NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (Aug. 2)

Our top story tonight, the special prosecutor who investigated President Trump ahead of the 2024 election is now under investigation. Jack Smith is being investigated for potentially committing illegal political activity. The search for a suspected killer enters day two. The Army veteran is accused of killing four people at a bar in Western Montana. Federal judges on Friday kept in place most of a lower court's restrictions on federal immigration raids in L.A. They say agents must have reasonable suspicion. President Trump touted major trade deals just before his Friday deadline. Will an appeals court shut this deal down? A panel discusses. And an estimated 7 to 10 percent of Americans suffer from restless leg syndrome. What's behind this mysterious condition? More on that from Brendan Falun's Vital Signs. This is MTV Evening News, live from our global headquarters in New York City. Thank you for joining us tonight. I'm Arlene Richards. Jack Smith, the former special counsel who investigated then candidate Donald Trump before his reelection, is now being investigated. The Office of Special Counsel and Independent Federal Body confirmed the investigation today. It's looking into potential illegal political activity under the Hatch Act. This follows a request Senator Tom Cotton, who asked the office to investigate Smith, alleging that Smith used the DOJ to influence the election in favor of then President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris in the election. Smith was assigned to investigate Trump by then Attorney General Merrick Garland under the Biden administration. It's now day two of a search for a man suspected of killing four people at a bar in Anaconda, Montana. Authorities say the military veteran opened fire at a bar and fled the scene. This is a small, tight-knit community that's been harmed by the heinous actions of one individual today who does not represent what this community or Montanans stand for. Authorities are now focusing their search on the mountains near Stumptown Road, just west of Anaconda. While law enforcement has not received reports of Brown harming any other individuals, he is believed to be armed and extremely dangerous. Residents in the area have been notified and are encouraged to stay inside their homes and on high alert. Authorities say 45-year-old Michael Paul Brown fled in a white pickup truck, which was later found. Brown allegedly served in the Army in the early 2000s as an armor crewman and had been deployed to Iraq. Authorities say that if you see him, call 9-1-1 and do not approach him. Major trade deals, successful peace negotiations, and unexpected economic growth. The Trump administration achieved significant results this week, and today's Daniel Monaghan has your week in review. President Trump was in Scotland this week. While there, he negotiated a landmark trade deal with the European Union, securing hundreds of billions of dollars in new U.S. investment and more. It's a good deal for everybody, I believe. And it's I think you were saying this is probably the biggest deal ever reached in any capacity, trade or beyond trade. It is. It's a huge deal. It will bring stability. It will bring predictability. That's very important for our businesses on both sides of the Atlantic. President Trump also managed to play a role in brokering peace between Cambodia and Thailand. I called the prime ministers of each and I said, we're not going to make a trade deal unless you settle the war. A lot of people are killed. You know that. The two countries announced an immediate and unconditional ceasefire soon after. Similar efforts by the Trump administration have brokered peace between Israel and Iran, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and India and Pakistan. It's well past time that President Trump was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The president opened his new 18 hole golf course while in Scotland, even making time to play a quick round. Trump later returned home from his trip to Scotland with his grandkids in tow. The Trump administration announced multiple new trade deals this week with South Korea, Cambodia, Thailand and Pakistan. Meanwhile, the president also imposed a 50 percent tariff on Brazil and some copper imports. President Trump announced the U.S. is officially restoring the presidential fitness test and the presidential fitness award. This was a wonderful tradition and we're bringing it back. Trump brought together 30 top athletes to revive the fitness test for America's youth. I've watched sort of the decline of of the youth of America. President Trump, you've asked us to think big. You've inspired us to dream big. And you have, you've enabled us to accomplish things that no other president has been able to do. Second quarter GDP growth rate results came in at 3 percent this week, beating economists' expectations. Real disposable family income is up and personal savings are up. Other than that, we're not doing so great. Tariff revenues also climbed to a record $150 billion so far this year. Treasury Secretary Scott Besant was asked, as someone with experience running investment hedge funds, where he would put his money right now. United States of America. Brown University agreed to pay $50 million in a settlement over DEI and anti-Semitism, which restores funding. Education Secretary Linda McMahon discussed additional steps on Fox News. They also have agreed to recognize women as women and men as men and not to allow men in women's sports. Brown says the voluntary agreement will enable students to learn and educators to teach