TONIGHT ON "NEWSWATCH" HOW
CONSERVATIVE IS TOO
CONSERVATIVE?
WHY SOME TEA PARTY LAWMAKERS ARE
SEEING A BACKLASH FROM THE
REPUBLICAN PARTY.
PLUS TENSION IN THE MIDDLE
EAST, LATEST ON RIOTS IN EGYPT
AND POSSIBILITY OF CHEMICAL
WEAPONS IN SYRIA.
AND HOW CHRISTIANS ARE
STEPPING IN TO HELP ORPHANS OF
ARAB SPRING.
ALL OF THIS AND MORE TONIGHT ON
"NEWSWATCH." THE QUESTION
TONIGHT ARE OUTSPOKEN
CONSERVATIVE LAWMAKERS PAYING A
PRICE.
GOOD EVENING I AM LEE WEB.
AND I AM WENDY GRIFFITH.
IN 2010, TEA PARTY CONSERVATIVES
SWEPT HOUSE REPUBLICANS INTO
POWER.
NOW THEY WORRY GOP LEADERS SEEM
TO BE SWEEPING THE SAME TEA
PARTY LAWMAKERS UNDER THE RUG
ALL BECAUSE THEY ARE TOO
CONSERVATIVE.
JOHN JESSUP HAS TONIGHT'S TOP
STORY FROM WASHINGTON.
REPORTER: A TEA PARTY
REPUBLICAN WHO CAME TO
WASHINGTON ON A MISSION TO REIGN
IN AN OUT OF CONTROL GOVERNMENT.
I WAS CRITICAL OF THE DEBT
DEAL WHICH CREATED THE FISCAL
CLIFF AND LACK OF PROGRESS TAKEN
DOWN 'OBAMACARE.'
HIS PRINCIPLES PUT HIM AT
ODDS WITH PARTY LEADERS.
HE WAS THE FIRST TO CRITICIZE
JOHN BOEHNER'S PLAN.
WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT 800
BILLION DOLLARS OF REVENUE, I
DON'T SEE HOW YOU DO THAT
WITHOUT LARGE DECREASES OF
TAXES.
ON THE SAME DAY SPEAKER
BOEHNER RELEASED THE PLAN, HE
BROKE BAD NEWS, THEY WERE
GETTING BOOTED FROM THEIR PRIMO
POST.
THESE FOUR CONSERVATIVES KICKED
OFF, REMOVED FROM THE BUDGET
COMMITTEE WHERE THEY VOTED
AGAINST THE REPUBLICAN BUDGET
CREATED BY PAUL RYAN.
THAT MIGHT BE PART OF THE
REASONS, WE DON'T KNOW.
THEY DON'T KNOW BECAUSE THEY
WEREN'T GIVEN AN EXPLANATION.
CBN NEWS CONTACTED SPEAKER
BOEHNER'S OFFICE AND ONLY GIVEN
THIS RESPONSE.
REPUBLICAN STEERING COMMITTEE
MAKES DECISIONS BASED ON A RANGE
OF FACTORS.
HILLCAMP WONDERS IF HIS PRO-LIFE
PRINCIPLES ARE TO BLAME.
HE LABELED IT VINDICTIVE AND
THEY STRIPPED HIM FROM THE
AGRICULTURAL COMMITTEE.
HIS REMOVAL IS THE FIRST TIME IN
150 YEAR THAT IS A KANSAS LAUM
MAKER WILL NOT BE ON THE ROSTER.
MUCH LIKE THE SONG ABOUT
SANTA, THERE IS A LIST AND
CHECKING OR REPUBLICANS WILL PAY
A PRICE.
HILLCAMP WILL REMAY NOT LOYAL TO
HIS CONSTITUENTS.
CBN NEWS, JOHN WAAGE, CAPITOL
HILL.
A RAISE IN THE DEBT CEILING
TO AVOID GOING OVER FISCAL
CLIFF.
IF A DEAL ISN'T MADE BY JANUARY
1ST, THE ECONOMY MAYBE FORCED
BACK INTO A RECESSION.
