The Brody File crew relives their fondest memories of the year in our annual Christmas show filmed in DC at the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden Ice Rink.
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UP IN THE MALIBU.
LIKE A DRIVE-THRU.
MY CREW IN THE ALLEY.
BRODY.
GUNSHOTS.
THE MOST THINGS POP.
HIT THE BLOCK. *
WELCOME, EVERYBODY, TO
ANOTHER
EDITION OF THE BRODY FILE TO
A
CHRISTMAS SHOW AND A BOTTLE
OF EGGNOG.
HOW ABOUT THAT.
WE ARE HERE AND IT'S
BEAUTIFUL AND
FESTIVE AND CHRISTMAS. I'M ON
SKATES.
I FEEL LIKE I AM ON THIN ICE
WHICH I
AM. DONALD TRUMP HAS BEEN ON
THE
ENTIRE CAMPAIGN SEASON WHICH
HE NEVER
FELL WHICH IS PROBABLY WHAT
I'M GOING
TO DO ON THIS SHOW AND WILL
PROBABLY
GO VIRAL AND WE'LL GET A LOT
OF CLICKS.
WHAT HAS GONE ON THIS YEAR?
SO MANY.
HOW ABOUT THE NINE
INTERVIEWS WE DID
WITH DONALD TRUMP.
HOW WOULD YOU SAY ABOUT
TWITTER?
WITH TWITTER, I TWEET
MYSELF.
AFTER 7:00 IT'S USUALLY ME
DOING THE
WORK. I HAVE FUN DOING IT.
I HAVE GREAT PEOPLE.
AT DONALD TRUMP I HAVE A
TREMENDOUS
FOLLOWING AND I TWEET MYSELF.
THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE
PRAYING
FOR YOU RIGHT NOW, A LOT OF
EVANGELICALS AND OTHER
CHRISTIANS.
WHAT DO YOU WANT THEM TO PRAY
SPECIFICALLY FOR YOU ABOUT?
WHAT DO
YOU NEED PRAYER FOR.
THAT'S WHAT WE SAY IN THE
EVANGELICAL
WORLD?
HEALTH.
HEALTH IS THE MOST IMPORTANT
BECAUSE
IF YOU HAVE HEALTH YOU CAN
KEEP GOING,
KEEP FIGHTING AND DO THE BEST
FOR THE
PEOPLE OF AMERICA.
AND HE'S PLANNING AND WE ARE
PLANNING
TO DO THAT IF HE'S ELECTED.
I WOULD SAY PRAY FOR THE
COUNTRY
AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN LEAD
THIS
RENAISSANCE BECAUSE WE ARE IN
SUCH BAD
SHAPE.
OWING $3 TRILLION.
I CAN JUST KEEP NAMING THINGS.
I WOULD SAY PRAY FOR GUIDANCE
AND TO
PRAY FOR OUR COUNTRY BECAUSE
WE NEED
PRAYER ALMOST MORE THAN WE
EVER NEEDED
IT BEFORE.
THAT IS DONALD TRUMP HERE
ON THE
BRODY FILE.
THAT WAS SEAN.
HOW IS IT GOING?
HELLO.
HERE WE GO.
GOOD TO SEE YOU HERE.
I'M DOING THE BRODY FILE.
MAYBE YOU CAN TELL US WHAT
YOUR
FAVORITE MOMENT OF YEAR OR
CHRISTMAS.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
SURE.
WELL, I MEAN ONE OF THE
STORIES I DID
THIS YEAR THAT BLEW MY MIND
WAS THIS
POLLING DONE THAT IT'S THE
END OF
WHITE CHRISTIAN AMERICA WHICH
IS KIND
OF -- OMINOUS.
IT'S PRETTY MUCH THE END OF
THE STORY.
THAT HAS FUELED A LOT OF
FRUSTRATIONS,
SOME OF THE FEAR THAT HAS
REALLY
FUELED THE TRUMP RANGE.
