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On Thursday, Police Chief Jarrod Burguan of- fered a grim morning-after inventory that suggested Wednesday's bloodbath could have been far worse. At the social service cen- ter, the couple left three rigged-together pipe bombs with a remote-control det- onating device that appar- ently malfunctioned, and they had more than 1,600 rounds of ammunition re- maining when police killed them in their rented SUV, Burguan said. At a family home in the nearby town of Redlands, they had 12 pipe bombs, tools for making more, and over 3,000 additional rounds of ammunition, the chief said. "We don't know if this was workplace rage or something larger or a com- bination of both," Attorney General Loretta Lynch said in Washington, echoing President Barack Obama. "We don't know the moti- vation." Investigators are trying to determine whether Fa- rook, who was Muslim, be- came radicalized — and, if so, how — as well as whether he was in contact with any foreign terrorist organization, said the U.S. intelligence official, who was not authorized to dis- cuss the matter publicly and spoke on condition of ano- nymity. The same official said Fa- rook had been in touch on social media with extrem- ists who were under FBI scrutiny. The second U.S. official said the FBI was treating the attack as a potential act of terror but had reached no conclusion that it was. The official said Farook's contacts online did not in- volve any significant play- ers on the agency's radar and dated back some time, and there was no immedi- ate indication of any surge in communication ahead of the shooting. The official cautioned that such contact by itself doesn't mean someone is a terrorist. Rita Katz, director of SITE Intelligence Group, an organization that tracks and analyzes extremists, said it hasn't found any connection between Farook and jihadi groups. But she also said that some of Fa- rook's social media posts seem to have been deleted before the attack. Wednesday's rampage was the nation's deadliest mass shooting since 2012, when 26 children and adults were slain in New- town, Connecticut. In San Bernardino, a Southern California city of 214,000, 21 people were in- jured Wednesday, includ- ing two police officers, au- thorities said. Two of the wounded remained in crit- ical condition Thursday. Authorities said the at- tack was carefully planned. "There was obviously a mission here. We know that. We do not know why. We don't know if this was the intended target or if there was something that trig- gered him to do this imme- diately," David Bowdich, as- sistant director of the FBI's Los Angeles office, said as the bureau took over the in- vestigation. Farook has no known criminal record, Burguan said. He was born in Chi- cago to a Pakistani fam- ily, raised in Southern Cal- ifornia and worked at San Bernardino County's De- partment of Public Health for two stints totaling four years since 2010, according to authorities and acquain- tances. The Saudi Embassy said he traveled to Saudi Arabia in the summer of 2014 for nine days. As for Malik, she came to the U.S. in July 2014 on a Pakistani passport and a fiancée visa, authori- ties said. To get the visa, immigrants submit to an interview and biometric and background checks — screening intended to identify anyone who might pose a threat. They were married on Aug. 16, 2014, in nearby Riv- erside County, according to their marriage license. Both listed their religion as Mus- lim. The couple had a 6-month-old daughter who they dropped with relatives Wednesday morning before the shooting. Adam Lankford, a crim- inal justice professor at the University of Alabama, said his review of mass public shootings in the U.S. indi- cates this is the first one in recent history involving a male-female team. Farook was a devout Muslim who prayed every day and recently memo- rized the Quran, according to brothers Nizaam and Ra- hemaan Ali, who attended Dar Al Uloom Al Islamiyah mosque in San Bernardino with Farook. Rahemaan Ali said he last saw Farook three weeks ago, when he abruptly stopped going to the mosque. Ali said Farook seemed happy and his usual self, and the brothers never saw a violent side. Shooting FROMPAGE1 The journey has been an interesting one going from Harman's garage in Novem- ber 2008 with both girls working full-time jobs in addition to the GWG cloth- ing line to having their lines carried by a sporting goods chain along with launching on-line sales before eventu- ally getting the chance to host their own television show. "It's been a huge leap for us, and something that we weren't really familiar with," O'Hara said. "I re- ally like to be outside of the box and try new things, but Norissa is always a little more cautious, so it's been fun to do the adventure side of things and see her reac- tion to bungee jumping and sky diving in other coun- tries." It was definitely an ex- perience for young entre- preneurs and there were a lot of learning curves with GWG, Harman said. "I think we are doing the same with UHTV learn- ing about TV, camera work and ourselves," Harman said. "I really never imag- ined I'd be a host of a show, but I'm