at 2:47 p.m., brinsley walked up to the patrol cars of wenjian liu and rafael ramos. >> while sitting in a marked nypd police car in full uniform, they were ambushed and murdered in front of tompkins avenue. >> liu and ramos never had a chance to draw their weapons. they were rushed to the hospital where later pronounced dead. nearby officers gave chase following brinsley in a subway station. >> brinsley shot himself in the head while on the platform. >> reporter: police recovered a silver auto gun from the shooter which they say was used in the killings. saturday night at the hospital, more tense moments. mayor bill de blasio pays his respect and while walking by police, officers turn their backs, demonstrating their anger towards a mayor who they say shares the blame for the officers' deaths. >> there are blood on their hands and that starts on the steps of city hall in the office of the mayor. >> reporter: for the family of mayor ramos was not on blame but on grief. late saturday, ramos' 13-year-old son said this, "today i had to say bye to my father. i will always love you and i w

afterwards the widow of wenjian liu made an emotional statement.his is a difficult time for both of our families. we will stand together and get through this together. thank you. >> tufuneral arrangements are being complicated the fact that him and his family has to travel from china. his funeral will be this coming saturday. it will be an emotional time for in entire city. leah? >> jonathan hunt live in new york city. >> trying to mend a broken relationship for his office in his first statements since being told he has their blood on his hands. what are we hearing from the mayor? >> we are seeing the ma ior being con sill tory. he is helping the city to heal from the anger and grief they are experiencing with the deaths. he noted the families are in pain as they try to deal with the loss of officer's rafael ramos and wenjian liu. they were more than cops they were men dearly loved by their families. the assassination of the two was an attack on the city our value and democracy. >> we will not tolerate such attacks. any one with the ability to help

a gunman killed officer ramos and wenjian liu in their patrol car last wednesday. thousands of mourners will pay tribute to rafael ramos. this is that live picture outside the church where the funeral will be held in queens, new york. let's go to nbc 10's matt delucia who is live in philadelphia. matt, you spoke to those philadelphia officers on their way to new york. you talked with them just before they left. rafa >>> i'm told about 110 officers from philadelphia made that trip and they should be arriving in queens if they haven't already. as the officers departed, they showed up in full uniform saying this is more than an obligation, it's personal any time an officer is killed in the line of duty. personnel have said they expect more than $25 thoushlgs to attend that service. police here tell me this past week has really been tough. >> any time that we lose a fellow officer in blue, it's very difficult on the morale, the brutality of police out there using this every single day. to those just sitting there eating lunch, that's unacceptable. >> reporter: i've als

officer rafael ramos and wenjian liu were shot dead by a gunman who then killed himself. the burial service was on the scale of a national funeral. >> a sea of blue and ocean of grief by the tens of thousands fellow officers came to see rafael ramos off on his final journey, carrying their fallen comarade into the church where he worshipped. vice president joe biden leading the mourners. >> when the assassin's bullet targeted the two officers it targeted the city and touched the soul of the entire nation. >> bill de blasio had a fine line to walk accused of siding with anti-police protesters some officers turning their back on him when he spoke. but he had gentle words. >> i extend my condolences to the family of the nypd that is hurt sog deeply right now. >> he was, he is a hero. >> outside an honor guard of thousands of police officers joined hands as they stood in silent witness. officers rafael ramos and wenjian liu shot execution style a week ago seeking revenge from police . a final salute to detective rafael ramos possibly would have been promoted today. >>> severa

officers also turned their back at de blasio last week at the hospital saturday night where ramos and wenjian liuce just this afternoon released a response -- reading the ramos and liu families, our police department and our city are dealing with an tragedy, our sole focus is unifying this city and honoring the lives of our two police officers. i welcome our panel back again. detective, let me begin with you, what did you make of that as a former officer, seeing that today at the funeral? >> seeing what today, i'm sorry? >> seeing the backs turned of some of the police officers at the funeral. >> i wouldn't have done that today, but i know the police officers are very angry at the mayor so i can see why they did it. but i don't think it was a good move today. so i would wait until after both funerals are finished, you know to start the dialogue. and i'm hoping that the mayor will start the dialogue first. i think what the mayor also needs to do is to turn his back on some people who perpetrate hate in this city all right? if he did that i think that would be a good step towards mending relations

wenjian liu and rafael ramos were shot and killed execution style by a deranged man vowing retribution for the death of eric garner in a police chokehold this summer. tonight officer liu's widow spoke to reporters. >> the liu family would like to express our gratitude and appreciation to the police department, our neighbors, the entire new york city community, friends and co-workers for the help and support they provide. we would also like to express our condolence to the officer and his family. this is a difficult time for both of our families. but we will stand together and get through this together. thank you. >> what a heartbreaking story. our thoughts and prayers of course with her and the ramos family. additionally tonight, we have new video just in to cnn. ismaaiyl brinsley caught on camera at a shopping center in brooklyn. his last known location before shooting the officers, then shooting himself. police believe the gun he used is inside the styrofoam box. late today the attorney general of the united states, eric holder, called it an assassination. president obama condemned t

