. >> reporter: so when principal verdi montgomery was forced to close wiley high schools doors, he knewy to stay connected. >> they can't come to me. i'll just go to them. >> reporter: did you really think i can get to all 612. >> when i told my wife what i stay connected. she gave mow that look i'm familiar with. >> reporter: the "you're crazy" look. >> you're not going to be able to do this. >> reporter: 12 days and 800 miles later, verdi and his wife have visited almost every senior's house, including lauren gurlie's. how did that make you feel? >> i cried. >> reporter: why? >> it's good to know that somebody cares about you. >> how's it going! >> reporter: he gave each senior ndcard and some candy before taking a selfie. what was the hope that you would get out of that? >> pretty selfish, because i told them, "this is really not for you all. you all are handling this fine. and i just want to see you and i want to you know i care about you." >> reporter: this matters. >> this matters a lot. is reporter: his visits were brief, but his message lingered. >> giving people a sense of hope

verdi montgomery is his name.his car, and he drives to all 612 students' homes or jobs to meet up. it took him 12 days. 800 miles of road. he gave every single -- single graduation a snickers bar. why? because he's joked with all of them, one day, they'll look back on all of this and snicker. what a memory. what a moment. what a man. thank you for watching. stay tuned. the news always continues, here, on cnn. a partner for years. allows us to stay connected to our 80 plus locations across the country. we use verizon throughout our entire day. it's an integral part of how our practice runs. we need our project managers and our superintendents to be able to communicate. we don't have to be together to work together. (vo) at verizon, we're here, and we're ready. we're open 24/7 online with tools and support to help your business stay connected at verizon.com/ready. since 1926, nationwide we've been there in person, during trying times. today, being on your side means staying home... "nationwide office of customer adv

verdi montgomery is his name.ts in his car, and he drives to all 612 students' homes or jobs to meet up. it took him 12 days. 800 miles of road. he gave every single graduation a snickers bar. why? because he's joked with all of them, one day, they'll look back on all of this and snicker. what a memory. what a moment. what a man. thank you for watching. stay tuned. the news, always, continues, here, on cnn. staying connected your way is easier than ever. you're just a tap away from personalized support on xfinity.com. get faster internet speeds with a click. order xfi pods to your home in a snap. or change your xfinity services with just a touch. all in one place. you're only seconds away from all of that on xfinity.com. faster than a call. easy as a tap. now that's simple, easy, awesome. >>> new studies, one warning. 100,000 people in the u.s. could die by midsummer while another suggests covid-19 could be with us for two years. >>> meantime the federal drug administration approving a drug to treat coronavirus as

. >> reporter: while down in texas principal verdi montgomery visiting all 600 plus seniors for a personalizeand we'll be here cheering you on. >> don't look at the fact we skipped senior year but look at the memories we cultivated that led up to this moment. >> do not surrender and lose sight of your success. >> though this is our final chapter this isn't the end. >> class of 2020, we got this. >> class of 2020, remain >> we'i ways to celebrate this milestone and in honor of that, we thought we would share with you a look back at some of our own high school moments if you will, some memories. first up, amy, you're up. here is amy's. >> wow. >> senior portrait. oh, my gosh, you are so gorgeous. >> oh, yeah. >> beautiful. >> fully experiencing that decade. >> next on to -- next on deck right now, ginger. here is ginger at her high school graduation with some friends. what a cutie. >> oh, wow. >> what a special moment. >> still all my best friends. >> no surprise. oh, ginger, i love your outfit today. thank god, i thought i was the only one given this memo. thank you for participating. guys, ne

verdy montgomery drove 800 miles, over 12 days, to see all 612 of his senior students at their home.other senior events had to be canceled, of course, because of the stay-at-home in order texas. principal montgomery said the most important thing is that the students know they are cared about. i love this story. he did -- one day alone he did 91 visits. what he said is he wanted to make their -- he said eaven now that i've done this you still have a what else can i do feeling because i know how they feel that they're missing out. i love that story. tony? >> yes. me, too. >> yeah. i love that, as well. we all want to know we're cared about, and we want to be care good equally on. that subject, my "talk of the table" is the u.s. women's soccer team. one of the most successful female sports teams in american history. but the players have been arguing that they are not being treated the same as the men's team. a federal judge threw out the equal pay claim in their lawsuit on friday, though he will allow them to go forward and fight other issues like travel and medical support. a trial is

. >>> then there's principal verdy montgomery from a high school in wiley, texas, he's traveled 800 miles six feet away along his journey, leaving each of them with a candy bar and a sweet message of support as they finish out their school year at home. what an incredible group they've done so much and we want to say thank you for going the extra mile so in honor of that, our sponsor, state farm, is donating $10,000 to each of their schools to help the students finish up strong and get a jump start on next year. we want to thank everybody, keep up the good work and we hope, in some small way, this helps guys >> it will. >> that's terrific those are awesome, we're watching how incredible these teachers are every single day. >>> all right, we have a lot more on a thursday morning we'll take a break but first, this is "today" on nbc. thanks for sharing your diy haircuts. thanks for sharing your savage moves, and especially your awkward ones. thanks for sharing your cute kids. and your adorable pets. now it's our turn to share... with the geico giveback. a 15% credit on car and motorcycle pol