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>> as you see, i kind of over -- kind of over decorate. you're making your home, adding your personality. you can see how i did the plaid plates. >> and mixed them like you said. >> i cannot believe all of this is from home goods. >> this is one trip. things change there. so you go and buy when you see it. look what i have here. >> they look so great on the back of the chair. >> and they feel delish. >> i never would have thought to use this. what's one tip we can take away for the holidays? >> i always say, bring your personality into the table. we are making memories here. >> what time should i be over? i'm spending christmas with you. >> this holiday segment brought to you by home goods, unique
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greer puts his best cowardly lion face forward. >> catching those adults, they got to me, man. they got to me, man. the scare crow messed me up, dog. >> i demand my cape. >> so you wanted to met the wizard. >> gene latifah glows green. >> we're here on the yellow brick road. >> it's a brand-new day. >> what impact do you think the wiz can leave for a whole new generation? >> leave an indelible mark on anyone who watches it. it's a story of hope. it's a story of fantasy. it allows you to escape into a different world. the themes are so timely. the unity that needs to be expressed. >> we're here right now with the wicked witch.
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be a fun role for you to play. >> this is definitely fun because this is a side of me that i use when i want to -- when i want to get what i need. when i don't get what i want, it's ugly. >> mary plays the wicked witch, a role she admits wasn't much of a stretch. >> you know what's sad? i don't have to act. i have the key card -- >> cut back. >> have to keep her back. so i'm -- i keep the nice person out in front because that's the better person. >> first audition. >> yes. >> that's real? >> i was in college and i was like, you know what, i don't belong here. that's funny. oh, my gosh, that is a line in the show. i'm really dorothy.
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auditioned for this. it was destined to happen. no need to run >> i'm having the time of my life, honestly. no matter what happens at the end, i had the time of my life. >> and cut! >> here's an unusual but true fact about the legendary tom jones. it was not for the tu burke low sis as a child, he would have followed his dad's steps. tom is a survivor and still going strong at age 75 unlike the fate that awaited his close friend elvis. tom gave us the details. >> elvis called, said i'd like
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i went to his beach house. he went to a record shop or an instrument shop and he -- tom jones is coming to my house today and i need two guitars. >> his wife was nervous to meet you. she wanted your autograph. >> yes. apparently even was excited that i was coming to the house. elvis' house. i had the tv show, you see, 1969. she said we were all waiting for you to come to the house. and then i walked, you know, speedos. >> what? where is the visual? >> because it was right by the beach. elvis was wearing shorts. in those days, i think it might have been a european thing. she said we all went wow, like that.
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of rock 'n' roll off his new album and tom was close to elvis until the very end. >> when his health started to decline, did you see it, was it painful for you to watch that? >> yeah. in vegas, we used to do two shows a night, for a month straight, both of us. he was at the hilton and i was at cesar's palace. when you're there for a month straight, that can have an effect on you. elvis of course, he started to lose it in las vegas. he started to put on weight. he was starting to get disheartened with what was happening, you know, so it had an effect, a worse effect on elvis than it had on me. because i survived it and carried on. but elvis got caught up with it. he was taking pills to do his movies. he was taking diet pills to try and lose weight. i think that's when it started with him. and then sleeping pills to go to sleep.
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very sad. he was a really, really great man. loved music. gospel music especially. >> tom writes about his friendship with elvis in his new book "over the top and back" and he tells a juicy tale of when frank chatted up his parents. >> he wanted to know how come i sing like i sing. he said to my father, how come, what did you do to make this guy. there used to be a beer, it's called mitchel and butlers. he said what happened. how did you create this? my father said, mitchel and butlers. and he said what? >> if you drink enough, your baby ends up talking like tom jones, giant voice. coming up, the question of the day. >> what is it about ryan gosling that makes women go low.
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tag time, hot and bothered. ryan gosling is hosting snl this weekend. so we asked what is it about gosling that makes women go so crazy. >> well, billy, the ladies have echoed that sentiment. adele says he is extremely handsome of course. as an actor, he's always honest and vulnerable. >> adele watches our show, that's great. >> all right. cher says those eyes. one says not all women are crazy about him. i know a few men who are crazy about him. >> i loved him in "crazy stupid love".
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was it terror? the shooters, they are married. >> they left their 6-month-old baby with the grandmother before launching the massacre. >> they even had a baby registry. exclusive, what their landlord knows. >> i'm lisa guerrero with "inside edition." >> one guy down, one guy in the back of a car. >> blow by blow, how cops took down the shooters. and -- >> you have seconds to react. >> how to get out alive if this ever happens to you. want to get behind it and you want to be making a plan. >> a nation in shock. >> moment of silence as we honor those who lost their lives. >> as we come to grips with the massacre in california. us. i'm diane mcinerney in today for deborah norville.
