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- And thank you so much forjoining us for "CBN Newswatch."

I'm Efrem Graham.

Ahead today, a huge winfor Republicans in Virginia

as they capture not onlythe governor's race,

but the other top offices as well.

And we'll tell you what this could mean

for next year's congressional races.

A big disagreement betweenthe Biden administration

and Israel over a key issuethat many worry could lead

to dividing the city ofJerusalem once again.

Plus,

COVID vaccines are comingfor children ages 5 to 11,

but some parents are saying no.

- A new Kaiser Family Foundation poll

just released five days agoshows that 30% of parents

who were polled saidthey definitely will not

be getting their 5- to11-year-old vaccinated.

- [Efrem] Other parents willgo ahead with the vaccines.

We'll give you the details on the debate.

And a reality show with apurpose: helping widows in need.

- I went into this thinking I was going

to help heal the widow, and instead,

now we help each other heal forward.

- [Efrem] We've got a speciallook at "Rebuild & Restore,"

with the woman who became a widow herself

while she was helping others.

All those stories and more are ahead next.

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- And we begin in Virginia,

where a governor's racewidely seen as a referendum

on President Biden and aglimpse of what could happen

in the 2022 midterms appearsto be bad news for Democrats.

But Republican Glenn Youngkin is expected

to beat Democrat Terry McAuliffe

in Virginia's governor's race.

It was a stunning victory

in a state Joe Biden won handily in 2020.

Republicans sweeping all statewide races,

that's governor, lieutenantgovernor, and attorney general.

Youngkin's win returns thecommonwealth to the GOP

after 12 years of Democratic control.

- Alrighty, Virginia, we won this thing!

(audience cheers)

- [Efrem] Youngkin is a politicalnewcomer and businessman.

Headed into Election Day,

he was tied with formerGovernor Terry McAuliffe.

As the numbers came in, McAuliffe'shopes for a second stint

in the governor's mansion started to fade.

Addressing his supportersearlier in the night,

he refused to concedewhile some hope remained.

- So we still gotta lot of votes to count.

We got about 18% of the voteout so we're gonna continue

to count the votes becauseevery single Virginian

deserves to have their vote counted.

(audience claps and cheers)

- The road to Election Dayincluded bitter ideological

and cultural battles overissues like education,

vaccine mandates,abortion, and the economy.

The GOP sweep halts aDemocrat trend in Virginia.

The last time a Republicanwon a statewide office

was back in 2009.

Education was the driving issuefor many voters in Virginia,

with many objecting to theteaching of critical race theory,

or CRT, in schools.

But there were other issues as well,

like explicit sexual material in schools

for students as young as ninth grade.

CBN's Heather Sellsaddressed those concerns

in our election analysis coverage.

- CRT has become just a euphemism

for people being frustratedwith liberal curriculum

in the schools, so I thinkwhen parents say there's CRT,

they might not even knowexactly what CRT means,

but they know when they'reseeing their kids' textbooks

and they're seeing their kids' homework

and they're hearing their kids talk,

they know that there isa more liberal agenda

in the schools' more liberalteaching that's taking place,

and I think that's whatCRT has come to represent

for a lot of parents.

But a lot of parents alsoare just, rightfully,

so frustrated with COVID and so frustrated

with the delays in going back to school

and so concerned about thecontrol of the teachers' unions.

So I think that this, inmany ways, has affected

not just conservative leaning parents,

but independent-minded parents.

- One reason political analysts

have so closely watched the Virginia race,

it's considered an indicator

of how next year'scongressional races will go.

Pollster Frank Luntztweeting this weekend:

"Is Virginia a nationalelectoral bellwether?

Absolutely, yes.

Control of the US House hasonly change hands four times

in the past 50 years,and the party that won

the Virginia governor'srace the year before

won the House majority all four times."

And the Republicans are doing very well

in another governor's race.

In a surprise, theincumbent Democrat governor

was virtually deadlocked withthe Republican challenger

as the day.

