we want to remind me, 32-year-old wenjin liu. he was married two months ago. and then you have officer rafael ramos, who had just celebrated his 40th birthday. and he was a father of two. and as you are reporting, there's a new threat that the department is contending with, that there is word that another suspect or person, is heading up to new york city to allegedly try to kill more police officers here in new york city. and you're looking at live pictures there on your screen from this press conference that we're waiting to hear from here in brooklyn, new york, given by the new york police department, hopefully we're going to get word in terms of how they're going to handle, again, brian, some of the smartphones. different equipment that police may have on scene with them as they go on to investigations. and also, just having multiple officers show up to a scene, regardless of how mild or harmless the initial report might come in as. >> exactly right. i think not only are we going to talk about the tactics. i think it's important to mention that atmosphere t

wenjin liu and officer rafael ramos killed in the brooklyn neighborhood. as the city grieves the loss of the officers, tensions rise between the mayor and police officers union. union leaders saying that mayor bill de blasio has the blood of the officers on his hands. lashing out at the mayor for support of protests that have unfolded in the city over the last couple of weeks following the deaths of michael brown and eric garner. the mayor's support of protesters has put officers at risk. the mayor says right now his focus is not on politics with the union, but the victims of the attack over the weekend. he has been spending time with the victims' families and hoping for peace in the city. at the same time, the mayor's office is responding to the comments made by the police officers union saying the rhetoric is over heated and it could be both divisive and cause people to become angry. christine. >> alexandra, thank you. the tension with the nypd and city hall is evident after saturday's shooting. union leaders and rank-and-file officers silently turned th

death of eric garner. >> new york mayor bill diblasio praised fallen officers ralphael ram os and wenjin liuried just two months ago. >> let's bring in our legal analyst. ismaaiyl brinsley was in and out of trouble with the law starting from shoplifting to obstruction of police officer, many other charges. why do you think police, i guess dshgs not have him on their radar before this? >> good morning, victor. you know, it's really a tough scenario. our criminal justice system is about punishment and rehabilitation. when you have people who engage in senseless tragic acts like this, it just hard to account for everybody. and so as we know, victor, in addition to engaging in this horrific act of violence, completely unnecessary, inploept and cowardly, he, of course, turned a gun on his girlfriend prior to that, prior to that in maryland before coming here. and so it just makes you wonder. police, of course, do the best they can, victor. they can't account for everybody who is out there who will inflict harm no matter what the circumstances are. >> you mentioned shooting of the girlfriend in ba

wenjin liu and ramos. tension rises with the police officers and union leaders. saying bill de blasio has the blood of these officers on his hands. lashing out at the mayor for supporting protests that have unfolded following the deaths of michael brown and eric garner. they say the mayor's support r for protesters has puts officers on risk. he says he has been spending time with the victims' family and hoping for peace in the city. at the same time, the mayor's office is responding to some of the comments made by the police officers union saying that the rhetoric is over heated and it could be both divisive and cause people to become angry. christine. >> thank you, alexandra field. the tension between the nypd and city hall was made clear after saturday's shooting. union leaders and a group of rank and file officers silently turned their backs on the mayor as he walked into the hospital where the two wounded officers were taken. that's something. a move clearly meant as a sign of disrespect. some of the officers, rank and file, turning their backs literally on t

according to a friend of officer wenjin liu, that is why officer liu joined the nypd.s "new york times," officer leu's friend quoted him as saying i know that being a cop is dangerous, but i must do it. if i don't do it and you don't do it, then who is going to do it? that is how heroes decide what they're going to do with their lives. if i don't do it, who's going to do it? officer liu's parents were described by a friends in the "new york times" today as completely distraught. they've been repeating over and over "my son is gone." the liu family came to new york from china when wenjin liu was 12 years old, not speaking a word of english. he then went to lafayette high school and learned english there. seven years ago at the age of 25, he took the new york city police oath of office. i hereby blej and declare to uphold the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of new york and faithfully discharge my duties as a new york city police officer to the best of my ability, so help me god. by all accounts, wenjin liu stayed true to that oath in s