riding the wave." For O'Hara, it's hard to choose just one favor- ite memory, but one that stands out was the chance for her and Harman to take their husbands with them to Rhinoland Safaris in the Limpopo Province of South Africa, she said. "It was so wonderful to see Jon's reaction to his first out of country trip and be- coming family with the amazing outfitter that are on the opposite side of the world from us," O'Hara said. "It was an awesome trip to see it through his eyes." She has so many amaz- ing memories just being able to travel all over the world and meet so many amazing humans, Harman said. It is truly life chang- ing, she said. Both O'Hara and Har- man said their favorite place their show has taken them to was New Zealand because of the beautiful landscape and mountains as well as being able to ex- perience hiking to the top of some of the most beauti- ful mountain ranges in the world. The award for most chal- lenging hunt goes to a re- cent one in Colorado with Winterhawk Outfitters, O'Hara said. "We were hunting elk and we had below zero temperatures in the Flat Tops Wilderness area," O'Hara said. "We would ride in on horseback every day and hike for hours in the snow. It was also one of the best and most reward- ing hunts I have done yet. Both Norissa and I were successful in harvesting our elk, and mine was the last minute of the last day of the season. The harder you work on your hunts to harvest an animal, the more rewarding it is as a hunter." While Harman agreed on the Colorado hunt, she also has fond memories of their hunt in the Congo. "I would also say the Congo heading deep into the rainforest is a trip," Harman said. "One day we are in Red Bluff and two days later we are in the jun- gle looking at gorillas and monkeys. Makes you appre- ciate all of Gods creations." For more information on the show visit: www.univer- salhuntress.com. Huntress FROM PAGE 1 DAILYNEWSFILEPHOTO Santa Claus made an appearance for the Corning Volunteer Fire Department during Corning's Hometown Christmas Parade in 2013. CONTRIBUTED Jen O'Hara and Norissa Harman, both of Red Bluff, go on a hunting trip in the Congo, filmed for their television show, "Universal Huntress." The day will kick off with a pancake breakfast at Java Lanes 7-10 a.m. fol- lowed by vendors at Rodg- ers Theatre and a children's games and heroes costume parade from noon to 5 p.m. with the parade at 1 p.m. Santa arrives for pictures at 1 p.m. in the theatre and there is an art show at Ed- ward Jones, H&R Block and the Corning Museum from noon to 5 p.m. as well. The lighted parade starts at 5:30 p.m. with the tree lighting ceremony to follow immediately after. The Corning Volunteer Fire Department will hold a spaghetti dinner fund- raiser to support its annual Christmas Basket and Toy Giveaway from 5-8 p.m. at the fire hall, 814 Fifth St. Cost is a $5 donation per plate. The dinner and raffle ticket sales are the two main fundraisers for the giveaway, which is in its 38th year. The fireman will be going door to door in the Corning area on Dec. 9 to sell tickets, which are a $5 donation. Originally, the depart- ment held an annual Fire- men's Ball. Over the years, while ticket sales remained good, attendance began to decline, Spannaus said. Eventually the firemen de- cided to hold a raffle in- stead so the community would receive something in return. Raffle tickets are avail- able from any member of the Corning Volunteer Fire Department or at the fire hall. "The volunteers truly look forward to this time of year and enjoy the feel- ing of giving something back to their community," Corning Fire Chief Martin Spannaus said. Applications for the food baskets, which are for Corning residents who live within city limits, will be taken 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday through Dec. 10 at the fire station. Applicants must show a proof of residency such as a photo identifica- tion and a utility bill. De- livery will be Dec. 19. "Last year we gave out about 62 baskets," Span- naus said. "Our high was 88 in 2009, but our ability to do it is tighter now." Baskets, along with a toy for each child that will be wrapped at the Commu- nity Christmas Wrapping Party at 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 17 at the fire hall, Span- naus said. Residents are welcome to drop off new, unwrapped toys, canned goods or money toward the baskets through Dec. 16. For more information on the food giveaway, call 824-7044. For information on Hometown Christmas call 824-5550 or visit www. corningcachamber.org. Christmas FROM PAGE 1 DAMIAN DOVARGANES — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Authorities search an area near where police stopped a suspected vehicle in San Bernardino on Wednesday following a shooting that killed multiple people at a social services center for the disabled. Avila: George Avila, 68, of Red Bluff died Wednesday, Dec. 2at St. Elizabeth's Community Hospital. Ar- rangements are under the direction of Blair's Crema- tion & Burial. Published Fri- day, Dec. 4, 2015in the Daily News, Red Bluff, California. Bechtold: Larry Bechtold, 55, of Cottonwood died Wednesday, Dec. 2at St. Elizabeth's Community