T around the world. Im isha sesay. This is newsroom l. A. U. S. President donald trump is on familiar territory. Literally and figuratively. Hes at his maralago resort in florida for the holidays and touting his achievements during his first year in office. On wednesday, he said he signed more legislation than anybody, coming just days after the passage of his tax cut plan, a bill recognized as the only major piece of legislation he signed this year. But the president who spoke while visiting with First Responders painted a different picture. We have more legislation passed, including a record [ inaudible ] well, heres a problem with that statement. Its just not true. In fact, President Trump has signed fewer bills in his first year than any administration in decades, going back to eisenhower. Hes signed 96 laws this year. Truman signed about 250 bills in his first year in office, according to his president ial library. Lets discuss this with our commentators. John thomas and dave jacobson. John, if i could start with you, the question is, why would the president Say Something that clearly doesnt have the facts on its side . I mean, what is that about . Its President Trump. Theres no other way to say it. Its one of those things its strange, because he really has a lot to brag about as we close out the year, yet he stretches the truth and undermines what is a good case to be made that hes delivered on a lot of the Campaign Promises that he made to his voters. Its just another moment where President Trump shoots himself in the foot. All he had to do was stay on message and he could have closed out the year on a positive note. Dave, the president , his relationship with the truth and ultimately his credibility. Absolutely. Hes flat out divorced from reality. And thats a fact. Theres no denying it. I mean, these are alternative facts that the white house has continued to spew out since his first day in office since sean spicer was at the white house podium talking about how the president s inauguration had more people than any other inauguration in american history. Its emblematic of what weve seen throughout the course of this presidency. The Washington Post just weeks ago wrote a story where they exposed 1600 lies or falsehoods that trump or his cronies in the white house have put forward. This is unprecedented. John, i mean, i guess really what is the definition of success . I think thats part of it. As you talk about his accomplishments, no one can take away the fact that the president signed a major piece of legislation, and he got neil gorsuch on the supreme court. Those are major accomplishments. And Vice President mike pence has been tweeting, as well, touting the record. Lets put up the tweet the Vice President shared with the public. He said this, in just one year, at potus fulfilled promise after promise. Neil gorsuch on the supreme court, 1. 7 million new jobs, isis on the run, largest tax cut in american history, makeamericagreatagain. The promise wasnt to repeal the individual mandate, the promise was to repeal and replace obamacare. Again, when they put down the facts, it almost seems as if they are stretching it. The repeal of the mandate, i suppose that is stretching it, but its killing off the lifeblood of obamacare. Its one of those things where everybody thought that the gop and trump failed at any attempt at killing obamacare. This is just politics, isha. Both sides do it. We all massage it to fit our narrative. There are a lot of things, and that tweet didnt cover it. An unprecedented amount of judicial appointments, easening or loosening of regulations environmentally and other business killers across the country. There are a lot of things to brag about. But if i were advising the president , which im not, but if i were, i would just say just stick to your accomplishments and dont give people opportunities to shoot you down. Then the conversation shifts to this instead of forward looking about what other things hes going to accomplish in 2018. Dave, your thought on that tweet by the Vice President and the list of accomplishments . I mean, in is why theres a vast disconnect between the president s job atravel rapprov, which is hovering around 35 , and the fact that the economy is humming along. Normally, at a time of economic prosperity, theres income inequality, but at a time when were creating jobs, gdp is moving forward, the president s Approval Ratings have historically ticked up in association with a good, strong economy. Theres a massive problem here when you have a president in his first year in office that has the lowest Approval Rating of all president s. This is, you know, unbelievable. I think its reflective of the fact that americans are frustrated. Theyre anxious. Donald trump sold his base a whole bunch of goods but he hasnt delivered. Im not so sure americans are frustrated and anxious. Having said that, you know, you say the president is frustrated, they just dont like trump possibly. It does seem as if the Vice President