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- [Jenna] Tonight.

Mideast peace.

- After decades of division and conflict,

we mark the dawn of a new Middle East.

- [Jenna] The president presides

as Israel, the United Arab Emirates,

and Bahrain sign peaceagreements at the White House.

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- The dawn of a new Middle East.

Welcome to "Faith Nation," everyone.

I'm John Jessup.

- And I'm Jenna Browder.Thanks for joining us.

Well President Trump is hailing

a historic step towards peaceafter two Arab countries

signed peace agreements today with Israel.

- That's right, Jenna.

The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain

are part of what's beingcalled the Abraham Accord

celebrated at the White House today.

CBN News White House CorrespondentBen Kennedy is here now.

Ben, a big day inWashington and well beyond.

- Yeah, John, Jenna, a big day indeed.

President Trump calls the accord

peace in the Middle Eastwithout blood on the sand.

This is also a diplomatic winfor the commander in chief

ahead of the November election.

The historic peace dealthe White House dubbed,

as John just said, the Abraham Accord,

was signed on the South Lawn.

It creates full diplomaticties between Israel, the UAE,

and Bahrain, key allies of the US.

- We're here this afternoon tochange the course of history.

Israel, the United ArabEmirates, and Bahrain

will establish embassies,exchange ambassadors,

and begin the cooperate andwork together so strongly.

- Now the UAE became the first Gulf state

and third Arab nation to agree

to diplomatic ties with Israel.

Bahrain signed on last week.

And the agreement should alsoadd security to the region

and is seen as a major step towards peace

in the Middle East.

- Let me start byconveying the best regards

of the UAE people.

- This day is a pivot of history.

It heralds a new dawn of peace.

For thousands of years,

the Jewish people have prayed for peace.

For decades, the Jewishstate has prayed for peace.

- We can see before usa golden opportunity

for peace, security, andprosperity for our region.

- Now we are still gettingdetails of that agreement,

but under the deal, Israelagrees to stop annexation plans

for part of the West Bank,land sought by the Palestinians

for a future state, and even so,

the Palestinians stronglycondemned today's deal

and considers it a stab in the back.

I spoke with US Ambassadorto Israel David Friedman

on what the White House'sefforts are ongoing

to get them to the table to talk.

- We've put out a proposalto the Palestinians.

We put it out in January.

It is, I think, as detailed

and specific a proposalas anyone has put out.

It actually presents themwith a geographic illustration

of what a Palestinianstate might look like.

- Now President Trump says

there were at least five other countries

in the Middle East thatare tired of fighting

and ready to join the circle of peace.

If Saudi Arabia were to follow suit,

this would have major implications

for Lebanon, Syria, and, of course, Iran.

John, Jenna.

- All right, Ben Kennedy, thank you.

And Joel Rosenberg isa bestselling author,

Middle East expert, andeditor-in-chief of All Israel News.

Joel, it is good to have you in studio.

Thank you for being with us.

- Thank you. Great to be withyou guys on "Faith Nation."

- So Joel, you werethere at the White House

for the signing today.

Talk about what that experience was like

and just the historic natureof what happened today.

- Well, I have to tell you, Jenna,

that two years ago, as you guys know,

I led the first everevangelical delegation

to the United Arab Emirates

at the invitation of the crownprince, Mohammad bin Zayed,

and I said to him, "Look, as evangelicals,

we take the Bible very seriously

and we have been prayingfor the peace of Jerusalem

and it's been well over two decades

since the last Arab country made peace.

That was Jordan in 1994.

We are looking who is goingto be the next Arab leader

to make peace."

And he leaned forward andsaid, "Joel, I'm ready."

We were stunned.

I don't like to say blown away

'cause it's the Middle East,you know, but we were stunned.

And we pressed him for the next two hours,

we talked about it, but thatwas off the record at the time.

But I gotta tell you, itwas an emotional day for me

to be on the South Lawn, havingknown that was gonna happen,

but to be an Israeli, to be Jewish,

to be an evangelical, and tobe there watching it unfold.

This is, this is prophetic,it's historic, it's exciting,

and it's personal for me.

I've had two sons servein the Israeli military

and I want them to have peace.

- Joel, an emotional andhistoric day, for sure.

You know, each of the leaders

expressly thanked President Trump.

It was interesting tohear the leaders of UAE

and Bahrain thank Trump personally.

Why do you think he was able to pull off

what has alluded so many ofhis presidential predecessors?

- Well, we just camedirectly to this interview

from a half an hour meetingwith the vice president,

myself and David Brody,and I gotta tell you,

off camera, but I asked himthat question, like, "Why?"

