Nation. Pham will fly in from dallas to the National Institute of health in bethesda, maryland. She contracted ebola while taking care of Thomas Duncan when he was placed in intensive care before his deaths last week. Pham wore directive gear, gowns, gloves, masks, face shields and sometimes body suits but still contra the virus. Similar to what happened in atlanta last night, an ambulance will be here to pick her up when she lands, and a special team will take her to nih. The staff from the special clinical studies trained to stop the spread of Infectious Diseases will put her in isolation. Coming up at 5 00, we will show you how doctors will monitor what they will look for and even talk to some folks who plan on coming out here, because they say they want to witness hist live in frederick, im shomari stone, news4. Shomari, thank you. Staff at the National Institutes of health also preparing for phams arrival later tonight. This facility specializes in this sort of care. But how do re
3 00 p. M. , 78 that will be the high for today. 6 00 p. M. , 77 degrees. Looking good for you for the afternoon as long as you like it, a little below average, matt. Reporter thats for sure. Halfway through august, doesnt feel like it karen. Good morning to you. It is, howfer, be however looking like 5 30 on the roads ways. The construction crews are clearing out by passyunk avenue in both directions. Another portion of 76 the pennsylvania turnpike westbound by valley forge we had overnight work there, as well. Those crews have packed you mean and left. We have the Police Activity in coatsville closing south 1st avenue between modena road and oak street. In oxford, Chester County, theres a motorcycle crash to avoid 896 newark road at route 10, lime stone road. There is a crash in upper moreland, Montgomery County along bonnet lane at spring lane stay to the south on mill road. Burlington brings tall bridge brings tall bridge, triple b thats good to go. Black horse pike and 42 we have
Cooler. Heres a look at peak wind gusts. Allentown, 33. Wilmington, philadelphia, 31. Millville, 26. Wildwood, 18. Well more than likely see the same exact wind today. But its out of the northwest. 39 in in allentown. 30 in millville. As we run this thing through, expect a are 15 to 25mile an hour gusts all day long. Later this evening, the winds subside, skies go mainly clear and that will allow the temperatures to plummet. We have frost and freeze warnings in effect for the Lehigh Valley and the poconos and the pine barrens in south jersey. 9 00 a. M. , 52 degrees, mostly cloudy skies, lunchtime well see a decrease in cloud cover, 3 00 p. M. , 56. Anticipated a high of 56 degrees in philadelphia. Places like allentown youre only topping out around 52. Whats ahead . Obviously much cooler, frost advisories and freeze warnings in effect overnight after midnight. Ill show you those locations when i come back in. Tuesday its unsettled, wednesday, thursday. Thats bad news for us, that mean
Baghdad will be just fine but predicts kobani will likely fall. The kurds are struggling to hold on, surrounded on three strides by isis who could capture the city and claim a huge propaganda victory from the west. Hi, peter. Eric, isis fighters are getting closer and closer to keep parts of baghdad despite a fresh rounds of air strikes. The state Department Says that american personnel on the ground there remains safe. We dont see an imminent threat to baghdad at this time. Theres been some speculation in the press about this. Iraqi Security Forces are strong, under constant assessment and the Embassy Remains open and we continue to conduct business. But the president s critics dont think hes doing enough to defend baghdad warning that american strategy and american movements within iraq depend on keeping isis out of baghdad. If they do take or disrupt the bagdad airport, that means american supply lines are cut off and that means even the civilian population are not getting the suppl
The violence advance of isis in Anbar Province. Meanwhile in syria isis fighters are stepping up their assault on kobani and Officials Say the situation is more grave than ever. And listen to this United Nations official the special envoy to syria and what he believes will happen to the people of kobani if isis is not stopped. We know, we have seen it, what isil is capable of doing when they take over a city. We know what they are capable of doing with their own victims, with women, children, minorities. This is the last entry point or exit point which you have. If this falls, the 12,000 people, civilians, apart from the fighters, will be most likely massacred. Massacred he says. So far only Kurdish Forces have been fighting in kobani and no turkish troops despite the location on the border. Turkish officials are being pressured from inside and outside that country to get involved militarily. To baghdad first, our Senior International correspondent ben wedeman is there. About the bombs