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l.a. schools. we may find out in a moment. that city is already on edge obviously less than two weeks after the terror attack in nearby san bernardino, it is part of los angeles, greater los angeles, make no mistake. it's the inland edmpire from there, less than an hour's drive from downtown. school superintendent says that shooting rampage was a part of his decision to close the schools. this afternoon he was on the defensive and said he's not willing to take any chances. >> we are doing everything possible to make sure that children are safe, but that also students and parents understand that the precautions we are taking are done in a calming way. >> precautions are taken, closing schools in a calming way. the question is when new york and the feds had the information and dismissed it as a hoax, were they contacted? did los angeles decide, was it a one-man decision? and not to be, you know, an armchair quarterback here, but the question is, should the evidence, should what they had taken them in
l.a. schools. we may find out in a moment. that city is already on edge obviously less than two weeks after the terror attack in nearby san bernardino, it is part of los angeles, greater los angeles, make no mistake. it's the inland edmpire from there, less than an hour's drive from downtown. school superintendent says that shooting rampage was a part of his decision to close the schools. this afternoon he was on the defensive and said he's not willing to take any chances. >> we are doing...
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unified school district. l.a. unified does not mean all the schools in what you would think would be that umbrella. there are certain communities like beverly hills, like burbank, like glendale that are not part of it. parochial schools were not at first a part of it. and from local media, we are understanding that many of them are choosing to go along with this and either send their students home or not open at all. as you see there are 640,000 students, k through 12, affected by this. this includes 187 public charter schools in the los angeles area. we have live pictures coming in and what appears to be a police roll call going on in the middle of a parking lot. we are joined on the telephone by member of congress brad sherman from california. he serves the san fernando valley area of southern california and congressman, what were you told and when were you told it? >> well, i have been in touch with various people involved in this at l.a. usd. i woke to find out that the schools would be closed and i have been t
unified school district. l.a. unified does not mean all the schools in what you would think would be that umbrella. there are certain communities like beverly hills, like burbank, like glendale that are not part of it. parochial schools were not at first a part of it. and from local media, we are understanding that many of them are choosing to go along with this and either send their students home or not open at all. as you see there are 640,000 students, k through 12, affected by this. this...
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as a result, every single one of the over 900 schools around the l.a. a being searched, but fbi sources telling fox the threat came in yesterday and was determined to not be credible and that schools were closed out of quote out of an abundance of caution. the mayor in new york city said they received the same threat
as a result, every single one of the over 900 schools around the l.a. a being searched, but fbi sources telling fox the threat came in yesterday and was determined to not be credible and that schools were closed out of quote out of an abundance of caution. the mayor in new york city said they received the same threat
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l.a. unified school system and he happens to be publisher of l.a. parent magazine. few people are better e skippqu to talk about this. talk about what this has done to your family, school district and the metropolitan area. >> it's chaotic, obviously. but listen to chief beck and our mayor and i would agree with how the l.a. unified school district handled this. you are talking about our most precious thing in the world to us parents, that's our children. so they made their decision. it was made early enough, it was made, you know, i started hearing the news about 6:15, 6:20 in the morning out here. by 7:00 we received the phone call from the school telling us the school was closed. i don't fault them. now, that said, it's chaotic. dealing with i think it's -- everybody's saying three quarters of a million students and we have to find day care or somewhere for them to go suddenly and early on there was a very appropriate request by i believe it was the superintendent out here who implored employers to say cut your employees some slack. it's a rush situation. an emplo
l.a. unified school system and he happens to be publisher of l.a. parent magazine. few people are better e skippqu to talk about this. talk about what this has done to your family, school district and the metropolitan area. >> it's chaotic, obviously. but listen to chief beck and our mayor and i would agree with how the l.a. unified school district handled this. you are talking about our most precious thing in the world to us parents, that's our children. so they made their decision. it...
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l.a. schools. bill bratton who was very successful when he was in l.a. do you support the current superintendent of the schools who closed down the schools or do you support bill bratton's position? >> well, i think you have to be an in each of their places to decide how you would go but i respect ray rodriguez. he is a great leader in the schools. now i have looked at what -- if you were the leader, if i were leader like mayor of l.a. i would be looking at okay, we get all the kids to school on buses but where are the buses when you have to take them home when they are let out of the schools? we have one little boy killed by a car crossing the street this morning. after being let out of school. you have things like that. how about their lunches? how do you give lunches to kids who don't have food at home? i think as mayor what i would do and i tell everybody involved in these is, have a list in front of you of the private phone numbers of fbi, l.a. police department, the people who are involved in anti-terrorism, of the ceo's of major companies in l.a.,
l.a. schools. bill bratton who was very successful when he was in l.a. do you support the current superintendent of the schools who closed down the schools or do you support bill bratton's position? >> well, i think you have to be an in each of their places to decide how you would go but i respect ray rodriguez. he is a great leader in the schools. now i have looked at what -- if you were the leader, if i were leader like mayor of l.a. i would be looking at okay, we get all the kids to...
