cecilia vega, "abc news" new york. >> there was another protest against police brutality. one of the largest yet about 1,000 in attend apts call the blackout philly march with protesters demanding changes in the way police deal with plaque community. police commissioner charles ramsey head of president obama task force says rhetoric and tension needs to calm down. >> it gets too inflamed rhetoric then people stop listening and going at each other in a way nothing gets accomplished. >> ramsey said there are issues to be addressed by police and community members and they deannounce ambush killing of two new york city police officers by a man that said he want reconvenient m for the killing. >> in the wake of nypd murdered energy until statewide police union issued e-mail alert to officers warning them to take added precautions and change up upry true teensch the e-mail says open hostility created tenseen counters with officers during >> brimming gap between law enforcement and the community was gold today in wilmington. resurrection center invited wilmington police officials

here's abc's cecilia vega. >> reporter: from a corporation under siege to a nation potentially under attack. today, hackers claiming they broke into sony's computer network issuing their most ominous warning yet. a threat invoking 9/11, imflipping attacks at theaters plank to show "the interview," that seth rogen and james franco comedy about journalists attempting to assassinate kim jong-un. >> you want us to kill the leader of north korea? >> yes. >> what? >> reporter: the group claiming responsibility for the hack calling itselves guardians of peace, saying online, we recommend to keep yourself distant. if your house is nearby, you'd better leave. promising, soon, all the world will see what an awful movie sony has made. the world will be full of fear. and now, tonight, sony apparently backing down. telling theater owners they are free not to run the $44 million feature. >> you want to go kill kim jong-un? >> totally. it's a date. >> reporter: sony not commenting on the latest threat. but the movie's stars canceled a press tour in the wake of today's message. seth rogen and james

abc's cecilia vega tonight. >> reporter: it was a full-fledged hollywood hack.roup calling itself guardians of peace allegedly breaking into sony's servers. today, the movie giant is striking back, abc news confirming sony hired a cyber security forensics team to repair the damage. days after last week's hack, unreleased copies of five sony movies including "annie" and "fury" appeared online. it's not clear if the two attacks are related. sony says the shift of its content is a criminal matter and we are working closely with law enforcement to address it. >> that can do hundreds of millions of damage if it continues. >> reporter: the fbi is now looking into whether north korea is behind the breach. >> you want us to kill the leader of north korea? >> yes. >> what? >> reporter: the hermit nation furious about the new movie "the interview" and its plot to assassinate kim jong un. i sat down with the comedy duo this year. how far is too far? >> we try to be sensitive, but at the same time, i think some of the most successful attempts to kind of shed light on the ri

here's abc's cecilia vega. >> reporter: it may be among the most beautiful parades in the world, butan ugly time. 1958, pasadena's famous rose bowl and this was the woman crowned queen. joan williams chosen to sit at the head float. until, that is the city realized williams is african-american. her husband, robert a famed tuskegee airman. and just like that the young woman, the pride of a community was snubbed. they said what to you? >> that we have discovered that we don't have the funds -- >> reporter: you knew what that meant? >> oh, sure. >> reporter: ribbon cuttings and photo ops canceled. the parade went on without her. >> i have never hidden my heritage. i don't wear a sign of my back. but i am who i am. >> reporter: it took nearly 60 years, but on new year's day, this wrong will finally be made right. so, this is it. >> and it will be covered with roses. >> reporter: williams was invited to take the seat that should have been hers decades ago, flight on the lead float. inspiring stories. >> yes. >> reporter: your certainly have that. >> it's important for my children and my g

here's abc's cecilia vega. >> reporter: another day, another major crisis for sony.nternal e-mails reportedly hacked and leaked, claim to show a top producer criticizing answ angelina jolie's talent and ego. employees bashing adam sandler's movies. and a talent manager flattering leonardo dicaprio, trying to woo him into playing a part in a major motion picture. this after hackers already leaked copies of films like "annie" and brad pitt's "fury." >> it's truly a digital era disaster and it's one that shows no signs of stopping. >> reporter: the fbi still investigating who's behind this cyber war and whether it could be north korea's retaliation for the upcoming sony movie "the interview" -- >> hello north korea! >> reporter: and its plot to assassinate kim jong-un. >> want to go kill kim jong-un? >> totally. >> reporter: how far is too far in a movie like this? >> we definitely try to be sensitive. but at the same time, i think some of the most successful attempts to kind of shed light on the ridiculous atrocities in the world have been through comedy. >> reporter:

