. >> reporter: howard tam the son of a merchant came to angel island in 1932. chinese merchants along with teachers were excluded if they could prove to the officials that they were eligible. details that would have to be verified by family members and other witnesses. such things as how many steps were there to his house. what were the floors made of. exactly where in the kitchen was the rice bin kept. 14-year-old howard tam was asked how many feet there were between his house and his neighbors. >> i didn't know, how many steps from my house to the next neighbor's. i had been there 32 years i didn't know how many steps from my house to the next neighbor's. they said, then his mother said 50 feet. my father something else. that was a problem then. you are not the true son to this family. how come, how come we ask you one question you give us three answers? >> reporter: other applicants were asked to draw maps of their villages. immigration officials would meticulously copy the maps for their records. down to the fences, even the number and types of trees in the

tam. >> thank you maribel. we have breaking news coming to us from kensington, the water is falling on the 1900 block of howard street in the kensington section after a water main break overnight. let's take a look at what we can see. you can see it flowing in the streets. of course that's got to be creating icy conditions on this cold cold morning. there is word that some of the water is leaking out some of the reports in the area. we'll keep an eye on this for you, and bring you the latest. >> never a good time for that, but 18 degrees. storm tracker 6 live double scan showing we're drying out. everything is cold, including at the airport, they are getting the engines warmed up. you'll need the heater on in the car as you head down to catch your flight. you want to bundle up if you're heading to the bus stop or out to grab the car. 15 degrees in philadelphia. 7 in allentown and reading. 11 in sea isle city. the winds not as strong as yesterday, but strong enough to give you single-digit windchills in the northern region. 7 in reading 7 in dover and # in wildwood. the clouds to the west may try to filter in a