NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (Aug 2)

Welcome to NTD Evening News. I'm Paul Graney. Here are today's top stories. President Trump calls off U.S. strikes on Iran, saying Middle Eastern countries requested the hold. It's after Iran reportedly agreed to a framework to end the war. Jason Perry with the details. Three killed, seven more injured in a shooting at an In-N-Out burger in Twin Falls, Idaho. Police say the suspect shot and killed himself at the scene. Michigan now reporting cyber attacks on the state's water systems to follow similar attacks on Minnesota's critical infrastructure. Spokane, Washington residents forced to flee as three wildfires close in on the city. Over 5,000 acres have already burned. The State Department advising against travel to the Spanish territory of Ceuta after tens of thousands of migrants flooded the city. European Union heads reacting in alarm at the unprecedented situation. This is NTD Evening News, live from our global headquarters in New York City. It's great to have you here this evening. Paul Graney. President Trump has called off U.S. strikes on Iran. He said Middle Eastern countries requested the hold after Iran reportedly agreed to a framework to end the war. NTD's Jason Perry has the details. President Trump saying he's agreed to pause or even cancel pending U.S. strikes against Iran. Trump announcing the decision on Truth Social on Saturday night and saying that Iran and other Middle Eastern countries requested that the U.S., quote, hold off any attack because Iran has agreed to acceptable perimeters to end the conflict. Trump adding that the agreement would include the, quote, immediate, complete and total opening of the Hormuz Strait and an end to Iran's nuclear threat. Trump saying this on Truth Social, based on this request, I have agreed for the future benefit of the world and likewise, the survival of a successful and prosperous Iran to cancel the subject to being able to rapidly make a deal. Trump also said that Israel joined the United States in the commitment. However, at Camp David a day prior, President Trump saying this. I'm losing faith in them because they do lie and they do misrepresent. And the president giving an example of how he says Iran misrepresents in negotiations. As an example, we'll talk about nuclear and we'll be in there talking about nuclear for seven hours. I say, what is it? What do you need seven? You can take 10 minutes. You have five minutes. You should solve it. But seven hours and then they'll go out and I'll say they discuss nuclear and they'll go out and they'll say, we never discussed nuclear. And I said, why didn't they say that? All they do is make me angry. Given Iran's record of violating previously signed agreements, the president on Saturday also said the U.S. remains, quote, locked and loaded and ready to go against the Islamic Republic of Iran at levels of military terror, strength and power not seen since World War II. On the other hand, Iranian officials on Saturday issuing a threat against what they call Muslim countries, saying that they should reconsider cooperating with the U.S. And if they don't, the regime said they would, quote, burn in the fire of war. Saudi state run media says Saudi's crown prince has stressed the need to prioritize dialogue and de-escalation to reach a diplomatic solution. The U.S. embassy in Jerusalem issuing a security alert to Americans in the Middle East, saying the Iranian regime is unpredictable and that just because U.S. interests or businesses have not been attacked in a country in the past, not ensure their safety now. Jason Perry, NTD News. And from September, OPEC Plus will increase its oil production quota by over 180,000 barrels per day. However, because oil exports have been disrupted by the wars in Iran and Ukraine, many of the production increases announced by OPEC Plus this year have not actually reached the market. OPEC Plus wanted to increase output but wasn't able to. This increase by OPEC Plus though completes the rollback of a 1.65 million barrel per day cut originally agreed to in 2023. And Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur was involved in a crash on her way to church today. She's hospitalized near Toledo, Ohio. The congresswoman from Ohio has served for over 40 years. She reportedly sustained non-life-threatening injuries and another person was also injured and hospitalized. The crash happened at about 10.50 local time. Her ex-speed says the congresswoman is thankful to first responders and medical professionals as well as the hundreds of constituents who reached out. The investigation is ongoing and we'll keep you updated, wishing her a speedy recovery. And now fires are burning across Washington state with parts of the eastern Washington city of Spokane under the highest evacuation order. Here's more. Spokane is home to around 230,000 residents. Three wildfires are closing in on the city with the biggest threat from the old trails fire that started Saturday. By Sunday morning it burned 3,500 acres and destroyed over 600 structures. So far there have been no confirmed reports of lost lives. The three fires together have burned over 5,000 acres. Hundreds of firefighters are in the area from various places. Some are helping in Spokane, some are helping to fight fires in a Spokane suburb. The Washington National Guard was mobilized to help Saturday night. The city is using the Spokane Convention Center as a main shelter for