randi kaye reports. >> reporter: they were partners on patrol.year vet an and officer rafael ramos who first joined the department in 2012. both were assigned to the 84th precinct in downtown brooklyn. officer ramos worked as a school security officer before joining the nypd and reportedly loved the mets. he was married with two children. on facebook his 13-year-old son wrote he was there for me every day of my life. he was the best father i could ask for. it's horrible that someone gets shot dead just for being a police officer. i will always love you, and i will never forget you. rest in peace, dad. >> he said he was god because the heart he had was uncompared to other people's heart. >> reporter: ramos' cousin told "the wall street journal" that god was a priority in ramos' life. the officer in recent years grew more passionate about his church. on his facebook page a quote reads if your way isn't working, try god's way. the same page said officer ramos had been married since 1993 and once studied at a seminary. before his death ramos was stud

i'm randi kaye. >> victor blackwell. >>> middle of the night landing by osprey military aircraft. >> through complete darkness. >> a fierce fire fight with militants armed to the teeth as drones and fighter jets circled overhead. those are some of the stunning details we're learning this morning about the mission to try to rescue american luke somers and fellow hostage pierre korkie in yemen. three navy s.e.a.l. teams fought off the captors. >> it was the second attempt in ten days to rescue somers, who had been held prisoner now for 15 months. we have more from washington this morning. good morning. what are you learning at this hour? >> reporter: good morning. this is the second mission president obama ordered in just two weeks and the second that failed, this time tragically. we're told the president monitored the mission at the white house, following along in real time with every tense moment. the mission extremely risky and made urgent when u.s. intelligence shows american luke somers would be murdered by saturday morning. by mid-morning friday the president authorizes the rescu

randy kaye cnn, new york. >> now you have a better idea why flight data recorders or these black boxes are so important. so in the case of airasia 8501 what will they reveal about this crash? let's bring in les. we look at these devices. in the air of flight 8501 what might these devices provide in terms of physical evidence that some of the other evidence collected would not provide? what gaps can they fill in? >> start with digital flight data recorder. that's going to record thousands and thousands of perimeters per second depending on what perimeter it does. it requires altitude air speed, flight control movement all of these are numbers that crunched. cockpit voice recorder records not only communication between air traffic control and the pilots it is also communication internalal ally in the airplane and it records noise. if a switch was utilized you would determine what that switch was just by perhaps the sound of it. >> interesting. even more than the voices. >> exactly. exactly. at the same token, it's unfortunate but a lot of times they will utilize somebody that recognizes

randi kaye cnn, new york. >> and with us now is david suci. the black box tell us everything but they don't say everything. there are some things that are left out. what are the most important things that we learn? >> well the most important things is if we back up to what an aircraft is, it's an organization. >> thank you. >>> ahead, 162 presumed to be lost. each one on board has a story and leaves behind a trail of heartbreak as their loved ones wait for word. we remember the victims ahead. >>> air asia flight 8501 carrying 162 people. 155 were passengers and 102 were workers. we start to learn more about the men, women, and children on board the bus and many traveling for the holidays. families on vacation looking forward to making new memories. rosa flores reports. >> reporter: jayden ar di his parents and two sisters were on board air asia flight 8501. his sister, michelle sent this picture of the wing of the plane to a friend via snap chat. the caption, bye surabuya and inside the plane, her school principal said the family was headed to

i'm randi kaye in for carol costello. thank you for joining me. mer ris country mass, buo buon natle, sfeliz navida. these are live pictures out of bethlehem. last night thousands traveled to the biblical birthplace of jesus for midnight mass. pope francis delivered his christmas day blessing a beautiful ceremony as thousands filled st. peter's square. >>> back here at home the nation's capitol is just waking up. live pictures of the white house. earlier today, president obama and the first lady wished americans happenly holidays and spent a special thanks to the troops. >>> it is a bit of hollywood history wrapped up in a christmas miracle. after nearly being derailed by a north korea cyber attack "the interview" has made its debut. >> hello, north korea! >> the james franco/seth rogen comedy premiered online yesterday, available for download on youtube at the google play store on xbox and the web. it is the first time a major motion picture has ever been made available online before its theatrical release. the film domi

