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News on The 700 Club: October 3, 2017

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 ... Read Transcript


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.

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