right to rise usa is responsible don't believe me just watch don't believe me, just watch >> good morning. it is thursday, december 17th, 2015. welcome back to "cbs this morning." there is more real news ahead, including a look back at this busy here. we'll revisit the big stories we covered and some favorite moments of 2015.

into such trouble? zhang aijia cost us the message she posted on social media that cost her job and even her home. it's incredible these few paragraphs got you into so much trouble. i was shocked, she said, our country is going backwards. the post was an apparent jab at china's president xi jinping. police showed up at her school to question her and days later, she was fired and forced to leave her school housing. this is the 21st century, she said.

christmas party doing jello shots out of charlie rose's naval. >> this morning's "eye opener" at 8:00 is presented by progressive. >>> i'm charlie rose with gayle king and norah o'donnell. >> we had to comment about jello shots out of your navel. >> i was going to comment but i love steven. it's unlikely to happen. >> i think so! >>> we begin with defense secretary ash carter admitting this morning he used his personal email account for some government work.

and get the working class back to where they should be. he's a rock. sanders: i'm bernie sanders and i approve this message. >>> donald trump is defending his proposal to shut down parts of the internet to fight terrorism. ahead we will find out if his

the creakgreek coastline is still five miles in that direction. >> migrants are pushing into this area and troops are pushing us back and they have closed the borders on both sides. >> the explosions had the power of 21 tons of tnt. the police here are trying to stop us from shooting. this is what it's like covering a story here in china. can't come to north korea? >> you can't come.

communicating with one of your own. how about a nice round of applause for our high school graduate torry holt. he is still a friend of ours, a neighbor of ours. he continues to pay forward what he has learned in life. >> so if you got negativity around you, get rid of them now! today! immediately! there is not a lot of high schools in the country that can say they have a super bowl winner. throw your hands up! that come from that school. it's like another one of those things on my bucket list i can

near 50 on sunday. have a great