u.s. president donald trump touting his accomplishments and stretching the truth. plus, russia is accusing the u.s. of meddling in its election. this after the trump administration criticized russia of banning vladamir putin's potential opponent from the upcoming presidential race. and north korea is making military moves. could this be a sign the regime is getting ready to test another ballistic missile the then seeing climate change from space. former astronaut mark kelly says "the scars it's leaving on our planet are visible from above." our conversation with mark kelly ahead. that's all coming up. hello and welcome to our viewers in the united states and arld

t -- around the world. i'm isha sesay. this is "newsroom l.a." ♪ u.s. president donald trump is on familiar territory. literally and figuratively. he's at his mar-a-lago resort in florida for the holidays and touting his achievements during his first year in office. on wednesday, he said he signed more legislation than anybody, coming just days after the passage of his tax cut plan, a bill recognized as the only major piece of legislation he signed this year. but the president who spoke while visiting with first responders painted a different picture. >> we have more legislation passed, including a record --

[ inaudible ] >> well, here's a problem with that statement. it's just not true. in fact, president trump has signed fewer bills in his first year than any administration in decades, going back to eisenhower. he's signed 96 laws this year. truman signed about 250 bills in his first year in office, according to his presidential library. let's discuss this with our commentators. john thomas and dave jacobson. john, if i could start with you, the question is, why would the president say something that clearly doesn't have the facts on its side? i mean, what is that about? >> it's president trump. there's no other way to say it. it's one of those things -- it's strange, because he really has a lot to brag about as we close out the year, yet he stretches the truth and undermines what is a good case to be made that he's delivered on a lot of the

campaign promises that he made to his voters. it's just another moment where president trump shoots himself in the foot. all he had to do was stay on message and he could have closed out the year on a positive note. >> dave, the president, his relationship with the truth and ultimately his credibility. >> absolutely. he's flat out divorced from reality. and that's a fact. there's no denying it. i mean, these are alternative facts that the white house has continued to spew out since his first day in office since sean spicer was at the white house podium talking about how the president's inauguration had more people than any other inauguration in american history. it's emblematic of what we've seen throughout the course of this presidency. "the washington post" just weeks ago wrote a story where they exposed 1600 lies or falsehoods that trump or his cronies in the white house have put forward. this is unprecedented. >> john, i mean, i guess really what is the definition of success? i think that's part of it.

as you talk about his accomplishments, no one can take away the fact that the president signed a major piece of legislation, and he got neil gorsuch on the supreme court. those are major accomplishments. and vice president mike pence has been tweeting, as well, touting the record. let's put up the tweet the vice president shared with the public. he said this, in just one year, at potus fulfilled promise after promise. neil gorsuch on the supreme court, 1.7 million new jobs, isis on the run, largest tax cut in american history, #makeamericagreatagain. the promise wasn't to repeal the individual mandate, the promise was to repeal and replace obamacare. again, when they put down the facts, it almost seems as if they are stretching it. >> the repeal of the mandate, i

suppose that is stretching it, but it's killing off the lifeblood of obamacare. it's one of those things where everybody thought that the gop and trump failed at any attempt at killing obamacare. this is just politics, isha. both sides do it. we all massage it to fit our narrative. there are a lot of things, and that tweet didn't cover it. an unprecedented amount of judicial appointments, easening or loosening of regulations environmentally and other business killers across the country. there are a lot of things to brag about. but if i were advising the president, which i'm not, but if i were, i would just say just stick to your accomplishments and don't give people opportunities to shoot you down. then the conversation shifts to this instead of forward looking about what other things he's going to accomplish in 2018. >> dave, your thought on that tweet by the vice president and the list of accomplishments? >> i mean, in is why there's a vast disconnect between the

president's job atravel rapprov, which is hovering around 35%, and the fact that the economy is humming along. normally, at a time of economic prosperity, there's income inequality, but at a time when we're creating jobs, gdp is moving forward, the president's approval ratings have historically ticked up in association with a good, strong economy. there's a massive problem here when you have a president in his first year in office that has the lowest approval rating of all presidents. this is, you know, unbelievable. i think it's reflective of the fact that americans are frustrated. they're anxious. donald trump sold his base a whole bunch of goods but he hasn't delivered. >> i'm not so sure americans are frustrated and anxious. >> having said that, you know,

