TONIGHT ON "NEWSWATCH,"
DEADLY SNOWSTORM BURIES PARTS OF
THE PLAINS.
SEE WHERE THE SYSTEM IS HEADING
NEXT.
PLUS WHY LEADERS IN THE BLACK
COMMUNITY ARE SPEAKING OUT
AGAINST PRESIDENT OBAMA'S PLANS
FOR GUN CONTROL.
MEET ONE OF THE NEWEST
REPUBLICANS SHAKING THINGS UP IN
THE SENATE.
OUR DAVID BRODY SITS DOWN WITH
TED CRUZ, ALL OF THIS AND MORE
TONIGHT ON "NEWSWATCH." GOOD
EVENING I AM MARK MARTIN.
AND I AM WENDY GRIFFITH.
A WINTER STORM PUMMELED THE
NATION'S HEART LAND LEAVING MUCH
OF IT BURIED IN SNOW.
STORM MOVED ON TO THE UPPER
MIDWEST AND EAST COAST THIS
WEEKEND INCLUDING POSSIBLE
TORNADOS.
MONSTER STORMS STRETCHING
MORE THAN A THOUSAND MILES AND
AFFECTING ONE-FIFTH OF AMERICANS
WITH A COMBINATION OF SNOW, ICE
AND TORNADOSES.
THREE TWISTERS TOUCHED DOWN IN
MS MISSISSIPPI AND LA FUENTE.
IN TEXAS A WOMAN WAS KILLED.
THUNDER SNOW STRUCK PARTS OF
KANSAS AND MISSOURI.
INSTEAD OF POURING RAIN, IT
POURED SNOW AROUND A FOOT AND A
HALF IN KANSAS.
CONDITIONS MADE DRIVING
TREACHEROUS.
IT IS A MESS OUT HERE.
WINTER WEATHER SHUT DOWN
HIGHWAYS.
ACROSS THE MIDWEST CREWS WORKED
TO CLEAR ABANDONED VEHICLES
AFTER MANY GOT STUCK IN THE
SNOW.
OUT OF CONTROL.
LOST CONTROL DUE TO THE WEATHER
CONDITION.
SCARY?
YES, IT IS.
WINTER STORM MADE TRAVEL
TOUGH FOR POLICE CARS AND POSTAL
TRUCKS.
LAST ONE GOD STUCK SIX TIMES.
WE HAVE GONE TO EXTRAORDINARY
MEASURES.
VISIBILITY EXTREMELY
DIFFICULT INCLUDING THIS ONE IN
OMAHA, NEBRASKA.
HUNDREDS OF FLIGHTS HAVE BEEN
GROUNDED.
AT THE PEAK OF THE STORM, SNOW
FELL THREE INCHES PER HOUR.
CHECK OUT THIS TIME LAPSE OF
SNOW FALLING IN ARKANSAS.
NOT EVERYONE IN THE MIDWEST
DREAD THE PRECIPITATION.
FARMERS SAY THE SNOW IS WHAT
THEY HAVE BEEN PRAYING FOR AND
CALL IT A BLESSING.
THIS WILL GET SPRING CROPS
GROWING.
OATHS AND ALFALFA.
PARTS OF WISCONSIN, SNOW CAME
DOWN FAST AROUND FURIOUS
RESULTING IN REDUCED VISIBILITY
AND SLICK ROADS.
FORECASTERS SAY THE WINTER STORM
WILL REDEVELOPED OFF THE EAST
COAST BRINGING HEAVY RAIN AND
POSSIBLY MORE SNOW.
FOR MORE ON WHAT FOLKS ALONG
THE COAST CAN EXPECT HERE IS
ACCUWEATHER VALLEY SMOCK.
REPORTER: IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY
YEAR WINTER TARGETS ONE YEAR,
THREE YEARS AGO PHILADELPHIA AND
WASHINGTON, D.C. THIS YEAR
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND.
COUPLE OF INGREDIENTS WE HAVE
HIGH PRESSURE PROVIDING COLD AIR
INTO THE NORTHEAST AND BOUNDARY
INTO THE SOUTHEAST.
