. >> still ahead, jaime apody with sports including the eagles who are getting a much deserved rest with this weekend's by, we'll look at their success so far this season. >> jeopardy auditions rolled into town today. >>> and we have 50s coming in over the weekend, we'll talk about the major shift over the weekend. >> plus, analise and her law students are back with an all new client hiding a shocking secret, it's all part of tgit. >>> it's one of the longest running most successful game shows. today dozens of folks tested their trivia knowledge for a tryout for jeopardy. katherine scott was there. >> when the answers are questions you know the questions are on jeopardy, the game show picked the sheridan downtown and these prospective contestants would love to be on the show. >> i wanted to be on the show since high school. >> 10,000 people took the online test and today 100 took a written test and then tried their hands with the buzzer. producer macke speaks says there is no one mold but they look for smarts and something that makes you stand out. >> it's not called jeopardy for no reas

. >> and jaime apody joins us with eagles, and flyers news in sports. ♪ with the card most accepted inhe philadelphia region, you have the compassion and security of blue cross. giving you the confidence to move forward. independence blue cross. live fearless. >>> now, to the latest on ebola in america, today the center for disease control announced that pennsylvania will join five other states in monitoring all passengers coming to west africa to the united states. is it started monday and they chose pennsylvania because of its close proximity to new jersey. virginia and georgia will also be monitoring. travellers from liberia will be given information cards and a thermometer to monitor their temperatures twice a day for three weeks. meanwhile, medical facilities around the globe are using state of the art technology to disinfect jairs that are exposed to ebola, they are called decontamination robots and they are made in horsham. >> reporter: they are made by the bio tech company, biotel. they are used to disinfect hospitals for viruses like mrsa and have been called to duty at presby

it's a familiar nest for some of the birds and jaime apody has more. >> the cardinals game a distant memory as the eagles try to two step their bay back into the win column. >> we have to get serious for another road game, it's a tough atmosphere again. >> they feel at home, six current eagles played for the texans at one time or another. >> we have key players on our team here in philly that played in houston. >> ryan played his first six years and when to two pro bowls as a texan. >> a lot of my former teammates are still there, good to see those guys, obviously i have a lot of fun playing in the stadi stadium, playing in a different team he wears his heart for houston on his leg. yes, that is a texan tattoo, because the texans were my favorite team and i mean i grew up on pretty much any houston team i loved. >> there is plenty of room for something eagles. >> oh yeah. >> sounds unsure, jaime apody, channel 6 "action news." >> a texans tattoo, all right. >> lets face it, college kids need money and how about this one college student, owl you had to do for $10,000 was make a free t

jaime apody is live now in the sports center. >> hi there, flyers are winless to start the season again. back on the ice today, the flyers are trying to figure out to turn this thing around, last season they finally got a win in their fourth game after firing coach peter laviolette, last night they fell in a shootout, now an 0-2-2 record, things get tougher here. and coach berube says the main obstacle now is in their heads. >> this hurt mentally but they have to deal with it, it's part of it, its adversity and it's more i think you know the start of the season, it's magnified more, if it was in the middle of the season it wouldn't be magnified as much. coburn was back at perfect and he is targeting saturday for a return date. >>> and the eagles are oven joying their by week and what is chip kelly going to do without football this week maybe he'll hang out with his buddy matt rule in temple. they are pretty chummy, not only has chip been to a couple of practices, he watched some games from the tunnel at the linc. rule number one is his rule for his cohort in green. >> loves philadelphia

as far as who is eligible against the cardinals, jaime apody is here. >> the time off for some was muchded. >> just to be able to get away and get your mind off football for a little bit and kind of refresh your mind and refresh your legs and body. and just spend some time away. >> and now they have to fly away, way out west to take on a cardinals team that is also 5-1, it's a big time game, an nfc opponent. if you look forward, it could mean something down the road, just like any other game we want to go out and take care of business. >> in the headlines is chip kelly's headline, taking care of it every day. shady mccoy spoke today, he agrees with him. >> people say this and say that, they have to respect the record, they have to respect a winning team. no matter how ugly the game is there is a big chance we'll win. that is the kind of coach we have here. we play hard. >> not only playing football but representing this football team on and off the football field, have you that and a group of guys that care about each other and a group of guys that want to see each other be successful.

