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Ahead today, if you've been in a store,

you've felt the pain in yourpocketbook from inflation.

We're gonna take a look at thebottlenecks in supply chains

that's leading to shortagesand higher prices.

As Israel deals with COVID,

it also uses somethingcalled a Green Pass,

giving people who've beenvaccinated greater access

to public locationslike indoor restaurants.

But not everyone likes it,

with some protestorstaking to the streets.

Plus,

one of the first thingsPresident Biden did

upon taking office, cancelingPresident Trump's border wall.

So what's been theimpact of that decision?

- Without that infrastructure,without that barrier there,

the cartels are freeto cross their products

anywhere that they want.

- [Efrem] And how elsehas it affected taxpayers,

contractors, and workers?

John Cooper, the front man forthe Christian band, Skillet,

shares the story behindtheir newest single.

- When we were coming up with the title,

"Surviving the Game," itjust felt right to me.

- [Efrem] We'll hear what he has to say

about their latest music inhis interview with "Studio 5."

Those stories and moretoday on "CBN Newswatch."

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- And we began with an important topic

for Americans acrossthe country, inflation.

One big cause, bottlenecksin business supply chains,

leading to shortages.

President Biden meetswith CEOs and leaders

of the nation's biggest ports today.

That meeting coming ascompanies try to solve

those supply chain issues andconsumers brace themselves

for higher prices and shippingdelays this holiday season.

Charlene Aaron has the story.

- [Charlene] Bottlenecks and backups

at some of the nation'sbusiest shipping ports

are creating a shortageof just about everything,

from computers and furnitureto household items.

President Biden meetingtoday with major retailers

and suppliers, includingWalmart, UPS, and Home Depot,

as well as port leaders,

an effort to stave offshortages Americans may face

as delays threaten theholiday shopping season.

- What happens with therailroads in the Midwest

and warehouses across the country

affects the number of ships

that everyone sees out here in the harbor.

- [Charlene] Ports in Los Angelesand Long Beach, California

account for 40% of all shippingcontainers entering the US.

According to the MarineExchange of Southern California,

as of Monday, there were 62ships docked at the two ports

and 81 waiting to dock and unload.

The result, empty store shelves.

- In order to keep your shelves full,

we have to order eight weeksin advance, eight to six weeks.

- Basically, what I'vebeen telling people to do

is start shopping early,even before Halloween.

- [Charlene] And if you'rehoping to buy that hot toy

for a child this Christmas,Amazon says order now.

Otherwise, you're likelyto receive a message

saying out of stock or limitedsupply or expect delays.

And it's not just toys in short supply.

Financial Issues' radioand TV host Dan Celia

told CBN's "Global Lane" what'sbehind the supply crisis.

- First and foremost, a trucking issue

more than it is anything else.

The supply chain bottlenecks started

with manufacturing issues.

They couldn't manufacture fast enough.

And then we had a container bottleneck.

those big shipping containers.

A year ago, it costs$1,900 to use a container.

Now it's costing $16,000

because they're using the container

for storage on the ships in the ports,

and there's a shortage of that,creating another bottleneck.

- [Charlene] Celia saysthe issue could drag on

for quite some time, which he believes

points to increased inflation.

- We haven't even begunto see the inflation

that is gonna come from all of this

to get these products into the stores,

if we can ever do it.

And I'm more worried aboutfood getting to supermarkets

than I am anything becausethat could be another problem.

- [Charlene] But TreasurySecretary Janet Yellen

is cautioning against panic buying.

- I think there's no reason for consumers

to panic about the absence of goods

that they're gonna wantto acquire at Christmas.

- [Charlene] Meanwhile,the Port of Los Angeles

has committed to operating 24/7

to try to reduce the congestion.

Big retailers and shippingcompanies are also pledging

to expand their hours.

Charlene Aaron, CBN News.

- House Democrats passeda short-term increase

in the nation's debt ceiling Tuesday

that allows the governmentto pay its bills

into early December and avoidan unprecedented default.

President Biden is expected

to sign the measure later this week,

but a potential crisis hasonly been averted for now.

