NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (Aug. 6)

Welcome to NTD Evening News. Our top story tonight, President Trump saying Iran talks are going very well and calling out reports of low U.S. munitions as treasonous. And the president signing orders to protect American industry and citizenship from foreign adversaries like Communist China. Mario Tsu at the White House. The Senate panel votes to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress. This comes after he refused to answer any question at a COVID hearing last week. Jack Bradley has more on why senators are saying the Fifth Amendment doesn't hold. And newly released records reveal more than 630,000 voter files in Arizona illegally obtained before the 2020 presidential election. Why the suspect was never charged. Entire villages of trafficked workers overseas are targeting Americans with scams. U.S. authorities say they are cracking down. Jason Blair has more on that. And a warning sign for China's fast growing biotech industry. A child dies following a gene therapy trial. This is raising scrutiny over safety reviews and transparency in Beijing. And two NASA astronauts stepping outside the International Space Station. What they're installing could help power the station for years to come. Jason Perry has more. This is NTD Evening News. Live from our global headquarters in New York City, here's Cary Dunst. Good evening. Thanks for joining us tonight. President Trump is sounding optimistic about a possible breakthrough in the talks with Iran. He's calling out reports of low U.S. munitions as, quote, treasonous. We now go live to NTD's White House correspondent Mari Otsu. She is at the North Lawn. Mari, good evening. What's the latest from the president on Iran? Hey, Cary, good evening to you. That's right. President Trump just a little while ago in the Oval is saying tonight that those Iran talks are going very well. That's as the Trump administration as a whole is projecting optimism about a deal coming soon to completely reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Here's the president. I think we're doing very well. I just, you know, I'm involved in the negotiation. I think we're doing fine. It could be soon. The reality, Laura, is that, number one, the Iranians are extraordinarily difficult people. Number two, they have a fractured system. So there are people within their system who want the war to be over. There are also people within their system who are crazy radicals who want the war to continue. They're trying to drive a wedge between you and Trump. It's clear to me. I mean, it's clear to all of us who kind of were there and they're talking. Now, Vice President J.D. Vance and President Trump aren't the only people in the administration that the White House says external forces are attempting to drive a wedge between. President Trump today is criticizing a new Washington Post article that alleges that he, the president and the secretary of war, Pete Hegseth, clashed last week during the cabinet meeting at Camp David over reports of low U.S. ammunition. The president declaring that what he calls the fake news, he says, as usual, is spreading false and, quote, completely unfounded rumors. He's also completely vouching for the secretary of war there and saying that Pete Hegseth has been doing an excellent job. Meanwhile, it also comes as President Trump is calling out these reports of low U.S. ammunition as, quote, treasonous. He's saying that jail sentences will be sought for those reporters. He's calling them leakers of treasonous statements. Take a listen. As you know, our defense companies are building more plans right now than at any point in history. They're building plans for the Patriots, for the Tomahawks, for everything. But we have certain types of munitions which are very they may not be as accurate. They may not be. You know, they're not as elite. We have elite, too. But we're we're watching that very closely. But we have certain types which are very powerful and very good. And we have an unlimited supply. And so we're in great shape. But with that being said, we always want more. And on truth social, President Trump is declaring that the U.S. has massive amounts of munitions and large amounts are also currently being manufactured and shipped to the U.S. Carrie. And, Mari, pivoting now to something closer to home, the president signing a few executive orders today. Tell us more about that. Yeah, sure. President Trump just signed two executive orders and one proclamation, all three of them, though, aiming to protect American industry and citizenship from foreign adversaries like Communist China. The proclamation declares imports of polysilicon from foreign actors threatens the U.S.'s national security and is thereby establishing a minimum import prices for polysilicon wafers, solar cells and tariffs on downstream products made from these materials, which will be effective on December, December 4th of this year. It also creates an onshoring program that will offer tariff relief to companies that agree to invest in U.S. production facilities for polysilicon, which is used in all of our in manufacturing, all of our electronics, our semiconductors, our solar power and our chips. Here's the Commerce Secretary Howard Take a listen. So the president's policies have brought 50 percent of production into America, but we need the foundational products made here. So this will bring the supply chain here. We're setting prices so that the Chinese can't dump anymore. And we're setting tariffs to, say, build it here. Now, the other two executive orders seek to narrow birthright citizenship and ban birth tourism. The first order expands the categories of people that the administration considers