want them wondering, "is that kim jong-un, the farmer from down the road, or kim jong-un the dictatord that farmer for having the same name?" point is, you do not want to cross this guy. consider what's happening to sony over their upcoming movie "the interview," starring james franco and tonight's guest seth rogen. (cheering) they play tv journalists recruited by the c.i.a. to assassinate kim jong-un, i'm guessing by smoking a lot of pot at him. apparently, ol' sourpuss here doesn't have a great sense of humor when it comes to his own assassination. >> a huge hack attack rocking a major hollywood studio. when the trailer for "the interview" came out, north korea called the movie an act of war. now sony pictures, the studio behind the film, has been hacked. >> hackers have stolen five new movies and leaked them on to the internet. >> experts say sony will likely lose millions of dollars this holiday season from people viewing illegal downloads of those movies online rather than going to theaters. >> hackers working with north korea could be behind the attack. >> stephen: yes, someone

kim jong-un is hiding an intel cheese addiction.kim jong-un has vanished after binging on cheese imported into vast quantities from switzerland. it has been claimed. as the rest of the country saw, he has ballooned in wait facing a so much cheese. i could go on and on it. there were nuggets of truth but the fact it is acceptable in outlets like the "huffington post," international business times, outlets to just throw together this nonsense and present it based on the lucid claims i think shows some of the series of challenges that we are facing in terms of north korea. it led to other ramifications. morris responds with people in d.c. from new focus international, or new focus, rather, when the disappearance happened there was a conference held with senior exiles, and coincidentally they were talking about their hypothesis that kim jong-un is not really in control. so when some journalist saw that and also saw that kim jong-un was missing, it was a perfect time to go over this theory that's being come he's been pushing for the last

an analyst says kim jong un's public faces are different from his father's. >> on the surface kim jong un indicated that he is trying to carry on his father's legacy and also that of his grandfather kim ilsun. as a leader over the last few years, we have seen that kim jong un developed a still different from that of his father. kim jong-il almost never spoke in public. he was a very shy kind of person, uncomfortable in the limelight, even though he was worshipped as a god. kim jong un has had a robust presence, giving speeches, photographed kissing babies, meeting and greeting people. he tried to inject a youthful energetic feel to the leadership, as well as clearly at least tinkering with some of his father's policies, raising the penalty that he may be interested in economic reform. i was there last year, and it was evident that you saw more cars, traffic jams, people with cell phones, more restaurants, money class emerging and recent travellers backing that up. kim jong un made it clear that improving the economy is a priority. the challenge is if he takes this too far, if he opens

the film lampooned kim jong-un and ends with his assassination. sparked outrage in north korea but president obama suggest ode kim jong-un needed to be offended. >> we cannot have a society in which some dictator someplace can start imposing censorship here in the united states. because if somebody is able to intimidate folks out of releasing a satirical movie, imagine what they'd start doing when they see a documentary they don't like, or news reports they don't like. >> president said his team will respond in a place and time and manner that we choose. he did not go into details but said that any response would be proportional, just as his spokesman said previously. even before the president spoke, some republicans accused the obama administration of failing to keep north korea in check. the chairman of the house foreign affairs committee, the republican ed roast, said, and i quote, american lives could be lost as a consequence of cyber attacks against our critical infrastructure. unfortunately the administration has been slow to respond. he cal

one said kim jong-nam, the other said kim jong-un. then somebody in washington at an event said we're receiving reports that kim jong-un is going to succeed. then the very next day you see in the south korean press u.s. experts saying that kim jong-un is going to succeed. anyways. dr. shin or mr. li if you want to comment. >> i discussed this issue with expertise on north korean issue, we can't escape from the false reporting even on the succession of the sons or tests or disappearance of kim jong-un. i think on the issue, the mainstream media in korea didn't make much of a thought on this issue. maybe some journalism like a private writer, they write some on this issue than other med media -- and then the kind of rumor going around. but then we report on kim jong-un's disappearance. in korea we have to talk with the government official who can have more access to north korean information. first the state that can be a serious problem. he'll appear in some days. we'll be more patient on the news. so i remember kbs didn't make a mistak

