once again, here's abc's david wright. >> reporter: in colombia, the bachelor party is on. a parade of pretty young girls, ready to work. 30 in all. many of them are very the allege ed traffickers, trueo their word. but this isn't a typical bachelor party. upstairs, the authorities are waiting for the right moment to drop the hammer. tim is in on the sting. he's the leader of operation underground rail road, who works with local authorities to catch pimps that sell underage girls for sex. your name is andrea? or that's what we'll call you? her parents have no idea she's a prostitute. she's 17, but has been working for six years. you started at the age of 11. do the men pay for more young girls? almost twice the price. she says she wishes she didn't do this. at the party -- >> he brought like 100 girls. >> i'm missing three, because they're so late. >> 100 girls. 100! >> reporter: some of the girls are just 14 years old. >> of course, absolutely. they're giving eyes out, right. you know, trying to flirt with guys. >> reporter: one of the alleged traffickers singles out one g

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here's abc's david wright. >> reporter: michael bloomberg and barack obama have something in common.heir tailor. martin greenfield whose suits are a cut above the rest. >> this is president obama's jacket? >> only for the president. >> reporter: he dresses hollywood, too. he made leo dicaprio's wardrobe for "the wolf of wall street." greenfield sewed his first stitch not on seventh avenue or savile row but in auschwitz where his job in the camp laundry kept him alive. >> you'd never sewn before? >> i had never sewn, never washed. so the tailor says, you're a tailor. 15 years old. >> reporter: when the allies finally liberated the camps, he lost his whole family. he had little idea the dashing american general who freed him -- >> eisenhower. >> reporter: would one day become a customer of the brooklyn tailor who taught him his craft. >> for the first time, i could touch something for the man that liberated me. do you know the feeling? amazing. >> reporter: he couldn't resist slipping notes into eisenhower's jackets, offering advice on the suez crisis. he told a reporter about it. >> r

david wright is there. >> reporter: the fear is balanced now by a show of unity and resilience. people coming here to martin place to lay flaurs. and as you can see, it is an impressive pile. after 16 tense hours, it was all over in a flash. the australian s.w.a.t. team tossing stun grenades. storming the cafe where the gunman had holed up with his hostages. the gunman, now identified as mon hare ran monis, entered the cafe, taking 17 hostages. he forced them to press their hands against the windows to block any snipers outside. live tv broadcast this chilling image. the hostages in tears raising a black jihadi flag. on it, the muslim profession of faith. and then the hostage videos began. the gunman demanding an isis flag and a chance to speak with the australian prime minister. >> he's only asking for a flag and a phone call and that's it. >> they're going in as we speak now. >> reporter: the whole thing unfolding live in front of tv cameras. >> they made the call because they believe at that time if they didn't enter, there would have been many more lives lost. >> reporter: t

abc's david wright is on the ground in sydney. >> reporter: after 16 tense hours, it was all over in a flash. the australian s.w.a.t. team tossing stun grenades, storming the cafe where the gunman had holed up with his hostages. this sort of scene doesn't happen in sydney, australia, but today, it did. shaking the whole country to its core. >> i come here at lunchtime and enjoy my lunch and it just doesn't feel like that today. >> tragic beyond words that people going about their every day business should have been caught up in such an horrific incident. >> reporter: 9:45 a.m., around the corner from the u.s. consulate, the gunman, now identified as man haron monis, entered the lindt chocolate cafe, taking 17 hostages. he forced them to press their hands against the windows of the cafe, to block any snipers outside. live tv broadcast this chilling image. the hostages in tears raising a black jihadi flag. on it, the muslim profregs of faith. "there is no god by allah and mohammed is his prophet." outside, police evacuated all surrounding buildings. >> let's move! >> reporter: concerne

