i mean what, do you think, wolf blitzer? ( laughter ) >> stephen: yes.do you think, wolf isaac blitzer. and don't you roll your eyes at me, young man. now go clean your situation room or your father and i will take away your beard trimmer. ( cheers and applause ). i never, in all my years-- folks, i gotta tell you, i'm with wolf blitzer on this one. as journalists it is our sacred duty to face those in authority and ask should we really know this? the point is i don't want to learn what's in this report. when we return, i'm going to learn what's in this report when i'm joined by the director of the national security archive at george washington university, tom blanton. we'll be right back. ( cheers and applause ) ♪ have a cuervo. have a sensitive side. just don't have any regrets. cuervo. have a story. at intel, they have technology that can scan you in 3d. here's my good side, here's my other good side. can you just stand still? intel. this is where it all changes. have a cuervo. have an adventure. just don't have any regrets. cuervo. have a story. ( ch

i mean what, do you think, wolf blitzer? ( laughter ) >> stephen: yes.do you think, wolf isaac blitzer. and don't you roll your eyes at me, young man. now go clean your situation room or your father and i will take away your beard trimmer. ( cheers and applause ). i never, in all my years-- folks, i gotta tell you, i'm with wolf blitzer on this one. as journalists it is our sacred duty to face those in authority and ask should we really know this? the point is i don't want to learn what's in this report. when we return, i'm going to learn what's in this report when i'm joined by the director of the national security archive at george washington university, tom blanton. we'll be right back. ( cheers and applause ) ♪ ♪ break the ice, with breath freshening cooling crystals. ice breakers. ♪ did you know you can use an ipalmost any apple device?om really? yeah. give me a call on that macbook. alright, call you now. [ringing] [french accent] hello, pierre's bistro. uhh, i'd like to make a reservation. [french accent] there's nothing available! goodbye. c'mon

do you remember a family by the name of blitzer? none of the neighbors remembered the blitzers.a place where my family once stood -- the town square. the testimony that my father provided, he had three sisters, only one survived, rachel. but two of mhis other sisters, when the nazis came in, they were brought to this area. they were killed. they were young girls. it's pretty much the same story on my mother's side. she survived but her parents died during the holocaust. >> i'm named after my grandfather, wolf. people always ask me, is wolf your real name? i say yes, it's my real name. i was named after my maternal grandfather. >> that's my cousin, peppy. we grew up together in buffalo. she's here to help me find my mother's roots. >> what number was it? >> number 12. >> whatever house they had, it's gone. >> it's closed. >> together, we found what's left of my grandfather's old factory that produced clay pipes. not far was the slave labor camp where my mother and her two brothers worked. this is the land where camp "a" was -- >> this camp, 24,000 jews came in for labor. almost 1

what do you think, wolf blitzer? we lose control.end of this year, the republicans take control and there's some evidence that this report would never see the light of day. we believe it should see the light of day. cnn is doing this these days. you are really hyping it to a point obviously they're going to take 96 hours before the report came out to secure all our facilities. >> let me interrupt for a second. you and i are friends. we've known each other for a long time. when the department of defense issues a warning saying thous d thousands of marines are on a higher state of alert around the world in advance of the release of this report and when the department of homeland security and the fbi issue a joint statement going out to all law enforcement authorities across the united states, be on a higher state of alert, cnn is not releasing those statements. we're just reporting what the pentagon and the department of homeland security and the fbi are telling law enforcement and military personnel around the world. that's their word

i mean, what do you think, wolf blitzer? >> it went on from there., but she didn't make herself really available to other media sources this week, howie. >> yeah, that was an important moment because wolf blitzer was asking the senator the question i think we all would have liked to have asked her which is how would you feel, did you kind of play what the potential impact would be. we're talking after all about techniques the cia no longer uses that president obama has barred for several years. there are other moments too that i think were important in the coverage here, megyn. bret baier's interview with dick cheney and brian williams on nbc asking michael hayden the former cia director how would you feel if these techniques were used against your family. nobody's going to be prosecuted here and this is not a trial, but i do think this kind of journalism helped hold the players accountable by asking them tough questions in front of the camera. >> it was interesting to watch on another network, some of it coverage, and the disdain they had for the ta

