in 2007 he heard about cnn hero aaron jackson's work helping deworm malnourished children in haiti. pressed that he got involved. since then his commitment to jackson has continued to grow. take a look. >> i was sitting in my trailer at "the office," and i was looking at the cnn website. they had cnn heroes in the first year, and i saw this story on this guy, aaron jackson. this is a young kid from florida that grew up on a golf course and didn't have much direction in his life. he went traveling in the third world and saw poverty, and he decided to devote his life to making the world a better place. >> today we dewormed an estimated -- a little over 100 people. >> it's been great to be able to help out aaron jackson and planting peace by doing fundraisers. i've got to introduce him to people and help raise money and just help his organization really get moving. he's the amazing guy doing all the really hard work, and you know, give him the cash and just let him do what he does best. they have four or five orphanages in haiti, and i also went out when they distributed the deworming m

they had cnn heroes in the first year, and i saw this story on this guy, aaron jackson.a golf course and really didn't have much direction in his life. and then he went traveling in the third world and he saw poverty, and he decided to devote his life to making the world a better place. >> today we dewormed an estimated a little over 100 people. >> it's been great to be able to help out aaron jackson and planting peace by doing fund raisers. i've gotten to introduce him to people and help raise money and just help his organization really get moving. he's the amazing guy who's doing all the really hard work, and you know, give him the cash and just let him go do what he does best. they have four or five orphanages in haiti, and i also went out when they distributed the deworming medication out in the rural villages and towns. you're distributing food, aid all around the country. so many kids can be, you know, eating their fill, but because there's so filled with worms, they're unable to digest and process the food. so it's really just kind of a waste. >> you deworm a kid

they had cnn heroes in the first year, and i saw this story on this guy, aaron jackson.ch direction in his life. he went traveling in the third world and saw poverty, and he decided to devote his life to making the world a better place. >> today we dewormed an estimated a little over 100 people. >> it's been great to be able to help out aaron jack ston and planting peace by doing fund raisers. i've got to introduce him to people and help raise money and just help his organization really getting moving. he's the amazing guy doing all the really hard work, and you know, give him the cash and just let him do what he does best. they have four or five orphanages in haiti, and i also went out when they distributed the deworming medication out in the rural villages and towns. you're distributing food, aid all around the country. so many kids can be, you know, eating their fill, but because there's so filled with warms, they're unable to digest and process the food. so it's really a waste. >> you deworm a kid and the worms shoot out in 24 to 48 hours. it's amazing. you see a kid

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and still, no verdict in the trial of michael jackson's former doctor. aaron, you're all set. great, thanks. mike, thanks for doing that discount double check. you saved us hundreds. what was that? the discount double check? it's when we comb through your policies and make sure that you're getting all the discounts you deserve. no, i get that part, but you guys are doing my move. the discount double check move? that's my touchdown dance. so you're a dancer? no, i'm a quarterback. oh, a quarterback. mrr. i'm a robot. mm, mm. ee, er, ee, er. get out of here. [ male announcer ] aaron rodgers got his. how about you? rodgers! discount double check! [ male announcer ] get to a better state. state farm. >>> you're watching news 4 today. >>> welcome back. we've been saying this all morning, remember to set your clocks back one hour before you go to sleep. it'll save you an hour of sleep. there's another task you should do today that will take a minute of your time and it could save your life. joining us now with more is prince george fire chief. >> these little inexpensive smoke alarm

aaron thomas pleaded not guilty. he could face 50 years on that charge. but thomas is accused of multiple attacks in virginia and could face several life sentences if he's convicted in the commonwealth. >>> michael jackson's doctor will learn his sentence today. conrad murray was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the pop star's 2009 death from a drug overdose. prosecutors want a four-year sentence. murray's attorneys are arguing for probation. >> this morning, south korea's president siped a new free- trade agreement with the u.s. the ruling conservative party pushed the measures through parliament despite protests. the two countries are trying to finalize all aspects by january 1st. >> how would you like a team of skilled workers to come to your home and make a bunch of repairs for free? >> that's exactly what rebuilding together does. j.c. hayward shows us how in today's hero central report. >> rebuilding together of washington, d.c. makes free repairs for low income homeowners. especially veterans, the elderly, disabled and families with children. they also renovate community facilities that serve their target population. >> what we do is perform free repairs at community facilities all aroun