Enthusiastic americans screen the interview. Releasing the movie in theaters and online. Not exactly a master piece. New yorkers will pay their final respects to one of the officers killed this past saturday. The nypd arrested people for making threats against police. In oakland california, a protest against Police Tactics turned violent. Your kids unwrapped the new playstation or xbox, you might have found yourselves grinched by hackers. Next week, we will be ending our combat mission in afghanistan. President obama paid a visit to the Marine Corps Base in hawaii. We could not be more thankful. Russias economic crisis has forced putin to scrap new years hlidays for government ministers because the country cant aed ffford it. Minus prince george. Apparently because hes too noisy. All that. Return of the king. The cavs and the heat. And his much anticipated return to south beach. And all that matters. A Real Christmas surprise on a speeding subway train in philadelphia. Gave birth to a brandnew baby boy. Im blessed. Shes blessed. On cbs this morning. Oh, no. Last night, Los Angeles Clippers players showcased this wild holiday outfit. He even got the matching tie. Thats a lot. This mornings eye opener is presented by toyota. Lets go places. Welcome to cbs this morning. Im Anthony Mason with vinita nair. Did you have a good holiday . I did, i ate and drank too much. One of the most talked about movies in america. Many fans say seeing the comedy is a sicic ciciv duty. It is opening in more theaters today. Many reported sellouts. Its also available online. Jericka duncan is outside one of the theaters playing the movie in new york city. Reporter good morning and good morning to our viewers in the west. Independent theaters like this one are showing the interview. The big chain theaters backed out because of terrorism threats. Despite all of that, thousands of americans turned out to see the film. Some even said watching this movie was like taking a political stand. This is crazy. Reporter going to see a low brow comedy has somehow become the highest form of patriotism. I just wanted to support freedom of speech, you know, being able to watch a movie in america is one of the things that we enjoy. No other country should tell us what to do, thats it. Reporter but sonys saga may also have changed the Business Model of hollywood. By releasing the interview simultaneously through video on demand and in small independent theaters, sony became the first major studio to release a high budget film through whats called day and date release. Its an idea the large Movie Theater chains strongly oppose because they fear it will cannibalize their business if people can watch a new release movie at home. The interview is currently the top seller on both google play and youtube. I think all studios in hollywood have been watching and in a state of shock. Yet to some degree i think theres interest. I think what may have happened here, not intentionally, is that sony has provided a test case for what could be an inknow vasion in the traditional Distribution Strategy. Dave. Reporter the films fictional plot involves plans to assassinate north koreas leader kim jongun. A norr north korea diplomat cond the release, calling it an unpardonable mockery and dignity of our supreme leader. Despite threats of violent, there have been no incidents at any screenings. In los angeles, the films star and cowriter seth rogen sur praised plans at a screening to say a colorful thank you. If it wasnt for theaters like this and people like you guys, this literally would not be [ muted ] happening right now. Reporter the interview cost sony a reported 80 million to make and market. The big question now is whether all of the controversy surrounding the film will actually pay off. Its so interesting, she even mentioned it, aside from the politics, this is a test case, but could it be a precedent . Could it be the way movies are going to be released . Well have more on that. Interesting discussion. Video gamers are eager to get back online this morning after a hack on some game services. A group called lizard squad claimed responsibility for the attack on Sonys Playstation Network and microsoft xbox. Users were unable to sign on throughout Christmas Day. Playstation and xbox both responded on twitter. They say the companies are working to resolve the issues and thank gamers for their patience. There is no apparent connection between this hack and the Cyber Breaches at Sony Pictures. Cleaning up after outbreaks of vandalism during an antiPolice Protest. Dozens of marchers chanting black lives matter made their way through the streets of oakland on christmas night. They smashed about 30 windows along the route. Some protester also attacked the citys Christmas Tree, damaging the decorations. Police stood by but did not make any arrests. New York City Police are facing threats this morning as they prepare to remember one of their fallen officers. Police arrested a man allegedly overheard planning to kill cops. Investigators have been looking into dozens of threatening online posts and 911 calls. Vladimir duthiers. Police say they were tipped off by a 911 call. A man said he overheard someone talking on his cell phone about killing cops. Police soon found and arrested 38yearold Elvin Payamps who they say matched a description of the suspect. A search of his home turned up a small arsenal of weapons. Authorities say they investigated about 40 threats against new york city officers resulting in six arrests. Theyve also increased security at two precincts and even relocated some personnel out of what theyre calling an abundance of caution. This comes a week after two cops were gunned down after a man posted messages