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taking it out on the ref. i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm and kayna whitworth in for kevin reihner and we start with that breaking news. north korea again claiming to have tested a nuclear bomb. >> yeah, at this hour the u.s. is working to confirm the test but says if true, it would be unacceptable and south korea understandably very, very upset. abc'ss joohee cho is there with new reaction. >> reporter: overnight the surprise announcement read on north korean state tv, the secretive nation saying it conducted a perfect first test of a hydrogen bomb talking about their right to protect itself from, quote, evil warmongers like the united states. the hint of a test first came when a 5.1 magnitude earthquake was detected near the nation's nuclear testing facilities. the nation's leader kim jong-un did mention a month ago they

far more powerful than the atomic bombs they have tested in the past. jap's prnl saying we cannot allow this. the u.n. called it a grave threat to security and a likely breach of the international treaty. the major concern for the u.s. with advanced missile technology in theory north korea could possibly hit the mainland united states. but u.s. officials are skeptical. north korea has often bluffed. joohee cho, abc news, seoul, south korea. >> the u.s. is sending up special planes to determine what kind of nuclear test was conducted. north korea's ally, china says it had no prior knowledge of the test. members of the u.n. security council have called an emergency meeting for this morning. of course, we will bring you more details as we get them. also now here at home our other top story, developing this morning the first major el nino storms hitting the west. >> southern california is getting slammed right now with record setting torrential rains. roads turn nothing rivers. even washing away an entire block's worth of garbage.

abc's lana zak with the latest now. >> reporter: torrential california, turned this backyard into a waterfall. a powerful el nino is slamming the california coast turning streets into streams and causing parking garages to overflow with water. the quick burst of heavy rains by surprise. >> i thought i'm fine until i felt my car slightly lift off and felt all the water and i was like, i can't move. >> reporter: the water too heavy for so many roofs. surprising diners at this restaurant. and for home owners who once feared wildfires i a new concern. >> probably the most dangerous place in southern california.

denuded hillsides. the owner of this home ready to take off. his check list on the front seat. >> we have the cat box ready to go and we're gone. >> reporter: it has also contributed to the near record flooding in the south and midwest. and after a recordbreaking warm end to 2015, the east has been hit with a sudden burst of cold even bringing snow to the outer banks of north carolina. warmer temperatures are on their way but rains ss in the west expected till friday. >> wow. quite some images from southern california. another picture to show you, the radar picture that first wave of storms slamming southern california is now moving through southern nevada and arizona. >> and then you see right on its heels another wave of storms closing in on nearly 700 miles of california coastline, as well as the western coast of washington state. president obama is facing

for his controversial executive action on gun control and used an emotional and at times tearful speech to bymass congress and push his own agenda that critics are calling an abuse of power. kenneth moton has the latest. >> reporter: in a defining moment during his last year in office president obama shed tears as he made good on his promise to act on gun control. >> every time i think about those kids, it gets me mad. >> reporter: the 21 120 first graders and their parents sat in the audience and stood behind the president as he made another emotional plea. his executive actions expand background checks requiring all gun dealers to be licensed and also planned to overhaul the fbi's background check system and calls for increasing the use of mental health information for checks. >> this is not a plot to take

you pass a background check, you purchase a firearm. >> reporter: the nra tweeted the president's plan will do nothing to improve public safety. gop reaction was swift calling it an attack on the second amendment amendment. >> his actions will restrict our law-abiding citizens. >> these are not worth the paper they are written on. >> if there's an issue he ought to go to congress. >> reporter: the white house believes the president's plan will survive any court challenge. tomorrow president obama will hit the road for gun control town hall in virginia. kendis and kayna. >> all right, kenneth, thank you very much. and to the presidential race now and donald trump's latest fighting words. the gop front-runner is reprising his double barreled attack on the clintons saying once again that hillary lacks stamina. but denying that's a subtle slam against her as a member of the weaker sex. as for her husband, trump said

bill clinton if he is any different than bill cosby. >> he was impeached. he wasn't allowed to practice law. he settled for a tremendous amount of money. you know, there's a lot of things going on there. >> well, trump also attacked fellow republican ted cruz saying his canadian birth was a precarious issue. cruz is challenging trump in the polls, now neck and neck with him in california. as for the democrats, bernie sanders blasted w wl street saying greed is not good and said the industry's business model is fraud. sanders said if a bank is too big to fail it's too big to exist and promised to break them up during his first year as president. abc's cecilia vega was there for the speech and questioned him afterward. >> reporter: you sound like you despise corporate america. you sounded angry. >> what i despise is the greed,

