Hampshire. In new york sanders bringing his fight against Corporate America directly to wall streets front door. If a bank is too big to fail, it is too big to exist. Reporter sanders pledging to dismantle the nations biggest firms and financial banks within the first year in office. We met up with the senator. [ applause ] thank you. Reporter the mob of supporters there every step of the way. You sound like you despite Corporate America. You sounded angry. What i despise is the greed, is the contempt. Reporter so i asked about that pledge to break up those banks deemed too big to fail. A lot of people are going to hear this promise from you today and say there is no way, it hasnt been done before, this promise. How can you really do this . When enough people demand change, we get change. That is the history of america. Rights movement. Of the womens movement, of the gay movement. Of any movement that has brought about change 37. Reporter one more promise from Bernie Sanders. He told me he hopes donald trump wins the republican nomination. He promises to beat him in a general election by 15 to 20 points. Cecilia vega, abc news, new york. Cecilia, thank you. Americans are buying cars at a record rate. Nearly 17 1 2 million cars were sold nationwide in 2015. That breaks a record set 15 years ago. And analysts predict that if fuel prices remain low another record can be set 24 year. By the way, the ford f150 pickup remains the hottest seller. Thats 34 years in a row. Okay. Weve barely finished off the christmas cookies as yet. Or dessert. But today kicks off mardi gras season. The. The 12th day of Christmas Mark the feast of kings. So of course you have to bring in the king and cake. It is the most glorious tradition. There are a lot of cakes braided with simm and plastic. Theres either a plastic like that one or a porcelain baby that is baked inside. Little baby jesus. So the person lucky enough to get a slice with the baby inside then is said to be bestowed with the luck and prosperity of millions and is responsible for throwing the next mardi gras party. The purchasing next years cake. I love king cake. I love new orleans. I got married in new orleans. Is it a different texture than the little pound cake you get from starbucks . Xwrep yes. Its the most glorious in the world. Plus the fooled in new orleans is fantastic. You wouldnt expect anything less from king cake. Coming up its the 24th anniversary of world news now. We have some surprises as we celebrate. And also ahead, the controversial hit show on netflix getting so much buzz why some people angry. Also a test drive that could have cost a car salesman his life. What he did to save his own life after getting locked in a trunk. Youre watching world news now. Announcer world news now weather. Brought to you by airborne dual action. Approaching medicare eligibility . 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For more than a generation theres been a ban on tv commercials and other types of marketing for regular cigarettes. But there are no restrictions on ads for ecigarettes. A recent survey indicated about 7 out of 10 kids say theyve seen an ecigarette ad. Cdc officials worry ecigarettes may hook a whole new generation on nicotine. In the meantime, a routine test drive took a wild turn on monday. This was crazy. When the car salesman was beaten up and then shoved into the trunk. Two armed suspects still on the loose as the salesman talks Kaitlyn Mccully from our houston station is work the story. I pulled over. They tried to steal the car. Reporter Jose Martinez is nursing a bruised and bloody face after he survived a kidnapping during a car test drive. They hit me. They put me in the trunk. Reporter martinez was working at a gilman car dealership when he says a man came in wanting to test drive the dodge challenger. Martinez made a copy of the mans drivers license according to Company Policy and they left the parking lot. Then the suspect pulled the car over, hit martinez and stuffed him in the trunk. He hit me. They thought they knocked me out. But they didnt. They left the trunk open. I jumped out. I started fighting. Then another guy pulled a gun. He dropped it. I picked it up and shot at him. Reporter according to pulled up and load the injured suspect and another man into a car and drove away. Police found martinez walking along the side of the road and took him to the hospital. But lets rewind for a minute. Martinez had his cell phone with him inside the trunk and used it in his escape plan. Called the cops. Let them know what kind of car i was in, what description it was. Reporter to demonstrate what he was able to do while locked inside the trunk, i climbed inside the back of a dodge challenger. Okay. So he knew this latch was in here, and it glows in the dark. You can see it right there. But before he did that he pulled out his phone and he knew that there was a find my iphone app on his phone. He made sure to hide his phone inside the trunk before pulling the release latch to get out. He saved his life and helped police find the car the suspects ditched. Ill keep working. Reporter the next step for police, finding those suspects. Again, that was Kaitlyn Mccully from our houston station what an unbelievable story. Talk about a dad bay at bad day at work. Geez. Hope he gets better soon. And that they find those people. Coming up, we should point out the headline being that they have found the guys. They got them . Apparently. Coming up, making a