abc's kana whitworth at loma linda hospital on the scene. >> reporter: hey, george, we are at loma linda hospital about four miles away from the scene. it's one of the only level one trauma centers in the area. right now we have word they have received four adult patients here at loma linda hospital. and they have at least three more on the way, although that report they're saying there could be more. there could be less. but again, it's very close to the scene. and the only level one trauma center that they have here. the other thing i can tell you is that when we arrived on scene, the amount of security is unprecedented. there is the san bernardino police department, of course here. but also the union pacific railroad police have been called in to help. when i talked to them they said we're here to keep any potential target safe. the middle of the parking lot with their guns ready to go. so again, here at loma linda hospital, four confirmed adult patients. there's also another hospital in the area, arrowhead hospital, that has six confirmed patients right now. here at loma linda they d

we know a lot of police have arrived at loma linda hospital. we can tell you this. one of the places where a lot of cameras are centered right now is loma linda hospital. they have victims. so reporters are standing by with cameramen and satellite trucks so if a bunch of police run in there, we'd know that almost immediately. there are a million other locations all across this region where we would have no idea. not in the very early going. we can hope that they've found them. we have no information to suggest that they have. and what was the motivation of these men apparently dressed in black, wearing masks and carrying long guns, with a purpose as they entered that facility. we haven't heard from witnesses or police that they ever said anything. that they gave any idea of why they were doing such an insane and barbaric thing, walking in and shooting up a bunch of people. three men. why would they do that? what did they have against anyone of these people who was apparently in there having a christmas party? why would they organize this, in this way, on this day? ho

abc's kana whitworth at loma linda hospital on the scene. >> reporter: hey, george, we are at loma linda hospital about four miles away from the scene. it's one of the only level one trauma centers in the area. right now we have word they have received four adult patients here at loma linda hospital. and they have at least three more on the way, although that report they're saying there could be more. there could be less. but again, it's very close to the scene. and the only level one trauma center that they have here. the other thing i can tell you is that when we arrived on scene, the amount of security is unprecedented. there is the san bernardino but also the union pacific railroad police have been called in to help. when i talked to them they said we're here to keep any potential target safe. so they're actually standing in the middle of the parking lot with their guns ready to go. so again, here at loma linda hospital, four confirmed adult patients. there's also another hospital in the area, arrowhead hospital, that has six confirmed patients right now. here at loma linda they do h

loma linda are being told to go into the cafeteria. we haven't received any more word on the conditions of the people brought here. there also were six patients transported to arrowhead hospital as well. loma linda itself is just four miles away from the scene. transferred here. so george, i'm having aly i.f.b. problem here. having a little hard time hearing you. i will send it back to you now and continue to give you updates from loma linda hospital. >> kayna, thanks you very much. we also want to go to matt gutman at the inland region nat center. brian ross come back to you on this. matt was reporting about half an hour ago that most of the employees seem to have left the situation, even though the police said the area had not been cleared it was much quieter there on the scene at inland. >> the tension at that site seems to have lessened. and matt was reporting to us that all of the employees have been asked not to speak to reporters, to him, while they're debriefed by the state police and local police there as to the best description of what they can tell about these men. they'll be looking for voice, accent, height, weight, age, anything to help identify these three gunm

abc's kana whitworth at loma linda hospital on the scene. >> reporter: hey, george, we are at loma linda hospital about four miles away from the scene. it's one of the only level one trauma centers in the area. right now we have word they have received four adult patients here at loma linda hospital. and they have at least three more on the way, although that report they're saying there could be more. there could be less. but again, it's very close to the scene. and the only level one trauma center that they have here. the other thing i can tell you is that when we arrived on scene, the amount of security is unprecedented. there is the san bernardino but also the union pacific railroad police have been called in to help. when i talked to them they said we're here to keep any potential target safe. so they're actually standing in the middle of the parking lot with their guns ready to go. so again, here at loma linda hospital, four confirmed adult patients. there's also another hospital in the area, arrowhead hospital, that has six confirmed patients right now. here at loma linda they do h

