ee ebola is in new york city. the man is craig spencer. a doctor that returned from west africa where he was treating ebola patients. preliminary tests show he tested positive for ebola. tracy davidson following this story for us. what do we know about this patient and how many people he came into contact with after he got back into the states? >> we know dr. spencer gave a detailed account between the time he arrived back in the states and yesterday.

he flew into new york's jfk a week ago. on wednesday he first felt tired. when you first feel symptoms, that's when you became contagious. last night they announced the test results. mayor de blasio said there's no reason for people to be alarmed. >> we've been preparing for months for the threat posed by ebola. we have clear and strong protocols followed and were followed in this incidence. >> before he got sick, he went to highline park, rode the subway. while feeling fatigued he rode in a an uber taxi. as we've been telling you, it's not airborne. taxi company officials told the

cdc told them they or the taxi riders were not at risk. thomas duncan, who died, along with two nurses who treated him, nina pham who is in good condition and amber vinson was declared ebola free. two close friends are quarantined out of an abundance of caution. justin gary is on his way to new york and he'll have a live new york coming up. tracy davidson, nbc 10 news. there are no suspected ebola cases in this area however some people are being monitored more closely. three people from bucks county are being monitored. it's done out of precaution.

health care workers in gouser county are offering ebola training. and children's hospital of philadelphia says it's ready to provide care to any kids who may get ebola. the cdc has designated c.h.o.p. as a place to handle ebola cases. they established an ebola task force. now, we know there is a lot of concern. a lot of people are nervous about ebola, especially this news out of new york city. we're breaking down fact versus fiction. first, from the cdc, it's not spread through the air or by water or, in general, by food. the only way you can get ebola is by touching the goodably floods of a person with ebola. people are not contagious until they show symptoms. you can also get ebola by touching contaminated objects

like needles or through infected animals, namely fruit bats and primates. you can logon to nbc10.com to get more answers like can it be spread by mosquitos, all of that at nbc10.com. one person is dead after a police chase is shooting in easton early this morning with shots fired. we're working on information. katie zachary just got to the scene. what can you tell us at this point. >> reporter: i am just getting to scene. there's a large police presence at spring street and east garden. earlier police chased a man in a pickup truck through several

municipalities. this began in palmer township about 3 1/2 miles away. they chased the man to easton to north spring street and spring garden where there was some kind of crash with his pick up. it seems to have crashed into the side of a home. his pickup truck seems to be on the sidewalk. there was an incident between man and shots fired and we understand the man of a pickup truck is dead. we were able to bring you this live picture but we'll have more information in the next few minutes. we'll see you around 4:30. seven minutes after 4:00. joey mrelino on the left you are your screen. they say he's still involved in

organized crime. his attorney says he's been working an honest job in florida. a judge in delaware will decide to dismiss the child pornography against a head master. christopher wheeler was charged. the judge's ruling on that motion is expected to come today. he stepped down as head master after being charged with 25 charges have counts of dealing in child porn. there was no evidence he abused students or any other students. timothy cidell will be charged for killing a police officer. he pleaded guilty in the death of christopher reeves. he was fleeing from reeves when he crashed into reeves' police car. he was traveling over 70 miles an hour with a blood alcohol

level over the twice the level limit. a bucks county high school is coming to terms that it can't be able to play its final game due to hazing. in a statement released yesterday, the central bucks superintendent says he's canceled all varsity and junior varsity football games and all coaches have been suspended pending further investigation. some parents we talked to were upset because they were notified via e-mail yesterday and given no specifics. >> hiding behind an e-mail? really? it was unprofessional to send the children home, the boys, to tell us what had gone down. that's cowardly. >> what did go down? we contacted the police chief. he says new team members were forced to grab private parts of other players and were subjected to some sort of waterboarding in

the locker room. the rain has ended. clouds are starting to break. we're drying out tonight. a gusty wind topping 30 miles an hour in the pocono mountains. it's breezy today and we're still on track for beautiful weekend weather with lots of sunshine and temperatures in the 60s. clouds over allentown but dry at 45 degrees. 55 and millville with 49 degrees. you see the cloud cover overster city. no rain falling from those clouds so looking good heading into your friday morning. the radar completely clear. no shine of any showers in philadelphia or any immediate area. showers are off to the north and east and they're not coming our

way. clouds are anyoning out. by 10:00, upper 50s. warmer than it is right now. then we're into the 60s this afternoon. you notice there are still clouds blowing through the area. the arrows, those are the northwesterly winds kicking later today. the forecast is calling for a partly sunny day but a breezy one with temperatures climbing first into the 50s and topping out in the 60s. going a bit warmer into the weekend. a look at the -- a closer look at the wintsdz when i come back in less than ten minutes' time. a check of roads. we have an update from gillian. >> 202 near route 209, a long-term construction joan. it's very active right now. we have a lot of activity in the center median but it's mainly on the northbound side. one line of traffic is getting

by. still not enough volume to skauz a slowdown but depending on how long it stays we could see volume. heading into new jersey, we have construction in pensauk and route 30, two lanes blocked until and following construction out of delaware, 95 between exits 5 and 4-b. that's expected to be active until 5:00. your heating bill may be lower this winter. we'll tell you next why a local company is lowering its rate. attack with a hatchet. a man captured by police. we'll tell you what police know about this man. we continue to monitor breaking news out of new york with where a new case of ebola has been confirmed. this is ceo tom macarthur's world.

