seen before. >> two of new york's finest gunned down. today more on the plan police say pulled the trigger and could this deadly ambush have been prevented? also breaking today, north korea ups the ante claiming the u.s. government was involved in making that movie "the interview." and threatening an even worse cyber attack. >> how are you? >> and an exclusive interview with president obama. nothing is off limits. how will the white house respond to north korea's escalating threats? hear it all right now. you're in the cnn newsroom. hello, everyone. i'm randy kay. we begin this hour in new york. a stunning ambush in broad daylight. two police officers murdered, shot and killed in their police cruiser. new york police are expected to hold a news conference in about an hour or so. at 4:00 p.m. eastern time we

will bring that to you live. it comes after i aday of shock for new york. newspapers calling it an execution, and tennings are mounting between police and the city's leadership. we are covering every angle of this story, including an interview with former new york mayor rudy julian. y alex appeareder field is in new york. erin mcpike in baltimore where police say the suspect shot his exgirl friend. and then the reaction from the president and his administration from hawaii for us. first, alexander field takes us through what happened in new york. >> reporter: hundreds of police officers united in grief in a salute for two of their own. today two of new york's finest were shot and killed with no warning, no provocation. they were quite simply assassinated. >> with those words a visibly shaken police commissioner as

well as the mayor talked about the deaths of officer ramos and officer lui. liu, a seven-year veteran, married two months ago. ramos was married with a 13-year-old son. they were killed ambush-style saturday afternoon as they sat in their patrol car on a brooklyn street. >> the suspect who has been identified as 28-year-old ismael brinsly walked up to the police car. he took a shooting stance on the passenger side and fired the weapon, his weapon, several times through the front passenger window striking both officers in the head. officer liu and officer ramos never had the opportunity to draw their weapons. they may never have actually even seen their assailant, their murderer. >> police say officers chased ismail brins li to a subway station where he reportedly shot himself to death on the

platform. a semiautomatic handgun was recovered near the body. he arriveed in new york and had apparently connections to brooklyn. police say earlier in the day he shot and seriously wounded a woman believed to be his ex-girlfriend in baltimore. police there received information that he had made threatening comments about police on social media sites, and they sent a warning to officers in new york, but that message came almost at the same time the ambush happened. >> these officers were shot execution-style, particularly despicable act which goes at the very heart of our society and our democracy when a police officer is murdered, it tears at the foundation of our society. >> new york police say there's no indication he was connected to any terrorist group. >> there's blood on many hands tonight. >> the deaths of two officers

have highlighted mounting tensions between police union officials and the mayor whom they accuse of putting officers' lives at risk with his support for recent protests, involving the eric garner choke hold death and the police shooting of michael brown. >>. >> they tried to tear down when new york city police officers did every day. we tried to warn. it must not go on. it cannot be tolerated. that's blood on the hands starts on the steps of city hall in the office of a mayor. in an apparent show of defiance, police officers gathered at the hospital where the explain officers were taken, and they turned their back on the mayor as he entered for saturday's press conference. >> alexander field joins me live for a growing memorial. a vigil will be held later tonight as we nantd it.

alexander, there has been a lot of reaction to this. what else are you hearing there on the streets today? >> it's just that the emotions are so raw. the reality of what happened out here on this street corner in broad daylight so gut-wrenching that -- there are also a lot of people who know that there is simply no sense to be made of this. those are some of the people who are come out here, and they're laying these flowers, and they're lighting these candles and leaving these signs there, the ones who are asking for peace and for people to take a moment and to honor the fallen heroes. s two nypd officers this lost their live. it's a message we heard from local city leaders that came out here, and police commissioner bratton. he came out here and says he has been in close contact with a family, of both of these officers, and for that we talked with joe johnson. native new yorkers said he wanted to pay tribute and come here, and honor these two men who lost their lives here.

>> we are waiting to hear more later this afternoon. at this point, though, sources are telling cnn that they have taken steps forward in the investigation. they are, of course, looking closely at the social media history of the suspect here. that was their first clue that he had intended to attack officers. they say they have that cell phone now, and that will be key to tracing his steps before he arrived out here on this corner where he unleashed a truly horrific attack. police say they believed he brought that cell phone from baltimore maryland and he may have actually stolen it from the ex-girlfriend who he is also accused of shooting. >> all right. alexandra field, thank you very much. >> the violence came to a head in new york, but it may have started several hours away as we were just hearing in baltimore. the new york police commissioner says he shot a woman believed to be his ex-girlfriend. erin mcpike joins me from that woman's apartment just outside baltimore. what are police saying there

