Buildings towering lights. We dont know how, or when, the u. S. Will respond to the Cyber Attacks on Sony Pictures. But we do know a plan is in the works. President obama made that clear today. He said the u. S. Is considering a range of possible responses. The fbi now says there is extensive evidence that north korea organized the hacks. Randall pinkston is here with more. Randall. John as we know north korea has been denying they have anything to do with the hack against Sony Pictures but u. S. Investigators say the evidence does indeed point directly as pyongyang. U. S. Officials say they are discussing options and president obama promises action. President obama put north korea on notice. The u. S. Will strike back. For the cyber attack on Sony Pictures. They caused a lot of damage. And we will respond. We will respond proportionally and will respond in a place and time and manner that we this is. It is not something that i will announce here today at a press conference. The fbi says it consulted with several departments to see that north korea launched the cyber attack to sony. Links to other malwear, including similarities in code and algorithms. Ip addresses associated with known north korean infrastructure and they found similarities to a cyber attack launched from north korea in 2013 against south koreas souts infrastructure. Confidential emails from sonys networks. After threats of violence sony decided to cancel the movie. But president obama in his end of the year News Conference criticized that decision. Yes, i think they made a mistake. We cannot have a society in which some dictator someplace can start imposing censorship here in the United States. Because if somebody is able to intimidate folks out of releasing a satirical movie imagine away they start to see a documentary that they dont like or news reports that they dont like. Reporter but sony disagrees with the president. Ceo Michael Linton issued a statement, we have not given in, we have not backed down, we have always had every desire to have the American Public see this movie. Now some sonys ceo sis his company does not own movie theaters and cant tell them what to show. But its unclear whether sony will put the movie back on the market, john. Focusing on Nuclear Issues in asia, director of the plowshares fund. Paul, welcome. What do you think based on what we heard from the United States do you really believe its north korea . Well, thanks for having me, john. I think the evidence seems to be very strong, in that case. Earlier today if you had asked me would i have said whoa, not so fast, we have been wrong about these before. When we see the president , the secretary of state and the fbi in lock step and making such strong statements they must have something quite persuasive. So paul how is this going to affect the relationship or the lack of relationship between the u. S. And north korea . Well, it cant get much worse than it already was. I dont think it will have much of an immediate or long lasting effect. This is sort of another example or another you know notch on the column of bad behavior with north korea. It does add some new dimensions though. This is New Territory for us. In the past it had been more traditional types of provocations, small firefights, missile he tests, nuclear tests, things more in the realm of nation states or state craft if you will. This has the whole array of characteristics, it has a private company that was the target, movie goers and the American Public noncombatants that were threatened. So it is very unclear to me how this will play out and the president will and the United States will have to respond. The question is in what way and how strongly. The leader of north korea has been the butt of many jokes in this country. You almost get the sense that hes watching movies or watching television and getting mad about this and taking action himself. What kind of scenario could be behind this . I think its important to keep in mind in no way would i defend the actions of what allegedly north korea has done but if we take a minute and walk a mile in their shoes, this is the normal way that the American Public and the american psyche tends to treat north korea, oh theyre crazy theyre bizarre, who knows what else they are going to do. When you look under the hood a little bit, they are not so crazy, yes they are isolated and dictatorial but they act in ways that preserves their isolationism. They are a threat but still very nascent. Their Cyber Technical capacities are quite strong and theyre cheap so this is an example where north korea is doing what it does well, playing a weak hand against a stronger hand. Other films that made fun of north korean leaders. Why was this the last straw . Thats an interesting question, when we saw the parody, team america, lampooned kikim jong jongil. They were a 98 sent bu a nast but not a prevalent threat. You have the sitting leader of a country that is the central theme of the story. You have a lot of pirated dvds that are beginning to filter into north korea. I suspect they were afraid and didnt want their own there citizens to get hold of this film. Paul, carroll, thank you very much for your presence. Normalize diplomatic relations with cuba, Mike Viqueria is at the white house with more. Mike. Googood evening, john. The president entered the Briefing Room with the air and demeanor of a man about to take a 17day vacation with his family in hawaii. His mood was upbeat throughout. His assessment of the economy for example which is showing big sense of growth, the president when he does return faces a very rocky road with the new republican congress. Hello everybody. Despite his lame duck status president obama says hes energized. My presidency is entering the fourth quarter. Interesting stuff happens in