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- And thank you so much for joining us
for this first edition of CBN Newswatch
for Thursday, March 7th, I'm Efrem Graham.
Ahead today, the Trumpadministration warns there
is a border crisis as theHomeland Security secretary
says the system is not designed
to handle the recordnumber of people flooding
across the border.
And Democrats in disarray as they try
to figure out how to handle the charges
of anti-Semitism by a newDemocratic congresswoman.
Plus, one of the leading African voices
in the United Methodist Church explains
why he voted against same sex marriage
and LGBTQ clergy in his denomination.
And we're gonna take a look at the science
behind the recent claimsfrom an Israeli company
about a possible cure for cancer.
All those stories and more are ahead today
in this edition of CBN Newswatch.
We wanna begin, though, withthe Trump administration
stepping up its effortto control the influx
of illegal immigrants cominginto the United States.
February marked a 12-year high
as nearly 76,000 asylum seekers
were stopped or apprehended at the border.
Now that number has morethan doubled from last year.
Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen iscalling the situation a crisis
and says border patrol agents
could apprehend amillion people this year.
- The current system isn't working.
These increases willoverwhelm the system entirely.
This is not a manufactured crisis.
This is truly an emergency.
- [Efrem] The administrationis telling border agents
to target immigrants from Latin America
and require asylumseekers to wait in Mexico.
The new instructions say Mexican officials
currently insist that nomore than 20 asylum seekers
are returned each dayfrom San Diego to Tijuana.
That shows the challenge the US is facing
as it tries to enforce the border.
Right now, border agents are only supposed
to send back those who cross illegally
into the US as a single adult.
Our CBN news correspondent Chuck Holton
has been covering the crisis
on the US border and is here now.
So you traveled with thecaravans that came to the border?
What can you tell us about the people
who are trying to come to the US?
- Well, the vast majority ofthem are economic migrants.
As I traveled with thecaravan and talked to them.
You ask them why they're coming,
they say I'm coming for abetter job or a better life.
So that would mean that theydo not qualify for asylum,
for the most part.
And we're seeing about80%, what I would call,
military-aged males and about 20% families
and children at that time in the caravan.
Now they're saying that it'slarger numbers of families,
and that just reflects the fact
that they understand the rulesand they're gaming the system
to try to get in becauseif they bring their family,
if they bring a child with them,
they can get in more easily.
- Okay, what do you think it will take
to put an end to theproblems at the border?
- I think we've gottaaddress the pull factors,
the things that are causing them to decide
to come to the United States as opposed
to go to someplace safer that'scloser to where they live.
And there are lots of those places.
So we've gotta addressthe fact that they believe
that they can game thatsystem and they can get a lot
of free stuff here in the United States.
You have to understand that,in most of Latin America,
there's no such thing as free education.
There's no such thing as free healthcare.
There's no such thing as any kind
of social welfare safety net.
And so those kinds ofthings are an enormous draw
for people coming from Latin America
'cause it's like winning the lottery.
- Yeah, I wanna talk aboutVenezuela for a second.
That country is falling apart.
What is daily life like for people there?
- Oh, man, the stories thatI heard from people coming
out of Venezuela, of just deprivation,
of actual starvation,people are really upset
because Maduro has these colectivos,
these gangs of thugs that he's armed
who are basically going around
and intimidating, raping,pillaging the countryside.
And they are very upsetabout those things.
- So how long do youthink Maduro can survive,
and what is it going totake to get rid of him?
- Because of the fact thathe has surrounded himself
with the Wagner group, whichare mercenaries from Russia,
very, very brutal, it's gonna be bloody
to get him out of there,I really believe that.
And I'm not sure exactly howmuch pressure the United States
can put on them becausewe can have all that aid,
we can offer the aid to the people
as soon as they get him out of there,
but, as you can see on the screen,
the only thing they have to do that with
are rocks and bottles.
And when you're facing down armed troops,
that's pretty tough.
- Yeah, I tell you, uphill battle indeed.
Chuck Holton, thank youso much for your time.
- Sure.
- House Democrats have delayed the vote
on a resolution condemning anti-Semitism,
instead pushing for a measure
that also condemns anti-Muslim bias.
This comes in the wakeof controversial comments
from freshman congresswoman Ilhan Omar.
