9.3.26 Flood-ravaged Nepal, a counterterrorism review, prenatal screening, and unconventional musicians

0:00Good morning. A new report identifies possible weaknesses in fighting terrorism 25 years after 9-11. Are we in a place similar to August 2001? I would say yes. And on the ground in Nepal, we'll talk to an aid worker about the massive floods. Also how prenatal screenings may endanger the lives of unborn babies and using uncommon instruments to bring joy. The kids say the biggest thing in my playbook is brightening people's day. And World Commentator Daniel Sur on the leverage lessons from a narrowly averted teacher's strength. It's Thursday, September 3rd. This is the world and everything in it. From listener's accorded world radio, I'm Merna Brown. And I'm Mary Ryker. Good morning. Up next, Kent, coming 10 with today's news.

1:02Iran keeps firing missiles at American bases in the Middle East and air defenses for the most part so far keep knocking them down. Jordan says it destroyed 10 of 13 incoming Iranian missiles on Wednesday. Kuwait, Bahrain and Iraq also came under attack. No deaths reported. But American strikes are landing. President Trump claims the U.S. now has almost total control of the Strait of Hormuz and he said of Iran's government. The regime is getting weaker and weaker by the day. And at some point, I'm not going to be able to shoot so easily. Because I think the people aren't going to take it. Iranian officials claim that a U.S. strike hit a wedding on Iran's southern coast killing four people. The Pentagon says it is looking into those reports which came from Iranian state media. Iran's revolutionary guard also claims that it killed Americans at a base in Kuwait, though the U.S. has not confirmed that. The Trump administration is also squeezing Iran's economy and warning others not to help Tehran. Treasury Secretary Scott peasant.

2:05Look, my message to everyone is a stay away. We all want this conflict to end and the fastest way for the conflict to end is for no one to provide any support to this regime. We are going to sever every tie that they have from the outside world. Secretary of State Mark Rubio says countries helping Iran should know what they're funding. They want money for two things. Sponsored terrorism and ultimately to have a nuclear weapon. And we can't allow that to happen. Trump says Iran's latest attacks mean that a harder American strike is coming. Secretary Rubio also chimed in on another leadership change inside the Pentagon. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll stepped down this week the latest in a string of top officials to either leave or be fired from the Pentagon under Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. But Rubio says it is not unusual for officials to leave. Every administration has turnover and obviously look when you're trying to systemically reorganize an agency like one as big and as large as the Pentagon is, they're going to have to be some changes made, which is one of the things that Pete Hegseth has done.

3:17Driscoll had reportedly clashed with Hegseth for months over changes that the war secretary had made depending on leadership. The oil companies signed deals Wednesday to go back into Venezuela, the country that holds the world's largest proven oil reserves. The signing happened at the presidential palace in Caracas with US Energy Secretary Chris Wright on hand. Venezuela's acting leader, Delsey Rodriguez, signed for her government and right thanked the companies. Thank you from the President of the United States, from myself, and from the people of the United States of America to Chevron, to E&I, to GE. And to the many companies that will follow behind you to bring capital, technology, and opportunity into the country of Venezuela. Chevron is putting in more than $7 billion over five years aiming to more than double its own output there to about 600,000 barrels a day. President Trump says Venezuelan crude will refill America's emergency oil stock file, which sits near a 44 year low.

4:21Wright says the deals came together quickly. We were trying to work at what I call Trump's speed. President Trump didn't want to a nudge or a slow drift in the positive direction. He wanted to see as fast as possible transformation in Venezuela. But industry leaders say that does not mean that the oil will be hitting the market quickly. Venezuela now pumps out about a million barrels a day that is down from about three million in the 1990s. And analysts say rebuilding the country's rundown oil infrastructure will take years. Authorities say a Russian drone attack nearly damaged a number of cargo planes at a major airport, not in Ukraine, but in Germany. The top European and NATO officials said Wednesday that the evidence is in and it shows that Russia launched the foiled attack at the Leipzig-Halla Airport in Germany. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen condemned the attack which she said risked further escalation of the war.

