House says the u. S. Cannot confirm a North KoreansHydrogen Bomb test, but it calling on the countrys leaders to abide by International Obligations and commitments. The surprise North Koreans state tv announcement called the event a perfect success, citing pyongyangs legal right to defend itself against u. S. Aggression. The real danger for the United States is whether or not north korea has intentions to demonstrate their capabilities as far as the pacific and certainly to threaten the u. S. Continent. Reporter news of the event came after a 5. 1 magnitude earthquake was deengted near a known north korea detected near a known north korea test site. South korea quickly condemned the debtonnation and called a Emergency NationalSecurity Council meeting. The countrys president told reporters the test is a threat on our peoples survival and future and a direct challenge if confirmed, this would be north koreas Fourth Nuclear test, the first was carried out in 2006. The unitedflations Security Council will meet United NationsSecurity Council will meet on this. Japan has deployed a Reconnaissance Aircraft to try to collect atmospheric samples and the u. S. Has its own aircraft in the area if it decides to do the same. Brian, thank you very much. Time for traffic and weather on the 2s. John, good morning. Good morning, chris, good morning, mary. Hi, everybody. We are going to see, well, better conditions today, warmer, still a little shy of what youd expect, but not as much wind, so that is some good news. Clear and 26 outside, and with that wind light, it feels like about 26 which is some good news as far as the wind chill. Scanning the skies, oarntion, it is going to be a pretty day today. Were going to see sunny size. Were waiting for some rain. That next chance of rain holding off now until friday night. Numbers for you hour by hour, a bit of a breeze, the wind chill feeling like 30 around lunchtime. Were approaching 40 today. Just a bit of a breeze, so wind chills hovering in the mid30s. Really close to where you should be this time of the year before we once again warm up, then turn wet. Hey, dont turn anything just yet because alex denis standing by. Reporter thanks, john. Good morning, everybody. If youre traveling heres a look at the live map. Some construction on the bridge until 5 00. If you stick with the goethals bridge as an alternate, a smoother ride for you. A live look in queens. Construction blocking a lane on the southbound side of the van wyck at hillside avenue. Delays now stretch back almost at a standstill to jewel avenue. The south tube of the queens midtown tunnel is closed for overnight repairs. Alternate side is in effect citywide and be safe, dont text and drive. Chris and mary rks back to you. Alex, thank you. Now to a developing story in the bronx, the search intensifies for a pregnant woman missing for days. She was last seen leaving cbs 2s Janelle Burrell is live from baychester where theres a very active police scene this morning. Reporter investigators have been out here all night and within the last hour and a half, the medical examiner has shown up on scene here. You can see them here behind us. Theyve actually pushed us further away from the house where an dreia carruth was last seen. Her family and friends say they are frantic for news. Detectives from the nypd crime scene unit overnight continuing their investigation inside andrea carruths home after a search by k9s for evidence. We miss her, we love her. Reporter friends and family of the 39yearold, five months pregnant, momtobe growing more concerned by the hour. We really want to find out what happened or what has happened. Reporter police say carruth was last seen sunday in her home on coursea avenue shortly before she was supposed to meet a friend for brunch. She never showed up. Investigators spent tuesday picture, also questioning her livein boyfriend at the house where she runs a small day care and preschool. She would not lead us through this, so she real estate not willingly out there shes not willingly out there. Just to hear the news is a loss. Reporter friends and loved ones anxiously waiting for carruth are praying her and her unborn baby are fine. Not only to find her, but to find her alive and well. Im very hopeful that shes going to come forth. Reporter back live you can see investigators still on scene here on the block where carruth lived with her boyfriend. At this point police say this is still considered a missing persons case, but her family this morning holding out hope that she is found safe. Reporting live this morning in the baychester section of the bronx, Janelle Burrell, cbs news. Thank you. The latest on the murder of a socialite. Death at wind swept farm. Police say the investigation has led to the arrest of two men who work there. Theyre accused of stealing 30,000 worth of and selling it. Police say theres no link between the arrest and the murder. A new york city cop will be sentenced taid for the shooting death of his wife. 44yearold kevin canty of queens pleaded guilty to first degree manslaughter. He was arrested in april of 14 after shooting Jessica Canty at their house in ozone park. The couples two children were home at the time. Canty is expected to receive a 25year sentence. An update as a man in a wheelchair gets arrested again. The District Attorney says Kelvin Dennison of queens tried to rob the t. D. Bank in sunnyside on monday, claiming he had a bond. The teller handed over the cash and he fled. Police say he was caught on surveillance camera robbing another bank. Ceremonies are being held Year Anniversary of the attacks on thecy teer cal newspaper Charlie Hebdo and a