F. A. , we learn something about what can cause cancer, what can cause bone marrow failure. So our very, very brave patients and our very, very brave families are often our best teachers. Ifill then, we continue our breakthrough series with a look at one doctors mission to change the way physicians treat patients, by using big data to determine whats most effective. What were trying to do is use the data to really drive decisions in real time so that patients value systems can really be the biggest driver. Hes got the power and as far as im concerned thats the way it ought to be. Ifill and, one film boyhood, took 12 years to make, while another, selma took 50 years to tell. Jeffrey brown looks back on the year at the movies. Those are some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. 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They were taken to a local hospital for identification. But efforts to continue the search for victims were hindered by strong winds and heavy rains. By midafternoon, officials called off air operations. translated the weather now is bad over there. It would not be possible for divers to go into the water. Our priority now is not to search for the plane, but the retrieval of victims. Ifill the search is focused in relatively shallow waters of the java sea, off borneo, where the jetliner disappeared sunday, en route to singapore. The first bodies and pieces of wreckage were spotted yesterday, and today, sonar detected large objects on the ocean floor that could be part of the planes fuselage. There was no sign of the black box recorders that could shed light on what caused the crash. On shore, the focus was on the victims and their loved ones. Ifill and at a nearby crisis center, family and friends prayed for their lost relatives. translated we believe that our life and death are in gods hands. We must always prepare everything because we never know when we will die. Ifill in the wake of the tragedy, many indonesian cities chose to cancel or tone down their new years eve celebrations. So far, seven bodies have been recovered. Some were still fully clothed, suggesting the jetliner was intact when it hit the water. That, in turn, could indicate the plane stalled in midair and then plunged into the sea. A Wedding Party in afghanistan ended in a bloodbath today, with 26 dead. A rocket struck the gathering in helmand province, during a firefight between Government Forces and taliban insurgents. And in yemen, a suicide bombing killed at least 23 people and wounded 48, at a Cultural Center where shiites were gathered to celebrate the prophet muhammads birthday. The Palestinian Authority moved today to pursue war crimes charges against israel. President Mahmoud Abbas agreed to join the International Criminal court, setting the stage for both war crimes cases and challenges to jewish settlements. Abbas acted a day after the u. N. Security council refused to demand an end to israeli control in the west bank and east jerusalem. translated we got rejected. This is not the first and not the last time. We are steadfast until we get back our rights. They dont want to give us our rights. But the Security Council is not the end of the world, and the last session is not the end. Ifill israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu condemned the palestinian move, as did the u. S. State department. Kurdish forces in Northern Iraq launched a largescale offensive against Islamic State fighters today. The target was an extensive area east of mosul. The city has been held by the militant group since june. U. S. And Coalition Planes conducted a series of air strikes in advance of the kurdish assault. New years celebrations turned deadly this evening in china. State news reports said 35 people were killed in a stampede in downtown shanghai, shortly before midnight. Elsewhere, sydney, australia was one of the first major cities to welcome 2015. More than a million spectators turned out for a lavish fireworks display in the citys famed harbor. And crowds in new york city lined up early and braved the cold, to secure a prime viewing spot when the ball drops in times square at midnight. Im really cold already and i have four jackets on and four pairs of pants and i have four blankets and legwarmers. So im hoping that i dont freeze or get too hungry, but i think im good ifill security in new york was especially tight in the wake of weeks of protests, and the killing of two officers. Back in this country outgoing Maryland GovernorMartin Omalley announced hes commuting the sentences of the last four inmates on the states death row. Instead, they will serve life in prison with no parole. Maryland banned the Death Penalty in 2012. The centers for Disease Control is warning that this years flu season has already reached epidemic levels. Officials say 15 children have died across nine states so far, four within a single week. More than 100 children died in the last flu season. U. S. Oil companies will be allowed to export crude, for the first time in 40 