The threat, the implied threat. The implied threat was explosive devices. The specific threat was attack with assault rifles and machine pistols. Reporter the news left parents in this area worried for the safety of their children. Its real. Watching from what happened in San Bernardino, thats pretty close to home. Now this one here is even closer. Thats kind of scary. Reporter the threat came less than two weeks after an attack by a husband and wife who were inspired by Islamic State militants. The shooting in San Bernardino left 14 people dead. Officials in new york city say they also received a threat. The email that was received in new york city, which is similar almost exactly the same we see in other locales, specifically los angeles, that we do not see that as a credible terrorist threat, and we are investigating it as a hoax. Reporter l. A. Officials they say overreacted by deciding to close all schools in the district. White house spokesperson josh earnest said local authoriti
Them. It was also very specific about the threat, the implied threat. The implied threat was explosive devices. The specific threat was attack with assault rifles and machine pistols. Reporter the news left parents in this area worried for the safety of their children. Its real. Watching from what happened in San Bernardino, thats pretty close to home. Now this one here is even closer. Thats kind of scary. Reporter the threat came less than two weeks after an attack by a husband and wife who were inspired by Islamic State militants. The shooting in San Bernardino left 14 people dead. Officials in new york city say they also received a threat. The email that was received in new york city, which is similar almost exactly the same we see in other locales, specifically los angeles, that we do not see that as a credible terrorist threat, and we are investigating it as a hoax. Reporter l. A. Officials they say overreacted by deciding to close all schools in the district. White house spokespe
The end of the u. N. Climate conference in paris. Negotiators plan to strike a deal by the weekend. And drone users in japan are being slapped with new restrictions over safety and security concerns. Chinas capital has lifted its first ever red alert for air pollution, but air quality in beijing is expected to deteriorate again from friday night. Authorities cancelled the alert at noon on thursday. Cold air blowing in overnight helped bring back blue skies. The density of hazardous pm 2. 5 particle its in air fell to 20 micrograms per cubic meter. Thats 115th of the peak over the past two days. Th highest level of the citys fourtier warning tim was issued on monday. It meant that severe fog was expected for at least 72 hours. It triggered temporary factory closures and restrictions on the number of Motor Vehicles on the road. Officials forecast that air quality in and around beijing will begin to worsen on friday. Causing severe pollution by sunday. In paris, the pressure is on to come
Asia. Japans Supreme Court has ruled that one of the century old civil Code Provisions regarding marriage is unconstitutional. Its the first time the top court has made such ruling. The decision will oblige the legislature to revise the article which prohibits women from remarrying for six months after divorce. The Top Court Said that the article concerning remarriage violates the constitution. The provision aims to prevent disputes over paternity. But the justices said a waiting period of more than 100 days is excessive. Translator this decision reflects how women feel. We hope the diet will revise the law as soon as possible. Meanwhile, the justices said another article requiring a married couple to use the same surname does not violate the constitution. Some argue being forced to change ones surname results in a loss of identity. They said common use of birth names in business and social situations after marriage alleviates such concerns. Plaintiffs argued that both articles violate
Civil war as opposing sides blame each other for the impasse. And early signs of spring. Well show you cherry trees south of tokyo in bloom earlier than usual. As the days count down to north koreas planned launch of what it calls a satellite carrying rocket, experts are pointing to more signs of preparations. They say new satellite images and a state media report indicate the country is getting ready. The photos titled countdown to launch on were released on a Johns Hopkins university website. The researchers say the photos were taken monday. They say nine vehicles are now visible where there was only one last week. They say that level of activity is similar to that seen before a launch in 2012. Another sign comes from north koreas state newspaper. It has reported the countrys leader attended the first meeting ever between the ruling parties central and military committees. It took place on tuesday, the same day the north announced its rocket intentions. Analysts suspect that kim jung