you want us to kill the leader of north korea? >> yes. >> is hacker group claiming responsibility for the cyber attack at sony pictures warns moviegoers to stay way from the upcoming movie spoofing north korea's leader. the sinking price of oil puts the russian economy under pressure and the situation promises to get worse with more new sanctions on the way. the bush family could expand its political legacy. jeb bush, the son and brother of two former presidents, takes the first steps toward a run for the white house. and a pair of political pundits who happen to be brothers have their televised debate interrupted by someone close. >> you're right. i'm from down south. >> oh, god, mom.

>> and i'm your mother. captioning funded by cbs this is the "cbs morning news" for wednesday, december 17th, 2014. good morning. i'm lauren lyster in fur anne-marie green. the fallout from that massive data hack at sony pictures is escalating. the group that says it's responsible for the cyber attack is threatening violence against theaters showing the movie at the center of the attack. don champion is at the new york city theater where the premiere of the interview was supposed to bheld tomorrow. good morning. don. >> good morning, lauren. growing fall outhas led to the cancellation of the premiere. more than 200 theaters are canceling plans to show the controversial firm. >> you want us to assassinate the lead over north korea in. >> yes. >> whaaat?

>> "the interview" was a comedy but the lead-up has been anything but. they've decided to cancel its planned showing of the movie. it comes after a chilling message posted by cyber hackers guardians of peace warning moviegoers to stay away from theaters when it shows the flirm. it says the world will be full of fear. represent the 11th of september 2001. it eats nationwide on christmas day. while sony is moving forward with its release, in an unusual movie, the company has told theaters they don't have to show the film. fallout has even led to the cancellation of it here in new york at sunshine cinema in manhattan. police in new york will take precautions in light of the new threat. >> our primary posture is going to be to have a police presence in a response capability that will reassure people who may have heard about this and have

concerns. >> the fbi and homeland security say there's no credible intelligence showing any active plot exists. you may recall hackers have also hit sony in recent weeks by releasing company documents and embarrassing e-mails. while north korea has denied y any, the malware is written in the korean language. >> don champion in new york. thank you. an afghan official says a u.s. drone strike killed four pakistan taliban and seven others. it reportedly targeted a pickup truck yesterday afternoon as they were staging a deadly attack on a military school in pakistan. a prayer service was held this morning in persshawar for 42 victims, most for children. alphonso van marsh is in london.

good morning. >> good morning, lauren. a three-day vigil began as they prepare for mass funerals. yesterday's attack by seven taliban gunmen left pakistan in shock. students were gunned down indiscriminately and teachers were burned alive. they made their way to an auditorium filled with students and opened fire. the government is promising a tough response. the taliban said the attack was revenge for pakistan's military operation against is fighters in northwest afghanistan. the government of prime minister is trying to negotiate peace with them but those fails. they want to overthrow the government and establish a strict form of islamic law. they're aligned with the taliban and afghanistan and al qaeda. this morning the prime minister lifted the moratorium on the death penalty in pakistan.

lauren? >> alphonso van marsh in london. thank you. strange prime minister tony abbott is ordering a sweeping investigation into the deadly hostage crisis. it comes as they pay trib buts to two victims. he says he doesn't know why the gunman fell off a security watch list. >> we do need to know why he seems to have fallen off our security agency's watch list. why did he have a gun license in the first place? that's the relevant question here. >> he took 17 people hostage in a cafe. the siege ended 16 hours late when the police rushed to free captives. >> outside philadelphia community is remembering the victims of a deadly rampage. mourners gathered tuesday to honor six people shot and stabbed to death sunday. police say a former marine killed his ex-wife and five of

her relatives. a two-day manhunt put the community on edge. police found the body of bradley in the woods. he died of self-inflicted stab wounds. the price of oil rose slightly. it rose 2 cents to close at $55.93 a barrel tuesday but prices are still half of what they were six months ago. the dramatic drop in the price of oil has been a blow to russia's oil-driven economy leading to a catastrophic value in the value of the ruble. susan mcginnis is in washington. good morning. >> lauren, good morning. the ruble fell sharply early this morning but is now starting to recoup some of its losses. still down 50% this year. now adding insult to injury, president obama is supposed to sign new legislation imposing new economic sanctions against

russia. the co-lapse of the ruble sent many russians scrambling to salvage what they could, spending money on big ticket items before their mon lost any more ruble. it lost 6% yesterday. a desperate prash by the russian central bank raising interest rates to 17% didn't work. one of russia's largest car dealers suspended sales and apple said it stopped online sales in russia. sanctions imposed by the u.s. and europe over russia's move in crew crane are also taking a toll but secretary john kerry sayed president vladimir putin has a choice. >> the sanctions were clearly to intend to invite president putin to make a different set of choices. now, these sanctions could have been lifted months ago. they could be lifted in weeks or days dperjsding on the choices that president putin takes.

