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- [Reporter] Coming up,Trump's press secretary.

- Then perhaps you should look into it

and give me some answers.

- [Reporter] And she's fightingback against fake news.

- I guess I would turn thequestion back on the media

and ask similar questions.

- [Reporter] David Brody'sexclusive interview

with Kayleigh McEnany.

- I was in panic mode right before.

- [Reporter] Plus, Pastor Tony Evans.

- God just doesn't move you to a Benz.

- [Reporter] How we canbe stronger together

while still being apart,on today's "700 Club."

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- Well welcome to "The 700 Club."

Ladies and gentlemen, itwas murder, pure and simple.

I don't want to hearthat some police officer

who murders somebody getsoff with having suspension

and a loss of pay and allowancesfor a couple of months.

This guy oughta be tried for murder

and the one who stood by should be tried

as an accessory to murder.

It isn't a question of mercy,

it isn't a question oflove and forgiveness,

it's a question of tryinga murderer for a killing.

And this cop killed a man in Minneapolis,

there was no question about it.

The man was not resisting,he was in handcuffs.

The officer had his knee on his neck.

The man was crying out hecouldn't breathe and he died.

He died at the hands ofa reckless police officer

who himself had been disciplined.

This isn't some civil rights thing.

We shouldn't have all thisrioting and all that business.

They oughta just try him,it's just that simple.

He oughta be tried for murder

and the guy who stood by should be tried

as an accessory to murder.

And then I am pro-police,ladies and gentlemen,

I really believe lawand order is important.

The police officers do agreat service for the nation

and I am pleased to report

that we have here competentpolice officers on our staff

who are trained andthey are well qualified.

But I think to have somebody

who is discipled himself for misconduct,

to leave him on the police forceand then to see that thing,

this man had not beenconvicted of a crime.

His only offense waspotentially passing a bad check

and that had not been proved in court.

And he was not resisting arrest,

he was not fighting or doing anything else

and in this case it's just simple,

try that police officer for murder

and the man who was standingby, as accessory to murder.

And once that happens, thenyou'll send the message,

"You guys have gotta play by the book."

And if indeed they areattacked by somebody,

then they need to use force.

They are given weapons,they are given clubs,

they're given training,

but this is somethingthat we need to deal with.

That's my solution.

And, yes, we'll be merciful,

but we don't need awhole bunch of protests.

But the black community needs to know

that the law is on their side.

But this thing says,

"No, the law is not on yourside, the law is against you,"

and the law should be for them.

We have the same law forblack people, white people,

Asians, Latin Americans,all the rest of it.

We should be just onekind of law in America

and now apparently the President is going

to take to see that justiceis done and we hope.

Jenna Browder has the story.

- Protest turned violentin Minneapolis overnight

with one man killed as peopleacross the country continue

to demand justice for George Floyd.

- [Protester] Just like they killed

that white woman over north.

- [Jenna] Demonstratorsclashing with police,

businesses looted and thisAuto Zone set on fire,

but many demonstratorsmarching peacefully.

- [Reporter] And are literallymarching through traffic.

- [Jenna] And in L.A., protestersstopped freeway traffic.

They also gathered inHouston where Floyd grew up.

Cameras captured the finalmoments of Floyd's life.

Floyd, unarmed and handcuffed,

with a white police officerkneeling on his neck

as he says, "I can't breathe."

After about five minuteshe stops breathing

and appears unconscious,

the officer's knee still on his neck.

Police were on the sceneresponding to a call

about a forged check used at a store.

All four officers have been fired

and now the mayor ofMinneapolis is calling

for that one officer tobe arrested and charged.

- What we witnessed onthat video was hard.

The notion that you or Iwould have been put in jail

upon doing somethinglike that and he was not,

it's just wrong.

- [Jenna] Derek Chauvin,the officer who was kneeling

on Floyd's neck, had reportedlyreceived multiple complaints

about police conductduring his 19-year-career,

but not disciplinary actionwas taken against him.

President Trump was asked

about Floyd's death yesterday in Florida.

- We're gonna look at it

and we're gonna get a reporttomorrow when we back.

And we're gonna get a very fullreport, but a very sad day.

- [Jenna] The President later Tweeting

he had ordered investigationsinto Floyd's death

by the FBI and Justice Department.

And faith leaders are speaking out, too.

On Twitter, Franklin Graham,

"This makes me sick to my stomach.

"What took place yesterdayon a Minneapolis street,

"by the Minneapolis PDshould deeply concern each

"and every American."

And award-winningChristian artist, Lecrae,

with this video on Instagram.

- What we're experiencingout here right now

in this world is pure, unadulterated evil.

- [Jenna] And saying peopleshould be angry, but adding.

- Use that anger to be constructive.

