"fox5" tisha lewis is live in northwest tonight. tisha lewis we're looking at traffic across the region. people say i've been stuck in traffic one hour, two hours, three hours, what is it like where you are? >> well, shawn when ki tell you took us more than two hours to get from south teeingt this point here in woodly park. we cannot hear stay in if you don't have to go out. as you mentioned a lot of people are trying to get home from when they left earlier this evening. this is the scene here woodly park and what a difference app hour makes. you can see it's pretty clear there's still a little bit of traffic but nothing like the red lights we saw earlier illuminating woodly park as drivers sat in the stands still traffic amid the snowfall. again, this is the scene from earlier tonight. take a look at this the video it was a familiar theme playing out across the dmv tonight and traffic was backed up nor miles and slow moving traffic and some instances we spotted a couple of spin-outs all this started during rush hour traffic and in

tisha lewis, fox5 local news. > amtrak service is resumed between washington and baltimore after a deadly incident in landover. a man died on the tracks. service on the penn line was temporarily suspended north of union station while police investigated. they haven't yet said what led tot crash and they haven'ten't released the victim's man. > two year old twins and their grandparents lost their lives today after a fire broke out int their chillum home.e. they died on the scene, the grandchildren, a boy and girlirl later died at national medical centerment the kids' mother

challenges are asked to bebe creative and wit tisha lewis.ner will be chosen to display their rebar at the station. and so we want this to tuberculosis an asset for locals and for d.c. creative artists,ri designer types. we also wanted for it to serveo as a space that can bring thingn to d.c. that maybe aren't happening here because there isc no space for them. we think we have the space to dc some really amazing things.mazi if you're interested all information is available at reball. org.or dupont underground is hoping to be set up byç late spring. they want to add music, drinks and food even possibly somee private events. eve tony and sarah definitely an ambition project. going to this art is somethingis my mind has a little trouble grasping. they encourage everybody to participate. art, using the space and makingn it a public venue.ue. there's been talk he ever the years about what to do with that space. maybe this one will work.ork >> it's been sitting therether vacant for a while and it takes a while to get these thingss together. > you

fox 5's tisha lewis is live with the story. everybody is frustrated right now. >> reporter: good evening. you know what? frustration is the best way to describe it for the folks out here in arlington. we have a couple of young visitors who joined us out here. we see these young girls playing out in the snow, probably because we're here. but what we have not seen come through this neighborhood and this block is plow trucks. as the adage goes, if you want something done, do it yourself. the folks here in this neighborhood are taking that literally and taking it into their own hands. but you know what? they're not having that much progress. much of what it looks like going all the way back on this block here in arlington forest. the road remains untouched. residents tell me they started shoveling today but many are still trapped by the snow. >> had to get the store, get our supplies in stock and took a couple off about an hour but was able to do it. >> what do you want to say to the city? >> i don't know. we're digging ourselves o

our own tisha lewis got caught. she's life. >>reporter: shawn, we were stuck in georgetown on the same road for nearly two hours. we were on our way to northern virginia to do some interviews and then we just said, you know what we're going to have to call it quits. we pulled over, took a deep breath and talked to some drivers who said the real road rage. take a look over my right shoulder. it's all that behind me. we've been sitting here in traffic trying to leave georgetown and head back out to manassas area. > when will it end. >> we've gone one block in 45 minutes. that's exactly how long, one block. the last 20 minutes, this last block, they're open. you know,. we have a lane in the street, that's very exciting, but we need more than one lane. > larry rubinstein's face says it all. ready to get home. stuck, making moving around nearly impossible at every term. this is going to be this way until it melts, i'm sure. > but why? other similar cities in similar circumstances will seemingly be up and running smoothly by now. >>