fleeing city residents. Washington Governor Bob Ferguson said on ex-Friday that high temperatures and winds would create dangerous fire conditions. A day later he declared an emergency and said the state's record-setting drought is also a factor. Fire maps show dozens of fires burning across the state. Washington's commissioner of public lands said the firefighters were trying to tackle 10 of the larger ones. As of this year more than a thousand fires have burned 425,000 acres across the state. It's the most since 2021. And Michigan on Saturday joined Minnesota in reporting cyber attacks on the state's water systems. You may remember earlier this week authorities said that cyber attacks targeted over 30 water systems in Minnesota. Michigan receiving a federal cyber alert about unauthorized attempts to tamper with nine of its systems. In a notice the state department of environment said quote all systems continue to operate safely. Issues were addressed by local operators and there are no known impacts that pose the public health concern. The FBI has not publicly identified a culprit but the FBI cybersecurity and infrastructure security agency and other agencies warned that Iranian hackers have been targeting water and wastewater systems and other critical infrastructure sectors. The agency said in a statement yesterday quote the FBI and our interagency partners are fully engaged to protect critical infrastructure and we remain well equipped to protect against cyber threats of all varieties. Again we'll keep you updated. Many immigrants who swam or jumped over fences to rush into Spain's African enclave of Ceuta this week they started turning back. Here's the latest. Exhausted migrants collapse on the beach after swimming to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from Morocco on Saturday. According to Spanish authorities about 50,000 people had crossed into Ceuta by land and sea from Thursday. An unprecedented surge at one of the European Union's only land borders with Africa. Spain says more than 48,000 of them have since returned to Morocco. On Saturday a large group was seen being escorted back by security forces. Officials say at least 67 bodies have been recovered on the Spanish side. Some drowned others crushed while trying to climb the breakwater and border fence. I prefer to die here than to go my back to go back. Mujahid Ahmed said he has been on the move since conflict erupted in his home country of Sudan. One day when I was watching the media I saw that people they are coming by thousands the border so I say let's try. I am not American. If they should return me they should return me to my country and this is a this situation. Can you return the people to the to my to the country that which is having a conflict or crisis war? We are human. Migrants told Reuters they had initially been drawn by viral social media videos and messages from friends suggesting that the heavily guarded border could be breached. Many including Moroccan waiter Yassine Icho said hunger, exhaustion and hostility from locals had crushed their hopes of a new life in Europe. He says he spent a day without food because all the shops and markets were closed. Spain said migrant crossings into Ceuta stopped overnight as police began installing a more than 1,500 foot floating barrier. The head of Ceuta's local government Juan Jesus Vivas says the atmosphere remains tense. Ceuta has not returned to normal. We are not in a state of normalcy. There are still several thousand people in Ceuta who must be returned. The atmosphere among the population of Ceuta remains marked by unease and concern. The mass crossing prompted alarm across the European Union and 22 member states wrote a letter asking for coordinated action to protect external borders and other measures. Ireland, which holds the rotating EU presidency, said it had called an emergency video conference meeting of the bloc's interior ministers to discuss the crisis on Tuesday. And the State Department increasing its travel advisory for Ceuta. That's Spanish territory in Africa. The State Department's travel advisory for Americans to Ceuta is now level three or reconsidered travel. It says that's due to the massive and uncontrolled arrival of migrants from Morocco that could lead to an unpredictable and dangerous security situation. The department saying as a result of the serious situation, Spain has deployed the Spanish military, Spanish National Police and Guardia Civil. The rest of Spain is on a level two travel advisory, meaning Americans should exercise increased caution. A new Fox poll shows that eight in ten registered voters want people to show photo ID before they vote. As you know, President Trump is right now urging Congress to quickly pass the Safe America Act. That bill would make photo ID a requirement. And the same poll also found that even more registered voters want the same standard applied to registering to vote. It's interesting after New Jersey's voter registration controversy. The state says that over 6,000 non-citizens were mistakenly registered to vote. With us now, Josh Findlay, election lawyer and National Election Protection Director at the Texas Public Policy Foundation. Josh, good evening. Thanks so much for being with us. From this poll, Josh, it seems to be a non-partisan issue, at least at the grassroots. Why is it and why is that? And why has it been so difficult to pass the Safe America Act in Washington? Well, this is a non-partisan