>>> hi, everyone. i'm tamron hall. we are following extraordinary breaking news out of los angeles. right now all public schools in the nation's second-largest city, the second-largest school district in the country, closed. and students from kindergarten to 12th grade are being sent home due to what's being called a credible terror threat. now the district includes nearly 700,000 students and more than 1,200 schools. a press conference in the last hour the district superintendent that the the threat involved multiple schools and closures was was ordered out of an abundance of caution. >> it is important that i take the precaution based on what has happened recently and what has happened in the past. i have asked the chief to be working with the city police department and the sheriff before the day is over, i want every school searched to make sure that it is safe for children and safe for staff to be there on wednesday. it was not to one school, two schools or three schools -- it was many schools. not specifically identified. but there were many schools. that's the reason i took the acti

school district. i am jenna lee. >> jon: and i am jon scott. the los angeles' schools are closed because of a threat. we have more live from los angeles. >> reporter: they get threats all of the time but this was rare enough to act. it was an unspecified threat at an unspecified school. officials say it came as an electronic threat. a local tv station is reporting it was an e-mail. so they are looking for a backpack or a package. some type of bomb. obviously not an assault. there are 900 schools in lausd and they have closed all of them. that is unprecedented. out of an abundance of caution according to the superintendent. >> i know it is cold. we are making every effort to see we get the notification to parents as soon as possible but i am not taking the chance of bringing children into any part of the building until i know it is safe. >> reporter: that means lausd is calling in all of the resources it can from the county, federal level, fbi, atf, are going to have to sweep each school individually. 900 schools, 200 charter schools, more than 640,000 students in all. logisticall

there were others. so did los angeles overreact this morning? >> it is very easy in hindsight to criticize a decision based on results that the decider could never have known. >> ahead, we'll look at all the facts as we know them. including everything we have about the e-mail, actually threatened, including talk about gunmen, nerve gas, pressure cooker bombs. let's get to it. >>> now "shepard smith reporting" live from the fox news desk. >> first from the fox news deck a tale of at least who cities, two threats of terror and two very different responses. both los angeles and new york city targets of an e-mail threat to blow up schools, lots of schools. while los angeles canceled classes at more than 1,000 schools, officials in new york called the entire thing a hoax and dismissed it. according to people who've read the e-mail, it claimed to be from a jihadist and promised to set off bombs in backpacks at schools and in packages. officials with the los angeles school district say they traced the e-mail to an i.p. address in germany and they called the threat, quote, credible, unqu

." chris martinez/cbs news, los angeles)) 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. ((mayor garcetti/los angeles)) "our first job is to ensure people are safe in our city." chris martinez/cbs news, los angeles)) some students are more concerned about their exams than a potential threat. jasmine castro/hollywo od high school student)) "i'm just getting worried about finals, cuz i studied a lot for my french final." ((standup bridge: chris martinez/cbs news, los angeles)) the superintendent ordered authorities to inspect day. ray cortines/superi ntendent, lausd )) "i want every school searched to make sure it is safe." chris martinez/cbs news, los angeles)) students who were already at school were until they were picked up. the shutdown affects about 640-thousand students at more than 1- thousand schools. chris martinez, cbs news, los angeles. was routed through an ip addres

before the subject changed to news from overseas about what we are covering in los angeles. let's go to pete williams, our justice correspondent in our washington newsroom for a quick update before we go to a news conference in los angeles. pete? >> we have been told that the decision was made out in l.a. by the school superintendent in consultation with law enforcement and other authorities but it was the superintendent's decision and we have been told that at least some law enforcement folks advised against making this decision, but understood that it was the superintendent's decision and the safety of the children came first. so it's our understanding that the advice to the school superintendent was not unanimous. >> all right. pete williams, thanks. to our viewers, to those listening to our coverage on sirius xm radio, there is going to come a time here in the next few minutes or seconds where we have to pause our coverage. you will hear it then announced as an nbc news special report. we will then be simulcasting on msnbc and across the nbc television network. that is because th

