bill clinton if he has any different -- if he's any different than bill cosby. >> he was impeached. he wasn't allowed to practice law. he settled for a tremendous amount of money. i mean, there's 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 reet in a fiery speech on monday saying the industry's business model is flawed. he said that if a bank is too big to fail it's too big to exist, and he promised to break them up during his first year as president. sanders also said that h rival, hillary clinton, is too close to the financial industry and that her plan for reform does not go far enough. we have a health alert this morning about lack of sleep and america's changing family dynamics. the cdc says that single moms

among all of us. a new survey shows 44% of single moms say they get less than seven hours of sleep i night, which is a significantly higher percentage than moms in a two-parent family. women living alone or even single dads are more likely to have more financial resources. >> and overnight workers are all single moms. sleep deprivation. burger king is raising the heat in a battle over cheap fast food. its new promotion now offers five items for four bucks. that cleverly named 5 for 4 deal cleverly trumps wendy's 4 for 4 and mcdonald's 2 for 2, which is two for $2. for their four bucks burger king customers will get a bacon cheeseburger, french fries, chicken nuggets and a drink as well as chocolate chip cookie. and a gym membership hopefully alalong wit it. >> oh, my gosh. >> no? this morning we're celebrating a very special day. it's our 24th anniversary.

asking all of you to send in your favorite moment from years past. >> we got some great responses including some fond memories featuring the former anchor team of paula faris and rob nson submitted for your approval. their moment on food on a stick. >> this is something new from starbucks. >> what are they lled? >> cake -- i was going to say cake balls. but that's not right. cake puffs? what are they called? >> here you go. cake pops. >> it's a little chilly in here. >> you want to try one? >> no. i'm a popsicle person. why don't you try that corn dog? >> i'm not putting that in my mouth. >> come on. >> heck, n >> just the tip. not going to try that, paula? >> have a cake ball. >> i've never seen one. >> kayna doesn't know this, but we have a special surprise guest. rob has decided to join us here in studio to mark the anniversary. hi, rob. >> oh, hey.

>> oh, my gosh. that's so creepy. that's so funny. >> it's just the tip of rob. >> oh, man. only pauaula cou handle that so well. >> brian, what are some of the responses we're getting? >> yes, you guys on social media, we asked you to tell us why you're watching.. we got some great responses. star harris tells us on facebobook -- wre am i? there i am. "i love the anchors. all of them." >here's a few. >> there are quite a few. >> maria ann smith says number one is for the laughs, number two is for the news. i get those other stations with their stuffy boring reports. you make news fun. >> oo. >> don't tell my parents i said that. >> oh, my god. how old is that person? >> you're getting mugs. >> you get a mug. >> i don't want to be a party pooper but at this hour i think i need espresso in this cup.

we're going to keep celebrating. we both went to j school. can't you tell? coming up, the real reaeason why janet jackson stepped off the concert stage. also ahead, giving up social media connections for an entire year. could you break your digital habit? and the woman wanted for a series of jewelry store heists in several states. the surveillance pictures, the loot, and who's searching for her. you're watching g "world ns now." >> announcer: "world news now" weather, brought to you by coloni penn life insurance. >> i'm alex trebek. you're age 50 to 85, this is an important message. so please, write down the number on your screen. the lock i want to talk to you about isn't the one on your door. it's a rate lock for your life insurance that guarantees your rate can never go up at any time,

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australia nearly turned deadly for connor cogan. he's in the blue shirt there. watch what happens. this marlin -- oh. weighs almost 200 pounds. basically leapt out of the water there. he sayas you watch closer he thought it was going to harpoon him. so his instinct mbe to duck and cover could have saved his life. >> wow. but did he ever get the fish? >> that is so scary. looks like it dove right off the other r side. >> the one that got away. now to an urgent s searchor this woman seen robbing jewelry stores in at lea five states. >> she's armed. she moves quickly. and may be ready to strike yet again. abc's steve osunsami with more on the suspect. >> repeporter: pice say she's armed and dangerous. the young woman with a gun and a five-fingered discount seen here on monday allegedly robbing her sixth jewelry store in theast several months. this one in north carolina. state and federal authorities are releasing surveillance video from what they say is her biggest robbery of all in panama

authorities say she made off with nearly 400 grand in jewels. they say her m.o. is always the same, that she likes to take down outlet stores where she ties up the salespeople at gunpoint and then steals watches and diamonds, wearing gloves to prevent fingerprints. the day before in florida police say this is her in the same store casing the joint, seen here wearing a black dress and looking directly into surveillance cameras. she's also accused of robbing stores in georgia, south carolina, and this one in tennessee on october 16th. the fbi says she's probably getting help from this man, seen with her in images from the first two robberies in georgia. >> there's definitely accomplices. they're going to do it again and they're going to get cauaught. >> reporter: now a u.s. jewelry store security association is offering a $10,000 reward, hoping someone might turn this young woman in. steve osunsami, abc news, decatur, georgia. >> our thanks to steve, and welcome back. coming up, the man who says he is the father of bristol

"the skinny" is next. skinny so skinny topping our "skinny" headlines bristol palin and a potential custody battle over

>> she gave birth to a baby girl saylor grace right before christmas but has been tight-lipped surrounding the identity of the father. tmz now reporting that dakota meyer, bristol's ex-fiance, has filed legal documents seeking joint custody of the three-week-old. >> well, their wedding was called off, you might recall, just days befefore it was scheduled to go on in may, and a month later she announced she was pregnant. there have been some reports th meyer is seeking child support, but his attorney tells nbc news that's not the case. the attorney adds that he simply seeks to be a part of his daughter's life. no word yet from palin on mer's paternity claim. some insight now on why janet jackson is postponing her "unbreakable" world tour. last week she asked for prayers on instagram when she told fans that she had no choice but to postpone the tour. >> jackson said she needed surgery. and now according to radaronline after that surgery janet's doctors have found a potentially cancerous growth on the 49-year-old's vocal cords. >>'s this the second time she's

medical reasons. concert dates were also but the on hold in october to give her voice a rest. >> we wish her luck. the hit hbo series "girls" apparently has an end in sight. this is according to e! news. lena dunham's show will wrap after its sixth season. >> season 5 is about to premiere. if you've never seen the show here's a sample. >> my friend raichsale fully addicted to blueberry red bull. e tells me like with a blue top. >> i just don't think you understand the nature of female friendship. >> you're right. i don't. and i don't want to if it involves avoiding all logic and being totally hysterical. >> he is awesome. some great movies as well. over the past few years "girls" has become a huge success loved by fans and critics alike, winning a golden globe, an emmy and top honors in the u.k., a bafta, for its sharp take on the lives of a group of

and the show's creator and star neither -- nor denied the conclusion of the series. big fan. next, "star wars: the force awakens" closing in on "avatar's" record as the highest-grossing film of all time. but merchandise makers are under fire for apparent oversight when it comes to the movie main character, rey, played by daisy ridley. perhaps because she's a woman. just saying. >> fans are calling out monopoly for not including rey was one of the four main pieces in the board game. the characters they do have are all male including new characters finn and kylo republican, luke skywalker. joseboro, the maker of monopoly, said in their decision they didn't want to give away any major spoilers. yeah, right. you're not at all upset about this? >> but darth vader's in there. >> darth vader, what the heck is he doing in there? >> it makes sense. first of all, i haven't seen the movie, so no spoilers. >> i feel like he would be a

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many of you if you're like me you're lost without your android or iphone device. but a popular new year's resolution is to stop wasting time on your phone. >> exactly. after you download your kemoji. one woman is going on a digital diet and we can learn a lot from her experience. here's abc's mara schiavocampo >> reporter: darla bunting has one ambitious new years resolution. >> i'm giving up social media for an entire year. >> reporter: she's going oa digital detox. for the next 365 days darla vows not to use facebook, instagram,

>> five minutes here or there turn into hours just scrolllling. >> reporter: the 30-year-old education entrepreneur says she was on social media for up to five hours a day and only realized how obsessed she was after giving it all up for one month last year. >> i'm walking to the bus stop, i pull out my phone. i n need a break from work, i pull out my pho and i'm scrollining. >> reporter: but this year she wanted a harderr challenge. >> i have to be honest. it's not easy. i had to delete the apps off of my phone. >> reporter: levi felix is the founder of digital detox, a company that offers phone-free retreats to help people disconnect. >> our mission at digital detox is to help people reclaim their lives off the screen and gain mindfulness over how much they're using their devices and when it's okay to turn it off. >> reporter: the retreats offering activities like yoga, art, and medication. >> humans should be looking into thselves for happiness. and thmoment we can start slowingg down and say oh, i don't

that's when we all feel more connected toach other. >> reporter: as for darla, she has a long list of things to do in 2016 that don't include looking at her phone. >> i look forward to going to the gym, saving for a me, spending quality time with folks that i love most. >> reporter: mara schiemavocampo, abc news, new york. just so you know we have a similar hipster retreat heren new york. it's called williamsburg. same thing. by the way, you heard mara there. we do have to say congratulations to mara and tommy. and look at that. >> oh, my gosh. >> she gave birth to a baby boy, cruz. very cute. i think sara haines is next. >> yeah. it's their sececond chi for them. >> yeah.

so cute. good morning, everybody. i'm kayna whitworth. i'm in for rie knapp niepn. >> and i'm kens gibson. here are some of the top headlines we're following this momorning o "world news now." just hours ago north korea claimed it has tested a hydydrogen bomb. there's no confirmation from other countries yet, just condemnation. north korea says it needs to protect itself from, quoting here, warmongers like the u.s. tonya couch, the mother of the so-called affluenza teen ethan couch appeared for an extradition h hearing i los angeles where she agreed to be sent to texas to face a felony charge for allegedly helping her son skip out op his paparole. >> the militia group occupying a ploet government compound in oregon is vowing to stay until federal land is turned or to local control. but the local sheriff says steps are being taken behind the scenes to resve this situation. and a new survey by the cdc

the most sleep deprivedeople in america. with nearly half of them reporting that they get less than seven hours a sleep of night. those are some of our top stories on this wednesday january 6th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning, everyone. we're going to start this half hour with the breaking news that developed overseas. out of north korea. it claims it has tested a hydrogen bomb. >> and there's no confirmation from the u.n. or other countries. the u.s., though, keeping a close eye on this and says if it's true it's unacceptable. abc's yuki cho is in south korea. >> reporter: overnight the surprise announcement read on north korean state tv. the secretive nation saying it conduct ed conducted a perfect test of a hydrogen bomb. the 23450uz anchor talking about the north's sovereign right to protect against evil warmongers like the united states.

