DETROIT YOUTH CHOIR. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
>>Priya: CAN’T WAIT. >>Priya: WE ARE STILL
CHEERING.
CHEERING. THE DETROIT YOUTH CHOIR IS IN
THE FINALS AND "AMERICA’S GOT
TALENT."
TALENT." >> Shawn: THIS IS SOMETHING
ELSE.
ELSE. THEY ARE LIFTING THE SPIRITS.
>>Priya: ABSOLUTELY.
>>Priya: ABSOLUTELY. >> Shawn: OF THE NATION.
>>Priya: THE ENTIRE CITY,
METRO DETROIT, THE COUNTRY
BEHIND THEM.
BEHIND THEM. JOINING US TO TALK ABOUT THEIR
INCREDIBLE RUN ARE SOME PEOPLE I
THINK ARGUABLY THEY KNOW THEM
PRETTY WELL.
PRETTY WELL. >> Shawn: LET’S MEET TAM AND
KIERA.
KIERA. MOMS OF TWO MEMBERS.
KIERA WHO IS YOUR CHIROPRACTOR
MEMBER.
MEMBER. >> ALEJA.
>> ALEJA. >> ANIYA.
>> ANIYA. >>Priya: WHAT’S THIS BEEN LIKE%
FOR YOU GUYS?
>> THERE ARE NO WORDS.
IT HAS BEEN LIFE CHANGING FOR
THE KIDS AND THE PARENTS.
THIS EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN
PHENOMENAL.
PHENOMENAL. >>Priya: YOU WERE THERE.
>> I WAS THERE FOR THE QUARTER
FINALS IN THE LIVE AUDIENCE.
SO MUCH ENERGY IN THE ROOM.
>> Shawn: THAT’S THE THING THE
ENERGY.
ENERGY. THEY BLOW THE ROOF OFF.
WHAT IS LIKE FOR YOU AS MOM
WATCHING THIS?
WATCHING THIS? >> IT IS AMAZING.
IT IS AMAZING JUST TO SAY HEY, I
KNOW ALL OF THOSE PEOPLE AND
THEY ARE SHOWING THEIR TAG
INTERS IN FRONT OF THE NATION.
I HAVE SEEN IT, I’VE WITNESSED
IT BUT TO LET EVERYONE ELSE SEE
IT IS AWESOME.
>> Shawn: THEY PRACTICE SO
MUCH AND SO MUCH HARD WORK.
YOU HAVE TO GET THEM THERE,
RIGHT?
RIGHT? YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE THE
HOMEWORK IS DONE AND THEY ARE ON
TOP OF EVERYTHING.
THEN TO SEE THEM NOT JUST
PERFORM BUT PERFORM IN AN
INCREDIBLE LEVEL IT IS PURE JOY.
IT’S GOT TO BE SO REWARDING.
>> IT IS.
>> IT IS. >> IT IS REWARDING.
WE HAVE BEEN WATCHING THEM PUT
ON SHOWS HERE LOCALLY.
THEY HAVE BEEN TO CHICAGO.
THEY’VE BEEN TO TORONTO AND IT
IS SO ENTERTAINS.
THEY ARE SO TALENTED AND THEY
ARE SERIOUS ABOUT THEIR CRAFT,
ABOUT THEIR GIFT.
IT HAS BEEN AMAZING.
I’M SO EXCITED.
>>Priya: WHAT HAS THE
EXPERIENCE BEEN LIKE.
I KNOW THE KIDS ARE IN L.A.
RIGHT NOW REHEARSING AND GETTING
READY FOR THE SHOW WHAT’S IT
LIKE FOR YOU IN DETROIT TO SEE
THE CITY GETTING BEHIND THEM.
>> IT IS AMAZING FOR ME.
EVERYWHERE I GO MY DAUGHTER SAYS
MOM, HOW DO YOU SLIDE IT IN ALL
THE TIME?
THE TIME? HEY, I’M A PROUD MOM.
EVERYONE IS WATCHING NOW SO I
JUST MENTION MAKE SURE YOU VOTE
THIS COMING TUESDAY.
>> Shawn: ARE YOU NERVOUS FOR
TUESDAY?
TUESDAY? >> A LITTLE.
>> Shawn: WE HAVE ABOUT A
MINUTE LEFT.
MINUTE LEFT. ANYTHING BEHIND THE SCENES THAT
WE ARE MISSING HERE?
KIMBERLY GILL HAS BEEN OUT WITH
THEM WHICH IS COOL GIVING US
GREAT BEHIND-THE-SCENES LOOK.
WHAT ARE YOU ARE KIDS SAYING TO
YOU ON THE PHONE AND EVERYTHING?
>> THEY ARE HAVING A WONDERFUL
TIME.
TIME. THEY ARE REALLY BONDING.
THEY ARE ALREADY CLOSE BUT THIS
IS MAKING THEM CLOSER.
THEY ARE GOING TO SCHOOL
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER. >> Shawn: OUT THERE, RIGHT?
>> OUT THERE.
THEY ARE NOT MISSING SCHOOL.
THEY ARE EATING TOGETHER.
>> Shawn: HAS ANYONE SAID THE
WEATHER IS GREAT I WANT TO STAY?
NO SNOW.
NO SNOW. >>Priya: WE WANT YOU TO WIN
AND COME BACK.
>> THAT’S RIGHT.
>>Priya: THANK YOU FOR BEING
HERE WITH US AND THE MOST
IMPORTANT THING YOU’VE GOT TO
VOTE.
VOTE. >> YES.
>> YES. >> Shawn: THANK YOU, MOMS, FOR
BEING THERE FOR YOUR KIDS.
THEY ARE WONDERFUL.
SO EXCITING, SO EXCITING.
PLENTY OF PEOPLE IN DETROIT
READY TO RALLY AROUND THE
DETROIT YOUTH CHOIR AS THE LOCAL
KIDS TRY TO WIN $1 MILLION.
>>Priya: THIS IS INCREDIBLE.
THEY WOULD BE THE FIRST CHOIR TO
DO SO.
DO SO. THE OFFICIAL WATCH PARTY IS AT
THE NORTHWEST ACTIVITY CENTER IN
THE 18000 BLOCK OF MYS HOSTED BY
PARENTS OF THE DETROIT YOUTH
CHOIR.
CHOIR. IT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
EVERYONE WILL WATCH THE TEN
FINALISTS PERFORM RIGHT HERE ON
LOCAL 4.
LOCAL 4. >> Shawn: KIMBERLY GILL IS
GOING STRAIGHT BACK OUT FOR THE
"AGT" FINALS.
"AGT" FINALS. SHE WILL BRING STORIES UP
THROUGH AND STARTING TOMORROW
4:00, 6:00, AND 11:00 AND