- Well welcome to the 700 Club.

It looks like a bomb went off.

Scenes of utter demolitionthroughout the Bahamas.

Body counts rising,

and dramatic rescues underway.

This unimaginable humanitarian crisis.

Now it's a Cat 2 Dorianis down but not out.

Still unknown where it will strike next,

but Heather Sells hasthis alarming report.

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- [Heather] This is the scene

after Dorian's brutalattack on the Bahamas.

Total devastation.

Debris that was once peoples' homes,

now covering the ground with wreckage.

Hitting as a Category 5 storm,

with winds over 200 miles and hour,

Dorian was the most powerfulstorm in recorded history here.

It targeted the Abacoand Grand Bahama islands,

known for their marinas, golf courses,

and all-inclusive resorts.

Even worse, Dorian stalledover these islands,

and their 70,000 people, for two days.

- Well going through it was terrifying.

We're happy to be alive.

Glad that my family is safe.

- Rescuers report seeing bodies

floating in the water.

The final death tollwon't be known for days.

The U.S. Coast Guard ishelping lead search and rescue,

but there's still areas thatfirst responders can't reach.

People are using boatseven jet skis to try

and reach those who have lost everything.

A humanitarian crisis isemerging in the Bahamas.

The main hospital onGrand Bahama is unusable.

Homes are destroyed,

and more than 60,000 people

need food and clean drinking water.

And Dorian's not done.

It's now a Category 2 storm,

but with winds at 110 miles an hour,

it's still considered dangerous.

Authorities have asked two million people

in Florida, Georgia, andthe Carolinas to evacuate.

- This is a very serious storm,

and a western shift that is towards land,

of just a few miles,

could bring enormous damage.

- [Heather] Even if Dorian

doesn't make landfall in the U.S.,

it could bring stormsurge and severe flooding.

In low-lying Charleston, South Carolina,

authorities are racing to move

hospital patients to higher ground.

In Savannah, Georgia they have

provided buses for families to get out.

- Well I don't have a vehicle,

and I don't have thefinance to go outta town.

- In Florida, Dorian has already

grounded thousands of flights,

and shut down several airports.

And it's battering Florida's coast

as it makes its way north.

CBN's Eric Philips is waiting out

the storm in Daytona Beach.

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- [Eric] Leading up tothe storm's arrival,

Daytona's weather started to deteriorate,

with bursts of rain and wind.

It prompted those with hurricane fatigue,

to brave the technically closed beach.

- One minute I'm all nervous

and scared that everything'sgonna blow away,

and then it's trackin' offin a different direction,

and then it stops.

It's just this one's beenreally unpredictable I mean.

- [Eric] Hillaire Sartain gaveus an interesting comparison

to describe Dorian.

- Being stalked by a slow-movingturtle as my friend says.

It's finally here,

but it's takin' it's sweet time.

The excitement has worn off I'd say.

- [Eric] Perhaps the excitement has waned,

but officials say vigilance cannot.

- Things can change for the better,

but unfortunately as we know

they could still change for the worst.

- [Eric] And some of the worst

has come out during this emergency.

Officials say an elderly woman

and a blind man have been bilked

out of their money by scammers.

- The objective here isyou gotta be a real scumbag

if you're gonna attackpeople who are blind,

and people who are intheir extremely elderly,

and show up and try to scam them

out of tens of thousands of dollars.

- [Eric] One of the manyreasons why people here say

they'll be glad when this is all over.

- All the surfers havebeen watchin' the storm,

and we're just ready to get out there

and catch some waves finally.

It's been a bad summer for us in Florida.

We're ready for somehurricane swells so it's on.

- Well CBN reporter EricPhilips is in Daytona beach,

where the wind and rain are coming ashore.

Eric, tell us what's happening right now.

- Well Pat we are here at the time

at which those tropical storm force winds

are getting to be at their worst.

You can see right behind me

that the ocean is really morepowerful and angry looking

than it has been inthe last couple of days

since we've been here covering this story.

They're expecting wind gusts

of 40 to 50 miles an hourhere in Daytona Beach,

and we have felt them from time to time.

They've just not been consistent.

One moment it will be windy,

and torrential downpours.

The next moment it willbe a little bit lighter

like it is now

and the wind's not blowing as much.

Still some of the bridges inthe area have been closed off.

The area here at the oceanfront has been evacuated.

People have boarded uptheir homes and businesses,

and headed to nearby shelters

just to be on the safe side.