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next hour, we are expecting the l.a. school officials to give us the second update in the last hour and a half to let us know who this threat is from, and how it is detailed and how long it will last? but make no mistake operationally to clear this threat and the clearing of 900 schools which unspecifically have been targeted could take a very long time indeed, and it could be exhaustive. i want to read for you something that has come out of the other coast now. out of new york now, we are hearing that the new york police department is investigating what it says it believes to be a h x hoax. a hoax in the way of an e-mail that went to the superintendent in the new york city school system, apparently receiving an e-mail similar and i will quote almost exact ly the same one a that was received by other locals specifically the los angeles area. that is what the police commissioner in new york bill brattin is saying at this time, and he is saying that the police are not considering the new york threat sent to the new york school su
next hour, we are expecting the l.a. school officials to give us the second update in the last hour and a half to let us know who this threat is from, and how it is detailed and how long it will last? but make no mistake operationally to clear this threat and the clearing of 900 schools which unspecifically have been targeted could take a very long time indeed, and it could be exhaustive. i want to read for you something that has come out of the other coast now. out of new york now, we are...
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all schools in the l.a. unified school district have been ordered closed. any students on campuses have been set home due to a threat being described as rare by officials. the l.a. unified district school is the nation's second largest with 640,000 students, 900 schools, and 187 charter schools. >> and the superintendent saying that there are threats all the time, but this one, he said, is rare. there is going to be that news conference coming up at the top of the hour. we will bring you that live when it happens. when we come back, much more on the threat that closed the schools in l.a. and secretary of statiing john kerry is in moscow. we'll be right back. >> we have people who are desperately in need of jobs. >> hear from citizens caught in the crossfire... >> we want freedom, freedom! >>...and what america can learn from chicago's ongoing gun violence. >> right now, the threat is still being analyzed. in an abundance of caution, the superintendent has indicated we have chosen to close our schools today until we can be absolute i will sure that our campus
all schools in the l.a. unified school district have been ordered closed. any students on campuses have been set home due to a threat being described as rare by officials. the l.a. unified district school is the nation's second largest with 640,000 students, 900 schools, and 187 charter schools. >> and the superintendent saying that there are threats all the time, but this one, he said, is rare. there is going to be that news conference coming up at the top of the hour. we will bring you...
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schools are re-opened. there are more than 900 campuses at the l.a. unified school district, and 187 charter schools as well. that's certainly going to take some time. we know that lapd is working with the fbi on this. they are certainly going to sweep through all schools and make sure they are safe before students can return to school, if that happens, tomorrow. >> miguel, stand by. joining me now, nbc news law enforcement animal cyst, retired atf special agent jim cavanaugh. jim, let's talk about the process here. if this report is accurate here, this threat according to the associated press was sent to a school board member and "appeared to come from overseas." how would they determine that? >> well, it might -- of course the ip address if they checked it. they could have had some language or language they believe maybe was from a terrorist entity by what they were threatening. the school superintendent did say it was a rare threat. that they get a lot of threats in schools but this threat was rare and unusual so they took those steps. as you've bee
schools are re-opened. there are more than 900 campuses at the l.a. unified school district, and 187 charter schools as well. that's certainly going to take some time. we know that lapd is working with the fbi on this. they are certainly going to sweep through all schools and make sure they are safe before students can return to school, if that happens, tomorrow. >> miguel, stand by. joining me now, nbc news law enforcement animal cyst, retired atf special agent jim cavanaugh. jim, let's...
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more on the l.a. school shut down and the search of all l.a. schools after a credible threat.> this is a rare threat. we get threats all the time. >> why is this one, go ahead. i am just curious about this one in particular got this kind of response. >> the circumstances and the neighboring san bernardino. what has happened in the nation. what happened internationally. i, as superintendent, am not going to take the chance with the life of a student. remember, we do get individual threats. we do you back you a schools. we do lock down schools. we do not release students until we notify parents. what we are doing today is no different than what we always do except we are doing this in a mask way. >> all l.a. schools closed. 900 of them. all of them will be searched. 640,000 youngsters sent home. ashley: the associated press saying that this particular threat was e-mailed to a school board member and appeared to come from overseas. that may have given it a little bit more attention. the superintendent said that they get threats all the time. >> local media is calling this a credi
more on the l.a. school shut down and the search of all l.a. schools after a credible threat.> this is a rare threat. we get threats all the time. >> why is this one, go ahead. i am just curious about this one in particular got this kind of response. >> the circumstances and the neighboring san bernardino. what has happened in the nation. what happened internationally. i, as superintendent, am not going to take the chance with the life of a student. remember, we do get individual...
