Even more and to use our influence for their benefit. Guatemala and honduras are among the only countries joining the u. S. And israel to reject the resolution. An hour ago the house of representatives voted to fund the government through january 19th. The u. S. Senate is expected to follow suit later on tonight. The spending bill will keep the federal government operating past midnight on friday. It will allow lawmakers to head home for the holidays. The measure pushes the fight over the dream act, healthcare and the budget into 2018. The sweeping republican tax reform bill is on its way to President Trumps desk for his signature. Republican leaders and congress signed off on the landmark legislation today during a ceremony at the u. S. Capital. They spoke about the benefits the tax plan will ve u. S. Economy, families and businesses. President trump will sign the bill over the christmas break. The new tax reform bill will cap deductions of state and local taxes at 10,000. The bill prohibits people from prepaying income taxes but you can prepay property taxes. Some people are rushing to do that. D. C. And virginia allow it. Virginia, if your house is not paid off yet, Officials Say you should contact your Mortgage Company to let them know you intend to prepay property taxes. Contact your local treasurers office. Well tell you how to make the payment. Customers want to pay online. We need to get them general instructions on how to pay it online. We need to set up their account so we can accept a 2018 payment. It needs to be handled properly. We want to make sure it doesnt just get refunded. In the state of maryland it is up to each county, neither montgomery or prince Georges Howard county will accept them. You may have heard President Trump say the tax reform bill repeals the Affordable Care act. Our researchers read the bill to verify if the claims are true. Heres what the president said. Hate to say this, we repealed obamacare because we got rid of the individual mandate, which was terrible. [ applause ] that was a primary source of funding of obamacare. To verify that we went to the best source possible, the bill itself. Specifically a document called the conference report, which shows how the house and senate hammered out the differences between their versions of the bill. There is only a single reference to the Affordable Care act in the entire document. At the top it says house bill no provisions. That means the original version did not mention the aca at all. Then it says the senates version of penalty for going without Health Insurance to zero effective in 2019. Finally it says the conference agreed to use the senates version. Repealing one part, which is the penalty for being uninsured. Everything else stays the same. No one losing preexisting conditions protection and the Health Insurance marketplace stays in place and young adults can stay on their parents plan. So saying that it repeals obamacare is false. Virginia board of elections has a date to settle the tied up house of delegates race. A race that decide whether republicans or democrats control the chamber. Election officials are draw Shelly Simmons or dave yancey on wednesday. I mean this is kind of shocking that democracy should come down to a coin toss. It is. But then how else do you do . Reporter 46 years ago jim lost the draw in a race of one of six house of delegates seat in fairfax county. The democrat and the republican came in six and seven with exactly the same number of votes. The chair of the virginia board of elections picked the winner. Blindfolded him. Put two names in the silver bowl and drew them out. Did you think of them asking to rerun the election. That was law. That is the law today. Unless you change it thats what you do. Reporter the stakes in current race are higher. Here you have a case where this race is not only tied, but the house of delegates is potentially tied. M time that happened a republican got it. They ought to give it to the democrat this time. Good luck reporter Elections Officials plan to stop the names of shelly and dave into film canisters and draw one out of a hat. But they are still looking for a good hat. Main a tricorner . How do you think your life changed because of that coin toss . William moss passed away in 1981. Birch is now a Real Estate Developer and a minister. I never looked back with regrets. It was a good run. You plant seeds and go on. Reporter good advice maybe for all of us. Bruce leshan wusa 9. In other contests election judges finished a recount in the republican still wins. The democrat is suing in federal court. It is going to be a wet start to the holiday weekend. Howard is on the terrace. How wet will it be . Reporter saturday morning it will be wet. Tomorrow will be fine. We have a beautiful night. Saturday is a yellow weather alert day for scattered showers. Theyll be with us through the entire day. Keep that in mind. If you are heading out tonight it is chilly. We have spots in the mid 30s like andrews and springfield. It is 42 