she wants the old lead pipes taken out and replaced with new safe pipes right away. mayor karen weaver announced her plan to swap out the pipes the same way they did this lansing. she wants to use the new technique that's way faster and way cheaper. you don't need to turn the entire city into an unusable construction zone. you can use this other way of doing it. two relatively small holes, four hours per job, four hours per house. faster and cheaper than anybody had thought it could be done before they saw the way they invented to do it in lansing. the mayor thinks they can start now. they will start at houses with high lead readings and houses with kids under the age of six or elderly people or women who are pregnant. when the mayor made this announcement, the mayor of lansing stood next to her when she made the announcement. they stood by to not just show it could be done but how it could be done. what happened is that michigan governor said no. his office told reporters that the state, didn't want to do that. they wanted to wait and see whether it would be wise to

see the orange pipe? gonzalez says the resin in the plastic pipe breaks down and fails when it comes into contact with building products like bonding agents and anticorrosive materials in the pipes. >> it migrates into the plastic pipe. >> reporter: he filed a lawsuit against several of the makers of the pipe used in sprinkler systems, claiming the pipes are defective and endangering the lives of thousands. he has clients in florida, texas, mississippi, kansas and alabama. >> we have hired a number of nationally recognized experts, have gone to the lab and tested this material and determined it was defective. >> how widespread is it? >> this is a national issue. >> reporter: tampa's fire marshal says the pipe is in about 90% of condos and apartments in our area. >> it's a lot. anywhere they can use it, they always use it. >> reporter: it's a cheaper alternative to steel pipe. his team tests protectly. >> i've never seen a if i recall in the 20 years at the fire department. has it happened, i'm sure it has

lead pipes, water pipes, they're ancient.id the governor of the state of michigan make those decisions? miss brenda, the truth will set us free. we have a horrible situation in the city of flint, and all over the country, i believe. but let's get to the truth. stop the campaign for hillary this morning and get back to your subject. thank you, miss brenda. good-bye. >> thank you for that. i was asked the question. i came here to talk about flint. i was asked the question. i'm glad to get back to the issue. thank you for calling. be clear about when we talk about did the governor make the decision? when you are -- as a mayor, if something happens in my city, i have the responsibility to know the decisions that are made. so let's talk about this. when you have an emergency manager, if you live in michigan, you should be pretty clear on what emergency manager means. it means the city is in financial situation. the governor sends in a person that governor approves to go in, take away all the home rules so the mayor, the council, c

. >> would legionella live in this pipe here? >> you would have some legionella growing in this russ rust layer here because it likes the rust. but where it really grows is in the house, where the pipes are warmer. >> without special treatment to reduce the pipes corrosive properties, one would expect higher levels of bac bacteria. that's exactly what his team found in certain parts of flint's water. >> the combination of the theory which we had already proven in the laboratory plus the field sampling plus the documented, it's indisputable, a legionella outbreak occurred and a very compelling case this was related to the water. >> while edwards says he cannot say with certainty what caused the lee leej flare legionnaire's outbreak. >> none of these bad consequences would have occurred. that's why we have the law but now what are we going to do about it? so the responsibility for this almost completely lies on these career employees who again are paid to protect us and did not do their job. >> he didn't really even know what he ha

maria: from hotels to low-cal plumbers, flooded with calls about burst pipes. the problem is it's expected to get a lot worse tomorrow with the temperature change. jorge quiroga is live in arlingtonton with precautions you can take to protect your home. i want to know, jorge. jorge: that record setting freeze this weekend and it heated up business for area plumbers responding to thousands of calls for frozen pipes. with the thaw coming up, they're about to get even busier. in arlingtonton, charlie's phone started ringing the moment the temperatures started plummeting. >> somewhere in this building the pipes are frozen. we have to find the likely spot. jorge: freezing pipes leaving homeowners without water an heat. to walls more susceptible. how busy have been? >> nonstop since 6:00 in the morning. jorge: inspection services working overtime. lisa, a tenant, boiling mad. frozen pipes in the basement burst this morning. >> things we have complained about, nothing has been done. jorge: no water and little heat in her apartment. >> the bedroom was 57.7. jorge: the

