stars james franco and seth rogen tell our george stephanopoulos about the scandal surrounding their new movie tonight. but first, the "nightline" five. >> why do you take metamucil every day? because it helps me skip the bad stuff. >> now clinically proven to help you feel less hungry between meals. >> i love my meta health bars. when nutrition tastes this delicious, i don't mess the other stuff. >> new meta-health bars help promote heart health. >>> good evening. disturbing new details emerging tonight about the gubman said to have a history of mental instability, taking 17 people hostage in a cafe in australia. s.w.a.t. teams storming the premises and heavy gun fire. two hostages lost their lives. could a similar attack happen here? 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 h

. >> reporter: earlier this week, they told george stephanopoulos they have no regrets. >> did you evergine you would have a storm like this? >> the movie itself is very silly and wasn't meant to be controversial in any way. >> reporter: but since the threats were issued, they declined to comment. on november 24th, sony's computer systems were hacked. >> this was not just designed to steal sensitive information. it has the purpose of destroying the computers of the company. >> reporter: personal e-mails were placed online, embarrassing celebrities. and the inspiration for olivia pope is advising sony. but the hackers have threatened people that see the film. >> it feels like censorship to them. >> this is a rock and a hard place situation. the liability issues they could face if something happens. >> you have issues of freedom meeting issues of safety. >> reporter: and the decision not to release the movie was because theaters said they would not run the film. but the damage is already done. judd apatow saying, i can't believe this. even newt gingrich saying that no one should kid thems

. >>> let's turn to abc news chief anchor and host of "this week," george stephanopoulos. >> hey, ryan. >> good morning, george. george, is there a concern that these killings could lead to a rise in tension against the protesters despite movement leaders condemning the attacks? >> yeah, they came out very quickly to condemn the attacks. i think they had to do that. one of the things we've seen with this whole debate since ferguson and the garner chokehold and now with this assassination is a real polarization in views. people really hunkering down on either side. i think this could have the prospect of increasing that kind of polarization and tension. but it's going to then be incumbent on leaders starting with the president, the attorney general, the mayor, the governor here in new york to try to bridge those gaps and do what they can to really foster a dialogue coming out of this assassination. >> you mentioned that. the president, the attorney general, both condemning the killings, and we talked about the protest leaders, as well. is there anything that can be done nationally to bu

what i'm talking about is fact, he has misstated the facts -- forget george stephanopoulos, the americanpeople. he told them no. he actually denied that he had said this. i mean, stephanopoulos asked him, you were asked, could you do more and you said no i'm out of administrative flexibility. and his answer was, that's not true, george. and he's tried to limit what he was asked. and then he tried to say well what is true. it was a complete misrepresentation and then a dodge. >> george should have followed up. george should have had his lies there available. mr. president, let's go to the tape. here's what you said, here's when you said it. something strange is going on because some of the president's original statements that he doesn't have the authority were true and accurate statements of the law in the role of our president in the constitutional society. somewhere in the past few months the president directed lawyers -- before midterm elections, the president directed lawyers at the department of homeland security and department of justice, find me a way, give me a legal opinion that

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seth rogen and james franco earlier this week telling abc's george stephanopoulos they stand by their comedy. >> any second thoughts at all? >> at this point, it's too late to have any, really. i mean, no, i mean, i think, again, i like the movie. i can't in my head overconnect everything surrounding it with the movie itself. we set out to make a movie that was really entertaining to audiences and i genuinely think we did that and that's where my job ends. >> reporter: what started with the cyber breach now elevated to an issue of national security. the fbi is investigating. the department of homeland security says, "at this time, there is no credible initem jtee to indicate an active plot against mu view theaters in the united states." >> the threat appears to be menacing. it appears to be a continuation of the cyber attack against sony as opposed to a credible, legitimate threat of physical harm. >> reporter: it has been one taunt after the next from hackers diving into the deep recesses of sony's computer networks. data like social security numbers and salaries released in batches.

