NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (Sept. 22)

Welcome to NDD Evening News. Our top story tonight, a major security deal between the U.S. and Greenland and a blunt message to Iran. President Trump delivering a sweeping foreign policy message at the United Nations today. We'll ask the president taking aim at the U.N., making changes to the international body while confronting Cuba's communist regime face-to-face. We break down the president's key announcements. President Trump meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the U.N. On the same day, Ukraine reports striking two oil refineries east of Moscow. Jason Perry with the latest. The Trump administration is removing 760,000 people from Obamacare in a crackdown on suspected fraud, Christina Corona reports. And a former postal service accused of destroying hundreds of mail-in ballots in Utah. What the Justice Department says about the case. Victims of the Chinese regime's persecution and their representatives testifying on Capitol Hill today. They're making their voices heard ahead of President Trump's summit with regime leader Xi Jinping. They want unlawfully detained prisoners in China released. This is NTD Evening News. Live from our global headquarters in New York City, here's Cary Dunst. Good evening and thank you for joining us tonight. President Trump making several major foreign policy announcements at the United Nations today. He signs a new security agreement with Denmark and Greenland while also delivering a stark warning to Iran. For more on this, let's bring on NTD's Washington correspondent, Jack Bradley. Jack, let's start with this Greenland and Iran situation. What are the biggest takeaways from both of those stories? All right, Cary, so President Trump signed an agreement with the leaders of Denmark and Greenland expanding the U.S. military presence on this strategically important Arctic island. Now, this deal allows the buildup of a U.S. military base, multiple bases, and a broad U.S. access to Greenland's territory, its airspace, and its waterways, both on the surface and underneath the water, while maintaining Greenland's sovereignty. It also works to prevent adversaries like Russia and China from gaining a strategic foothold there. Take a look. We will immediately begin the process of developing a large military presence in the appropriate locations by expanding America's footprint in the Arctic and North Atlantic. This deal also protects Europe in addition to America and greatly protects them. Mr. President, you have been very clear. You don't want adversaries to come too close. I fully agree. And with this deal, they are not. The security landscape in the Arctic is changing, and we recognize the long-term security threats that you, Mr. President, have rightly spoken about. And then there's Iran. The president says that he met with Gulf leaders, saying that Iran has bullied the region for too long, including strikes on civilian infrastructure in the nations that those Gulf leaders represent. The president visited the Middle East last year, securing hundreds of billions of dollars in new investments for the U.S., all while building new alliances and pulling them away from Iran's influence. He says that Iran right now is holding out in this war to influence the outcome of the U.S. midterm elections, hoping for a Congress that would block his administration from continuing military action. Why? They called Iran the bully of the Middle East for 51 years. The situation with Iran could end right after the midterm elections. I don't think about the election at all when I think about ending the nuclear threat for Iran. During his address, President Trump resented Iran with a choice, negotiate a deal that bars them from obtaining a nuclear weapon, or face further U.S. military action. He specifically said that he would annihilate the regime if they refuse a deal. American forces have already decimated Iran's nuclear program, their missile capabilities, and their Navy. Watch. I will never allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon. If they had succeeded, that wicked regime would have been free to spread terror and death forever, knowing that any attempt to stop them would face an arsenal of nuclear annihilation. And the U.S. Navy is continuing to escort commercial vehicles through the Strait of Hormuz as we speak, Gary. All right, stern words from President Trump to Iran. And Jack, the President also used this speech to lay out his broader vision for the United Nations, and he also took direct aim at Cuba while they were in the room. What did he have to say? Right. So on the U.N., President Trump highlighted his push to reduce spending and staffing. Now, the Trump administration helped the U.N. cut its budget by 15 percent this year and cut over 4,000 positions from its bureaucracy. Last year, the Trump administration intervened when the U.N. was establishing its first ever global tax. It was a tax targeting emissions for international shipping. Watch. The United Nations has great, great potential. I've said that for many years. But it must stop imposing the far left agenda of globalist bureaucrats who nobody ever elected. There is no global government. And while I'm president, there