Use it for prayer, for policy changes,

for programs that we can get involved in

to change the way thatthings are right now.

But be characterized byyour love and productivity

and don't let hatred andbitterness rule your heart

'cause then evil wins.

- [Jenna] Jenna Browder, CBN News.

- Thanks, Jenna.

I'm sure this thing is gonna come up.

But I mean you don't dealwith this by protest,

by burning down stores and having riots,

that's not the answer.

But the answer is to take it quickly

and the mayor of Minneapolisneeds to move quickly.

He needs to convene a grand jury

and get on with it immediately

and let the black community know

that the law and order is on their side.

And then those policemenneed to be trained

and if there are anybad apples in the group,

they need to be fired, you know?

That's the ones you fire,

not wait 'til then he kills somebody

and then say, "Well we'regonna take him off the force."

Take 'em off quickly.

And there needs to be personnel reduction

all the way across the boardin these police departments

because they have anawesome responsibility

and they are that thin blue line

that keeps us from violence.

And we want police, wewant to help the police.

We want to do everything wecan to support the police.

I am a great supporter of the police

and I think that all of us should be,

but at the same time we cannot allow

anything like this to happen.

It was so blatant and the factthat there was a video that

that cop didn't realize

that there was somebody taking pictures

of him doing what he was doing,

horrible, we cannot have this in America,

we cannot have it anymore.

You know,

I personally was kneeling in prayer

with a group of young black teenagers

in the city of Portsmouth, Virginia

and I was charged by a police dog.

I know what it feels like tobe on the other end of that

and I don't blame these kids.

It was peaceful, we were praying.

We had reached out to these young people

and they were on theirknees, coming to Jesus

and we got charged by a police dog

with his mouth open and his fangs.

And the police cruiser pulled up beside us

and charged us with dogs.

That's the way it used to be down here

and I don't like that.

We're not gonna have that inany other part of the country.

And today, by the way, is the anniversary

of a terrible shooting thattook place in Virginia Beach.

We'll tell you about it later,

when a disgruntled

worker

in the bureaucracy got looseand killed a number, how many?

It was 11 people?

- I don't remember the exactnumber, but it was a tragedy.

- It was a horrible slaughter.

We'll talk about that more.

Well in other news,

the coronavirus is stilltaking a terrible toll

on our economy.

George Thomas brings us the latest numbers

from our CBN newsroom.

- Thank you, Pat, you're exactly right.

Jobless claims were up again

in today's latest government report

as another 2.1 million people filed

for unemployment benefits.

That makes some 41 million applications

since the lockdown began.

Today's numbers, as you know,

come as the U.S. death toll from COVID-19

has now passed 100,000.

Turning overseas, folks, now.

From India and Pakistan toAfrica and the Middle East,

farmers are facing a perfect storm.

Already struggling withcrippling coronavirus lockdowns,

they now face billions oflocusts devouring crops

and putting millions at risk.

Here's a look at thehavoc they are causing.

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This was the scene in parts

of Northern and Central India this week

as billions of desert locusts descended.

It's India's worst infestationin a quarter century,

causing unprecedented devastation

as the migratory pestsdevoured hundreds of thousands

of acres of farmland.

- [Interpreter] The problemwith the locust group

is that they eat up theleaves of crops standing

in the agricultural fields.

It also hurts animals subsequently.

(pot clangs)

(child shouts in foreign language)

- [George] Indian farmersbanged pots and pans

to ward off the dangerousinsects, to no avail.

The government in NewDelhi dispatched teams

to spray insecticide, butthe damage was already done.

The insects swarmedPakistan earlier in the week

before heading east.

The Food and AgriculturalOrganizations says

a relatively small swarm,

covering close to half a square mile,

can include up to 80 million locusts

and travel 150 miles in a single day.

A group monitoring theinsects in India reported

at least 10 such swarmschewing through crops

as of Wednesday and it'sonly going to get worse.

Heavy rains and the cyclone season in June

are expected to see the swarms multiply.

As we have reported,

the food supplies andlivelihoods of millions

across Africa and Middle Eastalso remain under threat.

This U.N. map shows thelocust infestation spreading

from the Horn of Africa,across the Arabian Gulf

to Yemen, Saudi Arabia and toparts of Iran and Afghanistan.

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Somalia among the hardest-hit countries.

Recent flooding, locusts

and the pandemic posinga triple threat there.

The government in Mogadishudeclaring a national emergency.

- The consequences for Somalia are acute.

Even before COVID, morethan five million Somalis

required humanitarian assistance.

- The desert locust forecast

between now and late Julyshows the infestation

continuing to pose a serious threat

to large areas of Africa, Middle East

and the Indian subcontinent.

Pat, the U.N. is saying unusual weather

in the Arabian Desert isallowing these pesky critters

to mushroom.

