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>>> WELCOME BACK. WE LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY EACH
AND EVERY WEEK TO SHARE EVENTS
AND PEOPLE MAKING A DIFFERENCE
RIGHT HERE IN THE COMMUNITY.
HERE WITH MORE TODAY IS OUR
COMMUNITY CORRESPONDENT MYRA
SKY.
SKY.
SKY. >>
SKY. >> HI.
>> HI.
>> HI. >>
>> HI. >> WE HAVE A SMALL STUDIO
AUDIENCE.
AUDIENCE.
AUDIENCE. >> WE LOVE YOU GUYS YOU HAVE
TWO EVENTS AND THEY BOTH
INVOLVE PEOPLE NEAR AND DEAR TO
OUR HEARTS WHO ARE PASSIONATE
ABOUT THESE CAUSES.
>> WE KNOW THEM BOTH WELL.
OUR CHIEFCHIEF METEOROLOGIST
CHRIS HOLCOMB IS HOSTING THIS
AMAZING EVENT AND HE DOES IT
EVERY YEAR, CANCER RESEARCH
FUNDING FOR ST. JUDE'S.
I THINK THIS IS LIKE HIS TENTH
YEAR DOING THIS.
HE'S SO DEDICATED TO THIS AND
THEY DO SUCH GREAT WORK FOR
RESEARCH AND CHILDREN.
THEY MAKE SURE FAMILIES DON'T
HAVE TO PAY A BILL.
THAT'S INCREDIBLE.
THAT'S INCREDIBLE. >> EVEN THOSE COMMERCIALS MAKE
ME CRY.
ME CRY.
ME CRY. THESE KIDS GET A NEW LEASE ON
LIFE AND PARENTS ARE THINKING
ABOUT CHILDREN BEING SICK AND
KNOWING THEY DON'T HAVE TO DEAL
WITH THE WORRY OF THE COST, AND
THE KIDS ARE JUST GOING TO GET
BETTER.
BETTER.
BETTER. >> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. WE ARE EXCITED TO SUPPORT THEM.
TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE IF
YOU WANT TO GO.
IT WILL BE HERE IN BUCKHEAD AT
THE INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL.
THEY THRIVE ON DONATIONS AND
SUPPORT FROM PEOPLE.
THAT'S HOW THEY ENSURE FAMILIES
DON'T HAVE TO BRING A BILL WHEN
THEY BRING CHILDREN TO THIS
HOSPITAL.
HOSPITAL.
HOSPITAL. SO WE WANT TO SUPPORT THEM AND
THIS SATURDAY EVENING, GO GET
INVOLVED AND SUPPORT THIS
AMAZING HOSPITAL.
AMAZING HOSPITAL. >> LET'S MAKE IT HAPPEN.
THANK YOU, CHRIS, IF YOU'RE
LISTENING.
LISTENING. I'M MAD AT YOU ABOUT THE
WEATHER.
WEATHER.
WEATHER. JUST KIDDING.
JUST KIDDING. I ALWAYS MISS HIM BECAUSE HE'S
COMING IN THE AFTERNOONS WHEN
I'M LEAVING.
I'M LEAVING. WHEN I GET TO CHAT WITH HIM,
HE'S AWESOME.
HE'S AWESOME. >> HE'S A WEATHER KING.
MAYBE HE COULD DO SOME MAGIC
AND THIS SATURDAY EVENING WILL
BE PRETTY.
BE PRETTY. >> WE HOPE SO.
SO THAT WAS THE FIRST BIG
EVENT.
EVENT.
EVENT. SECOND?
SECOND?
SECOND? >> ANOTHER SPECIAL PERSON WE
LOVE, CHERYL OUR 5:00 P.M.
ANCHOR IS HOSTING A SPECIAL
LUNCHEON TOMORROW.
LUNCHEON TOMORROW. IT WILL BE VERY EXCITING
BECAUSE THEY HAVE A SPECIAL
GUEST, OUR 47th VICE PRESIDENT,
JOE BIDEN THERE SPEAKING
TOMORROW.
TOMORROW.
TOMORROW. >> THAT'S AWESOME.
>> IT'S OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND
THERE'S STILL TICKETS
AVAILABLE.
AVAILABLE. IF YOU FOLLOW HIM, YOU KNOW HE
LOST HIS SON FROM BRAIN CANCER.
IT WILL BE A SPECIAL DAY.
HE'S FIGHTING THIS CANCER
RESEARCH MISSION AS WELL, AND
HE'LL BE THERE SPEAKING.
>> THAT'S INCREDIBLE.
WE HAVE HAD A NURSE FROM THE
HEALTH SISTER AND WHEN MY
MOTHER-IN-LAW WAS SICK I
REACHED OUT TO THEM AND LEARNED
MORE ABOUT THE GREAT WORK DO .
THE FUNDS STAY LOCAL?
>> YES, AND IN YOUR TIME OF
NEED THEY WANT TO GIVE YOU
COMFORT, A BREAK TO STEP AWAY
SOMETIMES.
SOMETIMES. THEY ARE ALSO STARTING TO FOCUS
ON PEDIATRIC AS WELL.
SO THEY ARE OPENING THE WINDOW
AND WE WANT TO SUPPORT THEM AND
CONTINUE TO GIVE THEM FUNDS.
THESE ARE NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS.
ORGANIZATIONS. >> AND CELEBRATING 70 YEARS.
WHAT AN HONOR TO SEE THE FORMER
VICE PRESIDENT SPEAK.
>> VNHS.ORG FOR TICKETS, AND
IT'S TOMORROW.
IT'S TOMORROW. IF YOU'RE PLANNING TO BE IN
BUCKHEAD, GRAB THOSE TICKETS
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. THE WINDOW IS