the thing is, i think kim jong-un should be flattered.he reason he should be flattered is did you see randal parker? have you seen randal parker? randal parker is a good looking dude. this is who was ging to play kim jong-un. he is a good looking, hot fellow. if i was kim jong-un i would be proud of that. >> there are two examples. there was the assassination of george w bush which was a fake documentary that america didn't care about and over a year ago there was a video that north korea made about the annihilation of the united states, a nuclear -- i think we may have tape of it here. ♪. >> oddly enough that made the song much better than it is. joanne, president obama said, hey, it is safe to go to the movies, but he would say that. he wants us unsafe. >> well, when he is wrong though? i am going to believe him on this. we can't live in fear. that's an awful way to live. >> yes. >> and there is a lot that is still unknown which is why i think we do look so weak right now. we are vulnerable and not just to the hacking that went on, but

kim jong-un wrote to the wife of kim dae-jung vowing to unite the peninsula. a former aide to kim dae-jung released the letter after leading a delegation to the north's border city, kaesong. the group went to the city on be half of the widow. she sent a wreath to mark the third anniversary of the death of kim jong-un's father, former leader kim jong-il. kim dae-jung took office in 1998. he pursued a sunshine policy of peace and reconciliation with the north. kim jong-un wrote in his letter that he'll respect the wishes of the late south korean president. he said he'll strive to bring the two koreas together. north korean official who oversees unification matters reportedly read the letter out to the south korean delegation. analysts say leaders in pyongyang are trying to put pressure on seoul to respond. >> five japanese have been executed in the country for drug-related offenses. >> now it's time for the latest in business news. the biggest challenge of the japanese prime minister's economic policy is how to generate a positive growth cycle. that requires emp

unsurprisingly, kim jong-un was upset about it.decided to take it was the look is action imaginable -- that is exposing the salaries of a bunch of hollywood's suits, which has unleashed widespread pandemonium in fact, when you think about it, all of this actually makes for a much better and funnier story than the one in the movie. so we put together a trailer for the flick we would actually like to see. >> this christmas, seth rogen and james franco are best friends in the dictator strikes back. starring, the real supreme leader of the people plot them a craddick republic of korea. still bitter over a film that portrayed his father is a tiny puff it -- tiny puppet he is now the target of a dastardly plot -- a movie plot, and wish to stoners are sent to north korea to take them out. >> you want us to kill the leader of north korea? >> this makes kim jong-un very unhappy and his response is to strike back at america where it really hurts, not with a terror attack or nuclear missile, but by embarrassing the decadent american imperiali

is the leader kim jong-un behind the

. >> want to kill kim jong-un?it's a date. >> reporter: the comedy starring seth rogen and james franco features an assassination plot to kill kim jong-un. >> well, i love them, but this gives you an idea of what we're facing here. >> reporter: earlier this week, they told george stephanopoulos they have no regrets. >> did you ever imagine 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 someth

it is not the case anymore under the kim jong-un regime. kim jong-un has shuffled the powerless. some say this is the sign of the increase of the regime. some say this is the sign of the strength of the regime. but i think it is a sign of strength of his regime. because he can -- the shuffling of the political elite means that he can secure his own economic power, economic interest by removing the economic interest of the power elites. most power elites have economic connections. they can provide so-called economic license, and also they can support or provide aid to businessmen. this kind of connection with businessmen, and a strong power to provide license, by using this power, he can secure his own leverage to have control over the power elite. so this kind of a reshuffling can provide kim jong-un more room to support his -- he's a new leader, his new power elite. and his power can cultivate it. the second political implication is improving daily lives of ordinary people. what does this mean. so he said that -- kim jong said his policies can be characterized by simultaneous de

