- Welcome to The 700 Club.
It's coming, a little ice age.
Could that be in storefor the near future?
It's happened before, and some scientists
are now forecasting it could happen again
in the next decade.
So what's the connection between sunspots
and frigid weather?
Mark Martin explains.
- The sun develops spots thatare about the size of Earth
and they change in intensityand number over time.
According to NASA, these sunspots
provide a standardgauge of solar activity.
That activity rises andfalls in 11-year cycles.
The next one begins this year
and the current solar activity forecast
calls for the weakestin the last 200 years.
Astrophysicist Dr. JeffZweerink of Reasons to Believe
spoke with CBN News about the correlation
between sunspots and weather on Earth.
- If it continues to drop,
you know, one thing wedo know is that sunspots,
you know, they look likedark spots on the sun
so you'd initially think,oh maybe that's because
there's less radiation given off.
It turns out, becauseof the magnetic fields
going on in there, thesunspots actually emit
more radiation, and so ifthere are fewer sunspots,
we're receiving less sunlight from the sun
and so you would expect to see
a continual decline in temperatures,
that things might get colderover the next 10 or 15 years.
- [Mark] According to The New American,
more and more scientistsbelieve this lower solar cycle
could spark a lengthy periodof minimum solar activity,
leading to cooler temperatures on Earth.
It's happened before.
From the mid-1600s to the early 1700s,
the sun experienced aperiod of low solar activity
known as the Maunder Minimum.
It corresponded to a time on Earth
known as the little ice age.
- We know from historic records,
and these are very early observations
of the sun that developedvery few of these sunspots
for very long periods fromabout 1650 until 1715.
And this particular periodof lower solar activity
also correlates with aperiod where the climates
in eastern and most of Europe
and other places of theworld was very cold.
- So what they noticed is,you know, primarily in Europe,
where they were taking alot of these measurements,
what they found is that thetemperatures were really cold.
- It was also very cold in North America.
Colonial Art often shows deep snows
and ice-filled rivers during the winters.
Zweerink says the bottom line
is if the sunspot activitycontinues to drop off,
we're going to experiencecooler weather for a while.
Mark Martin, CBN News.
- You know, I wanna tellyou, ladies and gentlemen,
during the last 50 years, we probably had
one of the most benign weathersituations you could imagine.
And crops have gone to surplus.
We have surpluses ofrice, surpluses of wheat,
surpluses of corn and soybeans.
But if this happens, therecan be a lot of freezing.
The North American climate, where we live,
will not be as benign.
Crops will not be able togrow like they have been.
That means you're talking about famine,
you're talking about alot of people being hurt.
But all this business about global warning
is going out the door right now
because, you know, it's not fossil fuels
that's causing the problem; it's the sun,
that great big ball thatcontrols our solar system.
And if we have a 200-yearlow of sunspot activity,
that means a lot offreezing, a lot of ice,
and we'll be so gratefulthat there's some coal or oil
or natural gas availableto heat our dwellings.
So keep in mind, butyou know, the Lord spoke
about the time He comesback, there'll be famine.
Well this could be a time of famine
because there won't be enough grain
to feed this huge populationwe have right now.
So we're talking about serious business,
but it's going to happen,and so those who are running,
their whole political game has to do with
I'm taking care of global warning.
Well believe me, it'sgoing to be freezing cold
and the Maunder Minimum is coming upon us
and we're looking at an iceage, not global warning,
so just keep that in mind.
Well in other news, game over.
That's what the president tweeted
after past comments fromJohn Bolton resurfaced.
John Jessup has the latestfrom our CBN news bureau.
- And Pat, now, on thelast day of questioning
in the impeachment trialof President Trump,
the fight over witnessesseems to have shifted
in the favor of Republicans,with growing confidence
that at least 51 senatorswill vote against
calling former National Security Advisor
John Bolton and others.
The president weighedin, tweeting, game over,
after a new video surfaced
showing Bolton talkingabout Ukraine policy,
but not saying anything aboutan improper quid pro quo.
The vote to call witnesses isthen scheduled for tomorrow.
If it fails, the Senatewill vote for a final vote
on impeachment charges.
Yesterday, President Trump's defense team
argued even if there was a quid pro quo,z
he did nothing that risesto an impeachable offense.
- If a president does something
which he believes willhelp him get elected,
in the public interest, that cannot be
the kind of quid pro quothat results in impeachment.
- And House managers and the defense
answer eight more hours of questions, Pat,
from senators today.
- Ladies and gentlemen,I want to say this,
and I think it's the feelingof the American people.
This whole thing is nothing but a charade.
Everybody knows that the Senate is not,
it takes 2/3 of the vote of the Senators
to impeach a president andthey aren't about to have it.
You might have two or threewant to call more witnesses,
but what do you need witnesses for?
We've heard the arguments.
We've heard them ad nauseum.
Everybody has had their say,
now they've answered awhole bunch of questions
that are being asked,
and it's time to close that thing down.
And I think, you know,who needs more witnesses?
They shouldn't be voting on witnesses.
