Raised more than 100 million, to fight a. L. S. And pete fratese has succumb to that disease. Good morning. Its early start. If youre counting, 55 days to the iowa caucuses. Breaking overnight, House Democrats plan to unveil two articles of impeachment against President Trump this morning. We expect to learn more at a News Conference set for 9 00 a. M. Eastern. What we do know, according to sources, there will be one article on abuse of power and another on obstruction of congress. We are in a place where the leadership of our committees of jurisdiction have gotten the last input of it and the q a the question and answer, from the Minority Side from all of this will make a recommendation how we will go forward. At a closed door meeting, democrats debated whether to include obstruction of justice. Getting the votes to pass that separate count could be too difficult. But references to the mueller allegations will likely be woven in to show a larger pattern of misconduct by the president. Yesterdays chaotic hearing kicked off a twoweek dash to impeach the third president in history. Highlighting a bitter partisan divide. President trumps persistent and continuing effort to coerce a foreign country to help him cheat to win an election, is a clear and present danger to our free and Fair Elections and to our security. To impeach a president who 63 Million People voted for over eight lines in a call transcript is baloney. These go unchecked, they will continue and only grow worst. The president is a continuing threat to the constitution. We will now hear presentations of evidence. Mr. Chairman . Not recognized. I have a parliamentary inquiry. Is this just when we hear questions of other staff and the members get dealt out of the whole hearing. Youre going to try to overturn the results of an election with unelected people giving testimony. The debate over the articles of impeachment will be in the Judiciary Committee on thursday. White house Officials Say impeachment is a foregone conclusion. They are looking beyond the house to a trial in the senate, and looking for witnesses to refute that President Trump pressured ukraine to interfere in the 2020 election. The fbi accusation of spying on the Trump Campaign is false. The i. G. s report found the case was plagued by 17 significant inaccuracies and omissions in surveillance warrant applications for carter page. Jim baker was in charge at the time of these findings. I think the president should apologize to us. I would ask him to apologize to me and my colleagues because the things he said were just wrong. He should step up and do that at a minimum. There were new revelations in the report. Among them, protrump texts by fbi agents in 2016. Comparing his win to a super bowl comeback. The president spent years calling out antitrump texts by members of the bureau. And christopher steele, the former british spy who compiled a dossier on the president , told investigators it was ridiculous to think that he was biased against mr. Trump. Why . He had been friendly with ivanka trump. Steele said, if anything, he was favorably disposed toward the trump family. The inspectorgenerals findings are clear and undeniable. But the president and his allies disagree. Well get the sound for you later on. Attorney general bill barr is taking the extraordinary step of disagreeing publicly with his ownment own inspectorgeneral. He insists the probe was launched on, quote, the thinnest suspici suspicions. John durham, handpicked by barr to investigate the investigation, also says he does not agree with some of the reports conclusions. A sobering and tragic revolution, drawing comparison to the pentagon papers from 50 years ago. A huge trove of controversial documents obtained by the washington post. They reveal u. S. Officials lied about the war, virtually from day one, to manipulate public opinion. And they show a flawed strategy for winning the war to make afghanistan into a stable, modern democracy so the u. S. Could leave. The post got 3,000 pages. They include memos from donald rumsfeld. He wrote in april 2002, six months after the war began, the fact that iran and russia have plans for afghanistan and we dont, concerns me. Help. A top adviser said in 2015, we were devoid of a fundamental understanding of afghanistan. What we were trying to do here . We didnt have the foggiest notion of what we were undertaking. What were looking at here is something that calls into question, not only our military operations, but also, is a dishonor to the sacrifices that have been made by the servicemen and women in afghanistan over these years. This is an inexcusable way to run things. George w. Bush said the u. S. Would be in afghanistan until al qaeda was brought to justice. He gave a timeline from a month to a year or two. Over the last 18 years, the u. S. Has delayed 7,750, many of them, 2,300. 20,000 were wounded. The pentagon has spent about 950 billion there. An announcement to advance the north american trade deal, the announcement could be made today. Nancy pelosi cant say if she has all of the democrats onboard. The respect for all of the aspects, for mexico, for canada, for the u. S. , for our friends in labor, the Environmental Concerns we have, the issues that relate to pharmaceuticals, perhaps going to be part of the discussion. We also have to implement it. Usmca is different from the 1993 nafta in several ways. It will require more car parts to be made in north america in order for the car to be free from tariffs. It includes a chapter on digital trade. If approved, it would be a major win for trump, a rarity with democrats in control of the house. The deal is also key for freshman democrats in conservative districts. They support the deals substance and believes a parp bipartisan achievement will play well on the campaign trail. They are heading to mexico to look at final portions of the deal. More than a dozen people are feared dead after the huge volcano eruption in new zealand. Burn units are at capacity with no signs of life on the island. Cnn live in new zealand ahead. 