fake news, or heaping praise on allies and supporters, the president tweeted and retweeted more than 3,000 times in 2018, and is the most tweeted about political figure of the year. >> make america great again. >> all right. on new year's eve, don't miss anderson cooper and andy cohen live from times square, starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern. we're grateful to have your company as always. i am christi paul. >> i am victor blackwell. you're in the cnn "newsroom." >> getting you up to speed on what's happening in the world this morning. 14,000 epa employees are joining

the already long lines of government workers who have been told to stay home. >> overnight, the environmental protection agency closed its doors, the latest department to shutter as the government shuts down, enters an eighth day. more agencies, more government services are expected to run out of funds as weeks go on, adding to the growing number of federal workers fearing for their financial futures. there are concerns the shutdown could stretch into the new year. that's the expectation. neither the senate nor the house are expected to vote on any type of funding until thursday when democrats take control of the house. >> despite claims that he would shutdown the government and own it, president trump is putting the blame it seems on the democrats, threatening to close the southern border with mexico if they don't fund the border wall. cnn white house correspondent boris sanchez is with us now. boris, i know math changes for the president when pelosi and

the democrats take back the house. any indication of conversations going onto deal with the shutdown this morning? >> hey, victor, christi, no indication that the sides are even talking at the moment. the last update we got was from the incoming acting chief of staff, mick mulvaney yesterday morning, he said talks had broken down, alluded to republicans waiting for nancy pelosi to be sworn in. he believes nancy pelosi wants the shutdown because otherwise she wouldn't have votes to become speaker. that contradicts reporting cnn had done previously that indicates that pelosi had the votes long before the government shutdown. nevertheless, mulvaney made a case that republicans approached democrats with a deal that included a number far lower than the $5 billion demand from president trump for border wall funding. he wouldn't specify what number it was, what the figure was. ultimately he said democrats didn't present a counteroffer,

said we're leaving and left for the holiday. yesterday, president trump had dinner at the vice president's residence not only with mike pence and mick mulvaney but with his son-in-law as well. he is at the white house as his family, including melania, travel to mar-a-lago for the new year's eve holiday. with the president alone at the white house, we get tweets. yesterday, he tweeted out a threat to shut the border between the united states and mexico. it is unclear how serious the president was with the threat. keep in mind, a very small section of border near san diego was shut down for a short amount of time earlier this year to prevent part of that migrant caravan from going through the border but it was soon reopened. shutting the entire border would present serious problems for the entire american economy. and this is coming at a time there's turmoil in the stock market. it is unlikely the president would follow through on the promise. further, he talked about going back to the days of pre-nafta,

unclear if the president meant that he would undo the new nafta that he put in place between the united states, canada and mexico. we asked the white house, we'll let you know if we get a response, victor, christi. >> we're watching twitter on saturday morning. he makes news. hasn't done it yet. boris sanchez, thank you. the shutdown is effecting thousands of federal workers that won't get a paycheck until the next cycle or we don't know when. i don't know if you're aware, it is effecting national parks. no workers are there to man them. it is becoming a free for all. >> kaylee hartung is following the stories for us, here with us now. and we're hearing from people through social media talking about hardships and what it means for everyone. >> you're right. it is not just federal workers. this is not a problem that's in a bubble in washington, this is a problem for people coast to

coast. when you talk about national parks, no workers means free access to parks. but that comes with a different cost. it means people are rushing to get in and leaving the park dirty. there's uncollected trash, filthy toilets, especially at joshua tree national park. some volunteers are trying to help, cleaning out trash, restocking bathrooms with toilet paper. l.a. times spoke to a volunteer that said he supplied 500 rolls of toilet paper since he started restocking last saturday, the first day of the shutdown. he estimates he spent 60 hours doing his part to keep the park clean and a safe place for visitors to continue to come here. these are some of the busiest days for places like that. >> around the holidays, people are off and want to take the kids. those are some of the hardest days, too, around the holidays for people dealing with the uncertainty of what's coming ahead, and they're so candid on twitter and social media talking

