.... lukas what can you tell us about how the school district is handling the situation. lukas: thanks tim and jenna. there has been a response by the school board in the matter, although they did not release more details referring to an ongoing investigation. superintendent doctor paul gausman held a press conference this afternoon to address sursely's arrest. gausman said he can't discuss personell matters, but that the school is cooperating with the police in the investigation. the iowa board of edation will also be handling the review of the former band director's teaching license, which may be revoked followininhis trail. and whwhe the state hahataken over this investigation, doctor gausmann says the school will use this situation to improve procedures here in sioux city. "we always engage in conversations about how we can improve our practice and we will continue to improve in that matter because the community deserves that." lukas: sursley sent his resignation to the school district this past friday and the district did hold a meeting with parents about the matter.

a class d felony which is punishable by up to 5 years in prison and a seven thousand five hundred dollar fine. and we'll have much more on the issue coming up at 6 and 10 inlcuding interviews with the teacher's union and educators. reporting live in studio, lukas voss abc9 news tim on cam thanks lucas.... and he will have more on the story tongiht at six with today's news, we wanted to know what kind of background checks are required for teachers in iowa. according to the iowa board of educational examiners... all new hires are required to submit finger prints and pass 3 background checks, including the fbi criminal database ....the iowa department of criminal investigation as well as a check of the child abuse registry the dependant adult abuse registry and iowa's sex offender registry. teacher candidates also must clear a check of iowa courts online, to make sure they don't have any outstanding charges. jenna: a wayne state college professor will soon find out if she will be reinstated at the institution. and although

participate in her personel hearing..... they did make thier voices known... abc9's bria bell has more. bria: jenna, students say that finals week or weather would not be a factor in supporting a woman that they have come to care for. they say they have a lot of questions for administration, but the most importrtt thing is to be there for someone who has s made a differencnc in their liveses dr. karen walker is a ahyschology professor at wayne state college and was escorted from campus in october. rumors began to circulate about her absence and now students are asking for answers from administration. administration say they understand the student's passion, but need to trust that everything is being handled. "but we hope that at the end of the day, people will trust the process. this is a process that was agreed upon each time the faculty and the other unions here renegotiate their bargaining agreements. they sign off on this process and we have followed this process from day one to the letter," said collier. bria: a hearing was held to day to determine dr. walker's future

if a decision is not made, there will be a second hearing tomorrow. at six, you'll here from students and what they think about the situation. reporting live in studio bria bell abc9 news. tim: a new terrorist threat was made against a u-s school today. this time in dallas, texas. the warning follows similar threats earlier this week against school districts in both los angeles and new w york. thisisime school admimistrators decided not to cancel classes we got in touch with the joint terrorism task force with the fbi, taking these threats serious we were at those schools withomb dogs and a task force supplied by dallas police department schools in dallas were open as usual with heightened police presence on campuses throughout the district. the threat is part of an ongoing investigation. jenna: the latest threats comes as the nation closes in on holiday activities. abc's bazi kanani has more on what presient obama is saying as christmas nears. " ahead of the busy holiday travel

and san bernardino-- the president says americans are understandibly anxious. (president obama) what matters most to all of us is the safety of our friends, family and communities. after an update from his national security team at the nation's counterterrorism center in mcclean, virginia, president obama said there is still no credible and specific threat to the homeland... but acknowledged there remains a different type of threat: the one that led to this new "bulletin" just yesterday from the department of homeland security... warning of lone wolves, or "self- radicalized actors" who could strike "public events and places" with little e or no warning. (presisint obama) because they are smaller, they are harder to detect. but just as the threat evolves, so are we. a new abc news/washington post poll shows a majority of americans-- 77 percent-- are skeptical of the government's ability to prevent lone wolf attacks. today, as the president noted changes are being made to strengthen the security of the visa waiver program-- some lawmakers on the house oversight committee questioned immigration officials

