los angeles today. we need families and schools and with our employees to make sure our kids are safe. the los angeles unified school district is the second largest in the nation. the fbi is investigating the threat. in just a few hours, the republican presidential candidates will take the stage over at the venetian for 20- 15's final debate. donald trump may be the front- runner, but he's likely in for a fight with ted cruz. dianne gallagher has a preview. heading into tonight's republican debate, donald trump has a huge lead, at least in the national polls. he has crossed the 40-percent mark in a national poll from monmouth university. that's more than the next three competitors combined. the polling began last thursday, just days after trump announced muslims from entering the u-s. it's a move that may have gotten backlash, but as we've seen with trump before, that just strengthens his support. take a look at this poll from abc news, suggesting nearly 60-percent of republicans back the proposal. (mike rogers/national security commentator) "i think they were attracted to not necessarily his message on that

received a threat similar to the one that we saw earlier this week that shut down the entire los angeles unified school district, which is the second country. this is a big deal.

the entire los angeles unified school system has closed for the day because of a bomb threat. this is the second largest school system in the country. the threat was received by e- mail by a school board member early this morning. now it appear today have come from an overseas account. and the new york city public schools system says they received the same threat they believed it was a hoax. los angeles district superintendent ramon cortinez says the threat was made against students and not just the single campus. the decision to close came to the superintendent along with the los angeles police department. officials say in light of recent terror attacks abroad and at home, they are not taking any chances. >> as you can imagine we take all threats seriously. nothing is 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 this safety threat. we are doing everything that we can to ensure we conduct a thorough investigation in to that threat and we will be working with the school district as well a

the los angeles unified school district reopened schools today after receiving a hoax bomb threat tuesday prompting the district to shut down 900 schools. according to authorities, the threat was emailed to the school district and mentioned explosive devices and weapons. the f-b-i was made aware of the threat but later deemed it a hoax. it's still not clear why they came to that conclusion. a greater number of los angeles police officers will be present on campuses all week to ensure that students and staff are safe. cold and windy are two words that could accurately describe the day. here to tell us more is chief meteorlogist ron demers with our first look at the forecast at 5. much of siouxland woke up to a little bit of sleet and snow this morning but the heaviest amounts easily fell farther northwest. it will get a little colder tonight as temps fall through the 20s and with a breezy northwest wind it will be feeling like it's in the single digits and teens. we'll keep quite a few clouds around highs tomorrow will mostly be in the upper 20s. thanks. and even though there wasn't heavy

. >> reporter: that threat came as an email last night to board members of the los angeles unified school district, and threatened an attack with assault rifles on every school. new york city schools received a similar email, but unlike los angeles, mayor de blasio and police commissioner bratton said the threat was a hoax. >> it was so generic, so outlandish, and posed to numerous school systems simultaneously. >> it appears the school district acted on their own. >> reporter: new york city schools chancellor said the nypd was contacted immediately >> the mayor bratton and myself made a decision to keep schools open. safety is my first priority under all circumstances. we felt very confident that this was the right thing to do. >> reporter: given the terrorist attack less than two weeks ago, in nearby san bernandino, the mayor defended the decision to not take any chances. >> we've just gone through a horrible experience of losing loved ones. >> reporter: the los angeles unified school district is its own entity run by the superintendent. parents are confident city officials did the righ

this comes after the complete closure of the los angeles unified school district. the fbi says the threat turned out to be not credible. an email sent from germany to school board members threatened and attacked and poison gas. the threat involved schoolchildren. because of that a decision was made early this morning to close all the schools. >>that does not mean it is conclusively one thing or another. some have used words that are inappropriate like hoax or other things whether it's criminal mischief or someone testing vulnerabilities, we do not know enough to say definitively. we do know it will be safe for children to return tomorrow.>>the los angeles unified school district is the largest -- second largest in the country a similar threat was made to new york city schools that officials there chose not to close any campuses. the threat and los angeles prompted police to set up security in san francisco and oakland schools as a precaution.>>reporter: a potential terrorist threat to schools in southern california immediately prompted open school district police c

