here is michael daniel, special assistant for the president and cyber security coordinator for the white house. is it our imagination, are the attacks drawing in frequency and sophistication? >> they are certainly growing and sophistication. you raise an interesting question about frequency, and it is one that we actually quite honestly debate quite a bit about whether or not we are seeing an increase in frequency or just our ability to detect them. my personal belief is it is a little bit of both. the rate of cyber intrusion is growing but our ability to protect them. this looks like exponential growth. in terms of sophistication i think it is two factors. one is, they are becoming more technically sophisticated. if you look at the kind of malware that we are seeing, the kind of spear phishing attack we are witnessing, all of them show a greater degree of sophistication than ever before. what is actually probably more interesting is the organizational sophistication that we're seeing. if your image of the hacker that we are worried about on the government side is the guy in his pajamas,

. >>> and now coverage of the wall street journal ceo council annual meeting with michael daniel and the roles of the the government and private sector in preventing cyber attacks. this is about half an hour. >> good afternoon. i hope you're ready because we're going to ask for your participation in the session. cyber attacks used to rarely be spoken about. but over the past year they've dominated the headlines. we had major breeches starting with target, home depot and now most recently at sony, as the attacks have grown, confusion has also grown about the relationship between companies and the government and what that should be an how they should work together to prevent cyber attacks. and here to sort it out is michael daniel, special assistant to the president and cyber security coordinator for the white house. michael, is it our imagination, or are the the attacks growing in both frequency and sophistication? >> well, they are certainly growing in sophistication. you raise an interesting question about the frequency question. and it's one that we debate quite a bit inside the go

she covered some of the most famous trials ranging from manson to michael jackson. danielleown with her. >> reporter: linda deutsche has spent nearly half a century covers the trials of the century. her face and byline now well known but on her very first day at the "associated press" -- >> i was the only woman -- i was replacing the only woman who was leaving to have a baby. the editor on the desk looked up and said, oh, no, another new one. that was my welcome to the a.p. >> reporter: deutsche was just 26 when she was assigned to cover the manson murder trial. using the same typewriter she got when she was 10. dozens of high-profile cases followed including o.j. simpson which led to her greatest scoop. when that trial was over, o.j. called you first. >> he did. >> why? >> he would say the reason he talked to me is because as he said she never thought i was innocent, but she never said she thought i was guilty either. >> michael jackson, did he reach out to you? >> he did. michael jackson called me and he said he wanted to thank me for being fair. >> deutsche has covered at

and later, white house cyber security co-ordinator michael daniel discusses the government's role in cyber security. >> now a house judiciary committee hears testimony on president obama's executive order on immigration. witnesses include legal experts who express whether the president has legal authority to issue the order. this is three hours, 40 minutes. >>> good afternoon, this hearing of the judiciary committee will come to order. without objection, the committee has authorized us to take -- this morning's hearing on president obama's executive overreach on immigration. u i'll begin by recognizing myself for an opening statement. i also want to point out to the members and to the audience in attendance today, you're all welcome to be here, but rule 11 of the house rules provides that the chairman of the committee may punish breaches of order and decor rum by censure and exclusion from the hearing. president obama has just announced one of the biggest congressional power grabs ever by a president. he has declared unilaterally that by his own estimation, almost 5 million unlawful

enrique bracamanes and his wife appeared in court today accused of killing detective michael davis and deputy daniel olivier during a six-hour rampage last month. prosecutors added another attempted murder charge today against bracamantes for trying to kill a third deputy. >>> from drought to sudden downpour, why this week's storm could be the final trigger for trees in the bay area. >> first it was poisonous meatballs, now what was just spotted at a local park. ,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> closed captioning for this newscast is sponsored by covered california. >>> the problems persist in clearing out san jose's massive homeless encampment. crews say now they're battling fires. less than a week ago hundreds of homeless people were moved out of what's known as the jungle. there have been four fires since in that 60-acre area including 1 early this morning. piles of mattresses, sofas and even rotten food was left smoldering. firefighters haven't confirmed if these fires have been set by those who used to leave in the jungle. about 2 miles away this new camp has popped up. about 40 people from the old camp set up

