are you asking the court to grant this adoption today? yes. reporter: tears of happiness flow as the youngsters get a new last name. a fairy tale ending to their time in foster care. adoption granted. adoption granted. adoption granted. very good. [ applause ] reporter: and a new begi this t gonou a so. we have had a lot of people lose a lot, thethei children, their friends, their families, and today as we pause my get to watch the magic of wow. wonderful. the statistics, though, for children who live in foster care are startling. there are 40,000 children living without permanent families right now in thrcar some of the on each year 27,000 children age out. are you tearing up again? i am.