State of the Union Address but did vow that protecting the American People and going after terrorist networks is priority number one. In his final address, he also warned that america cannot move forward until we fix our politics. Abcs Stephanie Ramos has reaction. Stephanie, good morning. Reporter kendis and reena, good morning. The past, future, isis and election 2016 dominated the state of the Union Address last night with president obama speaking more to viewers at home rather than the lawmakers before him. The president of the United States. [ cheers and applause ] reporter this was it. President obamas last state of the Union Address before congress and the nation. Kicking off the speech acknowledging the 2016 election and horse race in the early primary states. For this final one, im going to try to make it a little shorter. I know some of you are antsy to get back to iowa. Reporter marco rubio and Bernie Sanders sitting in the chambers without naming them, he took them on. How
Taking it out on the ref. Good wednesday morning. Im kendis gibson. Im 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. Abcs joohee cho is there with new reaction. Reporter overnight the surprise announcement read on 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 Nations Nuclear testing facilities. The nations leader kim jongun could miniaturize Hydrogen Bombs far more powerful than the atomic bombs they have tested in the past. Japs prnl saying we cannot allow this. The u. N. Called it a grave threat to security and a likely breach of the in
Among all of us. A new survey shows 44 of single moms say they get less than seven hours of sleep i 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 cleverly trumps wendys 4 for 4 and mcdonalds 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 well as chocolate chip cookie. And a gym membership hopefully alalong wit it. Oh, my gosh. No . This morning were celebrating a very special day. Its our 24th anniversary. 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 a
Mission in two small boats yesterday. Then one of their vessels became disabled and drifted into iranian waters. The revolutionary guard apprehended them. S some ten hours followed. A top iranian Navy Official said their investigation had determined that the america ship had encountered mechanical trouble and this morning u. S. Officials apologized for the incident and the sailors are no longer detained. Freed just moments ago. There is also breaking with north korea. At a north korean drone that crossed the border. Tension has been high since last week when the north claimed it had tested a hydrogen bomb. President obama did not mention the u. S. Sailors or north korea during last nights state of the Union Address, but he did vow that protecting the American People and going after terrorist networks is priority number one. In his final address in the state of the union to congress, he also warned that america abcs Stephanie Ramos has new reaction to the speech from washington, d. C. E
Good thursday morning. We begin with that story that is threatening to strain International Relations between two nuclear powers. The United States and india. Protests are growing in new delhi, following the arrest of deputy consul general, devyani khobragade. Shes accused of lying to get a work visa for her housekeeper in new york. But her treatment by investigators is at the center of the heated debate. Abcs tahman bradley, live in washington, now, to explain to us. Good morning, tahman. Reporter good morning, john and diana. India is furious about this arrest and alleged treatment. They call it barbaric. They cannot believe one of their diplomats was picked up off the street, thrown in jail and treated like any other alleged criminal. Diplomatic tensions between the u. S. And india are escalating. U. S. Prosecutors have charged devyani khobragade, an indian diplomat, with falsifying visa documents. They say she lied about how much she was paying her nanny. Allegedly giving the woman