OUT AHEAD FOR FRIDAY, SATURDAY,
NEW ENGLAND, DRY TRANQUIL
WEATHER PATTERN.
IN THE SOUTH THAT IS WHEN ALONG
THE BOUNDARY THE STORM IS GOING
TO FORM PROVIDING HEAVY RAIN.
WE COULD BE LOOKING FOR HEAVY
RAINS.
ON SATURDAY, IT WILL STRENGTHEN.
BALTIMORE, D.C. PHILADELPHIA,
NEW YORK CITY, YOU ARE LOOKING
AT A RAIN MAKER.
WHERE THE COLD AIR IS, IS WHERE
YOU'LL SEE THE HEAVIEST SNOW
FALL.
THREE TO SIX INCHES ON
PROVIDENCE AND MAINE, SIX TO
TWELVE.
PRESIDENT OBAMA CALLED HOUSE
SPEAKER JON JOHN BOEHNER AND
MITCH MCCONNELL, 85 BILLION
DOLLARS IN CUT WILLS HIT THE
MILITARY AND SOME DOMESTIC
PROGRAMS.
PRESIDENT BLAMES REPUBLICANS FOR
THE CUTS.
SOME SAY THE PRESIDENT SHARES
SOME, TOO.
WHITE HOUSE RECOMMENDED IT,
FRANKLY BACK IN AUGUST 2011.
BASICALLY THE PRESIDENT AND
SPEAKER PUT TOGETHER THE DEAL.
NOW WE ARE FEELING THE AFFECTS
OF THE DEAL.
PRESIDENT AND DEMOCRATS WANT
MORE TAX INCREASES.
REPUBLICANS HAVE ALREADY AGREED
TO MORE TAXES.
NOW TIME FOR SPENDING CUTS.
JOINING US IS PHILIP LOWHAUS
NOW WITH THE AMERICAN ENTERPRISE
INSTITUTE.
WELCOME, PHILLIP.
HOW WILL IT AFFECT OUR
READINESS?
IT IS ALREADY BECOMING
APPARENT AS EVIDENCE BY THE FACT
THE USS TRUMAN WASN'T ABLE TO GO
ON ITS MISSION TO THE PERSIAN
GULF RECENTLY.
FURLOUGHING OF HUNDRED THOUSAND
CIVILIANS.
80% ARE OUTSIDE OF WASHINGTON.
THIS IS TRULY SOMETHING PEOPLE
ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE GOING
TO NOTICE AND ENEMIES ABROAD ARE
WATCHING AS WELL.
WILL MILITARY CONTRACTORS
WILL BE IMPACTED OR THIS IMPACT
OVERSTATED?
IMPACT IN THE NEAR TERM IS
NOT AS BIG SIMPLY BECAUSE
CONTRACTS THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH
PRIOR TO THE BEGINNING OF THIS
CALENDAR YEAR ARE NOT AFFECTED.
HOWEVER, THE REST OF THE FISCAL
AND CALENDAR YEAR GOES ON, A LOT
OF THE CONTRACTS ARE CALLING
UNDER QUESTION.
MANY OF THE CONTRACTS HAVE
CLAUSES.
SOMETHING CHANGES IN
LEGISLATION, CONTRACTS CAN GO UP
FOR REVIEW.
WE WILL BE SEEING THIS IN THE
NEAR FUTURE.
LARGER CONTRACTS ARE GOING TO
STAY IN PLACE FOR THE NEXT
SEVERAL MONTHS.
IF CONGRESS DOESN'T ACT QUICKLY,
THOUGH WILL TAKE PLACE AS WELL.
AUTOMATIC CUTS, DO YOU THINK
THAT IS WHERE THE CUTTING SHOULD
BE DONE?
IT WOULD BE HARD TO FIND AN
ANALYST THAT DOESN'T THINK THERE
IS SOME SORT OF WASTE, FRAUD AND
ABUSE.
THESE ARE UNIFORM.
THEY DON'T ALLOW PLANNERS OR OMB
OR ANYBODY WITHIN THE
ADMINISTRATION OR FEDERAL
AGENCIES TO DECIDE WHERE THESE
CUTS SHOULD GO THROUGH.