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heavily armed couple dressed in combat gear who killed 14 people and injured numerous others in california. the shooters who were married dropped off their 6-month-old baby with grandma before their rampage. now as les trent reports, many are asking if this was an act of terrorism. as america reels from the mass shooting in california, there are new reports that the killers may have been in contact with terrorists overseas. the shooters were identified as syed farook and his 27-year-old wife. yes, they were married. farook's wife, tashfeen malik was a pharmacist. she was a pakistani national who had lived in saudi arabia. >> we know there was some international travel. they came into the u.s., both he and his -- she was not his wife at the time but she is now. they both came into the u.s. in july of 2014. >> it's believed that farook met his wife on a muslim dating website, arab lounge. on his profile farook wrote, i was born and raised here,
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as a good muslim, looking for girl who has the same outlook, live the life to the fullest. farook visited saudi arabia twice for a pilgrimage to mecca and to get married. he traveled elsewhere too. >> i do not know all the countries he visited. we know he went to pakistan at one point. >> farook made $51,000 a year as a food inspector for the county health department. this is his name and signature on a recent inspection report. he and his wife had a baby girl six months ago. the wife's baby registry at target lists a baby pillow and a car seat. here's lisa guerrero. >> just before the rampage the couple left their baby in the care of the grandmother. they gave her a phony story about having a doctor's appointment. then they drove 7.6 miles to the building where his colleagues had gathered for a party. what followed next was a massacre. >> we believe the suspects when
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between 65 and 75 rounds from their rifles at the scene. we did locate the one pipe bomb bombs combined into one. >> lisa guerrero tracked down the shooter's landlord, doyle miller, imagine his shock. last night he was home watching tv when he realized it was his rental property that was being raided by the fbi. >> we watched it on tv last night where they tore the house down. >> he described farook as quiet. this is the credit application farook filled out. it shows that he had taken out several student loans. >> i own that property. >> miller was permitted to cross police lines to check out the damage to his property. miller said fbi agents told him they found something perplexing in the house. >> one of the agents showed him a ring of keys and asked if he knew what properties those keys were for. house itself.
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where the holiday party farook attended took place. this video was shot at a party for disabled people in the same facility earlier in the week. for some unknown reason, farook apparently left the party in anger only to return with his wife to launch the rampage. >> he was acting nervous, left the building, 20 minutes later or so the shooting began. >> as the dragnet for the shooters transfix the nation, farook's name almost immediately surfaced. >> possible suspect, the subject last's farook. >> matches the description of one of the shooters. >> most news organizations kept his identity under wraps pending official confirmation. >> we have known a specific name for several hours. we have not set it on air yet. we have not had it confirmed officially. >> finally authorities finally
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i am told that he is u.s. born. >> farook's devastated brother- in-law spoke at a news conference. >> i have no idea why would he do that? why would he do something like this? i have absolutely no idea. i am in shock myself. >> an official at the council on american/islamic relations also spoke. >> now a debate is raging. was it an act of terrorism or were the killings the work of a crazy, disgruntled employee and his wife? >> police here very reluctant at this point to say what this disgruntled worker was their possible connection to terrorism. >> there was obviously a mission here. we know that. we do not know why. >> farook and his wife were apparently not on law enforcement radar but farook was said to be in touch with, quote, overseas terror suspects. >> law enforcement sources are telling cnn it appears one of the shooters was in fact
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contributed to the motive. >> i believe this was a terrorist act, whether it's lone wolf, copycat or someone that was radicalized. >> as gun fire broke out inside the building there was mass chaos and confusion and right in the middle of it all, a hero cop reassuring terrified workers he would take a bullet for them. many people will also -- were also desperately trying to send messages to their loved ones on the outside who didn't know if they were dead or alive. >> tears as stunned workers are reunited with their loved ones. >> i am so glad you're okay. >> i was worried about you. >> one by one, they came off the bus to be embraced and comforted. >> daniel was shot and was taken to the hospital. >> when we spoke to ryan reyes just hours after the shooting, he was relieved, having just heard that his partner, daniel kofman, had been shot but was alive and in surgery. >> the only thing we haven't found out yet is exactly what
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>> that was yesterday. but today there is heart break. he's discovered daniel has died. >> we were given this information -- misinformation last night, unfortunately. >> it's been a roller coaster of emotions for many of the survivors and their families who were exchanging texts with loved ones while the shots were still being fired at the inland regional center. from a woman trapped inside, this text to her husband, there's a shooter at work. her husband, where are you at? are cops there? are you safe? she responded, locked in an office with three other people. i love you. and this heart wrenching text from a desperate young woman to her father, dad, shooting at my work. he writes back, hi. find a good spot. hide now. her reply, pray for us. this dramatic video shows the moment cops stormed the building. it was captured on timmy hillyard's cell phone. >> there were people running, crying hysterically.