without government intrusion. And the EPA announced it is proposing to rescind the landmark 2009 endangerment finding. Critics argue the move will leave the EPA powerless to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. Daniel Monaghan, NTD News. A setback for the Trump administration. An appeals court upheld restrictions placed on immigration raids in Los Angeles. Last month, a federal judge found that immigration agents were making arrests without probable cause. The judge ordered the Department of Homeland Security to stop detaining people based on race, spoken language or occupation. A panel of judges yesterday upheld the lower court decision. They mostly denied the administration's request to pause the restrictions. Protests broke out in the Los Angeles area in June following the immigration raids. In response, President Trump deployed the National Guard and U.S. Marines. This week on Capitol Hill, a Senate committee advanced a bill to ban stock trading by lawmakers, presidents and vice presidents. The vote led to tension between President Trump and Republican Senator Josh Hawley. And Denise Molina-Weiskopf has more on this and other key highlights from Washington. We have information that no other people get, no other members of the public have. This bill would finally redress that. Senator Josh Hawley, alongside Democrat Senator Gary Peters, introduced a bill to ban members of Congress and their spouses from trading stock. It also applies to presidents and vice presidents. But some of the key elements don't take effect until the start of the next term. President Trump says he supports the concept, but added that an investigation should be launched into Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi. She's been under scrutiny over allegations that her family has benefited financially from inside knowledge. Trump took to Truth Social to criticize Josh Hawley after he shot down an amendment to investigate her. Hawley was the only Republican to vote to advance the bill. Some opposers argued it could cause unintended consequences. The way it would disincentivize the very type of people we need serving here, people who run businesses, people who balance a checkbook, balance a budget. Those people don't want to serve here because we're already making it so unattractive. Several lawmakers have introduced stock trading bans, but years of discussion has not yielded concrete floor action. Senators spent much of this week confirming Trump's nominees. We've seen an unprecedented level of obstruction and delay and blocking from Democrats. Two key nominees confirmed this week, a new CDC director and a controversial appellate court judge. Emil Bovee is now on the bench at the Third Circuit. Democrats say whistleblower complaints against Bovee need more investigation. Republicans pushed back. A January 6th sympathizer on one of the highest courts in the country. They reward a man credibly accused of wanting to lie to judges. I led an effort to review the disclosure document by document and analyze the facts. The documents don't say what my Democratic colleagues say they do. Bovee was confirmed on a vote of 50 to 49. A separate vote confirmed new CDC director Susan Menendez. She says her goal is to refocus the agency on tackling infectious diseases. As for China, a bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced several bills to counter the Chinese Communist Party's human rights abuses, aggression against Taiwan and transnational repression. It's particularly important that we establish a clear government wide definition of transnational repression, one that recognizes as a threat to democratic institutions and to fundamental rights. It is projecting intimidation across borders, institutions, using political transnational repression as tools of coercion among people across the globe. Now introduced, it's up to congressional leadership to advance the bills to the floor. Reporting from Washington, D.C., Melina Weiskopf, NTD News. 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And Molly Nixon, an attorney at Pacific Legal Foundation specializing in the separation of powers. Thank you both so much for joining us. Great to be with you. Thanks for having me. Now, the law in question here is the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. Now, that's a mouthful, but it's also known as IEPA. So, Molly, why don't you start us off? What does this law allow the president to do? Well, the part of the law that the government is relying on here is a section that says that the president can, during a national emergency and address an unusual and extraordinary threat, regulate importation. And so that's really the first question that the parties are arguing about and that the court has to answer, which is whether regulate importation includes the power to impose a tariff or tariffs worldwide tariffs. And the secondary question is, if it does, does it include the power to impose these specific tariffs? And if so, there's a third question, which is whether that essentially too much power at that sort of broad delegation, if Congress did that, violates the Constitution. So one of the arguments here is that the law only lets the president take certain actions if there's a national emergency. So, David, Trump's team argued that the trade deficit and the fentanyl crisis justify his use of emergency power. So who determines what a national emergency really is? Well, it's very hard to predict the future, but I think that this action by Trump is doomed to fail. What's remarkable to me is that it's been allowed to go into effect all of these months because he's been able to use it as a real