. >> los angeles unified school district officials and police officials talked to the press. they have said the word abundance of caution many times. most of the press conference will be spent defending their decision to close the schools and lighter of the fact that new york city decided not to close their schools because they received a similar threat. they do not want to take any chances especially on the heels of what happened here in los angeles teen weeks ago in san bernardino. 14 people died because of a terrorist attack. they do not want to take any chances. see how this transpires today. in the meantime, many officials as you mention, making sure no suspicious theages, backpacks as e-mail quoted, are there and do not pose a threat to anybody, including teachers or students. while police officials physically search for schools and look for suspicious packages, we will say that the e-mail itself has been analyzed and has been tracked to a computer in germany. two authorities have any idea about who might have sent it? >> that is what they are investigating. they do say

all schools in los angeles are closed while police do a thorough search of busses for the los angeles unified school district are not moving this morning... more than 640-thousand students from kindergarten through high school were told to stay home. this -- after at least one school board member received an electronic bomb threat. "i think it is important that i take the precaution based on what has happened recently and what has happened in the past." now -- about 12-hundred schools are closed while police search every single building.... "we've chosen to close our schools until we can be absolutely sure campuses are safe." a cafeteria worker from one school said the threat is extremely unsettling.. "oh my god, i'm so scared... and at the same time -- i feel like, really angry, because they just trying to scare us... and you know, they're doing it." officials have asked businesses in the area to be flexible with their employees today -- who may need to stay home to take care of their children. erika edwards, nbc news there have been no threats officers will be patrolling there today as a pr

los angeles. i cannot imagine i would be shocked if we were shutting down all los angeles unified schools becausef a simple e-mail bomb threat. they are saying this is a credible threat which in my eight years of getting intelligence briefings when it rises to the level of credible it means there have been multiple sources. that they have somehow linked them together. that is what we want officials to do. i think it is important, jon, to note that we have watched politicians like los angeles mayor eric, california governor jerry brown, and president obama mock and ridicule intelligence gathering techniques. this is why we need it. we can close the los angeles schools today. we can close the los angeles schools tomorrow. but we cannot keep closing schools and malls and having this fear. we must be able to gather the intelligence needed, put the intelligence together, and the lessons are that we must get these attackers before they actually accomplish their goals. before they climb into a plane, before they enter a building with guns and bombs and other tools, to cause havoc. we have to get them in

the text of the los angeles email demonstrated they had at least a passing knowledge of how we organize our schools referred to the schools of the los angeles unifiedtrict. that's why in a burebleg of other districts, including burbank, for example, schools remained open because the threat was against the schools of l.a. unified. and, of course, in other parts of the world, you wouldn't refer to the los angeles unified school district. so, the person at least had a as tacet knowledge of schools they may not have knowledge of islam. >> how that person was chosen and does that person have the same job or same post as the person that received the new york threat? >> it was sent to, i at least one member of the los angeles unified school board. i believe it was sent to al officials in new york of course, the description of the terrorist attack claiming he had 32 accomplices, at least that part of the email seemed not credible and, of course, the new york email claiming 1138 accomplices was even less credible. >> thank you sir for joining us. >> good to be with you. >> the l.a. unified school district is home to more than 700,000 students. and today all

>> live picture of los angeles and some officials from the lapd and the los angeles unified school districting schools are closed today out of an abundance of caution due to an unspecified threat that came by electronic means. further statement also come this afternoon. they have notified the fbi, all the schools will be searched. this is the second largest school district in los angeles, 640,000 students, goes from k through 12, 700 schools. this is a massive undertaking to close school force the day as the west coast is just getting to work and school. they're in the process of vetting and validating these threats. one more listen to the superintendent. >> mr. cortines, was there any threat made to bus? all the buss were returned to the yards. >> there was not a threat made to buses. the reason they were returned is because we're not picking up students. it was to students at schools. nothing more than that. >> the threat was to students at schools, you said? >> at school students, yes. >> mr. cortines, you mentioned some details regarding packages. you can elaborate on that? >> no, i can

