reporter: one of the most jarring incidents, this jewish cemetery near st. louis desecrated. more than a hundred tombstones overturned as the fbi launched an investigation into bomb threats that have sparked terrifying evacuations of children, some in cribs, from jewish community centers. 68 incidents in all. those 11 threats just yesterday across the country. 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.
this is also part of the plan though. they plan to hire 15,000 new immigration officers and border patrol agents, and call on local police to help with deportations, but david, how all of this gets paid for remains to be seen. cecilia vega leading us off. cecilia, thank you. president trump is also being asked this evening about the growing number of anti-semitic threats in the country. you saw those images from that jewish cemetery near st. louis, and authorities say that is just the beginning. the fbi is now investigating dozens of threats. yesterday alone, bomb threats phoned into 11 jewish community centers across several cities in this country. here s abc s chief white house correspondent jonathan karl. reporter: today president trump used a visit to washington s new african-american history museum to finally denounce the recent spate of anti-semitic threats and attacks in the united states. this tour was a very meaningful reminder of why we have to fight bigotry, intolera