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than it did 10 years ago unquestionably. >> mike park is the chief of operations for the army corp of engineers new orleans district. he was born here, and in charge of cleanup and rebuilding after the storm. >> construction is in progress. >> the army corp has been working non stop to mitigate storm damage...their solution still one year away from completion is the new storm risk reduction system. this new system surrounds 4 new orleans' parishes. it now includes, 133 miles of levees, flood walls, surge barriers and pumping stations. this innovation-the repel system is also one of the new solutions being tested by the corp. it's essentially a giant plug. when there is a breach it can be inflated on shore. then engineers float it towards the breach hoping the pull of the water will wedge the plug tightly enough to slow the leak. >> during katrina the 17th street canal was the site of one of the worst levee breaches todays it's one of the last pieces in the 14.5 billion dollar defense system. now has the design criteria been more strict more stringent this time around? >> yes the system design h
than it did 10 years ago unquestionably. >> mike park is the chief of operations for the army corp of engineers new orleans district. he was born here, and in charge of cleanup and rebuilding after the storm. >> construction is in progress. >> the army corp has been working non stop to mitigate storm damage...their solution still one year away from completion is the new storm risk reduction system. this new system surrounds 4 new orleans' parishes. it now includes, 133 miles...
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not as long as the army corps of engineers is still stalled and trying to get those easements. here in bradley beach, that's not the issue, but they did have to build teeir berms, over the last couple of days, which they were active in doing, to protect the south end of bradley. as you can see behind me, it is still holding. but as we say, they still have a good 24 hours and at least another couple of high tides to worry about. live in bradley beach, brian thompson, news 4 new york. so true. brian, thank you. >>> now t long island, where suspended in l s than half an storm. news 4's greg cergol is in bayshore and continues our live team coverage. >> reporter: well, sibila, suffolk county executives ordered the ferry shutdown as a safety precaution in the wake of this nasty weather. we actually drove on to fire island today, with the county executive, who took a tour of the barrier island, which he says is at its most vulnerable state in decades. bay water rising over the docks resulted in flooded streets here in ocean beach. >> the water's coming up fast with high tide. >> repor
not as long as the army corps of engineers is still stalled and trying to get those easements. here in bradley beach, that's not the issue, but they did have to build teeir berms, over the last couple of days, which they were active in doing, to protect the south end of bradley. as you can see behind me, it is still holding. but as we say, they still have a good 24 hours and at least another couple of high tides to worry about. live in bradley beach, brian thompson, news 4 new york. so true....
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. >> reporter: currently, the army corps of engineers lists 24 other sites in 10 states with low-level radioactive contamination that they are in the process of cleaning up. there are three other sites with low-level contamination under consideration for cleanup. this former chemical processing plant in queens, new york, is one of them. radiation barriers were installed as a band-aid solution in 2013. michael feldmann with the army corps of engineers says the cleanup moves slowly for a reason. >> in general, there are things we need to do at the pace we are performing in order to make sure that we are protecting the health and the environment of the area. >> reporter: dr. fasial kahn is the director of public health in st. louis county. >> some disasters unfold slowly over time, and their true nature and extent and severity only becomes clear in terms of human cost once you start counting people around you. >> reporter: to keep count, these neighbors keep a list. >> the landiss, the dubles, shirley shank died of breast cancer. >> there are 21 people on this list. on the same street? >>
. >> reporter: currently, the army corps of engineers lists 24 other sites in 10 states with low-level radioactive contamination that they are in the process of cleaning up. there are three other sites with low-level contamination under consideration for cleanup. this former chemical processing plant in queens, new york, is one of them. radiation barriers were installed as a band-aid solution in 2013. michael feldmann with the army corps of engineers says the cleanup moves slowly for a...
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of science, all of the energy projects, all of the innovation, the energy department, the army corps of engineers, fixing rivers, riffing dams, dredging, -- fixing dams, dredging, all of what the army corps does, $8 million as opposed to 35.4 -- excuse me, $1.2 billion added for defense and only $8 million for nondefense. but even with that increase, there are significant shortfalls. let me give you a few examples. for the past four years, california and the west have been suffering from an historic drought. i just came from the energy and water committee. senator boxer and i have put together a drought bill. we've worked on it for two years. we finally have a bill with some short-term fixes and some long-term projects which can increase water supply in california. our reservoirs are at historic lows. the sierra nevada snow pack, our major source of water, is at the leest it's been in 500 years. we have got millions of dead trees littering the states. increased lightning strikes. big wildfires that go up because it's so dry like explosions into the air. and the state's ag sector, which feeds the
of science, all of the energy projects, all of the innovation, the energy department, the army corps of engineers, fixing rivers, riffing dams, dredging, -- fixing dams, dredging, all of what the army corps does, $8 million as opposed to 35.4 -- excuse me, $1.2 billion added for defense and only $8 million for nondefense. but even with that increase, there are significant shortfalls. let me give you a few examples. for the past four years, california and the west have been suffering from an...