will be no global taxes. And on Cuba, the president called the communist regime a failed state under unprecedented pressure. He says it's only a matter of time that the regime falls. The Cuban delegation was even seen leaving the General Assembly during President Trump's remarks. Take a look at this. It's failing like never before, and it will fall. Marco Rubio is handling a negotiation. He's deep into negotiations with Cuba. Let's see what happens. We'll not allow a haven for foreign adversaries to threaten America on our own doorstep. Communism will never be coming to America, but freedom will be coming to Cuba. And the president also met with several other world leaders, including Ukraine's Zelensky and Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi, who herself is facing heightened tensions with and personal threats from the Chinese Communist Party. President Trump's meeting with Takaichi shows their alliance is strong, just as the president goes into his meetings with Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping this week. All right. A lot of updates today. Thank you, Jack. And as we heard from Jack, President Trump meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of today's U.N. General Assembly. President Trump saying he thinks the Russia-Ukraine war is going to end more quickly, and people understand. And today's Jason Perry has more on that. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky seen walking the streets of New York City before one of his many meetings while he's in town for the U.N. General Assembly. One of his first meetings was with four U.S. senators on Monday who all voted in favor of the Lindsey Graham sanctions bill. The bill is aimed at cutting off funds for Russia in the Ukraine war. And that was one of the first things Zelensky brought up while meeting with President Trump on Tuesday on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly. Thank you very much for this meeting and thanks for your personal support, bipartisan support and bipartisan support when they voted the Lindsey Graham bill. Thank you very much for this. A reporter then asking President Trump about the strikes on Russia's oil refineries and the impact on diesel prices. It seems like that's been a serious hit on the Russians. Can you talk about that? It is a serious hit on the Russians. It's also a serious hit on the price of diesel. The diesel oil, diesel fuel has gone up quite a bit, but we'll be talking about that. But no, it's a very serious hit, certainly on Russia. And on the same day, smoke seemed billowing over another Russian oil refinery as Ukraine reports overnight strikes on oil refineries in two cities, both over 500 miles east of Moscow. President Trump also speaking on ending the Russia-Ukraine war while addressing the General Assembly. We're working very closely with the leaders of Russia and Ukraine, and we will get that one done. It's going to happen, I think, more quickly than people understand. They've had it. 25,000 young people, mostly soldiers, a month of dying. After meeting with President Trump, Zelensky posts on social media that his teams are continuing working to launch Patriot Interceptor production in Ukraine. Jason Perry, NTD News. And the Trump administration is cracking down on suspected fraud within the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare. Vice President J.D. Vance says about 760,000 enrollments are now being removed, while hundreds of thousands more will face additional screening. NTD's Christina Corona has more. The Trump administration is cracking down on suspected fraud in Obamacare. Vice President J.D. Vance says the government is cutting off financial assistance for about 760,000 enrollments it says are fraudulent or unauthorized. Officials estimate the move will save about $2.2 billion in taxpayer money. We're actually making sure that the people receiving Obamacare subsidies are actually entitled to receive them. Vance says brokers were paid to enroll people, while eligibility checks were not always completed. You have a system where, on the one hand, brokers are paid money to feed patients into the system, while on the other hand, the government isn't even checking whether the people enrolled are actually eligible for the program. The administration says some people were enrolled without their knowledge, while others did not meet income or eligibility requirements. Vance pointed to one case involving 40 brokers who allegedly enrolled about 50,000 people. Most of those people were not eligible. Either they didn't meet the citizenship or the income requirements. Many of those people quite literally didn't even exist. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, or CMS, is suspending new Obamacare broker registrations for six months and taking action against brokers involved in the improper enrollments. These are not real people. We're not paying insurance for non-existent ghosts, and so we have collected that money back. It's worth $2.2 billion. The Obamacare crackdown is part of a broader effort to target fraud across federal programs. Vance said the task force has identified about $230 billion in fraud and stopped $56 billion in fraudulent payments. He is also calling on Congress to help make some anti-fraud measurements permanent. Christina Corona, NTD News. And a former Postal Service worker accused of destroying hundreds of mail-in ballots in Utah ahead of a June primary election. The Justice Department says that the defendant threw the ballots into the dumpster of a church parking lot. In Utah, over 95 percent of voters rely on mail-in ballots to exercise their right to vote. As American citizens, we have certain freedoms and rights, and one of those fundamental rights is the right to vote. But when defendant allegedly tossed the mail-in ballots into a parking lot dumpster, those citizens' right to vote were also thrown away. I want to be very clear that throwing away mail-in ballots is a federal crime, that I, along with the department and our law enforcement partners, take very seriously. Now, according to the indictment, after the defendant allegedly tossed the mail-in ballots, several voters complained to the Utah County clerk saying that they never received them. Using county databases, the clerk determined that the rate of voter participation was remarkably low in that area where residents had complained. U.S. Marshals arrested the former postal worker this morning, and he made his initial appearance in federal court in Salt Lake City. The Postal Service Office of Inspector General says it has received over 100 allegations of mail dumping related to elections so far just this year. And testimony on Capitol Hill today from prisoners, families, and communities who have all been persecuted by the Chinese Communist Party. Ahead of President Trump's summit with Chinese regime leader Xi Jinping, they are now appealing for the release of their loved ones and those imprisoned for their religious beliefs in China. And to these, Fiona Ji reports. At a hearing in front of the Congressional Executive Commission on China, or CECC, accounts of torture against prisoners of conscience. Those with cold water denied sleep, scalded with hot water, and forced to drink urine. Grace wrote, quote, I was completely devastated. My father never spoke to me about the horrors. He barely survived. That's the story of Grace Chen, who is currently serving in the U.S. Army. Chen's parents were arrested in China and imprisoned for practicing Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, which is a spiritual practice rooted in the principles of truthfulness, compassion, and forbearance. And Chen's story isn't unique. The Minghui website, which collects reports from across China, has documented more than 5,300 deaths from abuse since 1999. Last year, Chinese courts sentenced more than 550 people to prison for simply practicing Falun Gong. And the police arrested or harassed nearly 5,000 more. And the threats don't stop at China's borders. Members of targeted communities are increasingly experiencing the CCP's transnational repression on American soil. More than 600 cases were documented across 30 states, where people have suffered from physical violence, harassment, verbal abuse, threats of violence, reprisals against family in China, and surveillance, all for practicing their faith right here. Members of the Uyghur community, the Christian community, and American families have all spoken out against the unlawful imprisonment of their loved ones in China. The CECC says such imprisonment is unacceptable. Behind every person in the Chinese prison is a family waiting, praying, and hoping that someone will not forget them. And behind many of those families is an entire community that feels threatened and far too often intimidated. Communities are calling for more legislative action, including extending the Foreign Agent Registration Act to better mitigate the CCP's transnational repression. CECC co-chair Chris Smith says the commission will be immediately transmitting the victims' testimony and calls for action to President Trump, Vice President J.D. Vance, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Reporting from Washington, D.C., Fiona Ji, NTD News. Coming up, nearly 2,000 U.S. water utility organizations could be exposing their credentials to cyber breaches. New research found that malware could steal passwords and active logged-in sessions. David Lamb with more. And the HHS is looking into wireless radiation and health. Scientists, doctors, and families are all encouraged to submit comments and evidence. Jason Blair with Health Secretary Kennedy's announcement. Hi, I'm pulmonologist Dr. Jamie Rutland. Did you know we take 20,000 breaths a day, and when we inhale, we invite all the contaminants in the room into our airways? Indoor air quality can be five to even 100 times worse than outdoors. Meet the Air Doctor. 