want to bring in paul mauro retired nypd inspector. we're waiting on the name of the shooter and whether or not the shooter died in an exchange with gunfire with the police or if he took his own life. why would police wait to release those details if they know them? for example, whether or not he know if this is a current or former employee seems like they could confirm it quickly. >> one of the things they're dealing with is the fog of war for lack of a better term. a situation like this is quite chaotic. mutt multiple units and agencies on the ground trying to find out a number of things. for instance, it might not have been a bank robbery. the motivation isn't clear. if that's the case you have to do a lot of background checking to find out what you have gotten yourself into here. does this person have an accomplice? the motivation here will heavily charge what it is that they do going forward in terms of the investigation. so they are trying to figure out what they have. i'm sure by now the person is i.d.s but a lot of [ground has

. >> dana: paul mauro is a retired nypd inspector. i feel so sorry for the police officer.iminals and demoralized cops equals more crime. is that what we're seeing? >> it's apparent the denigration of respect following the 2020 riots taken stronghold in new york and incidents like this. if somebody like that is willing to do that to a police officer, who is standing with other police officers, you can say to yourself is that person, what will they do to other citizens not armed and not with partners? you have almost certainly somebody who will be chronically involved in the criminal justice system and there doesn't seem to be a willingness to recognize that we have a very strong coherent sub group in the city that are responsible for the majority of the malfeasance. you have the 327 shoplifters that "the new york times" referenced. over 6,000 incidents and a lot of mentally ill. it is a particular group that if you manage to mitigate that you would take quality of life in this city way forward. it doesn't seem to be a willingness to recognize it. >> bill: washington, d.c. i

paul mauro, thank you. >> thank you. >> 13 american soldiers killed in the terror attack at the kabul airport. now the biden administration attempts to shift blame for the chaotic withdrawal from afghanistan. welcome to a brand-new hour of "america's newsroom." i'm dana perino. >> dana, good morning to you. nice to see you. getting ready for the easter weekend. wow. passover is underway. i'm bill hemmer. good morning. the new report released by the biden administration saying the decision to end a 20-year war was the right thing to do. it does not, however, erase the pain. one marine recently calling the massive blast at the kabul airport leaving him severely injured. remember this? a few days. >> i'm thrown 12 feet on to the ground. i opened my eyes to marines dead or unconscious, lying around me. mmy abdomen ripped open, taking ball bearings and shrapnel. i tied to get up, but could not. i started to lose consciousness. when i heard my team leader screaming my name as he ran to me. his voice calling to me kept me awake. >> so that was a month ago. the and the images that you're seei

. >> meanwhile, joining us on the couch retired new york city police department inspector paul mauroo hear a story about somebody doing their job 10 days out of the academy fighting for his life right now. >> really just another horrible aspect of this story. he is out not longer than -- put it this way his academy graduation week was longer than he was on the street. right? and he runs towards this. one of the things that i think people don't take into account is that he is a patrol cop. he is not sort of swatted up. where he has got vests on and a big cage, and a long gun. these are patrol cops. >> steve: he just jumped out of a car. >> jumps out of a car and handgun and running towards something that he can almost certainly sound from the sound of it and circumstances he will be facing a much more powerful weapon. so they know they are outgunned. they went in anyway, and, you know, more tower to them they did god's work here. >> ainsley: yeah, they did. daily mail sa saying there was a suicide note. how long until we find out what triggered this shooter. >> this is becoming a them