and markell was struck in the stomach.oved the obstructions anyway, but then he died within a few hours. schoumacher: sioux city was isolated. on the road, trucks by the hundreds were turned back and rivers of milk ran down roadway ditches, while in the city, strikers distributed gallons of confiscated milk free to the inhabitants. although the iowa strikers were few in numb, their actions were merely the first ripple in an ever-widening sea of protest. roads were picketed in south dakota and nebraska. strikers were beaten and tear-gassed, but they held firm. north dakota organized and the georgia dairymen dumped their milk. six weeks after the sioux city strike began, it was all over. although scattered protests continued throughout the nation, they were faint echoes of the anger that spilled over at sioux city. why was the strike unsuccessful? the milk dealers could find enough milk supply somewhere to thwart the desires of the dairy farmer. so there didn't seem to be much that farmers could do to improve their general l

we thank you both, katy roemer, professor howard markel.o the devastating effects of theç deadly virus overseas. jeffrey brown has that. >> brown: as we reported earlier, the director of the world health organization, doctor margaret chan, issued a dire assessment today of ebola'ç ravaging effects on west africa, saying it's, "unquestionably, the most severe acute public health emergency in modern times. crisis for international peace and security." as a former british foreign secretary, our next guest is no stranger to peace and security crises. david miliband is now head of the international rescue committee and just returned from liberia and sierra leone. the two nations hardest hit by the epidemic. mr. miliband, as we see a first case in this country of a nurse contracting ebola, what is the situation for health workers in africa, including those in your organization? are there better protocols in place now or is the situation still quite dangerous? e head of the world health organization has used the wordç "dire." that's true. it's a

markel will visit classrooms and greet students at booker t. washington elementary school today.chool's real principal will also be there. >>> dozens of parents educators and government officials tackled the issue of pennsylvania keystone exams in delaware county last night. every public school student in the state needs to pass three keystone exams to graduate starting with the class of 2017. opponents at the meeting in radnor township say the requirement ignores learning differences, puts too much weight on three tests and is a burden on students and schools. >> all eyes are on the sky this morning waiting nor blood moon to can come. >> yeah, really cool can, lunar eclipse happening right now. as we take a look at storm tracker 6 live hd, the rain from overnight is gone and that's good because we had some strong thunderstorms as expected. even had a tornado warning north of atlantic city but that didn't produce any damage from what we've seen from any local storm reports and as we head outside right now, we are drying out and things are getting better. there is that moon. kind

jack markell will give an update on a possible case of ebola.n new jersey, they are offering free ebola awareness training to first responders. that's 7:00 tonight at the county government services building. to learn more about ebola, go to our website at nbc10.com. learn how you can and cannot contract the virus. for ebola coverage on twitter use #ebola. that way you will get the latest from nbc and nbc 10 on the developing ebola story. >>> a mild start to the day as we look at boat house row. rain is on the way. meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz is here now with the forecast to tell us when we can expect that. >> we see some rain to the north and west of the area. it's going to take its good old time getting through here before the day is over. but in the meantime, we have cloudy skies across the entire area from the poconos to the shore. you can see just totally ov overcast conditions. the rain is to the north and west. it is not moving real fast. at least not in the direction of our area. it's moving pretty fast but right up the same

the latest assault occurred when markel white punched an officer as he entered the housing unit. >> he basically sucker punched an officer as he came in the door, which resulted in other disturbances in the dorm. >> white, who is currently there waiting for trial for murder, has been put in a segregation cell, and put on high status, the highest destination for a cell. he will be locked up for now, 24 hours a day, lose all of his privileges and have little more to do than sleep. >> what did you do to the officer? >> i hit him. i hit him. at the end of the day i came out -- [ bleep ] up. what is that called? restraints. >> let me talk to you real quick, all right? what is going on, white? i want to talk to you a little bit about what happened last night. >> i just got fed up. >> so what are you feeling like today? >> i'm feeling good. >> you know your discipline officer will see you in a couple of days. and because of that, i'll be by to see you and we'll be reviewing you, depending on your actions for two or three weeks, depending on the sort status, all right, well, i'll be talking to