i'm randi kaye in for carol costello. thanks so much for joining me this morning. we begin at a place that you are likely headed today, the mall, that is. today is a critical day for retailers across america as businesses slash prices and millions of us head back out looking for some deals. this is the second busiest shopping day of the year, after retailers did not see the blockbuster sales in the buildup to christmas. but when you head to the stores today, are you more likely to spend or return those gifts that were maybe just wrong? after christmas exchanges and returns are a $65 billion tradition according to the national retail federation. cnn business correspondent alison kosik joining me to talk more about this. good morning to you. >> good morning to you, randi. this is an epic exchange day, you can exchange, return and regift those gifts that you got that you don't want, but this is still the second busiest shopping day at least in terms of traffic compared to super saturday, which is actually edged out black fri

or something worse. >> no justice. >> no peace. >> randi kaye joins me now.to talk about the officer, the one who had his arm around eric gardner's neck. >> we're talking about officer daniel pantaleo. we don't see anything in his history as extreme as a chokehold as in this case, but within the last two years there were three case wrs he was sued. three men accusing him of unlawful racially motivated arrests. now in one case he and some other officers were -- they took part in a humiliating -- a very humiliating strip search right on the street. they asked these two black men to take their pants down, their underwear down, they made them squat on the street, cough on the street, they took him in later that night and the charges were dismissed. the city settled the suit with those men earlier this year. and some other officers were accused of misrepresenting the facts to help substantiate an arrest. that case was also dismissed. he just testified before the grand jury, officer pantaleo. did these issues come up, did these prior cases come up? did he talk abou

i'm randi kaye in for carol costello. we begin in new york where anti-police anger and tension appear to be escalating. nearly one week after two new york city police officers were ambushed and gunned down, authorities have arrested at least half a dozen people for allegedly making copycat threats. the most recent, a 26-year-old hauled off in cuffs after officials say that he posted online pictures of weapons with a vow to kill police officers. cnn has learned that a 41-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly threatened officers in the same precinct where officers wenjian liu and rafael ramos were stationed. all of this happening as friends and family prepare to say good-bye to ramos at a public wake. let's bring in cnn's miguel marquez in new york outside the church where loved ones and police from around the country are expected to gather later today. good morning, miguel. >> good morning, randi, regardless of how much anti-police sentiment there may be out there at the moment, i think we are going to see an overwh

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i was like, that's change. >> reporter: randi kaye, cnn, new york. that does it for ac 360. bourdain parts unknown starts now.

randi kaye, cnn, new york. >> and court records show that officer panteleo has been sued in the pastful arrests. the suit was brought by two african-american men who were strip searched on the street only to have the charges dropped the next day. >>> there's a brand-new danger making its way into high school communities across this country. synthetic drugs designed to mimic the effects of lsd, marijuana and heroin. complete with some pretty deadly consequenc consequences. we have the special investigation next. i was out for a bike ride. i didn't think i'd have a heart attack. but i did. i'm mike, and i'm very much alive. now my doctor recommends a bayer aspirin regimen to help prevent another heart attack. be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. our hearty all-natural turkey chili is back in season. slow-cooked with turkey raised without antibiotics, tart tomatillos, chilies, carrots, edamame and more. the savory spice of the chili pairs perfectly with the black bean hummus and the fresh crunch of napa cabbage blend in our southwestern chicken flatbread.

randi kaye cnn, new york. >>> still ahead on cnn, we will champion the theorys on what may have caused the fleet of airasia flight 8501. plus a look at some of the passengers on board and how their families are coping with the tragedy. just into our newsroom witnesses say at least 15 people were killed in a baca haram raid. they tell us baca haram, you may recall more than 200 school girls were abducted by boka haram in april. >> that sparked gloeblg outrage. we will bring you more information as it comes in. back if a moment. . being brought back to shore. officials believe that is an oxygen tank there, some luggage as well. >> winds are complicated efforts to recover more debris. we spoke about the importance about recovering the famous black box. >> the cockpit voice recorder will tell you exactly what the pilots were saying to each other as they negotiated whatever trouble they found in the cockpit and the flight data recorder will have ought parameters of the engine the avionics. the input. it will tell you whether the left hand or the right-hand seat made the input and what you d

