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there are enough people -- the winning band got to play at warp tour. the one spot. >> part of running a nonprofit means conducting board meetings, planning events and making big decisions. >> the board is unique from other boards. it's made up primarily of children. >> teagan has grown over the past three years. more specifically, he's getting a lot more comfortable communicating with adults and following through on various ideas. >> it makes me feel better that i'm contributing to the world and making a difference. it really gives you a good feeling that you're on track and making a mark on the world. >> it's clear that teagan is becoming a true inspiration to the youth of this country. >> teagan has made a way for
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some of his peers, kids to play on a stage that their heroes played on. you know, people who would never get a chance to playout side of their garage are actually playing in a venue where the people they look up to play. that's huge. teagan is an icon because he's able to quietly and calmly inspire people around him to follow him and his journey of helping other people. >> i want to be a musician, and i want to continue with kids cancer and the future. i don't quit. i think big. and i believe in what i'm doing. >> my name is claire and i'm 14, and i have a vegan bakery. >> you may not think vegan baked goods can taste delicious. but claire wants to prove you
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wrong. >> you get to play around with the chemistry, rather than just putting an egg in cake mix. when i was five i became vegetarian. i became vegan two years ago, because i didn't want to support the dairy industry. i didn't like what was going on behind it. >> she started to realize it wasn't easy to find cupcakes at a store, so she learned how to bake. >> she decided to turn into a full-fledged ethical vegan, which means she completely refrains from animal products, food, clothing or any other purpose. >> a natural vegan is someone who becomes vegan saving animals. they don't support factory farming. >> i'm an animal rights attorney. >> i know clear through the animal rights movement. i met her when she baked goods for one of my events. >> one of the things about claire, her business and future,
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is to not let the bigger business issues influence what she's doing. >> what impresses me about share season how much she is involved with animal rights and how much she does for the animals. she's passionate about what she does. >> definitely baking and passionate about -- she inspired me to have claire's cakes. >> being a vegan baker is one of the many interests this 14-year-old has. >> bee sites baking, i'm also passionate about music. it will help me open a lot of doors for claire's cakes. i'll be able to take classes and get into a lot of different types of films and be able to start making films. >> claire is an amazing daughter. she tackles anything she tries to learn. baking, she just dove in and learned so much about it. she's learning all about film making now.
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and she just soccers up everything that she learns. >> it's really important for claire to get her name and vegan desserts out there for the public to learn about. >> i get the word out through twitter. you can find out where i'll be selling vegan cakes at twitter.com/claire'scakes. >> she's helping people learn how to live ethically, healthy through veganism. >> chairmans to continue proposing the vegan lifestyle. you may start seeing claire's cake shop popping up all over the country. >> i'm very busy, i want to do a lot of different things. i want to get into film, and also college. and for claire's cakes, i want it to be really big and all over the country. the world i want to see when i grow up is somewhere where there isn't factory farming and animals aren't seen as property, but human beings.
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>> i see claire very successful. we're going to be stampeding to get baked goods and to meet her and learn more about her and what she does. >> kids consider me a model because the stuff i do is diy. it shows kids if they want to do something, they can learn how to do it and pursue their dreams. coming up, you don't want to get in the way of his kick. get in the way of his kick. young icon [ male announcer ] so you used the wrong flea killer. don't blame him. instead, rely on frontline plus. it kills adult fleas and ticks, plus flea eggs and larvae, destroying future generations. ask your vet about frontline plus. destroying future generations. one square inch of deliciously smooth chocolate in creamy milk... or rich dark. incredible indulgence. one square inch of bliss. hershey's bliss.
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pick your [bleep] up. you're not [bleep] sittin' here. yes, i am. [laughter] move. move. [laughter/indistinct chatter] bully: give it to him hard. no, no, no, oww. announcer: every day, kids witness bullying... boy: why are you stabbing me with it? no! announcer: they want to help, but don't know how. no! oww. ohh, you guys... announcer: teach your kids how to be more than a bystander. visit stopbullying.gov.
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welcome back to "the young eye cons." >> my name is andrew franklin. i'm 12 years old, and i do martial arts. >> and he's one of the ton march tamm artists in the country. >> when i was 3 or 4, i was watching the power rangers, and my dad saw me kicking, and he thought it would be a good idea if i moved into martial arts. i've been doing it ever since. >> when i was 8 i went to the u.s. open. it was my first competition, i was really nervous. i won first place, it was really exciting for me, from then on, i decided i wanted to compete. >> tyler would run around like crazy as soon as he learned hugh to walk. he would crawl all officer the place, your average very hyperactive little boy. he needed to keep busy. >> he never imagined he would some day train under the supervision of a power ranger. and someone he actually idolized
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when he was younger. >> my name is mike, i'm a seven-time world champion, power ranger. i met andrew franklin at one of our training camps at disney world that we do every year. he came to the camp, we met, and started training him afterwards. it was three years ago to date and we trained him for less than two years. in order to develop a competitive talent. a lot of different components, the physical, the mental, the performance aspects we train them physically, ween r condition them, also we work on the choreography, we bring in some of the martial arts, acrobat acrobatics, dance, gymnastics and performance arts. >> it means a lot of focus and training is required for competition. and andrew is improving his mental and physical skills every day. >> the number one thing that we focus on in our training has nothing to do with the physical skills. it's never about what you do, it's how well you do it.
