MISHANDLED PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.
JACKSON WITHDREW FROM
CONSIDERATION TO LEAVE THE
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
IN LIGHT OF SIMILAR ALLEGATIONS
LAST YEAR.
RESILIENCE REWARDED
STUDENTS FROM DALLAS THOMAS
JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL LOST
THEIR SCHOOL IN OCTOBER, DURING
A TORNADO OUTBREAK BUT AS
ROBBIE ERLIN'S REPORT, PLANO
CHASED JC PENNEY TODAY SHOWING
THEM THAT THE COMMUNITY STILL
CARES.
THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS
HAVE BROUGHT CONSTANT CHANGE
FOR THE STUDENTS WHO WERE
FORCED TO RELOCATE HERE TO WEST
DALLAS, AND TODAY THEY WERE
REMINDED OF THE COMMUNITY
SUPPORT WILL BE CONSTANT AS
WELL.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS.
OH MY GOD, THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
WE DID NOT EXPECT THIS AT
ALL.
I'M REALLY HAPPY.
SENIORS AT DALLAS THOMAS
JEFFERSON HIGH WERE ALL SMILES
AS ANOTHER MORNING ASSEMBLY
$50,000 [ APPLAUSE ]
Reporter: SUDDENLY TURNED
INTO A HOLIDAY SURPRISE.
I LIKE THE THOUGHT THAT YOU
GUYS WANTED TO HELP US MAKES IT
GREAT, MAKES IT 10 TIMES
BETTER.
WE THINK IT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT TO GIVE BACK TO
COMMUNITIES WHERE OUR
ASSOCIATES AND CUSTOMERS LIVE,
AND WORK AND SHOP AND THOMAS
JEFFERSON IS IN OUR BACKYARD.
Reporter: SUNDAY MASSEY
ADMITS THE TRANSITION HAS BEEN
DIFFICULT, STAFF AND STUDENTS
KINDNESS MATTERS.
$100 IS A LOT OF MONEY TO
PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE A LOT OF
MONEY, AND IT CAN GO A REALLY
LONG WAY AND YOU USE IT
EFFECTIVELY, SO WE ARE REALLY
GRATEFUL, IT IMPACT YOUR
SPIRIT, YOUR SOUL, YOUR FAMILY.
NO MATTER WHAT, THESE KIDS ARE
GOING TO BE BLESSED BECAUSE OF
IT.
Reporter: SO WHAT TO DO WITH
THAT UNEXPECTED CASH?
I'M GOING TO GIVE IT TO MY
MOM, SINCE I DON'T HAVE A JOB,
WITH THE TRANSPORTATION IT'S
BEEN DIFFICULT.
Reporter: JIM RODRIGUEZ SAYS
THE MOVE TO WEST ALLIS MEANS
SHE CAN'T WORK A NEIGHBORHOOD
JOB AFTER SCHOOL.
THE COMMUTE IS TOO LONG, SO SHE
WILL GIVE UP HER GIFT CARD TO
HELP MAKE HER FAMILY'S HOLIDAY
HAPPY.
THEY ARE REALLY GOING TO BE
EXCITED, THEY AREN'T GOING TO
EXPECT THIS.
I'M REALLY GRATEFUL, BECAUSE,
IT'S UNEXPECTED.
EACH SENIOR GOT A $100 GIFT
CARD, ANY LEFT OVER WILL BE
GIVEN TO HOMELESS STUDENTS AND
