- [John] Tonight, a peacefultransition of power.

- I think we're gonna notbe so far behind the curve

as we thought we might be in the past.

- [John] The latest as Joe Biden

prepares to assume the presidency,

and a Coronavirus vaccinejust around the corner,

a look at the race toget vaccines approved

and the plan to get themdistributed, plus...

- Within a hundred days, I'm gonna send

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a pathway to citizenship for

over 11 million undocumented people.

- [John] What immigration would look like

under a Biden administration.

All this, and more,tonight on "Faith Nation."

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The economy under a Biden administration,

good evening, welcome to "Faith Nation."

I'm John Jessup, thanks for joining us.

Well, Joe Biden is quicklybuilding his administration,

today naming leadersof his economic policy,

after unveiling an all-femalecommunications team

this past weekend.

This, all while President Trump continues

to challenge the election results.

Senior Washingtoncorrespondent, Tara Mergener,

is here with tonight's top story.

Tara, what do we know now?

- Well John, we're getting a better idea

of what a Bidenadministration will look like

after learning who would take key roles

in tackling the pandemicand its economic fallout.

Biden hopes to stabilizean American economy

affected by the Coronavirus

with his incoming economicteam, which includes

former federal reservechair, Janet Yellen,

who would be the firstfemale treasury secretary.

If confirmed, Cecilia Rouse,

the pick for Chair of theCouncil of Economic Advisors,

would also make history,becoming the first black woman

to lead the department.

There's also a nod to theleft with Neera Tanden,

who runs the progressiveCenter for American Progress

as Director of Office ofManagement and Budget.

Diversity clearly a priority,

the senior communicationsstaff is an all-woman lineup,

with former Obama administrationofficial, Jen Psaki,

set to take over as press secretary.

Biden has nominated thefirst woman, Avril Haines,

to lead the nation'sintelligence community.

In another milestone Monday,

the President and Vice President Elect

receiving their firstpresidential daily briefing,

a process that was initially delayed,

given challenges to election results.

- This election was rigged.

This election was a total fraud.

- [Tara] A $3 millionrecount in Wisconsin,

paid for by the Trump campaign

has turned up 87 more votes for Biden.

In Pennsylvania, it lostanother court challenge

on mail-in ballots,President Trump's former

head of cyber security, who was fired,

now piling on about thePresident's insistence

that voting machines were rigged.

- There was no indication or evidence

that there was any sort of hacking

or compromise of election systems

on, before or after November 3rd.

We did a good job.

We did it right.

- The President, his alliesand private litigators

have now lost at least 31cases contesting the election

or alleging fraud in five states.

Meanwhile, as Bidenfocuses on his transition,

he's recovering from a twisted ankle

that happened while playing with his dog

over the weekend, John.

- All right, CBN's TaraMergener, thank you, Tara.

With me now is CaliforniaCongressman, Ro Khanna.

Congressman Khanna, thanks forbeing back on "Faith Nation."

73 million people votedfor President Trump.

Many agree with him andquestion the election results,

including unverifiedclaims of voter fraud.

Congressman Khanna, how can Joe Biden

draw in those who areskeptical of his election win?

- Well, we need to cometogether as Americans

and recognize that we compete hard,

but at the end of the day,we put the country first,

and I think he needs to listen to them.

He has to understand what hasheld them back economically,

what their anxieties are and

we need to do the best to address them,

but we have to come with it, with a spirit

of reaching out and puttingthis country back together.

- As you well know, Congressman,

Republicans picked up House seats

at the expense of some ofyour Democratic colleagues

in California and elsewhere.

What does that mean come January

in terms of legislative policy?

- Well first, there wasrecord turnout on both sides.

I think one of the reasons we lost

is Trump had huge record turnoutin some of these counties

and what it means is it's going to require

more coalition building.

It's going to require figuring out

what agenda we have in common.

The two areas where wecould have things in common,

let's have high-speed internet

and broadband to every community.

Let's not exclude rural communities

and minority communities fromthe 21st century economy.

Let's rebuild our infrastructure

and bring manufacturingback to this country.

Those are the types ofthings that can pass.

- Congressman, speaking of coalitions,

will your caucus shiftmore toward the moderate

or progressive wing asyou try to appeal to

and win back voters aheadof the midterm elections?

- Well, I don't think it's about

left or moderate or center.

I think it's whether or not wecan have a good jobs agenda.

So, my view is we shouldhave a $2 trillion

massive public investment in creating

the infrastructure for the modern economy.

That's what China is doing.

They're building universities.

