with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon, sara bloomquist is off and in the news, a double murder trial reaches a turning point in montgomery county. we have the latest and the latest information from two rescue puppies stolen from their frontiarity yesterday afternoon. >>> but the big sorry is another u.s. citizen exposed to the ebola virus is on his way back to the u.s. this comes as health officials up their efforts to contain the disease in dallas. a massive effort is underway to clean the apartment where thomas duncan stays just days before he was diagnosed. elizabeth herr is live wtd latest.

>>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon we begin with breaking news the second health care worker diagnosed with ebola took a frontier airlines flight the day before she reported symptoms. they are notifying the people on board and they are encouraged to contact the cdc for possible monitoring. she took care of thomas duncan before he died. today they claim that the protective gear worn by the staffers left part of their skin exposed. >> reporter: good afternoon we are told that nurse, amber vincent came down with a fever and immediately drove herself to the hospital and within 90 minutes was in isolation. >> another health care worker at this dallas hospital is infected with ebola like her colleague, nina pham is part of the team of 77 people involved in treating the ebola patient that died here last week, the others are being monitored with concerns that there could be more cases. >> it may be worse before it gets better, but it will get better. >> the cdc team is working on how these nur

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon in the news this noon, violent protest ez in the wake of another deadly police shooting in missouri. and the search for parking garage bandits at work in rittenhouse. >> and the big story is a destructive fire that claimed one life at a delaware county assisted living facility for the disabled. the blaze left heavy damage in media. vernon odom is live outside of that facility as investigators begin their search for the cause. >> reporter: officials here at elwin are waiting for the state fire marshals for the official ruling on the investigation into what caused this deadly fire last night. the fire broke out in one resident room. it took about an hour to put it out, and most of the damage was confined to one room where the only person that perished was living. >> we contained it to one room and we had one fatality. >> when they arrived the elwin staff evacuated the residents to safety. >> they were assisted by state police and we had seven troopers on location that were helping to evacuate the r

i am rick williams. the big story on "action news" is breaking news from trenton a 5-year-old girl has been kidnapped. sharrie williams is the only reporter on the scene at trenton headquarters with the breaking details. sharrie, what do we know? >>reporter:rick, the search is on for the missing 5-year-old. it unfolded at 8:00 at the 5:000500block of brunswick aveny street. an adult was in the vehicle and got out the vehicle. went inside of a place of business in that area. leaving the 5-year-old in the vehicle while the adult was away. they believe that a woman walked up, got into the car and drove off with the 5-year-old in the vehicle. her name is janina davis. she is 5-year-old. it happened after 8:00. the keys were still in the vehicle. the vehicle was still running when this person hopped in and drove off. we know that the vehicle in question that the police are looking for. we'll give of that information. it's new jersey tags with the licence plate of 866ebc. and that is new jersey licence plate 8

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon, in the news this noon, mystery at the bronco stadium. police are searching for a fan that vanished during halftime. >> and a van is found upside down, what police say caused this crash. >>> and in burlington county, skeletal remains were found while a couple were digging their backyard. authorities say the remains have been there quite sometime. "action news" has a crew on the ground, reporter david henry will bring you a live report coming up at 12:30. >>> police are searching through evidence as they busted a suspected dog fighting ring on mitland street. they discovered syringes during the raid. katherine scott is on the scene for several hours and filed this report. >> neighbors on this south philadelphia block are stunned after five adult dogs and pit bull puppies are scarred and carried out of this home this morning. authorities believe that a dog fighting operation, with breeding and training was running here for years. >> each place you go to like this, just saves another dog from a fight

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon, in the news this noon, another security breach at the white house, a person jumps the fence. >>> and but we begin with a soggy start to our thursday and when the rain finally moves out we have cooler temperatures and wind to deal with. the umbrellas were out and the hoods were up in winfield. the rain put a damper on everyone's morning but the good news is it's on its way out. looking live at philadelphia international airport, no words of flight delays coming or going, things are smooth sailing for the most part. but the weather is another story. lets go to david murphy and get the first look at the accuweather forecast. >> the forecast today is working out pretty much like we thought it would. gray and windy and damp, and as you check out stormtracker 6 live double scan a couple of spots are still looking at showers, they continue to dig down from new york state, it's a dry slot and are you getting wet there again in trenton as well. some of that precipitation is pushing down into buck county a

