>> David: FINALLY TONIGHT, OR PERSON OF THE WEEK. PERSON OF THE WEEK. THE GRADUATE DETERMINED TO WALK THE GRADUATE DETERMINED TO WALK TO GET THAT DIPLOMA. TO GET THAT DIPLOMA. IT WAS JUST BEFORE HIS IT WAS JUST BEFORE HIS HIGH SCHOOL PROM IN 2016, THE HIGH SCHOOL PROM IN 2016, THE UNTHINKABLE FOR A HIGH SCHOOL UNTHINKABLE FOR A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT. STUDENT. KHALIL WATSON WAS SHOT IN THE KHALIL WATSON WAS SHOT IN THE NECK AFTER BEING ROBBED, LEAVING NECK AFTER BEING ROBBED, LEAVING HIM PARALYZED FROM THE CHEST HIM PARALYZED FROM THE CHEST DOWN. DOWN. HE SURVIVED BUT SO MUCH OF WHAT HE SURVIVED BUT SO MUCH OF WHAT A GRADUATING SENIOR LOOKS A GRADUATING SENIOR LOOKS FORWARD TO WAS STOLEN FROM HIM. FORWARD TO WAS STOLEN FROM HIM. SEVEN YEARS LATER, A WALK YEARS SEVEN YEARS LATER, A WALK YEARS IN THE MAKING. IN THE MAKING. IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, KHALIL IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, KHALIL WATSON AND HIS COLLEGE WATSON AND HIS COLLEGE GRADUATION, HE TRAINED HIMSELF GRADUATION, HE TRAINED HIMSELF FOR THIS MOMENT DETERMINED HE FOR THIS MOMENT DETERMINED HE WOULD SOMEDAY WALK TO GET THAT WOULD SOMEDAY WALK TO GET THAT DIPLOMA HIMSELF AND WATCH THE DIPLOMA HIMSELF AND WATCH THE MOMENT HE GETS THAT DIPLOMA OR MOMENT HE GETS THAT DIPLOMA OR [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] HE GOT A STANDING OVATION FOR HE GOT A STANDING OVATION FOR HIS ACCOMPLISHMENT AND A DEGREE HIS ACCOMPLISHMENT AND A DEGREE AS HE WORKS TO BECOME A SOCIAL AS HE WORKS TO BECOME A SOCIAL WORKER. WORKER. RIGHT HERE TONIGHT. RIGHT HERE TONIGHT. ON WHY WALKING HIMSELF ALL THESE ON WHY WALKING HIMSELF ALL THESE YEARS LATER ACROSS THAT STAGE YEARS LATER ACROSS THAT STAGE WAS SO IMPORTANT TO HIM. WAS SO IMPORTANT TO HIM. >> ON THE DATE OF GRADUATION I >> ON THE DATE OF GRADUATION I WALKED ACROSS THE STAGE, IT KIND WALKED ACROSS THE STAGE, IT KIND OF FEELS LIKE A DREAM, LIKE A OF FEELS LIKE A DREAM, LIKE A ROLLER COASTER. ROLLER COASTER. YOU'RE GOING TO EXPERIENCE UPS YOU'RE GOING TO EXPERIENCE UPS AND DOWNS, YOU HAVE TO KEEP AND DOWNS, YOU HAVE TO KEEP GOING. GOING. >> AND SO WE CHOOSE KHALIL >> AND SO WE CHOOSE KHALIL WATSON WHO TRAINED US SO LONG WATSON WHO TRAINED US SO LONG FOR THAT MOMENT TO WALK TO GET FOR THAT MOMENT TO WALK TO GET HIS DEGREE. HIS DEGREE. I'M