waller attended pm pre-k. another little boy who attends the morning session was also showing symptoms of entero virus d-68 but is now recovering home from the hospital. >> if i had my son in that school right now, i don't think i would send him back. >> the district is spending overtime to sanitize the classroom. >> they should tell us where it's spreading or where it's isolated. >> reporter: candice ash wants it revealed where all new jersey confirmed cases exist and not just by county. for dad mike who wasn't planning on going to the meeting, he says now he might. >> even on the most minute possibility, i think everybody should be informed. >> and rosemary, because there are nine other confirmed cases of enterovirus d-68 in eight counties in new jersey, we did ask the state health department if they'd be in attendance at tonight's meeting. they also say because of privacy laws they are not prepared to release the specific schools or towns where those children reside. tonight's meeting begins at 7:00. live i

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. >>> well, tonight a grieving father is sharing raw emotion of losing a son, four year-old eli waller was first child to die from enterovirus d68, today his father shared with us how he is turning that tragedy into action and keeping his son's memory alive. our pat ciarrocchi is live from hamilton township with that story, pat. >> that grieving dad was a courageous dad today saying that he wants to make his son's lie proud. he is determined to do that, through the creation of the foundation that he calls, the first day of school. >> my wife and i are just heart broke even and we miss eli a great deal and we love him very much. >> reporter: andy waller stood before the media bravely telling the story of his four year-old son's lie, one of his trip let who died from the enterovirus d68. >> he was really excited about the first day of school, my new star wars backpack and lunch socks and new outfit. >> reporter: within days of eli's death that inspired the waller's to create the first day of school foundation, to help children with special needs like eli. >> eli was involved in dance, so

centers for disease control confirmed eli waller succumbed to the virus. he was in afternoon classes at yardville elementary. vassey's son attended morning session in the same classroom. she asked us not to use her boy's first name you can see him peaking out the window. >> i was scared knowing this could happen to him too. it's been actually really stressful. >> last night concerned parents and community members attended a briefing to update them on how the school is responding to eli waller's death. >> we've gone above and beyond cleaning and wiping desks and making sure water fountains are cleaned down. >> only way to prev sent personal care. washing hands, sneezing into elbow. don't share utensils and if you have cold like symptoms see pediatrician. >> family of eli waller one of set of triplets announced you'll establish foundation in his honor to help children with special needs health officials say two sisters show no symptoms of the illness. >> my thoughts go out to them. i never got to meet this child. i hope that none of these kids get infected.

he shareholder a classroom with waller. officials say there's no way to pinpoint where ely contracted the virus, but it's common infecting ten to 15 million a career according to the cdc, but the d68 strain is dangerous. while the school fights the virus, ely a triplet with two sisters is being remembered by his father in this statement. and hoalt officials say parents -- and health officials say parents need to keep an eye on any symptoms that are similar to the common cold, parents should encourage good hygiene and plenty of hand washing. >> the cdc said the likelihood of a child in delaware having ebola is low. the child is in an isolation room at bay health hospital out of the an abundance of caution. hospital staff will continue to monitor the child until the cdc and doctors determine it is safe for the child to go home. >> coming up next in the next half-hour another american sick with ebola is on the his way back from lie beer, this -- lib, this is as the first person in the u.s. to be diagnosed with ebb is fighting

eli waller died from enterovirus 68, first child to die from thats fast spreading virus. now his family is keeping his memory and passion live through a new foundation. our pat ciarrocchi is live from hamilton township with more on that, pat. >> chris, how do you you take a nightmare tragedy and turn tonight to something good, waller family of hamilton township is trying to to that with the creation of this new foundation. and eli's brave dad went before the media to talk about it today. >> he is like a little puppy dog who just looks at you and wants to make you happy. >> reporter: on september 24th 4 year-old eli waller, won of triplets had gone to bed after a grade tiring day off from will school. his sister had pink eye but eli's dad andrew says he was well. >> kiss him on the forehead, gave him a big hug, his night, night and told him i said eli let's have a great day tomorrow and he said i will, daddy, i will. >> reporter: the next morning's lie didn't wake up. cdc confirmed he had enterovirus d68, the yardville preschooler, became first child in the country to die