every visa violator. chairman jason chaffetz (r-ut) & us. assistant secretary for the bureau of consular affairs michele thoren bond: chaffetz: how many of those people are still in the united states? (pause) mb: i don't know. jc: doesn't that scare you? while the present thanked the nation's counterterrorism and law enforcement professionals working to keep us safe... he said our greatest weapon is our resilience. (president obama) "we cannot give into fear or change how we live our lives, because that's what terrorists want." " tim: the u-s house took its first step towards wrapping up the year in washington. today, reprasentatives approved a 620- - billion dollar tax measure that would freezeze tax tied to the affordable care act, and extends dozens of tax credits that were set to expire. the house is expected to also vote friday on a governmental funding bill if that should pass..... both bills will be combined into one and voted on in the senate. jenna: several republican presidential candidates are stumping in iowa, today. republican ben carson visitied

voters, about civil liberties and the muslim brotherhood. carson says those looking to do harm to the u-s will use america's politically correctness toto recognize to thier advantage. carson explained why he canceled a trip to israel and africa. ben carson/(r) presidential candidate) there's some very significant security concerns. it's classified information so i'm just going to say it's too dangerous .. carson makes a campaign stop in spencer iowa tonight... and comes to sioux city on friday. tim: carson challenger marco rubio is back in iowa today as well, rallying support ahead of february's ucus, which is 47 days out. rubio held a town haha style event early in the day in muscatine, and was in knoxille, iowa tim: meanwhile donald trump is still far ahead in the polls... ... with a 23 point lead among republican voters over second in the running texas senator ted cruz.

he joked about his rivals and read a dr. seuss book. but it wasnt all fun, kimmel pressed trump about his controversial plan to ban muslims from entering the u-s. the host asking trump if the ban would be "un- american". donald trump, presidential candidate: we have people coming into our country that are looking to do tremendous harm. you look at the two- look at paris, look at what happened in paris. i mean, these people, they did not come from sweden. ok? meanwhile on the democratic side, just days before their debate on abc, bernie sanders picked up a big endorsement from the c-w-a, a 7 hundred thousand member labor unio representing telecommunicatio ns workers. jenna: a documentary about the journey of jackson polluck's mural will be shown tonight at the sioux city art center. the documentary tells the tale about mural, mapping the history of the painting from the canvas to it's tour around the world. including right here in sioux city. makers of the film say, when itomes

pollock's mural is something iowans should be boasti about. it's important to tell people in iowa, look we have really good stuff, like we have culture and heritage and we should be proud of this stuff and we can compete with the best. the veiwing of that dococentary will be held at the sisix city art center at 6pm with a social hour to take place right before that showing. still to come... the highly anticipated star wars the force awakens hits theaters tonight. more on the the break. fred: even cooler tomorrow, but we'll weekend warmup is forecast is next!

cool weather in the short term, but warmer weaeaer

(fred) port neal welding company skycam hd from the ho chunk centre shows sunshine earlier this afternoon, then more clouds later on. the almanac shows a high of 32 today and a low of 28. 28 is our sioux the air is fairly dry point of 16. that points to the likelihood of lows in the teens tonight. local temperatures are in the 20s and lower 30s. winds are from the northwest at 15 to 25 miles per hour. wind chills are in the teens for most, but we have single digits in estherville and spencer. there is some very cool air to our west, with denver at only 9 degrees. the cool air will push our way tomorrow. but the

picture is still warm! here's an outlook published just today by the national weather service showing a forecast for above-normal temperatures to continue across the northern and western united states in january, february, and march. the stormcast hd shows a very quiet weather pattern. high pressure sliding through friday night will reinforce that quiet weather. your forecast for tonight is for a cool low of 14 under mostly clear skies. tomorrow, expect mostly sunny skies and a high of 28. the 7-day forecast shows a weekend warmup to 40. we'll be as warm as 44 tuesday. so we're about to melt what little snow we have on the ground, and a white christmas looks unlikely. fred: tim:

company skam hd from the ho chunk centre shows sunshine earlier this afternoon, then more clouds later on. the almanac shows a high of 32 today and a low of 28. 28 is our sioux city temperature. the air is fairly dry today, with a dew point of 16. that points to the likelihood of lows in the teens tonight. local temperatures are in the 20s and lower 30s. winds are from the northwest at 15 to 25 miles per hour. wind chills are in the teens for most, but we have single digits in estherville and spencer. there is some very cool air to our west, with denver at only 9 degrees. the cool air will push our way tomorrow. but the long term weather picture is still warm! here's an outlook published just today by the national weather service showing a forecast for above-normal temperatures to

western united states in january, february, and march. the stormcast hd shows a very quiet weather pattern. high pressure sliding through friday night will reinforce that quiet weather. your forecast for tonight is for a cool low of 14 under mostly clear skies. tomorrow, expect mostly sunny skies and a high of 28. the 7-day forecast shows a weekend (fred) you bet. tim: the long wait for fans is over the seventh installment of the star wars franchise is set to hit theaters tonight, fans in santa clarita california were geared up in their best star wars costumes waiting for their chance to see the movie. and they weren't the only ones who got their tickets in advance. the new "star wars" is already setting records. movie ticketing website fandango says pre-sales for "star wars" the force awakens" broke the record for most tickets sold in site history.

