highlights, and history. we are coming to you from times square in the heart of new york city, home to the famous ball drop which marks the beginning and end of every year. i m joe fryer. i m savannah sellers. for the next hour, we re looking back at the biggest stories of 2022. it started with the war in ukraine, a supreme court retirement, and that oscar slap that shook hollywood. it s ending with a tripledemic, looming recession fears, and the royal view uniting on the soccer field. along the way, there were celebrations, losses, and a lessons we can take into 2023. let s remember the year that was. the headlines that defined 2022 were seismic and historic. europe s largest armed conflict since world war ii free abortion not a manned. it supreme court station which overturned for decades of precedent. the death of a monarch who had reigned for 70 years. in its earliest days, 2022 seemed more like a copycat, limiting the worst qualities of the previous years
did i embellish my resume yes, i did and i m sorry. and it shouldn t be done but i m still the same guy i m not a fraud. i m not a cartoon character. i m not some mythical creature that was invented. republican congressman elect george santos admits much of the life story that helpedget him elected was fiction. but there s a very good reason kevin mccarthy will do nothing about it also tonight, what to expect when donald trump s tax returns are finally released we already know that some years he paid nothing in federal taxes. and if you missed it over the holidays, we ll dig into the january 6th committee report plus, christmas cruelty governor greg abbott dumps hundreds of migrants into the bitter cold of washington, d.c. on christmas eve, as the supreme court keeps title 42 in place. good evening, everyone. i m jonathan capehart in for joy reid and we begin the reidout with the bewildering tale of george santos. the incoming republican congressman from long isla
court will take on the case or pass and let this trump era public health policy expire. if that is the question at the heart of this and there are big implications depending on which way the supreme court goes i want to bring in nbc news capitol hill correspondent, julie. it s become an immigration policy, but the question is if the supreme court decides to pass and title 42 is lifted, the concern is this surge of migrants at the border there s a political context and backdrop to this as well talk us through it i ve been tracking bipartisan negotiations over comprehensive immigration reform on capitol hill for the better part of last year, but even with democrats in control of the house and senate, obviously not those 60 votes they need, they were not able to get that done. so what will make the next congress different with republicans in control of the house? that s where the fear comes down to here. and not only do you have this surge on the border potentially going forwa
their mentality. in the east and in the south, russia s bloody campaign continued. with putin s forces firing missiles and artillery to hammer towns and cities often indiscriminately. u.s. officials estimate tens of thousands of ukrainian civilians have been killed. 1000 russian troops were killed or wounded. ukrainians have soldiered on, backed by international support including 20 billion dollars in military assistance from the united states. ukrainian troops have used it to launch a major counteroffensive, liberating large parts of eastern ukraine. the southern city of kherson was occupied by moscow for eight months. the ukrainian military moved in and soldiers were given a heroes welcome. president zelenskyy called the
u.s. officials estimate tens of thousands of ukrainian civilians have been killed and 100,000 russian troops killed or wounded. ukrainians have soldiered on, backed by international support, including $20 billion in weapons and military assistance from the united states. ukrainian troops have used it to launch a major counteroffensive, liberating large parts of eastern ukraine, and then the southern city of kherson, occupied by moscow for eight months, as the ukrainian military moved in, soldiers were given a hero s welcome president zelenskyy called the liberation of kherson the beginning of the end of this war. how are youfeeling today, mr. president? how are you feeling? very well how is this moment for you? the moment is very important. that is the biggest city to us occupied since the 24th of