sot - jennifer thalasinos "they were all iends with the man that did this. and even though they had no idea he had nats - vigil at a vigil thursday... thousands gathered to remember the victims.s. their ages ranging from 60 to just 26... daniel kaufman... was among them. sot - ryan reyes "the world will suffer from having one less person like him." ((on camera tag)) it's not known if the killers received any sort of training by isis. but... the f-b-i has long warned about isis's online campaign... encouraging people worldwide and here at home... to kill. brandi hitt - abc news - san bernardino, california. " jenna: just after the thatatccured wednesday, the islamic cent of siouxland released a statement denouncing the actions which claimed the lives of 14 people. saying "we the muslims of siouxland are saddened and shocked by this recent insane and outrageous attack on innocent civilians in san bernardino, california, and strongly condemn it. we offer our deepest condolences and sympathies to the families of those who lost their lives and for those who got i

sot - jennifer thalasinos "they were all friends with the man that did this. and he was muslim. had no idea he had become radicalized." nats - vigil thousands gathered victims. their ages ranging from 60 to just 26... daniel kaufman... was among them. sot - ryan reyes "the world will suffer from having one less person like him." ((on camera tag)) it's not known if the killers received any sort of training by isis. but... the f-b-i has long warned about isis's online campaign... encouraging people worldwide and here at home... to kill. brandi hitt - abc news - san bernardino, california. " stephanie: camera crews were allowed shooters' apartment earlier today as well. police had already processed the crime scene by that time. law enforcement sources tell abc news one of the killers pledged suppport for isis. and now police here at the scene are officially calling this a terrorism investigation stephanie/2shot coming up on local 5 news at five... five... we're a little more than 24 hours until the big ten championship game in indianapolis. we'll go live to give you what's going on

jennifer thalasinos: " i actually got an extra hug and a kiss am just holding on to that. jessica rae: several republican presidential hopefuls were in washington yesterday to speak before the jewish presidential hopefuls were in to speak before coalition forum. and wednesday's mass shooting in the mind of so g-o-p frontrunner donald trump called what happened an act of terrorism ... before taking aim at preredent obama. "we had another probably was ... the one yesterday ... probably was happens, but probably was. when i heard about it, i but it turns out probably was related. radical islamic terrorism. and i'll tell you what. we have a president that refuses to use the term. he refuses to somemeing going on with him t tt we don't know about." jessica rae: the jewish presidential forum is heavily funded by nevada casino magnate...sheldon adelson... whose support, trump and several candidates are vying for. jeb bush was also at yesterday's forum... and says he is ready for the white house. although the former governor of florida has fallen behind in many polls... he still t

sot - jennifer thalasinos "they were all friends with the man that did this. and even though they knew he was muslim. had no idea he had become radicalized." nats - vigil at a vigil thursday... thousands gatherer to remember the victims. their ages ranging from 60 to just 26... daniel kaufman... was among them. soso - ryan reyes "ththworld will sufufr from having one less person like him." it's not known if the killers received any sort of training by isis. but... the f-b-i has long warned about isis's online campaign... encouraging people worldwide and here at home... to kill. brandi hitt - abc news - san bernardino, california. following the recent mass shootings, some lawmakers are tryiyi to take ift action on gun control measures. others insist the focus should be on mental health. texas senator john cornyn says he has a solution, supported by the asasciation. he says his bill would boost the federal background check system to prevent guns from getting into the hands of those with serious mental illness. "there's a common element there that if we can find

. >> reporter: jennifer thalasinos clings to her last embrace with her husband. >> i got an extra hug and a kiss before he left. so i'm just holding on to that. >> reporter: now, as for the investigation, authorities tell abc news they're look for connections between farook and at least two individuals here in the u.s. who may have been involved in radicalizing him or the fbi says it's too early to call this an act of terrorism. all? >> reporter: so as of the latest news that i have seen from abc, they were not. investigators, according to them, say that the suspect farook was not on the radar or under investigation by authorities prior to this shooting. >> okay. bernardino. thank you, lauren. >>> and those who made it out alive are recalling the horror. including a co-worker who shared a cubicle with the gunman for years. >> he noticed farook wasn't there when they took the annual holiday photo. bacari was in the bathroom and took cover. >> i told the other people h the restroom. we're under attack. the one beside me, i told him to get down on the floor. we put our feet against the d

