>> are you sick of your family on this thanksgiving? then join ours. we're taking a look back at the past year in politics. tonight, we're talking about russia, russia, russia... fire, fury, and foreign policy... fake-news feuds... the white house's cast of characters we've been introduced to and already said goodbye to... and the controversial statements the president will not ever apologize for. this is "the final 5." this is thanksgiving. let's do this. >> ♪ you only get one chance ♪ ♪ then it's time to dance ♪ ♪ but don't skip romance ♪ ♪ it's time to go ♪ >> ♪ you don't mess with america ♪ >> all right, up first on this very special thanksgiving episode of "the final 5," let's start with the political story that has dominated the past year -- russian interference in the 2016 election. we'll probably still be talking about russian meddling for years to come. and the president isn't happy it's commanded so many headlines, insisting there was no collusion between his campaign and the russian government. now, in may, they appointed the

and one of the big reasons that happened was because of the fallout from the firing of former fbi director james comey. we all know the story. comey leaked those private memos detailing his private interactions with president trump. he says the president tried to persuade him to end the investigation into former national security adviser michael flynn. that, in turn, led the president to suggest there may be tapes of their conversations. >> and, look, i've seen the tweet about tapes. lordy, i hope there are tapes. i remember saying, "i agree he's a good guy," as a way of saying, "i'm not agreeing with what you just asked me to do." >> "lordy!" i love that line. we found out there were no tapes. and another thing we heard a lot about when it comes to russia -- that dossier. we're talking about the unverified research with scandalous claims about the president's ties to russia that was funded, in part, by the dnc and the clinton campaign. the white house says, "totally fake." and i got to tell you -- we've been on the air five months. my favorite term of the year comes from the russian probe -- "russian troll farms."

love it. facebook and twitter revealing accounts operated by russian troll farms were posting actual fake news, which is a term, to actual fake news and ads at an effort to deepen political divisions. we also got a look at some ads, including this one calling hillary clinton satan. yeah, that was one. that was a real thing. let's move on, though, talk about some of the president's foreign-policy decisions during his time in office. and the world leader who probably received most of the president's attention so far, north korea's kim jong-un. and i think those two have met their matches when it comes to insults. we know that north korea has called president trump a dotard and, earlier this month, called him a lunatic old man, to which the president responded with this amazing tweet. he also called him "little rocket man" a bunch of times, which brought to mind elton john. i don't know if he got royalties from that, but, regardless, the threats from kim jong-un to nuke the u.s. and its allies also resulted in a wa

president you will no doubt remember. >> north korea best not make any more threats to the united states. they will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen. >> the president also coined a nickname for north korea's leader. of course, let's do elton john again. >> ♪ rocket man ♪ ♪ rocket man ♪ >> love this song. here he is using it in a tweet, calling him "little rocket man." but he would never call him short. remember, just little. and you're welcome for the royalties, sir elton john. besides his back-and-forth with north korea, the president also made headlines on the world stage when he announced he would pull the u.s. out of the paris climate accords. the u.s. is now the only country in the world that's not part of the agreement. now, he said this is because they want to make the united states a business-friendly environment, said that the paris climate accords led to too much regulation. but other world leaders, including the leaders of france and germany, weren't too happy. but president trum

president of france were cordial about a month later, when the president traveled to france. and we also saw some memorable moments from the president during other foreign trips he made. the infamous glowing orb during his stop in saudi arabia. he touched the orb as part of an opening ceremony for the global center for combating extremist ideology. and then there was the president's stop at the nato summit in brussels. yeah, he gave a speech, but this is what you remember -- the president pushing past the prime minister of montenegro to get to the front of a pack of world leaders. although, it depends on how you look at that. same trip included the stop at the vatican, where pope francis seemed to poke a little fun at the president's weight, asking the first lady, "what do you give him to eat?" and on the president's latest trip to asia, there was that weird handshake that he and other world leaders were forced to take part in during the asean summit. he had a little problem getting engaged in that. "do you do it that way? do you do it that way? do you do it both?" well, apparently, it's a cross-over. you hit both, and it's kind of awkward. let's move on, though, and talk about some of president trump's biggest feuds of the past year. there has been

and we can't forget one of the president's favorite punching bags, those of us in the media. >> it's all fake news. it's phony stuff. i am only against the fake news media or press. fake. fake. i also want to speak to you without the filter of the fake news. you are fake news. >> and maybe the president's biggest fake-news feud was with mika brzezinski and joe scarborough of msnbc's "morning joe." but, of course, you don't watch that, because you watch "fox 5 news morning." [ crowd cheering ] thank you. and "good day dc." [ crowd cheering ] giving the morning shows some love here. at some point, they were friendly, but there has been a falling-out, and president trump doesn't seem to like how "morning joe" has covered his time in office. back in june, the president lashed out on twitter, writing... page 2. this is before 280 characters, by the way.