tisha lewis is live in adelphia tisha. >> shawn and tony it took an hour for firefighters to put this fire out and that's with two agencies working much of search and rescue that was captured on live television and now six hours after this all started we're learning more that this may have been aftermath of an accident a very expensive and dangerous accident and in fact firefighters say the damage is 200,000 and several people were injured. >> 9205 new hampshire fire on fourth floor apartment working fire dispatch. >> the calls came in 5:15 wednesday night reporting a fire in four story adele phi apartment building. >> my sister called me and said do you know your building is on fire. >> i said look at the news i said no i'm getting out of the house. >> question saw people and wondered what happened and said there's fires. we written out. >> minute later it spread to the units next door and dramatic rescues underway. >> the fire grew significantly within a few minutes we called for second alarm and the second alarm units went to operate. we eventually had to assist in knocking fire do

fox5's tisha lewis reports.porter: to be honest, if ih were to see it, i would probably do my best to stop it. police don't recommend dale city resident craig concerning saidci he'd go up against a robber. r a 7/eleven manager told me off camera only $35 was in the cash register, but that hasn't stopped a string of stickups in prince william stores. eleven 7/eleven stores were held up in recent months. m it's always been a quiet community. i've lived here for over 30 years and because of it being more populated i can kind of see the up rising of problems goings on in the neighborhood. the mostç recent stickup happed here at this 7/eleven in woodbridge. police say in most h cases the mo is the same. it's late, the suspects come in, pull out a gun and demand money. >> you're constantly having to watch yourself now. this is all happening at all the 7/elevens. shortly of after nine on sunday night, surveillance video showsh three men with large guns demappedding cash. they escaped in a black four f door car. at ano

tisha lewis spoke with one of the victims and joins us live tonight at 11:00 from alexandria with more on her exclusive. tisha? >> reporter: you know what? space heaters and oevenls used the wrong way during the winter months are the most common causes of exposure to carbon monoxide. a packed gym, working out, getting a head start on the new year's resolutions is likely the least common but it did happen here at x-sport and fitness. at least a dozen were exposed to carbon monoxide. >> i started getting light-headed and i thought i was the preworkout kicking in. i looked over to my left and a gentleman literally just collapsed. literally collapsed off of the machine. >> reporter: it was saturday morning an x-sport fitness was packed with people and carbon monoxide. >> i hear my girlfriend yelling my name. as i turn around and look, she's literally falling back on the pillar bracing herself to not fall all the way down on the floor. so that time it kind of kicked in, i was like something is not right here and i look up and there's people running by and it was kind of like pandemonium. >>

tisha lewis was at night's meeting and joins us with the details. >>reporter: shawn and tony, the proposal happened here. typically when you're unveil a budget without any cuts that means the taxpayers will have to feel the pain and bear the brunt of it all. in this case, the superintendent is planning to put pressure on the state to fund this nearly 3 billion-dollar budget and just again to recap we're talking about a budget that would have increased teacher salaries, smaller classroom sizes in elementary schools and also a district-wide cost of living raise. i really see it as a crossroads. way are we going to go? are we going to go the way where we decide after nine consecutive years of cuts that we've got to begin to restore and renew our system? (applause) or are we going to go the path where we have to continue to make the cuts and we've seen, thanks to our task force, what that could look like. and our community has expressed their feelings about this over these last six months pretty clearly that they do not want us to continue the cuts. so

i'm tisha lewis. the update coming up. >> and a call for safety improvements tonight following a series of violent attacks on metro. fox 5 local news at 10:00 starts right now. >> we thank you for joining us tonight. i'm tony perkins. >> and i'm shawn yancy. we begin tonight with that arctic chill and those gusty winds blowing through the region. >> gwen tolbart is here with your first forecast of the night. >> well those winds really brisk today and continuing to be fairly strong tonight. we've got wind chills as a result of it. our highs today exactly where they should be, just a degree or two off, but we are definitely in the ballpark. that is going to change as we move into this weekend. and right now we are looking at a nice situation overnight as we get a refreeze and temperatures dip below freezing. lows overnight expected to be 25 in the district, 18 degrees to the north and hagers town, 20 in frederick. and this is going to be a pretty cautious situation if you're heading out tonight or in th