jennifer thalasinos says her husband nicholas was deeply devoted to his messianic jewis faith. >> he was kind and chivalrous. >> reporter: friends say that daniel kauffman was always smiling. >> when things were getting to you daniel would show up and it was like -- >> he pulled some stunt and make you laugh. >> reporter: in addition to the fatalities, more than 20 people were injured. several of them still in critical condition. something else the fbi mentioned in this press conference a few moments ago. in terms of connecting these suspects with terrorism, as they said, at least one of them it some sort of phone conversation or conversations with either a person or people that they, the fbi, had been investigating here in the u.s. that could have ties to terrorism. so a lot of dots here left to connect but the fbi says that there are a lot of reasons why at this point they are now officially investigating this as an act of terrorism. we hope as this investigation goes on we'll learn more about that. frank and michelle, back to you. >> chris, is there any indication as to where the

jennifer thalasinos says her husband was defined by his religion. >> i knew my husband would go down fighting, so i figured for him, he would have gone down fighting and he just had, like, the biggest faith and i feel he was martyred. >> it's not clear if the religious debate was a factor in the attacks. nicholas thalasinos was one of 14 victims identified in california by county officials on thursday. danielle nottingham is with a look at some of lives lost. >> reporter: they range from age from 20 to 60 years old. they included a woman planning her wedding. a father of six. a woman who escaped oppression in her native country. syed farook. >>> a christian, she escaped >> bennett bad -- bet-baddal escaped persecution and leaves behind three children. they say she had just decorated the family's christmas tree. 31-year-old tin nguyen is known relatives say she was supposed to get married in 2017. amazing grace how sweet the sound >> reporter: students at notre dame high school in riverside, california, prayed for a member of their community. damien meins graduated from the school in

sot - jennifer thalasinos " they were all friends with the man that did this. and even though they knew he was muslim. had no idea he had become radicalized." ((on camera tag)) the fbi says there's no indication these killers were part of a large organized terror cell. but agents have long warned about isis's online campaign encouraging ppl brandi hitt - abc news - san bernardino, california. jenna: hillary clinton held her third campaign event in sioux city this jenna: hillary clinton held her third campaign event in sioux city this morning with close to 300 people gathering at the sioux city carpenters training center. the event comes on the heels of labor secretary tom perez announcing his endorsement of clinton. while her apperance focused mostly on fair labor and the infrastructure ... she began the event with remarks on this week's shootings in california and america's commitment to fighting terrorism. "we have to be vigilant. and we have to be coorperative not only in our country so we share information with oneanother but also do a better job collecting

jennifer thalasinos / victim' wife "he knew syed, he'd worked with him, and he never had anything bad to say about him. our faith being messianic --- that's kind of... not instantly get along, but my husband never had aathing bad tt say about him.. jennifer's husband, nicholas, was 52-years-old. some warmer ttmps ahead ---let's go to storm track seven meteorologist kyle kiel now for who's tracking it all. information. here is additional forecast stormtrack 7 weather team: very nicc temperatures ahead for december standards. here are a look at the high temperatures from today. we were in the 40s for the western portions of the viewing area. but with clouds we were stuck in the 30s. storm m track 7 liviv weather network in dubuque shows pretty quiet conditions, but there is a bit of fog being reported at the airport with reduced visibility, so we will see some patchy fog overnight that could tonight we will have a clear sky. we'll talk more about the above average temperatures coming up in a few minutes, when the iowa hawkeyes take the field at lucas oil stadium in indianapolis saturday

. >> reporter: as jennifer thalasinos grieved in california for her murdered husband nick, former colleagues in cape may county are also heart broken. >> i'm shocked. i can't tell you how shocked i was. >> reporter: free holder director gerald thornton oversaw the county's health department when nick thalasinos worked there as an inspector more than a decade ago. this morning, thornton and other former coworkers learned thalasinos was among the victims killed in yesterday's mass shooting in san bernardino. >> here we are little cape may county, 98,000 people, and suddenly have one of our own out there in california now that is murdered by these terrorists. >> reporter: thalasinos worked for cape may county for 13 years until he resigned in 2002 to take a similar job in california. >> he really worked hard, i can tell you, he made sure that the county of cape may was protected. >> because of his love of god he had such a big heart and he loved everybody. >> reporter: thornton also says he expected to have a moment of silence at the next meeting for nick thalasinos. in cape may courthouse, ted