10 years ago, we started legacybox. If youre like us, you have a box of old video tapes, film reels, and photos, just degrading away in your closet. [nick] legacybox saves these memories by professionally digitizing them on dvd, thumb drive, or the cloud. [adam] its easy. Load legacybox with your media, and you get back your originals and new digitized copies. [nick] legacybox is simple and safe with over a half a million satisfied customers. Preserve your memories today. Visit legacybox. Com and get 40 off. [nick] thats legacybox. Com. Breaking overnight, a search and rescue operation under way for a Chilean Air Force plan that went missing on its way to a base in antarctica. The plane is presumed to have crashed. Authorities say the last known location before the plane lost contact was between the tip of south america and antarctica. 17 crew members and 21 other passengers were onboard. A number of people are still missing after a volcanic eruption on new zealands white island. A woman feared missing has been found alive in the hospital with severe burns. Emergency crews are still unable to access the island. Based on lengthy flyovers, they say theres no signs of life. An intensive care paramedic who flew to help with the rescue effort, compared the scene to a nuclear disaster. It was like ive seen the chernobyl miniseries. It was quite an overwhelming feeling. Will ripley is live for us in new zealand. Such a tragedy. What do we know . Reporter its overwhelming being on the ground here, christine. From the passengers that were streaming in from the cruise ship. So many of the people we met here, including some of them laying flowers by the gate, tell us they were chatting with someone on the boat, who suddenly didnt turn up. And now, theyre wondering if thats one of the people that were missing. Weve been to hospitals who tell us that people who have been admitted have burns that are so severe, some of them, very likely may not survive. People with burns of more than 30 of their body. An american couple on their honeymoon, they were apparently on this excursion to the white island, an active volcano. Thousands of tourists go there every year. People pay money to go to an active volcano and hike. And theres images showing people hiking right in the crater of the volcano, moments before the explosion, including an american couple on their honeymoon. A husband with 80 of his body burned. His wife, undergoing surgery for her own severe burns. And then, the missing. Five people, reported dead, eight people missing. And based on what were hearing from rescuers who havent been able to get on the island because its deemed to be too dangerous, they could see bodies lying there, covered in ash, as you heard the paramedic mention. Just a horrific scene. The tour Company Bringing people to the island for years said there was no indication there was an elevated risk for eruption. The alert level was level two, that they deemed to be safe. And now, officials are asking if new regulations need to be put in place to protect people on the tour. There is a woman that turned up missing, with severe turns herself. Do we know how many people were on that island . At that time, 47 people were on the island when the eruption itself occurred. But keep in mind, the number could have been higher. There were up to 100 people. Three different boat loads. Two of the boats had pulled away when the eruption happened. Thats when we see incredible and startling images of the huge smoke plum. These are people who had been standing by the crater and got on their boats and went off. It was a matter of minutes that made the difference between life and death for some. All right. Will ripley for us in new zealand. Thanks, will. Ukraine and russia, inching forward on a long dormant peace process. They committed to a ceasefire by tend of the year. Both vowed to work toward elections and eastern ukraine, where five years has killed 13,000 people. The president s did not address when the elections might happen. President trump planning to meet russias foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov in washington. You may remember the last time the two met in the oval office, trump shared classified information with the foreign minister. And the pictures came from the russian side. The American Media werent alerted. Well see what happens today. Why would you throw a person out of her wheelchair and run off with it . This was caught on video in phoenix. Well see how bystanders reacted. [ ] [ ] check your Credit Scores for free and learn how to improve them at creditkarma. Heres to progress. Welcome back. A boeing whistleblower expecting to tell lawmakers he alerted managers about mistakes and cornercutting, months before two deadly crashes that killed 336 people. He is supposed to testify tomorrow. Before the crashes, he wrote to an executive, im hesitant about putting my family on a boeing airplane. Steven dixon, also scheduled to testify at the same hearing. The agency has come under scrutiny for allowing boeing to selfcertify planes, a process it is now changing. A 5yearold alabama boy, shot and killed during a fight between family members. Birmingham police say there was an altercation on saturday and Tanarius Moore was caught in the cross fire. Tanarius loved youth football and was selected to play in his leagues allstar game the morning he died. A train passenger saved the day after a man tried to steal a womans wheelchair from under here. The suspect was adreggressively pushing this woman out of her wheelchair on the train. He throws her to the ground and runs off with the chair. But fellow passengers chased the man, grabbing him on the platform. They get the wheelchair back. He is charged with robbery, kidnapping and assault. Pete frates, was 34, the man who inspired the ice bucket challenge. He was diagnosed with lou gehrigs disease. The challenge went viral in 2014, after frates and friends were challenging each other to dump ice water on their heads. According to the a. L. S. Association, it raised 115 million over an eightweek period that summer. I did the ice bucket