governor jack markell paid a visit to go baby go, the harness this woman is wearing is new technology letting people with limited mobility to work. they show it how it works in a 50 square foot structure. >> that is pretty awesome. >> what are we buzzing about today? >> people lining up to get their chance to be the next millionaire. there is something strange in the neighborhood. who you going to call? ghost bufrters is back. >>> time for the buzz, we have been buzzing about this one and it's confirmed. a new ghostbuster is in the works with all women. they tweeted it will star some pretty hilarious women. casting has yet to be announced. some swirling is melissa mccarthy in there. but we'll get to that when it's confirmed for you. >> who wants to be a millionaire apparently tons of p.m. in this area showing up for the auditions, today a search for new contestants is stilling go on at dave and busters in franklin mills. the show airs weekdays at 2:00 here on 6 abc, we would love to see you on the show, get out there, still a little bit of time. >>> finally, fgit. thank goodness it's

delaware governor jack markell announced the expansion of the drug treatment services and options. also helped to unveil what's called helpisherede.com. delaware has a new marketing came pain designed to let people know that help is out there. >>> i think the protections that we put into place on the prescription drug side, you know, have probably been somewhat helpful on the prescription drug side. you've seen this explosion on the heroin side. >>> governor markell announced the state is opening a detoxification center earlier next year. it will serve residents in kent and sussex counties. >>> controversial speaker addressed students at a local college campus today. >> the 14th dalai lama spoke at princeton university. the spiritual leader held a private gathering. it was based around princeton's motto. >> human activities can be positive so long as motivation is good. >> the visit was sponsored in part by the calmik iii. >>> philadelphia students will get a taste of what we do every day. whyy flash media labs officially opened at two of the city's public schools. one of them here

governor jack markell signed new legislation this morning aimed at providing service for people withntal illness. the changes are expected to decrease the number of voluntary commitme commitments. they can initial nature the emergency process if needed. >>> our top story today on nbc 10 news today at 4:00, as world health experts forecast a dramatic spike in ebola cases in west africa, first responders in delaware county are meeting at this very moment to discuss safety precautions should the virus come here. >>> and stopping the spread. new at 4:30, nbc 10 takes you to local communities that are scrubbing and scouring to keep away the germs in these uncertain times. sheena parveen? >> and it's certainly a warm october day. mild conditions will continue into tomorrow. with them comes the threat for stormy weather. getting timing in my exclusive nbc 10 first alert nbc 10 forecast. >>> coming up tonight on nbc 10 news at 5:00, fewer young drivers. why the next generation is leaving the car behind and whether our area is changing to meet the transportation needs of the future. on my jou

. >>> and from our delaware newsroom tonight, governor jack markell announced a step to get more young people into college. delaware state university will wave their application fees for high school seniors thank have to apply during college application month. the governor says that financial concerns often discourage students from a higher education. time for a check of the "action news" traffic report thursday night. >> matt pellman is in the traffic center we are close aren't we matt? >> so close we can taste it. >> can we see it though? there we are. >> good evening to you, rick and monica, we continue to watch from chopper 6 hd the big protest, our big traffic story in spring garden, the closure on north broad street because of this sea of people, all people and no cars, between callow hill and spring garden, stick with the numbers streets instead to get around the major protests but expect them to be major congested. it will take you extra time here north of broad street. lets go to the schuylkill expressway, looking a whole lot better than this morning. a lot of eastbound sluggi

