Behind a terror attack at a sydney cafe. Australias Prime Minister speaking out. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to early start. Im john berman. It is wednesday, december 17th. 5 00 a. M. In the east. Christine romans is off this morning. Breaking overnight, premiere cancelled. New fears overwhelm the industry. The entertainment chain announced that the World Premiere of the interview has been called off. It had been set for tomorrow. This follows a new warning from the group behind the huge cyberattack on sony. They call themselves the guardians of peace. They threatened unspecified violence at theaters that show the the interview. Its a film about an attempt to assassinate north Korean Leader kim jongun. Now despite the premiere cancel las vegas, a person close to theization tells cnn that so far sony has no plans to pull the film, pull the interview altogether. Cnns pamela brown with latest from washington. Pamela. Well, john, this morning, the fbi is investigating a threatening message reportedly from the sony hackers promising a bitter fate to anyone who sees the controversial comedy the interview set to release on Christmas Day. The message says that soon the world will see what an awful movie Sony Entertainment has made. The word is full of fear. Remember the upset in september 2001. We know that Homeland Security is assessing the threats credibility. Officials say they are looking into this similar to how they would investigate a bomb threat. But at this point theres new new intelligence indicating threats against theaters in the u. S. In the wake of the threats, the stars of the comedy seth rogen and james franco have actually pulled out of public appearances. The strong suspicion is that north korea is the instigator of the hack and possibly outsourced it elsewhere as retaliation for the movie. This morning, sony is trying to gather enough evidence to be able to definitively point the finger at the hacker. John, these investigations are complex and nuanced. It could be some time before we know for sure. This story has implications in washington, here in new york, with the hollywood Entertainment Industry reeling right now. And in japan, which is where the sony Corporate Headquarters are housed. Japan has a long tense relationship with north korea. And the release of this film the interview has helped to fuel that. Lets go to will ripley. He joins us from tokyo. Will, what are we learning about how this film was approved in the first place . Well, thats a good question, john. Thats a question that sony executives may actually have to answer to the japanese government because insiders here in tokyo are telling us that there undoubtedly will be meeting between sonys top executives and many of the top lawmakers here who want to know why the Japanese Company, the Parent Company of sony aloud this incendiary film. And the timing couldnt be worse for this, john. This week happens to be the threeyear anniversary of kim jonguns reign. The threeyear anniversary of his fathers unexpected passing. He ascended to power. The company is not only mourning the loss of the previous leader but celebrating the reign of kim jongun. So the fact that theres a Japanese Company thats essentially bank rolling this american movie featuring a graphic scene showing the assassination of the japanese leader. Hes held up high. From a few months ago, john, a lot of people are asking how could this have happened. And will, youve uncovered news overnight how the ceo is dealing with this. The ceo, michael lynton, actually met with officials from the Rand Corporation to vet this film . Yeah, hes on board of directors. But he asked them to take a look at the film. It appears that sony executives were becoming more and more uncomfortable with the contents. He had them write up a detailed memory. This film would not be received well in north korea or japan one, because, that kind of comedy doesnt translate well. And frankly, people in this part of the world with the geopolitical in play wouldnt find the subject funny. This is not bad news for sony, there is more, were talking more, Christina Alesci is here with that. The companys legal troubles started today. Two employees filed a lawsuit against sony for failing to protect their personal information in Social Security numbers, medical information an pay data. Heres the problem for sony. They say sony was hacked before, yet, still failed to protect its networks. The former employees are asking the court to make the lawsuit a class action so other employees could join in. That could get really expensive for season nah. Sony shares are down 9 since the attack kurd at the end of november. Remember, the stock market has been down in recent days, so this may not be tied to the hack specifically. The stock is still up 14 this year. And the market may not get too down on sony because the hack only affected sony picture which is accounts for 10 of the companys sales. But there are longterm questions about alisters not wanting to work for sony after embarrassing emails were released. People do say, based on reports ive read, that this lawsuit could actually result in sony paying out significant claims. When customers have tried to sue companies because their personal information have been released publicly, they have not been successful. But theres a greater onus