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
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
Here in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. We begin with a historic day in america. The house of representatives is set to vote today on whether to impeach President Trump. The house will first debate two articles of impeachment against mr. Trump abusing his power and obstructing congress in a scheme to lure ukraine to interfere in the 2020 election. Mr. Trump could be only the third president to be impeached. Protesters rallied against the president in dozens of cities across the nation last night. [ chants ] some protesters in philadelphia held up lights that spelled out impeachment. In milwaukee, demonstrators had signs reading no one is above the law, and similar scenes played out on the west coast. We have more from capitol hill. How is the president responding to this historic vote today . Reporter well, annemarie, President Trump wrote a sixpage letter to House Speaker nancy pelosi. In it he said that the impeachment is worse than the salem witch trials. He also
Shattering a controversial speed record. See how the drivers pulled it off and why nays they why naysay no one was ever in danger. First, todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. We are not prepared to confirm what may have motivated the shooter. There are many reports circulating, but the fbi deals only in facts. A deadly shooting at a Florida Naval base. Reporter the shooter, a pilot in saudi arabias air force, stormed a classroom building and opened fire. I dont see this undermining the deeper relationship weve had with the kingdom of saudi arabia for decades. Where was the sniper . Where was the Hostage Negotiator . They came in full force. Reporter the family of the u. P. S. Driver killed in a shootout blame police for his death. The way the police handled the situation, it was it was a nightmare. Reporter President Trump looking to permanently flush watersaving regulations for toilets, sinks, and showers. People are flushing toilets ten times, opposed to once. They end up usi
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