now, the feud has died down, but the "morning joe" co-hosts did have a trump impersonator at their engagement party earlier this month. and the news media not the only ones the president has sparred with. let's take you back to the days after the inauguration. president trump continuing his back-and-forth with the man who replaced him as the host of "the apprentice," arnold schwarzenegger. remember, it's canceled now. listen to what the president said at the national prayer breakfast. >> and they hired a big, big movie star, arnold schwarzenegger, to take my place. and we know how that turned out. the ratings went right down the tubes. it's been a total disaster. and mark will never, ever bet against trump again. and i want to just pray for arnold, if we can, for those ratings, okay? >> the president has also picked fights with members of congress, and not just the democrats. after an interview with the new york times with senator bob corker questioned his fitness

president took to twitter, saying... now, corker continued to push back. and, by the way, corker knew the new york times was recording. but more angry tweets. of course, we know corker is not running for re-election now. and you may have noticed he's taken a little liberty now, the fact he doesn't have to stand in lockstep with the president. at points, the president has also expressed ire with members of his own administration, including secretary of state rex tillerson. and, at one point, depending on who you pay attention to, depending on who you trust, tillerson allegedly called the president a moron, although not to his face. the reports led the president to joke about challenging tillerson to an i.q. test. i don't know if the i.q. test ever happened. but tillerson is just one of a

introduced to under the trump administration. so, let's take a moment and remember some of the white house staffers we've already said goodbye to this year. of course, we all remember white house press secretary sean spicer. he came out swinging. he was a feisty one. he sparred with the media over inauguration crowd size but didn't make it a year. "spicey" left after "the mooch" was hired. remember him? anthony scaramucci? spent a whopping 11 days as white house communications director and made an exit after a very colorful interview the new yorker that he doesn't think was on the record. but he, in turn, helped oust former chief of staff reince priebus, who was forced out with help from the mooch. i love this song, by the way. another short stay in the trump administration for former national security adviser mike flynn. he didn't last -- what? -- a month. and we also said goodbye to white house staffer steve bannon, who returned to his old job running breitbart. and who can forget health and human services secretary tom price, whose pricy trips on private jets caused a stir and

led to his resignation. and scene. now let's talk about some of the controversial statements the president made during the past year that caused an uproar. and he's still not apologizing, and that's why a lot of people love him, because he doesn't apologize. he, of course, got into some hot water after the protests in charlottesville, where white-supremacist groups clashed with counter-protestors, and a white supremacist allegedly drove a car into a crowd of counter-protestors, killing a woman. but the president saw blame on both sides. >> what about the alt-left that came charging at the, as you say, the alt-right? do they have any semblance of guilt? i think there's blame on both sides. you look at both sides, i think there's blame on both sides. and i have no doubt about it, and you don't have any doubt about it either. >> then there was the president's back-and-forth with the gold star winner myeisha johnson's husband, sergeant la david johnson, was killed in a deadly ambush in niger. the president called to offer

myeisha johnson says she was offended when he told her husband "knew what he was signing up for." now, we heard all about this from democratic congresswoman frederica wilson, who was in the car with johnson and overheard the call. the president denies he said that. he pulled his chief of staff, who's a gold father himself, into that debate. >> the member of congress who listened in on a phone call from the president of the united states to a young wife and, in his way, tried to express that opinion, that he's a brave man, a fallen hero. he knew what he was getting himself into, because he enlisted. there's no reason to enlist. he enlisted and he was where he wanted to be, exactly where he wanted to be, with exactly the people he wanted to be with when his life was taken. >> sergeant johnson's widow also said the president had trouble remembering her husband's name. he challenged that, saying he spoke la david johnson's name without hesitation. and the other comment from the president this year that created a firestorm was over the anthem

>> wouldn't you love to see one of these nfl owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say, "get that son of a [bleep] off the field right now. out. he's fired." [ cheers and applause ] he's fired!" >> those remarks led even more players to protest and turn the demonstration from a protest of police brutality and racial inequality to really more of a free-speech issue. and the nfl is still trying to find a way to win back fans who were none too happy with those protests. so, that is your final 5 of the year so far. up next, we're talking great moments in turkey pardonings, because it is thanksgiving. stay with us. we're back after this. >> ♪ this club is heated ♪ ♪ this spot is blazin' ♪ ♪ i can't believe it ♪

>> ♪ you don't ♪ ♪ you don't mess with america ♪ >> we started this show back in june, and one of my favorite things we've done so far is -- when we hit the streets with a very simple question, "how much do you know america?" let's take you back to the days of summer, where we put some very brave people to the test. how many branches of government are there? are there