randi kaye, cnn, new york. >> now, a new york police union is responding to criticism of that officerg he's a model policeman who did what he had to do. >> can you not resist arrest, that's a crime and you will be placed under arrest. police officers do not have the option to walk away. if the mayor wants to change policies and wants us to stand down against crime then say that. it's his policies that we go out and we enforce and the laws of the state of new york. >> of course, it is the job of police unions to defend police officers. now, the police department in cleveland is now being monitored by a federal court. that's after a u.s. justice department review found the ohio city's police routinely use excessive force unnecessarily or in retaliation and this comes as the city is coping with the death of a sixth grader at the hands of a police officer. and as kyung lah reports that cop has a checkered past. >> reporter: the surveillance video shows a boy walking near a playground. he's 12-year-old tamir rice and he's playing with a toy, an air soft gun that from a distance can look li

i was like, that's change. >> reporter: randi kaye, cnn, new york. >> that's wonderful. you again at 11:00 p.m. for another edition of 360. anthony bourdain parts unknown starts now. >>> we go up this beautiful mountain. the incredible town back to the 12th century. people try to jump the hill that took now and

i was like, that's change. >> reporter: randi kaye, cnn, new york. >> such a wonderful story.ne day. beautiful young woman. >>> in the next hour of cnn's special coverage we will go live to seoul, south korea, to learn why the country is especially concerned about potential hacking attacks by north korean agents. >>> also, severe turbulence, a mid-air brawl and an emergency exit pulled open. a look back at a scary week for some air travelers. that's coming up here on cnn. , they say 'i never thought you would quit.' but chantix helped me do it. along with support, chantix (varenicline) is proven to help people quit smoking. it gave me the power to overcome the urge to smoke. 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 people had seizures while taking chantix. if you have any of these, stop chantix and call your doctor right away. tell your doctor about any history of mental health problems, which could get worse while taking chantix or history of seizur

randi kaye reports. >> reporter: an 8 year veteran of the new york police department, officer daniel pantaleo comes from long served the city. his father is a retired new york city firefighter. his father is an officer for the nypd. >> it's the model of what we want a police officer to be. >> reporter: his mother, now retired, works as an assistant administrator. he is single according to the police union and doesn't have any children. >> he's a mature, mature police officer who's motivated, literally, by serving the community. he literally, literally is an eagle scout. >> reporter: pantaleo joined the nypd in 2003. a year later, he joined the anticrime unit dealing with serious crimes like rape, murder, guns on the street. >> he is a good man and for all of us, a professional police officer. >> reporter: the same official said pantaleo had over 300 arrests with very few complaints adding he's not a hot head but has been at the center of racially motivated cases before. in the last two years, three men have filed lawsuits against him, alleging unlawful racially motivated arrests. in

i'm randi kaye. >> i'm victor blackwell. 7:00 a.m. begin with the protests in berkeley, california, now. bricks, pipes and flaming objects, just some of the weapons used by protesters against california police last night. >> this was the dramatic scene in berkeley after 1,000 people filled the streets to protest the controversial choke hold death of eric garner. >> the situation escalated when a small group of masked vandals started breaking car windows and then storming into the local stores. at least two officers were injured, including one who was treated at a local hospital after being hit with a sandbag. >> police say they were forced to use smoke and tear gas after crowds refused to let up. now, at one point, other prot t protesters tried to restore peace. one woman even stood in front of a broken window to prevent other looters from vandalizing a store. >> why are people looting? there's no need. we're peacefully protesting. we shouldn't be taking things from stores that aren't bothering us. we shouldn't be starting more crime

