commissioner bratton is hoping it will help turn the numbers around. eyewitness news' josh einiger is >> here at 23rd and 7th, the one of the more high profile locations of the crimes. police commissioner bill bratton is vowing to take a deep dive in to these numbers to try to reverse this disturbing trend. >> reporter: it's become the latest urban nightmare to plague this city. a terrifying trend of slashings by strangers, caught on video at all hours of the day, lashing out at unsuspecting victims, brandishing a blade and cutting. >> something hit me in the face. i thought maybe he punched me or i broke my nose. >> there's not a pattern here. >> reporter: after months of down playing the increase, tonight city leaders are poised to address it head-on, a big policy change coming together. >> a lot of this is fueled by family situations. >> reporter: before city council today commissioner bill bratton testified the increase in slashings and stabbings is dramatic. citywide 153 incidents so far this year, up 20% from the same time last year. and tomorrow

what commissioner bratton has to say. >>> and solving a smelly mystery. what is making the l train station smell so bad that it's making people sick. >>> the mta confirms that a a smell that's been sickening riders at a subway station in brooklyn. the complaints have increased since february. many describing the smell as a strong smell of human sewage. can you imagine? the mta says the department of environmental protection working to fix this problem. >>> the nation's top two daily fantasy sports websites have agreed to stop operating in new york state through the end of baseball season. sport the companies argue their contests are games of skill, not chance. >> this is a decisive and important victory for the rule of law in new york state. no company or individual, no matter how powerful or well >> state lawmakers are considering legislation that would allow the sites to operate without ambiguity. >>> travel back in time tens of millions of years. >>> lester holt is joining us now from havana cuba. hi lester. >> it's een an extraordinary day here. presi

commissioner bratton is speaking out responding to that says morale is low. that's among other things. you will hear what he has to say about that. carrie: i am carry drew in for ben simmoneau . juliet: and i am juliet huddy . theresa: this is a good catch up time for us. juliet: it is. >> let's get over to michael . mike: good morning to you both . juliet: carrie is very upset with you about this weather situation. mike: it's juliet. juliet: always me! we could do better with the rather situation . it's gray and damp but we have showers with some low cloudiness with fog and drizzle in the area. the rain will be backing the good news. it will be a miserable day like yesterday . it will be perfect that it will be at least improving. here's what we have . 450 out at central park . same temperature and a slip and montauk. pretty uniform around the tri-state 46 in newark. winds coming from the northeast and depends on where you are. it's still a cool and raw day out there. not as wet as what we saw yesterday. low-pressure set swings out to see miller's murkiness

police commissioner bill bratton says they all likely live close to the crime scene. someone knows who they are. >> next door neighbor. the guy who comes in to my bodega to buy a cup of coffee. it shouldn't be too hard for the community to rally around helping us contact these people to see if they can move this investigation farther down the line. >> gabay's widow is working with policer and event organizers to improve security at this year's event. the reward stands at $22,000 for whoever makes the call that cracks this case. in crown heights section of brooklyn, josh einiger, channel >>> rescue teams pulling a kayaker to soft after he got stuck in the mud in the hackensack receiver. the man got stuck past his waist after he either fell out or got out of his kayak and the tide went out. a woman in a nearby home spotted him and called police. hackensack firefighters used rope and a board to pull him to a rescue boat. he's doing just fine. >>> car mavens from around the world will show up for the auto show. the new porsche unveiled today. nearly a thousand cars and tr

i mean it goes on in this vein but i wonder if anyone who knows bill bratton is surprised by this.o you make of it? >> absolutely not. you know, of course the interesting thing in the context of this, looking ahead just three weeks away from the new york primary, is that this is essentially a no lose proposition for both bill bratton and ted cruz on political basis. ted cruz, of course, tangling with the de blasio administration. bill de blasio's top cop comes out well with new york city. republican voters, with new york state republican voters. certainly by taking on new york comes out well and the rest of the country. and now has a guest proposition of his own that he can claim donald trump, of course, the muslim ban that he called for, extraordinarily popular with primary voters. on the other side, of course, in new york city as a whole, it works well for bill de blasio. to push back. >> michael you've gone in to muslim neighborhoods. you wrote about it in a piece, and i highly recommend people read it, and one of the things you said is that ted cruz's comments about patrolling

