People thursday for making threats against police. Don champion has our report. Reporter the unimaginable pain was evident on the faces of the family of officer rafael ramos, carrying blue roses they visited a growing memorial in brooklyn, new york, christmas night. Thanking those who protect and service just as ramos had done before he was killed at the same spot last weekend. This woman raised her voice in song to pay tribute to the father of two. Ramos and his partner, officer wenjian liu, were shot and killed saturday by a man police say was mentally disturbed and intent on killing police officers. As much as they hurt, we hurt with them. Reporter in glendale queens, blue ribbons are on display for blocks along myrtle avenue to christ tabernacle church, where ramos family and friends will start to say goodbye. My prayers are with the family. Reporter more than 20,000 members of Law Enforcement from across u. S. And canada will come to new york city over the coming days to pay respects to ramos. Many new yorkers hope things will remain peaceful, despite ongoing demonstrations to police over officer killings. People yelling and screaming in their faces. I wouldnt be able to do what they do. I give them a lot of credit. Reporter in the wakes of the doets of ra deaths of ramos and liu, authorities have been on high alert, having increased security at station houses and arrested and charged several people thursday with making threats against officers. Don champion, cbs news, new york. In oakland, california, thursday night, a protest against Police Tactics turned violent. Demonstrators smashed windows in businesses, looted a liquor store and damaged a Christmas Tree. The march tied up traffic and protesters blocked intersections. Theyre demonstrating against a series of Deadly Police encounters across the country. Sony is facing the fallout from another apparent hack attack this morning. Families with playstations under the Christmas Tree were unable to use the game systems thursday. Kept getting the same screen that says, trouble downloading, trouble downloading. And i always assume thats something im doing wrong. Microsofts xbox was also hit by the attack. Disappointed users experienced connection problems on christmas. A group called lizard squad claimed responsibility. Technicians for both companies are trying to fix the problem. Audiences are getting their first chance to see the movie at the center of an international controversy. The interview opened on more than 300 screens nationwide Christmas Day. Marlie hall reports from a theater in new york showing the comedy. Reporter as moviegoers line up across the country to see the interview on the big screen, the reviews are pouring in. Its a funny movie. The audience was laughing. I was laughing. Were going to north korea reporter fans took in a christmas screening of the Seth Rogen James franco comedy about a plot to kill the leader of north korea. Sony had scrapped the release after hackers threatened terror, but released the movie online and in independent theaters. It was worth the hype. It was worth waking up first thing in the morning. Reporter were you planning on seeing it anyways i probably was. I came purposely to support the artists and support freedom of speech. Reporter about 300 theaters, including Cinema Village here in new york city, are screening the interview. Many are adding shows to meet the demand. Were sold out for some shows. Would he expect to be sold out for others. Business has been brisk. Reporter manager lee peterson says theres extra security in light of the threats but believes freedom of expression is worth the risk. Im proud to be involved. Im proud that were playing it. Hello, north korea reporter industry insiders expect the movie to earn less than it would have before the controversy began. Marlie hall, cbs news, new york. A cdc worker is facing a possible ebola infection this morning after an error at a government lab. Researchers mistakenly allowed samples of the deadly virus to be handled in an unsecure environment. Julianna goldman reports. Reporter the can cdc is conducting an intefgs view the latest mistake where an ebola sample. The technician who handled the sample was not adequately protected. Cdc director tom frieden is promising action, the latest in a string of pledges to upgrade safety. In a statement he said, no risk to staff is acceptable. For this to happen and put our workers potentially at risk is totally unacceptable. Reporter that was frieden in july. It had just been revealed that cdc workers had accidentally contaminated flu samples with the deadly h5n1 virus, also known as bird flu. In june they admitted lab workers may have been exposed to live anthrax after it wasnt successfully deactivated. Those samples had even been transferred between labs in ziploc bags. During congressional hearings, frieden promised sweeping measures to change the lax safety culture. The cdc put together a panel of outside Safety Experts and even temporarily shut down some labs. The materials that potentially contained live ebola in this latest accident were steroid destroyed before officials even discovered the problem. The cdc never got to test the actual specimen, so we may never know how big of a mistake this actually was. Julianna goldman, cbs news, washington. A Spokesman Says former president george h. W. Bush is in great spirits. He remains hospitalized this morning in houston where hes being treated for shortness of breath. The 90yearold was admitted tuesday. Mr. Bush is the oldest living former president. He suffers from parkinsons disease and has lost use of his legs. On the cbs moneywatch, walmart helps you with unwanted gift cards and retailers had a happy holiday. Jill wagner is at the New York Stock Exchange with that and more. Good morning. Good morning. Here on wall street the markets reopen after the christmas holiday. The dow is over 18,000. Its at its highest level ever after gaining six points wednesday. The s p was down less than a point and the nasdaq was up eight points. Asian stocks finished higher. Tokyos nikkei added a fraction. The shanghai composite gained more than 2 . Hong songs hang seng is closed for the holiday. The minimum wage in Washington State will soon be the highest in the nation. On january 1st washingtons lowest legal wage will be 9. 