. >> police say they watched tracy hickox but couldn't stop her without a court order. marcy gonzales joins us live from new york. >> reporter: they want hickox tested for ebola again, while we wait for the decision hickox headed out showing she is not sick. today nurse tracy hickox defying her quarantine, leaving her house with her boyfriend and going for a bike ride. she is trying to reach a solution with officials that want her to stay in isolation for another 12 days, i'm not willing to stand here and let my civil rights be violated. hickox returned from west africa last week after treating patients for ebola. she tested negative twice for the disease. but they say they need to test her again. >> despite experts insisting that hickox does not prove a risk to the community. this trooper is staked out at her home for her safety. people there are sad and angry. >> people are concerned about her attitude. >> and in connecticut, her child was healthy, was told not to come to school because she recently travelled to nigeria, more than 1,000 miles from the ebola outbreak.

. >>> nurse tracy hickox is defying maine's quarantine for people that treated ebola patients. she says it's a violation of her civil rights and maine officials plan to go to court to keep her confined to her home against her will. she recently returned home from sierra leone after treating patients. she was quarantined in new jersey toward three days. >>> the controversy over the nurse and the fear over ebola in the u.s. continues to have an impact. lets get the latest from ali gorman at the big board. >> reporter: maine is just one of many states sparking controversy over quarantine rules. in louisiana they told doctors to stay away from a medical conference if they went to african country or treated ebola patients in the last three weeks. meanwhile, in switzerland the largest ebola vaccine test is underway, people have volunteered, and the results should be available by december and in west africa, officials say that liberia is making process but the crisis in sierra leone seems to be getting worse. >> ebola must die. >> local volunteers in southwest philadelphia said a pray

. >>> nurse tracie hickox said she will fight any court order to keep her inside her maine home. ficials wayne hickox in quarantine after work with her ebola patientness west africa but she says her civil rights are being violated. >>> your time 5:16. social media is buzzing with reports of an earthquake down the shore.. >> now we know what made people feel the ground shake. >>> it is unstoppable disaster moving at a stale's pace, find out where that dangerous river of lava is heading today, we will be right back. ♪ ♪ of hershey's chocolateste to anything - everything. with hershey's spreads, the possibilities are delicious. >>> a as authorities investigate what went wrong with this rocket launch we are getting a new look at the explosion from a south jersey high school student. that student from ocean city high school took this video of the explosion. a group of students from that school witnessed the launch in virginia. they had an experiment on board that rocket. it was one of 19 experiments from across the nation chosen to go to the international space station. >> and we all l

tracy hickox says she has followed voluntarily quarantine so far but if she is not freed she will file a lawsuit tomorrow. >>> federal buildings across the united states are stepping up security in response to terror threats. officials say that the move comes in response by calls by isis to attack the u.s. homeland, but they also want to be ready for the lone wolf attack like the one last week on the canadian parliament in ottawa. >>> an entire town is at risk of being cut off by the lava flow on hawaii's big island. the molten rock is within 170 yards of homes in pahoa here. many people have fled for the safety of other nearby towns, others have decided to stay put despite the fact that the lava could block roads. >>> the dow was down 19 points and the nasdaq lost 15 and the s&p dropped about 3 points. >>> investors are not happy with facebook's plan to start spending its money, company executives told investors that they seize opportunities for growth in the next year and plan to invest heavily, but they expect revenue to slow down in the fourth quarter and this sent the stock droppi

. >> nurse tracy hickox came home from sierra leone and was forced to stay in a ten for three days. >> her civil rights were violated she is now in isolation in maine. going behind the cdc's updated guidelines, that only calls for high risk people to monitor for symptoms and restrict their travel. >> dr. spencer is hospitalized here listed in serious but stable condition. >> we have a special section of our website with complete coverage of the ongoing ebola story, at 6abc.com/ebola, there is a list of myths versus facts to stay clear of misinformation. >>> the central bucks school board will meet for the first time tonight since canceling cb west's allegations of hazing. it comes after a smaller gathering last night that was only for the school board members and parents of players. sara bloomquist is live now and she will have more on that meeting coming up at 5:00. >>> the lewes ferry, is warning people about a hacking scheme. the breach started in august of this year and affects people who used debit or credit cards, and buying anything on the boats. they are offering free credit m

