An important step towards peace or a withdrawal from the Peace Process . Tonight washington and the world is reacting to president trumps declaration of jerusalem as israels capital and the decision to move the u. S. Embassy there. Israel is a sovereign nation with the right like every other sovereign nation to determine its own capital. Acknowledging this is a fact is a necessary condition for achieving peace. The announcement threatens to insight violence throughout the middle east. Protests have already started. Jerusalem is considered a holy city by jews and christians. They want East Jerusalem as their own capital. President trump is urging calm and says the u. S. Is committed to the Peace Process but leaders in the middle east are ignoring the palestinian, muslim and christian rights in jerusalem will fuel further extremism and undermine the war against terrorism. There is no peace that doesnt include jerusalem as the capital of the state of israel. President s announcement fulfills one of his Campaign Promises and is popular among his hard line israeli and christian supporters who believe the jewish state is a biblical prophecy. The decision signals the end of washingtons role as a mediator for peace in the middle east. The president s declaration represents a break from decades of u. S. Policy. The president threw in a few key words that may give him room for compromise. Reporter well, the president declared today that jerusalem is the capital of israel. Something that experts are quic president didnt say which part, east, west or all of it and that could be a critical distinction. President trump said jerusalem is the capital of israel. But there is one question that he wont get involved in. Specific boundaries of the israeli sovereignty or the resolution of contested borders. Reporter here is the problem. Israel now controls the entire city. But palestinians once controlled the eastern say. They say jerusalem is their capital too and trump wont decide who gets which side of the city. You think there can be peace if jerusalem only belongs to israel. Absolutely out of the question. Reporter omar is Deputy Director of the American Arab Institute and says there wont be peace until palestinians have some control of the city. That is really pushing us away from peace, not bringing us closer to it. Reporter so why does israel want the eastern half religious sites. Jerusalem is the part that is meaningful religiously the western wall of the ancient temple that stand theres. Reporter thats why it has been so hard for either side to territory. With the president being defiant but not issuing much clarity. In northwest, wusa 9. And for now, the u. S. Embassy in israel will remain in tel aviv. A new one could take four years to build. A Government Shutdown could happen at midnight on friday. He is blaming democrats for their stance on immigration. The democrats are really looking at something that is very dangerous for our country. They are looking at shutting down. They want to have Illegal Immigrants, our country, they want Illegal Immigrants pouring into our country, bringing with them crime. Some democrats are calling for a legislative fix to the daca program in any spending bill. But nancy pelosi tweeted the president is the only one talking about a Government Shutdown right now. Pelosi, Chuck Schumer and democrats are scheduled to meet with the president at the white house tomorrow. What happens if the federal government shuts down on from i . National parks and monuments would close immediately. Unemployment checks, veteran checks and other government benefits would not be paid. Gun permits and passports would be delayed. Military and government workers including air Traffic Controllers and tax collectors would still report to work. Members of congress would get paid but the staffers would not be paid. Nonessential government would be furloughed. In past, the works have received back pay when the shutdown has ended. Here is another note. The d. C. Government will remain open if there is a shutdown. A provision in last years budget allows the District Of Columbia to stay open during a federal Government Shutdown. All right. Taking a look at weather. We knew this was coming. There is a chance that we could see some snowflakes around here by the end of the week. So topper is outside on the terrace, tracking our cold weather. Okay. One ingredient of course you need is cold air. Were going to get that. Friday, a high of 42. Saturday, 43. Sunday, holding in the 30s. Goes back to 50 on monday of next week. Dont let that fool you. Temps will go back down later in the week. Here is one model of the snow. It stays south and east us. Both models in agreement. We will get upslope and lake effect snows west of the divide. Good news for the ski resorts. This is the and not much different in the european model. Here we are in d. C. These count every flake that falls as accumulating. Not going to happen because surface temperatures will be well above freezing in Southern Maryland. We stand by the fact that Southern Maryland the best chance of snowflakes tomorrow afternoon excuse me, friday afternoon and also friday night. We will come back and talk about our second blast of arctic air next week. Coming up next, an update on a series of fbi raids and arrests taking place across the area today. Still