cudgel to beat all of these countries around the world. And of course, to exact favors for himself, like a golf course approval in one of these foreign countries that's desperate to get a lower tariff rate. But in terms of a national emergency, there obviously isn't one. We've had a trade deficit that's persisted for decades. The fact that fentanyl is coming into the country is terribly regrettable. But drugs, methamphetamine, fentanyl, all sorts of drugs have come into the country again for decades. So it's a made up national emergency, and it's an over grasp of Congress's power because there's Republicans in control of both houses. They haven't made more of a fuss about this. But this is a total arrogation of Congress's power and an usurpation by Trump and the executive. And Molly, if I'm hearing David right, he's saying that Trump doesn't have the independent power to declare a national emergency and that this emergency isn't a real emergency. So the other question here is, is there someone who can decide what an emergency is? Is it the judges? Is it Congress? Who is it? That's a very important question that came up several times during the oral argument. I would say the president certainly does have the power to declare a national emergency, in part because the National Emergencies Act has no real substance to it. It just authorizes the president to declare a national emergency. And then there are some procedural requirements after that. I think it's worth noting that when Congress passed that law, which was just a few years before it passed the law issue here, the one you mentioned, Congress had the ability to take back that power by what's called a concurrent resolution, which is just the two houses voting to terminate the emergency and take back that power. But the law changed in the 1980s after the Supreme Court cast some doubt onto whether that type of legislation was constitutional. And so Congress no longer has the power to take back the power that it grants on its own. You would need the president to sign the bill. And of course, it's going to be pretty rare that a president that declares a national emergency would sign a bill from Congress terminating the national emergency. And then as far as who decides what a national emergency is, that's a question that the court was particularly interested in, perhaps less whether it's an emergency or what, as opposed to whether it's the secondary requirement of IEPA, is that this has to be in response to an unusual and extraordinary threat. And there were a number of questions from the panel as to whether this was an unusual and extraordinary threat, the trafficking and the trade deficit that the president mentioned. And how do they apply that? How do they figure that out as a court? Now, David, the plaintiffs also argue that the Trade Act would allow the president to raise or lower the tariff. So could the president accomplish his economic goals at their current scale and speed with this Trade Act? Well, you know, one of the problems, and I agree with your other guests, that of course, it's the courts that are going to have to declare whether this is a bona fide national emergency or not. And for all the reasons that I said, drugs have been coming into this country for decades. We've had a deficit for decades. This is not an emergency. That's what the courts are going to say. It's a fascinating court that's hearing it. It's 11 judges. It's actually larger than the U.S. Supreme Court panel that'll probably hear it next because that's probably where it's going next. But, you know, the problem here is that if this really is something that the president can do, declare a national emergency with no termination date based on a statute that doesn't say anything about tariffs and declare all of these tariffs for all these different countries. There's really no role for the courts. There's no role for the people of this country. And Congress has gone through and set these tariff rates. They've gone through and set tariffs for each country, for each product. What was the point of all of that? That was all superfluous. And, you know, Congress came very close to actually holding this back, even though there are Republicans in both houses. They came within about a vote or two, but they were all scared of primary. And so here we are. But I don't know how any conservative could possibly support this. This is lawlessness. And it's unpredictability in business. And I remember when the Republicans and the conservatives were all about helping business, big business and small business, which are both hurt by these arbitrary tariff settings. Well, Molly, you know, I want to get back to the other question that I was asking here, because I know that David's really concerned about this emergency power, and he doesn't feel that President Trump has that power. But what about other provisions of the Trade Act? Could he have used some other provisions of the Trade Act to accomplish or to to put forward his economic plan that he's been doing so far at such a great speed? I think there are a number of other trade related statutes where Congress has much more clearly delegated to the president some sort of tariff setting power. I imagine that the Trump administration was interested in using this this emergency power because they can do it much more unilaterally. The president just has to make the relevant declarations and determinations. And the other statutes require a more time intensive process and that there have to be a number of findings from other branches, such as the parts of the Department of Commerce, the Department of Treasury or the U.S. trade representative, or