brooke. >> martin savidge, thank you so much. all those people, community, police and beyond paying their respects to those two officers. officer liu and officer ramos. thank you, martin savidge. we'll be right back. ♪ (holiday mhey! is playing) i guess we're going to need a new santa ♪(the music builds to a climax.) more people are coming to audi than ever before. see why now is the best time. audi will cover your first month's payment on select models at the season of audi sales event. visit audioffers.com today. and i quit smoking with chantix. i had tried to do it in the past. i hadn't been successful. quitting smoking this time was different because i got a prescription for chantix. along with support, chantix (varenicline) is proven to help people quit smoking. the fact that it reduced the urge to smoke helped me get that confidence that i could do it. some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. some peop

news. >>> hello, everyone, breaking news, i'm martin savidge in new york. let's get to what we have. two new york city police officers in uniform and sitting in their nypd patrol car were shot in what is described as ambush style today in brooklyn. we are now told that both officers were shot in the head and both have died from their wounds. we're also told the suspected gunman has been found dead. here's how one of the witnesses described the scene. >> no, he just told me that, you know, they got shot in the car whatever. they were sitting here. but why hole thing is we got to take back our communities. this can't happen if you are mad at somebody be mad at the person that you're mad at. we have two people missing their families for the holidays. i know there's war going on and everybody else lost somebody but you're not at his house or his lawn. this is true. you don't even know if they were good or bad. i don't condone this. i'm not with it. i'm not with it. >> again, repeating two new york police officers have been shot dead. it's a fast-moving story so

scared, fearing the killer is likely local, someone they know, and someone who knows them. >> martin savidgens us now from batesville in mississippi. martin, what a tragedy. what a mystery. i imagine piecing together the last few hours of jessica's life will be crucial here. any progress there? >> reporter: yeah, it is absolutely crucial and that's really where the officers have been focused in their investigation. we learned something today talking to the manager of the gas station. he interacted with jessica on that night. he talked to her many times before, it's a local hangout. he said there was something different about her that night. call it a sixth sense. but noted something else. normally when she fills up, she buys three or four bucks worth of gas. not much more than that. that night, she brought five gallons worth of gas. she apparently was going to go somewhere. the question is where and why? >> interesting. in a town this small, i imagine everyone knows everyone, must have an idea or some notion of what happened. how do they separate the rumors from the facts here? >> reporter:

. >> i'm martin savidge following breaking news out of new york at this hour. two new york city police officers in uniform sitting in their nypd patrol car were shot, ambush-style, we're told today in brooklyn. we're also told both officers were shot in the head and both have died as a result of their wounds. the suspected gunman has been found dead, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. here is how one witness described today's scene. >> no, she just told me they got shot in the car, whatever, they were just sitting here. my whole thing is, we've got to take back our communities. this can't happen. if you're mad at somebody, be mad at the person you're mad at. now we have two families missing somebody for the holidays. where is your humanity? i know there is a war going on, and thoughts going out to the family and everybody who lost somebody but you're not at his house or his lawn. you don't even know if they were good or bad. i don't condone this. and i'm not with it. i'm not with it. >> the shooting comes in the wake of anti police protests that followed

i'm martin savidge. it's going to be with you. that's taken place where the two officers in new york city were slain yesterday. this is a vigil that is happening,000 a now. and prayers are being said in support of the officers, in support of law enforcement, and the decision makers of this community, and it's important even in our discussions now to keep in mind the focus needs to be on the loss of those two officers and thaeir memories an families as we discuss larger events around it pertaining to the relationship in new york and the rift with the police department. this, by the way, is in brooklyn where all of this is happening. let me bring back now david gergen, martha pease. david, i interrupted you as we sort of went to break there to continue what you would tell the mayor, you've got to try to get beyond this because it's essential for the city to heal. >> first of all, martin, let me say thank you to you. you're bringing a calm voice to this which i think is really helpful.

