brian watkins goes after them. one of the attackers has a knife. >> reporter: he realizes brian is right behind him. >> if you're brian, i'm morales. >> reporter: swings. >> then runs up the stairs. >> reporter: brian was stabbed and soon collapses. >> need an ambulance. >> reporter: within minutes the 911 calls started coming in. brian's mother ran to a pay phone frantically pleading for help. >> they stabbed him in the heart. he's dying. >> is he awake? >> no, he's not. he's unconscious. >> reporter: brian watkins died on the way to the hospital. he was just 22 years old. >> they were the targets of young killers. >> reporter: a tourist was stabbed to death. >> brian watkins. >> reporter: how would you describe the media reaction to this murder? >> almost inducing a wave of panic. >> it is the terror of new york city, no one from violence. >> rep the worst year of crime in the city's history. >> i dress for the muggers. >> i wear flat shoes so i can run. >> reporte and most terrifying was underground. >> very oft

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watkins, former white house aide to president george h.w. bush. welcome as always. >> thank you. >> obviously this looks like a good number, higher than the anticipation brian raised very interesting point. jobs are growing but the economy doesn't seem to be very much why? >> well, it takes time i think i mean, rome wasn't built in a day. you've got a new president who certainly is promising to do some things with taxes, reform taxes and to spur the economy. spur job growth. this is a great sign i mean, 222,000 jobs this month is great news for the economy. i know that the u-6 number up a little bit and labor force participation rate also slightly ticked up just a tad and wage growth is still sluggish but i have high hopes for economic growth going forward. i think we are headed in the right direction. >> so mayor, what do you think do you think that the economy will get out of sort of first gear here being sort of one, 1.5% growth rates and get to second gear for the second half of the year and maybe moving towards third? >> the obama jobs recovery continues. this is now almost eight years of continuous job growth and that's a positive sign for the economy with u