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And others, we have a man, he's taken over the state. All the children, the state of Indiana, a great state, putting $1,000 into all of these young children. Think of it. A child, in many cases, they're born into pretty close to poverty, they're poor, they don't have money. They start off with $1,000, and it's going to duplicate, and they can end up with $100,000, $200,000, $300,000. If the market, oh, the market went like for the last year, the market, you'd end up with $1,000,000. But let's not count on that, because other people will take my place, and they'll screw it up 100%. But think of what you're doing for those children. You know, they'd have no money at all at 18, and now they'll have hundreds of thousands of dollars. It's a great thing, and very popular. And that's all because of the great, big, beautiful bill. We had to get that approved, and again, not one Democrat. The only way we could do it, we had to get a unified Republican Party, because we didn't get one Democrat vote for the great, big, beautiful bill, where these children are given $1,000 at birth. We couldn't get that. And that was President Trump speaking in Las Vegas, highlighting his tax and economic agenda at the Red Rock Casino. President Trump emphasizes that America will never be a socialist country. You can watch more of his speech at our website. Welcome to NTD Evening News. Our top story tonight, President Trump saying a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz could come as soon as today. What's in the deal, and what the president is highlighting about his administration's accomplishments in Nevada. And after being arrested at the president's golf club, a man is expected to make his first court appearance. What authorities found in his truck? David Lamb has the details. And in Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed wins the Democratic Senate primary. He narrowly defeated Congresswoman Haley Stevens, and a GOP candidate who dropped out of a congressional race wins the primary. The Justice Department unveiling new enforcement actions today against leaders of one of the world's most violent cartels, offering over $100 million in rewards for their capture. Senator Ted Cruz taking a closer look at the Muslim Brotherhood here in America. However, Democrats on the committee boycotting the hearing. Jason Perry with the details. A potential organ donor shows signs of life just before surgery. Now Health Secretary R.F.K. Jr. taking action against the Kentucky Organ Procurement Organization involved. This is MTV Evening News, live from our global headquarters in New York City. Here's Kerry Dunst. Good evening. Thank you for joining us tonight. President Trump saying an agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is imminent now. And oil prices continuing to ease as the White House projects optimism now about a deal. And I'll go live to NTD's White House correspondent, Mari Otsu. She's at the North Lawn. Mari, good evening. What is the latest from the president on Iran negotiations? Hey, Kerry. Good evening to you. Yeah, well, President Trump is saying that that deal is imminent to completely reopen the Strait of Hormuz, saying that it could even happen as early as today. Now, he's also threatening, though, that if the regime backs out once again, they are going to get, quote, hit very hard. Now, it is also coming as the renewed U.S. naval blockade on Iranian ports does remain in effect, costing Tehran hundreds of millions of dollars per day, according to the White House, with Central Command today reporting that since the beginning of the renewal of that blockade, 40 state commercial vessels have now been redirected. Here's the president earlier. Take a listen. It could happen. Tomorrow, a lot of progress has been made. They want to make a deal. They do not want to be hit. This was the biggest hit since World War Two, as I said. They saw all the goods being loaded. This comes after President Trump called off major strikes against the regime over the weekend, saying Gulf allies urged him to give diplomacy more time. President Trump last week threatened what would have been one of the largest military campaigns or the largest military campaign since World War Two against the Iranians. The price of crude falling as the Trump administration signals possible breakthroughs in talks, hovering just under $75 per barrel. The Treasury predicting further relief when hundreds of ships stuck in the Gulf are able to exit. Meanwhile, President Trump highlighting his administration's efforts to cut taxes and crack down on illegal immigration and crime in Nevada. The White House announcing that this tax filing season, more than 440,000 Nevada workers saved an average of $10,000, 500,000 seniors paid zero federal taxes on their benefits. Working families tax cuts saved $10 billion in state GDP. And as a result of reduction in violent crime, home prices in Las Vegas have dropped nearly 4% since the president took office. Here in Nevada, we've created over 40,000 new jobs and lifted nearly 100,000 Nevadans off of food stamps. More Americans are working in the United States right now than at any point in the history of our country. Think of it. Meanwhile, Kerry, President Trump tonight is also celebrating that last night, a 28 out of 29 of his endorsed candidates won the primary races. This is as he is also renewing his push for the Save America Act, which would require both proof of citizenship and photo ID to register to vote. Back to you. Thanks for that update, Mari. And next, the results are in for the most closely watched races in yesterday's primaries. Democrats choosing socialist nominees up and down the ballot, the president weighing in on the socialist movement, sweeping the nation. And today's Melina Weiskopf has more on that. After a neck and neck race, the Democratic socialist backed candidate, Abdul Al-Sayed, nearly won the Democratic nomination in Michigan's Senate race. Al-Sayed tried