i am a leader and we have been people of the pennsylvania want. creating jobs in pennsylvania. the choice is clear. do you want someone who has yet to answer how much you will tax you and how much you will going -- he will spend or someone who has made the promise to what he was going to do and i have kept my promises and will move pennsylvania forward as we are moving forward today. thatank you, gentlemen, concludes our debate. thank you to the panelists from the league of women voters and news radio and thank you to the pennsylvania association of broadcasters for making a live feed available across the commonwealth. please remember to go out and vote on november 6. this is the privilege of a democracy. your vote does count. good night. >> our campaign 2014 coverage continues with a week full of debates. thursday at 7:30 p.m. eastern, live coverage of the illinois u.s. house debate for the 17th district between democratic republicanos and bobby schilling. and the illinois governors debate. eight a.m.t, live at eastern, the wisconsin governors debate between scott walker and t

i am a leader and we have been people of the pennsylvania want. creating jobs in pennsylvania. the choice is clear. do you want someone who has yet to answer how much you will tax you and how much you will going -- he will spend or someone who has made the promise to what he was going to do and i have kept my promises and will move pennsylvania forward as we are moving forward today. thatank you, gentlemen, concludes our debate. thank you to the panelists from the league of women voters and news radio and thank you to the pennsylvania association of broadcasters for making a live feed available across the commonwealth. please remember to go out and vote on november 6. this is the privilege of a democracy. your vote does count. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] >> on the next wall street bomb -- diane with an nissenbaum on military strikes against isis. onr calls and comments national security issues in campaign 2014. "washington journal" is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern. 9:00 p.m.ht at eastern, a memoria

>> i was looking into pennsylvania's laws and the death penalty, it was reinstated in pennsylvania, 1976, only three people have been put to death by lethal injection in pennsylvania, since '76, although overall pennsylvania has executed, they're the third highest level of executions in the united states. so they have had a lot in the past. when you kill a cop, this is classic death penalty case, and frankly, the only defense here would be i think an insanity defense and i think he'd have a hard time with it, because he did so much planning and meticulous planning and hiding. it's hard to say that he could be viewed as insane under the law. so i think it's a real uphill battle. what amazes me about the case is that he wasn't killed by the police. you know, you almost always in a case like this, where an officer has been killed and another seriously injured, he taunted the police, i thought for sure that he'd be shot. so remarkable restraint and professionalism by pennsylvania police in this case >> absolutely, and tom a lass question for you, this guy dropped to his knees and gave up, he

in pennsylvania today we spend more money on education k through 12 than anytime in the history of pennsylvania state tax dollars. many people don't notice this it was asked of my opponent in the first debate if you combine all five hundred school districts with federal, state and local taxes it is 27 billion-plus dollars a year can -- k through 12 education. he was asked, was that enough money. he said i don't know. representative from montgomery is heading up a commission on what is is fair funding formula. 253 members of the general assembly there will be 253 version of what is fair funding as to what they see in their districts. from my prospective i have to look at statewide what is fair to the city of philadelphia, washington, pennsylvania, to a school district in elk county. because it's going to vary. do we measure it on how many dollars we should give per child should be the same across the state or should it be different across the state. there are many factors that have to be resolved. there's no quick simple answer to that. the number one driver right now we have to fix the pension

captured in pennsylvania tonight. i have a lot of people helping me out with this evan perez, mark o'mara, and tim clemente on the phone. want to got to you, mark. i thought it was interesting, that, that they're going to seek the death penalty. is that noshgts real-- not reale in the case tonight. they're announcing that. they're going for that. >> not much of a surprise in a case. this was an assassination of a police officer with intent. planning ahead of time. doesn't get much worse than that as far as first degree murder case, law enforcement officer. so it makes sense in this case. since pennsylvania has the death penalty. they'll keep it in the state system. and charge him like that. >> evan perez, corporal deckson's handcuffs were placed on frein, transported in corporal dickson's car. and law enforcement thought it was significant for the community that those two things occurred. >> well, don, for seven weeks the community has been living in fear that if had to cancel halloween. there were days where the scho