news. >>> hello, everyone, breaking news, i'm martin savidge in new york. to what we have. two new york city police officers in uniform and sitting in their nypd patrol car were shot in what is described as ambush style today in brooklyn. we are now told that both officers were shot in the head and both have died from their wounds. we're also told the suspected gunman has been found dead. here's how one of the witnesses described the scene. >> no, he just told me that, you know, they got shot in the car whatever. they were sitting here. but why hole thing is we got to take back our

martin savidge found out at a private security firm in north carolina.a look. >> reporter: it's the moment of truth. a s.w.a.t. unit makes entry and thanks to our cameras, you are part of the team. it's over in seconds. and if it's done right, the bad guys are down and the hostages safe. it may look easy. it's anything but. as i find out by putting on body armor and eye protection because this is live ammunition. following the team on a special training range. >> so i'm just looking for any threat that might appear? >> reporter: the man pause at an entrance. one arm placed on the person in front and they're all within physical contact because this is how you're going to communicate. >> yep. >> reporter: they have radios, but critical movement commands are communicated by a squeeze. antec saneki first in and likely the first target. >> you know that going in. you brace, you prepare, menially think about it or shut it out? >> you just do what you're trained to do. >> reporter: depending on the situation, the go command may come from a police chief, a gover

it's quite possibly the difference between life and death. >> martin savidge joins us now from north carolina. it's incredible, martin, when you think about the response by law enforcement in sydney, australia. they had six seconds. they basically went in six seconds after that shot was heard, and that was after, you know, more than 12 hours, 14 hours. they were standing around basically on a hair trigger ready to go in on a matter of seconds. the guys you're with are using live ammunition in the training. why is that so important? >> reporter: because of what you described. they may have hours or days to prepare or maybe only have minutes. and the reality is, anderson, they're not shooting for the movies. they're shooting for keeps. so reality dictates. they've got to use real ammunition. they've got to shoot on targets. they have to know everything as best they can as to what it will be like when everything is on the line. >> and also i mean you're in the facility right now that they use. they obviously when they go into a facility like that they have no idea maybe how many potenti

. >>> hello, i'm martin savidge, and we continue to follow the developments in the missing airasia flight 8501. and the flight never arrived from surabaya to singapore. and erin mcpike, i assume that the administration has been following it closely? >> yes, a that is right, martin. president obama has been briefed when he was out to dinner at the white house, and he says they will continue to monitor this situation, and as of yet, there are no u.s. assets designated. we did get this official statement says that the indonesians and singaporeans are leading the investigation, and we will standby and lend assistance in any way that is helpful. and we have confirmed that there were no u.s. passports involved in the flight. the other thing that we would point out though is that in the case of the mh-370 after that went miss, and mh-317 was shot down over ukraine, those were both boeing aircraft that was an american aircraft and so the ntsb was involved in the technical support. and in this case, the airbus is a french company manufacturer. and the u.s. has be asked first before they can begin

. >>> good morning, everyone, i'm martin savidge, it's 10:00 and you are in the cnn newsroom and we begin with breaking news a search at sea, now suspended after a passenger jet carrying 162 people went missing in southeast asia. officials say large ships with powerful lights will continue to comb the waters for airasia 8 flight. the airbus left at 5:30 eastern time last night bound for singapore. indonesia officials say about 45 minutes later, the captain asked to climb above 38,000 feet because of bad weather. minutes later, the plane disappeared from radar and airline officials say they lost contact at 7:24 eastern time. indonesian authorities say they monitored the jet for another half hour before losing contact. the flight was due to land at 8:30 eastern time last night. now families are desperate for any sign of what may have happened to this plane. the ntsb is now monitoring the situation. the saga is unfolding, of course less than 10 months after malaysia airlines flight 370 went missing en route from kuala kuala kuala kuala lumpur to beijing. let's go to andrew stevens, he is joi

. >> cnn's martin savidge is at brooklyn at the site of the memorial of the slain nypd office. >> reportergood morning, christine, the tributes and the memorial here continue to grow as people are drawn as they have been for the past several days. last night, there was another tribute that was done. this one involving lights in the city of new york. city hall had requested that public buildings as well as landmarks dim their lights for five minutes from 9:00 to 9:05 as part of a tribute for officers killed here in brooklyn. it was actually 24 hours of tributes. earlier in the day, the mayor, mayor de blasio and his wife came to his site here. they spent some time. and later in the day, the mayor held a moment of silence at city hall. a number were gathered and the public, again, took part. the funeral for the first officer, that's officer rafael ramos is going to be held this weekend. the white house has already announced that vice president will be here. and it's also announced that the mayor of new york will also be attending. that despite the calls by some saying that he should stay awa

