they first went to the hudson highlands, but 150 years later, it went to the delaware highlands. and really diverted the water that normally went to philadelphia to new york city. i don't think they anticipated that. narrator: the majority of new york city's drinking water comes from watersheds in upstate new york. a watershed is the area of land where water from rain or snow melt drains downhill into a body of water. mountains act as a funnel to feed rivers and lakes. and in this case, reservoirs. in the new york city system, water is collected and stored in 19 reservoirs, which can hold more than a year's supply -- over 580 billion gallons of water. almost all of the system is fed by gravity, without the use of energy-consuming pumps. valves open to regulate the flow into the 85-mile-long delaware aqueduct -- the longest tunnel in the world. at hillview reservoir... the water is partitioned into another giant tunnel system. where it travels deep below manhattan. the pressure built up by gravity from the mountains pushes the water upwards toward the surface through vertical shaf

lou and i used to have a bet every year about the delaware/new hampshire game. it is always competitive. had my football career at delaware been as auspicious as lou's at new hampshire, hell, i'd be president. # anyway, it is great to be back to see you all. it is a dangerous thing to do to start to name people. it is good to see paul. paul, you were a great congressman and i hope you will still take another shot at this. and is carol here? my buddy, carol, how are you? i love you. carol was winning by 20 points before i campaigned for her 20 times. if i just stayed out, carol. and is billy sheen here? billy, i tell you what, you married way up, pal. way, way up. je jeanie is a star down there. this is dangerous so i'm going to stop now before i start naming people and leave out some of my close friends. look, folks, it's really genuinely good to be back with you all tonight. the last time i was up here and i came up a lot in '08, it was really a difficult, difficult political environment. and we had a lot of candidates two of whom i named so far who were hurt,

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the bulk off into delaware up into new jersey at this time. things are drying out so we like to see that. as we check out what will happen now in terms of temperatures we have cooled off, basically rain cooled air that you are dealing with as you head out and about. you may need that jacket on but you can leave the rain gear at home because you won't need that. don't put it faraway because we will see more showers. overnight that temperature right around 50 degrees, decreasing clouds and we will start to dry out, let's send it back to josie. >> tonight the one and only brooks robinson opens up about the emotional response he got after being in the hospital back in march. he was admitted because of an infection but just like anything else it didn't keep him down. he was at a hotel for the debut of a new vodka and as we report he has an important message for his fans. >> reporter: there was a place here once where you could see magic happen. they called it memorial stadium. today it's a place where kids make their own magic by playing sports lik

makes delaware the eighth state to allow civil unions or domestic partnerships for same sex couples. >>> the 100th annual bay to breakers kicks off this weekend in san francisco. in past years the events have been an excuse for many people to let loose and party. but police are cracking down this year with a zero tolerance for alcohol and public drunkenness. >> there will be police officers and race officials on the lou for folks with alcoholic beverage. and will be confiscated those beverages and disposing of them. >> there will be a number of security check points throughout the course, but police are not saying where they will be set up. floats are also banned this year. and every runner will have to be registered. some people tell us though that they still plan to walk along the course without a registration number. >>> there will be a lot of people out there. so be mindful of that, right, sal? when you're driving through the city it does change your route. >> it does. if you don't want to go to the parade -- seems like a parade to me if you want to stay away from the event stay

an amazing breakthrough for a mother in delaware. >> after mysteriously losing her voice for months, can now again root for her children. the restoration took just a matter of minutes. really unbelievable. more, now, from our linsey davis. >> reporter: one day, erin martin, wife, mom, and business owner, caught a simple cold. and days later, lost her voice. weeks turned into months. >> it just progressively turned more into this whisper that i had. >> reporter: a medical mystery. specialists put her on antibiotics, steroids, muscle relaxants and acid reflux relievers. when something worked. >> she was terrified she had cancer. >> there were no answers. >> reporter: and friends told her about something they heard in the news. >> they called and said, you have to listen to this woman. she sounds just like you. >> i can't order food in a restaurant. people don't understand me. >> reporter: in that story, there was a doctor that said a common cold could cause functional dysphonia. she drove seven hours to the cleveland clinic, where the same doctor from the news story said it would take

