chaos, anguish and anger. >> she just said that she was in a room. she locked herself up. there were shooters. >> a m man and aoman dressed for battle terrorizing a california city. >> they hit the floor and then they ran inside to their manager's office and barricaded themselves. >> opening fire at an office holiday banquet. >> then all of a sudden, boom, it just was like right here. >> boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom. >> the well-planned attack ending in a gunfight with police. [ gunfire ] >> oh, my gosh. >> new details about the suspects just released. plus, reaction from the president and what we know about the victims. we have live team coverage. >> and we do say good thursday morning, everyone.e. we're going to start with the breaking new developments after the deadly shooting rampage in san bernardino, california. 14 people, we're told, brutally

wounded. >> the suspects have been identified as syed farook and his wife tashfeen malik. farook was a county employee who worked with the victims. both killed in a wild shoot-out with police after a high speed chase. a co-worker said syed went to saudi arabia earlier this year and returned with a wife. they were reportedly parents of a 6-month-old baby. [ gunfire ] >> that barrage of gunshots from the final confrontation captured on camera by a man in the neighborhood. investigators had been searching a nearby home linked to the couple, but there's no word on what thehey found. >> we have live team coverage. megan hughes is standing by with reaction from washington, but we begin with abc's lauren lyster live in san bernardino. good morning to you, lauren. >> reporter: good morning, reena and kendis. as you mentioned, the two suspects that are now dead have been intified as 28-year-old syed farook and 27-year-old tashfeen malik.

a motive at this point and are not ruling out terrorism and though the suspects are dead, investigators remain on scene and on alert. [ sirens ] it ended much as it began with a barrage of gunfire captured on this cell phone video. >> my house is getting shot at right now. >> reporter: four hours of terror in san bernardino after gunmen stormed an office building killing 14 people. the final confrontation on a neighborhood street lined with houses, a dark suv riddled with bullets. a person with a gun shot down just feet away. another dead inside. >> we are reasonably confident at this point that we had two shooters and we have two dead suspects and, as i said, they were armed. i do have information on what they were armed with. both suspects were armed with what was essentially a 223 caliber assault rifle. >> reporter: law enforcement tracked down the suspects just two miles from the initial attack at the inland regional center.

>> multiple shots that were fired. we're getting a suspect last seen wearing a black ski mask. all black clothing. . carrying a shotgun. >> kind of sounded like a shooting range. >> r reporter:hose working there including the wounded phoned their famies. >> she was shot and she was scared and she said, i just wanted to tell you that i love you. >> she called us from the hospital since we were locked out of it but she's doing better. she's okay. she's alive. >> reporter: investigators say the shooters targeted a workshop and training event inside the center. last night the building was still active crime scene after a mb squad disposed of explosive devices. the group holding at meeting was the san bernardino county health department. farook was an environmental specialist for the county and, reena and kendis, he had been working there five years. >> yeah, you do mention that. did he attend this actual meeting, lauren? >> reporter: he did attend the meeting according to police, and according to a colleague that

minutes before the shooting. now, police said that it did appear there was planning involved. it didn't appear that the suspects just ran home and grabbed guns but that there was more to it. the suspects were in full gear and face masks reportedly, but syed farook was at that meeting and authorities said he was also there a year earlier. >> wow, so a very calculated event playing out there in southern california. lauren lyster in san bernardino, thank you. >> and as we're learning more about the shooting suspects, we're also hearing reaction for those close to them. >> yeah, late last night the brother-in-law of syed farook said that he spoke to the 28-year-old about a week ago. farhan khan is married to farook's sister and says he has no idea what might have motivated the attack. >> i just cannot express how sad i am for, you kn, what happened today. i mean, my condolences to the people who lost their life. i am very sad that people lost

out there. i wish a speedy recovery to them and, again, i am in shock that somethg like this could happen. that's all i have. i hope everybody understands and, you know, everybody get recovered much faster. whatever victims are out there. i spoke to him a week ago. i have no idea. 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, a normal person. >> shocked as the rest of us. well, today we're going to learn more about the people who left for work, never to see their families again. >> a father whose daughter was inside the building when the gunfire broke out had a chance toext while she was locked inside an office. her dad was understandably emotional reading her words. >>hooting at my work, people

