from the amt2 RPM queen lori we are
gonna miss you yeah when lori jennings
do of course go out on a high note no
question about it
thank you for we don't get to see each
other enough we kind of are like two
ships that pass in the night I know p.m.
playing the code lots of surprises for
you Lori and they continue as we count
down to your final day and what's this
right behind us I don't know it's huge
right and they've been keeping a secret
oh my god I'm not seeing peeks of it
well this is Broward County they gave me
this nice Proclamation just last week
mayor mark bogan and we have some video
two of the day I mean the place was
packed Wow he read every word of this
beautiful Proclamation I've lived in
Broward now for about five years and
they all came out and they took such
nice pictures and it that place was
packed house here's the great thing
about being in this market I you get to
do great things in both miami-dade and
Broward and you certainly have done that
over the course of 20 plus years 21
years oh my gosh South Florida so well
we know the suspense is killing you you
know don't do that you cannot do that oh
my gosh you're gonna point there's a
really special surprise behind a
straight piece over here and it comes to
our legendary anchor lady here from
legendary Miami artist Romero Britto and
as will Nantou shows us lots of your
co-workers here got in on the act
including me yeah Miami artist Romero
Britto has painted portraits for people
from all walks of life but when it came
to working on a special surprise for
Laurie
he wanted to add a special touch since
she has been someone in our life and the
lives of so many in South Florida for
over 20 years as a huge honor and then
now I'm connecting
you know my art DeLeon the story of
somebody else that special touch meant
adding some literal touches of paint of
the canvas from some of the people who
know Laurie best think she's gonna be
surprised we were the lucky ones who
have had the pleasure of sitting
alongside of her on set daily at local
10 and the entire community she's so
loved our job was simple add some color
to help Romero out and don't mess it up
while Betty Louie
Nicole Calvin and I did what we could
the real work was done by the hands of
Romero
and the vision he gets from looking at
just one picture I hope she first of all
she recognized her and as she had this
beautiful feeling in her heart and while
we'll save the unveiling to make sure
that Laurie sees it first we were all
very proud of having a small part and
honoring a person who is so big to us oh
my god you heard Lee say the real work
so Romero wanted us to be there and he
want us to get the feeling of what it's
like to do a painting a portrait like
that as we did it though he said by the
way guys this is not the one that I'm
giving so we got a feel what it's like
Laurie but Romero took his time for the
course of a few weeks and he made the
final product which we haven't we
haven't so you didn't get to see the
final product let's lift this okay all
right yeah what do you think just to
make sure ready yeah let's do that part
two three not me just the painting
well you're stunning it's all right
there wanted you to know you saw this
the sketch we were working yeah that's
truly what he has he lays it out through
that picture that we showed you which is
the actual picture and we were stunned
that how much it looked like you in the
scene and then of course he puts the
magic touch and he does hit what he does
so well and to be clear this is not
the one that we did okay I'm gonna put
my face right next to I mean it really
looks just like me
and where does he think I'm gonna put
this nestled jerseys Romero you are a
South Florida legend and you are so
wonderful to do this for me do I
he takes it takes two or three years to
Commission him he told us that dr. Brian
Tito's his waiting lists about two years
how did you all get together and one day
your eyes the blue is the color of the
sky today I'm