knocked out the pilot lights in some of these gas water heaters. with so much water and sewer system, it could also back up the methane gas that is in the sewer system. those are some of the concerns they are dealing with. they are concerned about the elderly, making sure that they are all right and taken care of. a lot of property has been pretty much destroyed. we sought a harley-davidson pretty much under water. basements are being flooded. it has been a huge headache. we do not have any reports of any injuries. the logan village shopping center -- as you can see in the video, we have a small boat that is going down the street checking on individuals. it looks as if a hurricane came through here that caused a lot

of damage. you can imagine this is going to be going on for some time now. there is a response. it the proper -- the department of public works is responding. they have a swift water rescue team at the location. baltimore county police is on the scene with their helicopter and has requested assistance from neighboring agencies to come assist with not only blocking off traffic, because if you're trying to come across 695, it is pretty much shut down from that point to the north of logan village shopping center. there are too many streets to talk about. the only thing we can tell you right now other than the immense damage your seeing from the video is that no one has been reported hurt at the present time. i do not know how long it is

going to take for them to get this water shut off. you will obviously have a lot of issues trying to deal with getting rid of the water, the debris, the dirt, all of that mass. we have been watching it. it is still gushing. if you look at the police standing there, you get a good idea how bad the road has been. >> that must be a huge water main to be putting out that amount of water, roy. >> i don't know the size of the water main, but it is immense. >> and it is pouring into people's homes, too. it is not just coming to their doorstep. >> some houses do have water in them, some of water in the basement. some are lucky, but for the most part, there is a three or four block area of homes where they have a lot of water damage. it has come up to the front

porch and worked its way into the basement. the fire department is concerned about gas leaks, any kind of gas leak that might arise from the water knocking out the pilot lights and causing issues inside the homes. >> if you can stand by for just a moment and continue to bring us these pictures, i have a resident on the phone. are you with us? jerry, can you hear me? i was told the jury lives -- jerry has been a resident for 15 years. we will have to get back to that later. this is just a huge water main break. it not only is the water rushing in, there is concern about the depth of the water coming so fast and so hard. it is dangerous and basement

areas. >> we have seen some areas where kids have been walking away through it. at some of the water is actually up to the top portion of the doors of the cars. as you see, that looks like a little bit of swift water because it has funneled down from the shopping center down a major freeway. there are some kids out playing in it and adults trying to make sure that people are ok. the water is still rising in this location. it has not subsided at all. it is getting worse. the department of public works has pretty much responded. i have not been able to pick up on the scanner as to the size of the water main, how long it is going to take to shut it off. the baltimore county fire and police have pulled the plug and put everything at their disposal to come down here to deal with

it. the have called for additional manpower. they have called for neighboring agencies to come give them a hand. the fire department, like i said, has the swift water rescue team here. i have a couple of small boats. we have heard that one police officer was able to acquire a small boat, and they are going door-to-door. the only good thing out of this, no one has been hurt yet. they're trying to get things under control here. we will update you. >> the one thing i would imagine authorities don't want is for folks who have relatives in that area to go converging on the area, blocking the roads in, because you need unclear for the emergency vehicles. dodge exactly, you hit the nail on the head there. they have had a lot of problems

with sightseers when people are trying to see what is going on. what is best is to watch on your television screen because we will be able to show you a lot better what is happening then you trying to come down here. baltimore county police and fire are working door to door in dealing with the situation the best they can. there are no injuries at the present time. >> don't go anywhere, right. you're not going anywhere for just a little while. i know there are multiple evacuations going on. we may have a resident on the phone line. it is that true? hello? yes, what is your name? >> jerry. >> you live on sawn haven -- dawn haven road? >> correct.

water is coming up the front street. i have a pretty long walk. part of my driveway is under water. i have a little while going down my driveway, break. all of the cinder blocks are covered. >> is there water in your house? >> no, my house is high enough to where it is not up to the porch. our electricity went out. >> probably a lot of the power in that area is out. >> we're looking at pictures right now, as you probably can't see it. you must be at a high vantage point. what are your neighbors experiencing right now? >> what did he say? >> some of your neighbors' homes are probably not situated as high as yours. >> correct.

