GOOD NEWS IN THE BATTLE AGAINST
SEX TRAFFICKING.
CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES AND OTHER
NON-PROFIT ARE HELPING VICTIMS.
TERRY: SHELTERS PROVIDE
SAFETY AND SECURITY IS A NEED.
HEATHER SELLS REPORTS ON THE
ANTI-TRAFFICKING MOVEMENT.
REPORTER: TRAFFICKERS EXPLOIT
MORE THAN 100,000 CHILDREN EACH
YEAR.
THERE IS OFTEN NOWHERE FOR THEM
TO GO.
ACROSS THE COUNTRY ONLY
RESIDENTIAL CARE FOR ONLY SOME
OF THE SURVIVORS.
WHAT IS OUT THERE AVAILABLE TO
THEM?
ADVOCATES GATHERED IN WASHINGTON
RECENTLY TO DEFINE WHAT IS
AVAILABLE AND THE SMARTEST WAY
TO HELP VICTIMS.
IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, HERE
IS A 13, 14, 15-YEAR-OLD GIRL
AND SHE IS BEING VIOLATED 8-10
TIMES A NIGHT BE A GROWN MAN.
CAN YOU IMAGINE WHAT THAT DOES
TO HER EMOTIONALLY AND
PHYSICALLY?
COMPREHENSIVE CARE IS NEEDED
TO BEGIN TO HELP VICTIMS
OVERCOME THE DEEP TRAUMA THEY
HAVE ENDURED.
RESIDENTIAL CARE, THERAPY AND
EDUCATION.
RACHEL LLOYD HAS RUN A SHELTER
IN NEW YORK FOR 15 YEARS.
SHE SAYS INFORMED STAFF IS KEY.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE STAFF THAT
UNDERSTAND AND SURVIVORS ON
STAFF AND HAVE HAD THE SAME
EXPERIENCE.
RECENT CONFERENCE BY SHARED
HOPE INTERNATIONAL, THEY ARE
GATHERING ALONE BECAUSE FOR
YEARS THE TRAGEDY OF TRAFFICKING
FELL UNDER THE RADAR.
WE FILLED UP THIS ROOM AND ON
WEBCAST.
PEOPLE AROUND THE COUNTRY ARE
PAYING ATTENTION.
LLOYD AND OTHERS CAUTION THE
WORK HAS JUST STARTED.
IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, WE
HAVE SEEN INCREASE AND WE ARE
BEGINNING TO SEE PEOPLE THAT
WANT TO DEVELOP SERVICES.
WE HAVE ALONG WAY TO GO FROM
AWARENESS TO BRICKS AND MORTER.
REPORTER: GEORGE SHELDON
ADMITS THE GOVERNMENT IS LATE TO
THE CAUSE.
THEY DON'T EXPECT MUCH FROM THE
FEDS AND ECONOMY.
THEY ARE MOVING TO DEVELOP A
RESPONSE AND HELP LAW
ENFORCEMENT.
IF YOU ARE GOING TO
PROSECUTE, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A
WILLING VICTIM THAT FEELS SAFE
AND SECURE.
REPORTER: DETAILED PLANNING
IS NEEDED FOR COMPREHENSIVE
CARE.
A DESPERATE NEED EXISTS.
THOUSANDS OF LIVES ARE AT STAKE.
REPORTING IN WASHINGTON, D.C.,
HEATHER SELLS, CBN NEWS.
GORDAN: SAFETY AND SECURITY
ARE KEY ISSUES AND PROVIDING
THAT IN AN ONGOING BASIS TO
VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING IS AN
ABSOLUTE NEED.
ANYONE WHO HAS BEEN INVOLVED
WITH WOMEN'S SHELTERS KNOWS HOW
IMPORTANT SAFETY IS FOR THOSE
WHO HAVE BEEN ABUSED.
HERE YOU HAVE UNDERAGED GIRLS
INVOLVED IN SEX TRAFFICKING.
THEY NEED TO BE SAFE AND SECURE.
THAT IS THE ONLY WAY YOU GET
SUCCESSFUL PROSECUTION OF THE
TRAFFICKERS.
WE NEED TO BE INVESTED IN THIS.
IT IS WONDERFUL THE CHURCH AND
OTHER NON-PROFITS ARE WAKING UP.