people can go online and rent it -- >> wolf blitzer's program starts at 1:00.e trouble for breaking this news. >> that is what the dvr is for. maybe we'll save it for tonight and gather around and watch it. >> six bucks. on demand movies on line, it's usually $2.95 or so. >> i thought it would be about $10 or $15 because they want you to go to theaters to watch it. but they're marketing it at a low price point so people buy it online. >> is sony going to do as well -- we all talked about the amount of money they were going to lose, even if they did the limited release, the 200, 300 theaters and climbing, are they going to make more than they would have in the wide release -- >> i don't think so. even if 10 million people rent this movie online for six bucks each, maybe we get up to 50 million after youtube, microsoft and others take their cut. we don't know the exact financial terms. i would be surprised if 10 million people went out and rented it. but it will be a cult classic, so to speak. my family and lots of others will end up watching it tonight around th

go on with wolf blitzer.n all the relevant points, and either she wasn't expecting it -- they knew each other a long time -- she either wasn't expecting it or just didn't like it, but he asked her about that point, what about endangering people's lives? i want to play it for the audience. watch. >> if americans are killed as a result of this report and they tell you that, i assume you would feel guilty about that. >> i would feel very badly, of course. i mean, what do you think, wolf blitzer? >> it went on from there. she didn't much like his questions, but she did make herself readily available to other media sources this week, howie. >> that was an important moment because wolf blitzer was asking the senator we all would have liked to ask her, which was, how did you feel? did you contemplate what the potential impact would be? we're talking about techniques the cia notice longer uses that president obama has barred for several years. there were other moments, too, i think were important in the coverage. bre

wolf blitzer is here with the preview of "the situation room."'re delving into the cia torture report with congressman mike rogers who is the outgoing house intelligence chairman and also with a former cia spokesperson. >> mike rogers is leaving congress, giving up his position as chair of the house intelligence committee. he was with candy crowley last sunday. he said there would be violence and deaths of americans as a result of the release of this report. we're going to follow up with him on that. bill harlow, who is the spokesman for the cia when george tenna was the cia director, we're going to have an extensive conversation with him as well. we're getting reaction to the extraordinary news conference that you and i covered at the cia with the director, john brennan. >> wolf, thank you very much. >>> in our buried lead, a t-reactit-rex in the u.s. how one man involved in the story ended up in prison. y use helps you be ready anytime the moment is right. cialis is also the only daily ed tablet approved to treat symptoms of bph, like needing t

wolf blitzer, how about that? >> or jake tapper cartoon for thousands of dollars.le, right? >> millions. on "the situation room," you have the woman of the hour, the chair of the senate intelligence committee, dianne feinstein just issued this report. >> she's going to be joining us live. we have lots of important questions. she seems to be totally in disagreement with the cia right now. we're going to go point by point where she stands, where the cia stands. >> looking forward to it. wolf blitzer in "the situation room" coming up in six minutes. >>> when we come back, cities up the east coast including boston and new york bracing for potential flooding. heavy rain moves in and snow could be on its way next. e financial noise financial noise financial noise financial noise ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ come in and use your starbucks gift card any day through january 5th for a chance to win starbucks for life. having a perfectly nice day, when out of nowhere a pick-up truck slams into your brand new car. one second it wasn't there and the next second... boom! you've had your first accide

wolf blitzer starts right now. >>> in just under a minute, calls for a nationwide walkout. protesters are calling for students to walk out of class, for employees to walk off their jobs. it's all being done to protest the ruling in the michael brown shooting case. we're live with all of the details. hello. i'm wolf blitzer. it's 1:00 p.m. in washington, noon in ferguson, missouri, 6:00 p.m. in london. wherever you're watching from around the world, thanks very much for joining us. developing right now, activists here in the united states calling for a nationwide walkout of students and workers to protest police violence. it's called for 1:00 p.m. each time. we're looking at live pictures right now. this is happening in new york city. today marks one week since the ferguson, missouri, grand jury decided not to indict darren wilson in the killing of michael brown. over the weekend darren wilson resigned from the police force saying he feared more problems for the police department and also against himself. we'll have much more on this moment. jason carroll is standing by. he'