47 per hour. The bump in pay will affect more than 67,000 workers. Walmart will Exchange Holiday gift cards from other stores. For the next few weeks, you can go online and turn in gift cards from 200 other retailers. Walmart says it will give you up to 97 of the cards valley. Now, they will vary by the retailer. Holiday sales will reportedly just meet industry predictions. They say lower lastminute sales mean that stores will hit the estimate of just over a 4 increase from last year. Today could bring a surge of shoppers for those after christmas sales. Russian president Vladimir Putin has ordered a cap on vodka prices. Theyre about 30 higher than last year. He says expensive vodka encourages bootleg producers and he says illegal vodka carries greater risk to Peoples Health than the legal product. Jill wagner at the New York Stock Exchange, thanks. Coming up on the morning news, the low cost of oil. Drivers are benefiting from the cheap price of gas but well show you why everyone is not happy with Falling Crude prices. This is cbs morning news. Happy for lower crude prices these Little Angels build in softness. And these Little Angels build in strength. And that little angel says, weeeeeeeee 60 more sheets than charmin. 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Rockefeller center is this way. Reporter for this family, a drop in Oil Prices Made a trip to new york for christmas possible. Thats perfect. I think we have a greater expense budget now to come into the city. Something that i really wanted to expose my 11yearold to. Reporter but for people whose jobs depend on oil production, the talk is of layoffs and tough times ahead. In seminole, oklahoma, brian adams runs a sandwich shop, where sales have already dropped 30 . Almost every check in this town one way or another is affected by the oil company. Reporter local oil Company Owner melvin moran says just under 60 a barrel, most of his wells will not be profitable. Every day lately the prices have been dropping. It seems like its a free fall. Were hoping the floor will come soon and were hoping the price will come back up reporter bernard winesteen Energy Expert at southern university. When you see a drop in price in a relatively short period of time and at the same time you see a Global Economy thats pretty sluggish where the demand for oil is not growing nearly as fast as the supply for oil, yeah everybodys going to be hurt. Reporter but consumers are feeling the benefits of cheaper gasoline. Gasoline makes up about 5 of household spending. The money this family saved allowed them to visit the city and buy their son an xbox. Honestly, it would have been fine if i didnt get the rest of my presents. Just being here with my family is a great one. Reporter regular unleaded at this station is now 1. 99 a gallon. If forecasts hold, the average households could see the average sink next year to just under 2,000, for the First Time Since 2009. Anna werner, cbs news, dallas. Straight ahead, your friday morning weather. And in sports, lebron returns to miami. Sir, were loaded and getting ready to go. 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In the First Quarter los angeles missed 16 consecutive shots, shooting just 4 for 24. But l. A. Came back led by Jamal Crawfords 24 points. The clippers beat the nbaleading warriors 10086. Lebron james got a nice welcome in his first game back in miami since leaving for cleveland. James scored 30 points for the cavs. But his former team made spoiled his return. Dwyane wade led the heat with 31 points as miami beat cleveland, 10191. . San Antonio Russell westbrook scored 31 point as the Oklahoma City thunder beat the spurs 114106. The thunder played without reigning mvp kevin durant, who is nursing a sore ankle. The spurs, the defending nba champs, have lost 5 of their last 6 games. And chicago crushed the lakers. Pao gasol playing against his former team led the bulls with 23 points and 13 rebounds. Derrick rose added 20 as they beat los angeles 11393. Kobe bryant did not play. He was resting his sore body. When we return, president ial visit. 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The most common side effects are mild to moderate nausea and vomiting. Ask your doctor about tamiflu and attack the flu virus at its source. Trash this Christmas Tree a bust out windows to send message to police. Whether its good or bad. Doesnt really matter anymo. Why people are lining up to the interview. Just to ma statement. Another possible cyber attack targets sony. How has may have infiltrated the nek this time. Join us for kpix 5 news this morning. Beginning at 4 3 good morning. Its friday, december 26th. Im anne makovec ,, heres a look at todays forecast in some cities around the country. Heres another look at this mornings top stories. Six people face charges for making threats against police in new york. This comes as the city prepares to say goodbye to two slain officers. Vice President Biden travels to new york tomorrow for the funeral of one officer. Audiences packed more than 300 theaters