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for sure it's all about the self-confidence, knowing you can get out there, speak, perform, demonstrate, teach in front of other people, cameras, and a crew, and do your best. >> andrew came here when he was 10 years old, the reason he came is because he wanted to compete and be on the open stage. we made a decision to make a commitment to help him get there, and support his training efforts from then on out, until he can reach his goal. >> i love martial arts, because it challenges me to have learn new things. >> his goal is to become a successful actor. he might be able to incorporate his martial arts talent with his acting. >> i've been acting for six months, and i like it, because i get to explore different worlds and be different people and express myself in different ways. eventually i'll be more on a production side and be a director, producer. >> andrew franklin has grown from barely being able to say
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his name strongly in performing, to now doing tv shows. the kid's on fire, so he went from average every day martial arts black belt to now black belt, one of the most popular on the tournament circuit. >> andrew is taking his talent and discipline from martial arts into the future. and this is what makes him a role model for other young kids. >> andrew's a young icon because he's a leader. it's all about leadership, he can teach little kids on up to adults. he knows it's not about just him. >> i get to inspire -- it's a lot of fun to know you help them. >> andrew's a young icon because a lot of kids can look at him to not give up. after they dream, and just try hard. he's 14 years old and just finished a new song and music
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second girl: your hair's a bit frizzy today. aw! ha ha! you should pick that up. [girls laugh] oh, you're such a dork. loser. here. let me help you with that. oops! ha ha! announcer: every day, kids witness bullying. oh, look! your crush is looking at you. [girls laugh] poor you. ha ha! announcer: they want to help but don't know how. bully: see? no one here's gonna help you... announcer: teach your kids how to be more than a bystander. visit stopbullying.gov. welcome back to "the young icons". >> my name is alana, i'm 14 years old and i'm a singer/soon writer/actress. >> as they say in the biz, alana
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is actually a triple threat. >> i got into singing and acting when i was about four years old on a cruise ship, and i did a talent show. that's when my parents realized i had a voice. oh, maybe this will be good for her. i got into some singing lessons, i was eight. as a 4-year-old, i was excited. all i can remember is twirling on stage, but i just remember i was really proud to be up on there and show everybody like what i could do. >> i like acting and singing, because i feel like those are some of the careers you can have where you're free to express yourself with nobody really telling you what to do. it's just like your own opinion. >> she's always loved singing, always humming, since the time she was a baby. we've always known that that's what she loved doing. singing, acting, performing. it's always been in her blood, i think. >> now, alana is ready to share her talent and her new song synchronized with the world.
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♪ >> professional skills that i've learned have probably been really to take direction. you have to listen, you have to listen to everybody's ideas. you can put out your own ideas. you can't be stubborn, have you to go with the flow sometimes. >> and her management company she's partners with a family friend, producer and extraordinary songwriter to help accelerate her career. >> i'm steven mcclintock. i own a record company called 37 records. we work with music acts, electronic acts and songwriters. i liked her parents a lot. i saw they were concerned for her, care for her, their love, interest, willingness to work with her. very important because the ride
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can be a long and booming one. and the parents of a 14-year-old need to be on board. >> i found steven from a family friend who recommended him and so we went and melt up with him, and he was really supportive and nice and just a really good guy. >> in addition to her passion and love of singing. she's also challenging herself in the world of acting. going to auditions and running lines as an every day occurrence. >> her choice is to be an actor. she has to pursue incorporating the acting and singing is something she enjoys. >> i've been involved with projects in acting such as some feature films. i've done a couple commercials. i've done films. maybe be in some movies, do some singing, tv shows and things
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like that. >> i was acting so much, because it's made me a better person and it's made me stronger and more outgoing because the people i meet -- i've made so many friends. it's just really fun. >> alana surrounds herself with people that support her craft and goals for the future. >> my family is really supportive of everything that's going on. it's really great to have people in the industry that i found that just really care about me and genuinely want me to succeed, and it's rare that i found that. so i'm lucky. >> alana wants to show people that she's a role model for anyone wanting to pursue her dreams. and there's no limit to how far you can go with them. >> my advice to any actors or singers, would just be to always be prepared and just when your opportunity comes, to be ready to go for it. >> the teacher i see for myself is singing and having albums put out. going on tours and maybe doing a little bit of acting here and is
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there. . i think kids look up to me because i'm relatable, doing what i love, having fun and i'm still a kid. >> i think alana is a young icon because she's disciplined. she has a great work ethic. she sets goals for herself, and she works really hard to accomplish those goals. and i've always taught her that anything that you want, you have to want it bad enough and work hard at getting it. and anything is attainable. i think she's proven that. >> nice job. don't go away. the young eye [ female announcer ] stop using filters to make your skin look flawless. start using olay fresh effects. a fresh collection of skin care. cleanse and remove make up with s'wipe out wetcloths... hydrate for up to 24 hours with long live moisture... perfect with bb cream. ♪ for skin so fresh, it needs no filter. ♪
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girl: don't look at me. second girl: your hair's a bit frizzy today. aw! ha ha! you should pick that up. [girls laugh] oh, you're such a dork. loser. here. let me help you with that. oops! ha ha! announcer: every day, kids witness bullying. oh, look! your crush is looking at you. [girls laugh] poor you. ha ha! announcer: they want to help but don't know how. bully: see? no one here's gonna help you... announcer: teach your kids how to be more than a bystander. visit stopbullying.gov.