in d. C. Centreville 41. I love the shot of the capitol. Nice night out there tonight. Tomorrow milder. Well make a run to the mid 50s. Winds will pick up out of the southwest 10 miles per hour. Look for more clouds. If you are going out tomorrow night, thats when the rain moves in the form of showers. Saturday is warm in the 60s. Colder after that. In a few minutes ill tell you what like. Thank you very much. Still ahead, will disgraced congressman being able to collect pensions for the rest of their lives . Coming up next, the ankle of uncle of what if more of the came from Renewable Resources . What if the electric grid could detect, fix and even prevent Power Outages . What if our grid were less vulnerable and more secure . What if all these what ifs became a reality . Well, they are. At dominion energy, were completely transforming our power grid and the way we think of energy. To move from what if to whats next. Dominion energy. Anna and her younger son, daniel, and her mother who lived in florida died in mexico when a tour bus flipped over. His uncle saw video of his nephew Walking Around the accident scene looking for his family. He clearly was in shock. The way he told me his son died in his arms i knew he was in shock. The last thing you are thinking about when you go on a cruise is your safety. That something as small as taking a bus to go somewhere will end up leaving you dead or your children orphaned. 12 people died in the crash. The bus was carrying Cruise Ship Passengers on an excursion to see the mayan ruins. Investigators say the accident happened because the driver was speeding. An suv attack in melbourne is not tied to terrorism. Cell phone video shows the driver being arrested after ramming his vehicle in a crowd of people near the citys main train station. 19 people were hurt. Four suffered critical injuries. The driver a 32yearold of afghan decent suffers from mental illness. In january six people were killed by a man with Mental Health issues that plowed into people in same area. Coming up, a Community Comes together to help a little girl celebrate what may be her last christmas. Coming up next, a day of relief and forgiveness in maryland. Prince georges county police visited to check up on an 11 yearold boy who was accidentally shot by a neighbor 17 days ago. It was a nightmare scenario the last time police were house. Caleb henry barely survived the bullet which hit his heart. His father said forgiving the neighbor is the best way to move past the accident. It is about forgiving. He did what i would have done in his case. At the end of the day caleb is still here and they have a friendship. The neighbor involved in a 32yearold wounded iraq wash veteran who was handling a pistol while cataloging it for an insurance policy. His dad said he forgives but not without reminding everyone that guns should never be handled with kids in present. All guns should be stored in lock boxes. A young d. C. Mother is looking for christmas hope for her 5yearold daughter who is fighting terminal cancer. Community members in southeast rallied around her family. Now he is looking for she is looking for a miracle. R down, sadly too many people know fighting Childhood Cancer is a rollercoaster ride of emotion. Sometimes you feel surrounded by love, like they did at the Community Parade and pep rally. But sometimes the prognosis is just too much to bear. They tell me my baby has less than six months to live. This is so hard. She is just a little baby. We are in so much pain at night. During the day she cannot go to school. She has been asking what is wrong with me mom . What is wrong with my legs. My legs feel fake. Reporter through the tears she is telling her story of her brave, little girl and their battle to beat this diagnosed in 2016, the tumor in kaylas foot spread the disease through her body and brain. When chemo took her hair mom let kayla cut hers. Mom is going to be strong like you. Reporter while mom is hoping for a miracle and looking for new ways to beat the odds. I just dont know how. I can help her. Reporter she is counting her blessings thankful for the circle of love and support from her community. Just before news time more community support. Her mom called to tell us that a dozen d. C. Police officers and santa surprised them at home for gifts for kayla. Leaders in Prince Georges County gather today to dedicate a new government building in honor of the late former county executive wayne curry. The Wayne Curry Administration bu next year. It is located in largo. Thats not far from fedex field, which curry is credited for bringing to Prince Georges County by spreading Economic Development and growth in the county. Every Ground Breaking we have made in this county since i have been county executive is because he built it. It makes a difference he lived. It makes a difference we put his name up there so when people come and see it they understand you can make a difference. His widow and family attended todays dedication. He served as Prince Georges