now back to the main story. the water main break in downtown baltimore. linda so is live on the scene this morning to tell us all about all of the progress they are making. good morning, linda. >> reporter: good morning. we are here at light and redwood. being see they have the whole area -- you can see they have the whole area blocked off. heading down this way this morning, the best bet is to avoid the area altogether or take mass transit if you can. up until a couple minutes ago they were pumping water out of that hole so they could get down to the water main to see what actually caused this main to break. you know when this happened yesterday, the 20 inch water main break made a mess of the evening commute. repairs are expected to take several days and could be complicated because of underground utility lines. water was running for hours until the main was shut off and you could see the pieces of the road had buckled from the pressure below. >> if you take a hose you squirt it into your dirt field and you will see it splashing -- splashing up. that's

the main. it depends what they find when they go underground. they are asking folks to avoid this, if they can. take public transportation. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> we want to give the look at the streets to avoid. where st. paul becomes light street is closed. lombard street is closed from calvert street to light street with the exception of the far left turn lane. >> some of baltimore's leaders are weighing in on the water main break st. it is no surprise that something like this happened. >> we have an aging infrastructure. seeing these increase over the years because we have to invest back in these pipes. >> the challenge is staying ahead of the problems but that is not always easy with a tight budget. >> we have an aging infrastructure. when we need to invest additional money to reinforce and to strengthen our infrastructure, it is frustrating business-wise. -- this is why. >> when asked about the upcoming baltimore grand prix, the mayor is confident the city will be able to handle t

a main break in baltimore.llgren has the update for us. >> reporter: we don't nope the dimensions of the water break. we hear there might be flooding in one building. if we can go down to me on light street. if we look down light street you can see the muddy mess down there. they have it closed off in that direction but they are still letting some cars through here. you can see all the water that's flowed downhill to where i am. then if we walk down pratt street here you can see just how backed up all the traffic is because of this water main break. this is just a mess down here in all directions. and with the water is not necessarily all that deep, but it's definitely creating some havoc because this is rush hour and again if we're looking down light street, you can see where they have that road closed. it's near lumbart street, that's where this water main break started. and they are still actively trying to figure out what caused it. still trying to figure out how large this break is. we've been doing storie

the system of water mains is really showing its age. the main that broke is believed to be 123 years old. indown of this year will were already 104 breaks across the system. last month the chief auditor told people to expect more increases in their bills. so until the repairs are made, drivers, you're going to have to put up with road closures for now. here's what the sit hi has closed, st. paul at light street closed from fayette to lombard. redwood closed from calvert to light. lombard closed from calvert to light. the two far left turn lanes will be open. drivers, you should avoid the areas if you can. for the best bet, if you have to get through, use the roads that run east and west in baltimore. to get the latest information about all the traffic conditions downtown during these repairs, just head to abc2news.com/traffic there. you can also check out dozens of live traffic cameras all over our area. >>> all right. let's get to the update on the breaking news in dundalk. you may have seen the thick black firefighters were called out

the water main break causing problems. light street is shut down between lombard and redwood street. stick with hopkins place or fayette street as an alternate. looking live at the harrisburg expressway, no concerns here at york road. it will be a nice easy ride from the maryland pennsylvania state line down to 695. pulling up drive times, no problems over on the beltway. traveling the outer loop from 95 up to 83. that stretch will stake you 11 minutes -- take you 11 minutes. so you are look at a typical ride 12 minutes on outer loop from 795 all the way down to 95. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic and here's mike with a look at the forecast. good morning mike it's going to be another hot one. >> it's going to be hot today. look at frederick. starting to see some indication of light coming out. this is the current temperature in frederick. 82 degrees. wow, it's hot and we will be talking temperatures well into the 90s later today. 80 dover salisbury at 8 -- 0 -- 80. so we have the heat advisory in effect from 1

