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- Primary time in highstakes New Hampshire.
Welcome to "Faith Nation,"I'm Jenna Browder.
- And I'm John Jessup.
Democrats in the GraniteState getting their turn
to cast ballots for who they wanna see
as their Presidential nominee.
- Candidates are campaigninghard all over the state
in their final attempt to win over voters.
Polls opened at midnightin several counties,
leaving Amy Klobucharhopeful as she took home
the most votes in three townships.
- The midnight polls are any indication,
we're gonna have a prettygood night tonight.
- And the most recent national poll,
the Boston Globe, WBZ,Suffolk University poll,
shows Senator Bernie Sandersin the lead with 27%,
Pete Buttigieg in second with 19%
and Klobuchar in third at 14%
followed by Joe Biden andSenator Elizabeth Warren at 12%.
Polls are just a snapshot though
and New Hampshire has longbeen known to pull a surprise.
- And President Trump, eager to cast
his own shadow on the race,
also hit the stump in New Hampshire
taking direct aim at Democrats last night
at a campaign rally in Manchester.
Ahead of the rally, the President said
he'd hope to rattle Democratsand get under their skin.
He took shots at the impeachment attempt,
mocked Bernie SandersMedicare For All plan
and pointed out last week's
counting mayhem in the Iowa caucuses.
The President lost New Hampshire
in the general election four years ago
but his team now believes
it can flip the stateto red this November.
- The first step to victoryin November is tomorrow
go send a message that Republicans,
and you can vote for theweakest candidate if you want,
don't worry about it,
I don't think we reallyhave a candidate against us,
that Republicans are energized,
that we're united andthat nine months from now,
we are going to take backthe House of Representatives,
we are going to hold the Senate,
and we are going to keep the White House.
- Vice President, Mike Pence,
alongside Trump's daughter, Ivanka,
and Senators Lindsey Graham and Rand Paul
are among those still in New Hampshire,
campaigning on the President's behalf.
- And joining us now for more, Rick Klein,
ABC News Political Directorwho is in New Hampshire.
Rick, good to see you.
Thanks for joining us.
You know, it's down to the wire.
What are you anticipating tonight?
- Well it's a huge night totest some campaign strategies.
Bernie Sanders has the inside track here.
He won by 20 points four years ago.
He is from a neighboring state.
Traditionally, that's beena good sign for a candidate.
Pete Buttigieg came in with the hot hand.
He got a boost out of Iowa,even with those delayed results.
The split screen winner out of Iowa
so a lot of people have focused on him
and don't sleep on Amy Klobuchar.
She had a strong debateon ABC on Friday night
and a lot of people have beentalking about her candidacy,
that may have contributedto the Joe Biden collapse.
You know the news in that he's gonna be
leaving New Hampshiretonight as the polls close
to head to South Carolinasignaled that he is
waiving the white flaghere in New Hampshire.
- It is interesting to see Klobuchar's
11th hour surge and Bidentalk about retreating
to South Carolina tonight,
but in the last several days,
we've been seeing the stepped up attacks
from Sanders and Buttigieg.
Sanders telling NBC News that, I'm sorry,
Buttigieg telling NBC News that Sanders
would have difficulty againstTrump in the general election
because President has branded him as
an out-of-touch socialistwho'd ruin the economy.
Is there really any opening for Democrats
given the economy's doing so well
and voters typicallytend to reward presidents
who preside over a strong economy.
- Oh look, the race is far from over.
We don't know wherethe economy's gonna be.
We also don't know whothe nominee is gonna be.
The President has made clear,
right here in Manchesterlast night and beyond,
that he's gonna run on that economy
and we heard it withthe State of the Union,
he's got a case to makethat's a pretty strong one.
But look, Democrats are gonnahave to grapple with that
and you know, I've talkedto a lot of Democrats,
who have been almostdespondent in recent days,
and saying we can't win this thing.
This is a divided country.
It's going to be a closeelection certainly,
that is the one thing I am certain of
is that it's gonna bea very close election
and it's gonna lookdifferent for the Democrats
once they have a nominee.
They will have a nominee,
even if this is a verymessy period of time.
- Rick, what do you make of Joe Biden
not sticking aroundthere in New Hampshire?
