reena? >> ninan: chip reid, thank you. now let's turn to jeff pegues. , so how did the russians do this? >> reporter: reena, u.s. intelligence services don't often release the details of their analysis, but today they did, as part of an ongoing effort to pull back the curtain on what u.s. officials believe is malicious russian cyber activity, code-named grizzly steppe. investigators believe the initial cyberattack of democratic party officials began in the summer of 2015 when the first hacking unit, dubbed a.p.t.-29, sent out a barrage of emails containing a malicious link to over 1,000 recipients, including multiple u.s. government victims. eoce someone clicked on the link, the hackers were in the system. according to the document, the hackers successfully compromised nde u.s. political party and stole email from several coununts. about a year later, in the spring of 2016, another hacking unit called a.p.t.-28 also targeted democratic party officials, and once again, deployed malicious emails that tricked recipients into changing their passwords. accord

i'm reena ninan.sident obama struck back at russia today for interfering with the presidential campaign. in america's strongest response yet to cyber hacking, the president is expelling 35 russians accused of posing as diplomats. he's closing two russian compounds believed to be used for spying, and he's sanctioning four of russia's top military intelligence officers. we have two reports, including how the russians did it. first chip reid with the president. >> russia was engaging in malicious cyber activity, intended to interfere with our election. >> reporter: and for, that whois spokesman eric schultz says russia must pay a price. u.s. intelligence agencies say the russians were engaged in an effort to harm hillary clinton's campaign, thereby helping the campaign of president-elect donald trump. the administration's retaliatory action mean the 35 government officials from the russian embassy in d.c. and the russian consulate in san francisco have to leave the country within 72 hours. schultz says t

i'm reena ninan with the western edition of the broadcast. it started as a friday night party inside a senivated warehouse. it ended in what may be the deadliest structure fire in oakland's history. the fire destroyed a two-story building in oakland's fruitval. fruitvaledistrict. officials say many of the victims were in their 20s. carter evans is there. >> reporter: flames tore through this converted warehouse during an electronic music party late friday night. crews attacked the blaze from every angle as fire and smoke poured through windows and walls. dozens struggled to scaept crowded space. >> you tried to, like, figure out where the smoke was coming from, and then we saw where the fire was. it was on the back, left corner of the space. and started yelling and trying to get everyone out. i mean, it all happened really quick. >> reporter: he was a resident artist in the building. after the fire broke out, he and a friend split ways. >> i haven't seen him and there have been flames shooting out of the building for the past 30 minutes. so,

reena? >> ninan: chip reid traveling with the president. thanks, chip. well, kennedy cousin michael skakel could be headed back to prison for a 1975 murder. skakel is the nephew of senator robert f. kennedy's widow, ethel. he was convicted of bludgeoning a neighbor, martha moxley, when leth were 15. skakel was released from prison in 2013 after a judge ruled his lawyer had botched his defense. but today, connecticut supreme jeurt rejected that ruling and reinstated skakel's conviction. police in chicago are facing 'sessure to bring the city's rising violence under control. more than 4,300 people have been shot this year, and there have been more than 750 homicides. woe worst numbers in two decades. in0 minutes" spent a week in chicago looking for answers. bire's a preview of bill whitaker's report. >> the shooter hopped out of the car. >> reporter: we were astonished by data we obtained from inside d e police department. it revealed that as killings rose, police activity fell. in august of 2015, cops stopped and questioned 49,257 people. a year later, th

i'm reena ninan. ready on not, here comes 2017. the new year is already under way overseas. >> happy new year! >> ninan: in tokyo thousands released balloons carrying their wishes into the sky. in other places like singapore, they launched fireworks by the truckload. twitter live streamed the midnight fireworks at the world's tallest building, burj khalifa, in dubai. in the u.s., a huge crowd is waiting under tightened security for the ball to drop in times square. that's where we find marlie hall. >> reporter: a new year, new safety concerns. >> the terrorist threat around the world has changed. >> reporter: n.y.p.dchanged. n.y.p.d. trump chief james waters says for the first time, the city has brought in 65 gacialg trucks filled with sand, plus 100 patrol cars. >> it creates a hardened perimeter, so it won't allow a view to get in there. >> reporter: the move was from truck attacks overseas, but not in response to a specific threat. seven now new york city police officers will fan out over times squares, overhead and on the ground

i'm reena ninan. vladimir putin had a surprise for the u.s. today. not long after his foreign minister recommended that russia expel dozens of u.s. diplomats, putin went a different way. there will be no immediate retaliation for american sanctions over the hacking scandal. putin said he'll wait to see what happens when donald trump becomes president. mr. trump tweeted his approval, and yet again, praised the russian leader. jan crawford begins our coverage. >> reporter: within hours of vladimir putin's announcement that u.s. diplomats would not be expelled, a convoy of russians from one of the compounds closed by the administration arrived at the russian embassy in washington. as part of sanctions, the administration closedly the compound in maryland and another in new york, and ordered 35 officials from the embassy and the russian consulate in san francisco to leave the country. >> the only thing i can say is that i think it's quite scandalous that they chose to go after our kids, you know. >> reporter: russian diplomatsic like vitaly churkin, the

