- Tonight, the push for impeachment.
Speaker Pelosi meetingwith members of her party
as calls to impeach thepresident grow louder.
Plus, conservatives saythey're being censored
on social media.
Why some believe they're thetargets of discrimination
based on their political beliefs.
And we sit down with a Senate chaplain
tasked with preachinggrace on Capitol Hill.
All this and more tonight on Faith Nation.
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Infrastructure hits the brakes,
abruptly ending talks betweenDemocrats and President Trump.
Welcome to Faith Nation, I'm John Jessup.
- And I'm Jenna Browder.
President Trump demandingDemocrats end what he calls
their phony investigationsbefore he'll negotiate with them.
- Amber Strong breaks downthe explosive chain of events
in tonight's top story.
- The hope to moveforward on actual policy
between the presidentand leading democrats
came to an abrupt halt Wednesdayas tensions boiled over.
A bipartisan meeting led todueling press conferences.
- The whole thing with Russia was a hoax.
- I pray for the Presidentof the United States.
- [Amber] The presidentfirst speaking to reporters
in the Rose Garden.
- Instead of walking inhappily into a meeting
I walk in to look atpeople that had just said
that I was doing a coverup,I don't do coverups.
- [Amber] Moments laterDemocrats firing back claiming
the president planned tocancel the meeting all along.
- It's clear that thiswas not a spontaneous move
on the president's part.
And he went to the RoseGarden with prepared signs
that had been printed uplong before our meeting.
- [Amber] President Trumpmaintains he was reacting
to this accusation fromSpeaker Nancy Pelosi
earlier in the day.
- And we believe that thepresident of the United States
is engaged in a coverup.
- [Amber] Pelosi walking a fine line
insisting the House is makingprogress in its investigations
while stoking the flames for impeachment.
Some house members are happy to comply.
- You guys know that I'm for impeachment.
I've always been for impeachment,I've never backed up.
- Now, the president sayshe wouldn't be surprised
by the I-word or impeachment,but so far Democrats
have only called for aninquiry into the I-word.
Amber Strong CBN News, Washington.
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- [John] Thanks Amber, and President Trump
responded on Twitter to Pelosi's comment
about praying for him saying,
Nancy, thank you so much for your prayers,
I know you truly mean it!
- Meanwhile a breakthroughin the stalemate
between the Justice Departmentand House Democrats.
DOJ saying it will hand over documents
from Robert Mueller's Russia investigation
to a key House panel,but there is a catch.
DOJ pledging to cut off cooperation
if Democrats on the Intelligence Committee
want to pushing Attorney General Bill Barr
for not releasing thefull Russia probe writing,
quote, the Department ofJustice will not continue
should the committee take the unnecessary
and unproductive step of moving
to hold the Attorney General in contempt.
Chairman Adam Schiffappeared to accept the terms,
postponing a vote toenforce a subpoena for Barr.
And here now with us is CBNNews Chief Political Analyst.
David, let's talk aboutall that happened today
at the White House and impeachment
and a back and forth betweenDemocratic leadership
and President Trump, whatdo you make of it all?
- There's so much to unpack here.
Look, first of all, NancyPelosi had fighting words today.
She said the words coverup.
That brings back to mind Watergate,
and quite frankly these are very tactical
and politically smart words by Pelosi.
She knows exactly what she's doing.
And by saying the words coverupthat got Trump's hide up.
And when Trump's hidegot up and Nancy Pelosi
was in the same room, boom,we have an Amber Strong
lead story package tonight.
The point is, is thatthere was a lot of tension
in that room, but in a way
you can't blame the president here.
I mean, the Speaker of the House,
third in line to the presidency
accused the President of theUnited States of a coverup,
and yet the Mueller Reportsaid there wasn't any coverup
because there were nocharges of obstruction
and no conspiracy with Russia.
- David, we know it's becauseof the coverup accusation,
but we're talking about infrastructure,
something that all Washington thought
we could actually see some movement on.
So this is something that Democrats want,
this is something thatPresident Trump wants
and he's campaigned on,what's the prognosis
for getting any legislatingthrough until 2020
if we're talking about a breakdown
on something as bipartisan as this?
- Yeah, it's on life support right now.