. >> reporter: jennifer thalasinos now clings to her last embrace with husband nicholas. >> i got an extra hug and a kiss before he left. so i'm just holding on to that. >> reporter: now, as for the investigation, authorities tell abc news they're looking for connections between farook and at least two individuals here in the u.s. who may have been involved in radicalizing him or planning the attack. but again. the fbi says it's too early to call this an act of terrorism. kendis and reena? >> lauren, do we know, beforehand, was farook on any of the authorities' radar at all? >> reporter: so as of the latest news that i have seen from abc, they were not. investigators, according to them, say that the suspect farook was not on the radar or under investigation by authorities prior to this s >> okay. lauren lyster, live in san bernardino. thank you for that report. >>> and those who made it out alive are recalling the horror. including a co-worker who shared a cubicle with the gunman for years. >> yeah, we're talking about patrick bacari. he had been sitting at the same table as farook b

. >> in 2001, nick moved west, remarried, and now leaves behind a wife, jennifer thalasinos. >> my whole life has been basically turned upside down. he just had enormous heart. >> while nick had posted comment, his widow tells cbs news she can't believe he would be a target. >> was so kind to everybody, so shuffle russ. >> we'll hear more from jennifer coming up in our next half hour, as for annette and nick, they had been estranged since divorced but nick had recently reconnected with his oldest son, who lives in delaware county. reporting live in the sat center, january carstarphan bano. >> jan, thanks for the update. >> not pleasant to think becomes but there are some things to do to try to stay safe in a active shooter situation. local security expert offers three steps to survival. first, and most obvious, run away. if there is no way to escape, then find safe hiding place away from the gunfire. if worse comes to worse, fight back. >> you have going have to fight. you are going have to do anything you can, you are fighting for your life. aim not saying let's go from is her tia hundr

jennifer thalasinos had a last memory of her husband nicolas. before he left. so i'm just holding on to that. >> we have several down. >> when we tered, there was frush gun powder and the smell of gun powder in the air. >> reporter: police say the two the gunmen syed farook and his wife were heavily armed with guns, explosives when they opened fire on farook's colleagues wednesday during a county work conference. police picked up the trail of the fleeing shooters and set off in hot pursuit. >> the shooting at us from the suv you be eastbound on richardson. responding units watch. >> the two shot it out with police, cornered. >> right now we have one down outside the car, one down inside the car. >> reporter: the couple died together in the fierce gun fight. the fbi finding a virtual bomb factor i inside tir home raising red flags for one neighbor. >> wanted to report it but she >> reporter: the fbi isow leading this investigation and trying to figure out whether this was a terrorist attack and if there were any accomplices involved. the governor said overnight

jennifer thalasinos: they were all friends with the man who did this, and even though they knew he was muslim they had no idea he became radicalized. i don't understand it. federal agents are now investigating the couple's international travel and contacts. looking for evidence of what turned farook and wife into killers. agents almost immediately went to the mosque he often attended in san bernardino. the imam, roshan abbassi, claims he was questioned by authorities at gunpoint. he would not answer questions about farook but told abc news he condemns all violence. roshan abbassi: the news of the shooting was shocking, unbelievable, unfathomable, left us all speechless and its act all muslims condemn.. also left behind as the heavily-armed couple headed off. in their showdown with police, old daughter. police said they were had custody of their girl. amanda the fbi is looking specific individuals and farook to see if they were involved in his radicalization or in helping to plan the attacks. time for a quick break -- but coming up on local 5 news midday... bree: we'll take a look at yo

thalasinos did not survive. tonight he leaves behind a widow, jennifer. a schoolteacher. >> he was so kind to everybody. just my whole life has been basically turned upside down. he just had an enormous heart. >> reporter: nicholas thalasinos occasionally posted views on social media critical of islam, but his wife says she had no idea syed farook ever saw those postings. >> john, thank you. almost sixty million americans are affected by mental illness. together we can help them with three simple words. my name is chris noth from maine to maui, thousands of high school students across the country are getting in on the action by volunteering in their communities. chris young: action teams of high school students are joining volunteers of america and major league baseball players to help train and inspire the next generation of volunteers. carlos pea: it's easy to start an action team at your school so you, too, can get in on the action. if you were a hippie in the '60s, you need to know. it's the dawning of the age of aquarius. yeah, and something else that's cool. what? osteoporosis is preventable. all:

six kids have lost their father. >> reporter: jennifer thalasinos now clings to her last embrace >> i got an extra hug and a kiss before he left. so i'm just holding on to that. investigation, authorities tell abc news they're looking for connections between farook and at least two individuals here in the u.s. who may have been involved in radicalizing him or planning the attack. but again. the fbi says it's too early to call this an act of terrorism. kendis and reena? >> lauren, do we know, beforehand, was farook on any of the authorities' radar at all? >> reporter: so as of the latest they were not. farook was not on the radar or under investigation by authorities prior to this shooting. >> okay. lauren lyster, live in san bernardino. thank you for that report. >>> and those who made it out alive are recalling the horror. including a co-worker who shared a cubicle with the gunman for years. >> yeah, we're talking about patrick bacari. he had been sitting at the same table as farook but noticed he wasn't there when they took the annual holiday photo. bacari was in the men's aps's res

