Barking dog and that appears to be what alerted the hostages captors to what was going on. During the firefight that then followed, u. S. Forpdss saw a militant go into the shack where the hostages were being held. It is believed that is when he shot both of the hostages, both of them died as a result of those injuries, as u. S. Forces were transporting them away. U. S. Intelligence did not know the identity of the other hostage being held with somers. He has since been identified as South African teacher pierre korkie. A char that worked with korkie says he was due to be released today. To discuss this and many of the other top stories for the week, joined by our panel, bring in democratic strategist basil smythe, jr. , political consultant and former adviser to mitt romney, cater packer gauge and msnbc correspondent, casey packer hunt. Obviously on this hostage story, we are learning the details, obviousiously a heartbreaking story, another report i know in the New York Times this mo
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
this morning on world news now mammoth storm barreling all the way down the west coast at this hour. the flood, snowfall, extensive damage and today s evacuations. accuweather tracking it all. campus scandal. the sex assault scandal involving the university of virginia and rolling stone. what really happened? three friends of the accuser speaking out in an abc news exclusive. and another exclusive. the supermodel accusing bill cosby of sexual assault. fashion icon beverly johnson reveals her secrets kept for decades in a television exclusive. later celebrity snub. brad pitt and angelina jolie snubbed by the golden globes. will they be a no-show at one of the biggest award shows of the year. that s in the skinny on this friday, december 12th. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now.
this morning on world news now mammoth storm barreling all the way down the west coast at this hour. the flood, snowfall, extensive damage and today s evacuations. accuweather tracking it all. campus scandal. the sex assault scandal involving the university of virginia and rolling stone. what really happened? three friends of the accuser speaking out in an abc news exclusive. and another exclusive. the supermodel accusing bill cosby of sexual assault. fashion icon beverly johnson reveals her secrets kept for decades in a television exclusive. later celebrity snub. brad pitt and angelina jolie snubbed by the golden globes. will they be a no-show at one of the biggest award shows of the year. that s in the skinny on this friday, december 12th.
and dragged her back in the 80s. those are some of our top stories on this friday, december 12th. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now. we begin this year s final battle over funding the federal government. it took a step towards completion last night on capitol hill. just enough members of the house supported a massive spending bill sending it along to the senate. abc s karen travers reports. even though it was passed, plenty of representatives didn t like it. reporter: it wouldn t be the holiday season if congress didn t face a major deadline. with little time to spare, the house passed a $1.1 trillion bill to fund the government. averting a shutdown. house speaker john boehner promised to get it done but it wasn t without drama and controversy. remember, this bill was put together in a bicameral, bipartisan way. there s no members should have objections to it. reporter: there was something