ineligible for birthright citizenship, which include, the White House says, alien enemies of the U.S., members of foreign terrorist organizations and, importantly, categories of people who lobby and act on behalf of foreign governments. The second order, meanwhile, completely bans birth tourism. That's when foreign nationals intentionally travel to the U.S. while pregnant with the intention of giving birth. The plan for that child to gain American citizenship and then the parents usually return back to their home country after often wealthier families from countries like China and Russia. Russia participate in this industry, with some reports estimating that China and Russia account for up to 100,000 babies per year born in this way. Take a listen. A very unfortunate decision in the Supreme Court concerning birthright was close, but a very, very unfortunate decision. So we're making adjustments because it's very unfair. That practice of birth tourism is, as of the signing of this order, hereby banned. And what that means is that no one in the world is anymore allowed to obtain a visa for this fraudulent purpose. Because it ends what has been one of the gravest and most egregious abuses of the American system, and it keeps American citizenship sacred. The White House says this second order about birth tourism is the first time in American history that there will be a ban on birth tourism. And Stephen Miller says that the administration will deny visas to people who seek to enter the U.S. with this purpose, as well as those who also organize these trips. Kerry, back to you. Thank you, Mari. And the Senate will soon schedule a vote on confirming Todd Blanche as the Attorney General. Majority Leader John Thune says he hopes it could happen before the Senate leaves for their August recess. He is in the queue, and so we intend to vote on him before we leave. And I am hopeful and optimistic that we will get him confirmed. All right, I'm out of time. Now the Senate Majority Leader says confirming Blanche is only one out of a list of things that the chamber will do. Other priorities include funding the government, approving other nominees, and passing sanctions against Russia. Yet confirmed Blanche can only risk to lose two Republican votes. So far, Senator Susan Collins of Maine has said she will vote no on Blanche. Thune says he will also try to get another vote on the Save America Act, but doesn't expect Democratic colleagues to change their minds on that. And the Senate Homeland Security Committee voting today to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress. Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment over 100 times during testimony last week. And today's Washington correspondent Jack Bradley reports. A Senate committee voting along party lines to hold former top infectious disease official Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress. It comes after last week under subpoena, Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times. I respectfully decline to answer. Even after receiving a pardon from Biden, covering his actions dating back to 2014, even refusing basic questions. The fact that he wouldn't answer questions about the tie he was wearing or the color of the carpet of the day of the week betrays the fact that his invocation of the Fifth Amendment wasn't tailored to anything. A subpoena is not an invitation. A subpoena with no consequence is not a subpoena. It's a suggestion. Republicans say Fauci waived his Fifth Amendment privilege by delivering an opening statement before refusing questions. That same argument was used back in 2013 when the Republican-led House held former IRS official Lois Lerner in contempt. But Obama's Justice Department declined to prosecute. Republicans say questions are still unanswered regarding federal funding of virus research in Wuhan, China and early pandemic decisions. Is that really worth destroying people's lives, shutting down businesses, destroying an economy? Democrats called the process one-sided and failed to delay the resolution. This resolution will not provide the committee with any additional information or compel Dr. Fauci to provide answers to our inquiries. Republicans plan to send a contempt referral directly to the Justice Department. We will hand deliver today to the Attorney General. Drawing on recent precedent, White House advisor Peter Navarro and former advisor Steve Bannon were both held in contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with subpoenas from the House January 6th Select Committee. Both received a four-month prison sentence and up to a $10,000 fine. For Fauci, though, the Justice Department will decide the next steps. Jack Bradley, NTD News, Washington. And as Jack just explained, those most recent convictions for contempt of Congress were Steve Bannon and Peter Navarro. What are the parallels and the differences with Dr. Fauci? Tune in for legal analysis tonight on Capitol Report with Steve Lance at 7 p.m. Eastern, just after evening news. And the U.S. is cracking down on international scam compounds which target Americans. Many of them are concentrated in Southeast Asia. The State Department says Chinese-linked criminal organizations are the main force behind these operations. FBI Director Kash Patel says coordinated strikes have freed thousands of trafficked workers and recovered billions stolen from Americans. NTD's correspondent Jason Blair has more on that. Right now, across the ocean, there are entire cities, cities devoted to scamming Americans. Senator James Risch says Americans are losing billions each year to international scam operations. Many of these scam centers have close ties to Chinese transnational criminal organizations who take orders