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Georgia could be on the verge of passing
one of the country'stoughest abortion laws.
Pro-life advocates sayit is just the beginning
of a growing movement
to pass stricter laws against abortion.
George Thomas is working thisstory in the CBN Newsroom
and joins us now.
George?
- Efrem, Georgia lawmakers on Friday
passed House Bill HB481, with 92 votes.
The bill also known as thefetal heartbeat measure
protects pre-born childrenwho have a heartbeat
from death by abortion.
In a statement, FamilyPolicy Alliance of Georgia
hailed the bill's passage, saying it was
quote, "a pivotal momentin the state's history."
This bill holds the government accountable
to families by recognizingthe value of each child,
the group said, adding thatit establishes the personhood
and protection of theunborn across Georgia.
The group says the bill's impact will echo
far beyond the borders of the state.
Georgia is among a growing list of states
moving to pass similarlaws restricting abortion.
Georgia's GovernorBrian Kemp, has promised
to sign the bill into law.
Meanwhile, the pro-lifemovement got another boost
last week, when the Trumpadministration announced
a $5 million family planning grant
to the Obria Group, in an attempt
to shift family planning fundstoward faith-based groups.
The company owns a chain
of California crisis pregnancycenters that oppose abortion.
Obria's founder, Kathleen Eaton Bravo
welcomed the administration's decision.
She told the Daily Signalthat her goal is to,
quote, "build a model ofcomprehensive, holistic
"medical clinics so that a woman
"facing an unplanned pregnancynever has to darken the door
"of a Planned Parenthood again."
Meanwhile, here in theCommonwealth, thousands
are expected to marchnear the State Capitol
on Wednesday for the VirginiaMarch for Life event.
The Wednesday, April 3rd event in Richmond
kicks off at 11:00 amwith a rally on the steps
of the Capitol.
Organizers say it is the firstofficial March for Life Rally
in the state.
Efrem, back to you.
- Alright, George, thank you.
Joining us now is pro-lifeactivist Lila Rose
from Live Action.
So Lila, how are you feelingwith some of the advances
we are seeing thus far?
- It's all great news.
It's all steps in theright direction for life.
The fact that Georgia ison the verge of passing
a heartbeat bill to protect life,
when a heartbeat can be detected.
They're joining two other states
in recent weeks thathave done the same thing.
And there are other statesthat are considering
the same law.
This is a huge win forthe pro-life movement
and for the lives of pre-born children
that are seen otherwise asnon-persons, in most states.
In New York State, therehave been incredible
steps to try to allow more abortions
through all nine months.
California, other states, have abortions
paid for by the State of California.
In other states, they'repaid for by the state.
So to see the opposite,states like Georgia
doing the right thingto protect life is huge.
And to see the Trumpadministration taking steps
to protect life as well,and to actually award
family planning money,not to Planned Parenthood,
which pushes abortions and commits a third
of all US abortions, but to instead,
give that money topro-life, life-affirming,
healthcare facilities is anincredible victory as well.
- What precedent do youthink that move is setting
and what do you think it'sgoing to mean going forward
for organizations like that?
- It's a huge step.
I serve on the advisoryboard for Obria Group,
which is the beneficiary of these funds
that are coming through thecurrent Trump administration.
And this is unheard of.
They have not received funds historically.
Historically, these funds havegone to Planned Parenthood.
They've gone to abortionfacilities that are making
the abortion rate higherinstead of actually
limiting abortions and ObriaGroup and other pro-life
healthcare groups likethem, are actually looking
for abortion alternatives.
So they're providing realauthentic choice to women.
So to have the governmentfinally notice this,
and again, this was the promiseof the Trump administration
to stop the forced taxpayerfunding of Planned Parenthood,
but the fact that they'rere-rewarding the money
to pro-life health centers, is wonderful.
I hope that this trend continues.
There's a lot more moneythat Planned Parenthood
is currently getting throughMedicaid, through other funding
streams that I thinkshould also be stopped
and instead that moneycould potentially be awarded
to pro-life health centersas they get up and running.
So I think it's a hugestep in the right direction
and I'm also concerned, though, for 2020
and future elections because a lot hangs
on future elections.
This is the power of anelection, to see the good use
of government funds, as opposed to the use
for pro-abortion groups.