you say the president is frustrated, they just don't like trump possibly. it does seem as if the vice president's tweet is getting at this issue of they want more credit. they want more kind of patting on the back for what they've done. >> it's understandable. when you look at coverage of this administration, most analysis has shown over 90% of the coverage of this white house has been negative. a lot of it has been self-inflicted, but a lot of it has been pretty harsh. so they're saying look, as we close out the year, it's our job to drive our message of the good things we've done, because we're tired of nothing but russia, russia, russia. as strategists, we tell our folks to stay on message. that's the challenge with donald trump. he's unhinged and he creates these self-inflict ed wounds. >> president obama was interviewed by britain's prince harry and he had a thing or two

to say about responsible use of social media. take a listen. >> all of us in leadership have to find ways in which we can re-create a common space on the internet. one of the dangers of the internet is that people can have entirely different realities. they can be just cocooned in the information that reinforces their current biases. >> must be said, john, president obama did not mention president trump by name. but people have said that there's an inference there, that he's referring to president trump's use of twitter and his supporters. does he make a valid point that you can use it to reinforce your biases? >> this is the problem with the internet, and for everybody. i call it the ipod generation. you listen to your play list and not somebody else's. i think the president hears what -- he hears a lot of different opinions. but look, with all due respect to the last president, this

president, whether you love him or hate him, it's refreshing it comes from the president. barack obama's twitter feed was not the president. it was so watered down that i didn't know what the president was thinking day in and day out. i knew what his communications team was. in this case, we're getting a taste of the president himself, and that's kind of a cool. >> dave, is that a fair statement? >> not necessarily. look, yes, it's the president direct to the american people. but i'm not sure that's necessarily always a good thing. let's remember, we've had an international crises when president trump got into twitter spats with the prime minister of the uk or the president of mexico or other world leaders. i think that's the challenge. there's no filter. there's no expert who is looking at these tweets before they go out to make sure hey, this isn't going to get us into some international mess with some of our allies or adversaries. >> as you speak about president obama, former president obama and not knowing what he thought, i want to put up this gallup

poll. it would seem for the lack of knowledge for what he stood for, he has still managed to retain title of the world's most admired men. nar lowly edging out donald trump there 14%, barack obama getting 17%. something tells me that the man in mar-a-lago won't be happy. >> i would be happy if i was donald trump with these numbers. traditionally, you're more popular post presidency than during the presidency. the fact that donald trump is right within the margin of error of barack obama and this level of polarization, it shows that he's going to be higher than barack obama post presidency. >> dave, ten seconds. >> two things, one, that is a embodiment of barack obama swagger. number two, as i recall, barack obama has won this poll for the last ten years. >> he has indeed. but we'll let john respond to that another time. john and dave, always a pleasure. thank you.

and this just in to us here at cnn. about that special election in alabama earlier this month, the republican candidate roy moore has filed a complaint alleging potential election fraud. his campaign wants to postpone certification of the election results until a thorough investigation is completed. the complaint includes an affidavit from moore saying he passed a polygraph test that he says confirms misconduct allegations against him are false. a number of women came forward to say that moore harassed and sexually abused them when they were in their teens. the election results were scheduled to be certified thursday. president donald trump says he's not getting praise for accomplishments, but in israel, some people are so thrilled they're renaming things in his honor. a rail station in jerusalem will be named for him. it's expected to take four years to build.

streets will also bear his name. his decision to move the u.s. embassy to jerusalem isn't universally popular. after more than a year of hearing about russia meddling in the 2016 presidential election, russia is accusing the u.s. of meddling in its politics. a key opposition figure is being barred from running against vladamir putin against march. that prompted a spokesperson from the russian foreign ministry to accuse the u.s. of direct interference of russia's internal affairs. as relations between the two countries worsen, sanctions could impact wealthy russians. the russian president is encouraging those people to protect their assets by bringing them back to russia. our elise lavot reports. >> reporter: vladamir putin is using the threat of u.s. sanctions to bring capital back

to russia. wealthy russians are believed to have significant overseas assets. one estimate is $1 trillion. putin is encouraging russians to repatriate some of that money. after the u.s. last week added several prominent russians to its sanctions list. putin has approved a plan proposed by business leaders to issue a special bond to keep russian assets outside of the reach of the u.s. treasury. and this week, in a meeting with business people and senior politicians, putin announced a new capital amnesty program. russians can now bring their assets back to russia without penalties. putin, according to a spokesman, is promising to waive the 13% tax on personal income. russia rolled out a similar amnesty a few years ago, during the height of the conflict in ukraine, which coincided with plummeting oil prices. all of that triggered the longest recession during putin's

tenure. that drive to bring capital back home was not all that successful. but now putin is using the threat of additional sanctions and asset freezes to coax russians to bring their capital back home. putin specifically said he was launching the program given the "foreign restrictions which have a tendency to increase." a sign putin experts more sanctions against russians to come. elise labot, cnn, washington. still to come, there's new reason to suspect north korea may be planning to test another missile. ahead, what u.s. intelligence is detecting and how this adds to growing concern ahead of the winter olympics in south korea. then, we'll talk to retired astronaut mark kelly. where he says 2017 has been an unequivocal disaster for the future of our planet. whoooo.

