The biggest moments and what it means for the race. The american soldier who spent months in north korea after bolting across the border back on u. S. Soil. Travis king has landed in texas. Now the new details on his release and now what the army is saying about possible punishment. Just moments away House Republicans holding their first impeachment inquiry into President Biden despite no evidence of impeachable offenses. Whats at stake . Were live inside the hearing room. Two days to go. The government now on the brink of a shutdown. Speaker mccarthy rejecting a bipartisan plan from the senate as military families worry about their pay checks. We mean nothing to them but they expect my husband to fight their war. The latest from the hill. Breaking news in the murder of a 26yearold tech executive. The suspect arrested overnight. How they tracked him down. Major break in a cold case. A missing mom who vanished in 2020, her remains found. What it means after murder charges against her husband were dropped. Dan abrams is breaking it down. Abc news exclusive. Remarkable come back. Four months after taking a line drive off his head, the Major League Pitcher speaking for the First Time Since returning to the field. The boss on break. Bruce springsteen postponed his tour for the rest of the year. When he could be ready to go again. Costco gold rush. The hot item flying off the shelves within hours and heating up. Why brad pitt has fans saying prosetto. Plus. Dont mess with me. Dont mess with this real miss congeniality. One Police Officers mission to be miss usa. Announcer live in times square, this is Good Morning America. Good morning america. Thank you for joining us. We have two big stories at the top of our show on this thursday morning. We do, michael. Overnight, we are seeing new images of u. S. Soldier travis king arriving back on american soil after spending months in north korea. Martha raddatz is standing by with that story. Well see how the military will deal with that. First last nights republican debate. Seven president ial hopefuls took the stage going after each other and some also went after donald trump for being a no show. Took some shots at biden as well. Chief washington correspondent Jonathan Karl is in simi valley with the highlights. Good morning, jon. Reporter good morning, george. This was a loud and chaotic debate with donald trump a no show here at the reagan library, the candidates went viciously after each other. At least a couple of them took their shots at donald trump, too. About ten minutes into the debate two of the candidates who were on the stage aimed their fire at the candidate who didnt bother to show up. Donald trump is missing in action. He should be on this stage tonight. He owes it to you to defend his record where they added 7. 8 trillion to the debt. That set the stage for the inflation that we have. Reporter Chris Christie taunted trump over his refusal to debate. Donald, i know youre watching. You cant help yourself. I know youre watching. Okay. Youre not here tonight, not because of polls and not because of your indictments. Youre not here tonight because youre afraid of being on this stage and defending your record. Youre ducking these things. Let me tell you whats gonna happen. You keep doing that, no one up here is going to call you donald trump. Theyre gonna call you donald duck. Reporter that was the only mention of trumps indictments. There was no mention whatsoever of this weeks ruling by a new york judge that trumps company had committed widespread fraud. It was an unruly debate with the candidates often talking over each other. [ talking at the same time ] moderators repeatedly had to plead for the candidates to follow the rules. We cannot talk over each other. We must respect each others time. Reporter business man Vivek Ramaswamy who harshly attacked his rivals in the last debate tried to play nice this time. These are good people on this stage. Reporter the others werent buying it. Think about the fact that he just said we were all good people. I appreciate that. Last debate he said we were all bought and paid for. Reporter former South Carolina governor nikki haley took aim at ramaswamy for joining tik tok which is owned by a Chinese Tech Company after once calling it digital fentanyl. This is infuriating because tik tok is one of the most dangerous social media apps that we can have. I honestly, every time i hear you, i feel a little bit dumber for what you say. Reporter she also sparred with tim scott who she appointed to fill a Vacant Senate seat when she was governor. Where have you been, tim . 12 years. Where have you been, tim . 12 years we have waited and nothing has happened. 12 years. Reporter trump spent the evening in michigan speaking to workers at an auto parts plant. He clearly, george, had the debate on his mind, telling workers, quote, the candidates were running for a job in his future administration or perhaps auditioning to be his running mate. I wonder if he has a point there. You look at the debate. I wonder what the point of the debate is with the possible exception of Chris Christie. No mention from the other candidates about the indictment, the civil lawsuits, the Death Threats against people like former chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. Reporter christie did take him on, on some of the substantive issues. Took him on crime, border, on his record. It was remarkable how trump basically got out scott free. No major attacks on him from the other candidates besides, you know, suggesting that he should have been there. The trump campaign, for its part, has called on the rnc to cancel future debates and focus on joe biden. Thats not going to happen. The big question is whether donald