it's extraordinary. >> brown: mike sargent, can you top that?don't know if i can top that, but i definitely have to say a film that's gotten forgotten by this time of the year and that's "get on up" stars chadwick boson playing james brown. most people remember him where he was not quite the man he once was. but i think chadwick gave a phenomenal performance. for one you completely forget you're watching an actor. you're just watching james brown to his thick. >> brown: the short look at 2014, mike sargent and dana stevens. thank you so much. happy viewing in 2015. >> thank you. for having us. >> ifill: again, the major developments of the day. stormy conditions prevented much progress in the search for the victims of the air-asia crash off indonesia. the plane went down sunday in the java sea, with 162 people on board. the palestinian authority joined the international criminal court, in a bid to bring war crimes charges against israel. the israelis condemned the move. and new year's celebrations in china turned deadly. state-run media said a s