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in history named person of the year. many of them beloved. others villified. we take a look. the ferguson protesters. vladamir putin. taylor swift. ebola fighters. people who helped change our world this year. are defining moments of history all wade shape e all ways shaped by the people living it. mayor giuliani became america s mayor. time magazine s person of the year, 2001. the person of the year is somebody who drove the news, exerted important influence. time magazine has chosen historical figures you would expect. among them. president roosevelt. martin luther king jr.
twitter. american women. the endangered earth. the american soldier. among the groups ch s chosen. memorably or not, in 2006, you as in social media. that choice leading to some friendly mocking. how do i look? yes, i am the man of the year. time magazine says it will take the jabs history is on their side. i ve don t think there is any question about the the role social media has played. it s only grown since then. certainly this is a year where we have seen that. importance. with, with protests. across the country. look in ferguson, but even the stunning protests couldn t beat the heart of this year s choice. the ebola fighters. as the influence of magazines diminishes and the internet age, this tradition perseveres. a choice that gives us a snapshot of our year and ourselves.
#blacklivesmatter, putting on t-shirts. not looters. talking peaceful protesters. hashtag, activist. should they be people of the year? no question. when you think time magazine s person of the year. always at the forefront. right? they re usually, they usually get it right. i think they got it wrong in this time. i think the big story is we are in a seminal moment in our community, in our country. in terms of the new civil rights movement. and ebola, yes, of course an important story i you look at the number of victims, of, of ebola. pales in comparison. we have a number to get through. marc, august 7, barack obama
announcer: from abc news, this is world news now. and good morning to you all on this thursday morning. i m t.j. holmes. i m reena ninan. chris christie keeps it fresh. he keeps it fresh. we say real. some would say rude. people have different words for it, but you don t see that a lot from a potential presidential candidate telling someone to sit down and shut up. i can t wait to see that story. it s coming. it s coming. but we re going to begin with that quarantined nurse in maine venturing from her home in defiance of state officials. this is after fighting ebola in west africa. now vowing to battle it out in court saying she won t let her civil rights be violated. more from abc s linzie janis. reporter: kaci hickox stepping outside the home where she s been holed up, vowing to fight for her freedom. with her boyfriend by her side, the 33-year-old nurse saying she plans to follow through with and ultimatum she gave in and interview with abc news.