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i'll throw a lasso around it and pull it down. >> reporter: no romcom has ever come close and jimmy stewartour favorite, when stewart goes full throttle after mr. potter. >> remember this, they do most of the working and paying and living and dying in this community. >> reporter: if you come to seneca -- i mean, bedford falls for the festival, be sure to stop at "it's a wonderful life" museum and swing by the dodge dealership the old car, yes, the old car, jimmy stewart runs into the tree is there though, the fender has been repaired but the real draw, the stars from the movie. >> i play the role of zuzu. >> and i played tommy bailey in the film >> excuse you for what >> i burped. >> do you remember shooting the scene with jimmy stewart when you're sick in bed >> at the end of the scene, his hands were so big. it almost covered my whole face when he put his fingers over my head to feel if i had any fever. it was a sweet scene. >> reporter: both are thankful for their roles in the film and for the fact that the movie still means so much to so many people >> every time a bell rings, an angel

four is "the shop around the corner," another jimmy stewart film and five is "how the grinch stole christmasrs old. >>> christmas has come early for one bay area's most important institutions. la clinica provides health care for a lot of bay area's most underserved communities. in oakland, the mission goes well beyond health care. >> every child who comes to get their checkup gets a book so that they can start to develop their own home library. more opportunity, more exposure to books. >> a huge boost courtesy of steph and ayesha curry. they gave money from their eat learn play foundation that will go a long way to help with the program, the literacy program there at the facility. it's a great opportunity for them to help out. all right. well, that does it for our midday newscast. thanks for joining us. keep those umbrellas handy. kari told us the rain is coming back next week but enjoy a rain-free weekend. i'll see you back here next week. have a good weekend. - hi, i'm steve. - i'm lea. and we live in north pole, alaska. - i'm a retired school counselor. [lea] i'm a retired art teacher. [s

the film was a personal favorite of jimmy stewart and the film's director, frank capra. box office flop. and despite six nominations, it won zero academy awards. and was largely forgotten for years. >> who are you? >> i told you, george, i'm your guardian angel. >> reporter: then, maybe by divine intervention, the studio forgetting to renew its copyright registration in the '70s. so the movie was free for public broadcast on television, and quickly developed a massive fan base. what sit about this film that keeps us coming back? >> 75 years later, it's never been more relevant. i mean, it almost gained in popularity. it's that kind of film when i say to somebody what is your favorite holiday movie, it's in the top three. >> reporter: the themes still resonating with audiences, a man >>> right now on "america this morning," covid cancellations. hundreds of christmas eve flights eliminated as airlines are plagued with covid-related crew shortages. millions rushing to get tested before the holidays face long lines and limited supplies. and the new data from overseas as the

the main character played by jimmy stewart attempts to commit suicide. >> then there is a intersession what his life would be like if he never existed. >> what made this movie so powerful is james stewart's performance. >> mary, dog gone to, i'll lasso the moon for. >> it is interesting how it became a part of christmas culture. >> in 70s the copyright of the not renewed. >> by early 80, eve tv station in america, could put it on, it became a staple. >> it brings a tear on your eye and realize what is important in life. >> you could have a lousy day in the christmas rush, you come home and watch it's a wonderful life and wall all with right. >> too many people lost sight of the true meaning of christmas. >> hush. >> shut up ralphy. and a christmas story is the greatest christmas movie ever made. >> a must watch. >> he reached into every american's head, took out their best christmas memory and threw it into the script. >> ralphy wants a red rider bbgun. >> father getsa leg lamp. he insists to putting in the window. >> you see what it looks like. >> not a box arrives on my doorstep that

another jimmy stewart film there. and then "how the grinch stole christmas." classics seem to win out, but are they really the best. on my facebook page, i posted that and i want to see what your favorite is. put that list together and maybe we will have a lot to watch over the next eight days. >> my favorite is the "home alone," the original. i am getting into the "merry little christmas," and they just had "merry little baby." >> i like the one with -- >> that motion innovation. classic. >> mike? >> "diehard." >> rounding it out with kari? >> i am loving the "merry little christmas baby" and that series, but my all-time favorite is "a christmas story." but let's get a look at our christmas view as people are getting in the christmas spirit and checking out the lights, doing the drive-through event. we are going to have cold temperatures this weekend and you want to make sure that laura really recommends this, the hot chocolate out there. we will see temperatures in the upper 30s and we'll see it very cold this morning and more of the same as we go in to toda

." >> classic of classics here for you. 1946's "it's a wonderful life" jimmy stewart, donna reed andan angel comes down teaching george bailey, right there with his family what life would look like if he didn't exist. okay? not a lot of us get this kind of opportunity here but definitely puts his life into perspective and appreciates what you have. bring as family together. your wife can force you to watch it this year. >> yeah, right. >> you get that every day what life is like if you don't exist? >> actually, i do. >> how about "a christmas story." feels like the story you just want to keep watching, unless you don't want to scare your kids to death, though. >> i encourage you to scare your kids to death on this holiday season. all ralphy parker wants in his childhood, red rider bb gun. you'll shoot your eye out, kid. reminds me not to stick my tongue to a frozen pole every single christmas. >> nobody put their tongue on a post since 1983. seriously. okay. >> and now it's hand sanitizer. >> wouldn't be holidays without "home alone." obviously classic holiday movie. a mix between ch

