a conservative synagogue. 1920's, the flushing free synagogue, a reformed synagogue. beautiful building. and the jewish center, and orthodox synagogue on bound street with folks walking to services or rosh hashanah if i remember correctly. after 1965, you begin to see the religious landscape of flushing begin to change. this is the living room of a , not in jamaica estates far from our president-elect. he is a south indian immigrant who worked for the u.n. in january of 1970, net with several other indian hindus to found the hindu temple society of north america. and shortly after this, they purchased a defunct russian orthodox church and converted the innards into a hindu temple of sorts. a common practice among many immigrant communities, adaptive reuse of the building for different purposes. eventually, funds were gathered to build this, the first traditional south indian hindu temple in the western hemisphere. consecrated on july 4, 1977. this picture was taken in the mid-1990's. and has takenrown up more space on bound street. it is a remarkable structure. for th

people that her having the very experience you described that her growing up in a synagogue, thinking they are the only entrance jewish person in the world, they think they are the only jewish person who's ever experienced this and they are reaching out to talk to somebody, or perhaps they are really struggling because they perhaps believe what many people have believed which is that jewish faith has no place for -- people who are transgender but think god is not true. >> between the two of you if we can say there's a generational difference, all kinds of liberation scar -- struggles change language by experience and by ways in which we all integrated into the wider community. so one of the words is -- in lgbtq is [null] and for a certain generation of folks that was a word that was degrading and has over the years been reclaimed by the lgbtq community as a word that is affirming and i'm wondering with the -- between the two of you if you can comment on that transition because in some ways you embody that language. >> well i have always reclaimed the dike in being lesbian. i have alwa

gratitude for the community that rallied around this synagogue after its windows were smashed. you can see behind me the windows have been replaced and while the incident upset the congregation what happened after restored their faith in others. >> dozens gathered for a special service of appreciation, a thank you to those that helped after the synagogue's windows were vandalized. >> we have been so touched by the out pouring support financial and letters. >> in january the union donated time and material to replace eight windows smashed during a friday service. that was the second time in two months rocks were thrown through the colorful panes. >> i think it was a hate crime. why would they do it twice? >> i feel there is something unleashed in our society bubbling below the surface and people that don't like people that are different. >> news of the vanne vandalism . a community member paid $3,000 to replace the windows and 10,000 islan$10,000 rolled in fy cameras. >> people really care. supporters came to show it. at a time our nation seems divided, this was a night of unity

to reporters that sharing the space of the synagogue, sharing the synagogue with the membership of the mosque made sense, even if you're only talking mathematically. he said "we have probably 25 to 30 jewish people in all of victoria, they probably have 100 muslims. we have a lot of building for a small amount of jews." so they made the offer. we covered that at the time. a lot of churches in town offered their keys to the imam. the local synagogue offered their keys, meet here. let your community meet here. it was interesting, in addition to that local support the mosque received in town, all the other congregations coming forward to say what can we do? use our space. our space is your space. negotiation that, what happened locally, what happened online was almost as overwhelming. the mosque -- they put up an online fund-raising page to rebuild after their fire and in two days they received over $900,000 in pledges. after they hit $1.1 million they knew they had enough to rebuild, they stopped raising funds. but over 23,000 people came forward and donated. they got hundreds of thousan

that's right. >> what do you--what kind of music do you play at your synagogue?t of the typical folk and pop stuff, but i write my own music and-- >> oh, really? >> yeah, and one of the things that i want to do with my prize money today is to record a bunch of jewish rock music that i've written. i'm really excited. it's something that's not really done. i don't know of other people that have written that stuff yet, so... >> i can't recall anybody off the top of my head that's-- [laughter] >> there's--there's a lot out there, but-- >> you know what? there's always a first when there's a great idea. >> that's right. >> why not be the first? well, you're off to a good start with a little seed money for that project; you're at $7,000. [cheers and applause] eight questions away from