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thousands without power and we begin with abc's david wright outside l.a. david? >> reporter: good evening, david. behind me you can see the rooftops of camarillo springs. tonight, i'm standing on solid ground. before the storm hit today, this was somebody's backyard. today, parts of southern california saw more rain in a day than in all of last year. the l.a. river, normally just a glorified storm drain, today? raging rapids. one couple fell in, trapped for hours. the current so quick it swept one of the swift water rescuers downstream. tonight, all of them are safe. on slick roads, more than 200 solutions today. this car is stuck in a mud slide. this is the storm that hit the bay area yesterday. it cut power in the hart of san francisco. turning manholes into geysers and this bus station into an under ground water fall. camarillo springs had plenty of warning. last year, a wildfire burnt out the brush that was holding the topsoil in place. last night, it all came crashing down. these heavy barricades were positioned across in an effort to block out the hillside

here's abc's david wright. >> got all your christmas shopping done?reporter: santa has never pulled anyone over. but in lowell, michigan -- >> other kids or just one? >> reporter: he has some helpers who do. police officers backed up by some friendly elves in the nearby target store. the driver was expecting a ticket. instead, she gets -- >> something like this? >> oh, my gosh! >> reporter: everything on her kids' christmas list. >> can i hug you? >> reporter: this fun idea, dreamed up to show the friendly side of the lowell p.d. in boynton beach, florida, two police officers bought this tree on their own dime and delivered it to a house they knew didn't have one. that little girl's smile, captured on the police officer's body camera, all the thanks they were looking for. >> you like that, huh? >> reporter: in warren county, kentucky, officer hargett has his own holiday mission. >> going to give her a warning. >> reporter: on the warning, he writes, "merry christmas." inside it, a crisp $100 bill. he handed out 50 of them this week -- the gift of an a

abc's david wright, face-to-face with him today. >> reporter: after vowing to fight the charges against him "tooth and nail," congressman michael grimm today pled guilty to one count of lying on his taxes. that confrontation with the reporter -- it was about this investigation. >> let me be clear to you. >> reporter: but today, he admitted that as the owner of the new york city restaurant healthalicious he cooked the books. as part of his plea deal, he'll now pay three years worth of state and federal taxes he owes. congressman grimm is now a convicted felon. under the house rules, he is allowed to keep his seat, but he might not be allowed to vote on the house floor, so -- he now faces some serious questions. >> i'm certainly truly sorry for it, but i also accept full responsibility. >> reporter: congressman, will you resign? today at first he ignored that question. but finally admitted he plans to stay. >> i close this chapter in this life. >> reporter: congressmen doesn't taking full responsibility mean you should resign? >> absolutely not. >> reporter: today, the fbi said noy only d

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david wright, abc news, brooklyn. >> everybody needs a hobby.ee you, i hope, tomorrow morning on "gma," followed of course by "this week" and we hope you to see right back here tomorrow night. thank you for watching abc news and good night. to see right back here tomorrow night. thank you for watching abc news and good night.

>> david wright, thank you. and authorities knew almost immediately who they were dealing with.when that image flashed up across the globe, hostages forced to hold a flag in arabic up at the window there, the message, merry christmas, just beneath, many wondering, what inspired him? was it isis? it comes just weeks after that man stormed canadian parliament. abc's brian ross with what we know right now. >> reporter: almost immediately today, police recognized the lone gunman inside the cafe. 50-year-old man monis was out on bail, awaiting trial, for some 40 alleged sexual assaults and as an actless si with his mistress in the murder of his wife. but monis, an iranian refugee, was best known for writing offensive letters to the families of australian soldiers killed in afghanistan. >> this pen is my gun. and these words are my bullets. >> reporter: but long before monis took to violence today, mainstream muslims in australia has condemned him as a phony, a fake cleric. >> he's really a ji-hoodlum. thugs that want to do it in the name of jihad. >> reporter: even so, monis went fro

david wright, abc news, new york. >> all right. thanks so much for watching.ee you back here tomorrow night. for david and all of us at "world news tonight," have a good evening. good night. >> >>> wicked winter trees and and going through the bay area if just a moment i'll show you where strongest wind gusts are right now. >> a bay area security company concludes sony pictures wasn't hack by the north korea. turns out it was an inside job. >>> a rock star home coming for former 49ers coach jim harbaugh. >> the sign in the center of the screen says it all. high winds. fierce winds blow into the bay area. good evening and thanks for joining us >> the windy weather forced roads to close throughout the bay area. bart trains were halted because of debris near daily city. the oakland airport connector closed as well. winds brought down trees today, several trees this video in san francisco today. and this is the golden gate bridge. >> we do have live team coverage for you tonight. let's begin with spencer christian. >> clear skies as you can see. we still have thes