this stars jimmy stewart, donna reed, of course, and it really does give the tale of, you know, appreciatingr and an angel comes down and teaches george bailey what life would look like if he didn't exist. not a lot of us get this kind of opportunity. but it definitely puts his life into perspective and it certainly appreciates what you have. it brings the family together. your wife can force you to watch it. >> you get that every day, what life is like if you don't exist. >> i kind of do. it's all out of love. >> how about "a christmas story." that feels like the story that you just want to keep watching unless you don't want to scare your kids to death. >> i encourage you to scare your kids to death on this holiday season. this is from 1983 but it still feels relevant today. all ralphie parker wants is his red rider bb gun but you'll shoot your eye out, kid. so there's some trials and tribulations and of course this reminds me not to stick my tongue to a frozen pole every single christmas. >> nobody has put their tongue on a post since 1983. seriously, we all -- that's it. >> unsanitary. >

i guess what i am trying to say, do you remember the jimmy stewart thing in shana tova? >> yep. i would imagine there are definitely people there. this is where we have the problem of rural isolationism. if you look at the map that actually break down the secession votes where they actually had it by county, if you take the whole state, you can't see it. but if you see the maps broken down by county you can see these pockets of -- it's kind of like what brian was just describing. these mountain counties, these rural isolationist. the problem is, they just want to be left alone. you are not writing to the governor. you just want to be left alone, so i will not be hearing from you. the folks we are hearing from, they are not happy. if they are not happy, they are writing. if they're happy, they're not writing. they may want to be left alone. but yes, i think we definitely have those people. anything else? i showed you guys a lot of documents and a lot of texts. but my students will tell you that i always tell them, don't use that much text. >> [laughs] please go to and if you have

"toppless christmas. >> martha stewart "topless christmas. >> martha stewart's "topless christmas. [ light laughter ] >> jimmybuting on monday >> is it on monday, december 13th >> is it on monday >> jimmy: yeah monday-ish >> december 13th [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: what a long pause. it's on monday is it? >> it's monday - >> jimmy: monday, december - >> after this monday >> jimmy: not this monday. it's monday, december 13th >> december 13th >> jimmy: that's correct that's when it comes out >> it is after "the voice. >> jimmy: "american auto." >> blake shelton's "the voice. >> jimmy: it's after "the voice. >> yeah. >> jimmy: it's a good lead in. >> they're doing a sneak peek of the first two episodes and then it starts airing for real in january and it's set, it's justin spitzer who created "superstore. it's his new show, it is an office comedy. nbc, you know, they love a half hour office-orriented comedy, workplace comedy and it's set in the automotive industry and i play the new female ceo. i come from big pharma, i got questionable morals. [ laughter ] and i don't know anything about cars >> jimmy: perfec

can you close your eyes and imagine jimmy stewart or montgomery clift or even john wayne without theirpt you for certain things. >> there was a lot of ideas of returning to traditional notions of masculinity after the sensitive '70s. but these thing goes in cycles. and i think that by the late '80s we were ready for an action hero who was a little more sensitive. >> do you think you have a chance against us, mr. cowboy? >> yippie ka-yay mother [ bleep ]. >> "die hard" is as perfect in its own way as "casablanca." it is an action move where the action is great. it is a heist movie where the heist makes sense. you have john mclean who is not a superhero, who is a regular new york cop, who is not only out of his element but he's out of his shoes. >> that's a great thing to do in an action movie, is include something that everybody can sympathize with. i don't know what it's like to throw a chair or explosives down an elevator shaft but i accidentally trod on glass and it hurt. >> you watch him and you go, i see myself. this person who is flawed, but can overcome it which is a narrative th

it doesn't matter who she picked, because they already broke up. [ laughter ] "how are jimmy kimmel and martha stewartated?" we are distant cousins, that's true. i learned that from a dna test. i was also her prison wife. [ laughter ] "how did jimmy kimmel meet guillermo?" and the answer to that, of course, is christian mingle. the website. [ laughter ] so thanks to google for finding all that stuff. we have a good show for you tonight. jay ellis is with us. we have music from the record company. [ cheers and applause ] and we will be right back with ben affleck. but before that, here is google's year in search for 2021. >> this year has been extremely challenging for me. i am broken. and i am healing. >> i'm here at the memorial wall. i wanted to do something to remember my mom. >> for some reason i'm having anxiety. obviously it's normal with everything that's going on right now. >> i think i'm going to take a break for a while. >> you can get through it. and if you can get through it, there's a greater reward on the other side. >> just like anybody else, you know, i'm just trying to do my little pa

they're not here right now. >> jimmy: our surprise guests are bullies. jon stewartid after jon's appearance on "the nanny" in 1997, they were like, he nailed it, he should never do a sitcom again. he should go out on top, the king of all sitcoms. yet here you are doing this. why are you doing this nor us, jon? >> it's money. it's for the money and health insurance. as you can see, i'm not in the best shape. i hear good things about l.a. hospitals. i'm excited to be here. my character is old jew dressed as joining jew. i hope that goes well for you. >> john lithgow, we got winston churchill to play mr. drummond, which is unbelievable. john, i'm going to reveal a little something about what is going to happen tomorrow night. in one of the scenes, john is carrying kevin. i am going to say that it's one of the funniest things i've ever seen in my life. >> it was my idea. kevin is not quite as light as i expected. >> kevin is all muscle. >> i managed to get him across the stage and everybody laughed. so it works. >> jimmy: it really does work. >> i'm a solid 165, america