officer wenjin liu and rafael ramos dead today as a result. there they are. sitting here with me is pat, an nypd detective, security for mayor giuliani. as you listened to detective boyce's remarks, what struck you most? >> the first thing, and i wasn't aware of it, a big hats off and a salute to the coned workers, two more new york heroes. fantastic job. they started the ball rolling and assisted in the end of this coward's life by cornering him after this horrible, horrible act. but a number of things, none of it surprising. the chief detective is an extraordinary investigator with great teams under him. the meticulous nature of the investigation, leaving no stone unturned, no corner where they have not shown a light. they will know everything they need to know about ismaaiyl brinsley and they'll know it quick. >> and one of the things they pointed out about brinlsly is he seemed to have a troubled childhood and mental issues, not dismissing at all the horrible act he committed, but the problem here, copy cats, i have about 45 session. are you concerned abo

they were partners on patrol, officer wenjin liu a seven-year veteran of the nypd and officer raphaele department in 2012. both were assigned to the 84th precinct in downtown brooklyn. officer ramos worked as a school security officer before joining the nypd and reportedly love the mets. he was married with two children. on facebook, his 13-year-old son wrote "he was there for me every day of my life. he was the best father i could ask for. it's horrible that someone gets shot dead just for being a police officer. i will always love you, and i will never forget you, rest18,0 that is the first time you've seen that number for the dow jones industrial average. 18,000 is a big round number. what's important about that -- what's important about that is since december 16 the dow has risen a thousand points in just a couple of weeks. a thousand points. that means that's real money in your 401(k). that's real money investors have made in the stock market. so a thousand points in just a couple of weeks is something that's remarkable. for the year you have the dow up 8%, the nasdaq up 14%, the

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william braden says wenjin liu and raphael ramos were shot while they sat in their patrol car in brooklyn, both sustained gunshot wounds to the head. >> officer lie and officer ramos never had the opportunity to draw their weapons. they may have never seen the assailment. ismaaiyl brinsley's body was found in a nearby subway station. he died of a self inflicted gunshot wounds. they're shocked and outraged by the violence. >> they can't happen. if you're mad at somebody, be mad at the person you're mad at. we have two families missing somebody for the holidays. i don't condone this and i'm not with it. >>reporter: investigators say they're looking for a motive but that brinsley's social media post indicated bias against law enforcement. the fallen officers were not engaged with the shooter in any way before they were attacked. i'm andy rose reporting. >>> dozens of new york city police officers turned their backs on new york city mayor bill de blasio. it happened as he was headed to a press conference about the two officers that were killed in brooklyn saturday afternoon. that is when nume

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hours later it is announced that officers wenjin liu and rafael ramos are dead. on his social media, postings. >> two of new york's finest were shot and killed with no warning, no provocation. they were quite simply assassinated. >> reporter: a review of brinsley's cell phone contained video they believe he shot in manhattan earlier this month at a protest over the deaths of eric garner and michael brown. brinsley's string of violence began early saturday morning, about 200 miles away. police say he gave entrance to his ex-girlfriend's apartment somehow through the lobby and knocked down her door. she told police he threatened to shoot himself. after the woman talks him out of it brinsley shoots her and flees and takes her cell phone with him. police begin tracking brinsley with her cell phone. he posts "i'm putting wings on pigs today." nypd is warned of the potential danger. police believe when he appears in this video his plan is already set. >> new yorkers quickly run over to the police officer and point out a bag left unattended. and that is good and importa

and wenjin liu. motives may have been revenge. ramos' son spoke today. >> my father was a man of character. a selfless man. i am forever grateful for the sacrifices he made to provide for me and jader. >> 25,000 officers from all over the country expected to attend the funeral for officer ramos. funeral arrangements for lui not finalized. relatives are traveling. redwood city police tweeted this photo. as heading to new york on the red eye to take part in the funeral. jetblue provided free flights for officers wishing to fli to new york. the opening of the interview, brought in $1 million. doesn't sound look much. the comedy about the assassination of the north korea dictator was released at 320 thelters nation wide and streaming on line. the much talked about movie was originally pulled after hackers, believed north korean, targeted sewn g sony pictures. sewn gee has a long way to go to make back their money. $75 million, make and market. hackers took down the company any play station with microsoft's xbox christmas day. somebody

