here ii candace dold with the traffic edde. candace. >> reporter: and it's nooú evennwinter yet.s of northbound perrrng parkwaa at putting hill avenue. be aware, it's going to be a slow go approaching the activity ttere. perriig, let's take a live look at the ootlook. it's starting to build with that volume. we don't have any incidents to %-aal the wayydown toward thep. beltway, minutes at 54 miles per hour and 55 miles per hour fort mack henry tunnel,,toward the beltway. 895, no complaiits from the3 harbor tunnelltowwrd 895,,a 9-minute trip, 54 miles per hour there. that's a look at mmrning travels. there. over to you. it is dangerously cold. now city health officialss ayú they're enacttng a cold blue joel d smith live at the main city sheltee where hours have been extended. good morning, joel.ed. away and >> reporter:: packed last niiht, it will be the same scennrio, another cold blue going into wednesddy eeening because it's dangerously cold. last year eight people dded in the city because of hypothermia. theyyare trying to avoid hat how busy was it last niggt. that >> it was

candace. >> reporter: unbelievable numbers. it's absolutely freezing out there.

candace. steve. situation in east taken tte lives of 5 people.has3 crews rrmain on he scene. will you find it completely shutdown between st. ann's avenue and cokes berrr avenue. loch raven road inssead. we will update you on eeails as soon as we get more information for youu >>> taking a live lock at 95 anddit's starting to et busy on ú%e ssuthbound lanes from the toll plaza to the tubes. nnrthbound stretch is a-okay, though. on 895, near o'donald street -aking a live look there. we do not have incident to starting to trickle in on the southhound stretch. in baltimore county, the top3 end. to speed -- providence road and back tt you. >>> share your own holiday wishes for someonn? need. join fox 44 and cw baltimooe to donate the winterrclotting to the less fortunateethhi hhliday season. you ccn join us this ridaa, december ssheengs 17 during fox4 drop off youu donattons at ourú studio at 2,000 wwst 41st we hope to see you.ú >>> coming up a deadly fire in3 east baltimore claims the livesú of 5 people.

right nnw here is candace dold -ith the traffic edge.: thank you, steve we have breaking news ust into our newsroom. we have been dealing with a fire on homewood avenue in baltimore we have now llarned that 5 people are dead. ittis a house fire there..3 crews remain on the scene, but as for right now a lot ofú activity as ou can magine. in fact, it's ompletely shutdown between st. ann's avenue and coax berry avenue. as for the alternate, it's the ú%ch raven instead. we have a crrw on the scene and we will continue to bring you up-to-date as soon as we get for information on our newsroom. >>> we have an accident at president street. %-lines, let's takk a live look, traveling ttrough baltimore. here it is at 395, it's going to be a breeze on the northbound and southbound lanes all tte way as for 95 at the airport, there's no incidents it's the volume na is ssarting to ick up on the southbound lanes nd eve3 on the northbound stretch up that's a look at morning travels, megan, ack over to you. >>> till ahead, the ravens travel to houston to

candace. >>> not too uch happening. providence road.volume starttng to pick up, but we don't hvv inccdents to report on the entire stretch. the southbounn lanes from whittmarsh, 4 minutes at 55 miles per hour of the thh same speed witt a 4 minutt clip from the fort mchenry tunnel, and southbound 895 is in the 95, 9 minutes at 52 miles per hour. that's a look t the morning megan, back over to you. >>> the city declares its first cooe blue of the season. that means anyone who needs shelttr from the very cold %empeeatures outside will be -nd hundreds are using those services right now. joel d smith is livv at the main city shelter where ours ave ú%en extended and no one being turned away. how are you doing out there, joel.3 >> reporter: it's pretty cold right now, but the thhng ii we're getting breaks here and there. to stay.rtunate to haae a place for he homeless this is a tough time. ú%ar they had eight deaths that due to hype or hypothermia how s it last nightt >> reporter: here was 254 people and that is counting the mee, i ddn't now a

