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>> GOOD
>> GOOD WEDNESDAY MORNING, EVERYONE.
EVERYONE.
EVERYONE. HAPPY HUMP DAY.
THAT'S RIGHT, IT'S WEDNESDAY,
APRIL 14TH.
APRIL 14TH. THIS IS "ATLANTA & COMPANY" AND
I'M CHRISTINE PULLARA, TRYING
TO CATCH YOU UP.
IF YOU'RE LIKE ME AND THE DAYS
BLEND TOGETHER, WE'RE HERE TO
GET YOU OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT
EACH AND EVERY MORNING, WITH
STORIES THAT MIKE YOU SMILE,
SUNNY, BRIGHT, HAPPY,
WONDERFUL.
WONDERFUL. BUT BROUGHT TO YOU BY MY DEAR
FRIEND, CARA KNEER.
AND I'D LIKE HOUSEKEEPING
NOTES, EITHER I'VE GAINED
WEIGHT OR LAST VACATION OR LAST
WEEKEND BEFORE MICHELLE'S
WEDDING AND I DIDN'T HAVE A
READERS ON AND PULLED SOMETHING
FROM CAROLINE'S CLOSET.
I CAN'T BREATHE, BUT HOW ARE
YOU.
YOU.
YOU. CARA: A FEW THINGS, YOU LOOK
PHENOMENAL.
PHENOMENAL. STOP THAT RIGHT NOW.
TWO, APRIL 14TH IT IS.
THAT MEANS A FEW THINGS.
ONE.
ONE.
ONE. WE'RE HALFWAY THROUGH APRIL AND
TAX DAY AND ALMOST YOUR
BIRTHDAY.
BIRTHDAY.
BIRTHDAY. CHRISTINE: CARA, IT'S KNOW THE
A FUN YEAR.
.
.
. CARA:
. CARA: EVERY YEAR IS FUN BECAUSE
WE GET ANOTHER TRIP AROUND THE
SUN AND WE'RE GROWING AND
LOVING, AND LIFE IS GOOD.
YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE?
LET ME START THE NEXT STORY
WITH A MANTRA WE CAN USE EVERY
ONCE IN A WHILE AND IT COMES
FROM A WISE MAN.
HE'S LEARNED A LOT OF LESSONS
IN THIS PAST YEAR.
AND HE STARTS OUT BY SAYING,
GOD IS GOOD.
AND YOU WANT TO KNOW WHY HE
SAYS GOD IS GOOD.
CHRISTINE: TELL ME.
CARA: BECAUSE HE'S HAD A TURN
OF EVENTS AND HERE IS WHY.
HIS NAME IS KENNETH.
KENNETH WAS HOMELESS AND HE
WOULD SIT OUTSIDE THIS OUTBACK
STEAKHOUSE IN FORT WORTH, TEXAS
AND HE WAS HUNGRY AND TIRED AND
SAT IN THE CHAIRS AND A WOMAN
CAME OUT AFTER SHE FINISHED
EATING AND SAID ARE YOU, OK,
SIR?
SIR?
SIR? >>
SIR? >> SHE SAID I'M NOT, MA'AM, I'M
NOT OK.
NOT OK.
NOT OK. SHE WENT BACK INSIDE AND GOT A
$100 GIFT CARD AND GAVE IT TO
MR. KENNETH SMITH AND HAD THE
FIRST MEAL FOR A LONG TIME.
A MANAGER CAME UP TO HER, LAURA
HODGES, AND LAURA SAYS, SIR, I
DON'T WANT YOU TO GO HUNGRY,
HERE IS MY BUSINESS CARD, IF
YOU'RE EVER VERY HUNGRY PLEASE
LET ME KNOW.
HE WOULD GO IN AND GET A MEAL
AND HE STARTED DEVELOPING A
RELATIONSHIP WITH LAURA AND
ASKED HER FOR A JOB.
SHE OBLIGED AND HE STARTED
BUSING TABLES, CLEANING UP
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. CHRISTINE: YES.
CHRISTINE: YES. CARA: AND THE STORY GETS BETTER
AND BETTER BECAUSE HE BECAME SO
MUCH AND THEY DEVELOPED A
RELATIONSHIP AND SHE WENT ON
FORT WORTH FOODIES AND ASKED IF
ANYBODY KNEW OF A SHORT-TERM
RENTAL TO HELP KENNETH OUT.