SEEMINGLY, REPUBLICANS AND
DEMOCRATS CANNOT AGREE
ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO
TAXING THE TOP INCOME EARNERS.
PRESIDENT OBAMA: LET'S ALLOW
HIGHER RATES TO GO UP FOR THE
TOP 2%.
AN OBSESSION TO RAISE TAXES
IS NOT GOING TO RAISE THE
PROBLEM.
BEHIND THE SCENES, WHITE
HOUSE AND HOUSE REPUBLICANS ARE
IDENTIFYING AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT
OVERLAP AND COULD FORM THE BASIS
FOR A FINAL AGREEMENT ON THE
FISCAL CLIFF P. BOTH SIDES
CONCEDE ENTITLEMENT SPENDING AND
REDUCTION ARE ESSENTIAL.
THE CHARITABLE TAX DEDUCTION
REWARDS AMERICANS FOR GIVING TO
CHARITIES AND NON-PROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS.
240 REPRESENTATIVES GATHERED
TODAY ON CAPITOL HILL.
THEY HAD A QUICK SESSION ON
LOBBYING DO'S AND DON'TS.
MANY MAY NOT SURVIVE IF THE
DEDUCTION IS ENDED.
AS AN ORGANIZATION THAT
SERVES EVERY ZIP CODE IN
AMERICA, SALVATION AMERICA MET
NEEDS OF 30 BILLION PEOPLE LAST
YEAR AND DEPENDENT UPON PUBLIC
SUPPORT.
RESCUE MISSIONS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY WOULD BE AFFECTED.
RET BUTLER IS WITH THE
ASSOCIATION OF GOSPEL RESCUE
MISSIONS.
RET, IN YOUR OPINION, IS THERE A
REAL THREAT TO THE CHARITABLE
DEDUCTIONS ENDING?
YES.
RESCUE MISSIONS RELY HEAVILY ON
THE CHARITABLE DEDUCTION AND
GIVING.
WHAT WE HEAR ON CAPITOL HILL IS
THAT EVERYTHING IS ON THE TABLE.
WE DON'T WANT TO TAKE ANYTHING
NOR GRANTED.
RHETT, HAVE YOU AND THE FOLKS
IN YOUR ORGANIZATION SAT DOWN
AROUND THE CONFERENCE TABLE TO
SEE HOW MUCH THIS WOULD IMPACT
YOUR PARTICULAR ORGANIZATION?
IT IS HARD TO SAY.
EVERY RESCUE MISSION IS
DIFFERENT.
GIVEN THE FACT THAT RESCUE
MISSIONS RELY 75% OF THE GIVING.
IT WOULD HAVE A DIRECT HIT FOR
HOMELESS AND HUNGRY AND FREE
DONATIONS AND CLOTHES AND GOODS
AND ADDICTION RECOVERY PROGRAMS.
IT WOULD BE A DIRECT IMPACT IF
THE CONGRESS CHANGES THE
CHARITABLE DEDUCTION WHICH WE
ARE COMPLETELY AGAINST.
IT IS YOUR OPINION THAT YOU
ALL DO A BETTER JOB OF TAKING
CARE OF THE HOMELESS THAN THE
GOVERNMENT, IS THAT CORRECT?
I REALLY DO BELIEVE THAT.
I HAVE SEEN PROGRAMS UP CLOSE.
I THINK RESCUE COMMISSIONS STAND
TOE TO TOE.
GOVERNMENT CAN'T MATCH THE
LEVERAGING.
RHETT, ONE IDEA FLOATED BY
MITT ROMNEY, CAP ALL ITEMIZED
DEDUCTIONS 17-$20,000
DEDUCTIONS?
IT IS A BAD IDEA.
IT WILL HARM THE PEOPLE THAT
RESCUE MISSIONS ARE SERVING.
A LOT OF DIFFERENT THING THAT IS
COULD FIT INTO THAT BUCKET NO
MATTER THE CAP.
IN THE END IT IS GOING TO
DECREASE THE AMOUNT OF GIVING
RESCUE MISSIONS RECEIVE AND LESS
OF AN INCENTIVE FOR PEOPLE TO
GIVE TO RESCUE MISSIONS AND
THEIR CHURCHES.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR BEING
HERE.