. >> dakota smith with the "l.a. daily news" in the echo park section of los angeles, thank you very much. it is now 12:00 noon here in the east coast. it is 9:00 a.m. on the west coast, where if you live or work there, if you are up, you no doubt have already heard the second largest school district in the united states, los angeles unified, l.a. unified school district is this morning shut down because of what someone called a level 1 or credible threat that came in. the associated press has been reporting for some time and came in electronically via e-mail and from overseas. using a lot of caution, the l.a. unified school district chose to keep all of their students at home. an advisory went out to avoid all backpacks and right now the entire place, all of the school property, buses, the physical plant as it's known, each individual school is being walked, is being checked, is being swept by law enforcement as families scramble and children scramble. there were robocalls that went out this morning trying to catch everybody before their children went out the door to school. obviously it did

los angeles police department when the shooting was reported. this morning, we are here because our first job is to insure that the people are safe in the city. it is easy for people to jump to conclusion and i have been around long enough usually what people think in the first few hours is not what it plays out. we see investigations unfold for series of days. but decisions have to be made. i was immediately on the phone with phil washington cto of mta to make sure buses can travel free on buseses and rail lines to make sure they can get home safely and get through the city without worrying. a lot of parents have to get to work and can't afford to miss one day. we are here with with the chief and law enforcement with training and leadership that connected the dots nationally on this. we reached out immediately to our federal law enforcement officials who are taxed in the recent weeks since san bernardino but to bring them in this investigation. in talking to new york and learning of other places, we realize this was not the only city to face this threat. we continue to hope this is

first, this breaking news out of los angeles. the nation's second largest school district is completely shutdown, and all of that over an electronic threat. we are expecting an update from the district oinitial fficials and it is supposed to come within the next hour, but so far, this is what we have been able to compile so far about this threat. more than 900 schools, and 600,000 children are affected. the superintendent says that the threat referred to backpacks and other packages. and many school districts were threatened, though none by name. here is the foep message that went out to all parents this morning that inform ed them of this closure. >> this is the superintendent who has directed all schools to be closed today, tuesday, december 15th, to ensure the safety of all students. further information will be forth coming via additional blackboard connect messages. again, please be advised that all schools will be closed for student s s today, tuesday decer 15th, 2015. the students' safety is the district's number one priority. thank you for your at the tension for this

media at. bill: catherine herridge thank you. martha: disturbing story. los angeles unified school district police say that they are considering closing all schools today over what is being called a credible threat. investigators say this situation is fluid, but we are getting reports that the school buses have been called back to their depots. let's listen. >> he shared with me the threat that had been made to not one school but many schools in this school district. he shared with me that some of the details talked about backpacks. talked about other packages. and -- >> when? >> after, after talking with him, also with the board president, i made a decision to close all of the schools. i have alerted all six superintendents. they have been alerted. i've asked them to have their operations people talk to the plant managers at each school. i've asked the plant managers to walk the school. and if they see anything that is out of order, to contact the police. not to touch anything. not to do anything. but to, if they see anything out of line, to contact the proper authorities. i, we m

el paÍs los angeles y nueva york hubieron respuestas totalmente distintas. los angeles se ordenÓ el cierre de todas las escuelas en nueva york todo se dio con normalidad diciendo que se trataba de una amenaza jaime nos explica lo que pasÓ jaime: es una acciÓn sin precedentes poco antes de las siete de la maÑana se ordenÓ la evacuaciÓn y cierre de la mayorÍa de las escuelas del distrito escolar de los Ángeles el segundo mÁs grande del paÍs que morales bÁsicas medidas de precauciÓn ante la increÍble amenaza de. un violento ataque armado. >> se recibiÓ un correo electrÓnico diciendo que van a utilizar explosivos y armas de alto calibre para herir y matar a estudiantes. >> estamos hablando de casi 700.000 estudiantes y casi 100.000 personas. jaime: el jefe de la policÍa de los angeles seÑalÓ que el mensaje electrÓnico con los angeles desde alemania pero sospechan que su origen es mÁs cercano. el autor del mensaje que se recibiÓ las 10 de la noche, tiempo de los angeles, reclamaba ser un extremista musulmÁn con nexos con yihadistas locales. >> es mi esperanza, esto n

venetian theater behind us in just a moment. first, we do have breaking news out of los angeles. the second largest school system in the country has been shut down over a threat. over half a million students. >> huge and very scary moment for everyone involved. just moments ago the superintendent of the los angeles schools, he explained his decision to shut down the entire school district. now, we will say this. a lot of details are not -- have not come in yet. this is a developing situation but the superintendent did say it was not just one, but many schools that received threats. listen here. >> some of the details talked about backpacks, talked about other packages and after talking with him, also with the board president, i made a decision to close all of the schools. >> joining us now for more on this as we continue to wait and get more developments and details in on the situation, cnn national security analyst juliette, also top ranking official at department of homeland security. you hear from the superintendent, he said it was not one, it was not two, it was three schools --