you see the winds at 15-20 miles per hour gusting to 30. ú%potential slick roadways.n the here is candaced with ndú%e black ice. >> reporter: i didn't ind any and we didn't have major repprts of any innidents but be cautiouses au head out this morning, it could creep uu on %-as far as tteewhat the roadst, it's getting busyyin the outer loop irection. people are taking it a bit slow because of the slippery conditions. thwelll.he outer looo lanes. at 53 miles per hour on the southbound 95 from tte fort mcheery tunnel toward the bellway. tuunel down to 95. a 5-minute trii. that's a looo at the roads, megan, back over to you. >>> now t's not winter ust yet, but mothhr nature sure did not get that memo. a fierce winner torm thatú %-weekend will continueeto blasú parts of our egion today.3 a massive part offthe country got slammed ffom illinois to pennsylvania and s ffr souuh as %-we report on he hardest hit >>> a brutal stoom blowing in -happing winds and bitter cold, while leaving behinddsignificanú winds in someeareas. sunday minnesota vikings and new %-tonight and relocated to forrl ffeld n

%-let's see what is happening on the roaddays more specificaalyú witt candace dold who is here -ith theetrafffc. ccndacc. -> reporter: steve the good news is we on'tthaveeanyy3 possible black ice. use extraacaution as you head out ttis morning, and you coull %-ffnd it o the way to travels to work orrwherever you're headed ttis morning. there's a crash in aberdeen. it's on old philadelphii road right at perry men road.3 it's involving a raator trailer33 and crews are on the scene and directing ttaffic throogghthe area. ú%%-look at he northeest corner at roote 152 and it's going be tie breeze n both the northboundd3 and soothbbunddlanee. that only continues moving from whitemarsh all the wwy down -owarddthe beltway, 4 mmnutes at -4 miles per. an 11-minute ride of on 695, and froo 795, down toward 95 so far so good. 122minutes at 52 miles pee hour.ú that's a look at the mornings ú% travels. meeaa, back over o you. %-edition. if yoo are senning something3 through fedex today you are3 ú% about to become a part of histtry. today is expected to be he busiest dayyever eeer for fedex withh16 million pac

need to check in with candace to sse what the roadways ook like.good orninn steve, off3 courseethe bbackkrice is definitelyya concern. we''e mooitorrng the situationss3 for you. %-as for right noo no serrous incidents to reeort, useeextra ú% caution his morning. as for whht it looks liie out -here..3 here is a live look at theú belttay traveling and we're seeing an eass pace at thouser loop direction. that is wwat we ffnd at the %-triple bridges and tte entire stretchh 12 minutes at 53 miles perr oor. on 5 we have favorable ú% conditions through baltimoreú% frrm the ort mchenry tunnel toward he beltway, 8 minutes at 55 miles per hour and a 9-mmnute ride from souttbound 895 fromm3 895. that's a look at the morning -ravell. ú%%-megan, backkover to you. p>> ii's 6:03 on fox 45 morningú neww. areeyou eady to send your christmas gift out.ú you're not alone. in the nnarly 40 yeaa history of fedex today is expected to be3 their busiest day ever. joel d smith is live at rosedale to show us how theyyre gging to be handling all of tte volume,ú good morning j

candace dold has the traffic edge. ccndace. lines.e loving them. 68 miles per hour so a littte ú%amping on the beltway moving and 622right through pikes ville. we do want to talk about an acciient a crash on monroe street that is at ohio avenue not causing significcnt issues, though. as for 95, let's take a live look over the cooridor traveling through baltiiore, the %-at ka caton avenue, it's goino be wide open in both directions. ttking a live ook at 95, we don't have iicidents to report and that traffic continues to flow >>maryland's outgoing secretary of juvenile services is facing questions from lawmakers. officials are examining a report that reveals more than a ozen problems within that systtm. >> reporter: it's a system that has been arshly criticized ffr years, youthffl offenders thht have escaped and attacked counselors..3 earlier thhs yearraateacher was murdered by a incident. they are containing the most violent while trying too3 rehabilitate the reet. >> there needs to bb reha!! rehabilitattve services offered3 for thoss

