making news in america this morning, attack at pearl harbor. authorities describing a bloody rampage. a u.s. sailor opening fire. what we're learning about the victims. first lady melania trump fires back after her son barron's name comes up during the impeachment hearing on capitol hill. a witness using barron's name to make a point. what that witness is saying now and what's next in the impeachment process with the partisan divide now deeper than ever. new this morning, drone danger. a collision in the sky over los angeles. the helicopter crew forced to make an emergency landing. plus, a feud between neighbors turning deadly all after a dispute over mowing the lawn. the wild crash caught on video. a driver sent airborne flying

over the cars at that dealership. would you like your receipt? why those endless paper receipts may soon be a thing of the past. good thursday morning, everyone. thank you for joining us. i'm kenneth moton. >> and i'm marci gonzalez in for janai. we begin with the deadly shooting at pearl harbor where authorities say a sailor opened fire on the base killing two civilians and wounding a third. >> it happened in a shipyard used for warships and submarines. and comes just days before the 78th anniversary of the pearl harbor attack. this morning, shock at pearl harbor after a deadly shooting on the military base. >> it was very scary. >> reporter: investigators say a sailor opened fire near the shipyard in an area where nuclear submarines are maintained before turning the gun on himself. >> i can also report this shooter who has tentatively

been identified as an active duty sailor assigned to "uss columbia" is also deceased by an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. >> reporter: the base home to 66,000 people placed on lockdown along with nearby elementary schools as base personnel were alerted by text to shelter in place. >> hunker down, stay indoors and just be safe. >> reporter: two defense department employees were killed and a third was wounded. this morning authorities are not releasing the names of the victims who are all men or the shooter only saying it was not immediately clear if the gunman knew the victims. shooting came three days before the anniversary attack on pearl harbor that. >> the role the shipyard played in world war ii is pretty legendary and the shipyard is well known for the amazing work they did then and continue to do. this is certainly a tragedy.

>> authorities have not revealed any motive for the shooting. the third victim, a 36-year-old man, was in guarded condition at the hospital overnight, which means between critical and serious condition. thousands of additional american troops could soon be heading to the middle east. officials say the increase is being considered because of indications that iran may be preparing to take more aggressive action in the region. the iranian government has been cracking down on widespread protests that erupted across the country after fuel prices were raised. hundreds of people have reportedly been killed. a pentagon decision on troop levels in the region is expected in the next few weeks. turning to a combative day in the impeachment showdown, lawmakers and legal scholar arguing over what the framers had in mind when it comes to impeachment. three prominent law professors testified there is no doubt that president trump abused his power. in response the president fired back on twitter last night defending his phone call to ukraine. the first lady is also taking aim after an impeachment witness

referenced her 3-year-old to make a point. abc's ines de la cuetara joins us with the latest. ines, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, kenneth and marci. a new round of public hearings and a new round of partisan clashes as the house judiciary committee explores whether the president committed an impeachable offense in his dealings with ukraine. president trump is back in washington where the impeachment inquiry entered a new phase led by the house judiciary committee. >> if what we're talking about is not impeachable then nothing is impeachable. >> reporter: democrats brought in three legal scholars who testified the ukraine scandal is evidence the president abused his power for his own personal political gain and that he should be impeached. >> president trump's conduct as described in the testimony in evidence clearly constitutes impeachable high crimes and misdemeanors under the constitution. >> reporter: republicans were allowed to invite their own expert who did not defend the president but argued democrats were moving too fast and have

not yet proved their case. >> it's wrong because this is not how you impeach an american president. why you want to set the record for the fastest impeachment, fast is not good for impeachment. >> reporter: and then there was this moment. >> the constitution says there can be no titles of nobility so while the president can name his son barron, he can't make him a baron. >> let me also suggest when you invoke the president's son's name here and make a little joke out of preferencing barron trump that does not lend credibility to your argument. it makes you look mean. >> reporter: the first lady writing on twitter that a minor child deserves privacy and should be kept out of politics. professor karlan later apologized. >> it was wrong of me to do that. >> reporter: the house judiciary committee has given the president until thursday to decide whether he will participate in any of the next hearings. a full house vote is expected before christmas. marci and kenneth. >> all right.

ines there in washington, thank you. president trump's personal lawyer is in ukraine today where he's working on a documentary called "rudy giuliani debunks the impeachment hoax." the program is set to air on the conservative tv outlet one america news. giuliani is interviewing former prosecutors who once claimed that former vice president joe biden and his son were tied to corruption in ukraine. those new disputed claims between the basis for the current impeachment investigation. seven days after an explosion rocked a chemical plant in texas, new evacuations have been ordered. authorities are concerned about bute tine levels at this plant in port neches. schools are closed for the rest of the week. it may cause dizziness nausea and may irritate eyes and throat but insist no long-term damage.