ahead, flames hit l. A. s belair community, adding strain to firefighters already spread were following a developing story taking place tonight across the dmv. We have gotten new details in the last few minutes. Hundreds of federal agents and local police rounded up nearly 30 alleged gang members in woodbridge, alexandria, and d. C. This capped months of investigations by the atf in murder by the bloods. Thats a notorious gang that started out in california. You have heard of them. Agencies found thousands of grams heroin, with 70 firearms. More trouble for harvey weinstein. Six women filed a lawsuit today against the disgraced hollywood mogul. They say they represent dozens, if not hundreds of women who say they were sexually assaulted by weinstein. The suit claims the producer and the companies that he worked with colluded together to conceal his widespread Sexual Harassment and assault. Weinstein denies all the allegations of nonconsensual sex. And weinsteins accusers are among the silence breaker thats have been named times 2017 person of the year. Theyre part of the Metoo Movement that shed light on Sexual Harassment and assault. The hashtag exploded after the allegations against harvey weinstein. The magazine cover includes ashley judd, taylor swift, and a woman with a face that cannot be seen. Time says President Donald Trump was the runnerup. The president of china came in temps cause you to catch a common cold . We will verify coming upping. The condition of a 11year old boy shot in as a person who loves the finer things, this Holiday Season, ive asked for a luxurious new buick suv. fingers crossed. ring in the holidays with buick. Get up to 20 below msrp on most 2017 luxury suv models. Thats almost 7,400 on this Buick Enclave leather. Experience the new buick this Holiday Season for remaining 2017s. Investigators have just released new details about what appears to be the accidental shooting of a 11yearold boy in the home of a neighbor last night. After the guns went off in the hands of the 33yearold man, the man and the boys mother rushed the child to the hospital before police could arrive. Here is scott broom with more. Reporter the gun within the off in the hands of a 33year Old Army Veteran that left the service after an injury. The 11yearold neighbor, a boy, who was in the house was hit by the accidental gunshot. Then a panic scramble to get help. The boy carried the boy next door where the boys mother was home. The two adults jumped into the car and bolted for a medical facility at the nearby joint base andrews as police were called to the home. The victim is in the car headed to the air force base. Reporter doctors treated today the Childrens NationalMedical Center and remains in critical condition. Investigators say the man is distraught, cooperating with the investigation, and is a legal gun owner. The shooting happened as he was moving to put his handgun away. Today, neighbors reacted. Keep guns away from children. Out of the home. Or put them up. Im not criticizing nobody. But i wouldnt have had any type of weapon around any kids. Reporter scott broom, wusa 9. And scott tells us the names of the people involved in the shooting have not been made public because no charges have been filed. Latest California Wildfires in los angeles. Several homes have been destroyed in the exclusive neighborhood of belair. The fire has grown to 150 acres and closed the busy 405 freeway. The famous getty center is closed but the art been protected. Amazing how far this fire has gone and how much damage it has done. It is just unbelievable. Firefighters have been working since sunday. So our people are getting tired. Up to the north, the majority of emergency resources are battling yet another Massive Wildfire in ventura county. Thats where at least 200 homes have been burned and thousands more are being threatened tonight. All right. Well, tonights verify segment focuses on your health and the cold weather. Topper says it is heading our way. Researchers set out to determine, are you really more likely to get sick as the temps drop like mom said . Reporter when you think of cold, it is hard not to mix it in with getting sick. After all, where did the common cold get its name . It turns out according to researchers at yale, colder air does make getting sick easier. It has nothing to do with your body. Sick, just like the cold. A yale study found the germs that cause the common cold replicate better in cooler environments like your nose when you walk outside in cooler weather. Now, as for bundling up to stay warm, sure, it makes you comfortable. But it wont stop you from getting sick. According to this mens Health Article from january, no clothing can protect you unless it is literally covering your nose and mouth. Of course there are the obvious things that you can do to prevent getting sick. Like washing your hands, getting plenty of rest and eating healthy. All right. If all of that doesnt work, you do end up feeling ill. Do your coworkers a favor and take the day off. Thats why lesli is home. Hope you feel better. So you dont spread your illness around. Do you have a story or something you want us to verify . The team is hard at work and want to help you out. Tell us about it by emailing verify again, that is verify wusa9. Com. You can also tell us the stories on twitter or facebook. Wow. I