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wilson told abc's george stephanopoulos he loved his job but it would be impossible to keep. >> you don't think it would be possible. you think they would accept me? you think it would be safe for me? >> reporter: the meeting of president obama, we mentioned earlier, will take place this afternoon. meantime, the head of the union that represents st. louis police officers is calling on the st. louis rams to punish the five players responsible for the hands up demonstration and he wants an apology from the nfl. ladies, back to you. >> eric, thanks so much. >>> this afternoon, san francisco police are expected to release the final numbers on arrests and the amount of damage caused by ferguson protesters on friday. a large group of people hit the streets to protest the grand jury decision in the michael brown case. they started out peacefully but then began throwing glass bottles at police and breaking store windows. >>> still ahead, free speech on facebook. the case before the supreme court and how it could affect anyone who uses social media. >>> raising awareness one ribbon at a time. how

it was a job wilson told abc's george stephanopoulos he loved but thought it would be impossible for him to keep. >> do you really think it's possible? i mean, do you think they would accept me? do you think it would be safe for me? >> reporter: he said he hoped his resignation would allow the community to heal. but many argue it's simply not enough. >> i think there are many more resignations to happen in order for this community to begin healing. >> reporter: here in washington, president obama will hold a series of high-level meetings at the white house today on ferguson. at the top of the agenda? how to build trust between the police and the communities they serve. t.j. and tai? >> abc's mary bruce live in washington. thank you. >>> a surprise for people in arizona. people reported feeling what turned out to be a 4.7 magnitude earthquake. it was centered seven miles north of sedona and several miles underground. plenty of people may have felt it. no reports of injuries or damage. >>> heavy rain in california has triggered mudslides and rockslides. nearly ten miles of the pacific

. >> announcer: from abc news, "this week with george stephanopoulos" begins now. >>> and we start with that breaking news, the cold-blooded execution of two new york city police officers shot to death by a suicidal gunman bent on revenge for killings by police. the assassination immediately condemned by president obama and the attorney general drawing a fierce reaction from police in an atmosphere already so highly charged after ferguson and staten island. abc's linsey davis is on the scene in brooklyn. good morning, linsey. >> reporter: good morning, george. police are calling this murder even though the suspect in this case will never have his day in court. and two police agencies are saying new york's mayor has blood on his hands. last night officials put the ambush of two new york city police officers here in stark terms. >> they were quite simply assassinated, targeted for their uniform. >> these officers were shot execution style. >> reporter: according to the nypd, officers wenjian liu and rafael ramos were sitting in their marked patrol car in brooklyn when 28-year-old ismaaiyl

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. >> reporter: in an interview with george stephanopoulos, the new york mayor vowed that the re-training would make a huge difference. >> if you train with a different approach with the use of force, to the acommunication with the community, a different approach to the building relationships with the community, you won't see this v these tragedies. >> reporter: the goal is to change how they do their jobs and handle situations, like the protest behind me. and the situations that lid to the death of eric garner on staten island. the concept, talk down, not take down. tom? >> and day five of the protests. ron, thank you. >>> all this week, abc news has taken a look at race, equality and justice in america. we want to hear from you. send your comments and questions to the "world news tonight" facebook page. >> and the college football world tonight. we know who will be on the field for the playoffs. the teams selected by a secret ballot by a 13-member committee. paula faris reports. >> reporter: today, one of the most historic decisions in college football. >> sitting in at number one, alab

tomorrow, george stephanopoulos will moderate a live session on facebook. >> now, a coming storm is probably the strongest we'll have had in several years. tonight it's time to get ready. the city is worry about repeat there. >> this is one of many sites the city is keeping a watchful eye on. two years ago, it rained a lot. and will continue through june, 2015. crews were on telegraph hill. >> they're removing vegetation. >> this is a part of a bigger project. in 2012, several days of rain caused a rock slide. after cleaned off, sometime in january, larger projects will begin. >> they're going to use rock anchors and they're going to use 300 into the hillside. >> two methods will be put in. the mayor was told the project should be completed by june, 2015. >> some kind of federal aid, but i'm not worried about that now. i want to make sure the hillside is save for people. >> several years ago, the apartments were in danger of falling into the ocean. but pounding waves kept undermining the rock from below. a major engineer proing jekt with hundreds of nails drilled 50 feet into the cliff. what

