As seen on “The 700 Club,†Oct. 3: Church's love shines bright after “Sin City†massacre; President Trump visits Puerto Rico during flap with San Juan mayor over "slow response"; Cybersecurity training: preparing for war in the ...
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Well, today we're going
to talk about cybersecurity
and cyber warfare.
And we've got the head
of cyber for the IDF.
I think you're going to
find it very interesting.
And in my opinion, it's the
way for the United States
to get hold of the
situation with North Korea
without going to war.
We can go to war on
cyber, but that's wait,
we'll tell you more about it.
The investigators
are still trying
to figure out why Steven Paddock
opened fire at a country music
concert in Las
Vegas Sunday night.
The death toll and that
carnage, that senseless killing,
that act of evil,
is still rising.
At least 49 people are
dead, 527 people injured.
Well, we're learning
more about the victims
of this terrorist attack and
stories of heroism as well.
Charlene Aaron has the story.
CHARLENE AARON: We're learning
the names of the victims
in the deadliest mass
shooting in modern US history.
28-year-old Afghanistan Navy
vet Chris Roybal, Hannah Ahlers,
a mother of three; special
education teacher Sandy Casey;
an off-duty officer,
Charleston Hartsfield.
One of my officers was off
duty attending the concert
and lost his life.
59 people were killed when
64-year-old Steven Paddock
opened fire on the crowd of
some 22,000 people at a country
music concert.
CHARLENE AARON: CBN News
reporter Ben Kennedy
reports from the
site of the tragedy
that authorities
stayed on the scene
long after the attack itself.
It has been more than 24
hours since the mass shooting
and police are still here.
In fact, you can the flashing
lights over my shoulder.
But after the scene is
clear, the pain and sorrow
will remain.
CHARLENE AARON: This
woman was in the front row
of the concert.
When I stood up from
my crouched position
at the front of the stage, I
could look in a very small area
and I saw 20 bodies.
How do you comprehend that?
You don't.
But tales of
heroism have emerged
from amidst the tragedy.
Two other off-duty
officers at the concert
ran into the line of
fire to help save people.
Mike McGarry was standing
200 yards from the stage
when the shots rang out.
He sacrificed
himself by shielding
his wife and a group of college
students standing nearby.
There was bullets
flying all over.
I'm 53, they were in their 20s.
Yeah.
I lived a decent life so far.
I'd rather them
live longer than me.
CHARLENE AARON:
And when the call
was made for volunteers
to donate blood
after the massacre,
people listened.
In some places people waited
in line for five hours
to give blood to
those who survived.
Paddock, a 64-year-old
retired accountant
from Mesquite,
Nevada, killed himself
before officers
stormed his hotel room.
While his motive is a mystery
and may never be known,
authorities say he had
23 weapons in the room.
And at his home, police found
19 more weapons, explosives,
and thousands of
rounds of ammunition,
as well as
bomb-making materials.
The FBI says claims by
ISIS that Paddock was
a soldier of Islam are false.
President Trump plans to
visit Vegas Wednesday,
quoting the Bible in his
response to the tragedy.
Scripture teaches us the Lord
is close to the brokenhearted,
and saves those who
are crushed in spirit.
We seek comfort in
those words, for we
know that God lives in the
hearts of those who grieve.
CHARLENE AARON:
Christian leaders
are calling for prayers
for the victims.
Carrie Underwood
tweeted, "We are
praying for the victims
and their families.
May the Lord bring
some comfort to them.
Paula White-Cain also
posted a message on Twitter
saying, "I am
praying for everyone
affected by the tragic
shooting in Las Vegas.
I look to God for
peace and strength."
Charlene Aaron, CBN News.
Well, it's the Lord who
will have to give us an answer
because we don't really have it.
And the shooter is dead, so we
can't understand his motive.
But his father was on the
FBI's most wanted list,
and he was apparently
mentally disturbed.
So maybe that
passed onto the son.
I think when it's
all boiled down,
it turns out that either
he was demon-possessed
or he was a mental case.
Whatever it is, is the
most horrible shooting,
the most horrible carnage
in history of America.
When churches in Las Vegas
came together last night
to give the city a place to
find comfort amidst the grief,
Stephanie Riggs
brings us that story.
In a place often
referred to as Sin City,
we now see an entirely
different side of Las Vegas
as people here turn to God
following the deadliest
mass shooting in US history.
It was just gunshots
and gunshots and gunshots.
And [SOBS] a guy fell behind me.
[SOBBING] And he was
covered in blood,
my boots are covered in blood.
STEPHANIE RIGGS:
Church Las Vegas
is where 16-year-old
Lynette Martinez
finds peace in her pain.
I see people coming
together as a community.
I see people, my heart is
warmed by the many people
that are coming together right
now, even at this church.
And it's just amazing.
It's a tough one.
It's a tough one.
And I know our hope is in
Christ, but we're human
and we hurt.
And we need help.
STEPHANIE RIGGS: Pastor
Benjamin Perez just
celebrated the 14th anniversary
of Church Las Vegas,
and invited four other
Las Vegas churches
to unite in a city prayer
for the shooting victims
and their families.
This city did stand out,
and it did come together
and unified, despite
what's painted on TV
and despite what we
think, what Vegas is.
They call it Sin City, but
I call it sincere city,
because we're really
sincere about the ones that
need family and need community.
STEPHANIE RIGGS: This is
the Las Vegas we never
hear about on the news.
But now, these
churches are turning up
the volume to drown out the
slot machines and bright lights.
They are determined to bring
comfort to their hurting city
during this devastating time.
And in this city full of
darkness, light is rising up.
And the city is being
transformed-- why?
Because people are stepping
up and saying no way.
Evil will not
prevail in this city.
Evil will not prevail,
what a wonderful statement.