was just saying that i thought it was a little cool outside and you said you are working in your yard in a t shirt. Not in a tshirt, no. But i was pulling weeds before the ground gets frozen. That will happen soon. A shot of arctic [laughter] youre a better man than i am. A shot of arctic air this weekend and next week. Im not afraid to get my hands dirty. Its okay. I dont have a teem like you, john. Okay [laughter] im a oneman team. [laughter] here is the temperatures. Temperatures slightly above the surface. About 3 to 5,000 feet. This we will do this in a couple of steps. This is thursday. So tomorrow. The cold air pretty close to us. You have the blues. That still means that surface temps could be around 50. By saturday, and under is, especially sunday, see all of the magentas on top of us. That is pretty cold air. That will keep temperat and then another shot comes counsel on wednesday of next week. It goes all the way down to the gulf coast. That should keep temperatures in the 20s. So for the most part, we said this last week, the temperature i mean the pattern has changed a little bit. We will have, you know, dips and dives in the temps. But the overall pattern is a little more like winter, which is a good thing. It is december. Live look outside. It is 46. Dew point in the upper teens. A lot of clouds tonight but we stay dry. A little colder. Upper 20s to upper 30s. Bus stop temps 28 to 44. So the only good news, no wind tomorrow. It will be cold but no windchills. And then cool but nice tomorrow. 47 to 52. Hey, thats average. It really is. And then friday, afternoon rain or snow showers possible. And even snow showers south and east of town. No accumulation and nothing west of i95. And maybe not anything in Southern Maryland. Coldest so far, sunday. 50 tomorrow. Low 40s on friday and saturday. And then, only 50 on monday. So futurecast, 10 00 tonight, upper 30s, low 40s. And then by morning, you will need a coat tomorrow. 38 downtown. 34 in buoy at 6 00 a. M. 9 00, 38 in leesburg. And then by lunchtime, mid to upper 40s. Almost 50 in fredericksburg. By 6 00 p. M. , 24 hours from now, temperatures dipping in the upper 30s north and west. Look at that, snow showers begin in the western maryland. They will continue through the weekend. Good news for the ski resorts. 30s to start. Could be a few clouds early. Sunshine. 49, almost 50 by 1 00. So friday, there are your rain and snow showers south and east. Cold on saturday. Dry, 43. Maybe a snow shower or flurry saturday night. Maybe a flurry on sunday. Arctic air only 36 back to 50 on monday. Then mid30s on tuesday. Maybe a flurry. Look at only in the mid20s next wednesday. Bradley was working on the blazers last night. Unbelievable. 51 points. We will take a deeper look what happened during the game, hey yeah . I switched to geico and got more they helped with homeowners, too ok plus motorcycle, boat and rv insurance geicos got you covered like a blanket houston . You seeing this . Geico. Expect great savings and a whole lot more. Now wusa 9 sports with darren hanes, brought to you by xfinity. All right. Let me start off with this really cool it to a 7yearold during the skinssaints game a few weeks ago. That kid wrote a letter back to nick, thanking him. He also wrote that nick is now his favorite player. Well, listen to nick. It sounds like murray is now his favorite fan. The best part about it is he ahas his own stationary at 7 years old. My wife can like this kid is more cultured than all of us. We are failing. It was great. All right. Last night Bradley Beale went off and scored 51 points for the wizards. A career high. No one has ever scored more points inside of the blazers arena. However he scored 100 points when he scored that. But look at what happened when bill got back into the locker room. [cheering and applause] [cheering and applause] nice. Bryce harper even loved it, tweeting i see you Bradley Beale. He said the last time that he surpassed 50 points, back in high school. James harden, lebron james and now Bradley Beale. He was asked, what will his toughest critic his mom say about the game. He missed too many threes. That is not good. Thats how it feels to score 51 points in 51 seconds. Also today tuesday afternoon, well, yesterday the International Olympic committee came down hard on russia, banning them from the 2018 Winter Olympics for doping. We had the chance to ask washington caps player alex about how he felt about his home country being banned from the because of the rules, they work so hard to get ready and do their best in the olympic games. It is hard. So basically he was saying. Yeah. Thanks, darren. These players work really really hard. They wait four years and work really hard to participate in the olympics and now dont get the chance to do so. They have to pay the price. But the doping was a big deal. You cant cheat. You cant cheat. If a russian athlete wins, they wont hear the russian anthem. They will hear the olympic anthem. What is that . We will find out. Upper 40s and 50 tomorrow. Maybe flakes on friday. [orchestr uning up] take on your retirement, with a medicare supplemental plan from carefirst medplus, the name you know and trust. Here for today, and whatever comes next. Medicare supplemental plans from carefirst medplus. Live fearless. Find a medicare plan for you at carefirst. Com gomedplus