. >>> another major retailers trying to figure out if it was targeted by hackers, rick williams is live now in the newsroom with the details we are gathering on this one. >> hi brian, that is right, target and home depot have dealt with credit card breaches and now the office supply chain staples is trying to determine if they are join that group. we'll tell you about the investigation underway that involves federal authorities. and coming up new information about the suspected case of entero virus d 68, we'll have an update from health officials coming up. that and more when we come back at 5:00. >> thank you rick. >>> up next, adam is back with the latest track of that rain moving in right now. later hear more fallout from the football hazing scandal in new jersey, it affects players, coaches and teachers, the school board has taken action and now the parents get to weigh in. you take the new 6abc.com, wherever you go. the new smart design fits any device, no matter how large or >>> we want to revisit the breaking news that we started with the start of this newscast. an increasingly b

rick williams is live in the newsroom with a story that has people talking. >> hi there, this started when a high school senior was forced to go home for a dress code violation, because of leggings, that are popular with teenagers, they are at the center of this debate. the student feels she was unfairly sent home for wearing them and we'll show you the outfit that led to the punishment. one of stories we are working on for you when we see you tonight at 5:00. until then back to the studio, brian and shirleen. >> you are not wearing leggings in. >> it's not cold enough. >>> up next adam is back with a look at the full accuweather forecast. >> plus, something breaks at home and you don't know how to fix it but you don't want to spend the money to hire a pro. 6 abc has a solution, the easy do it yourself tips for >>> the building blocks are in motion for a community in delaware, jack markell and chris couns joined to break ground on the alder creek neighborhood. the neighborhood will include 56 apartments plus a care center where kids that live there can go after school and find plenty

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

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon we begin with breaking news at this hour, gun fire erupting on parliament hill in ottawa, canada, police are looking for a gunman, possibly more than one shooter after several hootings this morning. the shooter apparently shot a soldier, and then ran into the parliament building and started shooting. perhaps as many as 30 shots erupted. prime minister steven harper was rushed to a safe place and all military buildings in canada are put on lockdown, but at this point there is no confirmation that anyone was shot in the parliament building. there are reports that police are looking for more than one shooter. meantime, residents of the city are asked to get to a safe place. every military place in ottawa are in lockdown. there are reports that one the suspects carjacked a driver after escaping from the parliament building. canada has raised its security level. once again police are now looking for at least one shooter here and we are watching dramatic video unfold in ottawa, "action news" and 6abc.com

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon, we begin with breaking news from south philadelphia. chopper 6 hd is over the scene of an accident here, where according to the philadelphia fire department a car, as you can see, crashed into the police and fire credit union, you can see the damage here. it happened after 11:00 this morning and no word of injuries, but you can see the wreckage and a car crashing into the building, this is the 30th block of south broad street, and part of a brick pillar has fallen on to the front of the car. again, nobody was injured in this mishap. >> the 3300 block of south broad street, a vehicle crashing into the building and it fell on the car, amazingly nobody hurt at this point. watch for updates at 6abc.com as well. >>> this noon, it's prison time for former olympic runner, oscar pistorius. >> the man known as the blade runner, learned his fate for killing his girlfriend on valentine's day last year, karen travers joins us live with more. >> reporter: it was a quiet scene in the south african courtroom. osc

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon, we begin with breaking news this noon, the pennsylvania turnpike is shot down in bucks county because of a tractor trailer that is partially hanging over the neshaminy creek, the cab of the truck is dangling off the westbound lane as approaching the route 1 interchange in bensalem. police say that the driver was able to get out of cab but it's unsure if he was hurt. there are several delays, all traffic is forced off at the bristol interchange and on to route 13, the area will be closed while crews remove the truck. one lane is getting by, and that is only the stuck traffic that is being let by at this point. once again all westbound traffic is forced off because of this tractor trailer that is jackknifed and hanging over the neshaminy creek. can you look for updates on our website at 6abc.com. >>> new screening for the ebola virus began today at newark interests international airport in new jersey. this after questioning of the handling of a patient by nurses in the hospital in dallas. >> reporter