the fourth quarter. And im looking forward to it. But mr. Obama now faces strengthened opposition, a republican dominated congress. Republicans are threatening to fight on a host of issues including president obamas opening to cuba, threatening to left the economy embar go. I think we should pull down the embargo which i think is self defeating in answering the aims that were interested in. But i dont anticipate that that happens right aaway. Republicans will also try to block the president s executive action on immigration and all or part of the Affordable Care act, obamacare. If republicans seek to take earthquake heatake hearing m people who just got it they will see stiff opposition from me. People are able to film what have just been in the past stories past on around a kitchen table, allows people to make their own assessments and evaluations and youre not going to solve a problem if its not going to be talked about and now im going to go on vacation. The president and his family will have an extended holiday in hawaii, a rest, before a new political reality. When he returns hell be forced with the new vote on the keystone pipeline. President obama today for the first time really down played the significance or the benefits to the American Consumer that the pipeline would represent if its constructed. Its still winding its way through approval process here in congress but he did not threaten to veto it if it passes both houses of congress, john. Mike, thank you. The warehouse says the president could work next month to unravel the embargo. David arioso has more among from miami. You go to calle ocho, older generation, frustrated angry even over the president s decision to normalize relations. But olders cubans have closer connection is, family members to cuba in which they are sending money back. That boosts up the economy. Theyve been doing that for generations. The idea is that it might increase help private sector economies that are beginning to bubble up in havana and elsewhere. We went over to get a sense of what this was all about. In many ways this is the engine of cubas economy. Cuban americans who send money home to their families represent a 2. 6 billion industry. And increasingly important source of revenue and spoiling oil prices put a squeeze on how much aid venezuela can send to cuba. But its not just cash that these people are accepting home. Tvs, even car tires. All of these pacts are gifts. So this is a daily scene at Miami International airport, cuban American Families who are heading back to havana, car tires, potted plants, not available in havana. Now with this recent policy shift the expectation is that this will happen much more often. Under the new policy those with relatives on the island will now be able to send 8,000 home a year. That is ofour fold increase from what it a four fold increase from what it used to be. U. S. Companies will also be able to export a list of items that include things like Building Material and telecommunications infrastructure. And untapped market of 11 Million People just 90 miles from florida scenes like these will likely get bigger as cubas economy opens to its old cold warren my. An embargo slapped on in 1960 strengthened two years later and that relationship between these two countries that are separated by only about 90 miles of water has been strained, frozen at times. This normalization in relation he could park an historic shift in that relationship but only time will tell, john. David arioso reporting. Cuba is home to 80 fugutives known to the u. S. One of them is asada shakur, the former black Liberation Army member, on the fbis most wanted list, granted asigh legal by fidel castro, the fbi is offering 2 million for her return. Her attorney spoke to al jazeera. My concern as her lawyer is with respect to this bounty that has been put on her. And so now you have bounty hunters, from around the world, who are now attempting to capturer had. Capture her. And that is an illegal act. Lennox hines says International Law restricts the extradition of his client. No forensic evidence that links her to the murder. Earlier in the day, the Prosecutor Says witnesses lied. Jonathan betz has more. He knew some of the witness he were lying but he let them testify anyway. Her number was 40. She defended darren wilson, Michael Brown was in the football position, had his fist made and began charging the officer. 45yearold Sandra Mcelroy and her story apparently completely made up. The smoking gun website has discredited the witness saying she was nowhere near the scene has a criminal history, made racist comments and has before inserted herself into big stories. Even the prosecutor agreed. This was a lady that clearly wasnt anywhere near. Reporter yet the st. Louis prosecutor said he put everyone on anyway. I let her on anyway and let the grand jury assess the witness. Still shes standing by it telling the st. Louis post dispatch it they were trying to discredit me for my racial slurs. Have i used the n word . Yes i have, would i hurt anybody because of the color of their skin, no i would not. Now this revelation throws even more suspicion on the proceedings and the prosecutor. My job is to seek the truth and seek justice and do what is right and appropriate in there and that is what we did on this case. Even though he knew people lied on the stand, he will not file perjury charges. He felt it was important to hear from everyone before the grand jury would make their decisions. Jamilla what do you think of this . Not at all surprising. One of the big concerns about Bob Mcculloughs ability to present this to the grand jury early on it felt very clear that he did not wand darre want darro be indicted, and there was no plan for this person to be punished for lying to a grand jury. We talked about