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As for the cafe manager tori johnson, he was very much loved by the people he worked with. they called him a compassionate leader who died exactly the way he lived, always looking out for others. heres friends talking about both victims. listen. >> i cant say enough about him. it doesnt surprise me. he was never going to leave. he never would have left his staff there. >> katrina was nothing short of formidable to be honest. she was probably the most intelligent person i knew. she had impeccable...

There isnt that divide and we dont see that ugliness that can come about in times of crisis. >> vicky, as youre there covering the victims in the hospital, have they -- im sure theyre investigating this, but do officials know how some of the victims were killed? could it possibilitiy hay possi friendly fire? >> reporter: look, as you just said, there is a current police investigation under way. these hostages were only released, the siege only ended some 11 hours ago, so its still very early sta...

Their lives first. what do you know about the actions of hostages inside that may have helped others, but cost their own lives? >> i dont know anything more than the general public does at this point. its still very early days. what we know in sydney and australia is the new south wales police and the federal police and the authorities did an absolutely fantastic job dealing with what was a dreadful situation. its still very early days in finding out actually what went on inside the cafe. and th...

Ready for the race for the white house now that the midterms are history. other news were following, its just before 5:30 a.m. wednesday morning in sydney, australia. people there will be waking up to the aftermath of that deadly hostage standoff. authorities are investigating what happened during that nearly 17-hour siege that left two hostages and the gunman dead. reports say the victims, a prominent attorney and the cafe manager, died while trying to protect others inside. we get more now o...

This terrifying ordeal. after a firestorm of gunshots rang out in the heart of downtown sydney, authorities still piecing together what set off the chain of events, forcing heavily armed police to storm the lindt chocolate cafe freeing the hostages inside. >> they made the call because they believed at that time if they didnt enter, there would have been many more lives lost. >> reporter: some have has t said 34-year-old tori johnson, the cafe manager, may have grabbed the hostage-takers gun but...

In sydney, australia an outpouring of public grief at the sign of yesterdays deadly hostage standoff. unconfirmed stories of their heroic final moments, tori johnson the cafe manager on the right reportedly grabbed the attackers weapon and katrina dawson shielded her pregnant friend from the gunfire. cnns andrew stevens is in sydney. a bed of flowers each a bouquet a tribute to the bravery here. >> this has been an absolutely appalling and ugly incident. >> reporter: were learning more about the...

But those are quickly being taken off social media web sites and no tv stations were airing his messages. eyewitness accounts saying he dozed off at the time the frantic hostages managed to escape before the shooting began. he fell asleep and at some point the cafe manager trayed to take his begun off him and thats when he turned the gun on the cafe manager who was one of the two victim who died in the siege. bill: in a moment you will hear from the prime minister. a man with a long and storied ...

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Likely, certainly possible, this incident could have taken place. because the level of control that would be necessary to prevent people from going about their daily life would be very high indeed. >> two hostages were killed. were learning more about them. katrina dawson was a mother of three and an attorney and 34-year-old tori johnson was a cafe manager. >> i cant say enough about him. it doesnt comprise me. he would have never left his staff there. >> she was probably the most intelligent pe...

Movie plot. its tuesday, december 16th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning to you all. im t.j. holmes. >> im reena ninan. we begin with the end to the 16-hour siege in australia. heavily armed police storming the downtown cafe in the middle of the night. >> when it was over, the gunman and two of his hostages were dead. the two hostages, katrina dawson, 38-year-old lawyer and mother of three, and 34-year-old tori johnson, the cafe manager who reportedly died t...