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GRAHAM.
PRESIDENT TRUMP'S TWITTER
RESPONSES
ARE BRINGING MORE ATTENTION.
HERE IS
THE STORY FROM WASHINGTON.
DESPITE SET BACKS, WORKS
ARE
PREPARING TO REPLACE
OBAMACARE.
WE DON'T REPLACE
SUBSIDIES, NOW
SAYING WE ARE AFRAID TO
REPEAL THE
TAXES. WHAT HAPPENED TO
THESE PEOPLE,
THEY WERE ALL FOR REPEALING
OBAMACARE.
PRESIDENT TRUMP AGREED
TWEETED "IF
REPUBLICAN SENATOR ARE
WORRIED ABOUT
PASSING WHAT THEY HAVE NOW,
THEY
SHOULD REPEAL AT A LATER
DATE.
" BUT IT WAS OVERSHADOWED BY
THE
MEDIA.
ON SUNDAY TRUMP TWEETED THIS
VIDEO OF
AN OLD WWE MATCH.
IN IT THE PRESIDENT TAKES
DOWN A
FIGURE WITH A CNN LOGO NOW
BEING
CALLED THE TWEET IN SIDIARY
SAYING IT
IS A VIOLENT POST. WHERE
WILL HIS
DOWNWARD SPIRAL TAKE US. AND
THE
MODERN COMMUNICATION IS NOT
THE
ISSUE, IT'S THE CRUEL FOUL
UNPRESIDENTIAL CONTENT.
TOM BOZER DISAGREES.
INCLUDING THE TWEETS
ABOUT FAKE
MEDIA.
FAKE MEDIA IS TRYING TO
SILENCE
US.
HE SPOKE TO THE
IMPORTANCE OF
FAITH IN AMERICA HISTORY.
ABOVE ALL ELSE, WE KNOW
THIS, IN
AMERICA, WE DON'T WORSHIP
GOVERNMENT,
WE WORSHIP GOD.
LOOKING AHEAD THE
PRESIDENT HAS A
VERY IMPORTANT WEEK AS HE
READYS FOR
A LONG AWAITED MEETING.
IT'S A SAD DAY WHEN THE
PRESIDENT
OF THE UNITED STATES
ENCOURAGES
VIOLENCE AGAINST REPORTER'S.
TRUMP
TWEETED THE MEDIA WILL NEVER
ACCOMPLISH OUR OBJECTIVES
BETWEEN THE
WHITE HOUSE AND THE PEOPLE.
HE HAS
NOT RESPONDED TO QUESTIONS
ABOUT THE
TWEET.
> THE MAJOR CONVERSATION
BETWEEN
THE PRESIDENT AND THE
LEADERS OF
JAPAN.
THE PRESIDENT SPOKE TO THE
PRESIDENT
OF CHINA AND JAPAN AND SPOKE
ABOUT
NORTH KOREA.
THEY TALKED ABOUT THE
BALLISTIC
MISSILE PROGRAM AND TALKED
ABOUT A
TRADE RELATIONSHIP WITH
AMERICA. THEY
WILL MEET FOR A SUMMIT IN
GERMANY.
WITH AN ATTEMPT TO TAKE
FULL
VICTORY IN MOSUL.
THEY FOUGHT BACK AND KILLING
ONE HAD
SOLDIER AND KILLING PEOPLE
AT A
REFUGEE CAMP USING WOMEN AS
COVERS.
THIS IS IN ITS NINTH MONTH.
A DOCTOR WHO WAS THE
TARGET OF A
SHOOTER FRIDAY WASN'T THERE.
DR. MOHAMMED A MED IS
BAFFLED AND
DIDN'T KNOW WHY BELLO WAS
TRYING TO
KILL HIM.
HE HAD TROUBLE WITH SO MANY
MEMBERS
OF STAFF.
HE KILLED A DOCTOR WHO WAS
WORKING AS
A FAVOR TO SOMEONE ELSE. HE
ALSO SHOT
AND INJURED SIX OTHERS
BEFORE KILLING
HIMSELF.
AMIDST A CHAOS OF AN
ACTIVE
SHOOTER AUTHORITIES HAVE TO
MAKE IN
ORDER TO SAVE LIVES. THERE
IS MORE
INFORMATION AVAILABLE THANKS
FOR
FIRST RESPONDERS.
IT MAY LOOK LIKE THE
LATEST VIDEO
GAME.
BUT THIS IS NOT A GAME. IT'S
THE
LATEST VIRTUAL TRAINING
PLATFORM AND
CAN NOW BE USED BY FIRST
RESPONDERS
ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
FIRST RESPONDERS LIKE LAW
ENFORCEMENT
AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS WHO
COULD 1 DAY
FACE AN ACTIVE SHOOTER
SITUATION. THE
PROGRAM IS CALLED EDGE FOR
ENHANCED
DYNAMIC GEO SOLDIER ADVISORS
USING
THE SAME EQUIPMENT AND SAME
TACTICS
THEY ARE FAMILIAR WITH.
