through southern california prompting evacuation with possible rain totals up to 5 inches. this comes a day after the same system flooded out northern california and the pacific northwest. this agency did the director of the cia defended the spy agency in response to the senate report on interrogations. but brennan admitted some officers went too far. mr. brennan would say, oh, yeah, we did things wrong. this is really wrong. shut down a verdict. the house narrowly approved a massive $1.1 trillion spending bill. this is not over yet. the bill is off to be debated in the senate. he s stepping outside. chaos on a california freeway. the father of four missing children and husband of a missing wife gets locked in a standoff with california highway patrol. he s in custody. both of the children are safe. both of the children are safe. embattled sony pictures banned all interviews on the red carpet as the studio deals with more from the massive cyber attack.
enthusiastic americans screen the interview. releasing the movie in theaters and online. not exactly a master piece. new yorkers will pay their final respects to one of the officers killed this past saturday. the nypd arrested people for making threats against police. in oakland california, a protest against police tactics turned violent. your kids unwrapped the new playstation or xbox, you might have found yourselves grinched by hackers. next week, we will be ending our combat mission in afghanistan. president obama paid a visit to the marine corps base in hawaii. we could not be more thankful. russia s economic crisis has forced putin to scrap new year s hlidays for government ministers because the country can t aed ffford it. minus prince george. apparently because he s too noisy. all that. return of the king. the cavs and the heat. and his much anticipated return to south beach. and all that matters. a real christmas surprise on a spe
of the world aren t from either. we ll show you where. but we ll begin this morning with today s eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. a sea of blue pays tribute to a slain nypd officer. the funeral for murdered new york city police officer rafael ramos will be in just a few hours. dad i ll miss you every day. vice president joe biden attends along with mayor bill de blasio. quote, obama also goes reckless on words indeed like a monkey in a tropical forest. president putin sign add document. nato accuses russia of undermining european security. the u.s. has carried out more than 30 air strikes against islamic site targets in iraq and syria in the past day. actors played the grinch for sony online networks. yeah. look at this. the crowd gathered. the building refused to fall and now it s teetering at a dangerous angle. all that i hate you. you known him as screech. justin diamond is accused of stabbing a man with a switch blaid. nearly a q
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i think silicon valley is especially unique because it s almost like a tale of two cities ifill: and. i m so tired of being alone. so tired on my own, won t you help me. ifill: .al green on a life of music making and preaching the iconic voice of soul. woodruff: those are some of the stories we re covering on tonight s pbs newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. lincoln financial committed to helping you take charge of your life and become you re own chief life officer. and the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ifill: the justice department announced new guidelines today on federal law enforcement