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everyone is a suspect until cleared. with their hands up they begin to file out to safety. >> thank you. thank you. try to relax, everyone, try to relax. i will take a bullet before you do, that's for damn sure. just be cool, okay? >> imagine the fear of that little boy caught in the middle of all this horror. >> holy [ bleep ] shots right now. holy [ bleep ] >> as the shootout erupts, a man runs for cover. [ sirens ] >> chaos as america once again tries to make sense of a senseless act. >> as the fbi terror task force continues to investigate the mass shooting we are a nation in shock. the san bernardino massacre is the deadliest mass shooting in the united states since sandy hook in 2012 and once again america is coming together to mourn with tributes happening
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>> let there be peace on earth >> it's the music we needed to hear as our nation mourns the victims of the california massacre. at last night's rockefeller center tree lighting ceremony, the young people's chorus of new york city changed their opening song to let there be peace on earth, the lyrics taking on special resonance after the day's events. security at the event was extremely tight. everyone entering the tree lighting ceremony was checked. no umbrellas or bags were permitted. they had to be left behind. >> our traits and prayers go -- thoughts and prayers go out to the families and the victims of this awful attack. >> 50 miles from the site of the shooting at the anaheim ducks hockey game, the lights were dimmed as fans paused to pay their respects. and in los angeles at the l.a. clippers, indiana pacers basketball game, players and fans bowed their heads to remember the fallen. >> our deepest condolences to
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this terrible tragedy. >> president obama today vowed to get to the bottom of the attack. >> it is possible that this was terrorist related, but we don't know. >> and leave it to those twisted terrorists at isis to massacre. the united states is burning, went one tweet. and then there's this image, california's official state animal, a grizzly bear, hugging the state. it's how all americans are feeling today. >> let there be peace on earth >> when we come back, much more of our coverage on the massacre in california. next -- >> you have seconds to react. >> how to get out alive if this ever happens to you. >> flip this table over and you want to get behind it and you want to be making a plan. >> and -- >> one guy down, one guy in the back of a car. >> blow by blow, how cops took
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>> "inside edition" with an active shooter situation evolves so quickly that most of the victims are killed within the first 10 minutes before law enforcement even arrives on the scene. that's why the department of homeland security is advising people to be prepared so they know how to get out alive. ann mercogliano shows us what to do. >> hey, guys, we have a shooter, follow me. >> it's a routine day at work, then terror strikes. how do you get out alive? >> you hear shots fired, what is the first thing you do? >> you know where your exits are and you go. >> safety expert phil stanton shows me ways you can reduce the risk if the unthinkable bernardino. look for a place to hide, but don't stop there.
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you want to barricade this as much as humanly possible. you want to flip this table over and get behind it and you want to set the alarms off, you want to put a flame underneath the sprinkler system, you want to bring as much attention to possible. >> building a barricade is exactly what one police officer advised his son who was trapped california. >> told hem barricade that door, get what you can up what they did. >> what if you have nothing to barricade the door with? here's a tip, use a belt. >> if you take a belt and you tighten it on the hinge, they are not going to get through because it's not going to open. >> and if the gunman breaks through the door, fight back. >> use anything you can get your hands on as a weapon, like a fire extinguisher. >> this could create a fog and make it slippery for anybody chasing and then toss it and then run to the exit.
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>> you need to make that decision to fight for your life and you want to go for the most vulnerable area possible, you want to take this right in the eye. >> right in the eye? >> yes and you want to do it with all your might because your life may literally depend upon it. >> police departments across the country have produced videos showing how to survive a shooting in the workplace. this is from the l.a. sheriff's department. >> stay behind me. >> texas state university posted this video. >> lock doors, turn off the lights, silence your phones and get out of sight. >> life saving tips if the worst ever happens to you. >> all of america was watching the dramatic shootout between police and the suspects that all ended in a suburban neighborhood but what was really happening? we had an expert analyze the video. les trent has the details. >> san bernardino, see one guy down, there's one guy in the back of a car. >> tense moments played out
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teams corner the killers. is the getaway car booby trapped? >> they don't know if there's explosives. >> security expert wally zions analyzed it for "inside edition." >> the two vehicles coming in to box in the car that was used in the crime is called a bearcat. the trucks heavily armored, plated. also the tires are total rubber so if they were shot out they wouldn't have collapsed. >> front and center as the drama unfolded is a new anti- terror weapon called the rook. it's an armored vehicle that allows cops to approach the suv while minimizing the risks. here's a closer look at the rook in a training video obtained by "inside edition." it can be used as a battering ramp and even tear buildings apart. place an assault team on a roof to launch a hostage rescue or punch a hole in a wall and insert gas. >> the rook is a chest piece.
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>> shawn mitchell sold the rook to san bernardino police just a few months ago. >> it can actually drive inside a house or tear a house down or go inside a mall. go inside schools around the hall ways, climb stares. it's versatile where it can go where just about anything else can go. >> you can see police on the rook using a metal pole to probe the suv. >> going in the car right now. what do you think they are doing right there? >> checking the body, also checking some of the weapons that might be inside. >> cops also turn to high tech devices when they raided the killers' home. a battering ram with a camera smashed through a window and a robot equipped with night vision cameras and other sensitive equipment entered the house first. >> it has a tv camera that can come in, come out. it has claws that can be used if there is an explosive. it can check. it also has a shotgun.
