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- And thank you so much for joining us
for this edition of CBNNewsWatch, I'm Efram Graham.
Congress may be one step closer
to hearing directly from Robert Mueller.
A congressional testimonyfrom the special counsel
is at the top of the Democrats' wish list,
but President Donald Trumpdrew the line Sunday.
The president tweeted: Arethey looking for a redo
because they hated seeing
the strong no collusion collusion?
Bob Mueller should not testify.
No redos for the Dems!
Republicans on the SenateJudiciary Committee
are open to the testimony,
but agree it is time to move forward.
- Many of my Democratic friends thought
that Mueller was goingto indict the president.
And, so, the Mueller report
was kinda like a hair on their biscuit,
and now they don't know what to do,
so they're attacking Bill Barr,
and my feelin' about itis, it's time to move on.
I understand that Washington
is not the big rock candy mountain
and that politics is in everybody's blood,
but I think we ought to spenda little bit of our time
talking about the next generation
as opposed to the next election.
- Amber Strong is followingthis story for us,
and joins us now fromour Washington bureau.
So, Amber, how closeis Congress to hearing
from Special Counsel Robert Mueller?
- Good morning, Efram.
So Congressman DavidCicilline, yesterday, tweeted
that May 15th is thedate that House Democrats
have proposed to Mueller'steam to come and testify,
and there are reportsthat, behind the scenes,
Mueller's team is working this out.
And then when you move to the Senate side,
Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham,
who last week shut down
the entire notion of a Mueller testimony,
sent a letter to Mueller and said
if you wanted to comeand clarify some things,
or if you want to clarifysome things in a testimony,
we're open to that.
We don't know what thattestimony's gonna look like,
if it's going to be behind closed doors,
if it's gonna be open to the public,
or if it comes in the form of a statement,
but we do know that that letterwas sent to Robert Mueller.
- Amber, remind us why Democrats say
they need his testimony.
- Democrats are saying thatthey want to know more about
why Robert Mueller couldn't come
to the obstruction conclusion,why couldn't you say
that the president committed obstruction,
and then they want to know,Democrats and Republicans,
about this conversationthat supposedly took place
between Bill Barr and Robert Mueller
in the days after theinvestigation closed.
We know that Robert Muellersent a letter to Bill Barr.
We know that they had aconversation about maybe some things
that the special counsel'steam was unhappy about
when it comes to Bill Barr's summary,
so Democrats and a few Republicans
want to know exactly whathappened during that conversation.
- All right, AmberStrong, thank you so much
for following this story for us.
Much appreciated.- Thank you, Efram.
- It was a turbulent weekend in Israel,
but after two days of violence,
Hamas said it agreed to a ceasefire.
Still, Israeli PrimeMinister Benjamin Netanyahu
issued a statement indictingthat the battle was not over.
CBN Middle East CorrespondentJulie Stahl is on this story.
(defense sirens wailing)
- [Woman] (speaking in foreign language)
- [Julie] Sirens blared, sendingIsraelis to bomb shelters
as Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad
launched more than 700rockets at Southern Israel
in less than 48 hours.
- Those rockets are dangerous.
Those rockets can be deadly.
Those rockets are being fired by the Hamas
towards the civilianpopulation here in Israel.
- One rocket landed right here,
spraying shrapnel through thewindow of the house behind me,
killing one man who didn'tmake it to his shelter on time.
It's the first time in five years
that an Israeli civilian waskilled in a rocket attack.
- And if we take into consideration
how many people there are insidethe southern part of Israel
in the major cities and in the kibbutzim,
and in the local different communities,
we're talking about morethan million Israelis
under the threat of thoserockets from the Gaza Strip.
- [Julie] Three otherIsraelis died after that
in separate rocket attacks.
More than 150 rockets were intercepted
by Israel's Iron Dome,
but several made direct hits on homes.
- Hamas and the PIJare operating together.
They are coordinating their fire,
and they have firedmassive amounts of rockets
at different Israeli cities.
- [Julie] Israel struck back,
hitting some 350 terror targets.
That included a terrorist responsible
for transferring Iranianfunds to groups inside Gaza.
- Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad
are able to smuggle into theGaza Strip, as well as produce,
substantial amounts ofrockets of different calibers
capable of striking Israeli civilians.