if its your employees information, it turns out. This is now grounds in terms of lawsuits. And this is something that other companies are going to be paying attention to, maybe causing them to beef up their own security. Thanks. North korea is asking the United Nations Security Council to add torture by the cia to its agenda to its meeting next week. Pyongyang called the cias harsh interrogation techniques brutal and inhumane. The Security Council is also discussing north koreas resolution. And called to be brought before court for crimes against humanity. And funerals have begun in pakistan for the 145 people murdered in the horrific attack by the pakistani taliban. That number includes 132 students under the age of 16. Children who died in this attack. They were slaughtered by these terrorists. Cnns Michelle Stockman live for us in islamabad. Good morning, michelle. Thats right, john. This is a country that has just been shocked. This is a city, peshawar, that is paralyzed with grief. And a nation that has so much political division, that today is trying to show a united front. Weve been addressed by the Prime Minister who has said that this attack is blowback from the success of the militarys operations against the taliban in their strongholds in the northwestern areas of the country, the tribal areas where they are known to congregate and to launch attacks from those areas. The military chief is traveling today to kabul to meet with the afghan president. Now, there has been a significant warning in relations between these two countries after the election of the afghan president. In his remarks, the Prime Minister said theyve turned a new page, not only a new page, bus but a new book. So theyve asked to launch operations along this border area. And its strongly implied through its comments todayed that its likely that this attack originated in afghanistan, perhaps directed from afghanistan. We know with the ttp they were in indirect contact with militants in the school telling them who to target. Looking ahead to the response of the nation its likely to be an International Effort to try to root out those responsible. Michelle stockman, thank you so much. We have new information about the terror attack in sydney. It does appear, at least according to some sources that the gunman who sieged that attack, led to the deaths of two people. Theres some report that he had a gun license and had fallen off the australia watch list. And the Prime Minister is vowing to find out why and how this happened and make sure it doesnt happen again. Listen. I will not rest until i am confident that you are as safe as any government can possibly make you. Lets go live to sydney this morning. Cnns Andrew Stevens is there. Andrew, whats the latest . Well, tony abbott, john, has put a lot of credibility in his domestic policies on securing australia from terrorism. And hes introduced some of the toughest measures weve seen anywhere in the world, antiterror measures. And so for this to happen on his watch, he says hes determined to get to the bottom of it. When you consider, there does seem to be a fail of the system. Given the fact that this is a man who did have a criminal record. Who was facing multiple charges, accessory to murder and also found guilty of sending poison pen letters to the parents of the deceased. Yet, he could carry a gun australia has very tough gun laws as well. He could carry a gun into a cafe into the heart of sydney. And we all know what happened after that. So tony abbott really pushing hard on this investigation. Also, john, ill step out of the frame for the moment, the scene behind me. This is just a short distance away from the Lindt Chocolate cafe where the assault took place and the death of two victims. And this evergrowing sea of flowers is a tribute to those victims. Theyve been coming here in house to for the past two days to show their solidarity, to show their respect. And to grieve together the loss of those two lives. And certainly, when you see this, it is a mark of just how sydney is pulling together in the wake of this tragedy, john. This scene is likely to continue for another 24, 48 hours at least, people tell me. In fact, theres a lot of people now talking about making this area of sydney, certainly, which would make it a permanent memorial to those two who lost their lives in that sea. Andrew stevens for us in sydney. Thanks so much. Some news in domestic front break overnight, president obama signed a huge 1. 1 trillion spending bill that will keep the federal government rolling for months. It does keep obamacare funded for the length of this deal. Now the department of Homeland Security will only be funded until february which sets up a showdown over the president s executive action on immigration. 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Gusty winds half an inch in the forecast. One to two inches of snowfall in southern portions of maine. And up into the north, 4 inches. Jackson, mississippi, they do have several inches of rain in their forecast. A soggy next couple of days in the south. 