- Wanted to come out here tonight

and tell you that we had won.

- Well, we're gonna have towait a little while longer.

- And you can get the latestupdates on CBNNews.com.

Turning down in Minneapolis,

voters rejected a ballot initiative

that would have replaced the police force

with the Department of Public Safety.

Minneapolis, of course,

is where the black man, George Floyd,

was murdered by a police officer.

Want to turn now to Israel.

The Biden administrationwants to reopen its consulate

for Palestinians in Jerusalem.

This move could signal the first step

toward Israel's capital city once again.

It would also be a majortriumph for the Palestinians.

So how has Israel responded so far?

Chris Mitchell brings us the details.

- When the US says itwants to reopen a consulate

for Palestinians in Jerusalem,

Israeli leaders say, "Not on our watch."

The building behind me served

as an American diplomaticmission for more than 100 years.

In 2017, the United Statesrecognized Jerusalem

as Israel's capital,and the following year,

moved its embassy to the city.

In 2019, the Trump administration

merged the consulate with embassy.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says

it's time to change that.

- The United States will be moving forward

with the process to reopenour consulate in Jerusalem.

That's an important way forour country to engage with

and provide support tothe Palestinian people.

- [Chris] The proposed action

would re-establish theconsulate in Jerusalem,

independent of the US embassyand ambassador to Israel.

Professor EugeneKontorovich says such action

would be a big victoryfor the Palestinians.

- It's a sign to the Palestinians

that America recognizesPalestinian claims to Jerusalem.

Instead of recognizing Israelas Jerusalem as capital,

we'll be putting a question mark on that.

- [Chris] PalestinianAuthority Prime Minister

Mohammad Shtayyeh welcomesthe move and that message.

- [Interpreter] The messagefrom this administration

is that Jerusalem isn't one city

and that the Americanadministration does not recognize

the annexation of ArabJerusalem by the Israeli side.

We want the American consulate

to constitute the seed of a US embassy

in the State of Palestine.

- [Chris] Danny Danon, formerIsraeli ambassador to the UN,

calls the decision unnecessary.

- If they want to provideservices for the Palestinians,

they can do it in Ramallah,in Jericho, in Nablus,

in many other locations.

The US decided to movethe embassy to Jerusalem

and I think we should all respect it.

- The Biden administration can't reverse

the recognition of Jerusalem

because it's too bipartisan and popular.

What they're trying to dois just partially reverse it

or turn back the clock to how things were

before America recognizedJerusalem as Israel's capital.

- [Chris] In 1995, Congresspassed the Jerusalem Embassy Act

calling for the city to be recognized

as Israel's undivided capital

and to move the US embassy there.

It allowed the president, however,

to invoke a security waiverto postpone the move,

and beginning with Bill Clinton,

each president did until President Trump.

Senators James Lankford, Bill Hagerty,

and other leading Republicansenators have introduced a bill

to protect the 1995 Jerusalem Embassy Act.

In a statement, Lankford says their bill

"ensures futureadministrations uphold the law

by keeping our embassy in Jerusalem

and preventing other US consular posts

from being established in Jerusalem.

Biden's intentions to ignore existing law

does not bring the region closer to peace.

It only undermines ourrecognition of Jerusalem

as the capital of Israel."

Under international law,

Professor Kontorovich saysIsrael can legally stop the move,

although the State Departmentis pressuring it to give in.

Some would say, while theUS calls Israel a friend,

its actions indicate otherwise.

- There's no other countrywhere the United States

tries to coerce them tohave a diplomatic mission

to a foreign entity, ahostile foreign entity,

in their capital.

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- [Efrem] Coming up, COVID-19vaccines are on the way

for children as young as five years old.

We'll bring you theupdate when we come back.

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- Pfizer has the go-aheadfrom US health officials

for its vaccine for childrenas young as five years old.

It is considered a milestonethat opens a major expansion

for the nation's vaccination campaign.

The Food and Drug Administration

already authorized the shotsfor children ages 5 to 11,

doses just 1/3 of the amountgiven to teens and adults.