jaime apody hears from two key figures. >> are you 4-1 and coming off a win does it feel weird to talk like this. >> kerry williams may not be happy with us, but the philadelphia media cannot overlook the fact that the birds have given up 13 touchdown passes. he has to defend himself today and the coordinator will not make a change at corner back. >> it's a hard life for a cornerback we have obviously been giving up plays and guys made some good plays on us and we could be right there and guys make nfl plays, and my concern is not a confidence drainer or anything like that. >> nick foles is also in that position, he through 27 touch downs with just two inceptions last year. >> people have expectations, our team is 4-1 right now and it's a one game season and we are playing the giants, we need to continue to grow as a team and i'm not worried about the stats or whatever it may be, i need to be a better player for the team. jaime apody, channel 6 "action news." >> the puck drops in 24 hours, the flyers open the season in boston tomorrow night and the bruins have the best nhl record last

lets take it over to the sports center, jaime apody is live with more. >> how about this, the eagles are as healthy as they have been all season long, except for nate allen, with a hamstring injury, every player practiced today. chip kelly has his eyes on the offense, specifically nick foles he would like to see him clean things up especially in the red zone and now has quadrupled the amount of interceptions he had last year. >> want to win, i want us to win, and i know that takes me doing my job. it's a football game and mistakes happen and it's how you come back and change it. have you to be smart with the football but i'll still be aggressive. >> foles limiting mistakes is key to victory according to espn analyst, ron jaworsky. >> the eagles and nick foles have to do a better job of taking care of football. nick threw only two interceptions last year, that is not the norm but neither is the number he threw this season, is he turning the ball over far too much. for me it's pretty simple, from a quarterback's perspective you have to see the throw, if you don't see where it's going t

help is on the way though, jaime apody has more. >> great job defensively -- >> it's almost hard to believe, the flyers winless to starts the season. again. >> we have to focus on what is in front of us. >> i still think we are better than last year. that is a positive note. they are in the all the games and can't find a way to finish them. >> we talked today, and come out tomorrow and practice. and work to get better. >> this magnified because if they had done that in the middle of the year it wouldn't be a big deal but they dropped seven straight going back to last season. >> we are getting more confident, you can't always score the goals in a shootout. sometimes we are too tentative. >> braden coburn was back on the ice today than is good news, he hopes he can play on saturday. >> everybody wants to be in the lineup and playing and my goal is take it one day as a time and get back playing. >> jaime apody, channel 6 "action news." >> the eagles are in the by week, tied for the best record in the nfl. some are not buying into their 5-1 record, chip kelly's opinion is your record is what it

jaime apody here now. >> despite a 4-1 record the eagles are playing the blame game, he is not going to make a change at corner back despite the fact thalt birds gave away 14 touch downs on the pass, the most in the nfl. pat sherman was forced to point out we are 4-1 with nick foles as our quarterback, his play is just okay, that is not good enough after a season where he threw 27 touch downs with just two interceptions, so far he is having trouble connecting with his receivers with his deep ball. >> i'm not afraid of throwing the deep ball i like throwing the deep ball, as a quarterback you like letting loose and you can't let the start of the season not being good at it scare you. >> it appears that michael kendricks was back at practice, but looks are deceiving, all he did differently today was wear his helmet, he sat out entirely but expects to play on sunday. eagles lost their former voice, bill campbell passed away at 91. >> meeting bill campbell for the first time as a young broadcaster coming into the city and working on news and sports on a small fm station i finally met him