- Thank you, George.

Ladies and gentlemen, I thinkwe've got to look at the fact

from the biblical point of view.

A plague of locusts wasconsidered a judgment of God

and it just looks like, whenthese things are cascading,

it's like God himself is bringingjudgment upon the nations.

And the trouble is that the people

who are hardest hit are themost vulnerable, the poor,

and all across Africa there'sgonna be tremendous famine.

This now is bringing it intoIndia, tremendous famine.

These people will nothave enough food to eat,

they'll be starving and thelocusts are bringing famine

and the coronavirus is bringing plague.

And before long there will be a war

because the nations will begin

to rise up against one another.

India and China are alreadyat each other's throats.

It looks like a confrontationmay be taking place

up in the mountain areas

and the world is being convulsed.

And I do think that we oughtaask ourselves to the Lord,

"God, what are you telling us?

"What are you saying withthis terrible famine,

"the terrible plague and theterrible financial crisis

"that is confronting the world?"

and if war come on top of it.

You read in Ezekiel andyou read in the prophets

about what happens whenGod sends these plagues

on the Earth.

And did it come from him?

Is he sending this plague of locusts

or is it just something that's happening?

Well I would like to think

that maybe the Lord isin charge of this world

and we need to cry out to him and say,

"God Almighty, spare thisworld in which we live."

George.

- Pat, here at home this Sunday,

Virginia Beach, Virginiawill mark one year

since a city employeefatally shot 12 people

and wounded four others.

For many survivors, firstresponders and even the mayor,

it has been a painful year.

My colleague, HeatherSells, brings us that story.

- [Heather] Tia Howellwas leaving Building One

on that Friday afternoon, May 31st,

when another Virginia Beachcity employee called her

to come back.

- She actually save my life

because as I was gettingready to walk out,

it was reported that the shooter

was actually in the sameparking lot that I parked in

and he actually shot someoneright where my car was parked.

- [Heather] Howell, a cityfinancial administrator

and young mom, immediately ranto the first floor mail room.

- I remember just sitting under that desk

just praying and crying,

and I even tried toreach out to my parents

to tell them that I love them.

I didn't know what was gonna happen

because we didn't get any information.

It was just dark, black

and they just kept telling us to be quiet.

- [Heather] Mayor Bobby Dyerwas headed home after work

when his assistant called with the news.

- She said, "There's anactive shooter on our campus."

And then I started gettingphone calls, you know,

there was a fatality,there were more fatalities.

- [Heather] The gunman killed 12 people

before police shot him.

He died later at a local hospital,

leaving a host of unanswered questions

as multiple investigationshave found no motive.

One year later, victims andsurvivors still carry visible

and invisible wounds andthat includes the mayor.

- After the dust settled and you know

after a while,

I had to get some counseling myself.

You know it's a,

(sighs) as a leader yougotta be strong at times,

but you also have to be human at times.

- In the beginning I thoughtthat I could handle it,

however I found myself sitting at my desk,

crying most of the time.

Oftentimes my coworkers wouldcome into my office crying.

We would go into eachother's offices crying

and that lasted at least abouta good three to four months

of continually crying

and just lamenting overthe coworkers that we lost.

- Howell also sought counseling,

received a diagnosis ofPost-Traumatic Stress

and had to leave her job.

And she's not alone

so the city provided freecounseling for anyone affected.

This month, Virginia Beach painted

a giant forget-me-notsymbol at a local park,

but it had to cancel itsmemorial events planned

for this weekend in lightof COVID restrictions.

Instead, it's offeringan online remembrance

and the mayor wants victimsand survivors to know

they are not forgotten.

- We will embrace thesepeople in perpetuity.

We will eventually come together,

but this was the worst day inthe history of Virginia Beach

and we intend to continueto show honor and respect

for those affected.

- [Heather] Howell saysshe still experiences fear

when she walks into public buildings,

but she's thankful to God

for the healing he has already provided.

- The word is true.

If you pray and seek his faith,

he really, really, really willhelp you and calm your fears.

- [Heather] Heather Sells, CBN News.

- Thank you, Heather.

And by the way, Pat,Virginia Beach city officials

are urging folks to wear blue tomorrow

in remembrance of the victims

and those who lost their lives.

- Thank you, George.

It was a tragic day for this city.

You think, well that happensin L.A., it happens in Chicago.

Here in Virginia Beach youwouldn't think it would happen

but it does.

There's violence everywhere in this world

and well we mourn those who passed on

and who were needlessly killed,but there've been so many.

There was a shootingout there in Las Vegas

that was so tragic

and you go through thelist of what people can do.

But again, it's notguns that shoot people,

it's people who shoot people

and it's a tragedy thatthis thing's happening.