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more local >>> tonight, a massive school scare shutdown in los angeles. threats to new york and l.a. trigger the sudden closure of hundreds of southern california schools now being called a hoax. did l.a. officials overreact? is this the new normal after san bernardino? >>> fight night in vegas. trump versus cruz. cruz versus rubio. and fireworks on the strip, as national security takes center stage. cancer. a new device that's prolonging lives. doctors calling it the most promising treatment for brain tumors in years. >>> weather whiplash. record snow in the record heat in the east. businesses hit hard. >>> and a major lawsuit over a hugely popular line of hair care products endorsed by celebrities, now hundreds of women say it severely damaged right now. >>> good evening, i'm kate snow. in for lester tonight. it's being called unprecedented, the massive shutdown of the second largest school district in the nation because of a credible serious threat of a large scale attack, or so it was first described. over 900 schools closed, searched room by room. hundreds of thousands of stude
more local >>> tonight, a massive school scare shutdown in los angeles. threats to new york and l.a. trigger the sudden closure of hundreds of southern california schools now being called a hoax. did l.a. officials overreact? is this the new normal after san bernardino? >>> fight night in vegas. trump versus cruz. cruz versus rubio. and fireworks on the strip, as national security takes center stage. cancer. a new device that's prolonging lives. doctors calling it the most...
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l.a. unified school district is home to more than 700,000 students. and today all across l.a. ents were on edge when the news broke that there their children's schools may be a terror target. los angeles bureau chief chris spoke to parents today. thanks for joining us. and what did parents tell you? >> parents told us they are relieved that this warning went out today. and they were able to find and school officials were at the campuses to meet them as they arrived and let them know that these classes wouldn't be open today. >> and in terms of are their fierce pretty much allay? do they feel better tonight because the report that it was, quote, not credible or do they have suspicions in terms of whether or not that information is correct, whether the law enforcement authorities got this one right? a lot of faith in the hands of authorities on this. today it wasn't so much about whether it was credible or not credible but that the district was taking it seriously. that they knew as soon as the alert came through that that school would be closed and their kids would be safe that
l.a. unified school district is home to more than 700,000 students. and today all across l.a. ents were on edge when the news broke that there their children's schools may be a terror target. los angeles bureau chief chris spoke to parents today. thanks for joining us. and what did parents tell you? >> parents told us they are relieved that this warning went out today. and they were able to find and school officials were at the campuses to meet them as they arrived and let them know that...
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as a result, every single one of the over 900 schools around the l.a. area being searched, but fbi sources telling fox the threat came in yesterday and was determined to not be credible and that schools were closed out of quote out of an abundance of caution. the mayor in new york city said they received the same threat and had dismissed it as a hoax. williams is live in l.a. today. what have you learned? >> well, there is a little bit more to the story. the press conference just wrapped up. the superintendent defended his decision based on what he considered a credible threat, saying the risk was too great to be wrong. the threat came in last night, received be aschool board member that originated in frankfurt, germany. the author claimed to be an extremist muslim that teamed up can jihadists to plant a bomb or a backpack in a package. they threatened an assault using rifles and han guns. sources saw the e-mail and deems it not credible. he ignored the advice and closed almost 1,000 schools any way. police are now inspecting each and every one. >> we ar
as a result, every single one of the over 900 schools around the l.a. area being searched, but fbi sources telling fox the threat came in yesterday and was determined to not be credible and that schools were closed out of quote out of an abundance of caution. the mayor in new york city said they received the same threat and had dismissed it as a hoax. williams is live in l.a. today. what have you learned? >> well, there is a little bit more to the story. the press conference just wrapped...
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bill bratton saying that the l.a. school district overreacted. this was not a credible threat. the fbi has told the school district it was not a serious threat. regardless, the superintendent says that he felt the threat was credible. more than 1000 of you, including the charter schools, 640,000 students to be exact. judging the whole system down. they will check all 900 schools. involving the detonation of backpacks and packages and so on. we pretty much have the same e-mail. it was riddled with mistakes. claiming to be ag hot. taking the name of all of. things that obviously would not have been done if the threat was real. in response, the l.a. school district holding a press conference just about a half hour ago. it is so easy for others to criticize when they have no responsibility for the outcome of that decision. certainly a lot a second guessing going on. they believe that was a credible threat. now, can they reopen tomorrow. this threat traced to an ip address, and internet protocol. it was believed to be a blank e-mail sent out. there are indications that it went to oth
bill bratton saying that the l.a. school district overreacted. this was not a credible threat. the fbi has told the school district it was not a serious threat. regardless, the superintendent says that he felt the threat was credible. more than 1000 of you, including the charter schools, 640,000 students to be exact. judging the whole system down. they will check all 900 schools. involving the detonation of backpacks and packages and so on. we pretty much have the same e-mail. it was riddled...
