Rice semias the cap jerusalem as the capital of israel. As weijia jiang reports critics warn the declaration will have dangerous consequences in the middle east. Reporter President Trump is set to announce the u. S. Will recognize jerusalem as israels capital and plans to move the u. S. Embassy there. It is considered a holy city by jew, muslims and christians. And the announcement is expected to set off a wave of potential violence in the region. [ chanting ] some groups have already called for protests and three days of rage. As the precaution, the state department issued an alert saying u. S. Government employees and their families are not permitted to travel to the old city of jerusalem and the west bank until further notice. It fulfills a Campaign Promise for President Trump and is popular among evangelical christians and hard line supporters of isra but worldwide leaders are lining up in opposition to the decision. The president spoke with middle eastern leaders yesterday to prep
Politics, Paul Wellstone told us, is about the improvement of peoples lives. I know that the work i have been able to do has improved peoples lives. I would do it all over again in a heart beat. For a decade, now, every time i would get tired or discouraged or frustrated, i would think about the people i was doing this for and would get me back up on my feet. I know the same will be true for everyone who decides to pursue a politics that is that he would decide to he said that this was the best experience of his career. And that he would fight on for the rights of all americans as a private citizen. I want to go to our nancy cordes. Chief Congressional Correspondent whos on capitol hill. Youve been following this since day one. Quite an emotional speech from the senator who up until a couple of weeks ago believed that he could still caponize job. Reporter right its a big keep his job. Reporter right, its a big blow to the Democratic Party at large. Democrats who though they believe thi
Temperatures will start to quickly drop behind that front. We are just hours away from that. So right now, on first alert live doppler, you can see some scattered showers out there. And nothing too impressive. But it is there. Theres snow already happening in western maryland and west virginia. Its light and then we can see the scattered showers just around the winchester area and also some along the Eastern Shore and around baltimore. Well continue to see this type of activity until that front pushes into the area. We know that its getting close because we can see the winds are coming from the west northwest around western maryland. So once we see that wind shift change, we know that that colder air has arrived. So far winds are still coming in from the south and so weve seen the temperatures holding off in the mid 40s. But by 2 00 p. M. , the temperatures will begin to drop. So this is whats on the way for us. This cold front packing some really cold air behind it. And it will become
Temperatures. She joins us with more. And it is cold. Just downright cold out there this afternoon. Its so cold that you wish that we just had some snow on the ground to go with it. I know. I dont wish that. You dont wish that . Not going for the whole thing yet. Well, i tell you what though. We are going to see yes, today is the coldst temperature so far this season and this afternoon, even though we have the sun shining not going to get much better outside because were still keeping those gusty winds going. 31 degrees right now in d. C. Winds right now are gusting 31 Miles Per Hour. So this is creating that windchill effect where it feels significantly colder than the actual temp outside. Were up to 28 in frederick and 26 in gaithersburg. 28 in waldorf. Now let me show you what it actually feels like outside. A solid 10 degrees colder than the actual temp. Windchill right here in d. C. Is only 18 right now and its just a whopping 12degrees in gaithersburg. So feelslike temperatures t
Details on this. And, of course, well have the latest for you if we get that before this newscast ends, definitely on our mobile app and at our website, wusa9. Com but, again, Police Chasing a car, suspects in the car, gunshots have been fired. This is an ongoing serious situation in the city of baltimore at this hour. We will keep you updated. Now to our other top story, Anne Arundel County and Carroll County schools are among a handful of maryland schools closing two hours early today, and taking a look at first alert doppler, you can see why. We are bracing for snow. Good afternoon, thanks for joining us, im andrea roane. When and where will the snow hit, how much are we talking about . Meteorologist Howard Bernstein is tracking your forecast. Do we have the bruntometer out yet . This is going to be a fairly minor event. As you can see now we have a little bit of snow through mid to late afternoon. Im thinking by 4 00 or 5 00 for most of us to an inch here in the d. C. Metro. The bi