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- [Jenna] Tonight the pro-lifemarch meets the pandemic,

how this year's March For Life continued,

despite the coronavirus crisis in America.

Plus, good news on the vaccine front.

- This is a single doseregimen that does not require

fancy refrigeration orfreezing, so logistically,

this would be a huge tool.

- [Jenna] The latest on thefight against COVID-19, and.

- I had an opportunityto talk with people,

to have long conversations.

I mean, three hours is a long time

to pray with people individually.

- [Jenna] How the deadlyCapitol Hill riots

turned into a moment of ministryfor the Senate chaplain,

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

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- Not a pandemic nora president could stop

a pro-life march in the nation's Capital.

Welcome to "FaithNation," and good evening,

I'm John Jessup.

- And I'm Jenna Browder.

Cold weather also not keeping them away.

Most years, the March For Life

is the world's largest annualhuman rights demonstration.

In the past, bringinghundreds of thousands

to the streets of Washington, D.C.

- But today's marchlooked a little different.

CBNs Paul Strand explainswhy in tonight's top story.

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- Not wanting this to be apotential super spreader event,

organizers decided tomake the March For Life,

and the pre-march rally virtual,

live streaming it to the whole world.

So there was little presence here in D.C.,

but this could be the biggestMarch For Life event ever,

with people all over the globe

watching the events of the day online.

Speakers weren't able to interact

with the usual massive rally crowd,

but they were still fired up.

- Every life lost to abortion

is a loss of love in this world.

One of my favorite quotes is,

"How can we possibly saythere are too many children?

It is like saying thereare too many flowers."

- We can transform our culture,

and we can ultimately sustain the laws

that protect our children.

Thank you for fighting.

Thank you for standing with me.

Never give up, keep thevision in your heart

and in your mind, the visionof what we are fighting for.

- President Biden, inyour inaugural speech,

you claim that quote, "Thedream of justice for all

will be deferred no longer."

You spoke of a quote, "Cry for survival

from the planet itself,

a cry that can't be any more desperate."

Mr. President, thedream of justice for all

cannot be achieved if awhole segment of society

is legally ignored, anddiscriminated against,

and disenfranchised against,

because of where they live,in their mother's wombs.

- This March For Life was the 48th,

with all of them marking thatdark day in January, 1973,

when the Supreme Court decidedin its Roe V. Wade ruling

that abortion is a constitutional right.

Organizers, speakers, and marchers

will continue to mark that day,

until Roe V. Wade is overturned,

or the thought

of aborting one's ownbaby becomes unthinkable.

Paul Strand, "CBN News," Washington.

- All right, thank you, Paul.Well, some promising news

in the fight against COVID-19 tonight.

New data from Johnson & Johnsonshows an 85% efficacy rate

against severe forms of the virus.

Overall, the one-shot vaccine

shows to be about 66% effective,

according to the pase 3 clinical trials,

an amount many infectiousdisease experts say

will help in the overallfight against the virus.

- 66% overall efficacy,versus 94 to 95% efficacy

with Pfizer and Moderna,but I wanna be crystal clear

in speaking to public health officials

and infectious disease specialists,

in a pandemic setting,you do not need to have

94, 95% efficacy to slow this virus.

- [Jenna] Johnson & Johnsonis expected to apply

for emergency use authorizationof the vaccine next week.

The FDA could approve itfor use by late February.

- The Biden administrationis calling for quick action

on a COVID relief plan.

President Biden wants bipartisan buy-in

on a $1.9 trillion measure.

At a White House meetingwith the president,

treasury secretary Janet Yellen said

the high price tag will provebeneficial in the long run.

- The price of doing nothingis much than the price

of doing something, anddoing something big.

We need to act now.

- Many Republicans saythe bill is too costly.

The White House hasindicated a willingness

to pass the measures through something

called budget reconciliation,

a legislative tactic that expedites

high priority tax spending,or debt related bills.

- And here now to discuss intonight's political panel,

Julia Manchester,reporter with "The Hill,"

and CBN senior Washingtoncorrespondent, Jennifer Wishon.

Ladies, good to haveboth of you this Friday.

Jennifer, to you first, on COVID relief.

Talk about this possible strategy

of passing relief throughbudget reconciliation,

versus just mustering upthe support that's needed.

- Well with reconciliation,

Democrats only need a simple majority.