martin savidge. >>> more tonight. susan hendricks. >> the fate of a $1.1 trillion spending bill.ss it by midnight to keep government running but some democrats blast add-ones with a proposal to ease banking regulations in the dodd frank law. nfl commissioner roger goodell with a new policy for team owners with an extensive list of prohibited conduct and minimum six game suspension for domestic violence. released from a sharlt hospital. that's him after he suffered two fractures in his back near the stadium. police say it appears cam newton was not at fault. flipped over several times. >>> and malala was shot in the head by the taliban two years ago. that did not stop her. she shares the award with satyarthi, who spoke about education and the millions of children deprived. >> remarkable people. both of them. susan, thank you. >>> up next, a 67-year-old fisherman missing since thanksgiving amazingly found alive. details ahead. dentures with toothpaste or plain water. and even though their dentures look clean, in reality they're not. if a denture were to be put under a microscope, w

let's begin with cnn's martin savidge who's on the ground for us in brooklyn. martin? >> reporter: good evening, wolf. standing outside at the memorial that has grown on the street here at the intersection where the shooting that take place on saturday has still caused this city to be in deep mourning and deep shock over what was the broad daylight asass nati-- assassination of two of new york's finest. an update from authorities on the investigation this afternoon, we learned authorities are still trying to piece together the final hours of the suspect in this particular case. and they showed remarkable footage. they say it is surveillance footage gathered from a mall in brooklyn about three hours before the attack on the new york police officers. they say it shows the suspect walking and moving about here in the new york area. but there is still a gap of about 2 1/2 hours they really don't know where this person was. they're appealing to the public for information. meanwhile, as you said, the mayor putting out a call, there are all sorts of protests that have been co

i'm martin savidge in new york. thank you for joining me. it's great to be with you. >>> the fbi is getting an offer to help investigate a suspected cyber attack from north korea. that offer is coming from, wait for it, north korea. here's the gist of the statement. we didn't know who indict. we didn't do it. we're being framed. fit turns down that offer of a mutual investigation, and continues to blame north korea for the computer attack on sony pictures. that attack resulted in the release of a private company's information and emails that toledo the cancellation of the release of a movie about an sasse destination plot on north korean leader kim jong-un. despite north korea's formal denial the fbi is fairly convinced that the sony attack started. so who in north korea is savvy enough, well trained enough to set something so destructively loose or so destructive loose on the world. people who studied kim jong-un are pretty sure they know. we go to soul for more. >> reporter: north korean soldiers, a technicolor force against the west. on s

our martin savidge has more on that angle. >> reporter: surveillance video showed ismaaiyl brinsley atl in brooklyn saturday. about three hours from now, he'll shoot and kill two new york police officers. authorities are still trying to piece together those final hours. >> if anyone has seen this individual. >> reporter: this cell phone videotape shot from a balcony captures the moments right after the shooting and the frantic efforts to try to save the offic officers. about a block away brinsley takes his own life as police close in. hours later authorities announce officers wenjian liu and rafael ramos died. murdered for the uniform they wore. based on social media posts they believe he was bent on revenge angry over police killings of african-american men in new york and missouri. >> two of new york's finest were shot and killed with no warning, no provocation. they were quite simply assassinated. >> reporter: investigators say a review of brinsley's cell phone contained video they believe he shot in manhattan earlier this month at a protest over the deaths of eric garner and michae

martin savidge is in atlanta for me outside of the historic ebenezer church. what's happening at the church tonight? >> reporter: you know, president obama asked for these regional meetings to take place, the attorney general came to atlanta. he'll be meeting first with the mayor, the chief of police, civic leaders, political leaders, faith leaders, student leaders. after that then there's an interfaith service followed by a community forum. the where is the martin luther king, jr. historic site where martin luther king, jr. was born. also where he was raised in the church where he preached and the date december 1st, 1955, was when rosa parks refused to give up her seat at the front of the bus whites only section in montgomery, alabama. those historic points remember not lost. the relevancy is known by the pastor here, the senior pastor who spoke on new day yesterday. >> tomorrow is the 59th anniversary of the beginning of the montgomery bus boycott. that was a local movement that turned into a national struggle that changed our country. once again as we look

