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 jewish cemetery, and threats against jewish community centers. margaret brennan is at the white house. anti-semitic threats targeting our jewish community and community centers are horrible and are painful. reporter: for the first time, president trump addressed anti-semitic incidents that have happened on his watch. president trump s comments came after more than 170 graves were toppled at a jewish cemetery in missouri, and more than 50 jewish community centers nationwide received bomb threats. but
reporter: daniel andrews is the local government leader. a number of people have died as a result of what is the worst civil aviation accident that our state has seen for 30 years. i m still processing it, the thought that russ is not here. and that he died in such a horrific way. reporter: david mattka is a longtime friend and colleague of russell munch. at least he was doing what he really wanted to do, and he was traveling. he was on his way to a golf course. it s what he loved doing. reporter: we have more now on the plane s pilot. he was under investigation for a near-miss that apparently happened about two years ago. anthony, the men from austin went to australia with their wives. as we understand it, the wives were out sightseeing when that plane went down with their husbands on board. david begnaud in texas. thanks, david. republicans in congress are going ahead with their campaign promise to get rid of obamacare, but some of their constituents are tel
has been cascading down its spillway, filling the creek to overflowing. the floodwaters also caused a miles-long traffic jam, closing lanes of u.s. highway 101. san jose fire captain matt lowe we did anticipate this. however, there s no way to totally prepare for this. reporter: those being rescued in san jose now have another concern they are being decontaminated because this is polluted water. it could be sewage coming up from the sewer pipes that are now under water. it could be gasoline and motor oil from cars that are under water. reporter: the risk of other communities ending up like this remains high. anthony, more than a dozen california counties are under flood warnings. thanks, john. john blackstone. four men from the austin, texas, area were killed in australia today when their small plane went down just after takeoff. the four were headed for a golf outing when tragedy struck. more now from david begnaud. reporter: dashcam video captured the mome
here. this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. toppled at a jewish cemetery in missouri, and more than 50 jewish community centers nationwide received bomb threats. but today, the anne frank center, which fights discrimination, dismissed the president s statement as a band-aid on the cancer of anti-semitism that has infected his own administration. white house spokesman sean spicer: i think that hopefully as time continues to go by, they recognize his commitment to civil rights, to voting rights, to equality for all americans. reporter: in january, jewish groups criticized the trump administration for not specifically mentioning juice over anti-semitism in a statement on holocaust remembrance day, and they have raised concerns about xenophobic statements on breitbart, a publication once run by white house adviser steve bannon. last week, an israeli reporter asked the president to respond. i wonder what do you say to nose those among the jewish communities in
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