on the 24th, waller was out sick with pink eye, his parents thought. and by the next morning, he had died and o if i believes had only limited information about why. the day after that, the pre-school was sanitized. officials answered questions, but it wasn't until the 30th that waller's medical samples arrived at the cdc and until that that the entero virus was confirmed. health officer jeff plunkett says there's no way to know where he would have picked up the virus. the local pediatricians and private schools and emphasizes that life can continue here with vigilant prevention. >> send your kids to school. put them back into society. put them back into our town. >> as we wait for the test results on that second sick child, we wondered why it took fooich days to get waller's test samples down to the cdc in atlanta. well, it turns out the state runs some other virus test on those samples first and then, as you would imagine, the cdc has quite a backlog. >> in dallas, healthworkers are monitoring ten definite and 38 possible contacts of thomas duncan. d

who was hospitalized shortly before waller's death to see if that child has enterovirus.hat child is recovering at home. >> meantime fears of ebola are spreading worldwide tonight. a spanish news treated a missionary for the disease at a hospital in madrid has now tested positive for ebola. it is the first known transmission of the outbreak outside of west africa. meanwhile the american photographer who contracted ebola while working in liberia is now at a hospital in nebraska. he will be treated there at a specialized contaminant unit. eric duncan's condition has not improved. health officials talk about why it took so long to dee contaminate duncan's apartment. >> i need people to clean, finding people to dispose of it, getting the permits was way too long. >> governor rick perry formed a new task force finding what us to fix problems exposed. the most serious when the hospital allowed duncan to go home after he first showed up with ebola symptoms. >>> delaware officials say tonight a child who was under observation for possible ebola at bay health kent general hospital

the four year-old identified as a lie waller in a call from parent to the school, the the question is, what role did that virus play in his death. the cdc is now confirming eli waller the four year-old boy who died last week in mercer county tested positive for entero virus d68, the first new jersey death involving the respiratory illness but health officials are stressing that it is not clear what role, if any, the virus played in waller's death. >> the the concern is why did a four year-old toddler pass? four year-old toddlers just do not the pass. concern is to find out what this poor child passed from. >> reporter: with that news, attendance plumeted at yardville elementary where preschool era tended class. >> some of these children are much sicker then others. it is quite a range of how much weakness a child has. >> reporter: three kids are being tested for the virus at chop n all cases children develop weak necessariness their arms and legs and swelling in their spine. >> this is an air were in the center of the spinal cord that is a abnormal in it appearance and that is contrib

meanwhile there are questions about how that virus is related in waller's death. cdc is now confirming eli waller, the the the four year-old boy who died last week in mercer county tested positive for enterovirus d68, it is first new jersey death involving respiratory illness but health officials are stressing it is in the clear what role, if any, virus played in the the death. >> the concern is why did a four year-old toddler pass. four year-old toddlers just do not the pass. so we are going to find out what this poor child passed from. >> reporter: with that news attendance plumeted at yardville elementary where preschool's tended class. >> some children are much sicker then others and quite a range how much weakness a child has. >> reporter: three children under ten being tested at enterovirus at chop. they all develop weakness arms and legs and swelling in their spine. >> this area in the center of the spinal cord that is abnormal in it's a experience and that is contributing to the child's symptoms. >> reporter: cdc is investigate to go see what that weakness

. >> reporter: the centers for disease control learned friday that 4-year-old ely waller died from thentrovirus d68. hamilton township officials notified them yesterday. they met with parents. they urged them to be vigilant of symptoms which are similar to the common cold and urged people to wash hands frequently. michael o'brian teachers programs after school for the ymca. >> they are promoting it very well. issanitizer around? >> yes. >> reporter: entrovirus d68 is common, the cdc said it infects 10 to 15 million people a year, but the "d"-strain is not. many who come to the virus had preexisting conditions, but waller did not. >> i think it's unfortunate that the family had to go through this. i think the school is taking every necessary precaution to make sure our children are safe. >> reporter: and another four-year-old boy who shared a classroom with waller does have some of the symptoms of the entrovirus d68 but his test results have not come back from the cdc. chad perdelli channel 6 "action news." >> all right, chad, thank you. >>> at this hour, funeral services are being held

tabitha vassi's son shared a classroom with eli waller. recovering at home. >>> a pig shot by hunting arrows at an animal sanctuary now on the road to recovery. it was discovered last week at cheniwa manor. the 600-pound pig had a three-foot long arrow hanging out of her bellow. she's currently recuperating at new bolton center. she's expected to make a full recovery. police trying to find out who shot her. >>> do you fish in pennsylvania? the state approved aç reductio in the annual fishing license fee. it's a $1 reduction. a one-year license will cost you $21.70 if you live in pennsylvania. the fee for nonresidents is $51.70. >>> you can buy just about anything at walmart. >> but you probably never thought about this this. we're explain. here's what's coming up tonight on nbc 10 news at 5:00. >> this is an absolute act of power. >> a shame. >> the philadelphia school district cuts even more from teachers in a meeting just this morning. why some say the get-together was cbehind their backs. >>> what one parent says about one district and