. >>> breaking news interest los angeles where a bomb threat has canceled all classes for los angeles unified for the day. the bus yard in los angeles is filled with buses. normally at this time the buses would be gone. of course picking up students, taking them to school. police say a bomb was called into a school board member and that triggered the emergency school cancellation. we are following the story. we'll bring you updates here as we get them. keep in mind this is major news because los angeles unified school district is the second largest school district in the country. smaller only an new york city. all those students are being told to stay home this morning because of the bomb threat. updates here on mornings on 2 as well as ktvu.com, facebook and twitter. >>> a brand new hoverboard burst into flames in brentwood. >> you never think that's going to be my family. >> in 20 minutes we'll tell you what happened before the fire and the growing concern about the safety of these popular toys. >>> good morning. east bay commute off to a busy start although things are improving on highway

los angeles e-mail that give it a little bit more credibility. the new york sources are saying that the supposed student misidentified schools or didn't use the right term. this e-mail refers to los angeles unified school district. so that's the way los angeles students and parents would talk. second, this e-mail of course references not only los angeles but san bernardino and bakersfield and san diego as well. i think this e-mail had a little bit more credibility. of course, once you learn that identical e-mails had been sent elsewhere, that diminishes the credibility of the e-mail. people in los angeles were unaware that anyone had received a similar e-mail elsewhere in the country. >> and further, as you indicate, when you see those markers in an e-mail that personalize it, localize it, that's how it's possible for new york officials to have passed on it. for new york officials to have dismissed it. but l.a. usd, on the other hand, sees just enough in here of local references, it really got their attention. >> it did, yet there are clearly parts of the e-mail that are false. the writer claims to be a devout muslim. i might use the term extremist muslim. but the from line on the e-mail which i

los angeles. we are talking about the unified school district of los angeles. a million students who started their day with word that there would be no school today. robocalls went out to all the known numbers for all the adult households representing all of the students in l.a. unified schools this morning. not all those calls went out as planned. not all of them were received and not all of those calls came in in time. for a lot of families, working parents, long distances to cover on the way to school, long bus routes, the children had already left home. now really, if you are a working parents with no other choice, you say work in the center of the city in l.a., home is a long way away, you have to rely on the good hearts and hands of neighbors and friends to take care of one another on a day like this. the threat came in in the early morning hours and to our folks, let me know if pete williams is available in our d.c. newsroom. pete is available. pete, you can help me run through and review some of this. again, we realize this easiest game in the world is

i think dozens of languages are spoken in the los angeles unified school district. ffecting los angeles county which is much bigger than los angeles city. we are talking about 12 million people in the county of los angeles. again, hundreds of thousands of students and none are here at this tellmentry school this morning. >> i think that's probably going to be the case for the remainder of the day. once again, 7:38 a.m. are you seeing -- because they're asking that students that are already at the schools be -- congregate in a specific gate where the parents can pick them up. you aren't seeing any movement in where you are at least, right? >> no, i'm not. i'm going to walk right now as i talk with you down the corner to see if there are any parents starting to come in. again, normally at this time of day this street would be starting to fill up with parents and -- students of parents and their kids coming to school. obviously the message has gotten out. we'll see in a little bit, the crossing guard is no longer at his post where he was earlier this morning. so it's ve

los angeles. the los angeles unified school district, more than 600,000 students, school canceled today.ho had already arrived sent home. the superintendent says there was a credible threat, a credible threat sent to many schools involving backpacks and packages. right now they're searching as many as these schools as they can to determine whether or not this threat is actually existent at this point. we are expecting to hear much more from them in the coming hours. >> we're going to continue to follow that breaking news. we're also here in las vegas for the big cnn debate. the focus there, national security. let's discuss everything. let's bring in senior political reporter nia-malika henderson and dan pfeiffer and cnn political commentator and former communications director for senator ted cruz, amanda carpeter. you have longer titles than we do. i keep adding and adding. you're too accomplished. have you this breaking news out of los angeles. this underscores -- we don't have the details of exactly what's going on but it underscores the importance and urgency of a conversation about n

los angeles... ron and amanda... an abundance of caution ... that is what closed more than nine hundred los angeles unified school district campuses today, and sent more than 750- thousand students home. just after 7 am, parents started getting notifictions to keep their kids home. terrorism. (s/ brian gonzales / lausd just trying to figure out if this is real. i'm pretty sure i'm not the only one that's afraid.." a threat which law enforcement confirmed appeared to come from overseas was credible enough for the superintendent to shut the district down. (s/ superintendent ramon c. cortines / lausd :25 - :36) "based on past circumstances, i could not take the chance, as another threat... from the same ip address... and containing some of the same wording.. also was sent to new york city schools. new york police commissioner bill bratton... the former los angeles chief of police... says his department is investigating the email as a hoax. a vastly different reaction than his cross-country counterpart... (s/ mmissioner bill bratton / is not something we are overly concerned with. what we are 1:03 - 1:09) no r