martes 15 de diciembre. una amenaza de bomba ocurre el cierre de todas las escuelas de los angeles. una amenaza en nueva york fue una falsa alarma. el creciente terror terrorista serÍa relevante. hoy el Último debate del partido republicano en las vegas. extienden vigilancia fronteriza en texas. acusados de corrupciÓn en la fifa desfilan en tribunales. uno se declarÓ no culpable, otro se entregÓ. comenzamos. ♪ ♪ >> Éste es su noticiero univisiÓn, con jorge ramos y marÍa elena salinas. jorge: supuestas amenazas terroristas en donde las grandes ciudades del paÍs, tuvieron respuesta totalmente distintas. mientras que en los Ángeles se cerraron todas las escuelas pÚblicas, en new york se siguiÓ con la normalidad. jaime garcÍa nos explica lo que pasÓ. jaime: en una acciÓn sin precedente poco antes de las siete de la maÑana, se ordenÓ la evacuación y las sierras de las escuelas del distrito escolar de los angeles. el segundo mÁs grande del paÍs, tomÓ la drÁstica medida de precauciÓn, ante la amenaza de un supuesto ataque armado. >> recibe un correo electrÓnico con

Última vez este aÑo. 650.000 estudiantes se quedaron sin clases en los angeles por una amenaza. en mÉxico un sicario confiesa y trata de justificar sus crÍmenes. y un científico estadounidense crea el mÁs ambicioso plan de enseÑanza. comienza la ediciÓn nocturna. ♪ ♪ >> este es su noticiero univisiÓn. ediciÓn nocturna. enrique: los atentados en parÍs y san bernardino motivaron que la seguridad nacional fueran los temas principales del Último debate del aÑo de los precandidatos del partido republicano. nuestro enviado en las vegas no tiene un resumen de lo mÁs importante. luis: la seguridad nacional fue el tema central de la noche, algo que usualmente favorece a candidatos con posiciones duras. donald trump comenzÓ el debate tratando de eliminar su estrategia. donald trump: nuestro paÍs estÁ descontrolado, yo construirÍa ese muro grande. y en cuanto a otra gente en la migraciÓn con decenas de miles de personas, con celulares, coman de las de isis, no me gusta. luis: si alguien debÍa ser un papel bueno en esa noche serÍa jeff bush. le dijo a los votantes porque

. the los angeles police department says lasud, a school district has received a threat of some sort. i don't know any of the specifics. but out of abundant caution, the superintendent shut down schools for the entire day. we are expecting a news conference to happen at any moment. when that news conference happens, we'll monitor it and get more information to pass along to you. >>> let's talk about the cnn debate. eight hours and counting. the cnn debate stage is set for what could be one of the biggest nights of the political season. the back drop to another big event we're watching right now. in russia, secretary of state john kerry meeting now with president vladimir putin to talk about the crisis in syria. we are on top of all of those things this morning. >>> let's start in vegas, where the republican candidates are getting ready for their final presidential debate of the year. my fellow cnn anchor, john berman is there, to set the stage. good morning, john. >> good morning, carol. behind me is the venetian los angeles. behind that, the venetian stage. the stage is set for all

where the lapd will be front and center explaining what happened in los angeles and why they closed the schools in new york and other places in america did not. extraordinary stuff today. neil cavuto, is yours. neil: is very confusing. two responses to the same threat. looking at the left, l a and the right, just outside our studio, it was a threat supposedly from abroad, that appeared to be a threat from abroad, new york city officials thought it to be a sham in l.a.. in california, what is going on, not far out from san bernardino attacks, they were not taking anything for granted, dismissing any such threats, there might have been something in this threat that got police commissioner bill bratton's attention in new york, as not credible. we don't know what that was that would indicate it was not some extremist threat but we do know that he immediately dismissed it, told his boss the mayor not to make a big to do over it, very different reaction in l.a. where as we speak it prompted evacuation of all schoolinhe students from kindergarten through 12, 900 schools, 180 public charter

