walter perez is life at balligomingo road and front street. >> reporter: jim, this is a real mess. we'll give you a live look at the scene as it stands now the water that rushed from the ruptured main washed out the soil of this section of balligomingo road and buckled the road and destabilized the utility pole and had to be rest could begin on the result toured main and some people lost water pressure and others lost power and a few lost both. >> what looked like a flowing stream of balligomingo road in west conshohocken was water gushing from the 30 inch main that ruptured early this morning. the somerwood corporation was in the water's path. >> flooded everything here and through the building and out the back door. >> they will run off the generator and work around the clock to get it fixed. only a handful of buildings endured flooding but more than 1,000 homes had to endure low water pressure and some customers like patty of west conshohocken have no water service. >> we don't have children in the house, but i can't imagine if for a parents that do the hardship this is crazy. >

the 30-inch main break caused balligomingo road to buckle everything line to come down.rning. >>> a car crashed in southwest philadelphia left an officer with the philadelphia housing authority and another driver injured. the officer's vehicle also hit a parked car. >> the action cam is on the scene of breaking news. water main breaks everywhere including a busy area in cherry hill. 70 eastbound the left lane is blocked just past kings highway. you see the crews on the scene dealing with this. of course there's ice on the road. so now sanding it and trying to help people out through this morning commute. i want you to look at this graphic. we've got a ton of problems. water main breaks, house fire but water main breaks are the main issue. byberry road we've got one on woodland avenue, another on cheltenham avenue and dave they just keep >> no surprise as we've got temperatures in the single digits and teens this morning. 31 not as harsh this afternoon and then overnight tonight here comes the snow. by 4 o'clock in the morning the european model wants it past philadelphia

this one from yesterday but still an issue on balligomingo road near front street.een watching jeanette reyes report on that one. in berks county we have some construction here on the turnpike eastbound approaching morgantown. one more live look. let's just check the roads in fort washington. no problems here. we're dry. that snow come doing late tonight into the overnight hours and tomorrow but today is a dry day. 4 degrees in quakertown, though, eight in warminster, 16 in center city. we've been talking about today it will feel a little better than yesterday but it's a cold start. 5 degrees in hammonton and a whopping seven in smyrna, delaware, tam. >> all right. thank you, karen. >>> investigators now think they know what ignited hundreds of fireworks inside this car's trunk. this is what it looked like when hundreds of people ran for cover as fireworks shot through a parking lot in houston on new year's eve: herrera hassan's truck exploded in a massive light show after a lit fire work fell on top of the more than 600 packaged fireworks he had stashed in the trun

another one at balligomingo road. we talked about this yesterday afternoon.g deal and continues to be a problem and now the road buckling in this area so they'll have to deal with in. stick to 66th avenue or church street instead. west conshohocken looking live -- actually this is 676 at broad street here. the vine street expressway. we had a bag of trash, i can kind of see it off to the side right there, it was causing a little bit of an issue. it's a trashy traffic report matt. i know you like it like that. >> wasn't there trash on the road the other day. >> there's a little trash in the city of philadelphia and i report on it. >> so kind. ups expects to handle 1.4 million returns today on what it calls national returns day. it's kind of a new thing. it would be the shipper's fifth consecutive record for returns. a ups official says the day after christmas used to be reserved for long return lines at the stores, you know, the big box ones. online shopping has changed how and when people return gifts. >>> stocks index -- the stock indices closed higher on th

"action news" reporter jeanette reyes is live along balligomingo road in west conshohocken with an update. jeanette. >> reporter: well, matt, we hit those 24 hours just a few minutes ago. that was the goal to have this all patched up. we did see quite a bit of progress. they're still out here. take a live look behind me. we saw them put down the new segment of the pipe. so, all it takes is patching up the road, that's easier said than done but certainly progress is being made. nearly 24 hours after a major water main break, crews are still working here in west conshohocken off of balligomingo road. the massive 30-inch main burst yesterday morning causing the road to buckle and power lines to come down. the summer wood corporation buildings suffered flooding damage once that water came gushing downhill. >> flooded everything out here, came through the building out the back door. >> we're going to run off the generator and they're going to have to work around the clock to get it fixed. >> reporter: if homes weren't flooded they most likely saw loss of power and water service. about 1,000 cu

no word at this hour when balligomingo road will reopen. reporting live walter perez, channel 6 "action news." >> crews working around the clock there thank you. >>> another water main break is causing headaches in morristown, burlington county. the westbound lanes are closed at pleasant valley avenue and the department of public works crews are making the repairs, the pipe broke at 7:00 and the ice quickly build up. and "action news" will let you know once the road is reopened. some students in delaware county got an extra day added to their winter break and the pipe burst at winterboro high school forcing officials to cancel classes and all other schools open as scheduled. no word if it will be fix ford the start of classes tomorrow. >>> and the start of frigid temperatures have taken a toll on cars and trucks. "action news" stopped by lower montgomery county where mechanics are busy trying to keep up with the demand and most need new batteries being drained quickly in this cold. >> usually a lot of times batteries won't show swear or tea

but no word at this hour, how long it will be before balligomingo road reopens. walter perez, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> another water main break has damaged homes and at least one car here in northeast philadelphia. the pipe burst overnight on the 1200 block sending water into nearby homes, 125 properties have lost water service. and one resident says he has to gut his basement because of the damage. crews from the water department are making repairs and expect to be finished by the end. day. >>> chopper 6 hd through over gloucester county that a pickup truck and truck collided. we are work to find out how many people were hurt and the extent of their injuries. >>> a 24-year-old man is in critical condition after being shot near the temple university campus. the victim was shot here at 2:00 a.m. on the 1800 block of west norris street and temple university police and philadelphia police responded to the scene and they are industrial trying to identify a suspect and possible motive. >>> gun fire broke out in a german town section of the city, two