in some cases, the Department of Defense. And there are time windows when these sorts of reporting and comment taking processes have to be done by. So I think that while perhaps a number of the and perhaps a large majority of the tariffs that President Trump wants to impose could be done under other non-emergency statutes, it would take longer, it would take much longer. And I don't know that the administration could modify the tariffs as much as it's been doing here, where, as we've seen, they get changed very frequently in response to pressures, domestic pressures and external negotiations. And that's, I think, a lot of the uncertainty that David was talking about. If Congress delegated this power, it results in a lot of uncertainty where the president can unilaterally determine policy, which is really something the Constitution grants. The best thing Congress requires is that Congress be the branch of government that decides the policy and makes those sort of difficult tradeoffs. Now, David, you've pretty much said that this court is going to rule that Trump doesn't have the emergency powers to impose these tariffs. So what happens to the deals that he's already made? Well, I think the deals, if they're already set, will probably stay in place. And that's why I'm really amazed that the courts have given Trump this power in the interim. I hope that when the Democrats are back in power in three and a half years, that the Republican jurists give the same deference to a Democrat, especially who's something that's as arguable, at the very least, as what Trump is doing here. I don't even really think that this is arguable. And I think that going slower is good for business. It gives them more predictability. This idea that suddenly coffee and beef prices jumped 50 percent with Brazil because Trump is all upset that this Bolsonaro, who they call the Brazilian Trump, is being put on trial, this is not good for business. This is not what the separation of powers is all about. And this is not what it means to give the power to Congress to do those things, to let the president just go off half-cocked like this. And he's raising it on them one day, and then if Vietnam will approve his golf course, it's being lowered for them the next day. This is despotism. This is not separation of powers. I want to get to another point here, David. Let me just ask Molly to weigh in on this, and then we're going to get to another point here. Do you think, Molly, that this court is going to just upend all of these deals that Trump has made? Or are they just going to rule that he doesn't have these emergency powers, but the deals will stay in place? As far as the deals, I think we have an issue there that we've seen in past presidencies, where if Congress passes implementing legislation, that's going to be a lot more stable than any agreement that the president arrives at with a foreign country. So I think that's really the question to ask there in terms of whether the deals, they certainly have validity regardless of what happens, I think, with the emergency power determination. And I'm not as sure how the court will resolve that. I think it was actually tough to tell yesterday. But whether or not Congress acts to enact these deals, these tariff breaks into laws is really the question for any sort of lasting certainty there. Well, you know, whatever the court rules, I'm sure this case is going to go to the Supreme Court ultimately. David Katz, a former assistant US attorney, and Molly Nixon, attorney at Pacific Legal Foundation. Thank you both so much for joining us. Arlene, great to be with you. Thank you. A panel on Capitol Hill this week discussed a new film that exposes the Chinese regime's cover-up of the COVID-19 pandemic. And today's Sam Wong has the story. I would recommend it to my whole family, the world, because everyone needs to see this. I felt that what I was watching was a big giveaway with accurate details that could actually be happening today. Pages of history always turn. What side are you on will be the true heritage you leave for the generations to come. On Capitol Hill, a panel Thursday discusses a new movie titled The Unrestricted War. The film portrays how the Chinese Communist Party systematically concealed the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic, which ultimately led to a global outbreak. We hope it can spark meaningful reflections and conversations and also give people the courage to make the right decision when facing a difficult situation like this. How did you even get these numbers? A drama based on true events, The Unrestricted War follows a Canadian virologist whose beer has a biotech venture in China. He is suddenly kidnapped by military agents in order to steal a sample of his own work from a Canadian lab. They both exhibit high temperatures. As people begin to show signs of sickness, his conscience is put to test. This is an absolutely stunning film. We must awaken to the reality that these people are intent on our destruction. Again, the Chinese Communist Party, and they are well advanced in accomplishing it through unrestricted warfare. The film's title, Unrestricted War, comes from an actual strategy developed by a senior Chinese military officer. Its goal is to compromise nations from within through malign influence without firing a single shot. Unrestricted War takes it to you, your families, in your bedrooms, in your businesses, in your family rooms, and on the street. It's everything short of war, everything short of conventional war. There's 150 methods to weaken your enemy from within to make them capitulate and to take them out. And the people who participated in the film's production are also victims of the CCP's unrestricted warfare. We've been receiving harassments from the local government officials and warnings and threats from the national security office. And some of my family members' income got cut off by the local government. The Unrestricted War premieres August 8th on Gungeon World Plus. For more information, be sure to visit gjw.us slash unrestricted war for details. Reporting from Capitol Hill, Sam Wong, NTD News. Coming up, in a rarity of sorts, NASCAR meets baseball. As the Braves and Reds play ball at Bristol Motor Speedway, NTD's Dave Martin joins us with the details. And do you feel an uncontrollable urge to move your legs when trying to fall asleep? A neurologist sheds light on what could be a case of restless leg syndrome when we come back. 