- [John] Tonight, showtime in Oklahoma.
♪ Donald Trump 2020 ♪
- [John] Crowds line up forPresident Trump's first rally
since the coronavirus lockdown.
- And I don't believe I'mgonna get the coronavirus.
- [John] This afterrescheduling over fallout
(static crackles)from the event's
original date on Juneteenth.
(air whooshes)- Frankly, a lot of people
didn't know it exists.
- [John] The history of theday marking the liberation
of African Americans from slavery.
(chirps)Plus, the Golden State
now mandating thatCalifornians wear masks.
- That people didn't have them,
and a lot of people didn'tknow where to get them.
- [John] Inside a California company
making millions of them.
And--
- It's outrageous.
- Military chaplainsmoving services online,
(static crackles)sparking controversy.
All this and more tonighton "Faith Nation."
(urgent, inspiringmusic with air whooshes)
The show must go on as President Trump
revives his pre-COVID-stylecampaign rallies.
Welcome to "Faith Nation."
Thanks for joining us.
I'm John Jessup.
- And I'm Jenna Browder, happy Friday.
Well, President Trump is pushing forward
with his rally in Tulsa,Oklahoma, tomorrow,
even as the state faces a record high
number of coronavirus cases.
- The Trump campaign and his supporters
don't seem to mind the risk, though,
viewing it as a way toboost his re-election bid.
(air whooshes)CBN White House Correspondent
Ben Kennedy is here now.
Ben, how does the campaignplan to keep everybody safe?
- Well, John and Jenna, itturns out the White House says
everyone attending the rallywill have their temperature
checked, they'll receive a face mask,
even offered hand sanitizer.
Now, President Trump has not rallied
in more than three months,and he's been really eager
to get back on the campaign trail.
♪ Four more years ♪
♪ Come on, everybody ♪
♪ Four more years ♪
- [Ben] Supporters readyfor the president's
first campaign rally amid the pandemic.
(air whooshes)Trump tweeted,
"Big crowds and linesalready forming in Tulsa.
"My campaign hasn't started yet."
- I really thought thiswas an important rally
for me to go to.
It's the ninth one I've been to,
but after having been awayfrom rallies for so long--
- [Ben] 1 million tickets requested.
100,000 expected to attend.
Supporters travelingfrom as far as California
(air whooshes)to a state that is seeing
a spike in COVID-19 cases.
- So we are all on boardwith going to Oklahoma.
We're taking appropriate measures,
like hand sanitizingand temperature checks
and masks being provided at the door.
- [Ben] The Oklahoma National Guard
was called in to help with security.
(air whooshes)Trump tweeted,
"Any protesters, anarchists, agitators,
"looters or low-lifes whoare going to Oklahoma,
"please understand,you will not be treated
"like you have been in NewYork, Seattle, or Minneapolis.
"It'll be a much different scene."
- Mayor Bynum noted individualsfrom organized groups
who have been involved indestructive and violent behavior
in other states are planningto travel to the city of Tulsa
for the purposes of causingunrest in and around the rally,
and that was an unacceptable proposition.
We will not see things likewhat we saw in Minnesota,
where rioters lit an AutoZone on fire.
- Now, that rally was originally scheduled
for tonight, on Friday.
It is a day that commemoratesthe end of slavery
here in the U.S., and the campaign decided
to push it back untiltomorrow, on Saturday.
John, Jenna?
- All right, CBN White HouseCorrespondent Ben Kennedy.
Thanks, Ben.
Well, meanwhile, anothercelebration in Tulsa
tonight is expected to draw 10,000 people
to celebrate what's called Juneteenth,
as you just heard Ben saying there,
the day marking the liberation
of African Americans from slavery.
- Yeah, as the nationconfronts race relations,
it's becoming a much moreimportant holiday to recognize.
Still, though, asJennifer Wishon explains,
many Americans don't know a lot about it.