jaime apody is live in the sports center with more. >> reporter: hey guys, they did not get the season off the way they like losing in boston last night but lets hope the home cooking serves up the flyers win tonight. jeff skversky is flyered up as they are set to host the devils in the home opener. >> hey jaime, flyers trying to avoid yet another slow start, trying to avoid losing three straight home openers for the first time ever in the rich history of this franchise, they want to see a w. when it's puck drops, and steve mason is in net as the flyers take on the new jersey devils, they are actually looking for the first win ever in new jersey, and the first win ever in, last night in boston, there is a short memory as they try to bounce back with their fans. >> especially at home in front of a lot of friends, and it was a tough game for us yesterday. boston is a good team. you know we didn't create much our power play wasn't good but a lot of room to work with and hopefully we'll get a win tonight. >> it will be a lot of emotion and excitement tonight, we'll be revved up to go and w

jaime apody is with the birds. >> the birds were back on the field preparing to fly southwest for the they flock to houston they have to get back on the horse and get over a loss that is hard to let go. >> i am probably like everyone else thinking about it about what we could have done differently. it's good to get back in here. >> nick foles has 12 of the 16 turnovers for the season. but he has the quarterback's back. >> we are 5-2, a yard away from being 6-1 and two or three inches away from being 7-0, he is leading us in the right direction. maclin was named by his teammates for the courage award. a fitting honor for all that he has overcome. >> everything i have gone through in my life from my up bringing to tearing my acl before and kind of my cancer scare to tearing it again. i don't take it for granted. i learned have you to appreciate everything and understand that what i'm doing is not a guarantee. it's a privilege. >> it's not a stretch to say maclin is having the best year of his career and if he continues, he should get a guaranteed long-term deal. jaime apody, channel 6 "

yap jaime apody is here with more. >> it's a big day for the sixers, they open the season but not everybody is looking forward to the sixer's season, because it's another rebuilding season and nerlins noel has nerves? >> yes, nerves, it starts on defense, can go out and do what we can do, we'll start out hard and compete and everything will take care of itself. >> it's kind of a buzz kill, when they were on the verge of their offensive line being healthy again, the man, todd herremans will attempt to play the year on an injured biceps. coach kelly says he is a man that could play through the pain. >> a lot of it we'll sit down and visit it at the end of the week and make a determination of what he can and can not do, a veteran like him knows what he can do. >> if anybody can do it it's todd herrimans, he is smart enough to adjust his technique, to what he needs to do. and wear a brace that will help him a little bit. it's not easy for him. >> now mathis cannot officially come off until monday night against the panthers. and even more reps with the first team, he still feels some discomfort

. >>> jaime apody is live in the sports center now. >> hello, we can breathe a sigh of relief, we have football to talk about, the eagles are off the by week, back at practice today. darren sproles practiced despite the injury that he thought would keep him out a week or two. and how about this? center jason kelsey back on the field after ahern hernia surgery and what does he think of that? >> i wish he wouldn't have said that it pushes me harder, this is the first day out of practice, i was not full participating just kind of out there moving around, i am hesitate to put a date on it. >> are you putting him back in? >> no, i hope he ties his shoes right, they are all practicing that doesn't mean anything more than they are all practicing. >> it was great to see the walking wounded back out there. lets see what this team can do coming off a week of rest and off their best game of the season. ryan hopes that can carry over. >> it's a standard for us, we did it but we can't leave it behind, we have to play better than we played against the giants, that is our best game to date but how do

