. >> this time around, the strike will target long-haul frights -- flights and freight planes. the flight union is in an increasingly acrimonious standoff over an early retirement scheme. the strike on monday and tuesday led to the cancellation of well over 1000 flights, affecting some 150,000 passengers. >> all right. we're going to take a break. after that, the 30th anniversary of the worlds and -- worst industrial disaster in india. also, germany tightening residency laws making it easier to eject lawbreakers. stay with us. >> welcome back, everyone. 30 years ago today, a pesticide in an indian city leaked a deadly gas into the air, killing 20,000 people. it became the world's worst ever industrial disaster. today, protesters took to the streets to demand compensation for the victims of the tragedy. >> as we hear in our next report, their suffering is still continuing today. >> this is the scene encountered every day, the ruins of the factory from where the gas leaked 30 years ago still haunt him. he had just clocked off work when the accident happened. his coworker who took over the shift d

the ticker shak. by burger chain was founded danny meyer and his union square hospitality group. the virgin atlantic flight and was having technical problems with his landing year earlier. it was forced to return to a london airport. it was scheduled to fly to las vegas. international search and rescue teams have failed to find any trace of the missing airasia edgjet in a second day. there were 162 people on board. pilots did not send a distress signal, drawing comparisons with the malaysian airlines flight that disappeared in march. all passengers as been evacuated from the ferry that caught fire. seven people died in the incident and there are several people in the hospital with hypothermia. italian authorities have opened up a criminal investigation. we have got more news at the top of the hour. stay tuned for bloomberg, special three-hour edition of "street smart" with cory johnson, scarlet fu, and me. >> he made his name as a top tech analyst on wall street, leading coverage of the amazon ipo. then, bill gurley made his way to the promised land of silicon valley, launching a venture capitalist firm, j

the strike will affect half of flights on that date. the company has yet to make cancellations. the unionsalled the strike over conditions including crew rotations. >> a strike on boxing day. let's finish up in the city of london. atlanta staffers are hopeful that they will have a lot of happy christmas bonuses. >> a survey says senior staff in russia's financial sector are expecting bonuses up to -- in london's financial sector are expecting bonuses up to 21% bigger. despite the crackdown on bonus culture. new eu rules limit bonus to the equivalent of an employee salary or twice that if its voted on. >> let's send vibes to our buses at france 24. time for the press review. helping us to that, lots of focus on tunisia's first free presidential election. >> big news in the middle east. we're talking about the exit polls in the lebanese newspaper. beji caid essebsi is seen as the winner. a photo here. the caretaker president moncef marzouki is refusing to admit defeat. that was when the paper came back. another article in a tunisian paper before the end of voting yesterday. you can see they

the country to a standstill. thousands of trade union are taking part in the stoppage which has caused flight and rail services to be canceled. >>> libya biggest oil terminal has been brought down with fighting in tunisia. >> reporter: smoke rise ms. western libya. the sound of airstrikes echo for kilometers. where the battle is most fierce. on one side the so-called tribes army, the group aligned with the general haftar. >> today we lost 14 fighters and more 23 injured by the airstrikes by the enemy. they targeted a residential area. >> reporter: with the country awash with powerful militia, rival governments in libya and tibruk, libya is in the heart of statelessness. at the heart, oil. and libya is sitting on the country's biggest oil terminal. fighting in this oil-reach region has forced terminals nearby to close. >> the attack on the oil region clearly shows that libyan dawn wants to be in fully in charge of the oil resources we need fond to sponsor their terrorist operations. just like other terrorist groups have done in other parts of the world. >> reporter: complicating matters further, the group has esta

the pulse live from bloomberg's london headquarters. lufthansa has canceled flights today as the pilots union strike hits europe's second-largest airline. passengers will be affected. lufthansa has canceled thousands of flights this year. the lockout will affect short-haul flights today and short and long haul flights tomorrow. john bank is making nonbinding billion pound bid to about four brady for its private public partnership portfolio. said if an agreement is reached it will finance the acquisition from an equity capital raise. balfour beatty is up sharply on the news this morning. cristiano ronaldo has another crown to add to his collection. the football star snatched the player of the year last year and now he is also the top player on facebook. one posed by ronaldo is worth an average $144,000 for a brand. sponsors include nike and emirates. he earned $22 million from endorsements last year. not bad. now, the ecb meets this week and while the threat of deflation in the euro zone and the tumbling oil prices will be front and center, how much should the attention be on europe's central bank and how much should the central bank dev

