- Well, welcome to the 700 Club.
Thunderous applause and standing ovations.
That's what President Trump received
at the State of the Union last night.
The president eloquently put up points
for the progress hisadministration has made,
and began, of course,to lay the groundwork
for the 2020 campaign.
He also had a few surprises in store,
as White House correspondentBen Kennedy explains.
- President Donald Trumpdelivered an uplifting speech,
touting the economy, jobsnumbers, and trade deals.
He talked about his fightfor religious liberty,
and called on Congress toend late-term abortions.
- Madam Speaker, the Presidentof the United States!
- [Ben] President Trumpwalked into the same chamber
where House Democratsvoted to impeach him.
He did not shake HouseSpeaker Nancy Pelosi's hand.
- Members of Congress, thePresident of the United States.
- [Ben] Pelosi left off
that it was her high honorand distinct privilege
when introducing the Commander in Chief,
but despite delivering theState of the Union address
under the cloud of impeachment,Trump did not mention it.
The president's theme wasThe Great American Comeback,
touting his success since taking office.
- The state of our union isstronger than ever before.
- [Ben] Trump talked aboutdefending religious liberty.
- We don't tear down crosses.
We don't ban symbols of faith.
We don't muzzle preachers and pastors.
In America, we celebrate faith.
- [Ben] He then called onCongress to fight for the unborn.
- That's why I'm also calling upon
members of Congress here tonight
to pass legislation finally banning
the late-term abortion of babies.
- The fundamental protectionof life in the United States
to end, at long last, late-term abortions.
Well, certainly, we can all agree on that.
- It was shocking to me that Democrats
would not even stand todefend late-term abortions.
That's just, it's very difficult for me
to wrap my mind around that.
- [Ben] Some of your Democratic colleagues
decided not to show up.
Why was it so important foryou to attend tonight's speech?
- I disagree with thepresident on many things
but he's still the Presidentof the United States,
and I believe it's myconstitutional obligation
to listen to the president,
and try to make the best I can
to find whatever commonground there may be.
- [Ben] Lawmakers found common ground
with a standing ovation forVenezuelan opposition leader
Juan Guiado, a surpriseguest of the president.
- Please take this message back,
that all Americans are unitedwith the Venezuelan people
in their righteous struggle for freedom.
- [Ben] The chamberwas on their feet again
to welcome a solider in arealtime surprise homecoming,
then applauded RushLimbaugh, who was honored
with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
- Beloved by millions of Americans
who just received a Stage 4advanced cancer diagnosis.
This is not good news,but what is good news
is that he is the greatest fighter
and winner that you will ever meet.
- [Ben] The address wrappedup with the House speaker
making it clear what she thoughtof the president's speech.
- Unbelievable.
I mean here, while the President
is saying "God Bless America,"
Nancy Pelosi is right behindhim tearing the speech up.
That to me exemplifiesthe Democratic Party
that we're dealing withhere in Washington DC.
- The president nowprepares for the outcome
of the Senate vote on twoarticles of impeachment.
It appears the vote willfall down party lines,
which means Trump will be acquitted.
Ben Kennedy, CBN News, Capitol Hill.
- Thanks, Ben.
You know, I watched thatthing by Nancy Pelosi.
What do the American people want?
They want our government to work together.
They want Democrats and Republicans
to work for the good of this nation,
to make this a betterplace for us to live.
The people want jobs, theywant a growing economy,
they want to be ableto have good education,
good schools, goodhealthcare, and all that.
And they want Congress tofix problems that are there.
But for the idea of having a Speaker
tear up a speech at the endof that tremendous address,
that was choreographed,
and it was an insultto the American people.
And you know, when thosepeople sit on their hands
when somebody is talkingabout the glory of America,
of how great this country is,
and talking about things thatare so important to everybody,
and to see those people sitting there,
and those ladies all in theirwhite garb and everything,
that's not what the American people want.
They don't want dissension.
And I may also give a shoutout to the mayor of Michigan,
I mean the governor of Michigan.
She gave a magnificent address.
What he was saying at the beginning
was like she was talkinglike a Republican,
but it was beautiful.
It was kinda like,
I'm not gonna argue against the president,
I'm gonna talk about someof the accomplishments
that some of my fellowgovernments have done.
That was nice.
But she talked about well,
let's go out and fill inthe potholes in our roads.
It was nice.
Well, it was one of thosethings we have in America,
but it was, I think the Democrats
are seriously hurting themselves.
This impeachment thing hasbeen a joke, a disaster.
It should never have been brought.
It was a revenge type of thing
against somebody that they hated,
and they wanted HillaryClinton as president
and they didn't thinkTrump should be president
and they were trying to gethim out with an impeachment.
This attitude in the State of the Union,
they're turning Americanpeople against themselves.
It just, they're nothelping themselves this way.
You know, the thing that'll win people
is that you say, well, what does it say?
Smile and the world smiles with you;
you scowl and you scowl alone.
They're gonna be alone,
and the debacle in Iowa sorta points out
they don't know how toget their act together.
Well, in other news, at long last,
the impeachment saga ends today.
Yesterday, both sidestook their last shots.
John Jessup has more.
- That is right, Pat.
The Senate vote is scheduled to take place
at 4:00 this afternoon, Eastern time.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell
and his Democraticcounterpart Chuck Schumer
making their final statements Tuesday.
- We've watched a majorAmerican political party
adopt the following absurd proposition:
We think this presidentis a bull in a china shop,
so we're gonna drive a bulldozer
through the china shop to get rid of him.
This fever led to themost rushed, least fair,
and least thorough presidentialimpeachment inquiry
in American history.