the cdc and the pennsylvania health officials have not issued new monitoring guidelines. they include requiring people to travel to west after rick to keep a journal of their symptoms. >>> those new guidelines officially begin today in new jersey, and in pennsylvania. >> health reporter stephanie stahl is here with more on this new cdc directive, stephanie. >> reporter: that is right, jessica and chris. we want to tell you we have in new cases of ebola in our area. no cases. pennsylvania and new jersey are among six states, actively monitoring travelers, from west africa who are identified as they arrived at designated airports, including jfk in newark. these are not people who have had contact with sick patients, or do they have any symptoms, this is simply precautionary. pennsylvania is monitoring, 105 people for ebola according to a new department of healthy bowl advisory on the state web site. >> these individuals have active, daily monitoring, which means that someone speaks with them, daily, they will take their temperature twice a day, they are asking about symptom

now, doctors from around the world are here at the pennsylvania convention center. they're attending this infectious diseases conference. ebola is a major topic of discussion. this afternoon, i sat down with the medical director of the communicable diseases unit at emory university hospital. he's treated ebola patients flown to atlanta from west africa. he says the response to ebola has been just that, a reaction. instead of taking a pro-active approach, he says health officials are trying to keep up with ebola, the outbreak will continue to spread. >> if we don't do a better job of contact tracing and identifying and isolating patients with this disease, it's anticipated there may be between 1 million and 2 million victims from this infection over the next six months. clearly we need to do a much better job. >> and in order to do a better job, dr. ribner says all health care centers around the world need to know the symptoms of ebola and isolate those patients right away. he also said west africa needs help. he says right now in west africa, they don't have trained

over the past four years pennsylvania has gone from 9th to 47th in job creation. and now, news about our economy is getting even worse. "pennsylvania's jobless rate is up for the second straight month as employment fell and unemployment rose." "bond rating agency has cut pennsylvania's rating to double a minus because of recurring budget deficits." "the state government is out of cash and is scrambling to make sure school districts and state employees can even be paid." >>> considered one of the greatest endorsed ironman in australia's history. this morning he embarks on a new history to set the guinness

you're good to go on the pennsylvania turnpike. we still have some construction on 95 southbound near the blue route. you can see the left lane is blocked but it's still so early we just don't have enough volume on the road so it's not causing any delays. and the tacony-palmyra bridge back down again, you can see the traffic is moving so all of the area bridges are clear. >> check it out, the 76ers unveiled the outfits that will be worn this season by the sixers dancers. this dress designed by nicole miller. has a kind of an austin powersesque look, doesn't it? the sixers dancers are entering their 18th season. now some players will give us something to cheer about, we will be in for a good victors' season. >>> and a new record for the nbc10 high school blitz. people were voting away. more than 81,000 voted for this friday's game of the week. that's the most ever by 30,000 votes. boy, here's what motivated the votes. triton-paul vi just pushing out downingtown east and downingtown west. boy, central bucks east and west, where were

a fresh start for pennsylvania. when we set our clocks back an hour. while many welcome that extra hour of sleep, british researchers say it is actually not a good idea for kids. they have looked at 23,000 children between the age of five and 16, from nine countries including the u.s. ape found when it gets dark early children become less active. >> it was about a 5 percent increase in the children's physical activities. >> now the extra daylight could mean two more minutes of running around, each day that may not sound like a lot but researchers say that children only get about a half an hour of vigorous activity, daily, so, even a little bit would help. >>> and not to mention it is hard on parents with the time change with children, they never ten to get that extra hour of sleep. lets check on the weather watcher network. we have a lot of reports coming in, most of these temperatures in the lower 50's right now, feeling chilly. let's start in newark delaware. he send us a photo. some fall beauty. he has pumpkins line up outside. he is currently repor

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the pennsylvania governor's race. the second debate between republican incumbent tom corbett and democratic challenger tom wolf is now in the books. among the issues they discussed, funding public education, the state's economy, and pension reform. yesterday's debate was heated at times. corbett tried to frame wolf as the candidate who will favor labor unions over taxpayers. wolf tried to blame corbett for budget deficit and struggling schools. how to fund those schools was a main topic of discussion. >> i would impose a 5% severance tax. some of that money would go back to the localities allowing drilling, some of it would go to the epa. hundreds would go to fund education. >> when it comes to fair funding -- and that is a decision, that is the commission that's out there working right now, that has to come up with a solution is how much does every school district deserve. not just the school district in philadelphia. >> now, the final debate between those candidates is set for next wednesday, october 8th, near pitts