tisha lewis on the scene for us. an ambulance flipped over. we're going to get more details in a few minutes. >> now to the big story that many of you are talking about and we are feeling for sure those subfreezing temperatures and the threat for snow later in the week. several school districts in fact are operating a 2-hour delay tomorrow because of the weather. frederick county virginia public schools prince william county schools and warren county schools. >> and tonight we are bringing you some team coverage of this intense winter blast. >> it is absolutely painful to be out there tonight. no doubt about it. everybody is down into the teens and for the first time this year we have a very substantial wind chill advisory for much of our area. and then there's the end of the week that we have to touch on. the big headline tonight is the dangerous wind chills that are upon us and that will be with us into the morning. and we're thinking about the kids heading back. there are a lot of 2-hour delays. they keep on coming in, prince william county

tisha lewis spoke with investigators and is learning more tonight. >>reporter: we're learning a lot more about what exactly mayy have led to this fire that th injured three firefighters and two residents. essentially leaving this building here in this apartmenti complex in this condominium, leaving one of the buildings dark and empty. even so some of the residents say that they are returning forr the first time tonight trying tt salvage and get what's left behind. an emergency. i don't know. it says 9205, it's a fire. f it's a fire in my apartment. me, my parents, my mom and my dad. stay out. okay. we're out. out > everyone get out of the apartment. > the description is still nott good. we've been allowed to get inside and see if we can get any belongings, but still we're not allowed to go back in the building because it's still nott safe. tomorrow we might know somethink which isn going on. but they're trying to dry up and see if we can come back. my own apartment is completely damaged by water because i'm on the second there are and thecond fire wa

tisha lewis, fox 5 local news. >> back now to the weather with the potential for snow in the forecast. many people are already preparing for the worst. fox 5's marina marraco continues our team coverage now live from bethesda and we mean people are stocking up on stuff, right marina? >> reporter: yep, they're getting an early start. it is cold and blustery and they know exactly what's coming. not a single soul out here tonight but folks were out early today getting ready for what's to come. the carts are packed, wheels rolling down the aisles. the shelves loaded for what could be the first remarkable snowfall of the season. >> i'm not sure that we're ready. are you ready? >> i'm excited. >> reporter: maybe no school? >> hopefully. >> reporter: and although it's too early to tell just how much snow and if it will even impact schools, folks are getting a head start. >> we were coming anyway for some other stuff and when we were on the way we remembered to buy snow melt. >> i figured that it's better to get it now before it runs out. >> i didn't even know it was coming until you guys tol

tisha lewis, fox 5 local news. >> tomorrow night, president barack obama will deliver his final state of the union address. he's invited three men to attend the speech who's represented issues and initiatives that have defined its presidency. >>> still ahead tonight, a maryland man got quite a vice when he found a snake inside his mother's home. we'll tell you how a police officer came to the rescue, removed the reptile and how the man decided he needed to "fox 5" this this . >>> fox 5 is in oxon hill maryland where a prince george's county police officer helped remove a snake from a home. troy fleet was shocked to find the snake inside of his mother's apartment. he says he didn't know what to do so he called police that's when the officer showed up and took matters into his own hands. >> next thing you know he came in there with jokes, asking me are you all scared of snakes? we're like no, we don't mess with snakes. >> he was grateful for the officer's help he said he had a positive experience with the police officer and he wanted to share the story with fox 5 viewers. we thank him f