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Now, Wells' friends left the island without him, saying that he wanted to stay behind. The 18-year-old was found dead on July 6th. The Mississippi Medical Examiner's Office and an independent forensic pathologist hired by Wells' family were not able to determine the manner and the cause of death. Wells' family and their lawyer are criticizing the grand jury's report, accusing the district attorney of prematurely ending the investigation. They've also renewed their request that the Justice Department conduct an independent investigation. And DoorDash says it has reached a settlement with New York City after an investigation found the food delivery company underpaid its workers. The settlement following similar legal battles between the city and rivals, including Grubhub and Uber Eats. The $131 million settlement comes months after the city accused DoorDash and rival Uber Eats of deliberately depriving workers of more than $550 million in tips. DoorDash said underpaying and paying delivery workers too late had been a mistake. The company said that some errors resulted from deliveries that crossed city lines, had multiple pickup or drop-off locations, or were only partially fulfilled or canceled. DoorDash says other mistakes resulted from tech issues or incomplete banking information for workers. Now the company says it has fixed those issues. And Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. opens a formal review on EMF and radio frequency exposure and their possible effects on health. He calls on scientists, doctors, and families to all submit evidence and comments. NDD correspondent Jason Blair has more. Wireless technology touches nearly every part of American life. Americans deserve clear answers about what these exposures mean for our health. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says federal policy needs to keep pace with wireless tech like Wi-Fi, 5G, and emerging 6G. The Trump administration is launching a formal request for information or RFI on radio frequency and electromagnetic field emissions and their potential effects on human health. The request asks what science shows about real world and cumulative exposure and whether children, pregnant women, and people with implants need separate studies. Scientists, clinicians, and the public are encouraged to submit evidence and comments through October 21st. This is your opportunity to help inform how the federal government studies these exposures, measures them in the real world. And in a Monday announcement, Kennedy said federal agencies are shifting to human-based research and away from unnecessary animal testing. He says better tools are available. In fact, a lot better information in many cases using scientifically appropriate methods such as human cell-based assays, organ chips, and computational models. The rule and in many cases I said this is superior in its predictive capacity to the animal testing. Officials stress that this is not a ban. The rule keeps FDA's safety and efficacy standards in place. And what we're saying now is if there's an alternative then you can use that. The scientists can use that as well. HHS says the push builds on more than 20 earlier actions aimed at reducing animal testing. As a part of that effort, CDC also plans to reduce its laboratory animal colony 57% by fiscal year 2027. Reporting in Washington, D.C., Jason Blair, NTD News. Recent cyber attacks against U.S. water systems have exposed weaknesses in the system. New research found that hundreds of organizations could be exposing their credentials. NDD's David Lam reports. Cyber security company SpyCloud found that almost 1,800 organizations were exposed to potential hacks in its research of water and wastewater systems. SpyCloud says there's malware capable of stealing employee passwords in logged-in sessions. At least 250 organizations carried credentials that could allow access to their systems which control pumps and water flows. This comes as federal and state authorities investigate a series of cyber attacks targeting these facilities. SpyCloud's chief investigations officer says, quote, the identity exposure sitting around this sector, a vendor's infected laptop, a stolen session, a saved remote desktop password, is real, current, and largely invisible to the SpyCloud says it found not only passwords but also stolen session cookies in its analysis, meaning a password reset alone won't be enough. The stolen session cookies can allow a hacker to log in as if they were the actual users. Recently, cyber attacks have targeted water providers around the United States. The attacks impacted utility companies in at least 12 states, including Minnesota, Michigan, Georgia, South Dakota, and New Jersey. In July, 30 water systems were targeted in Minnesota. Authorities suspect Iran nexus groups are behind the July attacks. Minnesota officials say the attacks are coordinated but not sure whether one group was behind all the attacks. The EPA and industry groups are calling for new laws with greater oversight for water utilities. David Lamb, NTD News. And parts of the Midwest getting hit with heavy rain and major flooding in recent days. Meanwhile, the west coast is bracing for what experts say could become the strongest El Nino storm season ever. One of the back walls on in the basement collapsed so we're not sure how much damage and stuff's down there. Business owners and residents in This is the worst flooding I've seen in the 55 years I've been on the department. Authorities sprang into action carrying out rescues. We've had about 15 calls, people stranded in the water. Elsewhere in the Midwest, parts of Minnesota also saw high water in recent days. 