today? >> police are saying that they believe he had no other connection to this area other than this woman. her name is shaniqua nicole thompson. she's 29 years old, and she lives here alone in this apartment complications where neighbors heard gunshots around 6:00 a.m. on saturday and called police. police say they believe that brins li shot thompson in the symptom. she's in critical and stable condition right now. new york detectives are on their way, and they hope to interview her later sometime today, if not tomorrow. now, police believe as alexandra mentioned, that brins li stole thompson's cell phone, and that is how they were able to frays him to new york. that's through the threats that he made. police also say that they believe he used the same .9 millimeter semiautomatic handgun here that he later used in

brooklyn. >> and in terms of a warning, two new york police, what do we know about any type of warning that baltimore police sent new york's way? >> well, randi, around 1:30 p.m. yesterday, one of thompson's friends alerted baltimore county police to some of these threats on thompson's instagram feed. by 2:10, baltimore police called the new york police department. they also sent this wanted flyer we have here for you right now. they faxed that. that had images of brins li on it. >> what do we know about his criminal history? >>. >> well, he has been arrested some nine times since 2004. none of them are here in this area. the bulk of them were in georgia. obviously a very troubled

person. >> aaron mcpike, thank you for the yumt from there. >> attorney general eric holder is weighing in as is president barack obama. white house correspondent michelle kazinski is with the president as he is vacationing in hawaii. michelle, what are the attorney general and the president saying about this? >> right. i'm sure the president felt he really needed to respond to this, vacation or no, considering how much he and his administration have been involved in trying to ease these tensions between law enforcement and communities. >> shortly affect shooting happened, we started seeing statements coming out from the highest levels. first, from attorney general eric holder, saying this cowardly attack underscores a dangers that are routinely faced by those that protect and serve their fellow citizens. our nation must always honor the valor and sacrifices of all law enforcement officers with a steadfast commitment to keeping them safe. then from president obama. two brave loved ones will not be going home, and for that there

is no justification. the officers that serve and protect our communities risk their own safety for ours every single day, and they deserve our respect and gratitude every single day. >> he said he unconditionalally condemn this is shooting, and he urges people to turn to prayer and patient dialogue, and sympathy for all those affected. >> michelle, thank you very much. >> north korea is accusing the u.s. government of being behind the movie "the interview." it is vowing revenge. hear what the communist regime says it's going to do to the u.s. coming next. we needed 30 new hires for our call center. i'm spending too much time hiring and not enough time in my kitchen. [ female announcer ] need to hire fast?

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north korea is leveling new accusations and threats at the u.s. over the cyber attack on sony pictures. today it claimed the u.s. government is hinted the making of the movie "the interview." in a statement released on state media, the communist regime says "the dprk has clear evidence that the u.s. administration was deeply involved in the making of such dishonest reactionary movie." it warns of new devastating cyber attacks saying this. "our toughest counter action will be boldly taken against the white house, the pentagon, and the whole u.s. mainland, the cesspool of terrorism." many people, of course, really want to see the movie, and now it looks like they might be able to. here's what the attorney for

sony pictures entertainment had to say today on nbc's "meet the press." >> remember, sony only delayed this. sony has been fighting to get this picture distributed. it will be distributed. how it's going to be distributed nobody knows quite yet, but it's going to be distributed. >> joininging me from new york. correspondent and host of ""reliable sources" "brian. brian, let's talk about this. i mean, how likely is it that sony will make good on this promise and deliver the movie? >> sony says it needs partners, some sort of company or number of companies to step forward and agree to take this on. >> it's kind of like hulu or netflix, but it doesn't have a way to pay for those episodes, so, you know, you wouldn't be able to buy the movie there, and

sony really believes it needs to be able to charge for this movie in order to recoup some of the budget. they also have the playstation store. you know, if you have a playstation video game console, you can buy movies or rent movies through that system. there's no word on why they aren't going that route, but i think sony is looking for partners here, like a netflix or youtube or movie theater chain, so that it spreads out some of the risk and so that it shows that they're not in this alone. they too might be concerned about being hacked or targeted in some way. >> people think, well, maybe that's good p.r. or for whoever who picks this up, but it's also risky, right? >> it's easy for people like me to sit here and say this movie needs to be seen. this movie needs to be in theaters or on-line. it's a lot harder to be the guy or the girl that owns the company that is actually going to go ahead and make that happen. they are assuming some of the risk. even if the risk is very