fox5's tisha lewis is outside tonight's school boardoo meeting. >> reporter: ton knee andte shawn the big question tr:onight is at what cost. superintendent dr. karenntendent gunville laid out a nearly nea 3 million-dollar budget thatn- includes raises for employeesdos and teachers plus smaller small class sizes but surprisinglyprin no cuts. no c well, tonight she'll lay out ay few more details about thatbo budget. this is the scene here at luther jackson school where soo she will make that officiall announcement. again, we are awaiting the meeting. >>> it starts at the top ofs te the our.. protestors are expected toecd to hold a rally for the budgethe be here at luther jackson middleide school. calm and quiet right now but but again, this could all pick up p in a matter of moments. ments now the rally is scheduled to sd take place at the bottom ofottof the hour. they are pushing for full funding of scps. s it was planned before garza'sar surprise announcement this morning where she said she'saids proposing no further cuts to programs because in her wordsn r it would affect students a

. >> let's check in now with tisha lewis she's live in mannasas out there. what are roads like where you are? >> reporter: what i can tell is you that the impact is getting worse from this snowfall as the winds continue to pick up. just to echo a lot of what we heard are really making the situation much worse out here. i did just speak with the virginia department of transportation and they did tell us a lot of valid and vital information. now, here's what their plan is looking ahead. they say that their folks will be on 12-hour shifts, probably for the next several days, as long as it's needed. and here's why it's needed. i just want to give you an idea of what we're up against. so this is just an example of a car that has been parked here. this is an example of the drift that we're looking at and what it can really do to the snowfall. now again, vdot is saying that their folks will be on 12-hour shifts. they also say they'll be working into the overnight hours into tomorrow and the day after, they're urging everyone to stay home. right now their focus is g

a picture as well of people pitching in and that's tisha lewis' picture' p right there and you can seean brake lights for as far as youts can see and this is steves is se chenevey's picture of people pee trying to push cars out of thesf roads and jason roberts also sent us a picture on twittern ti showing police blocking offing o 295 and 695 south leaving d.c. . around 11:00 p.m.00 if you have some photos youto went to share with us and it's s impacted your area with all w this snow and all the otherther things that are going on tweet us. us use social media #the winter awakens. awak >> because it finally has. >> yes. >> right. and what a bear it is.r it i >> i said this earlier. e when i was coming doyne 270,70 gary and i were coming down dow 270, melanie alnwick as well, 270 was clear but there werereer cars that had spun out and crashed, i counted about fivebof cars that were on the side ofwee the road but the beltway --el not the beltway. 270 in the southbound soubo direction was clear for ther or most part. >> yeah. >> now, i can't speak to whati happened after we gotot in. and al

fox5's tisha lewis joins us with the timely update.reporter: you know what, until recently every time it rained or snowed, the roofhe leaked leaving when the spots inside the building for dozens of veterans called home.ome. ahead of the big storm, that problem and many more have been fixed, including pipes and bathrooms. i was amazed when they replaced the roof. no more leaks during a rainstorm. james morris is one of more than 50 veterans living at the southeast veteran center. the former northeast veteran is thankful the roofer made the cuh ahead of the anticipated snowstorm. it makes me feel welcome home.ce back in august, the construction projects were abandoned. veterans here were coming home to exposed piping, faultyfaul bathrooms and news paper covering unfinished floors. the floors, you know, and the place is and i believe people had input.np on behalf of the others, thank you. retired marine says after our at story aired last summer, funding poured in. home depot and others helped us to renovate the floors, do a couple of impr

tisha lewis is live with the latest. >> reporter: well, shawn, the guardian angels say their focus is the red line, that's where there's been a rash of recent incidents as of late. they also say they have received in the last week more than a dozen complaints from fearful commuters. now they say their goal starting tonight is to help deter criminals. >> how do you feel when you see them? >> safe. we had a program like that in baltimore. definitely feel safe. >> reporter: the card gran angels sparked commuters to complain about safety. >> i remember when our chapter leader in washington told me teenagers were going to be given the right of free passage on the metro. i said oh, your officials may be asking for trouble. >> that's curtis sliwa via face time. what are you doing that they are not doing? >> we have the time to be able to approach young men, especially young men, they tend to be the troublemakers. we try to talk to the young men and women and we try to recruit them and believe it or not we've been successful over the years in turning many who looked like they were going to be