the los angeles unified school district is the second- largest school district in the nation, covering 720 square miles. school district officials are about to hold a news conference.. and we'll be going to it live as soon as it happens. storm lake police are filling in a few more details about the disappearance of two young siblings and grandmother after the children were found safe. police say 3-year old ymani banks and d ne-year-old yamir banks were found at a home in alta about six 'o clock last night. witnesses told police the children were dropped off by another family member earlier monday. police say the witnesses were unaware of a court order that the children be turned oveveto authorities. the chchdren's father, 32- year-old scott banks and their grandmother, 50-year-old dionne pamon are both charged with kidnapping. they're accused of hiding the children from officials with the iowa department of human services. the children have been turned over to the custody of d-h-s. << >> flood warning in effect for calhoun, carroll, sac & crawford counties until 10:45 a.m. today winter

and that is what prompted ramon cortines, the superintendent in los angeles, of the unified school systemt it is called, laus. principals teachers, employees of any kind, any students that already arrived at school. remember, it is 7:25 in the morning in los angeles right now. so some students would have bree gun to arrive. their parents are instructed to pick them up in designated areas. you heard the head of school boards that they're looking for cooperation of the entire los angeles community. anyone who is employer of a parent at this school, they're asking for leniency and understanding if employees have to leave the work place to pick up their children and get them home. he cited intense environment we're all living under. obviously what happened in san bernardino, a short distance away from here, made everyone there very concerned. when you think about the fact they received electronic threat, bill and go back to paris, where after the fact there were things discovered online. so we're not longer living in an age when those things are overlooked. those things are taken extremely se

the vast los angeles unified school district spanning more than 900 schools telling 640,000 students to stay home. the same message for school employees. officials say they received an electronic threat aimed at many schools. william is live from los angeles. >> reporter: this is an unprecedented action. all campuses evacuated because of this credible threat of violence. they get threats all of the times. individual schools on lockdown sometimes. but this one was rare and prompted the school board to act. ap is reporting that it was an e-mail to one school board member discovered around 5 a.m. that appeared to come from overseas. we are told they are looking for a backpack or package that contains a bomb. 900 schools, 200 charter schools closed according to the superintendent out of an abou abundance of caution. >> we are making every effort to get the notification to parents as soon as possible. i am not taking the chance of bringing children into any part of the building until i know it is safe. >> reporter: school buses were immediately halted. henry didn't leave the yard even. th

the los angeles unified school district shut down today after a school board member recieved a threat.new york city authorities, along with leaders in many other cities nationwide, recieved the same emailed threat and determined it was a hoax. los angeles law enforcement officials are defending the decision to shut down the city's schools - saying the safety of their main concern. protest is growing after prosecutors in california announced they will *not charge an officer for shooting a man leaving a wrecked s-u-v. dashcam video shows 26-year- in the neck by paradise police officer patrick feaster on thanksgiving. prosecutors are calling the shooting an accident. protestors are calling for the officer to be removed from the force. right now - the baltimore jury hearing the case of an officer accused in the death of freddie gray has gone home for the day - without a verdict. earlier today the jury sent a note to the judge saying they were deadlocked. he instructed them to continue deliberating. the 25-year old gray died in april from injuries he suffered in the back of a police transport

los angeles. the superintendent closed the entire los angeles unified school district over a threatening email sent to school board members last night. police say it targeted all schools in the system. >> the implied theft was explosive devices and the specific threat was attack with assault rifles and pistols. >> new york authorities received the same email and called it a hoax. la officials say they took the precaution based on recent terror attacks in san bernadino and overseas. >> the first job was to ensure city. >>> there was no threat in boston. but officials say they are always ready. >> we had any type of hint at any of our children being in any type of danger, their parents and the public would be the first to know. >>> in la, some students were more concerned about their exams than a potential threat. >> i got to worry about finals. final. >>> commissioner evans says that boston received similar threats overseas but they were determined to be nothing. live in the satellite center, paula evans. lisa. >>> in baltimore jurors are policeman william porter. porter is the first of six officers

every school in the los angeles unified school district canceled classes today, emailed threat. officials say the threat came from overseas, and it was very specific. schools were closed out of precaution. new york officials say a similar threat was sent to their schools, but they're investigating it as a hoax. here in clark county, school police say they have not received any threats. but they are constantly updating their safety measures, especially with the possibility of emailed or social media warnings. we never say that it couldn't happen here. our motto is to prepare for anything that does occur. we are always anticipating that we could receive this type of a threat and we prepare accordingly" some of the school district's preparations include a crisis response plan, police presence, and training for staff members on how to detect threats. tonight, the f-b-i is discrediting the threats to the school districts, and says schools in l-a are safe to reopen. governor brian sandoval is calling the legislature into a special session tomorrow... to discuss faraday move to nevada.