IN THE TIMES SINCE
PRESIDENT BARACK
OBAMA WAS ELECTED, THE NATION
HAS
EXPERIENCED A DRAMATIC SHIFT.
WE'VE GONE FROM BEING A
MAJORITY
WHITE CHRISTIAN COUNTRY TO
MINORITY.
IF YOU TAKE THE WHITE
CHRISTIANS.
THEY USED TO MAKE-UP 2% OF
THE
POPULATION.
TODAY THEY MAKE-UP 45%
BECAUSE WHITE
FOLKS ARE NOT KEEPING UP WITH
HAVING
BABIES.
AND WITH INCREASING NUMBER OF
WHITES,
ESPECIALLY MILLENNIALS ARE
LEAVING THE
CHURCH.
THAT'S DETAILED IN HIS NEW
BOOK, "THE
END OF WHITE CHRISTIAN
AMERICA".
YOU ARE SAYING WHITE
CHRISTIANS ARE
HAVING A SENSE OF ANXIETY.
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR
THE CHURCH
AND FOR THE COUNTRY.
FOR YEARS, THE CHURCH HAS
BEEN ON
THE DECLINE.
THE CULTURE HAS CHANGED
DRAMATICALLY.
CH GENDER IDENTITIES ARE
CHANGING IN
SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES ARE
FACING LEVELS
OF PERSECUTION AND GAY
MARRIAGE IS THE
LAW OF THE LAND.
I THINK THAT GAY MARRIAGE
IS PRETTY
MUCH WHAT IT WAS PRETTY MUCH
OPPOSING
FROM VERY EARLY ON ALL THE
WAY THROUGH
AND IT'S AN ISSUE THAT'S BEEN
LOST IN
THE COURTS, LOST IN THE COURT
OF
PUBLIC OPINION.
8 YEARS AGO 77% SUPPORTED
SAME-SEX
MARRIAGE.
TODAY, 33% SUPPORT IT.
IT'S THE SIGNS OF THE TIME.
THERE ARE NUMBERS ACROSS THE
CENSUS
THAT IS SOMETHING ACROSS
AMERICA AND
MATERIALIZING ALONG THE
RACIAL AND
POLITICAL DIVIDE.
HIS BOOK ISN'T ABOUT THE
PRESIDENTIAL RACE, BUT HIS
FINDINGS
HELP EXPLAIN WHAT'S FUELING
THE TRUMP
TRAIN.
I THINK THE ANGER WE ARE
SEEING IS
ROOTED MORE IN THE SENSE OF
ANXIETY
ABOUT CULTURAL CHANGE AND THE
SENSE
REALLY OF NOSTALGIA WHEN A
TIME OF
CONSERVATIVE PROTESTANTS WERE
MORE
CENTRAL TO CULTURE AND MORE
ON THE
LEVELS OF POWER.
THAT WHITE FEEL
DISCRIMINATED
AGAINST IN AMERICA AND
TWO-THIRDS
BELIEVE DISCRIMINATION
AGAINST WHITES
IS BECOMING A BIG PROBLEM AS
DISCRIMINATION AGAINST OTHER
GROUPS.
WE ARE SEEING RACIAL
UNREST, NOT
THAT DIVISIONS HAVEN'T BEEN
THERE, BUT
THEY HAVE BEEN EXPOSED IN A
WAY THAT I
HAVEN'T SEEN IN MY LIFETIME.
ONE CHALLENGE FOR WHITE
CHRISTIANS
IS MAKING CONNECTIONS WITH
THEIR BLACK
BROTHERS AND SISTERS ON MANY
OF THESE
QUESTIONS.
FOR INSTANCE, 80% OF BLACK
CHRISTIANS SAY RECENT
KILLINGS OF
BLACK MEN ARE PART OF A
LARGER PATTERN
OF HOW POLICE TREAT AFRICAN
AMERICANS.
JUST 29% OF EVEN WHITE
EVANGELICALS
AGREE.
NO MATTER WHERE YOU FALL ON
THE GRASS,
MOST WHITE CHRISTIANS ARE
SEGREGATED.