he was executed along with his partner, officer wenjin liu while sitting in their patrol car on a brooklyn street last saturday. >> i say watch the cast of characters past all those salutes. i wish it weren't real, but it is, as i look in the faces of those left behind whose worst fear has been suddenly real iced. i suddenly hope never again. but here we are. >> we are live in queens new york with more brian. >> reporter: hi, laura. well, outside of the christ tabernacle church in queens, new york, 25,000 officers, an overflowed crowd came here to pay their last respects to officer rafael ramos whose man centered around his church. the solemn silence outside here broken by really the sounds of helicopters flying overhead and the sounds of "amazing grace." officer ramos' casket was carried out of his church to have the last time. the nypd flag handed to his two sons, his shields given to the family, leading the motorcade to his final resting place as more than 20,000 officers gave their final salute. vice president joe biden speaking at the funeral had this message to ramos' two sons. >> ju

. ♪ silent night christine kim stood for hours at the shrine to rafael ramos and wenjin liu.of heartbreak she serenaded, new york's finest. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: but there is no end to the tears, no sense to make of last weekend's execution. >> these are the people that protect us. these are the people that take care of us. the ramos family prayed at this hallowed ground. the family is destroyed. they walked the line of officers, thanking every one. >> it is just crazy. this is, this is really crazy now. >> why? why? why is this happening? how do you explain this to your children? how do you explain this to your kids? >> reporter: there will never be an explanation. under the glare of police lights there was on this christmas night peace. ♪ sleep in heavenly peace >> reporter: over the past few heartbreaking days we have seen the memorial grow from a few flowers to thousand of candles, bouquets and memen toetz. with 25,000 people expected at officer rafael ramos' funeral saturday the memorial is surely to grow more at what is now a holy place. >> really is going to b

officers ra s raphael ramos and wenjin liu were anas natu-- assassinated simply for being cops. >> they were assassinated. >> reporter: police commissioner william bratton says officers wenjin liu and raphael ramos both sustained gunshot wounds to the head while sitting in their patrol cars. >> they never had the opportunity to draw their weapons. they may never have actually seen their assailant, their murderer. >> reporter: the alleged asillant is ismaaiyl brinsley. brooklyn residents are shocked and outraged by the violence. >> we have to take back our communities. this can't happen. we have two families that's missing somebody for the holidays. i don't condone this and i'm not with it. >> reporter: investigators say they're looking for a motive but that brinsley's media post indicated bias against law enforcement. the fallen officers were not engaged in the shooter in any way before they were attacked. i'm andy rose reporting. >> now cnn correspondent laura siegel shows us some of the online posts police say that the man behind this, brinsley wrote. >> reporter: as we piece together

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the officers were identified as wenjin liu and raphael ramos. new york city is calling them heroes tonight. as is police tradition, more than 100 officers stood and saluted as the fallen officers' bodies were removed from the hospital where they died. police identified the gunman as 28-year-old ismaaiyl brinsley, who they say walked up to the officers and hit them in the head, brinsley later turned the gun on himself at a brooklyn station. investigators say that brinsley reportedly posted messages about killing police officers on instagram just days before the shooting. >> although we are still learning the details it is clear this was not a fascination. these officers were shot execution-style. a particularly despicable act. >> also, before killing the police, the investigators say that he shot his girlfriend who is expected to survive. >>> just an hour ago, the president said two brave men won't be going home for their loved ones tonight. for that there is no justification. the officers who serve and protect our communities risk their lives fo

we haven't heard from wenjin liu's family members. we know little about him at this point other than he was a member of the force for 7 1/2 years and recently been married two years ago. so many police officers in new york, martin, grieving the loss of their colleagues. bill bratton giving a message to his force asking them all to stay safe. there are 15 other active threats against the police department that the nypd is taking very seriously right now. so many of the officers in uniform concerned about their own safety tonight after the shooting of their colleagues. martin? >> all right, nick, thank you very much for that. alexandra, you were out at the hospital last night where the slain officers were taken when there was hopes of trying to care for them. and then you also witnessed the aftermath today on the streets there. so tell us more about these officers and what you've learned and the feeling in the department about them? >> reporter: martin, when we hear about the ugliness, the hideousness of the attack that happened yesterd