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon we begin with breaking news, a nurse diagnosed with ebola is now free of the virus and is now releases from the hospital today in maryland. nina pham caught ebola while treating thomas duncan in dallas, and she was moved to the institute of health in washington last week, she was one of two nurses that was infected while treating duncan who died earlier this month. and new york city is now dealing with their first case of ebola. dr. craig spencer reportedly rode the subway and took a cab afterwards and went bowling. >> reporter: as we got word today that the dallas health care worker, nina pham, walked out of the hospital ebola free we were told of a new case here. health cache workers have been training for months, doing drills preparing for what they thought was inevitable, a case of ebola here. >> officials are saying that the hospital was prepared to handle new york's first case of ebola. we are as ready as one could be for the circumstance. what happened in dallas was exactly the exact opposit

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. >>> but wednesday night, jim's off, i'm rick williams and the big story on "action news" is breakingews. vicious murder of a 50 year-old victim. "action news" reporter chad pradelli has details from the scene in north philadelphia along the 2500 block of 19th street. >> reporter: we're here at 19th and cumberland and shooting happened around 8:30 tonight. here's what police are telling me happened. victim was halfway down block when three men in their late teens, early 20's, walk up and fired at a man point blank range. that victim was hit multiple times including once in the head. he was transported to temple university hospital where he was later pronounced dead. motive is unclear at this point but police do not believe robbery was the the motive because the victim was fun to have over a thousand dollars on him. >> now, we have several witnesses that are in route to homicide. fortunately, we have found some businesses in the area where the shooting occurred that do have external surveillance camera. so, hopefully these cameras recorded something, that could help homicide with this

here's rick williams with the crime fighters report. >> reporter: at 3:30 a.m., november 18, 2003, a the home of the 100 block of widener street in philadelphia's olney section. 4 members were killed, including the oldest of five brothers, john santiago. the 4th victim was the family matriarch. a couple of weeks later, a if it victim died from his injuries. fire officials are investigating the case of arson after the discovery of a plastic container in the living room with remnants of a flammable liquid inside. >> there were numerous calls 911 one caller said they firebombed a house. they saw it happened. >> reporter: the citizens crime commission is administering a reward up to $100,000 for the arrest and conviction of the person responsible. >> if you have seen somebody, an individual do this act, i can't understand how you can live with yourself. >> reporter: all you have to do is call 215-546-tips. rick williams channel 6 "action news." >> people who purchased caffeine infuelsed underwear can get your money back. they did not promise an energy boost, but promised to make you thin

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. >>> 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. >>> 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

now here is monica malpass and rick williams. >>> coming up cecily tynan is live at the philadelphia>> reporter: i am here with calvin, a dagu, a close relative of the a chinchill a, a close relative of a rat. >> those stories, boo at the zoo and 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 jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> a rocket launch turns 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" i

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon sara is off, in the news a car up in 234r5fl. and it's judgement day for another atlantic city cas even, it's the taj mahal. >> but the big story is the fight against ebola. any moment now mayor michael nutter will talk about the measures getting ready for a worst case scenario. >> and the government has named an ebola saturday. this of course is after to affected nurses continue their treatment. nina pham was moved to a maryland hospital overnight and she is in stable condition. we are live at the dallas hospital where the first virus was spread. >> reporter: this story still centers around the two nurses that contracted ebola. plans for dallas to the national institute of health clinic in money. following developments on the local front as well. a second philadelphia hospital is tapped to treat ebola patients and david henry is live now in center city with the details. >> mayor nutter and the city's emergency response team is holding a briefing here in just a few minutes to bring the public up t

. >> likely rick williams there. >> oh, really?>> and another check on the highways and biways. >> we do our watching vests some days but maybe we do our matching is a -- suspenders. >>> and the broken down vehicle is gone but a back up on the schuylkill expressway especially out to brood streets. and getting word of a serious one in west town township, hearing someone is trapped in the wreckage along ecohill road. and watch out for the engine crews responding there. and the downingtown area a crash involving a motorcycle close to the 30 bypass right there by turkey hill. and also a crash along welsh road. and in war minister a wreck on davisville road and county line road. and a broken down vehicle the neecht -- northeast extension. and farther north if you are ralphing to the poconos watch out for another disabled vehicle overheating. >>> and a crash abroaching the black horse pike. off to the side but slow speeds north of 130. national park. and checking that again in the 5:00 hour. 5:00 hour. sounds good. mom says she's gonna a