also, use a hire drier on the pipes. an open cabinet doors to get amer air in. >>> and that recent bitter cold is causing problems along the coast as well, in revere, the city flood gates froze open. sending sea waters into the streets. and susie, they are looking far solution for this. >> reporter: chris, they are still looking for aislings, and and they have yet to find one, despite spending $2 million. and when you see what the people are dealing with, you will see why they say something needs to be done, soon. >> yes, it has frozen in there. >> reporter: the temperatures are warming up, but sherry is stuck in this weekend's deep freeze. her entire yard, trash, and her car are encased in ice. >> i had to breakthrough some of it to pull out. i had a really good friend come and plow and salt for me. >> reporter: all of the water came from the ocean. >> this is all salt water. >> reporter: a flood gate in revere has been broken for several years now. it is supposed to stop high tide from coming into the neighborhoods her

pipes are bursting all over the city. and this cvs is closed because water crashed threw the ceiling and covered the floor. and the amc movie theater down people forced on to the sidewalk. steve mcdonald with the boston fire department explains it is the extreme cold and then the warm. >> i once it starts to thaw, 245 is a really when--that is really when we see the problems. >> reporter: the water department tries to stop off the water to this brown stone, but at the stanley elementary school, they are too little. >> when we arrived, the water was coming out of the front door. >> reporter: the last of the guests have now been taken to another hotel. new ton fire said they have been dealing with this all day long. and boston fire says for the past two days, they have gone on more than 330 calls for burst pipes and they expect more in the next days with the warm up. kate merrill, wbz this morning. >> so how can you make sure that your pipes to not freeze in homeowners need to run the use a hair drier or towels on the pipes

or a new water pipe? choices. joining me tonight to discuss these sets of issues are some of my dear friends. paul tonko and i have been working on this infrastructure issue for five years now, what we call the east coast-west coast. i'm going to ask paul if he'd wait just a few moments. sheila jackson lee, you were in flint, michigan, last week. i guess yesterday, actually. for a discussion in flint, michigan. share with us briefly, if you would, your reflections on what you saw there. ms. jackson lee: thank you very much and i thank the gentleman for new york for his kindness in my brief support of all of you on the floor. let me first of all acknowledge , as i indicated, your potent and powerful question to america of $348 billion to solve our problem. are our children that valuable? are our children worth it? my answer is yes. let me add my appreciation, though i know that he would not want to be in this predicament, congressman kildee and the entire michigan delegation that was there on saturday and they stoo

he said when it comes to all of these frozen pipes these burst pipes he said most of them did not have any insulation on them and he said that really is the one key to making sure you don't have any more issues in >> a broken pipe later for this mess in the lobby of a local hotel sure to need among cabot street suffered damage from the break needham our department says no one was hurt and only the main lobby was affected. >> revere residents high tide blood in their neighborhood left it looking more like an ice fox25 first to bring you the home and struggle this weekend new at six bucks 25 kerry kavanaugh live in revere with equipment failure the city now investigate. >> kerry: high tide flooded this enabled early sunday morning left behind this the glare of isa homeowners still trying to clean up. investigating a couple of things now why the floodgates was frozen open how that happened and then secondly, white alarm on it never triggered any notification. >> you're on the sink and it comes up through here. sherry says water seeped into her home after ocean water flowed under it and fr

the race for the pipes--the risk for the burris pipes is going--for the burst pipes is going to increase today. >> reporter: yes, that is the thought, as the temperatures rise and the frozen pipes start to melt. you can see me here, the hotel here is in complete darkness. power had to be shut off and the people were taken to different locations after of the pipes created a major mess. >> we are seeing it all over the city. >> reporter: weather probes are making a mess of the city, at the cvs, a nail salon, and a movie theater, it is everywhere. >> over the past 124 hours,- double our normal call some volume. >> reporter: the--volume. we have had a big water leak in the basement. >> reporter: gusts forced out of their rooms and into the ballroom. >> we didn't have an eta on when we could come back up, so most of us came down just as we are. >> reporter: blame it all on the weather, it is what many love to hate in new england, as they brace for more how throughing today--thawing today. >> once it starts to thaw and all of the types really start to thaw out, what is when we real really see

crews headed to a water main break, a pipe burst, a scene that isn't super surprising because of the temperatures we've been seeing and the bill chill out there but there is a big chill that will be causing danger for our pipes. dave jordan has more. >> and dave, with this coming, the crews will have their hands full, aren't they? >> reporter: absolutely, tom, and a lot of the work comes when the temperatures warm up because that's when the pipes thaw out and viewers need to drivers in year -- greer this morning were detoured as a water main broke and crews worked to fix the pipe. >> it happens a lot. the ground may shift or shake because of the extreme cold. >> reporter: and broken pipes means beg business for the disaster restoration companies. >> we actually get a 50% in business at the very least. >> reporter: juan said that while pipes break in cold temperatures, most of his business comes when the thaw when the pipes that you out, expand, and burst, and that happened to this homeowner three years ago. >> unfortunately, people go to work and it's nice and cool outside and they c