to distance himself from the socialist wing of the party, rejecting the label outright. But his policy views are in line with the socialist platform, and he's backed by many prominent socialist figures. Al-Sayed quick to declare victory this morning. This would not have been possible without the incredible efforts of so many allies and allied organizations. I got to give a special thank you to my first endorsers, Bernie Sanders. He'll now face former Republican Congressman Mike Rogers in November. President Trump quick to react, calling it great news for Republicans. Yesterday the president said he believes the socialist sweep across the nation will be a boost for the GOP come November. Mike Rogers is going to be fantastic. Now, I'm not a big believer in polls, but I believe in him somewhat. And based on the polls, he'll do much better against Abdul than he's going to do against the Congresswoman. You know, I think either they're very naive or they actually want to ruin the country. No matter where you look, go back a thousand years with different names, anybody doing what they're doing and what they're espousing, everything turns out to ashes and junk and filth. RNC echoing this message in a statement describing Al-Sayed as Michigan's mom Donnie, saying he embodies the socialist takeover that wants to do away with the American way of life. And down the ballot in Michigan, a few other socialist candidates also took wins, notably in the 7th district, a swing district. Michigan voters chose William Lawrence, a member of the DSA, as the nominee, as Democrats try to unseat the Republican congressman in November. And over in the 13th district, incumbent Democrat Shri Tanidar is the latest victim of the socialist sweep. Tanidar left the Democratic Socialist platform after pro-Palestinian rallies broke out, which he called anti-Semitic, and now he's lost his seat to a candidate that's even further to the left. The nominee, Donovan McKinney, is a current member of the DSA, highlighting a shift further to the left in the purple state. But the socialist movement fell flat in Missouri's 1st district. Voters rejected Cori Bush's comeback campaign. The former socialist congresswoman lost again to incumbent Wesley Bell. Bell first ousted Bush in 2024 and last night secured a strong lead over Bush early on. And next week, a big test for the socialist movement teed up in Wisconsin. State Representative Francesca Hong, a member of the DSA, is running to take the nomination for governor. She's been recently under scrutiny for her comments about race and calls to end the traditional holiday of Thanksgiving. Reporting from Washington, D.C., Melina Wyska, NTD News. And meanwhile, in Michigan's 8th congressional district, Republican Amir Hassan, who had the backing of President Trump, is out of the running. The projected winner of the GOP primary is a businessman who had dropped out of that race. Tom Smith tells Politico he's humbled and will jump back in for the November election. Hassan is a veteran and a former law enforcement officer who raised more than $700,000. Sitting congresswoman Kristen McDonald-Rivett is running on the Democratic side. And in light of socialist victories in primaries around the nation, more is at stake than ever in the 2026 midterms, and election integrity is critical. Tune in for analysis tonight on Capitol Report with Steve Lance at 7 p.m. Eastern, just after evening news. And a man arrested at the president's golf club is expected to make his first court appearance. He's charged after authorities found a rifle in his truck near President Trump's golf course in L.A. NTD's David Lam reports. A 38-year-old man was arrested over the weekend at Trump National Golf Club Los Angeles while possessing ammunition. He's making his initial court appearance in Los Angeles. The DOJ says Janine John Tale had a loaded firearm in his pickup truck and is charged with possessing an unregistered rifle. U.S. Attorney Bill O'Sullivan says Tale was detained after being seen taking photos and video of security planning activities ahead of President Trump's visit to the golf club on Tuesday. O'Sullivan says, while we are still investigating the motives of this individual, we are thankful he was apprehended before the president's visit. Tale approached federal agents at the golf course and said he was employed by the State Department and admitted to having a loaded firearm in his car. Deputies learned that he was wanted for a 20-25 robbery. In his truck, personnel found hollow-point ammunition, binoculars and a badge. A search of Tale's residence led to the seizure of high-powered firearms, ammunition, body armor and a notebook. Tale faces a felony carrying a maximum sentence of 10 years. David Lam, NTD News, California. The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating an air traffic safety incident involving Marine One, that's the helicopter used by President Trump. It happened near Washington's Reagan National Airport yesterday when Marine One lifted off from the White House. Air traffic control audio shows Marine One pilots telling Reagan National Tower that they were preparing to take off multiple times, while air traffic controllers reportedly failed to halt commercial flights as required under safety procedures. The FAA stressed that the incident was not considered a dangerous near-miss, noting that the aircraft were not on converging flight paths. Marine One is typically used to take the president on short trips, mainly to the White House or Andrews Air Force Base. The FAA is planning to convene a safety review team to investigate what happened. The White House says the president was not in harm's way. And the administration touting its efforts to fight fraud and making sure American taxpayer dollars are helping the people that are actually intended to receive those funds. Vice President J.D. Vance today explaining how the Anti-Fraud Task Force is working to ensure that no one takes advantage of programs like Medicaid and SNAP. We have