it often works in concert with other agents, so it's not abou jews it's about black americans, an refugees, and migrants and it's important that we don't, as you say, i lean left so this is my own presumption. but most american jews also sa that they feel tha antisemitism on the right is a bigger threat, and it' important that we not, for the sake of seeming bipartisan affair, that we not say that there's fake equivalence where there isn't one. >> we'll have to leave it there, the book is called bad jews. a history of american jewish politics and identities. it is out now. emily, thank you so much for your time. that does it for the man hassan show! join us anytime on facebook, twitter, instagram, and tiktok for now, from me goodbye, and happy thanksgiving!

welcome to 2020, two headlines highlights, and history. >> we are coming to from times square in the heart of new yor city, home to the famous bal drop that marks the beginning, and and of every year. i am - and i'm savannah sellers but the next hour, we ar taking a look back at th biggest stories of 2022. >> it started with the war i ukraine,'s supreme court retirement, and the oscar slap the shook hollywood. >> and it is ending with a tripledemic, looming recession fears and a world uniting on the soccer field along the way there were celebrations, loss, an hopefully some lessons to take until 2023 first, let's remember -- >> the headlines that fine 202 were seismic, and historic europe's largest armed conflic since world war ii, a suprem court decision that overturned more than four decades o

precedent. the death of a monarch who had rainforest 70 years. yet, in its earliest days, 202 seemed more like a copycat wit the worst qualities of the two previous years >> staggering new covid numbers, deadly cases surpassing million. >> that's the new year, bega our fight with covid stubbornl raged on >> with the rapidly spreadin omicron variant killing 60,000 americans in january, -- >> transportation security administration will no longe enforce a federal mandat requiring masks on all u.s airports and aircraft. >> as mask mandates vanished >> - we were so happy >> but new threats emerged >> there is growing concer about another virus, calle monkey pox >> flu, and rsv.

>> it is a serious illness, yo know, -- [sound of artillery] [crying] >> oversees it was different battle that rattle the world. in february, russia storme into ukraine with high expectations, only to be met with a resilient faux. [sound of artillery] >> it's inspiring leader presidents a landscape, refuse to flee. the strikes pushed ukrainian to bomb shelters, to the country's swollen borders. >> families have come with all their belongings, and people are hugging, and saying goodbye, and not sure if they will ever come back. >> millions of ukrainians, suddenly became refugees but as the year progressed ukraine's military took back land that had been lost just months earlier steady progress in a long wa now entering the dark days o winter

in america, winter storm jim early. >> we have seen over 50 inches of snow in under 24 hours. >> record breaking snow storms nearly seven feet of snow on the -- while in florida, hurricane ia pummeled the coast with wind that reached 155 miles per hour >> you have to understand this kind of stuff. >> just shy in a category five these guys were all nicely par and they are now all floatin freely >> it would be flows deadliest hurricane since 1935 >> gun violence continue t devastate communities across the nation with hundreds o mass shootings >> we ran into the back, he wa shooting >> ten were killed at supermarket in buffalo, seve and a fourth of july parade in highland park, illinois. five were murdered in an lgbtq

nightclub in colorado springs. and an elementary school i uvalde, texas, - >> i have already told him t go to the other, room we are trying to get someone who you. >> 19 young children and two teachers lost their lives. a teenage gunman ravaged their campus [crying] >> how did he get i there? >> adding to their grief questions over law enforcement's delayed response >> hands up. hands up >> emotions were high across the country when in june, th supreme court overturned roe v wade >> i feel like i got punched i the stomach this morning >> for some, there was anger and fear, you're not going t be treated a second-clas citizens >> for others, it was celebratory moment decades i the making >> my heart is really full

absolutely thrilled that supreme court justices hav overturned roe v. wade >> abortion was one of man issues dominating politics i 2022, so was inflation, whic reached a 40 year high >> in every aspect, it i higher you know, but you are we jus don't go up. >> in the spring and summer, months the national average fo gas soared >> $5 a gallon is crazy. >> president biden's approva rating dropped, despite that democrats were able to fend of a red wave during the midterms >> and we see news is no projecting that democrats will maintain control of the senate >> holding the senate, nearl losing the house the election nancy pelos announced she was stepping dow from leadership, just week after her husband was attacked in their home. >> for me, the hour has come for a new generation to lead the democratic caucus that are so deeply respect. >> the dust from the midterm was still lingering in the air

