we have a water main break. you can see it wublg up at the intersection of jackson and santa clara off the 92 ex. you can see the eastbound ramp jackson street one lane is blocked off. chp has issued a sig alert. westbound ramp is moving just fine as you go to the area. waze app, we have santa clara street at jackson. you may want to take winton. amy hollyfield is following it and we'll get back with her in just a bit. >> good news, black ice there won't be an issue especially with that much running water. it will be hard to get it to freeze. we have a lot of sunshine and temperatures mainly in the mid 50s. as you are traveling today, all the doppler radars are clear. temperatures from the low to mid-60s. in the mid-50s in central valley and about 42 in yosemite. >>> this morning, los angeles police are saying no charges will likely be filed against a driver who hit and killed a photographer taking pictures of justin beiber's car. his car was pulled over for a traffic stop. a photographer tried to get a close up

water main break and still flooding. it look like a fountain in the middle of the street. amy hollyfield is on the scene. she says a bit of delay to get to the main to turn it off. another least another hour, eastbound ramp down to one lane. westbound is getting through. cars are getting through this intersection but you might want to avoid it by taking the winten exit further traveling north on 92. past fruitvale, a multi-car accident and new accident on 37 around mare island. >>> a man has been found dead after being swept into the ocean by a huge wave in marin county. the man and woman were walking their dog along point reyes yesterday afternoon. a massive wave hit them knocking the woman into the water. man pulled her out. the dog was swept in. when he tried to rescue the dog he was swept away. we followed the search by local authorities and coastguard crews. after nearly four hours they pulled the man's body from the water. >>> healthy change for students ordering school lunches. >> also what led to the death of a p

. >> katie: a 12-inch water main rupture, the main broke near the intersection of salvio street around 7:00 last night. with gushing water did cause a few businesses to close early but water officials say they didn't need to close any streets >> today is your last chance to visit a san francisco institution in the current location. best part is free. the exploratorium at the palace of fine arts has out grown its home. the exhibits will be packed up and moved to pier 15 at the embarcadero. exploratorium was one of the first hands on science exhibitions in the country. we were just there with the kids about a month ago. there is so many things to do and hands-on learning, it's the best. today is free. >> it is 4:37. we want to take advantage of mike nicco. i know one word, we need you mike. >> okay, yeah. >> for information. >> i don't have any money, what else do you want? let's talk about spare the air. poorest air quality in the santa clara valley once again, but all of us are under spare the air and possibly again tomorrow. so no burning of any type of wood. other big story, freeze w

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

this started at 7:00 last night when the main broke. crews have been out here since then trying to get that pipe repaired and back into service. they had to deal with other utilities to make sure they knew where they were going. they are working to get the repairs done as quickly as possible. the good news is resident in customers are not being affected. at this point there is no estimated time of repair. again, at this point just one lane in the southbound side of wisconsin avenue getting by. the other lanes are blocked. we are already starting to see traffic backed up. >> thank you so much for the heads up. people need to keep close tabs on that one. >> john gonzales has been following this situation and adams morgan this morning. really a bizarre situation. >> a man's body found in a ventilation shaft. >> this really is bizarre. we want to start by showing this flier. this is michael poe from maryland. he went missing on new year's eve. he came here with a group of friends and never made it home and has not been seen since. police ar

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again, not affecting the main lines of 92 right now. just the jackson street off- ramp as you work your way into hayward. we'll continue to keep you updated on that. the rest of the bay area as far as traffic goes checking in problem fremont your drive time through the east bay all in the green no delays on 80, 580, 880 or 24. >>> we have some very cold temperatures to start out your day too if you are heading out the door. some freezing temperatures especially in the north bay some of those numbers down into the 20s right now. freeze warnings up there. so watch out for that frost advisory inside the bay and toward the santa clara valley. temperatures in the 20s to 30s all around the bay area so very cold frigid start to the day. you have mostly clear skies though looking toward the embarcadero. let's check the temperatures outside. it is 30 degrees and freezing in concord. 28 degrees in santa rosa. 34 in san jose. and 45 degrees in san francisco. widespread frost showing up all around the bay area this morning. but no rain to be found.

