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Not only do parents have to worry about home schooling
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right now.
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But many of you, like our next guest,
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are also struggling to pay the bills.
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We are about to surprise Tawana and her kids
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in South Bend, Indiana.
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I can't wait to meet them.
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She can't afford to pay her Wi-Fi bill.
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So in order for her kids to get their schoolwork done,
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they have to drive to a parking lot every day
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to get free Wi-Fi and their education.
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All right.
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Let's surprise them right now.
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Ready?
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Go.
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Hi!
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Hi everybody.
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Hi!
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Oh my God!
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[INAUDIBLE]
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Hi.
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Oh my God!
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I know.
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I'm sorry to disappoint you.
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I know you were looking forward to tWitch.
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I'm so sorry.
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It's just me.
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But you'll see tWitch too.
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I'm here.
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And Andy's there too.
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In the background.
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There-- he's sitting on the ground.
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Hi.
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So-- so I know this is going to be
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tricky right now because the Wi-Fi-- you're
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in a parking lot.
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So what is it like to go to the parking lot
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every single day to get Wi-Fi and get the school work done?
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Oh, it's wonderful.
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It gives us a chance to be together as a family.
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And it also gives the kids a chance
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to get their homework and everything done.
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I mean, you know, I always made a vow to my children
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that their education was going to be the most important.
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And as for me and my siblings, we also do sing-alongs,
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we do our homework.
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And, you know, as a family, we just
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make sure we having fun and positive time.
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So this is--
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Tawana, I know it's really important for you
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to get your kids a good education.
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Tell us why that's so important to you.
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Because, like I said before, I made a vow to my kids.
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You know, when I decided to have kids,
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I made a vow that education was going to be the most important
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in their lives to get them where they needed to go in life.
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So yes.
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And for me and my siblings-- to speak for my siblings--
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my mom--
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back story-- taught us so much that, if we do not
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stay on track, she will be on our back.
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Well, you're going to thank her for that in the long run.
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And that's a good mom right there.
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So I want to just ask you some questions.
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So kids, by show of hands, who is a class president there?
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I'm the class president!
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All right.
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And who gets A's and B's?
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Me.
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Me and Tyrin.
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Me and Ta'Myra.
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Who gets straight A's?
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Me and Taydan!
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All right.
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Tawana, I know your kids are a big inspiration to you.
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Tell me why they're such an inspiration to you.
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Because my kids are very important.
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I mean, they have showed me the true meaning of love.
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And I just love being they mom.
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You know?
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So they have inspired me to be the best of me.
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Yeah.
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And my mom, she inspired us.
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We learn so much from her.
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She taught so much from us.
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And like, from our community wise,
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she taught so many people that they are on a successful path
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right now.
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And we are also.
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So, we thank you, mom!
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Thank you for everything.
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We love you.
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What a great family.
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That's so cool.
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All right.
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I know the kids are borrowing technology from their schools.
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So what we're doing right now for you is, each of you
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are getting your own iPads and headphones.
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Oh my God!
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[INAUDIBLE] Thank you!
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We're going to take a break and we're
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going to be back more with Tawana and her family
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after this.
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We're back with Tawana and her amazing kids.
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Tawana, here's what's amazing about you.
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You're struggling with bills.
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And yet, you're using your own money to feed the homeless.
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I mean, that is the true definition of selflessness
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and, what an inspiration you are.
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So tell me why that's important to you to still go out
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and help the homeless.
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I just have a passion for the homeless, you know.
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Nobody out here should go hungry, you know?
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Even though I'm struggling myself, you know, there's just,
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you know, a lot of compassion there.
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And I will just always want to always be able to reach out.
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Because you have so many people out there that, you know,
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just don't have too much of anything.
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So they're more or less unfortunate than me
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and my kids.
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So yes.
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It's important to always give back.
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Yeah.
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And me and my siblings, when we got out there
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and we meet new people, we get this bliss over us
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like, feeling that we did something in the community.
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And my mom always taught us as like, children
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that it's always better to give than receive.
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Because they are not alone at all.
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I love that you're helping others.
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And now it is time for me to help you.
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Our friends at Green Dot want to pay your Wi-Fi bill
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for the next two years.
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So here's $5,000 for the next two years of Wi-Fi.
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Oh my God.
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All right?
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Thank you.
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That's not all.
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Green Dot Bank offers banking and saving made simple.
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And they're making it easy to pay your bills online.
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So they're also giving you $20,000.
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So that's $25,000 for your family.
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Because you're so incredible.
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What a perfect example of the human spirit.
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Yeah.
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This family is the perfect example of the human spirit.
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And you deserve any goodness coming your way.
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This is what we should all be doing at a time like this.
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And thank you so much for being an incredible family.
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I want to meet you, when we go back to the studio.
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I'm going to fly all out to come see a taping.
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Because I just think you all are incredible.
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So I will see you soon.
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Thank you so much.