and as soon as people water recedes, starting the cleanup in the residential areas and the businesses. diane, let s talk about pacific. we understand the river is expected to crest there this evening, topping some 35 feet. it s likely to shatter records there, not records anyone wants to shatter. what is your biggest concern for area residents? our biggest concern right now is getting the cleanup done and, like russell said, getting our sewer system back up and running. sewage is a real concern. we understand sewage waters have been flooding into the merrimack river. are you concerned that residents are going to have access to clean water? no. we ve been assured that the water is fine, that there is no problem. it s just the sewers are backing
did resign he says in order to keep the metropolitan police from being distracted from their work so that he could focus fully on the investigation. here s what he said in a brief statement earlier. however, the issue of my integrity is different. let me state clearly, i and the people who know me know my integrity is completely intact. i may wish we had done something differently but i ll not lose any sleep over my personal integrity. both stevenson and brooks were due to be grilled by lawmakers on tuesday in two separate committee hearings. those are likely to go ahead but in brooks case she may not be able to answer all of lawmakers questions because there is a danger she may prejudice the ongoing police investigation or possibly even incriminate herself. so she may be very limited. but, of course, most of the attention is probably going to be on james and rupert murdoch who are also going to be grilled by lawmakers in parliament on tuesday. they will be answering ques