enterovirus d-68 is speaking believely about the tragedy. the death of eli waller is the first in our area related to the virus. good evening. i'm rosemary connors. in a statement released late this afternoon, eli's father thanked the community for their outpouring of love and support here and his family have received. this comes as concerned members of that community in hamilton township, mercer county are stoat meet with officials to discuss the virus that claimed waller's life. that's where cydney long is live for us this evening. this is a large school district and many parents are concerned. >> rosemary, that is correct. hamilton township has four high schools. three middle schools and 17 elementary schools. so tonight's meeting here could be very well attended. as all teachers, parents, even custodial staff is invited to take part. this today as we learned that little 4-year-old eli waller has been a fighter from the beginning of his life. the youngest of triplets. his family is mourning his loss. >> oh, my gosh, my heart goes out to them. i'm so sorry to hear about it. >> reporter: an entire community is remembering eli waller. a little boy who loved his family, soccer and whose father says was a beautiful mix of eagerness and hesitancy. writing in part, my wife and i simply cannot thank you all enough for the roles you played to eli's life. while our hearts break at his passing, our hearts also overflow with overwhelming gratitude. it comes as school officials will answer questions tonight and explain that student attendance will be tracked in coming days. and any patterns of respiratory illness, districtwide, will be investigated. waller attended pm pre-k. another little boy who attends the morning session was also showing symptoms of entero virus d-68 but is now recovering home from the hospital. >> if i had my son in that school right now, i don't think i would send him back. >> the district is spending overtime to sanitize the classroom. >> they should tell us where it's spreading or where it's isolated. >> reporter: candice ash wants it revealed where all new jersey confirmed cases exist and not just by county. for dad mike who wasn't planning on going to the meeting, he says now he might. >> even on the most minute possibility, i think everybody should be informed. >> and rosemary, because there are nine other confirmed cases of enterovirus d-68 in eight counties in new jersey, we did ask the state health department if they'd be in attendance at tonight's meeting. they also say because of privacy laws they are not prepared to release the specific schools or towns where those children reside. tonight's meeting begins at 7:00. live in hamilton township, cydney long, nbc 10 news. and we will be at that meeting. stable and feeling better. that's the word an the doctor who recovered from the ebola virus but was back in the hospital this weekend. dr. richard sacra of massachusetts was admitted to medical center in worcester for an apparent respiratory hin fection. they do not believe it's related to ebola but tests are under way to confirm that. in dallas, thomas duncan is fighting for his life. authorities have been able to locate a homeless man who needs to be monitored because he may have had contact with duncan. as for the freelance nbc news photographer who contracted ebola in liberia, he is currently flying to nebraska for treatment. it's a commencement controversy. students at a college in vermont just listened to a convicted philadelphia cop killer deliver their graduation address. >> dear fellow candidates, students, graduates, parents, professors, i thank you for your kind invitation to join you in voice today. i've been away from the college perhaps longer than most of you have been alive. >> that was mumia abu-jamal speaking in a prerecorded address to students at gottard college. he's currently serving flf prison for murdering dennis faulkner back in 1981 but he did not discuss his conviction during that address. he received a bachelors degree from gottard in 1986 while behind bars. here at home, philadelphia police officers protested abu-jamal's speech at the site where officer faulkner was married. that's where we find doug shimell. this was a silent demonstration? >> exactly. and a lot of folks here acknowledge that college is the place where you're expected to say and do shocking things as part of the learning process. for the friends and family of officer danny faulkner, they say inviting a convicted cop killer to give a graduation speech simply glorifies murder. they wanted 30 minutes of silence to drown out the recorded voice of the convicted murderer. >> he didn't have a problem silencing danny's voice. danny will never speak again for 33 years now almost. he's been silenced. >> two months before the 33rd anniversary of officer danny faulkner's murder, his colleagues held a silent vigil. it's a recorded graduation speech being played from faulkner's killer abu-jamal. >> i think to them it's like a political case. it's in the history books. they want to talk to him. why? i'm told there's not even two dozen in the police. >> the police community doesn't understand how the straightforward facts of the case keep getting erased by time. >> there were four witnesses. a bullet found in danny. he admitted it. there's no question of guilt here. why do they keep allowing him a forum to speak out. >> danny faulkner's widow maureen said in an interview late last week that the selection ever abu-jamal to give that graduation speech was simply despicable. live in center city, doug shimell, nbc 10 news. new at 6:00, it was a close one. but the eagles managed to rebound today after their first loss of the season the other week. the birds pulled off a 34-28 win against the st. louis rams. comcast sports net's derek gunn was there. there were some nail-biting moments in the second half. >> from the department of looks can be deceiving, what should have been a blowout turns into too close for comfort. chip kelly trying to lead his team to a seventh straight regular season win at lincoln financial field. special teams setting the tone. first quarter, james casey. chris marigold scoops it up. 20-7 at halftime. in the third, the defense coming through. trent cole on the sack and strip. cedric thornton pounces on it in the end zone to make it 27-7. 