what happened. that combined with a lack of mechanical problems and the circumstances of the crash indicate he nodded off and drifted across the road. >>> to the race for pennsylvania governor. a new poll shows tom wolf with a

soccer players were on their way to a charity tournament when they crashed near route 40 and hamilton township saturday. a candlelight vigil was held at the school. the crash that involved a total of three vehicles is still under investigation. >>> we have some new video this morning of the arrests of the sun of allen town police chief. take a look. >> lay down. lay down. >> we first told you about this case on friday on nbc 10 news. the video shows officers with guns drawn repeatedly ordering fitzgerald to get on the ground in the parking lot of the he lehigh valley mall. he is the son of the allen township police chief. he pointed a loaded gun at detectives working undercover. fitzgerald says he was racially profiled. the video was obtained by the morning call newspaper. fitzgerald's attorney says the video proves his client is right on his side of the story. the district attorney tells nbc 10 that this is not a case of racial profiling but a legitimate arrest of a man threatening officers with a gun. >>> former philadelphia mob boss could be headed back to prison just days before his court

in hamilton township, new jersey, natasha brown, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> it has been two weeks and authorities continue to look for accused cop killer eric frein. authorities say frein researched ways to survive at policeman hunt and had been planning for years. he is accused of shooting two pennsylvania state troopers killing one, investigators say, that they searched a computer hard drive, that frein used. >> the search of his computer hard drive indicates extensive internet research on topics such as how to avoid policeman hunts, use of various law enforcement technology and skills related to survival. >> police searched and cleared the abandoned in at bunk hill falls where they believed frein may have been hiding. he has been on the run for two weeks in the rug he had terrain near his parent's home in the area. >>> thousands of cyclist have been about to pedal their way from south jersey to the shore as part of the city to shore bike ride to raise money to battle multiple sclerosis. it is happening now, our steve paterson is live at the starting point in cherry hill, good morni

in hamilton township near the park marketplace in mercer county water main break this morning. avoid marketplace boulevard patriot's way and another good spot to steer clear of as we kick things open off on this morning morning. >> tam. >> thank you, matt. developing overnight philadelphia police have a double merd erp on their happened. newborn whose mother was shot to death on a philadelphia street tat baby died. "action news" reporter ahmed abu khatallah is live outside of police headquarters with the latest on this investigation, good morning, katherine. >> good morning, tam. police believe the pregnant woman was innocent by standner all this and her baby was delivered by emergency c-section yesterday and the american was pronounced dead yesterday afternoon and this morning and hospital and police confirmed the baby did not make it and died overnight. the search continues for those responsible. 6-year-old megan dodo was almost 8 months preing at that point and yesterday she and a friend were near her frankford home on the 1500 block of adams. it was around 11:50 sunday morn

school officials and parents will meet with the hamilton township health office tonight. >>> from ourelaware bureau this evening, a new push to crack down on people who text behind the wheel. for the first time ever, dover police are dedicating an entire team of officers just to target drivers who are texting or talking without using hands-free devices. both are illegal in delaware. police say distracted driver led to more than 140 crashes in the state last year, including dozens of injuries and three deaths. >>> a vigil is being held tonight to bring attention to blind spots for buses, comes in the wake of a deadly accident involving a septa bus in south philadelphia. police say sheena white and her 8-year-old son kenneth were crossing the street here at 15th and washington friday night when a bus ran into them. white was killed. her son suffered cuts and bruises. family members are calling for better training for bus drivers. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz. >> an amazing weekend with all that sunshine, temperatures well in

cook and the others were on their way to a charity tournament when their car crashed in hamilton township. >> you didn't have to know her for long to know she was a good person, a gentle and a kind opinion. >> she didn't deserve this at all. she was the last person in the world i would ever expect something like this to happen to. >> her funeral will be held monday. the other girls were treated and released from the hospital. >>> the justice department intends to launch a civil rights investigation into the entire ferguson missouri police department. nbc news says an announcement is planned for tomorrow. the department's been investigating last month's deadly shooting of an unarmed teenager. michael brown's death touched off several days of protests. this new information will also look at the practices of the county police department. >>> tonight new sexual abuse accusations against former penn state assistant jerry sandusky, a new accuser filed a lawsuit here in philadelphia last month. he's suing sandusky, his second mile charity and penn state university. the lawsuit claims sandusky se

