♪ >> hey everybody it's kevin mccarthy this is aka 2015 what a year it has been incredible ups emotion roller coaster but very tough downs as well. we'll present to you our top 15 moments of the year i'm with the most amazing hosts of all time, how is it going. >> i'm annie yu. >> i'm ale alex holley. >> incredible year get right to it with the top 4tv moments of 2015. check this out. ♪ >> first up rating empire returned for its second season bringing out the biggest stars in the business. alicia keys, marissa thome and even chris rock. star power no one can out shine cookie as the fan favorite. >> who you think you're talking

to? >> where the hell is cookie. >> somebody not being fired presidential candidate donald trump hosted saturday night live in early notify and brought snl their highest rating since 2012. >> i knew this was going to happen. >> when i say donald trump on s inform l people say -- >> hilarious, ratings. >> i have decided in 2020 to run for president. >> how does president kanye west sound? well, at the mtv music awards kanye west announced he'll be running for president in 2020. what? >> impossible. >> ha. >> laugh. >> unreal. >> i have something to tell you. >> and finally, tv golden age proves beyond networking cable with netflix and amazon making their mark the emmy awards. netflix and,. >> chill, chill, chill. >> we all know that netflix and chill means more than just chilling. >> it means little busier than that. >> i guy. let's get to empire one of the

greatest shows on television right now. why is this show so popular? i think it's the shock and the awe i don't want to miss assessing it every week. >> you never know first of all who will show up plus you never know what they're going to same it's always something new and different and you're thinking, i can't believe they just went there. >> yeah. there's a lot of shocking moment but it's also bringing a lot of important issues in every day conversation. it's a hot topic in the water cooler, and you know in a day where we have a lot of reality television pretty much a lot of the tv we see on networks and stuff is about reality tv. i feel like this show is really hitting home with some of those topics. and reeling those viewers in people want to see real things. real family issues. real fights, real financial issues. prison, sex, everything, this show is tackling. >> you never want to miss it live either because if you dvr and get to work at the water cooler everyone spoils anything. you cannot do that. >> you'll miss out. you won't know what everyone is talking about and you have to stay inform that's another person we're thinking about donald trump because he also is someone you can't miss what he's saying much always coming out

and the biggest headlines. >> biggest rating of snl since 2012 when he hosted back in november. the idea of being there but the show was kind of boring at times. hotline bling thing was kind of funny. why is he so polarizing? >> because he speaks his mind. and anything at the end of the day this man is making people think. thinking critically about these real issues that affect you and me. >> annie, also making them angry too. a lot of people are upset. >> he's definitely roughly link feathers but you can't deny no matter where you fall in the political aisle, that this man is a genius in that sense of marketing himself, self promoting but really bringing up those issues that we are going to care about and you know i think that there is a real possibility he could be the nominee but if he isn't, if he doesn't within the presidency, i think that people some people out there might think he's already won because he's getting our country to talk. >> here's the brilliance it doesn't matter what happens he's a genius marketer and if he does lose the election, he goes back to being billionaire. he can say whatever he wants.

it doesn't matter what he says. >> he doesn't lows. the fact that he's running for president i think a lots of us thought wow but there were a lot of moments in 2015 that made us say wow. let's check them out. ♪ america's favorite dad. a legend in philadelphia. and now when people think of him -- >> sad. >> troubled. >> womanizer. >> bill cosby shocked everyone as woman after woman after woman came forward accusing him of rape. what? next up, you may not know her by name -- >> rachel dole czar. >> who the heck is that? >> i don't know who that is. >> can't help you. >> but you know that face and that hair. rachel dole czar a local naacp chapter president forced to resign after she lied about being black. then there's charlie sheen. very personal announcement he made on life tv that no one saw coming. he's hiv positive. >> hey girls i get it.