14 minutes after the hour. A familys fury. Their loved ones shot and killed by police while carrying a pellet gun that was for sale inside a walmart. That family now filing a lawsuit after a grand jury does not indict the officers involved. That story is ahead. The mercedesbenz winter event is back, with the perfect vehicle thats just right for you, no matter which list youre on. [ho, ho, ho, ho] lease the 2015 ml 350 for 579 a month at your local mercedesbenz dealer. Ive had moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis most my life. But that hasnt stopped me from modeling. My doctor told me about stelara®. It helps keep my skin clearer. With only 4 doses a year after 2 starter doses. Stelara® helps me be in season. 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And this morning, all eyes are on north korea, as sony is hit with new leaks and now new lawsuits. We have live coverage ahead. Pakistan school massacred. That country reeling after taliban terrorists stormed the school, killed nearly 150 people. Murdered so many children. Those tragic funerals begin this morning. Were live in pakistan with new developments there. And history of violence. New information about the gunman behind the deadly terror attack in sydney. As we learn more about the hostage who died trying to take down the terrorist. Were live in sydney with the latest developments there. Welcome back to early start, everyone. Im john berman. 31 minutes past the hour. Christine romans is off this morning. Overnight, the new york city premiere of the interview was cancelled, called off. That after hackers threatened a september 11style attack on moviegoers. Sony pictures is now telling Movie Theater owners that they can cancel future screenings at their discretion. The fbi is investigating the threats. The films two stars, seth rogen and james franco have cancelled all pes events. Bilk indication of this are simply staggering. Brian seltzer joins me now. The premiere here in new york city cancelled. We have implications in washington where the fbi is investigating. Hollywood is reeling after the email leaks. In Corporate Headquarters in japan, sony is dealing with lawsuits now by many of its employees just wow. Im surprised actually that we learned overnight that the new York Premiere was scrapped. Because there was an l. A. Premiere that went forward last week. The difference is there was a message from hackers yesterday. I think to me and a lot of people its about absurd idea that a digital attack could be a real attack. This is not sony that cancelled the premiere, its the Movie Theater chain, correct . And sony is telling other theaters we understand if you want to pull it out of the theaters. Theyre looking at digital releases of the movie. Could they let you buy it at home instead of the theaters. The question then becomes would any of those digital distributors be concerned with being involved with the film. And the premiere it was going to be tomorrow. Any comment on why they made this movie . No comment why. Other theater owners well see make these had similar decisions. They made commitments months ago to run this movie. This has profound freedom of speech issues here. Profound freedom of impression here. Are we really going to let foreign hackers decide what can be played in american theaters. Not anyone is saying this is a great movie. No, mixed at best. This is a funny movie well, a funny movie, its also a funny moment, talking about freedom of speech around a plot line of afascinating a north korean. No sign that sony mr. Pressure theaters to keep this open. Because if you back down here, if you back down on this film, what does it mean for the future for hackers for people who want to cause mischief. I think this is where were going with this. Thats what sony executives are saying. This is a theater that has a north korean plot line, but what plot lines in other countries. Theres a real issue here about selfcensorship in the future. Ive got to say, im surprised by didnt think wed hear this about this movie . No, what about seth rogen and james franco, i ahead they were doing interviews but where are they now . I think theyre in a position they dreaded being in. They have a feeling this would be a controversial movie. There were lots of preparations at sony making sure everybody was comfortable with it. As been reported seth rogen did not like the fact that sony toned down some of the finale scenes to make it the ending more palatable. Buzzfeed decided to open it up to the staff because seth rogen and james franco couldnt come anymore. Where do you think this puts seth rogen and james franco Going Forward . I dont think it hurts their careers but certainly hurts sony financially. It cost 40 million to make. It was expected to make at least 20 million in its opening weekend. If this is not in theaters Christmas Day, sony takes an additional hit on top of all of other hits its taken by the hack itself. Thats why theyre trying to release it on demand on Christmas Day. You there go, the big surprise, once again, its become this International Issue with so many implications. And all the other films on Christmas Day have to be concerned they dont want people to be concerned about going to the movies on Christmas Day. This is not a physical threat. The fbi has been clear about that, but theres a chain effect over all of hollywood. Its hard enough to get people in Movie Theater seats anyway. Brian steltzer, thank you for being with us. One of the implications of this film, this mediocre comedy. The release of the interview has really only increased the friction between north