issue or a bipartisan issue. For months now, poll after poll has shown that 80 percent of Americans, Republican, Democrat, doesn't matter, think that you should have to be a citizen to vote and you should show proof of that citizenship when you register. And that also you should have to show proof of identification when you actually cast a ballot. You know, the thing to remember about all of this is it's 80 percent across the board and every single Democrat has opposed this bill the whole time. The House of Representatives has passed this, a version of it, four times so far. The Senate has not passed it once. The Democrats are holding out. A lot of people want to point to, you know, some Republicans, you know, maybe hiding behind Senate rules. But this is a bipartisan issue and every single Democrat has refused to get behind this bill. Why is that? Well, I think you have to look at New Jersey and find out exactly this is the blueprint for what's happening across the country. Look, in New Jersey, they acknowledged in their motor voter system that 6,600 people said, I am not a citizen. And yet they were still led to a page to register to vote. And this was not a secret. In New Jersey, people knew about this. Last year, a Republican and a Democrat legislator, a Democrat, even co-sponsored this bill to make it so that if you checked a box saying I'm not a citizen, that you would be taken, you would not be taken to a voter registration page. It doesn't seem like you would need a bill to correct this. This seems like a basic administrative fix. So you have to ask yourself, why was the state not willing to just make this fix to prevent non-citizens from registering to vote? Obviously, this is an issue of election integrity, according to President Trump. Is what's happening in New Jersey a symptom of a larger problem around election integrity in America, or at least the perception of a problem? It is. What's happening in New Jersey is really that we're letting people register to vote and then cast ballots based on the honor system. And Politico even reported just last week that it's easy for, it is too easy for non-citizens to register by mistake, even if that happens. And in states across the country, we essentially register people to vote on the honor system. We refuse to check ID when they go to cast their ballots. And then there's a refusal by a lot of states to go back and look at their voter rolls and see if people are properly registered. Remember, there's about 24 states right now that are being sued by the Department of Justice because they have not turned over their voter rolls or described the process that they used to clean those voters. One of those states was New Jersey. And we see here that they, at the very, at the least, were hiding clear mistakes, but at the worst, they were hiding an intentionally bad system. Perhaps people like yourself, Josh, Save America Act supporters, they argue that we need to show photo ID for a whole raft of everyday things, buying alcohol, for example. But improving citizenship is an extra hurdle under this new bill. I'm sure there are Americans who perhaps don't have a passport. Maybe they've misplaced their birth certificate. Are we putting barriers in the way for people to actually cast their vote? No, we're not putting extraneous, additional hardened burdens on people to cast their vote. First of all, remember, casting a vote is a constitutionally enshrined privilege. It's been reserved for US citizens in federal elections. I mean, this is a very important issue. Remember this also, that 400 New Jersey non-citizens cast ballots. Those cancel out the votes of 400 legitimate citizens. Now look, the process that you use to show identification, on the one hand, it's been described by Congressman Brian Stile, who sponsored the Save America Act, as showing the same identification you have to show to buy a beer when you go to the corner store. It should not be a burdensome thing. You also have to provide proof of identification or citizenship to do just about everything in this country. Open a bank account, get on an airplane, so many things. I don't think this is an extraneous burden for such an important privilege as casting a ballot. Would the Save America Act alone solve these problems around election integrity or trust in our elections? I think it would do a lot to solve them. I don't think it's a silver bullet because any law is as good as the way that it's enforced. However, what it would do is it would create a solid minimum standard for states that have a process that is just too easy for non-citizens to register, like New Jersey, like Michigan, these states that don't require proof of identification or citizenship to register to vote or to cast a ballot, or even to request an absentee ballot. There's just too many loopholes in the system. And the Save America Act would provide a minimum standard for a lot of these states. I don't think it'll solve all problems here, but it would be a great first step for a lot of these states that just have too loose of an election system. Well, it seems at least from this one poll, Josh, that there is support for it, at least for photo ID. So we'll wait and see. That's Josh Finley at the Texas Public Policy Foundation. Josh, thank you so much. Thank you. Great to be with you. 