>>> good morning, school buses are ready to go and class is back in session in los angeles after a threat shut down the entire school district yesterday. >>> but for a a lot of people they are questioning why the schools were enclosed and one teacher in particular is really taking some heat on line, for her response to classes being canceled. we will tell what you she did. >>> you know it had to end a at some point. we are looking live, we have a christmas tree outside after four straight days of record warmth, the streak ends today. >>> today will be a shock to the system. >> i know with the red ways, they love it. when mother nature goodies to us. we are looking good. the nice and dry. >> that is the running theme for rest of the the day, very quiet start to the forecast here. we have high pressure in place. that means sunshine, today. really calm, collected out there. but we are going to see things change here with time and that is very visible on storm scan when you move it out. now at the local level no problems whatsoever, we have a thin veil of cloud cover but that is it. th

at noon, school buses will be empty today in los angeles, a credible security threat has closed every single public school in the entire los angeles area. good afternoon, i'm erika von tiehl. 640,000 children are home from school today after a threat forces all public and charter schools in los angeles to close. chris martinez has the very latest on this developing situation. >> reporter: we are closing all district campuses today due to a threat that has come. >> 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 sch

out of los angeles. our sister station, knbc, reporting that all students in the los angeles unified school district are being sent home that comes amid reports of some kind of threat against the schools. additionally the bus yard in gardina, california is on lockdown. and drivers have been instructed not to take the buses out of the lot. school district officials are set to begin a news conference momentarily to clarify the situation. no official reason has been given for the shutdown. we will monitor that as the good morning goes on. >>> as oil prices have tumbled over the last few weeks, virgin america stock has gained about 2% should it have done more? can the trend continue? david cush will join us to discuss that and more. >>> let's take you live to laex los angeles where the l.a. school superintendent is briefing on the situation. >> i want every school searched to make sure that it is safe for children and safe for staff to be there on wednesday. i will issue a statement late this afternoon after the chief, chief zuckerman has informed me that schools have been searched and i

break in. we have breaking news out of los angeles schools closed with a threat. a news conference in progress. we're listening to it now. go. >> to make sure that it is safe for children and safe for staff to be there on wednesday. i will issue a statement late this afternoon after the chief, chief hippeman informed me that school has been searched, and it is okay. ty will keep you informed ongoing during the day if there are any situation one of the issues i've been worried about is children who walk to school. we have a great many of those, and so i've asked the principal to make sure that those children are at a specific date so they can be given instruction, kept together, and so that we can make contact with parents to pick up their children or to make sure that they get home safely. not independently, home safely making sure that their parents are notified. we have sent a connect ed to all parents letting them know of the action i've taken. i will answer some questions after the chief and the board president speak with you. chief. [inaudible] >> start, begin -- >> good morning.

light. liberty mutual insurance. >>> we have breaking news out of los angeles. the school district is confirming to nbc affiliate knbc the potential closure of all schools. students that are already at school are being sent home. according to knbc, police officers will be highly visible around all schools today. there is no word yet on why this is happening. a press conference is scheduled for later today. but so far, that's all we know. we will keep you updated and bring you more details as soon as we get them. once again, coming out of los angeles. >>> welcome to the second hour of msnbc live. i'm jose diaz-balart. all eyes on vegas there morning as the republican candidates for president gather for their fifth debate with fewer than 50 days to go until the iowa caucuses, the field continues to shift. but at the top, a new national poll shows donald trump still ahead of everyone else and growing his lead. last night at a rally in vegas the front-runner went on the offensive. >> i'll be honest, i think tomorrow night is going to be big. oh, ooh. and they're all coming after me. i hea

because of an e-mail threat sent to the los angeles unified school board. parents told to keep their children home or to turn around and go back home. it's a decision that's impacting nearly three quarter of a million children and their family, also a decision that's come under criticism in the last few hours. at a press conference this afternoon, los angeles officials explained why they did what they did. >> they reviewed with me the information that had been shared with them. based on past circumstances, i could not take the chance. as it relates to one student or our staff. >> nbc's joe fryer is outside one of those evacuated schools and quite a morning out there, joe. >> reporter: yeah, that's right, kate. today was supposed to be the first day of finals for students in this high school at hollywood. all is quiet just like more than 900 schools throughout area. a squad car is parked out front throughout the morning and into the early afternoon seen two police officers who have basically been walking around the school campus, looking for anything suspicious. the school distr