a controversial movie about the assassination of north korean leader kim jong-un. >> i have a gift for you. >> reporter: sony's about-face after coming from celebrities like george clooney and even president obama who criticized the studio's initial decision to delay the release. >> i wish they had spoken to me first. >> reporter: now a growing number of independent theaters announcing they'll be showing the movie. first to announce the plaza theater in atlanta. >> i think now they are seeing that the right thing to do is to be bold, go forward and see what happens and it's starting on a small level i think the larger theater chains are corporate and cautious will see that, okay, it seals to be working all right and we can make money off the movie. >> i'm pulling out. >> reporter: after movie chains pulled off following a threat by the hackers sony's powerhouse attorney david boies hinted on "meet the press" the studio was not backing down. >> remember, sony only delayed this, sony has been fighting to get this picture distributed. it will be distributed. >> reporter: now the stars of

the film is about a fictional plot to assassinate north kree leader kim jong un.olice have arrested two men as part of an ongoing counterterrorism operation. both are facing terrorism charges and are expected to appear in court wednesday. the arrests come a day after australian prime minister tony abbott warned of heightened terrorist chatter since the zidane knee cafe siege last week. >> former u.s. president george h.w. bush is in a hospital in texas. his spokesman says bush had shortness of breath, so he was taken by ambulance as a precaution. push served as the nation's 41st president. >> the fbi blames north korea on the cyberattack that resulted in the release of sensitive e-mails. tom foreman takes us through exactly how the hack attack happened. >> take him out. >> you want us to kill the leader of north korea? >> yes. >> what! ? >> this list would be of employees, hackers scrutinized that list for people who work on the targeted company's computer network. sorting outaire relationships with information from facebook and linked in, and even figuring out wh

but behind the scenes officials are still debating how to respond to kim jong un. the attack resulted in pulling the plug in the release of the interview. some are calling it an act of terrorism. law enforcement said is mimics a hack against banks last year in south korea. those attacks are believed to have been carried out by north korea secret network of hackers known as bureau 121. >> 121 is a highly sophisticated organization under the people's branch of the republic of north korea. and what this group is designed to do, is to advance their cyber war wear capabilities. >> one response is tougher sanctions. north korea could be crippled if the u.s. goes after chinese banks that do business with pyongyang or the u.s. could flex cyber muscles and launch a cyber attack. >> right now the north koreans feel they are winning. the only way we stop them is if they are persuaded this is a bad idea and so we have to react in a way that deters future attacks of this kind. >> there is also a legal option. returning an indictment like the u.s. did against five chinese milita

eastern. >>> just ahead, kim jong-un's next move.ill he retaliate now that sony is releasing the film "the interview" on christmas day. and dozens of other weapons smuggled on to commercial airliners. some of them were loaded. authorities just revealed the scope of this crime. . >>> president obama is praising sony pictures for allowing some screenings of the film, "the interview." they were hit by a major cyber attack that has been blamed on north korea. the question, will kim jong-un's regime follow through on threats against the united states following attacks if the movie is released? let's go to pamela brown. she got the very latest on what's going on. >> this is really a stunning development. the white house releasing a statement today saying that president obama applauds the decision. sony says it has been trying to find ways to distribute "the interview" all lake and now it has found that with independent theaters. a shocking turn of events in the growing sony saga. tonight, sony announcing it will roll out a limited theatric

if you are unfamiliar with team america, it features kim jong-un's father, kim jong il as a singing marionetteng it as it's been banned, apparently. he's the dictator who stole christmas, sony faces $100 million loss due to the cancellation. that is according to the rap. here now howard kurtz, host of media buzz on fox news, and gordon chang, author of north korea showdown, north korea takes on the world. howard, now banning another movie. freedom of speech. freedom of expression, artistic freedom, we're going to cave, it's over. >> well, it is a total cave on the part of sony. the first option would have been not to make a stupid and reckless movie that shows kim jong-un's head blown up. have the wit to fictionalize it. it's easy and everybody in hollywood, rob lowe, sarah silverman, attacking the studio for not standing up to the symbol of free expression. they are refusing to show this in theaters, one attack on one theater, sony would have faced untold liability. melissa: howard, so glad you made that point, people are making that point. sony in impossible situation. gordon, i ask you, wha