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I was a young dad of three amazing kids. I was finally following my dream. Just when you feel like life is starting to come together, you get kind of hit in the face. I was born with a congenital heart defect and had open heart surgery as a kid. I was supposed to go to the heart doctor once a year, and I finally went. He listened to my heart, and I'll never forget, he sat back, and he said, yeah, it's time for open heart surgery, or you risk your aorta rupturing, and that's it. I was scared out of my mind. The night before my open heart surgery, I made a goodbye video for my kids. Be strong. Take care of your mom. I love you guys. Seeing all the kids hug him goodbye and hoping that they were going to be able to hug him again. I love you. But I did make it, thanks to the work of the American Heart Association. So that's why I'm asking you to join me. Please call now or go to helpheart.org. 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Police say the suspected shooter shot and killed himself at the scene. Investigators say he acted alone. Police have identified the suspect as 24-year-old Chad Williams. Police received reports of an active shooter at about 2.30 p.m. local time. Video shows employees and customers fleeing. Police recounted an exceptionally chaotic scene upon arrival. An In-N-Out worker was among those killed. Seven were injured, two in critical condition, with police saying an off-duty state trooper and an armed citizen both fired back and diverted the gunman. The shooting suspect may be included in the number dead. Police say the threat to public is over now. Investigators now working to determine the motive. Our thoughts are with all of those impacted. Now turning to New York City, where Friday an event highlighted Italian-Americans' heritage and contributions. This year however, several community leaders and political candidates are pushing back against Mayor Mondani's immigration tourist map, which did not include Little Italy, the well-known Italian immigrants enclave in lower Manhattan. Let's take a closer look. When I found out that Little Italy here on Martin Mulberry Street was left off the immigration tourist map of the city of New York and also, as was aptly stated, Arthur Avenue in the Bronx, I said to myself that could only be intentional because this is the number one tourist spot for American immigration. The Little Italy right here where we're standing and this year is very special because we will be celebrating the 100th anniversary of the San Gennaro Feast, which is always a great, great festival that we have here in New York City. He left these off because he doesn't recognize the great achievements of the immigrants that came before, like the Italian-Americans have made in medicine, in law, in science, in education, in finance, in business. And they built this city, they built this state, they built this country. When you think of New York, you think of Italian-Americans and the contributions that they gave. And this disrespectful ethnic map didn't only leave off Italian-Americans, but other ethnic communities, the Greeks, the Puerto Ricans, the Jews, all of these other ethnic communities that built New York and made it what it is today. Now, this wasn't something that was accidental. It was intentional because the genius of the United States is assimilation. And we've demonstrated that we've assimilated and we are part of the American fabric here today and not to be forgotten. There's a new class of immigrants who need to understand they also need to assimilate and not divide and not listen to what Mayor Mondavi is promoting. Divisive politics in New York needs to end. The celebration drew over 1,200 attendees, with organizers framing it as a win in the, quote, culture war, with plans to continue related advocacy to keep the tradition alive. Now, coming up, a recent poll shows that socialism is more popular than ever with young Americans. If you look at the role of education, how it could be used to turn the tide after the break. The first time seeing my son, I feel like my life did a 180. I was already trying to change my perspective of life and really just be a father figure that I never had. Being present is the most important part. I'm still growing every day, becoming a better version of myself, to be the better mirror for my son. I mean, he's just grown. He's becoming his own person. Man, first I saw him dance. Bro, he brings the vibes. 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Hi, I'm Ryan Blaney, a third-generation race car driver, and we dedicate a lot of our time to going as fast as possible. My Grandpa Lou is the reason why my dad and I started racing, and I'm really proud to follow in his tracks, but when my grandpa was diagnosed with Alzheimer's, it was a very unexpected bump in the road for us. I've learned a lot on this journey with my Grandpa Lou, and the memories of my grandpa will always be with me, and in our family, we're used to getting involved, and I encourage you to do the same, especially when it comes to caring for your loved ones. When I think about Alzheimer's and the impact it had on my family, I recognize that losing a race isn't such a bad day after all. It's important to notice if older family members are acting differently, experiencing problems with their memory, or having trouble with routine tasks. Talking about Alzheimer's can be really tough, but if you notice something, have a conversation with your loved one. Encourage them to see a doctor or offer to go with them. Early detection of Alzheimer's can give your family time