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michael feldmann with the army corps of engineers says the cleanup moves slowly for a reason. that we need to do at the pace that we are performing in order to make sure that we are protecting the health and environment of the area. >> reporter: dr. faisal kahn is the director of public health in st. louis county. >> some disasters unfold slowly over time and their true nature and extent and severity only becomes clear in terms of human cost once you start counting people around you. >> reporter: to keep count these neighbors keep a list. >> the landises, the dubells, shirley shank died of breast cancer. >> there's 21 people on this list. >> and they were all on the same street? >> right. on palm drive. >> reporter: all of the residents in north st. louis with health issues told us they believe they had long-term exposure to the low-level contamination. this type of prolonged exposure has rarely been studied. scott, we are going to continue to follow this story. >> vinita, thank you very much. >>> something that surprised us today, in west virginia president obama said drug eac
michael feldmann with the army corps of engineers says the cleanup moves slowly for a reason. that we need to do at the pace that we are performing in order to make sure that we are protecting the health and environment of the area. >> reporter: dr. faisal kahn is the director of public health in st. louis county. >> some disasters unfold slowly over time and their true nature and extent and severity only becomes clear in terms of human cost once you start counting people around...
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. >> reporter: currently the army corps of engineers lists 24 other sites in 10 states with low-level radioactive contamination that they are in the process of cleaning up. there are three other sites with low-level contamination under consideration for cleanup. this former chemical processing plant in queens, new york is one of them. radiation barriers were installed as a band-aid solution in 2013. michael feldmann with the army corps of engineers says the cleanup moves slowly for a reason. >> in general, there are things that we need to do at the pace that we are performing in order to make sure that we are protecting the health and environment of the area. >> reporter: dr. faisal kahn is the director of public health in st. louis county. >> some disasters unfold slowly over time and their true nature and extent and severity only becomes clear in terms of human cost once you start counting people around you. >> reporter: to keep count these neighbors keep a list. >> the landises, the dubells, shirley shank died of breast cancer. >> there's 21 people on this list. >> and they were al
. >> reporter: currently the army corps of engineers lists 24 other sites in 10 states with low-level radioactive contamination that they are in the process of cleaning up. there are three other sites with low-level contamination under consideration for cleanup. this former chemical processing plant in queens, new york is one of them. radiation barriers were installed as a band-aid solution in 2013. michael feldmann with the army corps of engineers says the cleanup moves slowly for a...
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. >> reporter: currently the army corps of engineers lists 24 other sites in 10 states with low-level radioactive contamination that they are in the process of cleaning up. there are three other sites with low-level contamination under consideration for cleanup. this former chemical processing plant in queens, new york is one of them. radiation barriers were installed as a band-aid solution in 2013. michael feldmann with the army corps of engineers says the cleanup moves slowly for a reason. >> in general, there are things that we need to do at the pace that we are performing in order to make sure that we are protecting the health and environment of the area. >> reporter: dr. faisal kahn is the director of public health in st. louis county. >> some disasters unfold slowly over time and their true nature and extent and severity only becomes clear in terms of human cost once you start counting people around you. >> reporter: to keep count these neighbors keep a list. >> the landises, the dubells, shirley shank died of breast cancer. >> there's 21 people on this list. >> and they were al
. >> reporter: currently the army corps of engineers lists 24 other sites in 10 states with low-level radioactive contamination that they are in the process of cleaning up. there are three other sites with low-level contamination under consideration for cleanup. this former chemical processing plant in queens, new york is one of them. radiation barriers were installed as a band-aid solution in 2013. michael feldmann with the army corps of engineers says the cleanup moves slowly for a...
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forward to today, a new dune is in more than nine miles of cape may county coastline, the army corps of engineers has been working since april to rebuild them, the new dunes stand 15 feet above sea level and there is still more being built. >> engineered beaches and engineered dunes by the army corps of engineers do maintain the homes and infrastructure and the lives of the people behind it. the beaches are not just about sun tans, and having fun, they are about the economy. they are about jobs especially here in cape may county. >> meanwhile, in trenton people displaced by superstorm sandy are still camping out at the state house to remind governor christie and others they still need help and do not plan to leave until tomorrow. coming up at 5:00, nora muchanic talks to people at the shore some of whom still don't have a house to call home. a lot of progress but still a lot of pieces to put together in new jersey. >> so much work to be done still. thank you. >>> yesterday's rain cleared out to make way for a sun soaked thursday. meteorologist adam joseph, is at the city avenue garden with a firs
forward to today, a new dune is in more than nine miles of cape may county coastline, the army corps of engineers has been working since april to rebuild them, the new dunes stand 15 feet above sea level and there is still more being built. >> engineered beaches and engineered dunes by the army corps of engineers do maintain the homes and infrastructure and the lives of the people behind it. the beaches are not just about sun tans, and having fun, they are about the economy. they are...
