ones on capitol hill, at how the public is perceiving this. don't assume that someone against impeachment is for the republicans. there is plenty of people around here. scott walker was being recalled, he survived his recall. there was a group of voters who voted for obama who said we're not going through the recall process. i do think that exhaustion. ult may will. ultimately this whole process made his chances for re-election harder. >> 7:00 on the west coast. 10:00 a.m. here in the east. we're watching the beginning of

the proceedings that will lead up to the vote of the two articles of impeachment. he will go down as the third american president to be impeached. abuse of power, obstruction of congress. andrea mitchell is here with us. those joining us characterized the weight of history of this day. >> this is the first time that we're having an impeachment in the first term of a presidency. so the re-election that is ahead of us is another major factor. the history. the burden on both sides of the aisle is really profound. you may not see an elevated debate. let's listen to the presiding officer. >> the motion is adopted. without objection the motion to

reconsider is layed on the table. >> madam speaker by direction of the committee on rules i ask for it to be in consideration. >> house calendar number 73. house resolution 767 resolved. immediately upon adoption of this resolution without any point of order the house shall proceed to the consideration of the house -- in the house of the resolution house resolution 755 impeaching donald john trump, president of the united states, for high crimes and misdemeanors. the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the committee now printed in the resolution shall be considered as adopted. the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the resolution as amended to adoption without demand for division of the president except as follows.

shall be debatable for six hours equally divided by the committee on the judiciary or their respective designees. it shall be divided between the two articles. section 2, during consideration of house resolution 755, only the following persons shall be admitted to the hall of the house or rooms leading there to. a, members of congress. b, the delegates and the resident commissioner, c, the president and vice president of the united states, d, other persons as designated by the speaker. section 3, after adoption of house resolution 755 it shall be in order without intervention of any point of order to consider in the house a resolution appointing and authorizing managers for the impeachment trial of donald john trump, president of the united states. if all provided chairs a committee on the judiciary or

his designee to adoption without intervening motion equally divided by the ranking member of the judiciary. no other resolution incidental to impeachment to house resolution 755 shall be privileged during the remainder of the 116th congress. section 4, the chair of the committee may insert in the congressional record such material as he may be -- >> and the clerk reading the resolution, the motion now, this is getting to the rules. the rules now being put forth. we may see republicans try to table this. >> madam speaker, i read the point of order for failure --

>> i raise this point of order for failure to disclose the waiver clause 2-j-1 pursuant to clause rule of 13 which requires the rules committee to specify their report. any waiver of a point of order against a measure under consideration and this underlying resolution violates clause 2-j-1 of rule 11 that entitles the minority of the committee to have the ability to call witnesses to testify during at least one day of a hearing on any given measure. this was not afforded to the judiciary committee members during considerations of the articles of impeachment despite numerous requests by the minorities members. therefore the violation of minority rights and the denial of this evidence to be put into the record and for this hearing which the house rules require which was not complied with and was denied. i would urge the enforcement of this rule. >> the gentleman from louisiana

seeks to raise a point of order against house resolution 767-on-the grounds that the report accompanying the resolution fails to specify waiver of a particular point of order and is thus in violation of class 6-g of rule 13. the gentleman is stating a matter for debate rather than a proper point of order. class 6-g of rule 13 is merely informational on any specified waivers to the maximum extent possible. in the 104th congress any quote failure of the rules committee to specify waivers in a rule would not give rise to a point of order against the special rule that waives all point of order. the chair would advise the gentleman again that he is not stating a proper point of order. massachusetts is recognized. >> madam speaker. >> the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized. >> for the purposes of debate

only i yield a customary 30 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from oklahoma, my good friend and then yield myself such time as i macon assume. during consideration of the resolution all time is yielded for the purposes of debate only. i ask unanimous consent that all members be given five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks. >> without objection. >> on tuesday they met and recorded a closed rule for house resolution 757 providing for impeaching donald j. trump president of the united states for high crimes and misdemeanors. the rule provides six hours of debate -- >> so this is the official start of debate on the rules. including a six hour equal time to debate. this is the beginning of the

rules now. they are pretty much on schedule. you spent a lot of time covering this body. a lot of procedures. it takes awhile. >> it does. this is moving rather quickly for congress. >> this is a closed rule so it's not amendable so the republicans use their procedure. you saw steve scalise, the republican that had a lot of acclaim for the way he recovered from the shooting years ago. he is very popular among both parties beyond partisanship for showing such courage and resilience. but the congresswoman from colorado presiding right now over this and ruled it out of order. it will be 30 minutes or each side.

you'll hear from the ranking republican. and none of this would be happening if the democrats were still in the minority. everything in the house is dependent on who is in charge where as the senate has filibuster rules largely amended but there's still a filibuster and a way for individual senators to gum up the works on the house side. if you are in charge, if you have the votes, if you have the speaker, you rule. you rule the rules committee and that rules the debate. >> republicans have few opportunities here to try to slow this train down at this point. >> they do. they can try but this debate will be generally six hours. there are waivers in that, when the speaker gets up, when the republican counterpart gets up, the minority leader, that doesn't count against the overall six hours. >> that clock has not started. this is a one hour clock that

just started on the rules. >> if you're timing your dinner according to this i would keep things ready for the microwave. >> we'll watch that play out. we're watching rules here but there's not a lot of rules about impeachment. the framers layed out some specifics but not as many as perhaps people would hope for. >> absolutely. this is really something that ha hangs over all of us. the real challenge is why not since there's an election in 11 months why not just let the public decide this. why should the president be voted out not by the electorate but by house and the senate. and that's where i think the six page letter i think you're going

to hear a lot about because one thing it shows is a complete lack of remorse. you don't have the president saying i made a mistake. i'm not going to do this again. instead he said i'm happy to do it again. so i think that you'll see the democrats will try to capitalize on that. how many arrows do democrats have? >> their chief argument is this is a national security issue. he threatened to invite foreign interference into the election in 2020. and that was a primary issue for the founders. when they created impeachment it was informed by their fear of foreign interference. they were breaking away from england and the king and they wanted to make sure that there

was no foreign interference and that is a fundamental part of what they have defined as high crimes and misdemeanors, whatever definitions there are and it's not a legal term but that's why they say they needed to act now. >> let's go back to jeff standing there outside of the chambers. you have a guest with you i see. >> i do. we saw her make her way to the floor. we anticipate that she will speak sometime shortly but you're right. i'm standing here with mark meadows from the great state of north carolina. >> it's good to see you. >> good to see you as well. >> what does he have to say about the impeachment? >> it's a sad day for our country. nots much for the president of the united states. he knows that he didn't do anything wrong. he knows that this is a partisan effort but it's a sad day for our country. we could be fixing roads and