that's according to a survey of police commission erbil er bill bratton's reaction to this. >> they say their survey accurately represents how the men and women in blue are feeling about their job. mayor de blasio says he's done a but all he ever hears from the police union are complaints. new york's finest have a case of the nypd blues, low morale according to a new survey by their union, the pba. on a scale of one to ten, officers who took the survey rated their morale at a 2.5. 87% said the city has become less safe in the two years since mayor de blasio took office. the mayor insists overall crime is down almost 6%. he's begin his officers new bulletproof vests and better technology technology. >> they're continuing to drive down crime. they are working aggressively to get guns off our streets. they have a lot to be proud of and we're very proud of them. >> but when new yorkers hear police don't feel safe, they sure don't even. >> it's not good. >> the overwhelming majority of officers surveyed said they 96% of officers said the relationship between police and the public has gotten

>> i'm a bratton fan. bill bratton started in boston. he had a hard time in boston. they kicked him around and he came up with this policing business. he did -- he graduated from boston. he did great there. he came to new york, and he was giuliani's commissioner. then he -- then he goes to los angeles. he is out there dealing with the gangs. when i was first governor, i called him. he didn't know me. i said sir, i've been elected governor of ohio. who would be the best person to run my prison system, because you're the best in policing. he said well we don't have anybody great. we do now, my guy, gary moore. but bratton is a smart guy. i believe him. these people can get it. i have no question about it. if i want to find out about radicalization in the muslim community, i don't send you. as smart a guy as you are, you aren't going to be able to figure it out. i have to go talk to somebody who goes to the mosque. if i try to send you there, you would be three blocks away, here comes that guy from television, okay. it wouldn't work. we have the entire civilized world f

bratton's mother died nine years ago and commissioner bratton says his father visited her grave site every day sense. he was a world war ii veteran and worked two jobs to support his family, including one as a postal worker. >>> she was the lead prosecutor in the murder trial against o.j. simpson. reveals why she thinks she lost the case. >> reporter: tears in a suffolk court from both a disgraced cop sentenced as a criminal and from those who believe that sentence wasn't justice. >> reporter: i'm mark santia in park slope where new surveillance video of a man suspected of terrorizing the governor andrew cuomo: there is an unhealthy income inequality gap that is only growing. if you work full-time you shouldn't have to choose between paying the rent and buying food. i say lift up the working families of this state and pay a real decent wage. we fight until this nation fulfills its promise of opportunity for all and that's what this ll about. we a ed a group of young people when they thought they should start saving for retirement. then we asked some older people when they actually di

i'm going to turn to commissioner bratton. before i do, i want to remind all new yorkers, especially at a moment like this, the phrase, if you see something, say something, it means a lot and if you see anything that you think is suspicious or dangerous, you see a package unattended or someone acting in a manner you regard as troubling, inform a police officer right away or call 911. always better to be safe than sorry. that phrase can save lives. it's here in times square that a vendor saw something a few years ago and alerted a police officer and saved the lives of countless new yorkers. it's so important to speak up and you can help the nypd in the fight against terror. we will keep you updated throughout the coming days, but rest assured one thing will be constant. the vigilance and the ability of the nypd. just a few words in spanish before i turn to commissioner [speaking spanish] [speaking in spanish] steve: that was the mayor. you heard him say we'll stand up to terrorists and stand by our values, reminding everybody t

i'm going to turn to commissioner bratton, but before yorkers, especially at a moment like this, the phrase, if you see something, say something. it means a lot. you're supposed to take it literally. if you see anything that you think is suspicious or dangerous. you see a package unattended, someone acting in a manner you regard as troubling, inform a police officer right away or call 911. always better to be safe than sorry. that phrase can save lives. remember, it was here until times square that a vendor saw something a few years ago, and alerted a police officer and saved the lives of countless new yorkers. it's so important to speak up. and can you help the nypd in the fight against terror. we will keep you updated throughout the coming days. but rest assured one thing will be constant. the vigilance and ability of the nypd. just a few words in spanish before i turn to commissioner [ speaking foreign language ] [ speaking foreign language ] >> with that, the finest police force in this nation and in this world, commissioner bill bratton. >> echoing the mayor's comment threat dir