when a 5.1 magnitude earthquake was detected near the nation's nuclear test facilities. unlike in the past north korea did not give an advance nice to t the intertional community. 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. the international condemnation to today's test was swift. japan's prime minister saying this morning, "we absolutely cannot allow this." the u.n. called it a grave threat to security and a likely brbreachf an international trea. the major concern for the u.s., with advanced missile technology, in theory north korea could possibly hit the mamainland uted states. but u.s. officials are skeptical. north korea has o often bluffed over what they have, and there's no way to confirm today's claims. juhi cho, abc news, seoul, south korea. a developing story this morning, the first major el nino storms are hitting t thewest. southern california getting

trorntial rains that are flding roads, trigger mudslides, and inundating entire communities. nearly an inch and a half of rain fell over los angeles. pasadena got more than two inches. we want to show you a scene inside a hotel. this is in san diego. the torrential rains too much for the roof of the marriott. it collapsed the ceiling there, flooding the lobby. there were no injuries reported. the thing is the worst might yet to have come. more storms threaten the west coast in the next few hours. accuweather. paul, good morning. >> thanks, kendis, kayna. well,t's all about el nino and the effect that he's having on the west coast. we have a strong jet along with the moisture building up. series of stotorms phing through that will set the stage for flash flooding. we'll have snow levels dropping down to the 4,000-foot level and high surf as a result of that. now, what we'll have is higher temps actually throughout the northeast. wednesday going into thursday.

more so toward the east. it will allow for the mild air to finally overtake the entire northeast and give us a break from that single-digit weather. toward the central part of the country looking for a surge of moist air that's going to overtake and cause problems with flash flooding across the coastatal regio of texas and reaching up toward oklahoma city. kayna. >> our thanks to paul. the next round of trials in the death of freddie gray begins in baltimore next week. cesar goodson drove the van in which gray died. he charged with manslaughter. but 9 first baltimore police officer to be brought torial says he cannot be forced to testify, pleading the fifth. william porter'sirst trial ended in a hung jury. a retrial is set for june. the fbi is trying to solve a mystery from last month's terror attack in saab bernardo. th've accounted for all but 18 minutes of the terrorist couple's time. during the hours between the attack and the fatal shootout with police. the fbi thinks that that might be when they got rid of the computer's hard drive.e.

help in n filling at gap. to washington now and hoping to stem what many call america's rising tide of gun violence. president obama coming under fire for his controversial executive action on gun control. but even as he broke into tears, krit ixz are calling the president's move an abuse of power. here's abc's kenneth mouton. >> 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 sandyook 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 fbi's background check system and calls for increasing the use of mental

>> this is not a plot to take away everybody's guns. you pass a background check, you puhase a firearm. >> reporter: the nra tweeted the president's plan will do nhing to improve plic safety. gop reaction was safe. calling it an attk on the second amendment. house speaker paul ryan said, "rather than focus on criminals and terrorists, the president goes after the most law-abiding of citizens." >> presisident obama's executive actions limiting gun rights will restrict our law-abiding citizens. >> these orders today i believe are not worth the paper they are written on. >> if there's an issue related to federalun laws you ought to go to congress and try to forge consensus to make it happen. he cults have this power. >> reporter: the white house believes it will survive any court challenge. tomorrow president obama will hit the road for a gun reed town hall in virginia. kend sxis kayna. donald trump is focusing his strorongest cticism now on the democratic front-runner and it

trump saying oe again that hillary clinton lacks stamina while denying that's a subtle suggestion that she's a member of the weaker sex. as for her husband trump said it would be interesting to ask bill clinton if he's any d different than bill cosby. okay. let's talk about the democrats beuse bernie sanders is focusing his strongest criticism at the financial industry, telling wall street that greed is not good. in a fiery speech in new york he promised to break up the big banks during the first year of his presidency. abc's cecilia vega was there. >> reporter: senator bernie sanders, the democratic socialist from vermont, drawing those massive crowds and twice as many donors as predent obama had at this stage in 2008, also beating clinton in the polls in his own back yard, new hampshire. in new york sanders bringing his fight against corporate america directly to wall street'sront door.

it is too big to ext. >> reporter: sanders pledgg to dismantle the nation's biggest firms and financial banks within the first year in office. we met up with the senator. [ applause ] >> thank you. >> reporter: the mob of supporters there every step of the way. you sound like you despite corporate america. u sounded angry. >> what i despise is the greed, is thehe contempt. >> reporter: so i asked about that pledge to break up those banks deemed too big to fail. >> a lot of people are going to hearar this pmise from you today and say there is no way, it hasn't been done before, this soun like an election year promise. how can you really do ththis? >> when enough people demand change, we get change. that is the history of america. this is the history of the civil rights movent. ofhe women's movement,, of e gay movement. of any movement that has brought about change 37. >> reporter: one more promise from bernie sanders. he told me he hopes donald trump wins the republican nomination.

general election by 15 to 20 points. cecilia vega, abc news, new york. >> cecilia, thank you. aricans are buying cars at a record rate. nearly 17 1/2 million cars were sold nationwide in 2015. that breaks a record set 15 years ago. and analysts predict that if fuel prices remain low another record can be set 24 year. by the way, the ford f-150 pickup remains the hottest seller. that's 34 years in a row. >> okay. we've barely finhedd o the christs cookies as yet. or dessert. but today kicks off mardi gras season. the. >> the 12th day of chrtmas mark the feast of kings. so of course you have to bring in the king and cake. it is the most glorious tradition. i love. there are a lot of cakes braided with simm and plastic. there's either a plastic like that one or a porcelain baby that is baked inside. >> little baby jesus.

get a slice with the baby insid then is said to be bestowed with the luck and prosperity of millions and is responsible for throwing the next mardi gras party. the purchasing next year's cake. >> i love king cake. i love new orleans. i got married in new orleans. >> is it a different texture than t little pound cake you get from starbucks? >> xwrepyes. it's the most glorious in the world. plus the fooled in new orleans is fantastic. less from kining cake. coming up it's the 24th anniversary of "world news now." we have some surprises as we celebrate. and also ahead, the controversial hit show on netflix getting so much buzz why "making a murderer" is making some people angry. also a test drive that could have cost a car salesman his life. what he did to save his own life

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ditch the misery. let's enthis. the cdc is taking new aim on ads for electronic cigarettes. for more than a generation there's been a ban on tv commercials and other types of marketing for regular cigarettes. but there are no restrictions on ads for e-cigarettes. a recent survey indicated about 7 out of 10 kids say they've seen an e-cigarette ad. cdc officials worry e-cigarettes may hook a whole new generation on nicotine. in the meantime, a routine test drive took a wild turn on monday. this was crazy. when the car salesman was beaten up and then shoved into the trunk. >> two armed suspects still on the loose as the salesman talks about the terrifying ordeal. kaitlyn mccully from our houston station is work the story. >> i pulled over. they tried to steal the car.

nursing a bruised and bloody face after he survived a kidnapping during a car test drive. >> they hit me. they put me in the trunk. >> reporter: martinez was working at a gilman car dealerip when he says a man came in wanting to test drive the dodge challenger. martinez made a copy of the man's driver's license according to company policy and they left the parking lot. then the suspect pulled the car over, hit martinez and stuffed him in the trunk. >> he hit me. they thought they knocked me out. but they didn't. they left the trunk open. i jumpedd out. i started fighting then another guy pulled a gun. he dropped it. i picked it up and shot at him. >> reporter:ccording to police, a possible third suspect pulled up and load the injured suspect and another man into a car and drove away. police found martinez walkiking along the side of the road and took him to the hospital. but let's rewind for a minute.

him inside the trunk and ud it in his escape plan. >> called the cops. lethem know what kind of car i was in, what description it was. >> reporter: to demonstrate what he was able to do while locked inside the trunk, i climbed insiside the bk of a dodge challenger. okay. so he knew this latch was in here, and it glows in the dark. you can see itt rig there. but before he did that he pulled out his phone and he knew that therere was find my iphone app on his phone. he made sure to hide his phone inside the trunk before pulling the release latch to get out. he saved his life and helped police find the car the suspects ditched. >> i'll keep woing. >> reporter: the next step for police, finding those suspects. >> again, that was kaitlyn mccully from our houon station with that report. >> what an unbelievable story. >> talalk abo a dad bay atbad day at work. geez. >> hope he gets better soon. >> and that they find those people.

out -- the headline being that they have found the guys. >> they got them? >> apparently. coming up, "making a murderer." the popular netflix series facing a backlash. under fire for claims that filmmakers left outritical information about thehe murder mystery. you're watching "world news now." i believe believe we're still worth the fight you'll see there's hope for this world tonight i believe, i believe yeah

tt2wat^(@%4 bt@q9op tt2wat^(@%4 "a@q)c4 tt2wat^(@%4 bm@q"h8 tt4wat^(@%4 " dztq l> this has been controversial. but another key player says the show isn't very accurate. the story now from abc's linzie davis. >> reporter: the netflix series "making a murderer" has hundreds of thousands in an uproar after watching the story of steve avery. who was freed after spending 18 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit. not long after, avery is arrested for the murder of eresa hallbeckck, a young photographer whose charred remains were found on his property. >> he wanted us to help him get rid of the dy. >> reporter: the series showcases riveting courtroom testimony questioning the state's evidence against avery and his then teenage nephew.w.