abc's kana whitworth at loma linda hospital on the scene. >> reporter: hey, george, we are at loma linda hospital about four miles away from the scene. it's one of the only level one trauma centers in the area. right now we have word they have received four adult patients here at loma linda hospital. and they have at least three more on the way, although that report they're saying there could be more. there could be less. but again, it's very close to the scene. and the only level one trauma center that they have here. the other thing i can tell you is that when we arrived on scene, the amount of security is unprecedented. there is the san bernardino police department, of course here. but also the union pacific railroad police have been called in to help. when i talked to them they said we're here to keep any potential target safe. so they're actually standing in the middle of the parking lot with their guns ready to go. so again, here at loma linda hospital, four confirmed adult patients. there's also another hospital in the area, arrowhead hospital, that has six confirmed patients righ

and some of that healing will take place behind me at the loma linda hospital where there are still five the 17 victims are right there in the hospital. two are listed in critical condition. three are in stable. but as we know the physical injuries, the physical wounds, that's just part of it. now, this hospital is a level 1 trauma center. so they've dealt with their fair share of gang and gun violence and physical trauma. but more than just the physical wounds, there is an emotional healing that needs to take place. now, not long ago, one of the hospital officials kind of spoke to just that. let's take a listen. >> our staff have trained. they've prepared. but there's nothing that you can do, really, to prepare for an event like yesterday with the emotional trauma that comes along with that, particularly in the context of you don't know what's coming next. you don't know what the next event will be. and it's as much as anything the uncertainty of trying to react to that. >> reporter: that's right, craig. the uncertainty of not just yesterday but how this community moves forward. craig?

nearby loma linda hospital got fever of the paretients. 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 docto

the latest here from loma linda hospital is they received five adult patients two now listed in critical but stable condition. two listed in fair and one at this point is still being assessed. also, we're told that they received a bomb threat early in the afternoon that was cleared about an hour later. but still, this hospital is operating on a heightened sense of alert and they have several police officers that will be here throughout the night. kayna whitworth, abc news, san bernardino. >> tense times in southern california. house speaker paul ryan is among those reacting to the massacre in california. >> at his first capital christmas tree lighting, the wisconsin republican called pore a moment of silence for the victims. just a day earlier at a planned parenthood clinic, ryan urged con griz to prioritize mental health reform. >> among the many presidential candidates expressing think for the victims was donald trump. he began his rally last night with a moment of silence. he also thanked law enforcement for their efforts saying they don't get enough credit for their work. he added it

. >> five of the adults who were wounded were taken about three miles away to the loma linda hospital. nbc's morgan radford joins us life from that hospital. >> what do we know about how those patients are being treated tonight. >> we know of the five victims wouned and brought here to loma linda. to of them are in critical condition and one's condition is still being determined. with that said, lawrence, just earlier today, at 2:30 p.m., right when we were standing here. there was a bomb threat called into this hospital. then just an hour later, it was lifted after a unit of canines came in and they later determined that threat was not, in fact, credible. meanwhile, families continue to trickle in, trying to find out anything they can about their loved ones. earlier today, i spoke to one of the security guards who was actually guarding the entrance where the family members are coming in to. and she spoke to three or four different family members, one of whom is the young man waiting to see how his uncle was doing. you're hearing personal tails emerge right here out of this hospital.

nearby loma linda hospital received five patients. two of those people are in stable but critical condition. family members rushed to the hospital hoping for any news of their loved ones. >> he was on his lunch while it happened. that's how i'm guessing he was shot. it started outside and moved inside. >> paramedics rushed six other patients to arrowhead center. one has been discharged. they're not saying how the other five are doing. >> president obama offered his condolences to the victims and families of the dead. he was already in another skidualed tv interview when he heard what happened. the president talked about how we need to toughen gun control laws. >> we have a no-fly list where people can't get on planes, but those same people we don't allow to fly could go into a store right now in the united states and buy a firearm and there's nothing we can do to stop them. >> the president also said americans cannot accept regular mass shootings as the new normal. >> and d.c.'s police chief said she stands by what she said about what