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the army corps of engineers are improving strathmere in sea isle city. lot of beaches lost the sand in the storms in the flooding. >> reporter: i'm no competitor, the winter is coming, big nor'easters and why they are doing it now, and you run the risk of losing it. but then, again, there's probably a good reason why they are doing it. let's show you the view from the temple university camera. as i mentioned it's a quiet morning, but it's chilly. we have temperatures in the 40sing, the poconos in the 30s, the numbers will drop off at the same time tomorrow. 47 in the city of brotherly love. dewpoint, 37. winds out of the north northwest, barometer is steady. allentown, 43. wilmington, 42. millville, 40. which is 19 degrees colder than you were at the same time yesterday. south jersey, most interior sections are anywhere from ten to 15 degrees colder. poconos ten degrees colder. we'll be a ten degrees colder than that same time tomorrow morning. the trend is cold, cold, cold. we'll start out with sunshine and increase clouds as the day wears on. well get t
the army corps of engineers are improving strathmere in sea isle city. lot of beaches lost the sand in the storms in the flooding. >> reporter: i'm no competitor, the winter is coming, big nor'easters and why they are doing it now, and you run the risk of losing it. but then, again, there's probably a good reason why they are doing it. let's show you the view from the temple university camera. as i mentioned it's a quiet morning, but it's chilly. we have temperatures in the 40sing, the...
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and according to ernst would give that agency and the army corps of engineers authority over 97 percent of iowa's'sand and waterways the senate e expected to consider ernst's bill sometime in the next two weeks. 3 3 most power has now been restored to thousands of pennsylvania residents after they were left in the dark wednesday. 3 the problem wasn't a storm but a runaway military blimp dragging a tether that knocked out power lines. hena daniels has more from muncy, pennsylvania... where the unmanned blimp came down. 3 the -tech blimp remains scattered in two pieces in rural pennsylvania while the u.s. military tries to figure out how it got loose. they know it t oke free from its anchor in abereren, maryland and then drifted about a 150 miles before coming down.natz full, shotgun blastssot: sot: captain matt villa, u.s. army (:21-:27)we are now working on deflating the aerostat. you may have heard shotgun shots. that is how we are deflating it.the military is working out a plan to safely remove the blimp, but a aspokesmamasays it will take a few days.(standup bridge: he daniels, cbs n
and according to ernst would give that agency and the army corps of engineers authority over 97 percent of iowa's'sand and waterways the senate e expected to consider ernst's bill sometime in the next two weeks. 3 3 most power has now been restored to thousands of pennsylvania residents after they were left in the dark wednesday. 3 the problem wasn't a storm but a runaway military blimp dragging a tether that knocked out power lines. hena daniels has more from muncy, pennsylvania... where the...
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. >> reporter: currently the army corps of engineers lists 24 other sites in 10 states with low-level radioactive contamination that they are in the process of cleaning up. there are three other sites with low-level contamination under consideration for cleanup. this former chemical processing plant in queens, new york is one of them. radiation barriers were installed as a band-aid solution in 2013. michael feldmann with the army corps of engineers says the cleanup moves slowly for a reason. >> in general, there are things that we need to do at the pace that we are performing in order to make sure that we are protecting the health and environment of the area. >> reporter: dr. faisal khan is the director of public health in st. louis county. >> some disasters unfold slowly over time and their true nature and extent and severity only becomes clear in terms of human cost once you start counting people around you. >> reporter: to keep count these neighbors keep a list. >> the landises, the dubells, shirley shank died of breast cancer. >> there's 21 people on this list. >> and they were al
. >> reporter: currently the army corps of engineers lists 24 other sites in 10 states with low-level radioactive contamination that they are in the process of cleaning up. there are three other sites with low-level contamination under consideration for cleanup. this former chemical processing plant in queens, new york is one of them. radiation barriers were installed as a band-aid solution in 2013. michael feldmann with the army corps of engineers says the cleanup moves slowly for a...
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this was the scene in sea isle city, the army corps of engineers along with environmental protection has been working since april to rebuild the dunes along nine miles of cape may county's coastline, the new dunes rise is a feet above sea level, but the fact is three years later, too in new jerseyans are being victimized not by storms but by other people. >> this is the havoc superstorm sandy caused on october 29th, 2012 leveling parts of the jersey coast, 360,000 homes were damaged or destroyed in new jersey. and rick of long beach island is still not home, he paid over $75,000 to two different contractors to finish his modular home in beach haven and they didn't do the work. >> they feel like they do not have to be accountable to anyone, the first guy took off to maine. >> and both were on the list approved by the state, you said the guys were good and we used your guys and they stole from us. >> he knows plenty of other sandy victims in the same boat as he is in. >> he wonders if he will ever get the money for his house. >> not knowing if you'll ever get home. >> just south is holg
this was the scene in sea isle city, the army corps of engineers along with environmental protection has been working since april to rebuild the dunes along nine miles of cape may county's coastline, the new dunes rise is a feet above sea level, but the fact is three years later, too in new jerseyans are being victimized not by storms but by other people. >> this is the havoc superstorm sandy caused on october 29th, 2012 leveling parts of the jersey coast, 360,000 homes were damaged or...