. >> a busy night for crews in e as they worked to a water main break. how it could impact your commute. >> people weigh in on a new law bans too skinny models. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> good morning, washington. rise and shine on this thursday, january 3. i am cynne simpson. >> i am scott thuman. glad to have you along. in withcheck meteorologist jacqui jeras to talk about these cold temperatures. brutal. makes you want to stay in bed. the cold weather will help you get active. temperatures in the '20s for the part across the region. national, 32 in quantico, 21 in frederick, 23 in winchester, 28 in culpeper, 27 marshall. it fills four degrees colder the wind chill. 5-10 degreesare than this time yesterday. feeling the difference. day ofll be the coldest the week. cover this morning giving afternoon,hine this high temperatures in the upper 30's. better from here. the warmer seven-day forecast down the line. from the belfort furniture center, now let's check on traffic with jamee. >> an early start to the rush

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a water main break still causing problems. this is in a busy intersection in hayward. >>> also the long national drama over the fiscal cliff finally over. how the compromise in washington, d.c. will directly effect you. >>> good morning. it's cold out there. but there will be warmer afternoon high temps. we'll have those coming up in two minutes. (w) 3 days of walking to give a break cancer survivor a lifetime-- that's definitely a fair trade. whoo! you walk with friends, you meet new friends, and you keep those friendships. it was such a beautiful experience.

right now, crews are working to repair a busted water main in hayward. until they do, homes and businesses are without water. the road was underwater and has the flooding been stopped. >> the gushing of water has been stopped but look at the heavy equipment blocking the intersection. a traffic back-up. santa clara street is full of cars, they only have one lane to use and creating problem for homes and businesses. >> a 195812 inch water main broke. >> the soil is saturated but there is con fraction of the soil and that causes old mains to break sometimes. >> police shut down lanes at jackson and santa clara streets and all but one lane of the exit ramp of eastbound i-92. that meant no water for hundreds of people living nearby. >> go to the restroom and go to flush and there is no water. go to wash my hands, there is no water. >> she has bottled water to help get her through the day but she may head to the son's home for a shower. >> the nation's restaurant closed down because lack of water. this gas station is open but obviously can't use the carwash. >

three main parts the great complement the bartons and the divine liturgy now. we see that in christ the savior. the divine liturgy is going on and the first part of the liturgy the liturgy of the word is coming to its culmination with the reading of the the gospel. main thing in the church is the theological reflection what does that mean for a man that. incarnation of god took place now more than two thousand years and is steel the main event in the history of the human current this is this is what the the this service is about and i see in the congregation people a standing can anybody go to the service and then walked in and out through the night as it were. well yes people are standing. but and that will continue for three four five hours those who can't stand usually stand if you can't then you can sort of take with us small chair or there are places in some churches where the old people who are disabled or those who don't feel good seat. but basically yes we stand in the church and clearly music a major part of this is won't absolutely beautiful yes this

this water main burst early this morning. we are getting new information right now from the police lieutenant here on scene that just told me a short time ago this is a very good size water main that burst. a 12-inch water main that broke. right in the middle of the intersection. obviously causing all these problems this morning. and lieutenant just arrived here on scene. what is the update as far as the work that city crews are doing right now? how long until the water can be shut off? >> we're hoping a half hour to 45 minutes for an update. water crews are trying to do their best to actually shut down the water. they've been able to do a lot of progress in shutting down the water. >> reporter: why is this such a complicated effort? i know firefighters were here trying to turn off the value ever. why is this more complicated? >> it's a larger break. it's a 12-inch main pipe that was broken. to find out exactly where the valve is to shut it off has been a challenge. >> reporter: in the meantime you were telling me earlier wat

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problem what is the main reason for being the way it is the main problem is that people if you look at c.v.s. no one was in so in crowd banking you know what. you know almost market economy we still have a great in the state prisons was to have a lot of an efficiency but it's ridiculous we need to help people who experience a problem we need to know people who knows what's customer relations what's true customer relations and and solve this issue. it will it will it could run forever you are very big on china. and there's been a lot of talk this time around in davos that africa is going to be the next china you have assets there would you agree with that assessment what prevents them from being the next hot spot for growth not go months not stability. not competence the lack of education. you know the resort of lark work work for us just a dream. where you mentioned the w t o and obviously that's one of the hot topics for russian general we have a lot of expectations but you know nobody really understands how our economy's going to benefit from the accession how do you think it's go

if you want to shut off the power you shut off the little guys first than the main. when you throw a switch there is the arch. like water when water flows in an old house any you shut it off quick you get the hammer effect? that's like electricity. is it safe to do it if you smell natural gas? show of hands. >> nobody has their hands up. it's not safe to flicking any switches if you smell natural gas. how about if there is smoke coming out of an outlet. if you shut this off in an area where there is no gas, good idea. >> just about anything can be a hazardous material, cleaners, solvants, hair products anything can be hazardous. they are every where. the only time they are hazardous if they are misused our there is a disaster. do you see these in san francisco? that's probably propane. we have a port. in an industrial area. it identified where they are stored. are there hazardous storage places in this air? no. are there a dry cleaners? yes. who remembers grand auto. they have solvants, cleaners, octane boosters. it's great until there is a natural disaster. where do