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For analysis on President Trump's speech and agenda during the UN today, we now welcome Michael Waller. He's a senior analyst for strategy at the Center for Security Policy, and he's also a former CIA operative. Michael, I want to discuss how the president's words and actions are aimed at confronting the asymmetric war that the Chinese regime is waging against the U.S., especially on the eve of his summit with regime leader Shia that takes place on Thursday. Let's start with the Greenland deal. We have a clip. Let's play that. The security landscape in the Arctic is changing, and we recognize the long-term security threats that you, Mr. President, have rightly spoken about. This agreement should put to rest any doubt today and in the future about where Greenland's loyalty lies. All right, Michael, your thoughts on this deal? This has just wrecked communist China's entire Arctic strategy to dominate international trade and to dominate the Arctic Ocean and everything under the Arctic ice sheet. By having that agreement with the support of the Greenland government and the support of the Danish government, President Trump has made a historic breakthrough that ranks up there with the Seward's purchase of Alaska from the Russians. Wow. Yeah, it's something that had been in the works for so long. Amazing that it was contained until just days before the U.N., considering all the diplomacy that went into getting to this point. Let's move over now to Japan. Prime Minister Sanaa Takeichi, she met with President Trump today. How does this U.S.-Japan alliance counter the CCP? It's really strong because the Japanese prime minister is really an extremely strong person. She's very popular. She has a super majority in her parliament. And she wants Japan to be able to be both a strong ally of the United States and a strong military regional power of its own. So she's not going to apologize and back down and be humble the way Japan traditionally was over the past few decades. She's standing up to the Chinese communists very strongly. Yeah, it's almost as if she's channeling a little bit of Margaret Thatcher in a Japanese sort of reincarnation. Now, President Trump said Cuba is a failed state and that it will fall. And then the Cuban delegation, they walked out, so they looked like they didn't know which way to exit. How does the Cuban regime relate back to China, though? Well, it serves as a proxy for China. The Chinese bought out a lot of the old intelligence collection capabilities and even presumably political warfare capabilities that the Cubans have. The Cuban intelligence service is a very good one. They punch way above their weight. But the Cubans also lease space for communist China to run substantial electronic intelligence facilities on the island against us. Beijing is going to lose all that pretty soon. Yeah, the president foreshadowed a little bit by saying Marco Rubio was directly in negotiations. What are your expectations on Cuba? It's really hard to know precisely what to expect, but it's happening very gradually. I think the jig is up. It's just a question of how do they survive into a transition. As long as you don't have them fighting for their lives, it's easier to negotiate something the way the Soviet Union and the whole Soviet bloc collapsed. So while I'd wish to see progress a lot faster in Cuba, I think it makes sense to do it slowly because Trump simply doesn't have the bureaucracy needed to do what's in Cuba. So to allow the Cuban regime to be coming more under the thumb of American influence the way the Venezuelan regime has been is a good thing. And the deal is gone. The fact that the Cuban Communist Party delegation walked out when Trump just said a truth that everybody knows Cuba is a failed state, but it shattered this third world mythology that Cuba is some shiny example for the rest of the world. Trump just bloodied it up hopelessly. Yeah, indeed. And I want to move now your attention to the CCP's direct interference here in the US as well as in the UN. What does it look like from your perspective? And how is the Trump administration now challenging it? Well, if you noticed, Trump didn't punch the CCP in the face over that, but he did say something that really hurt. He said he slashed the UN bureaucracy in a large percentage of bureaucrats. These were a lot of CCP agents, operatives, co-optees who have now lost their positions to be able to run worldwide political influence operations and espionage under UN cover. So Trump just smacked the CCP down really hard for that. And also by dominating the artificial intelligence issue and renaming it now super intelligence, but saying that the United States will remain supreme in AI. That is a key strategy of the US government. That was a direct slap at the CCP also. CCP is not going to be able to overtake the United States. And Trump just said that to the entire world. And Michael, how does all the various comments and meetings that the president had today lead into what he's looking to achieve on Thursday when he meets with regime leader Xi Jinping? Well, he doesn't really need to meet with Xi Jinping, really. Xi doesn't have anything to offer. It's more of a protocol. It's more of maybe some kind of a deal-making. It is necessary for the two leaders