a charity tournament when their car was hit by a truck that crossed over the center line in hamilton township. >> you didn't have to know her for long to know she was a good person and a gentle and a kind person. >> she didn't deserve this at all. she was the last person ever that i would expect this to happen to. >> aisling's funeral will be held on monday. charges have not been filed in the crash that killed her. authorities are investigating the crash. >>> changes for the upcoming septa station. >>> plus, swallowed by a sinkhole. and how passengers on that bus managed to escape. bill. >>> at least for now, we're sca escaping the higher temperatures and humidity. a live look from adventure aquarium. we're down to 69 degrees in the city. and still falling. woman, opening door: hey, hon. hey! hey, baby. [ starts car ] were you eating smoked sausage in here? no! no. could have gotten me one. i did. add some spice to your day with dunkin's spicy smoked sausage breakfast sandwich. the smoked sausage you crave, now spicy. grab one today. america runs on dunkin'. start your morning spicy -- hurry

police say they caught the suspects after learning they were arrested for a similar crime in hamilton township>> tomorrow night, president obama will take his case to the american people for a more intense war against islamic terrorists where he speaks to the nation in a primetime a address. he says he does not need approval to take action. many in washington are demanding a vote. in the "wall street journal" poll tonight, 61% of americans approve of military action against isis in iraq and syria. mr. obama will outline his plan tomorrow night. you can watch the president'ses address tomorrow night at 9:00 on nbc 10 and nbc10.com. >>> now to decision 2014 and the results from delaware's primary election. turnout was very light. in the republican race for the u.s. senate nomination, kevin wade beat out carl sming. wade will face chris coops in november. >>> the eyes of many were on the state treasurer's race. kenneth simpler narrowly beat ou cheryl valenzuela. >> he will take on barney after running unopposed have flowers withdrew from the race. >>> the residents of one jersey shore town are ca

tell but right new lets look at chopper three live over a shooting, at an apartment complex in hamilton township, mercer county. and, the address is 1206 silver court, and, right now unclear if anyone is injured, in that violence and we are working to get more information. >>> there is new information, in the car crash that seriously injured former fbi director louie freeh. vermont police now say that freeh likely fell asleep at the the wheel when he hit a mailbox last monday. and 64 year-old from delaware broke his leg in that crash. a former federal judge, freeh most recently prepared a report on penn state's handling of the the jerry sandusky sexual boost scandal. >>> new jersey governor chris christie is in mexico tonight, on a three day trade mission, during his first meeting with officials there the state announced the partnership with connect america did the come a social media platform. it connects latin american and caribbean businesses with opportunities throughout north america. >> another key goalies to deepen ties between mexico, and the state of new jersey, in the field of higher e

parents at school in hamilton township new jersey say they won't be sending their kids to class until they know what killed one preschooler and sickened another. the fear is that it was enterovirus d68. tensions were hyatt last night eights meeting at yardville elementary school. four year old boy was out sick wednesday, n ' died at home the following day. the preschooler's symptoms were reportedly consistent with d68. his sample was sent to the cdc for testing yesterday, but results could take days. officials say the school is safe but questions remain. >> why did four year old toddler pass? four year old toddlers just do not pass. so the concern is to find out what this poor child passed from. >> we brought in a whole cleaning crew, and we completely sanitizing that room all day friday. >> one week ago, another child in the same class was hospitalized, with a respiratory illness. the health department is wait to go see if the cdc will accept his sample for testing. >>> well, happening today, three people accused of brutal attack on same sex couple in center city are due back in cour

