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WCAU NBC 10 News Today At 600a October 1, 2014

Between the blue route and the Commodore Barry bridge. You can see all of the cones that are set up. We still have some active construction. And you can see this is the one lane of traffic thats getting by on the actual highway itself, on 95. You can see drivers trying to make their way on to the highway. But take a look at what this is doing to the commute right now. At 6 00 this morning, you can see that line of red lights out there. Thats drivers crawling along just basically past the airport. Thats where this delay starts, and it continues down to the Commodore Barry bridge, again, because of this construction still out there. So, that is something we will stay on top of for you. An accident in berlin, cross keys road at watson town new freedom road. All lanes are blocked. Take taunton road as an alternate. Weve also been following an accident out of clementon over the last few hours. Ill have details in a few minutes. Vai. We continue to stay on top of breaking news out of Atlantic City. This is viewer video from the fire on atlantic avenue thats been burning for eight hours now. Blown from building to building, a quickspreading fire consumes homes and businesses. Some of those buildings have collapsed. The fire started in a sewing shop on the 1100 block of atlantic avenue, just blocks away from the boardwalk. Nbc 10s katy zachry is live in Atlantic City this morning. Katy, firefighters have been out there throughout the night. Whats the situation right now . Reporter yeah, vai, were approaching the eighth hour of firefighting, and at some point a few hours ago, the fire chief tells me they thought they had the fire under control, but about a half hour later, hotspots flared back up. Fortunately, the hotspots theyre looking at right now have been contained to the attic for the last few hours. And its a much less hectic scene than it was a few hours ago. Some of the fire engines have left and firefighters are just theyre monitoring the fire, the hotspots right now. They seem to just be watching it and letting whatevers in that attic burn. Now, at the height of the fire, youre looking at video, it was a much different scene. This fire started shortly after 10 00. Wind has been a major factor throughout this fire, spreading the flames from the onset to homes and businesses nearby. Listen to what the fire chief had to say. The wind is blowing in the worst direction for us tonight, as far as blowing from the burn to the unburned. Had the wind been blowing other way, it would have been a different turnout, we might have lost one or two places instead of four or five. Reporter fortunately, there have been no injuries to firefighters or to the people who lived in the apartments above the storefront. Several families have been displaced. They were evacuated from their apartments, which sit above the storefront where its believed that this fire began. The red cross is on scene assisting them. In terms of road closures right now, no traffic is getting by atlantic avenue between North Carolina streets and pennsylvania streets. Well stay on the scene and have another update in about 40 minutes. Katy zachry, nbc 10 news. 64 degrees out and 6 03. This morning, Pennsylvania Police are grieving and investigating the death of a trooper shot during a Training Exercise. Last night, the body of 26yearold trooper david kedra was placed into a hearst and escorted by his family. The shooting happened yesterday at the Montgomery County Public Safety Training Camp in conshohocken. State troopers and county authorities have been working the case overnight. Nbc 10s jesse gary will have a live update on that coming up this morning at 6 30. We have new information this morning about Philadelphia Police shooting at a group of men last night. Skyforce10 was over wister near chelten avenue in germantown around 9 30. The officers approached three men, thinking that one of them was wanted. Well, the suspects took off running and during the chase, one suspect pulled out a gun. An officer fired at him. They dont believe any of the men were hit. All of them got away. Happening today, a former Philadelphia Police officer will be arraigned on charges that she forced her children to fight other kids and even participated in fights herself. Last month, tamika gross was ordered held on charges including corruption of minors, assault and child endangerment. Investigators say gross ordered her teenaged son and daughter to fight other teens, and then taking part in one of the fights herself at lincoln high school. Gross was allegedly captured on video punching a 14yearold girl in the face. After her arrest, she was fired by Philadelphia Police. The Delaware County man accused of luring a woman through craigslist and then raping her is set to be arraigned in court today. Police say Kevin Cornish attacked an 18yearold philadelphia woman who responded to an employment ad he posted on craigslist. Police believe he may have lured other victims as well. From our delaware bureau, a 2yearold boy is still in Critical Condition this morning after shooting himself in the head. New Castle County Police say yesterday morning the boy found a loaded gun inside his home and somehow shot himself. Police say his mother was home at the time. The toddler is in the hospital, and his family is hoping hell make a full recovery. Hes doing good. Hes better. Hes in icu right now. He just went over to icu, so. Hes Getting Better right now. The Delaware Attorney Generals Office is reviewing the case to determine if charges will be filed. Happening today, if you smoke, youre going to pay more to buy cigarettes in philadelphia. The extra cost will support education. A 2perpack increase in the citys cigarette tax is