>> stay with us for "gma." making news in america this morning, winter wallop. the dangerous storm moving in for the weekend hitting coast to coast. tens of millions of americans waking up to a blast of frigid cold and the snow is coming. what to expect today. but first the impeachment trial of president trump now under way in the senate. the chief justice of the supreme court swearing in the senators who will be the jury. will witnesses be called? plus, the fallout from the bombshell allegations made by rudy giuliani's associate and the new criminal investigation now being launched. the baseball cheating investigation takes a new turn. were players wearing buzzer devices under their jerseys to steal signs during games? the new allegations and yet

another team hit by this growing scandal. breaking overnight, a top executive in the music industry is placed on leave. the allegation of misconduct against her. seeing into the future. the contact lenses of the future are here, but are they too futuristic? and this morning, the great bal debate. one big city mayor in hot water prompting us to ask what's the proper way to eat a bagel? good friday morning, everyone. thank you for joining us. we begin with the historic impeachment trial of president trump. >> it is now officially underway in the senate. just hours after supreme court chief justice john roberts swore in the senators who will decide president trump's fate, a battle is being waged over whether any witnesses will be called. meanwhile, a nonpartisan

watch dog has come forward to say the trump administration broke the law by withholding military aid to ukraine. the issue at the center of the impeachment debate. >> abc's karina mitchell is here with what happens next. karina, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the senate has adjourneed for the long holiday weekend but behind closed doors, they're working to prepare legal briefs due saturday and monday and the president's defense has until tomorrow to respond to a summons. pretrial proceedings are under way after an historic day. chief justice john roberts taking the oath to oversee the trial against president trump swearing in the senators. >> so help you god. >> reporter: lead manager adam schiff formally presenting the two articles of impeachment. >> impeaching president donald john trump for high crimes and misdemeanors. >> reporter: democrats trying to make the case that the president pressured ukraine into investigating political rival joe biden. >> that was the most important thing, for him to stay on for another four years and keep the fight going. >> reporter: overnight lev parnas, the indicted associate

of trump's personal attorney rudy giuliani telling cnn's anderson cooper -- >> it was all about 2020. there was no other reason for doing it. >> reporter: a claim the president denies. >> don't know where he comes from. know nothing about him. i can only tell you this thing is a big hoax. >> reporter: parnas denies those claims saying he'd be willing to testify. meantime, the government accountability office, a nonpartisan watch dog group says the trump administration broke the law in withholding aid to ukraine. the white house denies the claim. now, at least one republican senator, susan collins from maine, says she's likely to want to hear further witness testimony but adds she'll hold off on making a final decision until opening arguments are presented. kenneth. >> and, again, those opening arguments kick off on tuesday after the mlk holiday. karina, thank you. we're learning more about the president's legal team for the impeachment trial. the defense team will be led by white house counsel pat cipollone and by the president's outside lawyer jay sekulow. abc news has also learned alan dershowitz will likely play a role.

meanwhile, a new criminal investigation has been launched by authorities in ukraine who want to know if president trump's allies legally spied on former u.s. ambassador marie yovanovitch. back in this country fbi agents yesterday visited the connecticut home and office of trump supporter robert hyde. text messages show hyde was volved in efforts to conduct surveillance on ambassador yovanovitch. hyde has denied trying to harm her. we turn now to a big development in the baseball cheating scandal. another manager has now lost his job. >> now the use of technology is fueling new speculation with players accused of using buzzers under their jerseys to gain a major advantage. this morning, explosive new allegations in the cheating scandal rocking major league baseball. two houston astro players now are accused of wearing buzzer devices under their jerseys so they could be alerted about the upcoming pitch.

