this topic with anti-semitism.nk the other side of the conversation is talking about anti-semitism but look this is unfortunate reality here. we have both sides of the political spectrum, populist right and populist left infected with strains of anti-semitism. i think it would be a real shame if the democrat party -- was it harry truman who recognized it as that party to nominate a chairman of political with ties to farrakan? >> this is keith ellison at democratic national committee debate on cnn. listen. now we don't have it. >> ask my colleague a direct question. do you believe ellison when he said when he worked with farrakan all those years he had no idea he had any anti-semitic views. do you believe that? >> that's not for me to decide. i'm reporting on it. >> you're advocating, not reporting. >> i've interviewed all the candidates, talked to them. talk about conflicts of interest and follow the money. >> if what you said is not -- advocating for ellison and against perez and think you have an obligation to an

, they're like he's not anti-semitic.not the question, whether he's anti-semitic. i don't think people believe that. i think the question is why can't he be more forceful and clear his denouncement? why can't he do it as much as he denounces some other things or talks about the media or other -- >> it's a question of a certain kind of moral leadership. somebody did an analysis of donald trump's major speeches and pointed out that almost uniquely as an american president and as an american presidential candidate the words that rarely appear in donald trump's vocabulary when on the campaign trail, in his inaugural and forward are words like democracy, liberty, justice. you know, the things that often are seen as the american president setting a certain moral tone, setting a certain aspirational idealism. so this is part of that. this is a kind of statement of moral leadership. and nobody is saying, you know, you're an anti-semite. the question is can you raise the dialogue, condemn evil and celebrate virtue? >> and stop tak

in the three months since, a rash of anti-semitic threats. threat against a jewish community center caught on audiotape, the caller using voice masking technology. just the past january, nearly 60 bomb threats were called in to 48 jewish community centers ant across 26 states according to the jcca, an association of the centers. >> there's been a number of threats at jewish community centers throughout the united states. unfortunately what we're dealing with now today in the world. >> reporter: the fbi and department of justice investigating beyond the threats an submit schism across the country. this swastika spray-painted on a car in a predominantly jewish neighborhood in florida. >> that symbol is a sign of hatred, a sign of anti-semitism, which is deplorable. >> reporter: while none of the incidents has led to physical violence, a community is on edge. >> people are scared saying what is next, what is this about? >> reporter: the fbi which tracks hate crimes does not yet have nas nal statistics for the time period since the election but w

this is the holocaust, this is anti-semitism. every child born with a drop or more of a jewish blood is a as the set defeat for the evil of adolf hitler and all he stood for. what do you think has been motivating this journey on this very specific, painful subject? >> well first of all, i take this personally because my father was jewish and world war ii veteran and i have the text of being a gas chamber with donald trump pushing it. donald trump may or might be an anti-semite. and we need to be careful about that. but he clearly has winked and he has enabled, and he has empowered folks out there. you know, this stuff that was out there, the anti-semitic alt-right was vocal and active for much of 2016. and they had plenty of opportunities to denounce it and shut it down. you know, the reality is, is that that alt-right movement which is very much a white nationalist movement, deeply anti-semitic in these figures, and these figures again feel themselves mainstreamed by what has happened. so, whatever is in donald trump's heart, i

president asked about anti-semitism twice.ry answered the question. >> among the jewish community in the united states and israel and around the world, administration is playing with xenophobia and racist tones. >> just want to say we're honored by the victory we had, 306 electoral college votes. as far as jewish people, so many friends, a daughter who happens to be here right now, a son-in-law, and three beautiful grandchildren. i think that you're going to see a lot different united states of america over the next three, four or eight years. >> there's been a report out that 48 bomb threats have been made against jewish centers across the country in the last couple of weeks. people committing antisemitic acts or going to be did. >> he said going to be a simple question. it's not. it's not a fair question. sit down. i understand the rest of your question. here's the story folks. number one. i'm the least anti-semitic person you've ever seen in your entire life. number two, racism, the least racist person. see he lied about he

