it is friday, december 12th. the battle is escalating as john brennan steps into the spotlight to talk about the techniques claiming they caused useful intelligence. >> reporter: christine, a cia director, with a live news conference from the langley headquarters. cia director john brennan made his first public appearance since the democrats released a bombshell report of the brutal allegatio allegations. he never used the word torture, but it went beyond what was authorized. he called them abhorrent. >> and rightly should be