in the original movie, george bailey tell his guardian angel clarence he believes he's better off deadence shows george what life in the town of bedford falls would have looked like if he never existed. the town is in complete disarray, small businesss have disappeared, and crime is skyrocketed, and families that lived in homes now live in shacks on the outskirts of town, and everything is owned by greedy henry potter. >> i suppose it would be better if i had never been born at all. >> what did you say. >> i said i wish i had never been born. >> you must the say things like that. wait a minute, wait a minute. that's an idea. >> hey, where is the bailey building. >> that went out of business years ago. >> bud, what is the idea. i live in a shack in potter's field, i never seen you before in my life, see. >> henry, it's george, don't you know me, what happened to us. >> let me go. >> get me back to my wife and kids, help me clarence, please, please. i want to live again. >> it's the climax of the story, when george bailey realizes how much good he brought to bedford falls and the lives o

potter and george bailey, you see something george bailey provided people with homes and dignity and stability. he rejected mr. potter's author. he didn't sell out to mr. potter. he is somebody who has a loving family, a strong community, loyal friends. george bailey is actually the richest man in town, not mr. potter, not jeff bezos. yeah, that's very interesting. are we? i feel like we're living in pottersville. i sort of alluded to that before. i mean, we have degraded towns and cities. they had prostitution. and in pottersville, you know, we have internet porn. we have, you know, uber eats, less family dinners. there has been an erosion of that. all american bedford falls american culture. can we still return to that? is it too late? well, what's obvious is that america wants to return to george bailey's america. trump won the popular vote. i think that's the sign right now. we have overregulation. we have monopolies. we have american visa policies that are destroying the middle class. look at covid. covid was the greatest transfer of wealth in american history. you had amazon an

martin. >> what the film tells you is george bailey is us. and his experiences are ours. and that what we want to create is a community where we lift people up. hi, george. >> merry christmas. >> so the ultimate question comes down to where do you, as an american, want to live? do you want to live in bedford falls, the town that jimmy stewart is desperately trying to keep going? or do you want to live in pottersville, where there's nothing in it for anybody except what they can get for themselves? and so we feel our own selves on a kind of cusp today of of what kind of choices are we going to make? i can't imagine there is an american within the sound of my voice that doesn't want to live in bedford falls. >> welcome to times square. >> it's the biggest party of the year. >> happy new year with the biggest guests. >> we have even more amazing guests lined up for you with performances by music's biggest stars and appearances by comedians, celebrities and more. >> yes, anything can happen on new years eve. oh my gosh. >> wow. >> new year's eve live with anderson and andy. li

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>> george bailey are, when he realizes that harry bailey would have died, he would have never safed thoseo stop the it. it's strange how many lyes are affected, how many people -- and why does he run through the at leasts happy? if -- streets happy at the end? >> random copyright issue popped up. [laughter] the whole point of the movie is that we are all precious, all made in god's image -- >> amen. >> -- and every small act impacts the big with. i don't know. thank goodness president trump's going to be president on january 20th. we might be able to soft this nonsense. cheryl: i think i need to watch it's a wonderful life. i feel like my family's going to be very upset with me. [laughter] let's take a look at futures really quick, get your final thoughts as we move into the final days of the week. dow's down 182, nasdaq is down 10 -- 104. chris. >> the santa surge is definitely coming. the dow's only averaging about 7% if you take out the mag 7. there's room for growth. cheryl: joe, final thoughts. >> the s&p is having a wonderful year. you can afford a down day, but i think the trump ef

get your gift card instantly at wt.com >>> george bailey is a community banker who bases a room fullicked customers who think that his small town bank is going to bail. they are threatening to withdraw their savings but the bank, which pays interest on the savings and then lends the money to others to buy things like houses does not have enough cash on hand to refund all of its depositors. george convinces the depositors to accept a smaller amount on the which he covers personally. that is the famous bank run scene from the 1946 classic it's a wonderful life. >> don't you see what's happening? potter isn't selling. potter is buying. we are panicking and he is not. we can get through this thing all right. we've got to stick together. we have to have faith in each other. >> my husband hasn't worked in over a year. >>, going to live until the bank opens? >> i need cash. >> how much do you need? >> hey! i've got $2000. this will tie us over until the bank reopens. >> i am not just playing that clip because it is a christmas classic, it is also a perfect depiction of a bank run and it und