. >> jennifer thalasinos remembers her husband as a kind person, and while nick had posted comments,al of islam on social media, his widow tells cbs news, she can't believe he would ever become a target. >> they got along, that's what -- and as far as i know, he got along with everybody. that's what so shocking, that he would turn around and do this. >> jennifer goes on to say that her husband was extremely protective. she said she would not be surprised if he was killed trying to help his co-workers on wednesday. live in the sat center, jan carabeo, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> jan, thank you. meanwhile, paris cafe that became a terrorist target is back in business. labonnebeer reopened this morning, on november 13th, islamic extremists shot and killed five people inside that cafe. 130 died in those attacks. since then, the shuttered cafe and other sites have been piled high with flowers. >> in a historic decision, the pentagon has ordered every branch of the us military it open all combat jobs to women. in a news conference yesterday, defense secretary, ash carter, said there would

joining us now is jennifer thalasinos. s one of the victims of the deadly terrorist attack in california. jennifer, our thoughts and prayers are with you, your husband, your family. i can't imagine how difficult this is for you. thank you for being with us. >> thank you, mr. hannity. >> i know this is very tough for you. there had been some reports that your husband and syed farook had discussed issues involving radical islam and israel. what do you know about that? >> i know my husband discussed religion and israel with a lot of different people including syed. and i'm not sure exactly what kind of conversations took place, but as far as i know, they were not huge, heated discussions. if they were, my husband didn't say anything. but as far as i know, up until when this happened, there hadn't been any signs that showed he had become radicalized. >> he did know syed. he did have discussions with him. i'm sure he knew that he was fairly radical in his views if not radicalized? >>. my husband knew that syed was a very devout

. >> reporter: jennifer thalasinos' husband, 52-year-old >> h he was a ry good man. always there to help out. >> reporter: at first, ryan reyes was hopeful his boyfriend, 42-year-old daniel kaufman had survived after seeing a post on facebook saying he was injured but alive. >> it was hard to watch the family members reunited and not knowing anything about what had happened to daniel. >> reporter: after visiting the hospital, ryan learned the worst. >> the world will suffer from having one less person like him. >> reporter: the last t thing ry texted to daniel, i love you. and 37-year-old michael wetzel. a father of six was in a meeting when the shooting started. today, those children waking up to horrific news. >> they are very overwhelmed. there are six kids that have lost their father. >> reporter: his wife, nicole, telling abc, he was my best friend and an incredible father, without him, this family will never be the same. so much heartbreak out here this morning. and nicholas thalasinos droppe his wife off at work that morning. she's a second grade teacher. it w

. >> and we also had an interview with nicholas thalasinos' wife jennifer. her husband was killed in the attack. she talked about his interactions with syed farook. >> he knew syed. he had worked with him. he never had anything bad to say about him but i'm wondering if maybe they did get into an argument because my husband was very outspoken. he believed in the jewish tradition and i feel that my husband was basically martyred and i'm sure that he went down fighting and protecting people. >> that suggestion that because her husband was a religious jew and they had had conversations and some arguments on religion, it doesn't fit with the rest of what other people are saying about syed but we know so little about this couple and about the wife. she wasn't seen. people in the mosque had never seen her because she had always been fully covered with the veil. >> what we learned today, at least tashfeen malik had facebook knowledge and was conversant with it. the husband of the wife you just spoke to had outspoken things to say about islam. i think they're a long

thalasinos, a loving husband. >> i'm sure he went down fighting and protecting people. >> jennifer says he knew the gunman syed farook. >> he knew syed. he worked with him. he never had anything bad to say about him. >> reporter: thalasinos often wore traditional tassels. his wife thinks he may have been targeted. >> he believed in the jewish tradition. i feel my husband was martyred. maybe they did get into an argument because my husband is outspoken. >> reporter: robert adams leaves behind a wife and 22-year-old daughter. another recognized as great human being. another engaged to be married next year, and another, 26. harry bowman. 46. shannon johnson, 45. 14 innocent victims taken too soon. families now asking for support and answers. >> reporter: the community is stitching itself together piece by piece. tonight a vigil is expected in san bernardino. >>> as the country mourns victims, it faces a political fire storm over the mass shooting, reigniting a polarized, angry debate over guns, religion, and terrorism. andrea mitchell tells us the argument started almost immediately. >> reporter: the gun had barely fall