to social media that he would avenge the deaths of Michael Brown. Later today, this will be a wake for officer ramos. Vice President Joe Biden is scheduled to attend his funeral on saturday. All right, vald, vlad, thank you. A mistake may have exposed a lab worker to ebola. The technician is waiting for test results and will be monitored for 21 days. Its the latest in a string errors at the agency. Julianna goldman is in washington as the investigation begins into what went wrong. Julianna, good morning. Reporter the materials that potentially contain live ebola were destroyed before officials even discovered the problem on tuesday. The cdc never got to test the actual specimen and we may never know how big of a mishap that actually was. The cdc is conducting a review of the latest mistake in which live ebola virus may have been sent from a High Security Lab to another down the hall. One not equipped to work with the deadly pathogen. The technician who handled the sample was not adequately protected. Cdc director tom freeden is promising a full review of the incident. The latest in a string of pledges to upgrade safety. And cbs news chief medical correspondent dr. John lapook says this latest incident raises more concerns about agency standards. Theres always going to be human error no matter what you do. So the trick is when human error does occur, can you have a set of redundancy so that doesnt lead to disaster. Reporter in his statement, freeden said he was troubled by this incident and no risk to staff is acceptable. For this to happen and put our workers potentially at risk is totally unacceptable. Reporter that was freeden in july after it had been revealed the cdc accidentally contaminated flu samples with the deadly bird flu virus. The agency admitted lab workers may have been exposed to live anthrax after it wasnt properly deactivated. Those samples have been transferred between labs in zip lock bags, a breach of protocol. During which freeden promised, quote, sweeping measures, to change the lax safety culture. The cdc put together a panel of outside safety experts. Whenever youre dealing with a deadly organism like anthrax, bird flu, ebola, you have the potential to become a real public menace. So far weve been lucky but how many times can you roll the dice. Reporter if there is a silver lining, experts say in the past the cdc hasnt always been forth coming in admitting safety problems. But in this case they disclosed the mistake immediately. Julianna, thank you. Former president george h. W. Bush remains in the hospital this morning as a precaution. Bush, who is 90 years old, spent christmas at a houston hospital. Hes said to be in great spirits. The 41st president was admitted tuesday for shortness of breath. He was visited by his wife barbara, sun neon neil and his daughterinlaw. Memorials held for the indian ocean tsunami which struck exactly ten years ago. About 230,000 people were killed when the tsunami struck thailand, indonesia, sri lanka and other countries. The tsunami was triggered by a powerful earthquake off indonesia. President Obamas Christmas vacation continues this morning with the first family in hawaii. He met with troops where he thanked them for their service. Traveling with the president in honolulu. Reporter good morning, thats right, the u. S. Combat mission officially ends on december 31st. The president thanked the troops for their service and said we are safer today because there will never again be a terrorist attack launched on the United States from afghanistan. Its become an annual tradition. A Christmas Day visit by the president and first lady to Marine Corps Base hawaii where they thanked Service Members and their families for their sacrifice. The greatest Christmas Present we have is the finest military the worlds ever known. Reporter the president also talked about the status of the war in afghanistan. Next week, we will be ending our cam bat mission in afghanistan. Obviously, because of the Extraordinary Service the men and women in the armed forces, afghanistan has a chance to rebuild its own country. The end of the combat mission does not mean the end of the war. From a peak of about 100,000 u. S. Troops in afghanistan, there are now about 10,600, and it will be two years before they all come home. Until then, u. S. Forces will continue to be in harms way. Advising and assisting afghan troops and engaging in counterterrorism operations. In six days here, the president has golfed four times. But he also gets daily briefings on national security. He issued a statement applauding Sony Pictures decision to release the movie the interview and he asked vice President Joe Biden to attend saturdays funeral of a murdered Police Officer in new york city. He mixed business and pleasure in a round of golf with the Prime Minister of malaysia who was also vacationing in hawaii. Clearly in an upbeat mood, mr. Obama had some playful advice for the press. Be careful about those fruity drinks. Reporter well, the camera didnt catch the last part of that statement. The president said, watch out for those fruity drinks. You never know, they may have a little kick in them. Anthony and vinita, he cares about us more than we realize. We want to ask you about the other headline, theres been some blizzard warnings in that area. Reporter maybe not exactly this area. On the big island of hawaii about 200 miles away from here at 11,000 feet there are some blizzard warnings. Here in oahu, its been averaging about 75 degrees and the only sign of a White Christmas is the sand on that beach. Youre making us all a bit jealous. Thank you so much. Tough duty, mr. Reid. Millions of americans will hit stores today, searching for bargains and sales. So far, its too early to see if christmas retail figures are worth celebrating but there are estimates holiday sales rose between 4 and 5. 