merry christmas eve from me, bruce, and bailey, and then she said -- did you know he's named after george bailey"it's a wonderful life? one more from congresswoman melanie stanbury, saying that the holiday season reminds us of the importance of family, friends, and community. let's carry that spirit into the new year, merry christmas eve, new mexico. st. louis, missouri, going back to your calls. good morning. caller: good morning. merry christmas. i think we could get rid of the political divide mostly by figuring out that we ought to reverse citizens united, in which they claimed that money is speech. there is a rumor going around that a business can get the united states on a straight course, but there's two types of economies. there is the kitchen table economy that goes all the way up to elon musk. that's micro. then the macroeconomy, that's how the government should be run. for the people. the constitutionally has a very little bit in it about money. yet still money is what runs this place. number two, we ought to make sure that everybody gets a good education. by a good education, we ough

merry christmas eve from me, bruce, and bailey, and then she said -- did you know he's named after george baileyt's a wonderful life? one more from congresswoman melanie stanbury, saying that the holiday season reminds us of the importance of family, friends, and community. let's carry that spirit into the new year, merry christmas eve, new mexico. st. louis, missouri, going back to your calls. good morning. caller: good morning. merry christmas. i think we could get rid of the political divide mostly by figuring out that we ought to reverse citizens united, in which they claimed that money is speech. there is a rumor going around that a business can get the united states on a straight course, but there's two types of economies. there is the kitchen table economy that goes all the way up to elon musk. that's micro. then the macroeconomy, that's how the government should be run. for the people. the constitutionally has a very little bit in it about money. yet still money is what runs this place. number two, we ought to make sure that everybody gets a good education. by a good education, we ought

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. >> plus, levar burton, george lopez, and our girl chloe bailey.coming up this week at 1 p.m. right here on abc seven, a first of its kind conference brought science fiction to life in mountain view. >> the humanoid summit had some of the newest robots on display. abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey takes us to the unusual event to show us how humanoids could soon make your life easier. >> if you've ever watched the movie i, robot, your feelings might be shaky at best when it comes to humanoid robots, but get ready. the future is here, and industry experts believe it's for the better. >> i do believe as an optimist, this is the type of technology that can improve our everyday lives. >> and the very best of that technology was on display wednesday in the south bay for the humanoid summit, a sci fi fan's dream playground, and a way for these robots to actually get more intelligent. >> you want to get to machine intelligence. you need to live among and learn among people, not just in a vacuum. there's not enough diversity there, but this w

country's new president, head of the vote, the secretary general of george's ruling party blasted the currently there. so the amazed rubbish, bailey, he offered an apology on behalf of the entire party for allowing the incumbent president to pursue western interest with the opposition figures. look into boy the vote, the western vice president has refused to step down, broke up. see how it is while i'm not sure whether to cool the presidential election of publication or a party. perhaps more of a party of this will be an event entirely devoid of legitimacy. it will be unconstitutional and a legitimate, i'm not going anywhere. i'm not going to leave anyone. i'm always asked about it. i will stay here. meanwhile, a foreign policy chief kaya carlos is planning to ask members states for a mandate to impose sanctions against georgia and government officials. while the european union itself postponed discharges block integration until 2028. the proposed, the sanctions are being justified as a counter measured to, to police is suppression of violent pro. is you protest? well, this comes as french presidents, a manual. my crohn address to

well, mccall, cadillac, bailey, is a former and paid from the ruling party george and dream, and a former football of the company's been rocked by weeks of protests, off to the government suspended tools to join the e q when it comes to low manes or other spending told to pass the forces that she would leave the presidential palace but has vowed to fight on. so it basically says that she is legitimate president and has called for new elections. opposition and says of type of parliamentary vote was ranked. it's my case, i'm kind of as a, as a political analyst and the founder of civil consent, that's a non governmental organization that provides commentary on public diplomacy and peace initiatives. it's all down to 0 that the protests will, rejection of growing russian influence. a very slow thought process and i think it's like a, it's not the declining guy that every day, all the groups. uh, i don't know, like all professional people of all ages. they are martin mar 19 or i think there was and the congress which is not, not stopping right now. we are looking for internet no support. so i

george michael, obviously. what say you? >> i'm with you. i put up my christmas tree the day after halloween. every song is terrible on here, but the one i don't like the most is "bailey'su a merry christmas," those are tied come i can't get them out of my head and take off "have yourself a merry little christmas," that one is fantastic. >> to that point, we have a list of most dangerous pitch which one is the worst? "usa today" puts the chipmunk song, which i'm pretty sure is marie's favorite, alvin and the chipmunks, we all love. >> i love traditional christmas music, nontraditional fund. i love the chipmunks song, they are so cute. they are cute. all they want is a hula-hoop. >> it's the squeaking. >> i love the squeaking. >> traditional music better. >> the key to christmas music is not to listen to it. >> you bridge you. >> you don't actually tune into listen, it is supposed to be music. >> i listen to christmas music 306 to five days a year so if you'll excuse us, i'm going to put on my christmas playlist. here is "america reports." ♪ ♪ >> a group of us are here every day, and one o