They don't need that 60 votethreshold in the Senate,

which is very hard to achieve.

It's also filibuster proof.

And so Democrats see this as a good way

to try to push this $1.9trillion relief package through.

The problem is, it goes against

what president Biden hasbeen talking about unity,

about trying to pushforward with bipartisanship.

Also the 1.9 trillion package,

while it provides COVID relief,

it also has some goodies in it,

including a $15 minimum wage hike,

which Republicans arecertainly uncomfortable with,

but not all Democratsare on board with that.

So I think over the week, we're gonna see,

we're gonna see this continue to evolve.

But certainly reconciliationis a good strategy

for Democrats to get this through.

- Before the 2020 election, Julia,

and during the lame duck Congress,

there was a lot of fingerpointing over a COVID relief bill

that went nowhere.

But now that Democrats control the House,

Senate, and White House,what do you make of the fact

that there's still this stalemate?

- You know, I think itjust shows how divided

we are right now, and I think

with President Biden'srhetoric during the campaign,

there's a chance hemight've underestimated

how difficult it wouldbe to get this through.

Look, he does not havethe support right now,

that those moderateRepublicans, Lisa Murkowski,

Susan Collins, those are the Republicans,

maybe even Mitt Romney,those are the Republicans

that he would naturally reach out to,

and really try to work with,

to get something like this passed.

So, you know, he does not wantto do budget reconciliation.

We know that for a fact.

He definitely wants to come across

as this great compromiser,

which he has played that role in the past,

during his time in theSenate, and as vice president.

But, you know, if hedoes not have the votes

with just the 60 vote majority,

he's going to have to do reconciliation,

and the White House is right now saying

we are in such a dire crisis right now,

we need to get something through.

- Jennifer, this was President Biden's

first full week in the White House.

You've covered multiple administrations.

How would you say the tonehas changed in Washington

in the last nine days?

- Well, I think for me it feels a lot like

business as usual, backto business as usual.

This president is very scripted.

We've seen that, we'veseen the message is very,

you know, speaking of we have,

I have an unhappy (laughing)three-year old next door,

sorry about that.

But we've seen, you know, this White House

is very on-message.

You're not gonna see a lot of leaks.

That's what we saw duringthe campaign as well.

So, you know, I think interms of top-down leadership,

you don't have the chaos

that came with the Trump administration,

in terms of wondering what hewas gonna Tweet, et cetera.

And we also have seen more cordial talk

between Republicans andDemocrats on the Hill.

I think especially bothsides know it's important

to get COVID relief.

We saw that those numbers come out today,

that the the economyshrank by 3 1/2% last year.

That is certainly putting the fire

under both sides of the aisle.

But wait for it, I thinkDemocrats are gonna be pushing

a number of liberal proposals,

once we get this COVIDrelief bill through.

And so I think this could bethe quiet before the storm.

- And Julia, to you, justfrom your perspective,

what changes have you seenin tone, in Washington,

in these last nine days sincePresident Biden took office?

- Yeah, it's absolutelymoreso business as usual,

in Washington you have avery predictable White House,

the White House looks verymuch on script, very organized,

but it's interesting becausewhile we've been watching

President Biden and Vice President Harris

really get to work on what theyare looking to push through,

we're also seeing so much tension,

and really, some scarytime up on Capitol Hill.

I mean you have theSpeaker Nancy Pelosi saying

she believes that there is athreat from within Congress

against the safety of other Democratic,

and some Republican members.

I mean, you have Marjorie Taylor Greene,

a very fringe member of Congress,

you were hearing these reports that she,

the video of her harassing thesurvivor of a mass shooting.

You have these reportsthat she supported QAnon,

she's voiced that support for QAnon,

though has walked it back,

liking Facebook posts about harming,

and calling for theexecutions of lawmakers.

So, you know, Biden iscoming into Washington

during a very toxic political time.

And he's coming in as aquote, unquote "Unifier."

So we're going to have to see

how he's able to work with this,

as so much as volatile on Capitol Hill.

- Jennifer, real quickly here,

this week we saw the SecondGentlemen Doug Emhoff,

visit a D.C. urban farm to spotlight

food insecurity in America.

This is the first outing

for the first ever second gentlemen.

Can you speak to the societal impact

of seeing a man take on responsibilities

traditionally associated with a woman?

Talk about this moment, andhow this changes America.

- Absolutely, this is amazing,

and it is gonna be so transformative.

