Usually used to spot wildfires. This wildlife refuge in oregon has been taken over and become a symbol. This refuge here is rightfully owned by the people. The principles that we are here are based upon the constitution of the united states. Reporter ammon bundy says theyve come with generators and other supplies, potentially preparing for siegelike conditions. Local Law Enforcement officials have urged people to stay away. The fbi has taken over. Tensions are running high. Its sort of frightening when theres people making threats and people touting guns. People are afraid. Its the duty of the people to put that Government Back in its place. Reporter bundy, along with his father, cliven, were involved in a standoff with the government over grazing rights two years ago. Back up here reporter this latest incident, now occupation, started with a protest over the sentencing of two local ranchers for setting fires on federal land. Steve and Dwight Hammond went to jail for 90 days initially. Government officials are calling for them to serve out their fiveyear sentence. To think that theres this many people showing up. Hope to see you in five years. Reporter megan hughes, abc news, washington. And also in the west right now, millions bracing for what could be a full week of rain. The first in a series of these strong storms already moving into california. Youre looking live at the radar right now. There will be rain from San Francisco to san diego. And the storms fueled by el nino. And there are also worries about landslides, flooding, and other disasters. Brush fires have left hillsides unable to soak up the runoff. Officials are stockpiling sandbags, clearing culverts and storm drains, and getting the homeless off the streets. Be prepared. This storm is real and its coming. Last el nino, the big storm that happened 18 years ago, we lost about 14 people and had billions of dollars of damage. So were determined to get out in front of this. This years el nino is expected to be one of the most powerful ones ever. The worst of the storms is expected tomorrow. In addition to the rain, forecasters are calling for high winds and high surf. In the midwest, last weeks historic floodwaters moving down the mississippi, after killing more than two dozen people further up the river. The flooding has left its mark in southern missouri and illinois, turning neighborhoods into islands. Some homes can only be reached by boat after a levee breached. The Mississippi River is already a half a foot beyond flood stage in memphis. To the midwest now. One person was injured in an accident at chicagos ohare airport. A mobile stairway collided with a plane near a gate. The driver was taken to the hospital but is in good condition. No one else was injured in this accident. Sunday marked the final day of the busy Holiday Travel season. And overseas, some breaking news overnight. A powerful earthquake struck parts of india before dawn. The 6. 7 quake was centered in a remote area in the countrys northeast. It also shook neighboring myanmar and bangladesh. At least five people have died in india alone. Most buried under collapsed buildings. More than 100 people have been injured. The toll is expected to rise. Iranian diplomats have a few more hours to leave saudi arabia. The saudis have severed diplomatic relations. The latest in an escalating confrontation that is rocking the middle east. More now from abcs alex marquardt. Reporter tear gas filled the air in mass protests. Outside a Saudi Arabian consulate in iran, as a mob stormed and torched this Saudi Embassy in the iranian capital. Protests spreading around the world. The angry chants and flagburning. Shiite muslims outraged at the execution by saudi arabia of a prominent shiite cleric, nimr al nimr, who was tried on terrorism related charges in the ultraconservative unforgiving sunni kingdom. The furious response a warning that the deep global divisions between sunnis and shiites could get worse. And dangerously so. This, frankly, is going to make a broken, angry, and dysfunctional middle east even more broken, angry, and dysfunctional. Reporter iran, seen as the leader of the worlds shiites, warned their arch rival, saudi arabia, that they will face divine revenge. From the pulpit, the outspoken cleric had railed against the royal family, accused of mistreating saudi shiites. Human Rights Groups criticized the clerics arrest and trial. He was executed alongside 46 others, most of them accused al qaeda militants. Alex marquardt, abc news, london. Returning focus to this country right now and to the race for the white house. There will be a new face on the campaign trail starting today. Hillary clinton unleashes what she calls her secret weapon, her husband bill. The former president will campaign in massachusetts, just a few miles from a donald trump rally in new hampshire. The gloves are coming off between the two frontrunners. I mean, and, you know, thats one of the reasons why i get so frustrated with some of what i hear the republicans saying. Because its so negative. Its so insulting. You cant make America Great again if you insult and demean the people of america. Trump with