let's go back to abc's matt gutman in san bernardino. matt? >> reporter: byron, american citizen who worked for the san bernardino department of health, the environmental division, there. and apparently he was at this dadalong workshop and training session with a little bit of holiday festivities that were going on in this building. according to scanner traffic and eyewitness testimony he apparently left the e ent about 20 minutes before the shooting began. next time we heard of him, police identified him as one o the peopleilled in that shoot-out about a mile away from here. those bearcats, armored cars crunching his car, that furious shoot-out, blowing out the windows of that black suv that eyewitnesss had talked about. and then of course there was another woman beside him. she's also believed to be a suspect. also clad in what police call tactical gear. also assault rifles in the car, possibly explosive devicic as well. now everybody is talking about that third suspect. was there a third suspect? what is this manhunt for this third suspect

abc's matt gutman is on the scene, has been following the story all day. matt, what do we know at this hour? >> reporter: we're learning so much more about syed farook, the alleged suspect involved in the shooting, he was the man killed in that fierce gun battle with police that happened about a mile away from here. we've learned that he may have been a health inspector with the san bernardino county department of public health. the environmental division. and that he may have been part of this day-long training session taking place right in the building behind me. byron, i think you can see probably in the third story, the place. an eye witness said that farook was there, he got up and left the table shortly before the shooting, minutes later all that firing took place. dozens of bullets ringing through, people taking cover, 31 people shot, 14 of them killed. farook is now believed to be one of them. his brother-in-law went on television in a press conference saying that he didn't know what happened to his family members, that both his brother-in-law and

let's go back to abc's matt gutman in san bernardino. matt? >> reporter: byron, american bernardino department of health,

slug: tvu 2 fbi san bernardino lake search presser abc uni 18:11:37 gutman: is it possible they were here? slug: aptn hd 5538 6p.02 18:12:05 fbi bowdich it's possible they were at this data on it. divers criss crossing the murky water to salvage even the federal authorities now saying farook and his neighbor? the military-style rifles used in last week's massacre?allegedly began planning but later abandoned a terror plot in 2012. in gutman wn piece 18;16;12;19 senator risch there had been some arrests immediately adjacent to that right in their area rethink it those arrests? also in 2012. four men from riverside california - the same town farook and marquez lived in. this morning.. marquez still in f- b-i custody? but not under arrest. his mother talking to reporters for the first time? telling us she's heartbroken? and shocked - to learn her son isn't who she thought he was. family members never knew the former punk rocker converted to islam or that he'd married a chechan woman who had just emigrated to the us? his wife - one of two russian sisters -- the other married to farouk's a

gutman ll tag: matt gutman / guadalajara, mexico over these past two nights ethan couch has already spent more in mexican lock up than he ever did in a us prison? and mexican authorities tell us these legal proceedings could keep him detained here for weeks, maybe even months. new information on an act of the f-b-i is now offering a 5- thousand dollar reward for information leading to the arrest of this man.. caught on video vandalizing the mosque near jones and twain in islam.. eating or touching pork is prohibited. the f-b-i and metro are investigating this as a possible hate crime. a florida family says their christmas cruise turned into a living nightmare.. and we have to warn you.. some of the images are graphic. they say they left on the cruise christmas day and the first two days were wonderful. but.. they say everything changed on their last night when they saw this: blood dripping down an elevator. the family says they were to

matt gutman leading us off. thank you. >>> meantime tonight, to a warning from american authorities and now the urgent effort to stop a terror incident from unfolding in geneva. there is a manhunt under way. authorities searching for at least four terror suspects now, warning they are dangerous and were planning to strike that city. abc's alex marquardt is in gee geneva. >> reporter: swiss police on the streets of geneva today, their numbers visibly beefed up to prevent what they called a they're looking for at least four men considered dangerous their photo tweeted by belgian media, whom officials say were planning a specific attack in geneva. sources told abc news the tip came from the cia, both swiss and international authorities are now involved in the manhunt. the alert level here has been raised, and tonight, the american embassy in switzerland has warned u.s. citizens to be vigilant. a meeting with u.s. and russian planned for friday and will likely go ahead but in a different place and with counterterror