s tweet is getting at this issue of they want more credit. They want more kind of patting on the back for what theyve done. Its understandable. When you look at coverage of this administration, most analysis has shown over 90 of the coverage of this white house has been negative. A lot of it has been selfinflicted, but a lot of it has been pretty harsh. So theyre saying look, as we close out the year, its our job to drive our message of the good things weve done, because were tired of nothing but russia, russia, russia. As strategists, we tell our folks to stay on message. Thats the challenge with donald trump. Hes unhinged and he creates these selfinflict ed wounds. President obama was interviewed by britains prince harry and he had a thing or two to say about responsible use of social media. Take a listen. All of us in leadership have to find ways in which we can recreate a common space on the internet. One of the dangers of the internet is that people can have entirely different realities. They can be just cocooned in the information that reinforces their current biases. Must be said, john, president obama did not mention President Trump by name. But people have said that theres an inference there, that hes referring to President Trumps use of twitter and his supporters. Does he make a valid point that you can use it to reinforce your biases . This is the problem with the internet, and for everybody. I call it the ipod generation. You listen to your play list and not somebody elses. I think the president hears what he hears a lot of different opinions. But look, with all due respect to the last president , this president , whether you love him or hate him, its refreshing it comes from the president. Barack obamas twitter feed was not the president. It was so watered down that i didnt know what the president was thinking day in and day out. I knew what his Communications Team was. In this case, were getting a taste of the president himself, and thats kind of a cool. Dave, is that a fair statement . Not necessarily. Look, yes, its the president direct to the american people. But im not sure thats necessarily always a good thing. Lets remember, weve had an International Crises when President Trump got into twitter spats with the Prime Minister of the uk or the president of mexico or other world leaders. I think thats the challenge. Theres no filter. Theres no expert who is looking at these tweets before they go out to make sure hey, this isnt going to get us into some International Mess with some of our allies or adversaries. As you speak about president obama, former president obama and not knowing what he thought, i want to put up this gallup poll. It would seem for the lack of knowledge for what he stood for, he has still managed to retain title of the worlds most admired men. Nar lowly edging out donald trump there 14 , barack obama getting 17 . Something tells me that the man in maralago wont be happy. I would be happy if i was donald trump with these numbers. Traditionally, youre more popular post presidency than during the presidency. The fact that donald trump is right within the margin of error of barack obama and this level of polarization, it shows that hes going to be higher than barack obama post presidency. Dave, ten seconds. Two things, one, that is a embodiment of barack obama swagger. Number two, as i recall, barack obama has won this poll for the last ten years. He has indeed. But well let john respond to that another time. John and dave, always a pleasure. Thank you. And this just in to us here at cnn. About that special election in alabama earlier this month, the republican candidate roy moore has filed a complaint alleging potential election fraud. His campaign wants to postpone certification of the Election Results until a thorough investigation is completed. The complaint includes an affidavit from moore saying he passed a polygraph test that he says confirms misconduct allegations against him are false. A number of women came forward to say that moore harassed and sexually abused them when they were in their teens. The Election Results were scheduled to be certified thursday. President donald trump says hes not getting praise for accomplishments, but in israel, some people are so thrilled theyre renaming things in his honor. A rail station in jerusalem will be named for him. Its expected to take four years to build. Streets will also bear his name. His decision to move the u. S. Embassy to jerusalem isnt universally popular. After more than a year of hearing about russia meddling in the 2016 president ial election, russia is accusing the u. S. Of meddling in its politics. A key opposition figure is being barred from running against vladamir putin against march. That prompted a spokesperson from the Russian Foreign ministry to accuse the u. S. Of direct interference of russias internal affairs. As relations between the two countries worsen, sanctions could impact wealthy russians. The russian president is encouraging those people to