i'm ray suarez. that's the "inside story." america, live from new york city, i am tony harris. it could have been worse, that's what officials are saying about the san bernadini rampage. what we are learning about the 15 killed in the attack. a new policy, and more protest in chicago, demanding the resignation of another top city official.

a day of 14 people with the shore dead investigators say they know who did it, but they are at a hoss as to why. the suspects have been identified. the couple had a since-month-old daughter and farouq has a job as a county health inspector, both were killed by police, and for now they have taken their motive with them to the grave. the associated press says he may have had contact wh militants overseas, the rampage could have been terrorism, or a workplace shooting, possibly both. tonight, they still don't know, all this unfolded wednesday in san bernardino. jennifer london has been on the story since it broke yesterday, and she joins us live now with the latest, jennifer. >> tony, we learns today more about the couple that are shot and killed by police in

a shoot out hours after the maz shooting that occurred at the inland regional center, we are learning more about the crime scene that police have been processing and keep in mind, there are three separate crime scenes, first the mass shoot out at the inland regional center, where 14 people were killed, 21 wounded, then there was the crime scene where the police shooting occurred later in the day. that is what took the lives of the two suspects they were killed in a barrage of gunfire by 23 officers. and they were killed in they rental car, and we are also learning more details about this couple and it tells the story of a troubles young couple intent on carrying out a massive planned attack. rented by suspects and to be,

the couple were shot dead a few miles away from the center after a gun battle with police. the guns were legally purchased the two were purchased by him, the rifles were not, but those are components we are not followed up on. >> they say 27-year-old is an american citizen, late wednesday, the associated press reported that a u.s. intelligence official says the suspect was in touch on social media, with what were described as extremist under fbi scrutiny. he has been in the u.s. for about a year on a pakistani passport, and a so called fiance visa, authorities say neither had a previous criminal record.

theory a doesen pipe blooms could have been used to construct additional explosives. police say they know the pair was ready to carry out another attack. >> i think based on what we have seen, and how they were equipped there had to be some degree of planning that went into this. >> also inside, evident authorities described as digital media, that material has been flown to washington for analysis. >> the digital media is incredibly important, because we are trying to determine the motive, we do not yet know the motive, we cannot rule anything out at this point. and we are hoping that some of that digital media exploitation will help us and assist us in obtaining some of that. >> but the fbi has stopped short of calling the shooting an act of terrorism. >> it wow irresponsible of me to call this terrorism, there was obviously a mission here, we know that was.

many of whom are being treated at local hospitals. >> officials have released the names of the 14 people killed the youngest 26, the oldest 60, and tonight the sheriff is saying this shooting has called each family friends victims and coworkers along with first responders to suffer an enormous tragedy, and we plus stand together and support everybody and tonight, to that end, there will be two candle light vigils as the community takes it's first steps towards healing. >> all right, for many the ill imagines. especially for witnesses and relative motion tiffs in the victims forced to watch it all unfold. al jazeera has that part of the story. the day after the chaos, stunned and dazed overunfolds

right there on the phone in front of me. >> his wife, claudia gonzales worked just two blocks away from the initial attack, and heard the gunfire. she got home, only to hear more gunfire. it turned out there their house was half a box from where police stopped the get away sufficient i don't see how somebody can commit this type of crime, it was probably his wife. that had a six-month-old baby. >> the wounded victims were sent to nearbyn't hows at the arrowhead regional setting behind me, family members have stepped forward to speak to journalists. >> i think she is going to be fine. she is going to be fine. so a the other families.

>> her daughter jennifer stephens 22 years old was shot in the stomach. you can just say i know that it sounds weird to have your son shot five times and say it is a blessing because it is a blessing because he is still here, and this families that don't have their children. >> a common bond in another american community, facing the after math of a senseless shooting. al jazeera joins us from washington now to discuss the political wise that's emerged since the san bernardino shooting what happened in the senate today? is. >> divided the same as it ever was, the tragedy many thought this would be the one incident horrific unspeakable as it was, that would spur congress to action to enact

more gun control measures after all no major legislation has been enacted and this in lies the problem, many feel like that was a political loser for them, they feel like they lost seats as a result of that, and ever since then, the gun legislation has gone absolutely nowhere. much the same this evening, domes outraged after the san bernardino shooting after the planned parenthood shooting over the thank giving holiday, put forward legislation, republicans were pushing through a bill to try to kill obama care, the affordable care act, the vote fell short, this were two measures backed by some republicans as well, that would have expanded background checks at gun shows and for online sales and would have also prohibited those who are on so called terror lists including no fly lists from being able to buy guns.