- Stunning decision.
I mean, he had a natural base of support.
He spent a lot of time inNew Hampshire over the years.
To me, it signals thereality that we've sensed
on the ground here forthe last couple days.
He's been bleeding support.
Even after the debate Friday night
he says he was likelyto get another setback
and I think this is a nod to that.
It's also a signal of how strongly
he is putting his eggs inthe South Carolina basket.
He needs to win there.
He needs to break through there.
He needs to show thatAfrican American voters
in the south can support his candidacy.
You can't win in the Democratic primary
without that constituency.
That is the last thing he has left.
What looked like a front-runningcampaign just a week ago,
is now going to put all of its
hopes and dreams on one state.
- All right.
ABC's Rick Klein inManchester, New Hampshire,
covering the New Hampshire primary.
Thanks for being with us tonight, Rick.
- Thank you both, thanks.
- Well back here in Washington,
Democrats are pushingback on President Trump's
budget plan that calls for heavy cuts.
- The $4.8 trillion spending proposal
targets things like food stamps,
farm subsidies and Medicaid.
CBN White HouseCorrespondent, Ben Kennedy,
joins us with the details.
Ben?
- Well Jenna, John, the budgetensures that federal funds
do not support abortions and calls
for defunding Planned Parenthood,
but Democrats say the budgetcuts healthcare to the bone
and puts American lives at risk.
Now, the 2021 budget proposalimposes an immediate 5% cut
to non-defense agencybudgets passed by Congress,
700 billion in cuts toMedicaid over a decade.
It does not effect individual benefits
and seniors are exemptfrom cuts to Medicare
and Social Security while targeting
benefit safety net programs.
The plan calls for $4.4 trillion
in cuts in governmentspending over 10 years.
It slashes funding foroverseas military operations
to save 567 billion over 10 years,
but it does add 1.5 trillionover the same timeframe
to make Trump's 2017tax cuts permanent law.
- The President's budget makes clear
that his pledge at the State of the Union,
that he'd protect Americanswith pre-existing conditions
is nothing less than a bald-faced lie,
and we're used to thatwith this president.
- Now the government iscurrently running a deficit
of over $1 trillion a year.
The White House here behind me planned,
their plan does aim todecrease the government deficit
starting in 2022 with a promise
of a balanced budget within 15 years.
John, Jenna?
- Ben Kennedy at theWhite House, thank you.
To the battle over abortion.
Republican lawmakersare pushing legislation
that would protect babies whosurvive abortion attempts.
Today the Senate Judiciary Committee
debated the Born Alive AbortionSurvivors Protection Act.
It would require doctors to provide
medical care to these infants.
Abortion supporters call thebill harmful to women's rights.
Those against abortion though,
say all babies shouldreceive the same care.
- Access to reproductivehealthcare, including abortion,
is a key part of everyindividual's liberty,
equality and economic security,
and the U.S. Supremerecognized as much 45 years ago
and that remains true today.
- Whether or not wehave the ability to heal
we are always obligated to care.
This means that all humanbabies who are born alive
are our patients and medical personnel
should be ready to directly provide
the medical standard of care,
or be prepared to stabilize the baby
until a team with moreadvanced training arrives.
- Well here now for our "FaithNation" political panel,
CBN News Senior WashingtonCorrespondent, Jennifer Wishon.
Jennifer, the fact thatthe Senate Republicans
are holding this hearingin a general election year
seems to signal something.
How much do you anticipate abortion
playing an issue in the 2020 campaign?
- Well I think for anyonewho cares about abortion,
this is gonna be a huge issue
because there is gonna bea black and white contrast.
No matter who the Democratic nominee is,
I haven't heard any of them advocating
for restrictions on abortion.
You look at the 2016 Democratic platform,
they actually say that areagainst any restrictions
on funding for Planned Parenthood
and any state or federallaw that restricts abortion.
So we're talking about,basically, New York-style
abortion on demand that is in
the Democratic party's platform,
that beside President Trump
who is the most pro-lifepresident in history.
- Yeah, it's a stark contrast.
Let's talk about New Hampshire, Jennifer.
What did you make of thePresident's rally last night?
He seems to have a lotof enthusiasm there.