The reality, Pat, is peoplehere have been waiting for days

for Dorian to dot Daytona's door,

and it's finally happening.

How powerful it will be ultimatelyis still yet to be seen.

Bear in mind though,

high tide is coming today at 12 noon.

- Is the mood,

are they frightened,

or just tired of waiting for it?

Well what's the mood?

- I think if I had tocharacterize the mood, Pat,

I would say that theyare hurricane fatigued.

This has been a slow moving storm.

It's coming, it's still coming,

it's still coming,

and people have been preparedfor it for some time.

Bear in mind that we are in an area

that's used to getting hurricanes.

They've dealt with them many times before.

What they're not used to is though

the unpredictability of this storm,

whereby the track haschanged several times.

It's sped up, it's slowed down,

and so really I think people here

just want it to come if it's coming,

or not if it's not.

But they wanna get on withtheir lives on way or the other.

- Eric have you got any officialreports of expected damage?

- So far here in Volusia County

we have not heard anyreports of damages just yet.

Now again it's stillkind of coming through,

making it's way from southernBrevard County into Volusia,

so I'm sure we will see somedamage in the coming hours,

but I do have a report interms of power outages,

and right now in the state of Florida,

there are about 10,000people without power.

2,000 of them, Pat, arehere in Volusia County.

- All right thank you so much.

Eric Philips in Daytona Beach, Florida.

And they're waiting.

Dorian hasn't really come ashore yet.

- Well I guess SouthCarolina is the place now

they're really worried thatit's gonna make landfall,

and my parents are hopefully in the car

leaving South Carolina.

They have a little place in Myrtle Beach

that they like to go to and hang out,

and I called 'em yesterday.

I said "Hey are you guys gonna,

"what are you gonna do?"

'Cause I honestly thoughtthey would hunker down,

'cause sort of adventurousand storm chasers,

but fortunately theyare heeding the warning

and evacuation orders.

They're on their wayhome as far as I know.

- Well those interstatesare so jammed up right now.

95 is just crowded,

it's just like a parkinglot all the way up.

- My mom said she didn't wanna be there

when the electricity went out,

and I don't blame her for that.

- Well good for her.

Well in other news,

major developments in England,

where a revolt in Parliamentover the Brexit deal

could lead to a whole new election.

John Jessup has more on that story

from our CBN news bureau in Washington.

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- That is right, Pat.

Defiant British lawmakersare moving to block

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson,

from pursuing a no-deal Brexitfrom the European union.

Johnson is retaliating by announcing plans

to call an early election.

An early general election rather,

in a bid for a new parliament

that would back his Brexit policy.

But that would also put his own future,

and that of his conservative party,

on the line.

What could happen nextincludes new legislation

and parlimental block a no deal Brexit,

the no confidence motion againstthe British Prime Minister,

or potential no agreement,

which would mean a so-called hard Brexit

on the Halloween deadline.

And there is always thepossibility of a Brexit agreement.

There is now real concern a hard Brexit

will mean economic and travel chaos

if no agreement is reached

between the United Kingdom and the EU.

Worst case forecasts showBritain's gross domestic product

shrinking by 10% or more.

And the European Union has said

it would treat the UK travelers

like those from a third world country,

leading to significant delays.

Well Hong Kong's ChiefExecutive Carrie Lam says

she is withdrawing aChina extradition bill

that sparked months of protests.

Fearing more control from mainland China,

and less freedom in Hong Kong,

protestors have filledthe streets for 13 weeks.

Clashes between police and protestors

have become increasingly violent,

with demonstrators throwing gasoline bombs

at officers last weekend,

and authorities using water cannons,

tear gas, rubber bullets, and batons.

Chinese forces are on the border,

and Beijing has said it will intervene,

ominously warning recently, Pat,

the end is coming.

- Well I just think it would be tragic

if China moved across that border,

it would spark internationalopprobrium against China,

and they know they can't do it,

but taking away that extradition treaty

was a smart,

well they should ofpulled it a long time ago.

Some of the big players,

Li Ka Shing and HutchisonWhampoa and these big companies,

they are enormously wealthy people,

and they just can't stand allof their revenue to go away

and the tourist industry to fail,

and the property values to go down.

They're facing huge billion dollar losses.

And I'm not quite sure whatthose demonstrators want.

They've gotten it when Lam

pulled that extradition treaty off,

and I think they oughta cool it now.

If they don't it can leadto a terrible confrontation.

John.