this in issue for the bursting pipes. the dramatic change from sub serotypes into the 50s, even close to -- sub zeros into the, even close to record highs. -- into the 50s, even close to record highs. partly sunny. on thursday, chillier. low to mid-30s. saturday. but david and lisa, after tomorrow, things much quieter in the weather department. >> whoa! >> glad to hear that. eric, thank you so much. >>> an unlikely subject for an investigation, graham crackers that smell like chemicals. >> but when a viewer called for concerns, we find out she wasn't alone. >> it smelled so bad i couldn't possibly get it to my mouth. >> reporter: not what you'd expect from a package of graham crackers. >> whoa, it smells like paint! >> reporter: that's what her teen daughter described the snack when she took a bite. mouth, she said the taste was horrible. it smelled like chemicals and she felt nauseous, wanted to get sick. >> reporter: as a mom, what are you thinking? >> i'm thinking, oh, my god! are they poisonous! >> wow! >> wow! >> oh,

the mayor saying thousanding of pipes need to be dug up and replaced.ry smith has the story. >> reporter: while the city of flint is no longer getting its water from the pal -- polluted river, they say replacing pipes is the next step. >> get those out of the ground and then move forward with lead pipe replacement. >> reporter: but the agreement ends there, when it comes to the process of removing those pipes. the flint mayor announced a research team had laid out the scope of the problem. >> what our research supports is an estimate of at least 8,000 homes and businesses in the city of flint, being fed with lead pipes. >> my goal has been for all of them to be removed, so i was glad to have somebody validate this information. >> reporter: she wants $25 million from the state to pay for replacing those pipes. but while the mayor was making her announcement, rick snyder was 65 miles away, touring the state's new emergency operation headquarters, and the governor said he is doing his own study. >> we have the infrastructure study going on, to determine wh

cabe, we found the one pipe that's gonna get you out to safety. cabe: what'll the other pipes do? don't think about that right now. okay. but for the record, if you're wrong and i get killed, i'm gonna be very pissed off. yeah, i'll be pissed off if you don't start running now. and the pipes have access hatches. you drop in it, it should carry you out to safety about a hundred yards from shore. okay, i'm ready. hey, listen, kid, if this doesn't work out... i'm glad i got to know you. okay. a man gives you what could be his last good-bye, and you say "okay"? you could use some time on the couch. i may be seeing you soon, sweetheart. he's in. gonna say a little prayer for him right now. i don't really believe in death. first rule of physics: energy can't be created or destroyed; it just changes shape. ladies. mister, are you okay? cbs monday, february 15, it's the grammys with superstars... plus, welcome adele back to the grammy stage. hello from the other side. pancakes and eggs. bacon and sausage. coffee and oj, and a killer price. that's a win, win, win, win, win. denny's grand s

that didn't clearly identify which pipes were lead. elias: and finally in the top five... elias: a date has now been set for a final decision on the permits needed to move ahead with the bakken oil pipeline. the iowa utilities board will meet either on march 9th or the tenth to give their final say on the project. state regulators have spent months hearing from the public and researching the proposed pipeline's impact on iowa. sabrina: with the jury selection started, day two in the long awaited fazzino trial begins this morning. revolves around the 2012 death of emily fazzino... attorneys say nearly 100 potential jurors have been called. her husband, alexander fazzino is charged with her death four years ago at their home in boone. prosecutors say fazzino hit and killed emily in the family's bath tub. the trial was delayed five times since then. local 5 will keep you updated of any developments in this case. elias: we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam: (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: average temperatures for this time in

