crews cleaned and disinfected the college. ursinus working with jefferson university hospital to provide student with free video visits with doctors. >>> police are looking for a woman who stabbed and slashed another woman's throat inside a mayfair bar. it happened sunday morning, at fiddler's green tavern on the 7300 block of frankford avenue. police say that the 37 year old victim was dance wag patron when another woman she new approached her and hit her on the head with a beer bottle shards of glass sliced the woman's face and next. "eyewitness news" captured the moments when the woman was returned from the bar to the hospital for emergency surgery. neighbors say they're fed up with violence and disruptions from this bar. >> to be perfectly honest we're not surprised, this bar has been a constant nuisance, violence stemming constantly, somebody's always getting hurt, there is constant fights here. >> the victim is in critical condition. local residents have schedule town hall meeting this week to address continued problems at the t

"eyewitness news" reporter nat that brown is on the ursinus college campus tonight with the very latestnformation. natasha? >> reporter: well, ukee, we can tell you that the college voluntarily closed its cap tear ya today and many students tell us that evening activities here on campus were canceled as well. all of this while school officials and officials with the montgomery county health dealt try to figure out what made so many students so sick. >> keep to myself. >> reporter: that's the sentiment echoed by many students on the campus of ursinus college. after a fast-moving outbreak of gas tow intestinal illness on campus. >> it was mostly vomiting and some people had diarrhea and some people were like coughing and -- >> one friend did have to go to the hospital. and she just got treated today. but my other friends they were okay. just had to get some rest. >> reporter: first student was taken to the emergency room at 2:00 a.m. since then at least a hundred students have been sicken. 22 treated at local hospitals and urgent care facilities. >> started coming in more and more. 2:00 o

if you can help call lehigh county coroner oral even town police. >>> back to clarks at ursinus collegee than 200 students became sick, ten new reports of illness came in over weekend but frequency of students showing symptoms showing has decreased. ursinus us continuing to work with the montgomery county health officials to figure out where illness all started, in most cases those who became sick said they were feeling better within 24 hearst. >>> this morning police are looking for two men who pretended to be utility work are and broke in the south philadelphia home. they knock on the the door on mole street sunday morning. when woman wouldn't let them in they forced their way inside. both woman and mother battling pancreatic canser were injury. >> i said look you think we have much money. my mommies sick, you know, we will go through chemo, i don't understand why you are doing this. >> the man ransack an upstairs bedroom before leaving without taking anything. the doubt are needed three stitch necessary her head. they a say they never saw man before and they don't know why they were

the bottom of it all. >> i'm a little nervous. >> reporter: students at ursinus college in collegevillere concerned after dozens get sick. a bad stomach infection is hitting the small liberal arts college of just over 1600 students. more than 20 rush to the hospital last night or tape to urgent care with severe abdominal pain, diarrhea and vomiting. >> we are at this point not sure if this is some food bourn illness or if it is being transmitted person to person. >> reporter: whatever it is the college medical director says it's still spreading. >> as soon as we got word of it we mobilized all of our emergency services right away. biggest concern is some students getting bad case of it and ending up getting dehydrated needing to go to the hospital. >> reporter: freshman courtney says she's hoping to avoid it by just staying in her room. but worried she can get sick. >> have any of your friends come down with this. >> yeah, about like a third of my hall has it so that's not good. a lot of vomiting and problems like that. ra's are pretty concerned about it. >> my roommate just tech immedi

. >>> we are following the latest at ursinus college where a hundred students are sick with the stomach vei are you. the it is thursday, february 11th i'm erika von tiehl. before you head out of the door, word of advice, bundle up. the it is cold. let's check with katie and meisha. we really feel the difference this morning. >> absolutely good morning. gateway to the weekend. roads are looking good. overnight construction clearing out of the way but first thing i notice i had what you said, it is cold. >> set to get colder unfortunately in the next couple of days. if it is not your cup of tea you might want to bundle will up with a cup of tea because we have chilly weather unfolding here. the it will be cold et cetera air we have experienced so far this season. the let start off by going outside the a hint of the the breeze the left-hand side of the screen they are and take you from atop of the hotel bethlehem in bethlehem, pennsylvania. the northampton county. definitely calm and collect. very quiet up this way. around the region it the is just generally colder. storm scan is showing n

. >>> health officials are looking into an out break of sickness at ursinus college. stomach issues have affect hundred students there 20 students have sought treatment at hospital or urgent care centers. the school voluntarily closed cafeteria and snack back but the source of the sickness remains unclear. >> by the end of the day we're hoping that at least both of the dining facilities will be cleaned, we have also, spent some special attention in residential areas and high traffic area on campus for cleaning purposes as well. >> the campus medical director first saw evidence of the sickness yesterday, and says that it is likely the result of the fast action of the virus, and in close quarters. >>> we now, know that, one of the two. >> and, at lehigh university.