THERE MAYBE SOME PROGRAMS VITAL
TO OUR NATIONAL SECURITY, FOR
EXAMPLE.
THOSE PROGRAMS ARE GOING TO BE
CUT TO THE SAME EXTENT AS
PROGRAMS THAT AREN'T VITAL AT
ALL.
SPLEJ HAMMER AFFECT TO CUTS IS
WHAT MAKES THEM DANGEROUS.
THANKS SO MUCH FOR BEING WITH
US.
BUSINESS AND LABOR GROUPS
ANNOUNCED A KEY PART OF
IMMIGRATION REFORM DEAL.
A NEW PROGRAM THAT LETS LOWER
SKILLED WORKERS COME TO THE U.S.
U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND
AFLCIO REACHED CONSENSUS AFTER
WEEKS OF NEGOTIATIONS.
MOMENTUM IS GROWING FOR AN
IMMIGRATION BILL AFTER YEARS OF
DEADLO
DEADLOCK.
IT WOULD NEED TO ADDRESS A
PATHWAY TO CITIZENSHIP FOR IF 11
MILLION IMMIGRANTS IN THE U.S.
ANOTHER ISSUE FACING
WASHINGTON IS GUN CONTROL.
SOME ARE CALLING FOR MORE E
STRIKSS.
OTHERS ARE CALLING FOR LESS.
THAT IS WHAT PAUL STRAND FOUND
IN WASHINGTON TODAY
REPORTER: HAS THE VICTIMS OF
THE MOST GUN VIOLENCE, YOU WOULD
THINK AFRICAN-AMERICANS WOULD BE
LEADING THE GUN CONTROL.
THEY SAID NO, THEY ARE NEEDED IN
ABIDING CITIZENS.
THEY WERE MURDERED BY
CRIMINALS AND IN COMMUNITIES,
SOUTH BRONX AND HARLEM AND CITY
THAT IS HAD THE STRICTEST GUN
CONTROL LAWS
REPORTER: THE ONLY THING THAT
COULD HAVE SAVED HIS BROTHERS
GOOD CITIZENS WITH GUNS.
COPS CAN'T BE EVERYWHERE AT
ALL TIMES.
THE FIRST LINE OF OFFENSE ARE
GOOD PEOPLE WITH GUNS THAT CAN
DEFEND THEIR COMMUNITIES
REPORTER: 41% OF WHITES HAVE
GUNS, ONLY 16% OF BLACKS.
BLACKS ARE LEASTED ARMED AND
MOST ASSAULTED CITIZENS IN OUR
COUNTRY
REPORTER: BIG ISSUE IS
PROTECTING CITIZEN'S
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND THE
CONSTITUTION ITSELF.
MIGHT GIVE US WAYS TO STEP
CORRECTLY.
CONSTITUTION TO THE UNITED
STATES IS THE LIGHT THAT ALLOWS
US TO WALK CONSISTENTLY AND
CONSTANTLY.
REPORTER: SEATTLE PASTOR KEN
HUTCHINSON HAS SUFFERED FROM
BONE CANCER.
THE PAIN OFTEN TIMES IS
UNBEARABLE.
I CAME FROM SEATTLE BECAUSE THIS
IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN MY
HEALTH.
A LONG HISTORY OF WHITES
CONTROLLING THEM AND JIM CROW
LAWS.
REPORTER: IN MANY BLACK
COMMUNITIES.
WE HAVE HAD A HISTORY WHERE
THE LAW CAN'T BE TRUSTED.
WHAT IS NEEDED IS BETTER
ARMED GOOD PEOPLE AND LESS OF AN
ASSAULT ON SECOND AMENDMENT.
PAUL RY
PAUL STRAN, CBN NEWS,
WASHINGTON.
A FAMILY WILL BE ABLE TO --
THEY WERE FORCED TO FLEE
GERMANY.
U.S. JUSTICE DEPARTMENT HAS
ARGUED AGAINST THE ROMEIKI
FAMILY SAYING HOME SCHOOLING
ISN'T A FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT.
IT IS OBVIOUSLY THEY HAVE
SUFFERED AND GROUNDS FOR ASYLUM.
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT MAYBE MORE
WORRIED ABOUT RELATIONS WITH
GERMANY.
