four fatalities in mississippi. brooke, back to you. >> karen maginnis, thank you so much. >> thank you so much for being with me. the next time you see me it will be for the big show. i'll be live from new orleans. in the meantime, happy, happy holidays, but stay right here. "the newsroom" with dana bash starts right now. ♪ i'm dana bash and you're in the newsroom. captured by isis. terrorists showed up, a bloodied coalition pilot taken prison are prisoner. how did his warplane go down? we're getting new information. after another shooting by a police officer. an african-american teenager is dead, but local officials say it's not like what happened in ferguson. and holiday damper, christmas eve travel is wet, it's slow and dangerous right now with heavy rain, flooding and tornado threats. stay right here for a new forecast to help you get wherever you need to go. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

we begin this christmas eve with the fate of a coalition pilot held hostage by isis. a jordanian jet went down while conducting air strikes near the syrian city of raqqa. photos taken of the wreckage and the captured airman were posted to the isis twitter account, but officials say there was no evidence that the plane was shot down. a jordanian military spokesman telling cnn, quote, pilot is a model of heroism and all of us stand with his family and his colleagues in arms. i want to go right to our pentagon correspondent barbara starr who joins us. >> general austin has just issued a statement saying absolutely the plane was not shot down. he will not say how it was brought down. he also says that the united

states military will support any effort to rescue the pilot. isis militants seized the terrified jordanian pilot claiming they shot down his f-16 over raqqa, syria, an isis strock hold. he is the nephew of a retired jordanian general. his capture, a frightening reminder that even after more than 1300 air strikes without incident over iraq and syria, troops very much at risk over the combat zone. rescuing the pilot may be tough even for jordan's highly regarded counterterrorism forces. it's a propaganda coup for the terrorist group. these are very motivated people who believe they are holy warriors and that this is their destiny to create an islamic state in the heart of the arab world and they'll fight to the death to protect that. isis claims their heat-seeking

missiles brought down the jet, publishing these images on social media to make their case, but a senior u.s. defense official tells cnn for now there are no indications the plane was shot down. coalition and jordanian authorities continue investigating what might have happened. >> isis claimed that it was shot down by a heat-seeking missile which fits the pattern with what they have, but if the pilots are operating above that, then there must have been some other reason for the aircraft to go down. >> the jordanian government warned against harming the airmen saying jordan holds the terror organization and those who support it responsible for the safety of the pilot and the preservation of his life. a senior retired jordanian command believes there may be a solution. i'm sure that our government is in touch with the mediation, with isis and isis is has known

from previous occasions to payments and a lot of money. in that case or an exchange of prisoners like that is somebody of concern to isis and amman might ask for an exchange or they might not accept anything which would be really the disaster if they decided to do things otherwise. >> but shootdown or mechanical failure, isis now has a coalition pilot as a hostage. and the family of this young jordanian pilot in amman jordan now appealing for his release saying he was simply a soldier who was following orders. dana? >> how hard would it be to actually go in and try to rescue this pilot? this would be very difficult. it is something -- look, jordan has expert counterterrorism

forces. the u.s. has commandos. they know how to do this sort of thing, but it's the kind of thing they have to get to very quickly. raqqa in syria where this is happening is a strong hold of isis. they probably likely now have this man surrounded by security in a very tight location, perhaps in the city or in a compound. so even if they know where he is, it's going to be very difficult to get to him any time soon. dana? >> barbara star at the pentago., >> congressman joins me live in the studio. thanks for coming in. what do you know and what is the latest information about why this plane went down? >> well, from what we understand, the sophisticated system that would be necessary to take down an f-16 like this is not something that isis has its hands on, and so it's a little bit of a mystery. whether it's a malfunction or what came to pass here. >> what about what i asked

barbara about the potential for a rescue mission? do you think that this is not a u.s. military officer, but obviously this person was helping the coalition that the u.s. is part of. should it be the u.s.' mission to rescue the pilot. >> we hosted them here on the hill and jordan is obviously all in. isis has attacked giordano the border there with syria and they have made the commitment and they want to see isis driven from the region. i think they have the capability to carry out if we give them the intelligence, so i wouldn't be surprised and we have very close intelligence arrangements with jordan and we can give them the intelligence, they're so highly trained and they can carry it out just as effectively. >> so the u.s. and should be in support for such a mission? >> support, yes. >> let's talk big picture for all of this.