. >> also, on the campus of ursinus college students are wearing masks until officials are pinpointing what's making many of them sick. >> another clash between bernie sanders and hillary clinton as sanders seeks to gain mow men tomorrow. good morning, it is friday, february 12th, i'm erika von tiehl. a check on weather and traffic. these freezing teens, don't like this. good morning. >> i know, good morning, hammy friday. that's the good news, moving toward our weekends. you would think you get used to the cold but you just don't. it is fridge they had morning. >> absolutely, only gets colder from here. the weekends will end up being worse when it comes to the chill, at least for now, you still have to bundle up. i actually broke out my own earmuffs for the first time so far this winter, yes, they're pink in honor of valentine day, ya. let's start things off, quick peak at storm scan, at the moment, actually pretty quiet. we did have yesterday those flurries, those snow showers, snow call hill us. high pressure solidified. you won't g dealing with as much wind today, how much, it is s

now we're live in lansdowne. >> classes will resume at ursinus college.ast week, more than 200 students came down with a mysterious stomach virus. it forced the montgomery county school to close down the cafeteria and temporarily suspend classes. wawa, wegmans and others handed out food on campus while the cafeteria was closed. >> i stayed in my dorm, didn't go to the dining hall, didn't go to the library. >> the montgomery county health department hopesç to have an answer as to why it spread so quickly within a week. >>> the body of a woman found stuffed in a recycling bin in lehigh county. it was found yesterday afternoon in the parking lot of an apartment complex on east tilghman street in allentown. she was wearing pink nail polish and blue stockings. investigators are calling her death suspicious. >>> in philadelphia's point breeze neighborhood, two men posing as utility workers burst that a home and attacked a woman on sunday woman on south mole street. the woman suffered cuts to her head send aexpected to be okay. >>> today is presidents' day, the

. >>> classes resumed at ursinus college after a stomach bug sickened students faculty and staff. annie mccormick has the latest from the campus in collegeville. >> reporter: over the weekend there were more cases of stomach illnesses reported at ursinus college. that brings the number of sick students to more than 200. school officials have taken aggressive measures to resume classes. >>> we wouldn't be resuming classes if we did not have full confidence that the community was ready to return. >> reporter: when students started showing symptoms last week they took measures and closed the dining hall on wednesday. thursday afternoon they canceled classes for the rest of the week. this weekend working with the montgomery county department of health they began an aggressive cleaning effort. >>> we were very aggressive in the cleaning and sanitizing and disinfecting of all the common spaces. >> reporter: the dining hall passed the department of health inspection on saturday. some students who went home sick opted to stay home another day. >>> it was weird they get six for 18 hours an

. >> more than 100 students recovering from a stomach illness at ursinus college. officials try to pinpoint what caused the outbreak. "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo on campus with the latest. >> breakfast at ursinus college, not in the dining hall today but in the lobby of the athletic center, on the menu food from wawa and wegmans. >> probably -- >> more than half dozen businesses are stepping in to feed student here, the college voluntarily closed its dining facilities after stomach illness, spread quickly across campus earlier this week. the montgomery county health department is investigating. >> i'm trying my best to stay clean, washing my hands, trying to keep the room as sterile as possible. >> more than 100 student and some staff have contracted the illness, the symptoms include vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain. fortunately, student say, many of their friends are already recovering. >> some of my friends got sick, but they're okay now, so that's good. it is going away fast. >> nearly two dozen had to be taken to the hospital, or urgent care for tr

. >>> up to 100 students at ursinus college have fallen ill and they are working to find out the source of the infection. live now is reporter walter perez. what is the latest there? >> reporter: well, the number of sick students here at ursinus has gone up dramatically and we are told that 100 students have fallen ill 22 of whom were hospitalized for dehydration. it all started last night as several students reported feeling ill here at ursinus college and this evening approximately 100 showed up at the school's medical center. >> a lot of students walked in complaining of the same thing, vomiting and diarrhea and not feeling well and some were on the dehydration side. >> the common thread seems to be that most of the students that fell ill reported eating dinner last night at the dining hall on campus. and while tainted food is certainly a possible. the outbreak could have spread person to person. we spoke to several students and whatever it is it spread quickly. >> pretty much ever where you go everyone is talking about it their house is sick or they're hall is sick. >> i hear about

they now believe the outbreak at ursinus college is under control. now there is no medication to fight norovirus so the health department says, prevention is important. wash your hands, wash fruit and vegetables and disinfect any contaminated surfaces. if you do get it at least it generally runs its course in less than 24 hours. so, iain, at least there's that. >> exactly. all right, bill, thank you. >>> the aftermath from a huge weekend fire frozen in place in a local neighborhood. what we learned on scene today and authorities get the first chance to see just how bad the damage is. >>> final preparations under way for supreme court justice antonin scalia. new revelations about his final moments and the intensifying fight happening right now in our nation's capitol. plus -- >>> what if i was your mother and this happened to your mother? >> a woman laid up in a hospital bed after being targeted by two accused robbers and police say the teens crime spree did not end with her. >>> crazy. >> a new york city train station plunged into darkness. you can s

