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>> GOOD
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. HAPPY WEDNESDAY.
HAPPY WEDNESDAY. CAN YOU BELIEVE IT IS TO LIVE
FIRST?
FIRST?
FIRST? WHERE HAS THE TIME GONE?
I KNOW WHAT YOU ARE THINKING,
IT CREEPS BY.
I WAS THINKING THIS MORNING,
YOU KNOW HOW FACEBOOK SHOWS YOU
MEMORIES?
MEMORIES?
MEMORIES? OF COURSE IT WAS SHOWING ME
MEMORIES OF THIS DAY TWO YEARS
AGO.
AGO.
AGO. APPARENTLY LYNN LILY AND I WERE
WHIPPING UP A FOURTH OF JULY
SPREAD. FIVE YEARS AGO CRASH
CLARK AND I WERE TELLING YOU
EVENTS ABOUT THE WEEKEND.
IT REALLY MADE ME REALIZE HOW
MUCH I MISS EVERYONE.
IT'S NOT THE SAME.
I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE YOU THE
NEWS AND THE JOY, THAT AT THE
END OF THE DAY I MISS EVERYONE.
I MISS BLOWING IT OUT WITH
NAPOLEON.
NAPOLEON.
NAPOLEON. I MISS MY GIRLFRIEND, KARA,
EVEN THOUGH WE PROBABLY TALK 20
TIMES PER DAY.
CAROL, I AM FEELING SENTIMENTAL.
I AM WALKING DOWN MEMORY LANE.
>> I KNOW.
YOU KNOW, IT'S GOING TO BE OKAY.
WE'RE GOING TO GET BACK TO A
NEW NORMAL SOON AND THERE WILL
BE HUGS WITHOUT HUGS TUNNELS.
THERE WILL BE REAL HUGS AGAIN.
I DON'T KNOW.
WE DO MISS EVERYONE.
THIS IS THE MAGIC THAT HAPPENS
WHEN YOU ARE IN STUDIO.
HOPEFULLY WE WILL GET BACK
THERE SOON.
THERE SOON. OKAY, I MISS EVERYONE.
LET'S GET INTO IT'S ALL GOOD
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. WE
TODAY. WE ARE VIRTUALLY THROWING
PARTIES TODAY, SOCIALLY DISTANT
OF COURSE.
OF COURSE. THE FIRST TWO ARE GOOD TIMES
FOR GOOD PEOPLE IN OUR
COMMUNITY AND WE WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT THEM.
HIGHLIGHT THEM. THE FIRST ONE, I THINK WE TOLD
YOU LAST WEEK ABOUT A
NEIGHBORHOOD HOLDING A PARTY
AND HOW EXCITED AND SURPRISED
HE WAS.
HE WAS.
HE WAS. IF ANYTHING THIS PANDEMIC HAS
TAUGHT US IT IS THAT ESSENTIAL
WORKERS ARE SO IMPORTANT, THUS
ESSENTIAL.
ESSENTIAL. IT IS TWO MEN THAT ARE NO
STRANGERS TO BEING ESSENTIAL TO
THEIR COMMUNITY.
THEIR COMMUNITY. THEY ARE SANITATION WORKERS WHO
HAVE NEVER MISSED A DAY OF WORK
AND CLEANUP MIAMI BEACH EACH
AND EVERY DAY.
THE PEOPLE IN THAT AREA SAY NOT
ONLY DO THEY CLEAN UP THE
GARBAGE, BUT THEY ARE FULL OF
POSITIVE ENERGY AND KINDNESS AND
THEY REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE
WITH HOW THEY APPROACH THEIR
JOB.
JOB.
JOB. THEY
JOB. THEY WANTED TO THROW THEM A
LITTLE PARTY. THEY CERTAINLY
DID.
DID.
DID. THE
DID. THE MAYOR CAME OUT, GIVING THEM
A DECLARATION OF THEIR GOOD
DEEDS TOGETHER.
DEEDS TOGETHER. A DECLARATION OF APPRECIATION,
I SHOULD SAY.
THE WHOLE COMMUNITY HAVE IT
AROUND.
AROUND.
AROUND. I
AROUND. I THINK THAT THEY WERE SO
TOUCHED AND SO HAPPY.
ANOTHER THING THIS ARTICLE
HIGHLIGHTED WAS HOW THEY
APPRECIATED EACH OTHER AND HOW
THEY WORK WITH EACH OTHER SO
WELL.
WELL.
