dorothy mallari's class made it to san jose on thursday. our cameras were not allowed in during the meet and greet, but parents shared these photos. moments before we call the ka caught the classt l. >> t look at you don't know how many of us are watching you. >> last month the pittsburg unified school district posted this video to facebook. listen closely. ♪ >> reporter: mallari and her students changed the lyrics to make it more kid friendly. >> they are the brains behind all of this. >> reporter: we got a chance to speak with students. monica and zoe describing the spotlight. >> scary. >> exciting. >> reporter: but also special with their message of being >> it's big for us because we're little but it's kind of cool. >> reporter: lucky for us we got a front row seat. ♪ bay area radio station 99.7 provided tickets to the concert and made the meet and greet possible. mallari says she is touched the group is making a difference. >> they have so many lessons to teach us, this is awesome. i learn so much more than they can learn from me. ♪ >>

. >> lizzo's song is about man drama but mallari tweaked it for her students.ent her furniture for her students to use. >> before this, i bought the furniture or created or made seats myself in my garage. so, getting real stools that are safe and that work for the students has been a blessing. >> and then there are the heart-warming letters like this one sent from a superintendent in texas. >> people sending stuff from their home or these earrings they made for us. it's just been amazing. although it's probably something every day and we don't take those things for granted. >> reporter: but nothing tops what's happening tonight. >> now that we get to meet her, we're excited. >> i'm going to tell her can i get your autograph? >> reporter: and if that's not all, lady gaga's born this way foundation is going to be coming to the school tomorrow, spotlighting miss mallari and her kindness. >> that is wonderful. we hope those second graders have a great time. melissa, thank you. >>> spicy joe biden goes face to face with a voter. >>> plus speaker of the house makes h

we are joined now live by miss dorothyhoney mallari.od to talk to you once again, boy, what a moment that was last night. tell everyone what it was like for you and for the kids to be performing in front of lizzo, the inspiration for your viral video. >> i mean, there was a part of me trying to take it all in because i am a big fan and then i looked over to the left and seeing my kids just speechless. these kids, they are never speechless. their messages dropped they went up to her and help her. as a teacher, that is the most beautiful moment. >> it was everything coming full circle, it look like. when you saw lizzo. she was seen along, that's a long while the kids were performing. that most of felt special? >> it was special. i thought she was going to think a little bit but she wanted to sing the whole thing. like she knew the song's words. >> how did this all come to be? this was a surprise, right? for you and the kids that you got to meet her? >> yes. after our video went out. there were a coming in tellinwomes and donations coming

they could not stop hugging the popstar. [ laughter ] last month second grade teacher dorothy honey mallarithe lyrics to lizzo's hit song truth hurts to motivate and inspire her students and that video went viral. that is just so cute. >> those kids will remember meeting her but they will also always remember the teacher that they had. >> hopefully the words to the song as well. there is a lesson in there for them. >> takes jik for watching the news at 7. it continues a streaming on cbsn bay area. good night. so help bridge the gap with a medigap insurance plan, like an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. medigap plans help pay some of what medicare doesn't, reducing your out-of-pocket costs. there are also zero networks and zero referrals needed. call or click now to connect with unitedhealthcare insurance company. find out about the range of aarp medicare supplement plans and rates available... the only plans of their kind endorsed by aarp. and here's something exciting that comes with being an insured member of an aarp medicare suppleme