- A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO,
WE MET KIRBY. SHE IS A LIBRARIAN
FROM BROKEN ARROW, OKLAHOMA. TAKE A LOOK. - JEANNIE IS OUTSIDE
KIRBY'S SCHOOL RIGHT NOW. AND WE HAVE A HUGE SURPRISE
FOR EVERYONE. [cheers and applause] BEING NAMED TEACHER OF THE YEAR.
HOW DOES THAT FEEL? - IT WAS STRANGE TO ME
FROM DAY ONE THAT MY NAME WOULD BE
ON THAT LIST, AND RIGHT NOW,
I'M...STRUGGLING. [laughter] I AM DRIVING THE BUS
TO STRUGGLE STREET RIGHT NOW. - OH, YOU'RE FANTASTIC. THERE'S SOMETHING CALLED
ENTITLEBOOKS.COM, AND THEY HEARD ABOUT YOU, AND THEY'RE GIVING
MCAULIFFE ELEMENTARY A CHECK FOR $25,000 TO HELP YOU OUT. - AHH! AHH! OH, MY GOD. - I WANT YOU TO TELL ME A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT YOUR BOOK PROGRAM DURING THE SUMMER. - WE GO EVERY WEEK, AND WE VISIT ALL OF OUR BABIES
IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS, AND WE LET THEM BORROW
THESE AMAZING BOOKS THAT THEY'RE SO EXCITED ABOUT. - WE BOUGHT YOU A BOOKMOBILE. - AHH! [cheers and applause] COME ON DOWN, KIRBY. [upbeat music] - AHH! YES!
WE DID IT TOGETHER. - WE DID IT TOGETHER, KIRBY.
HI. - OH, YOU MADE ME CRY AGAIN. - OH, I LIKE MAKING YOU CRY. IT'S FUN TO MAKE PEOPLE CRY
IN A GOOD WAY. NOT IN A BAD WAY,
BUT IN A GOOD WAY. - WHEN SWEET GISELE GOES AFTER
ME WHEN I FALL DOWN, I...SHE'S AMAZING. - SO WHAT DID YOU THINK
WHEN WE SURPRISED YOU? I MEAN, YOU WATCH THE SHOW. YOU KNOW WE SURPRISE PEOPLE. - YES. I HAD NO THOUGHTS OTHER THAN,
"TRY TO BE NORMAL. JUST FOCUS,
AND TRY TO BE NORMAL," AND-- BUT I WAS SO EXCITED,
AND I COULDN'T PROCESS THOUGHTS, AND EVERY STEP,
I THOUGHT WE WERE DONE. LIKE, WE GOT THE CHECK,
AND I WAS LIKE, "YAY, WE'RE DONE." AND THEN THE BLINDFOLD CAME,
AND I WAS LIKE, "I GOT A BLINDFOLD.
WE'RE DONE. THANK YOU." LIKE, I JUST KEPT THINKING
IT WAS OVER. - YOU THOUGHT THAT WAS THE GIFT,
THE BLINDFOLD. - I REALLY--AND IN HINDSIGHT,
I KNOW THAT WAS SILLY. IN HINDSIGHT, LIKE, I GET THAT
THAT WAS A SILLY THOUGHT, BUT IN THE MOMENT,
I WAS JUST LIKE, "I'VE ALWAYS WANTED
AN 'ELLEN' BLINDFOLD. YES." LIKE, THAT WAS IT, LIKE... - WE'RE GIVING AWAY
TOO MUCH STUFF. - I WAS ABOUT TO SAY.
- WE COULD STOP. LET'S JUST START
GIVING AWAY BLINDFOLDS, MARY. AND THEN WHAT--
WE GAVE YOU THE 25,000. WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO WITH THAT? - OOH, WE HAVE A LOT OF
REALLY FUN IDEA. WE'RE TAKING IDEAS
FROM TEACHERS. ONE THING WE KNOW
WE'RE GONNA DO. WE ARE GOING TO DO A PROGRAM
CALLED "ONE SCHOOL, ONE BOOK," SO WE GET TO DO
A SCHOOL-WIDE BOOK CLUB, SO EVERY STUDENT, EVERY PARENT,
EVERY STAFF MEMBER, WE'RE ALL GONNA READ
"CHARLOTTE'S WEB" TOGETHER. - SO EVERYONE IS READING
THE SAME BOOK AT THE SAME TIME. - YEAH, SO THAT THE CLIMATE
OF THE SCHOOL, WE'RE ALL KIND OF TALKING
ABOUT IT AND WORKING AS A TEAM. - AND THEN I HARD THAT YOU TRIED
TO RAISE MONEY BEFORE. YOU DID RAISE MONEY BEFORE, BUT THE MOST THAT YOU RAISED
WAS $38. - YES. - AND THIS TIME AROUND
THAT YOU RAISED MORE MONEY, AND WHAT REALLY TOUCHED ME IS, WE GAVE ALL THE KIDS
A $25 GIFT CARD FOR TARGET, AND ONE OF THE KIDS DONATED
HIS $25 GIFT CARD. - YEAH, HE DID. - I MEAN,
THAT'S REALLY SWEET. - IT'S FOR THE
CHILDREN'S SHELTER IN TULSA. WE ALWAYS--AT OUR BOOK FAIR,
WE HAVE A LITTLE JAR, AND THEY THROW IN COINS, AND THEN WE POOL ALL OF
THAT MONEY TOGETHER, AND WE BUY BOOKS, AND WE DONATE
THEM TO THE CHILDREN'S SHELTER. AND WE SURPASSED OUR GOAL FOR
THE FIRST TIME THIS BOOK FAIR. IT'S JUST--BECAUSE YOU GAVE
SO MUCH TO US, THEY WANTED TO GIVE BACK,
AND WE DID. WE HAD A FOURTH GRADE LITTLE BOY
WHO PUT HIS WHOLE-- AS SOON AS HE GOT IT,
HE SAID, "SOMEBODY ELSE NEEDS THIS
MORE THAN I DO." - THAT'S REALLY SWEET. I LOVE HIM. WHOEVER HE IS,
I LOVE THAT KID. - ME TOO.