martin savidge is there. martin, great to see you. what will we expect the attorney general to say? >> reporter: good evening, john. a number of things. but you've already alluded to one of the most prominent features which is the fact it's expected the attorney general will announce soon that he is going to unveil guidelines that will be disseminated to federal law enforcement to greatly limit now the use of racial proflg again by federal law enforcem t enforcement. that is something that many civil rights advocates are have been pushing for for quite some time. so it's anticipated the attorney general is going to announce those first steps coming up. just a short while ago he had a meeting with a number of community leaders. this was behind closed doors. and he said that one of the reasons atlanta was chosen for the first of what are expected to be a number of these meetings around the country is it is said to have good community relations, good community outreach between law enforcement and the community which is served. then on top of that there is the historic reference, and th

martin savidge. >> a lot more happening tonight. susan hendricks. of a $1.1 trillion spending bill is uncertain. congress must pass it by thursday midnight to keep government running but some democrats blast add-ones with a proposal to ease banking regulations in the dodd frank law. >>> nfl commissioner roger goodell outlined a new tougher conduct policy for all players and staff, after team owners with an extensive list of prohibited conduct and minimum six game suspension for domestic violence. >>> well, carolina panthers quarterback cam newton is sore but in good spirits after being released from a charlotte hospital. that's him yesterday on a stretcher after he suffered two fractures in his back in an accident near the stadium. police say it appears cam newson was not at all right. a car hit his truck which flipped several times. >>> and malala was shot in the head by the taliban two years ago. that did not stop her. she shares the award with india's satyarthi, a champion for children, they beth spoke about education and the millions of children

the lights went out on the famous rockefeller christmas tree in tribute and our martin savidge has more. >> reporter: at new york city hall, everything stopped at 2:47 p.m. >> now bow our heads in memory of officer ramos and officer liu. >> reporter: the moment saturday when two new york police officers were shot to death as they sat in their patrol car in brooklyn. after days of angry words and political finger-pointing over who beyond the shooter was to blame, today's silence said the most. earlier mayor bill de blasio paid an unannounced visit to the site where the two were shot. like so many new yorkers, de blasio was drawn to an ordinary corner now turned almost sacred. last night with tears streaming down their faces the family of officer liu spoke. the most powerful words coming from his wife of just two months. >> this is a difficult time for both of our families. but we will stand together and get through this together. >> reporter: among those offering condolences the family of the gunman ismaaiyl brinsley who later took his own life. brinsley's estranged sister said her broth

martin savidge, thank you for that.posted. >>> an ugly, ugly encounter with the police is caught on tape. >> [ bleep ]. >> a woman videotaping police officers as they are allegedly beating a man in custody. she tells them she has every right to record the encounter, which she does. but what happens next is nothing short of ugly. details on that story next. how much money do you have in your pocket right now? i have $40, $21. could something that small make an impact on something as big as your retirement? i don't think so. well if you start putting that towards your retirement every week and let it grow over time, for twenty to thirty years, that retirement challenge might not seem so big after all. ♪ >>> the los angeles lakers, most of them, showed their solidarity with the nationwide support for the family of eric garner last night. if you take a close look, you don't even have to look so close, you can read it, "i can't breathe" on their warm-up t-shirts last night. more public protests are planned across the country

martin savidge, thank you. >> you're welcome.nned in new delhi after a woman accusing her daughter of raping her, but here in the united states are you any safer? the state of california is suing the car service over background checks. we'll explain that, plus breaking news on wall street. the dow plummeting more than 200 points. find out why ahead. how much money do you have in your pocket right now? i have $40, $21. could something that small make an impact on something as big as your retirement? i don't think so. well if you start putting that towards your retirement every week and let it grow over time, for twenty to thirty years, that retirement challenge might not seem so big after all. ♪ the bed reacts to your body. this zips off so i can wash it-yes, please. it's really cool to the touch. (vo) there's no better gift than your best night's sleep. visit your local retailer and feel the tempur-pedic difference for yourself. having a perfectly nice day, when out of nowhere a pick-up truck slams into your brand new car. one se

