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EDM Wednesday Briefing: San Bernardino Help Needed, North Korea “H-Bomb” Test, Suspicious Package, California Weather

EDM Wednesday Briefing January 6, 2016: FBI asking for timeline assistance from San Bernardino shooting, North Korea reports a successful test of a hydrogen bomb, officials indicate seismic waves too small for “H-Bomb,” suspicious package left at door of German Chancellory, El Niño storms has California officials concerned.

FBI Asks Public for Help With 18 Minute Gap on Day of San Bernardino Attacks

  • Investigators are [link url=”http://www.sbsun.com/general-news/20160105/fbi-asks-for-help-with-san-bernardino-mass-shooting” title=”reaching out to the public for help in determining the whereabouts of Syed Rizwan Farook, 28, and Tashfeen Malik, 29“] the day of the attacks in San Bernardino.  The [link url=”http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2016/01/05/fbi-san-bernardino-18-minutes/78324308/” title=”FBI indicates that the time in question“] is from 12:59 p.m. to 1:17 p.m.
  • More than [link url=”http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/san-bernardino-shooting/fbi-seeks-help-tracking-san-bernardino-killers-post-attack-movements-n490811″ title=”500 interviews have been conducted“], with at least 500 pieces of evidence collected, and 29 search warrants carried out.
  • The FBI indicates that [link url=”http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/01/06/fbi-seeks-to-fill-timeline-gap-in-san-bernardino-attack.html” title=”terrorists appear to have acted alone“] without any overseas guidance.

North Korea Reports Successful Hydrogen Bomb Test

  • [link url=”http://news.yahoo.com/n-korea-says-conducted-successful-hydrogen-bomb-test-033750240.html?soc_trk=apns&soc_src=HR16010603408e6p” title=”North Korea reportedly had a successful test of a miniaturized hydrogen bomb“] that registered seismic waves at 5.1 internationally.
  • Australia suggests that these waves were [link url=”http://news.yahoo.com/north-korea-successfully-conducts-nuclear-test-053107167.html” title=”too low for a successful hydrogen bomb test“], but South Korea and Japan are not taking the incident lightly.  Both nations condemn the test and [link url=”https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/north-korea-says-it-has-conducted-a-successful-hydrogen-bomb-test/2016/01/06/9add0e52-b436-11e5-a76a-0b5145e8679a_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_nkoreatest-2am%3Ahomepage%2Fstory” title=”China has also indicated it is unhappy“] with the North Korean pursuit of nuclear weapons.
  • The [link url=”http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/05/asia/north-korea-seismic-event/” title=”UN Security Council will reportedly be conducting an emergency meeting today“] to discuss further actions against North Korea.

In Germany, Suspicious Package Delivered to Chancellor Angela Merkel

  • A [link url=”http://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-security-chancellory-idUSKBN0UK0UZ20160106″ title=”suspicious package was found outside the entrance to the Chancellory“] in Germany.  Although [link url=”http://www.wsj.com/articles/merkels-office-sealed-off-after-suspicious-package-found-1452074484″ title=”nothing has been found“], it is the latest in a series of potential security threats to various locations in Europe.
  • Europe has been on a heightened security level since [link url=”http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2015/11/world/paris-victims/” title=”multiple coordinated attacks in Paris left 130 dead“] and [link url=”http://bigstory.ap.org/article/d704fc200e584eef9ae90e72e3a31d28/battles-just-beginning-many-wounded-paris” title=”more than 350 people injured“], some with devastating consequences, during the attacks.

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  • Threats of more attacks led officials in [link url=”http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/02/world/europe/munich-threat-attack.html?_r=0″ title=”Munich, Germany to evacuate two train stations“] and flood the city with specialized police on New Year’s Eve.
  • Prior to that, and directly following the Paris Attacks, [link url=”http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/paris-terror-attacks/brussels-lockdown-1-000-cops-hunt-paris-suspect-salah-abdeslam-n468011″ title=”Brussels, Belgium was virtually shut down“] out of security concerns and due to an extensive manhunt for suspects from the Paris Attacks

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California Concerned Over Steady Storm Influx, El Niño to Blame

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A sign warning of flooded road is posted along the Pacific Coat Highway in Malibu, Calif. after a heavy rain on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016. Photo Credit: AP Photo/Nick Ut
  • Many officials in California are concerned over the [link url=”http://www.latimes.com/local/weather/la-me-el-nino-20160105-story.html” title=”steady stream of storms building over the Pacific Ocean“] that are likely to impact the state.  [link url=”http://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/string-storms-hitting-california-due-strongest-el-nino-record-n490506″ title=”El Niño is being blamed for the constant storms“] that while they are not due to be intense, are likely to be unrelenting.
  • Steady rains forced the [link url=”http://www.weather.com/news/weather/news/california-oregon-washington-state-by-state-storm-impacts” title=”closure of freeways throughout the Los Angeles area on Tuesday“], and the concern is the increased saturation of hillsides from the [link url=”http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2016/01/05/california-drought-el-nino/78304844/” title=”impending steady rains resulting in significant landslides and mudflows“].  The [link url=”http://abc7.com/weather/forecast-series-of-storms-to-hit-southland/58983/” title=”next bought of rain is due on Wednesday morning“] with rain totals expected to be one to two inches.

Kimberly Arsenault serves as an intern at the Cleveland/Bradley County Emergency Management Agency where she works on plan revisions and special projects. Previously, Kimberly spent 15 years in commercial and business aviation. Her positions included station manager at the former Midwest Express Airlines, as well as corporate flight attendant, inflight manager, and charter flight coordinator. Kimberly currently holds a master's degree in emergency and disaster management from American Public University.

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