THE SAME EQUIPMENT THAT IS
USED IN
TRAINING IS REAL. FROM A
MOLOTOV
COCKTAIL TO TRAINING USED
INSIDE A
SCHOOL ALLOWING THE FIRST
RESPONDERS
TO PRACTICE AND STRATEGIZE
DIFFERENT
WAYS OF HANDLING THE SAME
SITUATION.
THE PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED BY
HOMELAND
SECURITY SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY AND
PART OF THE RESEARCH LAB.
ALL YOU NEED IS INTERNET
ACCESS TO
TRAIN AT YOUR OWN DESK.
THEY ARE TRAINING STAFF
AND
MULTIPLE AGENCIES SUCH AS
POLICE
PROTECTING AND FIREFIGHTERS
AND
OTHERS WHILE FIREFIGHTERS
FIGHT A
BLAZE AND MEDICAL PERSONNEL
TO HELP
THEM.
THIS IS FOR FIRE AND
POLICE AND
EMS TOGETHER. SINCE WE DON'T
HAVE
TIME TO GET THEM ALTOGETHER
IN REAL
LIFE.
THIS IS MODIFIED TO MEET
THE
DEPARTMENT'S SPECIFIC NEEDS.
ERIC ROSALES, CBN NEWS
WASHINGTON.
Efrem: THERE IS A LAW THAT
PREVENTS
AND RULE FROM PASTORS AND
WOULD DENY
THE IRS THE ENFORCE THE
63-YEAR-OLD
RULE KNOWN AS THE JOHNSTON
AMENDMENT.
THE IRS RULE IS ENFORCED
UNEVENLY
SAYING SOME CHURCHES AND
DEMOCRATIC
AREAS ARE SUPPORTIVE OF
POLITICAL
CANDIDATES EVEN ALLOWED TO
SPEAK FROM
THE PULPIT.
THEY ARE DISCOURAGED FROM
EVEN
APPEARING POLITICAL. THEY
WILL
DISCUSS THIS WHEN THIS COME
BACK FROM
RECESS IN JULY.
A CROSS WAS ERECTED IN
1941 FOR
FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT.
THE COURT ORDERED THE
MONUMENT
REMOVED AS A VIOLATION TO
THE
INSTITUTION AND CHRISTIANS.
HUNDREDS
OF PEOPLE WHO WANT TO SEE
THE CROSS
THEY PUT HAVE NOW RALLIED
AROUND IT
AND THEY DID THAT LAST WEEK.
ALMOST ANNUALLY, CROSSES
WERE
ERECTED AT THIS SITE,
SUNRISE
SERVICES WERE HELD HERE.
THOUSANDS OF
PEOPLE PARTICIPATED AND THE
MILITARY
ALSO PARTICIPATED IN TERMS
OF THE
CHAPLAINS GIVING THE
MESSAGE, BANDS
PLAYING AND SO FORTH. IN ONE
FORM OR
ANOTHER IT'S BEEN AT THIS
LOCATION IN
ONE TIME OR ANOTHER. EVEN
OUR FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT WAS AT ONE TIME
DOING THIS.
THEY SAY IT'S NOT TIME TO
ERASE
HISTORY EVEN THOUGH THIS WAS
ONCE
PART OF HISTORY.
IT IS TAKING ON THE CITY'S
APPEAL AT
NO CHARGE.
STILL TO COME, THIS
PRESSURE TO
CREATE THIS PINTEREST
WEDDING. MANY
SEE HOW MUCH MORE MONEY
COUPLES SPEND
ON A WEDDING, THE MORE
LIKELY THEY
ARE TO GET DIVORCED.
WE HAVE THAT COMING UP RIGHT
AFTER
THIS.
THIS.
Efrem: THESE DAYS, COUPLES
ARE
SPENDING NEARLY TWICE AS
MUCH ON
WEDDINGS AS THEY DID 10
YEARS AGO.
SOME MONEY EXPERTS AND EVEN
PASTORS
FIND THIS TROUBLING. HEATHER
SELLS
BREAKS DOWN THE REASONS WHY.
FOR MOST BRIDE'S IT
STARTS WITH
THIS, THOUSANDS OF PICTURES
AND IDEAS
TO HELP PLAN THE PERFECT
WEDDING.
IT'S CERTAINLY A LOT OF
PRESSURE.
CORY GOT MARRIED AND
FOUND IT
DIFFICULT TO MEET THE
CHALLENGE SET
BY SOCIAL MEDIA.