. >> hello, i'm martin savidge in for fredricka whitfield.his was a look at the sights and the sounds from the funeral service for fallen police officer rafael ramos. 25,000 police officers were there from across the country. several people spoke at the service including vice president joe biden. new york city police commissioner bill bratton and mayor bill de blasio. as the mayor was speaking, some of the officers outside the church turned their backs. it was reminiscent of an incident last week. officers turned their backs on the mayor after he came to the hospital after the shooting. they are expressing how he handled the protests in the city. miguel marquez just spoke to a union representative for the police officers, and it was a pretty interesting conversation, miguel. >> we spoke to the union representative who was at the center of the controversy here. shortly after those police officers turned their backs on the mayor at the hospital, a man named patrick lynch, patty lynch, as he's called here, he's a 31-year member of the new york p

cnn's martin savidge reports. >> reporter: surveillance video shows suspected gunman ismaaiyl brinsley at a mall in brooklyn saturday, about three hours from now he'll shoot and kill two new york police officers. authorities are still trying to piece together those final hours. >> if anyone has seen this individual -- >> reporter: this cell phone video shot from a balcony captures the moments just after the shooting. the frantic efforts to try and save the two officers. about a block away from this scene, brinsley, the shooter, takes his own life at a subway platform as police close in. later police announce officers wenjian liu and rafael ramos died for the uniform they wore. angry over police killings of african-american men in new york and missouri. >> two of new york's finest were shot and killed with no warning, no provocation. they were, quite simply, assassinated. >> reporter: investigators say a review of brinsley's cell phone contained video they believe he shot in manhattan earlier this month at a protest over the deaths of eric garner and michael brown. brinsley's string of

. >> let me go to martin savidge who is with me now. the attorneys for the family say their prime concern right now to get this arrest. mother want this conviction. and the confidence is shaken in the system. it is. justice for tamir is what they are calling for and that's the phrase they use. there's a familiar face that's joined the legal team for tries family, that's ben crump. ben crump is saying essentially that a grand jury won't work in this system. he said we've seen two examples, ferguson and new york. he wants to see the prosecutor in cuyahoga county where this occurred circumvent the grand jury and indict directly. now in theory that can to be done. but in practicality it's almost never done. there's an investigation which will take about 90 dates before it gets to the prosecutor's office. so we're talking february or march of next year. >> we heard today as we've been listening to tamir rice's mother and she talked about her daughter. >> she described this happened. it was 3:30 in the afternoon. two little boys knock on her

martin savidge, cnn, batesville, mississippi. >>> still to come in the "newsroom."you must hear. >> to get all beyonce about it, i woke up like this. >> oh, it's awesome. coming up next, hear why rhimes says she has not broken the so-called glass ceiling. you will be inspired. e financial noise financial noise financial noise financial noise you don't need to think about the energy that makes our lives possible. because we do. we're exxonmobil and powering the world responsibly is our job. because boiling an egg... isn't as simple as just boiling an egg. life takes energy. energy lives here. >>> she's one of the hottest names in hollywood right now and if you don't know her name, well, here's a hint. "gr "grey's anatomy" "scandal" "how to get away with murder." i'm talking about shonda rhimes. she was honored with the sister thisry lan-- the sherry lancing award. rhimes has taken over the thursday night lineup and has been praised by fans and colleagues as example of someone who has broken the glass ceiling. krooims doesn't see it that way, however. here's part of h

>> all right, martin savidge. thanks very much. both mayor de blasio and the police commissioner, bill bratton, spoke at length about the divisions that exist between police and the community and their confidence about overcoming them. mark novak has seen many ups and downs over the years. he served more than 20 years at the nypd and has strong views about what he's seeing today. mark, you say many current and former officers feel that the mayor has symbolically turned his back on them. how so? >> i think in speaking to a number of my colleagues, wolf, what officers are feeling is when these attacks were being directed at them, when you had protesters attacking officers physically and verbally in some instances on some of these demonstrations, chanting and calling for dead cops, what the officers were looking for in that instance was for the mayor to take a stand or some individuals associated with this protest to stand up and say, yes, you have a right to protest, yes, you may have some valid issues that need to be discussed, but