>> what about caitlyn jenner that vanity fair cover and sexy corset was a wow moment she showed everyone her true self in 2015. wow! >> and she look really good while doing it, didn't she. >> i'll never forget i was meeting and i was going through my phone on twitter looking at photos and this image popped up this woman on this cover. she's really beautiful. kept going. had no idea it was caitlyn jenner until i read the article right after it. >> we saw the transformation happening on keeping up with the kardashians. i am hooked to that show. i've watched him throughout the year and we saw the subtle hints, nail polish, the cheek bones, the chiseled look and hair growing. we sought these subtle hints. and then when the big reveal happened, i think a lot of people were kind of like, okay, it's caitlyn jenner. we kind of saw this happening. >> we knew hey this is the real her. but here's the thing i can't accept still. bill cosby. he is my dad. it's hard for me to accept. >> i think the show itself is taint i cannot watch that show any more. i loved the show.

>> you can't. >> i can't watch it. >> i have to watch. >> too much for me. >> we grew up with bill cosby. they said you have to separate bill cosby from cliff huxtable. >> i can't. >> i think if you are bill cosby's wife, i'm sure she's asking her who is this man i've been married to for all these years and if you're a fan you're questioning that as well. who is bill cosby? who is this dad i've seen growing up? >> when it comes to cam mill i think maybe she did know. i mean that was her husband. >> maybe. >> you know what he's doing. >> if so how long did she know? that's the big question. movie moments are coming up next on kak 2015 the. >> stories that gave me hope and inspiration and many of you outbreak. >> before we get to the break we have to take a look at the top viral videos of 2015. patti? >> ♪ watch me whip, watch me nae-nae.

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♪ love this song. listen to it all the time when i drive around singing at the top of my lung. >> i love it too. it makes me cry every single time. >> it's a girl power. >> taylor swift all the time. >> there was certainly a lot of dark moments this year but a handful that gave me hope and inspiration. here are four. ♪ first up, pope francis known as the people's pope made the most of his time in the u.s. by blessing babies and taking selfies. hundreds of thousands from across the country gathered in hope of catching a glimpse of the catholic leader. >> i am 100% cancer free and in complete remission. the best possible news for the first time governor larry hogan of maryland. >> super hero, miracle film saved. >> fresh battles to personal moment that went viral a father

in paris explaining to his young son what happened during the recent paris attacks. (speaking french). ♪ and finally, a pop princess on a mission. taylor swift empowers the lives of women across the globe and sends out strong message of girl power. >> ♪ >> you go taylor swift. go girl. >> amazing. >> i love me taylor swift because she's young, she started organically right and she's so humble what i love about her she continually gives back to her fans. >> you're right. she's not just about her. i like the fact she has squad it shows girl power all my friends, we can all be amazing at the same time. >> simply walk away from slow motion explosion. that was a michael bay walk. >> nailed it. it's for once she's not singing about break ups and, you know,

boy an themselves it's all about girl empowerment. i think society growing up for me feminism the word feminism i tied to, you know, women hate men or something negative. but i think this is her way of stick to go her young fans the next generation that hey, this is about equal rights. equal opportunities. standing up to yourself. standing up for yourself rather having a back bone and really like shaking the haters off because it's going to -- there's going to be trolls everywhere. >> the songs are so good if you make great music that's catchy but also put important messages in them that's the best route to go. >> she has the power to reach millions and millions of young lives. especially females. >> that's so true. also, men because -- >> i love it. i love it. >> kev is an exception. >> i shake it off off the time. >> pope francis my goodness. when he came to the us, he was like a rock star. i loved it. >> he is a rock star. and i think a lot of people can relate to him because he's always in with the crowd. he was a nightmare for secret service.

i was out there and there were tons of security service details and he was the unexpectable pope. like he had these unexpected moments where he bent the rules and took selfies with children. you know he blessed babies. he was blessing rosaries and all these moments, and i think people loved that that he's just with the common people. >> and all people because it's not just people who are cathol catholic. people from all religions. >> exactly. >> everybody was standing in line trying to get a glimpse of pope francis when he was here in d.c. you felt a different aura in the air. you step outside in the streets of dc, people were friendly. people were excited. >> but that moment on constitution avenue when he was going down and that young girl ran out he allowed her to come up to him and it was the most incredible, that to me the moment i was just blown away. it was positive vibes. a lot of stories this year very down and everything felt positive. >> that's true. >> that time when he was in dc, philly and new york the whole week just felt really good. >> and he made john boehner cry. let's not forget about that moment.