about their struggles. >> these heart wrenching stories have been pouring in from across the country. we are hearing how it is effecting federal workers that are parents, single parents some of them, and military members who are depending on every paycheck to keep their families going. here's what some of them are saying, using #shutdown stories. a aubra says my husband is an army veteran and suffers from ptsd, he can't work, barely leaves the house, each day is a struggle. i am worried because of the shutdown he won't receive his va pay on the 1st which pays our mortgage. katie tweets my husband is active duty coast guard. everyone thinks the military is paid during the shutdown but the coast guard is facing no pay on the 1st due to being dhs, not dod. we live in new york city. pay over $2,000 a month in rent, have a toddler and one on the way. there's that candid sense you get from people, the real honest

t y they're facing, and are forced to make difficult decisions. >> that's so stressful. >> thank you for bringing us those stories. now, the bickering between democrats and republicans, it is not doing a lot to ease concerns of federal workers depending on paychecks. >> live look at capitol hill where nothing is happening. this could be a photograph, there's nothing happening there, they're not negotiating, not moving forward on anything. earlier this morning we spoke with a man that represents government employees to put a human face on the shutdown. >> we had an individual let us know that recently his wife died. he is enable at this time because of the shutdown to pay for her headstone. and he said at the tail end of his commentary to us that he is

broken hearted over that. that i think in some ways encapsulates what is going on, what's happening to federal workers. our federal workers do a great service to this country, and to be treated the way they are is indeed unfortunate. >> coming up, we'll speak with a 71-year-old woman that's furloughed. we'll hear how the shutdown is impacting her life and her family. several people have been arrested in the death of a california police officer and more arrests could be coming. police say the state sanctuary law is in part to blame.

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during a traffic stop in newman, california. police arrested the suspect friday about 200 miles from the crime scene. they say he came to the u.s. illegally, might have been trying to go back to mexico. >> seven other people have been arrested, including the suspect's girlfriend and two brothers. >> reporter: the manhunt is over for the suspect in a police officer's killing. now we're hearing from his devastated family. less than 48 hours after losing his brother, his hero, his friend, reggie sing stepped to the mike. he just learned his brother's suspected killer had been caught. >> he is not coming back but there's a lot of people out there that misses him, and a lot of law enforcement people that i don't know that work days and

nights. >> reporter: he came as an immigrant from fiji, living his version of the american dream. he wanted to become a police officer and he did just that. he dreamt of a family. five months ago, he and his wife welcomed their son into the world. at 1:00 in the morning the day after christmas, his dream abruptly ended. >> i did not know christmas morning at 4:00 in the morning when i said good-bye to him and sent him off to his family that it would be the last time that i saw him. >> reporter: police say he was killed by a man who unlike sing had come into the country illegally. deputies caught up with him at a home near bakersfield, california after a massive manhunt. >> this electrical, mr. ariaga, crossed our border illegally into arizona some time ago. he is a criminal. he has two prior arrests for

dui. >> reporter: several people were arrested, including his brother and co-worker, accused of lying to authorities, impeding their ability to find him faster. while his family was around him, the sheriff couldn't contain outrage over california's sanctuary law. >> under sb 54 in california, based on two arrests for dui and other active warrants that this criminal has out there, law enforcement would have been prevented, prohibited from sharing any information with i.c.e. about this criminal gang member. >> reporter: some law enforcement officials completely disagreed, saying the law actually encourages people to come forward who would otherwise avoid helping law enforcement because of citizenship status. but the sheriff's sentiment has been embraced by others, including the man with the largest megaphone. president trump tweeted about the case, using it in his pitched battle to build a border

wall to keep illegal immigrants out. one small solace, his canine partner will become the family pet. the police department is retiring the dog because as the chief put it, the sing family shouldn't have to lose another family member. police arrested about six people in connection with this case and they say there may be more arrests to come. victor, christi? >> all right. thank you. portland's mayor is condemning an incident where a black man was kicked out of a hotel lobby for talking on the phone with his mother. ted wheeler tweeted no one should be tweeted this way, i hope it serves as a catalyst for necessary changes that address the systemic nature of discrimination of all forms. cnn correspondent paul vercammen has the latest on what happened and the fallout from the incident. paul, good morning. >> reporter: christi, victor, germane massey said he returned

