A group of prominent figures issued a statement memorializing Mr. Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner. "We were their friends, and we will miss them forever."
The defense secretary joined the secretary of state on Capitol Hill to deliver the first classified briefings to include all members of the House and Senate on the maritime attacks.
A mass shooting in which 15 people were killed during a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach was "a terrorist attack inspired by Islamic State."