watch for coverage o night line and on wednesday, george stephanopoulos will moderate a live town hall session on facebook. >> now, to breaking news in san jose. interstate 680 has been shut down at both dirtions in allen rock avenue more than three hours now. >> this is because of a person threatening to jump. police say they had no alternative b to shut down the freeway. >> it's backing up traffic for miles. and some unfortunate souls have been stuck there all three hours. no word on what the person is telling keeps clinging to the outside portion of the fence, refusing to come down. we're going to keep you posted on developments within this newscast at onur web site. >> a university of oregon fan was caught on video during a scuffle with security officers friday night. police say he was drunk and assaulted one of the guards. >> friday night at pack 12 championships oregon ducks against arizona wildcats. inside, it gets wilder. an oregon fan gets into an altercation with a security guard, an off duty poce officer the person shooting starts rolling when the guard is trying to arrest h

watch for coverage on night line and on wednesday, george stephanopoulos will moderate a live town hall session on facebook. >> now, to breaking news in san jose. interstate 680 has been shut down at both directions in allen rock avenue more than three hours now. >> this is because of a threatening to jump. police say they had no alternative but to shut down the freeway. >> it's backing up traffic for miles. and some unfortunate souls have been stuck there all three hours. no word on what the person is telling police but she keeps clinging to the outside portion of the fence, refusing to come down. >> we're going to keep you posted on developments within this newscast at on our web site. >> a university of oregon fan was caught on video during a scuffle with security officers friday night. police say he was drunk and assaulted one of the guards. >> friday night at pack 12 championships oregon ducks against arizona wildcats. inside, it gets wilder. an oregon fan gets into an altercation with a security guard, an off duty police officer the person shooting starts rolling when the guard is

seth rogen and james franco telling abc's george stephanopoulos they have no regrets making a come dillabout 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 organizations including abc news, to delete and not publish the hacked data. and today, sony's ceo held a town hall with employees to address concerns. >> bond. james bond. >> reporter: on the list of h h highly sensitive material reportedly stolen, and early script of the newest ee 7 movie. the breach worthy of a movie plot complete with the fbi investigating. and

tomorrow, george stephanopoulos will moderate a live session on facebook. >> now, a coming storm is probably the strongest we'll have had in several years. tonight it's time to get ready. the city is worry about repeat there. >> this is one of many sites the city is keeping a watchful eye on. two years ago, it rained a lot. and will continue through june, 2015. crews were on telegraph hill. >> they're removing vegetation. >> this is a part of a bigger project. in 2012, several days of rain caused a rock slide. after cleaned off, sometime in january, larger projects will begin. >> they're going to use rock anchors and they're going to use 300 into the hillside. >> two methods will be put in. the mayor was told the project should be completed by june, 2015. >> some kind of federal aid, but i'm not worried about that now. i want to make sure the hillside is save for people. >> several years ago, the apartments were in danger of falling into the ocean. but pounding waves kept undermining the rock from below. a major engineer proing jekt with hundreds of nails drilled 50 feet into the cliff. what

tomorrow, george stephanopoulos will moderate a live town hall session on the issue on facebook. >>> now to the big storm that is forecasted to hit the bay area beginning late tomorrow. crews spread out across san francisco today to clear debris from storm drains before the wet weather really hits and they have a lot of work to do. as you can see from the live camera in emeryville, clouds are already moving in. abc 7 news meteorologist sandhya patel is here with the latest on the storm's path. how much rain can we expect? >> when you see these rainfall estimates, you are going to be really quite surprised. let me show you live doppler 7 hd. we will take a look at the storm right now, just some fog and clouds to our north around crescent city. we are seeing some rain, so far it has been light. as you take a look at the wider picture, tracking a storm, it's a powerful storm that really has with it a pretty good moisture source and we are looking at cold air diving in right behind here. so we will be looking at heavy snow in the sierra nevada. this storm brings with it a high risk of ur