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rick williams is in the newsroom with a story. >> what if there was a way to keep the schuylkill river clean and provide kids with a safe place to play at the same time. now what was once an empty plot of land is now a multiuse facility for the community there. a big ribbon cutting and how it will help the citizens and keep other parts of philadelphia clean as well. we'll have more at 5:00. >> rick, thank you. >>> tonight on "action news" it's another special edition of our series, jim gardner one on your. tonight he talks to jim gardner about the struggles in atlantic city. he knew it was time to get out when pennsylvania got into the casino business. >> it was interesting, we looked at the old clips where analysts say it won't affect atlantic city. >> low can it not when 35% to 40% of your market will go 30 minutes instead of an hour. and it had a huge affect. >> can you see the interview with jim and donald trump and the backside of donald's head. don't miss part two on "action news" at 11:00. it will be intriguing. just made the observation. >> you rarely see the back of his head.

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon, rick will be along a little bit later. in the news this noon, a path of deadly storms leaves across the nation's midsection. >>> but the big story is the alarming new news about the ebola virus. they say that 70% of people that have contracted ebola in this current outbreak have died. and west africa could see as many as 10,000 new case a week. this as u.s. health officials continue to scramble to figure out how a nurse contracted the virus. marcy gonzales has more from dallas. >> reporter: potentially life saving help for the nurse being treated at this dallas hospital. nina pham being given a blood transfusion for dr. kent brantly. >> everybody should help her to get over this. >> pham was treating thomas but he could not get a blood transfusion from brantly because of his blood type. and the cdc is now reassessing its protocols as people from the cdc across the country are expressing their concerns. the virus is spreading worldwide, in germany a u.n. worker affected in liberia died overnight an

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

. >> now here is rick williams and monica malpass with a look at what is ahead at 5:00. >> thank you,ing up n at 5:00, meteorologist, cecily tynan, live at the philadelphia zoo making friends as usual. hey cecily. >> always making friends guys, i am here with lilly, this is her "action news" debut, she is a sultan chicken, they have been in the united states since 1967, they are distinctive, their feathers cover all of them including their feet. rick, they are not for eating but they make really good pets, they are does ill. >> she is gorgeous. we'll have more coming up next at the usual? not tonight. introducing longhorn's steaks that sizzle for $12.99. smoky double bacon sirloin. parmesan crusted sirloin. only at longhorn steakhouse. you can't fake steak. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> the first person diagnosed 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 fami

. >>> and here are rick williams and monica malpass with a look at what's ahead at 5:00. >> hi, guys.> thank you. coming up next, the search for accused cop killer eric frein impacting the holidays in towns caught in the middle of the manhunt. >>> and also kids in one northeast pennsylvania community with a different halloween this year. >>> and hospitals not the only places preparing for patients with concerns over ebola and enterovirus. health reporter ali gorman with a look at how emergency clinics are on alert for symptoms and how that will help to deal with the flu season soon. >> and those stories and more coming ♪ >>> "action news," delaware valley's leading news program with jamie apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> grab your umbrellas and and coats, it's going to be a wet one. a live look in sky 6 over the delaware river, the weekend getting underway with gray skies and some showers. friday night the big story is it a damp, dreary night ahead extending into early saturday. >> it looks like it will be a little while before we see sun peeking

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon, sara bloomquist is off and we begin with noon with developing news. there is word of a confession from eric frein. the accused cop killer was paraded in front of the media this morning after his suspected murder of a pennsylvania police strooper. sources tell us that he admitted to the crime that sparked a 48 day manhunt in the poconos. chad pradelli is live now where frein made his first appearance this morning. >> he is charged with first degree murder and attempted murder and a slew of other charges. he looked like a broken man inside of the courtroom and gave many one word answers before the judge and there were more than a dozen pennsylvania state troopers it in the courtroom and each one of them stared at frein and you can sense their fury and then there was a spectacle on the courthouse steps. >> they brought out frein in front of a throng of people and cameras. and then paraded him around the courthouse while people yelled, why? he is accused of killing troop er and wounding another trooper.