we have seen videos of people in captivity in isis so far. we've had journalists and workers. this is the first member of the coal igsz trying to get rid of isis that they appear to have captured, at least that we have seen with the video. what does that tell you about how this is going and maybe the propaganda war which this is a big part of. >> isis will use this for propaganda, but i think it is a steely resolve that the jordanians have in all of this in terms of taking on isis and as you can see, uae, saudi arabia and other states are now coming in and supporting this effort and one of the things driving it is that what you don't see are the number of killings that isis is doing of arab tribesmen in western iraq. >> one tribe recently lost over 1,000 people and it's not just

what they do in decapitating the men. it's selling the women into sexual slavery and so forth. this is creating a counterforce in the region against isis in this determination to take them on. the question is can we do more to get the weapons into the hands of the kurds, the free syrian army. can we do more to help the jordanians as they help train in western iraq, the sunni tribes that are taking on isis, we need to step up our gain. what's the answer to that? i believe the u.s. has spent over $1 billion in this effort and you mentioned the islamic fighters that have been killed and about 1100 have been killed. so are we doing what we need to do, the u.s. and the coalition in general? you see the kurds out there fighting with no more than light arms, the kurdish foreign minister came to speak with us and asked myself and our democrat counterpart, can't you give us the anti-tank weapons and the artillery?

can't we buy this from you? >> isn't this what the president said he was going to do? >> the free syrian army ran out of munitions a few weeks ago in combat. i don't know why it is. maybe it's baghdad that says no. you can't transfer that directly to the kurds or maybe it's bureaucracy. for whatever reason and those doing the fighting the ground and the kurds are on a 300-mile front and 30% of their fighters are women. 30% of those battalions are female battalions and they're fighting with light arms against isis that is using heavy armor and artillery. no, we have got to step in and fix this and have our allies on the ground. >> the u.s. is now involved without approval and fresh authorization in congress. when the new congress comes in how quickly are you going to work to have a debate with an authorization of force. >> myself and the ranking member elliott ang engle of new york,

we will host a debate on this issue and likewise in the senate and the senate will also in january bring up the authorization and the president, of course, asserts he has the power. >> he does. >> but he is asked now for an authorization and i believe that congress will give him the authorization within the parameters that he calls for. >> i can't let you go without asking you about "the interview," the movie. not this, the interview. it will be in theaters tomorrow even locally around here. even online. will you watch it? >> i certainly will watch it. when they put out the satanic verses and the fatwa was on his life and the ayatollah said basically transmitted the message, if you publish this you will be killed and so will any publishing house. he said, you know, books are life itself. the freedom of speech, the freedom of speech is life

itself. i'm going to exercise it and the publishing houses, you know, stood with rushdi on that. stephen king said if you don't carry his books you don't carry mine. that's the proper reaction to a threat like that that's a threat to freedom of expression and freedom of speech. >> not because you're a seth rogan fan. >> regardless of the comedy, and, remember, they made a movie maybe a year and a half ago in north korea about attacking washington, d.c., a little video that shows a rocket coming down and hitting washington, d.c. it's time to get a sense of humor about these things and it's time to come back when it comes to freedom of expression. >> merry christmas, thank you for coming in. >> happy hanukkah, happy new year. >> thank you, sir. coming up, the south at risk for more deadly tornadoes. we're tracking the storm, the danger and the travel delays on this christmas eve. and now you can watch that

controversial movie we were just talking about "the interview" at home. sony pictures is taking new steps to release this film that north korea's dictator does not want you to see. >> you are entering the most dangerous country.