they'll be back at the ursinus college campus later today.drew t campus cafeterias are still closed? >> reporter: that's right wawa's and wegmans will be hosting the food here today. now testing results could take up to a week on those who fell ill. this morning sanitation efforts will continue in the campus fa sichlt nbc 10 spoke with some students eating their first meal in 24 hours last night. that was at a college ville diner. these students are a few of the 100 who began feeling what they described as horrible stomach pain. about two dozen ended up in emergency rooms. the campus medical director believed the symptoms will go away after day or so. still some students weren't happy that classes have gone on uninterrupted. >> i feel it would help a little bit more if we tried to take a couple of days off so everyone could actually recuperate. >> there's close quarters but the school doctors say this is the worst he's ever seen it. we've been checking around making some calls as well as putting some requests in to see we'll brick it live. >>

. >>> don't know why right torments night we know why 200 students however at ursinus college became so sick and you can blame the norovirus. >> school administrators in montgomery county health department confirming cases of highly contagious virus. bill anderson live in the newsroom for us tonight. bill the college now stepping up those cleaning efforts. >> reporter: they have to, iain. you know every time we mention the 200 students had got sick, i feel the need to put that in context. more than 200 sick students at the small school means that one out of every eight students on cal pus was sick. clearly that was problem and now we at least know what caused it. the virus that led to two-day cancellation of classes and over 200 students at ursinus college getting ill has been identified. in a press release the montgomery county health department identified norovirus often arrived to as the stomach flew as the cause. it's a pretty common virus but students on campus their experience was far from common. >> starting getting all these e-mails seeing the things on twitter, facebook, all

ursinus college is taking precautions in its dining hall after dozens of students got hit with some type of stomach infection. >> and governor chris christie returns home after losing in new hampshire, and people want to know if he is dropping out of the race for president and there are reports now that he will. >>> and the investigation into a deadly police shooting confirms that the suspect had a gun this came from the district attorney jack whalen today. he unveiled the detales a short time ago, vernon odom is live in media with the latest. >> reporter: good afternoon sara, delaware county's d.a. says that monday's shooting of a 33-year-old chester man was justified because he had a gun on the officers, this was the scene in chester on the 1200 block of keystone, following roughly 100 shots by officers he pulled a gun but never had a chance to fire at them. police say he died in a barrage of gun fire sitting in the seat. >> at that point in time he yelled gun and the other officers drew on it and then as the gun was pointed at multiple officers is what our preliminary investigation re

. >> back to school, ursinus college will re-open days after hundreds of students got sick with a stomach virus there. >> police in a lehigh valley are investigating a woman's death. find out why they're calling her death suspicious after finding her body. good morning and welcome to "nbc 10 news today." i'm vai sikahema. >> i'm tracy davidson. we have issued a first alert until tomorrow because of icy conditions later today and a flooding threat that could impact parts of our area. let's begin with meteorologist bill henley in the first alert weather center. 17 degrees which is a little bit warmer than yesterday. >> not by much. >> still, it's cold. >> still plenty cold. accumulating snow, light snow during the day, an inch or two in philadelphia. then the atmosphere warms up. we'll change it over to rain which could make for an icy evening. rain sounds fine but it's hitting frozen ground. that could create a layer of ice, north and west of the city. tomorrow, heavy rainfall. there's a flood threat, low-lying areas. right now seeing a light snowfall in cape may into the sea isle city are

the streets and walkways of ursinus college were almost completely empty thursday night.ure it's outside, but people stayed inside for another reason. almost 200 are recovering from a mysterious outbreak that began earlier this week. >> a girl next to me had to leave and low though up, and it turns out she was sick. so i feel kind of like it's doom for me. >> 185 students staff and faculty are sick almost twice the number from wednesday night. 30 went to the hospital urgent care. school authorities believing dining halls may have been breeding ground and closed them for a few days. they have since reopen. wawa and other local businesses pitched in to feed students and staff. >> there's about six people in our hall who have gotten sick and we're on the baseball team about 23 guys on the team who have gotten sick. >> cleaning crews have been up and down the campus making sure they don't miss a spot. authorities with the montgomery county health department are still trying to find out if the illness is food-borne or spread from person to person. >> we think that's probably a