memorialize officer raphael ramos as well as his slain colleague wenjin liu. that site. there are so many people who are marking this day, it was exactly one week ago that these two officers were gunned down inside of their police cruiser in cold blood and so many people around the country want to acknowledge their family, acknowledge the family's loss and pain, not only the family but also the many police officers, the men and women in blue who gather outside of christ tabernacle church. you see the media setting up as they get ready to see this service that will take place in about 30 minutes or so. dignitaries who will be arriving. we saw police commissioner bill bratton making his way in front of the church. we are expecting the vice president joe biden as well to be one of the speakers and of course people widely anticipating the mayor, mayor bill de blasio, to speak, rather controversial and sensitive subject at the time because of the tension that is being felt between the nypd and the mayor during this difficult time. new york city mourning the loss of

bratton became emotional, talking about officers wenjin liu and raphael ramos. he says the two were in their patrol car on a street corner in bedford stuyvesant when 28- year-old ismaaiyl brinsley approached their vehicle. >> 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. >> investigators say that brinsley then ran inside a subway station and shot and killed himself. officials say brinsley has boasted online about plans to shoot police and is suspected of shooting his girlfriend in baltimore just this morning. new york city mayor bill de blasio said the shootings were an attack on all new yorkers. >> when a police officer is murdered, it pairs at the foundation of our society. it is an attack on all of us. it's an attack on everything we hold dear. >> both of those officers leave behind families. officer liu had recently married and officer ramos has a 13-year-old son. >>> there is no official word yet on a motive for today's shootings, but bri

that left feelings especially raw after officers wenjin liu and raphael ramos were then gunned down yesterdaythose that incited violence on the street under the guise of protest that tried to tear down what new york city police officers did every day, we tried to warn it must not go on, it cannot be tolerated. that blood on their hands starts on the steps of city hall, in the office of the mayor. >> with me now are new york city council member jumaane williams, retired new york detectives harry houck and gil alba, and michael daly, special correspondent for the "daily beast." how big is the divide between the mayor and the police force. >> apparently because of perceptions that is been out there, it's big. >> the worst ever that you know -- >> the question is, tensions between who? when i grew up in new york city under rudy giuliani, the tensions were much higher between segments of the population and the then-mayor, and it was all along kind of the same thing. and it's a conversation, i think, that every time we try to have it, this is what happens. and i think in honor, the police officers

police say officers wenjin liu and raphael ramos were ambushed and murdered and never had an opportunity to draw their weapons. we've learned the gunman had made on-line posts that were very anti-police. michelle franzen has the latest. >> reporter: a brazen deadly attack in new york city leaving the police commissioner and mayor shaken. >> bear with us as we try to bring some sense to the madness that occurred this on the streets of brooklyn. >> our city is in mourning. our hearts are heavy. >> reporter: sinking in, two police officers shot to death on the streets of brooklyn in broad daylight. >> they were quite simply assassinated. >> reporter: police say the shooter, 28-year-old ismail walked up to the police car and fired his weapon several times through the front passenger window, striking the officers in the head several times. police say he then ran to a nearby subway station where he shot himself in the head. earlier on saturday in baltimore -- >> a female believed to be his former girlfriend was shot and seriously wounded at her residence. >> he posted on social media. >> which

rafael ramos and wenjin liu were in their police car when they were gunned down. stephanie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, sam. the unions here are sending officers to new york city in a sign of solidarity, to show support. there's no evidence of any imminent threat to any law enforcement officers but the brazen killings of those two nypd officers -- the gunman posting on social media he would put pigs in wings. >> all 10 and 12 hours you have to stay on your toes. you always have to be looking over your shoulder. that's a constant. >> reporter: and police departments in major cities like san jose are on alert to wear bullet proof vests. the san jose police officer's association have been ambushed in the past but that is not a common occurrence. now coming up in half an hour, you understand this of course has a psychological toll on people in this field butch we hear from an expert on what exactly that means. live from our san jose police department, stephanie chuang. >> be sure to stay with us through the "today" show. we'll have a look at the rising te