delaware governor jack markell is said to update the status in his state tomorrow.hile we reached out for new jersey health officials for their numbers butç we haven't heard back yet. >>> we'll be right back with glenn's look at the weather. stay with us. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz. >> we've had a warm stretch of weather lately but today that was really amazing, got up to 76 degrees. we have a warm night ahead but we also could see patchy dense fog forming by day break. we're tracking showers for tomorrow, not a whole lot. weekend cold blast will be a whole lot colder than it has been. we're going to have wind on top of that. it's going to be a really nasty weekend. we have some high clouds around now but not a whole lot of wind. 71 degrees. winds south at 5 miles an hour. we're 8 degrees warmer than we were at this time yesterday. yesterday wasn't all that cold. 71 philadelphia, 72 in reading. we have the 79 and southern delaware up near 80, 71 in dover right now. see those patchy high clouds, no rai

markel simpson goes hup, two, three, four, what the heck are we running for? touchdown. gaithersburg takes it to the house and they're moving more g units. this is clarence p.d. gaskins. gaithersburg wins 14-2. let's move on. richard montgomery, the rocket that's churchill, the bulldogs. let's check in on those dogs first. this is blake dove. he scores a touchdown. churchill, marquette lewis around the outside. bulldogs win it 33-16. next stop, let's take a drive up leesburg pike road and stop off at the beltway, george marshall, ladies in the house, getting a stern test tonight hosting stonebridge as they came to play. check out the fans in pink. stonebridge thinking touchdown over and over again. bulldogs rolling, but the george marshall students hanging in there, a lot of spirit. i like that. tough night for them, though. collins buckley right up the gut. stonebridge wins 54-7. fairfax at mclean, defensive struggle here tonight. now fairfax, they're the rebels. colton godfrey says in the midnight hour, she cried more, more, more. that's a rebel yell right there. defen

howard markell. he joins us now, a medical historian and author of the book "quarantine." thanks for being back on the program, doc. >> thank you, sanjay. >> when they hear this scenario that i just described, i think it's pretty shocking for a lot of people, but health officials pretty much anywhere in the united states do have this power, right? what is the limit of the power? >> well, the powers are actually quite strong. more than 100 years ago the commissioner of health, new york city, was testifying before congress and they asked what are the limits of your powers? and he said, well, senator, i could make city hall a quarantine hospital tomorrow if i wanted to. so, if indeed the health authorities feel that you're a threat, that you're not cooperating and that you might infect others particularly for a very serious disease like ebola, their powers are extremely strong. >> as i understand this, part of this is from reading your books frankly, the practice of quarantine, even the word itself goes back to 14th venturi venice. it wasn't ebola obviously they were trying t

. >>> delaware governor jack markell declared october as domestic violence awareness month. miss delaware 2014 brittany lewis says designation is important for victims and their families. she also shared her personal story. >> for a long time my sister kept her abuse, relationship inside, and only reluctantly began to express her situation once the physical scars and bruises could no longer be covered up. on the evening of march 26th, 2010, my family's nightmare came to life yet again when my 26 year-old sister was gunned down and killed, with seven shots to her body. >> miss delaware also lost her cousin to domestic violence. nearly 24,000 incidents of domestic violence with reported in delaware in the pennsylvania past year. >>> police chiefs in delaware county are pushing to be allowed to use radar to catch speeders. "eyewitness news" on township line road in drexel hill, where chief of police, held a press conference today. right now state law limits use of of radar for speed enforcement to state police, federal statistics from 2012 shows pennsylvania had third highest n

. >>> now to kent county where governor jack markell will play principal for a day, greeting students and teachers at booker t. washington elementary school in dover. he'll visit classrooms along with the real principal. the principal for a day program is designed to help schools create partnerships with local businesses. 130 schools across delaware are participating this year. so, students, be on your best behavior. the last thing you want is to get called to the governor's office. >> yeah, right. you are watching nbc 10 news. "nbc 10 news today" at 6:00 a.m. starts right now. >>> experts from all over the country will be in philadelphia today focusing on two deadly viruses, one that's gripping our area. >>> he's accused of murdering a baby and her grandmother in montgomery county, and his fate could end up in the hands of a jury today. >>> overnight showers are now well off the coast. the winds are picking up, but the skies will be clearing, giving way to plenty of sunshine a little bit later on today. good morning. this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm rosemary connors. >> and i'm chris