>> i'm a bratton fan. bill bratton started in boston. he had a hard time in boston. they kicked him around and he came up with this policing business. he did -- he graduated from boston. he did great there. he came to new york, and he was giuliani's commissioner. then he -- then he goes to los angeles. he is out there dealing with the gangs. when i was first governor, i called him. he didn't know me. i said sir, i've been elected governor of ohio. who would be the best person to run my prison system, because you're the best in policing. he said well we don't have anybody great. we do now, my guy, gary moore. but bratton is a smart guy. i believe him. these people can get it. i have no question about it. if i want to find out about radicalization in the muslim community, i don't send you. as smart a guy as you are, you aren't going to be able to figure it out. i have to go talk to somebody who goes to the mosque. if i try to send you there, you would be three blocks away, here comes that guy from television, okay. it wouldn't work. we have the entire civilized world f

it's where mayor bill de blasio and police commissioner bill bratton tore into his proposal to patrol u.s. muslim neighborhoods. >> his comments are not about safety and security. it's demagoguery. we have 900 muslim american officers in the nypd. >> i would remind the senator, he lives in the united states of america. and the statements he made today is why he's not going to become president of this country. as the mayor mentioned, i have over 900 very dedicated officers in this department, many of whom do double duty. they serve as active duty members of the u.s. military, in combat. something the senator has never seen. so before he starts denigrating any population group, take a close look at who he's denigrating. >> and that led to this exchange on cbs this morning. >> it's not surprising that the democratic political henchman of mayor de blasio are coming after me. >> he's raised a lot of civil liberty concerns. let me ask you, how many muslims are in america? >> i don't know the number off the top of my head. >> so you're saying law enforcement should surveil a number of americ

plus, commissioner bratton and the mirabeau say that the program was not all. it did not work. >> he seems more upset than i am calling for stopping the terrorists than he is at the terrorism and that i took great offense at that statement. i had almost a thousand muslim officers at the nypd. reporter: part of donald trump's plan is to close borders to muslims. notion of targeting muslims. >> any approach that would single them out or target them for discrimination is not only wrong and un-american, but it also would be counterproductive. >> also tonight the president of the nypd sergeants benevolent association says despite what the police commissioner and mayor say, he supports ted cruz's idea to monitor muslim communities. >> now for the latest development in the brussels terror attacks. log onto our on to our website and be sure to tune into "good day new york" for up-to-date information beginning at 4:30 a.m. dari: a bombshell announcement. kenneth thomson is the brooklyn district attorney who recommends house arrest of former nypd cop peter liang. the fam

steve: commissioner bratton taking aim at ted cruz after he criticized the anti-terror tactics. dari: linda schmidt continues our team coverage with a look at the statements that have the commissioner on the attack. >> he doesn't know what the hell he's talking about. i took great offense at that statement. i have almost a thousand muslim officers in the nypd. when he's running around here, we probably have a few muslim >> reporter: strong words today from police commissioner bratton for ted cruz after the brussels terror attacks yesterday. the texas senator criticized mayor de blasio for disbanding an nypd surveillance program in muslim communities. and he went further to say there should be increased surveillance of muslims around the country. de blasio and bratton quickly blasted that idea and cruz fired back today on a visit here in new york. >> mayor de blasio had a press conference yesterday just attacking me and getting all upset. he seems more upset that i'm calling for stopping the terrorists than he is at the terrorism. >> reporter: president obama in argentina today r

curtis: please, commissioner bratton and john milton are over-the-top. we run the police department by the of rights you guys called me 76 times.no copy ever abided by the bill of rights. i am being real. i know when they abide by the constitution and bill of rights. this editorial by police i think he was a member of the civil liberties union. they had cops undercover in mosques and community centers as they should have. stop the pretty pretense that you are not overly patrolling muslim communities. >> what about the spat between the wives? should they be off limits? should family be off limits? >> i think all the breadcrumbs trace back to marco rubio. apparently it was him and his minions who were trying to plant this story until the national enquirer blew it up. as much as donald trump and ted cruz go back and forth how come no one has asked marco rubio? you have your fingerprints on this. and creepy. i am an expert in the field and i don't buy the story. >> why would you ever get married? it's impossible. take it from the probe. why do you get marrie