. >>> nurse, tracy, hickox, is ordered to stay three feet away from anyone when she leaves her home in maine. she went against the mandatory quarantine by going for a bike ride yesterday. she returned from west africa last week and shows no signs of illness. she says it violates her rights. she is suppose to remain quarantined for another ten days. >>> crews are looking for a construction mistake that almost led to a disaster. a drill when straight through a train yesterday. the money brakes went off within something hit the top of it. crews were drilling an underground well and accidentally missed their mark and skewered a train car packed with passengers. >> thank god it was the other side of the train because that could have been me. >> several windows were shattered and passengers were forced to walk to a rescue train and fortunately nobody was hurt. >>> a parachute jump did not go as planned in st. louis, this base jump perfect was left dangling for hours after his shoot became stuck in the air. firefighters scaled the same tower to unentangle him and lower him to the ground. he w

tracy hickox threatens legal action if the rules are not changed. she tested negative for ebola and was allowed to return home after she publically criticized the quarantine policy. she is now involuntary isolation but does not intend of staying there. >> we are adding to a stigma that is not based on science. if these are not lifting by thursday morning i'll go to court to obtain my freedom. >> they still want to use the quarantine for people that have contact with ebola victims. >>> a fast moving fire this morning in burlington county on fillmore street, firefighters set up a ladder at the home here and the blaze was under control at 6:30 this morning, two people were taken to the hop for treatment but neighbors say they were conscious and talking to firefighters. >>> happening today wilmington's mayor is going to sign a measure banning smoking in all outdoor public places, an effort to improve the beauty of the public spaces, a critic says that the ban will infringe too much on smokers freedom. >>> still to come on "action news" at noon, jose can

she would not stay in quarantine today after treating ebola patients made good on her promise, tracy hickox left her house in maine to go for a bike ride with her boyfriend. state officials wanted her to stay in isolation for 21 days. hickox also spent time in isolation in new jersey when she first came back from africa. >>> to business on a thursday afternoon, all treat and no trick, for investors, the dow soaring 221 points and the s&p also up 12.5 points. two more retailers are joining the list of businesses that will not open early for black friday, nordstrom and game stop will be closed on thanksgiving day. this after costco announced they wanted their employees to stay home with their families. kmart opened their doors at 6:00 a.m. on thanksgiving day, the early start has quite a bit of push back for consumers. >>> and a push to develop the land around amtrak station is moving forward. penndot announced a $2.35 million reward for the 30th street station. temple university is partnering with septa to develop opportunities around the station. >>> time for a check of the "action news" tr

. >> yes, and lisa, that point, has the administration addressed the situation with tracy hickox, the nurse who is challenging her confinement? >> not directly, although in a veiled way i think the president was talking about this case. she came back from sierra leone. flew in to newark. the governors of new jersey decided she needed to be isolated in this hospital tent. she said she's not sick. she doesn't have symptoms. she's now in maine where she has been sent to maine where she's from, but she's saying she doesn't want to quarantine herself. that there is no need to do so. here is ms. hickox on the "today" show. >> i believe this is not scientifically nor constitutionally just. i'm not going to sit around and be bullied by politicians and forced to stay in my home when i am not a risk to the american public. >> reporter: and today under the cdc guidelines unveiled just this week she does not need to be quarantined. she needs to take her temperature twice a day. meet with a public health workers once a day, all of this she's willing to do. the governor of maine said he may take le

tracie hickox arrived in new jersey from west africa over this past weekend. >> new jersey put her in mandatory quarantine at a hospital but released her on monday, but back shore in maine, she decided to go for a bike ride instead of staying inside, her home. >> how does it feel to be on the road. >> it feels amazing. >> well, maine wants hickox to stay inside her home until health officials give the all clear but clearly she's not doing that and governor says in maine that negotiation was her have broken down. he says he is ready to exercise the full extent of his authority to protect the public. as many as 1500 of her neighbors have signed a petition pleading with her to stay inside for this voluntary quarantine. >>> 6:18. 500 million-dollar lawsuit has been filed against maker of kimberly clark surgical gowns. suit allege that the company falsely claims its gowns met highest standard for protect ago begins ebola and other infectious diseases. it was filed on behalf of the surgeon who wore those gowns. lawsuit says kimberly clark knew for a full year that the gowns failed industry