city inspectors say the landlord to insulate the pipes in the house and over the frigid weekend the pipes rose and burst. leaving the two families without heat or water. jones says she's been unable to get any help from her landlord and she's finally reported to the city. >> the repairs of is a need to be made while we're residing here but i do not have any plans on being here. >> i do not. i dealt with it enough. >> now i did just be to that landlord. she tells me that she is in compliance with the city housing regulations and that she has been responsive to any sort of issues here. or on her explanations for what what wrong at six. the storm will continue throughout the night b should wake up with sherry in the morning for the latest forecast and road conditions we get started tomorrow at 4:00 a.m.. >> figure out what sparked a fire that left one man dead flames broke out at this home on eastern avenue in fall river officials say the third lawyer was engulfed in flames.a man was trapped there and killed. everyone else was able to make out safely officials say one firefighter was hurt. >

on plastic pipes? >> i'm not aware of a specific role of specific bite. >> does the epa rule on letting copper because those are toxic? >> that's a creek. >> is there any reason the epa does not look at have a municipality switch to plastic pipes or other nonlead alternatives? >> there actually are lead service line replacement requirements that can be triggered under the letting copper role that exist today. that's when certain action levels are exceeded. this will be a major subject of engagement and analysis in the letting copper role revision. we have advice from national drinking water buys her counsel and from other stakeholders on these issues. it is important to remember even as we look at issues of full lead service line replacement, i believe doctor edwards and others it has to be done and done correctly in order not to create bigger problems. >> thank you. i will make a request and then you'll back. if you have another hearing i do ask that we have a witness that can talk about how we can se

ramos said he would, but was scared and didn't know how to dispose of the pipe bombs. he's now facing federal charges. you can read the criminal complaint at wtsp-dot-com." in health news this morning, scientists in britain have been given the go-ahead to genetically modify human embryos. this is the first time a country has approved the d-n-a altering technique. right now, any modified embryos have to be destroyed within 14 days and cannot be implanted in a woman. the goal is to better understand human development, to improve fertility treatments and prevent miscarriages. scientists say it could also lead to treatments for inherited diseases like muscular dystrophy and hiv. but critics warn that tweaking the genetic code this way could eventually lead to so we asked you on our facebook page, do you agree with scientists genetically modifying human embryos? it's almost split down the middle. 55 percent of you said "no." you've heard of the low carb diet, atkin's diet, paleo diet, but how about the chik-fil-a diet? to celebrate a healthier new year, the fast-food chain

or other nonlead pipes? >> that certainly would be one solution. >> okay. under now i ask you another question, are you aware that many newer, wealthier cities in america and canada have switched to plastic pipes as an alternative to lead pipes? >> i think there's a prohibition that was in the building codes to prohibit continued use of lead pipes. >> okay. >> so let me switch to mr. beauvais, the federal epa. i would like to enter into the record, mr. chair, a report from the natural resources defense council it says study finds state drinking water at risk and a report on the drinking water systems of 19 cities and finds that pollution, old pipes and outdated treatments threaten water quality. >> so ordered. >> mr. beauvais, we have a national problem of lead pipes all around america? that leach lead into the water system, even with anti-corrosive agents, correct? >> there are millions of lead service lines across the country and thousands of systems. and this is a challenge for us nationwide. >> and we ha

pipes.pen with those? there has been a little interplay bipartisan ping-pong on how to deal with the lead pipes. with each iteration, i think we are getting a more efficient and smarter solution. i have been pleased with the back-and-forth about where the lead pipe issue is heading. we are zoning in on a consensus on how to deal with that issue. host: what is the consensus? guest: i think everyone agrees that they want the lead pipes out of the ground. the big trouble is that no one knows where the lead pipes are. it will take years to figure out where they are. asentially, you have to dig hole in the ground in each part of the city to determine what the pipe is made of. in addition, there is a lot of galvanized pipe in the system as well. in the long term surprisingly, the galvanized pipe is probably a bigger problem than the lead pipe because the corrosion control of the leadpipe really does good job. over the years, the galvanized iron pipes which go into people's houses have sponged so m

you see this orange pipe? gonzalez says the resin breaks contact with common building

led pipes. kim: it's a disgusting dilemma hundreds of homeowners are dealing with. brown drinking water >> in contaminated led pipes. if you cut corners on cost you are risking the public health of the customers. something we will not do in des moines. kim: de moines water works ceo bill stowe says despite some homes having led pipes, the chances of this happening here are slim. led pipes. homes built later likely have copper, iron, or plastic. >> the water we played into homes is leadfree and things can happen in the private plumbing system that cause risks. kim: to minimize that risk, water from the des moines and raccoon river is tested daily at the treatment plan. >> more than having the systems out there, it is the issue that has something change in the water that causes the led to leach into the pipe. kim: de moines water works spans thousands of dollars every year to put a chemical in the water that lines the pipes to prevent that from happening. bill stowe is confident that even without