. >>> good afternoon we begin with breaking news from ursinus college. where dozens of students were sickened by some type of stomach infection. about 40 students started complaining of sickness including stomach pain and vomiting last night in this morning. at least 17 of those students were treated at a local hospital, right now it's not clear if they were sickened by some type of food or person to person contact. they have closed their dining hall and are disinfecting that and common areas. we'll follow this story and bring you new details on "action news" and at 6abc.com. >>> and breaking news from northeast philadelphia, where a police presence at george washington high school here in the somerton section. we learned new information about exactly what happened here. "action news" reporter, gray hall is live outside of the school with more. >> reporter: hi rick, i just got off the phone with the district spokesperson, there was two situations that happened at the school. first good news, there were no injuries or no fights at the school. at 9:00 a.m.

mystery solve at ursinus college what health officials say was going around the campus that left 200 people sick. >>> lots to tell but the weather today because everything is changing so much. slick spots out there this morning. i just tweeted out a second ago if you can, delay, delay, delay, because the warmer it gets the better things will be on the road, but back road and many sidewalks as you have been hearing us this morning are very icy. temperatures are rising and precipitation will, eventually change over to all rain and we will get a lot of it. after 9:00 is when we will see heavy rain moving in, and some flooding will happen as a result. moderate to heavy rain, inch or more is possible, let's say between roughly 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. that will mean run off and frozen ground still and ponding on the roads. so the ground, remember is still really cold from the weekend so you have to keep that in mind even as temperatures rise, reduced visibility, it is foggy right now, even a rumble of thunder is possible. so what a mess we have. there is the mess affecting the whole easte

official from his ursinus college say 192 people came down with a stomach bug this past week.es will resume on monday. >>> new details are emerging tonight about the shooting that ended with the death of two, 15 years old girls at a high school in arizona the it happened as the students were arriving yesterday morning to independent high school in glendale. the girls were found dead in the patio area, lying beside one another with the weapon nearby. investigators now say a suicide note was found. the death of ma hugh and other 15 year-old sophomore sent shock waves throughout the community. her sister, who is a teacher, drove her to school that day. >> i heard that she died, she was shot in the the head. >> we were told the girl's were known on campus as a couple but her sister says that was not the case. she said the other girl wanted more than friendship but ma did not. they had been friend since elementary school. >>> the cruise ship forced to return to port after being hit by rought seas is currently on its ways to the bohamas. this afternoon it departed from new jersey af

. >>> we now know that noro virus caused the illness out break at ursinus college and these lab test results came back as classes resumed in montgomery county. >> health reporter stephanie stahl is here with more on the virus and why it spread so quickly. >> yeah, this is a nasty, bug, guys. we are told that there has been a significant, decrease in the number of students, at ursinus reporting symptoms. now trouble started on campus, tuesday last week, and classes were canceled, thursday and friday, weekend activities limited. but now things appear to be getting back to normal. ursinus college says aggressive cleaning, sanitizing and disinfecting efforts will continue through the week after 214 students and staff reported symptoms of gastroenteritis. the montgomery county health department now confirms that it was a noro virus. >> it causes mini up democratics frequently. >> reporter: doctor edward an emergency physician at hahnemann university hospital says noro virus has become well known from causing out breaks on cruise ships, it is especially conn stage news places where a lot o

illness is food born, or spread person to person. >> there has been less foot traffic about the ursinus college for two days, as classes have been canceled, a mid the break out after stomach bug. one, the college has been fighting since tuesday, when student and staff began reporting symptoms of abdominal pain, diarrhea, and vomiting. >> girl who sits next to me had to leave and throw up t turns out she was sick. >> we think it is probably a virus. when you think about a virus doing that, the most common one that does this is norovirus. so just statistically speaking it is probably neuro. >> if i do get sick, i mean, we have the wellness center on campus as well as i know urgent care. so i'm not too worried about it. >> late thursday uh sinus counted 185 sick student and staff many of whom the college reports have gun to feel better. after passing montgomery county health tests the dining hall reopened and is among several common campus areas re-opening after crews spent days wiping them down with disinfect and the. >> we had to focus on high traffic areas in our communities, so residential liv

something is making students at ursinus college very sick. deanna durante, nbc 10 news. >>> happening now, first look at royal caribbean's anthem of the seas. as it returns to its home port in new jersey, these are live pictures from the air of the ship that was battered at sea over the weekend. that ship sailed into a storm off north carolina sunday. it was on its way to the bahamas but had to turn back in new jersey. the boat id scheduled to arrive there at 9:00 tonight. >>> talk about the weather now. first alert weather. enjoy this walk while you can. this is wilmington today. you're not going to believe how cold it's going to get out there. >> check with the man, chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz, with all of the details. it could get dangerously cold. >> yeah. timing isn't great. because the worst of this is going to happen over the weekend. flags are blowing. bringing in colder air. we were only 36 for the high temperature today. tomorrow we may not even get to 30. and then by the weekend, not even getting to 20. plus, win

