YOU WERE THERE FOR HER REACTION. WELL, ABBY AND ZACH JUST ABOUT ONE HOUR AGO. WE BROUGHT TONY KNIGHT INTO OUR NEWSROOM AND TOLD HER WE WANTED TO FOLLOW UP ON HER STORY. NOW, LITTLE DID. SHE KNOW, , SHE WAS ABOUT TO GEA PHONE CALL FROM GARY BROOKS, WHO'S A PARTNER WITH THE NATIONAL. NOW. HE TOLD HER HE'S GOING TO COVER THE COST OF HER MILITARY RETIREMENT CELEBRATION. HERE'S TONY'S REACTION. THE NATIONAL WOULD LIKE TO STEP IN AND BE THE VENUE FOR YOU AND 100 OF YOUR GUESTS. CELEBRATE YOUR 23 YEAR RETIREMENT PARTY FROM THE MAINE NUH. WE'RE JUST GOING TO TAKE THAT BURDEN OFF OF YOU AND JUST STEP IN AND TAKE CARE OF ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU WERE EXPECTING FROM YOUR PRIOR VENUE. THAT MEANS SO MUCH TO ME. WELL, YOU KNOW, UH, WE'RE J JUST BUSINESS PEOPLE. UH, PEOPLE LIKE YOU DO WHAT'S IMPORTANT, RIGHT? AND, YOU KNOW, TONY, WE, UH. WE WE WILL HONOR YOU.
WELL, WE WILL LITERALLY ROLL OUT THE RED CARPET FOR YOU. THANK YOU. SIR, THAT MEANS SO MUCH. IT REALLY DOES. AND I WANT TO THANK CHANNEL FIVE AND ELISE AND HER TEAM. ME TOO. I'M SO GLAD I WORE A SHIP. I'M SHOCKED. I'M REALLY SHOCKED. AND. THAT'S CRAZY. IT MEANS A LOT. I GREATLY APPRECIATE YOU TAKING MY STORY. AND GARY BROOKS WITH THE NATIONAL SAYS HE MAY HAVE A FEW MORE SURPRISES UP HIS SLEEVE. AND TONY TOLD US THAT THIS IS A MOMENT AND A SURPRISE SHE'.