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>>> GOOD FRIDAY MORNING EVERYONE.
EVERYONE.
EVERYONE. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL FRIDAY.
BECAUSE YOU KNOW, THE WEEKEND
IS HERE.
IS HERE.
IS HERE. WE ARE SO HAPPY YOU ARE JOINING
US TODAY.
US TODAY.
US TODAY. SIT BACK, RELAX, GRAB YOUR COPY
OR YOUR TEA, WHATEVER IT IS YOU
ARE DOING STOP AND A MOMENT,
PAUSE AND GET READY TO LISTEN
TO AWESOME STORIES TO BRIGHTEN
YOUR DAY WRITE TO YOU BY YOUR
ONE AND ONLY FABULOUS -- CARA
KNEER.
KNEER.
KNEER. TAKE IT IN, GIRL.
>> GOOD MORNING AND HAPPY
FRIDAY TO YOU MY LOVE.
I LOVE THE JOB.
IT IS THE BEST JOB ON THE
PLANET.
PLANET.
PLANET. I
PLANET. I REALIZE YOU LOVE TO HEAR GOOD
STORIES.
STORIES.
STORIES. THE FIRST ONE I'VE GOT TO SAY,
THIS FIRST ONE IS OUT OF THIS
WORLD SERIOUSLY.
WORLD SERIOUSLY. IS ABOUT A GENTLEMAN NAMED
FRANK ROCKWELL.
FRANK ROCKWELL. FRANK ROCKWELL IS 70 YEARS OLD
AND HIS MOTTO IS, YOU ARE NEVER
TOO OLD.
TOO OLD.
TOO OLD. HERE IS WHY THAT IS HIS MOTTO.
HE RECENTLY JUST FINISHED A SIX
WEEK SOLO ROW ACROSS THE
ATLANTIC OCEAN WHERE HE RAISED
OVER $1 MILLION TO BENEFIT
ALZHEIMER'S.
ALZHEIMER'S. AND HE'S NO STRANGER TO THESE
AMAZING, AND CRITICAL, PHYSICAL
FEATS.
FEATS.
FEATS. HE
FEATS. HE CLIMBED MT. KILIMANJARO.
IT IS WHAT HE DOES.
HE'S DONE SOLO EXPEDITIONS
BEFORE.
BEFORE.
BEFORE. EXPERTS THOUGHT THIS WOULD TAKE
IN 60 TO 90 DAYS.
IT TOOK HIM SIX WEEKS.
HE TRAINED 18 MONTHS PRIOR TO
GETTING ON THAT BOAT.
MAY BE TOO MUCH -- TMI BUT HE
USED 800 SHEETS OF TOILET PAPER
AND WONDERED 1.5 MILLION OR
STROKES TO GET TO THE OTHER
SIDE.
SIDE.
SIDE. HIS
SIDE. HIS GOAL IN HIS MIND THE ENTIRE
TIME -- I LOVE THIS, WAS TO GET
HOME BY VALENTINE'S DAY, TO BE
WITH HIS WIFE OF 50 YEARS,
JUDITH.
JUDITH.
JUDITH. HE DID DO THAT.
HE GOT HOME ON THE 12th, TWO
DAYS BEFORE TO TAKE A SHOWER
AND BE WITH HIS WIFE ON
VALENTINE'S DAY.
VALENTINE'S DAY. WHAT AN INSPIRATION THAT YOU
ARE NEVER TOO OLD.
IT SAYS IT RIGHT ON HIS BOAT.
HE STILL CONQUERING WHATEVER HE
FEELS LIKE CONQUERING.
PRETTY AMAZING HUMAN BEING.
>> AS ALWAYS, THE STORIES,
CARA, WHILE THEY MAKE ME FEEL
WARM AND FUZZY, THEY MAKE ME
FEEL LIKE AN UNDERACHIEVER.
I NEED TO GET MY ACT TOGETHER.
I NEED TO CHECK THINGS OFF OF
MY TO DO LIST.
THAT IS A BIG DEAL.
WHEN I HEAR THE STORIES I KNOW
I HAVE SO FAR TO GO.
RIGHT?
RIGHT?
RIGHT? >>
RIGHT? >> LISTEN, WE DO THIS.
I LOOKED UP MY NOTES AND THE
NOTES I TOOK SAID -- IS
SOMETHING ALL OF US WILL
PROBABLY NEVER DO.
BUT IT ONLY GOES UP FROM HERE.