5 compared with last year. Business analyst Jill Schlesinger is with us. Are the retailers celebrating today . Think its probably a mixed bag. We know the season started a lot earlier. Full week before black friday. And early estimates were all other the board. There was one estimate from the National Retail federation that spooked everyone. They said, sales dropped 11 over black friday weekend. The problem with that survey is its completely unscientific. Like they say, how much did you spend last year, how much will you spend last year . Most people cant tell you what they spent yesterday, let alone last week. The news has been pretty good. Traffic may be down. People are spending more. The online sales are surging. Thats what we do now. When do you think we will hit that Tipping Point . I feel like everyone i speak to says they go online and then you look at the numbers and it is still the brick and Mortar Stores. The brick and mortars still accounting for probably 80 of all sales. But its the growth rate. And if you look at comb scores figures, theyre saying through december 23rd, weve seen a 15 increase in online sales. Thats a big number. Thats going to keep growing. Its going to be a few years before online takes over. Another thing that happened really interesting, brick and Mortar Stores got smart. They said, go online, order it, pick it up in the store, and you will see that your present is there. Thats a good idea. I have to say, i was Walking AroundChristmas Eve looking for those last gifts in the rain, thinking, what idiot does this. The answer of course was me. My question is, when will we really know how this season worked out . We will know at the end of january. Two things are going to happen. We will get the governments report out about retail sales for the month of december. That happens on january 30th. The other thing that will happen is well get Quarterly Results from the retailers themselves. Thats going to be the interesting part. Because we know what the sales figures are. But only in the quarterly reports can we say, hey, did you slash prices so much that you are no longer profitable . That is going to be a key question this christmas. Whos really got the deals . I know for me, i wait, i take the gift receipts. I go back. Shopping really starts today. Apparel, home goods. If you want to get your sweetheart an end table, i get furniture stores. The other thing you should think about it wasnt on the list. Something pretty amazing, cars. If you are looking to buy a car in the next few days, you may be able to bargain your way to an amazing deal. All these dealerships are trying to get the old inventory off the lots by the end of the year. If only i could bring you. I feel like jill could negotiate a mean deal. I didnt get enough christmas cash for the car but thanks. Heat fans gave lebron james a warm christmas welcome on his return to miami thursday. Number 23, lebron james [ cheers and applause ] the crowd treated james, now with cleveland, to a standing ovation, after a video tribute. James led the heat to the nba finals each year of it t, the t two championships. After the game, he returned the love. They always showed their loyalty. Lebron james is the heat did spoil his first game back, though, beating the cavaliers 10191. Transit officers in philadelphia are being praised for helping with a very special christmas delivery. They helped a woman give birth on the subway yesterday. It was all captured on video. Now, the dram matt itatic pictu. Good morning. Reporter good morning. A lot of people are calling this a christmas miracle. No inn, no manger, just a woman who went into labor on a subway train that was pulling into the station at 15th and market. These two First Responders sprang into action when they heard the call on their police radio a woman on a train needed medical attention. It was a wow factor for myself. I know i was just at the right place at the right time. Reporter this Surveillance Video captured the transit officers rushing to a subway to help a woman in labor. We were just there doing what we do. Were just there to help people. In any way, shape or form. Reporter the officers arrived and within minutes the baby boy was born. We delivered a baby for her so its like her Christmas Present but its also like a blessing and a present for myself. This is the first time i experienced Something Like this. Reporter both officers are fathers themselves. And say they feel honored to be part of such an incredible experience. I have three kids. My wifes pregnant again. So it was just get in there and help. I mean, thats what we do. Reporter now, the Transit Police chief is praising his officers this morning. Meantime, here at the hospital, were told that mom, dad and baby boy are all in good condition. Thank you so much. It is a wonderful story. I mean, talk about not being on your birth plan. Well, thats one way. Youll remember that birth for sure. All those people on the subway will too. It is 7 19. Ahead, the troubling story of an american held in a Southeast Asian prison for a crime she and we are looking at a nice sunny day if the bay area in the offing with clear skies and breezy conditions. Winds will gust up to about 20, 25 miles an hour out of the north today. Sunshine for everybody though. And dry weather ahead right through the weekend and into early next week. Forecast highs for today, 59 for santa rosa, 58 here in the city. Extended forecast, numbers remain in the upper 50s. Plenty of sun and a little bit cooler by next tuesday. 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