. >>> "action news" continues with adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass. >> hello again, here is what is happening on "action news" tonight. attack in ottawa, the canada capital city is rocked by shootings at parliament and the war memorial. and a man armed with a machete is caught on tape at a convenience store. >> and it sounds like it came from the future but it's made to kbatd the ebola virus and it's made in our area. >>> we'll continue to follow the attack in ottawa, two separate shootings in the downtown area, a suspect at another location was also killed but information is pouring in at this hour. sharrie williams is joining us at the big board with the latest. >> parliament members in canada call it a horrific day, they say there is more than one person involved that is possible but the city of ottawa is on lock down as we see the to areas where the gun fire erupted at the national war memorial and then on parliament hill. a chaotic scene inside of the parliament building in ottawa, police officers firing shots at an armed man that burst in,wity says that

jaime apody is live now in the sports center with more. >> ready to face the rams, the eagles hope toay and so is their quarterback. nick foles, he has had a less than stellar season but nothing likely sits with him more than the two incomplete passes from the 1 yard line that could have won him that game in san francisco. he has to tune out the talk and focus on moving on but with the tv and radio season that hard to do. >> don't watch tv or read, that make it's a lot of easier, doing that i focus on what i can control and that is coming in here, i know what i need to work on, i know my flaws, i can see it and feel it and i'm eagler to get back to work that is why i love playing this game. >> the quarterback on the other side of ball, he did not have the third highest pass rating like foles did last year, you may have never even heard of him. his name is austin davis, he is the ram's third stringer after sam hill was lost week one. he was a walkon at southern miss, but he did well. and he has done his homework on our eagles too. >> we have a good philadelphia team we are going on the

. >>> for jaime apody, adam ryan costello went into politics. in 2001, doctor manan trivedi joined the marines. trivedi served as a battlefield surgeon in iraq. costello served himself by voting to raise his own pay. and while trivedi cared for patients in pennsylvania, costello gave millions in government contracts to his campaign contributors -even as he cut funding for child abuse prevention. in congress, only trivedi will do what's right for you. i'm manan trivedi, and i approve this message. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers, meteorologist cecily tynan, and jim gardner. >>> it is thursday night and the big story on "action news" tonight is breaking news from new york city, where a doctor is currently be evaluated as a possible victim of ebola. the 33-year-old doctor craig allen spencer is at bellevue hospital that is designated as a facility for isolation, identification and treatment of the ebola virus, results of tests should come within the next 12 hours, the doctor recently returned from guinea

jaime apody, channel 6 "action news." >> talk with their pads. >> the sixers have a preseason game tonight home against the hornets. >> two former phillies were involved in a key play last night in the playoff game. hunter pence robbed him at the wall and it's the giants and cards again in the nlcs. that is sports. >> thank you ducis, adam joseph has the accuweather forecast when we continue in just a moment. i'm tom wolf. these are my parents. we look after each other. but too many seniors have no one. and harrisburg politicians don't seem to care. as governor, i'll create a registry so families can check backgrounds of care providers. and, i'll increase access to home health care, so seniors have the option of staying in their own homes. after all, seniors have earned that right. we certainly have! tom wolf. democrat for governor. >>> if you got up before the sun this morning, you may have caught a glimpse of the lunar eclipse, "action news" captured the moon over center city this morning. the moon turned orange in what is commonly known as a blood moon, it's sunlight scattering off the

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. >>> time for sports tonight, flyers are back on the ice, lets get the latest from jaime apody in the sports center with more. >> hey there, we talked about how all offseason the flyers had to get off to a better start and of course they would. but that is not working out well. just like last year, believe it or not. the year before that as well. the orange and black still winless after three games, it cost peter laviolette his job and berube got them their first win and hopefully that happens tonight. >> it's a huge team and we have to play good defense, not like the last time against montreal in the third period because they will crush us. >> they have a high octane team, we have to play a full 60 minutes again and smartenup on the defense. and we'll be fine. >> the eagles have flown the next, they dispersed to various destinations across the united states vistding with family and friends, one guy that earned that was connor barwin, he sacked eli manny three times, chip kelly know what's a weapon barwin is. he spoke glowingly yesterday. >> is he smart and understands what he is goin

