the teacher, elizabeth clausen, has been placed on temporary leave. today students have taken to social media voicing their support for their teacher. clausen asked her students to think tabata parallels between the know toe and how it represents our nation's history. her students have been studying this photo for five months now, and they say there is nothing wrong with it. clausen's students are not happy with the way the situation is being handled. looking at this situation, they don't know the context of what is going on and we're just forming our own opinions. we're not being told what to think. >> the officials with the school district say they're investigating the situation. you can tune in to news 4 nightly tonight at 6:00. we'll have the full story for you then. >>> a reno hospital says it will pay for an autopsy on a 20- year-old woman who died while on life support. she died monday at st. mary's regional medical center where she never woke up from anesthesia after surgery on april 126789 family attorney says her father wasn't told the cause

the district asked miss clausen not to speak out on her assignment. as of right now it could take days until the students know when or if she'll return. >> the way that everyone is looking at this situation, they don't know the context of what is going on and they don't know we're forming our own opinions. >> i didn't know teaching was crime. >> reporter: you personally really have controversy to isn't it? >> the real world isn't utopia and it isn't this picture perfect image and she was showing us that. it it is a very controversial picture, but it was worth showing. >> reporter: now, the hash tag that they were all referring to was created by the students of dayton high school and is trending now on social media. joe? >> thank you, emily. j file for our my news 4.com web poll question do you think -- mynews4.com web poll question do you think it is grounds for termination? 48% of you say yes. 52% of you say no. still plenty of time to vote and you'll find the web poll on the home page, mynews4.com. >>> a carson city judge is deciding a constitutiona

with democrats jackie smith and larry clausen in opposition. 2nd- year republican supervisor matthew ung replaces taylor as vice- chair. 3 3 sioux city's mayor is again.bob scott was re-elected in november after running un-opposed for a second four- year term. he renewed his oath of office this morning at city hall... along with second term council member rhonda capron. mayor scott says he has big plans for the city during the next four years. 3 "continue the trails. i want to continue taking a look at the whole river front and seeing what we can do there. i think that is wha will attract business to thths comunity. obviously y whole career haha been working on economic develpoment and i'm going to continue doing that."that work began this afternoon... when the council gathered for their first meeting of the year. 3 at that meeting... the council deciding the future of the city's five swimming pools and a new, four million dollar park.the council will consider osing leeds and cook pools after the 2016 season and replace them with splash pads in 2017. leif erikson pool would remain op

with democrats jackie smith and larry clausen in opposition. taylor says as chairman... he will keep putting taxpayers first. 3 "really it is coming together to do long term planning, increasing communication among departments, we are spread out in the county, and to provide excellent services for people as we budget and really keep the family budget at the heart of each decision that we make..."2nd- year republican supervisor matthew ung replaces taylor as vice- chair. 3 federal investigators are in siouxland... trying to figure out what caused a deadly plane crash in northeast nebraska last night.that plane went down sometime after 7 last night in wayne county, nebraska... in a rural area between pender and concord. it was heading to the wayne airport after being diverted from landing at the sioux gateway airport because of poor weather. the wreckage was found in a field a mile from nebraska highway 16... annd about 11 miles southeast of wayne. the pilot of the pronounced dead at the scene. the pilot's name has not released. 3 they've already been arrested once for bre

the teacher, elizabeth clausen, has been placed on temporary lead. students have taken to stow to -- student media voicing support. between the photo you see here and how it represents our nation's history. her students have been studying this photo for five months and they say that there's nothing wrong with it. klausen's students are not happy, they say, with the way the situation has been handled.>> the way everyone is looking at the situation, they don't know the context of what's going on and they don't know we are forming our own opinions. >> officials with the district say they are investigating situation. the students have made # free klausen that is trending on social media.>>> nevada's education savings account program has not started, but resources -- carson city judge has been asked to stop it already. james wilson is weighing arguments on whether the program violates the constitution. the lawsuit was brought forward by parents concern that the school choice program will take public money away from public schools, harming the public aroun