abc's matt gutman has the latest. >> reporter: the fbi and u.s.s have joined the manhunt for ethan couch. investigators are tracking his family cars and credit cards, and possible passport. in 2013, then-16-year-old's legal team convinced the judgeg to give him probation for killing four in a drunk driving crash, arguing he suffered from affluenza, too spoiled to know right from wrong. and after this on twitter, showing him at a boozey party, he allegedly vanished. skipping checking in with his probation officer and possibly the country. >> he is number one. >> reporter: when we saw couch, he was also on the run. couch's mother is believed to be on the run with him. in these deposition tapes, a lawyer asked her when she last disciplined her son. >> when do you recall disciplining ethan for anything? >> i don't remember. >> reporter: but it may be couch's mother who faces consequences. it is a felony to aid and abet a fugitive. investigators tell me if there's any way they can charge her, they will. matt gutman, abc news, los angeles. >> incredible

matt gutman leading us off. matt, thank you. >>> as you point out, the fbi studying the two threats for clues. and as you heard matt just report, they're leaning towards a hoax in los angeles. and the one here in new york city had clues early on leading them to believe this was not the real thing. abc's chief investigative correspondent brian ross tonight with what was said in the threat and what led authorities to leave schools here open instead. >> reporter: the first tip-off for new york police today was that the alleged threat, involving a secret jihadist terror cell, nerve gas agents, high-powered weapons and mass casualties, seemed remarkably similar to the plot line of the tv program "homeland." >> the instigator of the threat may be a "homeland" fan. basically watching "homeland" episodes. that it mirrors a lot of recent episodes on "homeland." >> reporter: police said the message sent to new york read in part, "something big is going down. not only are there bombs, but there are nerve gas agents set to

matt gutman, abc news, for "nightline." >> he's fine.ome of these things go for like 500 bucks. >> i think casey kasem had it right. keep your feet on the ground. keep reaching for the stars. >> we're quoting casey kasem? >> yeah. ♪ >>> time now for "the mix." and the official baby center list of the 2015 hottest baby names are out. and there's something strange going on. we know that instagram has really infiltrated all of our alliances but now they're infiltrating baby names. some of the top names are filtered. but by using princess charlotte's photo we'll show you the most popular names. lux. that fit filter was up 75% since 2006 as a babe yes names. >> they named clux asit as -- >> ludwig. that was up 42%. and for girls valencia. was up 26%. and juno was up 30%. you go to instagram, look for a filter, have your baby. >> whatever works. politicians always like to send out christmas cards. take a look at this christmas card. you see over there? 3-year-old zachary, he was not happy. he didn't know why everyone wanted to look straight in

here's abc's matt gutman. >> four, five kids laying in ditch and the the street when. >> reporter: if the crime was outrageous when. >> oh lord, yes, there's another child in thth ditch, oh oh my god. >> reporter: so said the pundits was the defense. >> affluenza. >> a flunds? influenza affluenza? >> too rich for jail. >> the lawyer told the judge he was soich he didn't know right from wrong. >> reporter: it seemed to work. facing up to 20 years in prison for killing four in a drunk car crash, then 16-year-old ethan couch, 10 years prorotion and me in rehab. now almost 2 two years later he's on the run failing to check in with his probation officer earlier this month, police police have issued the equivalentntf a warrant for his arrest. >> if he's still here we'll get him. my fear is he's long gone. >> reporter: his disappearance coming after this undated video surfaced. night off peer onbeer beer pong? >> once the video came out they felt a probation violation could be coming. >> reporter: the video retweeted by hannah hard why to the da's office writing, your boy e ean couch violati

here's abc's matt gutman. >> reporter: it's the most wonderful time of the year, but for some, the holiday cheer is being snatched by grinches lurking nearby. across the country, police are working to thwart those scrooges, thieves who swipe packages right off front porches. >> we're in a local neighborhood here. city of rancho kor dovea. >> reporter: they go undercover and drop off a bait package to catch suspected thieves. >> this is a problem. thieves prey, they follow around delivery trucks. they wait for them to leave. and then they steal the precious packages. >> reporter: their crime suppression unit has implemented a high-tech solution. this package actually contains a tiny gps unit. >> the gps tracking device would not be identifiable to the thief. go undercover dressed as deliverymen working with area residents and businesses to track down the potential thief, and if the package is picked up -- >> we pull up the device on the computer screen. as soon as it moves, we can determine what direction it's going and where it's going. >> reporter: a whopping 10% of americans say they've

