contact with him in the last few years. she went on to offer her condolences to the families of both of the officers killed out here in the street corner. brinsley s sister also speaking out and she wanted to make one point clear. she said that her brother s actions had nothing to do with police retaliation. she said her brother was suicidal, that he was ill, emotionally troubled, a sick person who simply did not get the help he needed. so alexandra, is there something that s planned later for city hall in? this is holiday week, a lot of people are taking down time. but it seems to me that they have a big job and they have to deal with this now at new york s city hall. and you ve heard the mayor call for peace in this city, he s trying to set the tone today with what they re doing at city hall this afternoon at 2:47, the exact time these officers were executed, assassinated out here. there will be a moment of silence at city hall. people are not stepping away from this, ashleigh, y
posted on officers on social media. detectives try to sort through which ones are serious and credible. you remember the shooter has posted threats against police officers on social media. because of these threats, the department plans to increase security around the times square ball drop that happens this new year s eve. the sister and aunt of the gunman who shot the nypd officers is now speaking out. ismaaiyl brinsley, who shot himself as police closed in, and his family members say they are grieving for themselves and for the families of the dead police officers and they insist that despite brinsley s tirades on social media, the shootings stem from his emotional troubles, not political motive. i feel badly for the families. we give our condolences to the families. we are grieving and we are very sorry. this has nothing to do with police retaliation. this was a troubled, emotionally
sister in brooklyn has to say about his past she believes he was mentally ill. let s listen to her. this has nothing to do with police retaliation. this was a troubled emotionally troubled kid. he needed help. he didn t get it. she says he needed help, he didn t get it. he did go see various psychiatrists. he testified to that when he was arrested the 19 times. is there a way for families to commit people to mental hospitals or to get them to the help they need, even if they themselves won t do it? we have solutions available to us right now in the united states to enhance the ability of families to deal with people who are in crisis, whether that crisis is precipitated by drug abuse or acute reactions to in his case, rejection by a girlfriend. why couldn t they have gotten him the help? there are solutions that are available, but there are laws into they d to be passed.
grief. the nypd investigating more than 15 threats on officers posted on social media. detectives try to determine which if any are serious and credible. because of the new threats to officers, the department plans to increase security around the times square ball drop. the family of the gunman who shot liu and ramos, the family is now speaking out. the sister of ismaaiyl brinsley, who shot himself as police moved in, they say they are grieving for the dead officers. they insist despite brinsley s anti-cop tirade, this stems from his emotional troubles, not political troubles. i feel badly for the family. we give our condolences to the families. we are very sorry. this has nothing to do with police retaliation. this was a troubled emotionally
er with mere for freedom, we re patriots and we re now slaves. this outburst so unexpected many will hope for calm while ukraine comes to terms. i just want to show you a picture before we get to jake tapper. this is a picture of a woman wearing a pan on her head. i ll tell you why. the ukrainian president has banned helmets in the country. while some of those protesters were wearing helmets many have gone without. instead people are putting pans on top of their heads to protect themselves from the police retaliation. that s how desperate these protesters have become. let s get to jake tapper. he s reporting the obama administration is about to respond to this crisis in the ukraine. what can you tell us, jake? reporter: this morning i m told eastern time in the afternoon in parris secretary of state john kerry will make remarks about ukraine and raise the very real possibility of