im sheila gray. hear one family's christmas dream coming up in more t tn 100- my mom's name is irene, and she has alzheimer's. adult daycare costs so much, i have to take my mom to work with me. i worry about what the next step is. my mom deserves the best care she can get. so i met hillary clinton. i could tell that she was moved by my story... because she teared up. being able to pay for daycare... to know that my mom is safe while i work so that i can continue to support us. hillary clinton has proposed real things that could help us. thousand foster kids in the u-s are eligible for adoption, but the process to adopt can be costly.and that's led some to use *technology to help pave the way to a bigger family. family.fox 28 news reporter sheila gray talked to one family in tonight's family 4-1-1 report. report. "momma what if i was a big scary ape, would you still love me then""nicole and jeff featherstone want to grow their family, and they've always wanted to adopt.for us knowing that there are c

i'm sheila gray, and coming up in for lynn's family, the big stress is paying four hundred dollars a month in medical and drug costs for aidan. for other families it's higher deductibles, premiums and co-pays that keep adding up. that's why we've got to crack down on price gouging, cap out-of-pocket costs, and fast track approval of less expensive generic drugs. because we've got to get health care costs under control for lynn's family and for yours. parents would probably agree - one of the hardest parts of parenthood is the lack of sleep. experts believe tiredness can have a negative effect on the health of parents and their children. so two sisters came up with a way to help families rest sy.fox 28 news reporter sheila gray shows us how it works worksin tonight's family 4-1-1 report. report. lay with me daddy, don't leave me in bed..there are two green hippos and a third one that's red. sometimes ideas just come..and sometimes they're born out of necessity. he has special powers and this cool changing light to help yo stay here in bed all through the night. when annie richardson's

sheila gray reporting.don't forget.. the holidays are all about spending time with family and friends..so know when to put the camera down.. and enjoy your loved ones. many families are heading to the theater this weekend. weekend.next on the fox 28 news at nine, the force awakens as star wars fans get their first look at the 7th installment of the most successful movie franchise in history. history.but first, new email controversy is swirling in washington tonight, this time around the secretary of defense.what ash carter has to say about it-- when the fox 28 wake up in yououfirst home. wake up in a home yoyove made a bit biggerer wake up in a home with a new address. wake up in a home that doesn't even have an address. as your life evolves, your dream home evolves too, and protecting it takes committed support. at american family insurance we support your dreams. see how you can save with ring video doorbell at amfam.com/ring praised as one of america's best mayors who governed as a pragmatist. bernie sanders passed mo

they talked with sheila gray for tonight's family 411 report. >> will you still love me then? featherstone also wanted a family and they always wanted to adopt. >> there are babies who need a home. and currently moms who have made the brave decision to decide not to parent baby. that we, you know, we have a home to offer. and we just decided for this next baby in our family that we wanted to welcome a baby through adoption. >> reporter: they say the birth of their 13-month old daughter, lila increased that desire. >> just seeing how vulnerable she was and in need of our care for everything. and then as a new mom thinking through the amount of babies and children that don't have that opportunity and don't receive that type of care. >> reporter: but adoptions can be pretty costly averaging >> once we're approved with our home study, we can apply for several private grants which we plan on doing, which will help offset finances. in addition, we're obviously saving ourselves. >> reporter: nicole and jeff are also turning to technology for help. they started a go fund me page. >> i

i'm sheila gray. ahead in family 411 why digital experts say yoyore way off."plus your morning news, weather and sports are all coming up.it's now (time) as we take a look outside (xxx) on the (xxx) cam.keep it right sunrise.3 3 here's a look at your weather to go ... 3 3 3 here's a look at your news to go ... 3 3 donald trump isn't backing down from his latestst cocoroversial proposal - to block all muslims from coming into the country.the republican presidential frontrunner made his case before a crowd in south carolina on monday night...despite widespread condemnation from muslim leaders, democrats and even some republicans.gop presidential contender ted cruz - who has seen a major surgrgin the key state of iowa plan for how to deal with refugees coming to the u-s from countries like iraq and syria.trump's comments come as authorities continue to investigate last week's deadly attack at an office holiday party in san bernardino, california.federal investigators say syed farook and his wife, tashfeen malik had been radicalized for quite some time.on monday- t