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> let's get to the breaking news at this hour. the white house now is calling the cyberattack on sony a national security threat against the united states that's been taken very seriously. u.s. investigators say an announcement pinning the blame on north korea is expected soon. top obama administration officials are meeting daily. they say they are planning a proportional -- that's their word -- a proportional response to what many are calling an act of cyberterror. there's intensifying debate about sony's decision to cancel release of the film titled "the interview" and whether that ams to giving in to terrorists. ed royce is standing by along with our correspondents, our analysts as we cover all of the breaking news. >>> let's begin with our justice correspondent pamela brown. she has the very latest. pamela? >> wolf, we know right now u.s. officials are hammering out language as they try to figure out how to respond and hold north korea accountable

i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. >>> "outfront" next, terrorists murder school children and the gunman said to have enough ammunition to go on for days. could if happen here. >>> and tonight a special investigation into the rolling stones story about a gang rape at the university of virginia. new details about the woman who made the horrific accusations. her spreads speak out. this is a story you must see to believe. >>> and the sony hackers with a chilling message. remember september 11, 2001. they are threatening to

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> we're following the breaking news. an unusual joint warning by the fbi and the department of homeland security. they're telling law enforcement agencies nationwide to be on alert right now for a possible terrorist response to the senate report on cia interrogation. that report released today. the blistering document five years in the making details interrogation techniques adopted after the 9/11 terror attacks that are described as cruel, inhumane and degrading. we're covering all angles of the breaking news with our correspondents and our guests, including two members of the senate intelligence committee, the democratic chair, dianne feinstein and republican senator james risch. let's begin with barbara starr who has more on the disturbing findings. what are you learning? >> reporter: the cia says today some mistakes were made but that what they did was legal and that it did gain the country valuable intelligence that prevented additional attacks.

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i now turn you over to wolf blitzer.n "the situation room." >>> happening now, nationwide walkout. dozensover fresh ferguson protests from coast to coast. demonstrators walking off the job and out of school in solidarity with michael brown. will these walkouts remain peaceful? >>> wilson resigns. the officer who shot and killed michael brown steps down from the ferguson police department. we'll talk to the brown family attorney. are they getting what they want out of all of this? >>> isis threat. a chilling warning to u.s. troops, the terrorists now believed to be looking for recruits to attack american military personnel. is social media making them more vulnerable? >>> and cyber attack, a major movie studio targe

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> let's follow the breaking news right now, including the frightening situation in portland, oregon. a school shooting, three victims. prompted a lockdown as police look for the suspect or suspects. we're covering the breaking news much more this hour with our correspondents and our guests. let's begin with our justice department, pamela brown, who has the very latest on the breaking news on this shooting near the school in portland. pamela, what are you finding out? >> reporter: we know it is a very active scene there. the investigation is just beginning in this shooting situation at this portland, oregon, high school, rosemary anderson high school. earlier today, right outside of school campus, there was a shooting. three students were shot. we've learned that right after that, they ran into the school and they were immediately transported to the hospital. what is so unnerving right now is that there's no indication from authorities there that the g