a water main plank in kentfield . chp says the intersection may buckle as it is not possible at this hour. flood started this morning around 2:15 a.m.. we have a crew in route, we will bring you updates as they become available. >> this is video that has come into our newsroom with water gushing out of the ground as a result of a water main break. >> fire crews spent most of the night valley to alarm fire and a vacant building in oakland. we have video from the scene. the first- best fire first started around 6 and evein the evening. >> when firefighters arrived they found two people in a neighboring roof and it appeared they had escaped their from a burning home. the two were detained by oakland police for questioning. the oakland pd has them in custody. they are being questions about whether or not they had any involvement in the fire. >> according to authorities the building is a total loss. it is unclear if the two have been arrested. although we have heard that they will be detained for questioning. the called th

right now, crews are working to repair a busted water main in hayward. until they do, homes and businesses are without water. the road was underwater and has the flooding been stopped. >> the gushing of water has been stopped but look at the heavy equipment blocking the intersection. a traffic back-up. santa clara street is full of cars, they only have one lane to use and creating problem for homes and businesses. >> a 195812 inch water main broke. >> the soil is saturated but there is con fraction of the soil and that causes old mains to break sometimes. >> police shut down lanes at jackson and santa clara streets and all but one lane of the exit ramp of eastbound i-92. that meant no water for hundreds of people living nearby. >> go to the restroom and go to flush and there is no water. go to wash my hands, there is no water. >> she has bottled water to help get her through the day but she may head to the son's home for a shower. >> the nation's restaurant closed down because lack of water. this gas station is open but obviously can't use the carwash. >

problem what is the main reason for it being the way it is the main problem is that people if you look at c.v.s. no one was and so in private banking. they run you know almost market the corner we still have a great in the state prisons was to have a lot of an efficiency but it's ridiculous we need to help people who experience a problem we need to hope people who knows what's customer relation to customer relations and and solve this issue. it will it could run forever you are very big on china. and there's been a lot of talk this time around in davos that africa is going to be the next china you have assets there would you agree with that assessment you know what prevents them from being the next hot spot for growth not go ment's not stability i'm. not competent. to cation. you know as a result of work work work for us just a dream. where you mentioned the w t o and obviously that's one of the hot topics for russian general we have a lot of expectations but you know nobody really understands how our economy's going to benefit from the accession how do you think it's going to turn aro

i'll be back with more information on the water main break at 4:55. andrea and mike. >> thanks, monika. >>> generic drugs are available for more than half the medications americans take every year. >> a new study finds many people are not taking them as prescribed. teresa garcia has more now from los angeles. >> reporter: 73-year-old mort allen takes medication for high blood pressure, cholesterol and diabetes. managing all those prescriptions can be confusing at times. >> this one drug, it's either blue or it's white. it changes colors. so you don't really know. >> reporter: many of his pills are generic which can vary in color and shape from brand names. now a new study from brigham and women's hospital says when pills look different, patients are 50% more likely to stop taking them. >> if you're used to taking these guys and if we give you this, you'll obviously be confused. you'll say what is this white pill? mine is oblong. >> reporter: generic medications account for over 70% of prescriptions filled in the u.s. doctors say it's important that pa

the villages main road is empty early in the morning all of the residents flocked to the river bank. today is a celebration for rain it is good as it is their most important day of the year in accordance with an old and think custom women give the guests white bread and wave spruce branches to ward off evil spirits. traditional dress is a major especially for this occasion and the guests are treated to the best meat in stock before the start of rain display races people visit the fair laid out on the bank roaring trade accompanies the merry making. a glass down to baltics for the ailing reindeer arrive at how to steer from yet could nearly twenty four hours after the news of its illness came through though makes her you good to see here did you get it. yes here this should be given before everything else all the instructions of the. first minute of journey twenty four hours in all that's ok you made a long time. reindeer herder jeweler stan procopio makes haste it's important for him to get a compass for some set it's a long way off from. and . meanwhile festivities are in full swing

