President Obama Is About To Address The Sony Hack

REUTERS/Larry Downing U.S. President Barack Obama reacts after tweeting at his first ever Twitter Town Hall in the East Room at the White House in Washington, July 6, 2011.

President Barack Obama held his year-end press conference on Friday afternoon.

This will likely be the first time the president will weigh in on the Sony hack, which the FBI linked to North Korea on Friday morning. Obama is also expected to discuss the new spending bill and his Cuba policy shift.

He began by characterizing the year as a "breakthrough" one for the country.

"In last year's final press conference, I said that 2014 will be a year of action and a breakthrough year for America," said Obama. "It has been."

On Friday evening, Obama and his family are traveling to Hawaii for their annual holiday vacation. They are planing to remain their until after the new year.

This post will be continuously updated with details from the president's remarks.