>> reporter: the defense attorneys suggest he was framed. >> you're hearing the evidence of the conspiracy. >> reporter: avery and his nephew were convicted of hallbeck's mder and sentenced to lifen pris. >> nothing in your life suggests that society wouould er be safe from your behavior. >> reporter: now outraged viewers want them freed. more than 200,000 people have signed a petition on change.org and another 30,000 are asking for a presidential pardon for avery and his nephew. >> we wanted to present as many sides as we could. but at the same t time w also wanted to tell a compelling story. >> reporter: but in a statement to abc news, prosecutor ken krantz alleges important evidence was left out of the documentary, evidence like avery had drawn a torture chamber ile in prison. that avery called thevictim's job to specifically request hallbeck the day she died. and that he c called her cell phone three times, twice ung

the filmmakers say they were always concerned with fairness and accuracy. >> from my perspective it's a fair representation of what we witnessed going on and that the prosecution and the victim's family have voices i in the seriries. we hear them talking about how they're feeling. we hear the prosecutor talking about why he thinks his ce is strong. >> reporter: when abc news approached netflix, we were told there was no further comment. linzie davis, abc news, new york. >> wow. that is so interesting. i haven't startedatching it yet. but i will. >> yeah, it's been very, very pular. and it's sort of like -- it's really g gone viral. i was watching some of the reaction to this. mindy kaling tweeting about it, saying "make a murderer or the first serial. i need to know which murder thing to be obsessed with." >> oh, no. >> putting it all in perspective. >> yeah. >> and levity. we're celebrating a big day over here.

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okay. is that really yanni music? >> yeah. original. >> wow. yanni of course best known as linda evans' ex. that's right. it's birthday time. >> i like that your hat's off to the side. news now." and t celebrate we've got all the party favors -- >> yeah. love it. >> cakes, giant mugs, cutouts, and the ghosts of past anchors. how about this cake from magnolia bakery? it looks pretty good. >> it looks amazing. >> yeah. >> i'll let y do the honors. another special treat for all you insomniacs. an early version of theworld news" polka. >> it tickles.s. >>t's the theme song that

weekend every friday. so here's a special montage of some of our favorites over the years. a, da darks, da,, da, da, da, da politics and foreign wars all the weather, all the scores busess news from london town nightline pieces we cut dowown that's the world news polka it's late at night you're wide awake and you're not wearing pants so grab your world news n now mug and everybody dance hey have some fun, be a pal >> you may have noticed some celebrities in there. and weird al yankovic. but we're happy to say that last year we landed our bigst polka get yet. a very experienced talent yet. ry green. kermit the frog. here with the "world news now" maestro barry mitchell who has en at the heart and sl of the show from the very beginning, 24 years ago.

who doesn't like a good polka? i get a lot of e-mails from people that love the polka. we're also giving away our "world news" mugs for all of you watching right now. >> i'm still caught on the phrase who doesn't like a good polka? >> who doesn't like a good polka? >> yeah. of course. and we're monitoring the social media feed. brian. >> he has some good stuff. >> we've got a lot of things going . you had me at world news polka, says jess language stongston. >> hey, jess. >> lynn says you hel me pass the night away with tears of frustration. sorry, lynn, not sure what's going on. >> oh, no. >> you get a mug -- >> he wasn't good for you anyway. >> andnd you know, everyone is just saying great things. happy birthday to us.

>> it's your this morning on "world news now," controversial and tearful. >> the president's executive order bypassing congressss, demanding changes in gun sales. his emotional announcement while surrounded by survivors of gun violence. political fight. donald tru's attacks on bill and hillary clion ramping up even more while hillary's challenger bernie sanders makes a major campaign promise. facing justice. the mother of the so-called affluenza teen appears before a judge while details emerge about their trip toexico. did mother and son go to a strip club? and later, tonighs powerbal jackpot, your chance to win $450 million as tickets sell rapidly. does the quick pick really give you a better chance? it's wednesday january 6th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news s now." that really is the defining

quick pick or your own numbers? yes. >> i don't know. i feel like you do quick pick. >> just because it's easy and it's quick. but we'll find out whether or not it brings you better odds of winning $450 million. >> so much riding on it. but good morning to all of you. i'm keena whitt orth. i'm in for reena ninan. >> it's also a really big day around here. it is the 24th anniversary of "world news now. so we're going to party like we're 24. >> oh, those were the days. those were the days. >> we're sharing your favorite moments all morning long. brian has his skrillex beats going on in his head. he's got those moves going. sadly i dance like a true white guytoo. >> . >> sorry. but i can swim. let's get started with the news of this half hour.

executive action on gun control. >> he really m made a psionate call for a national sense of urgency. the president actually broke into tears as he bypassed congress to push his gun safety agenda that he says will make it harder for criminals to get their hands on guns. >> but critics call his action executive overreach. here's abc's pierre thom. >> reporter: the president making headlines for more than his controversial move. but his tears as well. >> and from every family who never imagined that their loved one would be taken from our lives by a bullet from a gun, every time i think about those kids it gets me mad. >> reporter: those children the victims of sandy hook. and behind the president

countless shooting rampages. he remembers them all and the daily carnage as well. >> and by the way, it happens on the streets of chicago every day. >> when a tear was coming down his face and -- what did you think when you saw that? >> i thought that was authentic. i think he's met his fair share of survivors like us. >> reporter: but his tears drawing fire too. mr. obama taking executive action on his own, narrowing the loophole that allows weapons to be bought without a background check at gun shows and online. hiring more agents to conduct background checks. and asking congress for $500 million to provide better access to mental health services. but opponents were equally determined. the national rifle association issued a statement saying "the proposals won not have prevented any of the horrific ents he mentioned." and gop presidential candidates were denouncing the president's actions. >> president obama's executive actionss liming gununights will restrict our law-abiding

>> these orders today i believe are not worth the paper they are written on. >> if there's an issue related to federal gun laws he ought to goo congress and try to forge consensus to make it happen. he doesn't have this power. >> reporter: one of the country's most intractable issues for which there are no easy answers. pierre thomas, abc news, at the white house. also now thiss morning there is a new 18-minute gap mystery involving the terror couple who carried ou the san bernardino attacks. investigators know almost everything about that shooting, when it began, when e terrorist couple were killed in that shootout with police, but there's this period the fbi cannot account for and it wants the public health. what were syed farook and tashfeen malik during those 18 nutes. >> they want to make sure if they made conct with anyone we don't already know about that we're able to fully investigate those matters. >> so authorities believe that grap may be when the couple ditcd their computer's hard

alleged accomplice enrique marquez jr. is in court for an arraigent. overnight north korea claiming it successfully tested a hydrogen bomb this morning. the first indication was a seismic event about fiveiles from north korea's nuclear test site. then an anchorwoman a35erd on tv confirming the test on state telesion saying there were no negativeve effectsn the environment. she sadded north edadded north korea has a sovereign right to protect itself from warmongers like the u.s. donald trump taking on both hillary and bill clinton but also ted cruz, who's nipping at his hes. and then nipping at hillary's heels, bernie sanders with a big speech on banks. abc's brandhitt with the line-up. >> reporter: donald trump doubling down and targeting both clintons. from this interview with msnbc -- >> hillary called me sexist.

well, your husband's campaigning, it's open season. >> reporter: asking if there's a difference between bill clinton and bill cosby's sex scandal. >> you'd almost have to ask bi clinton that problem, that question.. itould be a very interesting question to someday ask him. there's certainly is a lot of very strong charges against him and that's pretty bad stuff. >> repororter: the form yes president is now out campaigning for his wife while she hits the trail hard in iowa, giving this response to msnbc'ss "hardball." >> we should not reward people who use inflammatory rhetoric. >> thank you. >> reporter: meantime her, decratic opponent bernie sanders is drawing large crowds as h vows to break up the nation's biggest banks. >> it's going to be a white house which is prepared to take on the greed of wall street, of corporate america. >> reporter: both marco rubio and tedruz are also in iowa with trump now taking aim at cruz's canadian birth to an american mother, telling the "washington post" it's a very

>> iweet out a response to donald trump's's rizing estions about my naral-l-born citizenship. it was a link to fonzie jumping the shark. and i think i'm going to let my response stick with that tweet. >> reporter: brandi hitt, abc news, los angeles. and one more political note for you. an announcement from the republican south carolina governor nicki haley will deliver the gop's response after present obama's state of the union address next tuesday. hailey made waves when s called for the confederate flag to be removed from the state house grounds after the massacre at mother emmanuel church in charleston. a chicago-area christian college now wants to fire a head scarwearing professor. laurisia hawkins made headlines last month when she started wearing the hijab to show solidarity with muslims. she got into troubling with her employer was when she declared that christians and muslims worship the same d. wheaton college says that is not within its line off view.

road rage killing on new year's eve. sarah mussquackner was a university of north texas student a acting as ththe designated driver for friends after a party. police say that shots were fired at her car and marine corporal eric jamal johnson is responsible. johnson was arrested at his military base in arizona. we're going to turn our attention to the weather, extreme weather in the west. the first major el nino storm of the season has slammed california with record rains. flooding roads, stranding motorists. inundating buildings as well and turning back yards into raging rivers. up to 3 1/2 inches of rain predicted to fall across the coastal and valley areas of southern california through saturday. with 5 inches falling in the mountain areas. not good at all. and in san diego the torrential rains were too much for the roof of this marriott hotel. collapsing the ceiling and flooding the lobby. fortunately no injuries reported in this one and the o'worst may still be yet ahead. more storms threaten the west

we turn to paul williams at accuweather. paul, good morning. >> tnk you, kayna, kepd isndis. el nino inspired storms. this jet stream will keep it very much wet throughout the southern california area. the moisture surge and that strong jet, that combination is ing to bring a serious and significant amount of misery for the west coast in the form of flash flooding arod the los angeles area, as far north as san francisco, and over toward the east we'll have the warm mild air running to the rescue. high pressure moves out, warm air moves in. kendis, kayna. >> paul, thank you. 2015 pretty good year for amazon. the online retail giant says customers ordered more than 23 million items on cyber monday from byes selling on amazon. that is 40% more than the previous year. amazon also says it shipped more than a billion itemsa as part of its fulfillment by a amazon servic i'm so responsible for like 60% of that.

yeah. me as well. late at night. totally sober working on amazon. today i a very special day here for all of us, as you know. it is the anniversary of this very showou're watching right now. >> ihink that's so cool. so how old is "world news now," you might ask. kendis is leaving already. >> oh, no, no. >> okay. sorry. if the show is a person it's old enough to survive. it's old enough to vote. my hat doesn't fit in the screen or on my head. >>wow. or if it was a taylor swift song you'd be singing you're feeling 24. >> she's going to have one of those, you know it. just shove it down. by the way, we asked you to celebrate, all of you insomniacs

we wanted you to share your favorite memories on social media. we dug up an oldie but a goodie. nearly 20 years ago. >> the tickle me elmo was a thing on the anchor desk. >> what is going onn with elmo? >> elmo. please. >> i didn't know elmo did that. >> okay. this is "world news now." >> so elmo's still doing that. by the way, in honor of this big daye're asking you on social media a simple question. so cute. why are you watching us? >> why? >> don't get us wrong. we appreciate every single viewer. and both of you know who you are. bu it's the middle of the night. so like really dudes, tell us on facebook, twitter, instagram, and e-mail. >> we already got some responseses.

we're giving away mugs. >> yeah. mugs. >> how does this not fit -- >> it looks beautiful. coming up in "the mix," the numberne pastime of the rich. any idea what it is? >> i believe it's wearing hats like this. also tonight's $450 million powerball jackpot. should you go with your trusty numbers or dot quick pick? >> and new details about the aa teen and his mom and what they did in k340ex. did they go to a strip club? >> wnnfans.com and on twitter @abcwnn. you're watching "world news now." t these liquid gels are new. mucinex fast max. it's the same difference. these are multi-symptom. well so are these. this one is max strength and fights mucus. that one doesn't. uh...think fast! you dropped something. oh...i'll put it back on the shelf...