I guess violence is apart of the natural life.

Men have been killing eachother since Cain slew Abel,

so it's not anything new.

- But in our society todayit seems so out of the norm

and should.

- Well out of the norm, but I don't know,

we've had so many of these things.

Well what I've found, many of these people

who do these extreme actsare themselves taking

some kind of antidepressant

and I think that the linkbetween the antidepressants

and violence should be explored,it should be determined

and we should moderatethe use of these things

because at Virginia Techthere was a killing.

All those places wherethere've been people

who've been deranged who get a gun

and begin to shoot people.

It's just heartbreaking to see it happen,

but anyhow, in VirginiaBeach we mourn the passing

of these people.

Was the number, again I--- You said 11--

- 11, 12--- I think it was 12.

- 12?- Yeah.

And this Sunday will bethe actually anniversary--

- And Bobby Dyer is agraduate of Regent University

and he has a doctorate inorganizational leadership

and we're very proud of himas the mayor of the city.

- [Terry] He's doing a great job.

- Yeah, he's a good guy.

Okay well--- Well up next,

the feisty press secretary.

White House spokeswoman, Kayleigh McEnany,

is standing up for the President.

What goes through her mind right before

she steps up to the podium?

Plus, he's been named one ofthe most effective preachers

in the world.

How is he leading his churchthrough the COVID crisis?

Dr. Tony Evans joins us live

and that's later on today's "700 Club."

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- Well she's a fiercedefender of President Trump

and you already know that

if you've seen White House Press Secretary

Kayleigh McEnany in action.

But did you know that thisfeisty Harvard Law grad

is also fiercely devoted to Jesus Christ?

CBN's David Brody bringsus this exclusive look

at an unstoppable woman of faith

in a role that is larger than life.

- Hello, everyone.

- [David] It is a significantjob with a prestigious title,

but to better understandKayleigh McEnany's path

to the White House,

you need to understandher overall view of life.

- And I believe God put inme this place for a purpose

and for a reason like he doeswith each and every life.

We're all here for a reason.

- [David] As White House Press Secretary,

her daily purpose is to present, explain

and defend the President'sdecisions and policies.

And her preparation shows asshe often turns the tables

on a hostile media.

- I assume you care about fairness

and accuracy in our elections, do you not?

I guess I would turn thequestion back on the media

and ask similar questions.

Perhaps you should look intoit and get me some answers?

- [David] At just 32 years of age,

McEnany is one of the youngestever to hold this position.

While the Harvard Law gradlooks calm, cool and collected

behind the legendary podium,

it was a different storybefore her very first briefing.

- I was in panic mode right before.

- [David] So that led

to an impromptu West Wing prayer session.

- I was just rattled and extremely nervous

and feeling a lot of anxiety.

And I called my mom and on speakerphone,

my family and I, we all prayed together.

All of a sudden I took a deep breath

and after those prayers, moveforward, I felt such strength.

Went in, talked to the President

and then walked out and didthe job that only could be done

if God was there helpingyou along the way.

- [David] She also got some help that day

from former press secretary Sarah Sanders.

- Sarah is a wise mentor

and in fact that day when I was so nervous

before the first press briefing,

it was her texts that helpedme quite a lot in that moment

because she sent me a"Jesus Calling" devotional.

- [David] Raised in aSouthern Baptist home

and attending a FloridaCatholic all-girls school,

the calm of Jesus has always been near.

As a teenager, Kayleigh walkeddown the aisle of her church

to give her life to Christ

and then in her 20s something happened

that deepened her faith even more.

- I was going througha hard time in New York

and I was going to agreat church in New York

and I remember feeling very lonely,

it was when I first startedmy young professional life.

And I remember getting a call

and I never answerednumbers I didn't know,

but I answered that day and it said,

"Hey, this is the Journey Church,

"we feel like we need topray for you right now.

"How can we pray for you?"

And it was at a distinct moment

that I needed to hear from Christ

and I felt that he communicatedto me through my church.

That moment I think myfaith became even more real.

- [David] That faith has helpedKayleigh deal with adversity

experience when she found out that her mom

and other women in her extendedfamily carried a rare gene

that makes breast cancer very likely.

She got tested in collegeand then got a phone call.

- It was close to Christmas Eve.

It was right around thattime and just crying

'cause I got a callfrom the doctor saying,

"You have this genetic mutation."

I didn't know what to do with it.

- [David] For the next decade,

Kayleigh considered prevention

in the form of a double mastectomy,

but wanted to wait untilshe could go through it

with a future soulmate.

Well, enter Sean.(uplifting music)

- You look beautiful.- Thank you.

- [David] A year aftertheir marriage vows,

she took the preemptive plunge.