- I thought the House did a very good job.
I thought they made a compelling case.
But even if you didn't,the idea that that means
you shouldn't have witnesses and documents
when we're doing somethingas august, as important,
as an impeachment trial,fails the laugh test.
- And, Pat, it is possible some Democrats
might join Republicansin their vote to acquit.
- Well, if I read it,I'm gonna ask David Brody
probably next week to give his analysis,
there are a lot of Democrat congressmen
who are on the cusp, andI think what's happened is
while the president was being impeached,
the American people got achance to watch Adam Schiff
and Nadler, Jerry Nadler,go on and on and on,
and so, as the more they talked,
the more the Americanpeople turned against them,
and Trump's approval rating
are the highest in his presidency.
His negatives have gone down dramatically,
and he's going to be reelected handily,
and I think that the Democrats
are gonna suffer someserious losses in the House.
The balance may swing back tothe House to the Republicans,
because it's incredible what's going on.
But I'm so proud of JaySekulow, who's a dear friend,
and has worked, of course, with me
in the American Centerfor Law and Justice.
He put together a teamof brilliant advocates
and their work was superb,and we'll have a vote,
then it's all over, butwhat an ordeal it's been
for the American people.
- I thought Jay did a great job,
and I'll never forget his lines,
and I don't think we'remeant to forget the line,
"Danger, danger, danger!"
I thought, well done, Jay,and, like you, so proud of him.
- I am totally proud.
And what he has done, he'sdefended the presidency.
The office of the presidencywas under assault,
and Jay and his team defendedit beautifully; John?
- Well, Pat, turning to campaign 2020,
the results still coming in out of Iowa,
with 71% of precincts reporting,
Pete Buttigieg and BernieSanders lead the pack,
followed by Senator Elizabeth Warren,
with Vice President, formerVice President, that is,
Joe Biden at a distant fourth.
Democratic Party officials
began confirming the votes by hand count
after a reporting appfailed due to coding errors,
creating chaos and delaying final results
for nearly two days now.
Some are questioning if it could mean
the end of the Iowa caucuses.
Well, hundreds of Americansarriving home from China today,
leaving the coronavirus hot zone,
touching down at California'sTravis Air Force Base
early this morning.
This, as the virus is still spreading,
infecting more than 24,000 people.
Lorie Johnson has more.
- The Americans evacuated fromChina, filling two airplanes,
will be quarantined for 14days on US military bases.
This is the second US government-sponsored
evacuation of Americans fromthe epicenter of the outbreak.
The virus has killed nearly 500,
and infected more than 24,000,
the vast majority of casesremain confined to China,
thanks to extreme measurescontaining the spread.
Medical experts preached caution,
and that wearing a maskmight not be enough.
- For people who have no symptoms,
the mask will not necessarilyprotect them hundred percent.
- [Lorie] This hospital in China,
built in little more than a week,
can care for a thousand patients,
and Chinese officials areputting drones in the air
to spray disinfectant.
Casinos in the Chinese territory of Macau
closed for at least two weeks.
Off the coast of Japan,a cruise ship quarantined
after a passenger tested positive.
Meanwhile, in Wuhan, groundzero for the outbreak,
courageous Christians take the opportunity
to spread the Good News of Jesus,
handing out masks, alongwith Christian literature.
- They share the love of Christ
and point to Jesus to bring hope to them
and their families and the whole China,
and this is really a breakthrough.
- And for more on thisstory, let's go back to Pat.
- Thanks, well, CBN medicalreporter Lorie Johnson
joins us now to talk aboutthe risks here in America.
Lorie, should Americansbe concerned about this?
- Pat, the CDC says the riskto Americans is still low.
There are no deaths from the coronavirus
in the United States.
Still only 11 cases, and that first case
that was first diagnosed in Seattle,
that particular patient
has been discharged from the hospital.
- Well, Lorie, what is it about this virus
that's got people so scared?
I mean, you pointed out verycogently at the beginning
that many more people aregonna die from influenza.
Why are we so scared of this coronavirus?
- The coronavirus is causingconcern because it's new.
We don't know what it's gonna do.
We don't have a vaccine for it.
It's spreading so quickly.
But, Pat, as you point out,
this has been a good news scenario
in that it's, so far, been pretty mild.
The death rate from the coronavirus is 2%.
That's pretty low.
So here we have these 24,000 cases,
but only fewer than 500 deaths.
And I say that, but one death is too many,
but still, that's lowerthan the death rate
from the flu in the United States,
which has a 5% death rate,
so right now in the United States,
10,000 Americans have died from the flu,
including 68 children.
So that's terrible, andso we are definitely
much more at risk in Americaright now of getting,
catching the flu and dyingfrom it than the coronavirus,
but that's here in the United States.
- You don't think there'sgonna be a worldwide pandemic
on account of this coronavirus, then, huh?
- Well, the World HealthOrganization met yesterday
and discussed that, anddecided against declaring it
a worldwide pandemicsimply because a pandemic
is something that isworldwide, and right now,
this is pretty much confined to China.
There have only been twodeaths outside of China,
and anywhere between 98and 99% of all of the cases
are in China.
The last pandemic was in 2008,
the swine flu pandemic, remember that?
We had 285,000 deaths worldwide;
worldwide, about 10% ofthe entire population
caught the swine flu at that time.
You remember Ebola.
That was not a pandemic because the cases,
even though 11,000 people died,
they were all confined tothree countries in West Africa.
Outside of that region, only15% of people died from Ebola.
And I say only 15; onedeath is always too many.
- Of course.
Brilliant, Lorie, thank you so much.
- My pleasure.
- That's very gratifying,and well, anyhow.