water main break downtown still blocking lite street.t time going to -- blocking light street. speeds still slow on the west side, 43 is your average. 95 there's a live look, just north of white marsh, you'll have to tap your brakes between here and the 895 split. this traffic report is brought to you by home paramount pest control. professional animal control services. call 888-888-hoenl. home. -- home. >>> we're coming off a very extreme 24 hours in our region. there were powerful winds, sideways rain pounded annapolis flooding roads as lightening lights up the sky. a home in arnold caught on fire after being struck by lightening. baltimore reached 104 on wednesday. >>> this morning it's back to work for city crews trying to repair the water main break. the broken main had previously been identified as high risk but there were no plans for immediate repair. now crews are replacing 700 feet of pipe from monday's mess. it will be 3 weeks before light street reopens between baltimore and lombard. >>> this morning we're learning more about

the main. it depends what they find when they go underground. they are asking folks to avoid this. if you can. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you appeared we want to give you a closer look at all of the streets to avoid today. where st. paul becomes light street it is closed from fayette to lombard street. lombard street is closed. drivers will be directed to turn left onto southbound light street. for continuing coverage, you can visit our website, wbaltv.com. you can get the complete list of closures and look for a rate slide show. -- look for a slide show. >> we have aging infrastructure and have not been able to invest in a lot of that infrastructure in decades and that is why you are seeing these increase over the years because we have to be able to invest back into these types. >> the challenge is staying ahead of the problem and that is not always easy with a tight budget. >> we have an aging infrastructure. when we need to invest additional money to reinforce and to strengthen our

and to figure out what actually caused this main to break.downtown, linda so, abc2 news. >>> it's going to be a busy morning. we are getting new information and reaction after a deadly plane crash in montgomery county. we will show you where it was around 7:30 last night near the davis airport on poke andas road -- poke honous road. -- poke honas. >> the plane crashed into a wood area on the edge of the airport and a mechanic says the pilot who died was his friend and he says he was experienced. one woman says that he came close to hitting her home. >> they approached the two gentlemen ones would moving and not coherent and the other was just there. >> heard like a rumble you know, and i felt the earth shake like a small quake you know. >> we don't note name of the pilot or passenger as of right now. the faa is expected to be back out on the scene investigating. >>> there's new information about the baltimore county police officer who shot and killed a man. they say he had a sword. he shot ronald cox while he he was served a warrant. he is on

in addition to the heat we are deeing with a water main -- dealing with a water main break. it burst yesterday but it will have an impact in your commute. here's a live look right now at the scene. repairs are underway to repair the breaks but in the meantime, closed between redwood and light street and drivers are encouraged to not use the cars and use mass transit as a alternate. if you are driving use mlk or franklin street. it will take a few days for everything to get cleaned up. more problems on 695 where there's a crash on south side blocking one inner loop lane. at route 157 and as we check in and look live at the top side of the beltway, here in towson all is clear. it will be a nice easy ride up towards 83. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. now over to you. >>> 6:16 and new this morning, a bridge linking the u.s. to canada is now back open. all this following a bomb threat that stopped track on bowing sides for -- both side for a bomb threat. one scald to blow up the ambassador bridge around 7:15. police after investigating they found no devices. >>> th

it will not know which water main broke here.re still trying to shut off the water in that area and once they do there will have a better gauge. >> there has been a recent concern to conserve water because they're getting ready to fix another water main that has an issue in southwest baltimore. you wonder what losing these thousands of gallons of water will do to the water supply in the city. about theearning potential ramifications. things are shutting down in the area. things are unfolding as we speak. an active seen downtown. still learning how people and businesses in the area will be effected. >> thank you, sheldon. he just got down there and got us all that impression. for more information on the brake and what this will mean for you, visit our web site, wbaltv.com. >> now, your lebanons the weather + forecast with tony pann. -- your insta-weather + forecast with tony pann. >> it is not quite as strong as it was a couple of weeks ago, but in the upper 90's near 100 over the next few days. last night in the heat and humidity

