to you stay on top of this still breaking story. also developing right now young patient was muscle weakness at children's hospital of philadelphia, now health officials are investigating whether these cases are potentially deadly entero virus. good evening, i'm jessica dean. i'm chris may. children's hospital has informed the cdc of the situation, all three patients being machine toward suffering from acute muscle weekness and changes in their spines. our pat ciarrocchi spoke to the doctor at chop about the symptoms, and the concerns. >> reporter: this is an mri of a child's lower spine. you can detect swelling, and a hazy, brighter area. >> this is an area, in the center of the spinal cord that is abnormal in it's a experience and that is contributing to the child's symptoms, which in this case is leg weakness. >> reporter: as chief of children's hospital division of neurology this has gotten doctor brenda bandwell's attention. three young patients at children's hospital are

presenting with the same weakness, in arms, or legs. >> some of these children have much sicker than others, quite a range of how much weakness a child has. >> reporter: in philadelphia all three children are under the the age of ten. now doctors are asking, if there is a connection between the weakness and the respiratory infection men as the enter o virus d68. >> we will see patient was inflammation in the spinal cord seeing this prominent involved of the gray matter is not very common and that always raises possibility of an infection. >> reporter: especially because these patients are becoming sick in a short period of time, and not just here but across the country. >> that is why centers for disease control is investigate to go see if there is a link between the entero virus d68, and the the weakness n colorado a group of eight children experienced the weakness in their limbs and paralysis, but only four had the virus. doctor bandwell has a message for families especially fur

child become weak or has had a bad respiratory illness. >> if they were to present with weakness of the arm or leg, facial movement they should seek medical attention promptly. >> reporter: test results of the philadelphia children to confirm if they have the virus are expect to be back from the cdc, within a few days. pat ciarrocchi, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". well, now latest on the ebola out break, there is growing concern in the nation's condition toll as doctors at two hospitals there are testing patients, two patients, to see if they have the the virus. meanwhile the u.s. military has begun medical testing for ebola at two new labs in liberia, and service members are starting to to build treatment care centers there. hazmat crew is decontaminating a texas apartment where the known ebola patient thomas duncan once stayed. this american cameraman sickened by the deadly virus in africa will be brought back to the u.s. for treatment. doctors at the university of pennsylvania remind thaws ebola is not transmitted

through casual contact. >> not going to contract ebola by shaking hands, certainly in the by sitting next to someone. it is not traps mythed like a respiratory tract infection. >> reporter: doctors also say that the u.s. is much better prepared then africa to prevent the spread of the virus. the "cbs evening news" with scott pull i is tracking lateness this story, a report from dallas next at 6:30 right here after "eyewitness news" at 6:00. we are tracking a wet start to the weekend and that is not all. meteorologist kathy orr has your first forecast on this friday night, kathy. >> this is part of the story, right? first we have clouds and then rain and then cold is coming. not cold today though we have had clouds but a seasonal high of 72 degrees. normal high is 71 this time of the year. still hanging ton that warmth. philadelphia 68. sixty-eight in wilmington. millville 65. atlantic city 63. poconos already down to

61 degrees. wind are out of the south east they have begun to shift, basically between ten and 15 miles an hour. they will continue to shift and become more southerly, cold front is heading our way and these are the indications once you see that wind begin to move. ahead of this front wind will be southeasterly eventually tonight and then rain will be beginning right after midnight. now future weather times it out we will see the clouds and then rain by 7:00 a.m. a few embedded thunderstorms possible but by late morning to the noon hour that rain is moving off to the north and east and the skies are clearing but behind that we're talking about much cooler air, so coming up we will talk more about saturday's showers, and the fall chill, the coldest air of the season moving in, and wait until you see what we will wake up to sunday morning, and temperatures rebounding next week. we will talk about that with the seven day forecast later in the broadcast. breaking news out of shanksville, where a fire is burning at the site of the

flight 93 national memorial. thick, black smoke can be seen rising from that area we are told eight fire companies are at the scene, officials say that the flames did not reach the memorial, itself. so far no injuries to report but we will of course continue to keep an eye on this, as a develops. it days 21 of the manhunt for the accused trooper killer eric frein and we have some new information for you tonight. investigators believe frein is hiding in the woods along border between monroe and pike counties. today, state police showed us a photo of the campsite they have found in that area. in the bags that were left behind police say they found tuna fish, instant noodles and ammunition. they believe that frein, left those bags behind, and that he is getting, desperate. >> we believe that food is running out and that we have seized a significant amount of that and so i believe that is yes is going to be forced to start looking to cabins and vacant homes and things in order to survive.