in los angeles. there is a lot of work to be done. >> rob, i can only imagine. let's start with the students. how are they being effected. 640,000 students, 900 schools in the l.a. unified school district and charter schools. how are all those schools being affected? >> in various ways. some kids' parents didn't get the word, and some kids went to school before the alert went out. they have been told by their teachers and administrators to gather at the pick up point at each school where parents come to retrieve their children after the school day. some parents complain they did not receive the robo-call announcing that schools were closed. in addition there are many lower income students here who rely upon schools for breakfast or lunch, so that's a problem. high school seniors right now its exam week, so a lot of kids who were hoping that their examine performance would effect their college prospects and job prospects are now thrown up in the air. and i talked to one more of two young children, beyond the logistics of getting kids back home and arranging for child care, there is t

credible, los angeles says it is. we will see you back in an hour. >> breaking from los angeles. we are following the district shutdown. more than 600,000 students and thousands of school employees told to stay home due to what school officials say is a quote rare credible threat. this is "outnumbered." i am harris faulkner. here today is andrea tantaros, sandra smith, author and founder of the chris kyle frog foundation, and we welcome back super bowl winning quarterback, broadcaster for business man joe thisman. taking no chances. a reminder we live in a different world stained by savages overseas and at home. 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 prompt

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host: this is dw news live from berlin. shut down. all public schools in los angeles are closed after a terror threat received by e-mail. school authorities say the e-mail went through frankfurt, mentioning backpacks and packages. more than 600,000 students are now home for the day. also coming up, searching for common ground. the u.s. secretary of state meets with president putin of russia to discuss syria. can they bridge the deep differences between them over the conflict? and pakistan remembers the 130 four children and 17 adults massacred one year ago. tonight, a special report on how survivors are trying to cope. i'm brent goff. it is good to have you with us. it is mid day in los angeles and all 900 public schools in the city are being searched. a terror threat delivered via e-mail earlier in the day lead to an unprecedented decision, a shutdown of the entire school system. 640,000 students told to go home for their own safety. new york's public schools, the largest school system in the u.s., received the same threat, quickly concluded that it was a hoax. police say they

off that, i want to take us back to los angeles. loma linda hospital, a lot of police there, trace gallagher with details. >> ktla reporting that sheriffs deputies went into loma linda hospital and many might know the name from a long time ago, lola linda, the first to ever do an infant lung heart transplant years ago. the sheriffs deputies by the way were some of the wounded were taken. went in there with guns drawn because of some type of report they got, and then the fox affiliate, one of our fox affiliates said that they had a person who worked for one of their friends, who said that the hospital was being evacuated. and now we are waiting for updates on that report. we haven't heard anything else. again, this is one of a series of reports we have gotten. they were the mall reports of being evacuated in pasadena. s.w.a.t. teams converging on the suv. the suv seen in a parking lot of a restaurant. the possible spotting of an suv and a potential chase that turned out to be nothing. so as we go along in the hour, shep, this is the first time we have actually seen armed police offi

los angeles with excess force used. >>> from cherry blossoms in dc to ice cream, flooding and a snow blast in the middle. what's behind this? >>> acts of kindness on the anniversary of the sanity hook shooting. >>> still perfect in the nfl. >>> a possible new player in the race for president. >> this is an important day. i've made a big decision. i'm entering the race for president of the united states of america. >>> "early today" starts right now. >>> good morning. tomorrow's republican presidential debate has the potential to be the most explosive yet. there's a lot of talk about not least of which donald trump's most recent controversial proposals. his lead may not be as secure as he once thought. kristen welker reports. >> reporter: with ted cruz threatening to knock donald trump out of the top spot, the billionaire businessman again turned up the heat. >> i don't think he's qualified to be president. look at the way he's dealt with the senate, where he goes in there like a, frankly, like a little bit of a maniac. >> reporter: a new wall street journal poll puts cruz within

on the threat that shut down the los angeles school district today and the impact on schools here in the bay area. >>> take everything seriously. >> we visited bay area schools and talked to police about what they did >>> that breaking news is out of the east bay. sky 7 is live above a fire in an apartment building on pepper tree way. >> two of the apartments in this sixplex are burning, right by stoneman elementary school. you can see that scene there. they're trying to deal with this fire. >> you're going to see smoke coming off the roof. if you're in the area and can take videos or photos, just use #abc7now. we're tweeting updates on abc7 news bay area. >> los angeles schools are shut down because of a threat received last night. the district s 650,000 students. >> official as announced classes will resume tomorrow, turned out to be a hoax. >> yes. city leaders didn't want to risk lives of children, obviously. >> our reporter from our sister station in los angeles has more. >> the school superintendent says the threat was against multiple schools and he made the decision to close