NATION PAUSES TODAY TO REMEMBER
THE VICTIMS OF SANDY HOOK
SHOOTING.
JENNIFER WISHON HAS MORE,
JENNIFER?
REPORTER: GORDAN, ONE WEEK
AGO TODAY A GUNMAN OPENED FIRE
IN NEWTOWN, CONNECTICUT.
PLACES OF WORSHIP RINGING THEIR
BELLS, 26 TIMES FOR THE 20
CHILDREN AND SIX ADULTS KILLED
AT THE SCHOOL.
PRESIDENT OBAMA AND CLERGY
OFFICIALS PAUSING TO REMEMBER
THE VICTIMS, FOUR CHILDREN AND
TWO TEACHERS LAID TO REST
THURSDAY.
NEW YORK CARDINAL DOLLEN HONOR
ED THE TEACHER AND SHE WAS LIKE
JESUS.
PLAN B ALTERNATIVE TO A FISCAL
CLIFF DEAL.
HOUSE SPEAKER BOEHNER CAME UP
WITH A DEAL BUT COULDN'T RALLY
ENOUGH SUPPORT TO PASS IT
REPORTER: WITH A ODDS LOW TO
AVOID THE FISCAL CLIFF, HOUSE
SPEAKER BOEHNER SAYS HE HAD TO
MOVE AHEAD.
DEMOCRATS LIKE CHUCK SCHUMER
SAID NO WAY.
IT WILL BE DEAD ON ARRIVAL.
JOHN BOEHNER: THEY SHOULD
TELL US WHAT THEY CAN DO.
SENATE DEMOCRATS AND WHITE HOUSE
REFUSE TO ACT.
THINK I'LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
THE LARGER TAX RATES IN AMERICAN
HISTORY.
REPORTER: THEY INSIST
REPUBLICANS SHOULD STAND ON
PRINCIPLE AND NOT VOTE ON ANY
TAXES TO GO UP.
TAX INCREASES DON'T SOLVE THE
PROBLEM.
EVERY TAX INCREASE HAS LED TO
MORE SPENDING.
REPORTER: LIBERALS ARE
WORRIED AND PLAN B.
THOSE CUTS WILL LEAVE
MILLIONS STRUGGLING TO PAY
BILLS.
REPORTER: CUT PROGRAMS WHICH
REALLY ARE THE LIFELINE FOR MANY
PEOPLE WHO IN THIS ECONOMIC TIME
HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY
UNEMPLOYMENT AND ALL SORTS OF
THINGS.
REPORTER: CONSERVATIVES SAY A
FISCAL CLIFF DEAL CAN STILL BE
HAD ONLY IF TAX HIKES ARE OUT.
THEY DIDN'T ELECT TAX
COLLECTORS FOR BARACK OBAMA'S
WELFARE STATE.
REPORTER: A NEW DEFENSE BILL
PROTECTS MILITARY CHAPLAINS.
IT PASSED THE HOUSE AND BEFORE
THE SENATE.
PRIOR VERSION BANNED GAY
MARRIAGE.
THAT WAS TOSSED OUT IN
NEGOTIATIONS.
FINAL VERSION SAYS MILITARY
CHAPLAINS CAN'T BE FORCED OR
PUNISHED FOR REFUSING TO DO SO.
IT PROTECTS THE RIGHTS OF OTHER
MILITARY MEMBERS WHO BELIEVE
HOMOSEXUALITY IS WRONG DUE TO
RELIGIOUS BELIEF.
EVERY CHRISTMAS, SANTA'S
PROGRESS AROUND THE WORLD, NOW
WE CAN TRACK WHO IS FOLLOWING
THE TRUE REASON FOR THE SEASON.
CREATORS OF A HUGELY POPULAR
BIBLE APP TRACK THE NUMBER OF
TIMES PEOPLE ARE READING THE
CHRISTMAS STORY, U VERSION IS
THE NAME OF THE APP.
IT KEEPS A RUNNING TALLY OF
EVERYONE AROUND THE WORLD.
A STARLIGHTS UP ON THE SIGHT'S
WORLD MAP AND TICKER GROWS BY
ONE MORE SOUL.
SO FAR FIVE AND A HALF MILLION
PEOPLE HAVE READ THE CHRISTMAS
STORY THROUGH U VERSION.