it is status quo as far as gun legislation. >> is the president planning to take other steps on gun control? >> the president continues to push this tony, and you remember after the oregon shootings at the community college in roseburg, the president appears just last month was angry, he says it is the number one frustration of his entire term. today a different president because of the possibility that this could be terror related as the president said, he met with top national security and law enforcement in the white house, was measured in his response, and afterwards he invited in cameras and delivered the following remarks. >> at this point, this is now an fbi investigation. this' being done in cooperation and consultation with local law enforcement. it is possible that this was

terrorist related. but we don't know, it is also possible that it is workplace related. >> and so president obama again renewing his call for more gun legislation, even given the measures response that you just heard, the cautious response given the possible implications of what happened in san bernardino. he says it is too easy for people to buy a gun, he wants action from congress and he wants voters to start voting the issue. okay, mike, thank you. speaking to the republican jewish forum, but the topic quickly turns to national security. al jazeera joins us live from washington with more on this, lisa for the victims and survivors of the attack, and

many of those said they had no doubt in their mind, that this was a terrorist attack. >> national security is a key concern, and the motive behind the mass killings in hassan bernadine know, the republicans candidates did not mince words about their determination to take on isil. >> we are going to knock the crap out of them. >> the speakers paint add picture of america of a world at war. >> when we say radicalize lamb, it is the number one threat, because it threatens everyone. >> the president stands up and says the islamic state isn't islamic, that's just nutty. the candidates also took aim at the nuclear deal with iran

which many staunchly oppose. >>ly immediately shed this deal with iran. >> front runner donald trump insisted again that he would invent a much better deal, and then made a comment that appears to invoke a jewish store row type. >> i want to -- this is unbelievable, perhaps more than any room i have spoke in. trump also claimed he had the skills to bring the israelis and palestinians to the table. but he would not commit to jerusalem as the undivided capitol of israel. which brought an immediate response. >> i know, i know what you are saying, i just want -- you aren't going to be -- who is the wise guy. do me a favor, just relax. and trump offended some, by

claiming those may not support him because he doesn't need their cash. >> and who is strong in fighting terror, that's what drives this group, not whether or not a candidate accepts their money, it was offensive for him to say that. >> also expecting foreign policy was the key topic, boothose one candidate suggested that hop butt tom issues would be the deciding factor, in the next election. >> south carolina senator lindsay gram said cruises stand on abortion alienates female voters. >>ly be about the nominee of the party. telling a woman that has been raped you have to carry the child of a rapist. good luck with that. >> and he says donald trump's

harsh words on hispanics are destroying the chance to win back the white house. most of the candidates did, ben carson did not take any questions he basically read a long speech that was a history lesson about the middle east, and he even miss pronounced the name hamas. one g.o. p. inseeder said that he thought both trump and carson missed an opportunity. >> lisa stark for us, still ahead, threats from russia, what vladimir putin said about turkey, and the on going feud between the countries and duty honor and country.

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tide turned and the momentum began to build toward lifting the ban on women in combat, it was back in the summer when those two women made it through the army's bruling ranger training course that pretty much set the formula, let everyone compete, regardless of their gender. only the marine corps wanted an exception to keep their infinity game ash carter for equal opportunities. today i am announcing my decision not to make continued exceptions. that is to proceed with opening all these remaining occupations and positions to women. this h be no exceptions. >> currently 90% of jobs are open to women, but now the other 10% will be too, about 220,000 jobs and they include front line combat jobs and

infinity, armor, and the most demanding dangerous jobs as well. the special operations forces things like the elite commando units like the delta force, and team 6. >> so yam my, whether about joint chiefs chairman general dunford, who was pretty cheer he believes putting women in infinity units would harm combat effectiveness. will he support this. >> really the sole member that was against this. he is now the joint chief. the senior military advisor, and he was not here today, i asked secretary carter why isn't general dunford here to back you up. >> wouldn't it be important for him to be here, and is ready to salute and carry out