, anti-semitism is like wise, terrible. and you don't know where it's coming from but i hope they camp the people. i think you may have had it for longer than people think and maybe it gets brought up more, but ill will tell you anti-semitism is horrible. >> you're denouncing it once and for all. >> of course. >> vandalism is -- the law center produce a report this month noting the correlation between election and uptick of hate. the correlation between trump's election and the uptick in acts of hate. in the immediate aftermath of the election day, a wave of hate crimes in lesser hate incidents swept the country. 1,094 biassed incidents in the first 34 days. it is tied to trump's victory. highest count came on the first day after the election with the numbers diminishing steadily after that. more than a third of the incidents directly referenced either trump, my make america great again slogan or remarks about grabbing women. i'm joined more by the southern poverty. what is it correlation? is it cause yalty. what can you fi

>> these anti-semitic -- >> i don't know about that.on't know anything about that. >> your message -- >> and criticism during the campaign leading his orthodox jewish son-in-law jared kushner to write an op-ped, under the headline "the donald trump i know" and the white house press secretary today pushing back on all the new criticism trump has received now as president saying no matter how many times he addresses it, it's just not good enough. groups like the anti-defamation league say, no, it's not good enough to just speak out against anti-semitism, they're waiting to hear what the administration will do to address these threats. wolf? >> all right, stun lunlen. thank you. sunlen serfaty. >>> the white house says the president was moved by what he saw at the new african-american history museum in washington. trump suggested the visit left him with a greater appreciation that the challenges of people of color and other minorities continue to face. >> this tour is a meaningful reminder of why we have to fight bigotry, sbrol ranintolera

an increase in these anti-semitic incidents? >> i know there's great concern in the jewish communities of maryland. they have increased significantly. there's attention to security. they are concerned about these threats, and they're treating each one of these threats with the seriousness it deserves. local law enforcements also spending a lot of their resources on protecting not only the jewish community, but other minority communities against the potential violence coming from hate speech. yes, we are very concerned about it. >> senator, thank you very much for joining us. >> thank you. >> coming up, only moments away from the white house press briefing. live pictures over there. you see the electric turn. the press secretary sean spicer, he will go to thlecturn and ansr reporters' questions. we'll have that coming up. plus -- >> she was warned, but she persisted. >> right now protesters are gathering outside at an event in kentucky for the senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. he recently called on his fellow republicans to

anti-semitic attacks on the rise across the country. one reporter after another asking trump to address them. why doesn't he? also the president flying all over, are the taxpayers paying bigger bill than ever to protect the first family? plus the story you've got to see, wrestler becoming a superstar as trump fan in the ring. here is liz bernie and alan dershowitz. thanks for coming on. twice this week president asked about a rise of anti-semitism in this country. both times didn't answer the question. this was wednesday. >> since your election campaign and even after your victory, we've seen a sharp rise in anti-semitic incidents across the united states, and i wonder what do you say to those among the jewish community in the united states and israel and around the world who feel your administration is playing with xenophobia and maybe racist tones? >> i just want to say we're very honored by the victory that we had. 306 electoral college votes. we were not supposed to crack 220. you know that right? there was no way to 221. there's tr

this is how it turns into anti-semitism. is the specifics portrayal of the jew, capable, able to the worst which is making up in the memory, so the question is really, i try faithfully and thoroughly to raise the question of what is at the end of the day. why is the holocaust massacre unprecedented and till now without any real following? ways it's a special? there is not a question of number, it is not a question-- there are general sides. it is not the speed of the reason of the massacre, the genocide has probably the world record at the speed of the massacre. i take a few generally said reasons and i reach the conclusion that there are two things, which make the genocide of the jews, the holocaust absolutely unique. number one, the holocaust made the world the anti- world a trap for all of the jews, anti- world. there was some possibilities if he could, which was particularly very difficult, but if he could escape, if they could escape from the desert at syria he was safe. for the jews, there was no sacred place in the wo

