>> if they put a backwater valve on that washing machine and the backwater valve for that lower bathroom and everything is in the correct location -- i haven't seen it. i don't know. if everything is in the correct location that should stop any future backups into that location as long as that's maintained and that's correct regularly. you can't control what's flushed down the toilet from a tenant unless you're the only person there and you're the only one that knows what's going on. ifyou did not check on a regular basis, like rainy season and what not. i also have a letter that was submitted. commissioner lee: before you go, can i ask, just to clarify -- i know you and commissioner murphy have been going back and forth. is the violation specifically saying that the location of the bath water valve is in the wrong location? is that the issue? >> that is the issue. commissioner lee: the way i understand it, there is one near the property line to catch the rain water and sewage that should not be there. you are saying it should be on the other side so that even water can flow into the sew

-- where is your backflow valve?" >> it was not. >> she asked my question, and we got an answer on that, and commissioner mar follow up on that. the answers were there. the other thing that i'm curious about -- the work that was done on the inside of the building -- was there or was there not a permit? >> that is my question. i believe there was not because if there had been a permit obtained -- i will say that none of this came to light until we got the violation in 2008. the sewer was completed in 2006. we had a subsequent flood, called the pc again, and had their inspector come out because we could not believe we were still flooding after spending this much time and energy and effort to get the problem fixed. that is one inspector gave us the citation, stating that this back flow valve is incorrectly placed. and that was our first inclination or the first light bulb moment that maybe this entire system is wrong and maybe the entire system has not been thoroughly checked and investigated. commissioner murphy: it hap

you have underground pipes, you have underground valves. they get what they call tuberculin built up. you would compare it to a 100-year-old man that has heavy cholesterol. 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 ind

shut off valve. another shut off coming out of the dirt. another problem you have a wrench that doesn't quite work. we like to leave the wrenches next to the shut off. tie is off with a wire. we will cover it again. when you shut off the gas. if the build's's collapsed good idea to shut it off there are probably pipes broken and you can have a gas leak. if you smell gas, leave the /tkaors open, don't operate electric switches that will cause a spark. don't use your cell phone. use the cell phone outside or a neighbor's phone to call 911. get everyone out of the building, close the gas valve and forget it. don't open it up again. there is probably a leak and you will have troubles wait for pg and e to test it. what's the most important thing in an emergency? everyday, water. somewhere in front of the house you will see these. san francisco water department. how do you get in here? easy. a long screwdriver or pry bar. pull it this way and the whole thing will lift out. even if it's crusty you can get it out. that's what it looks like. that's

engineers in the 1950s discovered rust on the tunnel's valves. there were concerns that if they closed the valves for tunnel inspections, they may never open again, leaving new york city without water. so they chose to keep them open. as a result, there has not been significant inspection, maintenance, or repair of the tunnels in decades. no one knows their current condition. hurwitz: currently, city tunnel 1 and city tunnel number 2 would be feeding each half of the city. so you'd lose half the city if you didn't have a replacement. narrator: without half of its water supply, the city would shut down. for nearly 40 years, new york has been in the process of constructing a solution. man: this project is water tunnel number 3. we started on this project in 1969. i'm a sandhog. i've been a sandhog for 37 years. narrator: sandhogs are the men of local 147, who work deep below the city. they began building the infrastructure of new york in 1872. from the subways to the sewers, the water tunnels to the highway tunnels, new york city thrives because of

if you have afib not caused by a heart valve problem, ask your doctor if pradaxa can reduce your risk of a stroke. >>> here's a look at the weather in some cities around the country. miami sunny and breezy, 85. chicago thunderstorms, 68. dallas, sunny, 92. los angeles, sunny and 73. >>> time now for a check of the national forecast. the latest satellite picture shows cloudy skies in the northwest. the southwest remains mainly clear. gray skies extend from the great plains into the mississippi and tennessee valleys. much of the east coast has clear skies. later today severe thunderstorms will develop in the mississippi and tennessee valleys, including possible tornadoes. the northeast will have a mild sunny afternoon, a few isolated thunderstorms are likely in the mid-atlantic states. scattered showers will move back into the northwest, while the rest of the west coast remains dry. >>> in sports, miami is just one win away from advancing to the nba finals. scoring in overtime the heat's lebron james finished with the game high 35 points and the miami defense shut down chicago's derrick

