the train tracks owned by csx which sighs all traffic through that area has now been halted. here in new york, all that rain too much for drain systems in a lot of neighborhoods, plenty of cars and homes flooded. luckily, no injuries being reported. mudslides close to the busiest commuter railways. they expect problems for the morning rush. here s a look at your weather today. heavy rain along the east coast especially during the morning hours. showers across the upper midwest and great lakes,ics maryland with snow in minnesota. another scorcher in the west, strong santa ana winds in southern california are going to keep the fire danger high. 70s in the east, warmer in florida and 50s in the midwest. but record-setting 80s and 90s out west. new this morning, toronto mayor rob ford is getting help for substance abuse. ford released a statement last night admitting he has a problem with alcohol saying he is taking a leave from his re-election
there? i understand the contamination is fairly localized out perhaps maybe 300 yards from the plant, it s not floating out into the ocean not a mile, is what you re saying? no. i have not seen any numbers that are worse than 300 yards. but it s important, because it will be flushed out into the ocean. it will be diluted into the ocean. the levels even levels there now that have been identified and in fact, there was a report today that they were less than they ve been over the last couple of days, are significant enough and they have the proper radio activity in them, if you will, that we know it s coming from the plant and it s coming probably through some drain system. they re investigate that. they found some drain systems contaminated and trying to seal those off. tom, as we look at the drainage systems, we re seeing a lot of the leakage. talking about the effect on the sea life. a major input to the food supply in japan but also that ripple effect for the world s food