This expires in early December,

and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell

has warned the president thatRepublicans will not help

to pass a debt extension asthey did in a Senate vote

just last week.

The World Health Organization

will be launching anew committee this week

to look into the originsof the coronavirus.

The "New York Times" reports

the new team will include specialists

in fields like laboratorysafety and biosecurity.

Some have argued

the virus may have comefrom a lab in China.

Back here in the US,

Occupational Safety and HealthAdministration has submitted

its first draft of PresidentBiden's vaccine mandate.

That mandate has met with pushback

from many Republican governors and others.

And in Israel, after nine months

of a massive vaccination campaign,

the country is relying heavily

on what's called its Green Pass.

Now it allows those who've been vaccinated

to have greater access to public places.

As CBN Middle East BureauChief Chris Mitchell reports,

this growing dependence on it

is causing stress among some Israelis.

- [Chris] Prime MinisterNaftali Bennett sounded positive

as statistics show Israelrecovering from its fourth surge

of the pandemic.

(speaking Hebrew)

- [Interpreter] In the battleagainst the coronavirus,

it seems at this point thatwe have the upper hand.

All parameters show a gradualdecrease in morbidity.

The confirmed cases are in decline.

- [Chris] Still, Bennett cautioned

against relaxing preventative efforts.

(Bennett speaking Hebrew)

- [Interpreter] Despite theoverall positive direction,

no one should enter into complacency

facing the elusive virus.

We're continuing with thecampaign with our might

and we're also preparingfor the next stage.

- [Chris] That includes achange to Israel's Green Pass.

Technical difficultiespostponed its launch,

but only those who've receiveda booster or a second dose

or have recovered allless than six months ago

will qualify for the pass.

Venues such as indoor restaurants, gyms,

and university campusesare expected to check

each patron's pass and ID.

That sent protesters to the streets

against the Green Passes

and what they called forced compliance.

- We are totally againstany forced vaccinations

or any forced medications.

- [Chris] Signs in car windows said,

"Tomorrow, it's you,"and "Democracy is gone."

- I've representedIsrael across the world,

I've gone on collegecampuses, I fought for Israel,

and I'm ashamed todayof what Israel is doing.

- [Chris] Israel began offeringthe Pfizer Biotech boosters

to those over 12, and more than 1/3

of the nine millioncitizens have received it

according to the Health Ministry.

From the beginning, medicalexperts have had mixed reactions

to the Green Passes.

Renowned immunologist Dr. Zvi Bentwich

of Ben-Gurion University is part

of the Emergency PublicCouncil for the corona crisis.

- We are not against vaccination,

but we are against the usage of a measure

that would cause discrimination

and enforcement ofmeasures that would impinge

on basically on human rights.

- [Chris] Professor David Enoch

at the Hebrew Universityin Jerusalem disagrees.

- When done properly,

it does not violate human or civil rights.

Given at least a verysuccessful vaccination effort,

Green Passport policyis the way to do that.

- Having a policy, let'ssay in restaurants,

that everybody will wear a mask

and there would be somesort of distancing,

but by saying that youcannot enter a place

unless you have this passport,that's a different story.

- [Chris] For the most part,

Israelis just want lifeto return to normal,

including allowing anunlimited number of tourists

back in the country.

Until then, even disagreeing medical minds

will continue to look forways to successfully prevent

and treat the virus.

Chris Mitchell, CBN News, Jerusalem.

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- One of the first thingsPresident Joe Biden did

after taking office was to pull the plug

on building the wallon our southern border.

So, what did President Biden'sdecision cost taxpayers,

contractors, and thousands of workers?

CBN's Tara Mergener traveledto the Rio Grande Valley

to find out who's been left in the lurch.

- As promised, PresidentBiden has stopped construction

of the US border wall with Mexico,

Donald Trump's signature project.

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- [Tara] All along theTexas-Mexico border.

- We're going to build a wall.

- [Tara] A scene frozen in time.

- The Biden administrationchose to do nothing.

- [Tara] Once busy work sites.

