To make note once again that the Operational Plan and the decision to operate falls squarely with me and when the order to do so the actions that happened after that are my responsibility i want to once again extend my deepest apologies for to the journalists who were once again in the middle of this situation were in it virtually but nevertheless detained to them personally and to the news organizations and to journalists everywhere it is unacceptable i said when it happened the other day when i failed you i have to do better i continue to need to do and send that message i take full responsibility for that. And wont equivocate no matter how difficult the environment as i would just ask folks to know that in restoring public order and hearing to democratic principles and having a history of governor of welcoming that openness it is certainly not our intention nor is it helpful to restoring public order to have that happen so you can rest assured that we will look back again at what ha
He then headed west to california. He then returned to new york city for the second time until his announcement to now step down. As a result of that imbending announcement, already there is reaction as they thanked the commissioner for his hard work of policing and keeping the crime rates low in the city. She says she partnering with incoming commissioner james oneil as we Work Together to improve Police Community relations. That is a quote by her to reform practices. We are waiting for the announcement, again, with the mayor and missioner bratton as to his stepping down. Thats to take place here in city hall within the next several minutes as anticipated. Well bring it to you live. Reporting live at city hall, news. James oneil, the chief of the department and highest uniformed member will be brattons successor. He currently heads the unit to improve ties with blacks and hispanic neighborhoods. He started as an officer in 1983 and hob movingp and has been moving up ever since. We hav
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
Have a wonderful working relationship with chief oneil. It is interesting to see if john miller stays on, spokesman steve davis. This will all play itself out we are told over the next month. The Police Commissioner staying put through mid september but wanted to go out as continues down every year he has been in office. He felt with the private sector offer along with what along with building up the Counter Terror division, adding over 2,000 Police Officers he felt now was the right time. As we talk about that here days after bratton told the New York Times that he would be staying after 2017. The timing is interesting, this announcement coming days after that came out. We have heard he has received several private sector offers in him but never got confirmation he was going to take the offer. The conversations were ongoing between him and the mayor and apparently outside in the private world that the company wanted him to start sooner than later and was putting pressure on the commis
Yes. Cold though. Some have been saying the last couple of days it doesnt feel like the holidays because its too warm out. View. If you are one of those people that like the cold, this is exactly. Its back. Good morning, im michelle charlesworth. Im rob nelson. Happy saturday. Speaking of the cold, guess who is out there, amy freeze ho, ho, ho. This is what you get for temperatures. December is 12 above average so far. What do you get . We will see you outside with a windchill of 25. Love it. Its colder. Its 48 hours of the actual feel of december then we are back to record warmth. Its the last saturday last before christmas. So, if you got to get out and about which a lot of people do scrambling because the weather is misleading that we are so close to the holidays, maybe you have been putting it off, no longer. Today is the day. If you are going, layer up. 37 on the thermometer. Doesnt sound that bad. The wakeup windchills feeling like 19 in white plains. Same for islip. 19 in toms r