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the army corps of engineers, noaa and fish and wildlife have all signed on to use explosives to bringdown the tower of the old eastern span. it will be the least harmful on the environment. the implosion is set for november 7. >>> the owners of a napa valley wine train are being sued for $11 million. the suit was filed by the 11 members of the book club who were removed from the train in august. they say they were victims of racial discrimination. two say they lost their jobs because of it. >>> not all californians are doing their part when it comes to water concentration. rebecca has the worst offender in the wealthy l.a. neighbor of bel air. . >> bel air is known for upscale celebrity own properties. it's now home to california's single biggest water user. pumping 11.8 million gallons. their water bill an estimated $90,000 in one year according to records. >> shocking! >> reporter: tracy quinn is a water policy analyst for the natural resource defense council. the names of mega-users is being kept secret. water companies say it's for privacy reasons. most mega-users don't face penal
the army corps of engineers, noaa and fish and wildlife have all signed on to use explosives to bringdown the tower of the old eastern span. it will be the least harmful on the environment. the implosion is set for november 7. >>> the owners of a napa valley wine train are being sued for $11 million. the suit was filed by the 11 members of the book club who were removed from the train in august. they say they were victims of racial discrimination. two say they lost their jobs because...
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the army corps of engineers had the cement walls they can put in place in about four hours. it would go from 17th street, from the white house, down to where the potomac floods. that stretch could actually have a wall go up quickly to keep from flooding. deep your fingers crossed that will not be tested. if it is, they are prepared. in maryland, they have declared a state of emergency because of what will happen. in the last couple days, in laurel, they are trying to figure out if they had a tornado or straight-line wind. either way, whatever they had was damaging. richard reeve picks up that side of the team coverage, to talk about what is happening there. jonathan, take a look, the side on this insurance company tells the story -- "office closed, storm down." saying theso a sign sidewalk is closed because of concerns of falling debris. take a look here, this is the inside of the insurance company. they have sand on the floor, trying to drive things. above the false ceiling, the water came through the roof of the building. bag, the cleanup is underway at this prep salon. >>
the army corps of engineers had the cement walls they can put in place in about four hours. it would go from 17th street, from the white house, down to where the potomac floods. that stretch could actually have a wall go up quickly to keep from flooding. deep your fingers crossed that will not be tested. if it is, they are prepared. in maryland, they have declared a state of emergency because of what will happen. in the last couple days, in laurel, they are trying to figure out if they had a...
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the army corps of engineers will use sonar equipment searching. last friday's storm caused a house to collapse and pieces of it are in the grassy sound channel. the coast guard is urging boaters to be careful. >> there could be debris underneath the water you can't see. ensuring you're going at a safe speed and operating your vessel properly is important. >> now, the new jersey department of environmental protection says it's working to have what's left of the house removed from the water. the owner of the home tells us he's also trying to salvage whatever he can. >>> new information this morning on a story you first saw on nbc 10. state regulators now say the nurse who gave dozens of people flu shots with a used syringe is licensed by the state. it happened last week at a flu shot clinic for employees of a pharmaceutical company in mercer county. health officials say the nurse gave 67 people the flu vaccine using the same syringe. she changed the needle each time but not the syringe. they're now being tested for hiv and hepatitis. the new jersey b
the army corps of engineers will use sonar equipment searching. last friday's storm caused a house to collapse and pieces of it are in the grassy sound channel. the coast guard is urging boaters to be careful. >> there could be debris underneath the water you can't see. ensuring you're going at a safe speed and operating your vessel properly is important. >> now, the new jersey department of environmental protection says it's working to have what's left of the house removed from the...