protect their assets by bringing them back to russia. Our elise lavot reports. Reporter vladamir putin is using the threat of u. S. Sanctions to bring capital back to russia. Wealthy russians are believed to have significant overseas assets. One estimate is 1 trillion. Putin is encouraging russians to repatriate some of that money. After the u. S. Last week added several prominent russians to its sanctions list. Putin has approved a plan proposed by Business Leaders to issue a special bond to keep russian assets outside of the reach of the u. S. Treasury. And this week, in a meeting with Business People and senior politicians, putin announced a new capital amnesty program. Russians can now bring their assets back to russia without penalties. Putin, according to a spokesman, is promising to waive the 13 tax on personal income. Russia rolled out a similar amnesty a few years ago, during the height of the conflict in ukraine, which coincided with plummeting oil prices. All of that triggered the longest recession during putins tenure. That drive to bring capital back home was not all that successful. But now putin is using the threat of additional sanctions and asset freezes to coax russians to bring their capital back home. Putin specifically said he was launching the Program Given the foreign restrictions which have a tendency to increase. A sign putin experts more sanctions against russians to come. Elise labot, cnn, washington. Still to come, theres new reason to suspect north korea may be planning to test another missile. Ahead, what u. S. Intelligence is detecting and how this adds to growing concern ahead of the Winter Olympics in south korea. Then, well talk to retired astronaut mark kelly. Where he says 2017 has been an unequivocal disaster for the future of our planet. Whoooo. I enjoy the fresher things in life. Fresh towels. Fresh soaps. And of course, tripadvisors freshest, lowest. Prices. So if youre anything like me. Youll want to check tripadvisor. We now instantly compare prices. From over 200 booking sites. To find you the lowest price. On the hotel you want. Go on, try something fresh. Tripadvisor. The latest reviews. The lowest prices. Narrator evashe quit and now theresks oa new lung Cancer Screening that could save her life. You stopped smoking. Now start screening. No matter how much you smoked, Early Detection could save you. Talk to your doctor or learn more at savedbythescan. Org a blast of arctic air is bringing bone chilling air to parts of the u. S. Check out this frozen waterfall in minneapolis, minnesota. A record low of minus 36 degrees fahrenheit. Wow. And the low temperatures also turned the spray of new yorks bryant park fall on the to icecycles. Stay warm, everyone. News about the man et. 2017 is said to become one of the hottest years on record. On top of that, a study by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association says Climate Change is causing Severe Weather events like heat waves and extreme sea temperatures. Mark kelly is a retired nasa astronaut and cofounder of americans for responsible solutions. Hes written about his concerns in a new piece on cnn. Com. Im pleased to say he joins me now from tucson, arizona. Mark kelly, welcome. Hello. Thank you. Thanks for having me on. Youre most welcome. Having been an astronaut, your perspective on the changes that are occurring to our planet is truly unique. I want to quote from the piece that you wrote. You said in 2001, i flew my first flight into space aboard Space Shuttle endeavor. Roughly a decade later, i commanded that on its final flight. That was my final one from this planet into space. You had four flights to space. Can you share with us the changes you observed during that time . Well, its interesting. Thats a decade in time. And when you think of the age of our planet, you know, over 4 billion years old, its really just a sliver of time and for an astronaut to see, you know, the change and the deforestation of the amazon, you know, it gets a little concerning. The data is in and the pictures emerged of 2016 and its not a pretty one. Talk to me how scientists are explaining the Severe Weather events that have occurred in recent months, what are they saying . Well, you know, its interesting that, you know, the science and the research and the data supports the, you know, the conchoose th conclusion that the climate continues to warm. Were looking at temperatures in excess of six degrees fahrenheit in 83 years or so. And if that happens, if that comes to pass, which is the more likely event now, were going to see increased incidents of extreme climate events. You wrote this in the piece. Lets share this with our viewers. This year has been a disaster for the future of the planet. President trump has managed to take a wrecking ball to years of hard work and negotiations. If not undone, our retreat from the paris climate paris accords and the epas Clean Power Plan mean our planets temperature will rise at a greater rate and our Citizens Health will