our charm city is turning into kayak city. we have a water main break in the heart of downtown baltimore. it's enough to make you sick. you see that slick spot? it's all brown, just oozing out, skirting into the harbor. we're talking right in front of the old better's restaurant. that's where all the water is gushing out. you're talking pratt, light street. traffic, as you can imagine, is as thick has this brown stuff. you're not budging. you stay at baltimore, ore leans to get out. we're hearing that firefighters are trying to get to the scene. they complaint because they're blocked. there's no way where to go. wednesday, this coming wednesday will mark the 11th anniversary of the howard street tunnel fire when our city was shut down for six days because of a water main break. listen, we're on this story on air and online at abc2news.com. >>> the man who shot his former girlfriend in an ellicott city salon is still on the run. he is 35-year-old tuan minh pham wanted for firsthand second-degree attempted murder while the two v

charm city turned in to kayak city. downtown looks more like the ocean city inlet right at the worst possible time at worst location a water main break. we have live team coverage with how the mayor and crews handling this but first kelley, she spent the night watching the river. the water has stopped right? >> reporter: all the action is going on behind me at light and redwood street. you see the crews working. they will work for days. yes the water has stopped but what they are doing now is pumping the water out of that 20-inch main that broke earlier today. you can see it's a mess right now but it was more of a mess at 5:00 this afternoon during a peak of rush hour. christian was in the middle of the action and is live. >> reporter: . >> reporter: you can see the hole dug into the street. this is where the 20-inch main below light street broke. james stewart was walking right near the scene when the water main broke. water started gushing out first through a manhole cover and then all over the street. >> i was scared

form of the right time and was one of the biggest teams said the upcoming games russia's cannery city kayakers believe they'll make waves in london . moscow. good luck to them that finally casey stoner has claimed a controversial victory at the dutch might pay the honda man started on pole and held the lead until the finish and is now a joint top of the riders championship at organ or ns a who is white back at the first corner. i studied i went on to take a check if i had a teammate danny pearl with that i don't claim in third place after i've taken ben spies in the final lap stone and i joined the wrens i one hundred forty points i'm a sympathetic rival supply the ass and second. we'll have a lot of respect there as up front and you know we don't want to see that happening so it's very unfortunate for him and you know hopefully it's not the reason for us to point i think today we were pretty well. you know we had a very very tough weekend the injuries of being pretty heavy but you know we've had some work done by francesco fantasy but i think the last couple days so that is all the sport for

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kayak, bright yellow there on the back of that boat has been rescued. he was in distress and currently being brought to shore. this is in red woodcreek in redwood city. these are live pictures where a kayaker has been rescued and being brought back to shore. as we get more information we will bring it to you. >>> a recount is underway in mexico following the presidential elections. officials called for the recount after they found inconsistencies in the results long with reports of fraud. the count shows enrique pena nieto leading with 38% of the vote. but the second place candidate is refusing to concede after getting 32%. he sites reports the party of his opponent bribed voters by giving them debt cards to a store. president obama is back on the campaign trail kicking off a two day bus tour in ohio. >> i am betting on you and the country is betting on you ohio. >> the president's betting on america bus tour is taking him through ohio and pennsylvania. he won both states in 2008. but they are considered battle ground states for this november. it starts a new phase of his campaign as he take as more retail oriented approach leading up to the democrati

grown -- >> eric stiller has devoted the last 17 years of his life to bringing kayaking to the teaming masses of new york city. >> his manhattan kayak company is a bastion of paddle powered activity, including sa stand up paddleboarding, a, stiller's father imported some of the first modern kayaks from europe, and the family tradition is still going strong. >> and what we have to teach them is to use their body in the stroke, because you are putting far more mass to bear in it, exactly. >> do i look like a spazz? >> no that is actually quite good. >> somebody told me you love your job. >> i do. i do love my job. >> and we are going to get the hip forward. >> for everything i have done wit, ups and downs i would not trade it. >> you love taking folks out and showing them the ropes. >> and particularly like impart ago skill to them they can have for the rest of their life. >> despite the urban surroundings, stiller offers an experience that harkens back to kayaking's origins, minus the ice flows and killer whales. >> the hudson river does pose its own unique hazards, from unpredicting currents to the occasional

kayaker's boat. the good thing is this expert believes that yesterday's shark does not appear aggressive. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> that is comforting. thank you. the giants head to the city of brotherly love for a series against the phillies. this after seeing their five-game winning streak snapped in atlanta. madison bumgarner was on the hill against the braves. the giants had an early lead but the braves came right back, they tied it up in the second, jacking out that home run. atlanta only had three hits for the game but that was enough as the braves beat the men in orange, 3-2. as we know giants and a's fans, they had a history, a little bit of nipping at each other. >> this morning we have proof the rivalry crosses. the a's tried to set the record for the number of dogs. that's when the comcast cameras caught that. st. bernard gone wild. i thought those were docile. >> apparently not at the ball park. >> don't put your face up to any dog. >> the good news, no serious injuries. the a's did set the record with 718 dogs and they are submitting it to guiness. >> the big fellow is like what, you're having beers and dogs. facing the wrong direction. >> snap back at you, a

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cities saying they are too expensive, don't bring in nearly enough revenue, and all those stadiums are a huge waste. just look at beijing. the 2008 summer olympics host. that photo from the men's kayakingompetition. and this from march. the same area all dried up and deserted. and then the venue for the volleyball competition. it was vibrant and full of people in 2008. and here it is in april, the mural peeling off. it's completely empty. and it looks like it's falling apart. and london is plagued with its own problems. lack of security and threats of strikes at the airport and on the tube. so maybe the olympics can be more of a pr nightmare for a city than a pr dream. andrew zim ballist is joining me. andrew, welcome. >> thank you. >> i read your article for "the atlantic." so london it was already a major international vibrant city before the olympics. did it really need all the headaches that's been posed by organizing these games? >> yeah. you often hear that hosting the olympics is going to put a city on the map. and that's kind of laughable for london, isn't it? they are trying to regenerate east london. a rundown, former industrial area. if they succeed in regenerating economic