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welcome to the show that goes across america highlighting the top high school athletes in the country... i'm your host, charles davis. we're previewing the high school football season today, and we'll get started in the northeast, where you'll find one of america's most talented - and most charismatic football players. about 20 miles from the bright lights of new york, city, you'll find the quiet town of paramus (puh-ram-us), new jersey... well, maybe it's not áthatá quiet... (nats of him rapping) this charismatic young man is jabrill peppers... and when he's not livening up a room with his musical talents, he's one of the best high school football players in america... (highlights montage) he's
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a two-way star at paramus (highlights montage) he's a two-way star at paramus (puh-ram-us) catholic... he has game breaking-speed at running back... and he's also a shutdown cornerback. but when you see his skill and his smile, you'd never know the long road he took to be one of the top players in america... peppers grew up with his mother in east orange, new jersey... by his own admission, he wasn't perfect as a youngster... he was hanging out on the streets with bad influences... he was on a road to destruction... not success. jabrill: 5:42 - if it don't kill you, it makes you stronger. my life, my past has made me who i am. i'm not ashamed of it. i've had moments i shouldn't have been in, some moments i got away with because of my athleticism. peppers grew up without a father, as his dad has spent the last 10 years in jail on a weapons
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charge... so his brother, don curtis was his father figure, until a dark day in january of 2010, when curtis was shot and killed in a newark restaurant at the age of 20. this tattoo is jabrill's lasting tribute to his brother... peppers says that his brother may not have been perfect, but he did set him on the right path... jabrill: 6:40 i wanted to be just like him. he was a good role model. even though he was doing things that he wasn't supposed to be doing, he kept me away from doing those things. i just want to thank him every day for that, because without him, i don't know where i'd be right now. probably wouldn't even be living, with the path i was heading down. it was bad, but it was also an eye-opener. terrified that his life was heading down a path similar to his brother's, jabrill knew he needed to focus on more positive things: things that could improve his life, like schoolwork and football... he began his high school football career at new jersey power don bosco prep... there, he got the chance
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to play varsity as a freshman, as long as he was willing to try cornerback instead of running back... and once he took the field as a d-b, he fell in love with the position. jabrill: 3:08 - i like, it's just mano y mano. me and you. one on one. you have to beat me, and my thing is i hate losing. it's going to take a lot for me to let myself lose. i love just the attitude, the swagger. i think that position was just made for me coach: 3:12 - he don't like to lose in anything. he's got that swagger on the field, bringing everything he can. he takes coaching and is able to implement it in every rep out there. (splice to) :36 - he's a competitor. he's a kid you can coach and watch, and know if it's going to work or not work. you can see what's going to work and not. he's the qb of our defense. switching to another guy. peppers transferred to
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paramus (puh-ram-us) catholic after hisphomore seaso. like a lot of people who don't know peppers, some players at paramus heard stories and made judgments about the seemingly cocky player with the checkered past... but then, they got to know him.... juwann - 2:50 - when i first got here, i heard about him, heard how good of a player he was. i didn't really know him. i heard he's cocky, he's this, he's that. he finally got here, he's a nice kid and when we finally got to football, i got to understand what kind of a kid he was. he's a hard worker, that's something i like. i'm happy he's on the team with us. coach - 4:50 - people that don't know him, they don't have a clue. they see him playing well, there's this jealousy. and you meet him, there's
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an amazing young man who's a great kid. he's put the past behind him, and wanted better for his life, and strives for it every second in everything he does. in any situation, there's going to be someone who doesn't know the situation, doesn't know the person, and will say stuff about it. but once you meet him, once you get to know him, you'll realize he's an amazing young man. after learning from his past, peppers now looks toward a bright future, especially now that his father has served his time and is now a free man... meaning he will be able to see his son play his senior season... jabrill 8:30 we've got a lot of catching up to do. he'll always be dad. ... there's probably a lot i still don't know. it should be interesting. jabrill received scholarship offers from a it should be interesting.