it has now been a week since ramos and wenjian liu were ambushed and killed by a gunman. a week that has seen tensions spike over police and race relations. as mark albert reports, at the funeral today, there were calls to bridge the growing divide. >> reporter: in a grand procession of sorrow, a street-wide line of blue, an estimated 25,000 officers strong, stood as one beside christ tabernacle church in queens. inside, a montage of officer rafael ramos' 40 years of life flashed by. he was killed the day he would have graduated as a chaplain, leaving behind two sons. new york city police commissioner william bratton. >> ton that we'll never let you know alone again that we are your family now. >> reporter: the family of wenjian liu, who was ambushed alongside officer ramos inside the church to mourn alongside. vice president joe biden: >> so when an assassin's bullet targeted two officers it targeted the city and it touched the soul of the entire nation. >> reporter: at the funeral both men were promoted to detective, and ramos to honorary chaplain. in an appearance full

a funeral service for the other slain officer, wenjian liu, will be sunday. hear directly from a new york city police officer member of the largest police department in the country. adhyl polanco joined the nypd in 2005. when i interviewed him last year, he described how in 2009 he became critical of the nypd's stop and frisk policy when his superiors told officers to meet a quota of stops, or face punishment. he made audio recordings of the quotas being described during meetings in his precinct, and brought his concerns to authorities, but he said he was ignored. he then took his audio tapes to the media, including the village voice, where reporter graham rayman wrote a series called "the nypd tapes." for several years, officer polanco was suspended with pay but he has since returned to work on the police force. you went to the wake of officer ramos. can you talk about the reaction of the police to the mayor? >> good morning. first of all, i have to say on not here on behalf of the police department but here on my own as a citizen, a concerned citizen of new

we know we know -- wenjian liu was shot and killed by a person they never met. hundreds of police standings at attention a crisp and final salute as the bodies of two police officers were driven away. two of their own, police officer rafael ramos, police officer wenjian liu, two good young men who served their city proudly and gunned down in cold blood. >> they were out on the streets of the city and worked to keep it safe everyday and every night. >> it was chaos on the streets, the moments after the shooting, police blanketing the scene trying to figure out what happened on a quiet saturday afternoon that turned suddenly to mad ntz. >> i heard -- madness. >> i heard shooting, i heard shooting. >> two police officers were shot and killed as they sat eating lunch in the police cruiser. there were no confrontation, no words exchanged, 32-year-old ismaaiyl brinsley shot two police officers he never met. >> these officers were shot execution style, particularly despicable act which goes at the very heart of our society and democracy. >> reporter: ismaaiyl brinsley

rafael ramos and wenjian liu. we will pause as their bodies are taken away, but as we await that jim, it's got to be tough. safe to say, given the tensions recently with all the protests and the die-ins and the calls for some extreme calls to harm police, to hurt police, that an attack was just inevitable, a matter of time before there was harm done or an attack against police officers, maybe not to this extent, but it would be safe to say these police officers were prepared for that? >> well, i think at the back of your mind, there's always concern and preparation and alertness in uniform that something may happen. but there's so many events that swarm around law enforcement officers all the time. the basic crime they deal with. with terrorism like the commissioner said, this car was normally a car that would be used in a terrorism assignment. terrorism detail. so you'd have terrorism and of course, new york city is always on the more higher alert than any other places with terrorism. so yes, they're on alert but

here's bill safos our cleveland station. >> the life of wenjian liu in new york city matters. the life of rafael ramos in new york city who was executed last saturday matters. >> reporter: a local dispatcher organized the rally and march to say thank you to law enforcement. many officers and their families attended. >> to every man and woman who wears a badge today, your lives matter. >> reporter: last weekend, hundreds of protesters here against the police, but as you can see, today thousands showing up in downtown cleveland to show their support in what really is a sea of blue in cleveland. it was a solemn, silent march that ended at the city's memorial for fallen officers. grace leon was there. her husband, wayne, was killed in the line of duty 14 years ago. >> i am at awe of all the support for those that do a job that most of us are too afraid to do. >> reporter: for cbs news, bill safos, cleveland. >> axelrod: elsewhere today, there were protests for two unarmed men killed by police. in chicago, a rally was held for dontre hamilton, shot 14 times last april in milwaukee.

