than gossipy e-mails from the beginning. >> yeah. there were warning signs this could have been a nation state attack. the issue is this doesn't have the markings of a typical nation state attack. usually they're conducted quietly. it changes everything we know about the nature of a state attack. >> we've had national security advisers discussing the fact that perhaps the new front on terror would be cyber attacks. we know the ongoing issues with china, on property protection, patents, et. cetera, et. cetera. there were people who have attempted and are people, i should say, attempted to sound the alarm on the greater concern of these terror type cyber attacks. >> absolutely. this isn't the type of attack the government has been prepared for. they've been prepared for an

attack on government infrastructure. this shows how vulnerable we are that you can create this buzz by hitting a high profile target even if you're not touching physical property. >> and what we're looking here. hundreds of -- millions of dollars impacted by this. i believe the number was around 1200 or $300 million that sony lost. in is major corporation. set aside it's hollywood. set aside, again, the tone of the e-mails. this is a major corporation and if it can happen to sony and they socially be terrorized into pulling a film, who else could be next. >> that's right. it's easy for us to say, look, what they said about angela joe loo. that's not the issue here. what if they do this to ford or a bank? they could really wreak havoc with the cyber terrorism. it's very interesting to see they went for hollywood first. and we've seen the implications

and just ripple throughout the entire economic. >> what do we know regarding sony's contact with the white house before this was made public? >> yeah. sorry. they did talk with state department officials who because the united states is a country where the first amendment is protected, we're reluctant to step in and say this piece of art, this piece of expression is something we can't publish. >> and stephen, george clooney is calling on hollywood colleagues to push for the immediate online release for the interview saying movie audiences should not be dictated by kim jong-un and you have others saying a similar thing it's about freedom of expression, freedom of speech. it's what we do here, and sony is buckling. but the hand, it seems, was pushed by the movie theater owners who said we're concerned about the employees. there's a woman or man showing

up for work making $5 who said i'm not going to the unknown where the threat is credible or not. so far it's been deemed not a credible threat as far as the theaters but the fear exists >>well, of course. obviously everybody feels like if this is what north korea has done so far, what more are they going to do? what more are they capable of doing? and george clooney has a point. we need to not be scared. we need to not allow our media to be dictated by a different country. and, yes, it's a movie. it's a silly movie, but it's the principle of it that this, you know, we shouldn't let somebody else tell us what we should or shouldn't be able to watch. >> i understand sony decided movie team america which was out some time ago. they pulled that from reairing. what is the story there? >> well, you know, there were some waves that were made back when team america, you know, first came out, and -- >> which focuses heavily on kim jong-un as a part of the

storyline if people haven't seen the film. >> exactly. that came up, you know, years ago. but now, you know, sony is a little freaked out, hto be honet what is. hag next. they're playing it safe. that's what a lot of people in hollywood are worried about. >> let's go back to the cyber warfare taking it past sony and what could be the response if today we hear from the fbi and they say what they've been saying privately it is north korea and maybe with the help of another country. what is the response? >> it's hard to say. there is no playbook for something like this. the united states does have contingency plans if their government infrastructure is affected. they don't know what to do with an attack. they mentioned not physically threatening to corporate america. it certainly took on the threatening tone but we don't know the capacity that the hackers had. so there's really no way to know how they're going to respond.

>> you said in your article it's pretty much impossible to predict where this could come from. where this could come from next. >> exactly. >> what cousin that mean? >> the challenges cyber warfare. you don't need an army or a lot of are tilly. you need a couple of possibly smart kids together working together with a bone to pick or could have been government sponsored. you can do this with such minimal resources. it's impossible to know. >> and covering of the tracks here. even with the best and brightest we have with our government. is covering your tracks especially the help of another nation and as you pointed out, maybe even insiders. is it something that you can completely erase fingerprints? >> that depends. with sophisticated hackers, obviously, they're going to do their best not to be tracked and as we know north korea denied this. if north korea is behind this, they have done a lot to cover their tracks. it's possible that our best most sophisticated technologyists could figure it out.

