- Not all heroes wear capes. - Why am I crying over ducks?
Save all the "aminals," please! - Oh, these are so good!
I can watch this all day!
♪ (rock intro) ♪
- (FBE) So, how would you define the word "hero"?
- A hero is somebody who goes above and beyond
what the average individual would do in benefit of others.
- You don't necessarily have to burst through the wall
and fly me to the moon. Be someone in the grocery store
when you're one quarter short and they're in the line behind you--
you know, they're behind you in line, and they have that quarter.
- (FBE) Today, we're going to introduce you to 10 real-life heroes.
- Okay, cool. - (FBE) Hopefully, this makes you
feel warm and fuzzy. - Oh, fun.
- Anything that's a positive message or a positive video is great.
♪ (somber piano music) ♪ - (gasps)
Oh my god. That scared the-- oh!
- Holy [bleep]. That's mom instincts.
- That would've been so bad. - Oh my god.
Ooh, lord have mercy.
You know, the music never helps. - This dramatic piano's really adding
to the ambiance. (chuckles) Wow. What a save.
- She saved her baby's life right there.
- The feeling in your stomach, you know, when something bad happens,
you're like, "Oh!" And it's that weird-- the drop.
Ugh. It's crazy to think about what could have happened.
- (reporter) Angel Granados-Diaz walked into his Northeast
Portland, Oregon high school campus... - Mmm. I've seen this story,
and it's not being discussed enough in my opinion.
- (reporter) Angel Granados-Diaz walked into his Northeast
Portland, Oregon high school campus back in May armed with a shotgun
and loaded with a single shell. - Oh, no.
- (reporter) This newly released surveillance video shows us
what happened next. That's campus coach
and security guard Keanon Lowe encountering Diaz at the entrance
to a classroom. He grabs the gun with one hand and reaches
for the crisis-stricken 19-year-old with the other.
- Who do you know that would have the wherewithal to just decide
to remove a shotgun from someone's hand?
- (reporter) What follows was a consoling hug
and a conversation, allowing police...
- Wow. Aww. - (reporter) ...a consoling
hug and a conversation... - And the fact that he takes him in
and hugs him. And I-- the kid doesn't wasn't it.
"I don't want it. Don't hug me. Don't hug me."
But he's like, "No. Here. I'm here."
- (reporter) Coach Lowe has kept a relatively low profile
for the last five months... - Know his name!
You need to know his name! - (reporter) ...only discussing
that moment publicly a few times, including this interview with GMA
after it happened. - (Coach Lowe) I feel like I was
put in that room in that very moment for a reason: to protect those kids.
- Yeah. Yeah, he did. He did the right thing.
- I can't think of anybody more heroic than that guy.
- He could've easily gotten himself killed,
and he still decided to take action to protect other people.
- Very scary situation to be in. It's one where you can't think.
You literally just react.
Sometimes love is just the best answer.
♪ (suspenseful piano music) ♪
- Ooh! - Ah! Ahhh!
- Oh, wow. Wow! Wow! (gasps)
(sighs in relief) Thank God for this guy!
- (nervously) Ahhh. Oh! And save the bike.
Yeah, let's get that out of there too. Wow.
- Damn.
- Damn. These videos are making me think of, like,
"What would I do in this situation?
Am I a hero?" - He just booked it
right toward the train. Just booked it.
No hesitation, no fear. These are so good!
I can watch this all day!
♪ (suspenseful music) ♪ - Somebody must be crushed
underneath the car. - Flipped over. That's not good.
- Oh, they're gonna push it over. That's amazing.
- You see things like this, and having kids who are driving age,
it just... it's terrifying.
- I like how more people are stopping. - Teamwork makes the dream work.
- I'm terrified to see, you know, some Fast and Furious [bleep] happen
and a car blow up, and it's just giving me anxiety.
- It's amazing. I'd be, one, I think just so scared to stop
on the side of the freeway to be honest.
- Oh my gosh! And he's okay? - Wow, he's fine.
I mean, he's not fine, but he's safe.
- Wow. That's cool that all of them helped out.