trump will show up at any of these. I think we know what the answer might be. Okay, jon karl, thank you very much. Robin . Breaking news overnight. Army private travis king back on u. S. Soil after spending weeks in north korean custody after he voluntarily crossed that border. King arrived overnight and will begin his reintegration process at a military base. Our chief Global Affairs correspondent Martha Raddatz joins us with those details. Good morning, martha. Reporter good morning, robin. This morning we are learning more about those behind the scenes negotiations that led to the release of travis king, who the north koreans basically kicked out of the country. Overnight, Army Private Travis King back on u. S. Soil, emerging in the darkness from a military plane in san antonio. The 23yearold soldier seen here in blue shirt and sneakers now in the custody of the u. S. Army. Being debriefed and medically evaluated at brook army medical center. But he is said to be in good health and good spirits. A family Spokes Person saying kings mother was able to talk to king by phone soon after his release by the north koreans. Shes overjoyed. She got to hear her sons voice and she was thrilled. Just cannot emphasize enough what an impressive accomplishment. Reporter kings release had been secretly facilitated by sweden and china. North korea expelling king after saying he was illegally intruding into their territory. Swedish officials then driving king from north korea across the border to china where he was met by the u. S. Ambassador to china. Then boarding a u. S. Military aircraft, making a quick stop in south korea and then flying straight to texas. The u. S. Saying the north koreans got nothing in return. We did not give them anything. We made no concessions in the part of securing his return. Reporter but kings future is uncertain. The last image we saw of him was this one on the south korean side of the border. Tall, back to the camera. He had joined a tour group at the dmz before suddenly and willingly bolting across the border into north korea. The army private had just been released from a south korean jail after an altercation with locals and was facing discharge from the army. His family telling us in august they had worried about his mental state, even before he fled to north korea. He just called and he said, im not the army soldier you want me to be. He kept screaming that out loud. Then all of a sudden the phone hung up. Reporter now king could face even more trouble. Hes been awol for over 60 days. I think the most likely option is private travis king will be administratively discharged from the army. Reporter but for now, the family feels only relief and joy. Theres an air of celebration in that family tonight that a Family Member who they have been worried about is safe. Reporter the army, too, is saying this morning that the focus is now on ensuring kings wellbeing and privacy, but adding that his status will be addressed at a later time by the chain of command. Michael . All right. Thank you so much, martha. Going to go to washington and House Republicans holding the first hearing of their impeachment inquiry into President Biden this morning. Terry moran is tracking this on capitol hill. Good morning, terry. Reporter good morning, michael. This morning at 10 a. M. In this hearing room has begun. 47 members on tha they will all be considering the question of whether biden accepted bribes or abused his Public Office in connection with hunter biden and his business dealings. Its a solemn moment. Theres a problem. Republicans have been digging for months for any direct, hard evidence to back up their allegations, to connect joe biden personally to any Money Transfer or bank account or any other corrupt act that would prove these charges. To date they havent found anything. That has led to a couple dozen of republicans breaking ranks and opposing this effort to impeach the president at the time. Today as james comer gavelled that hearing to order, they will be hearing from three republican witnesses a forensic accountant, former Justice Department official and lawyer. They are basically going to lay out the theory of the case that republicans have. That these business dealings of hunter biden can be established to be connected to the president. Democrats will be calling their own constitutional lawyer in rebuttal. One thing you can say, there will be plenty of partisan fireworks there. George . No question about that. No question about that. Of course, this is unprecedented. First time we ever had an impeachment inquiry absent evidence. Terry, thank you very much. The latest on the looming Government Shutdown. The deadline to pass a spending bill to keep the government running is two days away. Speaker mccarthy rejected a bipartisan deal from the senate. Senior Congressional Correspondent rachel scott is tracking it all from capitol hill. Good morning, rachel. Reporter good morning, george. Lawmakers are still very far apart on a deal. The Top Republicans now divided on how to avert a Government Shutdown with just two days to go. This morning the government is on the brink of a shutdown. My advice is buckle up. Theres turbulence ahead. Reporter House SpeakerKevin Mccarthy rejecting a bipartisan plan from the senate. I dont see the support in the house. Reporter mccarthy said without new border restrictions, no deal, trying to shift the focus to President Bidens handling of the border. But if congress does not act to avoid a shutdown, 20,000 Border Patrol agents may not get a pay check. Fellow republican leader Mitch Mcconnell with this reality check. If we shut down the government, those who are concerned about the border and want it to be improved, the Border Patrol