deli. Three plaques were unveiled honoring the 17 people who lost their lives when islamic extremists opened fire. The first plaque is hanging at charlie hebdiso headquarters. The second is nearby where a Police Officer lost his life trying to stop the gunman. And a third is at the kosher deli where different gunmen killed four people. Strong reaction this morning for and against new gun control measures implemented by president obama. We know we cant stop every act of violence, every act of evil in the world, but maybe we could try to stop one act of evil, one act of violence. Executive action announced at the white house requires more gun sellers to get licenses and expanding background checks. It calls for more mental funding atf agents and mor gun safety technology. If the president through authority, i will take immediate action to restrain him. Im not going to wait for a court order, im not going to wait for a order. Republican president ial candidates called the president a dictator and king who is trampling on the Second Amendment. Yesterdays frigid temperatures tested the citys new Code Blue Program to get the homeless off the streets. Overnight yesterday the city placed nearly 100 people in shelters or hospitals. Governor cuomos executive order requiring police to remove the homeless from the streets in subfreezing temperatures is now fully in effect. But city Officials Say it played no role in their outreach yesterday. Mayor de blasio named poa lasso as the new deputy mayor for health and human services. That agency is the one that oversees homeless services. It is now nearly 4 38. The 100 reasons youll want to grab a Peanut Butter ticket at some point today. Will amtrak run its northeast trains through nassau we get a sneak peek of some of plans that includes a new rail tunnel under the Long Island Sound. And the surgical treatment that is allowing a young hoops player to stay on the Court Despite having a debilitating disorder. Not as brutal today. Isnt that a nice way to start the day . Is coming up. Hey, 26 degrees really 12 degrees above yesterday. 4 41. Welcome back to cbs 2 news this morning. So are you feeling lucky . You have one in 292 million chance of winning tonights Peanut Butter jackpot. It is Powerball Jackpot. It is worth 400 million. Did you get your ticket yet . Lottery Officials Say ticket sales are strong. People yesterday and expect the same today. No one has won powerballs top prize since november 4th. Were in it. Well see what happens. John. What do you think . Time for weather and traffic on the 2s. Are you ready . Yes, i am ready. I am ready over here. I know youre over there. Watch this move. There you go. Zoom, zoom, zoom. And here comes big camera 2. Hey, i want to check in with our weather watchers. Or not. I guess we dont want to check in with the weather watchers. Theyre right here. They want to check in whats going on. No weather watchers, huh . There you go. Clear and 26. Hey, here we go, and, boom. Here we are. So lets see whats going on. Whoa singledigit readings still to the north. But heres a sweet 16 and a sweet little message from walter too, and thats why im wearing santa claus. It is three kings day today, so a Little Christmas celebrated in many cultures. So, yeah, feast of the epiphany, so youll be seeing still some Christmas Lights and 16 another reading here from tony. Tony some more recent history. Do you remember the blizzard of 96 and in 1925 John Delorean was born who was a good friend of my aunt of all people. And franky frankenhigh, dr. Franky fairn hate wants to re franker height, the space station will fly over the Crescent Moon at 5 27 this morning. Set your clocks, youre up early, and visibility has been great. Now lets talk about some of those other numbers. It is clear and 26. Winds out of the northwest at 3 miles an hour, relative humidity is at 44 . Few more readings for you. Again, youve got those single digit readings. Guy from sparta called. Hes excited, celebrating three kings day with gifts for all his coworkers today. 5 in the hamptons, though, thats the cool spot on the map. You compare these numbers to yesterday, though, yeah, with limited exception, its warmer and its the absence of the wind that acceleratates that. Yesterday we had wind chills at no, the wind chill right now is around 22 to 24 degrees. Thats the ballpark for 8 00. There wont be any big warmup between now and then. Lunchtime 34, feels like 29. And then this afternoon, were going to try to hit 40. I think the thermometer will stay right around 39. Scanning the skies, you can see its nice and quiet here. A bigger view for you shows High Pressure is in control today and that means bright sun and we anticipate quiet conditions all the way through end of the week. Clicking away the hours into thursday, thursday not a bad day, feeling warmer. Friday day okay, but then by friday afternoon watch for increasing clouds, and then were waiting for that wet weather. That takes over friday night. 