anti-semitism is likewise just terrible. you don't know where it's coming from but i certainly hope they catch the people. i think you maybe have had it for longer than people think and maybe it gets brought up a little bit more but i will tell you that anti-semitism is horrible and it's going to stop and it has to stop. >> so you're denouncing it once and for all? >> oh, of course. wherever i get a chance i do it. i want to bring in craig melvin to dissect that a little bit. i believe you were on the phone as you're making your way back from the museum. walk us through that particular answer from the president. this is on the minds of a lot of folks across america. >> reporter: just before we get into it, yes, you would know we are still stuck in the museum of the basement until the president leaves the building. but in the past when the president has been asked about anti-semitism and some of what we've watched play out in this country, especially over the past few weeks, he has deflected, he has said i am, you know, the l

he's condemned anti-semitism.came out today and spoke even clearer in terms of his condemnation. i don't know what else we want from him. >> angela, does donald trump get credit for speaking in more clear terms, which i think is undeniable. when you read that statement today, that could have been any president. does he get credit for that? >> sure, he gets credit, but, of course, to your point, it is too little, too late. and what i mean by too little is that it is for one targeted community. we know that's been a rise of hate incidents since this man took office. we know that donald trump refused throughout the campaign to condemn hateful rtoric ainst black people, against brown people. in fact, he used terms to incite violence against these communities. you talked about hillary clinton taking money from countries that donald trump wants to ban and that is essentially a religious test, which is unconstitutional. >> false. >> and i want to add, let me add, angela, he said today, when you said he needs to do this o

so i don't delete the chapter about anti-semitism. it is devoted to reply to the question how to contain, how to resist, and how to win and prevail about anti-semitism. how to be stronger than them. the only questions which the anti-semitism addresses to be, to you, rabbi, and to all of you is, how to do in order to be stronger than them. we are not going to cure them. we are not going to understand them. we are not going to convince. we just have to be stronger. and in these stages of the reading of the book, i try, strong of my experience, strong of what rabbi wolpe just said, this very that season, this great at age in the history of jewelry which was opened by summit. this idea that i was a jew on the because a non-jew sold as a jew, was a horrible idea -- saw me -- was in mind rising i did. transforming the jew in nearly nothing, a shadow, and affect of the look of the other. so my idea in this chapter is to try in my modest way, i'm not at all and profit. i'm a little jew. i am a little jew trying to know more, trying to get int

condemned anti-semitism.ince he took off has been fueling him to address them head on and unequivocally. he did so in a visit to the national museum of african-american history and culture. >> the anti-semitic threats targeting our jewish community and community centers are horrible. >> president trump is speaking out on the rise of anti-semitic since e incidents. >> it's a reminder of the work that must be done to root out hate and prejudice and evil. >> since january there has been an eruption of anti-semitic incidents and threats across the country. a bomb threat led to the evacuation of this jewish community center in la jolla, california. this brings the incidents to 70 affecting jewish community centers in 27 states. a rash of other targets too including damage at this historic jewish cemetery in missouri. a synagogue in chicago earlier this month and swastikas painted on this car in florida last week. while all this has been unfolding across the country, the president remained silent. >> since your ele

if i compare the anti-semitism today in france it is -- anti-semitism could brag to have some great writers bearing the flag. paul hall was a great writer, of course. today there is nothing really. rednecks of the south, really stupid non-thinking women and men. so, i don't delete the chapter about anti-semitism. it is devoted to reply to the question how to contain, how to resist, and how to win and prevail about anti-semitism. how to be stronger than them. the only questions which the anti-semitism addresses to me, to you rabbi, and to all of you, is how to do in order to be stronger than them. we are not going to cure them. we are not going to understand them. we are not going to convince. we just have to be stronger. and in these stages of the beginning of the book, i try strong of my experience, strong of what rabbi wolpe just said; this very bad season. this very bad age in the history of jewish history. this idea i was a jew only because a non-jew sold me as a jew -- saw me -- was a horrible day. it consistent in transforming the jew into nearly nothing. a shadow. an effect of the lo

