another victim, denise peraza, described the horror to her sister. sot stephanie rose baldwin, denise peraza's sister "she said as soon as the gunfire started, everybody dropped down to the floor and they were underneath the desks. she was trying to shield herself with a chair with the man who was next to her." that man, shannon johnson, held his arms around her, telling her "i got you." he did not survive. sot david bowdich, asst. director, fbi los angeles "we are now investigating these horrific acts as an act of terrorism." officials are now trying to find out more about the husband and wife shooters, syed farook and tashfeen malik, and whether malik may have radicalized her husband. she posted to facebook around the time of the deadly rampage to declare her allegiance to isis. sot nada bakos, former cia analyst: "terrorism is not gender specific, violence is not gender specific. at this point in the evolution of terrorism, it wouldn't be surprising to see a woman take an operational role." nats video isis recruiting videos actively target young w

((sot)) " denise peraza: "he just put his arm around me and he said i got you..they say that he didn't just save me, he saved our whole family. (crying)." this new picture.. providing a snapshot of the smiling group just momomts before the shooting.. at least 70 peoeoe inside.. on a break from a day-long training event.. when farook and his wife burst in.. dressed in all black firing in silence.. in the same room.. the staff held an active shooter training just a year ago.. liz tag: as for the investigation.. we are toldhe fbi is learning new information about farook and his intentions from marquez.. the working theory right now on that large cash deposit into farook's baba acacunt is that it may have been used to fund the attack. eh, abc news, ny . " jessica rae: took his plan for tightening the nation's borders to a whole new level, calling for "a total and complete shutdown of musls entering the u-s." the proposed ban would apply to immigrants and visitors alike, a sweeping prohibition affecting all adherents of islam who want to come to the u.s. trump's plan, drew criticism from me

johnson was killed, peraza, wounded. she wrote, ," i'll always remember him saying, i got you. i believe i'm still here today because of this amazing man." ♪ amazing grace >> reporter: at notre dame high school, students honored damian meins. he graduated decades ago but often returned as a volunteer. last sunday, just days before mike wetzel was shot and killed, he introduced five of his six children at church. >> my name is mike. this is our gingerbread carlie here who is in the "nutcracker" this week. kaleigh, and andrew. >> reporter: nay read a prayer for the beginning of the christmas season. for the wetzel family, and the other families here, it is a season now robbed of its joy. john blackstone, san bernardino. >> axelrod: andss that's cbs evening news at the end of this sad week. later on cbs, "48 hours." for now, i'm jim axelrod in new york. and for all of of here at cbs news, thanks for joining us. good night. >>> breaking news in the east bay where a shoot out shuts a major highway down. >> plus federal agents swoop in with guns, blow torches and bomb sniffing dogs t

the name that denise peraza wants to talk about, shannon johnson.amily one day soon robin and george, she already has the name of her first child picked out. >> no doubt. no doubt, cecilia, thank you. >> every time you hear that story, it just takes your breath away. >> it does. >>> we will move on to a former usc football coach steve sarkisian. he was fired for drinking on the job in october. he is now suing the school and claims he was discriminated against because of a alcohol problem. >> reporter: this is the moment head coach steve sarkisian's struggle with alcohol became public. >> get ready to [ bleep ]. let's go! >> reporter: the coach of multiple heisman trophy winners fired two months after this surfaced now the former coach is firing back. filing in at least $12.6 million wrongful termination lawsuit against the university. saying he suffered from alcoholism, calling it a disability, but claiming usc kicked him to the curb when he sought treatment. sarkisian was terminated for allegedly drinking on the job. his assistant coaches alleging

. >> reporter: peraza's family calls him an angel of a man, a man who lost his life that morning.e peraza who says she was hit by a bullet in the back knows there were other heroes in the room but she only remembers hers. watch. >> obviously, i was very scared. something you only see in the movies. the gunpowder smell, i'll never forget it, never. i'm so glad i could see my kids. >> reporter: in a statement in "the los angeles times" she sent a picture of shannon johnson, this is shannon johnson, my friend, my hero. she'll name her first child after shannon johnson. >> wow. trace, thank you. >>> and we remember shannon johnson and all the victims in san bernardino here tonight. we'll be right back. plaque psoriasis... ...isn't it time to let the... ...real you shine... ...through? introducing otezla, apremilast. otezla is not an injection, or a cream. it's a pill that treats plaque psoriasis differently. some people who took otezla saw 75% clearer skin after 4 months. and otezla's prescribing information has no requirement for routine lab monitoring. don't take otezla if you are a