from a concert, went back to his doubletree hotel, found a quiet place to call a family member concerning an emergency. then says the security guard started to harass him. >> you really want this pr issue, earl, do you? >> police will be here in a minute. >> thank you. i'm waiting. they're coming why? why are they coming? >> escort you off the property. >> because why, and i am staying here. >> not any more. >> okay. i'm staying here at the hotel. i didn't do anything to you. i'm sitting here taking a phone call. >> reporter: he says he has the evidence he was a guest. showed them a card key envelope with the date on it and his room number. it didn't work. they still called portland police. they escorted him to his room and he was kicked out. now, massey's lawyers say the next step will be a strategy that involves a political possibility and litigation

possibility. they say their client is overwhelmed and one thing, he doesn't want this to happen to anyone else. interestingly, the lawyers also say that massey has justice department experience in human resources with a specialization in discrimination. also works for amazon in human resources. as for the hotel, it issued a statement, apology, saying it was sorry, it wanted to sit down, talk to massey about all of this. here at cnn, we reached out to the two employees responsible for kicking massey out, and they have not returned our phone calls. back to you, christi, victor. >> paul, thank you. two hotel employees have been placed on leave. here's more statement from the doubletree portland on twitter. we will take the appropriate measures to ensure this does not happen again. we have zero tolerance stance on discrimination of any kind.

and today is a downright mess in an unsettled north carolina election derailed by accusations of voter fraud. mark harris says he won the congressional contest in the 9th district. when democrats take charge in washington next week, apparently harris can expect an icy welcome. >> his election has not been certified and in light of that and in light of the fact that so many republicans in north carolina admit and observe there was fraud obviously conducted in the general election in north carolina in that district that he should not be seated unless the cloud is lifted. my own view is we probably ought to redo the general election. >> from washington, cnn's kristin holmes. what a crazy day yesterday in north carolina. help us understand what happened. >> reporter: good morning. i couldn't have said it better myself. a downright mess. i am going to break it down, we have to be patient.

it is a lot of information. starting with what happened in north carolina yesterday. a panel of state judges deemed the board of elections, state board of elections unconstitutional, ordered them to dissolve which they did at noon yesterday. this is not related to the investigation into voter fraud, this is an on-going legal battle back from 2016. but it has huge implications of what's going on now in the state because this voter board, this election board was doing the investigation into the voter fraud. they were also holding a hearing on january 11th to go over the evidence on voter fraud and determine whether or not there was going to be a new election. lastly, they never certified a winner. despite that harris was leading his opponent by 905 votes, they didn't certify the election. harris did file his last minute petition to try to get them to certify him as winner before they dissolved and they refused

to do so. listen to what the democratic party chairman has to say about that move. >> republicans are actively obstructing an investigation into electoral fraud, all to steal the election themselves. this is alarming and unconscionable, a message to every north carolina voter that it doesn't matter if you were defrauded and your vote silenced, republicans would rather have power than faithfully represent you. >> clearly harris had called for re-election if one needed to be, he said he would cooperate fully with the investigation, but now the last minute petition is angering democrats in the state. so what exactly is next? when it comes to the investigation, it's also a complete mess. a new state law says that democratic governor roy cooper is supposed to appoint a new election board, but not until january 31st. he is saying he will appoint an interim board to continue working the investigation. republicans are saying no way, you're not allowed to do that. we're going to take you to court

over it. it is looking more and more likely there might not be a representative for the north carolina 9th district on january 3rd when congress starts. >> thank you for breaking that down for us. appreciate it. victor? hundreds of migrants are being dropped off in a border town. the town was not ready for this. this comes as homeland security security chief nielson is visiting to check conditions. (burke) parking splat. and we covered it. talk to farmers. we know a thing or two because we've seen a thing or two. ♪ we are farmers. bum-pa-dum, bum-bum-bum-bum ♪

