finally tonight here, our person of the week. the young man and the call that finally came, but it did not come without the work. rehan staton from bowie, maryland, was determined to never give up. growing up, his single father cared for him and rehan vowed to pay it forward, no matter what. hey, david. reporter: tonight, rehan right here. time got really tough. food insecurities, housing insecurities. we didn t even have heat in the winter. reporter: he said after his mother left the family and his father lost his job, he struggled. his grades suffered. my high gpa was a low 2.0, and i got denied by every single college i applied to. so i just opted to go work for the local trash company. reporter: that job as a garbageman, 4:00 a.m. every morning, changed rehan s life. that changed my life forever.