They could miniaturize Hydrogen Bombs far more powerful than the atomic bombs they have tested in the past. Japans Prime Minister saying this morning, quote, we absolutely cannot allow this. The u. N. Called it a grave threat to security and a likely breach of the international treaty. The major concern for the u. S. With advanced Missile Technology in theory north korea could possibly hit the mainland united states, but u. S. Officials are skeptical. North korea has often bluffed. Joohee cho, abc news, seoul, south korea. The u. S. Is sending up special planes to determine exactly what kind of nuclear north koreas ally china says it test. Council have called an emergency meeting for this morning. Of course, we will bring you more details as we get them. And also now here at home, our other top story developing this morning, the first major el nino storms hitting the west. Southern california is getting slammed right now with recordsetting torrential rains. Even washing away an entire look at that. Abcs lana zak with the latest now. Reporter torrential downpours in wildomar, california, have turned this backyard into a waterfall. A powerful el nino is slamming the california coast turning streets into streams and causing parking garages to overflow with water. The quick burst of heavy rains taking drivers like alexis mateo in san diego by surprise. I saw cars going through it, so, i thought, oh, im fine until i felt my car slightly lift off, and i just felt all the water, and then i was like, i cant move. Reporter the water too heavy for so many roofs surprising diners at this El Pollo Loco restaurant. And for home owners who once feared wildfires, a new concern. Probably the most dangerous place in Southern California. From denuded hillsides. The owner of this home ready to take off, his evacuation checklist on the front seat. Weve got the cat box and the stuff ready to go, it goes in the car, and were gone. Reporter el nino has also contributed to the near record flooding in the south and midwest. And after a recordbreaking warm end to 2015, the east has been hit with a sudden burst of cold even bringing snow to the outer banks of north carolina. Warmer temperatures are on their way, but rains in the west are expected to last until friday. Lana zak, abc news, washington. Wow. Quite some images there from Southern California. And another picture to show you right now, the radar picture that first wave of storms slamming Southern California is now moving through Southern Nevada and arizona. And then you see, though, right on its heels another wave of storms closing in on nearly 700 miles of california coastline, as well as the western coast of washington state. President obama is facing for his controversial executive action on gun control. The president used an emotional and at times tearful speech to bypass congress and push his own gun safety agenda that power. Abcs Kenneth Moton has the latest. Reporter in a defining moment during his last year in office, president obama shed tears as he made good on his promise to act on gun control. Every time i think about those kids, it gets me mad. Reporter the 20 first graders of the sandy hook massacre, their families and others impacted by gun violence sat in the audience and stood behind the president as he made another emotional plea. His executive actions expand background checks requiring all gun dealers to be licensed. The president also plans to overhaul the fbis background check system and calls for increasing the use of Mental Health information for checks. This is not a plot to take you pass a background check, you purchase a firearm. Reporter the nra tweeted the president s plan will do nothing to improve public safety. Gop reaction was swift calling it an attack on the second amendment. 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, then he ought to go to congress to forge consensus to make it happen. He doesnt have this power. Reporter the white house believes the president s plan will survive any court challenge. Tomorrow president obama will hit the road for a gun control town hall in virginia. Kendis and kayna. All right, kenneth, thank you very much. And to the president ial race now and Donald Trumps latest fighting words. The gop frontrunner is reprising his doublebarreled attack on the clintons saying once again that hillary lacks stamina but denying thats a subtle slam against her as a member of the weaker sex. It would be interesting to ask bill clinton if he is any different than bill cosby. He was impeached. He wasnt allowed to practice law. He settled for a tremendous amount of money. I mean, you know, 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 saying greed is not good. The democrat said the industrys Business Model is fraud. Sanders said if a bank is too big to fl, its then too big to exist and promised to break them up during his first year as president. Abcs cecilia vega was there for the speech and questioned him afterward. Reporter you sound like you despise corporate america. You sounded angry. Is the contempt. Sanders also said that Hillary Clinton is too close to the financial industry and that her plan to reform does not go far enough. The vermont senator is ahead of clinton in New Hampshire polls. Well, still ahead right here, a new lawsuit claiming a Popular Grocery chain is cheating its customers. 