your ordered. >> i came to a different judgement about a part of the conclusions of the studies that were conducted when he was come pendant, but agreed with the great bulk of them, and they will be reflected in implementation you have to speak to him about that, my decision is and my decision is my decision. and we will -- implement it accordingly. >> now the chairman's office put out a us the statement, in which he said he had his opportunity to provide his advice, and he acknowledged that in his words in the wake of the secretary's decision, his responsibility is to ensure his decision is properly implemented. now secretary carter emphasized that equal opportunity does not mean equal representation. and some of these skills maybe very few if any women, but the point is they will now be able to compete for those jobs, based on their ability, and not be limited by their gender.

wow, a great question, a terrific response, i wonder what you think about asking it and what you thought after the response. >> well, you know, there's a bed lock principle of the civilian controlled military, it is the job of the military officers to carry out civilian policies. i thought -- i was expecting to see the general here, we knew he didn't agree with the policy, and i thought we would be here to say something about how important it was to carry it out. the absence was con spick use. we are all speculating about whether he decided not to come, or whether he was invited not to come. >> oh, more to come i imagine. all right, jamie for us, back at the pentagon, thank you. russia and turkey. al jazeera has more on this

deepening war of words. >>s in a chance for russia and turkey to diffuse tensions. face to face meeting between the two countries foreign ministers on the sidelines of the security conference in belgrade. but he said it was unrealistic to solve problems in just one meeting. >> these meetings are important. both sides do not want to escalate the tensions, both sides want to have relations we have different opinions and different positions. but turkey wants to narrow down the differences. i am sure that once the sentiment is left behind, common sense will prevail. and i hope we will have good relations again, like in the old days. >> in moscow, vladimir putin delivered his state of the nation address, something he has done 12 times now, but in few of his previous years was this so embroiled in the conflicts. after a moment of silence, for russian serviceman and

civilians killed abroad he reiterated a call for global action. >> which will action on the basis and under the auspices of the united nations. >> and for turkey, a threat that more retaliatory measures will follow. indeed, negotiations have been suspended for one of the uncan's biggest joint energy projects the plan turkish pipeline. >> this would have been a way for russian gas, destined for european markets to avoided another neighbor, that russia now has explosive relations with, ukraine. now, talk of russia's international isolation is often overblown, but it has lost key allies in the last two years. >> responding to russian allegations that turkey has been buying oil from isil,

the president hit back with accusations of his own. >> who is buying that oil, let me tell you, a syrian who has a russian pass pot. he is the biggest trader, he buys oil and sells it to the syrian regime, and oil traders as recently u.s. department of the treasury made this public, and there's a famous chess player, also in the oil trade, we have the documents. russia is demanding an apology of turkey for the loss of the plane, turkey is urging russia to keep a cool head, but for now the war goes on britain has said extra fighter jets to it's base a transport plane landed at the base today.

barbara sara with more. >> it took 57 minutes from the vote taking place here, the house of parliament for the tornadoes to take off from the base in cypress, and start their strikes on isil targets in syria. we have been getting more details on those strikes. they hit the omar oil fields in eastern syria a kooistra teenic tart.tra the passed here in parliament, air strikes are very much underway, but the debate may be over among politician but it is still very much continuing in the u.k. among members of the public what he termed

moderate troops that the coalition could work with, as they bomb from above, and then when it comes to any timeframe, the foreign minister spoke about the agreement made in vienna, a few weeks ago. this should be elections in syria, under u.n. supervision in about 18 months but when the foreign secretary was questioned what happens if these ground troops don't materialize and this ground frame doesn't materialize either. it didn't really sound like the foreign minister had a planned be in bind. >> barbara for us from hon done, american journalist has been in iranian prison for 500 days.

that according to the washington possession, and up next, we go to san bernardino, what we know about the suspects and their stock pile of weapons and ammunition, and researching violence, the lobbiests who keep doctors from studying the impact of gun violence.

