December 15, 2025 • 9 mins
Today's Top Stories include the mass shootings at Brown University and in Australia, a deadly ISIS attack on US servicemembers, and the death of Hollywood legend Rob Reiner.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Two people were killed in nine others were injured in
a shooting at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. The
shooting happened inside the engineering building during final exam review sessions.
All nine injured victims were taken to the hospital and
this is how the whole thing unfolded. Witnesses say a
masked gunman burst into the lecture hall and immediately opened fire.
(00:23):
The instructor said the gunman shouted something before shooting, but
it was unclear what he said. About twenty students hid
behind desks as shots were fired inside the classroom. Witnesses
described a shooter as calm and methodical, reloading as he
moved through the building. Authority say more than forty rounds
were fired during the attack, so police they launched an
(00:46):
hours long manhunt following the shooting, and then a person
of interest was arrested early Sunday morning, but then overnight
officials released the person of interest, who had been detained
in connection with the Brown University shooting no longer being held.
No charges have been filed at this time. Authority said
further investigation showed insufficient evidence to justify continued detention, and
(01:10):
a case is now being pursued in a different direction. So,
as of this moment, nobody in custody in connection with
that Brown University shooting, and the search continues for the
person who was responsible for that shooting. Let's go back
to the hotline and bring an ABC News correspondent Jordana Miller. Jordana,
(01:33):
it's great to talk to you this morning, although of
course we're talking about two tragic incidents, and I want
to start with the one in Syria where three Americans
were killed over the weekend in an ISIS attack. What
can you tell us about that?
Speaker 2 (01:46):
That's right, from what we understand, two US troops and
a translator were killed in an ambush in central Syria.
It's still unclear whether the attack her was openly identified
with ISIS or whether he was part of the Syrian
(02:07):
security forces but privately identified with ISIS and in that
way was able to carry out the shooting. Obviously, President
Trump very upset about this, and the new leader of Syria, Alshara,
who has been welcomed and supported by the White House
(02:31):
in a way that really may be crucial to his
survival and the future of Syria. Lifting all those sanctions
just one of the things President Trump has done al
Shara writing a letter a cable to the President apologizing
for this incident, and clearly many still looking for the assailant.
(02:55):
There are some reports that he was shot at the
scene as well.
Speaker 1 (02:59):
This is a reminder, I think to all Americans that
not only do we still have troops in Syria, but
Isis still has a presence there as well. All right, see,
let's switch over to Australia and what have we learned
overnight about this Honikka by the Sea celebration that turned
into a huge tragedy.
Speaker 2 (03:20):
Well here there may also be an Isis link the
father and son who Australian police say carried out this shooting,
deadly shooting, opening fire on about two thousand members of
the Jewish community who'd come to Bondai Beach to light
(03:40):
the first Hanukah candle were suddenly fired on. Really tragic.
I mean, watching this and seeing the report here from Israel,
you know, every single person in this country was reminded
of the Nova Music festival. The scenes of young people
(04:03):
fleeing in a panic, and that's what we saw on
the beach. Others you know, you know, jumping down to
take cover. In the end, fifteen. At least fifteen people killed,
including a Holocaust survivor a young ten year old, two rabbis.
There are still dozens were wounded, but there are still
six that are in critical condition, so the death toll
(04:26):
may rise. One of the two shooters was killed at
the scene, and one has now really become the hero
of this very deadly incident. A civilian walking past this
scene of gunfire that went on we should say for
(04:46):
you know, at least ten minutes, which is a very
long time and tells you how the police in Sydney were,
you know, really unprepared for this event. But as the
gunfire went off, we saw a very brave civilian, a
citizen from Australia happens to be a Muslim, who went
and took down, tackled one of the shooters, wrestled his weapon,
(05:13):
his automatic rifle from him and kicked him down and
later helped police obviously take down that shooter. He saved
likely countless lives. He was shot in the middle of
this heroic tackle. He was shot by the other shooter
in the arm twice and he is now recovering in
(05:35):
hospital after surgery. He's doing well and he is really
a national hero, I would say, a global hero. Even
he Israeli Prime Minister, who initially got the identification of
him wrong, thinking he was one of the members of
the Jewish community, later said he was a Muslim. And
you know, he was so grateful that he had acted
(05:56):
so heroically.