he asked former miss missouri candace crawford to be his wife wheel she celebrated her 24th birthday. she is a reporter for a local television station. >>> the man who shot the gunman in school board me meeting in florida talks for the first time. >>> it's emotional. we will show you his reaction to being called a hero and his thoughts moments before he took shooter down. naturally colorful vegetables are often a good source of vitamins, fiber, or minerals. and who brings you more natural colors than campbell's condensed soups? campbell's.® it's amazing what soup can do.™ ever wish vegetables didn't taste so vegetably? well, v8 v-fusion juice gives you a full serving of vegetables, plus a full serving of fruit. but it just tastes like fruit. v8. what's your number? >>> a water main break in baltimore city is maybing this friday morning commute more than a bit of a headache than usual. >>> listen to this. there is a big reward this morning if you can help police find who beat and starved this pit bull. >>> and that heater keeping you warm but not careful -- be careful it doesn't get to

time for our tool time award and tonight we're going to giving it to a congresswoman from michigan candace miller she's upset over the weekend leaks release of state department cables and she thinks of the whistle blowing organization should be declared a terrorist organization now of course she isn't the only one out there asking for this to be done but her impassioned plea on the house floor was definitely unique take a look. since wiki leaks has begun releasing american top secret information that it obtained illegally there has been a debate about how our nation should respond to this i believe that the actions of wiki leaks provide material support to our terrorist enemies so it should be treated as a terrorist organization. others have argued that wiki link is simply a media organization and go therefore it is protected under the first amendment well consider for a moment the most recent statements by julian assange the founder of wiki leaks which i believe show exactly what he is a terrorist of. oh ok and this before you head to the united states house floor and make a speech can yo

he proposed to candace crawford yesterday while they were celebrating her 24th birthday. she is a sports reporter for a dallas tv station. her station's website said she has a passion for sports and loves going to cowboys games. romo has been off the field since october when he broke his collar bone. this will be the first marriage for both of them. in the past he has dated carey underwood and jessica simpson. >>> you would think years of dating a prce would get you plenty of face time with the queen but you would be wrong. kate middleton is learni what it is really like to be part of a royal family. >> reporter: introductions to the future in-laws are intimidating for anybody anywhere. imagine meeting the entire extended family, aunts, uncles, cousins who also happen to be dukes, duchesses, princes, princesses, and the party is being thrown by the queen of england. kate middleton isn't officially a member of the family yet. but an invitation from the queen to her annual christmas lunch is a sign she is already an important part of the royal inner circle. "people" magazin

his fiance is candace crawford, a local the reporter and you may remember romo popped the question on the 24th birthday and you may remember he had high-profile romances with carrie underwood and with jessica simpson who announced her own engagement to former nfl player eric johnson. >> the talk of the town on tmz. mayweather arrested in las vegas last night. the tmz executive producer is live in l.a. and what in the world did he do? >> reporter: well, wisdom, he went to the wrong casino, i can tell you that much he was at a casino in vegas and one of the security guards recognized him and knew there was a warrant out for his arrest. a photographer alleged floyd mayweather punk error returned him and assaulted him earlier in vegas in the month and the cops came to arrest him and the best part, he gets out on his own from jail and decides to leave the jail in style in a fancy white rolls-royce. >> even when arrested, trying to be stylish and light talk about tori spelling. she got kicked out of a beverlyly hills restaurant. what did she do? i want to be fair. she didn't get kicked out.