bridges and lowering drug prices and passing legislation meaningful to people back home and inspite of that the economy continues to roar but the president is certainly in a somber mood because he sees what this is doing to the country and how it's dividing the country and yet support for impeachment continues to fail. >> what would you say to those that say his own dealings in effect divided the country. >> there's only two problems with that. it's really the behavior of the democrats that we're concerned about today. bringing forth an impeachment based on the flimsy evidence and a lot of hearsay. you have a real problem. you have the number one guy in ukraine and the number two and number 3 person in ukraine all of which say there was no oask political favors but they felt

no pressure. so you have fact witnesses, the very victim of the crime that are saying that there's nothing there and yet we're embarking on impeachment? it's wrong. >> the mountain of evidence and testimony tell a different story. >> the mountain of hearsay and nobody has been in more depositions and hearings than me. i have looked in the eyes just like i am looking to the american people right now and what i have been able to see is time and time again when the president has been exonerated either by testimony or by direct evidence, you know, the democrats have ignored it. their rush to impeachment. we had three impeachment votes before there was ever a uk now all of a sudden, what's going to be next. but it wouldn't be hearsay if he would allow people to tell what they know.

>> i've been one supportive of secretary pompeo and perry. would they believe him? no he works for the president. you understand how this works and what they're going to do is try to make sure this is all about politics. why do you have to leave? >> i'm told we have to go back to the floor here. good to see you as well. >> i don't think he wanted to leave yet. thank you, jeff for that. and as we noted a moment ago we kicked off the hour debate of the rules that will govern how they will debate and ultimately vote on the two articles of impeachment today. andrea mitchell we're going to break away here in a moment. but what should people keep in

mind. >> this debate will replicate a lot of what we heard in the hearings but there's a different one if you will, if it concludes as we think it will, there will be a senate trial. >> we're going to take this opportunity to wrap up this portion of our coverage. it's going to continue on msnbc and nbc news.com. most of you will go back to the today show now. we'll continue to watch the proceedings on the house floor. we'll be back on the air when the debate of the actual articles of impeachment begin or if events warrant. for now i'm lester holt in new york. good day, everyone. to the sena it's expected to pass and the white house indicated president trump intends to sign it to law. hoda. >> gabe gutierrez, thanks. a lot more to get to this morning, including this story. christmas came early for someone in northeast ohio: a single mega millions ticket matching

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to 40 miles per hour, throughout the northeast, but as it does it's going to be bringing in much colder air, arctic air, and wind gusts, 35 to 40 miles per hour, throughout the northeast, down to washington, d.c., probably be some airport delays, plus we're looking at windchills, feels like 8 in detroit today, 9 in buffalo, and tomorrow morning, feel like one in altoona, 3 in new york, snowfall amounts generally 2 to 4 inches of snow in erie, pa to burlington, vermont. airport delays down to buffalo we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds you can do it. here we go, ha, ha! now for the icing on the cake. ahhh oooh huh! do you think he just got neutered? cause those notes are like, high!

good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we'll see waves of rain today. we'll take a break tomorrow as well as friday, and then there will be a new storm system approaching late saturday afternoon and we'll bringing us rain off and on throughout the day sunday and move out monday. there will be another system behind us to bring us some bay area rain and sierra know on christmas day. we are going to have more active weather in the forecast, going into the next several days, with temperatures in the upper 50s. that's your latest weather, guys >> mr. roker, thank you, still ahead here as the fbi joins the search for the missing mother and newborn baby in texas, we will hear from the woman's parents what they're saying to us about the mysterious circumstances surrounding their daughter and little granddaughter's disappearance. plus, we'll check in with ms. savannah guthrie and her eye

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i a very good morning to you. the chp is investigating a deadly accident that stopped traffic on 580 in oakland about 4:00 in the morning. a mercedes spun out of control before a pickup truck crashed into it. the truck's driver got out on to the highway, and then a separate chain reaction crash sent the truck driver across the median into oncoming lanes. chp believe weather played a role in the accident, led to other multiple delays nearby. the rain is coming down, the first of a couple of storms headed our way. >> this is the first storm. the second one gets here in time for the end of the weekend, and so we're going to see off and on rain today, as this system continues to bring in the wet weather for us, not only the morning but the afternoon as well. and so we're going to see times

of some heavy rain but there will be some breaks in the rain. overall anywhere from a quarter to half inch of rain by the time this winds down later tonight. we'll have a couple of dry days tomorrow, as well as friday, but then saturday especially during the afternoon, the next wave of rain moves from north to south. we'll see a pretty steady rain throughout the day on sunday, that tapers off on monday, and then a new storm approaches early next week, with temperatures mainly staying in the mid to upper 50s. let's check in with vianey for an update on the commute. >> because of the rain we're seeing a couple of fender benders on the road, slowing along 87 northbound and southbound, 101 and san jose as well. there is a crash right now northbound 680 at exit 38, 101 oakland a live look bumper to bumper traffic. you can see the sheen out on the roads. please remember to slow it down, maybe take some extra time as you head out the door. a live look at the san mateo bridge. i'll continue to bring you another update shortly. back to you. >> thank you, so much.

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we are back, 7:30 on this wednesday morning, december 18th, 2019. christmas now, just seven days away. >> we've got a big and weather. we are back, 7:30 on this wednesday morning, december 18th, 2019 christmas now, just seven days away. >> we've got a big event, and we are so looking forward to it mr. roker sits down with eddie murphy as eddie returns to snl, this is 35 years after he was a cast member. eddie murphy wanted to sit down with one person and do his interview and it was this guy right here you guys sat down at the iconic snl studio let's take a look. >> why did it feel like the right time to host now like

>> so much is going on creatively and professionally with me, i kind of feel like everything is in cycles, the world is spinning, and it's kind of, you know, you do something long enough, you walk in a straight line long enough, you wind up in the same place again, it's kind of like that, it's time to do it, it's still here, i'm still here, and it's a great way to kind of bookend things. i'm going to host again in 30 more years now that's going to be a funny show >> you know, it's funny, the interview is very much like that he's very reflective and intro speculative, and yet he would come out with these lines and bits that were pretty hysterical. >> we'll have it tomorrow right >> yes. >> i heard it was a lot of fun.