this when i was last here. What does this speak to . Speaks to the fact that this prosecutor did not want to indict darren wilson. He refused to recuse himself when the streets were demanding for him to do it. People were saying we want justice, we want to do this the right way, we dont think youre capable of doing that. What about his response that he just wanted to present everybody who had something to say and let the grand jury decide . Well why not let me get up there, you get up there . This just wasnt anyone with an opinion. There were lots of people with opinions. You could have listened to Michael Browns mother or the ghost busters, she got up there and lied and she should be finished for this. This has been bubblings around social media for days. What do you think the prosecutor should have done. First of all i think Bob Mccullough should have recused himself. , to seek justice for ferguson. He didnt do that. What else . When there was question about the validity of witnesses, he should have questioned those witnesses himself and if he didnt feel they were truthful or reliable they should have been removed. The grand jury should have been made aware this person has deliberately misled you. Lets say for a second, i have no idea what happened in the grand jury but lets say that was pointed out. Lets say the grand jury discredited her observation but still made the decision about darren wilson. You would say that is incredibly problematic. Somebody who showed up with an agenda, animus towards African Americans and who lied. Happening to involve a group of people you do not like or to not be a witness to a crime or be honest and truthful about something you did not witness, what he should have done is dismembered that grand jury and start all over again. That group of people was soiled, their minds have been tainted and they were presented with something that was incredibly damning to justice, and something presented on purpose. Eyewitnesses are not necessarily the most reliable people in the world. You see one thing i see the other thing, even if its the same crime. This person decided to lie. Jamilla its good to see you again. Happy holidays. Next up, police want to put body cameras on the web. And a former member of anonymous. The Seattle Police department is about to launch a program to test new body cameras. The decision follows calls by new transparency by the citys police chief. The Program Begins next week, about to last six months. Only including officers that are willing to participate. The department is already collecting a huge amount of information from dash cams. The city is asking the public for help. Allen schauffler is in seattle with more on that story. Allen. Good evening john. The Seattle Police took an interesting step today. They held a hack athon. They invited members of the local Tech Community to come on into headquarters to swap ideas about how to handle the enormous amount of video all that data that is generated by policing body cameras and that in this state, at least is a matter of public record. And theres one man whos mostly responsible for this and he tells you all he wanted to do was watch police video. A lot of police video. I never imagined that any of this i just wanted to watch video. A week ago we only knew him as police video request, his gmail handle. As he filed requests for police video across washington state. Right now, we are inundated by incar video, terabytes of data. The equivalent to of 40,000 movies or mp 3 files. That anonymous requestor is no longer anonymous. Timothy clemons. He says he wants as much information made public as is technologically possible and legally allowable. The big issue has been bias policing and use of force. So lets go create a log of every single use of force case, heres the video, heres the call, the radio, the reports, everything. And now hes working with the police who made a social media connection. Im watching on twitter eating my sandwich at my desk and i say ill respond to him. The basic message, drop the request, come in and help solve the problem. He responded with a program that edits police video. Depending on different redom of information laws in different states it might not work for or be needed by all Police Departments. Makes everything less recognizable. Yes, it blurs the frames. You still know what happens. You have a really good idea if somebody is gettin getting p. The seattle pd has no cost estimate for such broad use of such a program but say it would almost be far less than doing the same thing manually. Its one of clemons ideas. More officers wear cameras, at v view in seattle one of two cameras makers dominating the market business is booming as people clamor for police accountability. Because of recent events theyre really understanding body cameras are out there now. They are demanding they go get these. Clemons continue his work with seattle pd, easy Online Access for everyone. The ultimate goal is that American Police are going to handle every situation to the textbook. Exactly how the best professionals on earth would handle it. Okay . And theyll be held to task by people watching the video . Yes. A work in progress where policing and transparency merge. So far we dont have reports of any concrete proposals that have come out of the hack athon today but participants say its a Great Exchange of ideas and other Police Departments are handling things differentlily. Bremerton has put their Police Camera presentation completely on hold. Theyre not using them. They will hope the state legislature will make some sort of tweak to the Public Information law that will make providing the public video easier and cheaper. Allen schauffler, thank you. Coming up next if north korea is behind the sony cyber attack what else could they be planning