carol goldsmith has the story of how giving became the best gift >> see if you can make e basket. carol: 3-year-old shelby bean spends a lot of time here. it looks like a playroom, but as you can perhaps tell from the braces on her legs, this is more than that. shelby has juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. >> she went from being a normal, typical two-year-old, to not walking at all. carol: taking it all in, shelby's big sister, 8-year-old ellery. >> she couldn't walk. there was , we discovered shriners, and we had physical therapy appointments. then, she started to walk again. carol: so this year, for christmas, ellery asked santa for two things. a sewing machine, and money that she could give to shriner's hospital for children. but santa had room in his sleigh for just one item, the money. and he had a big choice for ellery. >> i could either spend the money for myself and get a sewing machine, or i could give it to shriners hospital for children. carol: so what did you decide? hospital. carol: ellery wasn't left empty-handed. she got her dearest wish, a little sister who could walk a

with carol goldsmith, michael cogdill, and the weather with chief meteorologist john cessarich. sports with brad fralick. this is wyff news 4 at 6:00 in high definition. carol: the son of billy graham is hitting the road, holding rallies in 50 states and urging christians to vote. franklin graham has left the republican party and says he will not endorse any candidate. >> we are not supporting any candidates or any party. we want to lift up the name of jesus christ. carol: franklin graham kicks we're a week away now from thecollege football national championship game... and stores are cashing in...wyff news 4 was there when ashipment of orange bowl championshirts were delivered to mr. knickerbocker in downtown clemson... excited fans werewaiting around to get their hands on one... this store is expecting another shipment iweek... where were you 34 years ago?some of you might not have been born... others like us have a lot ofmemories... in 1981 ... i was in michigan...in thesecond year...you could say the sophomore year... of my tv career. it was also the first and lasttime the cl

with carol goldsmith, michael cogdill, and the weather with chief meteorologist john cessarich. sports with brad fralick. this is wyff news 4 at 6:00 in high definition. michael: the national championship is upon us. the party is getting started at clemson. find john lyon, live and local from clemson university. i assure lots of people are excited there on campus. hi, john. john: they are excited down here. preparations are underway for tonight's game on-campus and off-campus. here at the hendrix center, they set up the buffet line and off-campus, they are pulling out all the stops there, too. >> this has been amazing for our club. we are looking to pack the parking lot and the inside of the building. john: they are over-the-top for the clemson tigers, filling up the parking lot with tables, getting ready for the big game crowd tonight. >> we have a big screen tv that will be in front of the deck, taller than the deck. waitresses will be out here. we have to fill up all thehe tablbl, people standing, packing the place for a good win. these clemson grads staked out their spot at

with carol goldsmith, michael cogdill, and the weather with chief need meteorologist john cessarich, and sports with red free lick. -- brad fralick. this is wyff news 4 at 6:00. miael: it's a moment that'll be remembered forever. for the clemson football team, a chance to turn a dream into a reality. carol: and for the tiger band, a time to make some memories, just like those did before them 34 years ago. wyff news 4's mandy gaither has more. it's all new at 6:00. mandy: surrounded by cheers and the tiger rag, the 1981 clemson football team celebrated something no other had in the university's history, a national championship with danny ford at the helm. mandy: he was 33 years old, the youngest coach to win the title. >> thank you for coming out. mandy: he is in his 60's and the reporters are back. >> i am happy for them. happy for the school and the fans. mandy: ford, fielding questions again about a national championship. this time, this team, one win away from doing what was done 34 years earlier. >> i thought we should have scored then. mandy: you can still remember? >> oh, yeah.

you may recognize matt from carol goldsmith's videos she posted on her facebook page last for the big game tonight. great to see matt and john. keep those pictures coming. all you have to do is upload them to the ulocal section of wyff 4.com. we may show them right here on the air. an upstate family is enjoying a big surprise. the clemson basketball game brought fans to their feet and a family to tears yesterday. take a look. >> ladies and gentlemen. gabrielle: captain trey kennedy shocked his family, who thought they were there to get recognized for military appreciation day. kennedy, a marine, has been in afghanistan for eight months. >> i am extremely excited he is back. this is the best start to the year i could have hoped for. >> i am so proud of him, and what our government is doing for us abroad. but i am even more thankful and proud to see that young man here gabrielle: kennedy, his mother and his girlfriend all graduated from clemson. welcome home. michael: check out this circus catch during the bengals-steelers game in the third quarter. the quarterback threw us to the end z

carol: and i'm carol goldsmith. this is the governor's 6th state of the state address. in just a moment, governor haley will come into the house chamber. really looking at a live. this is an interesting way for her to spend herbert a.