>> reporter: eric frein is accused of ambushing two state troopers at blooming grove barracks three weeks ago today. corporal brian dickson was killed there, trooper alex duglast was wounded. threats of violence prompted increased police presence at up are darby high school today. anonymous threats on social media attracted their attention there was several fights over the last few weeks. >> this is a show of force to show anybody who would have any type of propensity for any type of violent act that the police are here and we are here to protect the students. >> reporter: authorities say those threats are unsubstantiated but police wanted to take extra precaution to be safe. the red cross is coming to the aid of three families displaced by a fire in north philadelphia early this morning. this fire broke out the at 26th and oxford streets. fire fighters say they have encountered heavy smoke pouring from the second floor. in one was hurt in the flier, fire and causes under

investigation. it has happened again police in newtown square tell us they have arrested thomas cleary for his suspects sixth dui offense following a three vehicle crash. investigators say cleary hit two cars from behind while they were stuck at a red light on west chester pike on baron road on wednesday. officers say clear i was under the the influence of either alcohol or drugs. there is new developments on the pornographic e-mail scandal that has been gripping pennsylvania state capitol, governor tom corbett said in a least view they have found state police commissioner frank noonan did not open, original, forward or reply, to any such e-mail. two members of the government has resigned over this scandal including christopher abruzzo who was the the state's environmental protection secretary. the candidates for pennsylvania governor did talk about that e-mail scandal, on the cw philly and on kyw news radio during breakfast with the candidates on wednesday, it was a great debate, don't miss it, we will show it to

you again this sunday afternoon at 1:00 o'clock right here on cbs-3. your chance to hear from governor corbett and his democratic challenge are tom wolf before next month's election. still to come finding comfort from man's best friend. >> meet turks, the the first of its kind dog in our region. we will tell you how she's helping to support victims of crime. then one of the most expensive neighborhoods for renters in the u.s. is right here in philadelphia, we will show you where, beasley. it is friday and that means it is time for friday football frenzy i'm at gateway regional high school taking on haddon heights and we will talk about it, those are cheerleaders in the background coming up

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it hosted hollywood elite but now it sits dilapidated in the delaware river. after two decades in philadelphia one of the most famous ships ever built now faces an uncertain future. at 11:00 go where few has gone in the past few decades with an exclusive tour of the ss united states. only on "eyewitness news" at 11:00. we want to bring you up to

dayton some breaking news right now, there has been a roll over crash in fairmount park this afternoon. chopper three is over mlk drive near girard avenue. police tell "eyewitness news" that a 17 year-old girl was behind the wheel at this suv when it rolled down the embankment and came to a rest, right near the waters of the schuylkill river. the girl has been taken to hup, there is no word on her condition right now, and the investigation into how that crash happened, continues but stay with "eyewitness news" we will stay on top of this breaking story. we have heard of a service dogs for the disable, how about a comfort dog for the courthouse. our walt hunter today with the new employee of the montgomery county court system, and how she can make a difference. >> reporter: you might call it a tail of justice. actually, the tail of turks, the new and only four legged employee, now roaming the hallways of montgomery county courthouse. >> so today's her first day on the job, she will be a member of the staff of the d.a.'s office. >> first day of school.

>> reporter: moment folks spotted turks they began smiling and that is the the point. officially she is a courthouse comfort dog, carefully trained to relax, victims and witnesses helping them through often stressful and overwhelming search for justice. >> it is a daunting system to come through, so i'm hoping that she can they them through that. >> reporter: county investigators mcdonald hopes cuddling with turks will help victims especially children, open up, revealing, important evidence, they might be frightened to tell humans. >> they feel that their secret is safe because dog will not tell on them. >> reporter: puppy pictures shows turks as she was train, almost from birth for her job, by k-9 partners for life. it appears on her transition, from dog house, to courthouse, she definitely put her best paw forward. >> she pretty much walk in like she has been coming here her whole life. she has found her dog bedding care in the office.