the ursinus college emergency medical transport stood at the ready again this morning as the students who could make it out came to get breakfast in an athletic center lobby. >> it's hard to go anywhere like really get a lot of stuff done because you're so worried about getting sick or throwing up. >> reporter: wawa provided this food because the cafeterias are still sealed off. crews are back out along with the health department today hoping to wipe out any possible virus. >> it's basically all of our buildings. our biggest effort so far has been fitness center, dining facilities, the wellness center overnight. >> reporter: with campus food services out of commission, neighborhood shops are helping out. at the collegeville italian bakery it means putting together more than 600 sandwiches for the students. >> well, we are a close knit family. you know, collegeville is a small town. we all come together to help each other. >> reporter: the students who can keep down a meal are thankful, but they hope this illness will stop spreading today. >> it has not been a fun experience. it's been

that is tough work out there. >> i know. >> jen, thank you. >>> happening today back to class at ursinus college after more than 200 students became sick and get this the college said that number is still going up. ten new reports came in over the weekend but frequency of students showing symptoms has decreased. ursinus is continuing to work with montgomery county health officials to figure out where illness began. in most cases those say they were feeling better within 24 hours. >>> all right. 4:35 is the time on this monday morning and as senator corry booker makes short list to fill supreme court vacant see. the his first authored book is due for release. what timing. >> it is titled united and spotlights his rising future in politics. in it the booker writes about the people who inspire him. he makes a passionate call for working together to fight social problems including criminal justice reform and poverty. united is a available tomorrow in hard cover, paper back, e book and, of course, audio. >>> pope francis condemns drug trade and administers to sick children, that story for you straigh

. >>> students at ursinus college in collegeville are advised to proper practice hygiene. at least 100 students fell ill will from a stomach virus. the school voluntarily closed its cafeteria and spent all day yesterday cleaning high traffic areas on campus. >> it was mostly vomiting and some people had diarrhea, some people were like coughing. one person did have have to go to the the hospital and she got treated but my other friend were okay. they had to just get some rest. >> reporter: school's dining halls will remain closed to take, wegmans and wawa will be on campus this morning providing meals for students. >>> well, we have shaded mccoy's first public comments since an olde city nightclub brawl over the weekend. here it is. >> unaudible. >> one more time man, a pol guys, one more time. >> in video from sean brace philly influencer.com, former eagle said he made a mistake. mccoy and three other men made charges in the fight that injured two off-duty philadelphia police officers. one office are suffered broken ribs, broken nose and other injuries. the other officer h

school officials at ursinus college in montgomery county health officials they are trying to find the source of the gastrointestinal illness. the affected students showed the same symptoms as vomiting, diarrhea and stomach pain. >> people were in their rooms and not in common area. they are washing their hand, staying away from everything. >> the school closed its cafeteria for a thorough cleaning and will remain close today. wawa and wegmans will provide meals on campus today. >>> developing right now, the four remaining occupiers of the national wild life refuge in oregon are promised to go surrender later this morning. the last night the fbi used a bull-to attempt to negotiate an end to the standoff that began weeks ago. meanwhile the father of the leader of the occupiers has been arrested. authorities say that climate bundy was book in the lock up at county jail in oregon. >>> we're this morning from former eagle lesean mccoy who could face charges after a nightclub brawl in olde city last week end. >> unaudible. >> didn't quite catch. that sean brace of philly influencer.com stop

"eyewitness news" reporter jan carabao joins us live at ursinus college in collegeville and we're here the dining hall is closed and last thing you want is a bunch of hungry college students. i hope they are feeding them somehow. >> reporter: that is right, erika, good morning. dining halls are close today so health department can get in there and figure out the cause of the out break. the in the meantime student still to have eat, so happening here right behind me at 7:30 this morning here at the let i can center on campus, wawa and wegmans will be feeding students breakfast. the rest of the campus is still opened after all and classes will go on as asked ruled. campus here at ursinus college unusually empty after an out break of stomach illness made a hundred students sick. dozens showed up at the hospital and urgent care. first student was taken to the emergency room at 2:00 a.m. wednesday. >> started to come in more and more, 2:00 o'clock, 3:00 o'clock, 4:00 o'clock. by the time i got to the health center, the waiting room was full with students afflicted with what appears to be a

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college. administrators at ursinus blame the norovirus. students became so sick they ended up in the hospital. bill anderson shows us how the college is trying to make sure this does not happen again. >> reporter: after two days of a virtual quarantine here on ursinus college's campus, students are back and there are at least preliminary answers about what caused over 200 students to contract a strong but short lived stomach virus. >> so i don't think we had enough notice at all and even when i was in the hospital, they were saying, like, it like went so quickly. they should have, um, done more earlier. >> reporter: dat montgomery county health department explained that norovirus was the cause of the illness. so we now know the medical term. but students here explained it in their terms. >> i woke up middle of the night thursday around 5:00 in the morning and i had to vomit immediately. i knew i was sick right away. >> reporter: illness and social media response were rapidly spreading. one student who started the social media term ursinus