excite fox over the 1200 block of silver court in hamilton township. there are reports someone was shot and killed just about a half hour ago. police you can see there on the scene investigating. no word right now if any other injuries. we of course will bring you any updates as soon as we have more information. >> another developing store to you now. the threat from the terrorist group isis. president obama is vowing to destroy the islamic militant group behind the bead heading of a second american journalist and the u.s. will not be intimidat intimidated. vice-president biden says america will follow the terrorist can i would the two journalists to the quote gates of hell. >> they confirmed the execution of steven sotloff is authentic. >> those had make the mistake of harming americans will know we will not forget and the reach is long and justice will be served. >> if he they think the american people will be inn item dated, they don't know us very well. >> many lawmakers are calling for expanded military action particularly air strikes in syria whe

parents attended a meeting in hamilton township last night. they want to know what killed a 4-year-old boy last week. he was suffering some type of respiratory illness. state health officials so far have ruled out flu, but now they're waiting to see if enterovirus d-68 is to blame. meantime, some parents stauoppe sending their kids to school. >> my children will not be going to school until we know what we're dealing with. >> bring your children to school. we're ready for them. this is where they belong. we have taken all the precautions we need to take. >> once the for disease control and prevention gets the sample, it will take three days to get the result. >>> symptoms of the ebola virus. the patient's symptoms and recent travel indicate a case of ebola. now, the person is in isolation. the virus has killed more than 3,000 people so far across west africa and infected a handful of americans who have traveled to that region. meantime, the world health organization says 10,000 doses of experimental ebola vaccines could be available in the upc

. >> angry parents at school in hamilton township, new jersey say they are keeping their children home until they know what killed one preschooler and sickened another. the fear it was enterovirus d68. tensions hyatt last night's meeting at yards ville elementary school. four year old boy was out wednesday and died at home the following day. preschooler symptoms were reportedly consistent with d68. his sample was sent to the cdc for testing yesterday, but results could take days. officials say, the school is safe but questions remain. >> why did a four year old toddler passes? four year old toddlers just do not pass. so the concern is to find out what this poor child passed from. >> we brought in a whole cleaning crew and we completely sanitizing that room all day friday. >> now, one week ago, another child in the same class was hospitalized, with a respiratory illness, to health department wait to go see if the cdc will accept his sample for testing. >>> happening today, an auction scheduled to resume for the now closed revel casino hotel. florida developer, again straub, is offering

parents attended a meeting in hamilton township last night wanting to know what killed the 4-year-old boy last week. who suffered from some type of respiratory illness. state officials ruled out the flu and now waiting to see if enterovirus d-68 is to blame. some concerned parent stopped sending their parechildren to school. >> not until we know what we're dealing with. >> bring them here. we have taken all the precautions we need to take. >> now, once the centers for disease control and prevention gets the sample, it will take three days to get results. >>> preliminary test results are expected to come back today for a patient in texas who has symptoms of the ebola virus. texas health presidebyterian hospital in dallas indicate a case of ebola. the person is in isolation. that virus has killed more than 3,000 people in west africa and has infected a handful of americans who have traveled to that region. the world health organization says 10,000 doses of ebola vaccine could be available in the upcoming months. no vaccine has been proven safe yet or effective for treating the deadly vi

center city allen went out a got a gun with the license to carry but she was later arrested in hamilton township, new jersey after telling a state trooper she had a gun and conceal to carry permit issued in pennsylvania. she said the atlantic county prosecutors wanted to make an example out of her and have her thrown in jail for a minute mum on have three years. >> scared me very much, telling me my maximum was 11 and a half years. i cried. i wanted to run out of there. >> reporter: single moth over two went on social media to tell her story and it went viral. she pointed out same prosecutor was letting football player ray rice go without jail after being caught on tape punching and knocking out his wife but threatening to send her to jail. >> they are trying to tell me i had to boost and hurt someone to get off and get a second chance, you know? i already did 46 days in jail. >> reporter: many were outraged, various gun rights groups, also got involved, raising up to $60,000 for perfect defense. now, the prosecutors have have had a change of heart after the attorney's general office clarified s