there, when we get to what that experience was like for you, there's a lot of speculation about the couple here, what can we know about them at this point? >> tony, we don't know a lot about this yet. there are a few things we do know, we have learned that they did meet online. is they had their first meeting in person, and then they kade back to the u.s. as a couple. one of the other very interesting things that has

surfaced here is that they registered only target, kind of like any other couple would when they found out that they were having a baby, they picked up things like strollers and formula, and in fact it's been reported that the coworkers there at the health department, actually threw a baby shower for them. you know, the other thing, i mentioned you were at the hospital there today, and you met with some family members some of the survivors how are they holding up. >> quite an emotional scene. is there outside the hospital. i spoke to the family. he is a man who is in his later 20's. one of the survivors and he told his parents that he was this, he was at that holiday event, and that suddenly when that gunfire broke out, he was hit a couple of times and he ducked underneath a table

and he said at that moment, there was a pause, but when the two shooters came back in, they went back and shot him again as he was under the table. he was shot a total of five times. he is still in the hospital, and he is expected to make a full recovery. i asked then pas if they told him about the news of this investigation, and they said they hadn't yet. they didn't want to tell kevin ortiz who the shooters are, they didn't want to upset him, they just wanted him to focus on his recovery. >> all right. adam may for us, thank you. explosive and ammunitions officers recovered two assault rifles and two pistols used in the shooting and three pipe bombs left at the scene, they say that the couple had 1400 rounds of 223

assault rifle ammunition. and hundreds more rounds of assault rifles. now police say they also found 12 more pipe bombs a t the home, let's bring in jeff now, he is retired special agent, he joins me from kansas, good to have you on the program. look, i will too to avoided a hot of the speculation, but i want to get at sop points. i am not asking what you believe the motive was, maybe i should but i am not. but what possible motives are on the table in your mind? >> first thing that came in my mind was a case of workplace violence. but what else is involved we

don't know yet. it could be terrorism, and it could be a lot of things that investigators will have to dig into, and especially their travel. that went to saudi arabia we understand, he also went to pakistan, who did they talk to what were the communications like, and other people that may have been involved in communicating with them, we are talking about social media, emails what records do they have on their phones, what about the internet communications. who did they talk to in the days and hours leading up to this event. that will give us a clue as to what the identification may be. >> if that turns out to be true, does that in a defactor

way make this a terrorism investigation. >> if they contacted someone that had torism ties then yes, that would be more evidence that it is a terror im, and the motivation for this event was based on terrorism. so brotherrism is very loosely defined as based on the motive for the attack, become some sort of retaliation, against the government for some reason. that's the legal definition, but we are not prosecuting these people, so there's a lot of gray areas but certainly contacting individuals that are tied to terrorism would indicate some sort of motive i want to play a bit of the news conference, and then i want to follow up. >> it would be irresponsible and premature for me to call this terrorism. the fbi defines it very specifically, and that is the

big question for the us, what is the motivation for this, first and foremost, the integrity of this the paramount, secondly it is determined the mow tiff and the inspiration for this attack i don't know if this next one is legitimate, i understand how politically things change, if this attack in california turns out to be let's put nit quote as jihadi attack, but what changes from a law enforcement standpoint, the that would mean a different approach, then to a mass shooting motivated by hate, or some other ideology. >> who would change specifically would be who else is being targeting so it -- it wouldn't make sense.

>> he would be the only person, him and his wife to do this attack. >> other people like him, that have been radicalized and adopted this ideology to attack america, because they want to thousand in all their effort into this one person, and his wife, you would think they would be doing the same thing with other people. so the law enforcement would change to see who they talked to and who else those people may be talking to. >> okay. got you. we need to know who they talked to. who he visited in pakistan, and who else may communicated with during the days leading up to the event. >> terrific, thank you. he is a retired special at, joining froes kansas city missouri, enjoy that, thank you.