in delaware and pennsylvania. a man from spring lake, monmouth county, is suddenly in the spotlight because he was in the subject of tough talk from governor chris christie, some say was it tough talk or just plain rude. nora muchanic has the story of jim keaty. >> when he stood up with a sign telling chris christie to get people back in their homes and finish the job. >> listen, you want to have the conversation later i'm happy to have it, but until that time sit down and shut up. >> the tongue lashing has not deteared keaty. >> he will try to bully people, he will say things like sit down and shut up. >> he wanted to address the rem grant program, that is suppose to help people raise homes and rehab. >> there was money given to new jersey for families, only 20% of that money has gone out. there is $80 million in trenton right now that could be in the hands of homeowners. >> christa is one of those people, her case is expedited, and she is still waiting. >> we are homeless and our children is outside of their hom

we are at crossroads here of politics in pennsylvania. we have governor tom corbett and challenger tom wolf in the building right now. from what we understand on the inside they did need to go in make up because it will be broadcast on television on the cbs philly at 8:00 o'clock this morning. let me give you a sense of is what going on out here we have tomorrow wolf wolf supporters who have lined up who have been in place for the last 45 minutes or so, and then on the other side of the street, we have governor tom corbett supporters here in place also, showing him that they want him have to have a second term despite the fact that the poles are showing him 16-point ahead. this is democracy in action. this is power. they are the philadelphia's organization to witness and power and rebuild. it is all about education. it is a hot button issue in this race. joining me right now, come forward, reverend mark tyler, of the mother bethel a.m. e church. great to have you with us. tell us about what power is about. >> thank you. power is a non-par

well, not everywhere because you can have a dog for dinner in pennsylvania, thanks to the n.r.a. (booing) no, it's true. that was spooky, though. to find out how this whole thing started, let's go to wpvi, pennsylvania's news leader. >> this whole thing started after a small number of butcher shops across pennsylvania started selling dog and cat meat. in response, house bill 1750 designed to outlaw the human consumption of household pets was quickly put together. >> the n.r.a.-opposed bill never got voted on. >> the day will go the n.r.a.'s way. >> stephen: woo! we did it! it is still legal in pennsylvania to serve cat and dog meat. so you're safe for now, white castle. (applause) now, i don't always agree with the n.r.a., but i do. especially about why this bill had to die. >> when the measure went to the state senate, an amendment was added calling for a ban on live pigeon shoots in pennsylvania as well. that attracted critics from the national rifle association. >> stephen: now i realize that shooting a pigeon on the ground might seem like shooting fish in a barrel, but there'

you have a lot to look forward to traveling on our majors, that is not just in pennsylvania, but pennsylvania, delaware, new jersey, tri-state area, everything is still moving at an exceptional pace. take a look at the schuylkill expressway in the too far from 202 in either direction, lots of movement and wide open space for you to commute. i-95 is the same story 567:89:34. this morning we are not seeing rush just yet but when the rush comes in you will definitely see on i-95 usually between cottman avenue and vine. right new we are in the clear. stays this way for as long as possible. speed sensors all over indicate ago this good news 72 on 95. fifty-five, traveling on the, blue route no delays on the pennsylvania turnpike, northeast extension, 202, 422, our majors are great. we have an accident on montgomery county still closing remington road at lancaster avenue. best alternate to take morris road. also on the northeast extension in either direction at lansdale we have a construction zone. watch out for guys and girls not causing too much of a problem. speed sensors are indicating still in

we sat down with both candidates for pennsylvania governor here at nbc 10. coming up at 5:45 we examine their plans for job growth and your taxes. how incumbent republican governor tom corbett and the charlie tom wolf differ. >> there are now ebola concerns in montgomery county. we'll tell you who health officials are keeping a close eye on now. plus the morning bike ride that has everyone talking. the nurse first quarantined in new jersey, defied state orders in her home state of maine and has touched off a national debate over ebola concerns and individual rights. >>> it happened in the blink of an eye. a high-speed collision between a motorcycle and a deer. caught on tape. we'll tell you what the bike rider says saved his life. here in york, pennsylvania we've built the largest distributor of kitchen cabinets in the nation. we've got american-made products that are beating out chinese imports. so, i know pennsylvania can be a leader in manufacturing and we can make things again. but we have to invest in education and a skilled workforce today. i'm tom wol

pennsylvania turnpike not awful. in montgomery county we have an accident still closing, remington road at lancaster avenue. morris road is your alternate. we will leave with you this watch out for an accident on the eastbound side of the turnpike at willow grove, ukee. >>> canada is on high alert after a gunman shot and killed a solder at nation's capitol. this is second terror attack in three days. >> u.s. is keeping a close eye on developments as terrorism officials looking in the possibility of islam i can extremist, cbs correspondent chris van cleve joins us with the latest information from ottawa, good morning. >> reporter: ukee and erika, good morning. people across canada are expressing a mix of anger, shock, and sadness, over what happened here yesterday. they are asking how did a gunman get inside parliament house when so many members of the can inadequacies's elect officials, including the prime minister, were inside. just hours after the attack on a solder standing guard at canada's national war memorial