39, about 10 degrees warmer with less wind. Itll feel better this afternoon. Feels better out the door right now. Chilly and quiet tonight, 29. And then tomorrow probably the pick of the week, right around 45 with less wind, pretty nice skies. Want to show you friday night, theres the rain. Morning, and then could be a soaker on sunday, but very mild before we see the numbers retreat into the middle part of next week. Its not time to retreat, its time to charge with alex. Reporter thanks, john. Good morning, everyone. Well, we have some subway issues for you this morning. Its due to a rail wisconsin. Forest hillsbound r trains are running on the d line from dekalb avenue to 34th street, Herald Square. Then is transfers over onto the m line from 34th street Harold Square to queens plaza. A little bit of a change for you this morning. A live look in queens, construction blocking the southbound side of the van wyck at hillside avenue. And unfortunately these delays are now back to jewel avenue with standstill traffic through the area. Construction on the southbound side of the fdr drive, lanes blocked from 106th street to 96th street and again from 79th street to 63rd street, but as you can see no real delays quite yet. West side highway is also moving well. Alternate side is in effect city wide and be safe, dont teps and drive. Chris, over to you. Heres a look at the stories making news today. Teen who used an affluenza defense in a drunk driving case is said to be sent from california back to texas. Tonya couch appeared in court yesterday. Ethan is being held in mexico where he and his mother were captured last week. Tonya is now facing a charge of hindering apprehension. The faa is investigating an accident in Spokane International airport in washington state. The United Airlines jet headed to denver slid off a taxiway yesterday. There were 175 people on board, no one was hurt. A judge has postponed todays schedule deposition of bill cosbys wife. Camille cosby can now appeal the order requiring her to be deposed by seven women who accused her husband of sexual assault. Theyve sued him for defamation tore calling them liars. On money watch, futures are down sharply this morning after mixed results and Little Movement on wall street yesterday following big losses that started the week. Tuesday saw the Dow Jones Industrial average gain back just 9 points. Nasdaq composite lost 11. Get your thumbs ready. Twitter may be expanding its 140character limit. The Technology NewsService Reports the social media giant is working on a product that would allow users to share longer content. Twitters founder and ceo neither confirmed nor denied it. But in a tweet jack dorsey wrote some user behaviors indicate they may enjoy having more characters. Automakers will report december sales figures later today. Experts believe the numbers will shatter the previous annual record of 17. 4 million vehicles sold in the year 2000. Low gas prices, easy credit and strong job growth are some of the reasons for the boost in sales. Happening today, Governor Cuomo will be at penn station reportedly to announce a Major Overhaul of the nations busiest train station. In the meantime federal Railroad Officials are proposing massive improvements to amtacks congested northeast corridor. One idea, an allnew route through the heart of long island. Cbs 2s Carolyn Gustaf has this exclusive story. Reporter by 2040 rail look a lot different. Amtrak passenger trains could be barreling through. This study by the federal Railroad Administration says the nations northeast corridor must improve. Much of it is over 100 years old, so were Building Infrastructure for our future. Reporter the options . Maintain, grow or transform the route from washington to new england. And one option traverses the heart of long island, extending amtraks high speed rail line from floral park east to 0 ronkonkoma, then north to port jefferson, continuing through a new Long Island Sound rail tunnel. 75 trains per day, linking long island to boston. The 160 mile per hour trains would require new tracks and the report mentions a new network of tunnels and embankments, elevated tracks and trenches. One section right here along garden citys famed stewart avenue. Time is running out for public what are you talking about . I never heard of this before. The public is really going to have a screaming fit. Theres a lot of local governments that are going to be caught blindsided. Of course its feasible. They do this all over europe. The chinese are doing it all over china. Reporter long islands one and only public hearing is next week and federal planners say nothing yet is etched in stone. We want to hear whats most important. What are the deal breakers . What are the things that matter the most . Reporter a preferred option will be selected by springtime. In garden city, long island, Carolyn Gustaf, cbs 2 news. That would be very interesting, huh, a lot of money. It may clear up some of that congestion. Thats for sure. 4 49. Still to come, a young hoops player who doesnt know the meaning of the word quit. Plus a look at two galaxies from far, far away. The amazing images from space. And well get you a check 2s right after this. Living well your immune system works hard to keep you top of your game. You can support it by eating healthy, drinking fluids, and getting some rest. And you can combine these simple remedies with airborne. No other leading immunity brand gives you more vitamin c. Plus it has a specially crafted blend of 13 vitamins, minerals and herbs. So when you want to support your immune system, take airborne, and enjoy living well. Sight captured by the nasa space hubble telescope. These are two galaxies merging into one. Scientists first thought it showed an abnormal galaxy, but further information shows its two galaxies that collided and are now becoming a single structure. The new galaxy is located about 230 million lightyears from earth. A prenup just to make sure . Those are mine, those are yours. Its like the force is awakening. Its crazy. You can actually see darth out there. I thought i saw darth, yeah. Heres the deal, our favorite star, the sun, is obviously a player. I mine, yesterday we saw i mean, yesterday we saw beautiful, brilliant sun. Today therell be less wind, so lots of sun and a little bit of temperature relief. 40s