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
Where peace talks have begun between warring parties in south stood on the two sides open negotiations at a ceremony and i was out of love. Aimed at ending weeks of ethnic violence. Face to face talks are set to begin on sunday. Meanwhile in two thousand and eight workers are struggling to cope with an influx of people seeking shelter. Many fear the country is on the verge of an all out civil war two hundred thousand people have fled their homes since violence broke out in south sudan three weeks ago. Relief with chris who had remained in the country face of mounting challenge. Refugees in this makeshift clinic in the state of the window described a harrowing experiences. Benaud at the stadio should be put to hear that right. Theyve been on my blog i stuff she got a broken that the peace talks is taking place in his hotel in the ethiopian capital addis of about the government and rebel delegation said now agreed to make a face to face talks on ending the bloodshed. These updates side h
Despite violent protests over his 27 year rule. And 30 years after antiriots in india families of the dead are asking why they are still waiting for justice. Well, iraqi army is making important gains in the fight against isil, they gained territory in northern and central parts of iraq and Government Forces have been advancing to the city which is an isil command center 200 kilometers north of baghdad and on both sides is the oil refinery anti rack Cherokee Army controls parts of the facility but want to force isil out altogether and we have exclusive pictures of the fighting as we report. Reporter this is what most of the fighting against isil now looks like, street to street in deserted neighborhoods, isil fighters are a few hundred meters up the road. This is less than 20 kilometers south of one of iraqs largest Oil Refineries by the command center. Offensive to take this has lost two weeks so far and this special forces unit in the iraqi army made gains and the commander speaks up
Of the west and southwest. And its a sea breeze. Temperatures inland even with the sunshine they will come down a little bit. Overall look for some mostly sunny skies up in the Sierra Nevada and then sunny and cooler and breezy. Fog, sun, cooler for everybody here. Temperatures a lot of 70s. 50s and 60s closer to the water edge. We are looking at a commute where traffic does look good so far as you drive around the bay area. This is a look at the drive time between the carquinez bridge and the mccarthur maze. As you get to the toll plaza, you will see the traffic is moving along pretty well here. A couple of the lanes are slow. Your drive time is between six and eight minutes across that span into San Francisco. Contra costa county 680 traffic is looking good. 5 01 lets go back to the desk. Back to developing news in oakland. Weve been talking about a woman may have been the victim of a kidnapping. Police have been going through a house where she was possibly held against her will. Ale