been able to identify $230 billion of fraud just since the Fraud Task Force was set up, and that's frankly by conservatively estimating it. Wednesday's congressional roundtable highlights concrete numbers, including $56 billion in fraudulent payments that the task force has prevented. This money will now be going to struggling families and newborn babies instead of into the pockets of scammers. According to the vice president, two things now need to happen in order to fight fraud more effectively. The first is to increase data sharing between states and the federal government so that all taxpayer dollars are accounted for. The second is stiffer penalties for fraudsters. I was shocked by how often we would just let low-level fraud go, like a million dollars of fraud. That's a lot of money. Sometimes we wouldn't even prosecute this stuff, and even when we do prosecute it, we are limited by the penalties applied. The vice president says he hopes to work across the aisle to make sure that fraud-fighting efforts last. This effort will fundamentally always have a limitation unless our colleagues in the House and the Senate are working with us. We don't want the next administration, whoever, you know, God forbid you're going to have President El-Sayed in three years. We don't want him to undo all the incredible work that we've been doing when we've been taking out the fraudsters and saving the American people money. In order to make this really work, we need our colleagues in Congress to really codify some of this stuff, to make sure that it becomes law. This is all part of the Trump administration's goals of improving government efficiency and reducing waste. Vice President Vance says the Anti-Fraud Task Force's efforts will help Americans save billions of dollars and make sure that money is going to those who truly need it. Reporting from Washington, D.C., Fiona Gee, NTD News. And the Justice Department today announcing new indictments against several cartel leaders and millions of dollars in rewards for their arrests. NTD's Arlene Richards reports on that. The Justice Department announcing a major enforcement action Wednesday against the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, or CJNG. Today the Department of Justice, in coordination with the Homeland Security Task Force, announced the unsealing of five separate indictments against high-ranking CJNG leaders. Blanche also announced more than $100 million in rewards offered jointly with the State Department for information leading to the arrest of senior CJNG leaders, including three charged in earlier cases. He said three leaders were also allegedly targeting elderly Americans in a vacation timeshare fraud scheme. We have seized these funds, and we are going to get them back to the senior citizens that were fleeced of their life savings and their retirements. That is the mission of law enforcement. That is the collective mission of the interagency partnerships you see here today. Patel says these individuals raked in a total of over $400 million. Earlier this year, the Trump administration designated the cartel a foreign terrorist organization, expanding the tools available to federal investigators and prosecutors. Since January 20th, 2025, we have extradited, transferred, and secured convictions against hundreds of the world's most dangerous drug traffickers in federal courtrooms across the United States. Justice Department officials say the investigation is continuing. Arlene Richards, NTD News. Senator Ted Cruz taking a closer look at the Muslim Brotherhood here in America. He says the group is a clear and present danger to the safety and the security of Americans. NTD's Jason Perry has the details. The Muslim Brotherhood spawned Hamas, influenced the ideology of Al Qaeda, and gave rise to multiple terrorist organizations. Senator Ted Cruz holding a Senate hearing on the Muslim Brotherhood, and he shows a chart of what he calls the Muslim Brotherhood Network here in the United States. They functioned as part of a broader Muslim Brotherhood ecosystem. When one organization collapses, another quickly emerges, often led by many of the same individuals. One of the witnesses, Laura Burns, is a retired FBI special agent. She says the FBI wiretapped a meeting of leaders of the Palestine Committee, which was linked to the Muslim Brotherhood, and they said they wanted to infiltrate universities, media, and politics in the United States. They also noted their intent to cleanse the curriculum in U.S.-based K-12 schools because, quote, we don't want our children growing up surrendering to the idea of peace with Jews, their words. Another witness, Kyle Scheidler, is a senior analyst for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism at the Center for Security Policy. He's adding this. Founded in Egypt by Hassan al-Banna in 1928, from its very beginning, the Muslim Brotherhood has operated as a clandestine organization, which engages in the creation of public front groups, cultivates agents of influence, all in pursuit of their ultimate goal, the overthrow of governments and the reestablishment of a worldwide caliphate operating under Islamic law. Democrats on the subcommittee did not attend the hearing. In a statement, they labeled the hearing as Republicans scapegoating Muslims to, quote, whip up their voters. An oversight hearing that one of the two major parties refuses even to see is exactly the outcome these organizations that we're discussing have spent 40 years working to produce. And Cruz says he hopes to see real action from the federal government to protect Americans from what he believes is a clear and present danger to their safety and security. Jason Perry, NTD News. The Trump administration is declassifying more documents on what it calls government weaponization. The latest memos released today show that the FBI launched a probe in 2017 into whether President Trump was tied to Russia. The probe, codenamed Oxford, comma, started after President Trump fired FBI Director James