carney of delaware. the chair: the gentleman from delaware, mr. carney, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from delaware. mr. carney: over the past week, officials have announced preliminary intelligence gathered from osama bin laden, pakistan hideout shows al qaeda had been plotting a terrorist attack on our nation's rail system. while roughly 1.7 million passengers ride in domestic and international flights daily, every week day, 34 million americans ride on trains and transit systems. the issue of rail security is more relevant now than ever and i'm here today to argue for making rail security a national intelligence priority. on march 11, 2004, nearly 200 people were killed in madrid as a result of a terrorist bombing while riding the commuter rail to work. in 2005, over 50 people were killed and 700 people injured on the london transit system in a series of explosions during the morning rush hour. an attack on our rail system here in the united states would be devastating. and would almost

de la una de la tarde cerca de la interseccion de la avenida "east santa inez", y la calle "north delawareen a los 800-mil dolares. --- afortunadamente, nadie resulto herido en el incendio.---las causas del siniestro permanecen bajo investigacion. ---mas adelante en noticias univision 14......"sobre ruedas"... asi es como se espera que marche una campaÑa de recaudacion de fondos para rescatar diversos programas de enseÑanza en las escuelas publicas de oakland... detalles a continuacion. ganaron san francisco 4 colorado 3pasemos con william bonilla y los deportes. ---la construccion del tren bala que conectara a san francisco con los angeles se complico aun mas el dia de hoy.---los encargados de construir este sistema ferroviario rechazaron un plan para modificar las vias de "caltrain", con el fin de que el tren bala pasara por los mismos rieles.---eso significa que, entre san jose y san francisco, el tren no podra andar a 125 millas por hora, y viajara a un maximo de 85 millas por hora.---y eso no es todo:... el famoso tren bala ni siquiera llegara a la terminal "transbay" de san francisco

also last month, university of delaware sophomore alana was named player of the year in delaware after earning first team all-c.a.a. honors in basketball for the second straight year. as the st. marks alumnist and former high school and college athlete and coach, i know the hard work and commitment that goes into achieving success at such a high level. i also know that high school and college athletes learn lessons about teamwork, competition and leadership that will serve them well for the rest of their lives. and so i'd like to once again congratulate alana, st. marks high school football coach, jim wilson and his staff, and each member of the team. we in delaware wish you well and hope for your continued success. thank you. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york rise? mr. reed: mr. speaker, by the direction of the committee on rules, i call up house resolution 236 and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the reso

quorum call: the presiding officer: the senator from delaware. mr. coons: madam president, i ask that the quorum call be vitiated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. coons: madam president, i rise this morning to commemorate national police week and to speak to the service of the brave men and women in local law enforcement. but first, i feel compelled to make a comment in response to the exchange between the majority leader and the republican leader, to simply speak, if i could, briefly about the ongoing pain that each and every working american family feels when they go to the gas station. with the price of gasoline at an all-time high, with the price of gasoline flirting with $4 a gallon and with the price of oil retreating from an all-time high and with, most importantly, oil company profits gushing through the roof and hitting an all-time high, members of our party, members of this body came forward yesterday with a bill which got more than 50 votes but failed to hit the 60 needed in this body to make for cloture, which would have mad

this happened near the intersection of north delaware and santa inez. firefighters responded about one this afternoon. no injuries were reported. it's not clear how the fire started. >> if you look out the window you probably thought it would be a nice day, notice the significant cooldown we had. take a look at the high in the 60s and 70s for the most part. we have been in the 80s and low 90s the last couple days. temperatures cooled from yesterday's readings. 58 in san francisco, 68 oakland, 70 san jose, 75 concord, let's look at the difference over the past 24 hours. impressive in places like redwood city, down 24-degrees over yesterday, 22 cooler in san rafael, 23 haywood, closer to the coastline temperatures already cooled quite a bit yesterday, the cooling today was not so pronounced. here is what we will see tonight in tomorrow. dense fog for tomorrow. fog retreating back to the coastline by noon but another breezy and cool afternoon on tap. we will look a [ banker ] mike and brenda found a house that they really wanted. it was in my sister's neig

