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Upstate assistant fire chief, fire captain retires [Video]
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Upstate assistant fire chief, fire captain retires [Video]

LOCAL. BREAKING NEWS. THIS IS WYFF NEWS FOUR AT SIX. I NEVER SAW SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPEN IN FORDYCE, ARKANSAS. WITNESSES RECALLED THAT A TERRIFYING MOMENTS A GUNMAN OPENED FIRE INSIDE A GROCERY STORE. NEW DETAILS. WERE LEARNING ABOUT THE SUSPECT. PLUS A WANTED SOUTH CAROLINA MAN ARRESTED IN KENTUCKY. THE NEW CHARGES HES FACING AHEAD. WE START WITH BREAKING NEWS, AN ACTIVE SEARCH IS UNDERWAY NEAR FLEMING UNIVERSITY FOR A SUSPECT ACCUSED OF STEALING A VEHICLE. A LIVE LOOK FROM NORTH HIGHWAY 25 ON RADFORD ROAD, TRAVELERS REST. POLICE SAY AFTER IDENTIFYING A STOLEN VEHICLE, THEY TRIED TO MAKE A TRAFFIC STOP. OFFICERS SAY THE SUSPECT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, THEN GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND RAN AWAY FROM THE SCENE. WE WILL BRING YOU MORE INFORMATION AS WE LEARN IT. WELL, TURNING TO OUR WEATHER NOW, METEOROLOGIST GRIFFIN HARDY IS HERE. YOU KNOW, ON SUNNY DAYS LIKE THIS, GRIFFIN LIKE A RIDE THROUGH DOWNTOWN WINDOWS DOWN, YOU KNOW, MUSIC JUST SLIGHTLY ELEVATED THAN NORMAL. YOU KNOW? YEAH. ITS A GOOD DAY FOR THAT. GOOD DAY TO BE ON THE LAKE, TOO. I MEAN, JUST ABOUT ANYTHING WHERE YOU CAN COOL OFF WITH TEMPERATURES LIKE THIS LIVE. LOOK AT LAKE HARTWELL. VERY BUSY OUTSIDE FOR SURE. ON THE ON THE LAKE. AS WE SIT AT 91 DEGREES IN ANDERSON AND CLEMSON, 91 IN GREENVILLE, UH, MADE IT INTO THE LOW 90S ACROSS A GOOD CHUNK OF THE UPSTATE. AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA, 89, IN ABBEVILLE AND GREENWOOD. AND ITS 87 TOWARDS ASHEVILLE AND 86 IN HENDERSONVILLE. UH, THE HUMIDITY PROBABLY ISNT QUITE HIGH ENOUGH FOR ANY REAL CHANCE OF POP UP SHOWERS OR STORMS. YOU DO HAVE ONE LITTLE TINY DABBLE OF RAIN THERE SHOWING UP IN CHEROKEE COUNTY, BUT, UH, EVEN THOUGH ITS NOT HIGH ENOUGH FOR POP UP STORMS, IT IS NOTICEABLY MORE HUMID OUTSIDE FOR SURE. ITS GONE UP SINCE YESTERDAY. UH, BETTER SHOWERS, BETTER COVERAGE OF SHOWERS, I SHOULD SAY, DOWN TOWARDS THE CAROLINA COAST WITH A LITTLE TROPICAL WAVE THAT IS WORKING ITS WAY THROUGH THERE. BUT MEANWHILE, BACK HERE AT HOME, WELL KEEP WITH ANOTHER WARM EVENING AND MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES IN THE EVENING, FOLLOWED BY PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES. UH, AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. CANT TOTALLY RULE OUT A STRAY SHOWER DEVELOPING WITH THE VAST MAJORITY OF US WILL STAY DRY AND IT WILL COOL OFF AS MUCH INTO EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. THAT IS, AGAIN THANKS TO THE HIGHER HUMIDITY. SO INSTEAD OF, UM, MID 60S TOMORROW MORNING, ITS GOING TO BE MORE LIKE LOW 70S IN THE MOUNTAINS. EVEN STILL, ONLY GETTING DOWN TO THE UPPER 60S BY EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. 90 FOR THE HIGH TOMORROW IN GREENVILLE AS WELL AS CLEMSON, 95, IN ANDERSON. MOST PLACES MAKING IT TO THE MID 90S. TOMORROW WELL TALK ABOUT HOW LONG THIS, UH, STRONGER SUMMER HEAT WILL LAST. COMING UP IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. WHILE MANY OF US ARE DEALING WITH EXTREME HEAT, MILLIONS IN THE MIDWEST ARE WILLING FROM DEVASTATING FLOODING THIS WEEKEND. VIDEO NOW OUT OF MINNESOTA, WHERE A RISING CREEK IN PARTS OF SAINT LOUIS COUNTY, GOVERNOR TIM WALZ SAYS THERE WILL BE A WEEKS LONG, POTENTIALLY MONTHS LONG PROCESSING OF ASSESSING THE DAMAGES AND SEEING HOW THIS DISASTER QUALIFIES FOR CERTAIN FUNDING. MEANWHILE, THE GOVERNOR OF IOWA IS SENDING HELICOPTERS TO SMALL COUNTY OF ROCK VALLEY TO HELP EVACUATE PEOPLE FROM FLOODED HOMES. THE MAYOR ALSO SAYS DIVE TEAMS, SWIFT BOATS AND