caused the main to break. one thing we do know is traffic in this area even today is going to be a mess. it could take up to days for them to make repairs. so transportation officials are asking you to avoid this area if you can. now this is a 20 inch water main that made a mess of the evening commute last night. water was running for hours until the main could be shut off. than you could actually see -- then you could see pieces of the road buckled from pressure below. repairs are expected to take several days and could be be complicated because of underground utility lines. it made a mess of that evening commute. people were stuck in traffic for hours. >> the traffic is crazy. it took 20 minutes to get two blocks. i don't know what's going on. they need to let somebody know. >> reporter: again contractors will be here all day trying to figure out what caused the main to break if it was from the hot weather or because the pipes are so old. again, word of wisdom, avoid the area if you can. we are at light and

not just that main. they will dig up 700 feet of street from baltimore all the way down to lombard street as they replace not only the main that broke but deeing up a 10-inch main that's almost just as old. what they've been doing today is prepping everything. they've been going and installing a temporary water line that's above ground. you see this pipe going down president street on the west side. that's to get water to the businesses and the buildings on the west side of the stleet haven't had water all day. there's a royal farm there is, a restaurant there. there's a 7/11. they've been closed all day. they managed to get water back into the bank of america building. part of the issue is when they open up the street they gift other utility as chance to get in and do some work. there's bge crews out their utilities seeing if they need to do work. ltz, the big issue for the next three weeks is traffic. traffic all over this city down from lombard to baltimore street. everything is being directed around

it was monday afternoon when a main burst. there is also a 10-inch water main. the department plans to take out both of the broken main and the old one. >> guess what it is? you of water gushing underneath the asphalt. that happens with even the smallest water main breaks. >> of course, the street will be closed. there will remain closed for approximately three weeks. traffic rerouted around this area. street closures, you can check out our website, wbaltv.com. we have much more about repairs tonight at 5:00 and a 6:00. >> for continuing coverage, visit our web site, wbaltv.com. what you are there -- from the leaders, it is not a surprise during the age of the water main system. >> it is clear we have aging infrastructure. there's not been able to invest in a lot of that infrastructure. that is what you're seeing these water main increases. we have to be able to invest back in these pipes. >> officials tell 11 news that the challenge is staying ahead. >> when you move to invest additional money, this is this one. >> the execution of this water main break on the

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 because it was always like kids on the street coming down the street with me, my friends kids and they were scared, they started crying. >> reporter: the water plowed for hours until the main could be shut off and now it's easy to see large areas of light street that buckled from the pressure of the water. >> if you take a hose, you squirt it into a dirt field you will see splashing up, just multiple that by a lot and that's the type of force you are getting. >> reporter: repairs could be complicated, utility lines run here as well. >> verizon and bge, we will work with them to make sure that all of those issues are okay. >> reporter: the mayor toured the scene talking about her role with the water council of the conference of mayor where she and other mayors rush program for federal help. >> as shocking as it i

we have video of the water main break. this is from yesterday. water flowing in the streets, lots of roads closed as well. major ones, light street between east redwood and pratt. redwood is closed between calvert to light. you can see traffic seems to be moving around downtown, but, again, there are some major closures. east lombard also closed. if you are headed out on fleet street, that's also blocked because of a water main break. take alafana instead. a new accident on 100 westbound at 95. there's a look at your speeds on the beltway, everything running there as it should. this traffic report is brought to you by your toyota dealer. visit your toyota dealer and see why now is the time to make the jump to toyota. over to you. >>> strait to monique griego -- straight over the monique griego. how are you doing? >> reporter: great. all i can think about is food and how hungry i am because it's hard not to be hungry when you have all this great food behind you. we're life at the farmers market. it happens every tuesday night from 3:30 to 6:30. jo

it is a 20-inch water main they're breaking out. they plan to dig up a 10-inch line installed back in 1914, part of an approach to stay ahead of potential problems. broken asphalt and a huge hole, damage caused by the break in the 20-inch water main. >> baltimore city records show they installed as water main back in 1889. >> 1889? that was quiet and long time ago. >> as the city public works department works on fixing this, you never know when the line is going to explode. >> the problem may not happen again for another century. the water main break created chaos for some businesses and they remained sought -- shut for much of tuesday. >> the lady from the health department says we do not have water so we could not be open. we had to shut down. >> they shut you down? >> they shut us down. >> installing temporary pipes, they're working to get the water flowing to buildings. this manager said it was a perfect opportunity to offer a water main break specials. >> we have a lot of people just coming by to check it out. we're hoping to g