in blue bell, pennsylvania. that is where we will find him. meanwhile we go further off to the south, 54 degrees, current temperature, from kevin, in havertown. he says dew .53. you can feel there is a bit of humidity out there but pretty morning he says. certainly we definitely have seen that with the sunrisees, across our area. from bell herlock in cherry hill across the delaware, 56 degrees. his report from that location. we will take you down to the shore where we have a really, very mild morning, greg wood says a red sky at morning, beautiful sunrise, but the old saying greg red sky at warning, sailors take warning. the it is a free phrase that we have a cold front on the way. lets take you out to our eyewitness weather seven day forecast where we are track varying evidently, temperatures just keep dropping off. two separate systems the reason. today is not too bad. we have got some sunshine out there. there will be a shower. it could be worse. by tomorrow and friday although it is pleasant it is cooler by comparison. the weekend is reall

you can find it at pennsylvania's job gateway website. it's a collection of more than 900 short videos that give you an inside look at a day in the life of professionals. you can watch interviews with people who do those jobs. it's all part of corbett's jobs first pa initiative. >>> meantime, democratic challenger tom wolf says pennsylvania has fallen from 7th to 41st in job creation. and the number of unemployed in the state is approaching 500,000. running for governor in november, wolf has promised to rebuild the state manufacturing sector and push for clean technology to create more jobs. >>> new jersey governor chris christie says he hasn't decided yet whether he'll run for president in 2016. in a recent interview, the governor says it will all come down to the three answers he gives himself to three critical questions. those questions are whether the move is right for himself, right for his family and right for his country. christie says he'll have to answer yes to all three in order to run. if the answer is no to any of them, he say

pennsylvania turnpike moving well, northeast extension, 20 two. traveling in new jersey we have an accident we want you to be mindful of, white horse pike at white horse avenue. give yourself some more time there. also on the pennsylvania turnpike in either direction between bensalem and fort washington notice a few construction pockets. we have a few of these yellow sensors out here but generally speaking we are not seeing too much volume we are moving well, just a little slower then you would normally at this time, in delays at -- for mass transit or the at the airport, ukee. >>> a pennsylvania state trooper is dead, following a shooting at a local gun range. trooper david kidra was shot in the chest during a training exercise at montgomery county public safety training complex in conshohocken. troopers joined with philadelphia police to solute the 26 year-old as his flag draped casket left temple university hospital last night with a police escort. state police are calling it an accident but they have not released details saying the investigati

. >> obviously the big race is for pennsylvania governor. but there are other races that voters in pennsylvania should know about it. all the seats in the 435-member u.s. congress are up. >> reporter: so everyone in pennsylvania, new jersey and delaware will cast a vote for u.s. representative. >> there are also 203 seats in the pennsylvania house. half of the 50 seats in the pennsylvania senate are also on the ballot. >> reporter: the polls show every lawmaker is being graded on their stance on education funding. >> every poll that has come out has said the number one issue that people care about across pennsylvania is education. education funding is huge. certainly in philadelphia as we all know it's a very big point of contention. >> reporter: in the garden state, voters will not be electing a new governor. >> the big race in new jersey, of course, is the senate race for corey booker. >> reporter: booker is a newer senator but he's the incumbent. >> he's already their senator because he won in the special election. so i don't think the st

three days later, pennsylvania's unemployment rate goes up for the second straight month. under tom corbett, we've fallen from 9th to 47th in job creation. and on september 25th, pennsylvania's credit is downgraded for the fifth time in two years. why would we give tom corbett four more years?