murderer. The popular Netflix Series facing a backlash. Under fire for claims that filmmakers left out critical information about the murder mystery. Youre watching world news test text1 italics test text1 plain tt2wat 4 bt q9op tt2wat 4 a q c4 tt2wat 4 bm qh8 tt4wat 4 dztq l tt4wat 4 jntq m t tt4wat 4 lzt ue the made for streaming buzz. Viewers of making a murderer on netflix say the central figure should be pardoned. This has been controversial. But another key player says the show isnt very accurate. The story now from abcs linzie davis. Reporter the Netflix Series making a murderer has hundreds of thousands in an uproar after watching the story of steve avery. Who was freed after spending 18 years in prison for a crime he didnt commit. Not long after, avery is arrested for the murder of photographer whose charred remains were found on his property. He wanted us to help him get rid of the body. Reporter the Series Showcases riveting courtroom testimony questioning the states evidence against avery and his then teenage nephew. Because i didnt really do it. Reporter the Defense Attorneys suggest he was framed. Youre hearing the evidence of the conspiracy. Reporter avery and his nephew were convicted of hallbecks murder and sentenced to life in prison. Nothing in your life suggests that society would ever be safe from your behavior. Reporter now outraged viewers want them freed. More than 200,000 people have signed a petition on change. Org and another 30,000 are asking for a president ial pardon for avery and his nephew. We wanted to present as many sides as we could. But at the same time we also wanted to tell a compelling story. Reporter but in a statement to abc news, prosecutor ken krantz alleges important evidence was left out of the documentary, evidence like avery while in prison. That avery called the victims job to specifically request hallbeck the day she died. And that he called her cell phone three times, twice using the star 67 feature to hide his identity. The filmmakers say they were always concerned with fairness and accuracy. From my perspective its a fair representation of what we witnessed going on and that the prosecution and the victims family have voices in the series. We hear them talking about how theyre feeling. We hear the prosecutor talking about why he thinks his case is strong. Reporter when abc news approached netflix, we were told there was no further comment. Linzie davis, abc news, new york. Wow. That is so interesting. I havent started watching it yet. But i will. Yeah, its been very, very popular. And its sort of like its really gone viral. I was watching some of the reaction to this. Mindy kaling tweeting about it, saying make a murderer or the first serial. Thing to be obsessed with. Oh, no. Putting it all in perspective. Yeah. And levity. Were celebrating a big day over here. The birthday of world news now. Tv p now, im walking them. Life is unpredictable r one thing i need to be predictable is to be flake free. P because i have used head and shoulders for 20 years. 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So heres a special montage of some of our favorites over the years. Da, da darks, da, da, da, da, da politics and foreign wars all the weather, all the scores Business News from london town nightline pieces we cut down thats the world news polka its late at night youre wide awake and youre not wearing pants so grab your world news now mug and everybody dance hey have some fun, be a pal you may have noticed some celebrities in there. And weird al yankovic. But were happy to say that last year we landed our biggest polka get yet. A very experienced talent yet. Very green. Here with the world news now maestro Barry Mitchell who has been at the heart and soul of the show from the very beginning, 24 years ago. I like kermits take on it. I like the banjo. Who doesnt like a good polka . I get a lot of emails from people that love the polka. Were also giving away our world news mugs for all of you watching right now. Im still caught on the phrase who doesnt like a good polka . Who doesnt like a good polka . Yeah. Of course. And were monitoring the social media feed. Brian. He has some good stuff. Weve got a lot of things going on. You had me at world news polka, says jess language stong ston. Hey, jess. Lynn says you help me pass the night away with tears of laughter instead of tears of frustration. Sorry, lynn, not sure whats going on. Oh, no. You get a mug he wasnt good for you anyway. And you know, everyone is we thank all of you, our facebook fans. Happy birthday to us. Its your birthday too. This morning on world news now, controversial and tearful. The president s executive order bypassing congress, demanding changes in gun sales. His emotional announcement while surrounded by survivors of gun violence. Political fight. Donald trumps attacks on bill and Hillary Clinton ramping up even more while hillarys challenger Bernie Sanders makes a Major Campaign promise. Facing justice. The mother of the socalled affluenza teen appears before a judge while details emerge about their trip to mexico. Did mother and son go to a strip club . And later, tonights powerball jackpot, your chance to win 450 million as tickets sell rapidly. Does the quick pick really give its wednesday january 6th. Announcer from abc news, this is world news now. That really is the defining question of the day. Yes. I dont know. I feel like you do quick pick. Just because its easy and its quick. But well find out