Name: Generous neighbors provide help with bills, Christmas for Selma family
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Description: After WRAL News reported on a Selma mother struggling to make ends meet while waiting for state aid, others stepped up to help her.

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After WRAL News reported on a Selma mother struggling to make ends meet while waiting for state aid, others stepped up to help her.

THEY PLAN TO PRODUCE UP TO 50 MILLION DOSES OF THE VACCINE BY THE END OF THE YEAR. WE ARE GETTING ANSWERS THIS EVENING ABOUT WHY THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES HIT HARD FROM THE PANDEMIC ARE STILL WAITING FOR RENT AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE PROMISED BY THE STATE. THE HOPE PROGRAM SAYS MORE THAN 43,000 FAMILIES ARE ELIGIBLE, BUT ONLY ABOUT 1,100 HAVE RECEIVED PAYMENTS IN THE MONTHS SINCE THE PROGRAM WAS ANNOUNCED. THE 42,000 OTHER FAMILIES ARE STILL WAITING WHILE THEIR BILLS CONTINUE TO PILE UP. NOW WHAT THE STATE IS DOING ABOUT THIS. JOE? >> Reporter: THE HOPE PROGRAM IS ADDING 125 POSITIONS TO TRY AND PROCESS THESE APPLICATIONS QUICKER. WE TOLD YOU ABOUT A WOMAN WHO HAD FALLEN BEHIND ON HER BILLS WHILE WAITING ON THESE FUNDS TO COME THROUGH. TONIGHT SHE'S GETTING BACK ON HER FEET NOT THANKS TO THE HOPE PROGRAM BUT THANKS TO YOU, OUR VIEWERS. >> I GUESS THE EMOTION IS JUST RELIEF. >> Reporter: THE LIGHTS ARE ON AND PRESENTS ARE UNDER A NEW TREE INSIDE THIS HOME IN SELMA, WHERE IT'S BEEN A STRUGGLE TO KEEP THE POWER PAID. >> IT WAS KIND OF LIKE A NO- BRAINER. WE WERE GLAD TO DO SOMETHING TO HELP. >> Reporter: THE WOMAN SAYS THE TOWN OF SELMA DISCONNECTED HER POWER TWICE, DESPITE HAVING THIS LETTER SHOWING SHE WAS WAITING ON MONEY FROM THE HOPE PROGRAM. >> WHEN I SAW THAT STORY, IT TOUCHED ME, AND THE TROUBLE SHE WAS HAVING, THE RENT PAID. >> Reporter: ABOUT TWO DOZEN PEOPLE CHIPPED IN, MAKING POWER PAYMENTS AND SENDING GIFT CARDS AND CASH. >> WITHIN A FEW HOURS, I HAD ABOUT $800. >> Reporter: FOR A MOTHER OF TWO YOUNG CHILDREN JUST TRYING TO MAKE ENDS MEET. >> IT'S HELPFUL KNOWING THERE'S PEOPLE OUT HERE WITH SUCH A GOOD HEART. >> SHE WAS WAITING CLOSE TO A MONTH FOR THE BENEFITS TO COME THROUGH. ARE YOU HEARING SIMILAR STORIES? >> YES. UNFORTUNATELY IT'S THAT THE DEMAND IS SO HIGH, AND WE WANT THIS MONEY TO GET OUT. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING WE ARE TRYING TO HOLD ONTO. >> Reporter: 27 PARTNERS ARE WORKING TO CONTACT LANDLORDS MUST AGREE TO ACCEPT THE STATE FUNDS. AS THE WAIT STRETCHES INTO A FIFTH WEEK, IT'S THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS HELPING TO FILL THE GAP. >> WE CAN REACH OUT TO OUR FELLOW MAN AND HELP OUT. >> SOMETIMES YOU NEED AN ANGEL. WE ALL DO EVERY NOW AND THEN. >> Reporter: THEY ARE HOPING THEIR GENEROSITY INSPIRES PEOPLE TO PAY IT FORWARD. AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HERE SAYS THEY ARE PROCESSING 2,000 OF THOSE HOPE APPLICATIONS HERE. THE DEADLINE HAS NOW PASSED BUT THEY HAVE ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS IN PLACE TO HELP PEOPLE WITH THEIR RENT, UTILITY BILLS, EVEN THEIR WATER BILL. SO THE HELP IS OUT THERE, YOU JUST HAVE TO FIND IT. >> AND JOE, FOR THOSE WHO ARE WAITING AND THE STATE SAYS YOUR RELIEF IS COMING, IS THE STATE WORKING WITH LANDLORDS AND UTILITY COMPANIES TO SAY, JUST HOLD ON, YOU WILL GET YOUR MONEY? >> Reporter: THAT IS WHAT THE HOPE PROGRAM IS REALLY TRYING TO STRESS TO UTILITY PROVIDERS AND TO LANDLORDS. IF PEOPLE WHO APPLIED TO THIS PROGRAM HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER SAYING THEY ARE ELIGIBLE, IT'S NOT A MATTER OF IF THEY ARE GOING TO GET THE MONEY, IT'S A MATTER OF WHEN THEY WILL GET