here's abc's cecilia vega. >> there he goes. >> reporter: even the chopper pilot in the skies above couldieve what he was seeing. >> oh, geez, i think he clipped that guy. >> reporter: the suspect in an allegedly stolen bmw hitting 90 miles per hour. now, sure, this is l.a., where, yes, police chases happen a lot. but this -- oh, no, this would was not like the others. >> what is he carrying? a gun? skateword skateboard. >> reporter: a skateboard, which he tries unsuccessfully to skate away on. then, out of nowhere, cue the good samaritan. are you thinking, i can get him? >> i wasn't thinking i can get him. i was thinking, slow him down for the police to grab him. >> reporter: recognize him? you see, this being l.a., the driver is no regular guy. he's reality star lou pizarro of trutv's "operation repo." >> it ain't no joke -- >> if you don't pay that note! >> reporter: driving the same truck from the show. right place, right time? >> in this situation, yes. >> reporter: right there to save the day. good thing the cameras were rolling. cecilia vega, abc news, los angeles. >> cecilia, than

abc's cecilia vega gives us tips on how to avoid pickpocket pros. >> reporter: while you're busy runningt-minute holiday errands, make sure someone isn't running away with your wallet. watch as this up suspecting shopper turned away from her cart. he takes her wallet and hides it under a tote bag. the woman has no idea as the man then hands off the wallet to his partner. >> he has guts to do it just when she's reaching. >> bob knows the game. >> she's getting her fruit. he's getting her purse. >> bob's not a thief. he gives expert advice to prison on how to catch crooks. the woman on the right leaves her purse hanging on her chair. bob swoops in and steals her wallet. >> did you have any idea what he was doing behind you? >> no. >> reporter: now check out these cell phones. the one on the left is going, going, gone. >> oh, my phone. >> think men's wallets are harder to swipe? think again. while i talk with this man, bob slides his wallet right out of his front pocket and hands it over. >> so how much is it about your quick fingers and how much of this is about them not paying attention?

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>> cecilia vega, thank you. >>> and late today, with millions of american families headed to the movies over the holidays, we did ask the president, should they be alarmed? i know you met with your national security team in the last 24 hours, as you often do, heading into the holiday. do you consider this a legitimate threat and how concerned are you? >> well, the cyber attack is very serious. we're investigating it. we're taking it seriously. you know, we'll be vigilant. if we see something that we think is serious and credible, then we'll alert the public, but for now, my recommendation would be that people go to the movies. >> the president saying go to the movies this holiday. abc's senior justice correspondent pierre thomas working his sources late tonight, as we come on the air, they're convinced this is the north koreans. >> reporter: david, they think they have evidence to prove that north korea was behind the hacking of sony. they think north korea sponsored an individual or group to do this hack. it's a huge deal. state-son spore sponsored hacking of a major company operating

for "good morning america," cecilia vega, abc news, new york. >>> let's bring in cybersecurity expert jd sherry, vice president of technology and solution for trend micro. joining us from denver, good morning to you. the hackers are promising that the worse is yet to come. a christmas gift that will put sony in, quote, the worst state. why can't find the source of these attacks and stop them? >> good morning, paula, this is such an unfortunate incident for sony. the source of these attacks really could come from a number of capabilities, including insider capability, insider information. advanced attacks. it's really coming down to a level of destructive malware capability. that quite honestly is holding sony hostage, as far as their network is concerned right now. >> and these hackers could be presently embedded in their network as we speak. as far as american companies, that might think they're safe from these sort of attacks, but what's the lesson here and what companies will be at risk? >> we have seen similar capability recently announced around sands casino. like a digital hand

abc news reporter cecilia vega has the latest. >> reporter: on the sunday before christmas, new yorkerstand together on a cold night mourning the death of two police officers, raphael ramos and liu, their death shaking a city and uniting it. >> we all mourn together. >> reporter: the mother of one of the slain officers quietly praying next to a sea 6 candles and -- a sea of candles and flowers where they died. the two officers were in their marked patrol car in brooklyn when 28-year-old brinsley walked up to the passenger side of their vehicle and opened fire striking both officers in the head at point blank range. >> shots feared. >> s.w.a.t teams chased him into a subway station and passengers dropping to the ground in fear. >> get on the floor. >> brinsley then shot hems in the head. earlier that day in baltimore, brinsley shot his ex-girlfriend in the stomp mass and posted this on instagram "traveling on a bus to brooklyn. i am putting wings on pigs today" he wrote. "they took one of ours so let's take two of theirs." bel t -- >> he asked them for their gang affiliation. he asked th