that's wenjin liu and raphael ramos. i was out there. we were both out there.ded this invitation to all new yorkers, correct? everyone? >> reporter: that's right. and what we're starting to see right now, as you coop san see, thick crowd behind me, all day long, lighting and leaving candles, putting out flowers, putting out messages of hope, peace, remembrance for two officers who were gunned down here just a day ago. what i'm beginning to see right now is actually dozens and dozens of nypd officers just across the street here. they're beginning to file in. we've also got some community officers who are here. this is a vigil announced by the new york city borough presidents who came together this afternoon and they really did extend this invitation to everyone. they want all new yorkers to come together right now, not only to pay tribute to these officers, but to denounce a hideous attack that's left this city shaken. martin? >> that vigil is about to get under way. when it does, we will bring it to you live. >>> you're in the "cnn newsroom." i'm martin savage

in brooklyn, a visual was set up at the site where officers raphael ramos and liu wenjin were shot andilled at point-blank range saturday. >> i hope and pray we can reflect on this tragic loss of life that has occurred so we can move forward and find an amicable path to a peaceful coexistence. >> the suspect, 28-year-old ismaaiyl brinsley later killed himself in a brooklyn subway station. officials say he may have outlined his intentions on a social media posting prior to the attack. "i'm putting wings on pigs. they take on e of ours, let's take two of theirs." >> most of his postings and rants are on instagram. we are seeing anger against the government. he burns a flag and makes statements. there are others with talks of anger at the police. he mentions michael brown and eric carter. >> eric garner and michael brown were killed by white police officers in july and august, sparking protests and anger. community leaders urged her testers not to take matters into their own hands. >> we should not mix up reform with retribution to harm life. i'm asking everyone to hold off on any form of

omp wenjin liu and raphael ram mos. >> today two of new york's finest were shot and killed with no warning, no provocation. they were quite simply assassinated. targeted for their uniform and for the responsibility they embraced to keep the people of this city safe. >> police say at about 2:47 p.m. the suspect, 28-year-old is ismaaiyl brinsley took out a silver firearm shot both office in the head. the officers' ambushed seemingly no warning and probably did 23409 see him. at that moment nypd officers chased brinsley into a subway station where he shot and killed himself on the platform. police say hours earlier at 5:45 a.m., brinsley was in baltimore where he shot and seriously wounded his former girlfriend. the victim's mother alerting police he had taken over her instagram account. on instagram brinsley posted two photos. one showing the murder weapon with a post, i'll putting wings on pigs today. they take one of ours let's take two of theirs. #shootthepolice hash tag, r.i.p. james garner. and during the day brinsley drove to brooklyn and at 2:45 p.m., baltimore police sent a warning f

has come to light about the men who were murdered inside their patrol car. 31-year-old officer wenjin liu. rafael ramos -- a memorial for both men has been growing for both men all day long at the site where they were murdered. people leaving candles, flowers. nypd ---who allegedly killed the two officers as revenge for the deaths of eric garner and michael brown. remember, they are twe have lea that the suspected gunman had a long criminal record and the social media posting expressed anger over -- the social media component is getting a lot of focus right now. he had a message apparently for the people on the street near the murder scene. what more do we know about brimsly? we now that r know that us may well brims ly the police releasing a more detailed timeline on saturday morning at 5:30 a.m., brimsly, using a key he should haven't had, broke into his ex-girlfriend's home, minutes later he shot her but not before stealing her phone. baltimore police track several phone calls to the victim's mother while riding north to new york on board a bus. after arriving in new york, brinsley jus