the box office. >> a strike by pilots will lead to a disruption if air travel with 1,300 flights canceled after contract talks between the german carrier and the pilots union. the pilots will walk off the job tomorrow. the airline says 150,000 passengers will be affected by the walkout and lufthansa has canceled flight between san francisco and san francisco for the and sfo and >> dubai will begin biggest flight avenue between san francisco and the emirates today. three other carriers fly the double decker to san francisco. the emirates 380 has a special feature exclusive to the airline: onboard shower reserved for first-class passengers. >>> it is nice to have you, lisa. >> exciting weather, too. we have needed this. more is to come. this is the biggest system we have seen in at least a year or two. it is on the way. anticipated to hit the bay area tone. live doppler hd has a few showers from half moon bay through woodside and boulder creek so we have showers and pockets of fog in the north and east bay. give yourself extra time because the pavement is wet. temperatures are in the 50's. 59 at half moon bay. 52 in redwood city. in the city, 57, emeryville

the nation. >> the union claims the airline is overworking its employees by trying to squeeze more flights into its schedule. southwest says it supports its employee's right to express its opinion. >> scott mcgrew? >> they've been tracking together pretty steadily, reliably, right, sam? chevron and exxon are on the 30 industrials. lower gas prices mean people have more money for shopping and spending, factories, cost of production is lower, transportation of goods is cheaper as well but the markets just don't see it that way. the broader indices have been down five of the last six sessions, the dow losing 4% in less it and a week. a reminder, the fed begins its meeting today. >> have you heard of this fella? he was famous for a day. he was featured in new york magazine because according to the headline, he's made $72 million on the stock market and he's still in high school. well, this morning it turns out that story may be made up. he cancelled an interview with cnbc and did an interview with the "new york observer" denying that he has any money, which would make him a standard that's usually

the flight. >>> russian president putin is delivering his annual state of the union address to parliament. let's recap, he says russia has become a stronger nation because of its people. with respect to ukraine, he described it as a, quote, brotherly country. he blames the west for, quote, pure cynicism in its approach to the ukraine and he says sanctions are harmful for all countries. he says it's meaningless to talk to russia from the position of force. the ruble did open around 1.5%. it is now flat, the ruble. it's off the back of some of putin's comments. let's bring in chris granville, and talk about the ruble. it's all being blamed on the oil price, but the ruble needs to increase rates to protect the ruble, as well. >> that is the bottom line, wilfred. the financial sanctions are i think a lot massive giant. the rubls had a huge fall already. why? because russian banks and companies need to horde foreign exchange. they've got external loans which are maturing. so that plaque hole of uncertainty created by sanctions is a powerful driver. these circumstances with inflation going up, a

the european union. >> thank you for watching france 24. time now for business. we got stephen carroll with us on said. let's start with this strike by the german airline. >> that is right, more than 1300 flights canceled by today and tomorrow, many pilots will of walked off the job. this will affect long-haul flights on monday and tuesday. it is a series of strikes over proposed changes in their early retirement provisions. lufthansa says they have made concessions in previous talks including a 5% pay rise, but the pilots do not believe that is enough to >> left onto is -- lufthansa is demanding massive congestions from us. they are saying, either accept we are presenting or we will look for ways to handle it. we do not agree with this kind of partnership. >> a situation -- a solution must be found in the package. a solution must be found for the salary and for the transition supply. we believe we are close, but the talks must be resumed and completed. >> speaking of strikes, an unusual one going on today here in france. >> yes, small businesses are starting a week of demonstrations against what they say is the unsustainable burden of taxes and regulations here. constraints facing companies a

the airasia flight. we will have more from there. mayor deblasio greeted by boos and cat calls at an nypd graduation. he will be with the police union to end that conflict if he can. we will have the rest of the fallout. cheryl casone is here at the top of the show the best jobs of 2015. we have our best champagne. we have already put it on ice we will be drinking through out the show for new year's eve. "fox & friends" starts in about 11 minutes. get out of bed. >>> caught on camera, the incredible moment a little girl is saved after being pulled from a submerged car. video showing police frantically performing c.p.r. on four-year-old helena white. the girl had been trapped under water in her car seat for ten minutes. helena's mother took her eyes off the road and drove into a tyreke. neighbors tried pull the girl out of her car seat. she is currently in critical condition. >>> the liberty bowl making the highlight reel for the wrong reason. an assistant caught on camera hitting two opposing players. it happened on the west virginia sideline. the head coach alerted about it at half time and then told the assistant stay in the locke

