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Police in temple released a sketch of the suspect. the man shot patrick crawford several times after they exchanged words. crawford had surgery and he's recovering from his injuries in the hospital. two wisconsin girls are one step closer to standing trial as adults. they are facing attempted murder trials in the so-called slender man stabbing case. here's abc's richard cantu. >> reporter: one by one anissa weier and morgan geyser were led into court. barely out of childhood, now in chains. prosecutors charged them with hatching an elaborate plot to kill their classmate last may when all thr...

"the interview." the it had a growing impact on hollywood. >> a lot of folks in the industry saying everything is going to plan for the suspected korean hackers. abc's cecilia vega has more. >> reporter: billboards covered, theater posters taken down in city after city. sony wiping away all signs of "the interview" and wiping its website clean of any mention of the film. from hollywood to washington, the backlash. >> those theater owners should be ashamed of themselves. >> reporter: senator mccain saying sony's decision sets a troubling precedent. >> you can't buckle because ofets this. >> rep...

Good morning. i'm reena nina good morning. i'm reena ninan. >> i'm t.j. holmes. here are some of the top stories we're following -- george clooney now weighing in on the cyberattack against sony. in a scathing interview he blasts hollywood for not supporting the studio and the dangerous precedent being created. thousands of federal workers may have had their federal information compromised by a cyberattack on government contractor sites. it's the second such attack this year. the do opens just 180 points from an all-time high. it made its biggest move in more than three years yesterday g...

System and leak of private information blamed on north korea. the attackers retaliating against "the interview's" fictional plot to kill that country's leader. >> it is being treated by the investigative agencies both at the fbi and department of justice. as seriously as you'd expect. they are considering a range of options. >> reporter: it seems sony is taking more precautions announcing that for now it's canceling all of its studio tours. t.j. and reena? >> marci, thank you. a disturbing story developing in australia. eight children found stabbed to death in the home they shared with their...

Super-saturday. this year's biggest shopping day. those are some of our top stories on this friday, december 19th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning. we begin with a high-profile reaction to the sony hacking scandal. george clooney blasting hollywood for not supporting sony. >> a dangerous precedent is being set. >> reporter: it is a movie ending like hollywood has never seen. hackers who threatened to attack theaters that showed the controversial comedy "the interview" winning the cyberwar with sony deciding to pull the plug on the film. the studio saying ...