so, left over, medford road northeast philadelphia, also left over water main break with work balligomingod in west conshohocken. mass transit, though, looking good, karen, thomas, back to you. >> thank you there, bob. let's get to the latest on this blast, causing problems all over the delaware valley. we've got issues no matter where you live because it is so coal. here is a live look outside of the studios right there where it just looks empty, because it is so cold. let's go down the shore right now, where they are getting slammed later. frigid cape may. bitter temperatures. you know shall everybody, just trying, stocking up, we know the drill by this time, still have to deal with a lot of the waves breaking, causing problems on the roads, they could be getting though half foot of snow down the shore, let's get down to steve keeley. where are you now and what's happening? >> reporter: we are just across the street from where i lived with my first apartment by myself out of college, karen, getting, i remember watching joe montana in the superbowl in a january snowstorm, when i lived dow

the worst of them along balligomingo road where crews were on the scene for 30 hours, a 30 inch main buckled and interrupted power and service for 1,000 customers at one point and 110 homes are still without water. in center city it was back to work, this time with things could be worse mind set. >> what is cold to you? >> well, you got snow all the way up here and the wind is blowing and cutting your face. >> but you are smiling though. >> i like it. >> it's cold. >> despite the warm-up people were preparing for the cold blast heading our way. >> now you are ready. you can ride with the window down. >> so maybe it's not the time to roll the windows down just yet but people that are enjoying the balmy weather dozens of people without water and some without power, in fact aqua tells me 110 of their customers are still without power if that west conshohocken water main break. they are expected to get back to normal at 4:00 to 6:00 this evening that is if everything goes as planned. jeanette reyes, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> with the chance of snow in parts of the tri-st

water gushes out balligomingo road near 476 in west conshohocken. a 30-inch water main break tuesday morning caused lower water pressure for more than a thousand aqua pennsylvania customers, in montgomery county. >> the water took dumpster right out of the dumpster even close another. >> reporter: pete, an employee with sum americans wood corporation which operates more than 100 fast food restaurant in the region is one of them. he took us inside and showed us the damage. >> there is mud coming out of there. shut down our main in the building so we don't get all this mud through the system. that is all you have. >> reporter: resident across montgomery county face similar challenges although exact causes in the clear we asked aqua pennsylvania what homeowners could do to avoid their own house pipes from bursting. >> if you have any opened water pipes or meters in a basement, or crawl space make sure that areas heated, if you have any windows, they are sealed up. just try to keep the area warm to keep meter and pipes from freezing. >> reporter: if you

water and repairs along balligomingo road.here in ahead if youo travel starting today through the weekend be ready for those concellations, because the aiin know don't want any of their planes in the path of that storm that includes new, that'se whole country throughout the next couple every days. >> da at about 1:00 because my sister is sick >> at least you're going west. >> yes, going west. >> yes. >> i think they're offerin you,, at the airport as well. >> i hope she will be all right. i wouldn't go but it is pretty peru, a bus tumblings don a cliff killing more on the bus. the bus was apparently caring hit by a tractor-trailer truck on narrow stretch ofd then it was d basically down this cliff. at least 4 been confirmed dead. rescuers wor victims from the hard to reach area. as you can imagine, look at 40 f lima. peruvian officials say murning to the capitol after celebrating new years eve. with outside of do they have a shot this time? brian terrell owens, are once again finalists for the hall of fame. >> i l we love them

chopper 6 hd was over balligomingo road and front street. effecting conshohocken and parts of glen side and cheltenham township. more than 1,000 homes and businesses are dealing with low water pressure and other issues we'll have the latest coming up in a live report tonight on "action news" at 6:00. >>> another water main break is causing headaches in morristown burlington county. the westbound lanes are closed at pleasant valley avenue. the department of public work crews can make repairs and they are still at it tonight. this weather can be especially rough on your car especially if it's exposed to the almosts hours on end overnight. dead batteries and low tires, there are things to prevent problems on the road. bob brooks live in lower mer one with more on that. >> reporter: hey rick and monica, you can get your car to the garage and get it looked at beforehand. we are at the liberty auto body shop. the owner says get your car in and it's about preventative care before something goes wrong. >> that is a pile of car batteries stacked up a

pipe to get as many of the thousands of customers backup and running water gushes on you the side balligomingo road near 476 in west conshohocken. >> fortunately the water took dumpster right out of the dumpster depot. >> reporter: massive 30-inch water main break caused lower water pressure for more than a thousand aqua pennsylvania customers. in montgomery county. >> it stopped most of the water from coming in it made a dam. >> reporter: pete toner, employee with summer wood corporation which operates more than a hundred fast food restaurants in the region is one of them. he took us inside, and showed us the damage. >> there is mud coming out of there. it shut down our main so we don't get mud through the cyst em tell. that is all we have. >> our computer broke down. it is only affecting, some of our credit card machines and some locations. >> reporter: inside took in two to 3 inches of water, destroying the carpet that was installed three months ago, outside crew where is working in frigid temperatures to fix concrete pipe. >> it has been tough. we had a rough weekend with quite a few break

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