that land mark buildings around new york will dim their lights at 9:00 this evening in honor of wenjian liukilled. meanwhile ismaaiyl brinsley was seen in a brooklyn mall mid day before the incident. please believe he was carrying a gun in that plastic bag. police want any information to contact them immediately. mayor bill de blasio held a moment of silence at 2:47 this afternoon the precise moment officers wenjian liu and ramos were gunned down. >> talking to the families hearing what motivated these young men to serve, it is humbling and reminds us we have to keep serving and working for something

officer rafael ramos and his partner, wenjian liu, were ambushed and killed in their police car as theyat on a city street. vice president joe biden spoke to the crowd about the dangers police officer face every day. >> i've spoken at too many funerals for too many peace officers, too many funerals for brave women and men who kept us safe and watched their families grieve. and i've observed one thing that unfortunately it's only when a tragedy like this occurs that all their friends, neighbors and people who didn't even know them become aware of and reminded of the sacrifices they make every single solitary day to make our lives better. give you a live look to the left of your screen at that somber processional, it's an extraordinary sight. that sea of people lining the route there as officer ramos is taken to his final resting place in brooklyn at that cemetery. mayor bill de blasio spoke of the impact the killings have had on the people of new york. >> our hearts are aching today. we feel it physically. we feel it deeply. new york city has lost a hero, a remarkable man because of the

wenjian liu's family laid wreaths, one for each officer.tunnel to towers foundation announced its plan to help the families of the fallen officers. >> we're not just going to take over their payments, we want to pay their mortgages off in full. so they don't have that burden or that worry, because they have enough to go through. >> reporter: funeral arrangements for wenjian liu have not been announced. rafael ramos will be laid to rest saturday as hundreds gather to pay their final respects to one of new york's finest. kurt gregory, nbc news. >>> for more on how mourners are paying their respect to the fallen officers, tune in to "nbc nightly news" with brian williams at ç6:30. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz. >> there is pretty good weather for returning gifts or getting new gifts or whatever you want to do outside today and even tomorrow, too. some beautiful weather for that. mild weekend. temperatures in the 50s. but for those of you who want to see cold weather, it's coming. f

the final salute for a family and community in mourning. >> the family of ramos' partner wenjian liu were in attendance today. the funeral for liu will be next saturday. they shared their photos on social media. we created a photo gallery on nbcbayarea.com. >>> protests on the basketball court are keeping an entire team benched in northern california. the girls varsity basketball team were uninvited to a tournament at ft. bragg after the players wore i can't breathe t-shirts. it was because they couldn't insure students' safety if someone took issue with the shirts. as of right now, they will not be allowed to play in the tournament that starts on monday. >>> for everyone here in the bay area, the first real cold snap of the winter is here and that means a spike in visitors at shelters. we are live in san jose. >> reporter: this shelter can hold 250 people and fortunately, despite this recent cold snap they have not been forced to turn anyone away, but that could soon change. there are hundreds of homeless people living on the streets of san jose and camps which sprang up after people

. >>> wenjian liu and raphael ramos were sitting inside a patrol car yesterday afternoon when they were shot. tonight, we're learning much more about the gunman and his disturbing past g evening everybody. i'm joyce evans. >> i'm karen hepp. >>> that gunman had long criminal record and apparent hatred for police and the government. our team coverage begins with fox's kelly wright in new york. >> reporter: police say ismaaiyl brinsley has been arrested 19 times in georgia and ohio for crimes including assault and robbery at the time of yesterday's shooting he was angry at the police for the deaths michael brown and eric garner. >> police described the moments before the shooting when ismaaiyl brinsley speaks to two men on the street before making his move. >> he asked them to follow him on instagram and then he says watch what i'm going to do. he then walks northbound on tomkins asked the two officers in the car, circled back around, across the street and comes up behind the officer. >> he shot officers wenjian liu and raphael ramos in the head while they were sitting in their patrol car

when they say to me, why, there's no answer. >> officer rafael ramos had two children, officer wenjian liuot married two months ago, their killer, ismaaiyl brinsley shot and killed himself. he posted on instagram, i'm putting wings on pigs today. he had 19 prior arrests and his family said he had a history of mental illness and tried to kill himself last year. abc news, new york. >> president obama has called philadelphia police commissioner, charles ramsey to express the outrage over the killing of the two officers in new york city. commissioner ramsey is the co-chair of the president's task force. the commissioner was asked if some of the protests by shooting by police could incite violence. >> i think it could. sometimes people do things without thinking about the consequences. it is unfortunate that this tragedy makes everybody take a step back and think about what they are doing, this is time for thoughtful discussion. >> the task force must present a report to the president by the first week of march. >>> from our new jersey newsroom, chris christie is demanding that fugitive joanne

rafael ramos was gunned down with his partner wenjian liu. a killer targeted them because of their uniform. as you can see there, a sea of blue is forming for a final farewell. >> meanwhile in iowa dozens gathered and they called it the blue lives matter rally. police were not part of the event, and organizers say they gathered to remind people police are there to protect them. i want to show a different side to what people see. >> another rally is planned for next spring. officials say 4,000 people are expected to gather in the public square. demonstratedors say it's to honour fallen officers. cleveland has been rocked by its open police shooting and protesters have been calling for justice after tamir rice was shot and killed by a cleveland police officer. he had been playing with a pellet gun >>> joining us is a retired deputy n.y.p.d. inspector. thank you for joiping us this morning. how does it peen for you, as a -- mean for you, as a former officer to see a sea of blue and thousands travelling to see the support. >> it's a sad day. poli