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jabrill received scholarship offers from a who's who of college football programs, and he's chosen to commit to the university of michigan... but, he has several interests besides football... and yes, music is one of them... (more music nats) jabrill: 13:22 - that's how i express myself, that's how i get my point across. that calms me down, brings me down to earth, all the college coaches, it's a great escape for me. jabrill is an honor roll student, and he's interested in studying any number of things in college... he's especially intrigued by medicine and broadcasting... whatever his future holds, peppers has the confidence and the focus to achieve anything he wants... coach: 8:36 - we try to get that across to our kids - football will end one day, so you have to back up your mind. jabrill just happens to be good at four or five different things. jabrill: 13:46 - i just wanna be successful. i could break my leg tomorrow, that's why i
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pride myself on academics. no one can ever take this away from me. the ultimate goal is to be a pro football player/rapper/actor, i could go on and on but, the main goal is just to be successful and find a way to help my family through times they need help with. -- s we look at our top five players in the northeast, peppers is surpassed only by da'shawn hand, a star defensive end from woodbridge, virginia, who we'll feature in an upcoming episode. -- ow, to the southwest... while the state of texas is routinely loaded with division one prospects, don't over look their neighbors to the north... the state of oklahoma has plenty of talent as well, including one of the top quarterbacks in the 2014 class. david cornwell is 6'5 pro-style q-b at norman north high school. he has all the physical and mental tools to help a
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team win. david "tall, strong arm.high football iq. i like to sit in the pocket and pick defenses apart, that's kinda my game" while state titles in oklahoma have been dominated by powerhouses jenks and union for several years, cornwell hopes his norman north squad can break through this season. david: 'it's good. we have a good team, got to the state finals last year, got beat by jenks, a dominant program in oklahoma. so, we're looking to get back and win that gold ball." "i feel like we've gotta really good team. we have to go through a lot of really good teams. there's a lot of good players in oklahoma. it's close to texas, so looking to get back, get that gold ball and really do well." after cornwell takes one more shot at being number one in oklahoma, he'll be joining a juggernaut on the college level, as he's committed to the university of alabama. -- s you might expect, cornwell is joined by plenty of texas athletes in our top five for the southwest... tony brown and myles garrett headline a talented crop of defensive players from the lone star state... -- t's time for our first
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pick your [bleep] up. you're not [bleep] sittin' here. yes, i am. [laughter] move. move. [laughter/indistinct chatter] bully: give it to him hard. no, no, no, oww. announcer: every day, kids witness bullying... boy: why are you stabbing me with it? no! announcer: they want to help, but don't know how. no! oww. ohh, you guys... announcer: teach your kids how to be more than a bystander. visit stopbullying.gov.
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-- break one) - elcome back, and let's head out west... one of the most dominant programs in this part of the country is bellevue high school. located near seattle, washington, bellevue has won ten state titles in the last twelve seasons... as the wolverines try to add to their trophy case again this year, a key player will be budda (boo-duh) baker. the two-way star excels as a running back and safety... he was a key figure in bellevue's 2012 title, and he loves playing for a powerhouse program. baker: it's amazing, it's like a family. we argue a lot, but we're just all brothers and it's really fun playing here. watching baker on film, his game-breaking speed is easy to see... while he electrifies the crowd during games, baker prides himself on being able to energize his teammates at practice. baker: every week in practice, i try to have a lot of energy and boost the team up. even if we have a bad play
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on scout, i try to help everybody out. look for baker's bellevue wolverines to be one of the elite teams in washington, and maybe the entire country once again this year. -- ooking at our west coast top five, baker is joined by plenty of california players... look for adoree jackson and keller chryst to be featured in future episodes - ow let's go over to the rocky mountain region... a rising power to watch in the denver area is valor christian and its star running back, christian mccaffrey... valor has won four consecutive state titles, and mccaffrey has played a key role in the last three. as a freshman playing alongside his brother max, christian proved to his coaches that he was too talented to leave on the sideline brent vieselmeyer: when christian came in, we tried to really tried to hold him back as much as we could, but what we found was it was tough. because he kept finding his way on the field early.