years. The Commerce Department quietly announced tuesday that its begun approving a backlog of requests. That could mean shipments of up to one Million Barrels a day but it stops short of formally ending the export ban. Wall street ended 2014 on a losing note, after Oil Prices Fell again. The Dow Jones Industrial average slumped 160 points, to 17,823. The nasdaq lost 41 points, to close at 4,736. And the s p dropped 21, and finished below 2,059. But for the year, the dow gained seven percent, the nasdaq was up 13 , and the s p rose 11 . The actor Edward Herrmann died today, of brain cancer, in new york. His career spanned film, tv and theater, including a long running role on the Gilmore Girls in the 2000s. In the 1970s, he earned emmy nominations for portraying Franklin Roosevelt and went on to play him on five separate occasions, including this year, as the voice of roosevelt in the ken burns series on pbs. Edward herrmann was 71 years old. Still to come on the newshour the push to release prisoners from guantanamo. College footballs top teams join forces off the field to raise awareness of Rare Diseases. One doctors prescription to use data to improve healthcare. A look ahead to what lies in store for 2015. And, a look back at the best movies of the year. Ifill the pentagon announced today five more detainees were released from guantanamo. The three yemenis and two tunisians, who had been held for more than a decade at the u. S. Military prison, have been flown to kazakhstan for resettlement. All told, 28 detainees have been moved from the facility this year, the most since 2009. But 127 remain. Were joined now by a reporter who has logged more time at the detention site in cuba than any other, Carol Rosenberg of the miami herald. Carol, we can withum to the newshour. Again, five prisoners, two yemenees, two tunisians, transferred to kazakhstan. What is the significance of that destination . I think that illustrates just how far flung the state Department Efforts have been to get the men who are cleared for release out of guantanamo. Thats the 20th nation to agree to take in on almost Refugee Status as a resettlement men who cant go home. You said theyre from yemen, which weve heard earlier there was more violence today and theyre from tunisia, and the u. S. Was not comfortable allowing them to return to their homelands. So they looked around the world and kazakhstan agreed to take them in. Ifill and just recently we heard about five more that went to uruguay, another unusual des neigh. Yes uruguay is another fascinating model because their president decided he would not only bring them in he would take in their families. So were waiting for the syrian families of some of the detainees to join them in uruguay. The goal is for these men to settle down and start new lives in these countries and to put behind them the dozen or so years they spent at guantanamo. Again, it illustrates the inability to bring them to the United States as they look around the world for countries that were resettled. The men who have been cleared to leave for years in your uruguay. Ifill should anybody be worried about their release . One of the men who left yesterday was evaluated ten years ago as a low risk with a heart condition and bad health and could not go back to tunisia. So the evaluation in 2004 was that he need not be at guantanamo but it illustrates just how hard it is to find place force them to move and start new lives. All five of these men not one had been charged with a crime. They were all cleared by these National Security task forces that met in 2009, and it was a matter of finding locations for them. Its not clear, you know, that they necessarily arrived there as hating the United States but after all these years, the goal is to get them to the next place where they wont look back at their period at the Detention Center but look forward at whatevers been arranged for their next life. We dont know what they will have in kazakhstan. Ifill weve now seen 28 detainees released this year. Is this a trend something puoseful going on with this administration and is it something that can continue considering the fact there is so much resistance to this in congress . So 28 are gone but 127 remain, of which 59 are cleared. So the only way to close gant mo guantanamo is to move some of them to the United States. So if the goal is to get the Detention Center emptied and closed, you can find countries like kazakhstan, but the real solution is to bring them to the states, which as we know, congress has forbidden and it will be up to the administration to either persuade them to change their mind or make a decision on whether to defy them. Guantanamo doesnt close unless some of those detainees come to the United States. Remember, some of these men are on trial for the 9 11 attacks and one is on trial for the u. S. S. Cole attack. These men are not in a position to be sent to other countries and relocated elsewhere. The question will be if they are held and tried at guantanamo, or in the United States and, if convicted where they will serve out their sentences or in some instances you know, these are Death Penalty cases. Ifill and of the 60 which are cleared, we are anticipating to see them released in drips and drags all at once in the next few months . 