they are going to have to dig up the street behind me filbert street. this is mason and filbert.e a mess on their hands already. we have cable cars having to be rerouted. they have a bus shuttle that elizabeth has been telling us about. and at least two blocks full of people without water right now. we have also gotten reports of other spots in the city like fisherman's wharf without water. it appears as if these two things are unrelated. but if you are waking up without water, you are not alone this morning. it's going to take them about four to six hours to fix it. there was water gushing into the intersection earlier this morning and the water department doesn't know why this 12" water main broke. it could be old age, ground movement or weather and they say these two blocks of filbert are both water because of this particular line here at filbert and mason but again, other reports of outages in nearby neighborhoods. we spoke with a man at fisherman's wharf who woke up to a dry faucet. >> well, i got up at 2:20 as i do every day to goto work at 3:00 and i went in to brush my te

back here live, looking at the intersection of filbert and mason. part of filbert is shut down. mason for the most part has been re-opened. the mason cable car line right now is shut down in this section. running a shuttle bus service, but i can hear the cables running under the street which gives me at least an indication that they are trying to clear debris out of the gullies that run the cables. as far as getting the line fixed it could be late morning, early afternoon. >> thanks, bob. >> 5:48 now. let's check in with christina loren. a chilly start. it won't be bad down the road. >> nothing like yesterday. >> mild in comparison. yesterday was rough. we had hail, gusty winds. let's talk about some of the more prominent storm reports from yesterday. hail across the south bay. right outside my door in campbell. it was coming down steadily for at least 15 minutes. we had strong thunderstorms develop. strong enough to generate a tornado. not far from here. it's scary to get these images. this came from ben yesterday. east of i-5 between corning and red bluff. so northern californ

they say only two blocks of filbert though are without water right now. there are other reports of outages in other nearby neighbor

they think it's only filbert that's going

crews are still on the scene of a broken water main at mason and filbert.reporter anne makovec joins us now and anne, workers are about to start this emergency repair project. >> reporter: that's right. you can see this little mess here behind me. they still have to clean up and they are going to make a bigger mess before this is all finished up. they are going to be digging up filbert street to replace that water main. check out the scene just a few hours ago when water was gushing into this intersection of filbert and mason. the water department doesn't know why this 12" main broke underground except the old age ground movement or cold weather was very chilly here overnight. there are reports of other outages in nearby neighborhoods as well from the past several hours like fisherman's wharf. >> i got up at 2:20 as i do every day to go to work at 3 p.m. and i went in to brush my teeth and wash my face and there was no water. all i could hear was some bubbles in the background and then i walked down the street and i see this mess all over the place. it was

this is mason and filbert and there is no water between mason and jones and they are hoping to turn on the water because they can do that with the six inch pipe and the water-main broke on the 12-inch pipe and that to fix will take a long time and we could be looking at hours of repair work underway here. this certainly was a mess and it took them awhile to figure out what was causing it. we had water coming out from both sides of the street and it was flooding the intersection of mason and filbert. they had a guy called the gate man because he turns off the valves in the area. residents were certainly surprised when he tried to turn on the water. >> all i could hear was bubbles in the background and then i walk down the street and i see this mess all over the place, it was just amazing. >> reporter: one other issue is taking a look at the car that are parked along the sidewalk, those need to be moved. you can see a san francisco police officer who has been going knocking on doors because they are using license plates to track down owners of the cars. he is trying to wake people up so

filbert and mason re-opened. local traffic is fine over there. the cable car, there is a bus shuttle there. and we'll end with the peninsula. no problems. we'll have more company for you. back to you. >> thank you very much. 6:22. your business and tech report moments away. here's scott mcgrew with a preview. >> google with start at a record price. yahoo gets even more purple. we'll look coming up. >>> it is 6:24. we are moments away from phoning of the markets. google able to make expensive history. >> shares in google will open above $800 for the first time ever. scott mcgrew, too expensive for some people. >> google waves a magic wand and makes each share worth two shares at half the price. this doesn't hurt current investors but p helps make the stock easier to buy. we are sure google would like to do it but they are tied up in legal matters. get them solved and a split is likely coming. here's your opening price. not bad for a stock that started at t $85 a share. this ipo. google at $806.85. many of the gains came last year after larry page