congratulations, michael. daniel safe and sound this morning. >> thank you. y'all have a good day too. >> merry christmas to you both. coming up. >> merry christmas. >> as al sharpton marches for justin -- justice today. anti- -- >> were she was wal-mart cashier joins us live next hour. the holidays are filled with love. and helzberg diamonds celebrates the spirit of the season. our diamond ring is the perfect way to express your love. helzberg diamonds. i am loved. and i quit smoking with chantix. i had tried to do it in the past. i hadn't been successful. quitting smoking this time was different because i got a prescription for chantix. along with support, chantix (varenicline) is proven to help people quit smoking. the fact that it reduced the urge to smoke helped me get that confidence that i could do it. some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. some people had seizures while taking chantix.

michael carter williams to k.j. mc daniels one handed. >> six guys in double figures. >> thunder runaway with it. sixers lose 103-91 they fool 1-18. >> we just went out there and kept flighting and -- fighting and playing each other that was our goal to stay in the game and keep competing no matter the score and we did a great job as a team we came up short. >> wilt chamberlain is on two postal stamps. >> lesean mccoy mia excused for personal reasons. as long as she shows up sunday. eagles need real mccoy to beat number one defense in football. he seatal atle looking to bring down sanchez. averaging 44 points in two home games. so much is open the line they need a w to stay in soul possession of first. they're playing for a first round bye. >> they're good players. offense, defense, special teams are sound. and we've showed that we can be that team as well in our own way. >> as all how we do together and if something goes wrong how the other phase picks up other two phases. >> jeremy maclin eagles hope to knock ot seattle.bowl

michael carter williams to k.j. mc daniels one handed. down as many as 20. back today, come in.w forner lynns noel in the fourth. sixers within ten. minutes later how about robert covington. three of his 21. sixers within 7. three and change to go and sixers lose 103-91. still without a win at home. >> we went out there and kept fighting and playing with each other. you know that was our goal to stay in the game and keep competing no matter what the score was. you know we did a great job as a team. we came up short. >> sixers wilt chamber lynn is on two commerative poblal stamps. lesean mccoy mixt a. as long as he shows up on sunday. eagles field the real mccoy to beat the number one defense in see atle. d is looking to bring down mark sanchez, eagles averaging 44 points in last two home games. there's so much on the lane they need a w to stay in soul possession of first place and playing with a first round buy. >> it's a gi team. not just team wise built good players and we showed we can be that team as well just you know in our own way. hopefully we bring our best in all three

after deaths of two new york city police officers allegedly executed in the deaths of michael brown and eric garner. danielenninger. he had executive editor for "the wall street journal." president obama said race relations are better or african-american lives are better since he took office? >> that is odd statement for him to make since he and eric holder and mayor bill de blasio in new york feel there is tremendous tension between black americans and the police and they have suggested as well that there is continuing racial divide in america. as to the idea their lives are better, look, jon, the black unemployment rate for blacks remains double that for whites. for young youth blacks it is close to 30%. so there is a situation in many of these black areas of brooklyn, chicago, of instability, certainly there is a lost unemployment and there is a lot of crime. the police are the ones who are tasked with trying to keep the lid on in those neighborhoods. i have to tell you, all of these protests, i'm convinced it is an organized protest by organized groups and i do not believe that the black population of

sensational trials of the past years ranging from charles manson to michael jacksonment she's retiring tomorrow. here's her exit interview with danielle nottingham. >> linda deutsch has spent nearly half a century covering several trials of the century. her face and bylines now well-knownment but on her very first day at the associated press. >> i was the only woman. i was replacing the only woman who was leaving to have a baby. the editor on the desk looked up and said oh no, another new one. and that was my welcome to the ap. >> deutsch was just 26 when she was assigned to cover the charles manson murder trial, using the same typewriter she got when she was ten. dozens of high profile cases followed including o.j. simpson which lead to her greatest scoop. >> when that trial was over, oj called you first. >> he did. >> why? >> he would say later that the reason he talked to me was because as he said, she never said she thought i was innocent, but she never said she thought i was guilty either. >> michael jackson, did he reach out to you? >> he did. michael jackson called me and said he wanted to thank me for being fair. >> deutsch ha