from the Chinese Communist Party and work to promote the CCP's foreign policy priorities. He says hundreds of thousands have been victims of human trafficking to these international schemes. They trick their victims with false jobs advertisements, take their passports, and in some cases, torture people to force them to steal your money. In May, the chairman for the House Select Committee on China says that the Chinese Communist Party is enabling these scam enterprises. Make no mistake, the Chinese government has the ability to act to bring these scam center operators to justice, but it chooses not to. FBI Director Kash Patel tells American Thought Leader's host Jan Jekielek about some of these scam compounds, many of which are located in Southeast Asia. These are actually villages stood up with forced labor and trafficked workers who are not allowed to leave, are literally in the middle of the jungle. It's not like you can just drive over there. Patel says the FBI has been working with law enforcement in some of these countries to protect Americans from being scammed as well as rescuing victims of human trafficking. We freed thousands of traffic workers, and in one of those operations, we actually see somewhere around 15 million, give or take, encrypted. We're now working with our DOJ partners to redistribute it back to the people that it was stolen from. Patel says these coordinated strikes, along with tips from the public, have saved hundreds of millions for American families. He stresses that the fight continues with more results expected in the coming months. Reporting in Washington, D.C., Jason Blair, NTD News. And new information on the 2020 election. Records released by the White House reveal that voter files in Maricopa County, Arizona, were illegally obtained for the 2020 presidential election. An individual stole over 630,000 files. FBI Director Cash Patel says the bureau spent significant resources solving the cybercrime, but prosecutors in Arizona then declined to charges, and that suspect has never been charged. The White House Government Transparency Task Force reported there is no evidence that any votes were changed as a result of the breach. The Maricopa County Recorder's Office has not responded to requests for comment. And two prominent allies of President Trump are now competing in Tennessee's Republican primary for governor today. Tennessee voters are heading to the polls in one of the nation's most closely watched primary elections. NTD's Arlene Richards has the latest on that. Tennessee voters are casting ballots Thursday in one of the country's most closely watched GOP primaries for governor. Senator Marsha Blackburn is facing Congressman John Rose in a race to succeed term limited governor Bill Lee. Two-term Senator Blackburn is considered the front runner in the primary. She's closely aligned with President Trump's policies on issues like big tech and immigration. As governor, I'll deport illegals, stop the flow of drugs and drug money. Also, education and China. Here in Tennessee, we're going to stop communist China and protect Tennessee land. Rose favors President Trump's policies and his business style. I've grown a lot of things in my career. As the CEO, I grew two great companies. I'm John Rose. Like President Trump, I'm a CEO. I make tough conservative calls and that's exactly the kind of governor I will be. The winner is expected to have the advantage in the November general election as Republicans have dominated statewide elections in Tennessee for years. But the governor's race isn't the only contest drawing national attention. Voters are also deciding several congressional primaries, including races shaped by Tennessee's newly redrawn electoral map. The Republican-led redistricting split a longtime majority Black district in Memphis across three separate districts. The redrawn district is now considered to favor Republicans, making this primary especially significant. Candidates are vying to succeed retiring Democratic Congressman Steve Cohen. Polls closed Thursday evening, with results expected later that night. Arlene Richards, Entity News. Senator Mitch McConnell is heading home to continue his recovery. The senator said he was discharged from a rehabilitation center where he was recovering from injuries he suffered from a fall in mid-June. The 84-year-old did not say when he plans to return to the Senate. McConnell says he was briefly unconscious following the fall, but that he did not have a heart attack or a stroke, suffer any broken bones, nor a concussion. He also says he suffered a mild case of pneumonia in the recent weeks. McConnell is set to retire at the end of this term, which would end in January. And the Department of Justice has secured its third agreement with the hospital in its probe of sex-rejecting procedures on minors. The DOJ says Connecticut Children's Medical Center has now agreed to stop administering puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and surgeries on children and adolescents. The hospital will also pay an undisclosed penalty, and they'll provide $500,000 in medical care for patients suffering the consequences of those previous treatments. The DOJ says providers may have violated federal law in connection with these services. Connecticut Children's joins Texas Children's Hospital as well as the Cleveland Clinic in reaching similar deals. Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward said, quote, the Department of Justice will stop at nothing to protect America's children. And a warning sign for China's fast-growing biotech industry. The death of a child following a gene therapy trial is now raising scrutiny over safety reviews and transparency in Beijing. NTD's Tiffany Meyer has that story. Growing scrutiny over China's biotech industry. A child with muscular dystrophy died last August after receiving experimental gene therapy in China, raising questions about safety oversight. Huidai Gene Therapeutics, who's behind the treatment, issued a report Wednesday saying the child died from a severe immune reaction that led to serious breathing problems. Notably, the firm has a branch located in New Jersey. The patient was part of a trial involving young boys between the ages of four to eight with a rare and often fatal muscle disorder. The case follows reports of another child's death and a separate gene therapy study last year. The incidents are raising scrutiny over how some experimental treatments in China are monitored as Beijing continues expanding its biotech industry. Experts say the concern is safety reviews and transparent reporting are keeping pace with the industry's growth. And coming up, a unique wildfire crew is helping protect Spokane communities while rebuilding their own lives. A second chance firefighting program giving former inmates the opportunity to protect their communities. Christina Corona reports on that one. And some Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill want to strip back California's emission rules. They say those strict rules are burdening consumers buying lawnmowers and cars. David Lamb has more on that. Ingrid, how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me. They're just young people, hungry, homeless, and vulnerable. Covenant House is helping young adults facing homelessness. We're providing safe shelter to thousands, but the need is overwhelming. Please call or go online now. With your gift of $19 a month, we'll send you this blanket as a reminder of the comfort your gift provides a young person tonight. You'll provide safe shelter, hot meals, and medical care. Call the number on your screen or go online to The 8th NTD International Piano Competition welcomes distinguished pianists from around the world. Celebrating the depth, discipline, and expressive power of the Baroque, Classical, and Romantic repertoire. September 1st through the 5th, 2026, New York City. Apply at pianoedtv.com. Honoring the timeless tradition of the piano. There's a whirlwind of emotion and activity going on in this painting. And there's chaos all around, and threat from below. The walls surrounding her, and they're anything but unmoved. They're moving all the time, and we sense that. 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, 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. As firefighters make progress containing the Spokane Complex fires, one unique crew is also getting a second chance. The Arcadia 20 team is made up of incarcerated firefighters protecting the same communities they now call home. NTD's Christina Corona reports. While firefighters continue protecting neighborhoods from the Spokane Complex fires, one crew is also rebuilding their lives. The Arcadia 20 transitional hand crew is made up men transitioning out of incarceration. They are now serving on the front lines to protect the communities they call home. Superintendent Ben Hood created the program in 2022 through a partnership between the Washington Department of Natural Resources and the Department of Corrections. I just spent the last 17 years in prison. I was sentenced to 25 years for burglary and a possession of firearms and stuff. Unfortunate. Definitely took me a long time to learn from those mistakes. Crew members earn state firefighter wages, benefits, and valuable job experience while helping fight wildfires across the state. Crew member Jason Delacruz says he eventually realized his sentence wasn't just a punishment, rather it was an opportunity to change his life. Crazy to say, but they're building men. You know, we spent many years in just doing being kids. This program is giving me the opportunity to grow the hell up. Excuse my language. After days on the fire line with little sleep, Delacruz says the crew believes their work is making a difference. I do believe that the work we're doing, it's definitely doing really some really good damage to contain this fire or at least control it or slow it down just a little bit. As of Thursday, the Autumn Lane fire, the Old Trails fire, and the Fairview fire are all 13% contained. Officials say there was no fire growth Wednesday, though evacuation orders remain in effect. Christina Corona, NTD News. A very inspiring report from Christina. Next, some lawmakers on Capitol Hill want to strip back California's emission rules. They say the rules are more strict than federal law, burdening consumers who want to buy equipment and want to buy cars. NTD's David Lam reports. Four Republican senators want to repeal four of California's vehicle emissions rules through the Congressional Review Act. Senators Cynthia Lummis, Eric Schmidt, Pete Ricketts, and John Husted say certain waivers allowed the California Air Resources Board to impose its regulatory agenda far beyond California's borders. One of the waivers targeted by Schmidt is the Environmental Protection Agency's 2009 waiver allowing California to establish its own motor vehicle emissions standards. Another allows the state to regulate lawn, garden, and power washing equipment. The rules have pushed companies to produce electric models to reduce emissions. Now, Schmidt says California's burdensome emissions requirements continue to punish American manufacturers, reduce consumer choice, and raise prices for American families. California won approval in 2022 under then-President Biden's EPA for the state's current vehicle rules. President Trump's administration plans to roll back federal fuel economy rules, while California says the rules have