WE INTRODUCED YOU TO SARAH HOIDAHL.

SHE'S AN AMAZING WAITRESS FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE.

TAKE A LOOK.

- I ALWAYS END EACH SHOW BY SAYING

"BE KIND TO ONE ANOTHER,"

AND OUR FIRST GUEST IS A WAITRESS

FROM HENNIKER, NEW HAMPSHIRE, WHO DID JUST THAT.

I THINK WE HAVE A COPY OF THE NOTE,

BUT IT SAYS, "THANKS TO THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN,

"PEOPLE LIKE YOU THAT PROTECT THIS COUNTRY

"ARE NOT GETTING PAID.

"HOWEVER, I STILL AM.

"LUNCH IS ON ME.

"THANK YOU FOR SERVING, LADIES.

HAVE A GOOD DAY."

THAT'S WHAT YOU LEFT.

[cheers and applause]

HOW MUCH?

- THE BILL WAS $27.75.

- $27.

ONE.

TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN.

WELL, THERE'S 27.

$27.75?

I'M GONNA MAKE YOU A CHECK RIGHT NOW.

[cheers and applause]

YOU'RE AMAZING.

I LOVE HER.

I JUST LOVE WHAT SHE DID.

I LOVED HER.

SARAH'S STORY WAS PICKED UP

BY HUNDREDS OF NEWS OUTLETS ALL AROUND THE WORLD.

SARAH IS AT WORK RIGHT NOW,

WHERE SHE WORKS AT RUBY TUESDAYS IN CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

SHE THINKS SHE'S TALKING TO A REPORTER FROM THE LOCAL NEWS,

BUT WHAT SHE DOESN'T KNOW,

THOSE ARE OUR CAMERAS.

THAT'S ONE OF OUR PRODUCERS.

AND WHEN I SAY, GO,

HER BOSS IS GONNA WALK IN WITH A PHONE

AND SAY SHE'S GOT A PHONE CALL.

I'LL BE ON THE OTHER END.

ALL RIGHT?

[applause]

ALL RIGHT, GO.

- WELL, THAT'S GREAT.

- SARAH, I'M SORRY, YOU HAVE A PHONE CALL.

- HELLO?

- HEY, SARAH.

- YEAH?

- IT'S ELLEN.

I'M JUST CHECKING IN.

WHAT YOU DOING?

- HI. - HI.

HI.

OH, MY GOD, IS THIS REALLY YOU?

- YEAH.

- OH, MY GOD, THERE YOU ARE.

- HI.

HI.

WHAT--WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

- I WAS JUST SITTING TALKING TO SOME--SOME VERY NICE MAN HERE.

- YEAH, THAT'S--THAT'S A VERY NICE MAN WHO WORKS FOR US.

THOSE ARE OUR CAMERAS.

THAT'S DEREK.

HE'S NOT A-- HE'S NOT--

HE'S NO REPORTER.

- [laughs]

- WE HAD A NICE CONVERSATION, VERY GOOD.

- OH, MY GOD, I'M GONNA START CRYING AGAIN.

- HI, DEREK.

- HI, EL. HOW ARE YOU?

- I'M GOOD.

IT'S A LITTLE WARM IN HERE

IF YOU COULD TAKE CARE OF THAT.

HEY, WE'RE TAPING THE SHOW RIGHT NOW,

AND YOU'RE ON IT.

AND I WANTED TO SEE HOW YOU'VE BEEN

SINCE WE SAW YOU LAST.

WHAT'S--THERE'S A LOT GOING ON, RIGHT?

- YEAH, IT'S BEEN CRAZY,

BUT, I MEAN, IT'S BEEN SO MUCH FUN.

OH, MY GOD, I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M TALKING TO YOU.

- YEAH.

SO YOU GOT MESSAGES FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.

WHO HAVE YOU HEARD FROM?

- OH, MY GOSH, I'VE HEARD FROM PEOPLE IN THE U.K.,

GERMANY, IRELAND, SWITZERLAND, AFRICA, LIKE, EVERYWHERE.

IT'S BEEN SO INSANE.

THAT'S AMAZING.

I MEAN, ALL THAT BECAUSE

YOU DECIDED TO TAKE CARE OF SOMEBODY'S BILL AT LUNCH

'CAUSE YOU KNEW THEY COULDN'T AFFORD IT,

AND LOOK WHAT A GOOD DEED DOES.

THAT'S AMAZING.

SO, RUBY TUESDAYS,

THEY'VE BEEN GREAT THROUGH THIS, RIGHT?

- OH, MY GOD, THEY'VE BEEN ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC.

THEY--THEY LET ME TAKE THE TIME OFF FROM WORK,

AND THEY GAVE ME A VERY GENEROUS BONUS, AND--

- GOOD FOR THEM.

[cheers and applause]

- THE VICE PRESIDENT HIMSELF CAME IN.

- WELL, GOOD FOR THEM.

THAT'S AMAZING.

SO WE GAVE YOU A $10,000 TIP,

AND I HEARD A LOT OF THAT IS GONNA GO TOWARDS--

OR SOME OF IT IS GONNA GO TO A CAR

THAT YOU AND YOUR MOM SHARE, RIGHT?

- YEAH, YEAH, WE DO.

- HOW'S THAT CAR DOING?

- UM...

[laughs]

I MEAN, IT'S--IT'S GOT FOUR WHEELS,

AND IT GETS US FROM POINT A TO POINT B

SO WE'RE DOING GOOD.

- BECAUSE SHE DROPS YOUR SON OFF,

OR YOU DROP YOUR SON OFF.

WHO--SOMEBODY USES IT, AND YOU SHARE THE CAR.

- SHE DROPS MY SON OFF AT DAY CARE

AND THEN GOES TO WORK,

AND USUALLY I HAVE--

I HAVE GREAT, WONDERFUL FRIENDS

THAT WILL PICK ME UP AND BRING ME TO WORK.

EVEN ON THEIR DAYS OFF SOMETIMES.

- THAT'S AMAZING.

WELL, THAT'S GOOD TO HAVE THE HELP.

I'M SORRY, I'VE JUST GOT MY PURSE OUT,

BECAUSE I FORGOT, WHEN YOU WERE HERE LAST TIME,

I NEEDED TO GIVE YOU SOMETHING THAT I, UM...

- [laughs]

- OH, THAT'S RIGHT.

I DON'T HAVE IT.

JEANNIE, WILL YOU GIVE IT TO HER?

I FORGOT, I GAVE IT TO JEANNIE.

- OH, YEAH, SURE.

HERE WE GO.

OH, HI.

THIS IS FROM ELLEN.

- THOSE ARE KEYS TO YOUR BRAND-NEW CAR.

IT'S A 2014 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SPORT.

- RIGHT THERE. RIGHT THERE.

- LOOK AT THAT.

- OH, MY.

- SO, JUST SO YOU KNOW, SARAH,

AND I KNOW YOU WERE WONDERING ABOUT THIS,

THE 2014 SANTA FE SPORT,

IT'S A FAMILY-FRIENDLY CROSSOVER.

IT'S BLUE LINK SYSTEM PROVIDES

CONCIERGE SERVICES FROM YOUR CAR,

AND THAT'S YOUR BRAND-NEW CAR, SARAH.

- OH, MY GOD.

- WE'LL BE BACK WITH ROB LOWE.

- THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.