in 2024 campaign began, in order to make america great an glorious again, i am tonight announcing my candidacy fo president of the united states >> former president donald trump declared his candidacy running again amid a laundry list of investigations, that include the raid of hi mar-a-lago estate, the fbi seized thousands of documents, some are classified. while back in washington, th house committee investigatin the january 6th insurrection held televised hearings, one o the star witnesses, 25-year-old former trump white house aide, named cassid hutchinson >> he did not look at from his phone, said something to - there's a lot going on kass, but i don't know, things might get real that on january 6th ♪ ♪ ♪ >> in london, queen elizabet celebrated her platinum jubile

marking 70 years on the throne the appearances on the buckingham palace balcon flanked by family including he seen stealing great grandson prince louis, and -- times on that story. >> some sad breaking news, queen elizabeth the second britain's longest reigning monarch has died >> in september, the queen died, at the age of 96 prince charles immediately ascendant to the front >> as i stand before you today i cannot help but feel the weight of history. >> for the uk, it was a year o transition, with one prime minister resigning - >> i want you to know how sad am to be giving up the best jo in the world >> and just weeks later, another -- >> i am resigning as leader of the conservative party >> three leaders in a single year >> i will unite our country. >> change was on the minds o

protesters in iran, they too to the streets, angered by the death of a young woman who die after she was arrested for allegedly violating th country's strict dress code. while in russia, america basketball player britne griner spent most of 202 behind barr's, convicted o drug charges >> this is a very traumati experience >> before she was released i december in a prisoner swap. >> the world gathered in beijing for the winter olympics, where snowboarding - captured gold again. >> all right, opening ceremony >> as the flying tomato came i for a final landing, shaun white retired after barely missing the podium >> this is i think, my las run. >> no matter what? >> i think so, yeah. >> and serena williams - after an emotional run at th

u.s. open. later, she proclaimed, i am no retiring >> serena williams, who is you best friend? >> williams childhood story wa featured in the movie king richard with will smith whos oscar win is overshadowed by this the slap heard around th world. smith later apologized for the moment, which stole th spotlight from other winners including best picture coda, and in the drama about a dea family big screen blockbusters came roaring under the dangerous su with tom cruise top gu maverick topping a billion dollars at the worldwide box office >> just to manage expectations >> twitter got a controversial new owner in on musk while the supreme court got a histor making justice ketanji brown jackson. she replace retiring - becoming the first black woman to sit on the high court >> in my family, it took jus

one generation to go fro segregation, to the suprem court of the united states >> and lift off of artemis one nasa's artemis one finally wen from earth to space. after the launch was called of a few times, the rocket -- unmanned mission is paving the way for astronauts to someda return to the moon the dawn of a new era as the world looks forward to a new year this fall, hurricane ian fumbled southwest florida an devastated communities along the coast. >> climate experts are warning these catastrophic storms ar becoming the norm as warming temperatures force more extrem and destructive weather events here is nbc news meteorologist dylan drier. >> 2022, a violent era o climate and weather extremes from heat waves, and droughts, to catastrophic flooding, an hurricanes the impacts reverberatin

around the world so far this, year 15 billion dollar weather disasters hit the u.s. according to th national oceanic and atmospheric administration the final count, yet to be tallied. the first billion dollar disaster came in the spring, when warmer temperatures fuele three deadly tornado outbreaks in as many weeks spawning more than 200 reporte tornadoes across more than a dozen states >> it is very devastating, i is all you hard work just gone up in the air. >> in the west, sections o yellowstone national park were devastated by destructive flas floods roads were washed away, and th park closed to the public fo the first time in thre decades. climate change causing the atmosphere to be warmer, and weather, making conditions rip for these types of events. >> it was very surprising ho quickly it came. >> this summer was a story o extremes your pet's most intense heat wave in recorded history

london set a historic all-time high of 104 degrees. back in the u.s., six 1000 you floods in the span of five weeks in july and august places like st. louis, dallas, eastern kentucky, the illusion with 18 to 15 inches of rain i just 24 hours. that valley received its entir u.s. worth of rain in just three hours. the footprint of climate chang leaving its mark across nearly the entire u.s.. parts of the west baked in the most severe heat ever reported in the month of september. >> i have never dealt with something this hot before. >> nearly 300 weather stations hitting their hardes temperatures, in places like salt lake city, sacramento meanwhile, already extreme drought conditions in th region worsen. lake mead's water levels plunged to its lowest yet. the bureau of reclamatio declaring a tear to wate shortage for the first tim ever, hoping to overturn a