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welcome back to cnn "newsroom," i'm dana bash. the same system that spawned deadly tornados in mississippi is now moving east. yesterday's twisters killed four people. now communities in mississippi are spending their christmas eve clearing debris and thousands don't have power. aside from that, we have a super soaker here on the east coast and nasty wint thtry mix in the great lakes and a major snowstorm in the rockies. this is frightful weather and a mess for millions of you traveling and trying to get to your destination and we have meteorologist karen maginnis tracking it all in the severe weather center tracking on where exactly the trouble spots are for you for your travel. what's the latest? >> it is so messy up and down the eastern seaboard and i know you were driving in miserable weather conditions with visibility very low. as a matter of fact, i checked out washington, baltimore and new york and visibility about a quarter of a mile to half a mile and a lot of this moisture is still being brought up right

along this frontal system and we've also seen some severe weather break out right across north central and northeastern florida where there have been some isolated reports, public reports of possible tornadoes. it looks like they're fairly weak and not like the ef-2 and the ef-3 that we saw in laurel and also columbia, mississippi, yesterday that claimed the lives of four people. now a storm system will eject out of the rockies and gradually make its way by friday into the central plains and eventually into the great lakes. on top of that we're looking at blustery conditions in the great lakes and buffalo and rochester and the wind gusts could be as high as 60 miles an hour and temperatures for new york up to boston you're running 5 to 10 degrees above normal and you will not see a white christmas, but it will be blustery and storm system across the interior west could bring feet of snow. >> i'm not sure if that's a plus or minus. warm, but no white christmas. >> airlines are trying to keep

planes on schedule in this messy winter weather and that's no easy task, but it is very kit cal. with many of you watching us now potentially in the airport trying to see if your flights will take off on time, our correspondent rosa flores has been monitoring flight conditions from new york's laguardia airport. rosa, i was there day before yesterday and i didn't have the problems brooke baldwin was telling us about in the last hour. i just made it out. how is it today? >> reporter: you know, you were lucky and it doesn't have anything to do with being naughty or nice today, dana, so you and brooke were probably both nice throughout the year, but you had different luck and that's what we're seeing around the country and right now, 307 flights have been canceled throughout the nation and that's according to flight aware.com, but it varies and why, and it all has to do with the weather. there was rain expected in the southeast and in the northeast and snow expected in chicago, and you know that when those

hubs have issues and those trickle down all around the country, let's take a quick look here in laguardia. you can see that there are about ten cancellations total for the day here in laguardia. more than 30 delays. right now, not so bad because as the day has progressed some of these flights have caught up, but so instead of seeing chaos in a lot of these airports, we've actually seen calm. take a look at what some of the passengers in indianapolis had to say. >> pretty much. not a lot of people here. >> it's not very busy. it's kind of dead. i've seen a lot more busy. >> pretty dead right now, i thought it was for christmas eve. i don't think it's that busy compared to previous years. >> now, dana, there's one person who has had no issues, no issues and that is santa claus.

he's had it -- he's had a clear view of everything. he's visited all these homes and of course, he still has some to go, but he's the lucky guy today. dana? >> he is. he doesn't have to look at that red screen of doom, that red canceled that everybody dreads when they walk up to that monitor you just showed there. do we expect any of this to trickle into tomorrow, christmas day? >> reporter: you know, some of those do. i've been checking that, as well, and on flightaware.com it gives you a preview of the next day and right now what it's telling me there are eight cancellations tomorrow and these are around the country, granted and zero delays. of course, we've been seeing that number increase as the day goes by because let's face it, some of those cancellations that we are seeing today are going to trickle down until tomorrow. so some of these folks will be late for christmas and hopefully they'll be able to get some of those good leftovers and between you and i, dana, i prefer the

leftovers if you know what i mean. cold, standing in front of the refrigerator tastes so much better. rosa flores, live at laguardia. the majority of you are heading to your holiday destination not by plane, but by car. aaa predicts 89 million people will drive 50 miles away from home and we'll have the highest number of travellers on record and i want to talk about heather hunter. you define the holiday period as starting yesterday and going through sunday, january 4th. when are the actual peak days in that period? >> we expect that this weekend will be particularly busy because many people will be returning from their christmas holiday while others are heading out for the new year's holiday, but as you said this is the highest we have on record for the year-end holidays and we expect the entire season to be busy. some advice for travelers is common sense.