Comey. The FBI was trying to determine whether the firing was at the request of Russia. This came despite the bureau's own evidence overwhelmingly showed at the time that there was no collusion with the Kremlin. The probe closed in 2019 with special counsel Robert Muro concluding that there was no evidence of President Trump colluding with Russia. The White House now releasing the FBI memos in an effort to promote transparency over government actions. This comes as federal prosecutors are reportedly probing whether intel agencies violate the civil rights of President Trump and his followers through repeated criminal investigations that lacked evidence of wrongdoing. Meanwhile, the FBI says it stopped 715 planned terror attacks here on U.S. soil just last year. And I'm defending the homeland peace, our adversaries are always looking to steal our secrets, to co-opt our citizens and have them steal our secrets and send them back to places like Russia, China, DPRK, Iran, just to name a few. We prioritized our counterespionage division to go after and cripple these adversarial attacks on our citizens and the theft of our classified information. The FBI, since I've been in the seat, has seen a 55 percent increase in espionage arrests alone. Director Kash Patel revealed the previously unreported number in an exclusive interview with The Epoch Times. He says agents disrupted ISIS-linked and other terror plots targeting schools, houses of worship, businesses and public places. Patel says the FBI stopped four planned attacks in just 30 days last December. He credits strong intelligence, close coordination and support from the Trump administration. The FBI warns terrorists continue to target the United States, making prevention its highest priority. And coming up, a witness tip helps investigators track down an alleged arson suspect in Washington state. Plus, Minnesota officials say a wildfire emergency is winding down as crews continue battling blazes across the country. Christina Corona reports. And a potential organ donor shows signs of life just before surgery. Now Health Secretary R.F.K., Jr. taking action against the Kentucky Organ Procurement Organization that was involved. And cybersecurity researchers say they uncovered a hidden backdoor in certain Chinese-made Internet routers sold worldwide. What this could mean for your network security. This is how I keep my joints happy. Omega XL is a powerful natural supplement backed by 40 years of clinical research. Take control of your pain like Cynthia Bailey. My knees in particular started giving me pain issues all the way back to my modeling days from just running through airports, photo shoots. After taking Omega XL, I really started to notice how less stiff I was, especially my knees and my hip. Has Omega XL changed my life? Yes. I barely notice my joint pain anymore. Now I'm like literally sprinting through the airports. My secret is Omega XL. 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But this little girl remains unmoved. She's in quite a perilous situation. But she's completely strong and serene and she's actually meditating. It was very, very well liked because no matter what culture or what sort of walk of life you're from, I think people, they see it and they immediately understand what that energy, what that message is and they're drawn to it because everybody kind of needs a little bit of that in their own life of, you know, the steadfast calmness and something to hold on to. It's definitely an inner peace in the midst of something very chaotic. And for a lot of people right now, the whole world is very, very chaotic. So I guess that's another reason why so many people are very drawn to this. Welcome back to NTD Evening News. I'm Kerry Dunst. Firefighters across the country are battling wildfires threatening communities and burning thousands of acres. A witness tip helps investigators track down an alleged arson suspect in Washington state while Minnesota officials begin shifting toward recovery after a wildfire emergency. NTD's Christina Corona reports on the wildfires. In Washington, firefighters are working to contain three wildfires burning in the Spokane area that have burned more than 10,000 acres combined. Investigators say a witness's tip helped lead deputies to an arson suspect connected to the Old Trails fire. Paul Childs says he was driving near the area where the fire started when he saw a man near the railroad tracks. When he drove by again, he says the man was still there. Only this time they were kind of bent over and looked like they were doing something towards the tree line and the fence. I said, when he saw us, he kind of stood up and kind of turned and faced us and got a little fidgety. And I remember I even kind of tried to take a couple steps towards us, kind of walk away from where he was at. Childs says shortly after, smoke started rising from the area. Investigators say that information helped lead deputies to Aaron Farinacci, who was charged with first-degree arson in connection with the Old Trails fire. Authorities say Farinacci denied setting the fire. Court records also show Farinacci previously served prison time after killing his father in Arizona in 2010. Firefighters are now making progress on the Spokane area fires. Containment has reached 13% on the Old Trails fire, 13% on the Autumn Lane fire, and 5% on the Fairview fire. In Minnesota, officials say the wildfire emergency is winding down as conditions improve in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area wilderness. The state's peacetime emergency will expire Tuesday, August 11. We have determined a peacetime emergency extension is not needed. Conditions have improved, and we are confident that the response can continue under existing authorities. Officials credit local, state, federal, tribal, and Canadian partners for protecting communities with no loss of life. The focus now shifts to recovery and financial assistance for impacted areas. In California, firefighters are working