We've often seen the womanplaying the host role,

if you will, kind ofthe goodwill ambassador,

going out into the community,to do these projects,

to work on this part of the,

you know, it's importantwork for any administration,

but to see a man in that role,

I think it's really important.

And I think it's gonnabe a good role model

for for men to see inAmerica that he's doing this.

It's really exciting to see.

- All right, ladies, wehave to leave it there.

Thank you so much for joining us.

Julia Manchester and JenniferWishon, have a great weekend.

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- And welcome back.

The role of race in COVIDvaccine distribution

is becoming a focus across the country.

17 states have been trackingthe race and ethnicities

of people who've been vaccinated.

This week, the Kaiser Family Foundation

reported significantdistribution disparities

among the Black and Hispanic communities,

two groups that have been hardest hit

by the pandemic, statistically speaking.

Racial equality invaccinations is an issue

many are now trying tofigure out how to address.

- We're not gonna undo allinjustice and inequality

during a time-sensitivevaccination scheme.

We're just not going to do that.

What we want to do iswork from the evidence

of who is relatively morevulnerable to this illness,

and avoid replicating,or worsening injustice.

- [John] The Biden administration

has emphasized theimportance of including race,

ethnicity, and the rural urban divide

at the forefront instate vaccination plans.

- Police reform is one of many items

on the Biden administration's agenda,

especially following a number

of high profile police shootings in 2020.

- Tomika Taylor is onewoman dealing with this

on a very personal level,

following the death ofher husband in Atlanta.

In an interview with CBNs Eric Philips,

she explains why her faith in God

will extract good fromher family's tragic story.

- This is where RayshardBrooks was shot back in June.

At the time, there was aWendy's restaurant here,

and as you can see, it's now an empty lot.

The building may be gone, butthe wounds are still fresh,

especially for his wife.

- I never thought that Iwould be a widow this young.

It's been really hard, up and down.

I feel like my life hasbeen a roller coaster.

Pretty much, but I keep the faith.

- Tomika Miller says only faith

has been able to sustain herthese last several months.

- It's hard, it's so hard not to be angry.

It's so hard not to feel vintage.

- [Eric] Now there are just reminders

of what continues to haunt Miller.

It happened June 12th,after police were called

to this Wendy's in Southwest Atlanta,

because 27 year old Rayshard Brooks

had fallen asleep in his car

while in the drive-through line.

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Video shows that aftersome calm conversation,

officers gave Brooks a breathalyzer,

determined he was intoxicated,and tried to cuff him.

That's when the situationspun out of control.

During a scuffle with officers,

Brooks grabbed one of the officer's taser.

He ran, and looked back,

pointing the taser as ifhe was going to shoot it.

That's when officer GarrettRolfe fired three shots,

two of them striking Brooks.

He died at the hospital following surgery.

- When they knocked on my door,

they were telling meto identify my husband,

and he had been murdered.

- When she learned thedetails that our husband

had grabbed an officer'staser, she was baffled.

- What was it that made himfeel in danger, to grab it?

In order for him to go to thatextent, he felt in danger.

This is right after George Floyd,

and we watched it together.

This is right after Breonna Taylor.

He's my husband, we watched those things.

We kept tabs on stuff like this.

- [Eric] Adding to the tragedy,it happened the same week

of their eight year olddaughter's birthday.

- She understood very well

that her daddy wasn't gonna make it

to take her skating,

and her daddy wasn't gonna come back.

There was so many promises that was made,

wasn't kept, because they took my husband.

- [Eric] Officer Rolfe wasfired from the Atlanta PD,

and charged with murder.

The other officer, Devin Brosnan,

was charged with aggravated assault.

Miller hasn't watchedany of the body cam video

from that night yet, she'sstill building up the courage.

In the meantime, she doesn't want

her husband's death to be in vain.

It's why she took part

in the March on Washingtonanniversary Back in August,

with many others who'veexperienced similar pain.

- I wanna see change, change in policing,

change in our Black menbeing scared of officers,

when they see them, 'causemost of them are scared.

When you hear sirens, I see 'em run,

and they don't even know whythey running. They just scared.

- [Eric] Atlanta pastor,Jamal Bryant, was there too.

- The frustration of this generation

is that we've not seen justice.

The killer of Trayvon Martin is free.

Freddie Gray, SandraBland, all the way down,

nobody has gone to jail.