. >> reporter: commissioner bratton is telling us police morale is always an issue, one the department is working to address. he's dismissing a new report that says it's at a low. the pba is the union for city police officers. a survey done by 6,000 of the members ranked morale at less than 3. the top cop is not surprised. >> i'll be quite frank. i'm not surprised. it echos the survey we conducted that we shared with you back in 2014. >> reporter: he says as a result of the findings, his department is focused on improving training and equipment as well as reorganizing specialty units to provide more career opportunities. >> everything we've been doing the last two years has been focused on responding to the us. >> the pba found 87 percent of members surveyed believe the two years of the de blasio-bratton administration. but the police station commissioner says that perception is at odds with reality. >> looking at the chief of department's reports, murders are down below the 2014 all time low level. shootings are down below historic levels. >> reporter: commissioner bratton tells us he

. >>> bill bratton is taking a tour of the times square subway station with mayor de blasio. the commissioner said a new 55-man unit started patrolling the subway stations under times square today. we are expecting a news conference with the commissioner and the mayor in just a few minutes. we'll bring it to you when that happens. >>> prayers for peace and those killed in today's attack at the church of the holy family on the east side. a special mass was held in english and french. parishioners woke length the terrorists win, they say -- they say. >> this is terrible. like anybody else who has been victim of terrorist, we are strong and we not gonna be we won't live in fear. >> just around the corner at the belgian consulate, people and small memorial that appears to be growing as people leave bouquets of flowers. >>> it is now shortly after 10 p.m. brussels time near the end of a day, an extremely difficult one for belgians. >> yes. and cbs 2's jonathan vigliotti joins us now live from brussels with more on what's happening there right now. jonathan, thank you for joining u

we will talk with nypd commissioner bill bratton and deputy commissioner john miller. we begin this morning with a look at today's "eye opener." your world in 90 seconds. >>> it is believed that the third man, the one that didn't die, who has been on the run since yesterday morning, has now been arrested. >> a potential breakthrough in the belgian terror investigates. >> raids yielded what is a bomb making factor. >> it is remain closed as the forensic teams go through the wreckage looking for throughs. >> people realize just now vulnerable the transport network remains. >> the site is becoming all too familiar to these individual. another terror attack and another city in shock. bernie sanders and ted cruz won utah. >> donald trump and hillary clinton score big wins in arizona. >> what we saw happen in brussels reminds us, this is a time for america to lead, not coward. >> monuments illuminating with belgium's national colors and a show of solidarity. >> president obama ends his trip to cuba. >> president obama is at a baseball game. >> the whole premise of terrorism

we will talk with nypd commissioner bill bratton and

bratton pipe man. >> i know what that is, larry. >> larry: oh, it's robin thede everybody. çlaughterÑs going on with that amen? >> well, what the man was doing there was quauzing black vote co-signing. >> larry: black vote co-signing? >> yeah. my co-signing with the amen. the mayor was signaling to wlak people and all people of color, telling them it's okay to trust this old white man. >> larry: really? you say black folk co-sign. >> de blasio is want black? >> but his wife is. and that makes him black as jesus. çlaughterÑ >> larry: okay. >> yep. right next to him. >> larry: got it. >> and did you hear him. whenever blaton made a point. de blasio was hallelujah jesus. >> larry: why tell them it's okay? >> i'm not shurp if you notice, but police and people of color haven't always seen eye to eye. so you know -- çlaughterÑ yeah, right. so all de blasio is doing is letting them know is that on this issue, the police is all right. >> larry: just co-signing. >> uh-huh. >> larry: robin thede, everybody. [ applause ] >> larry: okay. now. so ted cruz, a man not known to have many friends went

wrong, but when you had that, i thought it news conference, with miller and you and commissioner bratton, and the mayor was there. and john miller actually explained everything that happened -- woke you up, extended shifts, all that. i don't remember the details being disclosed like that, or am i just forgetting something? >> in the past, probably not, but i think it's important for the people of this great city to know that we're on top of this. anything that happens, whether it's in the city, whether it's crime, whether it's terrorism-related, we're gonna -- we take it seriously and we take affirmative steps immediately. >> we had the commissioner and the mayor riding the subways. partly p.r. gimmick? yes, but it's trying to make a point, and that point is what? >> i rode the subway up, too. i'm an old transit cop. i think the subway is definitely a different environment than being up on the street. being a transit cop, i know how important it is for people that ride the subway to feel safe, and i think once you see a uniform in there or if you see the commissioner or if you see the ma

