A groom is killed outside his own reception. The suspects described as wedding crashers. What the newlywed was doing just before the attack. Plus, the breaking news affecting the u. S. Auto industry. The megamerger just announced. Caught on video, the jawdropping moment at this safari park and one hungry giraffe. And a first in the world of sports. A woman doing something no woman has ever done before against a man. Good wednesday morning, everyone. We begin with history unfolding on capitol hill today. President trump is on the brink of impeachment. We learned overnight that lawmakers have agreed to six hours of debate in the house today before they take their historic vote around 7 00 tonight. The president sent a fiery letter to House Speaker nancy pelosi comparing the impeachment process to the salem witch trials but democrats believe they have enough votes to approve the articles of impeachment. Meanwhile overnight protesters held rallies across the country from new york and michigan to kansas and california. Abcs ines de la cuetara joins us now with new details on whats ahead today. Ines, good morning. Reporter good morning, janai and kenneth. That historic vote is now just hours away. The house will meet this morning at 9 00 a. M. Eastern to begin debating those two articles of impeachment against President Trump. A final vote is expected later this evening. Capping off months of investigation and weeks of public hearings, today the u. S. House of representatives is set to impeach President Trump just the third time in u. S. History thats ever happened. President trump is accused of obstructing congress and abusing the power of his office for personal gain when he pressured the leader of ukraine to investigate his political opponents. Mr. President , do you take any responsibility for the fact that you are about to be impeached . No, i dont take any. Zero to put it mildly. Reporter in a scathing sixpage letter to House Speaker nancy pelosi, the president slamming impeachment calling it an illegal partisan attempted coup and accusing pelosi of declaring open war on american democracy and adding, more due process was afforded to those accused in the salem witch trials. Speaker pelosi responding on cnn calling the letter ridiculous. I havent fully read it. Weve been working. Ive seen the essence of it and its really sick. Reporter and in her own letter to democrats writing, if we do not act, we will be derelict in our duty. After a procedural vote mouse members will get one theyll get on last chance to debate the two articles of impeachment and have time equally split between parties. The final vote held immediately after and is expected to pass along party lines with even many moderate democrats from trumps swing districts coming o in support of impeachment. I wasnt elected to do whats politically safe. I was elected to do what i think is right. Reporter lawmakers are now looking ahead to that senate trial. Democrats want to hear from four witnesses that the white house had blocked from testifying including acting white house chief of staff Mick Mulvaney and former National Security adviser john bolton. But Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell has already indicated he has no intention of calling witnesses. Janai and kenneth. Ines there on capitol hill, thank you. Abc will have live coverage of todays Impeachment Vote beginning around 10 00 a. M. Eastern. Well, now to a developing story off the east coast this morning. The coast guard has sounded the alarm about a russian spy Ship Operating in a, quote, unsafe manner. It was seen in International Waters sailing down the coast of the southeastern u. S. The ships behavior described as erratic. Sailors from charleston to jacksonville have been warned to use extreme caution. At last report the ship was east of the bahamas failing to respond to calls from commercial vessels trying to coordinate safe passage and failing to use running lights even in low visibility. Reporter the biggest concern with this ship is that there will be a collision at sea. It was just last june in the Philippines Sea that a russian ship almost collided with a u. S. Guided missile destroyer coming within about 100 feet. The u. S. Has been tracking increased russian activity in International Waters and a Navy Destroyer is now shadowing the russian ship off the u. S. Coast. A big merger in the auto industry. Fiat chrysler and the Parent Company of peugeot have agreed on terms to create the fourth largest automaker and have not decided on a anymore. They say they will not be clo closing any plants. It came a day after ford announced its creating 3,000 jobs in the detroit area investing more than a billion dollars to make trucks and suvs. Police have no suspects in the case of a missing mother and her baby. Heidi broussard and her 3weekold daughter havent been seen since last thursday. The fbi has now joined the search for them. Agents were knocking on doors last night at the apartment complex where broussard and the baby were last seen. Her parents spoke with abcs marcus moore. I mean, we have hope. If you dont have hope, you dont have anything. Theres no words. Nothing you can say but just hug and love and hold on. Authorities say broussards fiance is not a person of interest in this case. Its being called a christmas miracle in florida. A young sister and her brother are back with their family this morning after they were missing for nearly three days. Were now learning more about where they were and the one request they had after being rescued. This morning the new picture showing the missing brother and sister from jacksonville moments after they were rescued Holding Water and snacks covered in dirt but alive after spending three days in the woods. Its a miracle. A christmas miracle and its a