degrade. What do you make of the fact that the u. S. Finds itself with a president and administration that remains skeptical of Climate Change in face of all the data, all the science, everything we know, what do you make of that . Well, its not only skeptical of climate science. We have members of congress that fundamentally dont believe in any science. We have people that serve in our our most important legislative body in this country that believe the planet is 5,000 years old because it says so in the bible. And that is not reality. So this issue with accepting reality is a problem, and it results in making poor decisions. And to, you know, take ourselves out of the paris climate accord, to cancel the epas Clean Power Plan, i mean, these are just dumb choices. I mean, to be the only country on the planet that is not part of an agreement, that we, you know, largely orchestrated ourselves to back away from this, you know, its an isolationist move. I mean, it really is. I mean, are we trying to make this an us versus them . When you think about it, and when you look at the earth from space, its pretty obvious that we all live literally on an island in our solar system. You know, we have no place else to go. Were really in this together, and for the United States to stand alone as a country, you know, that is not part of an effort to try to reduce emissions, its a really sad state of affairs. So, you know, towards the end of your piece, you wrote this regarding the issue of leadership. As you pass over the United States in space at night, you can see the bright lights, the proof that we lead the world in energy consumption. It is very obvious. Whats not obvious is whether our country will add getly respond to this reality. As the Largest Consumer of energy, we must lead the way in solving this problem. If we dont do this, who will . So picking up on what you made about leadership and its necessity, if the u. S. Doesnt, i mean, you have given us a time frame of about ten years. I mean, if the u. S. Doesnt lead the way, who can step up and do enough to kind of turn the tide, if you will . Well, i mean, china uses a lot of energy, as well. You know, theres now over well over 1. 2 i think indians on the asian subcontinent of india. These are people that, like the United States, use a lot of energy. So what happens in china, what happens in india, what happens in europe, you know, africa as some of these countries move from, you know, undeveloped, more third world countries to more developed economies, its going to be critical that they make good choices. But theres a reason why we have been the leaders on this issue, and so many others, when theyre really challenging things to do, whether its an engineering challenge or a political challenge. The reason why we, the United States, have led on these issues is because were generally pretty good at it. You know, it worries me to see, is there another country that is going to step up and fill the vacuum of our leadership . And i would contend thats probably not going to happen. And if we dont lead, you know, this planet in the right direction on this issue and others, were just, you know, making a big mess for our children and our grandchildren through the next century. Yeah. Well, lots to think about as we head towards 2018. Mark kelly, thank you so much. Thank you for joining us and just sharing your thoughts. Appreciate it. Thank you for having me on. Were going to pause for a quick break here. Remember this moment . If not, stick around to see it. A professor giving an interview gets video bombed by his kids. The moment went viral. Ahead for us, a look at other stories that were the most talked about on social media. Booking a flight at the last minute doesnt have to be expensive. Just go to priceline. Its the best place to book a flight a few days before my trip and still save up to 40 . Just tap and go. For the best savings on flights, go to priceline. U. S. Officials say another missile or satellite test from north korea may be coming. There are indications that the north is moving equipment, a possible prelude to a launch. A senior white house official says the Trump Administration is adonting a new approach to the crisis, looking to be more quiet and discrete in how they handle joint military exercises with south korea and japan. Tensions are front of mind for south korea as they prepare to host the olympics coming up in february. Theyre facing a variety of potential threats, including a nightmare scenario of a biological attack. A new report is heightening those fears, claiming that a north Korean Defector had anthrax antibodies in his system. Heres Barbara Starr with more. Reporter the u. S. Intelligence community, the u. S. Military keeping a very sharp eye as always on north korea. There are preliminary signs cnn has been told that the north again is moving equipment around. What is not clear is the aim in this equipment movement. Is it aimed at another upcoming Ballistic Missile test or the North Koreans