Interview which involves a cia plot to assassinate dictator kim jongun. Yesterday the attackers threatened to attack movie goers when the movie opens on Christmas Day. Now sony pulls the plug on the movies release tonight. Trace gallagher has more. Reporter federal investigators say it has the hallmarks of a north korea attack but whats unclear is when the Obama Administration will point the finger at the north. It didnt necessarily come from inside north korea noting the country has a cyberwarfare military unit with 3,000 people and many are stationed in china. Critics rightfully point out that by using threats and intimidation, north korea has now successfully censored america. I think the reality is once you have a spector of threat, you have fear and fear unfortunately is a selfperpetuating device. People will be worried and concerned. Reporter guardians of peace threatened to unleash 9 11 style attacks on any theater that ran the movie beginning Christmas Day and the department of
Trouble with his him. He was arrested in cuba in 2009 as he worked as a government subcontract for asid. They accused him of bringing computer and satellite equipment to cubas jewish community. Word this morning he will be freed. Bill what they talk about is trying to increase Internet Access to the cuban synagogues and alan loaned some of this technology and Wireless Technology and personal computers and thats something the cuban government had a big problem with. Not in the greatest of health, but he will be home. More from this from the white house. The sony hackers threatening violence in america. The new York Premiere of this movie called the interview has been canceled after hackers warned of a 9 11 tile attack at theaters screening the film. Its a comedy apparently about two journalists asked by the cia to kill the north korea president kim jongun. Hackers saying remember the 11th of september in William Lajeunesse in los angeles. What are the options now . Reporter this 44 mill
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 mes
Quote, president obama contended that although legislation congresss failure to pass legend shin acceptable to him in this regard, adding, quote, congresss law making power is not subject to president ial supervision of control, perceived or actual congressional inaction does not endow legislative power where the executive. Judge schwab went on to hold that the president s actions crossed the line, amounted to election and changed immigration policy. The decision comes with a case of a man who entered the country four years ago, he entered the country illegally but wasnt caught until he was prior to sentencing, the judge asked the party to provide their legal opinions on how the president S Immigration announcements could possibly impact the judges sentencing ruling. A Justice Department spokesperson says, quote, the decision is unfounded and the court had no basis to issue such an order. No party in the case challenged the constitutionality of the immigration executive action and the
Access in that country. His release was based on human relations grounds and this sets up a big change in u. S. Cuban relations since the cold war. Doug, what are we expecting the president to say . Reporter too early to say whether or not theyre lighting up cuban cigars in the oval office as of yet, heather, but this mark as sea change in the adversarial relationship between the United States and cuba, one existed since 1959, marked by the failed bay of pigs invasion and cuban missile crisis and people of my generation, cover and duck drills and bomb shelters, as a result of the cuban missile crisis. Here is what normalization includes at least what we heard from the white house thus far. The president will announce executive actions related to cuba, short of lifting the embargo which he believes requires congressional action of the state department will normalize diplomatic relations and reconsider cubas status as terrorist nation. It will expand travel opportunities but not full and