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>>> GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. HAPPY MONDAY.
HAPPY MONDAY. THIS IS ATLANTA AND COMPANY.
SO HAPPY TO BE WITH YOU.
I HOPE YOU HAD A FANTASTIC
WEEKEND, WHATEVER YOU DID.
HOPEFULLY IT FILLED YOU WITH
LOVE, PEACE, JOY AND ALL OF
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. ACTUALLY SPEAKING OF THOSE
THINGS, YOU KNOW WHO IS UP NOW?
MY BFF WHO BRINGS ME THAT EVERY
DAY.
DAY.
DAY. I
DAY. I DON'T KNOW HOW SHE PUTS UP
WITH ME.
WITH ME.
WITH ME. IT'S THE ONE AND ONLY CARA
KNEER.
KNEER.
KNEER. HOW ARE YOU?
>> I HAD A GREAT WEEKEND.
I MISS YOUR FACE.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW BUT
TODAY IS BEST FRIENDS' DAY.
HOW COOL IS THAT?
>> WHAT?
>> WHAT?
>> WHAT? >> WE WANT YOU TO SHARE YOUR
BEST FRIEND WITH US.
GO ON OUR FACEBOOK OR TWITTER
AND SHARE YOUR BEST FRIEND WITH
US.
US.
US. YOU
US. YOU ALWAYS BRIGHTEN MY DAY.
I LOVE YOU SO MUCH.
HAPPY BEST FRIENDS DAY.
>> LOVE YOU.
I LOVE THAT.
I LOVE IT.
YOU'VE GOT GREAT STORIES.
I AM SO EXCITED.
>> I DO.
>> I DO.
>> I DO. SPEAKING OF BEST FRIENDS, LET'S
START WITH TWO GENTLEMEN.
BEN AND MARCUS HAVE KNOWN EACH
OTHER FOR YEARS.
THEY WORKED AT ATT TOGETHER
BUILDING CELL PHONE TOWERS.
AFTER THE DEATH OF GEORGE FORD
THEY SAY IT STRUCK A CORD WITH
THEM AND THEY WANTED TO DO WHAT
THEY COULD TO PROTEST.
THIS IS WHAT THEY DID.
THEY TOOK THEIR CHAIRS AND SAT
IN BEN'S YARD AND HAD A SIGN UP
THAT SAID BLACK OR WHITE, RELAX
AND HAVE A BEER.
LET'S READ A QUOTE FROM WHAT
MARCUS SAID.
MARCUS SAID. HE SAID "I CAME OUT BLACK.
HE CAME OUT WHITE.
I BLEED.
I BLEED.
I BLEED. YOU BLEED.
YOU BLEED. LET'S UNITE TOGETHER."
HE SAID THE KILLING STRUCK SUCH
A CORD WITH ME.
THIS IS NOT WHAT I SERVED MY
COUNTRY FOR.
COUNTRY FOR. I FOUGHT FOR A FREE, JUST
AMERICA.
AMERICA.
AMERICA. THEY INVITE YOU IF YOU ARE IN
THE PITTSBURGH AREA TO POP A
SQUAT WITH THE FINE YOUNG MEN
AND HAVE A CHAT.
THEY HAVE GOTTEN A FEW MEMBERS
OF THE COMMUNITY TO JOIN THEM.
THEY'RE HOPING FOR ME.
A WAY TO UNITE, STAY TOGETHER,
BE TOGETHER, OPEN THAT DIALOGUE
AND COMMUNICATION.
AND COMMUNICATION. UNITING IS THE THEME FOR TODAY,
MY FRIEND.
MY FRIEND. >> THAT'S RIGHT.
I'VE SEEN THAT MORE AND MORE ON
FACEBOOK.
FACEBOOK.
FACEBOOK. I FEEL MORE SO THAN ANY OTHER
TYPE IN THE LAST DECADE OR SO
OR ESPECIALLY SINCE WE HAVE
BEEN USING FACEBOOK AND SOCIAL
MEDIA.
MEDIA.
MEDIA. I
MEDIA. I HAVE NOTICED WHITE PEOPLE ARE
LIKE I CAN'T SEE THIS ANYMORE.
I WANT TO HELP.
I WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
TELL ME WHAT TO DO.
LET'S HAVE A MEANINGFUL
CONVERSATION.
CONVERSATION. IT'S SO ENCOURAGING.
FIRST, IF WE LIVED IN
PITTSBURGH, YOU AND I, WE LOVE
A COLD BEER, WE LOVE TO TALK
AND TRY TO FIND WAYS TO COME
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER. SO WE WOULD BE RIGHT THERE WITH
THEM, CARA.
THEM, CARA. >> WE SURE WOULD.
I LOVE WHAT HE SAID IN THE
ARTICLE.
ARTICLE.
ARTICLE. BEER MAKES PEOPLE HAPPY.
I SAID THAT IS CORRECT.
BEER DOES MAKE PEOPLE HAPPY.
