That resembled boo as it took the city plus the deadly storm that caused a 50vehicle pileup. The thrill of a lifetime for visitors at the rocky statue in philly yep, that is the real italian stallion himself showing up. Early today starts right now good to be with you this morning. Im Frances Rivera and im phillip mena. President trump now only the third leader in our nations history branded with the mar of impeachment. The house approved both articles in the latenight vote, charging the president with abuse of power and obstruction of congress the final tally an etching of our fiercely partisan times, with only a handful of lawmakers crossing party lines now facing a senate trial, President Trump is turning impeachment into an election issue. Telling his supporters in a new tweet, theyre not after me, theyre after you. A message he drove home during a rally in michigan last night it doesnt really feel like were being impeached. The donothing democrats and they are do nothing. All they
Captioning funded by cbs good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs headquarters here in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. We begin with a historic moment for the american presidency. Last night the u. S. House of representatives voted to impeach President Trump, making him only the third u. S. President ever to be impeached. The vote on two charges was mostly along party lines. Mr. Trump is accused of abusing his power and obstructing congress in a scheme to get ukraine to dig up dirt on his political rival, joe biden. As the house debate his impeachment yesterday, President Trump held a rally in michigan where he blasted democrats. Take a listen. You are the ones obstructing justice. You are the ones bringing pain and suffering to our republic for your own selfish gain. Reporter the president went on to defend himself saying he did not do anything wrong. Debra alfarone is on capitol hill. Thats the next phase now in this impeachment process . Reporter well, anne
Unwavering commitment to make sure that the special counsel cannot be fired, that this investigation cannot be a victim of political interference. The president has indicated that he is averse to hearing about russia or considering its threat to this country. That aversion certainly sets back his ability to defend this country against the russian threat through sanctions and other means and deterrence that will assure that russia is made to pay a price so they do not do it again. In conclusion, let me just say that aversion must be overcome. We need to send a signal, as we did by passing sanctions, that we will take action against russia to stop it from interfering again in this election, that we will make sure that russia is made to pay a price, and that our constituents know that we will insist on a fair and independent investigation without political interference, passing legislation that is bipartisan. It has been offered by republicans as well as democrats, including myself, and i
Report being witnesses to this. The suspect we are told by nbc news, suspected of jumping out of his home depot truck after ramming through people yelling, allahu akbar, and was taken to Bellevue Hospital in new york. There are reports he had some type of faux firearm, a thing that looked like firearm, and there were gunshots. Police shot him, and took him into custody according to our reporting. Our sister station in new york reports the suspect is in the hospital, is expected to survive, but is very much in custody. Not clear whether the suspect was acting alone, whether he had help. We expect an update from investigators, a 5 15 News Conference is scheduled 10, 15 minutes from now. Well bring it to you live when it happens. So, a suspect in custody. At least six dead. At least 15 hurt. This incident in a very busy part of a very busy city lower manhattan. For now, wendy and leon, back to you. All right, thank you, scott. Thank you, scott. And dont go anywhere because our live covera
Overseas. Hes heading to asia this friday. Hell be gone for about two weeks. This is something the president is going to continue watching from the white house. We know that the white house is going to keep watching as well. They are going to continue briefing the president throughout the evening as necessary, and we could expect to hear from him on this sometime tomorrow. Guys, back to you. Blayne alexander, thank you. Bike paths, restaurants, shopping malls, all soft targets. Unprotected places. Packed with people where you and your family are vulnerable. Police protect these places with patrols and extra officers are brought in for events that draw big crowds. Drills are held for emergency workers to practice responding to emergencies at soft targets. Federal, state and local governments worked together to find people plotting attacks, but the best line of defense is often you. If you see something unusual, you should Say Something to police. Our Team Coverage continues [000 01 58;0