amy: as the trump immigration crackdown led any synagogues to become sanctuary synagogues, rabbi?t, in west philadelphia, there was a new sanctuary movement that was joined. it is my understanding that four other synagogues have joined the new sanctuary movement, and we have an organizing body and over 500 people in philadelphia have been trained in their new campaign sanctuary in the streets, including dozens of my own people here in philadelphia. we have had an opportunity to offer rapid response and witness solidarity and figure out ways we can mobilize and support immigrant communities, of which we are a part. we have a large multi faith community, many members in interfaith relationships. the muslim community is part of our community and the immigrant community. we stand in solidarity. finally, whenkly, asked about anti-semitism, when he cuts off questions at news conferences, he often refers to his family, jared kushner, his son-in-law, and his daughter, ivanka, who converted to judaism which she married jared kushner. your response when he says you cannot get someone less a

of hardline jewish colonizers lock themselves into a synagogue as police evacuate in colonizers from an outpost in the occupied west bank. time for our business update with stephen carroll. you are starting with deutsche bank which has reported massive losses for last year. under 2 billion euros. that is worse than had been predicted. the six point 7 billion euros it had to pay over the mis-selling of mortgages. it lost 7 billion in 2015. that's actually seeing the frankfurt dax trade below the flat line. we had a decision from the bank of england couple of moments ago. they have raised their growth forecast. speaking company news is what is moving the markets once again. the story of a missing chinese tycoon believed to have been abducted from his luxury hotel residents. >> the world's richest man. according to reports he was taken from the four seasons hotel in hong kong last friday by chinese security agents. his whereabouts are currently unknown but clues keep popping up. hong kong is feeling a sense of deja vu over the disappearance of a man who was snatched by his hotel by main

members of a tacony synagogue showed their gratitude after people helped them recover after an act of vandalism. jeff chirico has the story. >> reporter: dozens of community members gathered together for a special service of appreciation a thank you to those who helped after the synagogue's windows were recently vandalized. >> we were so overwhelmed and touched by the community financial and letters. >> reporter: in january, grazers union donated time and material after 8 windows were smashed. it was the second time in two months that the rocks hit the colorful panes. >> since an arrest has not been made, the motives are unclear. the rabbi fears it is an example of growing intolerance in our nation. >> there's something unleashed in the society probably something bubbling below the surface. >> news of the vandalism spread, ten thousand dollars rolled in for the installed security cameras. >> we got donations as far as utah. >> california. >> new york, all over. >> they are wonderful, people really care. >> reporter: and supporters came to show it at a time when our nation seems divide

vandals breaking into synagogues -- and plastering public spaces with swastikas. grant lodes is here to tell us how some communities are banding together to stop the hate. a warning tonight...some of these images are graphic: federal authorities have opened a probe into bomb threats made to dozens of jewish community centers in 26 states over the past month. on the new york city subway.. amongst all the advertisements hateful anti-semetic messages. but in an inspiring rejection of hate...passengers started reaching into their purses and pockets, using tissues and hand sanatizer to wipe away the swasticas and ugly words.. sadly, other major cities this weekend saw saw similar issues. in chicago.. police are trying to track down a person who they believe broke out synagogue windows and placed swastika decals on the temple's front door. and school officials at rice university in texas trying to determine who scrawled this nazi symbol, under the name "trump" on a statue in the campus quad. again, a federal investigation is underway...looking at anti- semitic incidents

so you preached to synagogue jewish citizens every week. what are you saying to them about this notion of suffering? there are a lot of people suffering, i don't say that lightly. what do you say to them? offered a moment ago about how you're going to navigate and not be a string every day. many who are progressives, who are liberals about how to navigate -- >> and many who are conservatives. >> okay. how about how to navigate this present moment. even the conservatives kbaent happy about all the protests. >> i'm saying to the liberals, what i said to the conservatives under obama. >> okay. >> okay. because i've dealt with both realities. look, there's a line in our prayer book that says, say little and do much. so, people who are concerned about our country -- look, none of us, none of us have much power or leverage to determine what does or does not happen. what is and is not said in washington d.c. >> uh-huh. so i'm saying to my congregation, you care about refugees, volunteer at our social services center. you're a lawyer, be apart of o