he condemned anti-semitism.g demands for the president to address them head on and unequivocally. today he did so during the trip to the african-american museum of history and culture. >> the anti-semitic threats targeting our jewish community and community centers are horrible. >> reporter: president trump for the first time is speaking out on the anti-semitic incidents plaguing the country. >> and are painful and a very sad reminder of the work that still must be done to root out hate and prejudice and evil. >> reporter: since january, there has been an eruption of anti-semitic incidents and threats across the country. just today a bomb threat led to the evacuation of this jewish community center in la jolla, california. bringing the total number of incidents nationwide since january to 70. affecting jewish community centers in 27 states. and a rash of other targets, too, including damage at this historic jewish cemetery in missouri, a synagogue in chicago earlier this month, and swastikas painted on this car

our top story this half-hour, president trump denouncing anti-semitism. the statement came in the weak of the vandalism of jewish graves at a missouri cemetery and bomb threats at jewish community centers. >> the president's daughter. vanka tweeted a call for religious tolerance. some still we get more now from abc's jonathan carl. >> reporter: president trump used a visit to washington's new african-american history museum to finally denounce the spate of anti-semitic threats and attacks in the united states. >> this is a meaningful reminder of why we have to fight bigotry, intolerance, and hatred in all of its very ugly forms. >> one of the moets jarring incidents this jewish cemetery near st. louis desecrated more than 100 tombstones overturned. the fbi launched an investigation into bomb threats that have sparked terrifying evacuations of children. some in cribs from jewer community centers. 68 incidents in all. 11 threats across the country. president trump said he denounces anti-semitism whenever he gets a chance. listen to what happened when he was

president trump said today he denounces anti-semitism whenever he gets a chance. but listen to what happened last week, when he was directly asked about it. >> mr. president, since your election campaign and even after your victory, we've seen a sharp rise in anti-semitic incidents across the united states. >> reporter: instead of condemning the anti-semitism, he first talked about his election victory. >> i want to say we are very honored by the victory that we had. 306 electoral college votes. >> reporter: and then asked again a day later at his solo press conference. instead of denouncing anti-semitism, he denounced the person asking the question. >> there has been a report out that 48 bomb threats have been made against jewish centers across the country in the last couple of weeks. there are people who are committing anti-semitic acts or threatening -- >> he said he was going to ask a simple, easy question. and it's not. it's not. not a simple question, not a fair question. okay, sit down. i understand the rest of your question. number one, i am the least anti

anti-semitism in his administration. and i want him to appoint an independent commission with members appointed by congress that will look at anti-semitism apart from the president's influence. >> what did you make of him shutting down jake last week at the news conference he had here in new york telling him to sit down that moment? >> you know, the president has such a tin ear for symbolism of love and hatred in our country. he couldn't even accept that there was a reporter who is jewish, who is not controversial, who is not looking to be confrontational. yet the president saw somebody dressed in a kipaa in jewish garb and thought that person was going to be hostile. that says it all, brooke. >> why do you think these attacks shy of 60 since january in this country, why is this happening? >> because ourme president is creating an incubator of hatred. when you don't respond to anti-semitism as well as islamo phobia and racism in a real time, when you wait days and sometimes week to respond to attacks, you are sendling a

anti-semitism, it's just terrible. you don't know where it's coming from but i certainly hope they catch the people. i think you maybe have had it r longer than people think and maybe it gets brought up a little bit more but i will tell you that anti-semitism is horrible and it's going to stop and it has to stop. >> so you're denouncing it now once and for all? >> of course. i and i do it wherever i get a chance. >> executive order that may come out later, there are some reports that we may be seeing something with regard to immigration. woo. >> we have to have people come into this country that are going to love the country, not people that are going to harm the country. i think a lot of people agree with me on that. so we'll have various things coming out over a period of time and you'll see them when they come out and we'll let you know exactly what they are. we have to let people come in that are going to be positive for our country. >> what about the dreamers? >> we're going to try and take care of the dreamers ve

