- Thanks for joiningus for "CBN Newswatch".

I'm Mark Martin.

Today, finally a deal on President Biden's

massive social spending bill.

After months of bitter arguments,

the Democrats have finally closed rank

on a framework for thetax and spending plan.

Republicans blasting AttorneyGeneral Merrick Garland

over his handling of protestsat school board meetings.

Critics saying the Justice Department

is intimidating parents,

who have protested school board policies.

Plus, pro-lifers takinga stand across America,

from political, to cultural,to grassroots efforts.

- We are fighting tooverturn Roe versus Wade

and Doe versus Bolton.

We are fighting to open up people's eyes

to the violence of abortion.

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- We begin with reports today

that a framework for a dealmay have finally been reached

on President Biden'smassive social spending bill

at a cost of 1.75 to 1.9 trillion dollars.

The president is set toannounce the framework

of the deal this afternoon,

paid family leave appears to be out.

Progressive's are unhappy with that move,

but West Virginia moderatesenator, Joe Manchin,

says the country can't afford it

with other governmentprograms running out of money.

- To expand social programs,

when you have trust fundsthat aren't solvent,

they're going insolvent.

I can't explain that, Itdoesn't make sense to me.

- If we go down to zeropaid family leave, you know,

that's not okay, that'sunjust to the people.

- Meanwhile, the Bidenadministration is still pushing

to keep a measure in the bill

that would allow the IRSto monitor bank accounts.

The Hill reports, theplan would be changed,

so that it focuses on taxpayers,

making more than $400,000 a year.

Republicans and bankershave criticized the idea,

calling it an invasion of privacy.

Some Democrats have questioned it as well.

Attorney General MerrickGarland was back in the hot seat

on Capitol Hill, Wednesday,

as he faces criticism

over the Justice Department'shandling of disagreements

between school boards and parents,

including allegations thathe's using the department

to intimidate parents whoare strongly protesting

some school board policies.

Tara Mergener has the story.

- GOP lawmakers are amongthose accusing Garland

of calling parents "domestic terrorists."

Garland says he never used those words,

when asking the Justice Department

to look into threats of violence.

- Did you consider the chilling effect

that this sort of threat afederal prosecution would have

on parents' exercise oftheir constitutional rights

to be involved in theirchildren's education?

- [Tara] Pushing back at pointedcriticism from Republicans,

Attorney General MerrickGarland defending his memo

asking the Justice Departmentto respond to threats

aimed at school officials.

- I don't believe it's reasonable

to read this memorandum aschilling anyone's rights.

It's about threats of violence

and it expressly recognizesthe constitutional right

to make arguments aboutyour children's education.

- [Tara] Garland's memo followed one

by the National School Board Association,

asking the feds to step in

and included a referenceto domestic terrorism.

While the group hasapologized, Garland has not.

As this drama plays out,

a protest not far from the capital.

Moms for America and other organizations

representing mothers from across the US.

- And I take full offense

to the NSPA and the DOJ,referring to concerned parents

like myself, as "domestic terrorists."

- [Tara] Demanding parentsbe included in curriculum

and policy decisions likeCritical Race Theory.

- CRT is also Marxist ideology.

It is used to divide Americaand silence the oppressor.

- [Tara] Meantime, tensions ran high

at the Loudoun County schoolboard meeting, Tuesday.

- You have failed our students.

- Two young ladies were scarred forever.

- You were clearly aware

of the sexual assault at Stone Bridge.

- Her life has forever been affected.

- I have lost almostall confidence I've had

in this system that I havechampioned for so long.

- [Tara] Parents accusingsuperintendent Scott Ziegler

of covering up two sexual assaults

by a 14-year-old student on school grounds

and calling for Ziegler'sand the board's resignation.

The boy, found guilty this week,

in the first case to be heard by a judge.

Earlier this week,students staged a walkout.

- Resign or be removed.

- Shame on you.

- [Tara] Garland wasconfronted on this issue too.

The victim's father arrestedat a June school board meeting.

while trying to tell theschool board what happened.

- That refers to Scott Smith,

whose 15-year-old daughter was raped.

She was raped in a bathroom

by a boy wearing girls clothes.

And the Loudoun Countyschool board covered it up

because it would have interfered

with their transgenderpolicy during Pride Month.