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this month. nick, what do we know about the impact of her visit? >> reporter: details on her trip are limited. her visit was closed to the press. we know that she was visiting a variety of border patrol stations in el paso, checking on conditions of border patrol stations and following up on a series of measures she implemented earlier this week. if you remember, she called them extraordinary protective measures for children in u.s. custody, migrant children, the focus on children under the age of ten. we understand she's going to be doing the same in yuma, arizona today. all of this is happening against the backdrop of migrants still being dropped off at the bus station. we have heard from the president who said catch and release is over, but that's not what we're seeing. we continued to see migrants dropped off by volunteers in white vans with very limited resources, if not for volunteers helping out, they would have nothing at all, and no plans and

nowhere to go. it was earlier this week on christmas day that nearly 200 migrants were dropped off. some of them had nowhere to go. in fact, it was a short time ago i spoke to one of the volunteers here that day. he describes a scene of utter chaos. >> they had been in the greyhound station but the manager was kicking them out in the cold. there were so many incredibly sick children. >> you saw sick people, children among adults. how young? >> babies, infants who are incredibly ill to elderly folks that are so sick. and we began to pass out cold medicine. never seen in my life people so desperate for cold medicine. >> reporter: health care has become a huge issue of renewed scrutiny, the ways migrants are taken into custody after the death of the 8-year-old. and we understand we're hearing from guatemalan government that

says it will take two weeks before his body is released to family in guatemala. it is different from what we hear from office of the medical examiner in new mexico that conducted the initial autopsy. evaluations from nose swabs, he tested positive for influenza b. officially, his cause of death could take 6 to 12 weeks. >> that's hard on the family. thank you so much. let's talk about this with cnn political commentator strategist alice stewart and robert zimmerman. welcome back. thank you for being with us. >> good morning. >> let's start here. the president railed against catch and release for years. these are people weighting for adjudication of the asylum. this is before the midterm

election. >> catch and release. it's a disgrace that we have to put up with it. these policies lead to release of illegal aliens into our communities after they have been apprehended. but we're not releasing any more. big change as of a couple of days ago. we're going to watch but no longer release. they're going to stay with us until the deportation hearing or asylum hearing takes place. we're not releasing them into the community. >> alice, how is what's happening in el paso exactly what the president says is not going to happen any more? >> i think the most important thing to understand is that the president has been clear where he stands on this issue. what happened in the past and previous years, when these people come into this country and are released into this country and given a court date to appear, often times the

majority of them do not come back. >> hundreds have been dropped off on street corners and parks. is that not catch and release? >> given the volume of the immigrants that come into the country, given the volume we have now, this is right now the immediate way to address the situation, trying to get a better handle on this, but right now, this is the way to handle the huge volume of immigrants that have come into the country. there's absolutely a better way to handle this. as we stand now with the volume of them coming into the country, this is the only way to deal with it. >> victor, if i could make a point. in fact, the crisis we see at the border is created and perpetrated by the trump administration and their failed policies. for example, we have 14,000

children held in custody by the u.s. in detention centers. two tragically died this past month. now the homeland security secretary said she's going to put in extreme measures. why weren't they put in first to protect the children? it is environments that traumatize children. it is not making us safer or more secure and is costing lives that we're responsible for as a country. let me also point out while the president is focusing on trying to protect a failed promise, lie of a border wall, he is ignoring critical issues of border security. the fact is that we're not putting money into screening drugs coming through the border, like fentanyl. we're putting tighter security in the tunnels, or going to airports and harbors. >> the president said if he doesn't get money for the border

wall he is going to shut down the southern border. mick mulvaney says that's the only way to get the democrats' attention. does that get your attention, is that an indication that he could or would shut down the southern border? >> there are two rules in the process, i think alice knows this as well. never take credit for a shutdown. you blame the other person. and donald trump front and center announced after congress, republicans and democrats came together on a compromise, after laura ingraham, ann coulter, rush limbaugh attacked the president, he declared a shutdown and said he owned it. that's the first problem. the second point, when you examine his approach to the issue, back in 2017 and 2018, congress appropriated $1.6 billion for border security barriers. and the trump administration only spent 6%. why in fact would congress reappropriate more billions to humor laura ingraham and ann

coulter. >> i think the notion of shutting the border is a veiled threat on the part of the president, but in terms of who takes blame for the shutdown, there's blame to go all the way around. the president said he would be proud to shut the border down, well, unfortunately that's where we are. he should and i expect him to come down off his $5 billion request to build the wall. but we have to remember, democrats have been okay with a security fence in 2006. right now, it appears as though they don't want to have anything to do with the wall because it is trump's big, beautiful wall. both sides need to put aside their appeasing the base by folding their hands and not working to come together on this and they need to find some way to come to agreement. both should come together with regard to the financial aspect of this, and to what degree we need a wall or more personnel or