whether or not it brings you better odds of so much riding on it. But good morning to all of you. Im keena whitt orth. Im in for reena ninan. Its also a really big day around here. It is the 24th anniversary of world news now. So were going to party like were 24. Oh, those were the days. Those were the days. Were sharing your favorite moments all morning long. Brian has his skrillex beats hes got those moves going. Sadly i dance like a true white guy too. No. Sorry. But i can swim. Lets get started with the news of this half hour. President obamas controversial executive action on gun control. He really made a passionate call for a national sense of urgency. The president actually broke into tears as he bypassed congress to push his gun safety agenda that he says will make it harder for criminals to get their hands on guns. But critics call his action executive overreach. Heres abcs pierre thomas. Reporter the president making headlines for more than his controversial move. But his tears as well. And from every family who never imagined that their loved one would be taken from our , every time i think about those kids it gets me mad. Reporter those children the victims of sandy hook. And behind the president families of victims from countless shooting rampages. He remembers them all and the daily carnage as well. And by the way, it happens on the streets of chicago every day. When a tear was coming down his face and what did you think when you saw that . I thought that was authentic. I think hes met his fair share of survivors like us. Reporter but his tears drawing fire too. Mr. Obama taking executive action on his own, narrowing the loophole that allows weapons to be bought without a background check at gun shows and online. Hiring more agents to conduct background checks. And asking congress for 500 million to provide better access to Mental Health services. But opponents were equally determined. The National RifleAssociation Proposals won not have prevented any of the horrific events he mentioned. And gop president ial candidates were denouncing the president s actions. President obamas executive actions limiting gun rights will restrict our lawabiding citizens. These orders today i believe are not worth the paper they are written on. If theres an issue related to federal gun laws he ought to go to congress and try to forge consensus to make it happen. He doesnt have this power. Reporter one of the countrys most intractable issues for which there are no easy answers. Pierre thomas, abc news, at the white house. Also now this morning there is a new 18minute gap mystery involving the terror couple who carried out the San Bernardino attacks. Investigators know almost everything about that shooting, when it began, when the terrorist couple were killed in that shootout with police, but theres this period the fbi cannot account for and it wants the public health. What were syed farook and Tashfeen Malik during those 18 minutes. They made contact with anyone we dont already know about that were able to fully investigate those matters. So authorities believe that grap may be when the couple ditched their computers hard drive. Alleged accomplice Enrique Marquez jr. Is in court for an arraignment. Overnight north korea claiming it successfully tested a Hydrogen Bomb this morning. The first indication was a seismic event about five miles from north Koreas Nuclear test site. Then an anchorwoman a35erd on tv confirming the test on state television saying there were no negative effects on the environment. She sadded north edadded north korea has a sovereign right to protect itself from warmongers like the u. S. Donald trump taking on both hillary and bill clinton but also ted cruz, whos nipping at his heels. And then nipping at hillarys heels, Bernie Sanders with a big abcs brandi hitt with the lineup. Reporter donald trump doubling down and targeting both clintons. From this interview with Msnbc Hillary called me sexist. When she said that, i said, well, your husbands campaigning, its open season. Reporter asking if theres a difference between bill clinton and bill cosbys sex scandal. Youd almost have to ask bill clinton that problem, that question. It would be a very interesting question to someday ask him. Theres certainly is a lot of very strong charges against him and thats pretty bad stuff. Reporter the form yes president is now out campaigning for his wife while she hits the trail hard in iowa, giving this response to msnbcs hardball. We should not reward people who use inflammatory rhetoric. Thank you. Reporter meantime her, democratic opponent Bernie Sanders is drawing large crowds as he vows to break up the nations biggest banks. Its going to be a white house which is prepared to take reporter both marco rubio and ted cruz are also in iowa with trump now taking aim at cruzs canadian birth to an american mother, telling the Washington Post its a very precarious issue. I tweeted out a response to Donald Trumps rizing questions about my naturalborn citizenship. It was a link to fonzie jumping the shark. And i think im going to let my response stick with that tweet. Reporter brandi hitt, abc news, los angeles. And one more political note for you. An announcement from the republican South Carolina governor nicki haley will deliver the gops response after president obamas state of the Union Address next tuesday. Hailey made waves when she called for the Confederate Flag to be removed from the state house grounds after the massacre