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cecilia vega, abc news, new york. >>> a former new york police officer has been shot and killed nearim charles kondek had been with the police department for 17 years. he was shot to death after an early morning run-in with an ex-con. he was the father of six children. >> i just can't believe this. why would someone shoot our police officers? why? when they are protecting us. >> kondek was wearing a bulletproof vest, but one of the shots hit him above the vest. the killer confessed to the crime and is charged with first-degree murder. the suspect apologized to the officer's family as he was escorted to jail. >>> the number of officers killed is up. the total number is fatalities is up 23%. the number of firearms related death up 58%. statistics include the killings in new york and florida over the weekend. >>> the reward has been doubled in the mysterious shooting of a texas weatherman. police near waco have released a sketch of a suspect in the shooting which wounded patrick crawford. the reward for information is now $10,000 thanks to an anonymous donation. crawford is still recove

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cecilia vega, abc news, los angeles. >> what if? what if they were to release that video, god forbid some attack happened at a movie theater. then what would people say about sony? >> it would be very difficult. >> what do you do? but you see the arguments. >>> coming up, golden ladies. the ultra luxurious beauty treatments that use real gold. we'll see if it really makes you look like a million bucks. >>> she's got a ticket to ride. a guy ready to travel the worth with his girlfriend. -- the world with his girlfriend, they break up. the ticket can't go to waste. they found a way around the dilemma. >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. dilemma. >> annou you've been part of this family for as long as i can remember. and you just mean so much to all of us. the holidays wouldn't be the same without your crescent rolls. we got you a little something. we got you jeans. it's about time. pipin' hot pillsbury crescent rolls. make your holidays pop! [ female announcer ] holiday cookies are a big job. eve

cecilia vega, abc news. >> comedian steve carell tweeted sad day for creative expression. judd apatow who directed "the 40-year-old virgin" said i think it's disgraceful they're not showing "the interview." will they pull any movie that gets an anonymous threat thou? jimmy kimmel agrees wholeheartedly. it sets a terrifying precedent. >>> well, we do have a lot more ahead on this wednesday night. a drunken man smashes his way into the wrong home. the father inside stands his ground and calls his son. >> he said your mom and i are okay. but someone broke into the house and i shot him. >>> also tonight, the historic breakthrough through the u.s. and cuba. how the cubans reacted to the news. >>> and this week's storm number three still on the horizon. abc 7 news weather spencer christian has the (vo) nourished. rescued. protected. given new hope. during the subaru "share the love" event, subaru owners feel it, too. because when you take home a new subaru, we donate 250 dollars to helping those in need. we'll have given 50 million dollars over seven years. love. it's what makes

abc news reporter cecilia vega in new york with more. >> reporter: on the sunday before christmas, new yorkers stand together on a cold night mourning the death of two police officers rafael ramos and wenjian liu. the mother of one of the slain officer quietly praying next to a sea of flowers and candles marking the place where they died. a scene of chaos and shock a day earlier. the two officers were sitting in their marked patrol car in brooke lindh when ismaaiyl brinsley walked up to the officers and shot them both h at point blank range. he went to the subway station, passengers there dropping to the ground in fear. police say brinsley shot mself in the head after that. earlier under the day, he shot his girlfriend in the stomach and posted this on instagram traveling on a bus to brooklyn. i'm putting wings on pigs today. they take one of ours but i take two of theirs. there was a post around the same time brinsley started talking to two men on a brooklyn street. >> he asked them for their gang affiliation. he asked them to follow them on instagram and then said watch what i'm goin