I THINK WEDDINGS ARE AS
MUCH A
BIGGER DEAL THAN IT USED TO
BE. IT'S
NOT TWO PEOPLE ARE GETTING
MARRIED,
IT'S WHAT KIND OF PARTY ARE
YOU GOING
TO THROW.
AND MORE OF THESE
FEELINGS.
IT'S MORE PRESSURE TO
HAVE THE
PERFECT WEDDING WHICH MAYBE
WHY THE
BRIDE AND GROOM SPEND MORE
THAN
$$28,000 COMPARED TO $16,000.
THIS MAY PROLONG IT FOR A
WHILE.
THIS IS DELAYED FOR THE
PERFECT
VENUE, PERFECT COLORS.
HE SAYS IT'S WHAT HE
CALLED THE
PERFECT PINTEREST DREAM
WEDDING. THE
GOAL IS TO HELP THE COUPLE
FOCUS AND
FOCUS ON THE MARRIAGE.
LOOKING UP TO GOD AND WHO
HE IS
ACCORDING TO THE GOSPEL AND
WHO WE
ARE IN CHRIST AND HOW WE
POSTURE
OURSELVES IN SOCIAL MEDIA.
THE REASONS TO BACK UP
FOR A
FRUGAL WEDDING FROM A COUPLE
GOING
$20,000 ROUTE DIVORCE MORE
THAN THOSE
WHO SPEND LESS THAN $10,000.
SUGGESTING GOING MORE WITH
FAMILY AND
FRIENDS AND NOT NECESSARILY
MORE
MONEY. THEY BELIEVE IT COULD
INCREASE
YOUR CHANCE OF A HAPPY
MARRIAGE. HE
CALLS IT THE BIG FAT GREEK
WEDDING
FACTOR.
MAYBE TO HAVE A CHEAPER
VENUE AND
A LOT OF YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS
THERE.
IT SEEMS TO BE THE FORMULA
ITSELF FOR
THE GREAT FORMULA QUALITY.
MY FAMILY AND I GREW UP
TOGETHER
AND I COULDN'T IMAGINE
HAVING
SOMETHING SMALL.
ALSO GOT HELP WITH THE
BUDGET.
THE COUPLE CUT CORNERS
AND HIRES A
PHOTOGRAPHER FOR THE DAY AND
BOUGHT
WHOLESALE FLOWERS. SHE SAYS
HER MOM
TAUGHT HER ABOUT
STEWARDSHIP.
TOGETHER THEY MADE CENTER
PIECES AND
A LOT OF THE DECORATIONS.
THERE IS A LOT OF THINGS
THAT YOU
CREATED AND KNOW YOU DIDN'T
SPEND A
LOT OF MONEY ON IT.
SHE AND HER FIANCE SAVED
A LOT OF
MONEY AND THANKS TO
VOLUNTEERS AND
FRIENDS THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO
SPEND
MONEY ON MUSICIANS AND A
WEDDING
PLANNER .
A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY, WE
LOVE HOW
YOUR WEDDING WAS SO FAMILY
ORIENTED.
SAID WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY
THAT?
AND THEY SAID THERE WAS SO
MUCH
FAMILY THAT WANTED TO BE A
PART.
THAT CAN EXTEND THE
WEDDING BEYOND
THE DATE AND HELP THE COUPLE
WITH
THEIR LIFE. THEY HOPE TO
HELP STEER
COUPLES AWAY FROM THE
PERFECT EVENT.
I THINK THEY ARE RELIEVED
HAVING
SOMEONE TELLING THEM, HEY,
YOU DON'T
HAVE TO MAKE IT ABOUT THESE
THINGS.
THE VALUE OF YOUR WEDDING
ISN'T HOW
MUCH YOU SPEND OR HOW MUCH
PICTURES
ARE POSTED ON INSTAGRAM.
THE VALUE IS THE REASON THAT
GOD
LOVES YOU AND THE CHRISTIAN
WEDDING.
Efrem: IT'S A PARTNERSHIP
BETWEEN
CIVILING LEADERS AND LAW
ENFORCEMENT
AND EVEN MEMBERS OF THE NFL.
THE TIME TO CHANGE IS NOW.
WE'LL TAKE
YOU INSIDE THIS UNIQUE
MINISTRY,
NEXT.
NEXT.
Efrem: A VIRGINIA PASTOR
BELIEVES
POWERFUL EXAMPLES OF STATE
LEADERSHIP
IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE. HE'S
FORMING
LEADERSHIPS WITH THE NFL.
WE'LL SHOW
HOW THIS MAKES A DIFFERENCE.
HE IS PASSIONATE ABOUT
SAVING
YOUNG PEOPLE FROM THE
STREETS. THE
PASTOR OF GOSPEL OF THE
CHURCH
RECENTLY WORE A UNIFORM.