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what little there is left kind of cruising up by 95 now east of the bay into mostly delaware now. so we're dry overnight tonight tonight. i know you want to know about the weekend forecast, still rain in the weekend forecast, but maybe it won't be so much of a problem. we'll talk about that coming up in a bit. >>> the coastguard closed a section of the mississippi river to prevent more flooding in a missouri town. the river is expected to crest at near record levels into the next week. the mayors of memphis, tennessee and vicksburg, mississippi, are already preparing residents. >> hope you're not requiring any mandatory evacuations, but we're not going to just leave anybody in harm's way. i'll put it that way. >> we're encouraging all of our residents to take the necessary steps to remove themselves from their homes and/or businesses to protects themselves. >>> meantime in louisiana state officials are keeping an eye on the rising waters there. they are advising people in low lying communities to be prepared for the worst flooding they've seen in decades. >>> a woman involved in a

strikes fading away now, but the rain is lingering in some locations, not cutting across northern delawareowards billy. a couple of additional showers up in pennsylvania. the main burst of showers and storms already moving out. that makes us wonder what is ahead for the mother's day weekend. may is a huge month for big weather weekends. mother's day, then preakness and memorial day. it looks like the first one rolling in does have a chance for some wet weather although it will not be a disaster. we are talking about a 20% chance of scattered showers, especially in the morning, and especially to the south of baltimore. some folks will probably get some rain on mother's day. it is interesting that today while we were very normal in the afternoon, the morning was a record tying 40 degrees. the last time it was that chilly was back in 1925. that is only 9 degrees below normal. very high amounts of pollen, likely to continue through the weekend. over to the eastern shore, most temperatures in our area are ranging from about 55 to 60. a little chillier out in the mountains, 46 at oakland, 48 at

it broke out near the intersection of north delaware street just before 1:30 this afternoon. 8 adults and 5 children were forced out of their homes. the blaze cost about $800,000 in damage. they're trying to determine how it started. >>> striking nurses rallied outside the hospital today. the nurse's union says that picketing will continue every day through monday. the hospital put up a banner asking the nurses to be quiet. the union says the latest contract offer requires them to pay too much for health coverage. a spokes woman says that the union is out of touch. >>> dozens of students resited the pledge of allegiance in concord this morning. they weren't scheduled to go to school. today they were on the first of three planned furlough days this month, but students and several teachers put together eight classes on subjects to creative writing to draw attention to cuts to education. >>> an update on continuing coverage of an accident that is snarling traffic. the highway patrol says the fast lane of eastbound 580 is remains closed. it started about 2 and a half hours ago when a fork

military personnel killed overseas returned saturday to dover air force base in delaware. fallen troops include sergeant christopher solsby killed thursday in an attack in afghanistan and chief warrant officer christopher continthibe who killed during combat. >>> what caused the landing gear on this plane to catch? [ man ] i've seen beautiful things. ♪ i've seen the sunrise paint the desert. witnessed snowfall on the first day of spring. ♪ but the most beautiful thing i've ever seen was the image on a screen that helped our doctor see my wife's cancer was treatable. [ male announcer ] ge technologies help doctors detect cancer early so they can save more lives. bringing better health to more people. ♪ >>> fleeing a fire on the runway. passengers had to use those inflatable emergency slides to get away from the delta plane when smoke started billowing out of the landing gear. we get more now from george howell from cnn affiliate wsb. >> reporter: emergency crews responded to delta flight 2284 from pittsburgh after officials say the brakes overheated on the taxiway causing t

was also named, she was named jockey of the year at delaware park. won the title there.ly since she was 7 years oold and said it's not only her dream to win the kentucky derby, but she wants to be the first female to win the triple crown. >> only the sixth to compete here. >> best finish by a female at the kentucky derby, 11th. >> we don't see a lot of women. >> no, you don't. >> good luck to her. the horse she's going to be on. >> pants on fire. currently 7-1 on odds. >> that's good stuff. we'll watch that closely. we had some news, we all some more things we wanted to get to with you, but we will get to you this weekend. always good to have you, buddy. >>> a corporate anniversary with a whole lot of fizz. can you guess? well, hotels know they can't fill every room every day. like this one. and oops, my bad. so, they give expedia ginormous discounts with these: unpublished rates. which means i get an even more rockin' hotel. for less. where you book matters. expedia. ♪ [ male announcer ] doctors have been saying it forever. let's take a look. but they've never actually

