the situation room, we want to wish you a happy and healthy 2019. we bring you a cnn special report, all the best, all the worst, 2018. that starts right now. happy new year. buckle up, keep your hands inside, and hold on tight. 2018 was a rip roar iing heart pounding ride with the highest highs, the lowest lows, and we'll go through all the big stories, politics, pop culture, sports, music, movies and more with our guests. sports illustrated senior writer charlotte wilder, the stuff you should know guys. the amazing violent chatchke. standup comedian vondie carlo,

and our own john burman. it's all the best, all the worst, 2018. welcome, i'm tom foreman, this year was one wild ride after another. and if you were not frightened, upset or confused, maybe you weren't paying attention. sure, some things went well, so much of the time, things seemed chaotic, like we were trapped in a crazy amusement park with things spinning out of control. grab your tickets and climb aboard, this ride is taking off. >> 2018 was a year of, dorothy we're note in kansas any more. >> there's always something interesting going on. >> it was very diplomatic. >> for the world in general, it was a hot mess. >> start with the hottest worst story to heat up the headlines, the california wildfires, with scores of people killed, thousands of homes inning sin rated and the town of paradise lost.

>> father, please help us. >> can you believe that, a city of 25,000 people literally wiped off the face of the map, because of this fire. >> best realization to come out of that tragedy, and some of the natural disasters this year too, for some advocates, it was the mounting evidence of the devastating costs of climate change. >> feels pretty apocalyptic. that's a thought. feels like not a good thing. feels like climate change is real. >> to that point, global temperatures soared once again. to make 2018 the hottest year on record. >> does that mean minus humidity. i can take the hot, i don't like the humidity. >> the #metoo movement. >> i'm all about the #metoo movement. >> on the criminal front, bill cosby was sent to jail for sexual assault. america's dad? not any more.

>> i don't want to remember laughing to the cosby show, now that bill cosby is in prison for what he did. >> a former doctor with the u.s. gymnastics team was confronted by more than 150 of the young athletes he victimized. >> larry nassar, i hate you. >> then locked up for at least a century behind bars. >> i cried watching all of them. ali raisman is the bravest woman in america. >> you think this is lard for you, imagine how all of us feel. >> never underestimate the power of a group of people that are just fed up. >> the u.s. remains strong. >> i'm happy the economy is booming, thank you, president barack obama. >> unemployment is way down and wages went up faster than they have in almost a decade. >> they've been creeping along, it's going. >> the biggest retailers, walmart, kroger, costco and home depot are sitting pretty.

online giant amazon is right there with them. >> wow! wow! wow! wow! wow! wow! who will challenge amazon prime? >> i don't know how amazon does it. i can think about something and the ads pop up on my feed. i only thought about getting that, how did they know. >> some old stalwarts continue to struggle despite the good news. >> have you been to a mall lately, though, it's really depressing. >> worst friend to share a secret with, facebook. months of scandal had boss and founder leaning out. >> i think his new year's resolution this year should be to stop giving away our private information to literally anyone who wants it. like, is that too much to ask? >> i think facebook is in a position where everyone loves to hate it, but everyone's going to check what photos their friends

are posting. >> it came amid a tore ant of other data leaks. >> i don't know what it will take to get our privacy back again. >> we're paying for technology that eavesdrops on us. >> who, me? >> worst problem that just won't go away? the mass shootings that happened this year at high schools in florida and texas, a newspaper in maryland, a nightclub in california, and plenty of other places too. >> how many more kids, how many more teachers, how many more people, innocent people have to die to have change. >> we have become numb to these shootings, they just don't register any more, because we're hit with them every day. >> some go hand in glove with the worst social trend, the blatant rise of racial hatred. >> when someone walks into a

synagogue and kills people because they're jewish, there's no ambiguity there. >> it's terrible we're numbing ourselves as a society, when we're looking at all of this stuff on the internet. >> that breaks my heart. we have to find maturitmaturity build a wall against racism for generations to come. >> worst foreign relations, that's the apparent tie of the slaughter of a washington post columnist and the poisoning attacks of a former russian spy and his daughter in the united kingdom. >> it's a shocking thing to think that russian agents are poisoning people out on the streets in england. >> if you were writing a movie and you put this in it, the editors would send that back to you and say, that is not realistic, tone it down a little bit. >> best hollywood ending to what could have been the worst story, when those thai soccer players and their coach went caving and