. >> reporter: five of the most severely injured patients were transferred here to loma linda hospitalhere i spoke with their chief of emergency medicine. she told me they're prepared because in her opinion, something like this happening was not a platter of if, it was a matter of when this kayna whitworth, abc news, san bernardino. >>> stay with abc news as more details come in from investigators in california. coming up, we'll hear from a survivor of that rampage whose trip to the restroom saved his life. that's later in this half hour. >>> and lest we forget, there was another mass shooting a week ago, colorado springs. today is morning a victim of that armed attack. university police officer garrett swasey and two others were killed in the shooting at the planned parenthood clinic one week ago. the governor, mayor and other pishls will attend his funeral which follows a procession through the city. swasey responded to the emergency call at the clinic. this despite the fact it was not in his jurisdiction. >>> chicago mayor rahm emanuel now welcomes a justice department probe of his

this shooting and we're also told that san bernardino county plans to issue a >> and again, loma linda hospital -- >> we're going to cut away from knbc's coverage right now. we're joined on the phone by olivia bozak. can you hear me okay? >> yes, i can. >> tell us what you know right now. >> so what we know is that this incident really happened around 11:00 today. it's around two hours ago. there's an active shoorth at the -- shooter at the inland regional center. that's a place where they do news that there are deaths but i haven't confirmed anything from san bernardino pd. they haven't told us of any casualties there. >> we had heard the 1 to 3 suspects earlier. they are clearing this building. are there indications that the shooters are still there or is this a precaution and the belief is they made their escape? >> they don't know yet. that's why they are still doing their -- the systematic search of the building, once they determine that, i'm sure they will provide another update. she just went on the news right now and she was saying they don't have much to update. it's multiple fatalitie

. >> reporter: earlier today, i spoke with the chief of emergency medicine here at loma linda hospital. she said, they're prepared, because in her opinion, something like this happening was not a matter of if, it was a david? >> incredible team at that hospital. kayna, thank you. >>> president obama today saying, we do not know their motives, quote, it's possible this was terrorist-related. it's possible this was workplace-related. if it was terror-related, we also know that the fbi is tracking 900 homegrown terror suspects in all 50 states. so, let's bring in abc's senior justice correspondent pierre thomas tonight. and pierre, the big question this evening, was this young couple on the fbi's radar? >> reporter: david, so far, it does not appear that farook or his wife were actively being investigated by the fbi before the shooting. my sources tell me they still can't say this was terrorism, and they're still pursuing the workplace angle, as well it could be a combination of both. but we do know that the fbi is under tremendous pressure. you mentioned those 900 terror i vest games and

let's go to nbc's morgan radford who is outside the loma linda hospital where some of the victims of the shoot having been taken. morgan, give us a report on the victims. >> that's right. we're standing outside of loma linda hospital. but, in fact, there was a bomb threat that was called in within the past two hours, and it was just lifted within the past hour. and you can imagine that's in the middle of a very chaotic scene here. choppers leaving the hospital and emergency vehicles coming in. we actually spoke to a woman who's guarding the family entrance to this hospital. and she spoke to three or four members of different families, one of whom was a young man who was just waiting to hear any news he could on his uncle. so the families of the 17 victims that we now know of are waiting. and officers from the hospital have said they do not expect any new victims to come in tonight, but we did just see in the last hour, an officer who did suffer nonlife-threatening injuries, but injuries related to today's shooting, coming into this hospital. so right now it's a waiting game. >> it loo