Omar's latest chargeequates support of Israel
to allegiance to a foreign country.
House leadership hopeto vote on a resolution
condemning the statements, butnot specifically naming Omar.
But her left-wing supporters in the House
say the resolution needs tobe broader and that criticism
of Israel doesn't alwaysequal anti-Semitism.
President Donald Trump weighed in,
tweeting, "It is shameful House Democrats
"won't take a stronger standagainst anti-Semitism."
A number of Republicans alsoweighed in to that controversy.
- If they really are seriousabout addressing the problem,
Nancy Pelosi has to remove her
from the Foreign Affairs Committee.
- It's unconscionable for any member
of the United States Congress,
even less a member of the HouseForeign Relations Committee,
to repeatedly traffic in base stereotypes.
- The House Foreign Affairs Committee
has taken over the measure.
No word as to whetherthe vote will take place
at any time this week.
Hoda Muthana is the Alabamawoman who joined ISIS,
and she's begun her legal fight
to return to the United States.
Earlier this week, a federaljudge denied a motion
to fast track her case.
She said she could be harmed if forced
to remain in the northernSyria refugee camp.
But President Trump saysMuthana is not a US citizen
and should be denied entryinto the United States.
And Secretary of State MikePompeo says she poses a risk
to this country.
Should Muthana be allowed to return home?
On tonight's CBN Newsprogram The Global Lane,
author Jamie Glasov says the leftists
control American discourse,so he wouldn't be surprised
if the judge eventually givesMuthana a favorable ruling.
- They call them the Jihadi Brides.
A little bit uncomfortableeven with that label.
These are individuals that, at the least,
stood there and stoodby during gang rapes,
slavery, torture,
beheadings.
These are war criminalsthat should be in a cage
in front of some kindof a court and tried.
- To hear why Glasovbelieves Islamic terrorists
like Muthana are undeserving of sympathy,
you can watch The Global Lane.
That is tonight at 9:30on the CBN News Channel.
Coming up, we're gonna find outwhy a leading African pastor
decided to vote against same sex marriage
and LGBTQ clergy in his own denomination,
the United Methodist Church,at its recent conference.
We've got the story when we come back.
Stay with us.
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- A leading African pastor says the church
in America has lost its way,and he's urging the nation
to return to the faith of our forefathers.
On today's edition of WorldBeat,
George Thomas spoke to oneof the leading African voices
in the United Methodist Church
who voted against same sex marriage.
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- Hello, everyone, welcome to WorldBeat,
where we show you what'shappening in the world
and how you can pray about it.
In a dramatic move, theUnited Methodist Church
recently voted for atraditional view of marriage.
It also decided that it willnot ordain gay clergy, either.
At the church's conferencein late February,
delegates voted for a measure supported
by conservatives calledThe Traditional Plan.
About 43% of the delegateswere from foreign countries,
mostly Africa, and theyoverwhelmingly supported
the traditional views.
My next guest, who is fromthe West African nation
of Liberia, called The Traditional Plan
quote "the Biblical plan."
Now many liberal churches in the US
may leave the denominationbecause of the decision.
By the way, the United Methodist Church
is the second-largest Protestantdenomination in the US.
Well, joining me now to discuss the vote
is Reverend Jerry Kulah.
He's dean at United MethodistUniversity in Liberia.
Sir, thank you for coming on the show.
What would have happened to churches
in Africa if UMC voted for gay marriage?
- We would have disassociated ourselves
from the church in Americabecause it's inconceivable
that any church in UnitedMethodist Church in Africa
would have endorsed same sex marriage
because it's againstthe Biblical teachings
and is also againstour cultural practices.
In fact, our national governmentdoes not even condone that.
- You recently wrote that, "we Africans
"are not children in needof Western enlightenment
"when it comes to thechurch's sexual ethics.
"We do not need to hear aprogressive US bishop lecture us
"about our need to grow up."
Can you elaborate on that comment?
- Yes.
Unfortunately, there aresome members of the church
who think that Africans are neophytes.
Africans are people who are unenlightened,
and so I wanted to putforward that the whole concept
of traditional practicesas far as the Scripture
is concerned is part of our DNA.
That is what the church hasbeen known for in Africa.
And so there is no need for someone here
to think that we arechildren and are ignorant.
