live from the channel 4 studios in boston wbz news starts right now. breaking now at 5:30 new information about the southern california couple behind a mass shooting that left 14 people dead. tonight flags at the white house and at other public buildings are at half staff in memory of those victims. investigators are saying tonight that all four weapons used in that massacre and in the shootout with police that followed were legally purchased. >> the couple left behind weapons, thousands of rounds of ammunition and, of course, so many questions. we just learned one of the

is a new hampshire native. 32-year-old amanda gasperg was raised in new hampshire. she works for the san bernardino county health department and was overseeing the holiday party that was attacked. she's already had surgery for some of her injuries but is expected to be okay. >> jim armstrong joins us live in our satellite center now with more information. >> david and lisa, we have, in fact, learned that the weapons used yesterday were purchased legally, but the question remaims how those weapons made their way into the hands -- remains how those weapons made their way into the hands of the attacker. we have a slightly more complete of what happened yesterday and the events leading up to it. police now have access to the home of the attackers, the husband and wife pair. syed farook and tashfeen malik were apparently renting the home in question. inside that home investigators found an astounding arsenal, 12 pipe bombs, 3,000 more rounds

making still more pipe bombs. we know that the couple left behind three bombs inside the california social services building that they attacked yesterday. those bombs apparently malfunctioned and never exploded. once inside that building the shooters fired off as many as 75 rifle rounds in their minutes long assault according to authorities. 14 people were killed, 21 injured. two of the injured remained in critical condition as of late today. as for the shooters themselves, we know farook was born here in parents. his wife we are told was born in pakistan but moved here when the couple got engaged last year. we also know the couple left behind their 6-month-old daughter with a family member before they went on this attack. the fbi says the shooters were clearly on a mission, but at this point it's not clear exactly why they targeted mr. farook's own office building killing and attempted to kill his own co-workers. that's one of the questions

answered at this point. live in the satellite center jim armstrong, wbz news. >> thank you, jim. during one of the news conferences a reporter asked investigators if they would call this terrorism. take a listen. >> it would be irresponsible and premature of me to call this terrorism. the fbi defines terrorism very specifically and that is the big question for us, what is the motivation for this? >> our political analyst jon keller is here with us tonight. no matter what the definition is here, there's no question people were terrorized. >> absolutely no question, david, but a lot of things in life can instill terror. the issue here is a distinction between a hate crime and a terrorist act and if you're confused about the difference, join the club. the official fbi definition of terrorism is simply that it's a violent effort to intimidate the government or the civilian population. the united nations tried unsuccessfully for decades to agree on a definition of

acts to provoke terror for political purposes. if the california slaughter was, in fact, an al-qaeda inspired separation, that would fit both motivations. if it was just workplace violence by a disgruntled employee, it wouldn't fit at all and we continue to have confusing debates about whether atrocities like the charleston church massacre last june are hate crimes or terrorism with some pointing out that america's first anti-terrorism laws 250 years ago were written to combat the violent racism of the ku klux klan. so i don't know if i cleared up this for anyone, but it is a confusing debate. >> it's interesting, jon, because i've had so many people tweeting me even before they knew anything about the shooter wanted to call this terrorism and my question is what difference does it make what we call it?

it has to do with legal issues, law enforcement and the way it processes and deals with the crimes and perhaps most importantly it has to do with the public perception. think about how hate crimes, as horrible as they may be, come and go, but terrorist acts, that resonates with the public consciousness and in the political culture as well. >> jon keller, thank you so much. appreciate it. lisa? >> thank you. a massachusetts company is working to make schools and workplaces safer with new technology. as christina hager shows us, it's an app this pinpoints a shooter's exact location within one second of the first shot. >> reporter: images that make us all wonder how can any building truly secure the people inside? >> armed assailants with automatic weapons can walk past any security precaution that's out there right now. >> shot detected. if. >> reporter: the head of a local -- detected.