SO FAR SO GOOD WE ARE ALL STILL
HERE AND THE WORLD HASN'T ENDED
DESPITE THE MAYAN DOOMSDAY
PREDICTION.
EFREM GRAHAM HAS MORE.
REPORTER: TODAY THE MAYAN
CALENDAR ENDS ACCORDING TO A
5,000-YEAR-OLD PROPHESY.
SIX MILLION AMERICANS BELIEVE IT
TO BE TRUE.
SOME PEOPLE RESPOND TO FEAR.
THERE ARE REPORT OF TSUNAMIS
THAT GET PEOPLE GUESSING NOW YOU
ADD THE MAYAN CALENDAR AND IT
FUELS THE FIRE FOR PEOPLE
ANXIOUS.
REPORTER: PEOPLE AROUND THE
WORLD ARE REACTING DIFFERENTLY.
IN MEXICO, THOUSANDS OF TOURISTS
AND BELIEVERS ARE FLOCKING TO
MAYAN RUINS.
IN FRANCE, SEVERAL HUNDRED IN
THE VILLAGE OF BUKARAK.
A GIANT UFO AND ALIEN CREW ARE
SAID TO BE WAITED READY TO TAKE
THOSE NEARBY TO SAFETY.
HERE IN THE U.S. PEOPLE HAVE
BEEN PREPARING FOR THE
APOCALYPSE.
I HAVE 100 POUNDS OF RICE AND
SUGAR AND HAVE A WELL.
I AM READY TO HUNKER DOWN.
IT WILL BE A DAY JUST LIKE
ANY OTHER.
REPORTER: MAJORITY AREN'T
TAKING THE NEWS SERIOUSLY.
I AM NOT GOING TO WORRY.
BIBLE DON'T SAY NOTHING ABOUT
WHAT TIME OR DATE.
CBN CHAPLAIN JOE PAULSER SAYS
CHRISTIANS CAN TAKE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO REACH OUT TO
PEOPLE.
SCRIPTURE SAYS I AM WITH YOU
EVEN UNTIL THE END OF THE AGE.
WE HAVE THE PROMISE OF THE
PRESENCE OF JESUS.
FUNDAMENTALLY, WE ARE SHOWING
ANOTHER LIFE STYLE.
REPORTER: EFREM GRAHAM, CBN
NEWS.
WHEN ASKED HOW PEOPLE WOULD
SPEND THEIR LAST MOMENT, GORDAN,
THE MAJORITY SAID THEY WOULD
SPEND IT WITH FAMILY.
GORDAN: THIS IS A PROPHESY
YOU CAN BELIEVE IN, THE PROMISE
OF GOD, WHILE THE EARTH REMAINS,
COLD AND HEAT, WINTER AND SUMMER
AND DAY PERCENT AND NIGHT SHALL
NOT CEASE.
THAT WAS THE VERSE THAT GOT ME
UP THIS MORNING AND ENJOYED
WATCHING THE DAWN
THE FINAL VOTE ON EGYPT'S NEW
CONSTITUTION IS THIS WEEKEND.
SUPPORTERS OF MORSI ARE CLASHING
IN THE STREETS.
ISLAMIC RADICALS GATHERED IN
SUPPORT.
OPPOSITION SAYS IT WILL OPPRESS
MINORITIES AND LEAD TO MORE
VIOLENCE.
CHRISTIANS IN SOUTHERN EGYPT
HAVE BEEN BLOCKED FROM VOTING BY
THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD.
RESIDENTS SAY THEY WERE PELTED
BY STONES WHEN THEY TRIED TO
VOTE LAST WEEKEND.
OPERATION BLESSING IS TEAMING UP
IN BREEZY POINT, NEW YORK.
ON SATURDAY, OPERATION BLESSING
HOSTS THE FIRST LARGE COMMUNITY
EVENT IN BREEZY POINT SINCE THE
STORM.
FAMILIES AND CHILDREN GIVEN A
HOT MEAL, CHRISTMAS COOKIES,
TREATS AND BRAND NEW TOYS.
VOLUNTEERS WORKED ALL WEEK
SETTING UP SANTA'S WORKSHOPS,
AND WRAPPING GIFTS.
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