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Good morning. i m sara haines. hello to you all on this wednesday morning. i m t.j. holmes. here are some of the top headlines we are following on world news now. president obama is pledging to bring kayla mueller s captors to justice no matter how long it takes. he says officials and mueller s family have confirmed the young aid worker died likely at the hands of isis. full coverage ahead. a tv sportscaster was shot and wounded in his driveway in an upscale neighborhood. kyle kraska was hit several times but is expected to survive. the suspect surrendered to police after a long standoff. nbc is suspending brian williams for six months without pay for misrepresenting facts of his experience covering the iraq war. surprise announcement from jon stewart, quitting the the daily show he hosted for 16 years. ....
Route like his friend jerry seinfeld, and do a web series or he could do what a lot of comedians and thinkers of this day do, they travel around doing comedy shows here or there. it makes them a lot of money. money that goes straight to their pocket and doesn t take a lot of time away from the family. jason nathanson, thank you for joining us. from los angeles. now to the rocking of another media organization. newsweek magazine, their twitter page was breached for 14 minutes by hackers claiming to be affiliated by isis. they tweeted images to 2.5 million followers suggesting a bloody valentine s day and threatening the first family. authorities say the threats have low credibility. the pentagon says kayla mueller died at the hands of isis not in a jordanian air strike. her parents confirmed yesterday that the aid worker had, in fact, been killed. the cause of death, though, has ....
U.s. and jordanian officials expressed skepticism of the group s claims then and now. there s no evidence of civilians in the target area prior to the coalition strike taking place. reporter: mueller was the last known american hostage. she was captured in syria in august of 2013. her family released a letter she sent them last spring. she wrote, i have a lot of fight left inside of me. i m not breaking down and i will not give in, no matter how long it takes. the mueller family said in a statement that kayla lived with purpose and they will work every day to honor her legacy. she s done more in her incredible 26 years than many people could ever imagine doing in their lifetime. reporter: in an interview with buzz feed, president obama who spoke to kayla s parents said the u.s. government did everything possible to save kayla outside of paying ransom. it is as tough as anything i do having conversation with parents who understandably want, ....
Stewart plans to stay on the job until later this year. so far he gave no reason for his departure. those are some of our top stories on this wednesday, february 11th. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now. thank you for spending time with us. we have to begin with new details about the death of american hostage kayla mueller. the pentagon says mueller did not die in a jordanian air strike as isis claimed. little else is revealed about the circumstances of her death but the president is paying tribute to her. here s abc s ted rowlands. reporter: there s still questions about the tragic death of kayla mueller. over the weekend her family receiving a private message from isis captors that included photos of her body. that information was shared with the intelligence community. they concluded that kayla has in fact died. reporter: isis claimed last friday the 26-year-old american aide worker was killed in a jordanian air strike, but offered no public proof. ....
Not been revealed. family and friends in mueller s hometown of prescott, arizona remember her courage and conviction. kayla has touched the heart of the world. the world grieves with us. the world mourns with us. reporter: the white house says president obama spoke to mueller s parents and offered prayers. the president said mueller epitomized all that is good in the world. in san diego, a television sports anchor is recovering after being shot outside of his home. witnesses say kyle kraska was backing out of his driveway when a man opened fire shooting out the rear window of his mercedes. he was hit multiple times but doctors give him a good prognosis. after a standoff that lasted for hours, a suspect identified as mike montana surrendered to police but no word of a motive. testimony gets underway in texas in the trial of a man charged with killing chris kyle, the former navy s.e.a.l. who inspired the blockbuster film american sniper. his wife is among the first to take the ....