you on behalf of the united states holocaust memorial museum on today's program, "why did the holocaustle think about how the holocaust happen and how was upon in one of the most civilized region of the world. -under you look at europe, and specifically germany before hit loire hitler came to pour you would find democracy good growing alaska site and fear as a result of the great war, the economic depression and rise of communist and you would fine increasing antisemitism which game a convenient explanation for every problem and crisis that beset european civilization. in germany you found of the of omost highly educated nations in the world. 25% of the ss leadership at a ph.d ored a advanced degree. a country with a dynamic free press. berlin had 146 newspapers. 39 nobel prize winners. the holocaust reminds us of the progress and fragility of human rights, that the unthinkable is always thinkable and in all societies human beings are susceptible to treating the other as infor to the abuse of power and tendency to justify any behavior. the museum is here to elicit the best went us and r

why did the holocaust happened. i would like to also welcome our digital audience joining us from all around the globe. you may share your reflection and ask questions on twitter and facebook. the museum helps people think about why the holocaust happened and how it was possible in one of the most advanced civilized regions of the world. if you were to look at europe and specifically germany, before hitler came to power you would find democracy, struggling ones, but still democracy. certainly, you would find growing anxiety and fear as a result of the great war, the economic depression and the rise of communism and you would find increasing anti-semitism, which became a convenient explanation for every problem in crisis that bissett european blues-- civilization. in germany you would find one of the most highly educated nations in the world, 25% of the ss leadership had a phd or advanced degree. you would find a country with a dynamic free press. berlin alone had 146 newspapers. you would find a country with 39 nobe

to universal liez it to all those who suffered is to screw up the holocaust of its meaning. mr. priebus, do you understand why many jews were offended by the white house's decision not to note that the holocaust was about eradicating the jews? >> i recognize, in fact, obviously, that this was what the holocaust was about and it's a who i beliehorrible event anda miserable time in history that we remember here at the white house and certainly we'll never forget the jewish people that suffered in world war ii and obviously still incredible wounds that remain in a time in history that was of great, incredible horrific magnitude and everyone's heart here is impacted by the memory of that terrible time. and, so, for the record, that's the case. >> do you regret -- does the president regret -- >> ill will to anybody. i don't know about regret. >> no regret? not acknowledging the pain that -- >> we acknoge it. we acknowledge the horrible time of hol cast and what it meant for history. >> whitewash jews from the statement? >> i'm telling you now that's the way we feel about it and it's

to universalize it to all those who suffered is to scrub the all ka holocaust of its meaning. >>> the president could announce his pick for supreme court today or tomorrow speeding up an announcement that was expected for thursday. in and interview late last week, the president said he almost decided on a pick and gave a hint on the candidate's ideology. >> i think evangelicals, christians will love my pick. and it will be represented very, very fairly. >> tonight democrats will rally on the supreme court's steps in protest of the president's travel order. >>> still ahead, the president's executive order gets the attention of the screen actors guild awards. we'll bring you some of the most touching speeches. (burke) at farmers, we've seen almost everything, so we know how to cover almost anything. even a "truck-cicle." [second man] how you doing? [ice cracking] [second man] ah,ah, ah. oh no! [first man] saves us some drilling. [burke] and we covered it, february fourteenth, twenty-fifteen. talk to farmers. we know a thing or two because we've seen a thing or two. ♪ we are farmers. bum

this is what holocaust denial is. either to deny that it happened or many holocaust deniers acknowledge oh, yeah, people were killed and it was a lot of innocent people, jews weren't targeted and the fact that they did that and imposed this religious test on muslims in the executive orders on the same day is not a coincidence. >> let me ask you something that you tweeted yesterday. you said this, if we turn our backs on widows and orphans fleeing the very evil we despise. we do not defeat our enemies, we surrender to them. howard dean re-tweeted you and said tim, is great, but the dems in the senate actually have to do something about this stuff. you are being left behind by your base. how do you respond to governor dean on that? the implication being democrats aren't doing enough. >> we're doing plenty. two weekends ago on martin luther king day democratic senators led save our health care rallies all over the united states. tens of thousands of people participated. my colleagues and i were thrilled at this massive p