5:25Had this attack succeeded, this would have resulted in enormous damage and possibly even loss of life. So I want to be very clear about what this was. This wasn't a attack using military-grade material carried out by Russian operatives on European Union soil. German authorities say they neutralized a drone carrying explosives near cargo planes at an airport in August the 4th. A second drone, though, collided with an aircraft causing minor damage. They say the drone's configuration, components, explosives and detonator all pointed to a Russian origin, but Russian leader Vladimir Putin denied the claims accusing German authorities of planting the evidence. But European countries are lining up in support of Germany, UK Foreign Affairs Minister Ed Miliband. We see an attempt by Russia to divide us in Europe and to deter us from our support for Ukraine.

6:27And I say very clearly today on behalf of the United Kingdom, this attempt will fail. In response to the attack, German authorities shut down the Russian consulate in Bonn as well as a Russian cultural center in Berlin. Congo's Ebola outbreak has now killed more than 3,000 people, World's Benjamin Iker reports. The health ministry there says about half of everyone confirmed infected has died. The outbreak is only 3 and a half months old, and it's already the deadliest Ebola outbreak Congo has ever seen, and the fastest growing anywhere. The World Health Organization says it's on pace to pass the West Africa epidemic that killed 11,000 people a decade ago. Tracers can't find the virus fast enough. US health officials say up to 80% of new cases show up outside the chains of infection anyone is following. And there's no vaccine or approved treatment for the strain behind it. The CDC is blocking travelers who've been in Congo in the last three weeks from boarding flights to the United States. For World, I'm Benjamin Iker.

7:34At least three people are dead after a shooting in Minneapolis on Wednesday. Minneapolis police sergeant Garrett Parkin said one victim died at the scene, another and transit to the hospital. The shooter is also dead, though it was not immediately clear how he died. Parkin said officers arrived at the scene before 5 p.m. inside a high-rise building and immediately saw victims and heard additional gunfire. Officers follow the sound of gunfire to the upper floor of the building. And on that floor, officers encountered a haze that significantly limited their visibility. Three officers were injured two of those by gunfire. In a Penn County medical center said it received seven patients including three officers who were listed in stable condition as of last night. I'm Kent Coveington and coming up how fighting terror has changed since 9-11. Plus, musicians use unique instruments to delight their audiences.

8:34This is the world and everything in it. It's Thursday the 3rd of September. So glad to have you along for today's edition of the world and everything in it. Good morning, I'm Mary Rykard. And I'm Ernab Brown. First up, devastation in Nepal. Army helicopters continue flying supplies to search and rescue teams in the mountains west of Kent Mandu. They're searching for survivors and victims of mass flooding last week. More than 1,000 people are confirmed dead. Nearly 4,000 are still missing and 90,000 more impacted by the destruction. Well, Johnny is now to talk about all this is Grant Parker with Hope Over Crisis. That's an evangelical international relief and development organization that partners with churches in vulnerable regions to help communities in crisis.

9:38Grant, you're on the ground there. What are you seeing? Thank you for having me. The situation remains still very challenging and very dynamic. You still have rains that can cause flash flooding. There are still humanitarian actors and organizations that are trying to get the places that people or people are still cut off from access to emergency relief. So there's such a great need for relief. Thousands of people displaced infrastructure just gone. What are the main barriers? Do you think keeping aid from getting where it needs to go? Was it access funding, coordination? All three more. All three. I know the UN is coordinating with the government and so are the humanitarian actors on the ground. It is a government led response. That said, the government is requesting assistance from other humanitarian organizations in China and India. They have also been involved. They have the military right now has, I believe, eight to 12 helicopters at their disposal, but that remains a barrier to getting relief supplies to thousands that are cut off from emergency relief.

10:48You have about 40 bridges that have collapsed and large sections of the highway that are destroyed or under meters of mud, which also creates another barrier to being able to get emergency relief to a lot of these communities. What are you seeing that is not in the official reporting yet? Being able to identify exactly how many people have been affected and how many deaths we're looking at. They are still finding survivors, though limited. I think one of the biggest concerns or fears is that the thousands, the close to 4,000 that are considered missing that the majority of them have died. But again, it's really to really say that. I don't want to say that, but it's something that I think goes through the minds of many of the people here. Just to get a sense of context, Grant, you've been to a lot of disaster areas. Are there any that you can compare this one to?