president, you recognize anti-semitism? that is pathetic. >> he was asked about it directly twice in the past week. there were all these incidents. it wasn't until his daughter tweeted yesterday that at the then in a prepared speech that he read said the words. >> for those wanting to give the president a fair chance, you would have heard him condemn anti-semitism and i have his exact quote. he said i want peace in this country, i want to stop crime and long simmering racism. that sounds like a condemnation to me. but some feel on the left are using the veil of anti-semitism to further their own political causes. it's dangerous. and i have to ask you, so you think the president does not like jews? >> you bet. and do you know why? >> does he hate his daughter? >> do you know what? i am tired of commentators like you from the right trotting out his daughter and son-in-law as talking points against the president's anti-semitism. they are sdwrchare sdwruish, bu not a talk point and that is a disgrace. have you now ethics to inv

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the president clearly and forcefully denounced anti-semitism.part of what he said: >> this tour was a meaningful reminder of why we have to fight bigotry, intolerance and hatred in all of its very ugly forms. the anti-semitic threats targeting our jewish community and community except terz are horrible and painful and a very sad reminder of the work that still must be done to root out hate and prejudice and evil. >> let's get some insight from our political and legal experts. mark preston, he's had a few opportunities over these past few days to say exactly what he just said. he didn't do that. why now? >> well, a couple things. last week he told us he was the least anti-semitic person we've seen in our whole entire life. when you with look at the least anti-semitic, donald trump said he's that person. i don't think his semitic. he is stubborn. he is going to march to his own drummer. in this case to his own did he trim. that was the appropriate thing to say today and it was the appropriate venue given the fact it was at the african-american mus

is anti-semitism on the rise in this country? pame pamela, good evening to you. >> what's the latest legal showdown? >> there were a few arguments in his brief filed by the justice department. one of the arguments was that the district judge overstepped his boujds. the lawyers argued once again, that the president has wide discretion under the constitution and law to deal with immigration matters, particularly when it comes to national security, they argued that if the court decided to keep this injunction to the ban, it should be limited to people who have already been in the u.s. with valid visas from those seven countries, not from the people in those countries listed on that travel ban who were hoping to come for the first time. those people who have never been here should not be granted constitutional bro tekss. the travel ban hurts their citizens, breaking up families and hurting businesses, tomorrow both sides will have a chance to share their arguments. >> will the public be able to listen if they're conducted by telepho

i do think we will hear him talk about, you know, the cent-semitism, this wave of anti-semitism we've going across the country. this is in many ways an easy layup for donald trump to come out there and to talk about black history month, the contributions of african-americans to this nation. quite frankly, if he's smart, he'll try to tie some of his economic policies and what he's trying to do with infrastructure, building across the country into creating more -- >> mark, stay with me. we're watching as the president is walking in along with ivanka trump. >> this was some beautiful morning and what a job they've done, like through others have been able to do. i am very, very proud of lonny bunch. the work and the love that he has in his heart for what he's done. i always talk about you need enthusiasm, you need really love for anything you do to do it successfully. and lonny, you are where? come on. you should be up here. come on. and david, we have to get david up here, too. david skorton is tremendous and he was singing lonny's praises all morning long. you two should at least be her

. >> former presidential candidate bernie sanders condemned recent anti-semitism including the desecration of jewish cemeteries and bomb threats to jewish organizations. >> i am a member of the board of directors. [cheering] it is my privilege and honor to introduce this afternoon a man who needs little introduction. [cheering] for all of us that followed the political events of the past several years, we feel we have come to know him on a first name basis. i am speaking of course of the junior senator from vermont, senator bernie sanders. [cheering] during the course of the senator's presidential campaign, i heard from many who described the old-school brooklyn accent reminded them of their uncle or grandfather, a familiar passionate voice ready to impart lessons and take on tough arguments. for me, it was and how senator sanders spoke but it's what he was saying that recalled an earlier generation in my family. his principled accuracy for the rights and dignity of working people and average americans reminded me of my grandparents and my uncle, union organizers in wisconsin. [cheering] [