were trapped by rising waters. after days of planning and racing the rain, divers brought them all out through a tiny, twisting underwater passage, safe and sound. >> the one man who died in the process of trying to get to the boys, i believe, the picture they took afterwards with all the boys around his picture, i was just sobbing. >> you know, stories like that are -- we need those in the world right now. duckies, bunnys and rescuing children, bring it all on. we're going to bring it all on in a few moments, when we take a look at some of the jaw dropping moments from the wild word of sports. we'll take a look at the shows that soared. >> what works for you? >> and those that soured. >> i thought you were dead? >> why does everyone always think i'm dead?

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. let's talk about it. >> in the whole wide world of sports, the best shootout came in the super bowl. one of the highest scoring championships of all time. the underdog philadelphia eagl s s soared over the patriots. in the current season, despite some of the worst scandals and fan complaints. >> they're over officiating i think at this point. >> there have been enough record breaking accomplishments to keep football america's most popular sport. >> a person still technically in my 40s. as i look at drew brees, i put a smile on my face and say, all things are possible. isn't it amazing? >> best consolation prize for the city of boston. >> i thought you'd never ask. the red sox won the world series, did you know that? >> the sox would opened the dodgers. >> now they can't go like five years without westerning a world series.

>> then a fan clobbered a trophy with a beer can. >> this is why we can't have nice things. >> basketball is the most important sport in the world. >> in the nba championship, the golden state warriors clash with the cleveland cavaliers for the fourth year in a row, and swept them off the court. then king lebron james abdicated, instantly leaving cleveland for the los angeles lakers. >> i'm going to go out on a limb here and predict, this was the last year for a while that it's going to be the warriors versus the cavs. >> pretty safe bet. >> in hockey, the golden knights reached the stanley cup finals in the teams' first year. >> there's one city i associate with ice, it's las vegas, nevada. >> all the glitz couldn't hold off the smash mouth play of the washington capitols. >> dentists like hockey, i would think, they seem to make a lot of money off of it.

>> the winter olympics in south korea. >> i love figure skating, i think it's super beautiful. men in tights is always a great reason to watch tv. >> it actually never related more to an athlete than when that woman, the hungarian woman got in the halfpipe and skied down it normally. >> best plan in the long run. kichogi set a record running the marathon in 2:01:39. and in a freezing boston marathon, the first woman to win in more than 30 years. justified trotted off with the triple danica patrick retired from auto

racing. the french team booted croatia too take the world cup. >> i went to a bar to watch it, i was surrounded by sweaty, drinking hot english men. i love the world cup now. >> best way to stand up for working moms. serena williams came back from maternity leave and was still legendary. >> she is one of the greatest athletes period. so just apologize if you even put female in front of that. >> best case for flipping out. simone biles dominating the u.s. and world gymnastics championships. >> was so good, she fell down and still won. >> worst prediction, anyone who said tiger woods was finished before this year. best comeback without even suiting up, colin kaepernick. no team has wanted him since he launched the protest against

police and minorities. nike launched him in their new ad campaign. >> it's not about the flag, it was one of the most respectful protests ever. >> i love that athletes are talking about reality about. >> let's turn from sports to another favorite pastime now, watching television. it's true, for all of the laptops, tablets and phones out there, most households still have the tv on close to eight hours a day. that meant some very big numbers for some news shows and for one old favorite in particular. ♪ math, science, history >> it all started with the big bang theory a decade ago. now they're sizzling through their final season. ♪ i've got magic to do . >> their ratings are astronomically high. >> no talk of rocky iv.