. >>> delaware governor jack markell will announce changes in the state drug treatment system today and reveal a new ad campaign and website connecting people in delaware to those services. tom corbett has signed legislation which establishes a prescription drug monitoring program for health care professionals. designed to maintain a record of controlled substances that are prescribed and dispensed in order to address our state's growing prescription drug abuse problem. >>> here's a sobering statistics. the number of bicycle traffic deaths are soaring since 2010. california and florida have the most deaths. but here at home, the number of deaths in pennsylvania is down by five, but they're up by one in new jersey and, as you see there, two in delaware. meantime, it looks like bike riding is booming in center city. officials say the number of bike riders in the city is up more than 33% since 2012. that increase is due in part to gas prices that rose up over $3 a gallon. there are also more places to store bikes now and a growing number of young people in surrounding center city communiti

governor markell was there. to talk about priority schools plan. everyone was excited that day. the state would send $6 million to six struggling schools to get them back on track. warner was one of the schools, as was highland's elementary here. then the districts got the fine print that basically says all the teachers would have to reaprea p ply for the jobs. it said the state would have time approval of the plan and if they couldn't come up with a plan the schools would be privatized or turned over to charter schools. the teachers, superintendent, school boards are unhappy. they want to work with the state on a new plan. as we come back live out here to the city county building, tonight the state education secretary is inside the meeting for the wilmington city council. lots of teachers signed the log sheet there. they want to get up and make their voices heard. they do not like the idea that they have to reapply for the jobs. a lot of the people feel like they're being blamed because of the school's poor performance. we're going to keep you posted on the story. certainly an

. >>> this afternoon, delaware governor jack markell will give an update on how his state is preparing to deal with a possible case of ebola. right now there are no known cases in delaware. nbc 10 has learned that 105 people are being monitored in pennsylvania, but the three pennsylvanians that were on a flight to cleveland with a nurse who was infected with ebola have shown no signs of the virus. we've also reached out to new jersey health officials for their numbers but have not yet heard back. and that texas nurse with ebola who flew to cleveland is out of the hospital this morning. she is ebola-free. amber vinson hugged her doctors and nurses before she walked out of an atlanta hospital yesterday. she was diagnosed after caring for a liberian man who eventually died of ebola at a dallas hospital. >>> seven minutes after 5:00, as we turn our attention to "decision 2014," and time is running out in the race for pennsylvania governor with both candidates trying to capture residents' votes, especially those undecided voters. democratic candidate tom wolf will continue his fresh start b

delaware is preparing to deal with a possible case of the virus during an update from governor jack markell. >> we will be back in monroe county to cover the police manhunt for eric frein. investigators are following up on a new tip, a possible sighting of frein near route 390 in barrett township. frein has been on the run now for 47 days after police believe that he shot two state troopers, killing one of them. >>> and of course, we are following the race for pennsylvania governor during these final days of campaigning. today, democratic candidate tom wolf continues his fresh start bus tour in chester county. at this point, governor tom corbett has not released his schedule of events for today. we will let you know when we get that. >>> protection from the flu is on the way. we have an update on vaccination supplies, plus, how many cases of the virus have already been reported in this area. >>> and access granted. the new bridge that will connect two parts of this area for the first time in decades. >>> clouds are moving into center city, but we will stay dry this morning. that changes thi

