Two men were shot near the intersection of kensington and sudsley just after midnight. They found a gun at the scene that was registered to one of the victims. So far, no arrests. Happening today, convicted philadelphia cop killer abu jamal will give a College Graduation speech. During the address, Philadelphia Police plan to hold a silent protest at the site where officer Daniel Faulkner was gunned down. A recorded speech will be played today for 20 students at Goddard College in vermont. He received a bachelors degree from the school in 1996 while behind bars. Hes serving life in prison for killing officer faulkner in center city in 1981. Coming up this morning at 6 00, youll hear from the officers widow Maureen Faulkner and her own message to those college students. In mercer county, the first death related to entero virus has Health Officials taking safety precautions. He died september 25th. Another child from that school is also sick, but is not believed to have the same type of
Plenty of sunshine, so if you just look outside, you might think its as warm as it was yesterday, but we have seen a lot of cool air come in, so as we approach the rest of your morning, well stay in the 50s. 53 degrees, lots of sunshine, humidity is at 47 . Breezy conditions with winds at 14 miles per hour. Our average for this time of year, 72. Today, 61. Not to worry, we recover nicely monday at 72 degrees. Whats in store for the rest of your workweek . Ill answer that question in my full forecast. A morning in delaware, a barn in kent county is destroyed after a predawn fire, and the fire engine on the way to the scene was in an accident. This happened in leipsic, just north of dover. Matt delucia spoke with one of the firefighters who was on that truck. Reporter this is what firefighters in leipsic, kent county were headed to, a large barn fire. But before one of the crews could get there, there was probably. I got a truck flipped on east state road the left side of the truck got o
Eli waller, a student, came down with respiratory problems two weeks ago. The coroner confirmed his cause of death is directly linked to enterovirus d68. The virus has sickened more than 500 people in 43 states. Almost all of them children. The virus attacks rapidly and suddenly. That evening he was asymptomatic and fine and the next morning he had passed. Health Officials Say they will likely never know how and where he was exposed to the virus. Parents are concerned for the health of their own children, especially those with preexisting conditions. This mans son attends Yardville Elementary School where another child was being tested for the virus. Of course its on everybodys mind. Its human nature. People are nervous. Theyre scared. The School District says its added extra staff to disinfect the schools, doing what it can to alleviate fears and stop the spread of virus. Eli was a triplet with two sisters. His parents have asked for privacy. Another meeting is tomorrow at 7 00 p. M.
Registered to one of the victims. So far, no arrests. In mercer county, the first death related to enterovirus d68 in our area has health and School Officials taking safety precautions. Golden blue ribbons line eli wallers neighborhood. On friday night, authorities confirmed it was enterovirus d68 that took the life of the 4yearold boy who attended preschool at yardville elementary. It attacks very quickly. When he went to bed, he was fine. The next morning, he had passed. The School District says it has added extra staff to disinfect the school and another meeting on the issue is set for tonight at 7 00 at steiner high school. For realtime updates on enterovirus d68, please come to nbc10. Com. We have information on the symptoms as well as health tips. Happening today, the freelance nbc news photographer who contracted ebola in liberia while covering the outbreak will be flown to nebraska for treatment. Meantime, thomas duncan, the liberian whos being treated for ebola in texas, has g
Good night im walter perez. A community in philadelphia hit the by a vandal but real scare on an overseas flight bound from new jersey a sick man is escorted off the plane after fears he could have ebola. But the big story on action news is confirmation that a little boy from Hamilton Township has died of event owe virus 68. First known fatality linked to that illness and another little boy from the same school is sick and Health Officials are taking quick action. Action News Reporter andie mccormack has the store friday Mercer County. I received a call from the state and cdc last evening, and that is when we referred it on to the medical examiner and she made confirmation this morning. Reporter four yearold eli waller could be first case where enterovirus d68 is the actual cause of the death. Saturday the Mercer County medical examiner announced elis succumbed to the virus last thursday. This friday, the the enters for Disease Control confirmed the samples were in fact, d68. It is a r