leave early in you're in the car. get to the airport early if you're flying. is there anything that we wouldn't think about that's kind of an insider tip? >> also with weather storms happening across the u.s. be sure to check your weather along the route and just not on your destination and make sure you get minuty of rest before you head out and you can run into traffic delays and so you stay alert while driving. >> very good advice. the best time of day to travel on the road and common sense, if i'm getting on the road i try to leave early. is anybody leaving early and maybe that's not the greatest time to leave. you can expect delay at any time of day during the holiday season and avoid major cities during the peak rush hours. >> what about that? are there any cities in particular that will see more traffic than others or more traffic than they usually do? >> we're expecting it to be busy across the country, but all along the eastern snowboard when

you're also experiencing weather storms, washington, d.c., new york and boston, those will be busy, as well. >> looking at the gas prices. you drive by gas stations and you go fill up your car and it's a nice thing these days because gas prices are down 46 cents in the last month. is that part of the reason that the travel is up right now because it's cheaper at least when you're driving? >> it is. motorists have received an early holiday bonus in the way of cheaper gas prices. today the average price is $2.35 per gallon and that's 95 cents cheaper than last year and that's helping to boost americans' disposable income and giving them more money to spend on travel. >> you came up with a list of expenses that people should keep in mind when planning a trip this time of year. what are they? >> yes. well as we mentioned motorists will be receiving less gas prices and they'll be renting

hotels and renting cars. we expect it to be 4% higher than last year. car rentals the same. holiday travellers that booked in advanced found slightly cheaper airfares for the top 40 u.s. roads and that's mostly due to low-cost carriers entering the markets. >> i'm having trouble finding the low cost carriers. on a more serious note, christmas and new year is when people do drink and that's fine, but unfortunately some people do drink and get on the road and what's your advice for spotting an impaired driver? >> you want to make sure you drive alcohol and drug-free this holiday season and if you go out to celebrate, pick a designated driver in advance. be aware of your surroundings and your karr around you and drive defensively. >> heather hunter, have a merry christmas and a safe one. thank you. you, too. >> today's weather isn't stopping santa from making his

rounds. no, we checked santa's website at far adthe command. check out this map. it shows old st. nick has delivered 3 billion gifts and it's still very young. it started in 1955. a typo was printed and instead reaching an advertiser's number for santa, children dialed the air defense command by accident. in the holiday spirit, the people who answered the phone played along and they gave santa's progress and that has turned into what has now become the santa tracker at norad and it is all about social media, these days, of course and it uses facebook and twit tore help little ones track santa on all of their devices. >> we hear about the fbi to keep thufy meters safe. they will show the controversial film, the interview.

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now available on a computer, tablet or smartphone near you, sony pictures' controversial comedy about north korea, the interview and starting tomorrow "the interview" will be seen in theaters across the u.s. pamela brown has new details. >> a dramatic turn of events over the last 24 hours. sony immediately releasing "the interview" online for people to rent and hundreds of theaters are planning to show "the interview" on christmas day. now the fbi is gearing up to make sure moviegoers are protected. >> the phones are ringing off the hook at westin theater in washington, d.c.. >> yeah. sold out for all shows tomorrow and we're looking to add shows. >> reporter: so many people calling for tickets to see the controversial film "the interview". >> someone told me you might

have more tickets for "the interview" tomorrow. >> you are entering into the most dangerous country on earth. >> a flood of independent theaters across the country are stepping up to show the comedy about the assassination of north korea's leader kim jong-un after major movie chains pulled out fearing retaliation from hackers. >> very simply, it's intolerable that somebody can bully or use the threat or intimidation to keep people from expressing themselves artistically. >> just a few days ago hackers sent an ominous message promising a press own the christmas day if the movie is shown. >> you want us to kill the leader of north korea. >> yes. >> what? >> overnight the fbi sent to cyber task forces a roster of the more than 200 theaters screening the movie. they're speaking to theater owners about any potential threat from the same north korean hackers the u.s. says attacked sony. >> the fbi understands that the north koreans are unpredictable.