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. 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Well, let's get to it, Dave, because there's plenty going on. So let's start in the NBA, as the Lakers star Luka Doncic will reportedly sign a three-year extension worth more than $150 million. So now, what is the significance of this besides that huge amount? You know, to me, the significance is that he's signing with them at all. You know, the Lakers, they took a bit of a gamble when they traded for him. That was just six months ago. He only had a year and a half left on his contract, and they gave up, you know, one of their best players, Anthony Davis, just to get him plus a future first-round pick. So right now, the team really is not really built to win a championship, despite having him and LeBron there. I mean, they were very thin at the center position after the trade. They ended up losing the first round of the playoffs just a few months ago. And even this offseason, you know, they haven't really been able to pull, you know, a magic trick and all of a sudden turn this team into a major contender. They've added some solid pieces, you know, Marcus Smart at guard, DeAndre Ayton now at center. So it really was not a slam dunk that Doncic would re-sign with them. I'm sure they are breathing a huge sigh of relief right now. Even with that offering of $165 million, man, that $55 million a year, that's certainly up there, but there are players who actually even earn more than that. So Lakers fans, they can breathe a sigh of relief now. We'll see what Helan Bron can come up with for this season. Maybe they can turn him into a title contender. Right now, it just doesn't look like it, but they've got him for at least three more years after this season. And how much longer do they have LeBron? Is he ever going to retire? You know, LeBron is signed for next year. He pretty much can just go year to year with like a one-year deal. I mean, he got like, what, $50 million? He pretty much can kind of do what he wants with the Lakers right now. Yeah, he's at that stage. He can just kind of say, yeah, I'll re-sign for another year here and see where you guys are at. And he gets, what, I think he gets $55 million, something like that this year. So you still got him and LeBron still there. They're still formidable. It's just not, there's not enough around them, I would say, at this point that makes them a championship contender, but still formidable. And so LeBron just can stay in as long as he wants? Is that how it works? Yeah, that's how it works. I mean, he's a great player on the court and the fans still want to see him. So you have those two things. You can play as long as you want, pretty much. Gotcha. Well, I hope he doesn't get hurt. I hope not too, you know. He's putting up tremendous numbers as a 40-year-old still. Yeah, good for him. All right, looking at the WNBA news, the Connecticut Sun have reportedly reached a deal to be sold for a record price of $325 million, Dave. So how does this sale compare to other WNBA teams that are being sold? Yeah, well, listen to this one. The last team that was sold was the Atlanta Dream that was in 2021, sold for a little under $10 million. Previous to that, the Las Vegas Aces were sold for $2 million in 2020. So clearly, this is a league on the rise. Now, we already saw the three most recent expansion teams. That was Cleveland, Detroit, and Philadelphia. They haven't started play yet. They each paid a franchise fee of $250 million. This just came out a few months ago. Now, of course, you would not pay that $250 million if you thought you could just buy one of franchises from the current owners for a fraction of that. So I think the value of the league has really shot up over the last year and a half. And I think we'd have to say this is partly, at least, the Caitlin Clark effect. Now, the Connecticut Sun in 2003, they were bought for actually $10 million back then, a little surprising. They were relocated from Orlando, then being very successful in Connecticut, made the playoffs 16 straight times at one point there. But this year, having a tough time, just 5-21 right now. Now, this deal has not been publicly announced. And even then, it has just gained approval from the league's board of governors. This is not yet final. The Boston Globe, I believe, was the first one to report this. So, like I said, though, WNBA definitely on the rise. I think this is evidence of it. Soon, probably the players will get paid, too. Well, you know, speaking of Caitlin Clark, I was thinking about what you said last week about how she had a series of injuries. So get your opinion here. Should the refs be protecting her more? You know, I don't know how much the refs can do to protect her. I mean, if you call a technical foul, if someone hits her hard, is that