THERE MAYBE A LONG LIST OF
FAMILIES LOOKING TO FLEE GERMANY
FOR THE U.S.
COMING UP, HEADING TO THE
PHILIPPINES WHERE SOME ARE STILL
PICKING UP THE PIECES AFTER LAST
YEAR'S TYPHOON.
AMERICAN PASTOR IMPRISONED IN
IRAN BECAUSE OF HIS FAITH
RELEASED A LETTER DETAILING HIS
ABUSE FOR THE FIRST TIME SAEED
ABEDINI ADMITTED TO FAMILY HE IS
FACING HORRIFIC PRESSURES,
VIOLENCE AND PSYCHOLOGICAL
WARFARE.
32-YEAR-OLD FATHER OF TWO SAYS
CONDITIONS INSIDE EVIN PRISON
ARE TORTUROUS.
THEY ARE WAITING FOR ME TO DENY
CHRIST.
THEY WILL NEVER GET THIS FROM
ME.
LAST YEAR AMERICAN CENTER FOR
LAW AND JUSTICE FILED FOR HIM.
TO SEE THE FULL STORY GO TO
CBNNEWS.COM.
VICTIMS OF TYPHOON BOPA MORE
THAN 1,000 DIED AND DESTROYED
200,000 HOMES AND DISPLACED MORE
THAN ONE MILLION PEOPLE.
A CBN NEWS DISASTER RELIEF TEAM
IS STILL ON THE GROUND.
LUCILLE TALUSAN HAS MORE.
REPORTER: MOST OF THE VICTIMS
ARE STILL BYES DISPLACED.
THIS PROOF ILLEGALLY LOGGING IS
RAMPED.
ILLEGAL LOGGING IS ONE OF THE
REASONS THEY RECEIVED THE FULL
BRUNT OF TYPHOON BOPHA.
THE LAND AND SOIL ERODED.
CONTINUOUS RAINS BRING FLASH
FLOODS AND DEVASTATION.
THE PEOPLE ARE GETTING DESPERATE
AFTER LIVING FOR MONTHS IN
MAKESHIFT TENTS AND EVACUATION
CENTERS.
THE CBN DISASTER RELIEF TEAM HAS
NOT LEFT THEM.
THEY ARE STILL ON THE GROUND TO
ELEVATE THEIR HARDSHIP.
THEY ARE GIVING MEDICAL CARE AND
FIXING THEIR PIPES.
THANK YOU FOR COMING.
YOU HAVE MADE ALL THE PEOPLE
HERE VERY HAPPY
REPORTER: CBN HELPED VICTIMS
GET BACK TO WORK AFTER THE STORM
WASHED AWAY THEIR MEANS OF
MAKING A LIVING.
IT DESTROYED OUR HOUSE, MY
FISHING BOAT.
MY ONLY SOURCE OF INCOME.
EVERYTHING IS GONE.
I ONLY HAVE THIS SMALL CANOE.
REPORTER: WE HAVE TO BEG FOR
FOOD BECAUSE WE HAVE NO MONEY TO
BUY FOOD.
I TOLD MY HUSBAND, GOD IS MY
ONLY HELP.
REPORTER: WHEN CBN MADE THEM
A NEW FISHING BOAT, IT HELPED
THEM STRENGTHEN THEIR FAITH.
THANK YOU, LORD, FOR
ANSWERING OUR PRAYERS.
THANK YOU CBN BECAUSE YOU ARE
GOD'S ANSWER TO OUR PRAYERS.
REPORTER: CBN HAS PROVIDED
MATERIALS FOR BUILDING SCHOOLS
AND LAMPS TO BRING LIGHTS TO
AREAS WHERE ELECTRICITY IS
EXPECTED TO BE SHUT OFF FOR
MONTHS.
EVEN THOUGH CONDITIONS WILL BE
BACK TO NORMAL, ITS PEOPLE WILL
NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN.
THROUGH THE MINISTRY OF CBN,
THEY HAVE THE HOPE OF MOVING
FORWARD IN LIFE AND FAITH.
LUCILLE TALUSAN, CBN NEWS,
PHILIPPINES.
THANK YOU, LUCILLE.