then the holocaust museum released a statement. the first two lines contrast the one from the white house, quote, the holocaust was the systemic state-sponsored murder of 6 million jews by nazi germany and its collaborators. nazi ideology cast the world as a racial struggle and the singular focus on the total destruction of every jewish person was at its racist core. >>> after years of waiting, iraqis who helped aid america were finally set to stateside. >> reporter: i'm richard engel with this family who left everything they knew behind and got on the plane for america. they got as far as they layover in cairo where a gate agency told the man he and his family would be deported. what happened when you told everybody, we're not going? >> wow, that was a terrible moment. when i saw their faces and the terrible pain. they were about to faint. >> after two years of vetting -- >> reporter: even after they risked their lives in iraq and some were killed for it. it's taken the state department a long time to approve their visas. now they

and it certainly paid tribute to those who were lost in the holocaust. but it did not specifically talk about jews who were killed in the holocaust. and that was something in a a lot of people found very startling because you did not see that with president obama. you didn't see that with president george w. bush. sean spicer tried to say no, that's not -- you know, he was saying george w. bush didn't have it in his statement. abbey phillips of the "washington post" pointed out actually he did. talk about this, this back and forth. the white house says i wasn't an oversight. what's going on here? >> again, sean spicer throughout this press conference effectively tried to downgrade anybody's concerns about what concerned, whether it was on the immigration order or steve bannon being appointed as a principle to the national security council or whether it's this holocaust memo. the holocaust memo was found to be quite offensive by manyi jewish group, including the republican you jewish coalition. and people have spoken write forth rightly about it. i know t

i think that we are 70 years from the holocaust. could be the worst year on record for anti—semitism in britain when figures are published next month by the organisation that records is a dunce. from across the country we receive about 100 incident reports every month, from members of the public, also from data exchanges with police. things are as bad as they have been. denial ends with thejudge are as bad as they have been. denial ends with the judge finding in deborah lipstadt‘s favour. that david irving was a holocaust denier stop i hope that —— people will understand there are facts that are undeniable. the actor gordon kaye, who starred in the long—running bbc sitcom, allo allo, has died at the age of 75. would you believe it possible that the plot has now thickened? he appeared in all 82 episodes of the show — playing rene, the owner of a cafe in nazi—occupied france. his career also included appearances in coronation street, citizen smith and it ain't half hot mum. the actor, gorden kaye, who has died at the age of 75. the do

the holocaust was about the jews. there was no prouder way to offer remembrance of the jus but to all who suffered is to scrub the holocaust of. >> do you have any idea why the white house was oe fentd and not a. i had expected, obviously, that was what the holocaust was about. it's a hoor ribl and certainly will never forget the jewish people that suffered in world war ii. obviously still incredible wounds that remain in a time of history that was of great, incredible, horrific magnitude, and everyone's heart here is impacted by the memory of that terrible time. and so for the record, that's the case, and certainly we don't mean any ill will to anybody. >> does the president regret it? >> i don't know about regret. >> there's no regret acknowledging the pain that -- >> we acknowledged the horrible time for the holocaust and what it. it's a terrible time in mift that are jewish, and there was no harm or will. you don't regret the statement, you don't regret the words that we were. vnl. and the jewish people affected a