the problem is those are being sent to dover, delaware, to dover air force base, and they've got the process down to a matter of -- it was to months, and now it's to a matter of weeks. now, the problem of somebody coming in to the morgue, this is not a morgue as most people would know it. this is a temporary morgue where people are in body bags in numerous trailers. so what a person would have to do, they would have to open up every trailer and open up every body bag to look at each individual in the bag. so it's not a morgue as you would know it. >> right. mark, look, everybody appreciates your working in circumstances that are almost beyond description where the ordinary circumstances that you're used to working in have just been destroyed by the enormous power and wrath of this devastating tornado. so we give you every bit of credit for doing everything you possibly can. i think everybody's frustration is palpable and real. let me ask you this. at a personal level, are the families sympathetic? unfortunately for you, you're the one they talk to and kind of ask the hard questions t

the problem is those are being sent to dover, delaware, to dover air force base, and they've got the process down to a matter of -- it was to months, and now it's to a matter of weeks. now, the problem of somebody coming in to the morgue, this is not a morgue as most people would know it. this is a temporary morgue where people are in body bags in numerous trailers. so what a person would have to do, they would have to open up every trailer and open up every body bag to look at each individual in the bag. so it's not a morgue as you would know it. >> right. mark, look, everybody appreciates your working in circumstances that are almost beyond description where the ordinary circumstances that you're used to working in have just been destroyed by the enormous power and wrath of this devastating tornado. so we give you every bit of credit for doing everything you possibly can. i think everybody's frustration is palpable and real. let me ask you this. at a personal level, are the families sympathetic? unfortunately for you, you're the one they talk to and kind of ask the hard questions t

delaware the cost to have the problem of labor training program? >> there is about 400, depending on the ethnic flows, but about 400 or 500 students, and they will remain. >> so there is no proposed remodel or infrastructure development for that center? >> that is correct. >> it is a wholly federally operated center? >> correct. >> any other comments? thank you very much. next item please. are there any public comments on this item? >> we have no speaker cards. >> good afternoon. we would like to really discuss this proposal, but i wanted to make sure you all know that many of us are concerned about the obligations that the puc is taking on. as i personally listen to this discussion, i would encourage you to look carefully at this jobs and equal opportunity agreement. it could be that the puc is getting into something -- it could be that this thing is not financially sustainable with provisions that are in excess. i do not know if that is where you need to look, but i am concerned about the level of affordability in all of these programs, which i k

the problem is those are being sent to dover, delaware, to dover air force base, and they've got the process down to a matter of -- it was to months, and now it's to a matter of weeks. now, the problem of somebody coming in to the morgue, this is not a morgue as most people would know it. this is a temporary morgue where people are in body bags in numerous trailers. so what a person would have to do, they would have to open up every trailer and open up every body bag to look at each individual in the bag. so it's not a morgue as you would know it. >> right. mark, look, everybody appreciates your working in circumstances that are almost beyond description where the ordinary circumstances that you're used to working in have just been destroyed by the enormous power and wrath of this devastating tornado. so we give you every bit of credit for doing everything you possibly can. i think everybody's frustration is palpable and real. let me ask you this. at a personal level, are the families ssympathetic? unfortunately for you, you're the one they talk to and kind of ask the hard questions

temperatures. 74 in the city, 77 in frederick, we have 70 at the state capitol in annapolis and georgetown delaware7. one of the warmer spots on the map. tomorrow we will take you to carroll county. we think our next round of showers should arrive here first. going to take longer for baltimore and eastern shore, but you see new windsor a warmer day in the 70s. the central part of the state could get above 80 tomorrow. fair weather cloud cover edging in. one cluster toward carlisle and more rain brewing out over the central part of the country. you see it here. cool frontal boundary draped everywhere from western upstate new york through tennessee and kentucky extending into east texas. behind this thing we have some overrunning moisture here. some showers and storms flaring up. and the whole ball of wax set to make its move southward as we go into tomorrow and arrive in our area. it still looks to be a slow mover. as we check out our in house computer model here -- actually, we just skipped past that. bottom line is that line will come thoroughfarely slowly. and i think the best chance for rain wil