52 are yemeni. It is a chloe process to find nations to take in yemenis. I think anyone whos been sort of seduced by the idea that they have 59 slots out there for the men who have been cleared for release are a little bit naive. The state department is leaving the job as of tonight, still having depp mats traveling the world trying to find locations. But this is far from closed and the men cleared for release are far from getting on planes to go. Ifill Carol Rosenberg on case for the miami herald, thank you so much. Thank you, gwen. Ifill tomorrow on one of College Footballs biggest days, the focus will be on sport, but also on a very different kind of battle. The special challenges faced by those diagnosed with a rare disease, and their families. Hari sreenivasan has the story. Sreenivasan theres even more at stake than usual in tomorrows 101st rose bowl game. The numbertwo oregon ducks will face the numberthree Florida State seminoles for a spot in the National Title game. But the schools and their supporters are also finding Common Ground off the playing field, in fighting a rare blood disorder called Fanconi Anemia. It affects fewer than 1,000 americans. But, as fate would have it, both Florida State and oregons communities have been affected. On the Florida State side, ethan fisher, nineyearold son of head coach jimbo fisher and his wife candi, suffers from the disease. Fisher has pushed for increasing awareness. Thats how things are defeated you have to present them, you have to bring them to the forefront so people can help you. And thats the way so many other diseases in this world have been conquered. And thats our goal. Were gonna conquer this disease its not going to define ethan or our family and were on a mission to find a cure. Sreenivasan former university of oregon president Dave Frohnmayer and his wife lynn have lost two children to Fanconi Anemia, and a 27year old daughter is now fighting the deadly disease. Both families have created and helped Fund Research organizations the only two in the United States for Fanconi Anemia. And during tomorrows rose bowl every time a team scores a touchdown, their respective Research Organizations will receive a donation. Its just one example of high profile individuals combating underfunded diseases. Among others former n. F. L. Quarterback Boomer Esiason has a foundation that helps those with cystic fibrosis. So how do people afflicted with the rare disease manage to fund medical search, track down specialist or find treatment regimens and how much can a National Stage like the rose bowl game help draw attention to the cause . Im joined by Lynn Frohnmayer and David Frohnmayer cofounders of the Fanconi AnemiaResearch Fund they started in 1989 after their childrens Fanconi Anemia was diagnosed. And dr. Marshall summar, chief of division of genetics and metabolism at Childrens NationalMedical Center and is a rare disease specialist. Mrs. Frohnmayer, how big is the rose bowl stage to raise awareness for the Fanconi Anemia . Any chance you get to put something in the public eye thats very important but rare and poorly understood, you take the chance and the opportunity. Of course the rose bowl is something that interests tens of millions of people. It happens to involve my former university where im presently teaching, the university of oregon and another family across the country who has been devoted to trying toture Fanconi Anemia as well. So this is an opportunity to really make a case and to show the human side of the story, to raise awareness and to raise the possibility of philanthropy because medical sciences advance so rapidly in addressing this disorder once attention was focused on it. Sreenivasan dr. Summar, the attention focus, there are 7,000 genetic disorders, and i feel calloused saying this, but the best thing that happens is a celebrity gets it. Theres some truth but all of the disorders benefit from attention to one of them. If you take the 7,000 disorders, they will affect 8 to 10 of the u. S. Population so youre talking 25 Million People with some form of a rare disease. So no ones usually not heard of most of the individual diseases like Fanconi Anemia. Many folks, this will be their first exposure to this. It was mine. After many folks hear it they go, wait, i might have known someone who has that or this is something that touch mess in some way or ive met someone along the way. The knowledge gets out, it helps with funding, it helps with research, it helps us move things along. So when one disease gains this type of notoriety and the roabledz was a premier place for that to happen, it helps out the entire community. Sreenivasan Lynn Frohnmayer, what happened before the rose bowl before you had the National Stage . How did y