off-duty officer shoots and kills a man. >> good morning, everybody, tamala edwards is off, erin o'hern joins us. karen is off, matt pellman joins us, oh, that's just david murphy. >> reporter: we have satellite and radar showing cloud cover out to the west this morning. but generally speaking we're looking at a nice one today. we have a breeze out of the west but it's not as strong as yesterday. 56 in philadelphia. 57 in allentown. in the 40s in millville. a lot of us in the low to mid 50s around the region this morning. as we head outside, look for low to mid 50s between 6 and 8:00 some suburbs cooler. as we roll through the day it will be milder later on, but cooler than yesterday. 56 degrees by 9:00. him noon, 64.

3:00 p.m., 69 that's the high today. 64 by 6:00 with a few clouds gathering. but bright conditions again, that changes tomorrow, matt there could rain arriving during the day, i have details coming up. i have bright flashing lights on the ramp. we have police activity on the ramp from the southbound side of girard avenue, you can see a tow truck on the scene. it could be an accident but we're not hearing that for certain. we have traffic stopped on the ramp, but looks like they will start moving that traffic in a moment. if you're planning to head southbound on i-95 at girard this could cost you time this morning. we have an accident at the base of the girard point bridge, it's off to the side. they have completely reopened the ramp from the westbound vine to the westbound schuylkill. the restrictions continue at red lion and nights until 6:00 a.m.

no problems on 422. on 309 here at paper mill. well, looks like the crash northbound on the shoulder cleared out. for the most part we're looking fine on 309 as you head north toward the pennsylvania turnpike. >> thanks, matt. someone spray painted racist graffiti on the front door of hallahan catholic girls high school. now the school is on the 300 block of north 19th street. police say a passer by spotted a derogatory word overnight. we're not showing it to you obviously. school staffers have removed that racial slur. developing right now the ebola emergency has hit australia, a nurse who returned to the country from africa is being tested for the virus. safety concerns at u.s. airports have led airport worker to say stage a walkout.

eva pilgrim is gathering the latest updates live in the satellite center. eva? >> reporter: matt, more cases of ebola popping up all over the world. u.s. officials are beefing up security at the five largest airports at this county this as the first patient with the ebola dies in the u.s. >> ♪ overnight a memorial service for thomas duncan the first purpose to die from ebola in the u.s. this morning concerns about another possible ebola case in the u.s. a sheriff's deputy who went to duncan's apartment is being kept in isolation while being tested for disease. while we're told that the risk is minimal, with an abundance of caution we are taking action to make sure public safety is protected. >> reporter: while authorities continue to monitor anyone who may have come in contact with duncan across the county u.s. officials are beefing up the

nation's defenses against ebola. passengers traveling to west africa to five of the nation's busiest airports will undergo new screening procedures including having their temperatures taken. >> what we're doing is putting in additional protection. we've been very clear that slorntion -- as long as ebola continues to spread in africa, we can't make the risk zero here. >> reporter: workers at airports are worried about their risk of exposure. airplane cleaners walked off the job saying they are fed up with the unsafe and unsanitary conditions. a nurse in spain is in isolation in australia. she recently traveled to sierra leone to treat patients with

ebola. fraternal order spokesperson in dallas are saying two more deputy sick. there's no confirmation that any of deputies have the ebola virus. eva pilgrim channel 6 "action news." >> a montgomery county company is working on an experimental ebola vaccine they have been testing the shots on animal even before the outbreak began. they are moving forward with more trials over the next two to three months in order to get government approval to treat humans. our coverage continues at 6abc.com, there you'll find resources and more information built virus. >> developing right now detectives in delaware county are investigating an overnight bar stabbing. the action cam was there as upper darby police kept watch at

the bar and restaurant on market street. someone was slashed near this joint at 12:30. no word on the victim's condition what led to the stabbing or who did it. the investigation continues into a deadly fire at an assisted living facility in delaware county. chopper 6hd was over the elwin institute in media last night. firefighters arrived five minutes after getting the call. they found the employees and state troopers excavating the building's 39 residents. crews contained the fire to one room and someone became trapped in the unit. the victim was pronounced at the scene. accused cop killer eric frein faces new charges following the discovery of pipe bombs at a suspect camp campsite. frein reportedly wrote that he e was surprised how quickly the trooper dropped to the ground.

