Lisa: There is no question we
live in historic times.
See if you remember as tonight
we take a look back at events
that defined the year.
>> Conflict has dominated the
headlines.
Less than three months ago,
hamas attacked a bloody invasion
of Israel, nearly 1200 Israelis
were killed and 240 were taken
hostage.
>> Almost 80 people are
kidnapped.
24 of them are above the age of
75.
15 of them are kids.
Some are babies.
Lisa: Retaliation was swift and
relentless.
An air assault and ground
invasion.
>> Every house is gutted.
Lisa: Gaza's health ministry
reports 20,000 have been killed.
A humanitarian crisis igniting
around the world.
Ukraine got a surprise.
On the verge of its third year
.
Russia focused attacks on
eastern Ukraine.
Finland joined the nato
alliance.
Other parts of the world saw
instability.
Haiti remained in turmoil, with
no elected officials, and gang
warfare in the streets.
A coalition of armed rebel
groups.
After three years of a global
pandemic, and milestone.
>> The pandemics and also meant
some programs transitioned to
private markets.
This year's, supply chain issues
disrupted distributions.
Monkeypox came to an end.
Another virus gripped the
world's attention as cases
spread amongst children.
Rsv can be serious.
Respiratory problems impacted
much of the U.S. And Canada this
year.
Smoke from wildfires.
A fast-moving wildfire in Greece
led to a frantic evacuation of
tauris.
A weather train reaction.
An offshore hurricane.
A historic town was destroyed.
This year was the hottest on
record.
There were other natural
disasters to cope with in 2023.
In February, a massive
earthquake hit Turkey and Syria
toppling thousands of buildings.
>> There are thousands of rescue
workers spread out across
southern Turkey, still digging
through the rubble and
determined to pull survivors
from buildings.
Three whole days since it
struck, the likelihood of
finding anyone still alive
diminishes every hour.
>> In the end, nearly 60,000
people were killed.
Thousands more injured and
hundreds of thousands of
buildings were destroyed or
severely damaged, prompting
questions about building code
standards.
In Morocco, a similar story on a
smaller scale, where a giant
quake in September killed nearly
3,000 people and brought down
entire villages.
Libya was inundated by a
rainstorm, 4000 people died in
much of the city was destroyed
as a year of natural disasters
hoses out after weeks of
activity in Iceland, a volcanic
eruption arrived.
Everyone lives in a nearby town
was evacuated weeks ago.
From natural disasters to
man-made ones, in February, a
Norfolk southern train derailed
and exploded in a towering ball
of flames over the town of east
Palestinian Ohio.
Many of the cars that exploded
were carrying hazardous
chemicals and the nearly 5000
people who call east palestine
home felt the impacts
immediately.
>> Residents here still have
questions about whether the air
and water are safe and about the
company's commitment to address
the long-term consequences of
the derailment and spill.
In June, the world attention
turned to a saga.
Five men lost their lives when a
vessel to the titanic imploded.
In the United States, mass
shootings continued to plague
the country.
A lockdown in the city of Maine
as authorities hunted the
killer.
The U.S. Has seen more than 600
mass shootings where 400 or more
are killed in 2023 alone.
In Memphis, a reminder of a
different problem.
Officer body-cam footage showed
multiple officers beating
29-year-old tyre Nichols to
death.
The justice department charged 5
officers with federal crimes.
And in the nation's capital, it
was a year of turbulence and
change.
Justice effectively brought an
end to affirmative action at
colleges and universities.
In the U.S. House of
representatives, there were
three different speakers in the
span of nine months.
Kevin Mccarthy was elected to
replace Nancy Pelosi but it took
15 ballots to win.
By October, he was ousted.
It Republicans voted with
Democrats in a historic first.
>> The office of speaker of the
house of the United States house
of representatives is hereby
declared vacant.
Lisa: The chair sat empty for 22
days amid GOP disarray, and
eventually Republican Mike
Johnson won the speakership.
