The epic ending earning a place in history on today, friday, december 4th, 2015. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, welcome to today on a friday morning. They are calling that football play the motown miracle, people in the motor city not waking up feeling that way. Theres a reason they do those hail mary passes because sometimes they work. Every once in a while. If you were sleeping well show you. Well begin with our top story. The shooting rampage in San Bernardino, california and officials trying to answer the question why was this terrorism . This morning investigators are following the trail of clues left behind by the attackers. But theres no clear motive. We have complete coverage with beginning with craig melvin. Od morning to you. Reporter good morning. Law enforcement officials here are looking very closely at this couples digital footprint, communications. Thursday night Law Enforcement officials revealele that the couple had amassed nothing short of an arsenal, 6,000 rounds of ammunition, 12 pipe bombs in the garage, materials to make more bombs. There are two central questions in this investigation right now. Had this couple become radicalized, and were they planning more attacks . We have at least 20 victims. Reporter one of the first officers to arriveve San BernardinoPolice Lieutenant thursday night describing the horror of the mass shooting for the first time. It was extremely loud. The fire alarms were going off. There were people who were obviously injured and obviously in great amount of p pn and that was e edent in the moments and the wails we heard. Reporter a speed for which he said no amount of training could prepare him. The carnage that we were seeing. The number of people who were injured and, unfortunately, already dead. And the sheer panic on the face of those individuals that were safe. Reporter shortly after the Assault Police s s colleagues of Syed Rizwan Farook identified him to authorities. A male left out of the blue and then 20 minutes later shooting occurred. Reporter overright farookok brotherinlaw said he never saw any hints o violence. He was a good religious person, yes just like normal anybody would be. Butnothing, nothing that i can see that he could do that. Nothing that would fit the term radicalized as weve heard . No, not that i can take. Not the person i know. Reporter farhan khan saw farook a week ago. Drank tea and talked about every day things like work and trying to lose weight. Its always going to be a question why he did Something Like that. A normal person living with my family, why would he do Something Like that . Did somebody brainwash him . Something snap him . Did he have a fight at work . Im waiting to hear like whaha really happened. Reporter khan described farook as private and didnt know his wife very well but the couple seemed to be happy and loved their baby girl. You left your 6monthold daughter, you know, in this life. Some people cannot have kids. God give you a gift of a daughter. And you left that kid behind. I dont know what message. Brotherinlaw . Y, absolutely. Very angry. Very upsent a angry. And for leavivi his daughter . Yeah. Angry. Reporter and this morning we are leaeaing new details abobo possible terrorist ties, including fact that farook had interest the u. S. Authorities here in the Los Angeles Area and overseas. We can also tell you some of the evidence from here in San Bernardino has already been flown back to washington, d. C. For expert experiod indicted analysis were told. Craig melvin at the scene. Lets talk more about those possible ties to terrorism and bring in nbc justice correspondent petetwilliams. Pete, what can you tell us . Reporter matt, investigators hit something of a bump in the road as they try to figure out phone and computer left behind were intentionally damaged. Inside this house used by Syed Rizwan Farook and his wife in redland near San Bernardino investigators say they found some electronic footprints indicating that farook was in touch by phone and social media with people in the u. S. And overseas who showed an interest in radical jihad. But Officials Say farook and his wife tried to cover their electronic tracks just before the shooting, erasing emails and destroying computer hard drives and cell phones. U. S. Officials are also loooong at farooks overseas travel, twice to saudi arabia, where he met his wife, and to pakistan where she comes from. But from the president on down officials insist they have yet to know what toledo the shooting. It is p psible that this was terrorist related. But we dont know. Its also possible that this was workplace related. Reporter investigators say in advance stockpiling a dozen pipe bombs in that house and ammunition in addition to 1600 rounds of ammunition that the couple had in their suv car. Thats roughly 1600 in ammunition. Guns cost 1500. An explosive device left behind by farook and his wife at the shooting scene, three pipe bombs tied together with a Remote Control detonator. Inside the couple shot up suv sayyas the remote alcohol itselfit control. That same design was used by the tsarnaev brothers in the Boston Marathon bombing. Investigators are looking whether that same design was available some place else. At this point we do not have information, i do want to stress, we do not have information about what influenced either of these two individuals. Reporter investigators are also looking at whether farook those guns and explosives but so far Officials Say theres no sign that anyone else knew what they were up to. Pete, its understandable people want to label this. When it c ces to the word terrorism you hear a lotf people using it yet a lot of luchlt officials and government officials are reluctant to use it. Why . Reporter well, first of all, they have to know what the couple was up to. In other words, what did they want to do here before they can label it . People can call it tichl if he want but for the fbi theres a strict definition an act dangerous to human Life Intended to intimidate or coerce the civilian population or influence government policy. It may seem odd but under federal law for this requirement just going out and shooting a bunch of people doesnt make it an act of terrorism no matter what the persons own views may be. Important distinction. The director of the National Counterterrorism center. Michael, good morning to you. We just learned that the word terrorism is a term of art legally. But lets just talk about facts of the case as we understand them right now. Everyone is being very careful. But if you were to line up on a scale all the facts that were indicative of a terrorist motivated attack and those that looked like a workplace grievance wouldnt