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dmoshg is a city in mourning today. two police officers ambushed, shot and killed while sitting in their patrol car in brooklyn. some newspapers are calling it an execution. tensions mounting between the police and the city's leadership now as well. police union saying mayor bill diblasio has blood on his hands for supporting the recent protests. brooklyn's borough president, a former officer himself, has asked that people hold off on any more police protests until after the officers are buried. new york governor andrew cuomo has ordered flags at state buildings to be flown at half staff. we'll be bringing you live coverage of a police department press drchs. that's coming up at 4:00 p.m. eastern time. they are expected to give a full update on the investigation into the killings. >> tom funetes joins us as cnn law enforcement analyst and assistant director of the fbi. from the police union to former mayor rudy giuliani, some are

pointing to officials say they supportinged protested and fed this kind of violence. talk to me a little bit about the level of police frustration right now that we're seeing. >> hi, randy. i think the police are very frustrated, and they have been saying really since the speeches that were made following the eric garner grand jury decision that they've been saying that the mayor threw them under the bus. that's how the police feel about it, and they feel that, you know, that as the protesters began, that it was okay to say, you know, people are exercising their first amendment rights and didn't have a problem with it. you have seen a steady escalation. they started out very peacefully, and then they turned into going into businesses and having die-ins. then stopping traffic. then, you know, the most recent you saw the video of the police officers being struck in the face. he could be stabbed in the face or shot in the face or anything

else, and, you know, the police are saying, wait a minute. you know, you're putting us out here in front of, yes, generally peaceful protesters, but you know human nature and past experience shows that hooligans are going to get in the middle of that group and attack the police if they can, and they'll attack with whatever they can, whether it's bare knuckles or a knife or a gun or bottles or bricks. police wear protective gear because people will attack them, and they're vulnerable. a place we're frustrated with that, and then the final thing was the altercation on the brooklyn bridge with the two lieutenants that were kicked and beaten and ended up in the emergency room as a result of it. the tensions have become extreme, and the police feel that the mayor is not backing them up. >> so in this case, though, the case of a lone wolf attacker, is this the most dangerous kind of situation for police to handle?

>> it's always the most dangerous. you could be ambushed, and there are so many different ways to ambush a police officer. it's not even funny. the training you go through, the vulnerability in a traffic stop, the vulnerability of going into someone's home for a domestic disturbance or down a dark alley. the danger is extreme, and it's all the time. >> we know baltimore police say they fabbinged and called in a warning about the shooter that was headed to the brooklyn area from baltimore. are law enforcement agencies still struggling with communication issues? was this the appropriate note? >> i think the question was in baltimore how fast their investigation unfolded. you know, they have a woman that's been shot. they're investigating that. i think they interviewed her mother and neighbors, and they were gradually able to put together more and more

information. theb realized that her cell phone had been stolen. that enabled the police to track the electronic signals of the phone that give location to the phone company, and then you have the instagrams that went out. new york nypd receives the message about the time that the actual shootings were taken place. i would like to add one more thing. what if nypd received the notice one hour, two hours, three hours wrerl. they didn't have a vehicle description. they didn't have a lot of description of what the subject was wearing. >> in other words, what could they have done? >> what would they have done if they were aggressive on the streets and started stopping every black male in the neighborhood? >> that's right. that's what a lot of them are saying now. what would we have done even if we had known. >> that's true. >> yep, absolutely. thank you very much. always nice to see you. what it looked like as police and paramedics rushed to the

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hacks will dwarf the attack on sony pictures. in a statement released today on state media, the communist regime accuses the u.s. government of being deeply evolved in the movie "the interview." while it still denies taking part in the sony attack, it now vows to stage cyber attacks on the white house, the pentagon, and the whole u.s. mainland. a memorial to the americans who served in world war i will be built. it was approved by president obama, and it will be built one block from the white house. nearly five million men and women served during the war. more than 100,000 were killed. a privately funded contest will be held to choose the design. america's best skier, well, she had another fall this morning. lindsey von is just back to competition after a serious knee injury, and toted's fall happened at a world cup event in france. she suffered a slight elbow injury, and she fell, and that's the good news. vonn says her knee is actually

all right. flags are flying at half staff after two police officers were shot and killed in their police cruiser. police are expected to get an update on the investigation about 30 minutes or so. we'll bring that to you live. we have also learned that president obama called the new york police commissioner today to express his condolences. a candlelight vigil will be held tonight at the shooting scene, and we are also expected to hear from officer rafael ramos's family in about an hour and a half. nick val ens wra is following the story and joins me now. what have we learned today? >> we've learned that officer liu and officer ramos, they had a combined nine and a half years on the police force. today officers and colleagues are mourning their loss. here's a look at the timeline how far it all happened. >> reporter: the shooter's onslaught of tlor began saturday morning before 6:00 a.m. in baltimore, maryland. police say 28-year-old ismail brinsley shot and injured his ex-girlfriend in her apartment