if you have afib not caused by a heart valve problem, ask your doctor if pradaxa can reduce your risk of a stroke. >>> here's a look at the weather in some cities around the country. new york partly cloudy, 68. miami partly cloudy, 91. chicago thunderstorms there, 85 degrees. dallas, thunderstorms as well, 88 and l.a., sunny, 71. >>> time now for a check of the national forecast. the latest satellite picture shows clouds and thunderstorms in the central plains. it's clear and warm in the southwest. later today, temperatures continue to rise across much of the nation. in the southeast, highs will reach the mid-90s and look for some severe storms in the central plains from texas to nebraska. >>> in sports, the bulls have taken the lead in their nba playoff series with atlanta. chicago's derrick rose was hot, scoring 33 points as the bulls beat the hawks 95-83. chicago now leads the series three games to two, and could wrap it up tomorrow night. >>> in baseball, two extra inning walk-off wins in the american league. with the score tied in the 13th inning, baltimore's matt wieters hit a b

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valves open to regulate the flow into the 85-mile-long delaware aqueduct -- the longest tunnel in the world. at hillview reservoir... the water is partitioned into another giant tunnel system. where it travels deep below manhattan. the pressure built up by gravity from the mountains pushes the water upwards toward the surface through vertical shafts. these shafts feed the water mains of each neighborhood, which branch into smaller pipes below the streets... feeding into buildings and houses, into the plumbing, and finally, after its long journey, to our faucets. providing water to homes and industry is a monumental task, requiring immense infrastructure. but once the water is delivered and used, it must also be taken away. man: it's important that the waste generated by any society not be left around. cholera, and other diseases and problems, have been spread, because people wound up living in filth. even the ancients understood that you couldn't have the sewage where you lived. and the easiest thing to do was transport it to another spot -- by water, or a river. most of the first sew

comes after an audit found met life may have been milking the estates of deceased -- >> as a safety valve, while they could have identified families in hurt, pain, they are taking the wrong approach. >> several other states are investigating met life. 10 other companies were told they are under investigation in california. >>> people who take the east bay fairy will have to find an alternative. service was canceled after damage was found. the wind might be to blame. we called and there is no word when service will be restored. >>> high winds this morning up to 50 miles per hour are to blame for a power outage in the oakland hills. trees brought down power lines. crews removed the tree and power was restored. >>> the tornado thereat sweep through joplin, missouri is the single deadliest tornado to hit the united states since 1933. 116 people died and that number is expected to rise. the tornado had winds close to 200 miles an hour. some of the worst damage occurred at a hospital. boy the pictures are something. >>> our weather now, we are going to have changes this weekend. a beautiful day

the greatest difference was seen in heart valve replacement where women had a 4.5% greater risk of dying> doctors know that obesity increase as person's risk of heart disease. doctors found that waist size provides a far more accurate way to determine a person as chance from dying from heart disease, that heart patients with a higher ratio of waist to hip circumference or large waist size was 70% more likely to die during the study period than those with smaller waists. >>> gout, that is a severely painful condition that a lot of people can suffer from. a lot of people have no idea they have it. gout is a type of arthritis that forms when sharp crystal forms. they are a product of crystals found in food. they cause the joints to become red, tender, hot and swollen. the cause varies. some prescription drugs or die yet can bring -- diet can bring it on. >> reporter: usually the seafoods, the shellfish, the liver, any of the kidney type of meats. >> gout can usually be treated with nonsteroidal drugs along with a change in your diet. >>> tonight, more on the elite neigh navy seals -- elite