We see Iranian fingerprintsmostly in the Gaza Strip
focused on the Palestinian Islamic Jihad,
but not limited to.
That materializes is money,weapons, logistic support,
military training, and, ofcourse, political guidance.
- [Julie] US CongresswomanRashida Tlaib blamed Israel
for what she called "unjustlyoppressing and targeting
"Palestinian children and families,"
while President Trump tweetedout US backing for Israel,
saying, "We support Israel 100 percent
"in its defense of its citizens."
For now, it's quiet.
Many think Israel's MemorialDay, Independence Day,
and an upcoming internationalsong contest in Tel Aviv
put the brakes on Israel's response,
but most believe it'sjust a matter of time
before the situation explodes again,
and Israel will have to decide
if it take more forceful action.
Julie Stahl, CBN News,Ashkelon in southern Israel.
- North Korea's test of what appears to be
a new short-range ballistic missile
may not have been a directthreat to the United States,
but experts warn it isalmost certainly a hint
of bigger problems on the horizon,
with Kim Jong-un's missiles improving.
The test, complete with photosof a bull's-eye out to sea,
alarmed Washington's regional allies,
even as the Trump administrationworks to resume talks
with the North Korean dictator.
The Pentagon has approveddeploying an aircraft carrier
and other militaryresources to the Middle East
in hopes of sending astrong warning to Iran.
White House National Security Advisor
John Bolton said Sunday the move
was in response to, quote,"a number of troubling
"and escalatory indications and warnings."
He said the UnitedStates wants Iran to know
unrelenting force will meet any attack
on the US' interestsor those of its allies.
After a week of unrest in Venezuela,
the future of the people thereappears as uncertain as ever.
CBN News National SecurityCorrespondent Eric Phillips
reports those who studyturbulent governors say
the last uprising in Venezuelamay just be a battle,
and not the war.
- [Eric] Caracas seems almost normal now.
(gunshots blasting)A stark contrast to days ago.
Four people killed andhundreds injured in a revolt
led by self-proclaimedinterim president Juan Guaido,
he and supporters trying totopple leader Nicolas Maduro
and hold a fair election.
The effort, though energetic,
proved unsuccessful, at least for now,
but Michael O'Hanlon withthe Brookings Institution
says that could change.
- There's no algorithm, there's no science
to predicting what's gonna happen next,
it's a test of will, it's atest of loyalty of institutions,
and it's a test, at some level,
of the humaneness of the leader,
who we already know is not really humane.
- [Eric] O'Hanlon saysit's important for the US
to build more support fora Venezuelan democracy
with neighboring countries.
- We need the Colombias, the Brazils,
the Chiles, the Argentinas,even the Ecuadors
and Bolivias if we can, and Mexico.
And, so, developing a strategythat makes whatever happens
a unified Western Hemisphere action.
- [Eric] Especiallyconsidering the support
Maduro is likely getting from Iran,
as discussed on CBN's 700 Club.
- We can only imagine what role
the Iranians might be playingin providing logistics,
weapons, technical support to Maduro,
and what that could potentially mean
for the rest of the continent,
and no less for the United States.
(crowd chanting in foreign language)
- [Eric] In Washington, fourpeople were arrested Thursday
when pro-Guaido protestors squared off
against Maduro supportersat the Venezuelan Embassy.
Meanwhile, the UnitedStates is not backing off.
- The brutal repressionof the Venezuelan people
must end, and it must end soon.
- [Eric] According to the White House,
during a phone call Friday,the president reiterated that
to Russian President VladimirPutin who supports Maduro.
- The president is continuing to push
for aid to be delivered to those people.
Beyond that, I don't have any updates,
but all options continueto be on the table.
- And that was Eric Phillips reporting.
When asked if there would be any timetable
for military intervention,
the White House hasdeclined to comment on that,
only saying right now theemphasis is on diplomacy
and providing aid tothe people of Venezuela.
Russian officials are giving out
conflicting numbers on the death toll
in a fiery airline crashat a Moscow airport.
A spokesperson for Russia'sinvestigative committee
says 41 people died inSunday evening's accident,
and that 37 people survived.
Russia's health ministerhas not given a death toll,
but says 38 people survived.