, but i know you both say your goal is to get the pipes replaced. would you characterize your difference with the governor here? >> first of all i don't believe we need to continue putting these studies in place. you said before the commercial that we're still testing high for lead. we know we need to get started. it will be two years in april so we've been waiting. this has been a long time coming and we've identified those homes just like you talked about where we have the high lead levels, where we have pregnant women and kids under the age of six and we need to get started removing the pipes for those homes immediately. we cannot continue to wait. >> you said today you're planning to get this pipe replacement plan started next week. do you actually have the money to start? >> you know what, we thought we had some money to start. in fact, i was surprised by the president release that you talked about earlier that came out yesterday because that's what we were going to do. we thought $5 million. we thought that was going to be coming and instead t

freezing pipes have left homeowners without water and heat. the pipes most susceptible are those without insulation and close to cold exterior walls. when those pipes freeze, they expand and split but you wouldn't know it until they thaw. plumbers say there are some steps you can take to protect your home. >> first thing you should know is where the water main shut-off is. always know where that is so you can shut it off in an emergency. you see the water flowing, run shut off your heat and call the plumber. erika: lovett says if you have frozen pipes and have to leave the house, shut the water main off. that way, you can help prevent serious damage. emily? emily: erika, thank you. right now a big mess in a revere neighborhood. there's a thick sheet of ice surrounding arcadia street. the problem-- a tide gate installed several years ago. it's supposed to keep the ocean water out at high tide, but the sub-zero temperatures over the weekend caused the floodgate to freeze open. people woke up sunday to their street encased in ice and cars frozen

many of the pipes here were frozen. there are fears that pipes could possibly burst. the city says that's that the floodgate now is closed and will remain closed until the spring. live in revere, nicole oliverio, 7news "today in new england." >> sarah: right now dozens of passengers who were supposed to fly into j.f.k. last night were stuck in manchester, new hampshire. the flight from the domingo can republic was diverted because of had to wait while customs agents from maine came to the airport since manchester doesn't have customs. the passengers stayed in hotels overnight and are expected the take a plane the new york this morning. elementary school teacher who was killed in the accident involving a manhole cover. caitlin clavette was on her way to work on friday when the manhole cover came loose on i-93 and crashed into her car. a wake was held yesterday. clavette was 35 years old. >> kris: the 17-year-old accused of drag racing before crashing into this home in seekonk is set to appear in fall river district court today. police say that driver lost control and t

people have to move their pipes. >> the cure-all would be to rerun those lines to a new area. it's going to happen. it's got to happen or they are going to have this issue again. >> reporter: kathy poppa's advice? >> heat. >> reporter: and preparation before the next deep-freeze. >>> a brazen thief, surveillance video shows a woman walking up to a porch, swiping packages, and turning around, walking away and taking off in a black jeep. investigators say it happened wednesday and inside the boxes were baby gifts. anybody with information on who this woman is is asked to call monmouth county police. >>> more backlash from beyonce's controversial super bowl performance. the miami fraternal order of police voted unanimously to boycott beyonce's april 26 concert at the miami marlins stadium. the union says her super bowl performance promoted the black panthers and in an exclusive interview, the head of the union said beyonce showed she doesn't support law enforcement. >> putting out anti-police message is not the message you want to be sending out. officers that work these extra du

you have to do with the lead pipes, like what's going happen with the lead pipes?est deal with the lead pipes. with each iteration i think we're getting a more efficient and smarter solution. i've been pleased with a back and forth about where the lead pipe you shoe is heading. just this week i think we are so intent on consensus on how to deal with that issue. >> host: what's the consensus? >> guest: i think it would increase the what the lead pipes out of the ground. one of the big problems is that no windows where these lead pipes are but it's going to take years to come to figure out where they are because essentially have to dig out the hole in the ground, each part of the city to determine what the pipe is made up. in addition it also a lot of galvanized pipe and a system as well. in the long-term, surprisingly a galvanized pipe is probably a bigger problem than the lead pipe because the control -- corrosion control of the lead but doesn't good job at over the years these galvanized iron pipes which go into people's houses have sponged up so much lead that th