but the elite in north korea aren't happy with kim jong-un.s purging people right and left, and far extreme of what his father did and inducing instability in the country. so you never know what's going to change things. >> describe, i haven't seen it, the controversial scene involving kim jong-un and the assassination or whatever. >> oh, it's not an assassination by any definition i'm familiar with. in the movie, the reporters from the u.s. interview kim jong-un and embarrass him severely on international media and in front of the north korean people. he therefore goes after them to kill them and they flee and eventually get in a tank, thinking they're safe. he attacks them with an attack helicopter, firing rockets and machine guns at them, and they finally say wow, wait a minute, we're in a tank, we can respond and they fire a tank round at his helicopter and that does him in. so this is an act of self-defense. hardly an assassination. >> is it clear this is obviously satire or comedy or something along those lines? >> oh, yeah. they get to

this movie follows in satire form a plot to assassinate north korean leader kim jong-un. on saturday night live they tackled this one reprising his role of dr. evil and austin powers. >> it is so that a athletic toik see you fight over a silly comedy. it is like watching two bald men fight over a comb. who cares? come original sony, you thought it was a joke to have frames franco assassinate kim jong-un? the man single handedly almost killed the oscars. >> all right. we laugh at that. but in this special report, you will see why this is not a joke for north korea. kyung lah is "outfront." >> reporter: welcome to prime time programming on north korea's only television station. a cartoon explaining how to bomb the enemy. to traditional dance praising the supreme leader. this is entertainment a la north korean regime. the rare interlude about his godlike generosity and love of his people. to the western world, all of this is strange. a little twisted and certainly devoid of any humor. >> would you have ever made fun of kim jong-un? >> reporter: i wouldn't dare, he says, that

kim jong-un visited the palace of the sun in pyongyang, which houses his father's body. chairman of the procedure of the supreme people's assembly said the late leader laid the foundation for his son's rule. north koreas living in the chinese border city paid their respect. they visited the consulate general building to offer flowers. two senior members of the chinese communist party made condolence visits in beijing. a standing committee member of the political bureau -- is head of the party's international department. china has additionally been north korea's closest ally. relations have cooled since kim jong-un had his uncle executed about a year ago on treason charges. analysts say the visits offer a sign that ties remain friendly. chinese foreign ministry spokesperson says his country regrets the loss of kim jong-il. he success says the late leader made significant contributions to creating friendly ties between the two nations. >>> time if r a check of the weather. heavy snow is still falling in many areas of japan. here's robert speta with the details. >> the stor

that's why kim jong un has been much more active. during the three-year period of mourning which ended on december 17, kim jong un was much more provocative and much more willful than his father was during the three-year kim ing period where il-sung the founder of north korea died and kim jong-il took over. i think we'll see a much more active north korea. his father, who died in september of 2011, for all of the horrible, tragic, irresponsible things that he did, in some ways he was much more clever than kim jong un. this attack on sony as you just mentioned is a 9/11 event in terms of crystalizing our attention and our national energy. i think that was a mistake. i think that shows this son is not as clever as his father and his grandfather. host: what does north korea want? guest: first of all, kim jong un and the 300 or so people who constitute the regime want to continue in power. to do that, kim jong un has announced a policy of both nuclear weapons plus economic development. i'm not so sure they'll go through on the economic d