to contain the Gann fire in Calaveras County. The fire near Hogan Dam and Gann Road has burned more than 7,000 acres and threatened homes. More than 1,500 firefighters are working the blaze, which is now 10% contained. In Los Angeles County, investigators have released new details about the Eaton fire. Officials say the fire was caused by an electrical event involving Southern California Edison transmission equipment. Investigators say video showed electrical arcing followed by burning material falling into dry vegetation below. The Eaton fire killed 19 people and destroyed or damaged more than 9,000 structures. Officials say recovery efforts continue as residents rebuild, while firefighters remain on alert during the ongoing wildfire season. Christina Corona, NTD News. Coming up, Michigan goes for DSA and Socialist-aligned candidates in the Democratic primary. We'll explore the trend with Alvin Louie. He's president of Courage is a Habit. And a potential organ donor shows signs of life just before surgery. Now Health Secretary R.K. Jr. taking action against the Kentucky Organ Procurement Organization. At least 17 civilians are reported dead in Ukraine after a Russian ballistic missile attack. Arian Pasdar has what Moscow says about its attack on Ukraine's capital city. My 15-year-old son Ethan and I had a fun and relaxing morning. We returned home and Ethan walked to his best friend's house an hour later. I heard the ambulance scream by the street carrying my beautiful boy. Ethan was shot in the head in his best friend's house with an unsecured gun. He had zero chance of survival. The father of the gun owner, he stored his three guns and bullets in a shoebox. How do you feel? That has to be the most horrific experience that a human could ever have. David, would you give any advice? First thing you do is not keep your ammunition with your weapons. And that your weapons need to be locked at all times. Being a cowboy, I don't know anything different from when I was three or four years old. I did tough things. I thought everybody needed to do tough things. And if you didn't, I didn't have time for you. I had a very successful career at a very young age and life was fast. I was preparing physically. I wasn't doing anything mentally on the inside. And then I got hurt. I wanted to be better as a person. And I really dug into mental health. I start my day with a 20-minute workout. I live life eight seconds at a time. Horses are so therapeutic. They know what you're feeling. When you're nervous, they're nervous. You won't say it back, but we're pals. I take a lot of responsibility in taking care of my kids and my family. Being there for them. You're going to have tough days. Everybody does. Just find a place to stop and just breathe. Love, you're mine. Boxes everywhere. And this is going to be Addie's room. First night here, but Amy seems cool. Welcome back to NTD Evening News. I'm Cary Dunst. After a federal safety probe, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is moving to shut down a Kentucky organ procurement organization. One potential organ donor showed signs of life during preparation for surgery. Doctors halted the procedure, and he survived. That man was in the room during Kennedy's announcement. NTD correspondent Jason Blair has more on that. We found cases with the donation process continued despite signs that patients were not appropriate organ donors. The Department of Health and Human Services moves to decertify Network of Hope, an organ procurement group in Kentucky. Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says the group repeatedly failed safety oversight. We found that these problems continued even after the organization promised to correct them. Kennedy says the group's actions had real consequences with one man showing signs of awareness while on the operating table. Physicians refused to proceed with the organ recovery because they believed that he was still alive. Because they acted, TJ is alive and is here with us today. The survivor's sister said she saw her brother TJ showing signs of life while being prepared for an operation, and eventually the physician refused to continue. One of the organization's own coordinators called the home office after the doctor refused. She was told, find another surgeon or you'll lose your job because we're finishing this case. Network of Hope's CEO has denied allegations involving TJ's case in the past. Opioids are not involved nor have any say in the declaration of a patient's death. Opioids do not recover organs from living patients. Kennedy says that TJ's case is a reminder that every safeguard exists for a reason. Every patient waiting for that gift deserves complete confidence that our organ donation system is safe, ethical, and worthy of their trust. DHHS closed by saying HRSA and CMS will work together to closely monitor the organization and ensure that patients continue to be cared for while a replacement company is being brought in. Jason Blair, NTD News. The Senate has confirmed Dr. Erica Schwartz as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. President Trump's third nominee cleared the hurdle in a 51 to 44 vote. Schwartz will be the first permanent CDC director in over a year. Now her confirmation comes after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired the agency's former head, Susan Menendez. The health secretary ousted Trump's second pick after less than a month on the job over disagreements on vaccine policy. Trump withdrew his first nominee, former Florida Congressman Dr. David Weldon after he failed to garner enough Republican support. Trump nominated Schwartz, who was his first-term deputy surgeon general in April. The 54-year-old is a board-certified preventative medicine physician. She holds a medical degree from Brown University and a law degree from the University of Maryland. And primaries in swing state Michigan saw establishment Democrats lose to DSA and socialist-aligned opponents. Joining us now for analysis is Alvin Liu. He's