this weekend we saw swastikas in new york, synagogue targeted in chicago, swas stick ka in houston.is not new, of course. what we've seen since november has alarmed us and caused us great concern for obvious reasons. >> you're also getting an uptick in bomb threats? >> yes. in january there were three waves called in against jewish community institutions, jccs across the u.s. 65 separate incidents and 55 unique jccs that were targeted. the fbi is working on this. there are challenges to the investigation, even though the fbi has terrific technology and terrific man mauer to tackle this, the challenge has been that the technology is a step ahead. >> meaning the technology of the hate groups that are doing this, what technology are they using that's a step a ahead of the fbi. >> they're using the technology which masks the caller, distorts the voice. but also technology which spoofs the phone number. when the calls are received by the jcc, it looks as if it's coming from inside the building. >> that's horror movie stuff. >> exactly. >> what's causing the uptick? >> i want to be carefu

and later introduced him as the adjuster was synagogue.hose were dark days at the united nations for the state of israel. it operated under the cloud of general assembly resolution that equated zionism with racism. president reagan and his remarks my father's congregation was unambiguous. he said and i quote Ãif israel is ever forced to walk out of the united nations, america and israel will walk out together. it was an unforgettable moment and seven years later, with the overwhelming bipartisan support from this body, america made the effort to repeal the infamous un revolution. i like to thank senator cardin for serving house at that time for his leadership and advocating for that effort. and to think that my father played a small role in setting that process emotion is a great pride to my family. father's values on my values. i can never replicate the contributions he made. i certainly never been forced or asked to sacrifice in the same manner of that great generation. i found meaning and fulfillment in my faith, my incredible family an

and built their own very nice synagogue outside this town, cannibalizing the demand for the interfaithenters. and people are private. even my parents who live there, who are friendly, nice people. their blinds are always drawn. even in the front of their house -- they have these drapes that are permanent. so you can't see out and people can't see in. i was talking to a neighbor recently who live there for 30 years and they only knew the name of one person on the entire block. so some of these things didn't pan out the way ralph had helped . they became more private and corporate and had more sprawl. so we don't have time to discuss the diversification of the suburbs and the politicization of the suburban vote. the rise of mcmansions and gated private communities. that hasf these change been happening in suburban developments but we can return photo ofur engagement the half developed cul-de-sac here. to think maybe we still decry suburbs as mediocre or lame or boring. but we still very much live in a suburban nation. more than half of americans describe themselves as suburban. and subur

the synagogue leader said that it was inspiring to seemembers show up for worship this morning. >>> it was a tough day for juan d.c. mom. shirley gibson organized a vigil this morning in memory of her son, brian gibson. he was a d.c. police officer. 20 years ago today he was sitting in his patrol car when he was murdered, police say, just for being an officer. many people, including uniformed first responders walking the streets of northwest d.c. this morning to pay their respects. >>> virginia state employees could be on the verge of their biggest overall raise in nearly a decade. the gop controlled general assembly released proposed budgets today that include aid 3% raise for state workers and an even bigger raise for law enforcement officers and front line mental health workers. the budgets would also increase state spending on public he wants to make sure teachers will get a pay hike as well. >> announcer: now your storm team4 forecast. >>> getting cold under a clear sky. here's the live view from our storm team4 tower camera overlooking tenleytown here in the foreground, middle di

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it's like church, or synagogue. okay. well, i want to thank leader pelosi. nancy, you continue to be just an outstanding leader of the democrats in the house, and i want to thank the national press club for hoetsing us this afternoon. now, before i get into tomorrow's speech, i want to briefly take a step back and take a look at the first month of the trump presidency and how democrats in the senate stood up to the president. after the election, we democrats were down in the dumps. republicans turned majorities to both houses of congress and prepared for the first republican president in eight years. my daughters came to me. they were as upset as i was election night. and i taught them the old song. momma said there would be days like this, there would be days like this my momma said. but a few days after the election i realized that had te election gone the other way and hillary been president and i been majority leader, i certainly would have had more fun. and leader pelosi and i probably would have been able to get more good things done, which is why we'r