TASK FORCE TEAMS ARE ALSO ON THE SCENE. THERE WAS SOME PEOPLE THAT WERE ON THEIR ROOFS BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT GET PICKED UP BY BOATS. THE WATER WAS TOO DEEP AND IT WAS TOO TREACHEROUS WHERE THERE WAS SO THEY WERE GOING TO PICK THEM UP WITH HELICOPTERS. THE CITY SAYS THERE ARE NO REPORTS OF INJURIES. GOVERNOR KIM REYNOLDS HAS ISSUED A DISASTER DECLARATION FOR 21 COUNTIES IN THE REGION. NEW DETAILS. THE MAN ACCUSED OF OPENING FIRE INSIDE AN ARKANSAS GROCERY STORE YESTERDAY IS SET TO APPEAR IN COURT ON MONDAY. THREE PEOPLE WERE KILLED AND SEVERAL OTHERS WERE HURT. GARY BURTON, JUNIOR, SPOKE WITH PEOPLE WHO WERE CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE WHO SAY THEY ARE JUST GLAD TO BE ALIVE. OVER A DOZEN PEOPLE SHOT. I WAS LIKE, WHAT, THREE PEOPLE DEAD? I WAS CRYING, I WAS NERVOUS, I WAS HAVING A BREAKDOWN DOWN AT THE MAD BUTCHER GROCERY STORE IN A TOWN WITH JUST A LITTLE OVER 3000, AND I NEVER SAW SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPEN IN FORDYCE, ARKANSAS. WE DONT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THIS TYPE OF STUFF, YOU KNOW, IN OUR TOWN, BECAUSE IT NEVER HAPPENED. AND THEN BOOM, THIS COMMUNITY LEFT BRUISED AFTER BULLETS, BUGGIES AND BODIES WERE SCATTERED. LIKE, I JUST KEEP THINKING IN MY HEAD, WHY AMAYA DOHERTY WAS IN THE PARKING LOT AS THE SHOOTER WAS UNLOADING ROUNDS. I HURT AND HE HAD SHOT AT MY MAMA CAR AND IT WAS THE TIRE. A SCENE OUT OF A HORROR MOVIE. I WAS PRAYING, HOLD MY SISTERS HAND BECAUSE I WAS SCARED. STILL CANT EVEN BELIEVE THAT ITS REAL. FORDYCE IS HOME TO MANY WHO HOST THIS PLACE NEAR AND DEAR. IVE BEEN HERE 60 YEARS IN MY LIFE FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW. ALL MY LIFE. BUT JUNE 21ST WILL NOW LIVE AS THE DAY THIS CITY WILL NEVER FORGET. I WISH PEOPLE WOULD SPREAD MORE LOVE INSTEAD OF HATE. AND WE GOT TO COME TOGETHER. THAT WAS GARY BURTON, JUNIOR, REPORTING. POLICE SAY THE 44 YEAR OLD SUSPECT WAS ALSO HURT AFTER EXCHANGING GUNFIRE WITH OFFICERS. HES EXPECTED TO BE CHARGED WITH THREE COUNTS OF CAPITAL MURDER. POLICE ALSO SAY ADDITIONAL CHARGES ARE PENDING RIGHT NOW, A SOUTH CAROLINA MAN WHO WAS WANTED BY U.S. MARSHALS IS BEHIND BARS THIS EVENING IN KENTUCKY, THE SCOTT COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE SAYS. NATHAN GINTER WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TODAY. HE WAS WANTED AFTER FAILING TO APPEAR IN COURT ON CHARGES OF UNLAWFUL CONDUCT TOWARDS A CHILD. THE 43 YEAR OLD WAS FOUND GUILTY OF WATERBORNE AND TASING A CHILD, ACCORDING TO AN NBC AFFILIATE. AN ANONYMOUS TIP LED TO GINGERS ARREST. HE NOW FACES SEVERAL CHARGES IN KENTUCKY ON TOP OF THE WARRANT AGAINST HIM IN SOUTH CAROLINA, THERE IS NO WORD YET ON HIS EXTRADITION. A UNION COUNTY MAN AND PRINCIPAL IN RICHLAND COUNTY DIED IN A CRASH. THE CORONER SAYS. 41 YEAR-OLD JASON KOPECKI DIED ON THURSDAY. RICHLAND COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT ONE SAYS FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD MONDAY. AT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF SPARTANBURG. FLOWERS AND CARDS CAN BE SENT TO SEAWRIGHT FUNERAL HOME IN INMAN. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SAYS COPE SERVED AS A PRINCIPAL AT FOREST HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR THREE YEARS. THE LAURENS COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE IS MOURNING THE DEATH OF ONE OF THEIR OWN. THE SHERIFFS OFFICE SAYS. DEPUTY CHRISTOPHER MOATS DIED FROM COMPLICATIONS OF CANCER IN A FACEBOOK POST, THE SHERIFFS OFFICE SAYS MANY PEOPLE, AGENCIES AND BUSINESSES ACROSS SOUTH CAROLINA DONATED TO HELP THE MOATS FAMILY IN RECENT MONTHS. YOU CAN READ OUR FULL STORY, INCLUDING A STATEMENT FROM SHERIFF DON REYNOLDS ON OUR WEBSITE. WIFE 4.COM. A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR IS BEING HELD A HERO AFTER LANDING A PLANE SAFELY ON I-77 IN FAIRFIELD COUNTY. AUTHORITIES SAY THE INSTRUCTOR AND HER AVIATION STUDENT TOOK OFF FROM THE FLIGHT SCHOOL THURSDAY EVENING TO PREPARE FOR A FLIGHT TEST. THE TWO WERE FLYING FOR ONLY 40 MINUTES BEFORE THEY HEARD CLICKING NOISES, AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN EXPERIENCING MECHANICAL FAILURE. THATS WHEN THE INSTRUCTOR MANEUVERED TO LAND ON THE INTERSTATES MEDIAN. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES, AND THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR SAYS SHE PLANS TO TAKE TO THE SKY AGAIN TODAY. NEW. THIS EVENING IN PROJECT COMMUNITY BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF THE UPSTATE IS RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT THE NEED FOR FUNDING TO CONTINUE MEANINGFUL ONE ON ONE MENTOR RELATIONSHIPS. SO TODAY, THE ORGANIZATION HELD ITS 12TH ANNUAL BOWL FOR KIDS SAKE EVENT IN SPARTANBURG COUNTY. ORGANIZERS SAY BOWLING IS AMONG THE MANY WAYS THEY CONNECT BIGS WITH LITTLES THROUGH SUCCESSFUL MATCHES. WERE TOLD LITTLES OFTEN ATTAIN HIGHER EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS, AVOID RISKY BEHAVIORS MORE OFTEN, ACHIEVE GREATER CONFIDENCE, AND FORM BETTER RELATIONSHIPS THAN THEY WOULD WITHOUT THE PROGRAM. WE ARE IN DIRE NEED OF BIGS, ESPECIALLY BIG BROTHERS FOR THE BOYS ON OUR WAITING LIST. SO COME ON IN AND BE THAT MENTOR AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN A CHILD LIVES TODAY. IT TAKES LITTLE TO BE BIG. ORGANIZERS SAY ABOUT 200 PEOPLE ATTENDED THIS YEARS EVENT. IF YOU LIKE TO HELP BIG BROTHERS, BIG SISTERS OF THE UPSTATE, YOU CAN GO TO BB&T. S UPSTATE.COM. IN GREENVILLE COUNTY, THE HISTORIC JUDSON MILL DISTRICT HAS A NEW TENANT, STUMPYS HATCHET HOUSE OPENED ITS NEWEST LOCATION. TODAY, THE VENUE OFFERS AX THROWING COMPETITIONS AND CHALLENGES GAMES LIKE TUMBLING TIMERS, RING TOSS, AND GIANT CHECKERS. STUMPYS WAS OPEN LAST YEAR FOR ABOUT FOUR MONTHS, BUT THE OWNER GOT SICK. AND SO WE PURCHASED IT. WE OPENED IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR AND HAVE BEEN SORT OF JUST EASING OUR WAY INTO IT. UM, BUSINESS OWNERSHIP IS NOT OUR BACKGROUND. SO THIS IS NEW TO US, AND WERE REALLY EXCITED TO BE HERE. AND START THIS NEW JOURNEY. WELL, CHECK THIS OUT. SOME OF THESE. HATCHET HOUSE IS THE FIRST

First gene therapy for rare form of muscular dystrophy [Video]
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First gene therapy for rare form of muscular dystrophy [Video]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given the green light for the first gene therapy that treats a rare form of muscular dystrophy to be used in most people who have the disease and a certain genetic mutation.Related video above: Major drug companies cap asthma medication costsLast year, the drug Elevidys, from the biotech company Sarepta Therapeutics was approved to treat only children ages 4 and 5 with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, one of the most severe forms of inherited muscular dystrophies, who have a confirmed mutation in a gene called DMD that is associated with muscle strength.The FDA announced Thursday that it had given traditional approval for Elevidys for ambulatory people 4 and older with a confirmed mutation in the DMD gene and accelerated approval for non-ambulatory people 4 and older with this mutation. Theres not enough data on safety to support its use in children under 4, the agency says.Elevidys, given as a one-time intravenous infusion, costs about $3.2 million per patient, making it among the most expensive drugs in the world. Although eye-popping, such a price tag isnt out of step with other one-time gene therapies, which have topped $3 million to 4 million per patient in recent