11:48Each disaster has its own unique set of challenges. This one is holds its own unique. In some ways, it can resemble even the Hurricane Helene there in the United States with the flooding, massive devastation along the river banks, communities getting swept away. There are some similarities there. And the challenges of having a coordinated response while also trying to mobilize and maximize the capacity of organizations and even communities on the ground. But again, each disaster just has its own unique set of challenges. What do people in these affected communities say that they need? And is there a big discrepancy in what's getting to them? So right now, people still need emergency relief and supplies. So that means food, clean water, even clothing blankets. These are all needs. Many of these people have lost everything. But getting access to transport is challenging even fuel for generators is challenging.

12:56Some of the other needs have come out as a lot of people who have survived are now in about 27 identified sites throughout the flood affected areas. I believe there are probably more of a 27 as kind of the official number that's been published. And the biggest concern when you have a lot of people in sites like that is becomes a hygiene issue. You start worrying about illness and disease. And these places because when there's a lack of access to clean water and lack of access to latrines, you know, the ability to effectively get rid of human waste. Then you start having concerns of disease. Of course, this is headline news now, but time goes on. What happens to this response in four to six weeks once this acute phase ends? Yeah, I know our team and others are already thinking through what the recovery phase of this looks like. The government is offering land to those who have lost homes. The challenges that the land is further up the mountain in some of these places.

14:01So though they may have land, a lot of these families do not have the ability to rebuild. And then last but certainly not least, how would you urge people to pray for this situation right now? I would say right now, you know, pray for the government and the Paul that God could give them wisdom. Pray for those on the ground that they also are coordinating their efforts well and not duplicating those efforts because the need is vast. There are thousands that still need emergency assistance. Pray for the churches that are here. We work with churches. We have about 80 church partners throughout the country, but about 11 in this case. And between those 11, they've lost over 80 people. 56 are still missing. And they're sheltering about 200 people between just two of them. And so pray for the churches that they're able to care for one another and also reach out to their communities and bless them. Very important. Grant Parker is in Nepal working for Hope Over Crisis. That's an international aid organization.

15:05Grant, thank you so much for making time for us today. Thank you, Mary. Coming up next on the world and everything in it, terrorism 25 years after 9 11. The House Intelligence Committee released a report this week on the effectiveness of US counterterrorism policy since 9 11. It warned new technology could enable a new kind of attack and just as deadly. The 9 11 Commission published its first report in 2004 with 41 recommendations. The new Commission's report says the government accomplished many of them, but as threats evolve, so should US strategy. World's Mary Muncie reports. This year US officials say they've kept an ISIS affiliate from detonating a bomb at the New York State Capitol building. Stumped men from using drones to shoot and drop explosives on people in Washington DC. And kept an extremist group from bombing immigration officers.

16:06So far, the US has not seen another terror attack on the scale of 9 11. Officials want to keep it that way. The co-chair of the 9 11 Commission, Elise Daphonic says that will require vigilance. She wants standardized intelligence sharing across the entire intelligence community. Expert witnesses before this committee continuously stressed how important it was. It is that private companies realize that they must also be on the front lines in this fight, not just the government. She says technology has changed over the past 25 years. And if officials are not creative, bad actors will get ahead. The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, Jim Himes says a first step is building and maintaining the intelligence community. Or IC. We collectively need to make sure that our cadre of IC professionals is strong and that they are allowed to do their jobs within the law and without fear of retribution if they say the wrong thing. Court lists five overarching recommendations, mostly related to unifying intelligence sharing structures and strengthen encounter terrorism agencies.

17:09The report partly blames the 9 11 attack on not sharing information. Or we in a place now similar to August 2001. I would say yes. Colin Clark is Executive Director of the Sioux Fonds Center. It focuses on counterterrorism. In some ways we are safer because we have done a good job of attacking these groups like Al Qaeda, the Islamic State and their various affiliates. We weaken them significantly. But at the same time, you know, terrorists remain determined. Their capabilities are growing with the leveraging of emerging technologies. And our capabilities are bandwidth have shifted. And many policymakers aren't paying attention to terrorism anymore, leaving less funding for projects and personnel. There are a lot of ways to define terrorism, but Clark says it's generally non-state actors using violence for a political agenda. The bad actors attack civilians to cause death, destruction, and psychological wounds. Terrorism is a tactic. Anyone can be involved in it, right? From a group to an organization to an individual.