a house vote is expected tonight on the impeachment of president trump. this morning, lawmakers are set to debate the charges that he abused his power and obstructed congress the president for his part sent a fiery letter to house speaker nancy pelosi on tuesday denouncing what he called the vicious crusade against him. scientists in oklahoma believe they have found a possible mass grave site from the 1921 tulsa race massacre apparently human dug pits were recently found by ground penetrating radar in both a cemetery and a homeless camp in 1921, a white mob burned much of tulsa's greenwood neighborhood to the ground as many as 300 black residents were killed. a decision on a possible excavation there isn't expected for several months. an armed robber got a whole lot more than he bargained for when he held up a gas station in siberia. a security camera captured robber using pepper spray, at one point he accidentally fires that pepper spray toward his own face, on the screen there, later the woman disappears from view, she comes back with a mop which

she uses to fight off the robber apparently the guy got away with a hundred bucks. meantime, the investigation into the mysterious disappearance of a texas mother and her newborn baby is intensifying this morning. the fbi has now joined the search and the missing woman's parents are speaking out nbc's sam brock is in austin where he talked to them. hey, sam, good morning >> reporter: hoda, good morning. police finally broke their silence surrounding this case revealing that heidi broussard's last known location was right here at this apartment complex where she lived behind me. we watched as a special fbi unit combed this area looking for clues. this morning, the search is intensifying fbi teams going door to door at this suburban apartment complex. >> i see kids like this on the, you know, on the news, and you never think it's going to be yours. >> and two puzzled parents, tammy and david broussard trying

to make sense of what's happened. >> whoever it is that has her and knows anything, just please come forward and let our babies come home. >> it's been six days now since their 33-year-old daughter heidi and their 3 week old granddaughter margot vanished without a trace. heidi's car still in the parking lot near her apartment with a baby car seat inside her parents say none of it adds up >> you think she's probably in trouble somewhere? >> something happened. she would not just leave >> oh, no she wouldn't do that. >> she would never leave her son. >> reporter: broussard has a 6-year-old son, she dropped him off at school last week shortly before disappearing. >> our assumption is that they are alive and the sooner we can find them the better. >> reporter: investigators have ramped up search efforts but say they have no person of interest. they're also not sure if the disappearance is nefarious or the mother left of her own accord. >> she wouldn't leave, not without her id, all of her cash was in her purse

her purse is here. >> reporter: broussard's boyfriend fighting back tears as he talked about his suddenly empty apartment, the baffling circumstances surrounding his girlfriend and daughter. >> she has a beautiful son, a beautiful family that's sitting here waiting on her. >> reporter: heidi's parents think she is likely in distress and they are praying for a breakthrough if you could say something to heidi, what would you tell her >> come home, baby, come home. >> we love you and we miss you and we need you home, you and margot, we need you. >> sam i know you have been on the ground a few days now, walk us through what this search operation looks like there how extensive of an operation are we talking about >> reporter: pretty extensive, craig, you know, detectives were asked yesterday, where are the boots on the ground, and they said they have been continuously putting out agents and investigators since the news broke on thursday.

we also know there are outside search and rescue groups standing by with people and manpower, and technology that are just waiting to get their cues from the fbi on where they can fill in the gaps additionally there's a local church group here that's volunteering to start looking this weekend in mass craig and hoda. >> we hope there's a break in the case soon. sam brock, thank you. coming up next, savannah joins us by phone, and her doctor will be here in studio to update us on how she's doing one week after eye surgery some well wishes there on the plaza. we love you too. but first, these messages. kohl's... makes holiday shopping easy!... with buy online, free store pickup. get the gifts topping their list in two hours or less!

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a toy train. >> it's been a long week a lot of you have been wondering how she's doing. this morning we're going to right to the source, we have savannah on the phone and dr. is with us in studio. thank you for taking care of our girl we're grateful for that. savannah, okay it's been one week but first of all, we miss you like crazy, tell us how you're doing. >> i miss you too. i can't believe it it was one week exactly the time the doctor and i were together but i was under anesthesia and he was performing this incredible surgery and i'm so pleased because yesterday we saw each other again, he gave me a good report and said everything

is just as it should be. i don't have my vision back yet, but i'm going to get it back, and everything is on track, and i think you showed that picture where i had to sit face down a lot but that's been diminishing over time. i have to do i think a day or two of that, and i'm so grateful and i think the man sitting next to you is a genius >> we're going to get to the man in a moment, but how are you passing the time >> i didn't have a spiritual breakthrough i thought i might i actually binge watched netflix, when i was laying on my back, i had a massage chair, come over and give me a massage. that was nice. and in between, when i was allowed to go about my business, i organized some drawers and, you know, i don't know, it's been kind of nice to be at home. the hardest thing about it is sitting still, having your head down, and you kind of get a back and a neck ache. i can't say it was easy. i don't want to under sell it. it's manageable and i'm so grateful because it's all going to turn out okay. >> how did you sleep >> i sleep on my stomach that was the hardest part because i was afraid i was doing it wrong that's my little boy on the door, trying to bang in. i guess he didn't learn anything from the experience. >> dr. damico, tell us about,

this is such an intricate surgery, tell us about what you had to do to get this result with savannah. >> sure. well, when she sustained the injury, her retina was torn. the retina lines the inside back of the eye like wall paper or the teflon in a frying pan, and she actually from the contusion of the toy had a very big tear in the retina and when the retina is torn, it begins to fall off and separate from the back of the eye and you lose vision fortunately for savannah, her tear was at the side of her retina and not in the very center, so the prospect for her central vision to be returned is very good. >> and there's a -- what was strange is we were hearing there's like a gas bubble that's inside her eye what's happening >> yeah, that's right. so if you think of how you would put a poster on a wall, we have all put a poster on the wall with glue but you have to hold it for a few minutes or seconds in order to get it to stick. the bubble holds the retina reattached in the eye, and then as the bubble goes away, gradually by the body absorbing

it, the laser treatment and freezing treatment provide the permanent scar. >> that's why savannah had to lay face down and sleep that way. >> yeah, the tear can be in any part of the eye. it might be like putting a poster on the steeling, you would have to put a helium balloon under it and hold the poster with glue. >> now i get it when you say you were scared you were sleeping wrong, i get that. >> how long do we think it's going to take for her eye to get back to where it was. >> her bubble will be gone in six to seven days, completely gone, and that's the critical point in which we see if savannah now can hold her own retina reattached without the assistance of a bubble and so that's the real turning point. if she's able to hold that, reattach with no bubble, she should be doing really well. >> why don't you just go ahead and get an eye patch on and get in here. we're ready. >> that's what mike thinks i should do. >> we miss you, we can't wait until you come back. rest and when do you think

you'll be back, savannah, do you know >> i think it will probably be after the holidays, i was kind of wishing i could come at the end of this week, but the truth is i still can't see out of that right eye and also it looks a little weird when the surgery was first done, i looked like i got punched in the face it was very swollen now it looks normal. i can't see, the short answer is i think i'm going to come after the holidays. >> okay. she has a bubble in her eye and the bubble in the eye prevents you from seeing, so it's like being under a swimming pool and you open your eyes, and as her bubble is reabsorbed, we're optimistic her vision will return. >> doctor, how could she have gotten that bang from the toy train and there was nothing visible around her eye, she looked completely normal. >> the eye is filled with a substance called vitreous gel, which is clear and it's attached

to the retina all around so when the eye is suddenly compressed and expanded, it tears like you might tear scotch tape tearing off a card board box >> dr. damico, thank you, savannah get better, we love you. >> merry christmas, guys. >> hello to the family as well. >> you can read more about savannah's recovery in this week's "people" magazine as well mr. roker. we've got a warm up through a good portion of the country. saturday, temperatures getting up 10 to 20 degrees from bismarck, rapid city, detroit, chicago, st. louis, wichita. sunday we move into the weekend, pittsburgh will be warmer than usual, same for memphis, we go into the holiday week next week, i'm telling you, it's going to be really warm.