>> reporter: turks won't cost taxpayers a penny her training comes courtesy of fund seized from criminals and her salary won't be an issue either. >> as many treat as we can give her. >> reporter: biggest treaties for victims with turks, at their site, the oven frightening trip through criminal justice system will be just a little bit easier. turks is the first courthouse comfort dog in our area one of only a few statewide. she won't be able to actually accompany witnesses in to the the courtroom by wait because of concern that she could influence a judge or jury, however she will greet those chosen for jury duty when they first arrive, helping them as they face the challenge of the delivering justice. live from the sat center i'm walt hunter, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> all right walt, thank you. delaware valley regional planning commission announced a multi milt grant to jump start transportation projects cross the philadelphia region. the 2.2 million-dollar grant

will help 32 communities in and around philadelphia. project include a study to enhance connectivity and pedestrian safety from 30th street station to the medical complex, in university city. cherry hill welcoming a new neigh i, city community leaders unveiled a new green drop location on mapel avenue between haddonfield and bala roads. green drop raises fund for its partner charities, military order of the purple heart and national federation have the blind through the collection of the donated goods. the list of the the most expensive neighborhoods for renters is out and a very popular section of philadelphia is on it. >> rittenhouse square, comes in at the 14th most expensive, according to apartments.com. the average cost of a one bedroom apartment in rittenhouse square $1,860. two neighborhoods in new york city top the list, place and go for more than $4,000 a month, wow. >> pricey. >> um-hmm.

>> the weekend is upon us and it might be one of those where you want to plan for indoor activities. >> half and half. >> half and half. >> a quarter and three-quarters, you'll see what i mean. quarter of the day it will be raining and rest of the weekend it will be okay. thinks more of a nuisance then anything else across the the region. take a look, you will see cloudy skies clearing out a little bit but in the quite making it. we will end up in a mostly cloudy fashion but still center city philadelphia looking very nice on this friday afternoon. lets go down the shore where we have folks on the boards, breaks in the clouds, and a pleasant afternoon in ocean city, some of the lights with the rides, lighting up this late this afternoon. live neighborhood network takes to us cape may courthouse where temperature is 62. we have a mostly cloudy sky. wind south east at 14 miles an hour, ahead of the cold front that is coming tonight. in philadelphia, and elsewhere we are looking at temperatures in the 60's, the cool spot, of course, poconos at 61. to the west we have rain approaching state college at

61. pittsburgh, a quarter inch of rain today and 66. some warmer temperatures to the south and in the 70's. we will watch as our storm system moves its way eastward, it is same storm that brought severe weather, tornado watches and warnings to the west and south but for us it is just rain that will move through with a little bit of wind come tomorrow morning. the cold front swings through with early high temperatures in the 70's but behind it, much cooler air. rain arrives between about 2:00 and 4:00 a.m. period of rain with gusty wind between six and ten. after 11:00 a.m. we will be clearing skies from west to east and temperatures will fall, just like that. the wind will be picking up as well. we will start sunday morning, with a chill. the coldest air of the season. i know later in the season we will keep beat ago this but this will be a little bit of the shock to the system. by sunday afternoon temperatures rise, only into the lower 60's. so that cold pool of air that has already made it in the planes and in the midwest will make it here for sunday, but

then this will least treat for the beginning of next week and cloudy skies rain arrives after midnight, low temperature, 62 degrees. during the day saturday it is a tenth to quarter inch of rain, that is about it. by afternoon clearing and breezy, but look at wind becoming westerly at ten to 20 miles an hour. morning lows on sunday, 30's in the poconos. forty's through lehigh valley, berks county through philadelphia and suburbs and only along the shore along the bay and through southern delaware did we see morning lows in the 50's. fuzz are lucky enough to have a ticket at the link, it is kick off time 1:00 o'clock for eagles taking on the rams, temperatures will only be around 60 degrees and it will be wind which westerly wind, ten to 20 miles an hour with a few extra gusts, and that could impact the the play of the ball, and of course we have race for the cure, south jersey race for the cure sunday morning, it will be chilly in jackson, new jersey. 51 degrees with the westerly

