More than a week of pay lost. Car payments can’t be made. Credit unions see longer and longer lines. Find out what they’re doing to help federal employees that haven’t seen their paycheck.

The father of a child cancer patient, one UGA student is no stranger to fighting. Now he’s competing in the Dr. Pepper tuition giveaway challenge. Learn more about this family’s story tonight at 5.

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