WELL. THEY WANT TO DO THE BEST THEY
CAN DO.
CAN DO.
CAN DO. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
YOU ARE VERY ESSENTIAL.
WE COULD NOT LIVE OUR HEALTHY,
CLEAN LINES WITHOUT YOU.
WE NEED PEOPLE LIKE YOU.
HOPEFULLY ALL ESSENTIAL WORKERS
WILL GET A RAISE AFTER THIS.
PRETTY COOL.
PRETTY COOL. >> I HOPE SO.
I LOVE THAT IN THE ARTICLE THEY
TALK ABOUT THEIR COMMODITY. IT
KIND OF GOES BACK TO WHAT I WAS
SAYING AT THE TOP OF THE SHOW.
WE SPEND SO MUCH TIME AT WORK
AND OUR COWORKERS BECOME OUR
FAMILY.
FAMILY.
FAMILY. WHEN YOU ARE WORKING WELL
TOGETHER AND YOU ARE LIKE A
WELL OILED MACHINE, IT REALLY
GOES A LONG WAY IN MAKING YOU
FEEL HAPPY AND FILLED.
THAT IS WHAT I THINK IT'S ALL
ABOUT.
ABOUT.
ABOUT. CLEARLY THEY HAVE GREAT
TEAMWORK.
TEAMWORK.
TEAMWORK. IT OBVIOUSLY SHOWS.
I LOVE THAT.
THAT IS SO SWEET.
>> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. YOU SAID IT SO WELL, I CAN'T
REMEMBER WHICH ONE WAS SAYING,
BUT ONE OF THE GENTLEMAN SAID I
JUST WANT TO EMULATE THEM,
BECAUSE THEY'RE SUCH A HARD
WORKER AND THE OTHER ONE ECHOED
THAT SENTIMENT.
THAT SENTIMENT. I LOVED IT.
YOU MAKE ME A BETTER PERSON TO,
MY FRIEND.
MY FRIEND. LET'S GET INTO THE NEXT STORY,
THAT'S WHY WE NEED TO GET BACK
INTO THE STUDIO.
NAPOLEON MENTIONED EARLIER HE
ALWAYS HAS NOTHING GOOD VIBES.
WE NEED SOME GOOD VIBES.
SPEAKING OF GOOD VIBES, THIS
NEXT STORY IS ABOUT A GENTLEMAN
NAMED AUGUSTINE.
NAMED AUGUSTINE. HE IS 70 YEARS OLD AND HE HAS
BEEN A BUS DRIVER FOR THE PAST
15 YEARS.
15 YEARS.
15 YEARS. HE IS KNOWN FOR CREATING A SAFE
AND LOVELY SPACE FOR KIDS.
HE LOVES HIS JOB.
HE MAKES IT A POINT TO BE NOT
ONLY A BUS DRIVER, BUT ALSO A
FRIEND.
FRIEND.
FRIEND. ONE OF THE CHILDREN IS A YOUNG
MAN BY THE NAME OF PRESTON.
I BELIEVE PRESTON WAS ON
INSTAGRAM AND SAW SOMETHING
CHRISTIAN BELL TALKING ABOUT A
CHARITY. WHAT THEY DO IS
ENCOURAGE YOUNG ADULTS TO
NOMINATE ADULTS WHO MAY BE
NEEDING A LITTLE EXTRA HELP.
PRESTON THOUGHT I CANNOT THINK
OF ANYONE BETTER TO NOMINATE
WHO MIGHT NEED A LITTLE EXTRA
HELP, OBVIOUSLY WITH THE
PANDEMIC A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO
WORK IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM HAVE
BEEN OUT OF WORK.
PRESTON NOMINATED MR. VOW WHO
WAS NOMINATED FOR A $1000
GRANT.
GRANT.
GRANT. THE PROJECT HAS GIVEN OVER 1000
GRANTS TO PEOPLE IN THE
COMMUNITY NEED THEM.
GO TO THEIR WEBSITE IF YOU HAVE
SOMEONE YOU WANT TO NOMINATE. A
WELL-DESERVED SURPRISE PARTY
WAS GIVEN.
WAS GIVEN. MAYBE I SHOULD'VE MENTIONED
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. HE
THAT. HE JUST THOUGHT THAT HE WAS
GOING TO SAY GOODBYE TO SOME OF
THE STUDENTS.
THE STUDENTS. AS YOU SAW IN THE VIDEO,
PRESTON SURPRISED HIM WITH
$1000.
$1000.