- In an another developmentin Loudoun County,

parents have been askedto sign an non-disclosure,

to see a new curriculum reportedly

inspired by Critical Race Theory.

In Washington, I'm TaraMergener, "CBN News."

- Political observers from every side

will be focused on the races

in Virginia and New Jersey next week,

when voters elect their new governors.

The results of the races areexpected to give some hints

about next year's midtermcongressional elections.

After the 2020 presidential election,

both parties called for majorvoting reform legislation.

So what would that look like?

Democrats and Republicans havedrastically different ideas.

Capitol Hill correspondent, Abigail,

Abigail Robertson, that is, explains.

- While both Republicans and Democrats

have made election integrity

a major part of their platform

in state and federal races,

the parties are taking

very different approaches toward reform.

- It's ludicrous forany Republican to assert

that the federal governmenthas no role to play

in safeguarding elections.

- [Abigail] Democratsrecently failed to advance

the Freedom to Vote Act in the senate.

The measure would expandearly and mail-in voting,

allow for automatic andsame day voter registration,

ease ID requirements,

and prevent what theycall "voter suppression."

- It would put in all kindsof very bad provisions

that would make elections more insecure

and really cause problemsin future elections.

- [Abigail] Hans von Spakovskyof the Heritage Foundation

argues that votersuppression isn't a problem.

- That is evidenced by thefact that, for example,

in the last election, last year,

we had the highest turnoutin elections since 1992,

according to the US Census Bureau.

So the idea that there'svoter suppression going on

it is just belied by the evidence.

- States under GOP control,like Texas and Georgia,

are passing bills thatinclude ID requirements

for absentee ballots, revisetimes for early voting

and bans unsolicitedrequests for mail-in ballots.

- The best way to inspireconfidence is to fix

the vulnerabilities that currently exist,

and that's what a number of states,

like Georgia, Texas, Florida and others,

they've passed electoral reform bills

that actually try to fixsome of those problems.

- [Abigail] Spakovsky tells CBN News,

states should also conductaudits after elections.

- The whole point of an audit

is not to overturn a prior election

but to make sure that all the laws

and regulations were followed,

that everyone was able to vote

who was eligible to vote,

that the equipment allworked the way it should.

- [Abigail] With former President Trump

doubling down on claims ofwidespread voter fraud in 2020.

The question remains, howthat might affect turnout

in close statewide governor races,

like New Jersey and Virginia.

- If voters believe thatthe system is rigged

and their vote isn't going to count,

then that's certainlya disincentive to vote.

- [Abigail] InsideElections' Nathan Gonzalez

told CBN News despite those claims,

he believes voters from both parties

will show up at the polls.

- I think in the case of Virginia,

Republicans are anxious to send a message

to President Joe Biden and the Democrats,

and I think that anyconcerns about the system

will be overcome withenthusiasm to send a message.

- Gonzalez believes no matterwho wins these upcoming races,

claims of fraud or voterigging by the party that loses

are likely to follow.

Reporting from Virginia,Abigail Robertson, CBN News.

- Switching gears, goodnews for Bible teacher

and author, Max Lucado.

Over the summer, Lucado told the world

he was suffering from a large bulge

in a major blood vessel,close to his heart,

which might've required surgery.

This week, Lucado announced new tests

show the aneurysm hasactually shrunk in size,

so much so, that he won't need

a medical follow-up for another year.

While doctors site a moreprecise test for the good news,

Lucado is giving credit toGod and people's prayers.

Coming up, the pro-lifebattle on different fronts,

from political to cultural,

the grassroots efforts across America.

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- The fight for life

will soon make its way tothe Supreme Court again,

with a case that couldchallenge Roe V. Wade.

Here to talk about a new pro-life campaign

leading into it is ChristinaBennett with Live Action.

Welcome, Christina.

- Thank you so much for having me.

- You bet, first of all,

tell us what's ahead at the Supreme Court?

- Well, on November 1st,the Supreme Court announced

that they will listen to argument.

The Department of Justice, unfortunately,

is trying to sue the state of Texas

because of their heartbeat bill,

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who are also trying tosue the state of Texas,

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- Tell us about the hashtag 2363 campaign.

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that happen every day in America.

It is an absolute tragedythat 2363 represents

so many lives that are lost every day

to the violence of abortion,

and at Live Action,

we are trying to takethat number 2363 to zero.