the topic of answer semitism. what struck you about your conferring today and spicer defending the president's response this last hour? >> you know, this morning i got the sense the president was ready for that question. keep in mind in light of what happened most recently at the cemetery in missouri we her from secretary clinton this morning on twitter. but before that we heard from president trump's own daughter, ivanka, yesterday condemning the vie less and the anti-semitism that seems to be on the rise in this country. you have got think that the president talked to his daughter about it. and you also know that this is a president that spends a fair am of time on social media. so i am sure he was aware of the sentiment that was out there. now, that was the conversation this morning. then this afternoon as you just indicated we heard from sean spicer a few moments ago in the briefing room seemingly exs% ated that the question continues to be asked. the president insisting to me this is something he has denounce

anti-semitism is not just against jews. it's against american values and ideals and he needs to say it and repeat it. and the gernment has the role of law enforcement at every level but then there's civil society as well. we have to stand together. people of all faiths. because when one faith is attacked, the edifice begins to crumble. we're all in this together. the jccs for many are places where both jews and non-jews frequent. >> i live across from one. it's meant for the whole community. you've been involved in a lot of interfaith work. this prejudice is not necessary loo about jews. the problem is the president has lost track of that. discrimination against anyone. where does he have to draw that line? he wants to be against discrimination against anyone but these specific events are -- >> we had the issue with the president around holocaust remembrance day where the white house issued a statement but never mentioned the word jew and never mentioned the word anti-semitism but this was about the holocaust. so, yes, to u

trump is not anti-semitic. he has been to the right in terms of israeli, to the right in terms of supporting his settlement and one-state thing he pulling it. how do you figure him out or is he in the right ring coalition which includes bad characters? >> the comments today that and 50 cents will buy you a cup of coffee. donald trump has playing a game of footcy with the extreme right. le backed away from david duke claiming he didn't know what he was. and that was false. and a number of ways voided until the last moment, until he backed into corner making these kinds of statements. do i believe donald trump is personally anti-sematic, it hardly matters. the fact is, is when he makes these comments, when he attacks immigrants in general, latinos in particular, he gives permission to people out there to act in this way. so you know, no, certainly he has done some anti-semitic things in the past. it's hard to forget him tweeting a star of david with a picture of hillary clinton and piles of money. later claiming

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i think described as anti—semitic. you say that, really? ithink those described as anti—semitic. we have gone that far with this president. i think we were heartened for the statement that he made at the museum. we also looking for substance to back that up. we have the tools and resources to deal with the tools and resources to deal with the white house. and to address anti—semitism that i do not think will stop, ever. you need layers. you need law enforcement and education, issues of personal accountability. and i am not sure we have heard that you from the white house. so we hope we will, soon. what you put this rise down to? coincidence, it the ku klux klan supported this president, but that does not mean that he supports them. i think the rise is also part of a series of layers. it is a certain high level of nasty rhetoric. it is a level of online behaviour that is remarkable even for cyber hate.

their people committing anti-semitic acts are threatening -- pres.rump: he said he was going to ask a simple, easy question. and it is not. it is not a simple question, not a fair question. sit down. i understand the rest of your question. here's the story. number one, i am the least anti-somatic person you have ever seen in your entire life. number two, racism. person.t racist in fact, we did very well relative to other people running as republican -- quiet. quiet. quite. simple he was good ask a question. welcome to the world of the media. amy: during a separate news conference only days earlier, when he was standing with the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, president trump responded to a question from an israeli reporter about the rise and anti-somatic attacks by boasting about his election victory. well, for more, we're joined now by two guests. steven goldstein, the executive director of the anne frank center for mutual respect. the group posted a statement on facebook, "mr. president, you're too little, too late." and in montgomery, a

