>>. >> reporter: relatives say they began hearing loved ones inside the building. >> came into her office, probably shooting, they locked themselves in, in her office. they saw bodies on the floor. she said by now, they're taking people off in stretchers. >> police say the best information by the suspects came from witnesses who say up to three men got away in a black gmc ucon, suv. >> emp came prepared. >> one man learned about the shooting from his daughter who texted him as she hid inside the building. >>

>>. >> reporter: the inland regional center houses government offices as well as facilities and programs for those with developmental disabilities. >> and, again, this is a very tense situation. we are awaiting a press conference in san bernandino county. we'll bring you up dates as those become available. >> all right, laura, thank you very much. dispatchers and police kept calm as the shooting quickly unfolded and victims were discovered.

some of the emergency chatter today in san bernandino. the facility that was targeted does life-changing work for people with disabilities. >> abc 7 news reporter cornell

bernard is live from the east bay where will is a lot of concern about what happened at that sister facility in southern ra kra. >> he likes to call it a dark and tragic day. most centers in the state of california closed early today as a precaution. this, you have the state opened, but most employees took the day off early because they were too scared to work. the center was one of four in the bay area. a nonprofit social agency to provide assistance to people with developmental disabilities. news of the shooting comes as a complete shock to staff who never thought one of their centers would with a target. i worked for this system for many, many years.

>> take a look at this. earlier this year, safety glass was installed in this lobby as a safety precaution. in the past, there have been agitating clients. it is not clear -- always your rejal enter. 18, 00 clients are sempbed at h location alone. >> california has 31 regional centers. police are alert for any suspicious time. >> we are monitoring what's going on.

if he finds out it's iegs lated or something larger, well, we'll go into an island state of patrol while this is going on. >> a lawmaker say the shooting paragraph has to be done. statement saying fwun violence is a crisis of epidemic proportions. enough is enough. >> and she is congress has a moral responsibility. and congress will not bug her lease. >> now, over to you. police response to active shooting has e sl. >> abc 7 news reporter vick lee is live at the county hall of justice with more on what the

response really is now, ben? >> well, dan, the biggest change happened six years ago after the mastz shooting. but law enforcement inen sills there's only one way. stop an active shooter. >> this is a call that they're prepared to deem. >> it's like sergeant yik watching for a unble. >> while most responders are looking for the law enforcement angen sills respond in deferent ways. ? nrnt. >> in

>>. >> if columbine high school mass shooting in 1999 changed the way police responded to active shooters. >> that's something you're going to lock it down and wait for a s.w.a.t. team. >> now, instead of waying for s.w.a.t. team to mobilize, police go right in to take out the shooter. >> the lochker we let that situation go on, the greater innocence to the people. >> that i have the shootings, they say, are sadly happening thatting. >> well, a memberal con tern sill hearing started today. a guy charged with murder. >> a mass shooting at the christian college killed 16 opportunities and wounded three hoers. >> the pain of that day of

course, returns. >> that's three and a half years. burrle. ros cue xxs and defense attorneys wants the depth penalty. the cop. >> your abc 7 news anchor is headed there right now as we speak. he will joins live but what he going to do h >> and we have a rot more to get to tonight. just ahead, a police officer charged in a hit and run in court for the first time. what he's telling only to abc 7 news. >> and rescue in the mountains. new video shows a family in trouble and help on the way. >> caring for the sform. rain and wind headed our way.

we'll have the tell trails. >> and, of fk, we are continuing to monitor the breaking news in san bernandino. (ingrid) i take pride in getting things done. but when it came to medicare, i was glad i could get a little help. (vo) ingrid and robert called anthem blue cross and found an affordable medicare supplement insurance plan that fills the gaps in medicare coverage, without waiting. now they can focus on other important decisions. are you retired and on a fixed income? anthem blue cross plans help protect you from high medical costs. call now for a plan that's right for you. choose from plans with no deductibles or copays and low monthly premiums. get guaranteed coverage for life, even if your health changes. keep your own medicare-approved doctors, specialists and hospitals without the need for referrals. we also offer stand-alone plans for brand name and generic prescription drugs. call us now to get your health coverage in place as soon as possible.

affordable medicare supplement insurance coverage from a name you can trust. call us today. toll free at...

