Being made to me by this great man. So rikki allowed that. Thank you. Its been quite a ride and will continue to be one. I will just i wish i had words. I wish i had words for what this man has achieved. I think you could spends years and years researching and analyzing. You wont get it all. But one thing that doesnt get talked enough about with because he builds these extraordinary teams because people know they see how much he believes, how much he cares. And hes taught me a lot. He has been an extraordinary partner. And, you know, its a beautiful thing when you can once again make a place safer and better. Great tributes. Thats the man who the mayor has tapped to be the next but now the current commissioner is preparing to say goodbye. Goodbye to bill bratton again. He says, this time, for the last time. Commissioner bratton is our guest this morning. Welcome. Welcome. And it will be the last time. [ laughs ] well, at least as Police Commissioner, perhaps, but we hope to have you on
Interact with various communities. Taking over is chief of Department James oneil. And oneil has been a cop with nypd since 1983. Sources tell us and tell political reporter that bratton appears to have a new job lined up already, finalizing a lucrative private sector offer. We will have much more for you at 5 00. All right, dave carlin in the newsroom for us. Thank you. Youre looking at a live picture of city hall where de brattons resignation officially. Well bring the announcement live and as soon as it happens here on this broadcast. To Health Concerns over the zika outbreak. Issues authorized a travel warning to miami where mosquitoes are suspected of transmitting the zika virus. Pregnant women are especially advised to avoid that area. 14 people have been tested positive for the illness. Cbs2 Janelle Burrell joins us live from La Guardia Airport. Unprecedented for Health Officials to issue this type of warning within the united states. But after that recent outbreak in miami, the
Will see this as another chaotic day in the de blasio. The mayor made sure that the Leadership Team will be racially defers. Oneill will lead the department assisted biben tucker and carlos gomez. . Hey, hey, hey goodbye. Demonstrators bidding a sarcastic goodbye to bratton as he left city hall, emblematic of the that surrounded him. Mayor de blasio always took great pains to respect bratton and his National Reputation on policing, bratton had to deal with the killing of four cops and a Corruption Scandal that gave nypd a block eye. Top deputies indicted, some for favors in exchange for money, trips, prostitutes. Nevertheless. We will never forget or fail to honor the achievements of is leaving because now is the right time. He has changed the department, changed training to make cops more racially sensitive and at 68 wants to spend more quality time with his wife. I am leaving with reluctance. I wish i had more time chronologically to stay around for three or four years. I dont have t
Their ballots. In the 2013 Mayoral Election in the city, only 24 of registered voters went to the booth. Now a big effort to try to jumpstart a getoutthevote campaign and increase voter turnout. And that campaign, led by the five borough president s of new york city, the league of women voters of the city of new york, and we here at wabctv channel 7. As it happens, two of the borough president s are here with us this morning gale brewer of manhattan, ruben diaz jr. From the bronx. Wer campaign to get out the vote and, because im a reporter, i cant miss the opportunity to also talk about some of the important issues and concerns that are on the minds of new yorkers. Welcome, both of you. Thank you. Thank you. So, tell me exactly, either one wants to start well start with the woman, i guess. [ chuckles ] ms. Brewer. Or maybe i should reverse that, not be sexist. Lets start with the guy. Um, what is this campaign were in her borough, right . What is this campaign about . First of all, let
That, investors dont like hearing that. The latest in central park. The kind of stuff that unnerves them, just knowing its out there. Its good that its out there, but unnerving just the same. A day later than planned, the Field Hospital behind me is now up and running. The first patients have started to arrive. 68 beds are going to be badly needed throughout new york states. Down more than 12,000 people who are hospitalized. Thats 1,000 more than yesterd yesterday. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in his daily briefings at the apex is projected to come at the end of april and just how bad it could be could depend on social distancing. He offered mathematical models based on a High Compliance of social distancing. 70,000 corona viruses the number of hospital of beds require increased dramatically to 110,000. The governor criticized new york City Residents were playing sports and annoying rules social distancing and prevented them from gathering. We are going to close down the new york cit