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the california massacre is the worst mass shooting in america since the sandy hook elementary school tragedy back in 2012. now this latest senseless act of violence has many people saying not again. >> if anyone knows the anguish of a mass shooting, it's scarlett lewis, she lost her precious six-year-old son jesse at the sandy hook school massacre that shocked the nation three years ago this month. the san bernardino massacre is the worst mass shooting in america since sandy hook. it's heart breaking to look at home video of a little boy who had so much life to live. today scarlett says she has found a new reason to live, through three words her son wrote on a kitchen chalkboard. >> you see it right here, nurturing here, healing, love. >> i found my purpose in life and that is to spread the message of nurturing, healing,
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jesse had an old soul and despite his tender years he seemed to know that choosing to love in all we do makes the world a better place. >> scarlett has written a book based on those three words that she feels were divinely left for her. >> i felt like i had been passed a torch to spread just a beautiful message out into the world and one that we need so desperately in these times. >> she says getting over her son's deathshas been -- death has been a long process but in a better place today. >> everybody has heard of post- traumatic stress disorder but in reality the majority of us experience post-traumatic growth after a tragedy. i find the strength that you never knew that you had. we feel like we are with jesse and all of his things in his bedroom. >> jesse's room is now a tribute to him. he loved little rubber ducks lined along the fireplace mantel. now scarlett is determined to spread jesse's message of love.
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edition." finally, we are learning more about the 14 lives cut tragically short in the shooting. here are the faces of some of those gone too soon. >> michael raymond wetzel was an environmental specialist. he leaves behind his wife and six children. he was 37. 58-year-old damian meins was a husband and doting dad, nicholas thalasinos work as a health inspector, the father of two recently moved to san bernardino from new jersey. and sierra claiborne who worked for the environmental health
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united states on a visa specifically for fiances. norah o'donnell, co-host of "cbs this morning," spoke to the lead investigators in san bernardino. norah? >> reporter: scott, she was the most unlikely accomplice, a 27- year-old mother with an infant at home, and now involved in one of the deadliest mass shootings. authorities say tashfeen malik was clad entirely in black tactical gear. her face was obscured by a ski mask. along with her husband, syed farook, they fired 65 to 75 rounds in the inland regional center before fleeing in a black suv. once the car was surrounded, police chief jarrod burguan says she fired out of the back, taking aim at law enforcement. was she shooting as much as she was? >> she was engaged in a gun battle with our police officers, and there were two shooters at the scene, so, yes, she fired rounds.
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>> how many she fired versus him, i don't know. she fired at our officers, i know that for sure. >> there's one guy down. there's one guy in the back of a car. >> reporter: i can't get my head around the fact that a 6-month-old is firing off as many rounds like she is. doesn't make a whole lot of sense to be honest with you, and it's kind of hard to wrap your head around why anybody would do anything like this regardless of who they are. >> reporter: authorities know little about tashfeen malik. she was not an american citizen but was here on a k1 visa according to fbi special agent david bowdich. passport. >> reporter: she's here on pakistani passport? >> correct. >> reporter: isn't it highly 6-month-old, engaged in a shootout? >> i would think it's unusual. >> reporter: scott, police say she had no criminal record and was not on any terrorist watch list. >> norah o'donnell, thanks. now, with some insight into all
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morrell, former number two at the cia and our senior security contributor. michael, we now know that farook went to saudi arabia twice, went to pakistan once, was in communications with people that the fbi was watching for being islamic extremists. >> right. >> what does that add up to? >> what it adds up to me is this was a guy who was probably radicalized by either isis or al qaeda, a guy, given the amount of weapons and explosives that he had, that he was planning something significant. >> something bigger than what we actually saw? >> perhaps. perhaps. he obviously didn't take all of what he had. so either it was going to be a series of events or he was planning something bigger and this took its place because of the office anger that he had. >> a dozen pipe bombs left behind in his home. >> exactly. >> does it matter anymore whether these things are inspired by extremists or directed by extremists?
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lot. when it's just inspired, you're usually talking about one or two people and the number of casualties is limited. it's a relatively small number. when it's directed, you have the potential for much more. when it's directed, you have the potential for multiple operatives, simultaneous attacks, killing much, much larger number of people, like paris. >> just like paris. michael morrell, former number two tat cia. michael, thanks as always. was farook radicalized? our david begnaud spoke with a coworker who narrowly missed the shooting. >> reporter: a san bernardino health worker christian nwadike says he and four other men were in the restroom when first shots were fired. >> so when the blast came in, i was thinking, well, this might be life or dead. >> reporter: you thought you might die? >> yes. strongly.