. >>> happening today, delaware governor jack markell and state health officials will outline what stepsaware is taking to responds to any sort of ebola virus. the state hasn't had an ebola case but delaware hospitals and healthcare organizations are ramping up plans for how to handle any suspected cases that arrive in the first state. as with other states in our area several delaware hospitals are conducting training programs for their staff to help get them ready in case they see any ebola patients. >>> a friend of boston marathon bombing suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev was convicted of lying to federal agents during the investigation. the jury found he lied about going to tsarnaev's college dorm room with two other friends who removed evidence after the 2013 bombing. his attorney argued he was high on marijuana and confused. he faces up to 16 years in federal prison when he's sentence in there january. >> the sixers opened the regular season tonight against the pacers in indiana. nerlens noel is expected to play. the rookie center led the league in blocked shots during the preseason. the fl

. >>> happening today, delaware governor jack markell will hold an event as part of domestic violence awareness month. last month in delaware, close to 24,000 domestic violence cases were reported to law enforcement. the court issued just over 1,500 orders for protection from abuse. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> clear skies this morning. it is chilly outside once again, 30s and 40s right now. 40s in the city. it's a clear view from center city. right now 49 degrees in philadelphia with winds just at 3 miles an hour. a light wind and clear skies and dry air. humidity's at 69%. that's when the temperatures come down in a hurry, and we're seeing that this morning. live view of museum of art and beyond. no sign of any clouds here. no showers today, but there are some showers in our future. you can see them already in northwestern pennsylvania and the ohio valley. that's part of the system that's going to be entering the picture for us for tomorrow. for today, sunny skies and breezy and a rebound. yesterday we were stuck in the low 60s for high

. >>> delaware governor jack markell is going back to school today. he'll be principal for a day at the booker t. washington elementary school in dover. this is part of an initiative by the state's chamber of commerce to help schools and local businesses create partnerships. >>> this morning in philadelphia, comcast shareholders will vote on the proposed deal to merge that company with time warner cable. the vote is set to start at 9:30 at the kemmel center. time warner shareholders will vote tomorrow in new york on the $45 billion proposal. state and federal regulatory officials are expected to decide whether to approve the deal some time next year. comcast is the parent company of nbc 10. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> storms rolled through overnight with a cold front that's giving us a gusty wind this morning. at times, though, the flag is standing straight out. at times, it is at rest. 62 right now in reading. philadelphia's still cloudy and 65 degrees. cape may has just a few clouds in the area but no m

delaware governor jack markell announced the expansion of the drug treatment services in the state and unveiled something called helpisherede.com, the state's new website designed to get residents help for addiction. delaware also has a new marketing campaign designed to let people know that help is out there. >> i think the protections that we've put into place on the prescription drug side have probably been somewhat helpful on the prescription drug side, but you're seeing this explosion on the heroin side. >> now, the governor also announced that the state is opening a detox center early next year. it will be based downstate to serve residents in kent and suffolk counties. >>> just in time for the holiday shopping season, there is a new option in century city, philadelphia. century 11 store at eighth and market. the high-end fashion retailer is located in the gallery at market east. >>> three, two, one! >> obviously, philadelphia mayor michael nutter there cutting the ribbon. he greeted shoppers lined up for hours outside. century 21 is best known for designer brands up to 65% off r

october is domestic violence wearness in and today delaware governor jack markell will hold a news conferencee awareness by this issue. he will be joined by violence prevention advocates and miss delaware will share her many family's struggle with abuse. last year in delaware police respond todd more than 23,000 domestic violence incidents. >>> 4:49. you know we don't see a lot of pictures of kanye west smiling, hardly ever as a matter of fact, but out spoken rapper brought cheer to this party in new orleans. he bought them a bolt of champagne and then posed for these photos shared on instagram. >> is he smiling? is he smiling. >> yes. >> well, he doesn't look angry, i guess is what we can consider a smile on him. >> they is. >> yes. >> i see him smiling there. >> yes. >> anyhow, troubled star a manned bynes getting married. >> she told in touch magazine, right. >> yes. >> touch magazine is probably a different kind of magazine all together. >> gross. >> that she's engaged to a 19 year-old man from california. bynes hoist 28, tells the magazine in touch, his name is caleb and he works in the