preparing to launch a satellite on top of a rocket . Too early to say, we simply dont know. But all eyeballs on the satellite imagery, and any intelligence that they can gather about what the north may be up to. Now, this comes as a very sensitive time. The olympics in south korea are coming up in the next several weeks, and the u. S. Military is saying it will keep a more quiet view, it will not be talking so much about any upcoming training or exercises, because of the sensitivities in the region. Its not talking about when its next exercises are scheduled for. For example, something very different that in the past, because typically the pentagon talks about it. It wants north korea to know that this is training, that it is routine business, that these are not upcoming military operations. But the sensitivities in the region right now, the effort to get a diplomatic solution is leading the pentagon to pull back publicly on its own discussion about exercises. But now it will be up to President Trump to decide whether he is going to take that line or he may once again engage in very aggressive, public rhetoric about the north. Barbara star, cnn, the pentagon. Well, theres no doubt the tensions on the Korean Peninsula are affecting preparations for the Winter Olympics in south korea. Security officials are faced with a multitude of threats from their neighbors to the north, but they are termed to have the games go ahead as planned. Heres brian todd. Reporter as tensions with kim jonguns regime intensify, u. S. Law enforcement and security agencies are ramping up coordination with their south korean counterparts. Just weeks before the Winter Olympics, concerns are mounting that north korea might engage in a violent provocation to disrupt the games. Which are being held just 50 miles south of the dmz. My concern are softer targets and things the North Koreans my do to provoke the South Koreans to cause the games being shut down or potentially war. Reporter Security Experts say soft targets like transportation hubs, schools and shopping areas could be targeted by the North Koreans during the olympics. Could athletes from america and elsewhere be in danger . U. S. Ambassador nickki haley hinted at it. You feel comfortable sending athletes . I think we have to watch this closely and its changing by the day. Reporter but now the white house and the u. S. Olympic say the u. S. Is going to send athletes to the olympics. Still, there is a unique security threat. The location, and razor sharp tensions over kims missile test have the region on edge. North korea has used tunnels to insert frogmen into south korea for spying and assassinations, and the regime has a history of violence, surrounding major south korean sporting events. A south korean airliner was blown up by two north korean agents in 1987. One of the agents was captured and said the bombing was ordered by the norths leaders to disrupt the 1988 summer olympics in seoul. And during the 2002 world cup in south korea, north korean patrol boats engaged in a skirmish with the south, leading several servicemen on both sides dead. Analysts say kim has strong motives for disrupting these Winter Olympics. He is facing the prospect of two years of maximum economic strangulation through sanctions and other Law Enforcement measures to cripple his economy. Hes going to look for ways to fight back. One way to fight back is to hurt the south korean economy. The south korean economy right now is 100 focused on a Successful International olympic event. So imagine signer sabotage. So you dont kill anybody, but you disrupt the economic flow, the transportation flow. You create a headache for the south korean government. You make the South Koreans look bad. They lose face. Reporter analysts say if the North Koreans dont engage in a violent provocation, theyre likely to send spies into south korea during the games. They say the olympics will offer the North Koreans an opportunity to gain economic intelligence, to place sleeper agents and make contact with the north korean agents they already have in south korea. Brian todd, cnn, washington. Well, another possible threat thats causing concern in south korea is anthrax. As we mentioned earlier, south korean media report claims a north Korean Defector had anthrax antibodies in his system. This shows one of the four people who fled the country this year. And to be clear, its unknown whether the soldier in this video was the one mentioned in the report and south Koreas National Intelligence Service could not confirm it. North korea released a statement saying it opposes the manufacture and possession of biological weapons. Going to pause for a quick break. 