paris have all been halted as well and the airport also 600 flights had to be cancelled today and thousands of passengers were not able to make their journey. so the unionseel that they did do as they set out to do, namely to bring brussels other parts of the country to a standstill. but the question really is where do we go from here? because their objective is to somehow try to change the government's plan, change its austerity program but it's difficult to see what kind of action they could plan next after this general strike. >> so where do they go from here jackie? what do they do next? the government's not going to be giving up its austerity program. >> reporter: i was rhetorically asking smie myselft question. the government needs to make savings of $13.5 billion. it is a picture we see right across the euro zone, spending beyond their means where there is a debt larger than the kind of economic output that the country is generating. brussels the european union has said the people need to tighten their belts, they need to bring their spending under control. so if you've got abudget problem you have two possibilities. you can either reduce your pub

the unmanned test flight has now been postponed until friday. >>> let's return to our top story out of russia where president putin has made his annual state of the union speech. it seemed like it was a very nationalist speech. was it aimed at an international audience or his domestic audience? >>reporter: i think that this speech of president putin was addressed mainly to russian citizens. why? because he explained to them his position most important international problems and the main part of his speech was devoted to economical and social problems of inside russia. >> he didn't really mention the economic slide, did he, caused by falling oil prices. in fact, he didn't even mention the oil prices at all. in fact, he actually says that the oil prices and the sanctions, instead he proposed a capital am necessity and a four-year tax freeze. was he preparing the nation for tougher times ahead? >>reporter: yes, of course. he explained in what situation our economy is today. not only as a result of the sanctions but as a result of the economical policies the sanctions are not the only reason why russia's economy is in the doldrums at the moment. it is beca

corner of the globe money is flying around the world, today we are going to start in italy airlines cancellation hundreds of flights ahead of a national strike unionsthat makes it easier for employees are to hire and fire. some government says will make the job market more about flexible in the process, mexico country is opening up its oil reserves to outsiders mexico unveiled bidding ruled for off summer blocs auksed to private companies by the end of the july first time foreign countries can drill for oil since 1938 japan is a slippery situation threatening a tradition a butter shortage continuous too tired to meet quotes japanese skrijdz to make respondisponge cake. >> finding a perfect gift can be a challenge add in two to hip how much in addition to make you downright overwhelmed. do not you despair, an etiquette expert okay i am telling you the ladies left the set we all have same question, how much do you tip your hair dresser for example? >> it is interesting that you mentioned that question, because i just went to my hair dresser this week, and typically you would give a hair dresser the equivalent of one visit, however, i want to say we m

flight at the san francisco airport please call in. there is almost 200 flights canceled already. that number is likely to go up. also, the food workers at sfo, the unionalled a strike today to protest their working conditions or something that they are not happy with, and that means bring a sandwich. bring something to eat. you probably won't be able to to get anything there to eat as your flight is canceled. that sounds lovely, doesn't it? one of the things i want to mention, the dumbarton bridge is okay. if you are driving too fast for the conditions, no matter what the posted speed limit sign says, you can be pulled over. headlights are required any time you are using your windshield wipers. even during the day. >> we will check in again soon. >>> power outages, threat of flooding, those are some of the concerns from what is shaping up to be the largest storm to hit the bay area in more than six years. ktvu's alex savidge live in the hartsfield-jackson of where some businesses are -- heart of where some businesses are closed because of the storm. >> reporter: we are getting blasted by a pretty heavy band of rain here in downtown san ann selmo. at t

the stoppage of flights and rail services. in a few minutes, we'll go to one of the poorest parts of belgium. but first we have the latest from brussels. >> the objective of the unions was to bring the country to a standstill, and certainly as far as the capitol city is concerned they do seem to have achieved that aim. the railway stations are closed. underground stations are closed. the public sector is ground to a standstill just a few small shops and small cafes are open, but by and large the city has been completely deserted. the unions are protesting against spending cuts, which would see the retirement age rise by two years and would also see the government scrapping a planned inflation link pay rise due to take place next year. they say they want more of the burden of the spending cuts, the budget problems to be born by big business in the financial sector. they say it's not fear for ordinary wor working people, ordinary families to bear most of the load. but the goffed said it needs to make these spending cuts to balance the budget. it will be interesting to see where after the strike the unions can take their protest if they wish to push their w demand furt