temperatures anywhere from 10 to 20 degrees above average the white christmas forecast, maybe we'll see a white christmas, minneapolis, possible salt lake city that's where you have an inch or more of snow on the ground, albany, burlington, fargo, good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. taking a look at storm ranger, we are covered with rain right now. download the nbc pay area app so you can get the latest alerts, and views of storm ranger as we see this system bringing waves of rain today. we'll be off and on even into the afternoon. there will be some breaks in between but it still looks wet for the evening commute. we'll dry out tomorrow, as well as friday, but then the next storm system arrives on saturday, brings rain through the end of the weekend into early next week. that's your latest weather, craig. >> dr. damico says savannah has been a very good patient >> glad to hear that. >> as we get ready to bid farewell to 2019, a look at the

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gad wednesday morning. right now at 7:56, wet weather covering the bay area, and you may need to allow some extra time to get to work. we're going to see waves of rain coming through, as we track it on storm ranger, our mobile doppler radar, showing some of the heaviest rain approaching the peninsula, and moving over toward the east bay, but we will have this off and on, not only throughout the morning, but the afternoon as well, both the morning and evening commutes will be impacted by this rain. going into tonight we'll start to see the rain tapering off, there will be a chance of rain in the north bay for tomorrow. so we are looking at temperatures in the upper 50s, a chance to dry out for much of the bay area, up until saturday evening when the next storm system aarrives. it will bring in soggy weather sunday, tapers off monday and a new storm approaches on christmas eve into christmas day, but temperatures only in the mid-50s. let's head over to spreeian

f vianey for an update on the commute. >> low spots through the south bay but check out this view of southbound 880 in both directions, stop and go traffic. you can see the wet roads out there, probably making an impact, a couple of spinouts early on in the morning as well. a live look at the san mateo bridge, and let's take a look at your drive times right now. bridge drive times westbound 80 toward the bay bridge 12 minutes. westbound 82 toward the san mateo bridge, 47 minutes. traffic is recovering. back to you. >> thanks so much. happening now, chp investigating a deadly investigate that actually stopped traffic this morning on 580 in oakland, a mercedes spun out of control before it got hit by a pickup truck. the truck's driver then got out of the car, stepped onto the highway, sadly he was hit, and then killed in the chain reaction crash. the investigation stopped traffic for more than an hour. full details on our home page. the house impeachment hearing is getting started. they're laying down the ground rules. six hours of debate will follow before a vote later today. check our twitter feed for

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it's 8:00 on "today," coming up, history on the hill. overnight protests taking place across the country. >> hey hey, ho ho, donald trump has got to go. >> as the house gets set to vote on two articles of impeachment against president trump. we're live with what you need to know. plus, the year in review, the weather to washington. >> today is the day. >> we'll have a full recap of 2019's top stories. and one week to go. santa claus is coming to town, and we're here to help you check

off your holiday to do list. from last minute deals to shipping deadlines and gift wrapping hacks, we've got you covered, today, wednesday, december 18th, 2019. >> from georgia southern university. >> hail southern. >> hi to my brothers in daytona beach. >> trip from alabama. >> and tennessee. >> to our granddaughter lily. we love you. >> we love you too, lily. welcome back to "today," we're so happy you're with us on this wednesday morning. we've got a great crowd and a shout out to our staff inside, we get folders every morning, look at this one. just seven days until christmas, with a little snowflakes. look how they decorate. thank you.

>> thank you all and thank you as well for joining us. it is a busy day. let's get right to your news at eight. history will be made just hours from now in the house of representatives votes on the impeachment of president trump. nbc white house correspondent peter alexander joins us from capitol hill with our three things to watch today. peter good morning. >> reporter: hey, craig, good morning to you. a majority of lawmakers are expected to vote yes on at least one article of impeachment today with no republicans on board. that means that president trump today is poised to become only the third president ever to be impeached. lawmakers here, i have been speaking to them this morning, largely resigned to the fact that house speaker nancy pelosi describing this as a sad day. those articles, abuse of power and obstruction of congress focused on the president's asking ukraine's leader to investigate his political rivals including the bidens while withholding crucial military aide to ukraine.

so here's how we expect this day to play out, the house will be gaveling in the session at 9:00 a.m. eastern. they will spend about six hours debating impeachment. can you believe that i will be impeached today saying i did nothing wrong, adding say a prayer. the president heading into this day unloading in a dramatic six page letter. >> peter alexander on the hill, thank you. this morning, neighbors are helping neighbors in southern states where deadly tornadoes ripped apart homes and brought down trees and power lines. dozens of tornadoes were reported monday and tuesday from louisiana to florida, clean up efforts moving ahead despite streets clogged with debris. the storms claimed at least four lives but in alexandria,

louisiana, a story of survival, school children were safely evacuated just minutes before their school was destroyed. police in jacksonville, florida, are calling it a christmas miracle, two missing children were found safe tuesday, mund safe tuesday, more than two days after they disappeared from their front yard 6-year-old braxton williams and his 5-year-old sister bria had some bumps and bruises but were otherwise in good shape. search teams found them in the woods near their home. investigators believe they wandered off on their own. >> what they got home, the one thing they wanted was cheese pizza and they got it. >> let's check over with mr. roker for a check of the weather. snow making its way through the northeast, maybe reaching the i-95 corridor. lots of sunshine through the south, stormy through southern florida, looking for cold temperatures behind the front, 10 to 20 degrees below average, but above average temper

good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. we see the system bringing off-and-on rain and coming in waves, a few breaks here and there, but for the most part a soggy day. then hour by hour, it looks like not only the morning commute, but also the evening commute will be impacted by some scattered showers. this starts to taper off later tonight. we dry out tomorrow and friday. then on saturday, a new round of rain moves in. and that is your latest weather. >> thank you, al. still ahead, we are solving your last week before christmas dilemmas from where to find the 11th hour shopping deals to weather. >> thank you, al still ahead, we are solving your last week before christmas dilemmas from where to find the 11th hour shopping deals to you guys are going to love this, a wrapping hack which we promise will change your life. first, though, a new royal baby, a historic hurricane and lots more. we're going to look back at how we covered the biggest stories of 2019. that's right after this. jingle bells jingle bells jingle all the way

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welcome back, as 2019 winds down, we want to pause and take a look back at the year that was. >> yeah, from the devastation of hurricane dorian to the u.s. women's triumphant world cup victory, here are the moments that shaped your world as we reported them here on "today." new year, same old shut down in washington. >> big issue at hand is that government shut down. >> border security, that of course has been the president's focus through this shut down. >> are you willing to come up and give him some of this money for the wall. apparently that's the sticking point. >> we have reached 35 of the longest government shut down in u.s. history.