>> he always cries. >> i was like oh my gosh that was a really touching moment because it showed he's real and he had a moment just like the rest of us. >> right. >> you know. i loved it. ♪ star wars the force awakens is finally out. i'm geeking out about star wars and more films in this 2015. coming up next. >> as we go to break we'll talk about the fact that 2015 forced us to have difficult but necessary conversations around the dinner table. ♪ oh remotes, you've had it tough.

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♪ star wars the force awakens is finally in theaters. everyone is talking about it. it will be the biggest movie of all time. 30 years after return of the jed high takes place and jj abrams directing this movie john williams score absolutely incredible. he. t and jaws. daysly ridley, john boy ya is back, harrison ford is back, mark hamil is back. cary fisher is back. >> you're freaking out right now. >> i can't handle it. ned tears. >> peoplely looking forward to this. it's an epic movie of all time.

>> look at the lightsabors. >> i don't know. should we feel bad we're not really getting it. >> you should feel bad you don't get it. >> i'm a lazy star wars fan. i'll go see it. i'll take my time. >> casual star wars fan. >> look at bb8. >> we get the idea and the references. >> i know the music. >> we know how much it means to your life and. >> it means dover me. >> i personally probably will wait until it come out -- >> don't say. i can't do show with you if you'll say you'll wait until d dvd. that's never happened. >> we are doing it. >> i had a chance to sit down with hasn't solo mr. harrison poured for forward he took me back to the 70's when he first walk on to the millennium falcon which is his ship incredible. and this is what he had to say about him and chewbacca. check it out. >> when chewbacca and i first went into the cockpit, he wasn't able to get into his seat because he's 7 feet, what, 4-inches tall. >> yes. >> and, um, and wearing that costume, so the first thing that

they had to shift his seat around and, you'll never see him get into his seat. >> oh, wow. >> in the original film. because he can't do it. >> i was in nerd heaven there. i really really was. >> i feel like 2015 was like the year of the russert rec franchises we know that creed it also came out and they picked that back up. >> i'm sorry i'm went to the movie to see creed with your boyfriend even didn't tell you. >> michael b. jordan. >> his parents were there. it was awesome. >> i was looking how handsome harrison ford is. >> he look great. >> he looks really good. >> he's in his 70's. amazing. jurassic world had the highest opening of all time. $208.8 million dough mess klee. can star wars beat that? >> you know it will. >> of course it will. there's no -- absolutely no question. jurassic world big movie because it has nostalgia factor just like star wars. multiple generations involved in from franchise. >> i saw the first one. will i be impressed thor roll

impressed. >> jurassic park descries this movie. injury as pick park we'll berg movie was much better than jurassic world. no question. >> at least they made the money. huge movie this year as well. >> straight out of compton. >> straight out of comp. nwa oh my goodness stayed number one in the movie theaters for weeks and weeks and i was not mad about at it all. >> it was a movie that spoke to the time given it was taking place years ago. it still felt very relevant today and the no vaseline scene with oj jackson, jr., ice cube son playing himself. >> he did a phenomenal job. this movie penetrated beyond its targeted audience. you saw a lot of people going to it i'm went and there i saw two older women elderly senior citizens watching this movie i was impressed that they were in the theater with me. but i walk out of there with a better knowledge but also we're going through in today's times. so although this happened years ago, we can still connect it to

what's going and in today's society. >> history repeats itself. >> the music is so time less. >> the same issues alive when it comes to racism and hiphop culture and the stigma is on the hiphop culture. >> jason mitchell deserves academy award nomination. >> his son did a good job, too. >> i agree. >> he wanted everyone to know i trained for this. >> it wasn't because of my daddy. >> he auditioned to are that role. our favorite moments of 2015. this is going to be really really good as we go to break some heartbreak for the celebrity couples this year. take a look at who called it quits. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪

♪ now it's time for our favorite moments of 2015 mine has to be ryan seacrest at children's national he opened up seacrest studios there for the patients to be able to broadcast television and radio shows and when he first came up to me in the interview he peteed my james bond review from that morning. he must have been watching our morning show. >> of course he was. >> he knew everything. he knew what time i saw it and everything. incredible but most importantly a little boy standing there who was patient at children's national and ryan seacrest was

enter viewed by him. check this out. >> look how comfortable you are with that microphone. you just chill. you got it down. >> ask him a question. interview him. this is your first interview ever. >> you're trying to take my job, aren't you. >> no. >> that's why you came. >> what do you think about what's happening here today? >> i think it's amazing. >> yeah? >> ryan seacrest being interviewed by one of the patients at children national. loved that moment so much amazing to see him. good did a great job. amazing work. he'll ab future interviewer. >> fantastic. my favorite moment was covering the baltimore riots of course it's a big story for 2015 but really the tone sort of changed when i got the word that wale our very own dv wale had just landed in baltimore. to visit some kids at frederick douglas high school were kids actually take part in the rioting the looting. they were angry. a lot of emotions running high in the city, and so wale decided look i saw this on tv unfold. i'm going to go there myself and talk to these children about,

you know, what they were going through. so my moment was the build up when he had just landed. take look. >> i'm on the edge of my seat when this happened. >> wale do you remember me? >> yes. >> producer from fox5. we were chilling in the green room when you were right here in d.c. what brings you here? >> my guy right here jamar bryant and the city of baltimo baltimore. >> is he going to stop? >> it was the moment where he said yes because before he had visited our studio and so it was kind of one of those live moments that, you know, you never knew what was going to happen. >> incredible. >> you never know with life tv it turned out well for people who know me they know i love music and to dance and one of the best songs in my opinion and the first lady michelle obama agrees was up town funk bruno mars brought it and i loved it so much i became bruno mars. >> ♪ >> i don't think anyone was expecting me to dress up like bruno mars and do this video. >> that's not bruno mars. >> oh, my gosh. >> we shot this music video

frame for frame. it brought out all of philly everybody came together and made you feel good. you dance. you laughed. mark ronson because it's actually his song braun know mars is featured on it he actually tweeted me alex i loved it. shout out to fill. so cool. >> amazing. one of the best videos i've seen in my life. i watch it 30 times here in d.c. >> it's great. so alex and i actually have another favorite moment of 2015. when our very own kevin mccarthy, kevin i can't believe you didn't mention this. >> what? >> you got engaged. >> oh, i forgot about this. >> that's a big moment. >> i got engaged. i forgot about this. yes, i did my beautiful -- i had no idea we were doing this. >> it's a surprise. >> my beautiful fiance' i were in disneyworld it took a month and a half to plan this out. she no idea. she's crying. it was -- i can't believe we're doing this. >> you don't think your life is over. it's your favorite movie. >> nightmare before christmas a movie her and i love together so much. thank you that was awesome. i didn't know we were doing

that. >> we got you. >> i love you guys that was awesome. >> i think we can save it's ban great 2015. >> here's to you guys. i love you guys so much. >> honor to be on this show together. >> i love you more anything. >> cheers to wonderful holiday and fantastic 2016. >> see you guys soon. >> cheers again. >> here we go. >> ♪ >> aka2015. whoops. all over my chin. (laughter). ♪

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