Violation of sovereignty. The u. N. Security Council Unanimously approved tough sanctions against north korea. The sanctions are in response to north koreas latest launch of ballistic missile. When that north korea says can reach anywhere on the u. S. Mainland. Its a pipe dream for the United States to think it will give up Nuclear Weapons. How did things get to this point . Its a longrunning conflict that dates back decades. Got a little History Lesson for you. The United States has a long history of bad history with north korea. We are talking since 1945. Every single u. S. President has faced the same exact question. Do we try to contain the north or keep trying to become friends . To understand our rocky relationship, we have to go back to world war ii when it japanese empire. After the war, the Korean Peninsula was divided. The communist soviets to the north and United States occupied the south. After years of skirmishes, in 1950, kim ilsung invaded the south with 75,000 soldiers. This was the First Military act of the cold war. The u. S. Got involved to stop the spread of communism. The korean war. It didnt go well. After three years and 5 million deaths, the north and south signed a truce, agreement the north has threatened to break several times. An agreement that did not end the war. Technically, that war never ended. It is still going on. Who runs the show . The kim family. Kim ilsung and then his son kim jongil. And now his son kim jongun. Under these guys, life has been hard. North korea is accused of having the worst human rights in the world. Where people are managed by the state. From jobs to fashion. And Amnesty International reports torture and execution. As far as americas relationship, after 1953, things were pretty quiet. Until the 80s when north korea built its First Nuclear power plant. They said for peaceful purposes but the u. S. Didnt buy that. And we were right. Their goal was to develop Nuclear Weapons and they did. They started a roller coaster of sanctions, broken promises and more weapons. Lots of them. Including longrange missiles capable of hitting the u. S. North korea claims the weapons include hydrogen bombs, eight times stronger than the bomb that destroyed hiroshima in 1945. Now President Trump is talking tough saying if the threats continue, north korea would face fire and fury like the world has never seen. So yeah, that question that every president has faced becoming friends, doesnt seem likely anytime soon. Scary images to show here from a deadly bus crash that happened in russia. At least five people were killed when the bus slid off the road and onto the steps leading to an underground walkway. More than a dozen people were injured. The casualties include passengers and pedestrians. Police are questioning the driver. Today was an ordinary workday in russia because the orthodox christmas is celebrated on january 7. One of the wildest years in washington politics and u. S. History. We have a look back at coming up. Paramedics save the day when a toddler gets his hands on his sisters elf on a shelf. That didnt go well. Getting colder and colder. The winds are gusting over 20 in a few spots. You come down a little bit, but the cold is here to stay. Forecast coming up. A familys elf is back on the shelf this Christmas Day thanks to a couple of paramedics who responded to an unusual call. [ singing ] frosty the snowman reporter inside the house the countdown is on. To christmas. But thursday, 362 days of Good Behavior was nearly erased when her baby brother did the one thing you can do with an elf on the shelf. I started crying. Because rocco put it held it really tight. I was thinking it would lose its magic. Reporter tatum mourned her elf until two unexpected visitors showed up at the door. They know. Reporter paramedics from the Village Fire Department did no. We have to go and save an elf. Reporter this call was unlike any other. Joke . Reporter it wasnt. So jason jumped in the ambulance for the fiveminute journey to save the elf. She did have an arm injury. But little brother touched the belly and thats where they were concerned about the magical powers. Reporter he and his partner treated the elf in the ambulance. Neighbors come out and watched. And here we come. Reporter wrapping that injury in a sling. Upon this seat. Reporter they brought back the christmas powers and joy. I dont know. It was magic. Reporter the elf is out of reach of all the kids. And tatum says her little brother learned an important lesson. He will never do that again. You might be asking how did the paramedics find out . Good question. One of the familys neighbors saw them on post on facebook and called in a favor with a buddy in the fire department. Coming up, the Redskins Team up with the marines to make holiday wishes come true. Open but not without some controversy. Well be talking about that after the break. An actress who played one of the von trapp children in the film the sound of music has died. She passed away late yesterday in ontario. She was 68. She played luisa, who was the third oldest of the seven von trapp children. Her husband robert euric died 15 years ago. Just in time for christmas, the museum of the bible opened up in washington a few weeks ago. It is both massive and massively expensive. It cost 500 million to is where that money came from. Chip reid went behind the scenes and talked with families behind the money. You are going to have a lot of sore necks. Reporter at 40 feet high, this digital ceiling makes for a spectacular entrance. But first, visitors will pass through these 16ton bronze doors from the book of genesis. With eight levels of ceilings, the museum is the you coverlet of a 17 story building. 