>> thank you. we appreciate it. we'll continue to follow the developments. as soon as we hear new information we'll bring that to you. also, developing now president obama is expected to face questions on north korea's involvement in the cyber attack against sony pictures. and possible u.s. retaliation when he holds a year end news conference. set to take place at 1:30 eastern time. kelly o'donnell joins us from the white house. we talk about the variables that are unknown. the president expecting, of course, to perhaps answer questions about cuba and the change in policy there. but now you have the headline of north korea potentially behind this cyber attack and what that means for the united states in response. >> tamron, what can make the year ends news conferences particularly fascinating and news worthy. we have a chance to talk to the president about issues where we do not yet have him on the record. you outlined a perfect example. we've heard the president talk about cuba. we heard him talk about immigration. but this particular event the

hacking at sony and the ramifications and the international intrigue involved is a place where we can get new information from the president directly. i expect that will be a topic. we have not heard from the white house yet about what the president plans to say in his prepared opening statement, which usually tees up a news conference to give all of us listening a sense of what the president thinks where the highlights of the year gone by and things he wants to highlight. and that typically be the accomplishments that he believes his administration has achieved through the year. when the questions come, expect him to be pressed more on what does he know about north korea's involvement, there are there other international actors involved? what can the united states do about it? and maybe guidance for what corporations in the u.s. should do. is there a way that the u.s. government can help in ways that we don't know about right now? >> all right. >> for example, you know, could you see the u.s. government try to get some way for sony to have some security to even release

this film. there are a lot of things to explore. >> let's go through other things. as i mentioned earlier, cuba and republicans saying they will block any changes to policy there. >> one of the things having spent time on capitol hill this week talking to the law makers. they feel strongly they have the votes to slow down if not fully block some of what the president has outlined his goals regarding cuba. the presidency does have the opportunity to release some of the restrictions by normalizing relations. when it comes to the money involved to set up an embassy to fund some of the programs. that's where congress can have real say in this. also, because it was put into law the embargo codified not just a policy but a law, unwinding that will be politically challenging. the president can try to work with congress on that. he can use not only the bully pulpit but the powers of the presidency we've seen him do this week to try to open some of

the doors to cuba. but some of the details will become part of the fight in the next congress just a few weeks away. and some republicans favor what the president has done but some key republicans like marco rubio who will have a say, for example, any nominee to be an ambassador. that's something to watch in the new year. >> all right. kelly, thank you. we'll have first read coming up at the top of the half hour. we'll talk about the president and putin immigration reform, race relations, and policing in this country. and the endless list of things we're expecting to hear the president comment on during the year end news conference. by the way, chris matthews will host's today's coverage at 1:30 p.m. eastern. about 30 minutes from now we'll go through the list with mark murray on what we could hear from the president as well. a major storm could ruin holiday plans for millions of americans. in fact, a big chunk of the east coast is expected to be slammed on christmas eve with heavy

snow, strong winds, downpours and thunderstorms. that means pretty treacherous driving conditions. tom inside l joins us now. this is what we experienced thanksgiving and now here we are right before the christmas holiday bracing for a big storm. >> yeah. particular for a big travel week. it's due to the big low pressure system that is going to set up over the great lakes during that time frame. if we take a look at the weather on christmas eve in particular, the midwest, the upper midwest into the western great lakes will likely see the snow. christmas eve, the eastern sea board is mainly going to be a heavy rain event. it's not going to be snow but that is going to snarl traffic especially at the airports. by christmas day, the snow across the interior new england up state new york. it's dry enough even though cold enough for snow that the eastern sea board may not see much in the way of snow. travel issues are going to be a real problem here on christmas eve going into christmas day for both the great lakes and new

england. >> thank you very much. safe travels set to everyone set to head out. we'll keep you up to date on the weather conditions that could impact your travel. the major changes that could be coming to the secret service after a year of embarrassing scandals. details on what a new report from an independent panel reveals. that's next. bill cosby pushes back. his attorney responds to allegations the comedian is seeking special treatment from the, quote, black media. and this week's political postscript is coming up from the historic news regarding cuba to what will lead the sunday talk shows and the three big questions for president obama's news conference. what questions do you want the president to answer? let us know. what question do you want the fo president to answer? the holiday season is here,