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fahrenheit. wow. and the low temperatures also turned the spray of new york's bryant park fall on the to icecycles. stay warm, everyone. news about the man et. 2017 is said to become one of the hottest years on record. on top of that, a study by the national oceanic and atmospheric association says climate change is causing severe weather events like heat waves and extreme sea temperatures. mark kelly is a retired nasa astronaut and co-founder of americans for responsible solutions. he's written about his concerns in a new piece on cnn.com. i'm pleased to say he joins me now from tucson, arizona. mark kelly, welcome. >> hello. thank you. thanks for having me on. >> you're most welcome. having been an astronaut, your perspective on the changes that are occurring to our planet is

truly unique. i want to quote from the piece that you wrote. you said in 2001, i flew my first flight into space aboard space shuttle "endeavor." roughly a decade later, i commanded that on its final flight. that was my final one from this planet into space. you had four flights to space. can you share with us the changes you observed during that time? >> well, it's interesting. that's a decade in time. and when you think of the age of our planet, you know, over 4 billion years old, it's really just a sliver of time and for an astronaut to see, you know, the change and the deforestation of the amazon, you know, it gets a little concerning. >> the data is in and the pictures emerged of 2016 and it's not a pretty one. talk to me how scientists are

explaining the severe weather events that have occurred in recent months, what are they saying? >> well, you know, it's interesting that, you know, the science and the research and the data supports the, you know, the conchoose th conclusion that the climate continues to warm. we're looking at temperatures in excess of six degrees fahrenheit in 83 years or so. and if that happens, if that comes to pass, which is the more likely event now, we're going to see increased incidents of extreme climate events. >> you wrote this in the piece. let's share this with our viewers. this year has been a disaster for the future of the planet. president trump has managed to take a wrecking ball to years of hard work and negotiations. if not undone, our retreat from the paris climate paris accords and the epa's clean power plan

mean our planet's temperature will rise at a greater rate and our citizens' health will degrade. what do you make of the fact that the u.s. finds itself with a president and administration that remains skeptical of climate change in face of all the data, all the science, everything we know, what do you make of that? >> well, it's not only skeptical of climate science. we have members of congress that fundamentally don't believe in any science. we have people that serve in our -- our most important legislative body in this country that believe the planet is 5,000 years old because it says so in the bible. and that is not reality. so this issue with accepting reality is a problem, and it results in making poor decisions. and to, you know, take ourselves out of the paris climate accord, to cancel the epa's clean power

plan, i mean, these are just dumb choices. i mean, to be the only country on the planet that is not part of an agreement, that we, you know, largely orchestrated ourselves to back away from this, you know, it's an isolationist move. i mean, it really is. i mean, are we trying to make this an us versus them? when you think about it, and when you look at the earth from space, it's pretty obvious that we all live literally on an island in our solar system. you know, we have no place else to go. we're really in this together, and for the united states to stand alone as a country, you know, that is not part of an effort to try to reduce emissions, it's a really sad state of affairs. >> so, you know, towards the end of your piece, you wrote this

regarding the issue of leadership. as you pass over the united states in space at night, you can see the bright lights, the proof that we lead the world in energy consumption. it is very obvious. what's not obvious is whether our country will add getly respond to this reality. as the largest consumer of energy, we must lead the way in solving this problem. if we don't do this, who will? so picking up on what you made about leadership and its necessity, if the u.s. doesn't, i mean, you have given us a time frame of about ten years. i mean, if the u.s. doesn't lead the way, who can step up and do enough to kind of turn the tide, if you will? >> well, i mean, china uses a lot of energy, as well. you know, there's now over -- well over 1.2 i think indians on the asian subcontinent of india. these are people that, like the

