Man Walks 20 Miles to Work Receives CEO's Personal Car as a Gift.
HARLOW: All right. Time for my favorite story of the week. This is going to make you smile. An Alabama college student says he is incredibly grateful and also pretty sore after he walked nearly 20 miles to work for his local moving company. The night before his first day on this new job, Walter Carr's car broke down. He couldn't get a ride. He texted all his friends. No one could take him. So he set out to walk by foot 20 miles, leaving at midnight so that he would be there on time at 7:00 in the morning. He told this woman right here who found him along the way, his story brought tears to her eyes, so she posted it on Facebook. Well, guess what? Walter's boss, the CEO of the company, heard about this, and what did he do? He gave Walter his car.</s>LUKE MARKLIN, BELLHOPS CEO: There's decisions in your life that are sometimes big, pretty quickly because they are the right thing to do and this was one of them.</s>WALTER CARR, WALKED 20 MILES TO GET TO WORK: Walk a mile in my shoes, I swear that phrase means a lot to me. I tell people that think something that's too far, I'm just saying just look at this story and be like hey, if Walter can do it, I know I can do it.</s>HARLOW: Well, Walter Carr and Luke Marklin are with me. Thank you both for being here. And Walter, as I told you in the break, you are a better person than I. I would not have walked 20 miles to work. But in all seriousness, you say look, walk a mile in my shoes. Why did you want to get there so much?</s>CARR: It showed to my job how dedicated I am to my team to let them know whatever I say I'm going to do, I'm going to do it to my best capabilities. No challenge or obstacle can hold me back. So I just wanted to show it to my company that I'm dedicated like I said in my interview.</s>HARLOW: Hey, Luke, I think Walter here is going to have a lot of job offers. How are you going to keep him?</s>MARKLIN: I think so too and I think he deserves them. You know, I think we -- we're going to do what we can do to keep Walter. He has everything it takes to be a phenomenal person in our company. And I think he's got a long growth trajectory with us. So we're going to make it worth his while to stay. Yes.</s>HARLOW: You know, Walter, some pretty amazing things happened to you along the way on this 20-mile walk. Some pretty nice police officers stopped to see if you were doing OK, gave you a lift?</s>CARR: Yes, ma'am. They did. And fed me, too. So I'm thankful for them for stopping.</s>HARLOW: They fed you?</s>CARR: They fed me breakfast. They said</s>HARLOW: Yes.</s>CARR: And they took me to what a burger and gave me breakfast and lunch.</s>HARLOW: You're a student? You're a college student in Alabama. What are you majoring in? I mean, what's your dream job?</s>CARR: My dream job would be in physical therapy. So that's why I'm going to school for. I'm graduating December with associate degree in sciences.</s>HARLOW: You know, Luke, this is a -- this is one of those feel-good stories. It's one of those stories we don't get to report on enough. But I mean, in all seriousness, can you tell me what you felt personally when you got the call that your -- you know, your employee on his first day on the job -- I mean, you know, Walter is not making a million bucks a year. He is doing this to help pay his rent and he was willing to walk 20 miles overnight in the dark to get there. What did it mean to you personally?</s>MARKLIN: I mean, speechless. Blown away. Just shocked and awe are the words that come to mind. We have built a culture about creating a company in a space that usually lets people down and to create a company with heart and with grit. And I just didn't think that we would -- that someone could take it that far. And it really raised the bar for me and it raised the bar for our company. And we are nothing but grateful and inspired.</s>HARLOW: I think it teaches us all when we want to complain about work, think again. Walter, you have a gofundme page in your name. And you've raised -- this morning we just checked in the commercial break, over $71,000. But here is what is even cooler about that. You say after 66 grand anything else goes to charity. What are you going to do with that money?</s>CARR: With that money it will go to the Birmingham Air Foundation, a program I was into in high school. It helps out students to believe in themselves, listen to their voice and give them the ideas about the school system and how to help the community. So I'll be loving to donate to the Birmingham Air Foundation.</s>HARLOW: So other people that want to help out, they should donate to the Birmingham Education Foundation, is that right?</s>CARR: Yes, ma'am. Birmingham Air Foundation.</s>HARLOW: OK.</s>CARR: It's a great organization.</s>HARLOW: Clearly. Walter, I think we can all learn a big lesson from you this morning. Thank you for what you did. Thanks for being here. Luke, to you, I think a promotion is in order.</s>MARKLIN: I think so, too. I agree.</s>HARLOW: All right. A car and a promotion. Gentlemen, thank you very, very, very much. We appreciate it. And thank you all for being with me today. The White House is considering letting Russia interrogate Americans even though the State Department calls that move absurd. Up next, one of those Americans that could be grilled -- ahead.