>> this is russia's worst economic crisis since putin came to power 15 years ago. he remaining powerful but the loss could change the equation. >> those people are going to look at what's happened over the last six months and say, you know, in july things were pretty good and now things are not so good and maybe putin is not doing everything that he should. >> now, so far putin has not addressed the collapse of the ruble, but that's expected to change tomorrow during his annual news conference. lauren? >> it will be interesting to watch. susan mcginnis in washington, thank you. coming up on the "morning news," in-flight chaos. passengers are hospitalized after their flight hits severe turn luns. and rain delay at a famous arena. it spring springs a leak. this is the "cbs morning news." to blochealthy cells.. protect don't tough it out,

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stranded drivers. their cars got stuck on inundated roadways. the rain also caused damage at businesses including a fabric plant that was flooded. former florida governor jeb bush is a big step closer to running for the white house this morning. an announcement tuesday ends months of escalation ends months of intentions. >> bush posted on facebook he has decided to actively explore the possibility of running for president for the united states. it comes after he accepted an honorary key degree from the university of california. >> people often model their lives after their parents. their parents went to college, so do they. if your parents worked in politics, well, you know the rest. >> bush will be creating what's called a leadership pack allowing him to raise money for trips to iowa and new hampshire to talk to donors. but if he should run it's not an open path to a nomination. >> in 2010 the tea party became

a big part of the republican party. it's not something the bushes have had to deal with. >> conservatives who oppose his reforms on immigration and education policy have already blasted off telling him not to run. bill cosby won't face criminal charges over claims he sexually abused a teenager in 1974. prosecutors in los angeles declined to charge the comedian. they say the statute of limitations has passed. the accuser says cosby molested her when she was 15 years old. attorneys say she tried to extort $215,000 from him. turn blens forced a plane to make an emergency landing on wednesday. flight 280 from seoul, south korea, was headed to dallas when it hit the rough air. it diverted the plane to tokyo we 255 people aboard.

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here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. on the "cbs moneywatch," sprint faces a massive fine, and a core victory for apple. jill wagner's at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, jill. >> good morning, lauren. sprint is facing a record fine from the federal communications mission over the allegations of cramming. cramming is charging customers for unwanted services like text message alerts, horoscopes, and sports scores.

the fcc will report lid fine sprint $105 million. that would tie a settlement reached with at&t on similar charges earlier this year. stocks on wall street ended lowerer after a rally lost steam. the dow lost 111 points yesterday. the s&p fell 16. and the nasdaq finished the day 57 points low jeer a california jury rejected a 10-year-old's anti-trust lawsuit against apple. the plaintiffs accused apple of using software to create a monopoly in the digital music market. the lawsuit involves ipods sold from september of 2006 to march of 2009. they were able to play songs only from itunes or downloaded cds. seaworld is starting to lay off hundreds of employees. their attendance has gone down since the release of the documentary "blackfish." it's critical of its handling.

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nhl with no winner decided in regulation or overtime. the washington capitals and florida panthers tang the longest shoot-out the league has ever seen. the two teams exchanged shots for 20 rounds scoring a combined 11 goals. finally on the 40th shot nick scored. florida gets a 2-1 victory over washington. when we return, surprise caller. we'll show you what happened when two television pundits get a call from their angry mom live on the air. making a pie that pops is surprisingly easy. just unroll, fill, top, bake and... wow. this is your best ever thank you. pillsbury pie crust. make the holidays pop.

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curiosity detected spikes of methane in the martian atmosphere. it could be a clue to present or past life. on earth methane comes from animals and plants. while mom may not be able to end the bipartisanship she can stop the bickering for a while. >> how can you insult people. >> i'm not insulting them. >> democrat brad woodhouse and his brother dallas woodhouse got a surprise call during a debate on c-span. it was joy from north carolina on the line. >> i'm hoping you'll have some of this out of your system when you come here for christmas. >> yeah. >> i would well like a peaceful christmas. >> the despite mom's plea, neither brother committed to a quiet nonpartisan holiday

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a ceremony last night near the white house to light the national men nnatio national manor rah. it started back in 1979. now to a christmas story that happened 100 years ago this month. it was part miracle and part mythical. mark phillips reports. >> merry christmas, merry christmas. >> reporter: the man in the hat with the spike on top is german. the map in the cap is british. this is a re-enactment of one of the most storied episodes of the first world war when mens from the opposing armmys briefly stop killing each other and exchanged

christmas greetings, even as it goes to play soccer. for chris barker, whose uncles were along the front, the ideas of truth must be passed on. >> anywhere in any conflict have you ever had two parties lay down their arms and be pals. >> reporter: the truce happened early in the war which may explain why it happened at all. the gas attacks of wholesale slaughter that caused such bitterness and hatred came later. there are varying accounts of what happened, the diaries of some british soldiers say they heard calling from across no man's land in the german trenches saying basically if you don't shoot, we won't either. it's unclear who stuck their heading up first, germans or

british. boys being boys, a ball appeared. now on an anniversary balls are appearing all over the place, on a monument that uft just been unveiled. in school games with kids dressed the part, in a replay between british around army teams in a feel good christmas ad for a supermarket chain. yet there's a problem. the famous game probably never took place. at the imperial war museum in london, they've studied the evidence and found plenty of photos of fra ter nines tweeg enemies, but no photos or other proof of a game. yet, says historian allan cleaver. >> it's becoming the defining image. >> left to their own devices, these guys will play games, not shoot each other? >> yes. i think that's probably right. >> reporter: 100 years later if people think the game happened, it happened.

coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," more fallout from the sony pictures hacking case. we'll get analysis. plus, the new ceo of blackberry, john chen joins us in the studio. and charlie sits down with actor bradley cooper on his new broadway play. that's the "cbs morning news" for this wednesday. i'm lauren lyster. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

we begin with breaking news police are searching for two suspects in the bizarre burglary in a northeast philadelphia target store. mobile three giving us this live look from the store in somerton, the men are accused of entering the store on the 11,000 block of roosevelt boulevard through a hole in the rearf the store. police say a closed circuit security system alerted them of the breach. the right now those suspects are not in custody but authorities have have the building surrounded. we will have much more in a live report at 5:00 o'clock. more breaking news in west philadelphia, the the fire marshall is calling an overnight fire at this home in the 5400 block of west girard avenue suspicious. officials believe that the fire started on the front porch and then spread to the first floor. the fire department quickly placed it under control.