kim jong-un? is it janet yellen? look at putin. he's all muscular like look at me. you can choose there. just go on facebook.com/liz claman. closing bell, we are 49 minutes away. sony caving to terrorist threats and breaking news just before the top of the hour. two more films out. this is a slippery slope, folks, i don't get upset about these things unless there say reason. terrorist threats don't let them crush our freedom or was it an absolutely intelligent move on behalf of sony to ban the movie and now the other ones are going, too. theatergoers do, they have a bad taste in their mouth? what about the cost of a cancellation, we're a business network, looking at that. and was charlie gasparino right, now that jeb bush announced he's exploring a possible run for the presidency, will he shed wall street ties? charlie predicted it. was he right? why would he be coming down to take a victory lap. he's got the details. dad,thank you mom for said this oftprotecting my future.you. thank you for being my hero and my dad. military families are uniquely thankful for many

so kim jong un gets to decide what movies we make? so this is every movie from now on is just this, "world's biggest picture, the motion picture." that's it. actually, here's what's interesting. in korean, that translates to after-girth. ( laughter ) for god's sake, north korea, that's what they do. they threaten people with hyperbolic language. why do we fall for that? that's their hook. >> north korea has threatened to turn washington into a sea of fire. >> jon: sea of fire! what? and did washington shut down? did our government shut down? okay, yes, it did shut down, but that wasn't why. it was a funding dispute. bad example. the point is this-- kim jong un, i don't even know why you're so mad at hollywood. you should love them. hollywood is just like north korea. everyone is always telling you how great you are. there are billboards everywhere with your face on them and no one eats. ( laughter ) but meanwhile, closer to home, some of our other enemies got good news as well. >> president obama announcing plans to normalize relation

and the leader there, kim jong-un, he is almost like god. >> yeah.and the story line of the movie was probably quite offensive to them. north korean leadership is known with being enamored with western media. there are thousands of dvds in the leadership archives from gone to the wind with rocky series. and for this movie to come out and be a direct threat against them, i'm sure they took quite personally. i think the other thing, wolf, is that i think that the fact that the north koreans have been able to get this film to be pulled, it doesn't directly threaten the american people, but it does touch their lives in a way that north korea has never done before. >> all right. >> and i imagine that is different when we think about north korea. >> we have to wrap it up, victor, but this story will continue. that is it for me. thanks very much for watching. i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. >>> "outfront," major breaking news, investigators telling cnn north korea ordered the cyber sony attack. is this an

chances are, kim jong-un already wasn't berkeley's biggest fan.ow that tell wood is one of a -- that elmwood is one of a handful of theaters that will show "the interview" his opinion interlikely to improve. after a week of back and forth, sony will release the fictional kim jong-un assassination flick. >> think it's cool. it's kind of a statement i think for free spec. it's pretty cool in berkeley. >> reporter: the small venues and limited showings have meant a small supply and huge demand for tickets. >> i think our website was down at one point. >> reporter: elmwood's parent company isn't taking chances and has already informed berkeley pd about plans to show it and will step up security. >> no one is going to know it's here. it's l.a. and hollywood. wherever, you know? who is going to walk past this little theater? unless there's some little guy here that's running around that's going to tell them. >> reporter: it's a similar situation in livermore. livermore 13 cinemas will have extra security and some restrictions on movie-goers. >> only pur

officials are blaming kim jong-un's regime for that cyber attack on sony. breaking minutes ago, we're hearing reports that north korea's internet has gone dark. this is brand new. did the united states take the north korean propaganda machine off line? what the pentagon is saying. >> coming up from the fox news deck now. don't go away. de blasio. and it's de blasio >> we are hearing that north korea's internet service has completely gone dark and a cyber attack may have caused the outage, according to the "associated press" and "the new york times." fox news cannot independently confirm this. meanwhile, north korea is stepping up threats after president obama says the secretive regime was behind the cyber attacks on sony pictures. north korean officials are threatening to attack the white house and says president obama is spreading rumor, the president is considering placing north korea back on the terror list but in an interview yesterday he said it wasn't an act of war him called it cyber vandalism. this comes after sony scrapped the christmas day release