in fact, i just left that news conference with commissioner bratton. the mayor, also fbi, members of thi e joint terrorism task force. their primary message there were no credible threats here in new york city. they are very aware of what is happening overseas and responded in force this morning. take a look at those armed units in time square. this is the kind of thing you are likely to see around the city today. particularly at major transit hubs and major city landmarks. and at locations with belgian we're told k-9 units have been deployed and specially trained dogs that can detect a suicide bomber. they got the call at 3:31 this morning and started making plans for new york city right away. the decision was made to keep the overnight critical response units through the morning on overtime. the result they say was the ability to significantly increase police presence around the city. >> this isn't something we started thinking about between 3:00 and 4:00 a.m. this is something we think about every minute of every day. >> what the terrorists want is

but a type of surveillance i think is essential. >> reporter: commissioner bratton told us today that surveillance based on one religion or one neighborhood simply doesn't work. the nypd has disbanded its controversial demographics unit. life in astoria queens tonight, andrew siff. >>> mass transit advocates fear fare hikes could come in funding promised to the mta. they're calling on the state to fulfill its commitment to fund the mta's capital plan. so far they say the governor has not allocated any money this year to the plan. >> my family has to pay up front for our costs? governor cuomo should not give us an i.o.u., a promise to pay at some unknown point in the future. >> the money would go toward funding the mta's 2015 through 2019 capital program. governor cuomo has said he'll release the money as it becomes needed. a spokesperson assured us that the state will meet its commitment. >>> 70 degrees right now. that's more like it, isn't it? let's walk on over to the weather wall, take a look outside and get a birds eye view of lady liberty. everyone who's outside at this evening u

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police commissioner bratton visited some news organizations this morning saying that they have extra police officers at thousands of different loektss cations across the city. here, so many people in a small area, really. when you think of just the blocks, the few blocks around here in times square, even police officers amazed by the amount of people they see here. as police officers led a subway commuter to a table where her bag was checked, commuters told us it's noticeable and significant the extra police officers they've been seeing. >> there's a lot of security here. maybe a little bit more. >> reporter: jessica says it makes her feel better seeing extra police in the wake of the massacre in brussels. >> it's horrific what happened there. very shocking. got to carry on. >> reporter: in time square we saw officers with their long guns and head to toe protective gear. they have increased security at airports, subway stations, bus stops, tunnels, bridges and landmarks. several days if not longer. does it make you feel better? >> you never know where they're going to hit. >> reporte

bratton died peacefully in massachusetts. he was the years old. he -- he was 89 years old. he served in the military and worked double shifts in the post office and metal plating shop to support his family. he also worked at the bocks of boston as a longshoreman. >>> in this morning's health alert a curious connection between a lack of sleep and a new study published in the journal called "sleep" suggests sleep deprivation can trigger changes on how you eat that could be compared to having so the-called marijuana munchies. sleepiness appears to enhance cravings for sweets, salt, and high-fat foods. >> that explains the pringles i had for breakfast. >>> straight ahead on "eyewitness news" saturday morning, many new yorkers on edge in the wake of recent stabbings and slashings on subway trains. coming up, what the nypd is now doing to help keep us safe. >> if you have a son, you do not want to miss some guests coming up later on the show. edge movement nyc is inspirin i do everything on the internet, but it's kinda slow. my friends said i should get fios because it's the fast

when they asked commissioner bratton about the responses. raymond's attorney shot back. >> commissioner bratton to use profanity. in many addressing the legitimate concerns of one of his employees is extra disrespectful. >> officers zorroed in on quotas like fighting crime in slashings. >> i'm in a closet you have no idea i'm in, waiting for someone in the black and hispanic communities to jump the turnstile. >> raymond was recently passed the lawsuit is not personal. raymond and the others hope legal action will lead to reform and better community policing. the city has asked a judge to throw out some of the lawsuit. in brooklyn, news 4, new york. >>> coming up as news 4 at 6:00 continues, an i team exclusive why officials and fire chiefs are saying a construction boom could be creating death traps for firefighters. janice huff has a much wetter forecast. >>> and the new jersey guy who truly made history out of his world. he's coming back to work tonight after a year. your workweek forecast. >>> we are going to have some rain in the area fo