to explore support services, make a plan for the future, and access available treatments. If you or your family are noticing changes, it could be Alzheimer's. Talk about seeing a doctor together. Welcome back. I'm Paul Grady. In Moscow, a homemade bomb carried by a woman killed three people and injured at least 20. The explosion yesterday evening was near an upscale restaurant in the center of the Russian capital. According to police, the explosion occurred just before 10 p.m. local time in an Italian restaurant. Russia's anti-terrorism committee says an unidentified woman had tried to get into the restaurant but was stopped by a security guard. The woman, the security guard, and a customer at the restaurant were killed in the blast. Authorities did not name those killed or injured, nor did they say who they thought might have been responsible. Russia's state RIA news agency released video of heavily armed law enforcement officers at the scene, which had to be closed off to the public. And crime rates have fallen to historic lows across the United States. The Department of Homeland Security says that homicides this year are on track to register the lowest level in at least 126 years. The department citing a report by the nonpartisan think tank Council on Criminal Justice, it says homicides are down by 18 percent compared with the first half of last year. Carjacking crimes tumbled by 47 percent. Motor vehicle thefts fell by 20 percent. Robberies dropped by 17 percent and residential burglaries declined by 13 percent. Compared with the first half of 2022, homicides are down by 51 percent. Lauren Biss, assistant secretary at the DHS's office of public affairs is saying, quote, it's no surprise that this drop in crime coincides with deportations of dangerous criminal illegal aliens. Common sense. When you remove criminals from the country, crime rates fall. And now Amazon's Zooks unit has won approval for a limited commercial deployment of its novel steering wheel free robo taxis. And the U.S. Auto Safety Agency says it's a first for the autonomous ride industry. Take a look. What if your next driverless taxi had no steering wheel? That may soon become a reality. Amazon owned Zooks has won the first U.S. approval for commercial deployment of a robo taxi built without traditional human controls. The approval came from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration or NHTSA, allowing the company to begin charging for rides in Las Vegas once it completes state requirements. Here's NHTSA Administrator Jonathan Morrison. Since our standards get into performance requirements for specific aspects, such as braking performance, they provided information and we received public comment. And we made that determination that their vehicle as equipped can meet all of those requirements and in fact, exceed those. The vehicle looks very different from a conventional car. It's an electric carriage style robo taxi with two rows of inward facing seats and a top speed of 75 miles per hour. Federal officials say Zooks can deploy up to 2,500 vehicles in each of the next two years. The move comes as companies including Alphabet's Waymo and Elon Musk's Tesla race to expand driverless ride hailing services across the U.S. The green light comes with added oversight. U.S. regulators say the firm must report issues including crashes and inappropriate stops. Authorities also retain the power to revoke the exemption if major safety concerns emerge. And a recent Cato Institute poll shows that a record number of young people support socialism, six in 10 in fact. More strikingly, three in 10 have a favorable view of communism. Of course, far fewer older Americans hold the same views. So what's to blame for the difference? With us is Dr. Keri Ingram, Senior Fellow at Discovery Institute and Director at the American Center for Transforming Education. Keri, good afternoon or good evening. Thanks so much for joining. Is there something happening in our education system that's causing this? Well, absolutely. What we have is a public education monopoly in this country where children for their 13 most formative years from K to 12 are inside a monopoly that is teaching an anti-American worldview. They are not learning economic principles and the accurate history of our country which has made our nation great. But instead, they're receiving indoctrination in capitalism being evil and the people involved with that. In turn, they're learning that socialism is a good thing and even communism. And what we have with this public education monopoly in our country is truly a monopoly of the American mind. We've got to break that down and have free markets within education so that there's diversity of thought as well as an accurate understanding of what makes our nation great. Economic system that helps us prosper as our country and that is capitalism. Students need to be taught that. Of course, socialism is more than just an economic system, but that's a big part of it because the communists say seizing the means of production. But you say that teaching kids about the free market system is perhaps an antidote to this. Absolutely. So what they're learning about socialism and to your point, it's more than just an economic system. It's being packaged as a way to promote freedom. But communism, socialism, that is the opposite of individual responsibility, personal liberties, personal freedoms. And so we need to make sure that it's moms and dads are empowered