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l.a. school system closing due to a security threat. our sharon eperson has the latest over at hq. sharon. >> yes, carl. we are looking at the nation's largest second largest school system here. the los angeles unified sool system cancelling classes after receiving what it called a "credible threat to students' safety." the threat was received in an e-mail message. it was broadly targeted at many schools. not just one or two locations. l.a. school police chief speaking at a news conference today explained where the school district took this action. >> in an abundance of caution as superintendent cortinaz has indicated, we have chosen to close our schools today until we can be absolutely sure that our campuses are safe. >> now, police and school officials plan to search schools and continue to evaluate the threat. the school has more than 640,000 students. we're talking about 900 schools that cover some 720 square miles. it is the second largest school district in the nation. parents have been ask
l.a. school system closing due to a security threat. our sharon eperson has the latest over at hq. sharon. >> yes, carl. we are looking at the nation's largest second largest school system here. the los angeles unified sool system cancelling classes after receiving what it called a "credible threat to students' safety." the threat was received in an e-mail message. it was broadly targeted at many schools. not just one or two locations. l.a. school police chief speaking at a news...
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l.a. school children immobilized today will head back to school tomorrow. >> the fbi has determined this is not a credible threat. something we couldn't have announced earlier in the day. >> reporter: the mayor stands by the superintendent's decision to close school for 650,000 children today after receiving an e-mail with bomb threats. new york got a similar e-mail from the same i.p. address, but made a different decision. l.a. overreacted. >> it is not something we are concerned with. what we would be concerned with is overreacting to it. we'll stay aware and stay involved. at all costs, cannot overreact. >> reporter: the writer claimed to be a high school student who was bullied with assault rifles and pistols. officials in l.a. defended the superintendent's decision saying they didn't know about the other e-mails. >> i think it's clear the information is quite different from theirs. >> reporter: the mayor said he did consult the school board. investigators did not make a recommendation one wa
l.a. school children immobilized today will head back to school tomorrow. >> the fbi has determined this is not a credible threat. something we couldn't have announced earlier in the day. >> reporter: the mayor stands by the superintendent's decision to close school for 650,000 children today after receiving an e-mail with bomb threats. new york got a similar e-mail from the same i.p. address, but made a different decision. l.a. overreacted. >> it is not something we are...
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school district searched. that is a massive undertaking. there are 640,000 students in l.a. unified schools, as well as adult education students, so you can just imagine what it will take to search all of the buildings needed to accommodate those people. he cited recent violent events near and far from l.a. for closing down the schools. >> i think the circumstances in neighboring san bernardino, i think what has happened in the nation, i think what happened internationally, i as superintendent am not going to take the chance with a life of a student. remember, we do get individual threats. we do evacuate schools. we do lockdown schools, et cetera, and do not release students until we notify parents. so what we were doing today is no different than what we always do, except that we are doing this in a mass way. >> he says the school district is working to notify all parents and officials asked everyone to work together. >> we need the cooperation of the whole of los angeles today. we need families and neighbors to work together with our schools and with our employees to make s
school district searched. that is a massive undertaking. there are 640,000 students in l.a. unified schools, as well as adult education students, so you can just imagine what it will take to search all of the buildings needed to accommodate those people. he cited recent violent events near and far from l.a. for closing down the schools. >> i think the circumstances in neighboring san bernardino, i think what has happened in the nation, i think what happened internationally, i as...
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l.a. schools will be opened today. the fbi says a threat that closed them on tuesday was a hoax. a rambling email was sent to members of the school board monday night threatening an attack on every school with assault rifles and bombs hidden in backpacks and locker. the writer claimed he was part of a cell of 32 comrades willing to die and there's nothing you can do to stop it. l.a. police chief defended the decision to close all the schools for the day. >> all of us make tough choices. all of us have the same goal in mind. we want to keep our kids safe. >> new york city received a similar email threat but unlike the l.a. school district, they kept their schools opened. police commissioner there said there were clear signs of a hoax. >> the language in the email would lead us to believe that this is not a jihadist initiative. for example, that, um, allah was not spelled with a capital a. that would be incredible to think that any jihadist would not spell allah with a capital a. >> since the attacks in paris and san bernardino police are on edge. intelligence officials say it's har
l.a. schools will be opened today. the fbi says a threat that closed them on tuesday was a hoax. a rambling email was sent to members of the school board monday night threatening an attack on every school with assault rifles and bombs hidden in backpacks and locker. the writer claimed he was part of a cell of 32 comrades willing to die and there's nothing you can do to stop it. l.a. police chief defended the decision to close all the schools for the day. >> all of us make tough choices....