11:00 A.M. IS THE MOST
SEGREGATED
HOUR IN AMERICA. STILL TODAY,
90% OF
CHURCHES ARE STILL
MONORACIAL. THERE
IS STILL NOT THAT CONNECTIVE
TISSUE
BETWEEN WORLD'S IN
CHRISTIANS.
DRAMATIC REALITY IN SHIFTS
HELPS
RELIEVE SOME OF THE ANGST IN
THE HOT
LINES.
YOU ARE GOING TO BE AT THE
WHITE
HOUSE 4 YEARS.
GOOD LUCK TO YOU.
DONALD TRUMP.
IT'S GOING TO BE EXCITING.
GREAT TO SEE YOU.
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
GREAT TO SEE YOU.
THERE SHE GOES.
JENNIFER AND SUZY ICE SKATING
SUNSET.
WHEN WE COME BACK, A LOT MORE.
JANET BROUWER WILL BE HERE.
BACK IN A MOMENT.
BRODY FILE. TIME NOW TO BRING
IN JENNA
BROUWER.
SHE'S HERE AT OUR ANNUAL SHOW.
SHE'S PART OF THE CHRISTMAS
SHOW.
JENNA, WHAT DO YOU HAVE?
THANKS.
I'M GETTING READY TO LACE UP
MY SKATES
AND TAKE UP THE ICE.
WHAT WAS MOST MEMORABLE IS
INTERVIEWING MIKE PENCE.
WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THAT?
WHAT ARE
YOUR THOUGHTS?
I THINK ONE OF THE MOST
ENDEARING
THINGS ABOUT DONALD TRUMP
WHICH WILL
MAKE HIM A GREAT PRESIDENT IS
WHAT YOU
SEE IS WHAT YOU GET.
THE PEOPLE KNOW EXACTLY WHERE
DONALD
TRUMP STANDS, AND THEY KNOW
WHAT HE
THINKS.
I THINK THE DAY HE BECOMES
PRESIDENT
OF THE UNITED STATES PEOPLE
WILL FIND
HIS CANDOR REFRESHING AND HIS
BROAD
SHOULDER LEADERSHIP
REFRESHING.
WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF
HILLARY
CLINTON'S CLOSING ARGUMENTS.
SHE LIKES TO SAY WHEN THEY GO
LOW, WE
GO HIGH?
I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A
LITTLE DUBIOUS
SINCE I HAVE JOINED THIS
CAMPAIGN.
DONALD TRUMP IS TALKING ABOUT
IDEAS.
HILLARY CLINTON CAMPAIGN ONLY
SEEMS TO
BE TALKING ABOUT INSULTS.
AGAIN, IT'S A CAMPAIGN OF
INSULTS
AGAINST MY RUNNING MATE AND
MANY
PEOPLE SEE THROUGH THAT.
THERE IS SO MUCH AN
ANIMOSITY ON
BOTH SIDES.
HOW DO YOU SEE THIS PLAYING
OUT? DO
YOU SEE RIOTS, PROTEST, COME
ELECTION
DAY?
OH NO.
I SEE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
DOING WELL.
WHEN WE ELECT DONALD TRUMP,
THIS
COUNTRY IS GOING TO COME BACK
TOGETHER
AGAIN.
THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT
THIS COUNTRY
WILL NEED PRAYER.
HE AND HIS WIFE HAVE A
MESSAGE.
THIS CARRIES A UNIQUE
BURDEN.
REMEMBER OUR FAMILIES THAT
SHOULDER
THE BURDEN AS MUCH AS OUR
FAMILIES
DO..
PEOPLE TELL US ALL ACROSS
THE
COUNTRY THAT THEY ARE PRAYING
FOR US
AND I JUST TELL THEM WE FEEL
IT.
ANOTHER HIGHLIGHT FROM YOU
WAS
GETTING TO INTERVIEW DONALD
TRUMP
HIMSELF.
REPORTING NOW FROM
WASHINGTON D.C..