unions are fighting the austerity policy of the new center-right coalition. >> smoke rises on stanfill rush-hour traffic in antwerp as protesters blocked the roads. meanwhile, passengers discovered all flightsre canceled for the day. >> this means 600 flights are canceled. the impact is huge, because we expected 60,000 passengers and today we cannot fly. >> the nationwide strike has closed schools and businesses and halted trains and other transport. it is the climax of a month of protest action that saw over 100,000 mark in the capital. they are rallying a government -- against the government decision to court a wage rise. they are also furious about that's to the public safety -- public sector and plans to raise the retirement age. >> the new government was to put in place a few ideas, but meanwhile they do nothing about the fact that big companies organized structures in luxembourg. the big families make agreements with the tax authorities. a company can be sold for billions without paying a penny of tax. his companies are hitting the people. >> the government says it is obliged to enforce tough austerity measures to get the budget in line with eu standards. >> french president francois

flight. no one survived. >> tonight a state lawmaker is trying to force california high schools to adopt new mascots, all four schools call themselves redskins. and at tulare union high school the redskins mascot is on nearly every poster at school. for students and staff here, being a red skin has deep roots. athletes are proud to represent the name. >> we say we are born a red skin and will die a red skin. >> it's the driving force behind our school. >> now, an assemblyman wants to eliminate the red skins from all california public schools who use it as a mascot. ab 30 would require the schools to phase out the red skin. >> i know this is a continued debate. i recent the implication we've been doing it right over 100 years. >> students showed off a native american dance, officials say they'll try to call the bill upsetting. the principal says the school works with local tribes to make sure they accurately depict the redskins. >> they've been supportive yes. they thank us for the way in which we're portraying being a red skin. >> i don't find racial content in it. redskins use native americans are warriors they're strong hearted people brave hearts. and that is such a pride to

flight. no one survived. >> tonight a state lawmaker is trying to force california high schools to adopt new mascots, all four schools call themselves redskins. and at tulare union high school the redskins mascot is on nearly every poster at school. for students and staff here, being a red skin has deep roots. athletes are proud to represent the name. >> we say we are born a red skin and will die a red skin. >> it's the driving force behind our school. >> now, an assemblyman wants to eliminate the red skins from all california public schools who use it as a mascot. ab 30 would require the schools to phase out the red skin. >> i know this is a continued debate. i recent the implication we've been doing it right over 100 years. >> students showed off a native american dance, officials say they'll try to call the bill upsetting. the principal says the school works with local tribes to make sure they accurately depict the redskins. >> they've been supportive yes. they thank us for the way in which we're portraying being a red skin. >> i don't find racial content in it. redskins use native americans are warriors they're strong hearted people brave hearts. and that is such a pride to

about this with candy crowley on state of the union, and the current system that we have the emergency locater transmitter, underwater locater beacon and the flight data recorder. it was a major upgrade back in the '80s on these systems when they went to a digital storage or like flash memory. and that's what our current technology is. clearly we've made such a magnificent leap in technology particularly within the last ten years that i think you're going to see regulations change and have gps signals sent via satellite, and again, something that the crew can't disable, but it's going to be in there. and just transmit where they are and in a couple parameters every second or even every ten seconds until that plane would, you know disintegrate or hit water. and malaysia's flight 370, you would have sent rescue as immediately to the position -- >> the right place. >> exactly. and i think this is this is a second part second aircraft craft within what ten months that is going to point towards this technology. just look at the moneys spent on looking for both these aircraft. it's time. it's time to move forward on that for legislation. >> and the lin

it was just a flight and i think the same thing happened with the cuban missile crisis over time and then once the crisis once the soviet union disappeared, cuba was essentially neutered. i think there was a real sense of betrayal that this man was really evil. i spend an awful lot of time in presidential libraries reading various advisories and it's fascinating to do so. you get a sense that after the missile crisis, not that this man is a communist, he's dangerous and didn't like it, but this man is really evil in a hitler type of fashion. that is gone. of you.reputation follows >> i just want to say something. i'm not from this country but i am from south america, from bolivia. understoodd never about this embargo. why theld never explain united states would do that to such a small nation will stop they said it was something that had to do with the policy details. the embargo against other nations like china and it really hurts in a way. we thought it was a very imperialistic attitude. you need to be a democratic country. the united states is a very powerful company but has -- very powerful country but has no right to deci