18:14I think we too often lose sight of that. And we made a mistake by labeling it the G-Wat, the Global War and terrorism, because it makes no sense to go to war with attack. He says lacking a clear definition of terrorism can dilute focus, for example. The Trump administration has officially designated Mexican drug cartels as domestic terrorist organizations. Now, counterterrorism resources can be used to fight drug trafficking. There's a danger in if everybody's a terrorist, nobody is. Clark says there is plenty to do with an instructor definition. One global index counts about 5,600 terrorism deaths worldwide last year, the lowest since 2007. But 57 of those were in the West. That's nearly four times the year before. For a long time, the biggest terrorism threats were ethno-nationalists and secessionist groups, groups like the IRA. They wanted a united Ireland and used violence to force their point. Then it became groups like Al Qaeda that want to establish a global caliphate.

19:15But now, Clark is seeing salad bar terrorism. It's basically picking and choosing things that you believe in. We had terms like white g-hot, right? So these were white supremacists, neo-nazis, that were revering the jihadists because they were so brutal. And because they admired their tactics. Then there's new technology, things like AI and drones that give terrorist dangerous new weapons at very low cost. One of my big concerns is some kind of a drone attack that involves a chemical or a biological agent. Clark and the report agree. The US needs a comprehensive strategy. After 9-11, the military hunted down particular high-value targets and dismantled particular groups. Now, Clark thinks it would be wise to include US allies and aid in high-risk places to prevent radicalization in the first place. We were going around the world, knocking out high-value targets. And here we are. The Taliban's back in power. Al Qaeda's back in Afghanistan.

20:19Are we any better off than we worked 25 years ago? In some ways, yes. In other ways, I'd argue no. And I'd say we're far less prepared to deal with this threat. Reporting for World, I'm Mary Muncie. The Taliban's back in Afghanistan. The Taliban's back in Afghanistan. Additional support comes from Cedarville University, equipping students for professional excellence and gospel impact. Cedarville.edu-slashworld From World Watch, a 10-minute current news program designed for daily school rhythms. The 30-day trial is available at worldwatch.news slash podcast. And from Boyce College, where truth comes first, every class begins with scripture and prepares students to live with wisdom, conviction, and Christ-like faithfulness. Boycecollege.com Up next, how non-invasive prenatal testing may be endangering babies.

21:24Yes, have become a popular way for couples to learn more about their unborn child. But every year, thousands of babies are aborted after screenings show possible genetic abnormalities. And pro-life doctors Warren parents may choose abortion before receiving a more definitive diagnosis. World's Learn Canterbury has the story. Late last year, Sarah Kennedy was pregnant and wanted to find out the sex of her baby. She and her husband Alex decided to do NIPT, non-invasive prenatal testing. Are you ready? Yeah. Okay, turn around. But their doctor also told them that screening had detected a possible complication. My OB wanted to call me the blood test. People wanted to call me. That was just a lot of anxiety. And just like, oh, it's wrong. Like, why does everyone want to talk to us? Like so urgently. The test showed their daughter Haven had a 62% chance of having trisomy 18. Most babies with the condition die before or soon after birth.

22:26Just hearing those words in the phone call saying she's most likely to pass in the womb that this is a life limiting diagnosis was like super devastating news. NIPT uses fetal DNA detected in the mother's blood to search for potential anomalies and varies in accuracy depending on diagnosis. An abnormal result often leads to in-depth ultrasounds and invasive tests. The Kennedy's primary doctor suggested abortion as an option, but did not push for it. Their high-risk doctor seemed even less hopeful about Haven's diagnosis. I feel like the high-risk doctor didn't really see her as a human. She was really pushing termination. The couple switched to a more supportive doctor. But Alex had been sharing their journey on social media and some viewers claimed abortion was the merciful choice. There were several people of like selfish of you to carry her all the way and not to her money because she could be in pain. Last August, New Jersey researchers published a report finding more than 60% of parents chose abortion after their baby was diagnosed with a chromosomal abnormality.