we refused to take in jewish refugees fleeing the holocaust. today is holocaust remembrance day. the new president started his day with a statement commemorating international holocaust remembrance day. he ended the day by banning the acceptance of all refugees into this country. dan dresser in is columnist for the "washington post," a professor of international politics at tufts. he posted this remark tonight on twitter he later apologized for the profanity. he said "dear potus, on holocaust remembrance day my synagogue told me that the syrian refugee family we're sponsoring is not coming." then he ended with a profanity. he later apologized for it. pressure gets to us all in different ways and dan drezner joins us next. >>> edith rogers, one of the first women to ever serve in congress, she was a republican, her husband had been a member of congress and when her husband died she ran for his seat. she was only the sixth woman to ever serve in congress. she was the first woman to ever serve in congress from massachusetts. and while she was in congress she was one of the first ele

we refused to take in jewish refugees fleeing the holocaust. today is holocaust remembrance day.esident started his day with a statement commemorating international holocaust remembrance day. he ended the day by banning the acceptance of all refugees into this country. dan dresser in is columnist for the "washington post," a professor of international politics at tufts. he posted this remark tonight on twitter he later apologized for the profanity. he said "dear potus, on holocaust remembrance day my synagogue told me that the syrian refugee family we're sponsoring is not coming." then he ended with a profanity. he later apologized for it. pressure gets to us all in different ways and dan drezner joins us next. this is the silverado special edition. this is one gorgeous truck. oh, did i say there's only one special edition? because, actually there's 5. aaaahh!! ooohh!! uh! holy mackerel. wow. nice. strength and style. which one's your favorite? (laughter) come home with me! trade up to the silverado 2500hd all star edition and get an average total value over $11,000 when you find

we refused to take in jewish refugees fleeing the holocaust. today is holocaust remembrance day. the new president started his day with a statement commemorating international holocaust remembrance day. he ended the day by banning the acceptance of all refugees into this country. dan drezner is columnist for the "washington post," a professor of international politics at tufts. he posted this remark tonight on twitter he later apologized for the profanity. he said "dear potus, on holocaust remembrance day my synagogue told me that the syrian refugee family we're sponsoring is not coming." then he ended with a profanity. he later apologized for it. pressure gets to us all in different ways and dan drezner joins us next. just like the people who own them, every business is different. but every one of those businesses will need legal help as they age and grow. whether it be help starting your business, vendor contracts or employment agreements. legalzoom's network of attorneys can help you every step of the way so you can focus on what you do. we'll handle the legal stuff that comes

in -- acknowledge the holocaust on holocaust remembrance day. that was a big shock. but sean spicer is doing his job, just like kellyanne conway does every weekend. they both must be xaused. >> a lot of work being done. mercedes, what took you by surprise? >> sean spicer has business boxing gloves on every time. oneshing shawn does well, goes back to the media, say there was one tweet out there regarding they were downgrading the joint chiefs of staff, he's not going to be part of the national security council committee. and shawn is able to debunk time and time again these false reports from some of these media outlets. i think shawn has been very successful. plus, the fact that you're talking about a numerous amounts of information from deregulation, the fact that donald trump met with small business leaders, as well as being able to talk about the potential supreme court pick which should be coming tomorrow. >> mercedes, to that point, sean spicer said president trump promises to slash bureaucratic red tape. this trump presidency has brought

the president went out of his way to recognize the holocaust. and the suffering that went through and it the people that were affected by and it he loss of life. to make sure that america never forgetted what so many people went through, whether they were jews or gypsies, gays, disability, and priests. and i'm not -- i get it but the end of the day i don't think when you look at state of israel or the jewish people that's been no better friend to donald trump specially after last eight years, the tremendous respect he has shown israel, the jewish people and to suggest anything otherwise is a little disappointing. >> my followup -- second question -- well, thank you. several ng os that have helped people from the countried affected they say they'd have pep, they would be affected by this. believe secretary mattis said the hoped to specify that to give people a better shot it's. is there going to be any didn't. >> look the one interpreter yesterday, said i love donald trump. i think we recognize that people who served this country, should make sur

he had survived the holocaust but not the aftermath. word got out to washington about the horrific conditions even in victory the survivors were experiencing, and washington did not want to believe it. truman, the house, the senate. forsuddenly the call got action so loud that truman had to point an emissary to investigate whether or not these reports of such horrific living conditions could be true. i have seen a lot of damning reports on washington covering this time. this was about the most damning report i have ever read. the dean of pennsylvania at that time wrote back to truman and said, as matters now stand, we appear to be treating the jews just as the nazis treated them. except that we do not exterminate them. the nazis' victims were being victimized once again but this time by the americans. so how could this have happened? how could liberation look so tragic for the survivors of the holocaust? as i said when i began my research for this, i did not intend to look for the survivors, seeing more that side of the nazi fugitives.