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." we're following the breaking news. sony pictures now responding directly to president obama who says it was a mistake for the studio to pull its new comedy movie "the interview" amid threats from cyber terrorists. sony entertainment ceo just sat down for an exclusive interview with cnn's fareed zakaria. fareed is standing by with that. we also have our correspondents and our guests on the breaking news, including congressman adam schiff. we begin with our senior white house correspondent, jim acosta. what else did the president say about this fast-changing story? >> reporter: wolf, it's been a tough year at times for president obama. but he had a spring in his step as he delivered a stern warning to north korea saying the communist nation's leaders will pay a big price for the cyber attack on sony. >> hello, everybody. >> reporter: on the most pressing issue facing him before he leaves washington, president obama said there will be a response for the ha

joining us is wolf blitzer. wolf is going to cover the president's speech when it takes place just after noon. i wonder if you can put this in context, wolf. the historical impact of this in this country and in cuba and what this means? >> it's an historic moment. this is a most significant development in u.s./cuban relations going back to the revolution and cuba back in 1961. it's been clear to me from the very start of the obama administration this is precisely what the president wanted to do. he wanted to normalize relations, establish full diplomatic relations between the united states and cuba. as cuba, by the way, has with i think all of the countries in north and south america right now. but there were several problems along the way, certainly political problems as ana navarro just pointed out. a lot of domestic opposition not only from republicans but from some democrats as well. at the same time, there's been growing political support for an improved relationship between the u.s. and cuba and that is ab

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> the national guard is on the move tonight in missouri and there's now new post-ferguson fallout, hundreds of high schoolers who walked out of class. this is the latest in the decision not to charge the police officer in the death of michael brown. and now we're learning off-duty police officers from the police union are volunteering to protect wilson who has been forced into hiding and faces continuing threats. and michael brown's stepfather is under investigation for his actions last monday night and the rioting that devastated parts of ferguson. our guests include emanuel cleaver of missouri. let's begin in ferguson with cnn's george howell. tell us the latest. what is going on there? >> the headline in ferguson is really the investigation. what led up to all of the damage and the destruction here in ferguson? who is behind it? police are promising to look into all angles to find the parties behind it, including comments from louis head that were

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." john brennan held an extensive news conference in response to the report released about the torture at the hands of the cia. overall, he strongly deefended the agency, putting the white house in an awkward position. we're covering the story with our correspondents and guests and bill harlow, the cia spokesman. but we begin with michelle kosinski. what is going on over there? >> reporter: the white house refusing to even say whether it agrees with john brennan, that these methods led to good intelligence and saved lives. well, today, a big change. we hear brennan now publicly agreeing with the white house, saying that it is unknowable whether that intel was knowable or could have been gotten by other means and this has become yet another question, when the techniques were used. the cia direct for today defended his agency in an unprecedented press conference. >> the detention and interrogation program produced useful intelligence that helped the united s

wolf blitzer. he's right next door to me. he's in "the situation room." wolf?ng now -- inciting a riot? michael brown's stepfather is now under an investigation to determine if he stoked the violence in ferguson. could he end up being charged by the same prosecutor with the grand jury probe? and around the clock security for the former police officer who shot and killed michael brown. we're going to talk about all of this and more with emanuel cleaver, missouri's congressman. >>> and war on isis. we'll tal

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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> we're following the breaking news. echoes of figureson right now in new york city, where a grand jury has just decided not to charge a white police officer in the death of an unarmed black man. eric garner died in july after the police officer, daniel pent leo put him in a choke hold, a move prohibited by the nypd. meanwhile, president obama spoke about it a few moments ago. >> i am absolutely committed as president of the united states to making sure that we have a country in which everyone believes the core principle that we are equal under the law. >> cnn is covering all angles of the breaking news this hour with our correspondents, our guests, including the attorney for the family of michael brown, benjamin crump. he's here with me in "the situation room." let's begin with cnn's joe johns. he's in new york. joe, what's the reaction where you are. you're in staten island, right? >> reporter: right, wolf. this is the location where that fatal alte

first, as will blitzer says on the "situation room" -- we have some breaking news. i want to talk a little bit about what president obama did it yesterday. he announced the relaxation of the u.s. embargo on cuba. this is an embargo that began in october of 1960 and was instituted by president eisenhower just a few days before the election between richard nixon and john kennedy. candidate nixon asked the president to do something to show some spine toward cuba and the embargo was the stuff that was taken. obama, yesterday, relaxed the embargo. the announcement was the product of several factors. one of them is he promised to do so on the campaign trail. in may of 2008, when he was still trying to get the democratic nomination, he went down to miami and spoke to a group of cuban-americans and said i will relax the embargo to allow for more family visits and unrestricted remittances to families and cuba. obama, as you know is a very bright man, but he has spent no time studying cuba, so he was told to do this. while you are on the plane, read goingthis is what you are