You know, we say in Judaism, on Passover,

"Why is this night differentfrom all other nights?"

"How come this president andvice president got it done?"

And he said, "Look, the first thing he did

was he threw out theObama-Biden playbook,"

which was to give all kindsof deferential treatment

to the Palestinians.

President Trump said, "No.

We're not playing that game anymore.

If the Palestinians wantto make peace, wonderful.

I'm there for them.

But we're turning our attention

to the Gulf States who are showing us

they want a strong relationshipwith the United States

and they want peace with Israel."

Remember, the first tripthat President Trump took

was not to Israel.

That was the second trip.

The first trip was to Saudi Arabia,

where President Trump met with50 Arab and Muslim leaders.

That set into motion what we saw today.

- Yeah.

Joel, in January, the White House unveiled

a pretty different plan for peace

between the Palestinians and Israel

called the Peace to Prosperity.

Where does this leave the Palestinians?

- Well, it's very, very sad to me

to see the Palestinian leadership,

not the people so much,but the leadership,

Mahmoud Abbas and theleadership in Ramallah.

They are saying it's a stabin the back, it's a betrayal.

It isn't.

What President Trump and the Arab leaders,

including the UnitedArab Emirates and Bahrain

and the Saudis, have offeredis $50 billion in investment

in a Palestinian privateeconomy, a million new jobs,

bringing the Palestinianunemployment rate down

so that the Palestinians can have a life

for themselves and a future and a hope.

And the Palestinians havesaid no, the leaders.

This is very painful to watch.

But basically what President Trump

and Vice President Biden have decided is,

when the Palestiniansare ready, wonderful.

In the meantime, we're gonna work

with every other country inthe region that wants peace

and we're gonna help them get to yes.

Right, and so many critics have said,

"Oh, the president, hedoesn't know what he's doing.

Jared Kushner, he's you know,

he doesn't know what he's doing."

Well, they've got the firsttwo Arab-Israeli peace deals

in more than a quarter of a century.

It's pretty impressive.

- Joel, this is a huge accomplishment

for Prime Minister Netanyahu.

- It is.- How does this translate

though in Israel, which is shutting down

due to another coronavirusspike on Friday,

and where he's also stillfending off corruption charges?

- Well, I'm not usually usingterms from English literature

to describe the prime minister of Israel,

but this is the best of timesand the worst of times, okay.

This is the biggest moment

in the prime minister'sdiplomatic and political career.

He has just delivered the first two

Arab-Israeli peace treaties ever.

And this is gonna be a warm peace.

We're talking about personal cooperation,

people-to-people contact,investment, trade, tourism.

But back home, my home in Israel,

we're going into alockdown on Rosh Hashanah,

which is our high holiday,beginning on Friday.

Prime Minister Netanyahu, unfortunately,

has let the COVID situationget out of control

and he and his team need to get focused

and get this thing backin the bottle, this genie,

because right now, the primeminister gets high marks

for making peace, butpeople are angry at him

for letting COVID get out of control.

- Yeah, Joel, just afew seconds left here,

but we want to hear about your projects

to help bring news to the Arab world.

What can you tell us?

- Yeah, news about Israeland the Arab world.

We've launched two new websites,

All Israel News, which youcan find at AllIsrael.com,

and All Arab News, whichis at AllArab.news.

Why?

We're bringing exclusivecoverage, exclusive interviews,

including my interviewwith the vice president,

and we'll be linking toDavid Brody's interview,

which has even longer andbetter, with the vice president.

I've been interviewingIsraeli leaders, Arab leaders.

Why?

Because we will also be doing links

to other good stories in the area.

But there's so much biasagainst Israel, against Jews,

against evangelicals, againstMuslims in the Middle East,

and we felt it was time tosort of make one-stop shopping,

All Israel News, and I hope it's something

that all of your viewerswill find interesting.

And of course, we'll belinking to lots of CBN stories

'cause you guys are doing an amazing job,

you all and Chris Mitchell in Jerusalem,

providing coverage thatthat not every network

and news service is providing.

- All right, well Joel Rosenberg,we look forward to that,

and thank you so much for coming in today.

- Such an honor.- We appreciate

having you here.- Great to be

on "Faith Nation" again.- Thanks, Joel.

Well tonight, Hurricane Sally

is inching its way towardscities in the Gulf Coast,

moving at just two miles an hour,

but some are already feelingthe effects of the storm

and its nearly 90-mile-an-hoursustained winds.

CBN's Eric Philips has the latest.

Eric, a few states arein the line of fire here.

- Well John, that's right,

Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana,

all under a state of emergency.

This as officials warn some people

to get out before it's too late.

