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quote, a lawnsman. that's what i do. mowing a lawn is one of the great feelings i have in life. he says it helps me clear his mind and think of new plays, feel good about what he accomplishes, neither makes money or saves money. then harbaugh going deep and nostalgic with this reflection, it makes me sad sometimes when i drive around ann arbor and it used to be kids mowing the lawns, i was out that kid out mowing lawns earning money, now it's a truck and crew at every house. if you weren't a super important celebrity tv anchor news woman, what would you be doing? >> i'm going to answer that question but i do know someone who loves mowing lawns and he is sitting to my left. >> i don't want to be like jim harbaugh, but i agree, it's fulfilling. >> you do. >> stop it. >> what would i be? my husband and i played this game at a lunch this weekend, julia child. i love to cook, she lived in paris and she had a great marriage. all important things in life. >> can i come back tomorrow? >> you can come back tomorrow.

missouri overnight leaving a trail of destruction. severe weather damaging a church this trenton and ripping through several buildings. officials also reporting damage from grapefruit-sized hail. that'll do it. and a kansas man is making a difference with the help of a truck, a team, a lawnmower and a big heart. spencer, the 24-year-old owner of the sb mowing, is mowing lawns with his team for free. the viral video on social media shows the teen giving a woman's lawn a makeover and then covering a -- uncovering a hidden path. spencer says it's about restoring dignity to hose who are down on their luck. and those are your headlines. very nice of him. by the way, tomorrow is v-e day, but 78 years ago today world world war ii, the day that world war ii ended in europe, victory

to both the education side, the healthcare side, even retirement, and, you know, i have a lot of fond memories from that being my first real big corporate job, other than working, mowing lawns and things like that like a normal teenager and the thing is jobs like that really should be the kind of things that we see a lot of people go into at that stage of life. the idea that they're going to be kind of in the lifetime of that job is not necessarily the case. it's not likely to be the case, but it's important that they take the values and experience of having to get up super-early, coming home, smelling like stale coffee and that kind of thing and take the experience and learn and gain from it. i think that this whole protest is very ridiculous. starbucks is already a very generous company when it comes to the way they pay people and i think this is something that really should be an example of how we've taken away a lot of these entry level jobs that have been very valuable for people across america. rachel: it's where you learn how to work and by the way you now

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people who these kids might not even interability with in normal lives. what are the stories that you have heard either from them or the people that have been touched by their work? >> i will give you one example. a kid named wesley in michigan his mom told me when he first started the organization, he was a shy and quiet kid. once he got out there and started meeting the people, he opened up and most of the people that he mowed for were veterans and he got to hear firsthand storied from the veterans whether they were over in vietnam and stuff like that. and that really meant a lot to him. we are hearing stories like that and hearing stories across america and even nationwide and worldwide because we also have people in 8 different countries taking part as well. >> ben: you know, what you are building here is not just, you know, mowing lawns, it's a community institution. it's designed to create some connectivity between people who have become are itemized and separated and don't have that family close to them. is that what you set about doing when you started?

it looked like he was struggling. i pulled over and helped him out. that night i decided to start mowing lawns for free for will the elderly. at the time i was getting bachelor in computer science. i could free lawn convictions. i mow sod quick. 100 a month and a half later i reached my 100. the idea of raising men and women's lawn care service came about. >> what are some of the things that the people who participate in this project across the country tell you about what it's done for them and their lives? >> it means so much. especially to the kids. you know, it's getting them off their games and the computer and getting out there and meeting people they probably normally wouldn't have met. giving back to the community. one good thing about it, you see kids one thing to get out there and no one is forcing them. they are wanting to get out there and meet different people in their community and make a difference. >> ben: in terms of the different values that this imparts, obviously one of the big parts of this is respect for elders and for veterans, for

and made a name for himself traveling the country, mowing lawns and inspiring people one yard at a time. >> my 50-yard challenge is a challenge we've issued to kids nationwide to mow 50 lawns in their community. make a sign saying i accept the 50 yard challenge and we'll send them a t-shirt along with safety glasses and ear protection. to date, we have about 2,000 kids nationwide. kids are responsible for finding their own lawns. that's another way they can go auto into their community and meet people they probably normally wouldn't have met. at a young age, i used to mow lawns as a chore and i disliked it. but i took something i disliked and turned it into something i like to do. every day i encourage kids around the world to get out there and make a difference one lawn at a time. >> to get the full story, go to cnn heroes.com.

i bartered with my brother for not cleaning the bathroom. we would trade chores. i would do the garage or the dishwasher. he would cover the bathrooms. >> i would vacuum to make the lines in the carpet. >> that's not a chore. >> compared to what i did, that is grueling. >> not if you get under the coach. >> juan did you have a chore you didn't like? >> i didn't like taking out the trash. if reason is, if you have to go to an apartment building, you have to go down the hallway to the garbage chute. sometimes there were bad guys there, dana. >> greg, what about you? >> trying to think if i had chores. i got paid for what i did. is that a chore? >> yeah. >> mowing lawns, washing cars. i did a lot of fun stuff. usually wore cut off jeans.