it is on the intersection of filbert and mesa street. on the scene would details >> they have restored water service to the people impacted shortly before 4:00 in the morning. crews are still here, it is not as a cleanup effort. it is about two blocks at where they restored power right around 450 this morning. not power, water. here is video of the main break, they do not know what caused it. it could be age or cold weather but thousands of gallons of water dust down the streets. people are concerned it could possibly impact fisherman's wharf which is about a mile from this location. cable carlo car servie as the suspended from this location. we got a chance to talk to a businessman and works at work for sufficient wharf in here is is concerned. >> we use water every day it is not affecting us out so much as it will the other folks on the wharf. they catch fish every day and they are using water constantly. >> the good news is it will not impact any of the businesses on fisherman's wharf or next to the side of the water main break. this

they have turned off the water a here at filbert and mason.f you look over there to where the green post office box is, that's where the water had been gushing out. they have isolated a break to a 12-inch line. not a six-inch line as they originally thought. the first priority is to turn back

been following this since 4:30 this morning, there was a water-main break, the location mason and filbert in san francisco. we have been on the scene live and water surs visit has been cut -- service has been cut to a two block area and pg&e is waiting to cut off gasoline and they can fix a broken 12-inch water pipe and this is pictures of the area the damage is taking place and cable car service in the area will be disrupted today scorious will doing -- so crews will be out there to fix it and we will bring you the latest. >>> a 17-year-old student from petaluma was hospitalized with a highly contagious blood infection. tara moriarty is here to tell us it was cause by a bacteria which can develop into meningitis, tara? >> reporter: first parents here were put on alert and then at casa grand do and doctors done think they have -- don't think they have the same illness but that is because the studios not have a lot of friends but they are taking no chances. saturday, one student became ill and collapsed they discovered the 17-year-old contracted a deadly virus and they sent out a warning w

. >> in san francisco a water main break in north beach and is the intersection of filbert and may sendere will tran is right now. >> we have learned the cause of the water main break that happened shortly before 4:00 this morning. it was as simple as cold and old age. it goes back to 1930's and just gave out. they still have to do lots of cleaning up. if you are hoping to hot on a cable line and mason, that will not be available. the man on the coroner says he is with muni and they have to walk along the cable line just to see if any debris got into it. that way will not damage any of their cable cars and that could take a couple of hours before they get the go ahead. here is video of the main break and thousands of gallons rushing down the street. it impacted maybe two to 300 people for about two blocks from a sent to jones. --mason we got a chance to talk to people living around here and here is what they are talking about >> i have had to 20 as i do every day to get up to the work at 3 and i was brushing my teeth and washed my face the there was no water. i get your bubble in the ba

. >> this is may on and filbert and that's the area where this leak happened. it is a six inch water-main and it is not a big water-main but enough to cause this issue. there are cable car track lines that go through here and we talk to the folks and they a opportunity it's going to take a while -- and they assume -- and they assume it's going to take awhile. it is not a big detour but folks who usually commute will be affected by that. in terms much what happened today, they are going to have to tow them, they will have to get them at the bottom of this problem and they will have to start drilling to pinpoint the problem but first they have to wait until it comes down even more and that might take a little bit longer. of course we will keep you updated here on the morning news. ktvu channel 2 morning news. claudine wong. >> it is still affecting homes and businesses this morning. now a car hit a pole last night knocking out power to 3500 customers. that power is knocked out to several homes and businesses and they hope to restore is to everyone. the lights wen

it is at the intersection of filbert and mason streets.will tran is live on the scene. >> because they are afraid that the water may rush down that hill. they stated that it may damage the cable cars. they stated it may be a another couple of hours. here is video that we received before 4:00 a.m.. it said thousands of gallons of water down the street. it affected about 200 people within two blocks. they were able to restore power at around 5:00 a.m.. the crews are just your right now to monitor everything. as far as it calls for all of this is reallydetermined that that age and the possible cold weather that caused this pipe to burst. they stated that it just gave way and that the new pipes would not do this. they stated that it did not affect any of the businesses for the people who were worried about that. residential homes and those places received their water back about two hours ago. >> also this morning a fire in san ramon valley, this is on the " same street " where the large tree fell on a home that we told you about earlier. the f

