We begin this hour at the box office where Sony Pictures controversial comedy the interview is a hit. The film earned 1 million Christmas Day playing in only about 300 theaters across the u. S. Sony originally planned to release the film in 2,000 to 3,000 theaters. Sales figures for online viewing on sites like youtube and google play arent in yet but one blog says the interview has been shared illegally about 750,000 times. Meantime, north korea which tried to stop the film, has issued a statement denouncing the release of the interview and Paula Hancocks joins us now live from seoul, south korea with more about what they had to say. Paula . Well, natalie, we know that pyongyang was not going to be happy with the fact this movie went ahead and did air. Certainly were hearing that today from the statements from state run media. It originated from the all powerful National Defense commission. This is a very powerful institution in north korea showing just how seriously pyongyang takes the fact that the interview went ahead and was released. Now theyre blaming not only Sony Pictures for the release of this movie but also the u. S. President barack obama singling him out for criticism saying that heectively bullied the cinemas into releasing this movie. Lets read some of that statement. It says u. S. President obama is the chief culprit who forced the Sony Pictures entertainment to the indiscriminately distribute the movie and took the lead in apiecing and blackmailing sinna ma houses and theaters in the u. S. Mainland to distribute the moiv. It goes on to say obama always goes reckless in words and deeds like a monkey in a tropical forest. Insulting the u. S. President. Its not the first time that pyongyang has done that and certainly its not probably not going to be the last we see that relations between the two countries deteriorating over this one movie. What we are seeing hearing in south korea anyway as we are seeing around the world is that there are an awful lot of illegal downloads of the movie. It hasnt released here in south korea. It hasnt released around the world. Just in the u. S. At this point. But the it has been illegally downloaded thousands of times. Which is interesting because this wasnt even going to be one of the main targets for sony to release this movie. There were reports before that they werent even managing to find cinemas willing to distribute the movie but now its been talked about so much, many people in south korea are trying to watch it. Interestingly, its not just people in north korea who are annoyed with the movie. We are seeing online many citizens of south korea complaining that the sea, east sea as its called in the rest of the world, sorry the ec, in south korea its called the sea of japan to the rest of the world, a very contentious here in north korea. That is being focused on by south korea. Really both sides of the peninsula at this point, there is some anger at this movie. Well, it was meant to be an outrageous comedy and it is certainly garnering some outrageous responses. And also, what about efforts, paula, for those in south korea who try to smuggle things into north korea to get people there to try to be able to see it . Well, this is certainly going to be one of pyongyangs biggest concerns that this movie could make its way into north korea. Weve seen these socalled propaganda balloons and activists sending dvds showing exactly what is happening in north korea across the border in helium balloons. We know that many of them do make it to north korea. Weve heard from some defectors they have seen some of the dvds and cds. Of course, thats a concern for pyongyang that this dvd will be the next one being sent over. Weve already heard from one of the main activists who carries out the balloon launches he intends to send them north. Kim jongun the leader in north korea is deified. He has shown a cult like personality shown to be untouchable by the regime. They have built him up to this god like figure and certainly dont want the majority of the residents in north korea to see this movie because they have no sense of humor when it comes to this movie. Things like parody and satire dont exist in north korea and they certainly dont want a peeve being seen by residents that questions the very fact that their leader is as godlike as they are trying to show him. Natalie. Yeah, exactly. We understand. No, they dont seem to want satire, parody or understand it when you consider the language they use for president obama is somewhat immature language they use there. Paula hancocks following developments of this just story that many of us felt would probably end like in this, the movie becoming very popular because of attempts to try and block it. Sony playstation and Microsoft Xbox users are still reporting outages with their Online Gaming networks. A Hacking Group called lizard squad has claimed responsibility for disrupting service for millions of gamers starting Christmas Eve. Microsoft acknowledged the problem on its twitter feed. Sony says its working to resolve it. In other news, were following the u. S. Plans to move as many as five Guantanamo Bay detainees in the coming days, part of an effort to reduce the population at the u. S. Naval base in cuba over the next six months. 