flight. and i think the same thing happened with the cuban missile crisis over time and once of course the soviet union disappeared, cuba was essentially neutered in terms of its ability. but i think there was a sense of betrayal that this man is really evil, that was cemented at the time as i read the documents and i spend an awful lot of time and -- in presidential libraries reading the various advisers and so forth and it is fascinating to do so. you get a sense that after the missile crisis there was not that this man is a communist, he is dangerous, he doesn't like us, but that this man is really evil in a hitler type of fashion . he moved into a new category on the cuban missile crisis. but of course all of that is gone. i think that is gone now. but your reputation follows you through the years. >> i just want to say something. i'm not from this country although i am a u.s. citizen. i am from south america, bolivia. and i remember a student of mine, we never understood about these embargoes. our professors could never explain why the united states would do that to that small nation. they said th

flight. and i think the same thing happened with the cuban missile crisis over time. and once, of course, the soviet union disappeared, cuba was essentially neutered in terms of its ability. but i think there was a sense of betrayal that this man is really evil, that was cemented at the time as i read the documents and i spend an awful lot of time in presidential libraries reading the various advisers and so forth, and it is fascinating to do so. you get a sense that after the missile crisis there was not that this man is a communist. he is dangerous, he doesn't like us, but that this man is really evil in a hitler type of fashion. he moved into a new category on the cuban missile crisis. but of course, all of that is gone. i think that is gone now. but your reputation follows you through the years. >> i just want to say something. i'm not from this country although i am a u.s. citizen. i am from south america, bolivia. and i remember as a student, we never understood about these embargoes. our professors could never explain why the united states would do that to that small nation. they said that was some

planned this afternoon in union square but organizers do not want it to look like last night's protest in oakland. >> the weekend forecast is dry and sunny and cool. we do not have flightelays. we do expect to see a dry pattern right into the new year. >> a couple of citizens have quickly cleared cleared and nowt have morning hour traffic and all the details straight ahead when we return. female announcer: during sleep train's hugeom foyear end clearance sale,s! get beautyrest, posturepedic, even tempur-pedic mattress sets at low clearance prices. save even more on floor samples, demonstrators, and closeout inventory. plus, free same-day delivery, set-up, and removal of your old set. why wait for the new models? sleep train's year end clearance sale is on now! ...guaranteed! ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ did you get chips for the party? nope. (ding) cheese plate? cheese plate. no, i made something better. you used the oven? boom. pillsbury crescents. make the holidays pop. some people think vegetables are boring. but with green giant's delicious seasonings and blends, we just may change their minds. ho ho ho green giant! >>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast c

flight airasia 8501. >>> the u.s. military conducted a strike and the pentagon is assessing the results of that operation. >>> and bill de blasio will meet with representatives from several police unionsback to "hardball." >>> it's a gift. you know what i mean? just to see what all the hoopla was about. >> it wasn't the most christmas thing we did, but it was the most american thing. >> welcome back to "hardball." those movie goers were talking about "the interview," the movie that may have the most winding road to release of any movie in history. at his first showing, the stars thanked the audience personally. >> we just want to say thank you. if it wasn't for theaters like this and for people like you guys, this literally would not be happening right now. >> so far, "the interview" has taken in more than $15 million online and nearly $3 million in theaters. it's a huge online success. going forward, will movie goers demand that big movies beeieseies be released online as well as theaters? it may be a whole new movie distribution para dime. i'm joined by the "hardball" roundtable "time" magazine's zeke miller and the daily caller's matt lewis. did you spent six bucks? did you get int

union specific had to share the oesh track in both directions causing major delays. >> thanks. >>> the wind gusts you're keeping planes grounded at bay area airports. right now flights are seeing delays of an hour and a half. that's arrive. departing flights facing 45-minute delays. take a live like at oakland international, passengers trying to head out are experiencing close to one-hour delays. san jose it is more than two hours delays. >>> strong winds in a small northern california town killed two people. two separate wind problems in the town of paradise just east of chico turned deadly. police say winds gusting over 60 miles per hour are to blame. at one scene a pine tree over 100 feet tall crashed down on a woman driving down the road. >>> about three miles away, a second person was killed when a tree fell on to the home. >>> to stay up to the date as the winds continue to whip around and the cold sets in be sure to down load our nbc bay area app for your smart phone. get a personalized forecast along with our real-time dop larrey dar. it's free for apple iphone and android users. >>> how can you justify a move that is at odds with the history of the nfl? >>