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we continue to follow breaking news from overnight. a doctor in new york city, this man, craig spencer, is being treated for ebola. he just returned to the u.s. from west after aka where he was doing work for doctors without boefrders. they know his fever spiked yesterday. when he went to the hospital and confirmed to have ebola. they're trying to trace people who had contact with him over the last few days. we'll have live reports from new york city coming up in our 5:00 hour. stay tuned for that. also from new york, we have new video of this hatchet attack on new york city police officers. look at this man running up. you won't see the officers. you see him with the hatchet. he hit two officers with the axe. one hit in the head and in

critical condition. the other officer shot and killed that man. he's from california with a criminal record. police say some of his social media postings say he may have been influenced by islamic extremists. police officers are to be on alert after attacks to uniformed soldiers. we have new video of a gunman who went into parliament shooting in ottawa. the shooter is michael. >> he half zehah-bibeau. u.s. officials say he has links to known jihadists. security videos show bibeau after he shot and killed army reservist nathan cirillo. he hijacked a car. once inside, he open fire in the main hallway.

no one was hit by his gunfire inside the hallway. he was eventually shot and killed. also this morning the man who was seen jumping a fence at the white house is scheduled for monday court hearing and mental evaluation. a judge ordered dominik adesanya, charged with allegi allegingly kicking two police dogs after jumping the white house fence. in july he was charged with jumping over a security barrier. the obama administration says it's looking at new ways of beefing up security, including a higher fence around the white house and u.s. capitol. nbc 10 is your station for decision 2014 coverage with 11 days to go before midterm elections.

senator cory booker has 57% compared to jeff bell, 33%, released yesterday by stockton institute. two candidates running for congress in bucks county squared off in their final debate, fits patrick and stouse. fitzpatrick said legalizing drugs is a gateway to drug path. on the issue of health care both said they would like to retain portions of the obamacare law. fitzpatrick has called to repeal affordable care act and replace it. both agree washington and congress are dysfunctional and far too partisan. >> in addition to that, we not only need redirect reform, we need term limits.

>> far too many people go down to washington because they like being a politician and they like getting re-elected. >> fitzpatrick has been representing bucks counterfoffi five years. they will start inspecting the snowplows. similar inspections will take place around the state. as winter approaches. if you use pseg, you could be saving a third on your winter heating bill. the utility announced it's providing a credited that will slash the typical gas bill by 31% so the customer will see a save of $118. they say it applies to your usage in november, december and january. the cost is falling and it's

passing on that savings to its customer. the rain has ended and you clouds will be thinning out. in centre city, the clouds are 56 degrees. much less windy. winds at just 5 miles an hour in philadelphia. there are breezier spots this afternoon. cape may will likely be one of them. some clouds are overhead. beach avenue is dry. 57 degrees in wilmington, philadelphia and northeast philly. parts of gloucester county in the 50s. 52 in washington township. and it looks like it's going to be nice and dry through the day today. the wind will be with us. the arrows are lining up. a northwesterly wind. the breeze will be up to 20

miles an hour at times. it finally will settle down tonight heading into tomorrow, which will allow temperatures to go warmer. stand by. winds are at 15 miles an hour for pocono mountain es and allentown. clouds, we still have clouds. they'll blow throughout area. then tonight they will finally clear. so, it looks like we're heading for a sunny, breezy one with high temperatures in the middle to upper 60s. next half hour, the full seven day forecast. 21 minutes after 4:00. we have an accident on the roads. >> that's right. this chris is happening in delaware county. if you're heading out in edgemont, it's at the intersection of westchester pike route 3. use caution at that intersection. 76, a live near montgomery

drive. both directions are quiet, clear. no accidents to report on the majors like 76. 95 is even quiet. southbound as drivers make their way to girard avenue and center city. 4:22. the danger of breathing dirty air. the new connection to autism. drug life laced candy. what local officials fear could show up in your child's trick or treat bag.

it's a big day around city hall. officials will dedicate the albert greenfield lawn. it will be open to the public.

7,000 project. it begins at 11:00 this morning. insure this local organization rehabbed seven homes in one day this philly. students and corporate volunteer says repaired the homes of several low income families. that happened yesterday on north marshall yesterday. it's part of the organization's block build strategy. new research suggests there could be a link between air pollution and autism. scientists surveyed more than two dozen families with children with autism. they were more than likely to be exposed to certain pollutants in the womb and the first few months of life. and the american lung association, by the way, gives philadelphia low marks when it comes to air quality here in its

state of the air report it gave philly an "f" for ozone and failing grade for particle pollution count. other thinkings in the air, it it is flu season. pennsylvania has almost 100 cases reported. efforts to provide awareness of the virus and free shots are under way. chester county supervisors and health officials talked about free flu shots and also got them themselves. 28,000 cases of flu were reported in pennsylvania alone last year and 3100 people died in the state due to complications of flu. lehigh mother talked about her son's 15-year-old death due to flu. >> that's the hard part. because it was my decision not to get vaccinated.

>> state health officials tell nbc 10 that the vaccine covers several strains of flu. it's recommended everyone 6 months or older get vaccinated. live view from center stew. the showers have already ended. right now, it's 55 degrees at 4:27 which means it's time to say good morning to first alert traffic reporter jillian mele. >> westchester pike and providence road, coming up with your drive times. live in easton where a police chase through several towns ends with one person being killed. new information from police after the break. more breaking news our producers are continually

updating. ebola in new york city. where did this doctor have it. who is being tracked the disease and how are they keeping it from spreading. jishgsz

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