>> Mike: BEFORE WE SAY GOOD
NIGHT TONIGHT, IT IS TIME TO
SHARE SOME GOOD NEWS WITH YOU.
HELPING US REMEMBER SOME OF THE
BEST STORIES OF THE YEAR,
"INSIDE EDITION" CORRESPONDENT
AND AUTHOR OF "ONE MORE HUG"
MEGAN ALEXANDER.
GOOD EVENING.
>> HAPPY NEW YEAR.
>> Mike: AS WE HAD TO 2020,
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE STORIES OF
PEOPLE MAKING A COMEBACK THAT
YOU THINK AND GIVE US MOTIVATION
HEADING INTO THE NEW DECADE?
>> DIFFICULT TO CHOOSE, BUT SO
MANY PEOPLE REMEMBER THIS VIDEO,
MIKE, UCLA GYMNAST THAT STOLE
OUR HEARTS WITH A DAZZLING FLOOR
ROUTINE.
YOU REMEMBER THIS, AND KICKING
ALL OVER THE PLACE, DID NOT EVEN
LOOK HUMAN.
SHE SCORED A PERFECT TEN AND
STOLE EVERYBODY'S HEARTS AS
WELL, BUT HER BACK STORY IS EVEN
MORE INSPIRING WHEN WE
DISCOVERED THAT SHE HELPED UCLA
CLENCH IN NCAA TITLE BY
RECOVERING FROM A CAR ACCIDENT
PRIOR.
SHE SAID SHE WANTS TO BRING THE
JOY BACK INTO GYMNASTICS.
HAS SPOKEN OUT ABOUT BODY
POSITIVITY AND POSITIVE BODY
IMAGE.
>> Mike: WHAT A GREAT STORY.
ABSOLUTELY, A COMEBACK STORY
AFTER A CAR ACCIDENT, SUCH A
POSITIVE MESSAGE.
THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.
THIS WEEKEND WAS FULL OF
HORRIFIC IMAGES OUT OF HOUSES OF
WORSHIP AS WE HEAD INTO THE NEW
YEAR, WHERE HAVE WE SEEN THESE K
YEAR, WHERE HAVE WE SEEN THESE F
FAITH COMMUNITIES COMING
TOGETHER TO OFFER GRACE AND
FORGIVENESS?
>> LAST FEBRUARY, A MAN WALKED
INTO A BAPTIST CHURCH IN
ARKANSAS.
HE SAID HE WAS ANGRY AT GOD,
HIGH ON MATH, AND HE TORE THE
CHURCH APART, VANDALIZING IT, IT
DESTROYED MORE THAN $100,000 OF
CHURCH PROPERTY.
ABOUT SIX MONTHS LATER, THAT
SAME MAN WALKED BACK INTO THAT
SAME CHURCH, STORED IN A
BAPTISMAL POOL, AND DECLARED HIS
LOVE FOR.
HE SAID HE WAS THE ONE THAT HAD
VANDALIZED IT PRIOR AND HE ASKED
FOR FORGIVENESS.
AN INCREDIBLE STORY.
YOU DIG DEEPER AND YOU FIND OUT
THAT THE PASTOR WANTED TO HELP
PUT HIM THROUGH A REHAB PROGRAM.
HE COMPLETED THAT PROGRAM AND
THE PASTOR STOOD NEXT TO HIM SIX
MONTHS LATER AND TOLD THE
CONGREGATION "YOU CAN'T PREACH
SOMETHING FOR 50 YEARS WITHOUT
PRACTICING IT.
THIS MAN, HE EARNED OUR
FORGIVENESS.
>> Mike: WHAT A GREAT STORY OF
LIVING THE FAITH AND NOT TURNING
HIM AWAY, SHOWING IN THE BACK OF
YOUR HAND, BUT WELCOMING HIM
WITH OPEN ARMS AND BRINGING HIM
INTO YOUR COMMUNITY.
HELP BEAUTIFUL IS THAT?
>> AMEN.
>> Mike: I SPENT A LOT OF TIME
ON CAPITOL HILL COVERING WHAT
MANY SEE AS THE DIVISIVENESS IN
WASHINGTON.
WHAT IS THE BEST EXAMPLE OF
LOVING YOUR ENEMY OR OPPONENT
THAT CAN CHALLENGE US ALL IN THE
HOUSE THE NEXT DECADE BEGINS?
>> AT THE MIDDLE OF FOOTBALL,
PLAYOFFS, SUPER BOWL, HOW ABOUT
A FOOTBALL STAR THAT WARMED OUR
HEARTS?
TEXAS FOOTBALL, IF YOU HAVE EVER
LIVED IN TEXAS, YOU NOTICE
COMPETITIVE, AFTER A HIGH SCHOOL
FOOTBALL GAME, TWO AT RIVAL
TEAMS, THE TEAM THAT WON,
INSTEAD OF CELEBRATING, ONE OF
THE PLAYERS WALKED ONTO THE
FIELD AND KNELT IN PRAYER WITH
THE RIVAL TEAM STAR PLAYER, WE
FIND THAT THESE TWO TEAMS HAD
GOTTEN TOGETHER, THEY WANTED TO
PRAY FOR ONE OF THE PLAYER'S
MOTHER'S WHO WAS BATTLING STAGE
FOUR LUNG CANCER, AND THE MOM
SAID WHAT AN INCREDIBLE EXAMPLE
THAT WAS, THAT THEY CAN BE
COMPETITIVE ON THE FIELD, WHEN
THE GAME IS OVER, THEY COME
TOGETHER AS GENTLEMEN, KNELT
TOGETHER, AND PRAYED.
THAT WENT VIRAL, IT IS SUCH A
GREAT EXAMPLE FOR OUR KIDS, IT
BEING AN EXCELLENT ATHLETE AND
SHOWING SPORTSMANSHIP.
>> Mike: THAT IS BEAUTIFUL, I
STARTED MY HOME
STARTED MY COME
STARTED MY CAREER IN TEXAS, HOME
OF FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS.
GOOD TO SEE THEM DOING IT THE
RIGHT WAY.
HEADING INTO 2020, A NEW DECADE,
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO?
>> I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THE
ENERGY OF A FRESH START.
I THINK WE ARE ALL EXCITED ABOUT
THAT AND SO MUCH TO COME.
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, MIKE, I
THINK WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A LOT
OF STORIES COMING OUT THIS YEAR.
I AM EXCITED FOR A NEW DECADE.
THEY ARE OUT THERE.
THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY THAT
ALWAYS SENDS ME THEIR IDEAS.
I CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR MORE.
>> Mike: YOU UP IN A GREAT JOB
OF GATHERING THESE POSITIVE NEWS
STORIES TOGETHER AND BRINGING TE
STORIES TOGETHER AND BRINGING TM
TO LIFE.
WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT,
AND WE WISH YOU A VERY HAPPY,
HEALTHY, AND SUCCESSFUL 2020.