- Government contracted crews

are set to break ground in the spring.

- [Man] Build that wall, buildthat wall, build that wall.

- It was good for the economy.

It was good for the valley.

It was good for the people.

- [Tara] Sit silent, gaping holes,

the hallmark of a border wall.

- People are going tocome into our country,

but they're going to comeinto our country legally.

- [Tara] Gone bust.

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- [Biden] There will notbe another foot of wall

constructed on my administration.

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- [Tara] With the stroke of a pen,

President Biden bringing an abrupt end

to Donald Trump's four-yearfight to finish this wall.

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While the wall is mostly outof the national spotlight,

the issue remains hot inthe Rio Grande Valley,

the busiest spot for illegalimmigration in the country.

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- It's 7:29.

You're still at 710 KURV.

- [Tara] Wall or no wall?

- In my audience, the KURV audience,

which is generally business-minded,

they're businessmanagers, business owners,

and just hard-workingpeople, overwhelmingly,

overwhelmingly, this audience, absolutely,

they'd say yes to the wall.

- [Tara] During the Trump administration,

the US government paved the way

for hundreds of additionalsections of wall to be built

along the 2,000-mile border.

(video zips)

Biden ditched the projecthis first day in office.

- They're not worried abouthow it's hurting us here.

- [Tara] A delight to Democrats.

- A wall is an immorality.

- [Tara] And environmentalists.

- [Woman] For every mile of border wall

that they are building,they are clearing 20 acres

of habitat.

- [Tara] But a blow tooutnumbered agents and officers

tasked with slowing the flow of drugs.

- Without that infrastructure,without that barrier there,

the cartels are freeto cross their products

anywhere that they want.

- And criminals increasinglyable to bypass them

and get deeper into the country.

Human smuggling arrests

are now skyrocketing herein the Rio Grande Valley.

In Hidalgo County alone, theyare now making several a day.

- The numbers are just going up.

They'll go down for a week.

They'll come right back up the next week.

So I don't see an end in sight.

- [Tara] Behind the scenes, astruggle of a different kind.

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- We have one of thehighest poverty rates.

It's really just very disappointing.

- Sections of the wall like this one

can be spotted all overthe Rio Grande Valley now.

When the Biden administration

stopped construction of the wall,

an estimated 5,000 people lost their jobs.

And what was your reaction?

- Well, I took it a bit hard

because I was counting on that.

I was counting on that job.

- [Tara] So was GranchelliConstruction, hired.

- And people came downfrom all over the country,

hired local people.

- [Tara] Then firedwhen the wall was nixed.

How many people did you haveto lay off after this happened?

- 40.

- This is where a sectionof the wall was gonna be.

- Yes.

Right along the river here.

Was about a 4.7-mile segment.

- [Tara] But the companyis still on the hook

for the millions it poured

into a cement plantbuilt just for the wall,

leasing land.

- It's about 35 or 40,000a month we're carrying.

- [Tara] And buying equipment he says

the federal governmentwon't let him use or sell.

- We're waiting.

They say they're gonna reimburse everyone,

but it hasn't happened yet.

- At this site, there areexactly 1,087 steel panels

that would have been enoughfor two miles of border wall.

This dried up paint can and some cobwebs,

reminders of what might have been.

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- It's just a bad deal.

I laid off 32 employees.

- [Tara] AJ Steel LLC,who made these panels,

also remains in limbo.

How much money did youlose when this stopped?

- I'm at, right now, alittle bit over $300,000.

- [Tara] As bills pile up.

- I sent a certified letterlast week demanding payment.

- [Tara] From the contractor?

- From the contractor.

And he basically told me,

he said, "I ain't gotthe money to pay you."

- [Tara] And you're stuck.

- Yes.

Now the owners off of this property

are asking me for $20,000 a month

until all this material'smoved out of here.

At the end of the day, ifI don't get my money soon,

I'll just take all this and scrap it.

- [Tara] Like Garza and Granchelli,

many South Texas contractorsare hoping Governor Greg Abbott

will make good on his promiseto resume building the wall

where Donald Trump left off.