michael se sometio a cirugia y dono su rinon. in: 10:22:24 con un abrazo y una sonrisa hoy conocio a quien recibio su pedazito de vida. ella, se llama daniellele tenia que someterse a once horas diarias de dialisis. danielle jones/recibio rinon in: 10:42:22 "gratefulnness---cut to---"agradecimiento que alguien esté dispuesto a hacer eso por otros sin conocerlo---cut todon't know". en retorno nora cruz tambien recibio un rinon de un donante desconocido. nora cruz/recibio rinon in: 10:36:06 "el mio lo mandaron de maryland y dicen que es un señor de 45 años, estoy muy agradecida con él". los tres fueron intervinidos quirurgicamente el diez de dicimbre en el centro medico ucla y se recuperan satisfactoriamente. michael valdez/donador de rinon in: 10:40:37 "ese era el regalo para navidad no hay otro para ella este ano". su madre nora y la receptora de su rinon concuerdan con el. danielle jonez/recibio transplante in: 10:43:04 "i don't need any gifts". nora cruz/recibio transplante "y ahora voy a poder tener una navidad". tag-luis treto/westwood facebook:luismtreto la donacion de organos entre minorias como los hispanos es minima. segn autoridades

michael brown. and in new york city, a grand jury has decided not to indict officer daniel panteleo in the choking death of eric garner, a loiterer selling cigarettes who police said resisted arrest. unlike in missouri, the death in new york was recorded on a cell phone, with garner resisting the chokehold with a repeated cry of "i can't breathe, a can't breathe". >> i can't breathe, i can't breathe. >> the scene appeared to have lasted at least four minutes, with protests across the nation, president obama is now proposing new steps to improve the relationships between police forces and those they serve. earlier this week, the president announced the creation of a task force to consider what reforms could be pursued to address the emerging trust deficit in america's police communities. the president also reaffirmed that he will introduce greater controls on military weapons for police forces. and that's not all. the president is also looking to new technologies. >> i'm going to be proposing some new community policing initiatives that will significantly expand funding and training for local law enforce

congressional hearing into the death of actor garner and michael brown and the grand jury decision that cleared officers darren wilson and danieltaleo. >> certainly both of these are serious tragedies that we have seen in our society. and i think the american people would like to understand more what the facts were. and there are a lot of unanswered questions that americans have and that i have. i do think the american people deserve more answers about what really happened here and was our system of justice handled properly. lou: house leaders that are republican joined by george w. bush and told another network today that i thought how sad the verdict was hard to understand. it is sad that race continues to play such an emotional part of life. and on immigration amnesty, it turns out there may not be much difference between democrats and republicans after all, at least in her leadership republican leaders sailing under a false flag on the issue of illegal immigration. house rules committee chairman pete sessions is assuring democrats and republicans will push through full amnesty and 2015. >> is communities, we should create c

congressional hearing into the death of actor garner and michael brown and the grand jury decision that cleared officers darren wilson and danielnly both of these are serious tragedies that we have seen in our society. and i think the american people would like to underst

michael brown. we're back with democratic congressman daniel cleaver. congressman, i think you're with the president as far as military-style equipment from the pentagon being provided to local law enforcement. but you don't like the heavy military equipment but we're told that only about 4% of that equipment is really military grade, which the pentagon provides and made clear yesterday that it will continue to be delivered. is this really a big problem? >> it is. congressman lacy and i flew back from ferguson, from st. louis, actually, with the attorney general and went immediately to the pentagon to meet with secretary hagel and we talked -- we spoke with him about the use of military equipment in what is called the 1033 program and told him that what -- they made ferguson look like fallujah and americans, black and white, were all alarmed when you see the emirates walking down the street and you see the military-style machine guns. i think we need to allow certain surplus to go to new york, philadelphia, boston and those areas that might be targeted