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according to her the rule would give thehe e-p-a and the army corps of engineers authority over 97 percent of iowa's land and waterways the senate is expected to consider ernst's bill sometime in the next two weeks. 3 3 a siouxland certified interpreter is celebrating the grand opening of her new translation and interpretation center. perla (alar-con flo-ree) alarcon-flory held a ribbon cutting and open house at her new center located in the ho-chunk centre. she's the owner of the center which translates spanish to english... and english to spanish. perla says spanish is second-most-common language spoken in iowa and she hopes to recruit more qualified translators in sioux city. 3 3 the state of south dakota's poultry producers are still trying to recover from this spring's bird flu outbreak... which is s sll taking a toll egg production in the state.according to e u- s- d- a... south dakota chickens only produced 36 million eggs last month... down from 65 million in september of 2014. that number comes from 1 million fewer birds... as the state's largest egg producer was forced to euthani
according to her the rule would give thehe e-p-a and the army corps of engineers authority over 97 percent of iowa's land and waterways the senate is expected to consider ernst's bill sometime in the next two weeks. 3 3 a siouxland certified interpreter is celebrating the grand opening of her new translation and interpretation center. perla (alar-con flo-ree) alarcon-flory held a ribbon cutting and open house at her new center located in the ho-chunk centre. she's the owner of the center which...
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. >> with all agencies, including the army corps of engineers, noaa, and fish and wildlife signing off, tower three of the old east beige obey bridge will come tumbling down. >> had we used another traditional method, we would have been in the bay for months, potentially years, having a far greater impact to the environment. >> with a blast mat thrown over the top and a bubble curtain all the way around on the bay floor, small charges weighing between 21 and 35 pounds will destroy the five story 21 million pound tower, causing it to implode on to itself into holes that already exist. >> the reason we are imploding the pair, it will actually drop into those caissons. they are water-tight structures that are hollow. >> a carefully choreographed dance, with traffic shut down on the bridge, boats in the bay, monitoring port traffic and wildlife to keep them away from the detonation. >> preparation for caltrans has already begun on tower e.three. the explosion itself is scheduled for november 7th. >>> well, go ahead, pat yourself on the back. state water resources board says californians us
. >> with all agencies, including the army corps of engineers, noaa, and fish and wildlife signing off, tower three of the old east beige obey bridge will come tumbling down. >> had we used another traditional method, we would have been in the bay for months, potentially years, having a far greater impact to the environment. >> with a blast mat thrown over the top and a bubble curtain all the way around on the bay floor, small charges weighing between 21 and 35 pounds will...
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. >> reporter: their neighborhood park is now padlocked while the army corps of engineers removes low-level radioactive waste discovered jenelle wright was one of the first neighbors who noticed the common illnesses when she classmates on facebook. >> if we did not have social media, we would not have put this together. >> reporter: the group put together map showing 2,700 instances of cancer. >> within a six-block radios, a knew two people with brain cancer, one a while and another a young brother. i thought, that is really odd. >> reporter: the area where they live includes coldwater creek. for decades sites near the creek were used to store raid yes active waste from america's nuclear weapons program. the waste came from st. louis's mallinckrodt chemical company, which the government hired to process uranium. tens of thousands of barrels of nuclear waste, many open to the element, contaminated the soil in the nearby creek. >> what you see is an environmental health disaster unfolding slowly over decades. >> reporter: county health director faisal khan says identifying a true cancer clust
. >> reporter: their neighborhood park is now padlocked while the army corps of engineers removes low-level radioactive waste discovered jenelle wright was one of the first neighbors who noticed the common illnesses when she classmates on facebook. >> if we did not have social media, we would not have put this together. >> reporter: the group put together map showing 2,700 instances of cancer. >> within a six-block radios, a knew two people with brain cancer, one a while...
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. >>> starting tomorrow the army corps of engineers will use special equipment to find debris from thisfloating home. pieces of the house have been lodged in grassy sound channel since friday night's storms caused it to just collapse and then float from a nearby community to the channel. an wrar popular for fish and crabbing. the coast guard is urging boaters to use extreme caution. >> could be debris underneath the water that you can't see, so insuring that you are going at a safe speed and operating your vessel properly is very important. >> the new jersey department of environmental protection says it's arranging to have the house removed. >>> a monument to survivors of hurricane sandy is drawing criticism from one shore community tonight. this stone structure right here was donated to the town of highland in monmouth county. it's a roughly $400,000 gift from local contractors and a top new york architectural firm. the roof is defined by the three cone-shaped rounded openings. the canopy weighs 173 tons. lifting it a dozen feet in the air and place it on the four wall panels was an u
. >>> starting tomorrow the army corps of engineers will use special equipment to find debris from thisfloating home. pieces of the house have been lodged in grassy sound channel since friday night's storms caused it to just collapse and then float from a nearby community to the channel. an wrar popular for fish and crabbing. the coast guard is urging boaters to use extreme caution. >> could be debris underneath the water that you can't see, so insuring that you are going at a...