is it really about this one stoner movie that insults kim jong-un? really what is motivating this. >> i think they are worried about regime survival. they are not concerned about theatrical release in the u.s. but what is happening is south korean activists have said that they are going to take dvds of these movies, put them into balloons which separates north and south korea so citizens can find these dvds and that, i think, is important for the regime and that's what they are concerned about at the end of the day, is north korea seeing this. >> hemu, has sony's decision to pull the film, do you think, emboldened not just north korea but others who want to get at the u.s.? >> we have, in essence, negotiated with terrorists and i completely feel for sony executives and the position they are in. because you cannot have somebody going to a movie theater watching this movie and getting hurt. we've sent out a message, if you attack, whether you're a company, a hacker working for a government or not, there may be negotiating possibilities. if you just don

the father of kim jong-un? >> to bring this number of hackers up to 3,000 and they were supposed to use malware and they were very explicit about how this malware would be utilized. it's already been utilized against south korea. >> because we saw what happened in south korea, the banks to other industries. they were paralyzed for days when presumably north korea hacked into their system. >> if you can't get into your online account and this goes on for weeks, it's a problem. they don't have a banking system. they don't have this kind of infrastructure. frankly, there's only two areas where they put all of their capital. one is in their nuclear program, weapons program and then second is in this particular unique expertise that they are developing. >> so it jumped out at me when i was listening to the white house press briefing, josh earnest said there would be a proportional response. i guess he was suggesting that if the u.s. went too far, that could make things worse. in your mind, what is a proportional res

it stars james franco and seth rogan in a comedy plot where they're hired by the cia to kill kim jong-un. it's an assassination. the north koreans on their website said they called the interview, quote, a provocation deserving stern punishment. hollywood was shaking in their boots. they pulled the release date. there's a belief on the part of sony that the north korean government along with 3,000 hackers in china that go by the name of guardians of peace hacked sony pictures. shut down the computer system, but stole those

. >> kim jong-un is not going to tell us what to watch. >> i'm not worried about my safety. >> reporter: the stars of the film taking to social media. james franco posting this video on instagram, victory. seth rogan tweeting, freedom has prevailed. last week sony would not release the film because theater owners were worried about violent threats from guardians of peace, the group that claims to have hacked sony's computers. sony said we are proud to have -- to make it available to the public and to have stood up to those who have attempted to suppress free speech. >> want to go kill kim jong-un? >> totally. >> reporter: the fbi said that north korea directed the cyber attack, upset by the plot, a fictional assassination of kim jong-un. the president vowing the u.s. would respond. tom llamas, new york. >>> attorneys for the boston bombing suspect want to delay the trial again. that trial for dzhokhar tsarnaev is set for january 5th, but they want to push back to september. they want more time to review evidence and research the case. the trial has been delayed once. it was originally s

the first option would have been not to make a stupid and reckless movie that shows kim jong-un's head blown up. have the wit to fictionalize it. it's easy and everybody in hollywood, rob lowe, sarah silverman, attacking the studio for not standing up to the symbol of free expression. they are refusing to show this in theaters, one attack on one theater, sony would have faced untold liability. melissa: howard, so glad you made that point, people are making that point. sony in impossible situation. gordon, i ask you, what would have happened differently? what were sony's other feasible options here? >> i think it's the united

so kim jong un gets to decide what movies we make? so this is every movie from now on is just this, "world's biggest picture, the motion picture." that's it. actually, here's what's interesting. in korean, that translates to after-girth. ( laughter ) for god's sake, north korea, that's what they do. they threaten people with hyperbolic language. why do we fall for that? that's their hook. >> north korea has threatened to turn washington into a sea of fire. >> jon: sea of fire! what? and did washington shut down? did our government shut down? okay, yes, it did shut down, but that wasn't why. it was a funding dispute. bad example. the point is this-- kim jong un, i don't even know why you're so mad at hollywood. you should love them. hollywood is just like north korea. everyone is always telling you how great you are. there are billboards everywhere with your face on them and no one eats. ( laughter ) but meanwhile, closer to home, some of our other enemies got good news as well. >> president obama announcing plans to normalize relation

