region. the big change arrives today. still some clouds around this morning but it will be breezy and sunny. sunny of all things for a change later on today. high temperatures will only get up to 50 degree. be ready for a lot of wind and a lot of snipe. finally the rain is out of here. staying awfully chilling into the week. he's kim mccormick with traffic. >> we have delay on the beltway. be brie paired for that. we're getting reports of an accident and that's causing some issues as you're trying to move toward 66. you can see it is causing the delays and the delays are starting to stack up. so just be very careful as you're stepping up. the mrk is 15 minutes late because of earlier mechanical problems. aaron, un aaron, eun? >> police will be out.

14 people died at a holiday party. more than a dozen others were hurt as well. "news4's" molette green is following latest developments from the live desk. mollet? >> aaron, new information this morning giving us a clearer picture of the two suspects while a motive is still unclear. both died in a gun battle with police on a san bernardino street. overnight we learned their names. 28-year-old sigh ian rizwan farook and his 27-year-old wife tashfeen malik. now, farook reportedly grew out his beard, traveled to saudi arabia in the spring, stayed there for about a month and returned with a wife. now, the come had a 6-month-old daughter. farook was raised in southern california, we've learned. his family is originally from pakistan. this morning police are searching their home and they have not ruled out terrorism as a motive. that is the latest.

eun? >> thank you, molette. it's now 6:02. the attack is the deadliest shooting in the u.s. since the sandy hook shooting. 17 people were hurt in that shooting. nearby loma linda hospital took in five patients. two of them are in critical but stable condition this morning. paramedics rushed six other patients to arrowhead medical center. one of those patients has already been dischallenged. the center is a huge complex. more than 600 employees there. it sevens tens of thousands of people with developmental disabilities including those with autism, cerebral palsy, d

and. coming up in ten minutes more reaction to the shooting from d.c.'s police chief including what she say use can do if you find yourself in an active shooter situation. today an important step in the feature of i-66. governor terry mcccawe if wantso put toll lanes in but how would they use the money? "news4's" derrick ward is live in fairfax county with more on the actions being taken on this issue. derrick, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning. you're looking at i-66 eastbound, a typical scene for this important roadway through northern virginia, but now there are plans to alleviate some of this backup. and some of the backup may be alleviated inside the beltway with toll lanes. this is a unique proposal because they're going to be adding tolls but no lanes. just designated toll lanes.

they're talking about adding more and later today the northern virginia transportation commission will meet to determine how to best spend the revenue from those tolls. there's some projections floating out about how much revenue this will generate and what exactly can be done. road improvement, alleviate some of the taxes. all of that will be on the table later today when this northern virginia transportation commission meets. they're expected to begin some of the work on the toll lanes inside and outside the beltway this summer. it's the new designation of tolls could be in place by the summer of 2017. the end of this month they will have to come up with a plan. coming up on five minutes after the hour. testimony will begin with the trial of a baltimore police officer. in their opening statement

yesterday. prosecutors focused on what officer william porter did not do, which is call for a med whoik might have saved gray's life. they also say porter should have put a seatbelt on gray in the back of the police van. they say he didn't knowing the policy. he died while in price custody. 6:05. there will be classes at blade ens burlg high school. the bomb threat ended up being a hoax. someone called in right as school was to be let out. they searched five floors and found a suspicious backpack. the backpack had what appeared to be wires sticking out of it. no threat, no bomb. they'll continue their investigation into who made the focus call. >> it's the first ever street harassment hearing. it's a chance to try to come up to a solution with the harassment they may have experienced.

the public round table starts at 10:00 this morning in the wilson building. >> d.c. mayor muriel bowser will sep brate the first opening of t the lowe's store. it's being called an agency in crisis. the damaging new report this morning highlighting a growing number of mistakes made by the secret service. the rain is gone, but you'll be dealing with a strong breeze as you head out the door this morning. what to expect on your way to work with your "weather & traffic on the 1s." but first, new developments overnight in the search for that miss mag lay shann airlines flight. where crews are now focusing their search for the missing plane. your time right