some harsh words in the meantime for bill clinton. Calling him a degenerate who failed to help his wife win the nomination eight years ago. Meantime, trump launches his first tv ad later today. The Washington Post reporting it features an explosive montage of terrorism and shadowy immigrants crossing the border. Trump thundering his promise to make the country great. Hes promised to spend at least 2 million a week in ads in the runup to the first primaries. President obama back from vacation. Ready to announce executive actions that he will take on gun control. Today, hes meeting with the attorney general to review proposals. Hes expected to expand background checks for gun buyers. That includes checks for people buying firearms at gun shows. Several republican candidates are criticizing the plans. And gun rights advocates say theyll challenge the president s orders. Also, 32 days later, part of the site of the deadly terror attack in San Bernardino reopens today. Nearly 600 employees of the Inland Regional Center are returning to work. The Conference Building where the shooters killed 14 people remains closed indefinitely. The victims of the december 2nd shooting will also be honored today. Breaking overnight, stock markets suspended overseas after a major selloff. Were going to tell you what it means for wall street. Also this story. Little heroes. The boy scouts credited with saving their leader when a bear attacked. Talking about their quick thinking for the first time. Plus, costly download. A dad in shock. 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As many as 100 different zip codes are affected. So a lot of the papers reporters, editors, photographers, did double duty over the weekend. Assembling and delivering the sunday globe that some people never got. The paper changed Delivery Companies last week. Among the problems, the new company is still hiring drivers to cover all the delivery routes. Volkswagen diesel owners can expect a Little Something in their mailboxes soon. Recall notices are set to go out soon. As soon as regulators approve the automakers plan to make good on the problem. Software installed on millions of vehicles worldwide, half a million here in the u. S. , reported false emissions results. Since then, volkswagens image has been tarnished and sales have plummeted. If youre driving a gasolinepowered car this could be another good year. Aaa expects prices to remain low. About the same as 2015. Dropping maybe another dime in the next few weeks and then rising again for the summer. 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Frankie and Vincent Lepore were part of a small group hiking in new jersey a few weeks ago. Their leader was near a cave when a black bear grabbed him by the leg and pulled him inside. At first i thought he was joking. But then, i heard the bear. And i heard him calling 911. The main thing to do was just to stay calm. That, they did. They called for help and lit a signal fire to make it easier to be found in the woods. Frankie said he felt like a hero because he and his brother saved their leaders life. His recovery from that attack does continue. Federal investigators might launch another search for a massive cargo ship that sank in october. On sunday, authorities released several images of the el faro. It sank near the bahamas. In 15,000 feet of water. The remains of 34 people on board never found. Authorities are still hoping to find the data recorder. Bill cosbys wife is being forced to testify in a defamation lawsuit this week. Camille cosby tried to keep from testifying. By arguing that conversations with her husband are protected. But a judge dismissed her claims. In the lawsuit, seven women accused the comedian of drugging and sexually assaulting them decades ago. Mrs. Cosby is scheduled to be deposed wednesday. The cosbys have been married more than 52 years. R b Singer Chris Brown may be facing legal troubles. Las vegas Police Investigating now an allegation of assault and battery against brown. A woman alleges brown punched her after she tried the take a photo of him. He denies the allegation. He was released from felony probation last year more than six years after he attacked then girlfriend rihanna. The Powerball Jackpot really getting up there. No one had a Winning Ticket on saturday. The next jackpot on wednesday will be about 400 million. That will put it in the top ten of Powerball Jackpots. Saturday night, someone in pennsylvania won a mere 2 million. Three other tickets were good for 1 million a piece. Thats one way to get your finances straight for the new year. Fantastic. The nfl regular season is in the books. Now time for coaching staffs to be replaced. And then there are the playoffs as well. Yes, they start saturday, with the chiefs facing the texans. And the steelers take on the bengals. Then sunday, the seahawks visit the vikings and packers visit the redskins. Got that . Well, highlights from yesterdays games now from espn. Good morning. Good morning, jay. Good morning to you as well. Jay harris, john anderson. Busy sunday in the nfl. Playoffs are set. You know, were trying to get people up, not put them back to sleep, right . Oh, sorry. Lets show you nfl football. The chargers and the broncos. Denver trailing 137 in the third quarter. When they say brock osweiler, you go to the sideline. Peyton manning, you come in for the first time in six weeks and throw a pass to virgil green. Slow start for manning, but it worked. 