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lie on the floor? >> i would say ten minutes. >> reporter: what could you hear as you were lying on the floor? >> there were cries. there were shots. >> reporter: nwadike, who is originally from nigeria, sat in a cubicle next to syed farook for five years. >> when he came back from saudi arabia, he started growing beard. that was the change. >> reporter: do you believe he was radicalized? >> yes. >> reporter: was he ever violent? >> no. >> reporter: was he ever rude? >> no. never. >> reporter: was he talkative? >> he rarely talks. >> reporter: do you feel like you missed something about his personality? >> i couldn't believe it. that's what i'm missing. there's no way i can look at him and see him attached to this. but it happened and it was him. >> reporter: mr. nwadike says his coworker turned mass shooter who lived just down the street behind me in an apartment was
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baby girl. scott, some of the coworkers who had to dodge the shooters' bullets actually helped to raise money for the shooter and his wife just six months ago to congratulate them on the birth of their baby girl. >> david begnaud reporting. david, thank you. muslims were quick to denounce the massacre. we spoke today with hussam ayloush, the executive director of the consul of american- islamic relations in los angeles. >> as soon as we heard the suspect might be of muslim background, we started witnessing the anti-muslim sentiment and rhetoric. we felt it was important for our fellow americans to know where we stand. we stand together in condemning unequivocally such behavior. coming next, norah o'donnell with a survivor.
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back now with norah o'donnell, co-host of "cbs this morning," who has a compelling interview with one of those who survived. norah? >> reporter: scott, timmy hilliard is a social worker at the inland regional center, and he was in his office on the third floor when the shooting started. as police moved in, hilliard
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recording. >> i got a text from a colleague stating there was an active shooter. i opened my door, went in the hallway and saw my colleagues running around, screaming, crying. >> reporter: you had a bird's-eye view of the entrance and the exit that the shooters went in. >> correct. >> reporter: what did you see first? >> at first what i saw was a s.w.a.t. team coming into the back door, about five or six, looking for an active shooter. in the back there was a gentleman, deceased on the bench i assume, as well as a female about ten to 15 feet away laying in a pool of blood deceased, as well. >> reporter: you think they were trying to flee and then were shot when they were trying to flee? >> correct. the female i assume, given her positioning and the way she was with her back to the billing, she was fleeing. >> reporter: i think the most disturbing thing is to see them bringing some of the bodies out. how were they doing that? >> they were grabbing as much as
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them in chairs, just trying to get them out of harm's way and seeing if they were critical and/or deceased and just trying to clear out as much as they could. >> reporter: when did you realize how grave this situation was? >> probably about the sixth body coming out, just seeing the effect of it all. at first i saw the two bodies, okay, two bodies, saying "it's not bad, but it's two bodies, may not be that bad." by the 12th body i stopped counting. >> reporter: you saw 12 bodies? >> at least. >> reporter: when you hear this is now the worst mass shooting since sandy hook, what do you think? >> it's intense. until you get out of the situation. >> reporter: what lessons will you take from this? >> so many. don't take anything for granted. i mean, i have a 2 1/2-year-old daughter. sorry. i thought about her. >> reporter: you thought about your daegter? >> yeah. >> reporter: hilliard and other survivors were taken to a church after they were removed from the building, where they were able
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next. in minneapolis this morning, police and firefighters tore down a protest encampment outside a police station. the protesters had been there almost three weeks. later in the day, they demonstrated at city hall over the fatal shooting of a black man by a white police officer. at issue is whether the suspect was handcuffed when he was shot. the u.s. military is looking for a few good women.
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carter ordered the armed forces to open all combat jobs to women. he said any woman who meets the standard should be allowed to serve on the frontlines and in special forces. all branches have until january 1st to submit plans for the historic change. a south african appeals court today found oscar pistorius guilty of murder. throwing out his conviction on the lesser charge of manslaughter. pistorius, the olympic athlete known as "the blade runner," shot and killed his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp. he served just a year on his original conviction. he could face 15 when he's re- sentenced next year.