for seven years, justice mccaffrey served on the pennsylvania supreme court. the ç64-year-old's life was fu of public service. first as a philadelphia police officer, then as the presiding judge, sorting out rambunctious eagles fans in what was known as eagles court, a courtroom in the veteran s stadium basement. he's retiring monday. e-mails were sent and received between 2008 and 2012. mccaffrey's retirement ends an investigation into his conduct. it also ends a 20-year judicial career. mccaffrey did not talk to the media. his only statement came from his resignation letter. it says in part, i am very proud of my 20 years of public service to the citizens of philadelphia. i want to make clear that under no circumstances would i request or agree to take senior status in the philadelphia judicial system nor would i ever be a candidate for appointment or election to any pennsylvania judicial office in the future. >> reporter: when asked about the scandal, the state's chief justice was quoted as saying no other justice has done as much to bring the supreme cou

one of the biggest races is that for pennsylvania fwocgovernor. the current governor, tom corbett at appear event with ron paul. and then will rally with governor chris christie. governor corbett's opponent, tom wolf meanwhile has the lead in the polls since the primary. matt o'donnell has more on the man hoping to become the next governor of pennsylvania. >> am i wrong? >> democrat tom wolf, who never held elective office has turned in an impressive performance in his very first political campaign. and wolf tells me he is having the time of his life on the trail talking to voters about what he would do differently in harrisburg. >> there is a sense of crisis and a shared sense of crisis transcending the party identification in harrisburg. i think right now people are looking for change much they are looking for something a little mover transformational. >> planning to raise money for he did indicating increasing the income tax for wealthier citizens with the cut off between $70 and $90,000 worth of income but he could not tell us how much more. >

and we'll move pennsylvania forward. we'll restore manufacturing jobs. close corporate tax loopholes. and make the gas companies pay up to fund our schools. after all, it's time to get pennsylvania moving again. >>> this is the xfinity sportsdesk, brought to you by xfinity, your home for the most live sports. >>> i'm john clark. just when things were starting to look good for the eagles offensive line, another potential blow. todd apparently is going to play through this injury. he has a torn left bicep. he played the eagles final series blocking with one arm. there he is, blocking with one arm. that is toughness. good news, though, center jason kelsey practiced with the first team today. that's big. he's been out four games with a sports hernia. it looks like he can be back on sunday if -- >> not only is jason healthy enough to play but is he healthy enough to be better than david moch at center. >> darren sproles was practicing. he said if the game was today, he'd be playing. nick foles back at work looking to correct his mistake. he has nine intercept

so it affects the juvenile lifer who's in pennsylvania. it affects a jailhouse inironment list and lawyer prison in pennsylvania. it affects our ability as a community to get the information that we need to make decisions. as you know around mumia abu-jamal plus case, he is been censored before. he was one of the main was in which the pennsylvania department of corrections shut down prisons to journalists. prisoners cannot have visits by journalists with cameras in increments can only in person visits not even with a paper and pencil. the is another attempt for fraternal order police and the department of corrections and tom corbett to really silence what we as a community need to know and the information we need to get as journalists and the voices and the first amendment rights of prisoners. >> this bill is framed as one that protects the rights of victims. your response to that? in on the issue of the first amendment, as their plans for legal challenge? >> i think the fraternal order police is motivating this bill. and tom corbett is us

you have -- approaching the pennsylvania turnpike. this is ridge pike at nicer road watch for that one. construction blocks the right lane on the northeast extension northbound between lansdale and quakertown. we had an accident on elroy road in franconia township that cleared. a disabled tractor-trailer cleared on the ramp to the northeast southbound. that's cleared. another accident dekalb pike and morris road. the ramp from norristown to the turnpike, we have a ladder partially blocking the ramp. we have a few things to watch for and with reduced visibility that's tricky. >> we have a developing story where two pets might have played an overnight role in a wreck. police say a pair of dogs in a car might have distracted the driver who collided with an on coming vehicle and then slammed into two parked cars. the dogs are okay, their owner is in the hospital in stable condition. >>> septa's largest union said it won't strike this week, but a decision about when that could happen could come very soon. "action news" reporter, katherine

we do know they are from northwestern pennsylvania. the three are not allowed to travel on a commercial flight until 21 days after the initial contact. >> one of the reasons to have this press conference is to say you need to have more than just a presence in the same airplane. you need to have some type of transference, touching and bodily fluids. we're trying to calm everybody down. >> philadelphia, city leaders also ask for calm today over any ebola threat. mayor michael nutter says this is a big collaboration between a number of different agencies. now, there are meetings and 9mq9q1e talk to about preparations. he says the city is used to handling health scares. >> we have experienced dealing with other infectious disease outbreaks such as sars and h1n1. from running practice exercises and updating emergency response plans to providing protective equipment and training to our first responders, the city is, in fact, taking all the necessary steps to train for any infectious disease emergency. >> the mayor is also reminding people n