>> altuve has just sent the astros to the world series. >> reporter: some are pointing to this video of jose altuve after he hit the game-winning home run in 2017 sending the astros to the world series, altuve is seen telling his teammates not to rip off his jersey during the celebration. he was asked about that moment after the game. >> you asked your teammates not to tear your shirt. why? >> what was that? >> you asked your teammates not to tear your shirt. why was that? >> i don't know. i'm too shy. last time they did that i got in trouble with my wife. >> altuve's agent issued a statement overnight saying altuve wants it known that he has never ever worn an electronic device in a major league game ever. >> tenth inning, altuve into left center field back at the wall, it is gone. >> reporter: abc news has learned major league baseball investigated whether players wore wearable devices to steal signs but found no evidence but the league found that they

used a camera to record signals and tipped off the batters by banging on garbage cans. that led the astros to fire their manager and general manager and the ripple effect has spread to another team. mets rookie manager carlos beltran has now lost his job accused of helping orchestrate the scheme when he played for the astros. beltran saying in a statement i've always taken pride in being a leader and doing things the right way, and in this situation i failed. i'm very sorry. earlier this week the boston red sox fired manager alex cora who was also with the astros in 2017. the scandal prompting outrage from players and fans, especially fans of the dodgers who lost both the 2017 and 2018 world series to the astros and red sox. >> as a lifelong angelino, it's heartbreaking to see that our boys in blue had it basically stolen from us, the title. >> the investigation into the red sox continues. as for the astros league officials say they are not considering stripping the team of their world series title. this morning we have new

information about u.s. troops who were injured when iran attacked a military base in iraq last week. the pentagon officially said there were no casualties in the missile attack on the al asad air base but u.s. officials now say 11 service members were injured and have been evacuated to air bases in kuwait and germany. officials say the troops suffered concussion symptoms and will now be evaluated for brain injuries. in chicago police say five people were hurt. at least one critically when a truck came crashing through a starbucks. look at that scene. the truck landed exactly where the coffee counter was pinning a barista. she was pulled out by first responders. witnesses say before the driver lost control and crashed, something may have cracked his windshield. the vehicle was not removed from the building overnight because authorities are worried the entire building could collapse. and we turn now to the weather and that major storm slamming the middle of the country and heading to the northeast for the weekend. more than ten inches of snow could fall in parts of the upper

midwest beginning this morning so now let's take a closer look at your friday forecast. well, good morning to you. we are talking about snow, a wintry mix, which is the worst around chicago, des moines for your friday and friday night then rain to the south. we're talking about several inches of snow though around minneapolis back towards green bay. about 6 to 12 inches likely. chicago also seeing a coating to a few inches and then back towards the northeast into your saturday, from pittsburgh to new york up towards albany some icy/snowy weather on tap for the weekend. for accuweather, i'm meteorologist chris nallan. coming up, the determination of a golfer who was born with only one arm and the shot no one thought he could make. but first the breaking news overnight, a top executive in the music industry is placed on leave. the allegation of misconduct against her. and the congresswoman now speaking out about alopecia.

why she's decided to go public with her hair loss.

♪ baby i'm not like the rest ♪ don't want to break your heart ♪ demi lovato will be singing a different tune in a few weeks. she will be performing the national anthem before the super bowl, and get this, she predicted this news ten years ago back in 2010 when she was just 17 years old. she tweeted, one day i'm gonna sing the national anthem at the super bowl. one day. well, that one day is here on february 2nd. a shake-up at the grammys this morning just days before the big awards show. the president and ceo has been placed on administrative leave. deborah dugan is under investigation for misconduct. it comes after a formal allegation was made by a senior female employee. but no other details have been released. dugan was the first woman to

serve as the head of the grammys. she had been on the job for just six months. the fbi has arrested three suspected neo-nazis allegedly planning to attend a pro-gun rally in virginia monday. a former canadian army reservist is among the men facing weapons and other charges. it comes after virginia's governor imposed a temporary ban on weapons near the state capitol, which is the site of monday's rally. a gun rights group challenged the governor's order, but yesterday a judge upheld the ban. there's growing outrage over the case of a mississippi man sentenced to 12 years in prison for bringing a cell phone into jail. the state supreme court has now upheld willie nash's sentence. nash was originally arrested for a misdemeanor. he challenged the sentence calling it excessive, but the state's highest court led it is within sentencing guidelines. a freshman congresswoman is opening up for the first time about her battle with baldness. in a new interview with the root, congresswoman ayanna pressley says her nightmare

