- We've got one final uplifting story
to close out this hour.
This is "What I'm Liking." (upbeat music)
TV meteorologists are known for getting a bit creative
with their weather forecasts from time to time.
And as we finish up a show dedicated to a popular book
I wanna share what one Nashville Meteorologist did
during a recent broadcast to reinforce the power of reading.
- Hi everyone, I'm Henry Rothenberg
with a favorite book forecast.
It's definitely not "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs."
As that sunshine helped us get almost to a hundred today
breaking the record high temperature, Tuesday.
And that made for a no good
very bad day for folks that are ready for fall
those upper nineties to around 100 across the region.
It's really been a series of unfortunate events
with the "Charlotte's Web" of humidity.
these humid conditions all across the region.
But know you aren't in a wrinkle
of time as we're days away from the official start of fall.
- Oh my gosh, that's News Channel five's Henry Rothenberg.
He packed in nearly a dozen children's book references
in his two minute segment.
I've literally read 'em all those
with my kids and it was all for a good cause.
We have Henry on the line to explain what's up Henry?
- Hey Kelly, how you doing today?
- I'm doing so great, man.
It's great to meet you,
so tell us about that special segment.
- Well, Scripps Howard Fund, which is the philanthropic arm
of the E.W. Scripps Company who owns Channel Five here
in Nashville seven years ago, started this campaign.
If you give a child a book and it's so simple
you don't think about the fact that there are a lot
of children that don't own a book of their own.
They don't have a single book.
So, Scripps and News Channel five and our stations
around the country started this campaign
allowing people to donate money
so that we can have these book fairs in Title one schools
which in turn make sure that children get at least one book
of their own that they can take home.
And it's an incredible program.
The picture that you just saw there
that little girl I'll never forget
that was the first one I ever did.
She got that book she ran to checkout
cost them no money, then ran back
sat in my lap started to read it to her right there.
- Aw, I love that.
You say that this is more important now
than ever in Nashville, why so?
- Especially in Nashville.
You know, you think about the last two and a half years
we've all been through a lot
but we had the devastating tornadoes of March 2020,
two weeks after that,
the world shut down to a global pandemic.
So, children this school year especially
are just now getting back into a routine.
And I'm really proud to say
that this school year News Channel five will hand
out our 10,000th book and the Scripps Howard Fund
across the country this school year will hand
out their 1,000,000th book.
And of course, if anybody would like to help donate
$5 can put one book in a child's hand.
You can go to newschannel5.com/giveabook
or you can text NC five,
to 5 0 1 5 5.
And again, all it takes is $5 to put one book
in a child's hand.
- That is incredible.
Thank you so much, Henry.
I'm liking your post right now.
(chime) (audience applause)
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(applause)
and if you at home want to donate to the campaign
you can learn more on our Insta story.
Thank you so much to all of our guests today.
Mila Kunis, Chiara Aurelia, Jessica Knoll,
(indistinct) and Tink.
I just wanna take a moment to honor a true legend.
This week, the world lost the Queen of Country,
Miss Loretta Lynn
and I don't say queen lightly, she was literally
the most awarded female country artist of all times
She had dozens of number one songs
like Coal Miner's Daughter and You Ain't Woman Enough.
It's not just her music
but her presence and grace that will endure.
Thank you so much to Loretta Lynn
for all that you gave to us.
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