developing right now, australia is stepping up its

search efforts to find missing malaysia airline flight 370. so far it's focused on a 46,000-square-foot area on the sea floor in the remote indian ocean. that's where it's believed to have gone down. it's equipped with a video camera. it can examine rough terrain. the flight went missing with 239 passenger and crew on board in march of 2014. three children were involved in a crash with a tractor trailer in frederick county maryland. they were inside an suv that rear-ended the truck at a rest area on eastbound i-70 in myersville. the suv driver died. another woman, a 2-year-old, a 10- and 6-month-old all went to the hospital. the driver of the tractor trailer was not hurt. coming up on 6:11. your "weather & traffic on the 1s" not featuring any rain today. how about that. >> we're going to see sunshine too. >> i don't know if i can handle it. >> "storm team 4" meteorologist

chuck bell telling us what we can expect in the day ahead. not to bad, chuck. >> that being said, skies clearing out nicely. a northwest wind now gusting between 25 and 35 miles per hour. so windchills are below freezing this morning in the shenandoah valley. 32 the current windchill in leesburg. so the impact on your drive around town, extra windy means hold onto the wheel. wet leaves on the ground this morning. but by later on today, conditions will be improving. 30s and 40s on your way out the door with the clearing sky. sunshine near 50 today. looking into the weekend. believe it or not there are snowflakes somewhere in our viewing area. i'll show you the radar in ten. >> we're having some problems on i-66. eastbound before the beltway, it is caution some problem. further back on 66 we have some issues. if you're on 66 and centreville, there's a crash off on the left side and we also have lights out

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suspects. a lot of people are talking. the cover to the new york daily news is in direct response to the news of the shooting in california and how politicians are talking. the tight sl "god isn't fixing this" along with tweets sending their prayers. they say politicians could do something about all the mass shootings that have happened. d.c. police chief said she stands by what she said about what you can do if there's an active shooter. police chief cathy lanier talked about it. they went over the options during an active shooting drill. chief lanier said you can run, hide, our fight. >> you've got really three options if this happens.one, ru. two, hide, barricade yourself behind a locked door if you can. but if there's no other alternative, you d kent get out, you can't hide, your other

option is to fight. mayor muriel bowser was at that meeting shchl e said even the best police officers often get to shooting scenes after everyone is shoot. developing overnight a scathing new report calls the secret service an agency in crisis. got our hands on this report a couple of hours ago. it's 438 pages from a house panel who found the agency is understaffed and agents are overworked. they blame leadership falgs. they detail half a dozen previously undisclosed security breaches since 2013. the members of congress blasting them after they say the agency spent millions of dollars. the pentagon spent almost $100 million renting private villas for staff and visitors in afghanistan. they say if they had juiced already existing government housing it would have saved taxpayers millions. the report also says $43 million was spent on gas station that should have only cost $500,000.

6:18. man is in custody after trying to take a loaded handgun into the building on u.s. capitol grounds. police arrested christopher carter during a security check yesterday. they found this is the 11th time this has happened so far this year. carpenter is an employee with the senate sergeant at arms and does not have a permit to carry a gun. another man in police custody after a stabbing at a maryland shopping plaza. eric sin kay is accused of stabbing two men. 11 stores were shut down for several hours. both vick tames taken to the hospital with serious injuries. police say the victims and suspect know each other. a woman was charged with misdemeanor sexual abuse in the october incident. in return for the plea, the u.s. attorney's office won't indict knight on two felony charges that earlier were also filed against her.

knight faces up to three months in jail. the other woman in the indianapolis accident has not been found. beer and wine could be coming to a montgomery county sports stadium. according to our news partners at wtop radio. they're workening on law that would allow alcohol at a complex in germantown. the state legislature has to approve of that measure. today d.c. leaders want your input on what should happen to the future of the rfk stadium. you can speak up at a community meeting tonight at 6:30 at the st. luke center southeast. the university of maryland is ready to introduce its new head football coach. they'll announce dchl j. durkin got the job. he works with the defensive coordinators at university of michigan right now. this is his third full-time head coaching job. good luck to him. >> exactly.

