Mission under way tonight. Teams recovering bodies after that deadly volcano eruption. Scientists concerned there could still be activity. And the two brothers from chicago who did not survive. Their parents tonight still missing. Ten former nfl players, some of them prominent names, charged tonight. Accused of scamming a Health Care Plan for nearly 4 million. What the players allegedly said they were buying but never did. The breaking headline out of the uk as we come on tonight. The future of Prime MinisterBoris Johnson and brexit. What early numbers show tonight. How secure is your home surveillance . This evening, more cameras allegedly hacked. This child suddenly hearing a strangers voice. Im your best friend im santa claus. The companys response just in. Your money. Last minute shopping. And are you leaving free cash at the counter . Some very easy tips tonight to get cash back. And made in america is back tonight. Your one thing for christmas. We want your ideas tonight. Good evening and its great to have you with us here on a thursday night. And we begin tonight with the fiery last stand in the House Judiciary Committee before the First Official vote on impeaching President Trump. The House Judiciary Committee in a marathon debate on the two articles brought against the president. Their vote tonight. A partisan divide over the charges, abuse of power and obstruction of congress. Democrats claiming the president violated his oath of office. Republicans say there is no crime. Tonight, republicans are united in the house against impeachment. But some democrats, weve learned, are wavering. Abcs mary bruce leads us off tonight from the hill. Reporter after months of investigations and weeks of hearings, tonight on capitol hill, a marathon final push. This is a constitutional crime spree. Thats why courage is so badly needed right here, right now. Our National Security and democracy are depending on it. Reporter democrats argue President Trump abused his office to gain an advantage in the 2020 election and they say hell do it again. We have an ongoing crime. We have a crime in progress. We have an emergency to our National Election going on right now. Reporter republicans insist democrats are putting politics above principle. Dont give me the solemnity about impeaching a president. Youve been wanting to do that for a long time. Its not just an attack on the presidency. Its an attack on us. Its an attack on those of us who believe in this president. Reporter tonights vote in the judiciary committee, the last legislative hurdle before the house votes to impeach. Republicans with a warning. This impeachment is going to fail and the democrats will pay a heavy political price for it. Reporter and several moderate democrats in swing districts are skittish. Some opposed. Others on the fence. Can you explain your current thinking . Why undecided right now . Because i made a commitment to my district from the moment that this began that im going to focus on all the facts. Reporter today, we asked speaker pelosi. What is your message to those moderate democrats who are undecided and who are concerned that a vote for impeachment could backfire on them politically . I have no message to them. People have to come to their own conclusions. Mary bruce live on the hill tonight. And mary, the full house is expected to vote to impeach President Trump next week, after this vote that will play out this evening. And tonight, youre reporting that attention has already turned to the senate trial, expected in january. White house lawyers meeting with republican Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell to try to map that out already . Reporter and david, that meeting today was, in part, a negotiation. The president has said he wants an aggressive defense in the senate, including live witnesses, like hunter biden and the whistleblower, but Senate Republicans tell us, they dont want any witnesses at all. They want a speedy trial and to move on. Now, tonight, we are told the president is warming to that idea, but he is not 100 onboard yet. David . Mary bruce leading us off again tonight. Mary, thank you. And the other major story unfolding tonight, and its horrific. The brutal murder of a College Student here in new york city. Tessa majors, just 18 years old, in her first year at barnard, stabbed in a city park. She then died after staggering to the top of this staircase to get help. Tonight, what police have found, and abcs Erielle Reshef is on the scene for us. Reporter tonight, new York City Police investigating the savage killing of Barnard College freshman, tessa majors. The idea that a College Freshman at barnard was murdered in cold blood is absolutely not only painful to me as a parent, its terrifying to think that that could happen anywhere. Reporter around 7 00 wednesday evening, police say the 18yearold from virginia was walking through a park in a residential area just one block from Columbia University when she was attacked. Theres going to be an aided female, white, stabbed at this time. Reporter Authorities Say one to three suspects demanded money before brutally stabbing majors several times. Units, kill their lights. Start circling the park. The perpetrator may still be in the park. Reporter majors, managing to stagger up a steep flight of stairs to a guard station. The guard calling 911. The student rushed to the hospital, but did not survive. Police finding the young victims uncharged cell phone and a knife near the scene. Several juveniles detained for questioning as Police Dive Teams search a pond in the park for evidence. It really couldve been, like, any