provided fuel savings for drivers. David Lam, NTD News, California. And coming up, the State Department announces a new round of sanctions on Cuban individuals and entities. We'll speak with a foreign policy analyst for insights. Stay with us. And thousands of illegal border crossers are still in Ceuta one week after the border breach. The city's mayor says things are not back to normal, adding that residents are still fearful. We said we'd never give into a meltdown. We'd never babysit with a screen. We said we'd never let the toys take over. Leave the house looking out of our sight. Cars get hot fast, and kids can be at risk. Before you leave the car, always stop, look, lock. My mom and dad were traditional Asian parents. Now my father would go to work before I woke up in the morning, and then he would come home too tired to play with me. I tell my son, I love you, every single day. Now my dad has never said that to me, not because he doesn't love me, but because culturally it wasn't comfortable for him. So I teased him the other day, and I said, how come you never say that to me? And he said, you're too old now. Now that he's a grandfather, he says I love you to my son every time he sees him. My advice to all the fathers out there, forget the material things, forget the cultural restrictions. They grow up way too fast for you to waste even a single precious minute or moment. Every day, thousands of kids start vaping, and I can't let this happen to my kid. Of course, it's awkward to talk to kids about the dangers of vaping. Hey, bestie, house sketch is vaping. It's hard to get their attention. Ready? Go. Yes, look at that. Yeah, you didn't turn yours over. So if you want to talk to your kids about the dangers of vaping, you have to get it trending. Right, backpack kid? Let's do it. First, invite your kid to do the vape talk. Let's try this. All right. Why is he here? Yeah, gotta get it trending. Honey, can we talk? Yeah, what's up? I see a lot of your friends vaping. Visit talkaboutvaping.org for tips on when and how to have the vape talk. Welcome back to Antity Evening News. I'm Cary Dunst. The State Department announced a new round of sanctions on Cuba. They're targeting five entities and eight individuals who are involved in procuring weapons and military equipment from abroad for the communist regime's military and security forces. Joining us now to shed light on the topic is foreign policy analyst Bart Markois. He's a former career diplomat and Energy Department official. Thanks for joining this evening, Bart. It's good to see you. Now, this new set of sanctions follows a detailed report released by Rubio at the end of last month. He accused the regime of undermining the U.S. with spies and even training Marxists into our country. First off, I want to get your reaction to today's move. Sure. What they're talking about in today's move is that Cuba trains foreign mercenary forces and it also refurbishes and repairs Russian and Chinese military equipment. It's a huge part of their GDP. It's a huge part of their national income. They go all over the world or they sell refurbished military equipment to countries all over the world. Any place there's any kind of instability, any place there's an enemy of the United States that's undertaking some kind of military action or paramilitary action, they're buying their weapons, usually from Cuba. And these are old Russian and Chinese weapons that the Cubans are fixing up and reselling. It's a huge business. Wow. Very, very surprising. And now walk us through how this form of U.S. pressure will impact the regime if it's effective. Well, for one thing, this enterprise constitutes about 40% of Cuba's economic activity. It's an enormous support source of income for them. And if it's effective, it will cut that down. Now, how effective it will be is hard to say because I'm not sure how much presence those companies have in the United States. But what it means is they can't do any transactions in U.S. dollars anymore because now any transaction in U.S. dollars passes through the Bank of New York. Even if it's somebody in Nigeria paying for weapons to somebody in Colombia, if they pay in dollars, that transaction goes, however briefly, through the U.S. Bank of New York and it's subject to be frozen and held when it's going through there. So it means they can only transact in euros or won or some other currency or cryptocurrency. And that all sounds very easy. Dollars are much easier to deal in and people are more confident dealing in dollars. So it means they can't do it in dollars anymore. It will cut it down. It will not eliminate it, unfortunately, but it will slow it down. It will cut it down. It'll increase their transaction costs. The commercial friction will increase as they try to try to pursue these deals. You can see Marco Rubio putting the screws to them. Now, the State Department sanctioned Russian and Chinese attaches involved in this transfer of military equipment that you're describing to Cuba. What do Russia and China have to gain from boosting Cuba militarily, which, of course, is just about 90 miles from our Florida coast? Oh, well, these three are in bed. The Cubans are an absolute superpower when it comes to gathering intelligence on the United States. There's nobody like them. They understand the United States. They live in the United States. They know everything about us and they can explain us to the Russians and to the Chinese, who still, after all these years of the Cold War, still don't really understand us, but the Cubans do. The Cubans have highly placed intelligence assets. They have people sprinkled throughout our diplomatic and intelligence and other governmental agencies that are many times in very high ranking