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Let's bring in gina kim in los angeles and here in studio, chairman and founder of identity theft 911 and credit.com. adam levin, thanks for being with us on the day before christmas. what's sony saying about its about face here? >> sony said it was their intention all along. almost as soon as they cancelled the release last week they were scrambling for alternative ways of showing it. their answer came when all the independent theaters throughout the country pleaded with sony and said, let us show the film. the result is that now hundreds of these small art house theaters across the nation wi...

Priorities this week and going forward we negotiate a compromise that mitigate and prevent the harm of obama care to millions of americans that will be a real victory to the me american people. >> they opened the door to a possible temporary fix here. it would be a short term increase of the national debt ceiling and a short term funding bill to reopen government. that seems to be the latest that could provide possible of resolution. we will see how it moves forward. ainsley? >> thanks so much, doug luzader live for us in washington. >> to parents beware you could be getting scamed by fake loa...

Thing and it failed in that objective. plus obamacare makes these generous company-provided health care plans for retirees. makes them more expensive. it taxes them. that's what you've got to remember. >>brian: another story came out today. the american dream still intact but it's a different dream. we're dreaming about focusing on getting out of debt, not maybe getting the dream house or the dream retirement. >> credit.com does a survey of youngsters. 23% of them, their american dream, for them is being debt-free. now there's a shift. only 18% dream the american dream of owning their own home...

In france. what comforts would you sacrifice if you could have wi-fi on the airplane? according to a new survey, 42% said they'd give up snacks. isn't that already gone pretty much? 32% said they'd give up a seat that reclines. and then this is crazy. 13% would rather have wi-fi than a bathroom. no. another new study finds the average checking account today has an average of 30 potential fees attached to it with some listing more than 50. there are ways to avoid them, though. cnbc's kayla tausche is here with what's moving your money. 50 added fees, kayla? >> reporter: a lot is an understa...

Steve? >> steve: have you ever gotten a phone call like this? debt collector stopping at nothing to bug you. >> only thing i can do is warn you to call me or face legal action. or face legal action. >> steve: okay. so when should you react to a call like that and when should you simply hang up? joining us is the director of consumer education for credit.com, jerry. good morning to you. with a name like debtwhiler, you're an expert at debt. >> yes. i heard from a collector, too, myself. so this is something that can happen to anyone, whether you pay your bills, you're responsible or not, you ma...