>> why rocky iv. >> because he fights a russian. i'm sorry about her. >> mrs. pearson we are so sorry. >> plenty of amazing shows were in orbit this year, "this is us," "ncis," "blue bloods." the remarkable "atlanta." >> are you the landlord or something? >> the riveting "riverdale." >> this is all some kind of test. >> and you passed. >> welcome to the family, archie. >> it's campy and fun and dark and secretly terrifying. >> no more evil. it's over. >> look me in the eye and tell me you've never lied to us about anything. >> have you killed other people? >> we do not kill people. >> okay, guys that's it, please. to school, learning. >> the second season of "ozark." >> it brings me back to what i

liked about "breaking bad." except it's set in the hillbilly woods of the ozarks. >> i'm trying to keep you alive. >> and "the handmaid's tale" terrified again. >> i saw a little bit of it, it got too real. >> "dancing with the stars," "the voice," "ellen's game of games." >> obsessed with the great british baking show. obsessed. >> baby. >> i thought it was something else. >> leave me alone opinion. >> you weren't involved in this. >> i love "shark tank." so obsessed with shark tank. it makes me feel like i could do anything. >> sold, we got a deal. >> and the best counter culture success story still going strong. drag race. sweeping up awards like seek wins.

>> the biggest congrats rupaul, i know she's worked super hard, and she [ bleep ] deserves this, we deserve this okay. >> i can't feel anything happy. >> best surprise creeping around an old mansion "the haunting of hill house." >> worst real life person to give you nightmares, andrew cunanan in "the killing of gianni versace." >> sabrina -- >> it's dark, and i like how dark it got. >> and pose struck a cord too. >> everyone should watch it, it's incredible. >> real beauty is on the inside. >> so is your colon and that's packed with crap. >> they did a show about teenagers coming of age and their puberty and so on. >> someone worthy of our attention. >> captain, incoming.

>> star trek discovery unbelievable. brilliant. brilliant, brilliant, brilliant. >> like this -- >> worst case of art imitating life, sacha baron cohen's who is america. >> drop the gun or i'll cut you. >> it was way too close to home. >> yes. >> when satire becomes reality, satire is no longer funny any longer. >> i support israel, i do not support this kind of stuff. >> quit looking at me, dan. >> i'm just checking to see if i had any calls. >> worst second call, roseanne. she apologized, but got the boot anyway many. >> oh, roseanne. please, can i talk about roseanne? can i have a moment of silence for roseanne? >> other shows faired better

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rights and so much more. but often it came down to one explosive word. politics. >> football's about politics, music's about politics, theater is about politics. >> donald trump has pulled everyone and everything into politics. >> at this point you can't even say the president's name without both sides just exploding before anything has even been said. >> with triumphs and trials coming at a break neck pace, president donald trump was certainly the biggest political player of the year. but was he the best or worst? >> what a stupid question that is. what a stupid question. >> for his fans, the answer is easy. trump was the best. >> thank you, thank you. >> overseeing an economic boom, wiping out regulations they see as excessive, and hammering the d.c. establishment. >> i do believe the trump presidency is a reaction to what many americans saw as overreach. not just with the obama administration, but for many

administrations, including some republicans. >> and for foes, he was just the worst. >> i feel like the lies and the deceit and all the bull [ bleep ] is done to create chaos. and it's working, it's crazy. >> best accomplishment for team twrumd, snagging a robe for a new supreme court justice. >> so help me god. >> here's what i learned about brett kavanaugh, he likes beer. >> he faced multiple accusations of sexual misconduct in his younger years. >> i can't imagine getting up there and bearing my deepest pain in front of the country in the hopes that maybe it would change something. and then have it not change something. >> it all left democrats praying for the health of the oldest justice, ruth bader ginsberg. >> we hope ruth lives into her 90s, you take care of yourself ruth. >> strangest moment, the summit with kim jong-un, it produced lots of headlines and photo ops.