the most severe of the two at mason and filbert streets. until they can get it all repaired. might take some time, too. >> got your traffic and weather coming up next. >>> good morning. bumper-to-bumper traffic towards the bay bridge toll plaza backed up to the maze. 20 minutes to get on the span. if you ride the powell mason muni line it's shut down because of a water main break near the north beach neighborhood in san francisco. they are using buses instead. otherwise bart no delay. to the south bay now, northbound 280 approaching bascomb there is an accident there blocking the left lane. slow through downtown san jose. that is traffic. for your forecast, here's lawrence. >> all right. nice and clear around the bay area very quiet day weather- wise but it is cold out there. we have some patchy frost showing up in some of the valleys. even some reports at the coastline. clear to the golden gate bridge. 27 degrees though right now in napa. 35 in livermore. 32 in santa rosa and 41 in san francisco. by the afternoon, should be a warmer day an

121 alcohol permits and actually just to give you a little bit of context, that corridor goes up to filbert street. and so, this saturation of alcohol establishments, is what we are trying to address, in particular, again, the impacts and the adverse impacts on the quality of life for our neighborhoods, particularly around noise and public safety. that is why we work with the neighborhood association and with residents and in the lower polk street area to create a appropriate zoning control as well as to create more opportunities for neighboring serving businesses, to come and diversify the corridor. so, modeled off of other ruds and suds that exist in other districts, like market street districts, this lower polk street will do a couple of things, we would prohibt new bars, liquor stores and tobacco shops from coming into this region, from oferell, to california streets. new restaurants, that are seeking type 40, permits that is hard liquor, would be required, would be permitted but would require conditional authorizations. and entertainment would also be permitted but require conditional

residents near filbert street woke up with no water. it was all running through the roads as you can see here. utility crews are having to dig up the street to find the source. likely an old water pipe. the age of the pipe ground movement or perhaps cold weather all could be factors. >>> fire investigators in danville are looking for the cause of an early-morning house fire. it was the smell of smoke that woke up the homeowners about 4:45 this morning. they got out safely. the fire appears to have started in an apartment above their garage. >>> and an investigation under way to find out what caused a massive explosion in kansas city, missouri. we now know one person was killed in the blast but first and cadaver dogs are still searching the rubble there. adriana diaz has the latest. >> reporter: fire officials say they found a body in the blackened rubble of a popular kansas city, missouri restaurant. police had not been able to account for at least one j.j.'s employee after an explosion tuesday night. >> we cannot provide positive ident

it happened at the intersection of filbert and mason street. that intersection finally back open after this leak that led to ankle-deep water flowing in the streets. it ruptured about 2:15. neighbors woke up with no running water in their homes. >> i got up at 2:20 as i do every day to go to work at 3:00. i went in to brush my teeth and wash my face, there was no water. all i could hear was some bubbles in the background. then i walk out on to the street and see this mess all over the place. amazing. >> the powell/mason cable car line is running with a bus bridge in areas because crews are worried about debris on the track. they crews say they should have that water main fixed soon. >>> new details in the bail hearing for olympian oscar pistorius. he was sent back to jail today with no decision from the magistrate on whether he should be granted bail. we're learning more about the early morning pistorius is accused of killing his girlfriend. michelle kosinski has more. >> reporter: today comes stunning details. the chief police investigator say

the 85-year-old cast iron pipe burst near filbert and mason overnight. crews are now replacing a 20- foot section of the pipe. >>> and two people are homeless after a fire tore through their apartment near danville overnight. it gutted part of the caretaker's building on an estate in the diablo country club. the couple who lived in the destroyed unit got out safely. no word on how that fire started. >>> a california lawmaker has a message for the boy scouts: lift the ban on gay members or lose a huge tax break. kpix 5's phil matier on the punish for the policy change and the pushback, as well. phil. >> reporter: that's right. it appears that the boy scouts are now taking center stage in sacramento with the state putting pressure on them. here's the story. >>> reporter: california state snorri accardo lara is turning the heat up on the boy scouts moving to strip them of their tax-exempt status unless they allow in gays. >> i thought it was important to set the tone in california that we are not going to condone discrimination. >> reporter: since federal l