- [Jennifer] Abraham Lincoln issued
the Emancipation Proclamationthat freed slaves
in January of 1863.
Two and a half yearslater, on June 19th, 1865,
the news finally reached Galveston, Texas.
A Union general read the order aloud,
"All slaves are free."
- Essentially slavery ended on that day.
- [Jennifer] Newly free peoplecelebrated at their church.
- It's really been a story that Galveston
has tried to get out for years.
- [Jennifer] The daybecame known as Juneteenth.
- Juneteenth is actually the day
that African Americanscelebrate their independence.
So with all of the conversationaround racial equality
and justice in the United States,
a lot of people are turningto Juneteenth as a symbol,
as a way they can celebrate and honor
the sacrifices that AfricanAmericans have made.
- [Chant Leader] What do we want?
- [Protesters] Justice!
- [Chant Leader] When do we want it?
- [Protesters] Now!
- [Jennifer] The policekilling of George Floyd
and the protests that followed
have raised the holiday's profile.
Now a number of businessesare declaring it a holiday,
including Nike, Twitter, and Target.
Some states are doing the same.
- I'm going to sign anexecutive order today,
hence all my pens, recognizing Juneteenth
as a holiday for state employees.
- [Jennifer] Inside the U.S.Capitol, Speaker Nancy Pelosi
ordered the removal of portraits
of former speakers who weremembers of the Confederacy.
- So this is why more and more people
are talking about it, because frankly,
a lot of people didn't know it exists.
- Jennifer Wishon, CBN News.
- Well, face masks have becomea new norm for many of us.
And now in California, they are mandatory,
after the governor theresigned an executive order.
- That's right, Jenna.
However, not everyone has access to one.
CBN Correspondent Abigail Robertson
shows us how one mask makeris trying to change that.
(air whooshes)
- [Abigail] Hayley Gottlieb's 15-year-old
downtown L.A. apparel factorywas one of many businesses
indefinitely shut down a few months ago,
when it was deemed unessential.
Thankfully for Hayley, when the L.A. mayor
issued a call for maskmakers, Smartees reopened
to answer that call for those who can buy
the much-needed product,and those who cannot.
- The main goal is just to maskas many people as possible,
and to make sure thatthere's nothing in the way
of getting people masks that they need.
- [Abigail] Hayley andher business partner
knew from the get-go,for every mask they sold,
they wanted to donate one, too.
But the need for masks was so great
at many community centers,they wanted to do more.
- They were getting donations for sure,
just not in enough quantity.
- [Abigail] With the helpof her friend Dave Stone,
they came up with theMillions of Masks initiative.
- The first thing thatstruck me was that once
masks were mandated in public,that people didn't have them,
and a lot of people didn'tknow where to get them.
- [Abigail] When Dave sawthe lines at the food bank
by his house, he knew hewanted to do something to help.
- I knew that those folks were probably
gonna need masks as well, and so, for me,
it was just down the street from my house.
And the lines at the foodbanks are a little bit longer
today than they were lastmonth or the month before,
and there's so many people out of work.
At a food bank, you can't getfood unless you have a mask,
and oftentimes, people arewalking up to that food bank,
and if they don't have a mask,
they can't get the food that they need
to feed themselves or their family.
- [Abigail] MOM works bypeople going to their website
and choosing a city todonate reusable masks to.
Hayley makes them at cost.
Then their nationwidepartners distribute the masks
to those in need in their cities.
- It was really justbuilt out of understanding
that when there's somethinggoing on in the world,
it's better to rush towards that event
as opposed to run away andhide and not do anything.
- [Abigail] Hayley thinksfor the time being,
masks are here to stay.
- I think even some ofour regular customers
who we ship normally just fashion apparel
have been adding masksto their collections.
We think it's gonna be around at least
through the end of this year,possibly into next year.
- Hayley and Dave believe as people start
going back into their officesand returning to normal,
it won't just be one maskthey need, but multiple,
as they should be washed after each use.