. >> rand paul waking in on the situation room with wolf blitzer referencing that eric garner died tryingo arrest him for selling cigarettes tax free. new york city's high cigarette tax. may they see eye to eye on some areas of criminal justice reform, but the contrast is a likely preview of more to come as we enter the presidential campaign season. christine? >> i bet it is, brianna keilar, thank you for that. >>> a scathing report abts the cleveland police department surfaced following the shooting of a 12-year-old boy. the justice department found alarming examples of officers using unnecessary and unreasonable force at a significant rate. federal investigators say several officers employed dangerous tactics that put the community at risk. . this after records show timothy lowman was on the verge of being fired because he was distracted and weepy. the report detailed his problems with the following instructions. lowman killed rice after the 12-year-old pulled out a toy gun in a park. >>> much more on the protests over eric garner's choke hold death and what president bush says about ra

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> we're following the breaking news. president obama discussing the ferguson fallout right now over at the white house. he's meeting today with officials and activists among a wave of new protests across the country. at least 60 separate walkouts today protesting the grand jury decision not to charge the police officer who shot and killed michael brown. officer darren wilson has now resigned from the ferguson police department. we're covering all angles of the story this hour with our correspondents, our guests across the nation, including the lawyer for michael brown's family, benjamin crump. he's standing by live. but we begin in ferguson right now. cnn's george howell is there for us. george, what's the latest on these walkouts? >> reporter: we know that protesters here in ferguson called for a day of walkouts and around the country, we have seen that play out. here in ferguson, the city itself, it has been quiet for the most part, except for a mee

i'm wolf blitzer.room." >> this is cnn breaking news. >> we've got the breaking news tonight on terror threats to the united states. new evidence coming into "the situation room" that a top bombmaker for the terrorist group khorasan may not be dead after all, this after some extremists are calling for retaliation against the united states. they're posting online rants detailed in a new senate committ committee. there's growing backlash in the united states and indeed around the world. we have our correspondents, our newsmakers, all standing by with new information. but first, let's go to our pentagon correspondent barbara starr. what are you learning about this top khorasan bombmaker? >> reporter: wolf, the u.s. has been bombing them for months. they thought their top bombmaker, they had gotten him. now today u.s. officials tell me there's every reason to believe that he did not die in a previous air strike. he is the master bombmaker for khorasan. this is someone that knows how to make bombs that can

i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room."w. >>> "outfront," major breaking news, investigators telling cnn north korea ordered the cyber sony attack. is this an act of war. >>> plus cuba releasing an american man as part of a landmark deal. the two countries re-establishi re-establishing deals after 50 years. >>> and an attack in which 132 children were slaughtered in pakistan. let's go "outfront." >>> good evening to all of you. i'm erin burnett. and we begin "outfront" with the breaking news, u.s. investigators have determined

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." we're following two breaking stories this hour. explosions and gunfire as police storm a cafe in the heart of sydney's business district in a bloody end to a marathon hostage standoff. two hostages are dead along with the gunman, a self-declared muslim cleric. the siege began nearly 17 hours earlier when the gunman well known to australian authorities entered the cafe. as police surrounded the area, hostages inside were forced to hold up a flag with arabic writing and to post the gunman's demands on social media. a number of hostages escaped during the course of the siege. police say they're still sorting out the details of exactly what happened. and our other breaking news, a massive search is under way right now in pennsylvania for a man suspected of killing six people at multiple sites near philadelphia. officials say all the victims have a familial relationship to the suspect. homeland security chairman congressman mike mccaul is standing by along w

wolf blitzer starts right now. >>> in just under a minute, calls for a nationwide walkout. calling for students to walk out of class, for employees to walk off their jobs. it's all being done to protest the ruling in the michael brown shooting case. we're live with all of the details. hello. i'm wolf blitzer. it's 1:00 p.m. in washington, noon in ferguson, missouri, 6:00 p.m. in london. wherever you're watching from around the world, thanks very much for joining us. developing right now, activists here in the united states calling for a nationwide walkout of students and workers to

