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And they report that the kim jongun made the decision for the test on january 3rd and released photographs claiming to show kim signing the order. Although the u. S. Said there was no solid evidence that time of the hydrogen bomb. There so far have been quick condomemnation q from south korea, the closest ally has also condemned the test and will discuss the matter further. The United Nation security counsel is expected an emergency session later today. Thank you. Obviously developing situation well continue to follow. Back in the u. S. President obama is rereigniting an age old battle with congress. In anng emotional white house speech heou called out law makers for their inaction but conservative saids are hitting back. Reporter president obama unable to hold back tears. As he remembered 20 children murdered at sandy hook elementary. Every timeen i think about those kids it gets me mad. And by the way, it happens on the streets of chicago every day. Reporter in the three years since new town hes failed to get anyto sweeping new gun laws the frustration and emotion surfaced. Su so, the gun lobby may be Holding Congress hostage right hostage. Reporter he was surrounded byd victims and their families including this man whose town. Even at the very least its going towards raising awareness. Reporter the most talked about t provision is pushing more gun m sellers to get licenses and checks. Advance, the president simply restated what has been the law since 1968. Reporter and this woman says she bought a shot gun recently no questions asked. They never checked my name, never looked at my license. Reporter she paid cash, she says, untraceable. Bl restriction on sales has become a catch 22 for gun control advocates. Americans bought more guns last month thanas any other time in the last 20 years. An estimated 1. 6 million of them. Advocatess of gun rights are gearing up a fight. The nra released a statement saying. And saargued the president s proposals would not have prevented any of the horrific events he mentioned. For president obama thats an argument he rejects. We maybe cant save everybody but we could save some. And the political ceasefire between the top two republican candidates may soon be over. Donald trump did something we havent really seen yet. On camera, he went after ted born inits a problem for him andim the republicans because lets assume he got a nomination and the democrats bring suit. The suit takes two to three years to solve. So, its certainly a concern for the case. Im not involved in that but a lot of peopleat are bringing it up, absolutely. And then theres the republican frontrunners more public feud with his democratic counter part but now Hillary Clinton is refusing to address it. And speaking to chris matthews, clinton still didnt take trumps bait. Why did he do whatever he does . What i hear from people is really about their lives and their future. A lot of this back and forth that goes on in the political universe hes winning. Nn well see. Covered. Reporter Hillary Clinton digging cin, again refusing to engage in donald trump during her First Television interview matthews is it sexism . I will not respond to his personal attacks. Reporter Clintons Campaign recently over shadowed by a barrage of attacks who has criticized her husband just as bill clinton returned to the j trail for the first time on monday. Bulletet donald trump is showing no sign of letting up. In an interview with nbcs morning joe she said hes counterpunching. After she accused him of sex,ism. I said your husband now campaigning, its open season. It would be different and if he wasntnd a past president , it would be totally different. Everybody whosif taken on donald trump has learned that he will hit back and hit back hard and so i think there is a lesson that Hillary Clinton has learned. Reporter and trump wasar also on defense of his ad showing the border when in reality its the moroccan border. Frankly, all it shows is people running across the border. And when you look att it, the United States is tbecoming a dumping ground. The wife of Comedian Bill Cosby will not be deposed in federal court today. A judge granted an emergency motions for a stay of her deposition in a civil defamation lawsuit against her husband. The civil suit was brought by seven women. Criminal case is not a part of the civil suit. The suit alleges that mr. Cosby defamed them by publicly denying their allegations. And he recently filed a counter suit for defamation. Attorneys for mrs. Cosby say they agree with the courts decision and look forward to having the matter heard on appeal. Nowap to some extreme weather slamming into the west. W a soaker fuelled in part by the socalled godzilla el nino. Reporter the western washout is here, so is a taste of the el nino effect. Relentless rain pouring in across california. A scramble for some to escape the fast rising water. Cars and roads submerged near the bay area. Rock slides and flooding near be prepared. Reporter a conveyer belt of moisture lasting through the week unleashing a water hose on the left. And now tied as the strongest el nino on record. All 20,000,000 of us are going to escape the rath of el nino. Reporter with theni l. A. River rising fast, expected to crest later this week, voluntary evacuations are underway are where there wasrw eraddic fire there is flash flooding. The soilfl cant ubsorbabsorb all the rain. And the mountains could get another two feet. El nino fuelled the deadly flooding in the midwest. 25 people killed, some 150 homes destroyed. Now another haul mark of el west and the worst of it still on the way. Nbc meteorologist bill karins is here. I know they have such a drought out there. Theres going to be flooding problems but they need to fill up the reservoirs, thats the bottom line and theyre continuing to do that. And we have one storm that produced all the pictures you saw. Thats of arizona producing snow on the rim. There will be t another storm move nothing to california today and that will produce another one er 250to two feet of snow in the sierra. The storm thats now moving through arizona will bring light snow in areas like aspen. So, just a little bit of light snow. Itss enough to make it a little slippery at times. And still very cold in Northern New England but everybody else is in thels teens and low 20s but one thing to watch. I pause this right here on sunday. Minneapolis negative seven on sunday. Theres an nfl game that will be played out doors in that. Ouch. Nown n a closer look at the day ahead. Were going to watch the light snow into the evening. Not a lot of snow in iowa up through minnesota. Temperatures warming up a little l bit in texas. 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