they've always been unpredictable. the fbi has to consider the possibility the north koreans would employ some sort of physical violence against these theaters and the nation's capital this afternoon, westin theaters' management waited anxiously for the film to be delivered. >> let's just hope fedex doesn't have flat tires. >> they've talked to d.c. police. they're not taking any extraordinary steps. we are anticipating a smooth day tomorrow. >> the movie is also now available online. >> it's an act of defiance by sony because after all the hackers have said if you do release this movie we'll release more of your private, stolen information. >> a risk sony is now willing to take as movie houses around the country get their christmas delivery of the film just in time. the interview. >> and the white house releasing a statement today saying as the president made clear on friday, we do not live in a country where a foreign dictator can start imposing censorship here in the united states. with today's announce ams people

can now make their own choices about the film and that's how it should be. dana, now you can watch the movie online today. it actually started a few hours ago. it's $6 to rent, $15 to own. >> what a christmas eve sitting and watching the "the interview," but i think people will do it just for the reason that you mentioned from the white house. three cheers for free speech. thank you, pamela. appreciate it. still ahead, we'll take you to the scene of a new police shooting. a white officer killing a black teenager in missouri it appears to be quite different from what happened in ferguson. do protesters agree? >> and pope francis celebrates christmas mass and his attempts to address church controversies head-on. >> with efficiency, discipline and to set the example.

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>> welcome back to the cnn newsroom. i'm dana bash. another shooting by a white police officer leaves a black teenager dead, but this time officials say circumstances were decidedly different. it happened late tuesday night at a gas station in berkeley, missouri, just two miles from ferguson where unarmed teen michael brown was killed back in

august. police say the officer was responding to a shoplifting report around 11:15 p.m. in the upper left hand corner of this grainy surveillance video you can see the victim antonio martin pointing what police say was a loaded weapon at the responding officer. the officer then opens fire, killing martin. st. louis county police chief briefed reporters earlier today. >> the individual produced a pistol with his arm straight out pointing at the officer from across the hood of a police car. at that point the officer produced his service weapon and fired what we think at this point is three shots. >> demonstrators quickly gathered at the scene hurling bricks and lit fireworks at police during violent clashes overnight. i want to go to cnn's george howel who is live in berkeley, missou

missouri. george? >> reporter: you saw what happened overnight and this being the epicenter of the movement that we've seen here over the last several months, what happened here in ferguson, the unrest back in august and then in new york, the protests and a case in milwaukee, really this is the focal point and where it all started. so when something like this happens people want to know the facts. they want to understand what happened and tensions can get high as we saw last night, but the facts are starting to come out from what we see. we're hearing the police account and we're also seeing video and the video tells a precise story from what we can tell so far. you mentioned that there's an ang ilthat has come out and the first angle where you see up in the corner of the screen and we've highlighted, a person, two people are with a police officer, one of the people -- one of the men raises what looks to be a weapon. there is another angle that came out here within the last 30 or 40 minutes that doesn't show

nearly as much. if you can imagine, we see one angle coming from this way and this is the angle coming from the other way if you understand what i'm saying. it doesn't show very much, but in the very corner what looks to be mr. martin lunging forward. you can't tell much from that. there is a third angle that has come out and we're still looking at that, dana, that looks what could be the police officer falling back after presumably a firing his weapon, but falling back and then getting back up and running toward the street and then coming back. so that -- we're waiting to get that video out toward you and it's sort of the process of getting all of the facts and getting as much information out and, you know, sharing that with people so that they can make up their own minds and see what happened here. >> george howell in berkeley, missouri, again, a very different circumstance and a very different community when it comes to local leaders and race and so forth. we'll have more on that later today. thank you very much, george

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pictures from the vatican where pope francis is celebrating christmas mass at st. peter's basilica. [ speaking foreign language ] >> the service is the highlight of a very busy couple of weeks for the pope. soon to come his traditional christmas day greetings and next week his new year's address to people around the world. it is unlikely that tonight's sermon will raise as many eyebrows as earlier this week to cardinals and the members of the bureaucracy. in that address he quoted the pathology of power and quoting again, those who have a heart of stone. that speech was only one of many ways pope francis tried to shake things up this year. we asked cnn vatican correspondent delia gallagher to recap the pope's 2014 and to look ahead to what promises to be an equally 2015. >> change, the pope says,

happens in small steps, but this year, francis has made some pretty bold moves. he inserted himself into the israeli-palestinian conflict during a landmark trip to the middle east, touching a wall that divides israel and the palestinian territories and bringing their leaders together for prayer back at the vatican. he played peacemaker in a historic deal to open relations between the u.s. and cuba. >> i want to thank his holiness francis whose moral example shows us pursuing the world as it should be. >> last year he shook the church with a few short words. who am i to judge when asked about gay briefs. >> this year he discussed a more welcoming stance toward gays and the divorced. the pontiff is not afraid for friction and he discussed it's the openness that can lead to making the right decisions. i would be worried and saddened, he said, if there weren't animated discussion. plan to see even more of the