>>> breaking news, a threat shuts down the entire los angeles school district, a massive search of nearly thousand schools is under way and the fbi is called in. >>> and it feels almost like spring out there, temperatures up around 60 but the gusty wind bringing big changes when cooler air moves in. >>> and learning his fate, the conductor of a run away redline train goes through the mbta disciplinary board. >>> and honoring a staple in the community, the sweet way brookline is saying good-bye to sweetness to their neighborhood . >>> breaking news right now at noon, the entire los angeles school district, the nation's second largest is closed because of a threat. good afternoon i'm chris mckinnon. >>> and i'm cath ridge hauser, that threat forced them to shut down more than 900 schools. this morning they ordered the school busses back to the yard because of this threat. right now authorities will only say the threat was received electronically. chris martinez reports from los angeles. >> we are closing all district campuses today due to a threat that has come. >> calls like this on

out. >> you are. >> watching authorities right now, this is los angeles, that news conference on the west coast has begun, so we are going to leave the white house news conference with josh earnest. this is the news conference that officials promised. let's listen in. >> that was after talking to the chief deputy superintendent, the chief of police, the school police, and after they reviewed with me the information that had been shared with them. as it remits to one student or our staff that served our students. it is important that in the last four hours this city this community has come together on behalf of our students. our students in the regular schools the students that are in the charter schools that are authorized by this school board. we are taking all sorts of precaution, our plant managers are walking the campus. with law enforcement people, our plant managers and principal with law enforcement are looking at all of our schools, both small, large schools, etc. we have made sure that our parents are notified through connect ed, messages and we are repeated that time and ti

home today in los angeles -- after a possible terrorist threat. but a similar threat came to school districts across the country and they were deemed a hoax. jennifer bjorklund has the latest from 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

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and that story out of los angeles. the schools out there closed because of a bomb threat. we do expect a news conference any minute now. but sharon epperson is covering it all for us from the news desk. >> tyler, president obama has been briefed on the situation. this is what we know. the los angeles unified school district closed all schools after it received an e-mail threat to students safety. the district superintendent says the threat was against students not just a single school and a school spokeswoman says the threat was sent via e-mail to a district board member from an internet address in frankfurt, germany. keeping in mind, it is not that difficult to fake an internet address or create a fake one, but l.a. officials say the san bernardino shooting on december 2nd influenced their decision to close all schools 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 t

in los angeles -- >>> also down in los angeles the shooting death of a young african american father by two l.a. county sheriff's deputies is raising new questions tonight about use of force. chris martinez reports on the deadly confrontation caught on camera. >> reporter: store surveillance video captured the moment two los angeles county sheriff's deputies fired multiple shots at nicholas robertson in the lynnwood neighborhood of los angeles. angry demonstratorred gathered at the shooting scene saturday night. pamela brown is robertson's mother-in-law. >> he left three kids behind, two daughters and a son. they could have tasered him or anything. >> reporter: investigators say the confrontation started when deputies responded to multiple 911 calls about a man firing shots into the air. the sheriff's department released this video showing robertson minutes before his encounter with deputies walking down a busy street carrying a gun. >> he did not comply with their repeated requests to drop the weapon. >> reporter: the sheriff's department also released these images of robertson on h

. >> and i'm patricia sabga. breaking news out of los angeles where all schools have been closed due to what officials are calling a electronic threat. >> it has more than 640,000 students and more than 900 schools in 187 charter schools, all of the students are being asked to stay at home today. children who are already at school are being taken to safe locations to be picked up by their parents. >> the threat was called rare and brood. he says all campuses will be searched until they are deemed safe. >> john, what have we learned? what do we know about this threat? >> this was a press conference held moments ago, and the superintendent turned the threat electronic in nature, but would not specify what that meant. the new york sometimes is reporting that someone telephoned a bomb threat to a member of the school board. and the superintendent says he wants every single school building searched. now imagine this, there are 640,000 students as del mentioned in the school district, so you can just imagine what a massive undertaking, such a search will be. when asked why he felt the need to