What they should be voting on,
all right, are we gonnaimpeach the president or not,
up or down, yes or no?
And the answer is no, we're not going to.
We don't have 2/3 vote.
We may have Murkowski and a few others
who were talking about,"Well, we're not sure,"
and Romney talking about witnesses.
But who needs more witnesses?
Everybody's heard everythingthey need to hear.
They're only repeating themselves now.
And it's high time thatthe American people
just breathe a sigh of release
and say this charade is over.
There is no way thepresident's gonna be impeached.
There's no way there'll bea 2/3 vote in the Senate.
So why don't they respond to the obvious
and say, "We've heard allthe arguments on both sides.
"We've given them plenty of time.
"They've asked questions.
"We have had the House managersgive their point of view.
"We've had the opposition on our side
"give their point of view.
"Now it's all over.
"We've heard enough.
"We don't need anymore witnesses.
"We don't need anymore discussion.
"Let's take a vote."
And I think, ladies and gentlemen,
Friday should be the day they say,
"All right, enough's enough.
"Vote.
"We're gonna impeach him or not?"
And the answer is no, we'renot, so game over, okay.
Well, John, you're next.
- All right, Pat.
Mixed reviews on PresidentTrump's Middle East peace plan
released earlier this week.
David Brody sat down withthe US Ambassador to Israel
to find out why he believesthis plan will work
when all others have failed
and why it would mean good news
for Christians visiting the Holy Land.
- There were several people
who provided quite a bit of input
into this Middle East peace plan.
One of them, a significant player,
US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman.
He has seen tension between the Israelis
and the Palestinians goon for a very long time,
so the question now:Why this plan, why now,
and can it even work?
- What this plan does isit presents a hard offer
to the Palestinians, thefirst they've ever received,
the first time Israel's ever identified
with specificity what arethe territorial dimensions
within which they'rewilling to live side by side
with a Palestinian state.
What are the terms under which
they will accept a Palestinian state?
What are the security protocols
under which they will livenext to a Palestinian state?
So that's a really hardoffer for the Palestinians,
and on top of that,Palestinians have four years
to claim the prize.
Four tough years, theyhave to, in that period
stop the malign activity.
Hamas has to disarm.
Islamic Jihad has to disarm.
They have to stop paying terrorists.
They have to stop inciting hate.
- How do they even get there
because they don't trust Trump,
they don't trust folks comingfrom this administration?
- Well look, this wasdesigned to, if not regain
or obtain the trust of the leadership,
at least to obtain the interestof the Palestinian people.
But the leadership has failed
the Palestinian people for generations.
They've become pawns in larger conflicts
and the leadership has shown itself
to be very adept atmisdirecting the resources
of the territory to their own pockets,
and so the fact that they'renot jumping for joy right now
is not a great surpriseto us because they thrive,
their business plan is tocontinue to foment this hatred.
But the people within theterritories, they are suffering.
- [David] As for evangelicalstraveling to Israel,
Friedman says there's good news
in this proposed peace plan.
Israel would have sovereignty
over many historical biblical sites
which, right now, are hard to get to.
- Israel has not yet obtained sovereignty
over those territories.
If they do, and our plancontemplates that Israel will,
you're talking about opening up the Bible
and bringing it back to life in ways that,
I think, your listenerscould not even have imagined.
I mean, imagine just ease of travel
under Israeli civilian autonomy,Hebron, Beit El, Shiloh.
I mean, it's an opportunityfor biblical tourism
that I think will grow andflourish in profound ways.
- On this president.
The Israeli transportation minister
I think just recentlysaid he's God's messenger
in the White House.
I mean, is Trump kindaheaven sent for you guys?
- Well look, when it comesto events that transpire,
whether it's with regardto Israel or anything else,
I mean, I'm a believer, Ibelieve that God runs the world,
so that would apply to the president,
it would apply to you,me, and the cameraman,
so that's not news to me.
- And just to clarify, andwe say it's not news to you,
you're talking about kind of a,
you know, God putspeople in certain places
for certain times, kind ofa for such a time as this?
- I think God puts people in places
for certain times at all times.
- Hmm, and Trump is exhibit A of this.
- He sure is.
- [David] David Brody, CBN News.
- Thanks, David, and Pat,
both Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
and General Benny Gantz, lockedin this political battle,
both endorse this plan.
- Well I think, when it's all finished,
they need to get together.
I mean, Benny Gantz is a nice guy
and he should be minister of defense
and Benjamin Netanyahushould be prime minister
and they oughta get on with life.
But I'm sure that...
Gantz says well as longas there's corruption,
I'm not gonna accepthim as a joint partner,
but they've got to come together on that.
And I think all this business
of trying to indict Benjamin Netanyahu
for trying to get a favorfrom a broadcast entity,
I mean, it's just, I thinkit's a little far-fetched
and I believe that
they've got to come together
and a house divided can't stand.
They have too many external enemies
to allow a split among themselves
because they have tounite against common foes,
among which, of course, Iran is a big one.
Well, you know, what happensif the Democrats gain control
of a lower house and an upperhouse and a governorship?
