and people say it took away from the funeral of raphael ramos.said this it was not all the officers and it was not disrespect directed at detective ramos. but all officers were tainted by it. and it stole the valor, honor and attention that rightfully belonged to the memory of raphael ramos' life and sacrifice. it was not the intent i noknow but that was the result. this is not a public wake. this is a private wake. we do expect to see many more officers coming. later this afternoon, there will be a public memorial that members in chinatown can attend. >>> coming up a story of survival that is really difficult to imagine. >> it's just really a miracle. >> i went to the door and there was a little girl, about 7 years old. crying. not bad. lips quivering pretty good. >> how a 7-year-old walked away from a plane crash. then trekked through the snow and cold for nearly a mile to get help. >>> all right. now to other stories topping our news. a horrifying new year as day crime story covering multiple states. two texas men are accused of setting fire t

tomorrow we expect just like last week with the funeral of his partner raphael ramos that there will be tens of thousands of officers coming to pay their respects. jetblue has said they'll be flying in more than 1100 officers from different jurisdictions across the country. we're also expecting to see the fbi direct 34. the police commissioner william bratton there be will. and the mayor of new york bill de blasio. de blasio has come under fire after recent decisions newt excite the officer involved in the apparent choke hold death of eric garner. and since then there have been growing tensions and last week at ramos' funeral there were members of the nypd who actually turned their backs on the mayor as he was speaking. now, because of that william bratton, the police commissioner issued a memo this week zhag officers not do that again. he said that a hero's funeral say place for grieving. not for grievances. he said that this wasn't a mandate. that he would not be disciplining anyone over this. he said quote, it was not all the officers or disrespect directed at officer ramos. and i

he was shot in his patrol car two weeks ago, along with raphael ramos, who was laid to rest last weekendvernor andrew cuomo was at his wick yesterday. >> detective wen jian liu was a good man. he walked a path of courage a path of sacrifice and a path of kindness. this is who he was. and he was taken from us much too soon. >> liu, who was 32 years old and served as a police officer for seven years. he was married just two months when he was killed. and there is that service, and once again thousands of officers from all over the nation are there for that service, as they were last weekend for his colleague ramos. >>> breaks news, stuart scott, a long time anchor at our sister network, espn, has died. scott died this morning after a long battle with cancer. he was just 49 years old. scott worked for espn for two decades, becoming one of the networks most recognizable anchors on sports center and other studio shows. he received a standing ovation last july during his acceptance of the jimmy d award for perseverance at the espy awards. it was then that he addressed his uncertain future. >>

officers liu and raphael ramos were[w gunned down december 20th as they sat in their pa trot katrol car. the killer then shot and killed himself. the fraternal order of police will provide buss to take officers to that service. >>> in west philadelphia today, black lives matter movement. >> what do we want? >> justice! >> when do we want it? >> now! >> the family-friendly event started at the calvary center. marchers called for justice for michael brown and eric garner two black men who died at the hands of police. some were parents, concerned how racism is affecting their community. >>> if you drive the pennsylvania turnpike get ready to pay more after midnight. each trip through a turnpike toll booth will now cost anywhere from a nick toll a dime more, up 5% across the board increase. the turnpike commission will use the extra money to pay for highway expansions widening it's road from four to six lanes. the rate hike will also fund costly winter road repairs that in recent years have become unpredictable. >> they ha

. >> a gunman murdered him and his partner raphael ramos as they sat in their patrol car. >> the funeral for edward brook will be here in the district. senator brook was the first black man to be elected u.s. senator bayh popular vote. he was a republican who represented massachusetts. about pwe but he grew up here in the district. he died saturday at the age of 95. >>> as a lot of you are getting back to work this morning, checking what you are paying for gas. in d.c. the average is $2.63. maryland $2.39. virginia has the lowest gas prices with an average on $2.13 statewide. like maryland the price in west virginia is also $2.39. here's joe fryer with a preview of something that could permanently change your drive to work. >> reporter: the consumer electronics show kicks off in las vegas this week. one of the big things self-driving cars. we'll show you how it works this morning on "today". . >>> 4:58 now. if you're worried about sticking to your new year's resolutions, we may be able to help. new a apps to keep you on track. head space is an app designed to help you meditate and practi

cloudy sky in honor of nypd detechive liu who was killed in the line of duty along with his partner raphael ramosusands of nypd officer and police from coast to coast saluted a life that was devoted to the care and safety of others. politicians and top law enforcement officials attended the service. but it was the heart breaking emotion displayed by his bride of two months that had many of the funeral in tears. >> my wenjian will always have my heart. i love you forever. >> police commissioner williams braton told the mourn er ers that detective liu always wanted to be a police officer. >> for 7 years he kept the streets of brooklyn safe. for seven years he sought out of suffering for the engine and tried to bring them comfort. >> he told them not to turn their backs on the mayor as they did at the funeral of ramos. we saw some officers do just that. >> let us move forward by strengthening the bonds that unite us. and let us work together to attain peace. >> we asked pba president pat lynch about this after the services. >> police officers feel like they were turned upon by city hall and we have