places that can issue orders as if they, I mean, they're American officials with American passports and they are actually Cuban intelligence assets. It's hard for Russia and China to function without Cuban intelligence and without Cuban cooperation. The flip side of that is the Cubans help the Russians and Chinese sell their old weapons all around the world and that boosts not just their GDP, but their influence. If you're a third world dictator and you're dependent on Chinese weapons to keep your population oppressed, then when those weapons wear out, you've got to get them repaired. It's expensive to send them back to China, but it's cheap to have the Cubans come and repair them for you. As we look at this, we see week after week, Marco Rubio doing more from the State Department to put pressure on Cuba. Do you think we're now on the precipice of a similar action as we saw against Maduro in Venezuela? I don't know. I've been trying to read those tea leaves and they're still opaque to me. I think that the plan is more gradual than that and more relentless than that. I don't think they're depending on a swoop and snatch operation. I think they're depending on a slow grind of increasing pressure on the regime. The pressure from the Cuban regime onto the Cuban people is legendary. It's unbelievable what people go through there. Nobody has ever really successfully put pressure on the Cuban officials. Marco Rubio, being Cuban-American and growing up in that soup of Latin American intrigue in South Florida, he knows as intimately how to do that as the Cubans know how to do things to us. I think you're going to see this growing to a crescendo over the course of the next two years. I sincerely doubt that the Cuban people will still be enslaved by communism by the end of the year 2028. I think that they will be freed by then. A bold prediction indeed, Marco Rubio, a man for these times. Bart Marquois, thank you so much for sharing your insights tonight. Thanks, Kerry, for having me. Next, thousands of people still in Spain's Ceuta exactly one week after they stormed that border. The city's mayor says things are not yet back to normal, adding that residents are still fearful. NTD's international correspondent, Arian Pasdar, has the latest on the crisis. The mayor of Ceuta on Thursday saying up to 5,000 people are still in the city after entering illegally exactly one week ago. At least 100 people died while trying to enter Ceuta. According to authorities, over 70,000 people stormed the border of the Spanish enclave in Africa, with many hoping they could reach the Spanish mainland and thus access Europe's Schengen area. This would have allowed them to freely travel between all member states of the European Union. The influx has developed into a humanitarian emergency of enormous proportions because this has been accompanied by public order disturbances and a high risk to public safety. The morale of the people of Ceuta has been deeply affected. The mayor of Ceuta is part of Spain's largest center-right party. They are the opposition to Spain's socialist party, which Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is part of. President Trump on comparing the situation in Spain to the U.S. and blaming far-left policies. You saw what happened last week in Spain, where 60,000 migrants stampeded against the border, invaded and occupied the town, attacked innocent citizens and rioted in the streets. And that's what communists want for America. The president says the U.S. could face another border crisis depending on the outcome of this year's midterms and the next presidential election. Meanwhile, Spanish authorities are identifying unaccompanied minors who illegally crossed the border. The goal is to take them to mainland Spain. The regulations for minors are completely different. Their condition of minors rules over their condition as foreigners. Authorities say that over a thousand minors who crossed illegally are still in Ceuta. And from no tax on tips to lowering prescription drug prices, President Trump yesterday touting his economic accomplishments in Las Vegas. Are everyday Americans feeling confident about the future of our economy under President Trump's administration? Entity Sam Wong was out on the National Mall in D.C. to hear from the people. Are you confident about the future of our economy under President Trump? Absolutely. President Trump's economic policies are going to set us on a trend for the next six to 10 years if we have the right people in place. I don't know if any president can really change the direction of the economy, but I think he's helping people to be able to take home more money. No tax on tips. He has the tax cuts that he approved in the big beautiful bill. I think it's going in the right direction. We'll get there. We'll get there. What do you think about the idea of no tax on tips? My initial impression is I think it's a great idea. These people that are working in these restaurants, bars, and stuff like that, they need a little break. I feel like if you work and your primary source of income is coming from tips, I feel it should be taxed. 