Plus, the sports stars making the relief effort a team effort. And blazing battle. Firefighters fighting the largest wildfire in los angeles history. Hundreds of people forced to evacuate their homes. Theres a lot of fuel here in the mountains. The battles from the air and on the ground to save people, pets, and property. We say good morning on this sunday morning. We want to get right to the breaking news overnight. A fresh provocation from north korea. It could be extremely concerning. The regime announcing it has carried out one of its most powerful Nuclear Tests yet. In fact, its most powerful test yet. Theyre calling it a quote perfect success. They claim it was an hbomb capable of being mounted on an intercontinental ballistic missile. They released this photo showing and inspecting the loading of the hbomb into a new longrange missile. North koreans seen cheering in the streets when the announcement was made. The specific claims have not been verified. The artificial earthquake
That rocked the region was a powerful Hydrogen Bomb. The u. S. Is warning of economic penalties and a possible military response. And an American Space ninja is back on earth. She spent 665 days in space. More than any american and more than any woman in the world. At 57, shes also the worlds oldest female astronaut. Those are some of our top stories on this labor day, monday, september 4th. From abc news, this is world news now. A good morning to you all. We begin this half hour with the recovery effort in texas new evacuation orders are under way. The fires triggered by harvey at a Chemical Plant near houston are finally out. Completely extinguished after several controlled burns to avoid additional explosions. And soggy belongings turned to trash are lining the streets of houston and other towns looking to dry out and get back on their feet. This is happening as more people are being ordered to leave their homes. Victor oquendo has more. Reporter a lifethreatening emergency in west
And south korea continues to display its military power with a second round of Live Fire Exercises following north koreas largest ever nuclear test as the u. S. Weighs its next move against north korea. Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie greene. This morning, states of emergency have been declared in florida, puerto rico and the u. S. Virgin islands as Hurricane Irma churns west over the northeast caribbean. Irma has grown into a category 4 storm. Sustained winds of 145 Miles Per Hour. The Leeward Islands are expected to feel its effects sometime tonight. School in puerto rico is cancelled today and the National Guard has been activated. A Hurricane Hunter flew into the eye of the storm yesterday. Irma is expected to strengthen over the 48 hours and southeast florida residents are stocking up on supplies. Its still too early to say exactly where irma will hit but landfall on the u. S. Mainland has become
Across america. Thousands of kids are returning to school after a summer spent learning to the beat of hamilton. We begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Irma is just about smacking another coastal area. Hurricane irma steam rolls through the caribbean. The most powerful atlantic hurricane ever recorded. Its a really frightening looking satellite right now. The damage could be catastrophic. Its hard to survive a hurricane that strong. The program known as daca is being rescinded. Theyre pandering to their shrinking base. Donald trump began his campaign by attacking immigrants. I have a love for these people and hopefully now congress will help them and do it properly. North korea may be preparing to launch another missile. This is a threat to the entire world. There are no good solutions. Major League Baseball is investigating after the Boston Red Sox allegedly stole signs during games using an apple watch. People are trying to win however they
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