fox5's tisha lewis is live on the scene tonight in adelphin with the latest. >>reporter: we're hearing moree about what may have led to this fire that injured threenjur firefighters and two residentsed and left a building dark can.a if you take a look to my left you can see this is just a sign of how massive this fire was. we.'re told 90 firefighters froe two different agencies had toad put it out. even so some residents are returning tonight for the firsti time trying to get was eye left behind. i don't know what that says, 9205, a fire, somebody called. it's a fire in my building, me, my parents, my mom and my dad. > stay out. >> okay. we're out. > everyone get out of the apartment. the situation is still not good, but at least we been allowed toe get inside and see if we can get any belongings, but still we're not allowed to go back in thecki building because it's still notl safe. until tomorrow we might knowmigh something which is going on. but they're trying to dry up and see if we can come back. my own apartment is completely damaged by water because i'm

fox 5's tisha lewis joins us live from alexandria with the story. >> reporter: space heaters and ovens used the wrong way in homes to keep warm during the winter months is the most common way that carbon monoxide -- people are exposed to carbon monoxide and in a gym with people packed getting ready for their new year's resolutions, that's the least-likely place you would expect to be exposed to carbon monoxide, but it did happen here. here at express fitness center in alexandria, sparking dizziness and blurred vision and nausea for at least a dozen people. >> i started getting light-headed and i thought it was the preworkout kicking in. i looked over to my left and a gentleman literally just collapsed. literally collapsed off of the man. >> reporter: and saturday morning at export fitness was packed with people and carbon monoxide. >> i hear my girlfriend yelling my name and as i turn around and look she's falling back on a pillar bracing herself to not fall the way down on the floor. at that time it kicked in something is not right here i looked up and people were running by and it wa

tisha lewis is in arlington tonight with how the clean-up is going there. >> reporter: well, tony it may be days before people see the pavement here and in several neighborhoods across northern virginia and as the addage goes, if you want something done, you might have to do it yourself. that is the case here in this neighborhood and they have taken that literally. but you know what? there's still a lot of work that lies ahead. they're not making a lot of progress. you can see around me the roads essentially remain untouched. in fact, take a look behind me and it is the same scene all the way back throughout this neighborhood. the roads remain untestified their team hopes to have all residential roads clear by late tomorrow night. that's an aggressive plan ideally the task would be completed by wednesday. >> well we're at day four and we're still unplowed. and most of the neighbors tonight got their own shovels out and started digging their cars out. had to get to the store. took an hour but was able to do it. >> what do you want to say to the city? >> i don't know. i mean, we're dig

tisha lewis joins us. >> reporter: the robbers are striking more than area convenience stores. residents say the crooks are taking over their neighborhoods as well. this is one of the newly installed neighborhood watch signs putting criminals on alert. even though they can be armed, it's best to remain unarmed due to safety concerns. we spoke with several who attended tonight's meeting and they all walked away with different tools to fight crime. >> just learning how to react when something is going on. the active shooting situation and basically just like crime reporting, what to do, what to look for. stuff that could be like a little off of place, someone sort of open a door, just broken glass, someone breaking into a house and had to react to that. >> things have been happening in the community. burglaries, all kinds of different activities that would spur anyone in the community to want to do something about it. >> what did you learn here tonight? >> i learned there are a lot of things we can do to keep ourselves safe. i noticed a lot of my neighbors have bushes in front of