Speaker 1 (05:57):
It's an incredible video watching him do what he did.
ABC News correspondent Jordana Miller with us this morning. Jordana
really appreciated. Thanks so much for the update.
Speaker 2 (06:08):
Thanks Ryan, great to talk to you. Talk soon.
Speaker 1 (06:10):
Let's go to the hotline and bring in ABC News
reporter Mike Dubuski, who joins us this morning with all
the latest on the breaking news overnight. Director Rob Reiner
and his wife found dead at their La home. So, Mike,
what do we know about this case?
Speaker 3 (06:27):
Yeah, so this all started around three point thirty pm
on the West Coast yesterday. That's when the Los Angeles
Fire Department responded to a call at a home belonging
to the late director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michelle.
They owned several properties on the street. The fire department
found two dead bodies in this home. Initially, authorities were
only releasing the ages of those two individuals. However, those
(06:49):
were the ages of Rob and Michelle Reiner, so people
were pretty quick to put together what was happening here.
The family later confirmed that those were indeed the identities
of the two bodies, and eventually police were brought into
respond and now, sources tell ABC News that the robbery
and homicide units within the LAPED are investigating the incident.
Sources also TELABC that the bodies appear to have been stabbed. However, Ryan,
(07:13):
there's a lot that we don't know here. Police have
not said anything with regard to a motive or a
timeline for this attack. We do not know of any
suspects or any people of interest in the case. However,
one thing is for certain, which is that Hollywood is
very much in shock because Rob Reiner is really an
enormous figure in that industry. And just as evidence of that,
Billy Crystal and Larry David showed up to Reiner's house
(07:36):
last night to pay their respects in Crystal, according to
an eyewitness, was said to look like he was near tears.
Speaker 1 (07:41):
Now, there have been some reports that the son, Nick Reiner,
could be somebody who law enforcements looking into People Magazine
reporting that, but that's not something that you have confirmed
over at ABC News. Correct, that's correct.
Speaker 3 (07:58):
Yes, we're aware of that People magazine report that was
posted in the overnight hours claiming that Nick Reiner was
responsible for these killings. Nick Reiner is a man who
struggled with addiction and alcoholism in the past.
Speaker 2 (08:13):
In fact, he.
Speaker 3 (08:15):
And Rob Reiner co wrote a movie together about a
decade ago, in some way by doing a sort of
semi autobiography of that story called Being Charlie. But as
you mentioned, we at ABC News have not been able
to confirm Nick Reiner's involvement in this at all, as
evidenced by several other cases from this past weekend. Investigations
(08:36):
like this can change very quickly, so trying not to
get ahead of anything. Certainly that report is out there,
but right now we're not able to confirm that.
Speaker 1 (08:43):
And real quick just looking at his legacy in Hollywood,
obviously known for his role all in the Family, but
that stretch that he had from eighty nine to ninety
two when Harry met Sally Misery a few good men.
I mean you're talking about all time classics. Really, the
career here is staggering. I mean you mentioned, you know,
(09:04):
Misery and a few good Men and when Harry met Sally,
which of course meant he considered to be one of
the best romantic comedies ever made. But there's also This
Is Spinal Tap, The Princess Bride, stand by Me.
Speaker 3 (09:15):
You know. He continued to direct even into his late seventies.
Even this year he directed a sequel to This Is
Spinal Tap called This Is Spinal Tap To the End Continues,
which he also acted in. He continued to crop up
in things on film and television as well. He was
in The Wolf of Wall Street, Yeah, the Bear, New Girl, Yeah,
(09:37):
yeah exactly. And you know, he was really a huge
figure in Hollywood, So that means that a lot of
Hollywood is the Morning This Morning.
Speaker 1 (09:46):
All right, Mike Debuski, ABC News reporter with us this Morning. Mike,
thanks for the update, really appreciate it.