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now for a look watt your morning road conditions, those torrential rains will cause hazardous driving conditions across the southwest with snow in higher elevations, roads will be wet from the texas and louisiana gulf coast up into the snowy midwest and wet roads in florida. flying, airport delays possible in los angeles, san francisco, phoenix, las vegas and salt lake city. there's a new mystery involving the terror couple who carried out the san bernardino attacks. >> yeah, investigators know almost everything about that shooting. when it began, when the terrorist couple were killed in a shootout with police but there is an 18-minute gap of their time that the fbi can't account for and it wants the public's help. what was the couple doing during those 18 minutes. >> we want to make sure if they made contact with anyone that we don't already know about we're able to fully investigate those matters. >> well, authorities believe that gap may be when the couple ditched their computer's hard

in the mean time enrique marquez is in court today for arraignment. a u.s. marine is accused of a road rage incident. police say shots were fired at this woman's car and marine corporal eric jamail johnson was responsible. johnson was arrested at his military base in arizona. also a jewelry store thief on a five-state crime spree appears to have struck again. on monday she pulled off her sixth heist. this time in north carolina. the young woman who never wears a disguise targets outlet stores, ties up salespeople at gunpoint and then wears gloves to nab the goods. she has an accomplice with her in two robberies near atlanta. a health alert about who among us isn't getting enough sleep.

most sleep deprived. 45% say they get less than seven hours of sleep a night. significantly higher percentage than moms in two-parent families. women who are living alone or even single dads who are more likely to have more financial resources. police in langhorne, pennsylvania, were called to a high school basketball game after a coach appeared to head butt a referee who called a foul against his team. take a look. video of the incident shows the coach in the blue shirt walked toward the ref, lurched toward him. the coach thrown out of the game. no word yet on whether any charges will be filed in this one. for other sports no we have a lot of basketball action for you, both college and the nba. >> here's stan and neil at espn. >> he's stan, i'm neil. we're on our last leg here. >> warriors and lakers right across the street from our studio, tuesday night, klay thompson came ready to play from

himself at home at the staples center, had 22 points in the first quarter, four triples, 9 of 14 from the floor and wound up with 36 points for the game as he came back with 14 more in the third quarter when he himself. steph curry aggravated a shin injury, says he's okay, had 17 point, 6 assist, warriors 109-88. three-game road trip they start. stan was covering that so i got a rarity, lsu and hosting number nine, kentucky and ben simmons got it and quarterman had the game and craig victor, there was a st. aug's guy in the highlight. lsu. quarterman, simmons, simmons pampered by nows in the first half. wasn't hampered by anything including kentucky's defense in the second. lsu, man. i'm wondering how they lost five

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find in alexanderria, virginia, a construction project unearthed part of a ship that dates back to the american revolution. >> the big dig iss sparking curiosity, attracting crowds even. die we have that report. >> reporter: they came out in numbers. >> i thought what a great opportunity to actually see an archaeological dig in process. so close. >> reporter: snapping photos of an old ship. >> i wanted to get pictures of this great find. we won't ever see this again probably, right? >> reporter: to get a glimpse at a piece of history as archaeologists meticulously work to document what's uncovered. >> interesting to see what becomes of it. >> reporter: according to the city's archaeologists francine bromberg it's roughly 50 feet long which they believe may only vessel. >> from the point of view of understanding ship building extremely important find. >> reporter: she says it was dismantled in the late 18th

framework to extend the waterfront to the deeper part of the potomac river. >> the founders of the city had incredible aspirations to become an international port. >> reporter: but it wasn't uncovered until construction workers started working on the new hotel indigo at 220. they do think it could have been used for military purposes. >> maybe dead pirates in there. >> reporter: once they remove the wood they says they plan to keep it in a wet environment to preserve it. >> it is a treasure to us. there is no way to put this even to words how excited we are to find -- to get this find on the waterfront. >> reporter: in alexandria, die an diane cho, abc news. that's what's making news in america this morning.