Died at the age of 85, just one year after retiring from nearly 50 years of bringing big bird and oscar the grouch to life. Those are some of our top stories on this monday, december 9th. Good morning, everyone. Great to have toni in from espn. Hey we do begin this half hour with democrats wasting no time setting the stage to unveil articles of impeachment against President Trump this week. Another public hearing is getting under way today to lay out the case for removing the president from office. The president is crying foul tweeting quote no president in American History has been treated like this. Abcs david wright has more. Reporter on the eve of historic impeachment hearings, congress has been burning the midnight oil. We have to act now, you cant wait for the next election because hes trying to interfere with the next election. Reporter the House Judiciary Committee is now charged with drafting specific grounds to remove President Trump. The president leaves us no choice. Report
And celebrating the man who brought life to sesame street. Whos the fella with all yellow the tributes pouring in for caroll, big birds voice since the characters beginning. Not again. Steve harvey announces a wrong winner during the Miss Universe pageant. What happened this time. And from the equipment mixup nearly canceling the game to the cheerleaders causing a delay. We need the cheerleaders off the field, please. To a fan making the best of his live tv moment. This place is still packed and people are still partying. The must see moments on and off the gridiron this morning. Good monday morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us. Its kenneth moton. Its great to have toni collins from her Sister Network espn in for janai norman. We begin with breaking news this morning, the death toll is rising after a volcano erupted at a popular Tourist Destination in new zealand. Dozens are missing. Police are not sure how many were on the island because volcano experts are warning rescue crews
Temperatures mid to upper 50s, zero for visibility in Half Moon Bay and livermore, one halfmile for hayward and concord and napa down to zero and 1 mile for santa rosa so dealing with thick fog this morning. Now through the afternoon we are looking at partly cloudy to mostly cloudy skies. A dry day today and dry to say and if you showers late tuesday into wednesday. Looking at the roadways, i checked with chp and theyve issued a fog advisory for the bay bridge parts of the e. Shore freeway so be careful as you go hit those roadways a few cars sucking up of the bay bridge toll plaza and as far as accidents go it is quiet but limited visibility as you work your way across the span. San mateo bridge thing foggy spots as well, no official advisory but be careful as you work your way through here and if you travel 92 itself through San Mateo County we have a lot of fog in around that area as well as along 280 through the peninsula. In the south bay you see a lot of green so no delays right