SECOND-HAND VCR. >> INSIDE THAT MANCHINE, WAS A
FAMILY’S PERSONAL HOME MOVIE
FROM 25 YEARS EARLIER.
THIS PRICELESS VIDEOTAPE SHOWS A
HAPPY TODDLER TAKING HIS VERY
FIRST STEPS.
FIRST STEPS. THE ONCE N A LIF-IN-A-LIFETIME M
HIDDEN AWAY FOR A QUARTER OF A
CENTURY.
CENTURY. THAT IS UNTIL RECENTLY, WHEN JIM
McKAY DISCOVERED IT INSIDE THIS
VCR HE BOUGHT MONTHS AGO.
THE TAPE LABELED, TYREE LEARNS
TO WALK.
TO WALK. >> I THOUGHT THAT WAS SPECIAL.
AND I PRESSURED PLAY.
>> Reporter: McKAY WATCHED AS A
TODDLER SUR ROUNDED EDSURROUNDED
WORKED UP THE COURAGE TO WALK.
TYREE ALEXANDER FINDS HIS WAY
INTO HIS WAITING ARMS.
>> THE TAPE IS A HOME MOVIE OF
AN AMAZING FAMILY.
>> Reporter: McKAY’S NEXT STEP,
TAKING TO SOCIAL MEDIA TO FIND
THE FAMILY IN QUESTION.
>> I’LL INCLUDE AN E-MAIL
ADDRESS FOR CONTACT, IF YOU DO
RECOGNIZE THE NAME OR THE
FAMILY.
FAMILY. >> Reporter: DAYS AGO, MYSTERY
SOLVED.
SOLVED. TYREE’S MOTHER SAW JIM’S STORY
ON THE NEWS AND TOLD HER SON, AN
EDUCATOR IN AUSTIN, WHO
EXCITEDLY REACHED OUT.
McKAY WRITING TO HIS FOLLOWERS
ON FACEBOOK, OH, MY GOD, TYRE
JUST CALLED ME.
WE FREAKING FOUND HIM, Y’ALL.
ONCE STRANGERS, NOW, THE TWO ARE
FOREVER LINKED.
FOREVER LINKED. PROOF THAT SPREADING LOVE AND
POSITIVITY IN LIFE MATTERS,
EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.
HERE WE ARE, JIM McKAY THE MAN
WHO FOUND THAT TAPE, IS WITH US.
GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING. >> GOOD MORNING.
>> THAT’S ONE OF THE FUNNY
THINGS, WE WOULD HAVE SAID, WHAT
A BUMMER, HOW TERRIBLE.
BUT YOU WENT THE, EXTRA MILE.
WHY DID YOU GO ALL-OUT TO FIND
THIS GUY?
THIS GUY? >> I FELT IT WAS REALLY
IMPORTANT.
IMPORTANT. AND WITH THE INTERNET, WE CAN
MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
>> CAN WE MAKE SOMETHING HAPPEN
RIGHT NOW?
RIGHT NOW? SHOULD WE DO IT.
YOU HAVE NOT MET TYRE.
HE KNOWS ABOUT YOU, AND THE
TAPE.
TAPE. WOULD YOU LIKE TO MEET HIM
FACE-TO-FACE?
FACE-TO-FACE? >> I WOULD LOVE TO MEET HIM.
>> TYRE, COME OUT AND MEET JIM.
>> APPRECIATE THAT, MAN.
>> LOOK AT BABY TYRE.
>> I KNOW.
>> HEY.
>> HEY. >> WELL DONE.
>> HAVE A SEAT.
>> OH, MAN.
>> YOU GUYS HAVE TALKED ON THE
PHONE.
PHONE. THIS IS YOUR FIRST FACE-TO-FACE
MEETING.
MEETING. HOW DID YOU FEEL ABOUT THIS
PIECE OF VIDEO COMING BACK INTO
YOUR LIFE?
YOUR LIFE? >> IT WAS AMAZING.
I TALKED TO MY BROTHER AND HE
DIDN’T KNOW IT EXISTED.
>> HE’S IN THERE.
>> MY BROTHER IS THERE.
WHAT’S UP, BRO.
I WAS OUT, WHEN MY MOM CALLED
ME.
ME. SHE WAS WATCHING THE NEWS.
>> WHAT DID SHE SAY?
>> SHE SAID, YOU’RE ON THE NEWS
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. YOU’RE WALKING AS A BABY.
I’M LIKE, WHAT?
I’M NOT GOING TO LIE.
I WAS TWO DRINKS IN ALREADY.
YOU KNOW, LIKE, OKAY, COOL,
COOL.
COOL. >> YOU THOUGHT SHE WAS TWO
DRINKS IN.
DRINKS IN. >> OKAY.
>> OKAY. I’M LIKE, YOU’RE WATCHING THE
NEWS?
NEWS? >> WE HAD A FEELING THAT YOUR
MOM WAS PROBABLY MORE EXCITED
THAN MAYBE YOU WERE.
WHAT DID SHE THINK OF SEEING
THAT TAPE?
THAT TAPE? >> WELL, HER FIRST REACTION WAS,
I KNOW THAT HOUSE.
I KNOW THAT LIVING ROOM.
