plans a response to the cyber attack that leaks hollywood pictures and forces sony pictures to scrap the release of a $42 million movie. the lone surviving suspect in the boston mary than bombing appears in public for the first time for more than a year. security is tight as dzhokhar tsarnaev goes before a federal judge. wall street's end-of-the-year rally continues. stocks post their biggest single-day gains in years. and a star-studded send-off for stephen colbert. his hit comedy show comes to an end as he prepares for his next job as host of cbs's late show.

♪ we'll meet again don't know where ♪ this is the "cbs morning news" for friday, december 19th, 2014. captioning funded by cbs good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. officially they have stopped blaming north korea but sources tells the cbs news the fbi has tracked the hacker barack-in to the government. the options are limited. meanwhile anger over sony's decision to cancel the release of the movie at the heart of the issue is growing. susan mcginnis is in washington. susan, good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. there is widespread outrage over sony's decision to pull this christmas film from celebrities in hollywood to law firms here on capitol hill. the white house is considering its options which appear to be few, while companies across the globe are trying to figure out

how they can avoid becoming the next hacking victim. companies around the world are now on high alert after a crippling cyber attack against sony. federal investigators are said to have traced the attack to north korean government and kim jong-un. >> it's being carefully considered by the president's national security team. >> they say they used a data-wiping malware to steal sony's corporate secrets and erase the company's computer files. they then escalated the threats against moviegoers leaving sony to scrap its release. jimmy kimmel tweeted it's an un-american act of cowardiess. >> imagine if they have

opportunities to attack over aspects of american life. >> if there were any violence the liability for sony and for the exhibiter, the theater owner, would have been enormous. >> it's not clear what options the u.s. has to respond. north korea is already under heavy sanctions over its nuclear program. even if suspects are identified, they're well beyond the reach of the u.s. government. financial backers are reportedly unsure if they will go ahead with plans to support other sony films and talent agents are apparently considering sending their skrimts to other studios. anne-marie? >> susan mcginnis in washington with the fallout. thank you, susan. this morning police in australia are investigating a mass murder. there are eight victims. all of them are children. their bodies were discovered in a house in northeastern australia. so far there are no suspects. a woman was also found in the home. she was stabbed and is in stable. the woman is the mother of seven

of the children. police found the chirp inside the home. officials are urging calm. >> there's no need for the public to be concerned about this other than the fact that it's a tragic, tragic event. the situation is well controlled. at the moment there should. be concern for anyone else. >> the victims range in age from 15 months to 15 years. >> and this morning pakistan said it killed another 40 militants. it is the latest strike to avenge a deadly taliban school attack. 32 militants were ambushed in northwest pakistan near the afghan border. another eight were killed in southern pakistan. yesterday pakistani military jets and troops killed 27 suspected militants. the taliban killed 108 mostly children at a school earlier this week. three senior isis leaders have been killed by u.s. air strikes. cbs news has confirmed the three included the top deputy of the

leader terrorist group. the other were the military leader in iraq and in basel. tsarnaev was in federal court in boston for the first time since his arraignment almost a year and a half ago. the judge asked him if he thought he was getting good counsel and tsarnaev said yes, sir. no rulings were made at the pretrial hearing. jury selection would start january 5th unless he agrees to a deal with prosecutors. >> one very substantive conversation which has to happen between now and then is whether or not the defendant would be inclined to offer a death penalty being taken off the people. >> 3three were killed and 200 were injured. they say they're calling for big changes. the report by an independent

panel says a new director should be hired from outside the agency. it calls for more eun formatted and plainclothed officers. this is the second critical report since the september 19th incident whelp a man jumped over the white house fence and ran into the building. >> many are reacting to the news the u.s. and cuba are moving toward improved relations. lawmakers on both sides of the debate are speaking out and people in cuba are hoping for real changes. adriana diaz is in havana. >> reporter: cuba is a name frozeen in time from the cars to the infrastructure, much of havana looks as it did in 1961 but that is about too change. since president obama announce add new diplomatic relationship with the communist country many companies have been waiting in line to get in including mastercard, cisco, marriott, pepsi, and major league

baseball. but convincing lawmakers to go along will be much more difficult. >> this is the kind of deal you get when you spend your speech righter to negotiate with a tyrant. >> reporter: many republicans including the leaders of both houses of congress oppose the president's plans. many republicans but not all. >> you know, the 50-year embargo hasn't worked. if the goal was review change it doesn't seem to be working. >> reporter: but here on the streets of havana, there's a much more uniform response. relief. this man remembers cuba before the embargo. we're really grateful to the u.s. government, he says, to president obama and president raul for improving relations. this man said relations between people and countries is always, always a good thing. it's positive. a positive idea, people hear hope, translated to real change. adriana diaz, cbs news, havana.

coming up on the "morning news," why your tax refund might be a little late in 2015. plus amazon delivers. a new plan lets customers get their online purchases in under an hour. and the final report. stephen colbert bids farewell to the colbert nation. this is the "cbs morning news."