now in effect. Lawmakers say it will generate 49 million this year to help fill a budget gap of Philadelphia Schools, but there are questions about how effective it will be long term, because many spokers say theyll start buying their cigarettes outside the city. This morning authorities are working to track down family, friends and anyone else who may have come into contact with a patient who has come down with the united statess first confirmed case of ebola. Nbc 10s chris cato is live in our Digital Operations Center where hes following the developments. Tracy, we know about the past cases involving dr. Kent brantly and the other release workers diagnosed with ebola in africa, but this is the first this man is the first patient to be diagnosed with the ebola virus in the u. S. , on american soil. Now, the man recently traveled from liberia to dallas. Thats where he became ill. He started exhibiting symptoms of ebola as he was already on the ground in dallas. Hes been put in isolation at Texas Health Presbyterian hospital since sunday. Now, doctors have not released the mans name, age or nationality. The cdc says there is no risk of transmission to people who are on the plane with the man. Thats because he wasnt yet exhibiting symptoms and they say without those symptoms, youre not contagious. No other cases are suspected in texas at this time or anywhere else in the u. S. , but that hasnt stopped concerns over this disease, concerns that the nations Top Public Health official is trying to calm. Bottom line here is that i have no doubt that we will control this importation or this case of ebola so that it does not spread widely in this country. All right, so, what happens to that man in texas . Well, doctors are not discussing the protocol theyre using to treat him, including any experimental treatments that the patient may receive. So far, ebola as we know has killed thousands of people in west africa. There is no vaccine for it, no approved vaccine. Now, the man you just heard from there in that sound bite is the chief of the centers for Disease Control and prevention, dr. Tom frieden. He will be on the today show later this morning. Hell talk about what doctors plan to do in the u. S. To stop the ebola virus from spreading in the u. S. And around the globe. Live in our Digital Operations Center, chris cato, nbc 10 news. Meantime, there are two more confirmed cases of enterovirus d68 in children in new jersey. The centers for Disease Control and prevention released test results showing the two patients are from essex and passaic counties in north jersey. Both were in the hospital. Both are now recovering at home. The cdc says 443 cases have now been confirmed in 40 states, including locally in new jersey, pennsylvania and delaware. A little after 6 00. Moms and dads getting kids breakfast, getting ready to head out the door to school or work. Lets check the roads and see what they will encounter. Jillian . Good morning. The big problem has been this construction on 95 southbound between the blue route and the Commodore Barry bridge. Just in the last few minutes, crews were out here picking up all of the cones off of 95 southbound. This is south of the blue route, so closer to the Commodore Barry bridge, and they have to work their way backwards to pick up all of those cones. So, the process of clearing that construction has started. Unfortunately, the damage has been done out here. Take a look. We have a huge delay on 95 southbound, basically from Philadelphia International to the Commodore Barry bridge where that construction is just clearing right now. So, give it a couple minutes and this delay will start to loosen. But unfortunately, as you can see, people are pretty much just sitting out there on 95 right now. In clementon, an accident white horse pike eastbound at white horse avenue. The right lane has been blocked for about 2 1 2 hours at this point and is still blocked in that area. Also following an accident in berlin, cross keys road at watsontown new freedom road. That is blocked in that area. You can take taunton road as your alternate. As far as the majors go in delaware, were not reporting any accidents there, just normal volume starting to build. Bridges are looking good right now, and so far, no big delays to report on mass transit. Tracy. All right, jillian. 6 10 right now. Unwelcomed visitor. The accused white house jumpers in court today, while the secret service is on trial on capitol hill for what could have been tragic missteps. And the grace period is up. If you run a red light in this Montgomery County community, expect the township to contact you. My one word to describe ac would be laid back. Relaxing getaway fun unique beautiful serenity shenanigans refreshing shopping surprising happy place you know what i mean . I want to say friendly. Exhilarating adventure the boardwalk nosleep its a great weekend. There is so much to do here. Its so great to have it so close. Its just a great location, a great place to be. We love Atlantic City. With 5 perfectly sweetened whole grains, you cant help but see the good. Look for big g cereals with money saving offers on these breakfast favorites and give your budget a boost. Accused white house fence jumper Omar Gonzalez will be back in court today. Investigators say he ran across the lawn into the white house on september 19th and made it all the way to the east room before being subdued. If convicted, he faces a maximum of ten years in prison. His mad dash was captured on video, as you see, and prompted major questions about white house security. And secret Service Director Julia Pierson testified about the breach at a congressional hearing yesterday, conceding there were multiple failures by the secret service. In spite of the lapse, pierson testified the president is safe