THANK YOU, FROM OUR ANNUAL
SHOW
FROM WASHINGTON D.C., THE
PRODUCER IS
HERE.
SHE DOESN'T DO WINDOWS BUT
SHE'LL
EXPLAIN WHAT SHE DOES HERE
WHEN WE
COME BACK.
TO THE
BRODY FILE. THE ANNUAL
CHRISTMAS SHOW
IS ABOUT TO START ANY MOMENT.
SHE'S STRONG, OUR TOP
POLITICAL
PRODUCER REPORTER.
WHERE IS SHE? HOLD ON.
ARE YOU OKAY?
WE ARE GOOD.
WE ARE GOOD. WE MADE IT.
AMBER? GREAT TO SEE YOU.
YOU DON'T REALLY SKATE AT ALL.
I DON'T ICE SKATE.
TELL ME ABOUT ONE OF YOUR
FAVORITE
MEMORIES.
CAN YOU DO THIS?
YES, ONE OF MY FAVORITE
STORIES IS
A DIFFICULT STORY.
WE TRAVELED TO MICHIGAN
BECAUSE OF THE
DEBATE BUT WE ALSO WENT TO
CHECKOUT
THE ON GOING WATER -- WITH
THE MIDST
OF THAT WE FOUND THE CHURCH.
I'M AFRAID TO DRINK THE
WATER. I
PRAY FOR IT BEFORE I DRINK.
WHILE PEOPLE HERE TAKE THE
GAMBLE,
POLITICIANS PLAY THE BLAME
GAME ON
THIS HUMANITARIAN PRICES.
IF I HAD TO RAISE THE
ALARM IN 2015.
THERE WAS SILENCE. THERE WAS
PEOPLE
MORE THAN ONE MAKING
DECISIONS SAYING
MAYBE FLINT IS SOMETHING WE
SHOULD GO
FOR.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
THE CRISIS BEGAN 2 YEARS
AGO WHEN
DETROIT DECIDED TO CHANGE THE
WATER
SUPPLY TO THE RIVER.
THAT'S WHEN PEOPLE BEGAN TO
NOTICE.
IN OCTOBER 2014 THE PLANT
STOPPED
USING THE WATER THEN THE
FINGER
POINTING HAS BEEN NON-STOP.
HE SAYS THE DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT
ASSURED HIM THE WATER WAS
SAFE. THE
PUBLIC BLAMED THE EPA.
AT THE STATE LEVEL
ACCUSATIONS
CONTINUE AGAINST MICHIGAN
GOVERNOR
RICK SCHNEIDER FOR IGNORING
WARNING
SIGNS OF HIGH LEVEL.
THE DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL
EQUALITY ASSURED US THE WATER
WAS SAFE.
IT WASN'T.
WHY DOES THE DENIABILITY
ONLY WORK
WHEN IT'S PLAUSIBLE.
I'M NOT BUYING THAT YOU
DIDN'T KNOW
ANYTHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE
2015. YOU
WERE NOT IN AN INDUCED COMA
FOR A YEAR.
ALL OF THIS AND E. COLI.
WITH ALL THIS, PEOPLE ARE
TIRED OF
THIS.
THEY WANT SOLUTIONS.
IT'S IN THE BATHROOM AND
THE WATER
FROM THE BUCKET.
YOU KNOW IT'S WASTED.
DESPITE THE SMELL, SHE
SAYS SHE
STILL BATHES IN THE WATER
BECAUSE SHE
DOESN'T HAVE ANOTHER OPTION.
I USE THE WATER BECAUSE I
DON'T
HAVE ENOUGH WATER TO GO
AROUND.
LIKE A STREAM IN A DESERT
PLACE,
THE CHURCH SHINES LIKE A
BEACON OF
HOPE DONATING WATER BY THE
TRUCK.
CHURCHES LIKE ASSEMBLY OF
GOD AND
PASTOR GARCIA LED THE WAY.