MY PLEASURE, THANK YOU.
A DISPUTED SANTA MONICA
NATIVITY SCENE AFTER THE CITY
BANNED THEM HAVING THE SCENE.
THEY HAVE BEEN SETTING UP IN
PALISADES PARK FOR SIX DECADES.
THE MOVE TO PRIVATE LAND IS NOT
A RESOLUTION AND PLAN TO FILE AN
APPEAL.
TURNING OVERSEAS, NEARLY 300
PEOPLE REPORTED DEAD AFTER A
POWERFUL TYPHOON FLOODED THE
PHILIPPINES.
OFFICIALS FEAR THE DEATH TOLL
WILL CONTINUE TO RISE AS
RESCUERS REACH OTHER HARD HIT
AREAS ISOLATED BY LANDSLIDES.
THE TYPHOON WAS ONE OF THE
STRONGEST STORMS TO HIT
PHILIPPINES THIS YEAR.
PALASTINIAN OFFICIALS SAY IT
COULD DESTROY HOPES OF PEACE
TALKS.
ISRAELIS THEY ALREADY BROKE DOWN
PEACE TALKS.
THE WEST BANK SUPPORTS ISRAEL TO
BUILD THOUSANDS OF NEW HOMES ON
THE LAND.
THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT SAY WE
SHOULDN'T LIVE HERE.
MOST DON'T AGREE, WE BELIEVE WE
HAVE THE RIGHT TO LIVE HERE.
IT IS HYPOCRITICAL, IT IS
WRONG.
PALESTINIANS ARE TRYING TO
CLAIM ALL OF THE LAND AS THEIR
OWN.
ELSEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE EAST,
PRESIDENT MOHAMMED MORSI IS BACK
IN HIS CAIRO PALACE AFTER MASS
PROTEST FORCED THE EGYPTIAN
PRESIDENT TO LEAVE.
ISRAEL IS VOICING CONCERNS
THAT SYRIA COULD USE CHEMICAL
WEAPONS.
CHRIS MITCHELL HAS MORE FROM
JERUSALEM.
REPORTER: SOME 100,000
EGYPTIANS TOOK TO THE STREETS OF
CAIRO AND FORCED THE PRESIDENT
TO LEAVE.
MANY EGYPTIANS ARE ANGRY OVER
ISLAMIST PRESIDENT MOHAMMED
MORSI'S SEIZURE OF POWER.
IT WOULD INSHRINE ISLAMIC SHARIA
LAW.
TODAY WE ARE DEMANDING ONE
PARTY DOESN'T CONTROL
EVERYTHING.
THE REVOLUTION IS FOR ALL THE
EGYPTIAN PEOPLE.
NOW ONE PARTY IS TRYING TO
CONTROL EVERYTHING.
THAT IS WHAT WE REJECT.
MORSI LEFT THE PALACE THROUGH
A BACK DOOR.
AMATEUR VIDEO SHOWED FIGHTING IN
THE FIGHTING OF DAMASCUS.
NEW FEARS AROSE IN THE
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY THAT
ASSAD MIGHT USE CHEMICAL WEAPONS
AGAINST THE REBELS.
ISRAEL SHARES A BORDER WITH
SHEER YA ON THE GO LAWN HEIGHTS.
PRIME MINISTER BENOTMAN SAYS HE
IS STANDING WITH THE U.S. [
FOREIGN SPEAKING ] TOGETHER WITH
THE INTERN NATIONAL COMMUNITY,
WE ARE FOLLOWING DEVELOPMENTS IN
SYRIA REGARDING THE STOCK PILE
OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS.
I HEARD THE IMPORTANT THINGS
PRESIDENT OBAMA SAID IN THIS
MATTER.
WE ARE OF THE SAME PREPONDERANOPINION THAT
THESE WEAPONS MUST NOT BE USED.
THEY ARE CONSIDERING MILITARY
OPTIONS TO SECURE A CHEMICAL AND
BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS.