. >> andrew waller spoke today for the first time since his son died from this childhood virus.the father of little eli is doing something to make his memory a lasting one. >> reporter: eli waller was a trp let. today andy waller shared his pain. >> you know, i kissed him on the forehead and gave him a big hug, gave him his night-night. i told him, eli, let's have a great day tomorrow. he just said i will, daddy, i will. and he was fine. he really was fine. the next morning he was not. he was no longer with us. >> reporter: eli didn't show any signs he had enterovirus d68. his dad said there were absolutely no signs. >> for this disease for eli's case, the virus will attack very suddenly and rapidly. in this case, that's what the medical examiner feels has occurred. >> reporter: the wallers say they've been overwhelmed by the love and support of their community. today they've officially put first day of school foundation.org online. the foundation hopes to buy supplies and services for kids with special needs like eli had. >> make something good out of this totally random, reall

the four year old eli waller's live was cut short. he died in his sleep nearly two weeks ago. now, the cdc reports, the yards ville elementary school student tested positive foreign at the owe virus d68 as this new jersey community continues to mourn his death, the hamilton township school district starts to address the concerns. >> very sadening, i just want to know, you know, is there a risk of it spreading, how are we going to manage it and contain the situation, because everyone is worried for their children, and that's where we are now with it. >> school and health officials answer those questions, at steinert high school on sunday. nearly 100 parents and community members attended the town hall meeting where the school district says it has ramped up cleaning at all of the schools, even brought in additional staff to do the work. the focus now, they say, should be on education. since d68 is a virus, and there is no vaccine, health officials say the best course of something prevention. >> making sure teach remembers talking to students thousand throw tissues away, making s

ely waller died from entrovirus d68 on september 25. the cdc confirmed the results on friday. entrovirus d68 is common, infected 10 to 15 million people a year, but the "d" 68 strain is not. it is among the most dangerous, health officials say the boy didn't have any preexisting medical conditions and his condition worsened rapidly. >> rooms have no ventilation whatever is. inaudible. >> do we have to keep the children home if they start sneezing or coughing? >> reporter: and his father releasedded a statement that reads -- released a statement in part that reads -- now, another 4-year-old boy who goes to yardville elementary has symptoms of entrovirus d68 which are similar to the common cold. his test results did not come back from the cdc, but he did share two classrooms with waller. school officials are urging parents to be vigilant of any symptoms urging their children to use abundance of caution when washing their hands. they want people to make sure they keep clean if your son or daughter has symptoms, you may want to keep them home and take them to a doctor as a precaut

waller and his wife sandy took him in.t sandy waller says a relationship with the boy, whom we agreed not to identify, soon soured. >> this young man was taking my daughter out at night after he we had put her to bed and we had gone to bed and he was disappearing with her. he would disappear for days at a time with her. she's 16 years old. >> reporter: they asked them to leave but you nothing kept him out of the house until may 14th, 2008. as lee was taking a nap, his daughter and her boyfriend began to fight. >> you heard a loud noise. >> yeah, like you were, throwing stuff against the wall, had a tennis ball, boom. >> reporter: then, came cries for help. >> what did you think. >> i had no idea, it is in the like my family to ask for help, so i grabbed my 357 ape loaded it with shells. >> reporter: according to waller, the the young man lung at him and punched this hole in the wall. teenager disputes that but in one disagrees about what happened next. >> i fired a warning shot in the wall, i said next is between the eyes.

. >> she's one of many missing classmate 4-year-old eli waller that died september 5 becoming the first cop firmed fatality in u.s. from entrovirus d 6le he was a triplet and sitsers were not affected and days after his death state, local and schools officials worked to decontaminate the school later fell ill and tested negative for the virus. days after losing his little boy andy waller and family got the courage to start the first day of school foundation which folk yous on helping students with special needs in eli's honor. >> he was involved in special education and benefitted greatly and teachers in school helped him trenl inducely. >> we're looking to help special needs students starting off on first day of school experience maybe gather supplies like back packs and outfits for kids as they start school. >> am ill ton business owners organized the event money collected here and $10 cash donation for halloween pictures goes to a donation. >> they also donate aid check from eli's classmates. >> the things that make me feel better doing stuff like this we have a group of connected an