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we end tonight with a question that parents are asking -- what do we tell our children about the steady stream of violence that we feel powerless to stop? innocent boys and girls, who trust us to keep them safe. here's elaine quijano. >> reporter: like many parents, sharon marcus is worried about how to talk to her six and seven-year old daughters about yet another mass shooting. >> i'm put in this position of having to always know the right thing to say, and it's so much pressure. but i just try to do my best. >> reporter: in the last month alone, dozens have been killed in places most consider safe. at a concert, a cafe, an office holiday party. we watched a father in paris try to calm his young son's fears about bad guys with guns by
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of flowers. >> reporter: but many parents are struggling to explain this emerging new reality to their children. child psychiatrist harold koplewicz. >> i think it's perfectly normal to want to shield our kids from grief and from pain, and so while it's counterintuitive, i think it's very important that parents take the lead in breaking the news when something bad happens to their kids. >> reporter: koplewicz advises parents to reassure their children that they are safe and loved, explain that violent events are rare, and calmly review safety plans. when bad things happen, sharon marcus and her husband david choose to emphasize the good. >> i can't stop living and i can't stop enjoying my life, and i have to give my children a childhood where they can go to the park and not be worried about anything. you now, we stay smart, but we
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>> reporter: something that seems to work with kids. elaine quijano, cbs news, new york. that's the "overnight news" for this friday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back with us a little bit later for the morning news and "cbs this morning." from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm scott pelley. this is the "cbs overnight
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>> welcome to the "overnight news." i'm anna warner. san bernardino remains in shock tonight after the massacre that left 14 people dead and more than 20 others wounded at an office holiday party. a married couple, syed farook and tashfeen malik, later died in a gun battle with police. and they may have taken the motive for the attack with them to the grave. the couple had amassed an arsenal of guns and bombs in the home they share with farook's mother. but authorities can find no concrete link to terrorism. and they're discounting the theory that the killings were spurred by a workplace argument. carter evans begins our coverage. >> reporter: the fbi has flown in a special team from washington to re-enact the crime scene and will be analyzing digital evidence to get a better understanding why this married couple opened fire on a crowd of innocent people. [ gunfire ]
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>> reporter: the rampage ended in a hail of gunfire. when it was over, the two suspects were dead. but police say the couple left behind an arsenal of weapons. 6,700 bullets with 12 pipe bombs and enough materials and tools to build several more according to the san bernardino police chief. chief, do you believe they were planning another attack? >> we don't know. clearly they were equipped and they could have continued to do another attack. we interceptedthem before that happened. >> reporter: but police say syed farook and his wife tashfeen malik parked a rented black ford expedition at 11:00 a.m. in the parking lot behind the south building of the inland regional center. they walked through unlocked doors, directly into the room where the holiday party was underway. investigators say the two were wearing masks and black tactical clothing armed with
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>> when they entered, fired somewhere between 65 and 75 scene. be targeting anyone in particular? >> they sprayed the room with bullets. i don't know there was any one person they ultimately argeted. >> reporter: but sources tell cbs news health department managers were the first ones shot. the couple left behind three pipe bombs tied together and connected to a remote control car. police believe it malfunctioned. there was no explosion. witnesses who worked with farook told police he attended the party but left early. >> where that came from was another person that was in the building that knew him that identified him by name expressed some concern over his behavior prior to the event. >> reporter: police put his home under surveillance and gave chase when they spotted the black suv. cell phone video captured the gunfire that erupted. >> holy [bleep]. >> reporter: the couple fired at least 75 rounds at police, a total of 23 officers returned
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farook and his wife. inside the suv, officers found two ar-15 semi-automatic rifles and two nine millimeter pistols along with 1,600 rounds. now initially, police thought a third suspect might still be on the loose, but, scott, today they are confident there is no remaining threat at this time. the fbi won't call this a terrorist attack yet. but it is leading the investigation because the case has some hallmarks of terrorism. officials stress they still don't know the motive. officials tell cbs news syed farook was not on any u.s. watch list, but two law enforcement sources say they have found evidence farook had contact with a person in the u.s. and people overseas with suspected ties to terrorism. investigators are focusing on the extent of those contacts, influenced of possibly radicalized. law enforcement sources tell cbs
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farook, a u.s. citizen, born in chicago to pakistani immigrants, graduated from california state, san bernardino, in 2010. he went to work for the loekcal health department, then turned to dating sites in search of a wife. he found tashfeen malik. they met and became engaged in 2013 when farook made a trip to saudi arabia during the annual muslim pilgrimage known as the hajj. farook returned to saudi arabia in july 2014 to bring her to the u.s., and earlier this year, the couple had a baby. the court documents reveal other parts of farook's family life were turbulent. in november 2014, farook's father threatened suicide in front of farook and his brother. last february farook's mother took out a restraining order against his father, saying he was bipolar and abusive. all this is now being looked at fwi by the fbi, which seized computers, thumb drives and other electronic devices and shipped them to washington for analysis. now farook's wife did pass
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part of her visa application process. but scott, until law enforcement determines the true motive in this attack, whether it's terrorism or workplace violence, it's not clear if warning signs were actually missed. whether or not authorities determine this massacre was a terrorist act, many believe the u.s. is ill-prepared for a coordinated assault like the one that left 130 people dead in paris. norah o'donnell asked president obama about this at the white house. >> reporter: the fbi now has active investigations into isis sympathizers in all 50 states. you've had more terrorism related arrests in one year since september, 2001. do you think americans are living in a bit of fear that paris could come here? >> there's no doubt that they are. what i try to do is make sure that people understand the threat is real.