in the office waiting for cops. >> but she's okay? >> pray for us. >> it didn't take long for politics to become part of this second bloody rampage in a week. nearly every presidential candidate weighing in. >> but only the democrats mentioned gun control. abc's megan hughes joins us with details. good morning, megan. >> reporter: good morning, kendis and reena. yeah, as we've seen in a lot of other mass shootings, republicans really steering clear of gun control politics in their response. democrats, on the other hand, including the president demanding change. a tragic slaughter in san bernardino days after chaos at a colorado clinic. president obama, who fought hard for gun control meases after the newtown shooting and lost, is weighing inin again. >> we have a pattern now of mass shootings in this country that has no parallel anywhere else in the world. and there are some steps we could take. >> reporter: hillary clinton calling for action at an event

was unfolding. >> it is time for us to say we're going to have comprehensive background checks, we're going to close the gun show loophole. >> reporter: as police were engaged with the suspects, the house speaker was lighting the capitol christmas tree. >> please keep the victims and their families in your prayers right now. >> reporter: republican candidates ted cruz, ben carson, rand paul and jeb bush all tweeted prayers, but gun control advocates want more. a scathing "new york daily news" cover this morning, "god isn't fixing this." senator chris murphy of connecticut, home of the newtown shooted, tweeted "your thoughts should be about steps to take to stop this carnage. your prayers should be for forgiveness if you do nothing again." >> could we have a moment of silence? a lot of people killed. >> reporter: republican front-runner donald trump at a rally in virginia last night didn't mentionon gun conol or the second amendment. >> this is when we appreciciate our great police and our law enforcement. remember that.

[ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: after the paris attacks, trump said that if more people were armed, there would be fewer fatalities in mass shootings. kendis, reena. >> megan hughes live in washington. megan, tnk you for that. still ahead, much more on e shooting rampage including how investigators are digging into the suspects' lives and social media. plus some new video just in, a look from inside theuilding. s.w.a.t. teams leading survivors to safety. and security lapses by the secret service. a new report this morning by a

the agency is, quote, in crisis. checking our other top stories this morning five elementary school students have been arrested in n jersey accused of planning an attack on a local high school.

allegedlylanned to set off an explosive device during an assembly. teachers uncovered written plans for the attack, teachers say. breaking overnight a military helicopter has crashed in rural tennessee killing two army pilots. the apache helicopter went down during a training exercise near ft. campbell. the cause of f that cra is under investigation. the british military has launched its first air strikes against isis targets in syria. it follows an emotional debate in the british parliament which led to the air strikes being approved. germany also expected to approve a larger military commitment. a scathing new report about the secret service, a congressional congressional committee uncovered breaches that included those at the whihite hous in february two people were able to walk past the perimet of the white house plex unnoticed. in another case a man pretending to be a lawmaker spoke directly to president obama during a dinner event and security at vice president's joe biden's home was breached when four people on a fishing trip walked

e secret service didn't notice until neighbhbors alerd them. investigators called them an agency in crisis. they don't spend enough time protecting the president and other officials, they said. the officer accused inn t death of freddie gy have conflicting claims. when gray was injured, they claim he was asked if he needed medical assistance but prosecutors denied that. breaking news from sosouth afririca. ththe manslaughter verdict against oscar pistorius has been thrown out. an appeals court just ruled thatthat pistorius committed murder when heilled his girlfriend nearly two years ago and will be resentenced on that murder charge next year and faces potentntially 1 years in prison. well, this morning, new details about the mysterious

juneneau mayor greg fisk was found dead at his home. a preliminary autopsy found he died of natural causes consistent with injuries from a fall. we have much more on the breaking news out of california. the suspects in that mass shooting identified overnight. >> we're learning new details about their past and hearing

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morning, the soaking rain that's inundated parts of the east carolina. this campground flooded forci pele to evacuate to higher ground. many cars were left behind. several rescues reported but no injuries. >> the damp and rainy weather is moving out of the northeast. normal. one exception is maine. up to 10 inches of snow could fall. >> as for road conditions nationwide expect roads to be wet in the northeast as well as in the central and southern parts of flororida. and the pacific northwest, snow could make roads slippery in higher elevations. airport delays likeliest in san francisco and miami. we'd like to update the breaking news. police identified the suspects in that massacre at a social services center in san bernardino, california that left 14 people dead. >> and those suspects are syed farook and his wife, tashfeen malik, reportedly the parents of a 6-month-old killed in a shoot-out witith polic hours