Reporting from Virginia,Abigail Robertson, CBN News.
- All right, thanks, Abby.
Well, get ready for DACA round two,
President Trump is tweeting.
He tweeted this morningthat his administration
will be submitting enhanced papers
to the Supreme Court soon, one day
after the high court ruled President Trump
wrongly shut down the Obama-era program.
- The decision gives peaceof mind and work permits
to hundreds of thousands ofyoung so-called Dreamers,
undocumented immigrants broughtto the country as babies.
Meanwhile, there is growing consensus
among the left, the right,and even DACA supporters
that the issue is far from settled.
- While we are rejoicing in this reprieve
that the Supreme Court has given them,
we are also cognizant thatthe United States Senate
should put up for a votethe legislation by the House
passed by the House of Representatives
that will give Dreamers a finality.
- [Jenna] And DACA facesmany other legal challenges
currently working theirway through the courts.
(air whooshes)
And here with us nowfor our "Faith Nation"
Political Panel, JuliaManchester with The Hill
and CBN's Chief PoliticalAnalyst David Brody.
Both of you, good tohave you, happy Friday.
Julia, to you first.
the president says the DACA decision
was made on a technicality.
You cover 2020 for The Hill.
Has this become a campaign issue?
- It has become a campaign issue, really,
at all levels of the 2020 ticket.
So it was interesting yesterday.
Essentially you saw alot of people on the left
celebrating the decision, butone thing we have to remember
is that the Supreme Courtjustices are not lawmakers.
To make this permanent, thisneeds to go to Congress,
and that's why you're seeingformer President Obama
really push for Democrats,and he said this yesterday,
to go out and vote for Joe Biden,
vote for Democratic elected officials.
And like I said, this isn't only impacting
the presidential race,it's impacting the Senate.
So if you look at vulnerable Senate seats
held by people like CoryGardner or Martha McSally,
Republicans in Arizona and Colorado,
where DACA is a very, very big issue,
you're going to see this become
very much a part oftheir campaign platform.
So it'll be interesting to seehow this impacts Republicans,
who every day seem to befacing more difficulties
in trying to defend theSenate going into 2020.
- David, even beforethe decision came down,
Texas Senator John Cornynsaid that if the court
affirmed the Trump administration stance,
that he would immediatelyintroduce legislation.
Could this be a chancehere for comprehensive
immigration reform, or are we gonna see
more polarized politicsaround immigration,
as Julia was saying, aswe head into the election?
- The answer, John, is polarized politics.
There is no way an immigrationbill is getting done
six months or less beforea general election.
It's just not gonna happen.
Hey, John, Jenna, guess what?
They're not getting animmigration bill done,
no matter if there's an election or not.
And the truth of the matteris Donald Trump wanted
to codify DACA into law, but he wanted
a couple of billion dollarsin return from Democrats
to build the wall, so tospeak, and what happened?
Democrats said, "We're notinterested in that whatsoever,"
and the deal fell apart.
And so, look, that's where we're at
in terms of immigration politics.
- Well, this weekend President Trump
has a big rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
The Oklahoma Supreme Courtshot down a challenge
to that over health concerns.
Is this one of many more in-person rallies
we'll see from President Trump, Julia?
- Yes, President Trump is really eager
to get back on the campaign trail.
Remember, this is very muchwhere President Trump thrives.
He likes being in these big arenas
with thousands of people,thousands of his supporters,
it looks like all ofthe attention is on him,
and it is in that moment.
A lot of networks also tendto cover these rallies,
and they will be watchingthis rally tomorrow night.
I'm not sure if they'llcover the entire rally,
but it will definitelybe covered by the press.
So he wants that attention.
However, of course thereis a risk about COVID-19,
and we also have to rememberwe are living in a time
when there are lots of protests going on,
and we're still seeingearly signs suggesting
that we haven't seen that much of a spike
from COVID-19 from these protests,
but it's really too early to tell.