>> it is back to work after an end to the shut down. >> the growing humanitarian crisis at the border. >> newly released images of overcrowded detention centers. >> this is the crisis with no end in sight. >> the supreme court has now cleared the way for the trump administrati >> the supreme court has now cleared the way for the trump administration to enforce its toughest restrictions yet on asylum seekers at the southern border. >> john stewart tears into congress for funding for 9/11 first responders. >> your indifference cost these men and women their most valuable commodity, time. >> the men and women who are on the front lines are breathing a sigh of relief congress passed a bill to make sure their compensation fund never runs out of cash. back and forth between the president and house speaker nancy pelosi, it is turning

personal and nasty. >> crazy nancy. >> democrats storm out of the heated meeting with president trump. >> the fight between the president and top democrats is spinning out of control. >> do you think this is a busy one today? >> no kidding. >> nbc news has obtained a copy of michael cohen's testimony here it is, it's going to be explosive. >> i am not protecting mr. trump anymore. >> he lied a lot >> michael cohen heads to prison today to start serving a 3-year sentence today is the day. >> the release of that mueller report. >> that's right, it's finally here. >> 400 pages long, a 2-year investigation. former special counsel robert mueller comes before congress. >> this is the room where history will unfold. >> did you actually totally exonerate the president? >> no. >> president trump claims vindication. >> this was a devaat >> and here it is. this is the whistleblower complaint that's alleging that

the president put pressure on a foreign leader for a political favor to help his reelection. >> the president insisting he didn't say anything wrong. >> i want nothing, i want nothing, i want no quid pro quo. >> the president must be held accountable. no one is above the law. >> for just the fourth time in u.s. history, a formal presidential impeachment investigation is launched. >> impeachment is serious. let the people decide. let them hear the testimony, that's fine, but let them decide. >> the most anticipated witness yet, gordon sondland. >> was there a quid pro quo? >> the answer is yes. >> the president leaves us no choice. >> democrats unveil two articles of impeachment. >> charging the president with committing high crimes and misdemeanors. >> they're impeaching me and there's no crime this has to be a first in history. >> tonight is the night, the first debate in the 2020 presidential race.

>> we're really just getting started, president trump kicking off his reelection campaign, round two of the democratic debate in detroit. >> everybody is talking about how terrible i am on these issues. >> things get personal in the democrats third debate. >> i'm willing to get out there and fight for it. >> it was the most crowded presidential primary debate stage in history. >> another big political story. >> this democratic debate. >> the person attacked the most wasn't even on stage, donald trump. >> the democratic race is heating up. >> do you think this could go all the way to the convention, like maybe this race, this candidate gets nominated at the convention >> this might be one of those races. >> the president's sudden withdrawal of u.s. troops from northern syria. >> the top story, this u.s. race that killed the most wanted man in the world, the leader of isis >> he died like a coward >> history in flames, as notre dame burns >> it's one of the earth where you walked into that space and you can feel its majesty. >> there does seem to be a death in the family. >> the wildfires raging in the amazon rain forest. >> severe flooding in venice, italy. >> st. marks square is

completely flooded. >> deadly eruption a new zealand volcano suddenly roars to life. >> dire situation on mount everest, overcrowding and the rising death toll. >> new prime minister taking over in the united kingdom, former london mayor, boris johnson. >> wikileaks founder julian assange under arrest this morning. >> hong kong in chaos. >> terror in new zealand, dozens of worshippers are dead after terror attacks at two mosques. >> deadly attack at a jewish grocery store in new jersey. >> people motivated by anger and hate towards jews. >> a deadly mass shooting at the naval air station in florida. >> authorities are investigating it as an act of terrorism. >> friday's mass shooting at a city building in virginia beach. >> that left 12 people dead. >> active shooter at the garlic festival. >> police killing the suspected

gunman. >> back-to-back mass shootings have americans once again mourning the victims. >> dayton, 12 hours, 35 minutes prior, el paso, texas. >> gunfire tore through a local walmart. >> people started running from him, pop, pop, pop. >> ammunition is no longer going to be sold at walmart. >> sexual assault allegations mounting against billionaire jeffrey epstein. >> did jeffrey epstein rape you? >>. >> forcefully raped me, and stole a part of my life. >> jeffrey epstein is dead. >> jeffrey thought we were disposable and look who's still standing. >> has obviously conducted himself in a manner unbecoming, yes.

>> unbecoming, he was a sex offender. >> i have no recollection of ever meeting this lady. >> prince andrew, of course, denies that this ever happened >> he knows the truth. >> the queen's son is out of a job, andrew is forced from public life for the foreseeable future. >> massive college admissions scandal. >> lori loughlin and her husband could spend up to 40 years in prison if convicted. >> felicity huffman agreed to plead guilty. >> jussie smollett, the empire actor. >> smollett is accused of staging an attack against himself. >> prosecutors now saying it was a hoax >> i have been truthful and consistent. >> america's vaping epidemic. >> yet another vaping related death. >> the cdc is investigating a mysterious illness that could be linked to e-cigarettes. >> i couldn't breathe, i couldn't talk. >> really good news from minnesota where a 5-year-old boy

has made a miraculous recovery after being thrown from a third story balcony inside the mall of america. >> disaster at sea. >> the scuba boat fire killed 34 people in california. >> several airlines around the world have temporarily grounded their boeing 737 max airplanes in the wake of a deadly crash in ethiopia. >> this massive cargo ship cap sized. >> i love a morning like this, we get good news, the final four crew members rescued. >> a search for answers after the shocking death of a toddler. >> who fell from a docked cruise ship in puerto rico. >> her grandfather has been charged with negligent hom >> i never want another mother to see what i had to see >> now to california, where the governor has declared a state of emergency, more than a dozen wildfires burning from one end of the state to the other. >> firefighters have been working nonstop all night long to protect homes. >> hurricane dorian is now crashing parts of the east coast. >> we are feeling the wrath of dorian at this hour. >> in the bahamas, there is desperation, amid the mass destruction there. >> there is not a home, building or structure that is not either severely damaged or destroyed.

>> a puppy who was pinned under debris for weeks found alive and rescued. >> this is the first time we have seen her stand up. >> it's a miracle in every sense of the word. >> deadly ambush on an american family in mexico. >> they were beautiful and they were innocent. >> former dallas police officer amber guyger. >> shot and killed her upstairs neighbor. >> i never wanted to take an -- >> it's a boy. paris harry's wife meghan, the duchess of sussex gave birth to their first child this morning >> you have archie in the office pool, congratulations. >> this final fight for the iron throne. >> man, it's the most expensive divorce in history bezos received $35 million. >> r kelly. >> the explosive documentary series. >> troubling michael jackson documentary, and the allegations of child abuse. >> the summer of sharks.