. >> and finally, the holocaust day remembrance friday was holocaust remembrance day and there was no mention of the jewish tragedy, the losses. there was pushback against that by reince priebus on "meet the press." i think we have that clip available. and we will have it in a few moments. we can talk about the fact reince priebus said of course jews and others lost their lives in the holocaust. is that an attempt to diminish the main targets of the holocaust? >> it is. this is exactly the kind of approach that breitbart and steve bannon take, and it caters to those bigots that they speak to through breitbart. it caters to other, frankly, holocaust deniers around the world who want to cloak the holocaust with the argument well a lot of people suffered during world war ii. this is appalling and i don't think at all it was accidental. >> adam schiff, thank you very much. thank you, congressman. >>> coming up, sent back, one syrian family forced to return to the middle east base of the president's executive order on friday. the republican congressman who helped that family joins me next

the president recognized the tremendous loss of life that came from the holocaust. but i think with respect to, you know, israel and the jewish people specifically, there's been no better friend than donald trump when it comes to protecting israel, building a better friendship with israel. you look at what prime minister netanyahu talks about , he welcome this is administration , he appreciates the friendship and respect he has shown to israel and the jew herb people. but to suggest otherwise, john, frankly, i've got to be honest, the president went out of his way to recognize the holocaust and the suffering that went through it and the people that were affected by it and the loss of life and to make sure that america never forgets what so many people went through, whether they were jews or i gets, gays, disability, it but at the end of the day, when you look at the state of israel or the jewish people themselves, there's been no better friend to donald trump, especially after the last eight year the tremendous respect he's shown israel, the jewish people, and to su

we believe that we actually had a holocaust survivor at our mosque yesterday for holocaust remembrancet very clearly, that we must welcome the stranger, as the jewish community has spoken out, the christian community has spoken out, that we must welcome the refugees, immigrants. so we absolutely agree with the interfaith community that we must uphold the american values. i went to dulles airport after the holocaust remembrance event and spoke to people there and heard about stories about a u.s. citizen, his sons who are green cardholders from yemen were made to turn away their green cards and were turned back. now they're stuck in ethiopia. christian syrians were turned back. so this executive order's unintended consequences or intended consequences is challenging concerns in the christian, muslim, jewish and interfaith communities. >> last night there was an attack on a mosque in quebec city, six people killed. we don't know much, don't know who the people are behind this or if this is terrorism. we know there's been a spike in anti-mosque activity since the san bernardino attacks. ar

even so, holocaust denial persists. internet is full of claims the destruction of the jews never happen but the testimony of survivors is a warning to posterity. to us here today. >> we're not talking about barbarian, primitive society. the germans. were advanced, educated, progressive among the european nations. maybe the civilization -- i think we all need to be very careful about any hate propaganda because it has got the potential to erupt. and then it is too late to stop it. laura: one woman's story. now, diamonds are forever and the bigger they are, the more enduring the valley. -- the value. take the foxfire diamond, the largest to be found in north america. it has been on display at the smithsonian's natural history museum. reporter: the story of the foxfire diamond began 2 billion years ago when it was forced by fire and forces deep beneath the earth. now the largest uncut diamond from north america is being studied by scientists at the national museum of natural history. >> it looks like a lump of coal. -- of