united states, use a lot of energy. so what happens in china, what happens in india, what happens in europe, you know, africa as some of these countries move from, you know, undeveloped, more third world countries to more developed economies, it's going to be critical that they make good choices. but there's a reason why we have been the leaders on this issue, and so many others, when they're really challenging things to do, whether it's an engineering challenge or a political challenge. the reason why we, the united states, have led on these issues is because we're generally pretty good at it. you know, it worries me to see, is there another country that is going to step up and fill the vacuum of our leadership? and i would contend that's probably not going to happen. and if we don't lead, you know, this planet in the right direction on this issue and others, we're just, you know,

making a big mess for our children and our grandchildren through the next century. >> yeah. well, lots to think about as we head towards 2018. mark kelly, thank you so much. thank you for joining us and just sharing your thoughts. appreciate it. >> thank you for having me on. >> we're going to pause for a quick break here. remember this moment? if not, stick around to see it. a professor giving an interview gets video bombed by his kids. the moment went viral. ahead for us, a look at other stories that were the most talked about on social media.

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u.s. officials say another missile or satellite test from north korea may be coming. there are indications that the north is moving equipment, a possible prelude to a launch. a senior white house official says the trump administration is adon'ting a new approach to the crisis, looking to be more quiet and discrete in how they handle joint military exercises with south korea and japan. tensions are front of mind for south korea as they prepare to host the olympics coming up in february. they're facing a variety of potential threats, including a nightmare scenario of a biological attack. a new report is heightening those fears, claiming that a north korean defector had anthrax antibodies in his system. here's barbara starr with more. >> reporter: the u.s. intelligence community, the u.s. military keeping a very sharp eye as always on north korea. there are preliminary signs cnn has been told that the north

again is moving equipment around. what is not clear is the aim in this equipment movement. is it aimed at another upcoming ballistic missile test or the north koreans preparing to launch a satellite on top of a rocket? too early to say, we simply don't know. but all eyeballs on the satellite imagery, and any intelligence that they can gather about what the north may be up to. now, this comes as a very sensitive time. the olympics in south korea are coming up in the next several weeks, and the u.s. military is saying it will keep a more quiet view, it will not be talking so much about any upcoming training or exercises, because of the sensitivities in the region. it's not talking about when its next exercises are scheduled for. for example, something very different that in the past, because typically the pentagon talks about it.

it wants north korea to know that this is training, that it is routine business, that these are not upcoming military operations. but the sensitivities in the region right now, the effort to get a diplomatic solution is leading the pentagon to pull back publicly on its own discussion about exercises. but now it will be up to president trump to decide whether he is going to take that line or he may once again engage in very aggressive, public rhetoric about the north. barbara star, cnn, the pentagon. well, there's no doubt the tensions on the korean peninsula are affecting preparations for the winter olympics in south korea. security officials are faced with a multitude of threats from their neighbors to the north, but they are termed to have the games go ahead as planned. here's brian todd. >> reporter: as tensions with kim jong-un's regime intensify, u.s. law enforcement and security agencies are ramping up

coordination with their south korean counterparts. just weeks before the winter olympics, concerns are mounting that north korea might engage in a violent provocation to disrupt the games. which are being held just 50 miles south of the dmz. >> my concern are softer targets and things the north koreans my do to provoke the south koreans to cause the games being shut down or potentially war. >> reporter: security experts say soft targets like transportation hubs, schools and shopping areas could be targeted by the north koreans during the olympics. could athletes from america and elsewhere be in danger? u.s. ambassador nickki haley hinted at it. >> you feel comfortable sending athletes? >> i think we have to watch this closely and it's changing by the day. >> reporter: but now the white house and the u.s. olympic say the u.s. is going to send

athletes to the olympics. still, there is a unique security threat. the location, and razor sharp tensions over kim's missile test have the region on edge. north korea has used tunnels to insert frogmen into south korea for spying and assassinations, and the regime has a history of violence, surrounding major south korean sporting events. a south korean airliner was blown up by two north korean agents in 1987. one of the agents was captured and said the bombing was ordered by the north's leaders to disrupt the 1988 summer olympics in seoul. and during the 2002 world cup in south korea, north korean patrol boats engaged in a skirmish with the south, leading several servicemen on both sides dead. analysts say kim has strong motives for disrupting these winter olympics. >> he is facing the prospect of two years of maximum economic strangulation through sanctions and other law enforcement measures to cripple his economy.