. >>> tomorrow morning on this "this week", george stephanopoulos will interview new york city mayor bill de blasio. this will be the mayor's first ever sunday show appearance. >>> a horrifying and violent incident inside the tight confines of a moving amtrak train. passengers were heading from chicago to michigan when a man on board took out a knife and started stabbing people. he injured three passengers and a conductor. police rushed onto the train and subdued him. tonight he's been charged with four counts of attempted murder and being held on a $1 million cash bond. >>> we move on now to the world of sports and a historic change for college football, a new way of deciding who is the best team in america. a special committee is meeting in secret this weekend and they will reveal their final vote tomorrow. my "gma" co-anchor paula faris explains. >> reporter: after 15 weeks and over 1500 games played by 128 division one teams nationwide, this is the final weekend of the regular college football season. the best of the best fighting to be one of four teams selected to play in the f

in an exclusive interview with george stephanopoulos, he acknowledged staying with the department might be impossible. >> do you really think it's possible? i mean, you think they could accent me? you think it'd be safe for me. >> reporter: wilson said he was most concerned about the people around him. >> what is your biggest worry? >> someone hurting my family or another officer gets hurt. >> reporter: wilson says in a letter he hopes his resignation will allow the community to heal. but nearly a week after a grand jury decided not to indict wilson in the shooting death of michael brown, demonstrators are protesting nightly outside the police station, many arguing wilson's resignation is not enough. >> i do believe he should have been found guilty. >> reporter: as for wilson, he and the ferguson police department still face separate civil rights investigations. >> just because the grand jury ruled it doesn't actually -- doesn't mean everything's over. >> reporter: and a small group of people, protesters already gathering here outside the police station. and the family of michael brown

george stephanopoulos took some pity on me. luckily, warren christopher hired me to be spokesman. after two years, working at the state department and doing the television,eing on because the state department briefing was televised in the white house briefing was not. i caught the notice of some folks at the white house and they invited me. it made sense because i worked in presidential politics for a long time. if you remember, the aftermath of an election that is not to be called shellacking. 1994, things are pretty grim. i moved to the white house in 1995 as result of a pretty large shakeup. leon panetta came in as chief of staff. i was part of a transition that happened in the aftermath. not clear that things were going to get sorted out. youas not a happy moment would celebrate. ask did you do it? >> -- >> why did you do it? >> because it is an honor. i never been outside the country very much. the opportunity to work in the white house, to drive up that executive drive and say, i have my own parking place? it is an honor. matter --ubject if your guy wins, isn't it the workin

this is george stephanopoulos is coming up at 10:30. ed rescue of the american photo journalist. here's george with a preview. >> reporter: good morning, we have the latest on the attempt to rescue the american held by al qaeda ended in tragedy. the fallout grows from the grand jury in ferguson and new york. we have exclusive interviews with the new york mayor. and the round fable talk of all the week's politics, and we breakdown the shocking plunge of oil and gas prices, back to you. >> "action news" continues at noon, here here's some of the stories we're working on for you. the defending super bowl champs are in town. the first place eagles are getting ready to take on the seattle sea hawks, ducis rogers will have a live preview. >> protesters are planning a die-in at the sports complex after the game. >>> for eva pilgrim, chris sowers, the entire "action news" team, i'm nydia han, we'll see you at noon! what's possible today? wi-fi access in more places then ever before. all your favorites in the cloud and on every device. a home you