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welcome back. the secret service could be about to change with a major overall recommended following what has been an em bardsing year. the recommendation comes in a report issued by a panel of four outside experts appointed by the department of homeland security. that panel was appointed following the september 19th distribute where a man with a knife climbed the fence, ran across the north lawn before agents stopped him. there was a revelation with the security contract with a gun and an arrest record was allowed on the elevator with the president. nbc news senior white house

correspondent chris jansing joins us live. what is the most significant recommendation from this panel, and will it be, of course, implemented? >> well, that's the question. the most significant and significant is a difficult word but i think probably the most controversial is certainly they want a new director who is from outside the agency. and the finding of the panel was it had become too insular. what went on here founded in tradition and personal relationships. something they said wasn't working. right now as you know there's an acting director julia piereson was fired after the last incident you talked about, the fence jumper who got into the white house. joe clancey on board. that's the first thing. will they find from somebody outside. the report, at least released in it does not name any people as recommended to take on that role. but this describes it absolutely -- secret service said it's disarray.

not just lacking in leadership but a staff that is overworked and undertrained. so there's a whole series of recommendations that are there starting with a taller fence. at least five feet higher. 85 new agencys. 200 new uniformed agents. here is one of the things that stuck out to me. the uniformed agents in 2003, the last year for which we had records, the average training for the entire year was 25 minutes. those are the things that the report is addressing and those changes, we're told, are already getting underway with acting director clancey. >> it's incredible when you look at the training and how technology and access certainly has changed. and this very crucial agency has been left behind. >> that has been the criticism. you have on one hand the people and the personnel. there's also the question of

technology and i should say this was a summary an executive summary is what we saw. there's a larger report that contains classified information and information about the operations of law enforcement they didn't make public. so there's even a much broader range of recommendations. remember one more incident you didn't name as you were coming to me, tamron, when a gunman shot at the white house. actually bullet lodged in the white house which weren't found immediately while sasha was home. there's a lot we don't know if in the larger report. so there will be even more sweeping changes that are to come. >> all right. chris jansing. thank you very much. the lapd is asking for public feedback as the city prepares to add thousand of body cameras to the police force. will it improve the community's trust? that's the big question. plus, why portland, oregon put the brakes on uber for the next efseveral months. here is a look what is

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welcome back the lapd is asking the public about their new plan to equip officers with body cameras. the department is asking residents to fill out a survey on the department's website to share their opinion this week. the mayor announced plans to equip more than 800 officers with body cameras after the new year. by july 2016 every officer on the street will have one that of

the 7,000 cameras. the police chief said it's an important step in building trust between officers and the community. >> it's about whether or not a community feels it is being treated fairly and equitably. i'm not talking about a community that feels that police are lenient or ineffective. i'm talking about a community that believes in its police. that knows how tough the job is and appreciates those that do it. because they believe that as a police department we value them as much as we value ourselves. and that's what builds trust, and that is what makes our body cameras so crucial. >> the announcement comes weeks after president obama unveiled 363 million package that includes $75 million for 50,000 officer mounted cameras nationwide. police departments in chicago, new york, minneapolis, and washington, d.c., as well as smaller cities like ferguson

have started pilot programs with cameras or have announced plans to do so. the los angeles police commissioner joins me now. he raised more than $1 million in private donations to help pay for the cameras. thank you for joining us. >> welcome. happy holidays. >> happy holidays to you as well. you know there are still protests planned and going on around this country related to the eric garner case. i bring that up. that case was on tape. you have many who say while the body cameras seem like a good idea, after the eric garner case the debate shifted because it was on camera and it resulted in no indictment for the officer involved. what do you say to the critics out there? >> i think that the on body cameras are one tool in an overall package to the truth. and they've been tested. we've tested them in los angeles. they've been tested in smaller cities, and it is apparent that