. >>> bill bratton spent the day in massachusetts for his father's funeral. dozens of officers lined the streets in rock land as william bratton's casket was carried into a church. he died peacefully at the age of 89. he worked hard to support the family, the highlight of his life was meeting his mother. they were inseparable for 65 years. he visited her gravesite every day since she died nearly a decade ago. >>> a plan that will impact long island railroad commuters. governor cuomo called for action. >> some are concerned a third track could disrupt neighborhoods. mark santia explains how it will work. >> specifics, the governor says he wants to add a third track on to lirr property near the two existing tracks. taken, and he also says your commute will be safer because he wants to get rid of these. great crossings. those places where train tracks meet the road. some crossings will go away. >> look at this two crossings within 30 yards. i mean, this is a trap. >> it would be better, wouldn't it? >> it can be annoying at times, especially during rush hour. >>

who are committing or about to commit a crime, we don't focus on a whole community. >> reporter: bratton calls it precision policing. he told cbs2 even since the brussels attack people have been added to the watchlist mostly because of red flags raised by their online activity. >> thank you. >>> interludes, outrage that the brooklyn prosecutor will not seek prison time for a former nypd officer convicted for killing an unarmed man. peter liang was convicted of manslaughter for shooting akai gurley in brooklyn in 2014. district attorney ken thompson says he is recommending six months home confinement and five years probation. gurley's family says when promised to restore confidence in the justice system. >> his sentencing recommendation is a betrayal of that promise and sends a message that officers can continue to kill black new yorkers without consequences. >> thompson said in a statement that liang has no prior criminal history and poses no threat to public safety. >>> there are some new developments in the murder of an aide to governor cuomo. he was shot and killed last september and

during a radio interview toda y, police commissioner bill bratton says the mayor wants to rev w shelters where it is an issue. many of the city's homeless are scared to stay in the shelters. >> the shelters are not safe, or not perceived to be safe in the least, and that's keeping a lot in the shelters, there is a level of violence that is of concern also. >> despite the concerns at homeless shelters, bratton predicted that overall crime would be down by the end of the year. >>> holy week begins, a look at how new yorkers celebrated palm sunday. >>> and medical marijuana could be expanding in rt pas of the tri state. where lawmakers are considering allowing the treatment for >>> lawmakers in connecticut are considering a bill allowing patients under 18 years old to use medical marijuana under certain circumstucces. under this proposal, patients would need parents' consent and meet certain requirements. conditions like cerebral palsy, cystic fibrosis and terminal illnesses. the committee will vote on the bill tomorrow. >>> the palm sunday tradition at st. patrick's cathedral, cardinal tim

the other is i would say a little dismissive of commissioner bratton, of the comments that have beene by the new york police department. cruz, you have seen him link bratton to, i think he said liberal new york mayor' henchman, something along those lines. he talked about the fact the police officers on the ground, he mentioned the moments when they all turned their backs, pointing out he believes bratton is out of touch with what real people really want. >> a tricky situation for him. we have seen the republican candidates get on the debate stage and say they support police departments, and now being in a bitter back and forth potentially with the largest police department or the representative of the largest police department in the country, could be precarious for senator cruz. but we'll continue to see what he says there. thank you very much, hallie on the campaign trail for us. >>> coming up, we'll get republican congressional reaction to the attacks in brussels from a member of the senate foreign relations committee. stay with us. we'll be right back. 80% of women say a healthy

is -- bill bratton, the head of the nypd, the victim of political correctness?led to his opinion. there's a debate going on inside of this country as to what our approach should be going forward. i would say it's very clear that where many of these -- where some of these terrorists have been radicalized and where they have attempted to spread their version of islam, whicholent in it's important that the good people who live in those communities know they have the ability to turn to the police, work with the police in order to combat that where it happens. we have one terrorist who was responsible in the paris bombings who was hiding in plain soilth in a muslim community in brussels. that doesn't mean that everyone else in the community is a bad person, but it does mean there needs to be a commonsense law enforcement presence there, number one, to assist in terms of tracking down bad people who commit crimes or who are prone to do so. and number two, to make sure that the good people who live in those communities know that they don't have to give in. they don't h