100 percent. I've tended bar for 15 years. I'd love to have not had to take taxes out of my tips. I think the government brings in a tremendous amount of taxes, and living in the state of New Jersey, I also know I pay a lot of taxes, so it's always good to see when things are used more effectively. We live very close to the beach. At all the restaurants we go to, no tax on tips is actually huge. Let's just say $50,000 and below, they were able to keep a larger portion of their check now. Have you heard of TrumpRx? Yes. Yeah. So what do you think about that? I think that is absolutely awesome, awesome. And we're cutting out all the middle guys, because right now a lot of those drugs go through a middleman first before it gets to the pharmacy or everywhere else. And what that did is that leveled the playing field. I would not be opposed to it if it's available to everybody, and not just people that already have health insurance. I would like to see something for people who can't afford health insurance for their family to be able to still get some of the, for some of them it's life-saving drugs. We as a community, as a nation can pay less, and I'm in on that. Anything that can lower prices for Americans. I mean, I'm fortunate enough to have pretty good insurance where my out-of-pocket isn't that much, but a lot of people aren't in that position. So I think, you know, you got to help everybody. Unbroken, an NTD documentary on Shen Yun Performing Arts, is premiering in Sydney, Australia. Audience members praised the production for shedding a light on the Chinese regime's transnational repression. Shen Yun documentary Unbroken premieres to a full house in Sydney, Australia. The movie focuses on how Shen Yun artists persevere despite transnational repression coming from the Chinese Communist Party. Four-time Emmy award-winning producer Yvette Grady-Russo calls the documentary thought-provoking. That was an excellent documentary. Well-produced, well-written, well-shot, great sound bites, and had a lot of pace and thought-provoking ideas throughout it. I hope they put it up for an Oscar, an Oscar documentary, because I think it has a very good chance. An ageless theme about how goodness always has to defend itself against the forces of evil, and that's a very powerful theme. I'm surprised about the organ harvesting. That was very shocking for me to hear that. Shen Yun artists, they have my full admiration. I admire their athletic skill, their artistic ability, and most of all, their courage for standing against the CCP. The documentary reveals how for years, the CCP has been conducting a campaign of transnational repression against Shen Yun. Their tactics include paying Western media for smear pieces and alleging bomb threats at theaters where Shen Yun performs. Shen Yun showcases traditional Chinese culture with the tagline China before communism. Parts of the performance also shed a light on the CCP's ongoing persecution against Falun Gong practitioners in contemporary China. I'm truly surprised and upset about it, because the media role should be more broader and higher in the purpose for delivering value to the people, not detriment the reputation of such a wonderful corporation, Shen Yun. It's just an amazing show, and it's nothing political. I think it's an existential threat, and I think we need to be vigilant, particularly about what it might be trying to do within Australia. That documentary shows how the CCP are weaponizing the institutions of a free society like America, including the New York Times, manipulating the media, and I suspect they're doing similar things here. I must say that this has to be fought, obviously, very vigorously. Most people assumed that the Soviet Union was going to be there, at least during their lifetime, and suddenly the Soviet Union collapsed. The things that they're doing, it's almost superhuman, really, but it's just, it's hard work, it's dedication, it's sacrifice. What they have to go through on a day-to-day basis with the threats from the Communist Party is just, again, it's just unacceptable, and I'm here because I want to put a stop to it. I want to actually take action. The premiere includes a Q&A session between Shen Yun artists, producers, and the audience members. Attendees praised the Shen Yun performers for their courage and enduring spirits, saying the CCP's transnational repression must be stopped. You're not just speaking up for yourself. You're speaking up for others with no voice. That's a whole team. It's about being persevering, persistent, and we'll achieve success. It gives us a kind of like a duty to speak up. Yes, we go and watch a performance, but it shouldn't just stay there. It should stay with us, take it to our community centers, share it with the Australian community and around the world about the issues and the suffering that those performances are facing, as well as bring back the Chinese old heritage and history. Attendees say more people should see the documentary Unbroken. Reporting from Sydney, Australia, this is NTD News. And coming up, two NASA astronauts stepping outside the International Space Station. What they're installing could help power the station for years to come. Jason Perry has more. And in the NFL, the Rams waiting on a former all-time great to come out of retirement as the league's preseason kicks off tonight. 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NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Anil Menon taking part in U.S. Spacewalk 96. One of them seen here wearing a spacesuit just before team members help guide them into the depressurization chamber, which is seen here. And a team member then closing the door to the chamber and then begins closely monitoring them from inside the space station. Afterwards, the astronauts seen emerging from the depressurization chamber into space where they will be operating on the International Space Station. According to NASA, they will be preparing one of the station's power channels for the future installation of rollout solar arrays. Those arrays are set to be delivered later this year. They will provide the space station with additional power for critical operations, including its eventual safe and controlled deorbit back to Earth. Then a week later, Thursday, August 13th, Bill Spech, deputy manager of NASA's Commercial Low Earth Orbit Program, giving