>> will you denounce anti-semitism once and for all?do all the time. i do all the time. i think it's terrible. i think it's horrible. anti-semitism is horrible and it's going to stop, and it has to stop. >> it's ironic no matter how many times he talks about this that it's never good enough. >> msnbc's craig melvin conducted that exclusive interview yesterday. he joins me along with my panel charlie sykes and heather mcphee. president trump did denounce anti-semitism yesterday. immediately after, sean spicer, he's done it. he's done it every chance he can get. that's not true. >> no, it's not true. we didn't get into it with the president there at the african-american history museum. that's why there's been a sfons what he said. folks following this know that that's not something that's true. he has not forcefully denounced it. it did seem as if he was prepared for the question yesterday. his daughter ivanka flanked him yesterday. ivanka tweeted about it the night before that interview. hillary clinton tweeted about it yesterday morning

about donald trump being anti semitic.was about the rise in anti semitism. >> the implication was that somehow what leon said the implication was that somehow donald trump has encouraged anti semitism which is retickulation. did he encourage it when he had a jewish daughter or a jewish son-in-law or when he stood next to the prime minister of israel and fought for them. >> donald trump has a habit of making everything about him. again, this question around anti semitism was not about him. it was about reports that have been widely reported in the media about jewish people who have been targeted. i think the problem is here that we have a president who is so inwardly focussed on himself that he can't see past the front door, and that is what we saw in that press conference today. for the record, i was at the barbershop while it was on. and there were trump supporters in there, and they were floored. mouths open. i was like pick your mouths up, you know you voted for donald trump. >> thank you, everybody. have a good night.

, anti-semitism is likewise, just terrible. and you don't know where it's coming from but i certainly hope they catch the people. i think you maybe have had it for longer than people think and maybe it gets brought up a little bit more but i will tell you that anti-semitism is horrible and it's going to stop and it has to stop. >> reporter: you're denouncing it now once and for all? >> of course and wherever i get a chance i do it. >> reporter: executive order may come out later this morning. can you give us insight some reports we may be seeing something with regards to immigration? >> you'll be seeing something over a period of time. we have to have a safe country. we have to let people come in that are going to love the country. this is about love. this building is about love and we have to have people come in that are going to love the country, not people that are going to harm the country and i think a lot of too emagree with me on that. various things will come out over a period of time and you'll see them as they come ou

as a leader of the free world, there's anti-semitism abroad. i was critical of the president that he left the reference to jews off his statement and i'm encouraged that he's now speaking up against what we're seeing, targeting of jccs. there's a lot more to be said and done to tackle anti-semitism. >> but if you don't call out what's not being said, isn't that a way of encouraging more of the same? you have not heard the president talk about this objectively the way he does other things that piss him off. if he doesn't like something, he's full-throated, on social media, banging it down, even if the facts are not on his side. on this one, he has the facts on his side and he's not been as voiciferous. true or false? >> it's true. he hasn't come to advise. for me personally, it's pretty instinctive when i'm asked a question about bomb threats targeting jewish community centers, anonymous bomb threats that are instilling fear inside of a community, it should be to fully investigate, you know, with all resources, all law enforcement tools to figur

. >> the anti-semitic threats targeting our jewish community and community centers are horrible and are painful. >> mason: he says more needs to be done. critics say he's not doing enough. also tonight, republican lawmakers get an ear full from constituents about the demise of obamacare. >> it is working for a lot of people. >> right! >> mason: after record rainfall, floodwaters swallow up california neighborhoods. four americans died in an australia yoon plane crash captured on video. and she's had the weight of the world lifted from her shoulders. >> space flight is good for age. i have a lot less wrinkles up here. this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> mason: good evening. scott is off tonight. i'm anthony mason. under growing pressure to use his bully pulpit to condemn anti-semitism, president trump did just that today after touring the national museum of african american history and culture in washington, the president said, "we have to fight bigotry, intolerance, and hatred in all of its very ugly forms." some of the ugliest in recent days were the desecration of a j

>> the anti-semitic threats targeting our jewish community and community centers are horrible and are painful. >> mason: he says more needs to be done. critics say he's not doing enough. also tonight, republican lawmakers get an ear full from constituents about the demise of obamacare. >> it is working for a lot of people. >> right! >> mason: after record rainfall, floodwaters swallow up california neighborhoods. four americans died in an australia yoon plane crash captured on video.