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 a good morning to you on this labor day. Im diane macedo. And im nick watt in for kendis gibson. We begin with north koreas latest nuclear test posing a bigger threat than ever before. Kim jongun is facing International Outrage for detonating whats believed to be a powerful Hydrogen Bomb as the world waits to see how the u. S. Will respond. The u. N. Security council has called an emergency meeting. Meanwhile, south korea is flexing its muscles. Abcs janai norman has the latest. Good morning, janai. Reporter nick and diane, good morning to both of you. This was the pose powerful military act ever by kim jongun and it was met with swift global condemnation though its still unclear how the white house will respond. A strong warning overnight from south koreas military to pyongyang. Live fire drills simulating an attack on north Koreas Nuclear test site. The move follows the norths six Nuclear Tests reported on north Korean State Television as a Hydrogen Bomb that could be mounted ont
Harvey. The new mandatory evacuations this morning. Murder mystery. Did Cold Medicine turn an aspiring pastor into a killer . The bizarre 911 call. I think i did it. I cant believe this. The husband now facing charges for killing his wife in his sleep. Baby baby baby and breaking baby news. Princess kate and Prince William revealing theyre expecting baby number three. What were learning about kates condition and the new royal sibling for george and charlotte. Baby baby oh and good morning, america. Great to have you with us on this labor day. Very exciting baby news for princess kate and Prince William and you, paula, know a thing or two about having three kids around the house. Yeah, this is what you find out what youre made of as parents when you go from man coverage to zone coverage. We want to say good luck to the prince and princess, congratulations to them. Well have much more ahead. First breaking developments on north korea. Another test could be coming as they condemn them ove
Good morning. Im phillip mena. Great being with you. Im frances rivera. This morning puerto rico and florida are under states of emergency and the u. S. Virgin islands are facing hurricane warning as Hurricane Irma, a category 4 storm, continues to grow stronger. Residents in florida are already stocking up on supplies like food, water and gasoline before irma hits the main land. One home depot already running out of key supplies. Governor rick scott said he spoke to President Trump who promised full federal resources. In puerto rico, the head of the islands Power Authority says it could take up to six months for electricity to be fully restored after irma sweeps through. The power of irma was captured by Hurricane Hunters from the ocean Atmosphere Administration as they flew directly into the storm to check the strength and very ross it of the center of the hurricane. Hundreds of thousands of young immigrants could see the ground shift beneath them today when the white house announces