cecilia vega, abc news, los angeles. >> it's hard for sony.y but some of the employees who worked for sony who had their personal information, health information, social security leaked. california has really strict laws about protecting personal data. there are going to be other lawsuits for some of these individuals. >> if you haven't read those e-mails -- >> did you read them? >> it is some compelling stuff. >> juicy stuff? >> not quite the torture report, but it is -- you sit down and read that stuff. you see some inner workings of hollywood you had no idea about. >> is that right? >> it is something else. >> we should consider writing our own script based on the e-mails of -- >> uh-uh. >> it's that juicy? >> it's that bad. >> i had no idea. i'm going to go look that up online. >>> when we come back, melissa rivers. you'll hear her break her silence about her mom joan. >>> also this big taylor swift news. it turns out it's dating news. that's in "the skinny" just ahead. stay with us, folks. >> announcer: "world news now" continues after th

cecilia vega, abc news, mork. >> you like the tree? >> why not. you know what?e chance. >> but upon first glance, if you saw that, in rockefeller center? >> oh, yeah, that would be interesting. it probably grows on you. the folks there have had tough times. they're going to stand by their funny-looking tree. >> that's a good point. >>> that's what's making news in morning this morning. >> stay with us. everybody have a good monday, a good start to your christmas week. >> >> hey, everyone, we're following a developing story on monday, december 22. investigator are trying to figure out what caused a fire at two apartment complexes. >> we have information on a home-invasion robbery on a he would -- elderly woman in the suburbs. >> good morning, it is december, 22. let's go over to karen rogers with weather and matt pellman has

another one of cosby's accusers spoke to cecilia vega about what happened to her. she says it was 1969, she was 19, a come bdy writer visiting s angeles. >> he took a liking to me and i liked him, too. he was really funny and friendly. we made jokes with each other. and he said, well, come up to my cabin, my cottage after i'm done working. and i'd loike to work on this with you. >> and you thought? >> i thought, cool. >> reporter: she believes she was drugged. >> the next thing i remember, i was on the couch and he was removing my underwear. >> that's what you remember about that? >> that's when i came to. and i was just horrified. and still kind of out of it. but just disgusted and disappointed and shocked. >> do you call the police? do you tell a girlfriend? do you tell your mother? do you tell anyone? >> i tell no one. i tell no one. because i had the victim's guilt of, i should have known better. >> reporter: like joan and many of cosby's other alleged victims, beverly johnson didn't report what she says happened to police. >> it's the norm to be silent. when i

. >>> abc's cecilia vega is with the latest. good morning. >> good morning you to. of the largest theater chains is pulling the plug on "the interview." this is hitting sony in the wallet. what was a corporation under siege is now hackers threatening an entire nation. >>> overnight, sony telling theater owners they do not have to run "the interview" when the controversial comedy about north korea is released on christmas day, and so far, at least one theater chain already reportedly canceling all showings. this, following the most dangerous warning yet from the group that claimed to be responsible for the hack cawing themselves guardians of peace. issuing a threat invoking 9/11. implying there will be attacks at theaters showing the movie. saying in a taunting online message, we recommend you to keep yourself distant. if your house is nearby, you better leave. and promising soon, all the world will see what an awful movie sony has made. the world will be full of fear. so far sony not commenting on the latest threat. but the film's stars, seth rogan and james franco,

cecilia vega, abc news. >> if you don't want mama to read it, don't write it don in an e-mail. so hard to have that discipline. >> you think it's going to be private. we say -- send e-mail all the time back and forth and send each other. think we can be honest about stuff going on. i checked myself today before i sent a few e-mails. it makes you stop and think. >> what were you going to say? >> i don't want it to get back to you later. some stuff. i just don't -- >> i had no problem sending those e-mails today. it's friday. >> when we get hacked, when abc gets hacked. >> don't brng it on. ♪ >>> time for our favorite segment of the week, our insomniac theater with a sneak peek at two movies opening this weekend. >> a zany mystery story set in 1970 in southern california. hippie private eye doc is hired by an ex-girlfriend to find her rich boyfriend. but he runs a file of an abusive cop. >> this will never milwaukee it to trial. >> i think we could probably take this all the way to trial. the injury pool would be 99% hippie. >> unless you change the venue to orange county. not as