water crisis after a slow start to th hurricane season, category fou ian ford ashore southwes florida, with the winds toppin 150 miles per hour tying for the fifth stronges hurricane ever to strike the united states. neighborhoods in fort myers, naples lieutenant ruin warmer waters are acting - causing the storms to rapidl intensify. just as the season was comin to a close, capital one -- hurricane to make landfall i nearly 40 years. warmer cesar vista arroyo's in the atlantic ocean, this yea running into three and a hal degrees above average. -- and it came in, and it all thi damage, and now nicole is just -- >> in upstate new york when he arrived early on in massiv storm regrowth eastern books burying the -- stadium under 80 inches of

snow >> there is nothing in this. you can't get a loaf of brea or anything. >> finally, with yur similarity to last, year a series of deadly cool season tornadoes ripped through the south. more than 100 were reporte over two weeks across seve states between thanksgiving, and christmas. >> - the december twister is part o a massive week long -- four feet of snow in the west, lining blizzard conditions t the upper midwest, and dozen of tornadoes to the south. dylan, nbc news. >> for the third consecutive year, the u.s. passed a tragic milestone, with more than 60 mass shootings here's nbc news senior correspondent -- >> in may, two shootings in th span of ten days shocked the nation in buffalo new york, a domesti terrorist motivated by hat killed ten people at a supermarket in a predominantly

black neighborhood >> he came into my community with hate, he drove hours to come here. and do what he did >> days later, uvalde texas, a shooting rampage at robb elementary school of 1 children and two teachers dead a community shattered. more than 300 officers responded to the scene, th video showed armed polic officers waiting for more than an hour to enter the classrooms i was there in uvalde, pushing the police for answers >> was there a school office on campus, and was that school officer armed, because that is what we have been told >> no, there was no office readily available unarmed. no >> was there an officer? >> no. >> why >> two grieving officers whose children died that day agree more has to be done. >> you think that this does no happen to me, or does not have been here, until it does and it will.

>> then, on july 4th, in the chicago suburb of highland park, a new -- at a parade. i spoke to a - who was there, all with hi family, and who nearly misse being shot >> just steps, right crazy >> it is random. you never dug just by random >> this fall in colorado springs, a drag show interrupted with bullets gunman killing lgbtq nightclub a survivor describing th moments the gunfire broke out. >> what is on the, ground blood, shuttered glass, people that it was said. >> an army veteran risked hi life to save others. >> i just know i got into mode and i just needed to save my family that family was at that time everybody in the room. >> three days later, chesapeak

virginia, a walmart employee opened fire in the store's break room, killing six people as another deadly year comes t a close this december, w marked ten years since the sandy hook massacre. 21st graders were sheltered in the classroom. >> at the time, i was only seven years old, i heard and saw things no child, no person should ever have to see. >> a decade since the tragedy, hundreds more mass shootings president biden signed safet gun legislation. it is intended to expand background checks, menta health care, but it stoppe short banning assault weapons. >> i don't know where we g from here. except, i've been asked th question, what would i, sa there is nothing to say. it depends, and we have societ -- >> and we see news >> one year ago at this time life was normal throughout muc of ukraine, but russia's vladimir putin change that wit the launch of the massiv invasion of his neighbor >> as he saw moment ago,

ukrainian forces defy the odds that are not on the offense, but the future is still unclear, and we see chief foreign correspondent richard has more we want to warn, you some of the images you are about to se are graphic. >> in the twilight hours o february 24th, president vladimir putin took to russian state television to announce a special military operation a demilitarized and th nazify'd ukraine >> minutes later, explosions rocked ukraine's capital kyiv, missiles rained down across th country and russia's massive military moved across th border putin's special operation wa clear. although putin headlong tonigh has intentions to invade his neighbor, he had openly claime ukraine was part of russia, an demonized ukraine's leaders. putin had already illegall

annexed ukrainian territory, the crimean peninsula in 2014, with little internationa backlash this time, condemnation came quickly. >> prudence choice to make a totally unjustifiable war on ukraine, the pressure weaker with the rest of the world stronger >> wide ranging sanctions were -- but they did little to deter russia's military, ten times the size of ukraine's, moved swiftly to surround kyiv but almost immediately, cracks in the - began to appear. their offensive stalled. the finance organized an fought back. civilians demanded together, many took up arms to defen their country. it seemed vladimir putin hadn' accounted for this the will of the ukrainia people led by an unlikely hero, president volodymyr zelenskyy, the nation rallied behind th