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l.a. schools? >> the l.a. usd is the second largest school district in the country.re more than 640,000 students enrolled between kindergarten and 12th grade. over 900 schools, 187 additional public charter schools. this is a massive area. in addition to the huge number of students, this is spread out over 720 square miles. so a huge area here, a huge number of students. as he just said, this will take a big effort to check out the schools, make sure everything is okay. and take care of all those kids who will not be going to school today. it's worth pointing out that people in los angeles feel like they're in the backyard of san bernardino. san bernardino is so close. the attacks there hit home to so many of the folks here in los angeles that people have been on edge since those attacks. two manhattan beach schools were closed last week because of what was called a specific threat. manhattan beach is just to the south here of los angeles. and i think there really has been a greater sense of concern about potential terror attacks. this is certainly a massive undertak
l.a. schools? >> the l.a. usd is the second largest school district in the country.re more than 640,000 students enrolled between kindergarten and 12th grade. over 900 schools, 187 additional public charter schools. this is a massive area. in addition to the huge number of students, this is spread out over 720 square miles. so a huge area here, a huge number of students. as he just said, this will take a big effort to check out the schools, make sure everything is okay. and take care of...
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l.a. schools were shuttered on tuesday after a terror threat. it came to an l.a. school board member, and it was deemed real enough for the school superintendent to shut down all public and charter schools. new york got the same threat but did not close schools calling it an obvious hoax. in boston, there was brief concern when the city's internet system crashed yesterday. the outage was blamed on a sudden, massive infusion of data into the city's ip addresses. erika: 5 on the opioid crisis, nurses and athletic trainers in norfolk county will receive training today on how to use the overdose-reversing drug narcan. the norfolk district attorney says overdose deaths in the community have a pattern of starting with sports injuries. athletes can get addicted to opioids when they're prescribed jury deliberations continue in baltimore in the first trial charged in the death of freddie gray. william porter is charged with involuntary manslaughter. the jury said they were deadlocked but the judge ordered them to keep trying. gray's death sparked protests this past spring.
l.a. schools were shuttered on tuesday after a terror threat. it came to an l.a. school board member, and it was deemed real enough for the school superintendent to shut down all public and charter schools. new york got the same threat but did not close schools calling it an obvious hoax. in boston, there was brief concern when the city's internet system crashed yesterday. the outage was blamed on a sudden, massive infusion of data into the city's ip addresses. erika: 5 on the opioid crisis,...
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l.a. public school closure. schools in the vast los angeles unified school district have been closed due to a terrorist threat. police are investigating which came by electronic means. they say that they are closing schools out of what they call an abundance of caution. police will be searching the schools. the district is the second largest in the nation, there are 640,000 students and kindergartners in k-12. buses are there bringing students home right now. other news, the nuclear watchdog of the u.n. is ending their investigation of iran's nuclear program. it came from the board of the atomic international agency. they decided that iran did experiments but did not try to build a weapon. toy move iran closer sanctions relief. entered the has republican debate with his biggest lead yet. a new poll has from at 38% support among registered republicans and independents. ted cruz a second. marco rubio and ben carson each have 10%. the amount of demand for coverage under obamacare. today is the deadline to enroll fo
l.a. public school closure. schools in the vast los angeles unified school district have been closed due to a terrorist threat. police are investigating which came by electronic means. they say that they are closing schools out of what they call an abundance of caution. police will be searching the schools. the district is the second largest in the nation, there are 640,000 students and kindergartners in k-12. buses are there bringing students home right now. other news, the nuclear watchdog of...
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an update in the case of the l.a. school district closing. ys that threat came from a german ip address. this would coincide with what the district school board member said, saying he received an electronic threat from outside of the country. receivedcity says they the same threat that led to the closure of the l.a. school system quickly concluded and was a hoax. mayor bill de blasio says he is convinced there is no danger to new york schoolchildren. the nypd thoroughly assessed the threats that were made, including toward our school system. although the threat in that specific sense, is not credible. secretary of state john kerry is in moscow tried to resolve some of the differences between syria and ukraine. now he is meeting with let 'er rip. russia says its airstrikes in syria are a islamic state but the u.s. and its allies say they are targeting rebels opposed to bashar al-assad, who russia supports. congress and the white house are closing in on a deal on the budget. follow i will release details of two agreements, one would keep the gov
an update in the case of the l.a. school district closing. ys that threat came from a german ip address. this would coincide with what the district school board member said, saying he received an electronic threat from outside of the country. receivedcity says they the same threat that led to the closure of the l.a. school system quickly concluded and was a hoax. mayor bill de blasio says he is convinced there is no danger to new york schoolchildren. the nypd thoroughly assessed the threats...
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l.a. police department. so it's a huge task. now the schoolseive threats all the time, and in fact, i know of one school that is not far from where i happen to live, where there was a threat of a suspicious person. in that was not considered enough to close down that particular school, let alone the entire school district, so this threat, must rise to considerably higher level. and the superintendent of schools cited recent events internationally and locally, meaning presumably, the attacks in paris and san bernardino, in deciding in an abundance of caution to shut down the schools. and of course this is also in addition to this scary security sweep caused a lot of chaos for a lot of families in this town. >> i was reading a few hours ago, rob, before all of this happened, that the san bernardino couple were suspected of planning something much larger possibly involving an attack on a school. and i suppose what will be interesting to fine out is whether the heightened terror alert in los angeles has been linked to what has been happening in the
l.a. police department. so it's a huge task. now the schoolseive threats all the time, and in fact, i know of one school that is not far from where i happen to live, where there was a threat of a suspicious person. in that was not considered enough to close down that particular school, let alone the entire school district, so this threat, must rise to considerably higher level. and the superintendent of schools cited recent events internationally and locally, meaning presumably, the attacks in...
