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and we start with that breaking news. nonoh korea again claiming to have tested a nuclear bomb. yeah, at this hououthe u.s. is w wking to confirm the e st but says if true, it would be unacceptable and south korea understandably very, very upset. abc s 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 nation s nuclear testing facilities. the nation s leader kim jong-un did mention a month ago that they could miniaturize hydrogen bombs far more powerful than the atomic bombs they have tested in the past. japan s prime minister saying this morning, quote, we absolutely cannot allow this. threat to ....
to you, everyone, on this wednesday. on the 24th anniversary of this little show we called world news now. i m kendis gibson. still called that. i m kayna whitworth. i m in for reena ninan. and we ve been asking why you watch this show. we cannot wait to share your responses. and there are so many people who rupp for differere asons. whether you re still partying or whether or not their kids keeping them awake. doctors on shift change. absolutely. so let us know. also, though, this morning we do start with these record-breaking floods that are slamming southern california right now. the first major el nino storm of the season has brought record rain rain. nearly 1 1/2 inches of rain poured down on los angeles, and more than two inches in pasadena alone. the rain trig-yard a collapse of part of the ceiling at a marriott hotel in san diego. and farther north the storms caused p pblems at airport in spokane,e,washington. abc c rob marciano has that story. ....
they could miniaturize hydrogen bombs far more powerful than the atomic bombs they have tested in the past. japan s 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 korea s 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 record-setting torrential rains. even wa ....
good wednesday morning. i m kendis gibson. and i m 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. abc s 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 nation s nuclear testing facilities. the nation s leader kim jong-un did mention a month ago that they could miniaturize hydrogen bombs far more powerful than the atomic bombs they have tested in the past. japan ....
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. abc s 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 nation s nuclear testing facilities. the nation s leader kim jong-un did mention a month ago that they could miniaturize hydrogen bombs far more powerful than the atomic bombs they have tested in the past. japan s prime minister saying this morning, quote, we absolutely cannot allow this. threat to security and a likely breach of ....