As a matter of fact, probablyjust not gonna happen.
I mean, this was thelast best chance at it.
And also the US-Canadatrade agreement as well.
That could also die, soI think at this point
we're seeing it all prettymuch go and evaporate away.
This is something wetalked about a year ago
during the midterm elections,we said if Democrats
take control of theHouse, what would happen.
Here we are just at a stalemate.
And so I think that's eventuallythat's what's gonna happen.
I mean, we're gonna look atimpeachment at this point
potentially down the road here, we'll see.
- David, maybe too early to tell,
but who's better positionedto win this debate?
Democrats or theadministration Republicans?
- Well, I have to tellyou, I think the president
is probably in the best positionhere, and so why exactly?
Well, he can run out the clock.
And also, let's alsoremember most importantly
that Bill Clinton, as wetalked about yesterday,
when he was impeached by theHouse his poll numbers went up.
And so Donald Trump is saying,go ahead, try to impeach me
because if you're gonna makethis about me, well guess what,
it was about me in 2016 and Iwon against Hillary Clinton.
And that's exactly whatNancy Pelosi is afraid of.
- This is all reallyboiling down to impeachment,
or at least laying thegroundwork for impeachment
for some Democrats.
Pelosi has been opposed to impeachment,
but have we reached thepoint of no return here?
- I think we're very, very close.
And Nancy Pelosi took along leap in that direction
by using the words coverup,because how could you say
the president of the United States
is involved in a coverupand then not go ahead
and start impeachment proceedings?
I mean, that would be somewhatduplicitous on her part
to say the president iscovering something up
and then say, but I don'twant to impeach him.
I mean, at that point morallywouldn't you have to say,
well, I do wanna impeach the president
or at least go along those route.
So I think she took a step,why did she take that step?
'Cause I think she's losing the caucus.
I think that it's notjust AOC and Rashida Tlaib
and Ilhan Omar, I think thereare more now in the party
that are saying, we needto go down this route.
Pelosi doesn't want to doit, but she may be forced to.
- Beto O'Rourke last nighthad his CNN town hall
and was asked the questionabout impeachment.
He said that he believes it's time
to start these proceedings.
Is this now going to be a litmus test
for all the Democratic WhiteHouse hopefuls, and if so,
are there any who will say no,
we don't believe in impeachment?
- It is gonna be a litmus test.
We're waiting to see who,for example, Joe Biden.
We don't know yet exactlywhat Biden thinks.
I have a list here 'causeI'll forget, but right here
for impeachment, Elizabeth Warren we know.
Beto, Beto, Beto, Beto is outsaying yes for impeachment
and so is Kamala Harris,but undecided is Joe Biden,
Amy Klobuchar, and also MayorPete specifically hasn't said
whether or not he is for impeachment.
He's kinda waffled, not waffled,
but kinda been around the issue.
The folks that have saidno, though, I will say this.
Bernie Sanders and CoryBooker have both said no,
we shouldn't go downimpeachment, that road.
So there is a split among the Democrats
and that will be interesting to watch
to see how the poll numbers relate
to their stance on impeachment.
- It's gonna be a huge issue in 2020,
and I think David, we see that today
with what happened at the White House.
This is not an issue that's going away.
It's going to be resolved before 2020.
Just how big of a factordo you think it'll be?
- Well, I think it's gonnabe everything and here's why.
Some on the right will callit Trump derangement syndrome
in terms of what folks have.
I'm not calling it that by the way.
I'm just simply saying thatthey, the critics of Trump
cannot get past the factthat he is not only president
of the United States,that was a problem in 2016
or when he took office in 2017,
but now with everything that's come out
with all of these potentialobstruction of justice episodes
that are laid out in the Muellerreport, they've had enough.
And I think it's just a boilingpoint, it's an overflow.
And so therefore I think thatis where all the oxygen is.
I think that's where we're going in 2020,
and infrastructure and thetrade deal, forget it all.
I think it's impeachment or bust
at this point for Democrats.
- And it seems as though President Trump
is laying it all on theline here with that.
- Yeah, he's like, go ahead, impeach me,
but I'm not sure it'sgonna work for Democrats.
- All right, DavidBrody, thank you so much
for being with us.- Thanks, guys.