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one. perhaps i should be in the 44% camp. i would like to cut down on p popeyes. i got shin splints the other day. not good for a man my age. >> what are the popular resolutions? >> look, they are around health, exercising more has consistently been the top of the list. at the top of the list this year. stop smoking, 12%. eat healthy. 9%, i guess i am there. be a better person. 9%. i could be a better person. it is my mother's birthday today. happy birthday, mom. >> happy birthday, mom. >> happy birthday, mom. i am not saying how old she is, if i'm a young person, she is young, too. it is about where you are in the heart and soul. you know, i think this is what we generally expect most people

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bills are adding up quickly. she's one of thousands of federal workers that won't be getting a paycheck because of the government shutdown. >> she works for department of agriculture, she's a janitor. because she works on a contract basis, she won't get back pay when the shutdown is over. now she's concerned about not just providing for herself but for her family. >> my last paycheck would be 16 hours coming up this tuesday. on the 31st. i won't be able to pay my bills.

simple as that. won't be able to put food on the table for my two great grands. >> with us now, what stories are you hearing. we need to reiterate, it isn't just numbers, we're throwing out 350,000 people. 14,000 at the epa overnight. these are people with lives. help us understand what they're going through. >> lyla is one of so many thousands of stories of contract workers. in this area, they represent around 2,000 federal contract workers. some work at the smithsonian, some at the interior, department of ag. these are folks that for the most part live paycheck to

paycheck. the government, our politicians are not able to get their act together is not their fault, but they're the ones paying the price, their families the one paying the price. it is not right and not what we should be doing as americans. >> tell me what you think about what the office of personnel management tweeted out, saying that if you have troubles, contact your personal attorney or suggest to your landlord that maybe you could clean the carpets or do carpentry work, paint the hallway to get money off the rent. >> well, they should say that also to congressional leaders and our president. why don't they do that. why don't they go without pay. these are workers who already work two and three jobs. how dare you say something like that to these workers who already have some of them three jobs. they work two jobs during the week and clean houses over the weekend. where are they going to find time for extra work? these are people who already

like i said earlier live paycheck to paycheck and have no other recourse, but their jobs, sometimes they have to borrow money from families, it is just wrong. this isn't human. we should not be doing this to people. we should put country and people over politics. that's unfortunately not what the president is doing. >> we had a guest on earlier that said this is a fight, they have no power to resolve. is that an accurate representation of how they're feeling now, is it that powerlessness? >> i think the american people send a loud and clear message this past november where they want a government that works for the people, elected officials that will do the work of the people who put them in office. and if the president and his friends in congress did not get the message, they're about to hear it more loud and clear in 2020. we want a government whether

black, brown, white, middle class, working class, you want a government that's working for you. you want a government that's going to put people and country over politics. look around my area in virginia. barba barbara comstock ran on anti-immigrant hateful rhetoric and lost. that's going to happen to people in congress now not doing the job and the job the american people elected them to do. >> we know there are people you represent and there are federal employees you don't represent across the country who hope it ends quickly so they can get the money on which they depend to pay the rent and mortgage and feed their families. we hope it ends quickly too. thank you so much. >> thank you. all right. so this year saw the rise of the me too movement, social media

reckoning. >> here are the top 8 media stories of 2018. >> shocking stories, deadly attacks, falls from grace, and undeniable truth that words matter. here are the top 8 media stories in 2018. number 8. the trump book club. making nonfiction great again. starting in january, michael wolf's fire and fury sold millions. >> is donald trump fit to be pr uted states. >> pro-trump books were also best sellers. omarosa's tell all didn't do well. bob woodward's fear broke records. >> in his latest book, bob