64 of the 132 remaining detainees have been ruled eligible for transfer. In an interview with cnn, president obama explained why he believes the controversial prison should finally be shut down. It is something that continues to inspire jihadists and extremists around the world, the fact that these folks are being held. It is contrary to our values and it is wildly expensive. Were spending millions for each individual there. Several dozen gitmo detainees are still considered too dangerous to be moved including this sketch of this man here, Khalid Sheikh mohammed known as the mastermind behind it the september 11th attacks. The funeral for murdered new York City Police officer rafael ramos will be held in a few hours. Ramos shown here on the right and his partner liu were shot and killed while sitting in their squad car last weekend. Plans for officer luius service have yet to be announced. Meantime, thousands lined the streets to offer condolences to ramos field. Alexandra field has more on that as well as the legacy ramos leaves behind. Present arms. The final salute for one of new yorks finest officer rafael ramos, his casket brought to his familys church attended by his brothers and sisters in blue. As a community, nevertheless, its one thing to pray for something in another part of the country. Its a whole other thing when it hits this close to home. Ramos was set to graduate from a Chaplaincy Program the same day he was gunned down in his patrol car. His partner wen gin liu by his side. He joined the force two years ago. He turned 40 this month. The married father of two remembered as a hero by his oldest son justin who says im going to miss his loving presence and i cant even begin to fathom what life is going to be without him. Despite it the tragedy, the hate and rhetoric continues. Any statements suggesting violence against the police need to be reported to the police so we can stop future tragedies. This week seven people arrested in connection with alleged threats against Police Officers. One person targeting the home of the fallen partners. Make no mistake about it, they died for you and died to keep you safe. This isnt a matter of a Little Charity here and there. You owe them this mon. The tunnels to Tower Foundation announcing the mortgages of both officers will be paid. The new york yankees will pay for the childrens education. Jetblue is working to fly in more than 600 officers from around the country for the funeral saturday. The airline also, woulding to bring officer lius family in from china once arrangements are made. His wid would he racked with grief comforted by loved ones. Both families seeing support from an entire city. Alexandra field, cnn, new york. And since that report was filed, two more people have been arrested in connection with alleged threats against new york officers. That brings the total number of arrests to nine since liu and ramos were killed. As alexandra reported offers have poured in to help the families among the largest is from the Stephen Siller tunnel to Towers Foundation that she mentioned. It will pay off the mortgages for both families estimated to be 800,000. It gives people a great sense of security. Everybody wants to know theyre going to have a place to live and not have to worry about it. Thats what it does. Even though the they will be getting benefits but theres a difference between receiving benefits on a monthly basis and paying a mortgage on a monthly basis as opposed to having your house free and clear. Yes, that is quite a generous donation. If you want find out more ways you can contribute to helping the families go to our website, cnn. Com impact. A pilot from jordan is in the hands of isis after his plane went down in syria. Now the queen of jordan is weighing in on his fate. Also coming up here, russias president says nato and the United States are a threat. What he did on friday to deal with the perceived danger hes talking about. More about that in a moment. Instagram to support a pilot from her country now held captive by isis. Mos an al casa ba crashed in rocca province in syria wednesday. Isis claimed it shot down his plane but the u. S. Says thats not true. Queen ron yap promoted the hash tag we are all moaz. She spoke about isis and their path to extremism. This is really a battle between extremism and moderation. And nobody can afford to be sitting on the fence because this is a fight for what the world is going to look like for the next generation. And we all have to take a position with regards to that. And its important to understand that you cannot defeat extremist ideology just on the battleground. You know, this group has made it very clear what they stand for and theyve made it very clear how far theyre willing to go and the means theyre willing to use in order to fulfill their objectives. So the Battle Ground is one area, but you cannot shoot an extreme ideology with a bullet. They are powered by an idea. And you have to look at the enabling environment that allows this kind of ideology to grow and fester. You know . Weve seen lawlessness in countries like syria. Its all but a failed state. So much violence in iraq. You know, 7,800 people were killed last year. That number is going to go up this year. You need to see the environment that provides a Fertile Ground for extremist ideology to grow. Democratic values must be instilled. Its not a battle that you can fight on the battleground. You have to fight it in the mosques and schools, scholars, islamic scholars the moderate ones have to not just condemn whats happening but confront it. The queen of jordan speaking with us back in october. Despite Successful Air strikes targeting isis militants, the u. S. Is still one of the groups biggest targets but isis is far from the only group wishing to strike the west. Barbara starr reports. In iraq and syria, propaganda videos of isiss bloody violence intimidation and killings. In yemen, the al qaeda affiliate puts out its new video showing pictures of its top leader nasr al waheshi. The two the terror groups now vying for power. Having to compete with isis for recruits from the arab world for attention global jihadist community. And the u. S. May be in the crosshairs as the rivalry grows. I dont think theres any doubt if isis decides to, they have the ability to launch a new jersey terrorist attack on western soil. This is a group with up to a thousand western recruits. And al qaeda in yem posting a new edition of its magazine again calling