We want to eliminate all abortions

by providing help and resources

and aid for women and families.

We want 2363 to go to zero.

And we are releasinginformation through events,

through vet vigils, through rallies,

through different campaigns.

We just had an amazing event

in Santa Monica called "Unite for Life."

And we are just trying to let people know

what's happening with abortion

so that they will stand up against it.

- What is the mission specificallyover the coming weeks,

leading into the Texas case

and then into the Mississippi case?

- The mission is just toget everyone on board,

for them to understandwhat's at stake here,

that we are fighting to overturn

Roe versus Wade and Doe versus Bolt.

And we are fighting toopen up people's eyes

to the violence of abortion.

We are fighting for the dignity

and the protection of unborn children

and we are wantingeveryone to get on board,

we are talking to people on the street,

we are talking to peoplethrough social media.

We want them to pray,

we want them to connectwith their legislators,

we want them to talk totheir family members,

friends, churches, organizations.

We want them to take a stand for life

because this is an importantmoment and we must stand up.

- Give us a summary, Christina,

of your personal story regarding abortion.

- I was scheduled to be aborted

at Mount Sinai Hospital inHartford, Connecticut in 1981.

My mom paid for an abortion

but she ended up walking outof the abortion appointment

because a janitor talked to her

and told her that God wouldgive her the strength to keep me

and even though the abortiondoctor fought with her

and told her that she'dalready paid for it,

she ended up leavingand she saved my life.

She never told me, butin my 20s I found out

and I decided I was gonnastand up against abortion

and I've been doing that ever since.

- Wow, you have quite thetestimony, that's awesome.

I'll tell you what,

talk about a divineappointment for your mom

to meet that janitorat just the right time

to hear about the message of life.

Talk about the grass roots efforts

and the fight for the unborn, Christina,

is that where heartscan really be changed?

- Absolutely, hearts are changed every day

when we're engaging with people,

through live action, we do"man on the street" videos,

where we'll go on the street

and we'll show peoplevideos of what it looks like

when an abortion happens,

and unfortunately, somany people are ignorant.

They really do not knowwhat an abortion looks like

or what takes place in an abortion,

and so when we do these"man on the street" videos

and we show people,

we have a former abortiondoctor, Dr. Levatino,

who goes through the procedure

and when people see it, theirhearts change, they say,

"Wow, I didn't know

that this is what an abortion looked like.

This is gruesome, this is barbaric,

this is violent, I changed my mind."

People's hearts and mindsare also being changed

in pregnancy resource centers

all across the country, thousands of them.

When women go in for free ultrasounds

or free pregnancy tests,

and they're listening to client advocates,

their hearts are being changed,and so, in various ways,

the March for Life, that'scoming up in January,

in various ways, the pro-life movement

every day is changing hearts and minds.

- How would you encouragepro-life Americans

to stand for life forthe unborn and after?

Many pro-choice peoplesay, "It's just not enough

to speak for the unborn,

but for life at every stage."

What's your response to that?

- I think that the fightfor life begins in the womb

and it is important, of course,

to fight for life invarious different ways

but none of that can happenunless the child is first born.

So I had to be born first beforeI could have an education,

before I could marry,

before I could have justicein various ways in society,

I had to be born first,

and that is why the rightto life is foundational.

We have to first fight for the right

for children to be born,

and we can do it in anumber of different ways.

I would say first start withlooking at your own life.

What skill sets do you have,what gifts do you have?

What talents do you have?

What resources, who are you connected to?

How can you use your money, your time,

your gifts, your talents,your skills to end abortion

and to save lives in your community?

- All right, ChristinaBennett with Live Action.

Thanks for your time,Christina, we appreciate it.

- You're welcome.

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- [Mark] Important message there.

Well, still ahead,

what's really behind amilitary coup in Sudan

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- Welcome back to "Newswatch."

What's the real reason behindthe military coup in Sudan,

and how should the United States respond?

On tonight's edition of "The Global Lane,"

Near East Center forStrategic Engagement CEO,

Sargis Sangari, says, "TheSudan military took action

to possibly prevent Islamic terrorists

from gaining a footholdin the Horn of Africa."

