>> welcome back now for a look at the most memorable political stories of the year. here is jake tapper. >> reporter: this year everything we thought we knew about politics was turned on its head, political attacks, e-mail hacks and several cracks in the glass ceiling made for an unparalleled race between the first female nominee and bail nature outsider. president-elect trump will soon take office. first take a look back at the top ten political stories of 2016. number ten. conservative supreme court justice scalia died suddenly in february. >> everything is on the line. >> and in an unprecedented move republicans vowed to block any high court appointments until after the presidential election. >> simply to turn your back before the president even names a nominee is not an option the