words, a visibly shaken new york police commissioner talking about the deaths of rafael ramos and wenjian liu. liu, a seven year veteran, married two months ago. ramos, a two year veteran turned 40 this month. married with a 13-year-old son. they were killed, ambush style saturday afternoon as they sat in their patrol car on a brooklyn street. >> the suspect who has been identified at a 28-year-old, walked up to the police car. he took a shooting stance on the passenger side and fired the weapon, his weapon several times through the front passenger window, striking both officers in the head. officer liu and officer ramos never had the opportunity to draw their weapons, they may never have actually even seen their assailant, their murder. >> reporter: police say officers chased the man to a nearby subway station where he reportedly shot himself to death on the train platform. a semiautomatic handgun was recovered near the body. brinsley had connections with to brooklyn. earlier in the day, she shot and seriously wounded a woman believed to be his ex-girlfriend in baltimore. police there receiv

we know they're rafael ramos and wenjian liu.year-old gunman, ishmael brinzly who shot them execution style while they were in uniform 3:00 in the afternoon there in the streets of brooklyn and then ran to a nearby subway. he went to the platform there, drew a gun, shot himself in the head. i want to go back to jim cavanaugh. you still there? >> yes, here francis. >> this is unchartered territory when it comes to people who are wanting to make these kind of attacks and in some sense, they have their audience whether they have 50 followers, 500 followers. it seems to be their platform where he said, two police officers dead. something that warning sign that was there, obviously it was a little bit too late but it seems to me that this is a new platform for them to say, hey, this is my intention and this is what i want to do. >> well, it's true, you're right about that. the web gives them a platform but going back in history, each advance in technology whether it was the motor vehicle, which became then used by criminals and bank r

without warning or provocation, brinsley walked up to the patrol car of new york police officers wenjian liu and rafael ramos. >> while sitting in a marked nypd police car in full uniform, they were ambushed and murdered in brooklyn. >> liu and ramos never had a chance to draw their weapons. they were rushed to the hospital where they were later pronounced dead. nearby officers gave chase. >> brinsley shot him nevada in d and took his own life. >> reporter: they recovered a gun used in the killings. saturday night at the hospital, more tense moments. new york mayor bill de blasio shows up to pay his respects and while walking past a row of police, officers turn their backs demonstrating their anger toward a mayor who they say shares part of the blame for the officers' deaths. >> there's blood on many hands tonight. that blood on the hands starts on the steps of city hall in the office of the mayor. >> reporter: for the family of slain officer rafael ramos, the focus was not on blame but on grief. late saturday ramos' 13-year-old son wrote this on facebook. today i had to say bye to my father

officer wenjian liu's funeral is next start. officers from collingswood were there, they sent us a picture of themselves two brocks from the church. officers from philadelphia and other regions were there, as well. >>> palmer is shutting down their charter school. in a letter friday, palmer wrote -- spokesperson from the school district said the organization has not informed the school district of the plans to close the charter school. but they have set up a dedicated website for the parents for assistance in transitioning to the public schools. >>> investigators are looking for a the cause of a fire that injured a man. 25-year-old gordon is being treated at temple university hospital for serious burns to his hands and fails. >>> an off duty philadelphia police officer shot and killed a dog that was attacking his dog. the police officer was walking his pet along the 4500 block of pine street when a much larger dog got loose from the other than. when the sergeant tried to separate the two animals were bitten. he shot the dog. his

wenjian liu his partner was gunned down along with him while sitting in his patrol car. fop auxillary group said it's important to show support. >> we've stood in line outside in the cold to pay our respects to someone who gave the ultimate sacrifice. we understand what the family goes through. >> vice president joe biden and new york city mayor bill deblasio are expected to speak at the funeral. >>> a memorandum right arm for michael brown has been destroyed by a driver. a few hours later a twitter user shared another image showing it had been rebuilt. the memorial is on the street where the unarmed brown was shot by a ferguson police officer. >>> bucks county police say they questioned a man they think is responsible for a hit-and-run, that accident end ended with a woman dead on her birthdays. authorities say the 20-year-old owner of the truck turned herself in. jenny russo was sleeping in the levittown home when the pick up slammed into the home. the circumstances proved to be too much. authorities are awaiting toxicology reports before they determine what charges wi

at sfo, christian hartnett, kpix 5. >> officer wenjian liu's funeral is not scheduled yet. jetblue is offering to fly two officers for free from police departments across the country to the funerals. >>> a fundraiser is planned in berkeley today for the family of michael brown the man who was shot and killed in august during a confrontation with police in ferguson, missouri. the musical fundraiser is set to begin at 6 p.m. at the berkeley fellowship of unitarian universalist hall. >>> oakland is cleaning up after another demonstration against police turned violent. most of the damage last night was done in jack london square. a small group broke away from other demonstrators and smashed windows at a bevmo! store and smashed ornaments on the city's christmas tree. it was promoted as the no time off march as protestors said they wanted to keep pressure on police even on christmas. >>> a san francisco sheriff's deputy will be in court this afternoon. according to court documents 33- year-old michael lewelling said a patient at san francisco general hospital tried to hit him wi

