that is traumatizing to the children who are innocent victims. and it is contrary to our values in this country. we ve all seen the picture of that 2-year-old. she needs t be hugged. at what point do we say okay, what will you do? i ve said i think a wall is stupid, i think it is a waufl division. but if you work with us, and we can do something, i ll support the wall to do something morally about these issues. and joining me now is a.r. bernard, pastor of a brooklyn church. and he wree signstor, with a we you sir and happy father s day. may i ask you about your screw on all that is transpiring, this discussion about the children being taken from the parents. i will tell you, it pains me to see children ripped from the arms of their parents.
this is a live look right now at those who have assembled and gathered to pay homage to officer ramos killed in the line of duty, ambushed a week ago today while sitting inside of his patrol car there in the brooklyn area. police officers and others going out on the street following that very solemn service inside that brooklyn church. tens of thousands of mourners have filled that new york surrounding streets. it s been an extraordinary sea of blue, something that we don t often witness. and it is an extraordinarily this funeral drew officials and citizens. the officer and his partner were ambushed, his partner was wenjian liu, they were sitting in that patrol car. officials like vice president biden, mayor de blasio were in attendance. governor cuomo was also this attendance. when you put on that badge as
mayor was speaking several dozen, maybe hundreds of officers turn their backs on the mayor as he was speaking outside here on the streets, outside the church. on this street here and on streets nearby, we had several people that witnessed this and when the mayor was done, they d turn back around. alex? as we take a look to the right of the screen of officer ramos family as they wait to take off from the church there and go to the cemetery to bury their most loved one, i guess the question would be, could you tell when those officers were turning their back, were they nypd or were they representative police officers from the many different precincts from around this country that have come to honor officer ramos? was it all nypd? reporter: while we have seen officers from as far away as texas and canada, the ones that
came here to pay tribute to his duty, not only as a police officer but here as an usher, someone who is so committed to his religion and his job. he loved his wife who he met in high school. he always wanted to be a police officer. and he adored his two young boys. and now we prepare to bury officer liu. alex? is there any update have you heard anything about when those plans are going to be made public for officer liu? reporter: there is a possibility his funeral could be pushed to january. jetblue has offered to fly his family in from china and they re still making those arrangements. from outside that church, adam reese, thank you so much. let s bring in marquez claxton, a former nypd detective and a friend to this show here. good to see you again despite the circumstances. give me your thoughts about the funeral today and this huge turnout. is this what you imagine from your former colleagues? yeah, this is a sad, solemn
high noon here in the east. welcome to weekends with alex witt. happening just moments ago, taps playing as a coffin carrying a slain new york city police officer heads to its final destination, a nearby cemetery in brooklyn on a day when tens of thousands of mourners gathered to pay respects to one of the city s finest. it drew police and citizens alike. officer rafael ramos and his partner, wenjian liu, were ambushed and killed in their police car as they sat 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 m