water mains busting at an alarming rate. a hundred homes flooded back in 2009. >> they're just going to wait for these pipes to keep bursting and the next community down the road has to deal with this? >> reporter: the city developed new ways to rehabilitate some of the most endangered water mains but to pay for it, water rates went up 9%. >> i think everyone was frustrated because we had to increase the water rates but this is what it's for. >> reporter: begged for more federal funding for water projects. there's an astrono, astronomically priced range. >> how much? >> $2 billion. >> is there any way to raise the money without the federal government? >> absolutely not. >> reporter: make a greater investment. >> this is an issue of preventing property damage. >> reporter: but the bill was blocked by senate to leave republicans to fund it. >> it's like a no winning situation. >> reporter: some literally getting soaked in the process. talked to some of the staff today and said a big investment in water projects could create te

working to repair this water main and the road.has a temporary water supply to some buildings, others say no water has really hurt business. now the department of public works has decided the two block area affected should be duck up and the 20-inch main along with the parallel 10-inch main should be replaced by newer pipes. while cars are redirected during the working the foot traffic has been pretty steady. and for some businesses, that could have been no water meant no income. and for people who actually live in the area, tough living conditions. we're being told right now it's going to take about three weeks to get the care back to normal and you know replacing the two attar mains we are told is going to take about $600,000. and like i said before, we can see that some of the view members -- crew members have actually arrived on the scene. reporting live in downtown baltimore, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> all right, to make the roads safer for you the state highway administration right now is looking to improve intersections

the water main break causing problems.if you are heading downtown, light street remains shut down between redwood and lombard street. we look live at what it look like. repairs are underway and will take several weeks charley crowson will bring you a update in a few minutes. but heading downtown, stick with hopkins place or fayette street even mass transit. a good option. here's a live look at 95 up in white marsh. no problems to report in this vicinity. it will be a nice easy ride from route 43 into the city. and as we fill up drive times the beltway going to be in great shape. 11 minutes on the outer loop from 95 up to 83. the west side also going to be nice and clear. megan over to you. >> thanks. >>> you may have gotten a call from the red cross recently. they say they need your blood donations there at a critical level. that's not all they need. it turns

this main sits pretty deep and they have a lot of work to get to. they don't know the exact reason why this main broke and if it was from the hot watt he or because the pipe was old. that's one thing they will get to the bottom of today. hopefully, but again this road should be closed for the next couple days. it's going to take a while to make the repairs complete. so word to the wise avoid the area if you can. it will be a mess. live in downtown baltimore, linda so, abc2 news. >>> 6:49 and new this morning a man who is part of a group targeted in an attempted robbery of pg county. he died after the woman he was with ran over him while trying to get away from the crooks. all this happened sunday night on oat street. the three gunmen order the group to get on the ground a woman inside the vehicle tried to get away from the crooks and accidentally ran over the man killing him. >> what can you do? where canny where. >> the crooks got away from the van that he used for work. no arrests have been made. >>> this story is going to make you think twice abo

where the main break happen. crews have been here since this morning and they're working through the night. as a result of all of the construction that is happening, they are telling people to expect delays for the morning commute. no telling how long they will be out here. >> a quick question, you have been on the scene all day with this. how is the traffic tonight compared to this afternoon? >> completely different. night and day compared to what it was earlier. we drove down the street coming down the east and it was literally a parking lot. we could not move because of the volume of traffic. on top of all of the commotion that cost of this. it is a main thoroughfare into federal hill and this area where we're standing right now was covered with brown water. there were no cars except for firefighters and so forth. cars moving in this area, showing the traffic is flowing now. >> no estimates as to when all of this is going to be fixed. >> it depends on various factors when they go below the surface. they know i