one of the best books that julie and i have read in recent years is candace balart's river of doubt. which was done about the restless theodore roosevelt, who worked off the shock of his defeat in 1912 by hazard being an exploration of our uncharted regions of the amazon river basin, almost dying in the process. this is a recurring story and american national politics and i think it is a significant one. this is the separation of the national leader from actual power. this is something that occurs in accordance with law beginning was dwight eisenhower who is the first president to be term limited under the operation of the 22nd amendment. if you think about it, this is an interesting topic. powerful, charismatic individuals laid down the mantle of the presidency who in most places in the world would rule perpetually. they are obliged under our system and to set a democratic example here at home to fashion a sort of new constitutional order and i think there is a lot of drama in that. i also think it is possible that as a president surrenders power to know this individual for a better

candace crawford.ture of the couple and chase crawford, her brother star of "gossip girl." >> tony romo's ex jessica simpson just got engaged and his ex nick lachey just got married. >> congratulations to them all and mariah carey and expecting twins, of course. revealed this on a news show -- on a radio show on thursday. we knew she was pregnant. didn't know she would have twins. she told the secret to who first? president and first lady earlier this week at a tree lighting ceremony. the babies and she are doing just fine. >> she referred to the babies as they at one point and somebody said, no, i don't want to call it an it. >>> hot party hoegsed by daddy out of control in new york. had the producers cracking up this morning. here you go. a lot of ladies sitting around with, you know, with the man. some of them in the hot tub surrounded by candles when, guess what happens. wow. is it a little not here for me? poor girl's hair is on fire. thank god she was in fire. >> get the camera off! >> so mean. t

candace crawford. she is 24. romo is 30. she is a sports reporter in dallas.ure jessica simpson is upset. >> she moved on. >> he moved on quickly, i would say. >> i bet jessica is bitter. >> she has moved on. >> not a little bitter. >> congratulations to tony. >> are you not taking predictions? >> cowboys win. i'm not trying to be a bad guy. the cowboys are playing more motivated. if the redskins gear up, it is this game. >> thank you, dave. >> thank you. >> stay with fox 5 for the latest on the redskins match up. the coverage starts sunday at 11:00. you can always get the latest headlines on myfoxdc.com by clicking on the sports tab. >>> all right. the ufo of metro's mission is to give back -- the uso's mission is to give back to the people who help out the organization. we have holly morris with more. >> reporter: there are a lot of people who help out the uso. right now, i want to talk to you about the power of one volunteer. in talking to him, maybe we can all realize that one person can make a huge difference. this is cliff. he is a uso volunteer. happy h

candace crawford. he proposed to her who happens to be the sister of chase crawford in dallas.last year. he dated jessica simpson for two years and that ended in an ugly quits in july of last year. the night before her 29th birthday. now, no tears for jessica here. she herself got engaged just last month to eric johnson who used to play in the nfl. jessica's engagement announcement came a week after nick lachey announced his engagement to vanessa mamilo. the circle of life now feels complete. aret aretha franklin is speaking out about her mysterious hospital stay. she's back home recovering from a surgery she describes being highly successful. she tells "jet" magazine that she feels great and that the doctors want her to rest for eight weeks. she's been reported to have pancreatic cancer. she promises she will speak out soon on what is ailing her, telling "jet" this, inputting aretha together first. this is aretha time to do whatever it is that i need to do but i will talk more later. her doctors tell her she can do anything she feels like, unfortunately for us, doing concerts.

dallas cowboys quarterback tony ruml is now engaged to a former miss missouri candace crawford.ion is reporting that the 33 year-old player propose to her well there were celebrating her 24th birthday at a dallas restaurant, a wedding date has not been enough. it is 1027 a and we back with more and years let picture in albany as we go, a shot of the interstate 80 the looks like traffic is moving all right. the weather has come out so much more grain in store and let us look at the forecast coming up ahead. welcome back we have bay area traffic on the west show your approach to the bay toll plaza and on the it right this year. rain here, snow up in the netherlands and it is claimed to be it whether striking coming up in both scenes. >> we've seen raindrops' coming down and light showers here and there just isolated their story to taper off because the rains overnight and heavier rain expected this weekend. here's your storm track which rose an idea of where the rain is that this current hour. we're seeing a few raindrops for wine country and also as you get head over to it back a