. >> rafael ramos and 32 year olds wenjian liu shot and killed as they sat in their cruisers saturday. moment later the gunman 28 year old ismaaiyl brinsley took his own life. a moment of silence, was held, for the officers at madison square gardens sunday before the new york rangers carolina hurricanes game. through had been married only two month, ramos, father of two, joined the nypd two years aglee loved his job. he loved his wife, who was dedicated father, and i wish i could be half the man my cousin was. >> hours before the shooting, investigators say brinsley shot and wounded his ex-girlfriend, at maryland, they also say he posted threats of social media, against police in retaliation for the death of eric garner and michael brown. the shooting happened a mid growing outrage over police brutality. >> today is about changing the system. >> this weekend hundreds marched in philadelphia while others shutdown street in downtown cleveland. and in the wake of this weekend shooting, officers in new york sit have i been advise today work in pairs, for their safety. later today mayor bi

they are identified as rafael ramos and wenjian liu. earlier in the day, brins -- ismaaiyl brinsley issued a warning he cited the killing of two unarmed black men he said if they take one of ours, let's take two of theirs. >> new york's finest were shot with no warning or provocation, they were simply assassinated, targeted for the uniform and for the responsibility they embraced to keep the people of new york city safe. >> ismaaiyl brinsley ran into a subway station where he shot himself. he is accused of shooting his ex-girlfriend hours before. "action news" moat moat -- kenneth moten picks up the coverage. >> reporter: philadelphia police are on the alert after the killing of two new york city police officers. the tension and rhetoric has been increasing for months, demonstrators upset over the death of eric garner on statten island and ferguson teen michael brown at the hands of police. the shooting of nypd officers have officers scouring over antipolice statements made on social media by ismaaiyl brinsley one displayed with referen

wenjian liu is a seven year veteran had just gotten married in october.amos survived his wife and two sons. new york yankees volunteers to pay for the education of ramos' son as part of the team's silver foundation. ainsley earhardt attended the vigil as she spoke to the family of officer ramos. she will join us live with the emotional one-on-one interview at 5:30. >> bill deblasio blasted for his anti police stants. >> i had to train them as families have all over this city for decades and how to take special care in any encounter he has with the police officers>> deblasio making those comments about his son in the wake of eric garner's death. now petitions growing calling for his resignation. kelly good morning. >> good morning to you as well. deblasio giving the cold shoulder to police officers tensions intensifying following the comments we just heard that he made after the grand jury decision not to indict a white police officer for the deaths of black manner rick garner. at the time deblasio said he was astonished by the decision and worried if his

nypd officers wenjian liu and rafael ramos. these policemen, these partners were shot to death in their patrol car last weekend. officer ramos' funeral is scheduled for tomorrow. that's where the crowd of police is expected to gather. from across the country, in fact. details of liu's service have not yet been announced but there will be something to honor that man as well. i'm going to take you live to miguel marquez to queens where the wake and funeral for rafael ramos will be held. an incredible number of people are expected to come out but particularly the number of officers from around the country that will be in attendance tomorrow. walk me through this. >> reporter: yeah. when you see -- if you've seen in new york a funeral before of an nypd funeral before, you know what grand and emotional affairs they are because this case, because these officers have been so focused on nationwide, you have thousands of officers coming in from around the country to be here. that's typically the case but this will probably be the bigges

rafael ramos and wenjian liu were gunned down last week while sitting in their patrol car.er today, thousands will attend the funeral. kathy ramos, said it is important to show support. >> we have stood in those lines out in the cold to pay our respect to someone who gave the ultimate sacrifice. we understand what that family goes through. >> we will have a live pictures of the officers leaving for new york. >>> well, a makeshift memorial in ferguson, missouri for slain teen michael brown has been repaired after being destroyed by a driver. the washington post shared this image of the memorial after someone drove through. a twitter userrer shared a photo where it was restored. >>> police questioneds a man who they think is responsibility for a hit-and-run. bristol township police located the damage of the red dodge ram in the 500 block of bath road. the 20-year-old owner of the truck turned himself. jenny russo was sleeping in the levittown home when the pick up truck slammed into the home. her son his mom was frail and under hospice care. authorities are awaiting toxicolog

the two police officers are buried. de blasio says he met with the families of rafael ramos and wenjian liu and he tried to console them. >> they are in tremendous pain. they are worried deeply. the ramos family, two children. good young men, who no longer have a father. >> de blasio urging new yorkers and media focusing on supporting the officers' families. some will not heed the call to hold protests and will hold one in harlem. cnn's don lemon as the latest. >> reporter: christine, bill de blasio held back at critics that got officers ramos and liu killed. the head of the union was wrong and mistaken and he called for a calm and civility. he respected the right of the 35,000 sworn officers in the nypd to have different opinions. he said, quote, can you point out to me one mayor that has not been battling with the police union in the last 50 years? the investigation continues all owe ismaaiyl brinsley is dead because officials say families have the right to know. and there is no surveillance video taken at a shopping area in brooklyn not far from the scene about three hours before the sho