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the 20 or so militia members occupying a fedal compound in oregon say they will not leave until there is a plan for local control of federal lands. there's no visible law enforcement presence near the remote spot. but ththe local eriff says steps are being taken behind thehe scenes to resolve the situation, also saying that the occupiers will eventually face justice. therere's a new development inn e case of the so-called affluenza teenager who was detained in mexico. the mexican lawyer for 18-year-old ethan couch has visited with his client but has refused to tell the media whetr couch will be returning to the u.s. for trial. couch and his mother were

in a drunk drunk driving crash that killed four people. >> couch's mother meanwhile has already been deported to the u.s. and appeared for an extradition hearing in los angeles yesterday. >> tonya couch has agreed to be sent from california to texas to faes a criminalharge of hindering apprehension. abc's matt gutman is on the case. >> reporter: when ethan couch visited this mexican strip club last month, sources tell abc news he brought someone with him. his mother. stafft the harem strip club say the 18-year-old affluenza teen proceeded to order beer afteter beer. and when his mother left, he stayed for lap dances in the vip room, ultimately racking up a $1$1,000 bill. when he couldn't pay it, sources say a waiter brought him to this resort where his mother also didn't have the catch. he left his rolex as collateral. he's now in this mexican his lawyer meeting h for the first time. >> everything's okay. >> reporter: his mother whisked to t the u.s.

extradition to texas. politely answering the judge's questions. >> yes, i do. >> our biggest concern is this has become less about the law and whether she broke the law and more about retribution. >> reporter: tonya's attorney says her client has broken no texas law. >> it's been a hard falll for the suburban mom. she hasn't been allowed to change her clothes since she was tan from mexico on wednesday. and her attorney tells me he will likely remain in texas because she won't be able to make that million-dollar bail. matt gutman, abc news, los angeles. comi up in our next half hour, on the run, the brazen thief wanted across five states for stealing thousands in jewelry. tying up her victims at gunpoint and sporting a different look while she cases the stores ahead of time. but first, hacking the jackpot. you can't reallyy do that. but therere are some things you should know about obsessing that massive powerful paydyday.

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luck be a lady tonight luck be a lady tonight i'd love to meet that lady with the lottery. filter. but is it better to go with -- >> i know. >> -- your numbers or try your hand with the quick picks? >> i'd just like you to assume it is a lady winning. i'm all about. >> frank said it. >> i know, he did. how much might you come away with if you take the cash option? these questions and moreow handled by abc's nick watt. >> reporter: a $2 ticket gets you in the game but which snubs well, 26 has been drawn 266 times. 55 has been drawn just 95 times. but that does that mean 55 is due for a little more love?

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okay. topping the mix here this morning, there has been a study. trying to figure out something all rich people -- most rich medium have in common and it goes back to a pastime. a man intervieweded 1,200 rich peopople and said the wealthiest people the world over read. they self-educate by reading. we have a stack of books here. >> it's not playing powerball. >> it's not plang powerball. they self-educate. actually, what i took away from it really is that they educate themselves after college. they go to college but they ver stop their learning. >> like bill gates who never went to college and just kept reading. >> just reading and then we'll be smart. >> so it's simple as that. >> i liked it. also they don't watch a ton of tv, especially reality tv. >> only about an hour of tv a day.

>> so we know there's only one queen bey. beyonc p of course. but there's one woman trying to challenge that. take a look at this cringe-worthy video from national geographic. th is sarah mapeli. d she has about 1,000 bees on her person. she's stopless during this. and she says she does this to try help others conquer fears. she says they tingle a litittle bit, it's a little painful but it's sort of a performance art to help people go through this. they call her the bee queen, not to be confused with queen bey, of course. >> there's no way. i got stung by a bee lastear in the neck, by the way. that's insane. >> she could call you a wimp. >> probably. now i think to probably the best video you've seen in a really long time. thank you for wearing the anniversary hat back there. if you're a dog owner, you know exactly what these people are going through.

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ongoing is is that yellow and this morng on "world news now" -- el nino storms hitting the west. from the torrential downpours to snow and ice, causing an airline accident. the watches and warnings in the hours ahead. and breaking news, concern worldwide after north korea claims to have tested a hydrogen bomb this morning. the uproar and reaction coming in. and new this half hour, dangers of sleep deprivation. >> the medical research just this morning about insomnia. whose health is most in danger because they're not getting enough sleep? and later, in "the skinny," baby battle. bristol palin's newborn daughter born over the holidays. the little girl in the middle of a big custody dispute already on this wednesday january 6th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." and we do say good morning to you, everyone, on this wednesday. on the 24th anniversary of this little show we called "world news now."

>> still called that. >> it is. >> i'm kayna wtworth. i'm in for reena ninan. and we've been asking about why you watch this shohow. cannot wait to share your responses. >> and there are so many people who are up for different reasons. whether you're still partying or whether or n 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. >> t first majajor el ni storm of the season has brought record rain. nearly 1 1/2 inches of rain poured down on los a angeles, d more than two inches in pasadena alone. >> the rain triggered a collapse of part of the ceiling at a marriott hotel in sasan diego. and farther north the storms caused problems at the airport in spokane, washington. abc's rob marciano has that story. >> reporter: scary moments at spokane airport. a united flight bound for denver

skidding off an icy taxiway right into the snow. >> as we were turning to take off, we kind of just went sideways, kind of like driftfting in an airplane. >> reporter: passengers tweeting photos from the plane. thankfully, nonjuries. it's part of the same el nino-fueled system that's slamming the west. from the flooded bay area to van nuys. this man forced to climb out of his car above the rushing waters. at areas burned by wildfires, residents are shoring up homes in case of mudslides. abc's andrea peterers is in usa, california. >> take a look what this homeowner's done. boboarded uphe side of his home. seen mud a year ago. hoping this time with another storm on the way this house may be saved. >> reporter: meanwhile in the east after a record-eaking warm december a sudden burst of the coldest air so far this winter, even derailing this train near boston and taking this new yorker's breath away. >> i was shocked. i was like, the world's ending. that was my first thought. >> reporter: that cold air over

of north carolina. that cold north wind generating snow pretty much o off any lge body of water across the eastern third of the country. here on the upper west side of manhattan no snow up the hudson but certainly the coldest air of the season. will be short-lived. we'll see wind chills that will be again in the teens and 20s but then warming up. let's talk about the west coast. we have several storms lining up. had a hard-hitting storm come through on tuesday. wednesday similar timing with heavy rain from san francisco down to san diego and more waves of moisture coming in thursday, friday, and saturday. rob marciano, abc news, new york. and breaking news this morning. north korea claims it has tested its own hydrogen bomb. there's no confirmation from other countries, but a stronong seismic event was detect about five miles from the north korean nuclear test site. an hour later north korean state tv announced the test, saying it needs to protect itself from the evil threat of america. the national security council says the u.s. cannot accept north korea as a nuclear state.

move by president obama is threatening to further divide the nation over gun control. making an impassioned plea for a national sense of urgency, the president broke into tears while recalling mass shootings including newtown, connecticut. his plan bypasses congress. he says it will make it harder for criminals to get their hands on guns. >> and from every family who never imagined that their loved one would be taken from our lives by a bullet from a gun, every time i think about those kids it gets me mad.d. >> the national rifle association responded in a statement saying the president's proposals would not have prevented any of the horrific events he mentioned in his news conference. and ny republicans are calling the president's actions yesterday an abuse of his power. the alleged accomplice of

month's terror attack in san bernarardino wilbe arraigned today. anthe fbi wants the publicic's help in its investigation of that couple's every move, including an 18-minute period during which their whereabouts still remain a mystery. abc's brian ross has that story. >> reporter: the fbi knows when the attack began and almost everything until it ended, when the husband and wife terrororists, syed farook and tashfeen malik, were shot dead in their black suv. but in between, officials said there is an 18-minute mystery, an unaccounted gap in their whereabouts not detected by traffic cameras or witnesses. >> we have accounted for three hours and 42 minuteses of thei time. we are missing 18 minutes of their time. >> reporter: and the fbi made a plea for the public's help to solve the mystery, showing pictures of their vehicle. >> we want to ensure that if

that we don't already know about that we're able to fully investigate those matters. >> reporter: and t fbi also wants to know what happened to the hard drive removed from the killers' computer at their home the morning of the attack. the two were tracked to this san bernardino lake around 11:45 a.m. by the fbi. but a search by divers did not turn up the hard drive or any other evidence on the lake bottom. solving the 18-minute gap mystery is important for the fbi because agents believe that may be when the couple ditched the hard drive of their computer, the hard drive that could provide clues as to other targets that were possible or other people who were involved. brian ro, abc news, new york. >> wow. also to politics now. and donald trump's latest fighting words. the gop front-runner reprising his double-barreled attack on the clintons, saying that once again hillary lacks stamina while denying that that was a subtle suggestion that she is a member of thweaker sexex. as for her husband, trump said it would be interesting to ask

different -- if 's any different than bill cosby. >> he was impeached. he wasn't allowed to practice law. he settled for a tremendous amount o of money. i mean, there's 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 on moay saying the industry's business model is flawed. he said that if a bank is too big to fail it's too big to exist, and he promised to break them up during his first year as president. sanders also said that his rival, hillary clintonis too close to the financial industry and that her plan for refo does not go far enough. we have a health alert thi morning about lack of sleep and america's changing family dynamics. the cdc says that single moms are the most sleep deprived among all of us.s.