so san bernardino is located just east of los angeles, the financially troubled hispanic city with the largest -- was the largest to file bankruptcy until detroit file add year later. it is part oof the inlet empire. tony this is a pretty tough town serious violence, even before what happened yesterday, these people here are have accustom to violence, street violence, and to fatal street violence. yet attack raises this to a different level of trauma that has been inflicted on this community. >> once a middle class enclove, it is now the city of it's size. while waging an on going war on crime. >> pastor tells us 44% of

residents are on some form of public assistance. a lot of hurting peep, and frustrated people, hopeless people and a lot of people that have been in generational poverty and need to find a way out. >> a community accustom to street violence. generated by drugs and the stresses of poverty. >> there is always tragedy here, it doesn't always get televised but wednesday's massacre brought a different kind of jolt. >> global reality is becoming our reality. we have to learn a new paradigm, not to get jaded not to get depressed to stay optimistic, but to also be optimistic with our eyes wide open. >> everybody has hatred or

whatever, it is time to cation those things aside. >> we have had eight shootings not more than half a mile away. >> but this was a mass killing on innocence, echos of terrorist, beirut, sandy hook, and a southern california community already under pressure. >>s in a resilient community, we will survive. >> our calls han't chained. god loves us, we should love others and sadly, if someone had shared that and if they

had bought into it, maybe yesterday without not have happened. >> can't we all just get along, i think frustration being held by many. >> all right, allen for us, gun violence, certainly has been escalated in america, and the medical community says that's a public health issue, and the government to help search for a solution. ironically, just before shots were fired researchers were calling for the law to be changed. am al jazeera has a report.

amey from doctors around the country, to lift restrictions on federal funding for research into gun violence. >> there are 89 people a day who are dieing in this country from gun violence. we know that he can prevent this if we have the day to that tick in the measures we need. >> for nearly two decades the nra backs dicky amendment has effectively blocked the centers for disease control from researches the causes of gun violence. a constraint the nra successfully lobbied to extend to the national institutes of health, in 2011. but many medical professionals say researching the causing of gun violence is a legitimate use of public funs for what they consider a public health crisis. last month, house democrats took the same tact, arguing the u.s. spends $240 million a year on traffic safety

research, $223 million on food safety, and $331 million on tobacco effects but almost nothing on firearms that kills 33,000 americans annually. this is common sense, that we would research the ways we can prevent gun violence. while many many see the public health argument, former g.o.p. representative called for the amendment that bears his name to be repealed. arguing that research on one violence could have continued without infringing on the rights of gun owners. al jazeera. >> after the mass shooting, president obama ordered the c.d.c. to resume studies into the causing of gun violence, but congress has not yet released dedicated funds for

gun violence research. and still ahead, another demand from chicago protestors who they want to resign now, over the political shooting of a black teenager. and the officers involved in the death go before a grand jury, what they said under oath.

two mys involved in the shooting have been sworn in before a grand jury in

cleveland, and statements read before the court, the officers said rice was shot after he reached into his waistband and started to pull out what they thought was a real gun, the officers later invoked their first amendment right and refused to answer further questions. f they were forced to leave their encatchment, officers began taking down tents tables and other items overnight, some were arrested for refusing to follow police orders the camp was set up after jamar challenger was shot and killed by police last month. in chicago, residents want answers many are angry about what they see as the unreasonable delay in seeking justice following the shooting death, and now all eyes are on the state's top attorney. dianne has our report there's

no way i would ever consider it. >> alvarez and chicago mayor are under fire, for the way the city handled the fay that police shooting of 17-year-old la kwan mcdonald, it took more than a year and a court order get the city to release this dash cam video showing officer jason vandyke firing 16 bullets into the black teen, who was armed with a small knife. alvarez charged vandyke with first degree murder last week, the same day the video was released. they think politics played a role. emanuel denied those accusations and on wednesday, rebuffs called for his resignation. >> we have a process, it is

called an election, the voters spoke. >> anger is now building over the investigation of another police shooting the officer claimed he turns around and pointing a gun at him. >> dorothy holmes 25-year-old son was shot and killed by a chicago police officer last year. he wasn't raised hike that. >> the attorney says he has seen the dash cam video and is trying to get it released to the public. >> the video doesn't show him turning at all, he never turns, he was unarmed and running full speed away. >> he is trying to rebuild trust with the city on monday he fires the police superintendent and announce add new task force will review police accountability this is a work in progress, it is the beginning of a solution toward a problem. >> but political science professor said the problem