. >> members of the tacony synagogue showed their gratitude after being victims. vandalism. >> reporter: dozens gathered for a special service of appreciation a thank you for those who helped after the synagogue's windows were recently vandalized. >> we've been so overwhelmed and touched by the outpouring from the community in financial and letters. >> reporter: the glazers union donated time and material to replace 8 windows smashed before a friday evening service. that was the second time in two months that rocks were aimed at the colorful windows. >> it was a hate crime. >> reporter: since an arrest has not been made, the motives are unclear, the rabbi fears it is an example of growingtolerance . >> people don't like people who are different. >> reporter: news of vandalism spread, a community member paid $3,000 to replace the windows and ten thousand dollars rolled in for the installed security cameras. >> we got donations far as utah, california, new york. >> i think it is is wonderful people really care. >> and supporters came to show it. >> we wanted to show

he addressed our synagogue. those were dark days at the united nations for israel. it operated under the cloud of a general assembly resolution that equated zionism with racism. president reagan was unambiguous. he said, if israel is ever forced to walk out of the united nations, america and israel will walk out together. it was an unforgettable moment and a watershed in u.s. relations. seven years later, with bipartisan support from this body, america led the effort to repeal the infamous u.n. resolution. i would like to thank senator cardin, was serving in the house at that time, and to think that my father played a small role in setting the process in motion is of great pride to my family. my father's values are my values. i could never replicate the contributions he's made. i've never been asked to sacrifice in the same manner. but i have sought meaning and life through my faith, my family, and through various philanthropic endeavors. our nation support for israel is steadfast, and strongly in our national interest. if unconfirmed by the senate, i will dedicate

according to the gospels of mark, in the synagogue a man asks jesus to cure his withered hand. >> jesush out his hand, and he's healed. >> but this is the sabbath, and working on the sabbath is prohibited. >> the fact that jesus heals the man with the withered hand on the sabbath, in the synagogue suggests that he's just going to do what he wants. >> it's an action that brings jesus into conflict with the jewish priesthood. now his reputation precedes him wherever he goes. the number of his followers increases. the crowds he attracts bring him to the attention of the roman authorities. >> when jesus is active in galilee, those areas were under roman occupation. you could believe whatever you wanted to believe in the roman empire, you could practice your religion in whatever way you chose to practice your religion, but what romans didn't like is one charismatic figure, especially one who was messianic. >> fearing for jesus' safety, james and his family come to capernaum. >> i think it would be terribly frightening to have a member of your family get involved in that kind of religious env

. >>> members of a tacony synagogue showed their gratitude for those who helped them after becoming victims of vandalism. jeff chirico has the story. >> reporter: dozens of community members gathered at the temple for a special service of appreciation a thank you to those who helped after the synagogue's windows were recently vandalized. >> we've been so overwhelmed and touched by the outreach from the community and the out pouring of support. >> reporter: the glazers union donated material to repair the windows that was the second time that rocks were aimed at the colorful windows. >> it's a hate crime. >> reporter: rabbi fears it is an example of growing intolerance in our nation. >> people who don't like people who are different. >> reporter: news of the vandalism spread. a community member paid $3,000 to replace the window and ten thousand dollars rolled in for the installed security cameras. >> we got donations utah, california new york. it is so wonderful that people really care. >> reporter: and supporters came to show it at a time when our nation seemed divided this is a night for c

this is the last challenge before the special forces move tine tackle the synagogue on the other side of us here. that's where the most hard core of the protesters have barricaded themselves. this is how they're pulling the settlers out, arms and legs. a number of these protesters have their iphones to try to capture some of this video but that is the level of resistance they're facing here and although there are some police here, this is special forces because of the level of resistance. they have to be pulled out and it will be an even bigger challenge when they move on to the temple on the other side of us here. right after they finish clearing this final home. rosemary. >> it looks like a very different scene to what we saw wednesday. >> reporter: it is. only because there are so many fewer of them here and again still methodically but they have to be pulled out by force so will the protesters that have barricaded themselves inside the synagogue. they've arrested 13 protesters, more than 20 police have been injured in the eviction. a very long evening but that was the bulk of the