The fire aboard the regionaljet flown by Aeroflot
broke out after the planemade a hard emergency landing.
A Chinese spokespersonsays a team from Beijing
is preparing to travelto the United States,
suggesting trade talks might go ahead
despite President DonaldTrump's latest tariff threat.
The spokesperson said Beijing
is trying to get more information
following President Trump'ssurprise announcement in tweets
that he might impose 25%tariffs on more Chinese imports.
Popular Christian writer Rachel Held Evans
passed away Saturday; she was 37.
In April, in a Twitter post,
she wrote she was in thehospital with the flu and a UTI.
She later had a severe allergicreaction to antibiotics
and developed seizures.
Doctors put her in amedically-induced coma,
but some seizures returnedwhen her medical team
attempted to wean herfrom the coma medications.
She was married with two children,
and was a New York Timesbest-selling author.
Coming up: one of thebiggest pro-life events
ever in New York despitea lot of opposition.
Stay with us for that story.
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You saw a world full ofendless possibilities.
What stories will the world's orphaned
and at-risk children believe?
We believe the Bible tells the only story
truly worth believing.
We believe that every child should have
the opportunity to dream,the chance to take challenges
and turn them into possibilities,
the chance to stand onthe promises of God,
to recognize their place inthe greatest story ever told.
They have their whole lives ahead of them.
There's is a world ofendless possibilities.
They are looking for a story to believe.
We will tell them that story.
Will you join us?
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- [John] Get the top political news,
and analysis from Washington,
on Faith Nation, tonight at 6:00 Eastern,
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- The issue of life tookfront-and-center this weekend
in New York's Times Square.
In its first-ever Alivefrom New York event,
Focus on the Family turnedout a massive show of support
to protect the unborn.
Jenna Browder brings usthe story from Manhattan.
(gentle guitar music)
♪ Write your story on my heart ♪
- [Jenna] Alive from New York.
- Fatherhood begins in the womb.
- A star-studded pro-life event
in the heart of Times Square.
There are live performances, speeches,
all sorts of things happening here,
but the main event is a live ultrasound.
- [Woman] There's his little lips.
- [Jenna] The ultrasound wasperformed on Abby Johnson,
a pro-life activist and the inspiration
behind the movie Unplanned.
- This is a baby.
This right here is a baby--
- [Jenna] All of this inresponse to the decision
of New York and otherstates to legalize abortion
up until the moment of birth.
Focus on the Family says
10,000 people registered for the event,
and it wasn't just thepro-life crowd that showed up.
(protestors chanting)
♪ All the children of the world ♪
- [Jenna] A large and veryvocal group of protestors
set up across the street.
Focus on the Family initially hoped
to use the billboards in Times Square,
but President Jim Daly saystheir plans fell through.
- Well, we had 12 weeks to plan the event,
and so we went right to the jumbotrons
to see if we can rent the space,
and, initially, they allsaid yes in different ways,
and then when we began todescribe what we were gonna do,
they started not returning phone calls
or saying that this would be too political
and they're uncomfortable with it.
- [Jenna] CBN News reachedout to those companies.
ABC gave us this statement:
"It is our policy that we donot accept live advertising
"on our Times Square video screen."
And Clear Channel Outdoor:
"Upon learning that ads on our billboards
"require a creative approval,
"they never presentedany artwork for review."
- That's really not accurate.
They knew exactly whatwe were going to do,
and they told us they wereuncomfortable with it.
- [Jenna] Still, Live fromNew York turned out to be
the city's largest ever pro-life event.
And that's encouraging news,especially in today's culture.
In Times Square, Jenna Browder, CBN News.
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- [Efram] Still ahead, aunique service that goes deep
to help military membersand their families.
Stay with us.
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- We use this phrase all the time,
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- [Announcer] It's aboutgoing the distance.
- You know, I think as a father,
it's my job, you know, to lead.
Just be the best husbandand father I can be.
- [Announcer] Watch Goingthe Distance with Shawn Brown
Saturday night at 7:30on the CBN News Channel.
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- The US military notonly protects our country,
it is sent around the world to bring order
to nations ravaged by civil war.
Although the men andwomen prepare mentally
and physically for their deployments,
their spiritual wellbeingcan often be neglected.