- That's some good Samaritans right there,
'cause a lot of people in an accident like that,
just jokers will keep on driving. You never know.
They could've saved his life. - He rose. Multiple people stopping
to just help someone-- we need more people
like that in the world. - All these guys just roll up
and push this car over? That thing could've burst
into flames at any moment. You don't know.
What does that say about humanity, you know?
We're all good.
- Ohhhh! - Poor dog.
- (man speaking Russian) [Bleep].
- Damn. - Oh my god. Oh my god. Oh my god.
Babies! - Oh my god! I love him!
I wanna buy that guy a beer. - That dog is like, "I'm frozen."
- Please hold the dog and keep her warm.
I would do anything for animals. - Really cute. See?
That's tier-A wholesome content. - Why is it almost sweeter
with animals?! - (officer) Hey, man.
You're still-- you're not in trouble.
I just don't wanna see... - Oh, is he gonna jump?
- (gasps) No, no, no, no, no. - (officer) I understand
you're having a bad day. - I cannot imagine being
in this situation. - (officer) ...you just come down,
I will not come near you. I'll just stand and talk to you
while you're down here. - The cop's trying to get him
from jumping? - (officer) Hey, you see these?
Come on. Step down and take the cigarette.
Let's go have a conversation. Come on. My arm's getting tired
of holding these out. (chuckles) All right?
- Mm, mm-mm. (claps) - (officer) Let's have a talk
away from everybody. - Damn. That [bleep]'s heavy.
- Just makes me feel comfort, because I wish I got that,
and then I wish I could do the same for others.
- I lost my dad to suicide. It's a big one for me.
And you wish that they had someone in that moment.
It's all about being there in that dark, dark moment
and what a gift. Ah, what a gift that he had someone there.
When he just came at him with just love and kindness
and closeness and humanity and that's the connection
that we're all looking for.
♪ (suspenseful music) ♪
- What the mother-- - Is that a kid? Oh my gosh.
- This is intense! - Oh my god! Oh my god!
Look at him. Ah! - Holy [bleep].
- Ooh. That one almost got me to tears. That was scary.
In my mind, when people do that type of thing
and they do it successfully, they aren't thinking
about being the hero. - Your life is just as important
as mine, so if you're out here, I'm out here.
That's what that says. Oh my god. People are so, so good.
I needed this.
♪ (heartwarming piano music) ♪
- I'm gonna melt into the floor. Oh my god!
- Ohh, papa!
(gasps and claps) Ohhh! - That's the new way of helping
old people cross the street. (chuckles)
- Yeah, that's nice. - All these cars better
(claps) stop for my mans! - That was really nice.
Not all heroes wear capes. - I did it once when I could
actually pull over. I was able to just pull off
to the side and I got out of the car, helped them move,
because they were just essentially freeze-framed.
If you ever see that, stop! Because one day, you're gonna
be that old and, you know, if you did it people,
and they're gonna help you with it when you're older.
That karma passes. - (man) Give me a knife.
Just get a knife.
- Holy smokes.
- Oh my god! Is it like a Mini Cooper?
- There's a whole-ass human being in there.
- Dude. That's [bleep] crazy.
- Oh, and their doggy! - Oh, and he saved the dog too.
- Good for him. Exactly-- very heroic. A very, very heroic act.
- You're so happy that he gets the woman out,
and then the dog comes too! Who does this?! Heroes do this.
Actual heroes do this. - People have such quick responses
to stuff like that, and it amazes me.
I remember my little brother-- we were at a family party,
and he was running along the poolside and fell in.
I threw my phone and I jumped in the water.
Mind you, I can't swim! So, I put myself at risk,
and I chucked my little brother out of the pool.
♪ (somber piano music) ♪
- Ohhhh, their little "Eep, eep, eep, eep, eep."
- Aww, little duckies. - It's me and my mom!
- You guys should've put Kleenex. Oh my god!
(drums table) Suck it in, Shar. Woo!
Oh my god. I was not ready for that. - Why am I crying over ducks?
Save all the "aminals," please! - Small things make a big difference.
