And Community Centers are horrible and are painful and a very sad reminder of the work that still must be done to rout out hate and prejudice and evil. Sarah murray is joining us from the white house. Deb is in new york. Let us know about this recent wave of threats and antisemitic ings dents. I can tell you that there was another threat this morning in san diego. That brings the total number up to 70 threats at 55 different jewish Community Centers across the country in 27 states. The Common Thread in all of this appears to be the phone call itself. The caller or callers is using some sort of a masking technology in order to disguise their voice. Each time these threats are called in, the believes have to be evacuated, the bomb squad has to come in and give an all clear sign. In maryland 200 Young Children had to be taken out of that school along with some of the elderly who were there for classes. Now, security, as you can imagine, is very tight at all of these places. The jcc confirms that so far no device has been found, but clearly these calls, these bomb threats are causing great anxiety and concern while they are going on. Afterwards life returns to normal, but clearly for these jccs to be on this high alert never a good feeling. Many of them have lots of programs for children. Preschoolchildren as well as children who come after school. The members are not only jewish, but theyre from all things faith. David posner called the president s remarks positive and helpful when asked whether he should have made them sooner, david posner said now that its done, the remarks are gratifying. A little bit of a shift there. Wolf. Very quickly, have there been as far as we know any arrests, any suspects picked up at all in connection with these threats . No. What we can tell you is that the fbis Criminal Division is investigating, and theyre looking at social media, theyre looking at phone calls, emails. Theyre trying to determine exactly where these calls are coming from. In some states, the same jcc has been targeted multiple times with these calls. Theyre looking for threats, but right now they have not identified anyone, at least not who they are telling us. Wolf. Stand by. I want to go to sarah over at the white house. As you know, sarah, Hillary Clinton reacted to these threats. Also calling out President Trump. Tell us about that and her most recent specific tweet on all of this. Well, thats right, wolf. While we did see the president today saying that these threats are horrible and painful, the delay in his response was really unacceptable to some, and Hillary Clinton in particular took to twitter to talk about these threats against jewish Community Centers saying jcc threats, cemetery desecration and online attacks are so troubling and must be stopped. Everybody must speak out, starting with potus. Remember, this is an issue that he was asked about twice during press conferences last week. He actually snapped at one reporter who asked about it telling that reporter to sit down. Not something the president was willing to address head on last week, but we saw him denounce it in his strongest yet terms today. He was asked by an israeli journalist about the antisemitic incidents and by an orthodox American Jewish journalist and the president did not speak out forcefully in response to both of those questions. That News Conference last week. Its a very big week ahead for the president. Were expecting a new version of his travel ban that could come at any time now. What are you learning . Thats right. Were still anticipating that to be in the latter half of this week, and the white house is trying to be a little bit more cautious in how they are rolling this one out. We know that they are working with their White House Councils office to get more input because theyre hoping to put forward a version that can with stand the scrutiny of the courts. That is obviously not what we saw from the last version, which has been blocked and held up. We do expect to deal with the same seven countries, and we t have not gotten a straight answer on what that means for the refugee program. Whether that will be an effort to end it indefinitely. The other thing this ban will address is how green cardholders will be impacted. Its expected to make clear that this ban would not apply to green cardholders, and were also anticipating some more specific guidance on how this could impact people with current or pending visas. Remember, that was an area of widespread confusion also around the first version of this. Wolf. All right, sarah. Thank you. Sarah marie and deb faric in new york. Senator, thanks for joining us. We have lots to discuss. Thanks. On that new executive order were expecting, weve now learned that green cardholders, not u. S. Citizens, permanent residents, will be exempt and that other changes are being made on language as far as religion is concerned. If those two items are fixed, are you ready to accept the president s new order . No, not at all. Its the wrong focus. We all want to make sure that our borders are safe and that we know who is coming into this country. I just returned from mexico and from el paso on our border with mexico, and it was clear to me that one of the most important goals in preventing people who they dont want coming to america or keeping drugs out of the cooperation with mexico. We need to have a close cooperation with their Law Enforcement to stop the flow of drugs, and mexicos actions particularly on their southern border is critically important for the flow and people coming in from central america. If we go forward with anything like the kpekstive order the president announced earlier, it compromises that cooperation we need to invest in technology and invest in smarter equipment to deal with these challenges, but the talk about stopping refugees from coming into america where there is a humanitarian leadership of the United States or building a wall with mexico, really just hurts our efforts. The secretary of Homeland Security, john kelly, the secretary of state rex tillerson, theyre both headed to mexico this week f. For secretary tillerson, trade will be an important topic. So will the border wall that the president wants built along the u. S. Mexico border. You were just there as you pointed out, speaking with Mexican Government officials. Whats the appetite for discussions in mexico on these issues, traderelated issues, renegotiating in fact yark the north American Free trade agreement, for example, and on this new border wall . I think mexico will tell our leaders that if you have that type of money to invest, invest in better intelligence cooperation with mexico invested in equipment and can help us deal with contra bands that are going across the border. There are ways of using those funds. I think theyre going to hear that theres a much smarter way to Work Together for our benefit. The secretary will likely be able to talk about new Immigration Enforcement guidelines that the administration is putting out this