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Cleaned before traffic is allowed. Reporter the Philadelphia Water Department had to get at 1940s vintage cast iron water main. As soon as we get access to the main well remove it have a new main put in and services restored. Reporter the Water Department says the near freezing temperature in the pipes and not the air temperature above thats causing all of this. As it comes into intake and goes to facilities when you turn tap water on at home its fre cold. Reporter Philadelphia Water Department ...

Keep the road from freezing over over. Blow out on 16inch main. The repairs will take a little bit longer. Reporter heres a look what crews are up against that broken main being dug up and replaced. The Water Department says the main is from 1942. But says the cold weather is likely to blame. The mapes set below the frost line. Typically the temperature does not impact the main from above but rather the temperature of the water going through it once you see the water temperature go below 39 degr...

The new that really caught a lot of 49ers and the fans off guard. Reporter yeah, this announcement is the second in a week for the 49ers alone, players stepping away from the game for health reasons. Some doctors say, for the right reasons. Talked about him being a tackling machine. Reporter Chris Borland became a standout player for the 49ers last season and many expected him to step up and fill Patrick Willis shoes when he retired last week. Borlands going to come off the field. Reporter but w...

To three years. As long as were able to purify recycled water through a high level and allow it to be naturally purified we can be sure we have a safe may have. Sustainable but but is it attainable . Theres no debate over the need for additional water sources. The snow pack is dismal and last week nasa scientists warn that california only has a year of water left in its current supply. It is getting more and more serious. Reporter the mayor wants to put recycled water on the fast track so this p...

Hopefully giving the family a little bit of closure in this case. The Oakland Police are acting pretty quickly as the shootings and. Three more arrests have been made end the abreast of the death of chyemil pierce. A third arrest was made with a woman who might have been an accessory to the shooting. But prosecutors say that they most likely will not be filing charges against her. This is all stemming from ms. Pierce being gunned down at her home due to regain land on gunfire in her area. in thi...

Engaged in a fierce and violent gun battle. Reporter investigators say 50 shots in all were fired as officer wild moved side to side shooting at both men. The violent scene all caught on four surveillance cameras. Officer wilson was shot multiple times in the body and once in the head. Reporter police say the two suspects tried to leave, but were confronted by wilsons partner who was outside the store. Investigators tell us wilsons partner got into a shootout with hipp wounding him in the leg. T...

To open the storm door wide open. That would mean rain and snow. So far this winter, we have a huge ridge where most of the western half of the u. S. Is average and dry. The eastern u. S. Is a different story. You heard a ton about the polar vortex. Much of winter. That is about to change. Expected to sink further south and the storm door opening and cooler temperatures headed to the bay area. Yesterday many locations got into the 70s. Mill valley is one of the warmest at 79. By thursday at 62 a...

The Castaic Creek is full due to the recent storms and Castaic and Pyramid Lakes releasing water, but why?     

As the snow begins to pile up Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird and LTU Director Liz Elliott say plow crews continue ...

With a Winter Weather Advisory in effect until 9 pm Christmas night and with mixed precipitation falling as of...