>> we're very proud of what took place today. >> but not much else. >> was it a win for trump? was it a win for north korea? who came out to be the winner? >> i think dennis rodman was the real winner. >> most divisive issue, still immigration. the white house separated undocumented parents from their children, portrayed a caravan as an invasion. >> people are talking about this caravan like it's a scene out of mad max fury road. >> i don't think any american citizen is saying, oh, yeah, just open our borders to any and everybody. no process, no paperwork, i don't think anyone is saying that. >> worst fashion faux pas, melania trump's jacket saying, i really don't care, do you? her staff said it was just a jacket. >> just a jacket? it's never just a jacket, are

you kidding? it is never just a jacket. >> still it went well with what many considered her worst interview. >> i could say i'm the most bullied person in the world. >> you think you're the most bullied person in the world? >> one of them. >> best presidential punching bag, to the delight of his fans. >> i think it was a terrible year for journalism. >> trump pummeled the media, insisting he's constantly the victim of. >> fake, fake news. >> not everyone was buying it. >> when he says fake news, he doesn't mean that the news is fake, he means he doesn't like what the news is saying. >> people now believe what they want to believe. and if they don't want to believe it, they just say fake news. >> that's not only annoying, it's dangerous. >> plenty of folks share that fear after bombs were sent to trump's critics and cnn too. worst case of being all thumbs, the president tweeted out policies, praised for friends, attacks on enemies, sometimes

useful information and sometimes just plain lies. >> i'm pretty sure he tweeted about what my mom was making for dinner. >> the president tilted at trade wars, made and delayed plans for a military parade. cavorted with kanye. and ordered a new air force one with a new paint job. >> red, white and blue. air force one is going to be incredible. it all kept washington spinning. >> i don't think there's any question that donald trump is most comfortable when things are chaotic. >> i think people's buttons are being pushed and they don't realize their buttons are being pushed. >> or they don't care. >> or they don't care. but the results are still the same. >> what results? his conservative base found a lot to like. polls show he's the best president in ages even though the rest of the country disagrees. >> has this administration

brought the nation together? no, it has not. has it did good things for the community? yes, it has. >> best day for democrats. when they solidly reclaimed control of the u.s. house of representatives in the midterm elections. promising the torrent of new visions of team trump. >> if you think it's been contentious in washington, with unified government, imagine what it's going to be like with divided government. >> however, they did not take the sentence. and with hillary clinton winking at a third presidential run and joe biden too. even the boss is saying, his democratic party is not yet ready to beat trump in the next election. >> i would not feel like the democrats have walked away from 2018 being like, that was great. >> got it all worked out. >> let's go pop some champagne. ♪ >> the passing of two major figures in american politics, former president george h.w. bush and arizona senator john mccain, signaled the end of an era, and at least for a few old

moments, some old fashioned bipartisanship. >> then it was right back to the fight with all eyes on the russia investigation. a story that could still be the best or worst of the trump presidency, depending on how you see it, and how it turns out. >> hopeful bethany wants something to come out of this investigation. but the bethany that's been hurt before doesn't think anything is going to come out of it. >> with that, let's push the politics aside, and you better grab some snacks. coming up next, it's movie time. >> we'll check out everything from an impossible mission to an infinity war, as hollywood goes deep into action. >> are you making your voice deeper? >> this is my voice. >> so cool. >> and pops top couple laid down some unbeatable beats, we'll have that and much more too, stay with us.

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looking, needed saving. >> legendary man behind those iconic characters passed away. >> stan lee, stan lee, stan lee. stan lee. god bless you. >> you. >> maybe you just need someone watching your back? >> and man in the wasp. >> you'll be known as x-force. >> isn't that a little derivative? >> you're absolutely right. >> i'm a big fan of the marvel universe, so -- >> that was a big year for marvel. >> black panther was great. >> what's up? >>. >> i never yielded. as you can see, i am not dead. >> i'm a huge marvel comic film fanatic. i loved infinity wars, and black panther, hello. wakanda forever. >> it was the best action film

of the year. and the box office loved it too. >> made a billion dollars, because every black person on earth was required to see it. i don't know if you're aware of that, we were required to see it. >> amazing movie, brilliant, loved it. >> how long before a man like that has had enough. >> this year saw more mortal adventures unfolding as well, from mission impossible fallout to the meg. >> because a movie about just a shark isn't good enough any more, it needs to be about a giant shark that more or less eats china. >> romcoms as always did well. best comedy duo, give it to kevin hart and tiffany haddish. >> you'll see. >> we'll see. >> yes, we will. >> superb. >> excellent. >> great. >> she's fantastic, he's great,

that's a comedy theme, i think we're going to see a lot of funny out of those two. >> the nick your daddy is nick young? >> you know him or something? >> the cast of "crazy rich asians." >> it was great and hopeful to see movies full of people that didn't look like me. >> like the asian bachelor. >> it was good. >> it was a sappy love story, but it was cute. >> i'm not playing -- >> what did you do? >> hollywood spent a fair amount of time tackling issues of race, power and influence. >> the hate you give, which was very real about a police shooting. >> who am i speaking with? >> this is david duke, grand wizard of the ku klux klan? that david duke. >> i enjoyed blackkklansman. >> some thought ocean's 8 was great.