is that gary tuchman up there in maine? >> sanjay, we're here at the afterparty in eastport, maine. this is the wacko diner. yes, it's called wacko. it's spelled like waco but it's pronounced "wacko." the oldest diner in the state of main. 88 years old. and this is a very proud city. only 1,300 people live here. it's one mile away from the canadian border, the province of new brunswick. new brunswick started new year 2013 an hour earlier. they're in the atlantic time zone. want to show you a three-story building, the tallest building in town. they don't lower a crystal ball here. they lower a cannedman maple leaf. for the beginning of the new year in the atlantic time zone, which is eastern canada, parts of the caribbean, and parts of south america. when that maple leaf comes down, it is 2013. but it was still 2012 here for an hour. an hour later they lower, yes, a sardine because this used to be the sardine capital of the united states of america. the sardine came down that three-story art museum tower, and then it was 2013 here in maine. now, let me tell -- right now on that monit

>>> this is one of several water main breaks right now in the bay area. ahead -- the reason why this is all happening. >>> something different begins this weekend for san francisco parking enforcement. hear why merchants are angry. >>> and less money in your paycheck. the reason why -- at noon. ?o?ooooóññ >>> a major water main break impacts traffic near two major freeways. this is one of several problems like this in the bay area right now. good afternoon. i'm tori campbell. >>> hundreds of people in hayward are without running water after a large water main break overnight near jackson and the 880 and highway 92 freeways. alex savidge was the first reporter on the scene at 4:30. he's live to tell us why our cold water may be having a problem. >> reporter: good afternoon. the hayward director of public works says a combination of frigid temperatures and soggy soil from recent rain is likely what caused this underground water pipe to shift and break. repair work is going on right now. i was just told by a worker they getting set to turn back on the wat

if boehner a mains speaker, he's proposing a change. "the hill" newspaper reports he will have no more one-on-one negotiations with president obama. aides say the speaker feels burned by the president after spending weeks shuttling back and forth to the white house trying to strike a deal on the deficit. instead, boehner says he will use the majority in the house to try to push legislation through congress and put pressure on democrats in the senate. >>> speaker boehner is moving up a vote on billions of dollars in aid for victim of superstorm sandy. a vote scheduled for tomorrow now on a measure to allocate $9 billion for the national flood insurance program. the house will vote on providing another $51 billion. democrats and republicans criticized boehner for canceling a vote tuesday on the package. he says he didn't want the house to pass billions of dollars nature spending on the same night as it passed fiscal cliff legislation. >> america deserves better than just another example of a government that has forgotten who they are ther

crews digging up the roadways to repair the main. this main that broke is more than 60 years old but out here that's not a big deal. >> we have pipe that are 100 years old. we have older pipes. it's possible that maybe some of the service lines, like the lines running to consumer homes could be damaged. normally it's just the break is isolated. >> now crews will work throughout the morning and until the afternoon because repairs are expected to last from eight to ten hours. if you come back out, the repairs will inconvenience about 14 households to be without power. they have been out for about two hours, they have done a lot of work, they will dig up the entire roadway in this area and basically repair it to figure out what caused it. of course we will stay on top of this -- but of course they will be out here to at least some time this afternoon trying to work on that roadway. they say there is no problem and it's not compromised. they just have to dig it up and repair it. >> a task force in connecticut looking in to the sandy hook

most of the refugees are one in the main aetna group. he is a chief. he says so far people have been targeted most of the alliance team. >> most people on my team but and white fled. i had to flee as well. >> this is the main town. it is almost deserted. these pictures were taken moments before he left. it is a reminder of what is in the town. rebels are said to have led too. their hopes for rolling mali's north. it pays little talk about politics. many are still traumatized. al jazeera, malian border. >> in syria, activists say government forces are shelling more on the capital damascus. activists also posted this video online of rebels of having regime troops in a prison. rebels have read more than 80 inmates. an iranian official said an attack on syria is considered an attack on iran. patriot missile battles could spark a broader conflict. turkey and nato stressed the system is particularly defensive. >> these batteries are designed to intercept missiles and the threats comes from syria. this is one of three areas. turkey and nato officials have rep

this is right after the main toll plaza. single vehicle accident, two right lanes are blocked with crews on the scene. you can see it is beginning to slow things down as well. i'll have more details on this coming up in my next report at 6:18. back to you guys. >> thank you, monika. >>> police say a pop razz zoe was struck and killed by a car after taking photos of justin bieber's ferrari. police say bieber was not in his ferrari at the time. >>> as the holiday season wraps up, many of us are thinking about possible travel in 2013. "u.s.a. today" is reporting the top five trends to look out for this year if you are headed out on vacation. number one, expect to pay more for your plane ticket. or at the very best, don't plan on getting any great deals this year. number two they say, you are going to pay more in fees for things like checked bags, hotel safes, rental cars. more airlines are joining forces which means there will be less competition. analysts say watch out for u.s. airways and american merging. number four, look f