our randi kaye has more. >> reporter: they were partners on patrol. officer wenjian liu was seven year veteran and officer rafael ramos who first joined the department in 2012. both were assigned to the 84th precinct in downtown brooklyn. officer ramos worked as a school security officer before joining the nypd and reportedly loved the mets. he was married with two children. on facebook his 13-year-old son wrote, he was there for me every day of my life. he was the best father i could ask for. it's horrible that someone gets shot dead just for being a police officer. i will always love you and i will never forget you, rest in peace, dad. >> the heart he this is uncompared to other people's heart. >> reporter: ramos' cousin told "the wall street journal" god was a priority in his life. the 40-year-old officer grew more passionate about his church. on his facebook page a quote reads "if your way isn't working, try god's way." the same page said officer ramos had been married since 1993 and once studied at a seminary. before his death ramos was studying

our randi kaye breaks down the video frame by frame and compares it to what we know about the testimonye grand jury. >> reporter: during his two-hour testimony to the grand jury, officer daniel panteleo made this bold admission, yes, he told the jurors, he heard eric garner's pleas saying i can't breathe. i can't breathe. this was the moment captured on video. >> i can't breathe. i can't breathe. i can't breathe. >> reporter: he isn't talking but his lawyer stuart london confirmed to "the new york times" some of what his client told the grand jury. he was the jury's last witness, according to his lawyer once he heard garner struggling to breathe he testified he tried to disentangle himself from the suspect as quickly as it could. but it's not that clear-cut on the video. it appears the officer keeps his arm around garner's neck for at least eight seconds after garner's first muffled gasp for air. >> i can't breathe. >> reporter: that's the officer in the green t-shirt with number final on it. watch. he removes his arm but then uses both hands to press eric garner's face into the pavemen

cnn's randi kaye takes a look at the life of this fallen hero. >> reporter: officer ramos worked as achool security officer before joining the nypd. and reportedly loved the mets. he was married with two children. on facebook his 13-year-old son wrote, he was there for me every day of my life. he was the best father i could ask for. it's horrible that someone gets shot dead just for being a police officer. i will always love you, and i will never forget you. rest in peace, dad. >> he was god because the heart he has is uncompared to other people's heart. >> reporter: he says that god was a priority in ramos' life. the 40-year-old officer in recent years grew more passionate about his church. on his facebook page, a quote reads, if your way isn't working, try god's way. the same page said officer ramos had been married since 1993 and once studied at a seminary. before his death, ramos was studying to become a chaplain. in fact, later that saturday afternoon, the day he was killed, he was scheduled to graduate from a chaplain program. the pastor at his church told us ramos had an infect

randi kaye cnn, new york. >>> let's talk about the search for flight 8501 with sea operations specialist tim taylor also the president of tiburon subsea research, a company that specializes in rovs and auvs and underwater imagery. welcome back tim. the head of search and rescue says most of the passengers are probably still inside the plane strapped in their seats. how difficult will it be to get to those passengers? >> divers are going to probably be the choice -- tool of choice on this one once they low cot it. the robotic gear can augment their work because they can stay dune a long time to tell them where to get the bodies. >> so if the fuselage is intact will they have to cut it open? >> they there's probably entry points they can get in and there's procedures. usually these types of commercial divers are surface-supplied gas so they don't have limits on gas. it's bottom time. but bringing the bodies out is really going to be the turbidity of the water, it's going to be the sea state on top, getting divers -- it's exit and entry from the boat that's hazardous for these guys if it's

randi kaye, cnn, new york. >> it is absolutely heartbreaking to watch that unfo unfold.ou see why so many people are angry from what took place. but the reverend al sharpton is calling for a national march in u.s. cities on thursday. both he and garner's stepfather are urging protesters to be peaceful. >> this is our neighborhood. we have to live here. there is no sense in tearing up nothing. it ain't no sense -- >> thank you. >> outsiders come in causing problems here with us. the police is our problem. they're the ones that called up with the bad verdict on eric. so all we're doing is get along, no violence. that is all i ask. all right? thank you, no violence, please. >> and the response to the grand jury decision, was not just in new york city. demonstrators turned out in many places to protest what happened in philadelphia, example, atlanta, baltimore, los angeles, you're seeing video there from washington. now, the new york city medical examiner says the chokehold contributed to garner's death which he ruled a homicide. so will this lack of an indictment now make i