agencies converged on that scene. about 60 miles from los angeles. reports thatitial as many as 20 people were wounded in the attack. there has been no claim of responsibility. some were seen being wheeled away on gurneys and others their handskly with up. there have been reports in los perhaps a hostage situation had ensued following the shooting. police are searching for an active shooter, perhaps three shooters in california. there are reports of fatalities at this hour. we do not know how many. we will continue to follow this story. market day continues in just a moment. ♪ betty: good afternoon. carl icahn has been calling to break up aig but he may not get his way this time. according to a record -- a report that icon has a slim chance because of how the company has performed since he took over last year. icon is not a guy to give up easily. there is more on this. but is -- what is credit suisse argument here? >> the stock performed pretty well, like 9% and then another 5% since icon started knocking at their door. what that also means is since icon came around, they announced a lo

a million of them, what is being called a noncredible threat shut down the los angeles unified school district forcing more than 643,000 students to stay home. los angeles school officials deciding early this morning to take no chances. they closed more than 1,000 schools after an e-mail threatened bombs in a backpack. that threat forced the second biggest school district in the nation to cancel all classes. this move comes as the l.a. area is reeling with the aftermath of a deadly terror attack in san bernardino, california. former california governor gray davis getting in the chair, joining us exclusively to discuss the threat of terror and today's false alarm and what it means for the future. >>> terror no doubt on the agenda in the presidential debate in las vegas. senator ted cruz prepares to defend himself which weakens the nsa's former data collection program. the host states handicap the action in vegas. >>> the recent terror attacks in paris, san bernardino and elsewhere opening up a reluctant but new market. terrorism insurance. how does it work when the enemy is over

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>>> 11:30 east coast time. time to return to that breaking news we're following out of los angeles. more than a thousand schools there are closed this morning. the students told to stay home, those at the school are being told to wait on people to come pick them up after the school district received a bomb threat. officials say the threat came in electron form, and involved any backpacks or packages that were left on campus. >> children already at school are being taken to safe locations, waiting to be picked up by their parents. >> and johnry -- john henry smith has been tracking the developments. we are also hearing from other school districts. >> reporter: that is true. the superintendent as you mentioned termed the threat electronic in nature. now the "new york times" is quoting sources at the 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 student

jazeera, live from london. also in this program, los angeles closes all of its public schools over what is described as a credible threat. >>> saudi arabia announces a new anti-terror alliance to fight isil and other armed groups from mali to pakistan. >>> and a shaky ceasefire starts in yemen as the warring parties begin a week of peace talks in switzerland. ♪ >>> a missile test fired by iraq violated international rules. that is the message from the u.n. security council's panel of experts. despite that the agency praised iran for the way it has curtailed its nuclear program. the u.n. security council panel says it was a breach of the nuclear deal. let's go live to gabriel elizondo at the united nations. this was a missile test flight which the u.n. said could have carried a nuclear war head. it didn't, but the potential was there. it sounds pretty serious. >> reporter: it is and that's what the panel of experts basically concluded is it was in violation of u.n. resolution. and we expect that the security council will be briefed on this in about three hour's time or so, and that's goin

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crime charges for a fire that damaged ththbuilding's lobby. >>> the los angeles county sheriff's department is defending a deadly shooting on saturday. the deputies fired 33 bullets in the encounter. critics are calling for an independent investigation into the shooting that was caught on video. chris martinez reports. >> reporter: store surveillance video captures the moment two los angeles county sheriff's deputies fired multiple shots at neighborhood in los angeles. angry demonstrators gathered at the shooting scene friday night. pam rah brown is robertson ease mother-in-law. >> he left three kids behind, two daughters and a son. they could have tased him. >> reporter: investigators say e confrontation started when deputies responded to multltle 911 calls about a man firing shots into the air. the sheriff's department released this video showing robinson minutes before his encounter with deputies and walking down a busy street carrying a gun. >> he did not comply with their repeated requests to drop the weapon. >> reporter: the sheriff's department also released these images o