that monitoring includes pennsylvania and new jersey. travelers will be observed for 21 days for ebola symptoms. local health officials may call or even visit travelers at home once they're on u.s. soil. earlier today, members of congress from our area attend a meeting on ebola at the hospital at the university of pennsylvania. >> politicians say they came to ask questions and make sure medical professionals are prepared. nbc 10's lu ann cahn has been tracking the new developments live from our digital operations center. lu ann, the question is how did politicians feel when they came out of that meeting? >> reporter: they came out of this morning's meeting saying they believe that area hospitals are prepared as they can be. congressman pat meehan, charlie dent all said they want to allay fears. they talked about wanting more guidance from the federal government as well. >> we want to do our work to make sure the federal government can respond appropriately if the need arises in our region and that we don't have any of the misstep that to

he's wanted for the murder of a pennsylvania state trooper. earlier this week, police searched an abandoned resort in stroud township and found a cabin that had been recently lived in. its rooms had plastic covering the windows, ceilings covered with air fresheners and walls plastered with newspaper articles. no word on what those articles were about. searchers also found a letter written by frein detailing the shooting of the two state troopers on september 12th and his escape. >>> a widener university student is charged with threatening a columbine-style shooting against people on campus who bullied him. police say 20-year-old luis vela of lodi, new jersey, posted this post on a social networking website yickyack. administrators sent out an alert yesterday afternoon. >> there was no weapons on this individual, there was no weapons found in his dorm room. we don't believe he had access to weapons. i believe at no time was the student body in danger, but the university did what the university should do, and that's take these threats very serio

in our area, pennsylvania and new jersey are included. now, starting monday, travelers will be observed for 21 days for symptoms. local health officials may call, e-mail or even visit travelers at home once they're on u.s. soil. meanwhile, some workers who clean planes at philadelphia international airport worry they went properly protect. they just held a news conference and lu ann cahn is here to tell us what else they are saying. >> we're talking about contracted workers that only have latex gloves to protect themselves. they're asking for protective gear that meets higher standards. subcontractors are not employed by the airplane. the airport says all philadelphia international airport employees have been trained and have been provided personal protective equipment. subcontractors want the same. >> earlier today, members of congress from our area attended a meeting on ebola at the hospital of the university of pennsylvania. the politicians say they came to seek answers and to make sure medical professionals in our area are prepared fo

. >>> state representative ron marsico developed a bill that would make any hazing at pennsylvania schools a crime. it would also require schools to write and enforce policies to prevent hazing. 44 states have some version of anti-hazing laws. pennsylvania's law considers hazing a misdemeanor but only applies to colleges and universities. >>> in a statement marsico said the instances of hazing here in pennsylvania as well as across the country, clearly not limited to colleges or universities. he went on to say, every child in this commonwealth has the right to grow up free from intimidation, torment and emotional distress. >>> nbc 10 news at 5:00 is coming up next. >> here are jacqueline london and keith jones. >> next all new on nbc 10 news at 5:00, in custody after seven weeks on the run. >> eric frein didn't say much in court today but we're learning all about his time on the run. the diary entries nbc 10 obtained. and talking weather, sheena, cold and rain on the way. >> that's right. coming up i have your trick or

we've had no confirmed cases of ebola in pennsylvania, obviously no ebola deaths in pennsylvania, but flu is something that is here. >> reporter: pennsylvania state health officials say the flu season has just begun and in the first few weeks, doctors have reported nearly 100 cases of flu in the state. >> because the early symptoms of ebola mimic flu symptoms, there is a little bit of a concern, and another reason we're trying to keep promoting flu vaccine, flu vaccine, flu vaccine a and keep it at the forefront of people's minds. >> reporter: doctors say getting the vaccine won't always prevent everyone from getting the flu but will decrease chances. health experts spoke to a panel of state representatives explaining the flu vaccine this year covers multiple strains of the virus and telling them that cdc cuts are preventing state agencies from giving out free vaccines. many counties in the region are offering free flu clinics. nbc 10 at this clinic in thorndale, chester county, showing local officials getting a shot in the arm. looking to promote vaccinations. >> protect yourself, pr

the expanded screening will begin monday in six states, including pennsylvania and new jersey. nbc 10's lu ann cahnç joins us now live to explain how this would work. lu ann. >> in pennsylvania, the health department says they will have a plan in place within days. officials say this state was included because it's close to international airports where passengers are already being checked for ebola. and there are pockets of large west african communities here as well. passengers returning from west africa will be given information cards and the thermometer to measure their body temperatures. the state says it's still working on how travelers would report that information. they say it could be in person, by phone or video chat. and earlier today, three area congressmen met with health officials in philadelphia. they came out of the meeting at the hospital, the university of pennsylvania saying they felt confident that area hospitals are prepared. they're getting sufficient communication but there are still questions. >> i think there needs to be greater clarity and guidance of