david wright, abc news, new york. >> we don't know for sure. >> we don't know for sure. if it is north korea, that's bad for the -- for sony because there's really nothing they can do about it. >> can't touch them because this is a foreign government. folks in the u.s. have done time for this. this is a huge crime in the u.s. you can't touch a foreign government. >> not one that's not willing to cooperate. there you have it. but interesting subplot there. movie worthy, i would say. maybe that's the sequel. >> might even sell more tickets, get people more interested in the movie. if you have all this controversy back and forth. what? a government is so upset they are coming after the movie? must be a movie worth seeing. >>> coming up, the jaw-dropping transformation of jake gyllenhaal, speaking of movies. >>> also an obituary for a hollywood legend. the only problem is, he is very much still alive and breathing this morning. "the skinny" is next. >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. ♪ skinny so skinny ♪ >>> starting us off, one of hol

david wright, abc news, los angeles. >> more tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern.d night. >> >>> a san jose arsonist caught in the act, and now, paying the price >> details on the investigation that got ray mcdonald fired from the 49ers not even the victim knows what happened. >> tonight we revisit a peninsula mobile home park flooded by >> this is one of the fires that terrorized a san jose neighborhood. today, telling abc7 news exclusively why he did it. >> residents of one neighborhood went to bed, wondering if they might be the next victim. an arsonist was causing millions of dollars in damage and today, patrick brennan agreed to go to prison for a long time. david louie is live at the site. >> this is a sign of a warehouse set on fire, and also damaged, a church and several homes. today, patrick brennan tells us why he set those fires in january. >> there was an arson fire in this neighborhood five nights in a row. a security camera at one house caught him in the act of setting a porch on fire. he returned four times until succeeding. >> with this system, and

here's david wright. >> reporter: if you're ever in need of a jolt of christmas cheer, check out lucya's block in brooklyn. >> those soldiers -- those were brought in here by a crane. >> reporter: what? >> yeah, by a crane. >> reporter: dyker heights wasn't always like this, according to lucy. >> this block was a funeral parlor until i moved here. >> reporter: now they bring in tour buses just to see it. >> our official company slogan this time of year is -- rockefeller center? forget about it. >> reporter: in florida, the hyatt's house. a display so big, it causes traffic jams. >> it's just too much. >> reporter: the neighbors complained to the city, but the hyatts won't pull the plug. >> this is a gift to the community. >> reporter: their house was featured last year on abc's "the great christmas light fight." >> if you can't see it from space, it ain't worth doing. >> reporter: on tonight's show, families like the weavers. >> my biggest passion is christmas. >> reporter: will transform their homes from plain old before to extravagant after. >> how cool is this? >> what? >> reporter

david wright, abc news, brooklyn. >> everybody needs a hobby.ee you, i hope, tomorrow morning on "gma," followed of course by "this week" and we hope you to see right back here tomorrow night. thank you for watching abc news and good night. ght. thank you for watching abc news and good night. a broader mix of energies, world needs needs to move, to keep warm, to make clay piggies. that's why we are supplying natural gas, to generate cleaner electricity, that has around 50% fewer co2 emissions than coal. let's broaden the world's energy mix, let's go. >>> another day of cleaning up and oakland business owners fed up with vandals causing damage during protests. hello, everyone. i'm katie marzullo. as oakland deals with a fringe group causing problems, another protest against police brutality is under way in san francisco. abc 7 report er cornell bernard is covering the story. we understand police are making arrests. >> reporter: we can tell you that market street reopened to traffic. police moved in about 40 minutes ago to arrest a group of

