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- [Narrator] This is CBN NewsWatch.
- Thanks for joining us for CBN NewsWatch,
I'm Charlene Aaron.
Hundreds of immigrants areflooding the southern border.
Homeland SecuritySecretary, Kristjen Neilsen,
said in an emergency call
with cabinet members and White House aids
that the Trump administration
will treat U.S./Mexicoborder issues quote,
"As if we have been hit bya category five hurricane."
And President Trump hasthreatened to close the border,
but he's now holding back for right now.
President Trump says he's willing
to shutdown the southern border.
But says he's willingto give it some time,
because Mexico is taking action,
and he wants Congress topass immigration reform.
- Mexico, as you know as of yesterday,
has been starting toapprehend a lot of people
at their southern border.
- [Charlotte] Analysts say thecost of shutting the border
would damage the U.S. economy.
The Chamber of Commerce predicts
"an unmitigated economic debacle",
warning that five million jobswould in immediate jeopardy.
40% of all fruits and vegetablesthat come into the U.S
come from Mexico.
If trade is blocked,their prices could surge.
The American auto industrycould also be hurt,
if supply chains are affected.
Trump says it would be worth it.
- It's gonna be have anegative impact on the economy.
Security is more importantto me than trade.
- The border patrol inSan Diego tells CBN News,
"Yes, it will cost money,
"but it might finally get Congress to act.
"Because right now, wejust have open borders."
So if the border is closed.
- It'd be a huge impact.
I lived in Arizona, my dadworked in Mexico for 18 years.
People like him would not be able
to commute back andforth across the border.
There'd be a definitedisruption to the economy,
but something's gottaget Congress's attention
at this point to take action.
Because right now, we have aequivalent of an open border.
We know for a fact thereare criminals blending in
with these people claimingto be asylum seekers.
We know for a fact childrenare being recycled,
they're fake families if you will.
- [Charlotte] Record numbers of migrants
are crossing illegally andbeing released by border patrol,
putting a strain on cities and ministries.
- The numbers have increasedup into the neighborhood
of four to 45 hundred refugees
that are being released to us,
to our network of churchesand organizations per week.
There have been several times
when our capacity was not sufficient.
- President Trump is expected to travel
to the border on Friday.
The House Judiciary Committeehas approved subpoenas
for special counsel RobertMueller's full report
on his Russia investigation.
The committee voted 24 to 17 this morning,
giving judiciary chairman Gerald Nadler
permission to issue the subpoenas,
but Nadler has not yetconfirmed if he'll do so.
House Democrats had givenAttorney General William Barr
until yesterday to producethe full report to Congress,
but Barr said a redacted versionof the full 300 page report
would not be released until mid-April.
Democrats have said theywill not accept redactions
and want to see the evidence unfiltered.
- This committee requires the full report
and the underlying materials,because it is our job,
not the Attorney Generals,
to determine whetheror not President Trump
has abused his office.
And we require the report because one day,
on way or another, thecountry will move on
from President Trump.
We must make it harderfor future presidents
to behave this way.
We need a full accountingof the President's actions
to do that work.
- The panel also voted
to authorize subpoenas related to five
of President Donald Trump'sformer top advisors.
We will have more on thisstory and other headlines
from our Washington Bureau this evening
on Faith Nation.
You can watch it hereon the CBN News Channel.
Now to South America whereVenezuela's interim President
says he knows he couldbe arrested or kidnapped
for challenging thecountry's socialist dictator.
A day after Juan Guaido wasstripped of legal protections
he enjoys as a member ofVenezuela's Parliament,
the opposition leader facespotential criminal prosecution
for calling on President Nicolas Maduro
to relinquish power.
Guaido, who has the supportof more than 50 countries
including the United States,called Parliament's decision
to strip him of immunity cowardly
and vows to keep pressure on Maduro.
Speaking to supporters late Tuesday night,
the 35 year old interim President,
said he recognizes the risk he faces.
- [Translator] Does theregime intend to kidnap us?
Well of course.
We know that all theyhave left is brute force.
We know that, but we haveaudacity, intelligence,
soul, strength, heart, hope,
trust in this country, in ourselves.
- And Senior InternationalCorrespondent George Thomas
joins us now for more.
George, would Venezuela'sdictator arrest Guaido?
- Well, I think there are serious concerns
about that right now.
The arrest of Robert Marrero,
a 49 year old top aid to Guaido last week,
was not a very good sign.