- 11,000 people on a very cold night,
I'm sure in New Hampshire.
Look, Republicans are fired up.
What is it?
94 or 96% of Republicans whoapprove of the job he's doing,
they are enthusiastic and I think that
no matter who comes out thewinner in New Hampshire tonight,
the big thing we have to belooking at is voter turnout
because enthusiasm is whatis going to win this election
for either side and if you look at Iowa,
so far we haven'tDemocrats being energized.
Again, going back to whatwe've been talking about,
strong economy, a Galluppoll late last week that said
90% of Americans are happywith the way their lives are.
So are those voters gonna be motivated?
We have to wait and see.
- Speaking of Iowa, Joe Biden'spoor performance in Iowa,
his polling in New Hampshire signaling
that he's not going to do well.
He's already saying that he's gonna
retreat to South Carolina,
even before the results come in tonight.
Is this the beginning ofthe end for Joe Biden?
- Not yet.
I mean, look, it doesn't look well.
He looks defeated, right?
I mean, he kind of looks like a dog
that's tucking his tail and going home
but he still has strongsupport in South Carolina,
and remember, this isall about electability.
He was the front runner to begin with
because he had name recognitionand everybody thought
that Fighting Joe was the best candidate
to go up against President Trump.
So he has to convincethe black constituency
in South Carolina, especiallythat he is still their guy.
He's still the guy who could beat Trump
because Democrats justwant Trump outta there.
As Bernie gets momentum, asPete Buttigieg gets momentum,
you know, it's gonna be harder and harder
for Biden to make that case,
so this is a critical moment for him.
- On the Equal Rights Act,
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg,
she has weighed in, Jennifer.
She says she would like tosee the effort start over.
How likely do you think that is?
- Look, it's hard to amendthe Constitution for a reason.
It's very hard.
And I think at this moment, itwould be very hard as written
for this to get through the U.S. Senate.
And beyond that, to get 3/4of the states to ratify this.
If you look at the 2016 electoral map
and see that sea of red,
it would be very hard toget 3/4 of those states.
However, this could be an opportunity
for the Amendment to be rewritten,
to address some concernsthat conservatives have
that woman have aboutabortion, about the fact that,
you know, while women want equal rights
and that's very important,women and men are different,
and to, you know, make thosedistinctions in an Amendment,
I think it's an opportunity to do that.
I don't think it's gonnahappen any time soon
but this fight is far from over.
- [John] All right.
Senior WashingtonCorrespondent, Jennifer Wishon.
Thank you, Jennifer.
- [Jennifer] Thank you.
- Well tonight we'regetting more key information
on the imminent threatthat lead to the killing
of Qassem Suleimani, theIranian military leader
killed days into the new year.
National SecurityCorrespondent Eric Philips
is getting new details and joins us now
with more on what waspotentially in the works.
Eric?
- Well, John, we sat downwith Michael Pregent,
a well-connected MiddleEast intelligence expert
who's also fought in that region.
He provided insight on so called chatter
regarding the situationand how it harkened back
to the 1979 hostage situation.
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- He was worse than Osama Bin Laden.
He was worse than Baghdadi.
He was worse than Zarqawi.
- That's why last month at my direction
the U.S. Military executeda flawless precision strike
that killed Suleimani and terminated
his evil reign of terror forever.
- It was the best move we could've made.
- [Eric] Michael Pregent, ofthe Hudson Institute, says,
the clear picture provided by sources
of the threat Suleimani posedto the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad
made his demise a must.
- The chatter was that they
were gonna do a 1979 hostage siege.
They were gonna take over the embassy,
take all the Americansin the embassy hostage
and then broker releasefor sanctions relief.
- [Eric] While Suleimaniwas the main target,
Pregent says the other terrorleader killed in the strike
would've also played akey role in the siege.
- The chatter was, they weregonna put Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis
in as Prime Minister, so do a coup,
and then seize the embassy.
- [Eric] Pregent says when militia forces
penetrated the U.S.embassy on December 31st,
it was essentially a dressrehearsal for what was to come.
- They walked into theEmbassy without weapons,
trashed it, saw how close they get to it,
saw that they could throw things over,
saw that they could get as close as to
almost breaking the windows
where the U.S. guardswere on the other side.