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pacific time today the entire l.a. school system, 900 schools serving 650,000 students were shut down because of a threat in the form of an e-mail sent to a school board member. >> i think it is important that i take the precaution based on what has happened recently and what has happened in the past. >> the threat mentioned several schools as targets, without naming specific ones. we were told at the time. l.a. authorities said they were acting out of an abundance of caution. particularly in light of the attack in san bernardino, 60 miles from l.a. but a little more than an hour later, the new york police department tweeted, just in, there was a specific but non-capital letters, credible threat, made to new york city schools this morning. >> the police commissioner in new york says that they received the same threat. they determined it not to be credible and they are investigating it as a hoax. he says, for example, it makes references to allah, but the a isn't capitalized. >> soon after, they held a press conference clearly
pacific time today the entire l.a. school system, 900 schools serving 650,000 students were shut down because of a threat in the form of an e-mail sent to a school board member. >> i think it is important that i take the precaution based on what has happened recently and what has happened in the past. >> the threat mentioned several schools as targets, without naming specific ones. we were told at the time. l.a. authorities said they were acting out of an abundance of caution....
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schools remain closed. no word when they may reopen only the l.a. ied school district says the schools will open when they are satisfied they a
schools remain closed. no word when they may reopen only the l.a. ied school district says the schools will open when they are satisfied they a
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well, wherever they originated, they shut down more than 1,000 schools in l.a., a school district second in population only to new york and covering here's ben tracy. >> reporter: the robocall alert from the nation's second-largest school district went out at 6:32 a.m., idling hundreds of school buses and stopping parents and more than 640,000 students in their tracks. nicole scates' son, donovan, is in second grade. >> kind of scared but, you know, my immediate thought was just how i was going to talk to him about it. >> reporter: 11-year-old sullivanne montagu heard the news from her dad. >> he told me that it was a threat, possibly a bomb, and i got kind of nervous. >> reporter: los angeles unified school district superintendent ramon cortines said he was comfortable with his decision. >> somebody has sent information that leads us to pause and make children and our staff are safe. >> reporter: hundreds of law enforcement officers were deployed to campuses. police secured buildings, armored vehicles were mobilized, and every school in the district would be searched. given the the terr
well, wherever they originated, they shut down more than 1,000 schools in l.a., a school district second in population only to new york and covering here's ben tracy. >> reporter: the robocall alert from the nation's second-largest school district went out at 6:32 a.m., idling hundreds of school buses and stopping parents and more than 640,000 students in their tracks. nicole scates' son, donovan, is in second grade. >> kind of scared but, you know, my immediate thought was just how...
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people who don't know the l.a. school system, it's hundreds of schools across miles and miles. this is incredibly disruptive to the school system and obviously the trickle-down effect as anyone who has kids f your kids are home, you are home. my guess is, and this is supposition based on my experience but also what we've heard is the superintendent simply had no time to assess the veracity or validity of the threat at this stage and make a judgment call that may have been too cautious but nonetheless one he felt was necessary. and that is all we have to go on right now. i have to say, i went through this with my school district last week. cambridge school district decided not to close. decided the call-in will continue and the threat environment we're in, instead, notified parents and give us information about increased police presence. that's a sort of counternarrative to what l.a. just did. >> interesting, juliette. you think it's a timing thing and not a severity thing. as you said, i can't remember a shutdown like this. you're talking about more than 600,000 students. >> 90
people who don't know the l.a. school system, it's hundreds of schools across miles and miles. this is incredibly disruptive to the school system and obviously the trickle-down effect as anyone who has kids f your kids are home, you are home. my guess is, and this is supposition based on my experience but also what we've heard is the superintendent simply had no time to assess the veracity or validity of the threat at this stage and make a judgment call that may have been too cautious but...
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school officials face this decision all the time. in l.a. they have the experience of the mass shooting in san bernardino but this issue of bomb tlets and e-mail threats around public schools is really becoming a huge problem. it's going on all the time. and it's a constant challenge to school administrators. >> pete, what's so interesting today is you have one police department seeming to criticize another. bill bratton, superintendent of the new york police department saying, today, quote, i think it was a significant overreaction. speaking about his counterparts where he used to work, by the way, in los angeles. it is rare, isn't it, for someone to criticize someone else's decision? >> yes. i think it is. perhaps not rare for new yorkers to criticize others. >> maybe not for new yorkers. >> but, yes, it is. you're right, it is. but i think that was my guess is that was his way of trying to calm people in new york down and say why it is that they reached the decision that they reached. perhaps now they think there was a little excessive exu
school officials face this decision all the time. in l.a. they have the experience of the mass shooting in san bernardino but this issue of bomb tlets and e-mail threats around public schools is really becoming a huge problem. it's going on all the time. and it's a constant challenge to school administrators. >> pete, what's so interesting today is you have one police department seeming to criticize another. bill bratton, superintendent of the new york police department saying, today,...