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the army corps of engineers is widening the beaches building dunes and improving storm drains in sea le city. part of strathmere and ocean city will be included in the project. in sea isle the beaches will be up to 300 feet wider at high tide when the work is done. >>> a swat team responded to their parkside section of philadelphia today after a report of gunfire and a car accident. police found one vehicle crashed into a utility pole and another with heavy front end damage just down the road. it happened just before 12:30 along the 800 block of north holly street. investigators have not said if anybody was actually shot. >>> in new castle a delaware national guard airman received the bronze star for his brave actions in afghanistan. technical sergeant aaron webber helped to eliminate more than 1500-pound of enemy explosives. he gathered crucial information that led to the capture of four high valid targets. >>> philadelphia firefighters were on the special mission today to save lives in strawberry mansion. with ladders in hand they went door to door installing free smoke detectors. c
the army corps of engineers is widening the beaches building dunes and improving storm drains in sea le city. part of strathmere and ocean city will be included in the project. in sea isle the beaches will be up to 300 feet wider at high tide when the work is done. >>> a swat team responded to their parkside section of philadelphia today after a report of gunfire and a car accident. police found one vehicle crashed into a utility pole and another with heavy front end damage just down...
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us army corps of engineers and new jersey epa officials beginning to build that wall today on the absecon inlet. they're also replace an old section of the boardwalk that was already in rough shape when super storm sandy damaged it even further. during the storm parts of that boardwalk floated on to city streets. the project is expected to cost just under $33 million. >>> still ahead a local township teaming up with uber. why leaders say the move will save lives. >>> a pickpocket attempt goes bad on a septa bus. it's all caught on camera. what happens when spills into the street. >>> and he's got happy feet. a skate-year-old man he just wants to dance. why his moves landed him in handcuffs. >> howard. >> chip kelly is he leaving the eagles to head back to college football? now chip addresses the question and sam bradford explains his comfort level now with his new team. that's coming up in sports. ♪ >> philadelphia police need your help tonight take a good look at this video. police say a man was trying to get off a septa bus in olney when another man tried to pick his pockets when the ma
us army corps of engineers and new jersey epa officials beginning to build that wall today on the absecon inlet. they're also replace an old section of the boardwalk that was already in rough shape when super storm sandy damaged it even further. during the storm parts of that boardwalk floated on to city streets. the project is expected to cost just under $33 million. >>> still ahead a local township teaming up with uber. why leaders say the move will save lives. >>> a...
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according to her the rule would give the e - p - a and the army corps of engineers authority over 97 waterways the senate is expected to consider ernst's bill sometime in the next two weeks. 3 a siouxland certified interpreter is celebrating the grand opening of her new translation and interpretation center.perla (alar - con flo - ree) alarcon - flory held a ribbon cutting and open house at her new center... inside the ho - chunk centre. she's the owner of the centerer. it t tnslates anish to english and english to spanish. perla says spanish is the second - most - common language spoken in iowa... and she hopes to recruit more qualified translators in sioux cityty 3 "what do i see? what is the vision? grow, to grow. we have, for instance, in the school district, a dual language program with irving elementary . and those kids arargrowing. ose kids are going into high school now, so with those bilingual skills, i'm pretty sure in the very near future we're going to have very qualified interpreters too."this new center in the ho - chunk building will serve as the home base for local bus
according to her the rule would give the e - p - a and the army corps of engineers authority over 97 waterways the senate is expected to consider ernst's bill sometime in the next two weeks. 3 a siouxland certified interpreter is celebrating the grand opening of her new translation and interpretation center.perla (alar - con flo - ree) alarcon - flory held a ribbon cutting and open house at her new center... inside the ho - chunk centre. she's the owner of the centerer. it t tnslates anish to...
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. >> the army corps of engineers put them in place so i'm sure they know what they are doing. >> reporter: and shortly before noon, crews were out here, building this large pile of sand up behind us. again the parks department says this was all in preparation for the hurricane, but looks like we are going to luck out and that will miss us. in the bell harbor section of rockaway beach, meg baker cbs2 news news. >>> meg thank you. hoboken is an area that typically floods with rains like we are experiencing today to repair. crews were out on madison street all part of a scored nature effort to keep equipment dry. >> we are going to circle our equipment and put a liner over the top, to prevent the water from getting into our switch gear. we install pumps in the event water migrates into the containment area, we'll pump it back out. >> reporter: the station flooded during superstorm sandy knocking out power to 16,000 customers. yesterday at the yonkers organic waste yard. the mayor directed all departments to prepare for potential emergency response this weekend. the mt, is the putting wood pa
. >> the army corps of engineers put them in place so i'm sure they know what they are doing. >> reporter: and shortly before noon, crews were out here, building this large pile of sand up behind us. again the parks department says this was all in preparation for the hurricane, but looks like we are going to luck out and that will miss us. in the bell harbor section of rockaway beach, meg baker cbs2 news news. >>> meg thank you. hoboken is an area that typically floods with...