sot - kathy hotetz / denise peraza's sister "she was shot and she was to tell you that i love you." sot - sister "she called us from inside the hospital.. but she is doing better. she's okay. she is alive." investigators say the shooters targeted a workshop and trning event nside the center. lauren lyster close: the group holding that meeting - was the san bernardino county public health department. farook was an envirinmental specialist for the county and had worked there five years. lauren lyster, , c news, san bernardino. this morning, a south african appeals court convicted oscar pistorius of murder. they overturned a lower court's conviction for the double- amputee olympian. he was previously convicted on a lesser charge of manslaughter for shooting his girlfriend in 2013. west liberty police are searching for a man who may have tried to abduct an 11- year old. a boy t td police he was walking near 4th and columbus streets around 5-15 last night. that's when a white van pulled up to the curb and a man told the boy to get in. but the boy ran to a friend's home nearby. police say

nise peraza alive this morning protected by her friend who uttered these three words -- >> he just put his arm around me and he said, i got you. >> reporter: the 27-year-old environmental health specialist huddling under a table in the conference room with her friend shannon johnson, he did not survive. >> he saved you. >> he did. i don't think he realized it at the time. he even thought a second about it -- he just did it instinctively. they say he didn't just save me, he saved our whole family. >> reporter: in an abc news exclusive peraza recounting the terrifying moments after the shooters entered the room. >> obviously i was very scared. you oy see thesehings in movies. gunpowder smell, i'll never forget it, never. i'm so glad i was sittingith him. >> sheas shot once in the side struggling to say silent during the attack denise hoped the shooters would think she was dead and move on. >> i remember it being quiet and me just trying to control myy breathing so if they were still in there, they wod think i was dead. >> reporter: she managed to call her husband after the shooters left

when gunfire rang out he gave his life to dave denise peraza. she said johnson blocked the bullets with his body and said three words, "i got you." >> the attack in san bernardino did not last long, roughly 75 shots were fired in a matter of minute. the suspects used four guns, all four purchased three years ago. two of the guns were ar-15s, used in some of the deadliest shootings in the u.s. in 2012 james holmes used the same rifle to kill 12 people in a colorado movie theater. less than six months later another ar-15 was use theed to kill children and aa adults at sandy hook in newtown. >> an urban tactical weapon used in terrorist attacks. >> in october an ar-15 was used to kill nine people at umpqua college in oregon. ar-15s were banned in 1994 after several other shootings in the '80s and '90s. however, that ban expired in 2004. california already has some of the strictest gun control laws in the country but already the state legislature could be looking at tougher restrictions that were recently defeated in sacramento. nbc bay area has det

. >> in a statement survivor denise peraza said johnson was an amazing selfless man who told her i got you as they huddled under a table, his arm around her. >>> in washington lawmakers taking new steps to protect our borders, the house passing legislation to overhaul the federal visa waiver program. it would bar anyone from iraq, syria, iran and the sudan from traveling to the united states without a visa. it would also bar those who visited those countries in the last five years from coming in without a visa. no indication when the senate will take up the measure. affording the huge down payment. tonight-- the financing plan that could >>> well, a major hurdle to buying a home in the bay area, affording that huge downpayment. tonight the financing plan that could be a game changer, how it works and who qualifies. >> if you can't beat them, buy some paint that splashes back, a fed up business owner's unusual warning to the people making a mess of his wall. >> kind of looked like rain all day long today. we did not receive any, but coming up sooner than later, it's going to get wet and

a table...closed her eyes and didn't one of the shooters shannon johnson was to his friend denise peraza. grfx denise writing?they huddled next to each other...using a chair as shannon...didn't make it grfx denise saying "i will always remember his left arm wrapped around me, holding me as close as possible next to him behind that chair. and amidst all the chaos, i'll always remember him saying these three words, 'i got you.'" those who knew farook say they noticed changes about a year ago. from this former difference was his cecilia: it was physical? rose: he was more withdrawn, he started growing a beard, he started wearing his white thing, the long draped outfit...whatever it is. to his sister and brother in law? sk: i think after he got married he...kind of kept to himself more. but they say there were never any warning signs?. cecilia: do you feel like you didn't know your brother? sk: no, this time i feel like he had a double life. i feel like he was very good at concealing everything from all of us." concealing everything from all of us." sabrina: today marks 74- years since the j