UP NEXT, THE MAN NAMED GOP ROCK
STAR, TEXAS SENATOR TED CRUZ
TALKS ABOUT HIS RISE IN THE
REPUBLICAN PARTY.
WELCOME BACK, TED CRUZ HAS
JUST ARRIVED IN THE SENATE FROM
TEXAS.
QUICKLY BECAME ONE OF THE FEW
REPUBLICANS BEING CALLED A
POTENTIAL ROCK STAR.
ALREADY SHAKING THINGS UP IN
WASHINGTON.
WHAT MAKES THIS LONE STAR
LAWMAKERS TICK?
DAVID BRODY TRAVELED TO TEXAS
FOR THIS FOCUS REPORT.
REPORTER: THIS IS WHAT TRULY
DRIVES TED CRUZ, TIME AT HOME
WITH WIFE AND DAUGHTERS IN
HOUSTON AWAY FROM WASHINGTON'S
HUSTLE AND BUSTLE.
FAMILY DEVOTIONS TAKE PRIORITY
FOR THE CRUZ FAMILY.
ALTHOUGH DADDY FACES IMPORTANT
WORK WHEN MR. CRUZ GOES TO
WASHINGTON.
IN THE TWO MONTHS SINCE TED CRUZ
DESCENDED ON WASHINGTON BLAZED A
REMARKABLE PATH.
FIRST, THANKS BE TO GOD.
TO HIM BE THE GLORY.
HARVARD LAW SCHOOL, CRUZ
STARTED AS POLITICAL UNKNOWN
REGISTERING 2% IN THE POLL.
TEA PARTY BACKING AND A STRONG
MESSAGE, HOWEVER LED TO A
PRIMARY WIN AGAINST GOP
LIEUTENANT GOV NORTH POLE AND
POWERED HIM TO THE SENATE.
IT WAS BREATHTAKING AND A
TESTAMENT TO THE GRASS ROOTS TO
WHAT WE, THE PEOPLE CAN DO
STANDING TOGETHER.
REPORTER: CRUZ FAMILY USED TO
OVERCOMING ODDS.
CUBAN FATHER ARRIVED IN THE
STATES AT AGE 18 SPEAKING NO
ENGLISH WITH 100 BUCKS TO HIS
NAME.
FIRST JOB AS A DISHWASHER TO
REGULARLY WORKING SEVEN DAY AS
WEEK AND PUT HIMSELF THROUGH
COLLEGE.
AFTER DECADES IN BUSINESS, HE
TRAVELS AS BAPTIST PASTOR.
MY DAD HAS BEEN MY HERO.
REPORTER: AN UP BRINGING
FILLED WITH POLITICAL DISCUSSION
AROUND THE FAMILY TABLE.
HE EVEN MEMORIZED THE U.S.
CONSTITUTION AS A SUPER SMART
HIGH SCHOOLER.
I GAVE 80 SPEECHES ALL OVER
THE STATE ON FREE MARKET AND
CONSTITUTION.
REPORTER: IN COLLEGE, CRUZ
BEGAN TO CONNECT THE
CONSTITUTION WITH CHRISTIAN
FAITH.
ROBBIE GEORGE HELPED HIM EMBRACE
CONCEPT OF NATURAL LAW.
LIFE, LIBERTY AND PROPERTY.
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS ARE GIVEN TO
EVERY ONE OUF US BY GOD.
ROLE OF GOVERNMENT IS TO PROTECT
THOSE RIGHTS.
REPORTER: THAT BECAME CENTRAL
TO CRUZ'S CORE.
CRUZ, A SOUTHERN BAPTIST DOESN'T
SHY AWAY FROM TALKING ABOUT HIS
FAITH.
AT THE END OF THE DAY IT IS
NOT ORGANIZED RELIGION.
IT IS NOT GOING TO A CHURCH.
IT IS A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP
WITH JESUS CHRIST AS YOUR LORD
AND SAVIOR.
REPORTER: HE IS DETERMINED
NOT TO USE IT AS A WEAPON.
ANYONE IN POLITICS, YOU HAVE
A SPECIAL OBLIGATION TO AVOID
BEING A PHARISEE.
