CBN NewsWatch AM: May 2, 2022

IN UKRAINE, CIVILIANS ARE FINALLY BEING EVACUATED FROM THE SHATTERED PORT CITY OF MARIUPOL, AS RUSSIAN TV SHOWED A SIMULATED NUCLEAR ATTACK ON WESTERN EUROPE. WHILE MILLIONS OF UKRAINIANS ARE FLEEING THE FIGHTING, NOT EVERYONE CAN PICK UP AND GO. ONE AMERICAN MINISTER IS DOING WHAT SHE CAN TO HELP RESCUE THOSE WITH DISABILITIES AND SPECIAL NEEDS TRAPPED BY THEIR CIRCUMSTANCE. THE PRICE FOR DIESEL FUEL HIT AN ALL-TIME HIGH REACHING AN AVERAGE OF $5.30 PER GALLON. COUNTRY MUSIC ARTIST NAOMI JUDD PASSED AWAY OVER THE WEEKEND. NOW THAT TWITTER HAS ACCEPTED ELON MUSK\'S STOCK BUYOUT PLAN, WILL MUSK\'S FREE-SPEECH, FREE MARKET APPROACH PRESSURE OTHER BIG TECH SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS INTO FOLLOWING HIS LEAD? DOCTOR NICK MERIWETHER A PROFESSOR AT SHAWNEE STATE UNIVERSITY IN OHIO SUCCESSFULLY SUED HIS UNIVERSITY AFTER BEING PUNISHED FOR REFUSING TO USE A TRANS GENDER STUDENT\'S PREFERRED PRONOUN. WORDS OF WISDOM FROM ACTOR DENZEL WASHINGTON ARE MAKING THE ROUNDS ON THE WEB. HE\'S SHARING A LITTLE ADVICE WITH PLAYERS FROM THE MIAMI HEAT.