challenge. Presumably you and your kids did, as well. A lot of times those dont raise money. And pete frates is a legend. Ahead, two articles of impeachment will be unveiled in a few hours. Democrats laying the groundwork, calling the president a danger to the country. These folks dont have time to go to the post office they use stamps. Com all the services of the post office only cheaper get a 4week trial plus postage and a digital scale go to stamps. Com tv and never go to the post office again. Today is the day democrats, ready to unveil two articles of impeachment. What they are and what they mean for the president. No spying. No bias. A watchdog says the fbi investigation into the Trump Campaign was fair. The attorney general disagrees. A big day on the trade front. Democrats and the white house on the brink of a deal with mexico and canada. What it means for american workers. He inspired a movement that raised more than 100 million, to fight a. L. S. And pete frates has succumb to that disease. Good morning. Im christine romans, nice to see you this morning. 31 minutes past the hour. Im dave briggs. Good morning, everybody. We start with the latest on the impeachment front. Breaking overnight, House Democrats plan to unveil two articles of impeachment against President Trump this morning. We expect to learn more at a News Conference set for 9 00 a. M. Eastern. What we do know, according to sources, there will be one article on abuse of power and another on obstruction of congress. We are in a place where the leadership of our committees of jurisdiction have gotten the last input of it and the q a the question and answer, from the Minority Side from all of this will make a recommendation how we will go forward. At a closed door meeting, last night with speaker nancy pelosi, democrats debated whether to include obstruction of justice. Getting the votes to pass that separate count could be too difficult. But references to the mueller allegations will likely be woven in to show a larger pattern of misconduct by the president. Yesterdays chaotic hearing kicked off a twoweek dash to loic likely end up in the third impeachment of a president in history. There were cases for and against impeachment, highlights a bitter partisan divide. President trumps persistent and continuing effort to coerce a foreign country to help him cheat to win an election, is a clear and present danger to our free and Fair Elections and to our security. To impeach a president who 63 Million People voted for over eight lines in a call transcript is baloney. These go unchecked, they will continue and only grow worst. Each of us took an oath to defend the constitution. The president is a continuing threat to the constitution. We will now hear presentations of evidence. Mr. Chairman . Not recognized. I have a parliamentary inquiry. Is this just when we hear questions of other staff and the members get dealt out of the whole hearing. Youre going to try to overturn the results of an election with unelected people giving testimony. The debate over the articles of impeachment will be in the Judiciary Committee on thursday. White house sources believe impeachment is a foregone conclusion. They are looking beyond the house to a trial in the senate, and looking for witnesses to refute that President Trump pressured ukraine to interfere in the 2020 election. President trumps claim that the fbi spied on his 2016 campaign is false. According to the inspectorgeneral, the bureaus investigation of the campaign was legal and without bias. The i. G. s report found the case was plagued by 17 significant inaccuracies and omissions in surveillance warrant applications for carter page. Jim baker was the top fbi lawyer when this began. Given the findings, he would like to hear from the president. I think the president should apologize to us. I would ask him to apologize to me and my colleagues because the things he said were just wrong. He should step up and do that at a minimum. There were new revelations in the report. Among them, protrump texts by fbi agents in 2016. Comparing his win to a super bowl comeback. The president spent years calling out antitrump texts by members of the bureau. And christopher steele, the former british spy who compiled a dossier on the president , told investigators it was ridiculous to think that he was biased against mr. Trump. Why . He had been friendly with ivanka trump. Steele said, if anything, he was favorably disposed toward the trump family. The inspectorgenerals findings are clear and undeniable. But the president and his allies disagree. This was an overthrow of government. This was an attempted overthrow. And a lot of people were in on it and they got caught. They got caught redhanded. The actual report was something of a disaster to the fbi. That was obvious to anybody that read it. What we have been reporting for years was deadon accurate. The report, as i mentioned to hannity, is a devastating indictment of our fbi and intel gathering apparatus. No, it was not. But attorney general bill barr is taking the extraordinary step of disagreeing publicly with his own inspectorgeneral. He insists the probe was launched on, quote, the thinnest suspicions. John durham, handpicked by barr to investigate the investigation, also says he does not agree with some of the reports conclusions. The usmca could happen as early as today. Nancy pelosi cant say if she has all of the democrats onboard. The respect for all of the aspects, for mexico, for canada, for the u. S. , for our friends in labor, the Environmental Concerns we have, the issues that relate to pharmaceuticals, perhaps going to be part of the discussion. We also have to implement it. Usmca is different from the 1993 nafta in several ways. It will require more car parts to be made in north america in order for the car to be free from tariffs. It includes a chapter on digital trade. If approved, it would be a major win for trump, a rarity with democrats in control of the house. The deal is also key for freshman democrats in conservative districts. They support the deals substance and believ