randi kaye, cnn, new york. >>> all right. here we go. hour two, you're watching cnn.are watching and waiting for this news conference to get underway here in new york out of brooklyn with the district attorney because this is a huge, huge story. this is a huge break in this case. this gun smuggling operation involving a delta airlines employee. investigators say these two men, one of them, a delta baggage handler smuggled dozens of guns on to flights from atlanta to new york. some of those weapons, assault rifles. the airline is responding with a statement. let me read this for you. it's very brief. delta is cooperating with authorities in this investigation. we take seriously any activity that fails to uphold our strict commitment to the safety and security of our customers and employees. let's begin with just sort of the reporting and how the heck this happened with sara. and sara, explain to me how they got these guns in carry-on bags in planes, please? >> absolutely, brooke. this is a seemingly huge breach in airport security at atlanta hartsfield jackson internat

randi kaye, cnn, new york. >> well, a nazi war criminal long one of the world's most wanted fugitivesdeclared dead. bruener who was said to have been adolf eichmann and right-hand man during the holocaust is believed to have died at least four years ago in syria. a leading nazi hunter says he was 98 years old and may have advised the syrian government. france tried him in absentia in 1954 and sentenced him to die for sending more than 128,000 jews to death camps. >>> well, a coroner in the u.s. state of ohio says the brain of an ohio state university football player will likely be tested after police say he killed himself. the family of kosta karageorge says he had a history of concussions. his body was found in a dumpster sunday. police believe the 22-year-old shot himself. his mother says he texted her last week saying he was sorry if he was an embarrassment and mentioning concussion problems. >>> all right, sony pictures suspects one of its comedies may have led to a massive hacking. but what it costs the studio is no laughing matter. a close look at this after the break. stay with

randi kaye, thank you.like ferguson, there were days of massive protest over eric garner's death. and who knows what can happen when the jury has that decision. here with me now, former federal prosecutor sunny hostin. and it is horrendous to watch the video. but that was the first point i want to make. you know, unlike where in ferguson you -- there was some audio. here, you see it. >> you do. and i think that's really important to note. because if you listen to michael brown's parents, what they want to pass is the michael brown law which would require police officers all over the country to have video cameras on their person. >> what the president proposed. >> what the president also proposed. you would see this kind of thing in all cases. i think it's sort of the best evidence. a lot of people take issue with eyewitness testimony. i actually think it's more reliable than others believe it is. but i think this kind of evidence is so very important. and it is the trend, right? it is where we are going, i

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randi kaye and victor blackwell. >>> new details this morning of the dangerous and risky mission to rescuen hostage luke somers. special force commandos under the cover of darkness and an urgent deadline to free somers. >>> breaking overnight. protester violence in berkeley, california.

. >>> good morning, i'm randi kaye in for carol costello. thanks sop for joining me. near ferguson, missouri, again. this time over the shooting death of 18-year-old antonio martin. watch here carefully. according to police this surveillance video shows martin, you see it there in the corner of your screen pointing a gun at an officer during a routine search at a gas station. officials say the officer fired multiple shots at the victim out of self-defense. all this happening in the wake of escalating tensions between police and protesters across the country. let's talk more with host of "huff post live" marc lamont hill and also joined by boyce watkins founder of yourblackworld.com. good morning to both of you. marc, based on what we know so far, did the officer react the way he was supposed to, given the circumstances? >> again, with limited information that can be confirmed, it's hard to say. if there was a weapon that, changes the conversation. i think the concern for many is that there are peoplesay there was no weapon and the body cameras, which we expected to be