today. Lawmakers from both parties called for an independent review of whats gone wrong. At the same time, the secret service acknowledges there is another investigation into a security incident involving the president. A number of published reports say last month at the cdc in atlanta, president obama was in an elevator with an Armed Security contractor who has three criminal convictions. Thats a violation of secret service protocol. Agents interviewed the Security Guard after he refused to stop taking cell phone video of the president , and they determined the man was not a threat. A first of its kind gun law in california will allow family members to disarm a relative who they think poses a threat. Family members will be able to petition a judge to remove firearms if theyre scared that the person will commit an act of violence. This was proposed after that deadly rampage at the university of california Santa Barbara back in may. The family of that gunman tried to intervene one month before those killings. Today jurors in the michael dunn retrial will begin deliberations in jacksonville, florida. Dunn is accused of murdering an unarmed teenager during an argument over loud music. He was convicted in february on three counts of attempted murder for shooting three other teens, but the jury could not reach a decision on the firstdegree murder charge. For the first time, we are hearing the 911 calls as fire ripped through the chicago faa facility. Oh, weve got smoke in the buildings. Can we have the Fire Department down here . Okay, can you tell where its coming from . The fire was damaging sensitive computer equipment inside the building. That triggered cancellations and delays at chicagos ohare and midway airports, affecting travelers across the country. Brian howard, a contractor at the facility, is accused of starting the fire. 6 16. Happening today, its the first day that you could pay the price for running a red light at certain intersections in abington, Montgomery County. Red light cameras have been up and running for two months at three of abington townships most dangerous intersections. So far, violators have only gotten warnings, but since the trial period ended at midnight, you can now be fined 100. So, youve received a fair warning there in abington township. We want to give you warning on other parts of the city as well. Nbc 10 first alert traffic reporter jillian meles watching all of the roads for you. And if youre heading out on 95 or the blue route right now, youll see red lights of a different kind, a lot of brake lights this morning because of construction on 95 southbound between the blue route and the Commodore Barry bridge that is still in the process of clearing right now. You can see the lines of yellow and red right now. This has even caused a pretty big delay on the blue route southbound. You can see the volume out near macdade boulevard, traffic just crawling along on the blue route south as drivers try to get on 95. And on 95, still very slow moving. This is 95 southbound right near the blue route. As you can see, we are dealing with a significant delay in that area, so leave yourself extra time if your travels take you out on the blue route or 95. Now, lets head into new jersey, update you on an accident weve been following since 4 00 this morning. Clementon, white horse pike eastbound at white horse avenue. I just got word that accident has cleared, so youre good to go if you are traveling that intersection this morning. Now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. Flags are blowing atop of the aramark building in center city. A little bit of a breeze helping to keep fog from forming in center city, but were starting to see a bit of fog in areas north and west, after some showers overnight provided the moisture. The fog, the showers will disappear, well get some breaks of sunshine, but overall, its going to be a cooler day today, and we are in for a chilly october weekend. The temperatures will be tumbling, looking at 60s for saturday and sunday. Were looking for some fog this morning. We found some light fog in reading. Visibilitys now just under 2 miles after a few showers overnight. And lancaster did see briefly quartermile visibility, but now its at a onemile and really not an issue in the pocono mountains or for allentown. One little bitty shower, thats what were tracking through eastern berks county, and its moving into the Lehigh County area, southern Lehigh County. The rest of the area is mainly dry but mostly cloudy, at least for now. Some breaks of sunshine during the day, not as brilliantly sunny as it was yesterday afternoon with 70s today. Cooler weather will wait for the weekend. And tomorrow well get a little warmup with partly sunny skies. 74 after a morning low of 58. Dry on thursday and most of the day friday will be dry after sunshine in the morning. Clouds building friday afternoon. And come friday night and into saturday morning, were likely to get some rain falling, but it clears out in the afternoon. The wind picks up and it will be cooler saturday. And look at sunday. A high of 64 degrees with a breezy day. For the eagles, its going to be a chilly day on the field. Then sunshine on monday will warm us into the 70s. All right, bill, thanks. Its 6 19 right now. Fuif youre a neil diamond fan, youll be happy to hear that the singer will kick off his next concert tour in our region. It will start friday, february 27th at the ppl center in allentown. Diamond will then perform at the Wells Fargo Center on march 15th. The new ppl center is a stateoftheart arena in allentown. Its just been opened for a few weeks so far, but two concerts there have already been canceled. Fugitive on the loose. Its been more than two weeks and still no er

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