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. >> reporter: with all agencies including army corps of engineer, noaa and fish and wildlife signing off, the old eastern span of the bay bridge will come down. >> had we used another mechanical traditional method as it's known, we would have been in the bay for months, potentially years, having a far greater impact to the environment. >> reporter: with a blast matt thrown over the top and bubble curtain all the way around on the bay floor small charges weighing between 21 and 35 pounds will destroy five-story, 20 million-pound tower and cause it to implode on itself into holes that already exist. >> the reason we are imploding the pier, it will actually drop into those caissons. they are watertight structures that are hollow. >> reporter: a choreographed dance with traffic shut down on the bay bridge, boats at specified distances in the bay, monitoring port traffic and watching wildlife to keep them away from the detonation. caltrans has begun preparation for the implosion, scheduled for november 7. on treasure island andria borba, kpix 5. >>> a new film offers movie- goers a differ
. >> reporter: with all agencies including army corps of engineer, noaa and fish and wildlife signing off, the old eastern span of the bay bridge will come down. >> had we used another mechanical traditional method as it's known, we would have been in the bay for months, potentially years, having a far greater impact to the environment. >> reporter: with a blast matt thrown over the top and bubble curtain all the way around on the bay floor small charges weighing between 21...
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. >> reporter: officls today called on the army corps of engineers to expedite work on the dune. the project is expected to begin in a few weeks. nearly three years after sandy and two late for homeowners worried about the storm. >> the water level is coming like crazy, so it's a scary time out here. >> reporter: ironically, the dune restoration project has been held uphin part because of concerns of fire island property owners who worry they may lose some of their property to this project. again, though, it's expected to begin, the work is expected to begin later this month. we're in bay shore tonight, greg >> greg, thank you. and we want you to know that you can get severe weather alerts mobile device with our nbc 4 new york app. it takes a second to sign up. go to nbc 4 new york.com and click on the tab that says "get severe storm alerts" at the top of the screen. >>> we're learning more tonight about the man who killed nine people at an oregon community college yesterday. christopher harper mercer's former neighbors describe him as people. we also know the 26-year-old flunked
. >> reporter: officls today called on the army corps of engineers to expedite work on the dune. the project is expected to begin in a few weeks. nearly three years after sandy and two late for homeowners worried about the storm. >> the water level is coming like crazy, so it's a scary time out here. >> reporter: ironically, the dune restoration project has been held uphin part because of concerns of fire island property owners who worry they may lose some of their property to...
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rule, this committee through the leadership of our chairman sent letters to the epa and the army corps of engineer asking for documents that support the final rule. asking epa for copies of the scientific studies. asking the army corps of engineer, for example, for samples of field experience because you say you used both. in a letter dated august 17th, deputy assistant administrator ken kapigis did not identify any scientific studies to support the decisions made in the final ruling. instead, he offered the staff a briefing. at that briefing, the epa took the position that the, quote, science just supports the idea that all water is connected. all water is connected. that's not the law of the land as the law talks about navigatable water. that's the best that your administration could do for the epa about water. it's all connected. that's their science. simply in a letter dated august 28th, secretary -- assistant secretary of the army jo-ellen darcy told the committee that the army didn't rely on any field observations to support the rule. none. but that's what you say they did. so this statement
rule, this committee through the leadership of our chairman sent letters to the epa and the army corps of engineer asking for documents that support the final rule. asking epa for copies of the scientific studies. asking the army corps of engineer, for example, for samples of field experience because you say you used both. in a letter dated august 17th, deputy assistant administrator ken kapigis did not identify any scientific studies to support the decisions made in the final ruling. instead,...
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. >> the army corps of engineers had a vehicle on the road today and the road just collapsed under the vehicle showing you the power of this rain and historic water covering cities across the state. specifically here in historic charleston. >> unbelievable pictures coming out of there tonight and as they say it's the flood waters that can be the big killer. not always the hurricane which typically get the headlines. let's get a closer look at the system and what is left of hurricane joaquin. more rain is expected. >> there's more rain, at least one more day of rain that it's tapping into with joaquin. joaquin was still a category 2 hurricane just towards the west of bermuda this afternoon. when we were down in the bahamas, joaquin was a category 4 storm. take a look at that video. this is aerial foot ge. it was long island, crooked island that saw the brunt of the storms. massive flooding. >>> days of grieving gave way to a day of remembrance in oregon. nine people died but we're learning that number could have been much higher. >> two shooting victims remain here at the hospital. one,
. >> the army corps of engineers had a vehicle on the road today and the road just collapsed under the vehicle showing you the power of this rain and historic water covering cities across the state. specifically here in historic charleston. >> unbelievable pictures coming out of there tonight and as they say it's the flood waters that can be the big killer. not always the hurricane which typically get the headlines. let's get a closer look at the system and what is left of hurricane...