THAT’S WHAT SHE SAID.
I SHE SET THE CAMERA UP.
SHE RECOGNIZED IT.
AND SHE WAS LIKE, THOSE ARE MY
CUBS.
CUBS. SHE’S MOMMA BEAR.
THOSE ARE MY CUBS.
AND SHE INSTANTLY CALLED ME.
THE FIRST THING, JUST TO CALL ME
AND GIVE ME THAT MEMORY.
>> LIKE YOUR FIRST INSTINCT.
>> HOW DO YOU FEEL, JIM?
TYRE HERE AND SUCH AN AMAZING
GIFT.
GIFT. >> YOU’VE BEEN GETTING CALLS
FROM ALL OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS.
IT RESONATES WITH A LOT OF FOLKS
WATCHING.
WATCHING. WHY DO YOU THINK IT IS?
>> I THINK IT’S A TOUCHING
STORY.
STORY. AND THE ODDS OF IT WORKING OUT
AS WELL AS IT DID IS INCREDIBLE.
IT’S SWEET AND HEARTWARMING AND
A REUNION.
A REUNION. TO BRINGING BACK SOMETHING THAT
WAS LOST.
WAS LOST. >> TYRE, YOU’RE 26 NOW, RIGHT?
>> YES.
>> YES. >> YOU WALKED IN, LIKE, IT’S A
RINGER.
RINGER. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO WITH YOUR
LIFE?
LIFE? I WANT TO HEAR.
>> I WANT TO BE AS BLESSING AS
MUMP AS I CAN.
JUST LIKE HE DID ME.
THAT’S MY PURPOSE IN LIFE.
MY LIFE GOAL.
TO HELP PEOPLE AND MAKE PEOPLE
SMILE.
SMILE. THAT’S THE IRONIC THING ABOUT
THIS IS SOMEBODY DID THAT FOR
ME, YOU KNOW?
AND BLESSED ME.
AND MADE ME SMILE.
I HAVEN’T SEEN ME AND MY DAD AND
MY BROTHER IN A ROOM FOR A LONG
TIME.
TIME. THAT TOOK ME BACK TO A PLACE I
CAN NEVER GO UNTIL I HAVE THAT
TAPE.
TAPE. NOW, IT’S A DIGITAL COPY.
>> WE HAVE THE ACTUAL TAPE.
YOU WANT TO GIVE IT TO TYRE.
>> DO YOU HAVE A VCR?
>> NO WAY.
>> WHAT DO YOU SEE?
>> I’VE SEEN THIS TAPE BEFORE.
I REMEMBER THIS STICKER.
>> WHEN YOU WERE A LITTLE BOY?
>> THIS IS MY DAD’S HANDWRITING.
WOW.
WOW. YEAH.
YEAH. AND THE CRAZY THING IS, THAT
USED TO BE ONE OF MY THINGS.
WHEN I TALK TO STUDENTS, I TELL
THEM, WE PUT OUR PINKIES IN
THERE.
THERE. WE REWIND THE TAPE.
>> JIM IS YOUR MAN.
HE HAS A VCR.
>> HE HAS TWO.
ONE WORKS.
ONE WORKS. >> MINE IS STILL BLINKING 12:00.
>> YOU’RE AN EDUCATOR, RIGHT?
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> AND YOU COACH, AS WELL?
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. I LIKE TO STICK WITH THE YOUTH.
IT’S GOOD TO GIVE TO THE
COMMUNITY AND THEY GROW UP AND
MAKE THE DIFFERENCES.
THINGS LIKE, YOU KNOW, YOU GET
INTRODUCED TO PEOPLE LIKE JIM
AND LET THEM KNOW YOU CAN BE A
FILMMAKER.
FILMMAKER. YOU CAN DO ANYTHING YOU WANT IN
THIS WORLD.
THIS WORLD. ME AN JIM WILL PROBABLY NETWORK
AFTER THIS.
AFTER THIS. THAT’S WHAT IT’S ABOUT.
JUST SPREADING THE LOVE.
YOU CAN DO IT THROUGH A MOMENT.
AND EVERYTHING HAD TO FALL INTO
PLACE.
PLACE. >> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> MY MOM WASN’T WATCH THE NEWS.
THEY WERE WATCHING A TV SHOW.
AND HE WAS LIKE, OH, WE DON’T
LIKE THE TV SHOW.
THEY ENDED UP CUTTING IT OFF.
AND THE NEWS WAS ON.
THAT’S HOW IT HAPPENED.
>> THAT’S INCREDIBLE.
>> HAPPY ACCIDENTS.
>> I LOOK AT THAT VIDEO, AND I
MEAN, WHAT YOU’RE STRUCK BY IS
HOW MUCH THAT BABY IS SO LOVED.
IN A MUST HAVE MEANT A LOT JUST
TO SEE THAT.
>> LIKE I SAID, MY BROTHER’S
HERE.
HERE. AND WALKING AROUND WITH HIM.
THERE’S A POINT IN THERE, THAT
REALLY WARMED MY HEART.
HE’S CLAPPING.
HE’S CLAPPING. AND HE’S CLAPPING SO HARD.
THAT’S MY BIG BROTHER.
>> WE’RE SO HAPPY YOU CAME