. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today," shooting in san bs ernardino, with matt lauer, live from san bernardino, california, and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> good morning, everybody. welcome to a special split edition of "today." it's thursday morning. i'm savannah guthrie here in the studio in new york. matt has traveled to san bernardino bernardino, a few blocks away from where this shooting occurred. matt, good morning to you. i can only imagine, this is a community in shock. >> i mean, you can't imagine anybody actually fell asleep last night here in san bernardino, but if they did, they're waking up, yes, in shock. savannah, i was just watching the open of the show, and i got a glimpse of the rockefeller this is supposed to be the most joyous and festive time of the year. you and i were supposed to be part of the tree lighting ceremony last night. instead, we're waking up this morning and covering another mass shooting in this country. i don't often start coverage of an event like this by talking about how other people