really going to stop people in the future from doing that? I think a lot of people would say that that's got to be more on her teammates, too. They've got to, like, you know, show that they're going to protect her from stuff like that. I don't know. I don't even know if you can. I think there's a—you almost saw this when Michael Jordan came into the NBA. There was that all-star game where Isaiah Thomas pretty much—it was alleged—froze him out from getting the ball in the all-star game because there was a little bit of animosity when he came in the league because he was already unbelievably good when he came in. But of course, they had Magic and Bird there, but those three then pretty much took the NBA from not a very successful league to a very successful league, too. It could be similar to that, but I don't know if I can really lay that onto the referees at this point. Yeah, it seems like she's the target, but we'll move on. It certainly is a popular opinion that she's the target, for sure. Okay, so shifting gears to baseball, a wild night last night in the majors. Three different games had at least 25 combined run scores. Yeah, that's the first time since 1930 that that has happened. The craziest of those games, though, had to be Colorado coming back to beat Pittsburgh 17-60. I mean, it sounds like a football score there. Pirates scored nine runs in the top of the first inning. Despite the Rockies scoring—I think they Pirates led all the way until the bottom of the ninth. That's when the Rockies scored five in that final inning, including Brenton Doyle's game-winning two-run home run to win the game as the place went wild. Now, with that, the Rockies became the first team since 2006 to win a game after allowing nine or more runs in the first inning, so it was quite a performance by the team with the worst record in baseball, believe it or not. Now, elsewhere last night, the Yankees blew a six-run lead against the Marlins, lost 13-12. That's the first time they've scored 12 runs in a nine-inning game and lost in more than 50 years. And then Milwaukee beat Washington 16-9, giving 25 hits in the process. So those were the three 25-plus-run games, but easily the craziest one was the Colorado Rockies, so quite a night last night. Well, let's look at what's on for today, right? We have a full set schedule, and that includes one game being played at a NASCAR racetrack, so what's happening there? Yeah, tonight they're gonna be playing the first ever MLB Speedway Classic at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. Now, this is a regular season game between the Braves and the Reds played on the infield grass of the major NASCAR racetrack. You don't realize how big those racetracks are until you realize they can fit a whole baseball field just on the infield grass here. We got the pictures there. I mean, it doesn't even take up really half of the infield. Now, tonight's game has already set the single-game attendance record of more than 85,000 fans, and apparently there's room for more. There's plenty to see here. You got country music star Tim McGraw will be performing a pregame concert, which actually already started. Now, interestingly enough, Tim McGraw's dad, Tug McGraw, played 19 years as a big league pitcher. I didn't even know that until today. So, I guess this is kind of a fun gimmick, though, for the fans, you know, much like they've had games in Iowa at the Field of Dreams the last couple of years. It's not out of the question that baseball actually expands from 30 to 32 teams here. Maybe a Tennessee franchise could be in the works, and this is part of the blading the ground work here. I mean, I'm just speculating, but the state already has an NFL, an NBA, and an NHL team. No baseball team. Anyway, the game, the actual game starts at 7.15 Eastern time, will be broadcast nationally on Fox. So, this is going to be an interesting one to tune into, I think, to actually watch a game in the NASCAR infield raceway field. So, I'm looking forward to seeing it. Well, sounds like it's going to be exciting. So, thank you so much, Dave, for your report, as usual. Thank you, Arlene. All right. Eager for a good night's sleep, but restless legs keeping you up? In this episode of Vital Signs, board-certified neurologist Dr. Alejandro Centurion joined Brendan Falun to discuss the symptoms and treatments of an elusive condition that disturbs up to 10 percent of Americans. Dr. Centurion, great to have you back on Vital Signs again. Well, it's a pleasure to be here with you, Brendan. This RLS, restless leg syndrome, is it a serious problem, would you say? Well, it's one of these conditions that can range from being mild and just being a mild nuisance and annoyance for some people, but for many, it can be very severe and distressing. As you well know, we all need good sleep, and restless leg syndrome is one of the top four sleep disorder problems that people suffer from, and poor sleep can lead to anxiety, depression, poor job performance, poor concentration. So those who have symptoms that are more severe or not well-treated can certainly be very distressed by this disorder. Does it always accompany insomnia? Do people have restless leg syndrome without having a sleep disturbance? Well, most people that have restless leg syndrome, their symptoms begin oftentimes in the evening when they sit down to watch TV or dinner, just when they're still, because it's a condition that comes on with stillness in the evening. But others, it just starts when they go to bed and they're lying in bed, and that's the typical time of onset. And for many, it can keep them from falling asleep because they feel this