We're not declaring war on the police.

We want the police to be accountable.

We want somebody to be held responsible.

- [Eric] Miller says God is even using

her tragic circumstance for good.

- He's using me as a testimony,

to help someone else and letthem know if I got through it,

you can do the same, 'causeI want people to remember

to keep having faith inGod, and stay focused.

Don't let people changeyou, and make you bitter,

because of a tragedy.

Don't become cold, because of the hate

that's going on right now.

- Tomika tells me if she has her way,

this space will soon be usedto benefit the community.

Either way, she plansto follow God's leading,

and use her new found voice for good.

Eric Philips, "CBN News," Atlanta.

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We all know by now, January6th is a date emblazoned

in the annals of history,

as we all watched themob ransack the Capital.

- But what was it likefor the people inside?

Capitol Hill correspondentAbigail Robertson

brings us the inside story.

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- January 6th started offlike most any other Wednesday,

for Senate chaplain Barry Black.

First came hosting the bi-partisanSenate prayer breakfast,

followed by opening the Senate in prayer.

But on his way back to hisoffice, Black heard alarms,

and then a Capitol Policeofficer banging on his door.

- There was a pleasinglyimposing Capitol Police,

who basically said, "I've come to get you.

I'm not leaving you behind, follow me."

As I followed him, I could already see

that domestic terroristshad already made it

to the third level.

- [Abigail] Chaplain Blackjoined a group of Senators

in a secure location, hunkeringdown for about three hours.

- I was grateful for theopportunity for ministries,

because there, in our secure location,

I had an opportunity to talk with people,

to have long conversations.

I mean, three hours is a long time

to pray with people individually.

- [Abigail] Eventually,Black was asked to pray

over the entire group.

- This was an extemporaneous prayer,

which basically I said, "Lord,

we have nothing to fear for the future,

except we forget how youhave led us in the past.

Lord, we're grateful for exceedingly

great and precious promises.

No weapon formed against uswill be able to prosper."

- [Abigail] Meanwhile, on the House side,

officers stood betweenrioters and the House Chamber,

while lawmakers, aides,and members of the media

scrambled for cover.

- [Lisa] They broke the glass?

Everybody, stay down.

- [Woman] Father God,you are all powerful.

- [Abigail] Crouched downon the House balcony,

trying to evacuate butunsure where was safe to go,

Congresswoman Lisa BluntRochester started to pray.

- [Lisa] Lord, we ask youfor a healing, right now,

right now in the name of Jesus.

Lord, protect all of the body, Lord,

protect those who aretrying to protect us.

Protect all of our brothersand sisters in this Congress,

Lord, protect America, Lord.

We just thank you, and praise you,

and we give you all of the glory,

because you are powerful above all.

We thank you right now, in this moment.

- [Abigail] Five people lost their lives

at the Capitol that day,

including U.S. Capitol PoliceOfficer Brian Sicknick,

while miraculously, all lawmakers

and staff members stayed safe.

As you look back and reflect on that day,

were there any momentswhere you saw God at work

in the chaos, or any miraclesthat you might've witnessed?

- I think a better question would be

were there any moments whenI did not see God at work?

It was amazing.

I saw people helping people.

I saw people who themselvesshould have been afraid,

and paralyzed by fear,encouraging one another.

- [Abigail] Black wasimpressed by how lawmakers

finished the work theyset out to do that day,

after the Capitol was cleared.

- The votes for presidentof the United States

are as follows, Joseph R. Biden Jr,

of the state of Delaware,has received 306 votes.

Donald J. Trump, withthe state of Florida,

has received 232 votes.

- [Abigail] Running on adrenaline,

he closed the historicjoint session in prayer,

around 4:00 a.m.

- These tragedies havereminded us that words matter,

and that the power of lifeand death is in the tongue.

- [Abigail] Black strongly believes

God will use the infamousattack for his glory.

- We will be able to sayit was January the 6th,

that I began to take the incremental steps

that brought greater unity,but even more importantly,

greater righteousnessto our nation and world.

- Chaplain Black tells me

despite everythinggoing on in our country,

he remains hopeful, becauseno matter what happens,

God is with us always.

Reporting from Washington,Abigail Robertson, "CBN News."

(wind whooshing)- [John] Amen, and thank you

for that inspiring report, Abby.

Coming up, we look back on thelife of a pioneering actress.

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