to meet, but Xi is very weak. First, his own economy is collapsing. He keeps purging his party. He keeps purging his military. That means he's not in a secure position and he's physically in terrible shape. And he doesn't have a chosen successor. So the party, the CCP, is going to be a big mess once Xi is out of the scene, whether he's incapacitated or dies. So this could be Trump's farewell event for Xi Jinping. Trump knows this. Trump knows how to dominate people. He knows how to put psychological pressure on people. And Xi's going to feel it this week. And Michael, this morning I had a very fascinating discussion with a gentleman who explained that the Soviet Union's ideology never died, even though it did collapse. And it essentially went over to the CCP. Of course, Trump has that picture of Reagan in the Oval Office. Do you see any similarities between Trump and Reagan in dealing with their counterparts leading the communist regime? This time, of course, it's Xi instead of Gorbachev. Well, yeah, there are some similarities, big differences in style. But in terms of objectives, yes, there is. Reagan's objective was to make sure that the United States had no peer rival in control of the world or endangering us. Reagan set out to build a national missile defense system against us. And there was a big Soviet active measures campaign against that, that Democrats and a few Republicans in Congress went along with and made sure that we did not have that missile defense. So Reagan, his whole strategy was to have economic warfare against the Soviet Union to force the USSR to collapse under its own inefficient weight and to have the Soviet Communist Party collapse. It looks like Trump is doing something similar, but in a different vein because the circumstances are different. He's really hitting the Chinese Communist Party's economy hard with corruption, with cutting down on their, really hitting back hard on their spying to steal our technology and so many of our other industrial secrets, and to choke off their supplies of cheap sanctioned oil that's heavily discounted. The Chinese have lost cheap Venezuelan sanctioned oil. They're practically losing all of Iran's cheap sanctioned oil because this oil can't be sold at world market prices. What does this do? This puts pressure inside the Chinese Communist Party itself with the refineries that were built just to refine this type of oil. And they have a regional and factional interest within the Chinese Communist Party. So once you see that oil start to trickle off, you're going to have a lot of problems with inside China where already the party is tottering under its own weight. All right. Well, we're looking forward to what comes out of Thursday. Very much appreciate you breaking down all of the actions today at the UN. Michael Lawler, great to speak with you. Good to talk to you again, too. And Congressman Mike Lawler just picked up an endorsement from across the aisle. Democrat Jared Golden of Maine, who's not seeking re-election this year, wrote an op-ed making the case for the New York Republican's campaign. Golden points to several bills that the two passed together. One was about protecting Maine's lobster industry. Another involved restoring collective bargaining for federal workers. And a third extended health care tax credits. Golden writes, quote, I strongly back him and I hope voters send him back to work. Lawler, meanwhile, thanked Golden on social media, calling the endorsement an honor. He's up against Democrat Kate Conley, combat veteran in New York's 17th District and a map in limbo. Missouri's congressional districts remain unsettled, and it's just weeks now before the midterms. A federal appeals panel ruling yesterday that Missouri should use its 2025 map, giving Republicans a 7 to 1 edge. That would mean the same map lines used in the August primary. But the September 10th Supreme Court stay still blocks that order, keeping the 2022 map in place unless the justices act yet again. Now, that map has a 6 to 2 GOP edge. Now, the 8th Circuit panel called the 2022 map unconstitutional, but paused its ruling until September 28th. And that was to allow an appeal. Meanwhile, one judge dissented in part. The case expected to head back to the Supreme Court. And it's a story of perseverance and resilience amid transnational repression. For the first time ever, audience members are able to see the behind the scenes story of Shen Yun performing arts through the documentary Unbroken. Here's more on that. The Shen Yun documentary Unbroken premiered in Chicago on Monday at the Chicago Cultural Center. The documentary delves in depth into the Chinese communist regime's transnational repression, targeting the performing arts company, and how artists persevere despite the persecution. So first of all, I think the movie is an important wake up call for anybody in America who loves their freedom. It shows how a foreign dictatorship can try to manipulate our own media, our own legal systems, our own theaters to tell us what we can and cannot watch, what we can see or not, and what we can believe or not. And this could happen to anybody. Shen Yun today could be any organization, any entity tomorrow. And freedom is fragile. And we need everybody to