>> robbing the met gala was really fun. i like jewelry, what was not to like about it. >> the best was widowed. >> cnn lit up the dwoumtry scene with rbg. >> i tell them it's the story of the triplets. >> you guys are on the front page of every newspaper in the world. >> it blew my mind, it was amazing. >> in animation, incredibles 2 and ralph breaks the internet hit box office gold. isle of dogs was the real treasure. >> i don't think i can stomach any more of this garbage. >> i want to give the audience a song they can perform. >> watch the lyric. ♪ we will we will rock you >> and so it went with dozens of films making their mark. from queens of old to the modern musical variety.

♪ >> hey. >> what? >> i just want to take another look at you. >> the genre that really rocked in 2018 was horror. films such as "hereditary" the newest installment of "halloween." and "the quiet place" they were scary good. >> the acting, the writing, the directing is amazing. this genre can't be written off any more, it has too much to say. >> easy there big fella. away from the theaters, the music scene had a lot to say as well with some very big acts turning out very big hits with unforgettable looks. >> music's reigning royal couple unleashed a dazzling new album.

>> that was very big. >> have you ever seen a crowd going ape. >> even as material from taylor swift's old one kept stealing the spotlight, and ariana grande kept going from one hit to another. >> but the best challenger for a new queen of pop, give it to cardi b. ♪ >> i love cardi b. >> i love her so much. >> cardi b. ♪ >> even spices up maroon five's big hit. ♪ >> i still haven't found a palate cleanser from desposito.

♪ >> the fight for song of the summer produced strong contenders. ♪ from a warm country balance odd to post malone super cool psycho. ♪ >> wasn't there a song about the middle? ♪ ♪ i'm losing my mind just a little ♪ ♪ why don't you just meet me in the middle ♪ >> the song of the summer goes to george ezra's shotgun. ♪ i'll be riding shotgun underneath the hot sun ♪ ♪ feeling like someone ♪ oh, no you can't dress it up >> country music saw super hits from carrie underwood, florida georgia line and more.

>> i've been moving -- >> best use of a video budget, give it to drake who gave it all away. close to $1 million to the beat of his hit song, god's plan. >> some amazing talents were lost this year, including rapper mack miller and the legendary roy clark. there was nothing but r-e-s-p-e-c-t when one light went out. ♪ >> a moment of silence for the queen of soul, aretha franklin. >> we didn't deserve her to begin with, she's incredible, one of my favorite artists of all time. >> there were a lot of tunes to help everyone forward. ♪ >> this year i've gotten into kamasi washington. >> i think robin is incredible. >> you don't have marc anthony

in your play list, there's something wrong with you. ♪ >> romantic single of the year, give it to ed sheeran's perfect. ♪ and best music video, just made for 2018 -- ♪ this is america, by childish gambino. the alter ego over the enormously talented donald glover. >> really showed us what 2018 looks like, unfortunately. everyone's dancing and having a good time, with all of this disaster around us. >> hang tight, we have more coming, including a distant touchdown. >> touchdown confirmed. >> disappearing dog owners and scooter wars, all the best, all the worst rolls on.

