in a statement, commissioner william bratten said detective joseph lemm epitomized the selflessness we can only strive for, putting his country and his city first. tonight, the commissioner said we grieve and we remember this selfless public servant who dedicated his life to protecting others. there were five other americans killed in that incident at bag bagram air base, which is just south of kabal. a motorcycle drove into them with explosives and it exploded. the taliban has taken responsibility for that incident. detective joseph lemm was 45 years old. reporting live from lower manhattan, jim dolan, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> and our hearts go out to that family. >>> other news, where's winter? technically, it's about 40 minutes away but it doesn't no snow around here. instead of boots and scarveses, more like flip flops and tees. . lee has the weather. >> it will be a while before we will be doing this, and we won't see that. it's all about rain, not snow. empire state building in christmas colors but at 56 degrees, temperatures steady arising overnight. christmas week, with th

william bratten became the police commissioner of new york city and applied their theory to the city introducing a zero policy. a new yorker could be arrested for selling art on the street under his leadership. the idea was to find folks with outstanding warrants. broken window policing means poor people getting arrested. it focuses on crimes done by the powerless and it is about controlling people of color. arresting people for non-existing crimes and funneling them through court and prison. there is no evidence that broken window policing makes you safer. being questioned by the police is intrusive and demeaning. >> cspan: what should the police do? >> guest: there are two things there. i think cops need to stop getting quotas. in new york police have quotas for the number of people they need to arrest and that results in preverse incentives where people are arrested for doing things that are not bothering people. i think a lot of things should be decriminalized like standing around. people shouldn't be in jail for drinking booze from a back or putting up graffit. i think it is pos

william bratten appeared on morning joe urging people to come out and celebrate the new year. >> come on down. we're going to have the best party in the world. new york times square new year's eve event is the iconic new year's eve event. we are the world's celebration of the new year. we'll have over a million people and it will be safe. >> with me now is a former asis stant agent. don, i appreciate your being with us here this ewe near's eve. rest assure this is going to the best place. what is the reassurance they can have that it is the safest place in the world? >> number one, when people decide to change their way of life and stay home and lock their doors they let the terrorist win. that psychological battle. commissioner is right. this is a very safe city. the n.y.p.d. and fbi have a lot of experience especially with large epts like new year's eve. command posts set up and officers and a lot of things going on behind the scenes. prevention is the key to keeping large events like this safe with so many soft targets. >> it's interesting as we take a look at times square you see