star studded. that s a good lineup. it s a really good lineup. america loves a party. d.c. is rocking. oh, it was rocking. later today, at the inauguration, there will no doubt be a lot of attention on the president, of course. but also on the first lady and who she will be wearing. that s the real issue right now. that seems to be the burning question for many fashionistas out there. so abc s tonya rivero did some digging and has some insight. reporter: over the past four years, it s been bold colors, bare arms and now fresh bangs. no one has influenced women s fashion quite like michelle obama. women like the way she mixes labels. she s unafraid to wear color. she seems like she s having fun. reporter: as all eyes turn to the inauguration, one big
0 reporter: as the bodies of more hostages are being discovered inside the facility, many badly burned or maimed. the absolute horror of their experience became clear. in recordings of phone calls made by one hostage in broken english, to authorities outside, as broadcast on algerian tv. we have prisoners. we have hostages with bombs on the body. please call back, please call back. reporter: an al qaeda commander followed up with this ominous message in arabic. we will kill the american hostages here. we will slaughter them. we will not kill them, we will slaughter them. survivors say one of the captors spoke excellent english and may have been from canada. and that many of the terrorists were dressed as security guards, making the decision to run for it difficult. you don t know what s out there and we know that the terrorists are dressed the same as the security forces. that was a huge decision, do you stay or go? reporter: the rogue one-tied al qaeda leader, mokhtar belmok
tearful reunion in iowa saturday. one thing he said is he has someone to send a christmas card to now. reporter: now eddie has one final hope for clifford. he s never been on vacation. i want him to go on a vacation to disney world with me. reporter: but disney will have to wait. clifford s next stop is a visit to betty s family in st. louis, to begin making up for all those missing years. tonya rivero, abc news, new york. you can t not love that story. i m an only child, so that kind of thing really touches me. it was so nice. willis is mocking us. it s so nice. well done, eddie, well done. more from abc next. this is abc s world news now informing insomniacs for two decades.
nice song pick, guys. nice song pick, guys. we turn to the story of an incredible reunion, 65 years in the making. this is our, boom, favorite story of the day. a brother and sister separated by circumstance for 65 years. this weekend, they saw each other for the first time since they were kids. as abc s tonya rivero reports they have a 7-year-old to thank. reporter: clutching roses meant for a sister not seen in 65 years. clifford nearly collapses.
0 this week for a ski vacation. i saw that the high was like 9 and the low was negative 2. it s cold there. that s my favorite part, the lodge. i don t like the skiing part. i go for the atmosphere. now the story of holly the cat with an amazing sense of direction. holly is owned by jacob and bonnie of west palm beach florida. they were on a trip to daytona in november when holly got freaked out by fireworks and just ran off. the next time she was seen, holly was within a mile of the richter s home. the woman who found her took holly to a vet who scanned her microchip. she got in touch with her thankful owners. just how holly made it 190 miles home will remain a mystery. you never think cats and animals are able to find their way home. my goodness. it s rare for cats to do that. dogs sometimes, but it s rare for cats. that s a long trek for that little kitty. and the microchips are so important. that s right. that allows you a signal that you know where they are. if y