there are high-tech methods to search for weak and leaking mains.c director hopes that technology will keep the agency ahead of zasser. >> there are some things that we can do to give us the advantage. >> reporter: the department of public works says it's just not feasible to fix all the risky water mains in baltimore. they said it would cost billions of dollars, money they do not have. >> the mains being replaced are r from 1889 and 1914. crews are putting down 700 feet of new pipe. >>> and the repair of another city water main that's threatennening to burst has created mandatory water restrictions in amarillo county. that mean nos outdoor water use and linted indoor use. >>> explosive statements from the man charged with murdering trayvon martin as randal pinkston report, george zimmerman reached out to martin's family in his first interview since posting bond a second time. >> i just think it's a tragic situation. >> reporter: george zimmerman says his tragic confrontation didn't take long before martin started throwing punches. zimmerman recount

the water main is still broken. it is a 20-inch main. back to you. >> thank you. stay with wjz for complete coverage of this water main break. we will continue to update you during this newscast. >>> well, one ravens player has millions of the reasons to smile tonight with time running out the team agrees to a new deal with running back ray rice. mark viviano joins us now with details. >> reporter: it was a no doubt deal as expected it did get done before the 4:00 p.m. deadline. and rice will take the money and run. $35million guaranteed worth a potential total of 40 million. rice earned that big payday by becoming one of the biggest threats. he's twice been named to probowl and the deal he agreed to today lasts long term. rice would have been under a one year deal able to become a free agent after the 2012 season. and the rice contract allows the ravens to now turn their attention to a long term deal for quarterback joe flacco who has one year remaining on his current deal. >> ravens kick off training camp in less than two weeks. >>> if you've been outside, then

when a matter main burst it can cause -- when a water main burst it can cause all sorts of problems.charley crowson is live downtown this morning with the details. >> reporter: hey, good morning. you are seeing traffic picking up along lombard street this morning. that's the furtherrest point south you are able to go here all the result of this water main break from monday afternoon. detours are going to be up here by 3 to 4 block range up to baltimore street. we are here on the east side of light across from the water main break itself. this is what's causing the problems on this side of the road ryan -- where i am, people have water and businesss are opened. and hotels are opened and everything is fine. people are look on the break on that side of the street on the west side, nothing. nothing is opened. some of the businesses can't open because they don't have running water. s you make are way to the inner harbor -- as you make are way to the inner harbor go to abc2news.com for the latest and what you need to know getting around mess and also upload the abc 2 newsanp to the -- news

yesterday a 20-inch water main broke at a key intersection. it was disruptive, but by no means unusual. cracking pipes are problems nationwide. a report published this year on the nation's aging infrastructure estimates of a trillion dollars will be required to update the country's drinking water system grew 2035. >> there is not likely to be a giant federal solution for the problem. what it comes down to is water rates. as we begin to reinvest in the systems, it is likely that water rates will rise over time, and significantly in some places. >> baltimore water customers just started paying higher rates again this year. replace the project is under way. the city has been replacing about 5 miles of pipe dick -- this year. this year it hopes to pick up the pace and replace 20 miles of pipe. experts say nationwide we pay about $3.75 on average for thousand gallons of water we use, relatively cheap, considering how much would depend on the water supply. jayne miller, wbal-tv 11 news. >> you can share your pictures and videos. our continuing cover

because since june there's been more water main breaks. >> we see water main breaks but maybe not thiscost effective to look at it ahead of time and is there a way to do that. >> reporter: there's the short- term for dealing with -- here is a reactionary attempt to fix something that happened monday but there's short-term fix and a long-term fix. and ones that will cost a little and the other a little more and the other about $2 billion. right now what the dpw is looking for is to change the annual fixes from five miles of repairing water mains to doing 40 miles annually. that's under review so we will have more on that at abc 2 and abc2news.com. but quickly again, if you want to know how to get around traffic and for the coming weekend, you want to go to abc2news.com and upload the app. >> charley crowson live. thanks so much. >>> it's called the dream act. and it's offering education to children of illegal immigrants. and today top state and local leaders are teaming up to protect it because you are going to be voting on this come november. abc2 news sherrie johnson is here with the