The next thing they wanted to do
is roll through the embassy in a protest
of civilians with Iraqiflags and make it look like
the protestors were taking the embassy
when it would actually be the militias.
- [Eric] Pregent says if Soleimaniand al-Muhandis had lived
a coup was all but certain.
- Killing Qasem Soleimani wasactually a deescalating event.
It sent a message to the regime
that the President was reallyserious about hurting Iran.
- Pregent also addressedthe tidal wave of criticism
against the President asDemocrats demanded intelligence
that lead to the decisionto take out Soleimani.
Pregent points out it'simportant to remember
that intelligence does notconfirm an imminent attack.
It only hints at one.
John and Jenna.
- Eric, thanks.
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- This Saturday a women's prayer movement
will host a live-streamed broadcast
focused on prayer and thespecific needs of women.
Some well known Bibleteachers like Sheila Walsh
and Priscilla Shirer will be leading.
Topics include anxiety and depression,
abuse, parenting and military families.
- We're now joined by DianeStrack who founded the movement
and the broadcast knownas "She Lives Out Loud."
Dianne, thank you for joining us.
You've watched the women's movements
like the one here in Washington DC
and thought something more was needed.
Tell us why you started this movement?
- You know I did.
You know, I had a wonderfulmentor, Vonette Bright,
who co-founded Cru and before she passed,
she looked across thetable at me in the kitchen
and said, "Diane, gatherthe women to pray.
"It's the only hope for our nation."
And you know that whisperkinda stayed with me
but I didn't know what to do with it.
And then sitting there watching that anger
just permeate throughour nation's capitol,
the Lord spoke to me and said,
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because we believe that womanhave been valued by the Lord,
that He's created them by His very heart
and so he never intended for us to go
around with this anger just filling us
and as I watched this andthen the Me Too movement came,
I just wept for these women.
I know that their pain is very real
but the Lord spoke to me and said,
"These women don't know what you know.
"They don't know there's aFather who loves unconditionally.
"They don't know there's aSavior who makes all things new
"and they don't know there's a Holy Spirit
"who comforts and fillsthe mouth with joy."
And so as this continued in me,
I started calling a few friends,
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And they called a fewfriends and eventually,
one year ago around the conference table
at Museum of the Bible, "SheLoves Out Loud" was born.
- So at the broadcast, you are taking on
some really tough issues,
abuse, mental health andparenting among many others.
What made you choose some of these topics?
- You know, we went out to aranch for two days, three days,
and we prayed, we fasted,
we literally laid on theground and asked the Lord
and these were subjects that we heard
continually being talked aboutbut with no answer, no peace,
you know, no way to followthrough and find healing.
So we heard women talking about abuse
and the statistics onabuse are overwhelming
even in our churches.
We heard women in ourchurches talking about
having had abortions andthe guilt and the shame
and the pain that they live with
and so as we listen to thesestories and we began to pray
we just asked God to sort of fill for us
with people that we shouldhave on this program.
And you know, we havea trafficking survivor
whose story is just amazing.
Going from being homelessand a drug addict
to now having a master'sdegree in mental health
and reaching out andtouching so many other women,
going on stings, helpinggirls as a rescue home,
restoration home for girls under 24.
We started talking about race relations.
The Lord put together40 churches in Memphis
who are going to stand andlead our nation in a prayer
of repentance and so-
- [John] Diane, we are out of time.
I'm so sorry.
We're gonna have to leave it there.
Diane Strack with "She Loves Out Loud."
Thank you so much for being with us today.
- Join us, thank you!
- [Jenna] Thanks, Diane.
Well still ahead, TimTebow's night to shine
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We talk to one very special guest.
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Well more than 110 thousandkids with special needs
were crowned kings andqueens this past week.
It was all part of a specialevent called "Night to Shine."
- Together with more than700 churches in 34 countries,
and 215 thousand volunteers,
their Night to Shine gave kids
the prom they always deserved.
- [Man] We believe that whenwe're celebrating these kids
and we're crowning them as theking or the queen of the prom
that that's how the God of this universe
looks at them everysingle day of their life.