. >> that's an update from loma linda hospital, where some of the victims of today's shooting in san bernardino have been taken. we have 14 fatalities, 17 injuries, 10 critical, i believe. also, on top of that, one officer, who appears to have been wounded in the shoot-out with the suspects. that officer's injuries sustained are nonlife-threatening. we are told at this hour. we are still awaiting a police press conference that we are hoping to find out more information. the latest is that two suspects are, quote, down, meaning two suspect have said essentially immobilized in some fashion. there were earlier reports that one may be dead and one may have been injured in the shoot-out with police in an suv that was, again, encountered just a mile or two from where all of this originally went down, which was, i think, surprising to a lot of folk imagining that the people who had pulled this off and managed to get away would be far away. they were not. they were in the area. they were encountered by police. a shoot-out ensued. what you're seeing is what happened after that shoot-out. that

right now i'm outside of loma linda hospital where some of the treated. but just a few moments ago, a code yellow bomb threat was called in the hospital right behind me. and all of this is happening during a chaosic scene where family members are trickling in right now trying to figure out anything they can about their loved one situation has shut the community down. 70 schools on lockdown and security surrounding public hospitals and courts and public offices closed. for families, the not knowing is agonizing. >> i can't think. i just want my sister. >> reporter: fear over the fate of loved ones at or near the inland regional center. >> i've been trying to call her and she won't respond. >> reporter: alex johnson hasn't heard from his daughter who was supposed to be at the center and might still be inside. >> she helps out with the red cross and disabled with cerebral palsy. it is terrible. >> reporter: for most, they didn't even know if loved ones were among the victims. >> we know this is a human incident and this is a tragedy and we have a lotf folks o

many of them taken to a hospital in loma linda and abc's kayna whitworth is there right now for us. good morning, kayna. >> reporter: robin, good morning to you. just moments ago i got an update on the condions of the people that were brought here. in all at loma linda hospital they brought in five adult patients yesterday and as of this morning we know that their conditions are three listed in fair and two are listed in critical condition. now, this is the only level one trauma center in this area. other patients were taken to arrowhead hospital. we know there six patients were already released last night. now, we spoke with the sister of a young woman who was shot yesterday, she's 27-year-olds, denise perazzo and this morning the bullet is still lodged inside her. doctors are unsure whether they'll ever be able to remove it. hours after the shooting doctors received a bomb threat here and they have been working under a heightened sense of alert ever since that happened. now, the doctors here are trained for this but we saw emotions running high. they have been attacked at home and

nearby loma linda hospital received five patients, two are in critical but stable condition. paramedics rushed six other patients to arrowhead regional. one has already been discharged. the hospital hasn't released the information on the other five. >> this shooting happened inside one of the largest nonprofits in california, the inland regional center is a huge complex with more than 600 employees. it serves tens of thousands of people with development disabilities. the shooting happened inside a conference room during an office party. the suspected shooter was a county employee. san bernardino's mayor spoke on the "today" show about the recent rise of mass shootings. >> unfortunate, we have to deal with these things. we always need to be cautious an stay on a high level of alert. at the same time, we don't want to be paralyzed by these incidents. >> we will put the san bernardino shooting into context with other mass shootings the country has seen. >> our coverage is just getting started. throughout the hour, we will tell you how washington is reacting to it and tell you ho

also, we can confirm from loma linda hospital, they are confirming they received four adult patients, and they are expecting three more. >> in fact we have larry becker on the phone, director of public relations from that hospital, loma linda, right outside of san bernardino. we know that some of the victims are being treated there. what can you tell us about how many patients you have received? >> as you said, we've received four, we're told to expect at least three more. >> what kind of condition are those patients in? >> they're all inside the emergency room right now, so i don't have any updates on any of the conditions. hopefully we'll be able to release that shortly. >> all gunshot wounds? >> it looked like it, yeah. >> can you set the scene for us? you're the closest center with a. >> we're the closest level 1 trauma center to the scene. >> did they come in by ambulance. >> yes, ambulance. >>> one of our reporters from knbc said he saw at least one helicopter taking patients out? >> i guess that's possible there was one brought in. several arrived before i got here, so -- >> i