- I had a nipple-sparing mastectomy

and they removed my breast tissue.

And I'm able to say today

that I will never get breast cancer,

or my chances are only .001%because of that choice.

- [David] To mark the occasion,

she wore socks with bright lemons on them,

reinforcing the message

that when life gives yalemons, make lemonade.

And boy, oh boy, has shebeen making lemonade.

She joined CNN as a conservativevoice and outnumbered,

but standing her ground.

- Why?

- He was the first person--- Let her say Mar-a-Lago.

- He was the first person to allow--

- [David] Hit the campaign trail,

becoming a top Republican Party official.

- What President Trump hasachieved for this country,

he's the greatestpresident in our lifetime.

- [David] But the sweetest moment came

with the birth of her baby girl.

♪ Call my name ♪

♪ Call my name ♪

- As a newborn, Blake joined Mom

on the campaign trail at times

and now she's made it to the White House,

husband, Sean, playing the role

of stay-at-home dad in Florida

and her family pitches in, too.

Meanwhile, Kayleigh travelsback and forth from home

to her high-stress day job.

Do you need an Excedrin at times? (laughs)

- It is a balance.

- [David] It's a toughsacrifice on all sides.

- But I know at the end of the day

if I give Blake the same faith upbringing

and relationship with JesusChrist that my parents gave me,

she will be an unstoppable woman of faith

in whatever she decides to do.

- [David] Blake will havea pretty good role model

on that front.

For example, Kayleigh found time

to lead weekly Bible studieswhile with the Trump campaign.

- We would pray and read the word

and it just gave a little pep in our step

because these days are demanding,

they're challenging, they're long.

And politics, whether you'rea Democrat or Republican,

that's the nature of the job

and I think it was alittle rod of lightning

of just energy and joy in our day.

- Nowadays it's not always so joyful

when she looks out into the briefing room.

You wonder if a strongconservative Christian

supporting Donald Trumpdrives the media up a wall.

- I think that's right.

People are attacked fortheir faith, not just me,

but Christian men andwomen across this country.

It's unfortunate but I thinkwe've found a real voice

in President Trump who'sstood for religious freedom

and pro-life and given us this boldness.

And it was at Harvard Law School,

when I felt attacked as aconservative and as a Christian,

that I realized it was that megaphone

and that kind of boldness we needed

and that kind of fighter we needed

to represent the Christian community.

- [David] And so McEnany is here now,

for this role of a lifetime.

And while she works forthe Commander-in-Chief,

she ultimately plays toalmighty audience of one.

- My mission in life is that when I pass

he will look at me and say,

"Well done, good and faithful servant."

And if I can end my life that way

it doesn't matter what thepeople say on the way there.

- [David] David Brody,CBN News, Washington.

- Well you can see DavidBrody's exclusive interview

with Kayleigh McEnany anytime online

by subscribing to the freeCBN News Channel on YouTube.

Just go to youtube.com/cbnnewsonline.

Amazing young lady, HarvardLaw, brilliant person.

- It's like she's beenprepared for the position,

isn't it? (laughs)- Wow, isn't that amazing?

- Yes.

- Double mastectomyand all the rest of it.

She's a fighter,

a Christian woman in a position of,

well importance--- Key influence, really.

- Amen, all right.

- Well still ahead,

stronger together in theage of social distancing.

Dr. Tony Evans shareshow the church can unite

in the middle of a pandemic.

But first, a drug-dealing superman,

this jet-setting teenthought he was invincible.

What happens when a rival rats him out?

Find out, that's next.

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- Well Tony Askew thoughthe had all the trimmings

of a perfect life.

Tony had the cash, he hadthe cars, he had the clothes

and Tony had the women,

but he had no idea whatwas waiting for him

right around the corner.

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- As a kid, if your father tell you

he gonna come spend time with you,

that's like the mostexciting thing to you.

So I remember just waitin' outside

and my mother tellin' me,"Come on in and eat, Son."

I said, "No, Momma, Dad saidhe gonna come and pick me up."

He never came, he lied to me.

So like you know as a kid that kinda hurt.

- [Reporter] For Tony Askew,

the pain of thatrejection grew into anger.

- I couldn't deal withnobody sayin' nothin' to me.

I would get conductnotices almost everyday

for fighting in school.

Even at the lunchroom table,if a kid said somethin' to me,

I'd jump over the table to fight.

That's how I dealt withyou know my emotion.

- [Reporter] Tony's hardworking mom tried

to steer him the right way bymaking sure he was in church,

but he couldn't graspthe idea of a loving God.

- I didn't know nothing about God.

I just thought that thepeople in church was fakin'

and runnin' around with their hands up.

I didn't know that he loved me

and cared for me no matter what, you know?

Wanted me to come closer to him,

wanted me to be a part of his life.