yay, game night, so much fun. >>> i'm martin savidge in new york. we are waiting for new york city police commissioner william bratton and mayor bill de blasio to speak at a news conference at a hospital in brooklyn. two uniformed police officers died this afternoon after a man walked up to their patrol car and shot them. it happened in the bedford-sty neighborhood of brooklyn. witnesses say that a gunman approach a marked patrol car from behind and shot both officers while they sat inside. police have identified the suspect who shot himself, we are told, in a subway station while police officers were chasing after him. we've got our cameras live in new york city at the hospital where the new york mayor and police commissioner are about to speak. and of course, we will carry that news conference live the moment that it happens. joining us, cnn analyst, tom fuentes, former deputy, fbi director and cnn money tech correspondent, laurie segall and former los angeles police officer david kinger. david, let me bring you in first, and ask, there has to be

martin savidge is on the scene for us in brooklyn. what's the latest over there, martin? >> reporter: wolf, this memorial site continues to grow in size and continues to grow in meaning to the people of brooklyn and all of new york. it has been visited today by many, many people. you mentioned the mayor of new york here with his wife. there have been police officers here that have come in large groups and then there have been members of the public that have also been representatives of one of the fallen officers, officer ramos. this continues to be the touchstone. at 2:47 p.m., here and in city hall and new york and a number of other sites, they observed a moment of silence. that was, of course, exactly three days to that moment when the shots were fired that killed the two officers on this specific site. tonight, the mayor is saying that they are asking for public buildings and also for landmarks to dim their lights at 9:00 again out of the respect of the officers. many are calling for healing and reflection and despite what you've heard from the police and the mayor's o

cnn's martin savidge is live with more. od morning, martin. >> the mother of jameer rice had strong things to say against the cleveland police department. she said after her son was shot and the 14-year-old daughter went to his aid, that police tackled her daughter and authorities threatened her. >> to answer your question, i'm looking for a conviction. >> the mother says as her son lay dying she tried desperately to get to him, only to be stopped by police. >> as i was trying to get through to my son, the police told me to calm down or they will put me in the back of the police car. and so of course i calmed down. >> rice says police already handcuffed and detained her 14-year-old daughter had also had tried to reach her wounded brother. police declined to comment on the family's allegations. how police acted after last month's shooting the family says only compounded their pain and suffering over the loss of their son who was shot carrying a toy gun in a public park just yards from his home. >> it's probably fake, but it's

the next hour of cnn begins after a short break with martin savidge. subaru "share the love" event, subaru owners feel it, too. because when you take home a new subaru, we donate 250 dollars to helping those in need. we'll have given 50 million dollars over seven years. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru.

martin savidge, cnn. >> cnn legal analyst former federal prosecutor jeffrey toobin. in determining, jeff, the grand jury determining the choke hold and stuff, does intent matter? whether the officer intended to use a choke hold or intended to compress? >> well, a choke hold is not illegal. a choke hold is against new york city police department policy but it's not a crime to use a choke hold. the issue before the grand jury was the unreasonable use of force. that's also a difficult term to define. but choke holds in and of themselves were not really the issue. >> there is a law against strangulation in the city that began as a domestic violence law. >> that's one of the many questions about this grand jury that we don't know the answer to. is what possibilities were presented to the grand jury. there are a lot of possible laws that were implicated here. strangulation, assault, manslaughter, involuntary manslaughter. it's not a straight up or down decision the grand jury could make. they could have chose a variety of criminal laws to charge any of the officers, which

martin savidge found out what a chokehold is and why it's still used. >> reporter: the first thing i discovered is police aren't the only ones to use a chokehold, it's also a martial arts move. matt is a black belt judo instructor. there's a lot of ways to choke someone but really only two styles. cut off the oxygen to the lungs or cut off the blood supply to the brain. here's the air supply choke. okay. all right. so that's the restricting the airflow by pressing up against the wind pipe. and it cuts off your ability to talk as well as cuts off -- >> right. >> reporter: next up is the blood flow one. >> same thing. when you feel it i'll stop. >> reporter: okay. that create as sensation of light headedness. you get that tunnel vision thing. much quicker. it's the last choke that blood supply choke experts say is the safer of the two techniques because it's easier to restore blood flow than getting someone breathing again. phil is the next guy to wrap his arms around my neck. >> tell me what that's like. >> reporter: difficult to talk or give a strong breath. he's a former beat cop in

