First Up, It Is Being Described As the Largest Hacking Case Ever Uncovered, Going After

Arielle: Hey guys, it is Thursday, November 12. I am Arielle Hixson, and Channel One News starts right now.

First up, it is being described as the largest hacking case ever uncovered, going after banks and 100 million customers. But now three men are being charged as U.S. officials disclose how it all went down.

The hackers targeted 12 companies including seven financial institutions. But the biggest attack was on JPMorgan Chase, when the records of more than 83 million customers were stolen.
The lone American suspect, Joshua Samuel Aaron is on the run in Russia. The two others are in custody in Israel.
Once the hackers had the info of customers, they sent emails urging them to buy penny stocks, and when the prices went up the suspects cashed out leaving investors with significant losses. They earned millions of dollars a month and now face securities and wire fraud charges.

Veterans Day commemorates the spirit of all U.S. military members for their service to our country and abroad. Andyesterday, the president and American citizens paid their respects.

President Obama placed a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery in honor of the fallen soldiers who have never been identified.
World War II vets gathered at the World War II memorial in Washington, D.C. to lay a wreath. And many more paid their respects at the Vietnam War Memorial in our nation's capital for all those who lost their lives in the Vietnam War.

Alright coming up, it is a new push for seat belts in a vehicle you are very familiar with.

Arielle: AlrightAzia's here now, and we are all used to buckling up as soon as we get in a car right? So, why not on the school bus?
Azia: Well school buses have mostly been exempt from seat belt laws. But this week, the federal government, for the first time, is now recommending seat belts in school buses.

Sixteen-year-old Ashley brown's life ended on the way to a high school soccer game when the bus she was riding in crashed. Her father believes a seat belt would have saved her.
Brad Brown: Not a day goes by we don't think of her, wounds are refreshed every time we see an accident happen that takes the life of another school child that could've been prevented with lap/shoulder belts on school buses and on every motor coach.
Azia: Last month, this school bus flipped over in Virginia injuring 28. It did not have seatbelts. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates four children die every year in large school bus crashes.The agency believes seat belts would cut that in half.

Just six states require seatbelts on school buses right now. And they are expensive, costing between $7 and 10,000a bus. With nearly 1/2 a million school buses in the U.S. The cost to retrofit them all could go into the billions.

Male: Seat belts save lives. It should be on every school bus for every kid. Let's start figuring out how to make that happen, not what the barriers are, but how to get those seat belts on every school bus.
Azia: Ashley's father welcomes the renewed push for seat belts, but says it doesn't go far enough because the federal government is only recommending them and not creating new laws to make seatbelts mandatory.
Brown: And as policy, it’s a good step. I think that what is needed is in regulation and law.

Azia: Now, we want to know what you think. Should seat belts be required on school buses? Head to Channelone.com to vote and weigh in.
Arielle: Alright, coming up, we take one more peak inside the mysterious country of Iran.

Today we wrap up our series on Iran with a look at the food, the culture, and the tourism industry as the Middle Eastern country looks to open up its doors. Tom Hanson and Maggie Rulli have one final look“Inside Iran.”
Tom: After seemingly endless days of shooting, hours upon hours of work, our seven day trip to Iran was coming to a close. And Maggie and I had to take a little break from being journalists to see Iran as tourists.
In typical MaggieRulli fashion, the first and most important item on our agenda: the food.
Maggie: I really filled up on the all you can eat buffet. Let's taste test!
Tom: And in a place that's so confusing, where nothing is as it seems, we were surprised at how literal some things were. Let's just say, breakfast in Iran isn't your typical eggs and bacon.
Maggie: So you get the bread set first.

Afshin: It's very slippery.

Tom: Sheeps feet?

Afshin: Yup.

Tom: For breakfast?

Maggie: Cheers!

Afshin: Cheers! Bon appétit!

Maggie: Bon appétit!

Tom: Bon appétit!
I was a little more apprehensive. But I gave it a try.
I guess it is just gelatin, huh?
But believe it or not, we weren't the *only westerners seeing all that the bustling capital city of Tehran has to offer. With a more moderate president, and a nuclear deal reached with its enemy, Iran is shaking its image as a country to avoid, and instead hopping to the top of the bucket list for many tourists.

Tom: what comments did you get from your friends when you told them that you were going to come to Iran as a tourist?

Mos Majid Zakar: A lot of friends were warning me that, you know, be careful, don't get killed.

Tom: As far as Americans go, this year, roughly 2,000 will visit, double the number that came in 2014.

Male: Most of friends said why are you going there? Why on Earth are you going there, and indicated that they worry about us, and that sort of thing.

Tom: With civil wars and terror threats in bordering countries on both sides, Iran is actually one of the safer places to travel in the Middle East.
These people are part of a photo-tourism expedition led by Vitor Costa. He plans on cashing in, now that Iran has a new, although fragile, relationship with the U.S.
Do you think that's going to help the tourism industry here?

Vitor Costa: I think so, of course. I think the agreement of the United States and the other countries with Iranis very positive for the tourism.

Tom: And he is not the only one. Many people are eager for a chance for a look inside Iran.
Do you think that tourism is a huge industry that's untapped here?

Majid: Yes, of course. The living style, even the clothing, dressing, all is different. And I think it’s a fantastic experience.
Tom: Iran has been off limits to much of the world for more than three decades, its cultural treasures largely unseen by western eyes. Some of the most spectacular sights on the planet.
The Iranian government is expecting a tourism boom as they plan to ease visa requirements for foreign travelers and build hundreds of hotels in the next few years.
But the U.S. State Department still urges Americans to avoid travel to Iran, mostly becauseof its unpredictable leaders and restrictions on freedoms.

And with the excitement about the country opening up, there’s also been intense backlash. Just last week, Iran made a string of arrests including five journalists and an American business man.

In our visit, we saw a nation at the cross-roads of change, a country with a history of hate toward America.The former U.S. embassy, which has been closed since Americans were held hostage here in 1979, now stands eerily as an anti-American art museum, the old U.S. seal still intact out front.
On the other hand, a population with a growing curiosity toward the outside.
Male #1: Nevada, Las Vegas. I love Reno, Las Vegas. New Orleans. Florida, Orlando, every city of United States, good!
Tom: Warm and generous; eager to share Persian culture with us and the rest of the world.
The most wonderful thing about it is actually meeting the Iranian people because you guys are really cool.

Female: So, you see that we are not freakish people.

Tom: Oh, no, no, no. If nothing else, you are more friendly than a lot of Americans I know.
People who want to leave the past in the past, and let the global community in.
Teres Laal: They invite you in and they want to offer you things and they are very glad to talk to you. And I think it's because they don't meet a lot of foreigners, so they are very curious.
Tom: When you are here, it is easy to understand why people want to get their first look at a civilization that's been around for centuries.

Do you plan on leading another tour expedition here to Iran?

Costa: Of course, of course.
Tom: And as we wrapped up our time, the only wish Maggie and I had was more time inside Iran.
Tom Hanson, Channel One News.

Arielle: Wow. Maggie and Tom really got an amazing look at a fascinating country.
And what happens when you throw those two in front of food? Well, they just keep eating. And you can see more exclusive videoat Channelone.com.
Alright, guys we are out of time, but we cannot wait to see you tomorrow.

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