. >>> health scare on a local college campus. 100 students sick at ursinus college. doctors are looking into whether food poisoning or a virus. live in cleollegeville, montgomy county with the sickness. >> reporter: the medical director tells us the college never experienced a stomach virus this widespread. >> i was in one class earlier had half of the kids absent and the teacher postponed the quiz because no one was in class. >> reporter: class went on as scheduled at ursinus despite 100 sickened by a stomach virus that spread overnight. >> a few friends personally got sick, throwing up all night. >> reporter: symptoms for some cause dehydration, students sought treatment at the wellness center, urgent care facilities and hospital. >> close quarters, ursinus, it's easy to spread either person to person or person to food to person or food to person. but it goes away within 12, 24 hours. >> reporter: unnone how the virus started the college closed the cafeteria for deep cleaning and allowing the health department to investigate the cause. >> cleaning and sanny advertis

. >>> in other news officials at ursinus college say that more than 100 students fell ill on campus, they are trying to figure out what caused all the students to fall sick, but according to the school the students reported eating at the dining hall on campus. tainted food was not necessarily the source of the outbreak but the school was closed today to be cleaned from top to bottom and the illness spread quickly and suddenly. >> we heard people waking up. >> everywhere you go everybody is talking about it their hallway and house is sick and it's everywhere. >> they will know if the sickness was caused by a food born illness or person to person by the end of the week. >>> turning to accuweather and the big difference a day makes, this time yesterday wet snow was falling in the area and today we are enjoying peeks of sun before a blast of arctic air moves in. meteorologist, cecily tynan, is live with more. >> it's getting colder into the weekend we have a few snow showers satellite 6 along with action radar showing a band of snow showers moving through at 6:30 and then clouds rule, bu

. >>> we now know why more than 200 students became so sick, at ursinus college. >> montgomery countyrtment says that the noro virus was the cause of the illness that sick is end students and staff at ursinus, and in their release health department pointed on the noro virus is fairly common, offered referred to as food poisoning or stomach flu. highly contagious but to the not last very long. one student explained how she felt. >> weak, dehydrated a lit built. i didn't feel well at all. even at the happy was feeling like, it went so quickly, they should have done more earlier. >> officials now believe that the out break, at ursinus college is under control. >> let's hope so. the it comes on so fast the student said like in the middle of the night. you get up and have to run to the bathroom. >> scary for them. >>> authorities in lehigh county will conduct an autopsy on the woman who allentown police said was found dead in the recycling bin. rehigh valley coroner's office said that body was inside a container found in the parking lot on sunday. police are calling the death suspicious. s

. >>> a stomach bug at you are areur -- ursinus college. >> reporter: local businesses and restaurants have been reach out to help the college provide meals for students. here this morning, the at let i can center will be -- athletic center will be open while the investigation into the outbreak continues. 100 students at the college fell ill to a stomach illness outbreak and montgomery county health department officials are trying to figure out why. students reported feeling sick tuesday night, and then it multiplied. >>> 17 were treated in emergency rooms or urgent care. >> reporter: the common threat reported eating at the dining hall on campus. the college shut down the dining hall to allow the health department investigate the cause. it will be cleaned and sanitized. while tainted food is a possibility, the illness could have spread from person to person. >>> it's pretty much everywhere. >> reporter: we are being told that the students are starting to feel better. it could be several days before the cause of the outbreak is determined. katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >>> h

. >> reporter: ursinus college is home to 1600 students, and for past 24 hours, it has played host to stomach ailment that has impact, around 100 students, at least 22 of them, seeking hospital treatments. >> it started coming more and more 2:00 o'clock, 3:00 o'clock, 4:00 o'clock. by the time i got the to the health center, the waiting room was full of students who had been afflict with this what appears to be a stomach virus. >> reporter: campus medical director says that the symptoms have been standards. nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, diarrhea. >> dehydration is biggest risk. that is worst that can happen. for most of these kid here who are young and healthy. >> reporter: the doctor feels thinks fast action of the virus or bacteria in close quarters. so the college has taken swift action. >> by the end of the day we are hoping both dining facilities will be cleaned, we have also special attention in residential area and high traffic areas on campus for cleaning purposes as well. >> we have a great staff. i'm not super concern. our students are looking out for each other. my house