. >>> vandals breaking into synagogues some communities are banding together to combat hate with love york city subway among all the advertisements hateful messages targeting jewish people. who wants to see that right now. >> he did something about it. >> who has hand sanitizer. >> the skrubing of the drawings was captured by a fellow new york that posted pictures on facebook commenting. i've never seen so many people reach into their bags and pockets looking for tissues. it went viral getting the attention of chelsea clinton. he tweeted this picture about a separate found on a train adding this is what new yorkers do. we turn hate into love. vandalism reported in other major cities this weekend as well. police are trying to track down this person they believe broke out synagogue windows and placed decals on the front door. >> more of that going on these days. school officials at rice university in texas trying to determine who scrolled this symbol under the name trump under a statue in the quad. and over the past month. >> it is significant we have not seen things like this before. i

in the 1950s, it threatened the tax-exempt status of churches and synagogues and religious institutions if they were seen to be involved in political expression. i have to tell you. i don't think we would have ever made it to these hallowed halls back in 1790 if the folks of the country had been silenced from speaking about what they thought was right and wrong. the president provided real leadership in the campaign. he identified the johnson amendment. he told people of faith, of every background across the country that he would work to repeal it. he's directed the administration to look at ways legislatively and through executive action -- >> no executive orders beyond that? >> it will be the purview of the president to determine if that is necessary. but i will tell you for our part, the focus of the administration will be to have a safer america. a more prosperous america. and to continue the advance the president's agenda on capitol hill and through executive action and carry the message all across the country. >> the president took executive action on iran yesterday. imposed those

>> you just attend any synagogue around the united states, you'll know it's been on the rise. of it is not connected with the rise of white supremacists. the holocaust was just 70 years ago, it's connected with the hatred of israel. when you have countries like iran who are able to threaten a second holocaust. if you can speak about the jewish people in a form of an e aniletory intent. i don't think we can just speak about white supremacist and how that leads to anti-semitism. >> some are saying, if you heard the rabbi who was on before, is saying that she believes that part of it is the rise of trump and the trump administration, i know you have been friends with donald trump and steve bannon for a while, but they believe that bannon's breitbart inflammatory comments you see on breitbart, it may be influencing white house policy and thusly so, anti-semitism, are they wrong? >> no one would decry and deplore white supremacists more than me as a jew. having said that, i'm not here as a spokesperson for breitbart or the administration. they have gone against the dbs boycott agai

apparently went to the home of the imam from the burned out mosque and handed him the keys to the synagogue. the president of the synagogue sort of played down the offer when reporters called asking about it, basically said it's what anybody would have done and besides, he explained, they have the space. quoting him "we have probably 25 to 30 jewish people in victoria. they probably have 100 muslims. we've got a lot of building for a small amount of jews." that gesture of support is not a stand alone thing, not even if for texas every two years at the state capital in texas they do something called texas muslim capital day. they have been doing this every two years for the last 15 years or so. it's basically a big civics day. muslims from all over texas, mostly students, high school kids and younger kids, they come to the capital for like a -- it's not really a lobby day but they come while the state legislature is meeting and they do workshops and learn about civics and they meet with their legislators and they learn about how the state government operates. it's a very earnest civic thing

. >> also ahead, a special thank you, a diverse community comes together as one at a local synagoguet was the victim of vandalism, stay with us we'll be right back. help me. i'm scared. it hurts. he told me not to tell. make the call. make the call ...before it's too late. suspect it? report it. make the call. 1-800-932-0313 paid for with pennsylvania taxpayer dollars. >> a pleasant good morning to you, 6:00 a.m., saturday, february 11 i'm gray hall along with jeanette reyes. here's some of the stories we're following for you right now on "action news." >>> final respects for a delaware corrections officer during a prison uprising, steven floyd will be laid to rest today. >>> a man is rushed to the hospital after he is shot at least 6 times. >> we're enjoying much milder temperatures today, but tracking the return of rain. >> some are celebrating, some are not so happy. meteorologist chris sowers has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >> reporter: i have to tell you i did enjoy the 70-degree day, i did, but i want more