they talked with special correspondent sheila gray for this family 4 - 1 - 1 report. 3 "momma what if i was a big scary ape, would you still love me then"nicole and jeff featherstone want to grow their family, and they've always wanted to adopt.super nicole featherston1:20:53:10 for us knowing that there are currently babies who need a home and moms who made the brave decision to decide not to parent baby that we know we have a home to offer and we decided to make this next baby that we wanted to welcome the baby through adoption. 1:21:22 they say the birth of their 13 month old daughter lilah, increased that desire. 1:19:56:54 just seeing how vulnerable she was and in need of our care for everything. as a new mom thinking through the amount of babies and kids that dont have that opportunity and dont receive that type of care. 1:20:00but, adoptions can be pretty costly, averaging between 20- and 40- once we are approved we can apply for grants which we plan on doing. this will help offset. we are saving ourselves 24:16nicole and jeff are also turning to technology for help. they start

sheila gray explains how two sisters came up with a 10:59:1945 lay with me daddy, don't leave me in bed..there are two green hippos and a third one that's red. sometimes ideas just come..and sometimes they're born out of necessity. 11:00;29:03 he has special powers and this cool changing light to help you stay here in bed all through the night. when annie richardson's young son jack wouldn't sleep in his own bed.. she had to come up with something to conquer his fears. super annie richardson 1:45:58:30-10:46.05.06 he came up with the craziest. he had hippos under his bed any excuse he could come down and get us, for us to lay with him. then one day it came to her.. the idea of a children's book - sleeper hero. it's about a caped-crusader who protects children from monsters and gives them strength. annie enlisted her sister, meggie hunley, to illustrate the book and the rest is history. super meggie hunley10;49;24.33-10.49.41.18 in the beginning it was just fun. sisters working on a school project. then all the sudden when people buy it and they post suff about- this is working for our f

special correspondent sheila gray talked with a family looking to adjust that attitude... for this family 4 - 1 - 1 report. 3 ((package))((permanent - mom pics))((note to editor - there's a disc with photos along with an email that his her family portraits)) cheryl ballinger loves having family.30:51 nats - you remember when we went on this trip? cheryl's daughter tara and her other daughter and son are grown now, but they were used to having the camera around a lot when they were little.18:41 cheryl- i probably took a lot more than the average mom back then. now that everyone has smartphones, recording family memories is a lot more frequent. but one thing *hasn't* changed that much. 25:23 we actually don't have a lot of pictures of us together. (cut) it's usually just the kids. moms are often out of the picture - and it's not just because they like being behind the camera. a harris poll study for the photo app real times ask moms why. 40 percent say they staout of family photos because they never like how they look.17:53 cheryl - i can kind of see it. cheryl's a professio

special correspondent sheila gray's focuses on raising a thankful child in this morning's family 4 - 1 - 1. 3 6:13 nats - you like learning, huh? laura powell and her sons julius and joe b. are getting ready for the holiday season by counting their blessings.:36 laura i work some odd hours, so we were already leaving each other messages. a few wee ago, the family arted including g in those messagag 3 things they're gratefululor.2:39 laura- and put a little smiley face and put 3 ings ((dissolved into julius reading it))2:55 ... the hershey company, cheez-its, and tv.9:30 trees to breathe, glass to see outside, and electricity to learn it's a lesson meant to fight the messages joe b and julius get from the world.7:08 you can see where this world is going. you can see how people are. it's all about things and more things. clinical psychologist dr. robin gurwitch says the holidays are a perfect time to start working with kids on being thankful and helping others. 1:03 robin - empathy, how we feel about others, thankfulness and gratitude are not things that c cldren develop without help,