i learned my soccer skills in malawi. >> play soccer malawi is the project that gave him a new horizon. it has opened doors for him, paving the way to recognition and a better education. there is a large soccer pitch nearby. he was once one of these children. the manager of the program still knows him well from the time when he came your regularly to learn and play football. >> he proved himself a hard worker from the start. he joined when he was barely eight years old. he was very ambitious. he became very confident in his abilities. not only in football, but other classes as well. he improved quite quickly and was deeply dedicated. his soccer skills made him a local celebrity. >> he is a role model for many of the kids here. but the focus not only on soccer. soccer is only what gets them here. it is about getting the children to learn something instead of just hanging out on the street. lots of kids here, especially from the poor neighborhoods, quit school much too early. today diet and nutrition are on the lesson plan. the teacher tells the children how important vegetables and fish

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she's in malawi with the two kids she adopted from an orphanage down there. was nearly three years ago. >> is she back? no, not yet. these are just leaks. i mean, when she's back, you'll know it. you won't be able to not know it. >> reporter: for "good morning america," nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >> hmm. the mystery deepens. >> yes, it does. >> coming up on "good morning america," we have the pooch with a mission. what he's trying to do straight ahead in "pop news." what is he trying to do? >> looked like he was trying to do something questionable right there. >> wait for it. oh, yes. ♪ ♪ save yartificial stuff.he switch to truvia. great tasting, zero-calorie sweetness from the stevia leaf. up to 27% more brush movements. patented sonic technology with get healthier gums in two weeks. innovation and you philips sonicare save when you give philips sonicare this holiday season. ♪ that's how it goes whenever it snows. ♪ ♪ the world is your snowball just for a song. ♪ ♪ get out and move it along. ♪ ♪ >>> sara haines on the last day of her honeymoon. we hav

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i'm out out here at the livermore outlet malawi is pretty busy with the parking lot basically full.e say something? it's like did -- i was like, i don't think i'm hearing her. if you were not hearing her either, you were not alone. she's at the great mall in mall pitas, shopping for us all day long. >> can you hear us? >> gentlemen. i can. i'll tell you all about that in a few minute. >> thanks, katy. >> we always like to hear from her. >> yes. >> she's very pretty to look at but -- >> she brought an orange. >> she did. >> i'm claudine wong. >> i'm mike miback. steve poulson is here. >> it's like the weekend morning show. >> we have to warn people, this is not saturday. this is still friday. >> if you think about putting up your holiday tree or holiday light, today is the better day to put up those outside lights because we're going to be dry, at least most of us for today. as we get into tomorrow, we have rain moving in and it's going to last for a few days giving a beautiful shot there. visibility will be an issue for some so be on your guard if you are stepping out. heading for b

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and my wife has a project going now in malawi, one of the poorest countries in africa, one of the poorest continents. and i see the goodwill of the women who are running a canned tomato project is what it is. and she -- those of you who know her know how remarkable she is, but she went over there on some other project, loves doing the kind of things that we grew up with in the midwest, and she saw all these tomatoes and they didn't have anything to do at the end of the season, they didn't know what to do with them, they didn't have preservation, canning. she went back, shipped over, sold some property her dad left her, shipped over containers and canning equipment, organized women to go to africa and i went back with her. this is a very difficult country. i have been all over africa, this is about as poor as it gets. she organized a cooperative of these women. some were great in the field, others were great at managerial stuff. they were just a speck against all this degradation of who they were and the aids that had infected their country, and the corruption at the top. and those are the