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his alleged targets included a synagogue and minorities. arrested after buying a gun and ammunition from an undercover fbi agent. you'll recall dylann roof killed nine black parishioners and just sentenced to death last month. >>> nfl star darrele revis facing felony charges in pittsburgh after a weekend altercation. he and another men punched two men and left them unconscious early sunday. they say he became upset after the victims began recording him with a cell phone. revis now faces assault and other charges. >>> a man escaped serious injury when a laptop battery exploded in his living room. take a look at what's left of the computer that caused several small fires burning a blanket and burring a hole through his coffee table. rodney and carol johnson ordered the replacement lithium ion battery for $11 state regulators from trying to determine if there is a problem with the brand. >>> a security camera rolling when a mother and toddler managed to escape certain death. they were walking when an out-of-control car knocked them over the ra

for plotting a columbine-style attack on a synagogue in myrtle beach. but you know what, that man couldn't be charged with a hate crime in south carolina because it doesn't have a law on the books. so the attorney general could push and the president could push gives and state attorney generals to move forward with hate crimes laws all over america to protect the jewish community and other marginalized groups. >> yang: we have about a minute left. the president was asked about this very topic three times over two press conferences. >> yeah. >> yang: what did you think of the responses last week, and why do you think it took him until today to get to where he is today and what he said today in. >> look, the response last week in both press conferences was clearly inadequate. what we should focus on now is he's taken the first step. so how do we seize this opportunity? how can you manifest more leadership and say, i'm not only outraged, i am energized to take action. and when he does that, the a.d.l. will be prepared to work with him to find the perpetrat

leaders avenue local synagogue say the reopening of the the street would send a message of openness and have the. >> my kids go to school here, and, um, i don't have a problem with removing them. we don't want a ton of traffic on the block but i understand the synagogue would like to be more accessible and be sanctuary of sorts. >> open if the street is fully reopened, it will likely security presence will romaine there especially since the president and his family often come back to home to chicago. >>> well who would do such a thing? that's what this world war ii veteran is wondering after someone burned three of his american flags and a u.s. navy flag outside his las vegas home. 92 year old william barkley is heart broken and says those flags meant a lot to him. he's been receiving calls from several people offering to fix his car which was also burned but so far no one has been caught. >>> incredible come back story out of georgia. >> absolutely a firefighter defied the odds after his neighbor shot him 14 times. the bullets hit eddie baker in the chest, spine and arm back in decembe

is big enough for both and handed the keys over of their synagogue to the muslims in the community.r final comment? what do you think, mark potok, president trump could do to show he is serious aboutut stoppining these hatete groroups? >>>> i i think he can'n't do muh becacause the fact is t that hes not serious about stopping them. the reality isis, he has stood y and said nothihing while n not merelyly one, but three differet mosques wewere burned to the ground in the month of january alone. that is the really remarkable thing. i think that we are put in the position -- amy: three seconds. >> of building intercommunal ties between jews

is big enough for both and handed the keys over of their synagogue to the muslims in the community.r final comment? what do you think, mark potok, president trump could do to show he is serious aboutut stoppining these hatete groroups? >>>> i i think he can'n't do muh becacause the fact is t that hes not serious about stopping them. the reality isis, he has stood y and said nothihing while n not merelyly one, but three differet mosques wewere burned to the ground in the month of january alone. that is the really remarkable thing. i think that we are put in the position -- amy: three seconds. >> of building intercommunal ties between jews reyes: in peru, forced sterilization is still leaving a dark shadow in its victims' lives. will their voices one day be heard? i'm elaine reyes in washington, d.c., and this is "americas now." first up, , thousands of women n the 1990s cocoerced into sterilization in peru. a program to control population and reduce poverty, it wasas supervised b by both doctors and the government. [woman speakaking spananish] woman:n: everyone in thehe commy looks d