- [Reporter] Despite his mom's efforts,

Tony would enter a life of crime.

At 10, he was stealingcandy to sell at school.

Later, he stole from stores and homes.

- I had no conscience as far as stealing.

I did it like it was justa natural thing to do.

I always thought I wouldbe able to outsmart,

you know, the authorities.

- [Reporter] Then aftergraduating from high school,

Tony started selling drugs.

Soon he was living the party lifestyle

of a successful drug dealer.

- It made me feel powerful.

Went to Cancun, you know, at 19.

We had our own apartment at 19,

own cars,

partying, girls.

I just felt powerful.

- [Reporter] Dealing drugswas a dangerous world,

but over the next decade,Tony would make millions.

He enjoyed a lavish lifefilled with nice homes,

cars and world travel.

He gave little thoughtto anyone but himself.

- I felt important.

I felt like Superman.

I felt on top of the world.

I felt that anything I can do, I can do.

Nobody can tell me I can't do nothin'.

I was cocky and arrogant.

And I remember this femaleasked me how did I feel

and I said, "Perfect," I said, "perfect."

I really felt that way,you know, at that time.

- [Reporter] But as more years passed,

Tony grew paranoid about getting caught

and decided he wanted out.

About the same time,

his girlfriend Natassia became pregnant.

Tony wanted to be there for his child

since his own dad wasn't there for him.

- He was really into familyand I picked up on that a lot.

And he often even talked about, you know,

what it would be likewhenever he had a child.

I really, really loved that about him.

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- [Reporter] The problemwas he felt trapped

by the high cost of his lifestyle.

- I didn't want to be sellin'drugs, to be honest with you.

Like I sold drugs just for the money.

I knew it wasn't right,but I had to do it,

I had to keep doin' it.

- [Reporter] Tony didn'thave to wait long for an out.

Another dealer squealedon him to federal agents

and Tony was arrested in2005 for drug trafficking.

Now desperate, he wonderedif God could help him.

- God had to be tuggin' at my heart.

In my spirit somethingwas happening in me like,

"Grab that Bible, open that Bible up.

"That's the only person that'sgoin' help you right now.

"You can't get yourself out of this,

"you need a greater powerto get you out of this."

- [Reporter] Tony asked to go

to the Christian block of thejail where he read God's word

and came to a life-changing decision.

- The presence of God was onme so strong it changed me.

I had that peace

that surpassed allunderstanding came over me

and I looked at life differently.

I said, "Lord, you're real."

I gave my life to Christ.

I know that Jesus died for my sin.

I wouldn't think

that God would forgive aperson like me, you know?

But he did, he loved me that much.

That's when I startedthinkin' about the people

that I hurt, you know?

Even from the people whobought drugs from me,

a whole new gate had opened upfor me of carin' about people

and carin' about people's feelin's.

I have a conscience now.

- [Reporter] Tony was convicted

and would spend the nextnine years in prison.

During that time he grew in his faith

and started to heal from thehurt of his dad's rejection

all those years earlier.

- I forgave him for not being there for me

when I was a little kid.

God repaired that hurt from my youth.

You know, he transformedmy mind, renewed my mind.

- [Reporter] Through all those years,

Natassia and their son,Princeton, waited for Tony.

After working through many issues,

the couple married in 2018.

- When he came home there was no partying

or anything like that.

He's always home wanting tobe involved with the family.

He definitely became more humble.

He was able to talk about, you know,

not just how thing's benefit him,

but how they benefit other people.

- [Reporter] Tony startedhis own trucking company

and works hard to provide for his family.

His main goal is clearer than ever.

- I want to make God proud.

When I go before him, I want him to say,

"Well done, my good and faithful servant."

Also, showin' love, that'sa real man, showin' love.

I'm showin' compassion,showin' empathy for others,

somethin' that I never had before.

Lettin' people know thatit's Christ that changed me

and that's why I'm who I am today.

- It's a nice word, "It'sChrist that changed me,

"that's who I am.

"He's made me the person I am today."

You know, money won't do it.

Jesus said, "What does it profit a man

"if he gained the wholeworld and lose his own soul?"

Well what can you give inexchange for your soul?

You have one life,

it won't last but solong and then it's over.

And no amount of money,of drugs, of pleasure,

of sex or whatever it isyou find your pleasure in,

it won't satisfy

because as the great theologian said,

"Our hearts are restless'til they rest in thee."

Your heart is restless'til it rests in thee

and Tony had what looked like everything

and then he had nothing.

And then all that materialstuff was taken away from him,

but he found Jesus

and when he found him hefound the answers to life.

So if you want to know real peace,

if you want to know real joy,

if you want to know real happiness,

why don't you turn to the Lord?

