Announcement saying theyre going to step back as senior members of the royal family blindsiding the queen. We are live at Buckingham Palace with the latest. Severe storm alert. On the heels of these snow squalls in the east a major new threat forming. The powerful Storm Brewing in the heartland about to bring tornadoes and flash flooding. Abc news exclusive. With the fiance of that texas mother found dead after she and their newborn vanished, hes now speaking out for the First Time Since being reunited with his baby daughter. Jeopardy james strikes back. James holzhauer knocking out ken jennings in day two of their primetime showdown. Now the former champs tied. Who will take the title of greatest of all time . Good morning, america. Hope youre well this thursday morning. Boy, talk about a battle of the titans. Oh, yes. Theyre going at it. Certainly is. Well talk about that later. It is a really busy morning. We have a lot of news to tell you about starting with the latest on the showd
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School. The target of a new lawsuit. The growing push to hold ecigarettemakers responsible for lost time in the classroom. Stepping back. New details on the shocking announcement from prince harry and duchess meghan withdrawing from royal duties moving part time to north america. What the scene is saying and where the couple could be heading now. Plus, coining a new image. The change coming to the quarter. And out of this world. The discovery made by a new intern at nasa. Good thursday morning. Thank you for joining us and begin with the u. S. And iran pulling back from the brink of war at least for now. President trump says iran is standing down and hes now talking about diplomacy after iran carried out that missile attack on american troops in iraq without any casualties. But now lawmakers in washington are demanding more information after being briefed on the deadly u. S. Drone strike that escalated tensions. And some of the sharpest criticism is coming from a member of President Tr
Should not pick the next president of the united states. Mr. Mayor, your response. You know, according to forbes magazine, im literally the only person on this stage who is not a millionaire or a billionaire. And joe biden fighting back after being mocked for stuttering. Breaking news in the case of that missing texas mom and her baby. Authorities surround a home in houston right now. Abc news exclusive. Pat sajak speaking out in his first interview since his medical emergency. You go in and they dont know if im coming out. What it was like seeing vanna white take control of the wheel and what hes saying about leaving the show only on gma. And feeling the force. The starliner rocket blasting off moments ago. Weve cleared the tower. This as star wars blasts into theaters. Troops getting an early screening. Fans lining up all night and now the breakout star is joining us live. And good morning, america. Happy friday. Happy holiday friday. Happy star wars friday. The day is finally here.
Overnight. Its wednesday december 18th early today starts right now good to be with you this morning. Im Frances Rivera and im phillip mena. A monumental morning in washington, d. C. , where the house will likely vote to impeach President Trump by days end. For six hours lawmakers will debate the two articles charging the president with abuse of power and obstruction of congress before casting their votes this evening if the house does impeach the president , his senate trial is expected to begin early next month. And mr. Trump will find himself in rarefied company. Only two president s have ever been impeached Andrew Johnson and bill clinton the senate acquitted both. Richard nixon did face the threat of removal, but he resigned before a full house vote expect today to closely mirror december 19th, 1998. Thats when the house voted mostly along party lines to impeach president clinton on two charges. Nbcs tracie potts joining us now with details from d. C. Tracie, weve got a historic d