. >> reporter: which means this 33-year-old from delaware, ohio, is always on the go. >> very busy. >> reporter: grabbing cat naps when he can, living on army coffee and power bars, with no time to work out. that's a recipe for disaster. how do you deal with that? >> there's -- i guess the standard answer is, you just have to. >> he's a normal, everyday, average american who wants to do the right thing. >> from pee-wee league baseball, to graduating from ohio state on the gi bill, even in kandahar, down to his candy, he's a die-hard buckeyes fan. >> it's a way of life for us. >> reporter: but the second deployment in afghanistan has meant another year away from his wife erica and their three daughters in ft. lewis, washington. >> i'll miss all four birthdays, all three of my daughters' birthdays and my wife's birthday. >> reporter: he did try to time this late-night call to catch his middle daughter sierra to wish her a happy 12th birthday. >> hey, does sierra happen to be around? >> reporter: but he just missed her. >> those just mean a lot, they mean a lot. my daughter sierra is onl

typically it's the enhance hadn't ahead of the frontal bondry but most of the heavy rain pushing into delaware and we have it through the northern half of the eastern shore. breaking up a little bit. a little mist around the beltway. but more rain back to the west and the cool air filters in and we can't rule out getting more steel steadier rain as the bansswings through. we have had mountain snow on the radar. a hint of this cold air and as we swing this front through again, we could get another enhancement of rain mid to late mornings through lunchtime. and that swings to the eastern shore and delmarva you have a wet afternoon. we should taper it off to showers and gradually break the clouds as cool air spills in. but our future radar highlights a dry sunny day we will build in afternoon clouds and it's hard to hold on to the sunshine when the air is that cold aloft and we will have intermittent cloud but warming up. today 57. we hit the high in the 60s. but we are dropping in the 40s now. we try to get back to 57 this afternoon. it's rain this morning. and it's showers this afternoon. that

. >> katy from middleton, delaware is one of 40 finalist for the the doodle to google competition. chance to spell out the computer company's name in a very unique style. this year's theme is what i like to do someday. google says it has about 170,000 doodle entertries and the public can vote for winners. the student that wins gets $15,000 towards a scholarship for college. >>> now "good morning maryland." >>> today,s president -- today, the president heads to ground zero. >>> we know what we expected all along. phylicia barnes was murdered. what her family says about the latest piece of information we reeseed-- released by police. >>> and for people along the mississippi river, they have to head to higher ground this morning. we will show you the flooding that has the president declaring three states emergency zones. those stories are just ahead. it's thursday morning, cinco de mayo. good morning. and thanks for joining us i am megan pringle. charley is off but justin berk is here. justin a. lot of people make plans on cinco day meo -- day myo -- srchgo day myo and they want to --

it turned up and was later found dead in a delaware landfill.to get it solved by coming forth with new details. claire shipman joins us from washington. good morning, claire. >> reporter: jack wheeler was such a well-respected, well-known, well-liked figure here in washington, especially in defense circles and the puzzling story of his death still leaves so many unanswered questions. that's why his wife and son have given us this exclusive interview. they're hoping to tell us more about what they know and generate some leads. the last images of jack wheeler, they haunt his family and confound investigators who have labored for five months to piece together his mysterious final days. >> we are desperate for information. >> not knowing what happened is preoccupies you. >> reporter: the one-time pentagon official was found in a delaware landfill on new year's eve beaten to death. and the blurry trail which led him there at times seems ripped from a political thriller. wheeler, a charismatic defense expert with laserlike intellect and passion to spa