Our Talia Wise shows us how one ministry
is introducing them to Christ.
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- Active duty soldiers gothrough rigorous training
to be able to fight onthe front lines of combat,
but despite that physical training,
their spiritual well-beingis oftentimes overlooked,
and they suffer in silence from things
like post-traumatic stress disorder,
anxiety, and depression.
So one non-profit is helping soldiers
by getting them involved in extreme sports
in order to share theGospel and the message
that true freedom and healingcan be found in Christ.
This is Soul Survivor Outdoor,
and this high-flying crew isa part of what it looks like
to reach active duty militarysoldiers with the Gospel.
- 'Cause you get people up
on the side of a rock or a mountain,
and it challenges them in ways
that they aren't getting challenged
in an office environmentwhen they're going,
you know, doin' normal day-to-day routine.
- [Talia] Rick Wolf is a retired
Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel,
and the founder of Soul Survivor Outdoor.
He started the program
after finding deployed combatsoldiers returning home
battling serious problems, like PTSD,
substance abuse, and suicide.
- Whether we're talkingabout the veteran population
or the active duty population,
we know that, statistically,
that the suicide ratesare not coming down,
that depression, anxiety, these things
are pretty significant inthe society in general,
and the military is a cut of the cloth.
- [Talia] Wolf says that althoughthere are programs to help
veterans and active dutysoldiers manage these issues,
most don't deal with the root cause.
- And, as Christians, we know
that the real answer is Jesus Christ.
- [Talia] So Wolf takes themoff base and into the air,
or on top of a mountain,to deal with real issues
and lead them to Christ.
And the message he shares rings true
in the hearts of these warriors.
- That your value as a human being,
whether you're in themilitary or someplace else,
it's intrinsic, because itcomes from your Creator,
and not from your career, or your status,
or your phone, or something else,
but that you really have value.
- [Talia] So far, more than5,000 active duty soldiers
have attended Soul Survivor events,
and last year alone, 400 soldiersgave their life to Christ.
Wolf says the church ismissing an opportunity
to evangelize soldiers.
- And I've went mentally
and physically prepared to Afghanistan,
but I don't believe Iwas spiritually prepared,
and you have to haveorganizations like Soul Survivor
who can take an intentional effort
to prepare these warriors,
not just mentally, not justphysically, but spiritually
for the hardships of military life.
- Wolf says his organization
has only begun to scratch the surface,
and with 165,000 activeduty soldiers deployed
in more 150 countries around the world,
there is an opportunity toshare the Gospel globally.
That's CBN Good News.
I'm Talia Wise, until next time,
make time to spread alittle bit of good news.
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- And, still ahead, one ofthe latest animated movies
at the box office with a lotof heart and a great message.
We'll take a closer look, stay with us.
- [Announcer] CBN presentsThe I Wills of God:
Your Path to Overcoming Fear and Anxiety
- We're going to talk aboutsome of the incredible promises
God has made to His children.
- [Announcer] In PatRobertson's newest teaching,
you'll discover the I Wills of God:
I will rescue him,protect him, answer him,
be with him in trouble,deliver him, honor him,
satisfy him with long life,show him my salvation,
and see amazing stories ofGod's promises in action.
- What I felt was loved and treasured.
- God spared my life twice in three days.
- The Good Lord hadgive me a second chance.
- [Announcer] Break freefrom stress and despair.
- [Pat] The Lord doesn'twant you to live in fear,
but to know the rewardsgiven to those who love God.
- [Announcer] Call1-800-700-7000 or visit CBN.com.
The I Wills of God:
Your Path to Overcoming Fear and Anxiety.
- [Terry] Remember for a moment
what it was like to be a child.
You believed every story you were told.
You saw a world full ofendless possibilities.
What stories will the world's orphaned
and at-risk children believe?
We believe the Bible tells
the only story truly worth believing.
We believe that every child should have
the opportunity to dream,the chance to take challenges
and turn them into possibilities,
the chance to stand onthe promises of God,
to recognize their place inthe greatest story ever told.
They have their whole lives ahead of them.
There's is a world ofendless possibilities.
They are looking for a story to believe.
We will tell them that story.
Will you join us?
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- [Man] Young people, millennials,are flocking to church.