CHRIS MITCHELL, CBN NEWS,
JERUSALEM.
ISLAMIC EXTREMISM IS GROWING
MORE SERIOUS IN NIGERIA.
BOKO HARAM HAS KILLED A RECORD
NUMBER OF PEOPLE.
2012 THE WORST YEAR FOR VIOLENCE
YET.
THE GOVERNMENT HAS ALIENATED THE
WORLD'S MODERATE MUSLIMS.
BOKO HARAM OPENED FIRE AND
KILLED DOZENS OF CIVILIANS.
BELGIUM HAS SWORN IN TWO
OFFICIALS FROM AN ISLAM PARTY
THAT SUPPORT SHARIA LAW.
THEY WANT TO TURN BELGIUM INTO
AN ISLAMIC STATE.
ONE CRITIC SAID IT WILL
UNDERMINE DEMOCRACY.
HE SAID IT MAY TAKE DECADES TO
INFORCE SHARIA LAW.
MUSLIMS MAKE UP ONE QUARTER OF
THE POPULATION OF BRUSSELS.
COMING UP, DR. LINDA MENTAL
TALKS ABOUT BEATING THE HOLIDAY
BLUES.
WELCOME BACK, THE CHRISTMAS
SEASON SHOULD BE A TIME FILLED
WITH JOY.
FOR MANY IT BRINGS ABOUT A
STRUGGLE WITH DEPRESSION.
LORIE JOHNSON RECENTLY SPOKE
WITH LINDA MENTAL ABOUT THE
REALITIES OF THE HOLIDAY BLUES.
REPORTER: WE HEAR SO MUCH
ABOUT THE HOLIDAY BLUES AT
CHRISTMAS TIME, THERAPIST LINDA
MENTALS JOINS US TO TALK ABOUT
THE CHALLENGES.
THERE IS A MYTH ASSOCIATED WITH
THE HOLIDAY BLUES, SUICIDE RATES
GO SKY HIGH AT CHRISTMAS TIME.
IT IS NOT TRUE.
YOU ARE DOING A REAL SERVICE
BY SETTING US STRAIGHT.
CDC HAS STATISTICS ON SUICIDE,
DURING THE HOLIDAYS IT IS ONE OF
THE LOWEST TIMES, I THINK
BECAUSE FAMILIES ARE SUPPORTED,
PEOPLE TOGETHER, LOTS OF
ACTIVITIES, YOU CAN GO TO A
CHURCH AND FIND THINGS TO DO AND
EVERYBODY IN THAT HOLIDAY
SPIRIT.
IT IS AFTER THE HOLIDAYS WHERE
PEOPLE ARE ISOLATED, THEY DON'T
HAVE THE SUPPORT THAT THINGS
FEEL LIKE THEY DETERIORATE.
THE HIGHEST TIME OF THE YEAR
THAT PEOPLE EXPERIENCE SUICIDE
THE MOST IS IN THE SPRINGTIME.
NEW WHAT ARE TIPS YOU WOULD HAVE
FOR PEOPLE TO FACE THE DIFFICULT
FAMILY MEMBERS AT CHRISTMAS?
SOME FAMILIES REALLY DO
STRUGGLE.
THE FIRST ONE IS, ANTICIPATE
WHAT YOUR FAMILY IS ALL ABOUT.
YOU KNOW FROM BEING WITH YOUR
FAMILY WHAT THE KEY ISSUES ARE
THAT ARE GOING TO TRIGGER YOU TO
REACT TO THINGS AND DECIDE AHEAD
OF TIME WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO
DO.
PRACTICE YOUR RESPONSE WITH YOUR
SPOUSE OR ANOTHER FAMILY MEMBER.
TRY TO STICK TO A DIFFERENT
PLAN.
I THINK IT IS HELPFUL TO PICK
YOUR BATTLES AT HOLIDAY TIMES.
THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT
CAN IRRITATE YOU.
PEOPLE ARE STRESSED.
MAYBE THERE IS TOO MUCH ALCOHOL
AND PEOPLE GET IRRITABLE.
SOME PEOPLE GET ACTUALLY MEAN.