We are well informed, both in Scripture
and as far as life andeducation is concerned.
- Revered Kulah, how long can the church
in Africa withstand the intense pressure
from the West to embracethese controversial ideas
surrounding sexuality and the family?
- It is only a matter oftime that the leadership
of the church will beginto come from Africa
because the church inAfrica is growing in leaps
and bounds while the churchin America is declining.
Secondly, the economic strength
and the numerical strengthof the church lies
in the hands of the evangelicals.
So as long as the churchin Africa continues to grow
and we continue to build relationships
with the evangelicals here in America,
we are bound to continue to excel
in every aspect of the life of the church.
For Africa in particular,
our major concern is economic growth,
and we are now prioritizingthat very seriously
so that, in the soonest future,
we are able to be interdependent
as far as doing ministry is concerned.
- You've said that the church in Africa
is quote "grounded in God's word,
"and the gracious and clearteachings of our church.
"On that, we will not yield.
"We will not take a roadthat leads us from the truth.
"We will take the road that leads
"to the making ofdisciples of Jesus Christ
"for transformation of the world."
Dr. Kulah, you are willing to fight
to preserve what you believe in, right?
- Yes.
It is a matter of standing for the truth
and living out the truth sothat you make more disciples.
We are not really in a fight with anybody.
We are simply standing for the truth,
teaching the truth, living the truth.
- When you look at thecondition of America,
what makes you so sadabout what is happening
today in the church here in the States?
- The church has deviatedfar from the teachings
of the forefathers.
We received Christianityfrom America and Europe.
Unfortunately, we have to bringback Christianity to America
because the current generationhave lost their direction.
- How are you praying,sir, for the United States?
- I will pray that the church in America,
especially those who are taking a part
of progressive liberalism, will return
to the faith of their fathers and mothers.
- Will you take a moment right now
to pray for our nation, please?
- Yes, I'll be glad to do that.
Let us pray.
Our gracious Father, we thankYou for this great nation,
that You have blessed so abundantly
with wealth and resources.
But unfortunately, thewealth and resources
and education seem to drivethe nation away from You.
Oh God, we pray that,in Your mercy and grace,
You will restore Americaback to their faith
so that they will continue to be strong,
not only economically and politically,
but they will be strongspiritually so that,
through America, many will come
to know Jesus as Lord and Savior.
We pray especially for the young people
who have lost their direction, and,
by Your grace, they will cometo faith in Jesus Christ.
The Bible will return to the school
so that the children onceagain will know the truth,
and the truth will set them free.
Thank You, Lord, inJesus' mighty name, amen.
- Amen.
Reverend Kulah, thank you so much
for joining us on the broadcast.
- Thank you for the opportunity to speak
to the nation of Americaand to the world at large.
- You're welcome, sir.
Well folks, that is it fortoday's edition of WorldBeat.
Until next time, goodbyeand God bless you.
Now back to Newswatch.
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- And still ahead here on CBN Newswatch,
a potential cure for cancer.
That possibility came recentlyfrom in Israeli company.
We're gonna look at thescience behind the story
when we come back, stay with us.
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When you care,
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When we all come together to love,
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- Hello, I'm Terry Meeuwsen.
Did you know there are morethan 148 million orphans
in the world today?
148 million.
But it was three littlegirls that taught me
about the plight of orphans.
My husband and I spentnearly a month immersed
in the daily activitiesof a Ukrainian orphanage
as we waited to adopt three sisters.
I saw firsthand the utterloneliness, the pain of rejection,
and the overwhelming desire to be loved.
That experience changed me forever,
and out of it grew aministry from my heart
called Orphan's Promise.
Today, we're helping orphansand vulnerable children
in more than 50 countries worldwide.
Thousands of childrenare now in safe homes,
they're being educated, andthey're learning life skills.
I'm asking you to join with me
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- When the chairman of anIsraeli company announced he
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CBN News sat down with oneof the scientists working
on the project.
Medical reporter Lorie Johnson tells us
about the science behindthis promising research.
- [Lorie] Scientists all over the world
have been looking for acure for cancer for years.
Now, two Israeli researchersthink they've found one.
- We didn't want to haveanother drug like everyone else
that would give reliefto some cancer patients
and then the cancer would come back.