So I think these largepolitical gatherings,
we're really just entering a territory,
really the unknown amid COVID-19.
- All right, well, we are out of time.
David, I'd love to (laughs)get more of your comments,
but we just ran out of time.
So David, Julia, thank youso much for being with us.
Happy Friday.
- Thanks, guys.
- You too.
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- [Jenna] Military chaplains forced online
by the pandemic, causing an outcry.
See why, next.
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have closed chapels andother meeting places,
chaplains, like manypastors, have moved online
to help meet spiritual needs.
And that has led tocomplaints over the nature
of some of their posts andwhere they're appearing.
- CBN National SecurityCorrespondent Eric Philips has more.
(air whooshes)
- I recently spoke with the chief chaplain
of the U.S. Army about how he's pleased
with how his chaplains haveembraced virtual ministry.
Now, that's the verything being scrutinized.
- I'm really pleased to see how our people
have stepped up to embracethe virtual environment
in order to really continue to help people
to stay connected.
- [Eric] U.S. Army Chief Chaplain Solhjem
touted the work of those in his command,
especially in the midst ofan overwhelming pandemic.
- We've seen an increasein seeking chaplains
out virtually for counseling.
- [Eric] And even with that response,
posts like this one froma chaplain at Fort Drum
met with outside resistance and criticism.
- It's a great place tojust sit down on a bench
and to pray and to connect with God.
- The Military ReligiousFreedom Foundation
says it fought to have it removed
from the command'sofficial social media page.
- [Chaplain] I'm alwaysamazed at how God is in tune
with His nature and His creation.
- [Eric] They said it was over the top.
- Some chaplains,overzealous proselytizers,
and in this case, they'veall been fundamentalist
Christian chaplains,have placed their videos
on the commander's Facebookpage, social media,
which belongs to the installation,
and that carries with it theimprimatur of endorsement
and validation andapproval by the commander.
You see what it is?
It's the Great Commissionversus the great Constitution.
- [Eric] Weinstein claimshis organization acted
after receiving complaintsfrom service members,
many of them Christians, about the posts.
He says a number ofthem have been removed.
- It's all a matter oftime, place and manner.
- [Eric] Weinstein feels these messages
belong on a chaplain's individual page,
not a command's official page.
Otherwise, he says, itviolates the Constitution
and threatens unit cohesion.
- It's outrageous.
- [Eric] Mike Berry withFirst Liberty Institute
says Weinstein's position isthe equivalent of suggesting
chaplains can only talk about religion
inside the four walls of a chapel.
And it has prompted action.
- Approximately 20 members of Congress
sent a letter to the Secretary of Defense,
demanding a response to know why the Army
was so quickly capitulatingto the MRFF's demands,
and we followed that upwith a letter of our own
to the Secretary of Defense, Mark Esper,
asking him to provide clarity.
- [Eric] Berry believescommanders removing
chaplain messages from anyplatforms are doing so in error.
- They're fearful that somehow that they
will be in violation ofthe law or the Constitution
if they don't act andif they don't respond
to these demands, and that fear
is actually rooted in misinformation.
- Mike Berry with First Libertysays he recently received
a response from Secretary Espersaying the DOD has, quote,
"developed and implementedcomprehensive policies
"and training on religious freedom."
But Berry says, basedon feedback he's gotten
from those within the ranks,no such training has happened.
Eric Philips, CBN News.
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- [John] All right, thank you, Eric.
When we come back, the story of a father,
and later his son's,struggle with addiction.
How they found redemption, after this.
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"Wrestling with Angels" is the true story
of an NCAA All Americanwrestler turned fashion model
and his shot at redemption.
As his face appeared inads around the globe,
John Hanrahan had a shot to secure a spot
on the 1984 U.S. Olympicteam before succumbing
to a lethal overdose of cocaine.