Speaker 3 (09:51):
Of course, take care,
Two people were killed in nine others were injured in
a shooting at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. The
shooting happened inside the engineering building during final exam review sessions.
All nine injured victims were taken to the hospital and
this is how the whole thing unfolded. Witnesses say a
masked gunman burst into the lecture hall and immediately opened fire.
(00:23):
The instructor said the gunman shouted something before shooting, but
it was unclear what he said. About twenty students hid
behind desks as shots were fired inside the classroom. Witnesses
described a shooter as calm and methodical, reloading as he
moved through the building. Authority say more than forty rounds
were fired during the attack, so police they launched an
(00:46):
hours long manhunt following the shooting, and then a person
of interest was arrested early Sunday morning, but then overnight
officials released the person of interest, who had been detained
in connection with the Brown University shooting no longer being held.
No charges have been filed at this time. Authority said
further investigation showed insufficient evidence to justify continued detention, and
(01:10):
a case is now being pursued in a different direction. So,
as of this moment, nobody in custody in connection with
that Brown University shooting, and the search continues for the
person who was responsible for that shooting. Let's go back
to the hotline and bring an ABC News correspondent Jordana Miller. Jordana,
(01:33):
it's great to talk to you this morning, although of
course we're talking about two tragic incidents, and I want
to start with the one in Syria where three Americans
were killed over the weekend in an ISIS attack. What
can you tell us about that?
Speaker 2 (01:46):
That's right, from what we understand, two US troops and
a translator were killed in an ambush in central Syria.
It's still unclear whether the attack her was openly identified
with ISIS or whether he was part of the Syrian
(02:07):
security forces but privately identified with ISIS and in that
way was able to carry out the shooting. Obviously, President
Trump very upset about this, and the new leader of Syria, Alshara,
who has been welcomed and supported by the White House
(02:31):
in a way that really may be crucial to his
survival and the future of Syria. Lifting all those sanctions
just one of the things President Trump has done al
Shara writing a letter a cable to the President apologizing
for this incident, and clearly many still looking for the assailant.
(02:55):
There are some reports that he was shot at the
scene as well.
Speaker 1 (02:59):
This is a reminder, I think to all Americans that
not only do we still have troops in Syria, but
Isis still has a presence there as well. All right, see,
let's switch over to Australia and what have we learned
overnight about this Honikka by the Sea celebration that turned
into a huge tragedy.
Speaker 2 (03:20):
Well here there may also be an Isis link the
father and son who Australian police say carried out this shooting,
deadly shooting, opening fire on about two thousand members of
the Jewish community who'd come to Bondai Beach to light
(03:40):
the first Hanukah candle were suddenly fired on. Really tragic.
I mean, watching this and seeing the report here from Israel,
you know, every single person in this country was reminded
of the Nova Music festival. The scenes of young people
(04:03):
fleeing in a panic, and that's what we saw on
the beach. Others you know, you know, jumping down to
take cover. In the end, fifteen. At least fifteen people killed,
including a Holocaust survivor a young ten year old, two rabbis.
There are still dozens were wounded, but there are still
six that are in critical condition, so the death toll
(04:26):
may rise. One of the two shooters was killed at
the scene, and one has now really become the hero
of this very deadly incident. A civilian walking past this
scene of gunfire that went on we should say for
(04:46):
you know, at least ten minutes, which is a very
long time and tells you how the police in Sydney were,
you know, really unprepared for this event. But as the
gunfire went off, we saw a very brave civilian, a
citizen from Australia happens to be a Muslim, who went
and took down, tackled one of the shooters, wrestled his weapon,
(05:13):
his automatic rifle from him and kicked him down and
later helped police obviously take down that shooter. He saved
likely countless lives. He was shot in the middle of
this heroic tackle. He was shot by the other shooter
in the arm twice and he is now recovering in
(05:35):
hospital after surgery. He's doing well and he is really
a national hero, I would say, a global hero. Even
he Israeli Prime Minister, who initially got the identification of
him wrong, thinking he was one of the members of
the Jewish community, later said he was a Muslim. And
you know, he was so grateful that he had acted
(05:56):
so heroically.
