announcement saying they re going to step back as senior members of the royal family blindsiding the queen. we are live at buckingham palace with the latest. severe storm alert. on the heels of these snow squalls in the east a major new threat forming. the powerful storm brewing in the heartland about to bring tornadoes and flash flooding. abc news exclusive. with the fiance of that texas mother found dead after she and their newborn vanished, he s now speaking out for the first time since being reunited with his baby daughter. jeopardy james strikes back. james holzhauer knocking out ken jennings in day two of their primetime showdown. now the former champs tied. who will take the title of greatest of all time? good morning, america. hope you re well this thursday morning. boy, talk about a battle of the titans. oh, yes. they re going at it. certainly is. we ll talk about that later. it is a really busy morning. we have a lot of news to tell you about starting
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should not pick the next president of the united states. mr. mayor, your response. you know, according to forbes magazine, i m literally the only person on this stage who is not a millionaire or a billionaire. and joe biden fighting back after being mocked for stuttering. breaking news in the case of that missing texas mom and her baby. authorities surround a home in houston right now. abc news exclusive. pat sajak speaking out in his first interview since his medical emergency. you go in and they don t know if i m coming out. what it was like seeing vanna white take control of the wheel and what he s saying about leaving the show only on gma. and feeling the force. the starliner rocket blasting off moments ago. we ve cleared the tower. this as star wars blasts into theaters. troops getting an early screening. fans lining up all night and now the breakout star is joining us live. and good morning, america. happy friday. happy holiday friday. happ
overnight. it s wednesday december 18th early today starts right now good to be with you this morning. i m frances rivera and i m phillip mena. a monumental morning in washington, d.c., where the house will likely vote to impeach president trump by day s end. for six hours lawmakers will debate the two articles charging the president with abuse of power and obstruction of congress before casting their votes this evening if the house does impeach the president, his senate trial is expected to begin early next month. and mr. trump will find himself in rarefied company. only two presidents have ever been impeached andrew johnson and bill clinton the senate acquitted both. richard nixon did face the threat of removal, but he resigned before a full house vote expect today to closely mirror december 19th, 1998. that s when the house voted mostly along party lines to impeach president clinton on two charges. nbc s tracie potts joining us now with details from d.c. tracie, we v
her. post-christmas rush. the deals aren t done. the best bargains th you running to the stores this morning. surprise. the epic secret santa moment that has this military mom jumping out of her seat. my love my love and good morning, america. happy friday, guys. the last friday of the year. ah. we have to make it count. i can t wait to show you guys the rest of that secret santa surprise. so cute. that s all coming up. we have to start with some nasty stuff, the weather. it s severe at this point, in particular out west. it has put a delay on a lot of people s post-christmas and trying to get home plans, and also their pre-new year s travel plans as well. we ll begin with marcus moore. he s at los angeles international airport. how we looking out there, marcus? reporter: hey, t.j. it is the start of a busy day here at l.a.x. we have seen waves of travelers coming in, lining up, some of them at 2:00 this morning to catch flights home. this morning, with mill