michael se sometio a cirugia y dono su rinon. in: 10:22:24 con un abrazo y una sonrisa hoy conocio a quien recibio su pedazito de vida. ella se llama danielledanielle tenia que someterse a once horas diarias de dialisis. danielle jones/recibio rinon in: 10:42:22 "gratefulnness---cut to---"agradecimiento que alguien esté dispuesto a hacer eso por otros sin conocerlo---cut todon't know". en retorno nora cruz tambien recibio un rinon de un donante desconocido. nora cruz/recibio rinon in: 10:36:06 "el mio lo mandaron de maryland y dicen que es un señor de 45 años, estoy muy agradecida con él". los tres fueron intervinidos quirurgicamente el diez de dicimbre en el centro medico ucla y se recuperan satisfactoriamente. michael valdez/donador de rinon in: 10:40:37 "ese era el regalo para navidad no hay otro para ella este ano". su madre nora y la receptora de su rinon concuerdan con el. danielle jonez/recibio transplante in: 10:43:04 "i don't need any gifts". nora cruz/recibio transplante "y ahora voy a poder tener una navidad". tag-luis treto/westwood facebook:luismtreto la donacion de organos entre minorias como los hispanos es angel amigos tenga

congressional hearing into the death of actor garner and michael brown and the grand jury decision that cleared officers darren wilson and danielth of these are serious tragedies that we have seen in our society. and i think the american people would like to u

daniel oliver" y tratar de matar a otras cuatro personas... ---la esposa de bracamontes, "janelle monroy" tambien esta siendo acusada por la muerte del detective "michaelales no solicitaran la pena de muerte para la mujer... ---las muertes de los oficiales fueron resultado de una persecucion policial por dos condados en octubre pasado. cesar --un reporte revelado hoy en el senado documenta con lujo de detalles las tcticas de interrogacin que us la cia contra sospechosos de terrorismo. take vo los metodos de tortura fueron autorizados durante la administracin de george w. bush despus de los ataques del once de septiembre y fueron usados contra miembros de al qaeda. --segun el informe se utilizaron tcticas comoahogamiento simulado y privacin del sueÑo por das y hasta semanas. --el presidente obama elimin este programa el 2009. topvo/cesar --familiares de vctimas de tiroteos en escuelas y activistas se reunieron hoy en el congreso para pedir mas normas para el control de armas. ---esto sucedio en vsperas del segundo aniversario de la tragedia en la escuela primaria sandy hook en connecticut... --una de las organizaciones que particip revel un reporte que

daniel. hey, another wed towing talk about, former n'sync lance bash also got hitched over the weekends. lance tied the knot with his partner of four years, michael, the couple exchanged vows in front after star studded celebration with 300 guests. the pop star's former band were there, justin timberlake, he couldn't make it, though, because he's on tour. i'm sure they understood. >> movie-goers storm theatres this weekends to spend one last time in middle earth. the final chapter in the hob it triligy tops the weekend box office making more than $56 million. now, night at the museum opens second, little more than 17 million, and annie sang its way to thirds place with $16 million. exodus, gods and kings, in the hunger games mocking jay part one, rounds out the top five. >>> right now 5:47. and updating your kitchen counter tops with the latest look, might seem like great remodeling project. but, it is important that you choose that surface wisely. otherwise you could be wasting your money n this week's angie list report, jim donovan shows you what you should consider before giving your kitchen a make over. >> counter tops can transform the look

michael grimm. just hours after grimm announced he is stepping down after pleading guilty to tax charges district attorney danieldonovan, a republican, said his phone had been ringing off the hook with people urging him to run. donovan was soundly criticized for failing to secure an indictment of officer daniel pantaleo, the police officer who was caught on video wrestling eric garner down in a banned chokehold. garner died after repeatedly saying, "i can't breathe." new york city police officers have reportedly launched a "virtual work stoppage" in protest of mayor bill de blasio's comments on racial profiling and police brutality. according to "the new york post," traffic tickets and summonses for minor offenses have dropped 94% over the same period last year after the murder of two police officers earlier this month. parking violations dropped 92% and drug arrests dropped 84%. in response to "the post" numbers, "the new york times" issued its second editorial in two days criticizing the nypd's protests of de blasio. "the times" wrote -- "what new yorkers expect of the police department is simple -- 1. don't v