pope in 2015. come september, francis will visit the united states. >> he's coming not to rally troops to become crusaders, but he's coming to encourage those who are in marriage and who feel from both sides i'm here to support you. he's not coming to condemn those who have failed and to condemn those who are living in other unions or relationships that are not traditional marriage. he's coming to give people hope. >> the highly anticipated trip could include stops in new york, washington and mexico. >> there is always the element of what i call the franciscan surprise, and i think we have to be open to that. many things are at play. >> but his first scheduled trip of 2015 is to sri lanka and the philippines in january. once again, showing his compassion for the poor, rather than the powerful. so far francis has proven in big ways and small to be pope of the

unexpected. no doubt in the coming year, he'll continue to keep everyone on their toes. ♪ ♪ >> delia gallagher, cnn, rome. >> and on this christmas eve, if you don't believe in miracle, i've got something that can give you faith. i found bipartisanship right here in washington, even in a largely polarized congress without a lot of fanfare, they actually passed legislation before going home for the holidays that can make life easier for millions of americans. gop congresswoman kathy mcmorris rogers will never forget the moment her doctor broke the news about her first baby. >> he was diagnosed with down syndrome three days after he was born and with that diagnosis comes a long list of potential complications. >> and a warning. >> they said, now, don't put any assets in his name. >> why did they say that to you? >> in case cole, our son would ever have to qualify for some of these programs they didn't want the assets to disqualify him.

>> to qualify for many government services, people with disabilities can only have $2,000 in assets and having a disability is expensive. doctors, special schools and transportation, a financial strain for some 60 million disabled americans and their families. before congress left town they created something new, tax-free savings accounts to pay for special needs for everything from autism to blindness. >> my 21-year-old down syndrome son alex sessions, an eagle scout, a cool guy. >> for republican pete sessions, it's also personal. >> and he's learning how to do things, to be independent and this act will help him and tens of thousands more. >> it allows parents, grandparents, friend, anyone or the person themselves to start putting money aside because you can think of no one that needs money more going into their future than a person with disabilities. >> the issue created something

rare, overwhelming bipartisanship because so many can relate. democratic senator amy klobuchar's daughter okay now, was born unable to swallow. >> i was able to see life through the eyes of a parent with a child with disability. >> what do you think your message, sitting together as a democrat and republican getting this done should mean. >> i would say take heart. >> there are still people of good will that want to work together to get things done and that's how we have to go into this new year. >> the concept of these tax-free savings accounts came from everyday citizens like steven beck of virginia who pushed hard for years to get it passed after dealing with the financial burden ever raising his disabled daughter. >> the bill passes. >> just a few days after watching the house finally approve the bill, beck died suddenly of a heart attack and members of congress moved to name this new law after him. >> it is a tremendous example of a parent, a dad who had an idea as to how we could improve his daughter's lives and rallied the

disabilities community, rallied republicans, democrats, house, senate and got it done and so you can make a difference. >> before president obama left the white house for a vacation in hawaii, he took out his pen, signed the bill and made the stephen beck able act the law of the land. up next, angelina jolie, she worked behind the camera this time, and we'll share tips on which moves to see over the holidays. you're driving along,

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if i give you this money and you don't pay me back -- >> keep going the way you're going and you'll end up as a bum on the street. >> the slipper as pure as gold. ♪ ♪ >> those are some of the biggest new moves coming out this holiday weekend and the hollywood awards season is right around the corner, if you can believe it. look for moviemakers to show off their best work now. that's how it usually work, but if you're headed to the movie theater tonight or tomorrow you probably want to know what's worth spending your money on and what's worth to skip. tatiana is joining us from the hollywood reporter. let's get to the movie we all are talking about "the interview." we're talking about it as a patriotic movie because of the circumstances, but the content. will audiences like it?