it was the one worn by waller's friend who was killed. just the other day waller got a chance to look inside. >> felt like christmas. opening up gifts. you know? little gifts. this is steve's old camera. our lives were changed forever. >> waller hopes to reconnect with his friend's family to give them -- >>> don't call it a comeback just yet. pluto bumped from planet scientists from 2006 is back in the planetary discussion. the former ninth planet which is 3.5 billion miles from the sun was relegated to dwarf planet status by astronomers but now some experts argue at least that pluto is a full-fledged planet based on the actual definition of the word meaning it orbits the sun and is round or at least nearly round. the upgrade is not yet official. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist sheena parveen. >> well, a cool and cloudy day today. and even as we go into tonight, the clouds are going to stick around. the cool temperatures will still be in place and again as you wake up tomorrow morning. now, as we go into the wee

four year-old eli waller died of enterovirus d68 on september 25th. her son was in the same classroom at yardville elementary, although in the later obsession he is out of the hospital but spent four days in intensive care. >> right now he had has no symptoms of cold, right now, we just have the wheezing, and shortness of breath that is still going on. >> cdc is evaluating the test that will determine whether her child has the the virus, eli waller's sister has been -- sisters have been tested and are all awaiting results. >>> two additional patients at children's hospital of philadelphia are experiencing acute muscle weakness. the hospital reported the development to the cdc today. now there are five patients, experiencing the weakness, hospital officials are still working to determine enterovirus d68, is to blame. >>> we have had picture perfect weather on this monday but will it hold up for the rest of the week? meteorologist adam joseph a has word from accu weather at the big board, adam. >> we have good timing on our side as we go forward for the

. >> 4-year-old eli waller is believed to be the first child in country whose death is directly related to entrovirus d 68. he died in his sleep last week n a statement released yesterday his family describes eli as shy little puppy that wants only to make people proud and happy may be tripping a bit over his own paws and truly full of unconditional love. eli was triplet and his sisters show no symptoms but the family is awaiting test results from cdc. >> i speak to his parents daily. the signature sisters are fine an at request of pediatrician he they had swabs done to see ft. virus in in their system. >> attendance returned to normal at the school where surfaces are being cleaned daily and one residents that headed poetical union during anthrax scare in 2001 wants high tech equipment used in the classroom. >> let's find out where it is and then go in and decontaminate that's what the post office did found hot spots and contaminated. >> it's nerve nerve wraking but i whole heartedly stand behind the school i think they're doing sklenlt job. >> back live now and while we wait for word f

. >> we just smoke with michael waller by phone a few hours ago. he was with a large group of people watching the launch when he shot an instagram video of the fiery explosion. and he couldn't believe what he was se waller tells us he was about six miles from the launch site. he's been to several launches before and says you could tell the rocket was not picking up speed as quickly as it should ha. and he says once it exploded you could feel just how powerful that blast was. >> you can actually hear the sound wave come. and maybe a second or two after the initial crash of it -- everybody's sort of in shock and awe at thi and then that sound wave comes across there and gets all of us. and then people start to sort of panic a little bit. >> now, we also had reports of people feeling shaking as far away as ocean city, maryland. just a reminder, despite that impressive explosion and the flames that followed, no one was hurt in this explosion. we will follow the developments through the night. we'll have the latest beginning at 4:36. and tom cobstello w

the respiratory illness is blamed for eli waller's death. his dad spoke about his son today. >> just an and credible kid. you know, a couple days ago i put out statement and he's like the little puppy dog had just looks, you know, looks at you and wants to make you happy. and that really was eli. >> eli's dad announced the start of a foundation in eli's memory enterovirus has affected children in more than 20 states and concluding new jersey. >> philadelphia police say thanks to the help from the pub luck they now have suspects in custody with connection with bike thefts in the writ tacony-palmyra house square area. they have two men in custody for the theft of several bicycles from a garage on south 18th street. robert core din ski and john star son they believe he stole several bikes in the drexel university area including one worth about $600. >>> the launch time crowd at reading terminal jamming to jazz as they chowed down this afternoon. the reading terminal jazz group celebrating 30 years of making music playing at its name sake venue

this is only of course adding to the alarm felt by parents after four year old i lie waller died from the respiratory illness two weeks ago. those test results only came back late last week confirming by the cdc that waller did in fact have enterovirus d68 and that was a direct cause of his death. now, because samples from sick patients have to be sent away to the cdc for testing, there's a general delay in finding out which cases are confirmed infections of d68. take a look at this map. the new five cases in new jersey bring the total number of confirmed enterovirus to 14. that's an eight counties throughout the state. at least two in mr. conte, two in camden, also burlington, middlesex, morris, essex, passaic and sussex. there is another pre-schooler from eli's same classroom currently being tested for d68. we're told he is not associated with the new case here in mercer county. his test results are still pending from the cdc. they were sent out last thursday. officials have no word on when they're expected to see the confirmed or unconfirmed test results. now in pennsylvania, six c