We wanted really to curesomething like antibiotics.
- Four years ago, Dr. Ilan Morad
and his partner, Dr. Hanan Itzhaki,
of Advanced EvolutionBiotechnologies, or AEBi,
started research on a cure for cancer.
The concept is based onthe same strategy used
to combat AIDS.
The patient is given a cocktail,
or mix of medications,designed to prevent the disease
from becoming resistant to any one drug.
- Because HIV is very mutagenic creature,
same as cancer.
This is the problem with cancer,
that is very mutagenic and these mutations
help the cancer escape the therapy.
- [Lorie] Here in this tinylab in Ness Ziona, Israel,
these two scientists came up with a theory
they hope will cure cancer.
They call it MuTaTo; thatstands for multi-target toxin.
- The main thing hereis multiple targeting.
Instead of attacking one target at a time,
we connect together several peptides
and we attack several targets at a time.
And because of that, thecancer won't be able,
statistically, won't beable to escape the therapy,
and this is what happened with AIDS.
And this is what wouldhappen here in cancer.
- [Lorie] And they pointout since this cocktail
specifically targets cancer cells,
it is not as harmful to healthy ones.
- The other thing is becauseof this targeting peptides
are connected together and there's
what we call the affinity effect,
the side effect will bemuch, much, much lower,
so it will be like an antibiotic.
- [Lorie] Morad says if scientists
could come up with 100 different peptides,
they believe various combinations
could treat each kind of cancer.
- Each patient will get his own MuTaTo
that will fit perfectly his cancer.
He would have almost no side effects,
and, in no time, hewould be cured completely
because the cancer cellswould be completely killed,
every one of them.
- [Lorie] Morad saysthey have five peptides
in the pre-clinical stage.
When the article came out,
it basically caught themedical community by surprise
because AEBi's experimentshave been limited
and not published in medical journals.
CBN News approached Dr. Charles Geyer,
Associate Director for Clinical Research
at VCU Massey Cancer Center,
who was one of many that urged caution.
"This news is based on limitedinformation from the company
"and its researchers, and the results
"from their pre-clinicalexperiments have not been published
"in any peer-reviewed academic journals.
"I would approach this newswith healthy skepticism
"and also remind people thatit typically takes years
"to translate promisingpre-clinical research
"from the laboratory toevaluation in the clinic."
Morad said he wassurprised by the criticism.
- At least give me the credit.
Ask me what is themechanism of our MuTaTo,
or read carefully the firstarticle in the Jerusalem Post
to see what I really said.
- [Lorie] Morad said they need funding
to move their researchalong faster and would like
to collaborate with largerpharmaceutical companies.
He also made clear theone goal on his mind.
- I don't care about the money.
I want to cure cancer patients.
- [Lorie] Lorie Johnson, CBN News.
- Certainly watching that progress.
Stay with us, we'll be right back.
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- [Narrator] When yougive, smiles grow bigger.
When you care,
homes are happier.
When you comfort,
the hurt goes away.
When we all come together to love,
miracles happen.
- Hello, I'm Terry Meeuwsen.
Did you know there are morethan 148 million orphans
in the world today?
148 million.
But it was three littlegirls that taught me
about the plight of orphans.
My husband and I spentnearly a month immersed
in the daily activitiesof a Ukrainian orphanage
as we waited to adopt three sisters.
I saw firsthand the utterloneliness, the pain of rejection,
and the overwhelming desire to be loved.
That experience changed me forever,
and out of it grew aministry from my heart
called Orphan's Promise.
Today, we're helping orphansand vulnerable children
in more than 50 countries worldwide.
Thousands of childrenare now in safe homes,
they're being educated, andthey're learning life skills.
I'm asking you to join with me
and become family to these children.
Will you call the numberon your screen right now?
Because every child deservesa chance to be happy.
- Hello, is this thing on?
Hey, kids!
Do you love games?(children cheer)
And do you love discovering things?
Yeah!
Well, do ya?- Yeah!
- [Announcer] Then you're gonna love this.
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- It's time now foryour Thursday Thankful,
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"Lord, I praise You for who You are.
"Before you move to doanything on my behalf,
"I know who You are.
"And for this alone, I say thank You."
With that prayer, I encourage you
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