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- It is Wednesday, June9, 2021, I'm Efrem Graham.

Ahead today, President JoeBiden heading to Europe

on his first overseas trip.

But critics warn his foreign policies

are projecting an image of weakness,

which could be dangerous for America

and its allies, including Israel.

Here at home, new talks begin

over the president's infrastructure bill.

Amid concerns, his $6trillion budget proposal

could lead to an exploding national debt.

It is the invisible enemy,the threat from cyber attacks,

computer assaults that couldcome against our food supply,

transportation, and even more.

And remembering EilatMazar, known as the queen

of Jerusalem archeologists.

She discovered some ofthe most significant finds

in the city, and some of thembrought the Bible to life.

All those stories and more are ahead

in today's edition of CBN Newswatch.

Wat to begin this half hourwith President Joe Biden set

to leave for his first overseastrip trying to assure allies

and meet with RussianPresident Vladimir Putin.

But critics say the Bidenadministration's policies

are projecting the perception of weakness

to America's enemies,something they believe

is very dangerous, andthey worry his policies

are hurting allies like Israel.

Our Dale Hurd is on this story.

- Joe Biden entered the White House set

to ride a post-COVIDeconomic boom and correct

what Democrats considered Donald Trump's

reckless foreign policy.

Four months later, Biden has been dubbed

the master of disaster,taking America back

to the dark days of Jimmy Carter.

High gasoline prices andinflation have returned at home.

But critics say far moredangerous is the perception

among our enemies abroadthat America is weak again.

As Joe Biden makes good on his promise

to roll back DonaldTrump's foreign policy,

it certainly doesn't feelas if it has made America

or the world safer.

North Korea greeted thenew administration in March

by firing missiles into the Sea of Japan.

The White House response wasbasically don't do that again.

That same month, Chinamocked and humiliated

the U.S. delegation at asummit held on U.S. soil.

The White House hasreopened talks with Tehran

over the Iran nuclear deal,which some experts say

will increase the chances of a future war

between Iran and Israel.

And it resumed hundredsof millions of dollars

in U.S. aid to the Palestinians,

one month before Hamasfired rockets into Israel.

- And every one of thoserockets might as well

have Joe Biden's namewritten on the side of it,

because it is hisweakness, his appeasement,

his moral relativism and ambiguity,

his lack of backbone to standup and stand with Israel

that is causing thiswar in the Middle East.

- It's not a coincidence, I don't believe,

that all of a sudden Hamas attacks Israel,

because it realizes the UnitedStates is going to be weak

and probably try and underminewhat Israel is trying

to do to defend itself.

- [Dale] Frank Gaffney wasan Undersecretary of Defense

in the Reagan administration,

which had to rebuildAmerica's foreign policy

after the disastrous Jimmy Carter era.

- I would describe JoeBiden's foreign policy

as basically Barack Obama's on steroids.

I mean, think about this.

A little over a hundred days ago,

Israel was in a totally differentposition than it is now.

And that's a hundred percent

because of the Bidenforeign policy mistakes.

- [Dale] Biden is alsoallowing the completion

of Russia's Nord-Stream Pipeline,

while canceling America'sKeystone Pipeline.

But the biggest falloutfrom White House policy

is right on our Southern border,

with record numbers of illegal immigrants.

A new poll shows academics approve

of Biden's foreign policy,but old hands like Gaffney

say they've seen these kindsof policies in action before,

and it doesn't end well.

Dale Hurd, CBN News.

- Israel's parliamentspeaker has scheduled a vote

for Sunday on a new government,a vote that would end

Benjamin Netanyahu's 12years as prime minister,

the longest in the country's history.

Now, if the vote succeeds,the new government

will be sworn in Sunday as well.

The fragile coalitionconsists of eight parties

across the Israeli spectrum.

Religious conservative Naftali Bennett

will take over as primeminister for two years,

followed by his coalitionpartner, Yair Lapid,

a key member of the secular left.

But some analysts questionwhether the coalition

can hold together over time.

Back here at home, PresidentJoe Biden has ended talks

with Republicans on hismassive infrastructure bill,

which originally had a$2.3 trillion price tag.

Now, a bipartisan groupof senators is going

to start new talks on the measure.