It indicates the fact that helost his immunity yesterday
with the National Assembly,
shows that the pressureon Guaido is increasing.
It would be a monumental movefor Maduro to arrest him.
That would send shock waves,not just across Venezuela,
but among 50 other nations asyou said in the intro to this.
50 other countries that are supporting
the interim President.
That would be a really very, very.
That would up the anti soto speak in this crisis
that's ongoing today in Venezuela.
- It is amazing.
The crisis is also includinga dire water crisis
due to blackouts.
How are they coping?
- Well, the major blackouts
that they experienced back on March 7th,
has had the ripplingeffect even to this day.
Nicolas Maduro said just yesterday
that he was going to impose
this 30 day nationalmoratorium on electricity.
He's gonna basically berationing out electricity.
So people are saying, how do we get water?
Here's a comment from a Venezuelan
out on the streets of Caracas.
Just talking about howdifficult the situation is.
(woman speaks in a foreign language)
- [Translator] The situation is terrible,
very terrible indeed.
We ask God to help us solve this problem
because it is serious.
Because not havingelectricity, not having water,
is quite difficult since water is vital.
We hope that they solve this,
but the government nevergives a reliable reason.
- So it's really, really difficult.
Just imagine, you don't have basics
like water and electricity.
On top of that, theongoing political chaos
just makes the thingall the more difficult.
- Well days afterPresident Trump told Russia
to get out of Venezuela,
the Russians just opened
a military center right in the country.
Is that right?- I know, pretty wild right?
In fact, they delivered.
What the Russians are saying
is that they opened upthis training center
to help Venezuela's pilots learn
how to fly Russian helicopters.
In fact, this is footagethat you're seeing
of the center in Moscow
where they are buildingthese new helicopters.
They're gonna be deliveringthem to Venezuela.
You have to keep in mind,
Venezuela is a hugetrading partner for Russia.
The Russians do not want to see
Maduro go there supporting him
so is Cuba, China, Iran,all of the bad actors
that we're all familiar with.
So all of this is happening in the midst
of the political tensions.
This is a very, very clear signal
to the Trump administration.
President Trump just a fewdays ago told the Russians,
basically he said get out.
Told the Russians theyneed to leave Venezuela.
The Russians are not going to do that,
so this is just anothersignal to the White House,
as well as to Venezuela.
We will support our man in Caracas.
Nicolas Maduro is our man,
and we are going tocontinue supporting him.
- [Charlotte] Wow, andnow there are reports
that China has sent troops.
What can you tell us about that?
- So you have the UnitedStates, you have Russia,
you have the Chinese.
Three nuclear armed countriesall in one location.
A Lebanese news agencyreleased these pictures
of Chinese military.
About 120 Chinese military authorities
who landed in Venezuela's Margarita Island
to deliver what they say humanitarian
and other military supplies.
However, China's spokesman
at the Foreign Ministry todayresponded saying this is,
in his words, pure fabrication.
And obviously, the Chinese denied it.
But again, just like thesituation with the Russians,
the Chinese are heavilyinvested in Venezuela.
Their man is Nicolas Maduro.
They have told the United States please
do not get involved in Venezuela.
Leave Maduro, don't gofor a regime change.
So here you have characterslike the Iranians,
the Russians, and the Chinese
all involved in this situation.
Making it all the more complicated.
- George Thomas, thank youso much for keeping us posted
on what's happening.
- You're most welcome.
- Thank you so much.
Well the city of Pittsburghhas just approved
a measure restricting theuse of certain firearms.
The City Council gave final approval
on the legislation yesterday.
The bill places restrictions
on military style assaultweapons like the AR15 rifle
that authorities say wasused in the October rampage
at Tree of Life Synagogue
that killed 11 and wounded seven.
Pennsylvania State Lawforbids municipalities
from regulating gunsand progun activists say
they'll sue to block thelaws from taking effect.
The measure now heads to the mayor
who is expected to sign it.
Well clergy abusesurvivors in North Carolina
are calling on Catholicofficials in the state
to release the names of predator priests.
Catholic Diocese across the country
have released the namesof priests involved
in sexual abuse allegations.
And two people who say they survived abuse
when they were children,
say Bishop Peter Jugisshould take steps to do so.
The victims stood outsidethe Diocese and offices
asking for transparency.
- We give them a chance tolet's say see the light.
Do what is common sense and compassion.
They have an opportunityto be compassionate.