at Mother Emmanuel Church in charleston. A chicagoarea Christian College now wants to fire a head scarfwearing professor. Laurisia hawkins made headlines last month when she started wearing the hijab to show solidarity with muslims. Employer was when she declared that christians and muslims worship the same god. Wheaton college says that is not within its line of view. A u. S. Marine is accused of road rage killing on new years eve. Sarah mussquackner was a university of north texas student acting as the designated driver for friends after a party. Police say that shots were fired at her car and marine Corporal EricJamal Johnson is responsible. Johnson was arrested at his military base in arizona. Were going to turn our attention to the weather, extreme weather in the west. The first major el nino storm of the season has slammed california with record rains. Flooding roads, stranding motorists. Inundating buildings as well and turning back yards into raging rivers. Up to 3 1 2 inches of rain predicted to fall across the coastal and valley areas of Southern California through saturday. With 5 inches falling in the mountain areas. Not good at all. And in san diego the torrential rains were too much collapsing the ceiling and flooding the lobby. Fortunately no injuries reported in this one and the oworst may still be yet ahead. More storms threaten the west coast in the hours ahead. We turn to Paul Williams at accuweather. Paul, good morning. Thank you, kayna, kepd is ndis. El nino inspired storms. This jet stream will keep it very much wet throughout the Southern California area. The moisture surge and that strong jet, that combination is going to bring a serious and significant amount of misery for the west coast in the form of flash flooding around the los angeles area, as far north as San Francisco, and over toward the east well have the warm mild air running to the rescue. High pressure moves out, warm air moves in. Kendis, kayna. Paul, thank you. 2015 pretty good year for the Online Retail giant says customers ordered more than 23 million items on cyber monday from byes selling on amazon. That is 40 more than the amazon also says it shipped more than a billion itemsa as part of its fulfillment by amazon service. Im so responsible for like 60 of that. Are you . Im sure. Yeah. Me as well. Late at night. Totally sober working on amazon. Today is a very special day here for all of us, as you know. It is the anniversary of this very show youre watching right now. I think thats so cool. So how old is world news now, you might ask. Kendis is leaving already. Oh, no, no. Okay. Sorry. If the show is a person its old enough to survive. Its old enough to vote. My hat doesnt fit in the screen or on my head. Wow. Or if it was a taylor swift song youd be singing youre feeling 24. Those, you know it. Just shove it down. By the way, we asked you to celebrate, all of you insomniacs out there. We wanted you to share your favorite memories on social media. We dug up an oldie but a goodie. Nearly 20 years ago. The tickle me elmo was a thing on the anchor desk. What is going on with elmo . Elmo. Please. I didnt know elmo did that. Okay. This is world news now. So elmos still doing that. By the way, in honor of this big day were asking you on social media a simple question. So cute. Why are you watching us . Why . Dont get us wrong. We appreciate every single and both of you know who you are. But its the middle of the night. So like really dudes, tell us on facebook, twitter, instagram, and email. We already got some responses. By the way, some really good ones. Were giving away mugs. Yeah. Mugs. How does this not fit it looks beautiful. Coming up in the mix, the number one pastime of the rich. Any idea what it is . I believe its wearing hats like this. Also tonights 450 million powerball jackpot. Should you go with your trusty numbers or dot quick pick . And new details about the aa teen and his mom and what they did in k340ex. Did they go to a strip club . Wnnfans. Com and on twitter abcwnn. Youre watching world news now. P but these liquid gels are new. R mucinex fast max. P its the same difference. Well so are these. P this one is max strength and fights mucus. That one doesnt. Uh. Think fast you dropped something. R oh. Ill put it back on the shelf. P new from mucinex fast max. Nthe only cold and flu liquid gel r thats maxstrength r and fights mucus. R start the relief. R ditch the misery. T lets end this. We are in the age of ageless. Age neutral. Age defiant. Age agnostic. 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The difference is easy to absorb. Human coronavirus. Hepati there are a lot of different kinds of yucky germs. But not all disinfecting wipes. Are approved to kill the same number of them. Lysol wipes are approved to kill more types of germs than clorox. Dont pick just any wipe. Try that one this cold and flu season the 20 or so militia members occupying a federal compound in oregon say they will not leave until there is a plan for local control of federal lands. Theres no visible Law Enforcement presence near the remote spot. But the local sheriff says steps are being taken behind the scenes to resolve the situation, also saying that the occupiers will eventually face justice. Theres a new development in the case of the socalled affluenza teenager who was detained in mexico. The mexican lawyer for 18yearold ethan couch has refused to tell the media whether couch will be returning to the u. S. For trial. Couch and