- And turning it to election,what are our lawmakers
across the countrydoing in your estimation
to protect the unborn.
What else?
- The Heartbeat Bill, I thinkis the most cutting edge
of all the legislationthat's being passed.
So the fact that Georgiais about to pass it,
Governor Brian Kemp has saidthat he'll sign it into law.
Kentucky, Mississippi,have passed recent bills.
This is a huge step in the right direction
for the pro-life movement.
Historically, our movement has focused on
far less aggressive steps.
So for example, in the '90s,
it was a partial-birth abortion ban
which was a federal banwas attempted to stop
the gruesome partialbirth abortion procedure.
The problem with thatis late-term abortions
are still happening legally in many states
across the country.
So the fact that the statesare taking into their hands
to protect life withintheir own jurisdiction
is a huge, huge thing, because federally,
because of Roe v. Wade,because of Doe v. Bolton,
because of other cases,Supreme Court cases,
the federal restrictions onabortion are non-existent.
So the fact that statesare taking into their hands
is a good step.
I do think that thiscould lead to a challenge,
in legal challenges forGeorgia, for these states.
And so we are lookingto the Supreme Court.
The recent nominations andappointments of Kavenaugh
and Justice Kavenaugh and Justice Gorsuch
are a step in the right direction.
We're hopeful that they willbe life-affirming justices.
But we're gonna have tosee how this all plays out
when it comes to the Supreme Court
because that's where it's heading next.
- Indeed, Lila Rose, thankyou so much for your time.
- Thanks for having me.
- House Judiciary Chairman,
Jerry Nadler is preparing asubpoena for the full report
from Special Counsel, Robert Mueller,
but he has not said whether he would do so
before Attorney General,William Barr releases
the redacted version.
Democrats had set a deadline for Barr
to release the reporttomorrow, but he says
it will not be ready until mid-April.
The Trump administration iscutting aid to El Salvador,
Honduras and Guatemala.
It comes as US BorderPatrol Agents say they've
reached a breaking point at the border.
Friday, the president threatened
to close the southern border.
He also criticized Mexico
and several Central American nations
for failing to stop migrantsfrom heading to the US.
Border Patrol Commissioner,Kevin McAleenan said
many are single adults tryingto escape being captured.
- While 65% of crossings arenow families and children,
who most often present themselvesto Border Patrol agents,
35% are still single adultswho try to evade apprehension
at our border.
And within that flow, arethousands of criminals,
smugglers, gang membersand public safety threats
that we're sworn toprotect this country from.
- Border Patrol agentsencountered or apprehended
more than 100,000 in March.
That is the highest monthlyfigure in more than a decade.
Former Vice President, JoeBiden, is defending his conduct,
saying he doesn't believe he's ever
acted inappropriately with women.
Even before entering the race,
the Democratic presidential front-runner
is facing a firestorm from his own party.
He's being accused of touchingwomen inappropriately.
But the allegations are not new.
The issue is being re-ignited
by Nevada Democrat Lucy Flores,
pointing to his actionsat a rally in 2014.
- I feel Joe Biden puthis hands on my shoulders,
get up very close to me from behind,
lean in, smell my hair,and then plant a slow kiss
on the top of my head.
It's been dismissed as ifit's just Biden being Biden,
boys will be boys, no big deal.
It is a big deal.
- Biden says, in manyyears on the campaign trail
and in public life, I haveoffered countless handshakes,
hugs, expressions ofaffection, support and comfort
and not once, never, did Ibelieve I acted inappropriately.
If it is suggested I did so,I will listen respectfully,
but it was never my intention.
And we'll have more onthis story this evening,
as well as some other headlinesfrom our Washington Bureau
on Faith Nation.
You can watch it right hereon the CBN News Channel.
Brazilian President, JairBolsonaro, is in Jerusalem.
He's looking to boost relations
with Israeli Prime Minister,Benjamin Netanyahu.
It comes just days aheadof Israeli elections.
During his three-day trip,Bolsonaro was expected
to decide whether tofollow through on a promise
to move the Brazilian Embassyfrom Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
Well, he offered no commenton the embassy plans
during a news conference late Sunday.
The Brazilian president did, however,
announce plans to open a trade
and innovation office in Jerusalem.
Netanyahu called Bolsonaro a good friend
and says Israel and Brazil have entered
a new era of relations.