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and unfortunately we had a couple injuries, so christian stepped in and said this is my time. and what he did was unbelievable, in the league, essentially every fifth time he touched the ball, he scored. christian: i definitely felt a lot of pressure, and i was a little nervous coming in. but with the help of my teammates, i got comfortable and fell in to a comfortable setting where i could play. mccaffrey has only gotten better since then... he was the gatorade state player of the year as a junior. the son of former nfl player ed mccaffrey, christian says his dad usually stays out of the way and lets him and his brothers learn from their coaches. hristian: he definitely doesn't put too much pressure on me and max. if he ever sees anything he thinks we need working on, he'll point it out, but our coaches here are outstanding, and there's really never anything he needs to focus on that the coaches here aren't doing. after one more year in denver, christian is headed to the pac-12, as he's verbally committed to stanford.
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-- break two) - o the midwest, now... and if you're looking for great football here, ohio is a great place to start... specifically, glenville high school appears to have plenty of talent to go around. glenville has three u.s. army all-americans on its roster this year: two-way star marshon lattimore, defensive back eric smith, and offensive lineman marcelys (mar-sell-us) jones ted ginn: naturally you wanna win, kids wanna win, go to the state title. to me, it don't matter, as long as i can be engaged and be with them on a daily basis, teach them something, don't let it leak out, i'm okay. we'll have more on glenville and their coach, ted ginn senior, in a future episode - heir star player, lattimore, tops our list of the best players in the midwest... look for a story on clifton garrett, a linebacker out of illinois, later this season as well. -- s for the southeast, the top player is a special running back in louisiana named leonard fournette (four-net)...
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and as usual, the states of georgia and florida have a lot of prospects bound for b-c-s programs... and one particular school in miami may be as loaded as any in the country... at 6-5 320 pounds trevor darling is literally the big man on campus at miami central high school. dalvin cook: yeah, he's the biggest thing walking through there. joseph yearby: trevor he's a big guy. running behind him, it's one of the best feelings in the world. trevor takes a lot of pride in his footwork, technique, and pass blocking skills trevor: obviously with the running backs we have, i like to run block a lot, too. running behind trevor are dalvin cook and joseph yearby (yur-bee) who are both consensus top 50 national prospects by the major recruiting services. finding two players that highly rated who play for the same school is rare enough, and it's virtually unheard of to see a situation where two
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players of that caliber share the same backfield. trevor: from my perspective, when i see them do that, i think that wouldn't have happened if the offensive line wasn't on point, and we did what we had to do to allow them to do what they had to do. joseph is more of a power back...a very quick power back. dalvin: you hear a lot of ooohs and aahhs. he's got a good cutting game. some things i don't know how he does it. he gets you right in front of you, cuts in your face. that's one thing he's very good at. with his 4.37 speed, dalvin is more of a burner who is dangerous in open space. joseph: he's very fast. and his vision, he's got very good vision. interviewer: is there a back he reminds of you? joseph: cj spiller hat's an ironic comparison since dalvin decommitted from spiller's alma mater clemson and verballed to florida, but fitting all the same. joseph on the other hand was originally committed to florida state, but changed his decision to the university of miami where not so coincidentally he'll have the opportunity to run behind trevor.
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trevor: when he was committed to florida state, i told him, "give the u a try, look into them more. and he did and he liked it, and he committed. joseph; yeah, we even talked about rooming together. i'm a miami fan. i'm a hurricane. for now the trio is set on claiming a 3rd state championship for central in the past 4 seasons. coach roland smith: this is a very talented team we have, some guys with some very unique skills that we're looking forward to taking advantage of when the season starts and maximizing their ability on the football field. dalvin: there's really no pressure on us this year, we're just working hard. everything will pay off at the end. but we have some high expectations. we want to win this national title that we're trying to aim for. -- et's go to our top ten now to see which teams are looking like national championship contenders...
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win." >> i'm eric keyes. on each episode of "live life and win," we'll feature inspirational stories demonstrating how the combination of a hard work ethic, discipline and perseverance can allow teens to "live life and win." ♪ extraordinary ♪ now you've gotta "live life and win" ♪ >> this week on "live life and win"... >> my name is sarah dobbs, i'm 15 years old and i "live life and win" by studying the ideals of tolerance to others. >> my name is abby sunderland, i live "live life and win" by navigating nigh own course. >> one teen, one mission. why she wants to make everyone she meets a better person. >> we begin this week with a 15-year-old who wants to change
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the world. she says she'll do it with lessons learned from other teens. check her out! >> we're at the simon weisenthal museum of tolerance. it educates people about the genocide of six million juice and other racial groups by the nazis. >> the purpose is to teach visitors about what happened during the holocaust, the civil rights movement, different movements so that they'll learn from it. >> 15-year-old sayre rapher dobbs is passionate about her volunteer work at the museum. >> keep your card with you. >> you're going to find out a little bit about -- >> the museum of tolerance is a perfect step for me because i'm passionate about learning and i love what the museum teaches. such as being a tolerant and responsible person and a caring person. >> part of the motivating youth program. i also volunteer to do orientation where i show people
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around. i tell them what's on each level of the museum. i'm part of another program where teens carry the everyone to. we interview the survivors. i try to learn what i can from their stories and take their lessons throughout my life. as a teen reading about the teens that perished during the holocaust, it is horrifying and upsetting. i'm still alive and i can do something to help prevent this from happening again. >> some of the survivors are still teaching us positive life lessons. first, this is what sayre -- sara has learned from them. >> perseverance and immense courage. >> as a holocaust survivor, elisabeth mann has these lessons for teens. >> i believe we love, not hate. hate has no place in the world.