officer wenjian liu along with fellow detective raphael ramos was gunned down while sitting in their the funeral, and once again some police officers turned their back as the mayor spoke. >> we lost detective liu. we lost detective ramos. the best of us. everything that we as new yorker ace spire to be. >> they believe that the mayor has not taken a strong enough stance against anti-police protests. more than 1100 police officers flew across the country to attend the funeral. several bay area officers paid their final respects to detective liu. they shared scherr photos from the funeral and processions on twitter. donees from santa clara and san mateo counties were there for the event. they saw tweets from santa clara, menlo park and san francisco. a lot of people posting their pictures of what happened. also jetblue paid for many of the police officers' flights so they could attend. >>> fans of high-tech gadgets are gearing up for this week's consumer drops on show known as ces. vendors are still unpacking their displays. they'll fill up more than a two billion-square-foot exhibit w

his partner, raphael ramos was laid to rest last weekend.t when some police officers turned their backs on mayor bill de blasio. now, yesterday, police commissioner bill bratton issued this internal memo to the force, asking officers to show respect at liu's funeral. here's a bit. i understand that emotions are high. i issue no mandates and i make no threats of discipline but i remind you when you don university of this department you are bound by the tradition, honor, and decency that go with it. let's talk about this more with law enforcement analyst tom fuentes. also a former police officer. there were those who were struck by that turning of the back to the mayor while speaking at the memorial service. what's your reaction to the commissioner's statement? >> i don't know if it's going to have an effect or not. i think some lives will still turn their back. it will depend exactly how the setup is for this funeral compared to the setup last week for officer ramos' funeral. so i don't know they'll have the number of officers and what positi

only a few months spoke to reporters last month, two days after liu and his partner, detective raphael ramos were brutally gunned down as they sat in their patrol car. >> we will stand together and get through this together. >> reporter: also attending, the new yorkers, liu and ramos helped protect and serve. >> i just felt that he had given his life for the city and so he deserves to be recognized. >> reporter: new york city mayor bill beblass yo and police commissioner bill braton arrived together and were greeted by salutes from some officers. last week hundreds of officers watching a big screen outside turned their backs. even before the protest over eric garner's death and complaints by many officers that de blasio didn't lend enough support to police there had been tensions between the police and the mayor. de blasio was elected on a pledge to end the practice known as stop and frisk. some say relations have been further strained by contentious contract negotiations. on friday, bratonton wrote in a message to all officers that they are "bound by the tradition, honor and decency that go

detectives raphael ramos and wenjian liu were killed in brook lip late last month as they sat in theiratrol cars. >> meanwhile, one of 2nypd officers wounded in a shooting monday night in the bronx is home tonight. he was released from the hospital today as dozens of officers applauded him. he was shot in the chest and arm while officer andrew daw see was struck in the arm and lower back back. two people believed to be the gunmen and a robbery accomplice are under arrest torments night police are increasing patrols in a bucks county neighborhood after several homes were burglarized on new year's eve. the search is on for the bandits and for the pricey items they stole in lower makefield township. "eyewitness news" reporter diana rocco shows us why police and residents are on alert. >> reporter: on new year's a rash of burglaries police say five homes were all hit by the same crooks. >> burglar or burglars get in there and they look for jewelry. they bypass electronic. bypass other items and go right for the jewelry. >> reporter: three homes in the meadow brook development and about a q

this coming one week after this occurred at his partner raphael ramos' funeral. where some turned their backs on new york mayor de blasio. today, you can see he did not receive the same treatment. both lie and ramos were executed in cold blood shot by the crazed gunman who was influenced by all the anti-police demonstrations. brian innis is live at the wake in brooklyn. hi, brian. >> caller: hi, eric. all day since noon we have seen a steady stream of officers from los angeles to toronto to new orleans coming in to the funeral home behind me in brooklyn to pay their respects. you outside, it's rainy and cold, but again blue ribbons and banners in both chinese and english, paying their respects to the nypd and officer wenjian liu. about two hours ago, bill bratton and mayor de blasio walked in to the funeral home. officers were saluting and that's not protocol. they spent over ten minutes inside and governor cuomo arriving minutes ago. there's no official eulogies, today. and he was promoted from detective first grade last week. inside there are about 30 family me

he officer raphael ramos were ambushed two weeks ago shot sitting inside their cruiser.nvestigators say the shooter acted in retaliation for the police killings of michael brown and eric garner. since the officers were murdered there has been heated tension between many police officers and new york city mayor. at today's services a big reminder that that tension has not yet been resolved. we'll have a full report coming up on that a little later in this newscast. >> elsewhere philadelphia police arrived to the scene of a car crash to discover the victim in the car had actually been shot. this all happen just after 3:00 this morning on the 3700 block of dell high street in north philadelphia. investigators say the driver of a mini van struck three parked cars before comeing to a stop and then when officers checked on that 39-year-old man they noticed he had been shot in the chest. the driver side right there at the scene. so far no word on who shot him. >>> no tonight we're waiting for the results of an autopsy on shane montgomery. he's the 21-year-old man who had been mi