thieves as these folks found out. >> you are clutching your purse. >> now i don't trust you. >> cecilia vegaickpockets. seems like we don't hear so bch it. apparently they're still out there. >> an old school problem that still exists. >>> coming up -- are you a simpson's fan? >> yeah. >> it's turning 25 years old. what is behind the secret to the longevity of this cartoon family. and why are they all yellow? we find out next. >>> ahead in our next half hour -- crashing and cashing in. slamming stolen cars right into the front doors, swarming in to steal everything before the police can arrive. efforts to stop this alarming trend. you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" continues ♪ >>> very few shows can boast 25 years on the air. we're hoping we make it there. "world news now" celebrating 23 years next month. >> enough about us. it's all about "the simpsons." bart still hasn't grown up. here now clayton sandell. ♪ the simpsons >> reporter: one of the reasons "the simpsons" have enjoyed a quarter century of pop culture skewing success starts with that attention-grabb

abc's cecilia vega now. >> reporter: in city after city today, billboards covered, theater signs taken down. sony wiping away all signs of the interview, even scrubbing its website clean of any mention of the film. and now, from the hollywood the backlash. stars firing off on twitter too. from rob lowe -- "wow. everyone caved. the hackers won." and ben stiller. really hard to believe this is the response to a threat to freedom of expression here in america. senator mccain saying it sets a troubling press dent. sony cancelling the movie's christmas premiere after hackers linked to north korea threatened to attack theaters that showed the comedy. now the movie giant could lose millions. the $44 million film not released in any format. add marketing and penalties -- the price tag could top $100 million. sony says it was the victim of an unprecedented criminal assault. but many in hollywood now wondering if the real victim is free speech. >> it's going to have a chilling effect on edgy, provocative, politically charged projects. >> reporter: another movie about north korea, starring steve

cecilia vega, abc news, los angeles. >> what if?y were to release that video, god forbid some attack happened at a movie theater. then what would people say about sony? >> it would be very difficult. >> what do you do? but you see the arguments. >>> coming up, golden ladies. the ultra luxurious beauty treatments that use real gold. we'll see if it really makes you look like a million bucks. >>> she's got a ticket to ride. a guy ready to travel the worth with his girlfriend. they break up. the ticket can't go to waste. they fond a way around the >>> what? >> i'm asking him what cologne do you wear. >> tell them what you actually asked me. >> why do you do this to me? it's the middle of the night. i asked him what perfume do you wear. you don't smell like perfume at all. we were talking about argon oil. i was asking -- because it's the holiday season. >> there's a point to all of this actually. >> move over, clay. there's a luxurious way to get a facial. >> you might want to brace yourself for sticker shock. a line that uses gold in t

here's cecilia vega. >> reporter: it may be among the most beautiful pa raiderrades in the world. 1958us rose bowl. this was the woman crowned queen. joan williams chosen to sit at the head float, until that is the city realized williams is african-american. her husband robert a famed tuskegee airman and just like that the young woman the pride of a community was snubbed. >> they said what do you? >> we have discovered we don't have the funds. >> you knew what that meant? >> sure. >> reporter: the parade went on without her. >> i have never hidden my heritage. i don't wear a sign on my back but i've never hidden my heritage. i am who i am. >> reporter: it took nearly 60 days but an new year's day, this wrong will finally be made right. >> this is it. >> and it will be covered with roses. >> reporter: williams was invited to take the seat that would have been hers decades ago on the lead float. >> inspiring stories. you certainly have that. >> it's important for my children and my grandchildren to see that this has been corrected. >> is it justice for you? >> i don't know about justice

here is cecilia vega. >> reporter: tonight, this new image. the moment angelina jolie and sony pictures shari amy pascal cross paths at a hollywood luncheon. locking eyes, just hours after stolen emails between pascal and oscar-winning producer scott rudin leaked online, reportedly bashing jolie for having a lack of talent and an ego. also today, pascal telling "the hollywood reporter" she's reached out to the civil rights leaders al sharpton and jesse jackson to being the, quote, "healing process." after the leaked exchange showed the two entertainment moguls making racial jokes about president obama, saying he might lie the slave movie "django unchained" or "12 years a slave." some of the biggest names in tinsel town humiliated in what's being called the biggest corporate hacking ever. tonight, leaked emails reportedly showing oscar-winner jennifer lawrence earning less than her male co-stars in "american hustle." >> don't you dare forget that part. we fell madly in love. >> reporter: it turns out, just days before those stolen emails showed