governor jack markell along with congressman john carney and many others.is the 18th year this event has been held. it's a chance to honor italian-americans who made outstanding contributions to their neighborhoods and communities in delaware. >>> we've heard these names a lot, ebola, enterovirus. >> they're making the headlines but they're not the only illnesses local health officials are looking out for. >> they want you to be alert, too. the warning signs you should be aware of if you start to feel under the weather this fall. >>> believe it or not, there are just ten weekends left to shop for the holidays. what? if you're working on your budget, experts say be prepared to pay more. we'll tell you the best time to get a deal on those electronicsç ♪ with the card accepted by 90% of doctors in the philadelphia region you have the freedom to relish right now. independence blue cross. live fearless. >>> this is nbc 10 news. >>> a possible breakthrough in the fight against alzheimer's, researchers have replicated brain cells with the disease in a petri dish.

. >>> happening this afternoon, delaware governor jack markell will hold an event as part of dough mess ache violence awareness month. last year in the state, close to 24,000 domestic violence incidents were reported to law enforcement. the court issued just more than 1,500 orders for protection from abuse. >>> and also happening today, unions and advocacy groups in new jersey will launch a campaign aimed at getting sick time for their employees. voters in montclair and ten tron wi trenton will decide if city workers will get sick days. last year several cities adopted those laws and there's a push to make it a statewide retirement. >>> teachers who have been working without a contract plan to picket at a school board meeting tonight. horn 100 teachers and staff for the ridley school district have been picketing for more than a month. their main dispute is not about money, but guaranteed preparation time throughout the school day. tonight's board meeting is at 7:30 at ridley high school. >>> here is some good news. eagles, now 4-1 on the season after the win over st. louis. but after ju

this is all part of governor jack markell's plan to give more students access to higher education. students have until november 2 1st to apply for free, applies to all seniors at all delaware schools. >>> well, today fear about fields that many kids play on. >> and it's got adults taking action. turbulence over the turf, and why a health scare has made this material a real game changer. >>> glenn "hurricane" schwartz? >> now i'm tracking cool changes and i'll let you know if it's going to affect your weekend in my exclusive nbc 10 first alert seven-day forecast. >>> all new tonight on "nbc 10 news at 5," new information about the death of comic legend joan rivers. what the new york medical examiner is now saying about how she died. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. everybody knows that. well, did you know certain cartoon characters should never have an energy drink? action! blah-becht-blah- blublublub-blah!!! geico®. introducing the birds of america collection. fifty stunning, hand-painted plates, commemorating the state birds of our proud nat

united states was monitoring the communications of millions of germans and tapping chancellor angela markel'shone. the german government also ended its contract with verizon for cooperating with the nsa in spying on germans. meanwhile in a victory for digital privacy, in april the european court of justice struck down a rule that required telecommunication companies to store the communications data of european union citizens for up to two years. the ruling happened on the same day edward snowden addressed the parliamentary assembly of the council of europe via video link. this is a clip. >> mass surveillance will -- place everybody under constant monitoring, or we watch communications, watch what purchases you make, with your travels are, your associations, who you love and we watch who you are. we want to develop as a person. these are not the values of western society. these are not the values of liberal societies. >> and i do not believe that cultureis a nation or would allow them to continue. >> edward snowden addressing the european court of justice in april -- on the same day a court st

. >>> delaware governor jack markell is declaring october domestic violence wearness month. the governor wants to bring folk us to a crime that effects the health, safety and welfare of thousands as cross the state. later today, we will learn more about the redevelopment project, by the way in, burlington county, kerry. >> yes, we will tell but that. the evesham township is set to undergo a multi million-dollar face lift. evesham township mayor randy brown and project's manager will talk more bit later this afternoon. we will have a lot more to come. leaders say the project will mean new jobs and more money coming in the township. >>> at least five people charged in identity theft ring that allegedly used stolen information for shopping sprees at saks fifth avenue. >> pricey place to go. prosecutors say the ring leader obtain, social security numbers and other information from about 20 sachs credit card holders. four salespeople allegedly used that information to ring up more than $400,000 worth of shoes, bags, and accessories. from the flagship store in manhattan. >> it is