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i'm josh elliott with reena ninan and vladimir duthiers. gayle and norah have the day off. >>> a shocking loss of another hollywood great. debbie reynolds. a star from the movies in history's golden age died yesterday at a los angeles hospital. her daughter and actress and author carrie fisher had died just the day before. reynolds career in the spotlight lasted more than 60 years. ♪ good morning good morning it's great to stay up late ♪ >> reporter: reynolds made her name the legendary musical "singin' in the rain" and continued to perform on stage century and made headlines for her personal life. kevin frazier our partner in "entertainment tonight" is in hollywood where reynolds son is talking about her mom's death. >> reporter: todd fisher said he and his mother were planning carrie fisher's funeral when she became ill. her lasts words she missed her daughter and wanted to be her. >> i can't possible be a movie star. i don't have a pair of high heel shoes. it's a joke. ♪ ♪ good morning good morning >> reporter: to her own disbelief debbi

i'm josh elliott alongside reena ninan and vladimir duthiers. >> russia is kicking out american diplomatsor new sanctions imposed by president obama to a parting scott at moscow. u.s. intelligence official believe that russia launched cyberattacks to influence the presidential election. in response the state department expelled 35 russian governments and closed two russian compounds and sanctioned two of lurussia' top intelligence agencies. >> it is regrettable that the obama administration which started out by restoring our ties is ending its term in an anti--russia agony. >> some of the russian offia the country work in the embassy across the street. on thursday, they were given 72 hours to get out of the country after the obama administration retaliated for what it says was a wave of russian cyber attacks. the clock is ticking for 35 government officials, not only from the russian embassy in washington but also the russian conconsulate in san francisco who have been ordered to leave the country. >> it's outside of the norms of international behavior and the president wanted to make sur

from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm reena ninan. ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnights." >>> welcome to the "overnight news." i'm tony do kooup'll. as he promised, president obama unveiled a boatload of sanctions against russia for its efforts to influence the recent presidential election. nearly three dozen russian diplomats have been given three days to get out of the country. and that is just the start of it. chip reid reports. >> russia was engaging in malicious cyber activity intended to interfere with our election. >> reporter: and for that white house spokesman eric schultz says russia must pay a price. u.s. intelligence agencies say the russians were engaged in an effort to harm hillary clinton's campaign, thereby helping the campaign of president-elect donald trump. the administration's retaliatory on officials from the russian embassy in d.c. and the russian consulate in san francisco have to leave the country within 72 hours. schultz says they cannot hide. >> well, all their credentials will be revoked. so they won't be able to -- they'll have no protections

i'm anthony mason. >> i'm reena ninan.>> this hour we prepare to pop our bubbly we introduce you to a man whose job is to catch fake bottles of vintage spirits. we will tell you how it's done and how you can protect yourself. >> he is the many of many faces and morgan freeman hero to many. we sit down with him and see what he brings to these beloved characters. >> jose andreas is a beloved chef and we will talk to him and learn about his unique new year's eve tradition. >>> celebrating new year's eve 2017 has already arrived in some places. a spectacular display in sydney, australia, is ushering in the new year right now. >> here in new york, preparations are under way for one of the biggest celebrations of all. marlie hall is in times square. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. some revelers are already here. an estimated 2 million people are expected to fill this area, which is only one mile long and two blocks wide. so new york city police are making their presence felt. about 7,000 officers will patrol this area t

i'm josh elliott with reena ninan and vladimir doubtiers.day with the shocking loss of another hollywood great. debbie reynolds, a star from the movie industry's golden age died yesterday at a los angeles hospital. her daughter, actress and author carrie fisher, had died just the day before. reynolds' career in the spotlight lasted more than 60 years. ♪ good morning good morning ♪ ♪ it's great to stay up late good morning good morning to you ♪ >> reynolds made her name in the legendary musical "singin' in the rain" and she tend to perform on screen, stage and television well into the 21st century. she also made headlines for personal life. kevin frazier of our partner "entertainment tonight" is in los angeles where reynolds' son is talking frankly about her final hours. kevin, good morning. >> good morning. debbie reynolds son todd says that he and his mother were planning carrie fisher's funeral when she became ill. and her last words to him were that she really missed her daughter and wanted to be with her. >> i don't want to be a movie st