every valve supplying water is turned off and locked until everyone is out of tunnel. >> the opportunity assess the condition of the tunnel is a rare opportunity. >> and it is an opportunity made possible by one of the largestti water infrastructure upgrades in california history. since the 1920s water from hetch-hetchy and yosemite national park has provided 2.35 million people with some of the pristine water in the nation. it's an engineering marvel. years of deferred maintenance has made the system vulnerable in a major earthquake. in 2002, san francisco voters approved a bond to pay for their share of repairs to the aging system. it will be paid back over time with increases in water rates. some of the largest projects are ramping up to start this year. >> we're going to be dedicating a project in the next few months. >> he is in charge to upgrade the system. it includes replaces pipes in san francisco bay with a tunnel and new dam and upgrading water treatment facilities. >> it's pretty amazing when you think about it. >> the goal is to completely upgrade the hetch-hetchy water syst

saint luke's used to be the overflow valve. that is when there were acute patient beds. the psychiatric unit since 2005 last year, the relocated in the geriatric psyche and it. where they intend to close. thank you. president olague: if there is additional public comment on this item, please come to the microphone at this time. >> we have a physician on the way and he is stuck in traffic. >> we will have to close the public commentary. >> we can read for him. president olague: two minutes. it is fine to represent someone else. >> i am here to present the membership of the organizing committee, especially my colleagues have served as a director of pediatrics, and i am still working. i can attest to the psychiatry. occupational medicine and other services. it is a wonderful thing, but they also managed to struggle a lot of the hospital. they will provide, for example, the intensive care nursery and occupational medicine. this has had negative consequences to both buy and patients and their working-class parents. we have members of the planning commission exercise your prov

if you have afib not caused by a heart valve problem, ask your doctor if pradaxa can reduce your riskke. >>> live picture there of louisiana tonight. much of what you're seeing should be dry land. only in the far outskirts of that you see the railings in the shot? that should be dry. the river beginning just after that. the water is rising here because the spillway was opened. this is deliberately flooding this community. part of the pain and sadness you find along the mississippi flood zone tonight. there is pain and sadness, but there's not a lot of surprises. plenty of warning the mississippi was swollen and coming south with a powerful punch. they allowed officials down river to debate a number of flood controls scenarios. what was ultimately implemented is historic. three flood control barriers opened for the same time ever. two in louisiana. chad myers in the cnn weather center to help us understand. chad, let's just begin with that. what is it about this flood that has it breaking all the records is this. >> the levies. believe it or not, the levies. because the last time we ha

tonight where the army corps of engineers has opened four gates at the morganza spillway, the pressure valvehey're depending on. entire towns now completely under water. people in the small town of butte la rose know they could be next. abc's yunji de nies. >> reporter: 50 miles to the north of butte la rose, the floodgates have been opened at morganza spellway. the swollen mississippi is gushing through those gates with a greater force than the water going over niagara falls. this is supposed to be the surest way to spare cities like new orleans from another tragic flood. so butte la rose, which sits on a flood plain, knows that all that water is, instead, barreling down on them. likely to swallow up their homes, their businesses, their memories. how high do you think it will be right where we are? >> you and i's heads will definitely be under the water. >> reporter: this is the parish president. kind of like the mayor. and says he's staying. >> it really is heart wrenching that we are going to be sacrificed for others. it's a numbers game i guess. >> reporter: what we found most remarkable