jaime apody has more on the king of one liners. >> with an innovative offense and his unique approach to training chip kelly is a hot topic in the nfl. on the field is he poker faced. in the press conference he is -- take a look. >> i love texans and oregon guys, just run with it. one with it. >> how about jeff mayo who played for both. >> he is the daily double. >> he will play safety sunday if nate allen's am string is not healed enough. but who is neil wolf? >> it's for him to start every game and have 27,000 picks and he has not -- when it comes to the player's injuries, i'm not dr. miyagi, and i can't touch his leg and make him better. tell me who can play and who can't play. >> well, wax on and wax off and wax poetically, the eagles are as healthy now as they have been all year. >> if are you not watching the karate kid, check out eagles game day 11:30 a.m., and game day final after "action news" at 11:00. >>> the flyers have gone from cold to hot just like that, and they will try to keep it going in tampa, the flyers are looking for their third straight win in the nhl, craig be

. >>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and h monicaalpass. >>> hello again, here is what is it happening on "action news" tuesday night. a texas nurse being treated for ebola also has to put her dog in quarantine, that begs the question, are pets susceptible to the deadly virus as victims or potential carriers. >> plus, the shocking murder case from central pennsylvania where police say that a 10-year-old boy is responsibility for the death a 90-year-old woman. and officials say it's a deal too good to pass up. >>> now to the latest on the ebola virus in the u.s., it's center for disease control announced -- workers that cared for thomas duncan are being monterrored. one is nina pham, it's unknown how she got infected. she got a plasma infusion from dr. kents brantly, and her dog was puts in quarantine today. >> and that brings questions if the pets themselves are a risk to the public. ali gorman joins us with more from the big board. >> reporter: there is still a lot of unanswered question, about how ebola can affect dogs, so far ther

it kicks off in boston and jaime apody is live in the sports center with more on that. >> that is righthe flyers drop the puck on the 2014-2015 season, despite being in a boot wayne simmons will play. after seven losses in their first eight games last year put them in a hole to client out of it. >> last season did not go the way we planned to start off things, put us in the hole to start and we had to climb to get out of that and it took us a majority of the city to put us in a playoff position, i know the guys know the importance of a strong start and hopefully we'll have a great opening night in boston. >> it's a good thing we can be better than last year. we can't be worse. we have to get off to a good start and we'll be fine. >> lets go flyers! >> even the birds are flyered up, fletcher cox and friends wearing their orange and black and playing hockey in the nova care complex. >> eagles plenty of tim dating in pads they are getting ready for the showdown on sunday. lets talk football. pitting it's 4-1 birds against the team that won three straight and it's trash talking gun. giants

continues to recover from shoulder surgery, he may not be ready for the opening against indiana either, jaime apody caught up with brown earlier today. >> are we months away from that, where are we at with him? >> you always feel guilty to not be able to say a timeline, i'll continue to be a little bit vague, because that is the way it is, anything reported for two months that is wrong and it's a lot sooner rather than later, an exact timeline i don't know. there is trade rumors floating around his name. i'm sure you heard them. >> i heard them from him this morning. >> it's part of the challenge for all of my young guys, you condition get tricked with tweaks and facebooks and internet. and whatever it is. everybody is sort of paying attention to it. michael is our point guard, and i love michael as my point guard. >> twitter and facebook that is for us and the fans not for those guys. >> thank you so much jeff, a novel about irish catholic familys chosen for the one book one philadelphia. "orphan train" was selected for the library of philadelphia. 2015 is the 13th year for the one book program, f

back, lesean mccoy, the leading rusher last year has only 39 total yards in the last two games, jaime apodyas move as the eagles fight to get the run game going. >> mike tyson says everybody has a plan until they get hit in the face and we got hit in the face. >> they are getting hit on their run game. lesean is only averaging 2.7 jareds per carry and in 2013, he averaged double that. but he can tell that you struggling like this isn't fun. >> it's frustrating, knowing the time of player you are and you want to put the numbers up and if teams do come in and try to stop you and they are successful with it, that is a frustrating moment, the best running back in the league and to not get him going is frustrating, that is something we have to get better about man. >> and they allowed them to rush for over 100 yards so far, is this the game that shady breaks out of his shell. >> i got my boy lane back and moved tye back to his original position, we'll find out and see what happens. >> but for some reason it doesn't, don't expect mccoy to mentally check out. >> i know what i can do, it doesn't bo