be vigilant to protect our freedom. For many Shen Yun artists, the documentary was an opportunity to tell their story. Shen Yun violinist Rachel Chen is a Chicago native. She first saw the company perform in Chicago as a nine-year-old, and now she's been with Shen Yun for 15 years. This is the first time there's a documentary made about us. And for many years, we've been honing our craft and making sure that we have the best show possible for our audiences. But we never really get to share behind the scenes. And as an artist myself, it's hard to express how I feel in words, because I like to express through music. So for me, being able to share our story through this movie is really something special. And I think audience members will really love it. Audience members say the documentary was eye-opening, especially on the CCP's smear campaign, threats, and interference targeting Shen Yun. Many things in the movie surprised me. I was not aware of some of the, well, the things that the communist government is continuing to cover up, and I think continuing to shed the light on the reality of what's going on, and also how media can really portray a very false narrative. I liked it in a couple different ways. Understanding the performers and all the things they go through, right? Not just physically and mentally, but fighting against the forces of communist China, right? Trying to discredit them and discredit their voice and stop them from sharing their message throughout America is what we really need right now. We need that to help people understand and wake up to what's going on, not just in China, but here in the United States, because we're down that path, and people have to take it seriously. Audience members say they're also inspired by the amount of hard work that Shen Yun artists put in to perfect their skills and hone their craft. It was excellent. I mean, it gave us more of an inside view of what the dancers went through and everything the families went through. I thought it was very emotional for me, just being in their shoes and not giving up and doing what they wanted to do because of their passion and the love of their profession. I always knew that they worked hard, but I didn't realize how hard that they actually worked. I mean, how they dedicated themselves to their art. That's what was really touching for me, is how hard they worked and how dedicated they are to their art. I love that. Shen Yun will return for the 2027 season this winter and the following spring with all new performances. One, go see the show. Always, every year, go see the show. Two, yes, absolutely, see the documentaries. Two thumbs up. Everybody should go see Shen Yun. This is an amazing, uplifting experience. And you should see Unbroken as well, because then you see the yin and the yang, of what it can be and why there is such joy. Shen Yun will be touring around the United States and the world from December 2026 to May 2027. Coming up in the NFL, panic for Giants fans. Jackson's darts injuries derailed their chances against the Rams last night. So how long will dart be out? Dave Martin joins us with the latest. If joint pain from aging is slowing you down, Omega XL can help you get back in the saddle, just like it did for John Walsh. Today, I'm here at my ranch exercising some of my polo ponies. Got to be really fit to ride these horses. So as you get older, it gets tougher. 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Every week, Vital Signs dives into health issues that matter the most, the foods that strengthen your immune system, the exercises that keep you moving, the mindfulness practices that calm your mind, plus expert advice from doctors and health leaders you can trust. This isn't just another health show. It's real insight designed to keep you informed, inspired, and in motion. So whether you're starting your day with focus or winding down with balance, Vital Signs brings health and vitality straight into your living room. And now for your sports news, we're joined by MTV's Dave Martin. Dave, let's start with last night's Monday Night Football game. Giants fans everywhere are panicking. Including one right here, of course. And my whole family. What's the latest? What's the injury report look like? Well, we don't have any official word yet from the Giants, but according to the NFL Network, it's more severe than what the team anticipated. It's facing the possibility of season-ending surgery. Head coach Jim Harbaugh said today evaluations were still ongoing and declined to comment on when he could possibly return. Dart was injured on the opening drive last night against the Rams after being hit by Rams linebacker Byron Young. Simultaneously, Dart was then hit on the other side by fellow linebacker Josiah Stewart. Dart's left knee seemed to hyperextend. He then remained on the turf for a while, limped off the field, did not return to the game. When Jameis Winston replaced him, the Giants ended up losing 28-6. Now, if the Giants lost him for the season, obviously it's a big loss. Dart was a first-round pick back in 2025. Showed a lot of promise last year as a rookie. It was great in week one, a week ago, against the Dallas Cowboys, both passing and rushing. Really, it's been a rough