Hurricane Sally expected to make landfall

sometime late tonight orearly tomorrow morning

as a Category 2 storm.

- If this one hits the coast at a Cat 2,

I'm thinking we're gonna have at least six

to seven foot of waterwhere we're standin' at.

- [Eric] without the stormeven making landfall just yet,

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water is already rushing over roads,

some homes under water,and cars buried in sand.

This as the warm watersof the Gulf fuel Sally.

- The longer it stays outin the Gulf of Mexico,

the more and higher the likelihood is

that it continues to grow.

- [Eric] Forecasters say,once Sally hits land,

the storm could stall, dumpingmore than 20 inches of rain

with a life-threatening stormsurge and flash flooding

that could last for days.

- I just don't want to be herewhen the water's that deep

and be stranded.

That wouldn't be smart.

- [Eric] This drone videoshowing the powerful surge

over Dauphin Island, Alabama.

And this image is from above,

showing an explosion oflightning inside the hurricane.

Folks are filling up on gas and sand

and doing what they canto protect property.

- This is a very dangerous situation

that we're dealing with, andthose conditions could worsen

as the storm makes itsapproach to our coast.

- And emergency management officials

are definitely urging people,

particularly in lowlying areas, to get out,

perhaps go to relatives' homesthat may be in a safer area.

They want to try to avoidovercrowding shelters

that are operating at halfcapacity with plenty of PPE

because of the pandemic.

And bear in mind, rightnow, John and Jenna,

that we are in the middleof hurricane season,

and at this moment,there are a record number

of tropical stormsswirling in the Atlantic,

five to be exact, so we are a long way

from being done with thisseason at this point.

- All right, Eric Philips,thank you very much.

Meanwhile, to Kentucky,the city of Louisville

has settled a lawsuit witha family of Breonna Taylor.

It will pay $12 million overthe killing of the 26-year-old.

Taylor died after shewas shot in a police raid

at her home back in March.

The wrongful death lawsuitclaimed police ignored

mandatory safeguardsduring the botched raid.

Not only does the settlement include

the $12 million payout from the city,

it also includes police reforms

to prevent a similar shootingfrom happening again.

- [John] An NFL, a formerNFL player, rather,

turns documentary film producer.

Why he's tackling the issue of abortion

in his upcoming project.

That story when "Faith Nation" returns.

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- A new documentary filmexamining abortion in America

is set to air for a limitedtime, beginning this Thursday.

- "Divided Hearts of America"

stars Super Bowlchampion, Benjamin Watson.

And Benjamin joins us now.

Ben, good to see you. Thankyou for being with us today.

- Thank you. Thanks for having me.

- So you don't onlystar in this film, Ben;

you and your wife actuallyalso executive produced it.

What make you two todecide to get involved?

- Well, this is an issue

that's very important to us, personally,

but also, we feel thatthis is a justice issue

like so many others.

And in light of so many different laws

that have been rampingup on the conservative

and liberal side in differentstates across this country,

I wanted to kind of figure out

how we got here to this issue,in this issue of abortion.

What happens if we don't change course?

And really, I wanted to hear

from the lives that are affected

and also hear from multiple sides

because, so much of the time,our discourse about this topic

is much less than civil andcan actually be insulting.

And I wanted to promote an understanding

of people from differentsides of the aisle

as we try to find somesort of common ground

and understanding withoutgiving up, obviously,

our certain convictions.

- It certainly is a divisive topic.

Your documentary tackles thecontroversial issue of abortion

through interviews withmore than 30 leaders

with differing views.

Who all did you talk to?

- Several people.

So, we set out to talkto people in politics,

so we spoke to some senators.

Senator Tim Scott was one of them.

We spoke to people in academia,a guy named Carter Snead

that's in ethics at Notre Dame

was one of our more notable interviews.

And we also spoke to peoplewho have survived abortions,

but also felt it was important

to speak to those who are pro-choice.

My goal was really to givean open, honest dialogue

about the history ofabortion, where we stand now,

what are people thinking about it,

and so we can't have thatwithout having some dissenting

or other voices.

It's important to understand that, and so,

again, we went to fourdifferent localities.

We went to Boston, Massachusetts, Chicago.

We were in New Orleans.

We were in Washington DC,as I mentioned before,

on Capitol Hill.

Really spanning the country

when it comes to this mostimportant topic of our day.

- Yeah, there are so manystrong opinions on this topic.

Talk about, Ben, why the issueof abortion is so divisive

in America, throughout history,but really, I mean today.

- Yeah, well if we look backover the last 30 years or so,

it's been pretty much 50-50.

What I found is that thereare a lot of complexities

within both sides thataren't able to be espoused

because we have to picka side in our country.

You have to pick a side.

There's no complexity. There's no nuance.

And so it's so important though,getting to your question,

because this is a life and death issue.

Not only life and deathof pre-born children,

but life and depth of mothers,

life and death of familystructures, of fathers,

life and death of generationsthat come from individuals

who may not be given a chance to live.

There's so many waysto look at this thing,

but it strikes at theheart of us as Americans

because our tenets are life, liberty,

and the pursuit of happiness.

And so anything that undermines that

is important for us to address.

- Ben, you said that one ofthe goals in producing this

was for open, honest dialogue.

I want to know though,what do you want viewers

to take away after watching this film?

- Well, if you watch the film,

I think people are gonna cry.

I think they're gonna be angry,

they're gonna be happy,they're gonna be emotional,

they're gonna be convicted,but also encouraged.

I want people to walk away from this film

being introspective, nomatter where they fall

on the spectrum, fromthe harshest pro-life

to the harshest pro choice.

No matter where they fall,

I want people to be introspective

on how they can- For decades.

- love their fellow man, theirfellow woman more perfectly.

And I want them to look about,

look at this issue maybein a different lens

than they looked at it before.

- All right, "Divided Hearts of America"

will stream on SalemNOW starting Thursday

and be accessible for eight weeks.

Benjamin Watson, it's good to have you

and we can't wait to see it.

Thank you for joining us today.

- Thank you. Thank you for having me.

- [John] When we come back,

we take a look at ashrinking number of refugees

making it into America and why.

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Well the United States haslong had a strong record

of welcoming refugees.

In the last three years though,

the US has dramatically reducedthe number it's allowed in.

- That's right, and asHeather Sells reports,

refugee advocates wantthe Trump administration

to reverse that trend.

- [Heather] Around the world,nearly 30 million refugees

are looking for a home afterfleeing a dangerous homeland.

More than half are children,

and many live in crowdedcamps with no school.

Blessing, an orphan andvictim of trafficking,

fled her country at age 12.

- It was very difficult to survive,

and where I was wasn't safe.

- [Heather] For almost 40years, the US has welcomed

an average of 95,000 refugees a year.

In the last three, however,

the Trump administration sharplyreduced that annual number

to the current 18,000 for 2020.

- Refugee resettlement numbersare now at an all time low

in the United States,and what that has meant

is that people in harm'sway who literally have

no other option for safety.

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Some are still in harm's way.

Many have been promisedby the United States

that they would be able to be reunited

with their family members.

These are people whohave already been vetted,

who have already been approved,

who were supposed to come in in 2017

and are still without safety,

are still not with their families.

- [Heather] Despite the reduced numbers,

the administration stillpromotes its commitment

to international religious freedom.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo

told CBN's David Brody last year

the focus is to create safety for refugees

in their home countries.

- And we're still the most generous,

welcoming nation anywhere in the world.

Our objective has been

to try and do what those peoplereally want in most cases,

which is to stay in their own country.

- Refugee advocatesdispute that generosity,

especially as refugees stillsuffer because of their faith.

- The administration hasclaimed to support people

who are fleeing religiouspersecution, and yet,

with the numbers, we're seeingsuch few refugees coming in.

There were only 946 Christians

fleeing religious persecutionresettled this year,

which is the lowest it's ever been.

- [Heather] Blessing isnow finishing high school

and says she's gratefulthat the US accepted her.

- America is a place wheredream really come true.

Like, if you work hard,if you're determined

and your focused, you can actually achieve

what you really want.

- [Heather] The State Departmentmust decide by October 1st

how many refugees it will admit next year.

It must also consult with Congress.

So far, no meeting has been set.

Heather Sells, CBN News.

- [Jenna] Thanks, Heather.

Coming up, a leadingpastor takes a step back.

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- Finally tonight, Dr. CharlesStanley is stepping down

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- The 87 year old preachernow becomes Pastor Emeritus.

He joined the church back in 1969,

becoming pastor two years later.

In a video announcing his transition,

Dr. Stanley said heinitially resisted God's call

to pastor First Baptist.

- But when God asks us todo something uncomfortable,

it's usually because He wantsto do something remarkable.

I'm so grateful I said yes then,

and I'm so grateful He saw fit

to allow me to serve as yourpastor for more than 50 years.

- Dr. Anthony George willtake over the position.

Stanley, though, did pointout that he is not retiring.

He'll continue preaching thegospel through his ministry

at In Touch Ministries.

And congratulations to him.

Jenna, my family watched him

every Sunday night after church.

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and an incredible legacy

he leaves behind him- Absolutely.

- and will continue to build.

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