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one thing you should always remember, don't give up hope. no matter what happens. as long as you have your life, don't ever give up hope. if you give up hope in any direction in your life, you kill yourself because you have no goal anymore. >> do you recognize the young girl behind sara and elisabeth? that's anne frank, the teen that kept the diary for two years that she hid from the nazis. >> to me, anne frank is the paradigm of courage. after all she had been through, she still are the strength and courage to persevere. she means a lot to me and she's a really major role model for me in my life. >> anne frank's diary is often considered the most inspirational book ever written by a teenager. >> i want to do something similar to her and help kids recognize their potential and take risks and improve their
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lives and improve the world that we live in. >> sara is passing on the lessons she learned from elisabeth mann and anne frank. >> here at the museum of tolerance, i learn to fight for what i believe in. i started a tolerance club at my school. that's what we're doing, we're fighting for the issues we believe in and trying to bring about change. the first year, we started by fighting genocide. we contacted organizations and we raised money to send to human rights groups who were working in darfur. we attended a walk to end genocide for darfur. we did everything within our ability to combat the genocide. >> this is sara's message for teens. >> you have the power to change this world. no matter what anyone says. you have the power to do something. and don't let anyone tell you can't. >> sara wants to become a high school teacher to help kids reach their full potential. anne frank and elisabeth mann teach us even in the worst of
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times, there is hope. >> up next... >> all aboard. we're taking you on the adventure of a lifetime. grab your life jacket as we go sailing with this record-breaking teen. >> plus, she's a beauty queen but she'll be the first to tell you she's not like the others. we'll show you the message she's trying to get others to buy into. >> "live life and win" will be right back.
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>> welcome back to "live life and win." where teens are giving back, affecting change and breaking barriers. >> she's an explorer, a modern day christopher columbus. teenager abby sunderland set sail for an around-the-world journey. what she got was an adventure for the ages. >> i'm a saylor. i was born in pretty much moved on to a boat, sailed my entire life. >> she's a visionary. she's doing things that many people can't believe. she's a teenage girl trying to conquer things men normally try. abby is breaking barriers. >> a lot of people think you're a girl. you're not as strong. >> she's proving them wrong and changing the way people think. >> the saying is true. girls can be smarter than guys. girls aren't as strong so you understand your limits and you sail within them and girls make some of the best saylors out there because of that. >> at the ripe old age of 17, abby knows boats as well as any
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man twice her age. >> first time i went sailing, i was so young i don't remember. first time i set off alone on a boat was when i was 13 years old. that's when really i really started solo sailing. i first started thinking about sailing around the world alone. >> her brother zack had an influence on that. he made the journey starting at 16. she thought why not. if he could do it, why couldn't she? but she knew it would be hard. >> it was one of those things. sometimes the stuff most worth doing is the hardest to do. you have to push yourself to the limit and sometimes past it. and as long as you can do that, you can do great things. even sail around the world. >> abby knows sailing isn't the hardest part. sometimes it is a mental challenge. >> it gets pretty lonely. you try not to think about it. you don't think about all of the people at home. you get out there about a week or two and you're into the rhythm of life at sea. from then on, it's pretty good. >> so the moment fbi finally
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came for abby to begin the journey of a lifetime in california. >> i left on january 23, 2010. ten days out, i had to pull into cabo san lucas. i got it fixed. back on my way, i crossed the equator. sailed through the atlantic ocean and was about to head out into the indian ocean but decide i needed to stop in capetown, south africa for more repairs. >> that was halfway around the world. she had to stop but she wanted to finish her trip stopping or not. >> i headed back out into the indian area. i was exactly halfway into the indian ocean and -- my boat got wrecked. >> it was a moment that made national headlines. a 16-year-old girl lost at sea. no sign of her. thousands of miles from home. for abby, it was the most trying time of her life. >> i was hit by a rogue wave. not sure how big it was but from
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60 to 100 feet. it rolled my boat a 360. my boom was snatched in half. my engine was ruined. my boat was a wreck. i lost all communication. my satellite phones were gone. >> it was terrifying. she was in the middle of nowhere, 2,000 miles from south africa and 2,000 miles from australia. >> i hit my head and was knocked out when the boat rolled. everything went black. and then i woke up on the roof of my boat with water pouring in everywhere, things flying around. i was in really bad shape. i was dizzy. i couldn't stand up. so all i could do then was just try to find a dry spot in the boat and go to sleep for the night. >> the next morning she started fixing her boat and then a break. her radio started working again. >> while i was out there, a plane flew over me. they were looking for me. they said hang on for 24 hours. there is a rescue ship coming. 24 hours later, i turned my radio back on and the call
