- Scott, you ran, what ran through your mind
when you saw Jalesya walking in the middle of the night
in the freezing cold?
- Uh, it was about 3 o'clock in the morning,
getting near the end of my shift and I saw her
leaving the city side, going into the county.
She had her work uniform on, it was raining,
it was cold, so I stopped to check on her
and she told me she was going to work
and I offered her a ride, coz she had quite a few
miles to go before she got to work.
She walks about 6 to 7 miles one way to go to work.
- Jalesya, why were you walking to work?
- I was looking for a job and
I've applied for several Bojangles.
The one furthest from my house called me first.
And since they hired me first, I said,
"OK, I work at this one.
"And I will walk it."
So I had no other way to get out there.
- Wow. Now Scott, besides often Jalesya rides,
you also surprised her with a gift. Tell us what that was.
- We've been knowing each other for about a,
what, a year and a half now?
And I tried to pick her up when I can, if I could,
and I tell my guys that be in the area if they were,
if they were able to, help give her a ride,
and I wanted to do something more for her,
so the next day I called Wal-Mart, which was in the area,
and told 'em if they could work with me on
maybe getting her a bicycle, it help turn a 2-hour walk
into a 30-minute walk. They gave us a nice beach cruiser,
it had gears on it, and hopefully
(cheering and applause)
- Jalesya, you get all 4 seasons in North Carolina.
- [Jalesya] Yes, we definitely do.
- And it don't matter? You walk.
- No.
- Rain, sleet, shine.
- I'll still walk. How I'm supposed to pay my bills?
- Okay, well let me ask you this.
How's the bike working out for you?
- It's working out. I'm still tryna learn how to ride it
without wobbling or falling off of it.
- [Steve] Oh, you never learned how to ride a bike?
- Never in my life. I was determined to learn.
- You didn't know that, did you Scott?
- No Sir. I've actually checked on her several times,
you know, try to encourage her to, you know,
keep practicing. Like I said it can turn a 2-hour walk
into a 30-minute ride. And she walks 2 hours to work,
and then she's gotta stand up for 8 hours.
I know what it's like to kinda have to,
you know, work that hard. You know, you think about it,
you wake up and you're tired.
Some days people say we don't wanna go to work.
She probably says it too and then takes a 2-hour walk
to work. So, I just kinda wanted to help her out.
(applause)
- So, let me ask you,
How's your job going at Bojangles?
- After the news (mumbles) told 'em I was gonna
be on your show they offered me a promotion.
- [Audience Member] Whoo.
- At another store.
(applause)
- This guy here, Scott, this Deputy Sheriff.
You know, with all this negative stories you hear
about police officers out there, men and women,
I've brought probably 6 of these stories
on this show, because the majority of police,
our men and women, are really good people.
(applause)
- And they really are just trying to serve their community.
And this guy, Scott, you're a true inspiration,
for taking time out of your day
to help a person in need.
(applause)
I just think that's absolutely incredible.
(applause)
Now, Jalesya, you are a true example of determination.
We know you work hard,
and we know that you deserve
a little extra help. On behalf of the show
we're gonna be giving you $5,000.
(cheering and applause)
But that's not all. I reached out to some friends
at Capital Ford in Rocky Mount, North Carolina,
coz that's where you from, and they heard about your story,
so they wanna make sure that you never have to walk
in the rain again, so they're giving you a brand new
2018 Ford Fiesta.
(cheering and applause)
Take a look over there.
Yeah. You got a car.
(cheering and applause)
Come on. Come on over here to the car.
Scott, come on over here with her.
Take her on over, buddy.
Go, get and get in, Jalesya.
- [Scott] Thank you for doing this for her.
- [Steve] No man, thank you. Weren't for you,
we wouldn't know nothing about this.
(cheering and applause)
- Thanks all the police over in Rocky Mount too,
for helping out. Jalesya, you got brand new car, girl.
Stay in there. You gotta see how that feel.
We'll be right back. Jalesya got a car.
(loud cheering and applause)
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