his mother were apprehended in mexico last week after he violated his probation in a drunk drunk driving crash that killed four people. Couchs mother meanwhile has u. S. And appeared for an extradition hearing in los angeles yesterday. Tonya couch has agreed to be sent from california to texas to faes a criminal charge of hindering apprehension. Abcs matt gutman is on the case. Reporter when ethan couch visited this mexican strip club last month, sources tell abc news he brought someone with him. His mother. Staff at the harem strip club say the 18yearold affluenza teen proceeded to order beer after beer. And when his mother left, he stayed for lap dances in the vip room, ultimately racking up a 1,000 bill. When he couldnt pay it, sources say a waiter brought him to this resort, where his mother also didnt have the catch. Hes now in this mexican detention center. First time. Everythings okay. Reporter his mother whisked to the u. S. Waiving her right to fight extradition to texas. Politely answering the judges questions. Yes, i do. Our biggest concern is this has become less about the law and whether she broke the law and more about retribution. Reporter tonyas Attorney Says her client has broken no texas law. Its been a hard fall for the suburban mom. She hasnt been allowed to change her clothes since she was taken from mexico on wednesday. And her attorney tells me he will likely remain in texas because she wont be able to make that milliondollar bail. Matt gutman, abc news, los angeles. Coming up in our next half hour, on the run, the brazen thief wanted across five states for stealing thousands in jewelry. Tying up her victims at gunpoint and sporting a different look but first, hacking the jackpot. You cant really do that. But there are some things you should know about obsessing that massive powerful payday. Cs test text1 plain luck be a lady tonight luck be a lady tonight id love to meet that lady tonight because theres certainly a lot of luck involved with the lottery. Filter. I know. Your numbers or try your hand with the quick picks . Id just like you to assume it is a lady winning. Im all about. Frank said it. I know, he did. How much might you come away with if you take the cash option . These questions and more now handled by abcs nick watt. You in the game but which snubs well, 26 has been drawn 266 times. 55 has been drawn just 95 times. But that does that mean 55 is due for a little more love . Only 30 of you pick your own numbers anyway. 7 0 buy quick picks. And either way your odds of winning are the same. Pennsylvania is the winningest state. 17 jackpot tickets sold since 2002. If you win and take if all at once after tax were talking maybe 165 million cash. Thats 825 condos in boca or 8 thank you. And im in the game. 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Call now for your free information kit. I pinky promised my little girl a Fabulous Garden Party for her birthday. So i mowed the lawn, put up all the decorations. I thought i got everything. Almost everything you know, 1 in 10 houses could get hit by a septic disaster, and a bill of up to 13,000. But for only 7 a month, ridx is scientifically proven to avoid a septic disaster. Ridx. The 1 brand used by septic professionals in their own tanks. Okay. Topping the mix here this morning, there has been a study. Trying to figure out something all rich people most rich medium have in common and it goes back to a pastime. A man interviewed 1,200 rich people and he said the wealthiest people the world over read. They selfeducate by reading. We have a stack of books here. Its not playing powerball. Its not playing powerball. They selfeducate. Actually, what i took away from it really is that they educate themselves after college. They go to college but they never stop their learning. Like bill gates who never went to college and just kept reading. Just reading and then well be smart. So its simple as that. Also they dont watch a ton of tv, especially reality tv. Only about an hour of tv a day. Less than an hour. So we know theres only one queen bey. Beyonce. P of course. But theres one woman trying to challenge that. Take a look at this cringeworthy video from national geographic. This is sarah mapeli. And she has about 1,000 bees on her person. Shes stopless during this. And she says she does this to try to help others conquer fears. She says they tingle a little bit, its a little painful but its sort of a Performance Art to help people go through this. They call her the bee queen, not to be confused with queen bey, of course. Theres no way. I got stung by a bee last year in the neck, by the way. Thats insane. She could call you a wimp. Now i think to probably the best video youve seen in a really long time. Thank you for wearing the anniversary hat back there. If youre a dog owner, you know exactly what these people are going through. When they come home, their couch totally torn apar. Thats bad enough, right . Then what . Their husky is stuck inside the couch with its head sticking out. Apparently had chased a mouse in through the couch and tore it apart and then got stuck. By the way, the husky is just fine in all of this. Its one thing to lose your couch, but its another thing to have your dog they still have a mouse problem. Real quickly theres been this ongoing debate on how to wear pants, how dog wear pants. You have this debate thats been going on not a debate pf neither of those work. Muddy mutts, a canadian dog clothing company, has come