even so, holocaust denial persists.ut the testimony of survivors is a warning to posterity, to us here today. we‘re not talking about barbarians, we‘re not talking about primitive society. the germans were advanced, educated, progressive amongst the european nations. maybe the civilisation is just a veneer. i think we all need to be very careful about any hate propaganda, because it has got the potential to erupt, and then it is too late to stop it. let‘s return to our top story — the row between mexico and the united states over trade and immigration. one man who is not happy with donald trump‘s plans to build a border wall — or at least his desire for mexico to pay for it — is the country‘s former president, vicente fox. earlier he spoke to my colleague, mike embley, who asked him how he thought this dispute would be resolved. well, it will go as far as mrtrump wants. if he keeps pressing mexico, if he keeps discriminating mexico, against other countries that have larger deficits than mexico, we will go as far as need

the holocaust. >> so why were the jews killed? because a long-standing tradition of hatred activated under particular political circumstances. fermented by a regime that was thoroughly capable of whipping up the population to participate in it. then, they took a war into a region where there were hundreds of thousands of people defined his enemies. and it resolved under the conditions of wartime. to wipe these people out. >> at 10:00 p.m. eastern on afterwords, professor amorous was to cut looks at frugal living. why less is more, more or less. it is interviewed by a "washington post" columnist. >> is not to never spend money on any luxury at all. the crucial thing is to be self-aware about what it is you really value. what is really worth spending money on? and what is something we are just wasting money or you're just spending it just because people tell you this is what you ought to be doing and what you ought to be fine. >> sunday at 7:30 p.m. eastern georgetown university professor michael dyson author of fears we cannot stop

i think the president recognized the tremendous loss of life that came from the holocaust, but i think with respect to, or you know, israel and the jewish people specifically, there's been no better friend than donald trump when it comes to protecting israel, building a better friendship with israel. you look at what pram netanyahu's talked about -- prime minister netanyahu, he welcomes this administration. he appreciates the friendship and respect that is shown to israel and the jewish people. to suggest otherwise, john, i've got to be honest, the president went out of his way to recognize the holocaust and the suffering that went through it and the people that were affected by it and the loss of life. and to make sure that america never forgets what so many people went through whether they were jews or gypsies, gays, disabilities, i mean, priests. and i'm not -- i get it, but at the end of the day, i don't think when you look at the state of israel or the jewish people themselves, i think there's been in better friend to donald trump especially after the last eight years. the tremend

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the national holocaust memorial day is tomorrow.dom in places of worship, in prisons, even at railway stations where people will begin to reflect again on those horrific events. many thanks. it is creeping up to 3:30pm. must check out our weather prospects. we have got big contrast in our weather across the country. temperatures in parts of kent at minus too. that's where we have got the sunshine in scotland, highs of around 12 celsius. into the evening, most places looking drive. overnight we will see if sharp frost developing. that is shown by the blue colours on the map. they could be a few spots of rain come even some snow falling on cold ground so that is the chance of icy stretches around tomorrow morning. misty ness and the south—east. most of us dry tomorrow, still cold but bright towards the north—east. further south and further west, we will see milder air and a few spots of rain. ten dishes ranging between 2—9d. the weekend will not be as cold. bit breezy, some rain but some sunshine especially in the north on sunday. hel

the holocaust didn't start but the gas chamber. only days after holocaust are cleared. welcome, welcome to the condemnation. will he condemn these restrictions and in the discussion he had and can he assure the trade when not be a complicit except to? >> very briefly is that already the right honorable lady who speaks on this matter and we are aware the particular problem and we will do everything we have within our power to help. i swear her reputation of comparisons made all afternoon, between these event in the second world war and the holocaust. >> thank you, mr. speaker. can i think the foreign secretary for his statement and ask them to make it clear that while america pursues the terrible and divisive policy i condemn that the united kingdom will always be a place where refugees are welcome, made to feel welcome and in that spirit, while he prays and think voluntary groups by refugees spoke on in richmond that do great work in this field >> absolutely. i can assure my honorable friend that we will continue to be a great open society in the u.k. 40% of londoners w