flight diverted and the first ebola case in the u.k. let's zoom through the stoptop stories. new york city mayor is set to meet with all five police unionsave plagued the it department and city hall during and following the handling of protests over the lack of indictments in the death of two black men at the hands of police officers. on saturday hundreds of police officers turned their backs to the mayor at the funeral of fallen officer rafael ramos. >>> people are calling for an end of violence toward police. hundreds of police officers and residents gathered to show support for those who put their lives on the line. it was part of a movement to support law enforcement officers after several controversial incidents involving police. >>> an american airlines flights bound for miami had to be diverted to jamaica overnight. there was a, quote, pressurization issue. the flight landed safely and passengers will continue to their original destination of miami later this afternoon. >>> a health worker is the first person diagnosed with ebola in britain. she arrived from scotland for treatment in a high level isolation unit at a london hospita

the union has been upset about security at department of children and family offices since a caseworker was critically injured in a camden stabbing two weeks ago. >> a very sad and disturbing flightm london to newark. a new jersey woman died last night aboard a united airlines flight. officials say the 23-year-old woman was traveling alone. a doctor on board the plane did try to help. investigators think the woman may have had a pre-existing medical condition. they're now waiting on results of an autopsy and have not released her name. >> dozens more u.s. hospitals are now equipped to treat people with the ebola virus and two of those hospitals are right here in philadelphia. children's hospital of philadelphia and the hospital of the university of pennsylvania. they joined 35 hospitals now designated by the us dement of health and human services as ebola treatment centers. officials say all of them have the staff, training and resources needed to treat ebola. no philadelphia hospitals currently report treating anyone for the virus. >> septa is providing extra transportation for shoppers this holiday season adding more buses on the route that service king of prussia, montgomery a

the union claims the airline is overworking employees by trying to squeeze more flights into its schedulechristina loren. we are tracking a significant area for you. strong thunderstorm heading towardspoint reyes. 9:48 we're expecting. we're expecting pea-sized hail, lightning, and definitely some very gusty wind with that cell, but as i widen out for you, you can see the bay area overall getting a bit of a break right now. the heavy rain will return 3:00 to 7:00, then in the thick of it all night long. then we'll get a break, finally, by thursday. mostly dry conditions, good for travel, but wet conditions return as early as friday. so you do want to keep that umbrella handy, and as we head throughout the day today with the next round of rain, maybe an additional one to two inches, so we are expecting localized flooding in the north bay. here's mike and your drive. >> still seeing the bay bridge toll plaza, although a full toll plaza. lanes to the left now full again. it's been fluctuating all morning. slow drive down the freeway compressing towards berkley, easing towards the berkley cur

the unionized federal work force and greedy and irresponsible federal contractors. i rise today to tell a very different story. on september 26, 2014, commercial flights in nearly every airport around this country were delayed or canceled after a chicago route air traffic control center, also known as chicago center, in aurora, illinois, was disabled in an act of sabotage by a disturbed person. a fire destroyed the communication that processes flight plan data and enabled air traffic controllers at the facility to communicate with pilots in the 91,000 square miles of airspace for which they are responsible. this could have led to tragic loss of life. however, due to the efforts of controllers at chicago center and adjacent air traffic control facilities, all planes in the air when chicago center lost communications were landed safely. nearly 200 of the controllers at chicago center then traveled to 12 air traffic control towers and terminal radar approach controls throughout the midwest to help direct air traffic. at the same time, technicians, mechanics and electricians were working around the clock to replace damaged equipment and restore the chicag

the continuing search now, and it appears recovery efforts of airasia flight 8501 in our next hour. >> new york city's mayor bill deblasio trying to repair his fractured relationship with police, set to meet with their union leaders today. >> how crucial is this face-to-face meeting with the mayor? >> good morning to you. very crucial. some say the current relationship between city hall and city police is really near rock bottom. police and union officials blame him for creating a volatile environment that led to the murders of the two officers last week. through this meeting, he can start to convince everyone associated with the nypd that he fully supports the men and women in blue. >> thank you. new york city's mayor is set to sit down and talk it out with law enforcement today in hopes of calling a truce. the private meeting comes one day after the mayor was meed with boos and applause during the graduation ceremony for nearly 900 new police officers. >> we are at a very difficult time in this country, in this city, in this department, but we will work through it, we always do, resolve our differences paean while we do that, we will keep this city safe. >> but the problem will not fix itself. some poli