. >> when all of the remains of flight 77 were scooped up at the pentagon and taken to dover, delaware, we had to sort among the ashes of thieves and murders for our loved ones. >> wesley was moved by president obama's concern for the safety of the navy seals and his ability to keep quiet a mission in the works since august of last year. >> i was most impressed with the protection of the intelligence that made it possible to do this. >> reporter: wesley agrees with the president that bin laden death photos should not be released. >> we have too many people in the world theater who remain vulnerable. >> reporter: on september 11th of 2001 wesley says he and his fiance were closer than they ever were. >> she saw the same old world with new eyes and her compassion never blinked. >> nine years after the september 11th attack shattered his life wesley has recently found love again. he told us it takes a special person to understand his ongoing grief and we found that in a lovely woman who did not want to appear on camera. >> good for him. >> very good for him. and her. >> absolutely. thank

. >> mitchell: last year rosie became the first woman ever to win a jockey title at delaware park andrn the same trick this year at fair grounds race track in new orleans. trainer andy leggio never thought much of women jockeys until he saw the natural at work. >> when she's in a race, she knows where she's going. she picks a path out and she takes it. >> i think having been around horses my whole life just creates that natural communication with a horse. i can't describe what i am doing, i just do it. >> mitchell: still, church hill downs was such a long shot, rose jee's tom boy mother felt safe to make this challenge. get to the derby and she would ditch her denims for a proper dress and hat. >> and they're off. >> mitchell: weeks later napravnik was on pants on fire in the louisiana derby. a win here would guarantee a spot in the kentucky derby. >> it's pants on fire for rosie napravnik. just minutes after the race, mom's cell phone rang out. >> mom, i think you need to buy a hat. i think we're going to kentucky. >> mitchell: so while mom shops for that promised hat, rosie is shopp

servicemen killed in afghanistan have been returned to dover air force base in delaware. force staff sergeant joseph hamski was killed by an i.e.d. on thursday. army sergeant thomas bohall was killed in a separate attack. afghan officials and nato air strike aimed at taliban insurgents hit two civilian homes in helmand province last night killing two women and 12 youngsters. for more on the attack we are joined by mandy clark embedded with u.s. troops in afghanistan. and mandy, first up what can you tell us about that attack? >> well, russ, it appears that late last night a u.s. base came under attack and the marines stationed there called for backup. coalition forces launched an air strike to repel the attack but the provincial governor said two homes took a direct hit. and killing those women and children. now the afghan president hamid kharzai has issued a scathing statement saying the attacks was a big mistake. and he said the u.s. and nato forces have to stop arbitrary and unnecessary operations which he said are killing civilians every day. >> mitchell: mandy, the w

million and they can block just you know everything for everybody else so under one million montana delaware south dakota alaska north dakota vermont wyoming these these states they're mostly from small conservative states my suggestion my radical suggestion break california to three states south los angeles l.a. to san francisco san francisco north three states break new york into two states new york city represents about half the population your state make it its own state break texas into two states the southwest in texas is blue it's republican democratic break that away from the rest of texas into two states break florida into two states the southern part of florida lou separate that from the rest of the two states what that would do is it would bring in ten new senators it would make these larger states smaller and it would increase and all ten of those senators of the democrats would have more even represented representation in the united states more equal representation and a more small d. democratic process. it's the good the bad of the very seriously ugly person the good senator jo

soldiers from the battlefield, brought back to dover air force base in delaware. and quietly behind the scenes, a woman determined not to forget not only those soldiers, but their children. the ones left behind. now, 4,300 young faces who have lost parents in iraq and afghanistan. those children often woken in the middle of the night and brought to the base from all over the country as their mother or father is brought home. marsha volunteers to watch over them. >> a lot of times when we go on the tarmac, the children are young, it could be all hours of the day and night. 3:00, 4:00, 5:00 in the morning is not unusual. >> reporter: she had an idea. >> my idea was to give them something to hold onto, because many times they've never brought any stuffed animal with them. they left home so quickly. >> reporter: after losing her own husband in korea, she was determined to help other families. her gift? giving those children something to hold onto. sewing tiny teddy bears herself. and delivering them. >> a little security. because they think of what they have back home

linsey davis, abc news, delaware. >>> so good to begin this week with you.e're always on the news at abcnews.com. "nightline" along later. we'll see you back here tomorrow night. "nwy >> east bay property owners at odds with the local government. why the city might resend an emergency storm deularation. >> and a follow up on the woman who gave her eight year old daughter botox in-- investigation. >> and the return of giant fan bryan stow. he will return to the hospital . a fleet of deteriorating ships and restoring hope to a bay area town. >> it is raining throughout much of the east bay right now. it is the devastating rain was march has residents worried. >> the city is about to cut off the emergency deularation. they are live in san pablo city hall where the city is meeting. >> you can see the closed doors behind me. they are working on a strategy for how to deal with angry homeowners. homeowners who are unhappy about a land slide on their property that began six weeks ago. >> looking at a foundation crack that is underneath. >> leon wr