. >> delaware health officials along with governor jack markell says if any of these travelers are monitored do develop symptoms they would be isolate and cdc rapid response team would be contacted. they said all nine hospitals in the state are prepared to treat any potential cases, of east bowl a. >>> well, is there still much more ahead on "eyewitness news" including new jeans that reportedly contribute to the risk of autism. we will have ground breaking new research. >>> keeping cash, more and more people are holding on to their money instead of investing it. are there risks. three on your side jim donovan has financial advice coming up, beasley. >>> it is first real game for nerlens noel as the sixers get ready to kick off the new season tonight, plus more good signs for the eagles offense with the tough road trip coming up on sunday all coming up ahead in >>> it is still warm, and, it is this afternoon. >> yes. >> things turn. >> when i think my house it was early afternoon. >> yes, you were dress add pope eighthry. kate and i are going back there getting sweaters out. >> yes. >> everyt

. >> delaware governor jack markell will brief reporters on his state's response to the out break later there are in reports of ebola the in first state, erika. >> increased security at federal buildings across the country including right here in our area officials tell cbs news there is no intelligence or specific threat. it is just a precautionary step in response to last week attack in can inadequacies and continuing calls from terror groups like isis to attack the u.s. there is in word on how long increased security will be in effect. >>> it is not too late to plan your pull kin carving, we have one of the world's fastest and best right here in our studio with tips for you. >>> former baseball star help say canseco is rush into surgery. we will have the latest on his condition after he accidentally shoots himself in the hand. also ahead a missing fat ball fan fund alive, we will tell you, first told but him yesterday morning we will tell you that while he is safe, still many questions surrounding his disappearance. more coming up. >>> broncos fan who vanish during half time of thurs

. >>> governor jack markell will be principal for a day at the booker t. washington elementary school in dover, part of an initiative by the chamber of commerce to help schools and local businesses create partnerships. >>> this is a good one. one local man is on a mission to make it from coast to coast on foot and he's almost there. norman horn of phoenixville is walking across the country to raise money to fight childhood cancer, and he's less than 75 miles from the finish line. the 30-year-old says it's always been a dream of his, so he quit his job as a personal trainer, moved to california and started walking in april. >> ultimately, i have a little bit of a restored faith in humanity, and it's been a really -- it's been a blessing with the way people have treated me along the way. >> horn says that he hopes to raise $75,000 for the penn state hershey children's hospital. he's expected to finish his journey on saturday in atlantic city. >>> their hopes and dreams are now on greeting cards. philadelphia kids were given cameras and asked to capture their

in our area today, delaware governor jack markell will give an update on how the state is preparing -- that state is preparing to deal with a possible case of ebola. right now there are no cases in delaware and in new jersey, gloucester county is offering free ebola awareness training to its first responders. that's at the government services building in clayton tonight. >>> the battle over legalizing sports betting in new jersey is headed back to court. the matter will go before a judge on november 20th. a temporary restraining order that stops the state from allowing it expires the next day. the four major professional sports leagues and the ncaa are seeking a permanent ban. >>> an investigation is under way to figure out what caused an unmanned rocket to explode seconds after lift-off in virginia. watch. the supply rocket was bound for the international space station, but about ten seconds after lifting off from wallops island it burst into flames. what was left of the rocket came crashing down on area beaches. no one was hurt, but six students from ocean city high school witnessed