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon in the news this noon, a home invasion terrorizes a local family, the important evidence that the suspects left behind. also, two female teachers under arrest. their relationship with students. >>> and more than 100 people in texas are being monitored for ebola symptoms. thomas duncan carried the virus from brussels to dallas, the trip took him on three flights on two different airlines. >> reporter: good afternoon, overnight we heard from thomas duncan's nephew, he said that duncan prayed with his family on the phone from his room in the hospital, this as relatives continue to pray that duncan pulls through. thomas eric duncan, a father and former chauffeur from liberia, remains in serious condition, this as hospital officials in texas continue to face tough questions after confirming that the sick patient was given antibiotics and turned away on his first visit to the er even though he told the nurse he had come from the ebola stricken liberia. >> that information was not fully communicated thr

. >>> and here are rick williams and monica malpass with a look at what's ahead at 5:00.you, thank you. >>> coming up next on "action news at 5:00" we are following the capture of wanted gunman eric frein. "action news" live with how one community is trying to return to normal. >>> and the septa transit workers negotiating in an attempt to avoid a strike. the update for you next. >>> and those ♪ >>> "action news," delaware valley's leading news program with jamie apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> the hunt is over. eric frein is now in a five-by an eight jail cell after alluding the authorities for y more than a month. tonight, new details about his capture and first court appearance on charges of killing a state trooper and wounding another. the big story is the capture ever the aaccused cop killing eric frein. >> and he they will "action news" that he confessed to the crime that prompted the manhunt. and we have more on the big development. >> very big. for seven weeks he had this community on edge. as you imagine, they are stealing

for rick williams, brian taff, alicia vitarelli and adam joseph i'm shirleen allicot. >> "action news" at 5:00 is coming up next. we thought our cable internet was fast. but, our uploads are half the speeds of our downloads so our internet is really half-fast. so half-fast. someone did a half-fast job of posting our vacation pics. when i post my slow jams, i'm a little half-fast. totally half-fast. stop living with half-fast internet. only verizon fios comes with speedmatch - uploads as fast as downloads. so his homework won't be so half-fast. that is up to him. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. 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 impe

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon in the news, closing arguments in delaware county, we are live with the latest. the government is trying to identify the americans working for isis. >> and the big story on "action news" is the death of texas ebola patient, thomas duncan, he died just before 8:00 this morning in the dallas hospital where he was in isolation. lets go live to marcy gonzales outside of the hospital in dallas. >> reporter: good afternoon the hospital here released a statement less than an hour ago that it is with heartfelt sadness that thomas duncan passed away here. his family is still left with so many questions. thomas eric duncan lost his battle with ebola. his girlfriend told abc news on the phone that she was worried. >> the other americans, that came from africa -- i don't care -- >> according to his family, duncan was unconscious and heavily sedated and on dialysis. he was given an experimental drug different than the ones that were given to the first ebola patients in america. the family questioned if the hea

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon, in the news, tighter security in federal buildings nationwide. the reason for the measures this week. >>> and the nurse at the center of the ebola debate. what she says about her quarantine. >>> and the big story is a rocket disaster. searchers are looking for debris after a ship exploded in front of a horrified crowd. students from ocean city were among those that witnessed the blast. they were watching the launch because the ship was suppose to carry their science experiments to the international space station along with thousands of supplies for nasa. karen travers as more now. >> reporter: the investigation is underway for what caused this fiery rocket failure. the massive launch from virginia, an explosion happened and a self-destruct button was pushed and then an explosion. the rocket and cargo valued at $2 million erupted into a massive ball of flames. >> there was no injuries and all we lost was hardware. >> we have plenty of work to do for orbit and plenty of supplies to keep them going

i am rick williams.he new septa engineers reach a new agreement. >>> and three firefighters are hurt as flames race through a delaware county home this afternoon. >>> the big story tonight is rising concerns about the deadly ebola virus. both locally and across the nation. today the federal health officials are warning the hospitals throughout the u.s. to think ebola and to watch for patients that may have fever for symptoms of the virus especially if they traveled to the three african nations that were stricken with ebola. a nurse was the first to catch the disease within the united states. ali gorman joins us now with all the latest developments. >>reporter:rick, that sparked a lot of questions. the head of the c.d.c. will launch an investigation to find out how the nurse is infected. they are making changes now to keep other health care workers safe. >> we have to rethink the way that we address ebola infection control. >>reporter:the teams are in dallas investigating how this nurse, nina pham, was in