korea and japan. North korea has called the film an act of war. Cnns will ripley joins us live from tokyo. And will, you have learned new information about how this film was approved in the first place. Yeah, well, there was certainly, according to these emails and what were learning there was increasing discomfort among toplevel sony executives about the content of this film. And you can bet there are going to be serious questions raised here on out about how much of a role sony here will play when it comes to Sony Pictures entertainment. Seth rogen with all due respect may not be familiar with the geopolitical issues, the tension between japan and north korea. We know that the Sony Entertainment ceo consulted a probably concern, a think tank, Rand Corporation. Hes on the board of that corporation and he asked one of the korean experts to take a look at the film and write up his thoughts. The expert said its pretty clear it wouldnt be received well by asian audiences. So commercially, it wouldnt be a success and consequences prettily are significant, john. Will ripley for us in tokyo. Thanks for being pat of this surprising large discussion on this film. Appreciate it. 38 minutes after the hour. This morning, the funerals have begun in pakistan for the 145 people murdered in the horrific attack by taliban gunman. That number includes 132 students, children, under the age of 16, who died in this barbaric attack. Cnns Michelle Stockman is live for us in islamabad with the latest. Good morning, michelle. Good morning. Were having more details come out about what exactly occurred within the school during the attack. We have testimony from a 15yearold boy who says he was sitting in a classroom when four gunman dressed in black uniforms burst in. They were speaking with each other saying kill as many as you can. He fell down on the ground, bullets whizzed past his head. And then had he was shot from outside the classroom. Another testimony from a teacher who was injured isnt the attack said that he heard gunfire, he ordered children in his classroom to get under the benches. Gunmen burst in, they lured the children from under the benches saying they were safe and then shot many of them. So this was just a deplorable attack aimed to kill and to inflict as up carnage as possible. The Prime Minister has addressed the nation. He has announced that theres a moratorium to the Death Penalty near pakistan in response to this attack, that happened relates to terrorism cases. Now, will that have a deterring effect . Its unlikely as the taliban modus operandi is to kill. Theyve stated theyre willing to die and to inflick as much damage as they can in the process. Were still waiting to find out exactly the details of who are behind this attack. The military chief has gone to afghanistan to find out more details, perhaps, that this attack was launched from within afghanistan. So, this response would be an International Joint response. If that can be arranged between the two countries. Yeah, the words can not express the level of depravity here. Michelle stockman in islamabad, thanks so much. 40 minutes after the hour, breaking overnight, president obama signed a huge 1. 1 trillion spending bill that will keep the federal government operating for the next nine months. The department of Homeland Security will only be funded through february. This sets up a showdown over the president s executive action on immigration. Lets get an early start on your money this morning. Cristina alesci joins us, good morning. Good morning. Cheap oil is the headline story here. Ill say. It is freaking the market out. Right now, u. S. Futures are up but who knows what will happen in this wild market. Take yesterday, it was a very volatile day. The dow closed down 112 points and now down a record 5 from the record high in december 5th. And its dropped for the past six of the past trading days. Theyre looking at key factors, one, russias economy in dire trouble in its currency. The ruble is plunging against the dollar. Two, the Federal Reserve may tweak its language and hint at a Interest Rate hike. And three, is oil. Crowd oil at 55 a barrel. Thats a fiveyear low and down almost 50 from the summer peak. Thats causing big concerns about growth around the world. Great news for consumers, cristina alesci, we appreciate it. We have new information about the gunman around a deadly terror attack at a sydney cafe. That as the australian Prime Minister speaks out with a new promise for his country. Were live from sydney next. T a . Thanks to angies list, now it is. Start shopping online from a list of toprated providers. Visit angieslist. Com today. If yand youre talking toevere rheumyour rheumatologiste me, about a biologic. This is humira. 