moms say they get less than seven hours of sleep a night, which is a significantly higher percentage than moms in a two-parent family. women living alone or even single dads are more likely to have more financial resources. >> and overnight workers are all single moms. sleep deprivation. burger king is raising the heat in a battle over cheap fast food. its new promotion now offers five items for four bucks. that cleleverly nad 5 for 4 al trumps wendy's 4 for 4 and answers mcdonald's new mcpicick 2 for 2, which is two for $2. for their four bucks burger king customers will get a bacon cheeseburger, french fries, chicken nuggets and a drink as well as chocolate chip cookie. and a gym membership hopefully along with it. >> oh, my gosh. >> no? this morning we're celebrating a very special day. it's our 24th anniversary. asking all of you to send in

past. >> we got some great responses including some fond memories featuring the former anchor team of paula faris and rob nelson submitted for your approval. their moment on food on a stick. >> this is something new from starbucks. >> what are they called? >> cake -- i was going to say cake balls. but that's not right. cake puffs? what are they called? >> here you go. cake pops. >> it's a little chilly in here. >> you want to try one? >> no. i'm a popsicle person. i'll tack a popsicle. why don't you try that corn dog? >> i'm not putting that in my mouth. >> comome on. >> heck, no. >> just the tip. not going to try that, paula? >> have a cake ball. >> i've e never se one. they look good, though. >> that's awesome. kayna doesn't know this, but we have apecial surprise guest. rob has decided to join us here in studio to mark the anniversary. hi, rob. >> oh, hey. >> hey, rob.

that's so creepy. that's so funny. >> it's just the tip of rob. >> oh, man. only paula could handle that so well. >> brian, what are some of the responses wee getting? >> yes, you guys on social media, we asked you to tell us why you're watching. we got some great responses. star harris tells us on facebook -- where am i? there i am. "i love the anchors. alall of the" >> there's a few. >> there are quite a few. >> maria ann smimith says mber one is for the laughs, number two is for the news. i get those other stations with their stuffy bing reports. yomake news fun. >> whoo. >> don't tell my parents i said that. >> oh, my god. how old is that person? >> you're getting mugs. >> you get a mug. >> y get a mug. >> i don't want to be a party pooper but at this hour i think i need espresso in this cup. >> more than just the water?

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for nnor cogan. he's in the blue shirt there. so watch what happens. this marlin -- oh. weighs almost 200 pounds. basically leapt out of the water there. he says as you watch closer he thought it was going to harpoon him. so his instinct maybe to duck and cover could have saved his life. >> wow. but did he ever get ththe fish? >> that is so scary. looks like it dove right off the other side. >> the one that got away. >> right. now to an urgent search for this woman seen robbing jewelry stores in at least five states. >> she's armed. she moves quickly. and may be ready to strike yet again. abc's steve osunsami with more about the suspect. >> rorter: police say she's armed and dangerous. the young woman with a gun and a five-fingered discount seen here on monday allegedly robbing her sixth jewelry store in the last several months. this one in north carolina. state and federal authorities are releasing surveillance video from what they say is her biggest robbery of all in panama city, florida on august 10th.

with nearly 400 grand in jewels. they say her m.o. is always the same, that she likes to take down outlet stores where she ties up the salespeople at gunpoint and then steals watches and diamonds, wearing gloves to prevent fingerprints. the day before in florida police say y this is r in the same store casing the joint, seen here wearing a black dress and looking directly into surveillance cameras. she's also accused of robbing stores in georgia, south carolina, and this one in tennessee on october 16th. the fbi says she's probably getting help from this man, seen with her in images from the first two robberies in georgia. >> there's definitely accomplices. they're going to do it again and they're going to get caught. >> reporter: now a u.s. jewelry store security association is offering a $10,000 reward, hoping someone might turn this young woman in. steve osunsami, abc news, decatur, georgia. >> our thanks to steve, and welcome back. coming up, the man who says he is the father of bristol palin's newborn daughter. and which hit show may soon

"the skinny" is next.g to an end? "the skinny" is next. skinny so skinny topping our "skinny" headadlines brtol palin and a potential custody battle over her neorn child. >> the 25-year-old daughter of former ve presidential

to a baby girl, sailor grace, right before christmas, but has been tight-lipped surrounding the identity of the father. tmz now reporting that dakota meyer, bristol's ex-fiance, has filed legal documents seeking joint custody of the three-week-old. >> well, their wedding was called off, you might recall, just days before it was scheduled to go on in may, and a month later she announced she was pregnant. there have been some reports that meyer is seeking child support, but his attorney tells nbc news that's not the case. the attorney adds that he simply seeks to be a part of his daughter's life. no word yet from palin on meyer's paternity claim. some insight now on why janet jackson is postptponing he "unbreakable" world tour. last week she asked for prayers on instagram when she told fans that she had no choice but to postpone the tour. >> jackson said she needed surgery. and now according to radaronline after that surgery janet's doctors have found a potentially cancerous growth on the 49-year-old's vocal cords. >> this is the second time she's

medical reasons. concert dates were also put on hold in october to give her voice a rest. the hit hbo series "girls" apparently has an end in sight. this is according to e! news. lena dunham's show will wrap after its sixth season. >> well, if you're a fan of the show, maybe you are not too sad. season 5 is about to premiere. if y've never seen the show here's a sample. >> my friend rachel is fully addicted to blueberry red bull. and she always tells me she hasn't had one. she tells me like with a blue tongue. >> i just don't think you understand the nature of female friendship. >> you're right. i don't. and i don't want to if it involves ignoring all logic and being totally hysterical. he is awesome. some great movies as well. over the past few years "girls" has become a huge success loved by fans and critics alike, winning a golden globe, an emmy and top honors in the u.k., a bafta, for its sharp take on the lives of a group of

the show's creator and star neither confirmed nor denied the conclusion of the series. big fan. next, "star wars: the force awakens" closing in on "avatar's" record as the highest-grossing film of all time. but merchandise makers are under fire for apparent oversight when it comes to the movie's main character, rey, played by daisy ridley. perhaps because she's a woman. just saying. >> fans are calling out monopoly for not including rey as one of the four main pieces in the board game. the characters they do have are all male including new characters finn and kylo ren and favorites luke skywalker, darth vader. hasbro, the maker of monopoly, said in thr decision they didn't want to give away any major spoilers. yeah, right. yeah, right. you're not at all upset about this? >> but darth vader's in there. >> darth vader, what the heck is he doing there? >> imakes sense. first of all, i haven't seen the movie, so no spoilers. >> i feel like he would be a popular monopoly piece. >> that is true.

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many of you if you're like me you're lost without your android or iphone device. but a popular new year's resolution is to stop wasting time on your phone. >> exactly. after you download your kemoji. one woman is going on a digital diet and we can all learn a lot from her experience. here's abc's mara schiavocampo. >> reporter: darla bunting has one ambitious new year's resolution. >> i'm giving up social media for an entire year. >> reporter: she's going on a digital detox. for the next 365 days darla vows noto use facebebook, insgram, snapchat, or twitter.

turn into hours just scrolling. >> reporter: the 30-year-old education entrepreneur says she was on social media for up to five hours a day and only realized how obsessed she was after giving it all up for one month last year. >> i'm walking to the bus stop, i pull out my phone. i needed a breakrom work, i pull out my phone and i'm scrolling. >> reporter: but this year she wanted a harder challenge. >> i have to be honest. it's not easy. i had to delete the apps off of my phone. >> reporter: levi felix is the founder of digital detox, a company that offers phone-free retreats to help people disconnect. >> our mission at digital detox is to help people reclaim their lives off the screen and gain mindfulness overow much they're using their devices and when it's okay to turn it off. >> reporter: the retreats offering activities like yoga, art, and medication. >> humans should be looking into themselves for happiness. and the moment we can start slowing down and say oh, i don't

coected to each other. >> reporter: as for darla, she has a long list of things to do in 2016 that don't include looking at her phone. >> i look forward to going to the gym, saving for a home, spending quality time with folks that i love most. >> reporter: mara schiavocampo, abc nenews, new rk. >> something to think about. >> just so you know we have a similar hipster retreat here in new york. it's called williamsburg.. same thing. by the way, you heard mara there. we do have to say congratulations to mara and tommy. and look at that. >> oh, my gosh. >> she gave birth to a baby boy, crcruz. very cute. i think sara haines is next. >> yeah. i think so. it's their second child for them, right?

so cute. good morning, everybody. i'm kayna whitworth. i'm in for reena ninan. >> and i'm kendis gibson. here are some of the top headlines we're following this morng on "world news now." just hours ago north korea claimed it has tested a hydrogen bomb. there's no confirmation from other countries as yet, just condemnation. north korea says it needs the bomb to protect itself from, quoting here, warmongers like the u.s. full details in a moment. tonya couch, the mother of the so-called affluea teen ethan couch, appeared for an extradition hearing in los angeles where she agreed to be sent to texas to face a felony charge for allegedlyelping her son skip out on his parole. >> the militia group occupying a remote government compound in oregon is vowing to stay until federal land is turned over to local ntrol. but the local sheriff says steps are beining taken hind the scenes to resolve this situation. and a new survey by the cdc shows that single moms are among

in america. with nearly half of them reporting that they get less than seven hours a sleep of night. those are some of our top stories on this wednesday january 6th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning, everyone. we're going to start this half hour with the breaking news that developed overseas. out ofof north kea. it claims it has tested a hydrogen bomb. >> and there's no confirmation from the u.n. or other countries. the u.s., though, keeping a close eye on this and says if it's true it's unacceptable. abc's yuki cho is in south korea. >> reporter: overnight the surprise announcement read on north korean sta tv. the secretive nation saying it conducted a perfect test of a hydrogen bomb. the news anchor talking about the north's sovereign right to protect itself from "evil warmongers like the united states." the hint of a test first came

was detected near the nation's nuclear testing facilities. unlike in the past north korea did not give an advance notice to the international community. 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. the international condemnation to tay's test was swift. japan's prime minister saying this morng, "we absolutely cannot allow this." the u.n. called it a grave threat to security and a likely breach of an international treaty. the major concern for the u.s., with advanced missile technology, in theory north koa could possibly hit the mainland united states. but u.s. officials are skeptical. north korea has often bluffed over what they have, and there's no way to confirm today's claims. juhi cho, abc news, seoul, south korea. a developing story this morning, the first major el nino storms are hitting the west.