They're putting in cell towers.

They're training up 5G.

They're creating incubation centers.

We need to do that.

So, one could say, well,that's progressive.

That's a lotta money.

I would say, no, that's also gonna help

a lot of communities thatvoted for Donald Trump,

and Trump was for $2 trillion.

The key, in my view, isa bold economic agenda.

- Still, as we see within your party,

you have the so-called AOC wing

and then you have AbbySpanberger in Virginia.

Talk about disparate views

as far as the direction of the party.

So which direction doyou see the party headed,

at least ideologically?

- Well, I think they'reboth friends of mine.

I've talked to them both,

and I think what the caucusand the country needs to do

is come together in places that

intersect in these agendas.

What we're trying to do asa nation is very difficult.

There has never been a multi-racial,

multi-ethnic democracy inthe history of the world.

People talk about Canada or Britain.

They're 80% white.

We're 60% white.

We've got people fromevery part of this country.

My parents immigrated from India.

I was born in Philadelphiain our bicentenary.

So I'm confident that our country's

going to be able to do this.

Of course, there are gonna be differences.

Where Abigail Stanbergerrepresents in rural Virginia

is very different thanwhere AOC represents

in the Queens in New York,

but we have to figure out how do we get

a dignified place for everyAmerican in this country,

knowing that that's notgonna be an easy process?

- Congressman, if youcan in a sentence or two,

any hope for Americans to see

some sort of Covid reliefin the lame duck session?

- I'm hopeful.

Look, I had spoken outbefore the election,

saying we should have cut adeal with President Trump.

People in my own partydidn't like that I said

let's do something at 1.8, 1.9 trillion

and we did it, I think that now,

we need to get something done.

There are people who are hurting.

They don't wanna see politics.

Frankly, in my view,is we shouldn't adjourn

even for Christmas untilwe get something done.

- All right, CongressmanRo Khanna, from California.

Thank you so much for yourtime and your insight.

- Thank you very much.

- Well, Moderna isseeking emergency approval

for its COVID-19 vaccine.

Data from the pharmaceutical company shows

the vaccine is more than 94% effective

in preventing Coronavirus, and get this,

100% effective at preventing

severe cases of the disease.

Moderna follows drugmaker, Pfizer,

in asking the FDA to grant

emergency use authorizationfor its vaccine.

Well, CBN medical reporter, Lorie Johnson

joins us now from ourVirginia Beach headquarters.

Lorie, how soon willAmericans see a vaccine?

- Well, it could be as early as next week,

maybe next Friday, December 11th,

probably the next week though, John.

The Food and DrugAdministration is expected

to issue its emergency use authorization

for the Pfizer vaccine nextThursday, December 10th.

The vaccine is already being distributed

and will be ready to be given

as soon as the FDA grants the EUA.

The FDA is expected to issueits emergency use authorization

for the Moderna vaccine thefollowing week on December 17th.

Both Pfizer and Modernacombined have enough doses

to fully vaccinate about20 million Americans.

Remember, each vaccine requires two doses,

one shot, then threeweeks later, another shot

and it's a week after that second shot

that the vaccine takes full effect,

meaning it's an entiremonth after the first shot

that the person is immune to COVID-19.

- It reminds me of the booster shots.

Lorie, can you explain the plan

for distribution once approved?

- Well, the governors of the states

have the final say about whogets the vaccine and when,

although the Center for Disease Control

is meeting this week toissue its recommendations.

There are some logistical concerns, John.

The Pfizer vaccine has to be kept

in specially made freezersbecause it has to be kept

at minus 90 degrees Fahrenheit

and that's colder than most freezers get.

The Moderna vaccine, on the other hand,

only has to be kept atminus 4 degrees Fahrenheit.

Regular freezers canhandle that, and also,

the Moderna vaccine, onceits out of that freezer

can be refrigerated for up to one month.

- Lorie, when it comes to vaccines,

efficacy is one thing.

The other thing is vaccinations.

We know it's been a quickprocess to get the vaccines.

How effective will the vaccines be though,

if people are afraid to get them

and what's being done, Lorie,to assuage those fears?

- Well John, pollingfrom about a month ago

revealed 58% of Americans said

they wanted the vaccine.

That's up from 50%, and so,

a lot of experts saythat trend will continue,

and, you know, that'sreally a lot of people,

and combined with the 10to 15% of the population

that's already immune becausethey recovered from the virus,

that's enough to achievewhat's known as herd immunity.

However, experts expectpeople to increasingly

also want a vaccine when they see

the tens of millionsof people do very well

after getting theirs, and furthermore,

the data from clinical trialsis going to be posted online.

So the entire world can see.

All lay people, doctors,can all look at it.

So this is going to be avery transparent process,

and people who areunsure are being advised

to talk to their primary carephysician about the vaccine.

- Lorie, we just have a few seconds left.

As you well are aware, America celebrated

Thanksgiving last week.

Despite the many warnings,a lotta people did travel

and saw friends and family.

When should we be able tosee a post-holiday surge?

- Well, right, anestimated 9 million people

traveled over Thanksgiving.

That's about half of what we normally see,

but we do know some of these people

will have been, will spread the virus.

We should see a spike incases in about a week,

then a spike in hospitalizationsthe week after that,

and then, an increase indeaths the following week.

So hopefully, thosetravelers were very careful,

and those increases in cases, hospitals

and, of course, deaths will be small.

- That is certainly the hope.

CBN medical reporter, Lorie Johnson,

thank you so much, Lorie.

- Thanks for having me.

- Coming up, President Trump'slast stand on immigration

at the Supreme Court.

Details when "Faith Nation" returns.

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One of President Trump'sfinal moves in office

could have a lasting impact well beyond

what looks to be the closingweeks of his administration.

He's trying to weed out illegal immigrants

from the census, which could affect

how many lawmakers each stategets to have in Congress

and the amount of federaldollars states receive.

The Supreme Court is deciding whether

he can or should do that.

CBN's Paul Strand reports.

- [Paul] That an immigrantshould be counted

as they always have been

since they do actually live here.

- The government can do many things

to induce undocumentedimmigrants to leave,

but it cannot declare them to be gone

when, in fact, they arehere and likely to remain.

- [Paul] Before the Supreme Court

acting Solicitor GeneralJeffrey Wall argued

on behalf of the Trump administration,

saying, that's just not logical.

- Treating someoneapprehended at the border

on March 31st or scheduledto be removed on April 2nd

as a usual or settledresident of the United States

on April 1st flies in the face

of this court's cases, common sense

and any sound theory ofpolitical representation.

- [Paul] Wall's opponents countered

that the census properlyrepresenting everyone in a state

is what this case is all about.

- The difference of a few thousand people

in a state can mean the difference

between gaining or losing a seat.

- People who live in a state

without lawful immigrationstatus still live there.

They are not invisible,and like other residents

voting and non-voting,their presence requires

attention from the government,

and the need for representativesto give that attention.

- [Paul] Wall shot back.

- There's nothing usual orsettled about your residents

if your presence is violating federal law

and the sovereign hasn'tagreed to let you stay.

- [Paul] But the other side argued

for these people's worth.

- Undocumented immigrants contribute

1 trillion in GDP, 20billion in federal taxes.

80% are essential workers.

1 in 4 are homeownersand pay property taxes.

- [Paul] Paul Strand,CBN News, Washington.

- All right, thank you, Paul.

Well, under a Biden administration.

America's immigration policy will likely

take a dramatic turn,potentially reopening the door

to refugees, jump-startinga new conversation

on reform and putting aneend to the construction

of a wall on the Southern border.

CBN's Heather Sells has more.

- After four years of closed doors

to immigrants and refugees,a Biden administration

would open them, the question being

how fast and how wide.

- Within a hundred days, I'm gonna send

to the United States Congressa pathway to citizenship

for over 11 million undocumented people.

- Right now, some GOP senators indicate

it's an area of potential compromise,

pushing for a middle ground destination.

That would mean no mass amnestyand no mass deportation.

It could mean, however,a financial penalty.

- By some sort of way, theimmigrants who are undocumented,

who are unlawfully in the country

could come forward, they could pay a fine

as a penalty for having violatedthe law, as restitution.

And then, they could earnpermanent legal status

if they, of course, meet otherappropriate requirements.

- [Heather] It might notbe a priority though,

given that Covid and the economy

already top the political agenda.

What Biden could easilyaccomplish via his pen,

new protections forimmigrants whose parents

brought them here.

- And all of those so-called dreamers,

those DACA kids, they're going to be

immediately certified again to be able

to stay in this country.

- [Heather] He is also promising admission

to refugees, largely shut out

during the Trump administration.

Faith-based resettlementagencies are already gearing up.

- I think we will seea significant increase,

and I hope that that can build

because this affects a lotof really vulnerable people.

- [Heather] President Trump's target

for next year's refugeeadmissions was 15,000.

Biden wants 125,000.

That number might be unreachable however,

given that US agencies have had to close

or suspend some 100 programs.

- We actually had to mothballa couple of our offices

that were doing refugee resettlement.

We are prepared to open those offices up.

- [Heather] And nationalsecurity experts warn

it could be risky.

- I think it is rather dangerous to say

we would just increasethe refugee admissions

to 125,000 in a year and go up from there.

- The system can't absorbthat kind of swing so quickly.

So it needs to be scaled appropriately

and we need to make sure that

we don't flood the systemlike we did in 2015-2016.

- [Heather] Biden has also pledged

to stop border wall construction,

although border patrol agents say

it makes their jobs easier.

- Where we put that in place,

we are able to increase our effectiveness

from about 10% to over 95%.

And, more importantly, we are able to pull

150 agents out of that area

and then redeploy them toother parts of the border.

- [Heather] These newpolicies could encourage

a surge at the border.

It's a possibility that law enforcement

is already preparing for.

Heather Sells, CBN News.

- [John] Thank you, Heather.

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New York City is set tobegin reopening some schools.

Mayor Bill DiBlasio says,starting next Monday,

elementary school-age kidswill return to the classroom.

This is a sharp reversal on a strict rule

that shut down schools if the city

hit a 3% Covid positivity rate.

City officials cite the wellbeing of kids

for that change of decision.

Middle and high school students

are not yet able to return

to in-person classroom instruction.

Well, it is a dilemma manyworking moms are facing

during the pandemic, choosing between

children or their careers.

When school started in the fall,

nearly 900,000 women left the work force.

CBN's Caitlin Burke reports on

the possible long-term effects.

- Some of the earliest jobs lost

during the COVID-19 pandemicwere in restaurants,

salons, hotels, retail, all industries

dominated by women.

Then, just as the economy began to reopen,

schools remained closed,keeping children at home

to learn virtually and forcingparents to make it work.

- I was then working from home

and also being a teacher.

So I'm homeschoolingfour different children,

helping them, you know, managingdifferent learning styles,

helping them get what they need

while trying to, you know, still progress

in my professional career.

- [Caitlin] That became unsustainable

for Danyae Thomas, whochose to quit her job

as a director for a non-profit,

and focus full time on her family.

Thomas is among nearly 900,000 women

who left the work force in September

right as the school year began.

- Every mom, every person period

has to make difficult decisions,

but when a mother sees that,

that things have to shift quickly,

we kinda just step inand we make it happen.

I knew that I wasn't gonna be able

to go full throttle in my career

and then full throttle asa, now I'm a teacher again.

- [Caitlin] One potentialdownside for Thomas

is that according to aWashington Post analysis,

mothers of school agechildren are taking longer

to re-enter the work force.

Economists fear this couldhave long-term consequences

for working women.

The authors of a report published

by Northwestern University state

that not only will it take longer

for these women to find work,

they also will find it harder to get jobs

comparable to their previous positions.

Researchers conclude, that could result

in decades of women earning less.

Meanwhile, this pandemicis also weighing heavy

on mothers who areworking outside the home.

- I'm a manager in my position.

I help take care of sick children all day.

Obviously, then I have to go home

and I still have to teach mine

and try to be, you know, amother to my eight month old

and then be a teacher to my 1st grader

and my 7th grader, and then

try to be a wife to my husband.

The stress and the anxiety have,

were literally startingto give me chest pain.

- [Caitlin] Dawn Martin returned to work

from maternity leave in August.

Then, only a month later,

she found out her two older children

would be learning from home.

- Going back into the work force

and then finding out that our state still,

you know, that our county weren't

going to open our schools back up,

and you know, the risk andeverything also were going up,

and I was just like, howam I supposed to help them?

How are we supposed to teachthem with their teachers?

We have to be at work at the same time.

- [Caitlin] Staying home isn't an option

financially for her family.

So Martin often finds herself helping

with school assignments from work,

at nights, and on weekends.

Her limitations weigh heaviest

when she sees her children struggling.

- It really hurts as a parent

when you have to ground your child

because you know if theywere going to school,

they'd be in class.

They'd be participating.

They wouldn't have the late assignments.

They wouldn't have the tardiness,

and our oldest went from anAB honor roll test to D's.

- Many economists say, priority number one

needs to be getting kids back in school.

They're pushing Congressto pass another stimulus

with checks specificallyfor parents with children,

hoping to provide some financial cushion

to help pay for daycareor private schooling.

Caitlin Burke, CBN News.

- [John] Thank you, Caitlin.

Well, it's beginning tolook a lot like Christmas.

A preview of how theWhite House is celebrating

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