"hillary clinton has experience with stuff like going to places," said sam clausen, a 3rd grader at sunnyside. and who they don't like... "i really don't think donald trump is going to make it cuz i think he's only there for the fame and the fortune," said jeremiah dean, a 5th grader at sunnyside. su "after the students fill out their voter forms they bring it to this official ballot box given by the county auditor's office, and students say it helps them prepare for the future when they get to vote." "it's really important to think about the children and what they think about politics and to take their voting and what they think into value," said sunnyside 4th grader luke sayonkon. one of the organizers at sunnyside says it was nice to see students vote with open minds. "they don't have those lines so rigid in their mind about things, that they are open and you know things from different perspectives," said elizabeth buster, co-sponsor of sunnyside elementary's student council. but the kids say sometimes politics may not be so friendly. "some of them are nice to each other," said grace stibb

teacher elizabeth clausen had her students write about this picture called "a tale of two hoodies". it features a white police officer in a ku klux klan hood, pointing a gun at a black child wearing a hoodie and holding candy. students were asked to draw parallels between the picture and america's past with slavery. lyon county school district says its interviewing everyone involved, and investigating the motives behind the picture. nevada attorney general adam laxalt is asking a judge to throw out one of the lawsuits on the education savings account program. this is the lawsuit filed by lieutenant governor mark hutchison, on behalf of parents who hutchison say are left in limbo because of the hutchison has a legal conflict of interest in this case, since he filed it as a private lawyer. the savings account program is scheduled to start february first. it's also facing lawsuits from groups who don't want state funds to go to religious schools. a heartwarming sendoff today, to the city of henderson's fire chief. he retired today, and each station spoke about what he means to them ove

the students have made "hashtag free clausen" .... trending on social media. 3 swoosh sound 3 (bill)>> still ahead.. a story that is not for the "faint of heart".. or stomach. we head to montana.. its supplies from a very unlikely source. find out where.. when we return. 3 (sam)>> and if you have a facebook account, be sure to "like" krnv news 4!become a fan of our own facebook page and be a part of the discussion. 3 3 "> this is a story out of our "weird file".....a food bank is making the most of meat many would pass.. it is using "roadkill" to help provide15- hundred meals a year to the hungry. the montana foodbank has been accepting - quote "vehicle tenderized meat" from local police and game wardens since the 1980's. it uses a specially- designed winch to truck bed... a butchering room with the non-slip floors and drains made of easy to clean material... as well as extra cooler space.some might turn their nose up at eating road kill, but food bank organizers say the meat is being put to good us

cooper, a 4th grader at "hillary clinton has experience with stuff like going to places," said sam clausen, a 3rd grader at sunnyside. "i really don't think donald trump isis going to make it cuz i think he's only there for the fame and the fortune," said jeremiah dean, a 5th grader at sunnyside. results from sunnyside's straw poll show hillary clinton as the democratic nominee, and ben carson as the republican nominee. another school taking part in the straw poll was mater dei. 8th grade students have been learning about the iowa caucus and the presidential candidates. after learning what's important when picking a candidate, the 8th grade students cast their vote for both a republican and democratic nominee. two students spoke up about their strong support for ted cruz. "he really defends the second amendment and i think he's going to have a great plan for america by defeating isis and getting out of national debt," said mater dei 8th grade student, zach uhl. "i've learned more about what these politicians are trying to do for our country and it helped me learn more about the people i fe

the vote with democrats jackie smith and larry clausen in opposition. taylor says as chairman... he will keep putting taxpayers first. 3 "really it is coming together to do long term planning, increasing communication among departments, we are spread out ininhe coununy, and to provide excellent services for people as we budget and really keep the family budget at the heart of each decision that we make..."2nd- year republican supervisor matthew ung replaces taylor as vice- chair. 3 federal investigators are in siouxland... trying to figure out what caused a deadly plane crash in northeast nebraska last night.that plane went down sometime after 7 last night in wayne county, nebraska.....n a rural area between pender and wayne. it was heading to the wayne airport after being diverted from landing at the sioux gateway airport because of poor weather. the wreckage was found in a field a mile from nebraska highway 16... annd about 11 miles southeast of wayne. the pilot of the single- engine cessna 17 was pronounced dead at the scene. been released. 3 they've already been arrested once