the villages main road is empty early in the morning all of the residents flock to the riverbank. today is a celebration for a rainy day. it is their most important day of the year in accordance with an old and think custom women give the guests white bread and wave spruce branches to ward off evil spirits. traditional dress is a major especially for this occasion and the guests are treated to the best meat in stock before the start of rain display races people visit the fair laid out on the bank roaring trade accompanies the merry making. a glass down to baltics for the ailing rain arrive at how to steer from yet could skip nearly twenty four hours off to the news of its illness came through though may see her you good to see you did you get it. yes here this should be given before everything else all the instructions of the. last minutes of journey twenty four hours in all that's ok you made a long time. reign to hurt a jeweler stand procopio mixed. haste it's important for him to get to campus for some set it's a long way off. meanwhile festivities are in full swing to steer th

there's a water main break as you mentioned. two southbound lanes closed between cumberland and dorsett avenue. elsewhere, taking a live look at 270 here, northbound lanes are the headlights heading into the screenment very little problems being reported there. elsewhere on the roadways, live look at 395 here at duke street. then again at the 14th street bridge, a 12-minute ride from the beltway to the 14th street bridge. aaron and eun? >> thank you. >>> 4:32. news4's melissa mollet with more. good morning. >>> good morning. we're getting information about two u.s. drone strikes overnight in northwest pakistan that killed 13 people including a senior taliban commander. he was ayoung nine people killed in a house. he had been injured in a suicide bombing in november. just to the north another four people were killed when a missile hit a vehicle. as soon as we get more information, we'll pass it along. at the live desk, melissa mollet, news4. >>> this is a big morning for students and staff at sandy hook elementary school in newto

but tonight i am reporting on the king of maine. that would be angus king, near republican or democrat, officially independent. a former two-term governor, he promised a new approach. and it paid off. >> i do. >> my favorite line from the campaign is a guy up north who said "all my life i've wanted a chance to vote for none of the above and you're it." >> it's been difficult to envision this day when i would be saying farewell -- >> reporter: king is replacing olympia snow, a respected republican senator who quit in frustration over washington's deadlocked ways. >> she said, i can't make it work. my thinking was, well, we have to try something different. and my second thought was, oh, my lord, that's me. >> reporter: as governor angus king became very popular because he could bridge the divide between republicans and democrats in this state. and he hopes to take those same skills to washington, d.c. it's not easy, leaving the good life in brunswick. but as a young man, king worked on capitol hill, and he remembers the difference. >>

this water main break is southbound on wisconsin avenue. right now at willard avenue in chevy chase. the right lane gets by so they are making some progress. no issues on 270. in fact, let's take a live look here at route 109. i'll be back with more traffic at 5:24. mike and andrea? >> thanks, monika. >>> rg3 is talking about how his coaches helped push him into some early success in the n.f.l. >> and speaking of a successful n.f.l. career, ray lewis says whatever the ravens do in the playoffs, he's calling it quits. that's coming up in sports. >> but before we head to break, let's take a look at the question of the morning. most women say this is the number one reason they don't exercise. is it a, they don't like to get sweaty, b, it takes too long to see any kind of results, or c, they're worried about messing up their hair? >> tony king wrote on our facebook fan page, b, taking too long to see results. too often they feel something should happen right away and when it doesn't, they get discouraged and they don't try as hard. >> i think i

you can see the fire hydrant that was knocked over when a water main broke open at 2:15 this morning and water was spewing several feet in the area at about 1500 gallons a minute on alisio for an hour and a half. luckily, the drainage is in good working order around here, no real flooding to report. the fire department shut the water off and it's still off for 13 homes as crews try to fix this mess. >> usually the hydrant breaks off but pipe is attached to it so it might be old pipe that broke. >> reporter: the damage to the asphalt on alisio drive will need to be repaired once they next it underneath. the water department is scheduled to be here at 6:30 to fix it. is this a concern aging pipes around the area? they say not really. it just seemed as if this was this one's time to go. anne makovec, cbs 5. >>> thank you for that. >> we better keep that umbrella handy just in case because we are going to see more showers today. >>> volunteer good. you're on top of the weather today. >> we have been listening to you for the last hour. >> for the first time. >>> keep the umbrella handy. w