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they were wenjin liu and rafael ramos. >> a brazen and deadly attack in new york city. leaving the police commissioner and mayor shaken. >> we tried to bring some sense to the madness that occurred this afternoon in the streets of brooklyn. >> our city is in mourning. our hearts are heavy. >> sinking in. two police officers shot to death on the streets of brooklyn in broad day light. >> they were quite simply assassinated. >> police say the shooter, 28-year-old man, walked up to the parked police car and fired his weapon several times through the front passenger window. striking the officers in the head several times. police say he then ran into a nearby subway station where he shot himself in the head. earlier on saturday in baltimore -- >> a female, believed to be his former girlfriend, was shot and seriously wounded at her residence. >> he posted on social media. >> which were very anti-police. >> those postings alerted baltimore police. but their warnings about the officers arrived in new york city at the same time the two officers were gunned down. their killing in

and we're hearing from the widow of officer wenjin liu. they had been married for only two months. she spoke today. >> this is a difficult time for all of our families. but we will stand together and threat through this -- and get through this together. thank you. >> my guest tonight, former new york mayor rudy giuliani who met with the families of both officers today. we begin with miguel marquez on the streets of new york with a growing crowd of protesters. miguel, growing quickly, despite the weather, i know you've been walking and giving us your updates moving through the heart of new york in the shopping district. the crowd has been growing. >> reporter: well, we may be getting smaller at the moment. it is about 500 or maybe 400 at the moment. we are headed up madison. it seems like we are headed toward harlem. this crowd goes back about a block and a half but they are staying on a very thin sidewalk which is keeping things more called for police. if we could show you the police. on this side, the number of police along the side of the street trying to keep protesters on the s

omp wenjin liu and raphael ram mos. >> today two of new york's finest were shot and killed with no warning, no provocation. they were quite simply assassinated. targeted for their uniform and for the responsibility they embraced to keep the people of this city safe. >> police say at about 2:47 p.m. the suspect, 28-year-old is ismaaiyl brinsley took out a silver firearm shot both office in the head. the officers' ambushed seemingly no warning and probably did 23409 see him. at that moment nypd officers chased brinsley into a subway station where he shot and killed himself on the platform. police say hours earlier at 5:45 a.m., brinsley was in baltimore where he shot and seriously wounded his former girlfriend. the victim's mother alerting police he had taken over her instagram account. on instagram brinsley posted two photos. one showing the murder weapon with a post, i'll putting wings on pigs today. they take one of ours let's take two of theirs. #shootthepolice hash tag, r.i.p. james garner. and during the day brinsley drove to brooklyn and at 2:45 p.m., baltimore police sent a warning f

. >> according to the nypd, the two officers, wenjin liu and rafael ramos were on their lunch brick when a man walked up, gun in hand and opened fire. striking both officers in the head at point-blank range. s.w.a.t. teams patrolled and surge to go the team, facing a fleeing man to a nearby subway situation still armed with his semiautomatic handgun. this video capturing moments passengers dropped to the ground in fear. police moved in and officials said the man shoots himself in the head. he rushed into an ambulance to the same brooklyn hospital as the two officers he shot, where all three men were pronounced dead. the attack ending a nine-hour interstate shooting spree that began outside of baltimore 200 miles away around 5:45 saturday morning. the man allegedly shot and wound his ex-girlfriend in her apartment, and escaping before police arrived. about 2:10 pings from his phone led police to discover he has made it all the way to brooklyn, new york. the department said it called new york police to warn them of threats he made online. that warning never made it to the two officers, sho

the police department lost officer raphael ramos and wenjin liu. >> reporter: president obama yesterdayook time out of his vacation to unconditionally condemn the murders of those two officers in brooklyn. he also called the men brave and he said that they will not be going home to their loved ones, a very important statement to come out right away. his statement also spoke more broadly saying, "the officers who serve and protect our communities risk their own safety and for ours every single day and they deserve our respect and gratitude every single day. tonight i ask people to reject violence and words that harm and turn to words that heal." this is the second full day of the obama vacation here. we know that the president is getting briefed on all the world's news, including what happened yesterday in brooklyn and the attorney general in his administration condemned this attack. he called it an actor barbarism. eric holder's statement went on to say that this cowardly attack underscores the dangers that are routinely faced by those who protect and serve their fellow citizens. as a n