to select a learning environment where their child is not going to receive lies fed to them as truth. And the way communism and socialism are taught today, it is not truthful. And that is getting kids on this path that when they exit their K-12 school years, they're eligible to vote around age 18. And what are they voting for? They're voting for things that they've been taught to be true, which simply are not. And so we've got to make sure we break down this public school monopoly, allow parents to select alternatives, and again, teach kids a truth. How our country was founded, capitalism, it spurs so much innovation, which is desperately needed in our country as well as in education. It also, these free markets, they drive down costs, they increase quality. That's what we need in America today. What's the best for both teachers and parents to do it? Yes, we've got to make sure that schools are not controlled by these radical teacher unions who have agendas that are in lockstep with one political party that continues to get more and more radical, and make sure that the curriculum is solid, that they're teaching facts. Let's look back at history and see which economic systems work, and how the preservation, as well as the promotion of freedom, helps people flourish and leads to better lives. We also need to expose kids to the horrors of socialism and what that does to limit independence. It takes away personal responsibility, and in the end, it strips freedoms from individuals. But Carrie, how do you get that message across to young Americans who say that they have it much harder than previous generations? They talk about the cost of housing, and tougher job markets, and all sorts of economic things. Yes, I mean, we have to respond. It is harder for young people today to purchase a home than in past generations. That is the reality. But bigger government, more regulation, that does not help. Where we are with our housing crisis in our country today is a result of big government, government overreach, as well as overregulation. And so home builders are not able to keep up the supply to match the demand in our country for homes, and then prices continue to rise. The solution to that is smaller government, not more and more government, which socialism would do in our country to overregulate things. We've got to bring it back to the free market, supply and demand. Housing is a key part of that. And make sure that these regulations are not burdensome in making the end product far more expensive and delayed getting it to the American people. That's Carrie Ingram at the Discovery Institute. Thank you so much, Carrie. Thank you. And now earlier today, President Trump was talking to media on Air Force One. Here's a playback. Because we have a good relationship with Japan. We're very strong, very, very strong financially. They have a weakening yen, and they wanted a little bit of help. And we're always there for Japan. Japan's been very good to us, with the exception, of course, of Pearl Harbor. They were not good. What's the U.S. getting out of that arrangement? Financial benefit. Financial benefit. It's also good for the world economy. But when we did with Argentina, I got criticized. We made $25 billion on that deal. On Venezuela, we make hundreds of billions of dollars. I make good deals. Intel. I made $75 billion for the country. I didn't make for me. I made for the country. Intel. I back Intel. It's the hottest stock right now on the very stock exchanges. So we made about $75 to $80 billion. And Japan wanted to — it was really, more than anything else, it was a signal of friendship. Okay? Because the yen is weakening, and the dollar is doing great. The fact is, our country is doing great. Everybody wants help from our country. BBC? Oh, ABC. That's worse. I like BBC better than ABC. No, if they don't improve. Look, we have a man named Todd Fletch. He's outstanding in every way. Most of you know who he is. You're not going to find a better person. And everybody — and it's because I backed one of his opponents, and his opponent won in a landslide. This is — that's the only reason it's happening. But I will say, there are a lot of people that like — people were hurt so badly. Twenty-two suicides. They were destroyed. Their families were destroyed. There's never been an attack on any group of people in this country, in my opinion. Maybe one. There's one group that was attacked violently and viciously. Like, these people were attacked. And this would be a reimbursement for the pain that they suffered. A lot of people like it. If they don't — if they don't approve Todd, I put it back on the table. A lot of people like it. A lot of big supporters of Trump like it. I just learned about it. Well, I'm going to look at it. I mean, so far, it's accusations. I'll be looking at it. Who? It could be. We're very much involved in that. We have a big stake in that. So does the world. So we're looking at it. I have, yeah. So you'll find out about it. I don't want to say that, Steve. I can't say that. But it was going to be a massive attack. It was going to be an attack that would have been, by far, the biggest attack since World War II. But they've asked us not to do it. They said, please don't do it. And other — their neighbors said that too. And so we're just going to see whether or not we can make a deal toward the denuclearization. Yeah, well, they start tomorrow. Just to do a great job. He's outstanding, as you know. He's