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here is rick williams with tonight's crime fighter's report. >> at 3:30 a.m., november 18, 2003 a firepted in a home on the 100 block of widener street in philadelphia's olney section. four members of the santiago family were killed including oldest of five brothers, 23-year-old john santiago and also killed santiago wife clorisaa and daughter jacqueline and fourth victim was family mate rearch francesca de jesus and fifth victim alex sandiego died from his injuries. fire officials are investigating the case as ors on after the discovery of the remains of plastic container in the living room with remnants of flammable liquid inside. >> that night there was numerous calls that came into 911 and one call in particular we're interested in if they are reach out to us that stated they just fire bombed the house. >> the citizens crime mission is administering a rewaerd of up to $100,000 for arrest and conviction of person responsible. >> if you seen somebody, these individuals, an individual, do this act i just can't stand how you could live with yourself knowing five people died all you hav

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon, we begin this noon with breaking news. police just spoke with the pennsylvania state trooper who died during a training exercise in conshohocken. that is right he was shot in the chest and killed while training at the montgomery public safety complex yesterday and "action news" learned that it was an instructor that accidentally fired the shot. police refused to discuss the investigation only spoke about his love for the job. >> he was an excellent trooper and it was an honor to work with him and we are sorry that this incident occurred and he is no longer with us. >> flags at the pennsylvania capital and in montgomery county are flying at half staff in honor of his memory. >> the government has monitored the people right now, searching for others that could be at risk. carolyn costello is live with an update on the patient's condition. >> reporter: rick, we are now hearing from a hospital spokesperson, that the patient is in serious condition, meantime the cdc working to identify people that may h

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon, sara bloomquist is off and in the news, a double murder trial reaches a turning point in montgomery county. we have the latest and the latest information from two rescue puppies stolen from their frontiarity yesterday afternoon. >>> but the big sorry is another u.s. citizen exposed to the ebola virus is on his way back to the u.s. this comes as health officials up their efforts to contain the disease in dallas. a massive effort is underway to clean the apartment where thomas duncan stays just days before he was diagnosed. elizabeth herr is live wtd latest. >> reporter: one here in dallas and one in rhode island, we watch and wait, hoping for the best. the 33-year-old evacuated to the united states, a freelance writer and photographer hired by nbc as part of a team reporting in liberia. he had a fever and aches and 12 hours later, he tested positive for the disease. his family says that his passion for human rights drew him to liberia. >> at this point his symptoms are mild and we are optimistic that

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now for the entire "action news" team, i am rick williams.onday night a judge halts the decision to cancel the teachers contract in philadelphia. >>> officials break ground on a new police headquarters. the search for suspected cop killer eric frein is now focusing on a new location. they are putting boots on the ground in swift water, that is six miles from frein's home. them' concentrated their search for frein as he allegedly killed a trooper. a woman that lives in swift water thinks that she saw frein on friday night. they are taking that report seriously. walter perez is live near the high school tonight. walter what happened today? >>reporter:all in the area surrounding the pocono high school where the most recent sighting of eric frein took place. zones of rifle-touting personnel swarmed a home in this community of swift water. she spoke with vernon odom on the condition that we not reveal her identity. >> he

. >>> people came together for a meeting of the greater philadelphia chamber of commerce, rick williams led a conference with world news anchor, david muir and the annual event attracts business leaders throughout the area, including the president and general manager from our television station, bernie prazenica and vice president of news, tom davidson. and the center was there for the breakfast this morning. >> it was fun, a nice evening and the food was good. a nice morning i should say. much more to come on "action news" including the latest from accuweather this evening. >> we want to remained you to go to facebook and like the 6 abc facebook page and check the like box you'll have access to all the top stories and the best and most concern viral videos. go to facebook.com/"action news." and click on the like box. make sure you are getting everything from >>> time for accuweather at the "action news" big board, a partial break in the action for a couple of folks. >> in philadelphia we get a little bit of lull in the rain and it's not over yet, we are talking about how we need the ra