$1000. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
THANK YOU FOR MAKING IT A SAFE
PLACE FOR ALL OF THE CHILDREN.
I LOVE THAT THEY SAID THAT IN
THE ARTICLE.
THE ARTICLE. >> YOU KNOW MY KIDS DON'T TAKE
THE BUS ANYMORE, BUT WHEN THEY
DID WE JUST LOVE OUR BUS DRIVER.
SHE WAS SO CONSCIENTIOUS.
SHE WATCHES ATLANTA AND COMPANY
WHEN SHE CAN.
JUST THE CARE AND THE ATTENTION
THAT THEY GIVE OUR CHILDREN IS
INCREDIBLE.
INCREDIBLE. I AM SO GLAD, WHAT AN AMAZING
AND IMPRESSIVE YOUNG MAN THAT
HE WOULD TAKE THE TIME TO GO
ONLINE, FILL OUT WHATEVER THE
APPLICATION WAS AN HONOR THIS
BUS DRIVER.
BUS DRIVER. THAT IS PRETTY INCREDIBLE.
I LOVE WHEN OUR YOUNG PEOPLE
STEP UP.
STEP UP.
STEP UP. >> I KNOW.
OUR NUMBER YOU ALWAYS SPEAKING
SO ON THE ABOUT KATE AND
CAROLYN'S BUS DRIVER.
WE HAVE A GOOD ONE ALSO, MRS.
WHITE.
WHITE.
WHITE. SHOT OUT TO MRS. WHITE.
SOMETHING ELSE THAT HE SAID IN
HIS ARTICLE, HE SAYS I LOVE ALL
OF MY CHILDREN WHO RIDE MY BUS,
BUT THERE WAS SOMETHING
DIFFERENT ABOUT PRESTON.
WE REALLY HAD SUCH A REPORT IN
HOW HE TREATED ME.
A SPECIAL YOUNG MAN GOING ABOVE
AND BEYOND AND A GREAT OUTCOME
ON THAT.
ON THAT.
ON THAT. SPEAKING OF SPECIAL YOUNG MAN,
THE NEXT ONE IS SO CUTE.
THIS IS SEVEN-YEAR-OLD BRIAN.
SEVEN-YEAR-OLD BRIAN IS AN AVID
READER, WHICH IS PRETTY
EXCEPTIONAL IN ITSELF.
BRIAN WAS THINKING ABOUT ALL OF
THE THINGS THAT ALL OF THE
ROUTINES THAT WE ARE MISSING
SINCE THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.
ONE OF THE THINGS HE THOUGHT
WAS THAT MAYBE SOME CHILDREN
WHO CANNOT READ MIGHT BE
MISSING HAVING BOOKS READ TO
THEM, WHICH THEY SO OFTEN GET
DURING SCHOOL HOURS.
BRIAN'S GRANDMOTHER RECORDED HIM
READING A STORY AND POSTED IT ON
FACEBOOK.
FACEBOOK.
FACEBOOK. IT IS CALLED RYAN'S BOOK QUARTER
. IT ALREADY HAS ABOUT 1000
MEMBERS ON FACEBOOK.
IT IS REALLY CATCHING ON.
KIDS ARE GETTING INTO IT, OF
COURSE WITH RYAN BEING SO
ENTHUSIASTIC.
ENTHUSIASTIC. KIDS CAN SEE IT AND HAVE A
VIRTUAL STORYTIME AND CONNECT
WITH ONE ANOTHER AS BEST WE
KNOW HOW.
KNOW HOW.
KNOW HOW. VERY COOL OF BRIAN AND HIS
GRANDMOTHER TO SHARE WITH US.
RYAN'S FULL CORNER, WE MIGHT
CHECK IT OUT LATER TODAY.
THANK YOU BRIAN AND GRANDMA.
>> ACTUALLY BRIAN NEEDS TO
INFLUENCE MY LITTLE LADIES.
CAROLINA STARTING A NEW SCHOOL.
SHE HAS THREE BOOKS TO READ.
I HAVE GIVEN HER A BREAK, I
JUST TOLD HER WE HAVE TO GET ON
THE WAGON AND START CRACKING
THOSE BOOKS.
THOSE BOOKS. BRIAN IS A GREAT INFLUENCE,
EVEN ON THE OLDER KIDS AS WELL.
THANK YOU, CARA.
LOVE YOU ON THIS FABULOUS
WEDNESDAY, A START OF A NEW
MONTH.
MONTH.