an outstanding man. You look at his education. He was the head of — and he was immediately, very early, at a young age, went to the head of Sullivan & Cromwell, one of the most prestigious, maybe the most prestigious law firm in the world. He headed up — well, let's see. I mean, look at the companies. Look at what he did. Oh, by the way, and he was a great — for four years, he was a great SEC chairman. Well, I want him to do what he wants to do. He's an outstanding person. Everybody wanted him. And really, I mean, he's truly outstanding. Yeah, terrible. Well, they are involved to an extent. But as you know, the local community really runs those things. And some people haven't liked the way the local community is running. They haven't liked the way the sheriff's running. But we would like to give them the benefit. But we're there anytime they need us. It's a terrible thing. Thank you very much, everybody. Thank you, sir. Thank you. People say, well, why don't you just be a homemaker? Just do this or do that? And it's like, I can't, even if I wanted to stop, I couldn't. I would always be looking for, is that kid OK? Or is that woman OK? Or something's not right over there. My name is Andy Berger. I am founder and chair of Voices Against Trafficking. One of the reasons I am passionate about the work I do is because I myself was a survivor of familial child sex trafficking for 17 years, being family members as the predators. And that started as young as six months old, and it ended when I was 17 years old. But during that time, I struggled. I was screaming for people to help. I prayed that somebody would rescue me. I just hoped that somehow the nightmare would end, and it didn't. And my first attempt at suicide, I was five years old. I decided to go sit on the curb of my house and wait for a car to be coming by fast enough to jump in front of. I wanted to die instantly. I just wanted to be out of that life. I wanted to be dead. And in that moment, while I was waiting, I looked into this huge sky. And I thought, I wonder how far it goes, how big it is. Did somebody make it? Is there somebody bigger than the people hurting me? And in that moment, I heard this voice within my heart that said, this is not the plan I have for you. Suicide is not the answer. And for a five-year-old that had nothing to hope in, that gentle, resonant voice made me trust it. And in my life, that was God's voice. And so as I sat there, I answered back, if you keep me alive, I will do whatever you call me to do. Fast forward to 17 years old, that was the last time my birth mother tried to take my life. And I knew that I had to get out, and I needed to find a way to help other kids and other people who suffered like I did. If I did anything that would help another human being not suffer, then my life would matter. And that pain that I went through would not be a loss. Here I am all these decades later doing what I was called to do at the age of five, because somebody knew I was on that curve for a reason. 2008, I began a shelter system, which was very successful. And we saved over 300 plus at-risk homeless teens just in my area. And when COVID happened, they shut down our shelter system, our safe house system that had been so successful. And out of that came Voices Against Trafficking. It's 100% volunteer driven, there's no paid staff. All of us are giving time and efforts into this, creating greater public awareness. We use educational tools. We do everything we can to get the message out that human trafficking is not only wrong, it affects every neighborhood, every community. Case that I'm working with right now where the officials, the agency leadership does not believe that a six year old girl can report sexual abuse by the father. They feel that she's not old enough or that she had to be coached. And it's been happening since she was three years old. I remember three years old, I know exactly what happened and who did it to me. And so that is such a travesty and miscarriage of justice for that little girl's human rights, let alone the mother, the two year old sister that is still in the home. And the fact that they would discredit a child because they can describe their predator's anatomy and the actual acts committed against her at six years old. It hits home, it's very personal for me because I wasn't heard, I wasn't listened to. And I have suffered with the physical, emotional, mental, all those after effects. Even one sexual assault on a child can lead up to 73 different illnesses and cancers. Something as simple as putting helplines and hotlines in their phone right now today on voicesagainsttrafficking.com, they can go put them in their phone. If they're traveling or on vacation or they see something odd at school, they can call one of those numbers today. We had somebody call from an airport not long ago who witnessed something that just didn't look right between a male in his forties and a little toddler that he had with him. No diaper bag, no bottles, no toys, nothing that indicated he could be the father. And we were grateful that we could get to Homeland Security, get a case open, and they were on it within four hours. As a voice in your own neighborhood, in your own community, in your own village, you can be the beacon of hope for a child that I was. You can be that voice of courage that says this is wrong. All human beings, no matter what culture, what background, what socioeconomic, what geography they have, deserve to have