began last fall waking up nearly every morning to find her bathroom sink full of hair. but now she says she's accepted her diagnosis of alopecia and is happy to reveal her bald look. >> it's about self-agency. it's about power. it's about acceptance. right now on this journey when i feel the most unlike myself is when i am wearing a wig, so i think that means i'm on my way. >> pressley says she didn't have time to mourn the loss of her last bit of hair. obviously she is a busy woman on capitol hill and she looks absolutely incredible. >> incredible there. well, coming up, new trouble for one of the nfl's biggest stars. but first we hear from the hero couple who helped save a little girl who was abducted on her way home from school. plus, what we are learning about the woman accused of killing her husband by poisoning his eye drops. out for help.

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we are back now with this avalanche caught on camera in wyoming. look at that. a search and rescue team was called to fly over the mountain and make sure no one was caught in all that snow. officials tell a local newspaper the avalanche was apparently triggered by a skier or snowboarder. we turn now to the dramatic rescue caught on camera after a girl was kidnapped on her way home from school. >> a couple in massachusetts jumped into action after seeing a car that matched the description given by police and their quick action likely saved that 11-year-old girl's life. this morning, an everyday couple being called heroes. >> this is a blue honda civic and they're doing 100 miles an hour right now. >> reporter: police say inside that blue honda civic is 11-year-old charlotte moccio. police say she had been kidnapped six hours earlier after getting off her school bus in springfield, massachusetts. >> he described her and throw her in the backseat and she was screaming. she was saying, stop, put me down, stop.

put me down. >> reporter: amanda disley and her husband benny correa were driving wednesday night with their five children aware of police reports that a girl had been forced into a blue honda and then benny saw the car. >> i said, yo, babe, that's that car. that's that car. you showed me that car. that's the car. >> reporter: amanda and benny got close enough to give police the license plate number only stopping their pursuit when they ran out of gas. >> we blew our suspense. >> our tire. >> i hit some dirt. i wasn't thinking about that. i played it safe. >> reporter: but police soon followed and eventually rescued the girl. the couple posted this video when they heard that charlotte was safe and sound. >> i cried. someone just messaged me that they think they got the car. >> reporter: the suspect, 24-year-old miguel rodriguez, was charged with kidnapping and assault as charlotte was reunited with her family. incredible action by benny and amanda there and they will tell more of their story later during

an interview on "good morning america." a south carolina woman has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for fatally poisoning her husband with visine eye drops. lana clayton has pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter. prosecutors say she was motivated by greed when she poisoned her wealthy husband steven by putting eye drops in his water for days and taking his phone so he couldn't call for help. steven's sister tells "good morning america" her brother ingested enough visine to kill an elephant. >> i'm not a medical expert but i've heard a lot of people talk about -- a lot of medical experts talk about what happens to the body when a large amount of vasoconstrictor is introduced into the system, and i think my brother died a horrific death. >> lana clayton apologized and said she didn't mean to kill him but wanted to punish him. coming up later on "gma," what she allegedly did after her husband's death. in sports now nfl superstar odell beckham jr. is in trouble again.

video appears to show beckham right there slapping an officer's rear end after monday's college football championship game in new orleans. a police statement says the lieutenant thought about punching beckham. instead beckham is now facing a warrant for battery. meanwhile, lsu is looking at claims that beckham handed out cash to players after the monday night game and whether that cash was real. the school has notified the ncaa. well, up next in "the pulse," the debate over how to eat a bagel gets a big city mayor in some hot dough. >> i didn't know there was more than one way. also ahead, the contact lenses of the future. but are they too futuristic? and a golden day for actress betty white. ♪ thank you for being a friend

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♪ all right, time to check "the pulse" on this friday. we begin with the debate that's spreading like wildfire. do you toast your bagel? >> it started after new york mayor bill de blasio posted a message about the bagel he bought from a gourmet store and how he likes to toast it. that is apparently a food faux pas. >> what? >> critics say you should never toast a fresh bagel. >> "the new york daily news" even calling it a schmear campaign. some are siding with the mayor like me. de blasio is having fun. he sent a dozen toasted bagels to reporters saying here's a toast to budget day. >> this is the mayor's second cuisine controversy. he ignited scandal in 2014 by eating pizza with a knife and fork. >> oh, no, that was a shame. so tell us what you think at atmfans.com. do you toast?

