keon, are you available? >>. [speaking arabic] >> thank you. keon, are youavailable ? >>.[speaking vietnamese] and raymond, were you able to join us? >>. [speaking filipino] thank you. >> thank you to all of you for being with us and for your patience andstaying on as long as possible . we also think you have very beautiful voices. we welcome the community when you are able to assist. the timer will be set for one minute for each speaker . i'm going to ask something is typically not done.however, so that we can hear from all of the communities of interest who are limited in english proficiency if there is any wa you can get into the queue now thatwe can take your comment . if you are an english speaker , you wouldn't mind pressingá3 that will get you backinto the queue . going to take all the calls this evening as we want to hear fromeveryone so we will be here as long as possible . there are approximately 147 are listening and about just as many are in the queue now to speak. if you would like to speak pressá3 unless you are willing to wait to get back into the queue. ope

. >> reporter: that is 9-year-old keon.r malaysia tells us at this time of the year she hopes we can find place in our hearts for construction workers. you're grateful for construction workers? >> uh-huh. construction workers can destroy stuff, but they also make things better. and they make homes for people. >> reporter: and what about the holidays? what do you want for christmas? >> i wrote a list, and all i want is love. merry christmas to everybody. i hope you guys are watching this. >> ho ho ho! >> reporter: i'm david begnaud in the city of angels, los angeles. >> what wonderful kids. >>> and now to the story of a wonderful dad who steve hartman found "on the road." >> reporter: when lamont thomas became an empty nester, it was the end of a parngt legend. as we first reported a couple of years ago, this divorced father of two took on hero status when he took on a foster kid named michael perez. >> he was a good young man. i just hated to see him in the system. >> reporter: eventually, lamont adopted michael, who now wo

keon, are you available? >>. [speaking arabic] >> thank you. keon, are youavailable ? >>.[speaking vietnamese] and raymond, were you able to join us? >>. [speaking filipino] thank you. >> thank you to all of you for being with us and for your patience andstaying on as long as possible . we also think you have very beautiful voices. we welcome the community when you are able to assist. the timer will be set for one minute for each speaker . i'm going to ask something is typically not done.however, so that we can hear from all of the communities of interest who are limited in english proficiency if there is any wa you can get into the queue now thatwe can take your comment . if you are an english speaker , you wouldn't mind pressingá3 that will get you backinto the queue . going to take all the calls this evening as we want to hear fromeveryone so we will be here as long as possible . there are approximately 147 are listening and about just as many are in the queue now to speak. if you would like to speak pressá3 unless you are willing to wait to get back into the queue. ope

keon, are you available? >>. [speaking arabic] >> thank you. keon, are youavailable ? >>.[speaking vietnamese] and raymond, were you able to join us? >>. [speaking filipino] thank you. >> thank you to all of you for being with us and for your patience andstaying on as long as possible . we also think you have very beautiful voices. we welcome the community when you are able to assist. the timer will be set for one minute for each speaker . i'm going to ask something is typically not done.however, so that we can hear from all of the communities of interest who are limited in english proficiency if there is any wa you can get into the queue now thatwe can take your comment . if you are an english speaker , you wouldn't mind pressingá3 that will get you backinto the queue . going to take all the calls this evening as we want to hear fromeveryone so we will be here as long as possible . there are approximately 147 are listening and about just as many are in the queue now to speak. if you would like to speak pressá3 unless you are willing to wait to get back into the queue. ope

keon, are you available? >>. [speaking arabic] >> thank you. keon, are youavailable ? >>.[speaking vietnamese] and raymond, were you able to join us? >>. [speaking filipino] thank you. >> thank you to all of you for being with us and for your patience andstaying on as long as possible . we also think you have very beautiful voices. we welcome the community when you are able to assist. the timer will be set for one minute for each speaker . i'm going to ask something is typically not done.however, so that we can hear from all of the communities of interest who are limited in english proficiency if there is any wa you can get into the queue now thatwe can take your comment . if you are an english speaker , you wouldn't mind pressingá3 that will get you backinto the queue . going to take all the calls this evening as we want to hear fromeveryone so we will be here as long as possible . there are approximately 147 are listening and about just as many are in the queue now to speak. if you would like to speak pressá3 unless you are willing to wait to get back into the queue. ope

keon, are you available? >>. [speaking arabic] >> thank you. keon, are youavailable ? >>.[speaking vietnamese] and raymond, were you able to join us? >>. [speaking filipino] thank you. >> thank you to all of you for being with us and for your patience andstaying on as long as possible . we also think you have very beautiful voices. we welcome the community when you are able to assist. the timer will be set for one minute for each speaker . i'm going to ask something is typically not done.however, so that we can hear from all of the communities of interest who are limited in english proficiency if there is any wa you can get into the queue now thatwe can take your comment . if you are an english speaker , you wouldn't mind pressingá3 that will get you backinto the queue . going to take all the calls this evening as we want to hear fromeveryone so we will be here as long as possible . there are approximately 147 are listening and about just as many are in the queue now to speak. if you would like to speak pressá3 unless you are willing to wait to get back into the queue. ope

keon, are you available? >>. [speaking arabic] >> thank you. keon, are youavailable ? >>.[speaking vietnamese] and raymond, were you able to join us? >>. [speaking filipino] thank you. >> thank you to all of you for being with us and for your patience andstaying on as long as possible . we also think you have very beautiful voices. we welcome the community when you are able to assist. the timer will be set for one minute for each speaker . i'm going to ask something is typically not done.however, so that we can hear from all of the communities of interest who are limited in english proficiency if there is any wa you can get into the queue now thatwe can take your comment . if you are an english speaker , you wouldn't mind pressingá3 that will get you backinto the queue . going to take all the calls this evening as we want to hear fromeveryone so we will be here as long as possible . there are approximately 147 are listening and about just as many are in the queue now to speak. if you would like to speak pressá3 unless you are willing to wait to get back into the queue. ope