details of the next mission, U.S. Spacewalk 97. We'll have two astronauts go outside and replace a space-to-ground antenna for the orbital complex. The antenna that we will be replacing is critical communication system that we use to transmit data and high-speed communication between mission control in Houston and the space station. He adds that that mission will be followed up by another mission on August 25th, and that will be the third and final spacewalk for this series. Jason Perry, NTD News. And it's that time for your sports news. We're joined by NTD's Dave Martin. Dave, we got some NBA news, but let's start in the NFL. It's August, it's almost September. People are excited for football again. I'm excited. I know you are, I am too. Let's start with the Rams. They are working out former defensive star Aaron Donald. He's been retired for two years. Can you do that? Can you come back after being off for two years? Well, technically you can. How good you'll be, of course, who knows? I mean, who knows if that is going to happen? Donald hasn't actually said yet. He still has some time to decide, though. But Donald has been working out for the last several weeks in order to get back into NFL shape. Now, as you said, Kerry, he retired after the 2020 preseason after spending his entire 10-year career with the Rams. So he definitely knows what NFL shape is. And this guy has one of the greatest NFL resumes of all times. Defensive tackle. He was a Pro Bowl selection all 10 years in the league. Was an eight-time All-Pro selection. Also won three Defensive Player of the Year awards. He also won a Super Bowl with the Rams following the 2021 season. And he retired then two years later. Now, two months ago, the Rams traded for nearly his equal. That's Browns defensive end Miles Garrett. He's won two Defensive Player of the Year awards himself. Now, the chance to play alongside Garrett was seemingly the catalyst for Aaron Donald's possible return. Donald, though, is 35 years old. So it sounds like Donald is testing the waters at this point. Now, Rams head coach Sean McVay said he probably wouldn't get an answer next week. Maybe some time after that. We'll have to see. I mean, you never know with these things coming back in two years. That's kind of a long time in the NFL. But I'd like to see it happen. Load up all those legends. That's how you do it. All right, let's talk about the Colts. They also are locking in talent. They've agreed to a contract extension for Pro Bowl running back Jonathan Taylor. Probably worth every penny, right? Yeah, I'm sure he is. I wish he was on my favorite football team last year. Well, wait, you've got this year coming up. All right, we'll see what happens. Taylor's agent sold the ESPN and the NFL network that he's getting a two-year extension worth $44 million with $39 million guaranteed. That's the third largest guarantee ever for NFL running back. Now, this comes just two days after the Falcons signed running back B. John Robinson to a three-year extension worth $75 million. That makes him the highest paid ever at his position. Now, meanwhile, Taylor, back to him, who's 27. He finished third in the NFL in rushing yards last year. Robinson finished just behind him in fourth. Robinson led the NFL with nearly 2,300 yards from scrimmage last year. Elsewhere in the league, the preseason starts tonight. We've got the Hall of Fame game in Canton, Ohio, as the Carolina Panthers take on the Arizona Cardinals. Now, that'll be the only preseason game next week. Everyone else starts next week. It's going to be next week on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday as the NFL starts up here. Fantasy football drafts will be starting soon, too. I'll be looking for that email from you, Dave. All right, let's shift gears to basketball. I'm not very excited to talk about this, but you want to talk about the 76ers? I'd like to talk about the 76ers. They got all-star forward Jalen Brown, who did really well, actually, when others were hurt. He was, like, carrying the Celtics on his own. But then, of course, the big news. Now you add in LeBron to the mix. Choose your words carefully about where you think the 76ers go, Dave. Well, I'll tell you. I think they're going to be the Knicks' biggest threats now that they've got Jalen Brown. And Brown is a five-time all-star with the Celtics. He won a title there. Of course, I think a lot of this is going to still depend on his new teammate now, Joel Embiid. Embiid only played 38 out of 82 games last year. But Jalen Brown is in. Paul George is out, who has traded to him to Boston. George, though, only played 37 games last year out of 82. Brown has largely been healthy in his career. Plus, he is six years younger. Of course, the Sixers also signed LeBron James as well. Now, Brown was asked about teaming with LeBron James today. Let's listen to what he said. I'm looking forward to learning from LeBron. I'm looking forward to learning from all those guys. Even LeBron, everything that he's endured during his career, on and off the floor. One of my favorite things to do is learn. I can't wait to just soak up as much information as I can and apply it to myself. Obviously, on paper, we're excellent. I think so. We have a lot of talent compared to other teams in the league. But I've been around a long time, long enough to know that just what you have on paper don't really mean nothing. All right. Clearly, a lot to look out for there, Dave. Yeah, on paper, they're very good. All right. Thanks so much. Thank you, Kerry. And that is all for today's evening news. But for around-the-clock coverage, you can visit us at Entity.com, or even better, use our Entity app. Thanks for tuning in this evening. I'm Kerry Dunst. Good night.