The two leaders wrappedthe trip with a visit
to the Western Wall.
And with elections in Turkey underway,
Turkish President Recep TayyipErdogan's political party
suffered a major defeat Sunday.
The president's Islamic basedJustice and Development Party
lost control of Turkey's capital,
marking a significantsetback to Erdogan's 16 years
of power there.
The opposing party, theRepublican People's Party
won control of the citywith more than 50% of votes.
Thousands of the supporterscelebrated the party's win,
saying history is being written.
Voters are now waitingon ballots to be counted
in Istanbul, which coulddetermine the race.
Pope Francis ended hisvisit to Morocco on Sunday
with a public mass for thecountry's Christian minority.
Thousands attended Francis' afternoon mass
in hopes that his visit
would influence the Moroccan government
to be more tolerant ofreligious diversity.
Francis used the timeto encourage Christians
and Muslims in thecountry to come together
and build relationships.
Catholics represent less than1% of Morocco's population
and nearly all of them forced
to practice their faith privately
because Morocco's governmentprohibits Muslim conversions.
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Coming up, the latest controversy
over the new Unplanned filmand what pro-life advocates
have to say.
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- The new pro-life movie,Unplanned, is sparking controversy
in more ways than one.
The movie tells the true storyof former abortion clinic
director, Abby Johnson anduncovers shocking truths
about America's abortion industry.
It brought in $6 millionand took 5th place
at the box office opening weekend.
That came despite severalattempts to block the film,
including television networksdenying them the opportunity
to purchase ad time.
And even in its openingweekend, controversy sparked
after Twitter banned the film's account.
Many pro-life advocatesoutrage, claiming Twitter CEO,
Jack Dorsey, as having pro-abortion bias.
Twitter did later re-instatethe film's account,
saying quote, "It does notappear to violate the rules."
Joining us now is Media Research Center's
Vice President of Business, Culture
and Techwatch, Dan Gainor.
Dan, this is just one ofthe most recent examples
of censorship bias on Twitter.
What's your thoughts?
- Well, Twitter isconsistently, the worst of all
the social media outlets.
There's no pretense.
This is not the treatmentthat liberals receive.
Planned Parenthood or abortion movies
don't get shut down.
Their accounts don't get shut down
on their opening weekend.
You don't have people whotry to follow the account
and it automatically unfollows you.
There's a huge uproar onTwitter and Twitter's response
is always, the muted, ohyeah, okay, and they move on.
Imagine the media outrage if this happened
to some sort of left-wing account.
It's simply, the way it is.
Twitter is in no way, shape or form
a neutral platform to conservatives.
In light of what we are seeing here,
does the company need tore-evaluate its policy?
- The company needs to but it won't.
So then the question is, what can happen?
I'm not a lawyer, I don'tplay one, even on TV.
But certainly, if I werethe Unplanned movie,
people involved in that,I'd be talking to lawyers.
I'd be talking to Congress.
The Free Speech Alliance thatthe Media Research Center
heads up has urged thenew Attorney General
to get involved, lookinginto these companies
and seeing the biasesagainst conservatives.
And I certainly thinkthis is one of the cases
where they need to look at it and say
this is the way things are.
And they're only getting worse, it seems.
- Turning now, real quick, we are seeing
that Google is coming under fire in Brazil
for trying to manipulate the research
on the opposition leader, Jair Bolsonaro.
What do you make of this?
- All of these companies arerunning into global problems.
To some extent, I feelsympathetic towards them
because every country
has different rules, different language.
When you're a global platform,it's a major requirement.
I saw for Facebook, it'ssomething like a hundred
different languages, thatFacebook has to handle
across the globe.
That's a lot.
And inevitably, you're gonnarun into content problems.
And we saw this weekend,where Mark Zuckerberg
from Facebook is calling forglobal regulation of content.
We're heading down tovery scary territory here
and the more countriesget involved in this,
the more these companies are looking
for a one size fits all solution.
And I'm not convincedthat there needs to be
or ever could be, that would work.
- So looking back over thecourse of recent years,
do you think that mediabias is getting worse?
- Well, I think media,
the best and worstthing about social media
is that social mediamade media bias overt.
Gone are the days whereyou could do an analysis
of reporters, would besurprised that someone
was looking at theircontent and writing it up.
Now, they all have their own platforms.