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i'm wolf blitzer. josh earnest moments ago spoke about the very controversial decision the senate intelligence committee has to make on whether or not to release a very lengthy report on alleged torture in the united states in the months and years after 9/11. listen to the white house press secretary. >> obviously the key question today, we're expecting the cia torture report to come out this week, how well prepared does the president think that u.s. embassies according to installations are and the potential reaction? >> well, we have heard from the committee that they do intend to release the report tomorrow. the timing of the release of the report is something that's always been up to the committee and this decision that they have made. the administration has been, for months, preparing for the release of this report. there are some indications that this -- that the release of the report could lead to a greater risk that is posed to u.s. facilities and individuals all around the world. so the adminis

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i'm brianna keilar in for wolf blitzer. wherever you're watching from around the world, thank you for joining us. police officers from all over the united states were preparing to travel hundreds, some even thousands of miles to pay their respects to fallen new york police officer rafael ramos, the 40-year-old father of two gunned down in his patrol car on saturday along with his partner, officer wenjian liu, as many as 30,000 people are expected to attend ramos' funeral in queens tomorrow. in massive turnout, that will include several dignitaries. these are images of ramos' casket being carried into the church draped in the nypd flag. ramos' wake will be held there one hour from now. a memorial service is planned for tonight with a funeral to be held tomorrow. funeral services for officer liu are still being worked out. liu just got married two months ago. this morning, his widow wept as a nonprofit foundation announced that it will assume mortgage payments payments of the homes of officer ramos and liu. ismaaiyl brinsley

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built for business. >>> hello, i'm wolf blitzer, it's 10:00 a.m. angeles. 9:30 in tehran and 5:00 a.m. in sydney. thank you for joining us. we begin with the dramatic and deadly ending to a hostage standoff in australia. police in sydney stormed the cafe where a gunman had been holding hostages for almost 17 hours. two people were dead including the hostage-taker. three others were wounded, they are in serious condition. five hostages managed to escape hours after the standoff began. some of the remaining captives held up a black frag with arabic rating saying there is no god but allah. others pressed their hands against thnd

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i'm wolf blitzer reporting from los angeles. updating our top story this hour, a hostage standoff ends with two people dead including the hostage taker. here are the latest developments. police and special forces stormed the cafe in sydney where a gunman was holding employees and customers hostage pap source says there was nine people in the building at the time. no word on the second person who was killed. three others were wounded, they are listed in serious condition. earlier before the raid, some of the hostages held up a black flag with arabic writing. some pressed hands against the window. police were monitoring social media where hostages were posting the gunman's demands. for more on how the siege played out in zsydney, specifically on social media, let's bring in tom foreman. he's been going through the social media for us. walk us through what you're finding out. >> this was undeniably a force. multiplier for this man who took these hostages. he used social media to create the image that he was much bigger than one per

if you've ever taken a close look at wolf blitzer's beard. threat number two, folks, environmentalists. according to "newsweek" magazine, conservatives say that the ban on d.d.t. is to blame for the recent resurgence in bed putting, and it is true. thanks to the pesticide d.d.t., we got rid of bedbugs back in the 50s. we sprayed it on our crops. we sprayed it on children in our lunchrooms. we sprayed it on children in our swimming pools. don't worry, the d.d.t. did not damage their lungs because they had a thick, protective coating of asbestos. folks, we need something strong to kill them. these suckers can live up to 550 days without food. which means they could not only be america's biggest threat, they could be america's next top model. which brings us to threat number one. bedbugs. they might be on you right now. can you feel them crawling all over you? how about now? they're in my mouth. i can feel their hard shells on my tongue. no, that's my teeth. get off me! get 'em off me! here to get them off me is mississippi state professor of et

