Saturday, 15 August 2020

Man opens sanctuary for abused farm animals: 'You can't be depressed here'

Christopher Vane opened Florida's Little Bear Sanctuary in honor of his late mother, who taught him compassion. He's saved more than 150 farm animals.

My TODAY Plaza: Future meteorologist turns 11

Virtual visitors to My TODAY Plaza Friday include a Missouri family whose daughter is turning 11. She does the weather for her elementary school's news show and gets a little professional advice from Dylan Dreyer.

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High school football players help man with wheelchair reach top of peak

A high school football team helped a man with a wheelchair reach the summit of California's Mission Peak, and posed for pictures with him at the top. TODAY's Savannah Guthrie has your Morning Boost.

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Family of young girl with leukemia surprised with home renovation

Building Hope for Kids, a partnership between Flyers Charities, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, and Michael's Way, helps to rebuild the home of a child with cancer. Before the pandemic, the family of Alexandra Lucaciu, who was diagnosed with leukemia before her second birthday, was surprised with a full-home renovation.

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Mom shares how rescue dog saved her 19-year-old son's life

When one mom rescued a dog, Lucy, from her local shelter, she never imagined Lucy would help save her 19-year-old son's life when he was having a seizure. Watch as she tells TODAY her incredible story.

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Rabbi Steve Leder: 'Joy is a deliberate, consistent choice'

Rabbi Steve Leder joins TODAY's Jenna Bush Hager to talk about how people can choose joy during the stress of the pandemic. He recommends getting into nature, focusing on what we have rather than what we don't and settling into the reality of the current situation.

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Mom turns learning-based toy company into a camp during pandemic

Sandra Oh Lin founded her engaging activity and toy company, KiwiCo, to give kids fun projects to work on that combine science, technology and engineering. TODAY's Dylan Dreyer tries it out with her son Calvin and learns more about how the company created a camp during the pandemic.

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