jaime apody is here. >> one place the eagles are struggling is the running game but the st.allowed an opponent for 200 yards or more this season. maybe this is the weeks that shady breaks out. it's not all his fault, he has to run behind the makeshift offensive line. through four games he has just eight fewer carries he did in 2013, but rushed for more than twice as many yards last year, more than twice as many yards per carry as well. shady doesn't want to talk about the running game and admits it's been tough. >> it's hard, you know the type of player you are and you want to put the numbers up. and if teams come in to try and stop you and they are successful with it, that is another frustrating moment. again, i know who i am, i am still confident. it doesn't bother me much. you want to maintain that level of play. we are winning games and that is the most important thing. in order to continue to win games we have to get the ground game going. >> last year shady had his entire offensive line the entire season to run behind and surely not this season and he felt the absence

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> we begin with aoping story tonight, new clues in the death of cooper health system and his wife. authorities say that the fire inside of the home where the couple was found dead over the weekend was intentionally set. now the big story is the arson investigation into the death of a prominent couple. now we don't know how john sheridan and his wife died. >> rick and monica, investigators are trying to sort this out to determine how john sheridan and his wife died. the fire in their bathroom bedroom was intentionally set but we don't know by whom. the fire in meadow brook township was arson but how the fire started was unclear. john sheridan died at the scene in the second floor bedroom where the

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> the head of thedc was in the hot seated, forced to explain how two nurses caring for thomas duncan caught the ebola virus. we are learning more about the care of those nurses as officials also investigate more possible cases. it's thursday nitd and the big story on "action news" is the growing investigation into how two american nurses contracted ebola at a texas hospital. >> a top official from the hospital apologized for the mistakes made in dallas while caring for thomas duncan. >> rick and monica, at this hour, 26-year-old nina pham, one of the nurses infected with ebola is inflate, she is head to the bio containment unit just outside of washington, d.c. meanwhile, on capitol hill those handling the u.s. response faced a grilling from congress. >> she said she was told to board the plane. >> dr. tom freeden the direction ter says they can stop eastbound object but they face hours of questions about whether their policies will keep more

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> we begin with breakingty where a doctor that travelled to west africa has been hospitalized with ebola-like symptoms. sharrie williams is tracking the latest for us and joining us with updates. >> we do know that this doctor came in from west africa nine days ago. it may have been a 911 operator that tipped off officials about this case. he called about a fever and the operator asked him about his travel history and it was quickly determined he was a possible ebola patient. the doctor is 33 years old and his name is craig allen spencer, he was in guinea, africa working with doctors without borders treating patients affected with ebola, he returned last tuesday, october 14th, his flight path was from new guinea to brussels and into new york. the doctor called 911 and was transported from his upper manhattan apartment just before noon by an especially trained hazmat unit. it's equipped with personal protective gear to treat hazardous situations, he was taken to bellevue hospital in manhattan and that is where

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> a rocket launch into a kostdly disaster, less than 24 hours after the explosion in virginia, people are asked to watch for dangerous debris. we are hearing from students that watched it all unfold. the big story on "action news" is now the massive rocket explosion. >> nobody was hurt when the unmanned rocket blew up moments after liftoff last night, its drawing scrutiny over private companies. it was used by nasa to take materials to the international space station. and people living near the explosion site are urged not to touch anything they might find because it could be hazardous, the rocket was also carrying the work of high school students from the jersey shore. "action news" reporter, john rawlins live in ocean city with their story. >> reporter: hey rick, well a team of six students here and their teachers worked for the better part of a year to work on experiment to be taken to the international space station. they were at the launch last night and they say there were