34-7 at one point. the eagles had to hold on to win this one. john clark will be along later an with all the highlights and postgame comments from the locker room. derek gunn, comcast sports net. it definitely feels like fall outside. nbc 10 was at the emwood zoo in norristown this afternoon where families were dressed for the weather wearing long sleeves as they checked out the eagles. getting in the spirit of the eagles game today. cooler temperatures will stick with us. let's check in with brittney shipp who is tracking another chilly night ahead. >> another hold night ahead. as we head into work tomorrow, we'll see mild conditions returning. we're only in the 50s in philadelphia. 54 in pottstown. 55 in allentown. if you plan on heading out, temperatures in the high 50s for your 7:00 hour. by 9:00, chilly. mid-50s. by 11:00, we'll see cold conditions at 51 degrees. now as we head into the rest of tonight, temperatures throughout the i-95 corridor will drop down between 43 and 47 degrees. we'll drop between 33 and 37 for the lehigh valley and poconos. there's no frost advisory but patchy frost will be a possibility if you live in the lehigh valley and poconos. i'll let you know what to expect coming up in my first alert seven-day forecast. they were on their way to a call but stopped in their tracks. still ahead, how a firefighter ended up in the hospital before he made it to the scene. plus, it's knon as the hero walk. all these participants had to do was make a pledge to drive safely. we'll explain. a bar in kent county, delaware is in shambles, destroyed after a predawn fire today. and a fire truck overturned while racing to answer the call. this happened along east denny's road in lipsick north of dover. the left side of the truck got on to the shoulder and overturned into this ditch. the driver was trying to get past a tanker justi eer just a d feet from the fire. he was released and returned to fight the flames. getting his moment in the spotlight. coming up, we'll tell you about the young cancer patient who is getting the chance to live his dream in front and behind the camera. and we'll see another cold night ahead as we head into tomorrow. warmer temperatures are back. i'll let you know what to expect coming up in my first alert seven-day forecast. this summer is long gone but the ocean city boardwalk was packed with hundreds of participants in the fourth annual hero walk. it raises aware balance the dangers of drunk driving and encourages people to use the designated driver when out walking. the naval academy graduate was killed by a drnk driver in 2000 an his way home from maryland. it is a dream come true for a young cancer patient from camden. >> he suffers from stage 3 cancer. today he got a chance to direct and act in a pilot for a new series alongside actor clifton powell. pow cell in camden working on "chase street," a show set and shot in camden. according to his mother, tayshawn is powell's number one fan. >> nowior nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist brittney shipp. good evening. as we head into the rest of tonight, we'll see another cold night ahead. our temperatures will warm up quickly as we push into monday. we'll get don to the 40ss and 30s again. monday, temperatures recover. back to the 70s and tracking showers as we head into most of next week. an unsettled weather pattern awaits us. for philadelphia, 59 degrees. humidity at 39%. wind speeds out of the west-southwest at 9 miles per hour. it was a pleasant day. just on the cooler side. our temperatures are typically at 70 degrees this time of the year. instead, we stayed in the low 60s. 59 in philadelphia. 57 degrees in atlantic city. plenty of sunshine. as we head into the rest of this evening, we are going to see a cool night ahead. throughout the rest of our area in the poconos, 48 degrees. 57 in trenton. 57 at the atlantic city airport and high 50s for dover. so the cool air that was far reaching and reached down to the carolinas will continue to retreat and head back to the north as we head into your monday. mild air going to come up from the soth. high pressure rebuilding off the coast. that's going to help temperatures recover heading into monday. future temperatures show that as we punish into tonight, we'll see temperatures at 58 degrees for philadelphia. closer to 9:00 p.m. 53 in trenton. 53 in allentown as we head into your late hours. still in the 50s but eventually dropping into the 40s for parts of philadelphia. we'll see the possibility of patchy frost for allentown stretching into the poconos and a cold and brisk start to your day with temperatures expected to mainly start off in the 40s and 50s. so for tonight, mostly clear and cold. temperatures drop down to 47 for philadelphia. 