Decisions the president made and Decisions Congress made during the depths of the Great Recession and his leadership and their leadership through the last several years and it could play a big role in the 2016 election. Getting back to the headline, big headline out of this News Conference, the headline being of course that the president thinks Sony Pictures made a mistake in pulling the release of the film the interview because it made fun of north Korean Leader kim jongun. Jay carney, how surprised were you by how blunt the president was on this sensitive subject and saying that the u. S. Would retaliate although he wasnt going to provide public details. I knew he felt that way. I was extremely glad to hear him say that so bluntly and clearly. I think that its absolutely the right thing to say. The precedent, the issues here go far beyond the decision to cancel screening of one movie. The implications of this move by the North Koreans are profound and we need to react and take action
Is nbc nightly news with brian williams. Good evening. Im Natalie Morales in for brian. Hell be back on monday. There are a lot of fastmoving developments tonight concerning the massive cyber attack on sony pictures. President obama had tough words for sony after making the decision to pull the film the interview, its Big Christmas release, caving to hackers demands. Sonys a corporation. It suffered significant damage. There were threats against its employees. I am sympathetic to the concerns that they faced. Having said all that, yes, i think they made a mistake. The president saying the attack caused a lot of damage. This as we learned today from the fbi it now knows north korea did it, calling it a gamechanger. So what now . How will the u. S. Respond . We have two reports and we begin with nbcs justice correspondent, pete williams, in washington. Pete, good evening. Reporter natalie, president obamas surprisingly forceful comments followed a Public Statement from the fbi concluding
The gunman may have had a different target than originally thought. Im natalie allen. Welcome to viewers in the United States and around the world. You are watching cnn coverage. U. S. President barack obama isnt pulling punches. He says there will be a response, but didnt say exactly what it might be. Mr. Obama says he thinks somebody made a mistake by pulling the comedy the interview from theaters. We cannot have a society in which some dictator someplace can impose sensorship here in the United States because if somebody is able to intimidate folks out of releasing a satirical movie, imagine what they start doing when they see a documentary they dont like or news reports they dont like. Well, the hack on Sony Computers resulted in a leak of confidential employee information and emails. But, in south korea, the government there is concerned about Cyber Attacks on much more than entertainment companies. They are worried about Nuclear Power plants. We have the report from seoul. Hello,
Might be the biggest never mind in campaign history. Nine days after he turned the 2016 race upside down with a surprising announcement that fbi agents were reviewing newly discovered emails, the fbi director james comey that the review is over and after all that, nothing. In a letter to congressional leaders based on our review we have not changed our conclusions that we expressed in july with respect to secretary clinton. Now Law Enforcement tell cnn that investigators worked around the clock to sift through thousands of emails and the investigation rapped up quicker than expected because they were mostly duplicate. Clinton welcomes no doubt the vin did i indication. All of this is happening in the final full day of campaigning with the campaigns and candidates sprinting to the finish. Lets start with the Clinton Campaigns. Lets following the latest development. Relief probably one way to describe where the Clinton Campaign is after yesterday but also frustration and very real concer
That is the grim threat from north korea tonightthe United States. The retaliation could be massive. President trump declaring north korea a problem that will be taken care of. The vice Foreign Ministers responding to the Associated Press saying President Trumps actions have been more aggressive and more threatening. This week marks the 105th birthday of the founder of north korea. Signs point to the north being primed to conduct its sixth nuclear test. Whats President Trump doing ability it right now . Hes at maralago golfing in florida. President pence is going to seoul. Alexander field begins our coverage in seoul, south carolina. This is a crucial day in north korea about to get dunds way. Reporter the eyes of the world are watching north korea. The question is what happens next. We expect that they will put on this military parade as a show of their military might, but the world is wondering whether or not theyll go a step further, launching a provocative action, a potential sixth