FULL OF WISDOM, THAT MARCUS.
>> DING, DING, DING.
>> A LITTLE BIT FURTHER ACROSS
THE STATE, WE ARE GOING TO
PHILLY BECAUSE PROTESTS IN
PHILLY HAVE BEEN GOING ON.
THERE IS A YOUNG MAN THERE.
KALEEL THOUGHT I WILL GO TO THE
PROTEST BUT I WILL TAKE MAYBE
SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT UNUSUAL.
HE DECIDED TO TAKE A PROP.
YOU ARE LOOKING AT IT.
A BASEBALL -- THAT'S HOW SMART
I AM.
I AM.
I AM. IT'S A BASKETBALL HOOP.
HE IS WHEELING THIS THROUGH THE
STREETS OF PHILLY AND HIS GOAL
WAS TO EASE TENSION BETWEEN THE
PROTESTERS AND THE POLICE.
HE MAYBE STARTS UNITING PEOPLE
THROUGH A GAME THAT PEOPLE
LOVE.
LOVE.
LOVE. HE
LOVE. HE DID THAT.
I THINK OTHER PEOPLE STARTED.
THERE WAS A WOMAN THAT WHEELED
A BASKETBALL HOOP AROUND.
AND PEOPLE STARTED PLAYING
DURING THE DAY.
I THINK HE ACCOMPLISHED HIS
GOAL.
GOAL.
GOAL. JOURNALIST NINA FELDMAN
DOCUMENTED HIM ALL DAY ON
TWITTER.
TWITTER.
TWITTER. JUST THE FACT THAT HE WHEELED
THAT TO THE STREET.
WE ADMIRE YOU FOR TRYING TO
UNITE AND DO SOMETHING A LITTLE
OUT OF THE ORDINARY.
A MAN TRYING TO MAKE A POINT
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. KUDOS TO KALEEL.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS I THINK IS
SO NEAT IS WE ARE SEEING OUR
YOUNG PEOPLE TRY AND FIND
SOLUTIONS.
SOLUTIONS. WE NEED TO GIVE THEM CREDIT FOR
WANTING TO GET INVOLVED AND FOR
WANTING TO PUT AN END TO THE
INJUSTICE THEY'RE SEEING AND
THEIR PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS
HAVE SEEN.
HAVE SEEN. IT'S GOING TO TAKE AN EFFORT BY
ALL OF US.
I LOVE THAT.
YOU ARE NOT TOO YOUNG TO STEP
IN AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
I LOVE THAT.
>> THE CHILDREN ARE OUR FUTURE.
WE MUST LOVE THEM AND PROTECT
THEM AND RAISE THEM UP.
SPEAKING OF CHILDREN, BEST
FRIENDS, ALL OF THIS WRAPPED
INTO ONE, AND ALSO A SPECIAL
BOND FOR THIS STORY.
A MOTHER AND A DAUGHTER.
I WAS READING THIS STORY IN
SHOCK AND AWE BECAUSE I WAS SO
PROUD OF THE MOTHER AND
DAUGHTER.
DAUGHTER.
DAUGHTER. THEY BOTH WENT THROUGH MEDICAL
SCHOOL AT THE SAME TIME.
NOT ONLY DID THEY GRADUATE
MEDICAL SCHOOL BUT THEN THEY
MATCHED TOGETHER FOR THEIR
RESIDENCY PROGRAM AT LOUISIANA
STATE UNIVERSITY.
STATE UNIVERSITY. THE DAUGHTER IS GOING TO
SURGERY.
SURGERY.
SURGERY. THE MOTHER IS GOING TO FAMILY
PRACTICE.
PRACTICE.
PRACTICE. THIS IS CYNTHIA AND JAZMINE.
CYNTHIA HAD JAZMINE AT AGE 23
AND PUT HER DREAMS OF BEING A
DOCTOR ASIDE.
DOCTOR ASIDE. COINCIDENTLY THEY ENDED UP
GOING TOGETHER AND MATCHING AT
THE SAME PLACE.
AS A SPOUSE OF SOMEONE WHO HAS
BEEN THROUGH RESIDENCY, I CAN
TELL YOU IT IS A GRUELING
TRYING TIME.
TRYING TIME. THE FACT THAT THEY DID THIS
TOGETHER, THEY SHARE A SPECIAL
BOND.
BOND.
BOND. WHAT AN ACCOMPLISHMENT.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM.
HOW COOL.
HOW COOL.
HOW COOL. IT'S VERY NEAT THAT THEY
MATCHED TOGETHER AT LSU AND
THEY WILL BE FINISHING THE REST
OF THEIR RESIDENCY TOGETHER SO
THEY CAN HAVE SOME FACE TO FACE
SUPPORT INSTEAD OF ALL THE
SKYPE AND FACE TIME CALLS.
CONGRATULATIONS.
CONGRATULATIONS. WHAT AN ACCOMPLISHMENT.