busiest ever.the service is expecting to handle 365 million packages ... 20- percent more than last yyaa top of that, it estimmtes to dellier nearly 18 billionncards and letters between thhnksgiving anddnew year's eve. the jump comes as the postaalservice faces serious inancial problemm. fedex is expecting 13 percent increase, while u-p-s is forecasting neaaly nine percent bump. coming up... slammed by a hurricane... and a nor'eaater. nor'easter.the serrous sttugglls many people living in the northeast arr facing. 3 interesting that almost all : prrsidents end their speeehes with the phrase "mayygod bless america?" whenevee there's a natural disaster or crisis in one'' family or life, we always talk about theeneed to pray. howevee, when things are goiig well, we forget 3 about god and we frequently forget aboot godly principles. ii is interesting toonote conventionnin 1787, our nation - to political ddfferences when the eldee statesman benjaminn fraanlin proposed a unique solution beeore the assemblyy he said, "gentlleme, during other phrase ouu f our mouthss involved a request for od's

million over the set aside $300 hich is why aroond ballimore, infrassructure not unlike a lot f are 90 yyaas old, chhrles treet unnerneath the pipes bbt it's pretty " narly..aabuncc since i gott here, "the water's gone down patrick martin:are many valves that are each valve, ann there a number of turns for on and juut can't turn it you go to like when 3folkk to be patient. go to your kitchenn21:20 this isn't like when you go to your kitchen sink. turn t off. therr's a number of turns for eachh alve, and therr are many valles that are involved n this 30patrick martii:"the water'' gone doon a bunch sinnc i got here, but it's pretty narly." of the infrastructure around bbltimoree which is why public works has sett side $300 million over the ext five years to try tt stopp situattins like this before they happen. a 15 minute ride took an hour and a hhlffyesterddy.... ttday, make thoseeadjustments smiih, fox 45 mooning news.dd - morning news.joel d. smith, fox 45 live downtown, live downtoww, joel d. smith, fox 45 morning news..- if youucrave ccrtain foods each seasonn.. like candy corn aroond hal

the pipes underneath charles street are 90 yyaas old, not unlike a lot of the infrastruccure around baltimore, which is why public works has set aside $300 million over the next five years to trr to stopp situations like this before a 11 minute ride took an hour and a half yesterday.... today, make those adjustments 3mith, fox 45 morning news. if you can't hold off uuttl black frrday to score the best starting black friday on thanksgivvng day.the company says it plans to keep its stores open all ddy long.other include sears... which pllns - thanksgiving night... and best buyywhich plans to open at midnight. coming up... we're waiiing on winner.... in our "thaaksgiveaway" contest. conteet..oretta herriig from croftonn.. you have juss 5 minutes left tt call.if you havee't wonnyet... your eet visa gift caad is next. youure watching fox 45 morning newss. all local.. all morning. ((bump out)) 3 we dodged the bbllet this time. east coast... were not as lucky. lucky. meteorologist emily gracey is live in ederall hill ... where preparations were taken... ahead of the nor'easter.good morring, emily. e