it is back to class at ursinus college after more than 200 students became sick and get this the college says that number is still climbing. ten new reports came in over the weekend but the frequency of the students showing symptoms has decreased. ursinus is continuing to work with montgomery county health officials to figure out where illness began and in most cases those that were sick were starting to feel better within 24 hours, lauren. >>> also embattled congressman chaka fattah says he has enough support to run for reelection. this morning he is traveling to harrisburg and will hand delivery lex petitions for a u.s. representative. according to to fattah he had has more than triple number of the voting signatures to run. the democrat ace accused of corruption and fraud in connection to his unsuccessful campaign for philadelphia's mayor in 2007. >>> political world speculates as to who will take over for supreme court justice antonin scalia who passed a away over the weekend of a heart attack, those who knew him well, mourn the loss of the friend. fox ease lauren has more. >> report

one hundred students are sick at ursinus college in montgomery count. >> i health officials still tryingfigure out y steve keeley live in collegeville with more on this story. good morning, steve. >> reporter: sounds like the kind of stomach aches i always had through college, but mine was from stress and final exams, not the case here. it was either something they ate or something they touched. no one knows for sure, just yet. either way, 100 of the student got a touch of a mean run to the closest bathroom and stay there or stay close stomach bug. and while the school in montgomery health department tried to trace it back to the source, as a precaution, they shut the fitness center wherever one sweats, touches, and puts their exposed skin against machines, seats, grips, they disinfect that place, along with other student lounges and hang outs. then they also shut down the snack bar and cafeteria, handed out cash vouchers to local take out scene for dinner last night. >> scary, swept across campus really fast, i'm hoping for the best i am one of the lucky ones. >> it does appear symptoms

. >> this morning, about 100 student have fallen ill, at ursinus college in montgomery county. now campus leaders trying to figure out what's causing this mystery illness. college voluntarily shutdown it cafeteria and snack bar this after 100 student were sickened over the last two days. officials say the gastrointestinal illness sent 22 student to area hospitals, and urgent care facilities. school officials say student experienced vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain forcing some to seek medical attention. >> we're at this point not sure if this is some food born illness, or if it is being transmitted person to person. >> doctors are conducting tests at ursinus for bacteria and viruses, results could take a week to get back. pennsylvania attorney general kathleen kane vowing to press on with her investigation into leud and objectionable emails found on state computers. she issued statement shortly after the state senate failed to reach the required vote, to kick her out of offers, as she fights criminal charges with the suspended law license. kane is awaiting trial on charge

." >>> happening today, classes resume at ursinus college where a stomach bug sickened almost 200 people. through the end of february, jefferson university hospital is offering students free video visitors with the doctors through the jeff connect app. >>> cold weather caused a water pipe to burst into dorm at temple university. officials evacuated the hall on the 1900 block of liacouras walk last night. the school provided alternate housing for the students who were displaced during the evening. >>> flags around the nation have been lowered to half staff in honor of late justice antonin scalia who passed away over the weekend at a resort in texas. his body was flown to washington, d.c. last night after it was determined he died of natural causes. scalia was born in trenton, new jersey, in 1936. his sudden death kicked off a political battle that spilled into the race for the white house. republican lawmakers and candidates are insisting that president obama leave the naming of the next justice to the next president. >>> it is outrageous that the republicans in the senate and on the camp

." >>> breaking news now, we now know what caused hundreds of people to get sick at ursinus college. the montgomery county health department announced it was the norovirus. classes resumed at ursinus today after the campus was cleaned and sanitized over the weekend. >>> funeral arrangements are being set for supreme court justice antonin scalia. the 79-year-old conservative justice passed away this this weekend at a resort in texas. his body was flown to virginia after it was determined he died of natural causes. president obama said he will fill his constitutional duties to fill the seat of the justice. >>> $900 million of liquid drugs were seized in australia. >>> first time sports illustrated have three swimsuit covers and it is the models say it's a win for people everywhere. i'm only in my 60's. i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is

ursinus college is getting washed down. the close to 200 students and staff reported stomach illnesses since wednesday. at least 30 of them became so sick they went to local hospitals or urgent care centers. >> pretty rough, lot of people are getting sick if you don't know someone that is sick you know someone who knows someone who is sick and going to the hospital. the pretty terrible. >> when i walk through my residents hall all three floors smells like puke. no reason to be here. >> the schools dining hall closed, all social events over weekend, canceled. montgomery county health department is investigating the source of that i will necessary. >>> the attorneys for former eagle lesean mccoy says his client did in the the say he made a mistake on camera when asked about a fight that injured three off-duty police officers. the a video posted shows mccoy, and a group of people leaving misconduct tavern wednesday night. sean brace, who shot that video asked mccoy about the fight. he claims the nfl player said he made a mista

. >>> and ursinus college will be closed through the weekend after a stomach illness spread across the campus. at least 185 students have gotten sick over the past few days. many students say they're going home for the weekend to get away from the germs. ursinus medical director thinks it could be norovirus that's being spread person-to-person. >> when something occurs with the particular pattern that this one has, it's probably a virus. and the most leading cause of all these viruses that do this is a norovirus. >> a lot of people are getting sick and both of my roommates are sick currently, unfortunately. i think they're actually going home this weekend. >> the college reopened the dining hall for last night's dinner after the montgomery county health department completed its inspection and then gave its approval. according to the college's web page, regular classes will resume on monday. >>> and a new jersey judge has rejected the appeal of a philadelphia man who was convicted of plotting to kill american soldiers. he is part of a group that became known as the fort dix five. he is