are they going to laugh? >> i think it's definitely aimed at the young male demographic and the frat boy. it definitely has become the must-see movie of the holiday frame. i think that just because we've sort of been told you can't see this movie and now it will be available in 200 theaters. it's sort of something that everyone has to go see. >> angelina jolie went behind the camera. she directed unbroken, but she was snubbed and the movie was at the golden globes when they put out their nominations. do you recommend the movie? i think it's a great movie to see. it's very heart warming and it's a perfect holiday movie to see because this man's lou zamperini, his struggle was just an amazing, amazing journey. this movie has been in the process of being made for almost i want to say 40 years. i think tony curtis was originally supposed to star in it. the fact that it's finally

hitting the big screen and kudos to angelina jolie for finally getting it made. >> she was snubbed by the golden globes, but sometimes that might give her more of a chance with the oscar nominations, right? >> certainly, it does not rule the movie out from being one of the ten best picture nominees for the oscars. i think the fact that she got snubbed by the golden globe his more to do with the fact that she was finishing up another movie and was distractioned and couldn't necessarily campaign for the golden globe nomination, it's quality and it's not the best-reviewed movie of the year and i don't think it's by any means a front-runner to win the oscar, but i think it could get in there. >> "into the woods," it's getting a lot of attention and my favorite, anna kendrick is in it. it looks like a great family movie. you think so, too? >> it might be slightly scary,

but i think families showed up for maleficent which was also a little bit scary. i think it's the most family oriented movie to open this weekend. i think that it might not be totally appropriate for the little, little one, but i think it looks like a really fun movie for most of the family. >> and we have time to review one more "annie" this is an update of a classic that we've all seen on stage and film and this one has jamie foxx and cameron diaz. what's the buzz on this one? >> well, the buzz is unfortunately the hackers that are behind "the interview" scare also released this movie on the internet about three weeks prior to it opening which is going to hurt it a little bit because some people have already seen it through piracy, unfortunately, but i think families will definitely find something there for them. you know, it's a classic, but it's a very fresh one and it's something that's completely

reinvented for the new millennium. >> who doesn't love little orphan annie. at that timian a thank you so much. have a happy holiday and all some folks want for christmas is a drone in aviation officials say that could be very dangerous for the rest of us.

a giant panda is learning

the hard way that life here in washington does have its limits and everyone knows when you mess up. the cub baobao kept inside the panda. her reaction, climb a tree where she is safe. she's still up there. look at the upper left part of the screen. that is panda cam and the zoo keepers say the little panda will be fbi and she will come down when she's ready. she was born in the national zoo in august 2013. unless you've abandoned the internet altogether you've probably noticed that small commercial drones show up anywhere, even at weddings. oops. check this out, drones are now documenting the holidays in a new and beautiful way. this christmas, many are hoping to find a drone waiting for them under the tree. renee marsh joins me now to talk about these tiny flyers. photographers are trying to use

these. what are you hearing from your sources about whether or not this is safe? there is a top concern among safety regulators. it could crash into something or someone, in worst-case scenario could be injuries. most of the people flying these drones have zero aviation experience and so with so many of them flying off store shelves, safety regulators are concerned it could mean more crashes into people, buildings or even passenger jets. drones are in high demand this holiday. industry analysts estimate companies like amazon are selling 10,000 to 15,000 recreational drones every month. >> now we're ramping up to christmas. there's really no telling. it's just going to be a big drone christmas. i think christmas day there will be tons of drones out there flying around. >> the soaring sales are regulators who feel more drones in the sky will mean more crashes. watch as this drone slams into a

building. here's another where the pilot loses control. you have a lot of inexperienced people pulling them out of the boxes christmas morning and flying them around and there will probably be some going down in different places. >> how do you make sure you stay off the naughty list? >> the faa just released a video and website as part of the safety campaign days before christmas and there's reason for concern. >> we had a drone come within 50 feet of us. >> from july to november, there were more than two dozen reports of drones narrowly hitting commercial passenger planes. put yourself in the position of where you would be if you were flying and think to yourself, is that safe? the rules are stay below 400 feet, away from airports and crowds and always keep the drone in your line of sight. after the gifts are unwrapped, the industry estimates tens of

thousands of additional people will be flying drones, but with thousands already in the air, some are asking whether the safety campaign came soon enough. >>. >> have a safe holiday. >> remay marsh, thank you very much. have a healthy and safe holiday. anthony bardane starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