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Lately weve been talking a lot about the metoo, and the movement encouraging women to speak up about Sexual Harassment. Weve heard complaints out of hollywood, politics and the media. Now were hearing continue plants in the aviation industry. Victims are often trapped on flights, sometimes for hours with little or any intervention by the airlines. Renee marsh spoke with some of these alleged victims. Reporter a man arrested last week, accused of fondling two female passengers on board a United Airlines flight from newark to buffalo, new york. Katie campos was one of them. He grabbed my upper thigh like in the crotch area, and he grabbed it pretty forcefully. Reporter the man told the other woman he would like to kiss her. When she declined, he started stroking her leg. The man, now charged with disorderly conduct. United airlines telling cnn, we have zero tolerance for this type of behavior, and the pilot requested local Law Enforcement meet the flight. Campos tweeted, do better, United Airlines. She said the Flight Attendant did not offer to switch her seats. She was then placed behind the harasser. And the touching continued. At the end of the day, they didnt protect my safety and those around me. I dont think thats a good excuse. Reporter like campos, these three women tell cnn they were sexually harassed or assaulted on commercial flights, and all of them complained the flight crew did little or nothing to help. He grabbed my arm and my side right under my left breast, right next to my left breast. Reporter iana hart was on a flight to denver in may. She says the Flight Attendant was of no help. The Flight Attendant said dont worry about him, he flies with us all the time. Reporter hart has a pending lawsuit for failing to intervene and continuing to serve him alcohol. The airline would not comment on this case, citing pending litigation. But said it takes these incidents seriously when lauftd investigates them. I was dozing off, when i felt the hand in my crotch and realized the man next to me was grabbing my crotch. Reporter alison filed a complaint after her flight to seattle. There was not a clear procedure for what they should do. They asked me. Reporter a month later, she received an email saying its not fair when one persons behavior affects another. And offered her 10,000 miles. If somebody reports a crime to an airline, it should be flagged, not treated as if its lost luggage. Reporter the airline said, we continue to be disheartened by the events she described. He started to, um, touch my leg, tickle it. Reporter jennifer was on a flight from newark to phoenix. She too says the flight crew did not move her away from her harasser. Instead, the airline made an offer. He gave me four 100 Gift Certificates for travel on upcoming united flight. And he refused to let me talk to a manager. Reporter shortly after a news article about her ordeal was published, united management called to, in their words, to check on her. This message is for miss jennifer, calling from United Airlines executive offices. I cant imagine what you went through on the flight. At thousands of feet in the air, you cant remove the problem, or call for help. Reporter sarah nelson is president of one of the Worlds LargestFlight Attendant unions. In my 22 years, ive never taken part in a conversation in training or otherwise how to handle Sexual Harassment or assault. Reporter the union surveyed nearly 2,000 Flight Attendants. One out of five said theyve received a report of a passengers sexual assault. But Law Enforcement was contacted less than half the time. Cnn reached out to all of the major u. S. Airlines in the Industry Trade group that represents them. All released statements with a similar message, passenger safety and security is their priority, and they say Flight Attendants are trained to handle these incidents. But none gave a detailed explanation of the policies or guidelines. No federal Regulatory Agency tracks how many midair sexual assaults happen nationwide. But the fbi does track how many it investigates. Federal data shows a 66 increase from 2014 to 2017. The fbi says its unclear whats behind the rise. But what is clear for these women, flight crews need to do more. Because at 30,000 feet theres no escape. I want to thank all four women for sharing their stories with cnn. The four women in this piece say they want three things one, flight crews should always separate the victim from the harasser. Two, do not allow drunk people on flights. Alcohol played a role in a lot of these cases. And three, call Law Enforcement to report these cases upon landing every time. They also advise, try to avoid the middle or window seat if possible. Sitting in the aisle allows for an easier get away, if necessary. We do want to point out selflawmakers have been pushing for legislation that would beef up flight crew training and mandate better tracking of these incidents. Renee marsh, cnn, washington. Were going to pause for a quick break. He didnt take home time president of the year but made the top seven of this years trending topics. Were talking about president donald trump. Ahead, well have cnns top social media trends of the year. Stay with us. Resolution 1 binge more. Join the uncarrier, and get four unlimited lines for only forty bucks each. Plus, netflix for the whole family. On us. So, they get their shows. Lets go, girl youre gonna love this bit and you get yours. Watch however you want. On your phone, tablet, or tv. For just forty bucks per line. With no extra charges. Lets rock this joint all on americas best unlimited network, tmobile. 