los angeles. >> we are closing all district campuses today due to a threat that has come. >> calls like this one went out to parents in los angeles this morning as authorities closed down the entire los angeles unified school district over an unspecified electronic threat made to "many schools." >> some of the details talked about backpacks, talked about other packages. >> police are investigating the further details, officials said they are taking the precaution based on recent terror attacks in san san bernardino and over seas. >> i as superintendent am not going to take the chance with the life of a student. >> the superintendent ordered authorities to inspect every school by the end of the day. >> i want every school searched to make sure that it is safe for children and safe for staff to be there on wednesday. >> students who were already at school were supervised until they were picked up. >> we need the cooperation of the whole los angeles today. >> the shut down affects about 6 40,000 students, more than 1000 schools, chris martinez cbs news los angeles. >> and with more than the 00 campuses this shut down is a massive undertaking involving more than half a million kids. we are joined by our

los angeles here. schools in l.a. have been closed -- public schools that is, do to possible threat. the los angeles unifiedl district, there are no details yet on the nature of that threat. there are more than 900 schools in the area and 187 charter schools. in that is the situation that is unfolding apparently sheriffs and police officers will search each and every one of those schools and the classrooms within them, and until they are given the all-clear there will be no classes on this tuesday morning. we'll keep an eye on that developing situation in los angeles. we'll bring you up to date with any details as and when we get them. that's a vast school district. >>> now egypt is one of the worst jailers of journalists worldwide according to a new report. the committee to protect journalists says at least 23 journalists have been imprisoned there so far this year, compared that to 2012 when no journalists were imprisoned for their work. the only country that jails more journalists is china which has 49 reporters behind bars. but it seems that fewer journalists are being imprisoned worldwide. let's get a

. >> reporter: calls like this one went out to parents in los angeles this morning as authorities closed down the entire los angeles unified school district over an unspecified electronic threat made to, quote, many schools. >> some of the details talked about backpacks, talked about other packages. >> reporter: police are investigating the threat and did not provide further details but officials said they are taking the precaution based on bernardino and overseas. >> i as superintendent am not going to take the chance with the life of a student. >> reporter: the superintendent ordered authorities to inspect every school by the end of the day. >> i want every school searched to make sure that it is safe for children and safe for staff to be there on wednesday. >> reporter: students who were already at school were supervised outside until they were picked up. >> we need the cooperation of the whole of los angeles today. >> reporter: the shut down affects about 640,000 students at more than 1,000 schools. and adding another layer of complication here for students and teacher, this is finals week at many of the schools here i

earlier this week when the los angeles unified school district did receive the threat of some type of a bomb on one of its school's campuses and as a result, they shut down all of the schools in the los angeles unified school district. then a similar threat received via email at the clark county school district. and the response very different at the clark county school district, as a result of that emailed threat. the school district went public with the news, buff ultimately decided the threat was not similar. a similar threat made against districts in new york city, houston and miami. here's what we know about the email's author. the student claims to be a person bullied, and they are armed with assault rifles and pistols and the writer claims to be a radical muslim, who also, we're told, made mistakes when referring to islam. >> it's hard to tell what's real and what's not real nowadays. >> we can be scared, so it is what it is. >> the reporter: and again, a couple of witness, -- opinions, remarks from parents. the clark county school district does have a plan in place to deal wit