23:34This is the history of our genetic testing. It is with an eye-tored offering to terminate this child. In no other patient population, do we offer death prior to even meeting the patient? Dr. Robin Perucci is a former neonatologist. She's also the founder of the group Navigating Fetal Concerns, which supports parents who receive difficult prenatal diagnoses. Perucci says she has seen these babies surpass expectations. Families who believed they would never get to meet their child alive spend hours or days with them after birth. Even when we get the diagnosis right, a diagnosis is not equivalent to the prognosis. Prior guidance about NIPT screening changed in 2020. Before, it was recommended for older mothers or those with a family history of chromosomal abnormalities. Now, it's recommended for every pregnant woman. It's ubiquitous. It is everywhere. And even though everyone says we need to get a diagnostic test, we need to know I can tell you people are getting offered to terminate their pregnancies based on a screen, not an official diagnostic test.

24:54Perucci says the tests are less accurate for more rare conditions and for younger mothers. But many parents are not informed that the tests can be wrong before they agree to them. At 33 weeks pregnant, Sarah noticed Haven wasn't as active. She and Alex watched their baby girl pass away. And we got to watch her heart just fade away peacefully on the ultrasound screen. The Kennedys hope to encourage other parents to continue fighting for their babies in the face of difficult diagnoses. It goes back to literally loving God loving others. And one part of loving others is giving them a chance of fighting chance. And that's essentially what we did. They say despite the outcome, they wouldn't have chosen any differently. Reporting for World, I'm Lauren Cantibary. Well, it was just another day at the office for electrician AJ Gow. Except his office has one of those enormous signs vying for the attention of highway traffic.

26:12This one, an Illinois truck stop 130 feet off the ground. Gow wrote a lift up to the sign and then climbed into the cramped interior to work on it. It was hot in there. So he sent his coworker back down for water and a fan. But on the way back up, the lift broke. Leaving Gow stranded inside the sign. And did I mention it was hot up there? He told ABC 7 Chicago his only request. I don't care what you have to do. Get me down. Ah, rescuers had to source another lift 15 miles away. State police escorted it to the truck stop and rescuers finally brought Gow down six hours later. Now he's already back at work, but says next time he'll work from the lift bucket. No more inside jobs. It's the world and everything in it. Today is Thursday, September 3rd. Thank you for turning the world radio to help start your day. Good morning. I'm Mary Rykard.

27:20And I'm Ernest Brown. Coming next on the world and everything in it, make a joyful noise. Scripture commands it. And there are lots of ways to do it. I met two musicians who use uncommon instruments to bring unexpected joy to the public. The locals call it the square, an outdoor space in downtown Knoxville. With so much to do and see, most people never notice Cindy Hilton. If I record some of you plays, it's awesome. Hilton sits under a canopy of trees. She holds a slim blue keyboard with one hand and blows into a long white tube attached to the keyboard. It's called a melodica. It's basically a wind pattern keyboard that you play the melody on. And it's meant for the right hand only, which is good for me because I can't play an instrument with both hands.

28:2542-year-old Hilton suffered brain and spinal cord injuries as a child. Back in 1993, when I was, you know, I kept into my school bus stop. I was getting out of the car to cross the other half of the road to go to the way for the bus and I got hit by a pickup truck. Before the accident, Hilton's mother taught her piano lessons. She never forgot. Hilton relies on public transportation to get around. When a wheelchair isn't parked in the square, it's in front of the courthouse on Main Street. There's been plenty of times where people have either thanked me for easing their anxiety going into court or easing the ranger coming out of court with the kind of music that I play. But one thing I enjoy is, you know, as I'm playing, people go in long sing in the song that I'm playing.

29:26Most people show their appreciation at her tip jar. The kids say the biggest thing in my playbook is it's brightening people's say. But Hilton admits some people are a little harder to please. What helpers woman is a drug addict? Can you look back at me with a scaler face like you need to stop that? Do you feel safe out here? Yeah. I trust good. 600 miles southwest, Debbie Fignano stands on the roof of a New Orleans riverboat, playing the same song. Like Hilton, Fignano also started playing music early. So in grammar school, I was already playing New Organ in church and I never stopped. Fignano has spent 60 years as a church organist, but for more than half of it, she's been playing the steam organ too.