woodward presents a devastating look behind the scenes of the trump white house. >> top seller of the year, bigger than all of those, michelle obama's "becoming." it was an unknown writer behind the biggest media mystery of the year. just who penned this op-ed in "new york times"? it gave anonymity to a senior trump official. he or she is still unknown. number seven, me too marches on. the watershed movement against sexual harassment and abuse tumbled more titans of media, including at cbs. >> breaking news, les moonves, who faced sexual misconduct allegations in recent weeks, including allegations by six women, new allegations just published today, he's out. >> jeff fager is leaving amid allegations of inappropriate

conduct. >> both have denied wrongdoing. number 6. attacks against the guardians. members of the media around the world like jamal khashoggi who was brutally murdered at the hands of a saudi hit squad. khashoggi was a contributing columnist at "the washington post" which is now demanding justice for his death. >> we're going to continue shouting, we're going to continue pressing our u.s. officials to do more. >> reporters and writers have always faced threats. but the dangers have magnified and multiplied which brings me to number 5. the deadliest day for journalists since september 11th. >> baltimore sun reporting a shooting at a newspaper building in annapolis, maryland. >> five people murdered in the newsroom of the capital gazette. the accused gunman had a grudge against the paper. the gazette put out a new edition hours later.

number 4. two high profile falls from grace. rose anne bar and megyn kelly. at abc, the reboot premiered to record ratings, then fell apart after barr went on a racist twitter rant. she apologized but it was too late. >> the top rated television comedy of the year is now cancelled. >> hollywood was stunned. but supportive of abc. and the connors without barr came back in the fall. over at nbc, disappointing ratings for kelly's talk show led to cancellation. >> what is racist. you get in trouble if you're a white person that puts on a blackface for halloween or a

black person puts on a white face. >> kelly apologized but nbc cancelled her show. will she go back to fox news now? the network says it is happy with its current lineup. that leads us to number 3. the fox news white house. never before seen level of coziness between a tv network and a president. trump watches the channel, promotes its talk shows, hires on air personalities. some white house aides have even dubbed sean hannity the shadow chief of staff. maybe this was the logical next step. >> the white house today officially hired former fox news executive bill shine. >> he is now running trump's communications. while former communications aide hope hicks is running the corporate pr. the line is blurrier during midterms. >> guess who is on the campaign trail. sean hannity, jeanine pirro of

fox news. >> by the way, those people in the back are fake news. >> fox chastised him for that, though hannity said he was not expecting to be called on stage. it is the latest illustration of how little space there is between the white house and some right wing media. number two. a social media reckoning. facebook, twitter, youtube under scrutiny as they struggle to crackdown on misinformation, trolling, foreign meddling, and hate speech, all before congress tech ceos say they were slow to act and promised to change it. >> we didn't take a broad enough view for that responsibility, and it was a big mistake, my mistake, and i'm sorry. >> the single ar objective is to increase the health of public conversation. >> conspiracy theorists like alex jones have been kicked off

the platforms. but is that the right solution? should there be more oversight? those are questions for 2019. and the number one media story of 2018 was president trump's war on the press getting real. anti-media words from the president are nothing new. >> they're truly an enemy of the people. the fake news. >> this year, we saw actions and consequences. there were physical threats, like a series of package bombs mailed by a trump supporter. the targets are some of the president's critics and cnn. >> do they have projectiles, excuse me, sounds like a fire alarm. we'll keep you posted. >> they say the device is in the cnn building. it was a package that was mailed. >> the suspect was arrested. so were two others that phoned in threats to news rooms. but instead of lowering the temperature, trump amped it up

with events like this. >> sit down, please. sit down. i didn't call you. i didn't call you. i didn't call you. that's such a racist question. that's enough. that's enough. that's enough. that's enough. excuse me. that's enough. >> after the press conference, the white house yanked jim acosta's press pass. cnn went to court with the support of dozens of outlets. a judge sided with cnn and acosta went back to work but the challenge persists. reporters are standing up for their values, supporting the free press, hundreds of papers coming together to say we are not the enemy. will the white house ever get the message? stay tuned. >> thank you so much. thank you for sharing some of your time with us. we hope you make good memories today. >> all year long actually.

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