1 00:00:03,160 --> 00:00:10,800 Speaker 1: Caalaroga Shark Media. Hi there, I'm Johnny Mack with five 2 00:00:10,880 --> 00:00:13,320 good news stories. Just in time for the holidays. Is 3 00:00:13,400 --> 00:00:16,440 the story of a stranger, a GoFundMe, and a lot 4 00:00:16,440 --> 00:00:20,280 of generosity. Eighty eight year old army veteran ed full 5 00:00:20,320 --> 00:00:23,079 time at a grocery store in Detroit, eight hour shifts, 6 00:00:23,120 --> 00:00:25,480 five days a week because he never received the pension 7 00:00:25,519 --> 00:00:27,320 he should have earned. His wife passed away a few 8 00:00:27,359 --> 00:00:31,160 years ago. He's been supporting himself ever since. TikToker Samuel 9 00:00:31,839 --> 00:00:34,600 met Ed at the store and decided to try something bold. 10 00:00:34,600 --> 00:00:36,359 He launched to go fund me to give the veteran 11 00:00:36,439 --> 00:00:39,719 the retirement he deserved. Donations poured in. Not only did 12 00:00:39,719 --> 00:00:41,960 they hit the million dollar mark, they blew past it. 13 00:00:41,960 --> 00:00:44,119 In a few days. More than one point five million 14 00:00:44,159 --> 00:00:48,240 dollars was raised. TikToker sam told supporters every dollar will 15 00:00:48,280 --> 00:00:51,119 go directly toward Ed's living expenses, medical care, in the 16 00:00:51,119 --> 00:00:54,359 everyday comforts he's long gone without. He explains, Ed fought 17 00:00:54,399 --> 00:00:56,240 for this country. He worked his old life in outsur 18 00:00:56,240 --> 00:00:59,600 turn to fight for him. In Jonesboro, Tennessee, a deer 19 00:00:59,679 --> 00:01:02,359 decide to get a jump on holiday shopping by breaking 20 00:01:02,399 --> 00:01:05,239 into a Christmas theme store and tearing through the place 21 00:01:05,319 --> 00:01:08,599 like it owned it. Police were called to Gabriel's Christmas 22 00:01:08,599 --> 00:01:12,439 and More they found the deer in the shop. According 23 00:01:12,439 --> 00:01:16,439 to police, the deer sniffed ornaments, inspected gorland, gave some 24 00:01:16,480 --> 00:01:18,959 side eyes to the nutcrackers, and galloped around like he 25 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:21,560 was trying to remember where he parked the sleigh. The 26 00:01:21,640 --> 00:01:23,959 chaos only stopped when the deer attempted to squeeze through 27 00:01:23,959 --> 00:01:26,680 the bottom of a chair and got stuck. That gave 28 00:01:26,719 --> 00:01:29,200 the officers a chance to grab it and bring it outside. 29 00:01:29,319 --> 00:01:31,480 Officer Adams said they initially hoped the deer would just 30 00:01:31,599 --> 00:01:33,159 leave on its own, but it didn't, so when it 31 00:01:33,200 --> 00:01:37,000 got wedged in the chair, I was like, gotcha. Once free, 32 00:01:37,040 --> 00:01:40,560 the deer bolted away. No harm done. Lisa owns the store, 33 00:01:41,280 --> 00:01:43,680 she said. Nobody thought it was real. I mean she 34 00:01:43,760 --> 00:01:45,400 probably wanted to come and do some shopping and get 35 00:01:45,439 --> 00:01:48,439 last minute gifts. She knew where to come. In Switzerland, 36 00:01:48,480 --> 00:01:50,959 a charity event tried for a Guinness World Record by 37 00:01:50,959 --> 00:01:54,200 building a massive mural out of three hundred thousand lego bricks. 38 00:01:54,480 --> 00:01:57,280 The finished piece stretches nearly seventy nine feet long and 39 00:01:57,400 --> 00:01:59,400 is more than six feet tall. Was created for the 40 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:02,079 Swiss telep which raises money for people living with rear 41 00:02:02,120 --> 00:02:05,480 genetic diseases. The artwork is awaiting official review from Guinness 42 00:02:05,480 --> 00:02:08,360 to determine whether it can claim the record for world's 43 00:02:08,439 --> 00:02:12,919 largest lego mural. In Detroit, the eleven foot tall bronze 44 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:18,520 RoboCop statue has finally arrived after nearly fifteen years of planning, fundraising, 45 00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:21,680 and delays. The sculpture is two and a half tons. 46 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:24,719 It's outside the Free Age Production studio in the city's 47 00:02:24,759 --> 00:02:27,560 Eastern Market. Jim owns the studio and said the statue 48 00:02:27,639 --> 00:02:30,639 is already drawing curious visitors. He says, I love it. 49 00:02:30,639 --> 00:02:33,319 It looks great, it's super impressive, and it's already brought 50 00:02:33,319 --> 00:02:35,520 a lot of nice people around. The idea for the 51 00:02:35,520 --> 00:02:37,800 statue goes back to twenty eleven, when a Twitter user 52 00:02:37,919 --> 00:02:41,840 suggested Detroit erect a monument two RoboCop. The guy that 53 00:02:41,919 --> 00:02:43,759 was mayor back then said there were no plans to 54 00:02:43,800 --> 00:02:46,240 do anything like that, but that inspired fans and launch 55 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:49,199 a Kickstarter that raised more than sixty seven thousand dollars. 56 00:02:49,759 --> 00:02:53,199 The statue was finished in twenty seventeen, but they had 57 00:02:53,199 --> 00:02:55,080 to figure out where to put it and get legal 58 00:02:55,120 --> 00:02:58,159 clearance from MGM, which controls the RoboCop rights. All that 59 00:02:58,240 --> 00:03:02,080 has worked out and now you can go RoboCop statue. 60 00:03:02,319 --> 00:03:05,039 Nice job by Santa Claus and Missus Claus. They're pretty 61 00:03:05,039 --> 00:03:07,319 busy this week, but they still had time to stop 62 00:03:07,360 --> 00:03:11,120 off at the Rock River Valley Blood Center's blood drive. 63 00:03:12,120 --> 00:03:14,080 The Clauses say donating blood is a great way to 64 00:03:14,080 --> 00:03:17,000 give back to the community. Santa himself said, what a 65 00:03:17,039 --> 00:03:19,280 proud thing to give the gift of life. It's so easy, 66 00:03:19,400 --> 00:03:22,639 doesn't hurt, Santa doesn't for the cookies. Those are your 67 00:03:22,680 --> 00:03:24,960 five good news stories for Today, Back tomorrow.