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didn't come. all right. maybe nobody's coming. >> so she continued trying to salvage her boat. hours later, her rescuers arrived. >> i was really lucky. and i was rescued from one of the most remote places on earth. a lot of people think you break down and you start crying and i have a pretty thick skin. the thing that gets you through is being able to control where your mind goes. >> she's not only a survivor but an inspiration. i knew i had to meet her and see how she does it! >> you must be abby. >> yeah. >> i'm eric. nice to meet you. >> nice to meet you. >> can i come aboard? >> yeah, come aboard. >> this is my first time on a boat. can you show me the ropes? >> yeah, sure. we're in the cockpit right now. you steer the boat. tiller is there. first get off the dock, untie the lines, we'll head off. use the engine to get out.
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we'll pull up all of the sails. get things ready to go. and go sailing. >> all right. for sure. sounds like a plan. all right. let's get to it. >> like a lot of the kids out here, i didn't start in a little boat like these. i started, my first solo trip was a catalina 27. >> really? >> it was a pretty big boat. i was pretty terrified at the time. but it all worked out okay. >> i notice we have these like games or monitors. >> these are gauges to help you sail the boat. depths, wind speed, boat speed, how deep the water is. you need to make sure there is enough water that you won't hit the bottom. >> there seems to be a lot when it comes to sailing a boat. what would you say is the hardest part? >> it is not the sailing of the boat. it is not the rigging. the hardest part of being an
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offshore saylor which is what my brother and i do is just the exhaustion. you have to keep going for such a long time. things start going wrong and you've got to stay up all night, you have to stay up all night. there are times you'll stay up for four nights in a row, you'll be so tired, you can't understand what people are saying. you can barely think. >> what happens if your boat turns over? what do you do? >> start praying. >> what is your favorite part about sailing? >> dark nights. racing along. full moon out. dolphins will come swimming by. a lot of wind. best nights in the world. those are the nights sailors live for. >> what do you think about when you sail? >> you think about all sorts of stuff. you have to be careful because your mind will wander all over the place. you kind of learn to control yourself so you don't get scared and you don't have way big swings in your emotions because if you start doing that, it will make life tough. >> as we arrived back on land, i
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can honestly say abby taught me things i never knew existed but what i'll take away from this is her love of adventure and how her actions can teach life lessons for generations. >> to be able to walk into a room of hundreds of kids and to share my story and to see them so inspired and so excited with this new idea of going and chasing their dreams, you know, it is one of the most rewarding things ever. everybody gets hit by their own rogue wave in life. but when things get hard and look like a disaster, you push hard and keep going and you know, make it through those. and you can turn them into something amazing. >> shed a lot more than just try to break barriers. her story is a great life lesson on what it takes to be great. don't touch that remote! >> we've just shown you one teen breaking barriers and another one who is affecting change. >> coming up... >> she's on a crusade to change the way teenagers think. you'll see why and hear her reason.
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here's someone who can be my friend, he said. but she has no name. >> whether it's one on one or speaking in front of hundreds of students -- >> we can make a difference. we are a community and we all do matter. >> jasmine saleh knows what she wants and how she wants to say it. >> i'm 16 years old. i think my purpose is to make a difference. you probably hear it from a lot of kids but i like to impact others and i really want not only the world but my community to become a better society. >> we all accepted rachel's challenge. >> she wants to influence change for the better. >> here, let me sign. >> i have the ability to speak loudly to get my voice heard, to get my message across. >> why do i want to do this? because i believe that my life doesn't just resolve around me. i think because i'm here on this earth, i do have a purpose and my purpose is to get others'
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attention and is to get their inspiration for the better and help others. >> jasmine is a student activist in her school and in her community. she's also a strong believer in volunteering. >> i'm going to give you an equation. >> she's not shy. nor is she one to sit silent or sit still. she's busier than a class of your average teenagers. >> i go to elderly centers. i am miss san fernando valley. i've been a debutante. i play sports which include volleyball, lacrosse and soccer. >> she tutors kids who need help keeping up in school. >> 40 minus 17. try to find the answer to that. >> she started her volunteering about three years ago. >> we started singing during christmas to the elderly centers and to see their faces and even though they didn't know me, it impacted them so much. >> that was the moment for jasmine that changed everything. >> i said if i can do that to them, i can probably do it to
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kids and teens. what do you think the story is about? >> there's one cause she feels strongly about. one thing she wants to stop. >> you need to be polite to the big fish. that's good. >> i'm really an advocate for anti-bullying. bullying is making someone feel that they're less than yourself. and they can't reach their full potential. >> good job! that's really good. >> bullying is not just fighting. it is words we say to others and what you do say really affects the person around you. we go to elementary schools and we tell them -- >> it is not just kids picking on other kids. you may have seen headlines about some of the new ways kids torment other kids. >> cyber bullying is when you say words or type words or put a lie on the internet and people catch it like wildfire and start posting it. >> she feels so strongly about putting an end to bullying, she's taken her message nationally. she joined a group called rachel's challenge.