torrential rains that are flooding roads, triggering mudslides, and inundating entire communities. nearly an inch and a half of rain fell over los angeles. pasadena got more than two ches. we want to show you a scene inside a hotel. this is in san diego. the torrential rains too much for the roof of the marriott. it collapsed the ceiling there, flooding the lobby. there were no injuries reported. the thing is the worst might yet to have come. moretorms threaten the west coast in the next few hours. here is paul williams at accuweather. paul, good morning. >> thanks, kendis, kayna. well, it's all about el nino and the effect that he's having on e west coast. we have a strong jet along with ththe moistu building up. and we'll have a continuous series of storms pushing through that will set the stage for flash flooding. we'll have snow levels dropping down to the 4,000-foot level and high surf as a result of that. now, what we'll have is higher temps actually throughout the northeast. wednesday going into thursday. high pressure system will slide

it will allow for the mild air to finally overtake the entire northeast and give us a break from that single-digit weather. and towards the central partf the cntry we're looking for a surge of moist air that's going to overtake and cause problems with flash flooding along the coastal region of texas and reaching up toward oklahoma city. kendis? kayna? >> our thanks to paul.l. the next round of trials in the death of freddie gray begins in baltimore next week. cesar goodson drove the van in which gray died. he's charged with h manslauger. but 9 first baltimore police officer to be brought to trial says he cannot be forced to testify, pleading the fifth. william porter's first trial ended in a hung jury. a retrial is set for june. the fbi is trying to solve a mystery from last month's terror attack in san bernardino. they've accounted for all but 18 minutes of the terrorist couple's time. during the hours between the attack and the fatal shootout with police. the fbi thinks that that might be when they got rid of their computer's hard drive. so it's asking for the public's

to washington now and hoping to stem what many call america's rising tide of gun violence. president obama coming under fire for his controversial executive action on gun control. but even as he broke into tears, critics are calling the president's move an abuse of power. here's abc's kenneth mouton. >> 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.. thr 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 requirining all gun dealers to be licensed. the president also plans to overhaul the fbi's background check system and calls for increasing the use of mental

>> this isot a plot to take away everybody's guns. you pass a background check, you purchase a firearm. >> reporter: the nra tweeted the prpresident'plan will do nothing to improve public safety. gop reaction was safe. callinit an attack on the second amendment. house speaker paul ryan said, "rather than focus on criminals and terrorists, the president goes after the most law-abiding of citizens." >> president obama's executive actions limiting gun rights will restrict our law-abiding citizens. >> these orders today i believe are not worth the paper they are written on. >> if there'an issue related to federal gun laws you ought to go to congress and try to forge consensus to make it happen. he cults have this power. >> reporter:r: the whi house believes it will survive any court challenge. tomorrow president obama will hit the road for a gun control town hall in virginia. kendis and kayna? donald trump is focusing his strongest criticism now on the democratic front-runner and it is a double-barreled attack.

hillary clinton lacks stamina while denying that's a subtle suggestion that she's a member of the weaker sex. as for her husband, trump said it would be interesting to ask bill clinton if he's any different than bill cosby. okokay. let's talk about the democrats because bernie sanders is focusing his strongest criticism at the financial industry, telling wall street t that gre is not good. in a fiery speech in new york he promised to break up the big banks during the first year of his presidency. abc's cecilia vega was there. >> reporter: senator bernie sanders, the democratic socialist from vermont, drawing those massive crowds and twice as many donors as present obama had at this stage in 2008, also beating clinton in the polls in his own back yard, new hampshire. in new york sanders bringing his fight against corporate amererica directly to wall street's front door. >> if a bank is too big to fail, it is too big to exist.

dismantle the nation's biggest banks and financial firms within the first year in office. we met up with the senator. [ applause ] >> thank you. >> reporter: the mob of supporters there every step of the way. you sound like you despite corporate america. u sounded angry. >> what i despise is the greed, is the contempt. >> reporter: so i asked about that pledge to break up those banks deemed too big to fail. >> a lot of people are going to hear this promise from you today and say there is no way, it hasn't been done before, this sounds like an election year promise. how can you really do this? >> when enough people demand change, we get change. that is the history of america. this is the history of the civil rights movement. of the women's movement, of the gay movement. of any mement that has brought about change. >> reporter: one more promise from bernie sanders. he told me he hopes donald trump wins the republican nomination. he promises to beat him in general election by 15 to 20

cecilia vega, abc news, new york. >> cecilia, thank you. americans are buying new cars at a record rate. nearly 17 1/2 million cars were sold nationwide in 2015. that breaks a record set 15 years ago. and analysts predict that if fuel prices remamain low ather record can be set this year. by the way, the ford f-150 pickup remains the hottest seller. that's 34 years in a row. >> okay. good job. we've barely finished off the christmas cooks as yet. or dessert. but believe it or not, today kicks off mardi gras season. >> mardi gras. >> the 12th day of christmas marking the feast of kings. so of course you have to bring on thehe king ca. it is the most glorious tradition. i love it. they're elaborate cakes braided with sin wiwith cinnan and plastic. there's either a plastic like that one or a porcelain baby that is baked inside. >> little baby jesus. >> so the person lucky enough to

the luck and prosperity of millions and is responsible for throwing the next mardi gras party. and purchasing next year's cake. >> i love king cake. i love new orleans. i got married in new orleans. we had king cake a few days before. >> is it a different texture than just regular little pound cake i'll get fromom starbuc in. >> yes. it's just the most glorious thing in the world. plus the food in new orleans is top notch. sow wouldn't expect any less from king cake, right? >> yes. sorry i asked. >> don't let the colors fool you. cocoming up 's the 24th anniversary of "world news now." we have some surprises as we celebrate. and also ahead, the controversial hit show on netflix getting so much buzz. why "making a murderer" is maki some people angry. also a test drive that could have cost a car salesman his life. what he did to save his own life after getting locked in a trunk. you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" weather.

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let's end this. the cdc is taking new aim on ads for electronic cigarettes. for more than a generation there's been a ban on tv commercials and other types of marketing for regular cigarettes. but there are no restrictions on ads for e-cigarettes. a recent survey indicated about 7 out of 10 kids say they've seen an e-cigarette ad. cdc officials worry e-cigarettes may hook a whole new generation on nicotine. in the meantime, a routine test drive took a wild turn on monday. this was crazy. when the car salesman was beaten up and then shoved into the trunk. >> two armed suspects still on the loose as the salesman talks about the terrifying ordeal. kaitlyn mccully from our houstonon station is working the story. >> i pulled over. they tried to steal the car.

nursing a bruised and bloody face after he survived a kidnapping during a car test drive. >> they hit me. they put me in the trunk. >> reporter: martinez was working at a gilman car dealership when he says a man came in wanting to test drive the dodge challenger. martinez made a copy of the man's driverer's licen according to company policy and they left the parking lot. then the suspect pulled thcar over, hit mamartinez a stuffed him in the trunk. >> he hit me. they thought they knocked me out. but they didn't. they left the trunk open. i jumped out. i started fighting. then another guy pulled a gun. he dropped it. i picked it up and shot at him. >> reporter: according to police, a possible thirdrd sususpect pulled up and loaded the injured suspect and another man into a car and drove away. police found martinez walkin alonong the si of the road and took him to the hospital. but let's rewind for a minute. martinez had his cell phone with

>> called the cops. let them know what kind of car i was in, what description it was. >> reporter: to demonstrate what he was able to do while locked inside the trunk, i climbed inside the back of a dodge challenger. okay. so he knewew this lah was in here, and it glows in the dark. you can see it right there. but before he did that he pulled out his phone and he knew that there was a find my iphone app on his phone. he made sure to hide his phone inside the trunk before pulling the release latch to get out. he saved his life and helped police find the car the suspects ditched. >> i'll keep working. >> reporter: the next step for police, finding those suspects. >> our thanks to kaitlyn mccully from our houston station with that report. >> what an unbelievable story. >> talk about a bad day at work. geez. >> hopefully he's going to be on the mend soon. but man, that is an unbelievable story up and down.

those guys soon, the ones responsible. coming up, "making a murderer." the popular netflix series face a backlash. >> claims filmmakers left out critical information about the murder mystery itself. we'll talk about that and a whole lot more, up next. you're watching "world news now." i believe believe we're still worth the fight you'll see there's hope for this world tonight i believe, i believe yeah

tt2wat^(@%4 bt@q9op tt2wat^(@%4 "a@q)c4 tt2wat^(@%4 bm@q"h8 tt4wat^(@%4 " dztq l> this has be controversial. but another key player says the show isn't very accurate. the story now from abc's linzie davis. >> reporter: the netflix series "making a murderer" has hundreds of thousands in an uproar after watching the story of steve avery, who was freed after spending 18 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit. not long after, avery is arrested for the murder of theresa hallbeck, a young photographer whose charred remains were found on his property. >> he wanted us to help him get rid of the body. >> reporter: the series showcases riveting courtroom testimony questioning the state's evidence against avery and his then teenage nephew.