michael brown cases. protests have spilled out to the college basketball courts. the georgetown team wore the i can't breathe t-shirts last night against kansas. officer daniel panteleo who was not indicted, met with internal affairs. he insists he never used a chokehold on eric garner. he claims he used a takedown technique he was taught at police academy. this comes as the new york police department plans to arm more officers with stun guns for subduing suspects who resist arrests. the department needs funding to buy the stun guns and develop protocols to use them. >>> a growing number of americans believe the american dream is out of reach. a new york times poll showing there is more pessimism today than there was right after the financial crisis of 2008. the poll finds 64% of americans believe it is still possible to work hard and become rich. that is the lowest number in two decades. >>> time for an early start on money. oil prices are falling. asian stocks have fallen. u.s. stock futures are mostly up bouncing back from the worst day for stocks since october. look at what happened yesterday. dow fell 268 points. 1.5%. the s&p lost 1.6%. oil stocks, the

daniel pantaleo used on garner was not a requirement. just one month after the garner incident, ferguson, missouri, unarmed 18-year-old michael brown was shot and killed by ferguson police officer darren wilson. police believe he was involved in a strongarmed robbery right before he was spotted by wilson. >> he put his hands in the air. >> reporter: two separate grand juries decided not to indict the police officers accused of killing brown and garner. protests sprang up around the country demanding change. police cars and businesses are burned. >> no justice! >> no peace! >> reporter: just before christmas two nypd police officers are gunned down while sitting in their squad car. the shooter kills himself leaving behind a social media trail. they face questions of how we see each other and if our justice system is working. jean casarez, cnn, new york. >> it's been a fascinating year for sure. catch the top ten of 2014 special with brooke baldwin cnn, sunday evening, 6:30 eastern time. >>> still to come when it comes to standing up to north korea, sony thad its employees. "the interview" star seth rogen thad the fans. our next guest nominat

michael nutter positive human posthumously promoted craig to the rang of lik of lieutenant. >> today marks second anniversary of the shooting at newtown. adam lanza killed 26 people. daniel malloy has requested flags in the state be lowered from sunrise to sunset. there will be no public commemorations this newtown. city officials there say that the day will be marked through personal reflection and remembrance. in our area, supporters of delaware county you united for sensible gun policy will honor the victims with a candlelight vigil along route 20 this springfield. the vigil xwbegins at 4:00. it will be followed by a musical performance at 5:00. >>> tomorrow former philadelphia sports caster expected to learn his punishment for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars intended for charity. the sentencing hearing is scheduled for tomorrow afternoon. in october, he pleaded guilty to the charity scam. prosecutors say he sold tickets for sports packages with the promise that the money would go to charity, but instead, he pocketed the cash. he could be sentenced to more than 30 years in prison. >>> next, a trillion dollar spending bill is now on its way to president obama

michael brown. in his first extensive interview, clearing officer daniel wilson last month, the da says some of the witnesses obviously lied under oath but he let them testify anyway. st. louis bob mccall said during a radio interview with ktrs yesterday, he had no regretz about letting the grand jury hear from non-credible witnesses, he says those witnesses will not face perjury charges. >> there were people who came in and, yes, absolutely lied under oath him some lied to the february fib. even though they're not under oath, it's a potential offense, a federal offence i thought it was much more important to present the entire picture and say, listen, this is what this witness says he saw, even though there was a building between where the witness says he was and the events occurred. so they couldn't catch it. or the physical evidence didn't support what the witness is saying. it went both directions. i thought it was much more important the grand jury hear everything what the people have to say and they're in a perfect position to assess the credibility, which is what jurors do. >> as to the timi