. >>> good morning, i'm randi kaye sitting in for carol costello. i want to get to nick valencia in atlanta. we've been talking about the ex-girlfriend of the suspect in this case of the shooting of these two brooklyn police officers. shaneka thompson. you just spoke with that woman's grand far, the ex-girlfriend of the suspect. tell us what you've learned. >> he's in fayetteville, north carolina, randi and what he told me about his grand daughter is that she is improving. she's still hospitalized in baltimore. he says he does have plans to go there soon to check up on her. i asked him about ismaaiyl brinsley who allegedly dated shaneka thompson for at least a year he told me he knew nothing of brinsley, had never heard of him before. it's worth pointing out he was quoted in the "wall street journal" saying he was disapproving of the relationship between his granddaughter and the man you're looking at right now on your tv screen but what he told me randi a short time ago is he never even heard of brinsley before. he didn't know how he had got on the

randi kaye, cnn, new york. >> randi, thank you for that. in former nypd police officer, now a professor of criminal justice, eugene o'donnell. listening to randi's report and also seeing the video of the encounter between that officer, daniel pantaleo and eric garner, what do you see? was it done correctly? >> well, again, we have to restate over and over again because it's worth saying, that the death of mr. garner is a tragedy. that's unequivocally true and has to be said over and over again. but the reality with police work, especially nypd, an organization i was in, a relatively smaller number of the police officers do a relatively large amount of the work, and with that comes complaints of being not being happy. so you have to contextualize that and so as we're looking at the long view, this is probably not a good week to have a conversation in the long view, but we have to get our equilibrium here and policing is a physical business, viscerally maybe unattractive business to watch on video, but the police are doing this in our name. s

randi kaye tells us why. >> reporter: she's long been called an unlikely ballerina.irst african-american soloist in two decades at the prestigious american ballet theater. her story is different than most ballerinas. you took your first ballet class at 13. >> yes. >> reporter: which is a pretty late start in the ballet field, right? >> it is. it is. >> reporter: months after that first class at a boys and girls club in san pedro, california, people were calling misty a prodigy. she was just 17 when she joined the american ballet theater, but not everyone was quick to accept this ballerina who didn't look at all the rest. "dear candidate thank you for your application to our ballet academy. unfortunately, you have not been accepted." "your achilles tendon, turnout, torso length and bust." did you ever receive a letter like that? could you relate to that? >> i did. my teacher said keep that letter because you're going to want to look back on it one day. as an adult i was told that i didn't have the right skin color. i was too muscular. i was too curvey. my breasts were

. >> reporter: randi kaye, cnn, new york. that does it for ac 360. anthony bourdain parts unknown starts now. one after another with japanese tourists go up there. oh, look, question got married there, oh, it's so fantastic. ♪ i took a walk ♪ through this beautiful world ♪ felt the cool rain on my shoulder ♪ found something good ♪ ♪ in this beautiful world ♪ i felt the rain ♪ getting cold er ♪ ♪ sha la 4 la la la ♪ sha la la la la la >> it's up with of the most beautiful places in europe, but somehow i've never been able to get it right. to tell the story, any story of sicily. it's the biggest island in the mediterranean. the two main towns are palermo and catania on opposite sides. i did a town in sicily before, it was an epic goat rodeo. all leaving their mark and their influence. i guess what i'm telling you is i figured this will be easy. this is a hotel, restaurant and working farm that in this case produces olive oil. >> how many acres have property do you have? >> about 40 acres. it's one of the oldest organic farm in the mountains. >> this is

. >> reporter: randi kaye, cnn, new york. >> that's wonderful. that does it for us. we'll see you again at 11:00 p.m. for another edition of 360. anthony bourdain parts unknown starts now. >>> we go up this beautiful mountain. the incredible town back to the 12th century. people try to jump the hill that took now and forever more will be sort of the godfather theme park where they just play the godfather theme over and over. >> i think most thoughtful civilians are disgusted by this. >> imagine waking up everyday. as one bus after another fill with japanese tourists go up there, oh, look. michael corleon got married there. so fantastic. >>> it's one of the most beautiful places in europe, very much the roots of the town i live but somehow i've never been able to get it right. to tell the story, any story of sicily. aye done a show in polelmo before. it was hue militate yaiting scale. this time, i was going to get it right. it's not quite reality but cool anyway, right? spanish, rome, turkish, the egyptian inner leaving their mark and influence. i grew up in new jerse