. >>> holocaust remembrance today. pledging to do everything in his power to ensure the forces of evil never again defeat the power of good. the president honored victims and the survivors of the holocaust and those who risked their lives to save them. the events were held around the world today, in memory of the 6 million jews killed by the nazis. today's international holocaust remembrance day coincides with the day the auschwitz death camp was liberated 72 years ago. >>> the new ambassador to the united nations attended today. governor nikki haley attended her first meeting. she was greeted by u.n. general antonio gutierrez. and said eyes on the u.n. and they will be taking names of countries who oppose america. >>> eddie johnson drew faint and had to be helped to a chair today. >> mayor rahm emanuel was in the middle of his remarks when johnson waiverred and nearly fell. wavered then nearly fell. an ambulance was called. paramedics said johnson's vital signs were good. johnson later walked out on his own. and he pl

>> he's planning to do that. >> following up on your statement, the holocaust statement. last night the republican jewish coalition called it an unfortunate omission that your -- that the white house did not acknowledge the jewish people or -- >> they weren't in president bush's acknowledgment either. >> it was -- president bush didn't mention anti-semitism, so can you explain why you decided to depart from bipartisan tradition. >> it's not -- the statement was written with the help of an individual who's both jewish and sde descend ants of holocaust survivors. to suggest remembering the holocaust and all the people, jewish, gip sis, priest, gays, disabled and lesbians, it's pathetic people are picking on a statement. i remember we issued a statement at christmastime calling christ the king. many reporters in this room and otherwise started wondering if we were referring to the king as the president-elect. do you know how offensive that was to christians? i mean, i -- the idea that you're nitpicking a statement that sought to remember this tragic event that occurred and t

i should say this was also on the anniversary of the 60th anniversary of the holocaust. in the hungarian government had said yes we are going to recognize the holocaust which they do only very lightly. but one of the ways they said they're going to recognize the holocaust was to have a few exhibits. so this is one of the exhibits stuck in the cellar. we walk in and it is a photographer from israel and there are photographs of jews who survived and went to israel. so this is even a product of hungry. my father started translating for me the signage the museum guard came over and said you're talking too loud and you can buy that information in the gift shop, pipe down basically. my father just lost it. it was as if she were addressing the hungarian country she was saying you did this, look upon this, look at these photographs these are your neighbors and these were your countrymen, and you'd destroyed them. look upon this. i did not know where this came from.di it was so deep inside my father. and then my father calm down and we walked out on as were walking down the stree

of why explaining the holocaust. >> so why were the jews killed?because a long-standing tradition of hatred. activated under particular political circumstances. funded by a regime capable of whipping up the population to participate in it. then under took a war into a region where there were hundreds of thousands of the people they had defined as enemies.and it resolved under the conditions of wartime. to wipe these people out. >> at 10:00 p.m. eastern on afterwards, alfred university professor emirates was the cut looks at the philosophy behind frugal living in his book the wisdom of frugality. why less is more, more or less. he is interviewed by michelle singletary "washington post" singh indicated thomas. >> the crucial thing is that you never spend money on any kind of luxury at all. the crucial thing is to be self-aware about what to, what is really worth spending the money on? and what is something where you are just wasting money or just spending it just because people tell you this is the kind of thing you want to be doing or the thing you

this year's theme explores the treatment of survivors of the holocaust and other genocides.ed discrimination or abuse here in the uk, because of their religion and ethnicity. 0ur religious affairs correspondent, martin bashir, is at the queen elizabeth ii conference centre. good afternoon. the service finished a few moments ago, a very moving service, attended by senior politicians, leading religious figures, and also holocaust survivors. i'm joined by one of those, lily, good afternoon. good afternoon. thank you forjoining us, first of all, your impressions of the service? i find the service very good. it made a very good impression. and it was very wide. a lot of communities included. when you were 1a years of age, your family was deported by the nazis, from hungary. yes. and what happens next? after we went, first we were taken to the ghetto, from the ghetto, we were taken onwards. we we re ghetto, we were taken onwards. we were ta ken ghetto, we were taken onwards. we were taken to a ghetto for the juror immunity. we had a five—dayjourney, “ we were immunity. we had a fi