If everyone did one tiny thing like that,
it'd make the world a much better place.
- I'm on top of the frickin' world. Doesn't get better than this.
I feel like the Grinch. My heart just grew three sizes.
- (FBE) So, all the videos that you saw today are part
of this popular subcategory of video compilations on YouTube
called "Real Life Heroes." A lot of the titles of these videos
refer to how they restore people's faith in humanity.
And these videos tend to get massive amounts of views
across multiple platforms online. What do you think it is
about these videos that makes them restore people's faith in humanity?
- We live in a very cruel and dark place.
Being able to see that there is good in the world and there are
good people out there that are trying to make a difference
kind of motivates you into doing the same.
- No matter what walk of life you come from, none of that
matters when you're watching those videos,
because they just innately-- I feel like they tug
at everyone's heartstrings. - All the negative stuff going on
in the news and stuff like that, and when you see something like this,
it's like, (sighs in relief), "See, the world ain't that bad."
- We see so much negative stuff in the media. You can't turn on
the news without some crazy story happening.
So, when you see a video of someone being a hero
or someone going out of their way to save someone or save a baby animal,
it's like, "Oh yeah, that's right. We're pretty good sometimes."
- The advent of local news
has brought people to their knees.
We only see the worst in society, when in reality,
that's such a tiny microcosm of who we are as people.
And this great stuff that we do all the time-- thank you,
phone cameras-- can now be shared just as often.
- (FBE) Some of the videos you saw today featured
first responders who put their lives on the line every day to help others.
But a lot of these videos feature regular everyday people
who just went above and beyond to help somebody out.
In your opinion, do you think we all have a responsibility
to help each other? Or do you think that there are these types of people
who truly are on a different level and should be considered heroes?
- Both. On one spectrum that some people may not
have any empathy whatsoever that some may have an extreme empathy,
and so those types of people would most likely, I would assume,
be the people that would help. - We all have that hero capability
within us, and it's just a matter of us to tap into it
when the time is right. - There's a responsibility
that we all have to just being a decent person
and being empathetic too, because sometimes we don't know
what other people are going through. I can't say enough great things
about the people who actually take it on as their job, you know,
to be the heroes. - I definitely think
the first responders and firefighters and policemen
and all that kind of stuff are definitely on another level,
because that takes a whole different kind of person,
like not everyone's cut out for it. This house is on fire,
and you're running into the fire to go save these people,
so literally a hero, saving people's lives,
but again, it's like-- could be an everyday Samaritan, citizen.
- You have people who go into these fields who just
maybe know that they have that within themselves.
But maybe Joe Blow walking down the street doesn't know
that he has that within him. And so, all of a sudden,
exposed to the opportunity, he sees a new side of himself.
What a gift it is that there's many ways to being that hero.
One's not better than the other.
One's just maybe more intentional about it.
- (FBE) So finally, to wrap up this episode, these videos all
show people going way above and beyond to help others,
but what else can we do as humans to restore our faith in humanity?
- Just, you know, you see people in need, just give back.
Place to stay, car, any way you can give back,
you know what I mean? There's a lot of people
in need out here. - You don't have to jump
in front of a car. You don't gotta Iron Man it
and save a whole city, but just do the little things.
- Check up on your friends, making sure they're okay.
Mental health is such a prominent issue nowadays,
like just reaching out and being there for someone.
- Treat people like you'd like to be treated.
You will forever reap what you sow. I believe that's the universal law.
That's the golden rule. If you don't wanna be treated
like boo-boo, then you don't bring boo-boo into the world.
- Right now, we're sitting here surrounded by wildfires.
Look for those people who are sharing information.
Look for those people who are opening their homes
as a shelter. Those are people too who are being heroic in that moment.
We all have that capability within us. We just need to fan that little spark
and make it become a flame. And if we did that, oh my god,
what a world we would live in!
- Thanks for watching this heartwarming episode
of Adults React. - Be our hero and subscribe
for more videos every day. - Thanks for watching. Later.
- Hey! It's Sierra, producer here at FBE.
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