abc's cecilia vega with what the hackers are threatening to do. >> reporter: the most menacing message so far. a threat invoking 9/11, warning of attacks at theaters planning to show "the interview." it is the first piece of a christmas gift promised by the group calling itself guardians of peace. the latest online taunt saying, "we recommend you to keep yourself distance if your house is nearby, you'd better leave." >> we take those threats very seriously and we will take extra precautions during the holidays at theaters. >> reporter: sony not commenting on the threat or its plans for christmas day release abo. but today, the stars of "the interview," james franco and seth rogen canceled a press tour in the wake of the warning. the fbi is investigating. the department of homeland security says, "at this time, there is no credible intelligence to indicate an active mrolt against movie thee terms within the united states." and snow, the first lawsuit from the fallout. two former sony employees timing a federal class action suit, claiming sony failed to protect confidential information,

abc's cecilia vega tonight. >> hello, north torrie ya!>> reporter: it is the movie at the center of sony's embarrassing cyber scandal. and now the stars of "the interview" are speaking out for the first time since hackers broke into the studios computer system, steaming and leaking mountains of hollywood secrets. seth rogen and james franco telling abc's george stephanopoulos they have no regrets making a come dill about north korea. >> did you ever imagine that you were going to stir up a storm like this? >> i don't know if the hacking is because of our movie or not. >> the movie itself is very silly and it wasn't meant to be controversial in any way. >> reporter: the group claiming to with the hackers, calling themselves guardians of peace, striking again this weekend, reportedly threatening to deliver an ominous christmas gift. even more stolen files that promise to put sony in its worth state yet. >> it's an unprecedented attack and really representing a watershed moment in cyber security. >> reporter: sony firing back, asking news or

. >>> good evening and thank you for joining us on this saturday evening, i'm cecilia vega. we begin tonight with that storm out west. residents reeling from the record rain. mudslides. and this. yes, that is a tornado, a rarity in los angeles. you can see it bending giant palm trees, ripping rooftops into pieces. and listen to this. the storm so powerful, it snapped this massive oak tree. and this picture in came rio, california. a rockslide buried those homes. and that's where abc's senior meteorologist rob marciano is tonight. >> reporter: good evening, cecilia. the cleanup has gun behind me. you can see some of the homes that were engulfed by this dirt and rock. this coming on the same dale when a rare tornado touched down in los angeles. watch as the wind whips palm trees and sends roof tiles flying. >> i thought the house was going to collapse. the winds even pulled the door. it closed the door on me. >> reporter: the tornado, the first in the city since 2004, damaging at least five homes, leaving residents stunned. >> i heard this noise and, like, a whistling sound. a

here tonight again, abc's cecilia vega. >> reporter: one of the most powerful movie studios in hollywood tonight on the losing end of this cyber war. sony picking the plug on its controversial movie, "the interview," canceling its christmas day release, saying in a statement, "sony pictures has been the victim of an unprecedented criminal assault. we are extremely disappointed by this outcome." the movie giant's decision coming after thousands of theaters from coast to coast including regal and amc, decided not to show the comedy about a plot to asays gnat kim jong-un. what started as a hollywood cyber breech, exposing embarrassing e-mails and personal information, became a threat to national security. the group claiming responsibility for the hack warning thee terms and movie goers, if your house is nearby, you'd better leave. >> they use very sophisticated malware. >> reporter: tonight, abc news has learned federal investigators have determined north korea is responsible for the worst corporate cyber attack in history. sources say agents are close lie skrut sunrising a cyber spy unit c

abc's cecilia vega. >> reporter: at tonight's premiere of "the interview" there will be no interviews. >> you want us to kill the leader of north korea? >> yes. >> what? >> reporter: sony blocking press at the red carpet for its controversial come dill about north korea. even trying to shut down our camera. some of the biggest names in hollywood humiliated in this all out cyber war. newly leaked stolen e-mails reportedly show a top talent agent bashing kevin hart for demanding more money in exchange for tweeting about a movie. and famous producers considering matthew mcconaughey, tom cruise and leonardo dicaprio to play steve jobs, questioning whether some might be too old. can it recover from the damage its done to those relationships? zb >> relationships are everything and talent is king. so, you can imagine how problematic the e-mails are. >> reporter: at the center of some of the nastiest exchanges, scott rudin and sony pictures chair amy pascal, reportedly e-mails about angelina jolie's lack of talent and ego. even making racial jokes about president obama. suggesting he might li