. >> reporter: mauser kept it together on stage. >> there's one line in there that says "there's so muchto say to you." that's really the truth. >> reporter: but emotions caught up at the end. >> once you shed a lot of tires you kind of, you know when you're going to really break >> reporter: the ovation that followed was a massive thumbs up what was it like to have that wash over you in that moment >> i just, i really wished christina could have been there, you know my job is to, with this whole thing is to show my children that, you know, life, you have to keep going, and you can't give up. >> reporter: if mauser wins agt he'll donate the million dollar prize to a foundation already created in his wife's memory but backstage his kids were realistic. >> these guys are doing flips, my kids go, dad, that guy's going to win >> reporter: but in a much bigger sense, he's already won nbc news >> a really nice tribute he met his wife. he was performing, she saw him singing. that's how they met. >> "take a look at me now. like to think christina's looking down fdlony. >>> how florida beaches ar

there wasn't a dry eye in the house when matt mauser took the stage for his audition on last night's, said he wanted to audition for agt to show his kids how their grief would not define their life. here he is singing fill collins "against all odds. ♪ there's nothing left here to remind me just a memory of your face ♪ ♪ take a look at me now ♪ ♪ because i'll still be standin here ♪ ♪ and you coming back to me is against all odds and that's what i've got to face ♪ >> really good voice crazy emotional story and, of course, all four judges gave matt the green light to head on to the next round. >> what a powerful example for his kids, as well. >>> just ahead, we have a very special "steals and deals. it's a summer blowout from jill martin don't adjust your tv she's out of the basement. she's right here at 1a, ready to go with bargains on your must-haves for fun in the sun. how does it feel to be back? >> awesome i feel like the first day of school i even got a new outfit and i brought some fun look at everything here. your kids are going to like this even more than everyone else we'll b

mauser said if he would win, he would donate to a foundation in his wife's memory.o thank the country's newest heroes essential workers of the pandemic the canyon of heroes erupting in cheers and music. during a celebration that seemed unimaginable when the city locked down last year. >> this year has been tough. we had a lot of loss and triumph. this marks the end of the tunnel >> the sweltering heat did not stop first is responders from being showered with confetti for the tireless work. >> thank you to the nurses thank you to the doctors thank you to the technicians everybody who makes the hospitals work in this crisis. you are our heroes >> at the front of the parade and riding in style. the nurse who became the first person in the u.s. to receive the covid vaccine. for months, new yorkers honored these he sessential workers they way they could banging pots and pans from the safety of their homes. >> every night >> those lining the street showed up to offer thanks in person >> we went something so devastating and still going through it i'm here to cheer on the c

marilyn mauser is a real estate broker. we see multiple offer situations, people waving appraisal. that to a higher degree. >> definitely a seller's market in elkhart county. when a home is listed we're seeing multiple offers. buyers awaiting inspections, appraisal guaranties. it in a frenzy here. reporter: we're here between detroit, chicago and indianapolis, are people uprooting their lives to come to a smaller city when they might consider small town usa? >> yes, they are. people want since covid a slower pace of life, more space. with the average home price here being $190,000, it is very affordable to live here. reporter: david, a lot of people we're hearing are working from home and of course, you can do that in elkhart, indiana, or anywhere else in the country. why not do it somewhere where your taxes will be lower and you will get a bigger yard and a bigger house for what you pay. david: people will take that option. grady, thank you very much. >>> more violence as we were talking about rocking big cities this weekend as new polling shows people want more police, not fewer