tisha lewis is roadside tonight. you were out in the mayhem firsthand so how long were you stuck out there in.ther >> you know what, jim and shawn, we were stuck in traffic for nearly two hours. two we were on our way to do on interviews in northern virginia before you knowno what, we saidi we're going to all contact it quits. we pulled over and we talked tot some drivers and they say all oo this going on behind me over my right shoulder, that's the real road rage. > we've just been sitting hereh in traffic trying to leave georgetown, head back out to t manassas area. are > when will it end? >> we've gone one block in 45 minutes. that's exactly how long, one block. > 20 minutes just in this last block. >> they're open. we've got a lane down street. that's very exciting, but we need more than one lane. his phase says it all. but stuck in grid lock caused by excess snow eliminating lanes making moving around nearly impossible at every turn. >> this is going to be this wayy until it melts, i'm sure. > but why? other maj

tisha lewis, fox5 local news.ew >>> all right. rht. gym, does diet t or exercise make a bigger impact on your waistline.ne researchers say when it comes tm losing weight eating less isings much more important thanha exercising more. m the reason they say it's easiers and faster to cut calories thant it is to burn them off at the gym. of course, exercise does come dm into play if you want to to maintain your result. res other studies suggest people who lose weight and keep it off eatt right and work out regularly. duh! >> was was that middle pictureep in there? i missed it of the i was reading the story. >> a ban nan, an egg andn g doughnuts.ug >> doughnuts you're not supposed to eat. >> it was an odd picture. ptu >> the banana had you hadou questioning. >> the whole thing together. i miff it.mi it. we need to play it back. b >> still ahead at 10, hazmat hma crews called out to d.c. ice skating rink following a chemical leak.k. d.c. fire chief is sitting down with fox5 to discuss a recentt engine crews mistake that may have been deadly.

tisha lewis a reporter we have headed to the scene. as soon as we get her live shot up and rolling we will get back to her and update in just a few minutes. >>> in the he meantime a major ruling in the freddie gray case. it could impact the trials. a maryland appeals court ruled that officer william porter cannot be forced to testify at the trial of fellow officer goodson. the trial is scheduled to begin monday. porter's trial ended in a hung jury and he could still face charges. his lawyers arg oo that forcing porter to testify would violate his fifth amendment rights. prosecutors are expected to appeal today's ruling. >> all new at 11:00, there's controversy surrounding the gop plan asking voters to sign a republican pledge before the primary election. now three black pastors have filed a lawsuit to eliminate the requirement. fox 5's ronica cleary has the details. >> reporter: are you planning to vote as a republican in the virginia primary? if so you need to sign your name on primary election day to confirm you are return before you

tisha lewis joins us with the story. >> reporter: as you can see this is far from your typical tree house. but beyond those aesthetics, neighbors say it's invading public property and the rules are the rules. the dispute has gotten so bad neighbors are barely talking to each other and will only vent to us off camera. >> reporter: ellen was short on words when we asked her about this tree house shaped like a castle. neighbors say she owns the home but does not currently live there. the tree house is causing commotion because the structure seeps on to public property. a neighbor complained to the department of transportation. >> an inspector went out and confirmed that a portion was it on public space and the property owner was directed to come to our office to apply for a permit. this will be the first tree house to the best of my knowledge that will ever be heard by the public space committee. >> the tree house's 20 inches hovering over this public alleyway. the owners must apply for a permit to have their private property in public space. >> the public space committee could approve the a

tisha lewis, fox5 local news. > amtrak service is resumed between washington and baltimore after a deadly incident in landover. a man died on the tracks. service on the penn line was temporarily suspended north of union station while police investigated. they haven't yet said what led tot crash and they haven't released the victim's man. > two year old twins and their grandparents lost their lives today after a fire broke out in their chillum home. they died on the scene, the grandchildren, a boy and girl later died at national medical centerment the kids' mother survived the fire by jumping out of a second story window. > the home did not have a smoke detector. > a big break-in a violent assault caught on camera in the district. last friday we showed you this group of a group of teenagers acan thatting a convenience store worker with a baseball bat. tonight they've identified several of the attackers. > there's been a lot of talk lately about a string of violent attacks involving teenagers. today they got a break. the break came to family members of the suspect. mpd released this video o