our cnn's martin savidge has been live in brooklyn for us. tell us more about how this is happening. >> reporter: well, suzanne, it's interesting that most of those calls are for unity, calm or for peace or coming together and have actually come from this site, where i am standing. in the past it might have been called the scene of the crime but now it's something far more. it's been called a gathering place for many new yorkers, a place to reflect, a place to mourn. we've also just heard that the mayor's office is asking that tonight buildings and landmarks dim their lights at 9:00 out of respect to the fallen officers. it is just one of the number of ways today that they are honoring those men. at new york city hall, everything stopped at 2:47 p.m. >> now bow our heads in memory of officer ramos and liu. >> reporter: on saturday, two new york police officers were shot to death as they sat in their patrol cars in brooklyn. after days of angry words and political finger pointing of who is to blame, today, silence said the most. earlier, mayor

martin savidge, cnn, batesville, mississippi. >>> protests continue after the controversial grand jury in the eric garner choke hold case. there have been calls for the police officer to be fired. we'll look at what's happened to other officers in similar cases. as we push on here. [alex] when i put my feet up on this bed, my stress just goes away. [announcer] visit your local retailer and discover how tempur-pedic can move you. a wake-up call. but it's not happening out there. it's happening in here. [ sirens wailing ] inside of you. even if you're treating your crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis, an occasional flare may be a sign of damaging inflammation. learn more about the role damaging inflammation may be playing in your symptoms with the expert advice tool at crohnsandcolitis.com. and then speak with your gastroenterologist. with the expert advice tool at crohnsandcolitis.com. a remote that lives more wi-fi in more places. a movie library you can take wherever you go. internet speeds that have gotten faster 13 times in 12 years. the innovators and inventors at comcast labs ar

. >> martin savidge with us. we'll check back with you as well. yesterday, we saw a powerful symbol of healing. daughter, emerald, paying respects. she's joining us tonight. it's been a difficult emotionally loaded time for her. emerald, what went through your mind when you heard that the man who murdered those two new york city police officers in brooklyn had earlier posted online that the killings would be revenge for the deaths of your father and michael brown? >> well, the first thing that went through my mind was basically, you know, there's something wrong with, you know, him as a person. he's not, you know, mentally stable because, you know, with everything that we've been saying, we want everything to be peaceful. so it wasn't, you know, that he didn't know what was happening. he just, you know, took it upon himself to take, you know, negative actions. >> you visited a memorial yesterday that had been created to honor these police officers and ramos. explain why that was important for you to be there and publicly offer your condolences. >>

. >> martin savidge in brooklyn. we'll check back with you. yesterday, we saw a powerful symbol of feeling. eric garner's daughter shares her thoughts in what has been an obviously difficult emotionally loaded time for her. emerald, what went through your mind when you heard the man who murdered those two new york city police officers in brooklyn had earlier posted online the killings would be revenge for the deaths of your father and michael brown? >> the first thing that went through my mind is basically there is something wrong with him as a person. he's not mentally stable. everything we've been saying we want everything to be peaceful. it wasn't, you know, that he didn't know what was happening, he just took it upon himself ti >> you visited a memorial yesterday created for these officers. explain why that was important for you to be there and publicly offer your condolences. >> it was important to me because in the case of my dad, people came out and they supported us. i just felt really saddened by it because a young boy, young kids los

>> martin savidge reporting live for us this morning, thanks so much. >> you're welcome. >> i'll be right ♪ abe! get in! punch it! let quicken loans help you save your money. with a mortgage that's engineered to amaze! thanks, g. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> you have the power to do anything, to make a difference and inspire the world. ♪ everyday people do everyday things ♪ >> in afghanistan i want to help the people and the dogs. ♪ and you hear me now >> we are giving them the best present in order to make a better future. ♪ we could be heroes >> i'm here to honor real heroes. >> it's going to be a great evening. >> welcome to cnn heroes, an all-star tribute. ♪ we can be heroes >> it is my honor to hug the weightlifter with the biggest heart ever. >> never worry about what you can't do, never, ever quit. >> it's incredibly humbling to be recognized as a cnn hero. >> this has been an amazing time. >> you're killing me, cnn, got me sobbing all up in my chardonnay. >> see the stars come out to honor the top ten cnn heroes of 2014, cnn heroes an all-star tribute, sunday night december 7th at 8:00 eastern. >>