But the Centers for DiseaseControl and Prevention

formally recommends who shouldreceive FDA cleared vaccines.

The announcement by the CDCDirector, Rochelle Walensky,

came only hours after an advisorypanel unanimously decided

Pfizer shots should be opento the 28 million youngsters

in that age group.

Our Medical Reporter Lorie Johnson

spoke with CBN's JohnJessup on "Faith Nation"

about children and the vaccine.

They discussed the pros andcons of the vaccine for children

and what parents need to know.

- Can you give us a littlebit of the breakdown?

How many parents with kidsbetween the ages of 5 and 11

are expected to get their kids vaccinated,

and Lorie, how much does thisreally actually move the dial?

- Well, John, actually, a newKaiser Family Foundation poll

just released five days agoshows that 30% of parents

who were polled saidthey definitely will not

be getting their 5- to11-year-old vaccinated.

27% say they definitely will

be getting their childvaccinated as soon as possible.

And then the remaining 43%say they're just gonna wait

and see how things gobefore making a decision.

So it's really almost...

30% say no, 27% say yes, 43% say maybe.

- Wait and see.

Lorie, can you discuss some of the reasons

why that 30% of parents who say no,

what they cite in their objections

for getting their kids vaccinated?

- Well, there are a number of reasons,

but the number onereason was they're afraid

of unknown long-term side effects.

And when asked to drill down

on what side effectsthey're worried about,

2/3, John, said they're worriedthat later on down the road,

their children mighthave fertility problems,

trouble conceiving childrenwhen they are adults,

even though there's absolutely no evidence

presented by the drugcompany, Pfizer, the FDA,

and the CDC that that is a risk.

- Lorie, I'm gonna put youon the spot here a little bit

and I apologize forthat, but mRNA technology

has been around for a while.

Is there anything differentabout these mRNA vaccines

that perhaps would allow forthose fertility concerns?

- As I said before, thereis absolutely no indication

whatsoever that those arerisks for this vaccine.

Nevertheless, a lot of parents say

that is what they're worried about,

and it could be construed

that they might be gettingmisinformation online,

Facebook or wherever else.

We know that we saw alot of misinformation

being disseminated on social media

regarding the adult vaccines.

- Lorie, for those who opt out

for their children to get those vaccines,

are there any special stepsthat they need to take?

- At this point, John, no.

If you don't want to getyour child vaccinated,

if you have a child between ages 5 and 11

and you don't want to get them vaccinated,

really, all you have to do is nothing.

There are no school vaccine mandates

for the COVID-19 vaccine.

School vaccine mandates aredecided on the state level,

and right now, Californiais the only state

that said they willmandate a COVID-19 vaccine

for the schools, but only whenthese vaccines for children

have gotten the final FDA approval,

and right now they'reonly getting the EUA,

the emergency use authorization.

But John, even if and whenthese vaccine mandates

do go into effect in California,

and perhaps in other states,

we still don't know what kindof opt-outs there might be.

Of course, a lot of parentswill be looking to see

if there's a philosophical opt-out,

a personal belief opt-out,which basically means

if you don't want to getyour child the vaccine,

you don't have to.

And of course there are usually religious

and medical opt-outs as well.

- Lorie, just a few seconds left here.

Any special precautionsthat people should take

as we head into the holidays?

- Well, it's pretty interesting.

You have to know that some parents

who definitely want to gettheir children vaccinated

right away are thinkingabout the holidays.

Because if a child is vaccinatednext week, for example,

they will be fullyimmunized by the holidays.

This is a two-dose regimen,

so there's one shot, athree-week waiting period,

another shot, and then another two weeks

of incubation before their immune system

has fully responded to it.

- All right, Lorie, we areunfortunately out of time,

but we always appreciate your insights.

CBN Medical Reporter Lorie Johnson.

- Thanks for having me.

- And you can always getmore medical and health news

on "Healthy Living" with Lorie Johnson.