our own tisha lewis participated in the event when she was a child. she returned today as one of the judges. how cool is that? >> it's the best part of being back home is you get to go back. >> absolutely, very cool. >>> do you ever wonder why you seem to catch every cold that seas going around the office while others stay healthy? it doesn't just depend whether or not you have got your flu shot. there are many factors at play including genetics, stress and your attitude. people who are more optimistic are less likely to get sick and kicking stress is another key to staying healthy because stress can lower your immunity. >> and apparently being a man may lower your immunity too, especially to the flu. there's a reason behind this. researchers at johns hopkins university found women are protected from aggressive flu system because of the female hormone. previous research has shown that high levels of testosterone in men can weaken their response to flu shots. this may explain why men seem much more helpless when they get sick. >> especially the really,

our own tisha lewis is on at the scene of the fire. we have her by phone. are you there? >> reporter: actually we are ahead of the fire. we're on new hampshire avenue. and we're approaching piney branch road and what we're experiencing is significant traffic and a lot of road closures. we're having a detour to try to work our way toward this fire. a lot of police officers, a lot of firefighters and a lot of personnel in this area. again, the traffic is really, really backed up. you'll want to take a completely different way tomorrow on the roadways. again we're on new hampshire avenue working our way towards this fire in the 9200 block that you guys have been covering and talking about so far. >> you bring up a really good point. i know this is the height of rush hour right now. people are heading home trying to get around this region. you just heard tisha talk about how difficult it is to get around this area, so if you can avoid it. on the right there these are images that began around 5:30, 5:45. we saw the flames there get really intense. we understand this fire start

"fox5" tisha lewis spoke with burton as he learned about the vote. as somebodyship changed that's what they'll get. >> i accept the fact they are going in a different direction and i'm pleased with things i've been able to do so no regrets and i just will move forward. >> burton lost by a significant margin to matthew mall. mall received nearly double the votes. >> burston best known for publicly criticizing police chief kathy linear on several occasions in response to elections. linear emailed "fox5 local news". congratulations to newly elec elected leadership. these hard working members won the confidence of colleagues and i look forward to working with them. >> in maryland appeals court will hear arguments whether a baltimore police officer charged in death of freddie gray should be forced to testify against his colleague. prosecutors say they cannot secure a conviction against the ceasar goodson jr. unless officers from william porter whose trial end in a mistrial last movement goodson is facing most severe charges including second degree murder

. >>> tisha lewis is in mannasas to give us one more look at what's happening. >> reporter: we are in mannasas. the cars have cleared out but the snow is still coming down and we are getting those wind gusts. if you are home, you should stay home, enjoy your time indoors. vdot telling us to tell you to make sure everyone stays home. it makes their job a lot easier. and if you look to my left you can see about a dozen plow trucks. vdot also tweeted this information and i want you to listen carefully. they say if you happen to venture out on the roadways and you see a plow truck and they are going slow, try to stay about 70 feet behind them. if you are going to pass them, do not pass on the right. that is where they are essentially -- that's where they're letting out the sand and the salt on the right. so that you don't want to pass them on the right. so that's important information. also here's what lies ahead. just to recap. 12 hours on and 12 hours off for crew members. i want to show you some video from earlier tonight while we discuss this important information. 12 hours on, 12 hou

tisha lewis is live in adelphia tisha. >> shawn and tony it took an hour for firefighters to put thisout and that's with two agencies working much of search and rescue that was captured on live television and now six hours after this all started we're learning more that this may have been aftermath of an accident a very expensive