. >> this week with george stephanopoulos is coming up at 10:30 no longer -- this morning on "action news." here's are a preview. >> reporter: good morning we have a special edition of this week. our game changers of 2014. brand new interviews and insights to people who made their mark. the heros who took on ebola and the unforgettable an inspiring story of the biggest video craze of the year. that's coming up on this week. >> we'll have the latest on the search for missing air asia flight 8501. him we'll tell you about a man who lost 200 pounds. it's a new year's resolution he delivered on. now for kenneth moten, eva pilgrim and chris sowers, i'm nydia han. have a great morning! we were like oh, my >> the the big story of 2014 and where they go next in the new year. let's get the inside story. good morning and welcome to this special yearend edition of inside story. i'm tamala edwards let's say hello to our gussied up panelist. let's say hello to george and sharmaine and don and chris teen. thank you for being here. one of the biggest stories race and the police kicked off every ove

you have jay carney, tony snow, george stephanopoulos all going or coming from the private sector, news organizations. after their press secretary gig. i wonder if that undermines things. thanks. >> do you think any of those people got unnecessary softball questions? >> i don't know. is the press corps in general -- maybe that is not a question for you but for the press corps. do you think the press corps in general is more, i guess, soft on press secretaries? >> i wish they had been. >> i would say watch the briefing tomorrow. and i guarantee you that you will not come away with the impression that somehow josh has been unnecessarily given a huge number of software questions. they will not break tomorrow because the president is in asia, but when he comes back. when he comes back and it is maybe the week where the president might do something and immigration, and you do not have to listen long -- listen to the first five questions. i do not think anybody -- there are days in which i would have loved to have picked that person who is somehow going to give me the great softball. >> did j

seth rogan and james franco telling george stephanopoulos they have no regretss makeing a comedy aboutth korea. >> did you ever imagine you'd 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 wasn't meant to be controversial in any way. >> reporter: the group claiming to be the hackers calling themselves guardians of peace reportedly threatening to deliver an ominous christmas gift. even more stolen files that promise to put sony in its worst state yet. >> it's an unprecedented attack. >> reporter: sony now firing back asking news organizations, including abc news, to delete and not publish the hacked data. and sony's ceo held a town hall with employees to address concerns. >> bond. james bond. >> reporter: on the list of highly sensitive material reportedly stolen, an early script of the newest 007 movie. the breach worthy of a movie plot complete with the fbi investigating. they are wondering how vulnerable they, too, may be. sony does not appear to be backing don. "the interview" is still set for release an c

film's stars, seth rogan and james franco, called off their promotional tour after telling george stephanopoulos>> we set out to make a movie that was really entertaining to audiences. and i generally think we did that. and that's -- that's where my job ends. >> the company has to work with law enforcement to decide how seriously to take this threat. >> reporter: the fbi investigating and the department of homeland security saying at this time there is no credible intelligence to indicate an active plot against movie theaters within the united states. now the movie giant is facing even more fallout, lawsuits. one from two former employees claiming sony failed to protect confidential information, calling it an epic nightmare. private information like social security number, salary, e-mail, embarrassing hollywood, and the hackers promising there is more to come. >> it's absolutely impossible at this point to calculate the amount of damage that's been done. i mean, sony has now been opened up to potentially years of litigation. >> reporter: by more to come, the hackers reportedly have released the

last week, in an exclusive interview with george stephanopoulos, wilson hinted he would not return to work. >> do you really think it's possible? i mean, do you think they would accept me? do you think it would be safe for me? >> reporter: the mayor of ferguson says wilson will not get severance pay. >> as far as the city of ferguson's concerned, we have now served ties with officer darren wilson. moving forward to bring our community together. >> reporter: wilson writing, it is my hope that my resignation will allow the community to heal. >> what's your biggest worry? >> someone hurting my family. or another officer getting hurt. >> reporter: this may not be the end. a justice department investigation is still looming over wilson and the ferguson pd. michael brown's parents spent sunday at a church service honoring their son. and they wilson's resignation does not come as a surprise. and protests over the weekend were mostly peaceful. a trend everyone here is hoping will continue. george? >> thank you, alex. >>> let's go to amy with the other top stories. >>> we begin with a communit