sharrie williams joins us wtd details coming up. >>> rick it was warm and muggy and summer like, we are tracking a potent cold front to the south of west with thunderstorms and tornado warnings. >> those stories and more when "action news" comes right back tonight. are you busy? i'm just day-dreaming. about your dream trip to italy? yeah. with your sisters, to shop and see the sights. is it that obvious? you've been staring at that new instant game from the pennsylvania lottery. yeah, it's the new frankenbucks. with 10 top prizes of $50,000. is that painting crooked, or is it just me? [announcer] want to see your dreams come to life? you could scratch your way to instant winning. the pennsylvania lottery. bring your dreams to life. >>> a scare in the skies when a passenger had to make an emergency landing when the walls in the cabin started to buckle and crack, it happened when the american airlines plane lanned in san francisco but it was not the pressure, it was an air conduct runing along the wall blue out and pushed the walls apart. >> it was quick banging working its way in, so it

rick williams has tonight's crime fighters report. >> he is a very, very good kid.o his family. >> reporter: roy price still gets choked up when talking about his 20 year-old son. >> i lost my son, and i love him very much. we miss him every day. >> reporter: roy had spoken to him 9:30 the night of tuesday, february 4th. >> i got a call maybe 23 minutes later from my daughter saying that someone shot him up. >> reporter: roy says his son was seen arguing with the man in the mask, in an alley behind the home of the 200 block of utah street in camden. police say shooting start there had and proceeded in to one of the homes. he was shot multiple times ape died at the hospital. a 30 year-old woman was also shot but she survived, but police say she has not been able to provide them with any leads. the citizens crime commission is administering a thousand dollars reward for arrest and information for person responsible, all you have to do is call 215-546-tips. all calls will remain anonymous. >> killed my son, unaudible. >> very good person. >> for crime fighters, i'm ric

. >>> i'm rick williams and in the news $15 million is released to philadelphia schools and michellebama stumps for tom wolf in philadelphia. >>> but the big story in "action news" is the round of heavy rain soaking the delaware and lehigh valleys tonight. more downpours are heading our way as well. meteorologi meteorologist, cecily tynan is tracking the big board for us. >> we have another batch of heavy rain moving into maryland and chester county and parts of delaware, these are the focus of the heaviest rain moving to the north at 40 miles per hour, quickly so bear, delaware it hits at 6:05, and chadds ford 6:120 and westchester by 6:21 and it could cause localized flooding and ponding of water. stormtracker 6 live double scan showing the tropical moisture is ahead of the cold front, and it's moisture is moving up from the south and the actually cold front is moving slowly to the coast, this will be with us on and off through the overnight hours, before the front clears the coast by tomorrow morning, timing out the rain between now and 8:00 tonight, heavy rain with a few embedded

quick break and more news in o >>> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, rick williams again, here is what is happening on "action news" tonight. he was found guilty of killing his girlfriend on valentine's day last year. today oscar pistorius learned his fate in a courtroom. >>> and we are just a few week as way from the midterm elections as the battle over new jersey's third congressional bat simone legree heating up. >>> now oscar pistorius is sentenced to five years behind bars, he did not react during proceedings, he was found guildy of killing girlfriend, reeva steenkamp. karen travers says both sides accept the punishment. >> this police van took oscar pistorius away from court to central prison. >> the sentence that is fair and just, both to society and

now for cecily tynan, sharrie williams and rick williams, i'm monica malpass have a good night. >>> "e valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers, meteorologist, cecily tynan, and jim gardner. >> tuesday night and officials rescue 13 dogs in a raid in south philadelphia and police investigate a new saying of eric frein. >> and the big storey is the discovery of bones when a couple was digging for a pool. "action news" reporter, david henry is live at the scene. what do authorities know about what was found there today? >> well, jim so far not a whole lot. this is going to take a lot of scientific detective work before they get to the bottom of what they are dealing with here t in the meantime it was quite a halloween surprise, the skeletal remains buried in the backyard of a house on the delaware river. >> i hope it's like 100-year-old bones, nothing new. >> worried neighbors are speculating ever since crime scene tape went up around the house yesterday. the crews were working to excavate for a new pool and they came up with a skeleton. they just finished the deep end when the s

. >>> "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

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