so determine where the pipes are.e are focusing on a process titted fie the high risk ones. >> he has signed a no bid half million dollars contract with the company called row professional services for his study the state records show that it was involved in the switch to the flint river. it helped design the treatment process, but calls the role peripheral. the governor meanwhile is keeping his focus on getting supplies to flint residents. >> working hard to make sure the residents get water, filters, cartridges what they need. >> protestors say that's not enough. >> get these fixed. you know, that's all i can say, try to get the pipe fix and resolve this problem. >> al jazeera. >> there is growing call for a complete ban on cargo shipment of rechargeable lithium batteries on passenger planes. that's according to the montreal based civil aviation organization. it concluded that these lithium batteries can create intense fires capable of destroying an aircraft. most countries will follow the agencies standards. the sc

they found that 8,000 pipes need to be replaced. the mayor wants $25 million from the state for the fix. the government wants to conduct it's own study first. >> agreeing to a truce by u.s. and russia. the pact will begin early saturday morning. the opposition group agreeing that several other groups have yet to sign off. the pact does not include isil, the al nusra front and other organizations that the u.n. calls terrorists. that truce comes as the syrian army push it's closer into latakia. >> they have taken control of several villages in the northern countryside. u.k. based operation would allow them to take idlib province. omar, how significant is the news this morning that the assad government has agreed to this truce? >> it is quite important, and significant. but also the government did layout a few conditions and exceptions. they excluded isil, the islamic state in iraq and the levant also the al nusra front, which is a syrian rebel group with links to al-qaeda. they said that any groups linked to those two groups they will

lead from some of those pipes to leech into the drunking water. what is it about the flint river that makes it so corrosive? >> well, there's high color i'd in it so it's perfectly fine for fish, it's fine to ca canoe in t the salt in the water will tend to eat up pipes including lead and iron pipes and that's what happened in flint. >> reporter: even though flint river is no longer being used as a water source edwards says people in flint are still at risk. >> we know from history that this can cause death, it can cause miscarriages, it can cause elevated blood lead, all kinds of health effects. >> reporter: where are we now? is the water safe? >> it's probably another month or two before we can say it's meeting federal standards. >> we have no idea the enormity of this exposure so we are assuming this every child has been exposed. >> reporter: dr. mona hannah atisha is the director of the program in flint. she spent weeks analyzing the results and determined the lead poisoning caused a spike in kids. >> we'll need early intervention and in ten y

more advice on how this protect pipes and prevent flooding -- protect pipes and prevent flooding coming up at 5. >>> the city revere said they needed to do a better job hand al flood gate when it turned a a floodgate froze which allowed sea water to cover the area. and an alarm system was failed to work to notify residents there was a problem. the city will examine the gate and the alarm system this week. we will be tracking the rain and ice for you all morning. get your alerts on the new storm tracker weather app. get custom forecast from our team of meteorologists. free to download. search fox25 weather. >>> 4:26. funeral services will take place for the teacher killed by a flying manhole cover on the expressway. she was killed friday when the metal cover hit the windshield of her car. he was on her way to work as ana art teacher at glover elementary school in milton. after the accident, they examined every man hole cover on the expressway. they are still investigating how that man hole cover got loose. >>> new leads this morning in the search for a young man from worcester county who

replacement. >> the agreement ends there when it comes to the pros of removing those pipes. flint mayor karen weaver announced a research team from the university of michigan flint laid out the scope of the problem. >> our research supports the estimate of at least 8,000 homes and businesses in the city of flint being fed with lead pipes. >> my goal is for all of them to be removed. i was glad to have somebody validate this information that we've been looking for. >> she wants $25 million from the state to pay for replacing those pipes, but while mayor weaver was making her announcement, michigan governor rick snyder was 65 miles away, touring the state's new emergency operation headquarters and the governor said he's doing his own study. >> we've got the infrastructure study going on to determine where the lead pipes are. we're focused on a pros to identify the high risk ones. >> the governor signed a no bid half million dollars contract with a company called row professional services for his study. state records show row was involved in the city's switch to the contaminate

it's a pipe stem groove. back in the civil war a lot of sailor smoked pipes. smoking pipes are very abrasive. they put this clay pipe in your teeth, they grind on it and after a while it actually sandpaper. it wears a groove in the teeth. what we know about this individual, nasa mission the bones and not that these bones are talking to us saying i was a pipe smoker, though we have evidence in his teeth. there is no doubt about it. this individual smoked a pipe. what we actually can tell from this individual is this is somebody who is in his 30's. could be 30-40 years old. we note this is a white individual because of the nasal opening is very narrow and tall. this little spine of bone is very prominent, typical of white. these large bulbs you can grab hold of it your fingers like this, that is typical of a white individual. we talk about sex of the individual. it's sloping forehead is a male. we have no question about it. this is a white male, a young white male disease over the development of the teeth and the growth caps on the skull. we have a 17-24-year-ol