this water main break will affect traffic for about three weeks. it happened on the corner of lombard and light street. the department of public works thinks it will take three weeks to repair the broken pipe. above-ground pipes are providing water to nearby businesses. the have not been too many complaints. one salon owner is worried about most of her clients. >> it has been a difficult situation because they are running late and we're trying to fit everybody in. it has been a little bit of a challenge already. >> you can see that not much is happening. we have seen one worker who said work she get going fairly soon. we can see these large pipes. we were told that as of last night most of the businesses should have their water back on. they expect it to restore it to the west side. by the time people get up this morning, hopefully there will have their water back. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> another example of the challenge of repairing and replacing an aging water system. monday's one main break was the 480th time this year a pipe in

. >> this is not the only water main and not even close. baltimore is not alone with this problem. >> a fiscal cliffhanger. we're hearing questions about whether the federal reserve will step in to help the economy grow. >> crank up the a.c. the forecast as we continue. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning. i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> it will feel even hotter today? >> yesterday it was hot, we were at 100 degrees. today we figure in the humidity. i feel for the people that have to work outside. 85 right now downtown. that is not a good sign when we see those 80 degree temperatures first thing in the morning. very hot and more humid. heat index will make it feel like 105 degrees. we could see some thunderstorms this anafternoon. the atmosphere is unstable. >> good morning. let's check on a couple of accidents. we start in

there's a break in this 20-inch water main. >> baltimore city records show this was laid back in 1989. >> is the city public works department focuses on replacing the swelling quillon the entire street right now. this is mostly holland. >> their concern about this street and they're trying to get rid of both of these water mains of this will not happen again. these remain shut for much of tuesday. >> they're working to get the water flowing into businesses again. this manager said it was the perfect opportunity to offer water main break special to try to bring in patients. >> we're hoping to available but of business from the workers out here. >> the impact on transportation is tremendous likely close to lombard, two major city blocks. they're trying to exist -- assist with changing traffic patterns and rush-hour is a major concern. >> there used to be all of these rounds to go. it is going to be mayhem, i think, coming out of work tonight. >> the department of public works think it will take approximately three weeks to get this block back in order. as mentioned, traffic is an issue.

baltimore city, we have the water main break, that's going to tie you up. police activity on the pairing parkway, that may tie you up. 695, beltway on the north side. let's go outside and look at the traffic camera, show you a shot. 695, baltimore national pike, all is well on the roads. that's going to be subject to change. 43 to 695, 95 to 83, an 11 minute ride. a check on traffic and weather in a little bit. opening ceremonies for the olympics four days away. if you are headed across the pond, some security tips you need to keep in mind.

get used to it. >> there's another main, a parallel main that's also very old. so while the street is going to be ripped up, we're going to take the whole block, instead of doing a patchwork type of situation, it's much more holistic now, much more proactive to say we're going to take both of these lines up. >>reporter: meaning this won't be fixed the next time you turn on the news. try the first week in august. what caused this? >> age. no doubt. >>reporter: back now live, contractors are in here. what you're seeing is temporary water main being laid down and they're doing that because this repair is going to take so long. they realize they need to get water to these buildings earlier in the morning. they said maybe until tomorrow before they get water. but as far as this whole plok, it's going to be torn up -- block, it's going to be torn up and rebuilt. a lot of traffic headaches to come. reporting live downtown, mike shu, wj displ news. >> pack your patience. >>> now we go to sky eye chopper 13 and captain jeff long. good afternoon, jeff. >>reporter: good af

