zain? >> such an incredible loss for freedom of speech as well when you think about the fact that, you know, essentially the hackers have won. that's why president obama said if you want to go to the movies, you should. >> how will this change sony and other studios looking at similar parodies. >> a lot will be careful with the type of e-mails they send. >>> a push for middle peace. jordan submitted a palestinian draft resolution to the u.s. security council wednesday. they were calling for israel and the palestinian territories to be withdrawing from them. >> and calls for negotiations leading to a palestinian state. the resolution was drafted in language to avoid a veto from israel's ally, the united states. it could happen sometime thursday and the move actually came on the same day that the europe parliament adopted a resolution to support palestinian statehood in principle. >> and the general court of the eu removed hamas from its list of terrorist groups and israeli prime minister ben

zain?errol, the planned release of the movie "the interview" triggered this cyberattack that everyone is talking about. bit's not the first time sony has been victimized by hackers. will, i mean, it's no secret that sony has experienced hackers before, i guess. sony playstation was hacked back in 2011. sony pictures was also hacked. now former sony employees are suing the company. what could sony have done in this instance to protect itself, if anything. >> we asked those questions. it's almost impossible for any company to protect against the kind of attack that has devastated sony. >> hidden behind security doors, a tokyo office that could be the set of a si-fi movie. they say this is the map that shows all the cyberattacks launched on japan in just the last month. >> hackers, targeting thousands of companies. for hundreds of them, this tokyo cybersecurity firm is the only line of defense. the hackers are always getting more advanced. sometimes too advanced for those trying to keep up. th

i'm zain asher. >> we come back the next hour with the biggest stories in the next hour.ith us. we did it. we did it! ♪ it is official, we gave the people what they wanted. the nation's strongest lte signal. this is a big deal! soak it in! just let it wash over you like a warm bath. ♪you better pledge ♪ your allegiance♪ ♪you're not the only one ♪listen up forefathers ♪i'm not your son ♪you better help the children ♪let them have some fun ♪some fun ♪some fun. >> hello, everyone. it's 1:00 in the morning here in atlanta. i'm zain asher. >> we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and all around the world. our top stories this hour, an american and a cuban president announcing their countries will work together. an historic moment that's drawing praise and criticism. >> 50 years is long enough. >> the white house has conceded everything and gained little. >> sony gives in. hackers foring the movie studio to make an unprecedented decision about a film release.

i'm zain asher. >> we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and all around the world. our top stories this hour, an american and a cuban president announcing their countries will work together. an historic moment that's drawing praise and criticism. >> 50 years is long enough. >> the white house has conceded everything and gained little. >> sony gives in. hackers foring the movie studio to make an unprecedented decision about a film release. today there is new hope that cuba and the united states might just begin mending a prone relationship. >> it all began with the release of an aid worker, alan gross. a officially he was released often humanitarian grounds but it was part of a bigger prisoner exchange between the u.s. and cuba. >> to me, cubanos, or at least most of them, are incredibly kind, generous and talented. it mains me to see them treated so unjustly as a consequence of two governments mutually belligerent policies. >> the deal had been in the works for months but it wasn't finalized until tuesday when barack obama spoke on the phone with cuba president dife

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zain, the innocent faces, a reminder of the loss of so many families and an entire nation. >>> malaysians abide the hundreds of thousands are having to head out of their homes because severe flooding just won't stop. we have the latest on why it is so particularly bad this year in their rainy season. that's coming up. >>> you have to feel for the people in northern malaysia. they have been moving, moving, moving for the past several weeks because of the flooding there. derek van dam joins us from the world weather center. you have been saying, as bad as it is, it's not over yet. >> it is in the middle of their rainy season. it's not only malaysia, it's southern thailand. take a look at this new video coming to us at cnn. dramatic video of people trying to cross a river in southern portions of thailand. malaysia and thailand border each other. people trying to get on with their day-to-day lives. it is so difficult to do that with floodwaters rising and encroaching on the local businesses in that area. remember, the force of six inches, that's equal to 15 centimeters can swipe or sweep away

chef zain, merry christmas, great to have you here. thank you.he bay. >> and a good christmas morning to you. it's 8:26. i'm sam brock. the controversial film "the interview" will begin airing in at least 200 theaters across the country today, including many here in the bay area. the film is also streaming online at youtube and xbox live for some examples. just last week sony pulled the film after threats of violence by hackers. >>> if you're dreaming of a white christmas, still time to head to the sierra. skiers enjoyed fresh snow on christmas eve. today it will be sunny, but chilly. and snow blanketed donner sum et yesterday afternoon. chains are required for anybody. local transit agencies are running on a holiday schedule this morning, a little lighter. bart, caltrans, muni, vta are running on sunday times. bart is offering free parking, while san francisco will not enforce its parking meters today, so a boost to people for the holidays. another look at local news coming up in just 25 minutes. see you then. in norther ireland, we live live in

richard zain runs the emergency room in one of denver's largest hospitals.ly gets involved when things go wrong. >> we are seeing all manner of illness related to marijuana, which could be marijuana intoxication. we're seeing kids who've overdosed on marijuana. and most of this is related to the edibles. the illnesses related to edibles are usually due to having a lot of thc all at the same time and not knowing what you're getting into. when you smoke marijuana, the onset of action is somewhere around 15 or 20 minutes. when you eat it, it can be anywhere from half an hour to five hours. the single biggest danger with edibles is children. the way in this this has been legalized has not considered what the impact is on our children. i think the edible companies are probably making a lot of money on this. how do i think they're doing on monitoring this? i think they're doing a horrible job. i think that they aren't paying attention to what they're supposed to be paying attention. i don't think their primary objective is protecting the public. >> julie dooley, a

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i'm zain asher. >> and i'm errol barnett. thanks for joining pus .the top stories right now, the cia director admits some agents went rogue in their use of torture tactics on detainee, but he still stood by the program. reaction ahead from his former counterpart and the u.n. official who wants to see cia officials in handcuffs. >> yeah. plus u.s. lawmakers manage to paz a $1 trillion spending bill just in time to avoid a government shutdown we'll skr a look at what's inside. >> and coming up later, a dire warning about so-called super bugs. why researchers are saying drug resistant bacteria can kill more people than cancer and cost the global economy a fortune. >> we want to start now with a story we've been following all week. the cia director admitting his mick takes but defending his agency in an unusual news conference on thursday. >> yeah, john brennan never used the word torture when discussing the harsh interrogation tactics used on detainees, but his comments on the program's effect iness are now similar to the white