soccer players were on their way to a tournament when their car was hit by a truck on route 40 in hamilton township. police are still investigating that crash, which involved a total of three vehicles. >>> philadelphia police fired shots at a car they said tried to run over an officer. it started as a traffic stop after 10:00 p.m. at tulip and benner in tacony. police say they pulled over a black nissan, and as they approached the car, the driver took off and tried to hit an officer. police shot at the car, which later turned up at frankford hospital south. a woman was shot in the leg and now several people are in custody. >>> a teenager remains in critical condition this morning after a shooting at a philadelphia playground. police say the 18-year-old was with friends at the torresdale playground on frankford avenue. a man walked up, said he was robbing them. there was a scuffle. a teen was shot in the chest. the gunman took off. >>> an arrest warrant is issued for a suspect accused of shooting a man six times outside a west philadelphia store, and the victim, edward lynn, is now paralyzed from th

a pickup truck crossed in to their lane on route 40 in hamilton township atlantic county on saturday as they were heading to the the soccer tournament. the school year starts on thursday. >>> fire fighters believe they are looking at a case of arson on the ground of exiter township high school. flames destroyed two sheds which housed the football team's practice equipment, late saturday night. fire fighters have not said what spark the blaze but they did find other damage including slashed signs, around exiter's athletic field. >>> well, this weekend's made in america music festival is over but it is leaving quite a lasting impact. music no longer fills the atmosphere on the ben franklin parkway. the crowds of thousands are gone as crews dismantled the stages and swept trash overnight but money ways for united way of greater philadelphia and southern new jersey remains. non-profit says $300,000 was invested to fund education and talent development programs in our area. >>> and still to come on "action news" monday night, the fbi's response to the hack that exposed nude photos of many

police say they caught the suspects after learning that they were arrested for a similar crime in hamilton township. >>> and police in chester county are looking for gunmen who targeted homeowners in a pair of daytime robberies in the same neighborhood. police say the gunmen hit homes on canterbury road and in one case threatened to shoot a 67-year-old man and got away with a rifle and ammunition. >>> it is 5:14. happening today on the eve of the 13th anniversary of 9/11, congress will unveil new honors for those who died in the 2001 terror attacks. later this morning, members of the house and senate will unveil three congressional gold medals. the medals, like the ones you see here being presented, are the highest civilian honor lawmakers can bestow. they will serve as a remembrance of those who were killed at the world trade center, the pentagon and shanksville, pennsylvania. tomorrow's annual 9/11 ceremony in new york will be held at the memorial plaza in lower manhattan. the ceremony's private. the plaza and september 11th museum will be closed most of the day but will open to the public for th

high school, were on their way to a tournament when their car was hit by a truck on route 40 in hamilton township. police are still investigating that crash, which involved a total of three vehicles. >>> in the atlantic city casino crisis, today new jersey governor chris christie's holding a summit on the future of atlantic city. the governor's office says 35 to 40 state and local leaders will attend the closed-door meeting that will be held at the offices of the casino reinvestment development corporation at 2:00 in ac. this comes after the recent closings of the showboat and revel casinos. trump plaza is set to close next week. and last week, sources told nbc 10 news that trump taj mahal may soon send out notices to its workers about mass layoffs and a possible closure. you can count on nbc 10 for continuing coverage of the casino crisis. we have an entire section at nbc10.com devoted to the economic impact. there you can find information on resources for casino workers who are looking for new jobs. >>> also happening today, trial is set to begin today for a south philadelphia man accused of hi

over the weekend. 14-year-old ashlynn cook was critically hurt saturday morning on route 40 in hamilton township. she and four soccer teammates were on their way to a charity tournament when their car was hit by a truck that crossed the centerline. today they'll provide an assembly. counselors will be available there. school starts at mainland on thursday. >>> a developing story this morning. u.s. forces have targeted islamic extremists in somalia. according to officials, a must military drone launched on at least two vehicles. shortly after militants attacked a government site in mogadishu. they think they were trying to free other rebels being held inside that government building. a bomb was detonated, but they did not reach the underground cells where the rebels are being held. >>> and president obama is preparing to leave on a trip overseas aimed at rallying support for ukraine and against isis. his first stop is estonia. a former soviet state worried about becoming the next target of russian aggression. while there, mr. obama will also meet with the leaders of latvia and lithuania. they're