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The gunman who sieged of this cafe led to the deaths of two people. There are reports, some reports that he had a gun license. And also had fallen off a Government Security watch list. Thats the word from australias Prime Minister who is vowing to find out how and why this happened. He held a News Conference overnight. Listen. I will not rest until i am confident that you are as safe as any government can possibly make you. Prime minister tony abbott of australia. Lets go now live to sydney for the very latest. Cnns Andrew Stevens is there. Good morning, andrew. Good morning, john. Yeah, toby abbott has made it a real key policy of his administration to increase the antiterror legislation here in australia, now among the toughest in the world. And yet, a man who is known to have extremist view us. A man who has several serious criminal charges against him. And a may who may or may not have legally had access to a gun it able to walk the streets of sydney with a shotgun and take hostages for 16 hours and then the death of two hostages. With tough antiterrorism laws, how can this happen . So this investigation is going to be wrapped up by early next year. And the conclusions there will make some very interesting and perhaps disturbing reading, john. I just want to show you, too, where i am at the moment. This is central sydney. Ill just stand out of the shot for the moment. Its 9 30 in the evening here. And just take a look at that sea of flowers there. Sydney people have been coming here in the thousands all day, to pay their condolences to show their solidarity. And in that sea of flowers theres a handdrawn card that says i love you mommy. That was a picture earlier in the day. And that card was written by the daughter of katrina dawson. The parent of, mother of three of children, who was one of the victims of the hostage siege. Incredibly sad, incredibly poignant. A lot of family members have come down here to be with the people of sydney. Theyre not talking to the media at the moment. In fact, very few people are talking to the media. Only one person, an 83yearold, a man the first to escape into the clutches of hostages he ran into the arms of Security Officers about four hours in the siege. He gave a brief statement just saying how unbelievably pleased he was to be alive and sharing his grief with those who didnt make it out. Very poignant scenes, sad scenes here in sydney. The line, the queue now has thinned out a lot, john. This will continue for another day at least, as more and more sydney people come to show the solidarity there. Its heartbreaking to see some of those note, andrew, but its important for the city to show its grief and strength together. Thanks so much. Lets take a look at whats coming up on new day. Alisyn camerota joins us. Good morning. Were following that Big Development overnight in the sony hacking story. A major theater chain decides not to run the controversial new movie. And the new York Premiere of that film called the interview has been cancelled after hackers threaten to attack moviegoers. How serious is this let . Ill tell you what you need to know. And pakistan preparing for the grim task of burying the victims of that horrible massacre. The lives of more than 132 children. This is the worst attack in pakistan. What will change today as a result . Were talking exclusively with the former president of pakistan perez musharraf. Stay tuned for that. Let me give a shameless plug here. What Alisyn Camerota is doing on facebook is awesome. Check it out. Its highly, highly entertaining. Whats she doing on facebook . Ill tell you later. Shell tale you later. Youre on a needtoknow basis, cuomo. Bill cosby, one Prosecutor Says he will not prosecute. Will not file Sexual Assault charges. 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You want us to kill the leader of north korea . Movie theaters are considering pulling the film. I think its a good time to stand your ground. Its stolen information 132 children slaughtered at their school by terrorists. Theres every reason to believe that the United States is vulnerable. We should stand up together and fight. The possibility of a second bush clinton showdown. Marco rubio is on track to run for president in 2016 even if jeb bush jumps into the race. Im thinking of running for president. This is new day, with chris cuomo, Alisyn Camerota and Michaela Michaela pereira. Chris cuomo and Alisyn Camerota here, we have a Major Development in the sony situation. Cyberterrorists claiming responsibility for hacking Sony Pictures computers are now evoking 9 11. Warning of a tacks to moviegoers who go to see a comedy called the interview. The real problem is that the threats are work, one major theater chain is pulling the plug on the movie, it wont show it because it depicts the assassination of north koreas leader which supposedly inspired the hackers. The new York Premiere has also been canceled. The fbi and Homeland Security analyzing the threat this morning north koreas involvement is looking ever more certain. We have all the angles covered, starting with pamela brown live from washington. I spoke to a source with firsthand knowledge of whats going on. Weve learned that conversations changed yesterday after there was a threat reportedly from the sony hackers, sony is saying it is not pulling its movies, it is leaving up to theaters and a number of theaters have decided to pull the film. And we expect the dominos to continue to fall today. Kim jongun wants to do an interview with dave skylark . Amid threats from hackers to call off the christmas release, sony says it has no plans to pull its upcoming movie the interview. Take him out. You want us to kill the leader of north korea . Now developing a person close to the situation says sony would not object if theaters decide to pull it from their box offices. You want to go k
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