i'm frances rivera. >>> north korea is seen by the u.s. government as the instigator of the massive hack attack on sony as senior u.s. officials tell nbc news saying there will be a response. late last night, the white house released an official statement saying, in part, the u.s. government is working tirelessly to bring the perpetrators of this attack to justice. and we are considering a range of options in weighing a potential response. sony decided to pull the christmas day release of "the interview" because of the threat of 9/11 type attacks from the hackers. the nation's five largest movie theater chains had already decided to hold back or drop it themselves. and reaction has been swift. actor rob lowe tweeted, wow, everyone caved. the hackers won. an utter and complete victory for them. wow. former house speaker newt gingrich, no one should kid themselves with the sony collapse america has lost its first cyberwar. this is a very, very dangerous precedent. and mitt romney had this idea, sony pictures don't cave, fight. release the in

i'm frances rivera. night is falling in the search area for a missing flight which officials now believe to be at the bottom of the sea. an hour ago, indonesia's vice president said they cannot confirm reports that australian crews found debris in the search area. indonesia deployed about a dozen planes and ships to conduct land and sea searches. in addition malaysia australia and singapore deployed ships and aircraft to the search area. meanwhile, the ntsb has also said it is ready to help the indonesian government if need be. and just a few hours ago, the ceo of air asia which owns half of airasia indonesia tweeted this message to the families of those on board. keeping positive and staying strong my heart bleeds for all the relatives of my crew and our passengers. nothing is more important to us. as families of the 162 passengers and crew await word of their loved ones many are comparing this disappearance with that of malaysia airlines flight mh-370 which is still missing nine months later. but as th

i'm frances rivera. the breaking news we follow out of new york city. two new york city police officers killed in an ambush style attack in brooklyn. the two officers, rafael ramos and wenjian liu sitting in the patrol car in the bedford-stuyvesant area of brooklyn with open fire on them. the gunman is ishmael brinsley, who is the man who held the gun, pulled the trigger on these two. police say he ran and shot himself in the head, killed himself there. of course, this attack comes amid tensions between police and protests and his extreme. and police were investigating him in baltimore maryland after they believed he shot and seriously injured his girlfriend and then proceeded to post on instagram that photo and believe he used the words and messages of hate against police officers and then traveled to brooklyn. he had ties to east flat bush there in brooklyn. local authorities in baltimore, maryland, were able to alert authorities in new york city by faxing a wanted flyer there. but the police commissio

i'm frances rivera. we have breaking news for you overnight. it is the news that families of the passengers on board airasia flight 8501 did not want to hear. airline officials just now confirming that pieces of debris floating in the sea are in fact from the missing airbus. as night falls in that region around this area here a desperate attempt to recover them. officials tell nbc news that rescuers have already recovered three bodies and located three others. now this is in the waters there off of borneo island. officials say crews had earlier spotted a life jacket part of the plane and other objects possibly even luggage there from inside the plane. the indonesian president is currently on his way to meet with families at the crisis center. the grim news comes as crews were beginning to wrap up the third day of search and rescue efforts. the united states had just sent the destroyer uss sampson to assist in the multinational search. indonesian officials had agreed to allow families of those on board to fly over the search area as early as tom

>>> i'm frances rivera with the latest news we've been following out of new york city. two police officers ambushed and killed. an emotional scene moments ago in brooklyn as the bodies of rafael ramos and wenjian liu were transferred to a funeral home were the families will prepare to lay them to rest. the head of the police union added his voice to those in mourning tonight. the two officers were sitting in the patrol car and when the suspect opened fire, he ran to a subway station and killed himself. the man identified as ishmael brinsley said he was in retaliation for the killed men. flag half staff. we'll have more later. now back to lock-up. >> that's their money. if they don't pay, this is what happens. a fight breaks out. >> a 2-10 in progress. >> a fight breaks out over snacks. but officers want to know if there was something else behind it. >> you're considerably bigger than this individual and he's coming into your room and saying, give me your canteen. >> that don't mean nothing when you're in jail. >> sergeant wilson. >> sergeant wilson, that don't mean anyt