Hospital. Arrangements are under the direction of Blair's Cremation & Burial. Pub- lished Friday, Dec. 4, 2015 in the Daily News, Red Bluff, California. Conrad: Doreen G. Con- rad, 70, of Red Bluff died Wednesday, Dec. 2at her home. Arrangements are under the direction of Red Bluff Simple Cremations & Burial Service. Published Fri- day, Dec. 4, 2015in the Daily News, Red Bluff, California. Girard: Jeffrey Girard, 22, of Cottonwood died Friday, Nov. 27in Redding. Ar- rangements are under the direction of Blair's Crema- tion & Burial. Published Friday, Dec. 4, 2015in the Daily News, Red Bluff, California. Quillen: Judy Quillen, 75, of Los Molinos died Monday, Nov. 30at her home. Ar- rangements are under the direction of Blair's Crema- tion & Burial. Published Friday, Dec. 4, 2015in the Daily News, Red Bluff, California. Simon: Randal Simon, 60, of Red Bluff died Saturday, Nov. 28at his home. Ar- rangements are under the direction of Blair's Crema- tion & Burial. Published Fri- day, Dec. 4, 2015in the Daily News, Red Bluff, California. Vegoe: Jim Vegoe, 74, of Los Molinos died Monday, Nov. 30at his home. Ar- rangements are under the direction of Blair's Crema- tion & Burial. Published Fri- day, Dec. 4, 2015in the Daily News, Red Bluff, California. Deathnoticesmustbe provided by mortuaries to the news department, are published at no charge, and feature only specific basic information about the deceased. Paid obituaries are placed through the Classified advertising department. Paid obituaries may be placed by mortuaries or by families of the deceased and include online publication linked to the newspaper's website. Paid obituaries may be of any length, may run multiple days and offer wide latitude of content, including photos. DEATH NOTICES By Joan Lowy The Associated Press WASHINGTON The House on Thursday overwhelm- ingly approved a 5-year, $305 billion bill that boosts highway and tran- sit spending and assures states that federal help will be available for ma- jor projects. Senate ap- proval was expected to follow later in the day. The bill, approved by a 359-65 vote, doesn't include as much money or last quite as long as many lawmakers and the Obama administration would have liked. Nor does it resolve how to pay for transportation pro- grams in the long term. Despite that, the 1,300- page bill was hailed by industry and public offi- cials as a major accom- plishment that will halt the cycle of last-minute, short-term fixes that have kept the federal Highway Trust Fund teetering on the edge of insolvency for much of the past eight years. Republicans leaders can point to the bill's pas- sage as evidence of their ability to govern, and President Barack Obama can claim to have made progress on addressing the nation's aging and congested infrastruc- ture, a major goal since the early days of his ad- ministration. Lawmakers in both parties effusively praised the bill as a model of bipartisan cooperation that didn't give everyone everything they wanted, but overall is an impor- tant step forward. The bill "proves to the American people that we can get big things done," said Rep. Bill Shuster, chairman of the House Transportation and Infra- structure Committee. The committee's senior Dem- ocrat, Rep. Peter DeFazio of Oregon, called the mea- sure "historic," but cau- tioned that "it is a start- ing point, not the end." A hallmark of the bill is the creation of new programs to focus fed- eral aid on eliminating bottlenecks and increas- ing the capacity of high- ways designated as ma- jor freight corridors. The Transportation Depart- ment estimates the vol- ume of freight traffic will increase 45 percent over the next 30 years. A big shortcoming in the bill, though, is how it's all financed. The main source of revenue for transportation is the trust fund, which comes mostly from the 18.4-cents-a-gal- lon gasoline tax. That tax hasn't been raised since 1993 even though trans- portation spending has increased. But raising the gas tax is viewed by many lawmakers as too politi- cally risky. To make up the short- fall, the bill uses $70 bil- lion in mostly budget gim- micks, including one that would move $53 billion from the Federal Reserve Bank's capital account to the general treasury. It's counted as new money on paper, but is actually just a transfer of funds from one government account to another, federal budget experts said. CONGRESS Ho us e ba ck s 5- ye ar , $3 05 billion transportation bill ELLISDOTY June 12, 1929 ~ November 27, 2015 Ellis Doty was born June 12, 1929, he passed away No- vember 27, 2015. He is survived by his wife Virginia and three sons, Mark, Craig, and Glenn; all live in New Zea- land. He is also survived by Virginia's family, a son and daughter in-law, 2 grandchildren and 3 great grandchil- dren children. He was veteran of the Navy, and served in the Korean War. He worked as a disc jockey in his early life, and in his later working years as and optician. He enjoyed the Red Bluff Rock Club and collecting old LP re- cords. Services for Ellis will be private. Obituaries FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2015 REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM |NEWS | 7 A