- Had the border so closed, the best ever,

and now it's coming through at levels

that they've never seen before.

- [Tara] Using 250 million in state money

and taking donations to fill holes

along the 1,200-milestretch of border here.

- Texas is stepping up and doing a job

that is truly thefederal government's job.

- [Tara] A plan that doesn'tsit well with everyone.

- And definitely not allow states to enact

or govern themselves when itcomes to this federal issue

because it's not their issue.

- Polls show Texans are split

over whether or not tobuild the border wall.

Meanwhile, the country is on track

for two million illegalcrossings, like this one, in 2021.

In South Texas, I'mTara Mergener, CBN News.

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- [Efrem] Still ahead,Skillet has a new release

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The story behind the song next

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- Yeah, yeah.

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- Christian rock band Skillet

is touring again with new music.

"Surviving the Game" isthe band's latest track.

Its front man, John Cooper,takes a break from the stage

to sit down with us in "Studio 5."

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- To be more than a conqueror,

you have to learn to enjoy the pain

if you want to survive the game.

When we were coming up with the title,

"Surviving the Game," itjust felt right to me.

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You are, you're surviving it, you know.

You're optimistic, but itdoesn't ignore the difficulty.

♪ 'Cause I was born for this ♪

Sin is causing us to suffer.

We're all gonna be sufferingdown here to some degree,

you know what I mean, and that's what

"Surviving the Game" is about.♪ Fighting for my focus ♪

♪ Give the pain a purpose ♪

Christ has won thatbattle over death and sin,

but we are still here andthere is still some suffering.

There's a lot of battlethat we have to do.

♪ Who never bowed a kneewhen it's do or die ♪

♪ Do or die ♪

Victory on this earth isgoing to be a perpetual thing.

It's a daily decision.

You know, spiritually,the victory has been won,

but you gotta walk through it.

♪ Survive, survivin' the game ♪

I can be unstoppable,gonna walk through hell,

gonna shake the walls.

I mean, that's the lyrics of the chorus.

And that, to me, summarizes all of that.

I know I can be unstoppablebecause of Christ.

♪ Gonna be indestructible ♪

♪ I can be unstoppable ♪

♪ Gonna be indestructible ♪

When that guitar riff comes in,

it feels very, like, out of control.

And I think that people recognize,yeah, I feel chaotic too.

They should.

I mean, the world isjust absolutely insane

right now.♪ Demon defiant ♪

♪ And I won't ever let this kingdom fall ♪

The best part of the job, honestly,

is knowing that your song hastouched someone in some way.

And you see it when youplay live, you see people.

The first show we cameback and played this year,

I mean, there were people crying.

People, like, cried.

They were so happy, they were crying.

I remember thinking,

at first, I was thinking,

I can't believe it, but Ikind of felt emotional too.

It was so wonderful to see people unify.

♪ Livin' the impossible ♪

♪ I'm a champion, indestructible ♪

♪ Survive, 'cause I'm survivin' the game ♪

There's a song about, youknow, the not bowing your knee.

Not bowing the knee couldhave political implications,

civil implications, religious to it.

They can have all these implications.

But if I could look atthe box of Christianity,

there is a lot of pressure

for people in the entertainment industry

to stop being so blatant about the gospel.

You're even losing support invast swaths of Christianity

where they're like,"That's just too radical.

You shouldn't be saying it that radical."

♪ Survive, survivin' the game ♪

♪ Livin' the impossible ♪

♪ I'm a champion, indestructible ♪

♪ Survive, 'cause I'm survivin' the game ♪

So I think a lot of our fans,

they pick up on what these lyrics mean.

When I say, "Never bow theknee when it's do or die,"

they know what I'm talking about.

Even if they can have allsorts of other implications,

I hope it encourages peopleto stand up for their faith.

♪ Survive, 'cause I'm survivin' the game ♪

♪ I can be unstoppable ♪

♪ Gonna be indestructible ♪

♪ I can be unstoppable ♪

♪ Gonna be indestructible ♪

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