♪♪ RACHEL: WELCOME BACK TO "FOX & friends." WELL, A 79-YEAR-OLD U.S. NAVY VETERAN WAS HEART BROKEN AFTER HIS MOBILE SCOOTER BROKE DOWN THIS MONTH, AND IT WAS DEEMED UNFIXABLE. WILL: BUT AFTER A FRIEND POSTED A VIDEO OF HIS STORY ON TIKTOK, KENNY JERRY'S STORY WENT VIRAL, AND STRANGERS NATIONWIDE BEGAN TO PITCH IN AND HELP OUT. >> 24 HOURS PEOPLE ON TIKTOK, STRANGERS WHO HAVE NEVER MET YOU BUT LOVE YOU, DONATED $5,000 FOR A SCOOTER FOR YOU. >> NO, YOU'RE KIDDING? I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY TO THAT. PETE: JOINING US NOW IS U.S. NAVY VETERAN KENNY JERRY AND HIS FRIEND, AMANDA KLINE, A TEACHER AT METRO DESK SCHOOL. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE, KENNY. YOU SAID YOU DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY IS. I'M WONDERING NOW IF YOU HAVE A FEW WORDS OF REACTION TO PEOPLE STEPPING UP AND WANTING TO HELP YOU REPLACE THAT SCOOTER THAT HELPS YOU GET AROUND TOWN, THE COFFEE SHOP, CHURCH DINERS AND EVERYTHING ELSE. >> YES, I DO, SIR. PETE: OKAY -- >> HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT IT, KENNY? >> I FEEL SO GOOD. I JUST AIN'T GOT ENOUGH WORDS FOR IT, BELIEVE ME. ALL THESE WONDERFUL PEOPLE OUT THERE IN THE WORLD, I JUST WANT TO THANK THEM SO MUCH, ALL MY FOLLOWERS, EVERYBODY. JUST FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART. RACHEL: AMANDA, YOU'RE SIGNING THERE ARE BECAUSE KENNY'S FRIEND IS DEAF, AND HE WANTS TO MAKE SURE HE COULD HEAR THE SEGMENT AND UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON. HOW DID YOU GET TO KNOW KENNY? >> THAT'S CORRECT. I GOT TO KNOW KENNY, WELL, A FRIEND INTRODUCED US AND ASKED IF I KNEW KENNY BECAUSE HE WAS MY NEIGHBOR, AND I DIDN'T KNOW HIM. AND THEN THE NEXT DAY MY FRIEND JENNY, WHO IS HIS FRIEND 'S DAUGHTER, WE WENT TO THE COFFEE SHOP AND SOMEBODY SCOOTED UP BEHIND US WITH THESE FLAGS, AND I SAID, ARE YOU KENNY? HE SAID, I AM. WE SAT DOWN AND CHATTED FOR SEVERAL DAYS IN THE COFFEE SHOP, AND SINCE THEN WE FOUND OUT HER DAD IS DEAF. SO WE INTRODUCED THEM, AND THEY'RE SAME AGE, AND THEY'RE BEST BUDS, RIGHT? >> YES, WE ARE. MY BEST BUDDY EVER. [LAUGHTER] >> AFTER THAT WE GOT TOGETHER OFTEN AND THAT WAS IT. WILL: THAT'S AN AWESOME STORY. KENNY, SO YOUR SCOOTER BROKE DOWN. NOW, PEOPLE HAVE RAISED MONEY FOR YOU. HOW MUCH MONEY IS IT YOU UNDERSTAND PEOPLE HAVE RAISED FOR YOU ON TIKTOK? HOW MUCH HAS BEEN CONTRIBUTED TO YOUR NEW SCOOTER FUND? >> RIGHT NOW, SIR, I DON'T HAVE THE IDEA BECAUSE IT'S JUST COMING UP AND DOWN. I DON'T HAVE THE CORRECT AMOUNT. BUT TO ME -- OKAY, GO AHEAD. WILL: I WAS GOING TO SAY, WHEN WE SAW THAT VIDEO, YOU WERE BEING TOLD YOU HAD RAISED MANAGER LIKE $5,000, RIGHT -- SOMETHING LIKE $5,000. WELL, I'M HERE TO TELL YOU I HAVE THE NUMBER, I JUST WANTED TO SEE WHERE YOU WERE AT THIS MOMENT. I DO HAVE THE NUMBER. YOU HAVE CURRENTLY RAISED $75,000, KEN FIRST ON TIKTOK -- KENNY. STRANGERS HAVE DONATED $75,000 TO YOUR SITUATION. >> OH, MY GOODNESS. WILL YOU REPEAT THAT? 75,000? WILL: $75,000. >> OH, MY GOODNESS. SIR, I SURE GOT A KNOCK OF ANGELS, BELIEVE ME. THEY'RE ALL WATCHING OVER ME. I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE IT. I CANNOT BELIEVE IT. RACHEL: THOSE ANGELS ARE AMERICANS, THE MOST GENEROUS PEOPLE IN THE WORLD. WILL: AND AMANDA -- >> THAT IS -- WILL: PLEASE, GO AHEAD. >> THAT'S TRUE. I JUST, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY IS. YOU KNOW -- >> WE KIND OF TALKED ABOUT IT, AND WE HAVE A LOT OF IDEAS. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE WONDERING WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH THAT MONEY, YOU KNOW? FIRST OF ALL, HIS HOUSE IS NOT SAFE FOR HIM TO LIVE IN, SO -- SORRY, GETTING A LITTLE EMOTIONAL. KENNY CAN MOVE INTO A BETTER PLACE. WE'LL TAKE CARE OF ALL HIS MEDICAL BILLS AND ALL HIS DEBT. WE HAVE SOME OTHER -- OBVIOUSLY, SCOOTERS. HE'S GETTING TWO, ONE PORTABLE AND ONE THAT'S HEAVY DUTY FOR AROUND TOWN. HE'S NEVER HAD A PORTABLE ONE BEFORE, SO THAT'LL BE NICE. AND WE HAVE SOME IDEAS OF GIVING BACK TO SOME OTHER VETERANS, BUT WE'RE HOLDING OFF ON ALL THE DETAILS ON THAT ONE. SOME FUN THINGS. KENNY NEEDS TO ENJOY LIFE AND LIVE WORRY-FREE. I THINK THAT'S A BIG PART OF IT, SO THERE'S A LOT OF PLANS IN ACTION FOR THAT MONEY, AND WE'RE SO THANKFUL FOR EVERYTHING. AND WE DIDN'T EXPECT THIS. VERY UNEXPECTED. >> NEVER IN MY LIFE EXPECTED THIS. THAT'S BETTER THAN -- PETE: GO AHEAD, BETTER THAN WHAT? >> GO AHEAD, SIR. YOU KNOW, THAT'S LIKE WINNING THE LOTTERY. PETE: BEAUTIFUL. JUST A FEW DAYS AGO THERE WAS A BROKE-DOWN SCOOTER, AND NOW -- BUT IT'S BECAUSE OF THE LOVE YOU SHOW IN THE COMMUNITY. RACHEL: YEAH. PETE: PEOPLE WANT TO GIVE BACK TO YOU BECAUSE THEY'VE GOTTEN TO KNOW YOU, AND WE'VE READ ABOUT YOUR STORY AS A VETERAN AND OTHERS, THEY'RE GIVING BACK TO YOU, SIR. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR WHAT YOU'VE GIVEN OUR COUNTRY AND WHAT YOU GIVE IN THE COMMUNITY STILL, AND NOW YOU HAVE TWO SCOOTERS AND MORE. YOU COULD SCOOT TO MARS, IF YOU WANT. [LAUGHTER] >> I DON'T KNOW IF YOUR OXYGEN WOULD TAKE YOU TO -- [LAUGHTER] >>, YOU KNOW, JUST THANK YOU SO MUCH, YOU KNOW? I'M BE SO HAPPY TO GET BACK TO THOSE COFFEE SHOPS AND TO GET PEOPLE TO SMILE AND TALK AND HAVE FUN. >> AND I THINK KENNY LOVES SHARING HIS LOVE WITH NOT JUST THE COMMUNITY, BUT NOW THE WORLD. >> YES. >> HE'S SO HUMBLED BY THE COMMENTS THAT HE'S BEEN GETTING. RACHEL: YOU PUPPET A SMILE -- PUT A SMILE ON ALL OF OUR FACES, KENNY. THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TODAY, AND WE'RE SO GRATEFUL TO BE ABLE TO BE PART OF THIS EXPERIENCE. PETE: AND IOWA A MAN A DA TOO FOR -- AMANDA TOO. WILL: THANK YOU TOO. >> MY HONOR. >> MY HONOR TOO AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US. RACHEL: OF COURSE. PETE