is moving forward with her plan to remove the lead pipes. federal regulators say a corroded pipe is what caused the oil spill on the santa barbara coast in cailfornia last may. the pipeline and hazardous materials safety administration says the spill occured in a 2-foot section of the pipe after pressure increased in the pipe when a pump was restarted. more than 140-thousand gallons of crude oil spilled into the ocean. a medical hospital in los angeles paid a 17- thousand dollar ransom after hackers disabled their computer network. hollywood presbyterian medical center says the hackers demanded the ransom of 40-bitcoins -- a nearly untraceable form of digital payment. the hospital first noticed something was wrong on february 4th. employees not to use the computers. now the question is -- did the hospital do the right thing in paying off the hackers? i am sure the law-enforcement agencies are not happy with the fact that the hospital paid the ransom. the ceo of the hospital released a statement that read in part-- 'the quickest and most effi

frankly, around the country, we pipes. karen: and it is a problem in new orleans with their water supply, some parts of new orleans. >> across the country from ohio to south carolina, washington, ago, we had an issue there. like another budget line. you cannot just cut corners. it is our health, our children' health, need to ensure everyone has access to it. to be made. the structure of the united states is in trouble and we need one of the easy things to ignore his water. pipes are in the ground, you don' t see them, so most of us have water that comes from the tap and goes down the drain. that is probably not wise. we should pay attention. water is life. you need to pay attention to where it comes from, how will we take care of it and we need to pay attention to climate change and the kinds of changes we can anticipate and prepare for. i want to plug the march 22 water forum where we get deeply involved in the rings we can anticipate and visiting massachusetts in the future. karen: thank you for being here today. you can

a pipe burst during a boston college basketball game. the lobby flooded intensely it's one of many versed fights we see in the brutally cold temperatures. >> this week, massachusetts police need your help identify police need your help identifying the following people. here's a look at mass most wanted. the suspect was hiding under a sweatshirt, gloves and mask. if you recognize him call the nor wood police department and this woman walked into the isabel harvey jewelry store and at gold necklaces totaling 1600 seen wearing a dark hat and dark puppy jacket. . >> now these cases come us to from law enforcement web site. >> brazil's president says zika virus outbreak will not compromise the upcoming olympics in rio. bringing out the military and hundreds of thousands of health workers. currently sweeping through parts of south america. and experts say they're worried travelser from olympic games could bring the virus back home with them causing the virus to spread further and faster. . >> inside this building they track offenders wearing g

peabody fire department a call for leaking pipes. when they arrive inside they found 10 to 12 pipes that were leaking, sending flooding water everywhere. in a written statement from the hospital, they say because of the cold weather they were experiencing boiler issues. that caused the pipes to burst transported to other local hospitals. >> approximately 7:00 in the morning they had a freeze up. they had leaks in multiple areas. once we address the hospitals. at 8:25. doug: the deputy chief telling me they could be facing additional problems as the expected thaw rolls in. hospital officials say they will situation. we live in peabody, doug meehan wcvb newscenter five. erika: it was another morning of bundling up. my hands were cold inside the glove' s inside the car. just to give you some perspective, we are doing a little better than we were yesterday. we are in the teens out there. we are heading in the right direction. we are going to see those temperatures keep ticking up. s. look at how the temperatures keep climbing by midnight

they were hired by the mayor to map out lead pipes. natalie za-row-ny explains why, despite their hard work, there are still a lot of unknowns. " " " the information is gonna be spotty, but what we do, what we should be able to get a handle on is where there are concentrations of lead to at least start." professor marty kaufman of university of michigan-flint has been leading the team that's mapping out where flint's lead pipes are. they're working off maps from the 1980's, with data dating back to the 1950's. there are more than 50,000 redential plots in the city. each one is marked with what the service lines are made of. "you have c for copper, you have l and c for lead t copper, or copper to lead, you have kaufman and his team have put all that data - from more than 200 of these maps - onto a digital format. they now estimate there are about 4,500 plots that have lines with lead in them and more than 10,000 that aren't marked at all - so they could have lead, too. what would kaufman recommend doing first? "it might be better to go