one of us. Reporter tonight, the Campus Community in mourning and on alert. I think it just, like, shook us all to our core. Reporter majors family telling abc news, tess shone bright in this world, and our hearts will never be the same. Just an awful story tonight. And erielle joins us live from the scene. And erielle, police are now combing through security video and the cameras there near the park, trying to find any kind of clues . Reporter thats right, david. There are several Security Cameras here in this area, including the ones right above that guard station behind us that you can see, that may prove crucial to this investigation. In the meantime, the Barnard Community is coming together tonight to grieve the loss of tessa and the nypd has stepped up patrols in this area. David . Lets hope those cameras captured something. Erielle, thank you. And now, to that deadly gun battle just outside new york city. Authorities are now calling the attack tonight an act of domestic terrorism, and just a short time ago, a plea. They now need the publics help. Surveillance shows the two suspects approaching the kosher market, firing their weapons as they grew near in jersey city. Was this isolated . And why authorities need that help now. Abcs Adrienne Bankert again on the scene tonight. Reporter newly obtained video shows the suspects enter that market in what the fbi is now calling a hate crime and an act of domestic terror. We believe that the suspects held views that reflected hatred of the jewish people, as well as a hatred of law enforcement. Reporter Authorities Say the suspects first killed detective joseph seals, then drove to that kosher market in a stolen van, outfitted with bulletresistant panels, armed with five guns, including an ar15style rifle and a shotgun. They killed three people. David lax hit the floor when the bullets started flying. They came to kill and they didnt come to spare anyone. Reporter and lax told us, when he stood up, he was facing one of the shooters. I had the courage, i had the right mind, i just redirected her arm and ran out of the store. Reporter the suspects shooting at him as he is seen here escaping the store, the only one to make it out alive. Overnight, the Jewish Community filling the streets to mourn the dead. You need to call out hate aggressively and firmly and immediately. Reporter tonight, there is gratitude for the police who battled the suspects for hours. I cant say enough about those officers. They absolutely saved lives that day. Reporter their bravery captured in this moment. A female officer seen leaving her position of cover to help a wounded fellow officer to safety. Helping her fellow officer there. And adrienne joins us again. And authorities tonight now say they believe these two suspects were, in fact, acting alone . Reporter yes, david, thats right. Acting alone. Officials say that the two were actually expressing interest in the group the black israelites, but theres no proof they were ever members, though they did post antisemitic and antipolice sentiments online. And now the fbi is asking for the publics help, asking anyone that has photos or video that could help in this investigation to contact them. David . Adrienne, thank you. We turn next tonight to the dangerous and delicate mission under way in new zealand. Teams are now finally making it back to the island after the deadly volcano eruption, recovering bodies now. Scientists, of course, monitoring it all, amid the risk of yet another eruption. 14 people now confirmed dead, including two brothers originally from chicago and their parents, tonight, theyre still missing. Abcs marcus moore from new zealand. Reporter tonight, the daring recovery effort. Searchers retrieving the bodies of six of the eight people missing on new zealands white island. The operation starting early in the morning, that volcano at risk of erupting again, throwing a thick plume of ash and steam into the air. First responders wearing protective gear. People gathering at the pier here to sing as a tribute to the victims. Somber mood here in new zealand. Family members just went back into the Meeting Place for the community here. Its been an agonizing wait since mondays eruption killed more than a dozen people, including american brothers 13yearold matthew and 16yearold berend hollander. Originally from chicago. Their parents, martin and barbara, among the missing and presumed dead. David, we have witnessed an urgent effort here as we watched helicopters landing at the airport. Many of the people who survived the eruption, tonight, are still recovering from sere vie burns. David . All right, marcus, thank you. And also overseas at this hour, the breaking headline out of the uk tonight. The high stakes election, the future of brexit, the future of the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, all on the line. Lets get right to our Foreign CorrespondentJames Longman live in london tonight. And james, you have the early exit polls just in. What do they show . Reporter yeah, david. This was the most anticipated and consequential election in a generation. Millions voting in the hope of ending the brexit chaos and with the voting now closed, the exit polls are revealing a huge landslide victory for conservative Prime Minister and donald trump favorite, Boris Johnson. A campaign characterized by disinformation, but in the end, the get brexit done slogan seems to have worked. Tonight, it looks like johnson will remain Prime Minister and work towards pulling the uk out of the eu as hes pledged by january 31st. But the huge task ahead, negotiating a trade deal. The risk of a no deal