>> there is...four. >> what?! >> three? is it three? wait. >> three. >> can you name three of them? >> the executive branch, the legislative branch, and the judiciary branch. >> okay. perfect. nailed it. who is the head of the executive branch? paul ryan, donald trump, or oprah winfrey? >> [ laughing ] paul ryan? what did you say? >> well, it's donald trump, the president. >> wait. what did you say? >> who's the head of the executive branch? >> oh. >> [ laughing ] donald trump. >> all right. see? you're 2 for 2. that works. ♪♪ [ both laugh ] >> i've been a big fan of fox ever since i was little. >> yeah, yeah. and what constitutes "little"? how old are you now? >> i'm 11. >> so you've been watching for what? like -- how many years? >> uh...let's say five years. >> why are you nervous? >> i'm not nervous. i want to be on television. >> there are 50 stars on the american flag.

>> the states? >> perfect. there you go. give her a round of applause. all right. who's the vice president right now? >> donald trump. >> ooh. he's the president. he's the big guy. >> oh! oh! >> i know it. >> all right, all right. you can steal. for the steal, go for it. >> oh, i'm gonna give a wild guess. obama. >> no. oh, what do i got in the bag here? how about this? how about a my20 mug? there you go. >> yeah! >> uh-huh. >> i really am a very -- sometimes, i get very, very, very thirsty. >> we have to talk about the hat. can you name any member of the supreme court? >> oh. what's her name? [ both laugh ] sonia sotomayor. >> there you go. perfect. >> justice thomas. >> who loves america here?! yeah! i'll get comfortable here. >> you want to answer questions? >> all right. does this work? hi. how are you? what are the three colors of the american flag? >> white, red, and blue.

>> how many members of the united states senate are there? are there 50, are there 100, or are there 535? >> 50. >> ooh. no. that would be 100. two per state. how many senators are there? is it 50, 100, or 435? >> it's 100. >> 3 for 3. high five. all right. we got you empire nail covers from fox. so congratulations. >> [ laughs ] >> you can jazz up the nails. >> okay. thank you. >> yeah. thank you. got you a bag from "the last man on earth," which you can watch sundays on fox 5. >> well, thank you very much. >> [ laughs ] so, that was back on the fourth. we're already at thanksgiving. and now i want to break down a time-honored tradition on thanksgiving here at the table, the presidential turkey pardon. and joining me to help, tim young, who is right back from the macy's thanksgiving day parade... >> yeah. >> ...and our brody logan, who's -- >> these are not prescription. [ crowd cheering ] we have a lot of fun things

>> we do. what did you bring here, tim? >> i brought some cans of cranberry sauce. >> okay. >> and it's low budget. >> all right. >> and some yams. >> oh, we appreciate that. >> yeah. >> all right, so, let's talk about the whole tradition of thanksgiving. no ties on the show, dude. >> oh, sorry. it was a tie. >> all right, let's take a look at some moments here. so, this is going to be the first -- i don't know when, you know, the president is gonna do the whole turkey-pardoning thing, but, you know, let's talk about president obama. >> ...to spare the lives of two turkeys from a terrible and delicious fate. time flies, even if turkeys don't. so, for the past seven years, i've established another tradition -- embarrassing my daughters with a corny-copia of dad jokes about turkeys. >> no. "corny-copia." >> this year, they had a scheduling conflict. actually, they just couldn't take my jokes anymore. >> yeah, you could tell -- in fact, the last two, they brought two child actors in. i don't know who those kids

>> they were very -- yeah, right from central casting. >> [ laughs ] >> oh, my god. >> brought the yams. >> it's a thanksgiving miracle. >> okay. uh-huh. >> meanwhile, president bush, whose father actually really started the whole tradition of pardoning the turkeys, had a few let's take a look there. [ laughter ] pecking at "w" there. that was his first thanksgiving. >> does the turkey know just how big a deal it is? >> i don't think he does. and, by the way, stuffing? >> thank you. i looked it up. my favorite joke about the pardoning is -- arkansas fred was the original one, on twitter, to do it. he said, "pardoned white house turkey, 'i will kill again.'" which that's what i'd like to think. like, what are these turkeys going out and doing now that they've been pardoned. >> i like, by the way, all i've done is eat during this segment. >> yeah. >> turkeys are nasty.

