[ MUSIC ] Conflict took center stage in 2016. Tensions rose, chaos multiplied. 2, 000 people have lost their life. An utter catastrophe. We heard screaming. And ideas clashed. This is an agenda by the far left. [ NOISE ] Dishonest people in the media. Politics dominated our Headlines. President elect Donald J Trump. Our conversations. He'd rather have a puppet as President. Crooked Hilary, Crooked Hilary. And our timelines. Attacking in a tweet. These four, very courageous women. Technology made us vulnerable to flames. Samsung Cell phones catching fire. Hoverboard ignites. Explosion on a SpaceX launchpad. Fire engulfed our homes. There was 88, 000 evacuated. And sheltered. 36 people are confirmed dead in Oakland, California. We saw hate, racism and bigotry burn bright. And hope try its best to extinguish it. [ FOREIGN ] I wake up every morning in a house that was built by slaves. Nationalism exposed a fragile economy. The British people have voted to leave the European Union. Political earthquake with the financial ramifications uncertain. But nothing stopped the business world for making big bets. Horizon will buy Yahoo for AT & T to buy time Warner the combination of our Two companies having Microsoft behind us. Some were left stumbling along the way. Theranos continues to fall from grace. Gawker now filing for bankruptcy protection. Corruption was pulled out from the shadows. But you squeezed your employees to the breaking point. John Stumpf will resign in the wake of recent scandal. Brazil has impeached former leader, Dilma Rousseff. How the world's rich and powerful hide their money. The Democratic party officials possibly plotting against Bernie Sanders. Our cyber security was threatened. A significant obligation to help our customers Protect their information. Yahoo revealing that a billion user accounts have been compromised. And our physical safety was placed peril. The Zika Virus appears to be a lot scarier than. Full of those dead people everywhere. Jay nightclub Sadness that I share, we have 50 casualties. This was an act of terror. And an act of hate. Despite an uneasy year progress was still made. [ NOISE ] And young and old felt something in common. The smash hit Pokemon Go. Pokemon Go phenomenon. [ NOISE ] [ APPLAUSE ] Bryant makes the play. It's over, and the Cubs have finally won- [ MUSIC ].

These Are the Hottest Stories of 2016

This year saw mega-mergers and too much tragedy.