. >> here is abc news reporter david wright. >> got all your christmas shopping done?r: santa has never pulled anyone over. but in lowell, michigan -- >> just the one? >> reporter: -- there were helpers who do. police officers backed up by some friendly elves in a nearby target store. the driver was expecting a ticket. instead, she gets -- >> something like this? >> oh, my god. >> reporter: everything on her kids' christmas list. this fun idea dreamed up to show the friendly side of the lowell pd. in florida, two police officers bought this christmas tree on their own dime. and delivered it to a house they knew didn't have one. that little girl smiled captured on the police officer's body camera, all the thanks they were looking for. >> you like that, huh? >> reporter: in warren county kentucky -- >> i thought i'd give her a warning. >> reporter: on the warning, he writes, merry christmas. inside it, a crisp $100 bill. >> i want to give you a little extra christmas spending money. >> reporter: he handed out 50 of them this week. the gift of an anonymous donor. >> can i

david wright has the story.eporter: casket of officer ramos draped in the green white and blue flag of the nypd. 8 pall bears hoisted it high. shoulder level for one silent salute n.ancient rome this is how they carried caesar. tomorrow they will be here from philadelphia, san francisco, boston and elsewhere. 25,000 policemen expected. this arrived from l.a. nearly 700 police officers arriving already courtesy of free flight offered by jet blue. nypd says it's investigate about 40 new threats against the police this week. at least 7 arrest. one man overheard in a bank allegedly saying they should have killed 2 white kochlts at his house police found several guns and set of brass knuckles. many rank and file officers blame new york mayor for stoking public anger at police tactic. today this banner flew past the mayor house de blasio our back is turned to you. how do you feel the mayor will be received at the funeral. >> there won't be any disrespect. i don't believe that will happen and in fact i would encourage

david wright, abc news, new york. >> that's a cute photo. >> do you think the selfie stick is cheatingat. >> anything that helps make it better? >> should we take a selfie? >> why not. and then bid adieu to this in 2014. >> there you go. how is that for instant shot. >> bringing it back. a comeback is the photo bomb? >> yeah. >> we'll see if it works out that way. the selfie year. now the -- >> photo bomber. >>> this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades. >> photo bomber. >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades. >>> good morning. i'm kendis gibson in for t.j. holmes. >> i'm reena ninan. here are some of the top headlines we're following. >> it's colder and windier than usual in most of the country. severe weather is being blamed for some deaths in california. falling trees killed at least two people. >>> bad weather slowing the recovery efforts for the airasia jet that crashed last weekend. but what has been pulled from the water so far seems to indicate a midair breakup killing all 162 people on board. a full report

david wright, abc news, new york. >> now it all makes sense. no wonder their tv journalists don't have teleprompters. they are spending all their money in spying, hacking. >> we don't use teleprompters either for different reasons. it's all in our heads. >>> coming up in our next half hour -- six more states will soon see gas prices dip. is your state one of them. >>> the inspirational runner collapsing after crossing the finish line in every race but she's determined to go on. her story next on "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" >>> one of the nation's top student athletes showing us all what it means to be a real champion. here's abc's john donvan. >> good job. >> at the end of every high school vars hit meet, taylor montgomery has ever meet she's always coming in over the finish line in a crumple. you're seeing her at a point when she can't feel anything in her legs. kayla's determination and a nerve disease called multiple sclerosis. four years ago this one time elite soccer player began to lose feeling in her feet and legs an

david wright abc news new york. >>> all right up next on the 7 news at 9:00.bay area city that is going for the green. >> local people taking part in the >> new era at bart today workers remove the last of the old stain ridden cloth and replace them with new vinyl one replace them with new vinyl one. bart began selling the vinyl seats two years ago as part of pilot project. riders found them more comfortable and workers found them easier to clean and replace. >> we are very happy to have them. cloth was getting to the point where it wasn't the best thing but everybody is happy not only us but the patron time. vinyl seats also last longer. 10 years compared to just three years for the cloth seat. cost bart 6 million dollars to replace the seat. officials say that's not so steep when you consider agency paid 6,000 dollars a month to have the cloth seat dry clean. >> nice change. >> oakland community garden is in the run to go win a lot of green this week. part of a contest sponsored by miracle grow and community guard ferry part of this year tournament of roses

david wright, abc news, sydney. >>> new details on the murderer/suicide in the philadelphia suburbs.cted killer bradley stone dived a self-inflicted sword wound. -- died of a self-inflicted sword wound. the other victims died of gunshot wounds, cutting injuries or both. the only survivor is a 17-year-old boy now hospitalized with knife wounds. investigators believe he suffered while trying to defend himself. >> i cannot emphasize how serious his condition is, but at least at this point we are hopeful. >> stone and his ex-wife were involved in a bitter custody dispute over their two daughters. the girls, now orphaned, are safe. >>> florida attorneys are returning to work today after a scary scene in the courtroom. she blacked out in the middle of a hearing. julian morris was questioning a witness when she suddenly fainted. she fell to the floor. took just a few seconds to regain consciousness. the judge adjourned the hearing. morris is representing a woman who drove her three children into the ocean. >>> more than four inches of rain fallen in northern california is taking its toll. a