. >> reporter: wenjin liu's funeral is still being planned as the city and country grieve. jetblue airlines is working to fly family members from china and has offered to fly two officers from any law enforcement agency along its route to the funerals. we have a sense of that outpouring, the number of officers who have taken jetblue up on that. jetblue says they're going to move some 600 individuals from different departments across the country to this area of queens. businesses across the city have stepped up, raising tens of thousands of dollars for both families. it is just going to be an incredible scene here as this first funeral takes place and when they figure out the plans for officer liu's funeral later in the week, the beginning of a very, very tough week for nypd and the city. randi? >> and overall, miguel, how many people are they expecting to attend not only the wake but the funeral service? >> reporter: well the funeral is going to be the 25,000 police officers and they're planning for about 30,000 once you factor in friend, family and the public that will com

he and his partner wenjin liu were killed last weekend. vice president joe biden, new york's governor and the mayor spoke at the service. >>> police say a tweeted bomb threat on a jetblue flight was a hoax. passenger hz to get off while police with bomb sniffing dogs searched the plane and luggage. now back to "caught on camera." >>> welcome back to "caught on camera." i'm contessa brewer. it was one of the most infamous prison riots in california's history. at pelican bay state prison, 200 maximum security inmates erupted in violence in the prisoner yard. and for a tense 30 minutes, officers struggled to contain the chaos. >> i had a 180-degree vision of the yard, and it was a war zone. >> terror in a california vision as gang members unleash a blood-thirsty attack. >> the thing that was so extraordinary is the rifles didn't stop them. >> february 23, 2000, crescent city, california. deep behind the redwood curtain is pelican bay state prison, one of the country's highest security correctional facilities, a super max prison, housing some

last saturday he was shot and killed alongside his partner wenjin liu last saturday.usands turning out for the service. vice president joe biden spoke. officer lui's funeral has not been finalized. >>> "the interview" controversy continues, the north korea blaming the u.s. for its outage. it also lobbed a racial slur at president obama. now back to "caught on camera." >>> father/son duo matt and caleb favery operate town and country pest solutions in rochester, new york, raiding homes of the critters that make the customers' hair stand on end. they specialize in treating one particular pest that many people are too afraid to even admit they have until it's too late. >> look at this. these are not blood stains. these are actual bedbugs. >> a bedbug basically hides in any crack, any crevice, hitchhikes onto your body, hitches onto your luggage, laptop, and you bring it with you. and for the people that react to the bites, which is only 20% of people, they literally go crazy. i mean, they're constantly itching. they know they have bugs. they're embarrassed. you almost ne

officers rafael ramos and wenjin liu were sitting in their patrol car when the gubman opened fire.e later killed himself. >>> a new e-mail claiming to be responsible for the sony pictures attacked claims to mock fbi as naming north korea as being behind the signary tang. more news later. now back to "lockup." >> come on out. >> hey, morris, how are you? don ruck, i'll be your lawyer for today. >> 17-year-old morris is locked up for possession of marijuana and more importantly for failing to appear at a prior court hearing. before he enters the courtroom to face the judge he meets with his court-appointed attorney, don ruck. >> today's hearing the court is going to want to hear a little bit about what happened. and make a decision whether or not to release you today. what do you want to have happen. >> i want to get released. >> okay. did you test positive for marijuana when you came in? >> you did. >> yeah. >> all right. the court's going to ask you why you were using marijuana. do you know how you'd answer that? >> yeah, i would tell them i was in a car. they were smoking marijuan

rafael ramos and wenjin suspicion liu execution style. police are looking into 15 online threats according to a law enforcement official. ♪ we shall overcome >> reporter: family and loved ones mourning the officers at an evening vigil in brooke len. >> i hope and pray we can reflect on this tragic loss of life that has occurred. >> reporter: earlier sunday, new york's commissioner and mayor attending new york's historic saint pat trek's cathedral, where the congregation stood in applause for the slain policemen. this, a stark contrast from the nypd turning tear backs on mayor bill deblowsia in a news conference saturday, angered about his support for eric garner the staten island man who died after an apparent choke hold by nypd officers. the shooters onslaught began saturday morning, he posted this on instagram. out i'm putting wings on picks today, accused of shooting his ex-girlfriend in baltimore t. 28-year-old traveled to new york, murdering him with this spy automatic gun before taking his own life. the scene, horrific. >> when you