they're getting more water. a few neighbors have pulled the car is closer to the porch. >> how rapidly did this happen? how quickly did the water appear? >> we were sitting here, and he said look. like i said, it turned into the streets. >> i imagine there were a number of cars in the street driving, and you're suddenly and water. it looks like they have just been abandoned. >> right where i am matt -- >> i'm not sure if you are aware -- >> they pulled the cars up to their lawns and stuff. >> some of your neighbors are being told to evacuate their homes. no one has come knocking on your door? >> not yet. the helicopter is flying overhead. they keep telling people not to walk in the water. we did see if you manhole covers

flowed down some of the -- float down. >> take care, thank you for talking with us. that is a good point that people should not really go out walking in the water. you never know what is under there. >> that is right. not only do you have the sewage from the sewer system that you have to deal with, but you have petroleum products of some of these vehicles that are getting in the water. there is a lot of debris that is out here. he definitely did not want to go walking around in it. if at all possible, stay at high ground. if you have an issue, call 911. if you don't have an emergency, just sit back, chill out. the police and fire crews are here. they know what is going on. if you need immediate attention, feel free to call 911.

you have small boats that are going door-to-door and some of the areas. some of the front of these homes are up on high ground. the driveways and the streets are at low level. you have a lot of houses that have some protection. but you have some in the low- lying areas that do not. we're going to keep the situation of breast. we will let you know. reporting live, capt. roy tayl or. >> we're going to go to our break right now. we will try to get a phone number for the folks that may be concerned about the water getting high in their homes. perhaps a phone number they can call to get some assistance. we will work on that. back with more in a moment. back with more in a moment.

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[captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> we're covering a devastating situation where a huge water main break has burst, flooding many blocks. >> we have been reporting on a

lot of water main breaks as of late around the region. this is one of the biggest one so far. captain roy taylor is bringing us updates from sky team 11. >> the biggest thing is to get the water shut off. that will be the very first thing to deal with. from that point on, it will be the cleanup. the third thing is any type of gas main problem that they may be dealing with because of water getting into the basement. the county roads and state roads have been bringing in large bucket trucks to make sure the areas are clear for the water that is getting out to drain into the drainage system. we see it working its way up towards the day. >> we also have some on the phone who does have water inside

their house. todd, can you hear us? >> i can hear you. >> how are you? you have been better, haven't you? >> the kids are upstairs, and it is hectic. i never had sought this. >> what happened with you today? >> i came home, and there is a little water. i thought it was going to be ok. now, i think i am in katrina or something. >> when you came home, was their water in the street? >> a little bit, but luckily, i made it home. it just kept coming up and coming up. i never would have thought it would have come up the side. >> how far is your home from the water main break?

>> about half a mile. >> half a mile away. >> and i am at a low value. -- in a low valley. >> 80 still have power? one resident has already lost her electricity. >> i am on a cell phone. >> you lost your power as well? >> yes. >> we're looking at pictures of people walking through the water, above their waste. it is dangerous to try to walk through this kind of stuff. it is it that deep near your home? >> is very deep. i have seen boats go by. >> luckily, yes. you take care.

again, we would love to have your pictures, any tips that you have. it you can send them to newstips@wbaltv.com. we would love to hear from you if your in that area. >> we have a representative from dpw right now. can you identify yourself please? >> this is bob. >> i know you have had better days. give us a sense of what the situation is from your point of view right now? >> we have sent all available personnel to the scene. our first concern is to shut off water. the emergency command center is being set up in baltimore county. all emergency personnel will be working together to solve the situation. the first step is to turn off

the water. >> have you ever seen a water main break like this one? >> i have worked in public works for 15 years, and this is the worst i have ever seen. >> how big of a problem would be to shut the water off at this point? >> the first is to locate where the valve is. it is going to take a while. but we are rushing as fast as we can with all possible speed. we have emergency e-mail and telephone calls that have got out to everyone. we're sending everybody possible to the scene to help salvage the situation. >> you have any idea how much water is being pumped out of that main? >> i don't want to hazard a guess, but i have been working here for a while. and this is the biggest i have ever seen. we are concerned for the safety of the citizens, and our first priority is to find the source

of the water and get it shut off as quickly as possible. >> if folks need help evacuating, the only no. we are being given is to simply dial 911. >> we're working with the emergency services for baltimore county and the rescue services. we trained for this kind of situation. but we will all be cooperating, working as a team, and doing the best we can for the citizens. we will get the water shut off and make sure people are safe. >> with water flowing into homes and knocking out power, what advice do you have for people that are still in their homes right now? things they should not do under these circumstances. >> i am not best qualified to give that advice. i would defer that to the fire people or the emergency rescue people.