sot - kathy hotetz / denise peraza's sister "she was shot and she was scared and she said, i just want to tell you that i love you." t - sister "she called us from inside the hospital.. but she is doing better. she's okay. she is alive." investigators say the shooters targeted a workshop and training event inside the center. auren lyster close: the group holding that meeting - was the san bernardino county public health department. farook was an environmental specialist for the county and had worked there five years. lauren lyster, abc news, san bernardino. " elias: yesterday's shooting rampage comes less than a week after the deadly shooting in colorado springs. both incidents have added fuel to the gun debate in the political arena... today's cover of the new york the headline "god isn't fixing this" taking a strong stance against politicians who are calling for prayers instead of tighter gun control. gun control has long been a hotly debated topic, already being seen the presidential topic, already being seen the presidential debates over the past three months. sabrina at ((time che

kathy hotetz / denise peraza's sister "she was shot and she was scared and she said, i just want to tell you that i love you." "she called us from inside the hospital.. but she is doing better. she's okay. she is alive." avenue can finally pull into their driveways now that construction has wrapped up! the road opened at noon yesterday leaving them relieved, since the project was supposed to be completed in late summer of this year sioux city employees began taking down the signs along sidewalks early yesterday leaving residents excited about thth new and imimoved glenn avenue. "great, finally we can pull into our driveways d people can get to thr places alot quicker," said wadner. jessica rae: the road project was set to be completed in august of this year... but due to unforseen damages... the complete date had to be pushed back which gave morningside parents a challenge in dropping and picking up their kids from school. the delayed re- opening date sioux city engineering company thousands of dollars in fees for each day the road was not completed sioux city's interim public director s

. >> reporter: in an abc news exclusive peraza r recounting the terrifying moments after the shooters entered the room. >> obviously i was very scared. you only see these things in movies gunpowder smell, i'll never forget it, never. i'm so glad i was sitting with him. >> she was shot once in the side struggling to say silent during shooters would tnk she was dead and move on. >> i rember it being quiet and me just trying to control my breathing so if they weretill in there, they would think i was dead. >> reporter: she managed to call her husband aer the shooters left the room. >> it was devastating. very devastatating just like almost lost hern that moment. >> reporter: just one year earlier the staff held an active shooter training in that very room, trudy raymundo and corwin porter shout the 14509shooting was a drill, it was not. the shooting started before they even come inside that room. >> i think i heard at leastive or six rounds. >> it was pop,po, pop. >> maybe more. >> reporter: they say syed farook was dressedn all black wearing a ski mask and opened fire. his wife tashfeen

kathy hotetz / denise peraza's sister "she was shot and she was scared and she said, i just want to tell you that i love you." "she called us from inside the hospital.. but she is doing better. she's okay. she is alive." investigators say the shooters targeted a workshop and training event inside the center. last night the building was still an active crime scene after a bomb squad disposed of what were believed to be explosive devices. lauren lyster the group holding that meeting - was the san bernardino county public health department. farook was an environmental ecialist for the unty and had worked there five lauren lyster,r,bc news, , n bernardino. . jessica rae: six months later and authorities are still searching for answers. alicia hummel was found dead near the boat dock at myron grove in clay county... and so far, the only lead investigators have... is that a dark colored sedan wain the area around the time her body was discovered. the 29 year-old's body was found near the boat dock at myron grove... also known as high lines boat landing in south dakota.... vestigators are looki

sot - kathy hotetz / denise peraza's sister "she was shot and she was scared and she said, i just want to tell you that i love you." sot - sister "she called us from inside the hospital.. but she is doing better. she's okay. she is alive." investigators say the shooters targeted a workshop and training event inside the center. last night the building was still an active crime scene after a bomb squad devices. lauren lyster close: the group holding that meeting - was the san bernardino county public health department. farook was an environmental specialist for the county and had worked there five years. lauren lyster, abc news, san bernardino, california. this morning, a south african appeals court convicted oscar pistorius of murder. it overturned a lower court's conviction for the double- amputee olympian. he was previously convicted on a lesser charge of manslaughter for shooting his girlfriend in 2013. west liberty police are searching for a man who may have tried to abduct an 11- year old. a boy told police he was walking near 4th and columbus streets around 5-15 last night. that's