Well, we're seeing inVirginia where those in charge
are losing their minds, andVirginia, which is my home state
and I was born here and I've lived here,
my family has been here for,
well, since 1607 or thereabouts.
I am shocked at what'sbeing done in Richmond.
They want to take away allthe protections of the unborn.
They want to take away, of course,
the gun ownership has launcheda tremendous backlash.
And it is unbelievable what they're doing.
So John has more on thatstory of a state gone mad.
- Pat, as he was just saying,
the Democratic majorityin the Old Dominion State
is reversing a numberof abortion restrictions
passed by Republicansover the last decade.
This week, the VirginiaState House and Senate
passed legislation allowingnurse practitioners
and certified nurse midwivesto perform abortions
during the first trimester of pregnancy.
The bill also puts a stopto 24-hour waiting periods
and requiring ultrasoundsbefore abortions,
which often change theminds of pregnant mothers.
It now goes to the GovernorRalph Northam's desk
for his signature.
Pro-abortion groups arepointing to Virginia
as an example of what they'dlike to see nationwide,
even saying if Roe versusWade is overturned,
they see Virginia as asafe haven for abortion.
Well despite the rollbacks in Virginia,
the pro-life movementis growing in America.
Last week, massive crowdsmarched in Washington
in support of protecting the unborn.
And as CBN's Jenna Browder reports,
young people are leading the charge.
- Last week, an estimated 100,000 people
marched here on the National Mall
for the annual March for Life.
And leading the way, 200 college students.
- Young people are theheart of the March for Life,
and it's your generationthat is making America
the pro-family, pro-life nation.
- [Jenna] President Trumpgiving them a special shout-out
and making history by becomingthe first sitting president
to attend in person.
- It's an honor for the topleadership of our country
to support any cause.
- [Jenna] Ethan Van Buskirk
is a student at ColoradoChristian University
and the president of CCU for Life.
- We believe that every single human life
is inherently valuable,whether that's in the womb
or whether that's at the end of life too.
- [Jenna] And this younger interest
seems to be a growing trend.
A Merit poll from February2019 showed a significant shift
among people under 45.
That January, 28% identified as pro-life,
and just one month later,that number jumped to 47%.
And those identifying aspro-choice fell drastically
from 65 to 48%.
- The infant would be resuscitated
if that's what the motherand the family desired.
- [Jenna] Pollsters credit the shift
to last year's debateover late-term abortions,
fueled by measures inNew York and Virginia.
- The more people I talk to,
the more I'm starting to learn that, yes,
like we're not alone in this,
there are more people than we think,
there are more people who aredeciding one way or the other,
and I think that's really cool.
- [Jenna] These studentspoint to science, technology,
and their faith as the mainreasons behind their views.
- For me personally,
I would say my faith is what inspires me
to be specifically passionate about life.
I believe in a God who has created life,
that every human being has value.
- [Jenna] Other data thoughdoes still show strong support
for abortion among millennials.
In a Gallup poll from last January,
nearly 1/3 of 18 to 34-year-olds
said abortion should belegal under any circumstance.
Compare that to the 21%of those 55 and older
who felt the same way.
Still, these CCU students saythey can't help but notice
what's happening around them.
- I absolutely think it's growing.
Last year, my school took 27 students,
and this year, we took almost 200.
- And from the NationalMall to the classroom,
they say their push toadvocate for the unborn
doesn't stop here.
They tell me they're hoping to bring
even more of their peers next year.
In Washington, Jenna Browder, CBN News.
- Thanks, Jenna.
And Pat, a strong turnoutannually for the March for Life.
- So it's remarkable how many young people
because they realize thatthey're one generation,
that they could've been aborted
and they say, "Well this is a baby.
"This is our littlebrother or little sister
"that they're talking about killing."
And that's why the young people
feel so intensely about it.
But you know, I think ofthat word in Jeremiah,
when the Lord said, "BeforeI formed you in the womb.
"Before I formed youin the womb, I knew you
"and I ordained you to bea prophet to the nations.
"Before I formed you inthe womb, I knew you."
And so God knows thehearts of these babies.
And to say this is a medical procedure
and that pro-abortion is a decision,
a medical decision ofa woman and her doctor,
that's not true.
That baby should have somerights too because the unborn,
you know, we've slaughtered, what is it,
55, 60 million unborn children?
And who knows how muchpotential would've been there
in these young people,how much creativity,
how many businesses, how many inventions,
how many wonderful laws,how many medical procedures?
How many things could thisgeneration have come forth
if we had let them live?
"Before I formed you inthe womb, I knew you."
God formed them in the womb.
And the idea of saying, well,I'm gonna give this decision
to a woman and it's herright and we can kill a baby.
Even in late term, as the babyis leaving the birth canal,
we can kill it at that point or...
Governor Northam says, "If they're born,
"we will decide whether we'regonna terminate their life
"even though they're alive."
I mean, it's shocking.
It's disregard for life.
And you know, the Jews havea thing called l'chaim,
for life, to life, and I really believe
that we should stand forlife, the life of the human.