thalasinos. his wife jennifer says he knew syed farook. >> he knew syed and never had anything to say about him.now, ryan was immediately alarmed when he heard about the shooting because his partner, daniel kaufman, he knew was inside at the time of the holiday party. >> i tried to call him. >> reporter: sole he had been trying to call him and text him but instead it was in these moments here that he learned his partner, daniel kaufman, had been shot and did not survive. many of the survivors hearsay they came out to the irc once they heard. they were waiting to find out, you know, who was going to be coming out. they all expected their loves ones to come out of the irc. they had simply gone out that day for a holiday party. no one expected what was inside. so many people, so many families waking up this morning with just a devastating reality that their loved ones are gone. in san bernardino, i'm peggy bunker, back to you. >> thank you very much, peggy. >> those pictures, the pain so expressive. thank you, peggy. along with learning more about the victims, we're hearing from one of the first of

thalasinos did not survive. tonight he leaves behind a widow, jennifer. a schoolteacher. >> he was so kind to everybody. just my whole life has been basically turned upside down. he just had an enormous heart. >> reporter: nicholas thalasinos occasionally posted views on social media critical of islam, but his wife says she had no idea syed farook ever saw those postings. >> john, thank you. the "cbs overnight news" will be right back. with three simple words. my name is chris noth from maine to maui, thousands of high school students across the country are getting in on the action by volunteering in their communities. chris young: action teams of high school students are joining volunteers of america and major league baseball players to help train and inspire the next generation of volunteers. carlos pea: it's easy to start an action team at your school so you, toto can get in on the action. if you were a hippie in the '60s, you need to know. it's the dawning of the age of aquarius. yeah, and something else that's cool. what? osteoporosis is preventable. all: osteo's preventable? right on! if you dig yo

thalasinos, a loving husband. >> i'm sure he went down fighting and protecting people. >> jennifer says he knew the begunman syed farook. >> he knew syed. he never had anything bad to say about him. >> reporter: thalasinos often wore traditional tassels. his wife thinks he may have been rgeted. >> i feel my husband was martyred. maybe they did get into an argument because my husband is outspoken. >> reporter: tense moments unfolding with each passing minute. >> we'll leave it for the patients to tell their own stories. >> reporter: families of survivors speaking out. kathy's sister denise was shot, the bullet still in her body. >> the bullet is still somewhere in her abdomen. we are waiting. >> reporter: waiting and praying. >> you never think it's going to hit that close to home until it happens. >> reporter: but it did families asking for support and answers. lester, more victims positively identified in the coming hours, but in the meantime, there is a vigil scheduled to honor those lives already lost. >> morgan radford, thank you. >> even as the country mourns those viims, it is facing a political firestorm

nicholas thalasinos was among the 14 killed in the massacre. his wife jennifer says her husband, a messianic jew was vocal about his support for israel. >> he did know the shooter. he worked with him in the same department. inspectors. knowing my husband, if there was something said or if he came in being very radical, i'm sure my husband had plenty to say to him. >> reporter: investigators still have no clear motive for the attack other than to say it was terrorism. farook met his wife in saudi arabia where she had moved from pakistan. those who knew her called tashfeen malik a modern girl who became deeply religious, never an extremist. today tashfeen's uncle in pakistan was padlocked and abandoned and authorities are telling everyone to stay away. the fbi is now trying to piece together what turned them to terror, to massacre 14 and wound 121 others before dying in a hail of gunfire. have now been traced to the home of enrique marquez, next door to where farook once lived. agents were at the house this afternoon carting away a cardboard box after raiding the

nicholas thalasinos is one of the 14 who did not survive. tonight he leaves behind a widow, jennifer, an elementary schoolteacher. >> he was so kind to everybody. he was very chivalrous. >> reporter: how will life change for you now? >> just my whole life has been basically turned upside down. >> reporter: now nicholas thalasinos occasionally posted views on social media that were critical of islam, but tonight, scott, his wife tells us she has no idea that syed farook ever saw those postings. >> pelley: john blackstone reporting for us tonight. john, thank you. coming next, norah o'donnell with a survivor. >> by the 12th body i stopped counting. >> reporter: and later elaine quijano on what to say to our children when the "cbs evening news" continues. to the nation's capital to support an important cause that can change the way you live for years to come. how can you help? by giving a little more, to yourself. i am running for my future. people sometimes forget to help themselves. the cause is retirement, and today thousands of people came to race for retirement and pledge to save a