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they spread to four other apartments and an attached garage on delaware street. 13 people were displaced by the fire. the red cross is helping with housing. damage is estimated 800,000. no word on the cause. pg&e plan to pressure test 150 miles of pipe. it is an effort to prevent another deadly blast that happened in san bruno. pipe line consultant showed cpuc commissioners pictures of pipes that failed in a high pressure water test. he has helped pg&e plan for that kind of testing on 150 miles of pipe this year. it should reveal the defects like the weak wield that contributed to the rupture in san bruno. >> i think it would have found the faulty well. >> it was never tested after being put in the ground. pg&e was not required to. pipes are similar to 132 and have incomplete test records. the pressure test that pg&e has planned should remove doubt about a rupture on those pipes. >> you can never say never, i really think it will increase the reliability of the system. >> keifner is the leading expert in the testing. he wrote the book on testing. >> the commissioner said the best and bri

. >>> not a lot of excitement in today's spring cup event in dover delaware.n multiple winners. these two involved in a spectacular crash. carl edwards bumps clint boyer. joey logano was the person who caused the incident. kenseth joins harvick and busch as two time winners in 2011. the win moves kenseth into seventh. >>> and at infinion race way, tomny hayden won today's race. hayes had won four of the last six super races at infinion before today's race. >>> they moved cycling tour of california later in the year to take advantage of the better weather in the state. that hasn't worked out so well. stage one was supposed to go down mount tahoe, that didn't work out so well. phase one totally scratched with the racers expected to go from squall valley to sacramento. >>> it wasn't just the crack down on booze and floats. the usual costume runners we are there. but long before these racers made their way there, the men's winner was not a kenyan winner, he's from moroco. winners name is horupta who rain the 12-kilometers in 21 minutes, 36 second. no surprise in t

. >> reporter: the one-time pentagon official was found in a delaware land fill on new year's eve beatenhe blurry trail which led him there at times seems ripped from a political thriller. a defense expert with laser-like intelligent and passion to spare was spending the christmas holiday with his wife kathy in new york city. he left for washington on the 28th to deliver some gifts to friends. typical jack. >> he was in d.c. he had lunch at the metropolitan club, i think. he had a plan to deliver christmas presents, which he did. >> reporter: records show he then took the train to delaware where the couple has a home. not unusual. but that's where things get bizarre. so you were expecting him wednesday night. >> yes. i tried to call his cell phone. and it just went straight to voicemail. >> reporter: a pharmacist friend says he came into this drugstore in new castle looking worried. asking for a ride to wilmington. >> i think he was afraid. i mean, he looked afraid to me on the video tapes. >> reporter: she means this surveillance video from a parking garage in wilmington, a few days lat

the fire burned at the intersection of north delaware street. it started just before 1:30 this afternoon. san matteo firefighters had it under control after about 40 minutes but but that time the damage was done. the good news, no one was injured. authorities say the fire caused $800,000 in damage. they are currently trying to determine how it started. >> in oakland, police are looking for a gunman following a brazen double shooting. police found the victims about a block from each other. elementary school was locked down as a precaution. the shooter fired shots into a black lexus. you can see -- there we go -- two bullets pierced the back window. oakland police tell ktvu news they have not been able to establish a motive or identify suspects. >>> joseph nasoe won the right to represent himself at his murder trial. he's accused of killing four california women in the 1970s and 90s. the judge didn't allow cameras in court today but ktvu's mike niback attended the hearing. the judge asked nasoe if he's ready to enter a plea, nasoe said he needed t