they're not. >> the people of pennsylvania and the teachers union of pennsylvania are trying to convince people that i cut education. >> you did. >> i didn't. it was done in the years before. it was replaced with federal money. >> reporter: to raids up to a billion dollars for schools wolf wants to tax natural gas drillers a 5 percent severance tax. the governor says he's worried about its effect on the industry. >> it's infancy. you need to allow to it get established so they don't say i'm going back to texas where there's a new gas line that is competing with us here. >> since we have severance tax will not run businesses often of pennsylvania. the gas is here. >> reporter:. >> if you did not get to see this debate this morning, we want to end can courage you to watch it in full. we'll rebroadcast it for you this sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock on our sister station cbs3 or you can watch it online any time. it's on our web site, cbsphilly.com. >> pro-democracy protesters in hong kong issuing an ultimatum as demonstrations continue for a sixth day t aerial video shot from a drone showed t

state stores sold 175 different pennsylvania wines last year. that's added up to $5 million in sales at fine wine and good spirits stores. the liquor control board says, quote, over the last 30 years, the number of pennsylvania wineries has grown substantially from a little more than two dozen to more than 200. >>> question for you, will he or won't he? >> that's the big burning question tonight. governor chris christie has questions as well. today the three answers he needs before making the biggest decision of his life. >>> glenn "hurricane" schwartz. >> after enjoying above normal temperatures, tracking chilly changes on the horizon but a chance of rain and thunderstorms in my exclusive nbc 10 first alert seven-day forecast. >>> then all new tonight on nbc 10 news at 5:00, from acres of lush trees to bright flowers, longwood gardens, one of the visited places in the country, but the chester county landmark could soon be honored nationally for something quite different. >>> challenging local students to be the change. nbc 10 at runnemede, host

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bucks county, a live look at route 1 at pennsylvania avenue. you can see it's quiet in both directions. no problems there. the boulevard is looking good this morning. so is 76 and 95 is also quiet. this is a live look in new jersey, route 73 right at the entrance ramps for 295. 73 is clear. 295, do have the normal spots of long-term construction, but no delays to report. and speaking of construction, we have some out there for drivers in delaware, route 13, the southbound side we have some between rogers road and memorial drive. the right lane is blocked and is expected to be blocked until about 6:00 this morning. tracy? >> thanks, jillian. 11 past 5:00 right now. >>> bad brakes. we have a recall that impacts more than a million drivers. >>> plus, revitalization in the city of camden. nbc 10's jesse gary has a look at the first new grocery store opening there in 40 years. jesse? >> reporter: tracy, that's right. food to feed the stomachs and jobs to help revitalize this community. we'll talk about that right after the break. >>> it is 5:14. if

pennsylvania and new york are teaming up to crack down on heir wane in the northeast. investigators will be able to formally share information on any case, regardless of jurisdiction. the coalition also includes new jersey and massachusetts. other states in the northeast and mid-atlantic region are expected to join. >> philadelphia is the cross roads for the supply of heroin. and it comes into philadelphia by land and sea and traffics from philadelphia up and down the east coast and to the western states as well. >> and the attorney general says one of the first goals of this partnership is to educate the parents about the effects of heroin addiction. >>> if approved, ignition interlocks will be required for one year for drivers of a blood alcohol of 0.10 for higher. for one year. >>> it's almost 20 minutes after 5:00, just ahead of the morning rush, we'll see if there's any accidents on the roadways? >> a few accidents, right? >> that's right, we've had a few problems, nothing too major. most of this activity has cleared off 309. we have a lot of activity on the shoul

. >> back to the breaking news right now a serious crash overnight along the pennsylvania turnpike in montgomery county, it turns deadly. >> one person was killed, two others seriously hurt when a car and tractor trailer collide. "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabao is on the scene with the details on this breaking story in king of prussia, jan. >> reporter: we know that three people were inside of that car that got into the accident with the tractor trailer and police confirm that all three of these people were young adults, one of those young adults has died this morning. take a look at the the video and you can see the scene of the accident. "eyewitness news" was there as emergency personnel transported injured to the nearby hospitals. the accident happened on the pennsylvania turnpike westbound between exit 339 and exit 333 at white marsh, montgomery county. police say three young adults were in that car around 12:30 last night and somehow there was an accident involving a car and that tractor trailer. a helicopter was requested but all were grounded due to the weather. two peop