go interprterps. we've been talking about the end of rain a little chilly. but it's december. >> we'll take that. >> i'm very glad to hear you guys are happy about the return of sunshine. we receive nothing but clouds and rain the last couple of days and even i was kind of getting sick of it. proof is in the picture, everybody. skies are clearing out. still some clouts on our eastern horizon. skies to continue to course through the day. we have to pay a price with the change of weather. that comes with the reint reintroduction of colder milder air. wind gusts of 25 miles per hour. as a result of the wind and cooler drier air, you've got to break the windchill map out. they're below freezing from the panhandle of west virginia down the shenandoah valley. there will be an impact on your plans if you're going to be outside. it will be sunny but you'll need

an insulating wind breaker and jacket. i mentioned there are snowflakes. snow covering the ground out there at the lodge and even a few snowflakes here in parts of page and shenandoah valley along i-81. mostly on the western facing sloping but still an occasional snowflake can't be ruled out. gusty northwesterly winds through much of the day today. the wind lays down tonight under a clear sky and we'll be back to sunshine coming up for your friday. that's welcome news. >> planning out your day, temperatures to near 40 now. a nice afternoon to be outside. have your forecast for the tree lighting on the south ellipse coming up. then for tomorrow, sunshine all the way through and i'm even optimistic about your weekend. sunny and 55. we'll have that tree lighting

forecast. >> we're looking at duke streak. there is reports of a crash in the area. the crash is off on the left hand side. if you're traveling on eastbound 66. we have it. we have it just before route 28 in centreville. balls ford road is closed because of a very nasty crash. if you're coming out of columbia on 95, no problems right now but you're starting to get heavy on the topside outer loop and 9 r, fairly decent from can't quo and woodbridge toward the beltway. >> thanks, kim. great britain says it just bond serve spot s of isis. they say they hit isis's oil fields. eight more jets are or on their

way to a base in cyprus to join the campaign. a spacecraft will take off from there. it will launch from cape canaveral at 5:55 tonight. the craft will be carrying more than 7,000 pounds of supplies. it should arrive at the iss on sunday. a shorter summer and longer winter. classes will start before labor day next school year. the firstet day of school will be august 29th, 2016. the 2016/2017 year also has a shorter winter break and ends june 9th, 2017. the school board voted on the plan on monday. it is brand-new day to ease on down the road. this nbc's live production of "the wiz." big names like queen latifah, ne-yo, mary j. blige, and common will usual in a whole new generation of reviewers from the

broadway hit. they did the movie version in 19 p 8 produced by legend ioary be gordy. >> she wanted to play dorothy. i said i didn't know where it would fit. she proved to me she could do it. >> you can catch barbara tonight on a special edition. gordie even hints at his relationship of diana ross. this comes. he got up on stage after the show. he didn't sing or anything. . he spoke and was just spry. still excited about motown and "the wiz." >> we are excited. i'm going take a guess you were sun posed to sing. close to 100 kids ages 5 to

17 will partner with a city officer to shop for holiday gifts at an area target. the program aims to foster a strong community relationship be pairing public safety officials with youths in need. the things they pick out, you know, it's very fun. if you've noticed your wi-fi signal slowing down a little bit, it could be linked to your hield light display. >> there's a telecommunication that says holiday lights can cause electrical interference and interrupt signal strength. it may only be partially to blame. electrical interference can come from several sources. lamps, microwave, baby monitors, even a cordless phone if you still have a cordless phone. >> if you want to use your computer uninterfered without interference, unplug everything else. thank you. a live look from the ellipse where the national christmas

treeill be lit up in the days 'head. the changes we'll see and the road closures you need to know about. >> a cool start to the morning but the breezy conditions may make it feel a lot colder as you look at the woodrow wilson bridge. four things to know. plus, we're watching developments this morning out of san bernardino as the investigation into that deadly mass shooting reveals new clues. what we're learning about the shooters. plus the political reaction this mo

we're watching this. they're revealing the identity behind the two people that left 14 people dead. so far the fbi is not saying whether this shooting is connected to terrorism or workplace dispute. what politicians are saying whabld the situation is in san bernardino this morning. first, though, "storm team 4" meteorologist cluck bell has four things you need to know about your forecast. hey, chuck. >> tliets.

sunshine comes back today after a long stretch of cloudy weather. it will be blustery at times. winds are already gusting over 30 mimes an hour. it's going start feeling a lot like december but at least we're back into a dry pattern for a little while. windchills are in the upper 20s to near 40s. nothing on radar around it. snowflakes are flying right around i-81. if you're watching us and you see a snowflake, let us know on twitter. temperatures in the 40s. travel time here's kim mccormick. >> we have a problem. we're looking at it. you can see they're under police direction. outer loop there's traffic.