comedian turned politician, no wartime leader, and facing resistance and failing t capture kyiv, russia focused its attacks on eastern ukraine moscow called it a change of strategy, the ukrainians it wa a major victory, but any celebrations were short-lived. as russian forces withdrew fro around kyiv, evidence of atrocities and war crimes on a massive scale emerged. first in bucha, the patter would continue and other liberated areas. ukrainian officials documented 50,000 alleged russian war crimes russia has repeatedly denied its soldiers are responsible >> why do you think this i happening, that there are no thousands of allegations of wa crimes here. >> something was, you know something was broken wit

mentality, with them >> in the east, and in the south, russia's bloody campaigns continue with putin's forces firing missiles, and artillery, t hammer towns and cities ofte indiscriminately u.s. officials estimate tens o thousands of ukrainian civilians have been killed, an 100,000 russian troops kille or wounded ukrainians have soldiers on, backed by international suppor including 20 billion dollars i weapons and military assistanc from the united states ukrainian troops have used i to launch a majo counteroffensive, liberating large parts of eastern ukraine and then the southern city o kherson, occupied by moscow fo eight months as the ukrainia military moved in, soldier were given a heroes welcome. president zelenskyy called the liberation of kherson at the

beginning of the end of this war. >> how are you feeling today how are you feeling? >> well. >> how is this moment for you? >> the moment is very important, that is the biggest -- occupied, since 24, of februar so the biggest city and now -- so ukraine came to - >> as the conflict nears, on year, there's still no end i sight. ukrainians fear the world is losing interest in the war, as putin employs a brutal new tactic, mass targeting ukraine's infrastructure just as temperatures plummet he could not take ukraine as completely, or quickly as he had hoped, now it seems he i so being to starve and freez the country into submission. richard engel, nbc news. >> from the gas pump to th grocery store, inflation sen prices soaring through the roo last year. nbc news business reporter - breaks down the numbers.

>> overall inflation picked up steam over the beginning o 2020, to clocking in at 9% i june, the fastest pace of pric increases since the 19 80s food prices soared, a gallon o milk now averaging $4.22 chicken, $1.84 pound, and dozen great a egg $3.59 dozen. all more expensive than this time last year gas prices topped $5 a gallo in the summer before childre below $3.50 in the later par of the ear and then rand, th biggest express our most hel souls joining seven to 8%. inflation did show - in the later part of the air a the federal reserve exhilarate the base of its interest rat increases. >> one quarter point, thre quarters of a percentage point >> the fed continue to raise rates at that pace, a speed no seen in decades. the idea, to make borrowin costs more expensive to slow the economy, and inflation among the sharpest slowdowns i the housing market were home

buyers were saying no to sky-high mortgage rates. three year fixed rate stop t at 7% in the fall, more than double what it was a year ago. the tech sector face the pullback as well as amazon and middle lead off thousands of workers. >> i want to say, upfront, tha i take full responsibility for this decision. >> the tech layoffs did no appear to have a major impac on a strong jobs market, where the unemployment rate touched 50 year low of 3.5% an september. instead, the damage was done i the stock market, where the s& 500 lost about a quarter of it value. tech stocks were among the biggest losers >> all right, then let's d this >> meanwhile, labor unions and warehouses and coffee shop across the country mounted challenges against america largest companies demandin better pay, benefits, an working conditions among other business headlines it cascade of bankruptcies i the crypto space, a flurry o high-profile megamergers, an

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history. 2022 has been a year o incredible accomplishment an space exploration, from artemis, to spacex, to the next generation of astronauts preparing for a return to th moon, -- is documented every moment o this year in space in eight year of trump's for space exploration, nasa' artemisinin mission was th headline grabbing finale a 25-day 1.4 million while tes of a new orion spaceship tha will one day carry astronaut back to the moon 80 mile high, high resolutio flyover of the moon, along orbit, deeper into space, or ryan is right on the money coming right down the pike >> then a spectacular re-entry with a heat shield hitting 500 degrees. that is half the temperature o the sun. >> there it is, i over the pacific. >> before a gentle parachute drop into the pacific ocean. >> splash down