he was cents four years old, eli waller, went to yardville elementary school in hamilton township, new jersey, eli died had his sleep nearly two weeks ago now, but the cdc just confirmed few days ago that the child had enterovirus, and yesterday, parents and community members gathered for a town hall meeting at steinert high school to address their concerns. officials answered questions about how the school district is handling what's happened. they say, they've ramp up cleaning at the schools, even brought in extra staff to help sanitize classrooms top to bottom. other than that, health officials say, fighting this virus becomes about educating since d68 is a virus with no vaccine, health officials say focus needs to be on prevention. >> we're making sure that teach remembers talking to students about how to throw tissues away, making sure that they get to wash their hands, more than one time, during the day, before lunch, after lunch. >> and the superintendent goes on to say that he's meeting with all every his principals later this morning to make sure everyone is on the same page w

little eli waller was a preschooler yardville elementary school hamilton township. officials confirmed he contracted entrovirus d 68 and that illness led to his traumatic death. another boy from that same school is being tested. our kenneth moton is live outside children's hospital where dr. s are treating and monitoring several children with several symptoms of the virus, kenneth. >>> walter, here at the children's hospital doctors are waiting on those results for those three children. meanwhile, hamilton township says there's no need for panic after death of 4-year-old and there's need for parents to remain vigilant when it comes to hygiene. yardville elementary school in hamill top township, new jersey, blue and gold ribbons for eli waller who died from a disease that has millions of parents in the u.s. worried. >> i mean -- our main concern was what am i supposed to look for. is it something mild or something serious or everything? >> concerned mornlz attented saturday news conference where mercer county officials talked of the death of the preschooler and what'

authorities say eli waller was killed by the virus even though he had no symptoms at all.ventilators in icu units and is linked to paralysis of some kids. now the ket of eli waller has raiseded a new prospect, what if the virus can kill with no warning? >> reporter: his parents call eli waller, the youngest in a set of triplets, little buddy. comparing him to a shy puppy who loved to make people happy. >> always told his dad, do i make you proud? and the father always would say, yes, you do. he just was precious. >> reporter: apparently without warning, 4-year-old eli went to bed 12 days ago and never woke up. a victim, the cdc says, of the enterovirus. did he have any underlying conditions that might have caused this? >> none whatsoever. he was asymptomatic when he was put to bed that night. >> reporter: that's what makes eli's death so mysterious. there's no explanation for how he got sick. none. and that's stunning. >> it's hard to believe, if you think about it. but it is the nature of that virus. >> reporter: while he usually attended pre-k with his sisters in hamilto

loft questions, so many gathered for meeting last night in hamilton township where four year old eli waller went to school. "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo joins us at children's hospital of philadelphia where some children are still being treated. jan? >> reporter: erika, natasha, that's right. there are at least three children here at the children's hospital of philadelphia. now being treated foreign trouveres russ d68. the concern growing here in the delaware valley, especially since the boy in new jersey who recently died was confirm to have the virus. this is that boy. this was four year oley lie water, he went to hamilton township school new jersey school, he died in his leap nearly two weeks ago, confirmed few days ago, however, the child did have enterovirus, sunday just yesterday, parents, community members gathered for town hall meeting at stein earth high school to address their concerns. officials answered questions about how the school district is handling what is happening. they say they have ramped up cleaning at schools, even brought in extra staff to help sanitize cl

described, by his father, beautiful need, striving, caution, and surprise, the four year oley lie waller's life cut short died in his sleep nearby two weeks ago, now the cdc reports the yards ville student tested positive foreign at the owe virus d678. this new jersey community continues to mourn his death, hamilton township school district starts to address the concerns. >> very sadening, and i just want to know, you know, is there a risk of it spreading, how are we going to manage it, and contain the situation, because everyone is worried for their children, and that's where we are now with it. >> school and health officials answer those questions, at steinert high school on sunday. nearly 100 parents and community members attended the town hall meeting where the school district says it has ramped up cleaning at its schools, even brought in additional staff to dot work. the focus now they say should be on education since d68 is a virus and there is no vaccine, health officials say the best course of action is prevention. >> we're making sure that teach remembers talking to students about