both sides of the camera are protected and important both sides are protected. we've done easy thing in los angeles so far. we've raised the money, we've purchased cameras, and now we've got to do the difficult thing. that's create the rules by which the cameras can be used and not abused by either side of the camera. haas what we're working on and to what the chief and the mayor say, which i think progressively and proactively is lets get that right. let's do it right. the whole nation is watching. i want to tell you one of the most important things that happened in the on body camera movement to me came from the family of michael brown. in the worst despair and the worst circumstance they rose from the deepest sadness and said, you know, i wish every officer had an on body camera. in other words, let's find the

truth. from that the president made his remarks and, which our mayor and our chief have ratcheted up our program from what the private sector could buy to 7,000 units. we're excited. >> i imagine so. let's talk about what you said the rules of the engagement. we've seen cameras mounded in police cars. the driver is pulled over, the officer gets out of the car, and in some cases you hear the audio as well as see the video of the exchange. in the case of a body camera, what it not just simply be on and monitor automatically when an officer is in a confrontation or arrest? >> the rules will be -- questions people want to know on both sides and from the aclu and police officers around the country. when do the cameras have to be on? can anyone see the result of the camera? when can the public see what is on the camera?

but and those are the things that we're going to be reviewing and discussing and creating a policy for that meets a middle ground. i think it's going to be transformative for law enforcement. >> but let's talk about when they have to be on and have to be off. why wouldn't they be on the minute the officer logs in for the day and when they leave? i ask that, you know, why if there's an incident and everyone is waiting to see the body camera and it is off. that immediately, i think, incites us is suspicion and you go back to the initial problem of distrust when during a confrontation that might be controversial the camera is off. >> tamron, there should be severe consequences to any officer that doesn't have his camera on at the critical point. and there should be severe consequences to any member of the public that interviews with the camera's operation. that's both sides of the camera. but should they be on all the time? when are officers in the men's or women's room? should they be in at lunch? >> right. >> during incidents. it's about the appropriate use

and that's what we'll be getting to. i have to tell you, the beauty of this and the beauty of the camera is not so much what they capture, to me. it's what doesn't happen that isn't captured. they keep incidents from escala escalading. that's been the example. that can save time, lives, and money. >> right. >> nice winationwide. >> i imagine as it works out as you envisioned and many on both sides from the police department to the community this could be a model l.a. could end up being a model in how it's implemented, to your point, when it is on, when it is off, and rules of engagement as far as access by the public and media. >> what you're telling me is what the mayor and the chief has said. we feel a great responsibility in los angeles to do this correctly to preserve the civil rights and the constitutional rights of everyone on both sides of the camera. this has a potential to be

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postscript. this week saw a debate continuing to play out as the controversy over the senate so called torture report dominated sunday talk shows. then florida governor jeb bush tests the water for 2016 and president obama hit the reset button with cuba. >> what they did to 3,000 americans on 9/11 that was brutal, bloody murder. it's absolutely can't be compared with what we did. >> i urge everyone to read the the report. these are the communications within the cia as to what happened. you can't claim that tieing someone to the floor and have a torture. >> we're seeing more and more that people often model their lives on their parents. i can tell you from personal experience, if your parents worked in politics, well, you know the rest. >> we have some breaking news just in. jeb bush making it official -- well, officially exploring a run for president of the united states. he just made the announcement. >> today the united states of america is changing its relationship with the people of

cuba. neither the american nor cuban people are well served by a rigid policy that is rooted in the events that took place before most of us issue born. >> the president is the single worst negotiator we've had in the white house in my lifetime who has basically give the cuban government everything it asked for and received no assurances of no advancements in democracy. joining me now carrie dan. great pleasure have you on. what are the top three questions? i think there's going to be questions on that cuban policy, the senate intelligence report. there's three main questions that are political team is looking at team. the first one is news of the day about the sony hack. i think we'll get a little bit more of an explanation from the president about what a to portional response the attack means. white house is in a difficult position here. on the one hand they want to stand up for the american values