you see this orange pipe? gonzalez says the resin breaks contact with common building products like bonding agents and anti-core rough sif corrosive agents. gonzalez filed a lawsuit. he claims the pipes are defective. so far he has clients in florida, texas, arizona, kansas, mississippi, and alabama. >> we've hired a number of nationally recognized experts. engineers, chemists, material experts who have gone to the lab, tested this material, and have determined that it's defective, it's not suitable for what it's being sold, it will fail. >> reporter: how widespread of a problem do you think this is? >> this is a national issue. >> reporter: tampa's fire marshall says the pipe in question is in about 99% of the condos and apartments in our area. >> oh, a lot. where they can use it, they always use it. said it's been legal to use for years and is a cheaper alternative to steel pipe. his team test systems frequently and keeps a list of materials that are not compatible with cpvc. >> i've never seen failure in my

pipes are frozen solid. if you run the water what happens? >>> it comes up my floor because there is nowhere for the water to go . >>> she couldn't use anything so when she flushed the toilet it went up in the bathtub. now we just puff the tub dunn and she will have to go to a hotel . >>> a great meant to catch trash as the water flows under 1 she says the city maintains the drain . >>> they are not maintaining the drain. when high tide comes the water has nowhere to go. if if that is clogged this is what happens . >>> cherry's children are staying with friends as she waits for things to thaw out . >>> this is definitely a city issue. but they are home in their nice warm house. it's okay. this ehave water . >>> a city counselor said the other part of the problem was a floodgate that was frozen open. he says that should be shut until all of this cold weather passes. in revere, jennifer egan, 7 news. >> anchor: we won't have to worry about things being frozen tomorrow and temperatures up . >>> we have some work to do right now teens an 20's wit

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firefighters say at least 10 pipes were damaged, causing flooding in the building. five patients had to be taken to a different hospital. stormteam 5' s danielle vollmar joins us now. danielle: temperatures are going to warm up into the 50' s. we are talking about the chance of rain, high risk into the afternoon, the ride home from work. we could have some flooding concerns during those downpours. wind? along the coast, 50 mile per hour to 60 mile per hour wind gusts. here is the timing. i lunchtime, just a couple -- by lunchtime, just a couple of showers. the heaviest rain will come in by 4:00 for western mass. by 6:00, worcester county. 8:00, right along the cape . we could see from happenings to one inch of rain when all is said and done. it maria: so cold it hurts to be outside. ed: new at 7:00, a wareham woman saw the opportunity to help someone and she took advantage of it. newscenter 5' s todd kazakiewich is live in wareham with an incredible story of paying it forward. todd: we' re outside, but tonight, a homeless man is warm and dry inside this motel, thank

this individual smoked a pipe.an tell from this individual is this is somebody who is in his 30's. 30-40 years old. we note this is a white individual because of the nasal opening is very narrow and tall. this little spine of bone is very prominent. typical of white. these large budget can grab hold of it your fingers like this, that is typical of a white individual. we talk about sex of the individual. is sloping forehead is a male. we have no question about it. this is a white male, a young white male disease over the development of the teeth and the growth caps on the skull. we have a 17-24-year-old white male. 30-40-year-old white male. how many 17-24-year-old white males were there? how many 30 have four-year-old white males were 5'7" and the same height. where the missing out of the 16? we got it down to two. lsu volunteered to do the facial reproduction. it's a science and an art. they can be reconstructed based on averages and on the expertise of whoever it is the artist is doing it. we have gone back and l

finding the problem pipes has been researchers had decades old city didn't clearly pipes were lead. elias: and finally in the top five... elias: been set for a the permits needed to move ahead with the pipeline. board will meet 9th or the tenth to give their final say on the project. state regulators have public and proposed pipeline's impact on iowa. sabrina: started, day two in the long awaited fazzino morning. sabrina: the case emily fazzino... attorneys say nearly 100 have been called. alexander fazzino is charged with her death four boone. killed emily in the family's bath the trial was times since then. local 5 will keep you updated of any developments in this case. elias: we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam: (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: for this time in february are supposed to be in the upper 30s, but today we are headed into the mid to upper 40s! even with mostly cloudy skies and a gentle wind, we should still get a nice warm up this afternoon to around 48 degrees here in the metro. overnight the winds will start to really pick up, so between that and cloud