the right to live free and to live safely and to not be violated or exploited by any other human being for profit or depravity. My name is Rocio Rosco, a former Congresswoman from Mexico who fought against the cartels and human trafficking. This year, we're launching the Heroes Wanted campaign, shining a light on extraordinary people fighting in the front lines. So go to coleto.charity.com slash heroeswanted, watch their stories to help amplify their impact and vote for the hero who inspires you the most. And coming up, a global matcha boom. Take a look at Japan's tea field and a historic tea ceremony at a school. See how they're impacted. And dogs on surfboards riding waves and rippling the shoreline. It's a unique competition for any canine on this Californian beach or on that. Just a moment. This is an urgent appeal from Save the Children. I don't feel like a father. I can't do this. This is our life. May God protect us. When I was in America, I was a student. I was afraid of the police. I didn't want to think about it. I didn't want to be a student. Conflict is raging across the world and millions of children's lives are being devastated by war, hunger, disease and poverty. We urgently need your help to reach children in crisis. Please call or go online to give just $10 a month, only 33 cents a day. We need 1,000 new monthly donors this month to help children in crisis around the world. You can help us provide food, essentials and life-saving medical care to children in the most need. 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Here in New York, matcha is rapidly becoming an American staple. I love matcha. From Japan's tea fields and a century-old tea ceremony school to trendy cafes in New York, reporter Keoko Gasha takes us on a journey through the matcha renaissance and finds it's causing shortages and record high prices in Japan. The tea master here says the current craze for matcha is impacting the traditional Japanese tea ceremony. Sohen Yamada is the Grand Master at the Sohen Style Tea Ceremony School. Last year marked the first time in the history of the tea ceremony that we were unable to obtain matcha. Sohen's daughter, Sohi Yamada, is embracing matcha's global popularity and adapting to new trends. This is the original matcha used for tea ceremony. And this one is designed for matcha lattes. She is currently collaborating with a tea company to create a special matcha powder for matcha lattes. Japanese people have been enjoying matcha through the tea ceremony since the 15th century. And the tradition continues today. And through the centuries, many styles of tea ceremony have developed. Tencha is the raw material of uchi matcha. According to a green tea distribution center, the first auction of Tencha saw prices hit a record of nearing $40 per pound, a sharp increase from the previous year. They started the tea farming here more than 300 years ago. But due to the foreign demand, they are facing the shortage of the matcha tea. Motoya Koyama from a Kyoto tea company says inquiries from overseas increased after the pandemic. To deliver the product to everyone consistently, you need a certain volume. But securing that supply is a real challenge. The company must purchase from tea farmers and wholesalers to meet demand. For Sohen Yamada, matcha is more than just a drink. It's an experience that elevates the body and spirit. It is about savoring the aroma and flavor of the tea, sharing a sense of unity with one's companions and cultivating one's spirituality. I would like people to properly understand this aspect of the culture as well. And dogs of all kinds jumped on surfboards and rode waves on Saturday. The competition that puts dog against dog in the water. One dog owner put her pup on a board when it was just four months old. And then I walk over to the beach and I put him on a wave and he surfed it. And then I'm like, okay, there's a surf competition. I'm gonna enter him. He was four months old and he took third place. He is the smallest dog that surfs and the only miniature pincher that surfs in the entire world. The judges at the Pacifica California World Dog Surfing Championships looked at how long the canines could stay on their surfboards, the size of their waves, along with how confidently they rode. The dogs competed in categories of small, medium and large. There was also a double dog surfing category, as well as a human and dog tandem surf category. Volunteers waited to pluck dogs out of the water after they fell off their surfboards. Among the festivities were a pet adoption event and fundraisers for animal charities, along with a dog fashion and costume contest and a pet wellness fair. The competition started way back in 2006. It led to similar events in other parts of the US and countries too. Congratulations to the winners. Now, thank you for watching NTD Evening News for around the clock original news coverage. You can always visit us at ntd.com or download our NTD app. I'm Paul Greaney. Great night. Is deep sea fish oil really healthy? Due to pollution in the oceans, most fish contain heavy metal elements and radioactive substances. That's why it's so important to choose a pure source of omega-3. Puritan Green Vegetable Omega-3 is made from purslane and perennial seeds, which are rich in nutrients and minerals. It effectively improves brain power and is beneficial to the heart's health. Puritan Green Vegetable Omega-3. 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