president of Courage is a Habit. Alvin, thanks for joining us. There you are. Now, while the DSA-backed Abdul El-Sayed's victory in the primary is a shocker to many and it does raise questions about the Democratic Party's future, U.S. policy, especially left-wing policy, that as a whole has been moving in a more collective socialist direction for a long time now. It's nothing new. So do you see this primary as yet another potential step towards realizing a larger socialist division? Oh, 100%. If anybody's paid any attention to the way government K-12 has been operating, this should be no shock. As one of my favorite quotes is Abraham Lincoln, the philosophy of the schoolhouse in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next. And for the last 20 years, especially really heavy in the last 10, critical race theory, socialism, communism, anti-white, anti-America, that's been in K-12. That is always a crystal ball. You want to know what the rest of the country is going to be moving to. You want to know what politicians, especially the left-wing, the Democrats, look at K-12. And it's no shocker that we've got people now that are openly saying how much they hate America and they want to transform it. So that is the Democratic Party. That is education. They work hand in glove. The children are the incubators. And then they're the future voters, and they will happily vote for these socialists, these Muslims, these Somalians, anybody who hates America. Wow, and that honest Abe quote, very powerful indeed and very apropos. Now, Alvin, what is the significance of socialist platform candidates winning these primaries, not only on the coast, but right now in the manufacturing heart of the country in Michigan? Well, it goes to show you that it doesn't matter where you live, so long as they can get to your children, and they have your children, seven hours a day, five days a week for 13 years, if you go from K to 12. And so it doesn't matter what the state was when you were growing up. We hear this all the time at Courageous Habit. This is not how it was when I was growing up. This is not how school was when I was going to school. We understand that. Or I didn't think it would happen here. We understand that. You've just got your average people that are just waking up. You've got your average American named Harley that's just waking up, doing her business, doing her hobbies, and focusing on her life, not understanding that while she's working on her life, these communists are working to subvert your children. And so when you see somebody like this guy who just won the primary, they're just moving the Overton window. And so it doesn't matter whether he wins a general or not. That's not the point. So one of the mistakes I see on our side is if someone like him who's super radical loses, they celebrate. They go, oh, yeah, see, we won, and thank God, and all those kind of things. It doesn't matter. The fact that he's won the primary, if he loses the general election, someone like him and more radical than him will win the general the next time because they're going to train your children to vote for him. So, yeah, maybe they don't get it in Michigan or Nebraska or wherever they're doing these really radical people, but the 8th grader today, the 10th grader or the 8th grader today, the 7th grader today will vote for the next one. That's the bellwether. That's the crystal ball. Well, what you're saying is very profound in terms of the long game, and that ultimately is the most important thing fundamentally. But the short game is really important, too, because we're talking about the balance of Congress. So in these elections, do you chalk any of it to candidate personality as these particular candidates like Mamdani here in NYC, they're strong orators, and to be honest, in some instances, they seem much more relatable to the younger generation than were their opponents, particularly in this case in Michigan. So does candidate strength play into this? It's not about candidate strength. It's candidate familiarity. If you tell children since kindergarten about marginalized people and by the time middle school, they know the words oppression and racism and all these different things and white man bad, straight white man bad, America is oppressive, it's built on slaves and those kind of things. When they hear from a candidate, it's not that the candidate is so charming or viable, but because they've been drinking that for 13 years, when a candidate talks the way they've been hearing, it's familiarity, it's relatability, exactly what you said. So it doesn't matter what they are in reality. All that matters is that their voting block, what they've heard in school, in college, a lot of people who vote for people like him or these insufferable woke white women, they've heard it in college, they've got a ton of white guilt. So that's where the relatability comes in is because they've been drilled in that at a very early age and then if you go to college, they get it in college even more, which is why the people who go to college are more socialist and more communist than the people 15 years ago, 20 years ago. Well, you've just revealed something that I've been hearing in all these interviews I've been doing. Everybody's saying that it's the educated that are actually going for these progressive candidates and those who don't have those advanced degrees are actually voting more centrist or to the right and you've just revealed why that is. And I want to talk about those older voters because they might not even recognize this as the JFK or Bill Clinton style Democratic Party. So what's happened to openly espouse socialist and communist ideas within the Democratic Party? How has it changed so much? Well, I don't think the Democratic Party has changed. They've been more emboldened. They've always been who they are. It's just that they couldn't, you know, when Bill Clinton was in the 90s, they couldn't come out and sound like Mondavi. There's no way. They wouldn't go