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along with the parallel 10-inch main should be replaced by newer pipes. now again the city says this morning the water should be restored to everyone who lost it because of the water main break and again, crews are still working to repair that water main break. but while cars are redirected during this repair work, foot traffic is still pretty steady along here and for people who live in this area, no water for them has meant toughlying conditions. conditions -- living conditions. >> we feel like're in a third -- we're in a third world country right now. we have in water and yesterday we had no elevators and we had to go up and down the steps, four flights of steps to leave the building to finds facilities, today we have no air-conditioning and we still have no water but thank heaveness we got the elevators back. >> reporter: back out here live and you can see the street here as buckled here in the middle of the street. so lots of repair work and we are told that this repair work should take at least three weeks. reporting live in downtown baltimore, sher

they could be 6- or 8-inch mains, but being 100 years old, they actually may be 2-inch mains. and they reduce the amount of volume of water that's available to us. johnson: there were a number of things that we have had to do in order to get the system back up to an acceptable standard. replacing mains and valves and fire hydrants and other components of the system to ensure that it operates properly. egan: we consider both the underground infrastructure and the above ground assets to be a part of the critical infrastructure of the city. johnson: and if the infrastructure is not there to actually deliver that water in the volume and the quality that's necessary, then communities simply can't exist. man: infrastructure is vital to the american economy. water, after all, is an essential ingredient in hundreds of thousands of everyday products. narrator: agriculture and industry use roughly 80% of the water consumed in the united states. water is the basis for manufacturing many goods and provides the ability to clean and sterilize everything from computer chips to the surgical i

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dpw officials will not only replace the broken main that dates to 1890 but a vulnerable main that runs under the ground here. the hole in the ground is massive, in fact, it is hard to imagine just how large it is until you see it in person, which is what many are doing. >> we are just fascinated by the chaos. >> never seen anything like it. >> a huge concern, pipes around major cities age how do you replace them. it is a big concern for the tax payers. >> reporter: the city says the fix will be a lasting one and they are testing other mains system wide. >> so we can be proactive get to these before they break. >> reporter: public works said they used cameras to look in water mains nearby and have not discovered similar problems as for the cost they have not come up with a dollar figure yet but you can estimate this is at least, hundreds of thousands of dollars to get this fixed. reporting live downtown, wjz eyewitness news. >>> thank you. complete coverage continues adam may investigates what is being done to stop future leaks. >> reporter: i can guarantee you there will be more major

by comparison, this was a relatively small main compared to other water main breaks, but it is causing big problems. chopper 13 is over a 20-inch water main that drenched downtown. it sent thousands of gallons of water and sandy dirt gushing into the street. >> it looks terrible. it's like a bad movie. it's cracked. it's bulging. >> reporter: it happened about 5:00 p.m. at the height of rush hour. the city moved quickly to close roads and reroute traffic. some residents and businesses were affected. >> because the road has buckled, i would classify that has being dangerous. >> wow, this whole lumbar street is shut down. it's pretty backed up. nobody can get anywhere. i's a big inconvenience. >> reporter: the magnitude of the break quickly overwhelmed the city's ability to contain it and traffic winded to a gridlock hole. >> today i was lucky, it only took me five minutes to get home. my commute for the next week or so is going to be pretty bad. >> reporter: this traffic could be a reality for days, if not weeks. they're warning drivers to take other routes or be prepared for other long

large main. >> as construction crews repaired the busted main and it replaced the parallel 10 inch line, questions are still remaining. it appears history has repeated itself. an assessment was done nearly three years ago and it determined that the line was a risk. >> this stretch of pipe plus the tension was high risk. it was subject to breakage soon. >> and it broke monday during the worst possible time, evening rush hour. officials say are trying to be as proactive as they can with what resources and money they have, pledging to increase the high-risk lines to prevent further catastrophe. >> we're going to go from much less than 5 miles in terms of rehabilitation to 20 miles. that will increase until we are doing 40 miles a year. >> police are investigating to overnight shooting spree the most recent happened a little over 3:00 this morning. that is where they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound to the stomach. police responded to a shooting on abbott court where one man was found shot in the arm. no word on a possible motive in either case. officers investigating those crimes