You can find it on the CBNNews Channel and on demand

and on our website atCBNNews.com or the CBN News app.

Still ahead, a unique reality show

that takes a biblical principlefor helping widows to heart.

We're gonna have that storyfor you right after this.

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- It's a reality show of a different kind.

It is called "Rebuild & Restore"

and it helps build homes for widows.

We have a closer lookat this special program

with a woman who became a widow herself

in the midst of helping others.

- I'm Ken Fletcher.

- And I'm Shannen Fields,

and we're the hosts of"Rebuild & Restore."

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- "Rebuild & Restore"is a home makeover show

where we help widows and their families.

- How did this series get started,

and how did you get involved?

- Oh, goodness.

So I met my co-host, Ken Fletcher,

at a film festival here in Atlanta.

- Along the way, there'splenty of challenges.

- [Shannen] 10 minutes. Hurry.

- That clock is always your worst enemy.

- He had this creativethought to do a reality show

to help widows and asked ifI would consider co-hosting.

And of course.

I'm like, I already love to uplift women

and this would be like theperfect thing for me to do.

And the pay-off of each show.

- Is the big reveal.

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- [Ken] Did ya have a good day?

- Yeah, I did.

- [Ken] Well, it's getting better.

- So you're in the processof making "Rebuild & Restore"

and you guys are doing homerenovations for widows.

What happens to you?

- During the first episodethat we were filming,

which is our pilot episode,

my husband was having some problems

with his shoulder and different things.

He's a football coach.

He lifted weights and all the things,

so we didn't think anything about it.

And by the time we werefilming the second episode,

he had been diagnosed with ALS,

which is also known asLou Gehrig's disease.

It's during the thirdepisode he passed away.

But he was the picture of strength

and he uplifted so manypeople, I've lost count.

And I had never dreamed in a million years

that when I was cast to help widows,

that I was gonna become a widow.

- What makes you continue towork on the series following?

- You know, I see things nowfrom a different point of view.

I went into this thinking

I was going to help heal the widow,

and instead, now, we helpeach other heal forward.

There's a lot of young,young people with young kids.

There's so many out there.

So I feel like we're stronger together

and that we heal forward together now.

- Tell me about some of thewomen you meet in this series

that we get to meet.

- Oh, my goodness, they're so amazing.

They're all different, all unique.

They all have differentlives, different journeys.

But we have formed a sisterhood that,

it's really, really amazing.

You're doing life with them.

And so that's what we do.

We do life together.

We're here for each other.

We don't see each other every day,

but we have our phone number.

You can call.

We can call each other at any time.

- And I'm imagining that it's not just

a renovation of home,but a renovation of heart

that happens during this process as well?

- That's exactly right.

My co-host, Ken Fletcher,

comes in with the team and just restores,

rebuilds rather, something in their home,

and I come in with mypartner from Widow Strong,

Mishael Porembski, and wekind of restore the heart.

- What's the hope for the series

once people beginwatching it and seeing it?

What's your hope?

- Yeah, so, we know that people watch it.

They're gonna laugh. They're gonna cry.

But we don't want them to just stop there

and cut the TV off.

We want them to be inspiredto go help another widow,

to start a group orsomething in their community.

Because lemme tell you,a widow's not gonna say,

"Hey, can you come cut my grass?"

But if you see that theyneed their grass cut,

go cut their grass.

Don't even ask.

Go take them a meal.

So we want to inspire people to,

just to help a widow in their community.

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and shut out the Houston Astros

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- The Atlanta Braves wonthe World Series last night,

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Congratulations to the Braves.We were pulling for you.

Time now for your Wednesday Word,

and today's word is this: joy.

Remember this.

Joy is not tied to changing circumstances.

It is grounded in theunchanging love of God.

It's a simple truth, but itis indeed a pure blessing

in trying times, knowing yourjoy isn't tied to uncertainty.

It's tied to the Fatherwho has plans for you,

a hope, and a future,and He causes all things

to work together for your good.

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