dr. michael peter. encouraging kids to dream big. >> that's what some people used to have, some of us haven't had it either ever or in a very long time. >> reporter: to keep this going, david quit his job and started a non-profit. working with kids full time. >> a lot of these kids have parents that love them very much, but we're extra parents. >> we're the village. little we're the village. >> reporter: the table is full of thanks. >> you've been there for me, so i appreciate that a lot. >> y'all speak up for me and proud of what i do. >> reporter: but dinner feeding bodies and minds, and most of all, nourishing spirits. rehema ellis, nbc news, washington. >> some big hearts. that's going to do it for us on this tuesday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us nbc news, thank you for >>> hold on everybody. 122million votes, billions of dollars in political ads, and what if all of that, the entire presidential election really comes down to some dude in denver named mike. >> my name is michael, i'm a gradua