here's abc's david wright. >> reporter: after vowing to fight the charges against him tooth and nail,gressman michael grimm plead guilty to one count of lying on his taxes. that confrontation with the reporter was about this investigation. but the congressman admitted as the owner of the new york city restaurant healthalicious, he cooked the books. he'll pay three years worth of state and federal taxes he owes. congressman grimm is now a convicted felon. under the house rules, he is allowed to keep his seat but may not be able to vote on the house floor. he now faces some serious questions. >> i am certainly truly sorry for it. but i also accept full responsibility. >> congressman, will you resign? >> reporter: at first he ignored that question but finally admitted he plans to stay. >> i can close this chapter on my life. >> doesn't accepting responsibility mean resigning? >> absolutely not. >> reporter: the fbi said not only did grimm fail to pay his fair share of taxes. he also lied under oath to conceal his criminal activity. next month he'll be sworn in as a member of the 114th co

and david wright is also in khama rcamarillo springs this m covering that angle. good morning to you, david. >> reporter: good morning, dan. looking around this neighborhood, you can truly see the power of mother nature. it's nothing short of a miracle that no one was injured or killed. the people who live in these homes are mostly elderly, retirees who will now be homeless for christmas. this is the before picture. a vine video posted during the last big storm just ten days ago. here is that same view today. as terrifying as it must have been to have your house almost swallowed by a mountain, the rocks and mud bursting inside. piled up to the ceiling. it must have been terrifying. >> it was. hearing the rocks crashing, banging at quarter to 2:00 in the morning. >> reporter: the thing she will never forget is that sound. >> horrible, horrible sound. like a loud crash of thunder constantly. >> reporter: all of the vegetation that was holding the topsoil in place burnt away last year during one of those massive california wildfires. >> i have been here 14 years. we h

david wright, abc news, new york. >> now it all makes sense. no wonder their tv journalists don't have teleprompters. they are investing all their resources in spying, hacking. >> we don't use teleprompters either for different reasons. >> it's all in our heads. >> it's all right here, folks. >>> coming up in our next half hour -- six more states will soon see gas prices dip. below 2 bucks a gallon. is your state one of them? >>> but first, the inspirational runner collapsing after crossing the finish line in every race, but she's determined to go on. her story next on "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. >>> inspiring story about a young woman's crippling disease and how she's refusing to let it slow her down. >> and we mean that quite literally. one of the nation's top student athletes showing us all what it means to be a real champion. here's abc's john donvan. >> good job. >> reporter: at the end of every high school varsity meet kayla montgomery has ever run, she has always come in ov

david wright, abc news, new york. >> that's a cute photo. >> do you think the selfie stick is cheating it better? >> should we take a selfie? >> yeah why not? and then bid adieu to this in 2014. no more selfies after this. >> there you go. how is that for instant shot. >> look at that. >> i believe that 2015, mark my words, will be the year of the photo bomb. >> we've had a lot of photo bombing. >> people forgot about it. >> exactly. let's bring it back. a comeback. the photo bomb. >> yeah. >> we'll see if it works out that way. the selfie year. now the -- >> photo bomber. >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades. hi, anne. how are you doing? hi, evelyn. i know it's been a difficult time since your mom passed away. yeah. i miss her a lot but i'm okay. wow. that was fast. this is the check i've been waiting for. mom had a guaranteed acceptance life insurance policy through the colonial penn program, and this will really help with the cost of her final expenses. they have been so helpful and supportive during this time. maybe i should give them a

