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
Sharrie. Reporter shirleen and brian, there are a lot of questions tonight. The mission of that dallas hospital, of course, and its staff toys prevent this from spreading. Seventy Staff Members at Texas Health Presbyterian hospital were involved in caring for Thomas Duncan and tonight, one nurse is confirmed to have the virus, ebola and there is concern there could be more. Working on the front lines to save others, nurse tina pam is being cared for. The 26 yearold is the First American infected with ebola while on u. S. Soil. She is a person that is dealing with this, with a heroic and graceful spirit. Shes incredibly concerned. Were all incredibly concerned. Reporter the dallas hospital now caring for one of their own, shes in isolation. She was part of the team who treated Thomas Duncan, he died from the virus last week. Each day, she suited up head to toe, a gown, face mask and shield, two layers of gloves and shoe covers. Some protection but not as much as hospitals that specializ
Out to be wonderful afternoon. A lot of sunshine out there and comfortable temperatures this week as you get outside. There you go. Down lincoln financial field eagles taking on giants 8 30. Weather will be fantastic for this and chilly out there. Something with sleeves youll needment partly cloudy skies and temperatures falling through the 50s. This afternoon the numbers are quickly climbing through the 50s. Right now some locations are sitting at 60. Even a little warmer down there towards the shore. On the boardwalk in Atlantic City 6. Sea isle city 6. Wilmington, millville showing 60 and philadelphia 59 and allentown 58, satellite and radar composite cleared out nicely high, thin clouds earlier this morning and now as you can see theres not much going on. Later on over the next several hours includes increase again as some of the stuff down here slowly pushs in south west. Still high, thin clouds and sun will beat through that were expecting nice afternoon on the comfortable side a
Thank are putting together a plan if the virus shows up here. Viruses do not have borders or boundary, so we have to be prepared. Officials are working since this summer on thousand respond to a suspended case of ebola. The task force is made up of educators, police, First Responders and health care workers. Recognizing what to do and having a protocol for response and knowing who to call, these are important parts of dealing with a Public Health threat like ebola. Officials caution that in this day and age a virus like this is only a plane ride away and they have to be ready for that possibility. We have a very melting pot community. We have a community from west africa, we have a large immigrant population from all parts of world and we must take the necessary precautions. Reporter now members of the task force say they will meet with authorities over at Philadelphia International airport to learn what protocols are in place in case of a possible case of ebola there. And they will wo
Weve got them warming up, all the way to 64 degrees, sunny pretty day to day, you will very much like weather we will find to take and i think you may really like the temperatures we finding this week but sky conditions that go with them, well, maybe you will too we will check that out with the eyewitness weather seven day forecast when i come right back, todd . And new this Morning Police are investigating two shootings in philadelphia, investigators tell us that a 42 yearold man was shot twice once in the right thigh and left calf and it happened after midnight in West Philadelphia in the the 4100 block of west minister avenue, the unidentified, man is in stable condition, this morning. Also new this morning a shooting is under investigation in the the West Oak Lane Neighborhood Police arrived to the scene of the shots fired in the 2,000 block of medairy avenue at 2 00 a. M. No word if anyone was injured in the shooting. Developing right the now police are offering a reward for the c