as the suspect burst through the door. plus, the investigation now shifting to a suspect's neighbor. surprise message. former president jimmy carter stunning a crowd with an update about his health. and caught on camera. a view of a plane crash rarely seen. passengers filming from inside. good morning, everyone. i'm reena ninan. >> i'm richard bacon. we begin with reassurance from the president, vowing to overcome the evolving terror threat facing the nation. >> the preredent addressed the nation last night. declaring the san bernardino attack as an act of terrorism. >> he said the husband and wife shooters had gone down the dark path of radicalization. he laid out a strategy y defeat isis. our coverage begins with lana zak in washington. good morning, lana. >> reporter: good morning, reena

the president's speech. he had discussed many of these proposals previously. aides say these remarks and their tone were important to president, who worked on the speech throughout the weekend. >> the threat from terrorism is real. but we will overcome it. we'll destroy isil and any other organizationonhat tries to harm us. our success won't depend on tough talk or abandoning our values. or giving in to fear. >> reporter: in a rare primetime oval office address, president obama spoke directly to the american public. >> as commander in chief, i have no greater responsibility than the security of the american people. >> reporter: the president outlined his approach to fight terrorisiss new face. calling on congress to vote to authorize the continued use of military force against isis. >> i think it's time for congress to vote to demonstrate that the american people are united and committed to this fight. >> reporter: he urged legislation that would prevent anyone on the terror watch list from easily buying a gun. and ordered a review of the visa program that allowed the female

shooting to enr the united ates. republican presidential candidates wasted no time responding to the president's speech. on fox, marco rubio said this was more of the same. >> nothing that happened in the speech tonight is going to assuage people's fears. >> reporter: and immediately after the speech, donald trump tweeted, is that all there is? we need a new president fast. in his remarks, the president seemed to anticipate that response. >> even in this political season, let's not forget that freedom is more powerful than fear. >> reporter: and the president addressed muslims directly, enlisting their support in tryingngo help fight back against radicalization. and called on all americans to reject discrimination. reena? richard? >> lana, the president relayed three things he wants from lawmakers. congress to make sure no one on the no-fly list is able to buy a gun. he wants congress to have stronger screening for travelers

and he wants continued use of military force against isis. do you think he can expect cooperation from congress? >> reporter: if the initial response by republicans is any indication, he'll face an uphill battle when it comes to dealing with congreses that very legislation about trying to stop terrorists from allowi anybody on the terrorort watch list to purcrcse a gun actually failed in the senate just a few days ago. of those three things, the one most likely to get bipartisan support is probably tougher screenings for anyone wanting to come to the united states. reena? richard? >> okay, lana zak, live in washington. thank you so much, lana. >> thank you. san bernardino public health employees are returning to work this morning for the first time since their colleagues were killed in n e shooting rampage. >> several who made it out alive are theiring the horror that they witness. one person saying, the shooters burst into the room from the left. blowing out windows.

jumping through the shattered glass. in this morning's "usa today" the widow of nicholas thalasinos says her husband a farook were arguing about the holocaust right before the shooting. >> fbi agents around the globe are scrambling to find out just how the terror plot originated. >> over the weekend, investigators made two trips to the home of farook's former neighbor and friend, accused of purchasing two of the murder weapons. here's more from cecilia vega. >> reporter: the investigation into that deadly shooting turning to a raid of the family home of enriququmarquez. law enforcement saying he's farook's one-time friend and neighbor, suspected of supplying him with those two high-powered rifles used in the massacre. the fbi raiding the home. >> did he provide the guns to farook? >> reporter: authorities say there is no information that marquez played any role in the shooting that left 14 people dead. marquez now reportedly checked himself into a mental health facility. this neighbor says she noticed a change in farook about a year

before he started to change, what was he like? what's the biggest differences? >> the biggest difference was his dress. his beard. he was more withdrawn. he started growing more a beard. he started wearing his white things. you know, the long drape outfit, whatever it is. >> reporter: this new photof farook as a baby, wiwi his family. his sister and brother-in-law now saying they, too, are angry. angry for not knowing farook and his wife were living a double life. do yououeel like you didn't t ow your brother? >> no, at this time, i feel like he had a double life. i feel like he was very good at concealing everything from all of us. >> reporter: but his father telling an italian n nspaper his son was fascinated by isis, hated israel. and shared ideology of isis leader al baghdadi. cecilia vega, abc news, san bernardino, california. a robbery y a mall 20 minutes from san bernardino brought out massive police

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