hours before he would kill two new york police officers. police say one of the last posts he put on social media was this. "i always wanted to be known for doing something right." "but my past is stalking me, and my present is haubting me." the post followed with another ominous warning. "i'm putting wings on pigs today. they take one of ours. let's take two of theirs." they were flagged by authorities in baltimore, and a message to be on alert in new york was just too late. at 2:47 p.m. without warning or provocation, he walked up to the patrol car of new york police officers liu and ramos. >> while sitting in a marked nypd police car in full uniform, police were ambushed and murdered in front of 98 avenue in brooklyn in new york city. >> liu and ramos never had a chance to draw their weapons. they were rushed to the hospital where they were later pronounced dead.

immediately after the shooting nearby officers gave chase. >> he shot his own in the head, took his own life. >> police recovered a semiautomatic gun on the scene which they say was used in the killings. more tense moments. bill dblasio pays his respect, and while walking past a row of police, officers turned their backs demonstrating their anger towards a mayor that they say claims part of the blame for their death. >> there's blood on many hands tonight. that blood on their hands starts on the steps of city hall in the office of the mayor. >> today i had to say bye to my father. i will always love you and never forget you. >> commissioner bill bratton did send a message to those on the

force reading in part" may god grant them rest. "toy all members of the service, be safe. >> well, terrible story. all right. nick, thank you very much for the update on that. >> what is your take on the shooting and everythings that has happened since? >> it is extremely one of the most difficult. those of us who are former or active police officers, it truly is traumatizing to you. >> this is an attack on public safety. >> can you explain for us what a police officer feels when one of

their own is killed? something that civilians really can't understand. >> it knocks the wind out of you. you realize that you are walking into an environment across the countries that it's not assured that you will return to your family safe. we realize that police officers, all of a sudden when they wear a uniform, that they are no longer humans, but they are. they have children and loved ones. you heard the son talking about not seeing his dad again. i think about my 18-year-old, and i thought about him throughout my career. i had a brother that was a sergeant in police departments, and several kuchbs. one that is still there, and whenever i heard that a cop was shot or injured, i would immediately think of them and hope that they are okay, and that's the reality of this profession.

>> we saw today that you could see -- was that the right thing to do, and what do you make of that reaction? >> they're all symbols of public safety. the mayor of the city of new york is not merely an individual. he is the symbol of the people of the city. we can never turn auerbachs on each other because those symbols must always be married to each other to assure that the thing we call public safety continues on. there are too many bad guys taking shots at good guys for us to take shots at each other, and so i'm hoping that both the police union and the members and the mayor's office were able to turn this painful situation into a purpose. a purpose of protecting police officers and protecting the public to the best of our abilities, and i think we can do that. >> there's so much anger right

now in part because of the protests we've seen and the choke hold case there in brooklyn. how do you turn that around? how do you start to bring people around to respect the officers again? >> i think we should be proud of what has taken place here in new york. i'm concerned about what took place in st. louis because of the violence. i think here in new york city people have really participated in what is the american foundation. the right to protest the right, and they have done it in a peaceful manner. it's where two lieutenants were attacked and arrests were made in that situation, but for the most part people were talking about reform, not harm to police

officers. a sick mind took the life of two innocent officers. those are not sick minds who are marching. they're the grandchildren of the civil rights movement that believe america is better than having innocent people lose their lives. >> and from what i understand, you are planning to attend the vigil tonight. will that help the community heal? what do you hope to see there? >> yes. i think so. i think that many people believe that the mourning process is isolated just to the men and women of law enforcement communities. >> they understand that police officers play a vital role. they are the arm of public safety, and i'm hoping tonight

to give the countless number of people who call or e-mailed me and asked can they do something to show that they, too, are mourning with the family, i'm hoping tonight we give them an opportunity to do so. that's why we call the vigil. we wanted the family to know that we stand with them during this time of pain, and we wanted our law enforcement community to know that our concerns of making policing better in america is no way stated that officers like these two officers are not respected and appreciated. >> eric adams, really appreciate your thoughts and appreciate you talking with us today. thank you. >> next, cnn's exclusive year-end interview with president obama. >> do you think this was an act of war by north korea? >> no, i don't think it was an act of woor. i think it was an act of cyber vandalism that was very costly, very expensive. >> what else did the president tell cnn's candy crowley?