- Well, 2020 presidentialcandidate Cory Booker
says if he is elected,he'll create a White House
Office of Reproductive Freedom.
The proposed officewould work to coordinate
reproductive health issuesacross federal agencies
including access to abortion,
paid leave, and maternal health care.
Booker also says he'dissue executive actions
aimed at protecting abortion rights.
Well, Democratic candidateKirsten Gillibrand
is rolling out a neweconomic policy proposal
aimed at improving health carefor moms and their children.
The New York senator is callingit the Family Bill of Rights
saying she wants to make it easier
for people to start a family.
As a part of the policyGillibrand says everyone
will have a right to asafe and healthy pregnancy
including requiring insurance companies
to cover in-vitro fertilization for women
with difficulties tryingto become pregnant.
It also makes adoption a right
regardless of sexualorientation or income level.
The Family Bill of Rightsalso includes the creation
of a national paid family
and medical leave insuranceprogram and universal pre-K.
- Well, social media isbeing called a new frontier
of discrimination against conservatives.
Increasing numbers are being suspended,
filtered, and banned,and big tech's conduct
has caught President Trump's attention.
Dale Hurd has the story.
- Many conservatives feellike second class citizens
on social media where now simply posting
conservative policiescould get you in trouble.
Facebook last week suspendedconservative Candace Owens
after she posted that liberal policies
were harmful to the Black family.
Facing an outcry, Facebook claimed
the suspension was a mistake.
Twitter suspended HeritageFoundation Media Director
Greg Scott for so-called hateful conduct
after simply tweetingto a transgender athlete
the physical differencesbetween men and woman.
Conservative actor James Woods
with two million Twitter followers
left the platform altogetherafter Twitter suspended him
for this tweet that quotedRalph Waldo Emerson.
Author and radio host Eric Metaxas.
- We just have to say, this is wrong,
this is fundamentally un-American
and it must be addressedand it will undermine
our voting process, it willundermine self-government.
It's already doing that.
When you control informationyou control everything.
- [Dale] A new studypublished by the left-wing
Columbia Journalism Review confirmed
that search giant Googleskews heavily liberal
in its search results.
Only one conservativenews source popped up
in Google's top 20, Fox News.
Dan Gainor of the MediaResearch Center says,
no one should be surprisedGoogle is liberal.
- They set up rules that are liberal,
they hire staff who are liberal,
their staff give politicallyto liberal candidates.
And then when you appeal
you have to talk to the liberal staff.
It's just sort of, we'reboxed in on all sides.
- [Dale] A Project Veritasundercover investigation
found the same
anti-conservative attitudes at Twitter.
- [Man] I'm pretty sureevery single employee
at Twitter hates Trump.
- [Dale] And when companies like Facebook
start deciding who isallowed to have free speech,
this First Amendment lawyersays we should all be concerned.
Facebook gets contentmoderation wrong all the time.
They take down speech thatmost reasonable people
think shouldn't be taken downand they leave up other speech
that a lot of people thinkshould be taken down.
- President Trump hastaken notice, setting up
an online tool for reportingcensorship on social media.
The White House hasalso refused to sign on
to a new global compactto monitor online speech
in what some call a worldwide attempt
to censor conservatives.
Dale Hurd, CBN News.
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- [Jenna] A racist yearbook photo
tied to the governor of Virginia.
Up next, what aninvestigation has uncovered.
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- An investigation into a racist photo
featured in the Virginiagovernor's medical school yearbook
has come to close and it seemsit still can't be determined
if Ralph Northam is one of the men
featured in either wearingblackface or wearing a KKK hood.
- With respect to the photograph
on Governor Northam's personalpage depicting an individual
in blackface and anindividual in KKK robes,
we could not conclusivelydetermine the identity
of either individualdepicted in that photograph.
The governor himself has madeinconsistent public statements
in this regard.
No individual that weinterviewed has told us
from personal knowledge that the governor
is in that photograph, andno individual with knowledge
has come forward to us to report
that the governor is in the photograph.
- The law firm hired toinvestigate the picture
also says they can't determinehow the picture wound up
on Northam's yearbook page,also finding no evidence
it was placed there bymistake or as a prank.