local security tech firm says he has one answer, shooter detection system mounted on walls embedded with tiny microphones. >> but we don't just use the listening. what we do is we also look. so we look for the flash of the weapon when it's fired. >> reporter: that send a signal with a map to law enforcement, company managers, school administrators. this was a test, a red light at the front entrance. >> it's going from lighter to darker to darkest and the darkest would indicate the most recent shot fired. >> reporter: just as this alert goes off, real people like employees, teachers, even college students can get the text. that text just sent me this shots fired in the east hallway lobby. so if people are trained to run, hide and fight, they can that. could it have had an impact in san bernardino? >> every minute we can save in those situations will allow the

job and help save the people's lives inside the building. >> reporter: a hi-tech response to violence in some of its crudest forms. christina hager, wbz news. >> that system is already installed in corporate buildings across the country and in 22 schools including one in bethune. plans to put it in more massachusetts schools are in the works right now. stay with wbz. we will have continuing coverage of this mass shooting and the investigation now in san bernardino. coming up at 6:00 lessons learned from a shooting here in massachusetts, what the wakefield police chief has to say 15 years after the deadly david? checking some of our other headlines, eight people out of their home after an early morning fire in roxbury. an electrical short circuit sparked the fire. no one was hurt. red cross is helping the victims find a new place to stay tonight. today marks 16 years since

changed the city of wooster forever. it was in 1989 six firefighters were killed at the cold storage and warehouse on franklin street. the fire station was built on the former site of the warehouse. former olympian oscar pistorius could go back to prison. a south african appeals court overturned his first conviction and finds him guilty of murder. he was convicted initially of manslaughter and is now free on house arrest. pistorius killed his girl friend reeva steenkamp on valentine's day 2013 and served a year of a five year sentence. pistorius will be resentenced in court. tonight it's a decision for the women in the military as the pentagon just announced it will open all combat roles to women. defense secretary ash carter wants those changes to be in place by april. coming up it is a whirlwind trip like no other. >> the incredible feat taking one local woman all around the

>> also ahead the one surefire way to quiet a crying baby. one doctor lets us in on the trick that he says works every single time. >> can't wait to hear. >> and are you sick of this song here? so many people are. when we return, a whole new spin on adele's hello. >> the wind just like that today blowing the hair around outside. where are the strongest winds now? we'll look at some of the reports. it's the hills or by the water. 22 mile-per-hour wind in wooster. when the winds die down and when the warm-up moves in

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her first race is in antarctica followed by back to back marathons in chile, miami, spain, morracco, the united arab emirates and australia. just imagine her passport stamps. >> incredible. i looked up the marathon run in antarctica. i wanted to know more about it. >> i know someone who did it, unbelievable. >> it also said leave yourself two weeks to get out of there because you never know what the weather will be. parents, you know that helpless feeling when you're up in the middle of the night with >> yes. now one doctor says he has a surefire way to quiet any take a listen. >> this is ashton. here's what we'll do. we pick up ashton. i pull his right arm like this and his left arm in front and this. hold his little bottom and gently rock him up and down just like that and even though he's just got a shot, look at that leg, big ouch on that leg

you can see that you can comfort him and quiet him. >> wow. >> i think the baby went from crying to saying dude, what are you doing? the move is called the hold. dr. robert hamilton says the baby should be held at a 45- degree angle and in addition to holding the baby's arms he also wiggles their bottom in that position and i don't know why he's giving this information away for free because if you make a book about it, everybody will buy it. tonight one of the coolest versions of the adele hit we have heard. >> all thanks to the southern university marching band. check it out. [ marching band ]

to learn that one. band's nickname, the human jukebox. >> my lungs hurt just watching them. >> but they're very impressive. >> very good. coming up the local boy playing with legos. >> and police need your help finding this man here, the disturbing crime he's accused of inside of a chinatown

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that's what led to his invention, the brick sound kit. it's a gadget for legos or other block-type creations and you get to program the sounds. >> you attach it to, you know, a lego ship like this one right here and then if you want to make your own sound or find them online. >> reporter: you put those sounds on a tablet or smartphone and connect wirelessly, but the coolest thing is that it's motion activated. the brainstorm happened one day when chase and his dad chuck were playing with legos and making their own sounds. >> he goes dad, you know what would be great? if we could somehow record the sounds we're making and have ship? >> a light bulb went off. really good idea. >> the two tinkered and came up with a prototype. with the help of tech

chase has been involved every step of the way. >> he got to give input on where to put the buttons, where to put the lights, what the shape of the device was. >> now a kickstarter campaign is underway and if it succeeds -- >> the earliest units will start shipping in may. >> chase hopes other kids will get the chance to play, too. >> they'll probably say, you know, i like it. it's awesome and they'll probably be like whoa. >> when we asked chase what he wants to be when he grows up, the answer was a scientist. to learn more about the brick sound kit go to our website and we will connect you and get all the information you need. what a smart kid, just seeing him and his dad playing together is priceless. >> how many kids have had that exact same experience making their own sounds with the trains or whatever, very cool. >> eric used to make weather noises.