Years later, after the championwrestler became a father,
his son developed an addiction to opioids
and experienced a similarnear-death experience.
- And here with us now is the author
of that book, "Wrestlingwith Angels," John Hanrahan.
John, welcome to "Faith Nation."
- Hey, thank you, so good to be here.
- Well, John, tell us aboutthe near-death experience
you described in yourbook, and how you now
are using all of your lifeexperiences as a private trainer,
former model, and a veteranworld champion wrestler
as a way to give hope toothers as proof of God's mercy.
- Absolutely, thank you,guys, for the invite.
Well, I was 25 years oldand I was at a dark place
in my life.
Actually, it should havebeen a glamorous time.
I was crisscrossing theglobe, working in Paris
and all the major fashion markets,
Milan, Italy, and New York City,
and all of a sudden I had succumbed
to a deep addiction todrugs, and I found myself
at a crossroads in my life.
My family was very worried for me.
They tried to do an intervention.
I was a little too proud toget the help that I needed.
And I was at my wits'end, and I actually died
from an overdose.
It was administered by a physician
who was an addict himself.
He ended up in jail a monthlater in a separate incident.
But it was a violent episode.
My soul was ripped out of my body.
I went in front of the Lord.
I stood in front of the Lord.
I was in a divine place andI was embraced by His love
and His truth, and I wasgiven another chance at life,
and I've come back to tell my story.
- Yeah, it's an amazing story.
The book is called"Wrestling with Angels."
John, why the title?
- The title, "Wrestling," I began
as a wrestler in second grade,
so it's always been a part of my life,
and it conveys, it connotatesthe struggle of our life.
For me, wrestling hasbeen kind of an avenue
for me to heal and to find redemption,
so really, the sport itselfhelped me in recovery.
And I've met so many angelsand so many great people
from the sport that I kind of pay homage
to the great sport of wrestling.
- John, we understand that your son
went through a similarstruggle with addiction.
He is now sober eight years now.
Can you share some of theadvice that you gave to him
to help him throughout that journey?
- Well, it was my sonthat really inspired me
to really be honest and write this book.
I couldn't write this book halfway.
When I came back from mynear-death experience,
I knew that I had to conveyand tell these stories
to others to give themhope, to give the thousands
and thousands of peoplewho have lost loved ones
from addiction, from overdoses,
to give them hope that God does exist.
My son inspired me to tellmy story, and he told me
that me telling my whole storyhelped him in his recovery.
But he's been an inspiration to me
and he wanted to sharehis part of the story.
So it's a unique story, a multi-generation
story of addiction, and it'sa father-son love story.
My father, really, hisprayers really helped me.
I saw his prayers when I was crossed over
to the other side, andGod showed me the prayers
of my loved ones, my family.
And I'm here to kinda tell people that,
don't feel like if you'velost your loved ones,
that your prayers were in vain,
because they are in a placeof love embraced by the Lord.
- [John] Hmm.
- Wow, that's beautiful.
So how did you find support,John, through your own family
system in the midst of your struggles?
- You know, I was really lucky.
I grew up with a loving family,
six brothers and sistersand strong parents.
And one of my sisters was a nurse,
and she knew I was in trouble.
My whole family knew I was in trouble.
I mentioned that they triedto do an intervention with me,
but I was too proud to take their help,
and it took the Lord's divine intervention
for me to finally get help.
But they were there forme, and the Lord showed me
their prayers and theirconcerns once I did cross over.
The one thing I was able to ask the Lord
as I stood in front of Him was not to make
my loved ones suffer forthe rest of their lives,
and then I found myselfreturned to my life.
So I'm here to share with others my story.
- Hmm, well, the book, once again,
is "Wrestling withAngels" by John Hanrahan.
John, it is so good to have you on today,
and congratulations on your book.
It's a great read.
- Thank you so much,and happy Father's Day
to all the fathers this weekend.
- Thanks, John.
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