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have the tables been turned on kim jong-un?th korea has now suffered a major enter set disruption in the aftermath of its cyber attack on sony pictures. a cnn exclusive coming up with the first werner allowed to report from inside isis territory. why was he allowed to leave alive? i have the worst cold with this runny nose. i better take something. dayquill cold and flu doesn't treat your runny nose. seriously? alka-seltzer plus cold and cough fights your worst cold symptoms plus your runny nose. oh, what a relief it is. >>> cyber experts now say north korea's internet service has suffered a major disruption. could it be some kind of payback for the cyber attack on sony pictures? this as north korea makes new and brazen threats to attack the united states. our global affairs correspondent elise lavin has the latest information. what are you learning? >> reporter: cyber experts say it could be an attack on north korea's internet systems. tonight, u.s. officials are being very tight lipped about what happened. but they say they a

," the seth rogen/james franco comedy about an assassination plot against north korean leader kim jong-un. it's debuting today at about 300 independent theaters and you're looking at one of those theaters outside of baltimore, maryland, where an audience is watching "the interview" as we speak. our rosa flores is outside another movie house in new york and, you know, it makes you wonder, rosa, if this kind of backfired on north korea, if in a way the country unintentionally gave this movie a whole lot of promotion. i wonder what you're seeing where you are. >> we're seeing a lot of moviegoers. i want to show you the movie poster, brianna, because it went up minutes ago. this was not even here. this is how fresh all of this is because of the rapid release. now i want to take you -- i want you to see the marquis here because many people didn't even think this movie was ever going to make a cinema in the united states. now we know more than 300 independent theaters are running this movie. here you pay $12, you buy your ticket right here, you walk in, a few people just walked out moments ago

nixed the release of the comedy film "the interview" about a plot to kill north korean leader kim jong-un. the cancellation followed threats against theaters and a hack of corporate data which officials say was ordered by the north korean government. speaking to cnn, president obama said the u.s. would respond proportionately, but said he doesn't consider the hacking an act of war. >> i don't think it was an act of war. i think it was an act of cybervandalism that was very costly, very expensive.

producing "the interview," which lampoons kim jong un, angered north korea. john blackstone tells us shelfing it has angered hollywood stars. >> reporter: george clooney said he spent a week trying to get entertainment industry power brokers to sign his petition supporting sony. he claimed that all refused. at the red carpet at an awards show last night, michael keaton and kisa kudrow, noted the danger does not stop in hollywood. >> oh, i don't think you need to be a celebrity to worry that someone's hacking into your stuff. i mean, i always assume anyone can be watching. >> so when you really start to think about it, the ramifications of this-- wow. >> reporter: other companies have been hacked, but sony's expose the the internet's vulnerability as never before. jonathan handel is a technology attorney. who's fault is it? >> it certainly looks, based on what we know, like sony did not properly secure their networks. but i also place the blame at the feet of the computer industry. just like the car industry resisted see the belts, resisted airbarkz did not pr

have kim jong-un. but at the same time, they are going to push this and push that this e point movie -- that wasn't going to make that much money during the holidays -- now is going to be next ckbuster within the week or two because of the controversy. and i think that is sad. host: nancy. new york. democrat. what you think? caller: yes, can you hear me okay? host: we are listening. caller: okay. basically, america's arrogance never ceases. i am no lover of north korea nor its leader; however, if jokes ant to make these film are or whatever, tthat is absolutely fine. to go out and make a movie leader is totally ridiculous, especially at a time in the world when everything is in total chaos. what could we expect? you look at everything -- everything that -- even 9/11 -- the united states has done something. this is totally ludicrous. said what the heck are they doing? leader of a nation, okay? respect ct for him, no for his country -- host: nancy, what is the difference between telling a joke on tv -- b

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