anywhere. And that's the thing about communism. When people like you and I, my friend, when our feet hits the ground, we think about our business, how we can help our friends, family, and just our little world. But when a communist foot hits the ground, they're all about infringing on your freedom and how they can move their mission, which is communism, into America. And so taking over the Democratic Party wasn't very difficult because they're already leaning that way. The only thing that was working against them was time and scalability. And so time they haven't. This is the 100-year march. Anybody who understands communism, they already laid down the law 1,800 years ago. It was a 100-year march. And so that, they're almost there. They're about 80 years into that. And then scalability was that they couldn't get to that rural area, that red area. They couldn't get to those churches and the Christians and all those things. And they found it with education, with the schools. We call it education. It's just the government KP-12 schools and colleges. So that was their missing piece. That was the missing puzzle that they couldn't scale it. And once they were able to get a hold of colleges, train the school counselors and teachers to bring it into the KP-12, that was their missing piece, which is why a lot of people feel like, how come it feels like it's all of a sudden over the last 10, 12 years or so? It's not that it's all of a sudden. It's just that they were building for so long and now they're able to scale it in government KP-12 and in colleges and things. And so, yeah, you're right. When you say educate it, it depends on what you're saying. Educate it how? You know, it's not the education that you and I are talking about. Well, you articulate it in such an easily understandable way. A very illuminating discussion. Alvin Louie, President, Courage is a Habit. Thank you so much for joining this evening. Nice to see you again, my friend. And how are everyday Americans reacting to the socialist victories in Michigan's Democratic Senate primary? And did he, Sam Wong, was out on the National Mall in D.C.? He was speaking with the people. Have a look. The Democratic socialist candidate in Michigan won the Democratic primary. What is your reaction to that result? I think it's pathetic. I don't know. I'm from Michigan. I grew up in Michigan, and it's changed a lot there. And I think it's naive on the part of the people who ever is voting for these folks because, you know, we just don't get stuff for free. Somebody's got to pay for it. Not happy about it. I don't like it at all. I think we were meant to be a free country. I think it's wanting someone else to, like, pave the way for you instead of working for it yourself. Everybody seems to be just, like, misleading the people, like, open promises. Nothing really happens. I think it really has a lot to do with, like, controlling the media, telling everybody what they want to hear, but, like, not really pulling through. We need to get rid of the socialism. That's a crock. Let's work together. We're a democracy. I've lived in countries that were under socialism for years. I know what that's about. I know how that ends up. And so I want nothing to do with it. I hope that that guy gets defeated in the general election in November. What is your warning to your fellow Americans about communism and socialism? It's coming if we let it. They predicted 50 years ago that our country would start to implode, and it's happening. And that was from KGB officers. A lot of these institutions got us here where we are today, brought us all this way. Abolishing that is, like, trying to pull out the roots for our country. And you see what other countries that have done that before and it's just, you know, ends up in poverty and such. I lived in Tanzania, East Africa, which was a heavily socialist nation. And I lived in Zimbabwe, which was a socialist, almost communist nation under Robert Mugabe. You got 1% or less that have, they're extremely wealthy. 99% are extremely poor and have no rights whatsoever. It's a racist system. It's a classist system. And it does not work. And a hidden China threat inside everyday routers. Cybersecurity researchers say they found a hidden backdoor in more than 20 million models of Chinese-made internet routers sold worldwide. They warn it could let attackers take control of the router and potentially access other devices which are connected to that same network. And DDS Tiffany Meyer has more on that. Cybersecurity firm Volna Check released a report Wednesday saying the backdoor is built into routers sold under the ZBT link and Y-Flyer brand names. It estimates more than 100,000 of the devices have been deployed worldwide. But it's not clear how many are being used in the U.S. Researchers at the firm say the routers automatically connect to a Chinese-registered internet domain every 35 seconds. If someone controls that connection, they could take over the router and gain access to other devices on that same network. Experts note that many home users and small businesses would have no idea the backdoor exists. The discovery comes as the U.S. and European Union continue to warn that Chinese-made router equipment could pose cybersecurity risks. Federal regulators have already moved to restrict imports of some foreign-made routers over national security concerns. Meanwhile, Beijing has repeatedly denied involvement in cyber espionage or cyber attacks. At least 17 civilians are reported dead in Ukraine today after a Russian ballistic missile attack. Moscow already commenting on its strikes on Ukraine's capital city. NTD's international correspondent Eran Pazdar has the war update. Destruction is seen in and around Kiev on Wednesday. Ukrainian officials say Russia launched a massive ballistic missile barrage, killing at least 17 civilians. According to Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, the main targets were infrastructure, warehouses, and a railway station. Russia says it struck