blessing. Reporter 6yearold braxton and his 5yearold sister briya seemingly vanished on sunday morning when they were playing in their front yard. For days rescue teams searched as their family pleaded for their safe return. Braxton and briya, if you see granny and papa, we looking for you and we love yall. Reporter then the miracle they were hoping for. We have both kids. Were heading out of the woods. One of the rescue team members heard a voice, thought it was a childs voice and so they fanned out and started looking and actually found them looking and found them and heard them talking. Reporter braxton and briya found inside an old pump house in the thick swampy woods where they had taken shelter a quarter of a mile from home. Theyre alive and well and right before courtroom. Right before christmas. Right before. So this is an awesome Christmas Gift for everybody. Reporter the childrens older brother says the exhausting search had taken an emotional toll. This is something thats going to scar me. Its going to scar me. Its not like going to disappear. Its not going to ever go away. Reporter police say the children likely wandered away and became lost and had just one request after being rescued. They were lively and talkative and asked for a cheese pizza that we quickly delivered to them. Police say it appears braxton and briya were alone the whole time. Theyre a little dehydrated but again they are physically okay this morning. Good news there. Turning now to the weather, the coldest air of the season is about to hit millions of americans. So lets take a look at your wednesday forecast. Good morning. Were tracking more spotty snow showers across the northeast for our wednesday. These are going to quickly reduce visibility, lead to some slick spots on the road and make for some tricky travel across the area. Also lots of colder air working into the area and this darkish shade of blue from burlington, vermont, back towards pittsburgh and into detroit. Were talking accuweather real feel temperatures in the single digits. Another storm in the Pacific Northwest bringing rain and mountain snows. Im Accuweather Meteorologist adam del rosso. Coming up, some ancient chewing gum dating back 5,000 years. What it reveals about human history. But first the pop star who came to the rescue after this dramatic crash on the highway. And later, history in the sports world. A woman does something no other woman has done before against a man. Singer Ellie Goulding is speaking out in support of a london truck driver. His truck tboned a volkswagen and was pushing it down the highway, you see there, but the trucker says he didnt see the car under his grill. Goulding asked her driver to pull alongside the driver and get the driver to stop. No one was hurt. Chilling new details about the murder of a College Student here in new york. Police say a 13yearold who is already charged in the death of tessa majors claims he and two other teens initially targeted a man. But instead they tried to rob majors. The 13yearold claims one of the other teens fatally stabbed her. Detectives say she fought back leaving a bite mark on the hand of a 14yearold who is still on the run. It was also important to document before it heals so we can put this all together to know who exactly was the perpetrator who stabbed this young lady. A judge has ordered the 13yearold who is already in custody to be held at least through the end of the year. So this morning were learning quite a lot about a young girl who lived 5,700 years ago thanks to a piece of stone age chewing gum she discarded in denmark. This is an artists rendering of the girl. Researchers are calling her lola based solely on dna extracted from a gumlike material made from a birch tree. Its the first time a complete ancient human genome was constructed from something other than bones. In addition to lolas appearance, scientists could tell she was lactose intolerant and her diet included hazelnuts and duck. A major milestone. In tv history Yvette Simpson are celebrating their 30th birthday. To mark the milestone the cable channel fxx is running a 661episode marathon. That will take about 15 days to play out. So let us know your favorite episode. You can tell us on facebook or twitter or just tell us what your favorite thing that the simpsons predicted might have been. Thats a good one. All right, well, coming up, the Baltimore Ravens surprise the nfl yet again. A remarkable display of sportsmanship from a High School Wrestler inspiring people across america. But first a wedding tragedy. 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Two people described as wedding crashers are accused of beating the groom to Death Outside his own reception. Yeah, witnesses say the groom was trying to protect his family from the unwanted guest when a fight broke out. A celebration of love turning deadly for this couple in california. Police say the groom, 30yearold joe melgoza, was beaten to death just hours after walking his bride down the aisle. In chino overnight the still unwilted flowers from their wedding reception were used as centerpiece at a vigil for melgoza. Theyre devastated. Its a very traumatic experience. Reporter friends describe the ceremony as a wonderful start to what was to be a new life for melgoza and his bride. Everybody was happy. Come 4 00 all the guests came from the church and it was joy, just pure happiness. Reporter relatives of the newlyweds say the last of the guests were leaving the reception when the family noticed two strangers. According to witnesses, melgoza confronted the men later identified as brothers who live in the neighborhood. They noticed they were still there trying to get free alcohol and stuff, and they asked them to leave. Family members say a fight spilled into the street where melgoza was found dead from what authorities called Blunt Force Trauma to the head. They have not said whether a weapon was used, but they say other guests were injured with baseball bats. Melgoza leaves behind an 11yearold daughter from a previous relationship and a new bride. I want the world to know that my brother was a good man and he was there for everybody and i know he was happy that night. He had a big smile on his face and he was happy. He was making sure that everybody there was having a good night. The two brothers are charged with murder and they have pleaded not guilty. A prominent architect has been killed in new york. Witnesses say she was hit by debris that fell off a building under renovation. 