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 michi
Yep. I hear somebody interrupting. Sorry, congresswoman. This is george stephanopoulos. We know the president will be in michigan tonight. You have pretty keen political the antenna. You were one of the few democrats warning the Hillary Clinton campaign back in 2016 that michigan could go to President Trump. Whats happening on the ground there right now in michigan with the president , and particularly on this issue of impeachment . Its very torn. I will tell you that first of all, people are more engaged than i have ever seen them. You know, just this weekend being home, i went to the doctor for an asthma checkup and 25 people stopped me while i was at the university of michigan on all sides. The last person i saw, said i shouldnt be bothering you. Youre at the doctor, but i have to tell you this. We shouldnt be impeaching. She was nice. I had people yell at me on one side. I had people yell at me, and i think the polling is accurate. I think michigan is a very divided state and there
Tonight, a landmark moment in American History. The final arguments before the historic vote tonight whether to impeach President Trump. A fiercely divided congress, a divided country. The house voting on articles of impeachment, abuse of power and obstruction of congress. Speaker nancy pelosi saying the president , quote, gave us no choice. Republicans defending the president today, saying theres no evidence of a crime. And accusing the democrats of wanting to do this since the day he was elected. Will he be only the third president to be impeached . Mary bruce live on the hill tonight. Meantime, President Trump furious, leaving for a Campaign Rally in michigan tonight in battle mode. His tweetstorm, calling impeachment an assault on america. Jon karl live at the white house, the president s playbook
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Coast to coast. Welcome in to early start. Im dave briggs. And im christine romance. Its today, december 18, 2019, a grave day in american history. The house of representatives will vote today on the articles of impeachment. The articles certain to pass and almost entirely along party lines. Phil mattingly on capitol hill with a look ahead at this controversial day. Christine and dave, in a few hours, the house is voting to impeach President Trump. The votes are not even in question anymore. They know they have the votes. The vast majority of the caucus members who werent sure, theyre voting yes. All be one or two have committed to doing just that. So this is a foregone conclusion. However, youre going to want to Pay Attention to the house floor throughout the day as they debate this momentous occasion. Youre going to have democrats make clear why they believe the president has conducted impeachable acts, why they believe it points to the president withholding assistance to ukraine in