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north korea is now threatening massive cyber attacks on the white house and the pentagon computers. president obama sat down with candy crowley and reacted to sony disagreeing with hem for saying sony made a mistake in cancelling the policemen's release. >> had had he talked to me about this decision, i might have called the movie theater chains and distributors and asked them what the story was, but what i was laying out was a principle this country has to abide by. we believe in free speech. we believe in the right of artistic expression and satire and things that powers that

might might not like, and if we set a precedent where a dictator in another country can disrupt through cyber, a company's distribution chain and its products, and as a consequence we start sense overing ourselves, that's a problem, and it's a problem not just for the entertainment industry. it's a problem for the news injury. cnn has done critical stories about north korea. what happens if, in fact, there's a breach in cnn's, you know, cyberspace? are they going to say we can't report on north korea. it's not just a bad actor. it's making a broader point that all of us have to my

administration has taken strides in that direction, but we need congress to pass a cyber security law. we have to work with the private sector, and the private sector has to work together to harden their sites. in the meantime, when there's a breach, we have to go after the wrong doers. we can't change how we operate. >> i wonder if it was fear of lawsuit as opposed to fear of noublgt there's a threat that people are saying if something happens here, i'm done. it's over. >> that's possible, but, as i said, the boston marathon suffered an actual grievous attack that killed and maimed a number of people. sometimes this is a matter of setting a tone and be clear that we're not going to be

intimidated by some cyber hackers, and i expect all of us to. >> operate on that going forward. >> do you think this was an -- >> i think it was cyber vandalism that was very costly and expensive. we take it very seriously. we're in state in this world where so much is digitalized where our lives can be disrupted in all sorts of ways. we have to guard against that. we have to treat it like we would treat the incidents of crime in our countries.

>> still ahead, we saw rudy juliany guide new york city through the most trying time during 9/11. we will hear from him on the shootings in new york, and also hear from a live update from the police department. we'll take you there as soon as that begins as well.

welcome back. new york city police are expected to give an update on two police officers who were shot and killed in their police cruiser. meanwhile, we are waiting for rudy giuliani. giuliani served as mayor from 1994 through 2001. his police department was fln for decreasing the crime rate, but was criticized for racial profiling of blacks and latinos. here is what he told cnn earlier today about the ambush killing of those two police officers. >> it's an overreaction for people to say that the blood of these police officers are on the mayor's hands. that is not true.

that's a very, very damaging thing to say exit shouldn't be said. nor do i think the police officer should turn their back on them. my heart goes out to the mayor and bill. there is no question that they didn't want to see something like this happen. they're going to make some changes. but the part where i do disagree with the mayor is the way he policed the protest. he let the protests get out of control. they should have designated areas where they can protest and the city can move ahead as normal. he should admit that some of his policies are wrong and that some of his lack of support for the police maybe came from not understanding policing. this is enormously emotional. there is no way to explain the grief.

the reality is that the police kill very few people. killings take place among citizens there is a heavy amount of black on black crime and white on white crime. those are the things that have to be dealt with. i think most people realize including people in the black community, hispanic community, white community they all want more police. and most of our police officers are not just good people, they're heroes. >> we are just minute ace way from the nypd press conference. they will update the investigation into the shoot in

tom, the chief of. >> i think we will hear that the progress of the investigation, what they're trying to do, conducting business throughout the city. i think he will detail some of the activities of the department. >> what are investigators doing right now? there is certainly a trail as far as we understand it. at least from baltimore to new york. what are they doing right now to try to figure out this suspect's path and what may have led him to do something so horrific? >> obviously they will be looking at whatever other social media and cell phone content he may have had. we know in this case once he shot his exgirlfriend, he stole her phone and they were able to track that phone to track him all the way back to brooklyn,

new york. decided to go up and kill police officers. so they will try the best they can. they may never get the final answers. >> you see an evolution of attitude and sometimes intentions. people think they can delete their information all of their accounts they really can't. so when law enforcement presents the company with somebodies for the past information then they can go back and see previous postings and look at what's been said by that pempb and then as well as to who.

who else may be involved with him is absolutely a loan person acting on his own or other people involved. and again, the police not only have to worry about the evidence in this case but they also have to look at. the police responded. he pointed the gun at the police but it was empty and they apprehended him social media posting from an individual in tennessee who said he's on his way to new york this made a wave

of copy cats or wannabes that want to take on the police. the violence against the police has been increasing during the fights of this protest. >> they are all right making security changes as we understand it. i want to talk to you about this press conference. people are getting ready. media is gathered. we are just minutes away in new york.

>> police in new york are expected to give an update any moment into the investigation of deaths of two officers. we will bring that to you live. a gunman walked up to the car and simply opened fire. >> alexander field is in new york. police say the suspect shot his exgirlfriend and michelle is covering if reaction from the president and his administration from hawaii. so let's start with alexandra who is at a growing memorial. you have been speaking to people gathering th