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 asked to keep their children at home or to get them if they've already left school, and this is an ongoing situation. of course, we're going to continue to follow this and bring you the latest. >> hanks so much, sharon eperson, with an update of that situation from headquarters. los angeles

los angeles. >> we are closing all district that has come. chris: calls like this one went out to parents in los angeles this morning. authorities closed down the entire los angeles unified school district over an unspecified electronic threat that was made to, quote, "many schools." superintendent cortines: some of the details talked about backpacks, other packages. chris: police are investigating the threat and did not provide further details. but officials said they are taking the precaution based on recent terror attacks in san bernardino and overseas. superintendent cortines: as superintendent, i am not going to take a chance with the life of a student. chris: the superintendent ordered authorities to inspect every school by the end of the day. superintendent cortines: i want every school searched to make sure it is safe for children and staff to be there on wednesday in chris: students who were already at school were until they were picked up. board president zimmer: we need the cooperation of the whole of los angeles today. chris: the shutdown affects about 640,000 students at more than 1,000 schools. chris martinez, cbs news, los angeles. mollie: here in iowa the

los angeles police department made the decision a few minutes ago. school buses have returned to their yards. we're monitoring a news conference and will bring you new details when we get it. the los angeles unified school district is the second largest district in the country. >>> president obama's approval rating is dropping. that's according to a new poll. 43% of americans approve of the job that he's doing. and that's the lowest number in more than a year. 60% disapprove of the way he's handling the current situation with isis. the u.s. is strengthening its strategy against the terror group, says the president. margaret brennan is live at the white house with criticism that his strategy is soft. margaret, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. with anxiety about terrorism on the rise, the white house is on the offensive. president obama will hold a string of national security related events aimed at reassuring americans and rebutting those critics who claim that isis is winning. flanked by his top military advisors, president obama vowed to hit isis harder than ever. >> isil leaders cannot hide. our next message to them is simple: you are next. >> reporter: the president insisted his milita

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a reported threat has closed down all schools in the los angeles unified school district. district.the threat involved back-packs and packages left at a number of campuses. authorities have not specified the threat but early reports indicated it was a bomb threat called in to a school board member.officials are now planning search operations at all of the more than 900 schools in the l-a-u school district.this comes just two weeks after the mass shooting in nearby san bernardino.that attack has officials taking every precaution possible. " as superintendent am not going to take a chance with the life of a student."i want every school searched to make sure it is safe for children and staff to be there on wednesday unified school district is the second largest school district in the entire country, with more than 700-thousand students. bruce harreld is apologizing to a u-i employee for a comment he recently made. made.during a meeting last week, the new u-i president said instructors who aren't ready to teach their classes should be shot.in a statement, harreld called the re

officials with the los angeles unified school district confirmed they received an online threat and that the schools will remain closed until the threat is cleared. the school district is the second-largest in the nation, with nearly 650,000 students. of course, stay with nbc 10 and the nbc 10 news app for updates on this breaking news story. >>> also right now at 11:00, frightening moment this is morning after a driver hit a man walking with a baby stroller and then took off. >>> good morning, i'm vai sikahema. that driver is now in police custody this morning following a hit-and-run in west philadelphia involving a one-year-old child. nbc 10's matt delucia is live at the scene at 66th and haverford avenue. matt, what have you learned? >> reporter: vai, police cleared the scene 90 minutes ago. the good news is that there were no serious injuries. this is the corner where this happened. you mentioned the intersection of 66th and haverford avenue. police tell us a man was walking with an infant in a stroller when a driver hit that father. some video here from the scene a little while ago.

you'll remember the los angeles unified school district received a threat of some type of bomb or explosive device on one of the campuses as a result of receiving that threat this past week for the day, they actually closed all of the schools in the los angeles unified school district, as a precaution, because they deemed the threat to have been credible. then yesterday, ccsd, the clark county school district, received a threat via email that there's some sort of trouble possibly at one of the schools at its campuses, but the result of receiving that emailed threat, the clark county school district went public with the news, but decided that the threat was not credible. it was made against the school districts both in clark county and then in los angeles, but also the similar threat in new york city. houston, miami. the email's author had claimed to be a student who was bullied and the person had written that them armed with assault rifles and pistols and the writer also claimed to be a radical muslim, but apparently there were some mistakes when referring to islam. now, give a listen here

calls like this one went out to parents this morning, the superintendent closed down the entire los angeles unified school district. police say it targeted all schools in the system. >> implied threat was explosion i devices, the specific threat was attack with assault rifles and machine pistols. they received the same e-mail but called it a hoax, los angeles officials are defending the superintendent's decision to close school, they took cautious because of recent terror attacks in san bernardino and over seas. >> making sure people are safe. >> some students are more concerned about their exams than a potential threat. >> i have to worry about finals because i studied a lot for my french final. >> the superintendent ordered authorities to search every school. >> i want every school searched to make sure that it is safe. >> students who were already at school were supervised in an outside area until they were picked up. the shut down affects about 640,000 students, at more than 1000 schools. angeles. >>> and of course there will be much more on the response in la tonight on the cbs evening news wi