- [Woman] It's not an exaggeration to say
that we love to meet them,
and that we love to know their stories.
- UglyDolls opened in the box office
with a little more than $8 million.
Singers Kelly Clarkson and Pitbull
are two of the famous voicesbehind the new animated film.
They're both residents
of the delightfullydifferent town of Uglyville,
where weirdness is celebrated,strangeness is common,
and beauty is much morethan meets the eye.
♪ There's a child for every doll ♪
♪ And a doll for every child ♪
♪ Who knows just how they're chosen ♪
♪ The stories seldom say ♪
♪ It could happen any moment ♪
♪ And today could be the day ♪
- Yo, wake up, Moxy.
- Morning, Peggy!
- [Efram] That's a voice from The Voice:
Kelly Clarkson as Moxy.
- Hey, Moxy, what's barkin'?
- Um, just the greatest news ever.
Today's the day!
I can feel it!
- [Efram] Leading a cast of UglyDolls
in the land of Uglyville.
When would you say thelast time you've had to be,
or pay a visit to Uglyville.
When were you last inUglyville, as a person?
- Huh, well, this morning,before my team got a hold of me.
(both laughing)
It's like, my glam squad has a wand.
- [Efram] Kelly pulls along Blake Shelton,
Janelle Monae, and Nick Jonas
along for this fun,musical, animated ride.
♪ I know you hope to go tothe big you know where ♪
♪ And you're here to tryto earn your ticket there ♪
- A journey from Uglyvilleto the town of Perfection.
What's Kelly Clarkson'sperfect imperfection?
- Well, a lot of peoplemight find it annoying
that I talk a a lot, but I love being a,
a lot of those people are probably
like Blake and Adam from The Voice.
But I love talking.
I just love conversation, I love,
and I love all, like there'sno topic that's off the table.
Like I, I just, I thinkI love people so much
because I feel like, wehave so many commonalities
that we don't really realize
until you start the conversation.
- Hey, dogs, ha ha!
I own a dog!
- [Efram] Rapper Pitbulllends his voice to the film.
- You call that a dog?
(dog barking and growling)
It's all right, guys, SlickDog's got this.
♪ Bop bop a lady ♪ ♪ Boom,boom, boom, boom, yo ♪
- How much of a stretchwas UglyDog for Pitbull?
- Oh, it was a long stretch.
Oh, man, it was hard to playthis character right here.
Man, it's been a lot offun, a lot of excitement,
and a true honor to be able to work
with everybody that'sinvolved in the film,
but more than anything,it's almost like therapy,
'cause you get a chance to beyou as a character, you know.
A little UglyDog, and youknow, you got SlickDog.
That's SlickDog right there.- (laughing) I like that.
- Real quick, see that?
Boom, right back there.
So, as you can see, havin' fun doin' it,
but more than anything,
what I love is the message of the movie,
and the message of the movie,especially with society today,
is all about, hey, how 'boutflippin' the word ugly,
which is you gotta love yourself,
and once people figure that out,
man, let me tell you, it's agreat world out there, man.
It becomes a lot of fun.
- What are you doing- Havin' fun!
Gettin' crazy, gettin' loose.
Go, I'll stall it, go, go, go!
(triumphant trumpet music)
- [Group] Whoo hoo!
- When's the last time you, Pitbull,
have felt like a resident of Uglyville?
- Oh, man, my whole life, yeah.
Outcast, one way or another.
Whether it's through where you're from,
whether it's through culture,
whether it's through different countries
and families tryin' to get over
and create another, I wouldsay, live the American dream.
And I wouldn't have it any otherway, to be honest with you.
Being from Miami in a meltin' pot,
there's so many different cultures
from so many different placesthat you get a chance to see
that we're really not that different,
we're very similar.- Indeed, indeed we are.
We are more alike than we are unalike.
- Correct, I'm gonnahave to borrow that one.
- I borrowed it, too.
- We're more more alikethan we are unalike.
I like that.
- Time now for your Monday Motivation,
and today I leave you with this thought.
It is something we often say
greeting fellow believers in church:
God is good all the time, andall the time, God is good.
Remember, that is true even when
situations you facedon't feel or look good.
The bottom line: God causes all things
to work together for your good.
Well, that is gonna do it forthis edition of CBN NewsWatch.
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