. >>> mayor de blasio and commissioner bratton took a subway station today. the commissioner said a new 55-person unit started patrolling under times square today. he reminded the public it has a role to play in securing by remembering, if you see something, say something. >> while traveling in the subway system this afternoon i was very pleased to hear on messaging about that issue. see something, say something. and report it. >> bratton also said security will be increased at belgian and french institutions around the city. >>> many people are on edge in the wake of the attacks despite increased security. a minor fire sent a ripple of panic through grand central terminal. firefighters quickly responded putting out the fire in the juniors cheesecake restaurant. no one was hurt. and there were no major evacuations. but people in the terminal did fear the worst. >> with that happening in belgium, it's obvious it can happen here with 9/11 and everything. it's scary. >> reporter: terrorism crossed your mind? >> of course. i was reading that this morning. >> the

police commissioner bill bratton said in europe they're now much like we were back on 9/11. you might remember the fbi and the police. they didn't really talk to each other very well. that's the such now in europe. also they don't talk well to each other among different countries in europe. also, the other big concern is with muslim communities in europe very segregated from the rest of a city. the mayor today said he does not want to see that happen here. >> reporter: at this terrorism, police revealed several attempts during the holidays were discovered because of tips. >> a couple others came in from members of the muslim community where they told us things they saw, people they knew, things that were said, and turned in to significant investigations. i think that was the beginning of a turning point. >> reporter: new york city police have stopped surveillance on muslims. they've tried to work with community leaders. the mayor says it's making a difference here. >> if you don't want to see young people radicalized, treat them with respect. treat them like they're part of

. >> nypd commissioner bill bratton and john miller are stepping up criticism of republican presidential candidate ted cruz. bratton claims cruz knows absolutely nothing about >> those hard to read persistent slipping now a thing of the past. e-subscriptions mandatory yesterday and forces will alter those paper prescriptions to include more pills -- >> or allegedly see what prescription is. good morning everybody i'm juliet huddy. >> and i'm robert moses ben simmoneau is enjoying another day of vacation. >> it is dingous day where little boys throw bucket at girls. >> and pussy willows. >> i think it's a fair fight. a big thing in buffalo, a festive polish holiday. have a good weekend? >> keep that away from awful my i don't that happening -- >> this would have too much fun with that. >> don't throw things at each other. holiday is nots for them. [laughter] we're anticipating rain across the yeah this morning foxes we have it across portion of long island and it looks like it will be moving across of the tristate yore through the day tad. temperatures feeling pretty good right now motion

bill bratton says that department assigned cops to subway system and to city landmarks. presidential candidates are are also responding to the attacks. in the wake of the terror attacks in brussels presidential candidates here at home were quick to react. >> i would close up borders to people until we figure out what last thing we need or more friends are leaders who incite for fear . we don't have strength in human intelligence that we need and that is exactly why we cannot afford to alienate all of the muslims in the world. democratic candidate bernie sanders tweeted, quote, it's important we not succumb to bigotry. we're fighting a terrorist organization killing innocent people. we are not fighting a religion. republican candidate ted cruz is making headlines for his response to the attacks. kriewrs it was in new york city tuesday where he spoke at an event on upper east side and called to law enforcement to step up their policing of muslim neighborhoods in the the u.s. he later appeared on the o'o'reilly factor. >> we should use law enforcement to prevent radicalizat

on twitter, bratton said the narrative oy fighting terrorism is pure fiction. he went on to write the nypd hedoes not single out any go ups for selective enforcement. >> we're learning m re aboutd n american couple k lled in the brussels airport attack. family men's confirm that justin and emily schulz were killed there. they were drop off her mother , when the bombs went off. from vanderbilt university. >>> prosecutors also announce the first criminal charges in connection wite the attacks. >> nbc's bill neely reports from brussels. i>>n fter belgium's worst a tros si, charges against a man with a core role in the attacks. his apartment was raided two days ago. he was charged with terrorist murder and a direct link to the brussels bombo. also charged, two men identified only as rabbah n. arrested near brussels over a new foiled plot in france and abu bakr a. picks up near brussels and charged activities. chef u lived close to the metro station. vestigators haven't said what role they believe he played in but belgium media suggests he's this man pic wred waking