he's going to look for ways to fight back. one way to fight back is to hurt the south korean economy. the south korean economy right now is 100% focused on a successful international olympic event. so imagine signer sabotage. so you don't kill anybody, but you disrupt the economic flow, the transportation flow. you create a headache for the south korean government. you make the south koreans look bad. they lose face. >> reporter: analysts say if the north koreans don't engage in a violent provocation, they're likely to send spies into south korea during the games. they say the olympics will offer the north koreans an opportunity to gain economic intelligence, to place sleeper agents and make contact with the north korean agents they already have in south korea. brian todd, cnn, washington. well, another possible threat that's causing concern in south korea is anthrax. as we mentioned earlier, south korean media report claims a north korean defector had

anthrax antibodies in his system. this shows one of the four people who fled the country this year. and to be clear, it's unknown whether the soldier in this video was the one mentioned in the report and south korea's national intelligence service could not confirm it. north korea released a statement saying it opposes the manufacture and possession of biological weapons. going to pause for a quick break. still ahead, sexual assault, as the media movement intensifies, more women are speaking out about being sexually assaulted on commercial flights. >> it felt like he was going to rip off the top of my dress. >> stand by for our cnn investigation. you won't see these folks they have businesses to run. they have passions to pursue. how do they avoid trips to the post office? stamps.com mail letters, ship packages, all the services of the post office right on your computer.

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hello, everyone. lately we've been talking a lot about the #metoo, and the movement encouraging women to speak up about sexual harassment. we've heard complaints out of

hollywood, politics and the media. now we're hearing continue plants in the aviation industry. victims are often trapped on flights, sometimes for hours with little or any intervention by the airlines. renee marsh spoke with some of these alleged victims. >> reporter: a man arrested last week, accused of fondling two female passengers on board a united airlines flight from newark to buffalo, new york. katie campos was one of them. >> he grabbed my upper thigh like in the crotch area, and he grabbed it pretty forcefully. >> reporter: the man told the other woman he would like to kiss her. when she declined, he started stroking her leg. the man, now charged with disorderly conduct. united airlines telling cnn, we have zero tolerance for this type of behavior, and the pilot requested local law enforcement

meet the flight. campos tweeted, do better, united airlines. she said the flight attendant did not offer to switch her seats. she was then placed behind the harasser. and the touching continued. >> at the end of the day, they didn't protect my safety and those around me. i don't think that's a good excuse. >> reporter: like campos, these three women tell cnn they were sexually harassed or assaulted on commercial flights, and all of them complained the flight crew did little or nothing to help. >> he grabbed my arm and my side right under my left breast, right next to my left breast. >> reporter: iana hart was on a flight to denver in may. she says the flight attendant was of no help. >> the flight attendant said don't worry about him, he flies with us all the time. >> reporter: hart has a pending lawsuit for failing to intervene and continuing to serve him alcohol. the airline would not comment on

this case, citing pending litigation. but said it takes these incidents seriously when lauftd investigates them. >> i was dozing off, when i felt the hand in my crotch and realized the man next to me was grabbing my crotch. >> reporter: alison filed a complaint after her flight to seattle. >> there was not a clear procedure for what they should do. they asked me. >> reporter: a month later, she received an e-mail saying it's not fair when one person's behavior affects another. and offered her 10,000 miles. >> if somebody reports a crime to an airline, it should be flagged, not treated as if it's lost luggage. >> reporter: the airline said, we continue to be disheartened by the events she described. >> he started to, um, touch my leg, tickle it. >> reporter: jennifer was on a flight from newark to phoenix.

she too says the flight crew did not move her away from her harasser. instead, the airline made an offer. >> he gave me four $100 gift certificates for travel on upcoming united flight. and he refused to let me talk to a manager. >> reporter: shortly after a news article about her ordeal was published, united management called to, in their words, to check on her. >> this message is for miss jennifer, calling from united airlines executive offices. i can't imagine what you went through on the flight. >> at thousands of feet in the air, you can't remove the problem, or call for help. >> reporter: sarah nelson is president of one of the world's largest flight attendant unions. >> in my 22 years, i've never taken part in a conversation in training or otherwise how to handle sexual harassment or assault.