officers believe they spotted him in the forest, but the difficult terrain allowed him to slip away. the monroe county community gripped by the manhunt for eric frein is lending it's support for state police. they are participating in a fundraiser for slain corporal bryon dickson. the wives are organizing this fundraiser calling it pfc strong. >> this gives us an outlet for the nervous energy we're able to channel it into something positive. >> so far the state troopers wives have sold 20,000 shirts. >> temperatures have dipped a bit in areas. >> reporter: they have, we have spots in the 40s. as we look at storm tracker 6

live double scan, though, we are dry this morning, moving outside we have mainly clear skies across the region. there goes the employee bus at the airport. if you're heading to the airport, tranquil conditions with light winds, but cool. 56 degrees right now in philadelphia. dewpoint, low. winds out of the west at 9 miles per hour a little bit of a wind blowing around, but not inasmuch as yesterday. i have the always on seven day in the left hand portion of the screen for those who want to glance ahead watching in hd. it's going to be breezy today, these are winds gusts as plotted by future tracker 6. you can see every now and then we get up in the 20s, for the most part we're in the teens which is not as blustery as we get up to 30 miles per hour with some of our wind gusts 11:00 a.m., cool, 62 degrees,

2:00 p.m., 67 and 3:00 p.m., 69 degrees which is the high. 68 in allentown, 69 the high in reading and trenton and cape may and the millville. and wilmington has a shot at 70. tomorrow we have an area of low pressure and frontal boundary pushing in from the south this will make us cloudy in the morning, cooler, high of 64. eventually we'll see rain arriving. future tracker has the clouds getting thicker. up until noon, not a lot of rain, but a drizzle or light shower. as we get into the afternoon or evening, that light rape -- rain and drirvel spreads out a little owe drizzle spreads out a little bit more. today, 69 cooler and sunny. tomorrow, rain and drizzle arriving and 64 is the high. saturday morning could be wet, the way things are tracking, we

have a shot of sun in the afternoon, and sun returning high of 64. the union play at night. is of right now that looks like a dry game, but bring a sweatshirt because temperatures will be dipping into the 50s during that contest. sunday, sun and clouds, dry during the day, which would be good for the eagles if they were playing did you or didn't you the game, but the game is at night. there's a chance of rain at night. monday, unsettled and rain. >> angry protests erupt in saint louis involving an officer-involved shooting. >> police pepper spray a person in his own home. >> reporter: the ranch is completely reopened, four new work zones that began this week

coming up after the break. >> the guy from delaware county who caught something, this big, wait until you see it on "action news."

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a little chilly as you wake up this morning. again, it is well into october. if you haven't gotten your halloween costume, i suggest you go out and fine one. i looked yesterday, and it's bare bones on the aisle. >> i wonder what matt will be. >> reporter: inwhat you'll be. >> thank you very much. >> reporter: as we look outside at i-95 at delco, the traffic is moving fine, headlights coming southbound on nye. traveling mcdade boulevard they are doing work in the eastbound lanes of mcdade 9:00 to 3:00 working on the ramps in that neck of the woods. 9 to 3 in west chester they are closing marshall street between high and montgomery until

december. upper merion another project that is lasting through tomorrow. they are working on the pavement between old gulph road stick with 320 or county line as alternates around that. no issues on the schuylkill expressway or the blue route. the pennsylvania turnpike looking good the westbound construction clearing out. this is a work zone that began this week going through christmastime. through neshaminy mall they closing route 1 and neshaminy boulevard stay with us on the south side of the mall to get around that. we have issues on i-95, but our friend using the app, jeep said a disabled vehicle on the northbound side not too far away from penns landing. matt and erin. >> developing this morning, crowds in south saint louis, clashed with police after learning that an off-duty police officer shot and killed a man. coorkd police the 6 -- according