That bill is part ofthe president's enormous

$6 trillion budget plan,which includes a deficit

of nearly $2 trillion.

But the plan quickly faced pushback.

Here's CBN White HouseCorrespondent Eric Philips.

- According to thepresident's budget proposal,

that $1.8 trillion deficit will exist even

with his proposed taxincreases on businesses

and the wealthy.

Administration officialssaying to see the benefit

of this budget, one can't be shortsighted.

You have to look long-term.

The president's $6 trillionproposal is aimed squarely

at the middle class, withgenerous tax credits for families,

subsidies for children and seniors,

plus, free community college.

- The best way to grow our economy is

from the bottom up and the middle out.

- [Eric] Two-thirds ofthe proposal consumed

by these main pillars, 2.3 trillion

for Biden's American Jobs Plan,

which focuses on the nation's crumbling

physical infrastructure,job creation, and more.

And the $1.8 trillionAmerican Families Plan,

which the administration deemsas social infrastructure.

The president wants to payfor it by raising taxes

on businesses and the wealthy.

- I don't have anythingagainst anybody in Wall Street.

I don't have anything againstanybody making a million bucks

but Wall Street didnot build this country.

The middle class built this country.

- [Eric] Even with those tax increases,

the country would be$1.8 trillion in the red

if the proposal passes as is.

Administration officialsinsist a number of factors,

including the tax increases,will work together

over the long term toactually lower the deficit.

- It's a terrible budget.

- [Eric] Economist Stephen Moore

calls the proposal fiscally irresponsible.

- One of the reasons sincethis is such an unwise budget

and so harmful to America'seconomic future is

that if we were to passa $6 trillion budget,

we would see inflationcontinue to rage out of control

and much higher than it is today.

- [Eric] There's also asocial issue sticking point

for conservatives.

The budget fails tore-enact the Hyde Amendment,

a longstanding provisionwhich prohibits federal money

from being used for abortions.

- For these 45 yearsthere's been agreement

that maybe you support abortion,

but you don't support the idea

that someone should beforced to pay for it.

That's been the common ground.

That has been jettisonedby this administration

and the proposed budget thatthis president has put forward.

- One other aspect of the budgetthat's grabbing attention,

military spendingincreases by less than 2%,

something that's sure to get pushback.

Of course, the budgetprocess has a long way to go

before it's approved.

The White House is expectingto make concessions.

At the White House,Eric Philips, CBN News.

- [Efrem] Coming up, theinvisible threat to America,

cyber attacks on our fuel,our food and transportation.

Colonial Pipeline thought it was ready,

then a ransomware attack shut them down.

Now a call to action for businesses

and the government to beprepared for future attacks.

We'll have the story foryou when we come back.

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We are learning what wentwrong after a ransomware attack

completely shut downa major fuel pipeline.

If you live on the East coast,

you likely felt thedirect impact last month,

either by waiting in gaslines or seeing higher prices

after the cyber attackon the Colonial Pipeline.

The company's CEO told senators Tuesday

how to better protect criticalinfrastructure in the future.

Here's CBN's National SecurityCorrespondent, Caitlin Burke.

- Those behind the operationof the Colonial Pipeline

thought their systems were secure.

Then Russian hackers shut them down.

- We felt comfortably historically

that we're where we felt we needed to be

to protect our assets.

This threat grows every day.

The sophistication of thisthreat grows every day.

- [Caitlin] During this Senate hearing,

Colonial Pipeline CEOJoseph Blount told lawmakers

that private companiesand the government need

to work together to preventagainst future attacks.

- I think if we look atthe number of incidents

that are taking placetoday throughout the world,

let alone here in America,

private industry alonecan't do everything.

It can't solve the problemtotally by theirselves.

So it's the partnershipbetween private and government

is very important tofight this ongoing slot

of cyber attacks around the world.

- [Caitlin] With suchan ever-evolving threat,

lawmakers acknowledged the U.S.can't keep playing defense.

- We need to startimagining what can happen

and respond accordinglyas opposed to always

be looking at what the last problem was.

- [Caitlin] The JusticeDepartment showed the fruit

of its more aggressive approach in dealing

with ransomware attacks,revealing it recovered

some of the ransom Colonial paid

in order to get their systems back online.