THE COMMUNITY DONATED MONEY AND
HAD A PLACE TO STAY AND HE HAS
A BIKE TO GET BACK AND FORTH TO
WORK FROM AND HE SAYS HE'S BEEN
GIVEN A SECOND CHANCE AT LIFE
AND GOD IS GOOD.
THIS IS WHAT ELSE HE HAD TO
SAY.
SAY.
SAY. >>
SAY. >> THIS IS A WHOLE OTHER NEW
BEGINNING THAT GOD BLESSED ME
WITH AND I'M TRYING TO GET ON
THE RIGHT, GOD TRACK HE WANTS
ME TO STAY ON.
CHRISTINE: I LOVE--
OH, MY GOSH.
CARA: YES, BUT JUST THE FACT
THAT, YOU KNOW, HE STEPPED INTO
THE GRACE AND IS CONTINUING
THAT AND SO WE WISH YOU THE
BEST, KENNETH SMITH AND HE SAID
IN THE ARTICLE, TOO, CHRISTINE,
HE'LL GO OUTSIDE AND LOOK AT
THE CHAIRS HE USED TO SIT IN
AND THANK GOD FOR HIS
BLESSINGS.
BLESSINGS. [APPLAUSE]
[APPLAUSE] >> CARA, I LOVE THAT.
I LOVE THIS ON SO MANY LEVELS
AS ALWAYS, IT'S THE COMMUNITY
RALLYING OR ONE PERSON STARTING
THIS DOMINO EFFECT OF LOVE, BUT
I ALSO LOVE IT BECAUSE AS YOU
KNOW, MY FIRST JOB WAS AT THE
ORIGINAL OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE
LOCATED IN TAMPA, FLORIDA.
THEY'RE GOOD PEOPLE THERE.
THE THEY'RE GOOD PEOPLE, THAT'S
ALL I'M GOING TO SAY AND YOU
HAVE TIME FOR ONE MORE.
CARA: LISTEN I -- OK, I TELL
PEOPLE THAT.
PEOPLE THAT. AND KENNETH WOULD LIKE TO SAY
THE WOMAN WHO GAVE HIM THE
INITIAL GIFT CARD, HE DOESN'T
KNOW WHO SHE IS AND WOULD LIKE
TO THANK HER.
IF YOU'RE WATCHING THIS, PLEASE
LET KENNETH KNOW.
AND THIS NEXT ONE QUICKLY,
WHEW, LIFE'S NORMAL DAY AND
GOING TO YOUR LOCAL STARBUCK TO
GET A COFFEE.
THIS WOMAN WITH ENT--
WENT INTO STARBUCKS AND SHE
WASN'T FEELING WELL AND GOT A
BOTTLE OF WATER AND A MAN,
GRIFF WAS THERE, AND HEARD HIGH
PITCHED SCREAMS AND WENT TO
CHECK ON HER, IN LABOR, AND
HAVING A BABY, HE RAN TO GET
HOT TOWELS, THAT'S WHAT WE DO
ON MOVIES.
ON MOVIES. AND HE DELIVERED THE BABY.
AND FAST FORWARD, I WANT TO
FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED.
THIS CHANGED MY LIFE AND WAS A
MEDIA CIRCUS AND NATIONAL NEWS
ALL OVER THE PLACE.
THE BOY, JONATHAN BORN THAT
FATEFUL DAY IN 2002 HAD
ACTUALLY LOST BOTH OF HIS
PARENTS SO HE REACHED OUT VIA
FACEBOOK, FOUND JONATHAN AND
THEY HAVE REUNITED IN THE SAME
STARBUCKS.
STARBUCKS. CHRISTINE: YES.
CHRISTINE: YES. CARA: THEY'VE FORMED A
RELATIONSHIP AND JONATHAN SAID,
THAT HE OFTEN GETS A FREE
STARBUCKS ON HIS BIRTHDAY WHEN
HE TELLS PEOPLE HE WAS INDEED
BORN IN A STARBUCKS BATHROOM,
SO THERE YOU GO.
YOU WANT FREE COFFEE TRY BEING
BORN--
BORN--
BORN-- >>
BORN-- >> YES!
>> YES!
>> YES! I
>> YES! I LOVE THAT.
OH, CARA, I LOVE WHEN SOCIAL
MEDIA HELPS US FIND PEOPLE,
FIND THINGS AND YOU KNOW,
THAT'S SO, SO AWESOME.
AND THAT'S SO INCREDIBLE.
CARA, THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS
BRIGHTENING OUR DAY AND GUYS,
IF YOU HAVE A FUN IT'S ALL GOOD
STORY, PLEASE SEND IT TO YOU,