of co-workers at a christmas party, when two shooters unloaded at least 65 another victim, denise peraza, described the horror to her sister. stephanie rose baldwin: she said as soon as the gunfire started, everyone dropped down to the floor and they were underneath the desks. she was trying to shield herself with a chair with the man who was next to her. liz: that man, shannon johnson, held his arms around her, telling her i got you. he did not survive. david bowdich, f.b.i.: we are now investigating these horrific acts as an act of terrorism. find out more about the husband and wife shooters, syed farook and tashfeen malik, and whether malik may have radicalized her husband. she posted to facebook around the time of the deadly rampage to declare her allegiance to isis. nada bakos: terrorism is not gender specific, violence is not gender specific. at this point in the evolution of terrorism, it wouldn' t be surprising to see a woman take an operational role. liz: isis recruiting videos actively target young women, enticing them to joint the terrorist group. some have been mothers like t

sot - kathy hotetz / denise peraza's sister "she was shot and she was scared and she said, i just want to tell you that i love you." sot - sister "she called us from inside the hospital.. but she is doing better. she's okay. she is alive." " vestigators say the training event inside the center. last night the building was still an active crime scene after a bomb squad disposed of what were belied to be explosive devices. lauren lyster close: the group holding that meeting - was the san bernardino county public health department. farook was an environmental specialist for the county and had worked there five years. lauren lyster, abc news, san bernardino, california. this morning, a south african appeals court convicted oscar pistorius of murder. they overturned a lower court's conviction for the double- amputee olympian. he was previously convicted on a lesser charge of manslaughter for shooting h h girlfriend in 2013. west liberty police are searching for a man who may have tried to abduct an 11- year old. a boy told police he was walking ar 4th and columbus streets around 5-15 last n

. >> reporter: denise peraza, one of the shooting ving tip hot survived, credits johnson with savingas bullets flew johnson wrapped an arm around her and said, "i got you." at an emotional final farewell for tin nguyen. she was planning her wedding when she was killed. relatives say the 31-year-old always had a big smile on her face. >> she was our angel. she is still our angel. even though she's gone up to heaven. we pray that her life and the other lives lost -- >> at each one of today's funerals loved ones called on those gathered to remember the other victims of the tragedy. i'm amy powell for abc 7 news. >>> two syrians arrested in switzerland have no clear link to the men suspected of planning a terrorist attack in geneva this week. police arrested them in a vehicle that had traces of explosives. the search continues for at least four men with the islamic state group isis, suspected of planning a specific attack in the city. those men are linked to last month's deadly attacks in paris. >>> in florida cell phone video shows a woman getting into a fight with a state trooper at th

according to eyewitness denise peraza who was shot in the back and wounded, two men with large calibereapons opened fire on a group of people and they shot for 30 seconds straight. reloaded, and fired again. at this point, 14 innocent folks are dead. 17 others wounded. police shot one of the perpetrators hours later as somebody fled in an suv. we still don't know how many people were in there. we should get updated information momentarily. now, a hunt is on for at least one other suspect, but, again, we don't know much about that. the dramatic events were broadcast live to the nation on cable tv outlets as once again america is shaken by senseless violence. we are awaiting a press conference from san bernadino county and when that begins we will go to it but, first, adam housley has been covering the story all day and has an eyewitness with him, i understand. adam, set it up for us, please. >> yeah. i will set it up first and eyewitness is going to come over here in a second. i can tell you this is basically not far from where the barricade is taking place, the severine is taking place

one of the patients who is being treated there is a 27-year-old woman named denise peraza. denise works for the county health department. she was at that gathering yesterday. she was there to celebrate with her employees. with her fellow employees. and she was shot in the lower back. and she was shot as she was lying on the ground trying to protect herself from gunshots and she was able to communicate a little bit with her sister. have a look. >> she said that as soon as the gunfire started, everyone dropped down to the floor. and they were underneath desks and she was trying to shield herself with a chair with the man who was next to her. and then all of a sudden she said she just felt it go in through her back. >> well, denise's husband posted a message on facebook earlier. basically saying that she had a bullet lodged in her abdomen. she's going to be in the hospital for a few days and they have to evaluate whether or not there is going to be surgery. at this point, ten people in both of these hospitals. back to you guys. >> all right, dan simon for us, obviously, everyo