of free expression and send a message to other enemies who may try another cyber attack. but also the white house doesn't want look like they're overreacting. a second big question is how is the president going to work with the new republican majority in the senate in previous years he's had harry reid sort of as a block between the gop dominated house and itself and senate republicans are in charge. how is he going to work with them going forward and what kind of tone will he take? and finally, what exactly is the president going to do in the next two years to govern in a way that reflects what happened in november. there's no denying that the american people with their vote in those november midterms offered a rebuke of the democratic party and of the president himself. and poll numbers show most americans want to see the next president going in a different direction only a quarter of americans according to our most recent nbc news wall street journal poll say they want the next president to take an

example from president barack obama. what is he going to do in the next two years to reflect that desire or is he going to forge ahead as he has in the last 30 days or so with his own agenda. >> first read points thought way regarding the president not being a lame duck. six weeks ago this would have been an exercise in trying to prove his relevance after the brutal midterm defeat and a rebuke to obama himself. obama clearly proved he can steer the agenda in the last 30 days but pushing through executive action on immigration, a change in cuban policy, and $1.1 trillion dollar spending bill. >> that's right. he's not going out like a lamb. he's turned that he's been bullish in the last six weeks. especially on the immigration action. and now on cuba. he's angered a lot of republicans who are saying he's not listening to what the

american people said. americans themselves say that in our most recent poll a majority 55% of americans said either they thought the president didn't get the message from the midterms or he got it and he's not listening to it. that's going to be something i think he's going to be asked about today and he needs to address. >> thank you very much. great having you on. if we don't see you next week, happy holidays. >> have a great holiday. the fbi is investigating the death of a black teenager in georgia. up next i'll talk live. why the case caught his attention and how he's taking look at what could be an awful trend in the south right now. bill cosby's attorney speaks about the exceed yen's comments about how the black media should cover his scandal. just your signature,

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new details today the controversy surrounding bill cosby. his attorneys are trying to clarify remarks cosby made about the black press. saying he was not asking for special treatment when he told reporter he expected fair media coverage. this comes amid new allegations from a woman who says cosby drugged her in 1988. >> bill cosby fighting back against allegations he asked black media reporters and outlets for prefer issue treatment. on thursday cosby's lawyer released a statement. last week facing mounting allegations from some 20 women who say the actor sexual assaulted and/or drugged them cosby broke his silence telling

repo stacy brown the african-american media should be impartial. >> calle cosby's lawyers have veemtly denied the allegations. he's never been charged and just this week both his wife and daughter issued public statements of support. >> the very kind of man who would rape women allegedly is the same kind of man who will rape an entire black community. >> cosby's attorney called the comments by georgetown university professor and commentator michael eric dyson mean spirited and wreck lereckl. michael eric dyson issued a

statement. meanwhile a new allegation from the woman accusing cosby of drugging her in 1988. the woman identifies herself as lisa appeared on dr. phil in an interview set to air today. she said she was 21 when she met cosby who offered to help her with her career. >> you don't really know what happened? do you know if he raped you? do you know if he molested you in some way? you don't really know what did happen? >> no. >> that was nbc stefanie goss. law enforcement tell nbc news only one woman come forward to accuse bill cosby of sexual assault. mr. cosby has never been charged with a crime. michael phelps is appearing

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uber to legally. we are breaking news to report. the fbi just released a statement on the sony hacking attack. pete williams is live for us in washington. you've been following this. >> here is the key sentence in this long fbi statement, quote, the fbi has enough information to conclude that the north korean government is responsible for these actions referring to the attack on the sony entertainment computer system. they say they're not going to give a lot of detail here about why they've concluded it, but they do offer these data points on why they're attributing this attack to north korea. they say analysis of the malware that was planted in the sony computer system revealed links to other malware that the fbi knows north korea has previously

developed. the phrase they use knows north korean actors previously developed. for example, they say there were similarities in specific lines the computer code, in the way that the malware was encrypted, and the way it worked. the method for deleting data and how it comprised the network. that's the first point. in essence, digital fingerprints to known malware that had been attributed to north korea earlier. secondly, they say, they detected significant overlap between the infrastructure used in this attack and other malicious cyber activity that had previously been linked to north korea. so the first part is the software. now they're talking about the hardware. >> okay. >> for example, they say the fbi discovered internet ip addresses associated with known north korean infrastructure communicated with ip addresses