"The wicked are like thetroubled sea," the Bible says.

"They're not happy, butgreat peace are they

"that love thy law andnothing shall offend them."

If you want to know peace andyou want to know happiness,

I ask you to pray with me right now.

Pray these words, mean 'em in your heart.

Lord Jesus Christ,

that's right,

Lord Jesus Christ,

I'm a sinner

And, Lord, I know you died for me

and I know that you rose from the dead

and you live forevermore.

And so, Lord, I come to you as a sinner.

I come to you

as one who has failed

but who needs redemption.

I need you, Lord,

and I ask that youwould come into my life,

live your life in meand I will live for you

and serve you all the days of my life.

Thank you, Lord.

And if you prayed thatprayer with me just then,

I want you to do something about it.

I want you to tell people,"I just prayed that prayer,

"I've given my heart to the Lord."

I want to send you a packet,it's called "A New Day."

It's got a little CD in here,

it's got a booklet that'lltell you what it means

to have a new life in Christ,

what it means to be born again

and I'll give this to you free.

So if you prayed with me,

I just want you to goright now to your telephone

and it's a toll-free number.

If you want furtherprayers, somebody's there.

I want you to call in right now

and say, "Look, I just prayed with Pat.

"I gave my heart to the Lord."

1-800-700-7000,

it's easy to remember.

It's a toll-free number, 1-800-700-7000.

And somebody's here whowill rejoice at the fact

that you have just said yes to Jesus.

Here's Terry.

- Well still ahead,churches across the nation

are slowly reopening.

How is that affecting one ofthe largest in the nation?

Dr. Tony Evans brings us hisprescription for a pandemic.

Stay with us.

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- Churches across America are divided

and that was beforestay-at-home orders force people

to self isolate.

So how can we be stronger together

at a time when we're so far apart?

Dr. Tony Evans has the answers.

- [Reporter] Called one of the 12

most effective preachers in the world,

Pastor Tony Evans is the founder

and senior pastor of Oak CliffBible Fellowship in Dallas.

Known for his say-it-like-it-is-style,

he's helped countlesspeople grow in their faith

and knowledge of God.

- God just doesn't getyou out of a bicycle

and move you to a Benz.

- [Reporter] Dr. Evans saysthere's a critical need

for unity amongst believers

as we deal with the COVID-19pandemic and afterward.

In his latest of dozens of books,

"Stronger Together, Weaker Apart,"

he explains how the bodyof Christ can find unity

no matter our differences.

- Dr. Tony Evans joins us now via Zoom

and we welcome you back to the program.

Good to have you with us.

- Thank you, good to be with you again.

- Well your book, "StrongerTogether, Weaker Apart"

comes at a time when peopleare being somewhat forced

to be apart.

How do we get stronger

when we are asked notto get together, Tony?

- The first thing wehave to do is understand

that this pandemic isreally designed by God

to reset the Church.

While it's affecting the world,the Church is the problem.

Many of the issues that wehave in our culture today

wouldn't be the way they arefor as long as they've been

if the Church had not failed.

God is a unified being,

one God composed of three coequal persons

who is one in essence anddistinctive personality,

so he will not functionin his full manifestation

where there is illegitimate division.

The racial crisis we're facing today,

all of these issues reallystem from a failed Church

and God's not gonna skip the church house

to fix the White House.

If we really want tosee the hand of God move

in rectifying not onlythis medical pandemic,

but this social pandemicwe're facing as well,

then the Church is gonnahave to be one in purpose

without being same in persons.

Unity as one is a purpose in scripture

and until we are unified,there is nothing you can do

and nobody you can electwho can bring us together.

And biblical unity is whenyou have a common goal

that all the parts of the body are moving

toward meeting bibliocentricallyin a context of love.

- I know that recently you gave a message

at your church entitled,"Prescription for a Pandemic."

It sounds like theprescription for the pandemic

is the prescription thatyou're talking about

that the Church needs to pursue as well.

- Well absolutely.

This prescription, this divine medicine,

involves first of all, we needa national solemn assembly.

This national solemnassembly, or sacred gathering,

is where all biblically-based churches

across America callfor fasting and prayer,

crying out to God for himto intervene in our midst

so that he can work to us

in order that he mightmanifest himself through us.

Secondly, according to Isaiah 58,

we need to be in joint ministry

to the poor and the oppressed, okay?

Until we are in joint ministry,

reconciliation doesn't come from seminars,

it comes from service.

And when you can serve togetherabout meeting a common need,

then you can have Godintervene the process.

The third thing is God says,

"If I can get you in thesolemn assembly unified,

"if I can get you in service unified,

"then I will let you bea repairer of the breach.

"Then you will bring healing

"that the social constructis not able to bring about."

God will only answer prayers to the degree

that he sees the unity.