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matt gutman, abc news, san bernardino. >> thank you so much. new worry in the fight against isis is the possibility of counterfeit passports being used to enter the u.s. authorities say as isis was sweeping through syrian cities last week, it seized passport printing machines used by major countries around the world. a homeland security of bulletin sent to law enforcement last week shows examples of suspect passports almost impossible to detect. >> if isis has been able to be acquire legitimate passports or machines that create legitimate passports, this would represent a major security risk to the united states. >>> several fraudulent passports have been discovered in europe. authorities say one of the paris suicide bombers used a forged passport to come into europe as a refugee. >> geneva, switzerland on high alert this morning. swiss police fanned out across the city yesterday looking for at least four men. sources tell abc news, a tip from the cia said a terror attack was planned. today's talks in geneva on syria between u.s. and russian of

matt gutman on the scene inland regional center. several people taken out of the building as well, still being cleared. >> reporter: apparently so, george. what we have been seeing over the past probably half an hour or so for the first time in the hour and a half that we've been here is officers, ambulance, fire trucks, starting to pull away from the scene. clearly they don't think that this area is of much danger. and what the chief said is that they do believe those gunmen are on the loose now. that's one reason that we've got reports that across this city, city officials are on lockdown. the courthouses. any government officials are still on lockdown. we know that the courts are being surrounded by a swarm of officers with guns at the ready. this city is very much on tenter hooks right now with those alleged possibly three assailants out somewhere. now they're starting to let people come back in here. but whatever happened in there, even though they still may be clearing that building, i think the bottom line from the sheriff's

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>> abc's matt gutman, thank you. >>> this has been a difficult day. chilling 911 calls.wift reaction from police. >> we initially put out that we had information there were upwards of three shooters. right now as we continue to drill down on information and the witness statements that we have, it really looks like we have two shooters and we're pretty comfortable the two shooters that we believe went into the building are the two shooters that are deceased up on san bernardino avenue. >> reporter: late tonight a small moment of relief for a city on edge. police announcing that two attackers, 28-year-old syed farook, 27-year-old tashin malik, are now dead, killed in a violent shoot-out on the streets of san bernardino. >> we don't have the motive at this point. >> reporter: in trying to find answers as to why, these shooters took the lives of at least 14 people and injured 17 others. >> multiple shots were fired. we're getting a suspect last seen wearing a black ski mask, all black clothing, carrying a shotgun. >> reporter: the first reports coming in around 11:00 a.m. >>

abc's matt gutman with the latest. >> reporter: another legal reprieve for ethan couch and a mexican court staying his deportation to face a texas judge for alleged probation violations. the teej fugitive hiring lawyers here who have managed to keep them in this detention center for at least another three days. >> they could pay them as much money as they want to, to drag this thing out as long as they want to. >> reporter: but his mother not as lucky. tonya couch considered by police an accomplice in his escape bundled off to the u.s. >> the case we're filing against her for assisting him and hindering apprehension is a felony punishable by two to ten years. >> reporter: his american legal team invoking an affluenza argument for a drunk driving crash that killed four saying he was too spoiled to know right from wrong. it seemed to work. he got ten years probation. exclusive video shows the affluent family strolling into a low end grocer. ton yap chatting with the butcher. there's ethan. his blonde hair and goatee died black talking with the butcher, paying with pace sos for chicken

abc's matt gutman has more on how all of this played out. >> reporter: lines of ambulances rushing to the scene, swat teams wearing body armor approaching the massive complex, a center whose mission is to care for people with developmental disabilities. the scene of a horror. 11:00 a.m., the first reports coming in. >> possible shots that were fired. we're getting a suspect, last seen wearing a black ski mask all black kroeting carrying a shotgun. >> witnesses outside describing a barrage of bullets. >> all of a sudden, boom, it just -- it was like right here. >> boom, boom, boom. >> they said they're on the loose. >> i was right behind the building. and i heard all the shots. >> reporter: juan hernandez was staying at a hotel across the street. he came out when he heard the gunfire. >> a bunch of shots. multiple shots. shots going off like crazy, just one right after the other. and as i came out, then we had seen a black suv flying down the street. what i saw it looked like one guy was wearing military fatigue. >> i have a suspect dressed in camo, mask, helmet, kevlar. >> reporter: t

matt gutman on the scene inland regional center. several people taken out of the building as well, still being cleared. >> reporter: apparently so, george. what we have been seeing over the past probably half an hour or so for the first time in the hour and a half that we've been here is officers, ambulance, fire trucks, starting to pull away from the scene. clearly they don't think that and what the chief said is that they do believe those gunmen are on the loose now. that's one reason that we've got reports that across this city, city officials are on lockdown. the courthouses. any government officials are still on lockdown. we know that the courts are being surrounded by a swarm of officers with guns at the ready. this city is very much on tenter hooks right now with those alleged possibly three assailants out somewhere. now they're starting to let people come back in here. but whatever happened in there, even though they still may be clearing that building, i think the bottom line from the sheriff's office and police officers he

