another issue for two companies streaming it online. sony s playstation and microsoft s xbox live both apparently targeted by another hacker group last night. what do we make of it? let s bring in cnn media correspondent brian stelter and contributor editor to atlantic media thank you for being here. brian has been nonstop on this story. it s a huge story. let s talk first, you ve seen the interview. a, what do you think? and b, how is it being received? i thought it was good for what it was, a raunchy comedy perfect for family viewing, as long as kids are above a certain
sitting head of state. i don t imagine that s going to happen any time soon. but i think on the other hand i think we ve shown that we as a culture still have a very very strong instinctive tendency to believe that whatever the artistic merit of a movie, that it shouldn t be able to be shut down because of foreign pressure. you bring up an important point i want to you weigh in brian. when the story broke, i asked you, is this censorship. is this going to mean that will dictate what we produce in this country. do you think on some level it is? i think there are still legitimate worries about that. the head of one of the biggest media companies in the country other than sony said i understand the movie, i get it i get the plot. why not just call it a fictional dictator. now that the movie is out, people can see it it s more comfortable to say that and bring it up not naming it for an actual living human being. that s not necessarily self-censorship, it might just be common sense to
hackers are promising a christmas day surprise. nothing, nothing. but i don t think sony is out of the woods yet and the ceo has acknowledged as much. there will be more trouble down the road. maybe it involves more leaks maybe not. i m going to watch the interview this weekend. have a glass of wine or something, the perfect kind of movie. when the kids are asleep. thank you, guys appreciate it. a turbulent year on capitol hill the senate changing hands, the president side-stepping congress on immigration reform and cuba which political story finished number one on our top ten list? jake tapper breaking it down. and how many zoo keepers does it take to get an adorable baby panda bear out of a tree? this is not a joke. how this panda predicament at the national zoo ended. that s ahead.
you know we ve all been talking about this. and pretty much only this for a number of days. did you see it? sold-out crowds went to watch the interview in select theaters across the country. others watched it online. did people like it? here s a big question has sony stumbled into a new era when it comes to releasing these films? plus the top ten political stories of 2014. republicans seizing control of the senate. hillary clinton s potential presidential run. are we still saying potential ? what do you think topped the list? we ll have a rundown. wellllll. earlyfit latefit risefit fallfit ballfit wallfit pingfit pongfit pingfit pongfit rowfit throwfit slowfit olliefit oopsfit otisfit thiswayfit thatwayfit daddyfit pappyfit datefit weightfit goalfit gooooooalfit stepfit stairfit