to police the of-year veteran of the force was working as a security officer. police say the man fired at the officer first. relatives do not believe he was armed, but police say they recovered a weapon at the scene. a police department in north carolina is on damage control for mistaking a black teenager for a burglary in his own home. neighbors became suspicious when they saudi sean mccurry -- when they saw desean mccurry enter the the home. he has been living with the family for about a year as a foster child. upper class man would pin freshman to the floor and touch

them in a sexual nature, the allegations of intimidation and bullying are the subject of a criminal investigation so far no charges have been filed. a september 1 trial has been set for adrian peterson who faces a felony charge of child abuse after using a wooden switch to discipline his 4-year-old son. he facing -- he faces up to two years in prison. he maintains his innocence. a delaware county man has the catch for the day, in fact the catch of all time for the state. >> a man puts on a halloween mask to get an illegal treat at a montgomery county bank. >> reporter: some of us are in the 40s and some of us in the low 50s, if you're you're the

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>> we are learning this morning that a dog appropriately named lazarus cheated death twice. he was hit by a car and it was taken to be euthanized, but when they returned he was walking around. they are looking for a forever home. that also david walker of boothwyn, p-a. he reeled in this this giant sheep's head. officials and wildlife officials confirmed that it set a new state record. it measures in at 17.1 pounds.

>> he should put it in a tank and let it get fatter and catch it again and set a new record. >> reporter: if you're thinking of scaling the streets of princeton avenue, we had fire activity that's cleared out this morning. no problems to report, there's a new issue up north on the new jersey turnpike if you're coming southbound near the molly pitcher service area would you want for a crash in the center lane. the trains and buses for the most part are on time. getting word on the paoli thorndale line. we'll keep an eye on that. >> reporter: nice shot of a sunset coming in from twitter. let's see what we're looking at today. looks like more of the same today with a lack of significant

cloud cover. that sunset is being followed up by surprise later on. it's cooler this morning, we're in the 50s and in spots the upper 50s, 56 by 9:00. 64 at noon. if you're running errands you might want to hold off until the afternoon if you have that availability of time. 69 is the high, breezy, matt and erin. >> thanks, david. new details are eamericanning in the stephen collins child molestation accusations. he claims his wife has been trying to use an awed tape for years. -- audio tape for years. in the tape he confesses he has been sexual contact with under aged girls. grant denied releasing the

tapes. >> there are no more blurred lines between robin thick and paula patten. patten filed for divorce. the couple married back in 2005 they have a four-year-old son. >> 5:53. up next a local mother accused of injecting here teenage daughter with heroin. >> new coming in, a volcano is erupting overseas. >> head to facebook and head to the "action news" facebook page check the like box so breaking news and viral news videos show up in your news

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>> a schwenksville mother accused of heroin possession is charged with injecting her own daughter with the drug.ssion is patricia davenport forced her daughter to do heroin in april and later included the boy's girlfriend. a nurse noticed the marks on the teenage girl and contacted police. a bank bandit in a halloween mask gave materials quite -- tellers quite a scare

in montgomery county. the teller gave him cash when he left in a dark blue buick. it is believed he robbed the same bank july 25th. a server had to barrel out of her beverage cart when a suv came across a golf court in western pennsylvania. the suv came off the 35th hole. the out-of-control driver was speeding and slammed into several cars along the way. the driver suffered head injuries, no golfers were hurt. sink your teeth into this, one heavenly hamburger is going for the sky high price of 1700 bucks. >> new potential cases of ebola are popping up in the u.s. and on the other side of the globe. we're following all the

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>> good morning, everyone, 6:00 thursday, october 9. tam is off, erin o'hern joins us this morning. >> concerns over ebola virus in america prompt airport workers to walk off the job overnight. >> two political stars are visiting the philadelphia area to help out both candidates in the race for pennsylvania governor. >> turns out red bull doesn't give you wings and now the energy drink is prepared to pay up.