and i'm george stephanopoulos in new york. estate mogul and lifestyle entrepreneur ivanka trump is empowering women,n, #women who work. we're so happy you're here. >> so excited to be here. >> i love the name of the niche tiff, women who work. i heard it was met with resistance that made you more determined. >> absolutely. to me it made me more bold. i met with some of the top ad agencies in new york when i was thinking about how to formulate a brand around my apparel and accessories collection. i really wanted to create an aspirational brand for today's modern professional working woman. the first thing everyone said to me is that working and women isn't aspirational. it's not sexy. it won't resonate. they wanted me to change the hashtag of my company to women who do. i thought that was hilarious. and, you know, all the women i know, this next-generation, they're working hard, not just in a professional capacity, but really at all aspects of their lives. they're not one-dimensional, doing things inside and outside of the offe

. >> this week with george stephanopoulos is coming up later on 6abc. >> filling in for george and closee russian military jet and passenger plane near sweden here's martha with a preview. >> good morning, eva, needia. russia sending a spy plane dangerously close toe passenger jet and how will west respond and torture report released this week. we'll ask tough questions with former cia director michael haden about the gruesome details and the 26 men would were wrongly detained. then a government shutdown avoided jeff bush gives hipts on 20 16 and is family feud brewing for democrats. our power house round table takes on that and all the week's politics many all coming up this week, eva, nydia, back to you. >> thank you, martha. >> "action news" continues at noon. here are the stories we're working on for i a philadelphia man says home was fire bombed this morning sending five people including baby kneeing from the home. we'll have the latest on the investigation. >> and area school is taking a fresh lola approach to school lunches. hear what the restaurant have to say about the healthy f

. >> in an exclusive interview with abc george stephanopoulos last week darren wilson wondered aboutoing back to work. >> i didn't think they would accept me you think it would be safe for me? >> wilson says i've been told my continued employment may put the residents and police officers of the city of furgeson at risk which is circumstance that can i not allow. will sop's lawyer says he handed in his badge after learning of theets against the furgeson police. >> he said that's enough and it was time to resign. >> on the streets of furgeson still siegeing from monday's grand jury decision not to charge wilson in shooting death of michael brown there was some relief. >> i believe he should have resigned and been found guilty. >> wilson adds it's my hope my president egg nation will allow the community to heal and furgeson mayor announced more recruiting of police officers. >> this is proactive step in making it more reflective of the demographics of our community. >> justice department is pursuing civil rights investigation in the furgeson shooting case. >> it was not about darren wil

to your first question, whether or not he was change anything in the interview he gave to george stephanopoulosielle, there's been some suggestion that if you believe his side of the story, and clearly the grand jury did, that if michael brown was, in fact, charging him at that last moment when he raised his weapon and shot michael brown in the head, there has been some suggestion why did he have to shoot him in the head, why not shoot him lower in the body, not shoot to kill but shoot to stop him. what is his answer to that? >> as shown in all the autopsies and the witness testimony, at that point, numerous shots were already fired at michael brown and the threat still was occurring. at that point, there was no other option for officer wilson. he had to eliminate the threat that kept coming to him. and he had been giving numerous opportunities before that and took steps each time to try and alleviate the situation. but it just didn't happen. so eventually that was the only option that officer wilson had left. >> wolf, if i could add, at that fatal moment when officer wilson fired that fatal sh