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but we also can't panic and we can't respond out of fear. we have to make sure that we keep a clear view about what needs to be done. isil is not going to pose an xe ten shall threat to us. they are a dangerous organization like al qaeda was, but we have hardened our defenses. our homeland has never been more protected by intelligence and law enforcement professionals than they are now. the coordination is much better than it is now. if you look at the number of successful terrorist attacks that have occurred, you know, we have disrupted a lot of them. but the dangers are still there. so we just have to keep things in perspective. and the american people should feel confident that we're going
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and make sure that we have a good holiday season and go about our lives. i said this repeatedly overseas. isil only wins if we react out of fear and start changing how we live, violating our values. they can't win on the battlefield. they c c kill some innocent people, but that's not a victory for them if we respond appropriately. >> the "cbs overnight news" will be right back. olay regenerist renews from within, plumping surface cells for a dramatic transformation
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house speaker paul ryan gathered his republican colleagues in the library of congress to lay out his vision for the party as the presidential election campaign begins to heat up. it was ryan's first major address since picking up the speaker's gavel. here's some of what he had to say. >> so if we want to save the country, if we want to do what we believe in, then we need a mandate from the people. and if we want a mandate, we need to offer ideas. and if we want to offer ideas, then we need to actually have ideas. that's where the house republicans come in. so our number one goal for next year is to put together a complete alternative to the less agenda. [ applause ] this is a work in progress, no doubt.
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i want to talk fundamentals. what kind of country do we want to be? i do not presume to speak for all republicans in all particulars. but after giving it a lot of thought, this is what i think a conservative vision looks like. we want america to be confident again. if you don't have a job, we want you to be confident that you can find a job and take it. if you do have a job, we want you to be confident that that job will pay well. we want students to know that all that school and all that debt will be worth it. we want seniors to know that all those years of hard work, all those years of paying taxes will be rewarded. medicare and social security will be there for you when you need them. we want all americans, when they look at washington, to see spending going down, taxes going
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we want to see progress and we want to have pride. we want people to believe in our future again. we want a country where no one is stuck, where no one settles, where everyone can rise. and on the world stage, it is no different. we want a confident america. a purposeful america. we want to know we stand for freedom and show it. not with bluster or bravado, but with calm, steady action. we want our military to command respect from our adversaries and to inspire confidence from our allies. and when they come home, we want to give our veterans the care they deserve. >> before delivering his speech, ryan appeared on "cbs this morning." charlie and gail asked about his
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>> the community is grieving and the nation is asking questions about why and how do we stop this and we want to hear from you on that. but why don't you call the president and say i'm going to come down pennsylvania avenue. let's you and i start off and do something about this right now. i'm speaker of the house, you're president. you're in your fourth quarter and i'm in the beginning of my job as speaker. >> well, first, charlie, this is just a horrible event. my stomach turns like any american when you see this violence and you can't help but yell at the tv and say what can we do to prevent this from happening? this particular shooting in san bernardino, there's just too much unknowns before we speculate about the origin of this one. but what we have seen, and a common theme among many of these mass shootings, is the theme of mental illness.
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illness laws and policies. we are moving a bill, the murphy legislation. we think that's one of the more common themes, which people with mental illness are getting guns and conducting mass shootings. without knowing the facts in san bernardino, we also know that there are homegrown jihadists, there are isis inspirational events. and we need to figure out how to handle that, as well. so there are multiple things that need to be addressed, and we are working on those that need to be addressed. including whether someone is coming here and inspiring someone to do these things because of idealogical or religious reasons, or the mental health reasons. >> mr. speaker, i suspect a lot on that. but here's what the president said and the reason i suggested there might be a conversation between you two. he said, we have a no-fly list where people can't be on planes,
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not allow to fly could get into a store right now in the united states and buy a firearm and there's nothing we can do to stop them. >> well, on this particular issue, we do have a constitution. right. anyone can just be arbitrarily placed upon the no-fly list. that's happened quite a bit. people have been placed on the list mistakenly, innocently. so when we rush to act on these things, let's make sure we act accordingly, according to citizen's rights, the constitution and make sure what we do solves these problems. that is why we need to take a pause and see what's happening. so with respect to the no-fly list, it's very important to remember people have due process rights in this country, and we can't have some government official just arbitrarily put them on a list. if someone is suspected of terrorism, if someone in this
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attack, we should arrest them. so this is something that should be dealt with by law enforcement in a more pronounced position than maybe banning due process lists on a no-fly list. >> we all hear you, mr. speaker. but many people have said, we know how this story is going to go. we'll hear the stories of the heroes that survived, the stories about the victims and the shooters. >> and then nothing gets done. >> that's right, nothing changes. surely there can be something that can stop people from getting an ak-47. it's being reported that two of the weapons recovered were bought legally in this country. what is it going to take to move the needle in congress is the frustration? >> that's what i'm trying to say. what we're trying to do is find out the facts and make sure what our response is addresses the problems without infringing upon the rights of law-abiding citizens.
