Cleaned before traffic is allowed. Reporter the Philadelphia Water Department had to get at 1940s vintage cast iron water main. As soon as we get access to the main well remove it have a new main put in and services restored. Reporter the Water Department says the near freezing temperature in the pipes and not the air temperature above thats causing all of this. As it comes into intake and goes to facilities when you turn tap water on at home its fre cold. Reporter Philadelphia Water Department crews have moved their equipment to the inner Northern Bound lanes. They say repairs here are probably going to take at least through 8 00 or 9 00 at night. They hope to get the inner lane open. They hope everything should be in shape for the morning rush. Doug shimell, nbc10. Dealt with ice, freezing rain chilly weather but nice to warm to the 30s. You could tell a slight difference. Short lived. Sheena parveen is here with a look at tonights forecast and how soon our temps will drop off. You r
Im jessica dean. A short time ago the c d. C. Confirmed a four year old boy who died last week in Mercer County tested positive for enterovirus d68. That preschooler attended Yardville Elementary School in hamilton township. This is the first new jersey child death involving the respiratory illness. Health officials stress its unclear if the enterovirus played a direct role or a contributing factor in his dea death. The state currently has nine confirm cases of the virus in several counties including camden and burlington. Meanwhile tonight, three children being tested for enterovirus d68 at chop. All of these children have developed weakness in their arms and legs along with swelling in their spine. Doctors are investigating to see if theres connection between the weakness and the enterovirus infection. In Colorado Group of eight children experienced weakness and paralysis. But only four had the virus. We see patienting with inflammation of the spinal cord. Its very prominent involvem
Children being tested for enterovirus d68 at chop. All of these children have developed weakness in their arms and legs along with swelling in their spine. Doctors are investigating to see if theres connection between the weakness and the enterovirus infection. In Colorado Group of eight children experienced weakness and paralysis. But only four had the virus. We see patienting with inflammation of the spinal cord. Its very prominent involvement gray matter is not very common and that raises the possible of an infection. Tests results for the philadelphia children are expected to be back from the cdc win a few days. Now to the latest on Ebola Outbreak. Hazmat crews in texas have decontaminated the dallas apartment where Thomas Eric Duncan was staying when he got ill. The family couldnt find to the apartment has been moved to a private residence thats been offered up toy a volunteer. In the meantime photographer the latest american diagnosed with ebola will be flown from africa back to
Otherwise we will in move to south jersey and not that much right now but as you go down towards the shore later on youll find those showers coming up but they are not here all morning. We will be finding them leaving as we go through this morning, temperatures mild right now, will be dropping later on this afternoon. We should eventually get to maybe first thing this morning to around 70 degrees but then the temperatures do start to drop, the rain moves out as you can see on this computer model and get it out of here by noon or 1 00 and take clouds with it. What does that leave for sunday . We will check that out with the eyewitness weather seven day forecast coming up, pat. We are learning new details with a tragic death in Mercer County, new jersey. Cdc now confirms a four yearold boy who died last week did test positive for the enterovirus d68, Eyewitness News reporter Steve Paterson is following latest details for us, steve, we now have the the identity of that young boy. Reporter
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