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Who-twh to go see it. were reviewing a range of options for how we will respond to this attack. were all wondering what those range of options are. cnn justice correspondent evan perez joins me now with more. good morning. >> good morning, carol. the audience should not stay away from their televisions for too long. we expect well hear very soon from the obama administration exactly who they attribute this hack, this attack on sony pictures to. theyve traced it back to north korea and as you p...

Arthur ashe, they spoke out on issues that mattered at pretty critical times. there are important issues out there and for athletes to recognize theyre citizens as well as entertainers and theyve got a voice thats legitimate i think is important. i think is useful. >> the first time we heard lebron speak out about social issues was during the trayvon martin trial. he didnt shy away from giving his thoughts about donald sterling saying there was no place for him in the nba. hes now become the go-...

Attacked is nuclear power plants. so if they succeed in hacking the power plants it would be a very efficient way of threatening our government and achieving their goals. >> should america be prepared for north korea to try to break in to these types of agencies in america? >> translator: of course. even though the u.s. is one of the best prepared nations with u.s. cyber command, cyber attacks are hard to protect yourself from so they have to constantly be vigilant. >> reporter: if south korea i...

Breathe" t-shirt. the president says "lebron is an example of a young man who has in his own way and in a respectful way tried to say "im part of this society, too, and focus attention." cnns andy scholes has more on this. good morning. >> it seems like weve come full circle on this. back in the day, big-time athletes used to speak out about social issues all the time but as sports became big business and guys started getting multimillion dollar endorsement deals athletes stopped speaking out ab...

As iran but very dangerous. >> reporter: jim sciutto, cnn, washington. still to come in the newsroom, an historic agreement between the united states and cuba could mean big changes for travelers. so will president obama be visiting the shores of havana some time soon? cnns senior washington correspondent joe johns is covering that for you this morning. >> carol, the president expected to give a news conference today. this is the other foreign policy story thats been making news all across the...

From meeting with the president of the united states because of the checkered past. carol? >> were also learning new information about the u.s. spy that was freed in that spy-for-spy swap. tell us about him. >> well, hes a very interesting character and the united states has tried to not release his name, not release a lot of information about him. his last name is trujillo and hes been in prison, frankly, for 20 years. apparently was taken into custody around 1995 and put on trial for spying fo...

Mabel. there are even plans afoot to turn derby into an action figure. no, were not pulling your leg. what do you call them? >> we kind of call them his shoes. put your shoes on. >> reporter: if only other disabled dogs could learn to walk in his shoes. jeanne moos, cnn, new york. checking a few other top stories for you at 59 minutes past. the massive fire that lit up the l.a. skyline has been ruled arson. fire officials say theyre looking for to dwo potential witness bus they dont have suspe...

Didnt know where it was coming from. however, the nsa and the fbi were able to trace it back to north korea, carol, and it really matched up with hacks that had been seen before that have come from north korea. now, this is obviously become a bigger than just a movie, right? this has become a national security issue and michael mccall, the homeland security secretary addressed this very question to cnn. >> i would say that sony and private movie theaters are free to make any choices they think a...

Sanctions and travel restrictions. also not being ruled out, a possible visit from president raul castro to the united states. lets talk about this. lets bring in cnns senior washington correspondent joe johns at the white house this morning. tell us more. >> hey, carol. well, the white house is considering these as hypothetical questions but josh earnest knows there is a couple ways you can answer a hypothetical, you can either say "im just not going to address that until it comes up" or you ca...

Company. can these pr problems bring down the company? >> they could if they continue to get out of control and if there are more of them if the company doesnt address them. so that might turn bad if theyre not careful enough. >> reporter: uber has likened its struggles to a political campaign which is why it hired david plouffe, who helped mastermind president obamas election in 2008. part of plouffes job, to get uber in cities where the powerful taxi industry has been successful in keeping the...