51,000 donors contributed to the construction of the museum. But the largest and most controversial donor is hobby lobby. The arts and craft chain founded by the conservative christian green family. This is not the museum of the bible . Steve green is the president of hobby lobby. Which has amassed over 40,000 ancient biblical artifacts. One of the largest private collections in the world. Reporter 1000 of them from dead sea scrolls to bibles over 1000 display here. Green insists the museum does not approach the bible from a particular viewpoint. The u. S. Capital is over your shoulder. Some people said the goal is to knock down that wall between church and state. Anything to that . No. I think there is a separate goal for the church. It is not the states role to espouse a faith. You have said americans are as ignorant of the bible now as they have ever been. I believe they are. Primarily because we dont teach it in schools as we once did. Reporter the museum invites you to walk through the history. The olive trees are modeled after the biblical garden of gethsemane. Terry summers is the museums president. Reporter you believe the bible is good for the world . I good. I do. Reporter chip reid, cbs news, washington. The collection is also the subject of controversy. They agreed to forfeit thousands of artifacts when smuggled in from the middle east. We talked about you possibly wearing a sweater vest today. I would have needed the whole sweater and a winter coat to go with it. More than that over the next few days. Weve got the happiest snowman there. We missed it. With the white christmas. The cutoff was to the north of here. For the people who are dealing with it right now, its all great and pretty to look out the window. If youve got to get out and deal with it, its going to be around a while. Its going to cover much of the eastern u. S. For the next one to two weeks. So it is winter but around here we normally dont get the extended cold spells. Weve got one. Let me show you what im talking about here. Observed highs. This is the warmest map youre going to see for the next 10 days or so. 41, i dont think were going to see 41 for quite the cold is going to get stronger and stronger. By the weekend, we stay in the 20s. New years eve and new years day. 33 now, 29 gaithersburg, manassas at 37, and then there is your teens and Single Digits to the high country by canadian valley. 11 below on the wind chill, our wind chill is at 22. Its a nice night. If you have to travel, other than the cold, traffic has been down and obviously weve got no weather issues with 33. A little gusty on those winds. Not like this morning when we had that wind advisory. In effect. Tomorrow, we may see a few clouds mixed in the morning. More sunshine in the afternoon. 38 at three, thats all we are going to muster tomorrow. Average high is 45. You can see all this cold, 16 below international falls, all of this is well below zero. Southcentral canada moving off like in this direction. For us, theres really a tremendous supply of cold thats going to be a pain in the you know what. With the cold and place over the warm lakes, look at these, a little bit of meteorological geeking out. This almost extends from michigan right across lake erie, Southern Tier is getting it. Another one to the plateau, several feet of snow are going to pound those places. This was a storm that dumped new england here. Even more than that locally. They have the white christmas. We had windy christmas. Highpressure building, slowly slackening tomorrow. A bit breezy at times. Light wind and its going to be a cold night with the arctic air reinforcing the cold air thats in place. Temperatures are stepping down. Over the next several days. Weve got the cold air in place. Wind chill tonight in the teens and tomorrow morning, most of the wind chills will be in the teens. A few in the low 20s. You get the idea. The cold is here to stay. This will reinforce it. Look at the temperatures, four or 5000 feet up, this is where the cold air is, canada into the west, we are on the edge of it here, wednesday, thursday, friday, right, what we thought might be a storm coming up, its going to go out to sea. Not as concerned about friday but just a tremendous amount of cold air. Thats into january 1st now. Still with us, unbelievable how long the cold is going to be around. Lets give you the forecast. Tonight is going to be a cold night out there. Temperatures in the 20s. Breezy and wind chills in the teens. Tomorrow morning, 20s and 30s. Partly to mostly sunny. Afternoon, breezy at times, mid toupper 30s. 20s and low 30s, thats it. Three day forecast, lows in the teens, thats in town. Friday, saturday, snow showers and a blustery day, saturday and then sunday. New years day cold and lows in the teens. Highs only in the midtoupper 20s. Now wusa9 sports brought to you by xfinity. Christmas day has different meanings for different people. For me, one