TO VOID OSTENTATIOUSLY WRAPPING
YOURSELF IN YOUR FAITH.
REPORTER: CRUZ HAS TAKEN
STRONG STANDS AGAINST FACING THE
DEBT CEILING AND GRILLING
DEFENSE SECRETARY CHUCK HAGEL.
WE DO NOT KNOW, FOR EXAMPLE
IF HE RECEIVED COMPENSATION FOR
GIVEN PAID SPEECHES AT EXTREME
OR RADICAL GROUPS.
SENATOR CRUZ HAS GONE OVER
THE LINE.
HE BASICALLY HAS IMPUGNED THE
PATRIOTISM OF THE NOMINEE.
REPORTER: NATIONAL REVIEW RAN
THE HEADLINE "FIRST CLASS CRUZ,
NEXT GREAT CONSERVATIVE HOPE."
HE HAS BEEN CALLED THE
REPUBLICAN BARACK OBAMA
REPORTER: THEY ARE CALLING
YOU A GOP ROCK STAR, WHAT DO YOU
THINK?
I PAY VERY LITTLE ATTENTION
TO THE MEDIA.
IT IS A FICKLE CREATURE.
REPORTER: HE IS FOCUSSED ON A
NEW REPUBLICAN PARTY.
I THINK PRESIDENT OBAMA IS
THE MOST RADICAL PRESIDENT WE
HAVE SEEN.
I THINK AN AWFUL LOT OF
REPUBLICANS FAILED TO STAND FOR
PRINCIPLE AND CONTRIBUTED TO
GETTING US IN THIS MESS.
YOU WANT A DOLLY BED.
LET'S GO GET IT, OKAY?
HEIDI CRUZ LEARNED SOMETHING
OLS ABOUT HIM DURING THE UPHILL
BATTLE FOR THE SENATE.
HE ONLY GOT BETTER AND BETTER
WHEN THINGS GOT TOUGHER.
THAT GAVE VOTERS AND US AS HIS
FAMILY A LOT OF CONFIDENCE, HE
IS VERY GOOD
REPORTER: CALM IN THE
STRENGTH OF A STORM,
INTERESTING.
YEAH.
I AM NOT SURE THAT IS TRUE
AROUND THE DINNER TABLE.
REPORTER: IT IS SURE TRUE IN
NATIONAL POLITICS, DAVID BRODY,
CBN NEWS, IN HOUSTON, TEXAS.
REPORTER: UP NEXT, HIDDEN
HEROS HOW ONE MAN'S MEAGER JOB
AND BITTER HEART HAS PAID FOR
HUNDREDS OF MEDICAL PROCEDURES
FOR CHILDREN IN NEED.
SOMETIMES IT IS THE
UNIMPOSING STRANGER YOU PASS ON
A DAILY BASIS THAT TURNS OUT TO
BE A HIDDEN HERO.
THAT IS THE CASE FOR ONE
QUIET SHOE SHINER IN PITTSBURGH.
ALBERT LEXY HAS BEEN TAKING THE
BUS TO THE LOCAL CHILDRENS'
HOSPITAL WITH HIS SHOE SHINE IN
TOW.
HIS GIFT IS GIVING BACK.
HE SHINES SHOES FOR $5 AND GIVES
TIPS TO THE CHILDRENS' HOSPITAL
FREE CARE FUND.
HE DOES IT BECAUSE HE LOVES
THE KIDS.
HEART IS TREMENDOUS.
HE HAS DONATED OVER A THIRD
OF HIS LIFETIME SALARY.
HE IS A PHILANTHROPIST.
HE IS AN ENTREPRENEUR.
GOOD TO BE A HERO.
HIS DONATIONS TO POOR
FAMILIES, LEXY HAS DONATED
$200,000 TO SICK KIDS.
THAT IS INCREDIBLE.
A SHOE SHINER DONATING THAT KIND
OF MONEY.
WHAT AN EXAMPLE OF CHRIST.
MAYBE HE IS AN ANGEL.
THAT IS ALL FOR THIS EDITION OF
"NEWSWATCH."
REMEMBER YOU CAN E-MAIL YOUR
COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS AT
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HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND.
GOOD NIGHT.