los angeles unified school district officials say an abundance of caution lead them to shut down schools in response to a bomb threat tuesday morning. if you're just getting home here's a quick look at today's headlines. early tuesday morning parents started getting notifications too keepepheir kids home. the e immediate concern was terrorism, a threat which law enforcement confirmed appeared to come from overseas. donald trump will once again be standing at center stage when nine republican presidential candidates debate tonight in las vegas. the debate will be the first for republicans since the attacks in paris and san bernardino, california, that increased concerns about terrorism in the united states. and... no injuries reported when a car crashed into a house in irit lake, iowa. the dickinson county sheriff's office says 23-year-old jamie leckband was failed to stop at a stop sign. the vehicle kept going and collided with a house. that's a look at your just home headlines. chief meteorologis t ron demers joins us with the forecast. winter weather advisory for knox, cedar, antelope,

students are heading back to clasasa day after an emailed threat triggered a shutdown of the vast los angeles unified school district. school buses were rolling this morning and parents were dropping off children at campuses in the nation'second- largest school district. the decision yesterday to close the district with 640,000 students came after a school board member received an email threatening a large-scale attack. new york city schools received a but officials there concluded that it was a hoax. they did not cancel classes. any more snow on the way? stay tuned for the forecast from meterologist ben dorenbach coming up neht on news four at noon. here's the live view from our skycam in spencer, iowa, where it's and degrees this it's time for a tested and proven leader who won't try to contain isis. jeb bush has a plan... to destroy tm. and keep america safe. jeb bush: the united states should not delay in leading a global coalition to take out isis with overwhelming force. announcer: tested and proven leaderters. jeb bush. right to rise usa is responsible for the content of this message. ben, par

.")) > ((dave courvoisier)) > the los angeles unified school district took the rare move of canceling classes and closing all schools tuesday after receiving an emailed threat. but authorities are now saying, good evening.. i'm dave courvoisier. ((denise valdez)) and i'm denise valdez. authorities say the email came through germany, but police believe its origin was much closer. the anonymous writer claimed to be a student at a district high school who had been bullied. ((dave courvoisier)) new york authorities said they received a similar threat but downplayed the seriousness. steve nannes has the report. < please be advised that all schools will be closed for students today the second largest school district in the nation closed all of its more than 900 schools -- and told its 640- thousand students to stay home tuesday, after receiving an emailed threat from overseas. los angeles school district superintendent, ramon cortines said recent events and heightened security concerns precipitated the move (ramon c. cortines, superintendent, la unified school district) i think the circumst

. >>> but the big story on "action news" is breaking news out of los angeles, an electronic threat has shut down the los angeles unifiedchool district, the second biggest school district in the country, according to officials, the threat talked about backpacks and other packages and targeted many schools, local police are searching the district's more than 900 schools in order to determine if the threat was credible. >> we are taking this action in an abundance of caution to make sure that every child in l.a. unified school district and every employee is absolutely safe. >> officials say that the schools commonly get threats but this was credible. more than 640,000 students are affected by today's closure. >>> we are also following breakibreak breaking news in our area. they are investigating a potential hate crime in the mt. airy section. john rawlins live at the scene with more. >> reporter: hi rick, this started at 8:00 this morning, at this point police are waiting for homeland security team to take over the investigation, the attention is just over my shoulder behind me, a 25-year-old man that lives in the house n

los angeles police department, and they are reporting someone telephoned a bomb threat to a member of the school board, and the superintendent says he wants every single school building in the los angeles unified 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 n

los angeles this morning. the superintendent closed down the entire los angeles unified school district over a threatening email sent to school board members last night. police say it targeted all schools in the system. >> the implied threat was explosive devices. the specific threat was attack with assault rifles and pistols. >> reporter: new york authorities say they received the same email but called it a hoax. los angeles officials are defending the superintendent's decision to close schools and say they took the precaution based on recent terror attacks in san bernardino and overseas. >> the first job is to ensure that people are safe in the city. >> reporter: some students are more concerned about their exams than a potential threat. >> i'm worried about finals. i studied a lot for my french final. >> reporter: the superintendent ordered authorities to inspect every school by the end of the day. >> i want every school searched to make sure that it is safe. >> reporter: students who were already at school were supervised in an outside area until they were picked up. the shutdown affects about 640,000 stude