They have an opportunity to be ethical.
Unfortunately, Bishop Jugishasn't made that decision yet.
- I believe that we havea mission as survivors
to protect the next generation.
We can't change what happened to us,
but we can change what happensto the future generations.
- The Diocese of Charlottereleased a statement
saying that they arereviewing the allegations.
The Supreme Court has a chance
to decide a big question for the country.
Are fertilized embryos people or property?
It's a decision thatcould lead to a change
in the state of legalizedabortion in America.
Paul Strand brings us thatstory from The Supreme Court.
- Recent cases involvingthe fight over the fate
of frozen fertilizedembryos show another example
of our divided nation.
For instance, an Arizonacourt ruled an ex-wife
could give birth to her frozen embryos
despite her ex's objections.
While a Colorado court decidedin favor of an ex-husband
stating, "Embryos couldbe treated like property
"and thrown away."
The U.S. Supreme Court
has been asked to take the Colorado case
and rule the frozen embryos are persons
with a right to life.
You may not think it matters
whether embryos are considered people,
but if the law here inAmerica decides that they are
or even if it decides they aren't,
it has major implications.
Constitutional Law Attorney, Jenna Ellis,
warns about a ruling thatembryos are mere property.
- I think we're gettinginto very dangerous ethical
and legal questions, if thecourt decides to go that way.
- We are commodifying human life.
We are commodifying whatit means to be human.
I think that has devastating consequences.
- [Paul] David Christensen ofThe Family Research Council
points to the courts 1973decision allowing abortion.
- Roe V Wade and Doe VBolton legalized abortion,
and now we have 60 million unborn children
that have been killed.
There's no question aboutthe impact on families,
and family dynamics, andthe way we view each other,
and the way we view unborn children.
- [Paul] Ellis says rulingembryos are property
could potentially expandto other stages of life.
- At what point does that arbitrary line
go from fertilized embryos atmerely the conception stage
then all the way to say someone
who's in a coma at the end of their life.
Are they then morphed into property,
because they don't have anydecision making autonomy?
- Rather than looking athuman embryos as property
we should look at them as they are,
a member of the species Homo sapien
and they should be protected.
- [Paul] Pro-choice advocates
worry declaring embryospersons with rights
could end up strippingadults of their right
not to be a parent.
Ellis believes the issueis more fundamental.
It's about life itself.
- This is a really great opportunity
for The Supreme Court to recognize
that human life is human lifeno matter how tiny and small.
- [Paul] Could that then shake
the so called right to abortion?
- We're seeing with advanced technology
that human beings are humanbeings even in the womb
no matter how small.
And I think that Roes days are numbered,
and we're gonna see a pro-life win
at The Supreme Court very, very soon.
- [Paul] Paul Strand, CBNNews, The Supreme Court.
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Did you know there are morethan 148 million orphans
in the world today?
148 million, but it was three little girls
that taught me aboutthe plight of orphans.
My husband and I spentnearly a month immersed
in the daily activitiesof the Ukrainian Orphanage
as we waited to adopt three sisters.
I saw first hand the utter loneliness,
the pain of rejection,
and the overwhelming desire to be loved.
That experience changed me forever.
And out of it,
grew a ministry from my heartcalled Orphan's Promise.
Today, we're helping orphansand vulnerable children
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- Wheaton College Professors
have written what they say isthe first collegiate textbook
connecting mainline scientifictheories with scripture.
It's called The UnderstandingScientific Theories of Origins
and includes knowledge onseveral creation theories
such as The Big BangTheory, Origin of Life,
and Evolution.
One of the textbooks authors
and Geology ProfessorDr. Stephen Moshier says,
"It'll give students a better perspective
"to understand the creation story
"without preaching to them."
Dr. Moshier joins us know with more.
Dr. Moshier, tell us aboutthis amazing textbook.
How is it different from others?
- Well we needed a textbook for our class.
We've been teachingthis class for 25 years
and there's not even a seculartextbook that covers all
of the mainstream scientifictheories of origins
that you mentioned.
We also wanted a textbookfor a Christian reader
who is interested in theintegration of science
and their faith.
- Amazing, now many peoplethink that religion and science
are contrary to eachother, but this book shows
how they connect.
What are some examples?
- Well exactly.
Unfortunately, thereare people like atheists
and even some Christian leaders
who promote this ideaof some kind of conflict
that you need to make a choice
between creation on the one hand
and evolution or scienceon the other hand.