>> Three weeks, it took and four
nominees.
Lisa: In the midst of it all,
the threat of government
shutdowns loomed large, not once
but twice.
With government funding about to
run out in both October and
November, at the last minute,
congress passed stopgap funding
bills to keep the government
operating.
In December, another rarity,
when the house voted to expel
one of its own.
Republican congressman George
Santos of New York, under fire
for a slew of alleged crimes and
ethics violations.
>> Today, an indictment was
unsealed charging Donald J.
Trump with conspiring to defraud
the United States, conspiring to
disenfranchise voters and
conspiring and attempting to
obstruct an official proceeding.
Lisa: Also on trial, former
president trump who made
multiple appearances in several
of the federal and state
courtrooms in which he faces a
combined 91 charges, both civil
and criminal.
>> This trial is rigged.
Lisa: Even with the trials in
motion, Mr. Trump's numbers
soared in his bid for the
Republican presidential
nomination.
Polling puts him far in the
front of the pack of contenders
followed by Florida governor Ron
Desantis and Nikki Haley.
Independent candidate Robert
Kennedy junior threw his hat in
the ring with a controversial
run of his own.
Around the world, a wave of new
populist, far-right leaders were
elected to power.
From Argentina, where hobby or
Malay says he will rein in
triple digit inflation to the
Netherlands where anti-islam and
anti-european union populist
what a surprise victory.
But in Britain, the ultimate
status quo.
Throngs of people converged on
London for the coronation of
king Charles the third, and his
queen consort, Camilla.
In the U.S., some good economic
news.
Inflation eased more than
expected, growth was healthy and
unemployment stayed below 4
percent for the longest time
since the still, Americans
1960's.
Struggled with the cost of
living and high mortgage rates
made it more challenging for new
home buyers to get a foothold on
the property ladder.
Workers in several industries
took to the picket line, calling
for better wages, hours and
working conditions. United auto
workers walked off the job for
an unprecedented 6 weeks in
coordinated strikes this fall
and gain record wage increases.
President Biden joined them in
person.
Health care workers with Kaiser
permanente staged the largest
health strike in U.S. History
over understaffing issues.
And in Hollywood, both writers
and actors went on strike,
bringing the industry to a
standstill for months over fair
pay on streaming services and
the threat of artificial
intelligence in entertainment.
>> Ai kept on growing and
pushing into people's everyday
lives, on the one hand making
mundane tasks easier but on the
other, sounding alarm bells.
Hey I even help generate new
songs from the beatles mixing in
John Lennon vocals.
Other big-name musicians through
big crowds on tours, including
two record-breaking superstars.
Beyonce and Taylor Swift.
Her tour set the record for all
artists.
Her tour and Fillmore
juggernauts.
It boosted economies.
2023 saw the continuing rise of
female athletes, the women's
world cup drew record crowds in
the U.S. Team made for new
champions.
So did the basketball finals.
The game broke records for
scoring, attendance and
viewership.
Mikaela shiffrin became the
winningest slalom skier of all
time, male or female.
19-year-old coco gauff won the
U.S. Open her first grand slam
, and was the highest paid
female athlete this year.
Simone Biles made her gymnastics
comeback after a mental health
break, adding more gold medals
to her collection.
In the world of baseball -- a
couple of firsts.
The Texas rangers won their
first world series and a record
payout for shohei othani, the
Japanese pitcher signed with the
dodgers for $700 million over 10
years, the most lucrative
contract in professional sports
history.
As the year comes to a close,
some of the final farewells of
2023.
Rosalynn Carter passed away.
Sandra day o'connor.
The longest and pat Robertson.
A final legend for some names in
music.
And a final exit for some
legendary names in music Tony
Bennett, Harry belafonte, Jimmy
Buffett, David Crosby Lisa Marie
, Presley and Tina turner.
The new year has already kicked
off for many around the world.
From auckland to Athens, cities
rang in 2024 with countdowns,
fireworks and cheering crowds.