. >> jason leopold outside loma linda hospital, thank you very much. >> thank you, chris. >>> i should say the latest at this moment, we have 14 fatalities in the worst mass shooting in this country since newtown, sandy hook, almost exactly three years ago. 17 injured. there's one police officer who appears to be injured. those injuries nonlife threatening. we're monitoring those. people are staking out those hospitals. everyone thinking and hoping that everyone makes it out of those hospitals intact, safe and sound. we'll have much more after the break. >>> after a long, horrifying day in san bernardino, california, two suspects in today's mass shooting, a man and a woman, are dead, following a tense standoff with police, which left an officer wounded. a person seen fleeing the scene of the shooting is in police custody. multiple law enforcement officials tell us they have been identified as syed farook. someone is listed in public records as an employee of the department of public health in san bernardino county. the same organization that was reportedly holding a banquet this mornin

nearby loma linda hospital received five paints. two of thome people are in stable but critical condition. family members rushed through the hospitals locally hoping for any news of their loved ones. >> he was on his lunch when it happened. that's how i'm guessing he was shot because it started outside and moved inside. >> paramedics rushed six other patients to arrowhead regional center. one of them has already been discharged. the hospital is not saying how the other five are doing. >>> it is 5:04. president obama offered his connell dough lenses to the victims and the family of the dead. he was already in an interview with cbs news when he heard what happened. he talked about the need to toughen gun control laws. >> we have a no-fly list where people can't get on planes, but those same people who we don't allow to fly could go into a store right now in the united states and buy a firearm and there's nothing we can do to stop them. >> the president also said americans cannot accept regular mass shootings as the new normal. >>> d.c

hospitals where the injured from wednesday were taken. nbc's gabe gutierrez is here in san bernardino a few miles from the location outside the trauma 1 medical center of loma lindaere four people are hospitalized. do we have new information about their conditions? >> reporter: hi, thomas. good afternoon. well, we are here outside the loma linda hospital. as you mentioned, four people being treated here. this is a level 1 trauma center and most serious patients brought here. we received an update in the past hour or so saying that their condition remains unchanged, two people in critical condition, two others in fair condition. at another hospital, arrowhead medical center, two people in good condition, two in fair. and then at a third hospital, riverside county regional medal center, two patients in stable condition. this community is obviously devastated as we learn more about this investigation, again, 21 people were wounded but ten are hospitalized at this point. thomas? >> nbc's gabe gutierrez reporting there at loma linda hospital, real quickly, though, how often do you anticipate updates from the pio? how responsive have they been to inquiry? >> reporter:

several of them are being treated at loma linda hospital, just minutes from the social services facility unfortunately, this tragic attack occurred on wednesday. nbc's morgan radford is outside of the hospital. morgan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, jose. of the 21 people wounded, 10 are still hospitalized, 11 have since been released, but those with the most serious wounds are being treated right here behind me at loma linda medical center. and from the survivors and from their families is really emerging this tapestry of stories about exactly what happened that day. for example, one woman named julie, she was showing up that day, a typical office holiday party, and she was expected to receive the employee of the year award, but she had no idea that day was going to end the way that it did. another woman named denise was cowering, hiding behind her desk when she was shot once in the back, at which point she said the room fell silent before police came and told everyone to evacuate but said that they still needed to maintain cover. finally, there's one man whose bathroom break

. >> and that's loma linda hospital providing some but very little information about the people brought there. i want to go back to vincent hill, retired officer with the nashville police department and he's a regular with our program. he's in atlanta tonight. give me your reaction to what's happening. tonight we understand two of the suspects are dead and they're looking for a third. in the darkness this makes the police work just so much more difficult. right? >> absolutely, john. so much more difficult. you not only have to worry about officer safety but public safety as well. this guy is moving around in the dark so he could possible barricade in a house, possibly take hostages. there's a lot to worry about it. >> i want to talk a little bit more about politics with david schuster. >> for decades, political leaders have usually waited until the incident is over until talking about gun control. not today. today the president said americans should not feel these shootings are normal. and many others spoke out as well. all of the democrats called for change. hillary clinton tweeted i r