and ice agencies have to continue to work for nothing. Reporter lawmakers will still collect checks from the 174,000 annual salary. But more than 4 million federal employees will not. Including u. S. Service members. Austin terrys husband has been active duty in the army for 21 years. We mean nothing to them but they expect my husband to fight their wars. Reporter their 11yearold daughter melanie has Downs Syndrome and recently suffered a catastrophic stroke. She relies on several drugs to keep her alive which can cost around 300 a month. The question has already been what can we get rid of . Who can we borrow money from nor to do what we need to keep her alive. Reporter still some republicans have dismissed the impact of a short term shutdown. What do you say to military spouses who feel Like Congress is playing games with their lives . First of all, they do get a pay check. Its back pay. Most of what people will see is not a shutdown. What they will experience is a slowdown. Reporter we asked them what to tell the families who worry about making ends meet. Is it a concern . It is a concern. Lets talk about why it happened, living pay check to pay check. Under the biden administration, bidenomics has worked for one family, the biden family. We control the purse strings, the house does, not the senate. If theyre not going to secure the border its off. Reporter this will be the first time in decades troops under the Defense Department would go unpaid. Congress would have to pass a bill for personnel to receive pay checks during a shutdown, robin. All right, rachel. Thank you. Now that breaking news overnight and the murder of a tech ceo. Police tracked down the suspect who has a long criminal history. Stephanie ramos is here with the latest. Good morning, stephanie. Reporter robin, good morning. This guy has a really long rap sheet. He was considered highly dangerous but was caught overnight in maryland after two days on being on the run. Overnight, jason dean billingsley, the suspect in the murder of beloved 26yearold tech executive pava lepere arrested. The urgent agent multiagency manhunt ending after Law Enforcement tracked him to this maryland train station. Authorities taking him into custody without incident. Lapere, a promising young ceo at the head of a tech Company Worth millions. Hi. Im cofounder and ceo. Reporter found dead just before noon monday at her baltimore apartment complex. Police say she showed signs of blunt force trauma. Some officials asking why billingsley, a registered sex offender, was out on the streets at all. Billingsley, sentenced to 30 years after pleading guilty to sex crimes in 2015. Released last fall for Good Behavior. But legal experts say this is not uncommon. He could get out on 2022 based on Good Behavior and participating in therapy. It does make sense he got out last year. Reporter overnight family an loved ones honoring her life. She was the definition of daddys little girl. She had me wrapped and still does. She turned from being daddy little girl to being a girl boss. Reporter at such a young age, lepere was already so successful. She had just been named in forbes 30 under 30 list. The details leading up to leperes death are still unclear. Robin . We continue to think of her family. All right. Thank you so much, stephanie. Michael . All right. Thank you, robin. Were going to switch gears to the Powerball Jackpot moving closer to 1 billion this morning. One of the billion dollar winners over the summer has come forward. Will reeve has the latest on that. Good morning, will. Reporter good morning, michael. If your power ball numbers or 1, 7, 6, 47, 63 and red power ball 7, no, they werent. Thats what was drawn last night and we dont have a winner so the jack pot jumps up to 925 million. Thats good for the ninth largest lottery prize of all times. Maybe youll have a nice saturday, spend sometime with the family, watch College Football on abc all while awaiting the powerball drawing that night. If you win that will be a lump sum payout of just about 432 million. We may not have had a powerball winner last night but we do have a megamillions winner who stepped forward to claim their prize from the august 8th drawing. A single ticket in florida hit the 1. 6 billion jackpot. That winner has 90 days to keep secret. Day 91 they might have a lot of new friends. Day 90. If somebody disappeared before 90 days from your family, got a new number, you know who it is. You are going to get a bonus today. The way you worked in that football tease was unbelievable. That was my plan. [ laughter ] show me the money. [ laughter ] all right. Thank you, will. Appreciate you. Coming up Major Development in the disappearance of susan morphew. The colorado mom of two who disappeared mothers day of 2020. Dan abrams joins us with what happens next. Plus an abc news exclusive with pitcher ryan feltner back on the field after getting hit in the head by a line drive. Talking about hi road to recovery. And Bruce Springsteen has postponed the rest of his 2023 tour. Well have more on his health battle. First to ginger. George, more rain on the way for the northeast, if you can believe it. Its all coming tomorrow. First pompono beach showing frontal low thats out there in the ocean. It will come close. New coastal flood alerts for connecticut, long island. Were talking about anywhere from 1 to 3 inches friday especially. Thats the big picture. Lets get your local weather in 30 seconds. The rest of the weekend. Saturday eveningng coming up the story of a real miss congeniality. It is our play of the day. We will be right back. You know that unwelcome guest everyone wishes would just leave already . Thats covid19. 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