a co-worker said farook got married earlier this year during a trip to saudi arabia. >> he was a county employee who worked with the victims of the shooting. this morning we're getting a loot at gripping cell phone video from inside showing the moment police moved in to evacuate trapped workers. >> keep your hands where i can see them thank you. thank you. try to relax. everyone, try to relax. i'll take the bullet before you, that's for damn sure. just keep cool. >> just imagine what they were thinking at that moment. obviously some tense moments as s.w.a.t. teams led people out of the building. >> the harrowing events in san bernardino are also best summed up by the witnesses. >> kabc reporter leann suitor spoke to many of them. >> gunshot. those are gunshots. >> oh, yeah.

>> oh. >> reporter: a terrifying scene captured on camera. drivers caughtn the cross fire of a rling gun battle as police opened fire on suspected killers. >> multiple the like gunshots going back and forth and next thing i know i seen army officers, fbi ents, everything is coming down the streetnd one of the officers came past and he told us, run inside a house. get inside. active shooter. >> reporter: the suspect's suv riddled with bullet holes. two suspects dead, 28-year-old syed farook and 27-year-old tashfeen malik. it all began when authorities spotted the suv and the chase was on. witnesses say the suspects exchanged gunfire with police before suddenly crashing on san bernardino avenue the neighborhood erupting in a barrage of bullets. >> oh, my gosh. >> dozens of police cars and all these men with guns were rning behind me with guns drawn and i'm just in the middle of it. >> we were watchining tv and all of a sudden we hear gunfire left and right.

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even at this hour still a heavy police presence in san bernardino, california. this is one of those locations where police are posted at this hour. san bernardino now the nation's latest mass shooting location.

56th mass shooting in america this year alone and at least three people in those shootings have died. >> since the sandy hook shootings three years ag take a look at this map, wow. at lst 1,042 mass shootitis. this shohows the lations. at least 1300 have died and more than 3700 have been wounded. >> federal agents say that the number of active shooter incidents has more than doubled in recent years. >> and workplace safety expererts are n warning that we may now be get gting to the point where conducting gunman drills may be as important as fire drills. >> and during extreme crises, our brains are overwhelmed and often it's learned reflexive action that takes over as precious seconds could mean the difference between life and death. >> you need to react. the first five seconds of an active shooter incident is paramount. if you train for these situations, you will strengthen that muscle memory.

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tashfeen malik, opened fire at a social services center killing 14 people and injuring 17. the newlyweds were later killed in a shoot-out with police. farook was a county employee whose co-workers were the victims of the attack. a colleague said farook showed no signs of unusual behavior. he said farook traveled to saudi arabia earlier this year a and returned with a wife. they reportedly have a new baby. investigators still trying to pinpoint a motive and they're not ruling out terrorism at this point. no confirmion of isis involvement has played out in this attack. and, of course, the images from the southern california massacreill remain with us for quite a while. >> among all the images of violence were also many of compassion and love. we'd actually like to share them with you right now. officers escorting survivors from the scene of the mass shooting. a man in a bloody shirt gets a tearful hug from a woman. a woman wiping away tears as she and another man wait at a community centeror a family

dozens of schools under lockdown. thousands of children separated from their parents. this morning, so many happy reunio as the lockdownwns were lifted and so many kids reunited with their parents. people frightened by the outburst of senseless violence finding a comforting embrace in the arms of another. >> those images becoming all too familiar sadly for people in this country and the headlines all too familiar, especially for the editors here at "the daily news." every time once of these take place they have an issue like this talking about gun violence. this one is especially ignant saying god isn't fixing this and on the sides are tweets from politicians saying pray for san bernardino. >> and that's been such a big focus. a lot of people angry that there

willll on clipo do more. the law center for preventing gun violence actually gave california an "a" minus, one of the highest ratings in the country, for their ability to do sort of lock control and gun regulation. also another headline out of california from t the "l.a.imes" says rampage kills 14. two suspects killed after the car chase, of course, looking at the details of the attack yesterday. >> and, of course, that shooting close to home for california for for los angeles, only 60 miles east of where this all played out. that's what's s making ns in america this morning. >> w we're going to have lots more details on "good morning america." we hope you stay with us and have a good day. "you're watching good moring iowa in hd. we are iowa's most accurate weather team. good morning iowa starts now " elias: good morning iowa! i'm elias johnson... sabrina: