- Welcome to "The 700 Club.
As I lead this program,I want to explain to you
what's been going on legally in relation
to the Trump campaign so thatyou will understand the game.
It was Shakespeare who had these lines,
"The fault, dear Brutus,is not with the stars,
but with ourselves,"and the Trump legal team
did not get engaged in thebattle until it was too late.
Now most of us understand football
and assuming you've got a college team
and you've got a refereewho may be has mostly done
high school games and yethe's hoping to get his child
in to college in the teamthat's supposing yours, okay?
So you get call after call.
That was past interference, not called.
His knee was down and hedidn't score, not called.
He was intercepted, but he fell down
and he didn't hold the balllong enough so it doesn't count.
And you go down the line.
Now every time the coachcould call for a recount,
he can throw something down and say,
"Wait a minute. I challenged that,"
and he has so many challengesand then it's all over.
But if a challenge is upheld,he can keep on challenging.
Now, where do you challenge an election?
Where do you go?
Well, you go when the votes come in.
You have them compared to the voter rolls.
You can count the absentee ballots,
and then you can compare themagainst the actual voter roll.
Is there somebody inthat group that's dead?
Is there somebody in that groupthat lives in another county
and it doesn't count as a citizen?
And all these count challengescan take place early
and they can be upheld and you go to court
and if somebody objects,then you can get a ruling
in your favor because youhave right on your side,
you have a right to examine those things.
Now, what did the Trump team do?
They did none of that.
Now assuming your coachdoesn't make no complaints,
asks for no overturn ruling,
and then when the game is all over
and the total has been posted, he says,
"I'd like you to change the score."
And the people say, "No, thegame's over, you've lost."
That's what we'redealing with here, folks.
The Trump team is coming in too late
and they're trying to challengestuff that's already there.
Now they might prevail.
If they could get two suchstates suing each other on this,
any pretense they want to,you can get it certified
by the Supreme Court, sothere's something like that.
But it's going to be very,very hard to make a case
because they waited too long.
They weren't challengingwhen they could've challenged
just like the coach whodoesn't challenge ever
during the game and then he says,
"Okay, the game is over, my team has lost,
so therefore I want tooverturn the results."
It's almost impossible to do.
But it could be, it's not over yet.
There's stuff going on in Georgia
and the president's gone down there.
But we'll talk more about whythat Senate race is so vital.
But that's the game folks.
And if I can use the term, theTrump legal team screwed up.
They started too late.
They didn't challengewhere they could have.
I hope that clarifies things.
- Why do you think that happened?
- They just didn'tfigure it was necessary.
They thought it's an honest election,
we'll just go down and take the results.
But they should have known,they were warned already
there was a possibility of fraud.
And if all these absentee ballots,
they could have demanded that they come in
and every one of themhere's the voter roll,
is this person on it, is it dead,
is he or she a citizenof the county involved,
et cetera, et cetera?
They could have challengedevery single one of them
and they could have demanded that
their poll watchers comein wherever they want.
But they didn't do thatbecause they figured,
well, okay, Trump's wayahead are we've got it made.
Well, did he win?
Probably did.
You can say, well, your team really won.
if it hadn't been forall those crooked calls,
my team really won,but the score that goes
in is the fact that your team lost.
Bottom line, but more's coming
and we're going to talk about the Senate
down in Georgia becausethat is so crucial.
And we'll talk about that later.
But now shifting,Christmas could come early
for Americans sufferingwith the coronavirus.
Two vaccines are expectingto begin shipping this month
and the FDA could givePfizer the green light
for emergency use after September 10th.
So how long before a vaccine is available?
CBN's Jenna Browder has the answer.
- From production in Belgium
to a storage facility in Michigan,
Pfizer is getting readyto distribute its vaccine
as soon as it gets the go-ahead.
And that could be injust a matter of days.
This as Moderna also seeksFDA emergency authorization
- I say that by January,we'll have 40 million doses
to distribute across the country.
- [Jenna] All eyes are on the FDA
which could give Pfizer the green light
for emergency use after December 10th
and Moderna after ahearing on December 17th.
- We've been clear about the fact
we're not going to cut corners
and the authorizationprocess, although expedited,
has very similar criteriato what we would use
for the regular approval of a vaccine.
- [Jenna] Moderna reportingsome impressive numbers
with its vaccine, 94% effective
and 100% effective against extreme cases.
- This is something that can be trusted
and will be safe forthem and their families
and can save potentiallyhundreds of thousands of lives.
- [Jenna] Healthcare workers and other
first responders could bethe first to get the drug
but there's not enough for all of them.
Today a panel at the CDC will meet to vote
on recommendations for whoshould get immunized first.
But the states willmake the final decision.
And for the rest of thenation, look to June.
- 100% of Americans that want the vaccine
will have the vaccineby that point in time.
- All of this good news on vaccines comes
as case numbers across thecountry continue to rise.
Right now, 96,000 hospitalizations.
That number nearly doublingsince November 1st.
And health officials warn
of a possible post-Thanksgiving spike.
In Washington, Jenna Browder, CBN News.
- Our medical reporterLorie Johnson joins us now.
Lorie, many people areafraid of taking a vaccine.
Do you think we can trust this?
- That's right, Pat, alot of people are hearing
contradictory messages andthey don't know who to believe.
But for Christians, perhapsthe most reliable source,
is a man we just heardfrom, Dr. Francis Collins,
for two reasons.
Number one, as director
of the National Institutes of Health,
he knows as much about vaccines as anyone.
Remember the NIH helpeddevelop the Moderna vaccine.
But the second reason, Pat,
is because Dr. Collinsis a devout Christian.
He loves the Lord Jesuswith all of his heart.
And Dr. Collins said these FDA approved
vaccines are trustworthy, they're safe,
and they will save hundredsof thousands of lives.
And for those of us whobelieve in the sanctity
of all human life, thatshould really mean something.
Pat, I interviewed Dr. Collinsearlier in the pandemic
and he's strongly warnedagainst believing a lot
of these anti-vaccine messages
that are all over the internet.
The internet can be areal cesspool of ideas.
And just because somebodyon a video says something
that seems like it's true,
doesn't mean you should believe it.
- Lorie, when do you think life is going
to get back to normal?
Assuming we get the vaccine,how long will it take?
- Scientists say that whenwe achieve herd immunity,
then life will go back to normal.
So herd immunity is when 70%of the population is immune.
There are two ways to develop immunity.
Number one is to catchthe virus and recover
and the second is to become vaccinated.
So far, Pat, about 10 to 15%of the population has recovered
from the coronavirus.
And according to a recent Gallup poll,
about 58% of Americans say they intend
to receive the vaccine.
That's about 70%.
- And 70% does it.
Well, let's hope theherd gets it. (chuckles)
Are you taking it, by the way?
You're not in the at risk group.
- Actually, I sort ofam in an at-risk group.
I'm considered an essential personnel
and journalists are consideredessential personnel.
So they're in the top tier of people,
but there are only about 20 million people
who can be vaccinated inthe month of December,
maybe 25 million people.
The most at risk people are probably
those frontline healthcare workers
and then some of these senior citizens
who are in assisted livingcenters and nursing homes.
And then beyond that, we'retalking about 50 million
to a 100 million people who are high risk.
- Well, I certainlywill put you at the top
of the line as essential.
Well, in other news,President Trump continues
his legal battle in several states.
But could the fight in Georgia actually
hurt the Republican Party?
John Jessup has that.
- Thanks, Pat.
Two crucial states certifiedtheir election results Monday.
Arizona and Wisconsin both officially
declaring Joe Biden. the winner.
In Arizona, the margin justa little over 10,000 votes.
A Trump funded partialrecount of $3 million
in Wisconsin found more votes for Biden.
The Trump team is consideringlegal action in those states.
Meanwhile, the president isstill fighting in Pennsylvania,
Michigan, Nevada, and Georgia.
In Georgia, Republicanofficials fear the president's
claims of a riggedelection will keep voters
from turning out in two crucialupcoming Senate elections.
GOP Chairwoman RonnaMcDaniel, encouraging voters
there to keep the faith.
- [Woman] How are we going to use money
and work when it's already decided?
- It's not decided.
This is the key.
It's not decided.
If you lose your faith and you don't vote
and people walk away, that will decide it.
- Georgia's to runoff electionswill decide the balance
of power in the Senate.
Pat, Republicans currently holds 50 seats
with 51 needed to keep control.
- What will happen, folks,if they lose two seats
in Georgia, then it's a tie.
And when they meet together,
then Kamala Harris as vicepresident will be the presiding
officer and she willhave the deciding vote.
And now you're lookingat a flood of appointees,
the possibility ofpacking the Supreme Court,
and all of the nomineesfor the various jobs,
despite their radical points of view,
they'll all be put in andapproved by the Senate,
it's advice and consent of the Senate.
And in many of these things,if you don't have a filibuster
that means Kamala Harrisis the deciding vote
unless they can pull acouple of Democrats over.
That's why these two seatsin Georgia are so vital.
The whole idea of packing the Court,
that was something that was set up.
It was called the nuclearoption and it was put
into effect by theDemocrat-controlled Senate.
And the Republicans haveused it to their advantage
to put a lot of judges on the courts.
That will all be over if the Senate is now
controlled by somebody else.
Just one of those seats andthe Republicans hold it.
But it is so vital.
This vote in Georgia is crucial.
The president is going down to campaign,
and we would just hope that hewill not say anything unkind
about the Republican governor,
the Republican attorney general,
Republican secretary of state.
And so they're all GOP peopleand it's absolutely important
that the Senate stay in thehands of the Republicans
and even the stock market wouldprefer a divided government.
John.
- Pat, speaking of thestrategic role of the Senate,
a GOP-controlled Senatewould likely make trouble
for at least one of JoeBiden's potential nominees.
Republican saying NeeraTanden is too partisan
and that could causetrouble for her confirmation
as head of the Office ofManagement and Budget.
Texas Republican SenatorJohn Cornyn accused her
of making quote "combativeand insulting comments
about many members of the Senate,"
he went on to say, "mainlyon our side of the aisle."
She also accused GOP senatorsof enabling President Trump
in March tweeting of Senatemajority leader Mitch McConnell,
"I'm glad McConnell is fiddlingwhile the market's burn."
Tanden is head of the Centerfor American Progress,
a left leaning think tank.
She's also a long time ally of
former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Tanden is also unpopularwith some progressives
in the Democratic Party for what
they call her centrus positions.
Joe Biden made a surprise move in naming
former Secretary of State John Kerry
as a special envoy for climate.
Advocates of the Green NewDeal claim Biden has a mandate
to make climate a number one priority.
CBN's Paul Strand explains why some
believe the American peoplemay not share that view.
- [Paul] Climate change activists claim
voters have backed plansfor radical action.
- On a visionary,absolutely unprecedented,
$2 trillion plan.
- But new polling indicatesmost Americans aren't that
worried about the climate issue.
James Taylor of the conservativeHeartland Institute.
- When Joe Biden saysthat he has a mandate now
to aggressively act on climatechange, it's simply not true.
- [Paul] Putting a dollarfigure on their feelings,
Americans in an Associated Press poll show
how little they're willing topay to cut carbon emissions.
- Just barely a majority saidthey would pay $1 per month.
When it came to $10 permonth, not even close.
Three out of four said they won't do it.
- [Paul] So what mightAmericans be forced to pay
if an aggressive agenda is pursued?
- Joe Biden says that he willinvest $2 trillion in that.
That is $20,000 per household.
- [Paul] And Taylor accuses Biden
and his allies of low-balling what
various analysts figurethe real tab would be.
- [James] $10 trillion, whichis $100,000 per household.
- [Paul] Climate activistsand their allies warn
Americans have to count the cost
of not having somethinglike the Green New Deal.
- The planet is dangerously warming
and there are no emergencyrooms for planets.
- Fires have beenburning up the West Coast
of the United States of America.
Droughts increasingly have been leading
to food and water insecurity.
Hurricanes are proliferating.
- [Paul] They argue the damagefrom an unchecked climate
by the end of this century,
we'll be shaving anywhere from four to 10%
off America's annualgross domestic product.
In other words, trillions of dollars.
But is there a chance Americanscould keep a major new
government project out of the equation?
- America has reducedits emissions more than
any other nation in the worldthroughout this century.
In fact, our emissions arenow down to 1992 levels.
- The Biden-Harris teamhave also said they want
to get the US right back intothe Paris Climate Accord.
But opponents point outthat'll force unbelievably
large cash contributions from an America
already doing so much tobattle carbon emissions
while the real polluters likeChina and India do little.
Paul Strand, CBN News, Washington.
- Thanks, Paul.
Joe Biden elevating John Kerry
to a cabinet level position, Pat.
- If we really wanted todo something about climate,
what we would do wouldbe to plant a whole bunch
of trees in the Sahel over in Africa
because the emissions out of the Sahara
and the Sahel are one of the main problems
in climate change.
That's Africa, go to Africaand if they planted some trees,
it would be one thing.
To kill the Americaneconomy is something else.
And I don't think Americans want that.
They do away with the oil,they do away with gas,
and they do away withfracking, and suddenly
we're dependent on othernations for our energy.
And when it gets cold at night
and you haven't got any heating,then you begin to think,
"I don't really care forthis Green New Deal."