it. >> reporter: the defense attorneys suggest he was framed. >> you're hearing the evidence of the conspiracy. >> reporter: avery and his nephew were convicted of halbach's murder and sentenced to life in prison. >> nothing in your life suggests that society would ever be safe from your behavior. >> reporter: now outraged viewers want them freed. more than 0,000 people have signed a petitioon change.org and anher 30,000 are asking for a presential pardon for avery and his nephew. >> we wanted to present asany sides as we could. but at the same time we also wanted to tell a compelling story. >> reporter: but in a statement to abc news, prosecutor ken krantz alleges important evidence was left out of the documentary, evidence like avery had drawn a torture chamber while in prison. that avery called the victim's job to specifically request halbach the day she died. and that he called her cell phone three times, twice using the star 67 feature to hide his identity.

and accuracy. >> from my perspective i it's a fair representation of what we witnessed going on and that the prosecution and the victim's family have voices in the series. we hear them talking about how they're feeling. we hear the prosecutor talking about why he thinks his case is strong. >> reporter: when abc news approached netflix, we were told there was no further comment. linzie davis, abc news, new york. >> wow. that is so interesting. i haven't started watching it yet. but i will. >> yeah, it's been very, very popular. and it's sort of like -- it's really gone viral. i was watching some of the reaction to this. mindy kaling tweeting about it, saying "make a murdereor the first serial. i neneed to kn which murder thing to be obsessed with." >> oh, no. >> putting it all in perspective. >> her perspective, yeah. >> and levity. we're celebrating a big day over here. >> the birthday of "world news

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okay. is that really yanni music? >> yeah. original. >> wow. yanni of course best known as linda evans'x. that's right. it's birthday time. >> i like that your hat's off to the side. >> in fact, 24 years of "world news now." and to celebrate we've got all the party favors -- >> yeah. love it. >> cakes, giant mugs, cutouts, and the ghosts of past anchors. how about this cake from magnolia bakery? it looks pretty good. >> it looks amazing. >> yeah. another special treat for all you insomniacs. an early version of the "worldld you've got a string -- >> it tickles. heralds the arrival of the

so here's a special montage of some of our favorites over the years. da, da, da, da, da, da politics and foreign wars all the weather, all the scores that's the world news polka biness news from london town nightline pieces we cut down that's the world news polka it's late at night you're wide awake and you're not wearing pants so grab your world news now mug and everody dance hey have some fun, be a pal >> you may have noticed some celebrities in there. and weiral yankovic. but we're happy to say that last year we landed our biggest polka get yet. a very experienced talent yet. very green. kermit the fg. here with the "world news now" maestro barry mitchell who has been at the heart and soul of the showow from thvery beginning, 24 years ago.

i like the banjo. who doesn't like a good polka? i get a lot of e-mails from people that love the polka. we're also giving away our "world news" mugs for all of you wawatching rht now. >> i'm still caught up on you going who doesn't like a good polka. >> who doesn't like a good polka? >> yeah. of course. and our social feed moninitor. brian. >> he has some good stuff. >> we've got a lot of things going on. you had me at world news polka, says jess langston. >> hey, jess. >> lynn says you help me pass the night away with tears of laughter instead of tears of frustration. sorry, lynn, not sure what's going on. >> oh, no. >> y get a mug -- >> he wasn't good for you anyway. >> and you know, everyone is just saying great things. we thank all of you, our facebook fans. happy birthday to us. it's your birthday too. >> it's your birthday.

>> you get a mug. this morning on "world news now," controversial and tearful. >> the president's executive order bypassing congress, demanding changes in gun sales. his emotional announcement while surrounded by survivors of gun vience. political fight. donald trump's attacks on bill and hillary clinton mping up even more while hillary's challenger, bernie sanders, makes a major campaign promise. brereaking overnight. north korea test a nuclear bomb more powerful than anything the nation has tested before. new reaction and why north korea sayst had no choice. and later, tonight's powerball jackpot, your chance to win $450 million as tickets sell rapidly. does the quickck pick rely give you a better chance? it's wednesday, january 6th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." that really is the defining

quick pick or your own numbers? yes. >> i don't know. i i feel likyou do quick pick. >> just because it's easy and it's quick. but we'll find out whether or not it brings you better odds of winning $450 million. >> so much riding on it. but good morning to all of you. i'm kayna whitworth. i'm in for reena ninan. >> i'm kendis gibson. it is also a really, really big day around here. it is the 24th anniversary of "world news now." so we're going to party like we're 24. >> oh, those were the days. those were the days. >> we're sharing your favorite moments all morning long. brian has his skrillex beats going on in his head. >> dances like a true white guy. [ laughter ] >> he's got those movoves going. yeah. sadly, i dance like a true white guy, too. >>o. >> sorry. but i can swim. all right. let's get started with the news of this half hour. president obama's controversial

>> he really made a passionate call for a national sense of urgency. the president actually broke into tears as he bypassed congress to push his gun safety agenda that he says will make it harder for criminals to get their hands on guns. >> but critics call his action executive overreach. here's abc's pierre thomas. >> reporter: the president making headlines for more than his controversial move, but his tears as well. >> and from every family who never imagined that their loved one would be taken from our lives by a bullet from a gun, every time i think about those kids it gets me mad. >> reporter: those children the victims of sandy hook.

untless shooting rampages. he remembers them all and the daily carnage as well. >> and by the way, it happens on the streets of chicago every day. [ applause ] >> reporter: when a tear was coming down his face and -- what did you think when you saw that? >> i thought that was authentic. i think he's met his fair share of survivors like us. >> reporter: but his tears drawing fire, too. mr. obama taking executive action on his own, narrowing the loophole that allows weapons to be bought without a background check at gun shows and online. hiring more agents to conduct background checks. and asking congress for $500 million to provide better access to mental health services.s. but opponents werequally determined. the national rifle association issued a statement saying "the proposals would not have prevented any of the horrific events he mentioned." and gop presidential candidates were denouncing the president's actions. >> president obama's executive actions limiting gun rights will restrict our law-abiding citizens.

are not worth the paper they are written on. >> if there's an issue related to federal gun laws, he ought to go to congress and try to forge consens to make it happen. he doesn't have this power. >> reporter: one of the country's most intractable issues for which there are no easy a answers. pierre thomas, abc news, at the white house. also now this morning there is a new 18-minute gap mystery involving the terror couple who carried out the san bernardino attacks. investigators know almost everything about that shooting, when it began, when the terrorist couple were killed in that shootout with police, but there's this period the fbi cannot account for and it wants the public's help. what were syed farook and tashfeen malik during those 18 mints? >> they want to make sure if they made cocontact wi anyone we don't already know about that we're able to fully investigate those matters. >> so authorities believe that gap may be when the couple ditched their computer's hard drive. alleged accomplice enrique

arraignment. breaking news overnight. north korea claiaiming it ccessfully tested a hydrogen bomb this morning. the first indicaon was a seismic event about five miles from north korea's nuclear test site. then an anchorwoman appeared on tv confirming the test on state television saying there were no negative effects on the environment. she added north korea has a sovereign right to protect itself from warmongers like the u.s. the race for the white house getting complicated. donald trump takining on bot hillary and bill clinton but also ted cruz, who's nipping at his heels. and then nipping at hillary's heels, bernie sanders with a big speech on banks. abc's brandi hitt with the roundup. >> reporter: donald trump doubling down and targeting both clintons. from this interview with msnbc -- >> hillary called me sexist.

well, yoyour husba's campaigning, it's open season. >> reporter: asking if t there's a difference between bill clinton and bill cosby's sex scandal. you'd almost have to ask bill clinton that problem, that question. it would be a very interesting question to someday ask him. there's certainly is a lot of very strong charges against him and that's pretty bad stuff. >> reporter: the former president is now out campaigning for his wife while she hits the trail hard in wa, giving this response to msnbc's "hardball." >> we should not reward people who use inflammatory rhetoric. >> thank you. >> reporter: meantime, her democratic opponent bernie sanders is drawing large crowds as he vows to break up the nation biggest banks. >> it's going to be a white house which is prepared to take on the greed of wall street, of corporate erica. >> reporter: both marco rubio and ted cruz are also in iowa with trump now taking aim at cruz's canadian birth to an american mother, telling the "washington post" it's a very precarious issue. >> i tweeted out a r response

about my natural-born citizenship. it was a link to fonzie jumping the shark. and i think i'm going to let my response stick with that tweet. >> reporter: brandi hitt, abc news, los angeles. and one more political note for you. an announcement from t the republican south carolina governor nikki haley will deliver the gop's response after president obama's state of the union address next tuesday. haley made waves when she called for the confederate flag to be removed from the state house grounds after the massacre at mother emmanuel church in charleston. a chicago-area christian college now wants to fire a head scarf-wearing professor. laurisia hawkins made headlines last month when she started wearing the hijab to show solidarity with muslims. had she got into trouble with her employer was when she declared that christians and muslims worship the same god. wheaton college says that is not within its line of view. a u.s. marine is accused of

sara mutschlechner was a university of north texas student acting as the designated driver for friends after a party. police say that shots were fired at her car and marine corporal eric jamal johnson is respononsible. johnson was arrested at his military base in arizona. we're going to turn our attention to the weather, extreme weather in the west. the first major el nino storm of the season has slammed california with record rains. flooding roads, stranding motorists. inundating buildings as well and turning back yards into raging rivers. up to 3 2 inches of rain predicted to fall across the coastal and valley areas of southern california through saturd. with 5 inches falling in the mountain areas. not good at all. and in san diego the torrential rains were too much for the roof of this marriott hotel. collapsing the ceiling and flooding the lobby. fortunately no injuries reported in this one and the worst may still be yet ahead. more storms threaten the west coast in the hrs ahead. we turn to paul williams at accuweather.