. we have breaking news right now in san francisco. a shooting involving a police officer. sky 7 hd is over the scene near 3rd and gillman. and you can see a crowd gathering out where an officer shot a suspect. i'm looking at twitter right now, and apparently, it's on gillman east of third. we don't know all the facts at this point. we see a lot of emergency response crews are there right now. we'll give you any updates here and on twitter. >> in just a few pin its, san

francisco's police commission will debate and then decide the policy of body-worn cameras. the policy is not when to turn on the cameras, but when officers can review the footage themselves. carolyn tyler is live from city hall with the story. >> reporter: the city has $3 million to spend on those body cameras. but before that technology is put into place, they need to adopt a policy that would cover incidents like the shooting you were just talking ab. it's a game changer for san francisco. tonight's debate is whether principle involved should be allowed to review the footage before the report. >> what the officer experiences and feels and believes what is occurring is not going to change. and, of course, the video is not going to change. >> the critics including the

aclu and the public defenders office say what could change is a tayloring of at the same times made to the investigators. >> in cases where the truth is being em brelished by a police officer, it's a good thing to expose that. >> the policy in san jose and richmond require officers involved in fatal shootings to have an initial interview first. but if the san francisco police commission adopts that, the union leader says his officers may stoch tp the court practice voluntarily agreeing. >> whatever happens tonight, the commission says policing will never be the same. >> i think it's going to be an important role both in how we develop our policy and what we do with it. >> carolyn, thank you. a man is accused of beating

his own mother with a fireplace poker. police say he assaulted her several times and he also threatened to burn and kill her. she managed to get away and call police from a neighbor's home. >> san jose police have released the name tonight of a suspected car thief who tried to out-run them and ended up in a toy store. he's 21-year-old matthew philly paaz who stole an suv on hillsdale avenue. officers fired shots and tried to stop the car. the driver stopped in front of a toys "r" us store. no where you know was hurt.

>> the first time for being charged with two counts. a felony hit and run. abc 7 news report other was there and did the office have anything to say? >>. >> it was mostly no comment, but he did have a few words to the victims. and it was only to abc 7. >> all the people in the incident, i wish them all the best. >> he wish today record his first and only statement since being charged with two counts of felony hit and run. the can she not happened as better time than the cash flow is accused of being behind the wheel with his cad's dodge chancher. squl the people you hear will be crossing the light. which will make discurbing for

us because he left the scene. >> district attorney is the last of the sobriety test and lad eight ours. >> no, kmempblt. >> coors would not answer san francisco he ditched his dodge. surveillance video shows someone running from the scene. >> it already tells the whole story that night. i think there will be a lot of things that come up. and what comes up that pretty much you will go explain everything that happened. . . >> meantime, victor perez remains hospitalized with broken bones. his next court day is in january.

>> the plan that's expected to be a soaking wet winter? >> yeah, abc 7 news was in walnut creek as workers worked to clear water pipes today. . they say these clothes are easily preventable, too. >> don't flush wipes. the only thing that should go into the human toil ets kwm, they set it off even worse. on top of that, adding to the iers >> oh, boy, okay. well,before we get to the forecast, we want to explain something we're going to do throughout this storm season. >> the abc 7 weather team will impact our storm impact scale.