probably can't be fixed with the task force or personnel changes. >> the reality is the people in charge won't change inning those communities need to have an entire effort to try and bring the change and as long as you have areas where there's very little hope, you will have gangs, you will have guns and crime and murders. >> the mayor has also reversed course on whether the justice department should conduct a civil rights investigation, into the chicago police department earlier this week, he said such an effort would be miss excited on thursday he says he welcomes such an investigation. al jazeera, chicago. >> a court has found the former c.e.o. of mass energy guilty of conspiring to break safety standards at a west virginia mine, the upper big branch mine exploded in 2010 killing 29 men. was charged with a million

dollars for conspiracy but the court acquitted him. and a look for what is coming up. >> coming up tonight at 8:00, we will devote the entire hour to the mass shooting, we will take a closer look at the suspect. >> and all of russ deep hi concerned. that this is yet another manifestation of terrorism. radical islamic terrorism here at home. >> we cannot go on with losing 90 people a day to gun violence. >> republicans and democrats taking talking past each other and focusing on very different issues, plus, sam was not to the only shooting yesterday, it was one of dozens across the country, a look at the murders you probably didn't hear about, and one more thing, we are

expecting a briefing in the next hour, we will carry it live then. >> all right, john, thank you. mcdonalds may have gotten a few too many dollar deals in europe. the european union has opened an investigation into what the fast food chain dodged taxes. investigators are trying to find out if mcdonalds got away without paying taxes since 2009. in a statement mcdonalds says it complied with all european tax laws and pay as significant amount of corporate income tax. up next, more high ranking members of the governing body under arrest.

blade runner overturned oscar pistorius manslaughter verdict in the murder of his girlfriend in 2013, the judge call it a human tragedy, john henry smith reports. >> the man who rose so fame as a double amputee olympian was not in court but the mother of the woman he killed was. >> he out to be convicted not of culpable homicide on that count, but of murder. >> mr. pistorius please stand up. >> headline had had been convicted of manslaughter, for killing girlfriend nearly threiers ago.

>> when he fires four shots into the door of a bathroom she was in. >> he must have forseen what whoever was behind the door, and gambled with that person's life, the identity is irrelevant to his guilty. >> he has been under house arrest since being released from jail. he served one year in jail, of his original five year sentence. >> oscar pistorius will remain under house arrest until his resentencing sometime next year. he faces at least 15 years in prison. the former athlete can appeal to a higher court, but he would have to prove his rights before violated which carries a very high burden of

proof. the corruption scandal involving world governing body keeping expanding two more vice presidents were arrested by swiss authorities. by swiss police in the hotel, and fifa executives arrested this time two members of the committee. the south american confederation chief. the u.s. and swiss attorney generals are working closely together had promised the second wave of ares and more extraditions. their focus, particularly alleged multimillion dollars bribes remains relentless. >> the befrail of trust that

is set forth here. and the scale of corruption is unconsciousability. and it should be clear to every individual who remains in the shadows, hoping to evade this on going investigation, you will not wait us out and you will not escape our focus. the executive committee was in europe to discuss reform. he had been unwell, he refused to talk in detail about the arrests. >> the u.s. didn't of justice has competed the series of arrests. the investigation is going on, and fifa is ready to investigate fully, all we can say is that fighters family members will not make any other comment. the events underscore the necessity to establish a complete program of restorm.

>> fighters family members regarded this meeting as business as usual, despite the arrests in two more empty seats in this executive committee. what is clear is those investigating them don't trust the reforms they want to clear them, when it envelopes fifa during the controversy 17 years in charge. >> and finally fifa has been hit where it hurts most. $100 million for the year, is cleared one reason it is looking into controversial increasing the world cup from 32 to 40 teams from the 2026 touter. lee wellings al jazeera,

zurich. >> and that is all of our time, thank you for watching, john is back with today's news, right now. >> tony, a day after the deadly mas. shooting in america, since sandy hook, new developments continue to pour in, who officials say were behind the rampage. and we are awaiting a news conference from state local and federal authorities in california, the governor jerry brown is also expected to speak, we will bring that news conference to you live, when it happens. there are many reports out about possible motives including one saying the government communicated with known extremist online. along with plenty of questions jennifer london begins our coverage, jennifer. >> john, tonight, the names of the 14 people shot and kill have had been released the sheriff says the community must stand haven