years.Elevidys was previously approved under the FDAs accelerated approval pathway, which clears medicines for diseases where theyre urgently needed based on data suggesting that theyre likely to confer clinical benefits. The drug has been closely monitored since that approval, and in October, Sarepta Therapeutics released results from a confirmatory trial showing that the therapy missed its primary goal a measure of how well kids can move but was successful on a number of secondary measures.The approval addressed an urgent unmet medical need and is an important advancement in the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a devastating condition with limited treatment options, that leads to a progressive deterioration of an individuals health over time, Dr. Peter Marks, the director of the FDAs Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, said in a news release at the time.It was the first time a therapy of this nature a one-time treatment that delivers a working copy of a gene to make up for one that leads to disease had been cleared under the accelerated approval framework. The move came after emotional testimonials from families at an FDA advisory committee meeting.Duchenne muscular dystrophy causes progressive muscle weakness that can rob children of their ability to walk by the time theyre teenagers, and many dont live well into their 30s. It primarily affects boys because of the way its inherited, affecting an estimated 1 in 3,300 boys.The Muscular Dystrophy Association trusts the decision of the FDA, which weighs the risks and benefits of the drug, said Dr. Sharon Hesterlee, chief researcher at the association.Ultimately, what we want is whats best for our patient community and thats balancing that risk-benefit ratio appropriately, she said.Potential risks of Elevidys include increases in certain liver enzyme levels and acute serious liver injury. The most common side effects of the drug include vomiting, nausea, increased liver function tests and fever.Yet a major benefit is that the gene therapy provides another option for people with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and its administered just once.There is no cure for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and outside of Elevidys, treatments are limited. Other approaches may include steroid medications, certain drugs that change how the muscle cells read the mutated gene, physical therapy or surgery to correct spinal curvature, Hesterlee said.Right now, the main standard of care for Duchenne is corticosteroids, like prednisone, although there are some newer drugs available. These kids are still often on chronic doses of steroids for many, many years, she said, adding that the side effects of corticosteroids such as weight gain, behavioral issues and increased risk of bone breakage are not ideal.Duchenne muscular dystrophy can be difficult to treat, she said, and having more treatment options that are proven to be effective remains important.Muscle makes up a significant amount of your body mass. So when you have a disease like this, its really impacting a lot of tissue. So anything you do, youre looking at trying to bring back or stop a disease process thats really throughout the body, and its a disease thats progressive, so you lose more and more muscle over time, Hesterlee said.Thats made it pretty challenging, but weve certainly learned a lot, she said. You cant overlook the fact that these boys are living so much longer and doing so much better. Even 20 years ago, they were dying in their teens, and many of them are now living into their 30s. Theyre going to college; they have girlfriends; some of them have gotten married. These are things that werent happening years ago. So weve made a tremendous amount of progress.