public works, we are concentrating on the water. in emergencies like this, everybody follows their expertise. shot off this water is our priority. >> what kind of water is this? is this drinking water? >> absolutely. it is under pressure, that is why it is gushing out that way. >> thank you, bob. >> still a developing situation. a major water main break that is stretching for about a mile in all directions.

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>> now, your instaweather forecast. >> at least there are no weather problems to make the cleanup bad. from satellite view, things are improving. clouds are moving out and dry weather is returning just-in- time for the upcoming weekend. there is another front near the pennsylvania and new york state border that is coming south. it has a chance to kick up and isolated showers. the sunshine is warming things

up back to normal or above normal temperature wise. note this little line of isolated showers are around d.c. at the northern virginia. that is about 9:00 this evening. that front dropping south might be able to kick up and isolated shower or two. we just have to get past this weather disturbance before you give the all clear. a couple of temperatures will be down to 53 and the northern suburbs. as the wind turns to the north, sunset at 7:10. high pressure to our south is weakening. there is that front which will be passed us by later tonight, allowing this area of high pressure to dominate the weather pattern. it looks like a part of monday, that area of high pressure remaining in control the weather.

saturday afternoon should be a picture-perfect late summer day. just about all you would want to get out and enjoy some summer weather on saturday. sunday, some clouds building up west of the mountains, but enjoying a good deal of clouds -- a good deal of sun in the baltimore area. the clouds will increase by 9:00 monday morning. the first day of fall on tuesday islam have the best rain chant coming back. -- on tuesday will have the best range chance coming back. northerly winds will be coming in brisk. on the open waters of the bay, the temperatures are saddling back into the low 70's now. the seven-day forecast, low humidity, picture-perfect day tomorrow. 77 on sunday with partly cloudy skies. increasing cloudiness and he met

on monday. fall rives tuesday afternoon on the -- at 5:19. >> we are continuing to follow some major breaking news. a major water main break, near the logan village shopping center. the water has been gushing and flowing. >> in some areas, it was up to their waist as they were walking through. it is a dangerous thing to be doing right now. but is three or 4 feet deep, coming up to the cars. a boat is transverse and they're quite easily. >> you see how deep is there. it is above his waist and moving to the chest area. >> dpw has not been able to turn off the water main yet, the key

to be able to start any kind of cleanup. it is still gushing out big time. >> we will take a break and have more coverage. [house] wow! i feel like a new house

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you could see water is still gushing up. the main is just running rapid here. it has actually -- it is about four or 5 feet down. water through logan village, fortunately everybody in love and villages pretty much out and about. baltimore county police and fire are dealing with trying to deal with evacuations, checking on people in homes that are somewhat trapped. they have had boats that are going to the neighborhoods. one thing we have noticed, people are starting to walk around inside or on the water. it we have seen its up to chest high. it is up to the top of the door rails. it is everywhere to the east side of love and village, working its way down towards the traffic circle. the biggest problem that the

police are dealing with other than the water issue is people trying to circumnavigate or cut through the area off of 695. it is a nightmare of traffic. near turner station on towards the boulevard, it is a nightmare. buses are stopped, cars are stopped. nobody is going anywhere fast. trying to cut through the neighborhood, as you look at the circle, i counted three or four mta busses that are trapped at that location. there is no place for them to go. everybody trying to cut through and make a short cut, there are some heroes that are blocked off. you can't get through. do yourself a favor, get them on the cellphone, have dinner.

nothing will stop until the department can shut the water main down. it will just keep growing and growing. >> the department of public works said it could be some while before they're able to get to that main. >> we're going to go right over the top of the water main break itself and show you how rapidly the water is coming out of the main here. >> is still gushing like it was originally? >> yes, but the roadway has been undermined. it is pushing up and knocking out the road. this reminds me of the time when they had that problem near washington d.c. where they had the major water main break down there. some cars were flooded.