60yearold Erica Tishman was walking near times square when part of the buildings facade fell onto the sidewalk. Records show the owners were cited earlier this year for damage above the 15th floor that could pose a hazard to pedestrians. Officials will now investigate whether scaffolding should have been installed. All right, turning to sports now, the Baltimore Ravens have made history. 12 members of the team have just been named to the pro bowl. That ties an nfl record set by the 1973 dolphins, but the playoffbound ravens hope to be planning for the super bowl when the pro bowl kicks off in late january. A remarkable display of sportsmanship from a High School Wrestler in california. Shane hansen was losing during a championship match, but then his opponent dislocated his shoulder forcing him to forfeit giving hansen the win. Hansen was awarded a gold medal but during the ceremony he shocked everyone when he gave the gold to his opponent saying he deserved it because he was winning before his injury. Hansen says it was the right thing to do. I felt pretty bad because like he was obviously winning that match, and it wasnt my match to win. Hes right here in the finals match, and hes basically being given first place, and he doesnt want it. The opposing coach sent a letter to hansens school saying ive never witnessed such an amazing display. Shane hansen brought me to tears with his sportsmanship. Good young man there. Incredible. Coming up, a special dog rescue at a car dealership. But first behind the scenes of tonights special live broadcast of all in the family and good times. Plus, the shocking moment at this safari park involving one very hungry giraffe. These are real people, not actors, whove got their eczema under control. With less eczema, you can show more skin. So roll up those sleeves. 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Making news right now at 4 27, here we go again. Live doppler 7 shows another round of rain moving in. Meteorologist mike nicco is tracking this storm and jobina is also tracking our slick morning commute. Lots of rain on the radar this morning and emotions running high as San Francisco Police Release body cam video of an officerinvolved shooting. The house of representatives hours away from a historic vote. President trump is set to become the third president ever impe h impeach impeached. Go morning, its wednesday, december 18th. Julian is in with us this morning. Yes. And youre tracking a fatality on the roadway . Were starting off very rough with our morning commute. Be careful out there. Mike, i know these conditions will not get much better. Unfortunately theyre not. Some of the heaviest rain is falling now. That will continue in the next hour or two. Let me give you an idea of what to expect. You can see with our storm impact scale, still a 1, with light to moderate rain out there. A chance of thunderstorms and breezy early. I know a lot of us travelled over the bridges and noticed that. The rain was coming down sideways, so was the spray coming off the cars. Some of the commuters taking highway 4, 680, youre getting downpours now, that extends into San Francisco. Coming across the golden gate bridge, trying to head into downtown San Francisco. San mateo bridge, sunol grade, 84 out of livermore, we have some rain right there. Its moving mainly southwest to northeast. This will all rotate to the northeast. You can see more developing off the coast. More on that coming up. Good morning. I want to start off with an awful situation were following in oakland. We are looking at a deadly headon crash, this is eastbound 580 before lakeshore. You can see the back up on both sides here. All eastbound lanes are blocked right now. We know at least one person died in this crash. At least two vehicles involved here. Amy hollyfield is on the way to the scene right now. We should be getting an update from her shortly. This is a sigalert. Looking at the bay bridge, we have a high wind advisory going on. Its slick out there and shaky. Looking live right now at the richmondsan rafael bridge, you can see those rain drops coming down. Please take it slowly out there on the roads. Thanks. As jobina mentioned a lot of us are waking up to a rinainy commute. It is a level one on our storm impact scale, that rain could stick around impacting Holiday Travel plans. Amy hollyfield is live at the bay bridge toll plaza with how things are looking there. Amy . Good morning. Not raining right now, even if it is not raining where you are, assume the streets will be wet. They are here where we are at the bay bridge toll plaza, because it was raining earlier. Heres a look at some rain coming down in redwood city. That was just about an hour ago. It is sheets of it coming down. So if youre wondering what happened while you were asleep, here is a block at solook at so rain. The concern is Holiday Travel. We will see more of this this weekend. Just as many are planning to get away for the christmas holiday. That could bring 2 inches of rain to the north bay and 3 feet of snow in the sierra. Officials are warning everyone to plan