a news helicopter for kabc is grounded after a drone hit the chopper. they first thought it was a bird so they made a precautionary landing. >> we were just flying east of downtown l.a. and heard a pop, a long bang. we felt it, heard it. we all looked at each other, didn't know what it was and just assumed it was a bird because that happensnce in a while. when we got on the ground, though, it was a different story. >> scary stuff. the helicopter was flying at an elevation around 1,100 feet. drones are normally banned from flying above 400 feet. turning to the weather another powerful storm is taking aim at the west coast. let's take a closer look at your thursday forecast. good morning. we've got a break from the wet weather across the west as high pressure moves in. it's going to be short-lived. a powerful storm makes its way onshore as we head into friday. heavy rainfall along central and northern california. you get into the mountains we're

talking feet of snow into the northeast a breezy and cool day. that is going to lead to some more lake-effect snow. not as much as yesterday but still tricky travel especially as you get east of erie on i-90. i'm accuweather meteorologist adam del rosso. coming up, the new war against paper receipts. also ahead, this staggering number of annoying robocalls that the average american gets every month and what's now being done about it. and the new fallout this morn

jumped all these vehicles. >> back now with this vehicle flying through a car dealership in florida. the driver said he became dizzy and hit an embankment.

it went flying over 1 vehicle answer landed only two feet from the worker at the dealership. no one was seriously injured. >> incredible. democrats and republicans have come together to take action against those annoying robocalls. the house has passed a bill to require phone companies to block those robocalls without charging customers an extra fee. the senate is expected to pass the bill by next week. a now report says americans get 18 a month. the nato summit ended by a show of unity, but president trump found himself embroiled in a spat with trudeau. he was caught on camera gossiping about the president at buckingham palace. he later acknowledged they were talking about trump's lengthy exchange with reporters in a surprise announcement about holding the g7 summit at camp david but president trump was not amused. >> did you see the video of prime minister trudeau talking about you last night? >> well, he's two-faced and

honestly with trudeau he's a nice guy. i find him to be a very nice guy, but the truth is that i called him out on the fact that he's not paying 2% and i guess he's not very happy about it. >> that was funny when i said the guy is two-faced. >> former vice president joe biden has pounced on it. his campaign released a new ad this morning using the video along with the words, quote, a president the world is laughing at. it's the end of the road for sedans at buick. gm says buick will stop producing its final sedan, the regal, after the 2020 model year. the company says american buyers are demanding suvs and crossovers so that's what buick will focus on. it will continue making sedans for china. the paper receipt may soon be a thing of the past in new york city. lawmakers are considering whether to ban receipts coated with the chemicals bpa or bps because they may be harmful to

women's reproductive systems. some targeting long receipts like the ones at cvs. a florida man found another use for his. he used them to replace a broken window blind. there you have it. >> have it. the controversy surrounding "america's got talent" takes a new turn. also ahead how peloton is now defending its holiday commercial which critics say is sexist. how a few between neighbors mowing the lawn has become deadly. go hand in hand ♪ ♪ nothing on my skin ♪ that's my new plan. ♪ nothing is everything. keep your skin clearer with skyrizi. 3 out of 4 people achieved 90% clearer skin at 4 months. of those, nearly 9 out of 10 sustained it through 1 year. and skyrizi is 4 doses a year, after 2 starter doses. ♪ i see nothing in a different way ♪ ♪ and it's my moment so i just gotta say ♪

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our will ganss has more. >> okay, are you ready? >> yes. >> now. >> a peloton? >> give it up for our first time rider. >> first ride. excited. let's do this. >> reporter: it's the holiday ad dividing the internet. a husband surprising his wife with a peloton stationary workout bike. the backlash swift accusing the company of peddling sexist ideas of marriage. nothing says maybe you should lose a few pounds. comedian eva victor spoofing the ad. >> okay, my first ride. i'm a little nervous, rightly so because my gus got me a [ muted ] workout bike for christmas and that's rude. >> 4 million views on twitter alone. others saying the commercial is downright creepy. >> i knew i'd seen that peloton face before. >> while internet users continue to have fun with the ad the financial backlash is no joke. stock for the fitness start-up

fell 9% this week. the company also dropping the price of its digital only subscription. peloton releasing this statement, while we're disappointed in how some have mispresented this commercial we're encouraged by and grateful for the outpouring of support we've received from those who understand what we were trying to communicate. while some certainly do support the brand. >> five days in a row. are you surprised? >> reporter: others continue to poke fun continuing that vicious cycle. >> six days in a row. are you surprised? i am that my marriage is still intact. let's get on the bike. >> if it seems like the wheels are coming off peloton's wagon here, experts say not so fast. the company may have the last laugh since they're now part of a huge cultural conversation. kenneth. >> all right, will, thank you. nbc is reportedly launching an investigation into "america's got talent" after a meeting with actress gabrielle union who was fired from the show. union and nbc both described the meeting as productive. union believes she was fired for complaining about an environment that tolerates racist jokes and remarks and claims producers repeatedly sent her notes saying

her rotating hairstyles were, quote, too black for the audience. a dispute between neighbors over mowing the lawn may now end in a murder trial. george patterson of rocky top, tennessee, faces a psychiatric hearing after being charged with first degree murder in the shooting death of his murder davey roach. roach's fiancee says the men had a long-standing dispute about who was allowed to mow a strip of grass between their homes and she says the fight came to a violent end just before thanksgiving. >> davey stepped out of the truck. he didn't go onto his property. he was still in the road and the next thing i know shots were being fired. >> reporter: the shooting came days after roach posted a facebook video saying he was concerned about patterson. he says he asked police to step in before patterson did something he'd regret. in sports, the houston rockets are expected to file a complaint with the nba over james harden's disputed dunk. the ball went through the hoop tuesday night, but then it bounced right out.

