Certainly tell you what we saw long before we arrived here with this geyser like scene behind us here off grant avenue and blue grass road. Water spewing into the air at least 200 feet or so during the height of this water main break. It started about 7 00 oclock this evening according to the philadelphia Water Department. They have been on the scene ever since. Some four hours later now trying to find this break and contain this break. Now, we were able to speak with a spokesperson from the Water Department a short time ago. He says this fight despite this seen it is not affecting the water supply of any of the homes ound this area. Heres what he had to say to us just a few moments ago. Pretty much were getting shut off as quickly as we can. While in the process were able to maintain Water Service for other customers if case we have to begin turning other valves off to fine the proper location for this valve. Reporter well, we know that they are anxiously trying to get this break unde
The water supply of any of the homes around this area. Heres what he had to say to us just a few moments ago. Pretty much were getting shut off as quickly as we can. While in the process were able to maintain Water Service for other customers if case we have to begin turning other valves off to fine the proper location for this valve. Reporter well, we know that they are anxiously trying to get this break under control again, it is not affecting homes in this area and the water supply to homes in this area. But that may not be the case if this continues at this pace. Again, were four hours in to this water main break so they are quickly trying to get this under control. No water supply affected, and no other injuries or anything like that reported. So that is the very latest here live from northeast philadelphia tonight. Natasha brown, cbs3 Eyewitness News. All right natasha thank you you. More breaking news now. Chopper three over gloucester township where there is Police Activity at
After the lanes were closed cars started driving around penndot trucks that were forcing cars on to the woodhaven road exit. Those cars, eventually made their way up to the accident scene where they were met by angry state troopers. Those cars were turned around so video you are seeing there are cars coming southbound in the north bound lanes. They then exited on to an on ramp typically reserved forecaster coming on to i95 northbound. Back here live on i95 southbound a very confusing day for drivers amid the tragedy. One man dead as a result of this crash. It could be sometime before the the northbound lanes of i95 are reopened. Were live from bensalem, matt rivers for cbs3 Eyewitness News. Matt, thanks very much. We will keep you update there had. There is more breaking news this time from wilmington delaware there has been a shooting there and there are reports it may have involved police. We do know a person was rush to christiana hospital. We are working to get more information. We
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Be repaired. Also tonight, clouds from the west are moving right toward our area. It doesnt look like it right now, but rain is certainly heading our way and it is going to be a pretty soggy sunday. Good evening everyone. Im nat some brown. Thanks so much for joining us. Rain will be falling in our area as early as tomorrow morning. Lets get you right over to meteorologist justin drabick. Hes tracking the timing of this rain and how much well get. Justin . Natasha it looks like the rain will arrive by day break from south to north tomorrow. Until then its just cold dry coy with a few clouds check out these temperatures because we dont have a lot of cloud cover right now were allowing those numbers to drop down into the mid to upper 20s. So initially if the rain gets in here early enough there could be freezing rain especially across the northwest suburbs. Very briefly sunday morning. Just keep that in mine but that will quickly change over to all rain temperatures should be actually ri