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Whether its online movements, talking about the way our president tweeted, social media dominated the news cycle in 2017. Here are the top seven stories that blew up our social feeds. Number seven kids crash their dads live bbc interview. The video gets more hilarious in 3, 2, 1. My apologies. The interview that went viral and finished the year as the tenth most viewed. Eventually the family was able to laugh at the whole situation and their newfound celebrity. Number six, the Solar Eclipse. People went outside and slid on a pair of sunglasses to witness the first Solar Eclipse to cross the u. S. From coast to coast in nearly a century. For those lucky enough to be in the path of totally, i appeared as night had fallen in the day. Everyone here lack at the same thing, its amazing. Number five, man dragged off united flights. No. Look what you did to him. The federal government reviewing the incident of a man dragged off an airplane. This cell phone footage of a passenger getting dragged off an overbooked united flight flu around the internet this year. The passenger and his wife volunteered to give up the seat but changed their mind when they learned the flight to the next destination wouldnt leave until the following day. He was then chosen at random to give up his seat, the doctor refused to leave his seat saying he patients to see the next day. Im not going. Thats when things got out of hand. He suffered a concussion, broken nose and lost two teeth when he hit his face on an armrest during the struggle. United ceos later apologized. Number four, the womens march. What started as a march on washington turned into a Worldwide Movement as people around the globe took to the street on Donald Trumps first day in office to advocate for womens rights. The movement spread on social media with the womens march and on facebook, more than half a Million People came together on line and offline to participate in the march, making the womens march the biggest Facebook Event for an individual cause all year. Number three, violent protests in charlottesville. People around the nation turned to charlottesville, virginia in august when White Supremacists and members of the far right descended on this quiet college town to take part in what they called a unite the right rally. Brawls broke out between the demonstrators and those opposed to them. Forcing the governor to declare a state of emergency. Later that day, a gray Dodge Challenger drove into a crowd of protesters, injuring 19 people and killing 32yearold heather heyer. Former president obama peted this, no one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin or his background or his religion. That tweet became the second retweeted post of 2017 and the most liked tweet of all time. Number two, me too. 2017 may be remembered as the year of the me too movement. Women and men all around the world seized on the moment and told their stories of sexual misconduct, harassment and assault. He exposed himself and he just began masturbating in front of me and i just stood there kind of frozen. And one after another, high profile men like harvey weinstein, kevin spacey, louie c. K. And others were accused of sexual misconduct. The hashtag was created more than a decade ago. But a tweet from Alyssa Milano is credited with it in 2017. A Million People had posted a hashtag me too message in 85 countries. Number one, President Trump. There were very few stories that did not include president donald j. Trump and one of his tweets. The president was a walking, talking trending story. He is the most tweeted about elected official in the world. His twitter feed drove news coverage, whether he was telling the nfl to stand during the anthem. Trump dominated the news cycle for 2017 and brought politics to the social media realm in a new way. And it seems likely that President Trump will remain a big part of all the trending stories in 2018 and beyond. Something to look forward to. Youve been watching cnn news room from los angeles. It continues with Richard Quest in london after a quick news break. Do stay with us. Shield annuities from brighthouse financial, allow you to take advantage of growth opportunities. With a level of protection in down markets. So you can head into retirement with confidence. Brighthouse financial established by metlife. Give a little bit give a little bit. Hello. Give a little bit. Of your love to me oh, haha. Theres so much that we need to share so send a smile and show that you care ill give a little bit of my love to you but some of us make somethinge make sommuch more. Dinner. Mom would be proud. 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