heated reactions from locals have been flooding social media about elizabeth clausen and her motives in the case. this photo was assigned to students throughout the semester to get them thinking about racism and american history, is the way she put it. while many adults and parents have been offended by this photo, the students are strongly supporting their teacher. tune in our to our later newscast to hear reaction from >>> and time now for mynews4.com web poll question. we would like to know tonight do you think this homework assignment that the school district has apologized for is grounds for termination? there is still plenty of time to vote. you'll find the web poll on our home page at my news 4.com and we'll have updated results throughout our newscast tonight. >>> a carson city judge is considering arguments challenging the constitutional ality of nevada's school choice education savings account program. judge james wilson says he will decide soon whether he'll stop the program from moving forward that hearing just concluded within the last half hour. news 4's terri hendry wi

with democrats jackie smith and larry clausen in opposition. taylor says as chairman... he'll keep putting taxpayers first. 2nd - year republican supervisor matthew ung replaces taylor as vice - chair.that's all for now... have a great day! 3 3 3 3 republican presidential candidate rand paul is planning a trip to siouxland this week. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 >>> it is tuesday, january 5th, 2016. welcome back to "cbs this morning." more real news ahead, including president obama tightening gun regulations on his own. jan crawford looks at how far he will go and how republicans might stop him. but first, here is today's "eye opener" at 8:00. >> senior officials outlined the action and they focus on what they say are flaws and loopholes in the system of background checks. >> the candidates are now turning on each other in tough tv ads. meanwhile bill clinton tried to deflect some of donald trump's tougher rhetoric. attempt to reclaim the refuge and there doesn't seem to be any urgent reason to do so. >> there hasn't been any official confirmation but sources have p

with democrats jackie smith and larry clausen in opposition. taylor says as chairman... he'll keep putting taxpayers first. 3 "really it is coming together to do long term planning, increasing communication among departments, we are spread out in the county, and to provide excellent services for people as we budget and really keep the family budget at the heart of each decision that we make..."2nd - year republican supervisor matthew ung replaces taylor as vice - chair. 3 federal investigators are in siouxland... trying to figure out what caused a deadly plane crash in northeast nebraska sunday night.the plane went down sometime after 7 sunday night in wayne county nebraska... out in the country between pender and wayne. it was heading to the wayne airport after it was diverted from landing at the sioux gateway airport because of poor weather. the wreckage was found in a field a mile from nebraska highway 16... and wayne. the pilot of the single - engine cessna 172 was pronounced dead at the scene. the pilot's name has not been released yet. 3 they've already been arrest

it a fair amount of clausen will mix with some sunshine today. we are feeling a little bit colder with the wind and you want to dress for the windchill near 30 or the winter classic today and that breezes with a saturday as well with temperatures very similar. flurries on sunday after a much colder air for early next week. >> a presidential i pop or this morning. >> and jerry seinfeld gets comfortable with president obama in the latest episode of >> that you think everyone -- every american child grows up loving the president? >> i do well with the zero-eight demographic. partly because might years are big and they think i look like a cartoon character. >> he is being candid in that interview over coffee in the car. the even let him take his corvette stingray for a drive around the south lawn driveway. >> check out this video from missouri, a squirrel gets stuck in a creek without a paddle. the kayaker helped the squirrel get up. he floats toward the tree. pretty good swimmer that guy. >> coming up, a terrorist forces rochester new york' s new ye

the reason the clausen spot showers 5 to 50 mile an hour winds nothing too strong but will stay breezy if the front rules by overnight lows low 40s and then nantucket mid 30s boston drops are it's mainly boston south but eastward will keep it dry around places like manchester fitchburg and back here toward attleboro vermont lower 30s. a little flora coming back in those locations by tomorrow afternoon as those gusty west north winds take over the week disturbance roles through high temperatures will be in the upper 30s to the lower 40s for tomorrow. so not as mild as today certainly still above normal look at this we were 51 today tomorrow about 40 on average thursday as well we will keep an upper 30s even on body and saturday our normal high this time of year right there at 36. a couple of lorries noontime southern vermont a few of those maybe even toward the north shore you see a couple of those isolated lakes in the air but nothing accumulating whatsoever. on thursday here's our next weather maker big great lakes clipper and then we have our coastal storm we've been talking about al