matt gutman reporting this morning. thank you, matt. paula, over to you. >> thanks, dan. >>> we want to bring in two city officials. bernardino, jarrod burguan and thank you for joining us. the wife came here on a fiance is there any evidence to suggest that her radicalization happened here on americ soil? >> i've seen the same things you're referring to in terms of statements made by others. keep in mind, we have to work on facts. i'm not sure that we, from a law enforcement standpoint, have those statements or if they're consistentith everything that we have. >> i have a question for you, sheriff. we know that the assault rifles were purchased by someone else. that person, are they considered an accomplice? where is that person this morning? >> the fbi is taking care of that part of t t investigation and working closely with the atf. they know where that person is located. they may or may not havi custody of them. at this point. the assistant directct of the fbi will know more about that. whether or not he's an accomplice, they'll mak

>> matt gutman for us tonight. matt, thank you. >>> and much more on the ethan couch case on a special "20/20," end of the road. tomorrow night at 10:00 eastern. >>> and we move on now to the criminal case against bill cosby. the comedian criminally charged for the first time with sexual assault after allegations made by more than 50 women. many of his accusers relieved to would never come. abc's mara schiavocampo with the new legal battle involving cosby's wife. >> reporter: tonight, the criminal case against bill cosby playing out in the court of public opinion. after the 78-year-old comedian appeared in court, facing a felony charge of aggravated indecent assault. >> reopening this case was our duty. >> reporter: prosecutors saying cosby sexually assaulted andrea constand in 2004, after giving her pills and alcohol at his suburban philadelphia home. now, cosby's attorney making the media rounds, vowing to fight what she calls an unjustified charge. >> i have faith in the justice system. >> reporter: and some of

>> matt gutman on the scene in mexico, thank you, matt. and matt will take us inside the case. a special one-hour edition of "20/20," friday night, right here, 10:00 eastern/9:00 central. >>> in the meantime tonight, we turn to the race for 2016. donald trump and his new assault on the clintons, saying hillary clinton has a major problem, adding, it's right to in her own home. trump saying former president clinton is fair game. but there are many pointing to what trump has said about that in the past. abc's cecilia vega on the campaign, every step of the way. >> reporter: tonight, there's just one word to describe it. >> we view this as war. don't we view this as war? >> reporter: in donald trump's direct line of fire? >> hillary is a disaster. hillary doesn't have a clue. she has lower energy than jeb bush. i just have to turn off the television. >> reporter: the gop front-runner who once called former president bill clinton's infidelity "totally unimportant" -- >> they tried to impeach him, which was nonsense. >> reporter: now hurling his harshest words yet -- >> and she want

matt gutman in texas for us. matt, thank you. on top of it all, at least ten people were killed in missouri, after massive floods. these images from st. peters, missouri. telephone poles, rooftops barely visible. some of the viz times svictims were electrocuted. rob marciano has the forecast tonight. you told us, this system will stretch from the south to the northeast before it's done? >> reporter: yeah, david, it is just a huge system and it's really shaking up what's been a stuck weather pattern. the rain heading into colder air, so, snow happening in wisconsin and iowa. an icing situation in chicago. chicago, detroit, by 11:00 tonight. it noses into the northeast, and by tomorrow morning, a slick commute for folks in albany and in boston, some ice there. mostly rain from new york city south, but turning to rain by midday across parts of central new england. icing, there is the accumulate. 6 to 12 inches of snow across wisconsin in through maine. here in missouri, the rain is mostly over, but residents have sandbags at the rea

>> matt gutman here in california tonight. matt, thank you. >>> and late today, i sat down here with one of syed farook's coworkers. they actually shared a cubicle, sat a few feet away from one another for years. both were environmental inspectors. patrick ba carry thought he was his friend. he was in the room yesterday for that holiday work event. farook was sitting at the same table. then he noticed that farook wasn't there. patrick didn't think anything of it. but a short time later, he was in the restroom, drying his hands when bullets came bursting through the paper towel dispenser. >> they announced, we're going during that break, i excused myself and got to the restroom. when i finished up, i'm ready to leave and there's, like, a bomb went off. and i turned back and look at the mirror, i can see that i'm bloody here, here and here. and i don't know what it is. dispenser? >> just pulled paper towels, i'm pulling the towels, it sounds like an explosion went off. >> comes right through the dispenser? >> i get hit with a bl