brexit still very much a possibility. David . Tracking it into the night for us. James longman, thank you. And next this evening, the former nfl players accused of scamming a Health Care Plan out of millions. Ten players, including some high profile names, now charged in a scheme to defraud a Health Care Program set up to help their former colleagues, retired nfl players. What they said they were buying but never did. Heres abcs chief justice correspondent Pierre Thomas tonight. Reporter former nfl star running back clinton portis, who reportedly earned more than 40 million in his career before falling on hard financial times, now accused of health care fraud. Portis, along with nine other former nfl players, including former pro bowl cornerback carlos rogers, named today in a sweeping indictment charging them with conspiracies to steal money from the nfls Health Care Program for retirees. More than 3. 9 million in phony claims were submitted to the plan. Reporter prosecutors say the former nfl players submitted claims for equipment never actually purchased, ranging from expensive oxygen chambers to ultrasound machines. The fbi will not tolerate stealing money meant for health care, no matter whos involved. Reporter portis Attorney Says todays indictment came as a complete shock to him and that hes vowing to fight the charges and clear his name. David . Pierre thomas with us tonight, as well. Thank you, pierre. Were also tracking a new Storm Brewing in the gulf tonight, set to head up the east coast. And a second storm in the west. So, lets get right to chief meteorologist ginger zee, shes with us live tonight, tracking it all for us. Hey, ginger. Reporter hey, david. We are living in that cold air and when you take that moisture and roll it up over, youre going to create ice. Especially if you are in Western North carolina or virginia, we have those Winter Weather advisories for tonight into early tomorrow morning. But a lot of really heavy rain right along the coast. If you have travel plans from South Carolina through north carolina, through the day tomorrow, youre going to want to watch that. Then into saturday morning, its rhode island, connecticut, up to maine and certainly eastern massachusetts that could end up with one to three inches of rain. It is a lot more rain, even out west. When youve got that atmospheric river, series of storms thats going to come through, you could see two up to four feet of snow in some of the higher elevations. Up to 20 inches in colorado, just friday night into saturday. David . Ginger zee with us. Ginger, thank you. Now, to the alarming new headline tonight about those popular Home Security systems and that one particular company. And what appears to be a growing concern. Customers in several states now reporting hackers accessing their home surveillance cameras and tonight, among the cases, a little girl who suddenly hears a strangers voice coming to her in her bedroom. Heres steve osunsami. Reporter the lemay family in suburban memphis has disconnected their ring Security Camera and theyre sharing this recording tonight as a warning. Who is that . Im your best friend im santa claus. Mommy reporter this is video from the camera they bought on sale after thanksgiving and installed in their 8yearolds bedroom, and the voice you hear coming from the cameras speaker is an internet hacker who is teasing the child and trying to get her to repeat racial slurs. I cant hear you. Youre a [ bleep ]. Go tell mommy youre a [ bleep ]. I figured out it was not daddy. Thats what freaked me out, because i didnt even know who it was. She was terrorized by somebody through this camera and i mean, they didnt stop. Reporter the makers of the camera have now had several of these incidents to explain, including this one in cape coral, florida, on sunday night. Wait, wait, so, did your child come out black or, kind of, like, light skinned . What . Reporter where a racist computer hacker took control of the familys living room camera. Ring confirms these incidents but insists the problem isnt with their systems but with Customers Using weak user names and passwords that are rarely changed. David . All right, good advice. Steve, thank you. There is still much more ahead on world news tonight this thursday. Your money. Last minute shopping, of course. And heres the question. Are you leaving free cash at the counter . Some very easy tips tonight to get cash back. Also ahead, the driver trapped in an icy river, unable to find his phone. Still, he said, hey siri, and what he said next that actually worked. It saved his life. Also news tonight about the desperate search for a missing hiker. 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A half dozen tiny homes constructed in livermore were transported today to castro valley. Theyre earmarked for a purpose that could help build a better bay area. Eric thomas joins us live to explain. Eric . Well, theyre tiny, but if you dont have a place to live, this could be the biggest holiday gift you will ever receive. First Presbyterian Church of hayward took delivery of these six tiny homes today, and some time within the next couple of months, theyll be occupied. Heres the sink right here, for dishes. And we have a heater right here. Tiny doesnt adequately describe just how snug these homes are. 157 square feet with a small kitchen and full bath. I pray every night that please keep me safe. But to someone living on the street or in a car, it may feel like a mansion. I love it. Im ready to move in. Patricia soares spent the last two years living out of her car. 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