County county executive from 1994 to 2002. Wayne curry died from cancer three years ago. At least three congressional members announced plans to resign or not seek election amid sexual misconduct. John franken of minnesota and blake hold of texas. Why will disgraced congressman collect retirement for the rest of their lives. We have checked with eight government offices to get an answer. First off, a member of congress has to qualify to get a full pension. If the Congress Member is under the age of 50 he or she will have to put in 20 years of service. Anybody over 62 qualifies within five years. Anything between earns a reduced pension. Once they qualify the National Taxpayers union and house chief Administrative Office say there is one way to lose the pension. A Congress Member must be convicted of a felony to have the retirement pulled. These each qualify for a pension. No one has a felony conviction. We can verify from Sexual Harassment allegations wont stop lawmakers from getting pensions or federal medical benefits for a lifetime. Howard is here talking about snow and rain leading up to christmas day. The rain is going to be saturday. The snow chance is overnight sunday night into early Christmas Morning. As the slim one. We started with a look at the day planner tomorrow. Well be in the 20s and 30s. Milder day tomorrow. We hit 46 today. Tomorrow 56. More clouds in the afternoon. Well see showers late tomorrow night and on and off much of the dine saturday. Day on saturday. Down to 42 in town. Dew points are 20. Outer suburbs could be in the low to mid 20s again. It is down to freezing in winchester and culpepper. Heres the snow amount forecasts. Euro shows the Allegheny Front with the snow. Nothing for us through tuesday night. On the gfs they are showing light snow. This is a dusting for d. C. There is an inch toward charlestown and cumberland. Well watch. But it is a disturbance sunday night that is coming through. We have High Pressure going to give us a nice night tonight. Sunshine gives way to cloud tomorrow afternoon with the showers moving in tomorrow night. On and off through the day on saturday. Colder air starts to move in behind it. The arctic blast is not going to move in until we get in towards sunday. There is that snow chance sunday afternoon. It should be coming across sunday night. The yellow weather alert is saturday for showers on and off all day long. 28 to 36 tonight. We may get a few spots at 24 if they radiate well. Tomorrow morning partly sunny skies and cold. Well rise to the mid 50s for your afternoon high with mostly cloudy skies. Saturday yellow weather alert day. Well be in 40s. Sunday night into Christmas Morning well get snow showers. We have a cold week ahead. You have a Young Persons name well hear a lot about. Well remember him for years down the road. She made history. He made history. Ill explain on the we are the tv doctors of america, and we may not know much about medicine, but we know a lot about drama. From scandalous romance, to ridiculous plot twists. gasping son . Dad we also know you can avoid drama by getting an annual checkup. So were partnering with cigna to remind you to go see a real doctor. Go, know, and take control of your health. It could save your life. Doctor poses dad cigna. Together, all the way. There it is. Kick some hiney biney. Maame biney did that. She kicked hiney in the olympic trials. We were the first to interview maame biney when she came home as an olympian. Heres a piece of her amazing story that will air at 11 00. You are the first black woman to make an olympic speed skating team. How does that sound when i say that . It sounds unreal. You laugh every time i say it. Olympic team. You are on the olympi im on. Now maame biney is just like any 17yearold kid. She loves to have fun. In another part of our exclusive interview with the future olympian we asked offbeat questions. You have to see this. She was not ready for what happens about to happen. What do you want for christmas . laughing i want a dog. I want a dog or a cat. Thats it. Just those two things. A dog or a cat or a dog and a cat. A dog or a cat. What do you think dad would say . No. Is there a food you eat that you know you should not eat but you eat anyways . Burgers. I love my burgers. I love burgers so much. What is your Favorite Song right now . Ed shn song. Can you . No. Im not going to sing it. It makes me cry. If you would like to see the entire rapid nine questions with maame biney go to our wusa 9 sports facebook page. Dont forget at 11 00 well show you maame bineys journey from ghana to the United States and why her mother hasnt been around to see all of her accomplishments. It is a touching and emotional story. Im looking forward to it. Well be watching. Thats wusa 9 news at 6 00. Cbs evening news is next. Well be back at 7 00. It all starts with a wish. The final days of wish list are here. Hurry in and sign and drive off in a new lincoln with zero down and a complimentary first months payment. Captioning sponsored by cbs