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The company claimed that those who played lumosity games says it would slow the onset of dementia. That last claim annoyed the ftc older consumers, they say. Something fishy about trader joes tuna. Theres a Class Action Lawsuit that says the fiveounce cans dont have enough tuna in them. No comment from trader joes, which has about 400 Stores Across the country. Starkist recently settled a similar lawsuit. All right, your tickets for tonights powerball drawing yet. The Lottery Jackpot is up to 450 million. So if you take it as a lump sum cash payout, you get 165 million after taxes. The odds of winning nearly 1 in 300 million. Chances are when a jackpot gets this big there will be multiple winning tickets. Im fine with that. Just have to be that one person. Nice. When we come back, a High School Basketball coach appearing to head butt a ref. These boots, take a look, well healed and ready for can you guess the president ial candidate wearing them . 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Theres a new mystery involving the terror couple who carried out the San Bernardino attacks. Yeah, investigators know almost everything about that shooting. When it began, when the terrorist couple were killed in a shootout with police but there is an 18minute gap of their time that the fbi cant account for and it wants the publics help. What was the couple doing during those 18 minutes. We want to make sure if they made contact with anyone that we dont already know about were able to fully investigate those matters. Well, authorities believe ditched their computers hard drive. In the mean time Enrique Marquez is in court today for arraignment. A u. S. Marine is accused of a road rage incident. Police say shots were fired at this womans car and marine Corporal Eric Jamail Johnson was responsible. Johnson was arrested at his military base in arizona. Also a Jewelry Store thief on a fivestate crime spree appears to have struck again. On monday she pulled off her sixth heist. This time in north carolina. The young woman who never wears a disguise targets outlet stores, ties up salespeople at gunpoint and then wears gloves to nab the goods. She has an accomplice with her in two robberies near atlanta. A health alert about who the cdc says single moms are the most sleep deprived. 45 say they get less than seven hours of sleep a night. Significantly higher percentage than moms in twoparent families. Women who are living alone or even single dads who are more likely to have more financial resources. Police in langhorne, pennsylvania, were called to a High School Basketball game after a coach appeared to head butt a referee who called a foul against his team. Take a look. Video of the incident shows the coach in the blue shirt walked toward the ref, lurched toward him. The coach thrown out of the game. No word yet on whether any charges will be filed in this one. For other sports no we have a lot of basketball action for you, both college and the nba. 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Security Council Called an emergency meeting this morning. Republicans are vowing to challenge president obamas executive actions on gun control. The nra called the president s tearful remarks tuesday part of a, quote, con desending lecture. Much of california is bracing for another day of el ninofueled storms dumping an additional 1 to 3 inches of rain that could trigger mudslides. Well, were looking at the rest of todays weather, snow over the rockies, a band of rain stretches from texas and the louisiana coast all the way to well, finally an unusual find in alexanderria, virginia, a construction project unearthed part of a ship that dates back to the american revolution. The big dig is sparking curiosity, attracting crowds even. Die we have that report. Reporter they came out in numbers. I thought what a great opportunity to actually see an archaeological dig in process. So close. Reporter snapping photos of an old ship. I wanted to get pictures of this great find. We wont ever see this again probably, right . Reporter to get a glimpse at a piece of history as archaeologists meticulously work to document whats uncovered. Interesting to see what becomes of it. Reporter according to the citys archaeologists Francine Bromberg its roughly 50 feet long which they believe may only be a third of the hull of a vessel. From the point of view of understanding ship building practices in the past this is an extremely important find. Dismantled in the late 18th century and used as the framework to extend the waterfront to the deeper part of the potomac river. The founders of the city had incredible aspirations to become an international port. Reporter but it wasnt uncovered until construction workers started working on the new hotel indigo at 220. They do think it could have been used for military purposes. Maybe dead pirates in there. Reporter once they remove the wood they says they plan to keep it in a wet environment to preserve it. It is a treasure to us. There is no way to put this even into words how excited we are to find to get this find on the waterfront. Reporter in alexandria, die an diane cho, abc news. Thats whats making news in america this morning. Day. Youre watching kcrgtv9. Now, from your 24 hour news source, this is . . . 18 26 49 mr. Donald trump come and see your neighbors, come and see your fellow citizens. A muslim leader in cedar rapids is calling on donald trump to visit his place of worship. President obama announced executive gun control actions from the white house with the linn county sheriff talking about how the changes would affect law enforcement. Here. Instead of a beach and sunshine for a january vacation, one eastern iowa couple is heading south but where the water has been so destructive. Good wednesday morning its 430 on january 6th. Here is a live look at. First, meteorologis t kaj omara has your first