randi kaye, cnn, new york. >> well, reverend al sharpton condemned the decision not to file charges iner's death. here's what he had to say at a joint news conference with garner's family in new york. >> it is against the police department's guidelines to have a chokehold. it is against the law to have excessive force. but if you are choking a man who is down, with other police helping and hovering over him, even if the guidelines don't kick in your mind, even if the law don't kick on your mind, after 11 times of i can't breathe, when does your humanity kick in? >> that's right! >> sharpton is calling for a national march in u.s. cities today. both he and garner's stepfather are urging protesters to be peaceful. >> makes no sense. >> no violence. that's all i ask. philadelphia, atlanta, baltimore and los angeles in washington they marched through dupont circle and past the white house. >> i'm sorry people here are inconvenienced, but it's inconvenient to get shot in the street. it's inconvenienced to get chokehold on videotape. this is what it's about. so if you experienced 1% of incon

tonight, randi kaye says they left this world for another. we leave it to them to tell their story and their description, answers to questions we'd all like to ask. >> my name is mary neal. on january 14th, 1999 i died while kayaking on a south american river. i am married.kson hole, wyoming. i had four children. they were all competitive cross-country skiers. i am an orthopedic spine surgeon. i was very busy. i had one child and then had another one and another one. they kept coming. i think i was very very typical. i had very little time for my spiritual life. >> what was your relationship with god and spirituality? >> i did take my own children to school and tried to incorporate in my detail life and then i would run out of time. >> good boys. >> tell me about your husband, bill. >> my husband is also an orthopedic surgeon. a bright guy with a keen sense of humor. my husband and i married for 26 years. this was in january of 1999. friends of ours are professional kayakers and during the winters, they go to chile to kayak. and so for my hus

our randi kaye reports. >> reporter: an eight-year veteran of the new york police department, officer daniel pantaleo comes from a family that has long served the city. his phatter is a retired new york city firefighter. his uncle, an officer with the nypd. >> he's the model of what we want a police officer to be. >> pantaleo, who is 29, has a younger sister. his mother, now retired, worked as an assistant administrator of a nursing home. he is single, according to the police union, and zrunt any children. >> he is a mature police officer who's motivated literally by serving the community. he literally, literally is an eagle scout. >> pantaleo joined the nypd in 2006 as a beat cop. and in 2011, he moved on to the street narcotics enforcement unit. a year later, he joined the anti-crime unit dealing with serious crimes like rape, murder and guns on the street. >> he is a good man. and more importantly for us all here today, he's a professional police officer. >> that same police official told cnnpantaleo had over 300 arrests with very few complaints, adding that he's not a hot head. bu

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. >>> good morning, everyone, i'm randi kaye it issing in for carol costello.k city police are warning its officers to be even more vigilant after the cold blooded murders of two officers by a career criminal. 32-year-old officer wenjian liu, a seven-year veteran of the nypd and 40-year-old officer rafael ramos who joined the department two years ago were ambushed inside their patrol cars on saturday. police say this man, 28-year-old ismaaiyl brinsley, posted warnings on instagram before he killed them after shooting an ex-girlfriend in baltimore. he later took his own life inside a new york city subway station. this morning, a makeshift mem squal growing in the brooklyn neighborhood where the officers lost their lives. the police union is laying some of the blame for the murders on the mayor. some officers turned their back on him saturday when he showed up at the hospital where the officers were pronounced dead. you see it there as he walks through. new york's police commissioner tells nbc's the "today" show despite the rift, not all officers have lost confid

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. >> randi kaye thank you for that. let's talk more about officer ramos.ng me again his friend juan rodriguez and community advocate tony herbert and also with us harry houck a former new york city police detective. thank you for being here. juan carlo, let me start with you, you lived on the same block as officer ramos. you know him very well. you're also the president of that community dealing with the relations between the community and the police officers in that area. you were with the family today. >> yeah. i was at the funeral today with the family. the uncles and aunt cousins, all still currently live on essex street. >> on that block. >> and i live down the block. so i went with them to the funeral. we sat together. after ward afterwards a local restaurant offered his services. >> it's so hard to see his wife there and his two children. young, young men who have -- their father has been stolen from them. what did his boys have to say? how are they doing? >> the boys they're very sad, you know they don't have their father around anymore. you know t