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> stormtracker 6 liveble scan tracking a system that will dampen any evening plans tonight. fast moving downpours roll into our area and could bring powerful wind gusts as well. it is tuesday night and the big story on "action news" is the cluster of storms that will bring rain to much of our area. >> tonight we get a better idea when that rain will hit and clear out. looking outside at philadelphia international airport overcast as you can see. we could see the showers before the sunsets. meteorologist, cecily tynan, is at is the "action news" big board with the latest from stormtracker 6 live double scan. >> we have a few light showers around now, the main impact of the storm system is late tonight through the overnight hours. they have a few light showers, in buck county and lehigh county. they are all moving to the north and that is not a big deal. the wider view showing we have a powerful storm system moving through the ohio valley, this is where they have tornado warnings posted. i don't expect torna

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cgh mly tynan,pphidigwilliams a monica malpass. >>> fright anded puppies were if ried out of a south philadnd thhia homeassst night. police say there was about a dozen dogs held up withidilthy chaidne. k oow it's dogidighting investigation that focuses on a singlecgme. the ci,pce believe these doesd have been trained to fight. "action news" reporter, john rawlidne joinshal from hunting the ciark. >> reporter: hi monica, well the dogs are here being medically end.aluated and they have identy aid suspect in this case that has a connection to that partiam aarcguse and he has a lawys.r at this point in time ad as for the neighbors down on ley'ifflin strationt. ci never heard akry ev >> on the 2200 block of mifflin, the spca rescued a do >> doesd one of them mieaksng an eye. >> these dogs were scarred up and it appear they werehaled for fightinev yi> also removed were two treadmills used to condition dogs and syringes c1opcaculhale for steroids. >> they are kept lean non-good shape, just like a

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> that you largingtistics against the fight against ebola. now they say 70% of people that get the virus will die. there is some good news, now the first woman to contract the woman in the u.s. is receiving a potentially life saving blood transfusion, the big story tonight is the battle to contain the deadly ebola virus, but there is grim statics out today. west africa could see 10,000 new cases a week in the next month. >> now they have no idea how nina pham contracted the virus while caring for thomas duncan, pham was wearing a mask and gloves and a shield while working as a critical care nurse. she just received a blood transfusion from dr. kent brantly, he survives ebola and has antibodies. >> dann cuellar is now live with more. >> reporter: hey rick, delaware county public health offi

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> soaking rain isvening commute, you can see the large system making its way over the delaware and lehigh valleys right now. we are getting more details of the timing of the heavy evident downpours. wednesday night and the big story is the heavy rain that created slick roads and cloudy conditions, the downpours will creating flooding concerns this evening. lets look live now from philadelphia international airport where officials there are experiencing delays of up to 90 minutes on the ground they are telling us, if you fly out tonight you want to call ahead. cecily tynan is monitoring the storms with stormtracker 6 live double scan. >> monica and rick it's an afternoon of on and off tropical downpours and it's not over yet. i'm tracking a band of heavy rain moving on to baltimore and right now the focus of the heavy downpour is north of philadelphia, there is this one band moving through pottstown across route 100 and the northeast extension near allentown and we have heavy downpours right now and the

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> the first persongnosed with ebola in the u.s. has died and less thank five hours later, authorities have rushed another patient to the hospital that had contact with thomas duncan's family in their apartment and is experiencing symptoms. >> today shortly after we learned about the death of thomas duncan in texas, airports announced they are stepping up their screening for the virus, duncan died in a hospital in dallas this morning, he came from liberia in late september and went to the hospital on september 25th, but he was not diagnosed until he went back with more severe symptoms on september 28th, a patient was taken today by ambulance to presbyterian hospital in dallas that may be exhibiting signs of ebola, and now they are take temperatures from passengers from west africa as they arrive from new york, washington, chicago and atlantic. >>> all right switching not big board, ali gorman has more on the company that will start testing testing testing testing a vaccine on humans. >>