. >>> now we switch to sports with my girlfriend frances rivera. good morning. >> good morning, great to be with you. let's start it off with spurs and grizzlies, a showdown of multiple buzzer beaters. watch. >> trailing by 23. manu for three. fouled! everybody outside the circle. gasol. >> three shots, grizzlies edge the defending champs, 117-116. >>> the bears are benching jay cutler in favor of jimmy clawson. is that the benching there a single of cutler's end with the struggling 5-9 bears. cutler just signed a contract worth $120 million after last season. >>> the san francisco 49ers released ray mcdonald as san jose police investigate him on suspicion of sexual assault. the gm said the decision was prompted by a pattern of poor decision-making. >>> and could 49ers head coach jim harbaugh return to his alma mater michigan? there is reportedly a six-year offer worth around $48 million, that's $1.2 million more a year than alabama's nick saban. angie, that's sports for you this morning. >> thank you very much, frances. >>> find out what happens w

. >>> i'm frances rivera with an update. president obama has just met with u.s.eir families stationed in hawaii. the president made some brief remarks, thanking them for their service. >> on a day where we celebrate the prince of peace and on a day where we count our blessings, one of the greatest blessings that we have is the extraordinary dedication and service and sacrifice that all of you make, and we could not be more thankful. and i know that i speak for everybody in the entire country. >> now back to "lockup." ♪ >>> shut that door! let's go! >> inside the tulsa county jail, many of the inmates and officers alike say they live by the credo, give respect to get respect. >> let's go! open these doors! get in them! let's go! >> robert greene, who's awaiting transfer to prison to serve five years for possession of drugs and a stolen vehicle, says respect is part of his heritage. >> the native americans respect the earth. they respect everything around them. >> can't get a club to save my life. >> and greene says it was a matter of respect that recently led him

. >>> i'm frances rivera. the fur of a jordan pilot is pleading for his son's release today.first known coalition fighter taken hostage by isis. >>> the president and first lady reminded americans that the combat mission in afghanistan ends next week and they call for support in returning troops. >>> and in a christmas message, pope francis emphasized the children who are victims of conflict. now, we send you back to "lockup." >> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >>> tulsa is the second largest city in oklahoma. but the tulsa county jail is a city within the city. along with numerous security concerns that come with temporarily housing some 1800 men and women, facing a huge array of criminal charges, it contains its own versions of the local post office, a hospital, and busier restaurant than just about any other in the city. it also contains a gigantic laundry facility. >> we usually do anywhere from 10 to 12 loads. each load, each washer, the big washers are 125 pounds. the small washers are 75 pounds. if that can kind of give you an idea. >> the v

i'm frances rivera.or a missing flight which officials now believe to be at the bottom of the sea. an hour ago, indonesia's vice president said they cannot confirm reports that australian crews found debris in the search area. indonesia deployed about a dozen planes and ships to conduct land and sea

. >>> i am frances rivera.t christmas in brooklyn, missouri after protests over the shooting of a black teenager. the 18-year-old pointed a gun before being shot and killed by an officer. a group of hispanic officers have a vigil where two officers were executed. >>> and 100 firefighters battled fires in san francisco. no reports of injuries. >>> back to "lockup." >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. ♪ >>> unlike many other large correctional facilities, the tulsa county jail was designed as a single-story structure with double-tiered cells. >> when we were designing this facility, we went to many facilities around the country. the elevated or the multi-storied buildings were cumbersome and hard to maneuver and it separated from the employees from each other. >> because the jail doesn't rise several stories high, it has a large footprint. roughly the same size as ten football fields. among its unique features, are long, steadily ascending hallways that connect various housing units. >

i'm frances rivera. the breaking news we follow out of new york city. york city police officers killed in an ambush style attack in brooklyn. the two officers, rafael ramos and wenjian liu sitting in the patrol car in the bedford-stuyvesant area of brooklyn with open fire on them. the gunman is ishmael brinsley, who is the man who held the gun, pulled the trigger on these two. police say he ran and shot himself in the head, killed himself there.