. >> reporter: tracie hickox flew the coupe. she broke her quarantine and went for a bike ride in fort kent maine. state troopers followed her but did not try to stop her because they did not have a why's permission to do so. hickox returned from west africa last friday and support to reporters outside of her house last night. >> there are things that we know work and all aid workers are willing to do those things but i'm's not willing to stand here and let my civil rights be violated when it is not scientific. >> reporter: hickox was quarantine inside a new jersey hospital tent after returning from overseas and officials say she developed a fever. she tested negative for ebola and returned to maine on monday. she wants to resume her normal life. she promisedded officials she would take her own car and continue to monitor her temperature. >> it has all been a little overwhelming for me but i still believe i'm fighting for something much more than myself report report guidelines from the federal center disease control and prevent

. >> still healthy, and flanged bay her boyfriend tracie hickox emerge from her maine home wednesdayand her ground. >> i'm not willing to stand here, and let my civil rights be violated, when it is not legal. >> she will end a voluntary home quarantine, she has become face of the debate on whether to warranty american health care work tore return from ebola stricken countries from west africa. she has tested negative ever since getting back from sierra leone last week, state still want her home quarantine to wait out a three week incubation period for ebola. >> there are other cases, where individuals, have not tested positive, did in the believe that they were symptomatic and quickly developed symptoms, while they were out, this is public. >> surrounded by health care workers on wednesday, president obama spoke out against aggressive restrictions. >> we need to call them what they are which is american heroes. they deserve our gratitude. >> reporter: even still a new cbs news pole of 1200 people nationwide found 80 percent say americans returning from west africa should be guarantee

the governor made a statement claiming that traci hickox was obviously i will, which is in error and managing her case places her in conditions that are quite miserable. in execution, the devil is in the details here. there is a solution that i think governors, n.g.o.'s and federal authorities can migrate around, self isolation in one's home but with enhanced supervision and oversight. >> thanks for being with with us. >> we are learning more about the man who attacked new york city police with a hatchet. his father tells the new york post that veil thomson wanted to kill white people. one officer struck in the head is now in stable condition, the other released from the hospital. >> today in orlando, four former members of the famed florida a&m marching band will go on trial, accused of beating a former band mate. >> robert champion, the drum major died in a hazing ritual. we have more. >> before the hazing and bullying scandals exploded in the nfl and high school football ranks, there was the circumstance of the university death of robert champion, the 26-year-old florida a&m unive

tracy? >>> now to concerns over ebola. the lawyer for that nurse who was force under to quarantine in newark is rejecting that she remain isolated. kaci hickox was released yesterday afternoon. she tested negative. maine health officials want her to stay in seclusion for 21 days after her last possible exposure to ebola. >>> a dozen army troops in isolation after a tour in west africa. the group will stay near their base in italy for 21 days, even though they did not come in contact with ebola patients and they show no symptoms of ebola. meantime, the cdc released new guidelines for people returning from ebola ravaged countries. those at some risk should monitor themselves daily and report to their local health department. people at a higher risk who cared for those who were sick should voluntarily quarantine themselves at home. now, in our area, more than two dozen patients are being monitored right now, some in bucks county. we sent nbc 10 katy zachary to find out how the health department has prepared health and emergency responders. >> here in bucks county currently three people being monitored for the ebola virus. the county health dire

this maine hearst her name is tracie hick ox under fire for openly defying her quarantine order. >> hickox tried to show they was healthy by going for a bike ride with her boyfriend. >> we want to go for a bike ride. >> you do this often. >> we do yes. >> thank you, i have to go, speak with the health department new. >> people want her to stay away from other people so media people are surrounding her. it was an odd scene yesterday. >> state officials cannot get hick ox to follow her order is what the next step. heather hanson is here to talk to her. >> is she right or wrong. >> she's in between i think. it is a good thing she has been defiant because we need a court to step in and say what is a appropriate here. when politicians start locking people up out of fear we ought to be careful. now medical experts have to come in and say is she truly a threat, tell courts whether she's a threat and then court has to decide is what least restrictive means. >> but is there any law, is there anything on the books, or we in new territory here. >> in the 20's there was a similar case with a typhoid f