florida senator marco rubio spoke with george stephanopoulos this morning on "this week."nd several other potential republican candidates have criticized the president's decision to open an embassy in havana and ease economic and travel restrictions on cuba. >> it's not that i simply want to continue what we've been doing. i wouldn't object to a change but it has to be a policy that achiefs freedom for the cuban people. i know that this policy and changes the president has taken will not lead to freedom. >> rubio said the lick of political freedom in other countries like vietnam and china is evidence that the president's plan with cuba won't work. >>> happening today, demonstrators will gather in the east bay to protests violence by terrorist organizations. demonstrators from the afghan community plan to hold a rally to protest the killings of innocent civilians. it is planned for 1:00 in fremont. >> lower gas prices have combined to make it one. busiest travel seasons on record, nearly up 40% from last year. if you take a trip between december 23rd and january 4th. as gas

abc's george stephanopoulos goes one-on-one with senator marco rubio of florida, who has criticized theto open an embassy in havana and ease economic and travel restrictions on cuba. you can catch "this week" right here on abc7 at 8:00 this morning. >>> happening today demonstrators will gather in the east bay to protest violence by terrorist organizations. demonstrators from the afghan and muslim communities plan to hold a rally condemning the suicide bombings and killings of innocent civilians under the banner of islam by groups like isis. demonstration is planned in fremont at 1:00. >> we know gas prices has dropped. consumer unions say there's a hidden gas tax that will take in effect in the new year. there's no such tax. what is taking effect is california's clean energy plan, which gives refineries incentives to lower the emissions of the fuels they sell. but if they exceed the limit >> they could face a fine. they want to make sure the oil companies don't raise gas price toss cover the fines. >> if there is a gas spike after january 1st, we want someone in government to find out

the debates in north carolina, then candidate obama had a squabble with hillary clinton and george stephanopoulosesident gave this fabulous talk and he basically did the jay-z, you got to get the dirt off your shoulder thing. and he was telling us, you know, i'm done with that negative energy. i don't care what you're doing and i'm ready for battle. i think that's what the president was telling us today and he was a man of the people today. people looked at him. we knew what he was saying and he's going to come back and he's going to be ready to go. >> and reverend, just to clarify, i'm not saying he doesn't give a damn because he doesn't care about what he cares about anymore. i'm saying, he doesn't give a damn about what other people think anymore. that's the opportunity of the final two years of a presidency. doesn't matter what republicans say, doesn't matter about focus groups and polling, you can relax and say, this is why i originally got into the game. >> but, liz, most presidents in their last two years, after having a bad midterm election, don't do that. most of them are looking for the

and this morning right here on abc we do have a special year-end edition of "this week" with george stephanopoulos looking at the people who became the biggest game-changers of 2014. and here's george with a power. >> good morning. we have a special edition of "this week" this holiday weekend. our game-changers of 2014, brand new interviews and insights of the people who made their mark this year from vladimir putin to american world cup star tim howard. the people who took on ebola and the unforgettable and inspiring story of the viral video craze of this year. that's all coming up on "this week." >> looking forward to it. dan, as part of the show this morning i'm going to be interviewing one of the biggest names in sports these days, tim howard, a goalkeeper for the u.s. men's international team. his performance at the world cup made him an international icon. i'm talking about his beard right there. he's 35 years old, considering the average age of those that play in the world cup is 25, does he have another world cup left in him? is he going to retire? it's all coming up. >> the power's in the

darren wilson sat down with george stephanopoulos last week and george asked him moving forward, what do you fear most? here's what he said. >> are you still scared? >> of course. what's your biggest worry? >> someone hurting my family or another officer getting hurt. >> he's not going behind bars. how does he move forward? ask he move forward? can you live a normal life? >> i think that's up to him and how he decides to move forward with his life. there's a broader question, is this something the nation does together or thousands of different local racial issues. i think when you look at what's happening in ferguson, you look at, say, the bronx or different parts of new york, there are specific issues and confess. that's the diltd of having a national conversation. in some ways have you to have a lot of people talking about it at same sometime, and that's the difficulty. the people in ferguson will continue to talk, but will the rest of the country listen? i think that's the issue. >> it seems frustrating every time we have one of these moments, we have a national conversation and no