hundred theaters nationwide, with the first showings scheduled for seven p-m box office analysts predict the movie could make at least 200- million dollars this weekend alone. it also has a shot of setting the u-s record for biggest opening weekend ever. that was set just six months ago by "jurassic world", which opened with just under 209 million dollars. jenna: plenty of folks are planning a tp to the movie theater this season. but like any crowded place, movie theaters can be breeding grounds for germs that can make you sick. one doctor, says the easiest way to prevent illness, may be one of the most simple. "wash your hands before you eat. that's one of the biggest things-it's simple you know. go wash your hands make sure they're clean before you put any food in your mouth." elevator buttons, door handles, hand rails, concession stands, faucets, and video games are all places where germs can hide. dr. vyas says if you don't have access to a sink to wash your hands, it's a good idea to carry hand when you know you're going to be lot of people. are everywhere,

time. when we return, we take a look at health scares in the u.s and what research is saying about

borders but it turns out thatatome states are better than others when it comes to outfoxing them dr. timothy johnson has more. " e.coli outbreaks? influenza epidemics... infections that

all of them health crises that we should be able to prevent, or at least reduce. but out of the fifty states in this country? five seem to be doing a better job than the rest. the list includes - delaware, kentucky, maine, new york and virginia. they're tied for top billing on preventing and responding to disease outbreaks, according to a new report from the trust for america's health, based on c- d-c data. the report also tracked vaccinations, finding more than one in four preschoolers across the country their recommended shots. and when it comes to the flu? only 18 states vaccinated at least half of their people in last year's flu season. most states also did not perform well against "superbugs," or antibiotic- resistant infections, which costst0 billion dolllls to treat each year -- and which kill more than 23,000 americans. so every state could do better... promoting vaccinations, jumping on foodborne bacterial outbreaks before they get out of hand. maybe next year more states will make the grade.

" after the break... an infamous pharmaceutical c-e-o is in some deep trouble why he found himself in handcuffs today

entrepreneur martin shkreli has come under fire in the past for jacking up the price of an hiv drug he's raised eyebrows after buying the only existing copy of a wutang clan ablum for $2 million. now, federal prosecutors have arrested him on charges of securities fraud. lauren lyster r s more. "he's the entrepreneur at the center of a firestm in recent months, for buying a pharmaceutical company...and jacking up the price of a lifesaving drug more than 4,000% david muir "growing outrage over that life-saving g drug and the sticker

tweeted about by hilary clinton...called a 'spoiled brat' by donald trump.....named the most hated man in amera in the press... shkreli defending himself against critics on abc news in september martin shkreli, ceo turing pharmaceuticals i think they have a fundamental sunderstanding of the way pharmaceutical companies operate we've agreed to lower the ice of daraprim to a point that is more affordable" a promise he later reneged on today, 32-year old martin shkreli -- under arrest in new york for securities fraud and conspiracy unrelated to that price hike controversy or his current drug company. the charges involve his alleged actions as a hedge fund manager and at another drug company - retrophin - where was ceo om 2012 - 2014. robert capers, u.s. attorney: "shkhkli essentially ran his companies like a p pzi scheme, where he used each subsequent company to pay off frauded investors from a prior company. accused of lying to investors after losing millions in bad trades...prosecutor s say shkreli used retrophin - a company he took

shareholders. attorneys had no news, ny " tim: with a final check of our forecast. stay with us.

mostly clear skies. tomorrow, expect mostly sunny skies and a high of 28. the 7-day forecast shows a weekend warmup to 40. we'll be as warm as 44 tuesday. so we're about to melt what little snow we have on the ground, and a white christmas looks unlikely.

breaking news tonight. the new terror arrest here in america.

the arrest connected to the