IT IS GOOD TO CHOOSE NOT TO TAKE
OFFENSE WHICH IS VERY SCRIPTURE
RAL THING AND SHOW A LOT OF
GRACE AND IN VERY, VERY
DIFFICULT FAMILY SITUATIONS,
GOOD TO HAVE AN EXIT PLAN.
IF THINGS DETERIORATE WITH
ALCOHOL AND THINGS ALMOST BECOME
ABUSIVE.
THANK THEM FOR HAVING YOU.
THEN HAVE SOME WHERE TO GO AND
DON'T STAY THERE OVERNIGHT.
RIGHT.
TRY TO KEEP THE HOLIDAY
LIGHT, FUN.
ONE OF THE THINGS I SUGGEST.
IF YOU KNOW YOUR FAMILY IS
DIFFICULT, PLAN ACTIVITIES.
BRING SOME GAMES, INTERACTIVE
BOARD GAMES.
GET OUTSIDE.
IT IS GREAT TO GO FOR A WALK.
PEOPLE FEEL BETTER WHEN THEY ARE
DOING ACTIVITIES.
LINDA, WE COULD GO ON AND ON
FOR HOURS.
I AM SURE MANY OF OUR VIEWERS
WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MORE
INFORMATION.
HOW CAN THEY FIND OUT MORE?
THEY CAN CHECK MY CBN BLOG.
LOTS OF ARTICLES ON TIPS FOR
DEALING WITH STRESS AND HOLIDAY
ISSUES.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AND
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
UP NEXT, SEE WHAT IS BEING
DONE TO BRING HOPE AND HEALTH TO
EGYPT'S SUFFERING CHILDREN.
THE WORLD FOCUSES ON THE
POLITICAL CHAOS IN EGYPT, ONE
GROUP OF PEOPLE IS SUFFERING
QUIETLY.
THEY ARE WIDOWS AND ORPHANS
OF THE ARAB SPRING.
IN TONIGHT'S FOCUS REPORT, GARY
LANE EXPLAINS HOW CHRISTIANS ARE
HELPING THEM FIND HOPE.
WHEN THE SITUATION OF COURSE
IS GETTING WORSE.
THERE IS A LOT OF INSECURITIES,
INSTABILITIES HAPPENING IN
EGYPT.
IT IS THE WEAKEST AND MUST
VULNERABLE THAT SUFFER THE MOST.
REPORTER: 20% EARN LESS THAN
$2 A DAY.
MANY ARE WIDOWS, 1.7 EGYPTIAN
CHILDREN ARE ORPHANS.
THIS GROUP REACHES OUT TO WIDOWS
AND THEIR CHILDREN.
ONCE A FATHER PASSES AWAY,
YOU HAVE NOTHING.
FIRST STEP, OF COURSE, CHILDREN
PULLED OUT OF SCHOOL.
THEY BECOME THE CHILD LABOR, THE
CHILD PRIDE, THOSE ABUSED AND
GROW TO PERPETUATE THIS POVERTY.
THE WIDOWS AND ORPHANS
TREATED AS SOCIAL OUTCASTS.
EGYPTIANS HAVE NO UNEMPLOYMENT
OR SOCIAL SECURITY.
31-YEAR-OLD WOMAN'S HUSBAND DIED
FROM STOMACH CANCER.
SHE AND TWO CHILDREN STRUGGLED
EVER SINCE.
THEY LIVE IN A SMALL CITY
APARTMENT.
THIS CHRISTIAN VOLUNTEER
REGULARLY VISITS HER AND HER
CHILDREN.
THEY NEED AN EDUCATION,
11-YEAR-OLD ANTONIO COULD BARELY
READ.
AFTER 15 SESSIONS WITH COPTIC
ORPHANS HE CAN NOW READ BIBLE
STORY.
[ FOREIGN SPEAKING ] HE
STARTEDED OUT WITH SENDING MONEY
TO THE CHILDREN.
THEN WE REALIZED WAIT A MINUTE,
TO GET THEM ON THEIR FEET, WE
NEED TO FOCUS ON EDUCATION.