i'm wolf blitzer reporting from washington. police in new york city and around the united states are on a higher state of alert right now following the ambush murders of two nypd police officers. earlier today, the new york mayor, bill de blasio, visited a memorial honoring the officers, rafael ramos and wenjian liu. the police department is following up on new threats following the killings and taking extra precautions. according to "the new york times," nypd officers on foot patrol are being told to work only in pairs. the department had suspended pairs by auxiliary officers, there are unarmed volunteers who work with police. also security around the new year's eve ball drop in times square will be increased. another fatal shooting involving a police officer is adding tensions between the community and law enforcement. talking about milwaukee. the district attorney there has decided not to charge police officer christopher manny for killing dontre hamilton during a confront traation back in april. the officer said hamilton wh

at wolf blitzer or at cnn sit room. and you can watch us live or drv the show so you won't miss a moment. thanks very much for watching. i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. >>> "outfront" next, terrorists murder school children and the gunman said to have enough ammunition to go on for days. could if happen here. >>> and tonight a special investigation into the rolling stones story about a gang rape at the university of virginia. new details about the woman who made the horrific accusations. her spreads speak out. this is a story you must see to believe. >>> and the sony hackers with a chilling message. remember september 11, 2001. they are threatening to attack on christmas day. >>> good evening. i'm erin burnett and "outfront" tonight, the breaking news, 132 children slaughtered at their school by terrorists. in a warning heard around the world, including here on american shores, a u.s. official tells cnn the scope of the attack was quote, unprecedented. 13 others were a

my colleague wolf blitzer starts right after this quick break. >>> hello. i'm wolf blitzer.re in washington. 7:00 p.m. in paris. 9:00 p.m. in moscow. 3:00 a.m. wednesday in pyongyang, north korea. wherever you're watching from around the world, thanks for joining us. we begin with breaking news. a sony blockbuster announcement, the announcement being that it will release the controversial film "the interview" for authorized screenings on christmas day. the film is a comedy about the assassination of the north korean leader kim jong-un. the news comes after north korea has been hit by two, not one but two internet

but first, as wolf blitzer says on "the situation room," we have some breaking news. i want to talk a little bit about what president obama did yesterday. he announced a relaxation of the u.s. embargo of cuba. this is an embargo that began in october, 1960. it was instituted by president eisenhower just a few days before the election between richard nixon and john kennedy. candidate nixon asked the president to do something to show some spine toward cuba and the embargo was the step that was taken. i think there's a little truth in advertising to begin. i am not a cuba specialist. i study the u.s.-cheaper relationship. what i would like to spend about 30 minutes doing now is focusing upon what intrigues me most about washington's policy toward cuba. that is the mental software we use to undergird our policy. and that's what the book is about. what it attempts to explain is what everyone agrees is a dysfunctional policy. but first, as wolf blitzer says on "the situation room," we have some breaking news. i want to talk about what president obama did yesterday. he annou

. >>> hi, i'm brianna keilar in for wolf blitzer. wherever you're watching from around the world, merry christmas and thank you for joining us. right now, people all across the united states are packing in the theaters, observing that annual tradition of going to the movies on christmas day. but this year the tradition has an unprecedented twist. many moviegoers are defying hackers' threats an buying tickets for "the interview," the seth rogen/james franco comedy about an assassination plot against north korean leader kim jong-un. it's debuting today at about 300 independent theaters and you're looking at one of those theaters outside of baltimore, maryland, where an audience is watching "the interview" as we speak. our rosa flores is outside another movie house in new york and, you know, it makes you wonder, rosa, if this kind of backfired on north korea, if in a way the country unintentionally gave this movie a whole lot of promotion. i wonder what you're seeing where you are. >> we're seeing a lot of moviegoers. i want to show you