tisha lewis out and about.wi she's in manassas.e's s.e talk a little while ago abouo most places closing down.sing there are a couple of places ouf that are saying we'll stay openn for the duration.at she's going to tell us aboutgogo that. >> reporter: i understand your:i managed to type someone who som serving unhot food whose staying open tisha.open >> reporter: that's right. tony and shawn.tony a i found a pizza place and i weni to growing up as a child it's called tony's new york pizza yor they are open.they he's been standing out in the te cold waiting to talk about aalkt little bit about what's goingt'i on. you guys have weathered many m storms. st so you're a pro at this.ou're p tell me about that.. >> absolutely.bsol this is the first store openedre by my father tony in 1989 and ww have been open during everyurin single major storm event in this area. we have wonderful customers. they know we're open and we'rep' there for them. >> reporter: joe, you can seeu n some of those customers insidens even though folks we've got to t say

tisha lewis joins us now with the story. >> this is far from your typical tree house but beyond the aesthetics you're about to see, the neighbors say it's invading public property and the rules are the rules. neighbors are barely talking to each other and will only vent off camera to us. >> reporter: ellen was short on words when we asked her about this treehouse shaped like a castle. neighbors say she owns the home but does not currently live there. the tree house is causing come motion because the structure sits on public property. the neighbor complained. >> an inspector went out and confirmed that a portion of it was on public space and the property owner was directed to come to our office to apply for a permit. this will be the first tree house to the best of my knowledge that will ever be heard by the public space committee. >> at the center of the controversy, the tree house is 20 inches hovering over this public alley way. they say they must apply for the permit to have their private property in public space. >> they could approve the application, they could approve the application wit

tisha lewis, fox5 local news. > glenn wood middle school in howard county will be closed again tomorrow a firebreak out at the schoolat t tuesday and repairs are now underway. students reported to classass monday, but at burb i park elementary school.ry sixth graders will take class at burb i. afters will go to marriotts for class. they will return to burb i park at the end of the day forfor dismissal. > we're getting our first look at some of the amazing art tack facts arcologists recovered from a war era ship in alexandria. they hope they will figure out how the ship ended under the city's waterfront. tom fitzgerald has the storythe that you'll see only on fox5. >>reporter: on alexandria'ss virginia's waterfront arcologist john musclen isis making history. i'm amazing that the story of of finding this particular ship haship gone international. this revolutionary war era h ship was found in a hotel construction site. it's 50 feet long, 200 yearsear old, the subject of a millioni questions. tell the story of the history ofist the founding of alexandria. workers from wetland thunderbird

tisha lewis joins us now from glover park with the story, tish a. >> shawn you know the weekend whiteoutpt a lot of green for many people especially knows in adult beverage industry. the big question is who are the whipers and who are the big losers during the bliz ashd. well it depends who you ask and we asked. >> grocery stores, gas station stations, and bars were clear winners during the blizzard and they all acashed into during the dmv whiteout this weekend capitalizeing on customers needing supplies or needing a change of scenery. >> we were able to on sunday. >> the customers came in and whine baroneer said once the snowfall stopped it was business as usual. >> monday made up for saturday and that was great. i think everything will average out over the last week or this week being restaurants week we're thankful for that. >> in continually town, 30 client cancelled on saturday alone. >> on a saturday because snow was like almost two feet high and i cannot get n so basically i could not get in. had to cancel. >> hair salons, movie theaters and food delivery spots lost big during the

. >> tisha lewis reporting for us tonight. police say they work in partnership with guardian ange angels. pennsylvania farm show is in full swing in harrisburg and it's celebrating 100th year. governor wolf on hand for the opening ceremonies today. thousand turn out each year for livestock competitions, shopping and all the great food. it is a tribute to the state's huge agricultural industry. the governor says it's a tradition he looks forward to every year. >>> i've been here sips i was a kid. i grew up in york county just south of here and so the farm fair is something i've been to a lot. i love it. it's farming is just central part of pennsylvania life. its economy. you really see it come to live at the farm show. >> governor wolf says it's also important because farmers are learning innovative ways to produce and sell theirs produc products. the pennsylvania farm show ends next saturday. >> a woman nearly drives her suv off the fourth level of a parking garage in georgia. tonight she's facing dui charges. you can see how