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Tonight: Strangers Lend a Hand to Job Seekers … Bringing Birthday Parties to Homeless Children. And....When Hope Heals.

No, those aren't really our headlines.They're the headlines on the Good News Network, a Web site devoted to all the good news that's fit to print.

The Washington Post reports that the founder, Geri Weis-Corbley, has seen a 45-percent increase in traffic since last September. The site has more than 1,000 paying customers.

Back in 1940, Eleanor Roosevelt said "this is no ordinary time." The same is true today. It's a very serious time, and our nation is facing some serious challenges.

But still … good things are happening every day. And it's often the worst of times that bring out the best in people. Americans helping a neighbor find work or sending a meal to a family in need.

When the headlines seem bleak, it's nice to know that some really good news is just a mouse click away.

That's a page from my notebook.

It's been a whirlwind of activity for weeks now, preparing for a program that's been more than a year in the making. Usually we're competitors – but now I'm happy to say my network colleagues Brian Williams and Charlie Gibson will join me for this a landmark TV event called "Stand Up To Cancer."

We've designed it as a special time in which Americans can come together for a commercial-free hour to help raise the money needed to eradicate this disease, which claims more than half a million lives in this country every year – that's one American who dies every second.

On the show tonight, you'll see everything from entertainment to scientific breakthroughs. We'll have musical performances (James Taylor and Sheryl Crow to name a couple) and show you the future of cancer research, including some cutting-edge innovations.

So, check it out on any of the three networks tonight (though of course you'll be tuned to CBS!) at 8 p.m. ET/PT or 7 p.m. CT. Or you can learn more about our exciting endeavor at StandUp2Cancer.org.

See you tonight!

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