new york ba bill de blasio said the streets the officers lived on will be named detective raphael ramos way and detective weijan liu way. a man made off with cash from this td bank yesterday morning. as he was running away he dropped some ofhe cash in the parking lot. the money was picked up by other people. police are asking anyone to turn it in or face a a charge of theft. . >>> decemb was a tough month forfighters in maryland. 11 people were killed. marie gemmell and her two children werkilled. two adults were filled in fires on christmas eve. the state fire marshl is reminding everybody to install smoke detectors in their radioactiveer shut down a section of interstate in kansas yesterday. hazmat crews and ambulances were called to the scene after ape van carrying a load and mini van carrying ti radioactive placards we involved in a crash. two people injured, one remains in critical condition. the contents were not damaged but precautions are being taken. >>> a new year means new jobs. this cooke the besteafo hiring si06 the report says more than one-third of jobs plan to add full t

. >> a gunman murdered him and his partner raphael ramos as they sat in their patrol car. >>> d.c.lmes norton says the funeral for edward brook will be here in the district. she spoke with his wife about the plans. senator brook was the first black man to be elected by popular vote. he was a republican who represented massachusetts. but he grew up here in the district. he died saturday at the age of 95. >>> a seat left sraeubg ain't by barbara comstock will be voted on. . >>> with your kids heading back to school today, health experts are worried about the flu spreading even more. the flu shot may not bes effective this year. experts still recommend getting the vaccine. the problem is a strain of the flu virus mutated this year. the h3n2 strain is not even more severe than any other strains but it is not covered by this year's vaccine. it is too late to make a new vaccine this season. it still protects another strain that sickened a lot of people last year. >> it means it is not going to provide the same level of protection but it will provide some protection. >> a fifth grader in

do you expect the mayor to receive the same reception he got at the funeral of raphael ramos? >> i think that the summit was wise because it gave them an opportunity to start to walk back some of the more heated rhetoric. no accounting for example what could be a wild cat action by the men and women of the nypd aside from the management. they are comfortable walking through. it was not good for them. the push back editorial columns were not positive and in their favor. given what we know now, this should be a different reaction. >> i want to get your opinion on something. the concern as the "new york daily news" was reporting that this could be a casualty. >> the unions were trying to do that for sometime. a full page in august saying the battle days are coming back and don't have it here. >> i'm going to be following that. thank you both for joining us. just ahead as we begin a new year we look back at one of the favorite 80s movies and bold predictions about the year 2015. >> when we return, we will tell you what marty mcfly did get right about this year, 2015. when out of n

liu and his partner raphael ramos shot and killed last month in their patrol cars. near the officers' homes are being named in their honor. >>> federal agents arrested a second person in connection with a shooting in which los angeles police officers came under fire. 19-year-old james brooks was taken into custody in las vegas yesterday. no word on charges yet. prosecutors say two officers drove their car into the line of fire when gang members were shooting at rivals in another car. an 18-year-old faces charges in that case. >>> 6:48. a court ruling has cleared the way for the boston marathon charge. a judge has denied requests by dzhokhar tsarnaev to have the case moved and delayed. jury selection will begin monday. this is video of authorities taking tsarnaev to a hearing last week. he's accused of killing three people and injuring more than 250 by planting two bombs at the marathon. >>> he may be moving closer to a possible move for president, jeb bush resigned all of his corporate and nonprofit board memberships. an aide said the former florida governor stepped

last saturday, raphael ramos was laid to rest.officers from a across the country attended that service from yesterday. new york city officials announced they are starting the process of naming the streets where officer liu and ramos lived after them. >> welcome back to mornings on 22. i'm maybeck. kind of a big week. coming back into town. what should we expect out there this week. >> we have a warming trend coming our way. maybe today is your final day of vacation and getting back to work tomorrow, but you have something to look forward to. temperatures will be on the climb. what we do have to worry about are air. the quality not so good. another spare the air alert in place for today. good to moderate over parts of the east bay but then it becomes a bit unhealthy as you get into the north bay along the coast of central bay as well as the santa clara valley. the shade of orange and level just above 100 indicating unhealthy for folks sensitive to the poll yutants if you -- pllutants and as march we're looking at another spare the

the event was organized to honor new york police officers raphael ramos and wenjian liu. last month. >>> more legal trouble for george zimmerman. he has been released on bail after florida police arrested him for allegedly throwing a wine bottle at his girlfriend. a judge also ordered zimmerman to avoid contact with the woman. zimmerman has had several brushes with the law since he was acquitted in the shooting deaths of trayvon martin. >>> recovery teams meantime have raised the tail section of air asia flight 8501 from the java sea. they used ropes slings and giant underwater air bags to lift the wreckage to the surface surface. a crane later lifter the tail to a recovery ship. flight data recorders for this make of air bus jet are housed in the tale, but it's still unclear if the plane's devices are still intact. >>> now the latest launch of a space x rocket was mostly successful. nasa tracked the trip of the falcon spacecraft as it carried supply capsule to the international space station but an tempt to make a soft landing of the rocket's leftover booster failed. nor