30:31The Kaliope was invented in 1855 as a steam piano or a steam organ up in Worcester, Massachusetts. Kaliope's entertained passengers on American vessels from the 1850s to the 1950s. There used to be many steam boats and river boats with Kaliope's up and down the Mississippi and Ohio rivers. But then train travel took off and the Kaliope took a hit. Many of the instruments ended up on traveling circus wagons. Today, this is the only fully steam powered vessel paddle wheel working on the Mississippi River with a steam Kaliope. Fignano arrived in New Orleans in 1988. A year later, she heard the steam boat matches needed a fill-in Kaliope player. She auditioned, was hired, and never left. With its brass keys and whistles, this 100-year-old antique operates much like a teapot filled with boiling water.

31:34This pin is coming out of the whistle with like about 20 pounds of steam pressure, and that pin has to be pushed in in order to open the whistle. And that pushing produces the Kaliope's unique sound. But that's the beauty and the charm of a Kaliope, that little bit, that it's a little bit attitude. 71-year-old Fignano is training her pronage to keep the music playing after she's gone, but she's in no hurry. I'll never retire. Never. I love what I do. You know, when I'm playing the Kaliope, and I look down at the dock, and I see people listening, and they're pointing sometimes they're bouncing up and down, and makes people happy. Reporting for World, I'm Ernord Brown in Knoxville, Tennessee, and New Orleans, Louisiana.

32:42Good morning. This is The World and Everything in it. From Listeners Supported World Radio. I'm Ernord Brown, and I'm Mary Rankard. Public sector labor negotiations have an unusual dynamic. Government officials bargain with unions that can also be powerful political constituencies, while taxpayers ultimately pick up the tab. That tension came into view in Seattle this week, where last minute agreement averted a teacher strike and kept schools open. World commentator Daniel Sirr considers what happened, and the larger problem it illustrates. For most families, the last week of summer means one last trip, or one last run for school supplies. In Seattle this year, families had a more basic question. Would school open at all? Days before the first bell, members of the Seattle Education Association voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike if no agreement was reached by opening day.

33:47That put the start of school in doubt for roughly 50,000 students. And this was not a district offering nothing. Seattle Public Schools is already deep in the red. Even so, the district offered salary increases of almost 9% over the day. 9% over three years, reflecting projected state inflation adjustments. The union wanted those adjustments plus another 6%. Superintendent Ben Schuldner put the district problems rather plainly. We're broke. If we had money, I would love to give it to everybody. But the problem is we don't. Now, the negotiations involved more than salaries, class sizes, workloads, special education staffing, and pay for lower paid paraprofessionals were also on the table. Fine, bargain over all of it. But there's an irony here. The union is quite willing to insist the district follow state law when that law produces inflation adjustments upwards in teacher pay. When it comes to legal limits on teacher strikes, suddenly the law carries considerably less weight.

34:49Washington gives public school employees collective bargaining rights. It does not give them a legally protected right to strike. And that's been the state's legal position for decades. It didn't stop Seattle teachers from walking out in 2015 or again in 2022. And Washington is hardly alone. Teacher strikes are prohibited in 37 states in the district of Columbia. Yet unlawful strikes happen. Why wouldn't they? A Massachusetts labor agency supplied the answer after a string of walkouts there. Illegal strikes, the agency said, were being regularly used as a bargaining tool. Of course they were. If breaking the rules wins millions of dollars at the bargaining table, while the eventual penalty costs only thousands, that isn't much of a deterrent. It's practically a price list. And that's the real problem. A public employee union is free to press hard for better pay and working conditions. It can organize lobby, negotiate, rally public support. But students and parents should not become leverage for attack that the law does not authorize. Seattle avoided that outcome.

35:56The district and union reached a tentative agreement this week and schools opened on time yesterday. Good. But the larger problem remains. A no strike rule without meaningful consequences teaches a simple lesson. Break the rule when the leverage is worth more than the penalty. That's a strange lesson for educators to teach. Students are expected to know better. Their teachers union should as well. For World, I'm Daniel Sir. Tomorrow John Stone Street is back for Culture Friday and a review of the critically acclaimed 1976 political thriller, All the Presidents Men. That and more tomorrow I'm Mary Reichard and I'm Urna Brown. The world and everything and it comes to you from World Radio. World's mission is biblically objective journalism that informs, educates and inspires. The Bible says the same is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners of whom I am the foremost.

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