>> yeah, coming tomorrow. so let's talk about it. our storm impact days, let me explain something. abc, the weather chain helps you prepare for every storm. take a look at this chart. we will give each storm a number one through five. ware,you'm know what to expect. number two is a moderate storm with a half an inch to an inch of rain and could include scattered power outages. number three is a strong storm with one to two inches of rain and could include widespread flooding. number four is a major flooding and wide spreed power outages unlikely.

now, tomorrow's storm is a number two. we'll be tracking the storm. it's already seeing cloud cover here, but picking up some moisture off the north california coast. tempbtures in the mid to upper 50. bhufl view. love those shades there. templetures in the mid 50s. fairfield, 52 along with lichermore. and check out this kbor jous shot. winter storm arrives form with hopefully heavy rain is coming and let's take a loong and r add

what's going. >> when you're looking at gusts around p lt-48 mile an however. don't be surprised if you see power lines down. obviously, you want to stay away from thoefz. once we see the wund: time lie. >> e md to >> >> make sure you have your wallet. this could be pretty widespread. a moderate rain could even see a possible thunderstorm. still looking at light to moderate rain. and then, at 3:00, scattered showers continuing for the evening rush at 5:00 p.m. tomorrow is probably not a great "day planner" to hang um your holiday decorations. during this time period, you

might want toe hold off. 8:00, those showers will be winding down. as far as totals, typical winter scene. we're expecting the highest up in the north bay, up to an inch there. down in the zut bay, only about 2 at any times, piffle bursts of rain expected to be the and 1. prepare for winter. d are. >> six 6 frm. but i like the all cay tomorrow in the. >> take a look at your roads this the low 40s to the low 60s. wet and windy thursday from early morning showers possible friday.

after that, we're going to go with our next opportunity for rain, not until the second half of your weekend. chance of some light rain growing into monday morning. >> well, as we continue, a living, breathing, fire ball. great change comes from doing the right thing. like the radical idea that health isn't an industry. it's a cause. so we do things differently. we combine care and coverage. and believe prevention is the most powerful of cures. so forgive us for not going with the flow. we just think the flow should go with us. which makes us rebels with one cause.

your health. he certainly makes his way around. tom hangs will, of course, be the sheriff woody. and that movie is set to be out in 2018. >> tom hanks driving his own car. how about that. from the creators of "toy story" to a giver of toys.

>> christmas came early for some lucky children in san francisco today. more than 1200 kids will get it yet again. >> the toys were donated by the san francisco firefighters toy program. >> this is a friday and even though you come, not everybody has access to the nest and everything. it's very important. . children. >> nasa is celebrating a milestone and it's releasing !÷ the observatory has now spent 20 years in space. it's cap chufred really incredible images of the sun. the data has changed the way people think of the sun. we now know it is a dynamic fire

ball of energy. >> beautiful. well, tonight, a look at the family trapped in a remote part of the county. the family's truck was stuck just three feet away from the edge of the cliff. chp says the father held his foot on the brake for seven hours to keep that truck from careening down the mountain. >> it's a pretty good incline there because everybody's sliding down to it. nice. well done. >> so scary. officers were successful in hooking that truck to a tree until a tow truck arrived. >> when we co

we want to recap our breaking news where an active man hunt is continuing right now for at least one gunmen who escaped a mass shooting. >> 14 people were killed, 17 others injured. >> sworn officers surrounded and shot at a dark suv this evening. it's described at the shooting scene earlier in the day. abc news has reported that at least two suspects are down. the search continues for a third. >> now, our live coverage of the shooting continues right now on our abc 7 news app. you can enable push alerts to get the latest updates as the situation unfolds. of course, next on world news with david muher. >> we're waiting for a news conference to take place to learn more about what happened following the e vebt. it looks like they're about to get started. we'll continue to follow this

for you on twitter. >> we appreciate your time. stay right here. good evening, everyone. and welcome to our special edition of "world news tonight." as we cover the california shooting rampage, the horrific scene unfolding in southern california. nighttime pictures coming in right now. you can see a heavy police presence, s.w.a.t. teams on the scene in san bernadino county, california. the hunt for three possible gunmen began almost immediately after the horror unfolded around 11:00 a.m. california time. they'd been searching for a dark suv. we've seen the aerials this afternoon, that have come in, that is the suv in question. one of the neighborhoods, actually, where they are going door to door. this is playing out at another scene, they are also moving in on that truck. that is the truck. there was a gun battle that followed the chase in this