- It's very much possible,

that the military made the move to ensure

that Muslim brotherhoodwill not be able to have

another opportunity tocome back into the region,

because if it did that,

then it will destabilize that entire area

from Egypt all the way down to Kenya,

to Uganda and Tanzania and so-and-so.

- Well, I understand thatthe military there in Sudan

is very close to the Egyptian military

and they both oppose this GERD,

the big dam that Ethiopia is planning.

- Well, they do,

but I think that's moreof a political piece.

When you look at thetechnical aspect of it,

it's not that much of an issue,

but of course the countrieswill use the dam as a piece.

Now, the current militaryin Sudan has stole as data

that they're still committedto elections in 2023,

which would not put the Sudan elections

on the same timeline,

technically, with theSouth Sudanese elections,

and if you listen to what is coming out

from the major military powersare very tied to each other.

In this case, Sudan, Egypt, Kenya, Uganda

and all other powers within the region.

You're not seeing too much of a pushback

as far as the Kuwait is concerned.

I think the worry that the Sudanese had,

the Sudanese militia, wasthat, it will be possible that

what Egypt went through ontheir Obama administration,

where the Muslimbrotherhoods came to power,

that they were starting to feel

that they were beingsqueezed to the same level

under the current Biden administration,

who has some of the same oldadvisors that were under Obama

and Jeff Feltman, who wasa special envoy for the US,

was there the day beforethe coup took place,

so you can kind of lookat what the possibility

of how badly your foreign policy

is somewhat affectless in the region.

- Okay, do you thinkour officials even knew

that the Muslim brotherhoodwas active there?

- I don't think they knew, to be honest,

and I think they were caught off guard.

I mean, you heard the POTUS

who it was a surprise for him

as to what happened within the region.

Some adviser had told them that

the fact that it was a Sudanese military

that actually conducted the raid

while I was there on the ground

and Kenya against an ISIS cell

and they lost seven of their officers,

showed that ISIS and the Muslimbrotherhood was very active,

when in the borders of Sudan,

the worry is that this would've had

also destabilizing effects on South Sudan,

even the South Sudanese military recently

has pushed back on Kiir's ability

to possibly control them by saying

that we're not going toaccept payments anymore

because we want to see a change

in the military of South Sudan

or ascertain the future of South Sudan.

So the military's in the region,

from Egypt to Sudan and South Sudan,

somewhat are linkedtogether on the same pathway

were wanting to make sure

that you get rid of the Muslim brotherhood

when in the region.

- Well, Egypt knows that very well

and we've seen the effect of that

when the brotherhood cameinto power there in Egypt

and really persecutedthe Christians there.

So, why should our viewers,

people here in the USAand around the world

be concerned about this?

- Concerned about it, because like I said,

it's a affectless ability of the US

to be able to affect foreign policy,

when you have your special envoy

the day after he leaves,for a coup to take place,

and you have the POTUS in the US

not knowing what's happening,

it's equivalent as whenwe had our CIA chief

meet with the Taliban,

and within 72 hours, anattack had taken place

against US forces,

which was a last final suicide attack

against our forces, beforewe left Afghanistan.

I think we were losing ourfootprint within the region,

I think, if anybody reallyhad a very good understanding

of the region is the Israelis,

because at the same time,the transitional government

was looking forward to being part

of The Abraham's Accords unity.

When you hear nothingreally seriously coming out

against this particularcoup from the Israelis,

it means that they probably understood

what was happening on theground and US had no clue.

- And quickly, how should we respond then,

the United States, at this point?

- Well, the issue is, youcannot support a coup,

but at the same time,you have to understand

why the coup took place.

All we could do is ensure

that we hold the currentmilitary powers in Sudan

to their word, that therewill be elections in 2023

and help them and help the regional powers

to finally get rid ofthe Muslim Brotherhoods

and ISIS that is operatingout of Horn of Africa,

because if they're operational,

then, as it was before the 2019 Cold War,

you saw Beshar out, IranElam was able to use Beshar

to move what it wanted within the region.

We need to get rid of the ability

for these terror operating networks

and state to be functioning

and have a foothold in theroots in Horn of Africa.

- Okay, Sargis Sangari,

CEO of the Near East Centerfor Strategic Engagement.

Thank you, Sargis, for sharingyour time and insights.

We appreciate it.

- Thank you very much, God bless.

- For a look at more important trends

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