week, too, for NFL quarterbacks. Good young ones, I should say. Not only Dart went down, but also the Bears' Caleb Williams and, of course, the Commanders' Jaden Daniels. So, a tough time to be a QB in this league. Yeah, especially a young one. You get your school of hard knocks there. With that injury to Dart, when I saw it in slow motion, it's like the last thing you want to see is a knee getting hit from both sides, one high, one low. I mean, it's not meant to move that way. Yeah, the last thing you want to see is when it goes like that, you know, inwardly. So, yeah, it was kind of an ugly injury. And more bad news for New York sports fans with highly paid players. Aaron Judge, it does not look like he will participate in the first round of the Yankees' appearance in the playoffs. What's going on there? Yeah, I mean, most guessed that Judge would not be available for the wild card round. Manager Aaron Boone kind of confirmed that, or at least said that was his guess, but also said they're not completely ruling out a return either. The wild card round is the first round of the playoffs, which starts just a week from today. That's September 29. The Yankees haven't actually said how severe the strain is, but even the least severe of a muscle strain usually is a two- to three-week timeline. Judge was injured six days ago against the Minnesota Twins, diagnosed with a right calf strain. He's been on the 10-day injured list ever since. The Yankees are definitely hoping that we're the best for their three-time MVP. Meanwhile, they're still doing well without him. They beat the first-place Tampa Bay Rays this afternoon 2-0 to play again. Yankees need to win all four if they're going to stay in contention for the division title. Rays have a five-game lead with six to play. Conversely, they can clinch the title tonight with a win over New York. Game starts at 7.05 Eastern time and will be in the Bronx. All right, playoffs heating up. It's that time for baseball fans. Let's go to the other side of New York, from the Bronx over to the Queens, the Mets. It looks like they landed their general manager after an interim three-month run now, or I'm sorry, now they're signing him to a three-year deal, correct? Their manager, yeah, Andy Green, who took over in June after the team let go Carlos Mendoza. Now, the team, of course, is still in last place, but at least Green has been about 500 as their manager, going 37 and 38. When Mendoza left, the team was 34 and 47. I think there's something to be said about this team still competing despite being really in last place for most of the summer. Now, Green previously managed the San Diego Padres from 2016 to 2019. Elsewhere, the Boston Red Sox have also removed their interim tag from manager Chad Tracy. Tracy took over all the way back in April after Alex Cora was let go following a 10-17 start. Tracy's managed the team to a 74-55 record that includes that 15-game winning streak about a month ago. Red Sox have already clinched a playoff spot but have been eliminated from the division race. They play the Guardians tonight in a game that's actually just started a few minutes ago, so we've got a full slate of baseball games today. Of course, there's no NFL games today. Don't want to compete against the big NFL like they did yesterday, of course. Well, to give you a great pun, it looks like the Mets are counting on greener pastures. We'll have to see what happens there. Carry duns, ladies and gentlemen. There I am. And just last thought, Dave. It's a little, obviously, the playoffs haven't really gotten to full swing, but who do you like? Who's really going to be in the World Series, do you think? You know, I'm not going to bet against the Dodgers again. Last fall, I don't know how they did it, but they beat Toronto in the World Series in a series in which they were thoroughly outplayed. I don't know how they did it, but somehow they have been able to make it in October, two straight years. Obviously, it is going to depend on Ohtani coming back, but it seems like Ohtani is willing to still at least hit through his injuries, so I'm going with the Dodgers again for a three-peat. And on the other side, who will they face? Oh, man, you're going to put me up for this, aren't you? You know, I said greener pastures, so you know, I've got a little at the bank, right? Man, I think it's coming out of the ALEs. You know, Tampa Bay Rays, I think they were in the World Series last time, what, 2008? I'm going to say that they make it this year as a small market team. I mean, it's too hard, I think, for Aaron Judge to be able to possibly come back and get your timing, you know? To hit a major league fastball, obviously it's very difficult to begin with. To be able to come back and hit after not, after being out, that's very difficult. So I'm going to say Tampa Bay versus the Dodgers. All right, so dark news for the Giants and the Yankees fans, but the Rays, the Dodgers, potentially in the World Series. We'll hope to see that one day. Well, I'm sure you will. All right, thanks so much, Dave. That is all the time we have for today's evening news. You can always follow our around the clock coverage at nc.com. For Dave Martin, I'm Cary Duns. Be true, kind, hold the line. Good night.