>> yes, i like to toast it. put some eggs, bacon, cheese in there and eat it up. seeing into the future with smart contact lenses. >> this company mojo vision has made prototypes of the lenses that could be straight out of "mission: impossible." they have a digital overlay that shows everything from your calendar to messages right on the lenses. >> no. >> users can see the world normally until you look to the side, and that's where the icons appear. >> this is really cool. you can activate the different features by staring at a certain icon. >> what? >> the company is now working with the fda to get them approved. i always said i could not wear contact lenses because i wouldn't like those things in my eyeballs because i have perfect vision. but i would do that. >> you would? >> i would. definitely would. >> too much for me. next to an amateur golfer teeing up some determination. >> he was born with only one arm but that's not stopping him from hittinthe green. laurent hurtubise is competing alongside the pros at the

american express tournament. and look at this shot he made there. >> holy cow. a hole in one. >> oh, my gosh. >> his partner, pga tour winner troy merritt called it the coolest experience he ever had on the green. >> laurent started playing at age 11. he says he uses golf to inspire other amputees to live their dreams. just watching him is incredible. finally, a big birthday for america's favorite golden girl. >> tv legend betty white is turning 98 years old today. white calls herself a cock-eyed optimist and she credits that optimism for a lifetime of happiness. her 75-year career -- that is incredible -- includes dozens of awards and three hit tv shows, "the mary tyler moore show," "the golden girls" and "hot in cleveland." >> last year she celebrated by

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>> look who came through. mike, come through with something that's not yesterday. >> easy to do. today will be quieter as will the weekend. here's a look at video of what's left over. south of livermore, a beautiful sight. video shows those hills covered in snow. not necessarily fun for driving. make sure you slow down if you go upthere. it will be icy. the photographer who took this video said snow was still falling along miles road south of the valley. absolutely gorgeous. it will be pretty icy as temperatures are below freezing in that area. we're much quieter weather-wise. temperatures are up to 15 degrees cooler. our morning seesaw is swinging frigid in some areas. 33 in san ramon. 35 in napa. san jose, 39. oakland and san francisco, 43

and 44. we end up 52 to 57 degrees under a partly cloudy sky. i'll let you know how long we'll be out of the rain train coming up. here's frances with a look at the morning commute. >> starting off with a traffic aert in san jose in the campbell area. there was a wrong-way driver early this morning at 3:15 who was traveling on northbound 17. that right now is shut down as you approach 280. we'll bring you more details as soon as we have them. amy hollyfield is also heading live to the scene. she'll bring us a report. i want to show you where that is on the maps and give you some alternate routes. northbound 17, the hamilton on-ramp in campbell is shut down to northbound 17. approaching 280, that stretch is closed. you will want to consider winchester boulevard or bascom avenue as an alternate.

here is what it looks like past the accident, headlights are northbound 285. so traffic is light in the area. bcause this is a fatal accident it will be out there for a while. another live shot in san jose shows highway 87 on the right-hand side. we'll keep you posted on this crash. >> for the second day in a row, frances and amy hollyfield are covering a fatal wrong-way crash. amy is near the scene now. what are you seeing? >> hi, reggie. hard to believe we're doing this two days in a row. another wrong-way driver. i'm at the on-ramp of northbound highway 17. you can see a campbell police officer is parked here not allowing anyone on to the freeway. so just keep this in mind if this is part of your commute. the chp is headed our way right now. they'll escort us on to the highway. we should have a better vantage point in the next few minutes. l