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today, she's speaking to an auditorium packed with teenagers. it is a group named in honor of one of the victims of the columbine school massacre more than a decade ago. >> rachel's challenge goes all around the united states. what we do is we only do positive things. we help out in the community. >> after the speakers finish, the students are asked to sign a pledge. here's what's asked of the students. treat others the way you want to be treated. dream big. and believe in yourself. appreciate everyone and mock no one. use the power of positive gossip. forgive and be forgiven. >> my biggest obstacle is probably getting to the hard headed kids who feel it is only about them. it is about caring in general. >> you guys signing this does make a difference. >> if i can get one thing out and attract their attention, it is to say that i'm -- i was exactly like them. i was in their seats. but through this program and through what others taught me, i've really become the best that
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i can be. >> it is her work with rachel's challenge that has helped her improve her own image. remember that auditorium with hundreds of teens? speak in front of a crowd that size isn't easy for a 15-year-old or anyone else for that matter. >> my biggest obstacle was speaking in front of big crowds. i still have that obstacle today. you'll see me. i'll get red and be very nervous but if i really want to get my words across, i won't care about the nerves and the jitters i have inside. >> thank you. my favorite part in what i do is seeing how it really impacts the children and how it does make a difference in the everyday high school life. i really want to help the kids because i know they can reach their full potential. because i reached my full potential with just these little steps. >> while she's teaching and motivating others, she's continuing to learn new things herself. >> it's taught me to become a more worldly individual. it's taught me how to interact with others. how to use the words i say and the things i do for better and not for worse.
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girl: don't look at me. second girl: your hair's a bit frizzy today. aw! ha ha! you should pick that up. [girls laugh] oh, you're such a dork. loser. here. let me help you with that. oops! ha ha! announcer: every day, kids witness bullying. oh, look! your crush is looking at you. [girls laugh] poor you. ha ha! announcer: they want to help but don't know how. bully: see? no one here's gonna help you... announcer: teach your kids how to be more than a bystander. visit stopbullying.gov.
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>> whether pursuing their dreams or serving their communities -- >> with perseverance and commitment, extraordinary teens can make a difference. >> i'm madisen hill. thanks for joining us. >> i'm eric keyes. see you next time. remember to "live life and win." ♪ "live life and win" ♪ "live life and win"
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show, we head to hawaii. there is a buzz happening at one of maui's top resorts. that might have something to do with nearly a million fees that call a resort rooftop home. >> we are going to go out and be friendly. hopefully, we will develop a mutual unders landing while we harvest -- understanding while we harvest their honey. >> then, we all know about trash pickups that happen on land. how about underwater? >> our model is to start small first here and then maybe grow in other areas. quite later, -- >> later, how did the island of cool i become so well-known for chickens? >> nobody touches them. >> finally, we spend some time
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with a few local hawaiian green features. >> last year, we released our two-year-olds. little over 30 pounds. >> you will the all of that and more on "wild about animals." animals." "wild about the island of maui has a number of rest taking oceanfront resorts. i, they evend wale have a few occupants on the rooftop, occupants who specialize in making honey. people know maui for tropical breezes, butool there is something else on the list, honey. >> when we enter this little door here, in a way it is kind of pandora's box. will take a walk out to
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what has quietly been home to a growing peak colony. colony. over 300,000 bees at a five-star resort. should the guests be worried about the stains? not at all. gs?about bee stin not at all. >> our guest are not harmed in any way by what our bees are doing on the rooftop. have been rescued from properties around the island. instead of destroying the hives, can relocate the bees -- ken relocated to the bees to an area that is safe from predators. >> hopefully, we are going to develop a mutual understanding of each other while we harvest their honey. >> while the rooftop might not
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