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the l.a. school district closes all schools on tuesday. >> international flights stopped and evacuated. suspicious. passengers say two men started arguing. >> they were texting. >> a little bit scary when you don' t know what' s going on. >> passengers determined the men were not dangerous. >> the truck diver -- driver had diabetes and the driver was taken to the hospital and is expected to be ok. >> a rule requiring preschoolers to get flu shots. five mothers last month saying the 2013 rule was invalid because it wasn' they chose not to immunize their kids. >> a nice dose of rain. >> i can' t really tell you that i see anything. not there. it is blustery. winter has come, but it will not have any staying power at all. restricted a little bit. exceptions. the wind is light out of east. it the barometer is falling. boston. the visibility is lower. providence, rhode island. we will see a little speck of moderate to heavy rain. it' s not impossible there could be a rumble of thunder. some of those heavy
the l.a. school district closes all schools on tuesday. >> international flights stopped and evacuated. suspicious. passengers say two men started arguing. >> they were texting. >> a little bit scary when you don' t know what' s going on. >> passengers determined the men were not dangerous. >> the truck diver -- driver had diabetes and the driver was taken to the hospital and is expected to be ok. >> a rule requiring preschoolers to get flu shots. five...
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in the l.a. school district. it is the nation's second largest school district with more than 640,000 students and 900 schools. new york city actually received the same threat but determined it was a hoax and mayor bill diblasio said he was absolutely convinced there is no danger to school children in new york. meanwhile, l.a. mayor eric garcetti said it is premature to make judgements. we're awaiting a press conference. the l.a. mayor expected to speak at that press conference. back to you. >> thank you so much. in the mean time, let's get a check of where we are on the markets. a big bounce back day for the markets ahead of the fed meeting tomorrow. the dow up is about 250 points, close to session highs right now, 1.4% is the gain. the s&p 500 up by 1.5%. right now, big movers that we're watching, pushing the dow higher today, goldman sachs, disney, boeing, exxonmobil. it would be up more today fit were not for 3-m. this, of course, after cutting guidance. we're seeing the oil picture. rebounding afte
in the l.a. school district. it is the nation's second largest school district with more than 640,000 students and 900 schools. new york city actually received the same threat but determined it was a hoax and mayor bill diblasio said he was absolutely convinced there is no danger to school children in new york. meanwhile, l.a. mayor eric garcetti said it is premature to make judgements. we're awaiting a press conference. the l.a. mayor expected to speak at that press conference. back to you....
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breaking news were falling all schools in the l.a. schoolrict closed which is over a thousand schools because of that. officials receive the same threat this morning, more details ahead. >> will: of harvard board explodes on a family. we'll have a live interview with the father in just a few minutes. >>male announcer:this is the bay area news station,kron 4 morning news starts now >>mark: the breaking news this morning all schools and lost and lost unified school district has been closed today because of a threat will london that the threat was e-mail to school board member and appear to come from overseas and said a san bernardino attack in full of the decision to close all of the schools the threat involve that packed with explosives and several schools the district says receiving president usual but the threat was specifically targeting students at school and that is rare investing in the tide for am exactly where the pri came from all schools are being searched. >>: we need the cooperation of whole los angeles today when need families an
breaking news were falling all schools in the l.a. schoolrict closed which is over a thousand schools because of that. officials receive the same threat this morning, more details ahead. >> will: of harvard board explodes on a family. we'll have a live interview with the father in just a few minutes. >>male announcer:this is the bay area news station,kron 4 morning news starts now >>mark: the breaking news this morning all schools and lost and lost unified school district has...
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all schools in the l.a. unified school district are closed today due to what officials are calling a credible threat. we are joined on the phone by reporter adams in la. right now the clock says 9:13. what is the latest? >> first of all i can tell you how rare this is. this affects over 700,000 students here. i just learned a few minutes ago that the ip address for the threat came from frankfort, germany early this morning to an l.a.u.s.d. school board member. we're not sure if it's linked to a special group. we'll have more information at the press conference at 10:00. l.a.u.s.d. board members are m a closed door session. a board threat was sent in via e-mail. it concerned backpacks and multiple schools. the superintendent said it wasn't one, two, or three schools, but many schools. he couldn't go into specifics. but all students have been told to return home. inspectors were called out. students and staff have been directed to stay away from all campuses until officials can see if there is anything out of t
all schools in the l.a. unified school district are closed today due to what officials are calling a credible threat. we are joined on the phone by reporter adams in la. right now the clock says 9:13. what is the latest? >> first of all i can tell you how rare this is. this affects over 700,000 students here. i just learned a few minutes ago that the ip address for the threat came from frankfort, germany early this morning to an l.a.u.s.d. school board member. we're not sure if it's...