up with this, the definitive excuse. A fourlegged pair for your dog. The only other debate thats ongoing is is that yellow and this morning on world news now el nino storms hitting the west. From the torrential downpours to snow and ice, causing an airline accident. The watches and warnings in the hours ahead. And breaking news, concern worldwide after north korea claims to have tested a Hydrogen Bomb this morning. The uproar and reaction coming in. And new this half hour, dangers of sleep deprivation. The medical Research Just this morning about insomnia. Whose health is most in danger because theyre not getting enough sleep . And later, in the skinny, baby battle. Bristol palins newborn daughter born over the holidays. The little girl in the middle of this wednesday january 6th. Announcer from abc news, this is world news now. And we do say good morning to you, everyone, on this wednesday. On the 24th anniversary of this little show we called world news now. Im kendis gibson. Still called that. It is. Im kayna whitworth. Im in for reena ninan. And weve been asking about why you watch this show. We cannot wait to share your responses. And there are so many people reasons. Whether or not their kids keeping them awake. Doctors on shift change. Absolutely. So let us know. Also, though, this morning we do start with these recordbreaking floods that are slamming Southern California right now. The first major el nino storm of the season has brought record rain. Nearly 1 1 2 inches of rain poured down on los angeles, and more than two inches in pasadena alone. The rain triggered a collapse of part of the ceiling at a Marriott Hotel in san diego. And farther north the storms caused problems at the airport in spokane, washington. Abcs rob marciano has that story. Spokane airport. A united flight bound for denver with 166 passengers on board skidding off an icy taxiway right into the snow. As we were turning to take off, we kind of just went sideways, kind of like drifting in an airplane. Reporter passengers tweeting photos from the plane. Thankfully, no injuries. Its part of the same el ninofueled system thats slamming the west. From the flooded bay area to van nuys. This man forced to climb out of his car above the rushing waters. At areas burned by wildfires, residents are shoring up homes in case of mudslides. Abcs Andrea Peters is in azusa, california. Take a look what this homeowners done. Boarded up the side of his home. Seen mud a year ago. Hoping this time with another storm on the way this house may be saved. Reporter meanwhile in the east after a recordbreaking warm december a sudden burst of the coldest air so far this winter, even derailing this train near boston and taking i was shocked. I was like, the worlds ending. That was my first thought. Reporter that cold air over the warm Atlantic Ocean even bringing snow to the outer banks of north carolina. That cold north wind generating snow pretty much off any large body of water across the eastern third of the country. Here on the Upper West Side of manhattan no snow up the hudson but certainly the coldest air of the season. Will be shortlived. Well see wind chills that will be again in the teens and 20s but then warming up. Lets talk about the west coast. We have several storms lining up. Had a hardhitting storm come through on tuesday. Wednesday similar timing with heavy rain from San Francisco down to san diego and more waves of moisture coming in thursday, friday, and saturday. Rob marciano, abc news, new york. And breaking news this morning. North korea claims it has tested its own Hydrogen Bomb. Theres no confirmation from other countries, but a strong seismic event was detected about five miles from the north Korean Nuclear test site. An hour later north korean state evil threat of america. The National Security council says the u. S. Cannot accept north korea as a nuclear state. Another highly controversial move by president obama is threatening to further divide the nation over gun control. Making an impassioned plea for a national sense of urgency, the president broke into tears while recalling Mass Shootings including newtown, connecticut. His plan bypasses congress. He says it will make it harder for criminals to get their hands on guns. And from every family who never imagined that their loved one would be taken from our every time i think about those the National Rifle statement saying the president s prevented any of the horrific conference. And many republicans are calling the president s actions yesterday an abuse of his power. The alleged accomplice of the couple that staged last months terror attack in San Bernardino will be arraigned today. And the fbi wants the publics help in its investigation of that couples every move, including an 18minute period during which their whereabouts still remain a mystery. Abcs brian ross has that story. Reporter the fbi knows when the attack began and almost everything until it ended, when the husband and wife terrorists, syed farook and Tashfeen Malik, were shot dead in their black suv. But in between, officials said there is an 18minute mystery, an unaccounted gap in their whereabouts not detected by Traffic Cameras or witnesses. We have accounted for three hours and 42 minutes of their we are missing 18 minutes of their time. Reporter and the fbi made a solve the mystery, showing pictures of their vehicle. We want to ensure that if they made contact with anyone that we dont already know about investigate those