Morning Brief: January 6 2016

Last night North Korea announced that they detonated their first hydrogen bomb. According to the New York Times, the claim - if valid - would "drastically escalate the nuclear challenge" from the state. The announcement came after a detected 5.1 seismic event that occurred along the country's northeast coast. Read more.

Need To Know

North Korea says it has conducted hydrogen bomb test [CNN]

Tearful Obama outlines plan to curb gun violence [NY Times]

Wages to raise to $15 an hour for 50,000 New York City workers [NY Daily News]

More than a dozen troops stuck amid Afghan figherfight [Fox News]

Scores of German women attacked on New Years Eve [NY Times]

Weather

Sunny and a bit warmer with clouds developing in the evening. 41/27 [Full Forecast]

Sports

YESTERDAY

Rangers beat Dallas 6-2.

TODAY

Devils take on Montreal at 7:00PM.

Nets host Toronto at 7:30PM.

Knicks head to Miami to take on the heat at 7:00PM.

Today In History

Today in 1777 Washington set up headquarters in Morristown NJ.