- Welcome to the 700 Club.
The Democrats may befacing one of the longest,
toughest primary battles ever.
Former Vice President Joe Biden
could be in for a difficult fight
against Senator Bernie Sanders.
- Other Democrats arealso pulling their party
far to the left andthat could make it tough
for Biden to win the nomination.
Jennifer Wishon has the story.
- Joe Biden is a front runner
among Democratic primary candidates,
but holding on to his lead may prove
to be the greatest fight of his life.
- Hey guys, we're gonnahave plenty of time
to talk about his, okay.
- [Jennifer] Biden was right at home
leaving a pizza joint in Delaware
among a throng of reporters,
but liberal voters will have to wait
to find out where he stands on a variety
of left-wing causes like Medicare for all,
the Green New Deal, andsocialism in America.
- I gotta go.
- [Jennifer] JusticeDemocrats, a progressive group
aligned with New York'sDemocratic Socialist
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, labeled Biden
part of the old guard,warning his political ideas
could divide the party andsuppress liberal enthusiasm.
On day one of his campaign,
his message sounded a lotlike President Trump's slogan,
Make America Great Again.
- America's coming backlike we used to be,
ethical, straight, telling the truth,
moving in a way, supporting our allies,
all those good things.
- [Jennifer] The presidentdubbed Biden Sleepy Joe
and quickly warned him in the primary
he'll be dealing with people
who truly have some verysick and demented ideas.
- [Donald] I've known Joe over the years.
He's not the brightest light bulb
in the group I don't think,
but he has a name that they know.
- [Jennifer] Name recognition he has.
Money, he does not.
That's a problem, consideringthe other Democratic leader,
Bernie Sanders, is sitting on a war chest
of more than $26 million ashe works to rally Democrats
to support his socialist agenda.
- Our job is not justto win the White House,
it is to transform the economy
and government of this country.
- [Jennifer] For Biden to beat Bernie
and the 18 other Democrats,
he'll have to answerfor 45 years of votes,
public statements, and gaffs.
For example, in the '70s,he opposed school busing
and racial quotas.
In the '90s, he was part ofthe tough on crime crowd.
And as chairman of theSenate Judiciary Committee,
he presided over the Anita Hill hearings,
controversial then and even more so today
in the era of MeToo.
Biden reached out to Hill inadvance of his announcement,
but Hill told The New York Times
she was deeply unsatisfiedwith what he had to say.
Biden hits the campaigntrail in earnest Monday.
First stop, Pittsburgh.
- I think Joe Biden's probablythe best Democratic candidate
that they have right now.
I'm a Republican,
but I think that if somebody'sgonna vote Democrat,
it's probably gonna be Joe Biden.
- I think his time is overfor running for president.
I don't think he has it.
I think we need someone younger,
someone with better ideas.
- See ya guys.
Keep the faith.
- In Pennsylvania, Bidenwill play up his reputation
as a scrappy politician, popularamong working class voters,
workers enjoying record low unemployment
under President Trump.
Jennifer Wishon, CBN News, Washington.
- Well we now have 20 candidates,
get that, 20 candidates for 2020.
I remember back, growing up,that there actually used to be
a gap between elections andyou could actually focus
on governing the country,but it just seems like
we're into one continuouscampaign after another.
There's gonna be a free-for-all here
and we'll be reporting and stay tuned.
In other news, the key figure
in those Easter terroristattacks in Sri Lanka is dead.
John Jessup has that story
from our CBN news bureau in Washington.
John.
- Thanks, Gordon.
Officials in Sri Lanka say Mohamed Zahran,
the suspected leader of the group they say
carried out those terroristattacks was killed.
He died in a blast at one ofthe hotels that was bombed
and police have arrestedZahran's second in command.
Sri Lanka's prime minister said militants
may be planning more attacks.
- We just rounded up a lot of suspects,
but there are still some ofthe active people on the run.
They may be having explosives with them
or they may have hidden the explosives
so we have to find the suspectsas well as the explosives.
So that's still on.
- Australia's primeminister says the attackers
were supported by ISIS.
Jews and Christians are calling out
Democrat Ilhan Omar of Minnesota
for promoting the idea thatJesus was a Palestinian
and not a Jew living inRoman-occupied Judea.
