Midday. Jessica rae good morning and thanks for joining us this midday. Im jessica rae. We begin with news out of california, the fbi is grilling the man who bought the husband and wife killers their highpowered rifles. Federal auththities are also tracking some suspicious activity in the killers banan account. Abcs elizabet hur has the latest. For investigators. This much is clear. Syed farook and tafeen malik planned their attack well in advance. The question now. Did they have help . The fbi says it has Surveillance Video of the two killers taking target practice around the los angeles area. Now under intense questioning. Is farooks friend and neighbor enrique marquez. Seen here on facebook. A former Security Guard and convert to islam. Who provided the couple with the rifles. sot john dangelo our major concern sot Denise Peraza this gun powder smell. Ill never forget crying im so glad i was sitting by him. Meanwhile. This 27 yearold survivor is speaking out for the johnson killed i
Jessica rae we begin this morning with a story out of sioux city, North High Schools former band director is facing felony charges. 34 year old Lucas Sursely who resigned from his position last week was arrested for Sexual Exploitation by a School Employee. While in police custody, sursely admitted to sending a lewd photo to a student. According to court documents, sursely told police after his arrest he was texting a 15 year old female student about having sex with him. The 34yearold submitted his resignion to the School One Week ago, and parents were notified about the matter in a meeting on monday. A press conference was held yesterday afternoon, where School Administrators from the district spoke on the and although the superintendent on the the circumstances surrounding the arrest, doctor paul to make it very clear theyre doing everything to resolve the situation. I assure the community that we take matters of this naturereery seririsly. This is the work that we do. We e do our wo
We recongize student and alumni passion regarding this issue and suort their right to be heard, but we are not t the position to publicly disclose the issues involved wit administrative hearings. End quote walkers husband, dr. Mark leeper, who remains on the wayne state facaulty. Says because of college policy he cant comment on his wifes situation. But says he understands what looking for. Excess of 150 200 letters, emails, faxes grinding into office heading over trustees. Now i saw students suggesting they want to write the Education Committee at the somebodys they feel this was such an injustice professor at wayne its incredibly difficult not having dr. Walker around. Shes so passionate and shes so field of study. She draws you in say theyre frustration is growing becasues dont challenge dr. Walker. And more questions than surrounding dr they say they plan to i think whats more annoying to all of us students is, youre always taught in class that you need and you need to stand up for
Im tim seaman jenna and im Jenna Rehnstrom the Sioux City Community School District held a press Conference Today to talk about the arrest of the former North High School band director, Lucas Sursely sirslee . Tim he faces a charge of Sexual Exploitation by a school employee. Even more concerning. This is not the first time the high school has delt with Something Like this. Lukas voss brings us more. Thank you tim and jenna. Indeed this is actually the third time i i just over two years that north high has had to deal with scandals sourrounding their educational staff. Earlier this year. A soccer coach s found guilty of Sexual Exploitation by a school employee. He was sentenced earlier this month then in 2013 the former band director resigned after he had admitted to selling school owned instruments to recover from gambling debt, and now. This. Nats marching band vo north highs 34year old band director arrested and chargegewith Sexual Exploitation by a schoololmployee. Textinina 15 yea
Jessica rae coming up this morning on abc9 news. Well have the latest developments on the mass shooting in San Bernardino. Including plans for a new terror alert system. Jessica rae siouxlanders will soon see a price rise in how much they pay for garbage pick up. How much will it rise . The answer is coming up. Jessica rae plus. Weight watchers is undergoing a complete overhaul. With a new logo, app, and a new face of the company. These stories and more. On abc9 news this morning. Jessica rae as the investigation into the attack in San Bernardino continues. Homeland security chief jay johnson says a new terror alert system is on the way. Abcs karin caifa has the very latest. With terror threats on the minds of security secretary jeh johnson says he will roll out a new terror alert system, in the coming days. sec. Jeh johnson, department of Homeland Security i believe that we need to do a better job of informing the public at large at what we are seeing, removing some of the mystery abo