. >>> jewish centers in synagogues in our area have also been the targets of vandalism and threats in the past two months a jcc in delaware, a synagogue in tacony and jewish ritual bath in northeast philadelphia have all been targeted. >>> president trump is responding to the growing number of antisemitic incidents. meanwhile the trump administration just issued some new guidelines that would pave the way for more deportations. fox news correspondent joel waldman has more from washington, d.c. >> reporter: the department of homeland security releasing a pair of memos today outlining details of how it plans to execute a major immigration overhaul. dhs say it will start by seriously enforcing laws already on the books. and make moves to prioritize the removal of any criminal illegal alien who's been convicted of a crime. >> this is consistent with everything the president has talked about. which is prioritizing the people who are here who represent a threat to public safety. >> reporter: crack down includes hiring 10,000 more immigration and customs enforcement agents and 5,000 addition

. >> while security is being ramped up in front of synagogue synagogues, cemeteries, and religious institutions nationwide, some of the jewish community want to see more done. >> is like to see a plan of action. it demands leadership from the top. >> it's too early to tell if there's been an uptick in the anti-semitic crimes. the fbi tracks hate crimes in the u.s. but hasn't released its 2016 figures. the nypd did give us updated stats for new york city, reporting that the number of anti-semitic hate crimes has nearly doubled since this time last year. >> bret: thank you. take a look at the markets. the dow snapped its winning streak, losing 25 today. s&p 500 down 6. nasdaq fell 36. a chilling story for law enforcement officers out west. two of them are facing internal investigations for what many people would consider simply doing their jobs. dan springer explains from seattle. >> it was a routine call for the washington state trooper. collision on interstate 5 in tacoma. a standard check of the driver's license revealed a warning from immigration and customs enforcement. chavez was an illegal

is big enough for both and handed the keys or of their synagogue to the muslims in the community.r final comment? what do you think, mark potok, president trump could do to show he is serious about stopping these hate groups? >> i think he can't do much because the fact is that he is not serious about stopping them. the reality is, he has stood by and said nothing while not merely one, but three different mosques were burned to the ground in the month of january alone. that is the really remarkable thing. i think that we are put in the position -- amy: three seconds. >> of building intercommunal ties between jews >> i am lidia bastianich, and teaching you about italian food has always been my passion. i want to always make it prettier and better and tastier, but this doesn't need a single thing. now it's time to learn the basics of the italian kitchen. so join me and master all things italian. tutti a tavola a mangiare! >> at cento fine foods, we're dedicated to preserving the culinary heritage of authentic italian foods by offering over 100 specialty italian products for the amer

why he we didn't call president obama an anti-semite when he sat for 20 years in reverend wright's synagogueo call him an anti-semite because he isn't, and neither is president trump. >> i have such respect for rabbi heyer at this work for so long and has done so much work for the jewish community and all marginalized people. the question is will president trump stand up as forcefully to anti-semitism as he does to the quote/unquote fake news or as he does to "saturday night live" or the morning shows. guys, there will be hard moments for this president. this one is easy and he should not knock it out of the park. the question is why doesn't he? >> jeffrey, last word. >> well, you know, he's been there three weeks. give him a chance. give him a chance. >> all right, guys. important discussion. i appreciate the time. jeffrey lord, rabbi, jonathan, thank you so much. >>> so four weeks into the trump presidency, one like no other. is it a good thing for the republican party? we'll check the state of the gop next. where's frank? it's league night! 'saved money on motorcycle insurance with geico!

the sign reads a jew would not dare touch a synagogue. israeli forces have begun evicting residents, but some are refusing to go, setting up makeshift t barricades and throwing rococks at security forces. others pleaded with the offices .r staged peaceful protests they say the supreme court eviction noticee as a betrayal. >> we are surrounded by thornss and stoneses. no one is ever stripped of his land over here. everyone knows it is false and wrwrong. it is a plot, and unfortunately, they are going to uproot a jewish community in israel for no reason at all. >> about 100 authorized outposts in the west bank. the supreme court ruled it was built on private palestinian land and must be demolished. previous attempts have ended in violence with more than 200 people injured. >> this morning through me back straight to the days of disengagement, of crazy pictures of soldiers. >> even as it is demolished, the israeli government has given the go-ahead to start on more homes in the west bank, emboldened by in the west bank, emboldened by donald t