>> it is the beginning of th new beginning. that is to explore the heavens >> that new beginning will include -- around the moon in 2024, then, a lunar landing in 2025, or person of color. the first return to the moon - since apollo but nasa is also leaning heavily on private companies spacex now regularly launche both, crew and cargo to th iss. >> this is the view of earth from the international space station, at a simulator at nas and houston, outside the - blue richness of earth, and th blackness, the deep lack o space. right there, the canada arm,

which has reached out to gra an incoming cargo vessel >> spacex is not working overtime on its starship, that will carry astronauts to the moon then, perhaps, mars in lat 2030's another huge success of 2022 nasa's - mission. >> and we have impact. >> the spacecraft, in time lapse, traveling at 14,000 miles per hour, slamming into small asteroid name -- 7 million miles from earth, an pushing it ever so slightly of its orbit. a critical success if nasa hopes to one day deflect an -- asteroid away from earth >> now this is a watershed moment for defense, and watershed moment for humanity. but the most visual -- where those a spectacula

images from the deep space james webb telescope, usin infrared cameras, we are now looking at billions years old. the creation of the universe distant stars, and galaxies, stunning nebulous, begging the question, are we alone >> you don't have an answe about whether or not there's life in the universe, whic would change, everything changed our entire understanding of what we wear, and who we are in the universe >> it is big, and -- to a new generation of explorers. tom costello, nbc news houston. >> queen elizabeth ii marked a record setting - before she passed away i september. >> we are unlikely to ever see another monarch like her in ou lifetimes, yours and we se news chief international correspondent -- >> for the royal family, 202 was the year of great joy. profound sadness, an extraordinary change >> the platinum jubilee marked

the queen 70 years on th throne, the longest reigning monarch in history, celebration filled wit fireworks, music, an circumstance the crowds cheered, expressing their gratitude for her majest 's life of service the celebration finished wit the traditional buckingham palace balcony appearance. the queen alongside thre future king's, charles, william, george it was to be her final - to her subjects. on september 8th, buckingham palace as just announced tha her majesty queen elizabeth th second has died. >> the queen passed away quietly on her favorite home balmoral castle in scotland. her son, the prince of wales was now king charles the third queen elizabeth was a life wel

lived, a promised that destiny kept, and she has more and mostly in her -- that promise, lifelong service i renew to all today >> much of the world was unite in grief, hundreds of thousand of mourners came to pay thei respects millions more watched across the globe. the passing of the queen brought about other changes as well, people searched for th phrase queen consort t understand camilla's new role, after seven decades, the national anthem was once again god save the king. in the background of all these changes, was at the ne scrutiny of the royal family and it's relevance in a modern age. the new prince and princess of wales, kate and william, playing an increasingl prominent role including a tri to the u.s..

their first in over eigh years. >> there are continuin questions, but the rift betwee prince harry and his - harry and meghan made a show o unity with the family for th queen's funeral, but as harr told hoda this year, he stands by his decision to step back from royal duties. >> and for me now it is amazing, that is -- >> harry and meghan are no focused on turning their sid of the story >> when the stakes are thi high, does it make more sens to hear our story from us? >> with a netflix documentary, and prince harry's autobiography due to b released in january. next year's main royal offen as in may. the coronation of king charles the third, the first in 70 years. here's, nbc news, london >> the queen was not the onl major headliner who died i 2022 we want to take a moment now t remember some of the other notable figures we lost this year

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highlights, and history. now, we often look t celebrities as a form of aspirational escapism. -- -- glitz and glamour. >> but this year, celebrit news, well, often had us running away from the hollywoo headlines. >> the year began with a bang, or more specifically, a slap after will smith stormed the oscar stage in march,, hitting chris rock in the face after the comedian made a joke about smith's wife, jada the ugly incident, overshadowing smith's best actor wind just moments later. he was later banned from the oscars for ten years and poste a lengthy apology. >> chris, i apologize to you >> no such apologies wer

issued after the closely watched defamation trial between johnny depp and ambe heard. the divorce stars spent week in court, accusing each othe of disturbing incidents of domestic abuse >> he just hit me over and ove and over again >> i never struck a woman in m life >> both were ultimately foun liable for defamation agains each other, with the jur awarding sydney significantl more damages to depp heard appealed the decision, but settled this month and then there was the year in yay. rapper formerly known as kanye west early in 2022, he launched a instagram campaign against comedian, pete davidson, who was dating his ex wife, ki kardashian he then sund observers b wearing a white lives matter t-shirt during paris fashion week, but it was antisemitic comments made later in the yea that sparked even more backlash, losing a lucrative partnership deals, including adidas. taylor swift had some bad bloo and this time, it wasn't wit