- This represents the swiftwhole of government response

represented in the work of this task force

and our determinationto go after the entire

ransomware criminal ecosystem used

by these types of criminal networks

and their affiliates, which are targeting

and going after, includingin disruptive ways,

our critical infrastructure.

- [Caitlin] The DOJ's majorwarning, no one is immune.

- Pay attention now, invest resources now.

Failure to do so could be the difference

between being securenow or a victim later.

- Given the international component,

the Biden administration isconsidering these attacks

a national security priorityand calling on other countries

to monitor theircryptocurrency transactions.

The president is alsoexpected to discuss the issue

with Russian PresidentPutin next week in Geneva.

Caitlin Burke, CBN News.

- [Efrem] Still ahead,actor Martin sheen helps

to bring a best-sellingbook to the big screen,

and he's here to share the miracle story

of the "12 Mighty Orphans"when we come back.

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- This next story takesus back to the time

of the Great Depressionand to some inspiring

real life events you mayhave yet to hear about.

We will begin with a manwho gives up a position

of privilege to coachfootball at a Texas orphanage.

And then his ragtag teamfinds itself in the spotlight,

delivering hope to the city, the state,

and the entire country.

Actor Martin sheen helpsto bring this true story

and best-selling book to the big screen.

And he makes a stop in Studio 5

to share "12 Mighty Orphans" with us.

- It's Harvey Nual Russell.

I'm the new math science teacher.

- The football coach?

- Would you call this a miracle story?

- They'll never make it on the outside.

- For me, every day is a miracle story

if you live through it

and you're lookingforward to the next one.

- The way I see it, youcan either work the field

or play the field.

- The field sounds good to me, I'm in.

- Of course, it's a miracle story.

It's about service to each other.

It's about the old adagewhen we serve others first,

we serve ourselves best.

- Ready, set, hike!

(man laughs)

- This is going to be morework than you imagined.

- It's about the miracleof creating community,

looking out for each other andnot worried about yourself.

- [Harvey] Today we'regoing up against a team

that's won two state championships.

- Stay down in the dirt whereyou belong, loser orphan.

- That's a funny formation.

Get your new offense lined up.

Corner, you're directlybehind A.T. for the snap.

- What position does that make me, coach?

- [Harvey] We'll call you the quarterback.

This is how we're gonnabeat the bigger teams.

We don't have the size,so we gotta utilize

what we do have, speed.

- You finally got a team.

- What was it about this story

and your character that made you say yes,

I've got to be a part of this?

- Oh, well, you know,

the moment I finished reading the script,

I said yes without hesitation.

I didn't know that it was a true story.

- Every second that they're on the field,

we're losing money.

- I was intrigued by the period

of the Great Depression.

The Depression's alwaysintrigued me, for some reason.

But the character of Doc himself

really penetrated the best part of me.

He lost his wife in childbirthand never remarried,

so he was just this endearing character.

- When are you gonna standup for these children

and do what's right?

We have a chance to makea real difference here.

- They don't want you to win.

Everybody's gonna be behindthe team with nothing,

just like them.

- Am I correct that youguys had real life orphans

involved in this?

- Yeah, very much so.

They invited us to use their facilities,

both interior and exterior.

So they let us film on thegrounds where all the practice

of the football took place.

And inside, we filmed inside,

and there were children whowere members of this community.

And they were, I think wewere a nuisance to them,

but they were very, very welcoming.

And they were very curiousabout what we were up to.

They'd never seen a movie set before

and now they're part of it.

The last scene where we were all gathered

on the front steps, that is the orphanage,

the facade of the orphanage,and all those children,

together with the castand crew, are members

of that community and thestaff of that orphanage, yeah.

- It's hard to believe whenall we've known is hurt

and loss, I look at you boys

and I can honestly sayI'm proud to be an orphan.

And you'll feel the same way

if you can believe in yourselvesand believe in each other.

- How timely is this film and its message

for what we're seeingin our world right now?

- Well, I think that wehave, we're always looking

for a way to unite the will of the spirit

with the work of the flesh.

And whenever we're able todo that, we become whole.

And I think that that wastried during the pandemic

in a very, very specific way on all of us.

No one was gonna get out of this.

And the only way we couldget through it was together.