THE NEXT STORY IS ABOUT A SWEET
COUPLE WHO IS DOING A LOT OF
GOOD FOR THEIR COMMUNITY.
HERE IS WHY.
BECAUSE THEY GO TO THE SAME
RESTAURANT IN THE SAME
NEIGHBORHOOD IN CHICAGO -- MY
BROTHER HAS LIVED THERE 13
YEARS BUT THEY GO THE SAME PLACE
FOR THE ANNIVERSARY OF THEIR
FIRST DATE.
FIRST DATE. THEY WENT TO THE RESTAURANT,
ALWAYS SIT IN THE SAME PLACE.
VERY SLINKY LITTLE AREA OF
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO. THEY LEFT A $2000 TIP TO BE
SPLIT AMONG THE STAFF AND THE
BARTENDER PICKED UP THE TAB AND
SAID, I COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT
THEY HAD LEFT THAT AND THEY
WANTED TO SPLIT AMONG EVERY ONE.
WE HAVE DONE STORIES ON THIS
BEFORE WHERE PEOPLE ARE GIVING
A LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA CASH TO
HELP THE RESTAURANT INDUSTRY
BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THEY ARE
IN PERIL.
IN PERIL.
IN PERIL. ESPECIALLY OBVIOUSLY AFTER THIS
PAST YEAR.
PAST YEAR. SUPPORT THEM AND YOUR LOCAL
BUSINESSES AS MUCH AS YOU CAN.
BUT $2000 TIP.
I LOVE THIS, THE 20th
ANNIVERSARY OF THEIR FIRST DATE
AND THEY ALWAYS SAID THE SAME
PLACE.
PLACE.
PLACE. THE OWNER SAID THEY ARE A
LOVELY COUPLE AND THEY LOOK
FORWARD TO SEEING THEM AND THAT
THIS YEAR THEY BROUGHT EXTRA
CASH WITH THEM.
>> YES, WHEN I WAS IN TAMPA WE
HAVE SEVERAL FAMILY MEMBERS AND
FRIENDS WHO OWN RESTAURANTS.
THEY HAVE BEEN SO IMPACTED
OBVIOUS THE.
OBVIOUS THE. IT IS JUST YOU KNOW THAT
GRATITUDE AND GENEROSITY, IT
GOES SO FAR.
THEY FEEL EMOTIONALLY DRAINED,
MENTALLY DRAINED.
MENTALLY DRAINED. YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY
INCREDIBLE WHEN PEOPLE DO
THINGS LIKE THAT.
THAT IS WHAT THIS SEGMENT IS
ALL ABOUT.
ALL ABOUT. YOU HAVE TIME I THINK FOR ONE
MORE QUICK ONE.
>> THIS NEXT ONE IS ABOUT
JESSICA AND WELL.
THEY GOT MARRIED IN NOVEMBER BUT
THEY HAD A SPECIAL RING BEARER
IF YOU WILL.
JESSICA'S SELF-PROCLAIMED FIRST
LOVE OF HER LIFE, HER DOG
CALVIN.
CALVIN.
CALVIN. HE HAD HIS OWN PACK AND
DELIVERED THE RINGS IN THE
BASKET THAT THEY PREPARED AND
PRACTICED EVERY NIGHT BEFORE
DINNER.
DINNER.
DINNER. ALL OF 2020, BEFORE THEIR
WEDDING.
WEDDING.
WEDDING. CALVIN IS A SPECIAL KIND OF DOG
SHE SAID.
SHE SAID.
SHE SAID. HE BROUGHT HER THROUGH A DARK
TIME IN HER LIFE AND IS ALSO A
DOG THAT DOES THEIR PMS AS HIS
CHILDREN ON ECOLOGY FLOORS, PRE-
COVERED.
COVERED.
COVERED. BUT JUST A SWEET DOG THAT MADE
SUCH A DIFFERENCE.
HE HAS A LITTLE BROTHER NAMED
KIWI WITH SPECIAL NEEDS BUT
THEY WERE ALL ABLE TO TAKE PART
IN THE WEDDING.
CONGRATULATIONS TO WILL AND
JESSICA ON YOUR FIRST LOVE.
>> YES, I LOVE THAT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WHAT A GREAT WAY TO KICK OFF
THIS SHOW AND OUR FABULOUS
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. IF YOU HAVE A STORY FOR CARA,
SHE LOVES TO SHARE IT.
SHE LOVES GETTING MESSAGES IN