ramos and his partner over wenjian liu were assasinated in their patrol car just a week ago. from liu have not yet been made. >>> there was a march in center city philadelphia today. now this one was to call for the end of violence between police and the community. they were about 100 people that took part in that one. >>> it's been a pretty mild start to our weekend. take live look right there in the pocono mountains. nary a sole on that slope. too much darn rain up there. got too warm. lots of folks will be out soon. meteorologist domenica davis back in a couple of moments when the rain will call fall and maybe the snow depending up the mountains. tense moments young child caught on camera jumping from the second floor of a burning home. christie hutchins has the story from birmingham. >> we got you. come on. >> come on. >> jump! >> come on, your mother right here. your mamma say do it. oh we got him. >> come on. >> thank god! >> reporter: that's cary jackson you hear yelling for the child to jump. he caught the dramatic moments before firefighters arrived on his camera. to

ramos, shown here on the right and his partner, wenjian liu. r officer liu's service hasn't been announced. thousands of people lining the streets to offer condolences to his family.

. >> rafael ramos and his partner wenjian liu were gunned down whilst sitting in the police car lasturday. courtney kealy has mar. >> our father who art in heaven heaven... >> reporter: "the lord's prayer", followed by the national anthem began the service. a field of blue filled the streets. many police officers flew in from other parts of the country, all it pay tribute to officer rafael ramos. he and his partner wenjian liu were shot and killed while sitting in their patrol car outside a housing department in brooklyn. the gunman fled into a subway station and killed himself with a bullet to the brain. protesters have been calling for peace. a sentiment echoed throughout officer rafael ramos's funeral. >> the greatest civil rights leader martin luther king junior the old law about an eye for an eye leaves everybody blind. >> leaders paid tribute to his family including his two sons. >> jayden found the essential truth when he reminded people that police officers are the people you call when you need help, and they always show up. >> true words were never spoken. >> the pentecostal

officers rafael ramos and wenjian liu were shot in broad daylight as they shot in their patrol car in brooklyn. the controversy over what caused the execution. they're growing. this is "america's news headquarters. i'm arthel neville. >> suspected gang member from baltimore and brinsley ran away after that brazen attack and he shot himself, killing himself in a nearby subway station. recent comments he posted on social media say the killings were an act of retribution to avenge the deaths of michael brown and eric garner. bri brian has the latest. >> they grieve over the senseless murders of wenjian liu and rafael ramos. this morning at st. patrick's cathedral bill bratton joining cardinal timothy dollen who offered his prayers. >> we mourn with them, we need them, we respect them and we are proud of them and we thank them. >> 28-year-old ismaaiyl brinsleyw walked up to a patrol car and shot both officers in the head. the ambush so fast they most likely did not even see their killer. moments later brinsley sthahot himself in a subway station. earlier that day he shot and killed his fo

ramos and his fellow officer wenjian liu were ambished last week.ries described that slain officer as a brave husband and officer. dan bowens bringings us more from today's emotional service. >> reporter: the broken family of officer rafael ramos joined by a family of the nation assists law enforcement to say goodbye. as many as 25,000 officers and first responders from all over the country lining myrtle avenue outside of the christ tabernacle church in queens, all salute the man assassinated with partner wenjian liu captured as ramos' widow and two sons accepted the flag- draped casket. vice president joe biden eulogized officer ramos who became a cop at 36. >> when an assassin's bullet targeted two officers it targeted this city, and it touched the soul of the entire nation. >> reporter: ramos' oldest son wore his father's police jacket to the service ands will attended by liu as family and many members of the 84 precinct and mayor de blasio and governor cuomo and the governor speaking to recent tensions between the police and comment. >> yes we h

. >> we are dedicating this rally to the memory of the two slain new york city police officers wenjian liu and rafael ramos. >> reporter: the killings of the two police officers sparked the rally. folks wanted to let local officers know they have their support. >> i want my young man to be able to have positive inner actions with the police and also to be aware of being cautious and the things that they need to know when stopped. >> my brother mario was murdered by the vallejo police. >> no justice, no peace! >> reporter: within about 20 minutes, counter-demonstrators unveiled their own banners and their own issues with the cops. >> we're out here because they want to support the police, but they don't want to impose accountability. there's no accountability. >> reporter: within an hour, all that was left on the steps were the counter-demonstrators. there was no tension, no confrontation here. just two sides feeling very strongly about an issue at last dividing the nation. in vallejo, joe vazquez, kpix 5. >> police in palo alto are also getting some appreciation. they received this holiday

the exact time officers wenjian liu and raphael ramos were shot to death on saturday. shortly before the moment of silence the mayor urged the community and police to come together. >> the belief that we could do better, that we could come together, that we could keep people safe. >> wake for officer ramos will be held friday. his funeral is now set for saturday. funeral plans for wenjian liu will be finalized after his family arrives from china. >>> president obama asked philadelphia police commissioner charles ramsay to find ways to unite communities and their local police departments. he's heading a task force on the issue. >> happening now, a show of support for the men and women in blue. police around the country facing tense moments on the streets especially in light of this weekend's deadly ambush on those two new york city officers. >> the cheltenham community is showing that it's supporting that thin blue line with a special event. shawnette wilson is live where it just got underway. shawnette? >> reporter: lucy, a support event here for local police in chelte