that were hard coded into the malware. thirdly, they say the tools used in the attack have similarities to a cyber attack in march of last year against south korean banks and media outlets, which they know is carried out by north korea. that last one has been known about for some time. >> right. >> many security analysts have said they see an overlap here between the kind of attack this was and the kind of attack that was carried out against south kor korea. just going on here for the rest of the statement, they say they're concerned about the destructive nature of the attack that the attack reaffirms that cyber threats pose one of the gravest national security dangers to the u.s. but the key sentence here is that the fbi now say it is has enough information to conclude that the north korean government is responsible. so this is the first formal statement by the u.s. government basically saying in public what we've been told in private for two days.

>> and in that statement as well, pete, what i've noted here in what you've read it says north korea's actions were inintended inflict significant harm to american business and rights for americans to express themselves. with that said you know the logical question is how does the u.s. then respond beyond these words if at all at this point? and it goes on, as you pointed out the fbi is ready to assist any u.s. company that is the victim of destructive cyber attack or breach of confidential information. >> it's pretty clear the statement went around the government and as many statements do, it took the kernel the what the fbi had written and other editorial comments were added on. and the goal here was to get

this statement out before the president's news conference at 1:30 so when he was asked he wouldn't have to tap dance around about whether the government knew it was north korea. but i'm sure now that tees up for him to begin to answer for the administration to begin to answer now what? >> there's no mention of any assistance from any other country which you know there have been some questions. if north korea had assistance >>well, you know what the cyber experts we talked to said they suspected was that this seemed to be out of north korea's league. that wasn't in essence hip enough to carry out an attack like this that seemed so tailored against sony. that was the view of many people who really know the cybersecurity business. however, senior law enforcement officials say that the u.s. government looked hard at this and determined that they actually think this was something that north korea could have pulled off on its own. so i think the best way to say

that is maybe that's something that the government isn't 100% certain about. it's whether they got any help in designing the malware that was used here. but in terms of where the buttons were pushed to buttons pushed to cause the attack to come out, they seem clear is came out of north korea. it was rooted through servers in taiwan because the pipe into north korea is small and they wanted to get broader band width and look at the data and schultz it around. it was rooted against other countries, but no one i talked to said that other countries were complicit. it's more like other country servers were used without their explicit knowledge. >> thank you very much for joining us with this breaking news. the president will answer questions at 1:30 eastern time. this topic will be up there with so many others. we'll be right back. i have the worst cold with this runny nose.

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>> the family of a north carolina teen found in august believes he was the victim of a lynching. his body was found hanging near his home and the case was ruled a suicide. his mother said he did not do this to himself and he was looking forward to the futured which aring a football game the next night. the fbi is investigating the case including a filmmaker looking into cases like these for years. he 4z written an article on lacey's death. the fbi is looking into it. what are they examining here? >> i think the family and the naacp all want a thorough investigation in this case. they are hoping of course to get the authorities involved so they can lead that investigation. from my research in dealing with the cases off and on, it's the same scenario where you have

local coroners going on the crimes and they ruled these cases suicides without having a thorough investigation. i think what the family is asking for, just a simple thorough investigation in this case. >> a lot of people see these cases. there others you are investigating. >> absolutely. that's what was so troubling. i went down this road before with many cases throughout the country, not just in the south. >> these are singings. >> they echo traditional lynchings. again, we don't know what is happening on the scenes of these crimes, but what i know in each of these cases you have authorities that are so quick to call these suicides while doing an investigation. >> these are the cases you investigated and going back to

this situation, what evidence is there that he did not take his life. >> there was not a letter of any sort 689 normally when a person commits suicide they leave a trace behind. some type of evidence. there was no letter. like many of these cases, lacey himself was looking towards the future. he was a bright young man looking towards the future and excited about his game day. unfortunately it department take place. >> the fbi is involved so there is some question or more exploration needed. you can see his investigative report airs on discovery id and these cases you investigated as well. it's stunning and we want you to talk more about it. thanks for sticking around with the breaking news. that does it for this edition of "news nation." if you have time, go on our

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