matters. Wants to know what happened to killers computer at their home the morning of the attack. Bernardino lake around 11 45 a. M. By the fbi. But a search by divers did not turn up the hard drive or any other evidence on the lake bottom. Solving the 18minute gap mystery is important for the fbi because agents believe that may be when the couple ditched the hard drive of their computer, the hard drive that could provide clues as to other targets that were possible or other people who were involved. Brian ross, abc news, new york. Wow. Fighting words. The gop frontrunner reprising his doublebarreled attack on the clintons, saying that once again hillary lacks stamina while denying that that was a subtle suggestion that she is a member of the weaker sex. As for her husband, trump said it would be interesting to ask bill clinton if he has any different if hes any different than bill cosby. He was impeached. He wasnt allowed to practice law. He settled for a tremendous amount of money. I mean, theres 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 wall street in a fiery speech on monday saying the industrys Business Model is flawed. He said that if a bank is too big to fail its too big to exist, and he promised to break them up during his first year as president. Sanders also said that his rival, Hillary Clinton, is too does not go far enough. We have a health alert this morning about lack of sleep and americas changing family dynamics. The cdc says that single moms are the most sleep deprived among all of us. A new survey shows 44 of single moms say they get less than seven hours of sleep a night, which is a significantly higher percentage than moms in a twoparent family. Women living alone or even single dads are more likely to have more financial resources. And overnight workers are all single moms. Sleep deprivation. Burger king is raising the heat in a battle over cheap fast food. Its new promotion now offers five items for four bucks. That cleverly named 5 for 4 deal trumps wendys 4 for 4 and answers mcdonalds new mcpick 2 for 2, which is two for 2. For their four bucks burger king customers will get a bacon cheeseburger, french fries, Chicken Nuggets and a drink as and a gym membership hopefully along with it. Oh, my gosh. No . This morning were celebrating a very special day. Its our 24th anniversary. So to celebrate weve been asking all of you to send in your favorite moment from years past. We got some great responses including some fond memories featuring the former anchor team of paula faris and rob nelson submitted for your approval. Their moment on food on a stick. This is something new from starbucks. What are they called . Cake i was going to say cake balls. But thats not right. Cake puffs . What are they called . Here you go. Cake pops. Its a little chilly in here. You want to try one . No. Im a popsicle person. Ill tack a popsicle. Why dont you try that corn dog . Im not putting that in my mouth. Come on. Heck, no. Just the tip. Not going to try that, paula . Have a cake ball. Ive never seen one. They look good, though. Kayna doesnt know this, but we have a special surprise guest. Rob has decided to join us here in studio to mark the anniversary. Hi, rob. Oh, hey. Hey, rob. Oh, my gosh. Thats so creepy. Thats so funny. Its just the tip of rob. Oh, man. Only paula could handle that so well. Brian, what are some of the responses were getting . Yes, you guys on social media, we asked you to tell us why youre watching. We got some great responses. Star harris tells us on facebook where am i . There i am. I love the anchors. All of them. Theres a few. There are quite a few. Maria ann smith says number one is for the laughs, number two is for the news. I get those other stations with their stuffy boring reports. You make news fun. Whoo. Dont tell my parents i said that. Oh, my god. Youre getting mugs. You get a mug. You get a mug. I dont want to be a party pooper but at this hour i think i need espresso in this cup. More than just the water . Were going to keep celebrating. We both went to j school. Cant you tell . Coming up, the real reason why Janet Jackson stepped off the concert stage. Also ahead, giving up social Media Connections for an entire year. Could you break your digital habit . And the woman wanted for a series of Jewelry Store heists in several states. The surveillance pictures, the loot, and whos searching for her. Youre watching world news now. Announcer world news now weather, brought to you by Colonial PennLife Insurance. Colonial penn Life Insurance. Im alex trebek. If youre age 50 to 85, this is an important message. So please, write down the number the lock i want to talk to you about isnt the one on your door. Its a rate lock for your Life Insurance that guarantees your rate can never go up at any time, for any reason. But be careful. 