Pellets, and this coxs creek. Reporter take a trip up cox creek off the gulf of mexico, and its impossible to miss this gigantic petrochemical factory. Thats a massive plant. Whats sometimes harder to see is whats finding its way out of it, plastic pellets, sometimes called nurdleles. How many pellets are going into the water on a daily basis. They managed to scoop up 79 billion in two years. Reporter diane wilson is a fourth generation fisher woman, who used to captain a fishing boat. This is the all over the bay. Reporter she is now an environmental activist, fighting one of the largest plastics manufacturers in the world. This was never the plan, to go from a fisherwoman to an environmental activist . No. People dont believe it, but i am normally very quiet. Im an introvert. Reporter so why this . Because it fell flat in my lap. Reporter the taiwanese conglomerate Formosa Plastics first opened this factory in 1983. It now covers 2500 acres of land near port lavaca, texas. Trillions
Into the city was for neighborhood. All the water nearly covering the place and lining up the steps and pole. This is another video from the area. The street looked like a river. Check out the water rushing down the hill. In here are some other videos showing just how bad the flooding was down Market Street near church street. A lot of water flowing off of the sidewalks and cars had to slow down to make it through the intersection. It was a similar scene in the east bay. There was flooding around just like in San Francisco. Washer water rushing down streets and cars submerged. We have Team Coverage of todays stormy weather. Chief meteorologist bill martin will tell us more of the problems in San Francisco. The big storm moved through. And behind it scattered showers will continue for tonight and into tomorrow. But the heavy, steady stuff on its way over towards the south and east. Still riling up some snow over areas of the sierra. Giving a better look here at what is going on in and a
Instead of people ice skating, ice slowly melting. The own ev says his ice rink was vandalized. Tracking showers, now were seeing two more storms on the horizon. Well show you when they arrive. Here is a picture of a young man who went to the very first Oakland Raiders game at the coliseum. Tomorrow hes hoping to go to the very last game as well. An east bay ice rink is melting after vandals tampered with the valves. But the community isnt letting them put a damper on christmas. Luz pena explains for the time being the ice rink is more like a lake. Reporter while the 37th annual brentwood holiday parade is in full swing, once it turned on second street, things turned from joyful to disappointed. Reporter 10 to 12 birthday parties were planned. At least 200 people were expected to skate. But instead, take a look, the ice rink is empty. We came in this morning. It was a lake instead of an east rink. Reporter once tom get to the back of the rink he found water running down his parking lot
Good evening, im allen martin. Now at 11 00, shark attack. Tonight adviser is bitten a diver is bitten off the california coast. That attack happened at Still Water Cove near pebble beach inen monterey county. Kpix 5 was there tonight. Reporter there are warning signs about the shark all over the area. I appears it was a great white that bit him from the bite marks. The safety people came and said you have to get out. Reporter the shark bit the victim severing his leg. Two off Duty Officers fishing at the time heard what happened and helped him until rescuers arrived. There was a lot of blood. Reporter chris was also in the water at the time and saw the victims shredded wet suit. It didnt look good. Bad trauma to the leg. A lot of blood in the boat. Reporter the area is Still Water Cove beach near the popular pebble beach. Its known for scuba diving. The victim was spearhead fishing at the time of the bite. The sheriff believes they spotted the great white not far from the attack. Desp
Room, so they think hell be all right. Reporter and as of late tonight officials hadnt released the victims identity. Kpix 5. This small plane made an Emergency Landing this evening in concord. You can see the emergency vehicles on the scene. At the time pilot had radioed in some sort of trouble, and airport emergency crews were standing by for the landing. No word on what weekend wrong or if anyone was hurt. The airport was closed for awhile while they got the plane off the runway. And theres a man hunt for a man who shot people at a mosque. Andrea borba has the latest. Islamic militants have been operating in northern sinai for several years, but this is the first time worshipers inside a mosque were targeted. First an ied exploded outside the mosque, then an unknown number of men stormed the mosque while people were praying. Ambulances rushed to help the injured and dying, but they were also met with a barrage of gun fire. The death toll soared well over 200 by the time the bulleted