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part of which comes from the army corps of engineers. our waterways. and look at the whole issue of dam safety. our colleagues in south carolina now are worried about the rivers. the corps of engineers is working a 36-hour day with governor haley to really try to help south carolina, but we need investments in our infrastructure. not only crisis response, which, by the way, of course we're going to stand with the people of south carolina to help them. but we need to be able to cancel sequester, and we need to be able to do it for defense and nondefense. in the energy and water bill that's before us, the increases are in the defense side. some of the national security issues outlined by the gentleman from tennessee. but in the area of nondefense, it has just going up a couple of hundred million dollars. excuse me. $8 million. the bill is short on infrastructure and it's short on research funding. now, i believe we should have a sensible approach to spending, and i know that we agree on budget caps, but these budget caps are placing a cap on our national
part of which comes from the army corps of engineers. our waterways. and look at the whole issue of dam safety. our colleagues in south carolina now are worried about the rivers. the corps of engineers is working a 36-hour day with governor haley to really try to help south carolina, but we need investments in our infrastructure. not only crisis response, which, by the way, of course we're going to stand with the people of south carolina to help them. but we need to be able to cancel sequester,...
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michael feldmann with the army corps of engineers says the cleanup moves slowly for a reason. >> in general, there are things we need to do at the pace we are performing in order to make sure that we are protecting the health and the environment of the area. >> reporter: dr. fasial kahn is the director of public health in st. louis county. >> some disasters unfold slowly over time, and their true nature and extent and severity only becomes clear in terms of human cost once you start counting people around you. >> reporter: to keep count, these neighbors keep a list. >> the landiss, the dubles, shirley shank died of breast cancer. >> there are 21 people on this list. on the same street? >> right. >> reporter: all of the residents in north st. louis with health issues tell us they believe they had long-term exposure to the low-level contamination. this type of prolonged exposure has rarely been studied. scott, we are going to continue to follow this story. >> pelley: vinita, thank you very much. something that surprised us today in west virginia, president obama said drug overdoses kill more
michael feldmann with the army corps of engineers says the cleanup moves slowly for a reason. >> in general, there are things we need to do at the pace we are performing in order to make sure that we are protecting the health and the environment of the area. >> reporter: dr. fasial kahn is the director of public health in st. louis county. >> some disasters unfold slowly over time, and their true nature and extent and severity only becomes clear in terms of human cost once you...
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the army corps of engineers have been giving them more sand. they're hoping that does the trick. i will send things back to both of you. ben: where is the governor if >> reporter: he has been hopscotching between iowa and new hampshire. he has a town hall meeting set up for 8:00 a.m. tomorrow. he could cancel it to to the storms. he will not escape the rain. he may at least get out of the way of the hurricane. that is the latest from belmar. liz: from russia with love. thousands more of hillary clinton's e-mails released. ben: the e-mails were sent on the morning of august 3, 2011. disguised as speeding tickets. you have to respond to this. you have to pay this fee. there is no evidence. the scandal is that hillary clinton you state by that e-mail server and set of a secured government server. liz: caitlin jenner will not face any criminal charges. there was not enough evidence to get a conviction. she rear ended two cars killing the driver. investigators later determined jenner was traveling at an unsafe speed and could face up to a year in jail. ben: fox means business. how reta
the army corps of engineers have been giving them more sand. they're hoping that does the trick. i will send things back to both of you. ben: where is the governor if >> reporter: he has been hopscotching between iowa and new hampshire. he has a town hall meeting set up for 8:00 a.m. tomorrow. he could cancel it to to the storms. he will not escape the rain. he may at least get out of the way of the hurricane. that is the latest from belmar. liz: from russia with love. thousands more of...
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chael feldmann - wititthe army corps of engineers says the cleanup moves slowly for a reason. sot michael: we need to move at the pace we are performing in order to protect the health and environment of the area. dr. fasial kahn is the director of public health in saint louis county. 00:20:37:27// some disasters unfold slowly over time, and their true nature, and extent, and sevety only becomes clear in terms of human cost once you start counting people around you. (narr 4) to keep count... neigigors here keep a list. joan: the landises, the dubells...// shirley shank she angela helbling: there's 21 people on this list. vinita nair: and they were all on the same street? tag the buzz over back to the future day still hasn't worn off. we'll show you some future in your c - - t tech update. jake>> good morning, (city)... it's (temp) outside at (time)... as we take a look from our (sponsor) camera. jake>> today you can read the same newspaper marty mcfly read in the future... or the front page anyway. here's your c - net tech update. it's the date marty mcfly visits in the movie ba
chael feldmann - wititthe army corps of engineers says the cleanup moves slowly for a reason. sot michael: we need to move at the pace we are performing in order to protect the health and environment of the area. dr. fasial kahn is the director of public health in saint louis county. 00:20:37:27// some disasters unfold slowly over time, and their true nature, and extent, and sevety only becomes clear in terms of human cost once you start counting people around you. (narr 4) to keep count......