even mentioned in the e-i-r is the most at-risk structure on the northwest corner of columbus and filbert. the narrow e-i-r does not mention that building or the playground across the street at st. peter and paul school. the building was tagged after the 1989 earthquake and never repaired. the shifting of the building is quite evident from the street and many of the double hung windows no longer function. an e-i-r process that ignores this issue is an inadequate e-i-r process. it struck me as a cut and paste project. i also understand the tunneling will go underneath the bank of america building at stockton and green, again, omitted from the e-i-r addendum. this is not a modest development project. it has significant potential impacts on the community. it deserves a more thorough environmental review. up to now it was treated as an afterthought, not likely to occur. that is no longer the case. thank you. >> lance carnis. >>> good afternoon, my name is lance carnes. i'm a north beach resident. i'd like to hit two points. one is the underground water flow problem at the pagoda site. and to

a 12" water main burst near filbert and mason overnight turning the street into a river. we're told the cast iron pipe is about 85 years old. repair crews spent the day replacing a 20-foot section of it. >>> the two people are homeless after a fire tore through their apartment near danville overnight. it gutted part of a caretaker's building on an estate in the diablo country club. the couple who lived in the destroyed unit got out safely. no word on the cause. >>> they thought they were above the law. that's what the prosecutor told jurors today during closing arguments in the corruption trial of six former bell city council members. they are accused of taking six- figure salaries from part-time work in one of los angeles county's poorest cities. evidence was presented that the council created bogus commissions that rarely or never met. so they could inflate their salaries. >> this was a city turned upside-down by a culture of corruption. >> the former mayor, vice mayor and four councilmembers face 20 felony charges of stealing money from the working class suburb from 20

week a broken water main in the city's north beach neighborhood sent water shooting down mason and filbert. puc crews had to dig up the road to repair that damage. and cable car service had to be rerouted, as well. >>> a memorial is growing in honor of the two santa cruz police detectives killed in the line of duty. >> they were responding to a call when they were shot and killed yesterday afternoon. a short time later a few blocks away the suspect was killed in a shootout with other police officers. kpix 5 reporter anne makovec gins us now. she is in santa cruz. you're learning more about what may have led to the shootings. >> reporter: that's right. in the meantime, the community is really grieving here in santa cruz. you mentioned that memorial. it is growing right now outside the santa cruz police department not far from where i'm standing and this is doyle street behind me. they just reopened it. this is where the suspect was shot and killed late yesterday afternoon. let me let you take a look at his picture. his name is jeremy goulet, 35 years old. this is the man officers say shot a

week, a broken water main in the city's north beach neighborhood sent water shooting down mason and filbertg up the road and cable cars were rerouted. >> it's a problem with the old infrastructure. >> but at least the crews have the experience to get it done and it looks like a big mess on their hands this morning, as well. >>> in other news a memorial is growing in honor of the two santa cruz police detectives that were killed in the line of duty. >> they were responding to a call when they were shot and killed yesterday afternoon. a short time later and a few blocks away, the suspect was killed in a shootout with other police officers. kpix 5 reporter anne makovec is down in santa cruz with developing news about what may have led to the shootings. >> reporter: in the meantime, law enforcement is wrapping up the work here at the scene where the suspect was shot doyle drive. they have been collecting evidence and cleaning up all night long at doyle street. when it comes to this investigation, they say it's going to take days or even weeks to complete the investigation. we do know, though, t

cleanup is under way following a water main break at filbert and mason streets.section, we are happy to report, is back open after the leak that led to ankle deep water flowing down the streets. it happened around 2:15 this morning. the cable car line is up and running with a bus bridge in the area. crews are worried about debris on the track. crews say they should be able to fix the water main this morning. following yesterday's wet, rainy, cold day christina loren will tell us what to expect today. >> good morning to you. we have a good-looking day shaping up. cold for now. grab the heavy winter coat. this is where we are headed toward the 60s in livermore. santa teresa. 59 for gilroy and in san jose. through the next couple of days we'll warm up a touch. we'll be at 63 degrees by friday. then into the weekend. temperatures will be cool. however, sunday looks like a better day for outdoor plans. monday and tuesday, nice and mild. let's check the drive. good morning, mike. >> good morning. look at this shot for northbound 880 past the colosseum. a crash happened