you are watching "live from paris" on france 24. los angeles closes all of its public schools after officials received a threat via e-mail. we're getting the latest with our correspondent. the united states and russia are looking for common ground ahead of critical peace talks over syria. spendingan president three hours meeting the u.s. secretary of state at the kremlin. cease-fire begins in yemen as peace talks get under way in switzerland amid a conflict which has killed close to 6000 people in the last nine months. first, then, in the united states, six hundred 40,000 children in the los angeles area are being kept home from class today. authorities closing public schools because of a security threat they received via e-mail. take a listen to the los angeles mayor. i had been in immediately on the phone when we learned of to ensure students could travel free on our buses and rail lines today so they could get home safely to make sure that they are able to get through the city without having to worry. because we know a lot of parents still have to get to work and cannot even affo

city of los angeles. since san bernardino, we have seen whether it was our colleagues there who asked for the help of the los angeles police department as that shooting unfolded, or this morning when l.a. usd reached out to the los angeles police department and the city of l.a. for assistance, we are here because our first job is to ensure the people are safe in this city. it is very easy for people to jump to conclusions and i've been around long enough to know that usually what people think in the first few hours is not necessarily how it plays out in later hours. we see investigations un fold sometimes for a series of days, but decisions need to be made in a matter of minutes. i have been immediately on the phone when we learned of this with phil washington, the ceo of mta, to ensure that students could travel free on our busses and our rail lines today, to ensure they can get home safely, to make sure that they are able to get through this city without having to worry, because we know at love parents still have to continue -- a lot of parents still have to get to work and cannot e

tratando de sacar a su familia adelante. marÍa: miles de residentes de bajos recursos en los angeles disfrutaron hoy de la navidad gracias a una tradiciÓn centenaria. se inicia una nueva versiÓn de la feria de cali en colombia. perspectivas. nueva pantalla para nuevas un nueva pluma para nuevas obras maestras. nuevos altavoces para un nuevo sonido. reinventamos la surface pro, para que reinventes todo lo demás. marÍa: primer día de cÁrcel en uruguay para el expresidente de la conmebol eugenio figueredo. guardÓ prisión 209 dÍas en una cÁrcel suiza tras su arresto en mayo a raÍz de un escÁndalo de corrupciÓn y sobornos en el organismo rector del fÚtbol mundial. si es condenado enfrenta un mÁximo de 15 aÑos de cárcel. decenas de muertos en nigeria por la explosiÓn de un vehÍculo en una instalaciÓn de gas propano. la explosiÓn destruyó numerosos edificios. las fuerzas militares de estados unidos en afganistÁn celebraron la navidad en la base aÉrea como una de las principales instalaciones estadounidenses. los soldados disfrutaron de manjares preparados especialmente para la o

especial gracias por acompaÑarnos, vamos a estar enlazados a todos. >> en los angeles estarÁn carla y alan. >> terminado el show, se va a nueva york y tu a chicago. >> yo voy a estar aquÍ en miami, va estar alejandra espinoza, aquÍ nos vemos. comenzamos con las noticias. natalia buenos dÍas. natalia: todos los corazones unidos en teletÓn usa, vamos con esta noticia que ha acaparado las noticias, fue o no terrorismo lo que impulsÓ a la pareja? el presidente barack obama promete llegar hasta el fondo del asunto, estÁ masacra reviviÓ el miedo estÁ dispuesto a generar cambios a travÉs de la una herramienta ejecutiva. salvador, que es lo Último quÉ se sabe? salvador: las autoridades han comenzado a colocar las piezas en su lugar, identificar si fue un ataque terrorista, el dÍa de ayer las autoridades dieron a conocer las fotografÍas del arsenal que habÍa acumulado los atacantes de este centro comunitario de esa ciudad, vamos a usar algunas de las fotografÍas no sÓlo en su casa sino tambiÉn en el automÓvil en el que habÍan intentado escapar durante la tarde del miÉrcoles

the nation's two largest school systems. new york city and los angeles. authorities now investigating e-mailed threats that were made today to both of those school districts. we have heard from the new york police commissioner bill bratton saying his team is investigating the threat as a hoax but in los angeles a much different story. officials there taking the unprecedented step of shutting down the entire school district. translation, that is more than 600,000 students in the midst of finals, a week before winter break, not going to school this morning. cnn has learned these threats are linked, officials say, the e-mails, new york and los angeles received, came from germany. the l.a. police chief blasted those who criticized their decision to shut down school today. >> it is very easy in hindsight to criticize a decision based on results that the decider could never have known. it is also very easy to criticize a decision when you have no responsibility for the outcome of that decision. the school district safeguards three-quarters of a million lives every day. when th