seven logistics centers, accusing them of being used to store drone components. According to Zelensky, so far this year, Ukraine has only received a third of the anti-ballistic missile systems it had received at the same time last year, saying it is very important that our partners understand that delays in supplying them lead directly to such horrific casualties and destruction. The Ukrainian president says Russia is planning more such attacks. And we have our estimation, I want to share with you, they will increase the production of such ballistic missiles. Zelensky made the remarks during a meeting with the new defense minister of the UK. Meanwhile in Washington, Secretary of State Marco Rubio meeting with the new foreign minister of the UK. Rubio says, quote, we discussed the need for Europe to take a greater role in its own security. The secretary also told reporters before the meeting that Ukraine would be on the agenda as well, although it's not yet clear what exactly the two discussed. Wednesday's attacks on Kiev come after weeks of Ukraine attacking warehouses belonging to Russia's largest online retailer called Wildberries. Kiev launched another such attack on Wednesday. Footage shows the aftermath of the strike with the building completely on fire. Ukraine says the site stores Russian military equipment, which Moscow denies. Wildberries makes up a significant part of Russia's GDP and the company already asked Russian state-owned banks for financial support after the Ukrainian attacks. Arian Pasdar, NTD News. Coming up in tennis, world number two Carlos Alcarez, he has to pull out of next week's Cincinnati Open with his ongoing wrist injury. Will he play the US Open at the end of the month? Dave Martin joins us with the latest. Ancient Chinese medicine. Persilin is considered a medicinal herb and is used to help lower cholesterol, improve vascular functions, and prevent diabetes. Perilla seeds can nourish the lungs and spleen. It is used to treat asthma and improve pulmonary functions. Prairie Tongue Green Vegetable Omega-3 is made from persilin and perilla seeds from Hwangmae Mountain in South Korea. It contains over 90% of omega-3, 6, 7, and 9, the highest concentration possible without chemical additives. The soft gel is made of natural seaweed. It is 100% organic and vegan. 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Dave, let's start in baseball. We had two of the favorites for the National League MVP. They squared off in Chicago, and it was a thriller. The fans got their money's worth. The Cubbies won 7-6. Sounds like a lot of action in that game. The Cubbies won. You sound like Harry Carey back in the day. The Cubbies! I just need those glasses, right? Big, huge glasses. That guy was a character. Well, yeah, the Cubs won 7-6. Now, Shohei Ohtani, who's won the last three MVP awards and four overall, he's definitely in the conversation to win a fifth here. But Cubs outfielder Pete Crow Armstrong may be slightly in the lead. Both actually hit two home runs today. Ohtani led off the game with a home run in the first and another one in the eighth. Pete Crow Armstrong, or PCA, answered with two of his own, one in the first and one in the fourth. Cubs won 7-6. Now, regarding the MVP race, both are in the top ten in the National League in home runs. And really, PCA is in the top ten in a number of different categories. Of course, Ohtani, though, with that pitching that he has, he's 8-2, although he has not actually pitched in more than a month, but he's got that pitching to add to his MVP resume. Anyway, with the win today, the Cubs sweep the Dodgers. I remember last night, Cubs beat Terek Skrubal, making his Dodgers debut, the two-time signing only winner they just traded for from Detroit. They beat him 5-1. Skrubal, though, pitched well six innings, allowing just two runs. So with the loss, the Dodgers lead down to eight and a half games in the National League. West Cubs, meanwhile, five games behind Milwaukee in the Central. Both, of course, are at least on pace to make the playoff, which started about less than two months ago. Sounds like an epic game, maybe some foreshadowing for the playoffs. Yeah, maybe. Like I said, they're both scheduled to make the playoffs, so you're right. It's quite likely that we'll see them face off there. All right, well, let's shift to tennis. I know the buildup to the U.S. Open here in New York and Flushing is happening. But some potentially sad news for Alcarez. He had to drop out of one of these warm-up tournaments in Cincinnati. Yeah, the Cincinnati Open, where he's actually the defending champion, winning it last year. He has not, though, played since April because of this ongoing wrist injury. Now, he was unable to defend his French Open title back in June, unable to play Wimbledon, which he's won before as well in July. Somehow, he still actually has enough points to just still be second in the ATP rankings, but he's very close to losing that with third-ranked Carlos, I'm sorry, Alexander Zverev right behind him. The big question, as you said, though, Kerry, whether he'll play in the upcoming U.S. Open, where he's also the defending champion there. He's currently listed on their entry list, but that's just really an acknowledgement that he has enough points to qualify for the event. He has not confirmed, though, and obviously with this news, he will not play in the Cincinnati Open, could put doubt on his U.S. Open appearance. It starts on Sunday, August 30th. Well, hopefully he can at least stay in the third spot because you don't want to drop to fourth going to U.S. Open. You'd probably have to play center in the semis instead of the final, but that's all the time we got for sports today, Dave, but thanks for joining. Thank you, Kerry. And as I said, that is all the time we have for today's news, but for on-the-clock coverage, you can watch us at NTD.com or you can use our NTD app. Keep it right here. We've got Capital Report up next. Thanks for tuning in. I'm Kerry Dunst. Good night.