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a new blimp-like balloon is scheduled to be launched next week in maryland that can detect missiles in the sky. it's called jay lynn and it's part of a test of the army system. craig boswell got a look. >> reporter: it inflates about the size of a football field and it's about to patrol the skies of washington, d.c. just don't call it a blimp. >> it's called an air stat. my wife still calls it a blimp. the unmanned balloon will float some 10,000 feet above the ground. its mission, scan a huge swath of the eastern seaboard for cruise missiles and other air button threats. norad says it amounts to an early warning system. >> it increases our capabilities and provides more time to decide what we want to do about that unknown track that's coming in. >> if jay lens detect as threat it can provide target nofgs air,

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it is the end of a television era, but there is promise for a new one. last night comedian stephen colbert hosted the final episode of his comedy central show the "colbert report." don champion has more here in new york city. don, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. david letterman's name is still on the marquis at the ed sullivan theater as it has been since 1983. last night colbert went big for his good-bye to his loyal cable audience. ♪ we'll meet again don't know when ♪ >> reporter: it was a star-studded send-off after the satire of stephen colbert had

help on his ah list show. bill clinton. charlie rose and even big bird. they sang on the stage with the classic tune "we'll meet again." the character he created was a pitch-perfect parody of the right winged pundit right till the end. >> i know that this is an emotional night for a lot of you so i want to start the show tonight with something a little more upbeat, syria. >> reporter: last week following david letterman's announcement he would be retiring in 2015, cbs moved quickly, hiring kobe less than two weeks later to take the reins of the coveted late-night slot. the two generations of comedians greeted each other on the set in april. >> they could have easily hired another boob like me, but they didn't. they hire a guy -- >> they hired a boob like me.

>> no, no, no, no. >> every boob is like a snowflake, dave. >> reporter: he entered a crowded competitive late-night field facing off with jimmy fallon and jimmy kimmel. but he already has a pipeline to some notable names. ♪ we'll meet again don't know where don't know when ♪ >> reporter: i can't wait to see him again. now, while colbert waits in the wings, letterman isn't ending his run as host of the show just yet. his farewell begins in earnest tonight with his final holiday special and just like in previous years it will feature performs by darlene love. and, of course, you can see that right here. >> that's so great. always a classic. don champion at the ed sullivan theater. thanks very much, don. in sports in the final thursday night game in the nfl season. the loser had more to gape than

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here's another look at this morning's top stories. police in australia are investigating the murders of aid children. their bodies were found this morning in a home in northeast australia. a woman, the mother of seven of the victims was also in the house. she had been stabbed but surv e survive. so far there are no suspects. and sources tell cbs news federal investigators have traced the devastating cyber attack against sony pictures back to north korea. it's unclear what action the administration can take. the white house calls the attack a serious national security matter. well, the fitting room at your favorite clothing store may soon be getting a high-tech makeover. cnet's kara tsuboi takes us

inside a new dressing room that gives customers a wide range of options with the mere touch of a screen. these digital dressing rooms it's a touchscreen for customers. >> now you touch the mirror and it tells you exactly what's in stock and you can get it in stock. >> they can get additional colors, adjust the lighting and ask for help. >> you're not going to have someone knocking on the door all the time. you ask for help and they'll come for you. >> proi jekts images on the glass from behind. rebecca minkoff is the first to use this technique in a boutique. nordstrom's will also have it while blooming dale has its own version of the smart dressing room with tablets. every item is marked with these special tags. as soon as you walk into the dressing room that item's specific information, size,

color, immediately pops up on the mirror. you can remember this visit. these items can be saved. you can purchase them later online and you can finish and check out with your sales associate here. the clothes you didn't buy, the retailer now knows what you left behind. >> it's like we had a cart online. now it's in the fitting room. you try these on. now there's only one left on the floor. would you like it. >> reporter: ebay says customers can choose not to share any inform physician they have privacy concerns. in san francisco i'm kara sue bow for cbs news. coming up on "cbs this morning," the sony cyber attack. and we'll take you to fresh online grocer. and rupert joins us in the studio ahead of the season finally. that's the cbs news for this

friday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

. >> from the cbs broadcast center in philadelphia. this is cbs-3 "eyewitness news". and today is friday, december 19th, good morning, i'm ukee washington. >> i'm erika von tiehl. stories we're following today: outrage from an instagram photo. now the philadelphia paramedic who posted it offers his apology. an act of heroism caught on camera. foiled robbery at south jersey drug store. >> and with time running out, billionaire investors pumps much needed cash to keep the trump taj mahal casino from closing. >> let's get the friday forecast as we start off. >> it is "joy of "joy of sharin" today. we have a big truck in our lot. how is it looking? >> i think looking dry, tranquil, chilly, feels lick winter, makes outwent give.