if you're on the southeast-southwest freeway before the tunnel there's crash in the left lane. that's going to cause slowdowns if they don't get it cleared quickly. >> thank you, kim. we're following that breaking news into the newsroom about the deadly shooting. san bernardino police say there were oval two shooters. 28-year-old sigh'd rizwan farook and 27-year-old tashfeen malik. california lawmakers express frustration over continued mass shootings in this country. president obama spoke out about the tragedy as well. >> we have a no-fly list where

people can't fly but they can buy guns. >> they say americans should not accept the mass shootings as the new normal. an officer may face up to five years in prison for excessive use of force. you may find this disturbing. the officer held a gun to man's head and threatened him. william cunningham within the man with the gun to his head. the officer arrives on the scene. santiago said he feared for his own safety but pros kurtders say the rookie officer was showing off to friends. they're reviewing a number of security policies after a student brought a gun to school. tuesday police arrested a student for bridging a

semiautomatic handgun into woodrow high school. so far security and police have not been able to determine how the student made it past security with a gun. it's 6:33. there will be the tree lighting tonight. "news4's" megan mcgrath is live. what's going on orr hey, aaron. you can see behind me the stage is up and ready to go. the tree is all decorated. they're waiting for the first family to flip the switch and light the national christmas tree. it's always a fun event. let's take a look at the video from last year to get a feel for how things are going to look. this is always a star-studded event.

it includes many guests including reese witherspoon. more than 15,000 will be here. you have to have a ticket and you have to pass security. before you leave the house make sure you don't have anything in your purse that isn't going to get through security and slow things down. make sure you dress appropriately. it is dry. it is very blustery. this gets under way at 5:00. folks are going to be out here for hours prior to. you want to make sure you're dressed well. the event gets under way at 5:00. we'll see you. >> i have to ask you this.

do you feel like there's an increased insecurity like you've seen in years past? >> reporter: well, aaron, it's still very early. what i would say is, no, everything seems to be as it has been in years past. but you have the keep in mind this is an convenient that has a lot of security every single year regardless of what's going on in the world and really in event that involves the president u organization see tight security and we're not expecting anything different here. >> live on the mall, megan mcgrath, thank you. 6:35. there will be a number of street closures when you get off of work. the entrance for ticketed guests is on 17th. there is an interactive map of the closures on the nbc washington app. a key vote in the day ahead that could affect what you pay to get to work, how a decision made today could impact plans to add tolls to parts of 66. cool and windy conditions. >> as you step outside this

morning. we're helping you get your kids ready as they head out to catch the school bus with your "weather & traffic on the 1s." >> first though news on oscar

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that sound. like nails on a chalkboard. but listen to this: (family talking) that's a different kind of sound. the sound of the weekend. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. breaking news right now. the so-called blade runner oscar pistorius is headed to prison. he was just found guilty of murder. a judge made the ruling in appeals court. pistorius was serving house arrest on a homicide conviction for killing his girlfriend two years ago. now he could spend 15 years in prison. in switzerland, some new arrests in the fifa corruption

scandal. swiss police arrested two officials just before meeting fifa executives today. if that hotel looks familiar to you it's the same one in zurich where police arrested several other soccer leaders back in may. they could be extradited to the u.s. on corruption charges. it is time now to check our forecast. you know what? i'm going to call it an improvement because i like to see the sun. i think people are tired of the dreary rain. >> we're so ready for it. chuck, what have you got? >> that's right. the sunshine is going to keep the winds going. wi windchill is low. pretty girls with locks like that will va to hold down their hair. near 50 degrees today. we'll give outdoor recess a "b." if you're headed for the

national tree lighting, 5:46. i hear ground is a little muddy. your seven-day forecast, talking about the weekend. that's in ten minutes. kim mccormick with a check on traffic. hope things are better. >> all lanes have been opened yochl ku see the nice shot from chopper four. things are moving quite nicely on the beltway. no significant delays making your way to or from woodrow wilson bridge. it's looking quite nice for you. if you're in virginia on 66 you're going to find delays because of some earlier issues. northbound 395 at duke street we had a disabled and that's causing delays above the beltway. >> kim, thank you. new polls out shedding light on what americans think about homegrown terrorism. those results from the live desk ahead. >> we're tracking new developments overnight out of san bernardino where police is revealed new information with people bheenld the deadly mass shooting. what we're learning about them what we're learning about them when we take y