>> the 8-year-old little boy was splashing in the waters of north carolina when a shark bit his leg. >> kevin hart is lucky to be alive. >> hart who is still recovering from that accident received a standing ovation. >> james holzhauer on jeopardy. >> 2 1/4 million dollars. >> support for alec trebek, he has been diagnosed with cancer. >> incredibly courageous and inspiring too. >> taylor swift's fight to perform her own music. music mogul jay-z taking new heat over his high profile deal with the nfl. >> what changed? >> the only way we're going to move forward is through conversation. >> new champions in the nba this morning. tom brady and the patriots reclaiming their throne. >> the washington nationals historic win in game seven

>> the washington nationals are world champions. >> history in the nhl, st. louis celebrating its first stanley cup ever >> the return to glory tiger woods has capped a personal and professional comeback for the ages. >> the world cup winning u.s. women's national soccer team. >> they got the eye of the tiger for sure >> they have come to represent so much more >> what did it feel like to come out and reclaim your story >> it was terrifying >> do you think that he would be running if it were anyone other than trump in the white house? >> i don't know. >> you are surprised by all of this. >> i was not expecting to spend my 38th year running for president. >> impeachment proceedings, do you feel like this is something we can come back from. >> it's surreal, i think, do i think we can come back from it, oh, yeah >> did you in your wildest dreams ever imagine the impact that one story could have? >> we had no idea. when this was determined to help this investigation.

>> i never could have imagined a shift this seismic, but i feel proud. >> one by one, all of you chose to come back to columbine. >> you have truly been on a mission to find what happened to kayla. >> do you feel like there's been some measure of justice, baghdadi. >> he did those things we carry emmy with us every day. >> your family is getting bigger and we're so happy for you >> it is a lifelong battle >> it doesn't bother me to talk about alcoholism. >> you have little babies at home, and you suit up and show up in this incredibly grounded way. >> some people are calling this

your return to tv, do you think about it that way? >> this right now with you >> yes, us, right here >> savannah, it's good to talk >> don't make me cry. >> i'm not trying to. >> wow, they like me. >> you've got to know people love you >> well. >> i don't know if you've had a chance to really soak it in. >> i'm still living a dream. >> mr. jordan. >> you believe you were destined for this >> for sure. >> how do you say good-bye to this >> don't make me cry. >> you are officially the most decorated gymnast, 25 medals >> can i call you rog? >> sure you can. >> i can't believe i said that oh, my god >> in my next life, who should i come back as, you or you >> i think you're doing pretty well >> nothing's changed.

>> accept now i'm a mom. >> a responsibility he felt to make sure we were okay you don't find very often. it's really special. >> this would have been the path that jesus took. >> prayers of joy. >> if you want something, anything, you're going to have to deal with me. >> chewy, take care of yourself, okay. >>. ♪ a different bird, a okay ♪ a different bird, a different point of view ♪ >> and frank rips into this one♪ ♪ your dream come

true. welcome to paradise, man >> welcome to your dream come true ♪ could ♪ take me home tonight >> i had a vision that nobody else could see. >> party is over, it's time for clean up. ♪ >> so ♪ >> party is over, it's time for clean up ♪ >> so valuable, so irreplaceable and that's what we're

celebrating. ♪ >> my goodness. >> wow >> if you want to go on an emotional ride, watch that one more time. don't you think you felt everything from the heaviness of the news to the, just the sports moments. >> how much we have forgotten happened not that long ago, triumphs, tragedies, so many folks we lost as well this year. we have to thank the team who put that together, scott feinstein, scott goldberg, tony rivero, terrence romney. >> i'm glad we're showing them all. >> graphic artist, patrick glynn, emily barclay, associate producer, and drum roll, al who

puts this together every year and does a great job. gift deals to gift wrapping, your last minute holiday guide to survive the final week before christmas. also, liam payne in the house going to treat us to a live performance to celebrate his high good morning. it's 8:26. i'm marcus washington. transportation leaders today discuss plans for a new express toll lane on interstate 880 that will run north and southbound for more than 20 miles between oakland and fremont. that meeting starts in about 30 minutes. right now we want to look at that commute. yeah, and we're certainly seeing a lot of traffic, especially down through 880, along both directions. there was an earlier crash that's working to recover now in san jose. we have a fender bender down along highway 87, but look at the bay bridge toll times right now. westbound 80 to the bay bridge about 29 minutes, a big impact by the san mateo bridge and slowing, 39 minutes on westbound 84 towards the dumbarton bridge, looking at 39 minutes.

a look at 80, boynton, recovering from an earlier traffic accident. marcus? >> thank you. we'll have more local news coming up in 30 minutes.

it is 8:30 now on this wednesday it is 8:30 now on this wednesday morning. it's december 18th, 2019 we've got another crowd in the holiday spirit christmas is just a week away. did you know that, just one week away. >> okay. let's let them all get air time because this is an awesome

crowd. >> who's got a crowd moment. >> you ready >> we're so ready. >> i am looking for angie and rachel oh, angie and rachel. >> how are you >> how are you >> thanks for coming. >> good to see you. >> which one are you, angie or rachel. >> i'm angie, the mom. >> i'm rachel the daughter. >> it's just a little mother or daughter ticket. >> well, the boys are back in bed. we had dreams of coming to new york at christmas time and coming to the "today" show so we're so excited to be here. >> dreams come true. >> we made you a "today" treat. >> funny because we've got of course the rockefeller christmas tree, the most famous in the world, this is a close second. that's a beautiful "today" show tree. >> it has colored lights on it. >> i want to make sure the

camera gets a good look at it. >> thank you so much >> we had a blast. >> we love you guys. >> thank you, thank you, and merry christmas to you i'm going to let you take that back home because you spent a lot of work on it. but bring it back every year. >> you're an ornament now. >> that was awesome. beautiful, we love you guys. >> coming up, it's holiday crunch time, and if you waited to shop, we've got good news, retailers are rolling out deals, and they're aimed at the procrastinators. so we're going to show you where to find them >> profiling. >> once you get those great presents, jenn falik is here to show us the best ways to wrap your gifts, including a hack that has gone viral. we tried this yesterday on the >> then he's performed on "today" as a member of one direction, now he's back oh, and the ladies love him, back with a brand new solo album, an album climbing the charts we can't wait to hear him sing it. >> are you a big liam payne fan.

