How a cup of coffee changed a homeless man's life

finally tonight cbs's Steve Hartman goes on the road with a Memphis gym owner who found building muscle is nothing compared to building someone's character it's okay here at the god body gym in Memphis the owner Roderick Duncan says real change never happens overnight so yeah but he says it always starts in an instant or in this case an instant four cup of coffee a few months ago Roderick says he noticed someone behind his gym saw this guy sitting in the vehicle he says the man was sleeping in one of his old cars homeless homeless guy had the band so camera rolling he opened the door and told him to get out come on get up by my car man and because the door doesn't lock the next day same problem look at you man and he kept coming back he kept coming back and so it went until Roderick tried a different approach before I could knock on the window I said you know what I came back in here I made him a cup of coffee on those grounds Roderick began to build a relationship with 24 year old Brian Taylor he learned about his troubled childhood and his drinking problem and then got him some clothes took him to get an ID and drove him to job interviews he even gave him a spot on his couch Brian says he couldn't be more grateful but he doesn't always show it when they're not following the rules or violating a trust Roderick says there have been many times over the past few months where he's told Brian that's it that's the last straw and every time it's not some people need more than one chance you know some people it takes it takes a while for most kids to stop bumping ahead you always have to work on you and that patience may be the greatest gift he's given this young man everything you did yesterday is what got you in the situation today so everything you do today is going to be preparing you for tomorrow and both men agree tomorrow is looking brighter I got a job I get more confidence I get a smell on my face good thing because Roderick says if Brian messes up one more time he's done helping that's it why do I not believe that I don't believe it either unconditional love it's crazy forgiveness to a fault Steve Hartman on the road in Memphis

Channel: CBS Evening News

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Keywords: CBS Evening News, On the Road, Steve Hartman, CBS News, video

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Length: 2min 36sec (156 seconds)

Published: Sat Jun 10 2023