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Analyst peter baker. thank you for being in today sam, lets begin with you. what are you seeing there? >> reporter: what i just saw in the last ten minutes is pretty amazing. i think ul straitive of what were seeing on the ground here in el paso this truck just pulled in and there was no one here. im talking about hundreds of people from all over the world really just came up in line now. what are they waiting for? they are waiting for to do these are folks that have been standing outside in fru...

American cancer society [applause] >> i dont know -- they are both such worthy charities, lets see who wins. debate two, has been raging since 60s, real tree or fake tree? gerri, you are keeping it real. why should i cut down a pine tree? >> here i come.pi i prepared for this by reaching out to the national christmas tree association, i did research, i thought that would be the thing toe na do. there are 25onal to 30 million trees sold every year, i have real trees because i like the way that sm...

[applause] >> i dont know -- they are both such worthy charities, lets see who wins, to debate two, it has been raging since 60s, real tree or fake tree, geri, where should i cut down a pine tree. come on up. >> i prepared for this, by reaching out to the national christmas tree -- association, i did my research, i thought that would be the thing to do, there are 25 to 30 millionthin trees sold every year, i have real trees because i like the way they smell, that is is always nice. we have reaal...

Think it is a christmas movie, there is a tree. >> it say christmas movie. >> all right. >> final answer. >> it is. >> america? i >> oh,t. no. snow balls. >> i love it. welcome to an emotional knock plaza. >> america almost eventually splie t on that question. but they eked it out on the no side, no getting around it we live in a divided nation, were not d divided here. >> are we. >> no, because we won. >> red team, you did win. but in the spirit of the season, both charities are getting a big f...

Him still and i always loved the movie. there is a christmas tree in it. >> is diehard a christmas movie, america? >> i love it! >> evenly split. the next question. they just eked it out from the no side. we are not divide here, are we? because we won. >> red team, you did win. but in the spirit of the season, both charities are winners. you settled the debate.

Him still and i always loved the movie. there is a christmas tree in it. >> is diehard a christmas movie, america? >> i love it! >> evenly split. the next question. they just eked it out from the no side. we are not divide here, are we? because we won. >> red team, you did win. but in the spirit of the season, both charities are winners. you settled the debate.

Everybody can get behind it. >> they are both such were the charities. the debate has been raging you will keep it real so why should i cut down a genuine pinetree? >> i prepared for this by reaching out to the national christmas tree association and did my research because i thought that would be the thing to do but there 25 through 30 million trees so every i have real trees because i like the way they smell. but the reality is if you are a real american you buy a real tree because there are m...

They do to limit that use of energy in particular. for a lot of households, that has been a good wake—up call. "lets not leave the telly on, lets not turn the lights on when we dont need them, turn radiators off." there is information about ways you be more energy—efficient, there is information about ways to be more energy—efficient, but there are lots of organisations trying to help, there are charities. what are the sort of schemes that you have come across that you think have really st...

This year, times are especially tight – and the charities we have chosen for our annual Christmas appeal need all the support they can get

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