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14 families grieving today from the mass shooting in san bernardino, california. police have another conference to tell us more about what happened. the big question, the motive behind the attacks. right now what we know is that the suspected shooters were a couple and that the husband worked at the social services center in san bernardino. >> the 17 people who were hurt

here but not killed in the shooting are all in stable condition. police officers killed the suspects after a manhunt. investigators are now searching the couple's home. >> we'll have more on this plus we'll take you live to san bernardino coming up in just a few minutes. first we're tracking noticeable changes in the weather as we get you ready for your morning commute. >> let's start with "storm team 4" meteorologist chuck bell. good morning, chuck. >> it's much, much colder. yes, indied, those are snowflakes on "storm team 4" radar along i-81 along shenandoah valley. don't be surprised to see a snowflake. we'll talk about your weekend forecast coming up in just a few minutes. >> if you're traveling along the beltway. typical delays. just before the beltway, if you're coming from frederick, it's going to be about 20 minutes. make sure when you get in the car, you listen to wtop 103.5

f.m. for all the traffic and weather on the dates. it's now 6:46. testimony will begin in the trial in the baltimore police officer charging in the manslaughter of freddie gray. they say porter should have put a seatbelt on gray in the back of a police van. the defense says porter did not know about a policy requiring suspects to be put on seatbelts. there will be classes at bladensburg high school. a bomb threat ended up being a hoax. prince george's county officers searched five floors and found a suspicious backpack. the back pack had what appears to be wires sticking out of it. the bomb squad determined there was no threat and no bomb.

police will continue their investigation into who made the bogus call. 6:27. the important step in the future of i-66. governor terry mccaw if wa mcauliffe wants to put in toll lanes. derrick ward with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we're looking at i-66 eastbound. 's moving pretty freely. last time there was a bit of backup because of a stalled car, but it's all about alleviating the traffic jams that are so common on i- 66 especially inside the beltway. the big decision as you said will be made later today. right now there's an 80 have hov lane. there could be tolls now -- i'm sorry. there are hov lanes. there could be toll lanes

coming. those tolls could be between $7 and $9. $7 for the a.m. rush eastbound and 9 dollars for the p.m. rush westbound. car poolers with two passengers very more would be able to ride for free. but in 2022, that could change to three, a three-person requirement to ride with three. the big deal is they're not adding any lanes right now but they're going to be looking at this later to see if the demand actually increases with the tolls and then they might well consider widening inside the beltway, but the northern virginia commission will meet later today to decide how best to dole out the revenue. it could go anywhere from metro along the i 66 corridor. big decision to be made for some time to come. derrick ward, "news4," back to you. a 12-year-old girl is missing in dc right now.

take a look. this is her picture. this is skyy amari young. d.c. police say she was last seen along alabama and west street. if you've seen her, cause d.c. police. they'll hold their first ever street harassment hearing. this is a chance for residents to share their stories and come up with a solution. the public roundtable starts at 10:00 this morning in the wilson building. i'm molette green at the live desk. this new poll just in just released about 45 minutes ago shows americans believe home grown terrorists are a bigger threat than refugees and fear a major attack is coming. the quinnipiac university poll found 58% of voters think home grown jihadists are more likely to commit an attack on home soil

rather than a refugee. response is sflit along the lines. 68% would accept refugees. 84% of republicans said no. a whopping 83% said a major terrorist attack in this country in the near future is very likely or somewhat likely. we're hearing new sound this morning from the shoot-out between police and the suspects in san bernardino county. this scene took place in the middle of a neighborhood in red lands, california, yesterday afternoon. neighbor taking shelter recorded the sounds of the gunfight. take a listen. >> the suspect died in that shoot-out. police say the married impeachment killed 14 inside the inland regional center. police do not have a motive for the mass shoot being u have not ruled out terrorism. >> this attack is the deadliest shooting since the sandy hook school massacre in connecticut.

gunfire erupted at an office party around 11:00 a.m. 17 people hurt in that shooting. nearby loma linda hospital got fever of the paretients. circumstance others were rushed to arrowhead regional center. the hospital has not released the information on the other five. now, this shooting happened inside one of the largest nonprofits in california. the inland regional center is a huge complex. more than 600 employees there. it serves tens of thousands of people with developmental disabilities including those with autism, cerebral palsy, and epilepsy. the shooting happened inside a conference room during an office party. the suspected shooter was a county employee. right now investigators are working to figure out why that employee and his wife killed 14 people. police say the couple were well prepared when they stormed inside the building yesterday afternoon.