daniel. >> and former n'sync, lance bass, also got hitched over the weekend, lance tied the knot with his partner of four years, michaeled vows in front of star studded celebration, with 300 guests. the pop star's former band mates, joey, and jay c, and chris kirkpatrick were there. justin timberlake couldn't make it, currently on tour. >> that's great. from n'sync back in the day to now supporting each other's -- >> nice to see they're still together. >> well done. we'll be right back. >>> good morning, i'm erika von tiehl. right over to carol erickson, in for katie, and we want to grab the umbrella, flight. >> yes, for later today. not raining right now, but we are watching some showers coming in. and you'll need it other next couple of days anyway. so finds it now. we are looking right now at some clouds. you can see them over cape may courthouse, 30 degrees now, no win. we've been very spared on the wind over the last couple of days. and we'll continue to find that again today. we've got some clouds moving in. you can also see the rain to the south, but it moves toward the north, by this afternoon, from south to no

michael brown and eric garner cases. now spilling on college basketball courts. the entire georgetown team was wearing the i can't breathe t-shirts before the game against kansas last night. officer daniel was not indicted in eric garner's death met with internal affairs this week. he claims he did not use a chokehold, but a takedown technique he was taught at the police academy. this as the new york city department plans to arm more officers with stun guns. the commissioner says the department needs funding to buy the stun guns. >> there are other things the forces can do. they can start to really push deescalation of conflict instead of taking somebody in. there are different ways they can think about the walk-up to make an arrest. that is an important part of new training that will become more prevalent. >>> 40 minutes past the hour. time for an early start on your money. oil prices keep falling. u.s. futures are up right now. yesterday was the worst day since october. the dow down 268 points. 1.5%. the s&p is lower down 1.6%. the reason is oil. energy stocks rebounding a bit right now, but yesterday was ugly. exxon mobile and chevron were the two biggest losers. small oil players fe

michael carter williams for henery sims for the first slam. sixers up 11. noel doesn't seem upset any more. later in the fourth carter williams does steal throws it down. 21 for him. rookie kj mc daniel it with the slam. carter williams and noel they love each other again and uing hug it out. sixers win 96-88 they have all three wins and all three come on the road. >> i think it made us good and made us play better and team responded and we got the lead from there. i think it was positive. >> each with the sixers let's face it flyers are city's only hope at making next playoff run. right now things not going so well. hopefully 7 goals last night helped turn things around. flyers quick turn around in win peg. flyers and others start 46 second in that's jake vorachek with the goal. he has most points in hockey. 1-0. doesn't last long. tied at 1. less tan a minute later busler remember him he beat flyers for stanley cup when he played for blackhawks and right now the flyers down 3-1 in second period.. flyers are only hope. >> we feed a winner. >> somebody to cheer for. >> somebody. >> thank you, jeff. >> good news for tom bro' cow his cancer has gone into remission after months of chemo

daniel pantaleo. this happened in staten island. the alleged crime that started this confrontation was selling cigarettes tax-free. how it escalated, though, is a different story. much like the scene of michaelwn's death, a memorial with candles, flowers and teddy bears has cropped up as well. our alexandra field looks at the case and how this city is preparing for whatever announcement is to come. >> reporter: after the fury in ferguson, new york city leaders trying to stop potential violence here as another grand jury weighs whether to indict another officer. >> people have a right to protest peacefully and we will respect that right. but if we think public safety is compromised, the police will act very assertively to address that problem. >> reporter: july 17th, eric garner died after a confrontation with new york city police, a bystander catches it all on video. first, officers approach him on a staten island street for allegedly selling loose cigarettes. then a group of officers swarm him. >> don't touch me. [ bleep ]. >> reporter: garner tells police not to touch him. he puts his lands up and he's wrestled to the ground. repeatedly the 43-year-old with asthma tells officers he can't b

daniel pant lay yo was not allowed by the department. a medical examiner ruled garner's death a homicide. one month after the garner incident, if ferguson, missouri, unarmed 18-year-old michaelled by ferguson police officer darren wilson. police believe he was involved in a strong armed robbery before spotted by wilson. >> he put his hands into her. >> hands up don't shoot. >> reporter: two separate grand juries decided not to indict the police officers accused of killing darren wilson and eric garner. protests spring up around the country demanding change. police cars and businesses are burned. and just before christmas two nypd officers are gunned down sitting in their squad car. the shooter shoots himself leaving behind a trail with messages. their deaths raise questions about how we see each other and if our justice system is working. jean casarez, cnn, new york. >> and for more of the stories that jean was talking about, the top ten of 2014, logon to cnn.com. >>> to, merry christmas, question mark? are you allowed to say that anymore or do you have to say happy holidays. you probably didn't think twice about wishing, could you have something happen to you? one state is

