The Fast and the Generous
CUOMO: Welcome back. Time for "The Good Stuff". Actor Paul Walker has been mourned by millions of fans but one California couple, they're fans for a special reason. Kyle and Kristen Upham, here's their story. They were just engaged back in 2004, Kyle was just back from a tour in Iraq and about to head back for another one, when they decided to go ring shopping. Kyle wanted to do it up right but the money just wasn't there.</s>KRISTEN UPHAM, RECEIVED ENGAGEMENT RING FROM PAUL WALKER: We started looking at rings, and whatnot, and he kept wanting me to go bigger and I kept saying no, look at the prices.</s>CUOMO: Well, there was another shopper in the store with them and they struck up a conversation.</s>UPHAM: When he found out Kyle just came back from Iraq just I remember seeing the look in his face. It kind of transformed.</s>CUOMO: The mystery man of course, Paul Walker. Kyle and Kristen had to leave the store -- the jewelry store empty-handed but before they got too far a clerk called them back.</s>UPHAM: One of the ladies came up holding a bag and just simply said, "Here is your ring." And I -- I think both of our mouths dropped. It's still to this day the most generous thing anyone's ever done for me.</s>CUOMO: The ring, $9,000. The clerk kept Walker's secret all these years, although the Uphams obviously suspected he bought it, only revealing the truth after his death. Paul Walker bought them their engagement ring, didn't want anything for it.</s>BOLDUAN: Didn't want any recognition.</s>PEREIRA: How about that? How about that? What a treasure.</s>CUOMO: It is and especially now when you're figuring out how to remember somebody like this --</s>PEREIRA: That's the way to remember.</s>CUOMO: You get distracted by the movies but you want to know who the man was. I think this is about as good a story as any you'll hear about the truth of a person.</s>BOLDUAN: Good way to remember him as a person. That's right.</s>PEREIRA: His parents would be very proud.</s>CUOMO: Right. And certainly the good stuff, his daughter as well. He's got a daughter out there. Well, a lot of news this morning. So let's head you right to the "NEWSROOM", Ms. Carol Costello holding it down for us.</s>CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: A lot of news. A lot of news about the weather and some good news about the economy you'll want to hear. "NEWSROOM" starts now. Happening now in the "NEWSROOM" -- epic ice storm.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The thermometer in my truck says seven degrees.</s>COSTELLO: Millions could lose power as storms stretching from New Mexico to New England. Frigid polar air plunging south, a third of the country this morning shivering with wind chills below zero. Also, tale of the tape.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You think you can't be shocked anymore.</s>COSTELLO: Brand new allegations against Toronto mayor Rob Ford.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: All of the evidence that was gathered in that case has been reviewed by the investigators.</s>COSTELLO: Wire taps that apparently have Ford offering $5,000 and a car for a video of him smoking crack. Plus wage strike, thousands from coast to coast protest their paycheck. Should the minimum wage be raised to $15? You're live in the "CNN NEWSROOM". And good morning.