They all are on Twitteror Instagram or Facebook
or YouTube or wherever, andit's almost encouraged them
to bring out their biases.
And since reporters andeditors and producers
are overwhelmingly liberal,vote overwhelmingly Democratic,
it's really proven to be a boom for people
who do what we do, but at the same time,
it's very divisive for the country.
- Alright, Dan Gainor,with Media Research Center,
thank you so much for your time.
- Thank you, it's been a pleasure.
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- We're speaking with Adam Makos,
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It's an exciting story abouttank warfare in World War II.
Adam, why should people care about wanting
to read about some tankguys in World War II?
- They led the way to victory.
And a lot of times, I alwaysthought the paratroopers
or the infantry guyswere the first in front.
But really, these man inthe Spearhead Division,
that was their specialty, piercing through
the enemy lines, anddriving down the enemy lines
and winning these big battles.
But with it, there was a big downside.
They lost a lot of men, a lot of tanks.
They paid a lot of sacrifices.
- You concentrate on thisone crew that has this guy,
Clarence, is they guy who shootsoff the guns all the time.
And they had, they werespecial in the fact
that they got a tank that wasbetter than all the others,
right towards the end of the war, right?
That was in importantpart of how they managed
to survive their battles.
- We have the Shermantank and we thought it was
the best tank ever and thenthe Germans just kept getting
bigger and better and theywere beating ours around.
So, as an emergencymeasure, we had to rush
these 20 Pershing tanksto the European theater
and our hero Clarence got one of them.
He was just a 21 year old corporal
from coal country Pennsylvania,
and now he's given the most advanced tank
in the America arsenal,the only tank that can go
toe to toe with the Germans.
And with that comes a new responsibility.
He has to lead the way inevery attack since then.
- Since one of his biggest motivations
was surviving the war, thatwas always on his mind.
So they got to Cologneand it was important
that they take the cityof Cologne in Germany.
And there was a tank, a Panzer tank
that was waiting for them there, right?
And they got into a one-on-one dual.
And what was it about the American tank
that ended up allowing them to survive,
the fact that the Germanscould have shot the first shot.
- The difference really, wasthat man, Clarence Schmoyer,
the gunner of the American tank.
You see, he knew thathe had to shoot first
and shoot straight and not miss.
Because if he missed, somebodyin his crew was gonna die.
And his crew was his family.
He used to say, we're a family locked
in a sardine can.
- And wasn't it also afact that the German guy
in the tank, he thought
because this was a new American tank,
he thought it was maybe one of theirs.
He wasn't sure that he wasabout to kill a German tank.
- Clarence had an advantage that day.
The German hesitated.
A millisecond could be thedifference in a battle like that.
They say it was like a western gun fight
in the streets of Cologne.
- And one of the saddestthings is just before
this one-on-one battle, acivilian car drove through
and both sides startedto shoot at it, right?
And what happened with that car?
- They shot and they woundedand then later she died,
a civilian woman.
Her name was Caterina Esser.
She was just a grocery store clerk.
But she was driving through the city,
trying to flee the city of Cologne.
- And that was onClarence's mind for decades
and tell me how it finally ended, with him
and one of the Germans from that tank,
meeting in Cologne.
And what did the German sayto Clarence to give him peace,
finally, about the waythat that woman died?
- It stayed with Clarence for decades.
And eventually, he hadto talk to somebody.
Now, his whole crew had all died by then.
Who was left?
Just the man he fought against.
And so he traveled to Germany.
And in front of the cathedral,he and Gustav Schafer,
the young German tank gunner,who in fact then was 18,
who was battling him.
And they put their arms around each other
and Clarence said, the war isover, we can be friends now.
Gustav said, here's where my tank was.
Here's where Clarence's tank was.
And these men said, this iswhere the mistake happened.
And Gustav said those beautiful words
that would later give Clarence peace.
He said, Clarence, it's war.
It's in the nature of it.
It can't be undone.
War was what was responsible.
War was what took her life.
- Well, thank you so much,Adam, for telling us about it.
This has been Adam Makos,we've been speaking to,
author of the book, Spearhead,a New York Times bestseller.
Thank you very much, Adam.
- Thank you, Paul.
- [Efrem] Coming up, anupdate on Anne Graham Lotz,
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I saw firsthand the utterloneliness, the pain
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That experience changed me forever.
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