>> i love one direction, i have spent so many thousands of dollars. >> you know what i think, you all, i think she's got to come in >> oh, my gosh oh, my gosh. >> we're going to make it happen, okay thank you. >> you're spreading the christmas cheer. >> we got to >> we'll make it happen. first, a quick check of the weather. >> love that hat i love it. let's see what we've got for it's very soggy with rain and wind coming in with the north bay taking a break, but we

have more on the way. this is what we'll see not only throughout the morning, but the afternoon as well as this storm system rolls through. some scattered showers continuing, and at times it will be heavy, but we will for the most part take a break tomorrow as well as friday, but more rain comes in saturday. that's your latest weather. >> all right one week and counting, everything you need to know about last minute holiday sales and how to get those gifts under the tree in time vicky nguyen is here she's got the deals, she's got the deadlines covered, but

>> and we're back with "today's" holiday consumer as the clock strikes one week until christmas. >> you know what that means. pressure is on to cross everything off your to do list, we're asking you not to panic.

nbc's investigative and consumer correspondent vicky nguyen is here to help us all out. >> december is like my super bowl, shipping, stopping, scanning, got to get you all covered. it is getting down to the wire, we have seven shopping days to go, it's not too late. we're finding deals, we have your last minute play book. with christmas day exactly one week away. >> i need to get down the last 15 items on the >> many shoppers are getting last minute jitters. >> i'm a little nervous about the holidays coming up soon. >> i probably should start shopping when black friday actually is. >> we've got you covered with final deals to boost your holiday cheer. amazon, walmart, best buy and target, among the retailers keeping the savings train rolling. amazon launching more than a thousand last minute deals including serious steals on echo and alexa products echo dot 50% off walmart helping spread the savings with daily deal drops featuring items across every department like an instant pot

cooker for 84.99 or samsung l.e.d. tv for 277.99 every 24 hours the products change kohl's, j.c. penney, and macy's are offering coupon discounts on their web sites from 50% off reduced prices with time running out, make sure you pay attention to delivery dates when ordering online for gap, banana republic and old navy order by december 19th for delivery by the 24th best buy guaranteeing christmas delivery on many products if you order by 8:00 p.m. on december 23rd, even offering same day delivery on some items if you order by 3:00 p.m. but across the board, make sure you always read the fine print, shipping and delivery guarantees vary with products, locations and may require a minimum purchase for those relying on amazon. >> amazon prime, you can ship the last day

>> today is the last day to get items by christmas through standard shipping, the delivery giant working overtime to make nintendo switches are close by. >> if you find yourself with no time for delivery, stores like sure they are well stocked. >> we have a great selection of items like insta pots and nintendo switches are close by. >> if you find yourself with no time for delivery, stores like walmart and target offering curb side drive up service at many locations. make your selections on their app, drive up and get the goods delivered directly to your car >> and of course tbjs and sam's club, selling big name restaurants, theme parks and more up to 25% off full value, so a $50 gift card could cost less than 40 bucks, leaving a little extra jingle in your pocket. and here's the thing, if you find yourself in a real bind, there's always the e gift card,

those are a big hit, send the person an electronic gift card to their favorite restaurant, an experience they have been wanting to try can't go wrong >> younger people especially, they love the gift cards. >> absolutely. >> the young people. >> tell them to check the spam box because that's the no bueno, if it goes into the spam box and they never know you gave it to them. >> my wife told me she's heading to ship gifts now. what are the key dates if you want to ship to another state perhaps. >> let's put those up for you. as al knows, weather can be a major issue contributing to shipping delays. priority deadline, that's also the same deadline as ups next day air if you get desperate, fedex rs on christmas day

>> ridiculous. >> exactly. >> more than the present >> thank you >> once you have the gifts, time to wrap the gifts, our friend jenn falik is standing by with simple hacks to make your presentation of at gift the bestth p [ electrical buzzing ] [ dramatic music ]

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we are back with a special holiday better basic once you have -- it's a hack, it can make all the difference they're showing you how it is next level jenn falik is going to show us here in person how are you? >> i had no idea about this either, right, cut paper to store up, look here you go. >> what do you usually do, you would just cut another piece of paper and stuff it in there. >> or here you go, take the box. >> all the paper that did not fit fits perfectly >> look.

>> if it were better, but that's amazing. >> do you think people knew about this. >> i did not know about this, and i consider myself to know new thing. >> try it, trust me. >> let's decorate our packages. things i did not know. >> who didn't know this, i don't know this. >> jenn told me other hacks. >> pinch the bottom, and it's a new thing. >> try it, trust me. >> let's decorate our packages. >> here are fun hacks, first off, every time you buy a product, they give one to a school, take your basic craft wrapping paper, upcycled, whatever it may be, and they have fun ways to decorate, glue sparkles, i made this, and i'm not a crafty person. >> cute, unique, they have it at

amazon and target. >> what are these pens >> sparkly glue pens and paint pens, and i love the stamper, roll it along and get the cool holiday pattern. >> this is brilliant. >> i'm obsessed with this. i thought it was so smart. the ultimate up cycle, you take these, these are handbag wraps so we're linking them from today.com. you tie it on the side or put it in your hair, but it happens to also be an amazing gift. you can get like 12 of these for $12, something like that, and then you use it to wrap it on the gift. >> so unique. >> and then the person can get it, i wear it as a wrist wrap, put it in your hair, what a fun thing to do. >> basic ribbon. >> finding the right box is sometimes tough, but this is so smart and easy. >> you want to put your gift together and make it amazing if you want to make an impression, this is blank box. they could never find packaging all ready to go. it was elegant looking >> you don't even wrap it, just

tie it up and give it. >> it's a reusable box. >> they start around $20, it's a more expensive thing to do if you want to give a great impression, put it in this, and it's the best gift they have gotten. >> sometimes when you have an awkwardly shaped gift, shipping it is funky, you don't know how to do it. >> this is interesting, scotch flex and seal, one of the best inventions of 2019 for good reason instead of taking this and having to put it in the box, stuffing all that material, instead, this is ready to ship all you do is you cut it to size, and it's adhesive, pinch it down, shape it exactly to the item. >> no, look what's happening. >> in two seconds. how amazing is that. and then you just put a label on it. >> ship it and go. saving time, money, no extra supplies. >> where do you get this stuff.

