blasted for his executive move on immigration and watching his party lose control of the senate. jake tapper has those stories and more in our politics top 10 of 2014. reporter: politics grabbed big time in 2014. some stunning congressional dysfunction and a crushing defeat for democrats in the midterm elections. here are our top ten political stories. number ten, 2014 offered a preview of what the 2016 presidential campaign might look and sound like as hillary clinton hit the road to promote her latest book. the media book tour looked a lot like a presidential candidate gearing up. number nine, republican incumbents felt the heat from the tea party which showed it isn t going anywhere. the conservative resurgence for this country starts right here in mississippi. reporter: a tea party campaign led by chris mcdaniel
take the comcast business speed test. get faster speeds or more savings, or we ll give you $150. comcast business. built for business. well, there s no doubt about it. pope francis is certainly winning fans from around the world and the pope s second year in the shoes, it s been huge. he certainly angered some but has pleased a lot of others. pope francis has not shied away from controversy. there are things that the pope took on in 2014. reporter: it was a banner year for pope francis. change, the pope says, happens in small steps. but this year, francis has made some pretty bold moves. he inserted himself into the palestinian conflict during a
toy air gun at a walmart. and this was no way for any family to spend christmas eve. friends and relatives of the two police officers killed in brooklyn last weekend, came to the place where they died. that street corner is now a flower covered memorial to nypd officers, wenjian liu and raphael ramos. here at legal view our focus is stories about crime and justice and legal decisions that impact your life every day as well as the lives of others. this country is the country of laws and this year we had a lot, a lot to talk about. jean casarez did the work for us and looks at the top ten legal stories of 2014. reporter: at number 10, contamination in west virginia. a chemical called mch 9 leaks into the water supply affecting hundreds of thousands. i want to know he s going to grow up safe. reporter: at least one civil
over the top weddings and then you had beyonce and jay-z. cnn contributor nischelle turner looks at the top entertainment stories of 2014. reporter: frozen fever winning over a billion dollars worldwide and that song again what was it? let it go reporter: because of that song, the soundtrack has become the bestselling album of the year. today sad news that comedian joan rivers has passed away at the age of 81. reporter: the comedy world and just all of us who loved to laugh mourned the passing of an icon when joan rivers died in september of this year. she was 81 years old and died of complications while undergoing a minor surgery. all of hollywood came out and mourned her. good-bye, joan. what do we want to call her?
of our favorites of 2014. reporter: passengers, prepare for shaming, especially if you re not in the upright position and your feet are on your tray table. yikes. it s so yikes. it s so beyond yikes. former flight attendant shawn kathleen created facebook page passenger shaming showcasing photos of passengers behaving badly. leaving dirty diapers in seat pockets and going shirtless, how far we ve flown from the elegant old days. the travail has been taken out of travel. instead of pearls, check out the altitude of these shorts. it s getting worse by the minute. her personal pet peeve? socks stay on. reporter: except they don t. sure it s funny when john candy does in the a movie. my dogs are barking today. that feels better. reporter: but who wants to let barking dogs lie when they intrude from another row? we recommend you keep your feet