And so that image oftrying to unite the will

of the spirit with the work of the flesh

was a great sense of community to me.

- "12 Mighty Orphans" isin theaters this weekend.

We're sharing more fromMartin sheen and the film

in this evening's edition of Studio 5.

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Coming up, remembering the queen

of Jerusalem archeologists, Eilat Mazar,

who died unexpectedly recently.

We're gonna take a look backat some of her discoveries,

and some of them broughtthe Bible to life.

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- Family, friends and colleaguesmourn the recent passing

of one of Jerusalem's most well-known

and beloved archeologists, Eilat Mazar.

She was called by some the queenof Jerusalem archeologists.

She discovered some ofthe most significant finds

in the city, and some of thembrought the Bible to life.

CBN News interviewedMazar a number of times

throughout the years.

Here's a collection of some of the stories

that she helped to contribute to Israel.

- [Reporter] Eliat Mazar

was a third generation archeologist.

Mazar's grandfather Benjaminoversaw the first excavation

after the 1967 Six-Day Warthat reunited Jerusalem.

- My grandfather excavated10 continuous years

without stopping, thiswas a fantastic project.

Almost no pile in dimensions,hundreds of people work.

They revealed fantastic remains

of ancient Jerusalem from all periods.

- [Reporter] At 10 years old,

Mazar felt like partof her family came home

when she first heard thatIsrael recaptured the Old City.

- Even as a child, I couldsense that this is a huge event.

It's like you get something back.

People related to it likereturning a lost son.

It was that's what we were expecting for,

now it's happening.

- [Reporter] She made someof Israel's greatest finds.

While digging in the City of David,

Mazar believed she discoveredKing David's palace.

- Its monumentality is obvious.

Everybody can see.

Also its date, constructedsometime around 1000 BC,

the time of King David in general,

based on the portrait that wefound underneath and within.

These effects brought us to understand

that we've got fantasticmonumental construction.

- [Reporter] Mazar also uncovered the site

called the Ophel, just belowJerusalem's Temple Mount,

restored it, and toldher story in the book,

"Discovering the SolomonicWall in Jerusalem."

Perhaps Mazar's greatest findbrought the Bible to life.

- From the biblical times,finding the seal impression

from King Hezekiah himself,this is unparalleled,

unheard of to come asclose as it can imagine

to a biblical figure, not to mention

such a king as King Hezekiah.

So to find his seal impression,it's almost touching him.

- [Reporter] For Mazar, it wasthe discovery of a lifetime.

- Astonished.

This was, I think thiswas most amazed find

for me personally ever.

- [Reporter] While manyarcheologists dismissed the Bible,

Mazar maintained it to be animportant historical source.

- The biblical stories andthe New Testament story,

by the way, it goes togetherbecause they just prove

quite accurately thedevelopment of Jerusalem,

and the way Jerusalem isdescribed is quite accurate.

And I'm amazed to see repeatedly

that archeological evidencegoes so beautifully along

with the biblical story.

It just repeatedly showing us that so much

of the biblical narratives are accurate.

Simply as that, accurate.

- [Reporter] Since a child, Jerusalem

and its treasures captured her heart.

- I come in the morning andgo to sleep with Jerusalem.

I mean, excavating Jerusalem,it's 100% only mine,

besides my family.

I mean, we are family people.

- [Reporter] Former Ambassadorto the U.S. Michael Oren

called Mazar a hero.

- She has fought for Israel's future

by fighting for its past.

And against the faceof a lot of naysayers,

and particularly people in the world today

who deny a historicalconnection between Israel

and the City of Jerusalem.

People who deny that thereever was a King David

or King Hezekiah or prophet Isaiah.

Eilat digs down and she finds it

and she proves them all wrong.

- [Reporter] Archeology is not just

about revealing the past,

archeology is about securing our present,

archeology is about ensuring our future.

Archeology is about richness,

and as Eilat Mazar willtell you, it's about truth.

- And time now for your Wednesday Word.

Today's word is peace.

Be careful to protect your peace.

It is valuable.

And the price of losing it istoo high of a price to pay.

God gives us peace for a purpose,

and it is a peace theworld is not able to give.

Again, don't lose sight of its value.

With that word I encourage you

to make today a wonderful Wednesday.

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