for attacks on the west complete with updated instructions yet again on making explosives. The type of instructions that inspired the Boston Marathon bomb attack. The chaos in controlling al qaeda in yemen made more difficult after a senior yemeni intelligence official was kidnapped by an antigovernment rebel group. Working with yemen Intelligence Agency vital to president obamas policy of supporting fragile allies. The strategy i have taking out terrorists who threaten us while supporting partners on the front lines is one we have successfully pursued in yemen and somalia for years. But in somalia, another sign the Al Qaeda Linked group there known as al shabaab still on attack claiming responsibility for an assault on a military base in mogadishu saying it was their revenge for usair strike killing their leader in september. Both groups have stated the intent to attack the United States. The only question may be, when and if they would make their move. Barbara starr, cnn, the pentagon. U. S. Senator john mccain live tweeted his trip to baghdad friday. He sent out a photo of his arrival followed by a picture with a meeting with the Iraqi Parliament speaker. He also met with six sunni tribal sheikhs to discuss how to fight the isis militants. Mr. Mccain was in kabul the day before. Ukraines government swapped prisoners of war on friday with prorussia separatists. A few hundred prisoners were exchanges between the two sides part of Petro Poroshenkos plan to end a prorussian uprising in the east we have been covering here for months now. More than 4700 people have been killed in the conflict. Meantime, the russian president signed a doctrine on friday calling the u. S. And nato top military threats. Russia is in the middle of a standoff with the west over ukraine. Erin mclaughlin has more from moscow including what this doctrine could mean for peace talks. Russian security analysts tell me that they see this in new doctrine as the kremlins response to western sanctions and political statements on the situations in ukraine and while calling it defensive in nature, the new doctrine identifies nato expansion and western military activities on russias doorstep as areas of deep concern. In previous doctrines, the focus had been the situation unfolding in central asia, but analysts tell me that the kremlin is essentially signaling that russias response 0 to nato and europe will be an area of primary concern in its longterm planning which will include the military buildup along russias western border. Now, nato issued a response saying that nato poses no threat to russia. And its activities are purely defensive. It also said that nato will continue to seek a constructive relationship with russia. But that russia is breaching International Law in ukraine and undermining european security. Another round of peace talks apriled at ending the crisis in Eastern Ukraine was called off today. That according to media reports. Prorussian rebels as well as members of the Ukrainian Government met in the minsk on wednesday. Now, reason for that cancellation was not given. Erin mclaughlin, cnn. And we have more evidence of western sanctions affecting russia. Russian news agency toss says mastercard and visa have stopped servicing banks in crimea. According to tas, the companies informed banks they cannot process any more credit transactions because of expanded u. S. Sanctions. Earlier this month, the u. S. Imposed a ban on doing business in crimea. The conflict in ukraine and russias economic crisis arent threatening Vladimir Putins popularity. An independent Polling Agency says 85 of russians approve of how hes doing running the country. Compare that to the u. S. Where most voters disapprove of president obamas job performance. A recent cnn orc poll gives president obama a 48 Approval Rating which is a 20month high. Still to come here, malaysias worst flooding in decades. Forcing a Record Number of people from their homes. Derek will bring you that. Also ahead here, an American Woman held for months on drug charges in east timor is finally free. Well talk with stacey addisons mother about her daughters ordeal next. We have been bringing you video out of northern malaysia for many, many days here showing you the flooding and now the situation appears to be getting worse. Derek van dam joins us from the International Weather center. My goodness, this has been going on for some time. It has. It is the rainey season across that part of the world. This amount of rainfall so quickly left scenes like this. The five most northern states in malaysia, the situation is very grim at the moment. 100,000 people being evacuated from their homes and businesses with scenes like this playing all over the northern parts of malaysia at the moment. 100,000 evacuees sets it over record set back in 2008 when flooding occurred across that region in terms of the number of people being evacuated from their homes. You can see on the forecast going forward, a very active weather pattern across the region. Rainfall you have totals across indonesia from today through the next 48 hours will total between 25 and 100 millimeters of rainfall. You add this additional rainfall on an already saturated environment, you guessed it, that means the possibility of flooding continues. Take a look at some of the footage coming out of the region. Extremely high flood levels and continued bad weather have made relocating these flood victims very, very difficult. Even the transportation of food and supplies by helicopters has been proven very challenging. This is all coming about because of a phenomenon known as the northeast monsoon. This area is very used to getting heavy rainfall this time of year. Its just that weve seen so much over this period of time recently. This is the setup. We get strong area of High Pressure that develops across the eastern parts of europe and into norther