- Pat back here at home,

it was a year ago when America witnessed

a new low in politics withthe confirmation hearings

of Brett Kavanaugh.

And tough it may be hard to imagine,

it could get even uglier forthe next supreme court nominee.

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Lawmakers return this weekto a quite Capitol Hill.

A far cry from what it was just a year go.

(protestors chanting)

When the confirmation hearingof Justice Brett Kavanaugh,

devolved into what manyobservers called a circus.

- (Male member) Mr. Chairman, I think

we oughta have this loudmouth removed.

- This is getting into the twilight zone.

- Carrie Severinocoauthored Justice on Trial,

a new book with insideraccounts of key players,

from the White House to the Senate,

and the Supreme Court.

She told CBN News Kavanaugh's confirmation

was less about him,

and more aboutpoliticization of the court,

a deep public divide,

and a well coordinated effortbetween special interests,

PR teams, and the media.

- So all of those went together

to produce really theworst confirmation process

we've seen in American history.

- [John] While President Trump called for

a swift bipartisan vote,

the hearings instead moved slowly,

filled with sortedallegations of alcohol abuse,

assault, and rape

- I am here because Ibelieve it is my civic duty

to tell you what happened to me.

- I'm here today to tell the truth.

I've never sexually assaulted anyone.

Not in high school,

not in college,

not ever.

- [John] Severino saysit was just as volatile

behind the scenes,

including one account justbefore the committee vote,

when tempers flared.

- That room was full of dozens of people.

Senators, their staffers,

and a fist fight nearly broke out,

and one of the pointsof concern there was,

the frustration that they felt

like senators weren't playing it straight,

and that there was interference

by the staff that was inappropriate.

- As Kavanaugh returns tohis second term in October,

fallout from his contentioushearing still remains.

Republicans who supported him,

are locked in tough reelection bids.

And some White House hopefuls say

they're open to packing the court.

Severino warns,

filling the next Supreme Court vacancy

could actually be worse.

- What concerns me isof course the next seat

could be a liberal justice stepping down

with Donald Trump making the replacement.

And that, if you think Kennedyto Kavanaugh is a shift,

a liberal justice, JusticeGinsburg for example,

to a Trump nominee,

would be a night andday change on the court.

And I think we couldsee the incentives built

to have an even moreoutrageous nomination process.

- Pat it is hard to even fathomsomething more outrageous.

- Well those hearings,

the accuser of Judge Kavanaugh,

had a rather checkered past.

And it was told that in her yearbook

there was some accusationsmade against her,

and every single copy of that yearbook

was mysteriously taken off the market,

and nobody knew where they were.

They couldn't find them,

and the senators didn'tdare to question her

because she was making allegationsthat were just not true.

But the next time,

I think they've got it locked in.

The Judiciary Committee's in strong hands.

If the Senate stays the way it is

with Mitch McConnellas the majority leader,

they're not gonna letthat circus take place

and it's gonna be a quickie.

I mean they won't need all those votes

'cause Harry Reid playedthe nuclear option,

and it's been played

and so now you need a simple majority,

you don't need two-thirdsor any of that stuff.

And they've got the majority,

and the next justice it willswing the court dramatically

to a conservative point of view.

I'm told Justice Sotomayormay have some health issues.

Of course (laughs) thedear lady who's got cancer,

she's a survivor.

She'll probably outliveall of us. (laughs)

Nevertheless there is a judicial washout,

and there will be several vacancies

I think for President Trump,

and it's going to be interesting.

By the way, we had awonderful guest yesterday,

Johnathon Cahn.

He was talking about The Oracle,

and it opened after our interview

on Amazon it was the numberthree book in America,

out of all the fiction all the books,

it was number three,

and Jonathan Cahn theinterview was fantastic,

we loved it.

What he had to say was riveting,

and the people in thisaudience really responded.

I'm pleased to report (laughs)

that because of this audience

the sales went up tonumber three in America

out of all the books.

Number one Christian book everything.

- Number one.

- The next day he wasn't on the 700 Club,

it's dropped down to 131. (laughs)

- See the power of Pat. (laughs)

- We've got a tremendous audience.

And any author out there who's got a book,

don't tell us you don'twanna come on the 700 Club,

because we sell more booksthan anybody. (laughs)

- Yeah well you know he'sfascinating and he...

- Well it was a marvelous so exciting.

- He is I love his stuff.

- He lived the chapel,

and people was just mesmerizedby what he had to say.

He's a great guy and a wonderful

- Great guy and a great guy too, yeah.