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stick the landing after seven months of travel nasa's insight touched down on mars. >> touch down confirmed. >> maybe it was the only place to park after elon musk left a tesla in earth's orbit. >> they put a tesla in orbit. just because? >> worst takeoff give it to that guy from florida whose hang guiding pilot forgot to strap him in and left him dangling for more than two minutes. best way to beat the rush hour. denise pedals her bike over 183 miles per hour. >> i hope she was wearing a helmet. >> i don't bike in new york city because it feels dangerous. >> best transportation? >> i'm on saysed. >> i'm obsessed with the electric scooters. i want to scoot everywhere. >> worst trend in transportation? >> we have yovideos of people destroying them. it isn't right, but i'll be

honest, it is funny. best video game? fortnite. >> i don't know what fortnite is. >> this is the most brilliant game ever. it's free, and then you spend all your money on new clothes and new dance moves. you pay extra for this one. >> best harvest. apple became the first u.s. company worth a trillion dollars. >> how do you write a trillion dollars? >> what does that look like? >> worst continuing problem with the iphone? >> oh, girl, i can't with apple. >> bring the headphone jack back. you know how many adapters i have to have with me at all times? it's ridiculous. >> best and worst technology trend. the continued rise of robots which are helpful, sure, but seem to be listening to a lot of what we say and tracking everywhere we go. >> do they enhance our daily living? yes. are we going overboard? probably. >> most creative computer. the machine that scanned 15,000

classic portraits, then painted this one which sold for more than $400,000. best human response? banksy who auctioned an iconic image for more than a million and rigged the frame to shred it moments later. >> i thought it was cool, but i didn't buy it. >> best picture perfect moment. the royal wedding. >> here's meghan markle, an american black woman marrying prince harry and meghan markle's mother is there. i'm getting emotional talking about it. >> hey, it's a new day, indeed. that was redemtive. >> i mean, he's super hot. that's cool. >> still -- >> why didn't prince harry become an american? why did meghan merkel have to be br british? >> worst charity case. a sob story to collect hundreds of thousands in donations for themselves. >> i'm getting hit up by so many

go fund mes that i'm going to start a go fund me to donate to all the do fund mes getting hit up. >> the popularity of podcasts. >> it's relaxing. it's an inclusive medium. i think that's what people like about it. >> best food showing up everywhere? avacados. worst flavor overstaying its welcome? >> pumpkin spice. don't take that away from me. i'm going to pretend you didn't say that. >> best social climber. the raccoon that scaled a building, and yeah, it's fine. >> best prognosis? that kid. cancer free. bat kid. best big beef, nickers the cow, only he's a steer. best surprise about those concerned about pollution in the ocean? >> no straws. ask for a straw. see what happens. >> the nad yan couple who did

not want to talk to the police, best run for it. and worst dirty trick that turned into the best, happiest thing all yearlong when we really needed it? people disappearing from their dogs. >> i didn't try it with my dog because i felt like that would be being mean to my dog. i didn't want to lie to my dog, but when dogs are confused, it's the cutest thing in the world. i did it to my cat. she didn't care. >> don't you disappear. we have just enough time left for our wishes for the new year. they are all the best, and all the worst. ♪

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we're almost done, but before we go let's have our guests tell us as we do every time, what they wish for next year. >> my hope for the next year is that we as a country can start having conversations with each other without assuming the worst of the other person before the conversations begin. >> and maybe talk with someone face to face. you might learn something instead of shouting into the echo chamber of social media. >> that's my wish too, that we all get kinder. just kinder. >> i think if there's one thing

that the country could use most right now, it's unity through serenity. >> we're not defined by what happens in washington d.c. we're defined by what happens at home in our neighborhoods and churches and schools, how we treat one another. >> we can't have barack obama again, but maybe we can find another one, a democratic candidate. please, someone, a grownup who reads. >> i would like things to get lighter in the country. that is my deepest hope. >> i want america to be hydrated in 2019. it's achievable. i'm not sure anything else is. >> i would ask for more wishes. i think we're going to need them. >> with that it's time to shut down the rides, turn off the lights and say good-bye to 2018. thanks to all our guests and thanks to you for watching an behalf of anderson cooper 360 and the cnn family worldwide, i'm tom foreman wishing you all the best and none of the worst

in the coming year. >> hello, anderson and andy. greetings from the emerald city. >> yes, it's a little bit chilly for me to ride my broom all the way to times square. we thought we would say hello from the theater where "wicked" has been playing the last 15 years. >> we know you're the biggest and most swanky party of the year so we want to join you in the celebration. >> yes, we do. from all of us here plus a couple thousand of our closest friends, we wanted to say happy new