>> thank you, kayna, kendis. well, we have some el nino-inspired storms. and helped along with this jet ststream, i will keep it very much wet throughout the southern california area. the moisture surge and t that strong jet, that combination is going to bring a serious and significant amount of misery f the west coast in the form of flash flooding around the los angeles area, as far north as san francisco, and over toward the east we'll have the warm mild air running to the rescue. high pressure moves out,t, warm air moves in. kendis, kayna. >> paul, thank you. 2015 pretty good year for amazon. the online retail giant says customers ordered more than 23 million items on cyber monday from businesses selling on amazon. that is 40% more than the previous year. amazon also says it shipped more than a billion items as part of its fulfillment by amazon service. i'm so responsible for like 60%

i'm sure. yeah. me as well late at night. totally sober working on amazon. today is very special day here for all of f us, as y know. it is the anniversary of this very show you're watching right now. >> i think that's so cool. so how old is "world news now," you might ask. kendis is leaving already. >> oh, no, no. >> okay. sorry. if the show is a person it's old enough to drive. it's old enough h to vote. my hat doesn't fit in the screen or on my head. >> wow. or if it was a taylor swift song you'd be singing you're feeling 24 >> she's going to have one of those, you know it. just shove it down. by the way, we asked you to celebrate, all of you insomniacs

we wanted you to share your favorite memories on social media. we dug up an old but a goodie. nearly 20 years ago. >> the tickle me elmo was a thing on the anchor desk. [ laughter ] >>hat is going on with elmo? >> elmo. please. >> i didn't know elmo did that. >> okay. this is "world news now." [ laughter ] >> so elmo's still doing that. by the way, in honor of this big day we're asking you on social media a simple question. so cute. why are you watching us? >> why? >> don't get us wrong. we appreciate every single viewer. and both of you know who you are. but it's the middle of the night. so like really, dudes, tell us on facebook, twitter, instagram, , ane-mail. >> we already got some responses. by the way, some really good ones. we're giving away mugs.

>> how does this not fit -- >> it looks beautiful. all right. coming up in "the mix," the number-one pastime of the rich. any idea what it is? >> i believe it's wearing hats ke this. also tonight's $450 million powerball jackpot. should y go with your trus numbers or do the quick pick? and new details about the affluenza teen and his mom and the time theyy spent in mexico. did the fugitives go to a strip club? join our 24-year anniversary fun on wnnfans.com and on twitter @abcwnn. you're watching "world news now."u're watching "world news now." but these liquid gels are new. mucinex x fast max it's the same difference. these are multi-symptom. well so are these. this one is max strength and fights mucus. that one doesn't. uh...think fast! you dropped something. oh...i'll put it b back onhe shelf...

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the 20 or so militia members occupying a deral compound in oregon say they will not leave until there is a plan for local control of federal lands. there's no visible law enfoemenpresence near the remote spot. but the local sheriff says steps are being taken behind the scenes to resolve the situation, also saying that the occupiers wi eventually face justice. there's a new development in the case of the so-called affluenza teenager who was detained in mexico. the mexican lawyer for 18-year-old ethan couch has visited with his client but has refused to tell the media whether couch will be returning to the u.s. for trial. couch and his mother were apprehended in mexico last week after he violated his probation in a drunk driving crash that killed four people.

u.s. and appeared for an extradadition heing in los angeles yesterday. >> tonya couch has agreed to be sent from california to texas to face a criminal charge of hindering apprehension. abc's matt gutman is on the case. >> reporter: when ethan couch visited this mexican strip club last month, sources tell abc news he brought someone with him. his mother. staff at the harem strip club say the 18-year-old affluenza teen proceeded to order beer after beer. and when his mother left, he stayed for lap dances in the vip room, ultimately racking up a $1,000 bill. when he couldn't pay it, sources say a waiter brought him to this resort, where his mother also didn't h have the sh. he left his rolex as collateral. he's now in this mexican detention center. his lawyer meeting him for the first time. >> everything's okay. >> reporter: his mother whisked to the u.s. in a los angeles courtroom waiving her right to fight

politely answering the judge's questions. >> yes, i do. >> our biggest conce is this has become less about the law and whether she broke the law and more about retribution. >> reporter: tonya's attorney says her client has broken no texas law. >> it's been a hard fall for the suburban mom. she hasn't been allowed to change her clothes since she was taken fr mexico on wednesday. and herttorney tells me she will likely remain in texas because she won't be able to make that million-dollar bail. ma gutman, abc news, los angeles. coming up in our next half hour, on the run, the brazen thief wanted across five states for stealiling thousds in jewelry. tying up her victims at gunpoint and sporting a different look while she cases the stores ahead of time. but first, hacking the jackpot. you n't really do that. but there are some things you should know about obsessing that massive powerball payday.

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luck be a lady tonight luck be a lady tonight i'd love to meet that lady tonight because there's certainly a lot of luck involved with the lottery. filtlter. but is it better to go with -- >> i know. >> -- your numbers or y your hand with the quick picks? >> i'd just like you to assume it is a lady winning. i'm all about. >> frank said it. >> i know, he did. how much might you come away with if you take the cash opti? these questions and more now handled by abc's nick watt. >> reporter: a $2 ticket gets you in t t game buwhich snubs well, 26 has been drawn 266 times. 55 has been drawn just 95 times. but that does that mean 55 is

only 30% of you pick your own numbers anyway. 70% buy quick picks. and either way your odds of winning are the same pennsylvania is the winningest state. 17 jkpot tickets sold since 2002. if you win and take if all at once after tax we're talking maybe $165 million cash. that's 8 825 condoin boca or 8 lear jet 85s. thank you. and i'm in the game. you may never see me again but chances are you will because the odds of this ticket winning are 1 in 292 million. nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >> i still want to play powerball, though. >> still want to play powerball. we have our powerball ticket. he went out to buy his ticket. take a look. >> i have an excxcuse for is. >> what is it? camera 1. can you see it? >> i saw $450 million -- >> he bought mega millions instead. million -- >> he bought mega millions instead. [coughing] [coughing]

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beyonce. of course. but there's one woman trying to challenge that. take a look at this cringe-worthy video from national geographic. this is sah mapeli. and she has about 1,000 bees on her person. she's topless during this. and she says she does this to try to help others conquer fears. she says they tingle a little bit, it's a little painful but it's sort of a performance art to help people go througthis. they call her the bee queen, not to be confused with queen bey, of course. >> there's no way. i got stung by a bee last year in the neck, by the way. that's insane. >> she could call you a wimp. >> probably. now i think to probably the best video you've seen in a really long time. thank you for wearing the anniversary hat back there. if you're a dog owner, you know exactly what these people are

when they come home, their couch totally torn apart. that's bad enough, right? then what? their husky is stuck inside the coucuch with i head sticking out. apparently had chahased a moe in through the couch and tore it apart and d then gottuck. by the way, the husky is just fine in all of this. it's one thing to lose your couch, but it's another thing to have your dog -- >> they still have a mouse problem. real quickly there's been this ongoing debate on how to wear pants, how dog wear pants. you have this debate that's been going on -- >> not a debate. neither of those work. >> muddy mutts, a canadian dog clothing company, has come up with this, the definitive excuse. it's both, a little bit of both. a four-legged pair for your dog. the only other debate that's ongoing is is that yellow and white or blue and black? i think it's blue and black.

>> i see blue and black pants. making news in america this morning, breaking overnight, north korea claiming to have tested a nuclear weapon, its most powerful yet. nations around the world condemning the claims. the u.s. reacting ovovernight. we're in seoul with the latest. severe weather, the parade storms pounding the west coast. record rainfall already causing floods and forcing a hotel roof to collapse. new restrictions. president obama wiping away tears getting emotional as he recalled the nation's mass shootings and taking action on gun control without congress. and court confrontation. a high school coach not agreeing with a call and apparentntly taking it out on the ref. good wednesday morning. i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm kayna whitworth in for ena nan. and we start with that breaking news.

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 annououncement ad 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 the u.n. called it a grave threat to security and a likely breach of the international

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 korea's ally china says it had no prior knowled 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 record-setting torrential rains. roads turning into rivers, even washing away an entire block's worth of garbage. look at that. abc's lana zak with the latest now.w. >> reporter: torrential downpours in wildomar, california, have turned this backyard into a a terfall.

the california coast turning streets into strea 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, i'm fine until i felt my car slightly lift off, and i just felt all the water, and then i was like, i can't move. >> reporter: the water too heavy for so many roofs s surprisi 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. >> we've got the cat box a the stuff ready to go, it goes in the car, and we're gone. >> reporter: el nino has also cocontributeto the near record flooding in the south and

and after a record-breaking warm enend to 201 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 i images the fromom uthern california. and another picture to show you right now, the radar picture that first wave of stms slamming southern california is now moving through southern nevada and arizona. >> and then you see, though, right on its heels another wave of storms clclosing inn nearly 700 miles of california coastline, as well a 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 h to bypass congress and push his own gun safety agenda that

power. abc's 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 te 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 be licensed. the president also plans to overhaul the fbi's background check system and calls for ineasing the use of mental health information for checks. >> this is not a plot to take away everybody's 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 aattack on the second amendment. >> president obama's executive

restrict our law-abiding citizens. >> these orders today, i believe, are not worth t paper they are written on. >> if there's an issue related to federal gun laws, then he ought to go to congress to forge consensus to make it happen. he doesn't 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 presidential race now and donald trump's latest fighting words. the gop front-runner is reprising his double-barreled attack on the clintons saying once again that hillary lacks stamina but denying that's 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 wasn't allowed to practice law. he settled for a tremendous ount of money. i mean, you know, there's a lot of things going on there.

fellow republican ted cruz saying his canadian birth was a prececarious iue. cruz is challelenging trp the polls,ow neck and neck with him in califnia. as for the d democratsbernie sanders blasted wall street in a fiery speech saying greed is notot good. the democrat said the industry's business model is fraud. sanders said if a bank is too big to fail, it's then too big to exist and promised to break them up during his first year as president. abc's 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

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resources. police in langhorne, pennsylvania, were called to a hihighchool basketball gam 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 a the nba. >> here's stan and neil at espn. >> he's stan, i'm neil. we're 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, f four triples, 9 of 14 from the floor and wound up with 36 points for the game

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die weave that report. >> reporter: they came out in mbers. >> 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 w won't eve see this again probably, right? >> reporter: to get a glimpse at a piece of history as archaeologists meticulously work to document what's uncovered. >> intesting to see what becomes of it. >> reporter: according to the city's archaeologists francine bromberg it's rghly 50 feet long which they believe may only be a third of the hull of a vessel. >> from the point of view off understanding ship building practices in the past this is an extremely important find. >> reporter: she says iwas 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 wasn't

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 wor how excited we are to find -- to get this find on the waterfront. >> reporter: in alexandria, die an diane cho, abc news. that's what's making news in america this morning.