Speaker 1 (05:57):
It's an incredible video watching him do what he did.
ABC News correspondent Jordana Miller with us this morning. Jordana
really appreciated. Thanks so much for the update.
Speaker 2 (06:08):
Thanks Ryan, great to talk to you. Talk soon.
Speaker 1 (06:10):
Let's go to the hotline and bring in ABC News
reporter Mike Dubuski, who joins us this morning with all
the latest on the breaking news overnight. Director Rob Reiner
and his wife found dead at their La home. So, Mike,
what do we know about this case?
Speaker 3 (06:27):
Yeah, so this all started around three point thirty pm
on the West Coast yesterday. That's when the Los Angeles
Fire Department responded to a call at a home belonging
to the late director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michelle.
They owned several properties on the street. The fire department
found two dead bodies in this home. Initially, authorities were
only releasing the ages of those two individuals. However, those
(06:49):
were the ages of Rob and Michelle Reiner, so people
were pretty quick to put together what was happening here.
The family later confirmed that those were indeed the identities
of the two bodies, and eventually police were brought into
respond and now, sources tell ABC News that the robbery
and homicide units within the LAPED are investigating the incident.
Sources also TELABC that the bodies appear to have been stabbed. However, Ryan,
(07:13):
there's a lot that we don't know here. Police have
not said anything with regard to a motive or a
timeline for this attack. We do not know of any
suspects or any people of interest in the case. However,
one thing is for certain, which is that Hollywood is
very much in shock because Rob Reiner is really an
enormous figure in that industry. And just as evidence of that,
Billy Crystal and Larry David showed up to Reiner's house
(07:36):
last night to pay their respects in Crystal, according to
an eyewitness, was said to look like he was near tears.
Speaker 1 (07:41):
Now, there have been some reports that the son, Nick Reiner,
could be somebody who law enforcements looking into People Magazine
reporting that, but that's not something that you have confirmed
over at ABC News. Correct, that's correct.
Speaker 3 (07:58):
Yes, we're aware of that People magazine report that was
posted in the overnight hours claiming that Nick Reiner was
responsible for these killings. Nick Reiner is a man who
struggled with addiction and alcoholism in the past.
Speaker 2 (08:13):
In fact, he.
Speaker 3 (08:15):
And Rob Reiner co wrote a movie together about a
decade ago, in some way by doing a sort of
semi autobiography of that story called Being Charlie. But as
you mentioned, we at ABC News have not been able
to confirm Nick Reiner's involvement in this at all, as
evidenced by several other cases from this past weekend. Investigations
(08:36):
like this can change very quickly, so trying not to
get ahead of anything. Certainly that report is out there,
but right now we're not able to confirm that.
Speaker 1 (08:43):
And real quick just looking at his legacy in Hollywood,
obviously known for his role all in the Family, but
that stretch that he had from eighty nine to ninety
two when Harry met Sally Misery a few good men.
I mean you're talking about all time classics. Really, the
career here is staggering. I mean you mentioned, you know,
(09:04):
Misery and a few good Men and when Harry met Sally,
which of course meant he considered to be one of
the best romantic comedies ever made. But there's also This
Is Spinal Tap, The Princess Bride, stand by Me.
Speaker 3 (09:15):
You know. He continued to direct even into his late seventies.
Even this year he directed a sequel to This Is
Spinal Tap called This Is Spinal Tap To the End Continues,
which he also acted in. He continued to crop up
in things on film and television as well. He was
in The Wolf of Wall Street, Yeah, the Bear, New Girl, Yeah,
(09:37):
yeah exactly. And you know, he was really a huge
figure in Hollywood, So that means that a lot of
Hollywood is the Morning This Morning.
Speaker 1 (09:46):
All right, Mike Debuski, ABC News reporter with us this Morning. Mike,
thanks for the update, really appreciate it.
Speaker 3 (09:51):
Of course, take care,
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