joe action figures -- gi joe action figures. >> bill nye the science guy and his action figure. >> just because you're a geek when you're young. after a pretty stormy couple days to kick off december, a little sunshine, our high in boston 52 degrees, take. that's been the story and will continue to be the story heading deeper into december. take a look at current temperatures, 45 in the city, 40 in wooster. it looks much chillier across the northeast tonight, more 30s and 40s, but it's december. wind gusts tonight 35 miles per hour know , ports myth 36. these are down a little bit -- portsmouth 36. these are down a little bit from our peak wind gusts this afternoon.

of a breeze outside, a much calm ever friday. the impetus for all that main is an area of low pressure spinning over the gulf of maine, sugarloaf and snowfall and the white mountains picking up some snow today. as that storm pulls away, our wind dye down and our skies clear out. 20s tonight north and west of boston, low of 30s heading down cape tomorrow morning. tomorrow mid- to upper 40s, should feel more comfortable with the absence of those stronger winds. tomorrow morning sunny conditions, clouds start to fill in, a weak disturbance moves in tomorrow with no moisture associated with it which means no showers. heading into the evening falling back to the 40s, a quiet friday night. high pressure is our main weather player this weekend right overhead which means a ton of sunshine. the only people complaining about this are the snow lovers

vocal online and i hear you. it's not a pattern where we're seeing much snowfall, but it will be great to be outside, around 50 on saturday, around 60 on sunday, very comfortable by december standard and a ton of sun. the patriots tailgating near 60, 54 at kickoff, 44 at the end of the game and not much wind which is fairly rare in december. if you are waiting for snow, not having it in october and november is fairly regular. if we can go the whole month, it's only happened four times and there isn't any in our forecast. here's your accuweather seven- day, still mild, 50s on monday. we're watching a storm that will be nearby late tuesday into wednesday. if it does move in, it is likely all rain. a shout out for tonight, 100 3rd and 4th graders at the hamilton school. they give out paw prints for

proof of this is a small world, so danielle niles went out and did her school because it was her hometown and she said hey, eric came become here, too. >> the world can be very small times. i found an interview with tom brady online that said he really likes cold play. that's a good thing because cold play announced today they're playing the half time show for super bowl l. you can watch the big game february 7th from san francisco which is near where tom brady grew up right here on wbz. we all have our fingers crossed the patriots will be defending their title, but it sound like it's all lining up to me, tom brady's band, near his hometown. tonight green bay taking on the lions in detroit, coverage starting at 8:00. join us for the wbz news at 11:00 right after the game. still ahead on wbz news hometown girl with a big honor. >> the very funny burlington native with a permanent place now in hollywood.

breaking news on the mass shooting in california, the possible ties between one of the suspects and terrorism. >> plus the gun law debate, california and massachusetts both have strong gun control hauls, but there's a big weakness we also share. >> and 15 years ago we saw a mass killing in wakefield, how police handled that incident

she's definitely a star. amy poehler now has a permanent star on the walk of fame. best known for saturday night live and her role in nbc parks and recreation got her star this afternoon. the next time you visit hollywood it's right near the hollywood wax museum. congratulations. much more still ahead. the news at 6:00 starts now. live from the channel 4 studios in boston wbz news at 6:00 starts right now. >> now at 6:00 the questions after the california mass shooting. >> we do not know their motivations. >> what we've learned about the suspects, their possible ties to terrorism and the arsenal they'd assembled. >> reporter: 15 years after a mass murder in wakefield are we better prepared? why the police chief who handled that tragedy says yes. >> and raising a muslim in this climate of fear. >> we didn't know what to do.

bigotry and stay on the right path. breaking news now at 6:00, one of the shooting suspects was in contact with someone that the fbi believes has ties to terrorism. >> authorities are saying they were not on a government watch list, but the suspect was online with someone the fbi was watching. farook and his wife are being blamed for killing 14 people in san bernardino, california, yesterday. the number of people wounded is now up to 21. police continue to search the couple's home and they have found thousands of rounds of ammunition. we have team coverage for you tonight and begin with danielle nottingham. she's live in san bernardino. >> reporter: evidence markers and broken glass surround the shot out suv where the san bernardino shooting suspects died wednesday in a gunfight with law enforcement. police say hour earlier 28-year-

wife 27-year-old tashfeen malik