across the country to watch the interview. Some moviegoers cited free speech as the reason to see the comedy after sony decided to release the film. President barack obama and First Lady Michelle Obama visited american troops for christmas during their hawaiian vacation. They took time for their annual visit to u. S. Marines and their families to celebrate the holiday. The world is better, its safer, its more peaceful, its more prosperous and our homeland is protected because of you. And because of the sacrifices you make each and every day. The president says afghanistan has a chance to rebuild thanks to the service of american forces. In thailand, victims of the 2004 asian tsunami were remembered by survivors and relatives this morning. More than 100 people gathered for a Memorial Service on the beach. Some walked into the waves and placed flowers in the sea. Others laid wreaths in the sand. More than 250,000 people died in the disaster that hit ten years ago today. Pope francis called for peace in his christmas message in st. Peters square. The pope condemned the brutal tactics of Islamic State militants. He praised those helping ebola victims in west africa. He appealed for peace in the middle east and help for refugees and suffering of children around the world. An american is free from prison this morning in east timor. Stacy addison of portland, oregon, was arrested in a drug case in september but was never charged. She was ordered to stay during an investigation. Her mother says she is tremendously relieved and now just waiting for her daughters passport to be returned so she can come home. One very lucky dog survived a fall from 15 stories high. Sam, the 13yearold boston terrier, suffered a few broken bones as he fell from one of the tallest buildings in sacramento, california. Luckily he landed in the water of a threefoot hot tub. Im lauren lyster, this is the cbs morning news. The cbs morning news. And quit a lot,ot but ended up nowhere. 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But the rest of his cruisers video system recorded much more. Youll see me stepping out of the vehicle. Reporter in palo alto, every police car is equipped with multiple cameras that provide a panoramic view. Weve got now five cameras in every regular beat officers patrol car that captures a 270degree view around the car. Reporter with this screen, this monitors all your cameras. Can you isolate the one you want to see . Correct. We can tap on any one of those and pull those up. Reporter one camera points forward. Two side cameras cover blind spots. A prisoner camera covers the backseat. And then theres the rear camera, which reporteded this collision in august. The system captures up to 40 hours of video, which makes it possible for officers to go back in time. You literally might drive right past something that you dont see, and later go back and say, hey, that was important. Absolutely. The primary purpose is for us to be able to preserve evidence that we can use in court later. Reporter but the video is also on keeping tabs on how officers interact with the public. Dennis burns is palo altos police chief. Accountability is a big part of this. We hire people for character. We want them to have character and street people with dignity to respect and this really should be secondary to everything else. Its just another tool that we have that shows were doing the right thing. Reporter burns has already seen one effect. A drop in complaints against officers. With five cameras watching, chances are the real story is being recorded. We get lots of complaints for reporter as for that driver he pulled out, the officer let him off with a warning. All right, sir, have a good day. Reporter bob orr, cbs news, palo alto, california. Three surprise Christmas Gifts for a couple in pennsylvania. The birth of triplets was three months ahead of schedule. The couple knew they were having two girls and a boy but delivery wasnt due until february. The father says they should be able to go home in a few days. Im excited. I just want to get them home. After courtney had them for so long, carrying them around, i just want to get them home and have her home, since theyre all healthy. At home the three newborns will meet their two older siblings. Coming up after your local news on cbs this morning reactions to the screenings of the interview. Well get the latest. Plus, well show you how president obamas wide range in dining choices have made him foodieinchief. We sit down with kennedy honoree, al green. Thats the cbs morning news for this friday. Thank you for watching. Im lauren lyster. Have a great day. Ng. Im lauren lyster. Have a great day. ,, and im good morning, it is friday, december 26. The thanks for joining us. Im anne makovec. Im anne makovec. Frank and michelle are hopefully sleeping peacefully at this hour at 5 00 no, 4 30. Lets see, its 4 30. 4 30 and it is cool outside this morning. Gianna, thanks for joining us. Hi. Thanks for having me. Its so nice to have you here. We have traffic and weather. We should begin with weather to show you it is chilly out there as we look toward the bay bridge this morning. Mostly clear skies and wind keeping temperatures a little bit quote, unquote warmer than they would be otherwise. 50 at oakland right now. 52 in san francisco. 43 san jose. And santa rosa at 40. I cant imagine there are too many traffic problems out there, gianna. You know, there is just one. So not all lanes shut down while they clear an accident vehicle spun out and then they ended up in lanes. Emergency crews, chp on scene. You can see in our sensors though not a lot of cars on the road. Its green. So no problems. Of course well continue