david wright, abc news, new york. >> that's a cute photo. >> do you think the selfie stick is cheatingake a selfie? >> yeah why not? and then bid adieu to this in 2014. no more selfies after this. >> there you go. how is that for instant shot. >> look at that. >> i believe that 2015, mark my words, will be the year of the photo bomb. >> we've had a lot of photo bombing. >> people forgot about it. >> exactly. let's bring it back. a comeback. the photo bomb. >> yeah. >> we'll see if it works out that way. the selfie year. now the -- >> photo bomber. >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades. . >>> making news in america this morning -- breaking overnight. more pieces to the puzzle in the airasia plane crash. the significant find floating in the sea overnight. what clue does it hold? >>> extreme weather, driving snow trapping drivers in california overnight. bitter cold over most of the country just in time for the new year's celebrations. >>> sleeping on the job. an accused burglar gets busted because he decided to get some zs. >>> and new year's

here's david wright. >> reporter: on the lam after shooting his ex-girlfriend in baltimore, he posted this ominous warning on instagram. i'm putting wings on pigs today, they take one of ours, let's take two of theirs. #shootthepolice and eric garner and michael brown. on facebook, he posted an image of the murder weapon. noting, this may be my final post. many in the nypd laid part of the blame on new york city's mayor. after the ground jury exonerated the police officers, he expressed is think with the protesters, not the police. just yesterday, when the mayor visited the hospital to pay respects to the families, other policemen turned their backs on him. do you think the feelings are understandable? >> yes. i think the emotions are understandable. i think the reality is that the mayor did run against policing and police practices in his campaign. >> reporter: today, the mother of eric garner issued this public plea. >> if anyone is standing with us, we want you to not use eric garner's name for violence. we're not about that. >> reporter: today, we learned that brinsley had at leas

david wright, thank you. >>> now to "gma" weekend anchor, paula faris with the other top stories. >> good morning. >> good morning, george. we begin with breaking news out of missouri where police shot and killed a teenager overnight. investigators show this new video shows the 18-year-old pointing gun at police. you can see his arm extended right there. it happened at a gas station in berkeley two miles from merge son where michael brown was killed. that shooting sparking more clashes in the area. an angry cloud gathered at the scene where fireworks and bricks were thrown at the officers. >>> and now a frightening moment for some holiday travelers. two 737 jets colliding, sheering one of the wings. it happened on the ground at one of the country's busiest airports, la guardia, here in new york. the american airlines flight had come from dallas, and the southwest plane was about to depart from denver and mr. their were no injuries. >>> go ahead and check out your 401(k), because wall street, it's on a roll. the dow closed above 18,000 for the first time ever. it's gained almost a tho

he spoke to abc's david wright. >> if i can close this chapter. >> reporter: doesn't accepting responsibility mean resigning? >> absolutely not. >> but there's pressure from democrats for him to step down before he's sentenced in june. >>> president obama is making time for exercise as he vacations. >> he went on a scenic hike with first daughter malia and a bunch of friends. they took a trail offering sweeping views of the oahu coast. he carved out time for his morning workout and, of course, a game of golf. >>> well, coming up the race is on. the christmas eve sprint to the retail finish line, you can call it. the stores open right now to help you wrap up your shopping. >>> and starbucks new policy. it's not about coffee, it's about >>> today the final push by retailers before christmas. a major chain, including toys"r"us and kohl's are open right now for shoppers looking for deals. retailers expect sales to be up more than 4% this year. the government reported that consumer rose at the fastest space in three months. >>> and positive economic news that sent wall street into record territory

david wright starts us off tonight. >> reporter: the casket of officer rafael ramos, draped in the green, white, and blue flag of the nypd. eight pallbearers hoisting it high, shoulder level, for one final salute. in ancient rome, this is how they carried julius caesar. tomorrow they will be here from philadelphia, san francisco, boston, and elsewhere. 25,000 policemen expected. this contingent arrived today from l.a. nearly 700 police officers arriving already. courtesy of free flights offered by jetblue. at least seven arrests this week. one man overheard saying they should have killed two white cops. many rank and file officers blame new york's mayor. today, this banner flying, deblasio, our backs are turned to you. >> reporter: here in queens tonight, the wake for officer ramos, open casket. and the line of police officers in their dress blues extends three or four blocks. tomorrow, the funeral. vice president is expected to attend. >>> now to the sony hack attack and a new battle front in the cyber war. two gaming systems, the new target for hackers. and a victory for "the interview

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