. >>> bit bratton mourning the -- bill bratton mourning the death peacefully yesterday in massachusetts, 89 years old. he served in the navy in world war ii and later worked double shifts at a post office and metal plating shop to support his family and he works the docks of boston as a longshoreman. >>> the latest crime news sparking fear and caution with it new yorkers, slashing and stabbing and people with 9/11 like this guy on the q train in brooklyn yesterday. eyewitness news reporter jim dolan with the story in harlem for us tonight. jim? >> reporter: even in this era of historically low violent crime stabbings and slashings are up historically high, already more than 600 this year alone. there was a guy arrested at this subway stop in harlem this week and then there was that guy on the q train. >> he was literally menacing people with a blade. out her cell phone to photograph the man with the knife on the q train platform in brooklyn as scores of travelers looked on unable to do much. >> what got to me was that all the people sitting on the train were ignoring him. they were tryi

with us is bill bratton, and senior correspondent. this is part of a task i know you are facing and what you were talking about, this from "the new york times." anxiety intensified about the inability to prevent mass killings at relatively unprotected places. speak to that. >> soft targets is the term used in new york as a clear example. that. we are a city of 8.5 million people with thousands of locations where a loor arge number of people congregate. the idea of trying to protect all of that, it's not possible. there is where the rule that john miller lives in, the world that he lives in, the idea of intelligence gathering and trying to act before the fact, get them before they are to take action is to critical. at the same time, if they were to be an event, you have to be prepared to respond very quickly. so a combination of prevention, surveillance, intelligence and quickly if you have a situation that is not just a bomb but an active shooter. >> john, you don't have to be smart to kill people. does it seem these guys are smarter

he is expected to be extradited to new york this afternoon. >> nypd police commissioner bill bratton said many of city's homeless are ato go. >> shelters and many slashings happen in the projects. domestic violence related. very large number of them in the public housing projects. that we estimate that only about 25% of approximately occur in areas where our patrol forces would have impact, in public streets, parks, et cetera. >> after bratton made comments at least seven more people by the way were slashed. >> easter bunny in new jersey doesn't seem to be in the holiday spirit. check out the video posted on twitter. the ma'am easter bunny, brawling with somebody in jersey city at newport center mall. the easter bunny is there in the middle with a black jacket on, white pants. no head. he had taken the costume off. >> is the jacket part of the getup. >> apparently a formally dressed easter bunny. >> right. >> start of the video. he had been separated from somebody, a guy in a brown shirt. they kind of went at it. he moved away then he comes back not really sure what started this but,

that's the plan devised by manhattan district attorney commissioner bratton. >> what we're attempting to do is give them more discretion. give a warning that will be developing. give a summons or make an arrest if that's what's necessary. >> the change comes as the police department says overall crime is at record low levels. yet tensions between police and communities of color remain a concern. bratton says they are drawing one hard line. >> you smoke marijuana in the street, you'll be arrested. look at our arrest numbers. they're up for that. a lot of people didn't get the message that you can't smoke marijuana on the streets of new york city. >> reporter: critics of lessening the penalties for quality of life crimes fear it will open the door to the bad old days and create a climate of disorder and danger on the streets. but it doesn't need to get to that point. >> it should be constantly looked at to insure that we're not going back to the early years of the 1990s where we had the city of new york. >> reporter: this policy could spread citywide and bratton says if it does, the nyp

this. >> >>> commissioner bratton joins us now in new york.uz's statement last week. let's talk about counterterrorism more generally and in new york city what works in new york city that has not worked in, say, brussels or paris, as it pertains to our muslim population and making muslim americans feel like they're part of our city, stated on country? >> we have a huge muslim population from all over the world, not just arab countries, 700,000 to 800,000 of them. i have almost a thousand muslim officers in my department. in new york, the counterterrorism efforts are vast and huge. the 9/11 event was a wakeup call for american, certainly from new york city. my predecessor ray kelly put in place a great foundation we've been building on that. we're attempting to repair damaged relationships with this that muslim community that has been broken because they felt we were spying on them, trying to intimidate them, not concerned with their concerns. we've learned with the past. much as we've had the same issues with african-american communities over

commissioner bratton is one of the main reasons. last year, 3,500 people were injured as a result of car crashes which underscores how much work remains to be done. arthur chi'en, fox 5 news. dari: a long island teen pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter and other charges in connection with a deadly 2014 drag race crash in farming dale that left several dead. he was 17 at the time of the crash. that left the families outraged. >> my client has taken full responsibility for his role in this tragic and sad incident. >> it's devastating that such a lenient thing could be imposed for a horrific, horrific thing that happened to long island, it's ridiculous. dari: he faces six months behind bars when he's sentenced in may. steve: a brooklyn man is free, exonerated after serving 25 years in prison. he was convicted for the murder of ms. carter. his conviction was based on the eyewitness testimony of gerard williams, but after a review of the case, the innocence project found williams initially identified another man as carter's kill