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>> but it keeps happening. >> citizens have rights to be protected. and again, gail, one of the common things, this is why we're serious about our mental health legislation. a lot of these people are getting guns who are mentally getting guns. and this is a gap in the laws that we feel needs to be filled. we just want to get it right, gail. and we want to make sure that we don't violate a person's rights, if they're a law-abiding citizen. >> can i just say this to you? a mass shooting is described as four or more victims. according to shootingtracker.com, since january, there have been at country. you must be frustrated, as well. >> i am, gail. that's why -- i don't want to keep saying the same thing over and over, but one of the things we noticed, there are mental
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the laws don't make sense and people who should not be getting guns, who are clinically diagnosed with mental illness are slipping through the tracks. then we need to make sure that criminals don't get guns. >> mr. speaker, how urgent is it, and what does it require to make sure that people will not be facing the same situation a month now? >> we're receiving resistance from the mental health billion right -- health bill right now. >> who is allowed to get what kind of guns? >> by the way, that's part of the mental health bill. that's part of the discussion surrounding the bill, which is who gets guns, but we have to make sure that in our rush to do something, we don't violate a person's individual rights in this country. i don't think the country is
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i believe we're on the wrong track. i believe that we are at risk of sever thing legacy of leaving the generation better off. if we don't like the direction the down trip is headed, then we can't just be an opposition party yelling no, we have to be a proposition party and show people what our ideas are. so we need to be big, bold, we need to be specific. in 2016, we have an obligation to give the people of this country the choice so that they can choose what direction the country goes. that's what i'm going to lay out today, which is we are an opposition party, yes, but here's how we become a proposition party and here's how we give the choice to the people of this country so they can decide the direction of this country, in a whole range of things. we have to say to the country,
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and if you agree with us, and you choose us to lead, then we will do this. we need a mandate, and we need to offer people a choice that's the kind of vision i'm going to lay out this afternoon. >> when will you talk to the president? >> i talk to the president fairly regularly. i call him sometimes, he calls
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results of its investigation into the secret service. it describes an agency in crisis, and documents a string of disturbing incidents involving the president and the first family. margaret brennan reports from the white house. >> reporter: while the u.s. secret service is an agency in crisis, hit by budget cutbacks, leadership failures, and overworked officers, according to a new report that will be released by congressional investigators later today, and it details 143 different incidents, security breaches, or attempted ones over the past decade. it also shares some new previously undisclosed details, including a breach last fall when a fan pretending to be a member of congress, slipped backstage without being screened, and then walked up and spoke with president obama. investigators say the root of these problems and the greatest threat to the secret service right now is simply a staffing
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the critical report, which was obtained by cbs news, is the result of a bipartisan, year-long investigation by the house oversight committee. and it focused on four significant security breaches, including a september 2014 incident when the secret service didn't vet armed security guards who were standing very close to the president when he visited the cdc. and a march 2015 incident in which two possibly drunk officers interfered with a crime scene surrounding a threatened bomb outside the white house grounds. all of this comes in the wake of a series of high profile scandals and incidents that have driven morale at the secret service to an all-time low. we contacted the secret service this morning, but so farther not comm embarrassed by a prostate exam? imagine how your doctor feels. as a urologist, i have performed 9,421 and a half prostate exams. so why do i do it? because i get paid.
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cocaine that was on an american airlines jet in for routine maintenance. no word how the drugs got there and there have been no arrest. most of the cocaine comes to the u.s. along the pacific coast, and the coast guard is making some big busts on the high seas. carter evans reports. >> reporter: the coast guard just delivered more than 25 tons of confiscated cocaine to dea agents waiting here on shore. the head of the agency told us if he had additional ships available, he could intercept even more. we traveled by boat to the coast guard cutter, seven miles off the coast of san diego. on board, we found dozens of palates piled high with 50,000 pounds of cocaine. the coast guard spent the last three months chasing down drug smuggling boats off the coast of central and south america, include thing makeshift submarine. the boarding team pried open the
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million of cocaine stashed inside. laura collins is captain of the coast guard cutter. what is it like when you get that intel and all of a sudden you get eyes on one of those semi submersibles? >> it's thrilling. it's exactly what we're trained for. it's kind of like everything coming together. >> reporter: this video from the coast guard shows the cramped quarters inside a drug sub. every space is packed with as much cocaine as possible. this is what three quarters of a billion dollars worth of cocaine looks like. that's just wholesale value. on the street, it's worth a lot more. it's been a record year for the coast guard, working with the military and u.s. customs, they've seized more cocaine in the pacific than the last three years combined. the reason it's smuggled is simple economics. >> when we look at the business
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at one kilo of cocaine. about $2,000 in colombia. that same kilo sells for $25,000 here in the united states. >> reporter: when the smugglers are caught, the coast guard says they rarely put up a fight and so far they've arrested nearly 700 of them. well, most of the cocaine and smugglers are going to be prosecuted here in the u.s. as for the cocaine, some is going to be kept for evidence. the rest will be incinerated at a secret location. >> that's the "overnight news" for this friday. for some of you the news continues. for others check back later for the morning news and "cbs this join us for a toys for tots breakfast, after 4-30! captioning funded by cbs
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