uncomfortable urge or compulsion to move the legs. Other people may experience, describe it as a tingling, burning, cramping sensation. Some people describe it as an itch that you can't scratch. There's a lot of descriptions of people, how they describe it, but the underlying common denominator is that people have an urge to move the legs, and movement will help resolve the symptoms temporarily. I think there's certainly enough to keep us awake at night already in this modern age. I know people who have dealt with this for years without getting any kind of relief from it, and it's, as you suggest, it's kind of this mysterious urge to move the legs often goes undiagnosed or misdiagnosed. And in the past, it's been seen as a psychological issue in some circles. Is that possible, Dr. Centurion? Could it be a psychological issue? It is not a psychological problem. We do know that there are certain changes in the brain that occur related to dopamine transmission as well as iron levels in the brain that contribute to this disorder. That being said, like many conditions, stress can make it worse. And interestingly, and we may talk about this a little bit later, that some of the medications that are used for treatment do carry a fairly significant placebo effect. I think there's about a 40% placebo response in the treatments that we use, suggesting that there is some response that we're getting that's not related to the medication directly. Although that being said, I would say that many times medications are very necessary and can be very helpful as well. To see that full interview and others on how to optimize health, go to ept.ms forward slash Vital Signs. Vital Signs offers general health information not intended as medical diagnosis or advice. Please consult your doctor before undertaking a new health regimen. Coming up, one man's mission to keep a promise after the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. He stepped in where others stepped back to rescue those left behind. A 1930s train in London is back in service. Riders get a glimpse of an older underground. Stay tuned after the break. This is such a gentle painting, so beautifully portrayed. A group of people reading together in this simple, everyday looking living room. A young girl reading along with an adult, a grandparent sitting in the lotus position, a businessman in his typical suit. You see all those people, they look like they have quietly settled down there. And you as a viewer, it looks like you've just stepped in the door. You can't see what it is they're reading, so you're a little bit curious and you're kind of invited to walk in. This harmonious feeling is not by accident. It is the very subject of the work. The book they are reading is the main text of Falun Gong, which is an ancient Chinese spiritual discipline in the Buddhist tradition. At the core of Falun Gong are the values of truthfulness, compassion, and forbearance. Unfortunately, the practice is banned in China, where the artist resides. Thousands have been killed for their faith. Golden energy blooms into the room as a result of their steadfast faith. The painting on the back wall reminds us of this work's title, Plum Blossoms in a Muddy World. It's also a metaphor for the practitioners that are sitting in the room as plum blossoms. They signify perseverance and hope that all brutal winters end and life is renewed once again. It's a magical painting. Big things are happening at Mathis Home. Get Labor Day deals and save on everything for your home. They have hundreds of sofas and sectionals with styles you love at unbeatable prices, and they're the only place with top name recliners starting at just $199. Check out the latest looks in bedrooms and dining rooms and save big. Plus, you don't have to wait. They're all in stock with fast and easy financing and free delivery. Don't miss out. These Labor Day deals are happening now in every department at your furniture superstore, Mathis Home. Welcome back. Jason Jones is the founder of the Vulnerable People Project. It's a nonprofit helping protect those most at risk in conflict zones. After the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, his team began evacuating American allies left behind. He joined Bay Area Innovators to share why the mission still matters and what it means to stand with the vulnerable. What is your definition of vulnerable people? And the reason I'm asking that is because there's so many different kinds or different sets of vulnerable people. And we recently had on this program, Craig Sawyer, a former Navy SEAL, who's very involved with rescuing kids that are trafficked for sex in the United States and in other countries. For him, those are the most vulnerable. Please tell us about your experience and what your understanding is of the most vulnerable. Well, that's a great question. I use the word vulnerable, not weak, because vulnerable people are not weak. They're usually very strong, but they've been placed in impossible situations alone. French Catholic anthropologist from Stanford, René Girard, said, to serve the vulnerable is to become vulnerable. When you stand with the vulnerable, you become vulnerable. Why is that? Because you're beginning to share their burden. A couple of years ago, we rescued an order of nuns and about 800 other Christians that were trapped in the middle of this fighting between two genocidal elements. Some of the community began to panic and resist being rescued. And it resulted in a young man who worked for me dying, being shot. Wow. And so, to serve the vulnerable is to become vulnerable. It's like a friend of mine, Ryan Hendrickson, he has a wonderful