The Minnesota congresswoman faced backlash
after she retweeted atweet from Omar Suleiman,
an American Muslim scholarand civil rights activist,
accusing conservativeChristians of being ignorant
about Jesus', quote, Palestinian heritage.
Michael Dixon, executive director
of Stand With Us Israel tweeted:
No, Ilhan Omar, Jesuswas not a Palestinian.
He was a Jew born in Israelunder Roman occupation
and your need to misrepresent history
and misappropriate his background
to further a politicalcause says more about you
than it does about anything else.
Well severe weather,including several tornados,
ripped a path of destructionacross the South,
killing at least fivepeople before moving north.
A twister tore the roof off this Ohio barn
with its powerful winds.
In Louisiana, the smalltown of Ruston was hit
by another tornado packing136 mile an hour winds.
Louisiana Governor John Bell Edwards
declared a state of emergency and says
search and rescue is a priority
as well as making sure bridgesand overpasses are safe
and beginning clean-up.
Well, the United Nationshas called the exodus
of Venezuelan refugees unparalleled
in the modern history of South America.
More than a million of thecountry's four million refugees
have fled to the neighboringnation of Colombia,
where many had anencounter with Jesus Christ
over Easter weekend.
Charlene Aaron has that story.
- [Charlene] A broken economy
magnified by a politicalcrisis and power outages
is forcing millions ofVenezuelans to flee their country.
CBN correspondent Chuck Holton
has described the desperate situation
for those crossing into theborder town of Cucuta, Colombia.
- So this is the illegal way to get across
from Venezuela into Colombia.
It's called La Trocha.
These guys are bringing products
either into Colombia tosell or back into Venezuela,
things that aren't available there,
things like tires, things like medicines.
Coming across from Venezuela,
we're seeing a lot of scrap metal
that they sell over in the Colombian side.
We see things like copper wire
because people are rippingthe wires out of the walls
and wrapping them and bringingthem over here to sell
just to get enough money to eat.
- [Charlene] Prostitution byVenezuelan girls is rampant.
Leonel Castillo and his wife
work with their church to help them.
(speaking foreign language)
- [Translator] The wealthiest Venezuelans
have already escaped to Spain or Miami.
The middle class is goingto Ecuador or Chile.
But the poorest and mostvulnerable are coming to Cucuta.
- Venezuelans have been suffering
under one of the worsthumanitarian disasters
in modern times.
But this week, tens ofthousands of refugees
received the ultimate gift of hope.
- Tonight, if you're here andyou don't know Jesus Christ
as your Savior, tonight you can be sure.
- [Charlene] It was calledthe Festival of Hope,
and the Graham team chose thestrategic location of Cucuta
to share the gospel to Colombians
and Venezuelan refugees as well.
- The physical needs,I think, of the people,
God sometimes uses that toopen up the hearts spiritually.
- [Charlene] Christian ministries
like Graham's Samaritan's Purseand CBN's Operation Blessing
have sent teams to providefood, hygiene kits,
and medical care to the refugees.
As the humanitarian crisis worsens,
the US and other nationsare increasing pressure
on the Maduro government andhis allies, Russia and Cuba.
Graham considers the Cubanofficials and military personnel
who are propping up leader Nicolas Maduro
a big obstacle to change.
- It's really the Cubans.
The Cubans have takencontrol of the country.
And they have takencontrol of this government.
They've taken control of the military.
It's almost like Cuba hasannexed their country.
- [Charlene] As theVenezuela crisis deepens,
the US and other nations aren'truling out military force.
Graham says he hopesand prays for a solution
that does not involve military force
and more suffering forthe Venezuelan people.
Charlene Aaron, CBN News.
- Gordon, that humanitarian aid,
a bright spot in the middleof so much desperation.
- Well, the desperation is demanding it.
Just imagine a millionpeople leaving their country
just because they can't eat.
And we need to be there for them.
We're there, Operation Blessing is there,
we're there in your name.
But congratulations to Franklin.
What a wonderful idea.
Let's not just give humanitarian aid.
Let's also give them the gospel.
Let's give them hope for tomorrow.