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if you have afib not caused by a heart valve problem, ask your doctor if pradaxa can reduce your riskstroke. the new blackberry playbook. it runs all this at the same time. why can't every tablet do that? >>> i'm joe johnson in washington. john king will be right back from joplin, missouri. we have an update on the tornadoes that have killed at least two people in joplin, missouri. there are two tornadoes on the ground in oklahoma city, oklahoma. in libya, they're hearing thunderous explosions tonight. they come after the start of the nato mission. president obama join queen elizabeth and members of the royal family for a state banquet evening in london tonight. the president addresses parliament tomorrow. >>> a pentagon spokesman confirms wreckage used in the osama raid. pictures of the wreckage reveal there is quality. prime minister benjamin netanyahu made a speech to the joint members of congress. >> congratulations, america. congratulations, mr. president. you got bin laden. good riddance! >> up next, john king, more from him in joplin, missouri. he'll speak with missouri congres

if you have afib not caused by a heart valve problem, ask your doctor if pradaxa can reduce your riskstroke. >>> you're looking at live pictures here, morgan city, louisiana. no parking on wharf. that means cars, not boats, ladies and gentlemen. the water on that dock is three, four feet high and rising. you could walk down there, you could drive a car down there. this is morgan city. you see how high the water is, the bridge over there. we're standing on the flood wall protecting this town right now as the state of louisiana and the federal government take extraordinary measures to try to keep the water away from more populated communities like morgan city, bigger cities like baton rouge and new orleans, sacrificing low lying areas as part of that effort. before the army corps of engineers began opening the spillway, new orleans wasn't expected to see cresting along the mississippi river until a week from now. but now, everything has changed. chad myers is in the cnn weather center to tell us why. >> up in morganza, the river plit, you get the acha fay lie ya and the mississippi. tho

if you have afib not caused by a heart valve problem, ask your doctor if pradaxa can reduce your riskf a stroke. >> pitts: tonight, a story about a group of americans you've likely never heard of. they're called "sovereign citizens." many don't pay taxes, carry a driver's license, or hold a social security card. they have little regard for the police or the courts. some have become violent. the f.b.i. lists them among the nation's top domestic terror threats. by some estimates, there are as many as 300,000 sovereign citizens in the u.s. and with the sluggish economy and mortgage mess, their ranks are growing. it's just the kind of movement that attracts people like jerry kane. a divorced, out-of-work truck driver from ohio, kane became a sovereign citizen in 2003 when he lost his house to foreclosure. to earn a living, he and his son began crisscrossing the country peddling a debt reduction scam. kane promised that by tapping into an imaginary government account, people could achieve financial salvation. >> jerry kane: it fits in all kinds of situations. it doesn't matter what we're t

they may also have to change some damaged pipes and valves. also to circulate water inside the containment vessel, the water must reach the height of the fuel rods. but if pressure within the vessel is eased too much, another hydrogen explosion may occur. tepco says the announced plan is the most promising, even though there are still many problems much the company says it wants to restore the cooling system at the number one reactor by settling the issues one by one. japanese's prime minister says his government will determine early next year whether evacuees who live around the fukushima daiichi plant will be able to return home. he visited a facility near tokyo on wednesday where residents are taking shelter. the town is located in the 20-kilometer no entry zone around fukushima daiichi. >>> kan also said that the fukushima plant is expected to be brought under a certain level of control early next year in tepco's plan works. tepco announced in april it plans to reduce the radiation in three months. in six to nine months, they plan to contr

they also inspected the safety shut off valve which hopefully will prevent future disasters. >> i think it'll be described as a wake up call for the entire country. >>> congresswoman spears says for things to work in the future there must be transparency. live in san francisco, i'm paul chamber, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> there could soon be two new natural gas power plants. construction of the mariposa plant could begin this year and go until the middle of next year. >>> linked in is celebrating big gains tonight. shares of the company soared putting it on track for one of the biggest increases of the year. now officially makes it the largest internet ipo since google. >>> linked in's big debut on top of a drop of oil prices to less than $100 a barrel set the market higher today. the dow gained 45 points, the nasdaq gained eight points. >>> an abandoned barge in the south bay was leaking fuel today. the boat is sitting in the marsh near the marina. news chopper two brought you pictures of that boat live at noon. it's been there for five years but today a kayaker spotted a sheen around th