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here from hong kong with more. >> reporter: north korean state tv has described it as a special event in their history and that the test w w an act of self defense against the united states andhe other foreign threats. the test has not yet bn independently confirmed but south korea's w wther agency believe the quake was man made based on comparisons to previous tests. tremors were felt all the way in china.in the pentagon says it's looking into the activity but u.s. officials say so far it could take weeks to reach a conclusion. there's been doubts on last o occasion occasions. and they report that the kim jong-un made the decisio for the test on januaua 3rd and released photographs claiming to show kim signing the order. although the u.s. said there was

the hydrogen bomb. there so far have been quick condomemnation q from south korea, japan and united statat. the closest ally has also condemned the test and will discuss the matter further. the unitedation security counsel is expected an emergency session later today. >> thank you. obviously developing situation we'll continue to follow. ba in the u.s.resident obama is rereigniting an age old battle with congress. in anng emotional white house speech heou called out law makers for their inaction but conservative saids are hitting back. >> reporter: president obama unable to hold back tears. as he remembered 20 children rdered at sandy hook elementary. >> every timeen i think about

and by the way,y, it happens on the streets of chicago every day. >> reporter: in the three years since new town he's fled to get anyto sweeping new gun laws through congress. the frustration and emotion surfaced. >>su so, the gun lobby may be holding congress hostage right now butig they cannot hold america hostage. >> reporter: he was surrounded byd victims and their families including this man whose 7-year-old son was killed at new town. > even at the very least it's going towards raising awareness. >> reporter: the most talked about t provision is pushing more gun m sellers to get licenses and more gun buyers background checks. > despite all the hype in advance, the president simply restated what has been the law since 1968. >> reporter: and this woman says

no questionsasked. >> they never checked my name, never looked at my license. >> reporter: she paid cash, she says, untraceable.bl but the fight for more restriction on sales has become a catat 22 for gun control advocates. americans bought more guns last month thanas any other time in the last 20 years. an e eimated 1.6 million of them. advocatess of gun rights are gearing up a fight. the nra released a statement saying. and saargued the president's proposals would not have prevented any of the horrific events he mentioned. for president obama that's an argument he rejects. >> we maybe can't save everybody but we could save some. >> and the political ceasefire

candidat may soon be over. donald trump did something we haven't really seen yet. on camera, he went after ted cruz and the fact that he was born init's a problem for him andim the republicans because let's assume he got a nomination and the democrats bring suit. the suit takes two to three years to solve. so, it's certainly a concern for the party but i hopehat's not the case. i'm not involved in that but a lot of peopleat are bringing it up, absolutely. >> and then there's the republican frontrunner's more public feud with his democratic counter part but now hillary clinton is refusing to address it. and speaking to chris matthews, clinton still didn't take trump's bait. >> why did he do whatever he does? what i hear from people is rerely about their lives and their future.

that goes on -- in the political universe -- >> he's winning.nn >> we'll see. >> and thahas not all. nbc's kristen welker has us covered. >> reporter: hillary clinton digging c, again fusing to engage in donald trump during her first television interview of 2016, she told chris matthews -- >> - is it sexism? >> i will not respond to his personal attacks. >> reporter: clinton's campaign recently over shadowed by a barrage of attacks who has criticized her husband just as bill clinton returned to the j trail for the first time o o monday.. bulletet donald trump is showing no sign of letting up.

"morning e" she said he's counterpunching. sex,ism. >> i said your husband now campaigning, it's open season. maybe if he wasn't campaigning, it would be different and if he wasn'tnd a past president, it would be totally different. >> everybody who'sif taken on donald trump has learned that he will hit back and hit back hard and so i think there is a lesson learned. >> reporter: and trump wasar a ao onefense of his ad showing the border when in reality it's the moroccan border. >> frankly, all it shows is people running across the border. and when you look att it, the united states is tbecoming a dumping ground. the wife of comediaia bill cosby will not be deposed in federal court today. a judge granted an emergency

depositionn a civil defamation lawsuit against her husband. the civil suit was brought by seven women. the alleged victim in the criminal case is not a part of the civillsuit. the suit alleges that mr. cosby defamed them by publicly denying their allegations. and he rececely filed a counter suit for defamation. attorneys for s. cosby say ey agree with the court's decision and look forward to having the matter heard on appeal. nowap to some extreme weather slamming into the west. w a soaker fuelled in part by t t so-called godzilla el nino. >> reporter: the western washout is here, so is a tastete of the el nino effect. relentless rain pouring in

a scramble for some to escape the fast rising water. caca and roads submerged near the bay area. rock slides and flooding near los angeles. >> be prepared. >> reporter: a conveyer belt of moisture lasting through the week unleashing a water hose on the left. and now tied as the strongest e e nino on record. >> all 20,000,000 of us are going to escape the rath of el nino. >> reporter: with theni l.a. river rising fast, expectededo crest later this week, voluntary evacuations are underway are where there wasrw eraddic fire there e flash flooding. the soilfl can't ubsorbabsorb all the rain. and the mouains could get another two feet. el nino fuelled the deadly

25 people killed, some 150 homes destroyed. now another haul mark of el nino, this time punishing the west and the worst of it still on the way. >> nbc meteorologist bill karins is here. i know they have such a drought out there. there's going to be flooding problems but t ty needd to fill up the reservoirs, that's the bottom line and they're continuing to do that. and we have one storm that produced all the pictures you saw. that's of arizona producing snow on the rim. there will be t another storm move nothing to california today and that will produce another@one er 250to two feet of snow in the sierra. the stormm that's now moving through arizona will bring light snow in areas like asasn.

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> welcome back. the consumer electronics show gets underway in las vegas today and with the latest, greatest apps, gadgets and devices all on display, nbc's jay gray is in sin city with the preview. sfwlrks sfwlrks >> reporter: is the gee weez, oh wow, cutting edge stuff we'll be jumping up and down to get our hands on. >> this is my day today. >> reporter: from your workout to what you eat. soon you'll be able to buy things for your fridge and

much milk you have left andndessentials. cooking vegies that your kids won't eat? grab the smart spoon and well -- >> he wants to eat as well and to eat healthy food. around. this is the first smart suitcase with a sensor to tell you how much weight and power to charge your devices on the go. there's technology that works while you sleep and security, cool cameras, even this laser crown that grows hair and i don't mean to drone on but they are still a big deal. smarter, faster, better and soon even a fixed wing flyer. >> you will have fly like a bird. it will be really very amazing. >> reporter: amazing.

here at the consumer electronic show. and a lot of this stuff reay youthfhf. this the new charging system. you can stack as many of these energy pauds as you'd like on the bac of your smart phone case. so, that's instant energy. you have a panic button to tell you where your kid is if your kid doesn't make it to his or her location, it will tell you that as well. you've got all kinds of head ware for music. this washable, wireless ear phones. there is so much here, i could spend all day. for now, that's the latest live in vegas. >> you're like a kid in a candy shop. thank you so much for showing us some of that stuff. leading the news on nbcnews.com, fbi helps tracking san bernardino killers' movements. they're working to s%e where they were for 18 minutesuring the early afternoon.

after nay shot 14 people and fled in an suv. i'm shannon mulaire. thank you for watching "early today."

wednesday.now on today in iowa: reaction all over the state to the president's plans to try and keep weaponon out of the ands of potential killers. plus -- an arrest made weeks after an armed robbery in waterloo. one thing that tipped off police -- the suspect needed their help. and monkey business being celebrated this morning. people on facebook go to work to make sure a child is reunited with h favorite toy. i'm jerry gallagher. let's check on your weather now with storm track 7 meteorologist eileen loan.