A CHRISTIAN TOOTER HELP ED HIM
GET BETTER GRADES.
LAST YEAR HE WAS NO. 2 IN HIS
CLASS.
HIS FATHER DIED AT AGE 38.
HIS MOTHER LEARNED SKILLS OF HER
OWN AND HAD NO MONEY TO GET
STARTED.
CARING CHRISTIANS PROVIDED HER
WITH THE SEED MONEY TO OPERATE A
HAIR SALON.
I WAS AFRAID TO GO OUT IN
PUBLIC.
I DIDN'T HAVE MUCH SELF-ESTEEM.
I TALK TO PEOPLE NOW.
I AM A TOTALLY DIFFERENT PERSON.
I THANK GOD THE SALON IS
PROVIDING FOOD AND CLOTHING.
EVERYTHING WE NEED.
AT THE END OF THE DAY IT IS THE
LORD PROVIDING FOR US.
15-YEAR-OLD IMAN'S FATHER DIED
WHEN HE WAS THREE YEARS OLD.
THEY PAID FOR HIS SCHOOL AND HIS
MOTHER'S HEART SURGERY.
SHE NOW DOES SMALL SEWING JOB.
THE LANDLORD WANTS THEM TO
LEAVE.
IMAN TAKES THEM ON A TOUR OF THE
HOUSE THAT COPTIC ORPHANS IS
BUILDING FOR THEIR FAMILY.
THE CHILDREN WOULD NOT HAVE
BEEN ABLE TO CONTINUE WITHOUT
SCHOOL.
THEY ARE NOW DOING WELL IN THEIR
CLASSES.
I AM THANKFUL AND GRATEFUL FOR
GOD FOR THEIR HELP.
THEY HAVE A BRIGHTER FUTURE
BECAUSE OF THE HELP OF CARING
AMERICAN AND EGYPTIAN
CHRISTIANS.
UNFORTUNATELY THE RISE OF THE
ISLAMIST MAY CAUSE GREATER
PERSECUTION.
IT MAY LEAD TO MORE WIDOWS AND
ORPHANS.
MANY OF THE CHRISTIANS HAVE
TOLD ME I AM WILLING TO DIE FOR
CHRIST.
THEY WILL BE PUT IN SUCH A
SITUATION.
WE WANT TO BE MORE AND MORE
READY TO PAIR AND SUPPORT AND
MAKE THE CHRISTIANS IN EGYPT
STRONGER AND STRONGER.
ACTUALLY, CHRIST GIVES US AN
OFFER TO WORK BESIDE HIM.
TO ME IT IS THE GREATEST OFFER.
GARY LANE, CBN UH-NEWS.
YOU WON'T BELIEVE THIS, K 9S
BEHIND THE WHEEL.
WELL MOST ANIMAL OWNERS THINK
THEIR PET IS THE SMARTEST
AROUND.
SOME DOGS IN NEW ZEALAND
COULD GIVE THEM A RUN FOR THEIR
MONEY.
TAKE A LOOK.
HAND ON THE STEERING WHEEL.
ACCELERATOR ON THE STEERING, AND
DRIVE.
NEW ZEALAND SPCA IS TEACHING
THE DOGS HOW TO DRIVE ALL TO
CHANGE OPINION ON K9
INTELLIGENCE.
EACH BEHAVIOR IS A TRAINED
BEHAVIOR AND PUT THEM IN A
SEQUENCE.
IT IS A LOT TO DO.
IT TAKES A LONG TIME.
WE HAD A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, THE
BRAKING AND NOW WE HAVE IT ALL
HERE NOW.
[LAUGHTER].
DOGS UNDERWENT FIVE WEEKS OF
INDOOR TRAINING AND PUT IN A
MOCK CAR.
TWO WEEKS LATER, UPGRADED TO A
REAL CAR AS YOU CAN SEE.
I WAS ALMOST HIT TODAY BY
SOMEONE WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER
FOR THEIR DOG TO DRIVE.
AND THE DOG WAS DRIVING ON
THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD.
THEY DRIVE ON THE OTHER SIDE