particularly quoting the great holocaust survivor.th death, the problem is to live with death, the problem is to adjust to life. they will be people in this service will be reflecting how it is possible to live beyond the horrors of genocide. what can we learn from them? then i going to be some amazing people in these —— this service. many thousands of them have paved the way for us to have the positive mindset to be inspired by them and also we have the responsibility to guarantee their legacy will live on. u nfortu nately, their legacy will live on. unfortunately, they are not going to live forever. remembrance is key and guaranteeing the lessons will be internalised to prevent this from happening again is so important. we are standing just happening again is so important. we are standingjust in happening again is so important. we are standing just in front of what is the wall of quotes. tell us what this represents. they were made by family members of survivors. they represent thoughts, memories and experiences, lovely handiwork. i

holocaust, one of the worst human events in history. after the war, after arriving in sweden and then mexico city, they were able to come to new york city in 1950. they wanted to come to the united states because it was the only country in the world where they believed they could rebuild their shattered lives. and they did. this weekend my mom joined hundreds of thousands of americans to call on the president to change course, knowing that our family's struggle in europe require us to recognize the danger and persecution facing families throughout the middle east today. out of a population of 22 million, almost 5 million syrians have fled to neighboring countries, some to europe, and have registered to refugees. more than half of those displaced >> the uni >> 6 million of them require assistance like food and water and health care nearly one out of four people in lebanon today to night is a syrian refugees and the fourth largest city in jordan is now a refugee camp.e in the wake of the bay and this seems useful to ask and the american p

big mystery sugar president roosevelt and congress refused to allow those who were escaping the holocaust of nazi, germany to come to the united states.obert and never was made by senator wagner to would mitt 10,000 jewish children into the united states so parents would have the peace of mindhe they would not be killed in the war of the of holocaust was defeated on the floor of the united states senate. prior to our entry those who tried to escape to come to the united states were turned away by the united states the most notorious example was the s.s. st. louis sailing from germany first goes to have an iq the then miami florida and was turned away with 900 passengers to feared for their lives because of the anti-semitism taking place and nazi, germany. several hundred were rejected by the united states not given refugee status and forced to return to germany and several hundred perished in all holocaust. after that bitter experience the united states decided we would set an example for the world with compassion we stepped up time and time again to be that place of security and safety t

i'm sorry, it was holocaust memorial day. the prime minister told us that our commitments are about more than words. she said it is about sending him to prejudice wherever it is espoused to today. why did on saturday, was the prime minister unable to take her own call to action? >> the prime minister made it clear she did not agree with the policy. she did and i have made it absolutely clear several times now in the course of these proceedings that i think the policy is entirely a matter for the united states but it is my view that it is divisive, discriminatory and wrong. >> the foreign secretary is to be congratulated upon working to protect the rights of british nationals. but willy also consider that he is not telling the white house how to run their own country, and to remind them in firm terms that our relationship is based upon a mutual respect for the rule of law, both national and international? and that in this policy america does nobody in that regard at all. >> i completely agree. we are more likely to get a heari

this is what holocaust denial is. but it was a lot of innocent people. jews weren't targeted. the fact they did and impose a religious test on the muslims in executive orders on the same day is not a coincidence. >> that is tim kaine slamming the white house after the president' statement on holocaust remembrance day and failed to make a specific mention to the jewish people. joining us from the white house is white house correspondent peter alexander. what is the white house saying about this? >> under different circumstance would y without the fire hose of news this would get more coverage. the last 24 hours we have heard from republican jewish groups and their coalition is not exactly fuming. they know what is in the heart of president trump he understands the suffering of 6 million jews suffering back then but describes it as an unfortunate admission. holocaust remembrance day is a remembrance and presidents referring to the suffering of the jewish people and it appeared to be just a mistake by the white house but