>> reporter: the union surveyed nearly 2,000 flight attendants. one out of five said they've received a report of a passenger's sexual assault. but law enforcement was contacted less than half the time. cnn reached out to all of the major u.s. airlines in the industry trade group that represents them. all released statements with a similar message, passenger safety and security is their priority, and they say flight attendants are trained to handle these incidents. but none gave a detailed explanation of the policies or guidelines. no federal regulatory agency tracks how many mid-air sexual assaults happen nationwide. but the fbi does track how many it investigates. federal data shows a 66% increase from 2014 to 2017. the fbi says it's unclear what's behind the rise. but what is clear for these women, flight crews need to do more. because at 30,000 feet there's no escape.

i want to thank all four women for sharing their stories with cnn. the four women in this piece say they want three things -- one, flight crews should always separate the victim from the harasser. two, do not allow drunk people on flights. alcohol played a role in a lot of these cases. and three, call law enforcement to report these cases upon landing every time. they also advise, try to avoid the middle or window seat if possible. sitting in the aisle allows for an easier get away, if necessary. we do want to point out self-lawmakers have been pushing for legislation that would beef up flight crew training and mandate better tracking of these incidents. renee marsh, cnn, washington. we're going to pause for a quick break. he didn't take home "time" president of the year but made the top seven of this year's trending topics. we're talking about president donald trump. ahead, we'll have cnn's top

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blasts in afghanistan, the interiormin city said 30 people having killed 30 more wounded. the taliban say they are not responsible for the attack. we're working on getting you more details and we'll bring them to you as soon as they come into us. shifting gears, the solar eclipse was one moment in 2017 that brought people together and it brought u.s. president donald trump outside to look at the eclipse without his glasses. that was one topic. here's the top seven. >> whether it's online movements, talking about the way our president tweeted, social media dominated the news cycle in 2017. here are the top seven stories that blew up our social feeds. number seven kids crash their dad's live bbc interview.

the video gets more hilarious in 3, 2, 1. >> my apologies. >> the interview that went viral and finished the year as the tenth most viewed. eventually the family was able to laugh at the whole situation and their new-found celebrity. number six, the solar eclipse. people went outside and slid on a pair of sunglasses to witness the first solar eclipse to cross the u.s. from coast to coast in nearly a century. for those lucky enough to be in the path of totally, i appeared as night had fallen in the day. >> everyone here lack at the same thing, it's amazing. number five, man dragged off united flights. >> no. look what you did to him. >> the federal government

reviewing the incident of a man dragged off an airplane. >> this cell phone footage of a passenger getting dragged off an overbooked united flight flu around the internet this year. the passenger and his wife volunteered to give up the seat but changed their mind when they learned the flight to the next destination wouldn't leave until the following day. he was then chosen at random to give up his seat, the doctor refused to leave his seat saying he patients to see the next day. >> i'm not going. >> that's when things got out of hand. he suffered a concussion, broken nose and lost two teeth when he hit his face on an armrest during the struggle. united ceo's later apologized. number four, the women's march.

what started as a march on washington turned into a world-wide movement as people around the globe took to the street on donald trump's first day in office to advocate for women's rights. the movement spread on social media with the # women's march and on facebook, more than half a million people came together on line and offline to participate in the march, making the women's march the biggest facebook event for an individual cause all year. number three, violent protests in charlottesville. people around the nation turned to charlottesville, virginia in august when white supremacists and members of the far right descended on this quiet college town to take part in what they called a unite the right rally. brawls broke out between the demonstrators and those opposed to them. forcing the governor to declare a state of emergency.

later that day, a gray dodge challenger drove into a crowd of protesters, injuring 19 people and killing 32-year-old heather heyer. former president obama peted this, no one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin or his background or his religion. that tweet became the second retweeted post of 2017 and the most liked tweet of all time. number two, #me too. 2017 may be remembered as the year of the me too movement. women and men all around the world seized on the moment and told their stories of sexual misconduct, harassment and assault. >> he exposed himself and he just began masturbating in front of me and i just stood there kind of frozen. >> and one after another, high

profile men like harvey weinstein, kevin spacey, louie c.k. and others were accused of sexual misconduct. the hashtag was created more than a decade ago. but a tweet from alyssa milano is credited with it in 2017. a million people had posted a hashtag me too message in 85 countries. number one, president trump. there were very few stories that did not include president donald j. trump and one of his tweets. the president was a walking, talking trending story. he is the most tweeted about elected official in the world. his twitter feed drove news coverage, whether he was telling the nfl to stand during the

anthem. trump dominated the news cycle for 2017 and brought politics to the social media realm in a new way. and it seems likely that president trump will remain a big part of all the trending stories in 2018 and beyond. >> something to look forward to. you've been watching cnn news room from los angeles. it continues with richard quest in london after a quick news break. do stay with us. shield annuities from brighthouse financial, allow you to take advantage of growth opportunities. with a level of protection in down markets. so you can head into retirement with confidence. brighthouse financial established by metlife.

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