atlanta police have not revealed a motive but investigators say crawford reported brantley for unwanted kissing and touching days before her disappearance. after ten years of living on the streets of los angeles, a yale graduate is getting a second shot at success. cnn s dan simon first wrote about shawn pleasant in september. a yale alum saw the story and decided they had to do something. reporter: california s homeless crisis has touched people from all different backgrounds. i have a bad back. i m not supposed to be lifting and rolling things. reporter: but shawn pleasant s case is truly unique. it s not someone else s problem. it s a problem we all could face. reporter: the 52-year-old harass a high school valedictorian, degree from yale and worked on wall street and ownership of his own business before it fell apart and found himself homeless in chinatown. that is when you lose things.
with section 8 housing, shawn and his partner will have an opportunity to get a place of their own. we are having a birthday brunch. reporter: but it s not all fairy tales. years on the street contributed to a powerful drug addiction. rehab is a month and he is facilitating. and along the way they have been documenting the journey. make sure i have tissue. reporter: shawn s goal is to become a powerful voice to combat the homeless crisis and become worthy of his new lease on life. people are watching this story saying, this guy has been given another chance and i sure hope he doesn t blow it. i hope i don t. i hope for their sake that they don t lose their footing because they will experience some of the worst times that i experienced personally. reporter: is there any chance you ll wind up back on the streets someday? i hope the hell not.