Eastern Virginia MedicalSchool is apologizing
for the 35-year-old photo.
- That photo's publication in 1984
was a failure of theadministrative oversight
on the part of EVMS.
Its publication was particularly hurtful
to the African American community
and our academic community.
It should never have happened.
- When news broke of thephoto back in February
it prompted immediate callsfor the governor to resign,
including from the VirginiaLegislative Black Caucus
and key Democratic groupsin the commonwealth,
but Northam defied those calls saying
he wanted to use the restof his time in office
to focus on addressingracial inequalities.
- Well, turning to thesouthern border now,
the Trump administration is set to hire
Virginia's former attorney general
to coordinate immigration policy
at the Department of Homeland Security.
Ken Cuccinelli is known forhaving aggressive opinions
on immigration policy,but critics point out
his lack of actual policy experience.
Cuccinelli will answer toActing Secretary Kevin McAleenan
who just today was up on Capitol Hill
presenting the DHS budgetrequest for the coming year
including asking for $5billion for border security.
Meanwhile the presidentis continuing his push
for a border wall, tweeting today,
tremendous work is beingdone to renovate walls
that are in bad conditionand are ineffective.
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- [John] A look at how the Senate Chaplain
helps keep the peaceamid the political chaos
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- A Senate Chaplain, BarryBlack is being recognized
for his support of religious freedom.
Black has been awardedBecket's 2019 Canterbury Medal.
It's the public interestlegal institute's top honor
and is given to those who are dedicated
to defending religiousfreedom for all faiths
in the US and around the world.
Black will accept the honorat the Canterbury Medal's
annual gala in New York City tomorrow.
- Well, Chaplain Black as atough job day in and day out.
He pushes past partisanshipto bring together members
from both sides of theaisle for a greater calling.
- Here's Capitol HillCorrespondent Abigail Robertson
on how he encourageslawmakers to keep their cool
when tensions run high.
- Do you think we're losingcivility in our country?
- I think that we are.
- [Abigail] For 15 yearsSenate Chaplain Barry Black
has navigated politics, ministering
to senators and their staff.
He tells CBN news he's concernedby what's happening today.
- You know, a lot of incivilityhas to do with arrogance,
swagger, trash talking.
And I think that it's critically important
that we lower the decibels.
Proverbs 15:1 says, a softanswer turns away anger.
And that we obey the golden rule.
- [Abigail] Black saysthis rough and tumble world
provides Christians a real opportunity.
- I think Christians shouldbe leading the charge
in returning to civility
by practicing what we teach and preach.
- [Abigail] He witnesses that leadership
in a group of 25 to 30 senators
who attend his weekly Bible study.
- One senator said, itis very difficult to pray
for one another and then toleave the Prayer Breakfast
and go up to the chamber andverbally stab that person
whose hand you've just been holding.
We end the prayer breakfastjoining hands and praying.
- [Abigail] He adds thatAmericans would be surprised
to know how much prayer happensdaily inside the Capitol.
- There are many, many lawmakerswho are modeling civility.
I think Abby, the challenge isthat the legislative process
by its very nature is adversarial.
- [Abigail] When askedabout the president's
often strident tweets, Black responded
that God works in mysterious ways.
- My reaction is Romans8:28, in everything
God is working for thegood of those who love Him
who are the calledaccording to His purposes.
- [Abigail] And as citizens,we need to remember the power
in praying for wisdom for all our leaders.
- The problems that we facerequire supernatural wisdom.
We're not smart enough tosolve many of our problems
without divine guidance.
- And when asked abouta return to civility,
Chaplain Black went back to the Bible
saying Christians needto humble themselves,
turn from their wicked ways,
and then God will fulfill Hispromise and heal our land.
Reporting from Washington,Abigail Robertson, CBN News.
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- [John] Still ahead, whysome in the medical field
are looking at alternativemedicine for pain relief.
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- I am Regent's firstROTC graduate student.
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- Welcome back, Indianais the latest state
to take legal action against a family
who financially profited fromthe country's opioid crisis.
The Indiana Attorney Generalis suing eight members
of the Sackler family, thepharmaceutical company owned
by the family blamed for therise of the drug Oxycontin.
