At that point in time, i have to commend the university, their officials, the administration, because they immediately contacted the Chester Police department. I can tell you i just look at the posting. I cant read the whole thing. There are expletives in it. It says, i will attempt to shoot every i, expletive, hate that bully me every single day and there was a reference to columbine. When they arrested the student, there were no guns. There was no apparent threat. But the student has been charged with making terroristic threats and unlawful use of a computer. But, again, in this case it was a cell phone. His name has not been public yet but i understand that we will learn it soon. Live on the widener campus, lu ann cahn. Now to developing news on the ebola outbreak. Madrids Regional Government has announced it will euthanize the dog owned by a spanish woman infected with ebola. The spanish nursing assistant has the first case of ebola transmitted outside of west africa. She got it ca
Morning. Well, there are a few sprinkles in some spots, but mainly cloudy skies right now. As you mentioned, we are warmer this morning, temperatures in the 50s. 57 degrees in philadelphia, and that is a cloudy view from the Comcast Center in center city. The temperatures might cool down another degree or two, but thats about it. And we will warm into the 60s this afternoon. A little bit warmer than yesterday but a lot cloudier during the day. Ill have your hourbyhour forecast when i come back. First, katy zachry is watching monday morning columbus day traffic. Good morning, katy. Good morning, bill. I am. Well start with a live look at i76 right at spring garden. A few cars on the road this early hour, maybe some eagles revelers coming home late after last nights win. There is construction throughout the area, notably on the ben franklin bridge. You can see the lights here on the righthand side. Thats the westbound lane if youre headed into center city, philadelphia, part of a longter
And even throw theres some clouds out there we do expect some breaks in the clouds as we roll through the day. Temperatures right now are the other part of the story and theyre not too bad. 64 degrees in philadelphia. 59 in allentown. 60 in reading. Remember how we had some Early Morning temperatures in the upper 30s yesterday. Well, a much different feel today. And as you head outside to the bus stop, a couple of spots might still have a spotty shower or more likely sprinkle but in most cases youre just looking at mainly cloudy skies and those temperatures in the low 60s. As we roll through the day its going to be mild later. By noon up to 69. By 3 oclock, 75 with a mix of sun and clouds and then maybe a few more clouds by 6 00. 71 there. Karen, there is the chance of another late day sprinkle or shower in a couple of spots. I think theres a better chance of hour shores and, more showers maybe even a thunderstorm tonight. More with that coming up. In the meantime roads are a little da
Bring flooding, high winds and possible tornados. Dylan is tracking those. And hawk attack. The bird of prey gets drones in his its sites and rest is history. Today is october 12, 2014. This is today with lester holt and erica hill live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And welcome to kwotoday o this sunday morning. Im erica hill. Im lester hill here. We wake up hearing about those treated with ebola and a Health Care Worker contracted it in texas, tested positive in a preliminary test for ebola. Mark joins us now. Good morning. Reporter good morning to you erica. The announcement from the Texas Health Department came at 4 21 central time, 5 21 in the east. Officials say a Health Care Worker here at Texas Health Presbyterian hospital has tested positive for ebola in preliminary tests conducted at a la b in austin. Further testing will be done by cdc in atlanta. The Health Care Worker provided care for R Thomas Eric duncan that was treated here and died on wednesday. The Health Care
26yearold. Shes in stable condition. Someone who had close contact with her is also in isolation. Area hospitals are preparing for the possibility of an ebola patient walking in through their doors. Main line Health System hospitals have been working on plans for four months and they say theyre ready. Lu ann cahn is live at lankenau hospital. They gave us a mock demonstration and allowed me to put on protective gear to show me how involved it is. It is our intent to use these rooms for any potential ebola patients that come in. Reporter dr. Ben yuage wears two hats. We choose the hall with minimal patient exposure. Reporter which means hes helping to train a hospital staff and ems crews to identify potential ebola patients and then make sure they protect themselves and others during transport and treatment. This is the first layer of protection. Your second layer is a face shield. Reporter a special cart with protective gear is stocked and ready to go at all times. The key to the safet