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Now to an urgent search for this woman seen robbing Jewelry Stores in at least five states. Shes armed. She moves quickly. And may be ready to strike yet again. Abcs Steve Osunsami with more about the suspect. Reporter police say shes armed and dangerous. The young woman with a gun and a fivefingered discount seen here sixth Jewelry Store in the last several months. This one in north carolina. State and federal authorities are releasing Surveillance Video from what they say is her biggest robbery of all in panama city, florida on august 10th. Authorities say she made off with nearly 400 grand in jewels. They say her m. O. Is always the same, that she likes to take down Outlet Stores where she ties up the salespeople at gunpoint and then steals watches and diamonds, wearing gloves to prevent fingerprints. The day before in Florida Police say this is her in the same store casing the joint, seen here wearing a black dress and looking directly into surveillance cameras. Shes also accused of robbing stores in georgia, South Carolina, and this one in tennessee on october 16th. The fbi says shes probably getting help from this man, seen with her in images from the first two robberies in georgia. Theres definitely accomplices. Theyre going to do it again and theyre going to get caught. Reporter now a u. S. Jewelry store Security Association is offering a 10,000 reward, hoping someone might turn this decatur, georgia. Our thanks to steve, and welcome back. Coming up, the man who says he is the father of Bristol Palins newborn daughter. And which hit show may soon be coming to an end . The skinny is next. G to an end . Skinny topping our skinny headlines Bristol Palin and a potential custody battle over her newborn child. The 25yearold daughter of former Vice President ial candidate sarah palin gave birth to a baby girl, sailor grace, right before christmas, but has been tightlipped surrounding the identity of the father. Tmz now reporting that dakota meyer, bristols exfiance, has filed legal documents seeking joint custody of the threeweekold. Well, their wedding was called off, you might recall, just days before it was scheduled to go on in may, and a month later she announced she was pregnant. That meyer is seeking child support, but his attorney tells nbc news thats not the case. The attorney adds that he simply seeks toe a part of his daughters life. No word yet from palin on meyers paternity claim. Some insight now on why Janet Jackson is postponing her unbreakable world tour. Last week she asked for prayers on instagram when she told fans that she had no choice but to postpone the tour. Jackson said she needed and now according to radaronline after that surgery janets doctors have found a potentially cancerous growth on the 49yearolds vocal cords. This is the second time shes postponed this current tour for medical reasons. Concert dates were also put on hold in october to give her voice a rest. We wish her luck. The hit hbo series girls apparently has an end in sight. This is according to e news. Lena dunhams show will wrap after its sixth season. Well, if youre a fan of the show, maybe you are not too sad. Season 5 is about to premiere. If youve never seen the show heres a sample. My friend rachel is fully addicted to blueberry red bull. And she always tells me she hasnt had one. She tells me like with a blue tongue. I just dont think you understand the nature of female friendship. Youre right. I dont. And i dont want to if it involves ignoring all logic and being totally hysterical. He is awesome. Some great movies as well. Over the past few years girls has become a huge success loved by fans and critics alike, and top honors in the u. K. , a bafta, for its sharp take on the lives of a group of 20somethings in new york city. The shows creator and star neither confirmed nor denied the conclusion of the series. Big fan. 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All night. Or all day. Many of you if youre like me youre lost without your android or iphone device. But a popular new years resolution is to stop wasting time on your phone. Exactly. After you download your kemoji. One woman is going on a digital diet and we can all learn a lot from her experience. Heres abcs mara schiavocampo. Reporter Darla Bunting has one ambitious new years resolution. Im giving up social media for an entire year. Digital detox. For the next 365 days darla vows not to use facebook, instagram, snapchat, or twitter. Five minutes here or there turn into hours just scrolling. Reporter the 30yearold education entrepreneur says she was on social media for up to five hours a day and only realized how obsessed she was after giving it all up for one month last year. Im walking to the bus stop, i pull out my phone. I need a break from work, i pull out my phone and im scrolling. Reporter but this year she wanted a harder challenge. I have to be honest. Its not easy. I had to delete the apps off of my phone. Reporter levi felix is the founder of Digital Detox, a company that offers phonefree retreats to help people disconnect. Our mission at Digital Detox is to help people reclaim their lives off the screen and gain mindfulness over how much theyre using their devices and when its okay to turn it off. Art, and medication. Humans should be looking into themselves for happiness. And the moment we can start slowing down and say oh, i dont need a like to feel great, thats when we all feel more connected to each other. Reporter as for darla, she has a long list of things to do in 2016 that dont include looking at her phone. I look forward to going to the gym, saving for a home, spending quality time with folks that i love most. Reporter mara schiavocampo, abc news, new york. Something to think about. Just so you know we have a similar hipster retreat here in new york. Its called williamsburg. Same thing. By the way, you heard mara there. We do have to say congratulations to mara and tommy. And look at that. Oh, my gosh. She gave birth to a baby boy, cruz. Very cute. I think sara haines is next. Yeah. I think so. Its their second child for them, right . Yeah