. >> reporter: andy waller is searching hard for a silver lining right now.ld son, eli went to bed okay one night a couple weeks ago but then died of enterovirus d68 in his sleep. >> he stopped breathing at some point during the night. and did not start up again. >> reporter: eli waller had not shown any of the respiratory symptoms we've been hearing about for weeks. he was a triplet. his parents' only concern was that he might have picked up pink eye from his sister. the waller's community has been supportive of the family, the entire town mourning their loss along with them. >> my heart is broken but at the same time, i mean, it just -- i'm so glad to be a part of this community. and i'm so grateful for everyone out there who's helping us. >> reporter: the family is hoping you might help the foundation they've set up in eli and memory. eli loved the first day of school. as of today, you can make a donation at first day of school foundation.org. the foundation will help raise money to pay for supplies and services for kids with special needs like eli had. >>

in the first case, as you know, resulted in the death of 4-year-old eli waller last month. now, this is all happening in hamilton township, where both boys attended a preschool there. nbc 10's jesse gary is live in hamilton township for us this morning. jesse, the district met with parents last night to listen to their concerns. so, what did the district tell them? what's being done to protect kids that go to this particular school? >> reporter: chris, district officials are disinfecting all the services inside this school, and later this morning, bus drivers are going to get detailed instructions on what to do to protect their vehicles. this increased concern comes after 4-year-old eli waller died in his sleep last month, the cause confirmed as enterovirus d-68. the toddler attended a preschool program at the school and showed mild symptoms before succumbing. his father released a statement to the community, reading in part "my wife and i simply cannot thank you nearly enough for the roles you played in eli's life. while our hearts are breaking at his passing, our hearts a

if you're interested in helping the waller family, guck to our website cbsphilly.com. we will connect you to the link to the foundation. reporting from hamilton township, pat ciarrocchi, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >>> today ebola crisis now, a dallas hospital, is making procedural changes after the death after patient, thomas duncan is first person to die from the disease, in the u.s. newly-released medical records show his temperature was 103 degrees, when the hospital sent him home. meanwhile, an ebola joke that sparked a scare on flight from philadelphia to the dominican republic shows airlines are taking ebola seriously. crews in hazmat suits boarded the plane and removed the pass inning here told the joke. joe mccann was on the flight and spoke exclusionly to "eyewitness news". >> certain things you can't say, not something you can joke about these days. you can't make a joke like. that will you know, over 200 people on that flight. and he almost ruined vacation or where ever other reasons were down here, for what he thought was as stupid joke. >> the dominican hea

four year old eli's waller's life cut short, died died in his sleep two weeks ago. now reporting he tested positive for enterovirus d68. as this new jersey community continues to mourn his death, the hamilton township school district starts to address the concerns. >> very sadening, and i just want to know, you know, is there a risk of it spreading, how are we going to manage it and contain the situation, because everyone is worried for their children. and that's where we are now with it. >> school and health officials answer those questions, at steinert high school on sunday. nearly 100 parents and community members a $10 the town hall meeting where the school district says it is to has ram up up cleaning at all of the schools even brought in additional staff to do the work. the focus now they say should be on education. since d68 is a virus, and there is no vaccine, health officials say the best course of action is prevention. >> making sure that teachers are talking to students about how to throw tissues away, making sure that they get to wash their hands, more t

the first case led to the death of 4-year-old eli waller last month. the other child was treated and released from the hospital. now, both of those kids attended preschool in hamilton township. now, leaders there are monitoring all respiratory illnesses. they're also taking action to protect other students. nbc 10's jesse gary is live in hamilton township. and jesse, i know the school district had a meeting last night about this, but how are parents feeling? are they reassured at all? >> reporter: christine, some parents are keeping their children home from school today. others want more information about the possible spread of the enterovirus. let's take a look at our video. district officials are disinfecting the classroom where the cases took place, and they say better hygiene practices coupled with keeping sick children home can help prevent the spread. the increased concern comes after 4-year-old yardville student eli waller died in his sleep last month. the cause confirmed by the cdc as enterovirus d-68. his father released a statement to the com

eli waller's death is blamed on enterovirus.dc officials are investigating if the virus played a role in other deaths. >>> the next phase in the search for mh-370 is under way. australian transports go phoenix and other vessels will conduct sweeps in the indian ocean. the mh-370 went missing in march of this year. >>> 39 minutes after the hour. let's get a look at the weather with samantha moore. >> that's right, john. over the weekend, we had the coldest temperatures of the season and now it looks like we will moderate a bit the next few days. we still have a chance for showers here across parts of eastern ohio and ohio valley and tennessee valley. some storms could form. some severe. we are cold across the great lakes and east. the temperatures expected to be unseasonably warm. we will see a frontal boundary with showers along that. to the south, a lot of sunshine and fall weather for much of the deep south and the midwest with similar conditions. in the southwest, we have hurricane simon off the baja be peninsula. we could se