. >>> i'm frances rivera with the latest. two police officers killed in brooklyn. the suspect killed himself afterwards. police identified him as ishmael brinsley. he was going to kill in retaliation of eric garner. the two, rafael and liu sitting in the car when the gunman opened fire. flags have been lowered to half staff in honor of the fallen officers. we bring you more throughout the night but now, more on the regular programming. >>> this is a maximum security facility. these kids will do anything they can if they think that they can get away with it or if they think that they can get out. >> if he smokes marijuana it's because his friends give him marijuana to smoke. he's not responsible for anything. it's everybody else's fault. >> i was a high ranking gang member. >> what i'm trying to say is you admit to one or the other. admit to resisting arrest. man, i just spent a year of my life incarcerated. >> calm down first of all. >> do you want to get out of here. >> jus lis. >> and do what i'm saying and we'll get you out of here. i just want to go home and be

. >>> i'm frances rivera. here's more on the breaking news in new york city.olice officers ambushed and killed in brooklyn. the two were sitting in their patrol car when a gunman opened fire. both officers were taken tolt hospital and both have died. a police spokesman said the gunman was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound a short distance away. we'll continue to follow this story and bring you the latest tonight here on msnbc. now back to our programming. >>> a security camera video catches a police officer struggling to restrain a violent thief inside a fast food restaurant. >> i took him to the ground to effect an arrest, and in a split second i was up in the air. >> but when the cop starts losing the battle, customers are faced with choices that could have deadly consequences. >> nobody is doing nothing. i got to think quick before this guy kills someone. >> march 3, 2012, pompano beach, florida. if you were here and a witness to the police officer being overpowered right in front of you, what would you do? would you flee the scene? call for help

i'm frances rivera. raul castro has thanked president obama for a quote new chapter.presented the michael brown shooting case to the grand jury said some witnesses clearly lied. he said he doesn't regret presenting those witnesses and isn't planning to charge any witnesses who didn't tell the truth. now we take you back to "caught on camera." >>> welcome back to "caught on camera." i'm contessa brewer. so far we've seen all types of bold, brazen, and bizarre activity. but in our next story, police were scratching their heads. this was the case of an angry customer who wasn't demanding money or better service. she wanted chicken mcnuggets, and she was prepared to fight to get them. a furious young woman takes out her frustration on a mcdonald's drive-through window, punching it out when she can't get her hands on an order of chicken mcnuggets. >> i can't tell you how many homicides i've been to, but i've never seen an assault over fast food. >> after leaving a new year's party, 24-year-old melody dushane and a neighbor arrive at the golden arches drive-through with a m

. >>> i'm frances rivera. here's what's happening.oversial movie "the interview" is in select theaters and it appeared after midnight. seth rogan appeared to thank fans. troops in afghanistan enjoyed a christmas dibber together thousands of miles from their loved ones and it took place in kabul. most combat troops in afghanistan are scheduled to withdraw by the end of the month. take you now back to "caught on camera." >>> is there anything more innocent, more fun than kids playing sports? they play for the love of the game, and between the lines of the playing field, they can learn respect, responsibility, rules -- all valuable life lessons. so what happens when a huge fight breaks out? the grown-ups calm things down. right? well, what if it's the adults who are out of control? the roar of the crowd. the pop of the pads. it's friday night in western texas, and it's intense. but far, very far from those famous friday night lights, on a saturday morning here in stockton, california, these boys play for the love of the game. and they kn

good to be with you i'm frances rivera in for tamara hall. and this is "news nation." number of provisions they say was snuck into the 1600-page bill. and to roll back the legislation designed to aid risky trading with big banks. and elizabeth warren says it will leave taxpayers on the took for potential bailouts and she's now urging democrats to vote against the bill. >> i urge my colleagues in the house to withhold support from it until this risky giveaway is removed from the legislation. we all need to

i'm frances rivera. the funeral for one of the killed nypd officers will begin in about an hour.arrying vice president biden is just arriving. >>> and north korea's internet went down again. north korea responds to the release of "the interview." who the country is blaming for that release. >>> and george h.w. bush remains hospitalized. we'll go live to houston for the latest on his condition. >>> and now to queens, new york, vice president biden is there. his motorcade just arrived to attend the funeral of the slain police officer rafael ramos. thousands turned out for a memorial yesterday evening with the line stretching several blocks for people to pay their respects. it was one week ago today that wenjian liu and rafael ramos were assassinated for their officials. 25,000 officers will attend the service at christ tabernacle church. adam reiss, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, frances. thousands of officers are lining the streets here and continue to flow into the church to pay their final respects and a final good-bye to officer rafael ramos. he was a 14-year member h