there is a new accident in delaware county for drivers in markel township.ve that in about ten minutes. >> thank you, katy. >>> a philadelphia police officer had a hard time keeping his cool when dealing with some students. >> big man, you have a problem? because i notice that you keep trying to make eye contact with me. is there a problem? okay, keep [ bleep ] walking! >> a philadelphia cop cursing at kids, and now this video has police investigating one of their own. >>> and we'll continue to answer your questions about ebola this morning. we want to help ease your concerns, separate fact from fiction. you can send us your questions now. post them on our nbc 10 facebook page. >>> 6:45 right now. this morning we're answering your questions about ebola. within the last hour, these two questions were posted on our facebook page. since ebola is contracted through bodily fluid, wouldn't a sneeze or cough make that an aerosol and can it be transferred through currency? people are getting their questions answered right now because we have medical experts live in

. >> delaware governor markell we will brief his state's response, and there are in reports of ebolarst state of delaware. >>> increased security at federal buildings across the country including right here in our area officials tell cbs news there is no new intelligence or a specific threat. it is a precautionary step in response to last weeks terror attack in canada and continuing calls from terrorist groups like istoys attack the u. is. there is in word on how long the increased security will be in effect. >>> well, it has affected millions of americans but often times it is not taken seriously. coming up in the healthwatch new evidence that chronic fatigue is real and what may cause symptoms, patient's feel. >>> then if you are traveling for thanksgiving this may be the the best time to book a flight a month away now,w, we will tell you where to look, but do you really? [ female announcer ] neutrogena® makeup remover erases 99% of your most stubborn makeup with one towelette. can your makeup remover do that? [ female announcer ] neutrogena® makeup remover. >>> a rush to judgment.

. >> markel says there is great difference is going on. is an understatement.as progression rebels attacked its forces three times of the last 24 hours. there is concern putin could use this crisis as an excuse to disrupt natural gas supply to europe this winter. ebola czar mccord made the u.s. response to the disease. president obama says he is open to the idea of having one person in charge. the white house admitted lapses and handling ebola early on. on capitol hill, lawmakers criticizing a response by the centers for disease control. talks we are all scared. we need all hands on deck. we need a strategy and we need to protect the american people. first and foremost. it is not a drill. people's lives are at stake in the response so far has been unacceptable. >> the cdc director was the focus of the criticism. he told the house hearing ebola is not a significant public health threat to the u.s. >> shares of google trading lower in the premarket, posting for quarter profit and revenue that missed estimates. the company spending more to try to get at cells goin

i think that's how we got here and i think catherine and ed have dinner with her markell j job.ple of things. one i agree wholeheartedly with chris that i'm for higher standards. i don't know anybody who's against higher standards. i think a big part of the question is how confident we should be that the common core standards are higher. for me as i have written i don't have a problem with common core standards. i am unpersuaded that they are higher and better especially in practice and i am concerned that some of the stuff that goes along with common core like the affinity for close reading, like this commitment to -- i'm not sure some of the advocates understand this as well as they think they do or what it means in practice. i personally would like to have time to see how it shakes out before i know that this is a train we are all jumping on. for that reason i think the number of states edging away from the common core is probably a good thing. personally i think to chris' point the federal government has never waded into this back in 2009. i think 15 states a dozen dozen sta

a conversation with senators john barrasso of wyoming, senator joe manchin of west virginia, jack markell the delaware governor and maryland democrat chris van hollen this morning looking ahead to the midterms next week. >> welcome we're less than a week ago from election which makes me very happy. maybe makes a lot of people on this couch happy. i feel like we're at the point right now where it's a little bit before christmas and the presence or under the at i spend a lot of my day shaking those presents with bows on them things like i was sent and colorado governor wondering what's inside. but i'm going to take us a little bit away from the present piece of this and what's going to happen on wednesday and look sort of all of it beyond that as well. and i know we talk a lot or hear a lot about these numbers getting thrown around, prognosticators talking about these models they have, 60% or 52% chance or 73% chance this and take it with. the first question is a different number. that's the number of 68%. that's the percentage of people who would be paying attention to this election which