at yardville elementary school, blue and gold ribbons for ely waller. >> my concern is what am i supposed to look for, is it something mild or serious or everything. >> reporter: concerned mothers attended this saturday news conference where mercer county officials talked about the death of the preschoolers. what's next after the cd confirmed the boy died from entrovirus 68. >> it's a strain of entrovirus 68 that would attack young children, preschoolers, and toddlers who have for the most partly compromised immune systems. >> reporter: and now there's a second boy at the same school at risk. officials say he came down with the symptoms of sudden muscle weakness seen in other children across the county. cases popping up you in 40 states linked to other deaths. doctors reported three cases, children with weakness in one or more limbs and changes in the spine. the boys who both went home sick september 19th, shared the same classroom, but not at the same time. the department is optimistic that the second boy will not show the same strain. >> if you feel like you're ill or someone in the fam

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kids put on their halloween costumeselly for smile for eli party. 4-year-old eli waller died in september of entrovirus d 68. his parents started the first day of school foundation in his memory. today local businesses organized this event to raise money for the cause and helping children with special needs. >> things that make me feel better are trying to do stuff like this. we have a group of connected and happy and helpful and again russ people helping us out. >> monday's raise will help buy back packs and outfits to help special children have a special 23eu6r9 day of school. more on this event in the next half hour of "action news". >> the race is counting down in the race for pennsylvania governor this is second to last weekend before the election. governor tom corbett took time campaigning in western pennsylvania with an appearance in the company of beaver today. meantime democratic challenger tom wolff was in the same region and visited rallys in washington,al gapey and beaver county today and squares off against corbett tuesday november 4. >> it was love and gratitude for an ameri

first day of school foundation provides support for students in special education and waller says idea came partly from remembering his son's excitement on the first day of school. >>>. >> can i do something eli would be proud of and i'm trying to do something that helps me become the father and person that eli saw when he looked at me. >> eli was youngest of triplets and his death was first in which the entrovirus was confirmed cause of death. >>> and there's more to come on "action news" for saturday morning at 9. manayunk great hope performing arts setter opens and contributes to health and culture. meteorologist chris sowers is back with more on this saturday with a lot of showers, but there is a warm-up. and david murphy and shelter me are finding forever homes for and david murphy and shelter me are finding forever homes for foster dogs. revealed through the work of its scholars and graduates. it has inspired strength and purpose. an enduring symbol of passion and excellence that is not static, but moves among us. a feeling...a shared experience, a reminder that we are connected

the first case resulted in the death of eli waller. district officials are encouraging everyone to wash their hands regularly and keep sick children home, even if your child just has a cold. the increased concern comes after 4-year-old eli waller died in his sleep last month. health officials confirm enterovirus d-68 caused the little boy's death. the toddler attended an afternoon preschool program at yardville elementary school. he showed mild symptoms before he eventually died. >>> in a statement released by the family, eli's dad says in part, my wife and i simply cannot thank you all nearly enough for the roles you played in eli's life. while our hearts break at his passing our hearts also overflow with overwhelming gratitude. count on nbc 10 to keep you up to the minute with any news on the street of this virus. visit nbc10.com for information on the symptoms of enterovirus d-68 as well as health tips. >>> happening right now, family, friends, and hundreds of police officers are paying their final respects to a pennsylvania state t

four year old eli waller attended yardville elementary school before he suddenly died last month. another pre-schooler at the school is also being tested for possible enterovirus infection. the respiratory illness is blamed for eli waller's death and his dad spoke about his son today. >> just an incredible kid. you know, a couple days ago i put out a statement and he's like the little puppy dog who just looks at you and wants to make you happy and that really was eli. >> he lie's dad announcing the start of a foundation in eli's memory it's called the first day of school foundation and will help special needs kids and their families. enterovirus has infected children in more than 20 states including new jersey. >>> to the ebola outbreak now and the efforts to stop it. extra ebola screenings will begin tomorrow at jfk, air travelers arriving from west african countries will face temperature check. white house ordered five airports to begin advanced screenings and tonight two texas lawmakers are asking that dallas and houston airports be added to the list. fox's john roberts has the