win. bring your hoodie. on the exclusive eyewitness weather seven day forecast sunday after morning lows mountain 30's and 40's we will make it in the 60's and then progressively it gets better. monday pleasant at 70. chance of the sure on tuesday, temperatures staying seasonal and rising in the mid 70's, by friday. we will remind thaw we are starting a new program here at cbs-3, if you love weather, want to report weather, become part of the team we want you to be an eyewitness weather watcher, sign up now go to cbs philly.com/watchers. all of the information is there. >> fun to see what people give us. >> did you sign up yet? >> no. >> getting on that. >> are we eligible. >> yes. >> it is not a prize you can be part of the team. >> thank you. at only 6:19, afternoon rush is something pretty serious to talk b we will go outside to our camera that is really stationed overtop of the schuylkill expressway,

westbound just at girard avenue but we have a swung around to focus on this roll over crash we have been talking about for past hour. martin luther king drive completely closed in both directions between girard and art museum. alternate if you want to take within to get around there take kelly drive to the schuylkill expressway but all of this traffic will be backing up on to those roadways. you will sit in matter where you go. speaking of sitting on the ben franklin bridge you can see jammed in both directions, the the headlights from the jersey side from the toll plaza back up from that point and headed on slowly in the sit. a combination of volume of people trying to get in the city and block out two right lanes for construction. better eastbound into new jersey. chris and jessica, back over to you. >> jessica, thanks very much. "cbs evening news" is just a couple minutes away. >> scott pelley joins with us a look ahead, scott. >> coming up we have late breaking news, on the isis bee heading of the british aid worker. we will talk to the director of the fbi about the killer.

we will take to you dallas where clean up has finally begun at an apartment where the first u.s. ebola victim stayed. we will have those stories tonight on the "cbs evening news".

it is friday, it means it is time for friday football frenzy, our game of the week, we are at gateway regional high school they are taking on haddon heights, while we look at players warming up it is colonial conference match up and here's gateway's coach on playing football on friday night. >> i think friday night experience there is nothing like it. culmination of the week, cull main nation of all of our hard work, school, parents, community are out. there is nothing liken joy of friday night, absolutely. >> and, absolutely, coach, i agree with you. new lets turn pro, because

brandon boykin is questionable for eagles with the rams with that hamstring injury that we saw him, have, and also, michael kendricks may miss his third game with that calf injury. now lets talk more about the rams, they lost their starting quarterback sam bradford in the preseason with the knee injury, so they turned to austin dave is in his last game he threw for 327 yards and three touchdowns against the cowboys. he leads the league, in completions percentage. >> davis is getting better and better, the films i have watched to this point but it is a quick rhythmic, accurate, timing, passing game, they are moving the the sticks with and they have got some running backs that hit the hole hard. >> we will get you ready for the game sunday morning at 11:30 on sunday kick off live from lincoln financial feel. join me, leslie van arsdal, merrill reese plus my weekly one on one with cbs-3 contributor shady mccoy. and his buddy, jeremy maclin

the great wide out joined us. do not miss it. lets turn to playoff baseball game two between tigers and orioles. in the eighth inning, delmon young delivered a three run double to give baltimore the seven-six victory. they lead that best of five series, two games to none. i remember so well when we were involve in the baseball playoffs. it is friday football frenzy, live from gateway, the home of the gators, i'm beasley reese for "eyewitnesss sports". >> enjoy, beasley we will talk to you later on. >> all right, we

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>> pelley: tonight, another savage murder by isis. the terrorists behead a british aid worker and threaten to do the same to another more than. holly williams has the latest, and we'll talk to the f.b.i. director about the killer. do you know who he is? >> i believe we do. >> pelley: as the cleanup begins at the dallas apartment where an ebola victim stayed, america's top infectious disease expert says an outbreak in this country is not going to happen. reports from manuel bojorquez and jon lapook. the breach at chase-- anthony mason on cyber wars. >> it's an arms race. the bad guys get better. we've got to get better. >> pelley: and steve hartman "on the road. with her time running out, she turned to a stranger and made an incredible