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Generous neighbors provide help with bills, Christmas for Selma family

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A meteorologist, Elizabeth Gardner, I'm tracking a front that is going to bring us some scattered light rain today. This is not going to be a big beefy line of thunderstorms by any means, no thunder and the rain will be pretty light as it moves on through. Starting to see some of that in our northern counties this morning, we'll follow futurecast and push it ahead to lunchtime and you can see it's a slow mover, but there's not going to be a whole lot of rain with it from Roanoke Rapids down through Durham at around lunchtime as we head into say, two or three o'clock in the afternoon. Rocky Mount May a little bit in Raleigh and down towards Southern Pines and then closer to the evening commute, Fayetteville, Clinton, Goldsboro, parts of Harnett and Johnston counties. But it looks like for the most part, um, our most heavily traveled roads in, uh, in the triangle should be dry by the evening commute. That front continues to move on through and it clears this out with sunshine for the rest of the work week. Lake Gaston looking cloudy right now with the clouds there and, uh, the rain starting to push in. Temperatures have been in the mid fifties this morning, we'll climb on up into the upper six is closer to lunchtime and then, uh, we'll continue to see those nice mild temperatures this afternoon. 74 in Raleigh and Durham, 81 potentially for the high in Fayetteville. Later today, the Durham Bulls continue their home stand. It looks like the rains out of there. Well, before their 630 start time, 71 degrees at six o'clock, 630 Thursday and Friday. Lots of sunshine and pleasant temperatures continue near 70. I mean, it just doesn't really get much better than that. And weekend events look great, especially Saturday. This is bral, a big event in downtown Raleigh. Temperatures will be in the mid seventies during the afternoon, under mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies. So looking good. Definitely a mild week up until Saturday. Our normal high is 75 and we're close to that, but 81 on Sunday, that's going to be the beginning of a different weather pattern. 81 on Sunday does not get us to a record. The record is 90. But by Tuesday when we hit 89 we'll only be a degree from the record. So we are aiming toward record highs by the end of the seven day forecast, which is right now on Tuesday and it looks dry too today, really our best chance of rain and it will be light less than 1/10 of an inch.

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Good evening. I'm Tis the cash with tonight's lottery drawings for Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024. Good luck at the Carolina pick 38 is our first winning number tonight, followed by six, third pick 35 and the pick three. Fireball number is eight. Joining me for tonight's drawing is our auditor from mcconnell and Jones L LP. Now it's time for the Carolina pick for checking tickets. Good luck. Six is first winning number tonight followed by zero, third pick 4, 1/4 winning number another zero. And our pick for fireball number is three. Let's turn now to the Carolina cash five. If no one matches all five numbers to win the jackpot tonight, tomorrow's top prize is an estimated $528,000. Good luck first winning cash five number 28 cash 5, 33. 3rd winning number 13. Our fourth cash five tonight, 25 and good luck. Our final winning number is 30. The North Carolina Education lottery has contributed over $10 billion to education. Thanks for your support and get the winning numbers every night right here on your exclusive station for the North Carolina Education lottery. Thanks for playing.

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Good afternoon. I'm Grace Hall and welcome to this afternoon's drawings for Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024. Let's get started with the Carolina pick three. The first pick three number is the first number is one followed by 30 and then your fire ball is four. Joining me for this afternoon's drawing is our auditor from mcconnell and Jones L LP. Now let's move on to the Carolina pick for the first pick four. Number is still waiting for those numbers to draw. As I said this afternoon's drawing, our auditor is mcconnell Jones L LP. Now we've got your first number is eight then zero, then nine followed by eight and your fireball is four. Thank you for watching.

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