holocaust is happening in north korea, so we have two open our ears to the current holocaust and try to stop this tyranny for the future. it's very important for us to tell our stories. [applause] >> can you talk a little bit about your goals? what is your intent for the future and how to get there? sure. not is i seehe problem many different paths but i have a hard time deciding which one i want to choose. working, i feel like the best way to bring up the awareness of human rights or sometimes i feel like i should serve in government to make positive

even so, holocaust denial persists. happened. but the testimony of survivors is a warning to posterity, to us here today. we are not talking about barbarians, primitive society. the germans were advanced, educated, progressive, amongst the european nations. maybe the civilisation is just a veneer. i think we all need to be very careful about any hate propaganda, because it has got the potential to erupt, and then it is too late to stop it. too much less weighty matters. diamonds, so they say, are forever — and the bigger they are, the greater and more enduring the value. take the foxfire diamond, this story of the foxfire diamond began 2 billion years ago when it was forged by size and forces deep beneath the earth. now the largest uncut diamond in north america has been studied by scientists. a lot of people would agree with you. in fa ct, people would agree with you. in fact, a lot of people if they saw that laying on the side of the road would not think about picking it up. diamonds are as mysterious at michu writes,

make of the white house not mentioning the murder of jews on holocaust remembrance day?>> i found that stunning also. because everybody knows how many jews died in the holocaust. there are those who want to deny that. i would be kind of surprised if people in the white house really thought that. i think that it was really -- really unbelievable in terms of what day it was issued in holocaust memorial day and not to understand the suffering and, by the way, that one of the things people remember about the united states is that during the '30s a ship of jews was turned away from america. is that the things we want to remember is how we turn people away from this country when they need help? so the combination is pretty bad, chaotic and disgusting. >> appreciate the perspective as always. >> thank you. >> alisyn? >>> there are plenty of questions surrounding president trump's immigration travel ban, and the white house says it has wide-spread support from americans. is that true? we will get the bottom line and the numbers for you next. if something doesn't seem right, so e

about donald trump's proposed border wall and speak to the playwright david pair about his film on holocaustenial. good evening and welcome to bbc news. president trump has signed an executive order to build a wall along the us border with mexico. it was one of his key pledges during the election campaign. mr trump said he expected construction to start within months and that planning will begin immediately. he insisted that while american taxpayers would have to pay for the initial work, he would expect mexico to reimburse the cost. mexican president enrique pena nieto is reportedly considering cancelling next week's visit to washington following donald trump's order. our correspondent james cook reports from the us—mexico border. donald trump's signature pledge is now one step closer to reality. with a stroke of his pen, the new president ordered the construction of a great wall on the mexican border. it would begin, he said, within months. a nation without borders is not a nation. beginning today, the united states of america gets back control of its borders. we're going to get the bad on

in its remembrance statement friday. >> this is what holocaust denial is.it is to deny that it happened, were notay, jews targeted, a lot of innocent people were killed. this is not a coincidence. kimberly: in response, the white house said the statement was not exclusionary but focused on everyone who died in t announce his nominee for the u.s. supreme court this week. the announcement was set for thursday, but a white house official said the nomination should come tomorrow. the high court has been without antoninmember since scalia died nearly one year ago. technical difficulties strike another airline, this time delta grounding domestic flights because of automation issues. the problem started a little after 8 p.m. tonight. planes already in the air were not affected. , delta said it was working quickly to fix the problem. last week, a computer glitch grounded united airlines domestic flights for about an hour. a winter weather alert tonight. i don't think any flights will be grounded, but it may have some snow tomorrow. josh: most of the snow moves out