9:00 this evening in honor of wenjian liu and ramos the two nypd officers killed. meanwhile ismaaiyl brinsley was seen in a brooklyn mall mid day before the incident. please believe he was carrying a gun in that plastic bag. police want any information to contact them immediately. mayor bill de blasio held a moment of silence at 2:47 this afternoon the precise moment officers wenjian liu and ramos were gunned down. >> talking to the families hearing what motivated these young men to serve, it is humbling and reminds us we have to keep serving and working for something betterful better. there's a lot of pain right now. we have to work our way through that pain. we have to keep working to bring police and community closer to together. we have to work for that more perfect union. >> mayor de blasio also paid his respects to the two officers this morning during a visit to the memorable at site of the brooklyn murders there. tensions have cooled a bit. the mayor calling for peace throughout the city to mourn the fallen officers. funerals for ramos for saturday and for w

jeff, the fawn ral for the other officer killed wenjian liu is scheduled for next saturday. because of chinese privacy customs t is expected to be on a much smaller scale. >> jeff: don dahler, thank you. a police spokesperson in ferguson missouri, has been suspended without pay for calling a memorial to michael brown a quote pile of trash. the officer initially denied but now admits making the remarks to the "washington post" friday morning after a car plowed through a memorial of stuffed animals and flowers. city officials say the officer's remarks do not reflect the feelings of the ferguson police department. a new blast of arctic air will have temperatures plunging across much of the u.s. this week. for more on this we're joined by eric fisher, jeef meteorologist at wbz. what's happening? >>. >> it has been so warm over the holidaysing especially in the eastern united states, it didn't feel like christmasment but now the colder air returning, in particular watching the upper midwest across the plains and front range well below average temperatures. for the rest of the cou

details for wenjian liu's funeral have not been released. >> meanwhile the superintendent of the upper darby police department wants his officers to be extra cautious. michael chitwood sites the death of michael brown and eric garner as well as two officers in new york sit. reading in part this letter: please take nothing for granted when answering calls we classify as routine. nothing is routine. remember the overwhelming members of our community support us and are law abiding citizens. >> some people in -- some police officers in south philadelphia are work to go get closer to the people they serve this morning. >> the police office remembers actually working one-on-one with high school students, trying to bridge the gap between the police and community and let them know what police work is all about. >> officers from the south street mini-station work side by side with newman gore a the high school student. student helped wrap gifts, collect in the toy drive organized by the police. for some of the teens it is their first interaction with police officers, and the officers say positi

some of the mourners are carrying pictures of ramos and his partner wenjian liu. blue ribbons hang on a nearby fence, a gesture of support for police, as the n.y.p.d. continues to investigate dozens of threats against its officers. jericka duncan is outside the service. >> reporter: just after 12:30, the nation's largest city came to a pause as thousands gathered to honor a fallen officer. following the strict, somber protocol that guides the mourning of a cop killed in the line of duty, a slow, steady stream of blue flowed into the church to say good-bye to 40- year-old rafael ramos. captain sergio centa was his commanding officer. >> nobody deserves to die the way he did, police officer or civilian, especially not a police officer, not the way it happened. >> reporter: georgia sheriffs deputy evin restos traveled 13 hours on christmas day to be here. he knows the ramos family. >> so it is personal, but as law enforcement, i think there's a bond between brothers in blue that we stick together. >> reporter: today's wake comes at a time when many officers are worri

. >> as the families of wenjian liu and rafael ramos prepare to lay their loved ones to rest, new york city mayor bill diblasio called for a moment of reflection. >> until these funerals are passed, let's focus just on these families and what they have lost. >> but protesters, like this group, that staged a sit-in at grand central terminal monday vowed to keep up the fight. >> if anything, this is a time to protest even more. >> they don't want ismaaiyl brinsley's violent act to detract from calls for police reform. >> it is just sort of seems like this plan, you know, two try to attack this one guy with the hundreds of thousands of protesters who have been protesting against police brutality in general. >> along with posting threats against police on instagram, they say brinsley watched and reported a protest in the city earlier this morning, but did not participate. his sister maintains he was not targeting police. >> he was emotionally troubled. it had nothing to do with police retaliation. >> authorities released last known video of brinsley caring a small white bag, possibly with

