there at the c.d.c. reporter dann cuellar live in dallas, texas where the first report of ebola in america was reported. and first, dann in dallas. >> air travel is in fact how this disease crosses borders. and it certainly is how it got to texas in the first place. >> texas governor rick perry concedes that mistakes were made after ebola was first discovered in the state. specifically reporting to the air travel of dallasers in, amber vinson. from the c.d.c. to the hospital, it was indefensive that she was able to fly after she said she had a low-grade fever. and on a cruise ship, a health care worker who handled the speaks man from duncan and she

was placed and they ordered 70 health care workers who treated thomas duncan before he died to avoid the public completely for 21 days until the danger of developing ebola passed. the ambulance that cared nurse nina pham to the airport for the trip to maryland was one specifically made to carry the ebola patients. wrapped in plastic floor to ceiling. >> and you can come in getting better, decrease in diarrhea and vomiting but are still very tired. this virus knocks you out. >> and governor rick perry reminded the public that the chances of contracting ebola are

almost negligible. and it is the first time it appeared on american shores, it is understandable that mississippi stakes were made but almost unacceptable. and breaking live to reporter and registered nurse, ali gorman, with the latest from the c.d.c. in atlanta. ali? >> monica, the c.d.c. faced criticism about the response to ebola. president obama said the decision to appoint a new leader makes sense because health officials here already have a lot on their plate. and this job will not be easy. ron klain tackled the financial crisis and served as chief of staff to both vice-president joe biden and al-gore. some say thinks next challenge may be his toughest. president obama appointed him to serve as ebola czar, to lead the nation's response to ebola and to prevent the virus from

spreading in the united states. >> it is mr. klain's responsibility not to make the decision in overruling the agencies, but to rather convene the kind of conversations necessary to make the decisions that reflect the government's equitying and make sure the decisions happen promptly. >> an internal document obtained by "the associated press" but not approached for release to the public by the world health organization shows that the who admitted nearly everyone involved in the response to ebola in west africa failed to grasp the severity of the outbreak. health experts agree to prevent cases here we have to stop the outbreak there. >> right now we know who's coming in. >> the doctor that is the head of the c.d.c. son the hot seat on capitol hill yesterday facing a barrage of questions. both he and the president asked why they are not imposing a travel ban on people coming from west african nations affected by the ebola outbreak.

>> the problem is that in all the discussions i've had thus far with experts in the field, experts in infectious disease, is that a travel ban is less effective than the measures we are currently instituting. >> and that is the opinion of many health experts, including health experts here at the c.d.c. they say a travel ban can actually backfire because people would find their way into the country a different way, and in that case they would not be screened. that's the latest here, live in atlanta, ali gorman channel 6 "action news." >> thank you, ali. while there are no ebola cases here in philadelphia, mayor nutter and other local leaders want residents to know they are prepared in the event of something occurring. and following recommendation from c.d.c. and hup or children's hospital, chop have

plans in place. the firefighters are not as confident in the preparations and more on that angle on "action news at 6:00." we have a special section of our website with complete coverage of the ongoing ebola story for you at 6abc.com/ebola. a list of myths versus facts about the disease to help you steer clear of misinformation. and you'll also see the signs or symptoms of ebola, along with a look at how ebola spreads. other news tonight, two home invasion suspects are on the run. and philadelphia police hoping you can help them make an arrest. surveillance video shows one of the suspects forcing a victim inside of a home in the 200 block of wide ner street. and once in the house they struggled with another victim and shot him. both seen fleeing the house in an impala with a pennsylvania aing ending in 4591. if you see them call 911. the suspects are considered arm and dangerous.

new leads tonight in the road rage incident involving a school bus. unfolding on roosevelt boulevard near devereaux street. a child was hurt in it all. and chad pradelli is live with the eight latest details. chad? >> rick, investigators towed a way a vehicle suspected of being involved in this road rage incident. detectives are working on getting a search warrant for that vehicle. and two women are now in custody being questioned in this road rage incident. philadelphia place say this is the vehicle suspected of carrying five women, two allegedly who attacked a school bus on roosevelt boulevard near devereaux yesterday. they say the st. katherine students were verbally fighting with those in the s.u.v. >> during the dispute the s.u.v. cuts off the bus and two women get out of the s.u.v. and one comes out with a baseball bat and begins striking the school

bus self times. >> one student with minor cuts from the shattered glass treated school. and another wrote down the partial tag of the s.u.v. and detectives were able to track it down in the 2100 block of north fourth. none of the five women have been arrested but police know who owns the vehicle. >> we are hoping they either turn themselves in, talk to us. we are pursuing the leads and tracking down the owner of the vehicle now. >> and those involved are facing aggravated assault, assault and reckless endangerment charges. in northeast philadelphia, chad pradelli, channel 6 news." >> thank you. a delaware couple april caused of deadly child abuse. state police charged 26 year old mother, tanasia milligan, and her 35-year-old boyfriend, willie reeder with murdering tanasia milligan's 4 year old daughter. she was slowly beaten and died a

death after four days. and milligan and reeder locked up on bond tonight. delaware county taking steps to protect victims of domestic violence. announcing the county will begin a special assessment training. learning to calculate the risk of being abused or killed when responding to domestic violence calls. and they will take steps to provide the victims with assistance and follow-up support. even women who are afraid to press charges will get help. >> even if she doesn't want to prosecute we will use the assessment, do the analysis and hopefully get the woman the help she needs. we have a duty to protect women and children in the domestic context. >> first inviewsed in maryland and seeing a 34% drop in domestic homicide. >> gabby gifford who was shot