"hillary clinton has experiencnc with stuff like going to places," said sam clausen, a 3rd grader at sunnyside. and who they don't like... "i really don't think donald trump is going to make it cuz i think he's only there for the fame and the fortune," said jeremiah dede, a 5th grader at susuyside. susu "after thehetudents fill out their voter forms th bring it to this official ballot box given by the county say it helps them prepare for the future when they get to vote." "it's really important to think about the children and what they think about politics and to take their voting and what they think into value," said sunnyside 4th grader luke sayonkon. one of the organizers at sunnyside says it was nice to see students vote with open minds. "they don't have those lines so rigid in their mind about things, that they are open and you know easily can adapt and look at things from different perspectives," said elizabee buster, co-sponsor of sunnyside elementary's student council. but the kids say sometimes politics may not be so friendly. "some of them are nice to each other," said grac

clausen the wind chill at three degrees below. the light breeze coming in from the east, heading for 15 degrees. light snow moving into des moines by men and lasting through the evening but we end up with light accumulation of one to three inches. wednesday will be quiet and temperatures will be better in the mid-20's. and for thursday there's a slight chance for snowflakes. snow accumulations to the west on thursday. that will be followed by a warm-up. shaina: everything looks fine and accident free with a number of mobile speed units. five of them in des moines. the first is at 3440 9th street -- 3400 49th street. 3000 northeast barack avenue -- good morning, honey. mmm. honey? so sorry, mrs. parker. so sorry... find a doctor, coordinate appointments, or transfer records with bewell 24/7. one of the many services provided exclusively to wellmark members. call 844-84-bewell. the person who lives here... has to solve problems as big as the world... and as small as your kitchen table. that's the job. everyday. and now, the first la

clausen said in the morning then the clouds of thick and into the afternoon. look for little bill light rain to start rolling in and the best chance will be after 9:00 p.m.. that continues into saturday morning before tapering off saturday at midday rainfall amounts that a whole lot quarter inch at 1/3 inch by the face higher runs for the hills and a week and forecast coming. >> pam: crews were there along with mayor the mayor at the show the park renovations. and many improvements will increase the accessibility as well as the overall functions of the park to have large crowds and restaurants from the 27. places for people to take their dogs and the northern area of the park opened with new tenants in sports court. $20 million project has been completed this being the final part of the completed renovation. >> reporter: change anything terribly dramatic we're allowing the diversity of and driven to happen here. >> pam: help ensure cleanliness and great religions place apart. as a result of that partnership was 3 million t of waste going to landfills now reduc

"hillary clinton has experience with stuff like going to places," said sam clausen, a 3rd grader at sunnyside. "i really don't think donald trump is going to make it cuz i think he's only there for the fame and the fortune," said jeremiah dean, a 5th grader at sunnyside. sunnyside democrats picked hillary clinton as their candidate. the young republicans chose ben carson. now here's ben with the forecast. << << << today will present more sunshine d nice weather, but with a couple of twists as a litle disturbance moves through the area. ahead of it, with calm winds and moisture at the surface, some patchy freezing fog will be around but should burn off fairly quickly as winds increase out of the southwest throughout the morning. as our little boundary sweeps across the area, in addition to the winds picking up a bit, a very brief light mix will be possible in some of our northernmost counties during the midday hours. the vast majority of the viewing area though, will be well into t there are those who say we cannot defeat a corrupt political system and fix a rigged economy. above the obstacles

decreasing clausen mostly sunny this afternoon. 61 tomorrow and were watching a slight chance for some wet weather on saturday. >> and behind kelly's a seven-day and this is where we will be broadcasting from behind the scenes of the toda >>> it's 8:30 on a wednesday morning, the 20th of january, 2016 and it's a chilly morning on our plaza, nice and chilly and not too windy. you might call it the calm before the storm because sure enough a lot of cold and wintry weather coming to the east coast, probably friday and saturday. we'll get the late forest al in just a couple of moments. >> all right. coming up, jill is here to get you organized. she's going to show you how to organize by giving savannah's spare bedroom where mike sleeps on nights they fight a makeover and we'll see how that turned out. >> yeah. >> going to get a new doghouse. >> exactly. >> also got a "steals & deals" to help you do it as well. >> and on our week of slow cooker meals, a new twist on chicken pot pie from my wife siri. >> looks delicious. >>> and surprising changes that could overhaul the way kids think no s.