have you ever seen a turkey in the street? in boston, they just roam the streets. >> i know. they used to live on my street. >> kill 'em all. don't pardon. kill 'em all. >> well, it's funny you say that, tim, because right after john mccain lost the 2008 election, alaska governor sarah palin was at a turkey farm. and they asked if she would move away from the shot. she said, "no, i'm fine right here." and as she's discussing, look what's happening in the background. >> what is going on here? >> they were processing turkeys. they were slaughtering turkeys right behind her. >> oh, my goodness. did not get pardoned. >> they did not get pardoned. she did not extend the pardon. yeah. >> so, that's what happens if you don't get pardoned. >> you go to alaska. >> you become this. >> that's what happened to her career. yeah. >> this is what an unpardoned turkey looks like. >> that's right. it becomes turkey breast. which, by the way -- >> [ laughs ] i don't know if i like your traditional meal, tim. >> this is like, "look, i'm on a fixed income." >> just like mama used to make. >> by the way, i want to point out the turkey on the front of the table right here. handiwork courtesy of our wonderful producer christy barber. [ crowd cheering ]

>> that is. and speaking of turkeys, we wanted to talk about who we've determined to be the turkeys of the year when we come back on this special thanksgiving edition of "the final 5." [ boston's "more than a feeling" plays ]

>> ♪ you don't ♪ ♪ you don't mess with america ♪ >> welcome to our leftover thanksgiving special here on "the final 5." >> stuffing is delicious. >> turkeys are delicious, as well. however, we've decided to ascertain that there are three turkeys of the political year so far. and, tim, i'm gonna let you start. >> number one's got to be hillary clinton. >> okay. >> she has more excuses than reasons to be elected at this point. like, she can't take personal responsibility for losing that election. and every time we see her, it's someone else's fault. this is just too much. you know, even the dnc was rigged in her favor. it's over. >> so, why? i mean, but there's still a lot of people who believe that, you know, for one reason or another, she -- they'll say she's their president, which she's not. >> and, at this point, she might still run for office in 2020.

she might go again. it's just -- it's enough. >> president trump would like that. >> yeah. >> meanwhile, stuffing and whipped cream -- brody, you can finish that. i'm gonna tell you -- i'm gonna say mitch mcconnell, because here's a guy who, for some reason or another, couldn't get healthcare passed -- or repeal passed, has steve bannon actively campaigning against him. his preferred candidate, luther strange, lost that primary in alabama. and we still, obviously, have a couple weeks before the general election. not a good position to be in if you're mitch. >> but remember that picture, after trump got elected, of the biggest smile, the biggest eating grin in the world, but now, all of the stuff he has had, all this -- we're eating here. >> yeah. >> all the stuff he's had to deal with now, i wonder if he still feels so great. >> speaking of eating... >> speaking of eating -- >> i mean, it's a big weekend for football. >> my turkey of the year -- papa john. listen, papa... [ both laugh ] ...you blame the protests on your slumping sales of your pizza, even though it tastes like plastic sugar cheese.

anyone's ever produced. there's a reason why a team just has to score like 13 points to get half off of your pizza -- because it's terrible. and that's why your sales are slumping. don't blame it on the protests. but here's the thing -- if you're gonna blame it on the protests, don't then backtrack after you've lost $700 million in value in your company. just own it. >> by the way, domino's saw, like, an increase, too. >> yeah. >> well, remember when peyton -- it was the first person he hugged when he won the super bowl? >> yes. >> pathetic. >> what i do like about domino's is -- remember a few years ago, they admitted that they were bad? >> yeah, they owned it. >> and they owned it. and you know what? as americans, we can appeal to that. we're like, "you know what? they know they have issues and they're working themselves back, okay?" and they're back now. >> all right, we're going to finish off this pie. we're gonna wrap the show up after the break here. see you after this. >> the elizabeth warren look. >> ♪...forever ♪ ♪ oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ or am i caught in a hit-and-run? ♪

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>> before we go tonight, we're taking a look at what president trump has to be thankful for. of course, there is the electoral victory -- 304 to 227. >> i didn't know that. he doesn't remind us. >> or, as he put it, the massive landslide. there's also golf to be thankful of. and with so many golf clubs, he's been able to visit one of his clubs an average of about once a week since the inauguration. and, speaking of resorts, we know the president's thankful for mar-a-lago, or, as he calls it, "the winter white house." as it gets colder in washington, we can probably expect more visits south for the president. and, finally, the president is thankful for something that sometimes gives the rest of the country anxiety. we're talking about his twitter account. he's got the platform to go straight to the people with his message. and with 280 characters now, there's no telling what could happen from here on out. >> oh, the tweets, the thanksgiving tweets. >> well, again, we were reading those tweets earlier, and it's like, "that was back in the days of 140 characters," so... >> and guess who i am. >> who are you? >> roy moore. >> [ laughing ] oh, my gosh. tim young from "no things considered," the washington examiner, brody logan, number one in your hearts. >>

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