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unified school district is concerned, pertained to the l.a. unified school district.here's been many calls. i can tell you that we know of no other threats that we're aware of unless other agencies have gotten into specifics outside of lausd. that tip pertains to the threats that we got to our schools only. we do not know any other information about any other threats within the county or region at this time. as i indicated, law enforcement will continue to evaluate the threats. >> chief, would you introduce the chief? >> i would like to introduce assistant chief jorge villagas, in charge of operations for l.a. school district pd. >> good morning. i'm an assistant chief of the lapd and chief of operations. as was mentioned earlier, the school district received a safety threat that we're in the process now of validating or vetting to determine what, if any, validity it has. as you can imagine, we take all threats seriously. nothing's more important to us than the safety of our kids, especially those that are coming to and from school that haven't been notified yet of th
unified school district is concerned, pertained to the l.a. unified school district.here's been many calls. i can tell you that we know of no other threats that we're aware of unless other agencies have gotten into specifics outside of lausd. that tip pertains to the threats that we got to our schools only. we do not know any other information about any other threats within the county or region at this time. as i indicated, law enforcement will continue to evaluate the threats. >> chief,...
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where we stand right now, this threat that was phoned in presumably from abroad prompted the entire l.a. school system to all but shut down 640,000 students from kindergarten through twelfth grade, told to go home, it affects 900 schools, affected 987,000 public charter schools, private included, 720 square miles out of an abundance of caution the superintendent overriding dismissive views on the part of the nypd and the fbi, may be given what was happening in the background of what has happened in the last few weeks, it any of those students, just over stay home. he did, in new york, the same for it was not greeted the same way. bill bratton saying not here, in a way, know how. when a moment spontaneously turns romantic, why pause to take a pill? and why stop what you're doing to find a bathroom? cialis for daily use, is the only daily tablet approved to treat erectile dysfunction so you can be ready anytime the moment is right. plus cialis treats the frustrating urinary symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently, day or night. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medicin
where we stand right now, this threat that was phoned in presumably from abroad prompted the entire l.a. school system to all but shut down 640,000 students from kindergarten through twelfth grade, told to go home, it affects 900 schools, affected 987,000 public charter schools, private included, 720 square miles out of an abundance of caution the superintendent overriding dismissive views on the part of the nypd and the fbi, may be given what was happening in the background of what has...
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police defend the l.a. school district for shutting down over a massive terror threat this week. new york, houston and miami getting similar threats but refusing to close. who immediate the right decision? i'm eric bolling. welcome to "cashin' in." this week, michelle fields, jonathan hoenig. welcome, everybody. nerve gas, bombs in lockers, machine pistols and grenades. which school district did the right thing? >> it's tricky. you have to keep in mind that they just had the san bernardino attacks and the terrorist who committed the attacks in san bernardino reportedly had planned to go after a school. we have this in mind. it was fresh on their minds about what happened. it's easy to say they over reacted. if you have that in your head and on top of that it's better to be safe than sorry. >> new york didn't close schools, l.a. did. almost identical threats. which one, jess, was right? >> as a native new yorker i will go with the home team here. there were certain indications in the letter that this could have been a hoax that they didn't capitalize the "a" in allah which they sa
police defend the l.a. school district for shutting down over a massive terror threat this week. new york, houston and miami getting similar threats but refusing to close. who immediate the right decision? i'm eric bolling. welcome to "cashin' in." this week, michelle fields, jonathan hoenig. welcome, everybody. nerve gas, bombs in lockers, machine pistols and grenades. which school district did the right thing? >> it's tricky. you have to keep in mind that they just had the san...
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. >> a similar threat let the l.a. school district to cancel classes tuesday. the writer of the e-mail claimed to be a high school senior. the writer went to be a radical muslim but made mistakes when referring to islam. >> based on past circumstances, i could not take the chance. >> a decision questioned by authorities in new york who received the same threat. calling the l a decision on overreaction. >> is not something we are over concerned with. we would be concerned with overreacting. >> in clark town become a school logo on as planned. superintendent calling on staff to stay alert. you can find the superintendent's message to parents on our website, news3lv.com. marie: thank you. the first charges in the san bernardino shooting have been filed. the fbi says a friend of one of the killers supplied two guenther during the attack. officials say henrique marquez is charged with providing weapons to terrorists. preston obama working closely with his national security team to ensure americans will be safe >> two major developments in the investigation and afterm
. >> a similar threat let the l.a. school district to cancel classes tuesday. the writer of the e-mail claimed to be a high school senior. the writer went to be a radical muslim but made mistakes when referring to islam. >> based on past circumstances, i could not take the chance. >> a decision questioned by authorities in new york who received the same threat. calling the l a decision on overreaction. >> is not something we are over concerned with. we would be concerned...