>> nationwide. >> how smart. >> and do you wrap that after? i guess you don't. >> when it arrives, it arrives this is a great way to ship stuff last minute. this is really smart when you're doing a binge wrapping session, you have to keep going and going and going, and chasing after the roll, these are called wrap buddies and what they are comes inside of two you clamp them on to the side of a table, did on my kitchen counter, it's easy put your cape right in here. >> you're not always looking for it. >> not looking for it, and it's hands free >> you just cut.>> you're not ar >> cut it to size, whatever it is and you know, so if you're going to wrap these up, you can figure out the right size >> you're not always looking for it. >> i learned the banana bit.

i'm going to try that too. >> all right we have a lot more products and ideas on our web site at today.com/shop craig. over to you. mind blown liam, have you started your shopping, have you started your wrapping >> i've been so busy, it's been so hard to shop at the same time >> we're spirit animals, my man. liam payne, we're going to chat about the holiday album, debut solo album, and he's going to perform live as well first, this is "today" on nbc.

the citi concert series on "today" is proudly presented to you by citi. >> welcome back, everybody. we're so thrilled to be standing here with liam payne, the other person who's really excited is one of our plaza guests who happens to be here, lily, we're the citi concert series on "today" is proudly presented to you by citi. >> welcome back, everybody we're so thrilled to be standing here with liam payne, the other person who's really excited is one of our plaza guests who happens to be here, lily, we're going to get to her in a second, but you my friend have achieved global success as a member of one direction and now you're taking it in a new direction. >> liam's album lp 1 dropped

earlier this month we're so excited to have him here in studio 1a this morning 17 tracks, i listened to some of them on the way in this morning, how does it feel to have the first solo album out >> it's great. it's nice to get some stuff out there. my first album, a big moment in your music career, it's a big moment. >> you're used to your guys with one direction, tell us the difference. >> in some ways, it's easier, it's not as hard to manage just yourself where there was four rowdy lad, and there's more pressure on you, singing a whole song is different than singing a little bit of a different one. >> you speak to the guys. >> i speak to them every so often. i saw harry for the first time in three years it was beautiful and you have some friends, no matter how long you have spent apart, it feels exactly the same when you get there >> i caught the video as well for the song, once again, lot of shirtless liam, and. >> this is freezing cold, i had to get in the ocean. >> did you actually jump off the cliff. >> i would love to lie and say i

did, but somebody else did that for me it was cold. >> you have to keep in good shape, you have been doing some modeling. >> i did underwear company it was a grueling three month process. it was a lot of fun. away. >> is that actually your chest >> you're going to sing for us, liam all right. take it away ♪ jaded faded self-medicated i didn't know i was wait for you yeah yeah ♪ sobered me up off o

one hit of you ♪ ♪ wasn't even trying to chase a ♪ broken, smoking till you came into focus sobered me up off of one hit of you ♪ ♪ wasn't even trying to chase a high, i just didn't want to feel so low low low low know i'm going to miss the crazy nights but you made me want to let it all gou. ♪ ♪ i was going to live fast, die young, some way, some how you and i were going to live forever ♪ ♪ forever you and i were going to live forever. ♪ up with my head in the sky ♪ breakfast restless i let it get so hectic all the way up with my head in the sky yeah yeah ♪ out of left ♪ ♪ i wasn't even trying to change ♪ too much too long too many to fun i don't know how but i got

out of left ♪ ♪ i wasn't even trying to chang that i just didn't want to feel so alone so i'm going to miss the crazy nights but you made want to let it all go ♪ ♪ i was always going to live fast die young slow down when you came along burn bright burn out but now you made me want to live forever ♪ ♪ give it up for you nothing ge me high like you do some way some how you and i were going to live forever ♪ ♪ you and i were going to liver forever some way some how you and i were going to live to liv forever some way some how you and i were going to live forever ♪ ♪ party's over let the good times roll but we're still going to lose con forever ♪ ♪ party's over let the good times roll but we're still going to lose control getting high on to lose control getting high on

you you and i were going to live forever ♪ ♪ forever you and i were going you high on you ♪ ♪ this party's over let the goo times roll but we're still going to lose control getting high on you you and i were going to live forever ♪ ♪ forever you and i were going to live forever forever and ever you and i were going to live forever ♪ ♪ forever you and i were going to live forever live fast die young slow down when you came along burn bright burn out but now you make me want to live forever ♪ >> yes, liam. >> thank you >> liam. >> there you go. that was awesome this is our friend lily. we just met her on the plaza. >> how is it going >> nice to meet you. >> she said she spent most of her life going to your concerts. >> i flew to chicago. >> wow, thank you.

did you have a good time >> yes >> we think she might faint, so anyway. >> i'm okay. i'm good >> we appreciate it. >> just ahead on the 3rd hour, a ther al dad' with a very touching holiday tradition, why he spends the season spreading hope to other this is an nbc news special report. a vote for the articles of impeachment. here is lester holt. >> it's just before noon in the east and we continue with our live coverage of the house of representatives as it considers the impeachment of president donald trump. after a morning of efforts by republicans to slow down or stop this process all overridden by the democratic majority the actual debate itself now begins on the two articles of impeachment against president trump. abuse of power and obstruction of congress both expected to pass today along party lines which would result in a senate

trial for a president for the third time in american history. we were watching right now. we're about to hear from the person driving this process. the speaker of the house, nancy pelosi. >> the resolution is adopted and without objection the motion to reconsider layed on the table. >> this means they were about to move forward with the actual articles of impeachment after this procedure vote. jeff is watching on capitol hill with us. >> hey, lester, we expect the clerk to read through the two articles of impeachment. the first one abuse of power. the second one being obstruction of congress. after that, chairman nadler will then call for house speaker nancy pelosi to deliver remarks. once she is done, nadler will deliver remarks followed by congressman doug collins, the top republican on the judiciary committee. following that we're off to the races. six hours of debate and she is

getting the house back in order right now. but after that, we have the six hours of debate split evenly between democrats and republicans. democrats of course will pick through the mountain of evidence and testimony they have amassed over the last three months to explain why they say president trump used his public office for personal and political gain. republicans will make that argument they have been making for weeks, months now that democrats have brought this impeachment case on the thinnest of evidence. at some point, this debate after the six hours will be cutoff and then they will vote. we're tracking that to happen somewhere between the 6:30 or 7:00 hour eastern time. >> the representative is presiding, colorado is presiding over this -- >> house resolution 755. the clerk will report the resolution. >> house calendar number 61, house resolution 755 resolved that donald john trump president of the united states is impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors and that the

following articles of impeachment be presented to the united states senate. articles of impeachment by the house of representatives of the united states of america in the name of itself and of the people of the united states of america against donald john trump president of the united states of america in maintenance and support of its impeachment against him for high crimes and misdemeanors. article one, abuse of power. the constitution provides that the house of representatives should have the seoole power of impeachment and the president should be removed from office on conviction of treason, bribery and other high crimes and misdemeanors in his conduct as president of the united states and in violation of his constitutional oath faithfully to execute the office of the president of the united states and to preseven, protect and defend the constitution of the united states and in violation of his duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed donald j. trump abused the

powers of the presidency in that abusing the powers of his high office he solicited the interference of a foreign governmentkraine in the 2020 united states presidential did course of conduct that included soliciting the government of ukraine to publicly announce investigations that would benefit his reelection, harm the election prospects of a political point and have an advantage. president trump sought to pressure the government of ukraine to take these steps by conditioning official united states government acts of significant value to ukraine on its public announcement of the investigations. president trump engaged in this scheme or course of conduct for corrupt purposes and in pursuit of personal political benefit in so doing using the powers of the presidency compromising the national security of the united states and undermine the united states democratic process he