The suit alleges staff told the Sacklers
the powerful opioid was being abused
and then went ahead and hired100 additional sales reps.
Indiana's new lawsuit says, quote,
the Sacklers' ambition wasto become unimaginably rich
from the sale of opioidsalthough they well understood
the addictive and dangerous qualities
of the drugs they manufactured.
- Well, the opioidepidemic shows the powerful
pain medication can oftendo more harm than good.
- That's why doctors arelooking for other ways
to help treat pain.
As Lorie Johnson shows us,
acupuncture may do the trick for many.
- Shoulder, arm.- Like millions of Americans
Kyle Miller struggles with constant pain.
- Stiffness, soreness,and discomfort in my back.
And actually for the first time ever
my back totally went out.
- [Lorie] This chronic pain is the kind
that lasts three months or more.
- It could be chronic headaches,
it could be chronic pelvic pain,
which is common in both men and women.
It could become low back pain,
which is probably the most common.
- [Lorie] A complicatingfactor is that many doctors
and patients are turning away
from traditional treatment methods.
- But really we look atsurgery as a last resort
because it's not amazingly effective.
A lot of people don'tget relief from surgery.
It's a lot to go through to have surgery.
- [Lorie] Antiinflammatorymedication called NSAIDs
like ibuprofen and naproxencan also cause problems.
- Taking those too muchincreases risk of heart disease,
definitely increases a riskof peptic ulcer disease,
causes other problemsin the digestive tract.
- [Lorie] And there arealso the many issues
with prescription pain pills.
- Especially now with the opioid epidemic
and not wanting to useopioid pain medicines,
not wanting to get peopleaddicted to pain medicines
there's a real push onwhat else we can do.
- [Lorie] That's why doctors are searching
for new treatment optionssuch as acupuncture.
- It's very well respectedfor certain conditions
including back pain and manychronic painful conditions.
There are very good studiesproving its benefit.
Some people think it helpshighlight areas in the brain
that decrease the sense of pain.
There are lots of differenthypotheses about why it works,
but it has been proven to help.
- [Lorie] In fact, theAmerican College of Physicians
now backs acupuncture fortreating low back pain.
- What I'd like to recommendfor all my new patients
is to try it first beforeyou do anything else
because it doesn't have anylong-term negative side effects.
I like to recommend at least five sessions
for you to see some changesand after five you'll know
if it's gonna work for you or not.
- [Lorie] Patients ofAcupuncturist Grace Suh's
generally undergo 30-minutesessions once or twice a week.
- It helps by increasingcirculation simply,
and research shows thatit increases something
called nitric oxide, which has been shown
to decrease inflammation,lower blood pressure,
help with pain management.
- [Lorie] And yes, it means needles,
but they're super thin.
- You barely feel anything.
You definitely don't feel'em really being inserted.
It's not painful, and then you relax
with the needles in for a few moments
and it either feels like nothing
or honestly it puts me to sleep.
- [Lorie] She only insertsthem into the skin's top layer.
- Very superficial, so wenever go near the nerve
or at the nerve.
- Although most of Grace'spatients want pain relief,
she also treats digestive problems,
hormone issues, you name it.
Believe it or not,acupuncture is often used
for cosmetic purposes.
I'm getting an anti-aging treatment
that smooths fine lines and wrinkles.
It's great for people
who don't wanna use injectables like Botox
Grace often treats peoplestruggling with substance abuse
including sugar addiction.
- What I focus on is calmingthe nervous system down,
relaxing the body, helping them sleep
'cause if you are sleepingreally well the night before
then the next day yourblood sugar's more managed,
you're more relaxed,
and therefore you'll make better choices.
- Whereas acupuncture piercesthe skin in strategic spots,
acupressure involves applyingforce to those areas.
Massaging this part of thehand treats red, puffy eyes.
Near the wrist, vomiting and nausea.
And the middle of theforehead, stress and headaches.
So whether you takematters into your own hands
or go to a professional,stimulating the body's natural
ability to fight pain and other problems
could help you avoid issuesfrom other treatments.
Lorie Johnson, CBN News.
- I always learn something new from Lorie.
- I love her stories.- Yep, well that's gonna do it
for tonight's Faith Nation.- Have a great night.
