everyone seemed to be going all in all the time. and now it s time to take a look at the whole crazy year with our guest, laura barron lopez, omar jimenez, laura coates, john berman, charlotte, boy wire, max foster. we re playing for keeps. it s all the best, all the worst 2023. welcome. i m tom foreman, and it s worth asking how did we get past through the past 12 months? many of us hoped it would be easier in recent tumultuous years. and there were moments of accomplishment, community, and joy. but we were also challenged, divided over issues and often unable to agree even on what we want. and it was widely apparent where we begin with the biggest news stories of the year. the worst big news for many americans started in their pocketbooks. the economy this year was an absolute emotional roller coaster. unemployment was down, earnings were up. at any moment, a lot was going well. but even then, for a lot of people a lot just didn t feel quite right. it s flying
i llll be honestst with you. it s begeginning to o look like not going g to get ththe tonig show. when institutions move from one caretaker to another, there is upheaval in people s lives. hey, trevor. whwhat s happepening? could you give me like 20 more minutes? the internet has changed everything. we didn t know what we were doing. we e could haveve had it alal and then late night is hit with the biggest challenge it has ever faced. time for social distancing, pack your things and go they were always in your home, but now you get to be in theirs. my first guest tonight, as you can see, is mr. bubble. people were just like, everything in the world sucks right now. i needed this so much. just swing for the fences and see how many lives you can ruin. something has changed. you can t ignore it. stop saying this is not who we are and start asking what can i do to change it. cutting the cord to the cable company or the satellite company is a
woman: [ speaking japanese ] [ speaking non-english ] i took a walk in this beautiful world felt the cool rain on my shoulder found something good in this beautiful world i felt the rain getting colder sha, la, la, la-la-la sha, la, la, la-la sha, la, la, la, la-la-la this is the restaurant masa in new york city tucked away fourth floor of the time warner center on columbus circle. it america s most expensive restaurant. dinner here costs around $600 per person, before sake or extra pieces of the most outrageously high-quality tuna on the planet. the raw ingredients are unparalleled often flown in from japan or grown specially to this man s specifications. this is masa takayama. to call him america s top sushi chef is an injustice as he is much more than that. what is it about him that set him apart took him from a bleak farming community in rural japan to become first the toast of los angeles, and later the king of new york? it is a fascinating st