organization called Tip of the Spear Landmine Removal. His leg was blown off in Afghanistan by an IED. 27 surgeries later, reattached. He went back into Afghanistan, did seven more tours. You know, he joked when he got blown backwards. Found one, found one, guys. But, you know, in a way, he traded his foot for maybe a child's life. And that's what it is. You know, there it comes at a cost. Nothing comes free. And serving the vulnerable obviously will always come at a cost. Can you take us to a moment where you felt that everything is collapsing, everything is going the wrong way, and somehow you're able to come out of it? And what did that feel like? We lost a lot of people. A lot of Afghans we were trying to rescue. You know, when I founded this organization, I was naive. I just, I always saw success. I never imagined I would fail. We're talking about Afghanis who have been working with the U.S. government or have been favoring the U.S. government or were against the Taliban or something like that, right? Yeah. So imagine you're a young Afghan boy from Herat, and you sign a contract with the United States government, and Uncle Sam shakes your hand and says, listen, we understand that working for us, we're putting your life and your wife and children's life in jeopardy. So the end of this contract, you're going to be given a visa, a special immigrant visa, and you'll be able to emigrate to the United States because you will have to. Otherwise, you're going to die. So imagine how important it was to evacuate them after the withdrawal. Just this morning, my wife asked me about Afghanistan because I'm still there. She said, how come Afghanistan is so important to you? She said, you work with such intensity, such passionate intensity on Afghanistan. I said, well, you know, it's about honor. These people, my country gave a promise to in exchange for their service, and they saved a lot of American lives. And they made a lot of American soldiers' lives a lot easier in really challenging situations because they're not interpreters. People call them terps or interpreters, but they're really translators. They are the bridge between worlds. It's more than just translating language. And so they really made our missions successful and saved a lot of American lives. And to this day, it's something that weighs on me very much that so many of our former allies, their families are starving. They're living in fear. I'll say, right now, we have more people and more Afghan allies and safe houses in the United States government, my organization. Probably for the past year, we've been sheltering more Afghans in the United States government. You know, just four years later, I thought it would be about two weeks. I signed a book deal the day Afghanistan fell, and I told the publisher, I got about two weeks in Afghanistan. I'll finish this up, and I'll get right on that book. And four years later, we're still working in Afghanistan. You can watch that full interview on EpochTV.com by clicking the Talk Shows tab to find Bay Area innovators. A 1930s train is back in service, offering Londoners a glimpse of an older underground. The restored cars are taking passengers on special journeys to celebrate 200 years of rail travel in the UK. And today's Andrew Thomas has the story. This is a stock train from 1938, fully restored and back in service. More than a thousand of these trains were built. Some continued operating on the Isle of Wight until 2021. This 1938 stock train is really interesting because it has all of its electrical engineering under the floor, so it was quite technologically innovative. But it's also a really lovely example of design heritage as well, with the maquette seating, the wooden flooring, the lovely green paintwork. Despite the seating being more spacious inside, the ride is much like a modern tube journey. These seats are a lot more comfortable. That's the main thing I note. I mean, they're not built to cram as many people as possible into in the way that some of the more modern tubes are. The train also features replica advertisements from the time. Passenger Andrew Berman called the experience, quote, a feast for the senses. I like the retro adverts. Couldn't get away with most of that today. It's really funny. I have to blow up the old bag and get away with it. That's it. Interesting. Yeah, the adverts are fun. I like the design. I like the lighting, the Art Deco lighting. Transportation writer Nick Broderick says the experience took him back in time. So to be able to have this opportunity to ride in one of these trains again, it feels quite nostalgic, really, for something, even though I was born too late to ride on them on the underground, London Underground. It reminds me of my family holidays on the old line. Train enthusiast and photographer Luke Agbamony prefers the older trains over modern ones. They're built in a sort of different way. So you've got like, I like how the windows are designed. The space is different. Even the seating is different when you sit down. Like my favorite running train at the moment is the Bakerloo Line trains because they are 1972. The modern trains are sort of built a bit more user friendly. But yeah, I think these trains just feel a bit more, I don't know, they just, they make me smile when I see them. Today's riders benefit from modern technology like smartphones and contactless payments. But the restored train offers a reminder of how far the system has come. Another heritage run is planned for this September on the Metropolitan Line. Andrew Thomas, NTD News. And that's the news for this evening. Thank you for tuning in. I'm Arlene Richards. Good night.