hospital to the emergency room, couldn't even get past the front door. we believe that the police officer who was injured in that shootout, that dramatic shootout, we believe he was taken to loma lindaing to be okay. at this point the information is limited. but, again, we got five patients at both hospitals and we hope to get more information as the day goes on. michelle? >> thanks so much, dan. >>> 14 people shot to death in california. questions about the people who did it, the shooters, what their motivation was, were they working alone? special coverage continues next. wfrom your cold & flu. you give them a case of the giggles. tylenol® cold helps relieve your worst cold & flu symptoms... you can give them everything you've got. tylenol® ...one of many pieces in my life. so when my asthma symptoms kept coming back on my long-term control medicine, i talked to my doctor and found a missing piece in my asthma treatment. once-daily breo prevents asthma symptoms. breo is for adults with asthma not well controlled on a long-term asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid. breo won't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden breathing problems. breo opens up airways to help im

>> reporter: david, so, i'm at loma linda hospital right now. i'm about four miles away from the first shooting scene. now, this is the only level one trauma center in the area and if you look behind me, you can see a heavy police presence. a new ambulance just arriving. we've seen at least three here in the last hour. now, what we know is that here at loma linda, they accepted four patients and were expecting at least three more. we've also seen a helicopter take off from overhead. now, these things, of course, are in flux. they're changing. police are really urging people to use caution when we say these numbers because the number of people killed and the number of people wounded could change. now, we do know that ten people are hospitalized at least here and at one other area hospital, and they are listed on critical condition. the total people wounded upped to 17 just about an hour ago. i thought it was so poignant when you said, there is extraordinary loss today, there are people inside this hospital right now, family members, that are hopi

. >> and again, loma linda hospital -- >> we're going to cut away from knbc's coverage right now. we're joined on the phone by olivia bozak. can you hear me okay? >> yes, i can. >> tell us what you know right now. >> so what we know is that this incident really happened around 11:00 today. it's around two hours ago. there's an active shoorth at the -- shooter at the inland regional center. that's a place where they do training for news that there are deaths but i haven't confirmed anything from san bernardino pd. they haven't told us of any casualties there. >> we had heard the 1 to 3 suspects earlier. they are clearing this building. are there indications that the shooters are still there or is this a precaution and the belief is they made their escape? >> they don't know yet. that's why they are still doing their -- the systematic search of the building, once they determine that, i'm sure they will provide another update. she just went on the news right now and she was saying they don't have much to update. it's multiple fatalities. we don't have a number yet and a lot of people

right now i'm outside of loma linda hospital where some of the victims are being treated. but just a few moments ago, a code yellow bomb threat was called in the hospital right behind me. and all of this is happening during a chaosic scene where family members are trickling in right now trying to figure out anything they can about their loved o ones. the emergency situation has shut the community down. 70 schools on lockdown and security surrounding public hospitals and courts and public offices closed. for families, the not knowing is agonizing. >> i can't think. i just want my sister. >> reporter: fear over the fate of loved ones at or near the inland regional center. >> i've been trying to call her and she won't respond. >> reporter: alex johnson hasn't heard from his daughter who was supposed to be at the center and might still be inside. >> she helps out with the red cross and disabled with cerebral palsy. it is terrible. >> reporter: for most, they didn't even know if loved ones were among the victims. >> we know this is a human incident and this is a tragedy and we h

were going to a doctor's appointment. >> charles hatlock is a few miles away from us at the hospital in loma lindaornia. what more are you learning about the conditions of those treated at that hospital? >> hi, thomas. well, the san bernardino police chief today increased the number of injured from 17 to 21. loma linda university medical center is the only trauma one medical center here in the region. five of the wounded patients were brought here. two are in critical condition. they remain in stable condition today. three are in fair but stable condition including a san bernardino county sheriff's deputy who was injured yesterday by flying glass in that huge shoot-out with the suspects inside their suburban. arrowhead regional medical center has five patients in stable condition. also at the riverside regional medical center, two patients, a man and a woman, were flown here by helicopter yesterday. they underwent surgery for multiple gunshot wounds. they're listed in critical condition today, thomas. >> charles hadlock reporting from lomb la linda hospital. i want to bring in councilman ricky van