the refr ruled no backlash and the rockets ended up losing the game by two points.octs claim that they should be given the win or the game's final eight minutes should be replayed. sources say that's unlikely to happen. utah jazz fans were furious last night after laker star lebron james got away with an egregious travel. he clearly took a few extra steps. even lebron later admitted it was pretty bad. >> yeah, it was the worst -- probably one of the worst things i've ever done in my career. i didn't even realize i did it till halftime to be honest. >> the lakers went on to beat the jazz. >> well, there you go. hey, up next in "the pulse," the debate over whether kids need to learn cursive. the high-tech way police are preventing porch pirates from stealing your holiday packages. plus, a change in the skies. a new warning about how the birds across america are changing.

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♪ time to check "the pulse." we begin with an exclusive look at the new tool that's helping catch so-called porch pirates who steal holiday gifts. >> hundreds of police departments across the country are now working with the doorbell camera company ring to fight the rise in package thefts. homeowners can give police immediate access to their videos with ring's new neighbors app. videos are shared anonymously. >> but police say a homeowner must give officers permission to access the video. our gio benitez got a look at how it works. >> the bad guys try to stay one step ahead of us. now we're trying to get in front of them. you go through ring, they'll access their customers, tell them the pd is looking for access or the video from that time period and the customer can push a button and send the video to us.

>> according to "the new york times," nearly 2 million packages are stolen or reported missing every day in the u.s. >> especially around this time of year. >> you're a mean one, mr. grinch. well, next lawmakers in new jersey are considering a bill that would require elementary schools to teach cursive writing. the handwriting style most of us grew up with was dropped as a requirement for 2010, but because of their dependence on technology, some students were entering middle school unable to sign their own names. >> nearly two dozen states now have made efforts to reintroduce cursive in school. >> we need it. we need the sur sieve writing. this is for the birds. we recently told you about a huge decline in the bird population in north america. now there's a new concern. >> a new study being called the largest of its kind warns that birds are shrinking. scientists say nearly all of the species they've studied have been getting smaller in the last 40 years and blame climate change. one theory, smaller birds are

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a sudden spike in home invasions has neighbors demanding more be done to stop it and they have a lot to say to the police chief. a barbershop owner is rammed by a car outside his own store. live doppler 7 is quiet this morning but meteorologist mike nicco says we need to enjoy this break from the storm while we can. really? >> that's the way i said it? >> yes. good morning. it's thursday, december 5th. and i know you're following breaking news. >> yes, amy hollyfield is on her way to the scene in novato. >> in the meantime, enjoy it while we can? >> yes, you can see live dopple

7. temperatures are very mild, upper 40s to mid 50s. 48 in san jose and los gatos, livermore at 49. no much warmingay thanks to cloud cover. we'll be 58 to 61 degrees and a random shower. the storm impact scale tomorrow is a 2. here's jobina. >> thank you. breaking news at the live desk. the novato fire district is investigating the cause of a house fire that left a woman in her 80s dead. flames were first sceneeen at 1 last night. the fire chief said it was difficult for firefighters to get inside because the home was full of materials. the woman was found inside. rescuers attempted cpr but she did not survive. the fire chief says the woman

lived by herself and she was the only woman person inside the ho. amy hollyfield will have a live report at 5:00 a.m. one east bay city is taking a step to building a better bay area. >> it recenke in ho inv fayette. more fromanngnl. >> reporter: it's rare to have a home invasion in lafayette says the lafayette police chief, especially so close together. >> prior to october about five residential burglaries for the year. between october and november we've now reached the number of 15. >> reporter: that includes the most recent a home robbery on the week of thanksgiving when three suspects armed with gun tied up two residents and made off with the valuables. tonight was a chance for the community to get involved and speak directly to the police chief. >> these last two robberies seemed to be much higher risk kind of robbers, people willing to go to a much different level. >> reporter: residents who spoke wanted answers for the spike in robberies over the past 45 days.

some discussed whether they want more police patrols. tom says he wanted an update but understands the police chief can't share much on an open investigation. >> it was very informational. i have to say i did appreciate the city council and the chief of police coming and being as open i guess they could have been. >> reporter: the chief says there's been an increase in car break-ins but reminded the crowd his department has an 85% solve rate in part due to community involvement. >> we get multiple calls a day something looks suspicious whether it's a car or a person walking down a dead end street. we like that partnership, we appreciate it. it gives us a better chance of deterring crime, preventing it and/or stopping it. >> reporter: the police chief says one of the challenges his department faces is that many of these crimes are committed by people who don't live in the city. he also stressed the importance of installing home security systems. ansar hassan, abc 7 news. it's 4:30. if you're just waking up to