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> authorities in montgomeryng a frightening shooting tonight and someone fired several shots leaving bullet holes in nearby homes but police do not know who is responsible. tuesday evening and the big story is the investigation into a big shoot that stunned a neighborhood. several upper dublin neighborhood have discovered bullet holes in their walls as well as in the trees and sides walks. sara bloomquist is live now with more. >> reporter: rick and monica, police are trying to figure out what set off the violence here this afternoon. they may respond to an occasional argument at this apartment complex but not gun violence. they were released that nobody was hurt when the gun fire erupted here. >> never violence, nothing like this. >> the police spent the day looking for shell casings here on chelsea avenue. they found them, 7 to 9 shell casings and they found bullet holes in the sides of trees and the outside walls of two homes. the woman here was washing dishes on the other side of wall when the bullet came te

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> the cause of a deadly fire in delaware county remains a history tonight. the flames ripped through a residence at an assist the living facility and we have new information about the victim. it's thursday night and the big story on "action news" is a big fire that kill aid 63-year-old man, new details were released about the victim on elwin road housing that is specifically for people over the age of 60. vernon odom is live in middletown township tonight near the scene with the very latest. >> reporter: good evening, the pennsylvania state fire marshall remains on this campus tonight trying to determine the cause of last night's deadly blaze in a key residential hall here. smith hall, on elwin's 300 acre campus is where the fire broke out at 9:20, when firefighters arrived they found no flames but smoke coming outs of the residence hall, once they doused the flames they found one resident that had perished. he was the victim of smoke inhalation and burns. they evacuated the other 225 residents to safety. >>

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> gun fire fills canada'sthis morning following an attack by as many as three armed men, workers ran for safety after they learned that a gunman killed a soldier guarding a nearby war memorial and there is a large police presence there and we know that authorities in canada are investigating the possibility of more gunmen. the big story on "action news" is breaking out of ottawa, canada, a soldier is dead, after an attack near the country's parliament building. >> and officials in the u.s. are monitoring the situation in canada but believe there is no threat to americans. sharrie williams is live with the latest. >> reporter: monica and rick the president has been briefed on the shootings as ottawa is just north and west of the canadien u.s. border. it erupted just before 10:00 a.m. and they call it a fluid sitdation and we know that members of parliament had to go hiding for cover when the gun fire erupted. in downtown ottawa, two separate shooting incidents led to widespread panic. it captured the scene insi

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> thursday night and we begin with breaking news involving a philadelphia firefighter, "action news" learned that a member of the department is in police custody accused of posing as a police officer and sexually assaulting a woman. david henry is live now with more on the charges. >> reporter: monica, that high ranking firefighter is in a lot of hot water, philadelphia police say he impersonated a police officer and forced a young woman into performing a sex act. it happened on the 1300 block of logan. a woman was walking down the street when she was approaching by a man in a car that applied he was a police officer. >> at some point in time he identifies himself as a police officer which he is not. >> the young lady feared she was arrested based on the things that this man said to her. once in the car fire lieutenant jamal, forced her to perform a sex act. she was able to escape from the car and called police. >> based on the information she gave to police, they are able to stop this male in the 4800 bl

with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> septa commutersondering if transit workers will go on strike, negotiations got underway but it's unclear if they are closer to reaching a deal. the big story today is the looming strike for septa workers, they vowed to give 24 hours notice if they walk off the job but they are still nervous about the possibility. david henry is live now in old city where negotiations continue. >> reporter: we have word that talks have broken off and they were meeting here at the windham hotel on and off throughout the afternoon, we are told that the talks have ended and things still do not look good and they are still willing to groeshation anything and commuters are stuck in the middle. >> i won't be able to get to work. i need to get to work. every day, if they go on strike that will take my money. >> the transit workers are threatening to take the town to a stand still. willy brown, the head of the union says they have until tomorrow to come up with a fair contract. a strike is looking more and more likely, over 2

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