copy cats after 28-year-old ismaaiyl brinsley shot and killed two nypd officers rafael ramos and wenjian liu saturday afternoon. police look into 15 online threats according to law enforcement officials. family and loved ones mourning the loss of officers ramos and liu at an evening vigil in brooklyn. >> i hope and pray we can reflect on this tragic loss of lives that have occurred. >> earlier sunday, new york's commissioner and mayor attending mass at historic cathedral where the congregation stood in applause for the slain policemen. this a stark contrast from nypd turning their backs on mayor de blasio at a news conference saturday angered for his support of eric garner, the unarmed staten island man that died in the apparent choke hold by nypd officers. the shooter began saturday morning when he posted this warning on instagram. i'm putting wings on pigs today. accused of shooting his ex girlfriend in baltimore, the 28-year-old travelled to new york murdering ramos and liu with his semiautomatic gun before taking his own life. the scene, horrific. >> when you walked up and saw the patrol

this is the 84, where the police officers, officers rafael ramos and wenjian liu worked out of. can see the black bunting on the doorway in honor of the two officers killed saturday afternoon. investigators are trying to figure out what motivated the killer, 28-year-old ismaaiyl brinsley in murdering the two officers saturday afternoon, and it happened hours after police say he shot and wounded his girlfriend in baltimore. he then took a bus to manhattan, a subway train to brooklyn. police are looking into the killer's instagram account. he apparently posted that he was going to kill officers. brinsley's own family is telling investigators he was violent, mentally ill for many years and also suicidal. he had at least 19 prior arrests in various states, but police say he had no known gang affiliation, did not post any religious statements. all members of the nypd have been told to be extra vigilant. they've been told to work in at least two to threes and also wear their body armor at the same time. tracy and rosemary, it's just an extremely sad day for so many people here, especi

funeral arrangements for ramos' partner officer wenjian liu, have yet to be announced. new york city police arrested several people yesterday for making threats against officers. >> and, today, a memorial service in india marks the tenth anniversary of the deadly indian ocean tsunami. a 9.1 magnitude earthquake off the coast every indonesia triggered the disaster back in 2004. more than 200,000 people died in 14 countries, when massive waves crashed into coastal communities in asia, and east africa. >>> 5:05 right now. protesters in california take to the streets of oakland overnight leaving behind a huge mess. authority say demonstrators broke almost 30 windows every local businesses, and also damaged the city's christmas tree. their protesting violence by police. now, because of the holiday, there were less than 40 oakland police officers to deal with those protests. >>> dozens meanwhile gathered outside after st. louis church for a peaceful protest. it was organized after the shooting dealt after 18 year old black man, by a white police officer, tuesday night. that t

. >> forty year old rafael ramos and 32 year old wenjian liu were shot and killed as they sat in their cruiser saturday. moments later, the gunman, 28 year oldies may he will brinsley, took his own life. a moment of silence was held for the officers at madison square gardens sunday before the new york rangers carolina hurricanes game. wenjian liu, seven year veteran, married only two months, ramos, father of two, joined the nypd two years allege. >> i hope and pray that we can reflect on this tragic loss of life that has occurred so that we can move forward. >> reporter: hours before the shooting here investigators says brinsley shot and wounds the his exgirlfriends in maryland. they also say he posted threats on social media against police in retaliation for the deaths of eric garner and michael brown. the shooting happened a mid growing outrage over police brutality. this weekend hundreds marched in philadelphia while other shutdown streets in downtown cleveland. and in the wake of this weekend's shooting, officers in new york city have been advise today work in fares for their safet

officer wenjian liu's funeral will be on sunday.nsions remain high between new york city mayor bill de blasio and members of the city's police force. those tensions were back on display today. >> the honorable bill de blasio. >> reporter: connew york mayor bill de blasio was greeted with boos and applause on monday. he's been hammered by the police unions who seemed too sympathetic in protesters. >> thank you for choosing what is a noble calling. >> reporter: the frosty reception follows saturday's funeral for one of the two officers executed earlier this month. under the police watching de blasio speak at the funeral for officer rafael ramos turned their backs to the screen during his address. it didn't appear that any police recruits turned their backs during monday's speech which once again touched on the murders of officers rafael ramos and wenjian liu. >> we lost peacemakers, who heroes, children of god for sure. we mourn detectives rafael ramos and detective wenjian liu. >> reporter: police commissioner bill bratton stood by t

plans for the funeral of officer ramos' partner wenjian liu are still being arjd. ficer liu was 32 and he'd been on the force for seven years. he leaves behind a wife along with other family and friends. his wife attended a news conference yesterday and learned that a 9/11 charity will pay off their mortgage. rudy giuliani was on hand for that announcement. we'll have more on the coverage of the funeral of rafael ramos coming up in just a bit. ♪ ♪ my baby drove up in a brand new cadillac ♪ ♪ ♪ my baby drove up in a brand new cadillac ♪ ♪ ♪ look here daddy, i'm never coming back ♪ ♪ discover the new spirit of cadillac and the best offers of the season. lease this 2015 standard collection srx for around $359 a month. hurry in. offer ends soon. >>> the obama administration is stepping up its effort to close the guantanamo bay detention center. as many as five detainees could be released in the next few days. cnn's michelle kosinski joins us now from honolulu where the president is spending the holidays. michelle, this has been a longstanding goal of obama's. how is he