talked today about protecting against gun violence. and the round table discussion held on knights road including the state attorney general, kathleen cain. the taj mahal casino got permission to end its union contract giving them a break from pension and health care. and trump entertainment threatened to close next month if they had to honor the union agreement. and a check of the weather. >> and autumn in the traffic center. >> two big slowdowns, first on the blue route near bloomall. and the southbound side 41 minutes from the blue route to 95 right now. big delays, schuylkill westbound from the vine street expressway to the taking you 50 minutes to

do that commute. and taking a look at the ben franklin bridge, in camden trying to make it through the tolls into philadelphia in the westbound lanes. aingly slowdown, down to two lanes on the bridge, the two right lanes taken out there. back to you. >> thanks. and much more ahead. realtors speaking out about a new trend popping up at open houses which prompted authorities to take action. details coming up. a beautiful friday, lots of sunshine on the warm side. don't get used to it. tracking a big cool down over the weekend and details and the latest on hurricane gonzalo as it bears down over bermuda in the accuweather forecast. and a man convicted of shooting an unarmed teenager after a dispute over loud music learns his fate. and those stories and more when "action news at 5:00" comes right back.

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dunn killed 17-year-old jordan davis after firing ten times into the s.u.v. today, the judge told dunn he must serve life in prison without the possibility of parole. dunn apologized to davis' family. >> i reget in happened. i am sorry for their loss. >> davis' mother told the court she now fore gives michael dunn. delaware county authorities cracking down on criminals who are targeting open houses. realtors are fighting more criminals posing as buyers and then raiding their homes on the market. the themes often take prescription medicine. one delaware county realtor says she was targeted. >> i received a call from the owner of the property saying i have been robbed. >> i went upstairs to get some medicine and it was gone. >> the delaware county drug task

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>> time for the accuweather forecast. hurricane gonzalo scary over the area of bermuda tonight. and the latest. >> it is baring down on the island. this is water vapor imagery of hurricane gonzalo. you see the green, it is the moisture associated with the hurricane. maximum sustained winds 115 miles per hour this is a major hurricane. category three. you look here you see the eyewall broke into pieces, a sign the storm is weakening, but it is too little, too late for bermuda. this is for bermuda, the island change of bermuda, only 22 miles wide. that's about the diameter of the eye of gonzalo. this is some video out of hamilton, bermuda, the capital of bermuda moments ago. and you have to kind of look through the haze, the palm trees are really bending with the

winds. on facebook we actually have some "action news" viewers who are living in bermuda right now and they told me they are really taking the storm seriously. it is on a similar track to fabian, which back in 2003 caused four deaths and $300 million in damage. so this is the latest from the national hurricane center. maximum sustained winds 115 miles per hour. a category three hurricane, a major hurricane moving northeast at 16 miles per hour. the center of the storm will pass right over bermuda or very closely within the next three hours. then it will begin to weaken as it heads towards nova scotia. talking about a storm urge that could be about 10 feet. bermuda is hilly, but it will cause significant coastal flooding. 15-20 to the waves and wind gusts 100-125 miles per hour. the top of the hills it could be

stronger. and heavy rain can cause major flooding. and a lot of the island still without electricity after tropical storm faye last week. and our weather today beautiful. millville 69 and wilmington 70. satellite 6 and action radar showing a lot of sunshine, but some clouds will be moving in tomorrow with a cold front. but if you're heading to a football game tonight, high school huddle highlighting penn ridge at central bucks south. mostly clear. take the sweat starts dropping bound to 59 degrees. a nice night for football. the call from accuweather tonight, clear and quiet and temperatures above normal. 57 in philadelphia, 50 in allentown. 53 in millville. future tracker, tomorrow not bad. a cold front moves through sunday. afternoon highs only in the 50s. with the winds it's going to feel even colder than that. the 5day at five shows a nice

weekend though. winds of change tomorrow, 68 degrees. afternoon clouds. sunday, dry but windy and chilly, 56 degrees. next week clouds rolling in the afternoon on monday, and on tuesday and wednesday damp and dreary, dropping into the 50s. will we see the run of sunshine by the end of next week? adam will talk about that in the seven-day forecast. >> thank you. much more to come in the next half-hour of "action news" at 5:00. >> in trenton, first responders getting training on how to handle an ebola patient if one is reported. i'm nora muchanic. i'll have that story coming up. critical support. families of breast cancer patients building a team in their time of need. >> a winner, despite last place in a big race.

♪ "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jamie apody, rick williams and monica malpass. >> hello again.liams and monica here's what is happening on "action news" friday night. a white house advisor being appointed to head up the nation's response to ebola.

this as cities and towns in the delaware valley reveal how they plan to prepare. also, the mid-term elections just weeks away. tonight we look at the race that will put a new congressman in an influential pennsylvania district. and a disease that affects so many. how families of women with breast cancer are now getting the support they need to help. coverage of ebola in america continues with the latest developments tonight. >> president obama today appointed an ebola czar. he is a trusted white house advisor. ron klain now the pointman on the fight against ebola in africa and at home. and a healthcare worker handling duncan's samples, is on a cruise ship. and that is now heading back to the united states. and nurse nina pham now in fair condition at the national institutes for health in maryland. we also learned today three pennsylvania residents were on a