Good wednesday morning. Im kendis gibson. And im Kayna Whitworth in for reena ninan. 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. [ speaking a Foreign Language ] reporter overnight the surprise announcement read on north korean state tv, the secretive nation saying it conducted a perfect first test of a hydrogen bomb, the news anchor 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 did mention a month ago that 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 test was conducted. North koreas ally china says it had no prior knowledge of the test. Members of the u. N. Security 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. Roads turning into rivers, even washing away an entire blocks worth of garbage. 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. Reporter potential mudslides 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 fierce opposition this morning 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 critics are calling an abuse of 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 away everybodys guns. 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. As for her husband, trump said 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 fail, 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. What i despise is the greed, 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. Plus, federal authorities asking for the publics help in the San Bernardino shooting. The 18minute mystery baffling investigators. And caught on camera, a massive marlin getting revenge nearly taking out a fisherman. Connection to nature is a right that the trust for public land is fighting to preserve. From boulevards to ball fields and ponds to playgrounds, together we have saved over 3 million acres of land. A park is a gift that is worth protecting. Help support the trust for public land and the gift of parks today. Youre looking at a new years fishing trip that almost turned deadly. Wash as this 200pound marlin leaps out of the water. Nearly harpoons the man in that blue tshirt there. Connor keoghans lightning fast instinct to duck and cover may have just saved his life. The mother of the socalled affluenza teen could be facing a lengthy prison sentence. Tonya couch appeared for a hearing in los angeles yesterday agreeing to be sent to texas to face a criminal charge of hindering apprehension. That by the way carries a penalty of up to ten years behind bars. Her 18yearold son, ethan remains detained in mexico for allegedly fleeing the u. S. To skip out on his parole. The maker of an app that supposedly improved your brain is going to pay a 2 million fine. The company claimed that those who played lumosity it would slow the onset of dementia. That last claim annoyed the ftc and it preyed on the fears of 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. 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Floodwaters creating so much pressure inside storm drains forcing a nearly fourstory geyser to shoot up through one street. A voluntary Evacuation Order was issued because of concern about mudslides but an incredible site there in orange county. Now for a look watt your morning road conditions, those torrential rains will cause hazardous driving conditions across the southwest with snow in higher elevations, roads will be wet from the texas and louisiana gulf coast up into the snowy midwest and wet roads in florida. Flying, airport delays possible in los angeles, san francisco, phoenix, las vegas and salt lake city. 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 that gap may be when the couple 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 among us isnt getting enough sleep. 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. Heres stan and neil at espn. Hes stan, im neil. Were on our last leg here. Warriors and lakers right across the street from our studio, tuesday night, Klay Thompson came ready to play from Southern California, made himself at home at the staples center, had 22 points in the first quarter, four triples, 9 of 14 from the floor and wound up with 36 points for the game as he came back with 14 more in the Third Quarter when he outscored the lakers, 1413 by himself. Steph curry aggravated a shin injury, says hes okay, had 17 point, 6 assist, warriors 10988. Threegame road trip they start. Stan was covering that so i got a rarity, lsu and hosting number nine, kentucky and ben simmons got it and quarterman had the game and craig victor, there was a st. Augs guy in the highlight. Lsu. Quarterman, simmons, simmons pampered by nows in the first half. Wasnt hampered by anything including kentuckys defense in the second. Lsu, man. Im wondering how they lost five games the way they looked in that one. 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Look at the colors on your screen, with the major storm that meteorologist mike nicco has been warning us about is here. I am reggie aqui. Hope you are prepared. I am natasha zouves. Meteorologist mike nicco is tracking where it is coming down. Moderatetoheavy rain right over the heart of the bay from the bay bridge to the dumbarton bridge. There is more offshore moving ashore. Look at these individual cells. They are thunderstorms. They are headed toward the peninsula chest. Well hit the santa cruz mountains. That will an increase in heavier rain. We are going do have ponding and standing water for the commute. It will be enhanced by the heavy showers and thunderstorms. As we head through the day planner the heaviest rain is in the morning. We will is thunderstorms more so than yesterday. Sue . In marin county in the north bay it is coming down heavy with limited visibility from highway 37 to the tolls. It is 20 minutes to the golden gate bridge. Traffic is light. The roads are wet. Here is how it looks, pouring with three lanes in the southbound direction of the golden gate bridge. On the waldo grade before you approach the bridge we have reports of another problem north of spencer and blocking the slow lane. We will have an upstate in a couple of minutes. We are seeing the orange and wet in the south bay on live doppler hd. Matt keller is monitoring weather and potential for flood. How does it look, matt . All the last 10 or 15 minutes theain has been coming down. The caltrain is going to leave in a minute the first train of the morning. People are prepared with the umbrellas and rain jackets. They are walking here and not in the cars. The good news of no car this morning you do not have to deal with the traffic and accidents. We septembering understanding in the san jose area. A lost trouble spots at 87 and 101. You know where they are when there is heavy rain. Are you ready for the rain . I will be totally ready. I am from california but i am going to iowa for graduate school so i can deal with it. Yes, you can do it as well. Be prepared for flooded streets. We saw a lost street floin