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a new jersey boy's death has brought more attention to nationwide health concerns. 4-year-old eli waller tested positive for the enterovirus that has sickened hundreds of children in more than 40 states. this is the only death the cdc has definitively linked to that virus. nbc's tom costello. >> reporter: in hamilton township, new jersey, sunday night, parents gathered to hear from the school district after confirmation that 4-year-old eli waller had died of enterovirus d-68 nearly two weeks ago. eli went to bed on wednesday, september 24th, but never woke up. in describing him, his father said imagine a shy little puppy who wants only to make people proud and happy, maybe tripping a bit over his own paws, but truly full off unconditional love. the cdc says 538 people in 38 states and d.c. have contracted enterovirus d-68 since august, including large clusters of children in denver and kansas city hospitalized with difficulty breathing. medical investigators still don't know if there's a connection to another worrisome development. a dozen or so children, some who have shown symptom, of

at yardville elementary school in hamilton township, new jersey, blue and gold ribbons for ely waller who died from a disease who has parents in the u.s. worried. >> my main concern is what i am supposed to look for. is it something mild or serious or everything. >> reporter: concerned mothers attended this news conference where they talked about the death of the preschoolers. it was confirmed that the boy decide from the virus, d68. it's a strain of entrovirus d68 that would attack young children, pre-schoolers, toddlers who have for the most part, compromised immune systems. >> reporter: now there's a second boy at the same school at risk. officials say he came down with the symptoms sudden muscle weakness seen in other children across the country. cases linked to four other deaths. at the children's hospital in philadelphia, doctors have reported three cases, children with weakness in one or more limbs with changes in the spine. the boys in hamilton township who both went home sick on september 19 shared the same clammer, but not at the same time. the health department is optimisti

officials confirmed eli waller of hamilton township died from entrovirus d 68. parents were invited to attend a meeting to get information about the virus and what's being done to prevent the spread. annie mccormick is live in hamilton township with details on what the officials had to say, annie. >> and sarah, this little boy's death is gripping this community. tonight many parents in the same school district came out to ask questions and make sure their children will be safe when they head back to school. >> i need to know what they're going to be doing to take care of everything. >> parents went before a panel of health, state and school officials with concerns. >> certain rooms have nop ventilation whatsoever. >> and suggestions and questions. >> why aren't -- being swabbed to find out -- >> do we have to keep the children home if they start sneezing or coughing. >> eli waller a 4-year-old preschooler from yardville elementaryhool died from entrovirus d 68 on september 25. the medical examiner confirmed cause of death saturday. another 4-year-old boy with sy

was before the center for disease control finally confirmed on friday what little four year-old eli wallerfrom back on september 25th, 2 weeks before, and then the local medical examiner confirmed the virus killed him on saturday. so, since eli's only symptoms was pitching eye and he was only out of school one day before he died and because of all of these kids here, this this class and all of these parents wondering what to do, everybody is wondering what the attendance will be like today because the parents are worried about sending their kids here. >> they sent out a communication, that could have been better and i agree with that. we said that we would ramp that up. >> we're in the saying thinks over with, and that is what i would need to hear, it was an isolated case but it is not. >> reporter: she's right because there is another four year-old boy who had two classes with eli who has symptoms of enterovirus but cdc test results are in the back just yet. since they are still waiting for test results on eli's classmate the with those enterovirus symptoms a lot of parents are wondering

ely waller died from entrovirus 68. since then his parents started a school foundation in his memory. the cause helped children with special needs. >> things ma make he me feel better are things like this. we have a group connected who are happy and generous people who are helping us out. the money raised will buy backpacks and outfits for the first day of school. >>> russell brand warrants to run for mayor in london. he has become outspoken about his disgust with current politics. he kicked off a firestorm when he claimed that voting was a waste of time. >> taylor swift fans the wait is over, her latest album is out ahead of time. this marks her official jump from country to pop. a live interview to talk about the new album and how it's one of the biggest songs on the chart. that's it right there. >> i've read a lot about how it's quite poppy and not country. >>> a woman and child are back on dry land after a terrifying ordeal at the jersey shore. we'll hear from the fishermen who helped in the amazing rescue. >> start

andy waller says he and his wife did not notice that their son eli was having any respiratory problems before he went to bed on september 24th but that night he died in his sleep. yesterday waller became emotional as he spoke about how the community of hamilton township has responded to eli's death. >> my heart is broken. but at the same time it just -- i'm so glad to be a part of this community. and i'm so grateful for everyone out there who is helping us. >> because eli loved the first day of school his family set up the first day of school foundation in his memory. it will help pay for supplies and services for kids with some of the special needs that eli had. >>> today people in philadelphia will have the opportunity to learn more about the affordable care act with just over a month before the next enrollment period begins. today's summit will be held at temple university in north philly from 10:00 until noon. people can get more information and talk one-on-one with an enrollment specialist. >>> they are meant to protect you but there's a new warning out about this bicycle helmet t