police say they caught the suspects after learning that they were arrested for a similar crime in hamilton township. >>> and now to chester county, where police are on the hunt for gunmen who targeted homeowners in a pair of daytime robberies in the same neighborhood. state police say the same gunmen hit homes in canterbury court and glen hope road in elk township last thursday. in one case, they threatened to shoot a 67-year-old man and got away with a rifle and ammunition. >>> teachers working without a contract in the delaware county school district are making their voices heard. they picketed outside ridley middle school during back-to-school night, informing parents about the ongoing dispute. their contract expired june 30th. the ridley teachers say their main concern is not money. they want guaranteed preparation time during the school day. >> what is most important to teachers is what most impacts our daily service to the students. >> if you could get that prep time, would that settle this? >> i think that would be one major step forward, yes, but they won't even talk about it. >> the ridley

provide support to student s after a student was critically hurt in an accident on route 40 in hamilton township. she is on life support right now. she and four soccer teammates were on their way to a charity tournament when a car crossed over the centerline and hit their car saturday morning. students and teachers gathered that day at mainland regional high school to comfort one another. and today the school in lynnwood will hold a special assembly to provide support. counselors will be there. school officially starts there on thursday. >>> here's what we're keeping our eye on today. testimony will continue in the trial of the woman who's accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 5-year-old girl taking her straight out of her school. prosecutors say christina knew that little girl from an after-school care program. and here's a look at the surveillance video that's part of this trial. prosecutors say that's her dressed in the muslim clothing taking the girl from brian elementary school in january 2013. today prosecutors are expected to call forensics and law enforcement experts to the sta

a pickup truck crossed into their lane on route 40 in hamilton township on saturday as they were headeda soccer tournament. their school year starts thursday. >> new this morning, a late night shooting in the city's tioga nicetown section left a man injured. the victim was shot twice in the arm along the 1700 block of west bristol street. he was rushed by car to temple university hospital before police even arrived at the scene. who shot him and why are still unanswered questions. >>> someone spent the labor day vandalizing about 10 vehicles along f street in the city's olney section. most had broken windshields with a canvas on that truck also cut. a neighbor recalled hearing someone with what sounded like a chain walking down the street early yesterday morning. residents say vandalism incidents happen all too often there. police are checking surveillance videos for clues. >> the trial of christina regusters is expected to resume this morning in center city. she's accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a young child. the girl was taken from bryant elementary. prosecutors say the

five soccer players were injured when a pickup truck crossed into their lane on route 40 in hamilton township atlantic county on saturday. 14-year-old aisling cooke is on life support. her four teammates are out of the hospital. mainland's school year starts on thursday. >> the fbi is now getting involved in the apparent i cloud hack that exposed private celebrity photos. "action news" reporter erin o'hearn is at the big board with more on the investigation. this is a lot of private material, some famous people didn't want out there. >> it sure is. the fbi is now investigating this massive hacking scandal which includes big a list names including oscar winner jennifer lawrence and ariana grande. a user on the popular photo sharing site four chan posted the risque photos on sunday after hackers allegedly gained access to i cloud accounts. apple's i cloud service an internet storage program supposed to keep users information and media private. apple said it has fixed the bug that allowed hackers to access the program but the damage seems to be done the stars are angry. lawrence's rep has said t

now, the accident itself remains under investigation, by both the hamilton township police departmenttic county prosecutors office, no charges have been brought at this time. live in lynnwood, amy buckman, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> carbon county police have identified two wilmington men killed in a crash this weekend. they died when the suv they were riding in slammed into several trees and boulders, it happened just after 2:30 sunday morning. another passenger was critically injured. they believe that alcohol and speed played a role. >>> the 9-year-old girl that shot and killed an instructor at an arizona range complained about the uzi she was firing. she told her family the gun was too much for her and was being hurt by the recoil. they didn't realize she shot the instructor and were focused on whether the little girl was hurt. prosecutors will not file charges in this case. >>> wilmington police say that a young man is in critical condition after he was shot outside of a liquor store on lancaster avenue after 1:30 today. officers say despite being hit in the abdome