5 for 9. 69 yards through the air. What he did well, handoff. Ronnie hillman, a hall of fame handoff. Goes 23 yards for the deciding score. Manning is back and the broncos are the number one seed in the afc with a 2720 win. Ben roethlisberger and the steelers visiting the browns. They want to play in the post season. But they need some help. Early second quarter. Deangelo williams with the handoff. Hes down. He aint getting up. Hes in some pain. John hughes iii lands right on top of his leg. Williams will be carted off. He would not return. Right ankle injury. Fourth quarter. Big ben. Rolling left. Markus wheaton. Touchdown. Steelers go on to win, 2812. And thanks for the help they got from the bills, they advance to the post season. That is a good morning, america. Thanks, fellas. Im glad they woke up finally. Yeah, finally, wow. Up next in the pulse. Feeling the force and dominating the box office. Star wars on the verge of a new record. And the itunes bill for 6,000 after a boy got a hold of his dads ipad. 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Theres a dad in england. A bit of a shock thanks to an itunes bill. Yeah, it seems his 7yearold son racked up nearly 6,000 in charges. Thats after playing the Jurassic World video game for just six days. He didnt realize its crazy. He didnt realize his crafty son knew his pass code. He wasnt aware of the charges until his credit card was denied while shopping. Apple, thankfully, agreeing to refund the amount. And reminding parents about putting Parental Controls on their devices. And that photo sums up that, hey, kid, youre in trouble. I hope he won whatever game this was. Yeah, exactly. There are plenty of ways nfl players get themselves recognized during a game. The kicker for the Buffalo Bills came up with a new way yesterday unfortunately for him. Dan carpenter missed an extra point that would have made it 140, buffalo, against the jets. Right . So he comes off the field, slams his helmet. What did he do . Doink. It popped right back up and hits him in the face. 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I accept i dont have to set records. But im still going for my personal best. And for eliquis. Reduced risk of stroke plus less major bleeding. Ask your doctor if switching to eliquis is right for you. This guys. Is guy . Been through a lot. Dogs bring out the good in us. Pedigree brings out the good in them. Feed the good. Connection to nature is a right that the trust for public land is fighting to preserve. From boulevards to ball fields and ponds to playgrounds, together we have saved over 3 million acres of land. A park is a gift that is worth protecting. Help support the trust for public land and the gift of parks today. Live from the kgotv Broadcast Center this is abc7 news. If you are just waking up and trying to decide what to wear, take a look at this. Green . Why want to you wear green. Bring out the umbrella, the jackets. We will have a wet start to the work week. Good morning, back did work. Backtoschool. We are here. I am natasha zouves. Holidays are over. I am reggie aqui. We are tracking the wet weather. Meteorologist mike nicco has the forecast. Mike . Good morning, everyone. Wipe the eyes clean and look at this it is light. We will is scattered light rain through the commute and it will be light compared to what we will have for the rest of the week. I will show you that first. Here is the 12hour day planner that will say today not sunday, light rain and scattered showers. From noon to 4 00. A break by 7 00. Temperatures are in the mid50s this afternoon. Sue . Roads are wet. A little bit of rain coming in from san rafael and nothing too major. To give yourself extra time, from san mateo to 880 it is light through walnut creek, southbound 680, the tail lights are headed to the 24 junction. No delays. We will look at the overall map, it is green at this hour and that is good for the Road Conditions but not green for rain. Be aware you could need your umbrella and two hands on the wheel. The 49ers start the new career like they started 2015 looking for a new coach. The team is letting go the koch after a dispal season. Matt keller is at levi stadium. The nflblack monday came early in santa clara. It did. The end of the road further 49ers season and the end of the road for the coach 49ers stadium. It could not come without a little bit of controversy. Mike shumann reported sources say c. E. O. Let his players know before the firing that could only happen during his Postgame Press conference. It towns out either three was a great actor or was the last to find out. The team finished 511 after going 88, and the worst finish for the 49ers sensitive 25. A family feeling nostalgia for the past. Reneed a new coach, we need harbaugh or montana. He would be an excellent coach. Who could actually replace him . A big name is