danielle thanks very much. this morning a new york congressman says he'll resign one day before starting a new term. michael grimm pleaded guilty to tax evasion last week. voters reelected grimm in november. he would have been sworn in next tuesday. the republican from new york city staten island made headlines when he threatened a reporter in front of the camera. he said it dit not break my spirit nor the will of the voter ls. i do not believe i can continue to be 100% effective in the next congress. >>> meanwhile, the number three house republican admits that he spoke to a convention of white supremacists in 2002. congressman steve scalise rejects hate filled intolerance. jan crawford is live. >> reporter: good morning. so scalise is a congressman from louisiana. he's been here in congress since 2008 and was elected majority whip six months ago. it was that speech he gave nearly 13 years ago that's now coming back to haunt him. steve scalise was a state lawmaker. the european unity and rights organization. founded by exku klux klan leader david duke, it's considered an extremist group by the sovereign pov

michael morell, thanks. >> you're welcome. >>> poor weather is threatening millions of people trying to get home for the holidays. colorado is dealing with heavy snow. danielle niles of wbz tells us what people can expect for the holidays. good morning. >> good morning and good morning to our viewers in the west. we're talking about pretty active weather here with blizzard warnings up for parts of colorado into northeast utah. high wind watches and winter weather advisories. for a lot active weather. they're going to be measuring the snow in feet with whiteout conditions and gusty wind mountains in come stretching through utah into evening. that energy will dive to the southern plains. bring a threat of severe weather for the southeast united states tomorrow. a little break in the action in terms of rainfall. still some light rain expected at the coastline of washington through the tuesday time period. and then we get another area of low pressure coming in. so heavy downpour northern california turning to snow on christmas eve. at the same time a storm on the east coast could cause some travel disruptions christmas eve lingering into christmas morning with s

michael morell thanks. >> you're welcome. >>> winter weather is threatening millions of people trying to get home for the holidays. some areas are already dealing with whiteout conditions. danielle niles of wbz tells us what people can expect for the holidays. good morning. >> good morning we have blizzard warnings out through parts of colorado. winter weather advisories and high wind watches. this storm is going to continue to bring areas of snow to the mountains and that energy dives down to the southern planes. that will bring areas of rain. the threat for severe weather is highest along the gulf coast states stretching back toward mobile and tallahassee during the day. large hail torrential remain and damaging wind. even an isolated storm will be possible. that storm works up the eastern seaboard. heavy rain, wind on the backside as well changing to snow could disrupt airport travel as we head into christmas eve and christmas morning. anthony, back to you. >> danielle thanks. >>> a powerful lightning strike in florida knocked some football fans to the ground. one person is in critical condition this morning. the strike happened yesterday in a parking lot near the tampa bay b

. >> danielle, there's been some suggestion that if you believe his side of the story, and clearly the grand jury did, that if michaeling 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 shot, michael brown crouched down into a bulrush position. that was the only thing that officer wilson saw at that point in time, because michael brown cr

charge the police officer, daniel pantaleo, who put unarmed eric garner in a chokehold, resulting in a death that the coroner ruled a homicide. coming on the heels of the michael brown shooting in ferguson, missouri, this latest case has catapulted the issues of policing, race and excessive force right into the national spotlight. we're covering the breaking news this hour with our correspondents, our guests, including new york congressman hakeem jeffries. but let's begin with cnn's brian todd. he's here in washington, d.c. where we've seen some major protests. brian, what are you seeing right now? >> reporter: wolf, we are here in the chinatown section of washington, just outside verizon center. we got word that there are protests planned for this evening. police presence starting to be established here. squad cars behind me, police cars down here. we have seen police patrolmen walking up and down the streets. i saw two undercover cops with badges on getting ready to blend into the crowds out here. police forces across the united states gearing up for more protests tonight. this comes as the police force that's at the center of this whole controversy is under