. >>> the cafeteria at ursinus college is open after a stomach bug left students sick. classes and activities are canceled until monday. >>> philadelphia police are working to build their case against former eagle lesean mccoy that was accused of taking part in an assault at old city nightclub that left two officers injured. the fight erupted after someone sent a bottle of champagne in mccoy's entourage. police are combing over other evidence before charges are filed. >>> bernie sanders and hillary clinton mixed it up in the debate. bernie sanders said the whole county is in institutional race race -- racism. >>> donald trump is promising to swear off the foul language. in doing this, he talked about this in louisiana last night. he got sharp criticism for repeating tan audience member's vulgar shout calling ted cruz a name. >>> pope francis will land in havana. pope francis heads to mexico for a five day visit. >>> happening tonight, bruce springsteen and the east street backed bring the river tour to south philadelphia. remember mayor kenny donated his suite to the so

. >>> we now know noro virus caused an out break of stomach sickness at ursinus college, more than 200 students, and some staff were affected. the classes had to be canceled for a few days as workers cleaned the school. but it appears that the virus is beginning to run its course. school officials say there has been a significant drop in the number of cases since that illness was first reported last week. >>> president obama ordered flags at half staff in washington to pay tribute to the late supreme court justice antonin scalia. vacancy on the bench is influencing the presidential race and cbs news correspondent weijia jiang has more on that. >> reporter: owner of the west texas ranch where justin antonin scalia died said the 79 year-old was found in complete repose in his room on saturday. scalia was on a hunting trip and was usual personable stuff the night before professionally he was known as a conservative titan while serving the nation's highest court. >> if it is a question of individual rights and individual liberties, that is what i'm's there for. >> reporter: scalia's sudden

neuro virus is the cause behind the outbreak that sick end more than 200 students and staff at ursinus college. two students seeking treatment has been positive for the virus at phoenixville hospital. classes at ursinus were closed two days last week but reopened today. the school cleaned dining halls. hopefully everybody is on the mends. that's "eyewitness news" at noon i'm erika for katie and all of us here, thank you for watching. >> "eyewitness news" continues at 5:00 and we're always online for you at cbsphilly.com. young and restless coming up next. trading-in or selling your car, truck or suv? webuyanycar.com takes the hassle out of selling in just 3 easy steps. one, get your free online valuation. two, drive to your local car buying center. and three, walk out with your check in as little as 30 minutes ! so don't wait...get your free online valuation now at webuyanycar.com. ♪find out how much your car is worth at webuyanycar.com♪ >> neil: wow. >> lily: yeah, i've sampled them both, so let's go with the 2008 vintage over the 2012. okay. thank you. >> neil: hey. >> lily: hi. >> neil: wow

students returned to classes at ursinus college today. more than 200 students came down with a stomach virus. some ended up in the emergency room. the school's dining hall was >>> the coast guard is monitoring a fuel spill in jersey city. 've learned that a barge is leaking gallons of diesel into the morris canal. rob? >> reporter: the coast guard says this fuel spill is relatively small, maybe less than r50 than 50 gallons. the big question tonight is where did that diesel fuel come from. and the obvious first guess would be that fuel barge right across the canal behind me. yesterday that barge nearly sank. the fuel spill mystery has boat owners upset. >> woke up this morning and there's tons of oil in the water. it's disgusting. >> reporter: he took these pictures of a fuel barge that nearly sank yesterday at liberty harbor. the coast guard is investigating the spill as ken's marine that some speculate is from this fuel barge. however, the owner of the barge is not convinced, telling us off camera so far there's been no indication his b

those repairs and quickly. >> all right, this morning, about 100 students have fallen ill at ursinus collegentgomery count. >> i now health officials trying to figure out what's causing the sickness. the college voluntarily shutdown it cafeteria and snack bar, where 100 student were is under, the gastrointestinal illness sent 22 student don't area hospitals and urgent care facilities. school officials say they experienced diarrhea, vomiting, forcing some to seek medical attention. >> we're at this point not sure if this is some food born illness or if it is being transmitted person to person. >> the health experts are conducting tests for bacteria and viruses. test results could take about a week though. so little bit after mystery there. it looks like the symptoms, though, do mimic the norovirus, but they haven't pinpointed cause just yet. >> pennsylvania department of health has confirmed student at lehigh university has tested positive for the zika virus. school officials there say that student has since recovered. student had traveled abroad over the winter break. not clear if this case