you had police helicopters. it is such a wide area that you don't have to have people being hoisted from their homes. the county fire has -- they can check on people. if you don't have our problem, sit back and you will -- and they will do the best they can. if you have an emergency, feel free to call 911. other than that, what you're seeing is what it is. they're dealing with it the best they can with what they have. they have pulled out all the resources that police and fire agencies have. it is going to be quite some time before they're able to get this under control. it is still growing and growing. >> in the water damage from

this, i can't even imagine. >> i am curious. the shot off is not necessarily where we see the water coming out. is that correct? >> correct. because it is broken, it will take awhile. sometimes they have to come out and dig up the road. i don't know how big this may is, but it is a decent sized -- this main is, but it is a decent size it looks like katrina has hit in logan village. we understand you have the fuel up. we will certainly hear from you again in the next hour or so at 6:00. thank you very much. >> in other news, six are arrested tonight in connection with the stabbing of a teenager in baltimore county. it was in retaliation for

another incident, and the mother of one of the teens is involved. we are joined live with this story. >> police wanted to make it clear that this is not a gang- related crime or a high school rivalry. it was a situation of a mother seeking revenge using her oldest son and some dunbar high school football players to do the job. it was september 12, several hours after a dunbar high school football game when a young man and several of his friends were beaten and stabbed at twin circle way. the victims were taken to hospital and survived. the police were able to find the suspects rather quickly. >> they recognized them from the football team. that led police to dunbar. >> they are arrested of five football players from 15 to 17.

also, one of the mothers. she drove some of the players, including her 16-year-old son to the scene that knowing that they were going there to attack malloy. she thought that her youngest son was beaten by him. >> she admitted to driving there. but she was one of the first people arrested. >> we attempted to get comments from those involved in the incident. but no one was home. at the scene, neighbors were very hostile towards us making threats and using obscenities. police say they are using it -- they are investigating. it had nothing to do with a school rivalry or gangs. >> it looks like the mother decided she wanted to get revenge on someone she believed the upper son. >> all of the juvenile will be

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in some areas. in each direction, the problem for the public -- the department for public works says the problem is to get people out of the area safely. so far, they have not done that. we will continue to update you on this story as we continue the news. >> you can only imagine what the cleanup is going to be once they get the water main shutoff. anytime you see the ingredients partially hydrogenated oil, you know what has trans fats and it. >> that is why city officials voted to make a baltimore city trans fat free. >> and a good little taste test. it all food establishments will have to ditch the trans fats.

it may be catching a few people as a surprise. this sunday, it will happen. things in baltimore are about to change for the better. >> we will sell food that does not have the amount of trans fat. >> food prepared on-site can no longer contain more than 5 grams of trans fat per serving. that means not cooking with any kind of partially hydrogenated vegetable oil. why are they such a problem? most are artificial that elevate ldl, bad cholesterol. it is the leading cause of heart disease. trans fats or good cholesterol, hdl. heart disease is not only a problem nationwide, but a leasing -- a leading cause of death in baltimore city. >> in 2008, 1600 deaths were

attributed to heart disease in the city of baltimore. >> sheila dixon and the bill. >> by removing the trans fats from foods, we have the potential to save lives throughout the city. >> baltimore is not alone. new york city, philadelphia, chicago, and all of california have banned trans fats. the only exceptions are packaged foods. the big questions, will it tasted different? we have the same cookie from two different bakeries. if you will taste it. iin the meantime, we talked to some health officials that say they will not be going door to door. the new ordinance is going to be looking at that.

>> i'm glad you got powdered sugar. >> i did it on purpose. we are going to do a little bit of a question for the group. we're asking everybody to call in and tell us if -- go to a baltimore restaurant because it is trans fat free. text your answer to this number, 88509. we will reveal the vote results of the pull at 6:00. >> i think that is the non-trans fat. >> i don't eat a lot of sweets. it is difficult for me to judge, but i don't taste much difference between the two if that is where you're trying to get at. >> this one is more tender, that

what is crunch year. >> that one does have real butter in it. >> it tasted better to me. it doesn't have as long a shelf life. >> if you're looking for the healthier choice -- butter is the better choice. >> i could not tell the difference. nice taste test. now i don't have the dinner. more pictures from the mass of water main break in the dundalk area.