- [John] This was the sixthyear the Tim Tebow Foundation
hosted the event includingcities like Rome, Paris,
New York, L.A., and asfar as Calcutta, India.
- Well someone who attended the event
is Katherine Wolf and she joins us now.
Katherine good to have you.
Thanks for being with us.
Tell us what this event is like?
What was your experience?
- Oh, it was absolutelyamazing in every way.
From start to finish, the attendees,
the special needs and disabled teenagers
having the prom-likeexperience was glorious
and really just powerful.
And my husband and Iactually were the speakers
at our local Night toShine here in Atlanta
and we spoke to the caregivers.
So like they'd come in together
and then all the caregiverskinda gather in a big room
and have their own sort of separate dinner
and let the kids have their prom.
It's really precious.
- Katherine, you said that youthink the special needs prom
blew the typical prom out of the water.
Why is that?
- A thousand percent.
Who likes or even barelyremembers their prom experience
but this is like a life highlightat the end of the night,
every girl, every guy, gets crowned,
like prom king, prom queen,and it's just a glory.
It's really, really beautiful.
- Katherine, you have suchan inspiring story yourself,
surviving a massivebrainstem stroke in 2008.
I'm sure your presencethere gave a lot of the kids
and caregivers hope justlike they gave you hope.
- Absolutely.
I am in the wheelchair nearly full time
and I obviously have a paralyzed face
and I have very difficult bodily situation
but that is not remotelyholding me back in my life.
God is at work in my story and using me
in such a powerful wayand I get to share that
with so many of the, you know,young girls and teenagers
and all of the disabled community.
I just get to really hold the banner well
and that tension well because honestly,
what the special needs community
is really showcasing to the world,
is that life does not have to be pain-free
for their to be joy in life.
There's joy, tremendous deep joy
can come in a story wherethere is hard things
and there is suffering
but that doesn't mean there'sno joy to be found there.
- Katherine, we onlyhave a few seconds left.
I know that that, what you just said,
kinda coincides with a new book
that you co-authoredwith your husband, Jay.
It's called, "Suffer Strong,
"How to Survive AnythingBy Redefining Everything."
- Today is launch day!
Today!
- [John] So what do you want your readers
to take away from reading the book?
- Oh goodness.
This book, "Suffer Strong," is about
the lessons we've learned
in living post-strokelife in a disabled body,
not driving, not walking, nothing.
And yet, we have seen thatsuffering of all kinds
is never the end of the story
but it is actually thebeginning of a new story
that God is writing in our lives
and we would love for people to know
that crazily we can hold that tension
of good things and hard things so well
and that is the Christian life
- Okay Katherine.- is embracing the tension
of both of those andflourishing in the constraints
that we've been given in our story.
- Well again, the new book is out today,
called "Suffering Strong,"
and it's availablewherever books are sold.
Katherine, thank youso much for joining us.
- Thank you, bye bye.
- All right, don't go anywhere.
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♪ And when there's joy, there's action ♪
♪ It's like a great attraction ♪
♪ That starts a chain reaction ♪
♪ With a little more satisfaction ♪
♪ I love the way that joy makes me move ♪
♪ I got the ♪
♪ Joy ♪
♪ I dance around because I know ♪
♪ Joy ♪
♪ I move around because I got it ♪
♪ Joy ♪
♪ Joy's in the heart ♪
♪ Joy ♪
♪ I dance around because I know ♪
♪ Joy ♪
♪ I move around because I got it ♪
♪ Joy ♪
♪ Joy's is in the heart ♪
♪ Joy ♪
♪ Joy's in the heart ♪
♪ Joy ♪
- Finally tonight, it's been a heavy
couple of weeks in national politics.
- You don't say.
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But today a lighthearted affair
for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
The California Democrat gifted a basket
full of Ghirardellichocolate and other treats
to Missouri congressman, Emanuel Cleaver.
This following a lost betwhen the Kansas City Chiefs
beat the San Francisco 49ersat the Super Bowl this year.
In a joint press conference,
both Pelosi and Cleaversaid sports have the power
to bring people together, nomatter their political beliefs.
- That's sweet to see, quite literally.
- Like, quite literally.
- Yeah.
That's gonna do it for "Faith Nation.
- We'll see you again tomorrow.
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