you have more facts to suggest terrorism than your typical disgruntled Workplace Violence . You do. You have contacts of peopleef concern. You have one of the ieds which links back to a terrorist organization potentially. So you have a lot of indicators there. As pete said ultimately its about what was in the individuals minds and what their motive was. But at least for now its leading in that direction. The president was right that motives mix together and deadly combination. You can be motivated by radical thoughts but t tget individuals becacae youelt alienated, you felt disenfranchised. Some of the circumstantial evidence, this idea that you are committed enough to creating carnage that you drove off your 6monthold daughter with a relative under false pretense. It seems hard for anybody to get their arms around. Youre exactly right. Thats what makes this case so hard for Law Enforcement officials. Because it doesnt make sense. The profile of thesewo individuals is so different from so many that have been radicalized so you start to think theres some other motivation there. At the same time you have conflicting indicators like the explosives devices. That mix is not only hard to under after the fact kts it also makes it that much harder for people to detect these sorts of terrorist or Workplace Violence isnt the woman the key here, michael . If youre analyzing these facts what woman leaves a 6monthold baby to go help you rectify your workplace grievance . I cant begin to understand what is going on in her mind but its extremely rare in terrorist circles and radicalization to see two individuals who are married go out and do this together. Weve seen examples of black widows, women becoming radicalized when their husbands are killed. But to go out there and do this together is an outliar. I think thats what left many in the Counterterrorism Community very, very concerned but still scratching their head. And that something happened at this Holiday Party isnt it more likely he went to that party to case the room, find out where the entrances were and the exits were, see if there was visible security, find out where the parking lot so they could get out of there . I think theres absolutely no doubt that there was significant planning before the fact. Theres no way that you gather these weapons, that you have this coordinated plan with the wife, that you have this improviced explosive device you bring in with a Remote Control all of that indicates a degree of planning and destruction of the social media indicates a degree of plan. That point, again, towards long term thought about this. It wasasery well hidden and the real potential for radicalization. Michael as always thanks very much. To hear the investigators say they have a whole section of their house dedicated to bomb making. Why do you wipe youou computer, what are you trying to erase emails and contacts. Those are questions that investigators are looking at. Front and center this whole story on the campaign trail. Its intensifying an already heated debate among candidates and voters over terrorism and Hallie Jackson is following that piece of the story for us. Reporter as this conversation happens particularly about National Security, many of the president ial candidates are not hesitating to call this shooting terrorism. Part of the political fallout after San Bernardino. Its becoming clearer that we are dealing with an act of terrorism. Reporter for hick a rare consensus with some republican rivals with more and more information coming out about the San Bernardino shooter. For some the rhetoric rising. It seems every time theres a they want strength. We have weak people. We have ineffective people. Radical islamic terrorism and ill tell you what. We have a president that refuses to use the term. He refuses to say it. Theres something going on with him that we dont know about. From the only republican making an early link to islam and terror. All of us are deeply concerned that this is another manifestation of terrorism. Radical islamic terrorism here at home. We need to come to grips with the idea that we are in the midst of the next world war. Talk terrorism. Im convinced it was a terrorist attack. Reporter democrats demand more gun control. We cant go on with losing the 90 people a day to gun violence. Reporter republicans pouncing. You think shooting in california is about gun control . Then you dont understand whats gog on in the world. Reporter grahams comments coming at a forum of jewish constituents. Trump the frontrunner booed for s response to whether jerusalem should be the capital ofs israel. I want to wait until i immediate with b. B. Short time. Reporter ben carson again seemed to struggle on Foreign Policy raising eyebrows with his mispronunciation of the Extremist Group hamas. The slit is fatah and hamas. They operate in a constant state of conflict. Reporter carson eventually corrected himself. Foreign policy and National Security increasingly important topics now in this president ial race. While the shooting has pushed gun control into the spotlight many republicans are doubling down on their positions on the campaign trail. Ted cruz, for example will go forward with Second Amendment event at a gun range today in iowa. We have a story that was breaking overnight. 16 people were killed, several others injured during a fire bomb attack on a nightclub in cairo. Police are still looking for two young men who carried this out. This happened during a staff and the men after denied entrance. They threw molotov cocktails into the club. Sad news from the music world. Scott weiland from stone temple pilot died at age 48. A lot of people remember that voice. He died in his sleep in minnesota. He was on tour with his new band. The cause of death has not been determined. He rose to fame in the 90s with a pair of hit albums with the stone temple pilots. He long suffered from stauns abuse issues. Hes survived by his wife and two children from a previous marriage. A major shift when it comes to women in combat announced by the pentagon on thursday. Defense secretary ash carter has ordered the military to open all combat jobs to women. This new policy will go into effect next month. Afford to exclude half of the military from jobs. And then this one if you didnt stay up late last night you missed an unbelievable finish for the packerslions game. Lets start what should have been the last play of the game, the packers were down by two. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers was tackled, but the lions were flagged for facemask. That gave green bay one final play. Heres what happened. Rodgers, in trouble. Going to get there. 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