merry christmas, i'm randi kaye in for carol costello.ice protests and the killing of two officers, new york cardinal timothy dolan reached out to local leaders in his christmas eve midnight mass sermon. >> i suppose that's why you're here, governor cuomo, as you ask god's grace as you begin your second term. i suppose that's why you're here, mayor deblasio, as we face tensions and divisions in our be loved city, as you and so many other leaders try your best to invite us to dialogue, to listen instead of shouting, to work together instead of accusing. i suppose that's why our fire commissioner and so many other civic leaders and so many of our be loved police officers are here this evening. that's sure why i'm here, to join with you in simply saying we want god. >> also today, doctors are keeping george h.w. bush in a houston hospital at least through today as a precaution. the former president was admitted tuesday night with shortness of breath. a bush spokesman says his prognosis remains very positive. >>> president and mrs. obama are

i'm randi kaye in for carol costello. thanks so much for joining me this morning.head back out looking for some deals. this is the second busiest shopping day of the year after retailers did not see the blockbuster sales in the buildup to christmas. but when you head to the stores today, are you more likely to spend or return those gifts that were maybe just wrong? after christmas exchanges and returns are a $65 billion tradition according to the national retail federation. cnn business correspondent alison kosik joining me to talk more about this. good morning to you. >> good morning to you, randi. this is an epic exchange day, you can exchange return and regift those gifts that you got that you don't want but this is still the

i'm randi kaye in for carol costello. thanks so much for joining me. breaking news, the u.s.fastest rate since 2003. chief business correspondent christine romans is tracking this story for us. put this in perspective for us, if you would. >> it's two strong quarters in a row. the second quarter was 4.6% growth, that is solid growth. the third quarter 5%, much higher than economists and the commerce department first expected. consumers are spending more. you've got businesses investing in property and in technology and that is really pushing things forward here in the third quarter. so that shows you an economy that's shifting into higher gear. it shows you some confidence in the economy. it also corresponds nicely with the strength we've seen in job creation recently. when you look at the fact you've got gas prices so low here. you've got hiring continuing heading into the end of the year and a third quarter economic growth read like this, it's very good news. that economic growth the strongest since 2003. think about that, that's 11 years the strongest case of economic grow

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cnn's randi kaye gives us a look now at the life of fallen here, rafael ramos. >> reporter: officer ramos13-year-old son, he was the best father i could ask for. it's horrible that someone gets shot dead, just for being a police officer. i will always love you and i will never forget you, rest in peace, dad. >> the heart he had is compared to other people's heart. >> ramos' cousin told "the wall street journal" that god was a priority in ramos' life. the 40-year-old officer in recent years grew more passionate about his church. on his facebook page, a quote reads, if your way isn't working, try god's way. the same page said officer ramos had been married since 1993 and once studieded a a seminary. before his death, ramos was studying to become a chaplain. in fact, later that saturday afternoon, the day he was killed, he was scheduled to graduate from a chaplain program. the pastor at his church told us ramos hadden inf an infectious and loved his wife and two boys, justin and jayden. >> i would like to thank all those who have shared their sympathy and support for our beloved family membe

>> randi kaye, wow, just amazing. two individuals who wanted to minister, wanted to give back.t so full of love. >> yeah, in and out of the uniform. we're hearing so much about these two men. we'll tell you more throughout the morning. of course, our live team coverage will continue throughout the hour. also charities had stepped forward to lend a helping hand to the officers. bowden college will pay the remaining tuition for justin ramos. he's the son of raphael ramos, you heard him just a few moments ago speaking at the service yesterday. >> and jetblue has offered to play travel expenses to liu's family to travel from china to the united states. the airline has paid for 700 officers to travel to new york for today's funeral. >> meanwhile the steven tiller foundation intends to pay off the home mortgages of the liu and ramos family. estimated to be around $800,000. we'll continue the coverage. five thing you need to know for your "new day." up close, a sheriff's office in georgia says it's conducted new interviews in the death of kendrick johnson. he was the teenager found de

i'm randi kaye in for carol costello. thank you for joining me.