break. -- water main break. some changes could be coming. >> reporter: that's right. we have all new information for you this morning. some of the businesses have reopened. they now have water. for instance this 7/11 right here, they opened about 3:00 p.m. yesterday. they now have water. they're reopened for business. and right across the street here, this dunkin' donuts, you can see a customer coming out there with his goodies. they just reopened. just a few minutes ago. they are serving customers and they now have water. these were just two of the businesses that have been closed down for the past couple of days and this right here, this big hole in the grounds? this is the reason. why the crews focus on repairing the water main break, and you know what, they're telling me that it's going to take about three weeks to repair this huge pipe. and you know, basically these businesses have been suffering but they're glad that the work moving along and they now have water and they can get back to business. the depar

a water main was also involved. the national transportation safety board determined that the fire caused a main to burst, making cleanup incredibly difficult. >>> a pretty hot day. yesterday this hit 95. we are sitting at 100. we were 98 a few minutes ago. the new number as of 5:00, 100. a pair of nines toward d.c., and frederick at 99. we had humidity. that's why we see our heat indexes between 104 in the city. and the eastern shore baking between 101 and 103. the heat advisory will stay in effect until 9:00. we also have that code red alert. dangerous heat expected going into tomorrow. 95 for the rest of the evening, mostly clear skies, 95 around 8:00. we'll slowly fall back into the 80 and upper 70s by tonight. this is a mess going on. to give you an idea, calling it the ring of fire. that's responsible for the heat. on the outskirts we see a lot of thunderstorm activity. it's this storm over the northern plains that dropped south and east. that's going to bring a chance of showers and storms. we'll detail that o

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this as dpw workers work to repair the water main, they will be testing it, its a wa main that needse fixed in baltimore city. here are the areas, talking about wilkins to the north, 195, 895, west of cherry hill and carol park on the east. dpw workers will check problems with the water main, since everyone's water is connected, people in the countys are asked to pay attention to how they use water. >> beginning this week, we will begin testing water systems adjustments, redirecting flows, which would last for 48 hours. this is to ensure that we can provide adequate supply of water for all of our customers when we begin repairs. we are calling on citizens to conserve water. >> reporter: by conserving water, they mean to ask you to use your water weisly, wisely. if you have to do the laundry or run the dishwasher, do that early in the morning or later at night. if you live in the city and lose your water, call 311 to report the problem. if you live in the county, 410- 396-5352. linda so, abc2 news. >>> today we may finds out what is next in the case in the man accused of killing his r

the water main break from yesterday is causing problems. one lane in each direction and causing a bit of a backup this morning. an area you might want to avoid it. 795, 66 miles per hour down towards the beltway. the major roadways are checking at ok. 67 on the j.f.x. 63 on 95 heading south towards the city. it in live look outside at the top side of the beltway and harford road. the inner and outer loops are moving very well. this is the harrisburg expressway. southbound traffic is a bit heavier but moving freely am looking good. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now we go back out to ava marie. she has the maryland spca. >> it is starting off pretty hot and it is getting hotter. we always hear fatal incidents of children and pets being left in cars. i do not think people realize just how quickly a car can heat up. car.ble to borrow a this is essentially the greenhouse effect. the light hits all the objects in your car. these absorb all the heat. the stairwell can reach -- the steering wheel can reach 200 degrees. essentially you're

some business owners describe what it would be like on the streets directly affected by the water main break. >> relief could be on the way and we find abc2 news' sherrie johnson downtown once again this morning. day three but like you said there could be some changes coming. >> reporter: charlie, you know we have all this information for you this morning. we have just learned that some of the businesses have actually reopened and they have water and they've reopened but you know what? take a look at what is causing all this headache here. this huge hole here as you can see they have a light blasting on it crews have been working on this. they're taking a break right now and they'll start a little later this morning but this hole is huge. and it's going to take them about three weeks to finish up these repairs. this 7/11 right here, this is just one of the businesses that actually reopened about 13 hours ago. they now have water. they have been closed for the last couple of days, now today some of the businesses in this area will have to make another decision. either fight this or don'