week. Among them expedited deportation. A surge of Immigration Judges to the border, the immediate start to planning once again for that will border wall. Does mexico have to be on board with any of these new proposed guidelines . Well, clearly mexico very much affects the flow of people coming into the United States. Many are coming in visa vi the southern border of mexico. The number of mexicans coming in to america unlawfully has declined pretty dramatically. Theres actually a net negative more mexicans returning to mexico than coming into the United States. You do need mexicos cooperation. Their cooperation on the southern border is critically important. If they believe that this immigration policy is aimed against their country, cooperation with america will certainly be much less. The new guidelines, were told, that daca stays largely intact. Those are the socalled dreamers, the children who were raised here in the United States. Parents undocumented immigrants came to the United States with young kids. They will be protected under these new guidelines. Undocumented immigrants. Is that a good positive sign as far as youre concerned . The answer is yes. We want to protect the dreamers. We want to protect those who have been in this country for a long time that are not causing any risk factors. President obama issued executive orders, as im sure you are aware, that target our deportation on those who are violent creating criminal problems here in the United States. President trump accepted that. Now he is changing it. We dont know exactly how he is changing it. We are concerned that the net may become so broad that a lot of people are going to be at a major disadvantage under the enforcement, which, again, causes communities in america to question whether they should work with Law Enforcement here. Relationships are important. Working with communities are critically important. You have to have an immigration policy that reflects the will of this nation, and im afraid the president is moving in the wrong direction. What he should be doing is coming to congress, worth with comprehensive immigration reform. Our immigration system desperately needs change. The senate got it done three years ago. With the president s leadership, you could pass comprehensive immigration reform, and that would be in everyones interest. I want to ask you, senator, about the threats against jewish Community Centers across the United States. Dozens of them, the vandalism that we saw at a Jewish Cemetery in st. Louis. You heard the president mention the threats while visiting the africanamerican History Museum this morning. He called these actions, the spate of antisemitic threats horrible and painful. Is the president reacting from your perspective strongly enough . What he said just recently is what the president what i would hope the president of the United States would do. He was slow to getting to this issue as you know. Theres been efforts in the past where the president could have been much more articulate against hate issues and he was not some of his own speech was not what i would want from the president. However, what he said in many regards to recent episodes of antisemitism is the type of leadership you need from the president of the United States. Our leaders must speak out very strongly against any intolerance, any hate type conduct. We have to treat it very seriously. Its not only criminal, but it also leads to the type of behavior in our community that make communities unsafe where, starts with leadership. Have you seen in your home state of maryland, senator, theres a significant Jewish Community in baltimore outside of washington in suburban maryland elsewhere in the state. An increase in these antisemitic incidents . I know theres great concern in the jewish communities of maryland. They have increased significantly. Theres attention to security. They are concerned about these threats, and theyre 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. Well 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 address frustrated voters directly. Will he follow his own advice . Well discuss that and have an update for you when we come back. Ras triple action joint support for improved mobility and flexibility, and 20 better comfort from one tiny, mighty pill. 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Specifically the president s response to a rise in antisemitic incidents across the United States. Lets discuss that and more. Cnn commentator former democratic congressman steve israel is joining us and cnn senior political commentator, former republican senator Rick Santorum is with us as well. During a visit to the National Museum of africanamerican history, the president called the threats against jewish Community Centers across the country, in his words, horrible and painful and a very sad reminder of the work that must still be done to rout on the hate and prejudice and evil. Critics have been calling on the president to speak out against antisemitism. Congressman israel, how important was it for the president to make this specific Statement Today . Oh, it was vitally important, wolf. The president not only has the bully pulpit, he has the moral high ground. Look, this is an administration that seems to be good at denying itself some lay outs. It should have been said earlier and have been easy. We ought to welcome the statement that the president made today and hope that he will continue on a sustained effort to tell those who would threaten jewish Community Centers and topple grave stones at cemeteries that ts unacceptable behavior in the United States of america. I know you welcome the president s statement as well. Yes. New day earlier today and, senator, you wanted the president to make this statement. Heres the question, though. Why did it take so long . He easily could have said Something Like this when that israeli journalist asked in the News Conference, at the press conference when that orthodoxed American Jewish journalist asked him the similar question the next day. You know, he didnt. I dont have an answer now. I didnt have an answer then. Its defuddling. This is a guy who has really supported the jewish people of israel, has been very forth right about doing everything he can to support the jewish state. He is a grandfather to two jewish kids. Three. Excuse me. It doesnt make any sense to me why he did it, and i would make the argument as i tried to this morning, theres been a rash of antisemitism going on in College Campuses now thats growing. I saw a report earlier that 45 increase yearoveryear from last year continues to grow. Its being perpetrated not just by the propalestinian groups on College Campuses, but also from progressive groups. This is a sweet spot for the president to be in, and i just am amazed that he hasnt hit on not just whats happened in the Jewish Centers but whats happening on College Campuses. You want President Trump to be hitting that bds movement, the boycott sanction thats going on around Co