He won't even answerthe prayer of a husband

and wife who are disunified, 1 Peter 3:7.

He says, "If the husbandand wife are disunified,

"tell the husband, 'Don'tpray, God's not listening.'"

So an illegitimately disunified Church

is beckoning God away

no matter how many times we use his name.

- Dr. Tony, talk a little bit

about what we've just experienced

in having to see on Facebook

and on the news the horrificdeath of George Floyd.

I think it's just beenshocking and in some ways,

so clearly the work of theenemy to further divide people.

How can we find unity in themidst of a situation like this?

- Well first of all, God makes it clear

that from his throne comes two principles,

all through the Bible,justice and righteousness.

Righteousness is thecode of right and wrong

that God expects all men to abide by.

Justice is the equitable application

of God's moral law in society.

Those two must always stand side by side

and never see-sawed, where oneis up and the other is down.

We must not only promote theright to life in the womb,

but the right to life to the tune.

That is a comprehensiveplan for well-being

and we've not had that inthis country consistently.

We've had a see-saw situation.

Until we come up with a whole life agenda

and not a term life agenda,we will not see God intervene.

What this situation has done,

it has brought to theforefront the need for justice

to be balanced with righteousness

and the Church shouldbe the leading spokesman

for both equally.

When we do that we'll get God's attention.

- Your book is all about how we create

and walk out this strongertogether concept, or principle.

How do we best prayfor unity in this hour?

- Well first of all,

we have to pray for unitybased on God's design for it,

not man's declarations of it.

When we pray and cry out to God

that he might make us one in purpose,

not sameness in persons, thenwe can use our uniqueness.

I mean the racial differencesare intended by God.

The gender differencesare intended by God.

The social differences

that are legitimate are intended by God.

So we're not trying tomake all those the same,

we're trying to biblicize all of them

and bring them under therule of the kingdom God.

Until we become kingdom-minded

and not denominationally-minded,

we will not be Christ-mindedand until we're Christ-minded,

we will not be socially healed.

- Well you have a wonderfulmessage in your book.

I just want to tell folks the title of it

and where they can get it.

You can learn more from Dr.Tony Evans from his latest book,

it's called, "StrongerTogether, Weaker Apart."

It's available in stores nationwide

and it's a wonderful message.

You really set it upwith your introduction

for everything you have to share

about how we can unify in prayer.

Thank you so much, great work.

- Thank you.

- Great to have you with us.

Well still ahead, getready for another round

of Your Questions, andsome Honest Answers.

Lynne writes, "For over a year

"my older brother hasbeen tormented by demons.

"The demons even manifest

"and say they want to destroy all of us.

"We've been praying.

"What else can we do?"

What will Pat say to that?

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- Yes.- That's right.

- You ready for some questions?

- Let's go for it.

- [Terry] This is Lynne,who says, "For over a year,

"my older brother hasbeen tormented by demons.

"He sees things we can't,points and even talks to them.

"He howls, dances aroundand screams for war.

"The demons even manifest

"and say they want to destroy all of us.

"We've been praying, what else can we do?"

- Well I'll tell you what you do.

In terms of dealing with demons,

the name of Jesus is morepowerful than any demon

and you must command the demons to leave.

And don't play head games with demons,

they'll try to talk toya and tell ya stuff.

But if indeed it's demonic,now it may be psychological,

you've gotta make sure you'redealing with a demonic thing

and not some mental aberration.

But assuming it's demons,command it in the name of Jesus.

And it make take several of you,

but I've dealt with situations

where people were demonpossessed and you don't give up,

you just command, "In the name of Jesus,

"you must loose that person

"and I command you in Jesus' name."

And don't let the person get off the hook,

stay with it and the Lord willgive you victory, all right?

- Okay, this is Amber, who says,

"My brother is engaged to the mistress

"that broke up his marriageand they are living together.

"My Christian parentslike to host gatherings

"at their house,

"but I do not feel comfortableif his fiancee is there.

"Am I doing the rightthing if I don't attend

"when she's there?

"Also, if my brother marries the mistress,

"does God view his marriageas still being adultery?"

- I think it sounds adulterous to me.

He had a mistress andthat broke up his marriage

and now he wants to getmarried to the mistress

and you don't want to participate.

I see no problem with that whatsoever.

So I wouldn't have anything to do with it.

But let them know how come you're doing it

and I think you need to clarify

exactly what your position isand why that you oppose it.

But maybe, maybe you can bringyour brother to his senses,

but it sounds like he's been captured.

Well we leave you withthese words from John,

"So if the son sets youfree, you are truly free."

Well for all of us, this is Pat Robertson,

tomorrow we've got the darksecrets of Planned Parenthood.

You don't want to miss it, see you then.

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