yay, but with ticketmaster high demand for the popstar' upcoming tour led to a botched presale, with error messages long waits, and outrageous prices >> i am really upset wit ticketmaster today >> i didn't get tickets to the taylor swift concert [crying] >> ticketmaster later apologized, saying tickets reached 3.5 billion system requests a record on its site tom brady is now supporting on less ring. his wedding ring the football g.o.a.t. an supermodel, giselle bundchen finalized their divorce in october, after 13 years of marriage it was a rocky year for th couple, after brady returned t the football field following a short, 40-day retirement all the negative entertainment news of 2022, there was on hopeful note for celebrity watchers and romantics the return of benefit for. >> i'm engaged >> in april, jennifer lopez an ben affleck announced they wer finally going to be married,

only two decades after their first engagement was calle off. -- walk down the aisle not once but twice, moving that yesterday's headlines could be tomorrow's hope for hollywood. >> hope for us all >> amen to that. >> all right, joe, here's on for you. are there more doors or wheels in the world >> you know, i'm going to gues doors because every car doesn' just have wields, but it als has doors. >> whose theory is that? >> that was your theory. >> that's right, that was on of the mind men in conversations that defined the year in social trends. >> 2022 was the year socia media got real, starting wit the growing trend to be real the app drew millions of users with its unfiltered concept, all getting the same notification to take a picture of what they are doing at that exact moment >> it's really, like, just a snippet in someone's life. >> so no matter where you ar in an important meeting, - >> or cuddling your child. >> you stop being real so yo can take a picture of bein

real >> the tiktok takeover too hold this year, drawing in mor than one billion active users. and it was not just stance trans. people found new ways to get real, following major worl events, getting traction acros all of social media. like tracking the realities of war, after russia invade ukraine. >> how do you pack potentially your entire life into -- >> calling attention to th historic protests in iran, and a reaction to the supreme cour overturning roe v. wade. social media does not always mean serious, though there was one viral tren sweeping the world, wordle the daily were dame allow user to share their triumphs, resulting in timelines flooded with yellow and green squares. moving on, are there more door or wheels in the world a straightforward question tha sparked thousands of debates >> we've got bikes, motorcycles, 18 wheelers. >> john in responses fro brands, celebrities, and eve late night tv. >> i'm ready to fight anyone who says doors >> all right, this is very

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who are not only making history, but making change. house democrats bring in the new year with new leadership >> new york representative hakeem jeffries, a leader to lead house democrats in th 118th congress in january. >> replacing nancy pelosi. >> standing on the shows o people of like shirley chishol and so many others >> jeffries is the first african american to lead a political party in either th house or senate. >> more congressional firsts i 2023, as the demographics on capitol hill continue to evolve there will be a record numbe of hispanic and latino members more women, more openly lgbt members, and congress is getting younger. 25 year old, maxwell frost, democrat from florida, wit afro cuban roots, is the first jen is the member of congress. >> diversity in congress i about skin color, it's about experience, it's about where you come from, it's about th way you act, who you are

>> joining frost, summer league, a pennsylvania democrat. she's the first black woman to the congress from her state. and a democrat, robert garci from california, is the firs lgbtq immigrant ever elected t congress and increasingly diverse republican caucus is heading t washington as well >> >> we need black excellence everywhere >> after winning a newly redrawn district, wesley hun will be one of four blac republican members of the 118t congress the most since 1877. hunt and john james from michigan where the only no incumbent winners among 17 black republicans who ran in 2022 a historic first in maryland when army combat vet, wes moore, is sworn in on january 18th. he will not only be the states first black governor, but just the third black governor i u.s. history rounding out this is stork take, it - will be the nation's first eve south asian lieutenant

governor >> thank you, los angeles. >> voters also flex on the local level. in los angeles, choosing never cracked karen bass to be their next mayor >> it took 241 years for the nation's second largest city t elect a female mayor >> i am truly grateful i have a seat at the table now >> the supreme court kicked of a new term in 2022 with history making new associate justice, ketanji brown jackson the first black woman appointe to the big bench and one of old hollywood's brightest lights finally getting her do >> chinese american actress, and it may wong, will be the first asian american to be featured on u.s. currency. >> and rising above it all, on of new hollywood's younges shining stars, highly bailey starting as aerial in disney's

live action remake of th little mermaid in theaters i may. but not everyone was excited >> forbes, reporting the trailer has 1.5 millio dislikes and racist comments from angry, quote unquote, fans >> drowning out the backlash pure joy from pushing the social an political boundaries t breaking - america's most stubbor barriers, 2022 was a year that intrigued us to thos harnessing the power to change tomorrow >> that is our show. we want to thank you for joining us for this look bac at 2022 headlines, highlights, and history. >> a special thanks to our incredible team behind the scenes we get ready to say goodbye to 2022, here's a toast to 2023 happy holidays and happy new year year

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