Why millions of student loan borrowers will have lower payments starting in July [Video]
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Why millions of student loan borrowers will have lower payments starting in July [Video]

Millions of borrowers will see their monthly student loan payments reduced starting in July, thanks to one of the Biden administration’s biggest changes to the federal student loan system to date.Last year, following the Supreme Court decision that knocked down President Joe Biden’s signature student loan forgiveness program before it took effect, his administration rolled out a new repayment plan known as SAVE (Saving on a Valuable Education) that will be fully phased in this summer.For most borrowers, the SAVE plan requires a lower monthly payment than other federal student loan repayment plans, and it cancels student debt for some borrowers after they make as few as 10 years of payments. More than 8 million people have enrolled in the SAVE plan to date.Most of the benefits offered by the SAVE plan are already in place, but one significant provision will take effect in July. The change could cut payments in half for some borrowers.How payments will be reducedUnder the SAVE plan, monthly payments are calculated based on a borrower’s income and family size, regardless of how much student debt they have.Starting in July, monthly payments on loans borrowed for undergraduate school will be reduced from 10% to 5% of discretionary income.Borrowers who have loans from both undergraduate and graduate school will pay a weighted average of between 5% and 10% of their income based upon the original principal balances of their loans.For example, a borrower with $20,000 from his or her undergraduate education and $60,000 from graduate school will pay 8.75% of his or her income, according to a fact sheet provided by the Biden administration.The payment recalculation will happen automatically and does not require any action from borrowers enrolled in SAVE.A delay for some borrowersEven though the Department of Education said lower payment amounts would go into effect in July, the agency is behind and has not finished recalculating borrowers’ lower payment amounts.But affected borrowers won’t be required to continue to make the bigger monthly payments. If a borrower’s payment is not recalculated by July, he or she will be placed in a forbearance, during which no payment will be due and no interest will accrue. The month will still count toward student loan forgiveness.”As the department finalizes preparations for the full universe of borrowers eligible for lower monthly payments, some borrowers may be placed in a brief processing forbearance to ensure they can access the full benefits of the SAVE Plan and that their new payment amounts are accurate,” the Department of Education said in a statement.The delay was first reported by The New York Times.How the SAVE plan worksBefore the SAVE plan launched last year, the federal government already offered several income-driven repayment plans, which tie monthly payments to a borrower’s income and family size. But SAVE offers the most generous terms, especially for low-income borrowers.There are two main ways the SAVE plan can lower monthly payments for enrolled borrowers. In addition to cutting the payment from 10% to as low as 5% of discretionary income, SAVE also changes the way discretionary income is calculated. It shields a bigger portion of a borrower’s income, resulting in lower payments when compared with other income-driven plans. Payments can be as low as $0, and more than half of borrowers currently enrolled in SAVE are not required to make a monthly payment.The SAVE plan also prevents balances from ballooning due to interest when a borrower has a small monthly payment. If enrolled in SAVE, unpaid interest does not accrue if a borrower makes a fully monthly payment. For example: If $50 in interest accumulates each month and a borrower’s full required payment is just $30, the remaining $20 would be waived.Borrowers enrolled in SAVE may also be eligible for student debt relief in a shorter amount of time than under other income-driven plans. Those who borrowed $12,000 or less will see their debt forgiven after paying for just 10 years under SAVE. Every additional $1,000 borrowed above that amount would add one year of monthly payments to the required time a borrower must pay. Under other repayment plans, borrowers must make at least 20 years of payments before receiving debt forgiveness.Initially, debt relief delivered under the SAVE plan was scheduled to begin this summer. But the Biden administration began canceling some eligible borrowers’ debt early, in February. So far, $5.5 billion has been canceled for 414,000 people enrolled in the plan.Video below: What to know about new plan to erase student debtLegal challengesTwo groups of Republican-led states have sued to overturn the SAVE plan, arguing that the Biden administration is overstepping its legal authority.Some of the states, including Missouri, are among the same plaintiffs that sued the Biden administration two years ago over its sweeping one-time student loan forgiveness program.”Yet again, the President is unilaterally trying to impose an extraordinarily expensive and controversial policy that he could not get through Congress,” reads the lawsuit filed in April by attorneys general in Missouri, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, North Dakota, Ohio and Oklahoma.The estimated cost of the SAVE plan varies, depending on how many borrowers end up enrolling, ranging from $138 billion to $475 billion over 10 years, according to different studies.

