From the cbs Broadcast Center in philadelphia, this is cbs3 Eyewitness News. Right now at 10 oclock, the family of the first ebola patient diagnosed in the u. S. Is speaking out. Good evening, im chris may. Im jessica dean. Some of Thomas Eric Duncans other relatives have been quarantined. Correspondent marley hall shows us the steps authorities are taking to keep ebola from spreading. Reporter this dallas apartment is under a Public Health lockdown many inside four relatives of ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan are confine in there a Court Ordered police monitored quarantine. One was seen picking up food that was left at the door wednesday but no one is allowed in or out. Last weekend the four relatives including wilfred small woods 21yearold son helped duncan get medical attention. When he start vomiting and throwing up in the bathroom so thats when i called the ambulance to pick him up. Reporter the family members are among almost 100 people who had direct or indirect contact with du
Family. Hes being treated for ebola and officials hope the forced isolation of his family will help prevent the virus from taking off. Its thursday night and the big story on action news tonight is the latest on the effort to contain the first case of ebola diagnosed in the United States tonight theres word Annie Mccormick American Free lance photographer has come down with the virus in liberia. Action news reportser Sharee Williams is here, sharee, come on back, sharee, the photographer is working with nbc crew and now theres concern for everybodys wellbeing. Photographs and their crew work closely together and thats why the concern is there at this point. Its very natural to have this type of concern. Because they are working this close together. Heres what we know at this point. Nbc news free lance photographer had a fever yesterday. And today tested positive for virus. Now medical reporter dr. Nancy schneiderman working with the free lancer will be flown back to the United States a
Doesnt feel too bad. 61 in allentown, 54 in reading a little cool, 56 in wilmington, and millville. 63 on the boardwalk in ac. Only 54 degrees in trenton. So some of the spots kind of cool right now. The as we look at the day ahead, well see clouds and sunshine. Its not a bad afternoon were dry today. 9 00 a. M. , 62 degrees. No weather related problems, noon 69 sunshine and clouds, 3 00 p. M. , 73 thats the high for today, right about average. 6 00 p. M. , 70 degrees, but i want to show you Storm Tracker 6 live. We can see this very potent cold front that weve been tracking. This is coming in our direction. Its going to hit us in the overnight hours in the first half of saturday, details on how it will impact your day in the sevenday forecast. Do you wanted to the traffic report in my Lancaster County amish accent. [laughter]. We have a bad crash in the overnight hours lee boulevard, matt and eva will have more on the accident. With this morning stick with shiply road and marsh road a
Clouds will be slowly increasing this morning. Rain arrives this afternoon. Look at the temperature increase from the 30s to low 40s and to near 50 degrees at lunchtime and still climbing in spite of the rain moving in. Your hourbyhour forecast when i come back in ten minutes and first alert traffic reporter jillian mele is standing by with a report. Good morning, jill. Still have construction on 76. It is right here. See it blocking the left lane between 30th street and the vine street expressway. Just a small portion of 76, but one lane of traffic is getting by. If this stays out there a little bit longer, we could see a delay in this area. No delays but drivers are slowing down as they pass that scene. 76 westbound, as i mentioned and blue route looking good in both directions. No accidents and no delays to report there. 95 is free of any delays, however, the northbound side we have been following overnight construction right near girard avenue. Again, no delays to report just yet o
Visit family while infected. Tonight, several of his own family members are being quarantined altogether in one apartment ordering them not to leave. Now, there is word of another american infected while working in liberia. This time the patient is a journalist. Action News Reporter Sharee Williams takes it from. There shes following the big story live from the Satellite Center, sharee. Shirleen, this journalist is a free lance photographer from nbc news. Nbc news saying hes been in liberia several years and as of recently covering ebola outbreak. This journalist saying he began to feel ill yesterday and had a fever and today went to the hospital and was indeed confirmed to have the deadly vie rouse. Nbc news saying there are plans to fly the 33yearold from liberia back to the states to receive treatment for this virus. Meanwhile, back to the first patient who was diagnosed in the u. S. He is very ill tonight. And also, possibly facing charges from his home country of liberia. Ebola pa