the money benefits the maryland and southern delaware chapter of the muscular dystrophy association.e have a link showing where to donate. you can click on fassi nahyan -- as seen on. >> for students, this was their big chance to shine. sarah caldwell was busy. she visited the students at edgewood before officials took her away for the muscular dystrophy of bed. >> for weeks, the let's move campaign has sparked a movement across the country. getting students up and out of their seats, excited about their health and proud of their school. >> it is a tribute to the kids and how hard they work. the commitment of the staff, it is amazing. >> they have a lot to be proud of. they have moved into a brand new state-of-the-art facility with room to -- room for close to 2000 students. this was the tip of the iceberg. >> the kind of get tricked into working out. no one says we're going to burn this many calories. >> the moment they found out about the campaign, students got together, put in hours of practice, and learned of the routine. their hard work showed. they took time to help the less co

the fire burned at the intersection of north delaware street. it started just before 1:30 this afternoon. san matteo firefighters had it under control after about 40 minutes but but that time the damage was done. the good news, no one was injured. authorities say the fire caused $800,000 in damage. they are currently trying to determine how it started. >> in oakland, police are looking for a gunman following a brazen double shooting. police found the victims about a block from each other. elementary school was locked down as a precaution. the shooter fired shots into a black lexus. you can see -- there we go -- two bullets pierced the back window. oakland police tell ktvu news they have not been able to establish a motive or identify suspects. >>> joseph nasoe won the right to represent himself at his murder trial. he's accused of killing four california women in the 1970s and 90s. the judge didn't allow cameras in court today but ktvu's mike niback attended the hearing. the judge asked nasoe if he's ready to enter a plea, nasoe said he needed t

new the intersection of north delaware st.. firefighters responded after 1:00 p.m.ay afternoon no injuries reported and it is not clear how that fire started. >> you are taking a look at tennessee. mud island. an appropriate name for this region. the mississippi river has left this area with brown, muddy water. residents from the tennessee to the mississippi delta are deciding weather or not to flee or to write off the possibility of record floods. and it is expected to crest above flood stage next wednesday. several feet above flood stage. seismologist >> marty: it's perhaps are thinking that they could have predicted the tsunami. the japanese seismologists plan to release this report in april. it focuses on a new earthquake 1000 years ago that cost the same region of the march 11th at some of the disaster. caused--possible risk. scientists say that there will publish any findings as soon as they're discovered. coming up, free comic block a date for free. how this hobby is getting more popular with free comic book day. popular at the movies. overcast. blue skies. y

dover, delaware, 64. just to the west, temperatures in the others. in the 50s.he -- temperatures in the 50s. so the cold front is between those. that is the weather. we have more coming up in just a little bit. >> let's see how the roads are going out there. let's check in with julie wright. >> it is not a little different in here. we are up and down here already this morning. southbound out of tyson's and working your way out to the springfield interchange, we find a crash near route 50 arlington boulevard. it is the right side of the road that remains blocked off at this time. coming southbound, heads up for this accident. northbound i-95, 610 aquia harbor for the incident there. live shot of traffic headed inbound new york avenue already starting to see some traffic light delays northeast to northwest but incident free along this stretch as you guys work your way out toward the exit for the third street tunnel. no problems to report headed in towards the capital beltway. >>> following breaking news this morning out of montgomery county wray home exploded just

. >> it has been just about a week now since those delaware stavas storms that began their march through the nation's mid section. by the time it was all over cities large and small would never be the same. we want to give you a day-by-day look at the most dramatic images of this week. >> it's coming. the power lines right here. >> we're good. >> my god. >> let's get up there. >> come on. [ hail ] >> listen to it! >> oh, man. >> it's getting big, big, big. >> it's huge. >> i got it all on video. >> sounds like a waterfall. wet tornado. >> it is on the outskirts, the werj of waverly now in a more populated area. >> oh, my gosh. oh, my gosh. there it is. there it is. oh, gosh, that is a monster tornado. >> it's crossing the road right where we -- >> oh, my god. back up. oh, no. stop. oh, no. what did it destroy? oh, it's a trailer house. slow down. >> very large tornado. [ sirens ] >> we just had a power flash. hopefully -- >> oh, my gosh. >> hopefully they will get everybody out of there and safe. >> the motion is tremendous. david, p ar payne, are you with? >> killer tornado. across high