WE ARE A SMALLER CHURCH,
BUT WE
ALWAYS WANT TO DO SOMETHING
AND REACH
OUT TO OUR COMMUNITY.
WE STARTED PRAYING AND
GETTING A PLAN
TOGETHER AND IN JANUARY WE
WANTED TO
BECOME A WATER DISTRIBUTION
CENTER.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THEY
DID.
WITH 30% OF GARCIA'S HELP,
THEY GOT IT
ROLLING THE HELP OF
ASSEMBLIES OF GOD.
PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT
DENOMINATIONS
AND BACKGROUNDS BEGAN TO HELP
PEOPLE
IN NEED THROUGH CHURCHES
THROUGHOUT
THE CITY.
THEY WERE THE RIGHT
MOMENTS AND
HOPEFULLY THOSE PEOPLE WILL
GET THE
RESOLUTION THEY ARE WAITING
FOR AND
HOPEFULLY GET TO REVISIT IT
AND GET
BACK WITH BETTER NEWS.
THANK YOU.
GOOD LUCK OUT THERE.
I HAVE A WORKMEN'S COMP FORM.
THANK YOU.
THERE SHE GOES. SHE'S
STROLLING OFF
INTO THE SUNSET.
BACK IN A MOMENT.
TO THE
BRODY FILE. TIME NOW FOR MORE
MEMORIES
OF TIMES AND SEASONS GONE BY.
ONE OF
THE BEST MEMORIES OF THE YEAR.
NONE OTHER THAN ABIGAIL
ROBINSON.
THERE SHE IS.
PLEASE DON'T FALL.
I LIKE HOW YOU DID THAT.
THAT WAS VERY IMPRESSIVE.
GREAT TO SEE YOU.
YOU TOO.
YOU DIDN'T FALL OUT?
NO.
I'M GOOD..
WHAT'S YOUR MEMORY?
WHEN I WASN'T COVERING THE
CONGRESS, IT WAS NOT ON THE
HILL OR
RIDING THE TRAIN THROUGH WITH
THE
BRODY FILE.
SHALL WE TAKE A LOOK?
WE SHALL.
THE WORLD NOTICED COLLEGE
FOOTBALL
BUT WHO COULD KNOW THAT HE
WAS PLAYING
IN ARIZONA PLAYING MINOR
LEAGUE
BASEBALL.
I TALKED WITH HIM ABOUT HOW
HIS LIFE
HAS BEEN SHAKEN.
WHY BASEBALL? HOW DID IT
FEEL TO
START OVER AND HOW DID YOU
FEEL
HITTING A HOME RUN FOR THE
FIRST TIME?
PLAYING BASEBALL FOR ME
WAS
SOMETHING THAT I ALMOST DID
OUT OF
HIGH SCHOOL AND DECIDED TO GO
TO THE
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN IN
MY HEART
FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
I THOUGHT WHY NOT PURSUE IT
IF IT'S
SOMETHING I'M PASSIONATE
ABOUT AND
INSIDE MY HEART.
GO AFTER IT.
HE MAYBE PASSIONATE ABOUT
BASEBALL
FOR NOW, BUT IT WASN'T HIS
FIRST
CHOICE. THE DENVER BRONCOS
DRAFTED HIM
RIGHT OUT OF COLLEGE.
HE LED HIS TEAM TO THE FIRST
PLAYOFF
WIN IN 6 YEARS. DESPITE THAT,
THE
BRONCOS TRADED HIM AND IT WAS
DOWNHILL
FROM THERE.
P HE WAS CUT AND RELEASE
FROM THREE
MORE TEAMS.
WHEN YOU ARE GOING THROUGH
THAT,
WHAT IS YOUR FOUNDATION AND
WHO ARE
YOU AND WHAT IS YOUR
RELATIONSHIP WITH
CHRIST.
A YEAR AGO, HE WAS
THINKING ABOUT
WRITING A BOOK FOR OTHERS.
I WANTED TO WRITE THAT
BOOK TO
ENCOURAGE OTHERS THAT THERE
IS A GOD
THAT LOVES YOU AND THAT YOU
MATTER AND
YOU ARE SIGNIFICANT.
