CBN NewsWatch AM: December 17, 2021

AN ANSWER TO PRAYER WITH NEWS THAT THE REMAINING 12 MISSIONARIES ABDUCTED IN HAITI ARE FREE. THE FDA NOW PERMANENTLY ALLOWS ABORTION PILLS BY MAIL. THE CDC IS RECOMMENDING THAT MOST AMERICANS SHOULD BE GIVEN THE PFIZER OR MODERNA VACCINES INSTEAD OF THE JOHNSON & JOHNSON SHOT. PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS STARTED A NEW POLICY ALLOWING STUDENTS TO DECIDE HOW THEY WANT THEIR GENDER TO BE IDENTIFIED - WITHOUT NEEDING THEIR PARENT\'S PERMISSION. RESIDENTS IN KENTUCKY ARE PICKING UP THE PIECES AFTER LAST WEEK\'S DEVASTATING STORMS. OFFICIALS SAY THE REBUILDING EFFORTS ARE LIKELY TO LAST FOR MONTHS AS MORE BAD WEATHER HAMPERS RECOVERY EFFORTS. COMPETING WITH CHINA IN 15 OR 20 YEARS? IT\'S NOT EVEN A \"FIGHTING CHANCE\" FOR THE US WHEN IT COMES TO CYBER WARFARE AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. AN IRANIAN STATE-AFFILIATED NEWSPAPER TEHRAN TIMES SENT A DIRECT THREAT TO ISRAEL THIS WEEK. HOPE HAS COME TO CAPITOL HILL: A MINISTRY IS BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN THE DEEP DIVISIONS IN WASHINGTON, D.C.