37 degrees for our suburbs to the north and west. heading into tomorrow, mostly sunny. warmer than what we saw today. temperatures range between 70 and 72 degrees. sc seven-day forecast shows we stay in the 70s. we track a chance of showers heading into tuesday. another chance friday, saturday and possibly sunday. we have some breaking news. we want to show you this traffic camera. this is i-95 north near academy road. it looks like there is at least one lane of traffic that's getting by. here's the deal. there's an accident involving two philadelphia motorcycle officers. one of those officers was taken to the hospital. we'll stay on top of this story. but this is i-95 north near academy road. if you are headed in that direction, keep in mind there's an accident there involving two philadelphia motorcycle officers. one of them taken to the hospital. i'm jan clark. we' we'll hear from the eagles. and the special teams and defense coming through in a big way again. we'll hear from the players on why this unit is so good. that is next. ♪ this flu season... remember this. your immune system doesn't work the way it did when rock was young. so we made fluzone high-dose vaccine... for people 65+. fluzone high-dose vaccine has a high high higher... dose of antigen... for a stronger immune response. fluzone high-dose vaccine is approved for people 65 and older. it's not for anyone who's had a severe allergic reaction to any vaccine component, including eggs, egg products, or to a prior dose of any flu vaccine. tell your doctor if you've had guillain-barré syndrome. side effects include pain, swelling and redness at the injection site; muscle aches, fatigue, headache and fever. other side effects may occur. if you have other symptoms or problems following vaccination, call your doctor immediately. vaccination may not protect everyone. so if you hopped around the clock, ask your health care provider about fluzone high-dose vaccine. fluzone high-dose vaccine. this is the xfinity sportsdesk. your home for the most live sports. >> i'm john clark. the eagles squeak out another one. it's the defense and special teams that are special. the birds have now scored seven nonoffensive touchdowns. only the 1952 eagles have more in a season in franchise history. we're only five games in. take a look at chip kelly. more of a passing game than running game. special teams getss them off to a great start. casey blocks the rams punt. first time in eagles history the birds with special teams tds in three straight games. to the third quarter, trent cole with the strip sack on austin davis and cedric thorton recovers in the end zone, eagles running away with this one. they keep pouring it on in the third quarter. nick foles will find jeremy maclin here. ma maclin is all alone. and the rout is on. but the momentum shifts on this play right here. nick foles, he's going to get the furst don. but what is this? instead of sliding feet first, he goes head first and fumbles. so davis rolling out. and kenny britt fights off bradley fletcher. a 30-yard td. now the lead is just 13. the rams keep coming. davis throwing it up for brian quick. kerry williams turned around. now the birds up only six. rams driving. could be the go-ahead score. not so much. the eagles hold an and win 34-28. they are 4-1. and jason peters doesn't care. the birds had to escape in this one. >> why should i be concerned? i'm going to go to practice on tuesday and fix my mistakes. why be concerned? i'm going to speak to what i did wrong and the guy beside me will fix what they did wrong. we can't worry about the stuff we messed up. all we can do is fix it. we're 4-1. stay positive. one down. one to go. >> it's a confidence thing and a swagger thing. they start making plays. you want to go out and make plays. you saw them block that punt last week. and each player wants to go out there and do something special. we see all these other guys doing special things on special teams that you want to be one of those guys that go out and do something extra. >> our special. eagles are 4-1 tied atop the nfc east with the surprising cowboys who win their fourth straight today. dallas and houston. cowboys first possession after houston didn't score. tony romo going deep. look at dez bryant. hauls it in for the 37-yard gain. cowboys in field goal range. 49 yards out. dan bailey for the win, and the cowboys take it, 20-17. the eagles play the giants next sunday night. they are facing the falcons. giants don 20-17. eli manning finds beckham jr. the rookie. that's the winning touchdown in his first nfl game. giants win 30-20. three straight wins scoring 30 or more points in each. the birds have the most returns in the nfl. it's catching an with philly. this is carolina panther brown. he gets hit before the ball gets there. flags are out. sees the ball on the ground. alertly picks it off, and he is gone. 79-yard punt return touchdown. carolina wins, 31-24. another great philly return there. i'm john clark. we'll see you after "sunday night football." we're right back. sculpting the sleek body of the all-new mercedes-benz gla took nearly 600lbs of high- strength steel. setting industry-leading safety standards took 20,800 crash simulations. and perfecting its engine took over 1.1 million miles of extreme driving. but, this may be the most impressive number of all. introducing the all-new mercedes-benz gla. mercedes-benz. the best or nothing. a quick update on that breaking news we first brought you. a police officer has been taken to aria toursdale hospital after an accident near academy road. this is a live look from our traffic camera. two lanes are getting by. two police motorcycle units were involved in this crash. the officer taken to the hospital has neck and back injuries. if you are in that area, just keep that in mind. you may have some traffic trouble. that's going to do it for us for now. have a good one. we'll see you here after the football game. on this sunday night, critical condition for the ebola patient fighting for his life tonight in texas. as another infected american is now on his way for treatment here. protecting the president, after recent high-profile security lapses, the challenges facing the secret service as a new boss takes over. car trouble. the rude surprise for some drivers who get behind on their loan payments. technology is allowing lenders to disable their cars from afar. and game on. the crack of the plastic bats and balls in the town where big-time whiffle ball is packing them in. f

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