SO WHEN PEOPLE ARE GOING
THROUGH TOUGH
TIMES, THEY HAVE SOMETHING TO
HOLD
ONTO AND THEY DO IN THEIR
RELATIONSHIP
WITH CHRIST.
IN HIS NEW BOOK SHAKEN,
TIM TALKS
ABOUT HIS TOUGHER TIMES.
THOSE RANGE
FROM JUST BEING ONE OF THE
GUYS ON A
NEW TEAM SURROUNDED BY A
MEDIA FRENZY.
THE MEDIA PAPARAZZI JUST CAMP
OUT THE
FRONT OF HIS DOOR.
HE WRITES, I HAD NO JOB, NO
CAR, NO
HOME.
ALL THE WHILE THE MEDIA WAS
BLOWING UP
WITH PEOPLE HAPPY TO SEE HIM
SAILING.
NOT EVERYONE CAN RELATE TO
THE
HIGHS, BUT THEY CAN RELATE TO
THE
LOWS. HOW DO WE HANDLE IT?
HOW DO WE
BOUNCE BACK? THERE ARE GOING
TO BE
TOUGH TIMES.
YOU KNOW LIFE IS NOT ALWAYS
EASY. BUT
WHEN YOU HAVE GOD IN YOUR
LIFE, THAT'S
WHAT REALLY MATTERS.
HE MANAGED TO KEEP CALM
AND REMAIN
FOCUS.
WHEN YOU BELIEVE IN
YOURSELF AND
YOU ARE DOING IT ALL
YOURSELF, YOU
HAVE TO BLOCK OUT THE BAD
STUFF.
WHEN THEY SAY, LET IT GO IN
AND OUT OF
YOUR EAR.
DON'T EVEN DO THAT.
DON'T LET THE NAYSAYERS SWAY
YOU FROM
YOUR GOAL.
IN YOUR BOOK, YOU TALK
ABOUT THE
CROSS. WHAT IS YOUR PRAYER TO
PEOPLE
WHO READ THIS BOOK?
THEY ARE ENCOURAGED TO GO
FIND A
DEEPER RELATIONSHIP WITH
JESUS CHRIST.
IT'S NOT JUST GOING TO CHURCH
ON
SUNDAY MORNING OR WEDNESDAY
NIGHT, BUT
IT'S AN ACTUAL DEEPER
RELATIONSHIP, A
ONE ON ONE INTIMATE
RELATIONSHIP WITH
A GUY THAT LOVES HIM SO MUCH.
HE SENT
HIS SON TO DIE FOR HIM.
HE'S NOT JUST IN --
INSPIRED BY
HIS OWN DISAPPOINTMENTS.
WHEN THEY SAY, I'M NOT
EVEN GOING
TO BE HERE TOMORROW, EVEN
WITH ALL
THAT, THEY STILL HAVE
SOMETHING TO
HOLD ONTO AND THAT WAS THEIR
RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS
CHRIST.
HE DIDN'T DO THIS?
NO.
DID YOU ASK HIM TO DO IT?
HE'S VERY NICE.
GREAT TIME.
ANOTHER SHOW.
APPRECIATE IT.
PLEASE GET YOUR SKATES. THERE
SHE IS.
THAT'S A MILLENNIAL THING. I
DON'T
KNOW WHAT THIS IS.
ANYHOW, BACK IN A MOMENT.
TO THE
BRODY FILE. THIS IS OUR
CHRISTMAS SHOW
THIS YEAR. THANKS TO LAURA
FOR THE
CINEMA SCOPE. YOU CAN SEE SHE
CAN
SKATE.
SHE'S SO HUMBLE.
SHE CAN SKATE BACKWARDS.
SHE'S FROM
ROCHESTER. REMEMBER JESUS IS
THE
REASON FOR THE SEASON.
SEE YOU IN THE NEW YEAR.
DONALD TRUMP FOR 4 YEAR