ME TOO. - AND SO...AND YOU ARE--
ARE YOU SINGLE OR NO? YOU'RE SINGLE. - I'M WORKING ON IT. - YOU'RE WORKING ON IT. NO, YOU HAVE A BOYFRIEND, RIGHT? - I DO. I DO.
- YEAH, WHAT IS HIS NAME? - HIS NAME IS JASON. I CALL HIM MACK.
JASON MCKENZIE, YOU KNOW. - YEAH, THAT'S CUTE, MACK. I'D LIKE TO MEET HIM VERY MUCH. - HE'S PRECIOUS.
HE'S SO AMAZING. HE JUST CAME ON--
OR ONE DAY THIS WEEK-- - [singing]
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY [cheers and applause] IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY DON'T LET IT GET AWAY - WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? OH, MY GOD. - I TOOK A WRONG TURN. - HAVE A SEAT AGAIN. HAVE A SEAT.
- OKAY. - I HAVE TO PUT THIS
BACK ON YOU AGAIN. HI, JASON.
HOW ARE YOU? - HEY.
- NICE TO MEET YOU. - PLEASURE.
NICE TO MEET YOU. - MY BOYFRIEND
JUST HUGGED ELLEN. - HE'S GONNA SIT ON THE SIDE
OF THE CHAIR OR SOMETHING. - OH, WE CAN SIT TOGETHER. - WELL, ACTUALLY...
- YOU--YOU SIT ON THE CHAIR. [cheers and applause] - [speaking indistinctly] - [exhales] YOU'RE GORGEOUS,
AND YOU'RE SO, SO SWEET. I HAVE TO SPEND
THE REST OF MY LIFE WITH YOU. WILL YOU MARRY ME? - YES. [cheers and applause] - OH. - I HOPE THIS IS THE RIGHT ONE.
- NO, IT'S PERFECT. I LOVE IT SO MUCH. - I LOVE YOU.
- I LOVE YOU BACK. - I LOVE YOU SO MUCH. [cheers and applause] - OH, DID I SAY YES? DID I SAY YES? - YOU DID.
- I MEAN YES. - I THINK SHE--
I THINK SHE SAID YES. - YES.
- ALL RIGHT. WE'LL--WE'LL BE BACK.
THAT'S... HEY, KIRBY AND JASON,
COME ON DOWN AGAIN. - [singing]
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY WE'RE LOOKING FOR
SOMETHING DUMB TO DO HEY, BABY,
I THINK I WANNA MARRY YOU IS IT THE LOOK IN YOUR EYES,
OR IS IT THIS DANCING JUICE - ALL RIGHT, SO WE JUST HAVE
A FEW MINUTES LEFT, BUT I WANTED TO
GIVE YOU SOMETHING FOR THE BOOKMOBILE, OKAY? - 'CAUSE I WANT THE KIDS TO KNOW
WHEN YOU'RE COMING. IT'S A SOUND SYSTEM SO THAT... - [screams] [cheers and applause] - ALL RIGHT.
- IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL. - SO YOU'LL HAVE
A LITTLE STICK MIC AND... - AND IT'S BEDAZZLED. - YEAH, IT'S BEDAZZLED. - LISA. [screams] - ALL RIGHT.
- THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT'S GORGEOUS.
- YOU'RE WELCOME. YOU'RE WELCOME,
AND ALSO, I'M REALLY HAPPY
THAT YOU SAID YES, AND I'M HAPPY THAT YOU DECIDED
TO PROPOSE HERE, BECAUSE WE HAVE ANOTHER GIFT
FOR YOU, BECAUSE AT JCPENNEY,
THAT HAVE THE WEDDING REGISTRY, AND IT'S THE PERFECT PLACE
TO GET EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO START YOUR LIFE TOGETHER. YOU CAN REGISTER IN STORE,
ONLINE, OR BY USING THE JCPENNEY APP, AND YOU'RE GONNA WANT TO
DOWNLOAD THE APP, BECAUSE THEY'RE GONNA GIVE YOU
A CHECK FOR $10,000. [cheers and applause] - THANK YOU SO MUCH. - YOU'RE WELCOME. I WANT TO THANK RANDY JACKSON,
MARIA MENOUNOS, PANIC! AT THE DISCO. YOU'RE ALL GOING HOME
WITH A COPY OF PANIC! AT THE DISCO'S CD. I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW. BE KIND TO ONE ANOTHER.
BYE-BYE. [upbeat music]