Guilford County couple adopts 3 siblings under the age of 6 who says ‘you can be that hope for a child’ [Video]
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Guilford County couple adopts 3 siblings under the age of 6 who says ‘you can be that hope for a child’ [Video]

ADOPTING THREE BIOLOGICAL SIBLINGS TO KEEP THEM TOGETHER WHILE THEIR PARENTS ARE SHARING THEIR ADOPTION STORY WITH OUR AUDREY AUDREY BIESK. SHE MET THE THREE CHILDREN, ALL SIX AND UNDER, WHO NOW HAVE A PLACE TO CALL HOME. HAPPY TYPE. BEAT, TYPE. BEAT. NICE JOB BOBBY. LIFE DIDNT ALWAYS LOOK LIKE THIS FOR GEORGE AND WHITNEY GAMBOA. A-C-C A-C-C OR MAKING THESE SORT OF PLAYFUL MEMORIES BOONE TO BE A PARENT, YOU HAVE TO BE RESILIENT. YOU KNOW? UM, AND MANY OF THESE KIDS DONT HAVE SOMEBODY TO BE RESILIENT FOR THEM. BROTHERS PRINCE AND KING WERE IN FOSTER CARE AND PLACED WITH THE COUPLE IN 2020. SHORTLY AFTER THEIR BIOLOGICAL YOUNGER SISTER PRINCESS WAS BORN. WE SAID, OKAY, TWO KIDS, THATS WHERE WERE AT. AND THEN THE BOYS CAME ALONG AND I WAS LIKE, OH, BUT THERES A BABY SISTER. WHOA! THATS BIG FOR US, TOO. THAT WAS ONE OF OUR YES MUST HAVES IS TO KEEP SIBLINGS TOGETHER. THEY DID THAT AND SO MUCH MORE. IT IS AMAZING TO SEE HOW HOW STRONG THEIR BOND IS EARLY ON IS TO MAKE SURE THAT IN THIS LIFE, THEY AT LEAST HAVE EACH OTHER. THE GAMBOAS ALWAYS DREAMT ADOPTION WOULD BE PART OF THEIR FAMILY PLAN. RECENTLY THAT WAS FINAL FIT FOR A CELEBRATION ON THE DAY THEY BECAME A FAMILY OF FIVE. ONE OF HAUGS FAVORED THINGS ABOUT BEING A DAD. HE SAYS, IS COMING HOME EACH DAY. I WOULD COME IN AND YOU JUST HEAR DAD AND I WOULD COME UP THE STAIRS AND THEY WOULD ALL BE WAITING THERE. YEAH, UM, DONT GET ALL EMOTIONAL NOW. YOU COULDNT MAKE ME CRY, ESPECIALLY PRINCESS. SHED WADDLE OVER IN HER LITTLE DIAPER AND JUST BE LIKE, DADDY, IF YOU HAVE AN OPEN HEART, YOU HAVE, UM, THE ABILITY TO COOK, TO PROVIDE ROOFING OVER SOMEONE, TO DRESS SOMEONE. AND IF ITS A TEMPORARY BASIS WHILE THEIR FAMILY GETS THEIR THINGS TOGETHER OR TO EVENTUALLY BE A PERMANENT HOME, THEY BELIEVE YOU TOO CAN BE THAT HOPE FOR A CHILD. THE GAMBOAS ADOPTED THEIR THREE KIDS THROUGH THE CHILDRENS HOME SOCIETY OF NORTH CAROLINA. YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT THE MANY CHILDREN AWAITING ADOPTION RIGHT NOW BY VISITING CSS NC DOT ORG REPORTIN