nbc's jay gray continues our coverage inside san bernardino with more on the investigation. jay, good morning. >> good morning to you. police say they had planned this for quite some time. the 6-month-old daughter left with grand mother. they told the grandmother they had a doctor's appointment and that's why they left the granddaughter there before this attack here. we know that they were heavily armed with assault rifles as well as as semiautomatic pistols and home made explosives according to police. those had to be disarm at the point before officers could actually get inside and begin inner northwest their investigation at the scene here. likely married for two years we know the husband in the attack had been a county employee, worked for the county for five years. was at a holiday party when he left abruptly.

returned 20 to 30 minutes late were his wife. they returned in tactical gear and opening fire. the investigation continuing right now and including a look inside the home that the couple shared. trying to find anything that would help them piece together why this would happen. eun? >> jay gray live in san bernardino. thank you. coming up on the "today" show matt lauer will have the latest. that's coming up at 7:00 a.m. right after "news4 today.." it's 6:54. we want to get a check on the forecast with chuck bell. >> the gusty wind is going to make you feel it. it's going to feel more like winter. the weather will impact your travel plans today. driving around this morning, puddles and some wet leaves out there. but the gusty winds. hold on tight to the wheel and if you're crossing the chesapeake bay bridge hold on real tight.

colder air is filtering into the region. cold enough to make a few snow showers outhere across parts of page and shenandoah valley. no snow in the metro. here's your hour-by-hour planner. through the day, low to mid-40s early this morning. only up to near 50. not much in the rise in temperature. gusty northwest winds filtering ever cold air into the region. breezy and chilly. windchills are below freezing and we'll have windchills in the 30s all day long. a clear and cold night tonight and friday looks good too. mostly sunny planning out your day tomorrow. temperatures, low to mid-30s tomorrow morning. up into the low 50s tomorrow afternoon. it is a seven-day forecast time. you're going like this one, i suspect, because after four days in a row with nothing but clouds around, we're going to have nothing but sunshine today for today, tomorrow, saturday, and sunday. next chance for rain showers more likely into the day on tuesday.

first for traffic check. here's kim mccormick. >> thanks a lot, chuck. you can see 66 here moving along fairly well for you. it's getting heavy in the regular spots but there is report of a new accident in the left lane and the hov lane. be careful there. taking a look at the belt way on the inner loom. there are reports of a crash just above this camera shot on the left side of the roadway. if you're traveling on mostly cloudy, travel spots are runs slow. president obama will light the national christmas tree. >> the tree is trimmed and we're just waiting for show time. megan mcgrath is live down there on the ellipse with the latest on the celebrations. hey, megan. >> reporter: hey, good morning. well, we have a little bit more sun here, if you take a look over my shoulder. we can actually see the tree and as you just mentioned, it us all decorated and ready to go. we're waiting for the first

family and their guests to flip that switch tonight. this, of course s a big holiday tradition in washington. it gets under way at 5:00 tonight and thousands of people are going to be down here on the ellipse. keep in mind there is security. you're going have to pass through a security check point on 17th street and you need a ticket to get into this area. but always a wonderful event. dress appropriately. it's chilly. back to you guys. >> thank you, megan. here are four things to know before you head out the door. street closures before the tree lighting starts at 2:00. we've posted aull list of closures on the nbc 4 washington app. the council will vote on the state government plan on how money raised by a potential toll on i-66 would be spent. oscar pistorius is going back to prison. the judge ruled the blaj runner is guilty of murder in appeals court. pistorius shot and killed his girlfriend two years ago. >> we're following the developments in san bernardino,

california. we learned the shooting suspects were a couple and had a six-month old dart. police are still working to find out the motive. and that is the broadcast this morning. we appreciate you waking up with us. the "today" show is next. matt lauer live in san ber dino. we'll see you in 20 minutes with breaking weather and traffic. until then make it a great day. >> make it a great thursday, everybody.

good morning. breaking overnight, police identify a husband and wife as the two shooters who opened fire at a holiday work party in san bernardino, california, killing at least 14 people, wounding 17 others. the suspect then killed in a gun battle with police. [ gunshots ] investigators not ruling out terrorism. >> based upon what we have seen and based upon how they were equipped, there had to have been some planning that went into this. >> new video of the moment first responders led survivors to safety. >> i'll take a bullet before you do. that's for sure. >> as america mourns another mass shooting today,