the wake for officer wenjin liu will start saturday. of the part fer. during that service some officers once again turned tear back on the fork mayor bill deblasio. a move bill bratton, commissioner call very inappropriate. egypt has banned the ridley scott film "gods and kings." they objected to him depicted as a child. they claims it contains errors that are not in islam or in the bible. >>> gamers rejoice, sony's play station network fully back online days after it was disrupted in a christmas cyber attack. the network was hit with artificially high levels of traffic designed to disrupt connectivity a. group of hackers called the lizard squad claimed responsible for the attack. the fbi is now investigating. what i did not know is the day after christmas, the biggest day of the 84 for gamers that system went down. >> at least you got to speak to your teenager for a while on that short day. that's always good. christine, thanks so much. we have much more in the continuing coverage for the flight tore air asia flight 8501 we'll bring yo

raphael ramos and 32-year-old wenjin liu. family members of officer ramos thanked their supporters and made a plea to the country. >> i hope we can move forward and find an amical path for a peaceful coexistence. >> reporter: investigators say ismaaiyl brinsley was driven in art by hatred for the police. just before 6:00 a.m. on saturday detectives say he shot his ex-girlfriend in baltimore, she survived the attack. brinsley traveled to new york arriving at 11:00 a.m. at some point investigators believe he posted two threatening messages, one reads in part, i'm putting wings on pigs today, they take one of ours, let's take two of theirs. detectives say brinsley headed an ominous warning. >> he asked them to follow him on instagram and then says watch what i'm going to do. >> reporter: police say brinsley had been arrested 19 times, serving two years, his mother told police he was often violent and tried to commit suicide last year. but some believe the recent nationwide protests over police tactics ultimately triggered the cr

thousands of law enforcement personnel gathered in queens to remember rafael ramos, he alone with wenjin liu mayor and police department played out in dramatic fashion earlier. vice president biden delivered remarks of comfort directed mainly to the family of the fallen officer. >> there's a hymn in my church may he raise you up on eagle's wings and bury you on the breath of dawn and make the sun to shine on you. that's what your father wished for for both of you boys what your father wished for for this city. >> now the mayor of new york city bill de blasio had said was welcome at the funeral also spoke as mayor spoke hundreds of uniformed officers turned their backs on his image as it was broadcast on screen outside the church. the protest was reminiscent of a similar one directed at the mayor the night of the shooting and came after the mayor implored those advocating for police reform cease demonstrations until after the funerals. in response the deputy press secretary offered only this statement to wnbc the ramos and liu families our police department and city are dealing with an uncons

officers raphael ramos and wenjin liu were shot and killed in their patrol car. the suspect killed himself nearby authorities say. the officers' deaths sparked outrage and fueled controversy about the role of race in law enforcement on the heels of deaths of two black men, michael brown in ferguson, missouri and eric garner in new york. in both cases, grand juries decide not to charge the officers, setting off unrest around the world. rekindled in missouri after an 18-year-old man was killed by police tuesday night, five miles from the ferguson flash point. dozens gathered, some shutting down a nearby interstate highway. authorities later released security video they said showed the man pointing a gun at the officer. back in new york, the stlan officers' families in mourning. the family of officer lao made their first trip to the crime scene on christmas eve laying two wreaths, one for lao, the other for his partner. ramos' son smoke about his father at a ceremony. >> my father was an incredible man. he was an incredible husband to my mother and he was a really d

it is perhaps the wife and the relatives of wenjin liu, aped you can see them emotional and kneelingficers as well as a lot from the local community, and let's look at the video one more time, and this is again, moments ago of the family of wen jin fi makeshift memorial. adam, i know that it has been the past several days, scenes like this for the people coming to pay their tributes, but what can you tell us about the people coming to pay their respects and other others who have passed lu the memorial? >> eamon, we have seen hundreds and literally hundreds of police officers from all over the city coming here to the pay their respects, and firemen, sanitation workers and new yorkers of all walks of life coming here to see this scene, to pay their respects to lay a flower, to lay a bouquet, to lay candles, to leave a card or a note to show their support, and to show the fact that they are grieving as well with the entire new york city police department. >> we have seen over to the the course of the past week since this incident happened how much the community here has rallied. at the