A man filmed playing the piano while homeless went viral. Now he's raising money for others and says it's saved his life. Also: showing love with Christmas lights; how a cat saved its owner; and AI spots dolphin accents.
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I'm Alex Ritson and in this edition... I am so grateful and so appreciative that people have allowed me into their lives and into their hearts. Thank you so much for changing my life. They've saved my life.
The homeless man whose piano playing went viral, allowing him to raise money to help others. How love has inspired a husband in Iowa to turn his whole street into a winter wonderland. A remarkable survival story.
The guy was screaming, cut, cut, please, cut. We thought he has some medical problems and actually was screaming, we have to take care about his cat.
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