THIS OVERALL MESSAGE TO
THESE YOUNG
PEOPLE, THE TIME FOR CHANGE
IS NOW. A
PROGRAM CALLED "AM I MY
BROTHERS
KEEPER" WHICH IS HELPING
THEM TO
CHANGE THEIR LIFE.
IT'S HELPING TO TO GET
THEM TO
UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A
WAY OUT OF
ALL SITUATIONS.
HE KNOWS WHAT IT'S LIKE
TO PICK UP
THE WRONG PATH. HIS BAD
DECISIONS LED
HIM TO JAIL. WHEN HE WAS 26,
HIS SON
WAS SHOT AND KILLED. HE
WANTS OTHERS
TO AVOID SIMILAR PITFALLS.
I CAN'T DO DRUGS AND
EVERYTHING.
SO WHAT I'M DOING IS GIVING
BACK WHAT
GOD GAVE ME.
HE HOPES TO OPEN UP
COMMUNITY
YOUTH CENTER OFFERING
EDUCATION
SERVICES AND HELPING KIDS
DEALING
WITH GANG VIOLENCE, DRUGS
AND
BULLYING.
WE JUST WANT TO OFFER A
FULL SCALE
OF EVERYTHING THAT'S
PERTAINING TO
THE LIFE THAT WILL HELP TO
MAKE LIFE
MORE COMPLETE AND BETTER.
HIS VISION IS SPREADING.
FORMER
GREEN BAY PACKER ERIN RALPH'S
SUCCESS. HE ALSO GREW UP
HERE AND
SHOWS WHAT CAN BE OBTAINED.
THIS WILL GIVE YOU A
CHANCE TO SEE
THAT HE HAS A COLLEGE
DEGREE, AND
HE'S EDUCATED AND NOW HE HAS
A CAREER.
HE HIGHLIGHTED THE NEED
FOR
GOVERNMENT TO HIGHLIGHT THE
GROUP FOR
COMMUNITY CARE AND EFFORT.
WHEN IT PARTNERS WITH
FAITH BASED
ORGANIZATIONS AND NON-PROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS, THIS
PARTNERSHIP
TOGETHER IS MAKING THINGS
HAPPEN AND
GET OUT OF OUR WAY.
ALSO TO PROVE YOUNG
PEOPLE'S
NEGATIVE PERCEPTION TO LAW
ENFORCEMENT.
I USE THIS TO CATCH WHAT
THEY ARE
SAYING.
OFFERS LIKE THIS AND
TRYING TO
MAKE WHAT THEY ARE SAYING
WORTH IT.
HE HELPS US WITH
UNDERSTANDING.
THIS IS IMPORTANT.
YOUNG PEOPLE ATTENDING
THE
AWARENESS PROGRAM SAY IT
OPENED THEIR
EYES.
AS A TEENAGER, I CAN'T
WAIT TO GET
OUT OF THE HOUSE. WHEN YOU
ARE OUT
THERE, I CAN STAY OUT A
LITTLE BIT
LONGER.
THERE ARE A LOT OF
SHOOTINGS AND
FOR US TO STAY OFF THE
STREETS MORE.
KRISTIN DAVIS LOST A
FRIEND TO GUN
VIOLENCE.
HE WAS AT THE WRONG PLACE
AT THE
WRONG TIME WITH THE WRONG
PEOPLE.
AS A FRIEND, IT'S HARD TO
COPE WITH
THAT.
AND THEY DEAL WITH THE
PROBLEMS
THEIR KIDS FACE.
IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY.
I'M HAPPY THEY ARE ABLE TO
EXPERIENCE
THE WONDERFUL SKITS AND THE
SPEAKERS.
I BELIEVE IT'S GOING TO
EMPOWER THEM
TO MAKE THEM BETTER AND THE
PARENTS
BETTER NOW.
HE SAYS THIS IS NEEDED
NOW MORE
THAN EVER.
CHARLENE AARON. CBN NEWS.
Efrem: STAY WITH US. WE
HAVE MUCH
MORE STRAIGHT AHEAD. WE'LL
BE RIGHT
BACK.
Efrem: "OPERATION
BLESSING" IS
HELPING PEOPLE IN A SMALL
HELPING PEOPLE IN A SMALL
VILLAGE OF
PERU TO GET MEDICAL CARE. IT
TAKES
THE FAMILIES HOURS TO GET
MEDICAL
CARE. THEY OPENED A CLINIC
IN A
VILLAGE TO HELP GET THE
MEDICAL NEEDS
AND THEY ALSO HELP TO
PROVIDE
NUTRITION AND OTHER NEEDS.
YOU HAVE TWO CHOICES, YOU
ARE
WORRY OR YOU CAN WORSHIP.
BUT REMEMBER, YOU WERE NOT
CREATED TO
WORRY. WITH THAT, MAKE THIS
A
MARVELOUS MONDAY.
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SEE YOU TOMORROW.