since 2013, 19 people were killed by trains in pennsylvania. that ranks us sixth among all states. >>> drug danger. we have new numbers showing the risk from prescription painkiller. plus, the steps being taken in our area to prevent overdose deaths. >>> and a new push for the status that could put pluto back on the solar map. is a lifeline forast cancer so many people. it is more than a community. it is a family. there's always a hug. you're friends for life. when i needed guidance, and i needed support, living beyond breast cancer was there. last year, 5-hour energy raised over $340,000 for living beyond breast cancer purchase a specially marked bottle now through december 31st... and a portion of the proceeds will help breast cancer survivors live beyond their diagnosis. >>> new information this morning in a pornographic e-mail scandal. the deputy chief of pennsylvania's environmental protection program resigned last night. his former boss stepped down yesterday. that's after the attorney general said that he was one of eight state officials

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so, i know pennsylvania can be a leader in manufacturing and we can make things again. but we have to invest in education and a skilled workforce today. i'm tom wolf and i have a plan. we can do great things, but we have to think ahead. tom wolf for governor. a fresh start for pennsylvania. >>> this is the xfinity sportsdesk, brought to you by xfinity, your home for the most live sports. >>> i'm jen daniels from comcast sports çnet. the eagles try to avoid back-to-back losses when they visit the texans sunday. nate allen is listed as questionable. earl wolf would, his likely replacement. here's wolf on how he's been preparing this week. >> what did you do in practice? i go out there every day, i practice, i do everything at full speed, to the best of my ability. my goal is to get perfect. if i-- unless i'm perfect, thats the only time i'd be satisfied. >>> both teams are looking for their first win of the young season, coverage begins at 8:00 with sixers pregame live. the sixers will busy earlier today announcing they exercised the third-year option an nerlens noel an

. >>> meanwhile, a man from lebanon, pennsylvania, wants the u.s. to ban all flights to and from ebola-stricken countries. he's launched a white house petition that has more than 26,000 signatures. ebola is nothing new to one doctor in our area. doctor matea schnell has been working on years for a vaccine for the virus. the work he does here is then sent to washington for testing. the doctor says a useable vaccine is at least a few years away. >>> we could see more confirmed cases of enterovirus d68, thanks to a newly released test. today, the cdc began using a faster test to diagnose the virus and it is expected to speed through a backlog of cases. since august, enterovirus d68 is believed to have sickened hundreds of children all across the country. 4-year-old eli waller of hamiltontown, murse you are county, he died from the virus last month. >>> learn more about ebola and enterovirus d68 on nbc10.com. you'll find detailed information on how the viruses are spread, plus, warning signs. >>> trees snapped, debris thrown into the roadway. these pict

i am a leader and we have been people of the pennsylvania want. creating jobs in pennsylvania. the choice is clear. do you want someone who has yet to answer how much you will tax you and how much you will going -- he will spend or someone who has made the promise to what he was going to do and i have kept my promises and will move pennsylvania forward as we are moving forward today. thatank you, gentlemen, concludes our debate. thank you to the panelists from the league of women voters and news radio and thank you to the pennsylvania association of broadcasters for making a live feed available across the commonwealth. please remember to go out and vote on november 6. this is the privilege of a democracy. your vote does count. >> coming up, an update on ebola. president obama speaks at the dedication ceremony for the better and possible more ale -- memorial.teran's >> here are a few of the comments we received from viewers. >> i am calling in reference to the show. the secret service hearings. a good show that see sharon -- c-span put on. that should be taken from the show is w

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we start on the pennsylvania pennsylvania turnpike eastbound, just past willow grove. we have an accident, a vehicle, apparently struck the barrier there, the wall barrier, and we will have more details on what happened on the turnpike coming up. chris? >> sue, 4:53, father lost his life too soon. before he went he left a special surprise, for his wife and his child. how they have new memories, to last now a lif >> an officer gave them a lift, and quickly got the man's confession of love. yes, he popped the question to his girlfriend in the back seat of the police car. the man said the accident put everything into perspective. he didn't want to waste another minute. >> awe. >> a dying man leaves a final gift for his family, and it comes if the form of more than 30 heartfelt letters. >> now, this is cool. mitchell also his battle with march fan syndrome saturday. before he passed he was sure to leave a collection of letters and notebooks of poetry where his wife could find them. she said reading the letters that he wrote to her are a gift, is a gift, but those that he l