thing i can never get enough of is the reaction of kids. Recently caught up with some children and deserving ones absent at fedex field. Partnering with the marines and santa claus to make holiday wishes come true. We learn more as we had inside the red zone. Reporter vernon davis tried to make kids laugh. Niles paul tried to pawn off to unsuspecting lu you pick that up from brandon. [ laughter ] reporter others learned the finer points of being a cheerleader. Lunch time was just a preamble to a visit to santas workshop. Im excited about that i cant wait so good to see you oh, my gosh so good to see you oh reporter marines and santa escorted kids for a christmas version of hide and seek. Once you see your name, stop. At the locker. Presence inside specially chosen. Presents inside. I like reporter is this what you asked santa for . Did you write him a letter . What did you say . A red car. Reporter where did it reporter this was one of 200 students from six Elementary Schools in the dmd who had the time of their lives. I used to play now i always think that its a fun game so i always wanted it in my house. All righty. Reporter niles paul is a bit of an oh, no aficionado took an interest in one gift. She got to know and didnt know how to play. I had to teach her how to play uno. Reporter my favorite moment . When a little boy who asked for a football went to play catch with a reallife nfl pro. Thats something that ive always wanted to do. Having the opportunity to do it is a blessing. You can see that over and over. The kids are so precious. They are not just coming in and dumping gifts and leaving. Opening, playing, teaching the rules. Playing catch with a pro. Can you imagine . You cant get that were anywhere else. Fantastic. You are going to see how President Trump spent his first christmas as commanderin chief. But first, a group of mothers fighting to survive. 2017 has been quite a year in politics. From the inauguration of President Trump opening fire at a baseball practice. Mola lenghi takes a look back at the year in politics. Ayeaye, neil gorsuch, do solemnly swear reporter neil gorsuch became the Supreme Court justice following a bitter battle. Republicans used the Nuclear Option to change the rules so that the senate needed only a simple majority for confirmation. The gops battle to repeal and replace obamacare died on the senate floor in july. This is a disappointment. Reporter john mccain who would reveal he had a brain tumor, was one of the republicans whose thumbs down sank the bill. Another effort also failed. Republicans scored a win on taxes. Passing a 1. 5 trillion tax overhaul package that President Trump signed into law. And Congress Managed to avoid a Government Shutdown with a temporary spending measure that pushes the most contentious issues into the new year. President trumps decision to end daca triggered protests across the country. The action puts the futures of undocumented immigrants who were brought to the u. S. As children into doubt. A year that began with womens marches around the country to protest Donald Trumps presidency ended with women coming forward with Sexual Harassment allegations against Senate Candidate roy moore, who went on to lose the race to democrat doug jones. Sexual harassment accusations also forced democratic senator al franken and congressman john conyers among others to step down. Republican senators jeff flake of arizona and bob corker of tennessee both became harsh critics of the president after announcing they wont seek reelection. The president has great difficulty with the truth. Reporter House Majority whip Steve Scalise made a triumphant return in september. You have no idea how great this feels to be back here at work reporter the louisiana congressman was wounded when a gunman opened fire at a republican baseball practice. Reigniting the fight over gun control. Mola lenghi, cbs news, washington. Right now at 6 00, they said the conditions were unbearable. Mold and a lack of heat. Im adam longo. Those accusations come from women living in a Prince Georges County shelter for domestic violence. Volunteers trying to help not only heard the cries but also learned the women were not, to get a christmas. Stephanie ramirez says that was until a church and a delegate and a mall stepped in. Reporter they were able to do so in just two days. There was a huge collection of toys waiting for the children of these survivors. More importantly they all sat down as one big family to a warm Christmas Day mail. We are not showing their faces angel, district 25 delegates. I realized this is actually full circle for me. I am blessed that god gave me the opportunity. Reporter she used to live in the same shelter. My marriage had gone from to become violent. Reporter when she saw reports of the conditions, i put out a call saying i need a location. Where we can host 40 women and their children. And pastorally responded and said he was gold host. Reporter reverend tony lee who leads the ame church located in the basement of iverson mall. The owner opened up the doors on Christmas Day for these families. Police had donated earlier and Church Members dropped off toys. It was one of horror. You had people who have dealt with issues of victimization and now they are going to a place that is supposed to be a place of help for them