i'm martin savidge in new york.for watching. >>> beverly, beverly. >> beverly johnson took a risk in a world of cut throat competition. >> the agency that i was with, the owner said you'll never be on a cover. wh who do you think you are? >> but beverly johnson was a trail blazer. >> i was very determined to be a great model. i just didn't let anything deter me. >> she became the first black face on the cover of the fashion industry's bible. >> i was on top of the world. >> beverly's cover was history. it was ground breaking. >> i started to see how that cover impacted the world. >> now, 440 years later, she is once again making headlines. this time revealing a painful secret. >> i knew that i had been drugged, and i knew that i had been drugged by bill cosby. >> she is, for me, the most credible voice in this terribly tragic saga. >> so, who is this person? and why is she breaking her silence after three decades of burying the past? >> i realized that what a hypocrite i would be if i didn't say something. >> tonigh

. >>> good morning, everyone, i'm martin savidge, it's 10:00 and you are in the cnn newsroom and we beginsuspended after a passenger jet carrying 162 people went missing in southeast asia. officials say large ships with powerful lights will continue to comb the waters for airasia

martin savidge says it's become a place of healing for a city in mourning. >> this is, you know, the absolutely epicenter of the emotion of all this because this is where that shooting took place on saturday and now this is the place where people come to gather to remember and where this memorial continues to grow, there were the flowers. there's the wreaths and notes and candles and then there are the people, yes, you have many police officers here, detective, firefighters but many of the general public, some from the surround communities and some from all over new york. >> now, the lights on the christmas tree in rockefeller center were turned off tuesday to honor those fallen officers and in times square, bright lights were dimmed. the mayor called on new yorkers to unite in moving the city forward. other buildings that went dark were one world trade center and the chrysler building. >>> the families of the slain police officers won't have to worry about their mortgage payments anymore. a foundation established to honor first responders after 9/11 has announced that it will immedi

martin savidge is "outfront" tonight. marty? >> reporter: no funeral has been announced yet for officer l ui. that is still in the planning stages for his family, some have to come from china. but the vice president of the united states will attend the funeral for officer ramos. and it has been announced that the mayor de blasio will be there as well despite some who said he should stay away given the tensions between the police department and the mayor. that said, the mayor and his wife were here at this memorial site. this is the site where the shooting took place on saturday. he appeared here early in the day. it was described as an unannounced visit. he paid his respects. and then later in the day he led what was a moment of silence. that was at 2:47, the exact moment at which the shooting took place on saturday here in brooklyn. that observation was done at city hall and also city hall has asked tonight that those public buildings in new york and landmarks as of 9:00 dim their lights for five minutes, also in tribute to the

but i want to go right to cnn's martin savidge. he's in brooklyn at the scene aft tack on officers wenjian liu and rafael ramos. good evening, martin. what is the very latest tonight from bedford-stuyvesant? >> reporter: this of course was the scene of that horrific attack that took place on the saturday before christmas in the midst of the holiday season, and now it's become a touchstone for many who have been shocked, who are in grief, who are mourning, and they've been drawn here. you can see the collection of this of things that have been brout. if you look at it, you can't see it real clearly, but if you could, the diversity, it represents the diversity of new york in every way. every makeup, religious makeup, ethnic makeup. and people are drawn here. many people throughout the day have come to add, maybe add flowers, add a shirt, add something, a note. others are just coming here to see that it really happened and to read what others have left behind. so it's a point where people have begun to try to fathom what really happene

cnn's martin savidge is joining us with more on this part of the story. r us. >> reporter: well, the attorney general is expected at any moment. there's going to be first a small meeting that will take place with community leaders. after that, there's going to be a public forum. there are already a lot of people that have shown up and all allowed to go inside. this is the first of a series of regional meetings. but the first one takes place right here. historically, the significance is this, as you point out, dr. martin luther king. this is where he was born and preached. this is where he grew up. then there's the date. december 1, 1955 is when rosa parks decided that she would not sit in the back of the bus anymore. she refused to move and step away from the white section of a public bus in montgomery, alabama. and that set off a historic chain of events. so history hangs heavy over this gathering here. >> we'll stay in close touch with you, martin. >>> let's go to the epicenter of the protests and the tension. cnn's george howell is joining us what more