according to eyewitness denise peraza who was shot in the back and wounded, two men with large calibereapons opened fire on a group of people and they shot for 30 seconds straight. reloaded, and fired again. at this point, 14 innocent folks are dead. 17 others wounded. police shot one of the perpetrators hours later as somebody fled in an suv. we still don't know how many people were in there. we should get updated information momentarily. now, a hunt is on for at least one other suspect but, again we don't know much about that. the dramatic events were broadcast live to the nation on cable tv outlets as once again america is shaken by senseless violence. we are awaiting a press conference from san bernadino county and when that begins we will go to it but, first, adam housley has been covering the story all day and has an eyewitness with him i understand. adam, set it up for us, please. >> yeah. i will set it up first and eyewitness is going to come over here in a second. i can tell you this is basically not far from where the barricade is taking place, the severine is taking place. r

according to eyewitness denise peraza who was shot in the back and

when gunfire rang out he gave his life to save denise peraza. from the hospital she says johnson shielded her... saying three words... "i got you." tonight... her life a tribute to his... in a massacre where there are still so many questions... in light of the california attacks, communities across the nation are coming together to show support for muslim americans. kansas city's muslim community took to the streets yesterday to declare that isis is not islam. dozens marched nearly two miles...holding signs that read islam teaches peace, not violence. the group says that being muslim does not mean harm to others and like other americans, they feel the same sorrow over the attacks. "99 percent of the islam world condemns terrorists and the islam. and not the real islam. the true islam is peace." the march also highlighted an annual celebration honoring the prophet who stood up to terrorism centuries ago. demonstrators staged a "die-in" in downtown chicago in protest of the fatal shooting of a black teen by a white police officer. about 13 people

also denise peraza, her sister, spoke about what happened to denise. she called her from the scene before she was even cared for. take a listen. >> she said steph, i was shot. and she was crying. and so i knew she was serious. and i was just like what happened? and she just said she was at a work thing and the shooters came in and she was shot and she was scared. and she said i just wanted to tell you that i love you. and that -- and then she said she had to go and hung up. as soon as the gunfire started everyone dropped to the floor and they were underneath desks and she was trying to shield herself with a chair with the man next to her and then all of a sudden she said she just felt it like go in through her back and luckily, you know, the shooters weren't there for too long and they were able to get her out of there quickly. >> it's remarkable carol. we don't hear that thing often. but she felt it going through her back, the bullet. she's expected to be okay in the hospital behind me. that gives a little insight into what was happening and also how

. >> reporter: among the dead, 45-year-old shannon johnson, his wounded co-worker denise peraza releasingovernight saying she's only alive because johnson shielded here from the gun fire saying only, i got you. the fbi director says as of now there's no way to know the couple's true intent, but again, chris, a big part of their investigation will be retrieving whatever information they can find on the couple's digital footprints. >> nbc's ing . >> president obama made a statement on thursday. >> just two week ago. we have to search ourselves as a society to make sure that we can take basic steps that would make it harder, not impossible, but harder for individuals to get access to weapons. >> this has become a familiar refrain during the obama administration, and for the past seven years, the president making what he feels like countless pleas in the wake of mass shootings with very little to show in return. >> i have had to make statements like this too many times. communities like this have had to endure tragedies like this too many times. charlotte, daniel, olivia, josephine, and each

shannon johnson was there sitting next to his friend denise peraza.ise survived now writing they huddled next to each other. shannon didn't make it out alive. 1 of 14 killed. denise saying, i will always remember his left arm wrapped around me holding me as close as possible next to him behind that chair, and amidst all the chaos i'll always remember him saying these three words, i got you. those who knew farook said they noticed changes about a year ago. >> i think after he got married he kind of kept to himself a little bit more. >> reporter: but they say there were never any warning signs. do you feel like you didn't know your brother? >> no, at this time, i feel like he had a double life. i feel like he was very good at concealing everything from all of us. >> reporter: yeah, they say he was living a double life. there are still five people recovering in the hospital this morning. and their stories are just now emerging. one of them we told you about, amanda gaspard. she somehow mustered up the strength to pray for her co-workers right there with

another victim, denise peraza, described the horror to her sister. sot stephanie rose baldwin, denise peraza's sister "she said as soon as the gunfire started, everybody dropped down to the floor and they were underneath the desks. she was trying to shield herself with a chair with the man who was next to her." that man, shannon johnson, held his arms around her, telling her "i got you." he did not survive.