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near the low in village shopping center. it has taken a toll on a wide stretch of area, lots of homes are being flooded right now. cars are stranded in the streets. water almost to the tops of the cars. the water is chest deep. dpw crews are on the scene trying to find the shut off valve for the water main. roy taylor from sky came alive and is providing pictures. -- sky team 11. there is also a massive gridlock in traffic as vehicles tried again to the area. it is one chaotic scene. we will have more for you a little bit later. >> a big night ahead in high school football. pete gilbert is live in north baltimore with tonight because the extra points report.

-- tonight's extra points report. >> thanks to the jewish holidays this weekend, we had a game last night. they had an outstanding performance. he is only 5 foot 9 inches. the little fellow can run, run, run. through the air last night, chris kosh will play division one football next year at kansas state. he threw for 233 eryards. coming up tonight, we have the highlights for some games. southwestern and patterson kicked off the afternoon. edmonton -- a pair of 0 and 2 teams looking for their first victory this season.

coming up at 6:00, we will talk with the athletics director to discuss what happened at dunbar tonight and the rest of the season. >> now, at your instaweather plus forecast. >> temperatures warmed, and we ended up with a warmer than normal day. 77 degrees at the airport. 79 at the inner harbor. the record high, 91 in 1978. you can see the clearing trend on the satellite imagery. from the coast back into the mountains, showers moving south. a little frog is dropping into the pennsylvania, new york state border area. unless it kicks up a shower, things are looking good into the weekend.

the future cast does show a little isolated and showers. there is an outside chance that were to showers might pop up before the front can get into eastern virginia by saturday morning. a general clearing trend. when that 5-10 miles an hour. behind it, an asphalt-like pressure sell -- nice fall =like pressure cell. tomorrow night, some of the cooler suburbs might drop into the upper 40's. clouds and moister return on sunday. we will seek in the another nice day. certainly into tuesday of next week we will have increased

range chances. enjoy the sunshine tomorrow. a pleasant day with low humidity. one of the last days of summer 2009. strong enough for a small craft advisory, way bart -- bay water temperatures are in the low 70's. highs only in the 60's during the day. falling into the 40's tomorrow night and sunday morning. it is going to be a brisk wind coming off of the high-pressure sell tomorrow. ocean city up to 15 or 20 miles an hour. the seven-day forecast, upper 70's on sunday. mid to upper 70's on monday. the first day of fall is tuesday with some scattered showers. >> and want to update you on the of enormous water main break that is going on in the logan

village area of dundalk where millions of gallons, or so it seems, has been pumping out of a water main break. right now we have lynn on the phone. >> i am right on the corner of dundalk avenue where the shell station is. >> what do you see? >> the water is across dundalk avenue on the east side. it is coming up out of the ground in torrance. it is not a very high spray, but it is very low and very fierce. it is flooding dundalk avenue and all of the areas south of here. >> have you been there all afternoon? >> i got down here about an hour ago, i would say. >> it has not subsided at all.

>> nonsense i have been here. the water people are here and are opening manhole covers. >> that is what we have been to ld, too. stay safe. >> back with more in a moment.

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>> that is all for us at 5:00. >> if you like to see it again, we will rebroadcasted tonight at 7:00. >> and now, 11 news at 6:00. >> in hd. >> we are continuing to follow breaking news in dundalk. it has been flowing water since about 4:15 this afternoon. >> of the streets have become rivers, water moving somewhat quickly. this is a live shot from the area. we have baltimore county executive jim smith on the phone with us. what exactly can you tell us? this is a ridiculously massive amount of water. >> is a huge water main, quite frankly. the city and the county are both

on the scene working together. the city is trying to locate the right place to turn off the water, to stop the gusher. we have police and fire rescue teams at the scene. we have water boat rescue teams on the scene. people have been using their good common sense and encouraging everyone, as you pointed out, the area of the flooding is fairly extensive. the water is anywhere from knee to chest high. we ask that people continue to use common sense. stay in your house. shelter in place. don't go out. don't let anybody play in the water. it is with the moving water. it is not a game, it is serious. it is not a game, it is serious.