. >> reporter: calls like this one went out to parents in los angeles this morning, as authorities closed down the entire los angeles unified school district over an unspecified electronic threat made to quote many schools. >> some of the details talked about back packs, talked about other packages. >> police are investigating the threat and did not provide further details. but officials said they are taking the precaution based on race and terror attacks in san bernadino and overseas. >> i as superintendent a.m. not going to take the chance with a life after student. >> the superintendent ordered authorities to inspect every school by the end of the day. >> i want every school searched to make sure that it is safe for children and safe for staff to be thereon wednesday. >> student who are already at school were supervise in outside area until they were pick up. >> we need the cooperation of the whole los angeles today. >> the shut-down affect about 640,000 student, at more than 1,000 schools. chris martinez, cbs news, los angeles. >> meanwhile, officials in new york city say they received the same threat that prompted the

los angeles shutting down schools. >> we believe our schools are safe, and we can reopen schools in los angeles unified school district tomorrow morning. >> reporter: late today officials revealed that all facilities had been checked. >> 1531 school sites have been walked through. >> reporter: classrooms had sat empty, buildings were closed, and buses held in place after school officials received the threatening e- mail. city officials stressing they made their decision with what information they had. >> we can now announce the fbi has determined this is not a credible threat. something we couldn't have announced earlier. >> reporter: back here in new york some students and parents had not even heard about the threat and went about their normal day. police officials began investigating this as a hoax. originated overseas. the language in the e-mail would lead to us believe that this is not a jihadist initiative. >> reporter: but as the investigation continues, students both here in new york and in los angeles go back to classes tomorrow. tim fleischer, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> a driver is in critical condition o

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: that breaking news right now, authorities are investigating and unspecified threat to the los angeles unified school district. the electronic threat prompted the district to close all schools this morning. the superintendent said the threat was not directed at one specific school, but to many and has asked that all schools be searched. the district is the second-largest in the nation, with 640,000 students in kindergarten through 12th grade. stay with us right here for the very latest updates. also happening right now, a city on edge. the jury is back in a baltimore courtroom this noon deliberating the fate of officer william porter, one of six police officers charged in the death of freddie gray. sam sweeney is live outside the courtroom with the very latest. sam? sam: deliberations began at a: 30 this morning. by 9:00 they had their first request, they came out and asked for posted notes and highlighters. they resumed deliberations after the judge granted the request and then shortly after at 9:10 the defense came and filed a motion for a mistrial. yesterday afternoon, students went home fr

los angeles, abc7 news. >> following l.a.'s reaction, some districts in the bay area went on alert, understandably. police in san francisco began patrolling schools. >> when los angeles unified responded to a threat, san francisco and oakland went into action. >> our principals are reminded of procedures and we do drills and teams identified with rules at schools. >> chief was with the superintendent. >> there was business as usual, no issues whatsoever. >> the officers in san francisco were given priority status. >> if nen calls we could have a top response. >> san francisco has a system to notify parents via text but never activated because there is never a threat. the chief is a veteran of the san francisco and l.a. police departments and believes the shootings influenced the school districts decision to close. >> i'm sure it probably had something to do with that. you have to stand by the decision. >> the new york city police commissioner has said l.a. unified overreacted. new york city schools received a similar threat and decided not to act. in san francisco, abc7 news. >> this morning hayward police arrested a 15-year-old student for making threats. the student report

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until they are all declared to be safe to reopen. >> we expect to hear from officials with the los angeles unified school district at the top of the hour, we will bring that to you live. in the meantime new details are emerging about the female shooter in the san bernardino attack. including online posts. as john siegenthaler reports those red flags may have prevented her from every coming to the u.s. >> reporter: three background checks didn't reveal what she apparently didn't try hard to hide. that the woman along with her husband carried out the san bernardino mass shooting, supported violent jihad and wanted to be a part of it. the "new york times" reports she made her views clear online as far back as 2012 and up to a year before entering the u.s. in 2013 to marry farook. >> had they checked her out a little bit more maybe she wouldn't have gotten a visa. >> reporter: but the department of homeland security doesn't routinely check social media postings of those seeking entry into the u.s. >> during that time period, immigration officials were not allowed to use or view social media as a form