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
it s about the way you act, who you are. joining frost, some early, a pennsylvania democrat. she s the first black woman sent to congress from her state. another democrat, robert garcia from california, is the first lgbtq immigrant ever elected to congress. an increasingly diverse republican caucus is heading to washington as well. we need black excellence everywhere. after winning the newly redrawn district, he will be one of four black republican members of the 118th congress, the most since 1877. hunt and john james from michigan where the only non incumbent winners among 178 black republicans who ran in 2022. a historic first in maryland when army combat vet westmore was sworn in on january 18th. he will not only be the states first black governor, but just the third black governor in u.s. history. rounding out this a store ticket, the nation s first ever