We don't think that that'snecessary or even fair,
especially for students
who are struggling with these issues.
We wanna give them thebest possible coverage
of what mainstream science is saying
and then look at the Bible,
develop a very comprehensive understanding
of the doctrine of creation
and tools for interpreting the scriptures
when they deal with origins attempts.
- What kinds of classes do you hope
this textbook is used for?
- Well hopefully this wouldbenefit classes like ours
at a Christian college or university.
I know there are courses
at other universities aroundthe country like this,
but as we've said, there'sno textbook to help.
So hope now that there is a textbook,
we hope that maybe someprofessors will have the courage
to put together a course like that,
because the textbook wouldbe a great help to them.
No one can know all of these things.
There's so many differentdisciplines of science
that are involved, so wehope that it'll stimulate
these kinds of courses.
We hope that it'll begin torelieve the so called tensions
between science and faith.
And that it could even be useful for
an advanced high schoolseminar at a Christian Academy
or even for homeschool situations.
- Excellent, Dr. Steven Moshier
thank you so much for your time.
- You're welcome.
- Up next we look ahead as Israel prepares
for important elections next week.
What could it mean for PrimeMinister Benjamin Netanyahu?
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- Israeli voters will goto the polls next Tuesday
where they will decidethe political future
of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
They'll choose between his Likud Party
and a new coalition that'sdetermined to defeat him.
John Waage brings us thatstory from Jerusalem.
- Depending on which poll you believe,
Netanyahu's party isrunning a little ahead of
or a little behind thenew Blue and White Party.
It's a coalition led bypolitical newcomer, Benny Gantz,
former chief of theIsraeli defense forces.
In fact, the Blue and WhiteParty is a notable collection
of military and secular leaders.
Many of them once served with Netanyahu,
but now are his bitter political rivals.
They see the pending indictmentof the Prime Minister
as an opportunity to replace him.
Israel's Attorney Generalannounced his intention
to indict Netanyahu justweeks before the election.
Since then, Likud has risen in the polls.
Knesset speaker, Yuli Edelstein,
is Likud's second in command.
He often fields media questions
about the pending indictment.
- Do you have to remind us thatindictment happens in court?
And before that, accordingto the very old rule,
everyone's innocent till proven guilty.
That's the station of thePrime Minister right now.
- [John] Pollster Mitchell Barak
says even a week before the vote
it doesn't feel like thecampaign has started.
- You know, there's been a lot
of mud slinging back and forth,
but if you walk aroundJerusalem, or Tel-Aviv,
or anywhere else you don'tsee signs on people's balcony.
You don't see signs in their window.
- [John] Netanyahu has reaped the benefits
of his close relationship withPresident Trump and the visit
of Brazilian PresidentJair Bolsonaro to Israel.
Barak recently took an indepth survey of Israelis
and found their support forTrump has skyrocketed to 73%.
Trump has fulfilled a dreambasket of Israeli wishes.
From moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem
to recognizing theGolan as part of Israel,
to cracking down on Iranand Palestinian terrorists.
- So Israelis really, to a certain extent,
see that there's a Likudnik if you will.
A Likud person in the White House.
And they see that Netanyahuis very, very close
with President Trump.
- [John] Israelis will decide April 9th,
whether those closeU.S. ties will be enough
to put Netanyahu over the top.
Experts say many, if not most voters,
won't even decide untilthe final four days.
John Waage, CBN News, Jerusalem.
- Coming up, leading upto Easter later this month
a closer look at themini-series Jesus: His Life
produced by well known pastor Joel Osteen.
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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 little girls
that taught me aboutthe plight of orphans.
My husband and I spentnearly a month immersed
in the daily activities ofthe Ukrainian Orphanage,
as we waited to adopt three sisters.
I saw first hand the utter loneliness,
the pain of rejection,
and the overwhelming desire to be loved.
That experience changed me forever.
And out of it,
grew a ministry from my heartcalled 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.
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You can catch him on thisevening's episode of Studio Five
and here's a look at Jesus: His Life.
- Believe, you will see the glory of God.
- [Man] Jesus is coming to Jerusalem
to say that the current world is wrong
and we need to change it.
- She was the one chosen by God.
- [Woman] It would've been difficult
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- Joseph is conflicted.
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And then on the other hand,he doesn't want to hurt her.
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To the very end of the age.
- You can catch Jesus:His Life Monday evenings
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